Japan's Daiki Nishiyama, right, and Dilshod Choriev of Uzbekistan compete in the men's 90-kilogram class match at the Grand Slam international judo tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 26 months ago

Japan's Daiki Nishiyama, right, and Dilshod Choriev of Uzbekistan compete in the men's 90-kilogram class match at the Grand Slam international judo tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

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