To be fair, I don’t know that Bassett does, unless he is over-cutting. He’s weighed-in at the last two events at 64.1 and 64.4kg, respectively. I suppose with 2-day weigh-ins it’s possible he’s giving himself a cushion.
Senior World Team Trials Challenge - May 16-17
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Pj Duke has the heaviest hips since Cenzo. Lovett got in deep a couple times where it looked a bit dangerous but Duke just gave him hips and was instantly out of trouble. So impressive. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a high school kid so ready physically and especially in the hand fight besides maybe Kolat. He’s beating absolutely elite guys and doing it by being more physical and dictating where and how the match takes place. As good as Blaze is I think PJ might be the best high school wrestler I’ve seen. I think he has real shot to make the senior world team
You’re 100% right and so, like it or not, I wonder how good Melvin Miller can wind up. He wrestled Duke as hard as anyone.
Agreed about Mark. Could make the same case for McIntosh having 3x champ Cox at his weight.
Slight disagreement on Bassett compared to Beau -- Beau noticeably struggled as a freshman up a weight at 149, was much better at 141. I'm not sold on Bassett being a FR AA if he wrestles up at 157.
He’s going to be great but I think that match looks very different if they wrestle again. I would expect Duke to widen the gap a bit. Miller is so dynamic though and will absolutely be someone to watch. I want to see him vs Robideau at trials
Checked into Flo to see if I could watch Elor wrestle before I head out for a hike. They've having streaming issues. Shocked! Lol.
I noticed in the Young/Blaze match that Young tried to escape a single leg by rolling across his back, giving up a four pointer in the process. In the heat of competition sometimes that muscle memory of years of scrambling in folk sometimes comes back to bite U.S. wrestlers in freestyle matches.
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"Wrestling is wrestling, so for me it's pretty much the same."
I think we sometimes make too big a deal out of the difference in styles. For the most part, if you're good at one, you're probably pretty good at the other.
Welp. The worst I've ever seen Elor wrestle. 2-1 over Skylar Grote - all passivity points.
As I recall, PJ scored a 4 point move early, and spent the second period just holding position in the center of the mat. If he needed to score more points, he would have been attacking instead. I came away thinking Duke was happy to take the win without doing anything risky. Maybe it was respect for Miller, but we really don’t know how far separated they are based on that match.
He has potential to help PSU by beating some OKST "BEAST" before the NCAA finals.
Yeah I will give Beau a break in his freshman year, wasting the first month or more trying to win the 141 slot vs Nick, then going up to 149 as a visibly undersized wrestler all year. I think that year hurt his confidence a bit long term.
The most unfortunate part of Beau's career IMO; when he let it fly he was nearly as fast as RBY, he has amazing coordination, a lot of wrestling knowledge & tools, and a high end defense. His biggest obstacle was between the ears, looking for the perfect opening while relying on his defense far too much.
Do you think Messenbrink looks for the perfect setup or angle? For the most part he seems to not give a shit, knowing he is the better wrestler and he will convert at a high percentage regardless of the quality of the attack.
Transplant either Mitch's or Bo Bassett's brain in Beau's body, leveraging Beaus existing skill set and athleticism, and you have a multi-time champ IMO without a doubt.
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Blaze is coming up on Mat 2 for his 3rd place match. All the 1st place matches are on Mat 1.
Marcus was warming up in the center of Mat 2 earlier. Gilman & his club coach were out with him. Cody, Varner & Zain walked across the screen. Ono & a couple other wrestlers I didn't recognize were tagging along behind.
Marcus was warming up in the center of Mat 2 earlier. Gilman & his club coach were out with him. Cody, Varner & Zain walked across the screen. Ono & a couple other wrestlers I didn't recognize were tagging along behind.
