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Gladiators 9 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu scores with a push kick.
O'Neil stuns Zulu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O'Neil lands a jab to Zulu's midsection.
O'Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from O'Neil misses the target.
O'Neil avoids the body shot from Zulu.
O'Neil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Zulu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zulu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O'Neil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from O'Neil.
O'Neil avoids a wild elbow strike from Zulu.
Zulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O'Neil gets a clinch.
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!
O'Neil has Zulu pressed against the cage.
O'Neil tries to break the clinch but Zulu is controlling the position.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil lands an overhand right.
O'Neil moves into the clinch.
O'Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Zulu won't allow it.
O'Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu misses with an elbow strike.
Zulu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aidan O'Neil has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zulu throws an elbow that misses.
Zulu blocking some punches.
O'Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zulu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu lands a right hand that snaps the head of O'Neil backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil stalling the fight.
Zulu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zulu lands a good knee to the midsection. O'Neil won't want to take too many of those.
O'Neil scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
O'Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu misses with a straight right.
O'Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage.
Zulu working O'Neil over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulu just misses with a elbow thrown towards O'Neil's brow.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O'Neil is defending well for now.
O'Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zulu being controlled against the cage.
Zulu looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O'Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
O'Neil has had enough of the clinch but Zulu keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O'Neil pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O'Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zulu lands a body shot.
Zulu lands with a right hand.
Zulu throws a body kick that misses.
O'Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Zulu Zulu has been cut.
O'Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
Zulu throws a leg kick but O'Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O'Neil unleashes a big counter combination but Zulu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for O'Neil.
O'Neil instigates a clinch.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O'Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
O'Neil works on Zulu's body with a couple of short punches.
O'Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zulu misses with a punch to the body.
O'Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zulu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
O'Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan O'Neil 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.
Zulu defending well as O'Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Zulu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O'Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zulus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zulu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O'Neil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O'Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
O'Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O'Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Zulu counters with a nice leg kick.
Zulu lands a head shot.
O'Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O'Neil's head.
O'Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O'Neil takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neil lands a jab.
Aidan O'Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zulu.
O'Neil drives through and clinches with Zulu against the cage.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'Neil moves away.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
O'Neil lunges at Zulu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zulu's hand.
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from O'Neil.
Zulu keeps control of O'Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O'Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Zulu working O'Neil over with knees to the body.
Zulu misses with an elbow over the top.
Zulu misses with an elbow over the top.
Zulu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O'Neil is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into O'Neil's ribcage.
O'Neil dodges an elbow strike from Zulu.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil tries to clinch but Zulu moves away
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulu swings for the body but O'Neil moves out of range.
A jab from O'Neil finds it's way through Zulu's defenses.
Zulu moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
Zulu misses with a low kick.
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Zulu.
Zulu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zulu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O'Neil swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu throws a nice inside leg kick.
O'Neil misses with a double jab
and Zulu counters with a body kick.
O'Neil connects with a jab.
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zulu moves forwards but O'Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O'Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Zulu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulu.
Zulu misses with a wild body shot.
O'Neil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zulu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil moves in looking to clinch but Zulu pushes him off.
O'Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Aidan O'Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Zulu avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
Zulu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as O'Neil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zulu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O'Neil.
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
Zulu working O'Neil over with knees to the body.
O'Neil blocks an elbow strike.
Zulu is pushing O'Neil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zulu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O'Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zulu blocks a body shot from O'Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aidan O'Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zulu connects with a solid leg kick.
O'Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from O'Neil.
Zulu tried to counter with a leg kick but O'Neil avoided it.
Zulu misses with a hook to the body
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
O'Neil connects with a body shot.
Zulu falls off balance throwing a combination
and O'Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O'Neil instigates a clinch.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zulu's elbow.
O'Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zulu is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O'Neil blocks the elbow strike.
Zulu avoiding damage.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O'Neil blocks the elbow strike.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Zulu scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
Zulu tries to work over O'Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zulu wants to stall.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from O'Neil.
Zulu misses with a double jab.
O'Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zulu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O'Neil throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from O'Neil misses the target.
O'Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu thinks about countering with a head kick.
O'Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O'Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
O'Neil connects with a crisp jab.
Zulu throws the left hand but O'Neil avoids the punch easily.
O'Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu counters with an outside leg kick.
Zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O'Neil.
O'Neil loads up on a big right hand but Zulu slips the punch.
Zulu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
Donk. Zulu catches O'Neil right on the button with a cross.
