Ouch! Ukrainian wrestler BITES his American opponent in the middle of quest for Olympics bronze medal

  • The US' Frank Molinaro fought against Ukraine's Andriy Kvyatkovskyy
  • Molinaro, 27, held Kvyatkovskyy, 26 in a tight grip during the match
  • But Kvyatkovskyy was caught on camera planting teeth in Molinaro's arm
  • The referee did not seem to notice and the match continued regardless
  • But Molinaro ended up winning 3-1 against Kvyatkovskyy on Sunday

By Clemence Michallon For Dailymail.com

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A Ukrainian wrestler was caught on camera biting his American opponent's arm in the middle of an Olympics match.

Andriy Kvyatkovskyy, 26, fought against the United States' Frank Molinaro, 27, during the men's freestyle 65 kg quarterfinals on Sunday in Rio.

Molinaro held Kvyatkovskyy in a tight grip, pinning him against the ground and twisting Kvyatkovskyy's left leg.

The Ukrainian wrestler resorted to unusual means to get away from this dire situation - and ended up planting his teeth into his rival's arm.

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Andriy Kvyatkovskyy (pictured in red), 26, fought against the United States' Frank Molinaro (pictured in blue), 27, during the men's freestyle 65 kg quarterfinals on Sunday in Rio

Andriy Kvyatkovskyy (pictured in red), 26, fought against the United States' Frank Molinaro (pictured in blue), 27, during the men's freestyle 65 kg quarterfinals on Sunday in Rio

Biting is 'an act of flagrant misconduct and, on the first occurrence the individual shall be disqualified from competition', international wrestling rules state.

But the referee did not seem to notice, even though Molinaro pulled his arm away with a startled look on his face, as shown in footage published by NBC Olympics.

Molinaro furiously pointed to his arm, trying to signal what had just happened. But Kvyatkovskyy didn't receive any penalty.

The Ukrainian wrestler lost the match 3-1 to Molinaro, who continued his quest for a bronze medal.

Molinaro (pictured in blue) held Kvyatkovskyy (pictured in red) in a tight grip, pinning him against the ground and twisting Kvyatkovskyy's left leg 

Molinaro (pictured in blue) held Kvyatkovskyy (pictured in red) in a tight grip, pinning him against the ground and twisting Kvyatkovskyy's left leg 

The Ukrainian wrestler ended up planting his teeth into his rival's arm. Molinaro (in blue) looked startled as he pulled his arm away

The Ukrainian wrestler ended up planting his teeth into his rival's arm. Molinaro (in blue) looked startled as he pulled his arm away

But he eventually lost against Italy's Frank Chamizo during the semifinals and walked away without a title.

The United States' 20-year-old Kyle Snyder, however, became the country's youngest Olympic wrestling champion Sunday after defeating Azerbaijan's Khetag Goziumov.

The referee didn't seem to notice and Kvyatkovskyy (left) didn't receive any penalty. Molinaro (right) defeated Kvyatkovskyy, continuing his quest for a bronze medal

The referee didn't seem to notice and Kvyatkovskyy (left) didn't receive any penalty. Molinaro (right) defeated Kvyatkovskyy, continuing his quest for a bronze medal

But Molinaro (pictured during another match on Sunday) eventually lost against Italy's Frank Chamizo during the semifinals and walked away without a title

But Molinaro (pictured during another match on Sunday) eventually lost against Italy's Frank Chamizo during the semifinals and walked away without a title

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