Olympic Wrestling Semifinals & Finals - Day 6 Match Notes
Olympic Wrestling Semifinals & Finals - Day 6 Match Notes
Kyle Dake wins bronze and Kennedy Blades reaches the gold medal finals in an action-packed day at the Olympics.
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Day six semifinals and finals started at 12:15 PM EST. Follow along here for live updates and match results.
Kyle Dake wrestles for 74 kg bronze while Kyle Snyder (97 kg) and Kennedy Blades (76 kg) wrestle in the semifinals. Canadian Ana Godinez, a college national champion for Simon Fraser, wrestles for 62 kg bronze.
Semifinals
MFS 65 kg: Kotaro Kiyooka (Japan) over Tulga Tumur-Ochir (Mongolia), 5-1
First period: Turmur-Ochir scores first on an activity clock violation with 1:10 left.
Second period: Kiyooka hits a low shot and scores two on an exposure during a scramble for a 2-1 lead. Turmur-Ochir was placed on the activity clock with 1:20 left. Kiyooka scores on a low single and an additional point on an activity clock violation for a 5-1 lead with 45 seconds left. Kiyooka staves off several shots for a 5-1 win and a spot in the gold medal finals.
MFS 65 kg: Rahman Amouzad (Iran) tech Ismail Musukaev (Hungary), 10-0
First period: Amouzad scores two out-of-bounds on a driving shot then adds a a step-out and a caution and one a few seconds later for a 4-0 lead. Amouzad scores four off of a front headlock for an 8-0 lead with 1:10 to go. Another step-out point makes it 9-0 with 45 seconds left. A final step out with 33 seconds left gives Amouzad a 10-0 win and a spot in the gold medal finals.
MFS 97 kg: Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) over Magomedkhan Magomedov (Azerbaijan), 5-0
First period: Matcharashvili scores an activity clock point with 1:07 left.
Second period: Matcharashvili hits a double and a gut wrench for a 5-0 lead with 2:40 left. Matcharashvili shows exceptional defense to get out of multiple shots. Final shot by Magomedov but doesn't score. Matcharashvili wins 5-0 for a spot in the gold medal finals.
MFS 97 kg: Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain) over Kyle Snyder (United States), 6-4
First period: Tazhudinov placed on the activity clock with 1:33 left. Snyder gets the first point when the activity clock expires. Snatch single by Snyder countered by Tazhudinov. No points from the exchange. Tazhudinov hits a single and trips Snyder out of bounds for a takedown and a 2-1 lead at the break.
Second period: Low shot by Tazhudinov with 1:15 left, switches off, scores a takedown, and turn for a 6-1 lead. Snyder takes and shot and scores a step-out with 40 seconds left. Snyder finishes a shot for two with 5.7 seconds left. Snyder uses a front headlock in the closing seconds but doesn't score. Tazhudinov wins 6-4.
WFS 76 kg: Kennedy Blades (United States) over Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan), 8-6
First period: Blades placed on the activity clock with 1:42 but Blades scores a double out of bounds for a 2-0 lead. Kyzy scores a takedown on a body lock for a 2-2 criteria lead. Blades score on a step-out with 14 seconds left for a 3-2 lead at the break.
Second period: Kennedy scores a two-point takedown off a scramble out of bounds for a 5-2 lead. Challenge by Kyrgyzstan. Lost challenge. Blades leads 6-2 with 2:27 left. Blades hits a double off the whistle for an 8-2 lead. Kyzy scores a takedown and turn to cut the lead to 8-6 with 1:48 left. Shot by Blades stalemated with 53 seconds left. Blades holds on for an 8-6 win.
WFS 76 kg: Yuka Kagami (Japan) over Tatiana Renteria (Colombia), 4-2
First period: Renteria drives Kagami out of bounds for a step-out point for a 1-0 lead with 1:45 left. Kagami is placed on the activity clock and doesn't score. Renteria takes a 2-0 lead into the break.
Second period: Kagami hit a low single to a gut wrench for a 4-2 lead with 2:06 left. Kagami holds on and wins 4-2 for a spot in the gold medal finals.
Medal Matches
MFS 74 kg Bronze - Kyle Dake (United States) over Hetik Cabolov (Serbia), 10-4
First period: Dake drives a single leg out of bounds for a step-out point with 2:00 left. Dake leads 1-0 at the break.
