Matt Ramos vs Spencer Lee - 125 lb Semifinals - 2023 NCAA Championship
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2023
- In a monumental upset, Purdue's Matt Ramos defeated Iowa's Spencer Lee in the semifinals of the 2023 NCAA wrestling championships.
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The most insane upset in wrestling history since Gable lost to Owings. We just witnessed history…
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Whos gable ??
Can't you explain why? I am British and don't follow wrestling. Just interested to know why if you can explain.
@@lukemurray4950 Spencer lee is soo good it’s crazy that he lost. His goal was to be the first Iowa 4 time champ he had a great career won 3
I agree 100% 🤦🏽♂️
“This guy stinks” got me 😂😂
Glad I wasn’t the only one to hear it 😭
@@Shamastorytimes Like it cam from a video game hahaha
Time stamp?
@@user-kz1gt8yt3n no
3:06 😂
As a Hawkeye through and through I'm gutted to see Lee's run come to an end! But all credit to Ramos what a win man now go get the chip 🏆 👏
Exactly I’m balling
God smiled on Pat Glory tonight.
Is this Spencer’s last year
@@Vincentovich89 if Matt Ramos just beat Lee I’m thinkin it was the devil smiling…glory’s got his work cut out for him
@@bensilvers3625 yeah, 0 chance at 4 titles now
Hours before this match, Ramos had an interview and said he had a plan. You can really see him execute it here.
1) He chooses neutral in 3rd instead of bottom (Lee chose top in 2nd) because Lee's tilt is so deadly
2) He uses his Greco-Roman experience to full advantage. In their duel meet match earlier this year, Ramos dominated on his feet, but Lee pinned him as soon as he got on top.
3) He uses an excellent standing Granby roll twice to get escapes into immediate counter-attacks.
4) He is constantly pushing into Lee, then changing direction to throw him off balance. Even in the cases where this didn't score him points, it is obviously effective, often sending Lee onto his butt or into a desperate scramble.
I would have loved to watch Lee make history tomorrow night. He's such an exciting wrestler to watch, and such a darn nice guy, that you can't help but cheer for him. I wish he had gotten the happy ending he seemed destined for. But on the other hand, this feels like the first chapter in a story just as exciting.
interesting. thanks for sharing his approach here
Excellent and accurate breakdown. Thanks
What's that last move Ramos hit for 5 called? I'm not used to seeing a roll away from the trapped arm. It was slick though, they don't call them home runs for nothing. Fun match.
@@ws8061 head pinch (freestyle move) into an assassin.
Well done. Excellent analysis.
I’m not gonna lie this was the best semifinal ncaa match I ever seen
This was the 2nd best I've seen. Big Spencer fan being from PA. Same move won the other one too. Guy was down like 10 or something and hit that crazy pancake. Same shock.
@@dadof_4 Lehigh kid...
@@dadof_4 jayson ness?
Why would you even contemplate lying?
@@dadof_4 who
What a weapon on his feet. He knew to stay off bottom to start the 3rd. Take that chance with a neutral start. Smarts and confidence there. A great career for Lee.
You’ll also notice he was wrestling high in order to force Spencer to attack the legs instead of being heavy on the head
Except he got taken down in neutral but was able to score his escape and attack from the bottom...
He really went for it those last seconds . Wow
brand told him to take bottom before they resumed the match
It was Lee's choice to start neutral in the 3rd. Ramos chose to start down in the 2nd which I don't understand since it cost him a 4 point tilt.
That was perfect escape and then straight onto the attack! Spencer Lee great great wrestler! But all the praise to Ramos! Great match altogether.
In the last match of his career, Spencer finally found an opponent that he could not defeat by simply stalling with the lead.
@@teebob21 oh most definitely! Especially in the first period! That first takedown was perfect and an eye opener.
@@teebob21 Except Spencer's not out though. And neither is Beau Bartlett up at 141 and Shayne Van Ness at 149. Both will still top 7 finish but will have to go through some competition to do it. I don't think Spencer will just quit and take himself out, he's gotta get some bonus points in consolations to give his team somewhat of a chance.
@teebob21 last match of his career?... he still has 2 more.
@@AE-ex8vwProbably two.
Good win, hard fought battle. He earned that win and he’s going to earn this NCAA championship.
Edit: congrats to Pat Glory well deserved.
