'25 U20 World Championships, 8/17-24

pish69

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U20 61kg Final- Marcus Blaze vs. Ahora Farhad Khateri (IRI)

It appears the wrasslin' season has returned to action! I missed the first couple days of this tournament, but here's Blaze's match.

Period 1:
Here we go! Hand fighting & tying up. Blaze presses forward a bit. Collar ties, hand fighting & snaps. Khateri gets to a leg, but Blaze fights out of it & keeps moving forward. Blaze has Khateri in the zone & on his knees. Stoppage & restart, no scoring. Tying up again. Blaze tries a throw by. Khateri gets a passivity warning. Blaze presses forward again & drives Khateri to the edge & out, 1-0. Back to neutral. Tying up & hand fighting. Khateri gets a 2nd passivity warning & goes on the clock. Blaze presses forward again, reaches for an ankle, but doesn't get there. Blaze takes Khateri out again, 2-0. Neutral restart. Blaze gets a shot clock point, 3-0. Blaze presses forward again. He shoots, but no luck. He has Khateri on the edge, but Khateri circles back in. Blaze keeps coming & gets another step out, 4-0. Blaze presses forward again & drives Khateri out, 5-0. 22-sec left. Khateri shoots & gets a leg, but Blaze fights him off. Back to their feet. Blaze reaches for a leg again, but no luck & that's how the period ends.

Period 2:
Back to action. Khateri reaches for a leg, but no luck. Tying up & hand fighting. Blaze presses forward, drops to a low single, elevates the leg & takes Khateri out, 6-0. Back to neutral. Tying up & hand fighting again. Khateri snaps & reaches for a leg, but can't finish. Khateri pushes forward. Blaze circles back to center. Blaze tries a drag, but can't finish. Blaze presses forward again. Snaps, hand fighting & collar ties. Khateri shoots, but no luck. He shoots again, but isn't close. Khateri tries a double, but no luck. Blaze drags. Khateri drops to a leg. They're on the mat & Blaze circles behind for the TD, 8-0. Blaze adds a gut for the tech!

Marcus Blaze TECH Ahora Farhad Khateri 10-0

Marcus Blaze is the U20 61kg champion!
Pete’s back!!
 

HOA242n!

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To my eye, there are many women's sports that can actually be more interesting to watch, because as slightly slower and less physical styles of play, you can "see" the level skill a little more easily and appreciate the "beauty of the game." Soccer and tennis come most readily to mind. But in the sports where "physical" is part and parcel of the game (e.g., wrestling and hockey), they don't do much for me.
I don't necessarily like watching females wrestle (or brutally honestly, pretty much any other sport, because of the difference in explosiveness), but as a father of a 13yr old daughter, it is just as (if not more) important that she has those skills than it is for my sons. My daughter has on two occasions used her grappling/BJJ to subdue individuals who were trying to attack her; one of them was a boy, when she was in 4th grade.
 

Aardvark86

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I don't necessarily like watching females wrestle (or brutally honestly, pretty much any other sport, because of the difference in explosiveness), but as a father of a 13yr old daughter, it is just as (if not more) important that she has those skills than it is for my sons. My daughter has on two occasions used her grappling/BJJ to subdue individuals who were trying to attack her; one of them was a boy, when she was in 4th grade.
well of course; self defense and sports are two entirely different animals
 

SlipperyPete

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U20 86kg Final- Max McEnelly vs. Bozigit Islamgereev (UWW)

Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Islamgereev pushes forward a bit. Max with some fakes, then they tie up again. Collar ties & pushing in the center of the mat. They break & go right back to the tie up. Islamgereev gets a passivity warning. Back to tying up & pushing. Max shoots for a low leg, but can't finish. Passivity warning #2 on Islamgereev. He goes on the clock. More tying up & pushing. Max reaches for a leg, but doesn't get close. Islamgereev shoots for a low leg, but Max circles away. Max gets a shot clock point, 1-0. Max shoots & gets in deep, but Islamgereev somehow evades the takedown. Max keeps coming & takes Islamgereev out, 2-0. Back to neutral. Tying up & pushing again. Islamgereev shoots & gets in deep, but Max fights him off. More pushing & tying up. Max gets a passivity call & the period ends.

Period 2:
Back to action & straight to tying up & pushing. Max drops in on a low leg. He elevates the leg, but Islamgereev kicks free. Back to tying up & pushing in the center. Islamgereev shoots, but Max circles away. Back to tying up. Max reaches for a leg, but doesn't commit. Islamgereev reaches for a leg, but can't finish. Max immediately re-attacks & gets a TD, 4-0. No turns, back to neutral. Islamgereev pushes forward. Max circles back to center, 1:11-left. Islamgereev shoots. Max counters & finishes another TD, 6-0, no turns. Back to neutral. Islamgereev pushes forward. Max snaps & circles back to center. Pushing & tying up again. Islamgereev reaches for a leg, but can't get there, 30-sec left. Islamgereev shoots, Max counters & adds another TD, 8-0. Max shoots, but can't finish & that's how it ends.

Max McEnelly DEC Bozigit Islamgereev 8-0

Max McEnelly is the 86kg champion!