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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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169 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennaro Gattuso! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gattuso lands a nice looking body shot.
Sajewski misses with a lunging right hand
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gattuso lands a jab to Sajewski's midsection. Sajewski throws a hook but Gattuso avoids it easily. Sajewski throws a big shot that misses. Sajewski misses with a left hand and Gattuso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gattuso wants to slow Sajewski down by chopping away at his legs. Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sajewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattuso. Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt. Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Sajewski. Gattuso avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
Sajewski checks a low kick from Gattuso. Sajewski throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sajewski throws out the jab. Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away. Sajewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sajewski scores with a hook to the body. Gattuso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sajewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sajewski wants it to stay on the feet. Gattuso shoots in and drives through. Sajewski sprawls well. Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso. Sajewski takes one to the chin there. Gattuso takes one on the button. Lukasz Sajewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sajewski thows a body shot but no joy. Gattuso scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sajewski's waist but Sajewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattuso off to one side. Sajewski moves out of range of the body kick from Gattuso.
Sajewski misses with an uppercut. Sajewski cracks a nice hook into Gattuso's ribs. Sajewski jabs at Gattuso's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sajewski misses with a wild body shot. Sajewski jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gattuso scores with the left hand. Sajewski knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gattuso shoots in looking for a takedown. Sajewski tries to sprawl out of it but Gattuso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sajewski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Sajewski moved out of range nicely. Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Gattuso cracks Sajewski with an open hand slap. Gattuso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Gattuso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it. Sajewski throws a right and a left that Gattuso avoids nicely. Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range. Sajewski connects with a looping right hand.
Gattuso pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sajewski back to the cage. Gattuso follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Sajewski misses with a straight right. Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gattuso connects with the punch. Gattuso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Sajewski. Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gattuso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sajewski throws out the jab. A good leg kick by Gattuso. Sajewski throws a right hand that Gattuso ducks under and follows up with a left that Gattuso also avoids with ease. Gattuso darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gattuso avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sajewski throws a head kick that misses. Gattuso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sajewski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gattuso gets a double leg takedown into Sajewski's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Sajewski wants to sweep here but Gattuso controlling him for the moment. Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sajewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gattuso is one step ahead there. Sajewski is trying to keep Gattuso in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Lukasz Sajewski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Sajewski lands a jab to Gattuso's midsection. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gattuso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sajewski will feel that in the morning. Sajewski looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely. Gattuso lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lukasz Sajewski will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gattuso slips a jab and a cross from Sajewski.
The crowd cheers as Sajewski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gattuso doesn't seem phased though. Lukasz Sajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gattuso dives in and grabs Sajewski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sajewski pushes down on Gattuso's head and hops out. Sajewski tries to move into range but Gattuso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gattuso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Sajewski wants to improve his position but Gattuso is controlling well.
Gattuso thows a huge punch but Sajewski dodges it nicely.
Gattuso is looking to advance position but Sajewski won't allow it. Gattuso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Gattuso throwing shots but Sajewski is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sajewski gets back to full guard.
Gattuso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sajewski wants to sweep but no luck. Sajewski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Sajewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sajewski can't keep his opponent in guard - Gattuso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gattuso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sajewski keeps working. Gattuso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sajewski is just riding it out for now. Gattuso eventually gives up the hold. Sajewski tries to roll over but Gattuso keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gattuso wants to pass to mount but Sajewski is defending the position. Sajewski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Sajewski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Sajewski keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sajewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gattuso wants to control from the top but Sajewski keeps moving. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Gattuso is looking to advance position but Sajewski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Sajewski trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sajewski punishing his opponent with strikes. Gattuso is bucking up trying to escape but Sajewski cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Sajewski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Sajewski landing strikes, looking to finish! Gattuso slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gattuso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gattuso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sajewski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Sajewski throws a big elbow that misses. Sajewski scoring with some ground and pound. Sajewski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gattuso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sajewski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sajewski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Sajewski postures up and lands a big shot to Gattuso's brow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gattuso looking for a guillotine here but Sajewski defends easily.
Sajewski scoring with punches to the head and body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Sajewski will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Sajewski lands. Sajewski misses the jab. Sajewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sajewski!
Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sajewski. Sajewski with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sajewski misses with an uppercut. The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gattuso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gattuso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sajewski. Sajewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sajewski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gattuso finds it's way round the side to connect with Sajewski's head. Gattuso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sajewski lands a jab to the nose. Lukasz Sajewski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sajewski misses with a hook. A big right from Sajewski misses. Sajewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso. Gattuso throws a shot to the body.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sajewski. Gattuso thows a left - swing and a miss! Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sajewski sprawls well. Sajewski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gattuso gets slowly back to his feet. Sajewski thuds a left hand into Gattuso's body. Sajewski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sajewski gets tackled into the cage by Gattuso. Gattuso maintains the clinch. Sajewski tries to stall but Gattuso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sajewski. Still in the clinch, Gattuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gattuso misses with the head strike.
Sajewski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sajewski lands with a short shot to the head. Gattuso stalling in the clinch.
