Men's and Women's Freestyle Play-by-Play for USA Wrestlers from the World Championships on Friday, Sept. 29 in Guangzhou, China

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Craig Sesker (USA Wrestling)
09/28/2006


Freestyle Play-by-Play for USA Wrestlers from the World Championships on Friday, Sept. 29 in Guangzhou, China

120 KG - TOLLY THOMPSON (CEDAR FALLS, IOWA/SUNKIST KIDS)

Quarterfinals: Fardin Masoumi Valadi (Iran) dec. Thompson, 2-0, 1-0

First period
Valadi hits single and scores on pushout at 1:04. Valadi hits single and dumps Thompson to the mat for a takedown at 1:54.

Second period
Valadi barrels straight in on a double-leg shot for a takedown at 0:48.

Second round: Thompson dec. Eldar Kurtanidze (Georgia), 3-3, 1-0, 2-0

First period
Kurtanidze hits arm throw and gains exposure to lead 2-0 at 0:26. Kurtanidze hits arm throw for takedown at 0:48. Thompson shoots in on leg attack for pushout at 1:01. Thompson hits blast double for takedown at 1:22. Thompson pushes Kurtanidze out of bounds at 1:59.

Second period
Thompson scores on pushout at 0:38. 

Third period
Thompson drives in on leg shot and pushes Kurtanidze out of bounds at 1:04. Thompson counters shot and goes behind for takedown at 1:33.

First round: Thompson has a bye

48 KG - MARY KELLY (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO./NEW YORK AC)

Second round: Francine De Paola (Italy) dec. Kelly, 2-0, 1-1, 2-1

First period
Kelly counters leg attack and goes behind for takedown at 0:36. Kelly spins behind De Paola for takedown at 1:51.

Second period
Kelly finishes a double-leg shot for a takedown at 1:10. De Paola shoots in on a double, lifts Kelly and puts her on the mat for a takedown at 1:52.

Third period
De Paola hits double-leg shot and finishes at 0:45. Kelly shoots in on double and scores pushout at 1:38. DePaola fires in on double for takedown at 1:47.

First round: Kelly pinned Le Thi Trang (Vietnam), 0:37

First period
Kelly blocks shot and scores on go-behind at 0:25. Kelly uses a power half-nelson to crank Trang to her back for a fall at 0:37.

96 KG - DANIEL CORMIER (STILLWATER, OKLA./GATOR WC)

First round: Alireza Heydari (Iran) dec. Cormier, 2-0, 0-1, 7-0

First period
Heydari drives in on single-leg attack and finishes for takedown at 0:16. Heydari powers straight in on a double for another takedown at 0:50.

Second period
No scoring in first two minutes. Cormier loses the coin flip for the leg clinch, but counters tough and works his way behind Heydari for a takedown at 2:18.

Third period
Heydari body-locks Cormier to his back for a takedown and exposure at 1:31. Heydari then tips Cormier to his back twice to win the period by a 7-0 technical fall at 1:38.