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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els comes to the cage accompanied by Chamillionaire - Don't Shoot. LeBlanc has chosen Tèrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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193 cm
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213 lbs
40 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeRoy LeBlanc! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Els jabbing away but nothing is landing. Els throws a hook but LeBlanc blocks it. A head kick misses from LeBlanc. Els stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBlanc. Els fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Els takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Els takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Els throws a push kick but LeBlanc slaps the foot to one side. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Els tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBlanc was well out of range. Poor timing from Els. A slapping leg kick lands for LeBlanc.
Els delivers a nice body kick. LeBlanc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. LeBlanc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. LeBlanc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Els pushes LeBlanc away with a front kick. Els throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Els clinches up against the cage. Els throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. LeBlanc swings wildly with an uppercut but Els uses good head movement to avoid it. Els lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBlanc. LeBlanc misses with the head strike.
LeBlanc throws a punch but it's blocked by Els. LeBlanc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Els on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBlanc. Els blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlanc. Els breaks the clinch.
A combination from LeBlanc does no damage. A swing and a miss from LeBlanc. LeBlanc throws a sloppy head kick and Els moves out of range easily. LeBlanc has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Els misses with a body kick. Els lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Els has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Consortium Private LA in the buildup to the fight. LeBlanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
LeBlanc throws a looping overhand right but Els ducks down to avoid it. LeBlanc misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Els swings away with a leg kick that misses. LeBlanc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Els fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeBlanc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Els throws a half hearted mid kick. Els throws a solid leg kick but LeBlanc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Els. Els works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. LeBlanc throws a half hearted mid kick. Els scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like LeRoy LeBlanc has been cut. LeBlanc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Els stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Both fighters circling a little - Els finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Els keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
LeBlanc throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
LeBlanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Els is just out of range. LeBlanc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Els. LeBlanc does a little dance to reset his feet. LeBlanc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Els throws a sloppy head kick and LeBlanc moves out of range easily. LeBlanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Els. LeBlanc avoids the body shot from Els.
Els stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. LeBlanc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. LeBlanc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Els is looking to land body kicks. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Els lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and LeBlanc has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from LeBlanc and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Els displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Els looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. LeBlanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Els.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Els misses with a looping right. A big right from LeBlanc misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Els. LeBlanc does a little dance to reset his feet. Ernie Els seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Els takes one to the side of the head.
LeBlanc swings for the body but Els moves out of range.
LeBlanc throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Els walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Els on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Els misses with a wild body shot. Els ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. LeBlanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBlanc avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Els.
LeBlanc is looking to chop away at Els's legs. LeBlanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Els tried to score with a low kick but LeBlanc checks it. 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 Ernie Els will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on LeRoy LeBlanc's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Els walks forward, straight into a front kick from LeBlanc. A slow jab from LeBlanc misses its intended target. LeBlanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Els scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Els throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the body kick from Els.
LeBlanc lands a nice hook to Els's body. Els takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Els scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Els throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Els misses with a kick to the body.
LeBlanc moves out of range as Els throws a body kick.
LeBlanc looks to land a right hand but Els moved out of range. Els takes one on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! A jab lands there for LeBlanc. Els throws a push kick but LeBlanc slaps the foot to one side. Els takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. LeBlanc thumps Els with a low kick. Els tries a low kick but LeBlanc avoids it. No joy there for Els, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Els lands a nice looking kick to the body. LeBlanc takes a step back to recover. LeBlanc misses with a kick to the body.
LeBlanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Els takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Els is looking to wear down LeBlanc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. LeBlanc throws a nice inside leg kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from LeBlanc. Els shrugs it off though. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. LeBlanc misses with a body shot.
Els 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.
LeBlanc moves out of range as Els throws a body kick.
Els keeps the fight on the outside. Els swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Els misses the jab. LeRoy LeBlanc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Els takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. LeBlanc scores with a kick to the midsection. Els throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. LeBlanc has Els up against the cage in a clinch.
