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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.8 Brilliant

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Professional Boxing

Professional boxing involves athletes engaging in one-on-one contests utilizing punches and defensive techniques. It’s n...

Professional Punch Striking Gloves

9.5 Brilliant

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Folkstyle Wrestling

Folkstyle wrestling is an American collegiate combat sport focused on sustained control of an opponent within grappling...

American Collegiate Control Grappling

9.5 Brilliant

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Boxing

Boxing is an Olympic combat sport involving striking opponents using gloved hands within a defined ring. Established rul...

Olympic Ring Striking Punching

9.3 Excellent

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K-1 Rules Kickboxing

K-1 Rules Kickboxing developed from Japanese combat sport traditions, primarily established by Kazuyoshi Ishii in 1993....

Japanese Ring Ruleset Striking

9.2 Excellent

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Queensberry Rules Boxing

Queensberry Rules Boxing established the foundation for modern professional boxing. Developed by John Graham Chambers in...

Historic Boxing Ruleset Striking

9.2 Excellent

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Japanese Kickboxing

Japanese kickboxing, primarily K1 style, is a combat sport developed in Japan. It blends elements of Muay Thai and karat...

Japanese Striking Standing Lowkick

9.0 Excellent

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Dog Brothers Martial Arts

Dog Brothers Martial Arts is an American combat sport focused on realistic stick fighting and weapon defense. Founded in...

American Realistic Stick Weapons

8.8 Great

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Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Bare-knuckle boxing is a pugilistic sport where fighters compete without padded gloves, originating in 17th-century Engl...

Combat Punch Historical Striking

7.8 Good

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Kajukenbo

Kajukenbo is an American hybrid martial art founded in 1947 in Hawaii, notable for combining karate, judo, kenpo, and bo...

American Hybrid Hawaiian Striking

7.8 Good

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American Kickboxing

American kickboxing is a full-contact sport developed in the 1970s that blends Western boxing punches with karate kicks,...

American Striking Kicks Fullcontact

7.6 Good

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London Prize Ring Boxing

London Prize Ring Boxing is bare-knuckle prizefighting under rules issued in 1838 and revised in 1853, notable for the s...

Historic Boxing Ruleset Striking

7.3 Good

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Dambe

Dambe is a traditional Nigerian martial art historically practiced by the Hausa people, characterized by a single heavil...

Traditional Striking Bareknuckle West African

7.0 Good

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Moraingy

Moraingy is a traditional bare-knuckle striking sport from Madagascar, notably practiced by coastal communities and know...

Traditional African Striking Bareknuckle

6.5 Fair

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Russian Fist Fighting (Kulachniy Boy)

Russian fist fighting, or Kulachniy Boy, is a traditional bare-knuckle combat sport notable for its historical presence...

Russian Historical Folk Striking

6.5 Fair

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Calcio Storico Fiorentino

Calcio Storico Fiorentino is an early form of soccer originating in 16th-century Florence, notable for permitting brutal...

Italian Hybrid Historical Striking

6.5 Fair

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is a U.S. bare-knuckle boxing promotion founded by David Feldman in 2018, reviving sa...

Modern Boxing Promotion Striking

6.2 Fair

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American Kenpo Sparring

American Kenpo sparring is competition in Ed Parker's U.S. kenpo system, notable from the Pasadena school and IKKA he es...

American Tournament Striking Points

5.9 Mediocre

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Musangwe

Musangwe is traditional Venda bare-knuckle boxing from South Africa's Limpopo region, fought under elder supervision for...

Traditional Boxing Striking Bareknuckle

5.8 Mediocre

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Subak

Subak is an ancient Korean martial art first recorded in the Goryeo dynasty, recognized for its open-handed striking tec...

Korean Historical Ancient Striking

4.2 Poor