This is why wrestling is such an amazing, unmatched sport. Nobody is unbeatable once the whistle blows and until the final whistle. Everything in between is what matters; ask Gable, Lee, Vito, Karelin, etc. Any wrestler that tells you they have never been on the wrong end of one of these matches is not a real wrestler. We have all been there. It is what you do after these stunning defeats that matters. Arnold Palmer said it perfectly; I am paraphrasing to make it applicable to wrestling, you are only as good as your next match. His true quote is "The most important thing about golf is the next shot."
That is a great point. I am amazed by the athleticism of some of these younger wrestlers (see also Bassett, Forrest, Raney, Gibson, Blaze, etc). These kids seem to be getting better every year. It is great for the sport
@@Memnarch Cael Sanderson is arguably the GOAT in wrestling. On the international circuit he was 13-3 with two of those losses coming when he came back out of retirement. Yes, he suffered losses. I bet he would be the first to tell you he remembers the losses ; albeit there are not many of them. It is also not necessarily about the losses themselves. As wrestlers we also remember the bone headed moves, or over confidence, that almost got us into trouble with an L.
Crookham won 3 PA state titles in the 3 years he wrestled. He had multiple wins over Lachlan McNeil, Levi Haines, Ventresca, Ramos and others. His only loses were 1 point decisions to Ventresca, Byrd, and Bouzakis. The kid is legit.
Crookham did a nice job & wrestled through the funk. Capitalized on each mistake efficiently. Vito didn’t look himself, but that takes NOTHING away from this young man’s accomplishment. Have to be the best wrestler on any given day. Kudos!
He seemed sluggish at the end, almost like he had no energy. Maybe the weight cut is getting to be too much. The Lehigh wrestler had more left in the tank at the end.
This weightclass is extremely tough. Not too big to lose speed or agility but also leaves the window open for guys to be crazy jacked, especially if they cut
I remember as a junior on the high school wrestling team it was only the junior varsity, 121 lbs. but I was the seventh seed in a tournament and I ended up pinning the number one seed in the finals with a headlock 32-second pin it was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me when I was young.. My first match was against the fourth seed and I beat him and then I beat the second seed. My coach said I needed to use the hammer lock that we had been practicing for weeks against this number one guy and that's what I did and it worked!
@@ecs3821 Someone like Vito doesn’t mind taking losses like this. For Crookham, this match is an Olympic final. For Vito, it’s practice. Not taking anything from Crookham. He absolutely outwrestled Vito. But that is the difference. I can assure you… if these 2 meet in March, it will not go the way this did. And if you think it will… then you don’t know anything about wrestling. Not trying to be rude. Just being truthful. Context, ability, what they’ve been doing for the last 6 months (at what level), and taking it to another level at the most elite of tournaments when it counts are very different things
You can't downplay beating a world and NCAA champion no matter what people want to say in these comments. Its very hard in wrestling to get lucky and beat someone of that caliber. You can get lucky and catch them and pin them, but that doesn't necessarily transfer into the next time they meet. What Ryan did in this match was over 7 minutes of wrestling and to be quite frank, Vito never challenged. Sure, Vito could have been sick or been really off for some other reason, but he wouldn't ever say that.
Already the biggest upset of the year. I didn’t think anyone would beat Vito this year. I thought he was a sure bet to go undefeated. Way to go Ryan. Huge win.
That first sequence was so fast I almost thought it was sped up. These first two weekends of wrestling have shown some freshmen surprises. It's going to be a great season for the fans.
Damn wrestlers strong, powerful, explosive AND flexible. The normal human being would have injuries left and right with all those awkward positions and angles.
That first period walk back from Vito was way to casual. Gave off a "I got this, no worries" feel. I think the other kid took that personal like "really, u not going to hustle back? you to good huh"...Vito took his time. That take down in the third u could tell the look on Vito's face was like "oh shyt" but it was to late
This is the LAST result I thought I would see. These young guys (younger than old man Vito) are incredible and fearless. They seem to get better every year.
