2023 Final X Results – Men’s Freestyle

2023 Final X Event (World Team Trials)
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
June 10th

Event Photos by John Sachs and Anne Sachs, Tech-Fall.com

Men’s freestyle

57 kg – Zane Richards (Illinois RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Thomas Gilman (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Richards by dec. 4-3
Bout Two: Richards by dec. 8-6
Richards wins series 2 matches to 0

61 kg – Vitali Arujau (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Nahshon Garrett (Titan Mercury WC/Lehigh Valley WC)
Bout One: Arujau by dec. 6-5
Bout Two: Arujau by dec. 13-10
Arujau wins series 2 matches to 0

65 kg –Nick Lee (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Yianni Diakomihalis (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Lee by dec. 7-6
Bout Two: Lee by dec. 8-8
Lee wins series 2 matches to 0

70 kg – Zain Retherford (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Tyler Berger (Pennsylvania RTC/Sunkist Kids WC)
Bout One: Retherford by dec. 11-2
Bout Two: Retherford by dec. 4-3
Retherford wins series 2 matches to 0

74 kg – Kyle Dake (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Jason Nolf (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Dake by dec. 6-0
Bout Two: Dake by dec. 3-0
Dake wins series, 2 matches to 0

79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Pennsylvania RTC/Sunkist Kids WC) vs. Chance Marsteller (York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Burroughs by dec. 3-3
Bout Two: Marsteller by dec. 5-4
Bout Three: Marsteller dec. 8-3
Marsteller wins series, 2 matches to 1

86 kg – David Taylor (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Aaron Brooks (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Taylor by dec. 6-0
Bout Two: Taylor by dec. 5-4
Taylor wins series, 2 matches to 0

92 kg – Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids WC) vs. Michael Macchiavello (Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Valencia by dec. 8-0
Bout Two: Valencia by dec. 9-2
Valencia wins series, 2 matches to 0

97 kg – Kyle Snyder (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. J’den Cox (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Snyder by injury default
Bout Two: Snyder by injury default
Snyder wins series, 2 matches to 0

125 kg – Gable Steveson (Gopher WC-RTC) vs. Mason Parris (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Bout One: Steveson by dec. 6-2
Bout Two: Steveson by dec. 5-0
Steveson wins series, 2 matches to 0