Johnson picks up lone win for Marines at Tbilisi Grand Prix
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by JD Rader, USA Wrestling
TBILISI, Georgia - A team of five Marines travel to and competed at the tough Tbilisi Grand Prix in Tbilisi, Georgia this past week/weekend.
Wrestling at 67 kg, Jamel Johnson picked up the lone win for the U.S. Greco-Roman team at the event. Johnson picked up a 9-0 technical fall win in his first round match against Tornike Kandelaki of Georgia.
After his opening round victory, Johnson dropped two close matches. He fell 7-4 to Amantur Ismailov of Kyrgyzstan 7-4 and then to bronze medalist Nikoloz Sabanshvili of Georgia 2-1 to end his tournament one match shy of a medal match.
Terrence Zaleski also lost a one in his one match at 82 kg. After using a passivity point and a gut wrench to go up 3-0, Zaleski’s Armenian opponent put up five-straight points to win 5-3.
At 87 kg, Vaughn Monreal-Berner hit a nice four-point arm spin for four points in his qualification round match, but was defeated by silver medalist Shalva Khachidze of Georgia 10-4. Monreal-Berner was pulled into repechage, but was defeated by pin to Mamuka Iremadze of Georgia.
At 97 kg, Daniel Miller scored a takedown early with a body lock, but his Kyrgyzstani opponent then scored seven-straight points to make the final score 7-2. Miller was not pulled back in to repechage.
2019 TBILISI GRAND PRIX
at Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 7-10
U.S. Greco-Roman results
63 kg: Xavier Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Gio Meladze (Georgia), 16-10
67 kg: Jamel Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
WON Tornike Kandelaki (Georgia), 9-0
LOSS Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan), 7-4
LOSS Nikoloz Sabanshvili (Georgia), 2-1
82 kg: Terrence Zaleski (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Eduard Sargsyan (Armenia), 5-3
87 kg: Vaughn Monreal-Berner (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Shalva Khachidze (Georgia), 10-4
LOSS Mamuka Iremadze (Georgia), pin
97 kg: Daniel Miller (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan), 7-2
U.S. men’s freestyle results
61 kg: Shelton Mack (Manhattan, N.Y./TMWC/NYCRTC), FIFTH
WIN T. Katamadze (Georgia), 2-2
LOSS Ahmednab Gvarzatilov (Azerbaijan), 12-2
LOSS Berdznishvili (Georgia), 3-3
70 kg: Evan Henderson (New York, N.Y./TMWC/NYCRTC), FIFTH
LOSS Levan Kelekhsashvili (Georgia), 10-7
WIN R. Malakoevi (Georgia), pin
LOSS M. Skhulukhia (Georgia), 9-7
Wrestling at 67 kg, Jamel Johnson picked up the lone win for the U.S. Greco-Roman team at the event. Johnson picked up a 9-0 technical fall win in his first round match against Tornike Kandelaki of Georgia.
After his opening round victory, Johnson dropped two close matches. He fell 7-4 to Amantur Ismailov of Kyrgyzstan 7-4 and then to bronze medalist Nikoloz Sabanshvili of Georgia 2-1 to end his tournament one match shy of a medal match.
Terrence Zaleski also lost a one in his one match at 82 kg. After using a passivity point and a gut wrench to go up 3-0, Zaleski’s Armenian opponent put up five-straight points to win 5-3.
At 87 kg, Vaughn Monreal-Berner hit a nice four-point arm spin for four points in his qualification round match, but was defeated by silver medalist Shalva Khachidze of Georgia 10-4. Monreal-Berner was pulled into repechage, but was defeated by pin to Mamuka Iremadze of Georgia.
At 97 kg, Daniel Miller scored a takedown early with a body lock, but his Kyrgyzstani opponent then scored seven-straight points to make the final score 7-2. Miller was not pulled back in to repechage.
2019 TBILISI GRAND PRIX
at Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 7-10
U.S. Greco-Roman results
63 kg: Xavier Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Gio Meladze (Georgia), 16-10
67 kg: Jamel Johnson (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
WON Tornike Kandelaki (Georgia), 9-0
LOSS Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan), 7-4
LOSS Nikoloz Sabanshvili (Georgia), 2-1
82 kg: Terrence Zaleski (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Eduard Sargsyan (Armenia), 5-3
87 kg: Vaughn Monreal-Berner (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Shalva Khachidze (Georgia), 10-4
LOSS Mamuka Iremadze (Georgia), pin
97 kg: Daniel Miller (Camp Lejeune, N.C./USMC)
LOSS Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan), 7-2
U.S. men’s freestyle results
61 kg: Shelton Mack (Manhattan, N.Y./TMWC/NYCRTC), FIFTH
WIN T. Katamadze (Georgia), 2-2
LOSS Ahmednab Gvarzatilov (Azerbaijan), 12-2
LOSS Berdznishvili (Georgia), 3-3
70 kg: Evan Henderson (New York, N.Y./TMWC/NYCRTC), FIFTH
LOSS Levan Kelekhsashvili (Georgia), 10-7
WIN R. Malakoevi (Georgia), pin
LOSS M. Skhulukhia (Georgia), 9-7
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