Bajrang Punia loses to reigning Olympic medallist & three-time World Champion Haji Aliyev 5-12 in semis.
He couldn't find answers to his counter attacks.
Bajrang will now contest for a bronze. He will bout against Daulet Niyazbekov.
Bajrang Punia vs Aliyev now and Aliyez gets a 30sec warning for passivity.
And Bajrang logs a point but Aliyev holds Bajrang's ankle n pins him down and gets 2 points. Another pin and Aliyev has 4-1 lead.
Aliyev gets a single leg hold and gets four points back-to-back.
Two minutes to go and Bajrang tries to attack, holds Aliyev down and gets 2 points.
Aliyev pushes Bajrang out and gets a point.
Bajrang gets a couple for pinning Aliyev down.
Aliyev gets another couple of points, before he gets an ankle hold and Bajrang challenges the call. Challenge lost, point for Aliyev.
Bajrang loses 12-5.
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