FULL 2/3 SERIES: David Taylor vs Aaron Brooks | Final X 2023

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[@underthecanopy1093]

10:37 gnarliest oil check ive ever seen in my life. Purely egregious.

[@scottgoof7]

Dude he was holding on for dear life

[@db2360]

Went straight to the comments after that one. I feel ashamed. Ima head Out and shower for a whole

[@olina4860]

Finger in the butt should be illegal hold. Yes means yes

[@YourBestFriendforToday]

I counted multiple hidden knuckles. Taylors going to have to sit on a donut for a few days after that one.

[@underthecanopy1093]

His fingers are gonna be stinky for a good while

[@thechessmartialist840]

Got Brooksie at NCAA's for sure. Not only does he look huge and lean, he is wrestling a world champion in his prime and stuffing most of his offense. You can tell Magic man was thinking "damn this kid is strong" when having a couple of deep shots stuffed.

[@kawikajones9436]

They have been wrestling each other at Penn State for a few years now. The NLWC wrestlers wrestle the Penn State wrestlers all the time in the wrestling room there at State College. You have Nolf, Retherford, Taylor, Joseph, Nickal and many past Nittany Lions wrestling the current Penn State wrestlers there.

[@farbeyonddriven8173]

AB was seeded third at Natties. WTF

[@BigBoyWoogie]

Crazy hip strength. Squashing deep shots from DT no less. He's a monster and will only get better.

[@bb4810]

Dude got bailed out yesterday. Should’ve have made the final.

[@OutlawzNpac]

brooks digging for gold in the second match lord have mercy

[@BigQfrmdaO]

Know his fingers was smelling musty 😂💩

[@Greg.scott.]

10:41 the oil check to end all oil checks

[@evansusmc]

The O ring extender.

[@sprekkatsiu779]

LMFAO

[@kolyavlady6435]

Ухахахаха

[@extoxico277]

BROOK really trying to check the oil on the second match that's crazy lol

[@darron614]

Yeah that was bad you just gotta give up the takedown there man that's not okay lol

[@richl2501]

[@codydecker3832]

Came here to say the same thing 😂

[@j.zsyd11]

It works

[@ghostrunner2138]

Yeah I had to come to the comments at that part cmon man

[@greatstate58]

Aaron did a lot better than I expected. Definitely taking him over Ferrari at NCAA’s.

[@michaeld9682]

Is Ferrari back?

[@greatstate58]

@@michaeld9682 not officially.

[@michaeld9682]

@@steventhury8366 I am not sure how much higher the level goes. Those guys are insane

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

Brooks will eat Ferrari alive

[@xzjayz7925]

@@greatstate58I mean considering Ferrai hasn’t had the chance to compete constantly with different people and win another title Id go for Aaron too.

[@thepeopleschamp88]

USA wrestling is looking strong for the future. So much depth now. What a match!

[@mikejoseph1912]

I think a lot of the depth we see today might leave before 2028 olympic cycle with the emergence of Bo and the UFC pipeline going on at PSU. Will be very interesting to see.

[@farzana6676]

​@@mikejoseph1912 We gotta beat the Dagestans in Freestyle and in MMA.

[@Tylerhoward2]

Brooks will definitely be a world champ one day

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

YES!!!!!! EXPERIENCE BEAT HIM THAT DAY, THATS IT. He'll take this loss and let it fuel him to another NCAA title and a fiercer version that can upset Taylor next time they meet

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

​@Claudio De Leon I bet he wishes he wrestled Valencia instead

[@user-vv1ty2vj1r]

​@WilliamsWrestli hope he beats Taylor before Olympics n

[@shanehatfield9501]

This match is why I can’t stop watching wrestling. Great competition and the highest level of sportsmanship.

[@earnyourgold]

Man I wish we could have seen that 2nd match play out without the iffy 2 call and 1-point for the lost challenge. Crazy to think there's a chance that Taylor won't be our 2024 Olympic rep. Still the favorite obviously, but Brooks spending a year up at 197 as opposed to 184 will help him a lot

[@FOUNDEDEARTHBROTHERS]

I agree. I don't believe they should penalize a wrestler for a challenge and I don't think he exposed even though any other person would have in that situation.

