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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles has chosen Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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186 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
161 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smiles swinging wildly here.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Smiles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gracie cracks Smiles with a right hand to the side of the head. A punch combination from Smiles misses. Smiles tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Alex Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smiles misses the shot to the body. Gracie tries to clinch there but Smiles circles away.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smiles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it. Gracie tries to clinch up. A combination from Smiles does no damage. Gracie is looking for a counter combo. Smiles connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off. Smiles throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gracie throws a counter high kick but Smiles was just alert enough to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smiles throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily. Smiles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Smiles jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well. Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Smiles. Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Smiles around his waist. Smiles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Smiles drops back down to his feet.
Smiles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Smiles keeps it at a distance. Smiles misses with the combination.
Smiles throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gracie wants to clinch up but Smiles keeps it at a distance. Smiles swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiles. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Gracie misses with a double jab.
Smiles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smiles throws out the jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smiles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smiles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Smiles. Those never looked like landing. Smiles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout. Smiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Smiles tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Smiles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles. Smiles is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him. Smiles working hard to break the clinch. Gracie lands a shoulder strike. Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gracie throws a head punch that misses. Smiles jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses. Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands with a right to the head. Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around. Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiles backwards. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles. Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie gets through Smiles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Smiles is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Gracie keeps control of Smiles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Smiles does no damage. Smiles swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Smiles scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Smiles just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch. Smiles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Rickson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gracie lands with a nice combination. Smiles backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Smiles scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A big right from Smiles misses. Gracie feinted with a counter takedown. Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Gracie. Gracie is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Gracie moves out of range of the strikes. Nice defenses there by Smiles. Smiles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles fails to land with a series of punches.
Smiles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively. Gracie moves away from the strike by Smiles. Smiles throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range. Smiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Smiles misses with a wild combination.
Smiles is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smiles pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smiles throws a right and a left that both miss. Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smiles sprawls and moves away. Smiles throws out a token jab with nothing on it. As Smiles looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Smiles just gets out of the way. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smiles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A slow jab from Smiles misses its intended target. Alex Smiles seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gracie misses with a looping left. Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie. Smiles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Smiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie appears to be looking for a big counter. Gracie scores with a one two! Smiles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Alex Smiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie moves away from the strike by Smiles. Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smiles sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard. 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smiles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smiles has managed to free his arm - good work. Smiles is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie working over Smiles with some ground and pound. Smiles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Gracie works his way into full mount! Gracie scoring with strikes but Smiles is staying in there. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smiles can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smiles taking shots to the head. Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie looking to finish Smiles with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smiles! Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Rickson Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gracie cracks Smiles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie landing shots from mount. Gracie with the ground and pound from mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smiles has time to react. Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard. Smiles has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle. Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smiles's head. Gracie throwing strikes but missing. Smiles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him. Gracie throws a big right hand that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smiles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him. Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smiles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gracie is in close to Smiles's body, working some short punches and elbows. Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Smiles blocks nicely. Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Smiles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie. Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Smiles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie is looking to clinch. Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie catches Smiles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Smiles misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Smiles. Smiles with a jab. Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie tries to clinch but Smiles is having none of it. Smiles throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range. Gracie looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range. A jab from Smiles finds it's way through Gracie's defenses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Smiles circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smiles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Smiles there. Smiles tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot. Smiles throws a combination that misses and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Smiles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Smiles wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has Smiles pressed against the cage, preventing Smiles from circling away and getting back to striking at range. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Gracie. Smiles ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smiles no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Smiles wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position. Gracie 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. This has been an exciting period of action! Smiles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie. Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Smiles is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie clearly takes that 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.
Smiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smiles dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie is looking to clinch. Smiles throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Smiles misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Smiles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Gracie darts in and clinches Smiles up against the cage. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Gracie pushes Smiles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie lands with a left to the head. Smiles tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land. Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. Rickson Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far. Smiles is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Smiles tries to tie him up. Smiles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Gracie scores with a shoulder strike. Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Smiles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Gracie. Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses. Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiles blocking some punches.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. 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! Smiles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiles defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand. Gracie misses the jab. Smiles misses with a double jab.
Smiles throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. It looked like Gracie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smiles. Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles. Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head. Smiles is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smiles tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position. Smiles taking a breather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Smiles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Smiles. Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smiles can do to turn this around? Smiles is trying to stall.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position. Smiles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smiles blocking some punches.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut. Smiles is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Smiles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head. Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiles backwards. Gracie scores with a shoulder strike. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie prevents Smiles from breaking the clinch. Gracie working aggressively here.
Smiles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie had his way with Alex Smiles in that 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Smiles tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Smiles throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely. Smiles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Smiles fails to land with a series of punches.
Smiles throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely. Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Smiles is quick to defend against it. Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Smiles throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. Gracie moves out of range of the strikes. The fight moves into the clinch position. Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch. Smiles is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smiles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Smiles tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage. Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Smiles uses good head movement to avoid it. Smiles is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Smiles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Smiles tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage. Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gracie throws a head punch that misses. Smiles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Smiles. Smiles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Smiles does a little dance to reset his feet. Smiles throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily. Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smiles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Smiles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiles. Smiles swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smiles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Smiles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick. Smiles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Nice jab there from Smiles. Smiles lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smiles tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smiles to the ground. Smiles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Smiles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gracie shoots in and drives through. Smiles sprawls well. Smiles misses the shot to the body. Smiles slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. It looked like Gracie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Smiles misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smiles fails to land with a series of punches.
Smiles misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Smiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiles. Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smiles manages to circle out of the way. Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smiles.
Smiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiles. Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. A combination from Smiles does no damage. Smiles misses with a double jab.
Smiles swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie. Alex Smiles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gracie tries to clinch up but Smiles circles away and keeps his distance. Smiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Rickson Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smiles. Gracie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight! Alex Smiles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46 Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
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