133 LBs: #6 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. #2 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) | Big Ten Wrestling

[@combatdevotee2385]

One of the most hyped matches of this NCAA season, turns out to be the worst. Have a feeling they grabbed these officials off the streets for this one.

[@daricklapaglia4337]

How about the coaches challenging clasping...

[@tylerketchum3315]

So is it allowed to put your hands on your opponent's face or not?

[@samonlte9136]

@@tylerketchum3315 Nope. I don't know why the officials are being blamed for enforcing a known (stupid) rule. I'd be mad if they just ignored it as it's in the damn rules.

[@markgilbert8113]

@@samonlte9136 well said, if its a violation of the rules then call it. It certainly wasnt the 1st 2nd or 3rd time that it could of been called either.

[@misterwonderful8628]

I've seen bad calls go the other way between these two...grabbing head gear...etc...and which that call made for the win/loss. Regardless...these two are world class all the way, and also provide the most entertainment to the crowd attending live and also on video. Awesome.

[@tadeafuentes8348]

Suriano is getting too much hate. They both hold positions well and have great defense. They take calculated attacks. Both always show up to wrestle, can’t hate on that.

[@l.rongardner2150]

When I can't sleep at night, I play videos of Fix/Suriano matches.

[@austinvandross]

Same reason Suriano lose to Lee/Gilman. He seems scared to shoot on top tier opponents

[@DB-115]

Yup.. No risk = no reward. He'll never be an NCAA champ.

[@danarmando537]

Guys like him are used to dominating, when they meet someone of equal talent, they shut down. If he stayed at Penn State he would be a NCAA Champ...never at Rutgers under Goodale. @oof sauce

[@zacherydonahue8346]

They both haven’t been taken down all year. Their defense is the best at 133 and they won’t take a bad shot just to please people like you

[@cbrend22]

Zachery Donahue it has NOTHING to do with pleasing others, it’s necessary to win matches!! Or don’t you think that’s the goal?? Both of these guys are wrestling not to lose. Fix has also had some unnecessarily close matches. You don’t win anything for just giving up the fewest takedowns, that’s worthless if you don’t score.

[@cbrend22]

Dan Armando he would not have beaten Lee, but maybe this year. However, I think one of the reasons he left is that his approach is way to conservative for PSU. Cael wants guys to constantly be scoring, and that’s just not in Suriano’s nature against better opponents.

[@oldcougar65]

Look at the bright side. Their last match took 32 minutes. This match only took 15 minutes. That's an improvement. I still fell asleep, though.

[@rockybattenfield1132]

Actually this match took over 30...They edited this one quite a bit

[@zacherydonahue8346]

Two of the best defenses in the game tends to lead to this. I still thought it was an entertaining match from the hand fighting perspective and hope this is the finals in march

[@ningxiawolfberry]

Hands to the face is a ridiculous rule unless it is flagrant like a punch.

[@AzuReGravity]

facts

[@chicagobearsfan2334]

Ehhh I don’t agree with that. I definitely think it gets called too often sometimes and at wrong times but if you keep getting open hand punched it’ll just lead to fighting. Also, it’s hard to wrestle and take shots when there is a hand on your eyes

[@wrestlingscience]

Was there even a warning?

[@nicholasvellios6555]

How exactly is a punch "fragrant"? Do the wrestlers' hands smell nice?

[@ningxiawolfberry]

@@nicholasvellios6555oops flagrant lol.

[@gregorywilson9322]

If you wrestle like that....you let that stuff happen. It's on you...

[@Daniel.S.A.]

Gregory Wilson bro these are the top wrestlers 😂

[@TripleGAutoDetailing]

at 1:13 "A lot of offensive explosion in this one..." Boy I'm sure the announcer wants that quote back! What a disappointing match! Suriano has got to go beastmode. When he does, he is at his best. They will likely see each other again in the National Tournament.

[@jadegreenhalgh7627]

Im quite certain if they d both open up their offense and lay it all out there, we'd see the match everyone was expecting to see. Could make for a killer Finals match if the cards play out that way

[@znhait]

@@jadegreenhalgh7627 Not going to happen. I have a feeling if one gets an early lead, it'll be impossible to overcome. They're both just too good countering to lose a lead. The one with the lead will just score points off the losing wrestler's mistakes.

[@jadegreenhalgh7627]

@@znhait youre probably exactly right.

[@markroberts6926]

he even said "for sure." lol might have been the most defensive match I've watched in my life.

[@danieltolbert9247]

In boxing, this would be an NC, no contest on their record. Mark Schultz and Ed Banach were both 3X NCAA Champs, World Champs, Olympic Champions, score of their NCAA finals match was 16-8. Let's not excuse these 2 as being so high level they cancel each other out and that's why it was boring.

[@joshharris9878]

Boring match. not one shot in regulation. i hope they bring it in March.

