Dake tops Dieringer, Taylor edges Perry as U.S. claims seven medals on final day of Paris International
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
| 2017 Paris International champion David Taylor of the United States. Photo: Richard Immel, USA Wrestling. |
PARIS – After a one year hiatus at 86 kg, Kyle Dake has returned to 74 kg for good and reaffirmed himself as a top contender in the weight class with a dynamite performance at the Paris International on Sunday.
Dake wrestled through the 74-kg bracket in Paris with apparent ease, picking up technical fall wins over all four of his opponents by a combined 45-4 margin. In the morning session, he dispatched fellow Americans Matt Brown and Dan Vallimont, on top of picking up a signature win over 2016 European silver medalist and current World No. 10 Davit Tlashadze of Georgia.
It was a marquee U.S. showdown in the 74 kg finals as Dake took on Bill Farrell International champion Alex Dieringer. Once again, Dake came away the victor with a dominant 10-0 showcase over the rising American talent. The two U.S. stars hold a combined seven NCAA championships between themselves, Dake winning four for Cornell and Dieringer claiming three for Oklahoma State.
“Alex is a great wrestler. He’s really strong. He holds really good position as well. I was able to see small gaps. That’s all they are, just really small gaps, and you have to exploit them…He’s an amazing wrestler, and I was really fortunate with the outcome. I’m really excited for the next time we get to compete against each other,” Dake said.
Dake took time off after finishing in second place at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg and nursing an injured shoulder. He now has his sights set on making his first World Team this year.
“Everything was working,” Dake added. “My mind was right. My body was healthy. I was just ready to compete, have fun out there. You’ve got to wrestle a perfect tournament if you want to win an Olympic gold medal. Unfortunately, I didn’t do that, but we’re off to a great start down at 74 again.”
The U.S. played part to another head-to-head battle for gold at 86 kg with David Taylor and Richard Perry giving fans a barn burner of a match. After trailing early, Taylor came back and eventually separated himself from Perry with a late takedown to earn an 8-5 win.
“Rich is tough. He’s one of the most talented guys in the 86-kilo weight class. He’s had some good international wins. He challenged me that match, so that was good,” Taylor said following the victory. “Ultimately, I’m really excited to get here, get four good matches, and really, just progressing.”
The gold-medal match was the only bout of the day for either Taylor or Perry that went the distance. Taylor scored three technical falls prior to the finals, including a 10-0 thumping of 2013 World bronze medalist Istvan Vereb of Hungary. Perry picked up two technical falls of his own to reach the finals.
A remarkable day ended with a bitter result for 61-kg talent Jayson Ness who dropped a 9-2 decision to Shota Phartenadze of Georgia in the championship bout. His silver-medal performance boasted wins over two-time U.S. World Team member Tony Ramos and fifth-place finisher at the 2016 World Championships Iurii Siemakin of France.
After falling to Ness, Ramos was automatically awarded the bronze medal after Siemakin elected to forfeit out of the tournament.
NCAA champion Matt Brown and 2015 World Team member Zach Rey rebounded from early defeats to take home bronze medals.
Brown fell to Dake in the opening round at 74 kg before running through the repecahge with a technical fall over Tlashadze and an 8-2 win over American Dan Vallimont.
Rey’s only loss came to 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time World bronze medalist Geno Petriashvili of Georgia by 10-0 technical fall. He earned a 4-2 win over NCAA champion Tony Nelson and a 1-1 criteria victory over three-time NCAA All-American Bobby Telford to secure the bronze.
U.S. Marine Eric Fader was the only Greco-Roman wrestler to reach a medal match on Sunday. He wound up in fifth place after falling to Hungary’s Ferenc Almasi, 8-0.
For complete brackets, results and archived video of the 2017 Paris International visit unitedworldwrestling.org.
PARIS INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 28-29 at INSEP in Paris, France
Final Results
Men’s Freestyle
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold – Shota Phartenadze (Georgia)
Silver – Jayson Ness (United States)
Bronze – Jozsef Molnar (Hungary)
Bronze – Tony Ramos (United States)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold – Kyle Dake (United States)
Silver – Alex Dieringer (United States)
Bronze – Matt Brown (United States)
Bronze – Kubilay Cakici (Germany)
86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold – David Taylor (United States)
Silver – Richard Perry (United States)
Bronze – Istvan Vereb (Hungary)
Bronze – Raman Chytadze (Belarus)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold – Geno Petriashvili (Georgia)
Silver – Daniel Ligeti (Hungary)
Bronze – Zac Rey (United States)
Bronze – Vitali Piasniak (Belarus)
Greco-Roman
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Mohsen Haji Pour (Iran)
Silver – Mirambek Ainalugov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Bagylan Zhakansha (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Zhanserik Sarsenbiyev (Kazakhstan)
66 kg/145 lbs.
