I don't understand FS....I have watched matches with significantly more shot attempts where wrestlers are put on the clock. What were these guys doing differently to avoid the shot clock? Honest question...not trying to be snarky...
While I agree sometimes people are put on the clock and it's bizarre, I think the impetus is after about a minute of no scoring, someone is supposed to go on it. So here it seems the ref was bending the rules to let an aggressive contest be decided by the wrestlers. A good choice, IMO, both held center very well, and were constantly working for better position.
I think that's been a problem for US wrestlers in international FS in the past. US wrestlers often back up at times in order to set up shots; they're actually being more aggressive in action, while backing up a bit. Our guys tend to like to shoot more with open space. But this style gets penalized in FS, and a clinching, bullish, slowly moving forward wrestler is viewed as the aggressor. I think we're getting better at avoiding the passivity calls as time goes on.
Can anyone explain the move that was used to take David down? I couldn’t see it clearly. Was it an arm drag?
With Torreblanca broken down, DT pushed toward the edge. When Torreblanca pushed back DT gave way and then easily spun behind. Didn't need an arm b/c Torreblanca kind of fell forward and put himself out of position.
I think Dogwelder was asking about Torreblanca's TD. I only saw it once, but it looked to me like a kind of a shrug.
D'oh. So much for my reading comprehension. It's tough to tell from that camera angle but it looked like it must've been a very nicely timed arm drag. Leading up to that both guys were moving, head snapping, circling, and I think DT was already moving the way Torreblanca turned him.
From a competitive standpoint the US Open is much tougher on the whole than the Pan Am games. Now, DT might beg to differ, but there is an occasional exception!
Joe Colon walked threw pan ams and had some great battles at the open so he's probably an exception