[@rockybattenfield1132]

We really gotta do something about the amount of time we review these replays. Neither guy could really get in a groove and i think that was one of the main factors that made this a boring match.

[@twistedcoach]

The feed was bad on Rutgers end.

[@WrestlingCentral]

15:07 Bruh spelt his name wrong

[@Christian-xc5pv]

watching back on this match makes the National champion rematch so much sweeter, Nick is a STUD and will get another Title this year with Michigan no doubt!

[@rhino447attack]

Yes

[@evanelko9481]

If it's hands to the face, call hands to the face. Doesn't matter if it's a duel meet, the national championship match, or practice.

[@InternetMunchies]

Beta

[@nicholasanderson3061]

Grow up, its a stupid rule. just a way to keep people from punching if it gets out of hand

[@evanelko9481]

@@nicholasanderson3061 Stupid rule or not, that's the call😂

[@evanelko9481]

@Brendan Damiani Can't be a dumb call if it's the right one😂

[@markgilbert8113]

Its a rule, deal with it

[@thagr8uh8mt]

Suriano was literally trying to hold fix's hands together on bottom. I know bcuz I've done it in match to get a cheap point. I learned it from a legend too.

[@znhait]

What an absolutely awful match. This is not the case of two great wrestlers "canceling" each other. In the beginning, Fix temporarily let his guard down, giving Suriano a great opportunity to go for the legs, but the latter retreated. Neither wrestler actually tried to win the match by taking the initiative.

[@abg125]

Wow @ around 6:00 that is sheer PANIC on Suriano’s face! And all he’s doing is fighting for wrist control...I don’t see him winning too many big matches if he doesn’t get his emotions in check...as in this situation and being SCARED to shoot on top level opponents...

[@jasonswift9310]

I agree with you Adam glover

[@rhino447attack]

Y’all look stupid now, 3 years later and he’s got 2 natty titles and beat fix in the finals 😭😭L

[@imnotabotrlyimnot]

They spend all matching stalling basically, so the match gets decided by a trivial error. I don't have a problem with it, they should have wrestled to begin with. The officials should have an option to call a "null" match in situations like these, treat the match like both wrestlers did not compete, which is what is was, and they don't get credit for even wrestling the match.

[@hudson9638]

imnotabotrlyimnot if their takedown isn’t perfect then they won’t be the one getting 2

[@InternetMunchies]

They both deserve a big fat L..try to score points dammit..be dominate

[@dalekoger189]

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[@joshuacharles9579]

Dale Koger oh now I understand

[@noahrivera7289]

There both good how many times have you seen any of them get dominated

[@daddygamble]

The game is chess not checkers!

[@InternetMunchies]

@@daddygamble no it's actually wrestling..not chess or checkers, and if most didnt agree why is it the most thumbed up comment

[@ANG3LM1301]

This is like dakes gold medal match at world's. No action

[@ethanrabideau7402]

Angel Martinez I thought the same thing. Now that match was a boring one

[@timmccallum7336]

30sec left in the 1st, I would have called stalling in HS.

[@mike203203]

The replay challenge is ruining it.

[@tmt1675]

12:52 actually looked like he locked hands there when Fix knee hit.

[@fp7392]

Was that a world record? I just saw a 6 minute staring contest. Horrible

[@joedirte1029]

Officials got it right. Suriano had his hands in Fix's face a lot. At 15:15 it was really blatant.

[@paul-egz4264]

Could Rutgers have 2 national champs in the next couple years???

[@Bennyrogers5]

Paul-E G'z try this year

[@johnrandolph6187]

The Rutgers wrestler was putting his hand in Dayton Fix' face, for half the regulation time and in both SVs

[@daddygamble]

How many clasp calls did Daton fix get away with?

[@supersizer123]

@@daddygamble Not half as many as the other guy. He was clasping for a few seconds in the beginning

[@daddygamble]

Niara Spence The other guy? You mean Nick Suriano ?

[@supersizer123]

@@daddygamble Yeah, i just didn't feel like looking. Fix played to the refs after Nick had gotten away with it first.

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

Mark my words Fix will win the title at 133 this year.

[@markgilbert8113]

I like the way you think. I hope he does. He is as good as anyone at 133

[@pjtja9523]

Marked your words,,,

[@sambrucevids]

They both should be awarded an L for that sorry display. They were hoping the other guy would do something stupid.

[@jimmyhayden5292]

Why are they not wrestling like they in the flo wrestling match in 2014 ? The difference is night and day.

[@znhait]

Nothing at stake then. To be fair, nothing was at stake here either--hence why I'm surprised they were so docile.

