Using Intermat rankings now, purely because #1, most broadcasts use it, and #2, their UI is better. I generally agree with Flowrestling rankings more, but it’s easier and cleaner just to take Intermat’s. Soon I’ll write a quick script to extract all of these for me.
Couple solid match-ups, obviously headlined by reigning Olympic gold-medalist Gable Steveson vs. Mason Parris in a #1 vs. #2 showdown. Steveson is one of the best wrestlers on the planet, so even with this being #1 vs. #2, it feels closer to a #1 vs. #20 match-up with how elite Steveson is. On the opposite side of the weights, Michigan’s Nick Suriano has a top-ten match-up against #9 Patrick McKee.
Outside of those weights, there’s no real “great” match-up outside of Will Lewan taking on #4 Brayton Lee. Lewan has a way of sticking in close matches for better or for worse, so that’s another one to watch.
We’ve got this match-up on BTN at 7PM EST for those looking to watch live with me.
Projected line-up:
Single leg about a minute in. Add in a trip and that's 2 for Suriano. Quick escape McKee. 2-1. Trip for Suriano, scramble situation and TWOOOO for Suriano. 4-1. Escape after 20ish seconds. 4-2. Another single, spinning for a go-behind. Blast through the hips and a nice takedown at the edge of the mat. 6-2. Riding tough, 20 seconds to go in the period. Riding time over a minute now. Rides out the period. 6-2.
2nd Period
Suriano starts bottom. A couple cautions(?) and that's a point for McKee. Needs to be careful here. 6-3. Gets an escape and it's 7-3. Riding time down to 0:51. Single leg takedown then escape. 9-4. Stall McKee. Go behind and mat return for Suriano. 11-4. Riding time back over a minute. Escape McKee. 11-5. Front headlock spin, can't get the two at end of period. 11-5.
3rd Period
McKee starts bottom. Escape after about 50 seconds. Blast double and lift for Suriano. 13-6. Riding time secured, ride out for the major? 20 seconds to go. Couple attempts for escapes, but Suriano is gonna hold on for the bonus. 13-5
+1 Riding time, 14-6
UM 4 - 0 MINN
Single leg to double and lift for Gliva. Gets the takedown. Scramble situation here, Ragusin gets the escape after 20 seconds. Couple half shots from Ragusin. Another scramble situation, Ragusin gets on top and secures the 2 after the initial ankle pick. Escape Gliva, 3-2
2nd Period
Ragusin starts bottom. Quick escape. 4-2. Deep single for Gliva, has Ragusin on his hips, gets the takedown. 4-4. He's going to ride out the period. 4-4.
3rd Period
Gliva starts bottom. Gets an escape, 4-5. Stall call against Gliva. Reshot Ragusin and he gets the two with a double leg. He rides out the period and wins it 6-5!!!
UM 7 - 0 MINN
Single leg for Bergeland. Secures the takedown quickly. 0-2. Bergeland riding tough with over a minute riding time a minute. Has a leg thrown in and Micic not doing a whole lot from the bottom. Stalemate with 90 seconds riding time. Legs thrown in again, Micic trying to hip over, but nothing going. Bergeland rides out the period. Bleh. 0-2.
2nd Period
Scramble situation off neutral start. Stalemate called. Single leg opportunity for Micic. Has Bergeland on his hip. Similar situation as last scramble. Another stalemate. Another high crotch opportunity Micic, but the period ends. 0-2 still, riding time locked for Bergeland.
3rd Period
Bergeland starts down. Micic opts to cut immediately. 0-3. Another shot Micic, passes his head through, secures the two and is looking for back points. Soooo close to getting it, but not quite. Gives up the escape, 2-4. Single leg Micic, can't finish. Another loss for him. 2-4.
