This week on the show Maine and Josh recap Polaris 20 Squads team USA vs Brazil, and Midwest Finishers 7.  

In the news section of the show we discuss Cyborg being invited to ADCC and making his 7th appearance.

In the recap of Midwest Finishers 7 we discussed the mens 155 pound lightweight bracket and the women 125 pound bracket.   We ran through some of the stand out performances including Keiran Kerchak submission run then rib injury that then saw Jordan Holy vs Deandre Cobre in the finals in an overtime battle after some good positional and back and forth during regulation, leading to Holy taking the title in overtime. 

In the 125 pound bracket we discussed some of the early submissions and the final between Alex Nguyen and Trinity Pun.  We discussed the back and forth of the match including trinity attempt at a no arm triangle canto choke variation and Alex's Armbar finish to take the title. 

In the recap of Polaris 20 Squads Team USA Vs Team Brazil we discussed the Squads format as well as the superfight between Damian Maia and Benson Henderson that saw Maia control position for nearly 17 minutes of the match .  

In the Squads recap we discussed all the matches but paid special attention to the matches with submission including Mason Fowler come from behind submission victory over Kwynan Gracie , plus all three matches between Keith Krikorian and Mica Galvao that saw Mica score 2 points for team Brazil we discussed the pass and mount transition he used and the armbar and triangle transition he used in all three matches.  As well as discussed the last second call in their first match.  We also discussed the rules of the event and some of the challenges of the format that saw team Brazil take a 2-1 win over USA.

In the preview section we discuss Raw grappling lineup and the string of wild brackets at Honor Submission Challange #1. 

In the outro we discussed the team competing locally this past weekend. 

Recorded 6-26-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the final ADCC 2022 Trials the 2022 ADCC Asia, Oceania, and Australian Trials, we also recap F2W 203. Plus Andrew Tackett's performance at the Emerald City Invitational.

In the news section we discussed ADCC drop outs and replacements and IBJJF drug test results. 

In the recap of Fight to Win 203 we discussed AJ Agazarm versus Shawn Weisenberg in the main event that saw Weisenberg put AJ into an extremely deep armbar and had Agazarm escape. We discussed the lack of wrestling in the matchup and some Kimura control used to take the back; and what the clean decision for Weisenberg means for Agazarm going into ADCC. 

In the recap of ADCC Asian Oceanic and Australian trials we ran through all of the 7 division finals starting off with the men's over 99 kg division.  Where Josh Saunders took a close victory over Daniel Schuardt.

In the -99 kg division we discussed Izaak Michell wrestling, back take and mount points victory over Anton Minenko, In a Showcase of the B-Team prospects stand-up ability and transition game.  

In -88 kg Roberto Dib Frias took a close points win via takedown vs Ben Hodgkinson, and played to the rules to stay ahead in the last 34 seconds. 

At -77 kg We talked about Japanese Prospect Kenta Iwamoto dynamic wrestling takedowns both early and late in the match vs Siraj Soufi, Plus some of the adjustments he was able to make during a single leg restart that led him to scoring late in the match in securing his slot in the world championships.

In the under 66 kg discussion we discussed a leglock filled teammate battle in the finals between Jeremy Skinner and David Stoilescu, That saw both series of attacks negated and ended in the only submission of the finals that saw Jeremy Skinner finish a very interesting kneebar over David early in the overtime. 

In our recap of Andrew Tackett's run at the Emerald City Invitational, We discussed his submission Fury moving into the finals and the 30-plus minute overtime battle he had with Kieran to win the event.

In the preview section of the show we very briefly preview the Midwest finishers 7 event and the men's 155-pound to lightweight divisions and the women's 125lb flyweight division tournament.

We also briefly discussed the IBJJF American Nationals this coming week. 

In the outro section of the show Miranda discusses water loading and making weight. 

Recorded 6-20-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap EUG #4 and Subversiv 7 Battle of the Brands.

In the News section of the show we discuss the upcoming ADCC  Asian and oceanic trials taking place this coming week as well as Elder Cruz receiving his black belt after the 2022 World Championships.

In the recap selection of the show we discussed the middleweight 180 lb tournament for EUG,  featuring exciting matchups between Levi Jones Leary,  Manuel Ribimar, and Ronaldo Jr.  We discussed the final match between Rolando and Levi, and discussed some interesting rule changes for the event including a double guard pull come to top rule that awards the top player two points. We discussed how this rule can potentially work to push action when combined with other rules. We also discussed some of the tactical decisions that were made throughout the tournament including Ronaldo's decision to pull in his earlier matches and then play from the passing position in the finals match versus Levi.

