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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
RFL 28: Murhaa vs Anderson
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sumner sprawls well. Sumner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sumner.
Sumner tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Sumner.
Sumner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sumner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Sumner missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Sumner misses. #TD2#
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sumner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB#
Sumner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1##SUB#
Smith is sitting in close to Sumner's body. Sumner has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Smith is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Smith is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sumner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brooks Sumner!
Brooks Sumner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
RFL 25: Gatsby vs Pete
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Sumner throws a hook but Abcde blocks it.
Abcde staying out of range there.
Abcde tries to clinch up.
Abcde doesn't manage to clinch there - Sumner circles away.
Abcde swings for the body but Sumner moves out of range.
Sumner lands a nice hook to Abcde's body. Abcde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abcde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumner slips a straight right by Abcde.
Abcde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abcde lands a body shot.
Abcde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abcde throws a poor cross that misses
and Sumner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sumner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abcde doesn't manage to clinch there - Sumner circles away.
Abcde misses with a looping left.
Abcde tries to clinch up.
Abcde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Sumner tenderised Abcde's leg. Abcde is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Sumner scores with the left hand. Abcde knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Abcde misses the target.
Abcde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sumner counters with a straight right hand.
Sumner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abcde moves out of range of the leg kick from Sumner.
A clash of legs there as Abcde blocks the low kick.
Sumner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abcde tries to clinch up
letting Sumner counter with a right hand.
Abcde looks to land a right hand but Sumner moved out of range.
Sumner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abcde.
Sumner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abcde is able to avoid easily.
Abcde is looking to clinch.
Abcde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abcde moves to clinch but Sumner breaks away
and Sumner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Sumner throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Abcde stumbling backwards into the cage! Abcde bounces back off the cage towards Sumner, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Sumner lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Sumner celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brooks Sumner!
Brooks Sumner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LAW003: Championship Crowning
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Gore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antoine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Kain Gore has been cut.
Gore darts in trying to clinch
and Antoine counters with a nice body shot.
Gore tries to clinch but Antoine moves away
and Antoine counters with a nice uppercut.
Gore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antoine counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Antoine!
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Event:
LAW001: IT Begins here
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barret.#TD#
Palmer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barret to the ground. Palmer is now in Barret's guard.
Barret looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Palmer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Barret is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Barret looking for a kimura from the bottom but Palmer passes into side control!
Barret is not content to let Palmer control the position.
Barret is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barret is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Palmer off and has taken his back!
Will Barret go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T1#
Barret is hanging on to Palmer's back as he tries to escape.
Palmer has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Barret.
Barret tries to keep control of the position but Palmer is staying busy.
Palmer takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Barret missing with strikes from the back.
Well, with Barret on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Palmer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Barret struggling to land strikes to the head as Palmer covers up.
Barret missing with strikes. #SUB2#
Barret tightening his grip on Palmer, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Palmer right now.
#SUB2#
Barret is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T2#
Barret throws strikes from the back but Palmer rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Palmer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barret postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barret looking to pass the guard.
Barret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barret tries to free his leg and advance position but Palmer is retaining full guard.
Barret postures up in Palmer's guard and throws a big left but Palmer blocks it.
Barret throws an elbow that misses. Palmer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barret's guard. Nice move by Palmer!#REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barret lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Barret in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palmer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barret controls the pace.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barret is one step ahead there.
Barret is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barret trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barret trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barret is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Barret drops back, looking for a kneebar! Palmer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Palmer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Palmer! #REVR#
Barret sneaks back into half guard.
Barret is looking for a sweep. Palmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barret is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Palmer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Palmer's back!
Barret struggling to land strikes to the head as Palmer covers up.
Barret is trying to stick to Palmer's back but Palmer is turning into Barret. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barret's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Barret dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Palmer lands with a nice body punch.
Barret listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palmer misses with a body shot
and Barret counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barret with a nice cross.
Palmer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barret lands with a good body shot.
Barret scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palmer throws an overhand right that lands on Barret's shoulder, as Barret tries to avoid the shot.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Barret.
Barret with a nice cross.
Palmer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barret scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks.
Palmer shoots in for a double leg but Barret sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barret swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Barret lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Palmer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Barret dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Barret!
Wayne Barret really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAGS of a RONIN logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Leland Palmer spoke after the fight, saying 'nooo'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Greenburg jabs at Gore's body.
Kain Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenburg lands a right hook to the body.
Gore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Gore gets a clinch.
Greenburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Greenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD2#
Gore jumps guard.
Gore trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gore can do anything to dispel that myth.
Greenburg looking to sit in guard and control but Gore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore passes into half guard.
Gore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Gore seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gore wants to pass to mount but Greenburg is defending the position.
