#157 Polaris Squads Brings the Heat in the Gi, Preview BJJ Stars, F2W 156/157

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap Polaris Squads 2 in the Gi, and F2W 156, we also preview F2W 157 and BJJ Stars Middleweight GP.

In the news section of the show we talk about upcoming matchups on SUG, 3CG, Spyder Korea, and WHO. We discuss Yuri Simoes upcoming One FC fight, we talk about Mahamed Aly and steroids.

In the recap section we kick it off with a recap of Polaris Squads 2 Gi, that saw team Europe turn in a dominate 9-0 performance over Team UK. We discuss the domination that was and is Tommy Langaker, along with Tyrone Elliott both securing 3 points for team Europe we discuss the highlight submission of the night by Tyrone Elliot an Ezekiel from the closed guard, and the bolo work of team Europe. We also discuss the overall event format and the rules and pacing. We take a look at Ash Williams impressive super fight performance as well.

In the recap of Fight to Win 157 we discuss the main event that saw Kennedy Maciel defeat Junny Ocasio with a crazy Armbar sequence an earn Cobrina Jr Submission Of The Night honors. We talk about the initial sequence that lead to the armbar set up and the small details that saw him finish. We also discuss Samuel Nagai defeating Marcio Andre via a close footlock battle and toe hold attempts.

In the preview section we discuss Fight to Win 157 Tom Deblass vs Chad Kodiak Fields, and Vagner Rocha Vs Gabriel Almedia. We talk about Tom’s half guard and how Vagner is so hard to compete against.

In our preview of BJJ Stars we discuss the Middlweight Gp including Leandro Lo, Matheus Diniz, Gustavo Batista, and more. As well as some of the superfight matchups on the card including bouts with Lovato Jr, Devonte Jhonson, Gabi Garcia, and Victor Hugo vs Erich Munis.

In the outro Maine discusses going duck hunting the next few weekends.

Recorded 11-9-2020