Fight 2 Win 180 was headlined by a classic match between one of the best grapplers to ever come out of America, Rafael Lovato Jr, and Gabriel Arges. Arges pulled guard early on and started working from knee-shield while Lovato Jr tried to work his passing game. They fought there for a few minutes before Lovato Jr stood up and forced Arges to play an open guard game where he was attempting to invert and get a good grip on one of his legs. As Lovato Jr drove forward, he ended up being caught in knee-shield again and as the time ticked away to about a minute and a half left, they both returned to a standing position.
Arges attempted an Imanari roll but ended up settling for closed guard for a moment instead. At that point Lovato Jr continued trying to pass and got elevated high for his troubles but managed to keep his base and stay on top. With only a few seconds left, Lovato Jr made his move and sat back for an ankle-lock. He didn’t have enough time to finish the submission but it was enough to give him the edge in the eyes of the judges and they awarded him the victory by decision.
Fight 2 Win 180 Full Results
Rafael Lovato Jr. defeats Gabriel Arges via Decision
Lovato Jr retains the F2W Light-Heavyweight No Gi title
Johnny Tama defeats Edwin Najmi via Submission – Heel Hook (SOTN)
Rafael Dos Anjos defeats Mathias Luna via Decision
Mayara Custodio defeats Talita Nogueira via Decision
Marcelo Mafra defeats Chris Hargett via Decision
Baret Yoshida defeats Jeff Nolasco via Submission – Crucifix
Yago DeSouza defeats Matheus Luna via Decision
Gabriel Almedia defeats Xavier Silva via Decision (FOTN)
Jason Youseph defeats Carl Boudro via Submission – Triangle Choke
Johnny Ho defeats PJ Montano via Submission – Heel Hook
Ricky Salas defeats Thiago Angelon via Submission – Injury
Jair Silva defeats Leonidas Tarca via Decision
Omar Sabha defeats Nick Greene via Decision
Elder Cruz defeats Art Garcia via Decision
Joao Pacheco defeats Gabriel Castro via Decision
Michael John defeats Carlo Marasigan via Decision
Sean Joseph defeats Ron Henderson via Decision
Rodrigo Freitas defeats Zimitro Perez via Submission – Choke
Bri Robertson defeats Helena Crevar via Decision
Robertson wins the F2W Open Belt Open Weight No Gi title
Brown Belt Matches
Dan Dykeman defeats Shannon Mackenzie via Submission – Armbar (SOTN)
Zalodya frangulyan defeats Justin Turner via Decision
Joshua Squires defeats Danny Pena via Submission – Choke
Tim Hirata defeats Miguel Rios split via Decision (FOTN)
Guilherme Thury defeats Roberto Rios via Decision
Giulia Gregorut defeats Danielle Walters via Decision
Garrett Waltzer defeats Josue Cuellar via Submission – Heel Hook
Purple Belt Matches
Vinicius Bueno Coimbra defeats Jeremy Pare via Decision
Rodrigo Mariani defeats Zachary Wolivar via Decision (FOTN)
Eduardo Lima defeats Brady Huang via Submission – Flying Armbar (SOTN)
Jonathan Arias defeats Kevin Reyes via Decision
Blue Belt Matches
Christian Vukaj defeats Matty Geiger via Decision
Mía funegra defeats Florejane Conde via Decision
Rylee Kitchen defeats Kelsey Keown via Decision (FOTN)
Jaclyn Cataline defeats Emma Reusing via Decision
Jalen Fonacier defeats Isaiah Nunez via Submission – Ankle-lock (SOTN)
Kids Matches
Hayden Goehring defeats Katie Escamilla via Submission – Armbar
Natalee Funegra defeats Sierrra Fahn via Decision
Elijah Nunez defeats Lucques Sorenson via Decision
Seth Reppond defeats James Ruiz via Submission – Armbar
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