Lovato defending his open guard against Ricardo Evangelista in the finals at the Brazilian National 2013. Photo: Rafael Carvalho/GRACIEMAG
In a great absolute final at the Brazilian National 2013 in Baruri, Sao Paulo, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Ricardo Evangelista began the match squaring off on their feet. When Lovato pulled guard, “Jegue” from GFTeam went for the pass right away against the black belt from Oklahoma, a student of Saulo and Xande Ribeiro.
He wasn’t able to pass and the American defended himself well, even when Evangelista almost got to the back. Lovato kept calm, got on top and, at the last minute, passed the guard and submitted the Brazilian ultra heavyweight.
Check out how he did it in the video below:
