Spencer Lee vs Nick Suriano: 2018 NCAA title (125 lbs.)

Spencer Lee capped off a stellar 2018 season at 23-3, becoming just the second true freshman to win a NCAA wrestling title for Iowa since 1993. See his full match against Nick Suriano of Rutgers.
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[@znhait]

Lee is so strong. It's impossible to be in better shape than Suriano, and Lee overpowered him. Given that Lee isn't into weights, one can say that he has wrestling strength.

[@mac212]

I imagine Lee is crazy strong

[@earlygraduate702]

@@mac212 everybody Lee wrestled says how overpowering he is no doubt in my mind he’ll beat Seth gross

[@gryndr4fun]

Naturally Strong 💪🏻

[@znhait]

@@mac212 It's probably the key to his tilts.

[@floridafan561]

Functional strength

[@crimsonchin142]

Finally I haven’t seen this since it actually happened , more 2018

[@CJACK1010]

Same

[@dejo5009]

Fr I been wanting to see this for so long

[@NCAAChampionships]

Hey Jordan! We're working on it.

[@devdog2990]

Me to

[@juniormolina2292]

😂they replied "Hey Jordan" how do they know its you

[@mirg6204]

I remember watching this live when it happened....to see spencer lose the other day hurt my heart....I knew he would be something special after his 1st NCAA championship....GREAT CAREER

[@earlygraduate702]

I don’t think we’ll ever witness a greater 125 than Spencer

[@davidgutierrez4606]

I woulda smacked this fool. As a freshman never wrestled before in my life I placed 2nd in State in California. Placed 1st all three years after that. Broke my knee snowboarding never been the same since.

[@beastysky47]

@@davidgutierrez4606 shaddddduppp

[@Shitboxo]

@Joseph Scott lost a close one with a torn acl for #4

[@Litevaar]

@@davidgutierrez4606 LOL the level of competition in California is a joke compared to Iowa, and the difference in skill between high school and college is more than you could imagine. Pretty sure an average wrestler from the midwest could dominate in some of those coastal states. Just watch the respective state tournaments of both states and tell me there isn't a massive difference in the wrestling you're seeing.

[@willlancer7831]

@@davidgutierrez4606 I hope you’re joking

[@billybud9557]

I am still impressed by this match. The counter by Lee at 4:35 says it all. Great shot by Nick, even greater counter showing strength, speed and flexibility in perfect measures. These are both great athletes. thanks for posting a real treat............

[@MarkSmithhhh]

Yeah that was nuts, suriano knows how to finish his shots better than almost anyone in the ncaa...but Lee's so hard to finish on, his scrambling and defense is second to none (except yianni I'd say)...great match, one of my fava

[@jeffdarnell7942]

He was on FIRE in the 2018 Nattys. First match, he beat the kid from Oregon State that upset him when he was wrestling unattached, at the Midlands...I believe. Then he pinned Nic Pincinnini of Oklahoma State, then he pinned No.1 seeded Nathan Tomesselo of Ohio State, then he dominated Suriano. Suriano looked good this year at 125lbs., but we'll see what he's really made of when he meets Pat Glory of Princeton. Kids a stud too. But as Good as Suriano looked...he still didn't win EVERY match this year by pin or Tech fall, which Lee did last year, till the Finals if the National Tournament..and he only beat that kid from Arizona State, like 8-2....and he had no ACLS, and couldn't move like he wanted. If he WAS wrestling, and healthy...I'd say he'd (Lee) put it on Nic worse than this tourny.

[@DTS_I]

@@jeffdarnell7942 True Freshman Spencer Lee outscored his opponents like 62-6 or something like that en route to his first national championship. That’s so insane.

[@willflum2847]

I absolutely love the Rutgers finals singlet. I wish Penn State would go with the inverse white with blue they sometimes break out for home meets for finals, those are wicked cool

[@dylaneimer6363]

Couldn’t agree more

[@ogot344]

Almost sure Cael doesn’t let them. They used to do it back when Jenkins was on the team but now we rarely see them.

[@metdasunrise9647]

Absolutely here to see the skill

[@jeffdarnell7942]

Tournament. I've seen them wrestle in that white with blue trim TWICE in the last 10 years...probably, but DEFINITELY...not at the Nationals.

[@tallybobba]

You said it though, they break them out for the finals

[@JasonSantos21]

how did it take 3 years for this to be put up anywhere

[@JohnSmith-jk4zy]

It kept getting copyrighted cu of Spencer's Pokemon theme song.

[@SchusterFishes]

Spencer Lee is a legend can’t wait to watch him this year

[@LWalsh0]

But not a CAEL SANDERSON type LEGEND 😉

[@timothywoods4329]

@@LWalsh0 Spencer Lee’s walk out song was the Pokémon theme song. He’s long since passed Cael.

