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00:00Robert Wangila was never meant to win in Seoul.
00:17An African from Kenya, not much was placed on his success in the 1988 Olympics.
00:24He did what my father longed to do.
00:29My father's dream was to become an Olympic champion.
00:35But my father's dream could not happen.
00:38Maltaka had no Olympic team.
00:43Robert Wangila had a dream.
00:46It wasn't for glory. It wasn't for money.
00:49It was for something deeper.
00:52And whatever it was that moved him,
00:54it was enough to become the first African to win the gold.
00:58In my father's eyes, no sun of Africa had ever shone so brightly.
01:06So tell me again, how does this bag here, you know, attacking it,
01:12how does it help you become champion?
01:14It's part of sharpening my skills.
01:17Catcher has me jumping rope, hitching the heavy bag, the speed bag, doing push-ups and lifting weights.
01:23You left out the two hours of road work you hadn't put in yet.
01:26What is that supposed to be?
01:30Well, it's as close to protective headgear as I can come up with.
01:33Okay. It's nothing like what the other camp has.
01:36When you're Kelly the Killer Lewis, you can afford the very best.
01:39Besides, with a little creativity.
01:42What you got that we don't have?
01:45Fame, fortune.
01:48A 24-0 record that hasn't been challenged in two years.
01:52When they called the university and asked me to fight her, I was as surprised as anything.
01:55Well, that's just publicity. Take my word for it.
01:58No one's been willing to fight her, so they find an unknown and they make an event out of it.
02:01You know, this Kelly Lewis is an impressive fighter.
02:05She's not perfect.
02:07No, she's small.
02:08You got six inches on her and a longer reach.
02:10You've got the advantage.
02:12That's exactly what she wants you to think.
02:15Kelly gets inside and fights to the body.
02:18She uses her height to get under a fighter's defenses and won't break out until she's wound you down.
02:25Then I'll keep my distance.
02:27She's too quick.
02:29No.
02:30What you need is the mark.
02:32A swift blow to the solar plexus.
02:34The nerve center just under the ribs.
02:36The favored punch of John Broughton.
02:39Ergo, it was also known as Broughton's Mark.
02:42In 1897, this Bob Fitzsimmons...
02:44Could take a whirl.
02:45Road work.
02:47Jim J. Corbin.
02:49Polalina, Polalina!
03:02425 00 pm.
06:05Focus on what's positive.
06:08The fight.
06:09How's she doing?
06:13She's good.
06:15Okay.
06:16Let's suck it up and get back to it, okay?
06:18Now.
06:18If you don't look like you fell down a gorge, damn, who the hell's that guy with Cutter?
06:29Who knows?
06:31A trainer, maybe?
06:32What's the plan?
06:34Nothing's changed.
06:35Nothing's changed.
06:35We still gotta hurt her.
06:36Do something to stop the fight.
06:38I gotta get back to the compound and check this hand out.
06:40You stay here.
06:41You stay here.
07:02What?
07:02The rope at the bridge could have been gnawed through by animals.
07:11Dried out, sprayed in the sun.
07:13No, it was a clean cut made by a blade, not an animal's.
07:16Well, right now, Melina thinks it was an accident.
07:17I'm not telling her it wasn't until we know more.
07:20She's got to stay focused on her training.
07:21I found white powder on this rope, and it's not found in the jungle.
07:24Take a look.
07:28Well, it feels like rosin.
07:30What's rosin?
07:31Well, it's a talc, you rub on your hands, dries them out, makes your grip stronger.
07:37Used by ballplayers, weightlifters, gymnasts.
07:41Well, what about boxers?
07:42Is this something Melina would use?
07:45No, she, um, she uses Mother Nature's own.
07:49Mendelsohn, Redding.
07:54So if this wasn't Melina, it must have been someone from the other camp, right?
07:58Yeah, that only narrows it down to a few dozen people.
08:00It could be trainers, handlers, weightlifters, towel boys.
08:06You find him, you find the attacker.
08:08How hard is it to hurt someone in the jungle?
