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 4 hours 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 

[jchapman]

12 hours ago, bnwtwg said:

@jchapman any insight as to why Amos didn't go for a team spot this year?

Sorry, I have no insight.  I do know that Bono and his coaches are having a lot of fun running ultra-endurance races. 

[Ragu]

2 hours ago, ScottishSteel said:

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

Armenian won 3-1, has Iran next

[Ragu]

Azizli lost 3-1 in semis to Iran, Raney out

[Ragu]

Armenia wins 5-1 in his semi final to pull Bey into medal contention 

[maligned]

10 minutes ago, Ragu said:

Armenia wins 5-1 in his semi final to pull Bey into medal contention 

That's the first match Iran has lost all day. They're 11-1 heading into 82kg semis.  All 4 guys guaranteed a medal match tomorrow. 

[ScottishSteel]

19 minutes ago, Ragu said:

Azizli lost 3-1 in semis to Iran, Raney out

This is a decent upset right?

[Paul158]

13 hours ago, BAC said:

Don't sleep on Adeline Gray either, who has 6 golds.

Previously, a fair argument could be made to put Adeline ahead of Helen for the women's GOAT title. Even now, she's got one more gold than Helen.  But Helen has an Olympic gold that Adeline lacks (over Yoshida to boot), and Helen's total medal haul is greater, including three Olympic medals to Adeline's one.  For me, this most recent gold puts Helen ahead.

But Adeline's a legend, and a great ambassador for the sport.

Beating Yoshida was incredible. As you know she has 16 Olympic and World Gold medals. It Just might be the best win of all time for the women.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

5 hours ago, D3 for LU said:

Yes indeed.

D3

[maligned]

28 minutes ago, ScottishSteel said:

This is a decent upset right?

Iranians on their thread were surprised. He's young like Raney. Only 18.

[D3 for LU]

44 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

OH NO!!!!

Anton Chigurh!

Whatever you do, DON'T LET HIM PUT THAT CATTLE PUNCH PROD TO YOUR FOREHEAD!!!

(... it'll leave quite an "impression" on you. ) 

D3