2026 Southern Scuffle tournament thread
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Mason Ellis' tournament is over
Martin Cosgrove of Penn beats Mason Ellis in a consolation round bout by decision, 4-2. Ellis' tournament is over.
Was to be 6:30 but none are assigned mats yet.
Looks bulletproof.
Yeah, but what about the vest?
Coming up...
Pierce on 2
Sealey on 3
Pierce on 2
Sealey on 3
Have you been watching me?
149 QF: Connor Pierce vs. Anderson Heap (DAVD)
Period 1:
Nick Lee walks across the screen. Here we go! Circling, head tapping & hand fighting. Pierce presses forward with a collar tie. Pierce reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Heap reaches for an ankle, but can't finish. Back to tying up & hand fighting with head taps. Pierce drops in on a leg & elevates it. Heap hops around on 1-leg. Pierce drags back & tries to trip Heap, then works behind & finishes the TD, 3-0. Heap works to his feet, then turns, but Pierce stays with him. Heap gets back to his feet, but Pierce takes him out of bounds, restart. Heap is still down. Pierce goes optional & gives up the escape, 3-1. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Pierce shoots & gets a leg. Heap sprawls back. Stalemate & neutral restart. Hand fighting & snaps. Pierce pushes forward. Heap circles back to center & time expires. 3-1 Pierce, +25-sec RT
Period 2:
Pierce takes down. He works to his feet & gets a quick escape, 4-1. Tying up & hand fighting again. Pierce reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Pierce pushes forward & has Heap near the edge. Heap circles back in. Pierce with some snaps. Heap reaches for an ankle & they break. Tying up forehead to forehead now. Heap tries a high-c. Pierce blocks him off & time expires. 4-1 Pierce, +13-sec RT
Period 3:
Heap takes down. Pierce breaks him down & rolls. Heap spins, but Pierce follows & gets Heap bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Heap is still down. Pierce has +59-sec riding time. Pierce goes over 1-min RT. Heap works to his feet. Pierce trips him back down & has a tilt locked up. Pierce is looking for swipes, but can't hold Heap long enough. Pierce locks up riding time. Heap sits back, turns, then stands for the escape, 4-2. Heap attacks, but time runs out. Pierce adds a RT point for the 5-2 decision.
Connor Pierce DEC Anderson Heap 5-2
Period 1:
Nick Lee walks across the screen. Here we go! Circling, head tapping & hand fighting. Pierce presses forward with a collar tie. Pierce reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Heap reaches for an ankle, but can't finish. Back to tying up & hand fighting with head taps. Pierce drops in on a leg & elevates it. Heap hops around on 1-leg. Pierce drags back & tries to trip Heap, then works behind & finishes the TD, 3-0. Heap works to his feet, then turns, but Pierce stays with him. Heap gets back to his feet, but Pierce takes him out of bounds, restart. Heap is still down. Pierce goes optional & gives up the escape, 3-1. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Pierce shoots & gets a leg. Heap sprawls back. Stalemate & neutral restart. Hand fighting & snaps. Pierce pushes forward. Heap circles back to center & time expires. 3-1 Pierce, +25-sec RT
Period 2:
Pierce takes down. He works to his feet & gets a quick escape, 4-1. Tying up & hand fighting again. Pierce reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Pierce pushes forward & has Heap near the edge. Heap circles back in. Pierce with some snaps. Heap reaches for an ankle & they break. Tying up forehead to forehead now. Heap tries a high-c. Pierce blocks him off & time expires. 4-1 Pierce, +13-sec RT
Period 3:
Heap takes down. Pierce breaks him down & rolls. Heap spins, but Pierce follows & gets Heap bellied out on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Heap is still down. Pierce has +59-sec riding time. Pierce goes over 1-min RT. Heap works to his feet. Pierce trips him back down & has a tilt locked up. Pierce is looking for swipes, but can't hold Heap long enough. Pierce locks up riding time. Heap sits back, turns, then stands for the escape, 4-2. Heap attacks, but time runs out. Pierce adds a RT point for the 5-2 decision.
Connor Pierce DEC Anderson Heap 5-2
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Connor having a nice tournament. Overcame a big deficit earlier in the R16 and wrestled a very solid QF match. I was afraid the length difference may work against Connor.
