Oklahoma State University Athletics
Fix Bows Out at World Championships
September 19, 2019 | Cowboy Wrestling
NURSULTAN, Kazakhstan – Oklahoma State wrestler Daton Fix went 1-1 at his first freestyle Senior World Championships early Thursday morning, being eliminated from the event following a close defeat to a former World champion in his final bout.
Fix took his first bout of the morning in a 12-1 technical fall over Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov. He scored on a low single leg shot to start the match before racking up three double legs and a go-behind takedown.
Coming off a strong first outing, the redshirt sophomore drew a tough second round contest with 2017 World champion and 2018 bronze medalist Yuki Takahashi of Japan. He scored the only takedown in the match but was put on the clock twice, unable to convert.
With 16 seconds to go, Takahashi was awarded a point on a Fix step out, which the Cowboy's corner challenged. Upon review, the challenge failed and another point was given to the reigning bronze medalist, which sealed the match in his favor, 4-2.
Fix's hopes for repechage were dashed when Takahashi failed to make the finals, losing to India's Kumar Ravi in the quarterfinals.
The Cowboy concluded a successful freestyle season that saw him win the U.S. Open, knock off 2017 World bronze medalist Thomas Gilman at the Open and twice again at Final X and bring home gold from the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where he outscored his opponents, 25-1, over the course of the tournament.
Results:
Daton FIX (USA) df. Vladimir EGOROV (MKD), VSU1 12-1
Yuki TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. Daton FIX (USA), VPO1 4-2
Fix took his first bout of the morning in a 12-1 technical fall over Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov. He scored on a low single leg shot to start the match before racking up three double legs and a go-behind takedown.
Coming off a strong first outing, the redshirt sophomore drew a tough second round contest with 2017 World champion and 2018 bronze medalist Yuki Takahashi of Japan. He scored the only takedown in the match but was put on the clock twice, unable to convert.
With 16 seconds to go, Takahashi was awarded a point on a Fix step out, which the Cowboy's corner challenged. Upon review, the challenge failed and another point was given to the reigning bronze medalist, which sealed the match in his favor, 4-2.
Fix's hopes for repechage were dashed when Takahashi failed to make the finals, losing to India's Kumar Ravi in the quarterfinals.
The Cowboy concluded a successful freestyle season that saw him win the U.S. Open, knock off 2017 World bronze medalist Thomas Gilman at the Open and twice again at Final X and bring home gold from the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where he outscored his opponents, 25-1, over the course of the tournament.
Results:
Daton FIX (USA) df. Vladimir EGOROV (MKD), VSU1 12-1
Yuki TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. Daton FIX (USA), VPO1 4-2
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