During the COVID-19 pandemic, FloWrestling managed to put on a list of events while the sport of freestyle wrestling was absent.[1]
Background
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, amateur wrestling, known for being an active sport with multiple competitions in the USA, was forced to close down.[2] The biggest promotions of different sports, such as the NFL and the NBA, were absent during this time, and so was FloWrestling.[1]
Event list
Dake vs. Chamizo
| FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | July 25, 2020 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City |  Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on July 25, 2020, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[3]
Background
This event was the second major amateur wrestling event hosted in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic after Rumble on the Rooftop.[4] It was originally going to feature just three bouts, Kyle Dake vs. Frank Chamizo, David Taylor vs. Pat Downey and Anthony Ashnault vs. Luke Pletcher.[5]
On July 6, Ashnault was forced to pull out of his bout against Pletcher after suffering an injury[6] and was replaced by Darrion Caldwell on July 10.[7]
On July 8 and 10 respectively, bouts between Roman Bravo-Young vs. Jack Mueller and Vitali Arujau vs. Sammy Alvarez were added to the card.[8][9]
On July 12, the co-main event formed by David Taylor and Pat Downey fell apart after Downey had problems with the organization and withdrew from the card.[10] He was replaced by Myles Martin on July 15.[11]
Results
| FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo | ||||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| 79kg | FS | Kyle Dake |
def. |  Frank Chamizo |
4–3 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 200lbs | FS | David Taylor |
def. | Myles Martin |
TF 11–0 | 1 | 2:38 | Martin replaced Pat Downey on short notice. |
| 149lbs | FS | Luke Pletcher |
def. | Darrion Caldwell |
9–2 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 137lbs | FS | Roman Bravo-Young |
def. | Jack Mueller |
8–1 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 140lbs | FS | Vito Arujau |
def. | Sammy Alvarez |
TF 16–5 | 2 | 2:56 | |
Flo 8-Man Challenge: 195 lbs
| Flo 8-Man Challenge at 195 pounds | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | October 31, 2020 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
The Flo 8-Man Challenge: 195 lbs was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on October 31, 2020, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[12]
Background
This 195-pound prize tournament's pay-outs consisted on 20,000$ for the champion, 10,000$ for the runner-up, 5,000$ for the third-placer, 2,500$ for the fourth-placer and 1,000$ for the fifth to eight placer.[13] It also featured two women's wrestling matches.[14]
Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Shakur Rasheed (USA)
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Keith Gavin (USA)
| 9 | Keith Gavin (USA)
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Taylor Lujan (USA)
| 2F | Taylor Lujan (USA)
| 9 | |||||||||||
| Gabe Dean (USA)
| 8 | Taylor Lujan (USA)
| 0 | |||||||||||
| Nate Jackson (USA)
| 11 | Myles Martin (USA)
| 10 | |||||||||||
| Sammy Brooks (USA)
| 1 | Nate Jackson (USA)
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Myles Martin (USA)
| 8 | Myles Martin (USA)
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Drew Foster (USA)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Burroughs vs. Valencia
| FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | November 14, 2020 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on November 14, 2020, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[15]
Background
Samy Moustafa was scheduled to face Cohlton Schultz in a Greco-Roman match,[16] however, the bout was scrapped later on.[17]
Results
| FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| 185 lbs | FS | Jordan Burroughs |
def. | Zahid Valencia |
8–5 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 67kg | FS | Evan Henderson |
def. |  Anthony Echemendia |
8–3 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 103kg | GR | G'Angelo Hancock |
def. | Alan Vera |
TF 9–0 | 1 | 1:23 | |
| 59kg | WFS | Alli Ragan |
def. | Lauren Louive |
TF 10–0 | 1 | 2:35 | |
| 160lbs | FS | Tyler Berger |
def. | Sammy Sasso |
8–2 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 62kg | WFS | Kayla Miracle |
def. |  Ana Godinez |
8–0 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 97kg | FS | Kollin Moore |
def. | Kyven Gadson |
Injury | 1 | 0:35 | |
RTC Cup
| FloWrestling: RTC Cup Presented by Titan Mercury Wrestling Club | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | December 4, 2020 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
The FloWrestling: RTC Cup presented by Titan Mercury Wrestling Club was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on December 4–5, 2020, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[18][19]
Background
This RTC Cup featured six top USA Regional Training Centers, with 200,000$ payouts on the line.[20]
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Combat (Cornell) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ohio RTC (Ohio State) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Jersey RTC (Princeton/Rutgers) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pool A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Round II
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Round III
