At the takedown to go 7-1, Casey yelling “keep scoring! Keep scoring!” Beautiful
Great match by AB. Him and Spencer looking good! So did Helen!
Oh man... AB is getting better as the matches go on. wow.
Because he only exposed Ishiguro once, and that's freestyle scoring.
BTW, Ishiguro might have been pinned there, but the ref took forever to get into position, could've timed her with a sundial. (And she's not the only one, another UWW ref at 57 kg seemed completely disinterested in potential pins.) Either way, that stuffed chest wrap ended the match -- it broke Ishiguro completely. After that, Aaron had won, just a matter of what the final score would be.
Brooks is so strong. He just shut down everything the guy threw at him
I’m surprised it wasn’t a fall especially in free. They usually call it quick if it’s even semi close and that was more than close
I thought she was going to slap the mat. Never did.
Some of these foreign wrestlers look like they are going to die after the match.
Spencer looks great! It's amazing how quickly he gets to a leg lace after a takedown.
Here are the times I'm seeing, all Eastern.
12:22 PM: 57kg Semis - Spencer Lee (USA) VS Gulomjon Abdullaev (UZB)
12:29 PM 86kg Semis - Aaron Brooks (USA) VS Magomed Ramazanov (BUL)
12:43 PM 57kg (W) Semis - Helen Maroulis (USA) VS Tsugumi Sakurai (JPN)
12:22 PM: 57kg Semis - Spencer Lee (USA) VS Gulomjon Abdullaev (UZB)
12:29 PM 86kg Semis - Aaron Brooks (USA) VS Magomed Ramazanov (BUL)
12:43 PM 57kg (W) Semis - Helen Maroulis (USA) VS Tsugumi Sakurai (JPN)
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Three into the semi-finals, Helen, Spencer and Aaron. Go team USA!
Spencer rarely secures the takedown without already having the legs locked together. It's part of his finishing technique.
It's why I think Levi has huge freestyle potential -- because he is exceptional at locking in the turk during the takedown sequence.
AB's semi opponent is Bulgaria's Magomed Ramazanov. Not a lot of info about him on the UWW site:
uww.org
He won the Zagreb open this year, and the Last Chance Qualifier
Spencer has Uzbek Gulomjon Abdullaev:
uww.org
RAMAZANOV Magomed Eldarovitch profile page
This the page where RAMAZANOV Magomed Eldarovitch is represented at united world wrestling website.
He won the Zagreb open this year, and the Last Chance Qualifier
Spencer has Uzbek Gulomjon Abdullaev:
ABDULLAEV Gulomjon profile page
This the page where ABDULLAEV Gulomjon is represented at united world wrestling website.
From Flo-AB's semi opponent is Bulgaria's Magomed Ramazanov. Not a lot of info about him on the UWW site:
RAMAZANOV Magomed Eldarovitch profile page
This the page where RAMAZANOV Magomed Eldarovitch is represented at united world wrestling website.
He won the Zagreb open this year, and the Last Chance Qualifier
Ramazanov is a Russian transfer and was top 3 on Russia’s ladder at 86 kg for years. On top of that, Ramazanov also recently teched Chance Marsteller and defeated the above-mentioned Azamat Dauletbekov at the 2024 Zagreb Open in January.
Huge headlock by Ramazanov. Worth a rewind. Looks like his opponent hurt a rib or oblique on it. Early in the 2nd period, around 2:06:00 of Mat C.
But he did pretty much nothing otherwise. Wrestled a Greco match in freestyle. Aaron should be able to force him to change levels, and that should get the win.
so weird seeing an amine display offense
Amine clawing his way back to the lead. He is a good wrestler. Maybe if his dad took a hike, I could get behind him more, lol,
Ruh-oh, Amine gassing, but he's gonna hold on 16-14. Gets Yazdani next
