Nicky Rod vs. Pat Downey: FloWrestling's Who's #1

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[@deadtv2712]

im still so in love with how badass both guys were to just give the fans what they wanted. No love lossed for Nicky Rod, he used to wrestle but still has all the respect of being amazing at Jitz. I love that they put their pride/ego aside and were just like "hey this would be a badass match...lets do it.

[@gavino9718]

When you are at a bbq and the drunk dads start fighting

[@Erenyaegerbernardin]

Lmao who else heard Eddie Alvarez wife at 3:20? 😂

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Hahahahahahaha

[@astewart1003]

If you're drunk dads were excellent grapplers i suppose

[@dfpguitar]

the mullets and shirtlessness give this wwe vibes

[@eastafrican6317]

dfpguitar ooww yeah!

[@JCH26421]

DDT... DDT!!!

[@patricklutherwinchester4260]

Nicky Rod should become an MMA fighter or Profesional wrestler.

[@glo9958]

Much respect to anyone willing to compete. Especially on short notice..Very fun to watch

[@wrenglish]

This was awesome, great seeing the wrestling-jits crossover like Bo vs. Ryan, hope you guys can keep making these kinds of matches happen!!!

[@Nik_Airball]

Pretty sure this is WWE. 5:12-Val Venis suplexed Batista. 5:14-Batista goes for the low blow.

[@roncassudy2200]

Pat Downey one of the best athletes in Wrestling at his size that ive ever seen!!But this match i enjoyed just by the actions of these young men!!GREAT SPORTMANSHIP N RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER!!VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!

[@patrickdowney6023]

Yep...he played football (All-State QB in HS), lacrosse, baseball, and wrestled.

[@davidjason2894]

This shows the state of wrestling in submission grappling when an average Div III guy dominates the stand up at ADCC.

[@liamorwhat2665]

Nicky rod is gifter bjj athlete not just a wrestler

[@napalminthemorning8309]

@@liamorwhat2665 that’s what this guy is saying. Nicky is an average college-level wrestler, and an absolute monster at Jiu-Jitsu. He wrestled for a long time before getting into BJJ, but as soon as he got in it was mayhem and now he’s the animal “black-belt slayer” he’s known as today. But against other high-level wrestlers like Pat Downey or J’Den Cox he’s still average at wrestling at best (mostly cos they actively devote themselves to different grappling arts-obviously a wrestler only will be better at wrestling). But yeah.

[@mikael710]

@@napalminthemorning8309 bro average ?💀he don’t stand a chance against Pat Downey what makes u think he stands a chance against a Olympic medalist athlete

[@adamkhan4451]

I think wrestlers that don’t compete in bjj should shut up about wrestling in bjj at high levels, that’s way outside your scope, wrestling is not bjj you don’t know what you’re talking about. Sometimes you’re right but I don’t think it was even on purpose some times. Lol guys a lot of wrestling ceases to matter because the moves will just get you submitted. Some guys guiottines are off the charts in bjj. Taking a shot is risky. You won’t lose points because it got stuffed you’ll just instantly lose the match. There’s not a lot of high level wrestlers at the top in bjj because those guys don’t make it that far. That’s why. A wrestler is going to have to change his game immensely. Nicky rod doesn’t dominate standup in ADCC. Let that sink in. He is a former wrestler and his control and intensity translates to bjj. It wasn’t his takedowns at the highest levels rofl. The comment saying that wishes a div 3 wrestler would dominate bjj. you haven’t watched nicky rod in ADCC recently.

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

Different sports with different rule sets.

[@exterminateurdeverminesetd1272]

1:59 Tony Ferguson starts yelling

[@youmang]

downey just came back from the yariguin. Rod was able to take down Rockhold but couldn't score a point on a real wrestler. I love specialists

[@NeverSurrender1995]

You Mang are you serious?

[@AyoJayArr]

Who's the specialist?

