U20’s August 14th-20th
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Bouzakis against an AIN athlete. Let’s hope Bouzakis attacks a bit more this match
Bouzakis continuing to work a front headlock but he hasn’t been able to score from there yet this tournament. Shot to seatbelt and Nic scores a td. He’s really really good from that position
Another shot but AIN defends and re-attacks. Gets a Td of his own. 3-2 Bouzakis. I must have missed a shot clock point
Bouzakis with another Td and leads 5-2 at the break
Blood time for AIN coming out of the break. Back to action. Hard club by Nic and he gets warned. AIN in on a shot and Bouzakis kind of bails on it to go to quad pod. Stays strong in the position and gives up no points. AIN challenging. Challenge won. 2 points AIN. 5-4 Nic
Bouzakis is a strange wrestler. Really really good in certain positions but seems kind of lost in others
Nic with a quick td and back up 7-4. 1:45 left. More blood time
Back to wrestling. 1:31 left. AIN in on a shot but Nic defends with a front quarter Nelson Defends another shot and runs behind for 2. 9-4 now with :28 left
AIN immediately gets a Td to cut it to 9-6. That’s how it will end. Tough match again but Bouzakis pulls it out. He needs to pick it up a bit now though because he’s going to get really tested next against IND. he wrestles like he has been and I think he loses. Will be the underdog coming in
Bouzakis continuing to work a front headlock but he hasn’t been able to score from there yet this tournament. Shot to seatbelt and Nic scores a td. He’s really really good from that position
Another shot but AIN defends and re-attacks. Gets a Td of his own. 3-2 Bouzakis. I must have missed a shot clock point
Bouzakis with another Td and leads 5-2 at the break
Blood time for AIN coming out of the break. Back to action. Hard club by Nic and he gets warned. AIN in on a shot and Bouzakis kind of bails on it to go to quad pod. Stays strong in the position and gives up no points. AIN challenging. Challenge won. 2 points AIN. 5-4 Nic
Bouzakis is a strange wrestler. Really really good in certain positions but seems kind of lost in others
Nic with a quick td and back up 7-4. 1:45 left. More blood time
Back to wrestling. 1:31 left. AIN in on a shot but Nic defends with a front quarter Nelson Defends another shot and runs behind for 2. 9-4 now with :28 left
AIN immediately gets a Td to cut it to 9-6. That’s how it will end. Tough match again but Bouzakis pulls it out. He needs to pick it up a bit now though because he’s going to get really tested next against IND. he wrestles like he has been and I think he loses. Will be the underdog coming in
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Christian Carroll up on mat C. Quick td and into a lace. POL fights it hard and only gives up 1 turn. 4-0
Carroll has definitely added some size. He’s a legit heavy now. He gives up a Td and the lead is cut to 4-2
Beautiful high crotch from space for 2 and into another lace. This time he gets 4 out of it and the lead jumps to 10-2
Head pinch for 4 and that’s all she wrote. 14-2 tech in 2:30
Carroll has definitely added some size. He’s a legit heavy now. He gives up a Td and the lead is cut to 4-2
Beautiful high crotch from space for 2 and into another lace. This time he gets 4 out of it and the lead jumps to 10-2
Head pinch for 4 and that’s all she wrote. 14-2 tech in 2:30
Tough matches coming up. Carroll gets Masoumi and Bouzakis gets Mohit.
Looks like Jack Darrah loses 4-3 to Georgia and probably won’t place. Tough loss especially for the team race. He wins that match and likely makes the semis
Mesenbrink in the hole on mat B against Jaideep. Jaideep has decent credentials but none from this year. Was U20 Asian’s silver last year. Mesenbrink seems to be on another level though and I expect him win handily
Magamadov at 86kg is really flipping good. Berge will probably see him in the semis
Bouzakis and MM will probably be up at the same time. I’ll prioritize the Mesenbrink match
Bouzakis and MM will probably be up at the same time. I’ll prioritize the Mesenbrink match
Here we go. I love watching Mesenbrink wrestle!
A shot in the first 5 seconds. Defended but in on another and it’s 2 right into a lace. 6-0
Another shot and in deep but IND defending hard. MM stays with it and gets 2. 8-0 1 min in
Kid doesn’t know what hit him. Mesenbrink with another attack and he gets 1. 9-0
High crotch. Comes out the back but IND squares up. MM like a dog on a bone and keeps going. Gets the Td and it’s over. 11-0 in about 1:30. Damn is he special or what
A shot in the first 5 seconds. Defended but in on another and it’s 2 right into a lace. 6-0
Another shot and in deep but IND defending hard. MM stays with it and gets 2. 8-0 1 min in
Kid doesn’t know what hit him. Mesenbrink with another attack and he gets 1. 9-0
High crotch. Comes out the back but IND squares up. MM like a dog on a bone and keeps going. Gets the Td and it’s over. 11-0 in about 1:30. Damn is he special or what
Are you doing PBP on @STAND with PRIDE now?
