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With Satisfying Win, Michael Bisping Hopes He Taught ‘Mayhem’ Miller a Lesson

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Michael Bisping defeated Mayhem Miller at the TUF 14 finale.LAS VEGAS — For all of one round, Saturday night’s TUF 14 Finale main event was a competitive fight. Unfortunately for Jason “Mayhem” Miller, it was scheduled for five.

The MTV star and Ultimate Fighter coach managed to use his grappling skills to stymie Michael Bisping for most of the first frame, but late in the opening round he began to fade, and his decline only got worse as the fight wore on.

Bisping, meanwhile, got sharper and crisper with his striking as Miller got slower and sloppier, and the result was a mostly one-sided beatdown for the next two rounds that came to a merciful halt at 3:34 of round three.

After the event, Bisping brushed off suggestions that he’d only managed to stop Miller because of fatigue, saying “Any time I stop someone it’s because they gas. I guarantee Jason didn’t gas. I guarantee Jason could have gone five rounds.”


As Bisping saw it, his win wasn’t a result of Miller’s fatigue so much as Miller’s fatigue was a result of the punishment Bisping doled out over the course of the three rounds.

“This was a big opportunity for Jason. I guarantee he had the cardio to go five [rounds],” Bisping said. “Guess what? You might have cardio, but when someone’s landing big body shots like I was, kneeing you in the stomach and punching you repeatedly in the face, your cardio gets affected. The best runners in the world, you kick the [expletive] out of them, they won’t run quite as well.”

Whatever the cause, Miller was running on fumes by the end of the second round. Bisping kept the strikes coming, bloodying Miller’s face and following him around the cage, while all Miller could do in response was wing looping punches and dive for takedowns that got easier and easier for Bisping to avoid. Near the end of the second frame, Miller even put his hands at his sides and taunted Bisping as the Brit teed off on his face.

“I had Charles McCarthy do that back at UFC 83. He did the same thing. That’s normally the sign of a man who hasn’t got anything else to do. They’re trying to get a bit of bravado because they can’t fight back, so they’ll just try and look tough while they’re getting their asses kicked.”

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The end came for Miller after a failed takedown attempt in round three left him turtled up and helpless to respond as Bisping hammered his head and body. When it became clear that Miller was incapable of fighting back, referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in to stop it.

“This was a satisfying victory,” Bisping said afterward. “Jason jumped on the bandwagon of that a) nobody likes me, and b) I’m not a very good fighter, and I don’t deserve…all the rewards I’ve received for being a professional fighter all this time. He was quick to discredit me, that I was given hand-picked opponents and things like that. That doesn’t sit well with me, and I find it very offensive. It was nice to go out there and teach him a lesson.”

It was particularly satisfying to end the fight via TKO since Miller had criticized him for a lack of power, Bisping said, saying he had “pillow hands.”

“For someone who has no punching power, I do believe the statistic is that seven out of eight of my last opponents have all gone to the hospital. While I’m sitting here doing this, he’s probably in the back of an ambulance.”

Miller was, in fact, taken to a hospital to get checked out, according to UFC officials. Bisping, however, showed little damage aside from a lump above his left eye that he said was the result of an accidental headbutt.

And while the UFC’s announcement of a number one contender bout between Chael Sonnen and Mark Munoz in January likely means that Bisping won’t rocket up to the top of the division as a result of this one win, that’s fine with him, he said — as long as he gets a fight that help to keep moving in that direction.

“I class myself as one of the best in the world. I think I consistently prove that. I want to fight for the belt. I’ve been around the UFC a long time, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what all fighters want to do. Looks like Chael and Mark Munoz, they’re going to fight for number one contender. Fair enough. In the meantime, I want to fight whoever it is that gets me closer to that belt.”

 

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Michael Bisping defeated Mayhem Miller at the TUF 14 finale.LAS VEGAS — For all of one round, Saturday night’s TUF 14 Finale main event was a competitive fight. Unfortunately for Jason “Mayhem” Miller, it was scheduled for five.

