Agon, Worlds, Freestyle HELP

[YoungGun07]

I'm a long time wrestling fan, have had season tickets since I was a kid, been to NCAA's 7x, Big 10's, Midlands etc blah blah blah.

I know folkstyle very well.

However, I know very little about freestyle. I have my tickets to AGON V, and cannot wait to see some of the great matchups. I would enjoy it more if I knew some of the differences, what to watch for etc.

Can any of you help a newbie freestyle fan?

Thank you in advance!

 

[pablow]

Here are the main differences:
- just prior to the match, freestyle wrestlers are frisked for weapons by the refs; folkstyle has an honor system - guns and knifes are left at home.
- in folkstyle the crowd will either boo or cheer - sometimes both; in freestyle fans look at each other and ask "what happened?"
Other than that, they are the same.

 

[Fan In Black]

Originally posted by pablow:
Here are the main differences:
- just prior to the match, freestyle wrestlers are frisked for weapons by the refs; folkstyle has an honor system - guns and knifes are left at home.
- in folkstyle the crowd will either boo or cheer - sometimes both; in freestyle fans look at each other and ask "what happened?"
Other than that, they are the same.

 

[hawkster03]

Don't forget the Iranians and their duck calling ability. Man that's annoying.

 

[Spicolli]

Take a look at the linked article...

Click here

 

[LutherAce]

and ties aren't really ties...so even though the score is tied...there usually is a winner and a loser...sometimes they grab balls (hopefully their own and not their opponents, NTTIAWWT)

 

[GG121AND2]

Did I read somewhere that the AGON matches are a crossbreed?

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

I was thinking the undercard/ future Hawkeyes would wrestle folk and the pros wrestle freestyle. No clue though. Can't wait to be there with the family!

 

[HawkTalk3]

Originally posted by GG121AND2:
Did I read somewhere that the AGON matches are a crossbreed?

Nope, it should be all freestyle. No hybrid, so these matches actually count for something.

 

[HawkTalk3]

Originally posted by Menace Sockeyes:

I was thinking the undercard/ future Hawkeyes would wrestle folk and the pros wrestle freestyle. No clue though. Can't wait to be there with the family!

Pretty sure the high school guys are wrestling free as well, at least that is the impression I got when the Mejia match was first announced.

 

[MSU158]

http://www.agonwc.com/?page_id=188




RULES FOR AGON WC ARE GOVERNED BY OFFICIAL FREESTYLE RULES OF UNITED WORLD WRESTLING

- BOUT CONSISTS OF TWO THREE MINUTE PERIODS WITH 30 SECOND BREAK BETWEEN PERIODS
- WINNER IS DECLARED BY ADDITION OF POINTS AT THE END OF REGULAR TIME
- EVIDENT TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OF 10 POINTS AUTOMATICALLY LEADS TO VICTORY AND TO END OF THE BOUT
- FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RULES PLEASE SEE FOLLOWING LINK

http://content.themat.com/forms/Rulebook.pdf

 

[NEHawk33]

Spicolli,

I believe those are the old rules for Freeco (before the FILA update a few years ago). I believe that TD's are now worth 2pts and technical superiority (tech fall) is achieved when you have a 10pt lead. Also don't have to win 2 out of 3 periods anymore, it's cumulative scoring in both periods.

 

[HAWKMANN]

Originally posted by LutherAce:
and ties aren't really ties...so even though the score is tied...there usually is a winner and a loser...sometimes they grab balls (hopefully their own and not their opponents, NTTIAWWT)

Oh, so it is exactly like folkstyle in that regard?

 

[pumpdog20]

Originally posted by pablow:
Here are the main differences:
- just prior to the match, freestyle wrestlers are frisked for weapons by the refs; folkstyle has an honor system - guns and knifes are left at home.
- in folkstyle the crowd will either boo or cheer - sometimes both; in freestyle fans look at each other and ask "what happened?"
Other than that, they are the same.

LOL, spot on!