I got Pat Glory for the dubsky
he ain't beating Glory
Nah Glory is going to beat Ramos. I was worried that Glory would beat Lee in the finals. But Ramos already did that. Glory is just as big as Ramos and has wrestled pretty good against Lee in the past.
Lol.. too bad Hawkeyes, better luck on your next 6 yr senior
@@brettgast Ramos is not losing ! He going to pin glory in the finals
My name is Rob Rohn from Lehigh. I won a NCAA championship in wrestling. Some consider it the greatest upset win in NCAA wrestling history. I will tell you right now, this one beats mine. I am shocked
Sup Rob
Sup bro
I pinned you in 6 grade...remember?
@@bidenisatraitor7633 I bet you can throw a football a quarter-mile, too, right Uncle Rico?
Just watched that match last night! Legend 🙌
Who else kinda saw this coming but didn’t wanna believe it would happen
When the brackets came out I hoped they would be on opposite sides of the bracket
It's just crazy because you go back and watch Spencer's first two titles and see the damage of two ACL tears effecting his mobility and his fluidity.
@@jonserna5479 fr
I mean Lee was winning and Ramos saw a opportunity and went for it
Dude had been giving up insane nearfalls all year, it was written.
Ramos is lethal. I’ve not seen someone so capable of feet to back takedowns in a long time
Kinda like Austin Gomez!
Freestyle aggression pays huge dividends in folkstyle/collegiate wrestling if you can hit it.
that's all Bryce Andonian does!
A.C. Slater says hello
@@402dude8 AC Slater originally committed to go to Iowa, but changed his mind last minute and went to California University instead.
That move to catch Lee was amazing. I watched it over and over.
Me too! I was questioning how it happened so quickly! Greco-Roman came in clutch there!
It was amazing. Quite a surprise. That 3-1/2 minute break for the challenge probably helped Ramos for last 50s. Surprised Lee was caught there. He had an 8-4 lead with the riding time point, call it 8-5 with an escape point. Pretty much the only way he loses is if he gives up back points. Lee could have easily stalled out the last 50s, instead of being so aggressive and risky.
Likewise...been reviewing and can't see his left arm. Was it an underhook?
@@davidcrowl6138 I think it was an over hook with the left and under with the right
@@davidcrowl6138 Ramos had a traditional front headlock hooked in pretty deep. I believe Spencer likely though he would try to run the corner and get points, but I truly don’t know. Ramos takes advantage of Lee on his knees, anchors all his weight on Lee’s neck, shoots his right hip/leg through to essential gator roll him as if a throw/exposing the belly to the lights. Spencer is caught, Ramos sinks the hips not allowing him to roll through. Steps over and pretty much crucifixes Spencer for the fall
You are a superstar Ramos! Congratulations on the win.
Wow! I love Lee. But that was a fantastic match and a prime example of what makes wrestling great!
Exactly and now, with Lee, we get to see HOW great he is-and will be, if he--as he, rises to the occasion. Gable went into a funk, but came out of it. One famous boxing champ once said "you can't see the great until you see how they handle getting beat". Something like that; now will Lee use this to get even better, like Gable did. Maybe?
Amazing. Put him on his back twice, and the way he got that escape and came back aggressive and went for it was amazing. Seemed to catch Lee off guard.
Lee was like wtf? I think he got stunned that Ramos got up back like Spiderman. Holy moly.
3:10 "this guy stinks" sounding like it came right outta SpongeBob lmao
A little it of Karate Kid
I can’t stop watching this. Simply incredible. College wrestling at its very finest.
Purdue was on both sides of a historic upset tonight
LOL
Yes. Crazy isn’t it?
LOL
Wow what a match. Just incredible determination by both wrestlers. 👏 congratulations Matt.
Actually no, Lee totally gassed and gave up. He was WELL off his back and, I think, got choked out. He only needed to hold out for a few more seconds. His fire and fitness were not in the ball park for this season. If he couldn't crap tilt you in the first 2 minutes...he was a shell the rest of the match.
History repeated unfortunately. Spencer has been a joy to watch. To see him come up short of a 4 time state Champ and NCAA champ is heartbreaking
Heartbreaking for who???
@@bidenisatraitor7633 bro what?
