2019 UWW Senior World Championships

2019 World Championships: Day 9 Match Notes

2019 World Championships: Day 9 Match Notes

Live updates from the day of wrestling at the 2019 world championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan featuring two Olympic and two non-Olympic weights.

Sep 22, 2019 by Nomad Lobdell
2019 World Championships: Day 9 Match Notes
The final day of wrestling is here for the 2019 world championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakstan.

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The final day of wrestling is here for the 2019 world championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakstan.

Kyle Dake will be wrestling for gold later tonight, and Kyle Snyder will soon find out his bronze opponent.

Tyler Graff is in the repechage. If he wins he will wrestle Rahul Aware of India for bronze at 61kg.

Match 1 - Tyler Graff vs Mihai Esanu (MDA)

First Period: Graff picks up the first takedown of the match about 90 seconds in. I looked down to type that and he scored again. In on a leg, MDA fights out of it, attempts arm throw and they 2 on exposure, Graff leads 4-2. Graff not leaving anything to chance and hits a four, up 8-2 at the break.

Second Period: As he has all tournament, comes out firing and gets a takedown to start the second. Stepout, up 11-2 with two minutes left. Graff moves MDA to the edge, working for a body lock, trying to limp arm. Drops in on a leg, but pulled up. Head pinch attempt and Graff counters, he will wrestle for a medal! USA is one point behind Iran, still in fourth.


Kazakhstan wins at 79 and will wrestle for bronze, solidifying their second place position. Gadzhi Nabiev wins 8-2 over KGZ. Former Russian Magomedgadji Nurov beats Nicolai Ceban of Moldova 2-1 to qualify North Macedonia for the Olympics.

On B right now, to go to the Olympics at 86kg, Carlos Izquierdo Mendez (COL) vs Adilet Davlumbayev (KAZ). On C, Artur Naifonov (RUS) vs Istvan Vereb (HUN) to go to Tokyo. Davlumbayev takedown into two turns, but on the second, Mendez put him on his back. Arm throw on the edge, Izquierdo Mendez given two. Naifonov up 2-0.

Points are flying up on B, 7-6 now not even at the break. Naifonov up 5-0 but gives up a stepout. Odikadze on D, if he wins he'll wrestle for bronze for the sixth straight year. Izquierdo Mendez with the slick single, and two guys to lead 12-9 now. One final turn and it's 14-9 with 2:13 to go. Naifonov close to a tech on C. Davlumbayev has him on his back and the crowd is lunacy. They go out of bounds, Davlumbayev trails 14-11. Izquierdo Mendez hurt after that exchange, up by one but holding his left hip. Challenge requested after a Caution+1, COL up 15-3 with 33 seconds left. HEADLOCK! Colombia up 6 now. Izquierdo Mendez and Davlumbayev with one of the wildest matches of the week. 34 points on the board and Colombia qualifies for the Olympics.

Medal matches are about to begin.

61kg Bronze:

Abbos Rakhmonov (UZB) vs Behnam Ehsanpoor (IRI). Iranian fans are great, the horns and chants are going. Shot Ehsanpoor, pulled up by Uzbekistan, but Ehsnpoor drives him out. Guys just holding center here, not much foot movement or even handfighting. Ehsanpoor walks him out for one of the easier Caution+1 calls you'll see today. Whizzer situation, limp arm and Iran grabs the leg, leadign 4-0 now. Short lace heading out of bounds but he gets the turn, 8-0 at the break. Not much action to start the second. Final 90 seconds here, Ehsanpoor not forcing anything. The 2012 JR world champ wins Iran's fourth medal of the week. They are now 11 points ahead of the USA and in third place overall.

Match 2 - Tyler Graff vs Rahul Aware (IND)

First Period: Graff in the red against the 2009 JR World champ. Low double right off the whistle, he leads 2-0. Bit of a scramble situation here but blown dead at 5:27. Single on Aware's right leg, but stalemated again. Aware chases a low single and now leads on criteria. Elbow pass and clean finish for Aware, 4-2 now. Late in the period, Graff in on a single, looks like he's gonna get stuck under.

Second Period: Aware goes right under him, Graff trying to break the lock on his right leg, stalemated. Another single on the right, Aware switches out of it, no score, under two minutes to go. Super duck and it's 6-2, Aware's got the leg trapped, and it's 10-2. Graff's corner challenging, lost, so 11-2 now. Graff forces to edge, Aware pulls him into front head. Takedown but too little too late, India wins 11-4.


Gold medal match now, Russia looking to sweep the first five weights. Idrisov holding center well, passive against Lomtadze. Interesting difference between Russia and America, their head coach Tedeev sits in the corner for every match. Georgia on the clock at 4:13. Slideby, looking to get to a hip, no finish but Idrisov still goes up 1-0 on the shot clock point. Beautiful shot by Lomtadze, in quad pod but he eventually finishes. Idrisov attempting attacks but struggling to get through to Lomtadze's legs. Final minute, Idrisov needs a takedown. Lomtadze wins 4-1.

79kg Bronze:

Gadzhi Nabiev with the early takedown. Up 6-0 with two minutes left in the match. Nabiev sits him to his butt, Kurbanov tryign to chest wrap. Extended finish but he eventually exposes him. Late takedown by Kurbanov, but Nabiev wins 8-3.

