U20 Day 3...

[Wrasslin]

I (seriously) have a T-shirt that says, "Russians don't do cardio" 

[ScottishSteel]

Stanich is up for Gold now

[ScottishSteel]

Japan in on legs first; Stanich sinks the hips and nullifies the threat

[ScottishSteel]

Stanich gets in on legs and converts the TD

2 - 0

[ScottishSteel]

As an aside, TD being 2 just feels right to say/type

[ScottishSteel]

Japan in on a single leg; Stanich wizzering hard, squares his hips and sinks them and we are back to our feet.

[ScottishSteel]

Ref has a brief demonstration w/ Stanich on how to use his hands legally

Stanich has a bit of a loosey goosey shot attempt that Japan side steps and we hit the break

2 - 0 Stanich

[ScottishSteel]

Japan takes the shot, STanich counters, Japan dances away and then takes his own counter.  Ends up w/ a stepout point for Japan

2 - 1

[ScottishSteel]

Stanich gets his hands on a leg and finishes pretty easily.

 

4 - 1 Stanich

[ScottishSteel]

Japan gets to rear-standing and Stanich goes down.  Japan gets his head between the legs for the old school lace but Stanich holds strong

 

4 - 3 Stanich; 1:20 to go

[nhs67]

30 to go... 4-3 Stanich...

[ScottishSteel]

Japan starting to look a little gassed; Stanich holding strong in center

[ScottishSteel]

Japan definitely gassed (hasn't closed his mouth in a minute but he's still moving.  Shoots Stanich off the mat but Stanich was grounded.

 

18 seconds left

[nhs67]

Stanich:  World Champ

[ScottishSteel]

Japan shooting and dancing wildly and Stanich defends

 

Stanich is the world champ!

[ballz]

Luke Stanich u20 world champ! Just like everyone predicted months ago. He's on an absolute heater

[D3 for LU]

Excuse me for a bit here...

LUKE STANICH IS A WORLD CHAMP!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tanxs... we needed that.

D3

 

[Wrasslin]

Congrats to Stanich! I'm officially a fan!

Also with that win, USA has clinched the team title! 

[D3 for LU]

ScottishSteel... tanxs sooooooooooooo much for the play by play!

I HAD to watch straight thru... this was a once in a lifetime event for yours truly.

My nephew RJ wrestled on the Roxbury High team w/ Luke's older brother Troy and we knew Luke from his youth wrestling days. AND I was watching Luke wrestled in HS and online.

That fella works very hard at what he doing on the mat.

GOLD... he's pure GOLD.

Wow!

D3

[D3 for LU]

The fact that he's wrestling @ LEHIGH... well, that's the cherry on top of it all.

D3

[ScottishSteel]

5 minutes ago, D3 for LU said:

ScottishSteel... tanxs sooooooooooooo much for the play by play!

I HAD to watch straight thru... this was a once in a lifetime event for yours truly.

My nephew RJ wrestled on the Roxbury High team w/ Luke's older brother Troy and we knew Luke from his youth wrestling days. AND I was watching Luke wrestled in HS and online.

That fella works very hard at what he doing on the mat.

GOLD... he's pure GOLD.

Wow!

D3

Thankfully I put in my 2 weeks notice recently so I'm just coasting out the days at work 

[ScottishSteel]

Henckel up now; quickly concedes two step outs to Iran

[ScottishSteel]

Henckel gets a leg in the air, walks the Iranian to the edge and pulls out the trip at exactly the right time to get the TD going out

2 - 2 Henckel

[ScottishSteel]

2 -2 at the break

[ScottishSteel]

Flurry of shots/reshots ends in a step out for Iran

3 - 2 Iran