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subgenius · 06-19-2007, 01:42 AM

I have been watching the kickboxing promotion known as the World Combat League on the Versus channel. I have to admit that I have been impressed with the production values and with the fights. The rules in the WCL are very impressive in many ways. Almost all of the rules force the fighters to fight. It is actually a penalty when a fighter simply tries to fight a defensive fight.

The points for each fight are all important for the team in the end, so getting penalties for pulling a Mark Hommick and running away from the opponent (as Homminick did in the Gurgel fight) will hurt the team. Passivity gets a penalty point. That forces the fighters to fight.

Also, they have an interesting leg kick rule. A fighter in a match must throw a combination with the leg kick. So, they cannot plan on just leg kicking an opponent during the whole fight. They are again forced to fight. They are forced to throw combinations and dynamic techniques.

The matches are also interesting in that they are each one three-minute round. The shows are set up in two halfs. Each team has six fighters and all six will fight in each half of the team match-up. So, that means each fighter fights two matches with each match being three minutes. The rules force the fighters to fight, so those three minutes are very active and explosive.

And, I have noticed MMA fighters showing up over in the WCL. Remember Danni Abbadi? LOL. He's in the WCL. Pete Sprat? He fights in the WCL. Guy Mezger? Yep, he's there too as a team coach.

I have to say, Chuck Norris put together a pretty good MA promotion. I thought I would hate it. But, I found the fights to be exciting.

06-19-2007, 01:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
subgenius Artes Marciales Mezclados Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bobstown, USA Posts: 7,819 Points: 121,643 Bank: 1,100,000 Total Points: 1,221,643 Donate	WCL: Not too shabby... I have been watching the kickboxing promotion known as the World Combat League on the Versus channel. I have to admit that I have been impressed with the production values and with the fights. The rules in the WCL are very impressive in many ways. Almost all of the rules force the fighters to fight. It is actually a penalty when a fighter simply tries to fight a defensive fight. The points for each fight are all important for the team in the end, so getting penalties for pulling a Mark Hommick and running away from the opponent (as Homminick did in the Gurgel fight) will hurt the team. Passivity gets a penalty point. That forces the fighters to fight. Also, they have an interesting leg kick rule. A fighter in a match must throw a combination with the leg kick. So, they cannot plan on just leg kicking an opponent during the whole fight. They are again forced to fight. They are forced to throw combinations and dynamic techniques. The matches are also interesting in that they are each one three-minute round. The shows are set up in two halfs. Each team has six fighters and all six will fight in each half of the team match-up. So, that means each fighter fights two matches with each match being three minutes. The rules force the fighters to fight, so those three minutes are very active and explosive. And, I have noticed MMA fighters showing up over in the WCL. Remember Danni Abbadi? LOL. He's in the WCL. Pete Sprat? He fights in the WCL. Guy Mezger? Yep, he's there too as a team coach. I have to say, Chuck Norris put together a pretty good MA promotion. I thought I would hate it. But, I found the fights to be exciting. __________________ Gooner FTW! BJ Penn stole my SHOE!!!