I’ve got just the thing. At the Paris Olympics they had this robot car zooming around picking up loose javelins and shit to return to the athletes. This would be just the ticket.
Black Knight Invitational - Sun, Nov 24
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I’ve got just the thing. At the Paris Olympics they had this robot car zooming around picking up loose javelins and shit to return to the athletes. This would be just the ticket.
Excerpt from Slippery Pete:
“Luke is a little pitbull. It's almost like watching a smaller version of Mesenbrink.”
I’m on the fence whether this is a good thing. We don’t want Jordan Burroughs mad at us again
“Luke is a little pitbull. It's almost like watching a smaller version of Mesenbrink.”
I’m on the fence whether this is a good thing. We don’t want Jordan Burroughs mad at us again
He won in OT. Really can’t understand how he time and time again puts himself in that position against inferior opponents
The problem is that nobody likes to attack him because he's so good on the counter/re-attack. That being said, this is his 5th year so he should be able to finish against other teams' backups.
In fairness to Beau, I dont recall Fongaro taking anything resembling a shot all match and was called only once for stalling. Still, Bartlett needs to up the pressure even more in cases like that.
I would have hoped for a bit more improvement from Steen with all his time in the room, but it appears it is what it is.
149 Quarter-Finals - Shayne Van Ness, vs. Joey Giordano (Gardner-Webb)
Period 1:
Van Ness up. Time to get offensive. Here's we go! Tying up & hand fighting. Van Ness quickly in on a leg, but Giordano fights him off. Circling in the center, Van Ness snaps, gets a leg & comes behind for the TD, 3-0. Van Ness riding, has Giordano bellied out. Giordano gets back to his knees, but then Van Ness brings him back to his belly. They're on the edge & all I can see are half of their bodies. Someone pans over. Woohoo! There's an actual person running the camera! Van Ness with a boot in on the edge & they go out of bounds, restart. Giordano gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Tying up, Van Ness snaps, nothing, Giordano shoots, Van Ness counters, tries to come behind, but no luck. Van Ness working a 2 on 1, drives in, but nothing. Back to center & that's it for the period. 3-1 Van Ness +1:29 RT.
Period 2:
Van Ness takes down, gets to his feet & gets a reversal, 5-1. Giordano bellied out, Stall warning Giordano. Van Ness working the wrist & hits a quick tilt, but can't hold it long enough for points. Giordano bellied out again, Van Ness goes over 2-min RT. Van Ness riding tough, throws in a boot & then the other & that's how it ends, 6-1 Van Ness with +3:03 RT.
Period 3:
Giordano takes neutral. Circling, Van Ness drives in & tries to trip Giordano, but they go out of bounds, restart. Circling, Van Ness coming forward, drops to a leg & they go out of bounds. 2nd stall call on Giordano, point Van Ness, 7-1, restart. Van Ness drives in & gets a quick TD, 10-1, Van Ness is between Giordano's legs & has Giordano on his back. He gets 4 NF & is looking to finish the pin, but only gets back points, 14-1. Giordano gets a late escape, 15-1 & Van Ness adds a RT point. 15-2
Shayne Van Ness MD Joey Giordano 15-2
Period 1:
Van Ness up. Time to get offensive. Here's we go! Tying up & hand fighting. Van Ness quickly in on a leg, but Giordano fights him off. Circling in the center, Van Ness snaps, gets a leg & comes behind for the TD, 3-0. Van Ness riding, has Giordano bellied out. Giordano gets back to his knees, but then Van Ness brings him back to his belly. They're on the edge & all I can see are half of their bodies. Someone pans over. Woohoo! There's an actual person running the camera! Van Ness with a boot in on the edge & they go out of bounds, restart. Giordano gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Tying up, Van Ness snaps, nothing, Giordano shoots, Van Ness counters, tries to come behind, but no luck. Van Ness working a 2 on 1, drives in, but nothing. Back to center & that's it for the period. 3-1 Van Ness +1:29 RT.
Period 2:
Van Ness takes down, gets to his feet & gets a reversal, 5-1. Giordano bellied out, Stall warning Giordano. Van Ness working the wrist & hits a quick tilt, but can't hold it long enough for points. Giordano bellied out again, Van Ness goes over 2-min RT. Van Ness riding tough, throws in a boot & then the other & that's how it ends, 6-1 Van Ness with +3:03 RT.
