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Pakistani mixed martial arts fighter Shahzaib Rind on Tuesday lamented that it was the government\u2019s \u201cbad luck\u201d that it did not support its country\u2019s heroes after his 2-1 victory over India at Dubai\u2019s Karate Combat 45 event over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Karate Combat, which describes itself as the world\u2019s \u201cpremier full-contact karate league\u201d, held a \u201cnight of martial arts excellence<\/a>\u201d with its debut event in Dubai on April 20.<\/p>\n The match between India and Pakistan in the combat sport was played over three ties with Rizwan Ali knocking out Pawan Gupta in the first round.<\/p>\n The Indian side had equalised the contest after Himanshu Kaushik defeated Faizan Khan by decision.<\/p>\n Rind and India\u2019s Rana Singh took on each other in the final battle of the contest, leading to a quick victory for the former. Rind, who was \u201cunstoppable\u201d in the pit, had raised both nation\u2019s flags after his victory helped Pakistan take an unassailable lead in the contest.<\/p>\n