Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

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

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap One FC, F2W, ADCC Brazilian open, 247 FC Sprawl in the Burg, and Twisted ChurchIn the news section we talk about AAIGA coming to FloGrapplingRecorded 7-17-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap  Honor Submission Challange and GrappleFest 16.  In the news section we discuss some announced matchups on WNO, and Cole Abate earning his black belt.  We also discuss American Nationals. Recorded 7-10-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the Fight pass Invitational 4.We recap every match from the FPI 4 event.Recorded 6-30-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview UFC invitational 4, Grapplefest 16, and Honor Submission ChallangeIn the news section we discuss ADCC adding a women's weight class 55kg, -65kg, and +65kg.We also preview all the main card matchups all on the cards above.Recorded 6-26-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the ADCC Dallas Open and the absolute mens division. Plus we recap the main event for F2W 231.In the news section we discuss some announced matches. In the recap section Maine discusses judging at the ADCC Dallas open.We also recap Luke Griffith run through his absolute bracket. In the outro Maine discusses preparing the Copa Elite commentary. Recorded 6-19-2023

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 24 headlined by two title fights and the fastest title fight sub in Polaris History. In the news section we discuss two announced matchups with Kaynan Duarte vs Nicholas Meregali on WNO in No-Gi, and Craig Jones Vs Felipe Pena on UFC fight pass invitational. In the recap section we break down the entire main card of Polaris 24.  We run through the Welterweight Title with Mateusz Szczecinski submitting Jed Hue with a Straight Ankle Lock in 43 seconds after a counter back take catch. We recap the Lightweight Title where Ethan Crelinsten won a strong decision over Nathan Orchard with a phenomenal mount game and smother attempts. We recap Dinu Bucalet close decision over Ollie Webb, and the leg lock attack in the Eoghan O’Flanagan vs Hunter Colvin match that Eoghan took by decision.  We talk about the somewhat controversial submission win for Jason Rau over Matty Holmes by an Armbar, and possible tap or verbal tap, and talk about Rau passing and triangle transiti

This week on the show Maine and Simon recap the IBJJF World Championships we recap all the Black Belt Adult finals matches for the Men and Women. Recorded 6-5-2023

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap Midwest Finishers Men's 185 pound bracket and the Women's 145 pound bracket. Plus Preview Polaris Pro 24.In the news section of the show we discuss Andy Varela Vs Oliver Taza On Enigma BJJ, and Luck Griffith Vs Pat Shangoli in Austin Texas.  In the recap section we talk about the semi finals and the finals of both divisions on Midwest Finishers. We start with the women's 145 pound tournament finals with a kneebar submission by Trinity Pun after a jumping pass re-guard counter.  Then we talk about Peyton Letcher straight ankle lock finish in her semifinal match.  In the finals we talk about Trinity wrestling and peytons leg lock counters that let to her taking a heel hook submission over Trinity Pun in the finals. In the mens 185 pound bracket we talk about the submission in the semi finals by Brad Schneider from a standing guard break attempt counter. then talk about his fantastic back crucifix entry from a triangle omaplata bait that saw him submit Ala

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap WNO 18 Pedro Vs Nicholas Meregali.In the WNO 18 recap we talk about the main event that saw Nicholas Meregali submit Pedro Marinho with a fast triangle, we then discuss other potential matchups for Meregali. In the co main event we discuss Rafael Lovato Jr. submitting Elder Cruz with a RNC then making a hometown call out for the 205 belt against Pedro. In the Amanda Alequin vs Alex Enriquez  we saw Tubby take a decision victory over Alex by playing a game not like her usual one. In Izaak Michell vs Jacob Couch vs we talked about Izaak passing and leg lock defense vs Couch, as well as how Izaak look now competing out of Brazilian Fight Factory.In the recap of Dante Leon vs Ruan Alvarenga  we talk about Dante's great back take and RNC victory, and how impressed we were with the speed and diversity of Ruan wrestling.  Plus other potential matchups for Dante at 155.In the recap of Francisco Lo vs William Tackett we discussed learning more about Lo game and being

This week on the show, Maine and Miranda recap the main event for Fight to Win, and Preview, Pedro, Marinho versus Nicolas Meregali on WNO 18.In the news section of the show, we briefly discuss the ADCC Denver open that took place this weekend and featured a host of top level competitors.  We also talk about some recent camp movements of high-level women.In the previous section of the show, we discuss all of the main card mash ups on  Who is Number One 18 We talk about the dynamics in the main event between Meregali and Marinho and make our picks.  In the comain event, we discuss Rafael Lovato Jr versus Elder Cruz.  We talk about Lovato’s recent run at the Brazilian nationals and how his slower paced game may be able to deal with Elder. We also contrast the fast action, speed, the Cruz puts on at varying points in the match, potentially being a game changing stylistic matchup.  We also talk about every other match that has been announced on the main card, and it in a rare turn of events, have alternating pics

