2025 World Championships Day Two Match Notes

Ishiguro goes on the shot clock at midway through the first period in a scoreless match. A knee-pull single leg for Valencia puts him up, 2-0. The shot clock expires, and Valencia adds another point. Valencia bags another takedown with 12 seconds left in the period and takes a 5-0 lead to the break. Back to the head outside single, it converts for the score, and Valencia leads 7-0 with 2:30 to go. Trapped underneath a front headlock on the edge of the mat, Valencia counters a go-behind attempt from Ishiguro, lifting a double leg to the back which is scored four. Ishiguro is challenging the call, which succeeds, and brings the score back to 9-0. Close to going out-of-bounds, Valencia maneuvers his way to the title-clinching takedown. A second Ishiguro challenge is unsuccessful, a point is added to Valencia’s total, and he becomes World champion with a 12-0 technical fall.

Lots of action, back-and-forth, leads to a Forrest takedown in the first 39 seconds. He takes the early 2-0 advantage. Yessengeldi counters Forrest’s pressure with a go-behind to tie things up, 2-2. Forrest with a shuck by to the back for four points and the 6-2 lead. Single leg off the mat for Yessengeldi makes it 6-3 going into the break. Forrest with a crafty single leg takes an 8-2 lead with 2:03 to go. Forrest gets to the merkle position, but Yessengeldi works out of it for a takedown, 8-5 Forrest. Forrest cuts the corner on a Yessengeldi shot, a scramble ensues with both men exposing as they go out-of-bounds. The scoreboard reads 10-7 Forrest with Yessengeldi challenging the call. The challenge is won and Yessengeldi goes up 9-8 with 30 seconds remaining. Fleeing the hold is confirmed with three seconds left and Forrest takes the lead on criteria, 9-9. Yessengeldi challenges the fleeing call after time expires and succeeds. The score is overturned to 9-8 for Yessengeldi and the three seconds are put back on the board. Forrest comes close to a go-behind, but time expires. The U.S. corner challenges the call and doesn’t get it. Forrest drops the match, 10-8.

Haines gets strong with his defense and fights off a deep single leg from Olonbayar to keep things scoreless. Haines gets put on the shot clock 1:31 into the period. Point to Olonbayar after the shot clock expires. The 1-0 score holds to the break. Haines cuts the corner on a head outside single from Olonbayar and executes a crotch lift for two to take a 2-1 lead with just over two minutes remaining. Haines picks the right ankle and finishes to go up 4-1. We have a fresh start with 31 seconds left in the match. Haines moves to the finals with a 4-1 decision.

Hidlay charges in with an underhook and gets countered for a takedown in the first 45 seconds. Hidlay throws an underhook by to a single leg going out-of-bounds for a step out point. The lead is 2-1 for Nurmagomedov. Same scenario for Hidlay, but this time the single leg nets a takedown. He takes over the lead, 3-2. Hidlay is able to tack on a step out with three seconds left in the period to take a 4-2 lead to the break. Step out point on the board early in the second for Hidlay. A single leg takedown for Nurmagomedov cuts into the lead, 5-4 Hidlay. Hidlay whips around for another takedown to elevate the lead up to 7-4 with 1:54 to go. We’ve got some blood time. Hidlay gets back to the body and goes big for a four-pointer. The lead is now 11-4 for Hidlay. Hidlay punches through his underhook again and goes up 13-4 with 17 seconds left. He jumps over a Nurmagomedov shot to get the 15-4 technical fall as time expires.

Lee gets in on the legs, a slight scramble ensues, and they head out-of-bounds. Lee gets the early step out point. Lee fights off a Harutyunyan single leg, ducks under to fireman’s position, and gets whipped through for exposure points. Harutyunyan leads 2-1. Harutyunyan back to the single leg and drives Lee out-of-bounds with 25 seconds left in the period. Harutyunyan snags another one right before the buzzer to lead Lee 5-1 at the break. A blast double leg to the back for Harutyunyan, countered by Lee with exposure. The score is 9-3 and Lee challenging. The call is confirmed, point Harutyunyan makes it 10-3. Harutyunyan takes Lee through for another takedown and lace. Lee goes down, 14-3.

Usmanov takes the early 1-0 lead from a shot clock point midway through the first period. Haines looking more confident, getting to his single leg, but it hasn’t landed yet. It’s 1-0 Usmanov at the break. Haines comes out aggressive in the second period, really going for his single leg. Usmanov has to take a lengthy injury time to recover. Haines is put on the shot clock a second time, and he is able to get to his single leg and convert a step out. The officials confer and take the point off the board for Haines and give it to Usmanov. Only logic would be the clock expiring and a grounded call on the action. No challenge from the U.S. corner, so we wrestle on. Haines gets in on the legs and finally gets his takedown with two seconds left in the match to take the lead on criteria, 2-2. Usmanov challenges the takedown, and it fails. Haines gets the added point and takes the win, 3-2.

Hidlay is put on the shot clock 1:46 into the match. He pushes the pace and ends up scrambling his way to a step out point. The shot clock had expired so the score sits at 1-1 with Hidlay holding criteria. Hidlay comes back immediately with a powerful shot attempt to take Maisuradze off the mat for a step out. Maisuradze is cautioned for excessive force right before the period break. Hidlay takes the 3-1 advantage into the second period. Hidlay drives his underhook to a whizzer/seatbelt position and winds up coming out on top for a score, 5-1 Hidlay. Hidlay drops down to a double leg finish from his underhook and adds a step out point to salt away the win, 6-1.

