2024 U20 Worlds - September 2-8
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61kg Bronze Medal Match - Marcus Blaze VS Tolga Ozbek (TUR)
P1:
Here we go! I can't see who is in Blaze's corner.
Tying up to start & circling & hand fighting. Blaze is a little taller & thinner, Ozbek more of the shorter & stockier body type. More circling & tying up. Blaze passivity warning, restart. Back to circling & tying up. Ozbek passivity warning, restart. Ozbek looking for an under hook, Blaze tries a throw by, but nothing. Ozbek drives Blaze to the edge, but can't push him out, as Blaze circles back in. Stoppage & Blaze 2nd passivity call, goes on the clock, restart. Blaze drops in on a double, Ozbek locked in around the waist, they're working & Blaze gets the TD, 2-0, shot clock turned off. restart, 3:46 left.
Tying up, Blaze pushing forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing & again, then back to center. Ozbek shoots, Blaze sprawls & they're back to center circling, and that's how the period ends.
2-0 Blaze
P2:
3-min more. Let's go Marcus!
Back to action & tying up, Blaze half shot, nothing. Circling, Ozbek tries an under hook, no luck. Blaze snaps, nothing. Circling & tying up & circling & tying up. No committed shots yet this period. 2-min left. Ozbek snaps, nothing. Ozbek 2nd passivity warning, goes on the clock, restart. Ozbek shoots off the whistle, but Blaze sprawls out of it & they're back on their feet circling in the center.
Ozbek driving forward, Blaze on the edge, but turns back in & they go out of bounds, restart, no scoring.
Blaze shot clock point, 3-0, 1-min left, Ozbek reaches, nothing, looks for an under hook, nothing. 45-sec left. Ozbek looking for an opening, but Blaze with rock solid defense. 15-sec left, Ozbek with a half shot, nothing & again. He's coming harder now, but Blaze counters for another TD at the whistle, 5-0. Great effort by Marcus. I really hope PSU lands this kid.
Marcus Blaze DEC Tolga Ozbek 5-0
Marcus Blaze wins Bronze!
P1:
Here we go! I can't see who is in Blaze's corner.
Tying up to start & circling & hand fighting. Blaze is a little taller & thinner, Ozbek more of the shorter & stockier body type. More circling & tying up. Blaze passivity warning, restart. Back to circling & tying up. Ozbek passivity warning, restart. Ozbek looking for an under hook, Blaze tries a throw by, but nothing. Ozbek drives Blaze to the edge, but can't push him out, as Blaze circles back in. Stoppage & Blaze 2nd passivity call, goes on the clock, restart. Blaze drops in on a double, Ozbek locked in around the waist, they're working & Blaze gets the TD, 2-0, shot clock turned off. restart, 3:46 left.
Tying up, Blaze pushing forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing & again, then back to center. Ozbek shoots, Blaze sprawls & they're back to center circling, and that's how the period ends.
2-0 Blaze
P2:
3-min more. Let's go Marcus!
Back to action & tying up, Blaze half shot, nothing. Circling, Ozbek tries an under hook, no luck. Blaze snaps, nothing. Circling & tying up & circling & tying up. No committed shots yet this period. 2-min left. Ozbek snaps, nothing. Ozbek 2nd passivity warning, goes on the clock, restart. Ozbek shoots off the whistle, but Blaze sprawls out of it & they're back on their feet circling in the center.
Ozbek driving forward, Blaze on the edge, but turns back in & they go out of bounds, restart, no scoring.
Blaze shot clock point, 3-0, 1-min left, Ozbek reaches, nothing, looks for an under hook, nothing. 45-sec left. Ozbek looking for an opening, but Blaze with rock solid defense. 15-sec left, Ozbek with a half shot, nothing & again. He's coming harder now, but Blaze counters for another TD at the whistle, 5-0. Great effort by Marcus. I really hope PSU lands this kid.
Marcus Blaze DEC Tolga Ozbek 5-0
Marcus Blaze wins Bronze!
