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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Bishop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Esquiva Falcao's chin.
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186 cm
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186 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
36
187 lbs
31 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Falcao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcao. Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Falcao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Falcao counter with a right hand. Falcao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop slips under a jab from Falcao. Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Falcao slips under a jab. Bishop misses with a low kick as Falcao jumps back. Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bishop throws a body kick that misses. Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop works Falcao's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range. Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falcao defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand. Falcao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Esquiva Falcao has been cut. Falcao throws a quick inside leg kick. Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Falcao avoids it easily. Falcao is looking to counter punch. A head kick from Falcao lands but Bishop takes it in his stride. Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcao tried to counter with a leg kick but Bishop avoided it. This has been an exciting period of action! Bishop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Falcao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf. Falcao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bishop misses with a body shot
and Falcao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A swing and a miss from Bishop. Bishop throws a low kick but Falcao moves out of range easily. Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it. Falcao moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop. Falcao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Falcao thinks about countering with a head kick. Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A big left from Falcao misses. Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it. Falcao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Falcao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bishop blocks a jab. Falcao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falcao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcao.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Falcao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
letting Falcao counter with a right hand. Falcao blocks the body kick.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Falcao. Bishop misses with an uppercut. A low kick from Bishop misses and Falcao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bishop misses with a hook
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bishop misses with a low kick. Falcao digs a good hook to Bishop's body.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Falcao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body. Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss! Falcao is looking for a counter combo. A solid leg kick lands there for Falcao.
Falcao misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick. Falcao throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bishop misses with a body kick. Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Falcao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Falcao avoids a low kick by using good footwork. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round. The cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut. 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.
Falcao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick. Bishop tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range. Falcao looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away. Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop. Falcao cracks Bishop with an open hand slap. Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily. Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Falcao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bishop with a jab. Bishop lands with a nice body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Falcao cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg. 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! Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Falcao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Falcao off balance momentarily. Falcao cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bishop lands a front kick. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Falcao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcao circles away quickly and effectively. Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Falcao connects with an inside leg kick. Bishop throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Bishop scores with a decent looking hook. Lucas Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup. Falcao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop. Bishop follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Falcao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Falcao scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Falcao lands a high kick!
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Falcao misses with a leg kick. Bishop tries to land a front kick but Falcao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Falcao is looking to counter with a shot to the body. An inside leg kick lands from Bishop. Bishop is looking to chop away at Falcao's legs. Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Falcao tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Bishop. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop 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 Falcao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bishop throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Falcao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop misses with a straight left. A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop. Bishop misses with a leg kick and Falcao counters with a leg kick. Bishop misses with a right hand and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Falcao throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Falcao only half commits. Falcao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf. Bishop lands a nice hook to Falcao's body. Falcao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Falcao slips under a jab. Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it. Bishop takes the fight into the clinch. Bishop works on Falcao's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Falcao successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Bishop being controlled here momentarily. Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut. 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.
Bishop wants to land a leg kick but Falcao is out of range. Falcao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Falcao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Falcao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop. Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Falcao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Bishop checks a leg kick. Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Falcao should have avoided that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop scores with a spinning back kick! The fighters circling - Falcao throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcao counters with a good, hard body kick but Bishop shrugs it off. Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop misses with a looping right. Falcao pushes Bishop away with a front kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Sloppy strikes from Falcao. Those never looked like landing. Falcao moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop. Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it. Bishop misses with a looping left. Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Falcao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bishop looks to land a body kick but Falcao moved away. Falcao throws a leg kick that is checked letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range. Falcao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Falcao avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop blocks a leg kick. Bishop looks to throw the jab but Falcao is out of range. Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Bishop throws a front kick aimed at Falcao's knee but Falcao avoids it well. Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bishop scores with a jab. Falcao acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop 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 Falcao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcao finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Falcao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Falcao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab. Bishop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bishop lands a head shot. Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Falcao is rocked! Bishop misses with a head kick.
Oh Falcao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Falcao avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Falcao seems to have got his legs back now. Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Falcao connects with a body shot. Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it. Bishop walks into a left hand. Bishop gets off balance looking for a body kick letting Falcao counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Falcao had a free shot at his head there. Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bishop motions for Falcao to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bishop lands a nice hook to Falcao's body. Falcao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Falcao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts. Nice shot lands for Falcao. Falcao misses with a straight right. A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
Falcao moves out of range as Bishop strikes. Falcao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Bishop. Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut. That's time! Falcao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab. Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bishop now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body kick. Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab. Falcao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
You can see that Bishop has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop lands with a shot to the body. Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falcao is out of range. A little feinted left hand from Falcao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf. An inside leg kick from Falcao misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Falcao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick. Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcao is just out of range. Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao. Falcao throws a hook but Bishop blocks it. Bishop counters with a body kick. Bishop misses with a hook
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.
Bishop catches Falcao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Falcao connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop lands with a good body shot. A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Falcao's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Falcao moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop. The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bishop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bishop keeps Falcao at a distance using the push kick. Falcao moves out of range of the strikes. Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it. Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bishop jabs Falcao to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bishop misses the shot to the body. Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off. Bishop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Falcao counters with a leg kick. Bishop looks for the body kick but Falcao saw that one coming. Falcao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Bishop takes one on the button. Falcao throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range. Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab. Bishop tries to clinch but Falcao is having none of it. A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Falcao lands with a nice body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Falcao lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Falcao's defenses. Falcao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcao finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head. Falcao slips under a jab from Bishop. Bishop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bishop throws out a leg kick but Falcao moves out of range and Bishop only half commits. A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop. Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcao. Falcao misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming. Falcao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop blocks a jab. Falcao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bishop throws a leg kick and Falcao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bishop delivers a nice body kick. Falcao cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Falcao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Falcao throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falcao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Falcao avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Falcao is looking to counter punch. Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily. Falcao misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming. Bishop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
Bishop motions for Falcao to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop defending well as Falcao loads up on a big left hand. Bishop lands a front kick. This has been an exciting period of action! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop. Bishop wants to clinch and Falcao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bishop throws a leg kick and Falcao counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop. Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Falcao cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg. Falcao throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily. Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick. Esquiva Falcao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcao tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Falcao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it. Falcao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Falcao moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Falcao looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range. Bishop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcao on the side of the head. Falcao missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bishop connects with the punch. Falcao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Falcao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Falcao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Falcao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Falcao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bishop throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bishop looks to land a combination but Falcao avoids it well. Bishop misses with a hook. Falcao dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
Falcao connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely. Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lucas Bishop. I've got Bishop 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop! Lucas Bishop is the new middleweight champion! Lucas Bishop took some time post fight to say the following; 'Not again. Dont fuckin think so.'.
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