He looks like a different human down at 86.
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. I paused it and read your post.I can't believe he lost!
'26 Senior World Championships (10/24-11/1) thread
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. I paused it and read your post.I can't believe he lost!
All 4 US guys in the quarterfinals. Blaze vs Javan, Zain vs Heybatov, Dake vs Shavaev, and Wyatt vs Siyar
Heybatov is the guy who teched PJ last year at U23’s and beat Mesenbrink in the U20 finals
Shavaev just beat Ghasempour!
Javan was world silver last year
Siyar was 7th at worlds last year
Heybatov is the guy who teched PJ last year at U23’s and beat Mesenbrink in the U20 finals
Shavaev just beat Ghasempour!
Javan was world silver last year
Siyar was 7th at worlds last year
On a red eye and can’t sleep. Then remembered all the action going on at the wee hours! Thanks for all the play by play!
He's known to gas big time. The guy is smoking cigarettes in the back before matches . He was a world champ in 2023 and has won 2 other world medals and 5th at the Olympics twice
Wyatt vs Siyar up now on mat D
Siyar a big dude. Wyatt attacks. Siyar defends but steps out. 1-0. Siyar challenging. Challenge lost. 2-0 Wyatt
Wyatt shoots but Siyar counters for 2 on the edge. 2-2
Wyatt shoots and gets the Td. 4-0
Wyatt with 4 guts and it’s over! His gut his brutal. 12-2
Wyatt vs Zare in the semis!
Siyar a big dude. Wyatt attacks. Siyar defends but steps out. 1-0. Siyar challenging. Challenge lost. 2-0 Wyatt
Wyatt shoots but Siyar counters for 2 on the edge. 2-2
Wyatt shoots and gets the Td. 4-0
Wyatt with 4 guts and it’s over! His gut his brutal. 12-2
Wyatt vs Zare in the semis!
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He's a bewildering combination of zero relative conditioning, Oscar-level dramatics, and scintillating technique.
Blaze coming up on mat B against Javan from Iran
Let’s go Marcus!!
Javan goes sweep single but Blaze defends and it gets blown dead
Blaze taking ground. Not sure how Blaze got the first passivity warning. Blaze on the clock first
1-0 Javan with the shot clock point
Blaze goes underhook and drives Javan out. 1-1 at the break. That was a big point because Javan should go on the clock soon
Javan takes a good shot and Blaze rubber knees out. Javan goes on the clock
Beautiful drag to a shot by Blaze but Javan jumps out of it
2-1 Blaze with the shot clock point
Javan in deep but only gets 1. 2-2 Javan with criteria
1:15 left
Blaze with the tightrope to stay in bounds
:30. Javan wasting time with a front head
:18. to go
Blaze in deep but Javan defends. Javan with a whizzer but Marcus steps over and gets the boot in. Time expires. USA challenging. I’m not sure how this gets scored
Refs taking a long time with the review. Challenge lost. Damn. I’m not sure about that
Let’s go Marcus!!
Javan goes sweep single but Blaze defends and it gets blown dead
Blaze taking ground. Not sure how Blaze got the first passivity warning. Blaze on the clock first
1-0 Javan with the shot clock point
Blaze goes underhook and drives Javan out. 1-1 at the break. That was a big point because Javan should go on the clock soon
Javan takes a good shot and Blaze rubber knees out. Javan goes on the clock
Beautiful drag to a shot by Blaze but Javan jumps out of it
2-1 Blaze with the shot clock point
Javan in deep but only gets 1. 2-2 Javan with criteria
1:15 left
Blaze with the tightrope to stay in bounds
:30. Javan wasting time with a front head
:18. to go
Blaze in deep but Javan defends. Javan with a whizzer but Marcus steps over and gets the boot in. Time expires. USA challenging. I’m not sure how this gets scored
Refs taking a long time with the review. Challenge lost. Damn. I’m not sure about that
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@zzs006 you see India will make the bronze match if Zare beats Wyatt. So he has a favorable Bronze match. India would have Johnson Jamaica
I like Spey as a personality but it sure is jarring going from what he is able to do with commentary to a pro like Kenney.
Agree and Spey will never claim to be good at it. I'm just glad we have commentary on all the mats before semis.
Wyatt definitely brings home a medal. The way he is wrestling I’m not writing him off against Zare. He needs to attack and not get pushed all over the mat with an underhook
Yeah, me too. Spey is better than just vuvuzelas 100 times out of 100.
