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[Music] the sport of wrestling is a Congress of collisions a competition to test mental and physical Constitution winners aren’t just announced it’s a declaration of Victory the wrestling season has 10 matches remaining and they’re here at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia the Penn State nitty Lions secured the team title before noon today dominating the consolation bracket Nebraska their most points ever Oklahoma state with six all-americans for the first time since 2021 and the legendary Iowa Hawkeyes a 15th team trophy in the last 17 years Penn State Victorious again their 13th overall team title and Coach kale Sanderson Trails only Dan Gable for the most championships won by a head coach since 2001 the Minnesota Golden Gophers were the only team with 10 all Americans not anymore Penn State’s done it this year and with three finalists and it’ll take just one victory tonight in those finals Carter stachi Mitchell messenberg or Josh bar and they will break their own record from last year for the highest scoring team total ever we are so glad to have you along with us here tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia my cousins Jordan Burrows thanks so much for joining us so it’s been a decade and a half more or less of dominance from these nit Lions but those other three teams behind them had spectacular weekends as well absolutely you cannot beat Penn State as a team but you can beat them in individ idual matchups and several people have you’ll notice that Nebraska Manning’s 25th year at the helm he’s got three finalists Ridge love it Brock Hardy and TR Taylor and the Huskers are ready to go this weekend and how about Oklahoma State no coaching experience no problem for David Taylor he’s got three in the finals two of them transfers in the finals for the first time showing his pedigree to build Champions and then Iowa there was talk coming into this weekend about Tom br’s being on the hot seat now he’s got three finalists and guess what Drake I has got some company with Steven Buchanan and also Mikey cendo tonight is going to be Electric in this sport it’s very difficult to do anything anymore for the first time you have to be exceptional and these two men are Carter stach of Penn State attempting to be the first five-time Division One champion and Gable steveson of Minnesota a two-time hodge Trophy winner the sports highest honor is also looking to be the gopher’s first three-time NCAA Champion we welcome in Daniel Cormier and Rock Harrison we SP we put the spotlight on these two guys because they are exceptional exceptional is Carter srra going for his fifth D1 National Title yes he’s aggressive yes he attacks but his greatest attribute is his mental toughness I’ve been doing this for a long time I have never seen someone as tough as this guy and his will to win is like none other even with a bum KN last year he found a way to get it done Carter sarach is aggressive and he does not want to stop he wants to make history he wins wins wins yeah carachi is fantastic but look at this man this Gable Stevenson hey he’s the biggest the largest but the thing about Gable and most important is he’s the baddest man on the planet let’s talk about two national titles two hot trophies let’s talk about an Olympic gold medal let’s talk about a WWE Superstar let’s talk about a guy that played professional football this is the biggest star in the college wrestling today and he will end the night with a bang and DC this is not a normal night for college wrestling so we’re not giving you a normal lineup it’s bookends tonight absolutely bookends guys we starting hot we starting with history West Carter stachi tries to chase his fifth National Championship with possibly the toughest match that he’s ever had in Parker kisen and then all the way down the lineup you have tremendous match ups and we end with the baddest man on the planet when Gable hits the curtain that big man hits the curtain the crowd will be on their feet it’s going to be magic tonight and I can’t wait let’s go wrestling for the championship at 184 lb wearing the red from Northern Iowa Parker Ki is to behind the scenes I know where you’re at yeah tonight I’m singing loud foring people in the back yeah you know who you are from way on up the nose Breeze to the front row bet you everybody in this place has [Music] got and his opponent in the green from pit State Carter St [Music] Roi the nitty lion Carter stra four straight national championships at 174 lbs moving up to 184 this year and Parker kisen of Northern Iowa his third straight trip to the NCAA finals the first Panther to do that since the 1940s it’s been a dominant run for both of them to get to this point and now they get to settle it one onone their only meeting was earlier this season the nwca allstar classic wouldn’t you guess it it went to sudden Victory and stach was the Victor there hey boys we started with gasoline tonight it’s a big fight feeling Philadelphia as Carter St Roi Parker K guys to hit the mat right away this is big history three in the making right now can Parker stop it can Carter get it done this is the way to go but I got I got goosebumps up in here it’s electric in here the bud in here is unbelievable keep hands clean both these guys have really good motion they slide they di it they step in they move out they duck really good footwork and there’s going to be a level of respect that we’re going to see here from these guys in this first minute notice these guys are usually the the the aggressor in every single match getting to the legs quickly but they’re going to fill each other out for a while I got to be I got to be honest kisen looks to be going after him a little bit more even than he did in the semi-final match his hands are moving very well he’s going forward and most importantly by doing that by putting Carter stachi on his heels a little bit it stops him from stalking you with the underhook which Carter stach is so good at and one of the things Carter does well he cuts the mat but right now he’s not able to cut the M because of the pressure of kisen kisen getting after this dude man double leg attempt no one’s home look at the defense Circle themselves back to the center great job this is where Carter is the best this is where Carter’s the best whenever you’re back to the C on the edge of the cylinder Carter stachi does a really good job of walking you out of bounds getting stall calls and really dictating the pace of the match Parker K of Northern Iowa and the purple coming off maybe the match of the weekend yesterday in the semifinals against Minnesota freshman Max melli it took sudden Victory and quite a Scramble for kisen to come out the Victor and Carter stach has wrestled some close matches here in Philadelphia Parker K needs to change his back from being towards the out of bounds and circle to the middle this is what Carter likes to do he likes to cut it off little steps to the right little steps to the left but he’s always moving forward and if you’ll notice kisen is only reaching with that right hand notice his left hand stays down on the thigh he keeps it at home ready to defend and he’s bringing the right hand to control ties good pressure look at the counter attack deep in on the double leg oh K is smart getting to the edge he’s got to be willing to RIS the stall call here not to give up this taked down he’s got to be willing to wrestle wrestle to the cylinder outside the cylinder look at the funk here by kisen you know kisen wrestles would been ASD so he’s very comfortable here easy Parker getting to that ankle taking it a short time here in the first 32 seconds to go well defended on a solid shot from stachi you start to wonder here who was that more advantageous to Carter got in deep but then Parker realized he can stop one of his best shots who got the advantage in that exchange I would say kisen there Carter sarach was deep both hands on the double head up and into the hip and somehow kisen was able to defend there create a scram you can see sarach in that position he was waiting for the stalemate great defense by kisen 55 straight wins for Parker kisen going back to the 2023 finals against another nitty lion that was Aaron [Music] [Applause] Brooks no score guys second period and the first period there is kale Sanderson the second most wins by an NCAA division one head coach only behind Iowa’s Dan Gable and he is like Carter stach on the mat one of seven four time division one Champions stach trying to be the first to get five here at this level that was big for kisen because now he knows that he can defend Carter staz’s best attack he didn’t just defend any attack he defended his best attack Carter was all the way on the hips he was able to the scramble not get up a take down team scoring stach the one-point Escape has the lead here early in the second these are really Elite wrestlers we’re watching something that’s pretty special right now and rock not only that one thing we know about these two is they both have Giant gas tanks neither of them get tired they’re always pushing the pace they can wrestle for an entire seven minutes oh he’s got to clear this underhood kis right now needs to get out of the underhook Carter derra is so good at taking that position and really controlling oh good shot here and look at the left-handed hook over top the armpit for the re attack both of these guys head in hands defense beautiful wrestling these guys are wrestling good man kisen is very aggressive man he looks good he looks good trying to get to the post the post but also a little misdirection might help him he has a good misdirection shot [Applause] I’m always amazed at the size of stach right he went up 174 and he looks bigger than kisen out [Applause] [Music] there stach’s talk at his press conferences this week has been beyond just what he’s doing in 7 minutes tonight he wants his legacy to be bigger than perhaps five NCAA championships but this is a big one here the only guys in the history of the sport who have won more we’re not at the division one level Carlton Hassel rig at pits joh pit Johnstown won a couple at division two and grce Simons of Lock Haven won seven between the niia and the NCAA championships now Parker Kaz is getting that post he’s posting the elbows but he’s not getting the penetration his knees aren’t getting right to where the hi oh nice shot Nice Shot there by Carter little misdirection not going to have enough time K is doing a really good job job of Defending immediately whenever a car shoots on [Music] him there’s the coaches from Northern Iowa duck Schwab that’s not duck Schwab but duck Schwab duck Schwab’s to the left there we go duck Schwab just got named Coach of the Year this year great job by Doug doing a tremendous job at Northern Iowa and deserved to be named coach of the year after the performance those guys have had this year Big 12 for certain and now this weekend at the NCAA tournament absolutely talk about the relation ship he’s established with his guys boy that was nice able to maintain Jordan do you think he needs to switch it up though JB cuz right now he’s gone to that post six or seven times it hasn’t worked for him and it hasn’t worked yet but you see he’s looking to continue to Pepper him he’s trying to find some movement off balance get him heavy with the hands eventually the post will potentially work what I love about what Carter stra is doing here notice how his hands are ping at the forehead when he gets to the collar tie it’s a quick snap get his to go down and he’s looking the time to reack Carter is one of the most effective guys I’ve ever seen wrestle in almost a squared stance generally it’s hard to score when you wrestle from a squared stance Carter stra there with that misdirection tried nice re attack by stachi there King on the ankles that’s a good position for car SRA right there gra nope that’s not a score yet he’s got that for ankle but he’s got to be very careful car got to start putting him in a danger position look at this almost neutral danger here almost neutral danger Carter stat is almost there he might get this Tak down it’s coming close he’s almost there going be right there yet for Carter Challenge from the Northern Iowa corner so the the Brick is thrown rock Harrison a former NCAA wrestler and official what do you see here I’m telling you right there that brick was necessary just because you got to do it I mean we got 47 seconds left but let’s look at this it was a misdirection by Parker kisen and then it was Carter in there now he has the ankle forward but what Carter’s able to do is lower his hips and get around to lock his hands I think Carter goty he I think he might have cleared the foot and that’s when they scored the taked down did he ever clear the foot did the referee the referee just waited and waited and waited let’s think about it control is felt right now there’s no control here we agree there now it’s getting close to it’s getting very close to control it’s when he clears that foot now he’s got him covered Brock is that a take down control is felt right there okay I’m down with that after independent review the call on the man of a taked down is confirmed it’s confirmed great wrestling what I love about that position gets to the re attack tries to switch double comes back to the high SE elevates puts him on his hip and chases the legs down locks his hands under the butt great control great position he’s in the driver seat here the remaining 45 seconds this is the exact same score of their matchup in November a 4-1 stra win and 40 seconds for kisen to get out and get a take down and now Carter’s going to hold him here he’s going to try to ride him K needs to get a fresh start yep Parker’s got a Sprint here man he’s got to give everything that he’s got yes just just tight wrestling here try to get out and once he got that tight waist that was just an Eater of the clock it’s a 30 second Sprint Round now coach El a little quicker for me yeah yep the crowd is Qui set go ahead [Music] green ki’s threee four to sarach short time in the third for a championship and now this is where you start your Sprint he’s looking to try to get to the leg gets to an attack but sarach doing a good job he’s got a few stall calls to give all he’s got to do is St on the edge this is a safety zone for him one stall call against daachi if he gets another it’s a point for kisen but with 7 Seconds that doesn’t matter look at kisen he walked the big cylinder look they say the best ways in the straight line kisen makes a big circle oh car is going to take the stall why not but what he got that another one though oh beautiful re attack nope can’t get it and at this point he knows it he knows it he’s feeling at 2 seconds left stay in here Carter cannot back up now he can’t just go straight backwards this time it’s a caution there on kisen only two seconds to go facing down the end of two of the most brilliant careers this sport has seen but Carter’s gachi stands alone the ncaa’s only five time division One champion five time National Champion is the craziest stat of all time let’s put it this way Champion she if if college wrestling was a video game Carter SRA now has the high score yeah Carter stach is a 98 on NBA 2K the highest guy in the game his ability to just navigate these big moments man is like nothing I’ve ever seen it’s History Boys five time national champ great job by Carter stra congratulations what a tremendous [Music] athlete so the and NY Lions have now with that Victory also broken their own team scoring record from a year ago 10 all-americans just the second team ever to do that and Quinn kesik about to be standing by with Carter derra Carter congratulations uh joyful hug with your parents and your family what was most impactful uh in in getting this win I mean they’re all very really very impactful um but just for me when I think back it’s just like I mean this coaching staff I mean seriously they’re just on another level and they just not only prepared me as you see we got 10 all-americans it’s just these freshman are ready to go it’s the seniors are still fresh and I mean we’re the ones putting it out there but I mean these coaches are you can’t put words on it you dominated for a half a decade five years what do you think your legacy is going to be I mean it is what it is for me I don’t really it’s focus on those things cuz that stuff comes here today and it’s not tomorrow so for me I just really try to put a focus on just keep getting better scoring points the president of the United States Donald Trump in attendance tonight at the Wells Fargo Center taking in his second NCAA wrestling championship he was on hand in 2023 in Tulsa Oklahoma the 45th and 47th president of the United States [Applause] I’m looking over the [Applause] [Music] here Carter staj of Penn State and a team that has established a dynasty in this sport the only one to be a five-time division one Champion what a start to the night here in Philly well the night’s starts with history here in Philadelphia Carter stach wanted a new challenge he stepped up a weight and the only five-time Division 1 NCAA champion and how about it thinking about all of the legends that have walked through the hallways in the wrestling room of State College and he stands above them all five championships the the amount of adversity that he’s gone through to reach this goal unbelievable it’s unfathomable what a guy on to 125 lbs y American baton in Raleigh North Carolina has been passed from Gant to gizowski to the H highley brothers and now Vince Robinson hoping to be their first champion at 125 lbs Oklahoma State sends its first of three finalists to the mat Troy spratley looking to become their first Champion overall since 2021 and what