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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Pyy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
27
191 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Pyy! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wybrant De Houtman! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pyy misses with a hook. De Houtman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pyy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pyy looks to land a left hand but De Houtman moved out of range nicely. De Houtman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Decent striking displayed by Pyy there. De Houtman with a nice cross. Pekka Pyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Houtman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pyy. Pyy misses with a lunging right hand
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Houtman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Pyy throws a jab but it's blocked by De Houtman. The crowd cheers as Pyy lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Houtman doesn't seem phased though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Houtman moves into the clinch. Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Houtman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Houtman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pyy struggles to land a body shot inside as De Houtman controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. De Houtman tries a body shot but Pyy blocks it.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman prevents a body shot from Pyy. De Houtman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman blocking some punches.
De Houtman just leaning against Pyy, taking a breather. De Houtman pushes Pyy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. De Houtman throws a head punch that misses. De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Pyy tries to throw a body punch but De Houtman avoids it by throwing Pyy back against the cage. De Houtman has Pyy pushed against the cage. Pyy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Houtman backwards. Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from De Houtman.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for De Houtman.
De Houtman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch. Pyy being controlled against the cage. De Houtman blocking some punches.
I was talking to Pyy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Pyy misses with some punches.
De Houtman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy. Pyy gets through De Houtman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head. 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! Pyy misses with a body punch.
De Houtman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy scores with a shoulder strike. Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Houtman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pyy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Houtman just leaning against Pyy, taking a breather. A hook to the body from Pyy.
De Houtman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pyy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pyy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Houtman has him pressed against the cage. De Houtman blocks a body shot from Pyy. Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Houtman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pyy working aggressively here.
De Houtman trying to control the position but instead, Pyy has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Houtman into the cage. De Houtman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Houtman tries to throw a body punch but Pyy avoids it by throwing De Houtman back against the cage. De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Pyy has a couple of punches blocked by De Houtman.
Pyy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pyy struggles to land a body shot inside as De Houtman controls his hands.
De Houtman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. De Houtman lands with a short head shot on the inside. De Houtman blocks a body shot from Pyy. De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside. Pyy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A head punch on the inside from Pyy fails to land. De Houtman pushes Pyy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch on the inside from Pyy fails to land. Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Houtman wants to stall.
Pyy can't find room to land a body shot as De Houtman controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pyy 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.
De Houtman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Pyy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. De Houtman slips a jab from Pyy. De Houtman now looks to counter with a shot at the body. De Houtman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyy.
Pyy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. De Houtman moves out of range of the strikes. De Houtman wants to counter the offense by Pyy and move into the clinch position. Pyy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Houtman fails in his attempt to clinch. De Houtman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pyy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pyy digs a good body shot into De Houtman's ribs. Pyy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pyy swings widly with a right hand
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Houtman moves out of range as Pyy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Pyy misses. Pyy misses with a hook to the body
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A cross from Pyy lands. De Houtman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pyy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Houtman tries to clinch but Pyy moves out of range. Pyy misses with a hook. De Houtman ducked under it nicely. Pyy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Pyy swinging wildly here.
De Houtman tries to clinch there but Pyy circles away.
De Houtman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Pyy misses with a right hand and De Houtman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pyy throws a hook to the side of De Houtman's head but De Houtman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pyy swings for the body but De Houtman moves out of range.
De Houtman tries to counter with a clinch but Pyy shakes him off and moves away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Houtman moves out of range as Pyy strikes. Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pyy misses with an uppercut
and De Houtman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Houtman moves out of range of the strikes. Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman counters with a nice uppercut. De Houtman has Pyy up against the cage in a clinch.
Pyy lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Houtman. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy. De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyy. Pyy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Pyy.
Pyy is trying to break free. De Houtman lands a hook to the side of the head. De Houtman taking a breather. De Houtman has Pyy pressed against the cage, preventing Pyy from circling away and getting back to striking at range. De Houtman scores with a shoulder strike. De Houtman tries a body shot but Pyy blocks it.
Pyy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Pyy. De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Pyy.
Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pyy is trying to break the clinch but De Houtman is controlling him. De Houtman lands a shoulder strike. Pyy lands with a left to the head. De Houtman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for De Houtman.
De Houtman is working Pyy over against the cage. Nice body punch from De Houtman.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Houtman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Houtman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pyy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pyy works on De Houtman's body with a couple of short punches. A frustrated look appears on Pyy's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short uppercut from De Houtman. Pyy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Houtman lands a body punch. A head punch blocked on the inside by De Houtman. De Houtman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. De Houtman lands with a right to the head. De Houtman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! De Houtman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy. Pyy wants to get back to striking at distance but De Houtman won't allow it.
Pyy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wybrant De Houtman 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.
Pyy misses with a hook
and De Houtman counters with a stiff right hand. De Houtman with a hook. Pyy misses with a left hand and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pyy misses the shot to the body. Pyy lands with a cross. Pyy throws a right hand that misses
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pyy misses with an uppercut. De Houtman saw that one coming. Pyy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pyy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pyy misses with a right hand and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand. Pyy gets tackled into the cage by De Houtman. De Houtman maintains the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pyy misses with a body punch.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pyy blocking some punches.
De Houtman cracks Pyy with a nice body shot. Pyy working aggressively here.
Pyy blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Houtman. Pyy works on De Houtman's body with a couple of short punches. Pyy scores with a hook to the body. De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Houtman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. De Houtman pushes Pyy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. De Houtman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy being controlled against the cage. Pyy struggles to land a body shot inside as De Houtman controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut. Pyy misses with the head strike.
Pyy misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Houtman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pyy misses with a body punch.
