Dake dominates to win gold, Gwiazdowski claims bronze as USA takes team title at Yasar Dogu in Turkey
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Kyle Dake of the USA takes down Jabrail Hasanov of Azerbaijan in his first victory at the Yasar Dogu in Turkey. Dake dominated all three opponents to win the 79 kg gold. Photo by Max Rose-Fyne, United World Wrestling
ISTANBUL, Turkey –Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC/New York RTC) won a gold medal at 79 kg/174 lbs. and Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) added a bronze medal at 125 kg/275 lbs. on the final day at the respected Yasar Dogu International, a UWW ranking tournament, on Sunday
Dake faced 2011 Junior World bronze medalist Ibrahim Yusubov of Azerbaijan in the finals. He scored a first-period technical call, reeling off three takedowns and two gut wrenches to reach the 11-0 victory.
It was a dominant performance for Dake over the two days. To reach the finals, he had a pair of pins, putting away Olympic medalist Jabrail Hasanov of Azerbaijan in 5:37 and Ayhan Sucu of Turkey in 1:01.
Dake, a four-time NCAA champion at Cornell, will be on his first Senior World Team this year. He has been very strong this year at a new weight class, 79 kg, with a silver medal at the Ivan Yarygin International and was dominant at the Freestyle World Cup also.
Also on Sunday, Gwiazdowski battled Nick Matuhin of Germany, needing some last-second heroics to secure a 6-4 win in the bronze-medal match.
Matuhin scored the first takedown, but Gwiazdowski got a takedown and ankle lace turn to lead 4-2 at the break. A counter takedown by Matuhin early in the second period tied it at 4-4, and Matuhin had the criteria at the time. Gwiazdowski got a low single late in the match, fought for position, and was able to score two points for exposure during the scramble as time was running out to get the final two points for victory.
Gwiazdowski was a 2017 World bronze medalist, while Matuhin was fifth at the 2017 World Championships. Gwiazdowski won his first two bouts of the tournament by technical fall, and was edged in the semifinals by Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi of Ukraine, 4-3.
The other three wrestlers in the second group of U.S. wrestlers, who started competition on Saturday, were not on the mats on Sunday. Nahshon Garrett (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 61 kg/134 lbs., James Green (Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and J’den Cox (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) at 92 kg/202.5 lbs. were defeated in their first match, and did not qualify for repechage.
The entire 2018 U.S. Senior World Freestyle Team competed at the Yasar Dogu International this year. Over the three-day event, which was a UWW Ranking Tournament, the USA won six medals. That effort gave the United States the team title in the tournament with 150 points, ahead of runner-up Iran with 146 points and third place Turkey with 125 points.
Gold medals went to Dake, Thomas Gilman (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. and David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. A silver medal went to Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Bronze medals went to Gwiazdowski and Kyle Snyder (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) at 97 kg/213.75 lbs.
The United States is the defending World Team Champions in men’s freestyle wrestling, and used the Yasar Dogu in its preparations for the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in October.
“There has been high-level wrestling at the Yasar Dogu. Our team has wrestled very well and given great effort the last couple of days. We won several medals and earned some points towards seeds at the World Championships. Technically and tactically, we have done some very good things and have some areas where we can and will make adjustments. We will definitely take everything we can learn from this event to improve over the next 2 ½ months. Our men remain hungry and eager to move forward, excited for this future opportunity,” said National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
YASAR DOGU INTERNATIONAL
At Istanbul, Turkey, July 29
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold - Mohammadbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran)
Silver - Sandeep Tomar (India)
Bronze - Hasanzada Mircalal (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Andrei Bekreneu (Belarus)
Gold bout - Yakhkeshi dec. Tomar, 8-2
Bronze bout - Mircalal dec. Andreyeu, 2-1
Bronze bout - Bekreneu dec. Gasimov, 4-1
70 kg
Gold - Bajrang Bajrang (India)
Silver - Andriy Kvyatkovskyy (Ukraine)
Bronze- Aghahuseyn Mustafayev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze- Mustafa Kaya (Turkey)
Gold bout - Bajrang inj. dft. Kvyatkovskyy, 0:00
Bronze bout - Mustafayev dec. Aksoy, 3-0
Bronze bout - Kaya dec. Emamichogaei, 12-5
79 kg/174 lbs.