has been a banner year for David Taylor Squad taking over had never been a coach anywhere before in the Collegiate sphere after 33 years the legendary John Smith stepping away okay and it’s 125 lb the ACC and the Big 12 here in [Applause] Philly people always talk about Vincent Robinson’s his speed his quickness but he is a really smart wrestler he said he knows everything about every wrestler at 125 he watches film he knows what’s coming but it’s different when you got the bright lights on and really good at counterattacking man these guys had a really good match at the do meet earlier this year won by Robinson which Bradley was wrestling a very good match early uh felt like they made a mistake down the stretch and that allowed Robinson to get the victory but if you watch Vincent watch all weekend he’s done a tremendous job managing matches and making people wrestle the matches that he wants to wrestle do in the C Robinson hoping to be the first wolf pack champion at any weight since Micha maell back in 2018 at 197 lb bratley leading the charge three finalists for the Cowboys they’re most since 2014 well you see these guys they have these great coaching staff I think the new staff at Oklahoma state has done a tremendous job with Spradley especially coach Kennedy coach Gilman um the NC State staff look at that you can’t you got to watch yourself with Vincent Vincent Robinson does a good job watch his head positioning his head position is always good he works very well for me here he’ll go for baseball grip and Slide the wrestler back to the middle but Bradley’s holding on to his wrist not allowing him to get that grip on the ankle that’s right spradley’s got the hands he’s having a difficult time getting the foot elevated from the mat spradley’s got the hands and he’s wrestling back over top of his foot look at the flexibility that we’re seeing here now now here you go now once Robinson can get his hands locked on that leg he can start to try to drag him back in not far enough he’s got to pull him back a little bit further and don’t dive don’t dive to the back ankle you got to take your time on these type of finish situations you don’t get many chances in an inaa final make EAS and these two teams powers in their respective conferences a highly anticipated matchup here so this is the match within the match here these guys are both fighting for position the Nuance he’s trying to elevate the foot Robinson and spratley trying to fight the hands to prevent him from pulling him back to the center watch Bradley’s stance it’s always straightforward he’s always hunched over he doesn’t really come out of position Clean Hands Clean Hands and Robinson just patient waiting to pounce he knows that if Spradley takes a shot he’s going to jump into his counter offense as quickly as he can I mean really good wrestlers as I was saying NC State staff Tommy Gant Kevin Jack coach Pap Papio and now Zach espo being there helping the NC State growing the program these are high level wrestlers man and young and young Robinson’s a freshman Spradley a red shirt sophomore and bradle a sophomore they’re so young and Lal third was is a freshman keep clean well DC you talked about that Oklahoma State staff you knew that first picture when they stepped off the private jet in still water with the cowboy hats it was going to be a different year Gilman had that hat on man I it is a it’s like Dirty Harry new boys coming to town man it was awesome he got it Gilman understand the show top neutral to fur you’re going to go down Red’s going Bottom and these wrestlers in that room in Still Water have really enjoyed working with David Taylor getting to scrap with him learn from him bring in high Lev guys with their RTC cover proper give me a pause you’re on spradley’s good here on top Robinson has to get away right away cannot get ridden watch him seal the elbows in you aband he’s going to bring right to the high thigh get set let him get you have to give him an opportunity to get set properly right what did he do what did he do he’s keeping that belly to the thighs look at how low he is he’s got his butt almost to the mat Bradley’s having a hard time getting to the belly button and you see immediately he sealed it yep nice seal there by Robinson oh good job by Vincent there one righted neutral do in the middle this part right here is a critical point of the mat a take down opens it up for either one little Super Duck Super Duck he won that second round match like that against Mark Anthony mcgaan down late in that match 20 seconds left Sprint got to take down the win it’s is typical to what Bradley did in the semi-finals didn’t do a whole lot V vent tresco was in often yeah but then at the end Bradley had that one shot was enough he took one attack and and again right this fight this round we SE Bradley take one shot Robinson was able to counter him and now spradley’s kind of back being reserved really working his way through a match there’s another onee when they met back in January Robinson won it 7 to3 against bratley and it was the only match of the 10 that NC State won from Oklahoma State he won it but it was off of spradley’s [Applause] offense Bradley’s doing a good job of stalking that’s right look at spratley controlling the center Robinson relying heavily on his counter offense but if spradley’s not shooting it’s going to be difficult for him to put points on the board stop stay M stay out of him all right here we go good instruction from the head official Kurt [Applause] Frost seeing that cowboy orange on the big mat though is nice seeing him back on that stage you know I I got to be honest with you JB we got as many as y’all so what how about that in this first year at the helm he’s got three finalists all three of Oklahoma State’s final are in the finals for the first time Testament to the culture change the shift at Oklahoma State and what David Taylor and his staff has been able to do there top four teams in the race hen State Nebraska Oklahoma State and Iowa all with three finalists most for Oklahoma State since 2014 David Taylor has done just about everything you can do in this sport on the mat and now trying to do it from the corner it here’s where Robinson has to be careful if you remember in that semi-final for spratley against vesca as soon as he got the Escape he went right in for the reack so was Escape right to the shot good pressure forward yep big pressure forward there by Robinson and nice back pressure into him by spratley continues to move back try to get away one still you red improv one green neutral up tied at one 90 seconds to go this is almost like a replay of their match in the Dual meet it was like this and Miss Bradley was in on the shot and then Vin Robinson has some Wicked defense the worst thing about this is when you’re an athlete you won the first match and it’s more difficult than the second one you start to get a little tight in there man because you know that one mistake can cost you a Natty title let’s see how Vincent handles Bradley being in the match more than the first match and wrestling’s smar Bradley’s just not giving many openings to vents to try and get in the tack off get out of the grip we need to see that Sprint well somebody’s going to have to go action action these are 125 Pounders they need to do something you hear the referee saying action action both guys hey let’s get something going here guys put a put on a show be courageous go get something here yeah now seems like stalking y he’s talking got in a half shot Robinson taking us down to about 10 seconds to go in the third perhaps sudden Victory imminent here for the wolf Pack’s first 125lb finalist ever spratley trying to become the 144th oh nice shot there Bradley at Oklahoma State too late too late you can’t start your Sprint with 3 seconds left in the match good listen gentlemen hey let’s go get a take down here right and now this is where Oklahoma state is pretty good on the go behind because right now V Robinson he’s creating too much space and if he does not shoot with his hips underneath him oh he’s going to try to blast him he’s going to try to run him over you can see Robinson starting to hit him with those pump fakes a little bit he’s got to watch it cuz if he does he hit an next go behind good call there but Jordan you us used to hit it like that but you almost need pound in front of him to get a real reaction out of your opponent that’s right well he’s he’s in spy’s in good enough defensive position where he can defend one shot you’re going to have to start to chain these movement together get out of those more chain offense taking a shot snap front head running corner just making him think a little bit more Bradley controlling the center look how he cuts him off yes Bradley’s doing a really good job of making sure his butts to the center of the mat every time needs mat control robon is just shooting from from space too much mhm you don’t want everybody get too no you got to take your time man because now it’s it’s do or die right before in regulation time you can take some chances if you give up a take down you can kind of russle back into it but in overtime now it’s D die so it honestly has to be the perfect attemp now crowd is getting restless yeah sprant ley’s done a good job of controlling the center so guys that even a stall call on either guy is getting restless I’m getting restless I want to see some action here all right here we go first score wins in this two-minute period otherwise it’s on to tie breaks that there Jordan off that drag when Spradley went to his knees he should have ran him over you would have like you would have went to the blast double in that position when the guy’s down there well he’s just fishing he’s seeing if there’s something there available for him that could be easy when he feels defense from Spradley he’s not really taking and look at this he’s in on the single leg driving him out of bounds nothing doing that was a safe shot he right near out bound in case he didn’t hit it low risk everything is low risk right now all right great so those who are new to wrestling the first sudden Victory first point scored now it’s 232 wrestling each wrestler gets their choice and they have to wrestle for 30 seconds each at the end of both 30 seconds Whoever has the most points can win or right now Vince Robinson is going down improve oh that was fast Robinson that was three seconds very good from the bottom position and even in regulation he was able to ride him much longer now look at Spradley yeah he’s showing a sense of urgency here yeah he’s got to go spradley’s got to go just like that but he’s got to be careful Robinson’s not going to be able to just stand there and get beat on though he’s got to trying to take some control back with his hands Bradley’s working no man he’s got to work the past three seconds right Rob two past two seconds is all he has work he sealed it got out now Spradley needs to get out or let take 30 seconds try to get a take down yep 30 seconds try to get a take down so he needs a take down here or two stall calls in 30 seconds notice the flurry the fury in his attempts Robinson holding position look at him control try to hold Robinson went to that under he would have stayed there all match match that a quick stal we there you have to right cuz then you’re just wasting time that’s call 17 seconds this enough time to get another one of those yes it is Robinson’s going to need a control time and look at Brantley watching the watch a peek out drag watch your peek out the ref’s letting him sit in this position this time 5 Seconds time running down the NC State Corner celebrating Vincent Robinson and the Freshman from Chicago is an NCAA Champion First National Champion 198 look at that SP look at ESO look at thato look at the NC State quarter the boys are going crazy look at him remember Darian calwell Darien calwell celebration last NCAA champ from NC State Vincent Robinson Baby Vino baby Vino he said he got the waves like you JB man what a performance what a performance he said who needs to wait to Gable does the back flip at 285 lbs I’ll do it now he gets his championship not a ton of offense but you got to admire the grit and the focus throughout that match up well he’s rened the swag look at the swag he’s renamed it to flipadelphia here at the Wells Fargo Center he celebrates and Quint kesik stands by to talk to the NC State 125lb freshman [Music] Champion he’s got some teammates here as well you love to see that man from a team team team tell me about the flip tell me I remember that somewhere back in history tell me about the [Applause] flip you won the you won the match with an escape how’d you get out so fast bro since I got to college Pat made me be in the room every day every day working on bottom every day and I just I just got off from everybody I just like I I I told him I get up from anybody in in the country bro nobody in the room could ride me I was like there’s no way anybody in the country around me so when did you start dreaming about this moment oh since I was a little I was a little kid vincing congratulations man enjoy it with your teammates and your family all am from Reynolds Coliseum to right here the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia a lifetime of preparation and it all comes to fruition for Vin Robinson place from Minnesota All American [Music] melli it took sudden Victory a tie break and the Wolfpack have their first champ since 2018 coming up 133 lbs Drake kyella was the runner up a year ago at 125 Hawkeyes with a finalist for a 35th straight year and in Champagne Illinois bird is the word this year Lucas is 22- one and the first Ali finalist in 7 years Philadelphia has been a wonderful host site Cleveland at Rocket Arena will welcome wrestling next year for the first time since 2018 then back to St Louis and what was supposed to be in 2028 in 2020 will happen in 2028 going to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis glad you’re with us tonight here at Wells Fargo Center 133 lb Lucas bird the senior from Illinois and Drake aella the Junior from Iowa for a championship aella know for that overhand Slide by he’ll put that left knee up so if you don’t match his height he’s going to get you over a sweep single but if you stay down he is going to slide You by Lucas bird strong core wrestler it’s not it’s going very difficult to slide him by even though it happened in the Dual meet you watch these two guys they both wrestled really well this tournament a y has managed this tournament beautifully so it’s Lucas bird uh Bird’s a guy that has his eye on MMA going forward and I think he’s going to do fantastic at it and iala comes from that great seabolt training academy out in Iowa these are two highlevel kids man little thing that you saw that when he tried to do a slide by bird still kept his hand on his neck that’s that’s ridiculous strength this a battle of posture here look at how low both of these guys are they break but the moment they enter each other other personal space he immediately put hand down on the mat to that three-point stance matching head position that is such a feel move though that slide by you don’t have that feel that’s not something that everybody can pull off AA does it as well as anybody I’ve seen in a really long time yeah gotcha got fingers guys get out of them they split their matchups during the regular season AA and January bird in the big 10s Lucas bird the first Illinois wrestler to be the top SE at NCAA since Now assistant coach Isaiah Martinez back in 2018 Martinez was also their last champion in 2016 that coaching staff is doing a tremendous job out there man they are doing phenomenal DC the guy he gives a lot of credit to is Jeremy Hunter for getting him ready a former NCAA Champion Hunter Hunter was a great wrestler in his own regard you got awesome Conor in a corner two yeah Arsenal Conor he’s wi MMA yes he is but he’s having trouble training cuz he’s so busy trying to get this team ready Russell out of it Russell out of it guys and Mike POA has done phenomenal man in his timeout in Champagne taking over for Jim he in there and meanwhile the Iowa hawkey at least five all Americans continuing their streak at least one year since 1972 which boggles the Mind Drake aella two-time All-American runner up last year 125 lbs this guy has worked out right when you get a recruit you hope that they do well Ayala’s worked out right guys some finals twice always at the top of his game and honestly guys after the Big 10 tournament there was some concern for the Hawkeyes those guys came to wrestle and think about what they’ve done they’ve done what they’ve done this weekend and jakori teer and Kyle parle scored one team point because parle got hurt and teer went but there’s no guarantees when you get these guys in the transfer portal it’s really difficult right you pay him the big money and I hope they kept the receipts for these guys it didn’t work out at this tournament but here’s the thing they’ve got homegrown talent in Drake Gala he’s surefooted his second National final and you know he wants to reverse his fortune from after the Big 10 championship just two weeks ago where Lucas bird won this match by Fall that was nasty though I spoke to Lucas afterwards and he had him in that cow catcher man he would have held him there he said I could have put him to bed it was so tight he goes there’s no way he was going anywhere well uh DC you’ve been pin before how do you come back from that well I mean Rock you’ve been PIV more too Rock got P more than I did tripping man Rock You don’t want to walk into the deep water this boy Rock crazy but no rock you got to mentally get over it right you got to forget the last result they say the greatest gift a quarterback has in football is a short memory