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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fibbs has chosen What is Love as his entrance music. Leon Guerrero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Fibbs!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fibbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
Fibbs misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Fibbs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guerrero on the side of the head.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Fibbs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Fibbs lands a really nice looking cross but Guerrero seems unphased.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Fibbs moves out of range.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Fibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fibbs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guerrero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fibbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guerrero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Fibbs circles away.
Guerrero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fibbs.
Fibbs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fibbs throws a front kick aimed at Guerrero's knee but Guerrero avoids it well.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero dodges the punch combination from Fibbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fibbs connects with a body shot.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Fibbs is avoiding it.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Fibbs circles away.
Fibbs throws out a powerful jab.
Fibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fibbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Fibbs misses.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Fibbs circles away.
Leon Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to maintain a safe position but Fibbs gets an underhook and turns Guerrero into the cage.
Guerrero misses with a knee strike.
Guerrero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guerrero looking to throw knees to the head but Fibbs is blocking nicely.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero trying to land knees to the body.
Fibbs is trying to break the clinch but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrero missing with knees to the body.
Guerrero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fibbs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fibbs can't break the clinch.
Fibbs has had enough of the clinch but Guerrero keeps him there for the moment.
Guerrero content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guerrero tries to land a knee to the head but Fibbs blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Fibbs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Fibbs circles away.
Fibbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guerrero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but Fibbs keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Fibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Fibbs circles away.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fibbs.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Fibbs is having none of it.
Fibbs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fibbs thuds a left hand into Guerrero's body.
Leon Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fibbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Fibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Fibbs circles away.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Fibbs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Fibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fibbs lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero moves in looking to clinch but Fibbs pushes him off.
A combination from Fibbs does no damage.
Fibbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Fibbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Fibbs is avoiding it.
Guerrero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guerrero wants to clinch up but Fibbs keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fibbs scores with a jab to the body.
Fibbs swinging wildly here.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Fibbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
Guerrero moves forwards but Fibbs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fibbs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franklin Fibbs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fibbs throws a series of strikes that have Guerrero backpedaling.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Fibbs is avoiding it.
Fibbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fibbs connects with the punch.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fibbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guerrero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fibbs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guerrero.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Fibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Fibbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Fibbs.
Fibbs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Fibbs circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Fibbs is having none of it.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Fibbs scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Fibbs both land. Nice combination.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Fibbs circles away.
A jab from Fibbs finds it's way through Guerrero's defenses.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fibbs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero tries to clinch up.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Fibbs is avoiding it.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Fibbs does it's job there.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fibbs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero tries to clinch up but Fibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Fibbs is having none of it.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Fibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Fibbs is having none of it.
Guerrero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Fibbs jabs at Guerrero's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fibbs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franklin Fibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fibbs.
Jab by Fibbs.
Fibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fibbs!
Guerrero wants to clinch up but Fibbs keeps it at a distance.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Fibbs circles away.
Fibbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fibbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Fibbs misses.
Leon Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerrero throws a low kick but Fibbs avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Fibbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fibbs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Fibbs!
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