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President Vladimir Putin met with participants in and guests of tan international mixed martial arts tournament taking place in St Petersburg

April 14, 2007

The President met with sportsmen from Russia, the United States, Japan and Finland.

Earlier in the day, Mr Putin watched the fights together with movie actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, known for his martial arts skills, his daughter Bianca, and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

The tournament’s central event was a fight between four-times professional fight champion and European sambo champion Fyodor Yemelyanenko and U.S. sportsman Matt Lindland. Victory went to Mr Yemelyanenko.

April 14, 2007