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5 rounders favor point fighters, fighters can take a round off, where in a 3 rounder you can't really afford to.
5 rounders make fighters more timid and focus on energy conservation because they know that it could potentially go 5 rounds. In 3 round fights, if someone gets rocked, they are more likely to go for the finish because the contest doesn't last nearly 30 minutes.
5 rounders are bad for fighter longevity. We have all seen countless examples of this. Even if the fighter wins by first round stoppage, the training camp for a 5 rounder destroys your body. Its twice the sparring, twice the cardio.
3 rounders are more action packed. Fighters do not have to pace themselves as much and can afford to do more high energy takedowns like a suplex or a slam. In striking they can do more explosive strikes like wheel kicks and high kicks which you don't see nearly as much in 5 round fights. I
3 rounders on average will allow fighters to have longer careers. You get to see more of your favorite fighters. Many times after a 5 round war, fighters start to take more time off between their fights. The money and rankings are a factor, but its also because they are taking more damage in the 5 round fights and training camps. Fighters would be more active if all the fights were 3 rounds.
To those who say lay and pray would be more viable, this is incorrect. You might get away with it for one or two fights, but as soon as you lose, you would get cut just like Jared Rosholt, or just having a boring style in general like Theodorou. All the classic 5 rounders would be just as exciting packed into 3 rounds.
Its not the 5 rounds making it better, its the fact that its often a title fight between the top fighters in the division.
5 rounders make fighters more timid and focus on energy conservation because they know that it could potentially go 5 rounds. In 3 round fights, if someone gets rocked, they are more likely to go for the finish because the contest doesn't last nearly 30 minutes.
5 rounders are bad for fighter longevity. We have all seen countless examples of this. Even if the fighter wins by first round stoppage, the training camp for a 5 rounder destroys your body. Its twice the sparring, twice the cardio.
3 rounders are more action packed. Fighters do not have to pace themselves as much and can afford to do more high energy takedowns like a suplex or a slam. In striking they can do more explosive strikes like wheel kicks and high kicks which you don't see nearly as much in 5 round fights. I
3 rounders on average will allow fighters to have longer careers. You get to see more of your favorite fighters. Many times after a 5 round war, fighters start to take more time off between their fights. The money and rankings are a factor, but its also because they are taking more damage in the 5 round fights and training camps. Fighters would be more active if all the fights were 3 rounds.
To those who say lay and pray would be more viable, this is incorrect. You might get away with it for one or two fights, but as soon as you lose, you would get cut just like Jared Rosholt, or just having a boring style in general like Theodorou. All the classic 5 rounders would be just as exciting packed into 3 rounds.
Its not the 5 rounds making it better, its the fact that its often a title fight between the top fighters in the division.
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