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There's a lot less of it these days, but I think some of it comes from the refereeing.
The ref's are less tolerant of fighters putting on a shitfest. It used to be a regular thing for people to be stalling for minutes at a time and for there to be heavy sustained booing from the crowd.
Usually with Rogan crying about how amazing it is, and it's like watching a chess-match; which we all know is an extremely exciting spectator sport.
These days the referees are more aware. If they see a fighter using dominant positions just to rest they normally only give them a few seconds before warning them and then initiating a stand-up.
The ref's are less tolerant of fighters putting on a shitfest. It used to be a regular thing for people to be stalling for minutes at a time and for there to be heavy sustained booing from the crowd.
Usually with Rogan crying about how amazing it is, and it's like watching a chess-match; which we all know is an extremely exciting spectator sport.
These days the referees are more aware. If they see a fighter using dominant positions just to rest they normally only give them a few seconds before warning them and then initiating a stand-up.