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Berserker GP opening round PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Moreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bunoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Moreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bunoyan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Moreiro.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moreiro is defended easily by Bunoyan.
Moreiro wants to clinch up but Bunoyan keeps it at a distance.
Bunoyan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bunoyan lands in his opponent's guard.
Moreiro wants to stand and escape but Bunoyan is having none of it.
Bunoyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bunoyan on the ground.
Moreiro wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreiro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bunoyan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bunoyan decides to stand up.
Moreiro has his takedown stuffed
and Bunoyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunoyan tries to pull guard but Moreiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Bunoyan drops back down to his feet.
Bunoyan looking for a takedown.
Bunoyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Moreiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bunoyan is proving hard to escape from.
Bunoyan pushes Moreiro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Moreiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bunoyan counters with a single leg into guard. Moreiro didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Moreiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreiro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bunoyan stands up and waves to Moreiro to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunoyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunoyan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bunoyan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bunoyan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Moreiro, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan shoots in and bounces Moreiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunoyan content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Bunoyan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bunoyan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunoyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Bunoyan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bunoyan has Moreiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Moreiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moreiro has had enough of the clinch but Bunoyan keeps him there for the moment.
Moreiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bunoyan blocks an elbow strike.
Bunoyan decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunoyan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bunoyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moreiro!
Bunoyan scoring with strikes but Moreiro is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bunoyan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moreiro hang on?
Bunoyan controlling from the full mount.
Bunoyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunoyan controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunoyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Bunoyan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Moreiro is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Moreiro flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bunoyan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Moreiro and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bunoyan slips an arm under Moreiro chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bunoyan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bunoyan is squeezing on Moreiro like an anaconda would it's prey. Moreiro fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Bunoyan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Willard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Bashkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Willard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Bashkin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Willard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bashkin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bashkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bashkin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bashkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bashkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willard is trying to control the position but Bashkin postures up.
Bashkin content to stall in guard here.
Willard looking to control.
Willard wants to stand and escape but Bashkin is having none of it.
Willard controls Bashkin momentarily but Bashkin frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Willard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bashkin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Willard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bashkin is in Willard's guard.
Bashkin looks gassed!
Bashkin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bashkin has Willard in his guard.
Willard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bashkin is tightening it up a little... Willard has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Willard reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Willard taps out! nice BJJ there by Bashkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dmitriy Bashkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Zarencev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artem Zarencev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leandro Pascal!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarencev clinches.
Pascal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zarencev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zarencev manages to break the clinch.
Zarencev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarencev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zarencev lands in his opponent's guard.
Zarencev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pascal is working an open guard so Zarencev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pascal looks gassed!
Zarencev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zarencev lands in his opponent's guard.
Zarencev stands and steps away. Pascal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zarencev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zarencev lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarencev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarencev stands and steps away. Pascal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zarencev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zarencev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zarencev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zarencev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pascal has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Zarencev.
Zarencev decides to return to a standing position.
Zarencev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zarencev slows the pace down in half guard.
Pascal tries to roll over but Zarencev keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zarencev stands up and beckons Pascal to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarencev gets a clinch.
Zarencev lands a nice elbow.
Zarencev crunches a lovely knee into Pascal's ribcage.
Zarencev is trying to trip Pascal. He has hold of a leg but Pascal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zarencev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zarencev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pascal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zarencev is one step ahead there.
Zarencev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zarencev stands up and waves to Pascal to follow him.
Zarencev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarencev closes the distance and clinches.
Zarencev breaks from the clinch.
Pascal throws out a loose jab but Zarencev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artem Zarencev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarencev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pascal's guard.
Zarencev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zarencev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zarencev stands up and waves to Pascal to follow him.
Zarencev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarencev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zarencev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Zarencev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pascal misses with a takedown attempt
and Zarencev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zarencev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zarencev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zarencev stands up and beckons Pascal to join him on the feet.
Zarencev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pascal can do to turn this around?
Zarencev feints and as Pascal raises his hands in defense, Zarencev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarencev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zarencev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pascal's half guard.
Zarencev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zarencev stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zarencev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pascal's guard now.
Zarencev stands and steps away. Pascal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pascal enables Zarencev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pascal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pascal is pulling down on Zarencev's head. It's preventing any offense from Zarencev, at least for the moment.
Pascal is working an open guard so Zarencev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarencev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pascal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zarencev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Artem Zarencev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Pascal.
Zarencev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pascal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zarencev gets his hands free as Pascal looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascal looking to control the position.
Pascal grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Pascal defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zarencev's arms.
Pascal tries to escape the position.
Zarencev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Pascal's body.
Zarencev lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pascal hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarencev scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Pascal tries to escape but Zarencev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pascal is trying to defend against the choke here but Zarencev has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Zarencev Tightens the hold and Pascal taps out furiously! Zarencev displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Artem Zarencev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Kotopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Kotopulos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov scores with a one two! Kotopulos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Andreas Kotopulos has been cut.
Kotopulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kotopulos wants to control but Orlov is keeping him busy.
Kotopulos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orlov some visible discomfort.
Kotopulos landing a few strikes.
Orlov is looking to regain half guard here but Kotopulos keeps moving and retains side control.
Kotopulos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kotopulos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Orlov is breathing heavily.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kotopulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kotopulos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotopulos is pressing down on Orlov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orlov is holding on for now.
Kotopulos working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kotopulos there.
Kotopulos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Well, if Kotopulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kotopulos wants to get back to his feet.
Orlov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kotopulos pulls his head out easily.
Orlov is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kotopulos working the head and body with strikes.
Orlov is staying active underneath Kotopulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kotopulos controlling the action here.
Kotopulos is looking to take a break and control but Orlov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andreas Kotopulos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kotopulos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orlov is trying to defend but Kotopulos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotopulos wants to stand up but Orlov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Orlov wants to control but Kotopulos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Orlov is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Kotopulos seems content to control.
Orlov trying to control but Kotopulos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ilya Orlov just wasn't active enough.
Kotopulos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orlov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kotopulos manages to get himself to full guard.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Kotopulos keeps moving.
Kotopulos working a defensive guard here.
Orlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotopulos is retaining full guard.
Orlov stops Kotopulos from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Kotopulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Kotopulos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Kotopulos.
Orlov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kotopulos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orlov won't be happy with that.
Kotopulos working away.
Orlov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kotopulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kotopulos trying to control the action but Orlov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov wants to control but Kotopulos postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotopulos is working Orlov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Orlov wants to control but Kotopulos postures up.
Andreas Kotopulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotopulos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orlov, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotopulos cracks Orlov with a big right hand but Orlov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Orlov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Orlov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kotopulos landing strikes.
Kotopulos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Orlov to his feet.
Orlov throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotopulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kotopulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orlov tries to get to full guard but Kotopulos has control of the leg.
Orlov manages to get to full guard.
Kotopulos preventing the sweep.
Orlov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kotopulos is defending well. Orlov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kotopulos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Orlov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilya Orlov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Zenden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Zenden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kosarev as Zenden shoots in.
Zenden fails with the takedown.
Arnold Zenden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zenden throws a head kick that misses.
Zenden gets caught flat footed, as Kosarev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kosarev stops Zenden from standing up.
Zenden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zenden tries to get out of the position.
Kosarev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kosarev advances position into side control!
The referee asks Kosarev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kosarev prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev has an Americana. Zenden didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kosarev is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kosarev hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dmitriy Kosarev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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