As long as the Dark Side flows through the cracks of his flesh, the Seth Lord cannot be killed.… Seth Mendoza DEC Nate Desmond 2-0
Sounds like something out of Star Wars! lolLuke and Blaze should room together at worlds!
I think they should room together on campus.Luke and Blaze should room together at worlds!
Ryders been in state college for a yearSo let me get this straight….the kid who said he was going to beat Starocci just lost 2 straight to our recruit who hasn’t even been in college yet!
Not actually in college though or working with the team.Ryders been in state college for a year
BoomBest of 3 Finals Match #2 U20 79kg- Zack Ryder vs Gabe Arnold (Mat 5)
P1:
Here we go
Tying up in the center & then breaking apart
Ryder looking for an underhook, but no luck
Ryder coming forward & looking for another under hook
Passivity warning Ryder, I think
Back to tie ups
Not much action in the first minute
Ryder looking for an underhook
Gabe gets a single, shelfs the leg & tries to take Ryder out of bounds, but Gabe steps out first, point Ryder, 1-0
1-min left
Ryder driving forward & gets another step out, 2-0
30-sec left
Tying up in the center, pushing & circling
Time expires
P2:
Back to action, circling & then tying up
Arnold reaches for a leg, nothing
Back to tying up & circling, Arnold gets to the leg, & takes Ryder out of bounds, 2-1
Back to center
2-min left
Pushing & circling, hand fighting
Arnold shots, but nothing,
Arnold in on the leg, Ryder scrambling & Arnold drives Ryder out, 2-2, adv, Arnold
1:20 left, restart
Tying up, Ryder reaches for a leg, nothing, back in on it, shelfs it, working for the TD & gets it, 4-2
45-sec left
Back to neutral, 35-sec left
Arnold pushing forward, Ryder defending & circles back in
Arnold on the edge now, grounded, stalemate
And time expires
Zack Ryder DEC Gabe Arnold 4-2 & wins the Best of 3 Finals (2-0)
How I imagine Carter right
how I’m picturing Iowa fansHow I imagine Carter right now:
Let me guess - Ryder did nothing all matchBest of 3 Finals U20 79kg- Zack Ryder vs Gabe Arnold (Mat 5)
P1:
Circling, Ryder working an underhook, Arnold with a whizzer, Ryder gets to a leg & takes Arnold out of bounds & throws Arnold to his back, 4-0 Wow!
Back to neutral, circling, tying up & then breaking
Finger warning on Ryder, restart
Tying up, circling, looking for an opening, Ryder working an underhook
Arnold pushing Ryder to the edge, but Zack circles back to center
1-min left
Back to center, circling & tying up, Arnold tries a snap, nothing
Ryder pushing forward, Arnold circles back in
Arnold tries to bull Ryder out, but Zack fights him off, restart
Back to center
20-sec left
And that's how the period ends
4-0 Ryder
P2:
Back to action
Circling & then tying up, Arnold tries a snap, nothing
Something happened, it looked like Ryder rolled over his own back & Arnold gets 4, 4-4 (Not sure what that was)
Ryder quickly drives Arnold out, 5-4
Back to center, Arnold pushing forward on the edge, restart
2-min left
Arnold pushing forward a little, Ryder pushing back
Arnold shoots, nothing
Back to center, tying up
1:15 left
Tying up, Arnold shoots, nothing
Ryder pushing forward with an underhook, then back to center
Arnold tries to bull rush Ryder, but Zack fights him off
30-sec left
Arnold shoots, nothing
And that's how it ends
Zack Ryder DEC Gabe Arnold 5-4
And that’s not counting Blaze who could be a PSU commit by the time he goes to worldsSo PSU with 4 world team members so far with Barr wrestling a 3rd match to make it as well
Blaze & Bassett both won their first matches & take the Best of 3 series 2 wins to none.Pete, Pete - who won first match ??
Arnold finding that Zack Ryder is not exactly Will FeldcampBest of 3 Finals Match #2 U20 79kg- Zack Ryder vs Gabe Arnold (Mat 5)
P1:
Here we go
Tying up in the center & then breaking apart
Ryder looking for an underhook, but no luck
Ryder coming forward & looking for another under hook
Passivity warning Ryder, I think
Back to tie ups
Not much action in the first minute
Ryder looking for an underhook
Gabe gets a single, shelfs the leg & tries to take Ryder out of bounds, but Gabe steps out first, point Ryder, 1-0
1-min left
Ryder driving forward & gets another step out, 2-0
30-sec left
Tying up in the center, pushing & circling
Time expires
P2:
Back to action, circling & then tying up
Arnold reaches for a leg, nothing
Back to tying up & circling, Arnold gets to the leg, & takes Ryder out of bounds, 2-1
Back to center
2-min left
Pushing & circling, hand fighting
Arnold shots, but nothing,
Arnold in on the leg, Ryder scrambling & Arnold drives Ryder out, 2-2, adv, Arnold
1:20 left, restart
Tying up, Ryder reaches for a leg, nothing, back in on it, shelfs it, working for the TD & gets it, 4-2
45-sec left
Back to neutral, 35-sec left
Arnold pushing forward, Ryder defending & circles back in
Arnold on the edge now, grounded, stalemate
And time expires
Zack Ryder DEC Gabe Arnold 4-2 & wins the Best of 3 Finals (2-0)
JD with the statement that Iowa and a lot of FLO guys are thinking Arnold could contend this year. LOL.
I'm wondering who wins that wrestle off between Aaron and Braden.U23 Round of 16- 61kg Aaron Nagao vs. Anthony Noto
P1:
Nagao appears taller & thinner, while Not is shorter & stockier
Nagao reaches for a low shot right away, but nothing
Circling in the center
Nagao in on a single & throws in the leg for a TD, 2-0
Back to neutral
Noto in on a single, working & gets the TD, 2-2, adv. Noto
Back to neutral
2-min left
Circling in the center, fainting & faking, then tyin gup
Nagao in on a leg, working, Noto trying to bull Nagao over, both scrambling & stalemate, restart
1:23 left
Circling, then tying up & breaking
1-min left
Not in on a double, Has Nagao off the mat, Noto takes Nagao down for 4 points, 6-2 Noto
Back to neutral
30-sec left
Circling, tying up
Warning on Nagao for fingers,
Nagao in on a leg, Noto countering & it's a stalemate as time expires
P2:
Back to action & straight to a tie up
Nagao reaches for a leg, but nothing going
Point Noto for 2nd finger warning on Nagao, 7-2
Noto in on a leg, Nagao coming over the top & stalemate, restart
Tying up in the center, Nagao tries a snap, nothing
Nagao dives in on an ankle, but is really extended, Noto trying to come around, stalemate, restart
Noto shoots, gets the legs & another TD, 9-2
1:15 left
Nagao in on the legs, gets a TD & a turn, 9-6 Noto
58-sec left
Back to center
Nagao gets the leg again, working & gets another TD, 9-8 Noto
30-sec left, restart
Tying up again, Nagao coming foward, Noto defending & they go out of bounds, no scoring
20-sec left, restart
Nagao in on a leg working but Not fights out of it,
Nagao keeps attacking & forces a 2+2 for the win, 12-9 WOW!
Aaron Nagao DEC Anthony Noto 12-9 What a comeback!!!
And neither do the officials. 3-0 BarrI don’t think Barr ever exposed in this sequence