Punjab Royals\u2019 icon player Geno Petriashvili scored a dominating 7-0 victory over Satender Malik in the super heavyweight category to clinch the tie 5-2 against Mumbai Maharathi in the Pro Wrestling League in\u2009New Delhi on Monday.<\/p>\n
Leading 3-1 at the half-way stage, the Georgian was at his imperious best and delivered the knockout blow to the Mumbai outfit.<\/p>\n
Geno\u2019s success not only gave Punjab their fourth win in the tournament but also dashed Maharathi\u2019s hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages with Veer Marathas becoming the fourth team to advance to the last four.<\/p>\n
With Punjab sealing the victory with two bouts remaining, Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia pinned Mumbai\u2019s icon Sakshi Malik 10-2, while Soslan Ramonov of Maharathi beat his compatriot Ilyas Bekbulatov by a narrow 7-6 margin in the last two inconsequential contests.
\nCommonwealth champion Pooja Dhanda of India earlier upset World championship silver medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria to put Punjab 3-1 ahead.<\/p>\n
It was the Maharathi grappler who seized the initial opportunity and held on to her lead for the entire opening period. However, presented with a small opening in the second period, the Indian pounced on her opponent to score a 4-2 victory via fall.<\/p>\n
In the third bout of the day, Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar of Mongolia thrashed Utkarsh Kale 10-0 to pull one back for Mumbai.<\/p>\n
Trailing 0-2, the World championships bronze medalist lived up to his reputation and dominated the Indian to keep his team\u2019s hopes alive of making it to the semifinals of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Mumbai Maharathi won the toss and chose to keep Nirmala Devi out of action while the Royals opted to block Parveen Dahiya in return.<\/p>\n
In the opening bout, Deepak Punia overcame a spirited Satyawart Kadian 6-5 in the 92kg clash to give Punjab Royals a flying start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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