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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forman comes to the cage accompanied by Ultimate. Turma has chosen Slipknot - Psychosocial as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 cm
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160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Turma takes the fight into the clinch. Turma misses with a hook from the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Forman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Turma scores with a nice short uppercut. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Turma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Turma lands with a light punch inside. Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Forman can't find room to land a body shot as Turma controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Forman.
Turma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Turma misses with a short punch on the inside. A right handed body shot lands from Turma.
Forman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Forman looking to slow down the pace here. Turma wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turma. A quick uppercut on the inside from Forman. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman prevents the takedown attempt.
Turma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forman backwards. Turma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turma misses with a punch on the inside.
Turma scores with a hook to the body. Forman lands a left hand.
Forman misses with a short punch on the inside. Turma taking a breather. Turma working aggressively here.
Turma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Red Forman has been cut. Turma lands with a short shot to the head. Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Forman is pressed up against the cage. Turma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Forman down to the mat. Forman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Turma throws a shot from downtown. Forman moves away and avoids it. Forman staying out of range there. Turma throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Turma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Forman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Turma moves into the clinch. Turma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forman or not. A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land. Forman working aggressively here.
Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma lands with a left to the head. Forman misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Turma. Turma is trying to drag Forman to the mat but Forman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Turma. Forman misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Forman. Forman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Forman tries to work over Turma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turma misses with a hook from the clinch. Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forman is pressed up against the cage. Turma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Forman down to the mat. Forman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Forman moves out of range as Turma strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turma throws a right hand that Forman ducks under and follows up with a left that Forman also avoids with ease. Nice shot by Forman. Turma misses with a straight left. Turma tries to bum rush Forman with a series of wild strikes but Forman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Turma is just out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turma is defended easily by Forman. Forman misses with a two punch combination.
Turma lands a jab to Forman's midsection. Turma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turma throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Turma misses with a body shot.
Forman lands a glancing blow to the side of Turma's head. Forman moves into range and clinches up with Turma. A hook to the body from Forman.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Forman blocks an uppercut.
Turma throws an elbow that misses.
Turma lands a damaging elbow. 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! Turma gets through Forman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Forman scores with a nice short uppercut. Turma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Forman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Turma misses with a hook from the clinch. Forman can't find room to land a body shot as Turma controls the action.
Forman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forman throws a head punch that misses. A shot in the inside from Forman. Turma lands with a short shot to the head. Forman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Turma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turma lands a nice shot to the body. A short right from Turma on the inside. Turma lands with a left to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Turma dominated that round. The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Turma connects with a single shot there. Forman keeps the fight on the outside. Forman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Forman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turma counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Turma blocks a head kick by Forman.
Nice body punch from Turma. Forman looks to land a right hand but Turma moved out of range. Turma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Forman misses with a looping right. Turma throws a series of punches but Forman avoids them all with ease. Turma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Turma throws a hook but Forman avoids it easily. Turma 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. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Turma is looking to work some ground and pound but Forman has wrist control. Turma trying to control the position from guard on top but Forman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Turma trying to control but Forman is working from the bottom. Turma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Turma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Forman trying to control the position here. Forman pushes Turma off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Forman misses the shot to the body. Turma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forman. Turma throws a nice looking combination but Forman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Turma is just out of range. Teppo Turma seems to be getting the better of the standup. Turma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Forman. Turma does a little dance to reset his feet. A jab lands there for Forman. Forman has closed the distance and engaged Turma in a clinch.
Forman swings wildly with an uppercut but Turma uses good head movement to avoid it. Forman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Turma scores with a shoulder strike. Forman misses with a hook from the clinch. Turma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forman stalling in the clinch but Turma improves position. Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Turma pushes Forman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Forman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forman scores with a nice hook to the head. Turma lands a hook that snaps the head of Forman backwards. Teppo Turma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Turma misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma lands a damaging elbow. Turma misses with a punch to the body.
Turma throws a punch but it's blocked by Forman. Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forman stalling against the cage.
Turma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turma lands a body punch. Forman tries to throw a body punch but Turma avoids it by throwing Forman back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Forman trying to stall but Turma improves his position.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Forman has Turma pressed against the cage.
Turma tries to land knees in the clinch but Forman avoids the damage to the body. Turma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turma lands a nice uppercut. Forman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turma's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turma misses with a short punch on the inside. Forman misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Forman scores with a hook to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Forman tries to work over Turma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Forman. Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Forman scores with a shot to the side of Turma's head. A short uppercut from Forman. Turma trying to control the position but instead, Forman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turma into the cage. Forman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turma backwards. Turma misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Turma is looking to control Forman's arms but Forman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turma has his back to the cage. Turma stalling against the cage.
Forman looking to stall.
Turma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teppo Turma will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Forman walks into a stiff left hand from Turma. Turma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Forman. Turma swings widly with a right hand
and Forman counters with a stiff right hand. Forman stuns Turma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Forman moves into the clinch. Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma misses with a punch on the inside.
Turma trying to land knees to the body.
Forman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Turma prevents a body shot from Forman. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Turma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Turma misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Forman fails to land. Forman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turma backwards. Turma tries to score a body lock takedown but Forman shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Forman tries to work over Turma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Forman misses with a body punch.
Turma swings wildly with an uppercut but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it. Turma pushes off an throws an elbow but Forman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Forman takes an elbow to the temple. Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Forman fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Forman fails to land. A short right from Turma on the inside. Forman blocks the elbow strike.