[@nicholasdemaio5358]

I don't know. A lot of commenters on here saying this was a boring match. I didn't find it boring, actually. I'm not knowledgeable about this sport, so if you wanna take my comments with a grain of salt, I fully understand. But what we have here is two evenly matched and explosive athletes. You shoot and miss, you take a massive risk - you're dead meat. It seems like they were both trying to tempt the other to make just one mistake, and neither did. Except the hands to the face call at the end - the refs obviously were looking for an excuse to end this match.

[@BIGBALLER0518]

Haha there scared of each other and to lose to each other

[@l.rongardner2150]

Suriano is a BORING wrestler. I much prefer to watch Austin De Santo.

[@abemeyer8571]

Desanto is definitely fun to watch but Suriano can be good too although this match they were so evenly placed that there wasn't much action

[@jordanjones5474]

Abraham Meyer Desanto beats Suriano on Friday

[@abemeyer8571]

@@jordanjones5474 idk Desanto's ranked like #8 I think Suriano will win but it'll probably be close

[@DB-115]

@@abemeyer8571 I can see Desanto taking out Suriano.

[@nolancruzsmith]

Shooters shoot

[@louiebravo9653]

Hyped Match!!!

[@uman965]

WHAT I EXPECTED = BORING MATCH!!!

[@baller128k]

since when do a person from new jersey and oklahoma end up ranked in wrestling?? lol unless they came from MN IA OH PA IL MI....realized all those states are midwest but those states train there kids like there suppose to either wrestle to be olympic champs or die trying lol especially minnesota the northern states obviously most wrestlers know its that and iowa for the top states for making champions they are absolutely insane with the training

[@Righteousauthority3926]

TattedBoi NJ is literally better than every state you just mentioned besides maybe PA lol what are you even talking about

[@teddavis292]

I'm not sure which was worse, the refereeing or the "wrestling". Certainly both are accomplished wrestlers, but this was a joke. Both should have been warned for multiple stalling warnings. Yes, the ending was anticlimactic, but so was the rest of this abomination. Furthermore, later in the meet, Ashnault embarrassed himself and his squad with cowboy shooting gestures. There's no place for these antics in wrestling. I could also say the same type of antics apply to Gable Steveson of Minnesota and Austin DeSanto of Iowa. These young guys lack class. I don't care how hyped they get for their matches, they need to be coached to respect the sport.

[@raywalteroutdoors]

Suriano can quiet himself down now. Hopefully FIX is in his side of the bracket at NCAAs

[@helloitsme98]

? match decided on ???????? still Suriano looks less focused than previously

[@nicholasfedorchak3148]

Dayum

[@wesd3742]

Suriano is pretty handsy, been a dirty guy since way back

[@peterpertsinides2863]

Still can’t believe that call

[@jonatanayala807]

Have you ever tried to take a shot/defend a shot on or from a top tier wrestler? Probably not.

[@tylerketchum3315]

Hopefully Suriano learns not to wrestle like a dirtbag and follow the rules now.

[@thevinnysack]

They’re so even

[@jamest3552]

Nothing impressive about this match. Wish I had watched paint dry instead.

[@scott729]

This match is a little boring, but two very good wrestlers being cautious generally is a boring match. Ill be honest and say I will be surprised if DF doesn't end up with the national championship. Watching him improve over the past few years has been fun. I am not a big fan of his, but good wrestling is good wrestling and when he took care of Ramos it was evident that his hard work has paid off and he has a high ceiling. Sorry, but I don't see Gross beating him in the tournament. He just doesn't seem to have the scramble ability that Fix does (and he is a great scrambler, don't get me wrong). That is why we wrestle though so we will see.....

[@scott729]

I meant to add that the people in control of this match had no business officiating a high level match like this. I don't think even at the end that the ref knew he just awarded the match to Fix. I really feel that he was ready to restart the match in neutral position.... what a disappointment for all involved. Bush league at best and really something you would expect to see at the jr.-high level. Pretty damn sad. Only good news is these guys will get to wrestle again. No one wants to lose like that and if you are a sport, no one wants to win like that either!!!

[@znhait]

How can you make such a conclusion from this match? If Fix wrestles like this, he could easily be at the wrong end of a controversial decision. If I were in the 133 lbs class and watched this match, I'd be crazy to be the one that pushes forward. Fix showed absolutely nothing here. He could win, but he's as likely to lose a close one to an underdog for being too conservative.

[@scott729]

I didn't. If you read my whole comment I said after watching him improve over the past few years... not just this match. Its called an opinion and this one is mine .... that I wouldn't be surprised to see him win the title. Of course he can lose. Don't back yourself into a corner.

[@supersizer123]

So you're saying, if they knew that it would result in a point, they shouldn't have called it? You can't just say "It wasn't that deep" as a ref. Because they're seasoned wrestlers, they know the rules and the refs know that. There were bad calls but the face was NOT one of them.

[@TheYorktown10]

Was pretty obviously hands to the face tho so...

[@brendanabel4728]

One of the worst officiated matches I've ever seen.

