00:00It's day three in Guadalajara and it's time for the heavyweights.
00:04Fans packed the stands once again and the stage was set for a spectacular finale to the Pan American Tour.
00:11The under 90kg final featured Marcelo Francoviac of Brazil against Christian Parlatti of Italy.
00:17It was a late yuko by Parlatti that would put him on top spot.
00:22With the two athletes showing the ultimate respect at the end of the match.
00:26His medal was awarded by IJF Media and Juro for Peace director, Mr. Nicholas Mesner.
00:32In the under 78kg category, Kurena Ikeda of Japan looked strong throughout the day.
00:38Creating herself a great opening in the final, she sealed the victory with a clinical armlock.
00:43A first Grand Prix title and a moment to remember.
00:49Not everyone is good at fighting in groundwork, but I think Kaju and I are strong because we really love it.
00:56IJF Sport Commission member and three-time world champion, Ms. Yuri Alviar, awarded the medals.
01:03In the under 100kg category, Olympic champion Zelim Kotsoyev of Azerbaijan, having finished fifth in Peru, showed his determination for gold.
01:11A dynamic throw and a yuko score put him back on top of the podium.
01:16In Peru, it was very hard for me, acclimatization, lose weight, I feel not so good.
01:27But today, I'm second week here in Mexico and I feel much better.
01:35Very hard, but very happy day for me.
01:38The medals were awarded by PJC Director General, Mr. Jose Humberto Rodriguez.
01:44In the plus 78kg final, Raz Hershko demonstrated her incredible judo talent, scoring Ippon just 35 seconds into the fight.
01:54A second gold medal in just six days.
01:58Mexico Judo Federation President, Dr. Lilian Estrada, awarded the medal.
02:02At plus 100kg, Lukas Karpalik of Czechia met Ushangi Kokauri of Azerbaijan.
02:11Kokauri was looking unstoppable, scoring the Ippon of the tournament earlier in the preliminaries.
02:17In the final, he managed to catch his opponent, scoring a Wazari and continuing into a hold down.
02:22A great victory and Azerbaijan's sixth gold medal of the tournament.
02:33He received his medal from IGF-EC member, Mrs. Luisa Aguias-Galea.
02:41Day three delivered the drama and marked a powerful end to the Pan American tour.
02:46Huge Ippons and a crowd that raised the roof.
02:55It's been an incredible three days of judo.
02:58Thank you, Mexico.
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