Cowboy RTC vs China tonight

[flyingcement]

Anyone know how we can watch?

[flyingcement]

Looks like it isn't even being broadcast.  What a missed opportunity!

[Truzzcat]

14 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Looks like it isn't even being broadcast.  What a missed opportunity!

the rtc twitter account is supposed to being doing updates. Interested to see if the okst guys can keep it competitive most of them are not at their normal weights.

[BruceyB]

@Truzzcat @flyingcement any links to match-ups for the dual? It's kind of amazing how there was no noise about this (that I heard at least).

[flyingcement]

Just now, BruceyB said:

@Truzzcat @flyingcement any links to match-ups for the dual? It's kind of amazing how there was no noise about this (that I heard at least).

Likewise, I was surprised at the lack of promotion and discussion on this.  Maybe it was something that just came together at the last minute.

[flyingcement]

Swiderski at 74 - makes me think he will be challenging Teague for 157 

[Truzzcat]

Ronnie ramirez beats lee's arch enemy Zou 4-3 thats a crazy freaking win for the kid. Zhou was bronze at Asians this year and notably lost to lee 3-2 at the olympics and 9-7? at the OG qualifier. Feng beat lockett 14-3.

[BruceyB]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Swiderski at 74 - makes me think he will be challenging Teague for 157 

I was just going to say the same thing.

Although if he is just wrestling at his walk around summer weight, being ~15 pounds over 149 in late July seems pretty reasonable. Not to mention, there isn't a bout at 70kg.

Similar to Facundo wrestling at 86kg who definitely won't be going 184.

For the Pokes line-up, however, Swiderksi and Teague battling for the spot at 157 is probably best case scenario.

125: Spratley

133: Figs

141: Hughes/Vega

149: Jamison

157: Swiderski/Teague

165: Lockett

174: Facundo

184: Ryder

197: Merrill

285: Doucet

That line-up is salty. It's crazy to think this is only the beginning for OKST's revival. They are going to be absolutely ridiculous come 2027-2028.

[Truzzcat]

2 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

Ronnie ramirez beats lee's arch enemy Zou 4-3 thats a crazy freaking win for the kid. Zhou was bronze at Asians this year and notably lost to lee 3-2 at the olympics and 9-7? at the OG qualifier. Feng beat lockett 14-3.

Feng is good u23 silver at 79kg 2024 olympian at 74 lost to rassadin 7-4 did not have a great asian championship probably not ideal for Dee but I'm guessing he was quite a bit smaller.

[BruceyB]

7 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

Feng is good u23 silver at 79kg 2024 olympian at 74 lost to rassadin 7-4 did not have a great asian championship probably not ideal for Dee but I'm guessing he was quite a bit smaller.

where did you find results?

[Truzzcat]

23 minutes ago, BruceyB said:

where did you find results?

 

[okokzach]

Result and links to highlights. A lot of the guys were wrestling up in weight. Probably a factor in Dee's loss and it appears par terre was a big difference maker

• 125kg - Doucet DEC Habila Awusayiman 3-0 | Highlights
  • Awusayiman previously wrestled at 97kg. 2024 Olympian (Lost 9-5 to Kyle Snyder). 2x Asian Championships medalist (Silver, Bronze).
• 61kg - Ramirez DEC Zou Wanhao 4-3 | Highlights
  • Zou was a 2024 Olympian (1-1, lost 3-2 to Spencer Lee). U23 World Bronze.
• 74kg - Swiderski TF Shen Tao 12-1 (4:59) | Highlights
  • Shen was 5th at U23 Asian Championships.
• 79kg - Lu Feng TF Lockett 14-1 (4:18) | Highlights
  • It looks like he got taken down and then turned 3x. Then he got a takedown and was reversed and then turned some more.
  • Feng was a 2024 Olympian (1-1). U23 World Silver.
• 86kg - Facundo DEC Cao Nan 4-1 | Highlights
  • Cao was a 2x U23 Asian Championships medalist (Gold, Bronze). Senior Asian Championships 5th.
• 92kg - Merrill TF Narenmanduhai 11-0 (2:40) | Highlights
  • Narenmanduhai was U23 Asian Championships Bronze.

Edited 16 hours ago by okokzach

[Truzzcat]

People on twitter seem to be hyper fixating on the lockett loss but Doucet beat a guy that has been an olympian and was semi competitive with snyder and Ghasempour. Ramirez beat the only guy to go 6 with Lee at the olympics last year. Facundo bumped up like 15lbs to beat a u23 Asian champ and I think it was a good win for Casey as well. There are some really special things happening in Stillwater.

[BruceyB]

6 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

People on twitter seem to be hyper fixating on the lockett loss but Doucet beat a guy that has been an olympian and was semi competitive with snyder and Ghasempour. Ramirez beat the only guy to go 6 with Lee at the olympics last year. Facundo bumped up like 15lbs to beat a u23 Asian champ and I think it was a good win for Casey as well. There are some really special things happening in Stillwater.

I think it's fair to fixate on Lockett's match. He's so damn tough that to see a score like that is notable. That being said, I'm not questioning the talent. One or two mistakes in freestyle can end up in a tech pretty easily. It's hard to have too much to say without seeing the entire match. But I've been riding on the Doucet train since all of the talk started after the season about OKST needing a transfer. He was solid, but obviously not great, his first two years in the line-up. I thought a year of training, the new staff, and the clearing out of so many seniors at heavyweight makes him a top 5 threat this year at NCAAs. This match only furthered that thought.