Gold – Karen Aslanyan (Armenia)
Silver – Mateusz Bernatek (Poland)
Bronze – Martin Toth (Hungary)
Bronze – Roman Pacurkowski (Poland)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold – Ramin Taherisartang (Iran)
Silver – Peter Nagy (Hungary)
Bronze – Alex Kessidis (Sweden)
Bronze – Daulet Zhaxylykov (Kazakhstan)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Amir Ghasemimonjazi (Iran)
Silver – Oskar Marvik (Norway)
Bronze – Ferenc Almasi (Hungary)
Bronze – Luc Zanetton (France)
Women’s Freestyle
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Ramona Galambos (Hungary)
Silver – Nadzeya Shushko (Belarus)
Bronze – Emilie Dufour (France)
Bronze – Lenka Hockova (Czech Republic)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold – Michelle Fazzari (Canada)
Silver – Elin Nilsson (Sweden)
Bronze – Yuliya Pisarenka (Belarus)
Bronze – Agnieszka Krol (Poland)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Marwa Amri (Tunisia)
Silver – Natalia Kubaty (Poland)
Bronze – Moa Nygren (Sweden)
Bronze – Braxton Stone (Canada)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Mae Epp (Estonia)
Silver – Cynthia Vescan (France)
Bronze – Zsanett Nemeth (Hungary)
U.S. men’s freestyle results
61 kg/134 lbs.- Tony Ramos, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids/Tarheel RTC), Bronze
LOSS Jayson Ness (United States), 7-4
WIN Iurii Siemakin (France), Forfeit
61 kg/134 lbs. – Jayson Ness, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), Silver
WIN Tony Ramos (United States), 7-4
WIN Iurii Siemakin (France), 12-4
LOSS Shota Phartenadze (Georgia), 9-2
74 kg/163 lbs.- Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes RTC), Gold
WIN Matt Brown (United States), 10-0
WIN Davit Tlashadze (Georgia), 14-4
WIN Dan Vallimont (United States), 11-0
WIN Alex Dieringer (United States), 10-0
74 kg/163 lbs.- Dan Vallimont, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC/Pennsylvania RTC), 5th
WIN Antoine Bonin (France), Fall
WIN Zelimkhan Khadjiev (France), 7-6
LOSS Kyle Dake (United States), 11-0
LOSS Matt Brown (United States), 8-2
74 kg/163 lbs.- Matt Brown, State College, Pa. (Army WCAP), Bronze
LOSS Kyle Dake (United States), 10-0
WIN Davit Tlashadze (Georgia), 13-3
WIN Dan Vallimont (United States), 8-2
74 kg/163 lbs.- Alex Dieringer, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), Silver
WIN Henri Selenius (Finland), 9-0
WIN Kubilay Cakci (Germany), 11-1
LOSS Kyle Dake (United States), 10-0
86 kg/189 lbs.- David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), Gold
WIN Mihaly Nagy (Hungary), 10-0
WIN Istvan Vereb (Hungary), 10-0
WIN Akhmed Aibuev (France), 12-2
WIN Richard Perry (United States), 8-5
86 kg/189 lbs.- Richard Perry, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC/Pennsylvania RTC), Silver
WIN Raman Chytadze (Belarus), 11-0
WIN Arkadzi Pahasian (Belarus), 12-1
LOSS David Taylor (United States), 8-5
125 kg/275 lbs.- Zach Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC), Bronze
WIN Tony Nelson (United States), 4-2
LOSS Geno Petriashvili (Georgia), 10-0
WIN Bobby Telford (United States), 1-1
125 kg/275 lbs.- Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC), 5th
LOSS Geno Petriashvili (Georgia), 11-0
LOSS Zach Rey (United States), 1-1
125 kg/275 lbs.- Tony Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS Zach Rey (United States), 4-2
U.S. Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs. – Colton Rasche, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Marines)
LOSS Tigran Galustyan (France), 5-0
66 kg/145 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Marines)
LOSS Hrachia Malkhasain (France), 5-1
66 kg/145 lbs. – Joshua Russo, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Marines)
LOSS Roman Pacurkowski (Poland), 10-0
80 kg/176 lbs. Michael Brant, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Marines)
LOSS Alex Kessidis (Sweden), 8-0
130 kg/286 lbs. Eric Fader, Jacksonville, N.C. (Marines), 5th
LOSS Oskar Marvik (Norway), 9-0
LOSS Ferenc Almasi (Hungary), 8-0
