2 in the world on the freestyle circuit. The last time Bajrang & Oliver met it ended 4-3 in favor of Punia, they hold the #1 and #3 seed heading into Friday. Yianni Diakomihalis (TMWC) vs. Zain Retherford (NLWC) Videos courtesy of FloWrestling. Zain Retherford, Yianni Diakomihalis, and Bajrang Punia have all entered the tournament at 65kg and it will be very interesting to see the outcome as there is currently an odd win/loss triangle going on between these three wrestlers. The Austin meet will be followed by a clash against USA’s Olympic hopeful Zain Retherford on the 22nd, a one-off event. When Retherford went on the attack, Punia was able to get a two-point exposure before giving up a one-point reversal to win 5-4 as the seconds ticked down. Visit the post for more. Punia is known for his array of offensive attacks but it was Retherford who went on the attack with low double-legs, the key in the second period notching the takedown and immediately finding a leg lace for two more points en route to an impressive 6-0 victory. Starts build-up to Tokyo by competing in a higher non-Olympic weight-class Punia defeated Retherford 5-4 and went on to win the tournament while Retherford picked up a bronze. Kerkvliet continued to impress athletically, opening an 8-0 lead within seconds and finishing Wilson off with another takedown (10-0) in a mere 43 seconds. Punia and Retherford both wrestle at a torrid pace and wrestled each other earlier this year at the Matteo Pellicone. Here is a look at the main card, followed by a summary of the 17-bout undercard. College wrestling fans who are anticipating a COVID-shortened season to begin in January were treated to a quasi dual meet Tuesday night by the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and Wolfpack Wrestling Club. Retherford is a three time NCAA champion from Penn State and … Today. BAJRANG PUNIA: This bout was a rematch from the Matteo Pellicone United World Wrestling ranking tournament held 11 months ago in which Punia, the No. 2-ranked wrestler in the world at 65kg from India, generated a late two-point exposure for a 5-4 victory to win that event; Retherford, the three-time NCAA champion from Penn State and 2019 World Team Trials champion, placed third. Lewis was dominant on his feet and finished a 12-2 tech fall in 4:27. HUNTER LEWIS VS. SCOTT OBENDORFER: Lewis, a redshirt freshman who won two Wisconsin titles, tripped Scott Obendorfer, a junior who earned two crowns in Maryland. Sterling, 31, is ranked No. Punia and Retherford both wrestle at a torrid pace and wrestled each other earlier this year at the Matteo Pellicone. Shunk, a sophomore from nearby Penns Valley, and two-time PIAA placewinner, used a single-leg takedown with 1 second left to win 5-4. Bajrang believes the two back-to-back events, part of the ongoing month-long training stint in the USA, would be a better way to shake off the lockdown blues than the World Cup in … Retherford is going to be capable of winning the rematch given how well these two match up. Yianni Diakomihalis (USA) Following his clutch 141-pound title victory over Ohio State’s three-time All-American Joey McKenna in Pittsburgh, Yianni took out 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro, two-time NCAA champion and freestyle star Jordan Oliver, and two-time Hodge Trophy winner and 2017 World team member Zain Retherford.He decimated his teammate Oliver by technical fall, 16-5, and … He did wrestle collegiately for Division III SUNY-Cortland and was 87-27 while earning two All-America honors. Bajrang Punia (IND) 2020 Record - 7-1: 2020 Asian Championships: Loss - Takuto Otoguro (JPN) - 10-2 Most impressive, though, was Retherford, the former Penn State star who defeated the world’s No. 2020 Matteo Pellicone Highlight: Bajrang Punia vs Zain Retherford. Each time Wilson looked like he might be tiring, he was still able to score, picking up four takedowns of his own. With the win, Bajrang Punia won his fourth gold at the Ranking Series event. TARIQ WILSON VS. NICK LEE: Wilson went on an impressive run as a freshman in 2018 and placed third at 133 pounds. Visit the post for more. Bout 11: Zain Retherford vs Bajrang Punia. Dunbar was quite slick on his feet and shot his way to an 8-4 win. In January, Retherford had the lead on criteria 3-3 in the