#196 How Fast is Too Fast For A Heel Hook? Emerald City Invitational 2, F2W 180, Polaris Squads Recap

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Emil recap the Emerald City Invitational, Polaris Squads 3, and Fight to WIn 180.
In the news section of the show we discuss the full lineup for the who's number one 185 lb Championship bracket that has been announced for September. We also discuss a few of the other names in some of the other announce brackets.
We kick off the recap section of the show talking about the Emerald City Invitational 3 that featured a featherweight 145 lb tournament for $10,000. We discussed some of the controversial finishes in the first round of the event including a quick heel hook by Gianni Grippo, And a Kimura throw by Damien Anderson. We discuss The quarter-final matches featuring Kennedy Maciel vs Frank Rosenthal that saw a neck crank RNC victory for Kennedy.
In the Tournament Semifinals We discuss the overtime matches betweenKennedy Maciel vs Keith Krikorian, Gianni Grippo vs Damien Anderson. Then in the finals, Gianni Grippo defeating Kennedy Maciel In overtime due to fastest Escape.
In our recap of fight to win 180 we talked about Rafael Lovato Jr. defeating Gabriel Arges By decision in a match that saw the American continually putting heavy pressure on the variety of guards that Gabriel put up. We talked about the great leg lock work from Johnny Tama In his heel hook submission victory over Edwin Najmi that earned him SOTN Honors. We discussed the fantastic back crucifix work of Baret Yoshida that is always an absolute pleasure to watch In his assassin choke victory over Jeff Nolasco.
In our recap of Polaris quads 3 team UK and Ireland vs United States we talked about the submission victories that took place on the card including a modified neck crank twister from the body triangle combination that Nathan Orchard hit to earn Team USA 3 points, we talked about the Fantastic back taking ability of Roberto Jimenez, in his rear naked choke victory over Bradley Hill. We also discussed it Geo Martinez, modified shoulder crank submission that ended up tearing Daniel strauss's pec and ultimately saw Team USA take the victory on points for the entire event. We also discussed Kyle Boehm superfight victory over Nastasa Silviu Georgian via Inside Heel Hook In 30 seconds to secure the Polaris heavyweight title also calling out Craig Jones in the process.
We very briefly preview submission underground 26 and fight2win 181 for next week's show.
In the out row section of the show Emil talks about his family getting stuck in Puerto Rico and Maine talks about the progress he's been making in physical therapy post back surgery.
Recorded 8-9-2021