Bao Quach (born September 4, 1979) is an American

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professional

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who has fought for Bellator, Affliction,

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, and

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promotions.

Background

Quach is originally from

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, the son of Vietnamese parents, and attended

Dana Hills High School Dana Hills High School is a high school in Dana Point, California opened in 1973. The school's enrollment of roughly 2,000 students is drawn from the nearby communities of Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Capistrano Beach, and San Juan Capistrano. ...

where he excelled in

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and was a state qualifier. He continued wrestling at Cerritos College before earning a degree from

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Affliction: Day of Reckoning

Bao Quach agreed to step in for Mark Hominick to face LC Davis at Affliction: Day of Reckoning as Hominick was forced off due to contracting

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. This was Bao's first fight since coming back from his injury which cancelled his 140 lb

Featherweight Championship fight with Wilson Reis back in September.5 Oz. Exclusive: Murphy and Quach off of Sept. 26 ShoXC card
Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved on 2013-03-22. Quach lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Filmography and other media

Bao was featured in the video game “MMA Supremacy”

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–9–1 , Aaron Miller , Submission (armbar) , Respect in the Cage , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:44 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–9–1 , Tito Jones , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–8–1 , Mark Oshiro , Decision (unanimous) , ICON Sport: Hard Times , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Honolulu, Hawaii, United States , Wins Icon Sport 140 lb North American Championship , - , Win , align=center, 14–8–1 , Armando Sanchez , Submission (kimura) , CXF: Uprising in Upland , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–8–1 , Doug Evans , TKO (punches) , ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:55 , Friant, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–8–1 , Bobby McMaster , Decision (unanimous) , ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–8–1 , Chris David , Decision (unanimous) , KOTC: Arch Rivals , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Reno, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–8–1 , Tenkei Fujimiya , Decision (split) , Shooto: The Arrival: This is Shooto , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–8–1 , Del Hawkins , TKO (elbows) , IFO: Eastman vs. Kimmons , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:52 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–8–1 , Rex Payne , KO (punch) , No Limits: Proving Ground , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 , Irvine, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–8–1 , Armando Sanchez , TKO (punches) , Invincible: Fist of Fury II , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:01 ,

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Wagnney Fabiano Wagnney Silva Fabiano-Santos (born July 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is best known for fighting in the WEC, as well as for the Toronto Dragons of the International Fight League and is the former IFL Featherweight Champion ...

, KO (head kick) , APEX: Evolution , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:50 , Quebec, Canada , , - , Draw , align=center, 6–7–1 , Hatsu Hioki , Draw , Shooto: Gig Central 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (rear naked choke) , Shooto - Year End Show 2003 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:40 , Chiba, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–5 ,

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Richard Crunkilton Richard Allan Crunkilton Jr (born November 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. Crunkilton is perhaps best known for his 8–2 stint with the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion. He currently competes in the Lightwe ...

, KO (punches) , UA 2: The Gathering , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:20 , Cabazon, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 , David Yeung , Decision (majority) , Warriors Quest 3: Punishment in Paradise , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–2 , Juliano Prado , Submission (choke) , GC 8: School Yard Brawls , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:01 , Friant, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Kenny Tenorio , Submission (armbar) , KOTC 9: Showtime , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 , Greg Mayer , KO (punches) , KOTC 8: Bombs Away , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:17 ,

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References

External links

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BaoQuach.com

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