With Russia having just two finalists tomorrow, and with Trent Hidlay wrestling one, it’s hard to see them making up this much ground.
86KG Finals:
Kyle Dake (USA) over Arsenii Dzhioev (AZE) 3-2
What a match! Dake wins his third championship at his third different weight.
Dake’s a master defensively, and is so good at figuring out ways to score against guys with elite level defense
This shit is beautiful!
86KG Bronze:
Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) over Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) 6-0
Malik Shavaev (KGZ) over Ibragim Kadiev (RUS) 4-3
70KG Finals:
Ibrahim Ibragimov (RUS) over Ernazar Akmataliev (GEO) 5-2
Very controlled march by Ibragimov. His takedown and turn near the start was all he needed. Akmataliev was never close to scoring.
70KG Bronze:
Zain Retherford (USA) over Lachlan McNeil (CAN) 4-0
Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL) over Vasile Diacon (MDA) via fall
125KG Finals:
Amir Zare (IRI) over Abdulla Kurbanov (RUS) 11-0
I would’ve rather watched the medal ceremony.
125KG Bronze:
Wyatt Hendrickson (USA) over Sing Jaspooran (IND) 10-0
Giorgi Meshvildishvili (AZE) over Vlagyiszlav Bajcajev (HUN) 10-0
Wyatt techs Jaspooran in 26 seconds 💀
61KG Finals:
Javan (IND) over Zavur Uguev (RUS) 9-2‼️
HUGE UPSET‼️ as 22yr old Javan takes out 2021 Olympic champ and 2025 world champ Zavue Uguev! Javan’s scrambling and gameplan was excellent, and was somehow able to penetrate Uguev’s elite defense multiple times. Statement.
61KG Bronze:
Marcus Blaze (USA) over Assyl Aitakyn (KAZ) 4-2
Kwang Myong Kim (PRK) over Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) 3-3
Men's Freestyle top 10 before Saturday's medal rounds
1. United States - 160
2. Russia - 140
3. Iran - 100
4. Azerbaijan - 58
5. Japan - 42
6. Kazakhstan - 38
7. Kyrgyzstan - 34
8. Georgia - 26
9. India - 24
10. Armenia - 20
10. Mongolia - 20
10. DPR Korea - 20
10. Mexico - 20
74KG Semifinals:
Nurkhoza Kaipanov (KAZ) over Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (JPN) 3-1
Heartbreak for Aoyagi as his last ditch scoring effort on the edge failed by the tip of his head.
Kaipanov will wrestle Inalbek Sheriev (RUS) in the finals.
74KG Semifinals:
Inalbek Sheriev (RUS) over Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) 3-1
Sheriev’s win pulls James Green into tomorrow’s repechage. The U.S. has a chance for ten medals.
Salkazanov and Tulga Tumur Ochir are batteling for my least favorite wrestler.
Tyler Perry retweeted
USA has put SIX in the Finals!
3 are wrestling for Bronze.
James Green is awaiting repechage fate.
92KG Semifinals:
Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) over Mirani Maisuradze (GEO) 3-2
We will get a rematch of last year’s world finals, with Gadzhimagomedov advancing to face Trent Hidlay in the finals, who he was up 8 points on at one point.
92KG Semifinals:
Trent Hidlay (USA) over Amir Firouzpour (IRI)
Down 8-2 with short time in the first, Hidlay gets a double straight to 2 leg laces. Hidlay kept the momentum going in the second, winning 11-8, and making his second straight world finals!
57KG Semifinals:
Roman Bravo Young (MEX) over Chong Song Han (PRK) 4-1
RBY gets the biggest win of his international wrestling career to advance to the world finals.
We get Spencer Lee vs Roman Bravo Young in the WORLD FINALS‼️
14 year old me dreamed of this 🤩
57KG Semifinals:
Spencer Lee over Islam Bazarganov (AZE) via fall
Spencer Lee was up 3-1 in the second, then gets taken down and trap arm gutted multiple times before catching Islam in a headlock as he stepped over. UNBELIEVABLE‼️