Zulu misses with a hook.
O'Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O'Neil has managed to clinch.
Zulu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zulu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zulu throws a lazy uppercut
and O'Neil counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu connects with a solid leg kick.
O'Neil closes the distance and pushes Zulu back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throws an elbow but it misses.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into O'Neil's ribcage.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
A short right from O'Neil on the inside.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage.
O'Neil is trying to push Zulu away but Zulu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Zulu misses
and O'Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O'Neil as he jumps to the side.
O'Neil works Zulu's body with a nice hook.
O'Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan O'Neil really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O'Neil misses with a left hand
and Zulu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zulu slips a straight right by O'Neil.
Zulu scores with a nice right hand.
Zulu tries a low kick but O'Neil avoids it.
Zulu avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil with a hook.
O'Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zulu's hands.
Zulu throws a low kick but O'Neil avoids it.
Zulu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zulu feints and then cracks O'Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O'Neil down.
Zulu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O'Neils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O'Neil is rocked!
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
Zulu moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
It looked like Zulu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from O'Neil misses.
Zulu throws a front kick aimed at O'Neil's knee but O'Neil avoids it well.
O'Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zulu sets himself, and O'Neil steps forward looking for the clinch! Zulu avoids it this time.
O'Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Zulu counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulu misses with a shot to the body
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from O'Neil misses.
Zulu misses with a low kick.
Zulu misses with an uppercut. O'Neil saw that one coming.
O'Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
O'Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu 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.
O'Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zulu can pounce on him.
Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil looks to throw the jab but Zulu is out of range.
O'Neil checks a low kick from Zulu.
O'Neil scores with a nice head shot.
Zulu keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O'Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulu.
Zulu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zulu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O'Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Zulu's head.
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil slows down the pace here.
O'Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil fails in his attempt to clinch.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
It looked like Zulu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zulu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulu throws a low kick, looking for O'Neil's leg but O'Neil calmly moves out of range.
Zulu throws out a leg kick but O'Neil moves out of range and Zulu only half commits.
O'Neil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O'Neil clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O'Neil is defending well for now.
Zulu lands a right hand.
Aidan O'Neil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O'Neil blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil is trying to break the clinch but Zulu has him pressed against the cage.
Zulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zulu misses with a straight left.
Zulu misses with a right hand
and O'Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from O'Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulu throws a leg kick which misses O'Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Neil tries to avoid it.
O'Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu thows a body kick. O'Neil tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O'Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zulu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zulu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zulu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O'Neil tries to clinch but Zulu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aidan O'Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Zulu throws a head kick but O'Neil moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from O'Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O'Neil, as that shot connected.
Zulu slips under a jab.
Zulu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O'Neil moves out of range of the leg kick from Zulu.
O'Neil lands with a shot to the body.
O'Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil moves away from the strike by Zulu.
Zulu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from O'Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to slow O'Neil down with leg kicks.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulu.
Zulu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O'Neil lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
O'Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zulu.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
O'Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zulu was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Neil.
Zulu moves out of range of the strikes.
O'Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zulu throws an overhand right that lands on O'Neil's shoulder, as O'Neil tries to avoid the shot.
O'Neil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O'Neil looks to land a combination. Zulu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O'Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil is trying to break free.
Zulu can't find room to land a body shot as O'Neil controls the action.
Zulu breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
Zulu tried to counter with a leg kick but O'Neil avoided it.
Zulu moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zulu throws a low kick but it's checked well by O'Neil.
O'Neil tries to clinch up but Zulu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
O'Neil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Neil throws out the jab.
O'Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zulu can pounce on him.
O'Neil blocks a head kick by Zulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zulu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
Zulu half committed to a counter leg kick.
O'Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and Zulu counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Aidan O'Neil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O'Neil misses the jab.
O'Neil stalks Zulu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zulu's face. Zulu staggers backwards, shaken.
Zulu 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.
Zulu avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
Zulu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O'Neil misses with a right hand
and Zulu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zulu Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O'Neil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O'Neil darts in and clinches Zulu up against the cage.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu throws an elbow that misses.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O'Neil's efforts to push away.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into O'Neil's ribcage.
Zulu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O'Neil up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
Zulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O'Neil.
O'Neil pushes Zulu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O'Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from O'Neil.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan O'Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O'Neil 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan O'Neil!
Aidan O'Neil is the new featherweight champion!
Aidan O'Neil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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