right like a corter you got to be a goldfish man from one moment to the next they cannot be the same Center get out of him guys they know each other so well yeah they do but again right we need these guys to open up because stachi and K and wrestle right it didn’t feel like it was a slow paced match we got to the smaller guys now these guys are kind of slow down a little bit they got to open it up y play Edge I got you first match really set the tone quite well and iella last year at 25 hard to believe considering where he ended up at the end of the season said he just felt like he was too focused on cutting weight and not as much on wrestling there you go that’s going to change the match a little bit now you get that first all and now AA can’t go back out of bounds anymore yeah that’s a big call yep y especially because Ayala’s been doing a really good job of controlling the center keeping the collar tie digging the under hooks pressuring forward but that time with that head and arm Lucas bird was able to push him out of bounds and get the first stalling call of the night Lucas bird of Illinois the one nothing lead into the third the NC championships continue with the semi-finals of the men’s Frozen 4 ice hockey championship catch semi-final action 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Thursday April 10th on ESPN 2 for more information visit ncaa.com the home for all 90 NCAA championships this is just like a replay of a 125 you know Qui there’s a slide by with three it’s a replay guys knowing each other just wake for that one moment perfect it’s a chess match Rock these guys are very tactical in their approach to these matches trying not to get out of position just hoping for that one moment in a lack of discipline so they can expose their opponents but these guys are so high level they rarely come out of the position no mistakes and there you go bird trying to get back to that underhook try to move AA backwards Ayala has to recognize he can’t get pushed out of bounds let’s go guys I mean the referee seems to be getting annoyed like come on boys you got to wrestle a little bit for Natty title offense guys get out the fingers to under hook again in the far ankle throw by attempt by aala no one’s home these guys at this point in the match we got 45 seconds left if I’m both of these guys coaches I’m telling them Hey listen you have the opportunity to seize the moment yep especially he’s got a stall called against him he doesn’t want to go to these tie Breakers he wants to win it in regulation bird does not want to push too much cuz that will set something up for AA the bird can make it happen quick won the Big 10 finals against Della with a pin yes he can oh oh there’s a anle put nothing yet B’s got to get up and through him got to get his head up look at AA stuff in the head Oh’s in trouble now look at his strength he’s got to keep him in Bones watch the roll and try to finish on the edge that’s it they still to score that doesn’t have it yet and he’s keeping out of the edge two seconds to go that’s a take down if I’m if I’m Illinois I’m taking my CH illo should be challenging okay Illinois should be challenging I think that was on a few different occasions somewhere in there I’m surprised we didn’t see the three point take down call so watch this here collar tied to the ankle pick still nothing yet right he didn’t secure we give him reaction time he slips the foot still on his he illo chall so watch watch Lucas bird he’ll build up he’ll go to the waist and he’ll lock his hands there still reaction time nothing yet here yeah feels like three feels like three yeah right there the problem is he’s still out front right it felt like have the angle it felt like three for us to have a definitive call when you get to this high level reaction time gets shorter yes shorter and shorter now at that point reaction time has got to be bang bang we’ve seen what they’ve get done this whole whole match I thought we had those three points and he were starting to push off off the mat that indicated that he had went from defending to now escaping here’s the thing but does it feel do you feel in an uproar if no three is awarded no because it was bang bang like rock said but it felt like a taked down in that sequence matches decided here 5 seconds left RW call match confirmed no take down no take down hold on hold on so 5 seconds left in the third period warning and the crowd disagrees it sounds like they believed it was a takedown it was played here on the big screen oh so they’re going to offensive they’re going to go sudden Victory and he’s offensive because there’s a stall warning against aella B can’t get too offensive cuz he’ll hit a slide by yeah but long as he’s not hanging his hand long as he doesn’t hang that right hand he needs to be shooting at Drake gwa when bird has made committed attacks I me A’s got to be very careful’s got to be very careful he’s got a circle here remember nice good job throwing the wizard and look at him take that right arm and pride on his inner thigh to prevent bird still wrestling here bird still wrestling he’s got to hide his right ankle he’s going to try look be reaching back yep he’s got to pull him in he can’t kick out he cannot he got face him he’s got to face him if he kicks out oh kick out oh he’s got that he’s why the referees are a little nervous you hear the corner of Illinois going grow up pair and call it you can watch the slide by now if he keeps his Pace up it could be just a traditional stall that’s right yeah he’s definitely been the aggressor in the last that’s the slide by so underhook again Rock hey look at the strength here he’s got to stay in he got to step in front door there you go right there but he’s got the Wizards nice and tight he’s got he’s got to jump back on that single JB ay’s got to look to get his outside leg up he doesn’t really have there he goes oh he won’t call it wow that ref is nervous he knows that the o on him to call this he’s nervous Mike he don’t want to call it Lucas bird is doing all the work he’s going to make it happen here he looks like a man on a mission to get this final takedown and not know to go to the ride’s got to get an offensive attack at least a fake shot yeah at least a fake he’s got to do something Rock go get him there goes bird and AA ends up on top aa’s in a good position here bird is really strong here he’s very strong here the fact that he’s still getting to the corner is crazy he’s going to sit to his butt he’s trying to get that head up no look at how he’s got this oh my goodness he’s got him up now Bird’s got him up he’s got to try to take that across his chest watch the funk here oh the funk by he’s going to score wins in this through the midle oh my goodness could this be it nothing yet they’re rolling through time out that’s wrestling now I tell you what if there was a few more seconds a might have got a fall there he might have got a pin that was crazy where was that the first seven minutes this match went from no action to a ton of action look at the roll through and watcha get his head up immediately he’s got the leg split he’s coming out of the back door and there’s exposure right there look at him he’s going to try to shift immediately he comes out of danger with short time left wow great wrestling good job he’s out 6 seconds oh that’s two that’s three there nothing he lost the ankle he shoots again he he’s going to shoot him out he got the call a St he got he got the call he finally got one oh Here Comes The Challenge so the brick is thrown from the Iowa Corner can they challenge the stall I don’t know what they’re challenging right now I’m not sure what they’re challenging can you challenge a St if you thought that hold up let’s listen no it’s all that I was challenging hey so here’s the restart here I was challenging a stall call I went traditional so they wanted a tra they’re challenging a traditional stall call so yeah so that that eliminates him just pushing him out of bounds for the stall yeah they said he he wasn’t stalling he’s saying that he’s stalling just stall I’m I had to rock you got that right they are reviewing whether this is a stall call or not Iowa is challenging the stall call and stall calls are just judgment well yeah that’s this is subjective we’re talking about traditional stall Lucas bird in the last 2 and 1/2 minutes of this match has done all the work no doubt about it no doubt about it Rock did you feel that this was a appropriate here versus the stall calls that were not made earlier in sudden victory that felt like a makeup for not calling it early yeah this this everybody here if you are really being objective after review call stands Waring yep I mean we we all agree with that yeah well yow’s got to push now but it’s still bird still needs to go down and get [Applause] away now bird kid just give a stalling himself now he got he got to continue to wrestle here continue to wrestle hard to work hard great Cho now he thought it was wait wait wait he chose neutral why yeah because he feels yep he’s got three yep he’s got three’s got six seconds right time he has 6 seconds right time yep he’s winning by right time still needs a take down here take down wins it and a has got no Stallings on bir this is where his Slide by is going to be so effective oh B’s just running now this is where you see the court he’s got to stay set that’s a stal he’s got to stay set that is Stalin yes is all right so 16 seconds now he’s going to need to get to a control time a is oh that’s bad right there that’s bad right there watch inside trip that was a great good to droing on the leg by bird there’s a national champion that was smart by bird there hey look at Bird’s girlfriend over there she’s 63 Bird’s got a 63 girlfriend look at him he like 5’5 volleyball girl over there they’re famous on Tik Tok you can’t see her head she hugging his parents lucasg it wasn’t for a lack of trying he was trying to get to his attack he pi he loves her Ellie love knows no boundaries certainly not height DC I think I think they’re wonderful together they’re wonderful 24 is title in Illinois history the first since Isaiah Martinez in 2016 Q Lucas gets a big hug from Ellie what was that like that’s the best hug in the damn world that is the best hug in the whole wide world you were the aggressor for most of that match but it wasn’t correlating to an advantage on the scoreboard how’d you deal with that got to look to score points win every exchange and that’s what I went out and did what do you think made the difference in the end grit heart and I believed I know where my toes are at Lucas you peaked late in this season you had a tough match early in this tournament you got through that and then you rolled what happened what changed my boy Jacob Casper he text me every day saying you’re going to win this and you just got to keep doing your stuff and always remember where my toes are at conat congratulations and my boy Jacob Casper Julius Creed the WWE real good friends with Lucas bird who’s now a national champion great job for Lucas now the best hug in the world for Lucas birg followed by the best kiss in the world and our first three weights of the night here in Philadelphia the higher seed the better seed has won and all three matches have been decided by a single point this is the best night in college wrestling 141 lbs next Jesse Mendes of Ohio State a 3time allam defends his 2024 title Brock Hardy’s also an All-American just two weeks ago beat Mendes in the Big 10 semifinals this time they square off for an NCAA Championship also streaming live on the app last year’s NCAA finals Jesse Mendes was the Big 10 Champion the number one seed and was the first Ohio state champion since Kyle Snider back in 2018 that ended the longest title drought in Tom Ryan’s tenure in Columbus and looking to add to that here tonight against Brock Hardy three of the Huskers four wins here with bonus points just missed out yesterday with an 114 decision over kale ha of Northern Iowa and Jordan buroughs a banner year for the Huskers a program record in points program best eight all-americans and this is only the second time that they’ve had three finalists I love this matchup Jesse Mendes is gritty and as tough as it comes after a semifinal match with Bo Barett they asked him what was the Difference Maker in that match and he says straight up I’m tougher than he is Brock Hardy loves to wrestle his tagline is wrestling is fun and he looks like he’s having a lot of fun cuz guess what scoring points is fun and wrestling on the stage is as well hey let me tell you something man Brock Hardy deserves all the credit in the world after going through what he went through last year with the SPL we I made fun of it had this dude right here right Jessie Mendes I had I had I had to apologize to Brock Hardy off air because it felt like we messed with him but he came back and he wrestled well in that tournament and now he’s done tremendous this year so the mental of Hardy also needs to be commended cuz it is not easy to be on the receiving end of what he was on last year but look at him now finds himself in the NCAA finals finals this is the start of three straight finalist for Nebraska yeah this is big time for Manning going to be a good run with Ridge lovet at 149 and anre Taylor after that at 157 Nebraska with three opportunities tonight to get their first NCAA champion since Jordan Burrows back in 2011 right here in the center of this building wow hey and if you’re and if you’re Jesse Mendes you got to be careful man because the more you do against Brock Hardy the more danger you’re in cuz this dude knows how to counter and he knows how to score big points fast well Brock Hardy wants to be attached to you that’s when he’s best you get to his legs he’s in on your legs but what Mendes is doing a good job of here is notice he’s moving consistently throughout the entirety of this match and look at this out of bounds watch Watch Jesse Mendes’s footwork consistently moving paing at the head going elevator level change to keep Brock Hardy out of position and uncomfortable watch how low his level changes look at that drops his butt all the way down to the map but look at how Hardy drops his hands whenever he level changes that’s the most important thing right when a guy level changes you got to match that level Nice Shot there by Hardy look at that dumps him off the side keeps the elbow elb transition what I want Jordan I want points from the board got some we got by Brock Hardy but look at this Jesse Mendes continuing to wrestle Mendes ain’t going to stop wrestling hey they want more back points Nebraska wants more back points they’re holding up four from the Nebraska Corner that’s definitely more than two yeah come on watch this transition that was angle pick and then dumps him and go right hops over to a tilt keep keep that arm Rock hop over one tilt two Remember come on dud run it in real time guys let’s let’s see this thing in real time because it looked like he was on his back for a minute let’s see the rest hands here this is going to be an important aspect we need to see what how many swipes we got from the referee yeah but even if he ain’t swiping he’s wrong he’s supposed to be he supposed to be swiping all right give me ready ready here we go we got to First The Ref when he believes in 1 two three at least three you heard him you heard him say three you heard the ref say three two but why you going to scream too near far after seeing three a let’s look at it again listen for his voice neutral he com three and he paused in the middle so I’m not sure if he stopped I don’t know if he stops at two and then he paused and started again why would he pause cuz CL came out of nearfall criteria he didn’t come out of near nothing changed that’s right 7 ft away you saw it all right I’m looking at it on TV if me watching on TV is better than him standing up there watching okay so this goes to Central replay review it is not adjudicated by the officials who called it on the mat Nebraska what he did he did one two and then you saw that hesitation that means someone came out of criteria and went to another one je after further review the ruling on the mat is confirmed to near fall red like listen to the crowd like anyone with eyes can see that nothing changed the crowd doesn’t lie the crowd doesn’t lie and if you’re Mendes you’re thankful that you only gave up two he’s right back into this match let’s just talk about the fact that it was just beautiful transition wrestling ankle KCK dump transition to a tilt some action we only saw one taked down in the first three matches that’s a problem man we got to get going boys there are a lot of people that tune in for this tournament the athletes got to keep scoring up oh oh what a double from Jesse Mendes short time of the first and he is right back in thisable timeing watch watch him pull the head down get Brock hard’s eyes down for a second in the second already eyes come up his levels already changed Jesse Mendes boy that was nasty beautiful timing head comes down eyes that was right then that was right you give approval on that the man with a double leg there we go wrestling that match in the uh Big 10 was a 98 match looks like we’re on that pace one we trol I’m excited yeah this a good match now we got some wrestling boys now we got some wrestling fellas dudes just kind of laying it out there CCH up right hand work G where’s your right hand at right hand on the say consistent movement he’s disruptive those hands to the Head are disruptive pulling down on the crown of the head trying to get Hardy out of his rhythm if I’m Mendes I’m looking to get back to that double leg man if I can get his eyes down oh ni nice counter score by Mendes that was nasty snapping go behind so what we’re seeing here now