Matt Inman out points Gregor Weibel

Matt Inman vs Gregor Weibel: Cage Warriors 64 Fight Review

by Ben Heather @benheather

Photo: Dolly Clew | Cage Warriors

On Saturday night at The Forum in Kentish Town, Matt Inman opened the main card of Cage Warriors 64. This was good positioning for Cage Warriors as Inman had finished every fight he has won in the distance and was looking to continue his current 3-0 run. Standing the opposite side of the cage on the night was Gregor Weibel, the Swiss submission specialist with an 8-1 record with every win coming via Submission. It had all the makings to perfectly open the main card in style.

Inman started the fight mixing up his striking using his jab well to keep Weibel at distance. He then added to his superior striking bringing in his kicks and a takedown to dominate the first round and towards the end of the round even went for a leg lock.

You could tell that Weibel was constantly looking to take the fight to the mat and in the second round his persistence was rewarded when he got Inman down and kept him there for a couple of minutes. Weibel lands a heavy punch to the head from a standing position to the downed Inman and followed it up by dropping in to his guard. Weibel tries to pass guard and attempts to take Inman’s back but its Inman who comes out on top. Once Inman is on top he tries to fold Weibel up to prevent him from defending his ground strikes.

The fight goes to the third round, this marks the first time Weibel has been past the second round in his career but he starts the round the stronger and gets the takedown he has been looking to exploit all fight. Once they are down though it doesn’t take Inman long to reverse and end up on top. From the top he again gets to a standing position and tries to fold up the downed Weibel looking for the finish. The fight ends as Inman continues to push for the finish and it looks like it could be the first time he picks up a decision victory. The judges agree and score the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 to Inman.

The win takes Inman to 13-5 and 4-0 since he lost to Jack Mason in March last year and solidifies his spot in the top 10 welterweights on the Cage Warriors roster. Knowing how regularly Inman likes to fight I am sure it won’t be long before we see him back in the Cage Warriors cage again.