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Translation: Shippothekit

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I dreamed of you

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Hearing the memories

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It was of my youth

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That you sang

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Midnight blues

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Hey hey hey blues

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Just like junkie blues

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Your shout will tremble the human heart

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He's been hurt, crazy lazy blues

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Midnight blues

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Let me hear it!

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Hey hey hey blues

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Still rollin' the blues

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Your heat is unforgettable

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Your heat is unforgettable

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Hey, Kono, Kanda, Akiyama, Kato!

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Anyone there?

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Yes!

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Kanda's here!
What do you need?

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Hey, Kanda!
Have you been training a lot?

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Yes! I've surpassed Kono,
my sparring partner!

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Bring this morning's sport's page to my room.

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Yes, sir!

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You want me to suffocate or what?

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You're really into that newspaper!

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Does a famous pure-bred have a cold?

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It's tomorrow, isn't it?

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José V.S. Gomes:
The Match of the Century in Las Vegas

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Yes, it is.

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"The match of the century in Las Vegas.

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The WBC and the WBA put their reputations at stake

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in this ultimate world championship."

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Basically, whatever the result I will face the victor.

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José will win for sure...

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Oh yes, Joe!
We got this from the Shiraki gym:

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An invitation to the match and a ticket to Las Vegas.

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And there's also a message from Miss Yoko...

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Just as a quick note...

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This is a ticket for the match in Las Vegas.

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I hope you will attend.

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I made a great effort to obtain

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a ticket for your manager, Mr. Tange,

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but since this is an international event

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even I wasn't able to obtain a ticket.

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However, the other day, the champion José sent me two invitations

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One for me

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and another for you.

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Joe! You're going to go by yourself?

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José invited me!
I can't miss this!

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Episode 35:
The Champion
...Alone

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Here's the profile of José's opponent,

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the world champion of the WBA,
Karold Gomes.

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Puerto Rican, 23 years old,

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he became world champion at age 19.

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Since then he's defended his title 10 times.

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In 32 matches,

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he won 32 times with 28 by K.O.

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Flexible as a whip, he punches with great speed

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and concludes with a forcing asphyxiate.

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"The Black Panther of the Caribbean."

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We will be landing

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at Las Vegas airport in a few minutes.

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Please make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened, thank you.

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"The Black Panther of the Caribbean..."

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Las Vegas

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Sports Palace,
Caesar's Palace

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Okay, champ.
You're in great shape.

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Your body's perfect. Just like a work of art.

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Thank you, Mr. Kininski.

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Oh, Miss Yoko!

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How have you been since Hawaii?

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Very well, Dr. Kininski.

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Good luck, champ.
I thank you for the invitation.

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Is he coming to see the fight?

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Perhaps... Yes, I'm sure he will.

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It's time to go now, champ.

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Okay, champ. Yoko and I will be at ringside watching you win.

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See you later...

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The WBA champion, Karold Gomes!

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The WBC champion, José Mendoza!

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The champion of champions

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is popular even in Gomes' country.

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- Yabuki...
- I'm here for José, too.

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We have the best seats!

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We'll see the sweat on their skin!

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Thanks, José!

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Whatever happens, you have no right to make mistakes.

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Yabuki...

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This is Dr. Kininski of the university of Hawaii,

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the world ranking boxer health specialist

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and also Mr. José's doctor.

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Oh, José's doctor...

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Mr. Yabuki, I saw your match in Hawaii.

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You should be wary of me

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since I will soon take down your precious José.

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That's interesting!

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How that great work of art could possibly be destroyed...

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Is my next subject of research.

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The 1st round is about to begin!

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We are coming live from the ring inside Caesar's Palace.

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The first unified bantamweight championship.

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Will the WBC champion, José win?
Or the WBA champion, Gomes?

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The world is suspended on their gloves!
And the bell has just rung!

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Gomes opens the match with a direct right.

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They lurk around the middle of the ring.

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These two are indeed world heroes!
They spark a great tension.

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Gomes is gonna attack again...

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What do you think, Yabuki?

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It's a very stylish technique.
But honestly, it bothers me.

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At the same time, I like the silence

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and the moment that it breaks.

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Gomes unleashes!

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His directs hit José with full force!

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A counter-attack from José!

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Gomes leads the fight.

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The Black Panther of the Caribbean attacks José at lightning speed!

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José! Left! Stop him! Come on, José.

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The Black Panther really shows that he deserves his title of champion...

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There, that's good, José.

