1st Place: Iran (IRI) defeated Russia (RUS) 5-3
Iran claimed its fifth straight Freestyle World Cup title with a 5-3 victory over Russia. Full recap to come ...
57 kg - Hassan Sabzali RAHIMI (IRI) df. Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS), 3-3
61 kg - Masoud Mahmoud ESMAEILPOORJOUYBARI (IRI) df. Viktor RASSADIN (RUS), 12-6
65 kg - Magomed KURBANALIEV (RUS) df. Meysam Abolfazl NASIRI (IRI), 4-1
70 kg - Mostafa Mohabbali HOSSEINKHANI (IRI) df. Khalil AMINOV (RUS), 10-1
74 kg - Hassan Aliazam YAZDANICHARATI (IRI) df. Khetik TCABOLOV (RUS) by TF, 13-4
86 kg - Shamil KUDIIAMAGOMEDOV (RUS) df. Alireza Mohammad KARIMIMACHIANI (IRI), 6-3
97 kg - Abdusalam GADISOV (RUS) df. Amir Mohsen MOHAMMADI (IRI), 10-3
125 kg - Komeil Nemat GHASEMI (IRI) df. Muradin KUSHKHOV (RUS), 3-2
3rd Place: Georgia (GEO) defeated United States (USA) 4-4 (Criteria
In a dual meet that came down to the final match, Georgia edged the United States 4-4 on criteria in the bronze-medal match. Georgia finished with more classification points than the American team. At 57kg, world champion Vladimer KHINCHEGASHVILI trailed 6-0 early against Daniel DENNIS before turning the tide and eventually earning the fall to give Georgia a 1-0 lead and five classification points. Georgia picked up a key win at 61kg as Beka LOMTADZE claimed a hard-fought 8-5 victory over Tony RAMOS. The American wrestler trailed 4-1 late in the match before executing a four-point thrown to get back in it. But Lomtadze was able to hang on for the victory and give Georgia a 2-0 lead. Frank MOLINARO put USA on the scoreboard with a 4-4 decision on criteria over Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO) at 65kg. The Georgian led 3-2 late in the match before Molinaro was able to secure a takedown to take the lead and eventually close out the match. World bronze medalist James GREEN (USA) was very impressive in a 10-0 technical fall over World. No.6 Davit TLASHADZE (GEO). Green scored with leg attacks and leg laces to secure the technical fall. Alex DIERINGER gave up the first point at 74kg, but dominated the rest of the way, scoring 10 unanswered points to earn a 10-1 victory. Olympic bronze medalist Dato MARSAGISHVILI stopped the bleeding for Georgia as he beat J'den COX (USA) 7-4 at 86kg. Marsagishvil led 7-0 before Cox had a late rally but ultimately fell short. World champion Kyle SNYDER (USA) had to dig deep to beat World No.5 Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) 3-3 on criteria. Snyder trailed late before securing a takedown in the final 10 seconds to earn the victory. In the final match of the dual meet, two-time World bronze Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) earned a 6-2 victory over Zack REY (USA).
57 kg - Vladimer KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) df. Daniel Paul DENNIS-KENGOTT (USA) by FALL, 8-6
61 kg - Beka LOMTADZE (GEO) df. Anthony Joseph RAMOS (USA), 8-5
65 kg - Frank Aniello MOLINARO (USA) df. Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO), 4-4
70 kg - James Malcolm GREEN (USA) df. Davit TLASHADZE (GEO) by TF, 10-0
74 kg - Alexander David DIERINGER (USA) df. Jakob MAKARASHVILI (GEO), 10-1
86 kg - Dato MARSAGISHVILI (GEO) df. J'Den Michael Tbory COX (USA), 7-4
97 kg - Kyle Frederick SNYDER (USA) df. Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO), 3-3
125 kg - Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) df. Zachery William REY (USA), 6-2
5th Place: Azerbaijan (AZE) defeated Mongolia (MGL) 5-3
Azerbaijan earned a fifth-place finish by topping Mongolia 5-3. Azerbaijan opened with wins from Makhmud MAGOMEDOV (57kg) and Akhmednabi GVARZATILOV (61kg). World No.15 Mandakhnaran GANZORIG gave Mongolia its first win at 65 kg. At 70 kg, Azerbaijan's Gadzhimurad OMAROV edged Altangerel DORJTSEGMED 6-5. World No.4 Unurbat PUREVJAV (MGL) blanked Ashraf ALIYEV 7-0 at 74kg. Mongolia picked up a big win at 86kg as Uitumen ORGODOL pinned Magomedgadzhi KHATIYEV. With the match tied 3-3, Aslanbek ALBOROV picked up a 6-1 win for Azerbaijan. Junior world champion Said GAMIDOV closed out the victory for Azerbaijan with 6-2 win at 125kg.
