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Originally Posted by subgenius
It should be remembered that the WCL is a team sport that has to have a point system. They cannot waste time with 12-round kickboxing matches that bore people to death. If they did that, then one event would last all night and all day. Nobody, and I mean nobody, will watch that. But, I posted the point system above. It is NOT one-point per punch or kick or any of that BS.
The winner gets five points from each judge plus any penalty points. The loser gets four points or less. It's one round of fast paced action. They do that so that they can show an entire event on a single one-hour TV show. You get 12 to 14 fights in an hour. Not one or two fights an hour like on the old ISKA TV shows on ECSN or one fight per half-hour on the K-1 TV shows on ESPN2. And, those fights are mostly boring.
Look, WCL is not the best of all the combat promotions. It's likely not the best kickboxing for you hard core purists. But, it's entertaining. I liked watching it. For me, that trumps all the hyped up stuff we get normally in the world of kickboxing (excluding real true Muay Thai in Thailand).
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Hey, if it is what it took to get you back into kickboxing, thats a good thing. TRY and find some K-1 World MAX, its mostly smaller guys from 155-170ish lbs and alot more exciting than the HW K-1 WGP. The old ESPN2 K-1 shows are all HW fighters and a majority of these are from USA GP events where the true stars of K-1 werent fighting, or focus on the freakshow fights such as Bob Sapp.
Most kickboxing matches are 3rd Ext2, meaning that it is set for 3 3 minute rounds, but if the judges deem it a draw, there are up to two extra rounds.. rarely do you see an Ext3 match.
Honestly though, your best bet for good kickboxing is to watch some Shootboxing events, or Standing Vale Tudo as it is promoted.. Muay Thai rules minus elbows, with throws.. if the throw is exciting enough and not just a trip (such as a judo throw or a back suplex) the ref yells SHOOT, and the thrower is awarded an extra point.. so you NEVER see a dull clinch.. standing submissions are also allowed, although rare they do happen. Think San-Shou rules without the constant flailing scissor kicks and pauses in action to stand both fighters back up, and thats Shootboxing.
There is a user on youtube that is a friend of mine who has a ton of Shootboxing stuff up (and owes me credit for some of it
) named ILoveKatamari.. look him up and you can find lots of good action from AJKF and Shootboxing
