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World Combat League

Index World Combat League

The World Combat League (WCL) was a full contact, team-based kickboxing promotion. [1]

18 relations: Andreas Spång, Boxing, Chidi Njokuani, Chuck Norris, Clinch fighting, Contact sport, Felice Herrig, Grappling, Karate, Kickboxing, Knockout, NBCSN, Raymond Daniels (martial artist), Stephen Thompson (fighter), Takedown (grappling), Throw (grappling), Uriah Hall, Youtoo America.

Andreas Spång

Andreas Christian Spång (born November 7, 1978) is a Swedish professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who most recently competed in the Heavyweight division.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Godson Njoku-Ani (born December 31, 1988) is an American-Nigerian former Muay Thai kickboxer and current professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.

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Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter.

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Clinch fighting

Clinch fighting is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are grappling in a clinch, typically using clinch holds.

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Contact sport

Contact sports are sports that emphasize or require physical contact between players.

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Felice Herrig

Felice Nicole Herrig (born September 18, 1984) is an American kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist.

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Grappling

In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Kickboxing

Kickboxing is a group of stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate mixed with boxing.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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NBCSN

NBCSN is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal.

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Raymond Daniels (martial artist)

Raymond Lee Daniels (born April 29, 1980) is an American karateka, Tae Kwon Do practitioner, and kickboxer known for his flashy and aggressive style of fighting.

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Stephen Thompson (fighter)

Stephen Randall Thompson (born February 11, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional full-contact kickboxer who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Takedown (grappling)

In martial arts and combat sports, a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground with the attacker landing on top.

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Throw (grappling)

A throw, in martial arts, is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique".

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Uriah Hall

Uriah Alexander Hall (born July 31, 1984) is a Jamaican-American mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in its middleweight division.

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Youtoo America

Youtoo America, formerly known as Youtoo TV, AmericanLife TV Network (ALN), GoodLife TV Network, Nostalgia Good TV, Nostalgia Television, Nostalgia Channel and America One, is an American television network launched on February 1, 1985, as a cable channel.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Combat_League

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