Bradley reaches heavyweight freestyle finals at Junior World Championships in Turkey
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by Gary Abbott
ANKARA, Turkey - Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo./Sunkist Kids) won three preliminary matches to reach the gold-medal finals in freestyle wrestling on the final day of the Junior World Championships. The Junior World Championship feature the world's best wrestlers who are 17-20 years old.
Bradley will face Giorgi Sakndelidze of Georgia in the championship finals on Sunday night.
The Univ. of Missouri student opened the tournament with a victory over Bazarboy Utambetov of Uzbekistan, 6-0, 2-0. In the second round, he stopped Mikhail Gazayev of Azerbaijan, 2-0, 5-0. His semifinal victory was over Maradyn Kushkhov of Ukraine, 2-2, 1-0.
Bradley is having a strong freestyle season this year. He was third at the U.S. Senior World Team Trials, and was fourth in the U.S. Senior Nationals. He also won the FILA Junior World Team Trials and the FILA Junior Nationals.
Two U.S. wrestlers lost preliminary bouts but qualified for the repechage rounds and have advanced to bronze-medal matches.
Tony Ramos (Carol Stream, Ill./Izzy Style) won his first match at 55 kg/121 lbs., defeating Ohan Gikinyan of Armenia, 2-2, 3-1. In the second match, he fell to Rahul Balasaheb Aware of India, 1-3, 5-4, 0-6. Aware reached the finals, bringing Ramos back into the repechage.
Ramos came back with two wins in the repechage and will face Yashar Aliyev of Azerbaijan in the bronze-medal match.
At 84 kg/185 lbs., Chris Perry (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) lost to eventual finalist Koloy Kortoev of Russia, 4-0, 6-0.
Perry came back with two wins in the repechage and will face Dato Marsagishvili of Georgia in the bronze-medal match.
Ramos and Perry were high school stars in 2008-09, from Illinois and Oklahoma respectively. Ramos will attend the Univ. of Iowa, and Perry will attend Oklahoma State.
At 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Jason Chamberlain (Springville, Utah/Bronco WC) was eliminated in a first-round loss to Tomotugu Ishida of Japan, 1-0, 1-0. Chamberlain attends Boise State.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Ankara, Turkey
U.S. performances on Sunday
55 kg/121 lbs. - Tony Ramos, Carol Stream, Ill. (Izzy Style)
WIN Ohan Gikinyan (Armenia), 2-2, 3-1
LOSS Rahul Balasaheb Aware (India), 1-3, 5-4, 0-6
WIN Ivan Anakiev (Macedonia)
WIN Siarhei Yermakou (Belarus)
Vs. Yashar Aliyev (Azerbaijan) in bronze medal match
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jason Chamberlain, Springville, Utah (Bronco WC)
LOSS Tomotugu Ishida (Japan), 1-0, 1-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
LOSS Koloy Kortoev (Russia), 4-0, 6-0
WIN Jiri Pasek (Czech Republic), 10-0, 3-0
WIN Ville Tapani Heino (Finland)
Vs. Dato Marsagishvili (Georgia) in bronze-medal match
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dom Bradley, Blue Springs, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Bazarboy Utambetov (Uzbekistan), 6-0, 2-0
WIN Mikhail Gazayev (Azerbaijan), 2-0, 5-0
WIN Maradyn Kushkhov (Ukraine), 2-2, 1-0
Vs. Giorgi Sakndelidze (Georgia) in gold-medal finals
Bradley will face Giorgi Sakndelidze of Georgia in the championship finals on Sunday night.
The Univ. of Missouri student opened the tournament with a victory over Bazarboy Utambetov of Uzbekistan, 6-0, 2-0. In the second round, he stopped Mikhail Gazayev of Azerbaijan, 2-0, 5-0. His semifinal victory was over Maradyn Kushkhov of Ukraine, 2-2, 1-0.
Bradley is having a strong freestyle season this year. He was third at the U.S. Senior World Team Trials, and was fourth in the U.S. Senior Nationals. He also won the FILA Junior World Team Trials and the FILA Junior Nationals.
Two U.S. wrestlers lost preliminary bouts but qualified for the repechage rounds and have advanced to bronze-medal matches.
Tony Ramos (Carol Stream, Ill./Izzy Style) won his first match at 55 kg/121 lbs., defeating Ohan Gikinyan of Armenia, 2-2, 3-1. In the second match, he fell to Rahul Balasaheb Aware of India, 1-3, 5-4, 0-6. Aware reached the finals, bringing Ramos back into the repechage.
Ramos came back with two wins in the repechage and will face Yashar Aliyev of Azerbaijan in the bronze-medal match.
At 84 kg/185 lbs., Chris Perry (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) lost to eventual finalist Koloy Kortoev of Russia, 4-0, 6-0.
Perry came back with two wins in the repechage and will face Dato Marsagishvili of Georgia in the bronze-medal match.
Ramos and Perry were high school stars in 2008-09, from Illinois and Oklahoma respectively. Ramos will attend the Univ. of Iowa, and Perry will attend Oklahoma State.
At 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Jason Chamberlain (Springville, Utah/Bronco WC) was eliminated in a first-round loss to Tomotugu Ishida of Japan, 1-0, 1-0. Chamberlain attends Boise State.
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Ankara, Turkey
U.S. performances on Sunday
55 kg/121 lbs. - Tony Ramos, Carol Stream, Ill. (Izzy Style)
WIN Ohan Gikinyan (Armenia), 2-2, 3-1
LOSS Rahul Balasaheb Aware (India), 1-3, 5-4, 0-6
WIN Ivan Anakiev (Macedonia)
WIN Siarhei Yermakou (Belarus)
Vs. Yashar Aliyev (Azerbaijan) in bronze medal match
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jason Chamberlain, Springville, Utah (Bronco WC)
LOSS Tomotugu Ishida (Japan), 1-0, 1-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
LOSS Koloy Kortoev (Russia), 4-0, 6-0
WIN Jiri Pasek (Czech Republic), 10-0, 3-0
WIN Ville Tapani Heino (Finland)
Vs. Dato Marsagishvili (Georgia) in bronze-medal match
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dom Bradley, Blue Springs, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Bazarboy Utambetov (Uzbekistan), 6-0, 2-0
WIN Mikhail Gazayev (Azerbaijan), 2-0, 5-0
WIN Maradyn Kushkhov (Ukraine), 2-2, 1-0
Vs. Giorgi Sakndelidze (Georgia) in gold-medal finals
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