[unishark]

I don't know, it's a sport that's supposed to test athletes against each other in certain skill sets. Finding ways to win with less exertion and less athletic (i.e., less risky) moves is sort of hacking the game and losing the point. If a guy came at you with a sword in real life (not sure how often this happens but still), you can't necessarily count on being able to get them to agree to rest for a round.

[whall6]

Ya maybe they should change the rule to: whoever loses has to die. To make it more like real life.

[unishark]

I don't know that the lack of this particular feature is contrived to make matches more entertaining for the fans.