Live, from Budapest, it's Sunday morning! It's another beautiful day here in Hungary's first city. The weather is actually not so nice, but there's no rain here in the Papp Laszlo Arena, and there are EIGHT Americans wrestling, so of course it is a lovely, lovely Sunday. 

Not only do Thomas Gilman, Logan Stieber, Kyle Dake and J'den Cox begin their quest for glory, but Joe Colon, Nick Gwiazdowski and Jordan Burroughs will wrestle for a bronze medal, and David Taylor will be in the finals, with a gold freaking medal on the line. 

It's going to be a busy day. Very busy, and I will work my fingers to the nub keeping you guys up to date with all the important details here in Day 2 of the World Championships. YES LET'S DO IT SHALL WE. 

Apologies in advance for the typos, it is my endeavor to bring you the most proper and correct sentences, but with action so fast and so furious, the unfortunate typographical mistakes are unavoidable. Your patience and understanding is appreciated!

The seats are filling up. Word is the Arena is sold out. With the ridiculous slate of wrestling planned for the day, I would not be surprised if that turns out to be the case. 

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Give Davidovi of Italy beat Darthe Capellan of Canada (A+ names my guys), so Gilman's first match will be against Italia. 

There's a lone flag of the Sakha Republic being waved for the Yakutians wrestling for Belarus. There are a few of them. Sakha Republic is in Siberia and is a part of the Russian Federation. Andreev has Atri of Iran, who just finished a war with Erdenebat of Mongolia. Iran needs another upset but it's 3-0 Andreyev at the break. WILD ending. Lead changed three times in the final 10 seconds but it's Andreyev who dashes the Iranian hopes and makes the lone flag waving Yakutian very happy. 

Gilman vs Davidovi

STAY CLEAR, Gilman coming through in his first match of the tournament. You should all be up by now. Enjoy some coffee and cornflakes and let's follow this match. Gilman literally SPRINTS to the mat. No scores after a minute. Gilman controlling the ties but no scores. Davidovi goes on the clock. Gilman picks up the shot clock point, muscles Davidovi down for a takedown and gets a turn. It's 5-0 at the break. 

After the break Davidovi gets in on a deep single and gets a step out point. Gilman gets another step out to make it 6-1. Gilman gives up a couple points but it's academic. Gilman cruises to a 6-3 victory. 

Gilman vs Edisherashivili

Gilman lost to Giorgi Edisherashvili (GE) at the World Cup, but as J'den Cox showed in his rematch against Dato Marsagishvili, the World Champinship is a whole different ballgame. Gilman charges ahead right off the whistle and gets a step out. Gilman goes in again but Edish circles back to the center. Gilman with a front headlock. They spend about a minute in that position before getting a restart. Gilman gets a bodylock, was thinking something big but instead, he'll settle for another step out. Gilman's hand got caught up in Edish's singlet but I don't think it was intentional. Single leg to another step out. Gilman up 3-0 in short time now. Lots of collar ties in this match. And the period ends, Gilman up 3-0. 

Second period underway and we've got a brawl on our hands. Gilman making it incredibly physical and Edish has no choice but to try and answer with more physicality. Gilman bullies Edish out of the ring again and it's 4-0, all one pointers though. Edish still in this. He's got a headpinch he can hit for four. Gilman grabs a leg, gets it in the air, Edish dives and grabs one of GIlman's. There's a scramble. No scores, but a lot of time was wasted. 18 seconds left and Gilman still leads 4-0. And that's how it ends. Gilman smashes his way through to the semifinals! He'll wrestle for a medal for the second time in two trips to the World Championships!

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Upset alert! Alejandro Valdes of Cuba takes out three-time world champ Haji Aliev of Azerbaijan in the first round! Azerbaijan is not having a great tournament. 

Edinboro's David Habat is representing Slovenia here in Hungary and has Mongolia in the first round. Habat gets caught in a nifty upper body throw and pinned in the first period. 