65kg 3rd Place- Marcus Blaze
Period 1:
Here we go! Blaze vs. Young #2. Marcus beat Young 9-4 in his first match of the tournament. Hand fighting & tying up. Young with a half shot, nothing. Blaze is holding center & inching forward. More hand fighting & tying up. Young gets hit with a passivity call. Young tries a throw by, but Blaze fights him off. Blaze fakes a shot. Young does the same. Blaze moves forward. Young gets a front headlock & they break. Young gets hit with a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock, restart. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Stoppage for a finger warning on Young. Back to the tie up, hand fighting & circling around the center of the mat. Young fakes a shot, then tries a throw by, but nothing goes. Blaze gets a shot clock point, 1-0. Young gets a front headlock & drives Blaze out, but he was grounded, no scoring, restart. Back to circling & hand fighting, then tying up. Blaze inches forward again, snaps, gets a leg & tries to come behind. He takes Young out of bounds for a step out point, 2-0, and the period quickly expires after the restart. 2-0 Blaze
Period 2:
Back to action. Hand fighting, circling & tying up. Blaze fakes a shot. Young shoots, but can't get there & they're back to circling & tying up. Blaze comes forward, snaps & gets a leg. He takes Young out of bounds for 2, 4-0, restart. Circling & tying up again. Young reaches for an ankle, but can't get close. Young comes forward looking for an opening, but can't find one. Blaze with rock-solid defense, 90-sec left. More circling & tying up. Blaze is still holding center. Young is circling around him. Young comes forward, but can't find a shot, 1-min left. Young reaches for another ankle, but can't get there. Young shoots again, but nothing. Blaze circles away, then re-engages, 30-sec left. Young reaches, but nothing. He tries an underhook, but can't get anywhere with that either. Stoppage & Blaze gets warned for something, but time quickly expires after the restart.
Marcus Blaze DEC Carter Young 4-0
Marcus Blaze takes 3rd Place!
Period 1:
Here we go! Blaze vs. Young #2. Marcus beat Young 9-4 in his first match of the tournament. Hand fighting & tying up. Young with a half shot, nothing. Blaze is holding center & inching forward. More hand fighting & tying up. Young gets hit with a passivity call. Young tries a throw by, but Blaze fights him off. Blaze fakes a shot. Young does the same. Blaze moves forward. Young gets a front headlock & they break. Young gets hit with a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock, restart. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Stoppage for a finger warning on Young. Back to the tie up, hand fighting & circling around the center of the mat. Young fakes a shot, then tries a throw by, but nothing goes. Blaze gets a shot clock point, 1-0. Young gets a front headlock & drives Blaze out, but he was grounded, no scoring, restart. Back to circling & hand fighting, then tying up. Blaze inches forward again, snaps, gets a leg & tries to come behind. He takes Young out of bounds for a step out point, 2-0, and the period quickly expires after the restart. 2-0 Blaze
Period 2:
Back to action. Hand fighting, circling & tying up. Blaze fakes a shot. Young shoots, but can't get there & they're back to circling & tying up. Blaze comes forward, snaps & gets a leg. He takes Young out of bounds for 2, 4-0, restart. Circling & tying up again. Young reaches for an ankle, but can't get close. Young comes forward looking for an opening, but can't find one. Blaze with rock-solid defense, 90-sec left. More circling & tying up. Blaze is still holding center. Young is circling around him. Young comes forward, but can't find a shot, 1-min left. Young reaches for another ankle, but can't get there. Young shoots again, but nothing. Blaze circles away, then re-engages, 30-sec left. Young reaches, but nothing. He tries an underhook, but can't get anywhere with that either. Stoppage & Blaze gets warned for something, but time quickly expires after the restart.
Marcus Blaze DEC Carter Young 4-0
Marcus Blaze takes 3rd Place!
