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Event:
XFC 35: A Bomb vs Randy Ham
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Snowden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Snowden ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Snowden tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Snowden is controlling him.
Snowden controlling the action here for a moment.
Snowden misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Snowden successfully pulls guard.
Snowden looking to control.
My spies in Xtreme Fighting Gym inform me that Walker has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Snowden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Snowden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Snowden tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard. #T1##SU#
Snowden gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snowden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Snowden clinches.
Walker tries to circle away but Snowden has him pinned against the cage.
Walker lands a left hand.
#T2#
Snowden is looking for a takedown.
Snowden jumps guard but Walker stands there with Snowden around his waist. Snowden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Snowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries to break free but Snowden pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Snowden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alan Snowden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Snowden takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Snowden.
#BC#
Snowden breaks from the clinch.
Snowden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snowden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Snowden misses with a kick to the body
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Snowden clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Snowden swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snowden trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snowden into the cage.#BC#
Snowden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4##TD#
Snowden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Snowden's attempts to control the action.
Snowden controlling the position easily from mount.
Snowden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Snowden 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#
Snowden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snowden.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Snowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snowden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowden tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Snowden tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Snowden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snowden fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Snowden moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Snowden breaks the clinch.
Snowden shoots and misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snowden tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker is looking for the big counter here.
Jimmy Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Snowden fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snowden tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Snowden darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snowden shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Snowden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Snowden has his takedown stuffed
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Snowden's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snowden throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snowden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snowden tries to clinch up
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Snowden shoots and misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snowden throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snowden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snowden.
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Snowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snowden with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Snowden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snowden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alan Snowden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker scores with a jab.
Snowden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Snowden misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Snowden.
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!
Snowden fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Snowden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Snowden ducks right into an uppercut from Walker. #CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snowden has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snowden has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Snowden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snowden misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowden takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Snowden has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Snowden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Snowden wants to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker moves out of range as Snowden throws a body kick.
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a combination. Snowden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Walker! |
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Event:
XFC 34: Bravo vs Justice
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Bond gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snowden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snowden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snowden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snowden wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Snowden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden 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.
Snowden looking to pass the guard. #T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Snowden throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bond tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snowden is in Bond's guard.
Snowden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Snowden has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Snowden wants to pass the guard but Bond is keeping the position.#T2#
Snowden looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SU2#
Snowden gets to his feet - Bond follows without any prompting.
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowden throws a head kick that misses
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Bond gets caught flat footed, as Snowden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Snowden's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Bond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bond tries to get out of the position.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Snowden from controlling successfully.
Snowden has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Snowden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snowden looking to pass the guard.
Snowden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Snowden with a poor takedown
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Bond circles away easily
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Nash Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Snowden.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Bond circles away easily
and Snowden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snowden misses with a hook to the body
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snowden fails with the takedown
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nash Bond will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Snowden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowden misses with a kick to the body
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snowden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snowden misses with a combination
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden misses with a body shot
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alan Snowden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowden misses with a takedown
and Bond counters with a series of strikes. Snowden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nash Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Snowden.#T1#
A low kick from Snowden misses
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bond cracks Snowden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice straight punches there by Bond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bond.
Bond lands with an uppercut that bounces Snowden off the cage and back into range.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snowden is breathing heavily.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bond enables Snowden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bond manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Bond is pulling down on Snowden's head to control his posture.
Snowden prevents Bond from getting back to his feet.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Snowden from controlling successfully.
Snowden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snowden tries to free his leg and advance position but Bond is retaining full guard.
Snowden sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Snowden misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
Snowden has his takedown stuffed
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nash Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snowden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bond counters with a three punch combo that has Snowden backing up. Snowden nods at Bond to acknowledge the strikes.
Bond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snowden eats them both and turns towards Bond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snowden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snowden shoots and misses
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bond lands a jab to the head.
#T4#
Snowden tries to clinch
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snowden throws a combination that misses
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snowden takes one on the button.
Snowden misses with a takedown attempt
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Snowden eats them both and turns towards Bond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bond clobbers Snowden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nash Bond dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Snowden tries to clinch but Bond is having none of it.
Bond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nash Bond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Snowden misses with a hook
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Bond cracks Snowden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Snowden darts in and clinches Bond up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden misses with some punches.
Snowden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bond to keep the fight standing.
Snowden is stalling here.
#T1#
Snowden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bond gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snowden dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Snowden breaks the clinch.
Snowden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snowden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#CL2#
Snowden closes the distance and pushes Bond back into the cage.
Snowden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bond walks away with a smile on his face. Snowden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nash Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Snowden.
Snowden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
Bond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Snowden takes one on the button.
Snowden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bond circles away.
Snowden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Snowden darts in and clinches Bond up against the cage.
Snowden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T3#
Snowden tries to pull guard but Bond forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Snowden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bond fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bond scores with a punch to the head.
Bond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snowden throws a head kick that misses
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snowden drops his hands momentarily and Bond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Bond circles away easily
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Snowden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bond.
Bond throws out a powerful jab.
Bond lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snowden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bond.
Snowden wants to clinch
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowden tries for a takedown but Bond circles away easily
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nash Bond clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Snowden has his takedown stuffed
and Bond counters with a left and a right that stings Snowden.
Bond's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snowden under the eye.
Snowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Snowden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nash Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Snowden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden wants to clinch but Bond slips to the side
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Snowden seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bond shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Snowden is backing up but Bond catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Snowden covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bond Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nash Bond!
Nash Bond retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Nash Bond rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Snowden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snowden stalling against the cage.
#TD#
Snowden tightens his grip and picks Moss up, before dumping him to the ground. Moss manages to land in guard.
Snowden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Snowden landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Snowden scoring with some ground and pound.
Snowden prevents Moss from getting back to his feet.
Snowden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snowden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snowden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snowden seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moss for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Snowden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss lands with a straight right. Snowden didn't see that one coming.
Snowden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snowden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moss finds it's way round the side to connect with Snowden's head. #T3##TD#
Snowden looking to score a takedown here. Moss is defending well but Snowden drives through and ends up in Moss's guard.
Moss is looking to stand back up but Snowden counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Moss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REVB#
Moss is trying to escape back to his feet but Snowden uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Moss is looking to regain half guard here but Snowden keeps moving and retains side control.
Moss should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Snowden working the body and head with strikes.
Moss taking punishment in the form of punches.
#SU#
Snowden decides to stand back up. Snowden steps back and let's Moss get back to his feet.#T4#
Moss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snowden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moss.
Moss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snowden.
Snowden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD#
Snowden gets a takedown into half guard.
Moss scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Snowden manages to mount him!
#SU#
Snowden stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Snowden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Moss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Snowden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss misses with an uppercut.
Snowden staying out of range there.
Moss misses with a few strikes there.
#TD#
Snowden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moss tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Snowden manages to move to mount!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Snowden here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T1#
Moss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Snowden swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Snowden! |
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