57 kg - Makhmud MAGOMEDOV (AZE) df. Batbold SODNOMDASH (MGL) by TF, 11-0
61 kg - Akhmednabi GVARZATILOV (AZE) df. Tuvshintulga TUMENBILEG (MGL) by TF, 10-0
65 kg - Mandakhnaran GANZORIG (MGL) df. Magomed MUSLIMOV (AZE), 7-3
70 kg - Gadzhimurad OMAROV (AZE) df. Altangerel DORJTSEGMED (MGL), 6-5
74 kg - Unurbat PUREVJAV (MGL) df. Ashraf ALIYEV (AZE), 7-0
86 kg - Uitumen ORGODOL (MGL) df. Magomedgadzhi KHATIYEV (AZE) by FALL, 4-6
97 kg - Aslanbek ALBOROV (AZE) df. Khuderbulga DORJKHAND (MGL), 6-
125 kg - Said GAMIDOV (AZE) df. Chuluunbat JARGALSAIKHAN (MGL), 6-2
7th Place: India (IND) defeated Turkey (TUR) 4-3
India claimed seventh place with a 4-3 victory over Turkey. After Turkey received a forfeit at 57kg, India came back to win the next four matches and grab a 4-1 lead. Bajrang BAJRANG (61kg), Rajnesh RAJNEESH (65kg), Kumar Omprakash VINOD (70kg) and Parveen RANA (74kg) were victorious. Turkey's Selim YASAR (TUR), ranked No.4 in the world, earned technical fall at 86 kg. At 97kg, Muren Fikret MUTLU won by injury default. The dual meet ended with a double forfeit at 125kg.
57 kg - Suleyman ATLI (TUR) df. Amit KUMAR (IND) by forfeit, 0-0
61 kg - Bajrang BAJRANG (IND) df. Mehmet SOYLER (TUR) by TF, 11-0
65 kg - Rajnesh RAJNEESH (IND) df. Servet COSKUN (TUR), 4-3
70 kg - Kumar Omprakash VINOD (IND) df. Selahattin KILICSALLAYAN (TUR), 10-9
74 kg - Parveen RANA (IND) df. Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) by forfeit, 0-0
86 kg - Selim YASAR (TUR) df. Pawan KUMAR (IND) by TF, 0-0
97 kg - Muren Fikret MUTLU (TUR) df. Satywart KADIAN (IND) by Injury Default, 0-0
125 kg - Hitender HITENDER (IND) df. Taha AKGUL (TUR), 0-0
Final Placing Matchups:
1st Place: Russia vs. Iran
3rd Place: Georgia vs. United States
5th Place: Mongolia vs. Azerbaijan
7th Place: Turkey vs. India
Pool A, Round 6: Russia (RUS) defeated Turkey (TUR) 6-2
Russia concluded its pool competition with a dominating 6-2 victory over Turkey. Russia raced out to a commanding 5-0 lead before Turkey finally got on the scoreboard with a win at 86kg from World No.4 Selim YASAR. Muren Fikret MUTLU followed up Yasar's win with another victory for Turkey. Turkey forfeited at heavyweight, and Russia took the 6-2 victory.
57 kg - Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS) df. Suleyman ATLI (TUR), 7-4
61 kg - Imam ADZHIEV (RUS) df. Mehmet SOYLER (TUR) by TF, 10-0
65 kg - Ilias BEKBULATOV (RUS) df. Burak DOGAN (TUR) by FALL, 7-2
70 kg - Radik VALIEV (RUS) df. Selahattin KILICSALLAYAN (TUR) by TF, 13-1
74 kg - Atsamaz SANAKOEV (RUS) df. Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) by forfeit, 0-0
86 kg - Selim YASAR (TUR) df. Aleksandr Andreevitch ZELENKOV (RUS), 4-1
97 kg - Muren Fikret MUTLU (TUR) df. Adlan IBRAGIMOV (RUS), 0-0
125 kg - Pavel KRIVTSOV (RUS) df. Taha AKGUL (TUR) by forfeit, 0-0
Pool B, Round 6: Iran (IRI) defeated United States (USA) 4-4 (Criteria, 17-15)
The much-anticipated showdown between Iran and USA lived up to the hype. The teams split the eight matches, but it was Iran that finished two more classification points (17-15) to take the victory. Iran came out strong, winning the first two matches with No. 2 Hassan RAHIMI (57kg) and Masoud Mahmoud ESMAEILPOORJOUYBARI (61kg). USA got a big boost at 65kg as Frank MOLINARO came from behind to beat World No.7 Sayed Ahmad MOHAMMADI 4-3. World bronze medalist James GREEN followed up Molinaro's win with a 5-2 victory to make the dual meet score 2-2 after four matches. At 74kg, World No.9 Hassan YAZDANI CHARATI brought the Iranians fans to their feet after a dominating performance. He used a four-point move in the first period on his way to a 10-0 technical fall over Alex DIERINGER. The Americans responded with a win from J'den Cox at 86kg. Cox, who beat the World No.3 Aleksander GOSTIEV of Azerbaijan yesterday, topped Alireza Mohammad KARIMIMACHIANI 6-2. World champion Kyle SNYDER kept the momentum on USA's side with a dominating 8-1 victory at 97kg. With the match on the line, Iran's Parviz Khodavirdi HADI BASMANJ registered a 3-1 victory over Olympic champion Jake VARNER to make the dual meet score 4-4 and give Iran the victory on criteria.