@@Yo_YO3 ik and it's great to highlight this match as they should. It would be nice if they didn't show the hand raise and give away the end. If you don't already know the outcome it just builds a tiny bit more excitement while you watch
This is not “No news” but we all know these top guys like Vito and Ramos, will be at their peak come NCAAs. Shout out to Crookman to beat a Senior level World Champion that dominated the bracket. Ryan looks incredibly strong and I believe these top seeds are overlooking this newer guys. Freestyle has always been Vito’s true love and like last year, it takes him time to get back in the folkstyle groove. There’s a huge difference in the two and perhaps we all jumped the gun saying 125 was a “weak weight” and by already penciling in Fix and Vito into the finals. I still think Ramos and Vito win it all and it’s because of losses like this that help refocus and tighten up. In Flos pod last week with David Taylor, DT mentioned how these HS kids are freshman are coming in with a different mindset due to how much competition and high level training their getting at young age. Blaze and Camacho believed they’d beat Ramos and obviously Ryan believed he could beat Vito. You don’t win matches if you expect to lose. That mentality shift is HUGE and a clear function of how good these HS and club coaches are these day. Shout out to Ryan for knocking of #1 and teammate #6. God I love this sport. 🙏🏼
@@Shane-ce9fm Because there was arguably a bigger upset at 125 last weed. And more top seed upsets at 125 this season. The underlying theme of this video is “Another Top Seed Upset”. And after shouting out Crookman several times for a big win, I thought it was important to include 125 and point out this trend in other weights. I mentioned David Taylor talking about “freshman and HS guys coming in with more of a winning mindset”. Again this is evident in both 125 and 133. I also mentioned that “both Vito & Ramos will peak come NCAA’s.” If you’re not familiar, both of these wrestlers were top seeds, both were upset last week, and both compete at 133 and 125. Bottom line, this theme of early season upsets isn’t exclusive to this match, or the 133 weight class, It’s at multiple weights, especially at 125 this season. Which in my opinion, shouldn’t be overlooked. If you don’t agree and think that I should only comment on 133, in wrestling match vid of 133, that’s cool man! 15 others have liked it and given it a 👍🏼. 🤷🏻♂️ Maybe you’re missing the bigger picture? I don’t know and am not one to speculate. I’m happy to further explain anything you may have potentially overlooked. Just let me know. And we can still disagree and have differing opinions while respecting each other. I’m even game for a friendly and respectful debate if you think I was wrong to bring in another weight class to prove my point and confirm this trend. Just let me know. 🙏🏼
@@GuyFromSC Thank you for the thorough reply. I was unaware of the upsets at 125lbs. My brother and I were just talking about how great these young are nowadays. They are so much more advanced than when we wrestled in high school and college in the late 90s.
@@Shane-ce9fm It’s incredible right? I was a 3xer back in my days. I wasn’t good wrestle enough in college but I was descent only losing 4x in 1998-2001. One was to old UFC guy Josh Koshchek. But yeah man these kids would drag me all over the mat these days. Remember how rare it used to be to see any match on TV? You had to have someone’s rich dad let you borrow their VHS from like one dual. So there was no real scouting of opponents. I went to JRob camp in 2000 and that helped. But these kids are exposed to so much technique online. Better coaches. Year-round Club coaches and matches. They’re leaps and bounds from where we were in at that age. But I still think it’s a lot about the mindset and winning belief. These kids think they’re best and I wish I had that mindset when I was there age. 🙏🏼
@@GuyFromSCMy dad was Josh Koschecks teammate back in the day, Waynesburg Pa. Always tells me stories of how much of a stud he was and how he just destroyed everybody he wrestled.
Throwing the leg in at the end of the first period and chasing the cradle rather than the single in the 2nd period is what cost Vito that match. He did not expect that defense from Crookham in the 3rd to seal it
Both the Ramos Match and Vito I feel like stalling should have been called way before. Both Ramos and Vito in my opinion were aggressors and controlling the match. Thoughts?
No stalling. Crockham wrestled a smart bout, kept in the middle of the mat, only went out when forced out, but was not backing up. He got two takedowns off of counters. That's not stalling.
I felt like Vito controlled the match was the aggressor and crookham wrestled a smart technical match... But overall I think Vito is better had it been freestyle Vito would have had so many points taking him out of bounce I feel like they should start to give points after you get pushed out more than once
Pa wrestling shining though! Crookham put on clinics in HS. Pennsylvania will forever have the best scholastic wrestling. Vito is great and no doubt he’s on that final mat this year but Crookham did us proud yesterday!