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

How is there a chance Taylor won’t rep for us? 100% he will

[@VincentBones44]

@@JesseStevenTrumm3992did you watch that second match? Brooks is an absolute monster. Imo it’s him or Yazdani for second best in the world. Either can beat Taylor on a good day

[@Tylerhoward2]

Taylor putting the contact back in made that look easier than it is

[@samcooper4024]

He has a wealth or experience

[@lanetenny7988]

Please keep the matches coming, I had some matches I missed in whole or in part from stream buffering

[@GuyFromSC]

At 10:38 we get the everlasting dipstick oil check and he was in there deep brother. Woweeewoowow.

[@elispivak6263]

DT is a phenomenal athlete, and so is Brooks for taking on such a challenge!

[@michaelbradford4444]

Seeing Brooks on the receiving end of a takedown was a shocker for me!

[@imacarrot6570]

Holy heck these guys are freaking good. If that is "passive" wrestling, let me see the aggressive version.

[@tylernicholson5319]

In modern freestyle rules, the first period cannot end without a score. If there is no score by about with about 1:30 to go in the first period, the *more* passive wrestler (as deemed by the judge) will be put on the clock. It's not that he was very passive, just that he was slightly more passive than Taylor

[@moralityIsHard]

Brooks is knocking on that door son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThingstodoinHawaii]

David Taylor is awesome.

[@quincyspielberger4366]

I have only ever seen DT wrestle soft against Kyle Dake - Dake is Danny good but not even in DT’s class!

[@LuisJuarez-qn3hk]

Really impressive stuff by Brooks Not only taking on such a challenge but the adjustments from match 1 to 2 were crazy

[@WilliamsWrestlin]

That attempt (Brooks) was a desperate arm spin attempt. He waited too long by looking at the clock, giving Taylor an intuition that something may be up. He should've just kept handfighting then going for the hail Mary arm spin. He will get stronger from this. He barely lost.

[@harrisonclark4382]

I would’ve gone with an arm span too. Just a bit sooner.

[@tdavidg9176]

Two great wrestlers putting on a great show.

[@steinervision7643]

Good match, both great wrestlers.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the mid June of 2023

[@Inothanks171]

Great match. The the present and future of USA wrestling looks strong.

[@MohammadMoradi_69]

Hi David, I am from Iran, I cried because of your loss and I was really nervous today😭😭

[@paleowhite8027]

Taylor is awesome. Total domination in the first match.

[@dpc0809]

Great effort by Brooks. He has to be thinking about bumping up a weight if Taylor stays at that weight.

[@tylernicholson1155]

Next year the only weight to bump up to is 97 and he's way too small for that. Two years from now he could go up to 92 but it's possible by then he'll be the guy at 86.

[@HoldenCoughfield]

surprised he didnt since zahid was up there

[@dormilon36]

Potential rematch coming, indeed!

[@WorkHarder-id8zd]

Aaron is gonna be an Olympic champ someday. No doubt about it. I think he's the #2 wrestler in the world right now at this weight

[@michaelhayes6209]

Brooks is a beast! Had to come back to this. Lets not forget Taylor tech'd Bo a few years ago.

[@zacharydgreenwald]

Aaron Brooks will be an Olympic and World Champion one day soon!!!

[@diffgeo23]

I wish they would have mentioned the comradery and respect between the two.

[@jeshuayglesias466]

You’d think David would get laser eye surgery after all the times his contact lenses pop out

[@MetroidCannonBall]

Thanks

[@AntiPattern328]

Wow! Aaron is going to be seriously scary when he finally gets on the world team..

[@mikek8029]

Been waiting to watch this match. Taylor simply looks bigger than Brooks. Longer, stronger.... Brooks is getting great training for the future.

[@adamyates5896]

Taylor gets good wins here. Brooks is definitely the future! So damn good.

[@screamneagle8420]

David Taylor makes two shot attempts and gets called for passivity a few seconds later. You can’t make that crap up!

