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United Wrestling Group Announces AGON 1
Inaugural AGON event set for October 27, 2013 in Las Vegas
The AGON Wrestling Championship Series is owned, and operated by the United Wrestling Group, LLC. The United Wrestling Group, LLC was formed by a group of individual investors with the common goal of creating a sustainable professional wrestling organization.
On Sunday October 27, 2013, AGON Wrestling Championships presents AGON 1. The inaugural event will take place in conjunction with one of the largest and most intense your tournaments in the United States. The NUWAY Southwest Kickoff Classic takes play at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas October 25-27. The AGON 1 event will take place during the finals of the ‘FREAK SHOW’.
AGON 1 will debut with elite matches featuring some of the most successful US Team members, NCAA Wrestlers, and MMA fighters in recent years. All eight wrestlers display the type of exciting, fierce, and non-stop styles of which AGON Wrestling Championships are focused on.
The feature bout will bring together two wrestlers who display ‘wide-open’ and ‘unpredictable’ styles of wrestling, a combined 8 All-American honors, and 4 National Championships. 2008 US Olympian and MMA fights, Funkmaster Ben Askren, will face recent National Champion Quentin Wright and his always high flying style in a Light Heavyweight match.
Former US Team member and 3x National Champion, the technical juggernaut Stephen Abas, will take on 4x All-American, the East Lansing strangler Nick Simmons, and his unorthodox style in a Light Weight bout.
In a Light Heavyweight bout, MMA fighter and 2x All-American, Aaron Simpson faces off against Jay Borchell who won a National Championship and was a 2x All-American.
Rounding out the event is a Middle Weight bout featuring Jordan Oliver against Lance Palmer. Palmer is a MMA tiger and was a 4x American. Oliver just capped off a highly successful collegiate career becoming a 2x National Champion and 4x All-American.
FREAK SHOW HS Elite Finals will start at 3:00 PM. AGON 1 will begin at 5:00 PM.
Ticket Pricing
PPV – $20 available at FLOWRESTLING.com
General Admission & VIP seats AGONwc.com
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The MatBoss Podcast Episode 34: Gerry Abas
Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
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Stephen Abas named head coach at Fresno High School
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Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
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Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
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2019 CIF State Wrestling Championships Schedule
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Registration/Workout 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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