Finishers: March Madness took place on March 10th, 2024 and the promotion put together a fantastic 170lbs tournament along with several superfights. The tournament had $1,000 on the line and was actually a qualifier for an upcoming Emerald City Invitational event where the two finalists, Kevin Beuhring and Julian Espinosa, will compete once again. Both men submitted all three of their opponents on the way to the final and it was always going to be a fun matchup, but they both gave everything they had in their last match against one another. Neither man could find a finish in regulation time but Beuhring managed to get the better of the EBI overtime rounds, locking up a rear-naked choke to get the win.
There were a few titles on the line at Finishers: March Madness too, starting with Sean Yadimarco defending his 185lbs title with a superb performance. Marissa Pacelli was up next in an interim title-fight at 155lbs, where she locked up an armbar to earn herself a shot at the reigning champion. The final title-fight took place at 135lbs between Nicole Mathew and Chrissy Briggs, with Mathew getting the submission win. There were other fun matches and exciting finishes throughout the superfights too, with Nicole Bye locking up a crazy armbar counter and Joe Carey hitting a unique leglock from top position.
Finishers: March Madness Full Results
Diego Ortiz defeats Kevin Miller via Decision – Ride-time in EBI Overtime
Joe Carey defeats Nikolai Gianti via Submission – Bear Trap
John Lopez defeats Dylan Harnish via Submission – Armbar in EBI Overtime
Jad Rjeily defeats Josh Sachetti via Decision – Mollywhop Ruling
Liam Gray defeats Dan Castro via Submission – Arm-triangle Choke
John Carlos Romero Jr defeats Jeremy Reifinger via Submission – D’arce Choke
Nicole Bye defeats Elyse Shaw via Submission – Armbar
Alex West defeats Billy McMann via Submission – Rear-naked Choke in EBI Overtime
JT Taylor defeats George Whitehead via Decision – Ride-time in EBI Overtime
Nicole Mathew defeats Chrissy Briggs via Submission – Mir Lock
Mathew wins the Finishers Sub-Only 135lbs title
Sydney Lehman defeats Willow Crawford via Submission – Armbar in EBI Overtime
Marissa Pacelli defeats Sharon Meguira via Submission – Armbar
Pacelli wins the interim Finishers Sub-Only 155lbs title
Frankie Rodriguez defeats Jhon Sacco via Decision – Ride-time in EBI Overtime
Sean Yadimarco defeats Francis St. Armour via Submission – D’arce Choke
Yadimarco retains the Finishers Sub-Only 185lbs title
Anderson Nguyen defeats Brandon Green via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Pierre-Loup Bessette defeats Nico Regoli via Submission – Heel Hook
Edmir Sokoli defeats Isaac Rodriguez via Submission – Dogbar
Kate Egan defeats Claire Butterfield via Submission – Heel Hook
Kimberly Diehl defeats Rebecca Uron via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Molli Zborowski defeats Jess Elizabeth via Submission – Kneebar
Gabby Best defeats Ina Alivio via Submission – Armbar in EBI Overtime
Emerald City Invitational 170lbs Tournament Qualifier
Elijah Flores defeats Benjamin Martinez via Submission – Head and Arm Choke
The other 15 competitors receive byes through to the next round
Opening Round
Julian Espinosa defeats Elijah Flores via Submission – Heel Hook
Quin Puryear defeats Nick Mancini via Submission – Rubber Guard Choke
Emmanuel Perera defeats Jordan Juliano via Decision – Ride-time in EBI Overtime
Zach Shiomos defeats Ronald Harrington via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Dylan Garofalo defeats Shanty Cerdas via Submission – Toehold
Stan Kevereski defeats Sebastian Gallegos via Submission – Armbar in EBI Overtime
Luca Martone-Martel defeats Matthew Bettin via Submission – Heel Hook
Kevin Beuhring defeats Peter Wolff via Submission – Heel Hook
Quarter-Finals
Julian Espinosa defeats Quin Puryear via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
Emmanuel Perera defeats Zach Shiomos via Decision – Ride-time in EBI Overtime
Dylan Garofalo defeats Stan Kevereski via Submission – Choi Bar
Kevin Beuhring defeats Luca Martone-Martel via Submission – Heel Hook
Semi-Finals
Julian Espinosa defeats Emmanuel Perera via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
Kevin Beuhring defeats Dylan Garofalo via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Final
Kevin Beuhring defeats Julian Espinosa via Submission – Rear-naked Choke in EBI Overtime
The full Finishers: March Madness event replay, including all of the above results is available to watch on FloGrappling.
