The 34-2 non tech fall win

[Tripnsweep]

Diatta gets the first takedown. 

 

[Jason Bryant]

1 hour ago, Tripnsweep said:

Diatta gets the first takedown. 

 

... and paid the price for it. 

Pool system at the time. You could continue on after getting the tech if you wanted to try to get the pin for classification points (5 vs. 4) ... Saitiev had no intention of pinning this poor soul. 

[WrestlingRasta]

I was an athlete escort at those championships and walked out the Sengal for that match.  What's hard to see in the video is the smirk Satiev gave to his corner as he walked back to take par terre.  My thought was.......oh shit.     But even then I wasn't expecting 34 points. 

[scribers]

How strong you have to be to neutralize every single angle with simple hand strength. A joy to watch. RIP great champion 

[Jason Bryant]

19 hours ago, WrestlingRasta said:

I was an athlete escort at those championships and walked out the Sengal for that match.  What's hard to see in the video is the smirk Satiev gave to his corner as he walked back to take par terre.  My thought was.......oh shit.     But even then I wasn't expecting 34 points. 

"You screw up big time"

[AnklePicker]

Would be interesting to know what really happened to Saitiev. Even on his Wikipedia page the official word is he was sick and in and out of the hospital but his wife and witnesses claimed he fell out of a window?  Such a damn shame either way.  My favorite wrestler ever. 

[AnklePicker]

I was there that night for that match. That world championships was great. Iranians well represented in the stands, Cormier shoving dudes, Cael Sajidov, Cuban studs.  MSG.  Loved it. 

[Powershouse]

There it is, the entire compendium of freestyle turns all demonstrated in a single match.

[dragit]

So skillfull. 

[Hammerlock3]

how did saitiev die

[Tripnsweep]

18 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

how did saitiev die

Fell out of a window. 

[Hammerlock3]

3 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

Fell out of a window. 

in like a "shot himself the back of the head" way?

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

13 hours ago, Hammerlock3 said:

in like a "shot himself the back of the head" way?

Twice.

[Hammerlock3]

1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Twice.

He wasn't much an athlete, probably fell out of windows a lot.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

Just now, Hammerlock3 said:

He wasn't much an athlete, probably fell out of windows a lot.

Like I said before: Not many living people, outside of gymnasts, displayed the balance and body control that he did.

[mspart]

He was incredible to watch.   A real master.   His final in 1996 when he was just a lad was a master class.   He just got better and better.  

mspart

[WrestlingRasta]

19 hours ago, mspart said:

He was incredible to watch.   A real master.   His final in 1996 when he was just a lad was a master class.   He just got better and better.  

mspart

I think you are thinking of a different year, Slay beat him in 96

[11986]

1 hour ago, WrestlingRasta said:

I think you are thinking of a different year, Slay beat him in 96

Slay beat him in 2000

[WrestlingRasta]

21 hours ago, mspart said:

He was incredible to watch.   A real master.   His final in 1996 when he was just a lad was a master class.   He just got better and better.  

mspart

 

1 hour ago, WrestlingRasta said:

I think you are thinking of a different year, Slay beat him in 96

 

27 minutes ago, 11986 said:

Slay beat him in 2000

That's right, my bad.  I will crawl back into my little hole now  (For some reason I keep thinking he beat him in Atlanta)

[mspart]

No, Buvaiser soundly defeated Kenny Monday 6-1 in the semis in 1996.    The next American he faced was Slay in 2000.   Slay did beat him but it was a crazy match that should not have been so close but Slay blocked and blocked and lost to Slay 4-3.  Saitiev only lost one other match in 2006 WCs, 3-0, 2-2, 1-1 to Mihail Ganev of Bulgaria.   Both lost matches were very close and showed he was not insurmountable, it just had to be with the right combination and stars aligning and all that.  

Interestingly, the only other American he faced was Joe Williams who lost to Saitiev 5-4.   

mspart