Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda preview the one championship super fight matchup between Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci We also preview the main card for Polaris 29.In the One Championship preview of Kade Ruotolo vs. Mikey Musumeci, we discuss how similar of the style matchup is to that that we just saw at CJI versus Levi Jones Leary, we discuss the potential passing strategies and activity strategies that Kade is likely to implement so close to the Craig Jones invitational with a similar style matchup. We also discussed the catch system used for determining the winner when it goes to judges decision. We discuss some of the tactics that Mikey might use playing from the guard and staying active with his leg attacks in order to score catches, and potentially when a decision.In our preview of Polaris 29 we discuss the rematch of Ash Williams vs Pato, Cole Abate vs Sam MaNally, Jay Rodriguez va Momammed Avtarhanov, Tainan Dalpra vs Max Lindblad, Jed Hue vs Julian Espinosa, and Felipe Andrew vs Arya Esfa

This week Maine and Miranda recap every big non finals moment from the world championships.Recorded 8-26-2024

Special live show at ADCC 2024 and CJI in Las Vegas after the event.Recorded 7-18-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Cory preview the entire CJI 1 Million Dollar Bracket.  We previewed the over 80 kg bracket and the under 80 kg bracket including discussing the super fight between Ffionn Davies and Mackenzie Dern and Gabbi Garcia versus Craig Jones.We run through both brackets in their entirety, discussing all of the first round matchups and potential semifinal and final match ups for each of the thermos discussing a potential he is going to walk away with the largest cash prize ever in professional of $1 million per division.Recorded 8-11-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap BJJ Stars 13 headlined by Mica Galvão vs Davi Ramos.  We also recap ADXC 5, and One Championship Mayssa Bastos vs Danielle Kelly. In the news section of the show, we discussed some of the athlete movement between CJI and ADCC.  With Achilles Rocha replacing Lucas Kanard in ADCC at 88KG with Kanard moving to CJI to replace the injured Mason Fowler. In the recap section of the show, we discuss BJJ Stars 13 with Mica taking a dominant decision victory over Ramos with Ramos displaying fantastic world level defense in a old guard versus New guard matchup. We discuss Diogo Reis vs Felipe Machado with Baby Shark wining with a takedown, showing off his fantastic timing and pace. In Fellipe Andrew vs Anderson Munis we talk about the athlete history wth Felipe being 4-0 ahead of this matchup and winning in commanding fashion with a Katagatame arm triangle from the mount. In Andy Murasaki vs Pedro Maia we talk about the wild SLX and X Guard sweep that Andy hit on Pedro and

This week on the show, Maine and Josh explaining Craig Jones, invitational rules and some of the nuances regarding the sloped pit format. We also preview ADXC 5, and BJJ Stars Vikings, plus recap Pit Submission.In the news section of the show, we discuss Mason Fowler, dropping out of the Craig Jones, invitational and potentially who he will be replaced by.  We also discussed Craig Jones versus Gabby Garcia. Potentially now being for a $1 million prize. In the breakdown section of the show, we discuss, the most recent matches that have taken place in the karate combat kit, submission format, and potentially some of the strength and weaknesses that come with playing along the wall.  We also run through the entire public rule set that has been announced for CJI, including how the rounds are structured the format for the scoring decisions, penalties installing as well as the initiation criteria, and other factors that go into decisions and Judge scoring.  In the recap section of the show, we discuss Aljamain Ster

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Subversion Origin 2, Finishers WNO Qualifier, and F2W 256 Recap.In the news section we dsicuss the ADCC changes of the week ahead of the worls championships in 1 month. Plus discuss Maine getting awarded his Black Belt. In the recap section of the show we break down Subversion Origin 2 Australia Vs Brazil and talk about Josh Saunders game changes since his recent match with Gordon Ryan on WNO. We talk about Baby Dave heel hook finish and Robert Degle leg lock game plan. On the Finishers WNO Qualifier recap we talk about the main event qualifier match between Isaac Cordova vs Julian Espinosa with Cordova taking the WNO qualifier slot with a well timed pass and turnover to back mount and RNC. In the F2W 256 Recap we talk about Josh Cisneros vs Joao Mendes with Josh's passing on display and a pass to the back and rear naked choke victory. We also talk about the co-main event of Mateus Luna vs Bill “The Grill” Cooper with Luna taking a decision victory and retain

This week on the show Maine and Miranda break down the over 80 kg division at the Craig Jones invitational. Plus recap F2W 255, and Enigma Invitational.In the news section, we discussed some of the recent divisional moves for ADCC and the final entrance announced for the Craig Jones invitational CJI above 80 kg.We discuss all of the grappler's announced for the division, including who our front runners are, and some of the top accolades of all of the athletes announced, including information about the dark horses and stud wrestlers, announce for the division. We discuss who might be able to disrupt the front runners with the new format and sloped arena of the event and more.In our recap of Fight to Win, 255, we discuss the main event with Barett Yoshida, taking a decision victory, and Kevin crane putting on an impressive performance over Fellipe Trovo with a fast heel hook. In our recap of enigma, we discuss all of the submissions for the two finalists throughout the quarterfinals and semi finals and the