[@1everydayimshufflin]

10:39 OUCH

[@richl2501]

You got a lotta heart dawg

[@smf1280]

I don't know about anyone else, but losing a contact shouldn't stop a match.

[@95PhatKid]

Brooks hand has a unique smell after that second match

[@kasrayekom1205]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mikemcnut3204]

David Taylor is the man!

[@Bengaltaz]

Brooks did better then I thought great future hey you guys need to post Arujau vs Garrett and Lee vs Diakomihalis flo wrestling usually pretty huge on yainni???

[@blumpkinspicelatte4580]

FLO needs to invest in some production equipment to get better camera angles.

[@rippedlikrambo1]

checking oil like that should be illegal 🤣

[@evansusmc]

Where’s the other matches for the other weight classes? Come on Flow wrestling post them.

[@allenstokes6764]

YALL WANNA SHOW EVERYONE BUT GABLE STEVESON SMH YALL KNOW WHO WE WANNA SEE POST HIM NOW

[@AntiPattern328]

I still can't believe how strong Brooks is. He obviously is at the right weight but he looks smaller than most guys he wrestles.

[@tylerargetsinger5960]

It’s so wild seeing how stout David Taylor is now!

[@x2dab184]

@10:35 smell yo fingers bro

[@codykp.]

He was 3 knuckles deep

[@terryallen7169]

After beating Zhaid and then watching him make the team at 92kg, I think we'll be seeing Brooks at 92kg going forward.....

[@amirhossein0720]

I see Brooks winning over Taylor for 2024 final X if he improves and goes to the next level which is possible in the course of a year. Mark my words.

[@BillyTaylor-eu7vc]

I know to never underestimate ur opponent and they both feeling each other out and waiting for the other to make a mistake but sometimes its really boring. I like wrestlers who have alot of confidence and take the initiative. Good match though

[@firerrhea1086]

Bo Nickel? Really? I have to give DT mad props.... he is apexing hard as a fucking stone. I'm loving seeing him at his peak, man. BEAST Respect for AB in him fighting his ass off.... guaranteed he's going to be a champ if he stays hungry

[@dohcsmr1175]

Mr. Brooks is for real. Taylor is a gold medalist and Brooks stayed with Taylor. Look forward to his last year of eligibility.

[@boxing4life410]

They seriously need to bring folk style into the Olympics it’s so much better

[@sktZyx]

Is this Brooks burner?

[@boxing4life410]

@@sktZyx no arron brooks he just won his fourth ncaa title

[@jimbailey9915]

Don't know what the refs are looking at, but no way did he break 90.

[@dougmasters4620]

This looked like the gold medal match

[@DonGately]

15:33 I never understand wearing contacts on the mat. I've never had a hard time finding the guy.

[@cenciqt6045]

I think it just depends on how bad it is. One of the best wrestlers at the hs I coach at can't see their legs if he doesnt have his contacts. Hes gotten away from it at a few tournaments because your average hs kid isn't shooting from space really

[@Jayhawk92]

He also might need to check the clock/score during the match, so they would definitely help with that

[@DonGately]

@@cenciqt6045 David Taylor certainly knows more about grappling than I do. Just always surprised.

[@DonGately]

@@Jayhawk92 fair.

[@tylerhughes3984]

Brooks needs to get more aggressive with DT! They probably wrestle each other in practice so much. They know each other inside and out. Brooks is strong he needs to use that. Also when you get on that mat friendship goes out the door. That is your opponent your enemy. DT is at the top of the mountain though he is damn tough!

[@Justin________________]

Brooks goosed Taylor. He got deep

[@jamesschmidtke5183]

the only bad thing about this match is that these 2 guys are at the same weight.

[@kc696969]

Good matches for Brooks considering DT is a World and Olympic champ. Brooks will get there,

[@stephenoni2019]

how do you even coach this?

[@shakoiatenhawithacrossjaco9051]

Brooks better go wash those fingers

[@user-bg6ih5zw9j]

Don't let him Nika you, David...

[@TheBearGrappler]

10:38 - Name of this type of defense...?

