That was awesome. Tony's brother running onto the mat for a hug and his corner going absolutely nuts.
Agon results
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Pico is good, but he is extremely limited on offense. If he can't snap you down he can't score. I thought Brent might score another takedown, but that was about what I expected.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure he'll be in wrestling long enough for us to see his true potential. Definitely a talent
Dear God, man. Have you ever wrestled in your life? This isn't college anymore and this isn't folk style. He just beat a guy who has shown he is one of the nation's best and who has also beat some of the world's best. Go play your X-Box.
I think Pico got his point when Brent got put on the clock and didn't score.
Brent got a TD for 2, 1 for the head slaps, and I thought he got the other when PIco didn't score when he got put on the clock.
The announcers didn't do a great job of announcing who was getting warned for inactivity and who and when the wrestlers were put on the clock - and the ref wasn't always easy to see/follow with his hand signals.
Brent got a TD for 2, 1 for the head slaps, and I thought he got the other when PIco didn't score when he got put on the clock.
The announcers didn't do a great job of announcing who was getting warned for inactivity and who and when the wrestlers were put on the clock - and the ref wasn't always easy to see/follow with his hand signals.
My thoughts as well clw. It's almost like work trying to figure out the scoring. Probably the single greatest reason why I stick strickly with folk.
Far too many delays for challenges. Totally killed the atmosphere, IMO.
Kemerer had a pretty good challenge, though. Not sure how they ruled it in his favor, but his challenge at the end won him the match. Still, way too much waiting around for the refs to make up their minds.
Kemerer had a pretty good challenge, though. Not sure how they ruled it in his favor, but his challenge at the end won him the match. Still, way too much waiting around for the refs to make up their minds.
The scoring is usually pretty easy to figure out - especially in Metcalf's match. It was a bit difficult to follow the ref and the announcers did not do a very good job of explaining passivity or when the wrestlers were put on the clock.
Now when you get into mad scrambles with wrestlers exposing their backs, it can get pretty subjective as to who initiated/caused the exposure like in DSJ's match or at the end of Kemerer's match.
The time for video review was ridiculous though. The announcers didn't really explain that if you lose the review, you lose a point either.
The event would have been better for the typically folk watching wrestling fan if they would have explained the freestyle rules a bit better or, even better, had a couple of videos of famous wrestlers explaining/showing how the scoring in freestyle works. Missed opportunity to turn some freestyle haters into freestyle lovers IMO. I didn't like to watch the old freestyle wrestling, but since the new rule changes, it is pretty entertaining and exciting - especially since folk is turning into a bore.
Great points, Jack. A good scoreboard with wrestlers' names on it would have helped. It was often unclear whose score was whose. Also, Scott Casber does a nice job of PA, I think, but it would have been helpful if he'd interjected brief explanations like "Pico is now no the shot clock -- Metcalf will be awarded a point if he doesn't score in 30 seconds," etc. Like a football PA announcer explaining penalties, announcing down and distance, etc. -- would have been very helpful for the fans to keep up and remain engaged.