Vito did not look himself. He was a bit sluggish and he also looked overly relaxed. Peak performance will happen at higher levels of alertness. Hopefully this loss will get his head back in the game.
I agree, rematch I say… no stalling, no back points awarded was pretty clear.. game plan to Crook but my moneys still on V man when it comes to big time do or die… crook no chance in a rematch.!
The score may not reflect it but it's very easy to tell who the much better wrestler is here. But I still have no idea why real wrestlers would even consider schools with soft wrestling programs. Vito, Dake and others were anolmolies. PennState, Oklahoma or Iowa - anywhere else is where you go when you're desperate for a scholarship or worried about getting beat out of starting.
Shouldn’t have rode him for a minute in the second round. With the three point takedown the riding time point is not worth wasting a minute. Crookham had already been hit for stalling. I would have cut him immediately and made the freshman wrestle.
Got to pay the rent every day on the mat, nobody gets by for free. Beating a Senior World Champ is a tremendous accomplishment. Going to propel this kid from Lehigh to high places. Glad to see this college season is going to be up to the task of sharpening Vito into a Gold Medal contender for 2024.
I swear, since Spencer Lee got pinned, there's been an enormous amount of upsets. Honestly, the moment Gomez beat Diakomihalis, I realized that no one was completely safe.
Vito should just focus on freestyle. NCAAs don't matter in the grand scheme of things. He is an uber-elite athlete. He has very little to gain from winning comparatively unimportant tournaments and obviously a lot to lose.
I don't understand American attachment to folkstyle wrestling. To be the best requires specialization. Having our best athletes straddle skillsets between freestyle and folkstyle is a competitive disadvantage. I wage that the US would fare far better in international competition if we focused solely on the UWW wrestling formats.
World and Olympic titles are the pinnacle achievement in our sport. If that is the end goal, the current emphasis on folkstyle wrestling seems misplaced.
I'm new to wrestling so this is a genuine question. At 9:38 Arujau initiates the takedown, misses the shot and ends up on his knees. How is that a three-point takedown for Crookham? Is it because he took the back as to why they reward him takedown?
This should’ve been a blow out victory for Vito. Why wasn’t it?? Because this kid has amazing STRENGTH!!! Shut down all of those points Vito would’ve easily gotten with a weaker opponent. Look out for this kid!! My advice to Vito. Get in the weight room!!
Missed the danger count in favor of Vito in the third period official. Started counting after Crookham had back exposed for two seconds already. Hats off to Crookham, he had a good plan.. ,continue to back up and circle making Vito chase and lunge (which is why he got warned for stalling in the first). Vito should been a little more patient with 49 seconds left with that last shot selection. Crookham really only got in on Vito once in the first and Vito shut it down. Not worried the least bit for Vito after watching this match. I can see Vito winning by 3 in the dual, 5 at EIWAs and major at NCAAs . The way in which Crookham won is not a way in which he will be able to repeat. Vito simply had to clean up some scrambling, mainly tossing his leg over the back and tossing it in far side. Up until this point he has been able to do that to guys but Crookham and company did their homework.
Is this for real? Wonder if anyone had bets on this one they just lost big!! This guy is super fast. Maybe he needs a break from all that wrestling he did back to back
He broke him I didn't like that..he didn't even try at the end thier..I know it would of been hard..But its possible. I was down in the AAU national first round of the tournament. I fought my way back all the way to the whistle. I didn't pull it off but I darn near did. A second off and I would of..But I tried. I Also wrestled my way back through the tournament and made to the finals and beat people that knocked him out the tournament..You just cant Give up on yourself!!
Vito not get upset lol, he don’t care about this game. He care about his dream world championship > NCAA. You are so funny and imagine so upset, not really they are not upset.
You can't go to Cornell and expect to get better as a wrestler. The guys at Cornell that are champions brought that with them. If you want to improve as a wrestler you have to workout and wrestle top guys daily. A school like Cornell lacks the depth to make that happen.
A lot of times when these kids have to wrestle a NCAA or world champ, they think they're beat before walking on the mat. Crookham obviously didn't think this. If you think you're beat, you probably are, if not you have a chance with anyone. Thats how it worked for me on the mat. Vito looked tired to me though.
