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Wrestling. Metcalf, Ramos Win Open Titles

LAS VEGAS -- Brent Metcalf defended his freestyle national championship and Tony Ramos won a title in his Open debut Saturday at the U.S. Senior Open in Las Vegas.

Metcalf defeated Jordan Oliver 2-1 in the finals of 65 kg/143 pounds, and Ramos scored a four-point move in the final seconds to defeat Andrew Hochstrasser, 7-3, in the finals of 57 kg/125.5.

"Dominate is not the word - figure it out, gut it out," Metcalf told USA Wrestling after the match. "When you are in a match where the guy is very stingy, and hard to get to, he's got a strategy.