#228 How Can Jacob Couch Beat Gordon Ryan WNO? Preview

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Miranda preview WNO Gordon Ryan Vs Jacob Couch, plus Polaris 19. We also recap the main event of F2W 197.
In the News section of the show we discussed Megaton Diaz being awarded his Coral belt by Ralph Gracie.
In the recap section of the show we talked about the main event match between Lucas Lima and Gerson Atoigue on Fight To Win 197.
In the preview section of the show we discussed Gordon Ryan vs Jacob couch in Gordon Ryan's first non exhibition super fight in exactly one year. we talked about a number of areas in the matchup including our thoughts on possible areas and strategies Jacob couch could use in order to take out the king.
In our discussion of the Co Main Event we talked about Dante Leon vs Micael Galvao Fresh off of his South American trials run and recent performances in the Gi, we talked about both Grapplers and their well-roundedness including a recent wrestling tournament that galvao entered.
In Nicholas Meregali first no-gi matchup vs Arnaldo Maidana. We talked about Nicholas training with Gordon Ryan and John Danaher at New Wave and how the team would be most likely preparing him to deal with intricate leg locks and a lack of grips. We also discussed the transition of his game from Gi to No-gi and how this might impact the match.
In Haisam Rida vs Elder Cruz We discussed a possibly very difficult style matchup for Rida where Cruise may be able to utilize his wrestling and crushing top pressure possibly being able to force back exposure for Rida.
In Gabriel Sousa vs Keith Krikorian. We talked about the top shapes that Krikorian is in this close to ADCC West Coast Trials where he is registered at the under 66 kg division. We discussed some recent performances by Gabriel and contrasted them against Keith's recent showings.
We also discussed the preliminary matchups on the card including matches featuring Jessica Crane and David Garmo.
In our preview of Polaris 19 we discussed the main event match up between Magid Hage and Roberto Jimenez. We talked about both of their recent ADCC South American trial runs, and discussed which version of each grappler may show up in this matchup.
In Amanda Leve VS Kendall Reusing we discussed this rematch and their first match that took place at West Coast trials in 2017 we talked about the development of their game since then and pathways to victory for both women.
We also discussed Jack Sear VS Ash Williams, and Owen Livesey VS Frederic Vosgrone.
In the outro section of the show we talked about preparing for trials in Las Vegas in a few weeks.
Recorded 3-21-2022