Biggest Moves To Watch For At The U.S. Open
Biggest Moves To Watch For At The U.S. Open
Everyone is so excited for the big moves coming to the US Open.
Some of the United States' biggest and baddest stars are slated to throw down at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas this week, and we are bound to see some of their signature moves in action.
As we prepare for all the action—including Greco bringing the five-point throws and freestyle busting out the slickness—let’s take a look at some of the deadliest moves to keep an eye out for over the next few days.
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Daton Fix: Inside Trip & Trapped Arm Gut
Takedowns and turns. When it comes to both, Fix is world class. He’s got some versatility with his inside trip where he may hit you coming out of an exchange or just lock up and go. If it hits, then he goes to that trapped arm gut and sometimes that’s all she wrote. P. S. He’s got a pretty slick slide by too.
Watch Fix go to work in last year’s U.S. Open finals:
Seth Gross: Belly Whizzer
Shoot at your own risk on Gross. It could result in giving up some exposure points because your momentum was thrown to the side and your back was turned toward the mat.
Dylan Ness: Gator Bacon
He made it famous in folkstyle and we’ve only seen him go to the well and pull it out a few times in freestyle. But if you see yourself matched up with Ness, make sure you keep your hips low because you might end up in some trouble.
Victoria Anthony: Inside Trip
Like Fix, Victoria Anthony is deadly with the inside trip. Pick your poison but just know it’s always deadly no matter if it comes from the right or the left.
Watch Anthony get surgical with her inside trip in last year's finals:
Kamal Bey: High Dive & Duck Under
We all know that the junior world champ is must-see TV. But when he comes in hot and gets his hands locked it can be trouble. And just when you’re worried about him coming in for a landing, he will pull out the slickness with a duck under.
Robby Smith: Arm Throw & Head Pinch
Let’s throw it back to last year when he pulled the trigger on one of the nicest throws we’ve ever seen from him. But he’s more known for his front head game. When he gets those hands locked and his hips under, there will be points coming shortly after.
Watch Smith hit a deadly arm throw in last year's finals:
David Terao: Uchi Mata
He’s got some tricks that we’ve seen in folkstyle that will score big points for him in Las Vegas. Normally, Terao will hit the throw off of a slide-by. He usually uses it to finish and finish big.
David Taylor: Ankle Pick
What good is being long and lanky if you don’t know how to use it, right? DT uses his length very well and his ankle pick might be the most deadly utilization in his bag of tricks.
Watch Taylor pick ankles in last year's Open:
Tyler Graff: Top Game
It’s a leg lace or a gut wrench. Either way, Graff is pretty good at turning guys.
Alex Dieringer: Dump
It was on full display at Bill Farrell. He used his patented dump all the way to the top of the podium.
Watch Dieringer collect a Bill Farrell title:
Frank Molinaro: Lefty High-C
Always watch the lefty high-c and if you can defend that there's a foot stomp single coming your way.
Kyle Dake: Power Moves
If you've lived under a rock and missed out on the amount of power Dake puts behind his moves, then let me introduce you to one of the many reasons they call him Kid Dynamite. Specifically, Dake has got a chest wrap that is almost a guaranteed four-pointer each time.
Watch Dake make power moves:
Aaron Brooks: Ankle Pick
The first time we saw it was on the Fargo stage and as time has gone on it's only gotten better.