Bey golden at Granma Cup; Roberts, Radford tack on bronze
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: Granma Cup medalists Dalton Roberts, Kevin Radford and Kamal Bey following the Greco-Roman competition in Cuba (Richard Immel/USA Wrestling).
HAVANA, Cuba - The Kamal Bey show struck Cuba yet again, this segment ending with a gold medal dangling from the talented youngster's neck.
The reigning Junior World champion mowed over Cuba's feisty Ariel Fiz during the Granma Cup's 77 kg/170 lbs. Greco-Roman final.
As has been the trend this entire tournament, the previously erratic Bey remained selective offensively and struck with a vengeance when he elected to attack. Several big moves later, and Bey was walking off the mat, hand raised, after a 9-1 victory.
"The main focus was just waiting on my opportunity to strike," Bey reminisced on his finals performance. "Once I got the lead I knew he had to come wrestle me, and that's when a lot of stuff opened up, and I was able to get my last four-point takedown."
It was quite a weekend for Bey, who won four total bouts, two of which were over returning Pan American medalists. He finished with one pin and two technical falls for the tournament.
"My mentality was just to dominate, any shape or form. Once I felt comfortable I would go in there and do what Kamal does best…go out there and get my throws, set up my positions for my scores," he added.
Joining Bey on the medal stand for the Stars and Stripes were experienced international competitor Dalton Roberts and first-time international medalist Kevin Radford.
Roberts, a U23 World Team member last year, made the most of his time in Havana by competing in five matches throughout the tournament. A decisive 6-1 win over Germany's Angrej Ginc on Sunday pushed Roberts' total record to 3-2 and secured the 60 kg/132 lbs. bronze medal.
"I now know what I've got to work on, and these tournaments are about checking where you're at and what you've got to do. I'd say it was a pretty good one," Roberts said.
Radford snatched the 87 kg/191 lbs. bronze medal by way of forfeit from Cuba's Daniel Gregorych. The up-and-comer's only loss came in a hard-fought 5-0 defeat to reigning U23 World champion Erik Szilvassy of Hungary.
Finishing in fifth place after suffering defeats in bronze-medal bouts were Alejandro Sancho at 67 kg/147 lbs., Logan Kass at 72 kg/158 lbs. and Hayden Zillmer at 97 kg/213 lbs.
"I think the overall effort was great," said U.S. Greco-Roman coach Herb House. "It was a learning experience. The biggest thing we learned here is we have a lot of work to do…our key focus is par terre. We have to move and defend in par terre."
The action continues in Cuba with the first day of women's freestyle competition at the Cerro Pelado International. The tournament is expected to begin at 10 a.m. (ET).
Complete results and a live stream of the event can be found at unitedworldwrestling.org.
2018 GRANMA CUP
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 17-18
Final Results
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Luis Orta (Cuba)
Silver - Javier Dumenigo (Cuba)
Bronze - Dalton Roberts (United States)
67 kg/147 lbs.
Gold - Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba)
Silver - Miquel Martinez (Cuba)
Bronze - Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela)
72 kg/158 lbs.
Gold - Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
Silver - Yosvani Pena (Cuba)
Bronze - Anthony Sander (Germany)
77 kg/170 lbs.
Gold - Kamal Bey (United States)
Silver - Ariel Fiz (Cuba)
Bronze - Luis Avendano (Venezuela)
82 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Peter Bacsi (Hungary)
Silver - Antonio Duran (Cuba)
Bronze - Lazlo Szabo (Hungary)
87 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Erik Szilvassy (Hungary)
Bronze - Geovanis Carreras (Cuba)
Bronze - Kevin Radford (United States)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold - Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba)
Silver - Luigi Perez (Venezuela)
Bronze - Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba)
Bronze - Kevin Mejia (Honduras)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Yasmany Lugo Cabrera (Cuba)
Silver - Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba)
Bronze - Balint Lam (Hungary)
Bronze - Franz Richter (Germany)
Medal Matches
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Luis Orta (Cuba) dec. Javier Dumenigo (Cuba), 2-2
Bronze - Dalton Roberts (United States) dec. Andrej Ginc (Germany), 6-1
67 kg/147 lbs.
Gold - Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba) dec. Miquel Martinez (Cuba), 8-4
Bronze - Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela) dec. Alejandro Sancho (United States), 9-3
72 kg/158 lbs.
Gold - Balint Korpasi (Hungary) dec. Yosvani Pena (Cuba), 6-0
Bronze - Anthony Sander (Germany) fall Logan Kass (United States)
77 kg/170 lbs.
