Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia got dominated by Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan in the men's freestyle 65kg event in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Puni was defeated 5-12 by Aliyev. He will now play for the bronze medal tomorrow.
The Indian grappler might have started the game on a high, but Aliyev's two-point move gave him a 2-1 lead against Bajrang. He further extended his lead as he took the scoreline to 4-1 with the same set of moves over Bajrang. After the first period, Bajrang trailed 1-4 against Aliyev.
In the second phase, Aliyev dominated Punia as he went scoring and scoring taking the lead of 8-1. Bajrang came back strong and hard registering four points but the Azerbaijani wrestler kept on extending the lead as he went from 9-5 to 12-5 within seconds.
Earlier in the day, Bajrang won both games comprehensively. He first defeated Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan in the 1/8 Final and then beat Iran's Morteza Ghiasi Cheka 1/4 Final.