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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Barnes (ranked 1427 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 176 p4p, 213 weight class). Billy Blank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blank won't be happy with that.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blank wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blank keeps working.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blank can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes throwing strikes but Blank manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Blank working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blank trying to control the pace.
Barnes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blank wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Blank looking to pass the guard.
Blank wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blank tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blank's guard.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes stands up over Blank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes postures up.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blank managing to control the position.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blank looking to control.
Barnes stands up over Blank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blank is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blank's head.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes won't allow Blank to sweep him here.
Blank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Blank advances position into side control!
Barnes tries to bench press Blank off him but Blank keeps the position.
Barnes is not content to let Blank control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes slips a jab from Blank.
Billy Blank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blank moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Blank lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Blank throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Blank punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Blank misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Blank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
Blank thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Blank keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Blank connects with a jab.
It looks like Drew Barnes has been cut.
Barnes misses with a left hand
letting Blank counter with a right hand.
Blank thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blank throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blank thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Blank.
A slow jab from Blank misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blank has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blank sprawls and moves away.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Blank moved away.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Blank might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blank connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Blank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Blank finds it's target.
Barnes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blank misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is in close to Blank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Blank.
Drew Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blank stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blank won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Blank trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Blank sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Barnes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blank.
Blank bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Blank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Blank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Blank.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes slips under a jab from Blank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Blank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes defending well as Blank loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Blank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blank misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Blank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blank.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blank throws out the jab.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Blank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Blank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Blank misses.
Blank cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Blank.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters with a nice uppercut.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Blank misses with a straight right.
Blank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blank throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blank connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Blank looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes slips a jab from Blank.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Blank.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Blank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Blank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Blank!
An out of breath Billy Blank thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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