Fight 2 Win 163 delivered a ton of action across a night full of high-level grappling action, including two elite grapplers defending their promotional titles. The majority of the matches ended in a submission this time around with the brown belt matches in particular delivering endless highlights as every single one ended with a finish. The biggest shock of the night came in the co-main event when Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa retained his F2W title by slamming Johnny Souza down to earth with enough force to render him unresponsive.
The main event then saw Kennedy Maciel continuing his dominant form recently, extending his phenomenal record on the Fight 2 Win mats by retaining his Lightweight title against Diego Oliveira. Despite the fact that opportunities for competition have been few and far between over the last year or so, Maciel has been racking up gold medals left and right, along with several high-profile victories on the superfight circuit. Given that he already earned a silver medal at the ADCC World Championships 2019, he seems to be in a fantastic position to do one better when the next edition of the finals comes around in 2022.
Fight 2 Win 163 Full Results
Kennedy Maciel defeats Diego Oliveira via Decision
Maciel retains F2W Lightweight Gi Title
Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa defeats Johnny Souza via Knockout – Slam
Barbosa Retains Middleweight Masters Title
Pedro Marinho defeats Matheus Luna via Decision
Isaac Doederlein defeats Matheus Galvao via Submission – Choke (SOTN)
Emilio Lucas Lima defeats Sean Joseph via Submission – Straight Ankle-Lock
Jason Bright defeats Justin Rice via Submission – Choke (FOTN)
Max Gimenis defeats Aaron “Tex” Johnson via Decision
Brown Belt Matches
Troy Russell III defeats Dante Muschamp via Submission – Heelhook
Thalys Pontes defeats Jarrod Trotter via Submission – Leglock
Anthony Robinson defeats Dan Dykeman via Submission – Heelhook (SOTN)
Thomas Goligowski defeats Joshua Sutton via Submission – Armbar (FOTN)
Purple Belt Matches
Aric Mercado defeats Dmitri Thompson via Submission – Triangle Choke (FOTN)
Sidney Hall defeats Mason Roy via Submission – Triangle-Armbar (SOTN)
Matt Anater defeats Caleb Yonkers via Submission – Heelhook
Boman Tokioka defeats Alex Ryan via Decision
Abdul Kareem Al Selwady defeats Colton Phoenix via Decision
Dylan Nguyen defeats Mekhi Castillo via Decision
Nik Gates defeats Scott Reed via Submission – Heelhook
Blue Belt Matches
Eric Salvador Martinez defeats Clay Vincent via Submission – Armbar
Tyler Ard defeats Robert Lopez via Submission – Triangle Choke
Michael Holly defeats Blade Weber via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Victor Aguirre defeats Michael Bryant via Decision (FOTN)
Blake Bradshaw defeats Eric Gibbons via Submission – Heelhook
Mikal Jordan defeats Cody Creamer via Submission – Rear-Naked Choke
Kevin Smith defeats Mike Woelfle via Decision
Nick Carlucci defeats Felix Sibert via Submission – Heelhook
Elizar Guardiola defeats Jared Ray Allison via Submission – Heelhook (SOTN)
Jett Thompson defeats Anthony Olivas via Decision
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