Olympic Wrestling Live Blog: Thursday Session I: Lee, Brooks, Maroulis in preliminaries, Parrish in repechage

Where we stand in Group 4 after great morning

Group 4 U.S. men’s freestyle results

57 kg – Spencer Lee, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)

WIN Wanhao Zou (China), 3-2

WIN Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan), tech fall 12-2

Semifinals – Vs. Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan)

86 kg – Aaron Brooks, Hagerstown, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)

WIN Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan), 4-3

WIN Hayato Ishiguro (Japan), tech fall 11-1

Semifinals – Vs. Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria)

Group 4 women’s freestyle results

57 kg – Helen Maroulis, Rockville, Md. (Sunkist Kids)

WIN Anshu (India), 7-2

WIN Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine), 7-4

Semifinals – Vs. Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan)

Wrap story to come

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Freestyle 86 kg

Semifinal pairings

Aaron Brooks (United States) vs. Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria)

Myles Amine (San Marino) vs. Hassan Yazdani (Iran)

Quarterfinal results

Aaron Brooks (United States) tech fall Hayato Ishiguro (Japan) TF 11-1

Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria) pin Javrail Shapiev (Uzbekistan) Fall 3:31

Myles Amine (San Marino) dec. Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) Dec 16-14

Hassan Yazdani (Iran) dec. Dauren Kurugliev (Greece) Dec 9-4

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Group 4 semifinal pairings

Freestyle 57 kg

Rei Higuchi (Japan) vs. Aman Sehrawat (India)

Spencer Lee (United States) vs. Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan)

Women 57 kg

Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan) vs. Helen Maroulis (United States)

Kexin Hong (China) vs. Anastasia Nichita (Moldova)

Group 4 quarterfinal results

Freestyle 57 kg

Rei Higuchi (Japan) tech fall Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) 12-2

Aman Sehrawat (India) tech fall Zelimkhan Abakarov (Albania) 12-0

Spencer Lee (United States) tech fall Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 12-2

Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) dec. Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia), 12-5

Women 57 kg

Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan) tech fall Luisa Valverde (Ecuador), 11-0

Helen Maroulis (United States) dec. Alina Hriushyna Akobiia (Ukraine) 7-4

Kexin Hong (China) pin Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria), 5:16

Anastasia Nichita (Moldova) pin Giulia Penalber (Brazil) 2:00

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57 kg WFS quarterfinals – Helen Maroulis (USA) dec. Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine), 7-4

Hrushyna put on shot clock, Maroulis gets a takedown to lead 2-0, and time runs out on the clock, making it 3-0. Add a late Maroulis takedown in the period and it is 5-0 at the break.

Maroulis with a takedown, 7-0. Hrushnya gets two points to make it 7-2. A late Hrushnya takedown finishes it at 7-4 for Helen Maroulis – onto the semifinals!!

57 kg MFS quarterfinals – Spencer Lee (USA) tech fall Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan), 12-2

Almaz Uulu strikes first with a takedown, but Lee responds with a takedown and turn to lead 4-2. Another Lee takedown makes it 6-2, and an ankle lace puts it a 8-2. Lee with a big four-pointer and he gets the technical fall, 12-2.

86 kg MFS quarterfinals – Aaron Brooks (USA) tech fall Hayato Ishiguro (Japan), 11-1

Brooks scores first when Ishiguro is on the shot clock and does not score, 1-0. Ishiguro knots it at 1-1, and that is the score at the break.

Brooks gets a takedown to take a 3-1 lead in the second. Another Brooks attack leads to a takedown, putting Ishiguro right to his back but no fall called, making it 5-1. Brooks with another takedown for a 7-1 lead. Brooks keeps on the attack, gets takedown for 9-1 lead. A double leg closes out the 11-1 technical fall.

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We know the quarterfinal opponents for the three U.S. wrestlers coming up

57 kg MFS – Spencer Lee (USA) vs. Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

86 kg MFS – Aaron Brooks (USA) vs. Hayato Ishiguro (Japan)

57 kg WFS – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine)

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57 kg MFS preliminary – Spencer Lee (USA) dec. Wanhao Zou (China), 3-2

Zou on the shot clock. Lee gets the first takedown to lead 2-0, and an additional point to make it 3-0. It is 3-0 for Lee at the break.

Zou scores two step outs in the closing few seconds, but it ends with Lee winning the bout, 3-2, and advancing to the quarterfinals.

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86 kg MFS preliminary - Aaron Brooks (USA) dec. Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan), 4-3

Duck under for Dauletbekov to step out, 1-0. Brooks scores takedown to lead 2-1. We go to the break, 2-1 Brooks.

Brooks to leg attack takedown to make his lead 4-1. They hit Brooks for a caution and two, 4-3. Time runs out and Brooks wins his opener

57 kg WFS preliminary - Helen Maroulis (USA) dec. Anshu (India), 7-2

Helen gets the first takedown for a 2-0 lead at the break.

Helen gets another takedown to start second period, 4-0 and adds an ankle lace, 6-0. Anshu gets a step out point, and a fleeing caution against Maroulis makes it 6-2. Helen gets a high single, ultimately a step out, 7-2, Maroulis wins and advances to quarterfinals

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53 kg WFS repechage - Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia) pin Dom Parrish (USA), 4:35

Parrish gets the opening takedown to lead 2-0. A high single leads to a stepout, 3-0 Parrish. Batkhuyag forces a stepout 3-1, then a Parrish step out, 4-1. Hip toss by Batkhuyag for two, 4-3. Add a stepout for Batkhuyag, 4-4. Go behind takedown for Batkhuyag, 6-4 at the break.

Batkhuyag takedown makes it 8-4. Trip by Batkhuyag, leads to a pin at 4:35. Batkhuyag advances to bronze medal bout.

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#WrestleParis – Thursday a.m.

U.S. mat assignment

Mat A, Bout 8 – 57 kg MFS preliminary – Spencer Lee (USA) vs. Wanhao Zou (China)

Mat B, Bout 2 – 53 kg WFS repechage – Dom Parrish (USA) vs. Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia)

Mat B, Bout 5 – 57 kg WFS preliminary - Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Anshu (India)

Mat C, Bout 3 – 86 kg MFS preliminary - Aaron Brooks (USA) vs. Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan)

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