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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 77
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Herman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Ziskie tries to counter it with a takedown but Herman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Herman throws a body kick that misses.
Herman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Herman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ziskie swivels and escapes.
Herman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Herman but Herman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziskie has a takedown stuffed.
We've been hearing reports that Herman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie looks for a takedown but Herman sprawls well.
Hanung Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.#TD2#
Ziskie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Herman quickly recovers to half guard.
Herman wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Ziskie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Herman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ziskie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ziskie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Herman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziskie trying to control but Herman is working from the bottom.
Ziskie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Herman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ziskie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziskie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziskie is one step ahead there.
Ziskie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Herman is retaining full guard.
Herman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie throwing strikes but missing.
Ziskie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Herman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Herman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Herman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie won't allow Herman to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Herman is retaining full guard. #T3#
Herman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziskie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Ziskie gets a clinch.
Herman is trying to break free.#BC#
Herman breaks the clinch.
Herman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ziskie defends it nicely.#TD2#
Ziskie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ziskie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ziskie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
Ziskie wants to take a breather but Herman is having none of it.
Ziskie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Herman moves into full guard.
Ziskie advances position into side control!
Ziskie lands some shots froms side control.
Herman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Herman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Ziskie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ziskie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie thows a huge punch but Herman dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Ziskie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Herman with a poor takedown
and Ziskie counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herman tries to clinch up.
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches up with Herman, looking for a takedown. Ziskie pushes Herman against the cage but Herman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a takedown. Herman tries to sprawl out of it but Ziskie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Ziskie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Herman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ziskie pushes Herman off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Herman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ziskie quickly recovers to half guard.#T1#
Herman tries to pass to full mount but Ziskie defends it.
Ziskie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ziskie is staying active underneath Herman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ziskie trying to hold on to Herman's head to control him but Herman postures up.
Ziskie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Herman passes to full mount! #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Herman controlling the pace for now.
Herman raining down shots from the mount!
Herman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Herman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ziskie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Herman can't control as he wanted to and Ziskie manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #T3#
Ziskie wants to get back to full guard.
Herman trying to control the pace.
Ziskie keeping hold of Herman's head, controlling as best he can.
Herman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Phillip Ziskie has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ziskie trying to control from the bottom.
Herman is just content to waste time from the top position. Ziskie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziskie looking for a sweep. Not yet Ziskie, not yet.
Herman wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie goes for a double leg but Herman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herman continues to drive forward.
Hanung Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Ziskie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ziskie somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hanung Herman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ziskie misses with a takedown attempt - Herman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herman shoots in for a double leg but Ziskie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ziskie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herman circles away.
Ziskie leaves Herman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Herman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ziskie's guard.
Herman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Herman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ziskie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ziskie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ziskie! #REVB##T1#
Ziskie landing strikes.
Herman struggling a bit here.
Ziskie wants to control but Herman is keeping him busy.
Herman is looking to regain half guard here but Ziskie keeps moving and retains side control.
Herman dodges the ground and pound from Ziskie.
Ziskie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ziskie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ziskie trying to control the action but Herman is working from the bottom.
Ziskie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Herman is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ziskie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ziskie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Herman is trying to maintain the position but Ziskie is very close to passing his half guard.
Ziskie prevents Herman from improving his position.
Herman has hold of Ziskie's hands but Ziskie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ziskie is just content to waste time from the top position. Herman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard.
Ziskie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Herman keeping moving, preventing Ziskie from controlling successfully. #T3#
Herman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Ziskie is looking for a sweep. Herman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ziskie is staying active underneath Herman, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Herman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Herman wants to stand up but Ziskie is controlling the position.
Herman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herman scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Herman wants to take a breather but Ziskie is having none of it.
Herman wants to stand but Ziskie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Herman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ziskie is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziskie trying to hold on to Herman's head to control him but Herman postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herman trying to control the action but Ziskie is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hanung Herman.
I think Herman 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanung Herman!
A very excited looking Hanung Herman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 57
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
A big left from Hanma misses.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but Hanma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziskie avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ziskie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Hanma looks for the body kick but Ziskie saw that one coming.
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziskie looking for a takedown.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Ziskie.
Hanma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanma is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1#
A combination from Ziskie does no damage.
Hanma throws a big counter combination but Ziskie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ziskie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanma tries to avoid it but Ziskie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanma to the ground. Hanma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Ziskie avoided it.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ziskie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ziskie tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Hanma takes a swing at Ziskie's ribcage but misses.