Period 3:
Giordano takes neutral. Circling, Van Ness drives in & tries to trip Giordano, but they go out of bounds, restart. Circling, Van Ness coming forward, drops to a leg & they go out of bounds. 2nd stall call on Giordano, point Van Ness, 7-1, restart. Van Ness drives in & gets a quick TD, 10-1, Van Ness is between Giordano's legs & has Giordano on his back. He gets 4 NF & is looking to finish the pin, but only gets back points, 14-1. Giordano gets a late escape, 15-1 & Van Ness adds a RT point. 15-2
Shayne Van Ness MD Joey Giordano 15-2
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Also, the clock saved Fongaro from one takedown and he seemed to be really good at neutral scrambling.
157 Quarter-Finals - Tyler Kasak vs. Jordan Brown (Binghamton)
Period 1:
Van Ness just ended. 1:39 left. Kasak up 6-1 with 23-sec riding time. There is an injury stoppage for something. Brown appears to be injured. Back to action. Brown starts down. Kasak lets him go & it's 6-2. Kasak quickly in on a double leg for a TD, 9-2, out of bounds, restart. Brown gets to his feet, but then Kasak brings him back to the mat. Brown gets to his feet again & Kasak lets him go, 9-3. Circling & tying up, Kasak coming forward, Brown on the edge. Brown shoots, nothing, Kasak counters & gets another TD, 12-3. Kasak rides out the period, 12-3 Kasak +1:04 RT
Period 2:
Kasak takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 13-3. Kasak +54-sec RT. Circling, Brown shoots, nothing. Brown shoots, Kasak counters & gets another TD, 16-3. Kasak has Brown on his back & adds 3 NF for a 19-3 TECH!
Tyler Kasak TECH Jordan Brown 19-3 (3:55)
Period 1:
Van Ness just ended. 1:39 left. Kasak up 6-1 with 23-sec riding time. There is an injury stoppage for something. Brown appears to be injured. Back to action. Brown starts down. Kasak lets him go & it's 6-2. Kasak quickly in on a double leg for a TD, 9-2, out of bounds, restart. Brown gets to his feet, but then Kasak brings him back to the mat. Brown gets to his feet again & Kasak lets him go, 9-3. Circling & tying up, Kasak coming forward, Brown on the edge. Brown shoots, nothing, Kasak counters & gets another TD, 12-3. Kasak rides out the period, 12-3 Kasak +1:04 RT
Period 2:
Kasak takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 13-3. Kasak +54-sec RT. Circling, Brown shoots, nothing. Brown shoots, Kasak counters & gets another TD, 16-3. Kasak has Brown on his back & adds 3 NF for a 19-3 TECH!
Tyler Kasak TECH Jordan Brown 19-3 (3:55)
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How does Facundo feel watching Kasak convert attack after attack? It can't be easy for him but maybe it will be a motivator...
165 Quarter-Finals - Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. Cam Adams (MSU)
Period 1:
Watching Kasak. 10-1 Mesenbrink with +2:46 RT.
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 11-1. Mesenbrink shoots, gets a leg & adds another TD, 14-1. Mesenbrink riding, looking for a turn. Adams gets to his feet, but Mesenbrink trips him back to the mat. Mesenbrink working a tilt now & gets 4 NF for an 18-1 TECH!
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Cam Adams 18-1 (4:01)
Period 1:
Watching Kasak. 10-1 Mesenbrink with +2:46 RT.
Period 2:
Mesenbrink takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 11-1. Mesenbrink shoots, gets a leg & adds another TD, 14-1. Mesenbrink riding, looking for a turn. Adams gets to his feet, but Mesenbrink trips him back to the mat. Mesenbrink working a tilt now & gets 4 NF for an 18-1 TECH!
Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Cam Adams 18-1 (4:01)
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157 Quarter-Finals - Alex Facundo vs. Fin Nadeau (Binghamton)
Period 1:
Mesenbrink just ended. 25-sec left, 0-0. Facundo drives in & hits a double leg for the TD, 3-0. Facundo rides out the period.
Period 2:
Nadeau chooses neutral. Nadeau shoots off the whistle, nothing. Circling & hand fighting, then tying up. Facundo shoots a low single, Nadeau comes over the top, but Facundo works around to finish the TD, 6-0 & they go out of bounds, restart. Nadeau still down. Nadeau gets to his feet & Facundo lets him go, 6-1. Circling, Facundo coming forward, faking, then they tie up & are back to center. Nadeau with a half shot, Facundo easily fights it off. Facundo drops in on a leg & gets another TD, 9-1. Facundo goes over 1-min RT just before the period expires.
