Zain pulled back in. Hope he can make a run.
This Iranian is best wrestler of all weights IMO
Crazy that Amouzad lost to Musukaev at worlds last year considering what he just did to him. That was an absolute beatdown
Zain will face Islam Dudaev (ALB) in the first repechage match. The winner of that match will face Islam Musukaev (HUN) in the bronze medal match.
One thing I noticed is that he seems to be blading his hands so his opponents can't grab his fingers. I have always wondered why more freestyle wrestlers don't do the same.
Takatani is right there also. He's looked pretty phenomenal.
Kiyooka v Amouzad will be nuts.
The Iranian’s arms seem as long as his legs and that quirky palms up, low stance mesmerizes . . . before he attacks like a cobra.
The Iranian’s arms seem as long as his legs and that quirky palms up, low stance mesmerizes . . . before he attacks like a cobra.
They need to get back to 10 weights and then there is room for bigger weight classes.
Plus, I don't know if using the average women's weights is the right way to determine what the weight classes should be. The average woman isn't training or eating like an Olympic athlete/wrestler and if they did their average weight would be way less than what the averages are now. Hell, I am a 61-year-old man, a little over 5'10", and with back, neck and wrist issues my only exercise is walking yet I weigh less than the average 20–39-year-old woman.
Overall, Iran has had a pretty poor showing in freestyle this Olympics compared to expectation but if Zare and Amouzad can both win gold the Iranian fans should be happy. I think Sarlak missed weight, Yazdani got hurt, Emami didn’t place, and Azapira just took a tough loss to Taz after leading pretty much all match. USA hasn’t had the performance they expected either. Japan on the other hand has looked like the best team.
Zain should handle Dudaev. Musukaev will be a great test. Not sure what I think about that match. After watching Amouzad destroy Musukaev I feel better but he is a tough matchup for Zain
I like what Kyle is doing so far. Lots of fakes, snaps and heavy hands. Wear on him this first period
Not ideal giving up that td so late in the period. 2-1 Taz at the break. Snyder hit a beautiful snatch single but his grip got broke. He needs to go back to it
Damn. That was a great match. Kyle had chances especially at the end. He was really close to a couple tds in the last min that Taz barely defended. Fun match
Not ideal giving up that td so late in the period. 2-1 Taz at the break. Snyder hit a beautiful snatch single but his grip got broke. He needs to go back to it
Damn. That was a great match. Kyle had chances especially at the end. He was really close to a couple tds in the last min that Taz barely defended. Fun match
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97kg MFS - Semi-final - Kyle Fredrick Snyder VS Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN)
P1:
Snyder with a pad on his right knee
Tazhudinov with tape on his right shoulder
Tazhudinov tall & thin
Here we go!
Circling & they tie up, both looking for an opening
Snyder pushing forward a little & Tazhudinov moves back to center
Tazhudinov passivity warning
5-min left, not much action so far
Back to the tie up, Snyder semi-reaches for a leg, nothing
2nd Passivity Tazhudinov, he goes on the clock, 4:30 left, restart
Back to circling
Snyder shot clock point, 1-0, 4-min left
Tying up, Snyder drops in on a leg, elevates it, but Tazhudinov breaks it free & they're back to circling in the center
Tazhudinov coming forward a little now, but they break & Snyder moves back to center
Snyder passivity warning
Tazhudinov drops in on a leg & gets the TD, 2-1, that was a slick takedown, restart
The period expires
P2:
Snyder reaches for a leg, nothing, Tazhudinov reaches for a leg, nothing, Snyder with a chest wrap, stalemate, restart, 2:37 left
Tying up, pushing & circling, Tazhudinov looking for double unders, Snyder backs out
Snyder trying double unders, nothing, 2-min left
Tying up & circling, Snyder looking for an under hook, nothing, shoots for a leg, nothing & back to center
Tying up, Snyder half shot, nothing, Tazhudinov drops in on a leg, has both now & gets the TD, 4-1, Tazhudinov adds a turn & it's 6-1, restart, 44-sec left
Snyder shoots off the whistle & gets a step out point, 6-2, restart, 39-sec
Snyder driving forward off the whistle, shoots, nothing, shoots again & Tazhudinov chest wraps & holds for a stalemate, restart, 21-sec left
Snyder coming forward & takes Tazhudinov out of bounds 6-4, restart 5.7 sec left
Snyder coming forward off the whistle, but can't get anything else going & time expires.
Tough loss for Snyder. The bronze medal match is next.
Akhmed Tazhudinov DEC Kyle Fredrick Snyder 6-4
JB just said, "For the first time in 56 years the Men's freestyle team fails to win a gold medal."
P1:
Snyder with a pad on his right knee
Tazhudinov with tape on his right shoulder
Tazhudinov tall & thin
Here we go!