is he’s going set up pull ahead and then finding the leg he’s stalking he’s staying forward staying in his personal space but pulling down where Brock Hardy’s eyes are going to the m he can no longer see where Mendes is and he’s disappearing both sides of the body first it was a double this time it was a go behind and you can see Mendes is a little better athlete you he’s got the roll through two here he see how he wasn’t able to bury that elbow he’s got to bury that elbow between the legs now you can take him backside she keep switching sides on him here bury that elbow in the middle lock in the hip there you go what a performance here by menes Jessie Mendes is going off right now yes he is a definitive four swipes there and a buckeye Blitz here in the second he said he’s just tough and this performance right now is showing he has a will to win he’s the most competitive guy on the Ohio State team he does not want to lose four earned not given keep this legal here keep that elbow what a pendulum swing in this second perod and it it almost looked like he made a mid-match adjustment he started to figure some things out here he’s understanding how to move how to get to his attacks so the buck guy in front there is the head coach of Ohio State Tom Ryan and it is great to see him walking around here in this Arena April 23rd of last year driving to work before the sun was up in a car accident was in the hospital for 12 days multiple surgeries a broken leg a kneecap and a torn rotator cuff but Tom Ryan like all wrestlers as tough as they yep in the Ohio State Corner Jaggers steber they’re like hey we’re going neutral we’re not giving this guy a chance on top he’s good there he’s dangerous Action Center gentlemen we feel like with the mid-match adjustments that you have made you can control Brock Hardy on the feet and a large part of what Mendes is going to have to do now is manage his lead he doesn’t really have to create our action you’ll see him move his feet continue to disrupt the head be elusive 10 unanswered points right now or rather 10 one run for Mendes after he was down 5-1 early in this one trying to become the sixth multiple time national champion in Buckey history this guy is feeling Mendes is feeling you see when Brock Hardy is he has like a preing mantis with his elbows he’s controlling the shoulders St me neutral going one way going the other way stay here this is impressive Mendes looks amazing Mendes the Junior from Crown porn Indiana said he wants to leave college with more titles than his assistant coach Jay Jaggers who won two at 141 Logan steber one two of his first four at this weight as well Hardy’s got to find a way to go get a big move man I don’t know that he’s going to pick the ankle again feels like mes is hi to it missed attack Mendes is pulling 10 15 seconds off the pl holding him in the front headlock digging under hook and keeping his hands at [Applause] home my time you might have an eye poke here yep eye poke you all right take a second hey guys hands up okay set stalling green warning green hard’s going after it Mendes is Relentless he just moving and moving the body from side to side this is how you protect the lead you keep attacking you keep moving your feet that’s how you protect the lead and notice how he continued to move there you see even with the under hook he sh oh double get ah but that time he actually got stuck on a single leg now this is danger and he’s got to take down again yeah Mendes recognized that though he said I’m out he said I’m out once he realized that he was in a dangerous position he said I’m out take the take down another title for Jesse Mendes the Buckeye goes back to back Jesse Mendes has his second NCAA Championship take one more time for me guys great job great job the highest scoring match of the night and mutual respect from these two competitors all the way around [Applause] here ankle bands for me well that my friends is what we wanted to see that’s what we were hoping for out of those first three matches guys going out and putting points on the board understanding that if you want to be the champion there is a a degree in which you do it it’s not about just winning and hoisting the trophy it’s about the manner in which you do it Jesse Mendes recognizes that in this year’s performance much better than last year he’s improving Champion mentality he was put on his back and he just tended to chip away one shot that double at the end of the first period was a changing moment of that match and he started down 5 to one talk about the ability to forget quickly he went from 5 to1 to 10 unanswered points czy with a final score of 12 [Applause] to9 Jesse how did you uh kind of flip this the script in the middle of that match going from down to scoring 10 points in a row yeah I mean I visualized this tournament 100 times you know one of those times you got to visualize you’re going down big early and I know I got the motor I know I got the technique to do it I just got to believe in it and that’s what you saw so this equaled the dream say that again this equaled the dream yeah I mean I’ve seen this play out exact the way did you know shout out Brock cardi I mean that kid is a Class Act I mean he’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met and uh you know he’s one hell of a competitor and I love competing again how would you describe your competitive heart H I just got a lot of heart um you know I’m unshakable no matter of the score I’m going to keep coming I’m going to keep coming I’m going to keep coming and um yeah that’s just the way I want to wrestle back toback national championships congratulations thank you very much let’s go buck baby the sixth one at Ohio State to do it those recently Kyle Snider Logan steber Jay Jaggers and now Jesse Mendes who still has more Runway and the opportunity to grab a third National Championship 2025 a high-scoring affair love to see that 149 is on Deck a second Husker takes the stage Ridge love it made the finals back in 2022 ran into Yanni diaka mahalis but love it returns and it’s to face yet another defending Champion Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson the first back-to-back National finalist in Hoke’s history phelia the top four locked in Penn State their 12th Team Championship in the last 14 years broke their own record which they set last year and they still got two more guys to go here in the finals Nebraska their highest point total ever Oklahoma State back in this team title scenario for the first time since 2021 in Iowa a 15th team trophy in the last 17 years Caleb Henson the number one seed out of Virginia Tech only their seventh three-time All-American ever the reigning National Champion at and ridge Love It champion of the Big 10 now a three-time All-American very familiar with one another at the cliff Keane tournament earlier this season Henson was a winner 63 the hokei beat the Husker last year in the semis W nothing rid said this week let’s put on a show hon said I love that too so let’s expect some points here in this one yeah these boys getting after right away R Love It Forward on Caleb Henson Henson came out to enter the sandman like the Virginia Tech football team paying homage to the tradition out there in blackburg only difference was our seats didn’t shake like they do at Lane Stadium oh man that one that’s an experience isn’t it wrestle through that don’t let him shorten the match hear coach Manning saying don’t let him shorten the match don’t let him hold they think the more point of a scored the better it is for love it Caleb H say he wakes up feeling dangerous every day and he’s hop instead of hearing touchdown tech it’ll be takedown Tech tonight here in Philly only he and McKai Lewis for Virginia Tech have reached the finals twice McKai Lewis the first individual national champ in any sport for Virginia Tech back in 2019 oh nice job I love it he’s push look at all the paint the pressure he pushing him forward in the nice snaps and Henson doing a good job of holding his ground he understands that he can’t go all the way out of bounds he’s circling he’s trying to find his way back in wow that’s a warning that’s love it saying I’m a beat do out here that was that was a freestyle type of push out right there that’s R love said I came to fight tonight it’s going to be a fight and he’s going to need to and how about that club back in return from Caleb hson both of these guys are Fighters they’re both Gamers and they’ve competed at a high level for a long time there’s probably a little bit of bad blood between these two we talk about the semifinal last year and R love it going from potentially being in the finals to sliding down to that six Place slot while Caleb Henson hasn’t lost a match since he’s operating Like A Champion so look for him to stand his ground in this matchup JB I love the way the guys hit with that double jab at the shoulders that was something you did something I try to impart on my kids but for the person watching what does that do in terms of trying to create space for someone that likes attacks from the outside right so it’s it’s it’s almost like if you were boxing it would be like the jab you want to open this guy up you want to shift his shoulders get him to reset get him out of his rhythm and hopefully get him out of position so you can score reset him put him on his heels Rich love it when he gets out early that’s when he’s most dominant I mean Love’s pace is really high tonight C keeps trying to get to those underhooks on Caleb Henson High Pace but not a lot of committed shots from Ridge love it a lot of upper body stuff R love it has only continued to get better we mentioned he was in the finals 2022 which ended up being the third of four titles for Yanni diaka mahalis and then the next year took a red shirt took a lot of time to work with assistant coach Brian Snider came back one a big 10 title and now here’s a chance to win a National Title I love the Hands by Hinson though hinson’s trying to hit him with should he hits him on the left with his left hand on the shoulder then he clubs him with the right hand to try to get and release some of that pressure from Ridge love it red red defers green Green’s neutral he won’t even choose P it either let’s work let’s work a lot of respect there love it doesn’t pick top again though does he Jordan if this goes 0 into the third no I don’t think so and this match is playing out exactly the way it did in last year’s semifinal both guys had a hard time getting to one another’s legs no offensive points were scored and ultimately it was the onepoint Escape after r l chose top that was a deciding factor oh nice underhook there by hson that was a deep underhook yeah deep pull that head down on the right side big dig with the left hand and look at that bounce there he’s Weighing on the on the neck and shoulders the core of R love we got startes say that’s not do much that’s going to wear on you later on so just wearing on them and get him a little tired for something set up later on I love what the ref just told him love he said action boys it’s the last time I’m going to tell you let’s get after it the referee’s taking ownership of his match telling these guys don’t make me get involved but I am more than willing to do that if I need to with just the pure Optics of rid stay right in the NCAA right in it just looks good that’s a good there’s an attack yeah I love it’s good though he’s good here I got you is good here look at him trying to split his hands with his heel this is good by Henson he’s crossed his arms and Hon’s working methodically but notice he’s he’s not going to take a big risk here he knows that if he hits his hip or allows Ridge to kind of finagle his way out of that position it’s too risky he’s got to make sure sorry Jordan he’s got to make sure Ridge love it doesn’t get them moving the more they’re moving when he’s trying to finish the better it is for the Scrambler you got to get your head on the side of the underhook nice shot by watch the chest R by love it he’s putting that that ankle down you see he’s put the ankle down to hook it this is a smart position in but he’s got short time less than 20 he’s got to put him in neutral danger so there’s a few things he can do here Rock he can push the leg over top of his head secure the hips or he could start circling his butt back toward the head and looking for danger no danger again great job by love it recovering had to release he had to when he was in the danger position he had to unlock his crotch and then that’s when we saw the three-point call 2 seconds in the period this is going to be a big big call here take down that look I don’t know about that one I’m not sure if that was a taked down Huskers head coach Mark Manning there throwing the brick telling the officials he didn’t think there was control so here danger one two and then watch R had to flare so going around those those arms aren’t tied but his head is tough yeah we need to see the other side another angle cuz he wasn’t locked through the crotch yeah but I couldn’t see if his head was under if his head slipped or if it was in the middle here’s the thing Rock can you challenge neutral danger right can you challenge the the angle of which the back is being exposed it looked like almost there the count was happening a little bit sooner then when his back was exposed to the map okay let’s see here his head slipped so neutral Dan two and then said nothing but Danny head never that look that kind of looks like when Jordan Oliver yeah and Logan steber were wrestling that this is a tough call here so here’s the thing if he says confirmed it’s obvious but if he says stands they’re like ah we don’t have enough evidence to overturn change it they have seven different views here in a replay from seven different angles that we aren’t seeing so the replay review they have four guys in there that are looking around and they’re talking and trying to figure out if they got it right this is a big call for both wrestlers and if you’re hensing you got to be feeling good about those last few sequences Got Deep to the leg popped them out back door couldn’t finish stem fine second time he got to the legs he was able to finish working through the difficult hips and scrambling ability of Ridge love it Ro did anything substantively change when they went out of neutral danger for Henson in those final seconds I think he sat more in his butt going to reverse him we’re going to go neutral oh no take down overturn yep overturn no Tak down that’s a tough call there that was a tough one his head never slipped out yeah give it that to him the brick after further review the call in the mat is overturned no take down neutral but like you said Jordan if you’re hits and you feel good the two shots you took you able to get to a leg the two times you actually shot you were able to get to a leg look at this Difference Maker last year in the third period where did R love decide to go he top this time he’s got to get up y he’s going down he’s got to escape here well and and he was talking to coach FR hey should I cut him I’m cutting him though if I if I went through the last 30 seconds as Caleb hon I’m letting him go because I know I can get to his legs yeah he’s got a full two minutes to try it his offense has been affected look at those heavy hands coming from Henson oh now coach Robia said that Caleb Henson’s in match IQ is the best that he’s ever seen what I mean by that is that he’s able to make in match adjustments now remember oh sh I love it nothing trying to jump all the way across JB watch leg coming in watch your leg coming in and look at the wizard goodness that is a tight wizard there Love’s got to go to the ankle wrestle here trying to pull him back in bounds can’t bring it out to the ground as a toe goes off of the mat and hits the carpet immediately it’s blown dead by the official smart by K will just split and he wasn’t trying to get out he just split to make it more difficult it’s picking up now now remember remember Caleb Hanson does have a stall against him man love it still forward love it is still forward it looks like he’s chasing that extra stalling but if he goes too hard we’re still here now now we’re always talking about the guy backing out there is a call the official could say that the GU pushed him out so we may say he’s backing out but hey is ridg love it pushing him out to avoid action that could be a stall call as well yeah and if you’re Ridge love it here you’re looking to get to a control tie oh H get to that underhook Henson to Pepper away with his under Hooks and get to the legs but Henson doing a good job controlling Center oh we’re getting a short time 45 seconds now yeah yeah the the attack rate on Henson is pretty strong right now and Henson’s got to start a Sprint he’s got to start a Sprint right away he’s he’s going hard we can get a traditional stall here traditional stall single this could be a little better but he keeps letting him get into his crotch neutral he lets love it get to his crotch and that’s where he struggles he can’t let this go he has to stay here got to score here refere got to stay out of this this his last chance check is the neutral danger is going to be the most important part here he may have to release the again but notice ridge elevates his head he’s using his head he’s using his forehead oh my goodness and short time right down to the wire and the drought is over the Harvest is plentiful Nebraska for the national champion for the first time since 2011 National Champion [Applause] go the around and boys the big Difference Maker there was rich loveit’s leg defense Caleb Henson the aggressor of the entire match was in on the leg on multiple occasions putting him in neutral Danger trying to find ways to finish but Ridge made it really