Period 3:
Facundo takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 10-1, +54-sec RT. Circling, Nadeau drives forward, nothing. Facundo reaches for a leg, nothing. Facundo coming forward, looking underhook & trips Nadeau to the mat for another TD, 13-1. That was slick! Out of bounds, restart. Facundo riding, goes over 1-min RT & then he cuts Nadeau, 13-2, +1:04 RT. Circling, Facundo drops in on a leg, Nadeau counters, Facundo recounters & gets the TD, 16-2. Facundo riding & they go out of bounds, restart. Nadeau tries a roll off the whistle, gets to his feet. Stall warning Facundo as time expires. Facundo gets a riding time point to finish off the TECH! Chock up another techfall for Facundo!
Alex Facundo TECH Fin Nadeau 17-2 (7:00)
Period 1:
Mesenbrink just ended. 25-sec left, 0-0. Facundo drives in & hits a double leg for the TD, 3-0. Facundo rides out the period.
Period 2:
Nadeau chooses neutral. Nadeau shoots off the whistle, nothing. Circling & hand fighting, then tying up. Facundo shoots a low single, Nadeau comes over the top, but Facundo works around to finish the TD, 6-0 & they go out of bounds, restart. Nadeau still down. Nadeau gets to his feet & Facundo lets him go, 6-1. Circling, Facundo coming forward, faking, then they tie up & are back to center. Nadeau with a half shot, Facundo easily fights it off. Facundo drops in on a leg & gets another TD, 9-1. Facundo goes over 1-min RT just before the period expires.
Period 3:
Facundo takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 10-1, +54-sec RT. Circling, Nadeau drives forward, nothing. Facundo reaches for a leg, nothing. Facundo coming forward, looking underhook & trips Nadeau to the mat for another TD, 13-1. That was slick! Out of bounds, restart. Facundo riding, goes over 1-min RT & then he cuts Nadeau, 13-2, +1:04 RT. Circling, Facundo drops in on a leg, Nadeau counters, Facundo recounters & gets the TD, 16-2. Facundo riding & they go out of bounds, restart. Nadeau tries a roll off the whistle, gets to his feet. Stall warning Facundo as time expires. Facundo gets a riding time point to finish off the TECH! Chock up another techfall for Facundo!
Alex Facundo TECH Fin Nadeau 17-2 (7:00)
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I think Facundo had 6 tds, then 7 tds in his two matches, so they are matching each other as they head for a showdown.
What???
Gotta believe Facundo knows what to expect in this type of tournament. What Kasak does in his matches shouldn't matter to Facundo. Facundo just needs to focus on his own matches and what he can control.
Ranked 96 on Wrestlestat. 10-11 career record before the tournament.
I'm pretty sure so far today those two have about the same TD counts. 3 TF each. Kasak is better on the mat, though.
I think it was a dumb comment to make but he is correct. Mendez TF that kid all day.
174 Quarter-Finals - Levi Haines vs. Matt Romanelli (Columbia)
Period 1:
Circling & tying up, then they break. Levi coming forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing. Levi drops in on a single leg, switches to a double & gets the TD, 3-0. Levi throws in a boot & is hammering on Romanelli from top. I can only see legs now, then Levi rolls him through & they're back on the screen. Levi is working an arm bar; Romanelli is bellied out. Levi looking for a tilt, but I can't see if he's getting backs; only half bodies on the screen again. Levi goes over 90-sec riding time. Levi working a tilt again & gets 4 NF, 7-0 & he goes over 2-min RT. Levi keeps hammering on top. He's working another turn & gets 4 NF more, 11-0 as the period ends. 11-0 Levi +2:27 RT
Period 2:
Romanelli takes neutral. Good choice! Circling & then tying up. Levi stalking forward, drops in on a single, switches to a double for another TD, 14-0. Levi turns Romanelli. He is getting back points & then gets the FALL!
Levi Haines FALL Matt Romanelli (3:36)
Period 1:
Circling & tying up, then they break. Levi coming forward a little, reaches for a leg, nothing. Levi drops in on a single leg, switches to a double & gets the TD, 3-0. Levi throws in a boot & is hammering on Romanelli from top. I can only see legs now, then Levi rolls him through & they're back on the screen. Levi is working an arm bar; Romanelli is bellied out. Levi looking for a tilt, but I can't see if he's getting backs; only half bodies on the screen again. Levi goes over 90-sec riding time. Levi working a tilt again & gets 4 NF, 7-0 & he goes over 2-min RT. Levi keeps hammering on top. He's working another turn & gets 4 NF more, 11-0 as the period ends. 11-0 Levi +2:27 RT
Period 2:
Romanelli takes neutral. Good choice! Circling & then tying up. Levi stalking forward, drops in on a single, switches to a double for another TD, 14-0. Levi turns Romanelli. He is getting back points & then gets the FALL!
