Amateur Wrestling/ Freestyle Wrestling Thread

Seeing  how Wrestling is one of the most popular bases in MMA, i thought that it would be goof if i started a thread that  would allow for people to understand and follow the storylines and techniques at the highest level collegiate and international level competition.  I will create a Ranking system and give scouting reports of the top 10 guys at each weight class and provide updated weekly rankings every Monday. The first event i'm covering is NWCA National dual finals between Iowa and Missouri. 

* Edited at 02.22.2015, 12:29 AM ET *

65kg – Brent METCALF (USA) rallied late for a 10-8 semifinals victory over 2011 world runner-up Franklin GOMEZ (PUR) at the Pan American Games and climbs to No.2 in the rankings behind 2014 world silver medalist Sayed Ahmad MOHAMMADI (IRI).

World champion Soslan RAMONOV (RUS) was tripped up by Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) in the opening round of the Ziolkowski Memorial and slumps to No.8 behind European Games bronze medalist Ilyas BEKBULATOV (RUS).

1. Sayed Ahmad MOHAMMADI (IRI) – World No.2 (1)
2. Brent METCALF (USA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (5)
3. Togrul ASGAROV (AZE) – Euro Games No.1 (6)
4. Magomed KURBANALIEV (RUS) – Medved Prizes No.2 (2)
5. Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) – Ziolkowski No.1 (7)
6. Mustafa KAYA (TUR) – Euro Games No.3 (9)
7. Ilyas BEKBULATOV (RUS) – Euro Games No.3 (8)
8. Soslan RAMONOV (RUS) – Ziolkowski No.3 (3)
9. Magomed MUSLIMOV (AZE) – Paris GP No.1 (4)
10. Haji ALIEV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3@61 (11)
11. Masoud ESMAILPOUR (IRI) – Asia No.1 (2@61)
12. Azamat NURIKOV (BLR) – Medved Prizes No.1 (10)
13. George BUCUR (ROU) – Ziolkowski No.2 (17)
14. Tomotsugu ISHIDA (JPN) – Asia No.2 (18)
15. Mihail SAVA (MDA) – Ion Corneanu No.1 (14)
16. GANZORIG Mandakhnaran (MGL) – Asia No.3 (12)
17. Borislav NOVACHKOV (BUL) – Dan Kolov No.1 (13)
18. Yogeshwar DUTT (IND) – Sassari Tourney No.1 (14)
19. LEE Seung-Chul (KOR) – Spanish GP No.2 (nr)
20. David SAFARYAN (ARM) – Stepan Sargsyan No.1 (nr)

70kg – Georgi ZLATOV (BUL) reached the medals podium for the third time this summer as a runner-up at the Ion Corneanu Memorial in Bucharest and joins the rankings at No.15, just ahead of James GREEN (USA) who claimed his first international title at the Grand Prix of Spain.

1. Magomedrasul GAZIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) – Euro Games No.1 (1)
2. Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL) – Euro Games No.2 (2)
3. Yakup GOR (TUR) – Euro Games No.3 (3)
4. Bekzod ABDURAKHMANOV (UZB) – Asia No.1 (5)
5. Zelimkhan YUSUPOV (TJK) – Asia No.2 (6)
6. Israil KASUMOV (RUS) – World Cup No.1 (4)
7. Hassan YAZDANI CHARATI (IRI) – World Cup No.2 (7)
8. Ruslan DIBIRGADZHIYEV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3 (8)
9. Miroslav KIROV (BUL) – Dan Kolov No.1 (14)
10. Rasul ARSANALIEV (RUS) – Euro U23s No.1 (9)
11. Magomedkhabib KADIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.1 (nr)
12. Zaur EFENDIEV (SRB) – Euro Games No.5 (10)
13. Evgheni NEDEALCO (MDA) – Yasar Dogu No.2 (11)
14. David TLASHADZE (GEO) – Euro Games No.5 (12)
15. Georgi ZLATOV (BUL) – Dan Kolov No.3 (nr)
16. James GREEN (USA) – Spanish GP No.1 (nr)
17. Zsombor GULYAS (HUN) – Euro Games No.8 (13)
18. Andrey KARPACH (BLR) – Euro U23s No.3 (14)
19. Elaman DOGDURUBEK UULU (KGZ) – Asia No.3 (19)
20. Takafumi KOJIMA (JPN) – Asia No.3 (20)

1. Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (1)
2. Aniuar GEDUEV (RUS) – Euro Games No.1 (2)
3. Denis TSARGUSH (RUS) – World No.1 (3)
4. Sosuke TAKATANI (JPN) – World No.2 (7)
5. Khetik TSABOLOV (RUS) – Ziolkowski No.1@70kg (9)
6. Peyman YARAHMADI (IRI) – Asia No.1 (4)
7. Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) – Euro Games No.2 (5)
8. Rashid KURBANOV (UZB) – Asia No.3 (6)
9. Livan LOPEZ AZCUY (CUB) – Pan Am Games No.3 (10)
10. Jumber KVELASHVILI (GEO) – Euro Games No.3 (8)
11. Alireza GHASEMI (IRI) – Ziolkowski No.1 (nr)
12. Morteza REZAEI GALEH (IRI) – Ziolkowski No.3 (12)
13. Ali SHABANOV (BLR) – Euro Games No.5 (11)
14. Akhmed GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.1 (nr)
15. Jakob MAKARASHVILI (GEO) – Ali Aliev No.2 (nr)
16. Yabrail HASANOV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3 (13)
17. David TAYLOR (USA) – Stepan Sargsyan No.1 (nr)
18. Daisuke SHIMADA (JPN) – Asia No.2 (14)
19. Narasingh YADAV (IND) – Asia No.3 (15)
20. Georg HARTH (GER) – Ziolkowski No.3 (nr)

86kg – World bronze medalist Selim YASAR (TUR), who slumped all the way to 18th at middleweight, won his first-ever international senior crown in Warsaw to vault to No.10 in the rankings.

1. Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) – Euro Games No.1 (1)
2. Reineris SALAS PEREZ (CUB) – Pan Am Games No.1 (3)
3. Shamil KUDIYAMAGOMEDOV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.1 (5)
4. Meisam MOSTAFA JOUKAR (IRI) – Takhti Cup No.1 (2)
5. Alireza KARIMIMACHIANI (IRI) – Asia No.1 (6)
6. Dauren KURUGLIEV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.2 (7)
7. Piotr IANULOV (MDA) – Euro Games No.2 (8)
8. Radoslaw MARCINKIEWICZ (POL) – Euro Games No.3 (10)
9. Aleksandr HUSHTYN (BLR) – Euro U23s No.1 (9)
10. Selim YASAR (TUR) – Ziolkowski No.1 (18)
11. Sandro AMINASHVILI (GEO) – Euro Games No.3 (12)
12. Istvan VEREB (HUN) – Euro Games No.5 (13)
13. Atsushi MATSUMOTO (JPN) – Asia No.2 (11)
14. Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) – Ali Aliev No.3 (nr)
15. Aleksander GOSTIEV (AZE) – Yasar Dogu No.1 (14)
16. Ahmed BILICI (TUR) – Ziolkowski No.3 (nr)
17. Amarhadshi MAGOMEDOV (BLR) – Ziolkowski No.3 (nr)
18. Nurmagomed GADZHIEV (AZE) – Euro Games No.5 (15)
19. Jacob HERBERT (USA) – Pan Am Games No.2 (nr)
20. Taymuraz FRIEV NASKIDEAVA (ESP) – Spanish GP No.1 (nr)

97kg – Radoslaw BARAN (POL) opened July with a win at the Ali Aliev tourney in Russia and came back three weeks later with a bronze medal at the Ziolkowski Memorial in Warsaw to climb to No.8 in the rankings.

1. Khetag GAZUMOV (AZE) – Euro Games No.1 (1)
2. Abdusalam GADISOV (RUS) – Euro Games No.3 (2)
3. Sharif SHARIFOV (AZE) – Medved Prizes No.2 (3)
4. Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) – Euro Games No.2 (4)
5. Valeri ANDRIITSEV (UKR) – Medved Prizes No.3 (5)
6. Javier CORTINA LACERRA (CUB) – World Cup No.3 (6)
7. Reza YAZDANI (IRI) – Asian Games No.1 (7)
8. Radoslaw BARAN (POL) – Ali Aliev No.1 (12)
9. Mohamedhossein MOHAMMADIAN (IRI) – Asia No.1 (4)
10. Magomed MUSAEV (KGZ) – Asia No.2 (10)
11. Pavlo OLIYNIK (UKR) – Stepan Sargsyan No.2 (11)
12. Yuri BELONOVSKI (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.3 (9)
13. Abbas TAHAN (IRI) – Ziolkowski No.1 (nr)
14. Omar GUSOSHIVILI (GEO) – Euro U23s No.1 (8)
15. Kyle SNYDER (USA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (nr)
16. Ibragim SAIDOV (BLR) – Euro Games No.7 (13)
17. Ibragim BOLUKBASI (TUR) – Yasar Dogu No.3 (15)
18. Nicolae CEBAN (MDA) – Olympia No.1 (16)
19. Stefan KEHRER (GER) – Ion Corneanu No.1 (nr)
20. Wynn MICHALIK (USA) – Spanish GP No.1 (nr)