Gold - Kamal Bey (United States) tech. fall Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 9-1
Bronze - Luis Avendano (Venezuela) dec. Juan Escobar (Mexico), 5-1
87 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary) dec. Erik Szilvassy (Hungary), 1-1
Bronze - Geovanis Carreras (Cuba) fall Friedrich Fouda (Germany), 2:37
Bronze - Kevin Radford (United States) forfeit Daniel Gregorych (Cuba)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold - Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba) dec. Luigi Perez (Venezuela), 5-2
Bronze - Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba) dec. Hayden Zillmer (United States), 3-0
Bronze - Kevin Mejia (Honduras) forfeit Pablo Reinier (Cuba)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Yasmany Lugo Cabrera (Cuba) dec. Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba), 2-2
Bronze - Balint Lam (Hungary) tech. fall Diego Almendra (Chile), 8-0
Bronze - Franz Richter (Germany) forfeit Eduardo Morrell (Puerto Rico)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
60 kg/132 lbs. - Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich./New York AC), Bronze
LOSS Luis Orta (Cuba), 8-0
WIN Cristobal Torres (Chile), 7-1
WIN Jorge Gonzalez (Honduras), 10-2
LOSS Javier Dumenigo (Cuba), 6-4
WIN Andrej Ginc (Germany), 6-1
67 kg/147 lbs. - Alejandro Sancho (Miami, Fla./ New York AC), 5th
WIN Defrion Mejia (Honduras), 2-1
LOSS Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela), 7-4
LOSS Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba), Fall 1:03
LOSS Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela), 9-3
72 kg/158 lbs. - Logan Kass (New Prague, Minn./NMU-OTS), 5th
WIN Vincente Fernando (Mexico), 8-0
LOSS Balint Korpasi, 9-0
LOSS Yosvani Pena (Cuba), 11-0
LOSS Anthony Sander (Germany), Fall
77 kg/170 lbs. - Ryan Cummings (San Jose, Calif./NMU-OTS)
LOSS Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 8-0
LOSS Luis Avendano (Venezuela), 8-0
LOSS Luis Guterrez (Cuba), 11-0
77 kg/170 lbs. - Kamal Bey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), Gold
WIN Yurisandi Hernandez (Cuba), Fall
WIN Juan Escobar (Mexico), 8-0
WIN Luis Avendano (Venezuela), 11-4
WIN Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 9-1
87 kg/191 lbs. - Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)
LOSS Geovanis Carreras (Cuba), 2-1
87 kg/191 lbs. - Kevin Radford (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids), Bronze
LOSS Erik Szilvassy (Hungary), 5-0
WIN Daniel Gregorych (Cuba), Forfeit
97 kg/213 lbs. - Enock Francois (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC)
LOSS Hayden Zillmer (United States), 5-1
97 kg/213 lbs. - Hayden Zillmer (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 5th
WIN Enock Francois (United States), 5-1
LOSS Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba), 10-0
LOSS Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba), 3-0
97 kg/213 lbs. - Micah Burak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Pablo Reinier (Cuba), 2-0
130 kg/286 lbs. - Nick Boykin (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOTC)
LOSS Balint Lam (Hungary), 8-0
HAVANA, Cuba - The Kamal Bey show struck Cuba yet again, this segment ending with a gold medal dangling from the talented youngster's neck.
The reigning Junior World champion mowed over Cuba's feisty Ariel Fiz during the Granma Cup's 77 kg/170 lbs. Greco-Roman final.
As has been the trend this entire tournament, the previously erratic Bey remained selective offensively and struck with a vengeance when he elected to attack. Several big moves later, and Bey was walking off the mat, hand raised, after a 9-1 victory.
"The main focus was just waiting on my opportunity to strike," Bey reminisced on his finals performance. "Once I got the lead I knew he had to come wrestle me, and that's when a lot of stuff opened up, and I was able to get my last four-point takedown."
It was quite a weekend for Bey, who won four total bouts, two of which were over returning Pan American medalists. He finished with one pin and two technical falls for the tournament.
"My mentality was just to dominate, any shape or form. Once I felt comfortable I would go in there and do what Kamal does best…go out there and get my throws, set up my positions for my scores," he added.
Joining Bey on the medal stand for the Stars and Stripes were experienced international competitor Dalton Roberts and first-time international medalist Kevin Radford.
Roberts, a U23 World Team member last year, made the most of his time in Havana by competing in five matches throughout the tournament. A decisive 6-1 win over Germany's Angrej Ginc on Sunday pushed Roberts' total record to 3-2 and secured the 60 kg/132 lbs. bronze medal.
"I now know what I've got to work on, and these tournaments are about checking where you're at and what you've got to do. I'd say it was a pretty good one," Roberts said.
Radford snatched the 87 kg/191 lbs. bronze medal by way of forfeit from Cuba's Daniel Gregorych. The up-and-comer's only loss came in a hard-fought 5-0 defeat to reigning U23 World champion Erik Szilvassy of Hungary.
Finishing in fifth place after suffering defeats in bronze-medal bouts were Alejandro Sancho at 67 kg/147 lbs., Logan Kass at 72 kg/158 lbs. and Hayden Zillmer at 97 kg/213 lbs.
"I think the overall effort was great," said U.S. Greco-Roman coach Herb House. "It was a learning experience. The biggest thing we learned here is we have a lot of work to do…our key focus is par terre. We have to move and defend in par terre."
The action continues in Cuba with the first day of women's freestyle competition at the Cerro Pelado International. The tournament is expected to begin at 10 a.m. (ET).
Complete results and a live stream of the event can be found at unitedworldwrestling.org.