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Blaze will likely wrestle hardy at Final X for the 3rd place spot on the national team
Also Woods looked great this tournament I think him vs McKenna will be real good
70kg Final- PJ Duke vs. Bryce Andonian (STMW)
Period 1:
Here we go! PJ goes 2 on 1 to a leg, but Andonian fights him off. Hand fighting, circling & tying up in the center. Andonian fakes, PJ reaches for a low leg, but then backs out. PJ comes forward. Andonian gets hit with a passivity call, restart. Circling, hand fighting & tying up again. PJ reaches for an ankle, but doesn't get there. Back to center, circling & tying up. Andonian gets a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock. Andonian with some head tapping & fakes. PJ shoots & almost gets a leg, but then backs out. PJ gets a step out point, 1-0. Warning on PJ for fingers. PJ shoots, but no luck. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Andonian fakes & PJ takes a half shot. PJ gets a passivity warning. PJ shoots again, but no luck. PJ pushes forward, then drives forward looking for a leg, no luck. He tries it again & takes Andonian out of bounds, 3-0, restart. PJ drives forward & gets a leg, but runs out of time. 3-0 PJ
Period 2:
Zain & his KD coach are in PJ's corner. Andonian shoots, but no luck. Andonian tries an underhook, but PJ clears it. PJ tries a double, then switches to a bodylock. Andonian counters & they go out of bounds. The refs are conferencing about the score. Andonian gets a step out, 3-1, restart. Andonian shoots, but PJ fights him off. Andonian comes forward again, but no luck. He changes levels, then switches to an underhook, but no luck. PJ drops in on a shot, but Andonian fights him off. Andonian gets warned for something, restart. PJ shoots & gets deep in on a single, but Andonian fights him off with great defense. Back to neutral, 90-sec left. Tying up & circling in the center with hard handfighting. Andonian drives forward & gets a bodylock. PJ fights out of it & takes Andonian out of bounds, 4-1, restart. Back to circling, hand fighting & tying up, 1-min left. Andonian shoots, but no luck. He shoots again, but can't get there. Andonian shoots again, but isn't coming close to finishing. PJ pushes forward, snaps, then tries to come around, but Andonian fights him off. Andonian shoots, but PJ fights him off. PJ drops to a leg & hangs on as time ticks away.
PJ Duke DEC Bryce Andonian 4-1
PJ Duke takes 1st Place & will face Yianni Diakomihalis at Final X.
Period 1:
Here we go! PJ goes 2 on 1 to a leg, but Andonian fights him off. Hand fighting, circling & tying up in the center. Andonian fakes, PJ reaches for a low leg, but then backs out. PJ comes forward. Andonian gets hit with a passivity call, restart. Circling, hand fighting & tying up again. PJ reaches for an ankle, but doesn't get there. Back to center, circling & tying up. Andonian gets a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock. Andonian with some head tapping & fakes. PJ shoots & almost gets a leg, but then backs out. PJ gets a step out point, 1-0. Warning on PJ for fingers. PJ shoots, but no luck. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Andonian fakes & PJ takes a half shot. PJ gets a passivity warning. PJ shoots again, but no luck. PJ pushes forward, then drives forward looking for a leg, no luck. He tries it again & takes Andonian out of bounds, 3-0, restart. PJ drives forward & gets a leg, but runs out of time. 3-0 PJ
Period 2:
Zain & his KD coach are in PJ's corner. Andonian shoots, but no luck. Andonian tries an underhook, but PJ clears it. PJ tries a double, then switches to a bodylock. Andonian counters & they go out of bounds. The refs are conferencing about the score. Andonian gets a step out, 3-1, restart. Andonian shoots, but PJ fights him off. Andonian comes forward again, but no luck. He changes levels, then switches to an underhook, but no luck. PJ drops in on a shot, but Andonian fights him off. Andonian gets warned for something, restart. PJ shoots & gets deep in on a single, but Andonian fights him off with great defense. Back to neutral, 90-sec left. Tying up & circling in the center with hard handfighting. Andonian drives forward & gets a bodylock. PJ fights out of it & takes Andonian out of bounds, 4-1, restart. Back to circling, hand fighting & tying up, 1-min left. Andonian shoots, but no luck. He shoots again, but can't get there. Andonian shoots again, but isn't coming close to finishing. PJ pushes forward, snaps, then tries to come around, but Andonian fights him off. Andonian shoots, but PJ fights him off. PJ drops to a leg & hangs on as time ticks away.
