
Skylar Schaefer
David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/16 | L | F 0-0 0:07 | W. Fullhart | Decorah | Don Miller Invitational | Cons. Round 2 | 144 | |
12/16 | L | F 4-1 0:29 | T. Slagle | Algona | Don Miller Invitational | Champ. Round 1 | 144 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/11 | L | DEC 2-1 | M. Day | Brownsburg | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
02/11 | W | F 2-0 2:49 | G. Pugh | Eastern (Pekin) | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
02/04 | W | MD 8-0 | B. Lain | Tell City | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
02/04 | W | DEC 7-3 | J. Robinson | Floyd Central | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Semifinal | 145 | |
02/04 | W | TF 27-12 4:34 | X. Lopez | Jasper | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:34 | H. Fender | Bloomington South | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
01/28 | W | F 23-8 3:24 | C. Rogers | Owen Valley | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Semifinal | 145 | |
01/28 | W | F 12-5 1:44 | B. Lawhead | Northview | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
01/20 | W | F 10-3 1:25 | C. Bohall | Bloomington South | Edgewood @ Bloomington South | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/14 | W | F 14-6 1:43 | C. Rogers | Owen Valley | WIC 2023 | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
01/14 | W | F 17-5 2:19 | T. Sandusky | Greencastle | WIC 2023 | Semifinal | 145 | |
01/14 | W | F 15-4 1:30 | E. Kraus | Brown County | WIC 2023 | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
01/11 | W | F 6-2 1:23 | D. Burns | Bloomington North | Bloomington North @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/07 | W | F 0-0 1:24 | Z. Devin | Vincennes Lincoln | Evansville Memorial Invite | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/07 | W | F 6-1 2:46 | L. Spencer | Castle | Edgewood @ Castle | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 7-0 | C. Hoar | Evansville Reitz Memorial | Edgewood @ Evansville Reitz Memorial | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/07 | W | F 7-1 1:32 | Z. Devin | Vincennes Lincoln | Edgewood @ Vincennes Lincoln | Round 1 | 145 | |
01/05 | W | F 7-1 3:20 | J. Fullor | Martinsville | Edgewood @ Martinsville | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/29 | W | DEC 3-2 | L. Robards | --- | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Placement Matches 3rd-8th | 145 | |
12/29 | W | DEC 1-0 | K. Rhonemus | --- | Mooresville Holiday Classic | 6th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 145 | |
12/29 | L | DEC 15-8 | B. Spears | Plainfield | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
12/28 | W | MD 12-2 | Z. Tranum | --- | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 145 | |
12/28 | W | F 8-0 1:52 | A. Beasley | Ben Davis | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 2 | 145 | |
12/28 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. FF | Borden | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Champ. Round 1 | 145 | |
12/17 | W | TF 17-0 3:14 | N. Anderson | Columbus East | Columbus East Invitational | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
12/17 | W | TF 16-0 2:50 | T. Sidel | Homestead | Columbus East Invitational | Semifinal | 145 | |
12/17 | W | TF 16-1 3:43 | A. Clements | Monrovia | Columbus East Invitational | Quarterfinal | 145 | |
12/14 | W | TF 19-3 3:30 | A. Clements | Monrovia | Monrovia @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/14 | W | TF 18-3 3:26 | A. Clements | Monrovia | Monrovia @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/10 | W | F 13-3 1:37 | B. Gengnagel | Chesterton | Eagle Invitational 2022 | 1st Place Match | 145 | |
12/10 | W | F 2-0 1:48 | A. O`Brien | Mooresville | Eagle Invitational 2022 | Round 3 | 145 | |
12/10 | W | F 5-0 0:55 | S. Johnson | Floyd Central | Eagle Invitational 2022 | Round 2 | 145 | |
12/10 | W | F 12-1 2:00 | B. Aeschliman | Zionsville | Eagle Invitational 2022 | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/09 | W | F 6-3 1:05 | J. Jordan | Greencastle | Greencastle @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/02 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | J. Lopez | Terre Haute South Vigo | Edgewood @ Terre Haute South Vigo | Round 1 | 145 | |
11/23 | W | F 16-0 4:00 | C. Hutchison | Cascade | Cascade @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
11/23 | W | F 8-0 1:31 | R. | Jasper | Jasper @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
11/23 | W | F 5-0 1:26 | L. McBee | Owen Valley | Owen Valley @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/19 | L | DEC 6-0 | C. Solomey | Kankakee Valley | IHSAA (IN) State Finals | Champ. Round 1 | 138 | |
