'26 Zagreb Open (2/4-8)
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Despite David's dad and lineage being PA wrestling royalty, and the fact David spent nearly as much time in Lorenzo and Lock Haven's rooms as he did the ISU room i think Ohio gets to claim David Carr.
Keck would have to get through Dake before getting to Valencia and that matchup has been rather one sided to this point.
Dake forgot about the old guy
. Keck seems to keep jumping levels and we don't see Dake much. I'm with you gotta favor Dake until we see otherwise
I like to make jokes at Spencer’s expense but he is a good dude…
‘saw a clip and he was pretty gutted RBY got hurt…
‘saw a clip and he was pretty gutted RBY got hurt…
He was visibly upset about it coming off the mat. Some guys are a**holes and some aren't. Spencer has always been respectful of his opponents
Unless the opponent is named Ayala
USAW freestyle events are 15 min between matches. UWW is 20 minutes unless its a qualifier or major event it's then 30 minutes
I’m not following as closely this morning but want to do a few matches if I catch them
Hidlay vs Rahmani up now
Trent bulls in and Rahmani goes Hi crotch. Just gets 1. 1-0
Same position but Rahmani goes fireman’s and gets 4 on the edge! 5-0
Trent over aggressive on the edge and Rahmani gets a step out. 6-0
Iran has scouted Trent well. Super prepared for his aggression and underhook
Trent getting destroyed with this fireman’s/high c out of his underhook. Another Td for Rahmani. 8-0
Td Trent. 8-2. 2:00 left
4 for Trent!! 8-6 but Iran challenging. This is close. Might be points both ways
Challenge lost! 8-7 now. 1:43 left
Step out Trent. 9-7 off the same action
Trent with a double that should be 4. Refs talking if it’s 1 or 4. Only 1 given. Bad call. 9-8
2 Trent for exposure on the edge! He takes the lead. 10-9
1 more for Trent on a step out. 11-9
Trent wins 11-9!!
What a ******* match. Match of the tournament. Rahmani wrestled great but Trent doesn’t stop coming at you. Impressive by both guys
Hidlay vs Rahmani up now
Trent bulls in and Rahmani goes Hi crotch. Just gets 1. 1-0
Same position but Rahmani goes fireman’s and gets 4 on the edge! 5-0
Trent over aggressive on the edge and Rahmani gets a step out. 6-0
Iran has scouted Trent well. Super prepared for his aggression and underhook
Trent getting destroyed with this fireman’s/high c out of his underhook. Another Td for Rahmani. 8-0
Td Trent. 8-2. 2:00 left
4 for Trent!! 8-6 but Iran challenging. This is close. Might be points both ways
Challenge lost! 8-7 now. 1:43 left
Step out Trent. 9-7 off the same action
Trent with a double that should be 4. Refs talking if it’s 1 or 4. Only 1 given. Bad call. 9-8
2 Trent for exposure on the edge! He takes the lead. 10-9
1 more for Trent on a step out. 11-9
Trent wins 11-9!!
What a ******* match. Match of the tournament. Rahmani wrestled great but Trent doesn’t stop coming at you. Impressive by both guys
Hamiti vs Wick semifinal coming up
Wick shoots a double. Switched to a single and gets a step out. 1-0
Hamiti with a low single. Converts and then adds a gut. 4-1 Hamiti
4-1 at the break
Wick with a down block go behind for a td. 4-3
Wick in deep but Hamiti defending well. Wick gets the exposure though to go up 5-4
Hamiti scores a td with :03 left to win 6-5!
Wick shoots a double. Switched to a single and gets a step out. 1-0
Hamiti with a low single. Converts and then adds a gut. 4-1 Hamiti
4-1 at the break
Wick with a down block go behind for a td. 4-3
Wick in deep but Hamiti defending well. Wick gets the exposure though to go up 5-4
Hamiti scores a td with :03 left to win 6-5!
