2026 NCAA Championship Session IV Thread
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He hesitated. He should have called it as soon as the hip hit the mat not when PJ had rotated back out front. Then the challenge wouldn’t have mattered as much. He called it a TD, which was correct, his timing sucked a dhe was stuck in no man’s land to make a decision and he stopped the action.
Remember when that awful ref cost Duke a chance at the national title?
184 SF - #1 Rocco Welsh vs. #5 Brock Mantanona (MICH)
Period 1:
Here we go! Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Rocco shoots, but can't get there. Back to tying up & hand fighting in the center of the mat. Mantanona reaches for a leg, but Rocco blocks him off. Rocco tries an underhook, but Mantanona pulls out of it. Rocco drops to a leg, but Mantanona fights him off. Mantanona reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Rocco throws in an underhook & takes Mantanona to the edge. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Mantanona takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape in 7-sec, 1-0. Collar ties & pushing. Mantanona drops to a low leg. Rocco locks through the crotch. Stalemate & restart, 1:03 left. Hand fighting & collar ties. Rocco shoots & gets a leg. He elevates it. Mantanona is posting on Rocco's neck & bouncing on 1-leg. Mantanona kicks free & they go out of bounds, restart. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 1-0 Mantanona
Period 3:
Rocco takes down. He pops to his feet & gets the quick escape, 1-1. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Rocco shoots & gets a leg. Mantanona tries to roll, but Rocco stays with him & finishes the TD, 4-1. Mantanona works to his feet, but Rocco takes him out of bounds, restart. Mantanona is still down. Rocco has 27-sec RT. Caution on the ref, restart. Mantanona sits out, then works to his feet. Rocco drops to a leg & takes him out of bounds. Stall call on Rocco. Mantanona is still down. Rocco's at 42-sec RT. Mantanona sits out & gets the escape, 4-2. Mantanona picks up the pace & presses forward. He reaches, but can't get there. He shoots & Rocco gets another stall call, point Mantanona, 4-3. Time quickly expires thereafter.
Rocco Welsh DEC Brock Mantanona 4-3
Period 1:
Here we go! Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Rocco shoots, but can't get there. Back to tying up & hand fighting in the center of the mat. Mantanona reaches for a leg, but Rocco blocks him off. Rocco tries an underhook, but Mantanona pulls out of it. Rocco drops to a leg, but Mantanona fights him off. Mantanona reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Rocco throws in an underhook & takes Mantanona to the edge. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Mantanona takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape in 7-sec, 1-0. Collar ties & pushing. Mantanona drops to a low leg. Rocco locks through the crotch. Stalemate & restart, 1:03 left. Hand fighting & collar ties. Rocco shoots & gets a leg. He elevates it. Mantanona is posting on Rocco's neck & bouncing on 1-leg. Mantanona kicks free & they go out of bounds, restart. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 1-0 Mantanona
Period 3:
Rocco takes down. He pops to his feet & gets the quick escape, 1-1. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Rocco shoots & gets a leg. Mantanona tries to roll, but Rocco stays with him & finishes the TD, 4-1. Mantanona works to his feet, but Rocco takes him out of bounds, restart. Mantanona is still down. Rocco has 27-sec RT. Caution on the ref, restart. Mantanona sits out, then works to his feet. Rocco drops to a leg & takes him out of bounds. Stall call on Rocco. Mantanona is still down. Rocco's at 42-sec RT. Mantanona sits out & gets the escape, 4-2. Mantanona picks up the pace & presses forward. He reaches, but can't get there. He shoots & Rocco gets another stall call, point Mantanona, 4-3. Time quickly expires thereafter.
Rocco Welsh DEC Brock Mantanona 4-3
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I agree. These refs are dumb as bricks. The review panel in PJs match should be thrown out of the building using their heads to open the doors.
He's flashed some this season. He can be dangerous, but also has had some headscratchers during some important matches.
Mantanona and Ferrari both are probably happy that it's 0-0 at the end of the 1st period in their respective matches. smh
His wife seems like a snitch, snitches get stitches and whine up in ditches honey.
Thanks for correcting me. MM has been a machine, I must be getting forgetful in my old age!
After Minto, who wrestled Haines tougher than Arnold this year?
They should be calling for referee fraud.
Welshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Shapiro should consider 149. He doesn’t have the juice to roll with the big dogs at 157.
Great match from Rocco. Well done!
Nice job, Rocco Welsh, with a 4-3 DEC
Hell yea Rocco! Regardless of who it is, tomorrow night is an absolute dog fight.
In the offseason right after getting rid of reaction time they should call stall after 5 seconds on the knee
The hell are they challenging? That's not a takedown.
I know I'm late but I'm still so angry I have to let it out. That official who screwed Duke should never ref a college match again!
There is the Angelo I am tired challenge.
If that would have been ruled a take down, this board would have imploded!!’
Ferrari pushing Max out is stalling. Aj does that more than anyone in college. The way they ride to push out while the bottom guy fights is stalling
Refs are really struggling in the semis. Wait until the finals Uhoh