Kennedy wins bronze, Taylor & Michalak place fifth at Yasar Dogu in Turkey
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
ISTANBUL, Turkey – 2014 U.S. World Team member Jimmy Kennedy (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. at the Yasar Dogu International on Saturday.
Kennedy, who made the World Team at 61 kg last year and has moved up in weight, won his first two matches by technical fall, beating American Evan Henderson and Ilyas Zhumay of Kazakhstan. In his third match, he was beaten by Bulgaria’s Boris Novachkov, 3-6. Novachkov grew up in California and was an All-American for Cal Poly.
When Novachkov defeated 2014 World champion Soslan Ramonov of Russia to reach the finals, Kennedy was pulled back into the repechage. He won his first match with a technical fall over a Moldovan. In the bronze-medal match, he received a forfeit from Ramonov.
Kennedy was a star at the Univ. of Illinois, and now trains at the Regional Training Center at the Univ. of Michigan
Two Americans placed fifth in their weight classes, David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Wynn Michalak (Champaign, Ill./Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Taylor started the tournament on fire, winning three straight dominant matches. He scored a 10-0 technical fall over Marad Zoidze of Georgia, then pinned Coskun Ender of Turkey. In the quarterfinals, he got another tech fall, this time over Ibrahim Taymouri of Iran.
In the semifinals, he met three-time World champion Denis Tsargush of Russia, and dropped a 0-10 bout. In the bronze-medal match, he drew the 2014 World champion at 70 kg, Khetik Tsabalov of Russia, and lost 1-9.
Taylor was a two-time NCAA champion and four-time finalist for Penn State. He was second in the 2014 U.S. World Team Trials.
Michalak opened with a win over American Micah Burak, 7-3, then was beaten by 2014 World champion Abdulsalam Gadisov of Russia, 0-10. When Gadisov reached the finals, he was eligible for repechage.
He won a forfeit in his first repechage match, then pinned Turkey’s Muren Mutlu to qualify for a bronze-medal bout, where he fell to Radoslaw Baran of Poland, 3-8.
“It was tough. I felt we left a lot of wins out there, matches we were winning and let slip out of our hands. A little bit of inexperience for some of the younger guys. Some of them got ‘out-freestyled” in positions they were not as technically sound as they should. It is a tough tournament. 65kg had three World champions, and Russia brought their No. 1 team,” said U.S. coach Jamill Kelly.
Special thanks to Coach Jamill Kelly for his regular Twitter updates, as well as team leader Del Hawkins for his updates. More updated information will be posted when received.
The U.S. draws for Sunday’s competition are below. There are 10 USA entries including 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott at 61 kg, who draws two-time World champion Viktor Lebedev of Russia in the first round.
The website of the Turkish Wrestling Federation is:
http://www.tgf.gov.tr/tr/index.php
Go to the bottom of the page and click Web TV so see a live stream of the tournament on Sunday
YASAR DOGU INTERNATIONAL
At Istanbul, Turkey, March 28-29
Medalists
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold – Artas Sanaa (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Sezer Akguel (Turkey)
Bronze – Ruslan Gasymov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Otari Gogava (Georgia)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold – Mustafa Kaya (Turkey)
Silver – Boris Novachkov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Agaheuseyin Mustafaev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Jimmy Kennedy (USA)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Denis Tsargush (Russia),
Silver - Soner Demirtash (Turkey)
Bronze - Khetik Tsabolov (Russia)
Bronze - Ahkmed Gajhimagamedov (Russia)
97 kg/213.5 lbs.