PJ Duke DEC Bryce Andonian 4-1
PJ Duke takes 1st Place & will face Yianni Diakomihalis at Final X.
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Duke looks ready guys. If he RSs he's going to be scary.
I don't think he needs to RS, by the way, hah.
Unbelievable. The dudes Duke beat in this tournament.
It's been said a million times but damn, PSU has the craziest embarrassment of riches. Have PJ redshirt and then he'll be the next 4xer.
Joey Blaze takes 3rd as well taking out Quincy Monday. Blaze has really jumped levels these last few months
74kg Final- David Carr vs. Jarrett Jacques
Period 1:
Circling & head tapping to start it off. Carr with a half shot, then back to circling & head tapping. Carr shoots, but Jacques blocks him off & gets a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Back to circling & head tapping with brief tie ups. Carr shoots & takes Jacques to the edge, then they go out of bounds, point Carr, 1-0, restart. Jacques shoots immediately, but Carr fights him off. Back to center, circling, head tapping & tying up. Car tries a duck, but no luck. He shoots a double from way out & Jacques evades easily, 30-sec left. More circling, tying up & head tapping. Carr shoots a single, but can't get in. Jacques shoots & gets a low leg, but it's stopped for PD. Hands to the face warning on Carr. Circling to end the period 1-0 Carr.
Period 2:
Back to action. Carr shoots, but Jacques fights him off. Carr keeps coming & gets in deep on a leg. Jacques locks through the crotch. Carr lifts Jacques' feet off the mat. They're scrambling & it's stopped for something, restart. Straight to the tie up. Carr snaps & shoots. Jacques gets a head pinch & it's stopped. Jacques with a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock. Circling & head tapping again. Carr gets a shot clock point, 2-0. Tying up & hand fighting. Jacques warned for fingers. Carr shoots, but can't get there. Jacques comes forward now. Carr shoots a double, but Jacques blocks him off. Carr warned for fingers, restart, 1:15 left. Carr warned for passivity. Carr shoots & gets a leg. Jacques gets Carr's ankles & it's a stalemate, restart, 50-sec left. Circling & tying up. Jacques shoots, but no luck. Jacques presses forward. Carr circles back to center. Jacques shoots, but Carr circles away. Jacques shoots & again, but can't get there. He shoots one last time & time expires.
David Carr DEC Jarrett Jacques 2-0
David Carr takes 1st Place & will face Mitchell Mesenbrink in Final X.
Period 1:
Circling & head tapping to start it off. Carr with a half shot, then back to circling & head tapping. Carr shoots, but Jacques blocks him off & gets a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Back to circling & head tapping with brief tie ups. Carr shoots & takes Jacques to the edge, then they go out of bounds, point Carr, 1-0, restart. Jacques shoots immediately, but Carr fights him off. Back to center, circling, head tapping & tying up. Car tries a duck, but no luck. He shoots a double from way out & Jacques evades easily, 30-sec left. More circling, tying up & head tapping. Carr shoots a single, but can't get in. Jacques shoots & gets a low leg, but it's stopped for PD. Hands to the face warning on Carr. Circling to end the period 1-0 Carr.
Period 2:
Back to action. Carr shoots, but Jacques fights him off. Carr keeps coming & gets in deep on a leg. Jacques locks through the crotch. Carr lifts Jacques' feet off the mat. They're scrambling & it's stopped for something, restart. Straight to the tie up. Carr snaps & shoots. Jacques gets a head pinch & it's stopped. Jacques with a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock. Circling & head tapping again. Carr gets a shot clock point, 2-0. Tying up & hand fighting. Jacques warned for fingers. Carr shoots, but can't get there. Jacques comes forward now. Carr shoots a double, but Jacques blocks him off. Carr warned for fingers, restart, 1:15 left. Carr warned for passivity. Carr shoots & gets a leg. Jacques gets Carr's ankles & it's a stalemate, restart, 50-sec left. Circling & tying up. Jacques shoots, but no luck. Jacques presses forward. Carr circles back to center. Jacques shoots, but Carr circles away. Jacques shoots & again, but can't get there. He shoots one last time & time expires.
