Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the ADCC Asian and Oceanic Trials 2023, we recap Trixle Sports, and Preview WNO Formerly Gordon Ryan Vs Lucas Hulk Barbosa.We recap every ADCC Trials Final Starting off with -66kg final between Ethan Thomas vs Minoru Takeuchi, then the -77kg final with Kenta Iwamoto vs Rhys Allan, talking about Kenta taking a third consecutive ADCC Trials win.  in the -88kg: Izaak Michell vs Roberto Dib Frias we talk about Izaak taking another back to back trials win. in -99kg: Declan Moody vs Anton Minenko, with Declan punching his ticket to the World championships  At +99kg: Josh Saunders vs Ricky Luzny, we talk about Saunders calling his shot the day before and the bravado in his win.  Plus we also recap the GP and Main event for Trixle Sports William Tackett vs Santeri Lilius.In the preview section we talk about WNO Gordon Ryan dropping out of the event and the Fight Pass Invitational with a rib injury.  We preview the whole main card and discuss Pedro Marinho vs Rafael Lovato

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap the 2023 IBJJF Crown, and Grapplefest 17.  We also preview ADCC Asian and Oceanic Trials. In the news section of the show we discuss ADCC announcing an ADCC open in the Walter Pyramid in California.In the recap section we discuss Willian Tackett Vs Eoghan O'Flanagan in the Grapplefest 17 main event, plus some other title matches on the card. In the recap of the IBJJF Crown we talk about each of the final matches for the 6 brackets in the event. In the outro we discuss Maine dieting to compete soon. Recorded 11-20-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Main Character Jiu Jitsu 2 event, Midwest Finishers, and Finishers WNO qualifier we also preview the IBJJF Crown, and Grapplefest 17.In the recap section of the show we talk about Main Character Jiu Jitsu 2 185 pound bracket that saw Ryan Aitken vs PJ Barch in the finals, plus  Sophia Cassella Vs Jasmine Rocha rematch this time for the MCJJ title.  We talked about the crazy tight and extended armbar Jasmine had and the adjustments that Sophia was able to make to escape and secure her own armbar in overtime for the belt. In the recap of Midwest Finishers we talk about Peyton Letcher vs Catilin Murdock that saw Peyton winning the womens absolute title with a modified straight ankle lock.  Plus the mens 205 pound final between Abe La Montagne vs Andre Porfirio that saw Porfrio winning with a modified Aoki lock we also discuss the lack of knee control that has been creeping into high level finishes recently as athletes refine their submissions. In the Finishers we tal

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Polaris 26 headlines by Craig Jones. Craig Jones vs Gerald Meerschaert plus Kendall Reusing retaining her absolute title against Leticia Cardozo.  We recap the inaugural Middleweight One FC Grappling match between Tye Ruotolo Vs. Magomed Abdulkadirov. As well as F2W 240 headlined by Dante Leon in the Gi.In the recap section we break down the Polaris 26 Main event Craig Jones submitting Gerald Meerschaert with a quick Rear Naked Choke. Kendall defending her absolute title by decision. Tommy Langakker fantastic late stage heel hook defense vs Oliver Taza. Plus Owen Jones ADCC Trials winner showing some reverse mount and leg locks on the card. In the recap of One FC we talk about Tye domination on taking the inaugural Middleweight belt for grappling at One FC. Plus some potential matchups that he called out and the logistics of getting those matchups to happen. In the recap of F2W 240 we talk about Dante Leon putting on the Gi and playing with some Gi grips before pa

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap F2W 239 in Baltimore MD that the Grappling Rewind crew did commentary for we also talk abnout Max Hanson SOGI 155 title run.  In the recap section we talk about the main event of Fight to Win 239 Tadiyah Danforth vs Estevan Martinez, and the action in the match. In the preview section of the show we talk about Polaris 26 Craig Jones vs Gerald Meerschaert and how the UFC lno leg locks rule may play a factor in this match.  We also discuss Kendall Reusing vs Leticia Cardoso, and Oliver Taza Vs Tommy Langakker.  Plus some of the No-Gi IBJJF euros action.  We also briefly talk about Grapplefest later this month. Recorded 10-30-2023