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap One FC Denver the first event for One FC in the United States that maine flew out for, Brazilian Nationals select matches, and SOGI Keith Krikorian Vs Kenta Iwamoto, Plus F2W 228 Josh Cisneros Vs Sam Nagai. In the news section of the show Maine discussed his trip to Denver and the Danielle Kelly seminar he attended. We then talked about Facebook and meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg competing in his first jujitsu tournament.In the recap section of the show, we went through select matches on Brazilian nationals and some odd point and penalty scoring. As well as a few finals matches.After that, we discussed Keith Krikorian versus Kenta Iwamoto, for the 170 pound welterweight title. We discussed Kenta’s passing, and the overtime of the match. In a recap of Fight to Win main event, we discussed the lightweight title on the line in the Gi that saw a 50-50 match between Cisneros and Nagai.  In a recap of One FC Maine talks about the atmosphere of the event, live in Denver Color

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Emerald City invitational l6 talk about ADCC costa Mesa Open and preview Sogi Kenta Iwamoto vs Keith Krikorian, plus IBJJF Brazilian Nationals. Recorded 4-30-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap BJJ Stars 10 and preview Brazilian Nationals and the Emerald City Invitational 6 the men's and women's 135 lb tournament.In the news section of the show we discussed some recent departures from the dream art team. We discussed the upcoming ADCC Costa Mesa open in the United States that Maine will be a judge for,  and the recent ADCC Ontario Open. We also discuss some of the recently announced matchups for Polaris and some potential matchups for Dillion Dannis. In the recap section of the show we discussed the absolute tournament for BJJ Stars 10 that featured a host of very exciting matches and some controversial disqualifications due to rule set specific technique.   we discussed the shortening of the match time from 10 minutes down to 7:00 and how this made for a much better event.   we run through the entire 16 man absolute bracket discussing Mica Galvao vs Kaynan Duarte, Eric Munis vs Felipe Andrew Finals, As well as a rematch between Felipe and Adam

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap Finishers Survivor Series 3, and  Northwest Submission Challange.In the news section of the show we talk about some announced matchups. In the recap section of the show we talk about the team 5v5 finals of Finishers Survivor Series 3, and the 205 title superfight on the event. On the recap of , Northwest Submission Challange we talk about the storyline of the event and the main and co-main event on the show. In the preview section of the show we talk about the seeding for BJJ Stars 10, and possible matchups. In the outro we discuss upcoming travel. Recorded 4-17-2023

This week on  the show Maine and Miranda recap F2W 226 in San Diego, preview Finishers Survivor Series 3 and Preview BJJ Stars Absolute.In the news section of the show we talk about Mica  Galvao popping for a banned substance and relinquishing his IBJJF worlds gold medal, making Tye and Kade Ruotulo the combo youngest ADCC and IBJJF brothers ever. We also discuss more of the Rener Gracie controversy and him donating his testimony fee amid bad press .In the recap section of the show we talk about Baret Yoshida defending his Masters plus title on F2W against Tony Lopez with a heel hook from a deep half sweep, and Eldar cruz taking an decision over Kevin Crane. In the preview section of the show we go through the names on BJJ Stars Absolute and some recent matches between the field.  Plus make out picks on who we think will win the event. We also preview all 5 teams for finishers Quintet style event. Recorded 4-9-2023

This week on the show Maine and Miranda Recap GrappleFest 15, F2W 225 Reno, Midwest Finishers 13, and Rise Invitational 11.  Plus Discuss Rener Gracie Testimony. In the news section we discuss Rener's Testimony. In the recap section of the show we recap the main event for F2W 225 Reno With Sloan Clymer Vs Damon Ramon, in a fun back and forth heavyweight match. In the recap of GrappleFest we talk about Keith Krikorian amazing sequence and performance against Sam McNally, We talk about Big dan doing what he does on the legs in his match and Luke Griffith inverting in his -100kg match for the heel hook.  We also discuss a few other matches on the card.  In the recap of Rise we talk about the women's 135 pound final between Peyton Letcher and Nicole Matthews that saw Peyton win on OT after a great regulation performance. Plus discuss Rene Sousa vs Randy Brown. We also discuss the main event on Midwest Finishers 13. In the outro section of the show we talk about this weekends Fight CIrcus and how wild th