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Dake’s style at the world level has become increasingly more agitating. And it’s why magic man has surpassed him. Anyone who’s ever watched Dake in his career knows he can do so much more offensively. But he’s content to try and win every match against a competent opponent 3-0 while hugging his opponents in chest wraps as often as he can. I have no idea why he’s decided to pigeonhole himself into that. Meanwhile, DT says I’m going to pour it on anyone, anywhere as much as I want to. I wish Dake would start wrestling with that mindset.9 points
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Time for a Mongolian Protest!8 points
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No way micic knows the words to that anthem. Milli vanilli could do a better job6 points
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Belgrade is an interesting intersection between Europe and Russia. The old part of the city is a great walking city. The streets are always busy and very safe. All day and night there are woman in groups and singly walking everywhere. There are large swaths of pedestrian only streets and interesting things to see. An uncountable number of resteraunts and cafes lined all of the inner city. And we hit a fair number. The Soviet feel comes from the immense amount of crumbling concrete. Crumbling building facades especially. But near the arena it is a spectacular amount of very bad concrete as far as the eye can see. The steps up to the arena are down right comically bad trip hazard on top of trip hazard. And the plaza is full of ankle breakers. None of this would pass building codes in the US. It is really hard to describe just how bad the concrete was. They would be amazed at the advances in concrete the west has made. The inside of the arena was completely different and quite nice. Except for the bathrooms. Those were a weird experience. Apparently they do not have toilet paper or paper towels. There are not even holders for them. No soap. No working hand dryers. We took to bringing TP from the hotel just in case. On the plus side, the wrestling and running of the event were great. All very professionally done. Excellent production values to support amazing athletes. On the non-wrestling plus side, the hospitality was fantastic. One of the bartenders from the hotel came to watch wrestling with us today. The food was amazing. And the portions were ridiculously large while the prices were ridiculously low. The wife and I really enjoyed the trip.5 points
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What a run for Stevan Micic. Beats Uguev (World and Olymic Champ), Abakarov (World Champ) and the Higuchi (world champ) to win a world championship!5 points
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Stevan Micic, University of Michigan grad and representative for Serbia - World Champion.5 points
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If Dake had tried anything except a chest wrap for the entire tournament he would have been better off. In his final four matches he failed on every chest wrap attempt he made.4 points
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How about that... MICIC WON the GOLD, 7-4 score. He took out a lot of champs doing that... D34 points
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I think all-time and p4p rankings are fun, but they don't really mean much. Too many variables involved. JB and Taylor are both really fun to watch, and they both have proven themselves over and over. That said, if Taylor wins a second Olympic title, it would indeed be special. I think among US wrestlers, only Smith and Baumgartner have done that.4 points
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Gotta hand it to David Taylor. His reign as the most "dominant and dynamic" freestyle wrestler lasted for almost 20 hours4 points
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I hadn't seen the pic4 points
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I can relate to the Russian fans right now, reminds me of when Sidakov beat Burroughs (before he was Sidakov) and I thought "Now a clear path for my sweet innocent Chamizo" but then Sidakov beat him as well. Or when Kadi beat Dake and I thought, " Now a clear path for my sweet innocent Chamizo" but then Kadi beat him as well. It hurts a little extra4 points
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Kyle Dake just got done with his daily functional pattern movements in his Belgrade Hostel room of red light bulbs and organic fish matter. He is now in a deep trance, sleeping naked upside down, hanging from copper leg shackles that are wired into the heart of mother Earth. The New Dawn will not be kind to Sidakov4 points
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Complete surprise to see him dismantle both Snyder and Sadulaev back to back. Was anyone aware of this guy and that he was this good coming into this tournament?3 points
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A number of wrestlers from Indiana are worlds, which is incredible given that the state didn't produce an NCAA champ during the modern era until the mid 90s. Here are the wrestlers from Indiana I know about: FS -- 57kg -- Micic (silver/gold) FS -- 65kg -- Lee FS -- 125kg -- Parris (bronze) WW -- 50kg -- Hildebrandt WW -- 62kg -- Miracle Not bad for a lower-tier state!3 points
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Dake shot one time and scored cleanly. When it was 3-3 he should have went on the attack. Sidakov was well prepared for the chest wrap. Kept shelving that leg and getting it off the mat. After the first time Dake should have know. Better but that’s his natural reaction. Great match.3 points
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I like Erica Wiebe as an announcer.3 points
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So he won the challenge but lost the match because the match was scored 10-7 rather than 8-7.3 points
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My prediction.