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap ADXC 1 the inaugural event.We also talk about the weeks BJJ related news. In the recap for ADXC we talk about the matchmaking and the event production as well as some of the decisions and clarity we need from the scoring and judging criteria for the 3 minute rounds much like ACBJJ. We also recap the Main event for F2W 238, discuss Polaris 26 stacked card, and Toro Cup 27.Recorded 10-23-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2023 ADCC North American Trials that took place this weekend in Atlantic City NJ. We talked about being at the event live and the feeling of the entire event. Plus recapped the entirety of day 2 of the world qualifying event. We talked about the Quarter finals on in all the divisions starting with Mens -66kg and all the upsets that Dorian Olivarez and Dominic Mejia had in their run to the finals.  We also discuss the finals match between Dorian Olivarez vs Dominic Mejia for the ADCC -66 kg spot in the 2024 ADCC world championships. In the -77 kg division we talk about the run that multiple time ADCC world championship veteran and former West Coast trials winner Nicky Ryan up until the finals where he would run into dark horse Elijah Dorsey in the finals.  We talk about Nicky Ryan vs  Elijah Dorsey in the finals and how Dorsey was able to stay composed and take the -77kg slot.In Mens -88 We talk about the finals between Jacob Couch vs Elder Cruz and the Cindere

This special live on location of Grappling Rewind is post day 1 of the ADCC North American Trials 2023 East Coast Trials.  Maine and Miranda recap the days action that we were able to see live at day 1 from Atlantic City New Jersey.  We discuss some of the  best matches and moments we saw and some of our most anticipated matches for the final event day tomorrow. We talk about who is still left and who had bye's in -66, -77, -88, -99, +99, for the men and the new women's -55, -65, and +65 kg divisions.Recorded 10-14-2023 

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap One FC Mikey Musumeci versus Shinya Aoki we also recap Fight to Win 237, as well as talk about the dates for the ADCC World Championships that have been announced for Las Vegas, as well as ADCC West Coast trials that has been announced for the beginning of next year.In the news section of the show we discuss all of the upcoming announced dates regarding ADCC.  Then we move right into discussing the format for the week's show kicking it off with some recapsIn the recap section of the show we discuss Mikey Musumeci retaining his One FC title hitting Shinya Aoki with his own Aoki lock then giving a very heartfelt speech after about the student becoming the teacher and the student and the master.After that we move into a recap of F2W 237 that was local to us in Philly also discussing the move back to Flograppling for the organization.In the preview section of the show we discussed the 2023 ADCC East Coast North American trials. We talk about all of the men's

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Polaris absolute GP and WNO Night of Champions that featured a men's 145 lb bracket, a men's 170 lb bracket and two women's title fights along with a title fight for the men's heavyweight belt featuring Gordon Ryan and Patrick Gaudio.In the news section of the show we discussed the IBJJF No-Gi Pans and some of the finals matches over the weekend. As well as discuss Dante Leone going up 40 to 50 lb to compete in the super heavyweight division and winning gold despite giving up the weight.In the recap section of the show we take a look at One FC the Atomweight title between Danielle Kelly and Jessa Kahn. We talk about the decision as well as some of the cage craft and cage work that Danielle Kelly implemented in order to take the inaugural women's Atomweight title.In the recap of the Polaris absolute GP we discuss Fabricio Andre's fantastic Judo versus Owen Livesey and Kaynan Duarte putting on a pace that we have not seen him put on