Levi Haines FALL Matt Romanelli (3:36)
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Levi is entering "Destroyer of Worlds" territory.
184 Quarter-Finals - Carter Starocci vs. Cole Karpinski (ARMY)
Period 1:
Circling, Carter snaps, nothing, but keeps coming forward. Karpinski on the edge & then they circle back to center. Carter looking underhook, Karpinski reaches for a leg, Carter counters & gets the TD, 3-0. Carter cuts him on the edge, 3-1 & then they go out of bounds, restart. Carter drops in on a leg, elevates it & trips Karpinski to the mat for another TD, 6-1. Carter hammering Karpinski on top, looking tilt, nothing, then turns Karpinski & gets 4 NF, 10-1. Carter lets Karpinski up, 10-2. Carter coming forward & gets another TD, 13-2, then cuts Karpinski, 13-3. Cater shoots in on a leg & gets another TD on the edge, 16-3. He turns Karpinski & gets 4 NF more for the 20-3 TECH just as the time expires.
Carter Starocci TECH Cole Karpinski 20-3 (3:00)
Period 1:
Circling, Carter snaps, nothing, but keeps coming forward. Karpinski on the edge & then they circle back to center. Carter looking underhook, Karpinski reaches for a leg, Carter counters & gets the TD, 3-0. Carter cuts him on the edge, 3-1 & then they go out of bounds, restart. Carter drops in on a leg, elevates it & trips Karpinski to the mat for another TD, 6-1. Carter hammering Karpinski on top, looking tilt, nothing, then turns Karpinski & gets 4 NF, 10-1. Carter lets Karpinski up, 10-2. Carter coming forward & gets another TD, 13-2, then cuts Karpinski, 13-3. Cater shoots in on a leg & gets another TD on the edge, 16-3. He turns Karpinski & gets 4 NF more for the 20-3 TECH just as the time expires.
Carter Starocci TECH Cole Karpinski 20-3 (3:00)
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Carter is turning his attention to galaxy domination.
Maybe at some point. But no one can earn that label against the level of competition at Black Knight.
LL's first match in PSU Blue and he is already one of my favorite all time PSU wrestlers. I can't even begin to describe all of the ways this kid demonstrates what wrestling can be.
184 Quarter-Finals - Zack Ryder vs. Brian Soldano (Rutgers)
Period 1:
This should be an interesting match. Here we go! Circling, Ryder throws in a hard underhook, keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. Ryder tries to turn Soldano, but they go out of bounds, restart. Soldano still down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling & tying up, then they break. Soldano coming forward, Ryder near the edge, then he throws in an underhook & shoots for a leg, nothing. Back to center circling, Ryder coming forward, then they're back to center. Ryder throws the underhook in quick & hard, somewhat like Brooks used it. Restart, circling & tying up & pushing. Ryder coming forward, Soldano on the edge. Soldano trying to drive back in, but Ryder blocks him off & that's how the period ends. 3-1 Ryder +25-sec RT.
Period 2:
Soldano takes down, gets to his feet, but Ryder trips him back to the mat & they go out of bounds, restart. Soldano still down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-2. Circling, Ryder throws in the underhook & is coming forward, then they break. Ryder coming forward again, then they circle back to center. Soldano shoots, but Ryder fights him off & they go out of bounds. Warning on Soldano for something, restart. Circling, Ryder throws in the underhook again, drops to a leg & elevates it. He has Soldano on the edge & Soldano is doing the splits now, Ryder keeps working, but Soldano fights him off. Back to their feet, Ryder pushing forward on the edge & that's how the period ends, 3-2 Ryder w/47-sec RT.
Period 3:
Ryder takes down, gets to his feet, Soldano drops to a leg, but Ryder gets the escape, 4-2. Back to center, circling, 1:20 left. Soldano coming forward now & they break. Circling in the center, Soldano snaps, reaches for a leg, nothing. Circling & tying up, Soldano snaps, nothing. Circling, Soldano coming forward, shoots, nothing. Soldano faking & looking for an opening, but can't find one. Ryder not doing much, but defending as the period ends & he hangs on for the win!