125kg – Three-time world champion Beylal MAKHOV (RUS) won the Ali Aliev tourney with a triumph over Yarygin Grand Prix winner Muradin KUSHKHOV (RUS) to climb to No.6 ahead of Kushkhov and London 2012 Olympic Games silver medalist David MODZMANASHVILI (GEO).

1. Taha AKGUL (TUR) – Euro Games No.1 (1)
2. Aleksey SHEMAROV (BLR) – Euro Games No.2 (2)
3. Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) – Euro Games No.3 (5)
4. Jamalladin MAGOMEDOV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3 (6)
5. Komeil GHASEMI (IRI) – Asia No.2 (3)
6. Beylal MAKHOV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.1 (nr)
7. Muradin KUSHKHOV (RUS) – Ali Aliev No.2 (4)
8. David MODZMANASHVILI (GEO) – Ali Aliev No.3 (13)
9. Parviz HADI (IRI) – Takhti Cup No.1 (9)
10. Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) – Asia No.1 (10)
11. Aleksander KHOTSIANIVSKI (UKR) – Euro Games No.9 (7)
12. Alen ZASEEV (UKR) – Medved Prizes No.2 (8)
13. Levan BERIANIDZE (ARM) – Stepan Sargsyan No.1 (17)
14. Soslan GAGLOEV (SVK) – Euro Games No.5 (14)
15. Khadshimourad GATSALOV (RUS) – Euro Games No.13 (11)
16. Tervel DLAGNEV (USA) – World No.3 (12)
17. Zachery REY (USA) – Pan Am Games No.1 (18)
18. Nick MATUHIN (GER) – Ion Corneanu No.1 (nr)
19. DENG Zhiwei (CHN) – Ziolkowski No.3 (nr)
20. Giorgi SAKANDELIDZE (GEO) – Ali Aliev No.3 (nr)

There are two things that are wrong with the top of the rankings, one is that Yang has been inactive since winning worlds and it appears North Korea's world rep is Hak Jin Jong and the other problem here is that North Korea doesn't send guys to worlds every year. the other one is Vladimir Khinchegashvili being so low in the ranking, yes his appaling lack of sportsmanship is Palhares-Esque but that's not enough of a reason to put him #8 he's a returning world runner-up, a 2012 olympic runner-up. Rahimi and Lebedev should be interesting to see at World's but don't get to hyping them us as winning it this year yet. 

This ranking is a ******* mess, with the returning world champ at the weight not even ranked in Haji Aliyev, the guy he beat at European Games in Voldoya Frangulyan ahead of him and Frangulyan isn't a ******* world medalist and is only ranked this high because of his win against Bekkhan Goigereev at the Medved in ******* February, and Goigereev shouldn't be rnaked this high he's the ******* back up for Russian and hasn't made a world team in the past 2 years. Ahmed Chakaev needs to be ranked at this weight after beating Murshid Mutalimov who's #13 right now, Ehsanpoor is only at #5 because he beat Haji Aliyev on a fluke at the world cup, and the guy who beat Ehsanpoor at Asian Championships Daulet Niyazbekov is ranked behind him which is ******* stupid. Otarsultanov is  57 KG who hates cutting weight and placed third this year at russian nationals and beat khinchegashvilli at 2012 olympic finals, but he shouldn't be ******* #6 in the world. Lomtadze at #3 is just because they put so much ******* weight in European's it's ridiculous.  Batbold Nomin is the world rep for Mongolia yet they have him behind his team mate #13 Enkhsaikhan Nyam Ochir And Batbold beat #7 Niyazbekov at the Kazakhstan cup so he needs to be way higher. 