Circling & they tie up, both looking for an opening
Snyder pushing forward a little & Tazhudinov moves back to center
Tazhudinov passivity warning
5-min left, not much action so far
Back to the tie up, Snyder semi-reaches for a leg, nothing
2nd Passivity Tazhudinov, he goes on the clock, 4:30 left, restart
Back to circling
Snyder shot clock point, 1-0, 4-min left
Tying up, Snyder drops in on a leg, elevates it, but Tazhudinov breaks it free & they're back to circling in the center
Tazhudinov coming forward a little now, but they break & Snyder moves back to center
Snyder passivity warning
Tazhudinov drops in on a leg & gets the TD, 2-1, that was a slick takedown, restart
The period expires
P2:
Snyder reaches for a leg, nothing, Tazhudinov reaches for a leg, nothing, Snyder with a chest wrap, stalemate, restart, 2:37 left
Tying up, pushing & circling, Tazhudinov looking for double unders, Snyder backs out
Snyder trying double unders, nothing, 2-min left
Tying up & circling, Snyder looking for an under hook, nothing, shoots for a leg, nothing & back to center
Tying up, Snyder half shot, nothing, Tazhudinov drops in on a leg, has both now & gets the TD, 4-1, Tazhudinov adds a turn & it's 6-1, restart, 44-sec left
Snyder shoots off the whistle & gets a step out point, 6-2, restart, 39-sec
Snyder driving forward off the whistle, shoots, nothing, shoots again & Tazhudinov chest wraps & holds for a stalemate, restart, 21-sec left
Snyder coming forward & takes Tazhudinov out of bounds 6-4, restart 5.7 sec left
Snyder coming forward off the whistle, but can't get anything else going & time expires.
Tough loss for Snyder. The bronze medal match is next.
Akhmed Tazhudinov DEC Kyle Fredrick Snyder 6-4
JB just said, "For the first time in 56 years the Men's freestyle team fails to win a gold medal."
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let’s go Kennedy!!
Her double from space is JB like. Absolutely beautiful. Was on the clock but scored a td. KGZ gets 1 back. 2-2 with a min left in the first. Big score at the end of the period. 3-2 Kennedy after 1
Kennedy looking great. Up 8-2 now. KGZ comes back though. 8-6
She does it!!! 8-6 and into the finals. What a great tournament for the US women. Could finish with 3 gold and a bronze. Pretty cool that both Elor and Blades are 20 years old. They should keep pushing each other to be great for years to come
Her double from space is JB like. Absolutely beautiful. Was on the clock but scored a td. KGZ gets 1 back. 2-2 with a min left in the first. Big score at the end of the period. 3-2 Kennedy after 1
Kennedy looking great. Up 8-2 now. KGZ comes back though. 8-6
She does it!!! 8-6 and into the finals. What a great tournament for the US women. Could finish with 3 gold and a bronze. Pretty cool that both Elor and Blades are 20 years old. They should keep pushing each other to be great for years to come
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Never imagined a gold-free men’s tourney. Also shocked by Japan’s dominance.
C’mon Kennedy!
C’mon Kennedy!
Well, seems putting Blades on the shot clock lights a fire under her ass.
76kg WFS - Semi-final - Kennedy Alexis Blades VS Aiperi Medet Kyzy(KGZ)
P1:
Tying up off the whistle, circling, Medet Kyzy coming forward a little, restart
5-min left & they're back to the tie up, Medet Kyzy pushing forward a little, but not doing anything, restart
Blades passivity warning #2, goes on the clock, restart, I didn't see the 1st call.
Blades drops to the legs & drives Medet Kyzy out of bounds for a TD, 2-0, Shot clock turned off
Back to center, Medet Kyzy with double unders, drags Blades to the mat & gets behind for a TD, 2-2, adv Medet Kyzy, restart
Tying up, 4-min left, Medet Kyzy pushing forward a little, Blades on the edge, stalemate, restart
Back to center, circling, Blades drops in on a leg, switches to a double & gets a push out, 3-2, restart, 10-sec left
Period ends, 3-2 Blades
P2:
Back to action, Blades shoots off the whistle, Medet Kyzy sprawls & they're back on their feet
Medet Kyzy working a 2 on 1, drives Blades to the edge, Blades reverses & tries to push out Medet Kyzy, they're scrambling & Blades gets behind for another TD, 5-2
Medet Kyzy challenge
Challenge lost, point Blades, score changed to 6-2
Back to action, Blades shoots immediately & gets another TD, 8-2, restart, 2:13 left
Blades with another shot off the whistle, but Medet Kyzy was ready & counters, they're scrambling & Medet Kyzy gets the TD, 8-4 & adds a turn, 8-6, restart, 1:48 left
Blades is looking tired & is slow to get back to center
Tying up, Blades breathing pretty heavy & just holding on to Medet Kyzy, 1:20 left
Medet Kyzy trying to come forward a little, Blades drops in on a double, switches to a single, Medet Kyzy locked in through the crotch, stalemate, restart, 53-sec left
Blades taking time to fix her hair before restarting
Tying up 45-sec left, Medet Kyzy coming forward a little, Blades with a throw by, working for a TD, but Medet Kyzy still has a leg & it's a stalemate, restart, 8.8 sec left
Blades looks really tired, Medet Kyzy shoots, Blades backing up, Medet Kyzy looking for an opening, but time expires. Kennedy Blades will wrestle for gold!
