Kumite 1 League Results: K1L Results, Main Card, September 29th

The inaugural event of the Toyam Industries backed Kumite 1 League saw Team India take on Team UAE in an explosive start to their existence.

Each fight delivered on some level, with some outdoing others.

The League came to India to make history and provide a platform for more Indian fighters and to develop the Mixed Martial Arts scene of the country. While there is a ton of demand and a huge market available to expand to in India, very few companies have taken advantage of the situation.

With K1L now arriving with their fight of Team Indian against the Team UAE, they provide a huge stage and platform to help bring eyes onto the promotion from the International scene.

Let's take a look at what happened on the night of the first Kumite 1 League show. The action was broadcast live from 7 pm on September 29th on Sony Six, Sony Six HD, and the Sony Liv App.

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#1 Yadwinder Singh vs. Mohd. Al Azzani:

Yadwinder Singh went the whole way on behalf of Team India as he was able to pick up a big win on behalf of his team, putting his team in the lead.

Singh's domination showed that his skill was more than enough, as the three rounds were dominated by him in a big way. Al Azzani was completely outclassed in the first fight, and the two looked like they did not belong in the same Octagon toghether.

Result: Yadwinder Singh defeated Mohd. Al Azzani via Decision

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#2 Govind Ale vs. Mohamed Gamal:

In the second fight of the night, Govind Ale defeated his opponent in the very first round, as he got the win by KO.

An experienced fighter in his own right, Ale was too much for Mohamed Gamal and picked up the win for Team India, putting them 2-0 up.

Govind Ale defeated Mohamed Gamal via KO (Round 1)

Hassan had the Knockout in only 30 seconds!

#3 Dmitry Batok vs. Antonnio Gordillo:

UAE came back strong with Dmitry Batok giving Gordillo a lesson in MMA. All through each round he dominated Gordillo and did not give him a single opportunity to come back.

Be it the ground and pound, the side pound, the wrestling to the ground, and submission attempts, the 3rd fight of the night was a treat to see.

In the end, Batok picked up a win with an immense lead, bringing it to India 2-1 UAE.

Result: Dmitry Batok defeated Antonio Gordillo via Decision

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#4 Hemant Wadekar vs. Hayder Hassan:

In the fourth round of the fight, Hemant Wadekar took on the 'Hulk' Hayder Hassan.

Team India was leading 2-1 heading into the fight, but by the end of the fight a few seconds later it was already 2-2.

Hayder Hassan knocked out Hemant Wadekar in a matter of seconds to tie things up.

Result: Hayder Hassan defeated Hemant Wadekar via Knockout (Round 1)

Paulo Silva came close, but in the

end

it was not enough!

#5 Hardeep Rai vs. Mohamed Fawaz:

A fight which saw Mohamed Fawaz explode out of the gate, with incredible offence, saw Fawaz tap out in the third round.

Hardeep Rai somehow managed to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the night and dominate the favourite fighter in a manner no one thought he would, keeping him grounded and hitting him with a heavy ground and pound.

The win came at the end of the third round via the Von Flue Choke bringing Team India up by 3-2.

Result: Hardeep Rai defeated Mohamed Fawaz via the Von Flue Choke

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#6 Leandro Silva vs. Paulo Silva:

In the best fight of the night up to that point, these two veterans of MMA put up a fight which no one could have predicted. The fight was close, with the second round seeing Paulo Silva opened up.

The third round saw both tied at the same level for a long time, but a ground and pound by Leandro put him on top. Despite a lot of struggle from Paulo Silva, at this point it was over, as Leandro's finishing flurry looked like it was enough.

The fights were tied at 3-3 between the two teams.

Result: Leadnro Da Silva defeated Paulo Silva via Decision

Priyanka Jeet Toshi proved to be more than enough to hand Team India the win

#7 Kantharaj Agasa vs. Amr Elshnshoury:

In the final fight to have taken place live on television for K1L as time ran out, Kantharaj Agasa was one of the best fighters of the night for team India.

He was so dominant, that his opponent spent more time with his back on the ground than any other fighter of the night. Completely outmatched and outclassed, Elshnshoury struggled to gain anything resembling a foothold throughout, but the superior mat skills of Agasa, ensured he did not get the chance.

He brought Team India up a point, putting them at 4-3.

Result: Kantharaj Agasa defeated Amr Elshnshoury

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#8 Priyanka Jeet Toshi vs. Fatemeh Moslemi:

Fatemeh Moslemi in her burkha, took on Priyanka Joshi of Punjab.

The two Strawweights were the two co headliners of the night, and they put on a better fight again, than any one had expected. Although there were a few under the belt blows from Fatemeh on Toshi, but Toshi came back strong.

The second round saw domination by Priyanka, and by the time the third round came along, it was all but over.

With another win, Priyanka took Team India to 5-3, picking up the win for her team overall, with only the main fight of the night to go.

Result: Priyanka Jeet Toshi defeated Fatemeh Moslemi

TEAM INDIA WIN WITH THE MAIN EVENT STILL TO GO.

Mohd Farhad had the job of putting Team UAE away for good!

#9 Mohd Farhad vs. Abdel Malek:

The main event of the night saw Mohd Farhad take on Abdel Malik for the K1L Bantamweight Championship.

Mohd Farhad won the fight, and closed off the event, taking the K1L Bantamweight Championship of the World.

Result: Mohd Farhad defeated Abdel Malek

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At the end of the night, viewing audiences at home were left disappointed due to the lack of streaming services.

However, the advent of K1L into the Indian MMA scene can only spell good things for fighters, as more competition means better opportunities. Like any new promotion, K1L had some starting hiccups, but they will hope that it was nothing more, as some of the fights on the card were extremely impressive.