World Club Cup

Kashan Wins World Clubs Cup

Friday, December 8, 2017 - 21:26 By Ali Feizasa

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The fourth edition of World Clubs Cup finished today in Tehran City, Iran. In a close finals match, Easy Pipe Kashan (IRI) edged Titan Mercury (USA), 6-4. In the third place bout, Setaregan Sari (IRI) downed Khimori (MGL).

Final Match: Easy Pipe Kashan (IRI) df. Titan Mercury (USA), 6-4

57kg- Reza ATARI (IRI / Easy Pipe) df. Thomas GILMAN (USA / Titan), 6-4
Reza ATARI (IRI) started the match with a double leg, taking the 2-0 lead on 2017 world silver medal winner, Thomas GILMAN (USA). The first period ended with Atari in the lead, 2-0. In second period, Gilman picked up four points off of two takedowns, but Atari earned the decisive takedown, winning the match 6-4.

61kg- Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO / Easy Pipe) df. Alan WATERS (USA / Titan), 7-0
Olympic and world champion Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) nearly picked up a fall twice as he gave the Iranian side their second win, defeating Alan WATERS (USA), 7-0.

 

Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) looks to score on a gut wrench in the World Clubs Cup finals.

65kg- Farzad AMOUZAD KHALILI (Easy Pipe) df.  Bernard FUTRELL (Titan), 6-3
Farzad AMOUZAD KHALILI (IRI) collected three points in each period, giving him the victory over FUTRELL, 6-3. Heading into 70kg, Easy Pipe lead Titan Mercury, 3-0.

70kg- Mohammad NADERI (Easy Pipe) df. Franklin GOMEZ (PUR / Titan), 2-2
Mohammad NADERI (IRI), the two-time world champion in beach wrestling bested 2011 world silver medal winner, Franklin GOMEZ (PUR), 2-2. It was Gomez who scored the first two points, but NADERI earned two points in second period, giving him the 2-2 win. This was the fourth straight victory for the Iranian side, Easy Pipe Kashan.

74kg- Nazariy KULCHYTSKYY (USA / Titan) df. Hossein ELYASI (IRI / Easy Pipe), 5-4
KULCHYTSKYY (USA) gave the USA side hope as defeated Hossein ELYASI (IRI), 5-4. KULCHYTSKYY’s two points with seconds left gave Titan Mercury their first victory of the finals.

79kg- Kyle DAKE (USA / Titan) TF. Reza AFZALI (IRI / Easy Pipe), 12-0
Kyle DAKE (USA) showed his dominance, picking up four points at the beginning of the match. Dake’s 12-0 victory gave Titan Mercury their second win of the finals, as they trailed 4-2.

 

Kyle DAKE (USA) in a single leg during the finals of the 2017 World Clubs Cup finals. 

86kg- David TAYLOR (USA / Titan) df. Alireza KARIMI (IRI / Easy Pipe), 3-1
David TAYLOR proved he knows how to beat Iranian stars. After defeating Hassan YAZDANI in the 2017 World Cup, Taylor won the tough match against 2015 world bronze medal winner Alireza KARIMI 3-2. After seven matches, Easy Pipe (IRI) was ahead 4-3.

92kg- Hossein SHAHBAZI (IRI / Easy Pipe) df. Nickolas HEFLIN (USA / Titan), 4-2
2016 junior world champion Hossein SHAHBAZI (IRI) defeated Nickolas HEFLIN(USA), 4-2 to achieve the fifth victory for Easy Pipe.

97kg- Kyle SNYDER (USA / Titan) TF. Vladislav BAITSAEV (RUS / Easy Pipe), 11-0
Olympic and world champion Kyle SNYDER (USA) had an important win for Titan Mercury as he defeated Russian Vladislav BAITSAEV by technical superiority, 11-0.  Heading into the heavy weight bout, Titan Mercury trailed by one match. The winning of the 125kg bout would determine the champion of World Clubs Cup.