In the recap selection of Subversiv 7 we discussed some of the select matches in the team format including matches between Jay Rodriguez and Giancarlo Bodoni,  as well as an interesting match between Rafael Guedes and Ffion Davies We discussed Kaynan Duarte’s  match with Big Dan and some of the technical developments that we've seen in the run-up to ADCC.   We also discussed the finals match between Kaynan Duarte and Vinícius "Trator" Ferreira. As well as some of the other moments that led to team Atos retaining their Subversiv title. 

In the outro section of the show, we discussed the upcoming final trial for ADCC and some of the potential entrants and bracket possibilities for that event.

Recorded 6-13-2022

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap the 2022 IBJJF World Championships.  We recap every Black Belt Adult Final for the Men’s and Women’s divisions.  

In the news section of the show we discuss ADCC  new invite AJ Agazarm replacing Mikey Musumeci who is out due to surgery and Ryan Hall who is out due to an ACL injury.

In the recap section of the show we break down the men's open weight final between Nicholas Meregali and Erich Munis in a rematch from earlier in the day in their weight class. We discuss the tactics involved that saw Nicholas win a closely-contested absolute final by an Advantage.

In the super heavyweight recap we talk about close outs and the lack of in the matchup between Erich Munis and Nicholas Meregali that saw sweep and re-sweep ending up with Erich take it by points 6-4.

At Ultra heavyweight we recapped Victor Hugo defeating Gutemberg Pereira by points after being down by 2 points until the last one minute thirty when he scored 9 points to end the match in mount and by 9-2. 

In the Heavyweight recap we discussed Kaynan Duarte defeating Dimitrius Souza by advantages with a great back take attempt. 

In the medium heavy recap we talk about Leandro Lo doing it again and becoming 8X world champ defeating Isaque Bahiense by 2 points.

In the middleweight discussion we talk about Tainan Dalpra's passing game and his submission victory over Andy Murasaki with a Canto choke.

In one of the most anticipated divisions of the event we recap the Lightweight final between Mica Galvao and Tye Ruotolo that saw crazy sequences and balance and Mica take the victory on points becoming the youngest champ ever. 

At feather we discussed Isaac Doederlein winning her first world title, out-pointing Diego Sodre 2-0 in a last second sweep. 

In the Light Feather recap we discussed Meyram Alves defeating Diego “Pato” Oliveira by a close referee’s decision.

In the rooster final we discussed Thalison Soares defeating Carlos “Bebeto” Oliveira by points, 2-0 with a brillant sit up guard sweep and tripod passing. 

In the Women’s divisions we discussed Mayssa Bastos defeating Brenda Larissa 6-4 by points in a sweep re-sweep battle.

At light feather we talked about Anna Rodrigues defeating Tammi Musumeci by points 4-2. 

At  feather we talked about Bianca Basilio taking her first world title over Amanda Canuto by 3 advantages.

In out Lightweight final discussion we talked about Ffion Davies intercept takedown on Janaina Menezes and her fight out of a very tight Kneebar to become the first UK world champion.

In the middleweight discussion we talked about Andressa Cintra ref decision victory over Thalyta Lima. 

At Medium-heavy We talked about Ana Carolina Vieira submission victory over Luciana Mota With an Arm triangle choke. 

In the Heavyweight recap we broke down Larissa Dias advantage victory over Rafaela Guedes and 7 minutes of body triangle back control. 

In the Super heavyweight recap we discussed a consistent rematch between Gabrieli Pessanha and Yara Soares that saw Gabireli take the victory 4-2 on points.

In Women’s open weight we recapped the close match between Gabrieli Pessanha and Amy Campo that saw Pessanha take a referee’s decision victory.

In the outro we discuss why this is the best worlds in years. 

Recorded 6-6-2022

This week on the show Maine and Austin preview the 2022 IBJJF Worlds.  We also recap Fury Grappling 4 and Survivor Series 2. Plus Who’s Next Episode 3.

In the recap section we talks about Fury Grappling 4 and a possible match of the year contender between Jay Rodriguez and Achilles Rocha.  We also discuss Jasmine Rocha Vs Trinity Pun, and Clay Guida late replacement with the CFFC president match. 

In the recap of Survivor Series 2 we run through the entire Quintet Team battle type card and the superfights featuring Buggy chokes, and a great event storyline in the 6 team matchup.  

