Sr. Worlds... Days 5 thru 9

[ScottishSteel]

I'm out but the Armenia who beat Bey is in the whole on Mat C if anyone wants to pick up the slack

[maligned]

7 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

I am also torn on Adeline vs Helen. I put less weight on olympics because weight classes exist for a reason which limits our sport and in general a person who peaks on the 4th year of an arbitrary calendar does not make them better than the person who peaks on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, but I recognize I'm in the minority on that opinion. 

This would be true if all nations put as much emphasis on Worlds prep as we do. They simply don't. Many top people from other nations show up out of shape, up a weight--or just no-show. Much less money is invested in the four non-olympic weights as well. Olympics years, when funding is fully there, we see every possible top contender at their very best. There is simply no comparison between a 65kg Olympic title and a 70kg worlds title the year after the Olympics.

[okokzach]

Raney is a few matches back on Mat C. He's taking on the 1 seed Azizli from Azerbaijan, who is a 4x world champ, including the past three

[okokzach]

26 minutes ago, ScottishSteel said:

Raney still on top with an armbar and turns him a bunch and gets its 11 - 3 before they call the fall!

Raney advances by pin!

Edited 1 hour ago by okokzach

[Truzzcat]

36 minutes ago, okokzach said:

how long until the young king goes again

[okokzach]

3 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

how long until the young king goes again

Starting in a few seconds!

[okokzach]

7 minutes ago, okokzach said:

Starting in a few seconds!

I was off by a few seconds but he's on the mat now 

[Truzzcat]

2 minutes ago, okokzach said:

I was off by a few seconds but he's on the mat now 

this guy is so strong

[Truzzcat]

wow refs hate cardio being a factor in matches holt shit

[Truzzcat]

Great great match by Jayden azili is just too sound

[okokzach]

Just now, Truzzcat said:

Great great match by Jayden azili is just too sound

Yeah Azizli is a grown man. Raney held his own and was wearing him down but he's just on another level. Good chance he'll pull Raney into repechage, but faces a tough Iranian in the semis 

5-1 final