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74kg Gold Medal Match - Lararion Lockett VS Ali Abbas Rezaeiaghouz (IRI)
P1:
Lockett tapping near the face to start & keeping his distance, Rezaeiaghouz tries to tie up, but Lockett backs out. Now they're tying up, Lockett drops down looking for a shot, but nothing. Tying up again & circling in the center. Rezaeiaghouz passivity warning. Rezaeiaghouz looking for an under hook, but no luck, Lockett shoots forward, but Rezaeiaghouz circles away. Lockett shoots, Rezaeiaghouz counters, but Lockett spins away. Passivity warning Lockett, restart. Rezaeiaghouz locked over the top of Lockett, has him on the mat, stalemate, restart. There's some pushing by Rezaeiaghouz before the restart. He doesn't like where Lockett is starting off. 2nd passivity Lockett & he goes on the clock. Rezaeiaghouz driving forward, Lockett on the edge on his knees, & they go out of bounds, grounded, no score, restart. More pushing by Rezaeiaghouz before the restart. Shot clock point Rezaeiaghouz, 1-0. More circling & tying up as the period ends.
1-0 Rezaeiaghouz
P2:
Lets go Ladarion! And they're off. Tying up, Rezaeiaghouz pushing forward, looking for an under hook, Lockett counters, gets a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, 2-1, restart. More pushing before the whistle & ref is warning Rezaeiaghouz. Tying up, Rezaeiaghouz coming forward, but Lockett circles back in, 2-min left. Rezaeiaghouz looking under hook again, stoppage, Rezaeiaghouz 2nd passivity warning, goes on the clock, restart & more pushing before the start by Rezaeiaghouz. Tying up & circling, Rezaeiaghouz drives Lockett to the edge, he's on his knees & they go out of bounds, gorunded, no score, restart, more pushing before the whistle, this time by Lockett. Lockett shoots, Rezaeiaghouz counters & gets a TD, 3-3, adv Rezaeiaghouz. 1:11 left, restart. Lockett reaches for an ankle, nothing, looking for an opening. Rezaeiaghouz with an under hook, has Locket on the edge on his knees again & they go out, grounded, no score. Rezaeiaghouz's corner complaining about Lockett being grounded or something about that last exchange. Lockett shoots off the whistle, nothing, 30-sec left. Lockett shoots again, Rezaeiaghouz blocks him off, Locket looking for an open, tries a super duck, then tries a jump over the top of the guy move, but he runs out of time & the period ends.
Ali Rezaeiaghouz (IRI) DEC Lararion Lockett 3-3 (criteria win, advantage Rezaeiaghouz)
Ladarion Lockett wins Silver! Another team member with a medal. Great job!
P1:
Lockett tapping near the face to start & keeping his distance, Rezaeiaghouz tries to tie up, but Lockett backs out. Now they're tying up, Lockett drops down looking for a shot, but nothing. Tying up again & circling in the center. Rezaeiaghouz passivity warning. Rezaeiaghouz looking for an under hook, but no luck, Lockett shoots forward, but Rezaeiaghouz circles away. Lockett shoots, Rezaeiaghouz counters, but Lockett spins away. Passivity warning Lockett, restart. Rezaeiaghouz locked over the top of Lockett, has him on the mat, stalemate, restart. There's some pushing by Rezaeiaghouz before the restart. He doesn't like where Lockett is starting off. 2nd passivity Lockett & he goes on the clock. Rezaeiaghouz driving forward, Lockett on the edge on his knees, & they go out of bounds, grounded, no score, restart. More pushing by Rezaeiaghouz before the restart. Shot clock point Rezaeiaghouz, 1-0. More circling & tying up as the period ends.
