▁total ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁fall " ▁( us ually ▁r anging ▁from ▁one ▁half - second ▁to ▁about ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁seconds ). ▁Then ▁either ▁the ▁judge ▁or ▁the ▁mat ▁chairman ▁conc urs ▁with ▁the ▁ref eree ▁that ▁a ▁fall ▁is ▁made ; ▁if ▁the ▁ref eree ▁does ▁not ▁indicate ▁a ▁fall , ▁and ▁the ▁fall ▁is ▁valid , ▁the ▁judge ▁and ▁the ▁mat ▁chairman ▁can ▁con cur ▁together ▁and ▁announ ce ▁the ▁fall . ▁A ▁fall ▁ends ▁the ▁match ▁entirely ▁regardless ▁of ▁when ▁it ▁occurs . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁for ▁the ▁K ids ▁fre est yle ▁and ▁Gre co - R oman ▁wrest ling ▁division ▁( w rest lers ▁ages ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 4 ) ▁in ▁compet itions ▁spons ored ▁by ▁USA ▁Wrestling , ▁it ▁is ▁specified ▁that ▁a ▁fall ▁must ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁two ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Win ▁by ▁technical ▁superior ity ▁( also ▁called ▁" techn ical ▁fall " ): ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁fall ▁is ▁not ▁secured ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁match , ▁a ▁wrest ler ▁can ▁win ▁a ▁period ▁simply ▁by ▁points . ▁If ▁one ▁wrest ler ▁g ains ▁an ▁eight - point ▁lead ▁over ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁at ▁any ▁break ▁in ▁continuous ▁action , ▁he ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁technical ▁superior ity . ▁ ▁Win ▁by ▁decision : ▁If ▁neither ▁wrest ler ▁ach ieves ▁either ▁a ▁fall ▁or ▁technical ▁superior ity , ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁who ▁scored ▁more ▁points ▁during ▁the ▁match ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁winner . ▁If ▁the ▁score ▁is