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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen We Can't Stop as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kingsley Nasir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Gomez! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Nasir misses. Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss! Gomez dips to his left and cracks Nasir with an uppercut! Jab by Nasir. Nasir throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot. Nasir wants to clinch but Gomez slips to the side and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut. Gomez misses the jab. Nasir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Nasir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nasir is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control. Nasir postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it. Nasir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Gomez is pulling down on Nasir's head to control his posture. Nasir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasir is one step ahead there. Nasir trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom. Nasir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nasir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nasir. Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nasir throws out a leg kick but Gomez moves out of range and Nasir only half commits. Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A solid body kick from Nasir. Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Nasir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomez doesn't seem phased though. Nasir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomez lands a head shot. Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nasir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nasir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomez on the side of the head. Nasir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nasir. Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Nasir looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range. Gomez throws a body shot but no joy. Nasir is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Gomez throws a hook but Nasir blocks it. Nasir attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away. Nasir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nasir gets slowly back to his feet. Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kingsley Nasir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nasir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Nasir lands with an overhand left. Gomez tries to move into range but Nasir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Alfredo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nasir with a nice cross. Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez slips under a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Nasir throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range. Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nasir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomez at a distance.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nasir. Nasir shoots and misses and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingsley Nasir. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Nasir has taken the fight into the clinch. Nasir wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt. Nice body punch from Gomez. Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nasir stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position. Nasir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gomez throws a head punch that misses. A hook to the body from Gomez.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alfredo Gomez will probably get the nod. 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.
Nasir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomez doesn't seem bothered though. Nasir lands a right hook to the body.
Gomez cracks Nasir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nasir blocks a jab. Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it. Nice jab there from Gomez. Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nasir throws a body shot but no joy. Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nasir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Gomez lands a really nice looking cross but Nasir seems unphased.
Nasir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gomez feints a jab promting Nasir to slip. Gomez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nasir slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gomez misses with a straight right. Nasir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gomez misses with a body shot.
Nasir throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily. Alfredo Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez looks to land a left hand but Nasir moved out of range nicely. Nasir slips a straight right by Gomez. Nasir appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Nasir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Nasir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Nasir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Gomez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Nasir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nasir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Nasir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nasir drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nasir. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nasir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Nasir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gomez has control of Nasir's left arm, preventing Nasir from doing any damage. Nasir throws an elbow that misses. Gomez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nasir's guard. Nice move by Gomez!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez passes Nasir's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Nasir actively working from the bottom here. Nasir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Nasir gets back to full guard.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasir is retaining full guard. Nasir looking for subs off his back but Gomez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gomez is stalling here. Nasir is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nasir has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Nasir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Nasir missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Nasir looks to land a strike but Gomez avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Nasir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Gomez trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alfredo Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nasir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nasir tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it. Nasir throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it. Gomez connects with a body shot. Gomez throws a hook but Nasir blocks it. Nasir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it. Nasir throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease. Nasir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nasir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Nasir misses with a hook. Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir moves into range and connects with a jab. Nasir tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nasir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasir. Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasir. Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big right from Gomez misses. Nasir throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gomez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gomez throws a big shot that misses. Nasir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away. Gomez throws a big shot that misses. Nasir throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range. Donk. Gomez catches Nasir right on the button with a cross. Nice jab there from Gomez. The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Gomez misses with a body shot.
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! Gomez checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nasir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nasir lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand. Gomez looks to throw the jab but Nasir is out of range. Nasir moves away from the strike by Gomez. Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A looping hook to the body misses from Nasir. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet. Gomez throws out a counter right but Nasir avoids it with no problem. Nasir clinches up against the cage. Nasir stalling.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasir trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Nasir wants to stall.
Nasir can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Gomez tries to work over Nasir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasir's elbow. Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nasir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez lands with a left to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez. Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Nasir avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage. Gomez lands a body punch in the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasir. A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land. Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch. Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short body shot lands from Gomez as the two fighters clinch.
Nasir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasir blocks a body shot from Gomez. Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land. Nasir looking to stall.