[@talos_x9295]

Spencers dogwater nick could have won

[@justvexy7429]

@@talos_x9295 then why didnt he

[@OvertheHIL524]

@@timothywoods4329 uhhhh

[@izzate7]

Amazing wrestling. Nick's defense was crazy, Spencer is just too good.

[@NicholasRodriguezN7]

7:00 Honestly the best takedown I've ever seen.

[@normanhuntley5747]

The most dominant 5-1 match I've seen.S.L. never in trouble&scoring with seconds left period #1!!Two fierce competitors.

[@RobertTaylor88]

Spencer Lee is the most humble champion.

[@SuperDriven1]

I believe that this is Lee's best finals match.

[@napalminthemorning8309]

People who come from these judo wrestling dynasties are just a notch above. Just a mild tighter grip, a bit more clean a technique, this dude's gonna rule the world.

[@googlegmail9888]

He doesn’t do judo…

[@pikilrick6956]

Both legendary wrestlers

[@Ajc99130]

Spencer would kill Nick every time they wrestle.

[@henrymaccus]

Wow, I think this is the only full match I have seen Lee wrestle and win without using his cross wrist series tilts! His counter to Suriano's single leg was phenomenal.

[@dre3951]

3:27 = the moment Suriano decided to move to 133. The look on his face ...

[@Retics]

Well.. he had the skill to hang with him but his strength. It was there, you can tell how he fought thru some of those attacks... incredible strength, but not enough. At a higher more comfortable weight he probably could've fought it off

[@bobdole7292]

Wouldn’t he weigh 133 already? I wonder if say spencer lee is wrestling at 125, what does he weigh during actually wrestling someone.

[@floridafan561]

@@bobdole7292 I heard Lee walks around at 128 which means he barely cuts weight. Pretty incredible cause I imagine most 125ers walk around at 135+

[@dillonmackay683]

@@floridafan561 piccininni is an alumni at my school and he came in and weighed after a practice and he weighed 138 and he was like this’ll take like 4 days to cut once I get back to OK

[@evanharrington2740]

@@floridafan561 I gareentie he doesn't walk around at 128 no way in hell

[@matthewporras3815]

I didn’t think Iowa was gonna double down after McDonough but man Lee is top class he’s pinning everyone this year

[@goldenhawkalumni5341]

We need the 2018 Macchavellio vs Haught 197 Title Match!

[@jt519]

Such a great match

[@NCAAChampionships]

Hey! Thanks for the request. We'll be looking into it!

[@goldenhawkalumni5341]

@@NCAAChampionships Thank you

[@TinglyUncle]

Thank you for the match!!

[@NCAAChampionships]

Thank you for watching!

[@mariamamart8086]

@@NCAAChampionships I liked so much the Fighting !!!!!!! 🤙💪👌 👏👏👏👏👏

[@liam3.20]

Always love to rewatch these matches!

[@reja3017]

Spencer is a BEASTTT

[@andizzyJD12]

“First time Tom Brands has ever pulled the redshirt of a freshman……..and it looks like he knew exactly what he was doing.”

[@christopherpandorf9887]

Spencer Lee is the reason suriano moved up in weight he knew Lee would win everytime

[@Ajc99130]

Nick can’t hang with Spencer anymore

[@LWalsh0]

I would love to see them wrestling TODAY

[@ThatMexicanBrian]

You may get it with Olympics coming up lee and suriano would have to face eachother

[@dickortner3551]

I think Lee is even better than he was

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Flashback in the early 2020's

[@jayden8817]

That move in the end of the first with Spencer itself deserved a like 🤣🤣🤣

[@lukechapman3867]

I was there, it was insane to say the least

[@peytonfarrell728]

Spencer lee is the best 125 of all time. I don’t care what anyone says. You doing like it, then go take a hike

[@peytonfarrell728]

Don’t

[@Dan-mn5ij]

​@@peytonfarrell728 I doing like it!

[@mattbehling7416]

Glad the championships from the past are being put up

[@xEvolutionx-ui5bn]

HE JUST MADE THE OLYMPICS🤩

[@snowwmobiles]

just lost too 😿

[@klutchdude6545]

Suriano looked at him like oh shit 3:25

[@chrisdavila8556]

The collective sigh when Suriano choses neutral to start the 3rd.

[@pauldarling330]

I always like Frank Molinaro choosing down against Kyle Dake. Suraino basically surrendered to Lee by going neutral. At least Molinaro said fuck it and went to win.

[@ogot344]

@@pauldarling330 Franks was worst because he didn’t listen to his coaches and he got instantly punished

[@Ajc99130]

Because Nick can’t hang with Spencer

[@Illinois_musky_anglers]

Two legends. Awesome match

[@Slothz_VFX]

he's a legend for only being 125

[@Aaron-hh7bv]

7:00 great leg reversal

[@OGMann]

Spencer "not technically a chicken wing" Lee.