157 QF: Joe Sealey vs. Jaivon Jones (LR)
Period 1:
Here we go! Circling & hand fighting with brief tie ups. Sealey drops to a leg & elevates it, but Jones kicks free. Jones works into a front headlock. Sealey tries a drag, but no luck. Jones tries to grab a leg. Sealey pops up & they're back to the feet. Jones gets double unders. Sealey looks for an inside trip, but no luck. Jones drives forward with double unders. He gets his hands locked & throws Sealey out of bounds, no scoring, neutral restart, 1-min left. Sealey snaps & tries to come behind, but Jones blocks him off. Collar ties & hand fighting. Jones drives forward & takes Sealey to the edge. Sealey reverses position. Jones goes to an underhook. Sealey drives forward. Jones circles out of it. Out of bounds & restart, 3-sec left. Time expires quickly. 0-0
Period 2:
Jones takes down. Jones sits out, then works to his feet for the escape, 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting again. Jones goes to an underhook. Sealey shoots for a leg, but Jones blocks him off. Jones looks for double unders again, but Sealey fights out of it. Sealey reaches for an ankle, then shoots, but Jones blocks him off with the underhook. Jones goes back to double unders & drives Sealey out. Stall call on Sealey. Sealey shoots for a leg, Jones blocks him off & gets a called for stalling. Jones gets double unders & drives forward. Sealey tries an inside trip, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Jones presses forward, Sealey circles back to center & time expires.
Period 3:
Sealey chooses down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-1. Stoppage for blood time. Jones is bleeding. Back to action, neutral restart. Sealey with a hard straight on double & finishes the TD, 4-1. Jones works to his feet for the escape, 4-2. Jones drives forward with double unders. Sealey tries an inside trip, but can't finish. Jones looks for a cement job, but they go out of bounds. Sealey gets another stall call, point Jones, 4-3. Jones throws in an underhook, 30-sec left. Hand fighting & Jones gets double unders again. Jones takes Sealey to the edge. Sealey circles back to center. Jones shoots, but Sealey fights him off for the win! That was a nail-biter!
Joe Sealey DEC Jaivon Jones 4-3
Period 1:
Here we go! Circling & hand fighting with brief tie ups. Sealey drops to a leg & elevates it, but Jones kicks free. Jones works into a front headlock. Sealey tries a drag, but no luck. Jones tries to grab a leg. Sealey pops up & they're back to the feet. Jones gets double unders. Sealey looks for an inside trip, but no luck. Jones drives forward with double unders. He gets his hands locked & throws Sealey out of bounds, no scoring, neutral restart, 1-min left. Sealey snaps & tries to come behind, but Jones blocks him off. Collar ties & hand fighting. Jones drives forward & takes Sealey to the edge. Sealey reverses position. Jones goes to an underhook. Sealey drives forward. Jones circles out of it. Out of bounds & restart, 3-sec left. Time expires quickly. 0-0
Period 2:
Jones takes down. Jones sits out, then works to his feet for the escape, 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting again. Jones goes to an underhook. Sealey shoots for a leg, but Jones blocks him off. Jones looks for double unders again, but Sealey fights out of it. Sealey reaches for an ankle, then shoots, but Jones blocks him off with the underhook. Jones goes back to double unders & drives Sealey out. Stall call on Sealey. Sealey shoots for a leg, Jones blocks him off & gets a called for stalling. Jones gets double unders & drives forward. Sealey tries an inside trip, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Jones presses forward, Sealey circles back to center & time expires.
Period 3:
Sealey chooses down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-1. Stoppage for blood time. Jones is bleeding. Back to action, neutral restart. Sealey with a hard straight on double & finishes the TD, 4-1. Jones works to his feet for the escape, 4-2. Jones drives forward with double unders. Sealey tries an inside trip, but can't finish. Jones looks for a cement job, but they go out of bounds. Sealey gets another stall call, point Jones, 4-3. Jones throws in an underhook, 30-sec left. Hand fighting & Jones gets double unders again. Jones takes Sealey to the edge. Sealey circles back to center. Jones shoots, but Sealey fights him off for the win! That was a nail-biter!
Joe Sealey DEC Jaivon Jones 4-3
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I don't think we can give enough props to Slippery Pete. I'm actually watching the tournament, yet still reading his play by play. Lmao. Dude is spot on. Thanks Pete!
I dunno...seems a little slippery!
Talk about a one trick pony! Certainly a handful.
Or maybe a 2-trick pony? Jones was highly skilled at pushing & blocking.
He will be too small but scrappy and fast. It wouldn't shock me if he AA'd.