02/12 | W | DEC 3-1 | E. Roudebush | Bloomington South | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Semi-State | Placement (16 Man) | 138 | |
02/12 | L | MD 10-2 | G. Garcia | Brownsburg | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Semi-State | Semis (16 Man) | 138 | |
02/12 | W | DEC 5-0 | T. Vanover | Evansville Mater Dei | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Semi-State | Quarters (16 Man) | 138 | |
02/12 | W | TF 16-0 4:51 | G. Hicks | Cascade | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Semi-State | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 138 | |
02/05 | W | DEC 4-1 | E. Roudebush | Bloomington South | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South Regional | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
02/05 | W | DEC 6-2 | A. Sauer | Terre Haute South Vigo | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South Regional | Semifinal | 138 | |
02/05 | W | F 2-0 1:55 | C. Stephens | Tell City. | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South Regional | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
01/29 | W | MD 9-1 | E. Roudebush | Bloomington South | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North Sectional | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
01/29 | W | F 5-0 0:38 | Q. Hinshaw | Owen Valley | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North Sectional | Semifinal | 138 | |
01/29 | W | F 2-0 0:44 | C. Gibson | Terre Haute North Vigo | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North Sectional | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
01/15 | W | F 12-0 3:02 | B. Bruner | Indian Creek | WIC 2022 | 1st Place Match | 138 | |
01/15 | W | F 11-4 1:41 | Q. Hinshaw | Owen Valley | WIC 2022 | Semifinal | 138 | |
01/15 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Greencastle | WIC 2022 | Quarterfinal | 138 | |
01/14 | W | TF 16-1 4:00 | J. Casillas | Bloomington North | Edgewood @ Bloomington North | Round 1 | 145 | |
12/29 | W | TF 19-4 4:34 | D. Tuttle | Delta | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/29 | W | F 4-0 5:13 | C. Shelton | Franklin Central | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/28 | W | F 3-0 2:39 | T. Gallagher | Carmel | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/28 | W | TF 16-1 4:36 | J. Mullins | Lebanon | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 138 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 3-0 | R. Fisher | Columbus East | Columbus East Invitational | Finals - Championships | 138 | |
12/18 | W | DEC 7-5 | B. Goodman | Monrovia | Columbus East Invitational | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 138 | |
12/18 | W | F 2-0 0:56 | C. Hughes | South Dearborn | Columbus East Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 138 | |
12/15 | W | DEC 7-0 | B. Goodman | Monrovia | Edgewood @ Monrovia | Round 1 | 138 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 1-0 | L. Knable | Floyd Central | Eagle Invitational 2021 | Placement | 138 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 6-4 | C. Shelton | Franklin Central | Eagle Invitational 2021 | Round 4 (10 Man) | 138 | |
12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:19 | B. Gengnagel | Chesterton | Eagle Invitational 2021 | Round 2 | 138 | |
12/11 | W | DEC 7-5 TB2 | S. Stits | Center Grove | Eagle Invitational 2021 | Round 1 | 138 | |
12/03 | W | F 12-1 4:33 | C. Bender | --- | Terre Haute South Vigo @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 138 | |
11/24 | W | F 6-2 1:16 | E. Proffitt | Terre Haute North Vigo | Terre Haute North Vigo @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 138 | |
11/24 | W | F 2-1 0:52 | D. McConnell | Cascade | Cascade @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 138 | |
11/24 | W | F 5-0 1:18 | D. Huddleston | --- | Seymour @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 145 | |
11/24 | W | F 5-0 0:48 | s. brewster | Owen Valley | Owen Valley @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 138 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/13 | L | MD 13-2 | B. Ison | Brownsburg | IHSAA Semi-State @ Jasper | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/13 | W | MD 9-0 | J. Pierre | --- | IHSAA Semi-State @ Jasper | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 126 | |
02/06 | W | MD 13-0 | H. May | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Placement (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/06 | W | DEC 3-1 | P. King | New Albany | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Semis (8 Man) | 126 | |