difficult for him I’m going add to that it was Matt wrestling even though it didn’t happen the respect that he had for ridg is Matt wrestling is the reason why it was a one- Zer match hey real Bridge loveing celebrating out there it’s been TR dag up there look at TR 14 years since the Huskers have had their last National Champion Mark Manning has been waiting patiently and look at the dance they’re loving it it’s family out there he he about to get real cutesy on him too watch get real cutesy on him rdge love it I know he going to look real cute tonight when he do it as a national champ wow time victory for the Huskers what started in Post Falls Idaho is punctuated in Philadelphia Ridge love it in his sixth year a title winner so you’re you’re you’re standing up you’re upside down on your head and at that moment what are you thinking I heard coach Sneider say 20 seconds hold on like hell you know no taked down danger count move a little bit just find a way to get your hand raised I was fortunate with that call it was close but you know I didn’t have to go get one there at the end and H on but I just want play defense yeah I was to say your parents your your your your your teammates your coaching staff like I I sense a community here what do these folks mean to you ABS they mean everything to me you know my parents help me to get where I am today my sister always been supportive all the people I have up there in the stands I love them you know they do anything for me a lot of people did a lot of things for me to get here and I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ you know bless me with the abilities putting these people around me to help me get to where I am and is it’s just a real feeling you know got my boy Chelly coming up Brock came just a little bit short but you know he got another one and big things coming from Nebraska everyone been sleeping all year long gbr right gbr damn right go Big Red scurs by 90 let’s go baby this is where it’s at congratulations Rich well it was Jordan burrow in 2011 to be a national champion since then TJ Dudley Tyler Berger and ridge love it himself back in 2022 went to the finals did not come out on top and for the first time since 2011 Mark Manning and the Huskers in what has been their best year ever only continue to get better more to come here from the 2025 NCAA wrestling champ ionships in Philadelphia a phenomenal night and we will continue in just a moment Wells Fargo Center is the host of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships and for only the second time 2011 was quite a memorable one when it was here last our colleague Anthony robless in his final year of Eligibility a perfect 36 and0 a three-time pack 10 champion and an NCAA Champion defeating the defending champ at 125 lb Matt MCD and was also named the most outstanding wrestler in 2011 Anthony robes is with Quinn kesn anthon back in Philadelphia for the first time in in quite a while uh what what emotions does this elicit being here in this Arena and I got the butterfly feeling all over again just here in the anthem and watching watching the guys come out I was tearing up you know this is my dream since I got in the restant at 14 years old so to be back here where it all happened for me this is a blessing and honor and just reliving that moment uh after going 36 and0 you wrote a book by the name of Unstoppable it was turned into a screenplay and a movie was released back in December Amazon Prime the movie is named Unstoppable and it’s done extremely well 35 million views on Amazon Prime what is that entire project uh meant to your life uh I feel like I’ve I’m living a dream that never stopped you know that experience was exciting and terrifying but I was blessed with an amazing team to come and support my family and say we’re going to make you proud of how this story is told so to see it out there really I believe it captured the message which is that word unstoppable that’s what I learned from this sport is that no matter what you wrestle in life you can be unstoppable you just can’t allow whatever challenge you have to become your excuse to give up are you feeling that impact now that when you meet people on the street absolutely it’s been an honor to receive social media messages and for people to reach out to me and share you know their their experiences and their challs that they’ve dealt with and how it inspired them that’s why I shared it and that’s why my family shared it the painful moments because we knew it would touch people out there Anthony is an inspirational and a mo motivational speaker he’s also a high school coach uh in Arizona you and you’d have tremendous success uh both boys and girls so give us the latest on your coaching career yes sir I’m just trying to get back to wrestling because it’s bless me in so many ways so I’m H to say I’m a high school coach now had the opportunity to coach at M high for 3 years but now I’m the head coach at Hamilton High School shout out to my team back home and my coaches we’re building something special out there and it’s all about just teaching these young men and women the life lesson that I learned on the mat that I was able to take off the mat to be successful in life and I just can’t wait to be able to share that with them and just say thank you to the sport and give back Anthony thank you thank you for for blessing us with your story one of the most amazing moments uh that I’ve ever experienced as an announcer that looks heavy that looks really heavy and one of the most humble Superstars you could ever H to meet more to come here at the NCAA championships Purdue could have its first Champion since Nirvana dropped smells like team spirit Joey Blaze hoping to make who your State history and Nebraska’s and TR tlor eigh last year in Kansas City his eyes on gold perhaps a second Husker title tonight halfway home here in Philadelphia the night continues as the weights get heavier the stakes get higher 157 lb on deck and representing n and TR T left the crib with 10 grand but a 100 Pair I’m the coach I can show you how to be a player and his opponent wearing the green from perue Joey BL third and final Husker of the night is anell Taylor the back half of our schedule still a couple nitty Lions to go Mitchell messenbrink and Michael calendo at 65 Keegan oul of Missouri looking for his third title 174 pounds Steven Buchanan Josh bar at 97 and then to close out tonight it’ll be Gable steveson of Minnesota looking for his third title against Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State glad you’re with us tonight here from Philly my cousins Jordan Burrows Daniel Cormier block Harrison and Quin K easy with the hands easy these guys wrestled twice this year one and one both were very tightly consisted matches you know I always uh I like Jordan I was telling you how I love Taylor’s ability to go get to underhooks coming out of mwc Club in Nebraska Zach Dominguez obviously you know he’s a great Rec Roman coach those guys have trained him up well and that nebras just got better and for Blaze is a kid that had a ton of expectation coming into college he has finally started to match that expectation he said the way that he did that was by just releasing the pressure that he felt was heat on him when he went into into college that’s right you know it’s not many times you see someone who dwells in the shadows of their younger brother when you hear their last name Blaze typically you’re thinking of Marcus but now Joey is put himself in contention for his first national championship as only a sophomore at Purdue Jo in the quarters Joey Blaze upset the number one seed from Penn State Tyler quack third period takedown was the first one that nitty lion had allowed all year and then in the semis congratulations to Trevor chumbley of Northwestern a great finish here yeah he was the number 20 in all America that was a nice single leg great defense there by Blaze I thought Taylor had him beat that’s right there o he roed himself into a headlock that headlock hey there a couple inches more on that that mat he might have went for a ride I’m just looking at the eye eye test Blaze just looks bigger he a bigger Let It Go thicker was a cut this year for Taylor he’s down from 165 this season pton Rob at all- Amer the starter here in 57 the last 3 years yeah Nebraska’s lineup they slotted a bunch of guys last year Upp aweight class all the way down syas alred from 97 to 84 Lenny Pinto from 84 to 74 and then all American last year and Taylor from 65 to 57 he looks good at the weight class but somehow marus Blaze or excuse me Joey Blaze looks just a little bit bigger yeah yeah he looks bigger while we talk to Taylor he said if I get the double underhooks on you it’s a problem and that’s how he got the first win over Marcus blaz and AD DOI with the double underhooks let’s see what blad is going to keep his elbows in to block the underhooks keep up as we get going into the match action gentlemen I’ve got a few people tweeting me texting me DC give us a subtle shout out no I’m just going to say welcome to the UFC fans that are watching Justin gatei watching so many UFC people are watching right now and we hope that you guys are enjoying the NCAA Wrestling term you may see some future UFC stars on this mat tonight improve improve DC you can hear the referee saying improve improve action action the magnitude of the moment makes these guys a bit hesitant but also the caliber of the opponent in the National Finals you’re typically wrestling the second best guy yeah you’re restling the best on the line this is the hardest round right it might not be keep him up the most keep up EXC oh nice low single there by Taylor big finish that’s three three three big finish by Taylor that was nice and look at the clock we’ve only got 2 seconds left into the first period wow was a drop down low s he didn’t shoot through it he kind of just watch him just drop drop down oh perfectly and R from one leg to two legs elevated and got across the body perfectly done three Z lead for Taylor that’s what Kevin Jackson always get big get big through the Finish sometimes you got to just get big and get a guy up off his feet to put him down go ahead green great position on that finish head hips and feet all in alignment there for that finish great job it was evident that something special was brewing for anell Taylor this year when he won the cliff Keane Las Vegas tournament now a two-time allamerican comes in with a win over Cornell’s Myers shapy 7 to2 in the semifinals set red plays of Purdue down 3 nothing here their last National Champion quite a long time ago was 1992 Charles Jones at 167 lb oh it’s nice nice to see a Purdue boiler maker in the finals too coach harison doing a good job there he got Ki out got kick kick Center beautiful recovery there by Blaze and then walked him up stalling green warning on you green cuz he walked him out of bounds you got to bring your Guy back to the mat you got to make an attempt you have to make an attempt to bring him to the mat red down so watch what Blaze does he sides on one side goes to the other side and comes back to the other side one side other side and then he goes to the other side you see that yeah yeah yeah that’s nice real nice by Blaze he is he is just shifting his weight starting on the right side claw to the left side and when he stands up to block the claw he comes back to put the leg in well because when he gets that claw deep and gets over to to his left the moment Taylor gets to his feet he goes to a body lock on the other side which is keeping that arm deep set red he’s going optional ahead one red we’re neutral tiller still got a lot of wrest out it yeah there is and Blaze is going to open up try to get to his scores I mean that’s his head gear has come off twice now they got to tighten that thing up I like what these wrestlers are doing on the edge throughout the evening you’ll notice that very few push are happening these guys understand they have to get their butt back to the center to show The Ref that they want to continue to wrestle they’re not trying to avoid positions and Jordan that’s the that’s the beauty and you go back out of bounds straight they call you for stalling right you see guys wrestling freestyle uh Ed of of mat tactics more than you would normally see back in the day we saw guys just walking out of bounds constant this is kind of the style that he had tailor Hadad in his semi-final match against Maya shap just kind of held position really strong and just waits for his moments he look at the clock blaz is doing a really good job with the pace and the pressure yes that’s what he’s going to have to do if he wants to secure a taked down here yeah we might see a traditional stalling here about to come on an Taylor look he’s not bringing his butt back to Center Blaze taking the shots look there it is and there’s the first one 18 seconds left in the second hey both have a warning Taylor’s going to have to engage and blaz doing a good job staying forward here Lotus he’s burying his head into the temple and the clavicle of of antre Taylor keeping good head position just in case Taylor tries to fire off the shot hey Taylor’s going to have Taylor’s going to have to give some effort on this ride here because if he’s to give up a take down he’s got to be careful with the riding time he’s going to have to put some effort here on the ride have a warning here set green go ahead red do it for Blaze it’s about it’s an Escape and a take down hiss big burst off the bottom right away one two three neut watch B he comes in with his elbows in so therefore Taylor can’t get to that underhook fingers fingers Let It Go oh Manning gets worked up huh I love the way he he like acts mad yeah Manning doesn’t need a chair in the corner he rarely sits down he’s so engaged and and TR Taylor he’s got to get on his horse here the tie stand back that that that JB pump faking at at Blaze will slow him down and release some of that forward pressure now Blaze has got to shoot for a real shot Blaze on the tricep he’s got to commit to like a sweep he’s got the long arms oh he that unhook see that’s the thing he’s got to stay committed to keep his elbows in but at least he’s keeping a pressure on Taylor set oh he’s Challen no no hey this is a smart challenge cuz I saw Taylor kind of grimacing like he looks like he’s fatiguing Manning buys him a little bit of R here by challenging final last finalist they got one more challenge left why not this is smart this one is less about the stall call and more about giving him a moment take a breather an you’re a minute away from a title Watch Jay’s face after this he’s he’s he’s squinting like I’m tired but look at Blaze look at Blaze he’s already got his foot on watch his face look at his face to the center look at Taylor Taylor needs a moment coach knows his guy that that’s gamesmanship right there that’s a smart challenge you call it challenge we know it’s the timeout yep it’s a timeout it’s like when in international when they start hitting you with the that up wve and they got to spray it with that spray that hold spray they hit you with the cold spray thank you BL got all right you’re Blaze you got one minute look at Blaze like let’s go review the call a m is confirmed action we’re neutral blaz is like let’s go I want to [Applause] wrestle Purdue sophomore take down away from evening this thing up all right set R and as long as he can do it before 32 seconds left in the period he’s got a little poping his step now no he’s already yep he got some recovery got some air bl’s got to commit to a shot yeah he does he’s doing a lot of pressure without actually doing anything he doesn’t want to get that unhooked that’s not where he wants to be because that’s where Taylor wants to be Taylor wants to get that double underhook BL is not committing to an attack though he’s not he’s staying right in the center though Taylor staying right in the center right in the NCAA you’re not going to get hit for stal when you standing right in the middle well now he’s about to get hit for a traditional stall but he’s okay with that with 30 seconds to go there he is for Blaze but he still needs a take down he still got to get a take down he’s got to stay in and Blaze has got to continue to flurry Taylor’s okay actually giving another St he sure is and Blaze is working he’s trying to be effective here butel Taylor’s defense is so Stout elbows in good head position wrestling back to the center there it is oh Taylor’s going to run to finish there it is and Taylor holds it off the ch the best year ever for Nebraska gets even better wow hello okay he got energy now he got energy now hey red let me raise your hand hey congratulations boy Nebraska there going to be a party in Le the night boys how about that 14 years without a national champion and they got two in the same night right here in Philadelphia back-to-back championships at 49 and 57 and JB for just the second time in husker history they’ve got two champions in one year in 1984 Jim shear and Bill Shear mbridge South Dakota two Champions and former Huskers and antre Taylor gets to add the cap and the crown tonight [Music] the celebration wouldn’t be complete without going to see his mom Tammy and trell Taylor about 12 years ago lost his dad his brother a couple years ago as well and nobody has been more important in his life than his mom [Music] come [Applause] on andell I want to ask you about your mom I want to ask you about your mom Tammy your mom Tammy when we spoke to you a couple weeks ago on a zoom call you me you mentioned your mom yeah what what’s this moment mean for you and for her yeah it means everything man I’m a family Orient guy I do this for them I I got my niece nephew looking up to me man so everything I do is for these people