The Day 3 of the UWW Rome Ranking Series was very special as world of wrestling saw one of the biggest talent emerging out from no-where. Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian of Iran won gold as none of his opponent could score even one point against him – not even the Olympic champion Kyle Snyder.
Even before bulldozing Aliaksandr HUSHTYN (BLR) in the 97kg finals on Friday night, Mohammad Hossein MOHAMMADIAN (IRI) outscored his four pre-final opponents 32-0 and pancaked Olympic champion Kyle SNYDER (USA) while shutting him out 8-0 at the time of the fall. He ended up outscoring his five Friday opponents 41-0, but his pin over Snyder minimized the seismic day that he had, which saw him defeat an Olympic champion, a U23 world champion, a world bronze medalist and a world fifth-place finisher.
Mohammadian kickstarted his day by walloping Alisher YERGALI (KAZ), a fifth-place finish in Nur-Sultan. The Iranian downed the man who qualified Kazakhstan for the 2020 Olympic Games, 11-0. He followed up that hot start with a second technical superiority victory. This time, he thumped reigning U23 world champion Bo NICKAL (USA), 10-0.
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In the quarterfinals, Mohammadian picked up arguably the biggest win of his career when he flattened Olympian champion, Kyle Snyder, while commanding an 8-0 lead. An 11-0 showing against 2018 world bronze-medal finisher Abraham de Jesus CONYEDO RUANO (ITA) inserted the Iranian into the finals, where he met Aliaksandr HUSHTYN (BLR) for the 97kg title. He capped off his dominant run to a Matteo Pellicone gold medal, where he outscored his five opponents 41-0, with a 9-0 blanking of Hushtyn and brought home his first career Rankings Series title.
At 125kg, Amir ZARE (IRI) celebrated his 19th birthday by showing the Italian friendly crowd how youth prevails, even against a 13-year veteran like Bilial MAKHOV (RUS). Zare, who was just six years old when Makhov won his first of three world titles, weathered the upper body threat from the Russian big man and scored the go-ahead takedown with 32 seconds left to win the 125kg gold medal, 5-3.
RESULTS
Freestyle
97kg
GOLD – Mohammadhossein MOHAMMADIAN (IRI) df. Aliaksandr HUSHTYN (BLR), 9-0
BRONZE – Kyle Frederick SNYDER (USA) df. Abraham de Jesus CONYEDO RUANO (ITA), 12-1
BRONZE – Murazi MCHEDLIDZE (UKR) df. Pavel OLEJNYIK (HUN), 8-4
125kg
GOLD – Amir ZARE (IRI) df. Bilial MAKHOV (RUS), 5-3
BRONZE – Amarveer DHESI (CAN) df. Daniel LIGETI (HUN), 8-4
BRONZE – Yusup BATIRMURZAEV (KAZ) df. Nick MATUHIN (GER), 8-3
Women’s Wrestling
50kg
GOLD – Sarah Ann HILDEBRANDT (USA) df. Emilia Alina VUC (ROU), 4-2
BRONZE – Oksana LIVACH (UKR) df. Whitney CONDER (USA), 10-2
BRONZE – Victoria Lacey ANTHONY (USA) df. Devi NIRMALA (IND), 4-1
53kg
GOLD – Vinesh VINESH (IND) df. Luisa Elizabeth VALVERDE MELENDRES (ECU), 4-0
BRONZE – Katherine Grace SHAI (USA) df. Meng Hsuan HSIEH (TPE), 10-0
BRONZE – Qianyu PANG (CHN) df. Lannuan LUO (CHN), 10-0
55kg
GOLD – Vanesa KALADZINSKAYA (BLR)
SILVER – Iryna HUSYAK (UKR)
BRONZE – Stalvira ORSHUSH (RUS)
65kg
GOLD – Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS)
SILVER – Oksana KUKHTA HERHEL (UKR)
BRONZE – Hsin Ping PAI (TPE)
72kg
GOLD – Maria SELMAIER (GER)
SILVER – Anastasiya ZIMIANKOVA (BLR)
BRONZE – Enrica RINALDI (ITA)