08:27how hard is it to hurt someone in the jungle harder than i thought if we were in new york
08:40i could sideswipe with a car make it look like an accident where's jim still watching her look
08:47i don't get it kelly's beaten every ranked fighter in the world what's the big deal with
08:51this melina chick would you give us a minute you remember tanya the new sparring partner i hired
08:59yeah she's good she's even taking kelly down once twice she knocked out kelly twice
09:04two lucky punches don't mean anything that is melina pounding on her sparring partner
09:12she does look tough know who she's beating up on
09:16whoa that's tanya
09:21melina can do that to tanya think of what she can do to kelly
09:27i'm in deep bill so you lose a fight you find another girl i guaranteed aj faeed a win
09:35you're dead how many bets has faeed got on this match
09:39over five million u.s dollars you're a walking corpse look i've dealt with bookies in the states
09:48that'll break your leg for a twenty dollar spot but faeed jeez big time that's why melina has to pull
09:54out of this fight i want her injured a broken leg arm anything to have her pull out of this fight
10:00i'm doubling your fee no you're tripling it
10:06you're not focused i know
10:17i need to go see my father i thought your old man was dead
10:29he is
10:30cutter told me to tell you that he doesn't want you to go anywhere
10:36okay you told me
10:39hi there
10:52matt cutter
10:54i'm the enemy i think victoria stevens is going to see me
11:00we're they're not buying it
11:09and i'm gonna find it
11:09okay
11:09let's get the cutter
11:11cover
11:11Let's go.
11:41Mr. Matt Cutter, I'm Victoria Stevens.
11:45I'm glad we had a chance to meet before the fight.
11:47Well, I assume we have a couple things to talk about.
11:50I understand you've limited the audience to press only.
11:53Less distraction for the fighters.
11:55There'll be pay-per-view, of course, but I like my competitions pure.
12:00Pay-per-view? I'm impressed.
12:03Do we cover pay-per-view in the contract?
12:05Only if you win.
12:07No, Mr. Cutter.
12:08Kelly Lewis, his history in the making.
12:11But no one will fight her.
12:12I had to travel half the world to find an unranked amateur.
12:16But the world is eating it up.
12:18It's like Rocky all over again.
12:20Except nobody tried to take Rocky out before the match.
12:24Now, you see, my fighter had a very close call yesterday.
12:27One that could have taken her out of the fight.
12:29Melina, is she all right?
12:31Oh, yes, and thank you for your concern.
12:36Now, the thing is, I don't think it was an accident.
12:40What are you implying?
12:41I'm not implying anything.
12:42That would be subtle.
12:44I'm saying I think you had something to do with it.
12:46That is an insult.
12:48Only if it's not true.
12:49No, if somebody from your camp tries to hurt my fighter again,
12:53consequences will be very ugly.
12:57Oh, and to quote a friend of mine,
13:00you only get one warning,
13:02and that would be it.
13:04Have a great day.
13:05Matt Cutter knows.
13:25No surprise.
13:26This is getting out of hand.
13:28Well, you know what I want to do.
13:30I don't see any other way.
13:32Look, I know you just want to hurt her,
13:34but that ain't going to happen anytime soon.
13:37Rahid's not going to give you any choice.
13:40It comes down to Melina's life or yours.
13:45Okay.
13:46Do it.
14:04Jim.
14:13Yeah?
14:14We're tracking them.
14:15What's going on?
14:16New orders.
14:17Killer, lose the body.
14:19What happened?
14:20A.J. Fahid's got five mil riding on this.
14:23Check him with me when it's done.
14:25Uh-huh.
14:54Let's go.
15:24I hate to interrupt your quiet times, but you're coming with us.
15:54We have to hurry back. I overheard a man giving an order to kill Melina.
16:14Mendelsohn? Mendelsohn, pick up.
16:17I hear ya.
16:19Where's Melina?
16:20Gone.
16:21What do you mean, gone?
16:23Gone, as in absent from this point of reference at this point in time.
16:30Where did she go?
16:32To see your dad.
16:34The burial grounds.
16:37Go.
16:39If she's been there, I can track her.
16:53Well, look what we finally caught.
17:08Well, look what we finally caught.
17:11Perfect. We'll let the crocs take care of the body.
17:17Why are you doing this?
17:18Bottom line is, you're just too good. It's hard.
17:33Feed it to the crocs.
17:36What was that?
17:39What was that?
17:48No!
17:49No!
17:51No!
17:53No!
17:54You all right?
17:56It was here!
17:57What was it?
17:58The drakna!
17:59It saved my life.
18:00Yeah, perfect.
18:01Come on, let's go.
18:02Hey. Hey. You all right?
18:05It was here.
18:07What was?
18:08The Durachna.
18:10It saved my life.
18:12Yeah, close that.
18:14Come on, let's go.
18:24Well, what did you find out?
18:26Nothing.
18:27Can't raise Jim on the radio and there's no sign of Melina.
18:30What about Cutter?
18:30You can't find him either. No one's seen him since this afternoon.
18:34And I don't suppose anybody knows anything about the girl who was here either.
18:38She obviously works for Cutter, but...
18:41You know something? I think you're all right here.
18:46Think about it.
18:48Either Jim killed her or they killed him.
18:52Either way, we probably scared the crap out of her.
18:55She's on the run.
18:56Same thing with Cutter and her trainer.
18:58I'm pretty calm about this, considering your partner might be dead.
19:03It ain't exactly like we're related.