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Tye Ruotolo vs Jozef Chen On One Championship and talk the finalized CJI -80kg division. In news we talk about the weeks ADCC and CJI swaps, and some potential additional movement between the organization. In the recap section we talk about Tye Ruotolo vs Jozef Chen at One and break down some of the leg entries and guard work Chen used from the bottom and some of the takedowns and passing attempts that Tye had during the match. We also attempt to try and talk top seeds for CJI over 80Kg now that we have a finalized roster for the event. Talking about the front runners and who they may face in the first round. In the outro Maine talks about his Black Belt Promotion Date. Recorded 7-7-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission and Main Character Jiu Jitsu, plus talk about Gordon Ryans unprecedented second superfight announced for ADCC 2024.In the news section of the show we talk about Gordon Ryan Vs Felipe Pena announced for ADCC 2024 Saturday Superfight with Gordon then taking on Yuri Simoes the following day in the Main superfight for the Superfight title. We talk about some of the ADCC history behind the matchup, and why its interesting that its happening again. In the recap for karate Combat Put Submission we talk about Isaque Bahiense vs Pedro Rocha, and Phillip Rowe vs Lucas LaRue. In the recap of the main event for Main Character we talk about Andy Varella Vs Josef Chen and how Chen was able to take the belt. We also talk about Gianni Grippo vs Jordan Holy.In the outro of the show Miranda talks about what it was like being in Auston Texas for both WNO and Main Character last week. Recorded 6-30-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Simon recap the return of Gordon Ryan versus Josh Saunders on WNO 24 we also break down the entire card and in the news section discuss some of the recent announcements for the Craig Jones invitational and who has dropped out of ADCC. In the recap section, we discussed the return of Gordan, Ryan after nearly a year of being away from competition we talk about the quick game plan he implemented, looking for leg locks early and then ultimately moving back into his passing. Once he pushed Josh onto the bottom we discussed some of the defensive work from Josh and then how Gordon was able to consistently pass and trap then move back into the legs to finish a heel hook to retain the WNO Heavyweight title. We break down Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira vs Fabricio Andrey, and Pato RNC finish after being down in the first judging period. We also talk about how now that Pato has both the 145, 155 belts and had defended the 145 belt if he wants to go to 135 we would be down to see it. We talk abou

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap Polaris 28 and preview Who is Number One Gordon Ryan versus Josh Saunders.  We also preview main character Jiu-jitsu.The news section of the show we discuss all of the athletes who have been announced for ADCC and CJI and discuss how many slots are yet to be determined. In the recap section of the show, we break down all of the main card matches on Polaris 28. We break down Mateusz Szczecinski vs Levi Jones and how Mateusz was able to stay on the leg lock offensive to take a decision over Levi. In Helena Crevar vs Jessika Torttila we talk about all the improvements that helena has continued to make in her decision victory over Torttila. In Santeri Lilius vs Ben Bennet the rematch of ADCC trials finals we talk about Santeri backpacking Ben for minutes of the match for a clean decision win. We talk about Jed Hue vs Steven def. Ray, Ellis Younger vs Sam Quinn, and the main event overturned Draw result from Owen Livesey vs “Baki” Chamsoudinov that was announced as a

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the 10th anniversary show of EBI.  We also recap the One Championship MMA debut of Kade Ruotolo, and discuss Mikey Musumeci versus Gabriel Souza.  In the Preview section, we discuss the upcoming Polaris 28 card.In the news section, we discuss all of the recently announced athletes that have been slated for the Craig Jones invitational plus a number of their ADCC replacements. We also briefly discuss the Craig Jones versus Gabby Garcia matchup and her reportedly being paid $180,000 for the match up. In the One Championship recap we talk about Kades impressive MMA debut winning impressively with a rear naked choke in the first round. Then we move on to discussing the rematch between Mikey Musumeci and Gabriel Souza, that saw Mikey be able to submit Gabrielle with a calf slicer after only a few sequences then we discuss Mikey's post fight interview where he got heated and gave details about their previous matchup and how he felt going into this match up.  Plus,

This week on the show, Maine and Josh recap the 2024 IBJJF World Championships.We also talk about all of the athletes that have been announced for the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) and the athletes who have dropped out of ADCC.In the recap section of the show we discuss every adult black belt world championship final for the 2024 IBJJF world championships. We discuss some of the best finishes of the finalS. We also talk about all of the open class finals. We also preview Mikey Musumeci versus Gabriel Sosa on One Championship and discuss Kade Ruotolo first MMA bout on the same card.Recorded 6-2-2024

