Nick Suriano's Biggest Test Of The Year So Far

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Suriano's biggest test of the year came at UWW Ranking Series #2 against Turkey's Suleyman Atli.
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[@skymanchronicles8936]

Never stopped wrestling! Dude from Turkey was no joke!

[@uc9218]

Do you know how the guy from Turkey did in the finals? Wouldn’t be surprise if Nicky took it out of him in that match.

[@stephenguzikowski8836]

At least he stayed in the fight. Showed some heart on the mat.

[@jwerdy5179]

Good show of class by both wrestlers after the match. Squashed it

[@Gymthingz]

Suriano wrestling like a heavyweight

[@johnlynde9815]

All the respect Wrestled to the end . Would like to see some more offensive moves from Nick

[@rotisseriebear5394]

His biggest challenge of the year: focusing on the match when the woman I want to marry and start my homestead farm with was reffing.

[@Mateoarredondo]

What?

[@selenhya]

All I see is a bad ass wrestler that needs a bit more experience on freestyle. Soon to be champ.

[@777Skeptic]

Even Dan Gable and Cael Sanderson lost their early freestyle matches. Once they got past that learning curve, they were unstoppable.

[@bryceshannenclother4657]

Odd title. Biggest test kind of implies that he passed the test. "Suriano fails biggest test of the year so far"? Just a weird title.

[@itsyaboialex_2494]

that's what I'm saying I thought he won without watching it and then I see it was 9 and 2 at the end

[@777Skeptic]

I didn't interpret it that way it all. I thought it'd be a pretty close match, and had no idea who won.

[@seongminyu4700]

I remember Atli beating Gilman for world bronze 5 years ago. Tough dude

[@cbrend22]

tested??? He got run over

[@tfries72]

Right I was confused lol

[@popscola2574]

Exactly what i thought. I thought he was gonna make a comeback cause of caption. Waited around till end for nothing. Broski got steamrolled

[@bryceshannenclother4657]

Good, I wasn't the only one that thought the title was a bit misleading

[@dinocollins720]

Dang the dude from Turkey is a beast. Makes me wonder how guys get that good

[@maxorozco3314]

😂 practice

[@dinocollins720]

@@maxorozco3314 Dang who knew!!! lol

[@Gumby2Real]

Yea after the points it was just defensive wrestling. Fair play to him though, got the points early and used them to his advantage

[@hardcoreromeo2111]

Where was the urgency to score? Not one shot for two minutes?? Just trying to headbutt the guy out the circle for one

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Dirty

[@jbsed1]

Never give up! That's what I saw!

[@yankeesuperstar]

Keep grinding nick

[@JayB2]

I remember when David Taylor first went into world class freestyle. He got his butt kicked too. But it sure didn't stay that way. Give Suriano some time.

[@bradleyferguson4765]

Idk how you expect to win when you take your first shot of the match 5 minutes and 56 seconds into a 6 minute match. . .

[@brandnewbusiness6737]

Suriano is a great fighter but is in the thick of it now. All those college kids will seem like cream puffs now that he is in international competition. He will need to take his game to the next level. It's had to imagine how wrestlers like Jordan and Snyder were at that level right out of college. Other great college wrestlers that seem invincible, like Metcalf and Nickles, couldn't make the switch. I hope Suriano can.

[@joshuahoops9430]

Anyone that can score like that on Suriano is a total beast I would imagine that guy could easily be a world gold medalist! I’m not familiar with really anyone who isn’t American that does good tbh!

[@zymond8405]

To be fair Suriano currently isn't an olympic level freestyle wrestler yet.

[@rick379]

@@zymond8405 Facts key word "yet"

[@zymond8405]

@@rick379 for sure

[@anklepick9524]

He is a Euro Champ!

[@zekegaeta9169]

I saw loads of improvement from him in this match but he isn’t the only one getting better. Everyone is getting better. Wrestling is such a humbling sport. It will reward you for your hard work, resolve and willingness to improve upon yourself but the minute you get complacent you will come down plummeting to earth from orbit. Makes this sport amazing to watch

[@michaelburleson1477]

Very true

[@arimariman]

smart moves from Süleyman

[@quincyspielberger4366]

Suriano was awesome in high school. I think once Fix beat him in the super32 and Gilman waxed him at Penn State he just sort of gave up. He did beat Glory but the match against Fix was a referee error. He was always very strong for his weight class and at the peak of endurance. Once he got to college level he kept running into fit and strong technicians.

[@michaellincoln2117]

and...was wildly successful at the NCAA level.

[@quincyspielberger4366]

@@michaellincoln2117 Yes he was! Just not an NCAA champion. He was 3 years older than Glory - really not fair as a typical athlete gains a lot each year.

[@ant_boogie]

Nick is a goat he keeps training like he is and work hard he’ll be fine

[@keithseymour3449]

Humble in defeat, He is only gonna get better and that's scary for his foes.

[@FZXTCHR]

Why does the mat have such a loose surface? Is this common for international wrestling. It seems like it could trip people up.

[@anklepick9524]

Yes it's like that every where around the world. You don't trip though. I think it''s because the freestyle mats are thicker than American mats. American mats looks much better.