@@bidenisatraitor7633 maybe the wrestler, his family, and people that supported him and wanted to see him accomplish his goals?
and then punk out and drop out for "medical reasons"
@@mijkosnook7787I mean bro wrestled with a torn acl he wasn’t even cleared for yet and won
What a move! Wow! Great finish. Did not see that coming. Ramos recovered his energy during that challenge.
Spencer hold your head high kiddo! You have proved through and through what a top notch athlete you are ! Go Hawks!
This match he will be remembered for..not his career
@@bidenisatraitor7633 strongly disagree. Dan Gable's loss to Owings in 1971 is not what people remember him for. Once the shock goes away and once he transitions to freestyle (if he does) his whole career will be remembered. Can say something similar about David Taylor (4x finalist, losing to Bubba Jenkins and Kyle Dake), Isaiah Martinez, Mark Hall, etc.
@Kristopher Wilson completely agree, Kristopher
@@kristopherwilson506 And even Zain Retherford and Bo Nickal AND Jason Nolf. All who were disappointed by past tournaments and didn't want that feeling ever again. I think Bean Bartlett and Shayne Van Ness will also go down as two of the Penn State greats down the road, but Shayne's time I feel is definitely coming quick.
Turns out he hung his head and forfeited 2 matches after this loss.
Let's not forget that incredible double leg takedown in the 1st. Ramos literally bulldozed Spencer Lee from his feet to his back, getting 2 and 2, setting the tone for what was coming later. If Ramos hadn't started off ahead by 4, I'm not sure it would have played out the way it did. What an incredible double!
Absolutely unreal. Gives everyone else in the field confidence that they can achieve the impossible.
Man they’re quick. This one’s in the books for a long time
Ramos had a Louden Swain moment. Huge upset. Epic match.
Well said my friend.. Well said. You're goddamn right he did!! Was on a vision quest man
Great upset. Great match. That whole finishing sequence from the escape to the pin was just amazing. Well done kiddo. Indiana stand up!!!
Ramos is so good on his feet. A good freestyle wrestler and i didnt want to think it but i was afraid of this matchup ☹️
Unironically should have offered Ramos a million bucks to dip out on this match, just to get the first 4xer in Iowa program history
@@michaelnorth2055 theres enough rigged sports out there lol lets keep wrestling pure
Matt Ramos!!! Illinois state champ!!!! Congratulations!!!
Goosebumps and just wow, all credit to Ramos never quit.
Never gets old.........
still give me goosebumps
The whole crowd cheers for Spencer… but Ramos refuses. An incredible match.
Congrats to Ramos. I gotta say it’s insanely tough to continue competing at a high level with two torn ACLs even after surgery. You can tell it has affected him. He doesn’t move as good as before and gets gassed quickly. Even if he can’t get his 4th title, he’s still an unbelievable wrestler. Hats off to Matt Ramos tho.
Excuses even spencer lee himself said it wasn’t cuz of the acls he said he got out wrestled
lol his knees had nothing to do with this loss
@@spoons6923 I understand that he lost fair and square. He decided to step on the mat and scrap and lost. However, everybody knows that Lee wasn’t fully healthy. No excuses, just facts.
@@nyazz22 he barely has both his knees? He tore both ACLs and never made a full recovery. You’re telling me him not being fully healthy has nothing to do with him losing? Lol come on now
@@LuBreesh now youre just wishing. watch the match it was all grecko that he lost at
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?!?!?!? Congrats, Matt Ramos!!!
What a CHILDISH profane STANK mouth.
Unreal, sending shockwaves through college wrestling. Just wow.
Great match, tough to see Spencer get pinned, hats off to Ramos, he came to battle like in the Dual. Both of them fought and fought for sure, great match.
See what happens when you incorporate all 3 styles of wresting into one masterpiece. Haven’t seen lee thrown like that since his younger days. Great match, all respect to both warriors, only one can go further.
I'm a Pennsylvania guy and a huge Penn State fan. What I just witnessed I'm speechless over. Iowa is our huge rival, and I never saw Spencer Lee losing. Ever. Huge hat off to Ramos for an intelligent Match...
Also from Pa and PSU fan and that was a once in a life time match. Ramos will have a great future.
Nationals is the super bowl of college wrestling. PSU has won 10 of the last 12. We really don’t have any rivals when you think about it.