The MTV star and Ultimate Fighter coach managed to use his grappling skills to stymie Michael Bisping for most of the first frame, but late in the opening round he began to fade, and his decline only got worse as the fight wore on.

Bisping, meanwhile, got sharper and crisper with his striking as Miller got slower and sloppier, and the result was a mostly one-sided beatdown for the next two rounds that came to a merciful halt at 3:34 of round three.

After the event, Bisping brushed off suggestions that he’d only managed to stop Miller because of fatigue, saying “Any time I stop someone it’s because they gas. I guarantee Jason didn’t gas. I guarantee Jason could have gone five rounds.”


As Bisping saw it, his win wasn’t a result of Miller’s fatigue so much as Miller’s fatigue was a result of the punishment Bisping doled out over the course of the three rounds.

“This was a big opportunity for Jason. I guarantee he had the cardio to go five [rounds],” Bisping said. “Guess what? You might have cardio, but when someone’s landing big body shots like I was, kneeing you in the stomach and punching you repeatedly in the face, your cardio gets affected. The best runners in the world, you kick the [expletive] out of them, they won’t run quite as well.”

Whatever the cause, Miller was running on fumes by the end of the second round. Bisping kept the strikes coming, bloodying Miller’s face and following him around the cage, while all Miller could do in response was wing looping punches and dive for takedowns that got easier and easier for Bisping to avoid. Near the end of the second frame, Miller even put his hands at his sides and taunted Bisping as the Brit teed off on his face.

“I had Charles McCarthy do that back at UFC 83. He did the same thing. That’s normally the sign of a man who hasn’t got anything else to do. They’re trying to get a bit of bravado because they can’t fight back, so they’ll just try and look tough while they’re getting their asses kicked.”

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The end came for Miller after a failed takedown attempt in round three left him turtled up and helpless to respond as Bisping hammered his head and body. When it became clear that Miller was incapable of fighting back, referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in to stop it.

“This was a satisfying victory,” Bisping said afterward. “Jason jumped on the bandwagon of that a) nobody likes me, and b) I’m not a very good fighter, and I don’t deserve…all the rewards I’ve received for being a professional fighter all this time. He was quick to discredit me, that I was given hand-picked opponents and things like that. That doesn’t sit well with me, and I find it very offensive. It was nice to go out there and teach him a lesson.”

It was particularly satisfying to end the fight via TKO since Miller had criticized him for a lack of power, Bisping said, saying he had “pillow hands.”

“For someone who has no punching power, I do believe the statistic is that seven out of eight of my last opponents have all gone to the hospital. While I’m sitting here doing this, he’s probably in the back of an ambulance.”

Miller was, in fact, taken to a hospital to get checked out, according to UFC officials. Bisping, however, showed little damage aside from a lump above his left eye that he said was the result of an accidental headbutt.

And while the UFC’s announcement of a number one contender bout between Chael Sonnen and Mark Munoz in January likely means that Bisping won’t rocket up to the top of the division as a result of this one win, that’s fine with him, he said — as long as he gets a fight that help to keep moving in that direction.

“I class myself as one of the best in the world. I think I consistently prove that. I want to fight for the belt. I’ve been around the UFC a long time, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what all fighters want to do. Looks like Chael and Mark Munoz, they’re going to fight for number one contender. Fair enough. In the meantime, I want to fight whoever it is that gets me closer to that belt.”

 

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The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale — Live Results & Commentary


(“You maaaad, you maaaaad, you maaaaad!” Photo via MMAMania)

Tonight, TUF as we know it comes to an end. Before us lies a shadowy, uncertain world of live fights aired on F/X on Friday nights and international spin-offs. But no matter what comes next, you can feel secure in the fact that we’ll still be complaining about the show just as much as we always have, because we know no other way to live.