19:05Look, if Melina doesn't show up to weigh-in tomorrow, the fight's canceled, right?
19:11I'll have men at every entrance.
19:13There's no way she'll ever get inside.
19:15Oh, that's great. Thanks.
19:29So you think you can get everything set up?
19:31Yeah, it's gonna be great. Just great.
19:36Now, Paula needs a boxer.
19:40Oh, I don't know what to say to her.
19:41Well, she was almost killed.
19:46I'd probably take a step back, too.
19:49I'm gonna go help Mendelssohn get the rest of that stuff.
19:57Okay.
19:58How's the leg?
20:07It looks worse than it is.
20:10It stings a lot.
20:11It's okay. No muscle damage.
20:14So, uh,
20:16Cutter says you don't want to box anymore.
20:18I want to box.
20:20I just
20:21can't.
20:24Not if this is what it takes.
20:25Hiding for our lives.
20:28Training in secrecy.
20:30Oh, you need to decide if it's worth it to you.
20:33No one's making you do this, Melina.
20:36You have to make sure you want to do it.
20:39It's all I ever wanted.
20:42When I have the gloves on
20:43and I'm fighting,
20:45it's freedom.
20:47It's like
20:49nothing I've ever known.
20:52My father taught me
20:53that boxing is something
20:55someone did from their soul.
20:57It comes from within.
21:02That's how it was for Wangeela.
21:03You could
21:06see his joy
21:09when he fought.
21:11What do you think
21:12Robert Wangeela would, uh,
21:13think of all this?
21:16Do you know what happened to him
21:17after the Olympics?
21:19No.
21:20He tried to fight as a professional
21:22and he was killed in the ring.
21:26Oh.
21:27I've often wondered
21:29if he ever lost
21:31that sense of joy.
21:32And you're afraid
21:34you'll lose it, too.
21:39Melina, you know
21:40how much I love the Lamistas.
21:43I would do anything
21:44to protect it.
21:46But then one day,
21:47I realized
21:49that I'm not just fighting
21:50for the Lamistas.
21:52I'm fighting for who I am.
21:55And that's a big part of me.
21:58You know, sometimes
21:59we'll lose our battles.
22:00But we can find the joy
22:03in knowing
22:03who we are.
22:07And that's a place to start.
22:11Does that make sense?
22:12Alice?
22:24Yes.
22:27Yes.
22:30Yes.
22:31Yes.
24:04Ever think of a career in ultimate wrestling? Just an idea.
24:09Okay, you got us in. It's up to us to do the rest.
24:12Well, it's not over yet. I'll see you guys back at the cave.
24:14I've got to hurry this up. I have to pick up the shirts of Malapo.
24:19Shirts?
24:20Not to worry. We'll be in and out in no time.
24:2230 seconds and all bets are off.
24:30I'm not waiting.
24:42Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very embarrassed.
24:45Malina was supposed to have been here by now.
24:48I...
24:48Well, I hate to do this, but I'm afraid we're going to have to cancel.
24:53Excuse me. Excuse me.
24:55Uh, heavy traffic.
24:57All right.
25:09How did you...
25:10I would just like to say, I hope to bring honor to my country and my tribe, my friend,
25:35Matt Cutter, and my trainer, Mr. Mendelson.
25:40Hey, give us some help over here!
25:42We're going to go.
25:42We're going to go.
25:43We're going to go.
25:44We're going to go.
25:44All three.
25:45We're going to go.
25:46You can't just walk away like that.
25:47No, no, no, no.
25:48We're going to go.
25:48We're going to go.
25:49We're going to go.
25:49We're going to go.
26:08Damn it.
26:09Promise me.
26:10I didn't promise you anything.
26:11Just be quiet.
26:12I got an idea here.
26:13Another idea.
26:14Wonderful.
26:15I might as well just dig my grave now.
26:16Shut up.
26:17Now listen to me.
26:18You've been trying to run this whole operation piecemeal
26:20and you screwed up everything.
26:21You hear me?
26:22You screwed up everything.
26:24Now we're going to do things my way.
26:26Trying to kill her was your idea.
26:28No.
26:29Stopping the fight was your idea, not mine.
26:31And that's the problem.
26:33This fight will go on.
26:34But if she wins...
26:35She won't win.
26:36I can guarantee that.
26:38How?
26:39By gently asking her not to.
26:41Let's go.
27:11I'm being kidnapped, right?
27:39Mendelssohn!
27:40Hey! Mendelssohn!
27:55Hello?
27:56Hey there. This Cutter?
27:58Where's Mendelssohn?
28:00Safe. Safe and sound for the time being.
28:03Hey, listen Cutter. I cut your friend into little pieces if Molina doesn't take a dive.
28:09You son of a...
28:10Easy Cutter. That's no way to talk. I'll be watching the fight very closely. Either she loses or your friend does. Your choice.
