#502742 - 04/21/20 01:07 PM
Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty
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 UFC on ESPN: HeavyweightsCalifornia, USA
Attendance: 14,534 (Gate: $4,287,530)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 91% MAIN EVENT(#14) Fabricio Werdum (26-8-1) defeated (#20) Stefan Struve (30-14) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:10 of Round 2 CO-MAIN EVENT(#10) Derrick Lewis (23-8-1NC) defeated (#12) Cain Velasquez (15-4-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:24 of Round 1 MAIN CARD(#5) Curtis Blaydes (14-3-1NC) defeated (#3) Jair Rozenstruik (12-2) via Submission (RNC) at 3:25 of Round 2 (#15) Alistair Overeem (46-20-1NC) defeated (#9) Blagoy Ivanov (18-4-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of Round 1 (#25) Andrei Arlovski (29-20-2NC) defeated (#18) Alexey Oleynik (57-16-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:41 of Round 1 PRELIMS(#11) Ali Bagautinov (20-7) defeated (#12) Deiveson Figueiredo (18-3) via Unanimous Decision Bobby Green (25-11-1) defeated Joe Lauzon (28-17) via Unanimous Decision Aaron Pico (7-3) defeated Matt Sayles (8-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:41 of Round 2 Roosevelt Roberts (11-1) defeated Brad Riddell (9-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:57 of Round 2 Roberto Soldic (20-3) defeated Sean Strickland (20-5) via Unanimous Decision Jakub Wiklacz (12-2-1) defeated (#19) Magomed Bibulatov (16-3) via Submission (Heel Hook) at 3:46 of Round 3 Anthony Hernandez (10-1-1NC) defeated Steve Bosse (12-3) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:11 of Round 3 Dhiego Lima (18-7) defeated Abubakar Nurmagomedov (16-5-1) via Split Decision Joey Davis (10-0) defeated Andrew Todhunter (12-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:03 of Round 1 Edmen Shahbazyan (12-1) defeated Khalid Murtazaliev (15-4) via KO (Punch) at 4:20 of Round 3 Bonuses: ($50,000) Fight of the Night: Ali Bagautinov vs Deiveson Figueiredo Knockout of the Night: Edmen Shahbazyan (vs Khalid Murtazaliev) Submission of the Night: Fabricio Werdum (vs Stefan Struve) Notes: - Top Welterweight prospect, Joey Davis made a successful UFC debut, and remained undefeated, by finishing Andrew Todhunter in the first round. This was his 4th first round finish in his last 5 fights. - Dhiego Lima extended his winning streak to 6 with a close split decision over Abubakar Nurmagomedov. This will likely boost him up into the top 25 at Welterweight. He called out Luan Chagas for his next fight. - Anthony Hernandez called out Markus Perez as an ideal next opponent. - Young Polish fighter, Jakub Wiklacz was very impressive in his UFC debut, coming in as a +630 underdog but finishing Magomed Bibulatov in the third round. - The most recent KSW Welterweight champion, Roberto Soldic, was another successful debutant on the night, taking a dominant unanimous decision over Sean Strickland and moving to 7 wins in a row. - Alistair Overeem snapped a 3 fight losing streak, taking out Bulgarian Blagoy Ivanov in the first round. - Derrick Lewis said he'd like to re-run his fight against Curtis Blaydes next, after destroying former Heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez in the first round. - Fabricio Werdum extended his winning streak to 3 after submitting Stefan Struve. Werdum announced his retirement after this win. Rankings Changes:Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes up to #2, Derrick Lewis up to #4, Alistair Overeem up to #9, Jair Rozenstruik down to #10, Blagoy Ivanov down to #14, Cain Velasquez down to #17, Andrei Arlovski up to #19, Stefan Struve down to #22, Alexey Oleynik down to #24 Light Heavyweight: N/A Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan enters at #21 Welterweight: N/A Lightweight: N/A Featherweight: N/A Bantamweight: Ali Bagautinov up to #8, Deiveson Figueiredo down to #18
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#503089 - 05/13/20 01:39 AM
Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty
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 UFC 262: Adesanya vs TavaresCalifornia, USA
