In the final of the men’s U100kg at the Baku Grand Slam the crowd uninhibited and chanted Zelym Kotsoiev’s name. Just as Nemanja Majdov had been gazumped him his final, so was Aleksandar Kukolj. The Serbian attacked the home athlete’s front leg but Kotsoiev’s balance was too good and instead Kotsoiev extended his attacked leg and took out Kukolj’s far foot, turning into him as they went to the floor. It was a perfect example of the need to assimilate basic judo principles such as timing and balance. Kotsoiev has both and used both.