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This is why wrestling is such an amazing, unmatched sport. Nobody is unbeatable once the whistle blows and until the final whistle. Everything in between is what matters; ask Gable, Lee, Vito, Karelin, etc. Any wrestler that tells you they have never been on the wrong end of one of these matches is not a real wrestler. We have all been there. It is what you do after these stunning defeats that matters. Arnold Palmer said it perfectly; I am paraphrasing to make it applicable to wrestling, you are only as good as your next match. His true quote is "The most important thing about golf is the next shot."
That is a great point. I am amazed by the athleticism of some of these younger wrestlers (see also Bassett, Forrest, Raney, Gibson, Blaze, etc). These kids seem to be getting better every year. It is great for the sport
What about Cael Sanderson?
Cael Sanderson says hi
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Exactly bro. When you go undefeated for what 150+ matches? You’re not on the wrong side of any of those matches.
@@Memnarch Cael Sanderson is arguably the GOAT in wrestling. On the international circuit he was 13-3 with two of those losses coming when he came back out of retirement. Yes, he suffered losses. I bet he would be the first to tell you he remembers the losses ; albeit there are not many of them. It is also not necessarily about the losses themselves. As wrestlers we also remember the bone headed moves, or over confidence, that almost got us into trouble with an L.
why does flo always have the most garbage video quality. A horrendously unserious organization sharing a fantastic sport is truly unjust
$30 per month
Love the local-cable-access-quality coverage from FloWrestling.
Haha so true with a camera set up on a chair in the corner
They charge an arm and a leg too
@@Nogi520 I subscribed a few times but the quality is so bad is really not worth it and you still get a load of commercials.
@opera1dan2 For That price you would think they would exclude ads or commercials. And provide great quality I guess not that it's sad .
3 point take downs are adding a huge new element to the game. I love it
Omg, first I am hearing of this. What are they?
3 point takedowns... How long was I asleep?
@@roto6500 rule change this year. Others too you should look it up big changes
@@krewtran8078crookham wins 6-3 if TDs are still 2
@@roto6500so strange right? New rule this year?
Crookham won 3 PA state titles in the 3 years he wrestled. He had multiple wins over Lachlan McNeil, Levi Haines, Ventresca, Ramos and others. His only loses were 1 point decisions to Ventresca, Byrd, and Bouzakis. The kid is legit.
You had me with, ‘he won 3 PA Titles’
@@kckcmctcrc He won't even top 3 at the national championship this year. He got lucky.
Anybody that makes the Lehgh line up is legit.
im sure he's fantastic. but this is not a legit im better than you situation lol
Crookham took him, great win and imo a good loss for Vito.
Crookham did a nice job & wrestled through the funk. Capitalized on each mistake efficiently. Vito didn’t look himself, but that takes NOTHING away from this young man’s accomplishment. Have to be the best wrestler on any given day. Kudos!
Vito looked fantastic. Seemed to think it wasn't going to be that hard got upset with himself. Top 10 NCAA wrestlers are legit. World class legit.
He seemed sluggish at the end, almost like he had no energy. Maybe the weight cut is getting to be too much. The Lehigh wrestler had more left in the tank at the end.
No doubt on the class of the guys. Just thinking he still looked to be in Freestyle mode at times.@@competitivewrestling4217
I gotta say. Vito clearly appeared to be winded. Good cardio frequently results in a 1 or 2 point nod.
Crookham looked damn strong
Remember last season Vito lost to Sam Latona. It was in the early matches. Then Vito came back like a freight train and was crowned Champion.
This weightclass is extremely tough. Not too big to lose speed or agility but also leaves the window open for guys to be crazy jacked, especially if they cut
Both wrestlers have incredible speed. Congrats to Crookham for an amazing win
0:33 I love the "u-ain't gonna escape my ass whoopin' " seat drag
I remember as a junior on the high school wrestling team it was only the junior varsity, 121 lbs. but I was the seventh seed in a tournament and I ended up pinning the number one seed in the finals with a headlock 32-second pin it was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me when I was young.. My first match was against the fourth seed and I beat him and then I beat the second seed. My coach said I needed to use the hammer lock that we had been practicing for weeks against this number one guy and that's what I did and it worked!
This guy just beat an NCAA Champion and a World Freestyle Champion. This guy's a beast.
yeah to 133 lb kids LMAO - I can literally pick him up with one arm - 133 is twig status.