Gold – Abdulsalam Gadisov (Russia)
Silver - Dato Marsagishvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Radoslaw Baran (Poland)
Bronze – Ibrahim Bolukbashi (Turkey)
U.S. Men’s freestyle first round draw
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC/Cyclone WC)
LOSS Joe Colon (USA), 0-5
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Panther WC)
WIN Angel Escobedo (USA), 5-0
WIN Andrei Dukov (Romania), 6-5
LOSS Otari Gogava (Georgia), 2-6
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Dan Mitcheff, Lakewood, Ohio (New York AC)
LOSS Mensur Bayoglu (Turkey)
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Erkin Tadzhimetov, Orem, Utah
LOSS Artas Sanaa (Kazakhstan)
LOSS Ali Karaboga (Turkey)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC), 3rd place
WIN Evan Henderson (USA), 10-0
WIN Ilyas Zhumay (Kazakhstan), 15-5
LOSS Boris Novachkov (Bulgaria), 3-6
WIN (Moldova), 10-0
WIN Soslan Ramonov (Russia), forfeit
65 kg/143 lbs. – Evan Henderson, Chapel Hill, N.C. (North Carolina RTC)
LOSS Jimmy Kennedy (USA), 0-10
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jason Chamberlain, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Askhat Slyamkhanov (Kazakhstan), 10-0
LOSS Magomed Ramazanov (Russia), 1-2
74 kg/163 lbs – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), 5th
WIN Marad Zoidze (Georgia), 10-0
WIN Coskun Ender (Turkey), pin
WIN Ibrahim Taymouri (Iran), 12-1
LOSS Denis Tsargush (Russia), 0-10
LOSS Khetik Tsabolov (Russia), 1-9
74 kg/163 lbs. – Tyler Caldwell, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Musa Gurbuz (Turkey), 10-8
WIN Amanessen Bakhytkanuly (Kazakhstan), 11-0
LOSS Kokteubayev (Kazakhstan), 5-8
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
WIN Evgeni Alexeev (Russia), 12-1
LOSS Muren Mutlu (Turkey)
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC), 5th
WIN Micah Burak (USA), 7-3
LOSS Abdulsalam Gadisov (Russia), 0-10
WIN Fatih Cakiroglu (Turkey), forfeit
WIN Muren Mutlu (Turkey), pin
LOSS Radoslaw Baran (Poland), 3-8
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Micah Burak, Colorado Springs, Colo. (USOTC)
LOSS Wynn Michalak (USA), 3-7
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Enock Francois, New Windsor, N.Y. (New York AC)
WIN Ali Imamoglu (Turkey), 7-5
LOSS Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey), 9-11
U.S.draws for Sunday
61 kg/134 lbs. – Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Viktor Lebedev (Russia)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Kyle Hutter, Norfolk, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Mehmet Ali Daylak (Turkey)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Adam Hall, New York, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Nikolai Chireacov (Moldova)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Nate Carr, Jr., College Park, Md. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Muhammet Kotanoglu (Turkey)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Evgeny Nedealko (Moldova)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Keith Gavin, Charlottesville, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Zbignieu Baranowski (Poland)
86 kg/189 lbs. - Jon Reader, Brookings, S.D. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Kadir Yaziki (Turkey)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Ahmet Bilici (Turkey)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Austin Trotman, Boone, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Umidjon Ismanov (Uzbekistan)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Matt Meuleners, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Tanju Gemici (Turkey)
Kennedy, who made the World Team at 61 kg last year and has moved up in weight, won his first two matches by technical fall, beating American Evan Henderson and Ilyas Zhumay of Kazakhstan. In his third match, he was beaten by Bulgaria’s Boris Novachkov, 3-6. Novachkov grew up in California and was an All-American for Cal Poly.
When Novachkov defeated 2014 World champion Soslan Ramonov of Russia to reach the finals, Kennedy was pulled back into the repechage. He won his first match with a technical fall over a Moldovan. In the bronze-medal match, he received a forfeit from Ramonov.
Kennedy was a star at the Univ. of Illinois, and now trains at the Regional Training Center at the Univ. of Michigan
Two Americans placed fifth in their weight classes, David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Wynn Michalak (Champaign, Ill./Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Taylor started the tournament on fire, winning three straight dominant matches. He scored a 10-0 technical fall over Marad Zoidze of Georgia, then pinned Coskun Ender of Turkey. In the quarterfinals, he got another tech fall, this time over Ibrahim Taymouri of Iran.
In the semifinals, he met three-time World champion Denis Tsargush of Russia, and dropped a 0-10 bout. In the bronze-medal match, he drew the 2014 World champion at 70 kg, Khetik Tsabalov of Russia, and lost 1-9.
Taylor was a two-time NCAA champion and four-time finalist for Penn State. He was second in the 2014 U.S. World Team Trials.
Michalak opened with a win over American Micah Burak, 7-3, then was beaten by 2014 World champion Abdulsalam Gadisov of Russia, 0-10. When Gadisov reached the finals, he was eligible for repechage.
He won a forfeit in his first repechage match, then pinned Turkey’s Muren Mutlu to qualify for a bronze-medal bout, where he fell to Radoslaw Baran of Poland, 3-8.
“It was tough. I felt we left a lot of wins out there, matches we were winning and let slip out of our hands. A little bit of inexperience for some of the younger guys. Some of them got ‘out-freestyled” in positions they were not as technically sound as they should. It is a tough tournament. 65kg had three World champions, and Russia brought their No. 1 team,” said U.S. coach Jamill Kelly.
Special thanks to Coach Jamill Kelly for his regular Twitter updates, as well as team leader Del Hawkins for his updates. More updated information will be posted when received.
