Bowling really seemed like he didn't give maximum effort.
Sometimes that's a strategy with repechage to not wear out an obviously superior opponent so they can pull you back in.
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Sometimes that's a strategy with repechage to not wear out an obviously superior opponent so they can pull you back in.
That was a big problem with Zain's early senior freestyle career -- he'd lose by 1 pt but leave the opponent useless for the next round.
Luckily Zain figured out how to win those matches.
Squier vs Solodchuck UKR 87kg repechage
Challenge 40 seconds in *** Ukr arm spins and Squier catches. Squier up 3-2 after winning challenge. Squier fights off a dump and hits 4 pt head pinch. up 7-2. UkR gets sloppy and over pushes at the edge Squier sidesteps for step out. UKR does the same over pushing on the edge and Squier sidesteps for the TD and wins the match 10-2 to advance in repechage.
Challenge 40 seconds in *** Ukr arm spins and Squier catches. Squier up 3-2 after winning challenge. Squier fights off a dump and hits 4 pt head pinch. up 7-2. UkR gets sloppy and over pushes at the edge Squier sidesteps for step out. UKR does the same over pushing on the edge and Squier sidesteps for the TD and wins the match 10-2 to advance in repechage.
Bowling vs Mohamed Ayman Mohamed Gaber Ibrahim Egypt 77kg repechage
Bowling catches an arm spin for TD. Goes for flight and gives up TD then gets step out. Egypt challenge rescinded Bowling up 3-2. 35 seconds in. Both now pushing in center. Bowling catches throw attempt for TD and turn but Egypt challenges. Challenge won to step out now 3-3 Egypt. Bowling struggling to initiate as everything he does is counters. 3-3 egypt at the break
2nd
Egypt locks over but bowling fight s out and maintains center. Egypt arm spin slip. Bowling holding center with front headlock. Egypt gets step out up 4-3. Bowling head pinch to spin behind for TD another egypt challenge as Egypt is gassing. Score 7-4 Bowling before challenge. Challenge lost 8-4 Bowling. Bowling get step out during Egypt desperation to win 9-4. Challenges are much quicker here than U17s. Bowling advances in repechage
Bowling catches an arm spin for TD. Goes for flight and gives up TD then gets step out. Egypt challenge rescinded Bowling up 3-2. 35 seconds in. Both now pushing in center. Bowling catches throw attempt for TD and turn but Egypt challenges. Challenge won to step out now 3-3 Egypt. Bowling struggling to initiate as everything he does is counters. 3-3 egypt at the break
2nd
Egypt locks over but bowling fight s out and maintains center. Egypt arm spin slip. Bowling holding center with front headlock. Egypt gets step out up 4-3. Bowling head pinch to spin behind for TD another egypt challenge as Egypt is gassing. Score 7-4 Bowling before challenge. Challenge lost 8-4 Bowling. Bowling get step out during Egypt desperation to win 9-4. Challenges are much quicker here than U17s. Bowling advances in repechage
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That was a strange match. I can't decide if UKR struggled right off the scale or decided to try to end it as quick as possible since it's a long quick repechage day.
Witt US vs Kuchkorav UZB 55kg qual
Witt starts with front headlock. Trying to use a whizzer for a step out but UZB gets it Witt down 1-0. slips on a throw. Witt gives up TD as he bails on a body lock. Now goes down into par terre down 4-0. Gets reversal 4-1. UZB. Witt catches a penetration step body lock attempt for an exposure down 4-3 at the break.
2nd. Witt is giving up too many body locks. Witt is quicker, UZB stronger. Witt goes for head pinch and is caught on his back 6-3 UZB Officials confernece gives 2 points to UZB. No idea why and Witt loses 8-3. Witt kept going for an over hook that gave up a bodylock to his opponent.
Witt starts with front headlock. Trying to use a whizzer for a step out but UZB gets it Witt down 1-0. slips on a throw. Witt gives up TD as he bails on a body lock. Now goes down into par terre down 4-0. Gets reversal 4-1. UZB. Witt catches a penetration step body lock attempt for an exposure down 4-3 at the break.
2nd. Witt is giving up too many body locks. Witt is quicker, UZB stronger. Witt goes for head pinch and is caught on his back 6-3 UZB Officials confernece gives 2 points to UZB. No idea why and Witt loses 8-3. Witt kept going for an over hook that gave up a bodylock to his opponent.