2018 GRANMA CUP
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 17-18
Final Results
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Luis Orta (Cuba)
Silver - Javier Dumenigo (Cuba)
Bronze - Dalton Roberts (United States)
67 kg/147 lbs.
Gold - Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba)
Silver - Miquel Martinez (Cuba)
Bronze - Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela)
72 kg/158 lbs.
Gold - Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
Silver - Yosvani Pena (Cuba)
Bronze - Anthony Sander (Germany)
77 kg/170 lbs.
Gold - Kamal Bey (United States)
Silver - Ariel Fiz (Cuba)
Bronze - Luis Avendano (Venezuela)
82 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Peter Bacsi (Hungary)
Silver - Antonio Duran (Cuba)
Bronze - Lazlo Szabo (Hungary)
87 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Erik Szilvassy (Hungary)
Bronze - Geovanis Carreras (Cuba)
Bronze - Kevin Radford (United States)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold - Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba)
Silver - Luigi Perez (Venezuela)
Bronze - Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba)
Bronze - Kevin Mejia (Honduras)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Yasmany Lugo Cabrera (Cuba)
Silver - Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba)
Bronze - Balint Lam (Hungary)
Bronze - Franz Richter (Germany)
Medal Matches
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Luis Orta (Cuba) dec. Javier Dumenigo (Cuba), 2-2
Bronze - Dalton Roberts (United States) dec. Andrej Ginc (Germany), 6-1
67 kg/147 lbs.
Gold - Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba) dec. Miquel Martinez (Cuba), 8-4
Bronze - Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela) dec. Alejandro Sancho (United States), 9-3
72 kg/158 lbs.
Gold - Balint Korpasi (Hungary) dec. Yosvani Pena (Cuba), 6-0
Bronze - Anthony Sander (Germany) fall Logan Kass (United States)
77 kg/170 lbs.
Gold - Kamal Bey (United States) tech. fall Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 9-1
Bronze - Luis Avendano (Venezuela) dec. Juan Escobar (Mexico), 5-1
87 kg/191 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary) dec. Erik Szilvassy (Hungary), 1-1
Bronze - Geovanis Carreras (Cuba) fall Friedrich Fouda (Germany), 2:37
Bronze - Kevin Radford (United States) forfeit Daniel Gregorych (Cuba)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold - Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba) dec. Luigi Perez (Venezuela), 5-2
Bronze - Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba) dec. Hayden Zillmer (United States), 3-0
Bronze - Kevin Mejia (Honduras) forfeit Pablo Reinier (Cuba)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Yasmany Lugo Cabrera (Cuba) dec. Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba), 2-2
Bronze - Balint Lam (Hungary) tech. fall Diego Almendra (Chile), 8-0
Bronze - Franz Richter (Germany) forfeit Eduardo Morrell (Puerto Rico)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
60 kg/132 lbs. - Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich./New York AC), Bronze
LOSS Luis Orta (Cuba), 8-0
WIN Cristobal Torres (Chile), 7-1
WIN Jorge Gonzalez (Honduras), 10-2
LOSS Javier Dumenigo (Cuba), 6-4
WIN Andrej Ginc (Germany), 6-1
67 kg/147 lbs. - Alejandro Sancho (Miami, Fla./ New York AC), 5th
WIN Defrion Mejia (Honduras), 2-1
LOSS Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela), 7-4
LOSS Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba), Fall 1:03
LOSS Wilexys Rivas (Venezuela), 9-3
72 kg/158 lbs. - Logan Kass (New Prague, Minn./NMU-OTS), 5th
WIN Vincente Fernando (Mexico), 8-0
LOSS Balint Korpasi, 9-0
LOSS Yosvani Pena (Cuba), 11-0
LOSS Anthony Sander (Germany), Fall
77 kg/170 lbs. - Ryan Cummings (San Jose, Calif./NMU-OTS)
LOSS Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 8-0
LOSS Luis Avendano (Venezuela), 8-0
LOSS Luis Guterrez (Cuba), 11-0
77 kg/170 lbs. - Kamal Bey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), Gold
WIN Yurisandi Hernandez (Cuba), Fall
WIN Juan Escobar (Mexico), 8-0
WIN Luis Avendano (Venezuela), 11-4
WIN Ariel Fiz (Cuba), 9-1
87 kg/191 lbs. - Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)
LOSS Geovanis Carreras (Cuba), 2-1
87 kg/191 lbs. - Kevin Radford (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids), Bronze
LOSS Erik Szilvassy (Hungary), 5-0
WIN Daniel Gregorych (Cuba), Forfeit
97 kg/213 lbs. - Enock Francois (Ithaca, N.Y./New York AC)
LOSS Hayden Zillmer (United States), 5-1
97 kg/213 lbs. - Hayden Zillmer (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm), 5th
WIN Enock Francois (United States), 5-1
LOSS Gabriel Rosillo (Cuba), 10-0
LOSS Monteaqudo Reinier (Cuba), 3-0
97 kg/213 lbs. - Micah Burak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC)
LOSS Pablo Reinier (Cuba), 2-0
130 kg/286 lbs. - Nick Boykin (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOTC)
LOSS Balint Lam (Hungary), 8-0
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