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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Bear shoots and misses #CL#
and Cherry counters by moving into the clinch.
Cherry avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Cherry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cherry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cherry wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Cherry breaks the clinch.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bear feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SU2#
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Cherry, which made it look bad.
Cherry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.#T1#
Bear dives in and grabs Cherry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cherry pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.#TD2#
Bear shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cherry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bear looks winded!
Bear trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Bear is looking to stand up but Cherry won't let him.
Cherry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cherry wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment. #ES#
Cherry manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bear is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2#
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Cherry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cherry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him. #ES#
Cherry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Cherry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cherry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB2#
Bear drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cherry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bear has Cherry in his guard.#REVR#
Cherry lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Bear is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bear controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself. #SUB#
Cherry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cherry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cherry cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Cherry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear has control of Cherry's left arm, preventing Cherry from doing any damage.
Cherry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bear's head.
Bear controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
Bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavern Cherry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cherry swivels and escapes.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Cherry circles away.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cherry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#TD#
Cherry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bear!#SUB#
Cherry is trying to get an arm triangle but Bear is defending well.
Cherry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bear sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T1#
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bear is being controlled here.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cherry scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU#
Cherry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bear to his feet.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherry sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Cherry slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cherry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Cherry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cherry lands in his opponent's guard.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Cherry distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cherry landing with the ground and pound.
Cherry with a nice head shot there.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Bear 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.
Cherry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SU#
Cherry gets to his feet - Bear follows without any prompting.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cherry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear misses with a takedown
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Cherry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES2#
Bear has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cherry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavern Cherry dominated that second round.
That's time! Cherry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Cherry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear wants to control but Cherry passes easily into half guard.
Cherry controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cherry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cherry. #T1#
Cherry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bear is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Bear tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry prevents Bear from standing back up.
Cherry 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.
Bear wants to control but Cherry passes into side.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Cherry scoring with strikes.
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cherry scoring with punches and elbows. #T3#
Cherry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
#SUB#
Cherry tries for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Cherry working the head with strikes.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cherry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cherry tries to stand but Bear is controlling his head. #SUB#
Cherry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bear rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cherry's guard! Nice work there by Bear! #T4#
Cherry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherry, not yet.
Bear advances position into side control!#SU2#
Bear stands up and beckons Cherry to his feet.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cherry but Cherry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear shoots and misses #CL#
and Cherry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavern Cherry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lavern Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.#BC#
Cherry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavern Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavern Cherry!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Fishkin misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Fishkin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mills is controlling Fishkin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fishkin prevents Mills from improving his position.
Fishkin tries to stand and escape but Mills is controlling the position.
Mills really is a fat lump.
Mills is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Fishkin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mills defends it well.
Fishkin tries to stand and escape but Mills is controlling the position. #T1#
Fishkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mills keeps working. #SU2#
Fishkin stands up and beckons Mills to join him on the feet.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Fishkin shows good takedown defense.
Fishkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fishkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mills changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fishkin enables Mills to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fishkin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mills stops Fishkin from standing up.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fishkin on the ground.
Mills is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mills's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
Fishkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Fishkin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mills frees his head nicely. Oh but Fishkin has switched to an armbar! Mills is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Stas Fishkin!
Stas Fishkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Crawford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Fishkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fishkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fishkin throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
Crawford tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Fishkin gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Fishkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fishkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Fishkin tries for a kimura but Crawford is defending well.
Fishkin tries to stand but Crawford is controlling his head. #SUB#
Fishkin tries for a kimura but Crawford is defending well. #T1#
Crawford is looking for a sweep.
Crawford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fishkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fishkin tries to stand but Crawford is controlling his head.
Crawford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crawford looks winded!#SUB#
Fishkin has an Americana. Crawford didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fishkin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fishkin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stas Fishkin!
A very excited looking Stas Fishkin 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Gates darts in and clinches Bear up against the cage.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Gates won't want to take too many of those.
Gates avoiding damage.
Gates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gates is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bear is defending well.
Gates has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bear avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gates has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bear after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Gates gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Bear pushes Gates off looking to stand but Gates dives back in and keeps control.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Bear blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gates. #T1#
Gates working the head and body with strikes.
Gates tries to stand and escape but Bear is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is looking to improve his position.
Gates not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear is looking to improve his position.
Bear keeps trying to improve his position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gates is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SU#
Gates decides to stand and escape the position. #CL2#
Bear closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Bear works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gates keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Gates has control of Bear's left arm, preventing Bear from doing any damage.
Gates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Gates cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Gates content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gates is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Bear looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gates wants to stand and escape but instead Bear has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bear controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard. #REVR##T4#
Gates throws an elbow that misses. Bear uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gates's guard. Nice move by Bear!#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gates is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Bear is trying to keep Gates in close.
Gates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gates with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Gates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Gates gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Bear is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gates can't fight it off and eventually Bear manages to take the fight to the floor. Gates looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gates is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gates throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear trying to control the position.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gates manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T1#
Gates keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard. #REVR#
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Gates is proving a slippery customer.
Gates 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.
Gates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bear has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gates has passed into side control.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Gates scoring with strikes.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Gates is trying to get an arm triangle but Bear is defending well.
Levi Gates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gates working away.#T3#
Bear sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bear is trying to control but Gates passes into side control!
Bear struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Gates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bear struggling a bit here.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bear parries the strikes from Gates easily there. Gates is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bear to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates working the strikes but Bear uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gates missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Gates dominated that second round.
That's time! Gates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Bear is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gates's half guard.
Gates is trying is best to control the position here.
Gates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Gates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear looking to sit in guard and control but Gates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear is controlling Gates's posture.#T1#
Gates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gates with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gates keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bear's head.
Gates cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Gates scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gates lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Gates postures up in Bear's guard and throws a big left but Bear blocks it.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Gates is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear is trying to keep Gates in close.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gates landing some decent shots from guard.
Gates lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gates is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gates being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gates holds on to Bear's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Gates's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gates is holding Bear down, trying to stall.
Gates can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Gates is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bear off and has taken his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Gates.
Bear tries to break free.
Gates is landing with strikes. Bear can't take much more of this.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gates cracks Bear with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Bear from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Teddy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levi Gates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gates's guard. Nice work there by Bear.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Gates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gates, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Gates!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Fishkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terrell is able to avoid easily.#TD2#
Fishkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Fishkin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrell! #REVR#
Fishkin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Terrell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fishkin tries to buck Terrell off but Terrell is having none of it.
Terrell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Terrell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fishkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fishkin is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Fishkin wants to get back to his feet but Terrell drags him back down.
Fishkin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Terrell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Terrell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Terrell landing shots from mount. #SUB#
Terrell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fishkin has worked his arm free - good work by Fishkin!
Fishkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Terrell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2#
Terrell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fishkin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Terrell. #SUB2#
Fishkin pushes a forearm under Terrell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Terrell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stas Fishkin!
After winning the bout, Stas Fishkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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