+1 riding time. 2-5
UM 7 - 3 MINN
Spin around takedown for Blockhus. 0-2. Escape Nolan after 40 seconds riding time. 1-2. Under a minute left in the period. Another double for Blockhus, 1-4. 5 second count on the ankles results in a stall call. 1-4
2nd Period
Escape Nolan, then another quick takedown for Blockhus. Now an escape. 3-6. Minute time +60 seconds for Blockhus. Ends period 3-6.
3rd Period
Nolan starts down, gets reversed on. 3-8. Nolan gets thrown to his back, fights off of it, but 4pt NF. 4-14. He rides out the period. 4-14.
+1 riding time. 4-15
UM 7 - 7 MINN
Not a whole lot going on. Couple half shots but not really. Reshot Lewan gets him a takedown at the edge of the mat! What a great finish dragging his toe. 2-0. Nice mat return, looking to ride out the period. He does it. 2-0 to end the period.
2nd Period
Lee starts bottom. Another mat return. Escape after 40 seconds of riding time. Lee with a single leg, gets a mat return. 2-3. Quick escape for Lewan. 3-3. Another double for Lee, well-timed. 3-5. Late in the period. Lee rides it out. 3-5.
3rd Period
Lewan starts down. Quick escape Lewan. 4-5. Single leg attempt Lee, good defense Lewan. About a minute left to go. Short time, couple shots. Late stall, but not gonna happen. 4-5 final.
UM 7 - 10 MINN
Couple half shots each way. Single leg opportunity for Amine, but they go out of bounds. Spin behind on a reshot for Amine. Bit of a scramble and we're back neutral. Single leg to front headlock at the end of the period for Amine! Gets 2 NF as well! 4-0 as time expires.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Locked hands, +1 for Amine. 5-0. Escape Amine. 6-0. Short time. 6-0.
3rd Period
Carlson starts down. Escape makes it 6-1. Riding time not a factor. 1 minute to go. Bonus points would be big here, but work to do. Things getting chippy late, here. Ends 6-1.
UM 10 - 10 MINN
Single leg opportunity at the edge of the mat Massa juuuust can't get. Close though.Scramble situation here, each guy has an ankle. Stalemate. Low ankle grab Massa, another scramble, O'Reilly gets the takedown. 0-2. Escape after 30 more seconds. 1-2. Low ankle grab to another scramble. Period ends 1-2.
2nd Period
O'Reilly starts bottom. gets the escape. 1-3. Yet another scramble situation results in a stalemate. Another shot, finally a stall against O'Reilly. Massa FINALLY breaks through on one of the scrambles, gets a takedown. 3-3. 30 seconds to go in the period. Massa looking to ride out, couple mat returns. He rides out the period. Big one. 3-3.
3rd Period
Massa bottom. Escapes to make it 4-3. Another shot Massa, scramble with single leg, Massa finishes for another takedown. 6-3. Riding time over a minute now. 1 point to O'Reilly? For some reason? Not sure. Massa riding hard here. 6-4 end of period.
+1 riding time. 7-4.
UM 13 - 10 MINN
Quick single Amine. Gets the takedown. 2-0. Escape after 40 seconds riding time. 2-1. Low ankle for Skillings. Sramble situation. Stalemate. Amine head in the hole looking for cradle. Gets another takedown. 4-1. Riding time over a minute. Escape at the end of the period. 4-2.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Quick escape. 5-2. Single leg situation for Amine, gets the takedown by grabbing both ankles. 7-2. Short time in the period. Rides it out. 7-2.
3rd Period
Skillings starts down. Gets the escape. Single leg Amine with a minute left, hooks both legs, gets the takedown. 9-3. Riding time secured. Amine cuts him. 9-4. Another takedown makes it 11-4. Stall on Amine for holding an ankle with a 5 count. Time runs out. 11-4.
+1 riding time. 12-4.
UM 17 - 10 MINN
Nothing really going on in this period. Couple half shots, but not a lot beyond that. Take down Brucki late in the period with a double to trip. Has Foy flattened out. Rides out period. Ends 2-0.
