World Combat League

[Snakey]

The thing that shits me in the ufc is that as soon as one gets close to the other its, grab, hold and takedown and cuddle. I dont mind it when they actually do something like go for subs or ground and pound but when they just lie there scrambling to be on top of each other, its just fucking boring. I just wanna see these guys learn to throw a proper punch.

[Von Milash]

Yep. That about sums up the mma stand up game. If you try to hit a guy, he just holds on and wrestles you to the ground. But that's mma.

Both boxing and mma have their pros and cons.

[CGM]

mma is basically a streetfight for money. no wonder it's so popular. Everyone stops to watch a streetfight.

[Von Milash]

lol. not quite.

[CGM]

I was drunk when I made that post. I should stop doing that. But I don't think I'm too far from the truth. Of course is is not quite the same. It's pretty much a feestyle combat sport, with a few rules. Such as no knives, clubs, or brass knuckles. And no kicks to the balls. And there are limits as to how many times you can hit/kick your opponet when he's down.

[tkdboy]

the problem with mma is not that its soooo simple like a streetfight. Its that getting it right takes total dedication to the sport for years. only a select few to this point have mastered the sport in the way it was ment to be. GSP. SILVA. FADOR. PENN

In my opinion the WCL fighters need to work on there defence. It always seems like there just trading punches and hoping to win by volume.

[CGM]

fair enough tkdboy. You are only as good as the effort you put into it. It stands to reson that the people who dedicate their lives to it will become better and more skilled. And better at the subtleties. The harder you work the better you get.

Interesting point about WCL and defense. I'll have to pay more attention to that next time around.

[Von Milash]

the problem with mma is not that its soooo simple like a streetfight. Its that getting it right takes total dedication to the sport for years. only a select few to this point have mastered the sport in the way it was ment to be. GSP. SILVA. FADOR. PENN

In my opinion the WCL fighters need to work on there defence. It always seems like there just trading punches and hoping to win by volume.

Truth to both statements. Only now are we seeing guys in mma who are truly (I'm gonna sound like that idiot Rogan here...) "world class." Until recently it seemd that the champ was a big fish in a small pond. That is changing. Guys are becoming highly skilled.

Also, you are right about the second point. first off, those wcl fighters are lower exchelon kickboxers, IMO. They'd never survive on a world level like K1, and if they try to be counter punchers they'll be deducted points. I think this forces them to brawl a bit more than they'd like.