4th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT

Lightweight contenders prepare for battle.
Two-time gold medallist Joe Davis (right) gets a solid grip on Chris Sabo.
Mongolian-born Timur Baatar (now living in Bulgaria) stays low to defeat Brian Condon. Timur flew from Europe for the third time to compete in the Open, and got silver for the second time.
Chris Sabo (left 145 lbs) and Joshua Davis (right 135 lbs) meet in a super lightweight smash!
Photographer: Chieko Hayashi

 

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT OPENING ROUNDS
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Joe Davis USA 187 lbs 6 - 0
2 Tumur Baatar
 Mongolia 183 lbs 5 - 1
3 Kevin Yonemoto USA 169 lbs 4 - 2
4 Brian Condon USA 175 lbs 3 - 3
5 Trever Van Eede USA 182 lbs 2 - 4
6 Chris Sabo USA 145 lbs 1 - 5
7 Joshua Davis USA 135 lbs 0 - 6

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT FINAL ROUNDS
Timur Baatar            

–––––– Timur Baatar        
Kevin Yonemoto            
      –––––– Joe Davis    
Joe Davis            
  –––––– Joe Davis        
Brian Condon            

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Kevin Yonemoto defeats Brian Condon

FINAL MATCH
Joe Davis defeats Timur Baatar

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