6th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT

Jovann Rushing powers out novice Eric Levy.

US lightweight champion Trent Sabo completes the
pre-bout ritual.
Mongolian standouts Munkhjargal Ulziibayar (silver) and Erdenebileg Alagdaa (gold) struggle in a nearly three-minute long marathon final bout!
Many competitors went flying off stage throughout the day!
Photos: Chuck Green, Chieko Hayashi

 

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT OPENING ROUNDS
Bracket A
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Erdenebileg Alagdaa Mongolia 187 lbs 4 - 0
2 Bayartsengel Khishigdorj
 Mongola 165 lbs 3 - 1
3 Trent Sabo US – California 179 lbs 2 - 2
4 Art Morrow US – California 181 lbs 1 - 3
5 Ford Lyon US – New York 180 lbs 0 - 4
         
Bracket B
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Munkhjargal Ulziibayar Mongolia 185 lbs 5 - 0
2 Stiliyan Georgiev Bulgaria 182 lbs 3 - 1
3 Erdenetsogt Orsoo Mongolia 177 lbs 2 - 2
4 Jovann Rushing US – California 176 lbs 1 - 3
5 Eric Levy US – California 180 lbs 0 - 4
6 Shinichiro Okano Japan 165 lbs 0 - 1**
** withdrew due to injury

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT SEMI-FINALS& FINAL
Erdenebileg Alagdaa            

–––––– Erdenebileg Alagdaa        
Stiliyan Georgiev            
      –––––– Erdenebileg Alagdaa    
Munkhjargal Ulziibayar            
  –––––– Munkhjargal Ulziibayar        
Bayartsengel Khishigdorj            

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Stiliyan Georgiev defeats Bayartsengel Khishigdorj.

GOLD: Erdenebileg Alagdaa
SILVER: Munkhjargal Ulziibayar
BRONZE: Stiliyan Georgiev

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