The Genius Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Cox has retired. What a shame. Great wrestler and great personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 David Taylor lost to Brooks 4-1 in their first match (best of 3) at US Olympic Trials today ... Will we see a major upset? Yazdani returned to physical training a few weeks ago and is expected to return to full wrestling training in a few weeks (early May). This will give him 3 full months of wrestling training before the Olympics. Whether this will be enough, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 David Taylor lost the second match and is out https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39985081/aaron-brooks-tops-david-taylor-seal-24-olympic-wrestling-spot brooks is a legitimate contender. He was very successful in the NCAA representing Penn state, was DT’s training partner for the Tokyo Olympics and is a U23 world champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Kavianinejad and Mohmadi through to the semis! Tough match for Mohmadi against the Uzbek Berdimuratov, the guy that beat Alizadeh at Asian games last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, Irani said: David Taylor lost the second match and is out https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39985081/aaron-brooks-tops-david-taylor-seal-24-olympic-wrestling-spot brooks is a legitimate contender. He was very successful in the NCAA representing Penn state, was DT’s training partner for the Tokyo Olympics and is a U23 world champion What’s going on with Taylor, I’m not an expert in American wrestling so maybe Brooks is that good, but he seemed to have no penetration? Internationally can’t remember seeing him get that deep on a leg like that and get stuffed. Maybe Brooks has the heaviest hips ever seen at 86, his defence was amazing, but had a quick look at some of his other matches and didn’t seem like other wrestlers couldn’t finish on him… And don’t wanna get armchair expert here but physically Taylor looked way softer than he’s looked last few worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 No David Taylor at the Olympics. A good day for Yazdani. I definitely fancy his chances vs Brooks compared to Taylor, even if it's only because it's a new opponent vs someone we know Yazdani really struggles to beat. DT looked slow and old, I think age is catching up with him. He's 33. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) This is the second match where Brooks beat Taylor 3-1, winning their best of 3 series 2-0 (4-1, 3-1) Edited April 21 by The Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 US Olympic FS team: 57kg: Spencer Lee (not qualified) 65kg: Zain Retherford (not qualified) 74kg: Kyle Dake 86kg: Aaron Brooks 97kg: Kyle Snyder 125kg: Mason Parris Iranian Olympic FS team: 57kg: TBD (not qualified) 65kg: Rahman Amouzad 74kg: Younes Emami 86kg: Hassan Yazdani (* depending on injury recovery) 97kg: Amir Azarpira 125kg: Amir Zare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Iranian Olympic GR team: 60kg: Mehdi Mohsennejad 67kg: Reza Geraei 77kg: Ali Geraei (I guess?) 87kg: Alizadeh / Mohmadi (TBD) 97kg: Mohammad Hadi Saravi 130kg: Amin Mirzazadeh All five weights are qualified now thanks to Kavianinejad and Mohmadi today. 3 strong medal chances with Mirzazadeh, Saravi and Reza Geraei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 Wow Pejman Dorostkar predicted that Aaron Brooks will defeat David Taylor https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6A3-mVo6s8/?igsh=amV0eGh3cnE1ODA3 kmrabr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/21/2024 at 2:45 PM, The Genius said: Iranian Olympic GR team: 60kg: Mehdi Mohsennejad 67kg: Reza Geraei 77kg: Ali Geraei (I guess?) 87kg: Alizadeh / Mohmadi (TBD) 97kg: Mohammad Hadi Saravi 130kg: Amin Mirzazadeh All five weights are qualified now thanks to Kavianinejad and Mohmadi today. 3 strong medal chances with Mirzazadeh, Saravi and Reza Geraei. I’d be very disappointed if there isn’t a a wrestle off at 67 with Ismaili. I love Geraei but he spends so much time at 72 and his condition at 67 hasn’t looked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Hassan is on the list of wrestlers for the next national camp. Kamran still listed at 97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 hours ago, kmrabr said: I’d be very disappointed if there isn’t a a wrestle off at 67 with Ismaili. I love Geraei but he spends so much time at 72 and his condition at 67 hasn’t looked great. Esmaeili looks very promising but he's very young and was his first tournament at 67kg and it wasn't at a senior worlds caliber, so it's too risky to send him instead of Reza Geraei IMO, even if Geraei has looked very bad at 67kg lately. Esmaeili will probably have to wait for 2028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 hours ago, kmrabr said: Hassan is on the list of wrestlers for the next national camp. Kamran still listed at 97. Kamran said weight won't be a problem and he can make 86kg again. It's a no brainer to send him if Yazdani can't go. Both should win Gold. But I think 3 full months of wrestling training will be enough for Yazdani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmrabr Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 4 hours ago, The Genius said: Esmaeili