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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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168 cm
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143 lbs
30 - 11 - 1 |
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172 cm
38
155 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Ron Burgundy! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good work by Burgundy as he checks the leg kick. Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draclau sees it coming and avoids it easily. Draclau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A head kick misses from Draclau. Draclau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Draclau. We've been informed that Burgundy 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. Draclau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy. A little feinted left hand from Draclau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Burgundy fakes the leg kick and cracks Draclau in the body. Burgundy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draclau tries to land a leg kick but Burgundy saw it coming and moves away.
Burgundy avoids the head kick by Draclau.
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Draclau has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Draclau has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Draclau misses with a punch on the inside.
Draclau lands a hook to the side of the head. Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Burgundy avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage. Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch. Draclau is working Burgundy over against the cage. Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Burgundy controls the action.
Burgundy blocks a body shot from Draclau. Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Draclau. Burgundy lands with a right to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Draclau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draclau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Draclau digs a right hand underneath Burgundy's ribcage. Burgundy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau is leaning against Burgundy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau misses with an elbow strike.
Burgundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Burgundy avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage. Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it. Burgundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Draclau misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Draclau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau misses with a body punch.
A short right from Draclau. Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau. Burgundy takes a shot to the head. Burgundy tries to stall but Draclau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burgundy taking a breather. Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. Draclau scores with a shoulder strike. Draclau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draclau trying to stall but Burgundy improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Burgundy.
Draclau is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgundy gets an underhook and turns Draclau into the cage. Burgundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Draclau gets an underhook and turns Burgundy into the cage. Burgundy stalling in the clinch.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Burgundy - that landed with a thud.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Burgundy. Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Draclau.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burgundy taking a breather. Draclau misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy has Draclau pushed against the cage. Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Burgundy controls the action.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draclau scores with a nice hook 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! Draclau lands with a left to the head. Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body. Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage. Burgundy misses with some punches.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. Draclau lands a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau 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.
Burgundy throws a leg kick which misses Draclau's front leg but catches the back leg as Draclau tries to avoid it. Draclau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draclau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Burgundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draclau's sensitive parts. A chopping leg kick lands by Draclau. Draclau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draclau moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBurgundy. Burgundy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Draclau takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses. Burgundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Draclau throws a low kick but Burgundy moves out of range easily. Draclau misses with a wild body shot. Draclau is looking to wear down Burgundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Draclau misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burgundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draclau's sensitive parts. Draclau throws a quick inside leg kick. Draclau throws out a powerful jab. Draclau swings and misses with a shot to the body and Burgundy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draclau's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Draclau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burgundy. Burgundy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Draclau instigates a clinch. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Burgundy presses Draclau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Burgundy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A nice left hand lands by Draclau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy. A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy. Stalling in the clinch from Burgundy.
Draclau is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Burgundy digs a right hand into Draclau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draclau's gas tank. Alphons Draclau has scored more points in the clinch so far. Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Burgundy avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage. Burgundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Burgundy tries to stall but Draclau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burgundy is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Draclau has denied him. Burgundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draclau backwards. Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burgundy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good body shot from Draclau.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draclau misses with some punches.
Draclau digs a right hand into Burgundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burgundy's gas tank. Draclau misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Draclau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Draclau fails to land. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgundy. A battle for position here, against the cage. Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draclau tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Draclau trying to stall but Burgundy improves his position.
Draclau misses with a body punch.
Draclau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Draclau lands a nice uppercut. Draclau blocking some punches.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draclau backwards. Stalling in the clinch from Draclau.
Good body shot from Draclau.
Draclau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burgundy can do to turn this around? Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Burgundy has Draclau pushed against the cage. Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Draclau takes a shot to the head. Draclau pushes Burgundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee calls for Draclau to work.
Draclau misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head. Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alphons Draclau will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Draclau avoids the head kick by Burgundy.