174 QF: William Henckel vs. Liam Carlin (PENN)
Period 1:
Two down, four to go! Let's add one more William! Here we go! Circling, hand fighting, head tapping, then tying up. Carlin with a half-shot, but no luck. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel presses forward. Carlin shoots, Henckel sprawls back. Stalemate & neutral restart. Henckel presses forward off the whistle. Carlin taps at the head. Henckel presses forward, but not very aggressively. He seems pretty patient. Henckel gets to a leg. Carlin hits the splits. They're off screen. Out of bounds & restart, no scoring. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel presses forward, then pauses. He tries a drag, then shoots a straight on double. Carlin throws in a whizzer. Henckel works behind for the TD & rides out the final few seconds. 3-0 Henckel, +7-sec RT
Period 2:
Henckel chooses down. He stands, turns & gets the escape in 10-sec, 4-0. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel hits a drag, then comes behind for another TD, 7-0. Out of bounds & restart. Carlin is still down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 7-1. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Henckel snaps, Carlin reaches for a leg. Henckel gets a front headlock. Stalemate & neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting again. Carlin shoots, Henckel counters & gets a leg. He elevates it & takes Carlin out, but no scoring, neutral restart. Time quickly expires after the whistle blows. 7-1 Henckel, +2-sec RT
Period 3:
Carlin chooses down. Henckel works a spiral ride. Carlin gets the escape, 7-2. Circling & hand fighting forehead to forehead. Carlin shoots, but Henckel blocks him off. Stoppage for headgear issue. Henckel snaps, Carlin shoots. Henckel counters & gets a leg. Carlin does the splits on the edge. Henckel tries to pull him back in. Henckel locks up a cradle, but they go out of bounds, no scoring. Carlin shoots off the whistle, Henckel sprawls back & locks up a front headlock. He charges forward, gets a leg & trips Carlin to the mat for another TD, 10-2, then time expires.
William Henckel MD Liam Carlin 10-2
Period 1:
Two down, four to go! Let's add one more William! Here we go! Circling, hand fighting, head tapping, then tying up. Carlin with a half-shot, but no luck. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel presses forward. Carlin shoots, Henckel sprawls back. Stalemate & neutral restart. Henckel presses forward off the whistle. Carlin taps at the head. Henckel presses forward, but not very aggressively. He seems pretty patient. Henckel gets to a leg. Carlin hits the splits. They're off screen. Out of bounds & restart, no scoring. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel presses forward, then pauses. He tries a drag, then shoots a straight on double. Carlin throws in a whizzer. Henckel works behind for the TD & rides out the final few seconds. 3-0 Henckel, +7-sec RT
Period 2:
Henckel chooses down. He stands, turns & gets the escape in 10-sec, 4-0. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel hits a drag, then comes behind for another TD, 7-0. Out of bounds & restart. Carlin is still down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 7-1. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Henckel snaps, Carlin reaches for a leg. Henckel gets a front headlock. Stalemate & neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting again. Carlin shoots, Henckel counters & gets a leg. He elevates it & takes Carlin out, but no scoring, neutral restart. Time quickly expires after the whistle blows. 7-1 Henckel, +2-sec RT
Period 3:
Carlin chooses down. Henckel works a spiral ride. Carlin gets the escape, 7-2. Circling & hand fighting forehead to forehead. Carlin shoots, but Henckel blocks him off. Stoppage for headgear issue. Henckel snaps, Carlin shoots. Henckel counters & gets a leg. Carlin does the splits on the edge. Henckel tries to pull him back in. Henckel locks up a cradle, but they go out of bounds, no scoring. Carlin shoots off the whistle, Henckel sprawls back & locks up a front headlock. He charges forward, gets a leg & trips Carlin to the mat for another TD, 10-2, then time expires.
William Henckel MD Liam Carlin 10-2
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TV guy is a moron…has no idea which one is Henckel
I think Fretwell is drunk
Bader(I think) is an idiot. Yes, he keeps calling Henckel Carlin. He just admitted it. Must be some good stuff he’s on.
That's Cliff Fretwell. He also said he is going to get fired, so there's that! At least he is a good sport about it. HahaBader(I think) is an idiot. Yes, he keeps calling Henckel Carlin. He just admitted it. Must be some good stuff he’s on.
184 QF: Asher Cunningham vs. Christian Hansen (CORN)
Period 1:
Circling, hand fighting, then tying up. Cunningham with some hard snaps. Hansen fakes a duck. Cunningham reaches for a leg, but can't get there. More tying up & hand fighting with some snaps by Cunningham. More of the same for a bit, 1-min left. Hansen tries an underhook, but can't do anything with it. More tying up & hand fighting. Hansen shoots at the end, but time expires without any scoring. 0-0
Period 2:
Cunningham takes down. He gets to his feet & secures the escape, 1-0. Cunningham almost picks an ankle, but Hansen kicks free. Hansen drops in on a leg, but Cunningham works his magic & comes behind. Cunningham gets a boot in & secures the TD, 4-0. Cunningham is looking for a cradle, but can't lock it up. Cunningham gets Hansen bellied out & looks for a tilt, but can't lock it up. Hansen works back to his base, but Cunningham breaks him down quickly. Cunningham gets an arm barred & rides out the period. 4-0 Cunningham, +59-sec RT
Period 3:
Hansen takes neutral. Good choice. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Cunningham tries a drag & come behind, but Hansen fights out of it. Cunningham reaches for an ankle, but can't get there. Hansen shoots a double. Cunningham sprawls back & gets an ankle. He's trying to run the corner. Cunningham hooks a leg & comes behind for the TD, 7-0. Cunningham looks for another cradle, then bars the arm. He goes over 1-min RT. Cunningham looks for another cradle, but can't lock it up. Cunningham rides out the period. Cunningham adds a riding time point for the 8-0 major!
