Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil recap Third Coast Grappling Kumite 4, F2W 146, the Polaris 13 GP, and Submission Underground 16. We also preview Spyder Korea the Road to Black Belt, Fight to Win 147, and the Sapaterio Invitational 155 Qualifier. In the news section we talk about the UFC 251, and the end of the Rebook deal, plus the start of the Venum deal, and a few regional BJJ events going on and not going on. In the recap section we kick it off with Third Coast Grappling Kumite 4 talking about every match in the over 180 pound bracket.  We start with a match between Nick Rodriguez vs. Roberto Jiménez, we talk about Cyborg Vs. Jimenez, and Feilpe Andrew vs. Hulk in a stunning submission upset. Maine goes off on his love of Guillotine finishing mechanics as we discuss the final sequence between Cyborg and Felipe Andrew for $10,000, we also talk about a few of the other matches on the card. In the recap of Fight to Win 146 we recap Edwin Najmi submission victory over Osvaldo “Queixinh

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast Maine and Emil recap GrappleFest 9, we preview Fight to Win 146 the return of Caio Terra, we preview the over 180 pound Third Coast Grappling Kumite 4 Bracket, the Polaris 13 GP, and Submission Underground  16 Craig Jones Vs Mason Fowler main event. In the news section of the show we talk about some upcoming cards including BJJ Stars being announced for FloGrappling for the first time.  We also talk about some issues within the community that have happened within the last week.  In the brief MMA section of the show we discuss the late replacement of Durino vs Usman that has become Jorge Masvidal fighting for the title. In the recap section of the show we discuss GrappleFest 9 headlined by Ffion Davies vs Tayane Porfirio in an openweight contest between the two.  We talk about the depth of both grapplers games and how a dynamic ability to respond and great top pressure lead to Porfirio victory.  We also talk about the co-main event between Jackson Sousa and Dan Strauss

This week on the Grappling Rewind Maine and Emil talk about Third Coast Grappling Kumite 3, Fight to Win 145, and Preview GrappleFest 9.In the news section of the show we talk about the location for ADCC 2021 being announced officially as Las Vegas and the dates for that event.  We talk about the Miyao brother leaving Unity.  We touch on some matchup announcements including Gordon Ryans next matchup, and some UFC discussion from this weeks Mike Perry Grappling action and Dustin vs Hooker. In the recap section of the show we break down every match in the Third Coast Grappling Kumite 3 that delivered some great action from some top of the food chain grapplers. We recapped Roberto Jimenez stellar closed guard game and his great triangle set ups and finishes.  Maine got excited about Pedro Marinho crazy tight guillotine over Johnny Tama, we talk about Vagner Rocha gameplan and how his fight IQ played into the event.  We talk about some of the events superfight as well.In the recap of Fight to Win 145 we talk abou

This week on the show Maine and Emil break down the weeks professional grappling events.  We recap Submission Underground 15 (SUG) Headlined by Craig Jones, and an 8 man 10k bracket, we also recap Third Coast Grappling Kumite 2 that saw some of the most prestigious grapplers above 180 lbs go at it in the Gi for 10k, we also recap Fight to Win 144 Headlined by Hulk Vs Lovato.  After that we preview Fight to Win 145 featuring Xande Ribeiro making his F2W debut, and Garry Tonon making his return to the stage.  In the news section of the show we talk about some announced upcoming cards Xande coming back to compete, and the weekends controversial UFC stoppage. In the recap section we kick it off with the 8 man 10,000 dollar bracket to see who will face Craig Jones. We recap the Quarter finals matches between Kody Steele vs Andy Varela, Mason Fowler overtime win, and Roberto Jimenez slick triangle finish of Nathan Orchard in regulation a set up we would see repeated in the semi finals against Hunter Colvin who face

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Fight to Win 143 headlined by Victor Hugo and Felipe Andrew, The JitzKing Middleweights event, then preview the stacked Third Coast Grappling Kumite 2 event, The 8 man Who’s going to fight Craig Jones Submission Underground SUG 15 event, and Fight to Win 144.In the news section of the show we talk about Gilbert “Durinho” Burns being booked to fight for the welterweight title in the UFC against Kamaru Usman only 5 weeks after his impressive victory over the former champ Tyron Woodly.  We also discuss some potential match ups and recently announced matchups.  In the recap section of the show we break down the most exciting moments from the JitzKing middleweights bracket.  We talk a lot about guillotines and guillotine transitions.  We talk about some great flash leg locks, and understanding of leg lock meta.  Maine claims to have gone full March madness and picked the entire first round correctly including Jason Rau, Oliver Taza leg lock submission victories. Plus Main