Kennedy Alexis Blades DEC Aiperi Medet Kyzy 8-6
P1:
Tying up off the whistle, circling, Medet Kyzy coming forward a little, restart
5-min left & they're back to the tie up, Medet Kyzy pushing forward a little, but not doing anything, restart
Blades passivity warning #2, goes on the clock, restart, I didn't see the 1st call.
Blades drops to the legs & drives Medet Kyzy out of bounds for a TD, 2-0, Shot clock turned off
Back to center, Medet Kyzy with double unders, drags Blades to the mat & gets behind for a TD, 2-2, adv Medet Kyzy, restart
Tying up, 4-min left, Medet Kyzy pushing forward a little, Blades on the edge, stalemate, restart
Back to center, circling, Blades drops in on a leg, switches to a double & gets a push out, 3-2, restart, 10-sec left
Period ends, 3-2 Blades
P2:
Back to action, Blades shoots off the whistle, Medet Kyzy sprawls & they're back on their feet
Medet Kyzy working a 2 on 1, drives Blades to the edge, Blades reverses & tries to push out Medet Kyzy, they're scrambling & Blades gets behind for another TD, 5-2
Medet Kyzy challenge
Challenge lost, point Blades, score changed to 6-2
Back to action, Blades shoots immediately & gets another TD, 8-2, restart, 2:13 left
Blades with another shot off the whistle, but Medet Kyzy was ready & counters, they're scrambling & Medet Kyzy gets the TD, 8-4 & adds a turn, 8-6, restart, 1:48 left
Blades is looking tired & is slow to get back to center
Tying up, Blades breathing pretty heavy & just holding on to Medet Kyzy, 1:20 left
Medet Kyzy trying to come forward a little, Blades drops in on a double, switches to a single, Medet Kyzy locked in through the crotch, stalemate, restart, 53-sec left
Blades taking time to fix her hair before restarting
Tying up 45-sec left, Medet Kyzy coming forward a little, Blades with a throw by, working for a TD, but Medet Kyzy still has a leg & it's a stalemate, restart, 8.8 sec left
Blades looks really tired, Medet Kyzy shoots, Blades backing up, Medet Kyzy looking for an opening, but time expires. Kennedy Blades will wrestle for gold!
Kennedy Alexis Blades DEC Aiperi Medet Kyzy 8-6
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Terrible challenge by Medet Kyzy's coach. Lost a point and gave Blades a rest, after which she tacked on 2, effectively winning the match.
Good effort from Kyle against a great young opponent.
Great match. Kyzy wasn't quitting. Both were sucking air at the end. Blades really needs this 24 hours.
For sure but that was a winnable match for Kyle. In the last minute he had multiple chances that he was so close to converting. After last years ass kicking I wasn’t sure what to expect in this match but I come away thinking Kyle is right there and can absolutely beat him. Seems like he almost gave him too much respect this time.
Kyle needs to get ready for another extremely tough match for bronze. Azapira beat him 6-3 earlier this year. I think Kyle does it and adds another medal to his impressive collection
I hope Dake destroys Tsabolov. We haven’t seen a Dake bomb this entire tournament. This would be a great time for it
74kg MFS Bronze Medal Match - Kyle Douglas Dake VS Khetik Tsabolov (SRB)
P1:
Tying up, head tapping & breaking, Dake drives forward towards the edge, but Tsabolov moves back to center, Stoppage & restart
Dake drops in on a leg off the whistle, elevates it & rolls Tsabolov out of bound, but only gets 1 point, 1-0 Dake, restart
Tying up & circling
Tsabolov passivity warning
Tying up & breaking, both looking for an opening
Passivity warning Dake, 4:10 left, restart
Head tapping, hand fighting & tying up, Dake gets double unders/body lock & tries to jack up Tsabolov & moves him towards the edge, but can't score & they break
Back to center circling, 3:30 left
Dake gets poked in the eye, restart
Circling & head tapping as the period expires
Dake 1-0
P2:
Back to action
Head tapping, Dake reaches for an ankle, nothing
Tsabolov tries a duck, nothing
Back to head slapping in the center & the ref stops action & warns both, restart
Passivity warning #2 Tsabolov, goes on the clock
Circling, Tsabolov reaches for a leg, nothing, shoots back in & gets in deep, drives Dake to the edge, Dake chest wraps & flips Tsabolov over as they go out of bounds, Dake stepout, 1-0
Dake adds a shot clock point, 2-0
Action stopped & ref at the table, 1:34 left
Score now changed to 1-1, adv Tsabolov, restart
Dake coming forward a little now, reaches for an ankle, but just misses, Tsabolov drops in on a leg & now has both of Dake's legs wrapped up & works for the TD, 3-1 Tsabolov, has the legs wrapped, but can't get a turn, restart, 48-sec left
Dake challenging something now
Dake yelling at someone about something. He looks frustrated.