David Carr DEC Jarrett Jacques 2-0
David Carr takes 1st Place & will face Mitchell Mesenbrink in Final X.
Am I nuts for thinking Duke has a legit shot at Yianni? You gotta think his lack of competition is going to hurt him.
Duke’s conditioning seems to be much improved from last year. Good to know it was probably just the result of coming off injury. With a full gas tank, he’s good enough to beat Yianni. Unreal.
Smart move by Woods to get himself out of Iowa City.
TBD about Bassett's brain. Sounds good against PA regional qualifiers, but wasn't exactly the Tazmanian Devil against Beau or Blaze. We'll see if that mentality holds up against D1 AAs. Beau was a high scorer in HS too, just without the self-promo barrage.
Also not sure about the "multi-time champ without a doubt" part. Plausible. But Mendez is still awfully good -- skilled even. Beau lost in the finals on his own attack, and lost in the semis because he couldn't get out from bottom.
Or you can redshirt Kasak, who was SUPPOSED to redshirt two years ago but was needed because of the injury to Van Ness. Then when Mitchell moves up to 174, Kasak or Duke can step up at 165.
Just think how good PJ would be if he flipped more tires and took more pictures of his alarm clock at 5:30
79kg Final- Levi Haines vs. Dean Hamiti, Jr (CRTM)
Period 1:
Varner & Casey are in the corner for Levi. Here we go! Tying up & hand fighting. Hamiti with a couple half shots, then he snags an ankle, but Levi fights out of it. Great defense! Back to circling & tying up. Hamiti gets poked in the eye, restart. Back to action. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Levi gets a passivity warning, restart. Levi shoots & gets deep in on a leg. Hamiti with some heavy hips. Levi keeps working & comes behind for the TD, 2-0, no turns. Back to neutral. Circling & tying up. Hamiti fakes a shot, then hits a low leg shot. Levi is wrapped around the waist. Hamiti keeps driving & gets the TD, 2-2, adv. Hamiti, no turns, restart, 1:02 left. Circling & tying up again, 30-sec left. Levi shoots, nothing. Hamiti re-attack, no dice. Back to circling & tying up. Levi drops in on a single. Hamiti sprawls. Levi drives Hamiti out, but no points, restart. Time quickly expires. 2-2, adv. Hamiti
Period 2:
Back to action. Circling & fakes to start off the second. Hamiti drops in on a single. Levi sprawls back hard & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling & fakes again, then tying up. Levi shoots, Hamiti re-attacks, Levi counters the re-attack & gets another TD, 4-0. Levi has the legs tightly laced, but can't get a turn, restart. Circling, hand fighting & fakes, then tying up. Hamiti reaches for a leg, but no luck, and again. Levi reaches for a leg. Hamiti shoots carelessly. Levi gets a front headlock, then attacks the leg, lifts Hamiti up & finishes the TD, 6-2, no turns, restart. Back to circling & tying up, 1-min left. Hamiti shoots, but Levi sprawls back hard. Levi tries to run behind, but can't get there, restart, 43-sec left. Hamiti shoots, but Levi counters & finishes another TD, 8-2. Levi has a bow & arrow locked up, but the ref blows it dead, restart. Circling & tying up. Hamiti shoots, but nothing. Hamiti tries a drag, but Levi drops to a leg, then finishes another TD, 10-2.
Levi Haines DEC Dean Hamiti, Jr 10-2
Levi takes 1st Place & will face Evan Wick at Final X.