In the preview for the 2022 IBJJF Worlds we talk about the brackets for each of the Adult Black belt divisions for the men’s and women's divisions and give our picks for who we think will take each division.  

Recorded 5-30-2022

This week on the show Maine and Austin recap  One FC Tye Ruotolo vs Garry Tonon, and Kade Ruotolo Vs Shinya Aoki in the Brother One FC Debut.  We also recap GrappleFest 12, and Fight to Win 202.

In the news section we discuss episode 1 of Who's Next and Gordon Ryan two matchup announcements Gordon Ryan Vs Felipe Pena and Gordon Ryan Vs Pedro Marinho.

In the recap section we talked about One FC Tye Ruotolo vs Garry Tonon that saw Tye finish a Darce in under 3 minutes, plus Kade taking a decision victory over Aoki.  We discussed some other One FC signings, and a possible league format for One FC. 

In the recap of Grapple Fest 12 we talked about the main event of  Dante Leon v PJ Barch for the  -80kg Title we discussed some of the positional work from both and discussed how you interplay submission offense vs positional work and activity, we also discuss the two deep heel hooks that Barch threw up at Dante, and the defense Dante used to escape.

In Ash Williams v Keith Krikorian we discussed the leg lock offense and defense clinic on display and how close this match was, and how you could have scored it either way. 

In Jon Blank v Eoghan O'Flanagan for the -90 kg Title we discussed how Thor looked after his leg injury and how his wrestling looked coming back, we also discussed the finishing sequence and off balancing that Eohan set up the finish the triangle on Thor. 

In Jacob Couch v Tom Breese we discussed how hard it can be to work from guard when someone wont initiate passing attempts. 

In Micheal Pixley v Owen Livesey we talked about Owen pace and how he leveraged his judo and wrestling to take the decision. 

We also recapped the main event for Fight to Win 202.

We previewed Survivor Series 2 put on by finishers that features a Qunitet style event with 6 5 man teams and a number of superfights, including Jay Rod taking on Max Hanson, and a 
135 lb Title Defense for Trinity Pun against Cindy Ung

In the outro the hosts discussed training together this week .

Recorded 5-22-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda Break down the rematch between Giancarlo Bodoni and  Elder Cruz, plus Preview GrappleFest 12 Dante Leon Vs PJ Barch.

In the news section of the show we discuss JT Torres competing in the IBJJF taking double gold.

In the recap section of the show we discussed Twister Church Faith and Violence #1 an 8 man 5000 dollar bracket that saw a rematch between Giancarlo Bodoni vs Elder Cruz in the finals.  We discussed how this match looked very similar to their ADCC East Coast North American Trials match from 2021 with a notable difference in Cruz underhook game in half guard, and posture. We talked about the controversial scoring sequence later in the match  that earned Giancarlo Bodoni a -1 in the ADCC scoring.   We also talked about Hasim Rida matches on the event.  

In the preview of Grapplefest 12 we broke down another rematch in the main event between 
Dante Leonand PJ Barch and how Barch recent emphasis on passing may change this matchup that we last saw at No-Gi worlds. 

We also previewed Ash Williamsvs Keith Krikorian in a battle of the ADCC Trials winners.  Plus discussed Jon Blankleg lock accolades and skills vs Eoghan O'Flanagan.  After that we looked at Jacob Couchtaking on Tom Breese, and the wrestling of Micheal Pixleyvs the Grecco and Judo of Owen Livesey.

In the outro Miranda discussed her upcoming trip to Mexico. 

Recorded 5-16-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda recap the 2022 Second ADCC European, African, and Middle Eastern Trials. Plus Recap F2W 201.

In the news section we discuss Gordon in the Gi, and Meregali in his camp. 

In the recap of ADCC Trials we discussed 

-66 kg Sam McNally beating Robin Bohlim on point 3 to 0 with a back take. 
-77 kg Tommy Langaker submitting Mateusz Szczecinski with a rear naked choke after a great double under guard pass
-88 kg Santeri Lilius beating Bruno Lima after a last second guard pull for a negative 
-99 kg Luke Griffith submitting Owen Livesey with a rear naked choke after a butterfly sweep
+99 kg Daniel Manasoiu submitting Muslim Patsarigov after a big lifting takedown with a mounted head and arm choke 

In the women's ADCC Trials recap
-60 kg Julia Maele beat Peyton Letcher on points in a back and forth match
+60 kg Eleftheria Christodoulou beat Ane Svendsen on points 2 to 0

In the recap of F2W we discussed the main event of Benji Silva vs Brandon Alexander, that saw Benji enter into the legs quickly then again and finish a heel hook in under 15 seconds.

