Paulding Wrestle

𝙆𝙔𝙇𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙆𝙀= 𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙍𝙒𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙎!!

We are accustomed to calling him "Kid Dynamite"...

But tonight, he has earned the moniker "Kid Comeback"!!!

If there was any thought that his "Winning ways" were a thing of the past; 𝑲𝒚𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒌𝒆 silenced the doubters when he emerged as an 11-0 TF victor over 2025 NCAA National Champion, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢 (2025 U.S. Open Runner-up; 2025 Senior WTT Challenge silver), to seize the 190-pound RAF title belt!!!

Making his first appearance on the mat since dropping the best-of-3 series at Final X in June; the 4x NCAA DI Champ/4x Senior World titlist/2x Olympic Bronze medalist was emphatic in vanquishing his Cowboy foe!!!!

The majority of his points coming in bunches; the decorated alumnus of 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙎 and/or 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 broke open a scoreless contest in the last 1:00 of the 1st period when a little over a half-minute removed from forcing a stepout (1-0); he'd dive in on a shot and then switch off to a double-leg to deposit Hamiti for an acrobatic 4pt feet-to-back TD (:26 to go) to carry the 5-0 cushion into the break!!

Two pushouts (1:10 remaining; 0:32 on the clock) further increased the advantage to 7-0...

And then in the waning ticks (under :10); Dake tacked on yet another double-leg TD + a 2pt gut to polish off the shutout in a time of 3:55!!

Confirming that he intends to stay up at this weight class; the "Fountain of Youth" Empire Stater's commanding effort completed a sweep (2-0) of bouts for NY natives (𝙔𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨 at 155/Lightweight)
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𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇 𝙍𝘼𝙁 01 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙎:

*𝟏𝟑𝟓 (𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Nathan Tomasello Dec. Matt Ramos, 4-3

*𝟏𝟓𝟓 (𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞):: Yianni Diakomihalis Dec. Bajrang Punia, 5-1

*𝟏𝟓𝟓: Austin Gomez TF Lance Palmer, 11-0

*𝟏𝟕𝟓 (𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Evan Wick Dec. Jason Nolf, 10-8

*𝟏𝟐𝟎 (𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Sarah Hildebrandt TF Zeltzin Hernandez, 11-0

*𝟏𝟒𝟓 (𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Real Woods pinned Darrion Caldwell 3:29

*𝟏𝟗𝟎 (𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Kyle Dake TF Dean Hamiti, 11-0

*𝟏𝟓𝟎: Alejandra Rivera Dec. Holly Holm, 9-7

*𝟐𝟎𝟓 (𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Bo Nickal Dec. Jacob Cardenas, 6-4

*𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 (𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞): Wyatt Hendrickson TF Mostafa Elders, 14-1

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