Turma lands a right hand. Turma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Turma working aggressively here.
Turma taking a breather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forman. Good body shot from Forman.
Forman scores with a nice hook to the head. Turma is looking to control Forman's arms but Forman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turma has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Forman taking a breather. Turma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Turma pushes off an throws an elbow but Forman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Forman misses with some punches.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Forman lands a shoulder strike. Forman stalling.
Turma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forman avoids it. Turma pushes Forman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Forman scores with a shoulder strike. Turma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turma is keeping busy. Forman is leaning against Turma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Forman lands with a short shot to the head. Turma misses with some punches.
Forman scores with an uppercut up the middle. Turma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turma missing with knees to the body.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
Turma lands a left hand.
Forman lands an uppercut. Forman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Forman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Turma lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Turma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turma. Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forman misses with a short punch on the inside. Forman pushes Turma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Forman stalling against the cage.
Turma lands a shot to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma. Forman looking to slow down the pace here. Forman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice elbow from Turma. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Forman stalling in the clinch but Turma improves position. Turma lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Turma scores with an uppercut up the middle. Forman throws a head punch that misses. Forman is pressed up against the cage. Turma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Forman down to the mat. Forman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Turma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forman gets tackled into the cage by Turma. Turma maintains the clinch. Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Forman misses with a body punch.
Turma lands a damaging elbow. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Forman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Turma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forman's defenses. Forman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turma prevents a body shot from Forman. Forman lands with a right to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Red Forman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forman. Forman connects with a body shot that sends Turma's belly button to the back. Turma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forman, pushing him back against the cage. Turma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Turma lands a shoulder strike. Turma misses with the head strike.
Forman takes an elbow to the temple. Turma misses with an elbow over the top. Turma lands a shoulder strike. Turma wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turma as Forman tries to tie him up. A nice left hand lands by Forman.
Turma throws a punch but it's blocked by Forman. Forman scores with a nice hook to the head. Forman prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Forman lands a shoulder strike. Forman is looking to control Turma's arms but Turma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forman has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Forman takes a shot to the head. Forman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forman lands a body shot. Turma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Forman tries to throw a body punch but Turma avoids it by throwing Forman back against the cage. Turma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forman. A right hand to the body from Forman.
Stalling in the clinch from Turma.
Forman tries to work over Turma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turma trying to land knees to the body.
Forman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turma backwards. Forman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turma's elbow. Turma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Forman blocks an elbow strike. Forman pushes Turma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Forman. Turma prevents a body shot from Forman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Forman lands a right hand. Turma swings wildly with an uppercut but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it. Forman scores with a shoulder strike. Forman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turma lands a nice shot to the body. Forman stalling against the cage.
Turma working aggressively here.
Forman is trying to stall.
Forman misses with a hook from the clinch. Turma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forman avoids it. Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Turma prevents a body shot from Forman. Forman blocks a body shot from Turma. Forman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turma lands an elbow that stopped Forman in his tracks for a moment.
Red Forman's cut is getting worse. Turma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Turma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forman backwards. Turma prevents a body shot from Forman. Turma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Forman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Forman managing to block the knees to the body from Turma.
Forman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turma backwards. Turma is trying to drag Forman to the mat but Forman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Red Forman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Turma. Forman lands a body punch. Forman misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Forman to work.
Forman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A hook to the body from Forman.
Turma blocks a body shot from Forman. Turma stalling in the clinch but Forman improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turma tries a body shot but Forman blocks it.
Forman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Forman misses with some punches.
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! Turma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Turma working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Turma lands an uppercut. Forman is trying to maintain a safe position but Turma gets an underhook and turns Forman into the cage. Forman presses Turma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Turma misses with a hook from the clinch. A short uppercut from Turma. Forman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Forman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Turma misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land. Turma misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Forman had his way with Teppo Turma in that round. The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turma cracks a nice hook into Forman's ribs. Turma stuns Forman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Turma lands with a good body shot. Forman cracks Turma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Turma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Turma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Turma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Turma is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Forman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Forman shrugs it off. Forman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Forman is working hard here to advance position. Turma throwing strikes here but Forman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Turma is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Forman tries to hold on but Turma pushes him away. Forman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turma throws some wild stikes that Forman manages to avoid easily.
Turma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Forman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Forman is trying to escape the mount.
Forman manages to regain half guard. Good work. Forman is looking to improve his position.
Turma stands up out of the half guard. Forman misses with a body shot.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turma moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forman is fending him off so far but Turma persists. Nope, Forman circles away and we're back to standing. Forman misses with a hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Turma looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turma.
Forman digs a good body shot into Turma's ribs. Red Forman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Turma throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Forman throws a one two combo.
Forman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Turma throws a combination that misses and Forman moves into the clinch. Turma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Turma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Forman is leaning against Turma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Forman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turma misses with an elbow over the top. A head punch blocked on the inside by Turma. Forman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turma throws a head punch that misses. Forman misses with a hook from the clinch. Forman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Forman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Turma.
Turma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Forman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Forman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Forman blocks an uppercut.
Forman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forman blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Forman. Forman blocks an uppercut.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Forman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turma up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Forman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forman can't find room to land a body shot as Turma controls the action.
Turma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forman scores with a shot to the side of Turma's head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Forman scores with a hook to the body. Turma throws a punch but it's blocked by Forman. Forman lands a shot to the body. Forman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turma backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Red Forman. I think Forman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Forman! Red Forman is the new lightweight champion!
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