Zeke Jones v. Lou Rosselli, 1995 World Team Trials, Match 1

Great motion by Zeke.

I'm surprised you missed quoted being from nearby Ypsilanti. He took second his 11th grade year "84" . I know because I wrestled him in the semis and lost. He then went on to take the title at 112 the following year "85. He beat a kid name Jon Young from Clio in the finals. Check facts you don't want people to think your making things up.

being twice his size isnt saying much lol. 114.5 wow

zeke jones is the best on our continent........... and the universe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cLeyZL5GCo

Granby school perry sweep

Look at lil Zeke go........he'd prob rip my head off and Im twice his size

great vids look forward to them every week.

Watching this video and reading your comments reminded me of a clinic I taped last year where he quickly shows that over tie single. He even says he doesn't know what it's called but he learned it from Joe Gonzalez, nice call. He uses it as part of his set up routine. I posted it so you could check it out. I figured it's stuff you could use for your club. Here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LvMSyJLwzI

It believe it was a caution and 1 point for fleeing.

when is mijan lopez defecting and doing mma

Awesome considering Zeke never even won a state title, and continued to strive for excellence. product of Ann Arbor Michigan.

wow zeke jones is really slick love that over tie single
NY IN DA HOUSE

Good match thanks for posting.
I call that shot the perry sweep, because I learned from the granby people and that is what they call it, maybe after carl perry, not really sure.

Can you describe how that last point was scored. In todays rules it would have been a pushout, but I didn't think it was a takedown, and wasn't a caution for fleeing.

Craig, thanks for sharing. I havent seen much footage of Rosselli before.

Welcome to this week's installment of my own Match of the Week.

This week I am choosing Match 1 at the 1995 World Team Trials between 1991 World Champion and 1992 Olympic Silver medalist Zeke Jones and 1996 Olympian Lou Rosselli.

Why I chose this match:

These guys had a great rivalry and some real exciting matches and this one is no exception. Zeke Jones is probably one of the best technicians I have seen, and definitely for that decade. Rosselli had a few tricks up his sleeve as well. Rosselli was also a tactical wrestler and did a great job scouting Zeke and shutting him down. He was also very strong with a great re-shot and underhook throw bys.

What I like best about Zeke is his set ups and timing. He is all about push pull. If you notice he pushes into Rosselli and times his attacks just as Rosselli pushes back into him. His best shot was that drape over the neck/elbow pop single. I don't know what it's called but some of the Bakersfield/Sunkist guys from the late 70s hit it. It's a sweet technique. He hits a good one around the 5:40 mark.

Rosselli uses a lot of hands to the forehead/face to keep Jones away. Definitely frustrated Jones in their matches. He knew that drape single was coming most of the time and was good at snapping and spinning (~ 7:00 mark).

There was some nice action at the 8:00 mark which led to the final point in OT.

Anyway, it's a great match and I hope you guys enjoy it.