New Hope Regeneration proves every day that people can get a stem cell treatment within the United States that can change the trajectory of their patient’s health and wellness. As last season’s championship team members found out, one visit to New Hope Regenerattion could dramatically affect all their grappling injuries. Fittingly, New Hope Regeneration’s PGF World 7 team showed how just one block of play could dramatically affect the trajectory of their season. Let’s look at some of the things that happened during PGF World Season 7, Day 2.
NEW HOPE REGENERATION DOMINATE DAY 2
Team New Hope Regeneration was in the lead heading into day 2, but they were only two points and three points in front of the second and third place teams, respectively. Team Captain Ryan Aitken kept them in the lead during block 1, securing a submission to match Team 1st Phorm’s Kyle Boehm (more below) and Team Constellation’s Marcin Maciulewicz’s additions to their teams’ scores. But Block 2 may have been Team New Hope Regeneration’s Championship block.
In Block 2, late addition to the active roster, Ernesto Rivera got things started quickly. Rivera sank in a triangle against a very tough Caleb Crump, putting six points on the board for his team with the Kill. Bradley Schneider who had previously been subbed in every block of this season, flipped the script on everyone by hitting an arm bar on Nathan Haddad. Scheider’s quick submission earned him and his team four points, three for the Break plus the Elbow Genie bonus point for the submission within one minute.
The Mountain was able to force a draw in the next match, but Travis Thomas put the exclamation point on the block. Thomas faced Intrana’s reserve player Kris Olivo. After defending a serious guillotine attack early (and being “pantsed” in the process), Thomas sank in a deep darce choke, forcing Olivo to use his feet to tap. Thomas’s Kill added another six points. These gentlemen scored 16 points for their New Hope Regeneration team, which is more than any other team has total, heading into day 3. But Team New Hope Regeneration can’t rest on their laurels – they showed PGF fortunes can dramatically shift in just one block.
HIGHLY-RANKED COMPETITORS GET ON THE BOARD
B Team’s Chris Wojcik has had a great 2024, culminating in a fourth place finish at ADCC, in the same city as the undisclosed location that hosts the PGF. But Wojcik had difficulty securing submissions in his four matches. Multiple high-level competitors had likewise failed to earn points via Kills or Breaks. In the PGF, we are accustomed to stars in other organizations entering the gauntlet that is the PGF World and not getting the wins they expected. Wojcik found his way onto the scoreboard with an aoki lock during block 2 of day 2.
Wojcik’s aoki lock was so devastating, it forced the extremely tough and durable Dory Aoun to not return to the mats. Earlier today, we found out Dory in fact has headed home, having no chance to recover from that submission. Coming into today, Wojcik faces the tough Caleb Crump, rising star Ernesto Rivera, and whomever subs in for the injured Adam Bradley. One has to think Wojcik is looking to hit three more leg locks in order to secure a spot in the PGF Playoffs.
10th Planet Freak Kyle Boehm has faced the top jiu jitsu competitors in the world. But heading into day 2 of the PGF, he had no submissions to his name. Boehm came out quickly and not only locked down a sub, but he hit it within one minute, earning the Elbow Genie bonus point. After the match, Boehm told the fans to expect more submissions. He said his first two days were his hard days and he had a much better schedule in the second half of the season. On day three, Boehm faces 3rd place Ernesto Rivera, newly-submittable Nathan Haddad, and PGF Season 5 veteran Fedor Nikolov. As every competitor knows, one submission won’t be enough to make the playoffs. With the experience, skill, and sheer size to submit anyone on the roster and he has to be aiming to do just that to the gentlemen lining up against him today.
Be sure to to tune into PGF Season 7 Day 3 at 7pm Eastern on the PGF World YouTube Channel. It’s going to be exciting!
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