WTT ‘26
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Yes. Dominated . Found his angles and picked him apart
White is powerful and explosive, 1 of his takedowns was like a running back running over a safety. He is so inexperienced, but his potential is unlimited. Dreshaun was lacking aggression, in the first period but then dominated the 2nd period. Hodgins can appear strong 1 moment on offense but then appear weak and unbalanced especially in defensive positions. He still has another year in high school and so does Holman. I hope Hilman learned to be in shape for big tournaments. Holman has impressed this year except for lapses in focus where he gets pinned. He was not impressive this tournament.
Dreshaun put on 7lbs since the open he was 232.5. He was 230 in February but 225 at the open
Mocco is an entirely different style matchup than Merrill, but I was definitely encouraged by that match. Mocco is really talented, moves well, and even had some size (8 lbs) on Dreshaun.
Landon wins 5-0. Looked good. Dee up now mat 3
They had the names swapped on the stream. I kept getting outraged. "HOW IS THAT A POINT FOR MILLER" lol
Dee loses 4-5. Was winning, relaxed with front headlock and got hit with a drag. Good match
Allowing multiple leg laces in a row is a stupid rule. To earn a technical fall a wrestler should have to be heads and shoulders better than his opponent. A technical fall should indicate a mismatch in the level of opponents.
Just one takedown into a lace with 4 turns. The takedown was really nice
This is freestyle and Ross does not have experience and apparently no defense against a leg lace. If he can bulk up a little he will be an awesome college wrestler.
Merrill and Ross are in same class though. Ross needs to get better, Merrill seems to be creating separation now in freestyle.
Once a leg lace gets locked up tight, anybody can be teched by it.
I don't really agree (yet) that Merrill is creating separation. We'll see what happens in match 2.
Landon techs Miller. Good win. Looked great this tournament.
Dee drops the second one 4-2. As expected James with more energy than Dee throughout the best of 3 and gets it done.
Dreshaun wins 9-2. First match was 0-1 before takedown lace, so closer than final score. Third and final match in 20-30 minutes
Very good match for Ross. They were both exhausted. We'll see who has more in the tank.
I guess he closed that separation gap pretty quickly.
Dreshaun is in great shape guys. He’s got actual fast twitch muscles. He’ll be fine
Great match adjustment to time the headbutts. Suddenly Merrill isn’t such a chore.
Great match adjustment to time the headbutts. Suddenly Merrill isn’t such a chore.
It ain’t hard to defend. At least initially. Just have to not be lazy about your defense.
Laces in a row that end matches don’t happen that often.
Whether it's hard to defend or not is very arguable. The top guys in the world still get laced. I like the college rules far better for back points. You must release the move after you score with it. You can't hang on to a tilt and just keep tipping them over and over.
Dreshaun wins 7-1. Overall, I think cowboys wrestled well. Ronnie dropped a tough bout in the challenge finals. Dee lost two close matches to a kid that pushed David Carr. Kody lost to Dee. White lost twice to same kid. First match looked like freestyle inexperience. Was winning second match then flipped over but catching bits of second match, looked like was hit in. moves that are more effective in freestyle than folk. And Landon looked dominant.