@@JamesWARNER-g5lshordy u a nobody also he would dog u 😂😂😂
@@JamesWARNER-g5lboth those 133s would absolutely smack you around ☠️
Keep telling yourself that bud
@@jwwater329 What that I could toss them around? - No telling, its facts - havnt weighted 133 since 9th grade
He deserved that loss. Next time stop playing around like the kids a scrub. Learned a valuable lesson here today.
I agree. Vito was just trying tricks to catch him off guard and was careless on the last takedown attempt that was countered to clinch the match.
@@tomluntz1826yup you can see Vito wasn’t trying looking like he was just practicing and not trying to win
Wow!! Vito got Vitoed. Repeating as national champ is not going to be a cake walk.
Yea it will but slip ups happen
@@fredarroyo7429 no it absolutely won’t. Shows you know nothing about wrestling.
@@ecs3821just gotta get back to the folk style mindset, he’s been wrestling free for the past 8 months
Maybe Fix can’t finally get 1
@@ecs3821 Someone like Vito doesn’t mind taking losses like this. For Crookham, this match is an Olympic final. For Vito, it’s practice. Not taking anything from Crookham. He absolutely outwrestled Vito. But that is the difference.
I can assure you… if these 2 meet in March, it will not go the way this did. And if you think it will… then you don’t know anything about wrestling. Not trying to be rude. Just being truthful.
Context, ability, what they’ve been doing for the last 6 months (at what level), and taking it to another level at the most elite of tournaments when it counts are very different things
You can't downplay beating a world and NCAA champion no matter what people want to say in these comments. Its very hard in wrestling to get lucky and beat someone of that caliber. You can get lucky and catch them and pin them, but that doesn't necessarily transfer into the next time they meet. What Ryan did in this match was over 7 minutes of wrestling and to be quite frank, Vito never challenged. Sure, Vito could have been sick or been really off for some other reason, but he wouldn't ever say that.
Already the biggest upset of the year. I didn’t think anyone would beat Vito this year. I thought he was a sure bet to go undefeated. Way to go Ryan. Huge win.
Just wait, didn’t take the match like he should have… rematch.!
That first sequence was so fast I almost thought it was sped up. These first two weekends of wrestling have shown some freshmen surprises. It's going to be a great season for the fans.
Damn wrestlers strong, powerful, explosive AND flexible. The normal human being would have injuries left and right with all those awkward positions and angles.
That first period walk back from Vito was way to casual. Gave off a "I got this, no worries" feel. I think the other kid took that personal like "really, u not going to hustle back? you to good huh"...Vito took his time. That take down in the third u could tell the look on Vito's face was like "oh shyt" but it was to late
This is the LAST result I thought I would see. These young guys (younger than old man Vito) are incredible and fearless. They seem to get better every year.
Crookham is massive and that TD defense is insane
damn. but please stop spoiling the match with the thumb
The entire point of the video was crookham winning
@@Yo_YO3 ik and it's great to highlight this match as they should. It would be nice if they didn't show the hand raise and give away the end. If you don't already know the outcome it just builds a tiny bit more excitement while you watch
Vito has been crushing the world in freestyle. It is different. Also, every dog has his day.
Bro we gettin upsets this week wthhhh😬
This is not “No news” but we all know these top guys like Vito and Ramos, will be at their peak come NCAAs. Shout out to Crookman to beat a Senior level World Champion that dominated the bracket. Ryan looks incredibly strong and I believe these top seeds are overlooking this newer guys. Freestyle has always been Vito’s true love and like last year, it takes him time to get back in the folkstyle groove. There’s a huge difference in the two and perhaps we all jumped the gun saying 125 was a “weak weight” and by already penciling in Fix and Vito into the finals. I still think Ramos and Vito win it all and it’s because of losses like this that help refocus and tighten up.
In Flos pod last week with David Taylor, DT mentioned how these HS kids are freshman are coming in with a different mindset due to how much competition and high level training their getting at young age. Blaze and Camacho believed they’d beat Ramos and obviously Ryan believed he could beat Vito. You don’t win matches if you expect to lose. That mentality shift is HUGE and a clear function of how good these HS and club coaches are these day. Shout out to Ryan for knocking of #1 and teammate #6. God I love this sport. 🙏🏼
Why are you bringing up the 125lbs weight class?
