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Event:
Colossus 1: Faucci vs. Kozulj
Date: Dec 13, 2020 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willim.
Daniels is looking to counter the offense by Willim and move into the clinch.
Willim tries to clinch up.
Willim closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Willim pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Willim shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Daniels throws a low kick but Willim avoids it.
Willim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#TD#
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willim controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
Willim has control of Daniels's left arm, preventing Daniels from doing any damage. #SUB#
Daniels is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Willim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniels postures up.
Willim is adopting a defensive guard.
Daniels trying to control but Willim is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willim.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Willim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Willim saw it coming and moves away.
#T3#
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Willim manages to circle out of the way.
Willim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willim wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Willim's knee but Willim avoids it well.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Willim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Willim.#TD#
Daniels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Willim to the mat! Willim manages to get full guard.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Willim.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Willim pulls Daniels in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Willim blocks nicely.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels stops Willim from standing up. #SUB2#
Willim is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels winds up and cracks Willim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Daniels throws a series of punches but Willim avoids them all with ease.
Willim with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
#TD2#
Willim shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels being controlled here, momentarily.
Willim trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Daniels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Daniels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willim defends well.#T1##SU2#
Willim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Willim clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willim can do to turn this around?
Willim prevents the takedown attempt.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Willim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Daniels gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Willim breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willim checks a low kick from Daniels.
Willim tries to counter by closing the distance.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Willim sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Willim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!#SU2#
Willim decides to stand up.
Willim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.#T3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willim is defended easily by Daniels.
As Willim looks to move away, Daniels throws a big counter combo but Willim just gets out of the way.
Willim feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Willim is trying to stand up here but Daniels is controlling him well. #SUB#
Daniels is working for a kimura but Willim is defending it quite comfortably.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Willim defends it.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Willim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Willim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Willim!#REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Daniels wants to slow Willim down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Willim or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Willim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willim misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Willim is quick to defend against it.
Daniels feints and then cracks Willim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willim down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Willim blocks the leg kick.
Daniels shoots in but Willim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willim circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Willim moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Willim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Willim.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Willim slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Willim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels motions for Willim to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willim defends well and Daniels ends up having to push Willim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Willim wants to counter with a clinch but Daniels pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willim is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Willim won't allow it.
#T2#
Daniels wants a takedown.
#TD2#
Willim pulls guard successfully.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Willim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Willim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Willim keeps moving.
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully. #T3#
Daniels postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daniels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Willim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.
Willim working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Willim moved away.#TD#
Daniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willim's half guard.
Willim makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A clash of legs there as Willim blocks the low kick.#TD2#
Willim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daniels to the ground. Willim is now in Daniels's guard.
Daniels kicks Willim off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Willim kicks off Daniels and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Willim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Daniels! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Apple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apple shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apple punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apple takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daniels with a nice calf kick.
Apple keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL2#
Daniels has Apple up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Apple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels effectively controlling the action here.
Daniels taking a breather.
Apple just leaning against Daniels, taking a breather.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Apple's ribcage.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apple as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Apple is blocking nicely.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Apple backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Apple takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Apple blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apple prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Apple could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apple.
Daniels is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apple's brow.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Apple leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Apple tries to break the clinch but Daniels is controlling the position. #T2#
Daniels working aggressively here.
Apple goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daniels prevents it.
Apple displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daniels up against the cage.
Apple is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Apple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is pushing Apple up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apple as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
#T3#
Daniels working Apple over with knees to the body.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apple is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Apple on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apple wants to break the clinch but can't.
Apple taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Apple up against the cage.
Apple throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Apple fails to pull guard.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4#
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Apple takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels is looking to control Apple's arms but Apple gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daniels has his back to the cage.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Apple has denied him.
Apple slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apple fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Apple shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels looks winded!
Daniels wants to clinch but Apple slips to the side
and Apple counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Apple keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Apple clinches with his opponent.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##CL#
Apple clinches.
Apple on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apple is defending well for now.
Apple changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Apple saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Apple fails with the takedown.
Apple pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apple shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniels as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Apple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apple takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Apple's leg. Apple is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1#
No luck for Apple with that takedown attempt.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Daniels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Apple throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels is looking to slow Apple down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apple.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apple's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Daniels. #CL#
Apple gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Apple wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
#T2#
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniels keeps control of Apple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels working Apple over with knees to the body.
Apple prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
Apple blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Apple stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Daniels dodges an elbow strike from Apple.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Apple is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Apple is trying to pull guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Apple will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Daniels up against the cage.#T3#
Apple jumps guard but Daniels stands there with Apple around his waist. Apple gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apple has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apple is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Apple has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Apple has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Apple in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daniels.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Apple tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Apple shrugs off.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Apple is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Apple tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.#R3##CL2#
Daniels closes the distance and pushes Apple back into the cage.
Apple stalling.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Apple wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Apple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apple wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels taking a breather.
Apple is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apple avoids it.
Daniels wants to stall.
#T1#
Apple fails to pull guard.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apple throws an elbow but misses.
Apple avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Daniels to work.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Apple jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Apple gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Apple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws out a leg kick but Apple moves out of range and Daniels only half commits.
Apple lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Apple moves into the clinch.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Apple has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daniels after a bit of a struggle.
Apple avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Apple is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels has Apple pressed against the cage.
#T3#
Apple fails to pull guard.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Apple throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Apple can't get the takedown.
Apple is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apple has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daniels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T4#
Daniels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Apple jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Apple gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniels with a nice calf kick.#CL#
Apple gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apple wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Sam Apple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels! |
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