It's great metcalf is at #2 but he's not the #2 guy at the weight sure top 3 but not #2, the #2 is clearly Togrul Asgarov who is freaky ******* good and really world's is a battle between him and Mohamaadi to be honest. Kurbanaliev is disgustingly over ranked at #3 for someone who consistently doesn't make world teams and loses to unranked guys and is a back-up and isn't going to ******* worlds. the lack of Frankin Goemz in the rankings is another **** up among many. here's how ******* sloppy this ranking is: the #3,8,9,11 guy's aren't going to worlds. and Novachkov at #17 is the stupidest **** i've ever seen, a guy that pins returning world champ Soslan Romanov, beats Asgarov, and is freakishly athletic is just astounding that they rank him so low. Nurikov at #12 is about right he DNP'd at Ali Aliyev pretty bad, but the guy who won Ali Aliyev isn't even ranked in Joshgun Asimov of Azerbaijan. Ganzorig at #16 is ******* crazy as the guy is a returning third placer at worlds.  so here's what the top 10 should look like: 1.Mohammadi,2.Asgarov,3.Metcalf,4.Chamizo,5.Mustafa Kaya,6.Ilyas Bekbulatov,7.Boris Novachkov,8.Mandakhnaran Ganzorig,9.Azamat Nurikov,10. George Bucur. 

I really don't give a **** about 70 KG's other then Yazdani Charati who is behind Kaisumov who he beat and isn't the world rep for russia. James Green is a medal contender this year he's tough but don;'t be shocked if his lack of experience shows at times and he doesn't medal. 

TSabolov ranked here is ******* stupid he's a 70 KG guy plain and simple. Livan Lopez Azcuy behind Soner Demitras Rashid Kurbanov,Takatani,and Tsabolov is ******* ********. Lopez Azcuy is #3 at this weight behind Gedeuv and Burroughs. Takatani really should really be at #9. David Taylor being ranked at 17 is pretty cool but he's not going to be the world rep for a long time unless he goes up to 86 KG's. 

Kudiyamagomedov at #3 is so ******* dumb as he is the back up for Russia and lost at U23's to some random guy so this ranknig is only because he keeps it close with Sadulaev, or more like he doesn't totally get his ass kicked by him, same reason why they have Kurugliev at #6. Meisam Moustafa Joukar at #4 ahead of the world rep Alireza Karimimichiani isn't right and needs to be fixed.  Herbert needs to be way higher then #19,like he should be ranked top 10 honestly. Piotr Ianulov should be above Kurugliev, Selim Yasar at #10 is wrong he should be #8

Cortina LAcerra nubmer 6 at this weight is ******* dumb, he hasn't beaten anyone of note this year, lsot to Snyder,Varner, and Belonovski this year. He's only ranked this high because he got the third medal at worlds because Samil Ergodon pissed hot. Whoever put Odikadze at #4 needs to get fired for incompetence as Odikadze hasn't done **** and is best knwon for getting pinned by Valerii Andriitsev at worlds last year and looking like an absolute ********* in the process.Sharifov isn't world rep, he's behind Gazyumov,Yazdani needs to be at 4. Here's worlds top 10 ranking. 1.Gazyumov,2.Gadisov,3.Andriitsev,4.Yazdani,5.Odikadze,6.Snyder,7.Cortina Lacerra,8.Radoslaw Baran,9.Oliynk,10.Musaev even though he's ****.

Makhov ranked at #6 is right, but the situation with russia's heavyweights is weird as Gatsalov is ******* ancient and is struggling a bit but is still one of the greatest of all time hands down, but Makhov is the greco rep but wrecked everyone at the Ali Aliyev. Jamaladdin Magomedov of Azerbaijan at #4 is ******* ********. Tervel is so low because of inactivity and he's injured. 

I wish Scott Hall had went to MMA. He was quite the wrestler in his prime and would help bring in all the chicas, also a better bad guy than Corduroy McGilligan. 

Scott Hall was a college wrestler?

Tervel Dlagnev's injured, can't wrestle at worlds. USA will be sending Zach Rey instead. 

http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/251734-Wrestling-News-and-Updates/article/32784-Tervel-Dlagnev-Out-For-World-Championships#.VceSrPlViko

There's great highlights of  European cadet champs  up on YouTube now. Check out the 63kg GR final with  p nasibov vs a georgian, unbelievable technique display 

Those highlight s are on the United world wrestling channel and type "chamizo vs pico" to see a gem of a match where  a tuff cuba Italian in chamizo takes pico to school ... A guy to watch for mma too check him out 

Chamizo wrestled Pico? That sounds amazing.