U23 World Championships - Oct 21-27, 2024
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at 61 Magomedov is definitely the favorite as returning champ, his finals match should be real good though. Abdullayev is the kid who was beating Lilledahl at U20 worlds 9-5 with 20 seconds left last year before LL came back with the fall with 8 seconds left to seal it
Nick Lee was fairly sloppy and go go go his first few years. He seemed to find a nice balance..
The first takedown that MM gave up in his first match was insane. That guy made what Levi does being stretched out from a sprawl look elementary.
The Orozobek vs Gadzhiev match was wild. Just insane high level of handfight, nobody touching each others legs in the entire match. The 74kg final should be really interesting with the handfight.
It's not an either/or question. He lost the same way to Carr and almost lost to Hamiti, two excellent counter guys. Go Go Go is not always a wise strategy, and can be successfully defended. I love MM but there is always going to be one of those guys where his style doesn't work well against. That's when he needs to be satisfied with winning 5-0. Like Levi and Carter. So 95% of the time you'll see the MM you love, but 5% of the time he may need to dial back a little.
Yes, and the whole idea that he must sacrifice scoring in order to clean up his defense is a classic false choice. He can do both.
For starters, he would've scored against Carr if he hadn't spent 1:45 of the first period on bottom after he walked into a gimme takedown. #analysis
It probably won't hurt him again in college -- who at 157/165 in the next 3 years will take advantage of this? But he has bigger career goals than NCAAs.
Well its freestyle, any good wrestler can have a decent chance of winning against a better wrestler, why do you think guys like JD and others like it. Its a stupid scoring system and the refs absolutely control the match.
Mark Johnson, NCAA runner-up to Iowa's Chris Campbell in 1970s and later Illinois' head coach, would start every match the same exact way. Shake hands, and on the whistle stand there, do a loose little 2 step jig and then he would wrestle. He was wrestling a Russian in international competition and on the whistle the Russian blast doubled Johnson to his back and a fall.
Film study is not new and a slight adjustment is warranted.
Mitch will be in the 16th match on Mat B tomorrow, which should be somewhere around 6am Eastern, +/-15 min. He will get the winner of Reza (IRI) vs Fulmer (AUS), which is the second match on Mat B.
the time you put in these events to relay the info to this board is underrated. even if it has been said 1,000 times before.
Are you retired or at work in your pre-fired phase?
MM is in the hole on B vs Rez of Iran for a chance to wrestle for bronze
74kg Repechage - Mitchell Mesenbrink VS Ali Abbas Rezaeiaghouzgeleh (IRI)
Period 1:
Mitch in blue, Reza in black. Mitch in on an ankle quickly, Reza pulls free. Hands to the face, Mitch got him, restart. Mitch working, Reza counters, gets behind & gets the TD, 2-0, no turns, restart. Mitch in on a leg & gets a quick TD, 2-2, adv Mitch, no turns, restart. Mitch shoots, Reza counters, gets an ankle, Mitch comes over the top, they're scrambling & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling, Mitch tries a drag, nothing & back to center. Mitch shoots, gets a leg & picks up another TD, 4-0, wait, the ref blew the whistle, something happened, no takedown, still 2-2. Circling, then tying up. Mitch shoots, nothing, Reza drives forward & takes Mitch out, 3-2, restart. 4-min left. Circling, Mitch in on a leg again. Reza wrapped around the waist. Mitch gets the TD, 4-3, and almost adds an exposure, but no luck, restart. Mitch shoots, Reza counters, they scramble & then are back to circling. Reza with a drag & he comes behind for the TD, 5-4, restart. Tying up, Mitch shoots, Reza backs away & the period ends. 5-4 Reza
Period 2:
Back to action. Tying up. Reza looking underhooks, snaps, but nothing, Mitch in on the legs on the edge & gets a step out, 5-5, restart. Reza looking a little fatigued already. Mitch in on the legs off the whistle, gets a TD & adds a turn. 9-5. Reza hurt now. Injury time. It looks like Reza's right foot or ankle. The magic cold spray is out, so he'll probably be ready to go soon, right after he gets his wind back. Reza has his shoe & sock off now, he's getting the full power of the magic cold spray. Now he's putting everything back on. Lol.
Back to action. Mitch shoots, nothing. Circling, Mitch shoots, Reza counters & gets a TD, 7-9, restart, 2-min left. Reza looking for blood time, but the ref says no. Mitch shoots, Reza looking underhook, snaps, but it's a stalemate, restart. Mitch is like a wild man & shoots again & gets another TD, 11-7. He might be a little reckless, but he just doesn't stop coming. Back to center. Mitch coming forward again, reaches, nothing, then h gets deep in on a second shot & picks up another TD, 13-7, restart, 1-min left. Mitch snaps, then tries a drag, nothing. Mitch faking & Reza reacting. Reza down on his knees now, slow getting back to center. Mitch shoots off the whistle again, Reza counters, gets a leg, but is too tired to finish & Mitch gets away easily. Mitch back in on shot again, Reza's cooked & gives up another TD, 15-7, 17-sec left. Reza lying on the mat. The ref telling him to get up, but now there's a challenge for something, maybe just a lung challenge. Reza still on the mat catching his breath. Mitch bouncing around in the center of the mat. He's ready to go.
