PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Just Lose It as his entrance music. The key to victory for James Owen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Owen
vs
Jackson

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Owen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Owen blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen blocks the elbow strike.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Owen tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
A short uppercut from Owen.
Owen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson prevents Owen from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Owen lands with a left to the head.
Owen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Owen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Owen throws a nice head kick!

Owen moves into the clinch successfully.
Owen lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Antonio Jackson has been cut.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Owen missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Owen obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Owen breaks from the clinch.

Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson looks winded!
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Owen lands with a light punch inside.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.

Owen breaks from the clinch.

Owen instigates a clinch.
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.

Owen breaks the clinch.

Owen has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Owen wants to break the clinch but can't.

Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Owen darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Owen clinches.
Owen blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Owen cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Owen is trying to break free.
Owen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Owen moves into the clinch.
Owen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Owen digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Owen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been told by Owen's head coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Owen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.

Owen drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Owen blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Owen blocks the elbow strike.
Owen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Owen as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Owen.
Owen landing knees to the body.

Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Owen closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jackson'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.

Owen lands a front kick.

Owen has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Owen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owen is trying to break free.
Owen takes an elbow to the temple.
Owen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Owen has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Owen lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Owen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Owen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Owen.

Owen breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Owen.

Owen clinches up against the cage.

Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Owen clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Owen lands a knee to the head.
Owen is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Owen manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Owen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson keeps control of Owen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owen can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Owen.
Owen pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson keeps control of Owen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Owen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.

Owen breaks the clinch.

Owen forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Owen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Owen misses with a body punch.
Owen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
James Owen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Owen looking to stall.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen can't break the clinch.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen scores a nice knee to the body.
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!

Owen manages to break the clinch.

Owen rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Owen clinches with his opponent.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Owen trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.
Owen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Owen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Owen rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Owen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Owen lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!

Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Owen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Owen drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owen's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Owen.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen misses with a knee strike.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Owen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Owen wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Nice body punch from Owen - that landed with a thud.
Owen gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Owen lands with a right to the head.
Owen lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson keeps control of Owen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Owen tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Owen instigates a clinch.
Owen wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Owen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Owen.
Owen blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Owen obliges.
Owen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owen scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Owen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Owen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Owen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Owen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.

Owen breaks from the clinch.

Owen rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Owen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owen connects with a knee to the head.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Owen can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Owen closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Owen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Owen.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Owen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Owen digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owen is trying to stall.
Owen is trying to break free.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Owen breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Owen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Owen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Owen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Owen pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owen works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Owen - that landed with a thud.
Owen crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Owen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen landing knees to the head.
Owen wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Owen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Owen wants to break free but Jackson has control.

Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Owen.

Owen drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.

Owen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Owen closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Owen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Owen obliges.
A knee to the head by Owen.
Owen trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Owen into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Owen moves into the clinch successfully.
Owen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Owen is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Owen has his back to the cage.
Owen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Owen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Owen clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owen blocks an elbow strike.
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Owen blocks an uppercut.
Owen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Owen to work.
Owen is working Jackson over against the cage.
Owen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Owen lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Owen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Owen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Owen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owen.

Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Owen gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Owen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Owen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Owen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Owen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Owen had his way with Antonio Jackson in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Owen can't break the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Owen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen landing knees to the body.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Owen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Owen clinches.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Owen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owen lands a nice elbow.
Owen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Owen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Owen blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Owen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Owen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Owen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Owen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Owen's brow.
Owen looking to stall.
Owen working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson prevents Owen from breaking the clinch.
Owen working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owen is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Owen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Owen.

Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Owen takes the fight into the clinch.
Owen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.

Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Owen has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Owen.
Jackson has Owen pressed against the cage, preventing Owen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Owen lands a body punch.

Owen manages to break the clinch.
Owen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Owen rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Owen.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.

Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Owen moves into the clinch.

Owen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Owen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Owen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owen scores with a three punch combo!
Owen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.

Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Owen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonio Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Owen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Owen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Owen!
Antonio Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back... '.