Gold - Kyle Dake (USA)
Silver - Ibrahim Yusubov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze- Cabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Rustam Dudaiev (Ukraine)
Gold bout – Dake tech. fall Yusubov, 11-0
Bronze bout - Hasanov dec. Sucu, 4-0
Bronze bout - Dudaiev dec. Izbassarov, 7-0
92 kg/202.5 lbs.
Gold - Mohammadjavad Ebrahimizivlaei (Iran)
Silver - Alireza Karimimachiani (Iran)
Bronze - Ivan Yankouski (Belarus)
Bronze - Hajy Rajabau (Belarus)
Gold Bout - Ebrahimizivlaei dec. Karimimachiani, 2-2
Bronze bout - Yankouski dec. Sagaliuk, 2-1
Bronze bout - Rajabau inj. dft. Boke, 0:00
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold - Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine)
Silver - Yadollah Mohebi (Iran)
Bronze – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)
Bronze - Danylo Kartavyi (Ukraine)
Gold bout - Khotsianivskyi dec. Mohebi, 9-6
Bronze bout - Gwiazdowski dec. Matuhin, 6-4
Bronze bout – Kartavyi dec. Civelek, 12-3
U.S. men’s freestyle performance (Group 2)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Nahshon Garrett, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Hasanzada Mircalal (Azerbaijan), 14-7
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC)
LOSS Sefa Aksoy (Turkey), 5-4
79 kg/174 lbs. – Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC/New York RTC), gold medal
WIN Jabrail Hasanov (Azerbaijan), fall 5:37
WIN Ayhan Sucu (Turkey), 1:01
WIN Ibrahim Yusubov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 11-0
92 kg/202.5 lbs. - J’den Cox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/OTC)
LOSS Serdar Boke (Turkey), 2-2
125 kg/275 lbs. - Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC), bronze medal
WIN Sumit (India), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Duman Bultrikov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine), 4-3
WIN Nick Matuhin (Germany), 6-4
Team Standings
1. USA, 150 pts.
2. Iran, 146
3. Turkey, 125
4. Azerbaijan, 121
5. Ukraine, 117
6. India, 111
7. Kazakhstan, 100
8. Belarus, 98
9. Italy, 25
10. Turkmenistan, 18
(of 18 nations)
ISTANBUL, Turkey –Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC/New York RTC) won a gold medal at 79 kg/174 lbs. and Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) added a bronze medal at 125 kg/275 lbs. on the final day at the respected Yasar Dogu International, a UWW ranking tournament, on Sunday
Dake faced 2011 Junior World bronze medalist Ibrahim Yusubov of Azerbaijan in the finals. He scored a first-period technical call, reeling off three takedowns and two gut wrenches to reach the 11-0 victory.
It was a dominant performance for Dake over the two days. To reach the finals, he had a pair of pins, putting away Olympic medalist Jabrail Hasanov of Azerbaijan in 5:37 and Ayhan Sucu of Turkey in 1:01.
Dake, a four-time NCAA champion at Cornell, will be on his first Senior World Team this year. He has been very strong this year at a new weight class, 79 kg, with a silver medal at the Ivan Yarygin International and was dominant at the Freestyle World Cup also.
Also on Sunday, Gwiazdowski battled Nick Matuhin of Germany, needing some last-second heroics to secure a 6-4 win in the bronze-medal match.
Matuhin scored the first takedown, but Gwiazdowski got a takedown and ankle lace turn to lead 4-2 at the break. A counter takedown by Matuhin early in the second period tied it at 4-4, and Matuhin had the criteria at the time. Gwiazdowski got a low single late in the match, fought for position, and was able to score two points for exposure during the scramble as time was running out to get the final two points for victory.
Gwiazdowski was a 2017 World bronze medalist, while Matuhin was fifth at the 2017 World Championships. Gwiazdowski won his first two bouts of the tournament by technical fall, and was edged in the semifinals by Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi of Ukraine, 4-3.
The other three wrestlers in the second group of U.S. wrestlers, who started competition on Saturday, were not on the mats on Sunday. Nahshon Garrett (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 61 kg/134 lbs., James Green (Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and J’den Cox (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/OTC) at 92 kg/202.5 lbs. were defeated in their first match, and did not qualify for repechage.
