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September 18, 2016

Diakomihalis, Steveson go for second-straight gold, Wittlake in for bronze at Cadet Worlds https://t.co/1cYk5FptDJ pic.twitter.com/9qvaZKAaJq

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VIDEO: 2016 Cadet World Championships Interviews

TBILISI, Georgia - Day two of the men's freestyle competition at the 2016 Cadet World Championships yielded similar results as day one for the U.S. with three Americans advancing to a medal match at New Sports Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Defending Cadet World champions Yianni Diakomihalis and Gable Steveson proved their mettle once more by advancing to the finals for the second-straight year in impressive fashion.

Diakomihalis cruised through his first three matches at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., scoring technical falls over Tobias Portmann of Switzerland, Daniel Markarashvili of Georgia and Ulan Tolegen of Kazakhstan. In the semifinals, the New York native was tested by Japan's Jintaro Motoyama in a rematch of last year's World final at 58 kg. Trailing by one point in the second period Diakomihalis executed a duck under to trapped arm gutwrench combination and pulled away for a 9-3 win.