125kg- Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO / Easy Pipe) df. Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (USA / Titan), 6-5
The key match of the event came in the heavy weight bout, where 2017 world champion Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) defeated world bronze medal winner, Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (USA). Petriashvili struggled through a rib injury to pick up the 6-5 win. This victory ensured the championship for Easy Pipe Kashan, defeating Titan Mercury, 6-4.

 

Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) seals with the victory for Easy Pipe with a win the World Clubs Cup finals. 

Third Place Match: Setaregan Sari (IRI) df. Khimori (MGL), 9-0
57kg- Nader HAJAGHANIA (Setaregan) df.TSEVEENSUREN Tsogbakrakh (Khimori), 4-3
61kg- Mohammadreza RAMEZANPOUR (Setaregan) df. BATCHULUUN Basaniam (Khimori) by forfeit
65kg- TUMUR OCHIR Tulga (Khimori) df. Hassan MORADGHOLI (Setaregan), 9-5
70kg- Magomed KURBANALIEV (Setaregan) TF. LUTBAYAR Batbayar (Khimori), 10-0
74kg- Magomed Rasul GAZIMAGOMEDOV (Setaregan) TF. BOLDKHUU Batsukh (Khimori), 10-0
79kg- Omid HASSANTABAR (Setaregan)TF. Turbold GANBOLD (Khimori), 10-0
86kg- Esmaeil MAHMOUDI df. Gankhuyag GANBATAAR (Khimori) by forfeit
92kg- Abazar ESLAMI (Setaregan) TF. Shogai TUMURBAT MUNGUN (Khimori) , 12-2
97kg- Esmaeil NEJATIAN (Setaregan)df. Batsukh ZORIGTBAATAR (Khimori), 6-2
125kg- Jaber SADEGHZADEH (Setaregan) TF. MUNKHTUR Lkhagvegerel (Khimori), 11-0

Fifth place match: Raindi (GEO) df. India Club (IND), 6-4
Seventh place match: Budapest SC (HUN) df. Bimeh Razi (IRI)- Bimeh Razi didn’t compete.
Ninth place match: BS Brothers (KAZ) df. Montreal (CAN), 6-4
Eleventh place match: Tajik Air (TJK) df. Kelechik (KGZ), 6-4

Semifinal 1: Titan Mercury (USA) df. Khimori (MGL), 9-1
57kg- Thomas GILMAN (Titan) df.TSEVEENSUREN Tsogbakrakh (Khimori), 5-2
61kg- Alan WATERS (Titan) Pinned BATCHULUUN Basaniam (Khimori)
65kg- TUMUR OCHIR Tulga (Khimori) TF. Bernard FUTRELL (Titan), 12-2
70kg- Franklin GOMEZ (Titan) df. LUTBAYAR Batbayar (Khimori), 5-3
74kg- Nazariy KULCHYTSKYY (Titan) df. BOLDKHUU Batsukh (Khimori), 10-2
79kg- Kyle DAKE  (Titan)TF. Turbold GANBOLD (Khimori), 10-0
86kg- David TAYLOR (Titan)Pinned. Gankhuyag GANBATAAR (Khimori)
92kg- Nickolas HEFLIN (Titan)TF. Shogai TUMURBAT MUNGUN (Khimori) , 10-0
97kg- Kyle SNYDER (Titan) TF. Batsukh ZORIGTBAATAR (Khimori), 12-2 
125kg- Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (Titan) TF. MUNKHTUR Lkhagvegerel (Khimori), 10-0

Semifinal 2: Easy Pipe Kashan (IRI) df. Setaregan Sari (IRI), 6-4
57kg- Reza ATARI (Easy Pipe) df. Nader HAJAGHANIA (Setaregan), 11-4
61kg- Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (Easy Pipe) df. Mohammad RAMEZANPOUR (Setaregan), 8-0 (Ramezanpour disqualified for receiving three passive cautions)  
65kg- Haji ALIEV (Setaregan) df. Farzad Amouzad KHALILI (Easy Pipe) , 4-3
70kg- Magomed KURBANALIEV (Setaregan) TF. Mohammad NADERI (Easy Pipe), 12-1
74kg- Hossein ELYASI (Easy Pipe) pinned Magomed Rasul GAZIMAGOMEDOV (Setaregan), 2-9
79kg- Omid HASANTABAR (Setaregan) df.  Reza AFZALI (Easy Pipe), 4-3
86kg- Alireza KARIMI (Easy Pipe) df. Esmaeil MAHMOUDI (Setaregan), 5-0
92kg- Hossein SHAHBAZI (Easy Pipe)df. Abazar ESLAMI (Setaregan), 4-3
97kg- Vladislav BAITSAEV (Easy Pipe)df. Esmaeil NEJATIAN (Setaregan), 8-0
125kg- Jaber SADEGHZADEH  (Setaregan) df. Geno PETRIASHVILI (Easy Pipe)by forfeit

