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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budiman Prang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Budiman Prang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prang misses with a left hand
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prang digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Prang walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Prang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Prang.
Prang throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Prang.
Prang lands a body shot.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prang.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prang misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Prang. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Prang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prang wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Prang.
Prang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Prang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Budiman Prang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie throws a body punch but Prang moves out of range.
Prang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prang circles away quickly and effectively.
Prang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prang.
Budiman Prang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Prang misses its intended target.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prang connects with a looping right hand.
Prang stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Prang throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prang avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie tries to bum rush Prang with a series of wild strikes but Prang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
Prang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prang defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Prang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prang.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie passes Prang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prang defending well though.
Prang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Prang dodges it nicely.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Prang blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Prang is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Prang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie'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.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Prang throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Prang lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie slips a jab from Prang.
The fighters circling - Prang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Prang backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prang lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prang misses with a hook.
Prang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Prang.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
Prang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Prang sprawls well.
Prang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prang gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Prang misses with an elbow over the top.
Prang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prang has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Prang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Prang keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie jumps guard but Prang stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to push Prang away but Prang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Prang is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Prang fails to land.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Prang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prang's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prang throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Prang.
Prang scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie jumps guard but Prang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Prang has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Prang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Prang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie tries to work over Prang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prang walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Prang's head.
Prang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Prang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prang.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Prang lands a nice looking body shot.
Prang missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prang throws a body kick that misses.
Prang ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Prang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prang throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prang throws a big shot that misses.
Prang clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Prang connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Prang finds it's target.
Budiman Prang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Prang's body.
Prang lands a jab.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prang slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prang misses with a double jab
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Prang shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budiman Prang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prang missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prang.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Prang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prang just misses with a punch to the body.
Prang thows a body shot but no joy.
Prang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie throws a body punch but Prang moves out of range.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Prang avoids it well.
Prang connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Prang controls his hands.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Prang holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Prang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prang.
Prang misses with the head strike.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prang.
Prang avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Prang throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Gracie.
A jab from Prang finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Prang scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Prang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Prang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prang.
A telegraphed right hand from Prang misses the target.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Prang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Prang throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Prang moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Prang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prang.
Prang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prang misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prang's corner calls for a 1-2. Prang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prang counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prang slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prang throws a shot to the body.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prang.
Prang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prang to keep the fight standing.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prang lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Prang swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prang thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prang.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Prang misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prang but Prang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prang swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prang misses the shot to the body.
Prang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prang misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budiman Prang really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Prang throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Prang moves away and avoids it.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prang momentarily.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prang.
Prang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Prang throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Prang saw that one coming.
Prang misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Prang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Prang which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Prang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie takes a swing at Prang's ribcage but misses.
Gracie swings for the body but Prang moves out of range.
Prang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prang misses with a looping left.
Gracie punishes Prang's body with a nice straight punch.
Prang lands a right hook to the body.
Prang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prang misses with a double jab.
Prang misses with a straight left.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Prang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prang defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Prang avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Prang.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Prang looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Prang scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Prang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prang misses with a looping left.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Prang is out of range.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prang misses the jab.
Prang misses with a body shot.
Prang lands a slapping body shot.
Prang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Prang throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Prang is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prang scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Prang didn't see that one coming.
Prang tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie throws a jab when Prang was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Prang is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Prang. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budiman Prang dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Prang.
Prang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Prang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prang, as that shot connected.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prang throws a body kick that misses.
Prang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prang's guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Prang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Prang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prang is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Prang pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Prang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budiman Prang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prang wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie has his foot on Prang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prang works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prang wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budiman Prang!
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