Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the best moments of 2023. We recap the best male and female grapplers of 2023, the best submissions of 2023, the breakout grappler of the year, and best moments of 2023. Recorded 12-24-2023

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap the AIGA championship, we talk about select matches from the 2 day event, and recap how team Modolfo won the 50K championship. In the news section we talk about Nicholas Meregali visa issues per his post and speculate on how this might affect his competition participation in 2024. In the recap section we talk about all the subs from the AIGA championship event and break down Team Modolfo and Team Acai Republic most notable moments. We talk about Dante Leon submission over Johnatha Alves, Big Dan heel hooks from the weekend less than a day after his FPI performance. We talk Cobrinha Jr wrestling and how it may be the best at -66kg. We also talk about both impressive matches from Dominic Mejia, and how next level Mica Galvão has looked as of late and a possible Gordon Ryan match in the coming years, or a rematch with Kade. In the outro we talk about the Grappling Rewind best of 2023 show coming in the following weeks. Recorded 12-17-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight Pass Invitational 5 FPI 5, and the 2023 IBJJF No-GI Worlds. Plus preview the teams for AIGA Championship.In news we talk about the ONE FC apprentice Season 2 launching in Asia. the 50k belt match proposal between Nicky Rod and Gordon Ryan. Gutenberg leaving GFT to go to AOJ, and Talita Alencar winning her UFC debut. In the recap of the Fight Pass Invitational 5 we recap Felipe Pena vs. Nicholas Meregali that saw Meregali submit Pena with a RNC. In Yuri Simões vs. Nicky Rodriguez we saw Rod win via points. We also recap the entire rest of the card including Mason Fowler vs. Haisam Rida, Nicky Ryan vs. Jonnatas Gracie, Victor Hugo vs. Big Dan Manasoiu,  Luiza Monteiro vs. Elisabeth Clay, Andy Varela vs. Achilles Rocha, Vagner Rocha vs. Victor Silverio, Amanda Mazza vs. Hannah Goldy, and Cristian Guzman vs. Aaron Wilson. In the recap of IBJJF No Gi Worlds 2023 we talk about every black belt adult finals match, recapping Roosterweight with Everton Teixeiria

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the WNO 21 card, Arte Suave 30, Subversion Ascension, and preview UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5, Finishers Money in the Bank, and talk IBJJF No-Gi Worlds.In the recap section of the show we talk about WNO and discuss the technical points of the matches starting with Mica Galvao vs Kody Steele that saw Mica win with a RNC after some amazing suplexes and retaining his Welterweight Title. In Pedro Marinho vs Rafael Lovato Jr. we talk about how Pedro used pace and wrestling to win a decision and retain his Light Heavyweight Title. In Diego "Pato" Olivera vs Diogo "Baby Shark" Reis we talk about the title changing hands due to a knee injury via Injury giving Pato the WNO Featherweight belt. In late replacement Giancarlo Bodoni vs Lucas Barbosa we talk about this ADCC finals rematch that saw Giancarlo take a decision over Hulk. In Luke Griffith vs Roosevelt Sousa we talk about Sousa leg entries and the counter Heel Hook Luke was able to hit early in

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