Is the stand-up rule in effect to prolong matches?

[spacetime]

Or is it to try and give strikers more of a chance? Maurice Smith comically won some fights against wrestlers due to this rule, when he would have been dead in a real fight....

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It's to make sure people will still want to watch fights.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

To prevent people lying on top of their opponent purely for a rest

 

[Chomsky Honk]

The idea is that if there is a lot of stalling happening on the ground, more action will take place if the fight was reset to standing. I don't like the rule because I believe in the mentality of "if you can't get up and you are on the bottom, tough shit". Also, boring standup fights happen all the time. If you want fights to be more exciting, the judging criteria should be adjusted to reward effective aggression and damage.

 

[TruthHurts001]

If you've ever watched a "wrestle-fuck" match...then you know the answer.

 

[snackgod]

Or is it to try and give strikers more of a chance? Maurice Smith comically won some fights against wrestlers due to this rule, when he would have been dead in a real fight....

it to stop boring fights. do u really enjoy gsp laying on someone for 5 mins in a round. did you enjoy Woodley laying on maia for 5 mins.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Just watch Dan Severn’s early ufc fights and you’ll see why..

 

[DS66]

They should have "get downs" if nothing is happening in the standup, like in Wonderboy/Till and Usman/Maia. Makes just as much logical sense as stand-ups.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

It's to prevent stalling.

 

[HHJ]

The guy from the bottom can wrap up the guy and hold on forever.

 

[HIMBOB]

it to stop boring fights. do u really enjoy gsp laying on someone for 5 mins in a round. did you enjoy Woodley laying on maia for 5 mins.

Was it better than the WoodleyThompsons?

 

[spacetime]

it to stop boring fights. do u really enjoy gsp laying on someone for 5 mins in a round. did you enjoy Woodley laying on maia for 5 mins.

It's IMO an unfair penalty to the wrestler who would have won 100 times out of 100 in a real fight, especially submission wrestlers who need time to work their way around shit. Think about it.

 

[spacetime]

The guy from the bottom can wrap up the guy and hold on forever.

No he can't, he will eventually gass.

 

[HHJ]

No he can't, he will eventually gass.

He can do it long enough where they need to break that shit up.

 

[Rvd Slmr]

Old vale tudo fights had their fair share of atrocious moments with 25 straight minutes of being stuck in guard, with both dudes waiting for the other to make a mistake.

 

[spacetime]

Not only would strikers been dead in those fights, but they would have been dead several times over. Gloves also favour the striker, harder to choke them out with gloves.

 

[snackgod]

Was it better than the WoodleyThompsons?

I get wrestling not exciting but I wont cry online that wrestling should be banned cause it boring

It's IMO an unfair penalty to the wrestler who would have won 100 times out of 100 in a real fight, especially submission wrestlers who need time to work their way around shit. Think about it.

 

[awymore]

They should have "get downs" if nothing is happening in the standup, like in Wonderboy/Till and Usman/Maia. Makes just as much logical sense as stand-ups.

There's really no logical reason not to. This is what they do in college wrestling at the beginning of the second and third periods.

 

[froggyluv]

do damage or get woke

 

[spacetime]

do damage or get woke

Has nothing to do with that. It's stand-up next round no matter how much damage you inflict.