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Savadkouhi Happy to Be First Iranian to Beat Burroughs

Written by ABC AUDIO on December 12, 2022

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian wrestler Ali Savadkouhi is very happy to be the first Iranian to beat Jordan Burroughs.

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Savadkouhi used a takedown to earn a win over Burroughs in the 79kg in the World Cup in Iowa on Sunday.

“I knew I was down,” Savadkouhi said. “But I was thinking of moving forward and being offensive. I lost one opportunity to score. But I knew from the first minute that he would make a mistake.”

Savadkouhi was speaking from experience as he had Burroughs on the line at the Yasar Dogu Ranking Series event in Istanbul in February. He was on his way to winning the bout as Burroughs was put on the activity clock in the final minute but Savadkouhi pulled the singlet and was penalized for it and lost.

In Iowa, he did not make a mistake. He went on an outside single and scored the takedown to cut the lead to 4-2. Burroughs took time to return to neutral, showing signs of tiredness. Savadkouhi pushed more from here and 15 seconds later scored another takedown. He did not let Burroughs settle down in par terre and turned him, a rare sight, to add two more.

From here, he had to defend the two-point lead for more than a minute. Burroughs tried but could not find a breakthrough. He pushed Savadkouhi out of bounds and got one point for fleeing to make it 6-6 but the Iranian still held criteria with nine seconds to go.

Savadkouhi managed to pass the time. He had achieved the unthinkable. He knew doing it in the US was special.

“I am happy to be the first Iranian to beat Burroughs and more importantly to win in his home country,” he said. “I am blessed to be supported by Iranian people and the coaches.”

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