Welcome, friends, to our liveblog of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale. On the menu this evening — Diego Brandao and Dennis Bermudez battle to decide the first featherweight TUF winner in UFC history, while John Dodson and TJ Dillashaw do the same for the bantamweights. Plus, heavy-handed TUF 13 winner Tony Ferguson steps up against seasoned vet Yves Edwards, and in the main event, Michael Bisping looks to remove the smirk off the face of his latest rival, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who will be making his first Octagon appearance in over six years.

Round-by-round results from the TUF 14 Finale main card on Spike TV will be piling up after the jump beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest.


(“You maaaad, you maaaaad, you maaaaad!” Photo via MMAMania)

Tonight, TUF as we know it comes to an end. Before us lies a shadowy, uncertain world of live fights aired on F/X on Friday nights and international spin-offs. But no matter what comes next, you can feel secure in the fact that we’ll still be complaining about the show just as much as we always have, because we know no other way to live.

Welcome, friends, to our liveblog of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller Finale. On the menu this evening — Diego Brandao and Dennis Bermudez battle to decide the first featherweight TUF winner in UFC history, while John Dodson and TJ Dillashaw do the same for the bantamweights. Plus, heavy-handed TUF 13 winner Tony Ferguson steps up against seasoned vet Yves Edwards, and in the main event, Michael Bisping looks to remove the smirk off the face of his latest rival, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who will be making his first Octagon appearance in over six years.

Round-by-round results from the TUF 14 Finale main card on Spike TV will be piling up after the jump beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest.

Preliminary card results:

– Marcus Brimage def. Stephen Bass via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28)

– John Albert def. Dustin Pague via TKO, 1:09 of round 1

– Roland Delorme def. Josh Ferguson via submission (rear-naked choke), 0:22 of round 3

– Steven Siler def. Josh Clopton via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

– Bryan Caraway def. Dustin Neace via submission (rear-naked choke), 3:38 of round 2

We open the Spike broadcast with the traditional pan through the Las Vegas crowd. A fat guy with a thick red beard screaming his lungs out will surely be the subject of an animated GIF tomorrow. We’re reminded that later on the show they’ll be announcing the Fight of the Season, Knockout of the Season, and Submission of the Season awards from TUF 14, each one worth $25,000 to a hungry castmember.

Louis Gaudinot vs. Johnny Bedford

Bedford got a haircut, and Gaudinot’s green mop is even more insane tonight. He’s like a bantamweight Clay Guida/Kermit the Frog hybrid. Bedford is seven inches taller and has an eight-inch reach advantage. Gaudinot is basically just killing time until the UFC opens up a flyweight division.

Round 1: Gaudinot misses a leg kick and gets tagged with one in return. Bedford with a long right straight and a takedown. Elbow from the top from Bedford. Gaudinot rolls to stand and Bedford grabs a headlock. Gaudinot stands and Bedford lands a knee, then a punch in the clinch. Another knee from Bedford and they separate. Bedford with another takedown and he moves quickly to mount. Punches from the top, and Gaudinot can’t do much except cover up. He bucks, but it doesn’t work. Bedford tying up Gaudinot’s arms. Gaudinot rolls to his knees and Bedford takes his back. Gaudinot trying to get to his feet, but Bedford stretches him back out on the mat. Gaudinot returns to his back, establishes half-guard. Bedford gets some space and throws down a punch. Gaudinot scrambles to a knee and eats a pair of punches. Gaudinot gets up, Bedford knees him in the gut and strolls off at the bell. 10-8 Bedford; Gaudinot did zero offensively in that round.

Round 2: Leg kick Gaudinot. Gaudinot gets in with a punch and kick, and exits. Bedford returns fire. He misses a spinning backfist but scores with a takedown. Gaudinot gets up, but Bedford is landing on him. Bedford goes for the ankle pick and gets it after some struggle. Bedford on top of Gaudinot in half guard. Bedford with punches to the body. A solid elbow. Bedford briefly gets mount again, but Gaudinot escapes. Bedford throws down a barrage of punches, and again, Gaudinot can’t do much except minimize damage. Gaudinot twists his body around and Bedford goes to north/south. Mount again. Bedford smashes Gaudinot with elbows. Bedford grabs an arm and tries for a straight armbar, but Gaudinot defends it on sheer muscle. There’s the bell. Either 10-9 or 10-8 for Bedford. I guess it doesn’t matter at this point; Gaudinot is going to need a miracle stoppage in round three.