 

 

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Budapest Ranking Series Day 3 Wrestling Results & Highlights

Friday, July 17, 2026 - 08:05 By Vinay Siwach

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (July 17) -- UWW Wrestling: The Budapest Ranking Series will enter its third day with four Women's Wrestling weight classes -- 59kg, 62kg, 65kg and 68kg -- and two Greco-Roman weight classes -- 67kg and 77kg.

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GR 77kg semifinals - Alexandru SOLOVEI (MDA) with a stepout, 13 seconds before the time expired to beat Danil GRIGOREV (RUS) at 77kg. Grigorev led 1-1 on criteria after both wrestlers exchanged par terre. But Solovei clearly kept the pressure and pushed Grigorev out. Russia challenged the call but lost it giving the Moldovan a 3-1 win. In the other semifinal, Moustafa ALAMELDIN (EGY) hangs on for a 2-2 criteria beat Sergei KUTUZOV (RUS). Both scored points in the first period and Alameldin kept that lead.

GR 67kg Semifinals - U23 world champion Mohamed ABDELREHIM (EGY) turns it around against Ruslan BICHURIN (RUS) with a four-point throw and a foul from Bichurin that gave him a 6-3 lead. He defended the lead to reach the final in which he will take on another Russian wrestler Dinislam BAMMATOV (RUS) who defeated Slavik GALSTYAN (ARM), 6-2. Bammatov scored two turns from par terre to lead 5-1. Galstyan got the par terre but did not score but challenged for a foul which was not there, giving Bammatov another point and a 6-2 win.

WW 68kg semifinals - Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) led 1-1 on criteria but she manages a takedown when Noémi SZABADOS (HUN) tries a throw. The defense from Kyrgyzstan wrestler always troubles her opponents. She will now face Jia LONG (CHN) in the final after the China wrestler defeated Nesrin BAS (TUR). Bas scored a stepout to make it 2-1 with Long leading. But Long exposed when Bas tried to hit a leg attack. She then managed a go-behind to lead 6-1. Turkiye challenged the scoring but lost it to add one more point for Long gave up a late stepout but wins 7-2

WW 65kg semifinals - Jennifer PAGE (USA) hangs on for a 4-2 win over Gulnura TASHTANBEKOVA (KGZ). She will take on compatriot Reese LARRAMENDY (USA) who defeated Miki ROWBOTTOM (CAN), via fall. She countered an attack from Rowbottom and then used the arm bar to get the pin.

WW 62kg semifinals - MANSI (IND) builds a 6-0 lead using the lace and then two takedowns to win 10-0 against compatriot SAVITA (IND). But she seems to have hurt her knee. In the other semifinals which went back and fourth, Ana GODINEZ (CAN) used a four-pointer in the first period to lead 7-7 criteria against Veranika IVANOVA (BLR) and then managed to win 13-7 to enter the final.

WW 59kg semifinals - Abigail NETTE (USA) gets two four-point throws against Mariia VYNNYK (UKR) to win 10-0 and move into the final in which she will face NEHA (IND) who defeated Altyn SHAGAYEVA (KAZ). Neha scored a takedown and two turns using the gut-wrench to lead 6-2. She gave up a takedown at the start of the second period but defended her lead to win 6-4.

13:22: It was only a 46-second bout but Salvik GALTSYAN (ARM) shocks world champion Aytjan KHALMAKHANOV (UZB) with a fall. Galtsyan used an arm-throw to score first two points but Khalmakhanov also scores exposure for two points. However, Galtsyan never let's go of the arm and then stop on top of Khalmakhanov till the fall is confirmed.

