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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregers Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westerberg comes to the cage accompanied by Maitre Gims - J'me Tire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm
22
286 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
39
247 lbs
31 - 23 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregers Westerberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Collins gets caught flat footed, as Westerberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Westerberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Collins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Collins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Collins! Westerberg taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes.
It looks like Gregers Westerberg has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Westerberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Westerberg gets back to full guard.
Collins trying to control but Westerberg is working from the bottom. Collins told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Collins throwing strikes but missing. Westerberg seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Westerberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Westerberg keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass. Collins works over Westerberg with some ground and pound from guard. Westerberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well. Westerberg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Collins doesn't defend quickly enough and Westerberg has managed to lock this one up! Can Collins escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Westerberg on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gregers Westerberg! After winning the bout, Gregers Westerberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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