Though it was the day known around the world as “Fools Day,” what happened this Sunday, the last day of the 2012 Pan, was very much serious business, however hard to believe it seemed.
Ever since 2009, when they first faced each other, every time Rafael Mendes and Rubens Cobrinha have stepped into the competition area together all eyes turn their way and they put on truly riveting displays.
The score between the two was already amply in favor of Mendes. Still there was something missing, and Rafael knew it.
one man's journey into a world of chokes, guards, locks, bars, sweeps, passes and strangles.
Monday, April 02, 2012
GracieMag Coverage of Pan 2012
Pan 2012: the day Rafael Mendes was waiting for and other stories