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Vito up against Brazil. Vito in on a single, 2 for exposure, finishes the takedown for another 2. Gets a lace, rolls twice, switches directions and get his final 2. 0:36 tech for the championship!
And I'm giving you the honor of posting the scores as I'm battling some severe neck nerve pain currently.
The UWW site isn't any better, so I guess we can't blame Flo for this one. Seems better this match at least. Hopefully, they keep it up for the matches I actually care about. It was flawless earlier.
Unfortunately, they're just rebroadcasting the UWW feed on this one. That feed looks identical.
sorry guys but I dont think the leg lace has anything to do with wrestling and should be taken out,who came up with that some old russian I am sure!
Yianni up now against Cuba. Yianni takes a half a shot, stuffed. Cuba goes 1/4 Nelson but can't expose. Yianni checks out. Still 0-0. Head snaps and hand fighting, but not much doing. Cuba gets warned and put in the clock. Content to not do much and Yianni goes up 1-0. 30 secons left in the first, still not much action. Yianni gets warned for passivity. Goes into the break 1-0 Yianni.
2nd period starts with. Yianni straight on shot that is defended by Cuba. Stalemate. Yianni is put on the clock after another stalemate. Yianni not doing much and gives up the point and criteria, 1-1 Cuba. Minute and a half left. Yianni with another straight on shot with just over a minute to go, another stalemate. Yianni with a straight on single, can't bring it in, stalemate. 30 secs to go. Yianni with a cement job, can't turn him, but gets the TD. 3-1 Yianni. Cuba grabs a leg on a turn attempt, thinks he has 2, but no call as time runs out. Challenged by Cuba. Call upheld and Yianni wins 4-1.
2nd period starts with. Yianni straight on shot that is defended by Cuba. Stalemate. Yianni is put on the clock after another stalemate. Yianni not doing much and gives up the point and criteria, 1-1 Cuba. Minute and a half left. Yianni with another straight on shot with just over a minute to go, another stalemate. Yianni with a straight on single, can't bring it in, stalemate. 30 secs to go. Yianni with a cement job, can't turn him, but gets the TD. 3-1 Yianni. Cuba grabs a leg on a turn attempt, thinks he has 2, but no call as time runs out. Challenged by Cuba. Call upheld and Yianni wins 4-1.
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Seriously w/ yianni--how many controversial calls can he be involved with?
These last two opponents are seasoned vets, but I have to think Nick Lee has a chance at Final X....
These last two opponents are seasoned vets, but I have to think Nick Lee has a chance at Final X....
Depends on if he tries or not.
cuban hardly made one move the whole match Yianni kept shooting in the 2nd and he got the 30 call thats why freestyle sucks!
Flo should start a simulcast where people who hate Freestyle can watch Freestyle matches all day and bitch as much as they want about how terrible it is. That would be awesome viewing. . . .
I agree. Yianni seems to struggle a bit with guys who hold good position and stay out of scrambles. It is an interesting matchup w/Nick, but Nick needs to be very clean on his shots and try to stay out of scrambles and positions where Yianni can use his insane flexibility. Can't wait!
It'd be like the Manning-cast with insufferable wrestling fans!
In that Final, I was surprised by his inability to create angles. Everything was straight on. Yeah, he took a ton of shots, but all were a very low percentage of actually being finished cleanly.
Zain pins Canadian in 47 secs for the Gold
Zain up against Quinton from Canada. Canada looks tall and lanky next to Zain. Zain snapdown to front head, up to a Russian tie to a single, walks him out for 1. On the restart, snapdown to a 1/4 Nelson for Zain, takes Canada to his back and get a fall in 0:47!
Gonna have NLWC on NLWC crime at 74kg. Dake vs Gomez.
Handfighting to start. Gomez basically falls down, Dake gets 2. Locks up a gut wrench, rolls once each direction for 2 + 2. 6-0 Dake. Back to hand fighting and half shots. Dake shoots, gets a head inside single, pulls it in and finishes. 8-0 Dake. Gomez attempts a single, stuffed, reshot by Dake, gets the corner and finishes. 1st period 10-0 tech for the championship.
Handfighting to start. Gomez basically falls down, Dake gets 2. Locks up a gut wrench, rolls once each direction for 2 + 2. 6-0 Dake. Back to hand fighting and half shots. Dake shoots, gets a head inside single, pulls it in and finishes. 8-0 Dake. Gomez attempts a single, stuffed, reshot by Dake, gets the corner and finishes. 1st period 10-0 tech for the championship.