[@Tarheel462]

Great match with great wrestlers.

[@ebenezersureshworkaccount8947]

7:58 I like that wrist hold escape

[@carlspicer8356]

Suriano just never made the college level. I think he now has 9 losses. Decent high school wrestler that just never made the cut. Ref gave him the 2019 NCAA by stopping the match with 9 seconds left.

[@manii8397]

So where is he now?

[@jakobfolmar6604]

College level? Dude he was 1st seed or second. Maybe not Olympic level but def one of the best in college and I can't stand the kid.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Just goes to show PA wrestlers are just on a whole other level!

[@RyanDeakin-sx5vn]

We all lost respect for Suriano after he quit Penn State. Gilman deflated his ego so much it made him feel like he didn't belong. Now at Rutgers he gets beat by a true freshman. Even in New Jersey where he avoided the Super32 and protected his record we all knew he wouldn't make it as an NCAA champion. The Fix match was a gift. What ref stops a match with seconds left when a wrestler is legged in and working?!?!?! WOW!!! Spencer Lee is a great wrestler he just needs to keep working like he has up to this point.

[@calebnelson1468]

Thank you so much

[@NCAAChampionships]

You're very welcome!

[@willflum2847]

@NCAA Championships do you think we could see more posts from prior to 2010? I only say that because a lot of great matches from the last decade exist on here already. I think it would be great to see, for example, Abas vs Strittmatter of Iowa in 2001. 13-10 sounds for the title sounds like a match people would love to see!

[@NCAAChampionships]

Hey Will! Thanks for the recommendation. We will be looking into it.

[@boysenberrysepsis2877]

Commentary feels bias for lee but hes also my favorite wrestler so i dont mind

[@travismcadams]

I still can’t believe he got pinned in his final college match.

[@PrideV6]

did yall see that guy that accidentally hit the girl at 10:23 LMAOO

[@mpeters220]

Im glad they got to come over from the Women's basketball game to catch the 2nd & 3rd periods.

[@USMCSDI]

Spencer Lee is a stud

[@itstykrsul_1110]

Playing the Pokémon intro after u win is crazy 😂

[@Ybsjek]

The battle of the knee replacements 😂

[@tri11est]

Spencer is just built different

[@ryanmercier3791]

Let’s gooo! You guys are the best

[@billybalentine8065]

In Surianos 3 full national tournaments he has won 2nd,1st, 1st. Not too bad if you ask me. Sucks he had Lee in his way but ay that's life lol

[@michaeltaller2795]

Wait I never knew this match happened!!!

[@codmmigsgaming5202]

Same

[@jesseandjustinshotsaucerev3415]

That kid had some full steam ahead parents. I’m trying to be. It’s 5 am and I’m cooking breakfast for my kids getting ready for a tournament this morning

[@251wes]

i love you king spencer

[@danathegreatone]

would be so dope to see these two scrap in the octagon

[@dxpe6326]

Man we could’ve seen this rematch only if lee didn’t get injured

[@MrPbs100]

Yes it woulda been another good one, although I still think lee would take it after all

[@teddavis292]

I keep imagining Spencer in a Penn State singlet......

[@jt519]

i can see it, black shoes with the white headgear. I wish he would’ve stayed at home.

[@jasonswift9310]

@@jt519 Cael didn't want Lee at the time, said he was too small. Epic mistake!!

[@jasonswift9310]

@@jt519 Never understood the Suriano thing, unreal!!

[@jt519]

@@jasonswift9310 Like how do you let Suriano walk?

[@jasonswift9310]

@@jt519 I don't know why Cael let Suriano walk, but a huge mistake it was. PSU for some reason really struggles with keeping or recruiting high level guys at 125lb. Conversely I'm sure the Brands brothers rolled out the red carpet for Lee!! Lee has reinvigorated the Hawykeyes. I couldn't believe when Lee signed with Iowa, I would have bet the bank he was headed to Pa. The reasoning is unbelievable, happy for Lee and all his success, but I to would like to have saw him in blue/white!! They say hindsight is 20/20.

[@FlexYourFreedoms]

125lbs for a man is insane. Thats like what 10yr Olds weigh.

[@MistaPerry]

125 of pure muscle and 10 year olds weigh like 60 pounds

[@BayportPhantom]

nice eye poke by Suriano at the end 😮

[@schumpert327]

Spencer Freakin Lee Rules

[@leonardog6640]

Shane Webster vs Robert Kish 184 lbs 2006 National Championship match please

[@quincyspielberger4366]

Lee, Gilman, Fix, Tomasello… the 2019 NCAA final when the ref stopped the match Suriano was losing with only 9 seconds left?!?!?! It was a gift. Did they mention 11th grade Suriano was easily beaten by 9th grader Lee in the Super32. Handing (LMAO) undefeated Suriano his 3rd loss in high school. But again - not one that reflects on his NJ record.