57 kg - Hassan Sabzali RAHIMI (IRI) df. Daniel Paul DENNIS-KENGOTT (USA), 7-2
61 kg - Masoud Mahmoud ESMAEILPOORJOUYBARI (IRI) df. Anthony Joseph RAMOS (USA), 8-2
65 kg - Frank Aniello MOLINARO (USA) df. Seyedahmad Seyedmahmoud MOHAMMADIPAHNEHKOLAEI (IRI), 4-3
70 kg - James Malcolm GREEN (USA) df. Mostafa Mohabbali HOSSEINKHANI (IRI), 5-2
74 kg - Hassan Aliazam YAZDANICHARATI (IRI) df. Alexander David DIERINGER (USA) by TF, 10-0
86 kg - J'Den Michael Tbory COX (USA) df. Alireza Mohammad KARIMIMACHIANI (IRI), 6-2
97 kg - Kyle Frederick SNYDER (USA) df. Abbas Mohammadtaher TAHAN (IRI), 8-1
125 kg - Parviz Khodavirdi HADI BASMANJ (IRI) df. Jacob Stephen VARNER (USA), 3-1
Pool A, Round 5: Georgia (GEO) defeats Mongolia (MGL), 4-4 (Criteria, 18-14)
World champion Vladimer KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) picked up a 4-1 win over world bronze medalist Bekhbayar ERDENEBAT to get Georgia on the scoreboard first. Mongolia took the next two matches to grab a 2-1 lead. Two-time world bronze Mandakhnaran GANZORIG edged Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI 3-2 at 65kg. World No.5 Davit TLASHADZE won for Georgia at 70kg. Mongolia then came back to win the next two matches and take a 4-2 lead with two matches remaining. Georgia's Elizbar ODIKADZE earned a dominating technical fall (11-0) for Georgia. With Mongolia leading 4-3 heading into the final match, Two-time world bronze Geno PETRIASHVILI picked up an 11-0 technical fall win, making the dual meet score 4-4 and giving Georgia the win on criteria.
57 kg - Vladimer KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) df. Bekhbayar ERDENEBAT (MGL), 4-1
61 kg - Tuvshintulga TUMENBILEG (MGL) df. Beka LOMTADZE (GEO), 4-4
65 kg - Mandakhnaran GANZORIG (MGL) df. Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO), 3-2
70 kg - Davit TLASHADZE (GEO) df. Altangerel DORJTSEGMED (MGL), 6-2
74 kg - Unurbat PUREVJAV (MGL) df. Jakob MAKARASHVILI (GEO), 5-4
86 kg - Uitumen ORGODOL (MGL) df. Sandro AMINASHVILI (GEO), 12-12
97 kg - Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) df. Khuderbulga DORJKHAND (MGL) by TF, 11-0
125 kg - Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) df. Chuluunbat JARGALSAIKHAN (MGL) by TF, 11-0
Pool B, Round 5: Azerbaijan (AZE) defeated India (IND) 7-1
Azerbaijan had little trouble with India, winning seven of eight matches. After Azerbaijan received a forfeit at 57kg, India came back to win at 61kg with world fifth-place finisher Bajrang BAJRANG. It was all Azerbaijan the rest of the way. They swept the remaining six matches. The final two matches were forfeit victories for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan finishes 1-2 in the pool, while India ends up 0-3.
57 kg - Makhmud MAGOMEDOV (AZE) df. Amit KUMAR (IND) by forfeit, 0-0
61 kg - Bajrang BAJRANG (IND) df. Jahid HASAN-ZADA (AZE), 9-3
65 kg - Magomed MUSLIMOV (AZE) df. Rajnesh RAJNEESH (IND), 4-0
70 kg - Gadzhimurad OMAROV (AZE) df. Kumar Omprakash VINOD (IND) by TF, 12-1
74 kg - Ashraf ALIYEV (AZE) df. Parveen RANA (IND) by TF, 10-0
86 kg - Magomedgadzhi KHATIYEV (AZE) df. Pawan KUMAR (IND), 6-1
97 kg - Aslanbek ALBOROV (AZE) df. Satywart KADIAN (IND) by Injury Default, 0-0
125 kg - Said GAMIDOV (AZE) df. Hitender HITENDER (IND) by forfeit, 0-0
