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Border wars are always fun. Add in the some of the nation's top talent and send the proceeds to an awesome charity and you've got the makings of an amazing event. 

The Pinning Down Autism All-Star Duals were founded by New York native Jason Bross, whose foundation helps lend support to children with autism and their families. After his son was diagnosed with autism, Bross made it his life's work to raise awareness for the mental condition through amateur wrestling events, highlighted by the Pinning Down Autism Foundation's annual tournament.

The lineups are in, and they are loaded. Check out a few of the best matchups heading into the Saturday, April 8, event at Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey.

113: Greg Diakomihalis (NY) vs. No. 8 Antonio Mininno (NJ)

The battle between these reigning state champions is compelling for a few reasons. First, is the contrast in their styles. Antonio Minnino can hand fight anyone into submission. He'll take a handful of sweep singles, but he's great at getting an angle from short offense. Greg Diakomihalis' ability to come out on top of a scramble is probably his best attribute. If Mininno decides to pull the trigger on one of those single legs, he had better make sure that his position is solid. Mininno did just that against Jaret Lane from Pennsylvania this past weekend in the finals of FloNationals.

126:  Nick Raimo (NJ) vs Julian Clebove (PA) 

This one makes me smile. Clebove, like most Lehigh Valley kids, is very accustomed to coming out on top of a scramble. What makes the Raimo match up so interesting is that Raimo can score a ton of different ways without even touching his opponent's legs. So the question is can Clebove drag Raimo down to the mat and get him to roll around or will Raimo be able to keep his legs and elbows to himself and staying short offense where he's comfortable. 

132: No. 1 Vito Arujau (NY) vs. Ghianni Ghione (NJ) 

What I'm about to say about Vito Arujau has no bearing on Ghianni Ghione. The New Jersey native is a good wrestler from a great family, and the future is extremely bright for this young man on and off the mat. Disclaimers aside, Arujau is operating on a very different level right now. He's worth the price of admission. Arujau's wrestling prowess is a result of a couple of factors. First, he's obviously a product of his father, Vougar, a former World and Olympic medalist from the former Soviet Union. That's where the cool, calm, technique-based version of Vito comes from. The other major contributor to Vito's style is the state of New York. As far as I can remember, New York has always had hard-nosed kids who weren't afraid to push the hand-fighting battle to places that most wrestlers don't want to go. It's the combination of the two styles that makes Arujau one of the best age-level wrestlers in the world.

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