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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 1417 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 112 p4p, 94 weight class). Blankenship's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MXC Most Extreme Challenge. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin-Semen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship rushes Bin-Semen and presses him up against the cage.
Blankenship misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bin-Semen is working for takedown but Blankenship is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blankenship can't find room to land a body shot as Bin-Semen controls the action.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bin-Semen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blankenship throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bin-Semen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bin-Semen working away.
Blankenship tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blankenship struggling a bit here.
Bin-Semen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blankenship is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blankenship manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen is trying to control the action in half guard but Blankenship is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blankenship is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bin-Semen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bin-Semen's back!
Blankenship looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Blankenship missing with punches from the back.
Bin-Semen tries to escape but Blankenship has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Blankenship is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Blankenship controlling well, preventing Bin-Semen from escaping the position.
Bin-Semen turns into Blankenship and is now in his guard.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Blankenship wants to sweep here but Bin-Semen controlling him for the moment.
Bin-Semen is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen won't allow Blankenship to sweep him here.
Blankenship is working hard here to advance position.
Bin-Semen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blankenship is controlling Bin-Semen's posture.
Bin-Semen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bin-Semen wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to sweep but no luck.
Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blankenship manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blankenship lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blankenship postures up and lands a big shot to Bin-Semen's brow.
Blankenship throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bin-Semen is looking for a triangle but Blankenship pushes his legs off easily.
Bin-Semen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blankenship is one step ahead there.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blankenship works over Bin-Semen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bin-Semen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blankenship missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blankenship cracks Bin-Semen with a solid left hand.
Bin-Semen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankenship throwing strikes from guard but Bin-Semen blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bin-Semen is on top in guard.
Blankenship has control of Bin-Semen's left arm, preventing Bin-Semen from doing any damage.
Bin-Semen stopping the sweep attempt from Blankenship.
Bin-Semen trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin-Semen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Blankenship dominated that round.
That's time! Blankenship's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bin-Semen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship tries to clinch but Bin-Semen is having none of it.
Bin-Semen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blankenship misses with a body shot
and Bin-Semen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenny Blankenship seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship misses with a combination
and Bin-Semen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blankenship ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin-Semen moves away.
Bin-Semen throws a looping overhand right but Blankenship ducks down to avoid it.
Blankenship swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin-Semen slips a jab from Blankenship.
Bin-Semen throws out a counter right but Blankenship avoids it with no problem.
Blankenship is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bin-Semen can do to turn this around?
Bin-Semen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship throws a big shot that misses.
Bin-Semen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bin-Semen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blankenship moves away.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
Blankenship connects with a right hand. Bin-Semen shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blankenship.
Blankenship looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blankenship misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blankenship 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blankenship has Bin-Semen up against the cage in a clinch.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
Blankenship lands an uppercut.
Blankenship with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bin-Semen wants to take the fight to the mat but Blankenship manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bin-Semen jumps into guard, dragging Blankenship to the mat.
Blankenship is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen working for a triangle but Blankenship defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blankenship accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bin-Semen is on top in guard.
Blankenship pulls Bin-Semen in close to his closed guard and prevents Bin-Semen from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!
Blankenship wants to control the position but Bin-Semen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Blankenship is staying active underneath Bin-Semen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bin-Semen thows a huge punch but Blankenship dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen stalling away here and it's allowed Blankenship to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Blankenship managing to control the position.
Blankenship looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bin-Semen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bin-Semen connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
Bin-Semen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bin-Semen has momentary wrist control but Blankenship slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship landing with the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen trying to control the position.
Blankenship landing with the ground and pound.
Bin-Semen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blankenship gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blankenship working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blankenship throws a strike but Bin-Semen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin-Semen controls the pace.
Bin-Semen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blankenship works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Blankenship will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blankenship swings for the body but Bin-Semen moves out of range.
Bin-Semen shoots in for a double leg but Blankenship sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blankenship was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bin-Semen thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Blankenship misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blankenship looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Bin-Semen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Bin-Semen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blankenship misses with a wild body shot.
Blankenship scores with a punch to the head.
Bin-Semen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blankenship swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blankenship ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin-Semen moves away.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin-Semen connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship with a hook.
Bin-Semen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blankenship.
Jab, jab by Blankenship - just one landing.
Bin-Semen lands with a nice body punch.
Bin-Semen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bin-Semen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blankenship to the mat! Blankenship manages to get full guard.
Bin-Semen wants to pass the guard but Blankenship is keeping the position.
Bin-Semen stopping the sweep attempt from Blankenship.
Bin-Semen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bin-Semen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Bin-Semen from controlling successfully.
Bin-Semen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bin-Semen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blankenship 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.
Bin-Semen is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Osama Bin-Semen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A left lands for Blankenship.
Bin-Semen throws a big shot that misses.
Bin-Semen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blankenship stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blankenship throws out a loose jab but Bin-Semen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin-Semen lands a head shot.
Blankenship swings for the body but Bin-Semen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen needs to keep his hands up - Blankenship had a free shot at his head there.
Blankenship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin-Semen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen misses with a left hand
and Blankenship counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship lands with a good body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bin-Semen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin-Semen tries to advance to mount but Blankenship denies him.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenny Blankenship is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blankenship is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bin-Semen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osama Bin-Semen.
I think Blankenship has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Osama Bin-Semen!
Osama Bin-Semen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kenny Blankenship spoke after the fight, saying 'DON'T. GET. ELIMINATEDDD!!!'.
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