Challenge lost, point Mitch, 16-7. Back to action. Mitch coming forward off the whistle, Reza rested up, but has nothing left & that's how it ends.
Mitchell Mesenbrink DEC Ali Abbas Rezaeiaghouzgeleh 16-7
Mitch will face Magomedrasul Asluev from Bahrain in the Bronze medal match. Asluev lost to Takahashi 5-1 in the semi-finals. The medal round starts at Noon Eastern.
Period 1:
Mitch in blue, Reza in black. Mitch in on an ankle quickly, Reza pulls free. Hands to the face, Mitch got him, restart. Mitch working, Reza counters, gets behind & gets the TD, 2-0, no turns, restart. Mitch in on a leg & gets a quick TD, 2-2, adv Mitch, no turns, restart. Mitch shoots, Reza counters, gets an ankle, Mitch comes over the top, they're scrambling & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling, Mitch tries a drag, nothing & back to center. Mitch shoots, gets a leg & picks up another TD, 4-0, wait, the ref blew the whistle, something happened, no takedown, still 2-2. Circling, then tying up. Mitch shoots, nothing, Reza drives forward & takes Mitch out, 3-2, restart. 4-min left. Circling, Mitch in on a leg again. Reza wrapped around the waist. Mitch gets the TD, 4-3, and almost adds an exposure, but no luck, restart. Mitch shoots, Reza counters, they scramble & then are back to circling. Reza with a drag & he comes behind for the TD, 5-4, restart. Tying up, Mitch shoots, Reza backs away & the period ends. 5-4 Reza
Period 2:
Back to action. Tying up. Reza looking underhooks, snaps, but nothing, Mitch in on the legs on the edge & gets a step out, 5-5, restart. Reza looking a little fatigued already. Mitch in on the legs off the whistle, gets a TD & adds a turn. 9-5. Reza hurt now. Injury time. It looks like Reza's right foot or ankle. The magic cold spray is out, so he'll probably be ready to go soon, right after he gets his wind back. Reza has his shoe & sock off now, he's getting the full power of the magic cold spray. Now he's putting everything back on. Lol.
Back to action. Mitch shoots, nothing. Circling, Mitch shoots, Reza counters & gets a TD, 7-9, restart, 2-min left. Reza looking for blood time, but the ref says no. Mitch shoots, Reza looking underhook, snaps, but it's a stalemate, restart. Mitch is like a wild man & shoots again & gets another TD, 11-7. He might be a little reckless, but he just doesn't stop coming. Back to center. Mitch coming forward again, reaches, nothing, then h gets deep in on a second shot & picks up another TD, 13-7, restart, 1-min left. Mitch snaps, then tries a drag, nothing. Mitch faking & Reza reacting. Reza down on his knees now, slow getting back to center. Mitch shoots off the whistle again, Reza counters, gets a leg, but is too tired to finish & Mitch gets away easily. Mitch back in on shot again, Reza's cooked & gives up another TD, 15-7, 17-sec left. Reza lying on the mat. The ref telling him to get up, but now there's a challenge for something, maybe just a lung challenge. Reza still on the mat catching his breath. Mitch bouncing around in the center of the mat. He's ready to go.
Challenge lost, point Mitch, 16-7. Back to action. Mitch coming forward off the whistle, Reza rested up, but has nothing left & that's how it ends.
Mitchell Mesenbrink DEC Ali Abbas Rezaeiaghouzgeleh 16-7
Mitch will face Magomedrasul Asluev from Bahrain in the Bronze medal match. Asluev lost to Takahashi 5-1 in the semi-finals. The medal round starts at Noon Eastern.
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Great description of the action! Thank you Slippery, you're The Man!
Thanks. Wrestling is the only sport I follow, so I'm usually watching the PSU matches anyway. It's been fun & I'm glad others enjoy it!
This is the first year I've paid much attention to Freestyle though, and I'm surprised by how much I've enjoyed watching it. I like the passivity calls & shot clock. That seems to help keep the action going. The dual 3-min periods is nice change of pace too. I've also become a fan of the Japanese team. I like their approach to & style of wrestling.
This is kind of an odd tournament for me. Mitch, Patrick Kennedy & Nic Bouzakis are the only wrestlers I recognize. I've never heard of the rest of the US team members before.
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Sure he is. Uh-huh.
disgraceful performance by the japanese guy against kennedy. absolute refusal to wrestle in the 2nd period but kennedy took a couple bad shots and gave up some go behinds so the ref never put him on the clock.
PK received two separate points for the Japanese guy fleeing the mat. I understand your point, but it's hard to put a guy on the clock who scored 6 points in the 2nd while getting dinged for fleeing twice. Point scoring, no matter how it happens, goes a long way toward not being put on the clock. Maybe the ref also considered the fleeing points as pseudo stalling/clock points.
yeah, i have no issue with the ref, there was nothing he could have done. i was more commenting on the japanese guy's actions
Reza usually wrestles a hard pace for 6 straight minutes so for mM to gas him like he did is super impressive. No one can keep his pace. It really is a weapon
Not to be culturally insensitive but as soon as I read "Ali Abbas Rezaeiaghouzgeleh", this popped in my head...
