#159 The Return of Duarte! IBJJF No-Gi Pans 2020 Recap

Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns of Professional BJJ and Grappling Events

This week on the show Maine and Josh recap the 2020 IBJJF NoGi Pans we also preview Spyder Korea taking place in the desert of California.

In the recap of the 2020 IBJJF NoGi Pans we talked about all of the black belt final results. including numerous Closeouts and the overall attendance of the event. We talked about Kaynan Duarte versus Tex Johnson and his newly-implemented reverse triangle game that was on display throughout the event. We also talked about some other great moments from the tournament including some takedowns and darce finishes.

In the preview section of the show we talk about Paulo Miyao vs Lee, and the first round Kennedy Maciel vs Josh Cisneros with a possible rematch with Miyao on the table at the event. We discuss Cisneros game at Black Belt and His history of going for the finish at all times we talked about how this may or may not come into play vs Cobrina jr.

We also discuss the UFC flyweight title finishing sequence that saw Davidson figueredo end the match in impressive fashion with an arm in Guillotine off of a scissor Leg Takedown defending a single leg.

In the outro section of the podcast Maine and Josh talk a little bit about plans for the holidays and the craziness of things currently.

Recorded 11-23-2020