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What's interesting to me is that the NLWC wrestlers over the past couple of years have been incorporating "folkstyle" wrestling maneuvers into freestyle quite successfully.
He seemed to be at a strength disadvantage against the cuban.
Mark up for Bronze vs the most Italian sounding Brazilian in the world, Bruno Nicoletti
Marky up against Nicoletti from Brazil.
Brazil looks massive! Hall snap to a front head, getting horsed around a bit, goes for cement mixer but countered nicely, no score. Brazil warned for passivity. Hall in on an underhook, looks ankle pick defended, up to a body lock but nothing doing. Hall with a counter on the restart for a TD, locks up a leg lace, gets 3 turns and a shot clock point. 9-0 Hall. On the restart, Hall with a quick snapdown, goes from front heads to drags, lots of motion and gets the TD and 11-0 1st period tech!
Brazil looks massive! Hall snap to a front head, getting horsed around a bit, goes for cement mixer but countered nicely, no score. Brazil warned for passivity. Hall in on an underhook, looks ankle pick defended, up to a body lock but nothing doing. Hall with a counter on the restart for a TD, locks up a leg lace, gets 3 turns and a shot clock point. 9-0 Hall. On the restart, Hall with a quick snapdown, goes from front heads to drags, lots of motion and gets the TD and 11-0 1st period tech!
Snyder up next against Arturo SilotTorres from Cuba.
Snyder working snaps and underhooks. Tries a drag, can't get the corner, but gets a pushout. 1-0. Cuba in on a single, lifts and gets the pushout. 1-1. Cuba tries a cartwheel (???) and Snyder gets a takedown. 3-1. Cuba takes a shot, Snyder stuffs but gets pushed put. 3-2. Snyder gets a pushout, but it looks like Cuba was grounded. The officials are talking about it. They give him the point, 4-2 Snyder. Cuba with another shot to take Kyle OOB. 4-3. Cuba shoots, Snyder counters and gets the TD. 6-3. :30 left in the first. Cuba wrestling on his knees near the edge, Snyder his a drag and go behind for 2. 8-3 at the break.
Zadick and Varner in Snyder's corner.
2nd period starts. Cuba slides (???) toward a leg, Snyder counters with a single, Cuba tries some sort of throw but goes straight to his back and it ends 14-3 Snyder.
Cuba had some odd technique they were throwing out there. Maybe figured, "to hell with it, let's give it a shot!"
Snyder working snaps and underhooks. Tries a drag, can't get the corner, but gets a pushout. 1-0. Cuba in on a single, lifts and gets the pushout. 1-1. Cuba tries a cartwheel (???) and Snyder gets a takedown. 3-1. Cuba takes a shot, Snyder stuffs but gets pushed put. 3-2. Snyder gets a pushout, but it looks like Cuba was grounded. The officials are talking about it. They give him the point, 4-2 Snyder. Cuba with another shot to take Kyle OOB. 4-3. Cuba shoots, Snyder counters and gets the TD. 6-3. :30 left in the first. Cuba wrestling on his knees near the edge, Snyder his a drag and go behind for 2. 8-3 at the break.
Zadick and Varner in Snyder's corner.
2nd period starts. Cuba slides (???) toward a leg, Snyder counters with a single, Cuba tries some sort of throw but goes straight to his back and it ends 14-3 Snyder.
Cuba had some odd technique they were throwing out there. Maybe figured, "to hell with it, let's give it a shot!"
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Bradley up against Venezuela. Step out point for Bradley. 1-0 at the break.
Bradley on the clock, no score so 1-1 Venezuela. Venezuela on the clock. 2-1 Bradley. Bradley wins 2-1.
Bradley on the clock, no score so 1-1 Venezuela. Venezuela on the clock. 2-1 Bradley. Bradley wins 2-1.
Nick is beating Yianni! Book it!
Did you happen to notice when Yianni got his quarterfinal win via a bow-and-arrow?
Who is Zadick? Not NLWC… who were the other wrestlers corner coaches?
Quite the travel budget for NLWC. Their passports are filled.
So many of his points come off moves the opponent started and Yianni finished, necessitating review to see which wrestler scored.
Bill Zadick is the USA Wrestling national freestyle coach. Was an NCAA champ for Iowa in the 1990s and a freestyle senior world champ in the 2000s.
