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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 373 p4p, 48 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 623 p4p, 74 weight class). San Pedro has chosen Gunman as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mahalo Bittencourt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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168 cm
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147 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
Bittencourt lands a glancing blow to the side of San Pedro's head.
Bittencourt lunges at San Pedro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San Pedro's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bittencourt. Those never looked like landing.
Bittencourt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bittencourt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bittencourt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Bittencourt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bittencourt scores with the left hand. San Pedro knows he should have avoided that one.
San Pedro lands with a right hand.
San Pedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bittencourt at a distance.
Bittencourt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bittencourt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bittencourt delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Bittencourt misses with the body kick
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro walks into a straight right hand from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a jab, cross combination.
San Pedro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a kick to the body.
San Pedro checks a leg kick.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick from Bittencourt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bittencourt. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bittencourt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bittencourt misses with a body kick.
San Pedro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bittencourt throws a combination that misses
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bittencourt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Pedro misses the jab.
Bittencourt tried to counter with a leg kick but San Pedro avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt scores with a leg kick.
Bittencourt misses with an attempted mid kick.
San Pedro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bittencourt under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bittencourt throws the kick towards the body but San Pedro avoids it.
San Pedro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bittencourt is rocked!
Bittencourt moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
Oh Bittencourt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bittencourt missing with a left hand there. San Pedro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bittencourt seems to have got his legs back now.
San Pedro lunges at Bittencourt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bittencourt's hand.
San Pedro blocks a low kick nicely.
San Pedro forces Bittencourt back against the cage and clinches.
San Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Bittencourt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
San Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bittencourt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
Bittencourt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bittencourt gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
Bittencourt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro feints a counter leg kick.
Bittencourt lands a body shot.
San Pedro moves into the clinch.
Bittencourt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bittencourt misses with some punches.
San Pedro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bittencourt lands a nice uppercut.
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bittencourts head.
Bittencourt misses with the head strike.
San Pedro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bittencourt up against the cage.
San Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bittencourt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bittencourt prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bittencourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bittencourt.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Bittencourt.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Bittencourt prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bittencourt backwards.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Bittencourt avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
San Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bittencourt throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Bittencourt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bittencourt throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahalo Bittencourt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick but San Pedro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
San Pedro thows a body kick. Bittencourt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bittencourt throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Bittencourt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
San Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bittencourt's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by San Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
San Pedro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
San Pedro takes a kick to the side of the head.
San Pedro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bittencourt. Bittencourt obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt backing away here, and San Pedro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bittencourt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
San Pedro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bittencourt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Bittencourt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Bittencourt misses
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
Bittencourt misses with a wild combination.
Bittencourt lands an overhand right.
Bittencourt throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bittencourt throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
Mahalo Bittencourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro's corner calls for a 1-2. San Pedro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bittencourt scores with a one two! San Pedro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bittencourt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. San Pedro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bittencourt connects with a high kick.
Bittencourt misses with an attempted mid kick.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bittencourt misses with the body kick
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Bittencourt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bittencourt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bittencourt swats away the attempt to clinch by San Pedro.
San Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bittencourt, pushing him back against the cage.
Bittencourt blocking some punches.
San Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bittencourt backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bittencourt.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bittencourt working aggressively here.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bittencourt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from San Pedro fails to land.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro lands an uppercut.
Bittencourt tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
Bittencourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bittencourt tries to work over San Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bittencourt wants to get back to striking at distance but San Pedro won't allow it.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bittencourt controls his hands.
Bittencourt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, San Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bittencourt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if San Pedro can turn it around.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Bittencourt controls the action.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bittencourt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bittencourt has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Bittencourt has a couple of punches blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bittencourt backwards.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Bittencourt avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt blocks an uppercut.
San Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
Bittencourt tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
Bittencourt lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by San Pedro.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bittencourt misses with a looping left.
San Pedro throws out a counter right but Bittencourt avoids it with no problem.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bittencourt throws a sloppy head kick and San Pedro moves out of range easily.
San Pedro defending well as Bittencourt loads up on a big left hand.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bittencourt.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt throws a half hearted mid kick.
San Pedro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bittencourt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bittencourt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittencourt throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
Bittencourt scores with a sloppy right hand. San Pedro should have avoided that one.
Bittencourt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Pedro throws out the jab.
Bittencourt is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bittencourt's hands.
Bittencourt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
San Pedro lands with a nice body punch.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bittencourt.
San Pedro lands a nice looking body shot.
San Pedro lands a glancing blow to the side of Bittencourt's head.
