Jim Vandermeer vs Krys Barch

Never been much of a Barch, Ott, who(m)ever, fan...
but, to his credit...this time out, he fought a smart, tactical fight,
which, eventually, allowed him to end up with a slight edge,
over, a surprisingly ineffective, Vandermeer.

A blue collar fight between two journeyman war horses that ends up in a draw. That lower level section behind the SJ goalie sure had a lot of empty seats.

Vandermeer seems to have lost a step the past couple years, but still a warrior.

I give Barch a slight edge, although it could be that I got dizzy watching them spin round

To my pleasant surprise, this was not the outcome I had expexted.
I like Barch and would take him on my team anyday. Fairly underated + as player. He's a good skater and does above average when dropping the gloves.
I liked that tug/pull - in technique that kept Vandy off balance. A nice change from the jersey jabs.
Win Barch.

Vandermeer takes a punch as well as anyone except the Brick Hithouse himself, Homer Simpson.

Draw...2 good bouts for Barch Rootbeer last night

A furious jersey grabbing draw with nothing much worthy actually landing. Giving it to Vandy to make it more even. Barch didn't win this any more than Vandermeer did.

Draw.

Good scrap between these two pros

draw

another good bout,looked like a game to see,w for barch but not by much.

drawwww only because vandy came back a little

Now that's a high-quality draw right there. Shots thrown, grappling, pillar-to-post motion, and the pugilists were amused by the whole affair.

This was a good tilt. I called this one a draw because both guys landed some pretty solid shots. I didn't see either guy getting a clear advantage here. I gave it a 7.