This week on the show Maine and Josh preview Gordon Ryan versus Patrick Gaudio for the Heavyweight Championship on WNO 20 Night of Champions  Plus we preview the Polaris Absolute GP and recap Enigma Invitational 13.We kick off the show with the previews discussing The previous match between Gordon Ryan and Patrick gaudio back in 2018 and why it's probably not that relevant nowadays anyway we discussed some of the recent activity of Gordon  contrasted with that of gaudio in No-Gi  we also discuss the small margin of victory during the first matchup in the IBJJF  prior to heel hooks being added to the organization many years ago we discussed some potential strategies that could be employed during the match and possibly some strategies Gordon might decide to implement based on interviews he's done the leading up to the rematch. In the preview of Rafaela Guedes vs Nathiely de Jesus for the Women's Heavyweight Championship we discuss both women's major victories and possible avenues for Rafaela

This week on the show Main and Miranda recap the 2023 ADCC European Middle Eastern and African trials kicking off the ADCC 2024 cycle and crowning our first trials winners of the 2024 season.In the news section of the show we discuss ADCC's new rule for trials allowing athletes to weigh in the night before competing and then we also discuss some of the new and up-and-coming Grapplers that excite us on the show.In the recap section we run through the finals matches for all of the men's and women's finals at ADCC Euro trials 2023 discussing some of the other notable non-finals matches as well.We kick it off with the men's over 99 kg division that features two former European trials winners going head-to-head trying to win their spot for another round at the ADCC world championships.  In Daniel Manasoiu vs Heikki Jussila We discussed the penalty that big Dan received for pulling guard and the two stalling in activity penalties that were for both athletes resulting in Heikki  being crowned the

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap quintet for BJJ Stars 11, and discuss the main event of EUG plus we take a look at the entrance for the ADCC 2023 European trials that kicks off the ADCC 2024 qualifying season throughout the world.In the news section of the show we discussed the new weigh-in rules for ADCC trials effective immediately athletes will be allowed to weigh in the night prior to the event in order for the athletes to showcase the best version of themselves on Trials day.In the recap section of the show we discuss quintet 4 featuring the B Team Bulls Team 10th planet, Team Sakuraba, and Team Polaris.  We break down every match of the preliminary round and the finals round throughout the entire event as well as highlight some notable moments including two fantastic submissions by Craig Jones in his rematch with Richie Martinez and Craig Jones vs Geo Martinez where we see again a return to the meta and the back triangle armbar combination we've been seeing a lot recently.In the recap

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2023 IBJJF GP, and the Blue Collar FC event. We also preview the return of Quintet 4, and BJJ Stars 11.In the news section of the show we discuss IBJJF 2023 World Masters and Mighty Mouse winning Brown belt plus some other notable entrants.  In the recap section of the show we discuss the tournament and Superfights on the IBJJG Absolute GP.  We discuss each match in the 8 man event starting with the quarterfinals talking about Victor Hugos submissions and  Nicholas Meregali vs Francisco Lo that saw Meregali win by smother or shoulder lock from the mount.  In the semifinals we discuss the rematch between Nicholas Meregali vs  Gutemberg Pereira where Meregali was able to win by submission with a modified belly down zipper choke from the back.   We also discuss Victor Hugo Submission win over Fellipe Andrew with e triangle from the guard.In the finals we discuss the anticipated rematch between Nicholas Meregali vs Victor Hugo that saw great planning from Meregali

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Finishers Summer Bash 2 with many title matches, as well as preview the IBJJF GP and superfights, as well as the Blue Collar FC 8-Man bracket.In the news section of the show we discuss the Moldolfo team lineup changes for Aiga December event with Mica Galavo added to the team. Plus WNO matchup Gordon Ryan Vs Patrick Gaudio announcement for the WNO Night of Champions.  In the recap section of the show we discuss finishers, summer bash 2 and both of Max Hanson’s title fights, his 155 pound lightweight title and his welterweight 170 pound title defenses both that he retained via submission.  We discussed the Corbre brothers with Gavin and Deandre both hitting triangle from the back submissions with armlocks off the top of the position quickly.  We discuss the main event, heavyweight title fight between Pat Shangoli vs Nick Wiley, that saw Pat finish your leg lock in the literal last second of the regulation. We also discussed some potential matchups for Pat to defend

