2015 OPEN: Men’s Freestyle World Cup

2015 Men’s Freestyle World Cup, April 11-12
The Forum, Inglewood, CA

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TONY ROTUNDO: BEST OF (Will take you to the WAW SmugMug account)	SIMON JIMENEZ: BEST OF (Click to see all 59 photos)
FINALS: IRAN (IRI) df. UNITED STATES (USA), 5-3 (Click to see all 180 photos)	BRONZE: AZERBAIJAN (AZE) df. RUSSIA (RUS), 4-4 (Click to see all 104 photos)
IRAN (IRI) df. AZERBAIJAN (AZE), 7-1 (Click to see all 147 photos)	UNITED STATES (USA) df. MONGOLIA (MGL), 8-0 (Click to see all 107 photos)
UNITED STATES (USA) df. CUBA (CUB), 6-2 (Click to see all 114 photos)	UNITED STATES (USA) df. RUSSIA (RUS), 4-4 (Click to see all 90 photos)
RUSSIA (RUS) df. MONGOLIA (MGL), 5-3 (Click to see all 66 photos)	IRAN (IRI) df. BELARUS (BLR), 8-0
IRAN (IRI) df. TURKEY (TUR), 7-1 & IRAN (IRI) df. AZERBAIJAN (AZE), 7-1 (Click to see all 49 photos)

 

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Freestyle World Cup Results
April 11-12
The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.

CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL: IRAN 5, USA 3
57 kg/125 lbs. – Hassan Rahimi (Iran) dec. Tony Ramos (USA), 5-5
61 kg/134 lbs. – Behnam Ehsanpoor (Iran) dec. Coleman Scott (USA), 9-7
65 kg/143 lbs. – Brent Metcalf (USA) dec. Masmoud Esmailpour (Iran), 3-1
70 kg/154 lbs. – Hassan Yazdani (Iran) dec. Nick Marable (USA), 3-1
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) won by tech. fall over Morteza Rezaei Ghaleh (Iran), 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs. – Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran) won by tech. fall over Clayton Foster (USA), 12-2
97 kg/213 lbs. – Jake Varner (USA) dec. Mohammad Hossei Mohammadian (Iran), 3-3
125 kg/275 lbs. – Komeil Ghasemi (Iran) dec. Zach Rey (USA), 3-1

THIRD-PLACE DUAL: AZERBAIJAN 4, RUSSIA 4 (Azerbaijan wins on criteria)
57 kg – Viktor Rassadin (Russia) dec. Yashar Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 8-1
61 kg – Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan) dec. Murshid Mutalimov (Russia), 9-4
65 kg – Magomed Muslimov (Azerbaijan) dec. Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia), 6-0
70 kg – Israil Kasumov (Russia) dec. Ruslan Dibirgadzhiyev (Azerbaijan), 6-4
74 kg – Iakubali Shikhdzhamalov (Russia) dec. Murad Suleymanov (Azerbaijan), 4-1
86 kg – Dauren Kurugliev (Russia) dec. Aleksandr Gostiyev (Azerbaijan), 4-0
97 kg – Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) dec. Yury Belonovskiy (Russia), 1-1
125 kg – Jamaladdin Magomedov (Azerbaijan) won by tech. fall over Timur Kotsoev (Russia), 12-1

FIFTH-PLACE DUAL: BELARUS 5, MONGOLIA 3
57 kg – Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar (Mongolia) pinned Ulandzislau Andreyeu (Belarus), 3:36
61 kg – Dzianis Maksimau (Belarus) dec. Nemekhbayar Batsaikhan (Mongolia), 10-7
65 kg – Mandakhnaran Ganzorig (Mongolia) dec. Azamat Nurykau (Belarus), 5-5
70 kg – Ankhbayar Batchuluun (Mongolia) dec. Zhan Safyan (Belarus), 11-9
74 kg – Ali Shabanau (Belarus) dec. Unurbat Purevjav (Mongolia), 8-2
86 kg – Amarhajy Mahamedau (Belarus) dec. Usukhbaatar Purevee (Mongolia), 8-5
97 kg – Ivan Yankouski (Belarus) dec. Khuderbulga Dorjkhand (Mongolia), 7-2
125 kg – Aleksei Shemarov (Belarus) dec. Chuluunbat Jargalsaikhan (Mongolia), 9-1

SEVENTH-PLACE DUAL: CUBA 6, TURKEY 2
57 kg – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) won by tech. fall over Sezar Akgul (Turkey), 10-0
61 kg – Munir Recep Aktas (Turkey) won by forfeit
65 kg – Franklin Maren Castillo (Cuba) won by tech. fall over Mustafa Kortal (Turkey), 10-0
70 kg – Andy Yoan Moreno Gonzalez (Cuba) over Sefa Aksoy (Turkey) Dec 4-2
74 kg – Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba) won by forfeit
86 kg – Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba) won by forfeit
97 kg – Javier Cortina (Cuba) pinned Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey), 2:37
125 kg – Tanju Gemici (Turkey) won by forfeit