[@eltoq8407]

How did he do at Yarygin?

[@NeverSurrender1995]

@Joseph Reed i mean it's old fight.

[@stevenhartig6190]

@@NeverSurrender1995 the fight is like 5 months old or so

[@sheobohs]

I'm loving the crossover match ups helps promote wrestling to mma and bjj fans and let's the jits athletes see gaps in their stand up game

[@IJMakan-wh4jp]

Why can't flowgrappling be more like flowrestling?

[@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175]

What is flowrestling? I know freestyle and greco

[@flipgsp]

@@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175 It's not a style it's a company.

[@Luis-sb6te]

Cuz grappling is gay and not as exciting

[@nicksizemore6914]

@@Luis-sb6te lol stay mad

[@Luis-sb6te]

nick sizemore lol I’m not mad you guys are tho cuz that’s why y’all are asking why can’t it be like flo wrestling play is beat you easily in real life boi

[@adamzoubi96]

The whole time I was waiting for it to go to the ground, when the video was over I realized this isn't flograpling

[@memysurname7521]

lol same

[@temoherbertlopez6019]

O

[@anonymousreviewer169]

this is flowstanding, not flowgrappling.

[@paisano316]

It’s really awesome how they brought attention to wrestling with this exhibition match! If I ever have kids, they will💯he signed up for wrestling & jiu jitsu.

[@bblack9532]

Props for NicRod for taking the match

[@spanishinquisition5508]

Joe Dirt won

[@chasecushen1918]

Joe Domestic

[@Erenyaegerbernardin]

Lmao who else heard Eddie Alvarez wife at 3:20? 😂

[@michaelbolen2118]

damn, Downey is a beast....he was giving up some poundage there as well.

[@Yusuf-ep6yz]

2:05 **voice cracks, quivering** “that is a hard club, i felt it yesterday”

[@Mr-ep2qi]

Moist

[@robgallagher2410]

Always been a fan of his wrestling ability

[@asianmgk]

Are they gonna release the rest of The Who’s #1 videos?

[@rootsgrassusa]

Prob not. Flo is trash

[@criselba2283]

2:18 Is Ric flair & Sting are in the crowd?

[@Sickassfoo_andres]

Had me thinking it was Greco 😂

[@xsova113]

Can anyone explain to me why Downey got the 4 pts early when i thought he's the one got countered and flipped over by the other guy? Im new to wrestling 🤼

[@kuriouskoopatroopa3129]

Downey's back didn't touch the mat, he cartwheeled over. only Nicky's back hit the mat

[@xsova113]

@@kuriouskoopatroopa3129 ok gotcha. Now i can see thats a pretty nice move from Downey.

[@farzana6676]

@@kuriouskoopatroopa3129 But what if you're more comfortable playing with your back on the ground? Like I'm more dangerous with my back on the ground than otherwise.

[@kuriouskoopatroopa3129]

@@farzana6676 anytime your back touches the mat your opponent has advantage, so "playing off your back" is suicide in wrestling, but taking away the idea of pinning for points, working from the back is extremely fundamental to other sports such as BJJ and judo

[@farzana6676]

@@kuriouskoopatroopa3129 I think these sports should come back to the roots and represent real fighting. The rules in Wrestling, BJJ and Judo have moved away from the core basis of the martial art which was to use in real fight. That's why I see alot of wrestler, they give up their back which is very dangerous in real fight.

[@Erenyaegerbernardin]

Lmao who else heard Eddie Alvarez wife at 3:20? 😂

[@kallepikku4991]

Had a good wrestling career in high school. Went to jiu-jitsu and destroyed everybody. Came back to wrestling and got dominated. There's levels to this game.

[@elmundir]

I am a bjj competitor and how can I not agree with you there is probably 1000 times more wrestling school than bjj So yeah for obvious reason the wrestling scene is more competitive

[@MoooseBlood]

In a sport where all you have to do is push people off the mat. Congrats on winning? This is more sumo from what I can tell. Wrestlers give up their backs and get choked out daily. There's level to this game.