Round 3: Bedford clinches up, throws a pair of knees. Gaudinot tries a leg kick. Another clinch/knee series from Bedford. Gaudinot fakes low and lands a backfist. Bedford makes him pay, swarming with strikes and dropping Gaudinot with a body shot and knee. He follows it up with a soccer-kick to the ribs, and slugs him with punches and knees from the top. Referee Steve Mazzagatti has finally seen enough.

Johnny Bedford def. Louis Gaudinot via TKO, 1:58 of round 3. “That’s fun to watch right there,” Bedford says, admiring the replay of his body shots. A good debut for Bedford, though beating up Louis Gaudinot doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be a force at 135 in the UFC.

Hey, an ad for Gina Carano’s Haywire! OPENING DAY, SON.

Tony Ferguson vs. Yves Edwards

Round 1: Leg kick Ferg. Another. Edwards throws back a jab, and Ferguson lands three leg kicks in quick succession. Edwards scores with a stright left to the grilland one to the body. Ferguson tries a teep to the body. Ferguson with a leg kick that’s checked, then throws two jabs. Edwards lands a punch then a head kick. Edwards lands a left in a firefight. Punch/leg kick from Edwards that spins Ferguson around. Leg kick again from Ferguson. Another. Edwards lands a punch but gets countered hard. Ferguson pushing forward with punches. Ferguson lands uppercut, then blitzes forward with punches. Edwards is hurt and covering up as Ferguson bombs out on him. Edwards returns a head kick then shoots in. Ferguson defends with an omoplata and gets to his feet. Awesome finish to the round. You gotta give it to Ferguson 10-9 for putting Edwards in trouble.

Round 2: Ferguson with a lead uppercut. He goes inside with the leg kick. Edwards lands a great right hand counter, then a head kick and a leg kick that stumbles Ferguson. Edwards fires a flying knee and one more in a clinch. Leg kick Ferguson. Ferguson switches to southpaw, jabs, and goes back to orthodox. Ferguson fires a hard right hook, then an uppercut that makes solid contact. Ferg misses a jab and Edwards lands in return. Ferguson lands the better punches in a boxing exchange. Edwards tries the head kick again. Edwards shoots, gets stuffed. Ferguson shoots and gets his takedown but the round ends before he can do anything with it.

Round 3: Ferguson touches Edwards with his jab. Edwards lands a great leg kick at the end of a punch combo, but slips and has to retreat. Body kick Ferguson. Ferguson kicks high. Edwards lands another leg kick that puts Ferguson off balance. Ferguson lands a left. They trade low kicks. Edwards with a straight left. Ferguson with a superman jab. Edwards responds with a leg kick. Edwards with another head kick that rolls off Ferguson’s shoulder. Leg kick Edwards. Side push kick from Ferguson. Head kick from Edwards. Edwards shoots, gets stuffed. Ferguson trying to land some punches, but missing. That’s the end. Tough one to call.

Tony Ferguson def. Yves Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Damn, Ferguson is sponsored by Jimmy John’s? I want to be sponsored by Jimmy John’s.

On the next page: The TUF 14 winners are decided.

TUF 14 Finale Results: John Albert Makes Short Work of Dustin Pague

Bantamweight semi-finalist and Team Miller’s Dustin Pague locked horns with Team Bisping’s John Albert.  Both fighters were eliminated by finalists on the show. Pague entered the show having finished all ten of his wins, including five…

Bantamweight semi-finalist and Team Miller’s Dustin Pague locked horns with Team Bisping’s John Albert.  Both fighters were eliminated by finalists on the show.

Pague entered the show having finished all ten of his wins, including five straight over the past year.