Mitchell will be in the 5th match on Mat B, so he should be up somewhere around 12:30 Eastern.
There is gaming in every sport and every walk of life. Stay within in the laws or the rules to get an advantage. Wrestling is no exception. My lens sees more athletes gaming the rules in freestyle to get an advantage than folkstyle. I hope the governing bodies continue to work toward elimination of tactics which in a sense degrade the sport and the athlete. It is truly frustrating and way too subjective for my liking.
74kg Bronze Medal Match - Mitchell Mesenbrink VS Magomedrasul Asluev (BRN)
Period 1:
It sounds like Michael Bisping is doing the commentary. Mitch is wearing red & Asluev is in blue. Casey is in Mitch's corner. Here we go! Mitch coming forward, drops in on a low single, Asluev countering & they go out of bounds, step out point Mitch, 1-0, restart. Mitch drops back in on a leg immediately, Asluev countering & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling, Mitch snaps, nothing & again, but nothing. Hand fighting & circling, Mitch in on a low single again, Asluev locked through the crotch, stalemate, restart. Mitch snaps, nothing. Circling, Mitch with another snap, nothing. Asluev looking underhook, nothing. Mitch in on a low shot, nothing, Passivity warning Asluev. Circling & hand fighting, Mitch shoots, nothing, Asluev shoots, nothing. Mitch in on a low single again, working, but Asluev kicks free. Tying up & hand fighting, 30-sec left. Asluev snaps, nothing & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Mitch.
Period 2:
It looks like Joe Russell in Mitch's corner with Casey. Back to action. Mitch shoots, nothing. Tying up, Asluev shoots, nothing & back to circling in the center. Asluev looking underhook, but nothing. Mitch back in on the low single, elevates it, Asluev trying to fight it off, Mitch keeps coming forward & they're head to feet now, stalemate, restart, 2:03 left. Circling, Mitch shoots, nothing. Passivity warning #2 on Asluev & he goes on the clock. Mitch shoots off the whistle, gets the ankle again, but Asluev kicks free. Back to center circling & hand fighting. Shot clock Point Mitch, 2-0, 1:23 left.. Mitch shoots a double & takes Asluev out of bounds for 2, 4-0, restart, 1-min left. Tying up, Mitch back in on the low single, Asluev trying to fight him off. Mitch keeps working & gets the TD, 6-0, restart, 28-sec left. Tying up & circling, a couple snap attempts, Asluev coming forward a little & he drops in on a low single, but time expires & that's how it ends.
Mitchell Mesenbrink DEC Magomedrasul Asluev 6-0
Mitch wins Bronze!
Period 1:
It sounds like Michael Bisping is doing the commentary. Mitch is wearing red & Asluev is in blue. Casey is in Mitch's corner. Here we go! Mitch coming forward, drops in on a low single, Asluev countering & they go out of bounds, step out point Mitch, 1-0, restart. Mitch drops back in on a leg immediately, Asluev countering & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling, Mitch snaps, nothing & again, but nothing. Hand fighting & circling, Mitch in on a low single again, Asluev locked through the crotch, stalemate, restart. Mitch snaps, nothing. Circling, Mitch with another snap, nothing. Asluev looking underhook, nothing. Mitch in on a low shot, nothing, Passivity warning Asluev. Circling & hand fighting, Mitch shoots, nothing, Asluev shoots, nothing. Mitch in on a low single again, working, but Asluev kicks free. Tying up & hand fighting, 30-sec left. Asluev snaps, nothing & that's how the period ends. 1-0 Mitch.
Period 2:
It looks like Joe Russell in Mitch's corner with Casey. Back to action. Mitch shoots, nothing. Tying up, Asluev shoots, nothing & back to circling in the center. Asluev looking underhook, but nothing. Mitch back in on the low single, elevates it, Asluev trying to fight it off, Mitch keeps coming forward & they're head to feet now, stalemate, restart, 2:03 left. Circling, Mitch shoots, nothing. Passivity warning #2 on Asluev & he goes on the clock. Mitch shoots off the whistle, gets the ankle again, but Asluev kicks free. Back to center circling & hand fighting. Shot clock Point Mitch, 2-0, 1:23 left.. Mitch shoots a double & takes Asluev out of bounds for 2, 4-0, restart, 1-min left. Tying up, Mitch back in on the low single, Asluev trying to fight him off. Mitch keeps working & gets the TD, 6-0, restart, 28-sec left. Tying up & circling, a couple snap attempts, Asluev coming forward a little & he drops in on a low single, but time expires & that's how it ends.
Mitchell Mesenbrink DEC Magomedrasul Asluev 6-0
Mitch wins Bronze!
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Mitch firing shots like he is a bump stock. 100% bonus coming this year.
He stalls as bad as Nolf
Conditioning being a US weapon leads me to believe cold spray lungers are a ways down the road from being addressed.
Definitely a great accomplishment. Takahashi is the real deal. Wish MM had a few matches coming into this tournament. Looked like he needed to knock the rust off early on
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