[@G1stGBless]

Wreslting without BJJ knowledge get choked to death or arm barred or foot-locked. BJJ actually knows how to finish a fight. Wrestling is masterful at taking you down and humping. BJJ is masterful at ending your night. We just watched gordon ryan and bo nickal prove this again for the thousandth time. Wrestler want NO part of the ground vs jiu jitsu. if they know what they are up against they do everything in their power to run away and play defense. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@yasinpatel12345]

@@G1stGBless BJJ is still a martial art, BJJ matches are different than Wrestling matches. BOTH are NOT fights, needed to clarify. It is apples to oranges, adding strikes into the equation changes things up a bit. Of course, BJJ guy > Wrestler on the ground since they train for that and submissions. Wrestler > BJJ guy with standup, pressure and top control. Both fall under the grappling discipline umbrella. They are different

[@MoooseBlood]

@@yasinpatel12345 I never really understood this sentiment? What's a fight to you? A boxing match? There's loads of things in grappling more dangerous than getting punched in the face, leglocks, key locks, joint manipulation, chokes that aren't allowed in boxing but are in grappling. It's just as dangerous too go watch that Russian that snapped his neck when he failed that flying armbar. All those things are illegal in traditional stand up and that's a fight but someone choking you unconscious isn't? Okay.

[@emsrusty846]

Damn props to Downey what a stud

[@adamrice5267]

That was FN Awesome!

[@joeyripswell]

pretty cool gj to both!!

[@joebobjenkins7837]

:34. How was that points for downey?

[@cleveland666]

Nicky rod tossed him out but Downey took the first 4pt 👎

[@kewltony]

when you go to the barber and get that hitter

[@bigmonster682001]

Good fight.

[@DenerPinto94]

Would like to see Rodriguez vs Buchecha. He would make Buchecha angry wich is not healthy for Buchecha's oponents

[@user-xv9ul2vm9x]

Чем это отличается от обычной вольной борьбы?

[@ericr2617]

He'll ya I love to see some good upper body being worked

[@brandonmcninja]

I never want to fight either of these guys 😂

[@elmundir]

2 beast

[@emsrusty846]

Truth !

[@fabiolito28]

They don't fight they grapple.

[@chenchi6623]

​@@fabiolito28 ok

[@chah5731]

@@fabiolito28 that makes no sense

[@MLFlagg]

Nike swoosh tattoo on Downey left leg is wicked cool

[@metou3072]

I'm confused why Downey got the point at the very beginning...clarification please...Downey was pushed into white area first then did wiz and got the point

[@ws8061]

METO U exposure from the failed sweep.

[@petifogger2340]

Back exposure to the mat. If ur gunna throw someone with that kick move you gotta make sure he doesn’t cartwheel like Downey did. It was a act of desperation from Nicky rod bc he was driving the single leg

[@zepolcin2412]

Ima jits kid and I love pat Downey, he for sure better that Nicky rod

[@islandbeast848]

Awesome

[@Mikewiings]

loooool these commentators are a trip

[@freddygomez9386]

Rodriguez prays on those snapdowns

[@AnthonyPolanco]

Wrestlers: “Bet I’m a better wrestler than that BJJ guy”

[@emree8833]

Downey is a beast!

[@johnwayne8162]

Night and day between a jitsu guy and a wrestler

[@agustine2113]

Where the rest goo cmon

[@mahorn83]

2:26 IS RIC FLAIR IN THE CROWD OR SOMETHING!

[@williamturnage3rd615]

pat downey baltimores own

[@kongsied4279]

He's from bmore really, what highschool did he wrestle for?

[@user-hp3mh6jf6s]

Это что за мешки?

[@alexkehoepwj]

Dude the mullet is literally making him harder to collar tie... are mullets the future of grappling???