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Esguerra vs Gomez Garcia Mex 72kg qual
Esquerra has his elbows out and keeps shooting for body locks. 2 offered by one official but not by both. Mex goes into par terre. 1-0 Esguerra gets the lift and 4 but gets reversed into a trap arm and is TF 13-5. Esguerra looked strong and explosive and like he had no idea this was Greco as he loses.
Esquerra has his elbows out and keeps shooting for body locks. 2 offered by one official but not by both. Mex goes into par terre. 1-0 Esguerra gets the lift and 4 but gets reversed into a trap arm and is TF 13-5. Esguerra looked strong and explosive and like he had no idea this was Greco as he loses.
Bowling vs Toplak Hungary 77 kg repechage
Bowling is holding center . Looks significantly thicker gives up center s he's under blood time and getting a head wrap. Back to handfighting and HUN hold center and Bowling is put in par terre. No turns and back to their feet. 1-0 HUN at the break
2nd
Lots of pummeling and pushing but not a lot of action. More blood time and head wrapping. HUN goes for a front headlock and pulls half the head wrap off. Rewrapping as HUN goes par terre. 1-1 HUN. Bowling gets the lift and loses it on the turn and gets reversed 2-1 HUN and gets the step out that's being challenged. Blood and challenges push this into Tuttle match Challenges won 1-1 Hun with 1 minute left Bowling loses 1-1.
Bowling is holding center . Looks significantly thicker gives up center s he's under blood time and getting a head wrap. Back to handfighting and HUN hold center and Bowling is put in par terre. No turns and back to their feet. 1-0 HUN at the break
2nd
Lots of pummeling and pushing but not a lot of action. More blood time and head wrapping. HUN goes for a front headlock and pulls half the head wrap off. Rewrapping as HUN goes par terre. 1-1 HUN. Bowling gets the lift and loses it on the turn and gets reversed 2-1 HUN and gets the step out that's being challenged. Blood and challenges push this into Tuttle match Challenges won 1-1 Hun with 1 minute left Bowling loses 1-1.
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Tuttle vs Pappas Greece 97 kg qual
TRex sumo as Tuttle slips on headlock. Tuttle goes to par terre first. nothing 1-0 Pappas at the break
2nd
Pappas goes into par terre. Tuttle gets nothing. Tuttle looks gassed as he slips a headlock then gives up the step out. Slips on an arm spin with 45 left. Loses 2-1 in the kind of Greco match most hate. Tuttle wouldn't have scored if he had an hour on their feet.
TRex sumo as Tuttle slips on headlock. Tuttle goes to par terre first. nothing 1-0 Pappas at the break
2nd
Pappas goes into par terre. Tuttle gets nothing. Tuttle looks gassed as he slips a headlock then gives up the step out. Slips on an arm spin with 45 left. Loses 2-1 in the kind of Greco match most hate. Tuttle wouldn't have scored if he had an hour on their feet.
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Squier vs Kochalidze Georgia 87 Kg repechage
Geo holding center with elbows really tucked. This looks to be a "good' match. They both stood there until Squier goes into par terre first. GEO get the lift and goes for the throw but Squier defends it to a step out only. 2-0 Kochalidze. The shorter, stronger Georgian is winning the sumo as he gets another step out to lead 3-0 at the break.
Georgia so dominant in sumo that he gets par terre again up 4-0. Gives up on the lift. Squier spins behind on the edge but only gets the step out 4-1. Georgia pushing, Squier spinning and circling. Squier shoots for a body lock and gets 4 on the edge with 6 seconds left. Kochalidze challenges. Challenge lost. Total domination by returning champ Kochalidze ends up with a huge Squier win 6-4
Squier is into the bronze medal match
Geo holding center with elbows really tucked. This looks to be a "good' match. They both stood there until Squier goes into par terre first. GEO get the lift and goes for the throw but Squier defends it to a step out only. 2-0 Kochalidze. The shorter, stronger Georgian is winning the sumo as he gets another step out to lead 3-0 at the break.
