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Event:
C T 2 4
Date: Apr 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Honda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Honda both land. Nice combination. #CUT#
It looks like Massimo Caraglio has been cut.
Honda moves out of range of the body kick.
Caraglio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Honda scores with a three punch combo!
Honda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caraglio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Honda throws a nice head kick!
Caraglio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#
Caraglio is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Honda! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Piston Honda!
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Event:
Rowdy 4
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Caraglio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Caraglio.
Caraglio throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Caraglio moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Massimo Caraglio has been cut.
Caraglio lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Will Thomas has been cut.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caraglio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Caraglio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Thomas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thomas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thomas has his hands on Caraglio's head, controlling the position.
Caraglio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from. #T1#
Thomas is pulling down on Caraglio's head. It's preventing any offense from Caraglio, at least for the moment.#SU#
Caraglio gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Massimo Caraglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caraglio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caraglio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Caraglio closes the distance and clinches.
Caraglio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caraglio lands with a light punch inside.
Caraglio lands an elbow inside.
Caraglio looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caraglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
#BC#
Caraglio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Caraglio counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caraglio defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Massimo Caraglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas misses with the combination.
#T3##CL#
Caraglio pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Caraglio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caraglio swivels and escapes.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caraglio pinned against the cage. Caraglio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caraglio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caraglio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Caraglio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caraglio continues to drive forward.
Caraglio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Caraglio avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Caraglio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caraglio throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch but Caraglio moves out of range.
Caraglio stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Caraglio as Thomas shoots in.
Caraglio slips under a jab.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caraglio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Caraglio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Caraglio lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Will Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Caraglio counters with a nice body shot.
Caraglio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas feints a jab promting Caraglio to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Caraglio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Caraglio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas looks to land a combination but Caraglio avoids it well.
Caraglio throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caraglio scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Caraglio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Caraglio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Caraglio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Caraglio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Massimo Caraglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Caraglio throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Caraglio circles away.
Caraglio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Caraglio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Caraglio swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a combination. Caraglio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Caraglio is looking to counter with head kicks.#T2#
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Caraglio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caraglio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caraglio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Caraglio's shoulder, as Caraglio tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Caraglio closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caraglio throws an elbow that misses.
#T3#
Caraglio leaning against his opponent.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caraglio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Caraglio throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Caraglio throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas dives in and grabs Caraglio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caraglio pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
It looked like Caraglio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caraglio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Caraglio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caraglio throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Caraglio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caraglio misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Caraglio dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Caraglio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Caraglio continues to drive forward.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caraglio throws a head kick that half lands.
Caraglio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caraglio lands a high kick!
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caraglio.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caraglio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caraglio is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Caraglio closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Caraglio.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Caraglio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
Caraglio misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Thomas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thomas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Caraglio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caraglio with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caraglio defends well.
Caraglio wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
Caraglio is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.#T2#
Thomas is trying to keep Caraglio in close.
Caraglio chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas controls Caraglio momentarily but Caraglio frees himself. #SU#
Caraglio gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Caraglio tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thomas manages to circle out of the way.
Massimo Caraglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Caraglio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caraglio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
Caraglio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caraglio moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caraglio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
As Caraglio backs off Thomas throws a huge counter combo but Caraglio manages to avoid it all.#T4#
Caraglio lands a high kick!
A jab from Caraglio does it's job there.
Caraglio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caraglio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caraglio is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas prevents Caraglio from standing back up.
Will Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massimo Caraglio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Caraglio dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Caraglio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caraglio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Caraglio!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Caraglio shows good takedown defense.
Thomas shoots and misses #CL2#
and Caraglio counters by clinching up.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Caraglio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Caraglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
#BC2#
Caraglio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caraglio scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Caraglio has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caraglio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caraglio lands a shot to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Caraglio misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1##BC2#
Caraglio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caraglio fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries to clinch but Caraglio moves out of range.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Caraglio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caraglio. #CL2#
Caraglio drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
#BC2#
Caraglio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Caraglio has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Caraglio trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas prevents Caraglio from breaking the clinch.
Caraglio misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Caraglio is controlling the position.
Caraglio tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Caraglio 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.
A nice left hand lands by Caraglio.
Caraglio is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Caraglio gets underhooks to prevent Thomas's takedown attempt.
Caraglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
#BC2#
Caraglio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caraglio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caraglio. #CL#
Thomas darts in and clinches Caraglio up against the cage.#T3#
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Caraglio.
Caraglio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Caraglio stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Caraglio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Caraglio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caraglio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Max Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caraglio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Caraglio.
#CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Caraglio. Caraglio maintains the clinch. #T4#
Caraglio trying to land knees to the body.
Caraglio lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Caraglio trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caraglio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Caraglio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caraglio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Caraglio stalling against the cage.
Thomas wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Caraglio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Caraglio. Caraglio maintains the clinch.
Caraglio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caraglio missing with knees to the body.
Caraglio stalling in the clinch.
Caraglio struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Caraglio taking a breather.
Caraglio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Caraglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caraglio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caraglio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caraglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Caraglio lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Caraglio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caraglio dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
#T1#
Caraglio pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Caraglio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caraglio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caraglio throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Caraglio pushes him off.
Caraglio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas throws the left hand but Caraglio avoids the punch easily.
As Thomas backs off Caraglio throws a huge counter combo but Thomas manages to avoid it all.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Caraglio throws a counter combo.
Caraglio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2##CL2#
Caraglio darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Caraglio.
Caraglio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caraglio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC2#
Caraglio manages to break the clinch.
Caraglio throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caraglio misses with a wild combination.
Thomas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Caraglio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caraglio.
Caraglio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caraglio counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Caraglio misses with the combination.
Max Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caraglio as he avoids it easily.
Massimo Caraglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caraglio tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.#T4##CL2#
Caraglio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Massimo Caraglio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caraglio misses with an elbow over the top.
Caraglio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
A short uppercut from Caraglio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caraglio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Caraglio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caraglio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Caraglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
#BC2#
Caraglio breaks from the clinch.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Caraglio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Caraglio pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas wants to break free but Caraglio has control.
Thomas is working for takedown but Caraglio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caraglio tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
#BC2#
Caraglio breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caraglio. That's going to slow Thomas down. #CL2#
Caraglio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Caraglio breaks the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Caraglio is avoiding it.
Caraglio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caraglio unleashes a big counter combination but Thomas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Caraglio lands a front kick.
Nice body kick from Caraglio.
A combination from Caraglio does no damage.
Caraglio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caraglio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caraglio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Caraglio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2#
Caraglio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caraglio lands a body shot.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caraglio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caraglio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thomas up against the cage.
Caraglio tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caraglio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caraglio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caraglio taking a breather.
Thomas avoiding damage as Caraglio throws knees to the body.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caraglio smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caraglio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T4##CL2#
Caraglio pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Caraglio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caraglio is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caraglio missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Caraglio.
Caraglio trying to land knees to the body.
Caraglio trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caraglio smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Caraglio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caraglio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the cage. Caraglio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Max Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Massimo Caraglio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caraglio scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Caraglio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caraglio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Caraglio!
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