[@ytmB4HyU4kUq]

Let's see Pat try and do this to J'den Cox.

[@jabara83]

So it's just a takedown contest? No pins?

[@Theo-dj7vs]

@4:00 rod completely gassed out...idk what the announcers was seeing.

[@shotokhan4078]

I think the last suplex wasn't very neat.... my understanding of it is that the back of who get suplexed should touch the floor before of who throws! Am I incorrect?

[@Dr.EmilioPesin]

Shotokhan not really. So long as you have complete obvious control and you initiate the throw, some guys bridge so hard that their backs hit the mat at the same time of the opponent. In freestyle that’s a clean throw, it might not be awarded 5 points, which is the usual maximum for a clean nice back suplex, maybe 4 , but there will be no question as to Downey getting it , neat or not neat. Hope that helped.

[@Lockdown335]

Good on them for doing this haha

[@etello2221]

You can tell these commentators don’t keep up with the fact Rod still trains a ton of wrestling.....

[@rickgrimesg660]

Yeah but is nowhere near Downey or world class wrestlers

[@timlamb1156]

Yeah, but it's different when the focus changes

[@nicolasowens3821]

its so weird to see nicky rod not out-working somebody... PDIII is the business...

[@chaosdweller]

I've grappled shirtless a couple times, it's extremely different.

[@krisrose1518]

Notta Popeye Chicken Sandwich and some people will never understand. It makes big changes for people.

[@anthonyhalcon6005]

Taylor would wipe the floor with these guys

[@Dave-zh2ow]

Those two guys make Royce Gracie proud. Steroids are still part of bjj as royce was

[@scarred10]

This is not bjj,its straight wrestling.

[@kewltony]

@@scarred10 easy on the straight

[@austinhs6925]

How old are these guys? High school?!

[@spacecadet8843]

Hell no haha they're a bit older

[@austinhs6925]

Space Cadet I was thinking so haha but some of these kids in high school are legit generic freaks especially some of the heavier weight classes looking like grown ass men

[@elliottjames671]

this wwe?

[@Derek-nm3lu]

Why are they wearing shorts?

[@trevonlee6193]

CapoVelli because wrestling in jeans is hard

[@GoInfidel]

no pants might be pushing it

[@bigman2229]

The wooing from the crowd annoyed the fuck out of me

[@Jamusictv]

Clinic

[@fightfiles]

Well when you have a rule set that totally disarms Nicky Rod, what do you expect? Original wrestling included submissions and pins. I would like to see this if Downey could submit or pin Rodriguez for 3 seconds without him able to escape.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

Nicky wrestled from 12 to college, how is he totally disarmed? Downey's just that much better

[@dylanb2086]

Well - he had zero chance of getting on top or getting a takedown so the result would literally be the exact same

[@fightfiles]

@@InvisibleHotdog what I meant by totally disarmed is that the submission part of wrestling that Nick Rodriguez is known for was disallowed. Nicky Rod competes in a different sport, and we all saw how Pat Downey performed when he was trying to compete in the sport that Nicky Rod excels in. He was submitted by someone who didn’t qualify whilst Nicky took silver, losing to the most successful and dominant competitor in history, Gordon Ryan. At that weight class, Gordon seems unbeatable and it’s almost just a battle for second place, which Nicky obtained.

[@fightfiles]

@@dylanb2086 I think Pat would have lost EASILY against Nicky Rod in his sport- submission grappling. Pat got sub’d by a dude who didn’t even qualify for ADCC whilst Nicky took silver, losing only to the most accomplished of all time, G. Ryan.

[@luhutsagala7145]

Wrestlers make the best grapplers and mma fighters

[@Whitebear722]

And to think Nicky rod crushed adcc

[@ad_astra_624]

Garry Tonon needs that haircut

[@zplitterz]

is this Greco?