Stieber vs Chakaev

Logan Stieber is the first wrestler from Team America to take the stage. Logan has Chakaev, who he beat 13 to 11 at the 2016 World Championships at 61 kg. Logan took gold that year and Chakaev won the bronze. Nothing after 90 seconds but then Chakaev tries to go behind and Stieber almost catches him in a head lock but it's two for Chakaev. Back in neutral Logan gets in on a deep shot but Chakaev counters with chest wrap (at least that's what it looked like) and get's an exposure. J Jaggers in Logan's corner challenges saying it was Stieber's move. Logan did have Chakaev's leg but this will be tough to overturn. But the challenge is successful! It's four for Logan! Still two for Chakaev, I guess, because it's 4-4, Logan holding criteria. Then in short time Chakaev gets a takedown to make it 6-4 at the break. 

Second period is spent in a lot of short offense, then Logan catches Chakaev near the boundary and gets a step out point. 6-5 with 80 seconds to go. Chakaev controlling the ties. Down to 20 seconds. Logan gives up a step out with 9 seconds left. Chakaev takes a long "injury" break before resetting. Logan can't break through in the final ticks of the clock and falls 7-5. That is a big blow to America in the team race.

Logan needs Chakaev to beath Khinchegashvili to stay alive for the repechage. Chakaev tech mauls Khinche 10-0 in under 5 minutes. Logan still has hope for a bronze, although he would have to go through Khinchegashvili if Chakaev makes the finals. 

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Martin Obst managed to stay awake longer than Jasmit Phulka of Canada in a scintillating 2-1 snorefest. Obst will wrestle Kyle Dake next. 

Santiago Martinez of Colombia by way of Central Florida and Lehigh University falls to Ali Shabanov of Belarus, 10-0.

Ethan Ramos of Puerto Rico by way of Hawthorne, NJ and UNC beats Austria 12-1 to advance. Ramos will wrestle Hasanov of Azerbaijan next. Ramos gave the multiple-time world medalist a go, but Hasanov advances on points. 

They're holding all the mats until the final prelims are done before starting the quarterfinals. Dake WILL wrestle soon though. That is my promise and my guarantee, to you. Sucu of Turkey and Khutsishvili are wrestling now. The winner gets either Dake or Obst of Germany, Dake's opponent. So Dake. Khutsishvili wins. 

Dake vs Obst

Finally Dake takes the stage. Remember how Kyle Dake made the world team and is supposed to wrestle in this tournament? Dake gets on a single leg and Obst tries to run out of the arena. He is hit with a cation and penalty point for fleeing. Another single and Dake gets Obst's back. He looking for a big toss. He does eventually turn him but from the quadpod so only .2 is awarded, although the referee initially put up 4. I'm honestly not exactly sure how that kind of move is supposed to be scored. Shot by Obst in short time and Dake laughs him off, spins behind and makes it 5-0 at the break. Second period begins and Obst gets in on a deeper shot, so Dake crotch lifts him for two, then guts him twice and Dake has an 11-0 tech fall win. 

Dake vs Khutsishvili

Dake did not wrestle David Khutsishvili (DK) at the World Cup, but Dake's American teammate David Taylor put 11-1 thumping on him. Dake will try to keep the momentum going and become the third American to win their quarterfinal match. Dake in on a single leg early and working hard to finish for two. He'll have to settle for one. Not much else happening with a minute left in the period. Khuts is warned for passivity. Now Dake gets a leg and finishes cleanly. He goes to work on top with his superb gut wrench. And just like that, a flurry of turns and it's an 11-0 tech fall. Dake is into the semis! The Americans go three for three in the quarters!

Dake will see Gadzhimagomedov in the semifinals. Gadzhi beat Dake in the finals of Yarygin back in January. 

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Cox vs Marsagishvili

Cox walks to his mat just as Gilman's match gets under way. The freshly shorn head of J'den is staring down his opponent, who beat him at the World Cup earlier this year 5-0. J'den looking to reverse that result. Dato Marsagisvilli moves Cox around but there is no step out. Cox goes on the clock, they get into a scramble, Cox gives up the shot clock point but gets an exposure call, I think. It's 2-1 Cox but Georgia is challenging. Challenge is successful, unsurprisingly, and it's 1-0 Dato, with 3 seconds left in the period. Cox in on a deep shot but can't finish and they go to the break, still 1-0. 