Mesenbrink won so quickly I didn’t miss any of the Bouzakis match. This is a huge one for Nic. Mohit is probably the favorite for gold so let’s hope he takes a page from his teammate Mendez and knocks off the top guy
Bouzakis with his patented seatbelt to throw-by and gets the first td. Now goes front head to head in the hole and gets 2 more. 4-0 Nic
This is what he needed to do. Much more aggressive to start. Mohit back with a td and turn though and he leads 4-4 on criteria
Lots of action and Nic scores 2. 6-4 but Mohit right back and it’s 6-6. Gut for Mohit and it’s 8-6
8-6 at the break. Tons of action. Nic doing well but needs to tighten up defensively. He gets in to these shootouts quite a bit and it’s not usually a good thing. Lost last year at worlds 16-15 I believe
Bouzakis with a td right away and he’s back on top 8-8
Mohit killing him with an underhook to single. Scores a td from it and it’s 10-8 IND
Super high pace. Mohit scores as he limp arms a whizzer and leads 12-8. Crazy scramble and Nic comes out on top. 12-10 with :52 left
Mohit gets behind but Nic goes quad pod, turns in and doesn’t give up anything. :19 left. They have a caution and 1 to Mohit so it’s 12-11 and they start in par tarre which actually hurt Bouzakis. He can’t get the turn and time runs out. Crazy match. 12-11 IND
Bouzakis with his patented seatbelt to throw-by and gets the first td. Now goes front head to head in the hole and gets 2 more. 4-0 Nic
This is what he needed to do. Much more aggressive to start. Mohit back with a td and turn though and he leads 4-4 on criteria
Lots of action and Nic scores 2. 6-4 but Mohit right back and it’s 6-6. Gut for Mohit and it’s 8-6
8-6 at the break. Tons of action. Nic doing well but needs to tighten up defensively. He gets in to these shootouts quite a bit and it’s not usually a good thing. Lost last year at worlds 16-15 I believe
Bouzakis with a td right away and he’s back on top 8-8
Mohit killing him with an underhook to single. Scores a td from it and it’s 10-8 IND
Super high pace. Mohit scores as he limp arms a whizzer and leads 12-8. Crazy scramble and Nic comes out on top. 12-10 with :52 left
Mohit gets behind but Nic goes quad pod, turns in and doesn’t give up anything. :19 left. They have a caution and 1 to Mohit so it’s 12-11 and they start in par tarre which actually hurt Bouzakis. He can’t get the turn and time runs out. Crazy match. 12-11 IND
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Bouzakis looks gassed in my opinion, hopefully he can find that extra gear.
Mohits length seemed to be a major factor.
Mohits length seemed to be a major factor.
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Carroll vs Masoumi now. Masoumi with a snatch single and drives him out for a td. 2-0
Another Td and it’s 4-0 :40 in. Carroll shoots low and gets stopped cold. Td and 2 guts and it’s over in :56. Masoumi is scary good
Another Td and it’s 4-0 :40 in. Carroll shoots low and gets stopped cold. Td and 2 guts and it’s over in :56. Masoumi is scary good
He definitely wrestled well. I just hate those delays coming back to center when the Russians and Iranians do it, so I have to be fair when our guys do it. But no shame at all in the way he wrestled. He showed a lot.
Bouzakis is just a mystery to me. He’s obviously very good but defensively he just straight bailed on so many positions to try and go quad pod instead of just using baseline defense. He’s great at going single, to seatbelt and either throwing it by or coming up to a bodylock and he absolutely kills people there. If he can’t get to those positions though he doesn’t have much else and defensively he’s all over the place. I think he’s depended on his strength for so long that in certain positions he doesn’t quite know what to do if he can’t horse the guy around. Losing to Mohit 12-11 isn’t bad by any means so I don’t want to sound like I’m completely bashing him. He just confuses the shit out of me at times
Berge up on mat C against BUL
BUL sporting the pink and yellow mismatched shoes. Berge with a low double and he converts. Close to a lace but nothing. 2-0
Nice job staying with an attack by Berge. Single leg defended but he drove BUL across the entire mat for 1.
