#224 IBJJF European Championship 2022 Recap

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Zak recap the 2022 IBJJF European Championships.
In the news section of the show we discuss Matheus Luna breaking the IBJJF record for all time points scored in a match with 103 to 0 at the IBJJF New Orleans Open.
In the recap section of the show we discuss the 2022 IBJJF European Championships breaking down every Adult Black Belt Final match for the Men and Women's divisions.
In the Men's divisions we kick it off with the openweight recapping Fellipe Andrew defeating Yatan Bueno by one advantage after being ties on points we discuss the overwhelming amount of spider lasso we saw this weekend, and how Andrew used it in the finals of both the open and his weight.
In Ultra heavy we discussed at 38 how Rafael Lovato beat Guilherme Bacha on points 7 to 2, and how his pressure jiu jitsu seems to be in rare form for his first Gi major win in many years post MMA, and prior retirement.
At Super heavy we discussed Fellipe Andrew beating Vinicius Trator by 5 to 0 using his spider lasso and a pant grip from the guard to score.
In the Heavyweight division we discussed Adam Wardzinski out-pointing Dominique Bell in a 2 to 0 victory that saw Adam play his well known Butterfly guard and X guard, and implement a smart game.
At Medium heavy Bruno Lima defeated Szilard Sule by 2 advantages for pass attempts.
In the Middleweight division we discussed Tainan Dalpra defeating Tommy Langaker by Armbar, and how both grapplers let it go and decided to showcase and play good bjj. We discusses some amazing sweeping work from Tainan and how he controlled the back and arm to get the armbar.
In the Lightweight division we saw Espen Mathiesen weather the ankle lock, kneebar, and toe hold storm to take a cose advantage win over Marcelo Fausto, in an extremely close match of will and grit from both.
At Featherweight we saw Diego Sodre take a very close advantage win over Isaac Doederlein by the one and only advantage after putting Isaac in a very tight kneebar and ankle lock in the dying seconds of the match.
In Light feather we saw a Cisero Costa Close out between Paulo Miyao and Hiago George
At Rooster we discuss Thalison Soares submitting Welerson Gonçalves with a choke from the back in two and a half minutes.
In the women's divisions at Roosterweight we discussed Thais Loureiro taking a decision over Kaori Hernandez with active passing attempts.
At Light feather we discussed the unstoppable Mayssa Bastos submitting Rose El Sharouni with an armbar in under 45 seconds.
At Feathewright we discussed Anna Rodrigues beating Gabriela Pereira by advantage 1 to 0 after the come up on the double pull.
In the Lightweight division Nathalie Ribeiro beats Janaina Maia 10-0 after getting her passing and mount game going later in the match.
At Middlegweight we discuss Thalyta Lima defeating Erin Johnson 8 to 0 in a steady pressure and passing game.
In the Medium heavy we see Maggie Grindatti return to the podium at a major but this time after making some adjustments at Black Belt agaisnt Magdalena Loska implementing a heavy pressure passing game to win 7 to 0
In the Super heavy we discussed Gabrieli Pessanha defeating Claire-France Thevenon with a choke from the back after a crushing pass.
In the Open we discussed Gabrieli Pessanha defeating Thalyta Lima with another heavy pressure game and winning by Armbar.
In the outro section Maine and Zak discuss coaching.
Recorded 2-21-2022