Kyle Dake vs. Derek St. John: 2012 NCAA wrestling title (157 lbs.)

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

may Kyle Dake win the Gold Medal 2024.

[@RyanDeakin-sx5vn]

He has ZERO chance at an Olympic gold medal. ZERO

[@kmacksmcdonald6475]

@@RyanDeakin-sx5vn what makes you say that? Is the same Russia who beat him in 2020 in this time??

[@timnaccarato4503]

​@@RyanDeakin-sx5vn You are out of your mind. I'll be back to follow up after Paris.

[@RyanDeakin-sx5vn]

@@timnaccarato4503 Don't wait until after Paris! Paris will be far worse than Tokyo! Dake just doesn't have an Olympic gold medal in him.

[@timnaccarato4503]

@RyanDeakin-sx5vn I get it. He's younger than Dake but Dake has been improving. We'll see.

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the early 2010's

[@crimsonchin142]

Glad y’all back to uploading throw back matches , can y’all show Ed drug 2014 ncaa finals match

[@keeganduncan5289]

I remember hating this match, it was so boring to me. Yeah it’s impressive he won 3 titles,and I get riding time keeps the ref from calling stalling on top but at some point I feel like Dake should have been warned for stalling. He kept trying to return him out of bounds and wouldn’t work off his hips.

[@rodneydean6552]

Mat return is what your supposed to do. Tf you what😂😂

[@keeganduncan5289]

@@rodneydean6552 yeah but you can’t intentionally try to take someone out of bounds, that’s supposed to be stalling or technical point.

[@justintripp555]

I agree Dake was stalling on top. Gotta work for a turn

[@GeorgeAdams-te3ky]

Well…on the other hand, St. john is a great example of why running off the mat is now stalling. With current rules, St. John would’ve had at least one possibility two stalling calls against him in the first period for running off the mat instead of turning-in.

[@Slapthematwrestling]

at this time the rules stated you actually don’t have to work for a turn. You just have to keep breaking your opponent down. Only in this upcoming 2024 season will the top man have to actually work for a turn for it to not be called stalling. Easy to be over critical of the winner but what exactly did St. John do in this match? He couldn’t get out , he couldn’t ride and he didn’t do much of anything on his feet.Thry did call Dake for stalling twice by the way.

[@ghostoperator4849]

i lost count how many times they went out of bounds

[@abyss_YT3]

Just punched me a few times. 😂

[@cosinguspalpatine4449]

I coulda sworn this was 2013

[@RyanDeakin-sx5vn]

Is it true Dake went up in weight in 2011 to avoid the tougher competition at 141lbs. and again in 2012?

[@Kyrutandstrut]

St John’s was so small at 157 should have been 141 honestly

[@gamespotlive3673]

Loved the ref 😂

[@FirstLast-xr9lo]

This was the season Kellan Russell wanted Dake so bad and Dake went up in weight again to avoid people.

[@jaymoore3128]

He’s a 4 time champ in 4 weight classes first to ever do it, why would he wanna stay in a weight class to “prove something” 😂 he made history fuck everything else.

[@cbmx780]

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[@quincyspielberger4366]

I forgot how dominating Dake was in college. Some people really thought he had a chance at Olympic gold. Burroughs and Cox hammering the poor guy for a decade took its toll. Then he finally sqeaks past and gets teched 11-0 in Tokyo! WOW! Talk about a legend that just fizzled out! SAD!

[@holdenrussell6936]

Fizzled out?!?!?! He's won three world titles and still came back to win olympic bronze after getting teched. You do realize a world championship is just as hard as olympic gold, the only difference is the year. You could have a three year peak with no injuries and get hurt on the fourth and never win an olympic medal, at least Dake regathered himself after the tech to bring the US a medal.

[@quincyspielberger4366]

@@holdenrussell6936 Most guys I know at that level use the world tournies to play with weight classes and try new techniques. Be real - athletes only bring their A game to the Olympics! Dake would trade 100 world title for on Olympic gold. There is NO comparison!

[@justintripp555]

@Quincy Spielberger Oh yeah I’m sure if you ask Jordan Burroughs and David Taylor and all the other world champions they’d say they weren’t really trying at the world championships

[@quincyspielberger4366]

@@justintripp555 When you drop 2 weight classes or go up 2 weight classes you're experimenting. When you try to perfect your overhook or your leg counters in a tournament - YOU'RE EXPERIMENTING! I didn't say they weren't trying to win!

[@quincyspielberger4366]

@@holdenrussell6936 LOL - no it's not! Guys will use world tournaments to try new moves, new styles, new levels, new weight classes... they bring their A game only to the Olympics! Any of them would trade 10 world titles for a single Olympic Gold! Many choose to not even compete in the worlds. WOW! - sorry Dake let you down so hard.

[@RyanDeakin-mm7pm]

This was the year Dake went up to 157 to avoid Frank Molinaro even after he beat him the year before.

[@qunicyspielberger8692]

Dake peaked in 2013. I wish he had not been around during Burroughs and Cox. Those guys just kept beating him and beating him year after year! It was so sad! Then he FINALLY gets to Tokyo and gets totally embarrassed! I believe he was teched 11-0 in the second round. Even the US wrestling team was embarrassed!

[@app369]

An Olympic bronze is embarrassing? You serious?

[@adrianmacias384]

Dake is a three time wold champ on top of an Olympic bronze. Sure, he would have been more prolific if JB wasn't around, but still a good career all things considered.

[@Jlundeen]

Dake has a single loss in the past four years. Sure, he peaked in college.

[@unclerico7271]

Ha! Nice troll...4x world champ and Olympic bronze. Yet we've never heard of u...

[@marcmaldonado7219]

Not as embarrassing as you using two accounts to hate on an Olympic medalist