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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Simbolon (ranked 5824 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Matth Thibodeaux (ranked 548 p4p, 282 weight class). Simbolon comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Simbolon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matth Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simbolon manages to avoid it.
Simbolon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back.
Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but Simbolon is controlling well.
Thibodeaux trying to hold on to Simbolon's head to control him but Simbolon postures up.
Simbolon winds up and cracks Thibodeaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Simbolon there.
Thibodeaux tries to get to full guard but Simbolon has control of the leg.
Thibodeaux is in trouble now - Simbolon has advanced to mount!
Simbolon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Simbolon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simbolon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thibodeaux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thibodeaux wants to hold on but Simbolon pushes him away.
Simbolon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simbolon with good strikes from the mount here!
Simbolon lands a big elbow.
Simbolon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thibodeaux is trying to escape the mount.
Simbolon controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simbolon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simbolon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thibodeaux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Simbolon controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simbolon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simbolon avoids the attempt from Thibodeaux to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simbolon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon lands a big shot there that rocks Thibodeaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thibodeaux is trying to escape the mount.
Simbolon controlling the position easily from mount.
Simbolon avoids the attempt from Thibodeaux to control.
Simbolon has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thibodeaux's face.
Simbolon content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon avoids the attempt from Thibodeaux to control.
Simbolon raining down shots from the mount!
Thibodeaux is in a horrible position here. Simbolon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thibodeaux is desperately trying to improve his position but Simbolon has a good base and remains in mount.
Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Simbolon postures up.
Simbolon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thibodeaux hang on?
Simbolon avoids the attempt from Thibodeaux to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Simbolon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thibodeaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Simbolon moves out of range.
Simbolon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux jabs Simbolon right on the nose. Simbolon blinks but takes it well.
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Simbolon. Simbolon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Simbolon is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thibodeaux as Simbolon tries to tie him up.
Simbolon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Simbolon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thibodeaux is looking to improve his position.
Simbolon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simbolon is thwarting Thibodeaux's attempts to control the position.
Simbolon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to full guard.
Simbolon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux actively working from the bottom here.
Simbolon slips a nice elbow through Thibodeaux's hands, connecting with Thibodeaux's forehead.
Thibodeaux trying to hold on to Simbolon's head to control him but Simbolon postures up.
Simbolon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thibodeaux wants to control the action here but instead Simbolon manages to pass to full mount!
Simbolon controlling the position easily from mount.
Thibodeaux is looking to get to half guard.
Thibodeaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Simbolon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Simbolon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thibodeaux is looking to get to half guard.
Thibodeaux keeps trying to improve his position.
Simbolon lands a heavy elbow.
Thibodeaux is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simbolon controlling the pace for now.
Simbolon dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Simbolon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simbolon lands a big shot there that rocks Thibodeaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thibodeaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simbolon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Simbolon avoids the attempt from Thibodeaux to control.
Simbolon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thibodeaux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simbolon controlling from the full mount.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Simbolon is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Simbolon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Simbolon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Simbolon counters with a crisp one two that drops Thibodeaux! Simbolon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thibodeaux to his feet! Thibodeaux is in big trouble!
Simbolon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Simbolon with a nice head shot there.
Thibodeaux is still in real trouble! Can Simbolon finish him?
Thibodeaux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux has a closed guard, preventing Simbolon from standing up.
Thibodeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simbolon lands a couple of elbows.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position.
Simbolon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon stands up from Thibodeaux's guard - Simbolon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thibodeaux tries to keep at a distance but Simbolon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Simbolon on the inside.
Simbolon tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux holds him up against the ropes and eventually Simbolon drops back down to his feet.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Matth Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Simbolon prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simbolon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simbolon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simbolon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux letting Simbolon take a breather here.
Simbolon looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Simbolon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Simbolon around his waist. Simbolon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Simbolon breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to sprawl but Simbolon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Christian Simbolon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simbolon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thibodeaux actively working from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simbolon gets to his feet - Thibodeaux follows without any prompting.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simbolon breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon tests Thibodeaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a combination
and Simbolon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simbolon tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux feints a counter leg kick.
Matth Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simbolon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simbolon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thibodeaux looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thibodeaux manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Simbolon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simbolon, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Simbolon!
During a confident post fight interview, Christian Simbolon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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