1-0 Rezaeiaghouz
P2:
Lets go Ladarion! And they're off. Tying up, Rezaeiaghouz pushing forward, looking for an under hook, Lockett counters, gets a leg, keeps working & gets the TD, 2-1, restart. More pushing before the whistle & ref is warning Rezaeiaghouz. Tying up, Rezaeiaghouz coming forward, but Lockett circles back in, 2-min left. Rezaeiaghouz looking under hook again, stoppage, Rezaeiaghouz 2nd passivity warning, goes on the clock, restart & more pushing before the start by Rezaeiaghouz. Tying up & circling, Rezaeiaghouz drives Lockett to the edge, he's on his knees & they go out of bounds, gorunded, no score, restart, more pushing before the whistle, this time by Lockett. Lockett shoots, Rezaeiaghouz counters & gets a TD, 3-3, adv Rezaeiaghouz. 1:11 left, restart. Lockett reaches for an ankle, nothing, looking for an opening. Rezaeiaghouz with an under hook, has Locket on the edge on his knees again & they go out, grounded, no score. Rezaeiaghouz's corner complaining about Lockett being grounded or something about that last exchange. Lockett shoots off the whistle, nothing, 30-sec left. Lockett shoots again, Rezaeiaghouz blocks him off, Locket looking for an open, tries a super duck, then tries a jump over the top of the guy move, but he runs out of time & the period ends.
Ali Rezaeiaghouz (IRI) DEC Lararion Lockett 3-3 (criteria win, advantage Rezaeiaghouz)
Ladarion Lockett wins Silver! Another team member with a medal. Great job!
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Keep up the good work Slippery; I confused you with Sleepy a while ago; you do look alike.
Incredible pbp. Slippery, do you use voice activation technology for all that?
That’s a good result even though he came up short. Rezaei is ranked on the senior level and beat Olympian Bayramov earlier this year. Lockett is right there.
86kg Gold Medal Match- Josh Barr VS Ibragim Kadiev (AIN)
P1:
Kadiev quick throw by & drives forward taking Barr down on the edge, 2-0 restart. Barr starts in par terre, 5:45 left. Wait, score is 3-0. Kadiev got another point somewhere. Barr may have been cautioned for something as they went out of bounds. Barr circles out of par terre & they're back to their feet. Barr with a low shot, but can't finish. Barr throw by, nothing. Barr looking under hook, down on his knees near the edge now. Kadiev trying to drive him out, stalemate, restart, Tying up & circling, Kadiev pushing forward, Barr circles back to center. Barr looking under hook, Kadiev drops to a leg, Barr coming over the top, they're scrambling & stalemate, restart, 4:16 left. Kadiev is hurt, injury time.
Back to action & tying up. Kadiev pushing forward, Barr looks under hook, down on a knee now on the edge & another stalemate, passivity warning Barr, restart. Barr drops in deep on a leg, has the ankle & is working, but Kadiev kicks free. Kadiev comes forward, Barr counters, elevates & takes Kadiev out of bounds, 3-1. Blood time Barr, Kadiev getting cold spray on his left knee. Back to action. Tying up & hand fighting, Barr looking under hook & the period ends.
3-1 Kadiev
Extended break. Kadiev getting his left knee wrapped now.
P2:
Back to action. Tying up, Barr looks under hook, nothing, reaches for a leg, nothing & they're back on their feet in the center. Barr looks under hook, Kadiev with a duck & they're locked up & stalemated again, restart, 2:20 left. Kadiev tears off his knee tape. Tying up to start, Kadiev tries a duck, nothing, both circling, stoppage, Kadiev being warned for something & again. Tying up, Kadiev shoots off the whistle, gets Barr's leg. Barr coming over the top & they're stalemated again, restart.
Kadiev shoots immediately off the whistle again, Barr countering, Kadiev keeps working, Barr keeps scrambling, but Kadiev picks up another TD, 5-1, restart, 1:12 left. Barr challenging the call.
Challenge lost, point Kadiev & it's 6-1
Back to action, 1:12 left. Barr comes forward off the whistle, Kadiev backs out. Barr with double unders, Kadiev on the edge & they go out of bounds, but no scoring again. restart. Barr shoots off the whistle, Kadiev sprawls & it's another stalemater, lol, restart. Barr coming forward looking for an opening, but Kadiev with solid defense. Kadiev on the edge now, Barr driving forward & gets a step out point, 6-2, restart, 12-sec left. Barr coming forward, Kadiev counters & gets another TD, 8-2
Ibragim Kadiev DEC Josh Barr 8-2
Josh Barr wins Silver! One more medal. Great job Josh!
