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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costea Dinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 cm
19
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Costea Dinescu! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dinescu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Dinescu swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot. Murhaa tries to clinch but Dinescu moves out of range. Dinescu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Murhaa is looking to clinch but Dinescu is avoiding it.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Dinescu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Murhaa misses with a body punch
and Dinescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Murhaa avoids the body shot from Dinescu.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinescu.
Dinescu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murhaa. Dinescu throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dinescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the midsection. Dinescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa. Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinescu misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murhaa.
It looks like Costea Dinescu has been cut. Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dinescu misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little jabbing left from Dinescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Murhaa swings for the body but Dinescu moves out of range.
Murhaa with a hook. Dinescu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinescu is just out of range. A big left from Dinescu misses. Dinescu throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely. Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dinescu misses with a few strikes there.
Murhaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinescu's elbow. Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinescu trying to control the position but instead, Murhaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dinescu into the ropes. Murhaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinescu uses good head movement to avoid it. Dinescu pushes off an throws an elbow but Murhaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Dinescu looking to slow down the pace here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa. Murhaa lands a nice uppercut. Murhaa lands an uppercut. Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Dinescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dinescu effectively controlling the action here. Dinescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa taking a breather. Dinescu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dinescu can turn it around. Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike. Dinescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Dinescu has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeps control of Dinescu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Murhaa managing to block the knees to the body from Dinescu.
Dinescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards. Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards. Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinescu backwards. Dinescu lands with a right to the head. Murhaa lands with a light punch inside. Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike. Murhaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinescu uses good head movement to avoid it. Dinescu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dinescu blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinescu. Dinescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dinescu is keeping busy. Dinescu misses with a hook from the clinch. Dinescu struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Dinescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Dinescu backwards. Dinescu stalling in the clinch but Murhaa improves position. Still in the clinch, Dinescu scores with a nice short uppercut. Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dinescu. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dinescu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow. Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Dinescu moves away and Dinescu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Dinescu's corner is telling him to maintain position. Dinescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dinescu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dinescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dinescu tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinescu can do to turn this around? Dinescu postures up in Murhaa's guard and throws a big left but Murhaa blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Murhaa misses with a straight left. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murhaa, as that shot connected.
Murhaa lands a jab. A left and a right from Dinescu both land. Nice combination. Dinescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dinescu drops his hands momentarily and Murhaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Dinescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Murhaa throws a lazy body kick and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dinescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa connects with the punch. Murhaa scores with a nice head shot. Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dinescu. Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Dinescu breaks away and moves out of range. Dinescu throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely. Dinescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa staying out of range there. Dinescu throws a right and a left that both miss. Dinescu misses with a low kick.
Dinescu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dinescu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Dinescu's front leg but catches the back leg as Dinescu tries to avoid it. Dinescu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes. Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Dinescu's side. Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dinescu has time to react. Dinescu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dinescu misses with a looping right. Murhaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murhaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dinescu keeps the fight on the outside. Dinescu misses with a series of wild punches.
Dinescu thuds his shin into the meat of Murhaa's side. Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Dinescu moves out of range easily. Murhaa scores with a hook. Dinescu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Dinescu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Murhaa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dinescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dinescu misses with a right hand and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand! Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinescu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Dinescu lands with a nice body punch. Dinescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa checks a leg kick. Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Dinescu avoids it. Dinescu misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick. Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dinescu. Dinescu thows a left - swing and a miss! Costea Dinescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Murhaa connects with a right hand. Dinescu shakes it off. Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dinescu lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Murhaa lands with a nice combination. Dinescu backs away looking to recover. A shot to the body from Dinescu misses and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick. Dinescu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Dinescu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhaa eats them both and turns towards Dinescu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dinescu slips under a jab. Dinescu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab. A punch combination from Dinescu misses. Dinescu throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it. Dinescu walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa. Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dinescu doesn't seem bothered though. Murhaa lands a front kick. Murhaa slips under a jab. Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa. Dinescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it. Dinescu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dinescu misses the jab. Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Dinescu. Dinescu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murhaa. Dinescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dinescu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murhaa clinches. Dinescu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land. Dinescu misses with a hook from the clinch. Phol Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dinescu is trying to stall.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head. Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinescu is trying to maintain a safe position but Murhaa gets an underhook and turns Dinescu into the ropes. Dinescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the ropes. Murhaa throws a head punch that misses. Dinescu tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Dinescu back against the ropes. Dinescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa. Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa. Dinescu lands with a light punch inside. Murhaa wants to stall.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murhaa as Dinescu tries to tie him up. A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa. Dinescu lands an uppercut. Dinescu misses with a short punch on the inside. Dinescu blocking some punches.