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I do not think that is a fair comparison. It took me many hours, two flights and thousands of dollars to get here. I have often just driven to the NCAAs. Worlds and Olympics will always have lesser crowds due sheerly to logistics. But I suspect David Taylor's Olympic gold means more to him than his two NCAA titles.3 points
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They're different events, thus, records are kept differently for those events. This isn't a sport that's good with assumptions.3 points
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It pays to do the ranking series!3 points
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Musukaev just beat the current Russian not 15 minutes ago.3 points
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But not like this ... sorry, couldn't resist.3 points
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Meanwhile Alieve loses the battle for life falls to his back widening the razor thin paper cut of a lead to a gaping wound of a gap. Tough match3 points
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doc performing a full backiotomy here3 points
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Obviously you can prefer what you want. But you're looking at it with a decided folkstyle bent and then deciding that it doesn't make sense because it doesn't follow a folkstyle philosophy. People in the rest of the world would go nuts if it were scored just 2 for Blue. Folkstyle philosophy wants decided control over a period of time. International styles are more about making the other move the way you want him to move- in particular by exposing his back. Even if only for a split second.3 points
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Sadulaev and Snyder3 points
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Espinal was in the Olympics, not the World Championships.2 points
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Snyder vs Saduleav for Bronze is fun2 points
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This is true in every universe as well. I hope I am wrong about this one too. I won't be. I hope I am.2 points
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He's down to 150 a day.2 points
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Only about half a million people now speak Aramaic. Since the Middle Ages it has largely been replaced by Arabic, but it survived as a spoken language in a number of Jewish communities in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq, south-east Turkey and western Iran down to modern times.2 points
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Iran should've done what I've suggested in the past: Start celebrating with :09 to go. Run around inside the circle with your hands up shouting "I beat Sadulaev in Arabic!"2 points
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Considering he has won 2 world titles and an Olympic title since then, I would say he has improved2 points
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I'm at work and furtively watching the FLO stream... but a lot of work-related interruptions. Sudalaev certainly pulled a rabbit out of the hat w/ his win over the Iranian. D32 points
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That happened to Dake at the Tokyo Olympics... got down and tried to hit it out of the park only to get TF himself, no? D32 points
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Bullshit. Sadulaev wins easily because Russia. They don't even try.2 points
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Where is that coming from? A career of doing best in the biggest tournaments.2 points
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And Musukaev definitely won't be expecting much from him, so maybe Nick Lee can surprise the Moose.2 points
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Hazewinkel's too? Sam in free and his father in greco.2 points
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Musukaev must be on the patch, dude is wrestling into the second period now. Really impressive win, not sure that was a fall but I'm certainly not an expert on the freestyle quick pin.2 points
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Yes, they did.2 points
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Big win for the moose!2 points
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Everyone pray for Jason Bryant’s voice. Seems like it is showing signs of degradation.2 points
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No, Tonya Verbeek is on the Iowa staff.2 points
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Jimmy? Is that you?2 points
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Day two for the US Men’s freestyle team at the 2023 World Championships had a bit of a rocky start but ended with a bang. Of the four weights that began competition on Sunday, only Kyle Dake at 74 kg made the World finals. Of the remaining three wrestlers, only Zahid Valencia is still alive in repechage. He’ll have to win two bouts tomorrow morning to secure a bronze medal at 92 kg. Zane Richards (57 kg) and Chance Marsteller (79 kg) were eliminated. Richards lost his only bout of the day, while Marsteller picked up a win before he was beaten. Sunday marked the first set of medals that were awarded and the Americans went four-for-four in those medal-round matches, including three with gold medals on the line. Vito Arujau got the medal madness started as he took on Abasgadzhii Magomedov (AIN - Russia), a 2021 world champion. Arujau got on the board first as he got in on a single leg and pushed Magomedov out of bounds for a point. Later in the first period, Magomedov got in on a low-leg attack and was chest-wrapped by Arujau. The two engaged in an extended scramble, one that saw each wrestler get exposed. The sequence was challenged by the Russian corner and Arujau was given three sets of exposure points, while Magomedov was given two sets. Leading 7-4 in the second period, the two were in another flurry on the edge of the mat. It was initially ruled that