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He has Shamsat Tair of Kazakhstan, who is a full-sized, young 79 KG. Even with a full tank, I don't know if I would give Sato much of a chance. I also didn't think he was going to give Plott the fits he just gave him.

I forgot about Chlebove. Looks like he got beat up pretty good.

This is going to end up being one of those old Metcalf international matches. Plott just destroyed Sato's gas tank. Sato will lose his next match.

The Jap didn't even try to wrestle the entire match. That is embarrassing.

Both of them are sucking wind hard with 90 seconds to go. Sato just on the bike, though. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Trying to not give up points rather than wrestling.

Japan just isn't trying anything here... and it isn't really his fault. Plott isn't giving him an inch to breath (or 2.54 centimeters for you uncultured folk).

Plott is considerably more cut here... a good amount taller... he looks a solid weight class(+) bigger. I think it will wear on Sato. Plott is pushing the pace and Sato is just... not.

57 KG - Flynn has an Armenian that took Bronze two years ago at the same tournament... he also holds a 6-3 victory over Lehigh's (Puerto Rico's) Darian Cruz. Jacob Moran (Indiana/Puerto Rico) has Tatsuya Tsukaoka (Japan) in his R16 match. Can't find anything on the guy with a quick search. 65 KG - As seen above, Brock Hardy (Nebraska) beat Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers/OSU, Puerto Rico) in the first round via 12-7 Decision. Sammy was up 4-2 after the first and gave two four (4) pointers in the second period including one in the last thirty seconds or so. Hardy has a Ukrainian in Artem Kryvenko next. Guy has been at U17s six years ago as well as Euro U23s, but hasn't really won anything. Alvarez is obviously hoping to get pulled back in. 70 KG - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga, Puerto Rico) went one and done - lost to a German who lost his next match. He is done. Zapf has wrestled two tough matches already and has Kyrgyzstan's Orozobek Toktomambetov next in his QF. He wrestled the Irani Emami tough (7-2) at the Asian Games en route to a Bronze at 74 KG there. Prior to that he has been bringing home medals (including Golds) at the U23 Asian circuit for years. This is a match. 79 KG - Plott has Masaki Sato of Japan here in a few minutes. He was Japan's senior representative for the 2021 Worlds at 74 KG. He also dominated Carson Manville at 65 KG at the 2018 U17s. Aside for that he hasn't really had any results since. Should be a good match. (this may be done by the time I click 'enter' below) 97 KG - Trumble has Oktay Ciftci, a Turk, in his next QF match. Guy is coming off a U23 Euros Silver performance, but aside for that doesn't have a whole lot of international success/experience.

Zapf is crazy tough freestyle... kind of came out of nowhere. Didn't he beat Sasso in the Open last year?

I believe I already did.

Nvm. You don't have to go to that forum....

HFS. There are actual people who are this ***duck duck goose** dumb?

Anyone care to put pen to paper on what was said? Can't exactly stream that on a Zoom call...

If you watch the match it looks like the knee that he has a pad on is quite stiff. Curious if that is me overthinking it or what...

As a reminder: All finals will be at 12:00 PM US - Eastern for the balance of the tournament. The remaining semi-finals will all be at 10:45 AM US - Eastern for the balance of the tournament.

61 KG - Chlebove pulled back in. Russo he lost to won easily 10-0 in a first period Tech. Has Mezhlum Mezhlumyan of Armenia in Round 1 of Repechage for the right to face Ivan Hramyka of Belarus in the Bronze match. Chlebove is the only one who has shown a sign of life against the Russo so far. I like his odds to make the Bronze medal match. 74 KG - O'Toole pins the Tar Heel with relative ease. Up 4-0 at the break and pins him to start the second period. O'Toole has Imam Ganishov, a Russo, in the finals. Ganishov was a U17 world Bronze at 54 KG in 2017. O'Toole was still in diapers then, but I like his odds to win here. 86 KG - Brooks up 5-3, givesup a C1 for negative wrestling. Wins 5-4 over Russo's #1, Bagaev. He now has Tatsuya Shirai of Japan in the finals. Shirai beat Hidlay in last years U23 finals via 3-3 Decision. 92 KG - Cardenas is pulled back in and will face Satoshi Miura of Japan in Round 1 of Repechage. Not much about him is easy to be found aside for him being primarily a Greco guy in the past. Winner faces Pruthviraj Babasaheb of India for Bronze. Guy has been wrestling everywhere for India this year, has a past 12-2 loss to Rocky Elam at U17 in 2021 via 12-2 Tech. It will be a match. 125 KG - Hendrickson beat the Greek and will face Adil Misirci, a Turk. Has been on the circuit a while, but never has really made that next step. I do think he is better than Khosonov and that was a tough on for Hendrickson. Misirci beat Catca at U17s in 2019 via 7-4 Decision at 110 KG. I think three golds and two bronze are well within reach.

Clarification isn't needed? My statement was accurate. I would say if you wrestle someone within 3-4-5 points more often than not that it means you did wrestle them close, depending on the wrestler. If you lose by five to Dake every time, you aren't wrestling him close. If you lose by five to DT every time, you are wrestling him close.

61 KG - Magomedov wrestles a Russo from Belarus in the semi-finals. The guy has been at Cadets and Juniors, but never seems to get any wins there. Meanwhile Magomedov is ranked ~#11(?) per Flo, is 4W-2L in professional MMA, and was Russo's #1 ranked gent heading into Russo nationals. I expect Chlebove to be pulled back in. 74 KG - O'Toole has Sonny Santiago, O'Connor's replacement at 157lbs for North Carolina in the semi-finals. I expect he wins with ease. Of note: Santiago looked a full weight class smaller and ground out a win in his QF. 86 KG - Brooks has Russo's #1 ranked wrestler in the semi-finals. This should tell us a lot how he stacks up against the international competition. Wrestling DT and ZV close are one thing. I don't even know if I would call this a toss-up... I think Brooks is the dog here. I think he will win, though. 92 KG - Very real chance the Turk loses next round. The Turk has lost to Iboyan of Armenia many times this year in the U23 and U20 curcuits. The gent he faces next beat him in Round 1. 125 KG - Haven't seen anything of Khosonov aside for a 5th place finish at Euros (he went 0W-2L losing to Geno and Hungary). I think the Russo was the biggest competition he was going to face with Masoumi not being allowed. So it actually looks like Cardenas has the least likelihood of bringing home a medal at this point, of the five gents we have in right now.

Why does he have facial hair? Did he get that implanted? I didn't think he knew how to grow that bish.

In any case, O'Toole has the presumed 157lb starter from North Carolina next round.

He is going up to prevent Stalrocci from being a 5xer next year... he needs some size.

Cardenas and Brooks tested early. Cradenas beats his Russo 4-3 and Brooks beats the Turk 5-1. Brooks is on the same side as Russo NC Bagaev fwiw.

That was pretty epic.

I did explain.

Ffs Smdh