Saturday: Maryville Open (165 Amateur division, 14 man bracket)
Weighed in at 164, was able to drink a fair annount leading up to weighins. Ate/drank moderately (2hr weighins). My division was all underclassmen- freshman and sophomores.
First match: Loss to a Quincy kid (D2)
He was a leftie, so I mirrored and took right-leg stance. Went collar tie, he got double unders. I looked at some trips/throws, didn’t get that close, then he made space and I got him with a head and arm throw. Got 7 points, but he got up because I didn’t go to side control like I should have. I pummeled an underhook, went knee pick but got thrown because I stayed on it too long rather than chaining. Got up, got front headlock key-lock ish thrown again and pinned.
Second match: Tech fall over Ozarks kid:
Went leftie. Don’t remember the details, but I got a stalemate off of iranian defence to a low single (went for the ankles and scrambled). Got an underhook snap to go behind, and an armdrag to the waist to snap. On top, I burned out my forearms getting wrists and trying to get halfs, but I got all of my back points from legriding- power half and seatbelt, a bit sloppy though. Had a hard time with leg-riding breakdowns, but he crumbled on bottom with traditional breakdowns. He was physically easy to overpower.
Third match: Loss to another Quincy kid. (Placed 8 out of 14)
This guy was kinda jacked. We mostly went from collar ties to over-under, basically even handfighting. He got a shot, and I pressured, but he ducked out and took me down with the rear body lock. I couldn’t stand up, got my face stuck on the mat and had to post out to not get broken down, preventing my standup and leaving me open to turns. He got a turn or two, including a bar I couldn’t defend, and pinned me.
Things to work on:
-Defending the bar
-Hitting my sweeps and other shots— never shot more than once or twice. Need more drilling.
-Working from over unders- specifically clearing the underhook while keeping my own, plus offense from there.
-Underhook and russian offence- more chaining with the underhooks, more leg attacks with the russian
-handfighting- navigating between shots, hooks, russians, drags, and snaps from the initial tie-up, and clearing collar ties to my offense.
-Standing up under pressure while staying sealed off.
I’m not disappointed, because I honestly was worried I’d do far worse, and I’ve come away with plenty of ways to improve dramatically.