Batyrbek Tcakulov (SVK) vs Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) - Final // Matteo Pellicone 2022

Batyrbek Tcakulov (SVK) collected a second straight Ranking Series gold at 97kg. Earlier this month, he had won the gold at the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup in Almaty and came up with a similar performance in Rome. He defeated Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) 10-4 in a final which he controlled throughout. The European bronze medalist led the bout 2-1 before adding a takedown late in the first period. He began with another takedown out-of-bounds to extend it to 6-1. Switching to defense, he countered a duck under attempt from Matcharashvili and scored. While the Georgian managed to score one, he lost the bout. En route to the final, Tcakulov had defeated fellow European bronze medalist Zbigniew Baranowski using a leg lace while Matcharashvili upset the European champion Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) in a minute and 10 seconds. He had earlier defeated silver medalist Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) 14-9 despite trailing 7-2 at the start. #WrestleRome