looks very promising but he's very young and was his first tournament at 67kg and it wasn't at a senior worlds caliber, so it's too risky to send him instead of Reza Geraei IMO, even if Geraei has looked very bad at 67kg lately. Esmaeili will probably have to wait for 2028 I’m not saying send him instead, I’m saying his performances and Geraei’s form have shown he deserves a wrestle off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkiane Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, kmrabr said: I’m not saying send him instead, I’m saying his performances and Geraei’s form have shown he deserves a wrestle off. For sure, we mustn’t forget that Esmaeili has teched Sohrabi recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 12 hours ago, kmrabr said: I’m not saying send him instead, I’m saying his performances and Geraei’s form have shown he deserves a wrestle off. The last time we saw Geraei wrestle he won Bronze at worlds (wrestling 5 matches over 2 days and going 4-1). I would like to see him wrestle again before Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Message from Kamran Ghassempour to j’aden cox https://www.instagram.com/p/C6AtNTDLoAm/?igsh=MWhpd2xlNnM3MmlwMQ== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 On 4/22/2024 at 5:51 PM, kmrabr said: I’d be very disappointed if there isn’t a a wrestle off at 67 with Ismaili. I love Geraei but he spends so much time at 72 and his condition at 67 hasn’t looked great. Looks like you got your wish https://www.khabarvarzeshi.com/news/456997/حساس-ترین-مبارزه-کشتی-ایران-برای-المپیک-مصاف-گرایی-و-پدیده-کشتی Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6RdrqAg24k/?igsh=dDZoaGI2MGl6OWJj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted Monday at 09:52 AM Share Posted Monday at 09:52 AM (edited) Iran is sending Alireza Sarlak to the World OG Qualifier in Istanbul (May 9-13) in the last chance to qualify 57% for Paris Also, it is possible that both Yazdani and Ghasempour will be sent to the ranking series tournament in Hungary (June 6-9) to help decide who should represent Iran at 86kg Yazdani is back in light wrestling training as of a week ago, seems slightly ahead of schedule. He will join the national team training camp soon (May 10th). I think he will make it and win Gold. Edited Monday at 09:55 AM by The Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted Monday at 10:21 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:21 AM They are just sending Yazdani to Hungary. If he does well, he will to the Olympics. If not, they may have Ghassempour wrestle off Yazdani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irani Posted Monday at 10:25 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:25 AM https://khanehkoshti.ir/تکلیف-حسن-یزدانی-مشخص-شد/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted Monday at 12:15 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:15 PM (edited) On 4/21/2024 at 4:29 AM, kmrabr said: What’s going on with Taylor, I’m not an expert in American wrestling so maybe Brooks is that good, but he seemed to have no penetration? Internationally can’t remember seeing him get that deep on a leg like that and get stuffed. Maybe Brooks has the heaviest hips ever seen at 86, his defence was amazing, but had a quick look at some of his other matches and didn’t seem like other wrestlers couldn’t finish on him… And don’t wanna get armchair expert here but physically Taylor looked way softer than he’s looked last few worlds. I agree Taylor didn't look as fit as in the past. His endurance looked fine, but I agree he looked less chiseled. Brooks is legit, though. He's just raw at freestyle, so he can still be scored on more easily the way Taylor was domestically when he was younger. Also, getting scored on by a motivated Valencia doesn't mean much. Valencia scores on everyone in the world in the first minutes. I agree that Brooks is a more desirable opponent from Yazdani's perspective. The underhook game should work better for early scores and Brooks won't be the same threat to score from par terre. But Brooks is very big and has ultra-high conditioning and athleticism for the whole match. If Yazdani is up by less than 5 with 1:30 remaining, he will be in big danger. The big tragedy is that Brooks doesn't have ranking points, so this match could be early in the tournament. Edited Monday at 01:22 PM by maligned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genius Posted Monday at 01:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 01:52 PM 1 hour ago, maligned said: Also, getting scored on by a motivated Valencia doesn't mean much. Valencia scores on everyone in the world in the first minutes. it was only 1-0 to Valencia after the first period. it was 3-1 to Brooks with 1:48 to go. and obviously it finished 7-6 to Brooks (controversially after Valencia was leading 6*-6 with 6 seconds to go and the ref gives a point to Brooks for a Valencia singlet grab foul) Brooks beat Mirasola 11-5, Dieringer 8-4, Valencia 7-6 then DT 4-1 and 3-1 DT was the only guy of those three who couldn't get a single takedown on Brooks (and he had two matches to do it)... looking at those results I have to conclude that DT was simply not at his best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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