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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Godfrey Lacroix (ranked 1692 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Rico Milka (ranked 183 p4p, 213 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godfrey Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Milka blocks a head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Milka walks into a stiff left hand from Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a leg kick.
Lacroix looks to land a right hand but Milka moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Milka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Milka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix connects with a crisp jab.
Lacroix misses with a head kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka throws a lazy head kick
and Lacroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Lacroix catches Milka right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milka throws a hook but Lacroix blocks it.
Milka wants to clinch but Lacroix slips to the side
enabling Lacroix to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacroix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacroix throws a jab when Milka was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lacroix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lacroix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lacroix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Milka tries to clinch there but Lacroix circles away.
Rico Milka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacroix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lacroix finds it's way round the side to connect with Milka's head.
Lacroix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Lacroix manages to break the clinch.
Lacroix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka wants to clinch up but Lacroix keeps it at a distance.
Lacroix tests Milka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacroix throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rico Milka has been cut.
Lacroix misses with a hook. Milka ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Milka.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacroix connects with a jab.
Lacroix lands with an uppercut that bounces Milka off the cage and back into range.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix misses with a head kick.
Milka blocks a head kick by Lacroix.
Milka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacroix manages to avoid it.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix is looking to counter punch.
Milka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Lacroix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Milka throws a head kick but Lacroix moves out of range.
Milka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacroix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milka has time to react.
Lacroix throws a jab but it's blocked by Milka.
Milka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milka takes one to the chin there.
Milka wants to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacroix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacroix keeps Milka at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Milka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lacroix will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka looks to clinch
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacroix is looking to slow Milka down with leg kicks.
Milka avoids the head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix is looking to land body kicks.
Lacroix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Milka looks to clinch
letting Lacroix counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacroix throws a solid leg kick but Milka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lacroix.
Milka throws a counter combo.
Lacroix scoring well with a low kick there.
Milka wants to clinch but Lacroix slips to the side
and Lacroix counters with a good low kick that Milka was not able to check.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacroix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Milka wants to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacroix lands with a nice body kick.
Lacroix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Milka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Godfrey Lacroix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Milka walks into a jab.
Lacroix tries a head kick but it misses.
Milka clinches.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lacroix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacroix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacroix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Lacroix avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Milka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacroix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Lacroix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka blocks a jab.
Milka tries to clinch
and Lacroix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milka clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Milka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Lacroix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lacroix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Lacroix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milka can do to turn this around?
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Milka.
Milka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Milka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lacroix's efforts to push away.
Lacroix has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix tries to circle away but Milka has him pinned against the cage.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Rico Milka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacroix blocking some punches.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacroix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Milka closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix looking to stall.
The referee calls for Lacroix to work.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lacroix's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacroix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lacroix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Lacroix avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Lacroix lands a hook that snaps the head of Milka backwards.
Milka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milka throws a head kick but Lacroix moves out of range.
Lacroix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lacroix looks to land a body kick but Milka moved away.
Lacroix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMilka.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
Milka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacroix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Milka.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Milka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milka.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godfrey Lacroix is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to clinch there but Lacroix circles away.
Milka is looking to clinch but Lacroix is avoiding it.
Lacroix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milka or not.
Milka working aggressively here.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka gets a clinch.
Lacroix blocks an uppercut.
Lacroix lands a right hand.
Milka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacroix's elbow.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rico Milka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacroix can pounce on him.
Lacroix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Milka is looking to clinch but Lacroix is avoiding it.
Milka fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Godfrey Lacroix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Milka throws a sloppy head kick and Lacroix moves out of range easily.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Milka tries to clinch up but Lacroix circles away and keeps his distance.
Milka avoids the head kick by Lacroix.
Lacroix cracks Milka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lacroix keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Lacroix swats away the attempt to clinch by Milka.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Jab by Lacroix.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacroix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milka wants to clinch.
Lacroix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lacroix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMilka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka drives through and clinches with Lacroix against the cage.
Milka struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacroix controls his hands.
Milka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacroix.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milka working aggressively here.
Milka lands with a light punch inside.
Milka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milka has Lacroix pressed against the cage, preventing Lacroix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacroix.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Lacroix.
Milka prevents Lacroix from breaking the clinch.
Lacroix blocking some punches.
Lacroix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico Milka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Milka throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Lacroix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Lacroix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Lacroix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacroix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacroix.
Lacroix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Milka. Milka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacroix cracks Milka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Milka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lacroix throwing a counter right hand but Milka manages to avoid it.
Milka wants to clinch
and Milka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milka moves in looking to clinch but Lacroix pushes him off.
Milka tries to clinch up.
Lacroix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milka moves to clinch but Lacroix breaks away
and Milka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacroix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacroix explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lacroix connects with a solid leg kick.
Lacroix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacroix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacroix lands with an uppercut that bounces Milka off the cage and back into range.
Milka misses with a double jab
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
Milka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacroix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacroix scores with a leg kick.
Milka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacroix is looking to counter punch.
Milka wants to clinch up but Lacroix keeps it at a distance.
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacroix lands a nice looking body kick.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka forces Lacroix back against the cage and clinches.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milka misses with a head kick.
Milka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacroix.
Milka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacroix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Milka.
Milka tries to clinch up
and Lacroix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey Lacroix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milka is rocked!
Lacroix lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Godfrey Lacroix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacroix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Godfrey Lacroix!
Rico Milka was interviewed post fight and said 'whaaaat ?'.
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