Second Part of Day Two - 74 kg and Quarterfinals of 96 kg - 2003-09-13

In the 74 kg category, Hadi Habibi competed against Naan from India. At 1:37, the Indian wrestler was penalized for inactivity and went down, allowing Habibi to score one point, ending the first half of the match with that score. In the 41st second of the second half, Habibi took the Indian opponent down and won the match by technical superiority. In the quarterfinals of the 96 kg category, Alireza Heydari faced American wrestler Daniel Cormier. As the two wrestlers entered the center of the mat, the stadium erupted with chants of 'Iran, Iran' and 'USA, USA'. At 47 seconds, the American wrestler scored a point by taking a hold of Heydari. At that moment, Heydari countered and equalized the score. At 1:40, Heydari lifted his opponent and scored 3 points, filling the arena with shouts of 'Heydari, Heydari'. Moments later, Daniel scored his second point against Heydari, ending the first half with a score of 4-2 in favor of Heydari. In the second half, at 4:39, the referee issued a warning to Heydari and awarded a point to the American wrestler. At 5:45, Heydari scored two more points, and the match concluded with a score of 6-3 in favor of the world champion.