Dennis, Others to compete in Germany

[akaoni]

Looks like 5 U.S. freestyle Olympians including Dan Dennis will compete in one last warm up competition in Dortmund, Germany July 2-3. More information available at USA Wrestling website. Other attending wrestlers include: Burroughs, Snyder, Molinaro, and Cox. Not sure how stiff the competition will be however it can't be bad for Dennis, Cox, etc to get more international matches under their belts.

Not sure if there will be livestream or delayed video available. I don't see this listed at UWW website. Anyone know more?

 

[akaoni]

Draws are out for Saturday's action in Germany.

U.S. men’s freestyle draws for Saturday
65 kg/145.5 lbs. – Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. William Stier (Germany)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC)
Vs. Markus Knobel (Germany)

86 kg/189 lbs. – J’Den Cox, Columbia, Mo. (Missouri Wrestling Foundation)
Vs. Kanat Berdiyev (Kazakhstan)

97 kg/213 lbs. – Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
Vs. Nicolai Ceban (Moldova), Three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016), 2012 University World silver medalist

Looks like Dan Dennis will be up on Sunday. No livestream info has been released according to linked article.

 

[akaoni]

Live stream is here. One mat only. Molinaro, Burroughs, and Snyder all are alive in championship bracket. Cox lost to Sharipov from Azerbaijan.

 

[WWDMHawkeye]

Thanks, akaoni! Saw Burroughs go up 8-2 after 1 against a guy from AZE. Lost the feed after that. Dude is unreal -- hard to believe he got taken down, as he was just toying with the guy. Looks to be all business, too -- wouldn't shake his hand after the 1st. Looks like he's wrestling angry and on a mission. Love rooting for that guy.

 

[JonesHawk125]

Burroughs & Molinaro in the finals. Burroughs shouldn't have a problem getting gold. Molinaro has 2012 Olympic champ from AZE. Snyder dropped his semis bout to Gazyumov (AZE) and shouldn't have a problem getting bronze. Cox lost his semis to 2012 Olympic champ from AZE and shouldn't have a problem getting bronze either. Go USA! Looking forward to Dennis tonight/tomorrow.

 

[akaoni]

Molinaro lost 5-4 on what looked to be a last second take down. I missed it because the stream cut out.

 

[akaoni]

Burroughs up next on the crappy stream.

 

[JonesHawk125]

Frank was up 4-0 after 1st then gave up five 1 pt moves [mostly step outs - could not keep center] including a step out w/ 4 seconds left in match.

 

[akaoni]

Frank was up 4-0 after 1st then gave up five 1 pt moves [mostly step outs - could not keep center] including a step out w/ 4 seconds left in match.

Ah there you have it. Crazy that a fireplug like Frank could get pushed around like that.

 

[akaoni]

Burroughs down 0-1 early.

Edit, my error, only one push out.

 

[akaoni]

Burroughs wins a close one 3-1.

 

[AFHawk86]

Frank was up 4-0 after 1st then gave up five 1 pt moves [mostly step outs - could not keep center] including a step out w/ 4 seconds left in match.

He stalled the whole second period. Didn't deserve to win.

 

[JonesHawk125]

Burroughs wins gold. Frank takes silver. Cox and Snyder finish with bronze. Average showing by team USA on day 1. They will peak in Rio. Hope to see Dennis break some ribs tomorrow.

 

[JonesHawk125]

Dennis is in the finals and his opponent is from AZE (qualified the weight for them at one of the Olympic qualifiers recently). Dan won his first two bouts by technical fall and hasn't given up a point yet. First opponent was from Germany and 2nd was from Turkey.