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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suriya Pinphet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Barch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suriya Pinphet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Barch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinphet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barch will feel that in the morning.
Pinphet defending well as Barch loads up on a big left hand.
Barch swings widly with a right hand
and Pinphet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pinphet thumps Barch with a low kick.
Barch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pinphet wants to clinch up but Barch keeps it at a distance.
Pinphet thuds his shin into the meat of Barch's side.
Pinphet fakes the leg kick and cracks Barch in the body.
Barch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinphet gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinphet is trying to stand back up but Barch is controlling him
Barch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pinphet is trying to stand.
Barch is trying to control. Pinphet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pinphet is looking to control Barch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinphet avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barch is working for a submission of some sort.
Barch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barch is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pinphet is just riding it out for now. Barch eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barch is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinphet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinphet tries to get to full guard but Barch has control of the leg.
Pinphet pushes Barch off looking to stand but Barch dives back in and keeps control.
Pinphet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barch wants to take a breather but Pinphet is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinphet is trying to stand back up but Barch is controlling him
Barch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinphet is looking to control Barch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinphet avoid being mounted?
Barch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinphet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pinphet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barch working Pinphet over with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pinphet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barch on the ground.
Barch seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinphet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinphet looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barch wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinphet is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pinphet pushes Barch off looking to stand but Barch dives back in and keeps control.
Barch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barch winds up and cracks Pinphet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinphet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pinphet wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barch is trying to control. Pinphet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pinphet pushes Barch off looking to stand but Barch dives back in and keeps control.
Barch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinphet keeps working.
Pinphet missing with punches from the bottom.
Pinphet is trying to stand back up but Barch is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barch throwing shots but Pinphet is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Barch there.
Pinphet has a hand on Barch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pinphet tries to buck Barch off but he can't manage it.
Barch breaks from Pinphet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barch looking to finish Pinphet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pinphet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pinphet is rocked!
Barch working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Pinphet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barch postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pinphet badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barch around the waist but Barch pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barch is the winner by TKO! Barch jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Barch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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