China Fight: vs Asian Champion

[@刘奇-g6w]

At the end of the third round, the commentator commented that you were a real kickboxing master, with your punches and kicks, your knees, and your pace of the game.It was a good experience for your opponent.I saw your game with Tie Yinghua, and you were great ! fans from China!

[@DamonAngelo09]

You know it was a very respectful fight when opponents team give you water.....Good sportsmanship stole the show.

[@alanpalmer6136]

Hi Gabriel - Really enjoying your content. Its fantastic having a world champion (x6) sharing his experience and training protocols with us. You are also an erudite, well spoken but also humble young man to boot. You are also a credit to your parents.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Wow Alan 🙏 That's a very complimentary comment. I'm blushing 😊 And it's nice to hear that the content is being well received. Thanks for taking the time to say hi.

[@ace_x17]

you're a good guy

[@coachronhelpingtoheal7135]

Gabriel, your situational awareness is great! If I am interpreting correctly, at 6:56 you did not go through with the spinning back/hammer fist because your opponent was too close and it might have been an accidental illegal elbow. Not sure if I am correct, but this is what I perceived. You are an honorable fighter!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Exactly. No need to use illegal techniques. I want to win honourably and make cause extra harm to my opponent.

[@Lucas-hq9ro]

Thanks for posting this, I learn so much every time I watch you fight. I've rewatched the second round a couple times now because the way you closed the distance and pressured him into his corner was amazing!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad to hear it! I love the pressure fighting. I found it was really throwing high levels boxers off when I sparred them. Then I started implementing it in some fights.

[@Lucas-hq9ro]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial, sorry to ask such a self-centered question but I'm 31 with a military background and just finished my first year training Muay Thai here in the states, would you recommend any specific avenues for someone my age who is interested in going pro in Muay Thai or Kickboxing? I'm fairly sure it's too late for me to consider that kind of shift in my life but it's a question that's been nagging me. Thanks so much for your content. I look forward to watching your next fight, Cheers!!

[@hitthedream534]

@@Lucas-hq9ro how is it going? Every find your answers you were seeking?

[@malikhisidea6713]

i'm your fans from Indonesia. Love to see your fight, stay healthy, Gabriel

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

🙏Thanks so much. Same to you. And thanks for the comment. I love seeing people from all over the world on the channel. It's very cool.

[@Namesi]

Absolute domination. Your work rate never ceases to amaze me!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I push the cardio hard in training camp. I want to be able to work none stop during the fight.

[@mariusvanniekerk7707]

Not agreeing withe the ref's breakups, but you still hold your pose. Great job 🇿🇦

[@coachronhelpingtoheal7135]

The honor displayed by both of you even made the referee smile 12:25. Gabriel, I believe you win the hearts of many people, even in foreign lands, with your respectful conduct.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thank you. Respect is very important to me. Everyone at Hero Legends were good people to work with. My opponent, the promoters, the ref. Good organization.

[@dashtuso4397]

as I watch Gabriel's fights I am in great expectation of when he invents/expands his "once a fight" moves into "once a round" moves (Anderson Silva)

[@minnakim3397]

This was an excellent fight! I love how you stayed in the pocket and sometimes stayed in “telephone booth” striking range with him. You’re a super smart fighter, Gabriel. 😁

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks. I like the telephone booth fighting. I feel very safe in there for some reason.

[@minnakim3397]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial: glad you feel safe there. 😂 I know a lot of people wouldn’t feel so safe. I don’t mind it once in awhile and like it better than chasing someone who’s on their bicycle the whole time.

[@tonyfong7562]

I'm a fan from China.The commentator in this video were saying that you are truely a kickboxing master.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Nice! I try my best 🙂 Thanks for the translation.

[@jadepenn7407]

Even this face back your were a defensive guru and high IQ fighter. Changing to close quaters was surprising and worked well.

[@DubcityTX]

Such good offensive jeez. Well done! Outdoing him in the clinch in the 2nd and the body shots from the whole fight paying back in heaps. The rolling with the punches to such a degree too. Wow what a fun fight

[@ericwalker6546]

Yes great fight IQ wish I had seen your fights live. A true Pugilist of this sport, enjoy watching all your fights. And your fight break downs are phenomenal.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks! Maybe you'll see me compete live. I'm not 100% sure where I'll be fighting this year. Maybe the U.S or Europe. Could be somewhere is Asia. But I'm planning on fighting for at least a few more years.

[@michaelwingender9717]

Gorgeous fight.

[@billunderwood8975]

You've definitely made the best of the hand you were dealt. Congratulations! It's well deserved, as you don't reach the heights that you've conquered without all the work and the sacrifice that's required. The more you work the better you get.