final 30 seconds, but his aggressive instincts took over after stuffing a Punia double leg. The December 22nd card for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is shaping up to be arguably the best one the club has put on yet. The three-time worlds medallist — who earned a silver medal at February’s Asian […] Earlier, Bajrang had to fight hard in his first round bout as he edged past Zain Allen Retherford of USA 5-4. Zain Retherford (USA) 2020 Record - 6-2: 2020 NLWC Event: Win - Alex Pantaleo (USA) - 3-2 Zain Retherford vs. Bajrang Punia Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is a freestyle wrestler from India. AJ KOVACS VS. MATT LEE: Kovacs is a freshman who won state titles in New York and Connecticut while Lee, a freshman, becomes the third Lee brother on the Nittany Lion roster. An undercard of 17 bouts started at 5:30 p.m. on Rokfin.com and was followed by a main card of 10 matches that even featured an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) circuit star. MALIK AMINE VS. FRANKLIN GOMEZ: The NLWC’s Gomez is a regular on these cards and he handled Malik Amine, the former two-time qualifier from Michigan. Both RBY and Retherford were victorious in their bouts. On Tuesday evening, the NLWC announced that 2018 World Championship finalist and current World No. On Tuesday evening, the NLWC announced that 2018 World Championship finalist and current World No. He has won … In the quarterfinal, the Indian sailed past another American Joseph Christopher Mc Kenna 4-2, before getting the better of Vasyl Shuptar of Ukraine 6-4 in the semi-finals. Facts-first reporting from the source you trust. Both RBY and Retherford were victorious in their bouts. The NLWC won 11 of 17 bout on the undercard and of the four NLWC-WWC match-ups on the main card, the NLWC took three of them. 2 Bajrang Punia (India) will take on Penn State great, Zain Retherford. Check out events, videos, and news featuring Zain Retherford Roar Lions Roar is where Penn State fans gather. What was different about Tuesday was that it was two bouts in one: six minutes of freestyle and three minutes of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial arts and combat sport with submission holds. ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG VS. ALJAMAIN STERLING: Bravo-Young continues to build the reputation that he’ll wrestle anyone anywhere in any style. 2-ranked wrestler in the event’s marquee bout. Brady Berge vs Hayden Hidlay. December 22nd https://t.co/lsfWQOPFa0 pic.twitter.com/NdkcOrHTOC. An exposure with about a second left enabled Scott to edge Barraclough 10-8. TYLER BARNES VS. JOE LEE: Barnes is a redshirt sophomore with 220 career wins and a New York state title. Former Nittany Lions standout Zain Retherford took on Bajrang Punia, who is ranked No. The rematch should be just as exciting as the last encounter, and it will be broadcasted live on Rokfin on December 22nd. Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Zain Retherford. Evans used a headlock and barrel roll along with three exposures for an easy 12-1 tech fall in just 2:19. Bajrang had to sweat it out in the first round against Zain Allen Retherford of the USA before prevailing 5-4. Meredith scored first in the second with a takedown but Trombley piled up a takedown and three exposures for a 12-2 technical fall in 4:46. LEITTEN VS. BO PIPHER: Leitten went 20-10 last year and had won three South Carolina titles. View All 2020 FloWrestling 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs. His first layer of defense is near-impenetrable, and the heavy hands of Retherford eventually break down most domestic opponents. The other matches announced for the December 22nd card are: Fresh cotton and other wares at the Roar Lions Roar Store. Santa Claus actually wrestled the Grinch in a special bout and the world should know that Santa won by fall after a rough start. Trailing the entire bout, Valencia worked her head free for a takedown with :02 left and won on criteria (4-4) for scoring last. Lee worked single-leg takedowns and twice got to a leg lace for exposure points. December 22ndhttps://t.co/lsfWQOPFa0 pic.twitter.com/NdkcOrHTOC. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. HAYDEN HIDLAY VS. BRADY BERGE: Hidlay, from Mifflin County HS in Lewistown, was 2018 NCAA runner-up to Penn State’s Jason Nolf and very likely will become N.C. State’s first four-time All-America. DEONTE WILSON VS. SETH NEVILLS: Wilson was 19-9 last year and an ACC runner-up while Nevills became Penn State’s starting heavyweight after Anthony Cassar injured his shoulder in the Senior Nationals. DANIEL BULLARD VS. CARTER STAROCCI: The NLWC keeps on lining up tough competition for Starocci and Starocci keeps on responding. Mota-Pettis placed second in the 2020 Senior National and also won a U-23 event and is known for her offensive prowess. 2 Bajrang Punia (India) will take on Penn State great, Zain Retherford. In the NLWC Live Event 4, the WWC provided a lineup consisting of all current North Carolina State wrestlers while the NLWC offered one dominated by Penn State wrestlers but with a few club members such as Zain Retherford and Kyle Snyder spliced in for additional entertainment purposes on the freestyle card. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. JARRETT TROMBLEY VS. BRANDON MEREDITH: Trombley, a redshirt sophomore, NCAA qualifier and four-time Michigan state champ, tangled with last year’s Nittany Lion 125-pound starter and scored two sets of exposure points in the first period off of counters to Meredith shots. And we had an intriguing matchup of Zain Retherford against Bajrang Punia. India’s three-time world champion Bajrang Punia lost to unranked US wrestler Zain Retherford in an exhibition match organised by Rofkin. KAI BELE VS. AURELIUS DUNBAR: Bele, a freshman, is a two-time Florida state champ while Dunbar, from Greencastle, was a two-time National Prep champion at Mercersburg Academy. A.J. An Indiana state champion, Lee rallied late with a takedown an exposure for a hard-earned 7-4 win in his NLWC debut. He must be healthy or he would not have been paired with someone like Hidlay, who has never lost an ACC match and is 78-6 overall. Ball had difficulty fending off Ferreira’s collar ties and defending the hand fighting and dropped a 3-1 decision. On Friday, the Olympic quota winner will compete in an invitational event in Austin, Texas and later will face Olympic hopeful Zain Retherford of the USA on December 22. Neither displayed much offense and Bruntil prevented Page from attacking her legs and earned a 2-1 win. Editor's Note: Punia has competed in two competitions since coming to the USA. BEAU BARTLETT: The Nittany Lions are high on Bartlett and he didn’t disappoint against Orine, a three-time Class 4 state champ in Missouri. All rights reserved (About Us). The event was shown live on Rokfin. Gardner opened with a flurry and built a 6-0 lead and finished with a 9-3 victory. — NLWC (@NittanyLionWC) December 16, 2020. Zain Retherford vs. Yianni Diakomihalis: Part 5 Retherford stonewalls Diakomihalis on the feet. Standouts were many and among them were Penn State wrestlers Carter Starocci, Greg Kerkvliet, Nick Lee and brothers Joe and Matt, and N.C. State’s Hayden Hidlay. ALEX URQUIZA VS. DAVID EVANS: Urquiza, a redshirt sophomore and New York state champion, couldn’t hang with Evans, a freshman from Tunkhannock who placed fourth in the PIAA last season. But Lee, a two-time All-America for Penn State, maintained his typical relentless pace in an action-packed bout from the start. Subscribe now. KYLE SNYDER VS. TY WALZ: Snyder, the reigning Olympic champion at 97kg, is back at it after spraining an ankle in the October Senior Nationals in Iowa. Walz is a physical specimen but Snyder’s offensive prowess was too much for Walz as Snyder prevailed 10-0 in 5:02. He will compete on Thursday, September 19. Bajrang had to sweat it out in the first round against Zain Allen Retherford of USA before prevailing 5-4. It was one of the few bouts of the night that had limited action and Gomez prevailed 5-2 on a pair of takedowns and a pushout. KAI ORINE VS. Walz, the former Virginia Tech star, is currently on the Hokies’ coaching staff and is with the Southeast Regional Training Center. 2 in the world on the freestyle circuit. [ad_1] Written by Gaurav Bhatt | Updated: December 18, 2020 7:57:56 am Three-time worlds medallist Bajrang Punia is training in Michigan. Competing in a one-off exhibition event organised by the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in Pennsylvania, Bajrang Punia paid for his unusually defensive approach. 