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Gordon Ryan vs Kyle Boehm on Who Is Number One, We recap the Third Coast Grappling Kumite I, preview JitzKing the Middleweights, and Fight to Win 143 Victor Hugo vs Fellipe Andrew.In the news section of the show we announce all the pro events that have released dates for upcoming events. Including GrappleFest, Polaris, SUG, and more. We talk about Raphael Lovato Jr. potentially facing an IBJJF world champion in his defense of his Fight to Win Light Heavyweight Title in the Gi. In the recap section we kick it off with Kyle Boehm eating magic mushrooms ahead of his match with Gordon Ryan, we talk about two fantastic moments in the match, one from Kyle and the counter at the end by Gordon that lead to the triangle armbar Mir lock combination finishing submission. Next we take a look at Tye Ruotolo vs Nicky Ryan that ended up differently than we had speculated in Tye implementing a great game plan, positionally shutting Nicky down, and neutralizing the leg lock entries t

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap SUG 14 Craig jones Vs Vagner Rocha, F2W 142 Gabi Garcia Vs Kendall Reusing, preview Third Coast Grappling Kumite I , and Whos Number 1, headlined by Gordon Ryan Vs Kyle Boehm.In the news section of the show Maine and Josh talk about the official announcement of ADCC 2021 Las Vegas, as well as some other ADCC related news including match breakdown and rules clarification coming from Mo Jassim the ADCC 2019, and 2021 event coordinator.  We talk about the stacked Third Coast Grappling Kumite III bracket that was announced.  Also discussed in news was the changing of the Spyder Korea dates to June.  Plus some UFC Woodly Vs Burns discussion and Mackenzie Dern hitting the first leg lock in woman’s UFC history. In the recap section we start with Craig Jones Vs. Vagner Rocha the rematch 3 years in the making. We discussed Craig’s use of the DLR and entries into leg lock attempts, and Vagners escape strategies, then discuss the overtime submission. We talk about Jordan Holy q

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Fight To Win 141, preview Fight To Win 142, Spyder Korea Road to Black Belt, and Submission Underground (SUG) 14. In the news section of the show we talk about a ton of match ups including Third Coast Grappling’s Kumite II bracket, Woodley vs Durino in the UFC. We talk about news from the IBJJF, and some recently released instructional videos.In the recap section of the show we talk about Fight To Win 141 headlined by Rafael Lovato Jr vs Arnaldo Maidana for the light heavyweight title. We talk about Lovato returning to the Gi after almost three years, and seemingly not missing a beat in this pressure heavy performance, that ended with a cross choke submission from mount. We look at some grip and passing exchanges in the match, and who Lovato should face next.In the co-main event, we talk about Edwin Najmi vs Benson Henderson and how crazy good at flying triangles Najmi is. Including talking about some of the spider guard setups used in the match, and some of the comm

This week on the Grappling Rewind Maine and Emil Break down the Main and Co-Main event for Fight to Win 139 and 140 that took place this weekend in Dallas Texas.  Headlined by Roberto Cyborg Abreu vs Vinicius Trator Ferreira, and Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho vs AJ Agazarm, with matchups between Johnny Tama and Ethan Crelinsten, and Gabriel Almeida vs Roberto Jimenez in the Co-Main slots this weekend.  In the news section of the show we talk about the brackets for Third Coast Grappling being released for the first 3CG Kumite.  We talk about BJJ and MMA retirements and un-retirements, the new things on the Grappling Rewind website including articles, an updated event list, and more.  We also talk about BJJ EBI OT Only event that Eddie Bravo has announced grapplers for and dates. In the recap section of the show we break down Cyborg vs Trator and how Cyborgs great top game and conjunction with his body lock passing and pressure lead to his victory at F2W 139.  In the Co-Main we break down the stellar m

This week on the show Maine and Emil talk about the upcoming professional BJJ events that have been announced, as well as talk about the banger of a card that was UFC 249 headline by Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson.Maine and Emil kick the show off talking about the BJJ professional news including everyone announcing tons of events for professional BJJ cards.  We talk about Fight to Win this weekend In Dallas with back-to-back events, 139 Friday then 140 Saturday May 15th and May 16th.  We talk about all the Third Coast Grappling events Four Kumite events announced under and over 180 for Gi and No-GI plus 3CGIV August 8th.  As well as the stacked 8 man bracket, Isaque Bahiense, Lucas Valente, Manuel Ribamar, Roberto Jimenez, Jake Watson, William Tackett, Pedro Marino, Gustavo Batista, and a Possible Pedro vs Jiminez 4th rematch.We talk about Submission Underground Vagner Roacha Vs Craig Jones on May 31st and Spyder Korea Invitational event on the same day with Road To Black Belt. We also talk about some of the

