Zain thread (tonight/Thursday morning, at World Championships)

[dmm53]

Men's Freestyle Schedule

***ALL TIMES EDT***

Thursday 9/19

• Qual 1:00am-6:00am 57-65
• Semis 6:45am-7:45am 57-65

Friday 9/20

• Qual 1:00am-6:00am 70-74-92-125
• Rpchg 1:00am-6:00am 57-65
• Semis 6:45am-7:45am 70-74-92-125
• Finals 8:00am-11:00am 57-65

Saturday 9/21

• Qual 1:00am-6:00am 61-79-86-97
• Rpchg 1:00am-6:00am 70-74-92-125
• Semis 6:45am-7:45am 61-79-86-97
• Finals 8:00am-11:00am 70-74-92-125

Sunday 9/22

• Rpchg 5:30am-7:30am 61-79-86-97
• Finals 8:00am-11:00am 61-79-86-97

 

[dmm53]

Track wrestling article on Zain's bracket:

https://www.trackwrestling.com/Port...6786&twSessionId=iqpjdfvrzo&postId=1685492132

 

[dmm53]

USA wrestling article on Zain's draw (and others):

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/September/18/Mens-and-Womens-draw-story

 

[dmm53]

FLO's Zain and Fix bracket breakdowns (if you can access it):

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6566315-daton-zain-bracket-breakdowns

 

[dmm53]

U.S. Men's freestyle draw for Thursday

57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Daton Fix, Sand Springs, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC)

Vladimir Egorov (Northern Macedonia), 2019 European Championships 3rd

65 kg/143 lbs. - Zain Retherford, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

Alejandro Valdes Tobier (Cuba), 2019 Pan American Games 1st, 2018 World Championships 3rd, 2017 World Championships 3rd

 

[dmm53]

Video footage of Zain's first opponent (Tobier from Cuba) against Bajrang from India (#1 at the weight and World Champ) in the semis from last year's World Championships:

 

[CholleyVandine]

Video footage of Zain's first opponent (Tobier from Cuba) against Bajrang from India (#1 at the weight and World Champ) in the semis from last year's World Championships:

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Interesting to see the Indian coach go all Terry Brands at the end of this one ...

 

[bowandarrow]

Video footage of Zain's first opponent (Tobier from Cuba) against Bajrang from India (#1 at the weight and World Champ) in the semis from last year's World Championships:

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Both those dudes are awesome. Gonna be some fireworks. Tobier gonna try and throw Zain on his head. Zain going to bring the pace and the pain.

CHOO CHOO

 

[pish69]

LETS GO!!!!

 

[dmm53]

Mat assignments:

Zain vs Tobier: 3rd on D
Kayla vs Esenbaeva: 7th on A
Tamyra vs Montague: 11th on A
Daton vs Egorov: 19th on C

Rashidov vs Aliyev: 5th on A Skriabin vs Tumur Ochir: 13th on A Atri vs Andreev: 19th on B Amine vs Cumba: 3rd onC Habat vs Vejseli: 12th on C Kang vs Yatsenko: 20th on C Micic vs Ansari: 16th on D

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

is flo streaming live? Haven’t checked till just about now

 

[dmm53]

is flo streaming live? Haven’t checked till just about now

Nope, no FLO.
Trackwrestlng is streaming if you subscribe for the event.
Apparently, the Olympic Channel (TV) might show the finals or medal matches.
The only other option is to change your VPN to a foreign country (e.g., Canada) and then try to access the streaming through the UWW website.
https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-championships-36?tab=results

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

Thanks I’m on the Olympic channel now

 

[nerfstate]

Here we go!

 

[PAwrestling]

Updates please

 

[nerfstate]

Zain gives up a td and 2 guts, gets a td, end of first 2-6

Quick td/exposure for zain 4-6

2&2 6-8

injury time for Tobier, 43 sec left

zain is bleeding too

Zain got in deep gets 2, then CUB got a turn, zain a reversal as time ran out, he loses 9-10. Damn!

 

[PAwrestling]

Uuggh

 

[PAwrestling]

Get it Zain.