13:20: Ana GODINEZ (CAN) reaches the 62kg semifinals after another top win. She scores a couple of stepouts and a takedown in her 6-2 win over Adaugo NWACHUKWU (USA). 

13:07: Jia LONG (CHN) takes out former European champion Alina SHAUCHUK (BLR), 8-2, at 68kg. Shauchuk scored the first takedown but Long took the 2-2 criteria lead. She then got another takedown in the second period and two turns to change the bout.

13:00: Sergei KUTUZOV (RUS) denies Anri PUTKARADZE (GEO) at 77kg with a 1-1 criteria win. He got the first par terre position which gave him the criteria

12:45: Grace BULLEN (NOR) has been saved by her pinning abilities and it looked like she once again managed to pull off an incredible fall over Ana GODINEZ (CAN) at 62kg. Down 6-4, Bullen gets an opening when Godinez tries an attack and Bullen throws her off for two points and holds her for a fall. However, Canada challenges asking for a foul as Bullen locked bout her hands behind Godinez's head. The challenge is won and the fall cancelled with Bullen leading 6-6 on criteria and 12 seconds left in the match. Godinez however manages a stepout and win 7-6 

12:37: Moustafa ALAMELDIN (EGY) stuns the home fans by throwing Levente LEVAI (HUN) twice in the 77kg bout and win 8-0. The second throw, when Alameldin was loading for a suplex, he dropped Levai in front to surprise the Hungarian

12:35: World champion at 63kg, Aytjan KHALMAKHANOV (UZB) rocks Mustafa YILDIRIM (TUR) with a 9-0 win at 67kg. No troubles for Khalmakhanov here.

12:15: Qi ZHANG (CHN) works on a throw for four points and holds her 6-2 lead to beat European champion Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR), who had moved up from 59kg to 62kg.

12:10: Surprising slow win for world bronze medalist Jia LONG (CHN) at 68kg against Sophia SCHAEFLE (GER). In fact, it was Schaefle who got the opening takedown and held Long in the position for fall. However, Long survived that. She scored just two takedowns and managed a 4-2 win.

12:05: Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) pins Irina KAZYULINA (KAZ) in the first period to win at 68kg and advance.

12:00: Incredible comeback from Alina SHEVCHENKO (RUS) over NISHA (IND) at 68kg. Nisha led 6-1 when she committed an offensive foul of twisting the ankle. At one point, Nisha led 7-2 but Shevchenko kept the pressure and added three takedowns to make it 8-7. Nisha tried hitting a head pinch but failed and Shevchenko got two points for the win.

11:40: Levente LEVAI (HUN) advances at 77kg after an 8-2 win over Rui LIU (CHN). Levai built a 7-1 lead before Liu was awarded passivity in the second period. He completed a body throw but was not awarded any points as Levai rotated in the air and landed back on his chest. China challenged but lost it, giving one more point to Levai

11:20: Nesrin BAS (TUR) with total control of her bout against Nigar MIRZAZADA (AZE) as she wins 10-0 at 68kg. She did not complete the bout in one move but manages to work on different techniques to achieve the five takedowns

11:10: In an all-China match-up at 68kg, Jia LONG (CHN) uses the gut-wrench to beat compatriot Zelu LI (CHN) 10-0 to advance.

10:55: Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) with four different takedowns against Laura KOEHLER (GER) to win 8-0 at 68kg. Solid defensive performance as well from the Olympic silver medalist

10:50: Ali ARSALAN (SRB) and Doniyorkhon NAKIBOV (UZB) in a heated bout at 77kg. Arsalan scored a takedown in the first period before a stepout made it 3-0 for him. Nakibov took a huge advantage when he began the second period with a stepout. He got the passivity in the second period and scored a turn from par terre to win 4-3.

10:35: What a start to the day! Former European champion at 72kg Levente LEVAI (HUN) with a four-pointer and then a huge five Idris IBAEV (GER) to complete a 9-0 win at 77kg.