no one is talking about how he just won gold at world juniors a week before, then he had to go through the gauntlet, just to get to Vito, amazing how well he did at such a young age
@xzjayz79253 ай бұрын
Except he didn’t win gold… he took bronze. Edit: which is still impressive. But that’s probably why “no one” is talking about it. Because what you just mentioned didn’t happen…
@jordanresultan81383 ай бұрын
he didn;t get gold at junior worlds, that was the year before, but yeah its crazy he went through nashon and daton with ease and no type of wear on his body
@Solaxer3 ай бұрын
@@xzjayz7925he got bronze? Who’d he lose to?
@xzjayz79253 ай бұрын
@@Solaxer the Japanese kid. Ono.
@chamboyette8533 ай бұрын
It means he probably would beat Vito if he didn't have to go through such a gauntlet.
@dirtworshiper28003 ай бұрын
Pleasure to watch Vito. Privilege to watch Blaze everytime. Looking forward to watching Blaze for years to come. Thanks for posting.
@bartsimpson21593 ай бұрын
Always amazed how many high level wrestlers like Blaze wait till there are 40 seconds on the clock to start wrestling with urgency.
@travisnix5943 ай бұрын
He's 17 wrestling a world champ...
@bradyfoster62993 ай бұрын
Did you ever wrestle?
@wyattgreenhalgh96533 ай бұрын
He wasn’t losing until there was 40 seconds left
@xzjayz79253 ай бұрын
Yes because it’s SMART to keep the score close because you have the offense to beat anyone in the last few seconds. As legit showcased through the tournament you genius.
@bartsimpson21593 ай бұрын
@@bradyfoster6299 yes
@scottburgess6963 ай бұрын
Pretty impressive for a 17yr old to be at such a high level of wrestling, congrats to both wrestlers!
@wo19753 ай бұрын
Vito fan, but Blaze is solid and has a bright future. Bronze at the Olympic trials for Blaze is impressive 👍
@jasonkennedy-o5c3 ай бұрын
everybody forfeited olympics trials after losing but still an impressive feat
@TheZiggle3 ай бұрын
Sometimes I wish the shot clock wasn’t a thing. It’s so annoying when both wrestlers are actually working for positioning and a takedown and the ref has to pause the match to tell the wrestler to attack. It seems somewhat arbitrary at times, and just slows it down. Just let them wrestle.
@ghostrunner21383 ай бұрын
couldn't agree more. It wants to encourage aggression but it just ends up breaking up the action to put a seemingly random dude on the clock
@kc6969693 ай бұрын
I see both sides. It is a spectator sport and folks want to see action,
@TheZiggle3 ай бұрын
@@kc696969 yeah and the ref literally stops the action to tell them to be more active.
@ferby1353 ай бұрын
Blaze is gonna be unstoppable in 5 years!
@roofy30753 ай бұрын
Vito going on the clock was horse shit... He was the one attacking.
@jasonkennedy-o5c3 ай бұрын
freestyle rules are weird.. action isn’t always the reason for shot clock tho
@andrewb78693 ай бұрын
Freestyle.. Territory counts too. In folk you are 110% right.
@kc6969693 ай бұрын
Remember, refs are human and may be affected by multiple influences. Personally, I would want to be objective, but when I see a teen going against a gown man, I tend to credit the younger. Just buy bias.
@justsaynrush96893 ай бұрын
All the respect in the world for Vito, But Marcus is a kid, undersized for Vito and very young. A year from now I feel for those who would have to face him.
@Effervescence4213 ай бұрын
Only issue is I'm worried he's overdeveloped for his age and he's not gonna improve technically from here on out. He'll still get bigger and stronger but who's gonna push him to keep growing from the technical side? Time will tell though I might be dead wrong
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
They’re the same size though. And plus, Marcus was the one who wanted to act like a big man so now he’s getting treated like one. He can’t fall back on the excuse of being a kid.
@kc6969693 ай бұрын
@@Effervescence421 Hard to tell of course, but there are lots of great wrestlers out there. Each has a style, technique or attitude that will sharpen Blaze's skills.
@Effervescence4213 ай бұрын
@kc696969 idk too much of who blaze has trained with so you might be right, as long as he's not already training with all those people lol. Saw a similar situation with Aaron pico but blaze might be a different story
@Darsquarius2 ай бұрын
@bobross7473 You sound dumb. Nobody's using it as an excuse and they're not the same size.
@SHIFTKICK3 ай бұрын
go Vito!! but damn, both wrestlers look GOOD. that was a battle
@sandymilne2242 ай бұрын
Best matches I’ve seen on KZbin! Blaze has a couple of leg chances and couldn’t ’convert’ them. Both exceptional wrestlers
@WaltDownsАй бұрын
Marcus Blaze is really interesting to watch. His fundamentals are like a rock. Everyone talks about his head and hands defense as superior, and Marcus has even taught classes on this. But wrestlers are not dumb. What isn't Marcus telling us? It is his footwork that gives him the edge. Notice that Marcus never ever takes a full step (where the heel of one foot is ahead of the toes of the other foot). Technically, Marcus's feet are never separated until he makes his move or countermove. So, when Marcus' feet are like that, and his opponent clearly has one or the other foot ahead of the other (meaning their feet are separated) who is stronger in the position? Marcus is. It is a matter of physics. His *potential* for *movement* is *greater* and that is all. I loved watching Marcus wrestle in the trials and at the World's. He shuffles up on guys like a lazy grizzly bear. No wonder his opponents feel like they are being stalked even though Marcus does not seem to be doing anything intimidating. His opponents generally do not figure him out until after the fact. 😄😄😄
@paulmacdonald134923 күн бұрын
The footwork....yes!