Attendance: 18,524 (Gate: $5,464,580)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 100% MAIN EVENT(#1) Israel Adesanya (22-0) defeated (#2) Brad Tavares (19-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title CO-MAIN EVENT(#2) Joseph Benavidez (31-5) defeated (#1) Aljamain Sterling (20-4) via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Bantamweight Title MAIN CARD(#7) Stipe Miocic (20-4) defeated (#6) Daniel Cormier (22-4-1NC) via Unanimous Decision (#4) Colby Covington (17-3) defeated (#8) Leon Edwards (19-5) via Unanimous Decision (#19) TJ Dillashaw (17-6) defeated (#10) Cody Garbrandt (12-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:38 of Round 1 PRELIMS(#5) Brian Ortega (16-2-1NC) defeated (#11) Cub Swanson (27-13) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:26 of Round 3 (#11) Vicente Luque (20-7-1) defeated (#5) Geoff Neal (15-3) via KO (Punch) at 0:54 of Round 3 (#23) Stephen Thompson (16-6-1) defeated Lorenz Larkin (23-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:39 of Round 1 Davi Ramos (12-3) defeated Vinc Pichel (12-3) via Submission (Guillotine) at 4:16 of Round 1 Joe Soto (21-7) defeated Andre Ewell (15-8) via Unanimous Decision Adam Wieczorek (11-3) defeated (#18) Justin Willis (10-4) via Unanimous Decision Max Griffin (16-8) defeated Kenan Song (15-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:36 of Round 1 Jalin Turner (10-5) defeated Daniel Teymur (8-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:25 of Round 1 Bradley Scott (15-6) defeated Chris Honeycutt (12-5-1NC) via Split Decision (#16) Marc Diakiese (18-3) defeated (#7) Al Iaquinta (15-8-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:35 of Round 1 Bonuses: ($50,000) Fight of the Night: Adam Wieczorek vs Justin Willis Knockout of the Night: Vicente Luque (vs Geoff Neal) Submission of the Night: Davi Ramos (vs Vinc Pichel) Notes: - Israel Adesanya remained undefeated in his career, moving to 22-0 overall and 11-0 in the UFC, with his 4th title defense at Middleweight. - Joseph Benavidez finally has gold around his waist, after more than 20 fights in the UFC. Benavidez was always thought of as a career title gatekeeper, but finally realised his dream of winning the UFC belt. - Stipe Miocic completed the trilogy against Daniel Cormier with a Unanimous Decision victory, to win the series 2-1. There was a great respect between the men after the fight, and Cormier announced his retirement, leaving his gloves in the cage. He unfortunately finished his career on a 3 fight losing streak, but was a dual-title holder, so will go down as one of the greats and likely a UFC Hall of Famer in the future. - Despite Cody Garbrandt wanting a third shot at his main rival, TJ Dillashaw, it again proved to be a bad matchup for him, as again he was stopped. Dillashaw broke a 3 fight losing streak, while pushing Garbrandt into a 2 fight losing streak. - Vicente Luque handed Geoff Neal his first UFC loss, with Neal dropping to 7-1, and probably put himself in line for a No.1 contender fight at Welterweight. Rankings Changes:Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic up to #4, Justin Willis down to #23 Light Heavyweight: N/A Middleweight: Brad Tavares down to #5 Welterweight: Vicente Luque up to #5, Leon Edwards down to #10, Geoff Neal down to #11, Stephen Thompson up to #19 Lightweight: Marc Diakiese up to #8, Al Iaquinta down to #11 Featherweight: Brian Ortega up to #4, Cub Swanson down to #15 Bantamweight: Joseph Benavidez up to #1, Aljamain Sterling down to #4, TJ Dillashaw up to #11, Cody Garbrandt down to #20
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#503090 - 05/13/20 01:55 AM
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 The Ultimate Fighter 30: FeatherweightsCoaches: Conor McGregor Tony Ferguson Fighters:
AJ McKee (18-0) - The undefeated son of former UFC fighter, Antonio McKee. AJ has amassed an impressive run of wins in his relatively young career, with wins over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Henry Corrales. He is already ranked as the #22 Featherweight in the world. Andre Harrison (22-2-1) - A 35 year old New Yorker with plenty of experience in MMA, he is the most recent PFL Featherweight champion and former ROC and Titan FC Featherweight champion, vacating both belts without losing them. Daniel Straus (27-10) - Straus is a former Bellator Featherweight champion, who has had some amazing battles with Pat Curran (twice) and Bellator Featherweight GOAT, Patricio Freire (four times). He also won the Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament. Filip Pejic (16-3-2) - Pejic went 0-1 in his original UFC run and was unfortunate to find himself released, but has bounced back and is currently on a 2 fight win streak in KSW with wins over UFC veterans, Marcin Wrzocek and Diego Nunes. Grant Blackler (9-1) - A veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, Blackler was a member of the Australian team in the 'Smashes: UK vs Australia' season. He unfortunately was eliminated in the first round but has been impressive since. With just one loss to his name, he may be a real surprise package this season. Jason Knight (22-6) - Most recently a bare-knuckle boxer, Knight has fought twice in 2020, going 2-0. He has 4 UFC wins to his name, with wins over Chas Skelly, Alex Caceres, Jim Alers and most impressively, Dan Hooker. Khamzat Dalgiev (11-3) - A late replacement in the tournament and the least known on the roster, not much is expected from Dalgiev, but he has finished 9 of his 11 wins, so has proven to be a solid finisher. Mark Eddiva (8-2) - The current ROAD FC Featherweight champion, beating former UFC fighter, Rocky Lee via Unanimous Decision. Eddiva went 1-3 in his original UFC run, but the Flilipino fighter has huge upside and has really improved his all round game since his release. Michael Tobin (14-2) - Australian Tobin started his MMA career with a 12-0 record, but then dropped a couple of fights to lesser opponents. Fortunately, he has bounced back with a couple of wins, his last being a submission victory to win the AFC Featherweight Title. Ozzy Dugulubgov (10-2) - Dugulubgov went 5 years without fighting, but returned in 2020 with two wins in KoTC. He holds a win over Chris Wade and was due to fight top Lightweight contender, Justin Gaethje in WSOF, but the fight was cancelled. Paddy Pimblett (15-2) - A real character, a lot is expected of Pimblett in the house, both in and out of the cage. He is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight champion, who also fought for the Lightweight title, but came up short against Soren Bak. Sergio Giglio (12-0) - Undefeated Peruvian Giglio is only 23 years old, and started fighting professionally at just 16. He was also undefeated at amateur level. TJ Laramie (11-3) - Another young fighter, at just 22, Laramie started his professional career at just 17 in Japan, as he couldn't get licensed in Canada until he was 18. He holds a win over current UFC fighter, Charles Jourdain. Tyler Diamond (10-2) - Ranked as the top Canadian Featherweight, Diamond was a contestant on season 27 of TUF, but was eliminated and then also suffered a loss on the finale. He beat Jim Alers in his last fight and will hope to impress in his second chance in the house. Will Chope (34-10) - Chope is a whopping 6'4 and will easily be the tallest fighter in the competition. Hes been fighting predominantly in Asia for most of his career, and has pro fights in Boxing, Kickboxing and Bare-Knuckle Boxing outside of MMA. Yusuf Raisov (17-1) - A very good grappler from Russia, Raisov has wins over Andre Winner and Luis Palomino on his record and is a former ACB Featherweight champion. First Round Fights: (I've already got thru the first 8 weeks) Sergio Giglio vs Ozzy Dugulubgov Paddy Pimblett vs Tyler Diamond Andre Harrison vs Filip Pejic Daniel Straus vs Grant Blackler Yusuf Raisov vs Mark Eddiva Will Chope vs AJ McKee Jason Knight vs TJ Laramie Khamzat Dalgiev vs Michael Tobin Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) defeated Ozzy Dugulubgov (Team Ferguson) via KO Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor) defeated Paddy Pimblett (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) defeated Filip Pejic (Team McGregor) via Majority Decision Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) defeated Grant Blackler (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Mark Eddiva (Team McGregor) via Submission AJ McKee (Team McGregor) defeated Will Chope (Team Ferguson) via TKO Jason Knight (Team McGregor) defeated TJ Laramie (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated Michael Tobin (Team McGregor) via TKO Quarter Final Fights:AJ McKee (Team McGregor) vs Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) vs Jason Knight (Team McGregor) Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) vs Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) vs Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor)
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#503106 - 05/14/20 12:01 AM
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 UFC on ESPN: Ferguson vs PoirierRhode Island, USA
