Olympic Wrestling Live Blog: Saturday Session II: Dake goes for bronze; Snyder & Blades in semifinals

Men's Freestyle 74 kg medal matches

Gold - Razambek Jamalov (Uzbekistan) pin Daichi Takatani (Japan), 2:12

Bronze – Kyle Dake (United States) dec. Hetik Cabalov (Serbia), 10-4

Bronze - Cherman Valiev (Albania) dec. Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan), 6-2

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74 kg MFS bronze medal – Kyle Dake (USA) dec. Hetik Cabolov (Serbia), 10-4

Dake on a single leg, takes it out for a step out, 1-0. We go to the break with Dake up 1-0.

Cabolov placed on the shot clock and can’t score, Dake up 2-0. The referees confer, give Cabolov a step out with two seconds on clock, 1-1. Cabolov gets a takedown to make it 3-1 with one minute left. USA challenges. The challenge is denied, giving Cabolov a 4-1 lead. Dake gets takedown with 31 seconds left, 4-3 Cabolov. Dake gets behind and launches Cabolov for five points, 10-4. Kyle Dake wins the bronze medal.

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76 kg WFS semifinals – Kennedy Blades (USA) dec. Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan), 8-6

Blades put on shot clock, but hits a blast double to lead 2-0, which ends the clock also. Medet Kyzy with a takedown on the edge to tie it 2-2. Blades on a single leg to a step out, 3-2 for Blades. That is the score at the break.

Blades gets a throw by takedown on the edge, 5-2. Kyrgyzstan challenges but it is denied, making it 6-2. Blades quickly adds a takedown, 8-2. Takedown for Medet Kyzy, 8-4, and a turn makes it 8-6. Time runs out. Blades wins 8-6. Kennedy Blades is GOING FOR GOLD!!!!

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97 kg MFS semifinals – Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain) dec. Kyle Snyder (USA), 6-4

Tazhudinov on the shot clock, and can not score in 30 seconds, Snyder up 1-0. High single takedown for Tazhudinov, 2-1. That is the score at the break.

Tadzhudinov on a takedown, 4-1, and a turn makes it 6-1 with 44 seconds left. Step out point to Snyder, 6-2. Takedown for Snyder with 5 seconds left, 6-4. Snyder not able to get last second score. Tazhudinov wins, 6-4. Snyder to go for bronze.

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With Rahman Amouzadkhalili (IRI) in the finals, Zain Retherford is pulled back into repechage at 65 kg.

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#WrestleParis finals pairing

Men’s Freestyle 65 kg - Kotaro Kiyooka (Japan) vs Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran)

semifinals

Men’s Freestyle 65 kg

Kotaro Kiyooka (Japan) dec. Tulga Tumur-Ochir (Mongolia), 5-1

Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran) tech fall Ismail Musukaev (Hungary), 10-0

WrestleParis – Saturday 12:15 a.m. Eastern Time

U.S. assignments (all Mat B)

Bout 4 – 97 kg MFS semifinals – Kyle Snyder (USA) vs. Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain)

Bout 5 – 76 kg WFS semifinals –Kennedy Blades (USA) vs. Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)

Bout 7 – 74 kg MFS bronze medal – Kyle Dake (USA) vs. Hetik Cabolov (Serbia)

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