'25 U23 World Championships, 10/20-27 thread

[Psalm 1 guy]

61kg Final- Jax Forrest vs. Omurbek Asan Uulu (KGZ)

Period 1:
Another Uulu. If an Uulu married a Babaloo, would they become the Uulubabaloo's or the Babaloouulu's? Food for thought. Here we go! Tying up. Uulu drives forward. Jaxx pancakes him, 4-0. Uulu rolls to his belly. Jax is working for a turn, but can't find one. Back to neutral. Uulu pushes forward again. He has Jax on the edge & drives him out, 4-2. Back to neutral. Tying up. Jax tries a throw by. Uulu fights him off, counters & takes Jax to the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Uulu drives forward again. He has Jax on the edge, then spins behind for the TD, 4-4, adv. Uulu. Back to neutral. Circling & hand fighting. Uulu drives forward. Jax drops to his knees & it's a stalemate, neutral restart. Uulu pushes forward again, drags & tries to come behind, but Jax fights him off. Uulu has an ankle & is trying to come behind. Jax tries to step over. They're scrambling on the edge & Uulu pushes Jax out, 5-4. Back to neutral. Circling, head tapping & tying up. Jax presses forward, shoots & gets a leg. He elevates the leg, drags & comes behind. Uulu is in a quadpod. Jax reverses direction & flips Uulu over & out for 4, 8-5 Jax

Uulu is challenging the last call. Challenge lost, point Jax, 9-5.

Period 2:
Back to action. Uulu drives forward. Jax drops to his knees on the edge. He pops up & tries to circle back in, but steps out, point Uulu, 9-6. Back to neutral. Jax attacks the legs immediately & finishes a quick TD, 11-6, no turns. Back to neutral. Circling & tying up. Uulu pushes forward & tries an underhook, Jax slips a little & Uulu comes behind for the TD, 11-10. No turns, neutral restart. Jax is bleeding & getting a nose plug now. Back to action, 2-min left. Uulu drives forward again. Jax drops to his knees. Uulu keeps driving & spins behind for the TD, 12-11, out of bounds & restart. Circling & tying up. Jax shoots, Uulu counters. Jax is down on his knees, but still has Uulu's arm. Stalemate & restart, 90-sec left. Circling & tying up. Uulu tries an underhook & they break. Jax snatches an ankle, then comes behind & flips Uulu over & out for another 4, 17-12. I think that was the same move he used at the end of the 1st period. Back to action. Uulu presses forward, Jax circles back in. Uulu tries to come behind. Jax has a leg & is hanging on. Stalemate & restart. 33-sec left. Circling & tying up. Uulu presses forward. Jax reaches low. Uulu keeps pressing forward. Jax drops to his knees. Stalemate & restart. Uulu drives forward looking for an opening. Jax drops to his knees. Uulu keeps driving & gets an exposure, 17-14 & time expires shortly thereafter.

Jax Forrest DEC Omurbek Asan Uulu 17-14

Jax wins Gold!!!

@SlipperyPete You OK after that match? I was a little worried the pace of scoring was gonna' get to you. Well done!

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Has Jax said what weight he is going for Okie?

 

[Corby2]

Repechage is done and Iran's getting nothing at 65 and USA is getting nothing at 97 so turns out you were right. Jax wins and USA wins the team title.

I have a crystal ball as well

 

[Corby2]

Has Jax said what weight he is going for Okie?

If he wrestles this year 133. He's definitely a 141 next year

 

[SlipperyPete]

@SlipperyPete You OK after that match? I was a little worried the pace of scoring was gonna' get to you. Well done!

Mitchell is the gold standard for pace. Once you learn to cover him, everyone else is easy. Jax is a close second though.

 

[Dren007]

Probably be the last time we see: Marcus Blaze - DNP.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[SWPA]

Hmm, I like the rhythm of mine better. Fight ya for it!

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Nice to see OG Bruce Baumgartner in there. He had such a legendary freestyle career. Between 1983 and 1996 he won thirteen World and Olympic medals, which included Olympic gold in 1984 and 1992 and Olympic silver in 1988 and 1996. His World medals include three World titles along with three World silver and three World bronze. It should also be noted that he only started wrestling in high school and his best finish in high school was third one year. In college he was NCAA runner-up twice and won the title his senior year.

 

[Sunshine88!]

Man we need a Big Time wrestling donor to give Jax an offer he and his family can’t resist. I’m sure he got tight with the NLWC wrestlers there.

 

[King of Poland II]

Nice to see OG Bruce Baumgartner in there. He had such a legendary freestyle career. Between 1983 and 1996 he won thirteen World and Olympic medals, which included Olympic gold in 1984 and 1992 and Olympic silver in 1988 and 1996. His World medals include three World titles along with three World silver and three World bronze. It should also be noted that he only started wrestling in high school and his best finish in high school was third one year. In college he was NCAA runner-up twice and won the title his senior year.

Bruce was such a stud on the mat. Always had the best hair in the building too!

 

[Dogwelder]

Man we need a Big Time wrestling donor to give Jax an offer he and his family can’t resist. I’m sure he got tight with the NLWC wrestlers there.

Cael considered that. Unfortunately, that family does not own a racehorse.

 

[Nitlion1986]

Cael considered that. Unfortunately, that family does not own a racehorse.

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He is going to be a Cowboy, he should have a horse.

 

[manatree]

Cael considered that. Unfortunately, that family does not own a racehorse.

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He is going to be a Cowboy, he should have a horse.

If he wanted a headless horse, man would have gone to Cornell.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[APSPSUwrestlingfan]

Great action when you don't have to watch biased refs, phony injuries and cold spray or endless challenges. I'm still sold on folk style. No interest in RAF.

 

[Dogwelder]

Was that a full Nelson at 1:33? Whether yes or no, is a full Nelson allowed in freestyle?

 

[Corby2]

Was that a full Nelson at 1:33? Whether yes or no, is a full Nelson allowed in freestyle?

That was a double cow catcher and it's legal. A full nelson is not legal you gotta be behind a guy for a full nelson. That would be an illegal move in folkstyle you can't lock in the middle of the back like that

 

[Nitlion1986]

Great action when you don't have to watch biased refs, phony injuries and cold spray or endless challenges. I'm still sold on folk style. No interest in RAF.

All the growling about freestyle lungers and the outrageousness of the blatant injury timeouts. Folk is obviously a superior style. Just think, by the end of the third weekend in March we will have spent 4 and a half months growling about refs not calling stalling appropriately, all the damn edge wrestling, Tom Ryan and Mark Manning throwing lunger bricks and all of those biased referees.

 

[WexfordWarrior]

All the growling about freestyle lungers and the outrageousness of the blatant injury timeouts. Folk is obviously a superior style. Just think, by the end of the third weekend in March we will have spent 4 and a half months growling about refs not calling stalling appropriately, all the damn edge wrestling, Tom Ryan and Mark Manning throwing lunger bricks and all of those biased referees.

 

[AgSurfer]

Do you think it's any coincidence that the two primary colors that everyone is wearing are blue and white?