Midlands PBP: Session 3
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Heck, I'd take the Meyer from Grapple on the Gridiron...even in a losing effort he looked tough
Brooks vs DT (NLWC)
Brooks going right after DT
underhooks
Brooks in on a shot
DT scrambles out and gets a TD
Slammin sammy very near a TD there
0-2
Caution taylor on restart after OOB
spiral for DT
now puts leg in
back to spiral
DT is a leech on top
sammy creates a bit of separation
able to get his hips away reaches back for whizzer and gets esc
1-2
sammy not backing down
brooks with a shot,
DT defends, hits reshot scores after small scramble
1-4
DT with about 2 min RT
end of 1
Brooks going right after DT
underhooks
Brooks in on a shot
DT scrambles out and gets a TD
Slammin sammy very near a TD there
0-2
Caution taylor on restart after OOB
spiral for DT
now puts leg in
back to spiral
DT is a leech on top
sammy creates a bit of separation
able to get his hips away reaches back for whizzer and gets esc
1-2
sammy not backing down
brooks with a shot,
DT defends, hits reshot scores after small scramble
1-4
DT with about 2 min RT
end of 1
Taylor has little trouble riding anyone not named Dake or Burroughs.
DT defers
Brooks goes neutral
Sammy with right underhook
DT backing out
Sammy with single to his right
DT with Whizzer
Sammy fighting tough no points yet
stalemate-DT just hung on the whizzer to get restart
sammy right back to his underhook
cant see they are off the screen
now camera is adjusted
sammy still going forward
end of 2
1-4 but DT has riding time at 1:51
Brooks goes neutral
Sammy with right underhook
DT backing out
Sammy with single to his right
DT with Whizzer
Sammy fighting tough no points yet
stalemate-DT just hung on the whizzer to get restart
sammy right back to his underhook
cant see they are off the screen
now camera is adjusted
sammy still going forward
end of 2
1-4 but DT has riding time at 1:51
They didn't outlaw them. I think part of the reason attendance is lower is because so many of the wrestlers today want to exclusively focus on freestyle.
There was an All American a few years ago, perhaps from ASU, named Matt that bumped up several weight classes after graduation to wrestle HWT and registered his name as Fatt. He ended up going 2-2 in Midlands.
I wish more grads would come back to wrestle Midlands otherwise it's just a very watered down Nationals.
Taylor down to start third
Sammy with spiral ride
DT tripod up and immediately into Sammy's ankle
Looked like esc and TD but ref gives RV
DT now with leg in on Sammy's right
sammy catches leg
DT locked in far crotch going for lift (not freestyle
)
stalemate
esc brooks, i think taylor cut him
DT to low single scramble near the edge of the mat
no points
brooks loses taylor 2-7
Sammy with spiral ride
DT tripod up and immediately into Sammy's ankle
Looked like esc and TD but ref gives RV
DT now with leg in on Sammy's right
sammy catches leg
DT locked in far crotch going for lift (not freestyle
)stalemate
esc brooks, i think taylor cut him
DT to low single scramble near the edge of the mat
no points
brooks loses taylor 2-7
rolling right into Burak vs Studebaker (Neb)
kinda nice for me that all these Hawkeyes have been on same mat
Burak with snap to standing front head lock S backs out to get better position
Hi-c attempt by B is a no go
partial reshot by S nope
Hi-C reshot by B YUP! TD burak
2-0
esc S
2-1
minute and a half left B with 26 sec Rt
nice shot by S but better D by B
back to neutral
B with 1/2 shot
and another
and another-far knee
S tries one himself
B heavy hands on the head
20 sec left
Real nice hi-c from S
B looked dead to rights, but kicks out and avoids td
end of 1
2-1
kinda nice for me that all these Hawkeyes have been on same mat
Burak with snap to standing front head lock S backs out to get better position
Hi-c attempt by B is a no go
partial reshot by S nope
Hi-C reshot by B YUP! TD burak
2-0
esc S
2-1
minute and a half left B with 26 sec Rt
nice shot by S but better D by B
back to neutral
B with 1/2 shot
and another
and another-far knee
S tries one himself
B heavy hands on the head
20 sec left
Real nice hi-c from S
B looked dead to rights, but kicks out and avoids td
end of 1
2-1
It was pretty bad. That being said, perhaps he needed an outing like this against an opponent like Walters to get him to come out of his shell a little. He is good when he lets the fur fly...not when he wrestles tight/conservative/trying to avoid mistakes. Could be a very, very good loss in retrospect if he learns and grows from it.
Seems to be a trend at this weight for Iowa. Remember the Mike Evans that went out and racked up majors left and right his first couple years only to win a bunch of close, low scoring decisions as a senior?
Kudos to Sammy Brooks! He was aggressive and wrestled with Taylor as though he had nothing to lose! I was very glad to see an all out effort!
I'm very confident brooks can/will be wrestling on Saturday night. Meyer needed a wake up call just wish it wasnt so dominant.