San Pedro throws a push kick but Bittencourt slaps the foot to one side.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
Bittencourt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bittencourt throws out a leg kick but San Pedro moves out of range and Bittencourt only half commits.
Bittencourt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bittencourt tries to land a body kick
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
San Pedro needs to keep his hands up - Bittencourt had a free shot at his head there.
Bittencourt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bittencourt counters with an outside leg kick.
San Pedro misses with a hook. Bittencourt ducked under it nicely.
And Bittencourt counters with a quick kick to the body but San Pedro blocks it.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick that is checked
and San Pedro counters with a low kick, right behind Bittencourt 's knee.
Bittencourt misses with a lunging right hand
and San Pedro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bittencourt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bittencourt. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a poor cross that misses
and San Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San Pedro throws a push kick but Bittencourt slaps the foot to one side.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bittencourt is just out of range.
San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick from Bittencourt.
Nice body kick from San Pedro.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Bittencourt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Pedro checks a leg kick.
San Pedro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bittencourt misses with the body kick
and San Pedro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bittencourt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bittencourt lands a nice hook to San Pedro's body. San Pedro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bittencourt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
Bittencourt lands a nice leg kick that just misses San Pedro's sensitive parts.
San Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
Bittencourt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
San Pedro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bittencourt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bittencourt has time to react.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Bittencourt.
San Pedro throws a head kick that misses.
Bittencourt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Pedros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bittencourt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by San Pedro.
Bittencourt thuds his shin into the meat of San Pedro's side.
Bittencourt misses with a lunging right hand
and San Pedro counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mahalo Bittencourt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
San Pedro tries to clinch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San Pedro lands a nice hook to Bittencourt's body. Bittencourt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bittencourt connects with a solid leg kick.
San Pedro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bittencourt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt lands a leg kick that knocks San Pedro off balance momentarily.
Bittencourt lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro avoids the body shot from Bittencourt.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the head.
San Pedro catches Bittencourt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bittencourt throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro wants to counter with a clinch but Bittencourt pushes him away.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San Pedro with a jab.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
San Pedro throws a hook to the side of Bittencourt's head but Bittencourt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bittencourt lands with a kick to the temple. San Pedro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
San Pedro blocks a jab.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
San Pedro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bittencourt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
San Pedro lands a left and a right that send Bittencourt crashing to the mat, dazed. San Pedro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bittencourt is out of range and San Pedro settles back down.
Bittencourt misses with a body kick.
Bittencourt misses the shot to the body.
San Pedro punishes Bittencourt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bittencourt lands a slapping body shot.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
And Bittencourt counters with a quick kick to the body but San Pedro blocks it.
Bittencourt keeps San Pedro at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Bittencourt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bittencourt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping San Pedro at a distance.
Bittencourt walks into a left hand.
Bittencourt moves out of range of the body kick from San Pedro.
Bittencourt catches San Pedro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bittencourt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
San Pedro throws a good cross that connects.
Bittencourt throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from San Pedro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bittencourt misses with a head kick.
San Pedro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bittencourt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. San Pedro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
San Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt misses with an uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro moves out of range as Bittencourt strikes.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bittencourt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Bittencourt.
San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bittencourt throws a jab when San Pedro was well out of range.
Bittencourt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
San Pedro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
San Pedro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bittencourt.
Bittencourt moves out of range of the body kick from San Pedro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
San Pedro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bittencourt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San Pedro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
San Pedro lands a glancing blow to the side of Bittencourt's head.
Bittencourt misses with a low kick.
San Pedro lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Bittencourt.
Bittencourt sizes up San Pedro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bittencourt throws a leg kick but San Pedro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bittencourt, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Bittencourt moves out of range easily.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bittencourt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bittencourt is looking to slow San Pedro down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt misses with an attempted mid kick.
San Pedro blocks the body kick.
Bittencourt looks to throw a body kick
and San Pedro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Bittencourt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bittencourt lands a right hand.
Bittencourt working aggressively here.
Bittencourt tries to work over San Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
Bittencourt blocking some punches.
A short right from San Pedro.
Bittencourt lands a hook that snaps the head of San Pedro backwards.
Bittencourt digs a right hand underneath San Pedro's ribcage. San Pedro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bittencourt misses with the head strike.
Mahalo Bittencourt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bittencourt.
San Pedro dips a shoulder and cracks Bittencourt with a mighty uppercut! Bittencourt falls back against the cage and San Pedro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bittencourt is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - San Pedro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Esteban San Pedro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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