Albert opened his career with six straight finishes, but was quickly submitted in his most recent fight before the reality show.

The fighters went right to work as soon as the fight began.  They both fired combinations, trading wild punches in the center of the Octagon.  Albert scored the biggest shot, a right hand, dropping Pague to the canvas.  Albert moved to the mount and tied up Pague’s right arm.  Pague managed to get back to half guard, but Albert continued to rain punches from the top position.  Herb Dean was forced to step in and put an end to the assault.

“I just worked my hardest to prepare,” Albert explained to Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview.  “I had to make sure I kept my hands up and avoided his right hand.”

Official Result: John Albert def. Dustin Pague by TKO (strikes).. Round 1, 1:09

Be sure to stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. B/R is your home for complete coverage of the Dec. 3 fight card, from pre-fight predictions to in-fight coverage, results and post-fight analysis.

Rob Tatum is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. You can also find Rob’s work at TheMMACorner.com.  For anything related to MMA, you can follow Rob on Twitter @RobTatumMMA.

TUF 14 Finale Results: Bryan Caraway Submits Teammate Dustin Neace

Kicking off the event was a featherweight fight between Team Miller featherweight teammates Bryan Caraway and Dustin Neace. Caraway joined the reality show as one of the more experienced competitors in the house.  The grappling ace has fought in t…

Kicking off the event was a featherweight fight between Team Miller featherweight teammates Bryan Caraway and Dustin Neace.

Caraway joined the reality show as one of the more experienced competitors in the house.  The grappling ace has fought in the WEC, Strikeforce, and the now-defunct EliteXC promotion.  Caraway made it to the semi-finals before being finished by Diego Brandao.

Neace, meanwhile, has fought in nearly twice as many bouts as his opponent, but hasn’t had as much success.  Another submission fighter, Neace was eliminated on the show after a controversial no tap from Akira Corassani in the quarterfinals.

Caraway flurried early but failed to connect.  Neace scored repeatedly with his jab.  A right hand from Neace landed.  Caraway then answered with a hook of his own that wobbled Neace briefly.  An overhand right from Caraway missed its target.  Caraway nailed the fight’s first takedown and landed on top along the fence.  As Caraway tried to pass to side control, Neace locked in an inverted triangle, but Caraway escaped.  With a minute left in the round, Caraway moved to the back of Neace.  Caraway attached the right arm of Neace as the round closed.

The fighters traded kicks to start the second frame.  Neace landed a lead left hook.  Caraway missed with another overhand right.  Neace controlled the center of the cage, but Caraway again scored with a takedown and immediately worked from side control.  Neace scrambled and worked for a takedown of his, but Caraway reversed the position and took Neace’s back again.  Caraway locked in a fight-ending rear-naked choke.

Speaking to Joe Rogan post-fight, Caraway was thrilled to get his first Octagon win.

Official Result: Bryan Caraway def. Dustin Neace by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 3:38

Be sure to stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. B/R is your home for complete coverage of the Dec. 3 fight card, from pre-fight predictions to in-fight coverage, results and post-fight analysis.

Rob Tatum is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report MMA. You can also find Rob’s work at TheMMACorner.com.  For anything related to MMA, you can follow Rob on Twitter @RobTatumMMA.

TUF 14 Finale: Michael Bisping Misses Weight, Tells Fans ‘Fuck You All’ [VIDEO]

(Props: Heavy via Cagewriter. / Bisping addresses his supporters at the 5:50 mark. )

At yesterday’s weigh-ins for the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, Michael Bisping did nothing to support his claims that there’s a somewhat decent person hiding underneath that bristly persona. The UFC middleweight contender missed weight by a quarter-pound — which he shed later — inviting boos from the crowd at the Palms in Las Vegas. After his opponent Jason Miller goaded the crowd further, telling them to “boo this man,” Bisping took the mic:

“I could give a fuck about getting fucking love. All I care about is smashing this dickhead’s head in. Tomorrow night, that’s gonna happen. Fuck you all.”