Shall we call that the “Ramos Roll”. Literally with .01 seconds left HE’S STUCK! 😮 Kudos to Matt 👏🏼 And Spencer will be always be a legend. My god I love this sport and hot damn I love tournament. 🙏🏼
Ramos showed in January he might have the edge in neutral. Even though he still lost despite being up 8-1 in the first that's information to take with you and a confidence boost.
Yeah he definitely showed his intention is to win! Spencer has lost more than once, that can really empower the competition!
It's amazing how probably the best wrestler in the tournament up to this point is so susceptible to a blast double. A thing of beauty.
At the top 5 it’s usually anyone’s game. Spencer Lee is once in a generation and far above 2-4. This is a mega upset! Amazing to see!
not only did he beat spencer he pinned him
So did Piccininni. Then what transpired? Pins can be lucky.
This can’t be real I’ve rewatched it 100 times
That throw was on time 🔥🤧 i love upsets ‼️
The most insane ending Ive ever seen. Amazing. Congrats to Ramos. Just an outstanding effort!
I am a casual fan, but I watched the dual meet between Ramos and Lee during the season. When Ramos was up 8 to 1, I knew he would be a problem for Lee. I felt like Lee was confident on the mat, and too confident specifically going into this match, whether because he not only beat but pinned Ramos previously or not. It will be interesting to watch how he wrestles tomorrow morning for the third place title.
Gotta disagree. Lee gave Ramos props at the handshake in the first match on the throw. And Lee definitely respected the hell out of Ramos' upper body weapons. Looked more to me like Lee just got caught in a wild position and paid the price. Hats off to Ramos for being game til the very end. Signed, a Spencer Lee Fan boy lol
@@aaronsarquist3382 lee’s ego got to him, Lee had a chip on his shoulder, hence why Lee body locked Ramos while still underneath him in a bad position..
@@michaelnorth2055I thought it was his chronic ACL problems but maybe I’m wrong
The way he turned him for the finish was so damn slick.
11:52
So happy for Ramos but totally devastated for Lee
i will keep coming back to watch this..HISTORY.
This is the hypest & most charismatic I've been about a wrestling match in a long time. Holy!!
Excited to see Ramos wrestle in the future. He is super smooth with his takedowns.
Spencer shouldn't feel ashamed tho. Still goes down as one of the best wrestlers in NCAA history.
That match was insane😂🎉. Congrats to Ramos.
Wow!
Great match guys!
Congrats to Ramos! You earned it young man
Left me absolutely speechless, great match
I love to see the comment section. All respect to Ramos for beating one of the best Hawkeyes in the past decade. Sad to see Lee go but the whole community loves him
Put this in your archives,one for the ages.
He threw him earlier this year😮
Spencer lee is his kid
What a crazy time we’re living in. History was made today, imma talk about this match with my grandchildren one day
Huge upset! But anyone could possibly see this coming at some point. Lee has been handled many times upperbody this year and this shows how difficult the four x thing is. Only sport you can be ahead by a ton and as long as their is time on the clock, you can lose. Credit to Ramos , he had no fear of Lee on his feet and thanks to Lee for giving us fans so much to applaud over the last couple of years.
He's not done yet. He's still got to go for 3rd place and I think he has to because Beau Bartlett and Shayne Van Ness are both angry and by the look of things will be trying to get some bonus point wins here in the next medal rounds.
Dude, no. 4x is easy when you’re already a 3x.. this was a matter of chocking.
@@michaelnorth2055 of course Mike, it should have been a breeze
@@michaelnorth2055 what is chocking
@@michaelnorth2055 right lol, like a 3x national champ and 2x Hodge Trophy winner is easy to do. You must be a 4x and 3x'er. Because that's what Lee was looking at doing.
Ramos is tricky. Second time this year he put Lee on his back. It was an upset, but not shocking that Ramos was the one to do it.
I just had a camp at Purdue University and I got my wrestling shoe signed by him!
Wow that was dirty!! Ramos looked strong & confident that entire match. Hats off to both wrestlers 🫡
He gassed towards the end. That challenge time definitely helped him.
Dirty?
@@moekrinkle5771the challenge time help Lee more than Ramos. Lee is known for having a bad gas tank.
Outstanding match and finish, that was heart.
What what an incredible upset. Also, in dramatic fashion. Fall with literally one second left. Kudos to this Purdue kid!