Asher Cunningham MD Christian Hansen 8-0
Period 1:
Circling, hand fighting, then tying up. Cunningham with some hard snaps. Hansen fakes a duck. Cunningham reaches for a leg, but can't get there. More tying up & hand fighting with some snaps by Cunningham. More of the same for a bit, 1-min left. Hansen tries an underhook, but can't do anything with it. More tying up & hand fighting. Hansen shoots at the end, but time expires without any scoring. 0-0
Period 2:
Cunningham takes down. He gets to his feet & secures the escape, 1-0. Cunningham almost picks an ankle, but Hansen kicks free. Hansen drops in on a leg, but Cunningham works his magic & comes behind. Cunningham gets a boot in & secures the TD, 4-0. Cunningham is looking for a cradle, but can't lock it up. Cunningham gets Hansen bellied out & looks for a tilt, but can't lock it up. Hansen works back to his base, but Cunningham breaks him down quickly. Cunningham gets an arm barred & rides out the period. 4-0 Cunningham, +59-sec RT
Period 3:
Hansen takes neutral. Good choice. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Cunningham tries a drag & come behind, but Hansen fights out of it. Cunningham reaches for an ankle, but can't get there. Hansen shoots a double. Cunningham sprawls back & gets an ankle. He's trying to run the corner. Cunningham hooks a leg & comes behind for the TD, 7-0. Cunningham looks for another cradle, then bars the arm. He goes over 1-min RT. Cunningham looks for another cradle, but can't lock it up. Cunningham rides out the period. Cunningham adds a riding time point for the 8-0 major!
Asher Cunningham MD Christian Hansen 8-0
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Asher just manhandlling Hansen. This is impressive.
Dominant performance by Asher! Isn’t Hansen the guy that beat Ryder earlier this year?
Don't let him show you!
Great job Asher. Keep it going tomorrow in the Semifinals.
197 QF: Josh Barr vs. Payton Thomas (Navy)
Period 1:
Thomas shoots off the whistle, but Barr fights him off. Barr shoots & gets a double, then switches to a single. Barr tries to throw a boot in, but Thomas kicks free. Barr with some hard snaps. Out of bounds & restart. Barr hits an underhook, then drops to the legs & finishes the TD on the edge, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Thomas is still down. Thomas works to his feet, but Barr trips him back to the mat. Thomas works back to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Barr gets another point for something, 4-1. Barr shoots & gets another TD, 7-1. Out of bounds & restart. Barr gets another point for something, 8-1. Thomas gets the escape, 8-2. Out of bounds & restart again. Thomas tries an arm spin. Barr counters for the TD, 11-2. Barr cuts Thomas, 11-3 Barr adds another TD, 14-3. Thomas gets an escape, 14-4. The screen goes black, "The action has ended." My feed is out. Flo shuts down the camera before the match ends. To the brackets...
To the replay...
Barr presses forward & drives Thomas out of bounds, neutral restart. Barr goes underhook to leg & finishes another TD, 17-4. Out of bounds & restart. Thomas is still down. Barr concedes the escape & they start neutral, 17-5. Barr snaps, drops to a leg & finishes another TD for the 20-5 Techfall.
Josh Barr TECH Payton Thomas 20-5 (2:46)
Period 1:
Thomas shoots off the whistle, but Barr fights him off. Barr shoots & gets a double, then switches to a single. Barr tries to throw a boot in, but Thomas kicks free. Barr with some hard snaps. Out of bounds & restart. Barr hits an underhook, then drops to the legs & finishes the TD on the edge, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Thomas is still down. Thomas works to his feet, but Barr trips him back to the mat. Thomas works back to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Barr gets another point for something, 4-1. Barr shoots & gets another TD, 7-1. Out of bounds & restart. Barr gets another point for something, 8-1. Thomas gets the escape, 8-2. Out of bounds & restart again. Thomas tries an arm spin. Barr counters for the TD, 11-2. Barr cuts Thomas, 11-3 Barr adds another TD, 14-3. Thomas gets an escape, 14-4. The screen goes black, "The action has ended." My feed is out. Flo shuts down the camera before the match ends. To the brackets...
To the replay...
Barr presses forward & drives Thomas out of bounds, neutral restart. Barr goes underhook to leg & finishes another TD, 17-4. Out of bounds & restart. Thomas is still down. Barr concedes the escape & they start neutral, 17-5. Barr snaps, drops to a leg & finishes another TD for the 20-5 Techfall.
Josh Barr TECH Payton Thomas 20-5 (2:46)
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Cow catcher if you're from the Midwest.