2nd Period
Foy starts bottom. Hard ride here from Brucki. Riding time over 90 seconds at this point. Stalling Foy. Escape with 30 seconds to go in the period. 2-1.
3rd Period
Brucki escapes, then gets another blast double. 5-1. Escape Foy. 5-2. Another blast double Brucki makes it 7-2. Riding time well secured. 7-2.
+1 riding time. 8-2.
UM 20 - 10 MINN
Snap down single for Steveson, finishes a takedown and they go out of bounds. 0-2. Escape Parris makes it 1-2. Double leg Parris, but good defense Steveson. Another shot Parris, but a spin and finish for Steveson. 1-4. Escape Parris. 2-4. Double leg Steveson makes it 2-6. Short time and Steveson rides it out. 2-6.
2nd Period
Parris starts bottom. Quick escape and it's 3-6. Lots of pressure from Steveson, stall called against Parris. End of period 3-6
3rd Period
Start neurtal, immediate double for Steveson. Cuts Parris. 5-8. Single to double Steveson makes it 5-10. Another escape, another takedown. 7-12 and some shoving going on. Getting chippy as Steveson is handling Parris here. Another single that Parris defends this time. Stall Parris, 7-13. Double leg Steveson makes it 7-15. Cuts Parris, 8-15. A final takedown makes it 8-18.
+1 riding time. 8-19.
UM 20 - 14 MINN
Couple solid match-ups, obviously headlined by reigning Olympic gold-medalist Gable Steveson vs. Mason Parris in a #1 vs. #2 showdown. Steveson is one of the best wrestlers on the planet, so even with this being #1 vs. #2, it feels closer to a #1 vs. #20 match-up with how elite Steveson is. On the opposite side of the weights, Michigan’s Nick Suriano has a top-ten match-up against #9 Patrick McKee.
Outside of those weights, there’s no real “great” match-up outside of Will Lewan taking on #4 Brayton Lee. Lewan has a way of sticking in close matches for better or for worse, so that’s another one to watch.
We’ve got this match-up on BTN at 7PM EST for those looking to watch live with me.
Projected line-up:
- 125: #1 Nick Suriano vs. #9 Patrick McKee
- 133: #8 Dylan Ragusin vs. #26 Jake Gliva
- 141: #4 Stevan Micic vs. #17 Jake Bergeland
- 149: NR Pat Nolan vs. #25 Michael Blockhus
- 157: #14 Will Lewan vs. #4 Brayton Lee
- 165: #12 Cam Amine vs. #27 Cael Carlson
- 174: #6 Logan Massa vs. #21 Bailee O’Reilly
- 184: #2 Myles Amine vs. NR Sam Skillings
- 197: #6 Patrick Brucki vs. #31 Michial Foy
- 285: #4 Mason Parris vs. #1 Gable Steveson
- 125: #1 Nick Suriano 14-6 Maj DEC #9 Patrick McKee
Single leg about a minute in. Add in a trip and that's 2 for Suriano. Quick escape McKee. 2-1. Trip for Suriano, scramble situation and TWOOOO for Suriano. 4-1. Escape after 20ish seconds. 4-2. Another single, spinning for a go-behind. Blast through the hips and a nice takedown at the edge of the mat. 6-2. Riding tough, 20 seconds to go in the period. Riding time over a minute now. Rides out the period. 6-2.
2nd Period
Suriano starts bottom. A couple cautions(?) and that's a point for McKee. Needs to be careful here. 6-3. Gets an escape and it's 7-3. Riding time down to 0:51. Single leg takedown then escape. 9-4. Stall McKee. Go behind and mat return for Suriano. 11-4. Riding time back over a minute. Escape McKee. 11-5. Front headlock spin, can't get the two at end of period. 11-5.