02/06 | W | F 8-0 2:44 | I. Fuhrman | Forest Park | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Quarters (8 Man) | 126 | |
01/30 | W | F 5-2 5:57 | H. May | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Placement Matches | 126 | |
01/30 | W | F 10-0 3:17 | K. Holder | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Semis and WB | 126 | |
01/30 | W | F 4-0 1:25 | G. Jenkins | Sullivan | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Quarters | 126 | |
01/16 | W | DEC 4-1 | B. Weaver | --- | WIC 2021 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/16 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | K. Holder | --- | WIC 2021 | Semis (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/16 | W | F 11-3 1:26 | C. Stancombe | North Putnam | WIC 2021 | Quarters (16 Man) | 126 | |
01/13 | W | F 13-0 2:49 | R. Fish | Bloomington North | Bloomington North @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 126 | |
01/08 | W | F 2-0 2:00 | W. Scott | --- | Martinsville @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/29 | W | MD 18-6 | R. LeBrun | Terre Haute North Vigo | Terre Haute North Vigo @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/29 | W | F 2-0 1:08 | L. Moore | Northview | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 5 | 126 | |
12/29 | L | DEC 7-6 | B. Weaver | Owen Valley | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 2 | 126 | |
12/29 | L | DEC 4-2 SV | I. Pugh | Mooresville | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 3 | 126 | |
12/24 | W | F 11-3 1:52 | T. Evan | Western Boone | Edgewood @ Western Boone | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/23 | W | F 8-2 6:40 | J. Shuey | Columbus North | Edgewood @ Columbus North | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/19 | W | F 5-2 1:58 | J. Necessary | --- | Columbus East Invitational | Finals - Championships | 126 | |
12/19 | W | F 4-0 5:09 | D. Parodi | Fishers | Columbus East Invitational | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 126 | |
12/19 | W | F 0-0 3:17 | B. Hays | --- | Columbus East Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 126 | |
12/16 | W | F 11-2 3:08 | L. Faulkenberg | --- | Monrovia @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/12 | W | TF 16-0 4:44 | J. Fetz | Floyd Central | Eagle Invitational 2020 | Round 1 | 126 | |
12/12 | W | F 3-0 3:07 | J. Henderson | Lawrence North | Eagle Invitational 2020 | 1st Place Match | 126 | |
12/12 | L | DEC 6-2 | I. Pugh | Mooresville | Eagle Invitational 2020 | Round 3 | 126 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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02/22 | W | F 7-2 4:29 | J. Johnson | Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 2020 IHSAA State Finals | 7th Place | 106 | |
02/22 | L | DEC 4-0 | K. West | Evansville Reitz Memorial | 2020 IHSAA State Finals | WB | 106 | |
02/22 | L | MD 8-0 | B. Lowery | Roncalli | 2020 IHSAA State Finals | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/22 | W | DEC 2-1 | J. Cortez | Lake Central | 2020 IHSAA State Finals | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/15 | W | F 8-4 4:56 | C. Hammack | Tell City | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Reitz | Placement (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/15 | L | DEC 2-0 | K. West | Evansville Reitz Memorial | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Reitz | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/15 | W | MD 12-2 | E. Brooks | Whiteland Community | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Reitz | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/15 | W | F 11-1 3:30 | J. Dunn | Princeton Community | IHSAA Semi-State @ Evansville Reitz | Champ. Round 1 (16 Man) | 106 | |
02/08 | W | MD 8-0 | L. Knable | --- | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Placement (8 Man) | 106 | |
02/08 | W | DEC 7-5 | J. Milanes | Jasper | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Semis (8 Man) | 106 | |
02/08 | W | F 15-3 2:16 | B. Friend | Mitchell | IHSAA Regional @ Bloomington South | Quarters (8 Man) | 106 | |
02/01 | W | F 3-0 3:39 | S. Cowden | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Placement Matches | 106 | |
02/01 | W | DEC 3-1 | J. Heaston | --- | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Semis and WB | 106 | |
02/01 | W | F 2-0 0:41 | W. Brocksmith | Sullivan | IHSAA Sectional @ Bloomington North | Quarters | 106 | |
01/24 | W | F 11-3 2:25 | M. Libby | Bloomington South | Bloomington South @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 106 | |
01/18 | W | F 4-0 1:40 | T. Buchanan | West Vigo | WIC 2020 | Placement Matches (16 Man) | 106 | |
