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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UFC Theme Song. Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apeman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
42 - 7 - 1 |
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Lopez.
Silva throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Silva stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva with a jab.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
Silva swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
An elbow from Lopez crashes against the mat.
Lopez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lopez working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Lopez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lopez throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Lopez is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Lopez with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
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.
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva with a jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Lopez throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Lopez punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva motions for Lopez to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez checks a low kick from Silva.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Lopez works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Lopez throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Lopez moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva with a jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
And Lopez tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Alberto Lopez has been cut.
Silva thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lopez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva pulls Lopez in to control the position.
Silva 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.
Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lopez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Silva lands an uppercut.
Lopez pulls guard successfully.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez feints the counter takedown.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Lopez dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Silva digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
Alberto Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lopez moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps Lopez at a distance using the push kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez feints the counter takedown.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Lopez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Nice cross by Lopez.
Lopez lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Lopez.
Silva throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopez!
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a quick counter head kick but Lopez was just out of range.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Lopez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva working aggressively here.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
And Lopez tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Lopez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Lopez.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Silva.
Alberto Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
Lopez is working Silva over against the cage.
Lopez trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lopez into the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Silva misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Rafa Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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