Fight 2 Win 153 brought another night of elite grappling action to Texas and the results speak for themselves. The promotion has managed to breathe life into the American professional grappling scene after a period of struggle thanks to Coronavirus restrictions. In the last 4 months they’ve held 13 shows and featured some huge names like Romulo Barral, Rafael Lovato Jr and Edwin Najmi. This latest event showed no drop in the quality of competitors as it was headlined by a matchup between the up-and-coming Samuel Nagai and one of the leaders of the Berimbolo generation, Gianni Grippo.
Grippo pulled guard immediately and started working for a grip on the pants as Nagai secured a straight-ankle lock grip and sat back to finish. While Grippo defended well and managed to free his foot, Nagai still held grips to prevent him from passing as he stood to his feet. Nagai stood up briefly but decided to return to playing guard and although he managed to sweep Grippo briefly, he again returned to fighting off his back. The match only had a few minutes left at this point so Grippo sat back for a straight-ankle lock and although Nagai freed his foot almost immediately, Grippo switched to a Toehold to try and finish the match.
As Nagai defended, Grippo came up on top before attempting a Belly-down ankle lock which Nagai countered with one of his own. Grippo defended well again and as the last few seconds ticked away, Nagai managed one final attempt at a straight-ankle lock which Grippo was unable to counter. The buzzer sounded and ended the match, with the referees awarding Nagai the victory by Decision.
Fight 2 Win 153 Full Results
Samuel Nagai defeats Gianni Grippo via Decision
Junny Ocasio defeats Marcelo Cohen via Submission – Heelhook (SOTN)
Ocasio retains the F2W 135lbs No Gi Championship
Talita Alencar defeats Heather Raftery
Alencar retains the F2W 125lbs No Gi Championship
Amanda “Tubby” Alequin defeats Patricia Fontes via Submission – Head & Arm Choke (SOTN)
Travis Clark defeats Chris Roberson via Split Decision
Clark becomes F2W Master’s 220lbs+ Gi Champion
Gilson Nunes defeats Jason Bright via Submission – Triangle Choke
Alan Shebaro defeats Ken Split via Decision
Jackson Matos defeats Chris Orzoco via Decision
Eric Alequin defeats Camron Couch via Decision
Snow Samuel defeats Greg Grigar via Decision
Dinko Bektic defeats Ivan Bozovic via Split Decision
Sean Joseph defeats Henrique Rossi via Split Decision
Nikki Sullivan defeats Chelseah Lyons via Split Decision (FOTN)
Jorge Perez defeats Chuck Adam via Submission – Choke
Edmaicon Moraes defeas Rodrigo Oliviera via Decision
Christian Duran defeats Angel Lopez via Decision
Vinicius Carvalho Garcia defeats Kyle Raemisch via Submission – Choke
Gabrielle McComb defeats Sheliah Lindsey via Decision
Judo
Ralph Lahoud defeats Joe Cheavens via 1 Ippon to Zero
Brown Belt Matches
Nicholas Willey defeats Tony Oviedo via Decision
Willey becomes F2W 170lbs No Gi Champion
Colton Roelofs defeats Kevin McCormick via Decision (FOTN)
Colon Santana defeats Luca Ramaci via Submission – D’arce Choke (SOTN)
Ulyses Aguila defeats Jairo Bautista via Submission – Heelhook
Purple Belt Matches
Ramiro Leon defeats Troy Mercer via Submission – Armbar (SOTN)
Leon becomes F2W 205lbs Gi Champion
Emily Fernandez defeats Erica Barnes via Decision
Fernandez becomes F2W 135lbs Gi Champion
Abdul-Kareem Mubarak defeats Noah Villemarette via Decision
Alfonso Kaihau defeats Jay Arnold via Decision
Shannon O’Shea defeats Minah Turner via Decision (FOTN)
Brandon Bennett defeats Eliazar Guardiola via Decision
Jason Rivera defeats Dylan Martinez via Split Decision
Blue Belt Matches
Noah Gutierrez defeats Victor Aguirre via Decision
Dory Auon defeats Devon Brown via Submission – Choke (SOTN)
Mike Woelfle defeats Jimmy Hernandez via Decision (FOTN)
Teens and Kids Matches
Hoevker becomes F2W Teen 115lbs Gi Champion
Carolina Viera defeats Skylar Idell via Decision
Viera becomes F2W Teen 135lbs Gi Champion
Coco Blackwell defeats Coco Castillo via Submission – Armbar
Blackwell retains F2W Kids Gi Championship
Michael Brennan defeats Moses Cabrera via Decision
Brennan becomes F2W Kids GI Champion
Anthony Olivas defeats Legacy Coutee via Decision (FOTN)
Jonathan Mezheritskiy defeats Michael Francis via Split Decision
Legend Coutee defeats Jordan Riddle via Decision
Tyler Ard defeats Evan Wise via Submission – Triangle Armbar
Laylah Watkins defeats Katherine Lo via Submission – Choke (SOTN)