Studebaker goes down to start 3rd
burak to ankle
S to his feet
B with forward trip to return to mat
OOB
B back to ankle break down on restart and gets S to his belly
S back to his base
B with a nice spiral ride
now off camera again
S must have gotten up to his feet as they are neutral
esc S
3-2 now
B did manage to get RT to 1:11
S with shot
B with go behind attempt
S catches elbow and tries firemans
B squares back up OOB
20 sec left
S with outside single B sprawls and crushes
S with more shots but good defense by B to pick up the 4-2 win
burak to ankle
S to his feet
B with forward trip to return to mat
OOB
B back to ankle break down on restart and gets S to his belly
S back to his base
B with a nice spiral ride
now off camera again
S must have gotten up to his feet as they are neutral
esc S
3-2 now
B did manage to get RT to 1:11
S with shot
B with go behind attempt
S catches elbow and tries firemans
B squares back up OOB
20 sec left
S with outside single B sprawls and crushes
S with more shots but good defense by B to pick up the 4-2 win
Thought it was a pretty good match by Sammy...Yea, Taylor rode the hell out of him but no back points and Sammy was aggressive on his feet. Was able to get to DT's legs quite a bit but it's that whole finishing thing It's real tough on him. Kind of surprised DT didn't want to work neutral a lot more since mat wrestling doesn't really count for sh*t in freestyle...that is if he came to the Midlands to stay sharp.
It's real tough on him. Kind of surprised DT didn't want to work neutral a lot more since mat wrestling doesn't really count for sh*t in freestyle...that is if he came to the Midlands to stay sharp.MVP -- How do you know that Kemerer didn't hit the weights all off season? Kemerer is much stronger now than he was as a high school senior. Kemerer wrestled 106, 126, 138 and 145 in high school and his now at 149. Time will tell if he ever grows into a full size D1 157.
Gwiz Vs Stoll
Gwiz to a leg immediately
wanted nothing to do with the ties (hmmm)
riding hard
OOB
stoll didn't hardly look ready
gwiz picks an ankle and gets stoll flat on stomach
working far side power 1/2
now switches to crossface
stoll still flat
gwiz really working stoll over
stalling on stoll
RT at 2 min
arm bar attempt for gwiz
OOB
Stoll with good movement but too much forward motion
stoll flat again
gwiz with bent leg turk attempt
close but not quite able to get near fall
end of 1
0-2 but gwiz has 2:53 RT
Gwiz to a leg immediately
wanted nothing to do with the ties (hmmm)
riding hard
OOB
stoll didn't hardly look ready
gwiz picks an ankle and gets stoll flat on stomach
working far side power 1/2
now switches to crossface
stoll still flat
gwiz really working stoll over
stalling on stoll
RT at 2 min
arm bar attempt for gwiz
OOB
Stoll with good movement but too much forward motion
stoll flat again
gwiz with bent leg turk attempt
close but not quite able to get near fall
end of 1
0-2 but gwiz has 2:53 RT
gwiz down to start 2nd
esc gwiz
another shot by gwiz
sammy more game this time, but not game enough
TD gwiz
Esc sammy
gwiz still wants nothing to do with sammy's ties
now forehead to forehead
gwiz anther level change to single and immediate TD
1-7
end of 2
esc gwiz
another shot by gwiz
sammy more game this time, but not game enough
TD gwiz
Esc sammy
gwiz still wants nothing to do with sammy's ties
now forehead to forehead
gwiz anther level change to single and immediate TD
1-7
end of 2
I would, Burak would have to get through either McIntosh or Cox to make the finals and he didn't really show any ability to score against those guys last year. McIntosh really extended the gap between the two from the prior year.
I just hope that Sorensen can do enough this season to get the #1 seed and on the opposite side of the bracket from TShirt and Zain. Let those two guys fight it out for the finals.
I'm excited about Brooks and think he is a legitimate contender. I'd take him as the favorite in any match except Dean.
My biggest concern this tournament has been Meyer. We really need him on the podium to win it all. He just got worked by a low all American at best and he required a ride out to beat another inferior opponent. At this stage he's a round of 12 guy at best.
Cooper won a solid match but then got destroyed by Gnatt and looked sloppy in his last match. He'll be lucky to win 2 matches at Nats.
stoll choses bottom to begin 3rd
gwiz riding hard to start period
stoll flat again and gets called for stalling
1 pt gwiz
1-8 now
1 minute left
gwiz still riding tough
gwiz very active at all times
esp for hwt
stoll flat again
another stall on stoll
another pt for gwiz
1-9
final score will be 1-10 after riding time
stoll to back side
gwiz riding hard to start period
stoll flat again and gets called for stalling
1 pt gwiz
1-8 now
1 minute left
gwiz still riding tough
gwiz very active at all times
esp for hwt
stoll flat again
another stall on stoll
another pt for gwiz
1-9
final score will be 1-10 after riding time
stoll to back side
the juxstaposition of the 25lbers going on the mat immediately after the heavies is hilarious. They're all the same age, haha
Ethen Lofthouse, Grambrall, Evans, Moore, and now Meyers. All good wrestlers that just wouldn't or couldn't kick it in gear. They are mysteries to me.
I'm sure Brooks thought he could win and tried to win. If he hadn't Taylor would have pinned or teched him. Knowing Brooks he's not happy. I'm not worried about Brooks.
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