How many par terre points did NLWC score? Dakes?
Other than that I don’t have a major complaint. Brooks had a guy locked up in semi. Maybe even started to load it up… and chose not to score.
Crazy thing is, Saduleev was suspended in the past by making a political statement in wearing a tshirt that could easily be construed as being against Russian rule of Dagestan. It’s not like he has always been hardline pro-Putin and pro-Russia.
Last year multiple expats outplaced their Russian counterparts. This included winning heart heads. This basically never happened before in the same year.
So if I want to cut you, I let you get to your feet, ride you to the edge, release you and then push you out. 1 escape for you, 1 step out point for me. I lose nothing. Now I get my 3 point takedown. Wow. Major shift in scoring.
Dake was our only legit favorite. He had an exciting bronze match. Unfortunately he became too one dimensional (chest wrap), which was obvious in 2023. He failed to adjust for 2024 and for the most part failed to adjust in-match.
I like the push out, but I don’t see a way to add it to folk in a way that doesn’t confuse casuals.
The issue I see is pushouts in mat wrestling or just after an escape. Particularly immediately after an escape.