Tonight, at 7 p.m. ET, the semifinals of the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place in Philadelphia. You can follow the action right here at ProMMANow.com and watch the matches on ESPNU.Collegiate wrestling has long been the proving grounds for future MMA stars. Several wrestlers from last year’s tournament such as Lance Palmer, Jared Rosholt and Mark Ellis have already turned to the sport.
Cornell is currently leading the team race with 61 points, but Penn State (60.5) and winner of the last three championships Iowa (52) are still in contention. For the full tournament brackets click here.
The introduction featuring John Irving talking about the connection between wrestling and writing puts the UFC’s gladiator man to shame. Epic stuff.
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#1 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) vs. Ben Kjar (Utah Valley)
#2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. #3 Brandon Precin (Northwestern)
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#1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) vs. #4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin)
#3 Andrew Long (Penn State) vs. #2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State)
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#1 Kellen Russell (Michigan) vs. #5 Montell Marion (Iowa)
#3 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) vs. Michael Thorn (Minnesota)
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#4 Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American)
#2 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) vs. #6 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State)
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#4 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) vs. #8 Jason Welch (Northwestern)
#2 Steve Fittery (America) vs. #3 David Taylor (Penn State)
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#1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) vs. #5 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State)
#2 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) vs. #3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma)
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#1 Jon Reader (Iowa State) vs. #5 Chris Henrich (Virginia)
#3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) vs. #7 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford)
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#9 Quentin Wright (Penn State) vs. #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa)
#2 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) vs. #3 Steve Bosak (Cornell)
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#1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) vs. #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State)
#2 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) vs. #3 Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin)
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#1 Zach Rey (Lehigh) vs. #5 Dom Bradley (Missouri)
#2 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) vs. #3 Ryan Flores (American)
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Tags: Andrew Hochstrasser, Andrew Howe, Anthony Robles, Bubba Jenkins, David Taylor, ESPN, ESPNU, featured, Frank Molinaro, Jordan Burroughs, Jordan Oliver, Kyle Dake, Matt McDonough, Montell Marion, NCAA, NCAA wrestling, wrestling
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