Period 1:
Varner & Casey are in the corner for Levi. Here we go! Tying up & hand fighting. Hamiti with a couple half shots, then he snags an ankle, but Levi fights out of it. Great defense! Back to circling & tying up. Hamiti gets poked in the eye, restart. Back to action. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Levi gets a passivity warning, restart. Levi shoots & gets deep in on a leg. Hamiti with some heavy hips. Levi keeps working & comes behind for the TD, 2-0, no turns. Back to neutral. Circling & tying up. Hamiti fakes a shot, then hits a low leg shot. Levi is wrapped around the waist. Hamiti keeps driving & gets the TD, 2-2, adv. Hamiti, no turns, restart, 1:02 left. Circling & tying up again, 30-sec left. Levi shoots, nothing. Hamiti re-attack, no dice. Back to circling & tying up. Levi drops in on a single. Hamiti sprawls. Levi drives Hamiti out, but no points, restart. Time quickly expires. 2-2, adv. Hamiti
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Back to action. Circling & fakes to start off the second. Hamiti drops in on a single. Levi sprawls back hard & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling & fakes again, then tying up. Levi shoots, Hamiti re-attacks, Levi counters the re-attack & gets another TD, 4-0. Levi has the legs tightly laced, but can't get a turn, restart. Circling, hand fighting & fakes, then tying up. Hamiti reaches for a leg, but no luck, and again. Levi reaches for a leg. Hamiti shoots carelessly. Levi gets a front headlock, then attacks the leg, lifts Hamiti up & finishes the TD, 6-2, no turns, restart. Back to circling & tying up, 1-min left. Hamiti shoots, but Levi sprawls back hard. Levi tries to run behind, but can't get there, restart, 43-sec left. Hamiti shoots, but Levi counters & finishes another TD, 8-2. Levi has a bow & arrow locked up, but the ref blows it dead, restart. Circling & tying up. Hamiti shoots, but nothing. Hamiti tries a drag, but Levi drops to a leg, then finishes another TD, 10-2.
Levi Haines DEC Dean Hamiti, Jr 10-2
Levi takes 1st Place & will face Evan Wick at Final X.
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What a match from Levi. He looked incredible. Would you rather win a NCAA title or make the world team?
Pennsylvania vs Everyone!
86kg Final- Carter Starocci vs. Kyle Dake
Period 1:
Nick Lee & Casey are in Carter's corner. Varner & Cody are in Dake's. Here we go! Circling & head tapping. Dake with some fakes. Dake inches forward & reaches for a low leg, but isn't close. Dake shoots a half shot, then gets poked in the eye, restart. Dake comes forward. Starocci circles around. Starocci tries an underhook & comes forward, but they break. I think someone just got a passivity warning, but I didn't see who. Dake pushes forward a little. Starocci isn't moving much. Starocci gets a 2nd passivity warning & goes on the clock. Starocci presses forward. Dake pushes back to center, 1-min left. Starocci with a half shot. Dake gets a shot clock point, 1-0. More circling, tying up & head tapping. Dake shoots, but can't get there. Starocci with some fakes. Dake reaches for a leg, but can't get there. More circling to end the period. 1-0 Dake
Period 2:
Both wrestlers have been very cautious so far. Both are sent back for a second wipe-down. Back to action. Circling, clubs & head taps, then tying up. Dake with a half shot. Dake gets a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock, restart. Dake shoots, but can't get there. Starocci with great defense. Dake tries an underhook, but Starocci works out of it. Starocci is very hard to move. Dake isn't able to push him around much. Starocci gets a shot clock point, 1-1, adv. Starocci. Dake shoots, Starocci gets a front headlock & they go out of bounds, no scoring, restart. Dake presses forward & shoots, but Starocci fights him off, 90-sec left. Dake pushes forward & hits a high-C. Starocci wraps around the chest. Dake keeps driving & gets the TD, 3-1, 1-min left. Dake has a tight gut locked up, but can't get a turn, restart. Starocci presses forward, Dake circles around the mat. Starocci shoots, but Dake circles away. Attention warning for Dake & they stop the action to wipe off the mat. Dake is breathing hard. Starocci looks ready to go. Starocci drives forward & gets a leg, but Dake fights him off, out of bounds, no scoring, restart. Starocci drives forward & gets a step out, 3-2, plus a caution +1, 3-3, adv. Dake, restart. Starocci shoots & hits a double. He has both legs wrapped up tight with Dake on his butt. Dake is locked around the waist & hangs on until time expires. Wow! That was close to a TD for Starocci. The refs are at the table discussing the call. Starocci gets a TD!!! 5-3 Carter wins!!!
