Jordan Burroughs defeated Kevin LeValley to advance to the U.S. Open finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)LAS VEGAS -- Jordan Burroughs continued his dominance domestically by advancing to the U.S. Open finals, outscoring his opposition 32-2 in four matches.
Burroughs, an Olympic champion and three-time world champion, rolled to a 12-2 victory in the semifinals over Kevin LeValley, setting up a finals showdown against four-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake, who did not surrender a single point on Friday. The former Cornell star blanked three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer 3-0 in the semifinals.
Frank Molinaro scores four points off a double leg against Jimmy Kennedy (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Olympian Frank Molinaro reached the finals at 65 kilograms by defeating Jimmy Kennedy 8-4. Molinaro led 2-1 after the opening period before breaking the match open with a powerful double leg takedown for four points midway through the second period. Molinaro will now meet Jordan Oliver, who edged collegiate star Zain Retherford 5-3 in the semifinals.
Retherford held a 3-0 lead in the second period before being called for caution and two, which made the score 3-2. With 12 seconds remaining in the match, Oliver scored a two-point counter, which gave him the lead and the victory.
David Taylor had four technical falls on Friday (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)World No. 6 David Taylor was dominant on Friday, picking up four technical falls at 86 kilograms, including a 15-4 victory over Nick Heflin in the semifinals. Taylor's finals opponent will be Richard Perry, who topped Bo Nickal 11-8 in the semifinals.
James Green, a 2015 world bronze medalist, edged Jason Nolf 9-8 in the semifinals at 70 kilograms. Third-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy reached the finals at 70 kilograms from the bottom side of the bracket by shutting out Alec Pantaleo 10-0 in the semifinals. Kulchytskyy has outscored his opposition 38-0 in the tournament.
Brandon Wright after his semifinal victory at 61 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Unseeded Brandon Wright continued his surprising run at 61 kilograms by knocking off Joe Colon 6-6 on criteria to advance to the finals. Wright will face Kendric Maple in the finals. Maple reached the finals by beating one of his former Oklahoma Sooner teammates, Cody Brewer 14-7.
The top two seeds reached the finals at both 57 kilograms and 97 kilograms. Tony Ramos will face Nahshon Garrett at 57 kilograms, while Micah Burak and Kyven Gadson will meet at 97 kilograms.
Zack Rey defeated Tony Nelson in the semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Zack Rey edged Tony Nelson 4-3 to reach the finals at 125 kilograms to set up a finals meeting with Nick Gwiazdowski.
The finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. PT on Saturday.
57 kilogams:
No. 1 Tony Ramos dec. No. 4 Nathan Tomasello, 2-2
No. 2 Nahshon Garrett tech. fall No. 3 Alan Waters, 11-0
61 kilograms:
Brandon Wright dec. No. 5 Joe Colon, 6-6
No. 2 Kendric Maple dec. No. 3 Cody Brewer, 14-7
65 kilograms:
No. 1 Frank Molinaro dec. No. 4 Jimmy Kennedy, 8-4
No. 3 Jordan Oliver dec. No. 2 Zain Retherford, 5-3
70 kilograms:
No. 1 James Green dec. No. 5 Jason Nolf, 9-8
No. 3 Nazar Kulchytskyy tech. fall Alec Pantaleo, 10-0
74 kilograms:
No. 1 Jordan Burroughs tech. fall No. 5 Kevin LeValley, 12-2
No. 2 Kyle Dake dec. No. 3 Alex Dieringer, 3-0
86 kilograms:
No. 1 David Taylor tech. fall No. 4 Nick Heflin, 15-4
No. 2 Richard Perry dec. No. 6 Bo Nickal, 11-8
97 kilograms:
No. 1 Micah Burak dec. No. 5 Kallen Kleinschmidt, 4-1
No. 2 Kyven Gadson tech. fall No. 3 Nathan Burak, 11-1
125 kilograms:
No. 1 Zack Rey dec. No. 4 Tony Nelson, 4-3
No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski dec. No. 2 Dom Bradley, 6-4
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