Attendance: 13,410 (Gate: $2,749,050)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 77% MAIN EVENT(#4) Tony Ferguson (27-5) defeated (#10) Dustin Poirier (26-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:46 of Round 1 CO-MAIN EVENT(#7) Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) defeated (#9) Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision MAIN CARD(#10) Dominick Cruz (25-2) defeated (#2) Jimmie Rivera (24-5) via Unanimous Decision Daniel Spitz (7-4) defeated Deontay Wilder (0-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17 of Round 1 (#9) Justin Gaethje (23-4) defeated (#12) Dan Hooker (20-11) via Unanimous Decision PRELIMS(#14) Rafael Carvalho (19-5) defeated (#7) Antonio Carlos Junior (12-5-1NC) via KO (Knee) at 1:23 of Round 1 (#16) Gunnar Nelson (19-6-1) defeated (#15) Neil Magny (22-10) via Submission (Kneebar) at 4:08 of Round 3 (#5) Renato Carneiro (15-4-1) defeated (#13) Shane Burgos (14-3) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:19 of Round 2 (#16) Thiago 'Maretta' Santos (22-10) defeated (#14) Glover Teixeira (30-9-1) via KO (Knee) ar 2:50 of Round 3 (#17) Jinglian Li (20-5) defeated (#18) Tony Martin (19-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 2 (#16) Uriah Hall (16-10) defeated (#10) Jared Cannonier (13-7) via KO (Kick) at 1:01 of Round 2 (#23) Mike Perry (16-7) defeated (#20) Ismail Naurdiev (21-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:02 of Round 1 Alex Oliveira (20-9-1-2NC) defeated Michael Chiesa (16-6) via KO (Knee) at 3:52 of Round 1 Luis Pena (9-2) defeated Mark Eddiva (8-3) via Unanimous Decision Batraz Agnaev (7-2) defeated Anton Berzin (6-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 1 Bonuses: ($50,000) Fight of the Night: Dominick Cruz vs Jimmie Rivera Knockout of the Night: Uriah Hall (vs Jared Cannonier) Submission of the Night: Gunnar Nelson (vs Neil Magny) Notes: - Highly rated Russian LHW Batraz Agnaev made a successful UFC debut, wiping out former TUF contestant, Anton Berzin in 75 seconds. Big things are expected of the 6'5 fighter. - Mike Perry was a +260 underdog, and after finishing Naurdiev just over 2 minutes into the first round, stood over his fallen opponent and taunted him. He then called out Tony Martin for his next opponent. - Uriah Hall was also an underdog, at +350, but hit a spectacular highlight reel heel kick to KO Jared Cannonier - Jingliang Li extends his win streak to 5 impressive wins, with this win over Tony Martin adding to his past wins over Mike Perry, Michael Chiesa, Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos and David Zawada. He's now 9-1 in his last 10 UFC fights. - Thiago 'Maretta' Santos called out Ryan Spann as a fighter he'd be interested in fighting, depending on how the LHW tournament goes. - Former Bellator Middleweight champion, Rafael Carvalho moves to 2-0 in the UFC, first beating #13 ranked Elias Theodorou and now #7 ranked Antonio Carlos Junior, both by 1st round stoppage. A top 5 opponent likely awaits Carvalho next. - Justin Gaethje called for a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov next. - Daniel Spitz pulled off a massive upset, TKOing Deontay Wilder less than halfway thru the first round. He was lined up as a sacrificial lamb for the former Boxing Heavyweight champion. - Dominick Cruz moves to 3-0 since his return from a 4 year hiatus, now beating Jimmie Rivera after previous wins over Cody Garbrandt and Pedro Munhoz, with all 3 wins coming against top 5 ranked opponents. He will face the winner of Joseph Benavidez vs Marlon Moraes next, or step in if theres an injury to either fighter. - Tony Ferguson followed up a 1st round TKO over Donald Cerrone with a destructive 1st round TKO over Dustin Poirier, finishing his opponent in just 46 seconds. - The Prelims were some of the most entertaining prelims ever to air, with just one fight going to a decision, with that fight being 'decent' level. Rankings Changes:Heavyweight: N/A Light Heavyweight: Thiago 'Maretta' Santos up to #11, Glover Teixeira down to #20 Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho up to #9, Uriah Hall up to #10, Antonio Carlos Junior down to #12, Jared Cannonier down to #16 Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos up to #6, Jingliang Li up to #13, Santiago Ponzinibbio down to #15, Mike Perry up to #17, Alex Oliveira enters at #18, Neil Magny down to #22 Lightweight: Tony Ferguson up to #2, Justin Gaethje up to #7, Dustin Poirier down to #15, Dan Hooker down to #16 Featherweight: Shane Burgos down to #18 Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera down to #5
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#503199 - 05/17/20 04:36 AM
Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty
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 UFC Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter FinalsSouth Dakota, USA
Attendance: 17,838 (Gate: $3,389,220)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 89% MAIN EVENT(#1) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (30-11-1) defeated (#4) Corey Anderson (14-5-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:25 of Round 5 CO-MAIN EVENT(#9) Alexander Gustafsson (20-7) defeated (#2) Anthony Smith (34-15) via Unanimous Decision MAIN CARD(#23) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (29-8-1NC) defeated (#12) Ryan Spann (19-6) via KO (Punch) at 3:11 of Round 1 (#8) Dominick Reyes (14-1) defeated (#5) Jim Crute (12-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:50 of Round 2 (#9) Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) defeated (#17) Ricardo Lamas (19-11) via Unanimous Decision PRELIMSRory MacDonald (23-7-1) defeated (#23) Ray Cooper III (23-8-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:35 of Round 2 (#17) Nik Lentz (33-10-2-1NC) defeated (#22) Mateusz Gamrot (17-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision (#16) Ray Borg (14-4) defeated (#15) Yadong Song (17-5-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision Kendall Grove (24-18-1NC) defeated Hector Lombard (34-11-1-2NC) via Unanimous Decision Sergey Khandozhko (28-6-1) defeated Alexander Yakovlev (25-11-1) via Unanimous Decision Aleksa Camur (7-0) defeated Adrian Bartosinski (8-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:31 of Round 3 Lowen Tynanes (11-0) defeateed Uros Jurisic (10-1) via Submission (RNC) at 4:25 of Round 2 Carrington Banks (13-2) defeated (#24) Arman Tsarukyan (16-3) via Split Decision (#17) Albert Duraev (15-3) defeated (#8) Ian Heinisch (14-4) via KO (Punch) at 1:05 of Round 1 Brandon Moreno (17-6-1) defeated Andre Soukhamthath (14-9) via Unanimous Decision Bonuses: ($50,000) Fight of the Night: Rory MacDonald vs Ray Cooper III Knockout of the Night: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (vs Corey Anderson) Submission of the Night: Lowen Tynanes (vs Uros Jurisic) Notes: - Brandon Moreno called out Matheus Nicolau, after his Unanimous Decision over Andre Soukhamthath. - Albert Duraev called out Nick Diaz after his impressive 65 second KO over tough wrestler, Ian Heinisch. That wont be a fight that interests Diaz right now, after beating Darren Till in his last fight. - Carrington Banks was a +440 underdog but edged a Split Decision over ranked opponent, Arman Tsarukyan. Banks is now on a 5 fight winning streak. - Arman Tsarukyan snaps a 3 fight winning streak in the UFC, but is only 24 so has plenty of years to get wins under his belt. - It was 10-0 vs 10-0 in the next fight, with Hawaiin, Lowen Tynanes submitting his Slovenian opponent, Uros Jurisic, in the second round in his UFC debut. - Another battle of the undefeated fighters was next, with 6-0 Aleksa Camur prevailing over 8-0 Adrian Bartosinski via Kimura. - Nik Lentz pulled off a big upset, ending the undefeated record of Mateusz Gamrot by Unanimous Decision. Lentz has now won 3 fights in a row, after previous wins over Jim Miller and Clay Guida. - Rory MacDonald was successful in his UFC return, in a fantastic fight, dominating Ray Cooper III for 2 rounds before submitting him. - Frankie Edgar snapped a 3 fight losing streak with a Unanimous Decision over Ricardo Lamas. - The older fighter in each quarter final fight was victorious as Reyes, Jacare, Gustafsson and Shogun advanced to the semi-finals of the UFC Light Heavyweight Title Tournament. - Jacare Souza KOing Ryan Spann was arguably the most surprising result, with the veteran BJJ black belt not expected to stand with his more youthful opponent. This was Spann's first loss in the UFC. - Andre Soukhamthath and Uros Jurisic both released from the UFC. Rankings Changes:Heavyweight: N/A Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith down to #3, Dominick Reyes up to #4, Alexander Gustafsson up to #5, Corey Anderson down to #8, Jim Crute down to #10, Ronaldo Souza up to #13, Ryan Spann down to #16 Middleweight: Albert Duraev up to #10, Ian Heinisch down to #15 Welterweight: N/A Lightweight: Nik Lentz up to #14, Mateusz Gamrot down to #23 Featherweight: Frankie Edgar up to #8, Ricardo Lamas down to #28 Bantamweight: Ray Borg up to #11, Yadong Song down to #18, Brandon Moreno enters at #25
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