Our liveblog of the Spike TV main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the full weigh-in results from the TUF 14 Finale after the jump…


(Props: Heavy via Cagewriter. / Bisping addresses his supporters at the 5:50 mark. )

At yesterday’s weigh-ins for the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, Michael Bisping did nothing to support his claims that there’s a somewhat decent person hiding underneath that bristly persona. The UFC middleweight contender missed weight by a quarter-pound — which he shed later — inviting boos from the crowd at the Palms in Las Vegas. After his opponent Jason Miller goaded the crowd further, telling them to “boo this man,” Bisping took the mic:

“I could give a fuck about getting fucking love. All I care about is smashing this dickhead’s head in. Tomorrow night, that’s gonna happen. Fuck you all.”

Our liveblog of the Spike TV main card kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the full weigh-in results from the TUF 14 Finale after the jump…

MAIN CARD (Spike TV)
Michael Bisping (186) vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller (185.5)
Dennis Bermudez (146) vs. Diego Brandao (145)
John Dodson (134) vs. T.J. Dillashaw (135.5)
Yves Edwards (155) vs. Tony Ferguson (155.5)
Johnny Bedford (136) vs. Louis Gaudinot (136)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Marcus Brimage (143) vs. Stephan Bass (145)
John Albert (136) vs. Dustin Pague (136)
Roland Delorme (136) vs. Josh Ferguson (134)
Josh Clopton (144) vs. Steven Siler (146)
Bryan Caraway (145) vs. Dustin Neace (145.5)

Michael Bisping Beats Down Jason Mayhem Miller in UFC Main Event

Filed under: UFCThe main event of Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter Finale featured Jason “Mayhem” Miller getting a bully beatdown, as Michael Bisping dominated the second round before finishing the fight with a technical knockout in the third.

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Michael Bisping beats Mayhem Miller at TUF 14 Finale.The main event of Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter Finale featured Jason “Mayhem” Miller getting a bully beatdown, as Michael Bisping dominated the second round before finishing the fight with a technical knockout in the third.

Bisping and Miller had coached against each other on this season of The Ultimate Fighter and developed a rivalry, but it wasn’t much of a rivalry in the Octagon on Saturday night: Although Miller got off to a fast start, Bisping took it to Miller as the fight wore on and won it handily.

“He’s a tough son of a gun,” Bisping said of Miller afterward. “I’m here to entertain. I think me and Jason put on a fantastic season of The Ultimate Fighter. … I’m proud to be part of The Ultimate Fighter, proud to be part of the UFC.”

Miller came out swinging and hit Bisping hard in the initial exchanges in the first round, and Miller got exactly what he wanted a couple minutes into the round: He took Bisping down and mounted him against the cage, pinning Bisping’s legs together with a triangle. However, Miller wasn’t able to do much with his advantageous position and Bisping eventually got back to his feet. It was a good first round for Miller, although he missed an opportunity to capitalize on the ground.

The second round was another story altogether, as Bisping took complete control in the stand-up, peppering Miller’s face with punches and turning his face into a bruised, bloody mess. Miller tried to act like he wasn’t hurt and even dropped his hands to challenge Bisping to keep bringing it, but it was clear that Bisping was hurting Miller with punches. Late in the round Bisping started to mix in knees, and at the end of the round Bisping knocked Miller down, jumped on top of him and was close to finishing him with elbows when the horn sounded.

And then in the third Bisping really went to work, hitting Miller with even more punches and then following Miller to the ground when Miller attempted a takedown. Bisping hammered away at Miller, beat on him with punches and elbows, and it was finally knees to the body that led referee Steve Mazzagatti to stop the fight.

The win improves Bisping’s record to 22-3. Miller falls to 23-8, and he told the fans afterward that he did all he could against a tough opponent.

“I trained really hard for this fight,” Miller said. “I’m sorry, guys, I got tired. I can’t make any excuses about it. For all the boos Michael Bisping gets, as a fighter he deserves your applause.”

Bisping deserved plenty of applause for what he did on Saturday.

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