Midwest Finishers 16 took place on September 16th, 2023 and the promotion delivered several exciting moments and some great results from start to finish. The main attraction was a men’s welterweight grand prix, where 16 talented grapplers competed to take home the title. Kevin Beuhring put in some fantastic work, submitting his first three opponents in order to book his place in the final. His opponent there, Zack Ghalayini, won by submission in two of his three matches and both men were in impressive form during the build-up. In the end it was Beuhring who was able to maintain his perfect record, as he submitted Ghalayini in the final and won the tournament.
Midwest Finishers 16 Full Results
Mando Gutierrez defeats Sam Loomans via Submission – Twister
Max Stiers defeats Ramiro Vazquez via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Michael Nguyen defeats Isaiah Young via Submission – Guillotine
Natalia Campo defeats Olivia Beeskau via Submission – Heel Hook
Aaron Jones defeats Eddie Kosta via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Will Gates defeats James Hackett via Submission – Heel Hook
Anthony Jagel defeats Isiah Culp via Submission – EBI Overtime
Stephen Dana defeats Josh Graham via Submission – Heel Hook
CJ Murdock defeats Mikey Rolls via Decision – Ride Time in EBI Overtime
Ronald Snee defeats Nikolai Gionti via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Johnny Macarthy defeats Jacob Arana via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Matt DelaVega defeats Ricky Roy via Submission – Texas Cloverleaf
Kevin Conlon defeats Lucas Jones via Submission – Heel Hook
Nick Stofan defeats Joey Bomia via Submission – Straight Ankle-lock
Welterweight Grand Prix
Opening Round
Kevin Beuhring defeats Edward Jackson via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Samuel Gaier defeats David Willacker via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Josh Murdock defeats Aleq Hunley via Submission – Triangle Kimura
Jack Bullock defeats Coleman Meyer via Decision – Ride Time in EBI Overtime
Angel Villegas defeats Kody Roy via Submission – Heel Hook
Zack Ghalayini defeats Tim Hunkley via Decision – Ride Time in EBI Overtime
Dan Zimmerman defeats Vitaliy Pavelko via Submission – Armbar
Corban Sainz defeats Blake Harris via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Quarter-Finals
Kevin Beuhring defeats Samuel Gaier via Submission – Armbar
Josh Murdock defeats Jack Bullock via Submission – Armbar
Zack Ghalayini defeats Angel Villegas via Submission – Arm-triangle Choke
Corban Sainz defeats Dan Zimmerman via Submission – EBI Overtime
Semi-Finals
Kevin Beuhring defeats Josh Murdock via Submission – Heel Hook
Zack Ghalayini defeats Corban Sainz via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Final
Kevin Beuhring defeats Zack Ghalayini via Submission – Heel Hook
The full Midwest Finishers 16 event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on FloGrappling.