@@Shane-ce9fm Because there was arguably a bigger upset at 125 last weed. And more top seed upsets at 125 this season. The underlying theme of this video is “Another Top Seed Upset”. And after shouting out Crookman several times for a big win, I thought it was important to include 125 and point out this trend in other weights. I mentioned David Taylor talking about “freshman and HS guys coming in with more of a winning mindset”. Again this is evident in both 125 and 133. I also mentioned that “both Vito & Ramos will peak come NCAA’s.” If you’re not familiar, both of these wrestlers were top seeds, both were upset last week, and both compete at 133 and 125.
Bottom line, this theme of early season upsets isn’t exclusive to this match, or the 133 weight class, It’s at multiple weights, especially at 125 this season. Which in my opinion, shouldn’t be overlooked. If you don’t agree and think that I should only comment on 133, in wrestling match vid of 133, that’s cool man! 15 others have liked it and given it a 👍🏼. 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe you’re missing the bigger picture? I don’t know and am not one to speculate. I’m happy to further explain anything you may have potentially overlooked. Just let me know. And we can still disagree and have differing opinions while respecting each other. I’m even game for a friendly and respectful debate if you think I was wrong to bring in another weight class to prove my point and confirm this trend. Just let me know. 🙏🏼
@@GuyFromSC Thank you for the thorough reply. I was unaware of the upsets at 125lbs. My brother and I were just talking about how great these young are nowadays. They are so much more advanced than when we wrestled in high school and college in the late 90s.
@@Shane-ce9fm It’s incredible right? I was a 3xer back in my days. I wasn’t good wrestle enough in college but I was descent only losing 4x in 1998-2001. One was to old UFC guy Josh Koshchek. But yeah man these kids would drag me all over the mat these days. Remember how rare it used to be to see any match on TV? You had to have someone’s rich dad let you borrow their VHS from like one dual. So there was no real scouting of opponents. I went to JRob camp in 2000 and that helped.
But these kids are exposed to so much technique online. Better coaches. Year-round Club coaches and matches. They’re leaps and bounds from where we were in at that age. But I still think it’s a lot about the mindset and winning belief. These kids think they’re best and I wish I had that mindset when I was there age. 🙏🏼
@@GuyFromSCMy dad was Josh Koschecks teammate back in the day, Waynesburg Pa. Always tells me stories of how much of a stud he was and how he just destroyed everybody he wrestled.
this new set of rules is terrible honestly and homeboi is not a freshman
I feel so bad for this kid because Vito’s gonna kick his ASS later in the season😭😭
Haha dido to that
Throwing the leg in at the end of the first period and chasing the cradle rather than the single in the 2nd period is what cost Vito that match. He did not expect that defense from Crookham in the 3rd to seal it
Both the Ramos Match and Vito I feel like stalling should have been called way before. Both Ramos and Vito in my opinion were aggressors and controlling the match. Thoughts?
No stalling. Crockham wrestled a smart bout, kept in the middle of the mat, only went out when forced out, but was not backing up. He got two takedowns off of counters. That's not stalling.
Completely agree.
Bullshit- Crockham was lucky to not get fleeing the mat, pushing out, not returning...should have had multiple stall issues@@oldcougar65
I felt like Vito controlled the match was the aggressor and crookham wrestled a smart technical match... But overall I think Vito is better had it been freestyle Vito would have had so many points taking him out of bounce I feel like they should start to give points after you get pushed out more than once
Completely agree, Vito was trying to score the whole time while crook was happy to just stall and score defensively. Coward
Next shocker Burroughs gets pinned by middle school kid.
Pa wrestling shining though! Crookham put on clinics in HS. Pennsylvania will forever have the best scholastic wrestling.
Vito is great and no doubt he’s on that final mat this year but Crookham did us proud yesterday!
He followed Kolat's path.. not too shabby lol That was some nice HS wrestling, too, back in the historic Hershey Arena.
That may have been some of the oddest hand fighting I’ve ever seen.
First ramos now this
Vito did not look himself. He was a bit sluggish and he also looked overly relaxed. Peak performance will happen at higher levels of alertness. Hopefully this loss will get his head back in the game.
I agree, rematch I say… no stalling, no back points awarded was pretty clear.. game plan to Crook but my moneys still on V man when it comes to big time do or die… crook no chance in a rematch.!