Challenge lost, point Tsabolov & the score changed to 4-1 Tsabolov
Back to action, 48-sec left
Dake more active now, driving forward, but Tsabolov with solid defense, Dake keeps attacking & gets a TD on the edge, 4-3 Tsabolov, 31-sec left, restart
Tsabolov hurt now & taking injury time. I think his lungs need some cold spray
Restart, Dake gets behind off the whistle & then hits a suplex, just like Blades did & takes Tsabolov to his back & then out of bounds & it's 10-4 on the scoreboard now, 18-sec left, restart
Tsabolov driving forard off the whistle, Dake backing, action stopped & restart
Tsabolov attacking, but runs out of time.
Kyle Douglas Dake DEC Khetik Tsabolov 10-4
Kyle Dake wins Bronze with a fantastic comeback win!
P1:
Tying up, head tapping & breaking, Dake drives forward towards the edge, but Tsabolov moves back to center, Stoppage & restart
Dake drops in on a leg off the whistle, elevates it & rolls Tsabolov out of bound, but only gets 1 point, 1-0 Dake, restart
Tying up & circling
Tsabolov passivity warning
Tying up & breaking, both looking for an opening
Passivity warning Dake, 4:10 left, restart
Head tapping, hand fighting & tying up, Dake gets double unders/body lock & tries to jack up Tsabolov & moves him towards the edge, but can't score & they break
Back to center circling, 3:30 left
Dake gets poked in the eye, restart
Circling & head tapping as the period expires
Dake 1-0
P2:
Back to action
Head tapping, Dake reaches for an ankle, nothing
Tsabolov tries a duck, nothing
Back to head slapping in the center & the ref stops action & warns both, restart
Passivity warning #2 Tsabolov, goes on the clock
Circling, Tsabolov reaches for a leg, nothing, shoots back in & gets in deep, drives Dake to the edge, Dake chest wraps & flips Tsabolov over as they go out of bounds, Dake stepout, 1-0
Dake adds a shot clock point, 2-0
Action stopped & ref at the table, 1:34 left
Score now changed to 1-1, adv Tsabolov, restart
Dake coming forward a little now, reaches for an ankle, but just misses, Tsabolov drops in on a leg & now has both of Dake's legs wrapped up & works for the TD, 3-1 Tsabolov, has the legs wrapped, but can't get a turn, restart, 48-sec left
Dake challenging something now
Dake yelling at someone about something. He looks frustrated.
Challenge lost, point Tsabolov & the score changed to 4-1 Tsabolov
Back to action, 48-sec left
Dake more active now, driving forward, but Tsabolov with solid defense, Dake keeps attacking & gets a TD on the edge, 4-3 Tsabolov, 31-sec left, restart
Tsabolov hurt now & taking injury time. I think his lungs need some cold spray
Restart, Dake gets behind off the whistle & then hits a suplex, just like Blades did & takes Tsabolov to his back & then out of bounds & it's 10-4 on the scoreboard now, 18-sec left, restart
Tsabolov driving forard off the whistle, Dake backing, action stopped & restart
Tsabolov attacking, but runs out of time.
Kyle Douglas Dake DEC Khetik Tsabolov 10-4
Kyle Dake wins Bronze with a fantastic comeback win!
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**** yes!!!! There it is. Dake bomb. One of the best clutch wrestlers I’ve ever seen. Almost always shows up in those tight moments
That was crazy. Down 4-1 and extremely frustrated with :41 left and Dake goes and gets it. Ends up winning 10-4. Really inspiring performance
That was crazy. Down 4-1 and extremely frustrated with :41 left and Dake goes and gets it. Ends up winning 10-4. Really inspiring performance
Wow. Hell of a comeback for Dake. Perhaps one last Dake Bonb.
Helluva job by Kyle Dake!
We learned something, Don't piss Dake off. Holy Shit
