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  2. InterMat Staff
    More information about "Tomasello/Bravo-Young to Take Place on RAF 02 Card"
    The RAF 02 card is starting to come together as a second bout for the event was released on Wednesday. Bantamweight champion Nathan Tomasello will face a challenge from Mexican Olympian and two-time NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young. RAF 02 will take place on October 25th at Penn State’s storied Rec Hall. It will be a homecoming, of sorts, for Bravo-Young, who starred for the Nittany Lions from 2018-23. Bravo-Young earned NCAA All-American honors on four occasions and was named an NWCA first-team All-American in 2020. In each of his final three seasons, Bravo-Young claimed Big Ten titles. During that span, he also made the NCAA finals each year, winning in 2022 and 2023. Both NCAA titles came at the expense of Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix. Speaking of Oklahoma State, after graduation, Bravo-Young moved out to Stillwater to train with OSU’s Cowboy RTC and represent Mexico on the international stage. Bravo-Young qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games and was recently in action at the World Championships. In Zagreb, Bravo-Young was a match away from earning a world medal, losing to Armenia’s Arsen Harutyunyan, the same opponent who beat him at the Olympics. At the World Championships, Bravo-Young picked up a win over 2017 NCAA champion Darian Cruz, who was representing Puerto Rico. Tomasello has the distinction of being the first wrestler to ever win a match (and a belt) in RAF competition. He held off 2023 NCAA runner-up, Matt Ramos, 4-3, to get the win and the bantamweight title. Tomasello was a 2015 NCAA champion for Ohio State. He got on the NCAA podium four times and never finished lower than third. In each of his four years with the Buckeyes, Tomasello captured a Big Ten championship. Tomasello was also an integral part of the Buckeyes NCAA title-winning squad in 2015. During his time at Ohio State, Tomasello never lost to a Penn State wrestler and finished with a 100-8 career record. As of now, the RAF 02 card looks like this: Bantamweight (135 lbs) - Nathan Tomasello (champ) vs. Roman Bravo-Young Heavyweight (Unlimited) - Mason Parris vs. Kyle Snyder
  3. okokzach
    Agreed. And Woods is still relatively new to freestyle. I don't think he's near his ceiling yet
  4. Jason Bryant
    I think there's a distinction with greatest and most accomplished. They're not always synonymous with one another. Even on the women's side of things, the upper weights, especially the heaviest, gets generally panned. I think people tend to lean Maroulis due to her technique at a lower weight, which can seem generally more appealing. Adeline rips people's arms off, but isn't as quick comparatively. It's a great discussion to have either way.
  5. Gene Mills Fan
    Hello Rv also! Uh Oh I'm doing it again. My high school physics teacher once told me I had to learn to pick better lab partners.
  6. maligned
    This would be true if all nations put as much emphasis on Worlds prep as we do. They simply don't. Many top people from other nations show up out of shape, up a weight--or just no-show. Much less money is invested in the four non-olympic weights as well. Olympics years, when funding is fully there, we see every possible top contender at their very best. There is simply no comparison between a 65kg Olympic title and a 70kg worlds title the year after the Olympics.
  7. Jason Bryant
    Went back and re-watched it. George never said the bowling term, his accent made it sound that way. Trying to get the pin further from the edge. Some of you aren't down with how the King's English is spoken, which pre-dates the bowling term.
  8. Eagle26
    That is totally true. It’s sounds pretty crazy that Woods took bronze in a bracket with a top 2 like Amouzad and Kiyooka, but he definitely had a better path to that bronze. I was impressed by his win over Sujeet, but I was more impressed with Jax beating Suda. If Jax and Blaze fill out to a full size 65 (they likely will), they are probably the favorites. Just saying Real should be included in the conversation at least.
  9. ScottishSteel
    I'm out but the Armenia who beat Bey is in the whole on Mat C if anyone wants to pick up the slack
  10. okokzach
    Ref missed the first pin. Had it been called, the Iraq wrestler might not have been injured
  11. ScottishSteel
    Raney will have the 1 seed from Azerbaijan in the quarters
  12. ScottishSteel
    Raney still on top with an armbar and turns him a bunch and gets its 11 - 3 before they call the fall! Raney advances by pin!
  13. ScottishSteel
    Raney gets to rear standing off a nice drag; gets him down and adds a gut wrench. 5 - 3 Raney
  14. ScottishSteel
    No more scoring in the first; 3 - 1 Iraq at the break
  15. ScottishSteel
    Iraq turns Raney w/ a gut wrench before Raney gets a whizzer in and gets to his feet and forces a step out 3 - 1 Iraq
  16. ScottishSteel
    Iraq gets the first passivity point and the first chance for some par terre offense
  17. ScottishSteel
    Raney facing Iraq who advanced to here via bye
  18. ScottishSteel
    Raney coming up on Mat D
  19. ScottishSteel
    Qatar loses 1-1 to Azerbaijan and Melelashvilli is eliminated
  20. Dark Energy
    I’ve been somewhat surprised at all the Moroulis GOAT talk with little to no mention of Adeline. Seems disrespectful. Curious for someone to lay out the full cases. Gray, by the numbers, has a very strong case.
  21. Gene Mills Fan
    Appreciate you guys!
  22. Ohio Elite
  23. okokzach
  24. ScottishSteel
    Qatar on deck on Mat C for Melelashvilli's repechage hopes
  25. ScottishSteel
    Raney is in the hole on Mat D
  26. Ohio Elite
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