 

[psumacw]

last 20 seconds, zain gets uncontrolled exposure to take the lead 8-8 on criteria, cuba gets a takedown and then quick reversal, zain down 9-10 and that's how it ends.

seemed like zain was wearing cuba down until the long break for blood time, but can't control that

 

[sirhcdralla]

Zain loses 10-9 tough match.

 

[dmm53]

Zain falls 10-9. The Cuban is very savvy.

 

[dmm53]

I can't stand the Track announcers. They have bad energy and don't do commentary well. Horvat just likes to tell stories.

 

[nerfstate]

Rashidov Aliyev did not disappoint. Aliyev takes out the Russian at the buzzer 4-3. pending the brick

....and we know who owns the refs.... Rashidov wins 4-2. Cannot begin to explain why.

that’s it, going to bed.

 

[Scryed]

Ouch. Zain (usa) fails to get it done and russia buys their way to an illegitimate w. Just another world championships I suppose..

 

[nerfstate]

Tobier wins his next match, zain still not out, but the road gets tough from here on out.

 

[CropDuster507]

Rashidov-Aliyev call wasn't THAT bad.

 

[NoVa Lion]

Rashidov-Aliyev call wasn't THAT bad.

Looked like a clear 4 point move with just under 2 seconds left on the clock.

 

[El-Jefe]

Rashidov Aliyev did not disappoint. Aliyev takes out the Russian at the buzzer 4-3. pending the brick

....and we know who owns the refs.... Rashidov wins 4-2. Cannot begin to explain why.

that’s it, going to bed.

This might work out for Zain. The winner is noticeably limping. The Georgian lost in Round 1. All of this eases Tobier's path to the finals.

Meanwhile, Fix was gifted a 4-2 loss -- all 4 points were questionable (and I'm being charitable).



Vince McMahon apparently has scouts there -- to find new crooked refs.

 

[nerfstate]

This might work out for Zain. The winner is noticeably limping. The Georgian lost in Round 1. All of this eases Tobier's path to the finals.

Meanwhile, Fix was gifted a 4-2 loss -- all 4 points were questionable (and I'm being charitable).

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Vince McMahon apparently has scouts there -- to find new crooked refs.

Sadly,

 

[pish69]

Sadly,

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Damn!! Keep your chin up Zain, we still love you!

 

[pish69]

Thanks for all the updates fellas..woke up and jumped straight to this thread.

 

[tikk10]

You'll get 'em next year Zain.

 

[nerfstate]

Rashidov-Aliyev call wasn't THAT bad.

You may be right on further review. They wound up giving the step out. What was understated was Haji’s post match shenanigans. He threw a scoring paddle at the ref’s head. Somehow wasn’t dq’d, and Rashidov is one win away from pulling him in. Thought they should have given Aliyev at TD before the edge sequence though.

 

[Str8DBLz]

zains match begins at 20:00. the 2 given to the cuban at 32 minutes is garbage

 

[tgar]

zains match begins at 20:00. the 2 given to the cuban at 32 minutes is garbage

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Wow, that was garbage. The Cuban had no control.

 

[CropDuster507]

Looked like a clear 4 point move with just under 2 seconds left on the clock.

Rashidov changes the motion, making it his move, with Aliyev’s head hitting first out of bounds. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I understand it.

 

[tikk10]

 

[Dogwelder]

Seeing Zain’s “ZR” tee shirt makes me wonder. Is the chant for Zain:
“Z R ... United States!”
“Z R ... United States!”
“Z R ... United States!”

 

[Str8DBLz]

Z...R...U...S...A...
Z...R...U...S...A...
Z...R...U...S...A...
Z...R...U...S...A...


Kinda give it the "We ARE" sound

Seeing Zain’s “ZR” tee shirt makes me wonder. Is the chant for Zain:
“Z R ... United States!”
“Z R ... United States!”
“Z R ... United States!”

 

[psu_flip]

Wow...this tournament is a grind. These guys wrestled 4-5 matches in like 6 hours. The Cuban's gas tank was low after that early match with Zain. He had no chance of pulling Zain back in going through that gauntlet at 65 kg.