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap AIGA, F2W, and SOGi.Plus we preview Finishers upcoming title stacked card.In the recap of the AIGA event we talk about all the subs on Team Moldofo and how they punched their ticket to the event in December.  We also talk about some of the other highlight subs from the card. In the F2W recap we talk about Josh Cisneros retaining his No-Gi title.Plus the main event of Ladies Night SOGI.In the preview section we discuss  all the title matches scheduled for Finishers this coming weekend, and some of the other exciting matches on the card. Recorded 8-21-2023

This week on the show Maine and Josh Recap WNO 19 Nicholas Meregali Vs Kaynan Duarte, plus we preview AIGA. In the news section we talk about the BJJ Stars lineup announced. Plus Craig Jones Vs Luke Rockhold announcement In the recap of WNO 19 we talk about and recap each match on the card.in Nicholas Meregali vs Kaynan Duarte  we break down the takedown sequence that lead to the mounted Arm-triangle ad put Meregali firmly in the second spot in No-Gi rankings.In Ffion Davies vs Jasmine Rocha we talk about some of the pre fight talk and press conference and hype surrounding the match, then the dominating decision Ffion was able to pull off for the flyweight title.In the barn burner match between Dante Leon vs Ethan Crelinsten we talked about the passing and entries that took place in the match and Dante Arm in  Rear-naked Choke that secured him the lightweight championship. In Felipe Pena vs Haisam Rida we talked about the level of activity in the match and how Hasim dealt with Pena guard,  then we discussed t

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap ONE FC grappling matches Mikey Musumeci 135 pound title defense and Tye Ruotolo number 1 contender match. Plus preview the WNO 18 card. In the preview section of the show we talk about every match on the WNO card  sstarting with the Main Event of the first time we have seen Nicholas Meregali vs Kaynan Duarte in Nogi.  We talk about how Meregali may be able to upset teh ADCC champion. In the Co-Main Event: we talk about how the number one pound for pound female Ffion Davies vs Jasmine Rocha for the  flyweight title, and how Ffion passing and pathing may come into play with her camp. In out preview of Dante Leon vs Ethan Crelinsten for the Lightweight title, we talk about the weigh cut of both athletes and the wrestling and guard work both have, plus who is better at leg locks We discFelipe Pena vs Haisam Rida in a match that will test Rida guard passing and guard work savy. We talk about the return of Nicky Ryan vs Rene Sousa in a look at how a recovered Nicky Ryan lo

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Mens 135 pound CJJ event dominated by Dorian Olivarez, plus Australia's big Middleweight GP and Superfight series, and F2W 234.In the news section of the show we discuss the return of Quintet and the B-Team Bulls, featuring Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, Jay Rod, Josef Chen and Nicky Ryan. Plus Hasim Rida representing Japan on team Sakuraba.  We also talk about AIGA, and Grapplefest 17 returning with Both William Tackett and Andrew Tackett announced. In the recap we talk about the main event for Ff2W 234,  with Everton Teixeira upsetting Estevan Martinezin the Gi.In the recap of Tough Roll we talk about Jonnatas Gracie domination of his bracket and a trainwreck throw that injured Servio Tulio in the finals. We also break down the World Vs Australia event featuring Vagner Rocha, Cole Abate Black Belt debut, and the best passing in the world from Tainan Dalpra. Plus an upset win for Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths over Anna Rodriguez in the points portion of the match. In t

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Subversiv 9, Midwest finishers 105 pound womens event and 135 pound mens bracket, and preview the Tough Roll Australia vs the world GP event. In the recap section of the show we talk about the championship round of the womens 105 pound tournement on Midwest Finishers and the mens 135 final.In the recap of Subversiv we talk about some of the CJJ matches and the highlight matches of the card, plus the mens 205 pound title between Sloan Clymer and Gabriel Checco that Gabriel took via Ride Time. In the preview we talk about an exciting Australian event featuring Cole Abate, Vagner Rocha, Jhonatas Gracie, Tainan Dalpra, and more competing against Australias best.In the outro we talked about how much we have all been traveling. Recorded 7-24-2023