Dinescu just leaning against Murhaa, taking a breather. Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinescu controls his hands.
Murhaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Dinescu. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinescu. Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Dinescu avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murhaa working aggressively here.
Dinescu prevents a body shot from Murhaa. Murhaa tries to stall but Dinescu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murhaa pushes Dinescu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Dinescu blocking some punches.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Dinescu sees it coming and moves out of range. Dinescu misses with a looping left. Murhaa cracks Dinescu with a right hand to the side of the head. Murhaa lands a nice looking body kick. Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dinescu dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Dinescu misses with a right hand and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Murhaa defending well as Dinescu loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murhaa lands with a right hand. Dinescu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Dinescu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa thows a body kick. Dinescu tries to catch it but that hurt him. Murhaa slips under a jab. Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Murhaa. Dinescu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dinescu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut. Dinescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinescu misses with a combination
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick letting Dinescu counter with a right hand. Murhaa misses the body punch and Dinescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dinescu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa misses with a shot to the body and Dinescu counters with a nice uppercut. Nice shot by Murhaa. A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Dinescu does a little dance to reset his feet. Murhaa ducks right into an uppercut from Dinescu. Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick. Dinescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinescu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Murhaa misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Dinescu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Dinescu. Murhaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murhaa checks the leg kick. Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
Dinescu throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dinescu. Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Dinescu's head. A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
A slow jab from Dinescu misses its intended target. Dinescu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dinescu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well. Dinescu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Dinescu throws a half hearted mid kick. Dinescu motions for Murhaa to come forward. Dinescu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa throws a push kick but Dinescu slaps the foot to one side. Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa takes a swing at Dinescu's ribcage but misses. Dinescu is trying to counter with his kicks. Dinescu connects with a jab. Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Murhaa lands with a straight right. Dinescu didn't see that one coming. Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinescu moves away. A lazy body kick from Murhaa letting Dinescu counter with a right hand. Murhaa darts in trying to clinch and Dinescu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murhaa's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa had his way with Costea Dinescu in that round. The cut man is working on Costea Dinescu's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dinescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa. Murhaa lands with a shot to the body. Dinescu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A punch combination from Murhaa misses. Murhaa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dinescu back to the ropes. Murhaa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. A nice inside leg kick there by Dinescu. That's going to slow Murhaa down. Dinescu throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range. Dinescu throws a leg kick that misses. Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dinescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot. Murhaa clinches up with Dinescu and pushes him back against the ropes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dinescu lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa is looking to control Dinescu's arms but Dinescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murhaa has his back to the ropes. Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Murhaa lands with a right to the head. Dinescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Dinescu lands with a left to the head. Dinescu breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Dinescu misses. Murhaa keeps Dinescu at a distance using the push kick. The fighters circling - Dinescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Murhaa lands a nice hook to Dinescu's body. Dinescu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa punishes Dinescu's body with a nice straight punch. Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa connects with a right hand. Dinescu shakes it off. Murhaa throws a leg kick but Dinescu sees it coming and moves out of range. Dinescu looks like he wants to counter punch here. Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa with a nice cross. Dinescu misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming. Dinescu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Dinescu slips under a jab. Dinescu unleashes a big counter combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. A good leg kick by Murhaa. Dinescu lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection. Murhaa defending well as Dinescu loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Dinescu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dinescu connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Murhaa swings for the body but Dinescu moves out of range.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Dinescu.
Dinescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Dinescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses. Dinescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinescu. A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride. Dinescu swinging wildly here.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Dinescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Murhaa. Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jab by Murhaa. Murhaa misses with a combination
and Dinescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Costea Dinescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Murhaa lands with a cross. Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dinescu defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand. Dinescu moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab. Dinescu throws a one two combo.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa! Phol Murhaa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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