London Olympic 2012: Greco-Roman Wrestling 66kg and 96kg Live Results

As part of its coverage of the combat sports of the 2012 Olympics, Bloody Elbow will be bringing you live results during every day of wrestling competition.

Wrestling will start each day at 8:00 AM est, medal finals will take place at 12:45.

Wrestling's three disciplines will be contested over the next week. Greco will come first, then women's, and finally, the main event, men's freestyle will be held starting on next Friday.

Today, the second day of Greco competition, brings us the 66kg and 96kg weight classes

brackets are here

After the jump, Mike Riordan is going to be typing furiously, bringing you only the freshest of wrestling results.

Due to an infant son, I am on 4 hours of sleep and am thoroughly punch drunk, expect me to say wacky stuff and doze off throughout the day.

The US doesn't have a representative at 96 kilos, Justin Ruiz didn't qualify :(.

But today we see Justin Lester wrestle with the hopes of American Greco resting on his shoulder. He is our best shot at a medal and his draw to the finals is very favorable. He could really do this, if he doesn't I will be ever so pissed.

Enjoy the liveblog

66kg prelims

VARDERESYAN H. (ARM) vs KIM Hyeon Woo (KOR)

VENCKAITIS Edgaras (LTU) vs SERIR Mohamed (ALG)

Period 1:LTU does an instant counter to a go behind to take the lead 1-0, then looks like he gets a td with an armdrag but the ref warns him for something sitll 1-0. Ends 1-0 LTU

Period 2: Goes scoreless into parterre tiebreaker, ALG hits the gutwrench to win the period

Period 3: Oh boy, here we go, more of this crap, scoreless period, par terre tiebreaker, LTU on top, LTU lifts and throws ALG out of bounds for 1 to win the match

BAYAKHMETOV D. (KAZ) vs MAKSIMOVIC A. (SRB

96kg prelims

GURI Elis (BUL) vs ALEXUC-CIURARIU A. (ROU)

DZEINICHENKA T. (BLR) vs MOHAMED M. (EGY)

Period 1: I'm going to complain about the lack of offense early and often, we go to par terre again

BLR on top, EGY pulls a slick escape, all he has to do is stallf rom his feet to win the period, which he does YAY Switiching mats, this match sucks

BLR wins

CARABALLO CABRERA E. (VEN) vs ARUSAAR Ardo (EST)

EST wins

66kg rd of 16

LESTER J. (USA) vs FUJIMURA Tsutomu (JPN)

Let's go Justin!!!!!!!

Period 1: No score, we are going to Par Terre, Lester on top, Japan gets out oh shit, but Lester body locks and throws to win the period. YES

Period 2: Lester scores another 3, this should be it, Japan comes after him, pushes him out, lester up 3-1. Ref is warning Lester about something..Lester wins over a tough Japanese opponent

LORINCZ Tamas (HUN) vs STAEBLER Frank (GER)

Period 1: HUN is ragdolling the GER. Easily wins period 1

Period 2: Hun wins easily 2-0

Match, HUN

STREBEL Pascal (SUI) vs TSKHADAIA Manuchar (GEO)

GEO wins

ELGHARABLY A. (EGY) vs HUACON ALVARADO V. (ECU)

EGY wins

RIVAS ESPINOZA W. (VEN) vs GUENOT S. (FRA)

FRA wins

YUKSEL Atakan (TUR) vs ABDVALI S. (IRI)

IRI wins

MULENS HERRERA P. (CUB) vs KIM Hyeon Woo (KOR)

KOR wins

VENCKAITIS Edgaras (LTU)/ vs BAYAKHMETOV D. (KAZ))

LTU wins

96kg rd of 16

ILDEM Cenk (TUR) vs REZAEI G. (IRI)

Period 1: no score, par terre TUR can't get the turn, but Iran gets penalized for somethiing, not sure, Tur wins period 2-0

Period 2: UGGGH no offense, we go to par terre again. IRI guts TUR with ease to win the period

Period 3: SHOCK par terre again, Iran gets the gut wrench, warm up the bus for TUR, IRI advances

TIMONCINI Daigoro (ITA) vs ALEKSANYAN Artur (ARM)

Period 1: ITA gets pushed out, 1-0 ARM, period ends on that score

Period 2: ARM guts ITA in par terre to win the period

Period 3: NONONONONONO NOOOOOOO

AYARI Hassine (TUN) vs. ATAFI Choucri (MAR)

VALA David (CZE) vs ESTRADA FALCON Y. (CUB)

TOTROV Rustam (RUS) vs GADABADZE Shalva (AZE)

LIDBERG J. (SWE) vs SAIKAWA Norikatsu (JPN)

JABIDZE Soso (GEO) vs GURI Elis (BUL)/ ALEXUC-CIURARIU A. (ROU)

DZEINICHENKA T. (BLR) / MOHAMED M. (EGY) vs CARABALLO CABRERA E. (VEN) / ARUSAAR Ardo(EST)