P1:
Kadiev quick throw by & drives forward taking Barr down on the edge, 2-0 restart. Barr starts in par terre, 5:45 left. Wait, score is 3-0. Kadiev got another point somewhere. Barr may have been cautioned for something as they went out of bounds. Barr circles out of par terre & they're back to their feet. Barr with a low shot, but can't finish. Barr throw by, nothing. Barr looking under hook, down on his knees near the edge now. Kadiev trying to drive him out, stalemate, restart, Tying up & circling, Kadiev pushing forward, Barr circles back to center. Barr looking under hook, Kadiev drops to a leg, Barr coming over the top, they're scrambling & stalemate, restart, 4:16 left. Kadiev is hurt, injury time.
Back to action & tying up. Kadiev pushing forward, Barr looks under hook, down on a knee now on the edge & another stalemate, passivity warning Barr, restart. Barr drops in deep on a leg, has the ankle & is working, but Kadiev kicks free. Kadiev comes forward, Barr counters, elevates & takes Kadiev out of bounds, 3-1. Blood time Barr, Kadiev getting cold spray on his left knee. Back to action. Tying up & hand fighting, Barr looking under hook & the period ends.
3-1 Kadiev
Extended break. Kadiev getting his left knee wrapped now.
P2:
Back to action. Tying up, Barr looks under hook, nothing, reaches for a leg, nothing & they're back on their feet in the center. Barr looks under hook, Kadiev with a duck & they're locked up & stalemated again, restart, 2:20 left. Kadiev tears off his knee tape. Tying up to start, Kadiev tries a duck, nothing, both circling, stoppage, Kadiev being warned for something & again. Tying up, Kadiev shoots off the whistle, gets Barr's leg. Barr coming over the top & they're stalemated again, restart.
Kadiev shoots immediately off the whistle again, Barr countering, Kadiev keeps working, Barr keeps scrambling, but Kadiev picks up another TD, 5-1, restart, 1:12 left. Barr challenging the call.
Challenge lost, point Kadiev & it's 6-1
Back to action, 1:12 left. Barr comes forward off the whistle, Kadiev backs out. Barr with double unders, Kadiev on the edge & they go out of bounds, but no scoring again. restart. Barr shoots off the whistle, Kadiev sprawls & it's another stalemater, lol, restart. Barr coming forward looking for an opening, but Kadiev with solid defense. Kadiev on the edge now, Barr driving forward & gets a step out point, 6-2, restart, 12-sec left. Barr coming forward, Kadiev counters & gets another TD, 8-2
Ibragim Kadiev DEC Josh Barr 8-2
Josh Barr wins Silver! One more medal. Great job Josh!
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He immediately took off the wrapping once the second period started. Apparently the wrapping fixed the problem in 40 seconds.
i detect some sarcasm in your statement, not sure if you fully appreciate the advancement modern sports medicine has made in the last couple of decades
Great tournament from Barr. He has really jumped levels this past year. Kadiev is a legit senior level guy and Barr gave him a great match. Speaks volumes about his improvement in the PSU room
92kg Bronze - Connor Mirasola VS Anar Jafarli (AZE)
P1:
Let's go Connor!
Here we go! Tying up, Connor snapping, reaches for a leg, nothing. Connor shoots, gets the leg, elevates it & takes Jafarli out of bounds, 1-0. that was almost a TD, restart. Jafarli looking under hook, nothing. Connor circling, measuring distance & then they're tying up. Jafarli comes forward, reaches for a leg, Connor blocks him off & gets out. Jafarli tries a drag, working for a TD, but Connor circles, they keep working & it's a stalemate, restart. Casey yelling about something in the background. Jafarli with an under hook, driving forward, Connor pushes out of it, 4-min left. Back to center circling, Jafarli working something I don't know the name of. Connor with a whizzer & Jafarli seat beltishing him. They go out on the edge, restart. 3:40 left. Circling & tying up, Connor shoots, Jafarli sprawls, stalemate, restart. I think Connor got a passivity call there too. More circling & tying up as the period expires.
