2025 World Championships Day Four Match Notes

Bout 385, Mat A

Bout 387, Mat A

Welker strikes with a takedown-to-turn combo in the first 20 seconds and goes up 4-0. A head inside single leg for Welker, Georgieva tries a crotch lift but doesn’t work. That’s it for the first period. Georgieva shoots in, pancake from Welker to the back for the pin at 4:02.

Jimenez pushes the action but steps out to trail 1-0 early. The 1-0 score holds to the break. Liuzzi is keeping Jimenez caught in upper body ties, preventing much action. Low level single leg for Jimenez into a leg lace. She can’t convert on the turn, but takes over the lead, 2-1. It’s 2-1 midway through the second period. Action goes out of bounds, Jimenez is called for fleeing, cation and a point, and gets put down in forced par terre on the restart. Liuzzi converts a gutwrench to go up 4-2. There are 37 seconds for Jimenez to work with, now netural. Jimenez shoots underneath and gets whipped through for an exposure. Jiminez comes out on top for a 2-1 exchange. Time runs out and Liuzzi wins, 6-3.

Woods with a go-behind out of the gate. It’s a bit of a funky situation with both guys exposing. Woods comes out on top and adds a turn. The score sits at 5-2 for Woods. Woods gets a set of exposure from a front headlock position to lead 7-2 at the break. A step out point for Sujeet makes it 7-3 Woods with exactly one minute left. Another step pout for Sujeet to make it 7-4 with 26 seconds remaining. The action goes out-of-bounds with Sujeet pressing, but it stays grounded and scored no points with 5 seconds left. Woods is hit for fleeing, caution and one, but it won’t matter. Woods takes it and move to the bronze medal match with a 7-5 decision.

Maroulis comes close to getting a cow catcher, runs Cakmak off the mat for a point. Maroulis with a feet-to-back dump for a fall in 1:01.

Single leg for Kasabieva is stuffed by Kilty. Underhook to a single leg for Kilty, she lifts the leg and is rolled through for four points on the counter. Kilty ends up finishing for a takedown to make it 4-2. Kasabieva drags out from underneath for a takedown to make it 6-2. That’s where we head to the break. Kilty gets back to that right side underhook and works around for a score. It’s 6-4 with just over two minutes remaining. Single leg off the whistle and Kilty works for a third takedown. Kasabieva now leads on criteria, 6-6. The action goes out of bounds, fresh start with 36 seconds left, Kilty needs a score. Kasabieva shoots a double, Kilty sprawls out of it, which kills a lot of time. Kilty is unable to get a score late and falls, 6-6.

A front headlock, go-behind takedown for Woods to open the scoring. He adds a pair of gutwrenches and a couple arm bar tilts to get the 10-0 technical fall in 1:03.

WIN Maxim Sacultan (Moldova), tech. fall, 14-4

LOSS Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran), tech. fall, 12-1

WIN Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov (Kyrgyzstan), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Sujeet (India), 7-5

VS Peiman Biabani (Canada)

WIN Cristian Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland), 5-0

WIN Arash Yoshida (Japan), 9-1

VS Amirali Azarpira (Iran)

LOSS Andreea Ana (Romania), 6-3

LOSS Hong Liang (China), fall, 2:05

LOSS Emanuela Liuzzi (Italy)

WIN Emine Cakmak (Turkey), fall, 1:01

VS Himeka Tokuhara (Japan)

LOSS Alina Kasabieva (UWW), 6-6

WIN Vanesa Georgieva (Bulgaria), fall, 4:02

VS Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)