Hamlin downs Perry at inaugural Flo Premier League event alongside thrilling Who's #1 High School competition

Robert Hamlin at the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com Photo

Revenge will have to wait for Chris Perry as Robert Hamlin once again topped the two-time NCAA Champion 4-1 in the inaugural Flo Premier League match inside Grace Hall on the campus of Lehigh University Saturday night.


Hamlin, a two-time NCAA runner-up, trailed 1-0 early in the bout but was able to secure a takedown in both the second and third period to clinch his second victory against the cerebral Perry.


Perry and Hamlin squared off under a new set of hybrid rules utilized specifically for the FPL. These rules combine both aspects of freestyle and folkstyle wrestling including three three-minute periods, two-point takedowns, one-point pushouts, two-point reversals and both two and three point exposures.


The only other meeting between Hamlin and Perry came in the 2011 NCAA quarterfinals, with Hamlin emerging the victor by a 4-2 decision. The win sparked Hamlin to his first of two NCAA finals berths.


The FPL wasn’t the only marquee matchup on display this night as the second annual Who’s #1 dual featuring many of the top high school talents in the country delivered many star-studded performances.


2014 Cadet World Champion Mark Hall stifled 2014 Junior World Team member Anthony Valencia earning a solid 10-2 major decision victory in the “Co-Main Event” of the evening.


Four of the Who’s #1 bouts went into unlimited, sudden death overtime, with the most notable coming in the 120-pound battle between Nick Suriano and Daton Fix. After over 32 minutes of wrestling Suriano emerged victorious 3-1 in the longest recorded high school match in U.S. history.


Zahid Valencia took out Myles Martin by a 3-1 overtime decision in a battle of past Fargo champions.


Other notable Who’s #1 winners include 2013 Cadet World Bronze medalist Cade Olivas and 2013 Cadet National Greco-Roman Champion Larry Early and 2014 Junior National Freestyle Champion Bobby Steveson.

Flo Premier League Hamlin vs. Perry – Who’s #1 Results

October 18 at the Snake Pit, Lehigh University


Who’s #1

106 lbs. – Cade Olivas dec Gavin Teasdale 3-1

150 lbs. – Larry Early dec Joe Smith 7-5 OT

120 lbs. – Nick Suriano dec Daton Fix 3-1 OT

195 lbs. – Bobby Steveson dec Hunter Ritter 5-1

138 lbs. – Matt Kolodzik dec Ke-Shawn Hayes 4-0

152 lbs. – David Mcfadden dec Isaiah White 3-1 OT

132 lbs. – A.C. Headlee dec Mitchell McKee 5-3

126 lbs. – Kaid Brock dec Nick Piccininni 3-2

145 lbs. – Vincenzo Joseph dec Fredy Stroker 3-2

182 lbs. – Zahid Valencia dec Myles Martin 3-1 OT

170 lbs. – Mark Hall maj dec Anthony Valencia 10-2

Main Event - Flo Premier League

190 lbs. – Robert Hamlin dec Chris Perry 4-1