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Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤85 kilograms), Men

Date	29 September – 1 October 2000 — 09:30-17:00 (all days)
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney Exhibition Centre, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (Halls 1 & 2)
Participants	20 from 20 countries
Format	Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to single-elimination tournament.

The two co-favorites were Russian Adam Saytiyev and Cuban Yoel Romero. Both were World Champions in 1999, Romero in this class and Saytiyev as a middleweight. Saytiyev had also won three consecutive European Championships coming into Sydney. They dominated the competition, moving into the knockout round and meeting each other in the final. The final was expected to be close, but Saytiyev moved ahead 7-1, and then pinned Romero with only 44 seconds left in the match.

Both continued to have interesting careers post-Sydney. Saytiyev won the 2002 World and the 2006 European Championships. Romero won silver medals at the 2002 and 2005 Worlds, and a gold medal at the 2004 Pan American Games. In 2007 he defected to Germany and then took up mixed martial arts as a professional fighter, fighting with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) troupe.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	CP	TP
1	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	–	–	Gold
2	Yoel Romero	CUB	–	–	Silver
3	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	–	–	Bronze
4	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	–	–
5	Charles Burton	USA	–	–
6	Yang Hyeong-Mo	KOR	–	–
7	Gábor Kapuvári	HUN	7	11
8	Nicolae Ghiță	ROU	6	14
9	Bieybulat Musayeu	BLR	5	14
10	Magomed Kurugliyev	KAZ	4	14
11	Igors Samušonoks	LAT	4	9
12	Davyd Bichynashvili	UKR	4	8
13	Justin Abdou	CAN	4	8
14	Makharbek Khadartsev	UZB	4	5
15	Alioune Diouf	SEN	3	10
16	Grégory Martinetti	SUI	1	7
17	Tatsuo Kawai	JPN	1	6
18	Ali Özen	TUR	1	2
19	Igor Praporshchikov	AUS	0	0
20	Vincent Aka-Akesse	CIV	0	0

Round One (29 – 30 September 2000)

Round One Pool One (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	2	0	7	7	Q
2	Davyd Bichynashvili	UKR	1	1	4	8
3	Tatsuo Kawai	JPN	0	2	1	6

Match #1	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	decision (1-1) (9:00)	Davyd Bichynashvili	UKR
Match #2	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	fall (6-5) (2:21)	Tatsuo Kawai	JPN
Match #3	Davyd Bichynashvili	UKR	decision (7-1) (6:00)	Tatsuo Kawai	JPN

Round One Pool Two (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Charles Burton	USA	2	0	7	14	Q
2	Alioune Diouf	SEN	1	1	3	10
3	Grégory Martinetti	SUI	0	2	1	7

Match #1	Charles Burton	USA	decision (4-0) (6:00)	Alioune Diouf	SEN
Match #2	Charles Burton	USA	grand superiority (10-0) (5:34)	Grégory Martinetti	SUI
Match #3	Alioune Diouf	SEN	decision (10-7) (6:00)	Grégory Martinetti	SUI

Round One Pool Three (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	2	0	7	15	Q
2	Bieybulat Musayeu	BLR	1	1	5	14
3	Igor Praporshchikov	AUS	0	2	0	0

Match #1	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	decision (4-1) (6:00)	Bieybulat Musayeu	BLR
Match #2	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	fall (11-0) (4:42)	Igor Praporshchikov	AUS
Match #3	Bieybulat Musayeu	BLR	grand superiority (13-0) (6:00)	Igor Praporshchikov	AUS

Round One Pool Four (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Yang Hyeong-Mo	KOR	2	0	6	8	Q
2	Makharbek Khadartsev	UZB	1	1	4	5
3	Ali Özen	TUR	0	2	1	2

Match #1	Yang Hyeong-Mo	KOR	decision (3-2) (8:04)	Makharbek Khadartsev	UZB
Match #2	Yang Hyeong-Mo	KOR	decision (5-2) (6:00)	Ali Özen	TUR
Match #3	Makharbek Khadartsev	UZB	decision (3-0) (9:00)	Ali Özen	TUR

Round One Pool Five (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Yoel Romero	CUB	3	0	9	15	Q
2	Magomed Kurugliyev	KAZ	1	2	4	14
3	Igors Samušonoks	LAT	1	2	4	9
4	Justin Abdou	CAN	1	2	4	8

Match #1	Yoel Romero	CUB	decision (4-0) (6:00)	Magomed Kurugliyev	KAZ
Match #2	Yoel Romero	CUB	decision (3-0) (6:00)	Igors Samušonoks	LAT
Match #3	Yoel Romero	CUB	decision (8-0) (6:00)	Justin Abdou	CAN
Match #4	Igors Samušonoks	LAT	decision (7-6) (6:00)	Magomed Kurugliyev	KAZ
Match #5	Justin Abdou	CAN	decision (3-2) (6:00)	Igors Samušonoks	LAT
Match #6	Magomed Kurugliyev	KAZ	decision (8-5) (6:00)	Justin Abdou	CAN

Round One Pool Six (—)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Wins	Losses	CP	TP
1	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	3	0	9	14	Q
2	Gábor Kapuvári	HUN	2	1	7	11
3	Nicolae Ghiță	ROU	1	2	6	14
4	Vincent Aka-Akesse	CIV	0	3	0	0

Match #1	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	decision (5-3) (6:00)	Gábor Kapuvári	HUN
Match #2	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	decision (5-3) (6:00)	Nicolae Ghiță	ROU
Match #3	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	decision (4-0) (6:00)	Vincent Aka-Akesse	CIV
Match #4	Gábor Kapuvári	HUN	decision (2-1) (9:00)	Nicolae Ghiță	ROU
Match #5	Gábor Kapuvári	HUN	decision (6-0) (6:00)	Vincent Aka-Akesse	CIV
Match #6	Nicolae Ghiță	ROU	grand superiority (10-0) (2:16)	Vincent Aka-Akesse	CIV

Quarter-finals (1 October 2000)

Match #1	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	decision (4-2) (8:45)	Charles Burton	USA
Match #2	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	decision (5-0) (6:00)	Yang Hyeong-Mo	KOR
Match #3	Yoel Romero	CUB	bye
Match #4	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI	bye

Semi-finals (1 October 2000)

Match #1	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	decision (3-0) (6:00)	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD
Match #2	Yoel Romero	CUB	decision (3-0) (6:00)	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI

Final Round (1 October 2000)

Match 1/2	Adam Saytiyev	RUS	fall (7-1) (3:41)	Yoel Romero	CUB
Match 3/4	Mogamed Ibragimov	MKD	decision (4-1) (8:25)	Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi	IRI
Match 5/6	Charles Burton	USA	bye