Ziskie has his takedown stuffed
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Ziskie shoots in for a double leg but Hanma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanma slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziskie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziskie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma delivers a nice body kick.
Hanma lands an overhand right.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
Ziskie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanma.
Ziskie slips under a jab.
And Ziskie tries to counter it with a takedown but Hanma pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ziskie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ziskie wants to clinch.#T3#
Ziskie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Ziskie fails with the takedown
and Hanma counters with a two punch combo. #ROC#Ziskie is rocked!
Ziskie tries to clinch up.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.#KD#
A head kick lands from Hanma that sends Ziskie to the canvas. Ziskie tries to scramble back to his feet but Hanma brings him back down into side control.
Ziskie is still in real trouble! Can Hanma finish him?
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!#SU#
Hanma decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ziskie to his feet.
Hanma throws an overhand right that drops Ziskie like a sack of potatoes! Hanma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baki Hanma! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 39
Date: Jun 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Gayman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ziskie sprawls well. He's pushed Gayman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziskie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayman.
Gayman moves in looking to clinch but Ziskie pushes him off.#CL#
Ziskie clinches with his opponent.
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Ziskie tightens his grip and picks Gayman up, before dumping him to the ground. Gayman manages to land in guard. #SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SU#
Ziskie gets to his feet - Gayman follows without any prompting.
Ziskie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gayman fails with a takedown attempt.
Phillip Ziskie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongolongo Gayman.#T1##TD#
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie trying to mount his opponent but Gayman defends it.
Still in half guard, Ziskie seems content to control.
Gayman wants to stand back up but Ziskie manages to pass into side control.
#T2#
Ziskie working away.
Ziskie is staying tight to Gayman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ziskie working the ground and pound. #T3#
Ziskie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gayman to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Ziskie tries for a kimura but Gayman is defending well.
Ziskie 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.
Gayman tries to bench press Ziskie off him but Ziskie keeps the position.
Ziskie is working Gayman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ziskie controls the position from side control.
Gayman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gayman is letting Ziskie control him for a moment. #T4#
Ziskie working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie gets to mount! Gayman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gayman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Ziskie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gayman to the ground. Ziskie is now in Gayman's guard.#SUB#
Ziskie has gone for a leg lock! Gayman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ziskie's guard.#REVB#
Ziskie scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ziskie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gayman stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gayman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES#
Ziskie pushes Gayman off and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Ziskie moves into range and clinches up with Gayman.#T1#
Gayman jumps guard but Ziskie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ziskie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gayman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gayman to keep the fight standing.
Ziskie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gayman is defending well for now.
Ziskie has Gayman pushed against the cage.
Ziskie is trying to push Gayman away but Gayman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziskie tries to pull guard but Gayman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ziskie drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Gayman pulls guard. #T2##SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ziskie looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gayman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gayman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayman can do to turn this around?
Ziskie passes Gayman's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Ziskie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gayman regains half guard.
Gayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ziskie in particular looking to stall.
Ziskie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gayman for as long as he can get away with.#T4##SUB2#
Gayman actively working from the bottom here.
Gayman wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie passes to full mount!
Ziskie controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Ziskie dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gayman is defended easily by Ziskie.#TD#
Ziskie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayman's half guard.
Gayman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ziskie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ziskie's back!
Phillip Ziskie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Gayman looking to break Ziskie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ziskie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gayman will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ziskie really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Gayman's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Ziskie covering up well under a barage of strikes. #T1#
Ziskie is trying to break free.
Gayman is trying to stick to Ziskie's back but Ziskie is turning into Gayman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gayman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ziskie.
Gayman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ziskie showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SU#
Ziskie stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2##CL#
Ziskie gets a clinch. #TD#
Ziskie gets control of Gayman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ziskie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ziskie has control of Gayman's left arm, preventing Gayman from doing any damage.
Gayman trying to move into half guard but instead Ziskie has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Ziskie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gayman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Ziskie tries to roll over but Gayman keeps him under control.#T3#
Ziskie manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gayman looking to pass the guard.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman wants to get up but he can't break Ziskie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gayman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ziskie lands a decent shot there.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gayman is fighting to break Ziskie's control of his arms but Ziskie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ziskie continues to stall.
Gayman wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gayman looking to sit in guard and control but Ziskie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bongolongo Gayman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Ziskie! |
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