My girlfriend is toweling me off as I take a lunger. Watching Mesenbrink gasses me out again.
2024 Olympic Trials match and discussion thread
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74kg Jason Nolf vs Alex Marinelli
P1:
2.5 min left
Nolf gets a step out 1-0
Marinelli with a shot, Nolf Counters & gets the TD 3-1
Nolf adds a turn 5-0 & another turn 7-0
Back to center
Tying up, Marinelli pushing forward, Nolf looking for an opening
Marinelli snaps, gets to an ankle, gets it in the air, but Nolf fights out of it
30-sec left
Tying up, Marinelli pushing forward a little
Marinelli half duck attempt, nothing
Period ends 7-0 Nolf
Bo Nickal in Nolf's corner
P2:
Nolf shoots, nothing
Nolf shoots again, Marinelli sprawls out
Marinelli pushing forward more, but not doing much
2-min left
Marinelli drives Nolf out, but no scoring, restart
Tying up, Nolf half shot, nothing, Marinelli reaches for a leg, nothing
Nolf shoots, Marinelli fights him off
Marinelli pushes Nolf out on the edge for a point 7-1
Nolf starts on his belly in the center, but I don't know why. Lol.
Marinelli trying to turn, but no dice, restart in neutral
1-min left
Marinelli moving forward, trying some shots, but no luck.
Nolf backing circling, & taking a half shot now & then.
30-sec left
Marinelli gets another point for something 7-2
Restart & time expires
Jason Nolf DEC Alex Marinelli 7-2
P1:
2.5 min left
Nolf gets a step out 1-0
Marinelli with a shot, Nolf Counters & gets the TD 3-1
Nolf adds a turn 5-0 & another turn 7-0
Back to center
Tying up, Marinelli pushing forward, Nolf looking for an opening
Marinelli snaps, gets to an ankle, gets it in the air, but Nolf fights out of it
30-sec left
Tying up, Marinelli pushing forward a little
Marinelli half duck attempt, nothing
Period ends 7-0 Nolf
Bo Nickal in Nolf's corner
P2:
Nolf shoots, nothing
Nolf shoots again, Marinelli sprawls out
Marinelli pushing forward more, but not doing much
2-min left
Marinelli drives Nolf out, but no scoring, restart
Tying up, Nolf half shot, nothing, Marinelli reaches for a leg, nothing
Nolf shoots, Marinelli fights him off
Marinelli pushes Nolf out on the edge for a point 7-1
Nolf starts on his belly in the center, but I don't know why. Lol.
Marinelli trying to turn, but no dice, restart in neutral
1-min left
Marinelli moving forward, trying some shots, but no luck.
Nolf backing circling, & taking a half shot now & then.
30-sec left
Marinelli gets another point for something 7-2
Restart & time expires
Jason Nolf DEC Alex Marinelli 7-2
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So I wonder how the Shapiro vs Mesenbrink match would’ve went?🤔
I can’t believe how good Mirasola is. 11-5 against AB is a pretty incredible result for a high school kid. AB just might be the 2nd or 3rd best 86kg guy in the world and Mirasola actually took him down which no one did the entire NCAA season
Don’t typically see Nolf this tired
Is Nolf alright? Looked like he was dying in between periods.
Jacques having himself a tourney. Beat Cenzo and Monday back to back. Pretty sure his run will stop with Nolf however
First time back at 74kg looking rough for Nolf. Gonna benefit from the fact his half of the bracket if pretty soft.
Probably not but Mitch, in the words of Bob Seger, is young and wreckless and bold. Whereas JB has seen it all and is the wise old fox. I would not be surprised at all if Much dog himself a hole early as the old fox counters less than perfect shots several times. The second period should be Mitch's to come back, but seeing Mitch still down with a minute to go won't surprise me.
In all of sports I can't think of anything that will be more fun than Mesenbrink vs Burroughs
I've been kind of surprised by how out of shape Nolf has looked the last couple of tournaments he's entered.
Yeah I think Burroughs is a horrible matchup for MM. Could break open/win early with counter shots
Facundo took him down early and was leading for a good bit of the match. Burroughs ran away for the last minute.
Round 2 Results:
57kg- Luke Lillendahl DEC Daniel DeShazier 3-2
65kg- Nick Lee DEC Alec Pantaleo 9-2
65kg- Andrew Alirez DEC Beau Bartlett 6-2
74kg- Jordan Burroughs DEC Alex Facundo 5-3
74kg- Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Ladarion Lockett 13-3
74kg- Jason Nolf DEC Alex Marinelli 7-2
86kg- Trent Hidlay DEC Carter Starocci 6-4
86kg- Aaron Brooks WINS Connor Mirasola 11-5
I missed Burroughs vs. Facundo, but there should be some PBP for the rest of the matches.
57kg- Luke Lillendahl DEC Daniel DeShazier 3-2
65kg- Nick Lee DEC Alec Pantaleo 9-2
65kg- Andrew Alirez DEC Beau Bartlett 6-2
74kg- Jordan Burroughs DEC Alex Facundo 5-3
74kg- Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Ladarion Lockett 13-3
74kg- Jason Nolf DEC Alex Marinelli 7-2
86kg- Trent Hidlay DEC Carter Starocci 6-4
86kg- Aaron Brooks WINS Connor Mirasola 11-5
I missed Burroughs vs. Facundo, but there should be some PBP for the rest of the matches.
Starocci undersized and a bum knee was basically even in Free with Trent (his less good style) AB has underrated Trent but he was his own Tier (2 behind AB who was Tier 1) at 197. Add good weight and Carter rules 197 next year.
Looked like Burroughs stepped out but they ruled he didn’t and then Fucundo did moments later. Challenge. Ruling was JB’s foot wasn’t entirely out. One point for JB for the step out and another for the lost challenge. Ending score was 5-3. It was that close. Alex has looked fantastic.
Exactly. Carter still on one leg was only about to bulk for a few weeks. Give him 8 months and a healed leg and 197 is his comfortably
For sure. Beating Cenzo and Monday back to back is quite impressive. Now he gets Nolf
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I feel like if Mesenbrink can be calculated with his insanity he might have a chance.
It is tough to see carter lose a match that he wrestled in. I thought he was none too happy. He looked downright pissed he lost. He is an alpha competitor for sure.
Another example of the wise old fox. He can win against a young stud without scoring an overtly offensive point.
The match with Nyla Valencia is a microcosm of why folkstyle is better than freestyle. Get a lace and roll around a little and it's over in 20 seconds without putting your opponent even slightly in danger. That just sucks. It's a terrible rule that ruins the match when it happens like that.
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