I think about the sacrifice in life Zain made to be here and my heart breaks for him. Hopefully the Iranian makes the finals and pulls Zain back in.
Medal matches have 4 hours after weigh-ins, at least. That's pretty good. Fingers crossed.
I feel for Spencer. I'm sure he's heartbroken, but this Brands mentality of throwing your silver away is so lame, IMO.
U.S. wrestler Spencer Lee vents his frustration after taking silver
Lee, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ at Iowa, doesn't know if he wants to continue wrestling after fighting back from knee injuries to compete.
www.usatoday.com
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Absolutely, heartbreaking to
Watch for
The athletes, he’s been such a joy to
Follow for so
Long
Why do some blame the ref as a go to?
I doubt Zain is.
Amouzad scored 7 non-shot clock points, and, if I recall correctly, only 2 while Zain was on the shot clock. I will be rooting for Amouzad to make the gold medal match.
Zain was out wrestled. It's as simple as that. 65kg is not his ideal weight.
He didn’t just stand in the center. He attacked, much more than Zain and he did so from the center with Zain near the boundary. You don’t have to like it but no ref would put Amouzad on the clock with how that match was wrestled
I bet SeaBass is wishing he held for a stalemate instead of diving over for that far ankle.
Kiyooka just did the Kolat backflip! It didn’t work though and he gave up a Td. Seabass is wrestling really well but comes up short. 8-6 for Kiyooka
Rivera wanted that match sooooo bad. He looked great. Hopefully gets a shot at bronze.
the crowds look good. Maybe IOC looks at that and gives us the missing weight classes!
Kennedy Blades has so much length compared to everyone she's going to wrestle. Her toughest opponent has to be the scale.
This ^^^^^
Freestyle's version of stalling is much different than folkstyle. One of the reasons why RBY is trying to adjust his approach on his feet.
For sure. She is so tall. I wonder if she will be able to continue making 76kg as she fills out. Nowhere else to go weight wise but I would think she will continue filling out. She’s still so young
Yep. Another folkstyle habit that has to be broken. Cost him the match, unfortunately.
What a beautiful attack from Musukaev!! When he goes it is lightning quick. What an incredible athlete
97kg - Quarterfinal - Kyle Fredrick Snyder VS Arturo Silot Torres (CUB)
P1:
Here we go!
Snyder faking off the whistle & they tie up. Torres looks a little longer than Snyder
Torres gets poked in the eye, injury time, 5:24 left, restart
Circling, tying up & then breaking. It looks like Snyder wants to tie up, but Torres doesn't.
Torres tries a throw, misses & Snyder comes out on top, but no points awarded, restart
Snyder in on an ankle, Torres gets his own, stalemate, restart
Passivity warning Snyder
Snyder drags, almost comes behind, but Torres pops up quickly & they're back to neutral
Passivity warning Torres, 4:15 left
Passivity warning #2 Torres, goes on the clock, restart
Snyder coming forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing
Shot clock point Snyder, 1-0, 3:30 left
Tying up, Snyder trying an underhook, Torres backs out of it
Back to center tying up & circling, Torres shoots, but the period ends
1-0 Snyder
P2:
Back to the tie up, Torres shoots, Snyder sprawls, stalemate, restart
Snyder coming forward, Torres drops down, Snyder sprawls & then just brutally throws Torres over to his back for 4, 5-0, and gets the fall!
Kyle Snyder FALL Arturo Silot Torres (3:36)
P1:
Here we go!
Snyder faking off the whistle & they tie up. Torres looks a little longer than Snyder
Torres gets poked in the eye, injury time, 5:24 left, restart
Circling, tying up & then breaking. It looks like Snyder wants to tie up, but Torres doesn't.
Torres tries a throw, misses & Snyder comes out on top, but no points awarded, restart
Snyder in on an ankle, Torres gets his own, stalemate, restart
Passivity warning Snyder
Snyder drags, almost comes behind, but Torres pops up quickly & they're back to neutral
Passivity warning Torres, 4:15 left
Passivity warning #2 Torres, goes on the clock, restart
Snyder coming forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing
Shot clock point Snyder, 1-0, 3:30 left
Tying up, Snyder trying an underhook, Torres backs out of it
Back to center tying up & circling, Torres shoots, but the period ends
1-0 Snyder
P2:
Back to the tie up, Torres shoots, Snyder sprawls, stalemate, restart
Snyder coming forward, Torres drops down, Snyder sprawls & then just brutally throws Torres over to his back for 4, 5-0, and gets the fall!
Kyle Snyder FALL Arturo Silot Torres (3:36)
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Snyder vs Taz semifinal should be epic. Would love to see Snyder back in the Olympic finals!!