Berge with another Td and 3 turns!! 11-0 tech and into the semis!
BUL sporting the pink and yellow mismatched shoes. Berge with a low double and he converts. Close to a lace but nothing. 2-0
Nice job staying with an attack by Berge. Single leg defended but he drove BUL across the entire mat for 1.
Berge with another Td and 3 turns!! 11-0 tech and into the semis!
Thanks for the updates and analysis.
working on a Cstroke bobble head to send out as a thank you.
working on a Cstroke bobble head to send out as a thank you.
Just make sure the doll is not lying on its back.
That’s it for this round for our 5 guys who started today. Not great overall but pretty much exactly as I thought it would go
Mesenbrink in the semis against Baitashov from KGZ. MM is the definite favorite
Bouzakis now waits to see if Mohit wins in the semis to keep him alive. Mohit will see Alili from MKD who pinned Japan. Mohit should win and pull Nic into repechage
Berge is in the semis but will face the gold medal favorite Magamadov who beat Berge in the finals last year. Super tough test. Berge can do it but he is for sure the underdog coming in
Jack Darrah has to wait to see if GEO can pull him back in. I think GEO wins their next match but loses in the semis to eliminate Darrah
Carroll also has to wait to see if Masoumi makes the finals. I don’t think there is a bigger sure thing in this tournament so I’m pretty positive Carroll will wrestle tomorrow in the repechage. He has it tough though with the guy from TUR being a continental champ and only losing to Masoumi 9-1. Me saying only 9-1 shows just how dominant Masoumi is
Iran had another great day pushing 4 into the semis. They lost at 86kg and I think he likely gets eliminated. Iran wrestles Russia in the semis at both 61kg and 74kg. Those could go either way. I think Iran definitely pushes both their 92kg and 125kg guys into the finals. This team race looks like it’s going to come down to the wire. 2 h2h in the finals today and possibly at 74kg as well
Mesenbrink in the semis against Baitashov from KGZ. MM is the definite favorite
Bouzakis now waits to see if Mohit wins in the semis to keep him alive. Mohit will see Alili from MKD who pinned Japan. Mohit should win and pull Nic into repechage
Berge is in the semis but will face the gold medal favorite Magamadov who beat Berge in the finals last year. Super tough test. Berge can do it but he is for sure the underdog coming in
Jack Darrah has to wait to see if GEO can pull him back in. I think GEO wins their next match but loses in the semis to eliminate Darrah
Carroll also has to wait to see if Masoumi makes the finals. I don’t think there is a bigger sure thing in this tournament so I’m pretty positive Carroll will wrestle tomorrow in the repechage. He has it tough though with the guy from TUR being a continental champ and only losing to Masoumi 9-1. Me saying only 9-1 shows just how dominant Masoumi is
Iran had another great day pushing 4 into the semis. They lost at 86kg and I think he likely gets eliminated. Iran wrestles Russia in the semis at both 61kg and 74kg. Those could go either way. I think Iran definitely pushes both their 92kg and 125kg guys into the finals. This team race looks like it’s going to come down to the wire. 2 h2h in the finals today and possibly at 74kg as well
He’s so good. It’s going to be interesting to watch him vs Zare in the coming years. Zare is still super young so one of them will be sitting on the sidelines while they are probably both good enough to win senior medals. Obviously Zare already has and I believe has beaten Masoumi when they have wrestled but Masoumi is so young and still getting better
I agree with this. I can’t figure it out. Last year he lost in a shoot out and gassed. In the states he seems to just destroy everyone.
Zare actually widened the gap the last time they wrestled. I was surprised. He's MUCH bigger than Zare.
As a joke, I talked to some guys at USA Wrestling and urged them to go get Masoumi as a transfer. Would be great to start the process now so that when gable stops - we've got a Gold medal contender for the next 10 years.
Can you guys talk to Carl about that? Maybe divert some of poppa-Ira's funds to this endeavor?
Easy to figure out - you just said it.
Relies on his strength too much and refuses to wrestle positionally. It's going to be interesting to see how he develops at tOSU. They're going to have to force him to do something he hasn't done his entire career - and he's been winning matches since he was 7 years old. Those are going to be some hard habits to break.
The kid has a high pain tolerance, great explosiveness and loves wrestling though, so he CAN do it.
The strongest man in the world. The bald wizard of State College (an Iranian dude on The Mat called him this, a while back).
I'd change your recommendation to "stand them back up after half a minute of riding with no turning combination implemented, without an escape point given." I think 30 seconds is plenty of time to attempt a turning combination.
