U20’s August 14th-20th
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Mir lost 12-1 to Hoshino of Japan. Hopefully she gets pulled back.
Blades 4-3 over Japan and into the semis! She had to battle a sick stomach and what looked like a bout of vomiting or close to it.
Jimenez 4-2 over Japan and into the semis!
Jones next on C against the Russian (unofficial) wrestler for the last match of the session for the U.S. women.
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Jones was teched within 35 seconds w/a TD and four laces. Hopefully she and Mir get pulled into repechage. The other three are in the semis. Great session overall for the U.S. women. This San Diego boy is tired and heading to bed!
Its not likely that Nagao pins Bouzakis. Bouzakis just wrestles so uncontrolled in FS. always looking for 4s and big moves in general. In folk, he's only slightly more reserved - but doesn't seem to gas when he's wrestling in the right weight class.
I think he meant 6 total team points in both match-ups.
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And Kennedy loses 10-0 in the semis. Consistent with what I saw in person at the WTT, I think she can no longer compete at the weight class and it's the highest weight class. In the semi, she had absolutely nothing in her tank. Looked completely washed out. Unless the women's weight classes are changed, she's just too big and can't handle the cut. It's a shame, really, because she is a massive talent.
Sour ending to an otherwise pretty good day for the U.S. Ladies...
The Janiak robbery is going to bother me for a while!
-All 5 still in medal contention
-1 in the finals
-2 others locked into bronze bouts
Japan had a surprisingly poor day by their standards...1 finalist, 2 wrestlers already knocked out!
The Janiak robbery is going to bother me for a while!
-All 5 still in medal contention
-1 in the finals
-2 others locked into bronze bouts
Japan had a surprisingly poor day by their standards...1 finalist, 2 wrestlers already knocked out!
Also, this Russian kid in the 61kg 1-2 match is killing me. He is blatantly stalling, making the match 2x as long as the clock allows, every single time the whistle blows. The ref isn't doing anything about it.
In the semis they penalized him a point- he went from up on criteria to down a point with low time left. Then he found a lot of energy and scored a takedown to win. Really pretty disgusting way to compete, I would be ashamed to wrestle that way.
An entirely different culture. In the US the goal is to dominate. The body language here seems to be to win at any cost with a premium on deception. The Russian backs to the edge appears to be about to give up a point then counters using the fact of the edge to his advantage. I saw two Russian women using the same tactic.
I'm not sure, but I don't think there is a word in the Russian language that approximates the word shame. As a matter of fact, from what I know about Russians ( I admit not much) I don't think there is a Russian emotion that approaches shame in any manner.
MM in on the legs twice in the first ten seconds
The first for 1 then for 2
Finishes the second with a trap arm and score four more 7-0
The Iranian counters nicely reversed for one then gets two with a lace 7-3
MM hets two seems to be all in and on legs at will 9-3
MM gets one more on a step ut but appears winded 10-3
The Iraninan gets 2 on a nice TD 10-5
MM uses the mutual fatigue to get one more on a step out 11-5
Blood time both appear to need the break MM has pushed the pace the entire period
The first for 1 then for 2
Finishes the second with a trap arm and score four more 7-0
The Iranian counters nicely reversed for one then gets two with a lace 7-3
MM hets two seems to be all in and on legs at will 9-3
MM gets one more on a step ut but appears winded 10-3
The Iraninan gets 2 on a nice TD 10-5
MM uses the mutual fatigue to get one more on a step out 11-5
Blood time both appear to need the break MM has pushed the pace the entire period
As much as you love his attack mentality, MM definitely needs to work on pacing himself, especially in folk.
2nd period
MM gets a nice exposure for 2 13-5
A challenge gives the Iranian some time to get his wind back
Challenge lost 14-5
MM on the legs again gets 2
AND THE GOLD!
MM gets a nice exposure for 2 13-5
A challenge gives the Iranian some time to get his wind back
Challenge lost 14-5
MM on the legs again gets 2
AND THE GOLD!
MM was playing with fire with his pace but his leg attacks are so deep that the finishes are cleanish so he is getting a good point to energy expenditure ratio. At the end of the day he did not give a solid Iranian the space to get a game plan going and brings home the Gold .
With the new 3pt TD rule, if he scores 5 TDs, and gives up 4 escapes, he's up 15-4 after the first period. If he escapes at the start of the second and scores once more, match over, <4min in.
I am being ridiculous in hindsight but I just needed something to nitpick after he teched his way through one of the most notoriously difficult U20 weights 😅
I wrote this over on the Intermat board:
If MM takes his OLY RS, I think he goes to Paris as Dake's training partner and then begins a 4 year reign of terror at 165 then 174.
If MM takes his OLY RS, I think he goes to Paris as Dake's training partner and then begins a 4 year reign of terror at 165 then 174.