01/18 | W | F 2-0 0:26 | L. Tomaw | South Putnam | WIC 2020 | Cons. Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
01/18 | L | F 4-5 3:14 | J. Heaston | --- | WIC 2020 | Semis (16 Man) | 106 | |
01/18 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | North Putnam | WIC 2020 | Quarters (16 Man) | 106 | |
01/10 | W | MD 13-0 | J. Baker | Greencastle | Edgewood @ Greencastle | Round 1 | 106 | |
01/04 | L | F 2-0 1:09 | I. Ruble | Bellmont | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Round 3 | 106 | |
01/04 | W | MD 15-3 | H. Miller | Wawasee | IHSWCA Team State Duals | 7th Place Match | 106 | |
01/04 | W | F 2-0 0:35 | P. Bowland | Oak Hill | IHSWCA Team State Duals | Round 4 | 106 | |
12/28 | L | DEC 9-4 | S. Chundi | Carmel | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 106 | |
12/28 | W | MD 14-2 | B. Vest | Westfield | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 106 | |
12/27 | W | F 7-0 2:49 | T. Hott | Martinsville | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 106 | |
12/27 | W | F 9-1 3:09 | O. Lyons | --- | Mooresville Holiday Classic | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 106 | |
12/21 | W | F 8-0 3:13 | L. Krueger | Columbus East | Columbus East Invitational | Finals - Championships | 106 | |
12/21 | W | F 2-0 1:05 | A. Woolston | Terre Haute South | Columbus East Invitational | Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man) | 106 | |
12/21 | W | F 8-0 1:41 | B. Duttlinger | Heritage Hills | Columbus East Invitational | Quarterfinals (8 Man) | 106 | |
12/19 | W | F 8-0 2:26 | O. Lyons | --- | Edgewood @ Monrovia | Round 1 | 106 | |
12/14 | W | F 13-3 2:28 | N. Burns | Mooresville | Eagle Invitational 2019 | Placement | 106 | |
12/14 | W | MD 11-1 | A. Harper | Franklin Central | Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 4 (10 Man) | 106 | |
12/14 | W | F 4-0 1:06 | A. Rogers-Walker | Center Grove | Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 2 | 106 | |
12/14 | W | FOR 0-0 | F. Forfeit | Chesterton | Eagle Invitational 2019 | Round 1 | 106 | |
12/06 | W | F 12-2 2:43 | L. May | Terre Haute South Vigo | Terre Haute South Vigo @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 106 | |
11/27 | W | F 11-1 3:15 | J. Ramirez | Jennings County | Jennings County @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 106 | |
11/27 | W | MD 12-1 | L. Knable | Floyd Central | Floyd Central @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 106 | |
11/27 | W | F 5-0 1:00 | K. Mobley | Owen Valley | Owen Valley @ Edgewood | Round 1 | 106 | |
09/08 | L | MD 11-0 | B. Hooper | Carmel USA WC | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 6 Consi`s vs. Quarters | 109 | |
09/08 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | J. Boone | Lowell | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 5 | 109 | |
09/08 | L | DEC 3-0 | D. Javier | Columbus | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 4 Ch 16 | 109 | |
09/08 | W | F 3-4 1:22 | E. Cornewell | Bishop Dwenger | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 2 | 109 | |
09/08 | W | F 5-0 1:50 | J. Aquino-morales | Prodigy | IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open | Round 1 64 Champ | 109 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/08 | W | F 2-0 0:18 | K. STEBBINS | Delta | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 3 | 80 | |
01/08 | W | MD 11-0 | E. Reiley | South Adams Gold | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 7 | 80 | |
01/08 | W | F 10-0 1:23 | G. Day | Madison | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 6 | 80 | |
01/08 | W | F 5-0 1:12 | A. Fields | North Eastern Knights | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 1 | 80 | |
01/08 | W | F 9-0 1:49 | G. Gard | Rochester | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 4 | 80 | |
01/08 | W | F 5-0 0:45 | L. Uhlman | Jet | 2017 ISWA Elementary Dual Team State | Round 2 | 80 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/06 | W | DEC 7-6 | C. Bengston | Bloomington South | 2015 Deckard Duals | Round 5 | 80 | |
12/06 | W | DEC 4-1 | H. May | Floyd Central | 2015 Deckard Duals | Round 1 | 80 | |
12/06 | W | F 2-0 0:25 | Z. Collins | Terre Haute South 2 | 2015 Deckard Duals | Round 3 | 80 | |
12/06 | W | DEC 5-2 | A. Sauer | Terre Haute South 1 | 2015 Deckard Duals | Round 4 | 80 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/23 | W | DEC 11-6 SV | B. ZIRCHELBACK | Mauer Coughlin Wrestling Club | 2014 Deckard Duals | Round 5 | 65 | |
11/23 | W | DEC 8-3 | N. Clouser | Center Grove | 2014 Deckard Duals | Round 4 | 65 | |
11/23 | W | F 7-0 2:53 | M. Morton | Perry Meridian | 2014 Deckard Duals | Round 2 | 65 |