Looking forward to the rematch,that was great defense from Crookham!
This is only going to make the wrestling year more interesting. Congratulations to Crookham.
The score may not reflect it but it's very easy to tell who the much better wrestler is here. But I still have no idea why real wrestlers would even consider schools with soft wrestling programs. Vito, Dake and others were anolmolies. PennState, Oklahoma or Iowa - anywhere else is where you go when you're desperate for a scholarship or worried about getting beat out of starting.
3 points for takedown doesn’t even make sense. Especially with stalling being so subjective. They need to add 1 point for push out.
Vito didn’t really look himself. Still, who doesn’t love an underdog win
Shouldn’t have rode him for a minute in the second round. With the three point takedown the riding time point is not worth wasting a minute. Crookham had already been hit for stalling.
I would have cut him immediately and made the freshman wrestle.
Got to pay the rent every day on the mat, nobody gets by for free. Beating a Senior World Champ is a tremendous accomplishment. Going to propel this kid from Lehigh to high places. Glad to see this college season is going to be up to the task of sharpening Vito into a Gold Medal contender for 2024.
gotta be sure to spoil the result in the thumbnail, as per usual
Can’t win em all! Vito is a beast !!
Vito looked like he didn’t care much…Maybe he hit the mountain top with the world title… But this should lite a fire under both wrestlers…
Might be going easy on them
I swear, since Spencer Lee got pinned, there's been an enormous amount of upsets. Honestly, the moment Gomez beat Diakomihalis, I realized that no one was completely safe.
Yet no stalling ever called on Cooked… NICE Referring.!!
I hate the 3 point takedown.
I completely agree with you. It was a terrible decision. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
Wow! This season is about to be amazing.
Crook ham is a great wrestler but Vito’s winning all the next meet ups
Vito should just focus on freestyle. NCAAs don't matter in the grand scheme of things. He is an uber-elite athlete. He has very little to gain from winning comparatively unimportant tournaments and obviously a lot to lose.
I don't understand American attachment to folkstyle wrestling. To be the best requires specialization. Having our best athletes straddle skillsets between freestyle and folkstyle is a competitive disadvantage. I wage that the US would fare far better in international competition if we focused solely on the UWW wrestling formats.
@@k16cuslav you actually dont understand it? or are you just trying to bolster your argument?
World and Olympic titles are the pinnacle achievement in our sport. If that is the end goal, the current emphasis on folkstyle wrestling seems misplaced.
Don't look now but Ryan Crookham will become the best wrestler in Lehigh history.
Crookham did in fact get hit for stalling in the 1st period
Folk vs free style, different animal. No push out point awards or back exposure… it is definitely harder to score at folk. Good match.
how is Crookham making 133?...he's huge
Crooks very well rehearsed in stalling tho.!!!
Flo has the worst video coverage of wrestling events
That won't happen again next time they meet, trust me
I'm new to wrestling so this is a genuine question. At 9:38 Arujau initiates the takedown, misses the shot and ends up on his knees. How is that a three-point takedown for Crookham? Is it because he took the back as to why they reward him takedown?
Yes it’s because he spun behind😭
Crook didn’t attempt a takedown, sat and waited
Like John smith said it’s harder the 2nd time
Gotta love the good wrestling matches so far this year!
y’all forgetting how yianni lost last year at this time too and still won, this wasn’t a blowout match, I still have Vito winning this NCAA season
As do and many points unaccounted for Vman in this match.. if Vito wouldn’t have pushed the match aka wrestled woulda been boring ass match
so many wrestlers are so elite now
Crookam’s mental fortitude is unparalleled!!!
Notice Cael is not on the list of beatables!
This should’ve been a blow out victory for Vito. Why wasn’t it?? Because this kid has amazing STRENGTH!!! Shut down all of those points Vito would’ve easily gotten with a weaker opponent. Look out for this kid!! My advice to Vito. Get in the weight room!!
Vito got the early season slump he always gets into
@@fredarroyo7429 Right! I don’t see him losing to this kid at Nationals! 👍
I do agree on this comment.!
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Most legit comment of the post.!!!
Man you just never know with this sport, i swear. It is surprisingly unpredictable in so many matches, no matter how good or dominant someone is.
Guy in red was lackadaisical and over confident. Happens to "last years champion " a lot.