[@mpwalshjr]

Win at all costs

[@Jaybird165]

The camel clutch! 😂

[@r.galbraith6220]

The Holy Spirit.

[@wyatthillius113]

Oil check

[@jasonswift9310]

Is bo part of the coaching staff at p s u now?

[@willheil7591]

I don’t think so, but he has opened a dojo 20 minutes or so down the road.

[@billybud9557]

Match one: Taylor takes 3 shots in a row, holds center, and gets put on the clock? Other than that, great wrestling and good ref-ing....Brooks is the best and down blocking.

[@bhuff8695]

I don’t like the 1st passive call on Taylor. He had just taken 2 shots. It seems they call it just because.

[@mplussant]

…XLNT-but I hate to see Brooks lose…

[@NateSmith87]

Aaron was digging deep.

[@jimquantic]

Good match, both guys close to dead even. No domination in this match.

[@massriver]

Brooks warrior

[@bartmcdowell8349]

At least DT got that Nike cash

[@homesculptor]

I have to stop watching this match. Taylor went in for several take down attempts, Brooks, none, and Taylor got called passive. Wow!

[@jking5772]

Taylor always looks so much bigger than his opponents

[@PeterpanSyndrome_]

How does Taylor get a pacivity warning after shooting twice? Weird.

[@michaelmaloskyjr]

Shame those two exposures counted in the last match.

[@lsf7591]

Brooks won that second match there's no way Brooks exposed...what are instant replays for, if they're not going to actually look at them.

[@jimquantic]

to me, it's hard to imagine WHY you would leave your contact lenses in. To see? Hey, how much detailed reading are they going to do out there?

[@godslittleman5451]

Give brooks 2 years - he’ll be unstoppable

[@arnaupuig5097]

Why would he be unstoppable then, and not now? He's already a man in his prime. Although he will certainly have more experience.

[@godslittleman5451]

@@arnaupuig5097 Taylor may be the only one who can beat him now! I bet he beats Taylor in 2 years.

[@arnaupuig5097]

@@godslittleman5451 Brooks is by no means a novice, he is VERY committed to what he does and has worked on it to be his very best. I really don't see much room for improvement on his side, he's already at the top.

[@LoudenSwain]

Taylor will continue to wipe the floor with this boy. If he wants to win a medal he needs to cut or bump up. DTs too much for him

[@godslittleman5451]

@@LoudenSwain when brooks dumps the undertook, which I believe he will, he will be on his way to beating Taylor. Taylor is a beast.

[@user-ih4wh2mi9r]

Брукс постоянно умышленно бьет Тэйлора за шею??? Судья ты слепой????

[@floridaman8136]

Brooks just looked like he gave up at the end of both matches.

[@rupertx3]

WTF was the passivity call?

[@pauldarling330]

Just admit the refs suck and quit trying to explain away everything.

[@abbasbeikverdi5995]

The blue dose not too much.

[@stephlee3499]

Feel like brooks beats him next time

[@harrisonclark4382]

That’s called an Arm Spin dude. how do you not know that?

[@wrestlingscience]

Pyles knows what an arm spin is lol

[@harrisonclark4382]

Not in that moment, he didn’t. LOL

[@smorgan125]

refs gave it to Taylor in round 2. that was no exposure

[@saidjavidshahin2586]

🎉🎉🎉

[@jf8138]

taking forever to get these out....

[@albagherzadeh2571]

Hassan Y is only concerned David has in world 🌎

[@user-ih4wh2mi9r]

10:37 куда смотрит судья, красный совсем бессмертный ??? Обычно дают замечание за пальцы в капот 😅😅😅😅

[@roguephoenix]

you hit him and he'll beat you. kudos to taylor

[@amiralavy4431]

Yazdani well eat him up 😀❤🇮🇷💪

[@vishtasbenjavi5580]

😂😂 yazdani lost again

[@Nik_Airball]

I got Austin Desanto over David Taylor all day everyday

[@broheme8922]

🤣

[@edwardbanks2377]

Brooks Got Jerked 🔥