The entire 2018 U.S. Senior World Freestyle Team competed at the Yasar Dogu International this year. Over the three-day event, which was a UWW Ranking Tournament, the USA won six medals. That effort gave the United States the team title in the tournament with 150 points, ahead of runner-up Iran with 146 points and third place Turkey with 125 points.
Gold medals went to Dake, Thomas Gilman (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. and David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. A silver medal went to Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. Bronze medals went to Gwiazdowski and Kyle Snyder (Columbus, Ohio/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) at 97 kg/213.75 lbs.
The United States is the defending World Team Champions in men’s freestyle wrestling, and used the Yasar Dogu in its preparations for the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in October.
“There has been high-level wrestling at the Yasar Dogu. Our team has wrestled very well and given great effort the last couple of days. We won several medals and earned some points towards seeds at the World Championships. Technically and tactically, we have done some very good things and have some areas where we can and will make adjustments. We will definitely take everything we can learn from this event to improve over the next 2 ½ months. Our men remain hungry and eager to move forward, excited for this future opportunity,” said National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
YASAR DOGU INTERNATIONAL
At Istanbul, Turkey, July 29
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold - Mohammadbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran)
Silver - Sandeep Tomar (India)
Bronze - Hasanzada Mircalal (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Andrei Bekreneu (Belarus)
Gold bout - Yakhkeshi dec. Tomar, 8-2
Bronze bout - Mircalal dec. Andreyeu, 2-1
Bronze bout - Bekreneu dec. Gasimov, 4-1
70 kg
Gold - Bajrang Bajrang (India)
Silver - Andriy Kvyatkovskyy (Ukraine)
Bronze- Aghahuseyn Mustafayev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze- Mustafa Kaya (Turkey)
Gold bout - Bajrang inj. dft. Kvyatkovskyy, 0:00
Bronze bout - Mustafayev dec. Aksoy, 3-0
Bronze bout - Kaya dec. Emamichogaei, 12-5
79 kg/174 lbs.
Gold - Kyle Dake (USA)
Silver - Ibrahim Yusubov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze- Cabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Rustam Dudaiev (Ukraine)
Gold bout – Dake tech. fall Yusubov, 11-0
Bronze bout - Hasanov dec. Sucu, 4-0
Bronze bout - Dudaiev dec. Izbassarov, 7-0
92 kg/202.5 lbs.
Gold - Mohammadjavad Ebrahimizivlaei (Iran)
Silver - Alireza Karimimachiani (Iran)
Bronze - Ivan Yankouski (Belarus)
Bronze - Hajy Rajabau (Belarus)
Gold Bout - Ebrahimizivlaei dec. Karimimachiani, 2-2
Bronze bout - Yankouski dec. Sagaliuk, 2-1
Bronze bout - Rajabau inj. dft. Boke, 0:00
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold - Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine)
Silver - Yadollah Mohebi (Iran)
Bronze – Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)
Bronze - Danylo Kartavyi (Ukraine)
Gold bout - Khotsianivskyi dec. Mohebi, 9-6
Bronze bout - Gwiazdowski dec. Matuhin, 6-4
Bronze bout – Kartavyi dec. Civelek, 12-3
U.S. men’s freestyle performance (Group 2)
61 kg/134 lbs. – Nahshon Garrett, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Hasanzada Mircalal (Azerbaijan), 14-7
70 kg/154 lbs. – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska WTC)
LOSS Sefa Aksoy (Turkey), 5-4
79 kg/174 lbs. – Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC/New York RTC), gold medal
WIN Jabrail Hasanov (Azerbaijan), fall 5:37
WIN Ayhan Sucu (Turkey), 1:01
WIN Ibrahim Yusubov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 11-0
92 kg/202.5 lbs. - J’den Cox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC/OTC)
LOSS Serdar Boke (Turkey), 2-2
125 kg/275 lbs. - Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC), bronze medal
WIN Sumit (India), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Duman Bultrikov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine), 4-3
WIN Nick Matuhin (Germany), 6-4
Team Standings
1. USA, 150 pts.
2. Iran, 146
3. Turkey, 125
4. Azerbaijan, 121
5. Ukraine, 117
6. India, 111
7. Kazakhstan, 100
8. Belarus, 98
9. Italy, 25
10. Turkmenistan, 18
(of 18 nations)