3rd Period
McKee starts bottom. Escape after about 50 seconds. Blast double and lift for Suriano. 13-6. Riding time secured, ride out for the major? 20 seconds to go. Couple attempts for escapes, but Suriano is gonna hold on for the bonus. 13-5
+1 Riding time, 14-6
UM 4 - 0 MINN
- 133: #8 Dylan Ragusin 6-5 DEC #26 Jake Gliva
Single leg to double and lift for Gliva. Gets the takedown. Scramble situation here, Ragusin gets the escape after 20 seconds. Couple half shots from Ragusin. Another scramble situation, Ragusin gets on top and secures the 2 after the initial ankle pick. Escape Gliva, 3-2
2nd Period
Ragusin starts bottom. Quick escape. 4-2. Deep single for Gliva, has Ragusin on his hips, gets the takedown. 4-4. He's going to ride out the period. 4-4.
3rd Period
Gliva starts bottom. Gets an escape, 4-5. Stall call against Gliva. Reshot Ragusin and he gets the two with a double leg. He rides out the period and wins it 6-5!!!
UM 7 - 0 MINN
- 141: #4 Stevan Micic 2-5 DEC to #15 Jake Bergeland
Single leg for Bergeland. Secures the takedown quickly. 0-2. Bergeland riding tough with over a minute riding time a minute. Has a leg thrown in and Micic not doing a whole lot from the bottom. Stalemate with 90 seconds riding time. Legs thrown in again, Micic trying to hip over, but nothing going. Bergeland rides out the period. Bleh. 0-2.
2nd Period
Scramble situation off neutral start. Stalemate called. Single leg opportunity for Micic. Has Bergeland on his hip. Similar situation as last scramble. Another stalemate. Another high crotch opportunity Micic, but the period ends. 0-2 still, riding time locked for Bergeland.
3rd Period
Bergeland starts down. Micic opts to cut immediately. 0-3. Another shot Micic, passes his head through, secures the two and is looking for back points. Soooo close to getting it, but not quite. Gives up the escape, 2-4. Single leg Micic, can't finish. Another loss for him. 2-4.
+1 riding time. 2-5
UM 7 - 3 MINN
- 149: NR Pat Nolan 4-15 MD to #25 Michael Blockhus
Spin around takedown for Blockhus. 0-2. Escape Nolan after 40 seconds riding time. 1-2. Under a minute left in the period. Another double for Blockhus, 1-4. 5 second count on the ankles results in a stall call. 1-4
2nd Period
Escape Nolan, then another quick takedown for Blockhus. Now an escape. 3-6. Minute time +60 seconds for Blockhus. Ends period 3-6.
3rd Period
Nolan starts down, gets reversed on. 3-8. Nolan gets thrown to his back, fights off of it, but 4pt NF. 4-14. He rides out the period. 4-14.
+1 riding time. 4-15
UM 7 - 7 MINN
- 157: #14 Will Lewan 4-5 DEC to #4 Brayton Lee
Not a whole lot going on. Couple half shots but not really. Reshot Lewan gets him a takedown at the edge of the mat! What a great finish dragging his toe. 2-0. Nice mat return, looking to ride out the period. He does it. 2-0 to end the period.
2nd Period
Lee starts bottom. Another mat return. Escape after 40 seconds of riding time. Lee with a single leg, gets a mat return. 2-3. Quick escape for Lewan. 3-3. Another double for Lee, well-timed. 3-5. Late in the period. Lee rides it out. 3-5.
3rd Period
Lewan starts down. Quick escape Lewan. 4-5. Single leg attempt Lee, good defense Lewan. About a minute left to go. Short time, couple shots. Late stall, but not gonna happen. 4-5 final.
UM 7 - 10 MINN
- 165: #12 Cam Amine 6-1 DEC over #27 Cael Carlson
Couple half shots each way. Single leg opportunity for Amine, but they go out of bounds. Spin behind on a reshot for Amine. Bit of a scramble and we're back neutral. Single leg to front headlock at the end of the period for Amine! Gets 2 NF as well! 4-0 as time expires.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Locked hands, +1 for Amine. 5-0. Escape Amine. 6-0. Short time. 6-0.
