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2024 NCAA's - Day 2 - Match/discussion thread

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If he stays, then yes.
 
Hate to see this. The two of them were wrestling a heck of a match.
 
Nagao riding tough. Bouzakis taking injury time. Maybe a groin issue? 2nd period, Aaron has over a minute of riding time.
 
Consi 133: #10 A.Nagao vs. #16 N.Bouzakis (OHST)
P1:
Time for some more Nagao. I hope you're hungry!
Bouzakis shoots in, gets to the legs, Nagao over the top, grabbing around the waist, Bouzakis still coming, driving forward, Nagao reaches back through for an ankle, stalemate. Great job Aaron! That was close.
Back to center, both going to a knee, then coming back up
In the center of the mat, but not doing much
Bouzakis on his knee a lot & really staying low.
Nagao shoos in & gets an ankle, Bouzakis counters & gets an ankle too; they have each other ankles, Bouzakis comes out the side & is in better position, but Nagao holds his leg tight, stalemate.
End of period, no scoring.

P2:
Bouzakis takes down
Bouzakis up, Nagao trying to throw the boots in.
Bouzakis on his feet, but Nagao still has a leg in & takes him back down, Nagao still riding
Bouzakis back to his feet, tries to turn in, but Nagao still riding
Both trying to turn into each other, but Bouzakis in better position, stalemate, restart
54-sec left
Bouzakis to his feet, Nagao trips him back to the mat
Nagao gets a leg in, looking for a farside cradle, but action stopped for something
Injury time Bouzakis, looks like a right quad, or maybe a hard shot to the family jewels
Bouzakis back up & ready to continue
Nagao takes down on restart
Nagao shoulder rolls & gets the escape 1-0
Nagao +1:29 RT

P3:
Nagao takes down
Nagao rolls & gets to his feet for the escape 2-0 (RT +1:22)
Tying up in the center, both on their knees & then back to the feet, circling in the center
Bouzakis with a half shot, but nothing
1-min left
Nagao shoots in low & gets an ankle, Bouzakis locks in through the hips, stalemate, restart
39-sec left
RT locked
Bouzakis driving forward in an over/under & drives Nagao off the mat
Bouzakis moving forward at the end
Nagao stall warning as time runs out

#10 A.Nagao DEC #16 N.Bouzakis 3-0

Another great win! Aaron gets Bouzakis this time! On to the next round!
 
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I'm not sure he got to 3 before Rooks cleared, but only because he was counting at half speed
 
I’ll enjoy cheering against him tonight. Thx at was as cheap a move as I’ve seen In a Awhile

Yeah, I watched it twice. Seemed like he was looking to twist and bend with malintent.
 
Consi 149: #7 T.Kasak vs. #17 G.Rooks (IND)
P1:
Both guys feeling each other out
Kasak gets a leg on the edge, pulling in on it, slips, but reaches across, and gets the TD 3-0
Rooks on his belly, works back to his knees, but Kasak riding tough on top.
Rooks just balled up, not doing much & ref stops it for potentially dangerous, restart.
Rooks rolls, but Kasak stays with him & now Rooks is flat again, now back to his knees.
Kasak trying to roll him over for a pin, cranking pretty hard on Rooks
RT +1:25
Rooks stall warning
Kasak stall warning, restart
Kasak stil riding, takes Rooks to his belly & rides him out
RT +2:06 Kasak

P2:
Kasak takes neutral
Both circling in the center, keeping some distance
Rooks with a semi-reach for the leg
Kasak tries the same & they're back to circling
Tying up now in the center
Kasak pulls down & gets an ankle, elevates the leg, Rooks rolls, gets a ankle, but Kasak still scrambling & fights for the TD during the scramble 6-0
A brick comes into the screen from Indiana side, as Kasak works his way fully around on top of Rooks
Stopped for a coach's challenge, Indiana challenging if there was a takedown
The ref might have called it a little early, when Rooks still had an ankle, but Kasak was working around for top control & it seemed inevitable.
8-sec left in the period
Takedown confirmed, challenge overturned 6-0

P3:
Rooks takes neutral
Head slapping in the middle. Pace seems to have picked up a little
Rooks shoots, but nothing, Kasak semi-counter, nothing
Rooks shoots for an ankle, Kasak counters, gets Rook's leg & comes around for the TD 9-0
Rooks to his feet for the escape 9-1
Tying up on the edge
Rooks shoot, Kasak counters & comes around behind for another TD 12-1
Time ends. Woohoo!

#7 T.Kasak MD #17 G.Rooks 13-1

Tyler is looking fantastic! Another great win!
 
It's ridiculous. Haven't see it yet this tourney but some matches it totally changes the complexity of a match in regards to gassing.
The rule should be that when a challenge is lost, the wrestler who was on the losing side of the challenge has to restart the action on his back and the other wrestler gets the pin combination he chooses. Let’s see how many bricks are thrown with that rule.
 
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