right here right here next to me my whole family I love them to death I do anything for him Coach Manning threw a brick there gave you a little breather and you able to finish the thing out you and Coach Manning got got an incredible relationship tell the fans at home what what what it’s like between you and Mark Manning he’ll do anything for for you he’ll go to the longest road for you he’ll do anything I love him to death man I have known him since he he since I could recruit since he could recruit he was on me and I love him to death man I can’t even describe the words I have for this man he’s a great great individual I was told you were a great High School football player you took a punt back to the house on your first touch looks like wrestling’s in your future though my yes it is man yes it is I’m here to stay like I said earlier in the season man I’m here to stay I’ll be back here next year for the same thing see you next year Sir Mark Manning said once andell Taylor came into the program he absorbed every piece of information he could he red shirted two years ago last year in Kansas city was the last one onto the podium with an eighth place finish and this year joins Ridge love it as another National Champion congratulations big dog look good you look good well done well done well done congrats kid that was awesome to watch he’s going to savor this night for a long time 165 lbs on the way once a bison always a beast Iowa’s Mikey cenda move to Iowa City has paid off in the finals for the first time when mitell messen BR scores the question isn’t how it’s How much the nation’s leader in bonus Point wins is undefeated the NCAA Wrestling Championships Philadelphia Oh What a Night it has been still four weights to go here we started with history Penn State’s Carter stach a four-time NCAA champ there’s only been seven of those and now he is one of one the first five-time Division One champion a 43 victory over Northern Iowa’s Parker Kat guys and there had been other Champions six seven titles but not all of them at division one and stra stands by himself in the history books Mitchell messenbrink is the second of three Lions to go tonight a perfect 26 and0 up against Iowa’s Mikey cendo a three-time All-American was fourth last year and we’re off at 165 this is a series that has been dominated by the nitty lion nessen BR he’s won all match he got hit there he hit his head on the ground yeah he got hit there he smashed his face into the mat yeah I think yeah that’s you got to be careful that could be concussion I’m going to get r injury time yeah so if you look here Mitchell Messa BR through the heavy fake he went to double knee watch him C of the not awarding that when you get hit on a chin like that man you see the lights flashes Tak some moment let’s see if this kid recovers from this now concussion protocol he’s given as much time as he needs they’re athletic trainer switch has the responsibility to ensure that Mikey’s okay before he puts him back back on the match we’ve seen athletes go inside out of the light and out of the noise for as short as 2 minutes for as long as 25 minutes two years ago a Navy wrestler went inside for 25 minutes it looks like Mikey is going to be okay to compete here without going inside those are the rules Rock they gave him as an injury timeout this is not he got him right on the bottom of the chin too like that’s so that’s rough they’re running the injury time on this and when you saw the official he gave the circle of the finger meaning that’s the injury time so now Mitchell Messi BR has choice that why would that be injury that he didn’t get hit in the head he got hit in the chin now he got woozy they could have called that concussion where’s the CH locator in the head on the face we’ll get you back for targeting in college football rck that’s good point but referee gave that little circular motion saying it was the injury call Rock Harrison former NCAA referee and Virginia wrestler and it’s one nothing mess and BR who leads this series five matches To None three wins by bonus points but this is a rematch of the Big 10 finals much closer mess and Brink 4-1 a winner by one take down all you folks out there looking for offense this is the match mess and Brink will continue to try to score down of the face and cendo has gotten better against him down the stretch he has these guys have wrestled multiple times this year in the duel and the Big 10 championship and now here and the match has gotten closer every time candoo is done a great job of closing the Gap but how do you slow down Mitch messing is the problem well you know better than anybody you wrest listen he wrestles for an entire seven minutes there may not be a man in the NCA tournament that likes wrestling as much as he can or he does he’s always engaged and again heavy F he can shoot to both sides of the body points to one foot shoots to the other yeah M Breck’s giving him a swim step uh a swim fake and look at that Kendo in on the leg neutral wrestling man cendo if he works his left foot back into the mat he’s going to give himself a little bit more real estate in order to try to finish this taked down was a nice re attack there by cendo action neutral and the question of how to slow down mess and break good work seems impossible to answer thus far 26 and0 10 weights 330 wrestlers in this field nobody had a higher bonus rate than Mitchell messen Brink this year well if you’re cendo the way in which you slow down Mitch mess Brink is you have to call his bluff on all of his fakes if you react heavily on his fakes it’s going to wear you out you got to tighten your core every time you just need to lower your stance put your head in the way and call his bluff force him to shoot and then try to defend but it’s really ult because he’s got such a wide array of attacks yeah he keeps hitting you from all kind of angles in both sides right he gave with the swim step high cratch off of his right side he can hit you with that little misdirection single leg and it’s just constant up and down forward in and out but to this point caliendo’s one Zer the only Point messing got is a Escape because he took an injury time which honestly wasn’t mistake you got to like the way this match is unfolding if you’re the Iowa staff just a few years ago cendo was in Fargo he was a North Dakota bison and now he’s fitting right into the fold in this lineup at Iowa and he’s done a really good job working his way to the finals this year and slowing down Mitchell in this first Peri we’ve seen this before is that Mitchell MBR he said it that no one can go and he just said that JB no one can keep up with his Pace but to your point just staying Center and not really going against his fake good strategy when he F you just show your hands show your hands to the match show me hands on M don’t reach you cannot allow for your hands to go away from your body when a guy fakes at you cuz that’s when they go green it’s easier said than done it’s very hard to do it’s very hard to do most people will reach but the best guys in the world they don’t reach you know it you didn’t you didn’t do it 83 JB 83 well you know what Mitchell messenbrink he actually reacts to f as well so you’ll notice when Callo throws a fake Mitch messenbrink reacts and that’s going to be an opportunity for mess or for cendo to keep him off balance disrupting his attacks yeah you’re right cuz cendo just gave him a little bit of a look messen Bri look at that see he had him beat again on the F and messen brick is not respecting when he lowers his level so he lowers his level Mitchell messenberg isn’t match his head so C is the lowest level and then attack messon braks on that pressure though man he’s still forward gentlemen if they’re going to call anybody they got to call cendo even though he’s in the middle you’re right yep they got to yep they got to call cendo soon cendo needs to do it oh that’s nice nice arm drag to the leg look how he starts a circles back to the opposite side to finish the take down that’s then drag cendo right back to wrestling back to his feet and Mitchell right back to work look at his footwork switching left switching right and that was nice Rob messing right there off that drag got to the single leg let not sleep C has a good gas tank too yeah he know he’s not going to get tired he’ll keep wrestling but like how do you stop it when he’s giving you so many different looks got watch cendo throw his arms watch him throw his arms at Mitchell Messin to just get him off just disr his rhythm even just for a split second oh nice high crch here by cindo that’s why he got to trust his offense yep yep yep yep now cendo taking shots trying to be Iowa’s first champ at 165 since 2008 but it’s messenbrink the advantage does an arm drag right to the leg you see he puts his head right at the KNE pull up got the take down he shelf that outside leg got back in and across his opponent to put him on his back the best way to score is challenging a dude’s back we’re talking a lot about how to slow mess and break down the question really needs to be how do you score yep how do you score he’s going to need to put some points on the board and get a Tak down in this third period two M it’s only a one Tak down match yes it is with no riding time to speak of and it’s crazy because Mitchell meon BR Tech this man in the Dual meet this year nice high crashing by mess bre oh Caliendo with the beautiful leg defense immediately when he shot that inside immedately would and shot that little single we got to love that oh my goodness right on the B fix it up put it back in let’s keep scrapping hey the Iowa coach staff they got this guy ready to wrestle yes they do he is ready I think he’s getting more confident that he he can get in now yeah you can see D there’s a shift here m is starting to a little B differently cendo seems to be gaining confidence a little bit he’s got to work through this position you can’t look for here right you haven’t been able to get to his legs in the entire match once you get there you got to continue to wrestle and try to find a way out look at the duck under attempt his best Chance is going to be a high crotch he’s got to get back to that high crotch I mean candoo is going at him he’s getting after it cendo is working he he knows the Sprint is coming soon with 50 seconds left just showed Mex break’s father who is a coach he he’s starting toes are being effective I agree with that oh oh man caliendo’s putting the pressure and if you’re messing bring here you 30s no stall call is going to beat you no no no cendo is going to have to change movements together good defense you m m he doing enough oh beautiful job by mess r SEC another take down great job Mitchell mess and Brink cendo with a valiant effort there at the end of the match but mess and Brink just too Elusive and a record here for the nitty Lions they add to their team total Mitchell messen break lost in the finals last year and that remains the only loss of his collegate career m [Applause] good to work Guys shake them up here we go started with Carter stach it continues tonight with Mitchell mesenbring his dad John a wrestler at Drake now a coach of the asrin wrestling Academy there’s a through line here from 65 to 74 messenbrink went to Arrowhead High School same Alma moer a tool that we’re going to see coming up at 74 the pin State coaches are on these officials I don’t know what he [Music] did kale said he called Stalin oh he wanted a Stalin for [Music] Mitchell let’s go to Q Mitchell with a hug for Ben Asar the former champion from Missouri grew up wrestling at at Ben’s Club in Wisconsin that that guy was a mentor to you you got great mentors by the way you you got great leadership with kale and and Coach Asar and what what are those two guys and your dad as your coach Ed by Excellence how’d that pay off for you awesome and it’s going to keep on like Nick Lee said after he won his first national champion chopwood carry water and that’s what it’s going to be about right just keep on getting better can you take off your head gear for us and show the folks at home how pretty you are your mouthpiece popped out of your mouth in the middle of the match and you picked it right back up I’m like that guy is is wants this big time yeah I want it um you can you you know there’s many reasons to lose you can make up many reasons in your head but you only need one to win and that’s because you want to and I want it undefeated this season put put it all in perspective you’re dominant from start to finish why because of the things I’m telling you process over outcome keep on getting better that’s that’s what this all is about exactly yeah yeah congratulations way to go last year he ran into an all timer and David Carr in the finals there’s still a lot of career left for Mitchell messenbrink and NCAA Champion following in his dad’s footsteps as a college wrestler John knows wrestling kale does and Mitchell now does too the story depths of the Penn State program only continue to add chapters to the book all more to come here in 174 Dean hamdy free time all American fresh off a win over the national champ Levi Hayes sees another Keegan UL trying to be mou’s second three-time winner 174b final here at the NCAA Wrestling Championships Kean OU won two national championships down at 165 so he moves up and takes on Dean hamdy who’s 26- one this year and rock Harris and his only loss was a sudden Victory to kotou in the Big 12 finals and that was an exciting match match what de Hamm wants to do is create space he does what’s a drop down single doesn’t really penetrate and then keal tool is so smart he works through every position very analytical see if there’s going to be a difference in attacks in this match my time my time you guys are good Shake It Off let me know good okay set Dean hamdy and orange a big pick up in the transfer portal this year coming in from Wisconsin a three-time allamerican now against OU who’s won 22 in a row and had it come from behind Victory against K DeVos of South Dakota state in the semis to earn his trip here to this Center Circle on Saturday night he also had to come from behind against a freshman and Lorenzo Norman yeah he did oh nice beautiful re attack at boys here sits Corner this is where keeg is so dangerous he’s really good here man really good at finishing taking his time up to his feet on ham Ham’s very long trying to keep the space between him and OU you see he changed his grip too that’s right he’s got that pry over top of the shin of hamd and this is really hard to finish on someone who’s taller than you you’re trying to bring the foot in close to your body so you can tabletop him he’s trying to get closer sweep the leg but it’s just so far away because of the length of his of hamity it’s like he’s playing tug OFW but against the thigh love that old’s moving him back towards the center here you can’t call stalemate here oh man big kick swing by OU ham showing great athleticism and very high level of awareness knowing exactly where to be so now he CH it he takes it to the outside now OU should try to kick him forward stop trying to take him back every time and here’s the thing this is taken a lot more from Hamm than it is can be patient here now if shoot them off if you’re o that’s right when you kick out like that your opponent need to step out immediately cuz that’s an automatic stall K O2 should have just stepped out of bounds and get Thea call Hamm has been very impressive this year the whole year watching the Cowboys the amount of bonus points this man has scored this year for Oklahoma State has been very impressive and to watch him make the end AA finals shows the improvements he’s made this year in the cowboy wrestling room sixth place twice as a freshman and a sophomore for hamd and exited in the blood round a year ago great Head Hands defense there by hamdy doing a good job moving his feet the only time that we’ve seen Keegan OU be able to get to the leg was off of a missed hand Amity shot yep moving the fingers time choices green second period in that match in the uh chooses down in the Big 12 finals it was in the second period that H got the take down and seemed to be cruising but OU went to work in that third period man tied the match and ultimately won an overtime beautiful job there by ham getting to his feet watching these athletes on bottom they never stop moving even when you stop their initial burst or something they keep moving and eventually they’re finding their way out just about every time and that’s something you’ll notice today rocks we haven’t seen a lot of riding time secur today really hasn’t been a factor at all in any of these matches these guys aren’t really trying to take the initiative to ride on top they’re just cutting them getting back to their feet where they feel comfortable and looking for takedowns why do you think that’s been different hard to ride I mean all night you have seen people do a really good job just on the mat sealing hand fighting from the bottom and getting back to their feet three finalist tonight for Oklahoma State they had Troy spratley at 125 lost to Vince Robinson of NC State Keegan OU is already in an exclusive Club as far as the Missouri Tigers go he and Ben Asen have won two only Jaden Cox has won three in that tiger style room hey man hats off to Ben asking three kids that he trained OT kisen and uh Mr messen brck all trained in in his Academy all came up in that system so hats off to those dudes for what they’ve built him and his brother max out in Wisconsin absolutely as Wrestling Academy or AWA they’ve got more National finalists from the state of Wisconsin than any other state in this tournament these guys showing too much respect for each [Applause] other again rock you know like you start you looking at at this