2 Bajrang Punia (India) will take on Penn State great, Zain Retherford. But Joe Lee will be vying for a starting spot at 165 pounds for Penn State and David Taylor as a commentator for Rokfin labeled Joe as the “most explosive” of the three Lee Bros. Lee’s three opening-period takedowns gave him a 6-0 lead and he completed the 10-0 tech fall at the 3:54 mark. Using three takedowns and a pair of exposures, Bartlett cruised to his 10-0 tech fall in 2:19. NICK REENAN VS. MICHAEL BEARD: Reenan has been plagued by injuries after his run to Final X runner-up to David Taylor in 2018. Bullard, a three-time NCAA qualifier and four-time Georgia Class 6-A champion, couldn’t match Starocci’s intensity or stop his variety of attacks as Starocci won by technical superiority 13-2 in 5:54. Zain Retherford vs. Bajrang Punia. SILAS SHAW VS. JOEY BLUMER: Shaw, a three-time North Carolina state champion, tangled with Blumer, a junior from Kiski, and Blumer rolled with five exposures among his 13 points in a 13-2 tech fall in 2:30. It didn’t appear that Snyder had been sidelined too long on Tuesday night as he was methodical. It was a rematch from Matteo Pellicone United World Wrestling (UWW) ranking tournament held 11 months ago in which Punia won the game, where the Indian wrestler won 5-4. Zain Retherford vs. Bajrang Punia. TYRIE HOUGHTON VS. AUSTIN HOOPES: Houghton, a junior, was fourth in the ACCs last season while Hoopes, a two-time Wyoming state champion, started as a 184-pounder but has bulked up considerably. Here is a summary of the undercard (WWC wrestlers listed first): JOHNNY DEVINE VS. BAYLOR SHUNK: Devine is a redshirt junior after 205 career wins in the state of New York. Zain Retherford & Bajrang Punia faced off early in the 65kg bracket at the 2020 Matteo Pellicone. JEN PAGE VS. EMMA BRUNTIL: Page, the reigning 62kg Senior Nationals champion who is training with the NLWC, faced Bruntil, who won the same Senior Nationals in 2019 and is competing for McKendree University in Illinois. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Kyle Snyder was back on the mat. (Twitter/CliffKeenWC) Ten months after his last competitive outing, Bajrang Punia returns to action at an eight-man invitational tournament in Austin, Texas. ZAIN RETHERFORD VS. BAJRANG PUNIA: This bout was a rematch from the Matteo Pellicone United World Wrestling ranking tournament held 11 months ago in which Punia, the No. US fans might find hope if it’s #1 Bajrang Punia, who Diakomihalis defeated. He won the FloWrestling 150-pound 8-Man Challenge in Texas on … On Tuesday evening, the NLWC announced that 2018 World Championship finalist and current World No. Sterling won the second contest by submission in 1:45. Houghton, though, was too good on his feet, taking Hoopes down to his back as well as two other takedowns for a 12-2 tech fall in 4:06. ALEX FALSON VS. CREIGHTON EDSELL: Faison and Edsell have state titles in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, respectively, but Edsell connected quickly on a takedown, got low on the legs quickly for a leg lace and rolled Falson four times for exposures and a quick 10-0 tech fall in 1:17. KAI ORINE VS. LUKE GARDNER: Orine competed twice Tuesday night and his second foe was Gardner, the senior from Pottsville who saw spot lineup time last season. Former Nittany Lions standout Zain Retherford took on Bajrang Punia, who is ranked No. 2 and is 19-3 on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) circuit at 135 pounds. Barraclough, a four-time Utah champion, was impressive in his 15-9 victory over Kyle Shoop in October and the two hooked up in a great match. Zain Retherford is known for being a bit of a brawler, but there is a ton of process that goes into his approach these days. © 2021 Advance Local Media LLC. While Bajrang Punia chose to skip the Individual World Cup to continue with his training stint in the USA, the Indian ace will be in action at two different events in the coming days. Berge hung with Hidlay but Hidlay was a bit stronger and a bit quicker on counters and prevailed 5-0 on a takedown, a pair of pushouts and a passivity call. A quick offensive explosion netted Beard an early 6-2 lead and he maintained his pace in the second with two more two-pointers for a 10-6 win. Just days after making a winning return to competitive wrestling at an invitational event in the USA, star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia suffered a 6-0 defeat against local American Zain Retherford on Monday. Christmas came early for Penn State wrestling fans, Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. Berge was injured for the bulk of last season, suffering head and neck injuries at U-23 championships in Budapest in October 2019. Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar claim gold medals in Rome Ranking Series ... Bajrang had to sweat it out in the first round against Zain Allen Retherford of the USA before prevailing 5-4. Penn State Faces Ohio State in Final Road Dual of the Season, Ohio State 92, Penn State 82: Nittany Lions Lose Third Straight Game, Drop to 7-11 on the Season. He competes in 65 kg weight category. Those were among the standouts we saw as the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club put on another entertaining wrestling event on Tuesday night in State College, Pa. Support our work by purchasing one of our t-shirts. 0:12. As a folkstyle wrestler, Retherford was a three-time NCAA Champion and four-time All-American.In 2017 and 2018, he was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding folkstyle wrestler in the nation. Zain Allen Retherford (born May 21, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. ED SCOTT VS. TERRELL BARRACLOUGH: Scott is an accomplished Pa. wrestler, a two-time PIAA champ from DuBois who went 151-6 in his career. DEONTE WILSON VS. GREG KERKVLIET: Wilson, like Orine, wrestled twice for the WWC, this time against Kerkvliet, Cadet World champ and four-time Minnesota state champ. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/21). But it was a different case in Michigan. He competes in 65 kg weight category. Penn State's Nick Lee was one of many Penn State winners in Tuesday night's Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Live Event 4 in State College.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com. Beard is slated to be Penn State’s 197-pound starter and this match was a good gauge for the former National Prep champion from Malvern Prep. ... Against Bajrang Punia, we saw that Yianni Diakomihalis is completely comfortable taking low ankle attacks after being snapped down. But the extra points enabled Lee to walk off with a 14-10 win in what was probably the most hotly contested bout of the night. Dec 7, 2020 Mike Mal. 2 … As an independent site, we're committed to delivering Nittany Lions fans the news and analysis they deserve, all while remaining free. Earlier in the day, Bajrang had won another hard-fought battle against American wrestler Zain Allen Retherford to advance to the finals. He defeated Retherford 5-4. After a grueling series against Yianni Diakomihalis, Zain Retherford is going to Kazakhstan with the hope of winning his first world medal.Retherford was a cadet world champion in 2012, but went 1-1 in his first senior world championships in 2017. JACOB FERREIRA VS. DONOVON BALL: Ferreira is a junior transfer from Bucknell while Ball is a Cedar Cliff graduate who placed twice in PIAAs. Nevills, not showing any visible effects from last season’s knee injury, could not establish any offense and dropped a 6-0 decision to Wilson. Bout 7: Brady Berge vs Hayden Hidlay. India’s Bajrang Punia is set to take part in an exhibition wrestling bout against the USA’s Zain Retherford on Tuesday.The three-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships will take part in a month-long camp in the USA and as a part of the same, will take part in this bout. XOCHITL MOTA-PETTIS VS. JANE VALENCIA: Valencia trains with the NLWC and already has qualified for the upcoming Olympic Trials (April 9-11 at Bryce Jordan Center). Pipher has seen a lot of action in the PSU lineup and was able to counter his way to a takedown, a pair of exposures and a 6-4 victory. This match is shaping up to be an epic encounter. Punia just won Saturday in Flo’s 8-Man Challenge and the $25,000 prize that went with it. Bravo-Young’s two takedowns and two pushouts were enough in a tough 6-4 freestyle win over Sterling. This match is shaping up to be an epic encounter.
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