I've watched this so many times, I've got to say, from the review overturn, the quick escape and amazing finish it's like a movie
That was one of the sickest moves I've ever seen. To execute it at that moment against arguably the best 125lber to ever do it is just simply clutch. Not taking anything away from Ramos but Lee looked anything other than dominant the entire match!
That was incredible!!!
That was just incredible... the gramby roll for the escape and the pin. Way to keep wrestling dude!
Even without the pin Ramos had it won with back points! That is a clean win over one of the best of all time. Credit to both guys for going all out all throughout!
Lee pinned him twice, but the refs didn't call it
@@austinjennifercolby2603 ...... no!
Who else noticed that in the first round Ramos threw that late time gator roll that Lee rolled through, but that gave Ramos a feel for it and he hit in the 3rd to pull out the W. Also Lee allowed Ramos to control his head and neck in neutral too much during the match. You saw that Ramos felt really comfortable getting that front headlock position, and that's what he attacked late in the match when it was crunch time.
It was like a front headlock for the roll, into the gator roll finish. Not a regular gator roll
He also locked it in standing early in the third before the stalemate call
Great wrestling the outcome was unexpected i was from Ramos first takedown then i screamed when Spencer got pinned
I called it. Lee had been looking super weak towards the end of his matches. Think the weight cut finally caught up to him
Absolutely nuts🤯
Ramos set that move up the entire match. He knew exactly how to catch Lee. Hats off to Ramos. Good luck in the finals.
I'm sorry how did he "set that up the entire match"?
@@markvujovicHe did it at the end of the first and then had a stalemate in that position standing somewhere in the second
What a match. Tons of action.
What an amazing win. The excitement at the end is real
Then he quit the tournament like a middle schooler after losing. Complete embarrassment to the sport and his teammates & family.
Do more research as to why he quit. Spencer Lee just qualified for the Olympics. Matt beat an injured, and out of shape Lee. Try now Ramos. All that matters is that Lee is going to the Olympics.
Usually the thumb nail gives away the match, but in this case, I didn't believe it. For me, it was literally "unbelievable".
Even watching this again you can see Ramos came in that match aggressive and hard. Good win for him
I love the emotion in sports . No matter what sport . It’s amazing
ramos used his freestyle & greco skills
great comment
unbelievable, really wanted spencer to win but ramos definitely deserves this
Had to play that back at half speed a couple of times to really get it. It was like a cement job but instead of Ramos just locking on Lee the fact that Lee had a body lock on Ramos aided Ramos; he just sort of threw his body and Lee had such a tight lock he had to follow...
That... That had to have been one of the most unique improvised moves of all time.
I’m an Iowa fan, but I wish they had more guys wrestle like Ramos on their feet. The kid just lets it fly and is electric.
Nothing like scholastic and collegiate wrestling! I can still feel it in my bones! My foundation as a man. If you know, you know!
NCAA History and what a great match to watch LIVE
Man love seeing a Hawkeye go down. Good work Ramos
That was insane! Who would've thought!
Great match and win!!! I would still beat on Lee anytime he wrestles. Lee you are one of the all time greats. Great career you have had.
You could tell he was looking for that front headlock that whole time , just got the set up right. Perfect 👍
Amazing match! Great fight by both young men. Congratulations Ramos!
This moment probably just motivated Spencer Lee to become the greatest Olympic wrestler ever.
Saying it before it happens Smart
i don't think so, he don't have acls
He wrestled scared of Ramos the whole match
😂😂😂. He can’t even handle Ramos. There are wrestlers outside the USA that are at or above Spencer level. It only gets harder from here.
Gable lost to Larry Owings who was a sophomore at a now University of Washington defunct program after being undefeated in high school and college
Went ballistic in freestyle and beat Owings 7-1 in the Olympic trials and that was the only point he gave up in the 17 US Matches and then went Unscored upon in 6 Olympic matches. Sometimes it’s these things that refocus people. Larry Owings never won again in the next two years
Spencer losing in the semis is just crazy…
I remember I use to wrestle with matt in the same club back in Bolingbrook IL when we were on the raiders together he’s always been good super proud of you matt !
Love a great underdog Spencer Lee
Anyone see the moms reaction??? This why we love sports!! Spencer’s mom learning a very valuable lesson in humility tonight.
Oh stop it lmao
Straight up cried after this match really sad to see Spencer's carrer almost be over he did really good though