ok. i never should have called this kid a fish. i was extremely angry at the time while reading all of these ridiculous accusations towards steven. the truth is, i don't regret calling the kid dirty, because what he did was just that-dirty. and i do know for FACT that he bit steven on purpose. he tried to pull away in a move WHICH WAS NOT A CROSSFACE and the kid bit down harder. it was a cheap, dirty move and he deserves the punishment he was given. there was no way he was going to win the match.

if he were to move on to regionals without any punishment, he would probably try it again. i'm not going to take his word over a kid's who has been wrestling for 10+ years. plus, sr., you asked the ref on this forum and he said that the call was the correct one to make if the ref believed that there was a biting incident. there was no question that there wasn't.

next time, do not accuse someone of something if you have no idea who the person is or what happened in the match. you obviously were not watching close enough while you were "mat side." next time i will watch what i say and instead of saying "fish" i will say "highly inexperienced."

do not attack santiago's mother on here for defending her son. she has no idea who i am. did she ever call that wrestler what i called him. no. if you knew that steven has had broken bones from wrestling for the past 3 years and has still managed to be a quality person and wrestler, would it have affected your accusations? this kid loses the same way that he wins, with class. never will you see him throwing a fit or punching a wall after a match. when guys are trying to mug him before a match he does nothing back. that's just the way he is. his mom had every right to be outraged at your words, because she has raised a damn good kid.