guy right you’re looking almost in the mirror you know that you’re wrestling a guy that matches your skill level how do you separate yourself right now neither of these guys have really done anything to try to really make an impact in terms of how this will be decided down one- nothing hamdy going to the third o down and a chance to get to his feet and even things up here with two minutes to go it looks like uh oh nice jot by O2 and they’re even somebody’s got to score take down here though somebody’s got to take some chances I agree problem is Hamm’s probably a little more afraid because the only time he shot OU was able to get to that beautiful re attack I think it’s where where Keegan wants to be you know it’s just just grab and let’s see if we can figure something out here right that’s right sometimes in order to open a guy up you just have to force a shot it may not be there he may not be out of position but if you can just get attached to his body now the wrestling can begin and space is Ham’s friend Ham’s very explosive he’s very quick he has great timing on that ankle pick where he catches the inside of the foot to take you down C the [Applause] fingers oh beautiful misdirection nice by offense by hamy oh he’s going to drop three that’s three hamy takes the lead one minute to go nothing nothing One swipe each time and they’ve got to watch the knee here W in between the thigh oh my goodness what an exchange that was nice in that sequence it was a re oh call Challenge and a take down yes they that take down I mean that was pretty sure take down there yeah I don’t think this is questionable at all yep there was a there was a period of time where R say re attack to the re attack here’s my score elevates captures both legs that’s two or three excuse me hey guys and he does a really good job of passing the leg down that I called on the map he caught that leg Jordan are they not are they going to take this away there was no back points is what I called he did catch that leg Rock he did catch it there was continuous motion there so this is a better challenge than we thought initially okay I got you so let’s see it again see in real time this is a tough one rock at this high of a level reaction time is minimal I believe that that’s that’s my view so let’s watch it three no three yeah I mean Rock watch watch Rock I’m I’m watching it’s on it’s it’s it’s before when he catches both ankles as he’s going across his back yeah he never catches both ankles man that’s a lot closer than I thought on that next look so it’s got to be in disputable evidence for them to for it to be overturned I mean it’s got to be clear as day they may just say it stands like we don’t have enough information ain’t going to be clear as day that be be turn yep so the Call’s going to be reversed no take down oh my goodness that’s the second one we’ve seen tonight like that B on the mat is reversed no take down that’s a tough one Keegan called for the brick veteran man awareness right there right and he he kept moving that’s what it is he kept moving y wow so back to 1-1 riding time not a factor 51 seconds in the third period the two-time champion Keegan o tul against dean hamy of Oklahoma State and he gave himself a chance there Ro he continue to wrestle through position that looked like he was dead to rights found a way to leg pass now it’s still one1 we were talking about that at that that semi-final match at 184 where you got to know where you are at all times know where to Gra something grab something wherever it is he caught that ankle and he rolled saved his National Championship hopes cuz it would have been very difficult with 40 seconds left to go get a taked down after getting an escape now O2 who’s a World Champ who’s an NCAA champ multiple times is still in the game both guys are you know they defend and then they move to one side to the other de great just that small angle why not let’s go to overtime 13 days ago at the B Center in Tulsa Oklahoma Big 12 finals they went to overtime let’s have round two oh we’ve had overtime in five matches probably we’re good here we go it’s life or death man it’s life or death you go to overtime now it’s take down and go home I I want to see ham go to that drop down single you know just it’s pretty safe he doesn’t penetrate he just kind of drops and uses his length and Keegan as you said JB he just wants to to create something get get in there roll around figure stuff out well you saw what just happened there when Keegan was able to roll saved himself his his mat awareness is great oh another shot here by hamy low single real attempt there oh my this looks good this looks good oh ke back looks good this looks good for both wrestlers looks got to the far anle here not yet not yet not yet got the leg not yet not yet not nothing yet nothing yet nothing yet nothing yet that’s still not three there it is they gave it to him that’s three they’re going to throw the brick out there what a scramble hey go to your corner go to your corner it’s another brick another brick take down got but it it it turn that had to be a takedown at the end but maybe they’re saying it wasn’t a taked down at the point that they called it that’s right so I think that’s what the challenge may be here you’ll look and see when they were in this far ankle scramble call look at the ankle pick drops down secures the foot and watch him build out the back leg curled by Keegan drops the hips off to the side alleviates all the pressure and now here’s where it starts looks like a dog chasing his tail far ankle both guys look at Keegan OU still holding the foot with his left hand he tries to step over misses it briefly but look he still got the reverse lock on the leg still got the leg but Ham’s got the leg hooked yeah looks like definitely in high school that is control but I think in that position thank you I mean we were wrong about the other one after video review the call on the mat is confirmed take down and Dean hamy is a national champion in sudden victory over Keegan oul Cowboy national champ Dean hamy getting the done as a senior first national champ for David Taylor in the new Cowboy staff what an awesome moment how about that six place twice and in his first year in Still Water he’s an NCAA Champion hats off to Keegan ool man for just a tremendous career let’s not forget Keegan ool is not healthy this guy has been hurt all season and he made it to the finals but tonight belongs to Dean hamdy let’s go to Q Dean congratulations quite a scramble there was a bunch of really cool highlevel scrambles in there and that that’s that’s what you get when you’re wrestle King H how did you figure it out this time keeping my composure not taking shots I don’t have to and scoring as many points as I can you told me mid-season that your transfer to Oklahoma State’s been a transformation in in a lot of ways what do you mean by that mindset lifestyle you know I’m doing everything right I got the right mindset um I’m very confident in everything that I do and you know I have ultimate faith in my coaches my teammates and God so you’ve looked so relaxed like not stressed no uh where does that come from that comes from the enjoyment of it you know I come here every day I compete you know and I enjoy the process and enjoying this is what gets you this moment congratulations great job when David Taylor took that job in Stillwater replacing the Legend John Smith the Administration said coach we want to put your name up on the wall he said no I’m not worthy of it yet but now for the first time since 2021 a new name will go up on those orange padded walls in that room inside Gallagher IBA Arena Dean hamdy a national champion for Oklahoma [Music] State 197 lbs Josh bar an All-American last year Well behind an All-American last year but the weight has been worth it forged in the fires of that room in State College Steven Buchanan is the first All-American at three different schools will he be the latest to join the decorated list of Champs in Iowa City we’ll find out two weights to go inside Wells Fargo Center here in Philadelphia the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Penn State with two Champions one more to take the mat here Josh bar coming up at 197 lbs Iowa has gone 0 for two Steven Buchanan will look to be a champ for them the All-American four times and Josh bar in his first Finals he knocked off the number one seed Michigan’s Jacob cardinus in the semifinals and Buchanan 25 and one this year a hardfought three nothing decision over a former National Champion AJ Ferrari in the semis his only non-bonus Point win here in Philadelphia Bar shooting right away he comes out fire and gets to the single leg but great leg defense score out of there by great defense banon reached across called that back ankle that makes bar realize that not only does he need to abandon that shot he’s got to be careful of the reack guys work out of that let’s score out of that position Josh bar was standing in that Center Circle about 30 seconds before the officials even came over eager and ready to go I remember watching Josh bar in high school and he had these same t Cho but he looked like a little boy I mean two years later he looks like a man he doesn’t look the same person yeah he’s got a big frame for a freshman I love what he’s doing you know typically when you have nerves you can see these guys are tentative when they come out in this first period but the only way to alleviate the anxiety is to shoot right away yeah get into the action let the fight start early and then you can settle in but we’ve seen that right like all night guys if we’re being completely honest we had a lot of matches that start very slow except for the pinch he guys Mitchell M came out here started wrestling right away and so is Josh bar trying to get on the offense and make his opponent go and not go 0 011 uh to a late match and it encourages Buchanan to wrestle him back and that’s what Buchanan likes to do notice he’s Shifty Dynamic with his movements pass his elbow looking for the counter and just controlling the center he plants himself right in the middle of that Circle and he continues to pressure forward looking for a mistake from his opponent and Buchanan started with my friend Mark Branch at Wyoming spent the year at Oklahoma now in Iowa looks like he’s in his best form this year he has looked phenomenal as the the leader of the Hawkeye team and where Buchanan is good is on the mat he can ride man well you go back to his freshman year Wyoming head coach Mark bran said he arrived in June right after he graduated high school showed up on campus didn’t leave from the small Dairy town of Loyal Wisconsin about 1300 [Applause] people and if you recall that’s how he beat Ferrari right got away and then rode him the entire period so bar he’s got to be very careful when he goes down under Steven Buchanan thank you if you recall bar injured TOA to the out of the tournament at the Big 10 you know had injury couldn’t continue I haven’t seen anything to show that he’s injured well look at his hamstring right he’s got all that tape back there he hasn’t stopped his motion no it has not stopped him from wrestling he’s look really good this this tournament it’s always interesting after the tournament we hear about the full extent of some guys injuries [Applause] Center choices gentlemen so scoreless after one for bar Carter stach who is a champion in our first tonight direct quote said he’s a lunatic about he came in he was young put it on him and he never got tired he said he won’t stop so let’s see what he can do here trying to get out from bottom to start the second stay set green this is whereon is good he displayed it last night in the semifinal against Ferrari look for him to hook the ankle whenever bar gets to his feet he’s looking rear standing leg hook look at that motion of that ball Mar’s got those hands oh and I a kid at Oklahoma State now name is Cody merrow he wrestled Buchanan decent but Buchanan Roden and look at that like a dog on a bone almost out take it four take the stall you take that take the stall take the stall that’s fine they looking up gamemanship trying to open his palms up brra watching on NY Lions two for two hoping to go three for three tonight one oh right when we try to hook you did a knee slide forward I like the fact that bar is keeping moving yeah he is green he is working hard we might see a stall call here soon oh be can’t can’t has put some effort into this ride both guys wrestling really well here notice bar firing up to his feet right away Force if you can either lift him or bring him back down cover or it’s in it’s on Buchanan to make an attempt to return him to the mat right Rock to make an attempt to return it does not be successful but he’s got to attempt got him he thought about it for a second he made the decision and look at this he’s looking for the reversal I got technical violation one locked hands one escape and one one so got a technical violation we got one we’re neutral and one one and one that’s the best case scenario best case scenario big overtie snap reminisent of Jason he gets to that power tie comes straight down tries to bring tries to bring Buchan oh beautiful job by Canon that was nice nice angle and the riding time is increasing now over a minute gets a point for that if he finishes an excess of 60 seconds and that corner coaching him to keep bar down he’s crawling out Bar’s crawling out Bar’s actually crawling out he’s guys are working hard this is an excellent match gentle needs to finish this ride watch watch watch the snpp and go watch the snap angle ooh Jordan angle creation that’s world class level that’s high level there look at he looks like he’s laboring a little bit as he walks back to the center slow Buchan is ready 14 seconds left he needs to keep him down here yeahum caution green caution red he jumped it earlier hey I need you to stop you’re hitting it a little close just pause 14 seconds to keep him down remember you it does have a stall car one look like lock hands again there again lock I had it look like he locked again didn’t look that way to me and no call Bar trying to get he’s holding on the period oh my goodness that was so important that’s Matt wrestling right there that was so important for meanon to do tenacious wow huge that was huge finish that ride remember you got one he was not letting that go he drops to an ankle look at that awareness man that’s a fifth year senior guy who recognizes how to wrestle and wrestle every situation they’re watching a legal cutback they look for they there now oh good situation there he’s got to he’s got to get away to cuz he’s still in control so watch that ride of time you just got to break away cuz the riding time is still going down that’s it there we don’t look for the reversal here only look for the Escape now he got his one now he’s got him in solid position it’s only 5 seconds in favor so a take down that’s a problem he gets taken down he’s got to get out of there quick let’s think about this too there’s also a stall call yep Bar’s going to push now but you’re right JB bar is breathing a little heavier but he’ll push man these guys are in shape from Pinn [Applause] State Bar needs to use all of this time though he cannot wait to try to take it at the end the Head andh Hands defense of Buchanan has been good oh and close y to the ankle pick there same type of action that Buchanan scored with this is when you start to see the size difference and when you can labor he’s looking at the clock now bar is looking to see when do I need to go he’s got to go seconds you’re right JB he he is looking he’s looking a little slower than he was in the first period but he’s still s he’s still snapping Buchanan all the way to the matap when he does nown That’s Heavy hips right there you Canon is good here man in this chest rra position he’s got a circle he cannot just go out he’s got a circle here this will be actually call Smart wrestling look at that wrestling by banon that was so smart he can just keep his feet right there he does not have to do anything he just back out just let go and just back out dude that’s smart wrestling that’s smart wrestling beautiful wrestling there oh senior level that’s a senior that’s a veteran move that’s a veteran move veteran move very Savvy but hey got time Bar’s got 25 seconds now plenty of time to go get a Tak down and look at how banon is not really buying The Fakes by reaching he’s going down to his knees head blocked ready to defend with his head defense Oh Beautiful by that’s aeter that is a veteran right there 10 seconds now you can start the circle one stallin will not beat you if your Buchanon no no no oh the ref got in there he the ref jumping in never seen that the ref put his whole body in there he still got R time he’s got to be careful he’s got to be careful oh be it on the leg and St goes out on top one ring time red the only wrestler ever to be an allamerican at three different programs and he is the best at 197 lbs shake hands hey take your time and enjoy it all the way around here you go St how about that if you’re Penn State you got to love what you’re seeing from The Freshman Josh bar but I tell you what Steven Buchan and earned it Head Hands defense and rock just being Savvy on circling his butt back to the center taking time off for the clock making himself look good in the eyes of the referee great job his mama up there his mama don’t went on the M yes his mama’s the best I love her she went on the mat with [Music] him she’s so proud of him mom look like too huh Mom look like an athlete that’s my baby I see I see the emotion I feel the emotion here what what’s this relationship been man like my mom my Mom’s done so much for us as kids she’s been through so much and she made every single event this