Gable Steveson vs Mason Parris | 125 kg 2023 US Open Semifinal 

That's why the hodge should have went to Vito or Yianni

@@bryan1847 Vito lost. Actually even Gable didn’t out sit. He’d be a 3x NCAA champ and a 3x Hodge Trophy winner.

Umm…this is freestyle…anything can happen

@@bryan1847 you don't win the Hodge with a loss

This dude has owned Paris for last 4 years

Not sure how old you are, but Bruce Baumgartner is the best heavyweight I've ever seen. Gable is 2nd though.

Best ever? ….best ever in the world? Have you ever seen Baumgartner?

Karelin the Russian is the Goat. Stop it

@@BigNickdogg420 pretty sure most of us didn’t see Karelin in his prime smart guy.

def seems like Steveson could be goat if he keeps at it...pretty hard to say he tops Karelin now since Karelin was undefeated for so damn long-I've watched old matches of him on yt and he was absolute beast. (Baumgartner was nasty too but Russian's dominance was on another level imo). Selfishly I'd love the goat to be from USA so i really hope steveson sticks around long term

He's just not a lazy sack, like most guys his weight.

It blows my mind how he's able to maintain control even when he's off balance like he was for that second takedown...dudes a monster! 1:28

Got so much talent

Junk in the trunk is the secret

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I agree … it makes me Wonder if Parris is intimidated or is Gable power that overwhelming? It’s the closest thing I’ve seen to a fetal position while standing I would rather see Parris just take more chances and use all his power and speed …and I don’t care if he gets pinned, he has to try something and go down with his strengths rather than looking like he is shadow wrestling as a Gables training partner

@@francostacy7675 gables strength with his left underhook put the fear into mason, its clear he had no answer for it after the second time gable used it.

It was a garbage weight class this year.

It’s crazy the levels to the sport

Definitely not.

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Taha akgul şampiyon

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Hopefully, I think Gable's amazing but I don't care for dissing your opponent even if there is former beef. Just win and go like a man.

Off the competitive mat, he still wrestled and practiced and stayed fit

Because Gable knew how to work the underhook against Paris. If you just get an underhook and do nothing with it, Paris will just hit an overhook dump. Here, Gable not only gets the underhook but once he gets the underhook, he's instantly driving forward to make sure Paris is off balanced enough to not even think about trying a fireman's dump off the underhook. That's how he can get the ankle pick so easily since Paris was so worried about trying to defend the underhook. Kerkvliet just tried to finesse himself to an NCAA title and never learned that Paris will dump you any chance he can get an overhook. Gable knew what he had to do

Back exposure gives 2 ( i think) + takedown

☝️Yes. That is correct . In freestyle all you have to do is expose their back. Automatic 2 points. Just like in a leg lace or a gut wrench and you turn them. Ankle pick will work as well, but they are rare. Normally someone would get to their stomach and flatten out in par tarre position. Gable is kinda different.

Gable is probably the best in the world at ankle picks it's not an easy thing to do

Yea just like they said it is called feet to back=4 points if it’s super spectacular kinda throw feet to back it would be 5 points

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Surprised no else agreed. Def. The 1st 4 was questionable.

100%

Thanks, that’s what I’ll try when I wrestle him next week

Wow, you really went out on a limb with that one. Congrats

His performance wasn’t tainted at all

@@joshuaarawole8589 that’s fine that his arrogance doesn’t bother you. I still get enjoyment from his wrestling too… I’m just saying, how much more respect do you have for an athlete who goes out there and crushes it, and then is also an excellent role model on top of it. I don’t like cocky showboating and lackluster attitudes. Go watch the match between arujau and deSanto. Arujau crushed him and has great sportsmanship.

@@Migh7yb00sh If this makes you upset, you must really hate Austin Desanto's crap?

@@XZOL445it doesn’t make me upset, but I think he has a bad attitude as well. Again, an awesome wrestler and I won’t not watch them because of it. But for people I want my boys to look up to? There’s way better role models in the wrestling world.

Parris talked shit to Gable for 2 years while getting his ass beat in college.

Yeah but I think he has to weign in under 270 if I am not mistaken. In the UFC anyway. He'd have to cut weight to compete, no?

Not sure if he can strike (or take a punch), but once it got to the ground I'd certainly like his chances.

I agree that I would love to Gable in UFC. But I get the UFC's perspective. Not every elite grappler makes it in the UFC. Not everyone likes to punch and get punched. We have no idea how well Gable can take a hit. The reason I thought Bo Nickel would be great in the UFC before he ever had his first fight was because Bo is a high level grappler but also has a mean streak. And he is a game planner. His game plan against Gabe Dean was very well executed. I'm not saying Gable wouldn't be awesome in the UFC. But it is an unknown. Dana White isn't going to offer someone WWE money for an unknown.

Back exposure.

He didn’t do anything basically. I saw one half-shot. Steveson initiated all the offense. Parris looked like an international wrestler in the finals-do nothing.

There’s always someone that has your number. Even if you’re a Hodge Trophy winner.

I heard WWE encouraged his return to freestyle wrestling. Idk what their motive is or if that’s even true. There is A LOT more money to be earned in WWE than real wrestling…unfortunately.

Kurt Angle?

Rearview? He's going to make tens of millions of dollars. Putting it in the rearview is the last thing he'll do.

@@jaquanenglish5997 No, Brock Lesner.

What a horrible post. WWE is a huge opportunity. Bigger than ANYTHING wrestling can provide.

That will never happen. If your this good then you can do whatever you please. Gable is the king.

Lol. Not happening.

There are a couple of international heavies who could conceivably beat him (obviously including Petriashvili, who really should have won that gold), but besides that you may be waiting a while.

What's boring about it?