Yanni and Zain are pretty close to the same level, with Yanni plenty of time to become even better, but I couldn't help but to wonder what kind of wrestling programs they have in little, tiny Cuba that could give such a domineering NCAA champ such a battle? Regardless of the outcome, that first flurry of points by Valdes was impressive.
You have to understand that zain was never known for his amazing takedown skills although he his very good on his feet, he was amazing at running legs and being absolutely relentless on top literally grinding faces into the mat. In freestyle much depends on the feet and quick turns there isn’t a lot of time to run legs and do the slow torture that zain used to do in folk style.
my guess is that there were no points awarded for the 3rd gutwrench because Zain did not get back to a defensible position before the 3rd gut. or they just dropped the ball somehow. I'm not really sure, looks like it should have been 8-0 though
zain is worse than a bad wrestler. he's keeping a gold medal contender from competing. can you just retire zain you will never compete at this level with any success. if it was going to happen you should have already done it. its over. go coach or something
@Vaidas after watching all the matches he would have got bronze. there were alot of really strong wrestlers. rashidov would have torn his arms off. zain didn't belong there. hopefully he can figure out how to beat zain for the olympic spot
Yanni and Zain are pretty close to the same level, with Yanni plenty of time to become even better, but I couldn't help but to wonder what kind of wrestling programs they have in little, tiny Cuba that could give such a domineering NCAA champ such a battle? Regardless of the outcome, that first flurry of points by Valdes was impressive.
You have to understand that zain was never known for his amazing takedown skills although he his very good on his feet, he was amazing at running legs and being absolutely relentless on top literally grinding faces into the mat. In freestyle much depends on the feet and quick turns there isn’t a lot of time to run legs and do the slow torture that zain used to do in folk style.
Cuba is really good. One of the best wrestling countries in the world. Alejadro Valdes is a 2x world broce medalist.
A lot of good wrestling display by this 2 guys
The Cuban seemed to out muscle Zain
That last scramble was scored wrong imo.. Zain looked better in this match, was more active
Valdes initiated the action.. it’s pretty obvious
9??? how? that should have been 10-10, with Zain winning on criteria!
The Cuban took Zain down 2-0, then turned Zain three times, should have been 8-0 right?
If the first sequence was scored correctly then it would have been 10-0 cuba. Valdes was the better wrestler in this match
jason Swift I saw 4. He broke 90 degrees on the first gut attempt
I was wrong, Valdes deserved the win.
Calabaza speed is of the change ...siiiiiiii cuba
The Cuban took down Zain 2-0, then turned Zain three times for 6. Score 8-0 right?
my guess is that there were no points awarded for the 3rd gutwrench because Zain did not get back to a defensible position before the 3rd gut. or they just dropped the ball somehow. I'm not really sure, looks like it should have been 8-0 though
learn FS rules my burger friend
Cuba Russia 🦁🦁
All that fuss and mess over who gets to be on the team and you couldn't even make it past the first round
his Cuban opponent here is no slouch, round 1 of the world's is often just as tough as round 4, draw dependent of course.
Crappie refereeing!
zain is worse than a bad wrestler. he's keeping a gold medal contender from competing. can you just retire zain you will never compete at this level with any success. if it was going to happen you should have already done it. its over. go coach or something
How about the gold medal contender beat Zain?
Yianni has to earn his spot just like everyone else.
Agreed. Yianni got robbed
@Vaidas after watching all the matches he would have got bronze. there were alot of really strong wrestlers. rashidov would have torn his arms off. zain didn't belong there. hopefully he can figure out how to beat zain for the olympic spot
Vaidas Zain is just a bad match up for Yianni. But Zain doesn’t belong at this stage