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intentionally threw the fight. Instead, he saved the drug to administer it to his coach, who quickly dies once he is injected. Anna finds Reda and tells him that she has ordered Altman to kidnap Carla's children. Anna says that although Altman truly does care for him, Altman cares more for money. Reda reluctantly agrees to a demonstration in front of the corporate board. At Reda's house, Altman orders Anouk to call
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Reda. HSX performs well, and Reda wins against 12:1 odds. The drug becomes a sensation, and Reda makes enough money to free Carla, using
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loses his corporate sponsor. Besides performing in brutal cage matches as a low-ranked fighter, he takes jobs for a female corporate agent Altman, with whom he has a relationship. The corporate-run police department hire unemployed temporary workers during periods of civil unrest, with Reda being one of riot security guards on the front lines. During a riot, he notices his niece(an advocate of anti-corporatism) getting placed in a
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