This week on the Grappling Rewind Maine and a meal break down Craig Jones leg lock entries versus Gordan Ryan and talk about the differences in their approach to their common opponent Vinny Magalhaes.In the news section we talk about all of the instructional of Maine has been purchasing recently.  We talk about a number of promotions that have announced events for the future.   and we talk about some matchup’s that were announced prior to the show being recorded earlier in the day.In the recap section we talk about all three of Craig Jones matches versus Gordan Ryan and the similarities and differences in strategy that both grapplers took in all three matches.  In ADCC, EBI, and Quintet.  We talk about the differences in rule sets as well as some of the contacts between all of their matchups historically.  We then take a look at a number of Craig Jones other matches including his ADCC matches with Leandro Lo and Mason Fowler.  We talk about his dynamism of top game and his guillotine.  Main also talks about h

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast we break down Craig Jones Vs Vinny Magalhães on Submission Underground 13 as well talk about UFC 249 and Fight island fight matchups.  In the news section we talk about some possible matchups that resulted from this weekends SUG card including Raphael Lovato Jr. possibly being slated to face Craig Jones at the next SUG.  We also discuss the possibility of a matchup between Ben Askren and Dillion Dannis. In the UFC 249 news we take a look at the stacked card, including all the grapplers Jacare, Werdum.  We talk about Tony Ferguson’s crazy D’Arce percentage in the UFC at one point having 20% of the D’Arce submissions in the UFC.  In the recap segment of the show we talk about the gross leg breaking that took place in the main event of SUG 13 where Craig Jones Broke Vinny Magalhães leg not once but two times.  We go through some of the transitions in the match, and some items to tape study.  We talk about the goals of Vinny in the exchanges, and how he gutted out minutes

This week on the show Maine, Emil, and Josh talk about some BJJ News, and some fire matches from yesteryear.Kicking off the show with this weeks limited news we talk about some quarantine related issues that the hosts of the Grappling Rewind are encountering.  Amongst some other world BJJ news or lack there of.We briefly talk about this weekends slower paced match at ONE FC between Shinya Aoki and Tomoshige Sera that resulted in a draw. In the retrospective section we in true to the name Rewind some old great matches from Rickson Gracie Budo challenge, between living legends some of which are still competing to this day.We kick the show off with a breakdown of  Rolles Gracie vs Rafael Lovato Jr, talking about the great high guard work from the competitors, and slick omaplata transitions in the match.  We also talk about the interesting scoring of the 2005 event Budo challenge.  In the next match from the same event we look at Xande Ribeiro vs Robert Drysdale in an astonishing performance by Riberio that ended

This week on the Grappling Rewind Podcast we talk about the most historic BJJ Ass Beating from our favorite high-level competitors.  Taking a historic look at What’s Beef when it comes to bad blood matches, and generally overmatched competition at the highest levels. In this weeks news segment we talk Fight island UFC 249 being cancelled robbing us of the opportunity to see a real life Bloodsport.In the main segment of the show we talk about when keeping it real goes wrong in BJJ chronicling some classis BJJ beat downs in the world of Professional MMA and BJJ. We talk about the build up and results of Nick the tooth vs. Joe Lauzon and how this fight week matchup came to be, and then was subsequently removed from the internet.  Then we talk about Nick the Tooth vs. Matt Serra that also ended in similar fashion.  We talk about some history about the beef between all the parties involved and the technical beat down that ensued as a result. In our next match we talk about ADCC and grappling legend Marcello Garcia

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap 5 great matches from BJJ yesteryear, and recap the weeks BJJ news.In the news section of the show we talk about Marcello Garcia potentially returning to ADCC in either 2021 or 2023 and his interview where he made the announcement.In the Historical match recap we take a look at Marcello Garcia vs Ricco Rodriguez at ADCC 2005 we talk about Marcello’s back take and slam that he eats on his way to heel hook victory over the giant.  We talk about how the Kron Gracie vs Marcus Alameda Buchecha at Pans 2012 that saw kneebar entries from Buchecha and Kron and we talk about how the pacing and areas this match were fought is great for tape study.   We talk about entries and gripping sequences and gripping with a purpose that was on display in this match.  In the next match we recap Garry Tonon vs Rousimar Palhares at Polaris 3 we talk about the change in leg lock meta over the years, and some of the historical context behind this match, as well as the lead up to this match.  M

