I don't mind watching UFC or World Combat, but as we all know nothing compares to boxing. When someone questions how I can religiously follow boxing but tend to only watch Mixed Martial Arts sparingly, the answer is fairly simple. It's the same reason why no one watches college wrestling when it is on tv, about 90% of the time it is two sweaty dudes laying on each other.
Hahahaha, well the only way "two sweaty dudes" will be "laying on each other" in the WCL is if there is a double-KO. Remember, no groudwork in the WCL! It does keep the pace of the match going, that's for sure...
I've seen it a few times this season and there are some brutal KOs. If you like kickboxing and like KO's then check it out sometime. There are a few good fights on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=val1ss&p=d
Anything by Jason Bourelly or Raymond Daniels is top notch. Those guys can really move.
i would wayyyy rather watch this then UFC! UFC sucks its just 2 guys gettin into a street fight until one of them gets tired and lays on the other 1.
Not to mention that you are guaranteed to see a couple of KOs in each WCL event. They currently boast a 35% KO rate - more than any other sport. So that about 3 KOs per game.
mma fighters do know how to strike but what about those idiots who grab you and try and take you down. mma fighters are trained for every situation of fighting. a striker is useless against a person who would grab them and take them down.
You seemed confused. This is a sport, not self-defense. This is not meant to simulate a "street fight" nor is it designed to be self defense. It's just a striking sport with rules like any other game. Now I can certianly understand that some people prefer grappling and thus would prefer the UFC or EXC, and if that is the case then the WCL is probably not for you.
But the truth is that K-1 isn't making any effort in the US (no K-1 MAX in Las Vegas and they don't even show the K-1 re-runs on FSN anymore). The WCL is only org right now that is putting kickboxers on national TV and giving them thier payday. As long as it's being promoted positively, I can't hate on it.
Cheers!
K-1 Max >
No one on their roster will be even close to Buakaw, Souwer, or Masato in terms of world-class striking skills.
True. The org is still pretty new and only attracting lower level fighters for the most part. But there have been a couple of UFC guys go through there. And of course the WCL has it's poster boy Raymond "The Real Deal" Daniels:
And I really can't hate on them since ultimately they are giving fighters a payday and they are putting them on national television. Plus they are at least trying to improve and evolve their product.