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Keen Wrestling Club (Michigan) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gophers Wrestling Club (Minnesota) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfpack RTC (NC State) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Round II
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Round III
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Bracket and medal matches
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First-Place Match
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Third-Place Match
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Semifinals
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Fifth-Place Match
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Quarterfinals
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Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs
| Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 pounds | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | December 18, 2020 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
The Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on December 18, 2020, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[21]
Background
This 150-pound prize tournament's pay-outs consisted on 25,000$ for the champion, 15,000$ for the runner-up, 10,000$ for the third-placer, 5,000$ for the fourth-placer and 1,000$ for the fifth to eight placer.[22]
Brackets
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Bajrang Punia (IND)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pat Lugo (USA)
| 1 | Bajrang Punia (IND)
| 9 | |||||||||||
| Anthony Ashnault (USA)
| 6 | Anthony Ashnault (USA)
| 0 | |||||||||||
| Evan Henderson (USA)
| 6 | Bajrang Punia (IND)
| 8 | |||||||||||
| Jordan Oliver (USA)
| 4 | James Green (USA)
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Alec Pantaleo (USA)
| 4 | Alec Pantaleo (USA)
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Bryce Meredith (USA)
| 0 | James Green (USA)
| 4 | |||||||||||
| James Green (USA)
| 10 | |||||||||||||
SCRTC I
| Spartan Combat RTC Event I | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | January 8, 2021 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
The SCRTC I was an amateur wrestling event produced by the Spartan Combat Regional Training Center and FloWrestling that took place on January 8, 2021, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[23]
Results
| SCRTC I | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Main card | ||||||||
| 79kg | FS | Kyle Dake |
def. | David McFadden |
TF 11-0 | 2 | 0:39 | |
| 65kg | FS | Yianni Diakomihalis |
def. | Anthony Ashnault |
TF 10-0 | 2 | 1:38 | |
| 97kg | FS | Gabe Dean |
def. | Michael Macchiavello |
5-5 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 57kg | FS | Vito Arujau |
def. | Michael Colaiocco |
TF 10-0 | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Undercard | ||||||||
| FS | Ben Darmstadt |
def. | Khalil Shakur |
Fall | 1 | 0:33 | ||
| FS | Ryan Miller |
def. | Benny Gomez |
TF 11-1 | 2 | 1:18 | ||
| FS | Dom LaJoie |
def. | Dominic Chavez |
TF 13-3 | 2 | 0:45 | ||
| FS | Daniel Koll |
def. | Khalid Blankly |
TF 11-1 | 2 | 0:46 | ||
| FS | Anthony Artalona |
def. | Josh Saunders |
2-2 | 2 | 3:00 | ||
| FS | Chris Foca |
def. | Neil Antrassian |
TF 13-2 | 1 | 2:20 | ||
| FS | Jon Loew |
def. | Maximus Hale |
Fall | 2 | 2:10 | ||
| FS | Lewis Fernandes |
def. | Ben Goldin |
TF 14-4 | 2 | 1:15 | ||
| FS | Colton Yapoujian |
def. | Jackson Dean |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 2:57 | ||
| FS | Julian Ramirez |
def. | Sam Erwin |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 0:54 | ||
| FS | Hunter Richard |
def. | Matt Jenkins |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 1:32 | ||
| FS | Jacob Cardenas |
def. | Khalil Belk |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 0:32 | ||
| FS | Evan Henderson |
def. | Hai Siu |
TF 13-2 | 1 | 2:00 | ||
| FS | Scottie Boykin |
def. | Brandon Williams |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 1:20 | ||
| FS | Max Dean |
def. | Khalil Shakur |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 1:10 | ||
Mensah-Stock vs. Gray
| FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | January 9, 2021 |
| Venue | Omni Austin at Southpark |
| City | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Attendance | None (behind closed doors) |
FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray (originally FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor) was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on January 9, 2021, at the Omni Austin at Southpark on Austin, Texas, United States.[24][25] The headliner was scheduled to be a showdown between five-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs and '18 World Champion David Taylor, however, the bout was postponed, and what was the co-main event ('19 World Champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock vs. five-time World Champion Adeline Gray) was moved to the main event.[26]
Results
| FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| 76kg | WFS | Tamyra Mensah-Stock |
def. | Adeline Gray |
4-0 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 97kg | FS | J'den Cox |
def. | Hayden Zillmer |
6-2 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 152lbs | FS | James Green |
def. | Pat Lugo |
3-2 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 51kg | WFS | Emily Shilson |
def. | Erin Golston |
8-5 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 65kg | FS | Joey McKenna |
def. | Nahshon Garrett |
TF 12-2 | 2 | 1:59 | |
| 143lbs | FS | Ethan Lizak |
