U20 Day 2...

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Jafarli is a bull, man.  Strong like Ox.

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Kurugliyev is having a little trouble with Jafarli.  He is clearly better, but Jafarli has what appears to be a large strength advantage.  Add in a very low center of gravity, and it's interesting.

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Good exchange there.  Could have been 2 or 2 + 2 for Kurugliyev (KAZ) or none, depending on vantage.  Zero awarded, KAZ challenges.

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Also, of note:  Kurugliyev looks gassed.

Were Mirasola to have had him later, it might have been a different result?  Maybe not.

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Challenge lost.  KAZ up 6-2 with 2M to go.

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Jafarli with a Takedown with a MIN to go, now 6-4 for Kurugliyev.  Kurugliyev looks gasssssed.

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30 to go.  Kurugliyev looking at the clock.  He does have a 4 pointer, so he holds criteria.

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Closing sequence there, Kurugliyev goes in on a desparation shot, to eat up time... Jafarli tries to turn him from there, it's tight and it appears he does - which would make it 6-6 and Kurugliyev the winner on criteria still.  Called 2 for KAZ as he did stop the momentum prior to the turn.  This could be 6-6 or 6-8 or 4-8, all would be for Kurugliev.  If it is called 4-8 it would end up being 4-9 on a failed challenge.

Either way, it appears Mirasola is being pulled back in.

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Medal matches start very soon:

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Lockett and Duke both coming to their respective mats now

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Looks like Lockett/Yamaguchi is being held actually

Duke and Moldova going. Moldova on the clock

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Clock expires, point Duke

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And that's how the first period ends 1 - 0 Duke off passivity; neither wrestler close to threatening to score

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Moldova being the aggressor in the second

First shot gets stuffed but second shot gets a step out 1-1 Moldova on criteria

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TD Duke

3 - 1 w/ 2:08 to go

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Duke in on a leg, Moldova tries for a crotch lift but Duke shifts his weight and knocks Moldova off balance to score himself

5 - 1

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Moldova w/ a clean TD and a gut to go up 5 - 5 on criteria

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Duke gets a counter TD

7 - 5 w/ 50 seconds left

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Duke starts running away WAY too early; concedes a caution but doesn't matter

7 - 5 Duke the champ

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Nice win for Duke.  Hopefully he hasn't another gear he can ascend to for Senior Worlds.

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Now Lockett vs Japan for bronze is going

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Damn.  Japan with a TD and two laces.  Lockett down 6-0, now 10-0.  One minute techfellery for Japan here.

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Japan w/ the opening TD and laces'em up and ends this thing in a 1:01

[AnklePicker]

We’ve been getting killed with that lace where their head is right under your crotch.   Knox and Lockett in particular. 

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5 minutes ago, AnklePicker said:

We’ve been getting killed with that lace where their head is right under your crotch.   Knox and Lockett in particular. 

125 KG Mirasola as well.