Uwwdoc 114 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 13 hours ago, irani said: @Uwwdocwere you the doctor who was massaging Ghassempour’s hamstrings after his match? tell us what you are seeing there in Oslo. Is the mood in the camp best you have ever seen? God, I haven't had a chance to write anything cause I have literally been flat out since I got here. Long days from 7 to 10 at night. But it has been absolutely unreal this tournament from an Iranian perspective and so much has happened don't even knownwhere to start. I didn't do what you mention, but I am mat doctor everyday. Maybe if I get time I can write some interesting insights or answer questions. All I will say for now is that loads of folk are now saying "who would have thought Cox would lose to Ghasempour", "what a shock". But I've been singing Kamran's praises for a while and Cox is very hard to score against. Massive well done, but not surprised at all. 1 irani reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Elahi beats the Moldovan 4-2 and will wrestle the very impressive Akmataliev in the QF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Elahi loses the QF to Akmataliev 7-8. A very close match - WAIT: chaos ... not clear who won but I thought Elahi lost... Score updated to 9-8 for Elahi... Now Akmataliev challenges... Akmataliev wins 8*-8. Annoying. Probably the difference between a Bronze and nothing for Elahi. That match was there to be won. Edited October 4, 2021 by The Genius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Not sure how the challenge plays out but this was frustrating. Akmataliev is weak to leg attacks but strong upper body, we remember how Yazdani terrorised him at the qualifier with shots but got thrown bunch. Unfortunately Elahi is also upper body for the most part. Elahi Took him down pretty much every time he shot. Edited October 4, 2021 by Shiraz123 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Right winner I think, not sure how Elahi went from 5 points to 8 points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Goleij leads Yergali 2-0 after the first period. Sumo dominance. Not sure how Goleij was the one to get put on the shot clock though, Yergali has done nothing. Goleij wins 6-1 and is in the SF v Snyder. Can someone explain to me how Goleij got put on the shot clock but Yergali did not? Goleij controlled the entire match and was the only one who ever looked like scoring (albeit purely from push outs). Zare should teach Goleij how to be a more complete wrestler, he'll need to do more than just push outs to have a chance against Snyder. Edited October 4, 2021 by The Genius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Shiraz123 said: Right winner I think, not sure how Elahi went from 5 points to 8 points. Yeah and we can't be too upset about it given how easy his bracket was compared to the other half. He's only 19 and overall did pretty well for his age given this is first seniors. Let's see what he does in the next few years. Edited October 4, 2021 by The Genius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestfan 810 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 that Elahi-KGZ match probably decided the team title which now I believe goes to Russia. that was a winnable match but Elahi had a wrong strategy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Does this put as likely to place third then? I assume Sarlak, Nokhodi and Goleij are going to lose to Gilman, Burroughs and Snyder. Elahi has less chance of being pulled back in to the repechage than James Green does on the other side. That just leaves Ghasempour who will likely get gold (or I will be very upset, lol) and Goleij's bronze. Edit: Completely forgot 65kg Yazdani. Think the final may be a showcase of how uneven that bracket was. Edited October 4, 2021 by Shiraz123 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocBZ 190 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Does Goleij have a shot against Snyder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 1 minute ago, DocBZ said: Does Goleij have a shot against Snyder? no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Tie up the match and stall with the underhook, waste time, try and get a cheeky pushout at the end for a win. Best plan I can come up with for Goleij. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Zare is the first heavyweight (100kg+/130kg/120kg/125kg) world champion for Iran since 1989 (Alireza Soleimani won Gold by beating Bruce Baumgartner in the 1989 World Championships held in Switzerland). Ghasemi won (joint) Olympic Gold but was never world champion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Akmataliev beats Russia and Elahi is pulled back into the repechage! And Gadhziev beats Bayramov so James Green (USA) is out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Akmataliev is tricky lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 How did Goleij manage to **** that up? There was no need to go for that push out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Oh my. His underhook turned against him lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Genius said: How did Goleij manage to **** that up? There was no need to go for that push out. Probably wanted to stick to him tie him up so he doesn't shoot from distance and end up like Yazdani in Tokyo. Backfired and he got thrown by lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrestfan 810 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 never liked Goleij but this is the best version of him. what a stupid mistake at the end. he just had to hold Snyder for few more seconds and Snyder could do nothing. his defense was great though. you rarely see that from the Iranians to defend the leg like that (I mean in last minute when Snyder was close to score) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, Shiraz123 said: Probably wanted to stick to him tie him up so he doesn't shoot from distance and end up like Yazdani in Tokyo. Backfired and he got thrown by lol. Looked like he was going for a push out for no reason when he had the win in the bag, unbelievable stupidity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Well that was closer than I thought, was like a greco match with the caution - caution - caution. Seems Snyder struggles with the brute force guys more than I would have expected. Iran is the underdog in all these matches except 92 so hopefully more of them can surprise me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) Sarlak is definitely getting teched or pinned, isn't he? Sarlak loses the final 3-5 to Gilman and wins Silver. Better than I expected, who would expect Sarlak to be a world silver medalist? Lol. But still it felt he underperformed and didn't start to attack (for leg attacks at least) until the last 30 seconds, usually when he attacked he scored. Can Sarlak improve more? Seems like he's close to the top 5. Edited October 4, 2021 by The Genius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Have to see how 57 plays out. Uguev is still clearly the top of the weight for me. I heard the Indian is going to go up, so that's one obstacle gone. If they can find a good 57 from juniors in the new couple years I think Iran can do well, these guys seem beatable. I'm sure the weight will be tougher next year. Sarlak did better than I thought he would. Would have won a medal on the other side also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Genius 368 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 what the **** did I just witness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiraz123 822 Report post Posted October 4, 2021 Yazdani loses like 18 - 4, lol. Yeah we just how lopsided the bracket was. Good for Yazdani for getting a senior medal but that was all time bracket trickery. Losses piling up now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
