Kendall Cross vs. Terry Brands in possibly the best US Olympic Trials Finals of all time. Quite possibly the "real" Gold Medal Match.
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@joecole2318 Жыл бұрын
Wow, posted 16 years ago and it’s still here. That’s fantastic! Thank u
@nocabla12 жыл бұрын
Remember...it was an olympic qualifier...they wrestled THREE times. Clearly the best wrestler prevailed...Kendall Cross! AND he went onn ot win the Olympic GOLD!
@viewicy7 жыл бұрын
I remember this, Terry was our summer camp coach in Palmer, Ak before this and we flew down to Spokane to watch this event and we were all shocked!
@FightingSheep110 жыл бұрын
Great example of a freestyle wrestler in Kendall Cross using savvy back exposure techniques versus a pure traditional takedown wrestler in Terry Brands. Check me if I'm wrong but I don't believe Cross took one committed leg attack in this match... Everything from under and overhooks and scrambles. Amazing.
@thejetman715 жыл бұрын
i got to meet cross and i got his atograph he was a great man and a fantastic wrestler!
@viewicy4 жыл бұрын
I remember this match. Our high school team went to Spokane to watch this and we were all shocked. His brother just a summer earlier went to Palmer, Ak to give a wrestling camp. Crazy!!!!
@robertmoylan99504 жыл бұрын
Best freestyle match of all time
@ekkeman15 жыл бұрын
Probly explains why it is one the the best High School programs in the country.
@JesusManson32315 жыл бұрын
0:58 What an awkward throw! And yet it took Brands straight to his back like a high schooler!
@haloabc123411 жыл бұрын
This audio track is friggin' possessed...
@nocabla12 жыл бұрын
Remember...it was a an olympic qualifier...they wrestled THREE times. Clearly the best wrestler prevailed...Kendall Cross!
@MistaGrim11 жыл бұрын
Great rivalry and match. For those wondering about NCAA matches, Kendall beat Terry in 1990 once and then in the second match that year, Terry had a tech fall over Kendall in a Iowa vs Ok St dual meet. Kendall was the defending NCAA champ that year having won it in 1989 Tom beat Kendall 19-9 and then 1-0
@slurwin1195 жыл бұрын
Kendall beat Tom 1-0 in the NCAA semi finals bro. thats the reason Kendall won the NCAA championship.
@staff7211 жыл бұрын
Kendall is my wrestling coach at NG MMA Frisco TX. Awesome dude and AWESOME coach!!!
@TheJpjzz11 жыл бұрын
I love those shoes
@APEXSPIDER15 жыл бұрын
kendall is using a lot of jiu jitsu top game stuff. like mounting and on top overhook control. this is a great match
@gladfan198913 жыл бұрын
These trials were held in Spokane, WA
@MMAfighter155513 жыл бұрын
@JTJUE101 yeh, this was the real olympic gold medal match.
@Radiant2611 жыл бұрын
I want those Cross Adidas so bad.
@AryanAmerican17 жыл бұрын
I went to a camp this past week and Kendall Cross was a clinician there, he is a very good teacher. I think he was probably the best coach there; Steve Martin was good too, but Martin isn't a very nice guy.
@G_Liwag16 жыл бұрын
that couldve been the olympic gold medal match
@TheHeydood12311 жыл бұрын
this fight happend before i was even born
@billthebutcher216 жыл бұрын
This is simply fantastic. These guys are both great. Different styles for sure, but they are both at the top of their games. I wish with all my heart Terry Brands could've won it in 2000.
@steventhury83665 жыл бұрын
Terry looks to be 95% grit, but it still couldn't handle the finesse of Kendall.
@superdave19817 жыл бұрын
The real gold medal match was Cross and Sissaouri. Sissaouri was ripped off against Brands in 1995 when Brands did not even get one technical point.
@wiffostink14 жыл бұрын
0:58, Cross hooking the leg on the way down, such funk...
@ods1ODS11 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me where Randy Couture placed at the 3 or 4 Olympic trials he competed in? I know he won world team trials a few times but im not sure about the Olympic years.
@TeBeezY13 жыл бұрын
I GOT TO WRESTLE WITH HIM AT A CAMP IN HOMER ALASKA!!! :) HE SIGHNED MY SHOE!
