2023 World Wrestling tournament...

[MPhillips]

9 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

This perplexed me.  Did Gray's husband possibly might have maybe taken Gray's last night?  Is that why it is ambiguous?

It's complicated...

[nhs67]

I was posting in the wrong thread. OUCH

Kilty up 9-2 with about a minute to go.

She will have Russia next.

[nhs67]

Kilty wins 11-2 and will have Russia next.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Kilty almost got jobbed. Good challenge. She goes on to beat a tough, tough Bulgarian by 9. Good show! 

[nhs67]

Expectedly so: China and Japan square off in the other semi-final.

[nhs67]

Mat C next for Gray, folks.

[nhs67]

She has Japan... which is safe to assume will be her toughest test since Blades beat her at the Open.

[nhs67]

Gray looks thinner in the neck and shoulders than pre-pregnancy.

The Japanese lady looks to be about eight foot broad.

[nhs67]

First minute - scoreless.  A lot of feeling out on both sides.  Japan warned for action first.

[nhs67]

Ankle pick for Japan.  Takedown.

Japan is up 2-0 with 1M20S remaining in the first.  She does not get a turn.  Back on their feet.

[nhs67]

Japan lost a contact.  Putting it back in.

I like her nail-job.

[nhs67]

End of the first.  2-0 Japan.  Gray not really challenging at this point and Japan content with that.

[nhs67]

Japan won Bronze last year, so she is no slouch and she is only 22 now.

[nhs67]

I would expect Japan to go on the clock shortly.

[nhs67]

Oh, the other way.  Gray is on the clock.  Shot by Japan.  Gray defends well.  Looking to turn, but Japan spreads the legs too far for her to (odd splits?).

Shot clock expires and Japan is up 3-0 with 1M50S remaining in the match.

[nhs67]

Nvm I had that backwards. It is 2-1 not 3-0.  The clock was Japan.

[nhs67]

Kagami shot, covers the hips, up 4-1 - 60 seconds to go.

[nhs67]

45 seconds to go, a lot of intertwining fingers.

[nhs67]

Gray needs to go here and she just isn't.

[nhs67]

20 seconds.  Shot from about eight feet away - blocked.

[nhs67]

Trying to push her out down 3 with 5 seconds to go?

[nhs67]

Gray loses 4-1.  Very poor match strategy the last minute.  Not sure wtf was going on there.

My guess is Japan was just physically too strong for her to get anything going and she lacked that extra kick to give it a go at the end.

[nhs67]

I hope Blades gets her at U23s.

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Just now, nhs67 said:

Trying to push her out down 3 with 5 seconds to go?

On this day, Japan was stronger, quicker and the better hand fighter. Bummer. I hope Gray is pulled back in. 

Another match in which a couple of hard sprawls might've won. The chest wrap attempts failed both times. 

[nhs67]

3 minutes ago, ILLINIWrestlingBlog said:

On this day, Japan was stronger, quicker and the better hand fighter. Bummer. I hope Gray is pulled back in. 

Another match in which a couple of hard sprawls might've won. The chest wrap attempts failed both times. 

Like I said... she just looks thinner than she did.  Less muscular.  And Japan was jacked.