3rd Period
Carlson starts down. Escape makes it 6-1. Riding time not a factor. 1 minute to go. Bonus points would be big here, but work to do. Things getting chippy late, here. Ends 6-1.
UM 10 - 10 MINN
- 174: #6 Logan Massa 7-4 DEC over #20 Bailee O’Reilly
Single leg opportunity at the edge of the mat Massa juuuust can't get. Close though.Scramble situation here, each guy has an ankle. Stalemate. Low ankle grab Massa, another scramble, O'Reilly gets the takedown. 0-2. Escape after 30 more seconds. 1-2. Low ankle grab to another scramble. Period ends 1-2.
2nd Period
O'Reilly starts bottom. gets the escape. 1-3. Yet another scramble situation results in a stalemate. Another shot, finally a stall against O'Reilly. Massa FINALLY breaks through on one of the scrambles, gets a takedown. 3-3. 30 seconds to go in the period. Massa looking to ride out, couple mat returns. He rides out the period. Big one. 3-3.
3rd Period
Massa bottom. Escapes to make it 4-3. Another shot Massa, scramble with single leg, Massa finishes for another takedown. 6-3. Riding time over a minute now. 1 point to O'Reilly? For some reason? Not sure. Massa riding hard here. 6-4 end of period.
+1 riding time. 7-4.
UM 13 - 10 MINN
- 184: #2 Myles Amine 12-4 MD over NR Sam Skillings
Quick single Amine. Gets the takedown. 2-0. Escape after 40 seconds riding time. 2-1. Low ankle for Skillings. Sramble situation. Stalemate. Amine head in the hole looking for cradle. Gets another takedown. 4-1. Riding time over a minute. Escape at the end of the period. 4-2.
2nd Period
Amine starts bottom. Quick escape. 5-2. Single leg situation for Amine, gets the takedown by grabbing both ankles. 7-2. Short time in the period. Rides it out. 7-2.
3rd Period
Skillings starts down. Gets the escape. Single leg Amine with a minute left, hooks both legs, gets the takedown. 9-3. Riding time secured. Amine cuts him. 9-4. Another takedown makes it 11-4. Stall on Amine for holding an ankle with a 5 count. Time runs out. 11-4.
+1 riding time. 12-4.
UM 17 - 10 MINN
- 197: #6 Patrick Brucki 8-2 DEC over #31 Michial Foy
Nothing really going on in this period. Couple half shots, but not a lot beyond that. Take down Brucki late in the period with a double to trip. Has Foy flattened out. Rides out period. Ends 2-0.
2nd Period
Foy starts bottom. Hard ride here from Brucki. Riding time over 90 seconds at this point. Stalling Foy. Escape with 30 seconds to go in the period. 2-1.
3rd Period
Brucki escapes, then gets another blast double. 5-1. Escape Foy. 5-2. Another blast double Brucki makes it 7-2. Riding time well secured. 7-2.
+1 riding time. 8-2.
UM 20 - 10 MINN
- 285: #4 Mason Parris vs. #1 Gable Steveson
Snap down single for Steveson, finishes a takedown and they go out of bounds. 0-2. Escape Parris makes it 1-2. Double leg Parris, but good defense Steveson. Another shot Parris, but a spin and finish for Steveson. 1-4. Escape Parris. 2-4. Double leg Steveson makes it 2-6. Short time and Steveson rides it out. 2-6.
2nd Period
Parris starts bottom. Quick escape and it's 3-6. Lots of pressure from Steveson, stall called against Parris. End of period 3-6
3rd Period
Start neurtal, immediate double for Steveson. Cuts Parris. 5-8. Single to double Steveson makes it 5-10. Another escape, another takedown. 7-12 and some shoving going on. Getting chippy as Steveson is handling Parris here. Another single that Parris defends this time. Stall Parris, 7-13. Double leg Steveson makes it 7-15. Cuts Parris, 8-15. A final takedown makes it 8-18.
+1 riding time. 8-19.
UM 20 - 14 MINN
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