lovett is looking good this year

Overtime reminds me so much of the Yianni McKenna NCAA final. Not the final movement in the takedown itself, but the rabbit he pulled out of his hat in order to get to Lovett’s legs off of Lovetts counter shot. Three things make him succeed in all 3 of his overtime NCAA matches . 1- he has ice in veins. Calm, cool, collective 2- He is a magician…imagination = 2nd to none. 3- Zero hesitation. He hits these insane moves without even thinking about it.

@avb5335

2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it! He’s something special! It was incredible seeing how much he improved between this match and their championship match tonight. Yanni looked otherworldly today!

@scottlipitz7157

2 жыл бұрын

Much simpler than that, KS....the kid has nuts.

sorry - ref is out of his league. Stall in 32 second into match with multiple shots and stale mate in the middle of an active scramble. SMH

@brockthompson9139

2 жыл бұрын

100% I was getting aggravated watching the video. Glad to see other people notice it too

I didn't expect that Mach..honestly I haven't seen Yianni so tired since that fight with musuzakaev.What a mach👏

@raymondvillarreal8681

2 жыл бұрын

I think what was tiring him out the most was lifting Lovett too much

My favorite match of the tournament! I wish every college wrestler would wrestle the way these two wrestle. Open up and let it fly!

@Jacknippleson1

2 жыл бұрын

Do you English?

@brandonwrestling7334

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jacknippleson1 what is english?

Lovett's reversal at 9:12 is absolutely ridiculous

Ridge is the man to watch. That kid is exciting. Super impressed he got into OT with Yianni. Yianni's wrestling iq is 2nd to none however.

@ByteofLifestyle

2 жыл бұрын

so true

@dormilon36

2 жыл бұрын

Second to none? Huh? Maybe you mean in NCAA at this weight and at this time. Yianni struggling beyond NCAA and not looking particularly strong in it.

@Tdinh79

2 жыл бұрын

@@dormilon36 well, he won the Poland open this year; he won the US world team trials; and lost to an Armenian in the Worlds. Generally speaking, yes, I'd say his iq is 2nd to none even at the Senior level.

@dormilon36

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tdinh79 So every Olympic champion, and every world champion (where YD lost in first round) has a lower “iq”? Hahaha.

@Tdinh79

2 жыл бұрын

@@dormilon36 did I say that? First off I was commenting on this video regarding the ncaa's. But when u get to the Senior level, he isnt a slouch. He beaten high level guys at this level.....when people say "2nd to none" that doesnt mean he is unbeatable or perfect. If I said the same about Burroughs, u gonna have a fit and say Dake beat him? I was making a compliment on how technical and intelligent yianni is.

What a match. Two great wrestlers.

Not sure what lovett has been putting in his oatmeal but I hope he keeps it in his meal plan! This was a great match and a potential glimpse at the ncaa championships

@ryansmart1214

2 жыл бұрын

This aged well

Awesome match, YD a magician

I feel like the officiating sucked in the first period. Very early doubtful stall call and a super quick stalemate call when Lovett was getting close to finishing the takedown. I don't know; either way I think Yianni wins this match-up 9 out of 10 times.

@jimstephens7518

2 жыл бұрын

Well put. In the 1st period, when Lovett had that crossface and broke Yianni's grip, I thought this might be the 1 time out of 10 that Ridge won. Felt like that stalemate shut down his best opportunity from the feet.

@diegopons4622

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimstephens7518 Exactly. Yianni is so good that his opponents always have to wrestle a perfect match just to have a chance at beating him. It's also not the first time that the officials have been kind to him. Remember that bogus takedown in the finals vs McKenna to take the match to OT. 🙄

@Slapthematwrestling

2 жыл бұрын

The stall call is just because of the somewhat recent NCAA rule change having to do with out of bounds which forces an official to call it. So just like in this case, if a wrestler dives in on a shot and the other wrestler sprawls and goes out of bounds, they have to call it stalling. I don’t always agree with it, but those are the rules. Yianni did take all the shots in the match up until overtime however. There were several, several stalemates called after Yianni was deep in on shots. That was a result of Lovett’s excellent defense and scrambling ability. These guys will always be fun to watch wrestler each other, that’s for sure!

@diegopons4622

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slapthematwrestling I agree with that. I just think that Lovett already has such a tall mountain to climb vs Yanni that any kind of interference from the referee makes it virtually impossible for an upset to happen. I can live with the first stall call, even if I don't agree with it. But I cannot accept the stalemate call in the first period. Ridge was moving in on breaking Yanni's grip and the referee in my opinion clearly interfered in that sequence. I can't accept that these are the best referees available for D1 wrestling.

THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING

Yianni is such a complete wrestler. Such a deep bag of tricks and technique. In my opinion the only person who can beat Yianni is Yianni.

Yianni isn't in shape at all. Later in the season he's going to be unbeatable.

stalemate and stalling calls gettin real questionable tho

Beautiful roll through wtf!!!!!🔥🔥🔥

Yanni looked tired, then “asked” for a challenge just to sit for 45 seconds. #Strats

@Slapthematwrestling

2 жыл бұрын

When one wrestler takes 6 very deep shots in a match and the other wrestler does not take any (Lovett’s only real shot in on Yianni was in overtime) of course one wrestler will be much more tired than the other. Not to mention, at the end when he is working for that reversal on top of Lovett while he is just laying there hanging on with his arms locked. I am not taking anything away from Lovett’s outstanding defense, his outstanding gramby reversal, or his game plan in keeping the match close. I do however think that it’s crazy to insinuate that Yianni wasn’t in good enough shape. That’s never been an issue with him.

great effort by both guys

WE NEED THE FINALS MATCH !!!