POOL MATCHES

USA 8, MONGOLIA 0
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Tony Ramos (USA) dec. Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar (Mongolia), 1-1
61 kg/134 lbs. – Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Nemekhbayar Batsaikhan (Mongolia), 8-5
65 kg/143 lbs. – Brent Metcalf (USA) dec. Mandakhnaran Ganzorig (Mongolia), 8-2
70 kg/154 lbs. – Nick Marable (USA) dec. Ankhbayar Batchuluun (Mongolia), 4-1
74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Unurbat Purevjav (Mongolia), 6-0
86 kg/189 lbs. – Clayton Foster (USA) dec. Usukhbaatar Purevee (Mongolia), 2-2
97 kg/213 lbs. – Jake Varner (USA) dec. Khuderbulga Dorjkhand (Mongolia), 3-0
125 kg/275 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) won by tech. fall over Chuluunbat Jargalsaikhan (Mongolia), 10-0

BELARUS 6, TURKEY 2
57 kg – Ulandzislau Andreyeu (Belarus) dec. Sezar Akgul (Turkey), 5-3
61 kg – Munir Recep Aktas (Turkey) won by tech. fall over Dzianis Maksimau (Belarus), 14-4
65 kg – Azamat Nurykau (Belarus) won by tech. fall over Sefa Aksoy (Turkey), 11-0
70 kg – Zhan Safyan (Belarus) won by forfeit
74 kg – Ali Shabanau (Belarus) won by forfeit
86 kg – Serdar Boke (Turkey) dec. Amarhajy Mahamedau (Belarus), 8-7
97 kg – Ivan Yankouski (Belarus) won by tech. fall over Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey), 14-4
125 kg – Aleksei Shemarov (Belarus) won by tech. fall over Tanju Gemici (Turkey), 10-0

IRAN 7, AZERBAIJAN 1
57 kg – Hassan Rahimi (Iran) dec. Jalal Suleymanor (Azerbaijan), 8-2
61 kg – Behnam Ehsanpoor (Iran) dec. Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 5-5
65 kg – Seyed Ahmad Mohammadi Pahnehkalaei (Iran) dec. Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan), 14-10
70 kg – Hassan Yazdani Charati (Iran) dec. Ruslan Dibirgadzhiyev (Azerbaijan), 10-8
74 kg – Morteza Rezaei Ghaleh (Iran) tech. fall Jabrail Hasanov (Azerbaijan), 10-0
86 kg – Meysam Mostafajoukar (Iran) tech. fall Aleksandr Gostiyev (Azerbaijan), 12-1
97 kg – Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) dec. Reza Yazdani (Iran), 8-1
125 kg – Parviz Hadibasmanj (Iran) tech. fall Jamaladdin Magomedov (Azerbaijan), 12-2

RUSSIA 4, CUBA 4 (Russia wins on criteria)
57 kg – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) over Viktor Rassadin (Russia), 10-4
61 kg – Murshid Mutalimov (Russia) by forfeit
65 kg – Franklin Maren Castillo (Cuba) dec. Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia), 4-3
70 kg – Israil Kasumov (Russia) pin Andy Yoan Moreno Gonzalez (Cuba), 2:02
74 kg – Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba) dec. Isa Daudov (Russia), 6-2
86 kg – Akhmed Magomedov (Russia) by forfeit
97 kg – Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba) dec. Azret Shogenov (Russia), 8-2
125 kg – Yury Belonovskiy (Russia) pin Eduardo Mesa Rabi (Cuba), 3:57

 

Pool A                                                                       Pool B

Cuba                                                                          Azerbaijan

Mongolia                                                                 Belarus

Russia                                                                       Iran

United States                                                         Turkey

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

SESSION I:       USA vs CUBA                                      MAT A             3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

                                    IRAN vs BELARUS                               MAT B             3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

                                    RUSSIA vs MONGOLIA                       MAT A             4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

                                    AZERBAIJAN vs TURKEY                     MAT B             4:30 PM – 5:45 PM

SESSION II:      RUSSIA vs USA                                   MAT A             6:30 PM – 7:45 PM

                                    IRAN vs TURKEY                                 MAT B             6:30 PM – 7:45 PM

                                    MONGOLIA vs CUBA                          MAT A             8:00 PM – 9:15 PM

                                    BELARUS vs AZERBAIJAN                  MAT B             8:00 PM – 9:15 PM

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

SESSION III:     USA vs MONGOLIA                            MAT A             11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

                                    TURKEY vs BELARUS                          MAT B             11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

                                    AZERBAIJAN vs IRAN                         MAT A             12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

                                    CUBA vs RUSSIA                                 MAT B             12:30 PM – 1:45 PM