@neorandy3 ай бұрын
I watched some very good matches when I lived in the Columbus Ohio area in the 90’s. There are some really good programs in Ohio!
@dpc08093 ай бұрын
Blaze, along with Lilledahl, Forest, & Bassett make up a great four horseman of young US wrestlers competing with the best.
@steinervision76433 ай бұрын
We used to call what Blaze was doing on his feet “stalling”. Vito was a bit stale.
@jasonkennedy-o5c3 ай бұрын
defensive wrestling
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
I’m not an expert but both seemed to be pretty aggressive rather than passive. They’re both extremely technical so hats off to them.
@MrLoserpatrol2 ай бұрын
Blaze using survival skills more like it
@jakekern6756Ай бұрын
For 17, that kid has a future. Great takedown defense.
@frankiecal31863 ай бұрын
Crazy that vito missed the shit show that was the 2024 Olympics. Hope he gets to make the Olympics in 2028 in LA that will be magical.
@LakeNonaFan3 ай бұрын
at 65 kg
@tanako983 ай бұрын
Hold up a high schooler is on par with NCAA runner ups and NCAA champions!! Wow.
@GosalFam3 ай бұрын
AND Vito is the returning world champion! Blaze is going to be so fun to watch in college
@adambernon69303 ай бұрын
Crazy they’re the same weight class
@dailytheology16893 ай бұрын
Blaze is 17.... gave him all he could handle.... imagine him in 2 years....
@theamazing10yearold653 ай бұрын
Does blaze still wrestle his HS duals, tournaments, state championships, regionals etc?
@Thebluesky03113 ай бұрын
Has Marcus Blaze committed anywhere yet??
@obsserver64353 ай бұрын
Wow. Blaze looks like a multiple time NCAA championship is in his future 😮
@papaal7014Ай бұрын
Ever have pins.?
@ミロン-d8i3 ай бұрын
8:49 15:02 17:41
@davidhurrelbrink67543 ай бұрын
Match 2 round 1 how did Vito get a passivity warning when he was attacking more than Marcus?
@WaltDownsАй бұрын
Yeah - but Vito had to go into a gray area and rough Marcus up to win. I don't know. I would like to see them wrestle again in order to see how Marcus handles that next time. 🙂
@excsour34413 ай бұрын
Legit was wondering where this vid was last night
@WrestleKZАй бұрын
Blaze is a cool boy
@barreldking71383 ай бұрын
I know about Vito but how the heck can Blaze be right there already? Seems like a sure pick for NCAA finalist in a year or two
@trynalearn3 ай бұрын
Crazy Vito is 8 years older than Marcus.
@ogot3443 ай бұрын
Blaze looked considerably smaller bet he could still go 57kg if needed
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
They’re the same size, quit making excuses! Act like a grown man get treated like one.
@davionwilson55462 ай бұрын
@@bobross7473what’s your problem stoping coping
@bobross74732 ай бұрын
@@davionwilson5546 he’s the one coping by making excuses about size lmao
@jacobtorres24673 ай бұрын
Wouldn’t be a Arujau match without 5 minutes of blood time
@advancedchiropractic6673 ай бұрын
How in the world did freestyle get to be the style of the world? Folkstyle wrestling is so superior.
@RichardOwen-p3h3 ай бұрын
no doubt.
@wo19753 ай бұрын
@@advancedchiropractic667 Folkstyle is too boring. If you have a dominant rider like Spencer Lee, just ride him out and tilt him to get backpoints. Compared to freestyle where there's countless ways to score
@MrPaulyperk3 ай бұрын
I agree. Folkstyle is the best. Just look at all the wrestlers that wrestle freestyle during their years in college. There is probably a statistic on that comparison.
@Vincentovich893 ай бұрын
🔥
@romleyhardy56916 күн бұрын
Aggression… Bueller Bueller Bueller?
@NickyQ2 ай бұрын
Planet Earth: Young lion vs Old Lion
@morganstepp3 ай бұрын
blaze is so impressive an ncaa and senior world champ did not score 1 takedown in two matches against a high school wrestler
@MrLoserpatrol2 ай бұрын
But he still lost. That tells me he had no offense in those matches. Wreslting with only luck on your side will not win many matches at this level.
@daveadams80053 ай бұрын
Glad I never have to see this again…
@RandyLex-wu6jy3 ай бұрын
The Shultz brothers heavy hips not cat and mouse
@lucifersam22093 ай бұрын
Vito!