This week on another quarantine remote recording of the Grappling Rewind Maine and Emil break down and recap Submission Underground 12 Headlined by Craig Jones vs. Kevin Casey.   Plus the weeks COVID -19 BJJ news.In the news section we talk about Mikey Musumeci and Tammy Musumeci leaving Caio Terra Association for an unknown team or affiliation seemingly out of the blue. We talk about some instructional giveaways.  The State of Maryland going shelter in place with Coronavirus.  We also talk about the cursed UFC matchup between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov being cancelled due to global pandemic after being booked a 5th time.  We also talk about Jon Jones latest run in with the law and his Tequila and firearm fueled arrest.  In the recap section of the show we talk about the main event and co-main event of Submission Underground 12 (SUG) that saw the Australian leg locker Craig Jones heel hook his way to victory over Kevin Casey in under 3 minutes.  Maine and Emil talk about some of the stand up and es

This week on the show Maine, Josh, and Zak sit down for a remote episode of the show and talk about some classic BJJ matches.  We also sit down with David Aguzzi the CEO of Grappling Industries and talk about how the Coronavirus has affected the promotion.  We also talk about the promotions plans after COVID-19 and some history behind the promotion, how certain big superfights came to be, and the reason for Grappling Industries worlds in 2020.  In the historic recap section of the show the hosts break down 5 classic matches, Marcelo Garcia vs. Fernando Terere back in 2003 that saw SLX on display, and a great display of gamesmanship and technique from both players.   We then break down Roger Gracie vs Jacare from the World Finals in 2004 that saw Jacare get his arm broken and continue to win the match.  We talk about the technique behind the armbar and some rule changes that arose from this match, particularly how stalling has changed over the years, potentially as a result of this match.  In our select open w

On this special Coronavirus quarantine show the team Maine, Emil and, Josh talk about how coronavirus COVID -19 has shutdown the BJJ community completely, and left Grappling Rewind with nothing to cover.  This show is unlike any other show we have done and the normal event coverage will return once the world recovers from COVID-19. So for this special episode we take some listener questions and just talk about BJJ and our lives in general, let off some stories, and char about the lives of the Grappling Rewind staff and how they got into BJJ.Maine, Josh, and Emil share how they got into BJJ.  Their first days, and how the show came to be.  We talk about interesting historic moments that we have been a part of in BJJ.  As well as talk about some content we are looking to produce in the future while the world is shut down.  Recorded 3-16-2020

We recap Roberto Jimenez vs. Lucas Hulk Barbosa at Fight to Win 137 as well as preview Third Coast Grappling 4, and Fight to Win 138.  Plus we talk about the IBJJF banning the BJJ Globetrotters Affiliation, and Gordon Ryan Winning the Grappling Industries Arnold Classic Absolute Division. In the news section of the show Maine and Emil talk about IBJJF banning the BJJ Globetrotters Affiliation, how this affects many of the grapplers in the sport so close to Pans, and how it also affects some world medalists.  We also talk a bit about Beltchecker.com and possible links between the two.  We also laugh at Gordon cleaning up the absolute division at the Arnold Classic this weekend. In the recap section we talk about Fight to Win 137 in Denver, Co Headlined by Lucas Barbosa vs. Roberto Jimenez that ended in a stunning armbar and earned the two grapplers Fight Of The Night honors.  We talk about the veteran passing from Hulk, and some similarities that we seen between Nicholas Meregali and Roberto Jimenez in both th

This week on the show Maine and Emil talk about the BJJ Fanatics 170 GP Gordon Ryan Vs pat Downey and GrappleFest 8 Headlined by Thor Vs Adam Wardzinski, and featuring the Rutolo Brothers, and preview Fight to Win 137.In the news section we talk about Mikey Musumeci vs Erberth Santos that is apparently back on.  We talk about BJJ Stars and its huge lineup.  Roberto Jiminez Vs Felipe Andrew at the KC Open. As well as talk about Eddie Bravo and the OT event he has announced.  We also get some late breaking news that Sub Stars is unable to pay their athletes from the event earlier in February.  In the recap section of the show we talk about GrappleFest 8 Headlined by Jon Thor Blank Vs Adam Wardzinski, that saw Jon finish Adam with a quick heel hook after inverting under on the legs for the -90kg title.  We talk about the completeness of Dante Leon game Vs Tye Ruotolo that saw the Canadian take a unanimous decision victory over the Atos Prodigy.  We talk about how to handle positional resets when you go out of bo