@sirishneal16134 жыл бұрын
when was this?
@coledave9 жыл бұрын
gold medal
@spectremis16 жыл бұрын
thankfully it isn't about your opinion..its about the score.
@fredb071412 жыл бұрын
This match wasn't even that close with Cross turning him on his back twice. Brands couldn't get in on him and when he did score, Cross had such a big lead he just gave him the points. Cross is clearly the better wrestler.
@haloabc123411 жыл бұрын
This is the creepiest sounding audio track I've ever heard.
@THEECF17 жыл бұрын
Anyone who thinks Brands one this just doesn't know the rules of freestyle; simple as that. He threw him and turned him off a head lock +1 back points. It is pretty simple fellas.
@s0l3surviv0r13 жыл бұрын
@Richland112 Dynamite all day dude.
@cgriffi215 жыл бұрын
Obviously he's not, or you dont really know your coach too well. He's a one time Olympic champ. He got 6th in '92
@sanitary10316 жыл бұрын
bradywrestler, you're missing the point...cross put him to his back..sure he lost the takedown game but cross executed the moves
@tawidba8499 Жыл бұрын
He is the biggest baby win he loses unreal
@erichunt70288 жыл бұрын
His singlets are on Ebay right now. one day left
@eezerik13 жыл бұрын
cross got saved a few times. brands scored on the edge of the mat.
@spectremis17 жыл бұрын
i agree with everything except the part about brands being better. cross won and is a gold medalist. terry didn't win and is a bronze medalist. he has a different "don't stop style". you have your style and then you build technique around it or vice versa. you don't go as far as terry has gone by just being aggressive. PS anyone know the exact score of this match?
@lou4brew16 жыл бұрын
Why did Terry crawl off the mat? Was he hurt or was he being a poor sport?
@MMAfighter155513 жыл бұрын
Brands should have won that. he just made a big mistake in the beginning and just couldnt wrestle back. great match.
@kolbydepron88887 жыл бұрын
MMAfighter1555 obviously Cross was the better wrestler, knowing how to catch Brands mistakes and keeping Brands from coming back. So obviously Kendall was meant to win it.
@raysebastian82887 жыл бұрын
he sent Terry away crawling like a dog love it .
@seancarter26924 жыл бұрын
Don't really like the comment. This was a great match between two great and honorable competitors. Terry Brands is a good and tough wrestler. He gave Kendall a great match and made him earn it. Your comment vulgarizes it.
@kurtk75212 жыл бұрын
@@seancarter2692 Why the fuck was he such a piece of shit sportman than? Didn't shake hands, didn't get up and crawled off.
@natedogg5834112 жыл бұрын
dude, thats just wrestling.
@spectremis16 жыл бұрын
apparently you've never wrestled before. maybe he was TIRED.
@JTJUE10113 жыл бұрын
@MMAfighter1555 but he didn't win... that one mistake is what separated cross from him good match still
@chriskarsseboom2200 Жыл бұрын
He beat him best 2 of 3
@cpbassin17 жыл бұрын
to all the people who say that terry is all aggression no technique are saying that the most aggressive person on earth would be among the best in the world. You freakin idiots, terry wrestles hard and uses great technique to execute the takedowns. It's hard enough to penetrate on the best wrestler in the world..a whole other ball game taking them down. Brands > Cross.
@ekkeman15 жыл бұрын
Totally different era of competitor. I mean Cross was in the Olympics when Metcalf was a child. Literally a child. If Metcalf ever was a child. More like a manchild.
@benlykins43883 жыл бұрын
Cross is SOOOOOO Slick. Piss on brands for poor sportsmanship. You lost, stand up, look him in the eye, shake hands and walk off the mat.
@kurtk75212 жыл бұрын
Why did he not walk? Does that have some sort of meaning in the sport?
@slurwin11913 жыл бұрын
lol dude obviously Kendall won Brands lost thats why he crawled off the mat
@lindauvonhipple18 жыл бұрын
This is an awful heartbreaker. Brands dictates the entire match. Anyone unfamiliar with how wrestling is scored would be outraged. Kendall does a great job using Brands' aggressiveness against him though.