1-0 Connor
P2:
Back to action. Connor fakes a duck & they're tying up. Jafarli tries to drive forward, nothing & back to center circling, stoppage. Jafarli passivity warning, restart. Connor drives forward off the whistle, but Jafarli blocks him off, restart, Jafarli ties his shoe. Tying up, Connor drives forward, nothing, shoots in deep, gets the leg & has it elevated & takes Jafarli out of bounds, 2-0, restart, 1:50 left
Tying up, Connor shoots again & is in deep on the leg, Jafarli trying to counter, but it's another stalemater, restart, 1:30 left. Tying up, Jafarli looking under hook & takes Connor out, 2-1, restart, 1:10 left. Tying up, Jafarli looking under hook, but Connor backs out, Jafarli drivews forward & almost takes Connor out, and then again & this time he does, 2-2, adv Jafarli, restart, 48-sec left. Connor drops to the leg off the whistle, but Jafarli rolls him over for 2 exposure & it's 4-2 Jafarli, restart, 30-sec left. Connor shoots, Jafarli blocks him off. Connor shoots again, and again, but runs out of time.
Anar Jafarli DEC Connor Mirasola 4-2
Connor Mirasola takes 5th place.
Connor loses a tough match & will be the only team member without a medal, but there's lots for the PSU coaches to work with there!
P1:
Let's go Connor!
Here we go! Tying up, Connor snapping, reaches for a leg, nothing. Connor shoots, gets the leg, elevates it & takes Jafarli out of bounds, 1-0. that was almost a TD, restart. Jafarli looking under hook, nothing. Connor circling, measuring distance & then they're tying up. Jafarli comes forward, reaches for a leg, Connor blocks him off & gets out. Jafarli tries a drag, working for a TD, but Connor circles, they keep working & it's a stalemate, restart. Casey yelling about something in the background. Jafarli with an under hook, driving forward, Connor pushes out of it, 4-min left. Back to center circling, Jafarli working something I don't know the name of. Connor with a whizzer & Jafarli seat beltishing him. They go out on the edge, restart. 3:40 left. Circling & tying up, Connor shoots, Jafarli sprawls, stalemate, restart. I think Connor got a passivity call there too. More circling & tying up as the period expires.
1-0 Connor
P2:
Back to action. Connor fakes a duck & they're tying up. Jafarli tries to drive forward, nothing & back to center circling, stoppage. Jafarli passivity warning, restart. Connor drives forward off the whistle, but Jafarli blocks him off, restart, Jafarli ties his shoe. Tying up, Connor drives forward, nothing, shoots in deep, gets the leg & has it elevated & takes Jafarli out of bounds, 2-0, restart, 1:50 left
Tying up, Connor shoots again & is in deep on the leg, Jafarli trying to counter, but it's another stalemater, restart, 1:30 left. Tying up, Jafarli looking under hook & takes Connor out, 2-1, restart, 1:10 left. Tying up, Jafarli looking under hook, but Connor backs out, Jafarli drivews forward & almost takes Connor out, and then again & this time he does, 2-2, adv Jafarli, restart, 48-sec left. Connor drops to the leg off the whistle, but Jafarli rolls him over for 2 exposure & it's 4-2 Jafarli, restart, 30-sec left. Connor shoots, Jafarli blocks him off. Connor shoots again, and again, but runs out of time.
Anar Jafarli DEC Connor Mirasola 4-2
Connor Mirasola takes 5th place.
Connor loses a tough match & will be the only team member without a medal, but there's lots for the PSU coaches to work with there!
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Tough loss. Jafarli is really good and super tough to score on. Built like a fire hydrant and Mirasola had trouble penetrating his defense. Good performance for his first time wrestling overseas but he was oh so close to being in the finals and wrestling for gold
I think you underestimated the number... if you include team and individual titles.
Does any group make a formal protest about these stunts to gain time for recovery.
Bookmark this comment. It should be pulled every time somebody tells us how exciting freestyle is and that folk is boring.
FS is still the better product.
But I agree the stoppages have been atrocious this tournament. And the refs haven’t done enough.