@batsukhbayarsaikhan2763 ай бұрын
Blade had been defending for 2 rounds 12minutes he couldn’t do any tricks. It is same like to take straight lose
@GaryJackson7Moore-k5q2 ай бұрын
Perez Elizabeth Hernandez William Hernandez Melissa
@blessedboxer34493 ай бұрын
Unlike Ho Bassett, this kid is the proper age and what do you know, he’s way better too
@LakeNonaFan3 ай бұрын
Bassett is a 17 year old junior
@blessedboxer34493 ай бұрын
@@LakeNonaFan wrong
@Lorre43 ай бұрын
vito just came off neck injury wasn't even in form yet
@douglastovey26854 күн бұрын
Blaze scored no points. Tough to win if you don’t score more than the other guy.
@GuywithcrazyideasАй бұрын
Marcus peed himself at the very end.
@coleperry47353 ай бұрын
13:03 hawk tuah
@RonSmith-u1e13 күн бұрын
In 1975 I wrestled in both double A and triple AAA STATE championships in one of my matches I pinned my opponet 3 seconds in the first round. Not impressed with these matches of just running the clockout . This was uninspiring to watch .
@aaronalldredge22603 ай бұрын
VITO!
@Solaxer3 ай бұрын
We’re all amazed at Marcus’s skill but really it’s a demonstration of how far we are behind Japan. Japan beat the shit out of every wrestler we sent to the Olympics this year. And while Marcus is dominating at these trials, he just lost to Japan 7-2 2 weeks ago. We got work to do.
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
You’re delusional. America has won far more Olympic medals than any other country.
@Solaxer3 ай бұрын
@@bobross7473 Not this year. Not in wrestling. 🤷🏽♂️
@DarrellWiley-q1c3 ай бұрын
Miller Mary Harris Matthew Williams David
@stevenbeer23503 ай бұрын
Blaze bad mofo for sure.
@MrLoserpatrol2 ай бұрын
Blaze was really never a threat. Defensive wrestling makes you look closer to your competition than you really are. Just trying to stay in a match to give yourself a chance at a last second win is fool hardy at this level. It's tuff to wrestle a match knowing any mistake can to take you out, but you have to be offensive. You have to score to win.
@loganlee73873 ай бұрын
Vito is a dog... but man Blaze's future is bright!
@i_dont_hug_koalas3 ай бұрын
The skills are comparable but Vito is more of a man atp 😂 he just had more strength
@MrLoserpatrol2 ай бұрын
If Blaze would have even attempted any effort to score in those matches, he would have been scored on pretty much at will. Don't confuse defensive wrestling with winning wrestling.
@charlesdelrio84023 ай бұрын
🦾🫡
@ZollMisc-c1w2 ай бұрын
Moore Daniel Brown Michael Martin Dorothy
@philipj.sherman29873 ай бұрын
4:05 Wrestle through. Always wrestle through. Blaze would have had at least 2!
@learning.isnt.linear3 ай бұрын
Hit in the back of the head is bad. Think about boxing.
@UnaOnDaGameАй бұрын
that was extremely boring, are all pro matches like this? I get that they're going for little amounts of points just to win but damn
@72wisdom11 күн бұрын
Freestyle is dumb. You literally get hit for passivity when you’re taking shots.
@jefferyschirm41033 ай бұрын
Sorry, as a new viewer , it’s way too boring ,need boxing , mma , ufc ect ect !!
@hellotcautiver3 ай бұрын
🤦♀️
@loganperry516713 күн бұрын
Please keep watching,it gets under your skin after a while*. *results may vary
@guycolerick79582 ай бұрын
About the most boring thing I've ever watched.
@SuperSooner012 ай бұрын
vito stalls to much
@RandyLex-wu6jy3 ай бұрын
These older wrestler did not use there muscle advantage just wear the kid down he is not as strong as they are but the lost because they play the cat and mouse game which the does not help a stronger wrestler
@MrLoserpatrol2 ай бұрын
You can't judge a wrestler's strength by all way they are built. Take a look at some of John Smith's matches. John didn't have the success he had by wrestling at the level he did because he looked the part.
@kc6969693 ай бұрын
Grown man against a kid.
@tylernicholson11553 ай бұрын
This is for *senior* nationals so yeah
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
Marcus chose to do this, no one forced him to. Your argument is like a minor assaulting an elderly person and getting charged as an adult and saying he’s just a kid as an excuse. Like, no, you chose to do a grown up thing, now you will get judged as a grown up.
@kc6969693 ай бұрын
@@bobross7473 You missed the blindingly obvious point. This young man, teen, beat 4 other gown men to get to the finals, and, showed great skill and tenacity. I have been following Marcus for a couple of years, and I am proud of him. He has represented our country very well.
@bobross74733 ай бұрын
@@kc696969 yes, he’s good, but him being a kid is not an excuse for him losing matches
@City0017Ай бұрын
Boring
@JayNye12 ай бұрын
Boring as F.
@ZZ430T56Ай бұрын
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@MDMOTP11 күн бұрын
Blaze needs to grow up. He dd not shake Vitos hand when Vito extended it after the match. That is very Telling of him, Sadly!
@kc6969692 ай бұрын
No takedowns by either. Good match, a little boring.