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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria comes into the arena with Toni Montano - 10 Godina live blaring out of the sound system. Wiz has chosen SouthSide as his entrance music. 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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195 cm
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265 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
275 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Wiz! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Wiz misses. A swing and a miss from Wiz. Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faria fails to land the takedown. Faria gets tackled into the cage by Wiz. Wiz maintains the clinch. Faria missing with knees to the body.
Wiz misses with a body punch.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Faria is struggling to control the position. Wiz misses with a punch to the body.
Faria looking to throw knees to the head but Wiz is blocking nicely.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faria has a couple of punches blocked by Wiz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faria lands with a right to the head. Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiz. Faria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiz blocks an uppercut.
Faria lands with a left to the head. Faria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Faria taking a breather. Faria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiz backwards. Wiz misses with some punches.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiz scores with a hook to the body. Wiz is trying to maintain a safe position but Faria gets an underhook and turns Wiz into the cage. Faria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Faria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Good body shot from Wiz.
A hook to the body from Wiz.
Faria is breathing heavily. Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
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! Wiz misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Wiz. Wiz blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiz avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz. Faria misses with a knee to the head. Wiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiz looking to slow down the pace here. Faria misses with some punches.
Wiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faria. Faria missing with knees to the body.
Wiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wiz lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiz lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiz. Faria taking a breather. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiz. Wiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right from Wiz. Wiz digs a right hand into Faria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faria's gas tank. Wiz lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Faria backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Wiz.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut. Wiz scores with a shot to the side of Faria's head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiz. Wiz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Wiz pushes Faria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Wiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faria backwards. Faria throws a head punch that misses. Faria trying to land knees to the body.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it. Faria throws a head punch that misses. Faria blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Wiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiz. A short body shot lands from Wiz as the two fighters clinch.
Wiz cracks Faria with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiz. Wiz lands an elbow inside that Faria shrugs off. Wiz works on Faria's body with a couple of short punches. Wiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiz working aggressively here.
Wiz leaning against his opponent.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faria being controlled against the cage. Wiz lands on the inside with an uppercut. The referee is keeping an eye on Wiz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wiz misses with a punch to the body.
Wiz lands a shot to the body. Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wiz misses with the head strike.
Wiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards. A nice left hand lands by Wiz.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wiz wants to clinch. Faria shoots and misses and Wiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wiz throws a good cross that connects.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiz tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance. Faria appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Wiz jabs Faria right on the nose. Faria blinks but takes it well. Faria slips under a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiz tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range. Faria keeps the fight on the outside. Wiz tries to clinch up. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wiz tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faria lunges at Wiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wiz's hand. Wiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center. Faria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiz's hands. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faria swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wiz tries to clinch up. Wiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Faria shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiz pinned against the cage. Wiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Faria shoots in and drives through. Wiz sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbe Faria. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wiz is looking to clinch. Wiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wiz clinches. Faria blocks a body shot from Wiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Wiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiz lands with a short shot to the head. Wiz digs a right hand underneath Faria's ribcage. Faria let out a lung full of air as it connected. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wiz scores with a shot to the side of Faria's head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz. Wiz lands with a right to the head.
Abbe Faria's cut is getting worse. Wiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Faria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiz avoids the damage to the body. Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faria backwards. Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Wiz lands an uppercut. Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Big Wiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Wiz tries to work over Faria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiz lands with a right to the head. Wiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiz tries a body shot but Faria blocks it.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Faria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiz lands a right hand. Wiz working aggressively here.
Wiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiz. Wiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiz misses with some punches.
Faria blocking some punches.
Wiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Wiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Faria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiz backwards. Faria is leaning against Wiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faria missing with knees to the body.
Faria blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faria as Wiz tries to tie him up. Still in the clinch, Faria scores with a nice short uppercut. Faria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiz's elbow. Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiz is defending well for now. Wiz lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wiz throws a head punch that misses. Faria misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiz. Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiz uses good head movement to avoid it. Faria connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Faria trying to control the position but instead, Wiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faria into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faria. Faria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Nice takedown defense from Wiz. No joy for Faria on that attempt. Wiz looks like he wants to counter punch here. Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiz tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance. Faria appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Wiz slips a jab from Faria. Faria takes one on the button. Faria tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faria somewhat. Faria shoots for a takedown but Wiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbe Faria. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiz lands a lovely overhand right. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wiz wants to clinch. Faria attempts a counter takedown but Wiz avoids it well and moves away. Faria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faria with a lazy takedown attempt and Wiz counters with a stiff right hand. Wiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wiz tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance. Faria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faria tries for a takedown but Wiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Wiz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz. Wiz wants to clinch. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz. Faria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiz is looking to clinch. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Faria scores with a jab to the body. A decent looking cross lands there for Wiz. Wiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wiz looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz. Wiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wiz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiz has managed to clinch.
Wiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Faria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiz takes a shot to the head. Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiz avoids the damage to the body. Wiz is working Faria over against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Wiz. Good body shot from Wiz.
Wiz lands with a right to the head. Wiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Faria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiz's elbow. Wiz lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wiz avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
Wiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz lands a body punch. Wiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faria backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbe Faria's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Wiz throws a head punch that misses. Faria misses with a punch to the body.
Faria tries a knee to the head but Wiz blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Wiz as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Faria blocks a body shot from Wiz. Wiz misses with the head strike.
Wiz lands with a right to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiz. Wiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Wiz works on Faria's body with a couple of short punches. Wiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wiz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiz. Wiz lands a body punch in the clinch. Wiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nice body punch from Wiz - that landed with a thud.
Faria blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz really dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away. No luck with that takedown attempt from Faria. A little jabbing left from Wiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Faria misses with a body shot.
As Faria backs off Wiz throws a huge counter combo but Faria manages to avoid it all. Wiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A jab from Wiz does it's job there. A telegraphed right hand from Wiz misses the target. Big Wiz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wiz wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wiz wants to clinch. A good leg kick by Wiz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiz. Wiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Faria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiz moves away. Wiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faria throws out the jab. Faria with a body punch. A glancing blow. A slapping leg kick lands for Wiz.
Wiz moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off. Faria dives in and grabs Wiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wiz pushes down on Faria's head and hops out. Wiz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz. Wiz wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance. Wiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wiz lands a jab. Wiz slips a straight right by Faria.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiz moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off. Faria keeps the fight on the outside. Wiz lands a body shot.
Faria shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiz pinned against the cage. Wiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbe Faria. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wiz lunges at Faria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faria's hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Wiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Faria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz. A jab lands there for Wiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Faria staying out of range there. Wiz slips a straight right by Faria. Wiz throws out a loose jab but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it. Faria throws an off balance right hand
and Wiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faria thinking. A big left from Faria misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Faria. Wiz does a little dance to reset his feet. Wiz feints a counter leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Wiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Faria tries to counter with a takedown but Wiz is quick to defend against it. Wiz ducks under a wild hook from Faria. Faria lands a nice shot that snaps Wiz's head back.
Faria lands a two punch combo.
Wiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faria. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Faria. Wiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Faria just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away. Faria keeps the fight on the outside. Wiz wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance. Faria attempts a counter takedown but Wiz avoids it well and moves away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wiz lands a right hook to the body.
Wiz walks into a jab. Wiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. No luck for Faria with that takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Big Wiz will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Faria fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiz avoids it really well and circles away. Faria takes one to the side of the head.
Faria is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wiz tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Wiz slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Faria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wiz on the side of the head. No luck with that takedown attempt from Faria. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbe Faria. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wiz defending well as Faria loads up on a big left hand. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Wiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faria doesn't seem bothered though. Wiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiz tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance. Faria attempts a counter takedown but Wiz avoids it well and moves away. Faria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faria connects with a jab. Wiz wants to clinch. A looping hook to the body misses from Faria. Wiz does a little dance to reset his feet. Wiz lands a lovely overhand right. Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wiz stuns Faria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wiz throws a combination. Faria tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Wiz fails in his attempt to clinch. Wiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiz throws a leg kick but Faria moved away. Faria thuds a left hand into Wiz's body. Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Faria attempts a counter takedown but Wiz avoids it well and moves away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Wiz has Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiz tries to throw a body punch but Faria avoids it by throwing Wiz back against the cage. Wiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Faria.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Faria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Faria lands a knee to the head.
Faria tries a knee to the head but Wiz blocks it.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiz managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiz backwards. Wiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Faria pressing his opponent against the cage. Faria lands with a light punch inside. Wiz is trying to maintain a safe position but Faria gets an underhook and turns Wiz into the cage. Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faria as Wiz tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land. Faria scores with an uppercut up the middle. Abbe Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Faria trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A short left from Faria. Faria lands a right hand. Faria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faria scores with a shot to the side of Wiz's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria. Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it. Wiz taking a breather. Wiz digs a right hand underneath Faria's ribcage. Faria let out a lung full of air as it connected. Wiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faria or not. Wiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiz.
And that's the end of the fight! Abbe Faria showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wiz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Wiz! Big Wiz is the new heavyweight champion! Big Wiz gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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