At first I was ok with unlimited injury time - simply because Americans don’t abuse it.
But there definitely needs to be a time limit and penalties for multiple stoppages
125kg Gold - Ben Kueter VS Amirreza Fardin Masoumi Valadi (IRI)
P1:
One last match. Masoumi is a big boy.
Here we go. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook, Kueter holding his ground & they break. Masoumi looking under hook again, but no luck. Tying up & pushing. Masoumi tries an under hook on the other side, Kueter holds his ground, stalemate, restart. Tying up forehead to forehead, Masoumi under hook, Kueter holding ground & then drops down & reaches for a leg, but Masoumi circles out & they're back to center. Masoumi coming forward a little now, but Kueter holding his ground, stoppage. Kueter 2nd passivity warning, I missed the first, & he goes on the clock. Tying up & pushing, then they break. Kueter looking for an opening, but Masoumi is a brick wall. Shot clock point Masoumi, 1-0, Masoumi coming forward, Kueter on the edge & it's a stalemate, restart. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook, Kueter comes forward, Masoumi circles back in & then drives Kueter out, 2-0, restart. Tying up & circling & that's how the period ends.
2-0 Masoumi
P2:
Here we go. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook again. Kueter holding ground. Kueter comes forward, shoots for a single, Masoumi sprawls & they break. Back on their feet again. Masoumi with a hard under hook to a knee pick & gets a TD, 4-0, restart. Circling & tying up. Forehead to forehead again now, 1:30 left, and they break, then go immediately back to the tie up. Back to the tie up & pushing, 1-min left. Kueter looking for an opening, but Masoumi is blocking off everything. More pushing, 30-sec, Kueter on his knees, then they're back on their feet & as they head back to center Kueter shoots in & takes Masoumi down, 4-2, restart, 15-sec left. Great shot! Tying up, Kueter shoots, nothing, Masoumi with double unders & holding on & that's how it ends.
Amirreza Masoumi DEC Ben Kueter 4-2
Ben Kueter takes Silver! Great job Ben!
P1:
One last match. Masoumi is a big boy.
Here we go. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook, Kueter holding his ground & they break. Masoumi looking under hook again, but no luck. Tying up & pushing. Masoumi tries an under hook on the other side, Kueter holds his ground, stalemate, restart. Tying up forehead to forehead, Masoumi under hook, Kueter holding ground & then drops down & reaches for a leg, but Masoumi circles out & they're back to center. Masoumi coming forward a little now, but Kueter holding his ground, stoppage. Kueter 2nd passivity warning, I missed the first, & he goes on the clock. Tying up & pushing, then they break. Kueter looking for an opening, but Masoumi is a brick wall. Shot clock point Masoumi, 1-0, Masoumi coming forward, Kueter on the edge & it's a stalemate, restart. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook, Kueter comes forward, Masoumi circles back in & then drives Kueter out, 2-0, restart. Tying up & circling & that's how the period ends.
2-0 Masoumi
P2:
Here we go. Tying up, Masoumi looking under hook again. Kueter holding ground. Kueter comes forward, shoots for a single, Masoumi sprawls & they break. Back on their feet again. Masoumi with a hard under hook to a knee pick & gets a TD, 4-0, restart. Circling & tying up. Forehead to forehead again now, 1:30 left, and they break, then go immediately back to the tie up. Back to the tie up & pushing, 1-min left. Kueter looking for an opening, but Masoumi is blocking off everything. More pushing, 30-sec, Kueter on his knees, then they're back on their feet & as they head back to center Kueter shoots in & takes Masoumi down, 4-2, restart, 15-sec left. Great shot! Tying up, Kueter shoots, nothing, Masoumi with double unders & holding on & that's how it ends.
Amirreza Masoumi DEC Ben Kueter 4-2
Ben Kueter takes Silver! Great job Ben!
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We have evidence to the contrary and your ipse dixit in support.
Freestyle is the better product the way Pizza Hut is the best pizza. It's everywhere and consumed in the absence of an alternative.
