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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Gubarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gubarev's entrance music is Mutant Ninja. A fine choice. Felix Fernandez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasily Gubarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fernandez misses.
Gubarev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gubarev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gubarev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gubarev closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gubarev.
Fernandez looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gubarev avoids it.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Gubarev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernandez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gubarev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev crunches a lovely knee into Fernandez's ribcage.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Gubarev landing knees to the body.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gubarev up against the cage.
Fernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Gubarev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gubarev with a knee to the head.
It looks like Felix Fernandez has been cut.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandez is trying to maintain a safe position but Gubarev gets an underhook and turns Fernandez into the cage.
Fernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Gubarev controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Gubarev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Fernandez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gubarev is just out of range.
Fernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gubarev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gubarev moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Gubarev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gubarev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gubarev, right into the meat.
Gubarev tries to clinch up.
Gubarev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gubarev managing to block the knees to the body from Fernandez.
Fernandez trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gubarev avoids it.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Vasily Gubarev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Gubarev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Fernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez misses with a body punch.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks it.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez manages to break the clinch.
Fernandez works over Gubarev's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries to clinch up but Fernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gubarev moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Vasily Gubarev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Fernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gubarev doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandez circles away.
Gubarev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gubarev looks to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gubarev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gubarev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gubarev tries to clinch up.
Gubarev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernandez's calf.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gubarev tries to clinch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Gubarev darts in trying to clinch
and Fernandez moves into the clinch.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernandez throws an elbow but misses.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fernandez scores with a shot to the side of Gubarev's head.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gubarev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Gubarev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Fernandez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gubarev is looking to clinch.
Gubarev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Fernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gubarev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez taking a breather.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Gubarev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gubarev blocks the elbow strike.
Fernandez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Felix Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasily Gubarev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is struggling to control the position.
Fernandez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Gubarev is blocking nicely.
Gubarev avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a body punch.
Fernandez controlling the action here for a moment.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four 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.
Gubarev missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez stalling.
Fernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gubarev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Gubarev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gubarev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Gubarev!
Vasily Gubarev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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