[@dr.abdelrahman7830]

Very nice fight and you were very near from knock him out. Your style and combos are very effective and strong

[@shawntkinney13]

Wow and that tricky knee you threw towards the end of the second round! 😮

[@tokenstandpoint93]

Great job!

[@shawntkinney13]

Those inside the pocket /clinch shots in the second round. 🔥

[@tensae4725]

Nice win man.

[@Honestandtruth007]

The Best against the Best, will be Great match-up

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

It was a solid matchup and ended up being a good fight.

[@allmighty4044]

Can you please make a video on how to do a spinning heel kick and turning side kick? Thanks, love this channel!

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

For sure! It's great to hear you like it. Thanks for the feedback. 🙏

[@HandaiFight]

thankyou for sharing great fight

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@derablilotfi2112]

i want to watch more your match in you career please who i can ? espacially in k1 and thank very much for your work and your channel

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

My bellator fights are harder to find. GLORY ones are on youtube. I'll see if I can get some others up soon.

[@thebarnave]

Do you know why your short distance boxing/rolling was so effective? And can you talk about this strategy? It's the first time I see something like that in kb 👍👍

[@m6smitten]

How do you say "Liver" in Chinese?! lol, nice body shot at 1:30

[@Famiry_Guy_Ken]

Good fight guys

[@weabooheaven239]

6:55 ah yes, the swag spin. my favorite move

[@alrah5978]

man, I wish I can hold a medal like that, must've been the proudest moment of my life

[@tortillapizza5226]

I was suprised to see the standing 8 count, they are not common nowadays

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I know. I thought that was a good rule set personally.

[@freshersteam7346]

great boxing skills + excellent tick

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks.

[@leroyhayes3251]

That second 8 count should of been the end of the fight. Great fight

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I can see that. I'm glad I didn't put him down again in the 3rd.

[@chairmandrew2894]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial I bet he is too. That was bad reffing, his legs were crossing as he tried to walk, he wasn't there anymore. They put their own guy's life on the line on the slim chance he may come back and win.

[@SUF-py4ix]

Gabriel you are a bad ass

[@balamohammed5947]

was it kickboxing vs sanda

[@daddyboy1814]

Master piece!

[@jajajqjqia]

You kicked his ass

[@roddas26]

The ref counting @7:48 is classic, he is out of sync with his own fingers.

[@powmonk]

Good fight.

[@erniechang2915]

Is it normal for refs to pause the fight when one opponent is pressured against the ropes to bring them back to the middle?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Nope. I think that was help the local fighter survive 🤔😄

[@Malaestro]

I would’ve stopped it after the 8 count when he was literally stumbling backwards while the ref is telling him to come forward.

[@pedrokenzo4670]

7:13 / 7:48 I didn't know standing eight counts were still a thing in kickboxing

[@zerotoalpha2476]

How does fight week look like for you? You wind down or you keep training hard until 3 days before the fight?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I tone the training down about 5-6 days before the fight. I'll make a video on it (once I get through a bit more of my "to make videos")

[@jashardwallington]

What weight class do u fight in

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

65-66kg

[@bongkem2723]

at 7:13 the ref saved the other guy from a clear KO :)

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yeah. I'm not sure why he paused the action.

[@tripon100]

One of the best strategies I often see from mayweather do vs southpaws is to close the distance and takes away their southpaw familiarity with right handed fighters away by squaring them up up close. Now you you are on equal footing with familiarity of opponent. That is the only southpaw advantage. Take it away and they often are.not quite skilled as people think

[@dashtuso4397]

many dumb fighters have smart trainers .. Gabriel is a smart fighter with smart trainers ..

[@hassankitine1973]

That asian champion has a name

[@riandunneleavy4161]

Are u gonna go back to mma or carry on kickboxing

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I'll be doing both in 2020.

[@riandunneleavy4161]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial nice

[@loreljacq5744]

Great but circle more a few inches or so to his left constantly and in clinch more knees to thigh of your left leg.

[@ynghuch]

Those standing counts where bs. The guy was still wobbling at 8.

[@billunderwood8975]

I'm probably not the best person to give you advice, but if you study Rob Kaman, you'll notice that he depended upon certain strikes to come and was able to beat his opponent to the punch much of the time. I believe that this was him going beyond training and technique and beyond strength and speed, to a level where it was a game to him ... a sparring match between friends without holding back. I have no professional career but have been in more than 140 fights in my life, and when you can relax to that point during a fight, it's like time slows down and you can literally "know" what your opponent is going to do before he does ... and it's no longer like work, but more like play.

[@vsensation8872]

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