[@yourdaddy6030]

What the heck are you talking about??

[@quincyspielberger4366]

@@yourdaddy6030 Talking about the 2019 finals at 125lbs. - Fix was legged in and working Suriano - one point up with 9 seconds left and the ref stopped the match... Suriano's win was a gift. If the match had not been stopped Fix would have easily won the match.

[@toasttoasted3492]

Hope someone will watch this again and see this post....what name brand is that knee brace that Nick is wearing?!?

[@anessabdelqader3362]

I think if spencer went up to 133 for his final year and wrestles rby then that would be crazy

[@haydenkohn9253]

at the BJC

[@samevans5450]

lee is very strong and so is suriano

[@traskpierce3774]

I love wresling

[@josecideos3176]

Could we get get Valencia vs Hall from 2018

[@xEvolutionx-ui5bn]

The scramble was a treat

[@mrczz6690]

Dominant Machine

[@ghhh4008]

나중에다시봐야지‼️‼️

[@MellonBS]

his walk out song when he won was so funny

[@qunicyspielberger8692]

Suriano was awesome in high school. We really expected him to be a 3-4X NCAA chamion. Gilman educated him his freshman year and Lee his sophmore year. Then the ref gifted him the match with Fix by stopping the match with seconds left his junior but I think he earned his NCAA title this season at 25 years old vs Junior Patrick Glory.

[@Dpend84]

Only because Lee didn't compete that year

[@kyleboswell1381]

@@Dpend84 truth

[@MinecraftBoy805]

HIs freshman year he couldn't compete because of injury

[@googlegmail9888]

Fix was a steroid cheat loser coward

[@waynerobb8145]

And this is why Nick is constantly on the run....at 133.

[@jimwenzell5145]

Domination.

[@Brindle_Boxer]

Who’s here because they saw the “what if” post by FloWrestling?

[@patrickmoylan5983]

Suriano is doing great job with Eagles and they should win super bowl.

[@harrisonroberts6298]

They really start playing the Pokémon theme song after he won😂

[@FirstLast-rt4ek]

Suriano peaked in high school - he even quit the Super32 in high school after a underclass man beat him - I think it was Fix. Then he quit Penn State after Gilman beat him. He quit Rutgers after Lee beat him.

[@Zdog122]

He is a 2 time NCAA champion. So…..no.

[@googlegmail9888]

Fix is a steroid cheat

[@jannorris4140]

These two are seeds 3 and 4 .... who was #1 and #2?

[@thebeast8875]

R they gonna have a rematch this season

[@mariamamart8086]

Very Good Fighting !!!!!!! 💪🤙👌 👏👏👏👏👏

[@GasMan444]

Tony Ramos vs Tyler Graff

[@jt519]

Graff vs Ramos next!!!

[@NCAAChampionships]

Hey! We're looking into it.

[@wtfinsults8334]

what’s nicks knee sleeve called? i’ve been looking forever

[@drakepellegrinmma532]

Weird seeing Lee wrestle without the gigantic knee braces

[@kurtjanicki7325]

Actually - best previous finish was Tom Tanis - who also finished 4th at 184 in 2002

[@tylerrhue8082]

Is there a chance you guys could do Zain Retherford vs Brandon Sorensen 2016?

[@NCAAChampionships]

Hey Tyler! We're looking into it. Thanks!

[@yangavyous4931]

spencer is built different

[@HoovLady]

This is how I know nick wouldn’t have won this year if Spence was healthy.

[@ebruner7779]

The beginning of the Spencer Lee era :)

[@jeffdarnell7942]

Actually...him beating NATO in front if the Ohio State fans his Freshman year was his, "I'm here!!" moment. I loved that match...

[@steve874]

This has aged well so far.

[@googlegmail9888]

@@steve874it’s been his era since he was 5…

[@steve874]

@@googlegmail9888 , I never said it. Op did.

[@WarrensSun]

I kinda wanna see the previous year with darian Cruz vs Ethan Lizak because I never saw that match

[@pennystocklocks]

I still think Gilman beats a healthy Lee...guy is wrestling out of his mind right now

[@NemeanLion-]

Did Suriano gouge him at the end?

[@genghiskhan7041]

Suriano is good, but Lee is next level compared to him.

[@traskpierce3774]

The holl population of my high school destroyed my wresling records and tarnished my life I need justice it was a long time ogo thoe

[@kyleboswell1381]

They didn't teach you how to spell either

[@josecazares756]

Nic Suriano chose neutral bc he didn’t believe he could get out from Spencer than he did get out after he got taken down..he should have just chose bottom beginning of third period

[@juanfvidarte7254]

what’s the name of lees walk out song?