Els tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short body shot lands from LeBlanc as the two fighters clinch.
LeBlanc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. LeBlanc swings wildly with an uppercut but Els uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Els blocks a body shot from LeBlanc. LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc tries to work over Els's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Els misses with a hook to the ribs.
Els can't find room to land a body shot as LeBlanc controls the action.
Els working aggressively here.
Els struggles to land a body shot inside as LeBlanc controls his hands.
A short right from LeBlanc. LeBlanc blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from LeBlanc - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, LeBlanc scores with a nice short uppercut. LeBlanc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Els. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBlanc. A head punch on the inside from Els fails to land. Els swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it. LeBlanc can't find room to land a body shot as Els controls the action.
Els has a couple of punches blocked by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. LeBlanc throws a right hand that Els ducks under and follows up with a left that Els also avoids with ease. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Els throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Els throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. LeBlanc's corner calls for a 1-2. LeBlanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. LeBlanc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Els circles away quickly and effectively. Els misses with a wild body shot. Els uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LeBlanc.
Els takes one to the chin there. Els looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
LeBlanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from LeBlanc. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! LeBlanc lands a nice looking body shot.
Els lands with a nice body kick. Nice defenses there by Els. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy LeBlanc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on LeRoy LeBlanc's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LeBlanc tries to clinch up. LeBlanc checks a leg kick. LeBlanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Els was well out of range. Poor timing from LeBlanc. An inside leg kick lands from Els. Els lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. LeBlanc misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeBlanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Els throws a series of punches but LeBlanc moves out of range. LeBlanc avoids the body shot from Els.
Els goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. LeBlanc throws a poor cross that misses
and Els counters by clinching up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBlanc. A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land. A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land. LeBlanc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Els or not. LeBlanc pushes Els back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Els tries to throw a body punch but LeBlanc avoids it by throwing Els back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from LeBlanc. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch.
LeBlanc lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. LeBlanc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Els's hands. LeBlanc is looking to land body kicks. Els showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LeBlanc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Good work by LeBlanc as he checks the leg kick. LeBlanc cracks Els with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Els throws a body kick that misses and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand! LeBlanc keeps the fight on the outside. Els misses with a body shot.
LeBlanc jabs Els to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBlanc connects with a single shot there. Jab by LeBlanc.
Els is rocked! Els misses with a body kick. Oh Els is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Els doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Els seems to have got his legs back now. Els displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBlanc throws out the jab. LeBlanc lands with a kick to the ribs.
LeBlanc throws a series of punches but Els avoids them all with ease. Els takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. That kick from LeBlanc tenderised Els's leg. Els is trying to keep his angry face on. Els avoids a kick to the body.
LeBlanc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
LeBlanc lands a nice looking body shot.
LeBlanc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Els takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Els at a distance.
Els needs to keep his hands up - LeBlanc had a free shot at his head there. LeBlanc rushes Els and presses him up against the cage. Els tries to work over LeBlanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. LeBlanc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Els has him pressed against the cage. Els prevents a body shot from LeBlanc. Els swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land. LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBlanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Els misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Els takes a shot to the head. Els goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeBlanc.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. LeBlanc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside. Els lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBlanc. LeBlanc throws a head punch that misses. LeBlanc has a couple of punches blocked by Els.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside. A shot in the inside from Els. Els lands on the inside with an uppercut. LeBlanc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeBlanc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! LeBlanc misses with a body punch.
Els throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc. Els prevents a body shot from LeBlanc. LeBlanc swings wildly with an uppercut but Els uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy LeBlanc really dominated that round. The cut man is working on LeRoy LeBlanc's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Els tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LeBlanc is able to avoid easily. Els thows a body shot but no joy. LeBlanc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Els. Els just misses with a punch to the body.
Els takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
LeBlanc has been the more effective fighter overall so far. LeBlanc thuds a left hand into Els's body. A low kick from Els misses and LeBlanc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Els throws the kick towards the body but LeBlanc avoids it. LeBlanc scores to the head and body with a nice combination! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. LeBlanc connects with an inside leg kick. LeBlanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Els at a distance.