[@cherryperoxide]

free

[@DarkWingDuck703]

Is Dana white the commentator

[@smokepurp5614]

Fr lol

[@imhassane]

I hate when people spend all their time fighting over grips. Just shoot, get a single or a double, I don’t care, do something.

[@royalty_the1892]

Point fighting for pushing someone out of the ring? Horrible system outside of sumo. I’m sure these are some good wrestlers too. Coolest thing this match got going for it is the mullet.

[@fernandosalazar1531]

Nothing like big sweaty men going it😋 Shows what wrestling is all about

[@shizza5192]

Nicky rod looks like the type of dude to boast about beating a jobber

[@daw162]

In this match, he was the jobber!

[@nikolaj4925]

One of the commentators sounds like Dana White. LOL

[@sabahsabah7433]

One of the commentators sound like Dana white 😂😂

[@hankaghostdog]

Shock the wrestler wins

[@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175]

What is flowrestling

[@cherryperoxide]

a company that promotes wrestling. this is a freestyle match

[@MAMP]

The last 2 guys you want to get into a bar fight with

[@bdogs2293]

Mark Anthony what they’re going to grapple you to death ?

[@nickmacri4588]

Brian Mackay slam you on the stone floor lmao

[@bdogs2293]

Nick Macri no way, I’ll just take my clothes off and he wouldn’t want to touch me hahaha

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

I think that would be Francis ngannou and stipe miocic thank you very much.

[@michaelbishop9157]

Downey is the man !! wooooh

[@SameOlHim]

Green double cheeked up.

[@thlee3]

gang gang grappling

[@josephwashington8480]

Was this greco or freestyle..?

[@RobertTaylor88]

Joseph Washington freestyle

[@ken244]

WOW Nicky got smoked.

[@Rollingkneebah]

Pat Downeys build reminds me of a mini brock lesnar lol

[@ronthemogul]

Nicky vs riff raff

[@georgesellhorn7603]

The 1 pt for a push out of bounds is so stupid...that did not seem like a freestyle wrestling match.

[@icapuiclassics]

1:58 Tony Ferguson

[@user-mx8sf5qx5h]

So easy for pat

[@gregz1235]

What happened to Downey in college?

[@gogogodzilla1000]

GregZ123 Got kicked out of Iowa State

[@gregz1235]

@@gogogodzilla1000 oh ok. I was always curious why he did win NCAAs. I wonder why he didn't re-enroll somewhere else?

[@kewltony]

The best he did was 3rd in the Big 12.

[@jamesmateos2789]

Why are they shirtless

[@travisdavidson2663]

Is Dana White on the mic? Lol

[@habeeb6723]

Sounds like Dana white on the mic 😂

[@g.n.hproductions7455]

Nicky rod was a D1 wrestler wtf u mean “good highschool wrestler”

[@Suave121]

D3

[@integratedwarrior]

G.n.H Productions D3 but that still don’t lessen anything lol

[@TheTyler701]

Caleb Campos how does D3 not lessen anything compared to D1?

[@1fastmex]

Bro your out of your mind D1 wrestler. He wouldn’t stand a chance against any legit D1 heavyweights. In Jiu jitsu. He is just wrestling a bunch of guys who don’t know really how to wrestle. He puts on his IG page “NCAA wrestler” to fool a bunch of people like you

[@DanielGennaro]

How old are these dudes?? I always wish there was opportunity for wrestling after high school or college. Hardly any open tournaments for masters level. BJJ or MMA is your only option

[@GearZNet]

Same. No real opportunities for adults, post high school, to learn wrestling.

[@bobsonduggnutt1623]

Downey got that ninja turtle hand

[@diosantana2659]

The groupies in the crowd

[@ugurkaraalioglu2813]

Gable stevenson vs pat Downey

[@Lockdown335]

Pat must be just unreal strong hahaha fucc thaaaaaaat

[@mcjohnson31]

Damn I thought nicky was a legit wrestler, all that weight and steroids to get ragdolled by a much smaller guy