Well, if Gore 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greenburg is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Gore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gore works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gore thowing shots but they're missing. #T3#
Gore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Greenburg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greenburg can't escape the position.
#SU2#
Gore stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gore is looking to clinch.
Gore moves in looking to clinch but Greenburg pushes him off.
Greenburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gore tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Greenburg counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Gore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gore is standing up over Greenburg. Greenburg looks to escape but Gore dives into side control.
#T4##REVR#
Gore taking a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Gore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gore throws an elbow but Greenburg slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Gore dominated that round.
That's time! Greenburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Greenburg enables Gore to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Greenburg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Greenburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Greenburg, not yet.
Gore pushes down on Greenburg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Greenburg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gore.
Gore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore works his way into side control. #T1#
Greenburg is trying to get back to half guard.
Greenburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gore on the ground.#SUB2#
Gore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greenburg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gore is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Greenburg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gore works to advance to full mount. Greenburg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gore controlling his opponent.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gore.
Gore thowing shots but they're missing.
Gore controlling the pace for now.
Gore avoids the attempt from Greenburg to control.#T3#
Gore landing strikes from the mount.
Gore breaks from Greenburg's wrist control and lands an elbow. #SUB2#
Gore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gore is continuing to stall.#T4#
Gore thowing shots but they're missing.
Greenburg looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gore slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Gore shoots in and gets a takedown into Greenburg's guard.
Greenburg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gore content to stall in guard here.
Gore throwing strikes from guard but Greenburg blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gore drops back looking for a leg! Greenburg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greenburg manages to kick Gore off! Gore jumps back into Greenburg's guard.
Gore sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Gore drops back looking for a leg! Greenburg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greenburg manages to kick Gore off! Gore jumps back into Greenburg's guard.
Gore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greenburg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Gore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gore controls his hands.
#BC#
Greenburg breaks the clinch.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Gore fails to land with a series of punches.
Greenburg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Greenburg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kain Gore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gore thows a leg kick but Greenburg checks it
letting Greenburg counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Gore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greenburg tries to kick Gore off in order to stand up. Gore Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gore is staying tight to Greenburg's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB2#
Gore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Greenburg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chester Greenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Greenburg is being controlled here. #SU2#
Gore decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Good exchange - Greenburg coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Greenburg. That snapped Gore's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gore dodges the punch combination from Greenburg.
Kain Gore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD2#
Gore feints and as Greenburg raises his hands in defense, Gore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chester Greenburg.
I think Gore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Gore!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bare pushes Cunningham off but Cunningham dives into side control.
Bare is trying to get back to half guard.
Bare trying to remain calm as Cunningham controls from the top position.#SUB2#
Cunningham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cunningham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bare is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bare is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cunningham on the ground.#T1#
Cunningham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bare is trying to stand.
Cunningham wants to get back to his feet.
Bare has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cunningham is working away from the top position though.#SU2#
Cunningham decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD2#
Cunningham gets a double leg takedown into Bare's guard.
Bare wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham passes into half guard.
#T2##REVR#
Cunningham winds up and cracks Bare with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham is controlling the pace.
Bare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Cunningham content to control rather than advance.
Cunningham lands with a punch from half guard.
Cunningham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cunningham drops an elbow to the side of Bare's head.
Cunningham is nestled in close to Bare, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cunningham winds up and cracks Bare with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bare pushes Cunningham off looking to stand but Cunningham dives back in and keeps control.
Cunningham looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Cunningham might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4#
Cunningham wants to stand up but Bare has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham working the head and body with strikes.
Cunningham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellie Cunningham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bare fails with the takedown
and Cunningham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Bare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cunningham wants to counter with a clinch but Bare pushes him away.#TD2#
Cunningham scores with a takedown into Bare's guard.
Bare wants to get back to his feet but Cunningham passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Bare wants to get back to full guard.
Cunningham 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham trying to control the pace. #T1#
Cunningham prevents Bare from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bare works to full guard.
Cunningham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cunningham is continuing to stall.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cunningham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cunningham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bare is proving hard to escape from.
Cunningham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cunningham controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Cunningham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bare looks to move to half guard but instead Cunningham has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham dominating with strikes here.
Cunningham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bare is in a horrible position here. Cunningham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Cunningham controlling from mount.
Cunningham wants to stand but Bare is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cunningham controlling from mount.
Cunningham scoring with strikes but Bare is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellie Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cunningham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bare somewhat.
Bare shoots in for a double leg but Cunningham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Cunningham throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bare tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cunningham is in Bare's guard.
Bare is wriggling around but Cunningham manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Cunningham seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bare is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ellie Cunningham!
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