The U.S. draws for Sunday’s competition are below. There are 10 USA entries including 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott at 61 kg, who draws two-time World champion Viktor Lebedev of Russia in the first round.
The website of the Turkish Wrestling Federation is:
http://www.tgf.gov.tr/tr/index.php
Go to the bottom of the page and click Web TV so see a live stream of the tournament on Sunday
YASAR DOGU INTERNATIONAL
At Istanbul, Turkey, March 28-29
Medalists
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold – Artas Sanaa (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Sezer Akguel (Turkey)
Bronze – Ruslan Gasymov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Otari Gogava (Georgia)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold – Mustafa Kaya (Turkey)
Silver – Boris Novachkov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Agaheuseyin Mustafaev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Jimmy Kennedy (USA)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Denis Tsargush (Russia),
Silver - Soner Demirtash (Turkey)
Bronze - Khetik Tsabolov (Russia)
Bronze - Ahkmed Gajhimagamedov (Russia)
97 kg/213.5 lbs.
Gold – Abdulsalam Gadisov (Russia)
Silver - Dato Marsagishvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Radoslaw Baran (Poland)
Bronze – Ibrahim Bolukbashi (Turkey)
U.S. Men’s freestyle first round draw
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC/Cyclone WC)
LOSS Joe Colon (USA), 0-5
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Panther WC)
WIN Angel Escobedo (USA), 5-0
WIN Andrei Dukov (Romania), 6-5
LOSS Otari Gogava (Georgia), 2-6
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Dan Mitcheff, Lakewood, Ohio (New York AC)
LOSS Mensur Bayoglu (Turkey)
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Erkin Tadzhimetov, Orem, Utah
LOSS Artas Sanaa (Kazakhstan)
LOSS Ali Karaboga (Turkey)
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC), 3rd place
WIN Evan Henderson (USA), 10-0
WIN Ilyas Zhumay (Kazakhstan), 15-5
LOSS Boris Novachkov (Bulgaria), 3-6
WIN (Moldova), 10-0
WIN Soslan Ramonov (Russia), forfeit
65 kg/143 lbs. – Evan Henderson, Chapel Hill, N.C. (North Carolina RTC)
LOSS Jimmy Kennedy (USA), 0-10
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jason Chamberlain, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Askhat Slyamkhanov (Kazakhstan), 10-0
LOSS Magomed Ramazanov (Russia), 1-2
74 kg/163 lbs – David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), 5th
WIN Marad Zoidze (Georgia), 10-0
WIN Coskun Ender (Turkey), pin
WIN Ibrahim Taymouri (Iran), 12-1
LOSS Denis Tsargush (Russia), 0-10
LOSS Khetik Tsabolov (Russia), 1-9
74 kg/163 lbs. – Tyler Caldwell, Stillwater, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Musa Gurbuz (Turkey), 10-8
WIN Amanessen Bakhytkanuly (Kazakhstan), 11-0
LOSS Kokteubayev (Kazakhstan), 5-8
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
WIN Evgeni Alexeev (Russia), 12-1
LOSS Muren Mutlu (Turkey)
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Illinois RTC), 5th
WIN Micah Burak (USA), 7-3
LOSS Abdulsalam Gadisov (Russia), 0-10
WIN Fatih Cakiroglu (Turkey), forfeit
WIN Muren Mutlu (Turkey), pin
LOSS Radoslaw Baran (Poland), 3-8
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Micah Burak, Colorado Springs, Colo. (USOTC)
LOSS Wynn Michalak (USA), 3-7
97 kg/213.75 lbs. – Enock Francois, New Windsor, N.Y. (New York AC)
WIN Ali Imamoglu (Turkey), 7-5
LOSS Ibrahim Bolukbasi (Turkey), 9-11
U.S.draws for Sunday
61 kg/134 lbs. – Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Viktor Lebedev (Russia)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Kyle Hutter, Norfolk, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Mehmet Ali Daylak (Turkey)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Adam Hall, New York, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Nikolai Chireacov (Moldova)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Nate Carr, Jr., College Park, Md. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Muhammet Kotanoglu (Turkey)
70 kg/154 lbs. – Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Evgeny Nedealko (Moldova)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Keith Gavin, Charlottesville, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Zbignieu Baranowski (Poland)
86 kg/189 lbs. - Jon Reader, Brookings, S.D. (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Kadir Yaziki (Turkey)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Ahmet Bilici (Turkey)
86 kg/189 lbs. – Austin Trotman, Boone, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Umidjon Ismanov (Uzbekistan)
125 kg/275 lbs. – Matt Meuleners, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Tanju Gemici (Turkey)
