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According to MMA Junkie, the Nevada State Athletic Commission will be looking to fine tune their ruleset when they convene on August 17th. NSAC has provided a copy of the potential changes here. Among the changes, NSAC proposes to increase leniency with regards to length of bouts. Here's the text (bold indicates proposed change):
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Post #1 7/27/09 4:39:45PM
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Twenty20Dollars
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I dont know if I would like that. Maybe for some fights but very few fights.
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Post #2 7/27/09 5:09:19PM
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lohmann
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It would make sense for every main event, for a title or not, to be five rounds. There are some other fights upcoming that should get this nod as well (although, unfortunately, this will not happen in time). Silva vs. Griffin stands out; one's a current champion and the other is having his first fight since losing the light heavyweight title, so it seems awkward for these two who have fought for at least the last year in 25-minute contests to get one here.
I think this being localized to Nevada may confuse a lot of audiences. Hopefully it works at the big MMA events so that the idea of five-round non-title fights passes everywhere.
Good move by the NSAC. 
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Post #3 7/27/09 5:14:03PM
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Aether
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I think it's a bad idea. It would be like going back to the old system of one incredibly long boring round. Shortening the time allotted for the fight forces the fighters to push the action.
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Post #4 7/27/09 5:14:30PM
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scobac
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This is good in some cases but only in hindsight when it's close after the fight, you cant just assume a fight (big names or not) is going to need 10 more minutes. I think it gives fighters more time to do less, conserve energy to make it five rounds and eek out a decision, im yawning just thinking about it. Not to mention less fghts on ppv, might be giving up two great fights for one snoozer.
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Post #5 7/27/09 5:32:03PM
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Like Ive said in the past I believe something like this to be the right move for several reasons.
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Post #6 7/27/09 5:49:18PM
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Giant_Ochai
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It's about time. Three rounds doesn't do it for me when the world's best fighters are competing. Seven round title fights should also be implemented.
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Post #7 7/27/09 6:21:20PM
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Posted by Giant_Ochai
It's about time. Three rounds doesn't do it for me when the world's best fighters are competing. Seven round title fights should also be implemented.
Seven rounds..... ?
I hope you are just joking, even if your not the idea made me chuckle. 
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Post #8 7/27/09 6:31:14PM
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Wolfenstein
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I like it. It seems like a lot of Main events have been ending in decisions--some of them controversial. I like to see a decisive winner in a main event--so way to go Nevada!
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Post #9 7/27/09 6:45:12PM
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xdanish020
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That is stupid, end of story.
5 rounds should be left for title fights.
3 rounds should be left for non-title fights.
The athletic commission is going to screw everything up.
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Post #10 7/27/09 7:00:59PM
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bootyclause
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honestly, i thin k mma is the best sport out there but I would have to say that fights that are boring usually go the distance. So though there have been many classics to go a full 3 rounds you are generally making the slowest fights 10 minutes longer for no reason.
Also, you are guaranteed to lose at lesat 1 fight from every tv card you see - and that would be bad.
no real upside to this, i love 3 rounds.
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Post #11 7/27/09 7:11:10PM
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Posted by xdanish020
That is stupid, end of story.
5 rounds should be left for title fights.
3 rounds should be left for non-title fights.
The athletic commission is going to screw everything up.
Absolutely agree. I say the only non-title fights that should be 5 rounds are special fights or catchweight fights like Wandy/Franklin, GSP/Silva, ect...
In those scenerio's, I can see a reason for having them at 5 rounds. I would have loved to seen Wandy/Franklin 5 rounds.
Also, the increase in 5 rounds fights will decrese the number of aired fights. Most exciting 5 round fights dont go 5 rounds, I for sure dont want to watch a boring 5 round fight. Could you imagine a alib Stanres fight ( well run) for 5 minutes?
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Post #12 7/27/09 8:01:22PM
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i dont wanna see every single lightweight fight go 25 mins. like someone said, only main events and possibly if it was a close 3 round fight
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Post #13 7/27/09 8:02:14PM
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I don't see a problem with it. Lot of fights I would have rather been 5 rounds and not 3. I agree with everything the writer said and think this will help push the sport even more towards main stream.
His point are very sound.
More decisive finishes - The more time the guys have to fight the better the chance are for someone finishing the fight.
Less importance per round - This will help a little with problems MMA has been having with judging.
More quality at the top of the cards - Think of all the fights that ended at the 3rd and you wish they could have keep fighting.
Franklin vs Henderson
Franklin vs Silva
Condit/Kampmann
Chuck vs Silva
GSP vs BJ Penn 1
Griffin vs Bonnar
Machida vs Tito
Griffin vs Tito
Chuck vs Jardine
Marquardt vs Leites
Lawler vs Lytle
Sanchez vs Guida
Sanchez vs Parisyan
Sanchez vs Diaz
and there is a ton more fights I would have loved to have been 5 rounds.
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Post #14 7/27/09 8:28:07PM
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Posted by telnights
I don't see a problem with it. Lot of fights I would have rather been 5 rounds and not 3. I agree with everything the writer said and think this will help push the sport even more towards main stream.
His point are very sound.
More decisive finishes - The more time the guys have to fight the better the chance are for someone finishing the fight.
Less importance per round - This will help a little with problems MMA has been having with judging.
More quality at the top of the cards - Think of all the fights that ended at the 3rd and you wish they could have keep fighting.
Franklin vs Henderson
Franklin vs Silva
Condit/Kampmann
Chuck vs Silva
GSP vs BJ Penn 1
Griffin vs Bonnar
Machida vs Tito
Griffin vs Tito
Chuck vs Jardine
Marquardt vs Leites
Lawler vs Lytle
Sanchez vs Guida
Sanchez vs Parisyan
Sanchez vs Diaz
and there is a ton more fights I would have loved to have been 5 rounds.
you cant foresee this, it's all hindsight (come on 20/20), those fights would have been great 25mins but you can predict that otherwise your just taking a chance.
"I don't see a problem with it. Lot of fights I would have rather been 5 rounds and not 3. I agree with everything the writer said and think this will help push the sport even more towards main stream."
Last edited 7/27/09 8:45PM by scobac
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