Alfredo Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasir.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nasir blocks a body shot from Gomez. Gomez misses with a body punch.
Nasir blocks an uppercut.
Gomez lands with a right to the head. Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gomez misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasir. Nasir is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nasir has his back to the cage. Nice body punch from Gomez. A hook to the body from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nasir backwards. Gomez lands a shoulder strike. Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gomez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nasir trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Gomez really dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nasir under the eye. Nasir looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely. A telegraphed right hand from Nasir misses the target. Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nasir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nasir connects with the punch. A jab from Gomez does it's job there. Nasir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gomez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Gomez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Nasir slips a nice elbow through Gomez's hands, connecting with Gomez's forehead. Nasir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Nasir is nestled in close to Gomez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nasir not landing any meaningful shots this time. Gomez trying to hold on to Nasir's head to control him but Nasir postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nasir lands a nice short elbow. Nasir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomez defending well though. Gomez gets back to full guard.
Nasir throws an elbow that misses. Gomez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nasir's guard. Nice move by Gomez! Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nasir is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nasir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gomez connects with a couple of short punches. Gomez lands a couple of digs. Nasir has momentary wrist control but Gomez slips an elbow through the middle. Gomez lands a couple of digs. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasir is just out of range. Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nasir's hands. Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Nasir's belly button to the back. Gomez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nasir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it. Gomez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Nasir cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head. Nasir shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Gomez throws a right hand that Nasir ducks under and follows up with a left that Nasir also avoids with ease. Gomez staying out of range there. Gomez avoids the body shot from Nasir.
Nasir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nasir scrambles back to his feet. Decent striking displayed by Nasir there. Nasir misses with a takedown attempt and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut. Nasir misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasir. Nasir misses with a body shot.
Nasir throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy. Gomez swings for the body but Nasir moves out of range.
Nasir misses with a low kick.
Nasir lands the left hand. Nasir lands a head shot. Nasir on the wrong end of a nice hook. Nasir avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Nasir misses with a jab to the body
letting Gomez counter with a right hand. Gomez throws a hook but Nasir avoids it easily. A cross from Gomez lands. Gomez lands with a hook. Nasir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Gomez looks to land a right hand but Nasir moved out of range. Nasir takes one to the chin there. Nasir looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alfredo Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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!
Nasir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Gomez moves away from the strike by Nasir. Nasir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez. Nasir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Gomez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nasir counters with a shoot takedown. Gomez fights it but they end up in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nasir postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it. Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nasir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Nasir with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nasir throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Nasir misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nasir's hands. A jab from Gomez misses. Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Nasir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab. Nasir slips under a jab from Gomez. A nice inside leg kick there by Nasir. That's going to slow Gomez down. Gomez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nasir moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big right from Nasir misses. Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nasir throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gomez throws a body punch but Nasir moves out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nasir throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily. Gomez misses with a straight right. Nasir throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it. Gomez takes a swing at Nasir's ribcage but misses. Nasir misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Gomez misses. Nasir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasir. Gomez takes one to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasir was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez. Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Nasir's shoulder, as Nasir tries to avoid the shot. Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch. Nasir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nasir. Gomez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez with a nice cross. Gomez lands the left hand. Nasir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomez finds it's way round the side to connect with Nasir's head. Nasir throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it. Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nasir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it. A big right from Gomez misses. Nasir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nasir throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing. Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy. Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasir is just out of range. Nasir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gomez wants to clinch up but Nasir keeps it at a distance. Kingsley Nasir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nasir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nasir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomez. Nasir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Nasir. Nasir scores with a jab to the head.
Alfredo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gomez slips under a jab. Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nasir backs up against the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.
Gomez scores with a jab. Nasir takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses. Nasir looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range. Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Donk. Gomez catches Nasir right on the button with a cross. Gomez throws a series of punches but Nasir avoids them all with ease. Nasir attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Alfredo Gomez. I've got Gomez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Alfredo Gomez! Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Alfredo Gomez! Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Alfredo Gomez!
Alfredo Gomez wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Alfredo Gomez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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