Second period: Dake scores a second point on an activity clock violation for a 2-0 lead with 1:45 left. The referees confer and give Cabalov a step-out point, giving Cabalov a 1-1 criteria lead. Cabalov scores a takedown off a Dake chest wrap for a 3-1 lead with 48 seconds left. Challenge by the United States. Officials check everything from the two-minute mark. Cabalov leads 4-1 after a lengthy challenge and confusion by Dake the US corner. Dake scores two points out of bound with 31 seconds left, cutting Cabalov's lead to 4-3. Dake launches Cabalov for five followed by a two-point turn for a 10-4 lead. Dake responds with an incredible 10-4 win and a bronze medal.
MFS 74 kg Bronze - Cherman Valiev (Albania) over Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan), 6-2
First period: Valiev scores an activity clock point and a step-out point for a 2-0 lead at the break.
Second period: Valiev scores two on a go-behind for a 4-0 lead with 2:16 left. Rassadin scores a takedown with 1:25 left to cut the score in half. Valiev takes a 6-2 after a lost challenge. Valiev earns the bronze with a 6-2 win.
MFS 74 kg Gold - Razambek Jamalov (Uzbekistan) FALL Daichi Takatani (Japan), 2:12
First period: Jamalov strikes first with a takedown halfway through the period then cradles Takatani for an additional two-point exposure. Fall confirmed with 48 seconds left in the period.
MFS 125 kg Bronze – Taha Akgul (Turkey) over Aiaii Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan), 7-0
First period: Akgul mounts a 7-0 lead in 1:19 with a step-out, takedown, and two turns.
Second period: No scoring. Akgul wins the bronze 7-0.
MFS 125 kg Bronze - Giorgi Meshvildshvili (Azerbaijan) over Robert Baran (Poland), 9-3
First period: Meshvildsvili scores first on a step-out and a caution and one for fleeing, taking a 2-0 lead in the first minute. Baran strikes back with a two-point takedown and a 2-2 lead with 1:16 left. Meshvildsvili re-takes the lead with a takedown, 4-2.
Second period: Meshvildsvili scores another step-out point with 2:05 left for a 5-2 lead. Meshvildsvili scores a takedown on a go-behind for a 7-2 lead with 1:14 left. Step-out for Baran with 21 seconds left but Meshvildsvili gets another takedown in the closing seconds for a 9-3 win.
MFS 125 kg Gold - Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) over Amir Zare (Iran), 10-9
First period: Zare scores on a step-out with 1:12 left. Petriashvili counters a shot for a four-point takedown out of bounds, taking a 4-1 lead. Petriashvili scores another takedown followed by three turns for a 12-1 tech. Challenge by Iran. Challenge won. Final gut wrench went out of bounds, giving Petriashvili a 10-1 lead at the break.
Second period: Zare scores a step out and a caution and one out of bounds, cutting Petriashvili's lead to 10-3 with 1:37 left. Zare scores on a go-behind, cutting the lead to 10-5. Zare scores on another go-behind then secures a gut wrench, cutting the lead to 10-9 with 33 seconds left. Low single by Petriashvili and he holds on for a 10-9 win and an Olympic gold medal.
WFS 62 kg Bronze – Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) over Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia), 6-6
First period: Purevdorj scores two points on a counter takedown and gets a tilt for a 4-0 lead with 1:33 left. Purevdorj transitions to a single, eventually scoring the takedown for a 6-0 lead at the break.
Second period: Tynybekova scores two off an exposure during a cradle, cutting the lead to 6-2 with 40 seconds left. Tynybekova hits a blast double for four and holds Purevdorj on her back for a dramatic 6-6 win in the closing seconds.
WFS 62 kg Bronze - Grace Bullen (Norway) tech Ana Godinez Gonzalez (Canada), 11-0
First period: Straight single by Bullen followed by four laces gives her a 10-0 tech. Challenge by Canada. Challenge lost. Bullen wins 11-0 after the lost challenge.
WFS 62 kg Gold - Sakura Motoki (Japan) tech Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine), 12-1
First period: Koliadenko scores an activity clock point with one minute left. Motoki hits a low single followed by a two-point leg lace for a 4-1 lead at the break.
Second period: Low single by Motoki, switches to a double, gets exposure then reloads and picks up a second turn for an 8-1 lead with 1:42 left. Another low single adds another takedown and a leg lace ends the match, 12-1. Motoki wins gold.
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