79kg Bronze:

Galymzhan Usserbayev (KAZ) vs Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK). No score in the first minute. Usserbayev takes the lead on a stepout. Salkazanov leading 2-1 at the break on a takedown of his own. Usserbayev stops the SVK shot, but can't get to his re-attack. The home field advantage does seem to be helping him a little, the crowd and the drums are excellent. Stalemated on the mat at 1:58. Several shot attempts by Usserbayev, but he's too far away each time. One he pays for and gets driven out. Official offering two Caution+1s late, gets the second, but Salkazanov wins 3-2 and it is Slovakia's second ever medal.

Match 3 - Kyle Dake vs Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE)

First Period: Rematch of last year's final, won by Dake 2-0. Hasanov has won his fourth career world medal, along with a bronze in Rio. A Dake win ties USA with Georgia for fourth place. Kyle Dake got to near standing and almost chucked him out, but settles for the stepout, early lead. Hasanov once again does not seem keen to engae with Dake. In on the shot, Dake walks him out at 3:56. The Dagestani group behind us seems to be urging for more action out of Hasanov.

Second Period: Dake caught one in the eye, which seems to happen to him often. Responds by dropping to a leg, chasing him halfway across the mat and finishing on the edge for two. First shot attempt by Hasanov caught by Dake and stopped like it's nothing. Dake backs up for about 30 seconds, Hasanov dives in and finally gets to legs, but a Dake chest wrap stalemates it. Dake clearly wants him shooting, and he once again dives from space to no avail. Hasanov catches a leg, Dake dives trying to kick out, Hasanov holds on and they say one stepout. Hasanov slow back to the center. Dake backing up, Hasanov shoots, and stalemated again in the chest wrap. Head hands, caught again, driven out with 8.8 left. Dake evades and wins 4-2. He is now a two-time world champion! Dake drapes the flag over him, goes slow walk to the center, waving, but doesn't take a full lap.


86kg Bronze:

Carlos Izquierdo Mendez (COL) vs Stefan Reichmuth (SUI). This is not exactly the medal match we were expecting, but I promise you, this Colombian kid is fun to watch. Internet cutting out is fun. Reichmuth up 3-0 with two minute to go. Reichmuth wins 3-0 for Switzerland's first senior level world medal.

86kg Bronze:

Artur Naifonov (RUS) vs Myles Amine (SMR). The Michigan All-American will face the 2017 JR world champ. Amine lost to another Russian in Dauren Kurugliev at Euro Games. Low single Amine's right leg, two for Naifonov. A couple turns and it's 6-0 now. Much slower pace the rest of the first period. Amine, who was shooting non stop yesterday, hasn't been able to get to Naifonov's legs. Amine finally got to legs, but Naifonov fights it off.

86kg Gold:

Forfeit as Deepak Punia is unable to wrestle. Hassan Yazdanicharati wins his second world title.

Match 4 - Kyle Snyder vs Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)

First Period: Kyle is 2-1 all time against the Georgian. Low single right away, walks him out. Double, Odikadze pulls him back up. Double stopped, second effort and Snyder knee pounds through the double for two. Low single, Kyle slips out, in rear standing but Odikadze somehow fights out of it.

Second Period: Tervel Dlagnev and Joe Russell in his corner, leading 3-0. Snyder timing Odikadze's attacks very well. Couldn't score but making life difficult for him. Final minute and Snyder keeping him honest. Shot attempt, Snyder catches it. Shot, stopped, Odikadze on top, rolls through but not enough. That's five world medals now for Snyder! And a team bronze for USA!


97kg Bronze:

Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD) vs Alisher Yergali (KAZ). Stepout and shot clock point for KAZ. Kaz up 4-0 now, but Nurov with the big four to take the lead. Yergali answers with a stepout. Nurov gets in on the edge and slowly finishes to the mat, stepout 5-5. Last gasp effort an Yergali gets planted to lose, 8-5 after a lost challenge. Macedonia's first medal since 1998. A very loud group of Dagestanis sitting behind us going insane for Nurov, including Gaidar Gaidarov, one of the most respected coaches in all of Dagestan, as well as 65kg medalist Ismail Musukaev. Dagestanis stick together.

97kg Gold:

This should be good. A couple of Dagestanis squaring off for the world title. Bet the house on Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS) though, he's 2-0 lifetime against Sharifov and former Russians are 16-0 this quad at worlds against their old country. Sharif Sharifov (AZE) on the clock and trailing 1-0 now. Sadulaev steals it before the buzzer, 3-0 after finishing the low single. Sadulaev beat him 8-1 in Rio and 2-1 in last year's Euro finals. Second period starting now, low single for Sadulaev, looks like it will be stalemated. 2:33 left and back to the collar tie. Sharifov getting moved into the zone, half shot and Sadulaev is up 4-0. That's how it ends, and Sadulaev wins his sixth world medal, and fifth gold. That's it from worlds. Final team scores can be found below.

Country57kg61kg65kg70kg74kg79kg86kg92kg97kg125kgTotal
RUS2520252525151515250190
KAZ15820201010010100103
USA01000152542515094
IRI10150150025202693
GEO02501000015102585
IND151515006208
079
AZE00006200020450
UZB010060100081549
TUR200200006
2048