28:18Hey.
28:21Hey, hold me.
28:24It's my night. I feel it. I own it. Your father would be so proud of you.
28:43We got a problem.
28:46What?
28:47They got Mendelssohn.
28:50Molina wins. Mendelssohn dies.
28:52I'm not fighting.
28:56No. You have worked too hard for this. You just go out there and fight as long as you can. The longer you're on your feet, the more time I have to find him.
29:07Oh, you don't even know where to start. These guys are pros. They know how to cover their tracks.
29:11The more they cover their tracks, the more I find. Is your nose really that good?
29:17Maybe not. But I know someone who's is.
29:41Yeah.
29:42It's time.
30:01Is Sheena back yet?
30:02No.
30:10Welcome to the Motaka International Sports Arena!
30:40Making a special appearance in Motaka, Kelly the Killer Lewis!
31:10Representing Motaka, a newcomer to the arena, Motaka's favorite daughter and pride of the nation, Malina!
31:29The bell rings, I'm out fighting with your hands.
31:41Alright.
31:45Alright.
31:59Alright.
32:11Alright.
32:15How you feeling?
32:31Not too good.
32:35I'm fighting for time, not for joy.
32:47Well, just hang in there a bit more.
32:50This is definitely one of the most unusual fights I've ever seen.
32:58A no-lock fighter against a no-win fighter.
33:01Malina's style of fighting is a bit, well, unusual of what you say.
33:20Almost as if she's not trying.
33:22She looks more defensive than anything else.
33:24That was an excellent flurry.
33:38Woo!
33:39Beaver!
33:40Woo!
33:41We've been that fast!
33:42We've been that fast!
33:43Woo!
33:44Woo!
33:45Woo!
33:46Woo!
33:47Woo!
33:49Woo!
33:51Woo!
33:52Woo!
33:53Woo!
33:54No, she's just not trying to get this cake.
34:00I understand Melina follows the example of Robin Wegheela.
34:04She knows how to pace herself.
34:08How much longer can this last?
34:11Just a few more minutes.
34:24I taught you how to pull off tape, the Marquis de Sade.
34:39All right, we've got to get to the fight.
34:41Let's get this off.
34:54Come do it now!
35:24This is the last room.
35:45I have to go down.
35:54Sorry, I'm late.
36:03Did I miss anything?
36:07Okay.
36:08I saw a little of the last round on my way in.
36:11She's leaving with her left, which means she's tired.
36:14Her elbow dips, so you have to set her up.
36:18Go high.
36:19She'll try to punch low.
36:21When her elbow moves, Bob Wright, encounter with the Mark.
36:27Yeah.
36:29All right.
36:33Go get her.
36:34Go get her.
36:36Go get her.
36:38Go get her.
36:42Go get her.
36:44Go get her.
36:48Go get her.
36:50Go get her.
36:55She's not doing anything I told her.
36:58Go get her.
37:15Go get her!
37:16Let's go, let's go.
37:46Get him, get him, get him, get him!
37:48Oh god!
37:49Get him, get him, get him!
38:12One, two, one.
38:15Oh
38:45As soon as you can get to a fall so we're gone by then and gone where where the hell are we gonna hide from him?
38:56Go around it
39:15Oh
39:45You know I could have used a little help no doubt
40:07Hey hey hey thought you were at the airport I couldn't leave without coming by to say thank you hmm not necessary
40:16Personally I'd appreciate a little token of gratitude
40:19Bring me something from your tour like what my first stop was New York a
40:24Hot dog from Coney Island with onions you realize she's gonna be gone for three months and hold the onion
40:33When I return I would like you all to come to the opening of the new youth center
40:37She's building it with her prize money. Yeah, I'm going to dedicate it to the memory of my father and Robert Twangila not to worry
40:44We'll be there
40:46Uh, I got something for you
40:52Champ
40:53Cutter
40:54Yeah, this was delivered before the fight
40:56Well, Melina wasn't the only one who believed in her dream
40:58Well, Melina wasn't the only one who believed in her dream
41:04Thank you
41:05Thank you, Travis
41:06I know the answer now
41:14Robert Twangila was never defeated
41:17He may have lost fights, but he never lost his joy
41:21When I was fighting, I knew
41:25I just wish my father had been here to see this
41:30I know
41:31It was his dream
41:33But dreams never die as long as others believe in them
41:36And as long as you still believe
41:39Your father will always be with you
41:42We build upon her
41:43For a moment, we will find him
41:44And after his dream
41:45I couldCloud
41:46There he is
41:47It is
41:47The
41:48Another
41:50Best
41:51Best
42:00He
42:01예�
42:02Rob
42:03I
42:03Meg
42:04Let's sleep
42:05I
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