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You don't need to rush.

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José, he's dodging!

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The king of kings is doing everything to escape!

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End of the first round!

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What a surprise!

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The WBA champion, Gomes,
has clearly dominated this round.

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It doesn't matter!

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That was just the opening round.
José was just watching him, right?

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To José, Gomes is just a boy.

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In the next round, we'll see a great difference.

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- You want some?
- No, thank you.

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It's rare for you to talk so much, Yabuki.

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It's the 2nd round.
An uppercut from Gomes!

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But it doesn't connect.

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Gomes goes at him fiercely.
José is in the ropes!

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He's strong!

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Another great shot!

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José is stuck!

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It's surprising, isn't it?

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Very.

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A powerful punch

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and a perfect defense are his strengths.

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Gomes must equally match him.

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Maybe José isn't in shape.

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- Perhaps.
- A left, a right from Gomes!

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Round 3!

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What kind of punch was that?

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A left from José!

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He finally struck him.

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But only once...

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Gomes messed up...

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No. He didn't do anything.

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Look, he's starting to annoy José.

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What?

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Nothing. I was just wondering you what you were thinking

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to give yourself cold sweats.

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It's not cold sweats!

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I'm hot! The room is very warm.

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We're in the middle of the desert in Las Vegas.

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It's hot even at night.

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Show me that again, José...

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That punch you did before.

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Round 4!

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It's that punch!

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I'm sure of it.

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The one from Hawaii.

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At the moment of impact he turns his wrist

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and his punch hits down to the bone.
A terrible blow.

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Is Gomes going down?

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No, he doesn't fall!

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He counter-attacks!

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A left, a right!

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Gomes is doing his forcing!

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Gomes' famous forcing!

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And it works!
This time José is falling!

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Idiot!

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You got it good!

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José's just defending himself!
There's still a minute left.

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Can he hold on?

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I don't believe it! You can't just get out of it like that.

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It can't happen!

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You've got to keep the promise we made during the storm!

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See ya.

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See you again.

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See you again!

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Snap out of it, José!

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Don't give up our match!

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José!

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Stop!

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Damn! He's gonna make me flip out!

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Out of all of José Mendoza's matches, this one is the hardest.

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Karold Gomes deserves to be the WBA champion.

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Nice, Gomes. Real good.

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Geez!

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His hardest match?
That doesn't matter!

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Compare the state of the two boxers.

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José must have received

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a dozen punches but his face is cool.

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Gomes only received 3 punches from José and he's at his end.

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How does that happen?

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He's a formidable gentleman that José.

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He's still the WBA world champion,

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he let himself be attacked to be polite.

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He was evaluating.

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Evaluating?

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He's evaluated the damage he suffered.

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He got hit but he moved forward a bit

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to avoid getting too much damage.

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A difficult technique.

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Carlos used it against me.

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I thought he was the only one who did it.

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But he's capable of it too.

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I don't believe it! But then...

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That punch is...

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Let's see José's punch from the 4th round in slow motion...

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Incredible!

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It's the corkscrew punch.

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The corkscrew punch?

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He rotates his wrist when striking.

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It does unimaginable damage, it seems.

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I didn't even see that!

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I didn't know!
José mastered an unusual technique.

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Round 6!

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Cabarello, get ready to go home.

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It'll be over this round!

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There it is!
The famous corkscrew punch!

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Gomes! Get up, Gomes!

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1... 2...

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3...

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4...

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5...

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6...

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7...

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8...

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9...

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10...

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The victor is José Mendoza!

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The first intertitle world champion!

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The true king of kings,
José Mendoza!

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It's not like pachinko.

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Even you've come to drink and play?

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The match today was great.

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Despite how hot it was, I had goose bumps. I swear.

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What? You've just won a great title

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and it looks like you've lost something precious.

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Sometimes I feel depressed especially for tonight.

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Tonight?

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Take it easy...

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Are you taking this flight too, Yabuki?

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Yes.

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We still have time.
Would you like some tea?

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Just tell me

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if you've set the date and place for the match against José.

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I'm challenging the intertitle champion, remember.

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This isn't the time for that.

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What do you mean?

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After the match last night,

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Karold Gomes was rushed to the hospital.

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He died without getting out of his coma.

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Sometimes I feel depressed especially for tonight.

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Tomorrow is tomorrow, the sun will rise

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Your yesterdays can't be returned to again

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The river's path is unknown

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There will be calms and waterfalls

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But until you see the ocean

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The current will keep on going