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Originally Posted by Saul Good
If fighting from your back is such a disadvantage, then fighters shouldn't need points for getting their opponent into that position. They should just beat the crap out of their opponent once they get him on his back.
What next? Do you give points out for throwing punches that get blocked?
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And Saul touches on the problem. Judges already give hypothetical points for a takedown, regardless of whether the fighter does anything with it once he has his opponent on the ground. It's the reason you'll see a stand up battle going on, and if it's a close round, one guy will shoot in for a takedown close to the end of the round in order to score 'points' with the judges to steal the round.