In the outro the hosts discuss competing and coaching back to back weekends. 

Recorded 5-9-2022

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap the BJJ Stars 8 Middleweight GP, F2W 200 in Hawaii, and Toro Cup 20, plus discuss the upcoming ADCC European, Middle Eastern & African trials, plus F2W 201.

In the news section of the show Maine talks about doing commentary this weekend for Copa Elite in Virginia with Zak, and possibly competing soon.

In the recap section of the show we discuss BJJ Stars 8 Middleweight GP, and ADCC rules superfights.  After the first round discussion of Lucas Barbosa beating Roberto Jimenez via points in their rematch we talked about Mica Galvao taking a victory over Leandro Lo via one and the only advantage scored in the match.  In the Semifinals we broke down Lucas Barbosa  americana armbar finish of Leonardo Lara, and Mica Galvao leg injury victory over Mauricio Oliveira.  In the Finals we discussed Mica Galvao submitting Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa with a bow and arrow choke after countering a judo exchange on the feet. 

In our recap of the ADCC-rules superfights we talked about how good and smooth Demian Maia in his triangle set up of Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira via submission.  We talked about Felipe Pena first match in No-Gi since aADCC 2019 vs Henrique Ceconi.  Plus an astonishing finish in the Gutemberg Pereira vs Fellipe Andrew match where we broken down the standing guillotine Gutemberg hit 30 seconds into the match.  We alo broke down the back take and armbar attempt sequence form Fabricio Andrey in his match with Alex Sodre, and Bea Mesaquita quick takedown and armbar finish of Julia Boscher.

In our recap of Toro Cup 20 we broke down the dynamics of Gavin Corbe vs Estevan Martinez and the 2 point victory Corbe was able to take over Estevan.

In the recap of Fight to Win 200 we discussed the Darce choke that Baret Yoshida submitted Jeff Huang with after hanging on the choke for over a minute.  Plus Seth Daniels half guard kimura of Jeremy Nitta.

In the preview section we briefly discussed our excitement of ADCC trials this next week and F2W 201.

In the outro section of the show Maine and Josh discuss competing, and upcoming local superfights. 

Recorded 5-1-2022

This week on the show Maine and Miranda break down Mikey Musumeci vs Masakazu Imanari, and preview BJJ Stars 8 Middleweight GP, Toro Cup 20, and F2W 200.

In the news section we discuss the ADCC Hall of Fame Seminar and the format of the Hall of Fame for the 2022 ADCC World Championships. 

In the recap section we recap Mikey Musumecis vs Masakazu Imanari, on One FC and discuss the leg pummeling, and offense and defense and reaction that led Mikey to taking the back of Iminari and finishing a Rear Naked Choke in only a few minutes.  We discuss the alleviation of pressure on the Heel hook, and Mikey now representing evolve MMA.

In the preview section we discuss BJJ Stars 8 Middleweight GP featuring Leandro Lo, Mica,Galvao, Roberto Jimenez, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa, Mauricio Oliviera, and Pedro Machado We discuss some of the recent matches between those announced for the bracket and discuss the format including the new stalling and activity rules for the event. Regarding 50/50 and lapel guards.

For the ADCC-rules No-Gi Superfights We discussed some of the matches including Felipe Pena returning to No-Gi  fir the first time since 2019 ADCC, now taking on Henrique Ceconi. 
We talk about Gutemberg Pereira vs Fellipe Andrew, a rematch from 2018 and 2019 where they are 1-1,Fabricio Andrey vs Alexssandro Sodre, and Beatriz Mesquita vs Julia Boscher. We also briefly discuss how those more familiar with the ADCC rules have an advantage going into this event.

In our preview of Toro Cup 20  we discussed the main event between Estevan Martinez and Gavin Corbe, We take a look at their recent trials performances and the matches that we have commentated for the grapplers plus discuss the pace that will be pushed during the match under the Toro rules. 

In our preview of F2W 200 we discussed the event returning to Hawaii with a main event of Baret Yoshida and his outstanding crucifix work taking on Jeffrey Huang, and in the co-main event slot Mike Fowler vs Evan Tadashi Esaki.

In the outro section Miranda discusses her upcoming seminar with Ffion Davies, and possibly Tex Jhonson, and Maine and Miranda discuss competing locally. 

Recorded 4-25-2022