| 4th
Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
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Some of the heavyweight competitors
get psyched up
before their matches. |
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| American
favorite Tyler Tuione (right) pushes two-time European medallist
Levan Altunashvili back, on his way to a win. |
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World Championship medallist Jondo
Dabrundashvili defeats the top American contender, Tyler Tuione.
Jondo finished with gold; Tyler with silver. |
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| Two-time World Sumo Champion Levan Ebanoidze
of Georgia (Europe) at 309 pounds uses technique and leverage
to defeat 465-pound Marcus Barber. |
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| Photographer: Chieko Hayashi |
MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
OPENING ROUNDS
| Bracket
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| PLACE |
NAME |
NATIONALITY |
WEIGHT |
RECORD |
| 1 |
Jondo Dabrundashvili |
Georgia |
350 lbs |
3 - 0 |
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Tyler Tuione
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USA |
480 lbs |
2 - 1 |
| 3 |
Levan Altunashvili |
Georgia |
327 lbs |
1 - 2 |
| 4 |
Richard Hopp |
USA |
330 lbs |
0 - 3 |
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| Bracket B
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| PLACE |
NAME |
NATIONALITY |
WEIGHT |
RECORD |
| 1 |
Petar Stoyanov |
Bulgaria |
330 lbs |
3 - 0 |
| 2 |
Levan Ebanoidze |
Georgia |
311 lbs |
2 - 1 |
| 3 |
Marcus Barber |
USA |
465 lbs |
1 - 2 |
| 4 |
Larry Brann |
USA |
295 lbs |
0 - 3
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MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
FINAL ROUNDS
| Jondo Dabrundashvili |
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Jondo Dabrundashvili |
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| Levan Ebanoidze |
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Jondo Dabrundashvili |
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| Petar Stoyanov |
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Tyler Tuione |
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| Tyler Tuione |
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THIRD PLACE MATCH
Petar Stoyanov defeats Levan Ebanoidze
FINAL MATCH
Jondo Dabrundashvili defeats Tyler Tuione
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