76kg WFS - Quarterfinal - Kennedy Alexis Blades VS Milaimys Marin (CUB)
P1:
Straight to the tie up, then they break. Marin is a tall wrestler too.
Blades tying up, Marin not doing much
Marin passivity warning, 5:06 left
Back to the tie up, Blades throw by, drops to an ankle, Marin locked in through the crotch, they're working, stalemate, restart, 4:36 left
Back to the tie up
2nd passivity warning Marin, she goes on the clock
Tying up & hard hand fighting, ref stoppage & warning, restart
Marin shoots, nothing
Blades shot clock point, 1-0
Tying up, Marin coming forward, tries a drag, nothing
Blades passivity warning, restart 3:30 left
Back to the tie up & pushing into each other, Marin looking for an underhook, but not doing much, she shoots, Blades sprawls, nothing as the period ends.
P2:
Marin shoots in off the whistle & takes Blades out of bounds, 1-1 adv Marin, restart, 2:45 left
Back to the tie up & pushing, 2nd passivity warning Blades, she goes on the clock
Blades shoots, gets a leg & drives Marin out of bounds, 2-1, shot clock turned off, restart, 2:20 left
Tying up, Marin coming forward a little, but then Blades circles back in.
Marin shoots, Blades counters & they're back to neutral tying up in the center, 1:30 left
Marin shoots, gets to the legs, but Blades just bulls her over for 2, 4-1, then Marin counters for a step out, 4-2, restart, 1:20 left
Wait score changed back to 4-1 Blades
1-min left
Marin coming forward, Blades backing to the edge, Marin shoots, gets a leg, Blades sprawls & stalemate, restart, 42-sec left. Blades looking a little tired or might be injured or bleeding as the trainer is out now. It's just a lunger & she's okay.
Back to action, 42-sec left
Tying up, Marin shoots, nothing
Marin shoots again, nothing
Blades warning for not engaging or something of that nature
Marin coming forward, Blades drops to the legs, Marin counters & comes around for a TD, 4-3
And time expires
Kennedy Blades DEC Milaimys Marin 4-3
P1:
Straight to the tie up, then they break. Marin is a tall wrestler too.
Blades tying up, Marin not doing much
Marin passivity warning, 5:06 left
Back to the tie up, Blades throw by, drops to an ankle, Marin locked in through the crotch, they're working, stalemate, restart, 4:36 left
Back to the tie up
2nd passivity warning Marin, she goes on the clock
Tying up & hard hand fighting, ref stoppage & warning, restart
Marin shoots, nothing
Blades shot clock point, 1-0
Tying up, Marin coming forward, tries a drag, nothing
Blades passivity warning, restart 3:30 left
Back to the tie up & pushing into each other, Marin looking for an underhook, but not doing much, she shoots, Blades sprawls, nothing as the period ends.
P2:
Marin shoots in off the whistle & takes Blades out of bounds, 1-1 adv Marin, restart, 2:45 left
Back to the tie up & pushing, 2nd passivity warning Blades, she goes on the clock
Blades shoots, gets a leg & drives Marin out of bounds, 2-1, shot clock turned off, restart, 2:20 left
Tying up, Marin coming forward a little, but then Blades circles back in.
Marin shoots, Blades counters & they're back to neutral tying up in the center, 1:30 left
Marin shoots, gets to the legs, but Blades just bulls her over for 2, 4-1, then Marin counters for a step out, 4-2, restart, 1:20 left
Wait score changed back to 4-1 Blades
1-min left
Marin coming forward, Blades backing to the edge, Marin shoots, gets a leg, Blades sprawls & stalemate, restart, 42-sec left. Blades looking a little tired or might be injured or bleeding as the trainer is out now. It's just a lunger & she's okay.
Back to action, 42-sec left
Tying up, Marin shoots, nothing
Marin shoots again, nothing
Blades warning for not engaging or something of that nature
Marin coming forward, Blades drops to the legs, Marin counters & comes around for a TD, 4-3
And time expires
Kennedy Blades DEC Milaimys Marin 4-3
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Did you see his AZE opponent grab Muszukajev's crotch and lose a penalty point? Muszukajev was livid! If my memory serves me correctly, I have seen a number of AZE wrestlers over the years seem to wrestle dirty and take their losses in an unsportsmanlike/childish manner.
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Talk about two tall women for the weight!
I think part of it is her cut
Is this Taz the one with the bandage on his shoulder? If it is he looked to be in some sort of pain.
Now we need Muszukajev to lose to the Iranian in the semis to pull Zain into repechage.
Going to bed for a few hours since I'm out here in San Diego and I will be back with you fine people for the semis!
