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While Zangief may have got the short end of the stick in the latest version of Street Fighter, it hasn’t stopped devoted fans of the Spinning Piledriver from training hard to make the master of Muscle Power work. So, when two Zangief specialists collide, prepare for big damage and grapples galore.

In this hour long set captured by Flying High, Japanese Zangief devotees DNG|Itazan and KBTIT810 clash to determine who is the stronger bear wrestler. What results is almost 60 minutes of beefy hits, aerial slams and giant men flexing on each other. It’s quite the sight to behold and one to watch for any Zangief main looking to up their game.

Source: Flying High

As part of a bigger series about introducing fans to their players, Tempo Storm has created a short video all about Pikachu prodigy Jeffrey ‘Axe’ Williamson, discussing his history with Melee, why he chose Pikachu as his main and much more.

Following him during his time as this year’s Super Smash Con, the video has clips of Axe playing and interacting with fans, alongside him talking to camera about his experiences playing Melee at a tournament level and how he came to join Tempo Storm as one of their first Smash players. With Johnny ‘S2J’ Kim being a recent addition to the Tempo Storm family, expect a similar video covering the SoCal Falcon in the near future.

Source: Tempo Storm

This weekend is East Coast Throwdown, one of New Jersey’s most prominent fighting game events, brought to you by LI Joe and company. ECT has built a reputation as one of the most hype gatherings on the coast, and this year will likely be no different. Among the competition titles at this year’s event are Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Killer Instinct, The King of Fighters XIV, Mortal Kombat X, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

What players will you see at ECT? Of course you’ll see a wealth of East Coast talent like alucarD, RayRay, Smug, Ludovic, IFC YipeS, LuckyD, Santhrax, Di3mini0n, Shine, Moons, LostSoul, Lord Knight and MarlinPie. A few West Coasters like Julio Fuentes, Alex Myers and BjornSonOfBear will also be in the brackets. But you’ll also find The Beast, Daigo Umehara coming off two straight Capcom Pro Tour wins and looking for a third. You can get a look at how the brackets are laid out on Challonge here.

Three streams will be bringing the action from Morristown. Thanks to Team Spooky, Kombat Network and XFIRE Gaming. Check out the streams below.

TeamSp00ky

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

KombatNetwork

Watch live video from KombatNetwork on www.twitch.tv

XFiREGamingLI

Watch live video from XFiREGamingLI on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Below is a stream schedule for the event, in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4).