Originally Posted by arm-spin

Meh... Bunch/Zadick, Angel/Obe and Tervel/Sigman are all so close that it could go either way... went one way at the trials, another at this tournament. That's just how it goes. More concerning is that according to a Zeke Jones interview, the US went 0/5 in clinches in the final. Even if they were n the disadvantage position for each one, you gotta be able to wrestle from there to be the best.

BTW I posted a couple of finals matches to the "good matches thread"/

Gotta figure Bunch wasnt involved in an advantageous clinch position. He's sick when you give him the leg.

Hopefully it's a quick learning experience for team USA and we learn from our mistakes and will be ready when they get to Moscow.

Temrezov wrestled 120 and won? Really? Wow.

http://www.themat.com/section.php?se...rticleID=22270

Bunch beat the world runner up- great week for him! Bergman was close to beating Gayzumov apparently, that surprised me. Maybe he's a medal threat as well. Zeke Jones seemed really encouraged even though the US lost handily.

Originally Posted by arm-spin

Bunch/Zadick, Angel/Obe and Tervel/Sigman are all so close that it could go either way...

I certainly agree about Bunch/Zadick.

I'm of the opinion that as Escobedo continues to focus on freestyle, he will establish himself as the class of this...class (though I stipulate Stieber as a wildcard). Blanc/Esco probably won't face each other again until the Dave Shultz or US Open, but I don't think Blanc beats him again next year.

I may have no idea what I'm talking about here, but my sense is that Dlagnev would consistently place higher than Sigman in international tournaments--provided that they didn't face each other in the tournaments. Sigman seems to have Tervel's number/be in his head.

Originally Posted by ODH

What is the story on the guy who beat Metcalf? His name does not look familiar to me.

Jabrayil Hasanov (Azerbaijan) dec. Brent Metcalf (USA), 7-1, 3-2

Here he is in the World Cup finals (in blue)