Cliff Keen Las Vegas Tournament
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Interested in Karchala. Wacthed his matches yesterday. First time seeing him without his knee brace. Kid looks great and my national champ favorite..has a tough semi vs Griffith if he gets by that, probably sees Wick in finals
Kharchla easily beat Rarmirez who beat Griffith this year. I' m gonna go against the transitive though and go with the returning NC who has looked good at CKLV. I think that loss to Ramirez had to be a fluke. Kharchla also barely beat a d2 guy earlier this year.
Kharchla's best career win is 3-2 over Cam Amine while tanshirting in 2020.
165 includes Griffith (defending champ with 2 career losses), O'Toole (NCAA 3rd, JR World Champ), Wick (NCAA 3rd/4th), Wittlake (NCAA 4th, Cadet World bronze), Marinelli (we've discussed ad nauseum), Valencia, and Romero (AA at 174 last year).
Declaring a freshman the favorite in that field, 4 weeks into the season, is some serious projection. Even if one thinks he's the best wrestler in that field (shaky at this point), he'd have to beat 2-3 of them consecutively in the country's biggest ass-kicking contest.
165 includes Griffith (defending champ with 2 career losses), O'Toole (NCAA 3rd, JR World Champ), Wick (NCAA 3rd/4th), Wittlake (NCAA 4th, Cadet World bronze), Marinelli (we've discussed ad nauseum), Valencia, and Romero (AA at 174 last year).
Declaring a freshman the favorite in that field, 4 weeks into the season, is some serious projection. Even if one thinks he's the best wrestler in that field (shaky at this point), he'd have to beat 2-3 of them consecutively in the country's biggest ass-kicking contest.
Folkstyle yes. But he also destroyed Mekhi Lewis and nearly teched him in freestyle last year. I think that's the main reason ppl are so hi on him. I rewatched that match today and it was complete domination.
Ohio State is at real risk of losing its annual December National Championship.
We'll see today. i think he handles Griffith. Wick could be a problem first time around..
Can't stand Flo. Thankfully my subscription runs out 12/8. Alairez won 3-1
Karchla/Griffith up now..
Karchla up 2-1 after 1
Griffith up 4-3 after 2
Griffith wins 5-4 on riding time point
Karchla up 2-1 after 1
Griffith up 4-3 after 2
Griffith wins 5-4 on riding time point
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Griffith is a hammer on top. He rides most guys out....at least Kharchla got out twice against him. If Kharchla can improve his cardio he's going to be a tough out.
Jokes aside - I agree with you. Griffith is nasty on top. I didn’t see the match, but it sounds like CK needs to manage his weight. If he does, look out. A joke on the mat from a self-deprecating Iowa fan - “Kharchla’s looking good for the 8 seed”. Poor Marinelli if that happens
A tough out is fair and always was. Of course that's not the same as THE tough out.
Improved cardio in March at Ohio State isn't a given either.
Regardless, Kharchla is a legit threat.
Oh no, another built in excuse for Iowa and Marinelli. He’s the most “unlucky” 1 seed in history!!!
Like Charlie Brown thinking Lucy’s going to hold the football this time
True, but he's also less than a year out from a serious knee injury. Those things take time. To keep things in perspective he just lost to the defending NCAA champion 5-4 on RT less than a year out from a torn ACL. It's the main reason I picked Griffith in a close one.
Nope, unfortunately I'm not. You'd think I'd be less of a sucker, but I'm actually a sucker for wrestling, so I keep reupping with them.
Their cardio typically improves throughout the year. Hell, even Courts was in shape by March the year he beat 'Cutch in OT.
I am OK with the development of some really good 157 pounders. Young bumped from 6th place to round of 12 works for me.
In other news....not sure when the stream will go out
Isn’t Venz’s first name Taylor?
My stream has been pretty spotty since I hit 60. We are talking about the same thing ....right?
Quincy Monday looks incredible! Moves like RBY on his feet. Robb has beaten or kept it close with everyone including David Carr so I thought this match would be close as well. I was definitely wrong. Monday completely dominated him and took him down seemingly at will. Very impressive.
Yianni and Lovett was the best match. Incredible action and scrambling all over the mat. I really thought Lovett was going to win in OT when he got in so deep on the double but Yianni did the Nolf forward somersault and ended up on top. Really really fun match!
Yianni and Lovett was the best match. Incredible action and scrambling all over the mat. I really thought Lovett was going to win in OT when he got in so deep on the double but Yianni did the Nolf forward somersault and ended up on top. Really really fun match!