@Austinhill100

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t much of a match lol

YD is just such an elite scrambler

Can someone explain to me the new OT rules?

great match.Lovett is a fun wrestler to watch This could be the NCAA final

@zackrobbins2462

2 жыл бұрын

This was very factual

Kinda cool that ridge reffed my matches when he was like 16 😂

@ianshue2890

2 жыл бұрын

Little did you know he would wrestle in D1 wrestling

@bradleyferguson4765

2 жыл бұрын

Ohh we knew.. Just didn't realize he'd take Yianni to the last seconds

That’s funk vs funk. You love to see it

What a great match

Dumb question..just getting back 8n the spirit.. did Yiani bump up

Hey there w I have recently been introduced to wrestling but I don't find much fun in the sport since I've already tasted the rules is there a way for me to find fun in wrestling? My opponents are much larger then me and the rules set me back quite a bit if there's any information that someone can give to curve ball this wall then I would appreciate it as it's something I wish to learn how to get around.

@cdrtej

2 жыл бұрын

It's a weight class sport, they aren't much larger. Maybe you're 2 pounds away from a lower weight class, where you're the big guy. Unless you're a skinny heavyweight

@niightmaire8490

2 жыл бұрын

@@cdrtej Yah but I just wrestle with my buddies and they call me out every time I do something, and he's a good 40 pounds more then me.

This is the best I’ve seen Lovett wrestle

lovett looking amazing. yianni is just on a different level than anyone already

That should have been a stall call point. Lovett had already been warned for stalling right…?

Stalling called for being driven out of bounds on your feet but allow riding time!!! No sense at all.

YD is a freak at scrambling. 99% of wrestlers would have been done with deep shot on them in OT.

Crazy match

For the announcer on this video: the abbreviation "vs" is not pronounced "verse." Not ever. It is an abbreviation of "versus" and it is always pronounced "versus."

We had a dual tournament and his little brother Elijah was wrestling

Yianni is cute 🥰

Whats up with all of the shots from space Yianni is doing, feel like its not really his style.

@faffywaffle561

2 жыл бұрын

And these reviews before OT kill it for me, usually it tests the conditioning but not when you get a 5 minute break before it starts

@Tdinh79

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think he respected Lovett, hence, the shots from space. In Yiannis head he knows he, himself, is a 2x national champion while Lovett is not even an all American. Just my opinion.

@kristopherwilson506

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tdinh79 that's a fair opinion but no wrestler will be indifferent towards or disrespectful to another wrestler at the D-I level. that sounds like complacency and it's not Yianni's style. I think Yianni is rather confident in his ability to score from there against an opponent he hasn't wrestled before

@Tdinh79

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristopherwilson506 Yianna is NOT taking those shots without setting up with Jaydin Eierman as 1 example.

Wow!!!!

Those Idaho boys know how to wrestle!!!

That was bad ass

I don’t know why they weren’t counting for stalling when each wrestler was hanging on a leg in the top position

The Nolf Roll

It’s too bad Chad Red is at 141. Ridge would probably be better served to be down a weight. But either way he’s going to be an all American this year

Wrestler: touches opponent's leg. Crowd: "TWO! TWO! TWOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

This is gonna be the national championship at 149

@caydenconnolly

2 жыл бұрын

Told ya

Yianni out here looking like Musakaev.

Dam they making calls in favor of yianni stalls early stale mates

Man I feel like ridge was the one controlling the whole match and Yianni was on the back foot. Good match to watch he’s on the come up for sure

@waynewilliams1726

2 жыл бұрын

uh? No

@Slapthematwrestling

2 жыл бұрын

What ? Yianni took every single snot up until overtime. Not only that but he was a hard cross face away from the match not even going into overtime. Not sure we watched the same match. How many times did Yianni get in deep on Lovett as he scrambled and hung on for dear life?

@fredarroyo7429

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slapthematwrestling True

Crazy....Yianni asked for the brick cause he was exhausted....he knew it wasn't a point...thats smart wrestling unfortunately for Ridge...but look at Yianni after they thru the brick....freestyle for 2 years straight cause of covid may mean he can get beat....hope not

@johnfrans4878

2 жыл бұрын

You should take that mind reading trick to the circus where you can be somebody. 🤦‍♂

@brianschindler7955

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks john

Holy shit wtf even was that

That was a hella match.

@drewkulenguski3148

2 жыл бұрын

Facts bro

Why is red grabbing yianni like that @ 2:15??

Yianni looked out of shape, winded and way too big. Wait until he gets into match shape you know who the champ will be.

@kristopherwilson506

2 жыл бұрын

well ya he's big cause he's up a weight class

Who else is sick of the s fold ad, idk what pisses me off more ab it the song or the dance

@blakeingram6949

2 жыл бұрын

You still watch ads?

Yianni should drop the weight. Too many sausages.

This match won’t be close if they wrestle at ncaas yianna will smoke him

No

Yani takes a long time to get set that's stalling ref was not good they need to get back to the circle not sit there on a knee for 45 seconds every time whistle blown

@UFC9427

2 жыл бұрын

Cry kid

Ref was horrible!!!!!!!!

Wow!