[@truefitness118]

​@@anklepick9524but the mats at Rio and Tokyo were gud af

[@vegetaAcheetah]

No clue how Turkey is a 57kg, dude looks big but, same goes for Gilman I guess. Really interested in seeing Gilman side by side with some of the guys he wrestled in NCAAs against cause he's built way bigger now

[@Ka1ke]

fat takes up more space he’s js fatter

[@normanhuntley5747]

Gave up 6 trying not to give takedown outta the quad pod position! He will be just fine,got a learn,was a great opponent from turkey! Every time Nick fake a shot the guy went to drop!Learn from wrestling the best!

[@mitchellbowman22]

Man that ref can get it

[@aronalvord]

Keep that fire, your still growing brother....stay focused and keep it up!

[@Be5serk]

Just wondering does imply that at 57kg would have to be a wrestle off with Suriano, Spencer and Gilman for the Olympic team??

[@truefitness118]

Yup, I don't see anyone other than Spencer qualifying for 57 in US

[@kennethprimola5362]

Call it like it is. Nick’s opponent had solid skills and easily outclassed Nick. Nick was moving a lot but his movements were inefficient and ineffective. This guy was smooth and skillful. Nick has a hardcore attitude but he isn’t slick. This guy wrestled much better on the outside and had a solid front headlock/transition game. Nick needs serious technical work if he wants to win a national freestyle title. Not hating. I’m his fan. He simply got exposed here. I hope he improves.

[@oreosjeepbassfishing]

Nick showed a lot in this defeat though was one of my fav wrestlers when I was in high school and still is one of them

[@Inzombia2011]

Suriano, what happened to the scrambling!? But regardless, tough match, and he will be champ soon!

[@seb6859]

Scrambling can be dangerous in freestyle because you risk exposing your back

[@truefitness118]

​@@seb6859ya, it's better to stay down heavy than giving a tripod position

[@Idkuuuuuu]

Nick is a good guy

[@randalltebeest2210]

Suriano wasn’t as offensive as he’s been in other match ups, but the score isn’t Indicative of the match. That score discrepancy was the result of one series and could have gone either way. Close match up.

[@chrismayville9298]

Will someone explain how that second takedown was 6 pts?

[@cadejamison4447]

takedown +2 rolls = 6 points

[@eddiehernandez4292]

She tilt from both sides when he did the gator roll

[@chrismayville9298]

@@cadejamison4447 ah. Thank you. Tryna understand the freestyle rules. Only grew up doing folk.

[@kstogie]

In freestyle, you earn 2 points for turning your opponent beyond 90 degrees to expose their back to the mat (you do not have to hold them in that position like you do in folkstyle). After the 2 pt takedown, TUR executed a gut wrench to roll Suriano and expose his back two times for a total of 4 more pts.

[@joshuahoops9430]

@@chrismayville9298 every back exposure past 90 degrees is also 2 points each you can tech someone 10-0 in one takedown if your good enough at gutting

[@jimstretch6109]

Turkey great defense a good gut wrench. Nick has to work on turning them.

[@joebaker5200]

Wow

[@andrewwhite1742]

bros strong

[@terryklender4209]

Nicky gotta get some more offense and then he’s unstoppable

[@ronaldrussell5481]

Way to go Nick, at least he didn't get double digits on you. Your hype exceeds your ability lately. Looks like you're keeping up with your tan more than you wrestling.

[@bigj5000]

bruh

[@kamikazekid76]

nicks biggest test is gonna be against gilman, lee, if he wants to be a Olympian

[@colinjones8265]

💯

[@Pleasure_Baron]

Suriano got smoked holy cow

[@kennethogorman5436]

Nick got smoked! Welcome to the worlds best fella

[@teddavis292]

Failed the test. If Nick can't out-muscle his opponent, he's done.

[@JG-re2bb]

Suriano looks like he has lost some muscle mass. He may be cutting too much weight

[@SagemodeC]

Test? He got whooped

[@kirkkirkham7538]

Gets tested? Gets worked!

[@kipwonder2233]

Love Suriano. Tough match.

[@davidrowe4006]

Test Failed

[@srh148]

That Turkey dude is GOOD! Nick, not so much…..

[@jscizzy1230]

Very defensive from the Turkish guy, good wrestling nonetheless

[@mufafaa9254]

Nick didn’t look confident this match

[@rickburk7427]

Stalling

[@godslittleman5451]

The Turk looked 12 pounds heavier.

[@_Moses44]

Lady ref can get it 🎂 🙌🏼

[@michaeld9682]

1:40 they actually start wrestling

[@jbrowne9357]

They were wrestling the entire match. Fix your eyes mane.

[@ItsMill3rtime597]

Dude Suriano never took a shot. Only faked for 6 mins

[@JG-re2bb]

A loss is good for Suriano. He is a great athlete but not exactly humble. This may light a fire under him.

[@codyrod]

No level changes from Suriano. Didn't seem to be in his element.

[@billburkle215]

What’s with the crap mat?

[@anklepick9524]

lol

[@fuq1nutube]

Turk only has counters. 99% of his steps are backwards.

[@dgerdner]

Turk initiated both takedowns with strong throw-bys; not a counter by any means.

[@swcordovaf]

Not a single good shot in 6 minutes. I so wish Fix would have beat him and gotten a national championship…. Defense wins. If it didn’t we wouldn’t ever say the name Suriano.

[@lawsonransom8318]

If there is such a thing that is as good as a loss can get.

[@Gymthingz]

Why was this a good loss.

[@wizardninja7gaming764]

these Matt's are horrible never understood it

[@wizardninja7gaming764]

suriono will win next time they wrestle

[@CodyJohnson-rp7ln]

Yummy 🤤