Magomedov got two points for exposure, however, Frank Perrelli hit the challenge buzzer on Arujau’s behalf. Although, it looked like the correct call to challenge, after a review, the initial call was upheld. That lost challenge knotted the bout at seven points; however, Magomedov held criteria. The Cornell national champion wasn’t worried and earned a takedown off of a snap down to lead 9-7. Arujau would add to his lead with a step out. During the waning seconds of the match, Arujau stepped out and was called for a caution and one, in addition to the step out. That only impacted the final score as Arujau fended off any further attacks from Magomedov to win 10-9. For the second consecutive year, Cornell has a wrestler with eligibility remaining who has captured a world medal. Yianni Diakomihalis was a world silver medalist in 2022. After a pair of bronze medal matches at 70 kg, Zain Retherford took the mat in search of his first world title. Retherford was a silver medal recipient in 2022. While Retherford broke the ice on the scoring front, his opponent, Amirmohammad Yazdani (Iran) locked up the first takedown to lead, 2-1. From that point, it was all Retherford, as he countered with a takedown of his own to go into the break, 3-2. Retherford added two more in the final stanza, along with a step out and got his hand raised in an 8-5 victory. Fellow Penn State great David Taylor was up next against another Yazdani, Hassan, a frequent opponent. The key sequence in the bout came late in the second period as Taylor got in on a double leg and as Yazdani was falling he locked up a chest wrap and flipped Taylor. The call on the mat was four points for Yazdani and a point for Taylor for a reversal. After Casey Cunningham and Taylor challenged, the call was overturned and Taylor was awarded four points and a point for the reversal, while Yazdani got two for exposure. Taylor extended his lead to 7-3 with another low double leg. There was no controversy this time as Taylor slowly built up for the finish. Late in the second period, Taylor continued to attack and got in on a swing single. Yazdani looked for the chest wrap again, but was not in position to finish and found himself on his back. Taylor took advantage and not only got the takedown, but also a fall in the waning seconds of the match. Taylor’s win puts him into rarified air with USA Wrestling. Taylor is now a four-time World/Olympic champion. The afternoon was capped off for the American team with a bronze medal-winning performance from heavyweight Mason Parris. Though he was a late replacement, Parris nearly knocked off three-time world champion Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) in the semifinals. In his bronze medal match, Parris wasted no time blitzing Abdulla Kurbanov (AIN - Russia) and rolling to a 12-2 tech. The 2023 Hodge Trophy winner blew the match open nearly midway through the first period when he tripped Kurbanov straight to his back for four points at the edge. Taylor and Parris, along with Kyle Dake who made the 74 kg finals, all have qualified the United States at the respective weights for the 2024 Olympics. Parris’ Michigan teammates Myles Amine (San Marino) and Stevan Micic (Serbia) both locked up medals and berths for their nation’s at the Olympics. Amine won a bronze medal match at 86 kg, while Micic upset 3x World/Olympic champion Zavur Uguev (AIN - Russia) in the semifinals. One of the highlights of tomorrow’s slate includes Dake against three-time World/Olympic champion Zaurbek Sidakov (AIN - Russia). The final two men’s freestyle team members (Nick Lee - 65 kg and Kyle Snyder - 97 kg) will also start their tournaments. Also, women’s freestyle will get underway with 55 kg (Jacarra Winchester) and 59 kg (Jennifer Page) hitting the mat. Final Results 61 kg Gold Medal Match - Vito Arujau (USA) over Abasgadzhi Magomedov (AIN - Russia) 10-9 Bronze Medal Match - Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) over Kodai Ogawa (Japan) 2-1 Bronze Medal Match - Shota Phartenadze (Georgia) over Valentyn Bliasetskyi (Ukraine) 5-5 70 kg Gold Medal Match - Zain Retherford (USA) over Amirmohammad Yazdani (Iran) 8-5 Bronze Medal Match - Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria) over Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) 8-6 Bronze Medal Match - Arman Andreasyan (Armenia) over Abhimanyou (UWW - India) 12-1 86 kg Gold Medal Match - David Taylor (USA) over Hassan Yazdani (Iran) 5:57 Bronze Medal Match - Myles Amine (San Marino) over Javrail Shapiev (Uzbekistan) 8-5 Bronze Medal Match - Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan) over Magomed Sharipov (Bahrain) 5-3 Olympic Quota Qualifying - Javrail Shapiev (Uzbekistan) over Magomed Sharipov (Bahrain) 3-1 125 kg Gold Medal Match - Amir Zare (Iran) over Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) 11-0 Bronze Medal Match - Taha Akgul (Turkey) over Daniel Ligeti (Hungary) 5-0 Bronze Medal Match - Mason Parris (USA) over Abdulla Kurbanov (AIN - Russia) 12-2 Olympic Quota Qualifying - Abdulla Kurbanov (AIN - Russia) over Daniel Ligeti (Hungary) 8-3 American Results 57 kg Qualification: Aliabas Rzazade (Azerbaijan) over Zane Richards (USA) 3-2 61 kg Gold Medal Match: Vito Arujau (USA) over Abasgadzhi Magomedov (AIN - Russia) 10-9 70 kg Gold Medal Match: Zain Retherford (USA) over Amirmohammad Yazdani (Iran) 8-5 74 kg Qualification: Kyle Dake (USA) over Magomet Evloev (Tajikistan) 12-2 74 kg Round of 16: Kyle Dake (USA) over Nurkozha Kaipanov (Kazakhstan) 9-4 74 kg Quarterfinals: Kyle Dake (USA) over Daichi Takatani (Japan) 6-4 74 kg Semifinals: Kyle Dake (USA) over Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece) 4-1 79 kg Round of 16: Chance Marsteller (USA) over Chems Fetairia (Algeria) 7-2 79 kg Quarterfinals: Orkhan Abasov (Azerbaijan) over Chance Marsteller (USA) 9-3 92 kg Round of 16: Zahid Valencia (USA) over Amirali Azarpira (Iran) 12-9 92 kg Quarterfinals: Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) over Zahid Valencia 5-1 125 kg Bronze Medal Match: Mason Parris (USA) over Abdulla Kurbanov (AIN - Russia) 12-22 points
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