Horrible game plan from Kueter. He just stood in front of Masoumi the entire match and never used his quickness or athleticism. Masoumi went to his underhook and Kueter just buried his head in Masoumi’s chest. Probably smart but it just burned so much time. He never tried to clear ties or move laterally. I understand that Masoumi is massive and a great athlete in his own right but Kueter wrestled from Masoumi’s strengths and you will never win that way. Overall though Kueter had a great tournament. Will be interesting to see how good he can become focusing only on wrestling
Naw. Give me the Olympic/world finals over NCAAs all day.
We have stoppages too remember?
Yet so many think freestyle is the best. Never will be. Why you dont see hardly any other country outside North America have some able to compete in folkstyle? Can’t take the grind.
Well Iowa folks do love their pushouts
Put down the bottle vhs. I appreciate freestyle, but freestyle has the same issues as folkstyle but with two fewer positions being wrestled. Folk is entirely MORE entertaining overall due to that, and in addition provides that the winner be a more well-rounded wrestler in multiple positions. On average.
VHS and most of the Iowa folks can’t let go of the outdated Gable era of box box box push push push, till you either beat the guy dizzy or get him gassed while coach is jumping around screaming for a stall. Why they want a pushout rule.
So I picked 7 out of 10 champions correctly. I missed at 61kg, 65kg, and 70kg. At 61kg I had Blaze winning gold and Ono with silver. At 65kg I had Toprak winning gold and he took 5th. Khorramdel won gold and I had him winning bronze. At 70kg I had Duke bringing home gold. Yamashita ended up winning gold and I didn’t even have him in my preview. I also think he should be OW. 70kg was tough and he dominated. He had 4 techs and 2 decisions including a 6-0 win over Baitukaev in the finals.
Great tournament overall. The USA team came prepared and showed out. Only 1 champ but 9 on the podium, a 5th, and the team title! This will go down as the best U20 team the US has produced so far. Next year could be even better as 8 of the 10 guys still have U20 eligibility
This is my favorite tournament every year and watching and talking about it all with you guys makes it even more enjoyable! Thanks for the pbp @SlipperyPete12! Your pbp is the best. I hope everyone got something out of my preview and had as much fun as I did watching our boys kill it on the international stage
Great tournament overall. The USA team came prepared and showed out. Only 1 champ but 9 on the podium, a 5th, and the team title! This will go down as the best U20 team the US has produced so far. Next year could be even better as 8 of the 10 guys still have U20 eligibility
This is my favorite tournament every year and watching and talking about it all with you guys makes it even more enjoyable! Thanks for the pbp @SlipperyPete12! Your pbp is the best. I hope everyone got something out of my preview and had as much fun as I did watching our boys kill it on the international stage
U20 Final Results
57kg - Luke Lilledahl - Gold
61kg - Marcus Blaze - Bronze
65kg - Bo Bassett - Bronze
70kg - PJ Duke - Bronze
74kg - Ladarion Lockett - Silver
79kg - Zack Ryder - Silver
86kg - Josh Barr - Silver
92kg - Connor Mirasola - 5th Place
97kg - Justin Rademacher - Bronze
125kg - Ben Kueter - Silver
Medal Count
1 Gold
4 Silver
4 Bronze
While it's disappointing that Connor didn't medal, the overall team performance was fantastic! What a talented team! The future of USA freestyle wrestling looks great!
57kg - Luke Lilledahl - Gold
61kg - Marcus Blaze - Bronze
65kg - Bo Bassett - Bronze
70kg - PJ Duke - Bronze
74kg - Ladarion Lockett - Silver
79kg - Zack Ryder - Silver
86kg - Josh Barr - Silver
92kg - Connor Mirasola - 5th Place
97kg - Justin Rademacher - Bronze
125kg - Ben Kueter - Silver
Medal Count
1 Gold
4 Silver
4 Bronze
While it's disappointing that Connor didn't medal, the overall team performance was fantastic! What a talented team! The future of USA freestyle wrestling looks great!
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Your previews were outstanding, and I shared a couple on other forums where they had guys wrestling.
Kinda disappointed though that you missed on 3 weights. Do you have an improvement plan for future previews? Strive for perfection! 🤣
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