Second period start and Dato once again controls the ties. Cox goes on the shot clock for the second time, little over 2 minutes left in the match. After the clock expires Cox drives Dato out of bounds and gets a continuation two. Cox is up on criteria, 2-2, one minute left. Another takedown for Cox makes it 4-2. He will hold criteria even if he gives up a takedown. 40 seconds left. And another disappearing swing single. J'den has turned it on in the second and looks untouchable. Dato is broke and J'den advances 6-2 in a huge match. He indeed reverses the World Cup result and will have either Canada or Moldova in quarterfinals.

Karimi of Iran with a big victory over Sharifov of Azerbaijan. The Azeris continue to underperform. Ceban of Moldova and Luczak of Canada wrestling. Winner will face J'den Cox in the quarters. 

Cox vs Ceban

Ceban doesn't have much hardware to his name, but he's ranked #12 in the world and won't be a pushover for J'den. Not much happening in the first minute, Ceban cautioned for passivity. Ceban about to go on the clock but before the ref can blow the whistle Cox get's in on a double and takes Ceban to his back. Or he got 2 and 2, to be honest I missed it. Either way, Cox up 4-0 with 45 seconds left in the first period. There's a scramble and Cox uses a rubber knee to get a stalemate. The period ends still 4-0. 

Cox has his legendary sweat going and needs some extra towel time. Cox in on a single, working hard for the two, and gets it as they go out of bounds. Excellent job by Cox patiantly working for that extra point. Slip and slide time as Cox hydroplanes in for a shot and reattack. No points though. 60 seconds to go. Under 30, Ceban has not been able to get near Cox's legs. Cox dives in with 10 seconds left and kills the clock in the scramble. J'den is the second American of the day to punch his ticket to the semifinals!

Also a big win by Karimi over Tsakulov. That will help in the team race. Cox has Karimi next, and has (I believe) a couple of wins over him. 

Repechage

74 Kilograms: Clarion's Bekzod Abdurakhmonov by way of Uzbekistan is wrestling, as is Michigan State's Franklin Gomez, who is representing Puerto Rico. Jordan Burroughs will wrestle the winner of Gomez and his opponent, Miroslav Kirov of Bulgaria. Bekzod the Merciless crushes his Polish opponent with authority, 11-1. Gomez leads by 2 with 90 seconds to go. Kirov pulls a TD out of his hat with 1 second left to win 6-5. He will wrestle Burroughs next. 

Bekzod wins his second match of repechage. He will wrestle Demirtash of Turkey for a bronze later tonight. 90 seconds left. 

Burroughs coming up against Kirov now. JB changing levels, keeping Kirov off balance. No committed shots yet. One minute gone in the match. Burroughs on the clock now, even though Kirov has done nothing, and JB promptly gets a step out for one, shot clock erased. Another step out for JB makes it 2-0. Start of the second period and another shot and step out point for Burroughs. Kirov has maybe taken one or two half shots in this entire match. Kirov finally shoots with 60 seconds left and Burroughs easily turned it into 2 points for him. 5-0. And a gut wrench from Burroughs, and then an arm bar turn, makes it 9-0. Burroughs has some nice par terre today! 20 seconds left. Burroughs still looking for the tech. Kirov defends and it's a 9-0 domination by Burroughs!

Burroughs will wrestle Chamizo for third. Not quite what most people expected but we're still going to see round three nonetheless!

125 Kilograms: Gwiazdowski is up now against Oregon State's Amar Dhesi, who is from and wrestles for Canada. Nick was a two-time NCAA champ and three-time finalist, Amar's highest finish came this year when he placed third in Cleveland. Nick races out to a 5-0 lead after 3 minutes, muscling Amar over for a crotch lift right before the end of the first. Nick gets another crotch lift for two more in the second and then holds on for the 7-0 win. He will wrestle Sumit of India for bronze later tonight in the finals!

Daniel Ligeti of Hungary had Khizriev of Russia on the ropes, and the entire arena cheering for him, but could not hold on to his early lead and Russia stays alive for a medal at 125 kg.