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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 cm
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271 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morgan moves away from the strike by Jampo. Sampo Jampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jampo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Jampo misses with a looping right. Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Jampo's head coaches at Tres Puntos FC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Jampo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jampo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands. Morgan with a hook. A good leg kick by Morgan. Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jampo.
Jampo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from Jampo misses. Morgan connects with a leg kick. Jampo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jampo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jampo. Morgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Jampo. Morgan lands a nice shot to the body. Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan slips under a jab from Jampo. Jampo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Morgan scores with a one two! Jampo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sampo Jampo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jampo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jampo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Jampo has taken the fight into the clinch. Morgan tries to stall but Jampo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
We've been informed that Morgan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Jampo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jampo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jampo misses with the head strike.
Jampo tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut. Jampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it. Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jampo on the inside. Jampo is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jampo down to the mat. Jampo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jampo throws out the jab. Jampo throws a series of punches but Morgan avoids them all with ease. Jampo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jampo pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch. Jampo is defending well against a takedown attempt. Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Morgan tries to score a body lock takedown but Jampo shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Sampo Jampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan. Morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jampo is keeping busy. Jampo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jampo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jampo misses with some punches.
Jampo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Jampo pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Morgan has Jampo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jampo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jampo struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jampo pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jampo lands a nice elbow. Jampo can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Jampo scores with a nice hook to the head. Morgan blocking some punches.
Come on Morgan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jampo working aggressively here.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Morgan lands a shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jampo. Morgan lands a shoulder strike. Morgan lands a shot to the body. Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jampo uses good head movement to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jampo lands with a right to the head. Jampo digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank. Morgan looks winded! Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jampo lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
It looks like Virgil Morgan has been cut. Morgan misses with some punches.
Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan. Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jampo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan. Jampo scores with a shot to the body.
Jampo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jampo. Nice cross by Jampo. Jampo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A decent looking cross lands there for Jampo. Jampo jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jampo instigates a clinch. Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Jampo. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morgan blocks a body shot from Jampo. Jampo tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Jampo gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Morgan misses with a body punch.
Jampo lands a shoulder strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Jampo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan'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.
Jampo closes the distance and clinches. Jampo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jampo gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Morgan tries to work over Jampo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jampo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jampo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jampo misses with a body punch.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head. Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jampo avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage. Sampo Jampo has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jampo pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jampo lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment. Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jampo lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jampo working aggressively here.
Jampo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head. Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jampo backwards. Jampo tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jampo pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jampo lands a left hand.
Jampo lands with a short shot to the head. Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here. Jampo has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short right from Jampo. Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan lands a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Jampo. Jampo scores with a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jampo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away. Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jampo misses with a punch to the body.
Jampo working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Jampo.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land. Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan has picked Jampo up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Morgan stops Jampo from getting back to his feet.
Jampo is not content to let Morgan control the position. Jampo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan. Morgan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jampo gets back to full guard.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jampo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Morgan misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Jampo can't do much from the bottom here. Morgan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jampo, who protects the arm well. Morgan working the head and body with strikes. Morgan working the head and body with strikes. Morgan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jampo is avoiding damage well.
Morgan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morgan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jampo has escaped the position, nice work there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot. Morgan throws a head kick that misses. Jampo throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily. Jampo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jampo gets in close and instigates a clinch. Morgan blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jampo. Morgan tries a body shot but Jampo blocks it.
Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside. Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jampo's elbow. Jampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jampo lands a body punch. Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jampo's elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jampo controls his hands.
Morgan lands a body shot. Jampo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jampo working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jampo prevents a body shot from Morgan. Morgan tries to work over Jampo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Morgan breaks the clinch.
Jampo closes the distance and clinches. Morgan misses with some punches.
Jampo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Morgan. Morgan tries to pull guard but Jampo won't allow it.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Jampo controls the action.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jampo has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Jampo blocks a body shot from Morgan. Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jampo avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage. Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Jampo working aggressively here.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Jampo has him pressed against the cage. Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jampo tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jampo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow. Morgan is working for takedown but Jampo is calmly controlling the position for now. Sampo Jampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan. Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jampo lands a hook to the side of the head. Morgan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jampo misses with a hook from the clinch. Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Jampo. A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan. Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan. Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Jampo gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage. A body shot lands from Morgan.
Jampo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Jampo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jampo misses with an elbow over the top. A nice left hand lands by Jampo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jampo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan. Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Jampo.
Jampo lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment. Morgan lands with a left to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan. Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Jampo.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body. Jampo lands with a short shot to the head. Jampo struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A right hand to the body from Jampo.
Morgan tries a body shot but Jampo blocks it.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan misses with some punches.
A short right from Jampo on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jampo throws a head punch that misses. Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Morgan jumps guard.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jampo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jampo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Morgan working for a triangle but Jampo defends it easily.
Jampo is stalling in the full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sampo Jampo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jampo. Morgan scores with a body shot.
Sampo Jampo is winning the standup battle so far. Jampo dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jampo misses the jab. Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Jampo with a hook. Jampo throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot. Jampo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jampo closes the distance and clinches. Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Jampo, against the cage.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jampo tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Jampo back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan. Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jampo misses with a short punch on the inside. Jampo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jampo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jampo lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jampo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow. Morgan lands a nice shot to the body. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it. Morgan stalling in the clinch but Jampo improves position. Morgan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jampo is trying to keep an underhook but Morgan manages to get the takedown into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Morgan is pressing down on Jampo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jampo is holding on for now. Jampo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jampo is defending against the submission attempts here by Morgan.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Morgan is looking for a kimura but Jampo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage. Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Jampo defends the submission attempt. Jampo taking some punishment here, with Morgan in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jampo is looking to improve his position.
Morgan 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. Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jampo's head. Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head. Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jampo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jampo defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morgan wants to control but Jampo is keeping him busy. Jampo is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Jampo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan. Morgan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Morgan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jampo's head. Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jampo defending well though. Jampo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jampo. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Virgil Morgan's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jampo instigates a clinch. Morgan taking a breather. Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Morgan looking to slow down the pace here. Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan. Jampo blocks a body shot from Morgan. Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside. A shot in the inside from Jampo. Morgan tries to pull guard but Jampo won't allow it.
Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan. Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Jampo throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand. A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Jampo throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily. A punch combination from Jampo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jampo to score with a decent uppercut. Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick. Jampo looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range. Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jampo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jampo avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jampo throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Some wild striking there from Jampo.
Jampo clinches up against the cage. Morgan has Jampo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jampo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Jampo lands a left hand.
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Jampo stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jampo looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jampo preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jampo from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Sampo Jampo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jampo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jampo. Jampo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Morgan instigates a clinch. Jampo lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye. Morgan stalling in the clinch but Jampo improves position. Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Jampo. Jampo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nice sprawl there from Jampo as Morgan shoots in. Sampo Jampo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jampo. Jampo misses with a body shot.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Jampo, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Jampo against the cage but Jampo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jampo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage. Jampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it. Jampo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is rocked! Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside. Jampo misses with some punches.
Jampo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike. Jampo tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Jampo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jampo finish him? Jampo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Jampo lands a damaging elbow. Morgan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jampo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Morgan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Morgan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Morgan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jampo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Morgan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
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 Sampo Jampo. I think Jampo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sampo Jampo! During a confident post fight interview, Sampo Jampo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. Virgil Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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