def. | Matt McDonough |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 1:37 | |
| 61kg | FS | Seth Gross |
def. | Zane Richards |
11-3 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 215lbs | FS | Nate Jackson |
def. | Wynn Michalak |
TF 12-1 | 2 | 0:57 | |
| 60kg | WFS | Ronna Heaton |
def. | Desiree Zavala |
10-8 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 155lbs | FS | Mitch McKee |
def. | Tristan Moran |
TF 11-1 | 1 | 2:15 | |
Burroughs vs. Taylor
| FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | FloWrestling |
| Date | January 13, 2021 |
| Venue | Unknown |
| City | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor was an amateur wrestling event produced by FloWrestling that took place on January 13, 2021, at an unknown venue on Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.[27]
Background
Originally the headliner for FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray, the match between five-time World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs and '18 World Champion David Taylor was scratched from the card on January 8, after Taylor was unable to travel to Austin, Texas, due to COVID-19 restrictions, thus postponing the event for four days later and changing the location to Lincoln, Nebraska.[26]
Results
| FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| 86kg | FS | David Taylor |
def. | Jordan Burroughs |
4-4 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 97kg | FS | J'den Cox |
def. | Nate Jackson |
6-1 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 65kg | FS | Joey McKenna |
def. | Seth Gross |
TF 10-0 | 1 | 1:31 | |
| 145lbs | FS (cadet) | Cody Chittum |
def. | Jordan Williams |
Fall | 1 | 1:52 | |
| 117lbs | WFS (cadet) | Sage Mortimer |
def. | Audrey Jimenez |
8-5 | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 116lbs | FS (U15) | Anthony Knox |
def. | Ben Davino |
11-6 | 2 | 3:00 | |
References
- 1 2 "Wrestling back in action on July 25: World Champions Kyle Dake and Frank Chamizo to lock horns". WrestlingTV. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "USA Wrestling suspends sanctioned events and National events though May 10". USA Wrestling. March 31, 2020. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020.
- ↑ "FloWrestling: Dake vs Chamizo – Wrestling Event – FloWrestling". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ↑ "Fight of Champions: World champ Kyle Dake takes a dig at Frank Chamizo ahead of their wrestling match". WrestlingTV. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "FloWrestling to host Dake-Chamizo; Taylor-Downey; Ashnault-Pletcher on July 25 in Austin". Team USA. June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Breaking: Due to Injury Anthony Ashnault is out of his match against Luke Pletcher on our July 25th card. We are currently looking for a replacement to compete against Luke Pletcher". Twitter. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Darrion Caldwell vs Luke Pletcher Added To July 25th Card". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "Jack Mueller vs Roman Bravo-Young Added To July 25th Card". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "Vito Arujau And Sammy Alvarez Will Wrestle On July 25th". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "Pat Downey is no longer on the card for the FloWrestling event on July 25th. We are currently looking for a replacement opponent for David Taylor". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ↑ "Myles Martin vs David Taylor Added To July 25th Card". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ↑ "Amateur Wrestling Block | Myles Martin Wins FLO-8 Man Challenge". Fight Game Media. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Martin dominant in winning Flo 8-Man Challenge at 195 pounds". InterMat. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ↑ "Shilson and Kilty win women's bouts on FloWrestling's Halloween card". Team USA. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Burroughs rallies to defeat Valencia in FloWrestling Main event". Team USA. November 14, 2020. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Olympic champ Jordan Burroughs returns to mat on Nov 14". WrestlingTV. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Alumni Zahid Valencia Set to Wrestle Olympian Jordan Burroughs". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Gopher Wrestling Club Places Sixth at RTC Cup". The Guillotine. 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ "Cliff Keen WC tops NJRTC/SERTC to win RTC Cup". InterMat. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ "FloWrestling: 2020 RTC Cup Presented by Titan Mercury Wrestling Club – Videos – FloWrestling". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Bajrang tops Green to win Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 pounds". InterMat. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ Duckworth, Seth (2020-10-04). "Jordan Oliver to Wrestle in $25,000 Tournament on FloWrestling". Pistols Firing. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Dake, Diakomihalis, Dean, Arujau win Main Card bouts on Spartan Combat Wrestling I". Team USA. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Tamyra Mensah-Stock shocks Adeline Gray in clash of the wrestling world champions". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ "Mensah-Stock downs Gray, Cox makes return in Flo event". InterMat. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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- ↑ "Taylor holds off Burroughs in FloWrestling event". InterMat. Retrieved 2021-01-14.