year and just having her in the front stage watching me win being denied over and over again means the world to me and I just got to give glory to God because he’s given me the gifts and ability and people in my life that made me the wrestle I am today you went to Iowa you made a change you said you you brought into the details all the little details how did they show up tonight feet and the hands moving Terry said believe in yourself believe in your offense don’t worry about getting en tired that your last match put all on the line and I listen man I came well with the victory super smart congratulations great day man well he’s echoing the words of the Great Dan Gable this was a red flag match for him leaving it all out there on the mat Steven Buchanan had never reached the finals before today two times he had finished third here at the NCAA championships and he knows he gave it his all because he will stand on the top of the podium for the Iowa Hawkeyes the last match of the night may just be the best Wyatt Hendrickson is the second Lieutenant of the United States Air Force he’s a three-time All-American but he has never been in the finals Gable Dan stevon was named for a great and became one Olympic gold two College titles two years away from the sport and back for one more time on Center Stage they got a champion tonight Gable steveson back the college level an Olympic gold medalist Hodge Trophy winner in 2021 and in 2022 and in that Detroit Championship well he left his shoes on the mat next up after that it was WWE but he wasn’t D there he wanted to try his hand in the NFL says he still keeps in touch with some of those guys from the Buffalo Bills as well there’s a lot that might be in his future but tonight the next 7 minutes it’s the Oklahoma State Cowboy Wyatt Hendricks in for our last match of the night wrestling for the champion at 285 [Music] lb wearing the red representing Minnesota G Steve myu behind me mad question asking passing music blasting but I just can’t quit because one of these Honeys big got to creep with sleep with keep the secret why not why blow up my spot cuz we both got hot now check it I got more M than Craig and in the bed believe me and his opponent wearing the green from Oklahoma State Wyatt Hendrickson [Applause] [Music] America Captain America Rock verses Big Papa Gable stevon look look look Gable’s in his face oh it’s a heavyweight title fight it’s a heavyweight title fight Rock it’s the main event rock I know what he’s saying to him he saying listen you only get to do that when you win an Olympic gold medal oh he said that’s what he when you wiag five look like from title fight it’s the main event rock it’s the main event baby boy the big boy oh boy it’s a main event of big boys oh boy get out of the fingers already and the way that Hendrickson has wrestled oh he going after G that’s now you can’t go after him too much cuz you can’t you get oh oh look at that no control St got that snap down game on point man hon got to keep wrestling still nothing gab will keep rushing into that leg look look look double off the big champ no control oh pass by byy the big boys wrestling yeah we haven’t seen scramble in aity like this and watch Hendrickson’s looking to get his head high he’s still got the feet of gable STS you haven’t seen him give up a takedown this entire tournament JB this entire year he hasn’t given up a taked down oh but look at this he squared back up there we go we got a good one here man we got D’s wrestl heavyweight and they come to scratch hey all of America said we were wrong for putting this match last at the end man y go sit down doing the big boys wrestling we know what we doing here at ESPN let’s go and now after feeling this right does game will change his approach knowing WHYY can wrestl him yes he can I like the fact he pass the ankle you saw that hey you learned that wrestling tail every day you should in the room with those guys hey and guess what you want to know the only guy in this tournament that’s felt an Olympic champion W Hendrickson David Taylor oh there we go another another shot by the big dog but again look at him creating the scramble extending all of these positions still no Tak down yet and Coach like slow down he trying to pass it again no but G’s got to just get off this position here he’s got to slide get his hips down to the mat he’s got to bring his right hand under okay now he’s got the chair that’s a three-point Tak down oh he’s coming out with a mission today yeah man this a match it’s been a long time since these guys have met 2021 NCAA championships in 1812 Tech fall for Gable steveson the only time that Wyatt Hendrickson has been teched in his college career yep hey guys slight pause on the whistle there’s a lot of energy there was a lot of energy expended in those scrambled by both guys go let’s see how they hold up as the match goes longer r at you Jed neutral one green gentlemen while it’s fun get out of those fingers they are big guys relase so going that that pace can catch up to you want to see if a why gets his shot off he has very direct shots and usually blows through guys he look good against Kurt V man I know is dealing with some injuries but Hendrickson look really good against him now watch why HRI when he’s about to shoot his feet start to just do a little jump St yeah stutter he start stutter so he like a giveaway when he’s about to it’s like I’m getting ready but 20 seconds and we going in the second period 3-1 and even Gable’s being a little bit more disciplined yeah because he felt that so steveson has still not allowed a take down all year 31 we showed you our mat cast coverage in the back tunnels here throughout the course of the weekend that’s where coaches and wrestlers would line up to watch well there’s only one thing to watch tonight and stevon knew exactly what he was going to be greeted with when he got out there on the mat JB yeah you can see look at him there’s a jab right there look he’s following him around as he’s walking into this corner you typically don’t see that guys usually give clearance a space to allow them to do their thing on their entrance he was like no this is my mat I own this yep he could just went to his Corner a lot of games ship going on man and you got to do that when you’re the baddest man on the planet you got to prove it every day if you walk around here as the baddest man G told us a couple weeks ago his goal was to make the average viewer know who I am in 7 minutes without saying a word he is a showman and he said I’ve got the Charisma I’ve got the record to back it up I’ve claimed it since day one and and Wyatt Hendrickson is fighting him at every step here but the mix martial arts world is over the moon expecting Gable stevon to make that turn and if he does boy you got a guy that looks like a future contender in the heavyweight division but I’d like to see him still wrestle some International it’s almost like Hendrick is a little gunshot now well he can’t really like he can’t just take open shots like he does against everyone else because Gable is so good at counter offense right I’m telling you man from from cendo to Wyatt Hendrickson being up against it in terms of who they were wrestling these coaching staffs had their guys prepared because right now I never expected it to be 3-2 with 45 seconds left in the second round between St and Henderson yep and Hendrickson doing a good job staying centered Gable looking for the big snap run Corner catching hand string and most guys have fallen down they’re not as Nimble as why Hendon is at heavyweight those Air Force heavyweight they can’t be too big right so Hendrickson is is is a nice athletic size heavyweight oh there it is that was nice oh are we sure these guys are heavyweights they don’t look like heavy weights stevon holding the 32 advantage against second Lieutenant Wyatt Hendrickson oh nice double stall call there finishes out the period no taked down Wyatt Hendrick pended that off he kept that score where he wanted it to he got a recruiting letter from the Air Force Academy threw it in the garbage but his grandfather was in the Navy dad said no you’re going to be missing out on a big opportunity if you do that the servies don’t honor the extra year because of covid-19 so one more year at Oklahoma State his 5year commitment to serve as an Acquisitions officer doesn’t start until this wrestling career ends and he intends to stay in Still Water to tr for the LA Olympics in 2028 and so this is a big call here call if they give the Tak down it effectively becomes 6 to2 and Gable has Choice likely going to choose neutral Hendrickson’s had a hard time he’s going to need two takedowns or a take down a turn to win got to look at the clock though the clock is the time so look at the clock in the background when his hip hits that’s still not to no he’s out he has no time and plus he still got the foot shielding with only one hand St green clock and riding time remain that’s correct okay at the review call is confirmed no take down Choice red red takes that the stall call stays against Hendrickson Hendrickson is good on top and he takes down Hendrick’s best I thought he would go to the neutral position here green you have a stall warning set go ahead Hendrickson is very good on top but stevon has not been able to be written so far green oh nice job by Gable getting to his feet critical time in the match for both wrestlers and that last snap though it looked like Gable moved him easier than he had to that point and if you’re Hendrickson you have to look for a way to start to get to legs and when you get to legs it’s going to have to be below the knee you don’t want to fight those heavy hits of gable stevon you’re going to have to get to a position where you can sit him to his butt hit him in a weak spot from his knee down he’s going to need to get to some sort of ankle pick low single in terms of a transfer Wyatt Hendrickson and what he has meant to the Cowboys has been as much impact as I’ve seen I mean every Doom you pretty much pin people all tournament this SE this tournament he’s pinned people he has scored even with Gable stevon all the way to the finals that’s about as good as you can get in terms of finding a person out of the transfer P I tell you what if you’re Gable stevon the way he walked out on that stage saying hey this is my space you got to get one more taked down here you got to assert dominance being the last match of the evening and putting on a show oh HRI is popping the face now Hendrickson looks fresh hon knows that oh no he do oh there it is that’s the problem that’s the problem right there attack that’s the problem right when you go just the re attack the re attack is so good man yep plays right into Gable strengths you just can’t spend much time on your knees with Gable stev he’s coming again 30 30 seconds left oh he’s the side sliding off oh get big here on the high garage the double he’s running oh my God can you believe this God Hendrickson with the three game about Hustle the Olympic Champions about to lose it’s 13 seconds this could be it oh my goodness the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA could this be it yes he has done it just beat G St White H just beat G St oh my God W oh my God why H be G that’s crazy oh my goodness this is the craziest moment in NCAA history oh my goodness Jordan oh my goodness why w wow oh my goodness drama personified I’m just happy I could say I was here to watch I I don’t know if I’ve ever been that surprised in my life at a wrestle match oh my oh my God unbelievable he got to that High crch look like Gabriel got off the position he kept wrestling Captain America Captain America Rob I can’t believe this my jaw is on the floor he did it hey shut up shut up everybody shut up shut up Rock I like I’m glad that he was the last match that’s what the last match that’s the last match that’s what a main event looks like that’s what it should look like that’s a main event looks like shut up wow what the president say to you he said he’s very proud of me it’s like man I’m very very proud of that he came here to support his troops I put on a show for him I wanton him that national title you took the mat with this American flag today you you spent four years at Air Force Gable said something to you when when you stepped on the map what did what did he say to you I think he was just reminding me that you know we’re both great wrestlers he’s won an Olympic medal but today I took the gold medal I’m number one what was going on in your mind during the last 30 seconds prior to the takedown I was telling myself I know I can do this God God gifted me all week I’ve been looking at David and Goliath and no one thought that David could take down Goliath but I did I trusted in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ he gave me that Victory he was on that M with me today and you’re in on that double you turn them you’re on top you got to hold on you got to hold on what are you thinking I’m thinking I’m the national champion I don’t care what I’ve do in these next 15 seconds I’m holding him down and I’m winning this tournament baby it’s one of the historical moments in the history the history of the NCW you beat an Olympic champion how would you describe this this scene I think the support and the wrestling Community is not like anything we’ve ever seen it’s bigger than worlds Olympics anything this country is great it’s cuz they’re here supporting us that makes it so great why thank you you are Captain America congratulations oh my God oh my God I’ve never been at an NCAA tournament that had an ending as dramatic as that I canot believe that great television I actually we going to be talking about this look at the shot here for years to come hipping in he kept cutting the corner he was not letting this go Hands Across and came across the body and decided I’m going to beat Gable Stevenson I am the baddest man on the planet and they got I mean oh my goodness holy crap dude I mean wow look at gab Bo and disbelief he just can’t believe it Gable ston can’t believe it he’s the best in the world wow jeez and that’s why you play the game that’s why you fight the fight that’s why you wrestle the match I’m telling you right now this might be the biggest moment in NCAA Wrestling history yes against the odds but for Wyatt Hendrickson and Oklahoma state it was never in doubt Captain America a superhero as he walks off the Collegiate mat an historic Night comes to an end in Philadelphia bookended by fantastic matches Carter stachi makes history as the first five-time Division One champion in the history of the sport on the back end the upset of upsets Wyatt Hendrickson over over Gable steveson one that no one here will ever forget at the NCAA championships so dead of gratitude to everybody involved with this show and everybody watching our producer Todd kouis our director Anthony DeMarco our associate producer Lexi turnbo and our coordinating producer Nick Roode for Daniel Cormier Jordan Burrows Rock Harrison and Quinn KCK I’m my cousin saying so long from Philadelphia looking forward to Cleveland next year and up next year on ESPN the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and LSU Ro Phil pot and Jimmy Dykes on the call
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How the hell are you going to tell a guy that served the country he cant hold the flag?
Wyatt leaves his parents hanging 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Sad to see the entertainment influence on the sport.
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@19:07 Disgrace
Dans voice in crucial moments in that match was EPIC I laugh hard everytime I here him say "13 seconds") "This is the craziest moment in NCAA history"I just keep hearing the muppets show when his voice kept crackin.LMFAO everytime!!!
@18:59 Dummy-in-Chief thought he was at a WWE Match looking for Vince McMahon. jfc.
Trump is such a dickhead. Walks in right when they are interviewing the only ever 5 time ncaa champion. Can't share the spotlight for a second without it hurting his ego
Jesse Mendez was the best wrestler at this tournament. 👑
There will never be another entry as badass as Starocci playing the michael meyer theme song as he walks out to claim a 5th straight National Title. Just sitting there in the dark before he starts his walk, what a surreal moment
18:36 Drumpf ruining this man’s interview blew me away. This my first time watching wrestling they should’ve timed that better very rude
Jesse Mendez gives me Archillies vibes 😂 Go Buckeyes!!!
Henson got robbed
How do you win 7 individual national championships?!
You come out talkin shi Gable you better be ready to back it up!
Dear ESPN and NCAA please for the love of God don't ever ever ever get rid of Daniel Cormier and Rock as announcers. They made this tournament!
Taylor was a joke he didn't do any wrestling. He he just bounced around the mat on his knees 80 percent of the time. What a joke
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285 was action packed with great scrambles and tactics…. 125 was a snooze filled stall-fest.. not something you see too often.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SUCK IT STEVENSON!
DC is pump up as a commentary
So glad Steveson lost. Failed at pro wrestling then failed at pro football then walked in cocky and got beat lol.
I woulda told Trump to get in my interview with me since he disrupted it
what was antrell taylors walk out song?
Trump didn't have to ruin the guy's interview. Bro just won the championships and all Trump had to do was put his fist up. Not that it wasn't awesome or anything..but let's work on timing next time.
Kudos to President Donald J. Trump for coming to check these kids out, really awesome of him!
Boring finals, except for the Oklahoma State champs.