2022 U23 World Championships Match Recaps – Greco-Roman

55 KG

Round of 16 – Camden Russell vs Abduvali Rahimbayev (Turkmenistan)

Arm throw attempt from Rahimbayev but Russell gets 2 and 2, both exposure points. Rahimbayev picks up his own 2 and 2 and it is tied 4-4. Point added after discussion for Rahimbayev, he leads 5-4. That score holds to the break. Takedown for Russell and he gets 2 more turns on a chest wrap, Turkmenistan challenges the takedown. Challenge lost, Russell now leads 11-5. No score change, Russell wins 11-5.

Quarterfinals – Camden Russell vs Ken Matsui (Japan)

Matsui opens the match with a takedown to go up 2-0 early. Russell blocks an arm throw from Matsui but no points are rewarded, USA challenges. Challenge won, Russell gets the takedown and it is 2-2. Matsui gets behind Russell for 2 and add 2 on exposure for Matsui and he leads 6-2 at the break. Russell goes for an arm throw but Matsui blocks it and gets the takedown, now it is 8-2. That is it, Matsui wins 8-2.

60 KG

Round of 16 – Phillip Moomey vs Georgios Scarpello (Germany)

Moomey is hit with passivity and goes down in par terre. Scarpello locks in a gut wrench and picks up 2 turns for exposure, Scarpello leads 5-0 and that score holds to the break. Big throw on the edge by Moomey to get himself back in the match, Scarpello holds a 5-4 lead. Scarpello is now hit with passivity, no additional points for Moomey and it is 5-5. Moomey blocks a throw attempt from Scarpello and gets the takedown, Moomey leads 7-5. That does it, Moomey wins 7-5.

Quarterfinals – Phillip Moomey vs Nurmukhammet Abdullaev (Kyrgyzstan)

Abdullaev with a big 4 point throw off of an arm throw to go up 4-0. Abdullaev adds 4 more points on 2 turns with a gut wrench and that’s is it, Abdullaev wins 8-0.

63 KG

Round of 32 – Mason Carzino-Hartshorn vs Ahmed Baghdouda (Egypt)

Carzino-Hartshorn is hit with passivity first and goes down in par terre. Baghdouda picks up 4 points on a lift and throw to go up 5-0. Carzino-Hartshorn is hit with passivity again but does not give up anything else, Baghdouda leads 6-0. No score change so Baghdouda wins 6-0.

67 KG

Round of 32 – Peyton Omania vs Aleksander Mielewczyk (Poland)

Omania hits a headlock and Mielewczyk is in trouble. Quick pin in 34 seconds for Omania to move on.

Round of 16 – Peyton Omania vs Abdelrahman Omar (Egypt)

Omar gets hit with passivity but Omania cannot get a turn, Omania leads 1-0. Omania adds a step out point and extends his lead to 2-0, that score holds to the break. Omania goes feet to back for 4 points, Egypt challenges. Challenge lost, Omania now leads 7-0. Time expires on the match with no score change, Omania wins 7-0.

Quarterfinals – Peyton Omania vs Kyotaro Sogabe (Japan)

Sogabe with a nice arm drag for 2, Sogabe leads 2-0. Sogabe adds 4 more points on a gut wrench to go up 6-0 early. Big 4 pointer for Omania to get back in the match but Sogabe gets a reversal and a turn to extend his lead to 10-4 at the break. Sogabe with a counter for 2 and he leads 12-4, USA challenges. Challenge lost, Sogabe wins 13-4.

72 KG

Round of 16 – Benjamin Peak vs Irfan Mirzoiev (Ukraine)

Peak is hit with passivity and goes down in par terre. Mirzoiev picks up a lift for 2 and a gut wrench for another 2 and Mirzoiev leads 5-0. Mirzoiev throws a headlock and picks up a big 4 point throw and that ends the match. Mirzoiev wins 9-0.

77 KG

Round of 32 – Britton Holmes vs Lamjed Maafi (Tunisia)

Holmes is hit with passivity and goes down in par terre. Maafi picks up an exposure on a gut wrench and Holmes picks up a reversal, Maafi leads 3-1. Maafi adds a late takedown in the 1st period to take a 5-1 lead into the break. Throw attempt from Maafi right off the whistle. It is ruled 2 for the takedown and 2 on exposure, USA challenges. Challenge lost, add a point for Maafi and he will win 10-1.

82 KG

Round of 32 – Tyler Cunningham vs Semion Brekkeli (Moldova)

Brekkeli opens up with 2 for a correct throw to go up 2-0 early. Now Cunningham gets hit with passivity and goes down. Brekkeli adds a 2 point lift and throw and leads 5-0 at the break. Another 2 point throw for Brekkeli but Cunningham picks up a reversal, Brekkeli leads 7-1. Brekkeli throws a headlock and picks up the takedown and that is it. Brekkeli wins it 9-1.

87 KG

Round of 16 – Michial Foy vs Filip Smetko (Croatia)

Foy is hit with passivity first and goes down in par terre. Gut wrench for Smetko near the edge and he now has a 3-0 lead. No score change as the match heads to the break. Foy is hit with passivity again and will go down. Good par terre defense from Foy to keep the match at 4-0 Smetko. No score change and time expires, Smetko wins 4-0.

97 KG

Round of 32 – Nicholas Boykin vs Alex Szoke (Hungary)

Boykin is hit with passivity and will go down in par terre. Szoke picks up 4 points on 2 turns for exposure to go up 5-0 early. Throwby attempt by Szoke and he picks up the takedown and a quick turn to end the match. Szoke wins 9-0 quickly.

Repechage – Nicholas Boykin vs Luka Katic (Serbia)

Boykin gets hit with passivity and goes down. Katic picks up 3 turns with a gut wrench in par terre to go up 7-0 early. Boykin gets behind Katic for a takedown, it is 7-2 Katic at the break. Katic is hit with passivity, Boykin cannot get any points in par terre, it is 7-3 Katic. Boykin gets a step out to make it 7-4. Time runs put with no score change, Katic wins 7-4.

130 KG

Round of 16 – Cohlton Schultz vs Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico)

Schultz opens the match up with a step out point to go up 1-0 and quickly adds another to extend his lead to 2-0. Smith hit with passivity and he goes down in par terre, Schultz leads 3-0. Gut wrench locked and Schultz picks up the 9-0 tech.

Quarterfinals – Cohlton Schultz vs Sarkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

Mammadov with a headlock for 4 and he takes an early 4-0 lead. Schultz is hit with passivity and will go down in par terre, Mammadov cannot get a turn and he leads 5-0 at the break. Mammadov is now hit with passivity and goes down, no turn for Schultz so it is only 5-1. Time runs out with no score change, Mammadov wins 5-1.

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