66kg quarters:

LESTER J. (USA) vs LORINCZ Tamas (HUN)

Period 1: Lester gets 2 pushouts, ref complaining about nonsense, Lester wins period

Period 2: Lester gets taken down with a snap down losses period 1-0

Period 3: Lester just blew it, blew it big time

TSKHADAIA Manuchar (GEO) vs. ELGHARABLY A. (EGY)

GUENOT S. (FRA) vs ABDVALI S. (IRI)

KIM Hyeon Woo (KOR) vs VENCKAITIS Edgaras (LTU)

96kg quarters:

REZAEI G. (IRI) vs ALEKSANYAN Artur (ARM)

IRI wins

AYARI Hassine (TUN) vs. ESTRADA FALCON Y. (CUB)

TOTROV Rustam (RUS) vs LIDBERG J. (SWE)

JGURI Elis (BUL) vs DZEINICHENKA T. (BLR)

66kg semis

lORINCZ Tamas (HUN) TSKHADAIA Manuchar (GEO)

period 1: HUN out to 3-0 lead wins period 3-0

period 2: HUN has been flirting with leg fouls for a while, gets warned for a footsweep, slip throw by GEO, HUN gets exposure from par terre, HUN up 3-0, wins match, HUN coaches go NUTS

GUENOT S. (FRA) v KIM Hyeon Woo (KOR)

Period 1: FRA gets the gut from par terre, KOR grts out and pushes out, Guenot wins period 2-1

Period 2: Same in reverse, Korea get a 1 point throw from pa terre, that pushout looms large now

Period 3: Guenot lets the Korean out from par terre, and then its stall time, Korea wins the period and the match

96 semis

REZAEI G. (IRI) vs. ESTRADA FALCON Y. (CUB)

Period 1; Goes to par terre, IRI with and easy gut to win the period

Period 2: This Iranian is incredibly boring, but big and strong, and he gets the push out, that ought to do it, it does, Rezaei is an unexpected finalist

TOTROV Rustam (RUS) vs DZEINICHENKA T. (BLR)

Period 1: Not sure why, but the Russian got exposure points in par terre, bad call, Russia wins period

Russia wins in a snoozefest

66kg Repechage

Varederesyan (ARM) vs. Mulens Herrera (CUB)

Thank God Grecl is almost over

Period 1: ARM gets on top in the tiebreaker fails to turn, period CUBA

Period 2: Cuba gets the gut in the tiebreaker

Match goes to Cuba

Lester (USA) vs. Stabler (Germany)

you better friggin win Justin

Period 1: nope gets pushed out twice in the first, is losing, then almost pins lester on a throw counter...good lord what the hell is he DOING out there

Period 2: Justin is just getting worked, BAD, this is an ass whipping. Not even close. terrible, terrible

LTu vs CUB

Cuba wins

96kg Repechage TUR vs ARM

Got to be some bad blood in this one

I can only hear the stream but can't see it

OK it's back

Period 1: Armenia

Period 2: More excitement, ARM on top in the tie breaker. He gets the turn, and wins the match

ARM wins

SWE vs AZE

Periods traded by not getting turned in tiebreakers

Period 3: Freddie with the pushout, wardrobe malfunction, Lidberg wins

66kg Bronze Medal Match 1 Ger vs Geo

Period 1: NO action goes to par terre, Germany on top, he can't score GEO wins the period

Period 2:Finally some action, GEO drags GEER pas to the mat and comes out on top for a td. That will probably do it. Add a pushout and....

Georgia wins bronze

66kg Bronze Medal Match 2 Cuba vs. France

Somewhere Ernest Hemmingway is smiling on this match up

Period 1: Guenot, big move, goes up 4-0. Period: France

Period 2: Guenot goes up a point

Bronze Medal France

66kg Gold Medal Final: Lorincz (HUN) vs. Hyeon-Woo (KOR)

Period 1: No score in parterre at the end, the Hungarian can't get the turn and KOR wins period

Period 2: No score, we go to par terre. The Korean throws Hun out of bounds with something prettty weak, but it works nonetheless

Gold Medal, Kim of Korea

First Bronze 96kg Greco: Aleksanyan (ARM) def. Estrada Falcon (CUB

Period 1: Par terre tiebreaker, ARM gutwrenches, wins 2-0

Period 2: Pushout for ARM, ARM wins 1-0

Bronze medal for Armenia

GR 96kg Bronze: Jimmy Lidberg (SWE) vs. T. Dzienichenka (BLR)

Period 1: Lidberg can't get the turn in the tie breaker, Period BLR

Period 2: Sweden wins

Period 3: This match sucks

Lidberg gets a win going to opposite way on a gut, pretty nifty.

Bronze medal, Sweden

96kg Gold Medal: Chasem Rezaei (IRI) vs. Rustam Totrov (RUS)

Period 1; pushout for Iran and wins the challenge, period Iran