Burroughs vs. Shabanau

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Mat A. Starting momentarily.

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We as Americans love to talk of how we are the best conditioned. These quick turn around times should be in our favor.

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Still waiting.

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We as Americans love to talk of how we are the best conditioned. These quick turn around times should be in our favor.

 

iran owns that title right now.

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Starting now.

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The seven point techs are working in JB's favor.

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Burroughs up 2-1 at the break. The ref is being weird.

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This ref is scary.

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WTF??

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Burroughs wins 6-1. His opponent was DQed for repeated face slaps.

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Brilliant scramble to takedown for Burroughs. He has gotten so shrewd at not giving up freakish exposure positions.

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Face slaps or eye pokes to a DQ?

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Glad JB won -- and he was going to win anyway, but being DQ'd for hands to the face is stupid.

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That was dirty. Did the last point come on a penalty? Way to kick his a$$, another solid win.

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We as Americans love to talk of how we are the best conditioned. These quick turn around times should be in our favor.

 

iran owns that title right now.

 

I hate to say this. But there are some fairly simple tried and true techniques for extending one's condition that doesn't exclusively involve hard work.

 

I simply do not believe our guys are being outworked in training.

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Face slaps or eye pokes to a DQ?

 

DF - "It's better to lose by DQ than technical fall."

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We as Americans love to talk of how we are the best conditioned. These quick turn around times should be in our favor.

 

iran owns that title right now.

 

I hate to say this. But there are some fairly simple tried and true techniques for extending one's condition that doesn't exclusively involve hard work.

 

I simply do not believe our guys are being outworked in training.

 

WADA tests for EPO

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So does cycling, but it's funny how many of them get away with it.

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3 points came by penalty and then I guess on 3rd its a dq.

 

Anybody else think that Burroughs is standing fairly upright in his stance? Also he's wearing a kneepad. Not sure I remember him wearing a pad. I know he was injured but was it a knee or ankle? He's def not 100%. It sounds like Manning will clarify after the tourney.

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His ankle.

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There is also mental fatigue, or coolness under pressure. I think that's more of a factor in a 6-minute match than simple conditioning. Some guys look tired very quickly if they are under pressure and panicked. Iran's guys may just panic less.

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If you don't think the Iranians can outwork us you should watch that documentary on their youth wrestlers. Those guys work hard in practice.

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Finals start at 1:00 EST; does anyone know the order of weights then? JB?

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PASSIVE BLUE!!!! BLUE PASSIVE!!!! If I wanted to scream at that guy to shut up.

 

Another brilliant performance by Burroughs, he keeps his composure under duress/cheap shots better than any elite wrestler I've ever seen. And scribe is spot on regarding that scramble takedown, there were a couple moments where if he had rushed it or not stayed in perfect position he may have given up exposure. Also his defense has improved every year -- he's given up one point this tournament? On a bogus passivity I believe.

 

Is this Iranian the one that he wrestled and beat fairly handily (something like 3-0,3-0) at this year's World Cup? He's tied 2-2 with Kurbanov (UZB) right now and looks like the more dangerous opponent. Would be three straight World-level title bouts against Iran.

Edit: Akbari just won that match 4-3 so it's on.

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Where can I see the documentary on Iranian youth wrestling?