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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Owens (ranked 3868 p4p, 24755 weight class) and Leandro Bryant (ranked 392 p4p, 490 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammad Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leandro Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Owens scores with a shot to the body.
Owens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Owens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Bryant trying to control from the bottom.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Owens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant gets back to full guard.
Owens working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens stands up and waves to Bryant to follow him.
Owens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bryant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Owens trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Owens prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.
Bryant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Owens defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant's head.
Owens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Owens engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Owens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bryant looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Owens looking to pass the guard.
Owens wants to stand but Bryant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Owens is stalling in the full guard.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Owens is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owens gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Owens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Owens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryant's head.
Owens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bryant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Owens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Owens won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens wants to stand but Bryant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Owens wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Owens passes into side control.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Owens controls the position.
Bryant struggling a bit here.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Owens landing a few strikes.
Bryant is trying to escape the position but Owens is controlling the position.
Owens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Owens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Bryant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Owens tries for a kimura but Bryant is defending well.
Owens looking to control but instead Bryant has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bryant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Owens has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.
Owens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Owens can't break the clinch.
Owens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bryant is defending well.
That's four 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.
Bryant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Owens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Owens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bryant is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Owens circles away.
Owens moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Owens fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Owens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Owens sprawls well. Owens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Owens lands with a slapping head kick.
Owens wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Owens moves into range and clinches up with Bryant.
Owens trying to land knees to the body.
Owens is trying to drag Bryant to the mat but Bryant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Owens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bryant smiles and moves away.
Owens shoots in and drives through. Bryant sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Owens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Bryant clinches up with Owens and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant stops a takedown attempt from Owens.
Owens is trying to pull guard but Bryant has him pressed against the cage.
Bryant successfully pulls guard.
Mohammad Owens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Owens stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
Bryant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Owens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Owens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Owens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Owens postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Owens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet but Owens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Leandro Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammad Owens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mohammad Owens.
Well Owens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Owens!
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