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Match-by-match breakdown on how Iowa wrestling beat Iowa State for 19th consecutive time

Much of the talk heading into the Cy-Hawk dual this year was about Iowa State and how the Cyclones may be the favorites of Sunday's dual. The Hawkeyes had none of it, defeating Iowa State by a score of 18-14 on Sunday in Ames.

Iowa shook up the lineup, inserting Patrick Kennedy at 174 pounds and pushing Gabe Arnold to 184 pounds. Both were spots that Iowa State had the on-paper advantage coming in, but late wins from the two pushed the Hawkeyes to victory

Here's a match-by-match breakdown of how Iowa defeated Iowa State for the 19th-consecutive time.

POST-DUAL REACTION: From Brands and the Hawkeyes ... and from Dresser and the Cyclones

125 pounds: Iowa's Drake Ayala defeats Kysen Terukina, 7-2

Tom Brands demanded his team dictate matches last week after defeating Oregon State, and that's exactly what Ayala did.

After feeling each other out in the first period, Ayala scored a takedown near the edge of the mat in the second period to take control. Terukina never took a real shot till near the end of the third period, and Ayala countered and got ahold of Terukina's leg and brought him down for a second takedown and a 7-2 victory before the buzzer.

This was a huge result for Iowa, which needed wins before the second half of the dual, where the Cyclones seemed to have an advantage coming in. Iowa 3, ISU 0

133 pounds: Iowa State's Evan Frost defeats Brody Teske, 8-1

The Cyclone program has been talking up Frost all offseason, and he showed why.

Frost was selective, but made his one moment count. Taking his first real shot of the match, the freshman secured a takedown in the third period, then rolled Teske onto his back for a moment to pick up a near-fall and eventually an 8-1 victory over the senior. Iowa 3, ISU 3

If you're Iowa State, you would have loved to get some bonus points with a pin there, but a win there at the time put them in good shape with the projections down the lineup.

141 pounds: Iowa's Real Woods wins 4-1 over Anthony Echemendia in overtime

This one went to overtime after an escape from Woods and a stalling point was awarded to Echemendia seconds before the end of the third. It appeared Echemendia may have gotten a takedown before the buzzer, but referees blew the whistle with a second to go to prevent that from happening. Kevin Dresser and the coaching staff chose not to challenge.

Woods immediately took a shot for the right leg of Echemendia in overtime, and got the sudden-victory win with a takedown to give Iowa a 6-3 lead.

The Hawkeyes would have liked to have seen more from Woods, who didn't take many shots for a guy who's known to produce fireworks, but a win here put the Hawkeyes back in front. Iowa 6, ISU 3

149 pounds: Iowa State's Casey Swiderski defeats Victor Voinovich, 6-3

The question coming in was whether Voinovich could finish his shots. In this one, Swiderski took two early ones for takedowns and never looked back.

Despite the lead, Swiderski continued to look for opportunities for more points, while Voinovich was picking up stalling calls and just never looked confident in taking opportunities. Brands had wanted the Oklahoma State transfer to finish more of his chances, but there just wasn't much room for Voinovich to get an opportunity to do so.

This was a huge victory for Iowa State, as the pressure was being placed on the Iowa guys at the upper weights. Iowa 6, ISU 6

157 pounds: Iowa's Jared Franek defeats Cody Chittum, 4-2

Franek got an early takedown in the first period to take the lead. Throughout the match, Franek's big frame was tough for Chittum to break, as the NDSU transfer held the freshman in a headlock for long stretches.

As the time ticked to zero, Chittum made his move late by planting the knees of Franek on the ground near the edge of the mat and maneuvering on top for control. Officials reviewed the video, but ruled that time had expired, giving Franek the win.

You can be the judge of whether Chittum got the takedown before the clock hit zero:

That was the second crucial decision late in a match by officials, both going in favor of Iowa for victories.

Iowa led by three at intermission as a result. Iowa 9, ISU 6

165 pounds: Iowa State's David Carr defeats Michael Caliendo, 16-4

This was the bonus-point victory for either side, with Carr digging deep into his bag of tricks for takedowns.

First, he got down near mat level to strike like a cobra at Caliendo for a takedown and a 3-0 lead. From there, Carr got ahold of the legs of Caliendo to prop him up on one leg and thrust him down for three points on three more occasions for the 16-4 win.

Carr had the best performance of the day and put Iowa State in a really good position to win the dual. ISU 10, Iowa 9

174 pounds: Iowa's Patrick Kennedy defeats MJ Gaitan, 14-13

This is where the dual turned in favor of the Hawkeyes.

Kennedy was stellar to open, recording three takedowns in the first period. Gaitan picked up three takedowns of his own after Kennedy ran out of gas, but the Hawkeyes held on to win the most entertaining match of the afternoon.

Gaitan chose to stay on top at the end instead of cutting Kennedy loose for another shot at a takedown. Dresser blamed himself and his staff for that miscalculation.

Iowa was now back on top. Iowa 12, ISU 10

184 pounds: Iowa's Gabe Arnold defeats Will Feldkamp, 3-2

If Arnold didn't shock the world last week, he sure did here, defeating No. 6 Feldkamp 3-2.

For a true freshman to defeat not only a bigger wrestler, but one of the strongest guys in the sport, that's incredibly impressive. Feldkamp tried to impose his will on Arnold, pushing down on the head of Arnold with the height and weight advantage, but the Hawkeye rookie locked arms and held his own. His takedown to open the first period was enough to sneak out a win.

That upset win put Iowa firmly in the lead, putting a lot of pressure on Julien Broderson to keep the Cyclones in it. Iowa 15, ISU 10

197 pounds: Iowa's Zach Glazier defeats Julien Broderson, 7-3

Gutsy.

That's what Tom Brands said to Glazier after the match, which clinched a team victory for Iowa in the Cy-Hawk dual. The senior had two takedowns on Broderson as Iowa clinched its 19th-straight win in the series. Iowa 18, ISU 10

285 pounds: Iowa State's Yonger Bastida defeats Bradley Hill, 17-6

Bastida continues to show that he's a contender for the heavyweight title, defeating Hill with five takedowns. His offense as a smaller guy at heavyweight has been nothing but an advantage so far this season. Iowa 18, ISU 14

Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.

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