Wait, Dake is challenging the call. Challenge won, score changed back to 3-3, advantage Dake & Dake wins on criteria. That's a tough call. What a match!
Kyle Dake DEC Carter Starocci 3-3 (criteria)
Kyle Dake takes 1st Place & is headed to Final X to face Zahid Valencia.
Period 1:
Nick Lee & Casey are in Carter's corner. Varner & Cody are in Dake's. Here we go! Circling & head tapping. Dake with some fakes. Dake inches forward & reaches for a low leg, but isn't close. Dake shoots a half shot, then gets poked in the eye, restart. Dake comes forward. Starocci circles around. Starocci tries an underhook & comes forward, but they break. I think someone just got a passivity warning, but I didn't see who. Dake pushes forward a little. Starocci isn't moving much. Starocci gets a 2nd passivity warning & goes on the clock. Starocci presses forward. Dake pushes back to center, 1-min left. Starocci with a half shot. Dake gets a shot clock point, 1-0. More circling, tying up & head tapping. Dake shoots, but can't get there. Starocci with some fakes. Dake reaches for a leg, but can't get there. More circling to end the period. 1-0 Dake
Period 2:
Both wrestlers have been very cautious so far. Both are sent back for a second wipe-down. Back to action. Circling, clubs & head taps, then tying up. Dake with a half shot. Dake gets a 2nd passivity call & goes on the clock, restart. Dake shoots, but can't get there. Starocci with great defense. Dake tries an underhook, but Starocci works out of it. Starocci is very hard to move. Dake isn't able to push him around much. Starocci gets a shot clock point, 1-1, adv. Starocci. Dake shoots, Starocci gets a front headlock & they go out of bounds, no scoring, restart. Dake presses forward & shoots, but Starocci fights him off, 90-sec left. Dake pushes forward & hits a high-C. Starocci wraps around the chest. Dake keeps driving & gets the TD, 3-1, 1-min left. Dake has a tight gut locked up, but can't get a turn, restart. Starocci presses forward, Dake circles around the mat. Starocci shoots, but Dake circles away. Attention warning for Dake & they stop the action to wipe off the mat. Dake is breathing hard. Starocci looks ready to go. Starocci drives forward & gets a leg, but Dake fights him off, out of bounds, no scoring, restart. Starocci drives forward & gets a step out, 3-2, plus a caution +1, 3-3, adv. Dake, restart. Starocci shoots & hits a double. He has both legs wrapped up tight with Dake on his butt. Dake is locked around the waist & hangs on until time expires. Wow! That was close to a TD for Starocci. The refs are at the table discussing the call. Starocci gets a TD!!! 5-3 Carter wins!!!
Wait, Dake is challenging the call. Challenge won, score changed back to 3-3, advantage Dake & Dake wins on criteria. That's a tough call. What a match!
Kyle Dake DEC Carter Starocci 3-3 (criteria)
Kyle Dake takes 1st Place & is headed to Final X to face Zahid Valencia.
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Beau was smiling after his 2nd place finish to Mendez last year, but some of us are still griping about it 14 months later.
I think Duke has a great shot at beating Yianni. He seems to match up well style wise. Duke will be bigger and more physical. Yianni is so tricky though. Duke just keeps such incredible position and doesn’t get into the crazy scrambles that Yianni excels at. I might be a bit of a homer but I actually think Duke wins and makes the team
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