US OPEN SEEDS/Us Open thread

[Hammerlock3]

tom ryan is gonna bitch a hole in the wall.....

[Dark Energy]

Yianni pins Andonian via cradle!!

[Truzzcat]

okst/cowboy rtc 2-0 NlWC/PSU 1-2 so far

[Dark Energy]

Wow.  Watch Messenbrink’a defense vs Monday 30 sec into match.  What technique.  Love it.

And then POWER defense at 1:20 into match.  Wow.  Mess so good.

Edited April 25, 2025 by Dark Energy

[Dark Energy]

How did Green not turn in that Lace.  Lewan not strong or is Green ridiculous?

[Dark Energy]

Mess on fire.  Monday was getting into legs early but now Mess the one getting in.  10-1 going into second.

And done 12-1.  Monday looked good early but Messenbrink’a defense was next level.  Must have been a bit demotivating

Edited April 25, 2025 by Dark Energy

[Truzzcat]

Mess needs to improve his baseline defense to win medals at the senior level. Feels like how takahashi exploited him is still very there.

[Dark Energy]

Carr handling Jacques.  Hamiti handling Monday.

Carr tech in about 2 min.  Wow.  Carr v Messenbring fire!!

[Dark Energy]

Simon Ruiz TD Wick with lace position but wow, Wick does not turn.  2-0.  Wick gets a low single and sweep leg TD.  2-2 Wick.  And another TD .. 4-2 Wick.  Ruiz TD!  4-4 Ruiz.  Wick moving well.  Has Ruiz leg up but just 1 as go OOB.  5-4 W.

W with TD.  And another.  Tries lace but no go.  Has timing on reattack.  Ruiz with a McFadden singlet on.  9-4 Wick.  Scrambles. Nothing .:: 42 left.  Step out 9-5.  Wick wins.
 

Hamiti up 8-0 vs K Monday.  Now 8-2.  Monday battlingZ. Had Hamiti up but no 4.  Gets two.  8-4.  1:20 to go.  Hamiti TD with trap arm.  Finishes it.  14-4.

[Dark Energy]

Dake must be crazy strong.  Keck can’t hold his ground.

[Hammerlock3]

When dake was at 79, and claiming he was weighing in kilos under....he was lying.

[Dark Energy]

How is Keck NOT on the clock?

[Dark Energy]

Dake up 8-1.  Keck just shot and got a step out.  Nearly a TD.  Dake wins 8-1.

[Dark Energy]

Zahid with nice TDs but nothing recently. 4-0.

Another shot but Mar slips out and around and behind.  Zahid signaling hurt.  4-2 as whistle blows.  Not clear what is hurt.  
 

being put down on restart.  M working for laces. No.  On feet 15 sec.  Some slipping.  Drying mat.  10 sec left.  
 

Zahid wins.  If hurt he is in trouble.

[Truzzcat]

I thought Dake vs Carter may be a thing at trials... I no longer think so.

[Dark Energy]

Loving me some Wyatt.  After 4 pt double by Hilget, Wyatt reels off 10.  10-4 lead.  After TDs and guts.  

[Dark Energy]

Thomas up 4-1 with late TD on Wood.  Sure looked like T came super close to stepping out before that.  Must have barely had a toe in.

What the hell just happened on Flo site.  Said stream ended.  Still working on Roku.  

[Dark Energy]

Ok, seems like they cut mat 3.  

[Dark Energy]

Damn.  Now Roku out for Wyatt match.  Stream inactive error showing.

[Dark Energy]

Back up.  Wyatt wins 10-4.  

[Truzzcat]

Cowboy RTC puts Forrest,Mckenna,Hamiti,Valencia,Hendrickson in the finals

NLWC puts Lilledahl,Messenbrink,Dake,Snyder

They only hit head to head at 86kg so it is possible that these two RTC's hold 8 of the first 12 (spencer and vito already there) spots in final X

[red viking]

Sinclair in the finals at 92kg? That's interesting. Excellent wrestler but big overachievement compared to college season. 

[okokzach]

4 hours ago, Dark Energy said:

Just watched match.  Score board people had big issues.  Lots of confusion  with a ton of time to get it figured out.  Had Zilmer with criteria.  Now Thomas being shown with criteria 6-6 with 40 sec left.  Went a while with Zilmer thinking he was winning.  

Zilmer gets body lock - he had been getting in this position earlier.  Tries throw but literally falls on own back and bounces.  Thomas NEVER close to exposing.   Time ends.

2 pt correct throw awarded!!! And confirmed!!!  For Zilmer!!!  But thank freaking god Thomas team throws brick and it is overturned.  Thomas wins.

WORST FREAKING RULE IN WRESTLING … correct throw.  Glad it didn’t screw Thomas here.

Can you explain the "correct throw" thing? I'm still learning some of the freestyle intricacies.

[okokzach]

Gilman in the corner for Blaze, but why is he miming the pin call loll

[Dark Energy]

7 hours ago, okokzach said:

Can you explain the "correct throw" thing? I'm still learning some of the freestyle intricacies.

Someone likely can do a better job …. 
 

If wrestler A attempts a throw and lifts the other wrestler, but the throw doesn’t work as intended and the other wrestler does not land in danger or otherwise no criteria is reached that would earn points for wrestler A, the ref can say hey … wrestler A tried, good for him.  2 pts!  
 

Ridiculous.  You can tell by my description that I’m biased against it.