Georgia so dominant in sumo that he gets par terre again up 4-0. Gives up on the lift. Squier spins behind on the edge but only gets the step out 4-1. Georgia pushing, Squier spinning and circling. Squier shoots for a body lock and gets 4 on the edge with 6 seconds left. Kochalidze challenges. Challenge lost. Total domination by returning champ Kochalidze ends up with a huge Squier win 6-4
Squier is into the bronze medal match
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Nutter US vs Kalmagamebetov KAZ 67kg 1/8
Pretty even in the sumo, maybe a slight edge to KAZ. Nutter goes into par terre first. 1-0 KAZ. No turns, KAZ was locked to his elbow but Nutter crawled well. Not much "action" but a lot of "Greco" as the period end 1-0 KAZ
2nd
KAZ winning sumo much more this period but Nutter keeps spinning to center. KAZ goes into par terre. Nutter had trouble with the crawl and his lock kept dropping low. 1-1 KAZ with 145 left. KAZ stopped pushing forward so he doesn't get toward the edge. KAZ wins 1-1 in a Greco lovers match that everyone else in the world hates.
Pretty even in the sumo, maybe a slight edge to KAZ. Nutter goes into par terre first. 1-0 KAZ. No turns, KAZ was locked to his elbow but Nutter crawled well. Not much "action" but a lot of "Greco" as the period end 1-0 KAZ
2nd
KAZ winning sumo much more this period but Nutter keeps spinning to center. KAZ goes into par terre. Nutter had trouble with the crawl and his lock kept dropping low. 1-1 KAZ with 145 left. KAZ stopped pushing forward so he doesn't get toward the edge. KAZ wins 1-1 in a Greco lovers match that everyone else in the world hates.
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US is done for this session.
Bowling won a match. Squier won two matches to advance to the bronze match.
All other US wrestlers lost their matches on the front side. Will wait for the session to end before looking at who is alive in the repechage.
Bowling won a match. Squier won two matches to advance to the bronze match.
All other US wrestlers lost their matches on the front side. Will wait for the session to end before looking at who is alive in the repechage.
semis are set, 55 Witt, 67 Nutter, 72 Esguerra are all still eligible for repechage. 97 Tuttle has been eliminated.
Witt has been eliminated by Kuchkarov's 1-3 loss to Iran at 55kg.
Nutter pulled into repechage by Kalmagambeto's 7-5 win over Hungary at 67kg
Esguerra has been eliminated by Gomez Garcia's 7-2 loss to Turkiye at 72kg
Nutter pulled into repechage by Kalmagambeto's 7-5 win over Hungary at 67kg
Esguerra has been eliminated by Gomez Garcia's 7-2 loss to Turkiye at 72kg
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I'm really impressed with the replay official's speed. UZB threw the last second brick in desperation and it was decided in 10-15 seconds that there was no step out and we got to see everything the official was seeing so much better than U17s that it needs repeating.
I'll probably get blasted for this but GR officiating has seemed to be much better with fewer challenges won because there are fewer female officials here. I have no problem with female officials in freestyle because they can compete and have experience in that discipline but since there's no women's Greco-Roman...
Also if they are going to run two mats for the bronze matches, why not A and C instead of using B where the whistles are further apart and there's no chance on them both being on the same edge at the same time.
I'll probably get blasted for this but GR officiating has seemed to be much better with fewer challenges won because there are fewer female officials here. I have no problem with female officials in freestyle because they can compete and have experience in that discipline but since there's no women's Greco-Roman...
Also if they are going to run two mats for the bronze matches, why not A and C instead of using B where the whistles are further apart and there's no chance on them both being on the same edge at the same time.
Squier US vs Gabriel Stan Romania 87Kg Bronze match - Mat C
Stan took 5th at this year's Europeans but beat Kochalidze 3-1 there .And won U17s in '22 at 92kg
1st period
Stan tries early throw for nothing. Squier taller and wrestles more vertically. Stan with the pushout for the 1-0 lead. Sqiuer letting Stan hold center and is put in par terre. Stan with low gut and get the lift for 2 and another lift up 6-0. Squier now holding center but Stan over Squier 6-0 at the break.
2nd
Squier holding center much better. Squier with a body lock throw for 4 on the edge. 6-4. Squier stands in the circle to force par terre 6-5. Lifts to the edge no exposure but gets the step out to lead 6-6. Squier is playing the edge but keeps circling. Now holding center to avoid second part terre. Squier wins Bronze 6-6 thanks to his big throw from his feet.
Stan took 5th at this year's Europeans but beat Kochalidze 3-1 there .And won U17s in '22 at 92kg
1st period
Stan tries early throw for nothing. Squier taller and wrestles more vertically. Stan with the pushout for the 1-0 lead. Sqiuer letting Stan hold center and is put in par terre. Stan with low gut and get the lift for 2 and another lift up 6-0. Squier now holding center but Stan over Squier 6-0 at the break.