LeBlanc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. LeBlanc moves out of range as Els throws a body kick.
LeBlanc throws a leg kick and Els counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. LeBlanc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. LeBlanc is looking to improve his position.
Els thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Els throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. LeBlanc is looking to improve his position.
Els thows a huge punch but LeBlanc dodges it nicely.
Els is just content to waste time from the top position. LeBlanc takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. LeBlanc has control of Els's left arm, preventing Els from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Els throws a big elbow that misses. LeBlanc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Els manages to regain half guard. Good work. It looks like LeBlanc is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc is looking to stall here but Els recovers full guard. Els working a defensive guard but LeBlanc manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Els sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Els is staying active underneath LeBlanc, who seems content to just control the action from this position. LeBlanc gets to his feet - back to striking we go! LeBlanc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. LeBlanc slips a straight right by Els. Els blocks a jab. LeBlanc pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Els attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy LeBlanc dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on LeRoy LeBlanc's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Els misses with a body kick. Els throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Els looks to land a body kick but LeBlanc moved away. Els throws a nice head kick!
Els throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
Els throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LeBlanc sees it coming and avoids it easily. Els throws a body kick that misses. Els is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Els scores with a sloppy right hand. LeBlanc should have avoided that one. Els throws a hook but LeBlanc blocks it. LeBlanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Els at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. LeBlanc scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! LeBlanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. LeBlanc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Els has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Els moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Els tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBlanc was well out of range. Poor timing from Els. LeBlanc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Els is able to avoid easily. LeBlanc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Els. Els throws a body punch but LeBlanc moves out of range. LeBlanc cracks Els with a right hand to the side of the head. Els connects with an inside leg kick. LeBlanc tried to score with a low kick but Els checks it. Els misses the shot to the body. Els throws a body punch but LeBlanc moves out of range. Els looks for the body kick but LeBlanc saw that one coming. LeBlanc throws the kick towards the body but Els avoids it. LeBlanc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A big left from LeBlanc misses. Els staying out of range there. Els misses with the body kick enabling LeBlanc to counter with a crisp jab. Ernie Els has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeBlanc throws a leg kick which misses Els's front leg but catches the back leg as Els tries to avoid it. LeBlanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Els was well out of range. Poor timing from LeBlanc. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. LeBlanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Els.
Els is looking to land body kicks. LeBlanc catches Els with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Els throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Els explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Els ducks under a wild hook from LeBlanc. Els gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. LeBlanc moves out of range as Els throws a body kick.
LeBlanc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Els looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Els.
LeBlanc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as LeBlanc blocks the low kick. Els fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Els looks for the body kick but LeBlanc saw that one coming. LeBlanc moves out of range of the body kick from Els.
LeBlanc moves into range and connects with a jab. LeBlanc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Els walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. LeBlanc connects with a right hand. Els shakes it off. Els scores with a jab to the body. Els throws a sloppy body shot
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand! 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! LeBlanc connects with a body shot that sends Els's belly button to the back. LeBlanc connects with a jab. LeBlanc throws a head kick but Els moves out of range.
LeBlanc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Els avoids a kick to the body.
LeBlanc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. LeBlanc throws a body punch but Els moves out of range. Els tries to clinch but LeBlanc moves away and LeBlanc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. LeRoy LeBlanc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. LeBlanc scores with a punch to the head. Els misses the shot to the body. Els stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBlanc. LeBlanc lands a right hook to the body.
Els misses with a shot to the body and LeBlanc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Els misses with a wild body shot. LeBlanc avoids the head kick by Els.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Els is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
LeBlanc scores with a kick to the midsection. Els pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces LeBlanc back to the cage. Els follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight! LeRoy LeBlanc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think LeBlanc 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRoy LeBlanc! LeRoy LeBlanc is the new light heavyweight champion! In his post fight interview, LeRoy LeBlanc gave a big smile as he said 'Daddy's home, bitch. Now gimme what's mine!'.
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