Draclau rushes Burgundy and presses him up against the cage. Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Draclau uses good head movement to avoid it. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau. Draclau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Draclau misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draclau. Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
Draclau digs a right hand into Burgundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burgundy's gas tank. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Draclau working aggressively here.
Draclau looks to throw an elbow but misses. Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch. Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draclau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. Draclau lands a nice shot to the body. Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Draclau tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow. Draclau pushes Burgundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Draclau tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Burgundy lands a body shot. Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Draclau uses good head movement to avoid it. Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy blocks a body shot from Draclau. Draclau can't find room to land a body shot as Burgundy controls the action.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau lands a nice uppercut. Draclau lands with a light punch inside. Burgundy digs a right hand into Draclau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draclau's gas tank. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Draclau scores with a shot to the side of Burgundy's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook from the clinch. Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draclau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Draclau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draclau digs a right hand into Burgundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burgundy's gas tank. Burgundy prevents a body shot from Draclau. A short uppercut from Burgundy. Burgundy prevents a body shot from Draclau. Draclau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burgundy is defending well for now. Burgundy is looking to control Draclau's arms but Draclau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burgundy has his back to the cage. Burgundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Draclau lands a shot to the body. Good body shot from Draclau.
Draclau has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau pushes Burgundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Draclau lands with a light punch inside. Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draclau. A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau. Nice body punch from Burgundy - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau clearly takes that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Draclau misses. Draclau forces Burgundy back against the cage and clinches. Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy lands with a right to the head. Burgundy has Draclau pushed against the cage. Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy blocking some punches.
Burgundy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Draclau throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Draclau. A head punch on the inside from Draclau fails to land. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Draclau. Draclau tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burgundy misses with a body punch.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Burgundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draclau or not. Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it. Burgundy lands a right hand. Burgundy trying to control the position but instead, Draclau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burgundy into the cage. Draclau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Draclau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Burgundy taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burgundy presses Draclau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body. Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it. Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Burgundy lands with a right to the head. Draclau lands a nice uppercut. Burgundy lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Draclau misses with a short punch on the inside. Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burgundy tries to stall but Draclau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Burgundy. Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Burgundy lands with a left to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Draclau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draclaus head. Burgundy blocking some punches.
Burgundy is working Draclau over against the cage. Draclau is looking to control Burgundy's arms but Burgundy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draclau has his back to the cage. Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draclau backwards. Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Burgundy lands with a short shot to the head. Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy. A shot in the inside from Draclau. Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Burgundy scores with an uppercut up the middle. Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Draclau controls his hands.
Draclau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Burgundy. Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Draclau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Draclau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draclau presses Burgundy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Burgundy slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Burgundy.
Draclau avoiding damage.
Burgundy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Draclau prevents a body shot from Burgundy. Draclau tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burgundy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Draclau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Draclau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Burgundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draclau darts in and clinches Burgundy up against the cage. Burgundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Draclau.
Nice body punch from Burgundy. Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burgundy works on Draclau's body with a couple of short punches. Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draclau looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Draclau.
That's one minute gone in the round. Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut. Burgundy looking to stall.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Draclau blocks it.
Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy wants to stall.
Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burgundy presses Draclau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Draclau lands a nice shot to the body. Draclau tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgundy avoids the damage to the body. Burgundy taking a breather. Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch. Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow. Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy scores with a shot to the side of Draclau's head. Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Draclau fails to land. Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow. Good body shot from Draclau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draclau. Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burgundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draclau. Draclau misses with a body punch.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. Draclau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage. Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it. Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it. Draclau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. Draclau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards. Draclau tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Burgundy tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
Ron Burgundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgundy cracks Draclau with a nice body shot. Draclau throws a head punch that misses. Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Draclau lands a nice uppercut. Draclau scores with a shoulder strike. Draclau blocks a body shot from Burgundy. Draclau misses with a hook from the clinch. Burgundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Draclau gets an underhook and turns Burgundy into the cage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow. Draclau has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
Draclau lands a hook that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards. 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! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burgundy.
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 Alphons Draclau. Well Draclau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau! Alphons Draclau retains his featherweight title!
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