2nd
Squier holding center much better. Squier with a body lock throw for 4 on the edge. 6-4. Squier stands in the circle to force par terre 6-5. Lifts to the edge no exposure but gets the step out to lead 6-6. Squier is playing the edge but keeps circling. Now holding center to avoid second part terre. Squier wins Bronze 6-6 thanks to his big throw from his feet.
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I find the door to the outside on the Mat C view VERY distracting.
Russia had a 7-0 lead and a trap arm against UZB, UZB reversed and 2 turns and a 4pter to take a 9-7 lead and then did just enough in the 2nd period to stay out of par terre to win.
Looks like Masa Ono's sister, Konami, is wrestling at 57kg at U20s.
Nutter vs Wagner Germany 67 kg repechage
Both spent the first minute with a foot in the circle as Wagner goes down first. Nutter with 2 high guts and then a lift into bear hug which is given a step out but Wagner is challenging.6-0 challenge won 5-1 as Nutter stepped out first. 5-1 at the break
2nd
Nutter working 2 on 1 tires arm drag to nothing. Wagner working underhook. Nutter goes down. Nutter crawls out of anything and back to feet 5-2 Nutter. 2 minutes left. Nutter with Russian tie and pushing forward enough. Wagner getting desperate slips on an arm spin after trying a half a flying squirrel.
Nutter wins 5-2 and advances in repechage to face Egypt
Both spent the first minute with a foot in the circle as Wagner goes down first. Nutter with 2 high guts and then a lift into bear hug which is given a step out but Wagner is challenging.6-0 challenge won 5-1 as Nutter stepped out first. 5-1 at the break
2nd
Nutter working 2 on 1 tires arm drag to nothing. Wagner working underhook. Nutter goes down. Nutter crawls out of anything and back to feet 5-2 Nutter. 2 minutes left. Nutter with Russian tie and pushing forward enough. Wagner getting desperate slips on an arm spin after trying a half a flying squirrel.
Nutter wins 5-2 and advances in repechage to face Egypt
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They've switch people who handle the challenge controls. Bald official is much much slower as were back to 5 minute or more challenges. Female official lost track of the score and medical was on the mat before she even blew the match dead. Turning into a **** show.
I don't think those not watching can understand the difference in challenge reviews from yesterday to today. It's like grandpa having control of the TV at Thanksgiving and he speaks a different language than the buttons and the game is only on a streaming service.
I don't think those not watching can understand the difference in challenge reviews from yesterday to today. It's like grandpa having control of the TV at Thanksgiving and he speaks a different language than the buttons and the game is only on a streaming service.
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Manuel Saldate vs Magomed Varaev "France" 60 kg qual
Saldate tries arm drag. Varaev holding center. Saldate trying to force an over hook. Saldate had both paddles up for par terre but forces a step out first. Up 1-0. France still controlling center. Saldate up 1-0 at the break with no par terre that period
2nd
Saldate working standing front headlock. France now working underhook. Saldate finally goes down in par terre. Varaev with the lift turn for the 5-1 lead. Varaev arm spin for a Saldate step out 5-2 Saldate with the disallowed throw. Multiple white paddles and disagreement but France into par terre. nothing 5-3 Saldate with 2 offered but it's 1 trailing 5-4 and loses 5-4. but challenges. Challenge lost final 6-4 Varaev.
They have seemed to bring out the C or D team of officials today as it's been really crappy especially compared to yesterday. This is flat out embarrassing as they can't find what was being challenged.
Saldate tries arm drag. Varaev holding center. Saldate trying to force an over hook. Saldate had both paddles up for par terre but forces a step out first. Up 1-0. France still controlling center. Saldate up 1-0 at the break with no par terre that period
2nd
Saldate working standing front headlock. France now working underhook. Saldate finally goes down in par terre. Varaev with the lift turn for the 5-1 lead. Varaev arm spin for a Saldate step out 5-2 Saldate with the disallowed throw. Multiple white paddles and disagreement but France into par terre. nothing 5-3 Saldate with 2 offered but it's 1 trailing 5-4 and loses 5-4. but challenges. Challenge lost final 6-4 Varaev.
They have seemed to bring out the C or D team of officials today as it's been really crappy especially compared to yesterday. This is flat out embarrassing as they can't find what was being challenged.
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