India was defeated 2-1 by Pakistan on Saturday night in the Karate Combat 45 tournament held in Dubai. India’s Rana Singh was soundly defeated by Pakistan’s “unstoppable” Shahzaib Rind. The Pakistan fans were over the moon at defeating India, taking to social media to express their happiness in an aggressive manner.
After Pakistan’s Rizwan Ali and India’s Himanshu Kaushik won the first and second competitions of the match, respectively, the match between the two nations was decided in the final round.
Ali took on Pawan Gupta of India to start the competition. Ali defeated Gupta very early in the fight, giving Pakistan the victory.
In the second bout, India’s fighter Himanshu Kaushik defeated Pakistan’s Faizan Khan to tie the score at 1-1. Rind then struck Singh with some devastating blows to give Pakistan the 2-1 victory.
The Pakistan fans took to social media to express their happiness at the team’s win, with many fans sharing clips of the bout to hail their wrestlers.
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Here’s how the social media reacted to Pakistan’s win.
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