Zack Ryder DEC Brian Soldano 4-2
Period 1:
This should be an interesting match. Here we go! Circling, Ryder throws in a hard underhook, keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. Ryder tries to turn Soldano, but they go out of bounds, restart. Soldano still down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling & tying up, then they break. Soldano coming forward, Ryder near the edge, then he throws in an underhook & shoots for a leg, nothing. Back to center circling, Ryder coming forward, then they're back to center. Ryder throws the underhook in quick & hard, somewhat like Brooks used it. Restart, circling & tying up & pushing. Ryder coming forward, Soldano on the edge. Soldano trying to drive back in, but Ryder blocks him off & that's how the period ends. 3-1 Ryder +25-sec RT.
Period 2:
Soldano takes down, gets to his feet, but Ryder trips him back to the mat & they go out of bounds, restart. Soldano still down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-2. Circling, Ryder throws in the underhook & is coming forward, then they break. Ryder coming forward again, then they circle back to center. Soldano shoots, but Ryder fights him off & they go out of bounds. Warning on Soldano for something, restart. Circling, Ryder throws in the underhook again, drops to a leg & elevates it. He has Soldano on the edge & Soldano is doing the splits now, Ryder keeps working, but Soldano fights him off. Back to their feet, Ryder pushing forward on the edge & that's how the period ends, 3-2 Ryder w/47-sec RT.
Period 3:
Ryder takes down, gets to his feet, Soldano drops to a leg, but Ryder gets the escape, 4-2. Back to center, circling, 1:20 left. Soldano coming forward now & they break. Circling in the center, Soldano snaps, reaches for a leg, nothing. Circling & tying up, Soldano snaps, nothing. Circling, Soldano coming forward, shoots, nothing. Soldano faking & looking for an opening, but can't find one. Ryder not doing much, but defending as the period ends & he hangs on for the win!
Zack Ryder DEC Brian Soldano 4-2
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Talk about development. He just seemed to decide at some point to have a savage top game and now he's channeling Zain.
197 Quarter-Finals - Connor Mirasola vs. Kale Wisler
Period 1:
1:20 left, 0-0. Circling & tying up in the center of the mat. Wisler dries forward, Connor pushes back to center. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Connor pushing forward, Wisler circles back to center. Connor coming forward again, but not doing much more & that's how it ends. 0-0
Period 2:
Connor takes down, gets to his feet, turns & gets the escape, 1-0. Not much resistance by Wisler there. Circling, Connor shoots, gets a leg & comes behind for the TD, 4-0. Wisler gets the quick escape, 4-1. Circling & tying up, then they break. Circling, hand fighting & tying up, then breaking. More of the same as the period ends. 4-1 Connor.
Period 3:
Wisler takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 4-2. Connor drops in on a leg, drags Wisler back on to the mat & pounces on his other leg for the TD, 7-2. Connor turns Wisler & is getting back points, then gets the FALL!
Connor Mirasola FALL Kale Wisler (5:33)
Period 1:
1:20 left, 0-0. Circling & tying up in the center of the mat. Wisler dries forward, Connor pushes back to center. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Connor pushing forward, Wisler circles back to center. Connor coming forward again, but not doing much more & that's how it ends. 0-0
Period 2:
Connor takes down, gets to his feet, turns & gets the escape, 1-0. Not much resistance by Wisler there. Circling, Connor shoots, gets a leg & comes behind for the TD, 4-0. Wisler gets the quick escape, 4-1. Circling & tying up, then they break. Circling, hand fighting & tying up, then breaking. More of the same as the period ends. 4-1 Connor.
Period 3:
Wisler takes down, gets to his feet & gets the escape, 4-2. Connor drops in on a leg, drags Wisler back on to the mat & pounces on his other leg for the TD, 7-2. Connor turns Wisler & is getting back points, then gets the FALL!
Connor Mirasola FALL Kale Wisler (5:33)
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285 Quarter-Finals - Greg Kerkvliet vs. Billy McChesney (Columbia)
Period 1:
Kerk time! Here we go! Circling & looking for an opening. Kerk coming forward, drops to a leg & gets the TD, 3-0. Kerk has McChesney laced & is getting back points, but McChesney is thrashing around & Kerk only gets 3 NF, 6-0. Kerk working a tilt now & adds 4 NF more, 10-0. Kerk keeps hammering on top & gets the FALL!
Greg Kerkvliet FALL Billy McChesney (1:29)
Period 1:
Kerk time! Here we go! Circling & looking for an opening. Kerk coming forward, drops to a leg & gets the TD, 3-0. Kerk has McChesney laced & is getting back points, but McChesney is thrashing around & Kerk only gets 3 NF, 6-0. Kerk working a tilt now & adds 4 NF more, 10-0. Kerk keeps hammering on top & gets the FALL!
Greg Kerkvliet FALL Billy McChesney (1:29)
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