57kg - Round of 16 - Spencer Richard Lee (USA) VS Wanhao Zou (CHN)
P1:
Lee driving forward, then they're back to center, tying up
Zou warned for something, restart
Back to the tie up, hand fighting & looking for an opening.
Spencer seems a touch more aggressive. Lee shoots, nothing
Zou passivity warning, restart
5-min left
Tying up, Lee coming forward a little, working a 2 on 1, but Zou backs out
Zou 2nd passivity warning, goes on the clock
Lee shoots, nothing
Lee shoots, nothing, Zou counters, nothing & back to their feet
Lee gets to a leg & works for the TD, 2-0, almost gets a turn on the edge, but they go out of bounds, restart
Shot clock point Lee, 3-0
Tying up, Zou working a 2 on 1, 3:45 left
Lee back to the 2 on 1 now, working, but Zou with solid positioning.
The period expires
3-0 Lee
Spencer looks great!
P2:
Head tapping, tying up & hand fighting to start the second
Zou with a shot, Lee counters, working, but can't finish the takedown,
Zou shoots, Lee whizzers & they go out of bounds, no scoring, 2-min left, restart
Lee back to the 2 on 1
Lee shoots, almost gets the leg, but nothing, 1-min left
Zou shoots, nothing & they're back to their feet
Lee pushing forward a little, & they circle back to center
Tying up & pushing, Lee in on a shot, gets a leg, but Zou fights him off & they go out of bounds, no score, 14-sec left, restart
Zou reaching for a leg, Lee backing out, Zou gets a stepout on the edge, 3-1, restart
Zou comes forward hard off the whistle & gets another quick step out, 3-2
An that how it ends.
Spencer Lee DEC Wanhao Zou 3-2
Spencer looked great during that match & was in control the entire time. Zou couldn't find any offense against Spencer.