Zain vs Heybatov on mat D
Zain with a td. Refs talking it over. Somehow it’s now 3-0 Zain but Heybatov is challenging. Zain had the Td and Heybatov came to his feet and went out of bounds for fleeing and that’s the 3rd point I believe. Challenge lost. 4-0
Zain with lots of motion and fakes. Heybatov goes double and Zain defends
Zain with a great shot. Heybatov goes rubber knee and gets the stalemate
4-0 at the break
Zain in on another beautiful swing single. Heybatov goes rubber knee again but Zain keeps fighting and finishes. 6-0
Hi c from Heybatov and Zain defends. Gets his front head and takes Heybatov out for 1. 7-0
This is this best I have seen Zain look since he came back
Heybatov tries a hi c/fireman’s but Zain sprawls and gives up nothing
:15 to go
Zain wins 7-0!! Really great match by Zain. Good fakes, movement, defense, and a couple incredible swing singles. Into the semis!
Zain with a td. Refs talking it over. Somehow it’s now 3-0 Zain but Heybatov is challenging. Zain had the Td and Heybatov came to his feet and went out of bounds for fleeing and that’s the 3rd point I believe. Challenge lost. 4-0
Zain with lots of motion and fakes. Heybatov goes double and Zain defends
Zain with a great shot. Heybatov goes rubber knee and gets the stalemate
4-0 at the break
Zain in on another beautiful swing single. Heybatov goes rubber knee again but Zain keeps fighting and finishes. 6-0
Hi c from Heybatov and Zain defends. Gets his front head and takes Heybatov out for 1. 7-0
This is this best I have seen Zain look since he came back
Heybatov tries a hi c/fireman’s but Zain sprawls and gives up nothing
:15 to go
Zain wins 7-0!! Really great match by Zain. Good fakes, movement, defense, and a couple incredible swing singles. Into the semis!
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For those of us not watching one word exclamations don’t help.
I know that’s how it’s usually scored in freestyle but I don’t understand how that isn’t control by Blaze. Clear td to me.
I did a full pbp. It might just be higher up
Very true. Jayden scores there almost every match. Most of the time he clears the whizzer though. I’ve seen him score with the exact position Blaze had though. If that’s not a td it should be changed because that is 100% control
Dake on mat C
Shavaev looks much bigger than Dake
Dake on the clock first. Dake hits a nice single but Shavaev powers out. 1-0 Shavaev with the shot clock point
1-0 at the break. Dake getting a bit frustrated with the hands to the face by Shavaev
Dake with a nice double and straight to a gut! 4-1. Another exposure and it’s 6-1 now
His gut is such a weapon. He is turning everyone
1:30 to go
Dake just evading and defending now. Gets warned for passivity. On the clock and Shavaev gets the point. 6-2
Shavaev shoots and Dake defends with a front headlock. Time runs out and Dake wins 6-2!
With that win Ghasempour is out!
Incredible round by the US getting 3 into the semis. I think Blaze will get pulled into repechage as well
Shavaev looks much bigger than Dake
Dake on the clock first. Dake hits a nice single but Shavaev powers out. 1-0 Shavaev with the shot clock point
1-0 at the break. Dake getting a bit frustrated with the hands to the face by Shavaev
Dake with a nice double and straight to a gut! 4-1. Another exposure and it’s 6-1 now
His gut is such a weapon. He is turning everyone
1:30 to go
Dake just evading and defending now. Gets warned for passivity. On the clock and Shavaev gets the point. 6-2
Shavaev shoots and Dake defends with a front headlock. Time runs out and Dake wins 6-2!
With that win Ghasempour is out!
Incredible round by the US getting 3 into the semis. I think Blaze will get pulled into repechage as well
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Unfortunately I’m out for the semis so if anyone can do pbp that would be great. I had fun watching with all of you at this ungodly hour. Let’s go USA.
Some huge matches coming up. Wyatt vs Zare, Dake vs Kadiev, and Zain vs Akmataliev
Some huge matches coming up. Wyatt vs Zare, Dake vs Kadiev, and Zain vs Akmataliev
I don't disagree with you. They just never call that with the arm still hooked which we know the bottom guy has nothing regardless it's a position I think is 2 but it's never called that way in freestyle as you know
I know it’s likely just sour grapes and my American bias, but the inconsistency in passivity frustrates me. Dake gets put on the clock and warned (probably deservedly so) up 6-0, but then against Blaze, Javan seemed to backup for the majority of the match and had his back along the edge of the mat and the passivity was scored “equally” between the two, with Blaze getting put on the clock first, even though he was planted in the middle of the mat.
Iran to 61 finals, Blaze pulled back in!
Excellent work zz. Very much appreciate the updates. Thank you.
Hendrickson drops 10-0 to Zare (Iran)
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