[@gpeterson206]

"Are you really going to call a legitimate rule violation during a match?" God super bias is bias.

[@mikelopez4148]

To lose like that is insane shame on those refs !!

[@Deironed]

That's a good way to get fired in 30 minutes

[@ryanuppal5692]

b.c the ref penalized suriano for hands to the face? He still has to uphold the rules, if he didn't because it would end the match then both wrestlers would be incentivized to 'wrestle dirty'

[@Deironed]

Ryan Uppal measures taken to make wrestling less dirty is making wrestling softer altogether

[@tmt1675]

Seems like every match they wrestle they just feel each other out on the feet then both get one the Suriano gets the OT takedown.

[@herorider46]

Time to get rid of this stupid hands-to-the-face rule. Unless it's absolutely flagrant and totally intentional, it simply should not be called. With hand fighting and head slaps it's very easy to accidentally put your fingers in the face of your opponent.

[@jasonswift9310]

Suriano has been casted in a dim light ever since his departure from PSU. He reminds me of Rocky, but gets beat in the end. The Italian stallion that loses. He needs to stop beating on tires and fine tune his game. Dissapointed!

[@frankiecal3186]

On the same level as pacquio vs mayweather in terms of boringness.

[@markgilbert8113]

If its a penalty call the damn thing, this bs about it being a national tourney is complete stupidity. Lets see in football there is holding of PI and yet the refs wont call bcs its a playoff game...if thats the way you think then good lord why have rules then. Oh I get it, rules domt apply unless it favord your wrestler!

[@golquicjscoper]

Where is Seth gross lose number 1 ranking without wrestling

[@fireinsidepodcast]

He hasnt wrestled yet this year. It looks like he is out for the season

[@jamest3552]

@@fireinsidepodcast Injured?

[@mr.matteroffact2822]

Refs like these have hurt the sport and wrestlers more than they could ever contribute to the sport. The politics keeps refs like these in business.

[@xverticlz]

Weird match

[@h5u7p5gt9]

Don't put your hands on someone's face. Follow the rules.

[@ryangille]

Not a fan of these hands to the face calls

[@petemycek9909]

A couple dancing queens.

[@robertwestover2125]

A penalty is a penalty; call it ….

[@louiebravo9653]

Officials don't like Suriano!

[@noahkail5066]

College refs are ridiculous. They are way to involved in the matches.

[@supersizer123]

Way to involved compared to... not at all? These wrestlers were recruited from high school, such is regulated. Unlike other sports, wrestling refs literally decipher whether they win or not. To look for scoring while ignore fouls would be like reffing basketball without calling travel. Aka poor reffing

[@larrybaxter6881]

That definitely was a disappointing match. Where is the real scoring!!!

[@Stillblazinro]

Wth did i just watch

[@frankiecal3186]

Booooooooring!!!!!!!!!

[@DB-115]

Omg. Horrible wrestling.

[@chicagobearsfan2334]

C. B Horrible wrestling? Two of the top tier wrestlers in the nation, you can’t just shoot and shoot and shoot. Yes I agree with you that it wasn’t the most exciting but it wasn’t horrible wrestling. When you’re 2 top ranked wrestlers and 2 of the most talented wrestlers you can’t just go out there and take stupid shots

[@DB-115]

@@chicagobearsfan2334 No. I stand by what I said. It's horrible wrestling. Don't use their top rankings as a means to justify the lack of action. Zahid/Hall, Gross/Meredith same ranking dynamic but created some action. "Take a risk & get rewarded".. that's what good wrestling is.

[@kevinfuller345]

Micic will beat either one, GO BLUE!!!!

[@stevewildasin6726]

Hands to the face? Really? Surianos fingers touched his cheek for a split second. Hands to the face is when you are actually poking your opponents eyes or push off his face. Not when your fingers slightly touch a cheek. Referee was inept. In the NCAA finals, they tried the hands to the face again, but the Judges wouldn't go for it and Suriano won over Fix.

[@hupgthupgt-tb7cs]

Fix is looking thic.

[@samsonmanna9017]

oof

[@SuperDriven1]

Horrible Refs

[@joer5943]

Lame ending

[@XxSHADOWxX-roblox]

Worst match ever.........

[@CalebMalychewski]

WHAT A JOKE

[@Fresh2def105]

Z

[@manowara358]

That is some serious bullshift!

[@overcomingthefleshministry9783]

BS call

[@sjbrakke]

Boring Match! ZZZZZZ

[@jschnabes13]

Absolute bullshiy call...learn to swallow the whistle ref!! You dont decide the outcome of a match between 2 top tier wrestlers on that!!

[@michaelkeefe7434]

That was a weak and biased call...looked like his hand grazed the face accidentally ...even the locked hands was a bogus...

[@americaislost5507]

Boring

[@MAMP]

Bad for the sport.