Gattuso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gattuso. Gattuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sajewski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gattuso clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Gattuso tries to escape the position.
Gattuso rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gattuso looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Gattuso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gattuso is staying active underneath Sajewski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sajewski works his way into side control. Sajewski tries to score with some ground and pound. Gattuso controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Gattuso is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Sajewski scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Sajewski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Gattuso actively working from the bottom here. Sajewski thows a huge punch but Gattuso dodges it nicely.
Sajewski winds up and cracks Gattuso with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Sajewski wants to work for an arm triangle but Gattuso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sajewski scoring with strikes to the body and head. Sajewski is trying to control. Gattuso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Lukasz Sajewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gattuso is pressing down on Sajewski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Gattuso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sajewski defends well. Sajewski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gattuso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sajewski has managed to get both his arms back between Gattuso's legs - danger averted. Sajewski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sajewski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Sajewski working some strikes from top position. Sajewski is working Gattuso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sajewski stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Gattuso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sajewski looking to pass the guard. Sajewski stands and steps away. Gattuso gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Sajewski clearly takes that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sajewski throws a poor cross that misses
and Gattuso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Sajewski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head. Gattuso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Sajewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gattuso. Sajewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Gattuso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sajewski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range. Sajewski keeps the fight on the outside. Gattuso moves forwards but Sajewski connects with a nice, crisp jab. Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gattuso throws out a loose jab but Sajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sajewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab lands there for Sajewski. Gattuso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sajewski momentarily.
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Sajewski. Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sajewski. Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gattuso. Gattuso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sajewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattuso. Sajewski takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses. Gattuso defending well as Sajewski loads up on a big left hand. Gattuso misses with an uppercut. Sajewski misses the jab. Gattuso throws a shot from downtown. Sajewski moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sajewski misses with a looping left. Sajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gattuso. Sajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sajewski misses. Sajewski looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range. A big left from Sajewski misses. Nice defenses there by Gattuso. Gattuso throws a hook but Sajewski avoids it easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sajewski slips under a jab. Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sajewski. Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sajewski.
Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gattuso misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sajewski jabs at Gattuso's body. Gattuso misses with a hook
and Sajewski counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sajewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sajewski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The fighters circling - Sajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sajewski misses the body punch and Gattuso counters with a right hand to the body. Sajewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sajewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gattuso. Gattuso slips under a jab from Sajewski. Gattuso throws a push kick but Sajewski slaps the foot to one side. Sajewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gattuso moves away from the strike by Sajewski. Sajewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gattuso slips a straight right by Sajewski. Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sajewski moves away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Sajewski lands a jab to the head.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gattuso shoots in but Sajewski avoids the takedown attempt easily. Sajewski tests Gattuso's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sajewski cracks Gattuso with a good jab. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sajewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Sajewski had his way with Gennaro Gattuso in that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gattuso defending well as Sajewski loads up on a big left hand. The fighters circling - Sajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sajewski throws out a loose jab but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Gattuso. Sajewski does a little dance to reset his feet. Gattuso blocks a jab. Sajewski throws a jab when Gattuso was well out of range. Gattuso misses with a hook. Sajewski ducked under it nicely. Jab, jab by Gattuso - just one landing. Sajewski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head. Gattuso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sajewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range. Gattuso scores with a jab. Sajewski acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Sajewski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sajewski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sajewski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sajewski punishes Gattuso's body with a nice straight punch. Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away. Gattuso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Sajewski connects with a jab. Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Sajewski moves out of range. Sajewski scores with a jab. Gattuso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gattuso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Sajewski misses with the combination.
Sajewski digs a good body shot into Gattuso's ribs. Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sajewski.
Gattuso lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Sajewski is just out of range. Gattuso jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sajewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
Sajewski scoring well with a low kick there.
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! Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sajewski loads up on a big right hand but Gattuso slips the punch. Gattuso tries to clinch but Sajewski is having none of it. Sajewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sajewski lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily. Gattuso avoids the body shot from Sajewski.
Sajewski lands a right hook to the body.
Sajewski misses with a wild combination.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sajewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sajewski scores with a three punch combo!
Gattuso has a takedown stuffed. Sajewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab. Sajewski misses with a body shot.
Sajewski wants to land a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range. Sajewski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sajewski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The fighters circling - Sajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sajewski clobbers Gattuso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lukasz Sajewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sajewski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gattuso back to the cage. Sajewski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big left from Sajewski misses. Sajewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it. A right-left combo lands from Gattuso. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gattuso moves away from the strike by Sajewski. Sajewski throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gattuso counter with a right hand. Gattuso misses with a straight right. Sajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gattuso. Gennaro Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sajewski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattuso's head. Gattuso closes the distance and clinches up with Sajewski, looking for a takedown. Gattuso pushes Sajewski against the cage but Sajewski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sajewski sizes up Gattuso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand
and Sajewski counters with a straight right hand. Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight! Lukasz Sajewski showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sajewski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:46 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Sajewski! Lukasz Sajewski retains his lightweight title! Lukasz Sajewski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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