He wasn’t even trying he didn’t look confident at all throughout the entire match just looked bored and playing around with white
Just a reminder Yianni lost his first match last year 9-3 and he finished with the national title.
Crook looks like a 157 lb
Missed the danger count in favor of Vito in the third period official. Started counting after Crookham had back exposed for two seconds already. Hats off to Crookham, he had a good plan.. ,continue to back up and circle making Vito chase and lunge (which is why he got warned for stalling in the first). Vito should been a little more patient with 49 seconds left with that last shot selection. Crookham really only got in on Vito once in the first and Vito shut it down. Not worried the least bit for Vito after watching this match. I can see Vito winning by 3 in the dual, 5 at EIWAs and major at NCAAs . The way in which Crookham won is not a way in which he will be able to repeat. Vito simply had to clean up some scrambling, mainly tossing his leg over the back and tossing it in far side. Up until this point he has been able to do that to guys but Crookham and company did their homework.
Time stamp the part where Vito should have gotten "danger" points.
Awesome for the kid! But he stalled almost the entire match
Ryan F'in Crookham?!
Vito looked flat. Especially at the end of the match.😂
Woahhhhhhh Vito is by far my favorite and I really don’t know he rose to the occasion. But this was absolutely amazing!!!!!!!
Vito was pretty relaxed, maybe always is, but... His mind is on his goals. Probably the motivation he needed lol
The defense on takedowns has improved a lot over the last 50 years.
Great job Ryan! Vito knows where the gauntlet is laid now.
Doesn't mean too much, Arujau loses early every single year, but great match for Crookham.
Fr he always loses odd matches he should be winning but he pulls it together when it matters
@@fatcatattackVito probably wasn’t even trying it looked like he was just practicing with the noob
Vito got an early loss last season too. NCAA will be exciting!
When we thought Vito was invincible...
Early in season with this new 3 point take down. He's a beast
BIG win!! Will be interesting to see how the Leigh roster unfolds considering his teammate is ranked 6th at this weight
Great win but who cares if he can’t do the same at nationals?
Vito just came off free style he'll be fine
Click bait titles kinda ruin the match 🤷♀️
Is this for real? Wonder if anyone had bets on this one they just lost big!! This guy is super fast. Maybe he needs a break from all that wrestling he did back to back
Crookham was great defensively!
Upsets like this are very rare, good job.
Hahahhaha! Dude is living a lie! Unless you’re 5’7” tall weighing 250lbs… you ain’t no real Vito!!!🤷🏻♂️
When your superior you're the hog.....🐗 Wrestling is a display of pure strength, grit and willpower....👂🏻👂🏼👂🏽👂🏾👂🏿
Upset of the year as shocking as seeing Ramos pin Lee.
Bruh how this is crazy
Because its a freshman bro what
Coach extremely disrespectful to Vito. If I were Vito I wouldn’t shake that man’s hand
He broke him I didn't like that..he didn't even try at the end thier..I know it would of been hard..But its possible. I was down in the AAU national first round of the tournament. I fought my way back all the way to the whistle. I didn't pull it off but I darn near did. A second off and I would of..But I tried. I Also wrestled my way back through the tournament and made to the finals and beat people that knocked him out the tournament..You just cant Give up on yourself!!
I get it🎉🎉. Let’s see if that’s the same outcome later in the season if they meet
When it matters right.!! 👍🏻
Vito not get upset lol, he don’t care about this game. He care about his dream world championship > NCAA. You are so funny and imagine so upset, not really they are not upset.
If you actually wrestled you know how fun AND sad this sport can be
You can't go to Cornell and expect to get better as a wrestler. The guys at Cornell that are champions brought that with them. If you want to improve as a wrestler you have to workout and wrestle top guys daily. A school like Cornell lacks the depth to make that happen.
Ut-oh. I guess that means Crookham will be transfering soon. Which big dog team needs a 133lber? Show him the money!
A lot of times when these kids have to wrestle a NCAA or world champ, they think they're beat before walking on the mat. Crookham obviously didn't think this. If you think you're beat, you probably are, if not you have a chance with anyone. Thats how it worked for me on the mat.
Vito looked tired to me though.
I did look tired… he’s usually lighting in a bottle… rematch will tell all
lmao dude in the back 'broke his ass' at 10:05