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda talk about the Craig Jones invitational, and all the information that we know about the event so far. We discuss every athlete we are aware of who is now signed to the event. We talk about the pay structure, the organizations, goals and aims, as well as speculate about many aspects regarding the promotion and it's finances. We also recap AIGA Team Kasai finals matches, CJJ Faber Vs Glover, Preview EBI 21 the Absolutes, and IBJJF Worlds this coming week. In the news section, we talk about William and Andrew Tackett dropping out of ADCC for CJI, as well as Champion Ffion Davies dropping out for a super fight. We discuss Andy, Varela, and Eldar Cruz replacing these athletes at ADCC, and speculate, if additional B team members will make the jump over to the Craig Jones invitational.  (After recording Nicky Ryan confirmed our thoughts by announcing his slot in CJI)In the recap section of the show, we talk about the stunning finals run through that team Kasai had in the

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight Pass Invitational 7 headlined by Nick Rodriguez Vs Mason Fowler. We also recap ADXC 4. In the news section of the show we discussed some of the announced names for ADCC 2024, and discuss some of the alternates possible. With announced names including Felipe Pena at +99kg, Nicholas Meregali at -99kg, Diego Pato -66kg, Gabriel Sousa -66, and Gabby Garcia +65.In the recap of FPI 7 we discuss the main event featuring Nick Rodriguez versus Mason Fowler. We discuss some of the submission offense put up by Fowler and the tactical adjustments that Rodriguez used in order to score late in overtime.In Kaynan Duarte vs Luke Griffith, we talk about the stunning, upset performance that song, Luke use a shuck by later in the match to take Duartes back and finish him with a rear naked choke.In Helena Crevar vs Aurielle La Vern, we talk about the large step up in performance that Helena showed during this match and how we got to see a much larger collection of her game

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the second ADCC and Oceanic Trials for the 2024 ADCC Season. Plus recap WNO 23 Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha. We also preview The Fight Pass Invitational 7 Nick Rodriguez Vs Mason Fowler, and ADXC 4. In the News section of the show we discuss the long list of people invited to ADCC 2024,  Eli Braz at -99kg with his 2 silvers at South American trials,  Rafael Lovato, Jr at -99kg, Mo Black at -65kg, Amanda Leve at -65kg), Josh Cisneros at -66kg, Keith Krikorian at -66kg, Nicky Rod at 99+, John Hansen at 99+, and Oliver Taza at -77kg.In the recap of the 2nd ADCC Asia and Oceanic Trials we break down every finals match starting with -66kg Huaiqing Xu Vs. Daiki Yonekura ending in an 0-0 decision for Huaiqing Xu -77kg Levi Jones Leary Vs. Jerremy Skinner with levi showing every bolo in the game across his run and winning finals on points 3-0-88kg Lucas George Gunner Kanard Vs. William Dias with Kanard winning by heel hook-99kg Daniel John Schuardt Vs. Alibi Orazbek

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview the WNO 32 card headlined Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha.In the news section we talk about all of the champions and athletes invited for ADCC 2024. We discussed some of the weight class changes as well as the women's absolute that has been announced in the tournament as well.In the preview section we discuss Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha and the odd lead up to the match on both sides. Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker in a battle of the -77kg trials winners. Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr in a battle of the living legends Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres a matchup with so many X factors its very hard to call.Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira and how Jasmine has her fathers game Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague, in a return of the former champ vs the young IBJJF prospectAchilles Rocha vs Camron Couch in a battle of the mirror body types and stylesWe talk about the UFC fight pass invitational seven card that was finalized recently, including hea

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap PGF season 7 with 100,000 dollars on the line to the winning team and $20,000 to the individual champ.We also recap BJJ Stars 12.  In the news section we talk about Gabi Garcia being invited to ADCC in the +65kg division. In the outro Miranda talks about attending a Marcello Garcia Seminar. Recorded 4-29-2024

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Pit Submission 4 headlined by Craig Jones submitting Rinat Fakhretdinov twice in one match. Plus Kaynan Duarte vs Pouya Rahmani. Then we preview the stacked BJJ Stars 12 card. In the news section we talk about PJ Barch getting an ADCC 2024 invite and Dante Leon also getting an invite both at the -77kg division. In the recap section we talk about and break down how and Craig Jones VS  Rinat Fakhretdinov ended in such weirdness we talk about how we saw Rinat tap in the initial triangle, and then after the reset, the finishing mechanics that Craig used from mount to put Rinat to sleep. We discussed some of the other sequences that occurred during the match and speculate, if Craig will be at ADCC this year.In the recap of Kaynan Duarte vs Pouya Rahmani, we talk about the game plan for both athletes, and the general lack of activity in the guard, as well as the two sequences that most likely gave Pouya the win. We also break down Zayed Alkatheeri v Osamah Almarwai, in