Pyy blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
Pyy takes a shot to the head. De Houtman misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Good body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy. De Houtman is looking to control Pyy's arms but Pyy gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Houtman has his back to the cage. A right hand to the body from De Houtman.
A short uppercut from De Houtman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut. De Houtman lands a shoulder strike. Pyy throws a head punch that misses. De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Houtman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. De Houtman is struggling to control the position. De Houtman leaning his opponent against the cage. De Houtman receives a warning from the referee for stalling. De Houtman throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyy. Pyy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy lands a shot to the body. De Houtman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short right from Pyy. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy. Pyy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pyy lands a hook that snaps the head of De Houtman backwards. A short uppercut from Pyy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pyy as De Houtman tries to tie him up. De Houtman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pyy lands a left hand.
Pyy misses with a short punch on the inside. Pyy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pyy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand. Pyy lands with a nice body punch. Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand. Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Houtman manages to avoid it. De Houtman throws out a counter right but Pyy avoids it with no problem. A looping hook to the body misses from De Houtman. Pyy does a little dance to reset his feet. Pyy misses the body punch and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman really dominated that round. That's time! Pyy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Houtman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pyy throws out the jab. Good standup being displayed there by Pyy as he connects with a hook. De Houtman blocks a jab. Pyy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Houtman moves away. De Houtman tries to clinch but Pyy is having none of it. Pyy throws out a loose jab but De Houtman uses good head movement to avoid it. Pyy misses with an uppercut. De Houtman saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pyy tries to move into range but De Houtman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. De Houtman avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Pyy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Houtman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Houtman throws a right and a left that both miss. De Houtman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pyy throws out the jab. Pyy misses with a hook. De Houtman ducked under it nicely. De Houtman misses with a hook
and Pyy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Pyy throws an overhand right that lands on De Houtman's shoulder, as De Houtman tries to avoid the shot. Pyy just misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pyy swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab. Pyy missing with a left hand there. De Houtman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Houtman! But no joy. Pyy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Houtman now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Pyy loads up on a big right hand but De Houtman slips the punch. Pyy misses with a lunging right hand
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Houtman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pyys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! De Houtman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pyy. Pyy throws a hook but De Houtman avoids it easily. Pyy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. De Houtman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Pyy misses with a right hand letting De Houtman counter with a right hand. 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! Pyy throws a right hand that misses
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Houtman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. De Houtman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Houtman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Pekka Pyy is winning the standup battle so far. Pyy misses with a jab to the body
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Pyy misses with a series of wild punches.
Pyy sets himself, and De Houtman steps forward looking for the clinch! Pyy avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Houtman is looking to clinch. Pyy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pyy swings widly with a right hand
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pyy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pyy there as he acknowledges the shot. Pyy swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab. De Houtman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pyy on the side of the head. Pyy circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Houtman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pyy. A little jabbing left from De Houtman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. De Houtman clinches. Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pyy misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Pyy.
Pyy throws a punch but it's blocked by De Houtman. De Houtman is trying to maintain a safe position but Pyy gets an underhook and turns De Houtman into the cage. Pyy working aggressively here.
Pyy can't break the clinch.
Pyy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pyy throws a head punch that misses. Pyy tries to throw a body punch but De Houtman avoids it by throwing Pyy back against the cage. De Houtman lands on the inside with an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pyy is trying to force a seperation but De Houtman has the dominant position. A nice left hand lands by De Houtman.
De Houtman is trying to stall.
De Houtman lands a shot to the body. Pyy misses with a hook from the clinch. Pyy working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman dominated that fourth round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pyy misses with a right hand and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Houtman connects with a single shot there. Pyy throws a lazy right hand but De Houtman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A big left from Pyy misses. Pyy misses with a hook to the body
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pyy throws a jab when De Houtman was well out of range. Pyy swings widly with a right hand
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand. De Houtman tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Houtman slips a straight right by Pyy. De Houtman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pyy throws a lazy right hand but De Houtman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. De Houtman avoids the body shot from Pyy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pyy throws a looping overhand right but De Houtman ducks down to avoid it. Pyy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Houtman throws out a counter right but Pyy avoids it with no problem. De Houtman jabs Pyy right on the nose. Pyy blinks but takes it well. Pyy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Houtman wants to clinch. Pyy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pyy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Houtman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pyy on the wrong end of a nice jab. Pyy swings and misses with a shot to the body and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Houtman scores with a shot to the body.
Pyy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pyy takes a swing at De Houtman's ribcage but misses. De Houtman moves into range and clinches up with Pyy. De Houtman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyy or not. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pyy misses with a body punch.
De Houtman is pushing Pyy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Pyy has a couple of punches blocked by De Houtman.
De Houtman taking a breather. Pyy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pyy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Pyy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Houtman. A big right from Pyy misses. A little jabbing left from De Houtman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Houtman moves away. Pyy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Pyy lands with an overhand left. Pyy misses with an uppercut. Pyy throws a poor cross that misses
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Pyy misses with an uppercut
and De Houtman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Pyy just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like De Houtman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Pyy lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Houtman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pyy. Pyy throws a looping overhand right but De Houtman ducks down to avoid it. De Houtman wants to counter the offense by Pyy and move into the clinch position. De Houtman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pyy misses with a hook
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pekka Pyy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pyy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Houtman tries to clinch but Pyy moves out of range. Pyy misses with a looping right. A little jabbing left from De Houtman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Pyy misses with an uppercut
and Pyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pyy misses with a hook. Pyy looks to land a left hand but De Houtman moved out of range nicely. Wybrant De Houtman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. De Houtman closes the distance and pushes Pyy back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Wybrant De Houtman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well De Houtman 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:49 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wybrant De Houtman! Wybrant De Houtman is the new middleweight champion! Wybrant De Houtman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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