Outside single leg attempt from Carr to start the action. He gets stuck underneath and earns a fresh start. Carr is on the attack and gets countered for a step out to trail 1-0 early. Carr responds quickly with a takedown to take over the lead, 2-1. Carr nearly grabs another single leg takedown. It doesn’t stick, but he is able to turn the shot attempt into a step out to go up, 3-1. A beautiful blast double leg for Carr goes out of bounds to score four points. The call is challenged by Valiev and converted from a four-pointer to a two-pointer. The lead is brought down to 5-1 Carr, which holds to the break. Carr gets exposed on a front head pinch off his own shot attempt, and the lead gets cut to 5-3. In the final minute, Valiev lands a single leg takedown to take the 5-5 criteria lead. Valiev gets around behind Carr in a quad pod position going off the mat to add a step out point, plus a fleeing call, caution and one, to go up 7-5 late. Carr can’t find home at the buzzer and falls, 7-5.

Carr blasts through Ramazanov for the first takedown of the contest, 2-0. Carr works through a tough single leg to drive Ramazanov off the mat for another two. Blast double, JB style, Carr runs Ramazonov off the mat for another set of two. A go-behind takedown for Carr makes it 8-0. Low level single leg for Carr converts but after the period one buzzer. Ramazanov survives for the moment. Carr strikes with a blast double to the back for four points to seemingly end it, 12-0, 18 seconds into the second period. Ramazanov is challenging the call, and Carr is questionably called for an offensive foul, taking his points off the board. It doesn’t matter as Carr comes right back for the clinching takedown to end it early in the second period, 10-0.

Haines goes double leg, transitions down to a single leg and finishes the takedown. He backs it up with four gut wrenches to end the match, 10-0, in 40 seconds.

A takedown out of the gate for Hidlay to go up 2-0. Hidlay to his underhook, drives Scherrer to the edge, and jumps over the top for a score. Hidlay throws another underhook by for his third takedown, 6-0 Hidlay. Hidlay drops from an underhook to a single leg, with exposure, to take it 10-0 in 2:18.  

Lee lands a head outside single leg for a takedown off the whistle. During the exchange, Demir exposes on a chest wrap attempt, giving Lee an additional two point. Lee follows it up with a leg lace to go up 6-0 just 53 seconds into the match. On the next restart, Lee flows right into a single leg, then leg lace, to finish the match, 10-0, in 1:08.

Carr is pretty aggressive from space early on but no points to show for it yet. Shapiev opens up the scoring with a quick takedown-to-turn combination and leads, 4-0. Carr responds with an outside single leg, backside trip finish for his first points of the match. It’s 4-2 Shapiev at the break. Shapiev counters a Carr single leg with a go-behind, forcing Carr off the mat for a step out to bump his lead to 5-2 early in the second period. Carr responds again with a four-point double leg into a leg lace to take his first lead of the match, 8-5. The four-point call is being challenged by Shapiev. The call stands, giving Carr an extra point. Carr rides out the rest of the match for the 9-5 decision.

The match is coreless midway through the first period—Haines goes on the shot clock. Saipudinov takes the 1-0 lead after the shot clock expires. Not much going on in the first, neither man with a credible attack. Saipudinov is put on the shot clock at 2:23. Haines steps out, nullifying the shot clock, and goes down, 2-0. Haines comes back with a high-c, converts for the takedown to take 2-2 criteria advantage. Saipudinov challenges the call, and it stands. Point to Haines for the lost challenge makes it 3-2 with 1:14 to go. Haines gets in deep on a single leg, Saipudinov tries to spin and counter, Haines comes around behind for two to finish the match on top, 5-2.

Hidlay drives through his hooks, and tries to spin going out-of-bounds, but it’s called grounded. The exact same scenario happens again, still scoreless. Hidlay has a front headlock and gets driven out-of-bounds. Hajdari takes the early 1-0 lead. Hidlay presses forward into a low-level single leg and converts, 2-1. Hajdari is called fleeing on the exchange, giving Hidlay an extra point and par terre advantage. No turn for Hidlay on the restart, so it’s 3-1 with 1:17 left in the period. A front drag converts for another Hidlay takedown going off the mat. Hajdari is dinged for fleeing once more, putting Hidlay up 6-1 going into the break. Hidlay comes out with an over/under to a double leg going out-of-bounds, which could have been called four. Instead, he gets a step out point and 7-1 lead. Back to the over/under, an ankle pick-to-turn sequence ends the match, 11-1.

WIN Sangboum Han (Korea), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Takara Suda (Japan), 7-2

WIN Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan), 13-8

LOSS Zavur Uguev (UWW), 10-3

LOSS Assylzhan Yessengeldi (Kazakhstan), 10-8

WIN Shuang Chen (China), tech. fall, 11-0

LOSS Nurkozha Kaipanov (Kazakhstan), 11-7

WIN Mukul Dahiya (India), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Fateh Benferdjallah (Algeria), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Ivars Samusonok (Latvia), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Kamran Ghasempour (Iran), 7-0

WIN Hayato Ishiguro (Japan), tech. fall, 12-0

LOSS Abdulla Kurbanov (UWW), tech. fall, 14-4

WIN Yusuf Demir (Turkey), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 14-3

WIN Rasul Shapiev (North Macedonia), 9-5

WIN Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Chermen Valiev (Albania), 7-5

VS Tugsjargal Erdenebat (Mongolia) or Ibragim Veliev (Belgium)

WIN Khidir Kurban A Saipudinov (Bahrain), 5-2

WIN Bumgue Seo (Korea), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Akhmed Usmanov (UWW), 3-2

WIN Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia), 4-1

VS Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece)

WIN Redjep Hajdari (North Macedonia), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Samuel Scherrer (Switzerland), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia), 6-1

WIN Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall, 15-4

VS Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW)