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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (ranked 306 p4p, 42 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 1465 p4p, 153 weight class). Hardy has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kristof Sienly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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155 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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168 cm
32
147 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kristof Sienly! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hardy misses with a hook
and Sienly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sienly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hardy throws a head kick that Sienly semi-blocks.
Sienly gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sienly tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside. Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch. Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly. Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly. Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy. Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. Sienly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch. Sienly misses with some punches.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sienly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hardy digs a right hand into Sienly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sienly's gas tank. Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A body shot lands from Sienly.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
We've been hearing reports that Sienly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands with a left to the head. A short uppercut from Hardy. Hardy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sienly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hardy can turn it around. Sienly tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hardy lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sienly. Hardy digs a right hand into Sienly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sienly's gas tank. Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sienly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow. Hardy lands with a right to the head. Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sienly controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sienly misses with a hook from the clinch. Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sienly misses with a short punch on the inside. Sienly misses with a body punch.
Sienly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hardy lands an uppercut. Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sienly is stalling here.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Sienly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy presses Sienly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy. Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy. A hook to the body from Sienly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sienly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch. Sienly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow. Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sienly controls the action.
Sienly tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Sienly back against the cage. Good body shot from Sienly.
Sienly lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sienly. Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly. Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly. Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
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! A short uppercut from Sienly. Sienly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sienly swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sienly misses with a left hand and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hardy misses with a wild body shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Sienly. An inside leg kick lands from Sienly. Sienly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage! Sienly is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hardy checks the leg kick. Hardy blocks the body kick.
Hardy is looking to clinch. Sienly is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardy punishes Sienly's body with a nice straight punch. Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sienly's calf. Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's front leg with a kick but Sienly checks it. Sienly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Sienly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sienly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hardy misses the shot to the body. Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sienly. Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away. Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Sienly misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hardy. A big right from Hardy misses. Hardy digs a good hook to Sienly's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sienly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This has been an exciting period of action! Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sienly. Hardy checks a leg kick. Jacob Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sienly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sienly. Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Sienly tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Sienly cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg. Jacob Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sienly shoots in but no luck this time. A swing and a miss from Hardy. Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sienly. Sienly lands with a kick to the temple. Hardy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Sienly moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away and Hardy counters with a straight right hand. Sienly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one. And Hardy responds with a good body kick, but Sienly manages to step out the way in time. Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy. Hardy tries a low kick but Sienly avoids it. Hardy scores with the left hand. Sienly knows he should have avoided that one. A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet. Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy. Sienly avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away. Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and Sienly counters with a right hand to the body. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sienly is defended easily by Hardy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Sienly. That's going to take a lot out of him. A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Sienly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Hardy sneaks out the side door and pushes Sienly away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sienly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sienly stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sienly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sienly connects with an inside leg kick. Hardy missing with a left hand there. Sienly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top. Sienly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hardy only half commits to the counter leg kick. Sienly throws a one two combo.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hardy looks to land a right hand but Sienly moved out of range. Sienly tries to clinch and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sienly slips the punch. Sienly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hardy gets caught napping as Sienly dives in and scores a takedown. Hardy manages to retain guard. Sienly sitting in guard here, content to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Sienly closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Sienly pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Hardy misses with a straight left. Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sienly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet. Sienly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sienly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sienly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hardy throws a body kick that misses. Sienly thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sienly. Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sienly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sienly. Sienly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardy blocks a head kick by Sienly.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sienly slips the punch. Sienly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range. Sienly misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely. Sienly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Hardy is pushing Sienly's head away, looking to escape. Sienly manages to hold on to the position though. Hardy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Sienly lands a couple of good shots and Hardy has given up his back, trying to escape the position! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Can Hardy hold on?! Sienly is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sienly trying to control momentarily.
Hardy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hardy wants to get back to his feet. Kristof Sienly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sienly looking for the choke but no joy. Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot. Sienly missing with punches from the back. Sienly trying to control. Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot. Hardy manages to stand up with Sienly still on his back. Eventually Sienly drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position. Sienly scores with a jab. Sienly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hardy misses. Sienly is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Hardy looks for the body kick but Sienly saw that one coming. Hardy throws a hook to the side of Sienly's head but Sienly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sienly looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away. Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sienly's hands. Sienly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardy's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sienly is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Sienly from standing up. Sienly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sienly trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sienly stops Hardy from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Hardy throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kristof Sienly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. Sienly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hardy scores with a nice head shot. Sienly throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily. Hardy 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. Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sienly defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand. Hardy lands with a straight right. Sienly didn't see that one coming. Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sienly tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sienly's head backwards. Sienly throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily. Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Sienly looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range. It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick. Sienly looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Sienly is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hardy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sienly is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Sienly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sienly scores with a shoulder strike. A shot in the inside from Hardy. Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy. Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sienly lands a shoulder strike. Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sienly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses. Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sienly backwards. Hardy landing knees to the head.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sienly. Hardy works on Sienly's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sienly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sienly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sienly lands with a left to the head. Sienly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards. Sienly misses with a short punch on the inside. Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sienly backwards. Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Sienly prevents a body shot from Hardy. Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow. Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy. Sienly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head. Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sienly controls his hands.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sienly. Sienly blocks an uppercut.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. 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! Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that fourth round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sienly sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sienly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side. Sienly just misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sienly ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy. Sienly shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Sienly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sienly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hardy is looking to clinch. Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Sienly counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sienly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Hardy checks a leg kick nicely. Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sienly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. An inside leg kick lands from Sienly. Sienly avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Sienly swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Hardy looks to land a left hand but Sienly moved out of range nicely. Hardy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sienly to counter with a crisp jab. Good shot there by Hardy. Hardy throws a hook but Sienly avoids it easily. Hardy misses with a left hand and Sienly counters with a head kick. Hardy thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it and Sienly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sienly dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sienly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hardy missing with a left hand there. Sienly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sienly checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sienly connects with a solid leg kick. The fight moves into the clinch position. Sienly trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sienly into the cage. Sienly lands a shoulder strike. Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sienlys head. Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land. Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow. Sienly lands with a right to the head. Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sienly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy. Hardy scores with a shoulder strike. Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy gets through Sienly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hardy presses Sienly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sienly avoiding damage.
Kristof Sienly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy. Sienly lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards. Jacob Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hardy. Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sienly trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy lands a body shot. Sienly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sienly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly stalling against the cage.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Sienly's ribcage. Sienly let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Sienly fails to land. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Sienly's ribcage. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sienly swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Jacob Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:50 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hardy! Jacob Hardy is the new featherweight champion! Jacob Hardy 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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