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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yeu Fei (ranked 2714 p4p, 137 weight class) and Marcos Sanchez (ranked 3673 p4p, 172 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Yeu Fei has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yeu Fei seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yeu Fei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Sanchez ! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei.
Yeu Fei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Fei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez . Fei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A solid leg kick lands there for Fei.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez . Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fei's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sanchez slips a jab from Fei. Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei.
Fei with a jab. Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Fei. Fei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei. A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fei rather than just go for the knockout. That kick from Sanchez tenderised Fei's leg. Fei is trying to keep his angry face on. Sanchez clinches up with Fei and pushes him back against the ropes. Fei misses with a punch on the inside.
Fei tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Fei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Fei throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fei checks a leg kick. Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fei throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez stuns Fei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fei. Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Fei uses good head movement to avoid it. Fei clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sanchez misses with a hook. Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice defenses there by Sanchez . Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Sanchez misses with a wild body shot. It looked like Fei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away. Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice body punch from Fei. Fei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Fei throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Sanchez misses with a straight left. A counter left hand to the body from Fei misses its target. Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fei misses with a head kick.
Fei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fei will feel that in the morning. Fei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei moves away. Sanchez misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a leg kick but Fei checks it. Fei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Sanchez defending well as Fei loads up on a big left hand. Fei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Fei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sanchez is looking to clinch but Fei is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fei. Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Fei's head but Fei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sanchez throws a body punch but Fei moves out of range. Fei scores with a jab. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Fei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez . Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei is just out of range. Some wild striking there from Sanchez .
Sanchez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fei connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fei.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fei scrambles back to his feet. 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! Fei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez . Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick. Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fei scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez clinches up with Fei and pushes him back against the ropes. Fei lands with a right to the head. Sanchez lands a body punch. Sanchez tries to work over Fei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Fei moves his leg out of the way. Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fei feinted there with a counter leg kick. Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fei. Fei obviously looking to wear him down.
Fei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fei lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez 's head back.
A big left from Sanchez misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Fei does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Fei back into the ropes. Fei lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Marcos Sanchez has been cut. Fei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez . Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fei. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez . Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fei lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sanchez lands an uppercut. Fei is trying to break free. Fei is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing. Fei working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A hook to the body from Sanchez .
Sanchez gets through Fei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Fei throws a head punch that misses. Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Fei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Fei scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez 's head. Fei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short uppercut from Sanchez . Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch. Sanchez cracks Fei with a nice body shot. Sanchez lands with a light punch inside. Fei working aggressively here.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei moves away. Fei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Fei throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range. Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Sanchez misses with a hook. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Fei misses with a low kick. Nice body punch from Fei. Sanchez slips a jab from Fei. Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Fei ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez . Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fei. Fei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez sends Fei crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sanchez is motioning to the referee to let Fei up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fei is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Fei does a little dance to reset his feet. Oh Fei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride. Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. That kick from Fei tenderised Sanchez 's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on. Sanchez throws a body kick that misses. Fei ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez . Fei looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away. Fei throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily. Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Fei is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Fei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fei throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez 's knee but Sanchez avoids it well. Fei seems to have got his legs back now. Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Fei. Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks. Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Fei moved out of range. Sanchez jabs Fei to the body, keeping him at a distance. Fei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez . Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sanchez scores with a jab to the body. Fei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Fei avoids it with no problem. Fei moves out of range of the strikes. Fei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well. Sanchez feints a counter leg kick. A jab from Sanchez misses. Fei misses with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Fei's corner calls for a 1-2. Fei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Fei lands a head shot. Fei with a hook. Sanchez slips under a jab. Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Fei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head. Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Fei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Fei misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fei. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Fei. Fei wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Fei tries to work over Sanchez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcos Sanchez will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Marcos Sanchez 's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fei throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range. Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss! An attempted straight right counter from Fei misses the target. Sanchez misses with a wild body shot. Fei avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fei connects with a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Fei. That's going to slow Sanchez down. Fei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A shot to the liver by Fei. Beautiful body shot. Fei swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Decent striking displayed by Fei there. Fei lands a body shot.
Fei throws out a powerful jab. Fei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanchez will feel that in the morning. Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Fei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Fei moves away and avoids it. As Sanchez backs away, Fei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily. Fei moves out of range as Sanchez strikes. Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Fei ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez . Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez . Fei is looking to counter punch. Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick. Nice shot by Fei. Sanchez 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Nice shot lands for Fei. Fei misses with a straight right. It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Fei gets off balance looking for a body kick and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A looping hook to the body misses from Fei. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fei throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fei. This has been an exciting period of action! Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though. Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei.
Fei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez .
Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Sanchez avoids the head kick by Fei.
Fei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup. A solid leg kick lands there for Fei.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Fei moved out of range nicely. Fei scores with a leg kick.
Fei lands with a right hand. Fei scores with a jab to the head.
Fei throws a body shot but no joy. Fei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sanchez flicks out a counter leg kick but Fei steps away. Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Fei ducked under it nicely. Fei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sanchez punishes Fei's body with a nice straight punch. Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Fei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Fei checks it. Fei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Fei throws a leg kick that misses. Fei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fei connects with a jab. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei moves away from the strike by Sanchez . Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Fei saw that one coming. Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fei lands a jab to the head.
Fei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei misses the shot to the body. Fei scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fei jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Fei moves away and avoids it. Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Fei misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Fei. Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A good leg kick by Fei. A decent looking cross lands there for Fei. Fei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez .
That's five minutes gone in the round. Fei throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily. Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick. A swing and a miss from Fei. Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Fei saw that one coming. Fei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez .
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez throws a body punch but Fei moves out of range. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Sanchez misses. Fei is looking to counter punch. Sanchez is breathing heavily. Fei digs a good hook to Sanchez 's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Fei. That snapped Sanchez 's head back.
Sanchez gets a clinch. Fei struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside. Fei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Fei. Sanchez blocking some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Fei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fei. Fei blocks a jab. Fei lands with an overhand left. Sanchez throws a hook but Fei blocks it. Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Fei does a little dance to reset his feet. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Fei tries to work over Sanchez 's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it. Fei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head. Fei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei is just out of range. Fei throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Fei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Fei settles back down. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez . Sanchez defending well as Fei loads up on a big left hand. Fei digs a good body shot into Sanchez 's ribs. Fei throws a leg kick and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fei connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Fei throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez 's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it. Fei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Sanchez checks a leg kick. Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Fei moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target. Fei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook. Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Sanchez punishes Fei's body with a nice straight punch. Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An inside leg kick lands from Fei. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it. Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Sanchez 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. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez . Fei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Fei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez 's sensitive parts. Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A slapping leg kick lands for Fei.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Fei saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez staying out of range there. A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses. A left lands for Sanchez . Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Fei moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits. Fei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez .
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a series of punches but Fei avoids them all with ease. Fei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fei with a nice cross. Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely. Fei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Sanchez swings for the body but Fei moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Fei scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one. Fei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei is just out of range. Fei connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fei throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range. Fei throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight! Yeu Fei showed his dominance in that final round. I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yeu Fei! Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Yeu Fei! Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yeu Fei!
Yeu Fei wins by unanimous decision! Yeu Fei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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