Fight 2 Win 157 saw the return of Tom DeBlass to professional grappling as he challenged Chad Fields for the promotion’s Super-Heavyweight title. There were no concrete submission attempts in the gritty match between the two veterans, although DeBlass worked hard to illicit reactions he could take advantage of with his use of Butterfly guard. Regardless, he wasn’t able to impose his will and get his game going in a significant enough way and Fields was able to shut down DeBlass’ takedowns and work his passing game. This was enough for the judges to award the decision to Fields and he became the promotion’s latest Masters champion.
Just before this, Vagner Rocha took on Gabriel Almeida in an exciting match with a surprising finish. The narrative throughout the fight saw Rocha taking on the role of the aggressor and Almeida working from bottom to open up his opponent for leglock attempts. In the last few minutes, Almeida decided to change his game and shoot for a single-leg but Rocha defended well and stayed upright. This led to Almeida trying to work his way to a leg entanglement but Rocha forced the fight to 50/50 and then took full advantage by exploding into the heelhook finish for the win.
Fight 2 Win 157 Full Results
Chad Fields defeats Tom DeBlass via Decision
Fields becomes F2W Masters Super-Heavyweight No Gi Champion
Vagner Rocha defeats Gabriel Almeida via Submission – Inside Heelhook (SOTN)
Steven Williams defeats Kyle Myers via Decision
Dylan Royce defeats Garret Lavaggi via Decision
Rich Hernandez defeats Jared Weiner via Decision
Joseph Baize defeats Kyle Hughes via Decision
Gesias Cavalcante defeats Nick Ronan via Decision (FOTN)
Josh Pike defeats Dom Hoskins via Decision
William Wolk defeats Jay Wadsworth via Decision
Brown Belt Matches
Yonathan Cardenas defeats Manuel Farfan via Submission – Guillotine
Cristina Pinto defeats Gabby Etzel via Submission – Footlock
Rene Sousa defeats Jeremiah Wells via Decision
Ryan Thomas defeats Chris Thompson via Decision
Ellis Karadag defeats David Weintraub via Decision (FOTN)
Ruben Blanco defeats Jonathon Crow via Submission – Shoulder Lock (SOTN)
Purple Belt Matches
Christine Briggs defeats Mary Kupp via Submission – Head and Arm Choke
Jess Feliciano defeats Jacquelyn Gola via Submission – Heelhook
Kyle Milanese defeats Patrick Simpson via Decision
Tyler Rivera defeats Nick Toscano via Submission – Armbar
Samantha Fisher defeats Jillian Peterson via Submission – D’arce Choke
Eric Williams defeats Gabriel Barbosa via Submission – Armbar
Benjamin Kunzle defeats Christopher Emery via Submission – Armbar (SOTN)
Calvin Tacey defeats Daishi Goto via Decision (FOTN)
Steve Joachim defeats Julian Flenory via Submission –Omoplata
Blue Belt Matches
Brett McGill defeats Nick Mancini via Decision
Justin Pack defeats Robert Andrews via Decision
Jaevan Owens defeats Mark Aguirre via Decision
Jack McGill defeats Josh Dziewa via Decision
Dylan Cordell defeats Daniel Ramirez Jr. via Decision
Michael Gillin defeats Wilson Sojo via Decision (FOTN)
Gillin becomes F2W Teen Lightweight No Gi Champion