2016 Who's #1Sep 21, 2016 by Kyle Bratke
#1 Daton Fix, #2 Austin Gomez Set To Meet At Who's #1
#1 Daton Fix, #2 Austin Gomez Set To Meet At Who's #1
Top ranked Daton Fix lays his No. 1 ranking on the line against second ranked Austin Gomez at Who's #1
As the Who's #1 card nears completion, we have one more exciting match to announce. Top-ranked Daton Fix will take on No. 2 Austin Gomez inside the Snakepit. Watch Who's #1 LIVE on Sunday, October 2, at 5 PM (EST).
Fix will make his third appearance at Who's #1, fresh off an incredible performance at Junior Worlds where he brought home a bronze medal. Fix is also a cadet world bronze medalist. In his prior appearances at Who's #1, Fix took part in the longest high school match of all time with Nick Suriano and handled Rudy Yates last year. Fix is also a three-time Oklahoma state champion and a former Fargo champion.
Watch Fix win a junior world bronze medal:
Iowa State commit Austin Gomez will make his first appearance inside the Snakepit, following his title win at Fargo. Gomez is already a two-time Illinois state champ and was a double Pan-American cadet champion last summer.
Watch Gomez win another Fargo title:
These two are no strangers to each other. They met in the Junior World Team Trial finals, and Fix took the series in straight matches. Expect a much closer contest in folkstyle.
Watch Match 2 between Fix and Gomez:
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Confirmed Match-Ups:
120: #2 Gavin Teasdale vs #3 Jordan Decatur
126: #3 Roman Bravo-Young vs. #4 Nick Raimo
132: #1 Daton Fix vs #2 Austin Gomez
138: #2 Nick Lee vs #4 Sammy Sasso
145: #2 Jarod Verkleeren vs #3 Kaden Gfeller
152: #1 David Carr vs #2 Cam Coy
160: #1 Brady Berge vs #2 Shane Griffith
170: #1 Mikey Labriola vs #3 Travis Wittlake
182: #2 Michael Beard vs #3 Jelani Embree
61kg: Tony Ramos vs Cody Brewer