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Hidlay beat Azimi 5-5 on criteria in his first match so he wins his round robin
Azimi beat Rahmani as well
Azimi beat Rahmani as well
Hidlay vs Mike Mac semifinal coming up next
Plott vs Azimi the other semi. We should most likely get a Azimi vs Hidlay rematch in the finals
Hidlay powers an underhook to a quick td. 2-0
Mike Mac gets 1 at the buzzer. 2-1 at the break
Mike Mac doing a good job of slowing the match and defending Trent’s underhook
Mike Mac gets a Td. 3-2
Trent gets a step out back. He retakes the lead 3-3 on criteria
1:30 left. Trent getting his head taped up to stop the bleeding
Trent looking a bit tired. Not wrestling like his usual self
Trent holds on for a 3-3 criteria win. He’s not pleased. Definitely was not his aggressive self but Mike Mac wrestled well. Used his own underhook to control Hidlay for portions of the match
Azimi teched Plott so it’s an Azimi Hidlay final
Plott vs Azimi the other semi. We should most likely get a Azimi vs Hidlay rematch in the finals
Hidlay powers an underhook to a quick td. 2-0
Mike Mac gets 1 at the buzzer. 2-1 at the break
Mike Mac doing a good job of slowing the match and defending Trent’s underhook
Mike Mac gets a Td. 3-2
Trent gets a step out back. He retakes the lead 3-3 on criteria
1:30 left. Trent getting his head taped up to stop the bleeding
Trent looking a bit tired. Not wrestling like his usual self
Trent holds on for a 3-3 criteria win. He’s not pleased. Definitely was not his aggressive self but Mike Mac wrestled well. Used his own underhook to control Hidlay for portions of the match
Azimi teched Plott so it’s an Azimi Hidlay final
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Yazdani vs Margishvili in 1 semifinal
Buchanan vs Viskhanov in the other semi
Yazdani looks big at 97kg. I can’t tell if it’s all good weight or not
Buchanan with a super quick tech to make the finals
Yazdani up 8-4 at the break
Yaz wins 14-4
Yazdani vs Buchanan final
Buchanan vs Viskhanov in the other semi
Yazdani looks big at 97kg. I can’t tell if it’s all good weight or not
Buchanan with a super quick tech to make the finals
Yazdani up 8-4 at the break
Yaz wins 14-4
Yazdani vs Buchanan final
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97kg at worlds this year has the potential to be one of the best weights ever. We could have Sadulaev, Taz, Snyder, and Yazdani! 4 all timers. First ballot hall of famers. I hope Sadulaev gets to compete and Yazdani rounds into form. It could be one for the record books
Wyatt vs Baran in 1 semi
Sharipov vs Kosciolek in the other
Wyatt in deep on a single. Cuts it back and gets 4. 4-0
Wyatt in another shot and gets the 2 plus a turn for 2. 8-0
Wyatt shoots a double and runs Baran all the way onto the next mat. Just 1 though. 9-0
Baran gets a step out. 9-1
9-1 at the break
Wyatt defends a Baran shot and turns it into his own attack. Gets the Td and the 11-1 tech!
Sharipov vs Kosciolek in the other
Wyatt in deep on a single. Cuts it back and gets 4. 4-0
Wyatt in another shot and gets the 2 plus a turn for 2. 8-0
Wyatt shoots a double and runs Baran all the way onto the next mat. Just 1 though. 9-0
Baran gets a step out. 9-1
9-1 at the break
Wyatt defends a Baran shot and turns it into his own attack. Gets the Td and the 11-1 tech!
That’s it for the men’s semis. Good round for the USA. Hamiti, Hidlay, Buchanan, and Wyatt all into the finals
Hidlay vs Azimi and Buchanan vs Yazdani are the matches I want to see
Hidlay vs Azimi and Buchanan vs Yazdani are the matches I want to see
I think Trent hurt his arm (maybe elbow) in the match with Rahmani. That may be why he doesn't seem himself.
79 - Hamiti into finals, Braunagel vs Wick for bronze
92 - Hidlay to finals, Plott vs Mikey Mac for bronze
97 - Buchanan to finals
125 - Hendrickson to finals, Thomas in repechage
Bottom line, a USA wrestler in all finals and 4 or possibly 5 others in medal matches
92 - Hidlay to finals, Plott vs Mikey Mac for bronze
97 - Buchanan to finals
125 - Hendrickson to finals, Thomas in repechage
Bottom line, a USA wrestler in all finals and 4 or possibly 5 others in medal matches
That would make sense. He did not wrestle like his usual self. I hope he’s ok to wrestle Azimi
Possibly also some room familiarity with a fellow NC State alum, at least before Macchiavello moved to Lehigh Valley.