Porter, Finesilver and Orndorff await repechage fate at 2019 U23 World Championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Three Americans will learn their repechage fate tonight after falling the first session of Greco-Roman action on Friday at the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Looking to be pulled back in is Jesse Porter, Matt Finesilver and David Tate Orndorff.

At 130 kg, Orndorff won his first bout against Deepak Poonia of India. Trailing 1-0 at the break, Orndorff put together a big second period, recording a takedown and later a big four-pointer to claim a 6-1 victory.

In his second bout, Orndorff fell to 2018 U23 World silver medalist and three-time Junior World medalist Osman Yildirim of Turkey, 9-0.

Yildirim went on to win his quarterfinal with a 50-second pin over 2015 Cadet World silver Robert Ersek of Hungary to advance to the semifinals.

Tonight the Turk will face 2019 Junior World champion and 2018 U23 World bronze medalist Aliakbar Yousofiaahmadchali of Iran. Should Yildirim win, he will pull Orndorff into repechage.

Wrestling at 77 kg, three-time U23 World Team member Porter lost to three-time Junior World medalist Sajan Sajan of India in his first bout.

Though Porter was aggressive and battled the entire match, Sajan won the bout 6-0.

Eventually, the Indian advanced to tonight’s semifinals, where he will face Kodai Sakuraba, who took 13th at the 2016 Junior World Championships. Should Sajan win, he will pull Porter into repechage.

At 87 kg, Finesilver lost Kiril Maskevich of Belarus in the first round, 9-0. The Belarussian ended the match quickly with a four-point takedown and a big lift.

Maskevich went on to advance to the semifinals, where he will face reigning U23 World champion Semen Novikov of Ukraine. Should Maskevich win, he will pull Finesilver into repechage.

Eliminated from the tournament on Friday was Brady Koontz and Dalton Roberts.

In his first bout of the day at 55 kg, 2019 Final X runner-up Koontz dropped a 9-0 first-period technical fall to 2018 U23 World bronze medalist Amangali Bekbolatov of Kazakhstan.

In the quarterfinals, Bekbolatov led 2019 Junior World silver medalist Zaur Aliyev of Azerbaijan with less than a minute left. But the Azeri was clutch with a takedown, turn and another takedown in the last few seconds to win the bout 6-4. Bekbolatov’s loss knocked Koontz out of medal contention.

At 63 kg, Roberts, a 2018 Senior World Team member, scored first on Yerner Fidakhmetov of Kazakhstan with a takedown and gut wrench for a lead at the break. Fidakhmetov scored nine unanswered points for a 9-4 victory.

In the quarterfinals, Fidakhmetov lost a 7-0 decision to 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist Levani Kavjaradze of Georgia, ending Roberts’ tournament.

The semifinals will take place at 5:15 p.m. local time (12:15 p.m. ET) live on Trackwrestling.com. Follow @USAWrestling on Twitter for live updates.

2019 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

at Budapest, Hungary (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)

U.S. Greco-Roman results
55 kg: Brady Koontz (Plover, Wisc./Ohio RTC) - eliminated
LOSS Amangali Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan), 9-0

63 kg: Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich./New York AC) – eliminated
LOSS Yerner Fidakhmetov (Kazakhstan), 9-4

77 kg: Jesse Porter (Albany, N.Y./New York AC)
LOSS Sajan Sajan (India), 6-0

87 kg: Matt Finesilver (Greenwood Village, Colo./Blue Blood WC)
LOSS Kiryl Maskevich (Belarus), 9-0

130 kg: David Tate Orndorff (Spokane, Wash./Utah Valley RTC)
WIN Deepak Poonia (India), 6-1
LOSS Osman Yildirim (Turkey), 8-0