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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 586 p4p, 88 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 471 p4p, 70 weight class). Osman Dawoud is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Dawoud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Aingeru's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Josu Aingeru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawoud wants to clinch up but Aingeru keeps it at a distance.
Aingeru tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dawoud manages to circle out of the way.
Dawoud throws a body punch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru tries to counter by clinching up but Dawoud breaks away and moves out of range.
Dawoud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawoud ducks under a wild hook from Aingeru.
Dawoud tries to keep at a distance but Aingeru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Dawoud gets tackled into the cage by Aingeru. Aingeru maintains the clinch.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Aingeru.
Dawoud pushes Aingeru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru darts in and clinches Dawoud up against the cage.
Dawoud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawoud, pushing him back against the cage.
Aingeru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru closes the distance and clinches.
Aingeru blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Aingeru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dawoud lands with a right to the head.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
Aingeru gets through Dawoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Aingeru.
Aingeru scores with a shot to the side of Dawoud's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aingeru lands a shoulder strike.
Dawoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aingeru has closed the distance and engaged Dawoud in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aingeru pushes Dawoud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Dawoud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Aingeru does it's job there.
Aingeru closes the distance and clinches.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawoud is looking to clinch.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Aingeru is having none of it.
Aingeru has closed the distance and engaged Dawoud in a clinch.
Aingeru lands a left hand.
Aingeru tries to throw a body punch but Dawoud avoids it by throwing Aingeru back against the cage.
Aingeru presses Dawoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dawoud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru darts in and clinches Dawoud up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
Dawoud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aingeru seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dawoud can turn it around.
Dawoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aingeru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawoud lands a left hand.
Dawoud looking to slow down the pace here.
Dawoud is trying to break the clinch but Aingeru has him pressed against the cage.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Dawoud back against the cage.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawoud.
Dawoud trying to stall but Aingeru improves his position.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru throws a hook but Dawoud blocks it.
Dawoud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aingeru with a body shot.
Dawoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru closes the distance and clinches.
Dawoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Aingeru lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Aingeru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawoud's elbow.
Aingeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru instigates a clinch.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Aingeru.
Dawoud breaks the clinch.
Aingeru moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Aingeru dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aingeru has Dawoud up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aingeru.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud moves forwards but Aingeru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aingeru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aingeru lands a lovely overhand right.
Aingeru misses with a hook
and Dawoud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Aingeru circles away.
Dawoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru clinches.
Aingeru lands a shoulder strike.
Dawoud tries to work over Aingeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aingeru lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aingerus head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aingeru wants to take the fight to the mat but Dawoud manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawoud.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawoud slips under a jab from Aingeru.
Dawoud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Aingeru misses its intended target.
Aingeru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawoud can do to turn this around?
Aingeru misses the body punch
and Aingeru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Josu Aingeru has been cut.
Dawoud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aingeru rushes Dawoud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Josu Aingeru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Dawoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aingeru.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud breaks the clinch.
Dawoud gets tackled into the cage by Aingeru. Aingeru maintains the clinch.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aingeru prevents a body shot from Dawoud.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Dawoud back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dawoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns Dawoud into the cage.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aingeru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru scores with a shot to the side of Dawoud's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dawoud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Aingeru misses.
Dawoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aingeru throws out the jab.
Dawoud slips a jab from Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a nice shot to the body.
Aingeru throws a combination. Dawoud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aingeru moves into range and clinches up with Dawoud.
Aingeru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aingeru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Aingeru has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru tries to counter by clinching up but Dawoud breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru looks to land a right hand but Dawoud moved out of range.
Aingeru has closed the distance and engaged Dawoud in a clinch.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dawoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dawoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dawoud tries to work over Aingeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Dawoud forces Aingeru back against the cage and clinches.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Dawoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Aingeru.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Aingeru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aingeru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aingeru seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Aingeru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josu Aingeru's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aingeru has closed the distance and engaged Dawoud in a clinch.
Dawoud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aingeru moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud is looking to control Aingeru's arms but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawoud has his back to the cage.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Dawoud blocks it.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud tries a body shot but Aingeru blocks it.
Aingeru tries to work over Dawoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aingeru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aingeru blocks a body shot from Dawoud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru gets through Dawoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aingeru tries to work over Dawoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aingeru letting Dawoud take a breather here.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru digs a right hand into Dawoud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawoud's gas tank.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru darts in and clinches Dawoud up against the cage.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Aingeru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Aingeru.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aingeru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aingeru misses with a left hand
and Dawoud counters with a straight right hand.
Aingeru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawoud wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru darts in and clinches Dawoud up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawoud looking to stall.
Dawoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawoud's elbow.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawoud is looking for the big counter here.
Dawoud avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Dawoud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to clinch there but Aingeru circles away.
Aingeru scores with a sloppy right hand. Dawoud should have avoided that one.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Aingeru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawoud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Dawoud blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawoud controls his hands.
Dawoud lands a shoulder strike.
Dawoud lands with a light punch inside.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Aingeru moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Aingeru.
Despite the aggression on Dawoud's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aingeru moves into range and clinches up with Dawoud.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aingeru clinches with his opponent.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Dawoud digs a right hand underneath Aingeru's ribcage. Aingeru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Dawoud - that landed with a thud.
Dawoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Dawoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawoud is leaning against Aingeru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Aingeru clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josu Aingeru'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.
Aingeru closes the distance and clinches.
Dawoud lands a left hand.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Dawoud is working Aingeru over against the cage.
Dawoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawoud just leaning against Aingeru, taking a breather.
Dawoud digs a right hand into Aingeru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aingeru's gas tank.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Dawoud blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Dawoud.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawoud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dawoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru cracks Dawoud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud moves in looking to clinch but Aingeru pushes him off.
Aingeru takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawoud breaks the clinch.
Dawoud tries to clinch up but Aingeru circles away and keeps his distance.
Aingeru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawoud stalling in the clinch but Aingeru improves position.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Aingeru circles away.
Aingeru misses with a left hand
and Dawoud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Aingeru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aingeru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawoud ducks right into an uppercut from Aingeru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru pushes Dawoud up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawoud tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Dawoud back against the cage.
Dawoud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dawoud on the inside.
Dawoud stalling in the clinch but Aingeru improves position.
Dawoud scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dawoud.
Dawoud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawoud is looking to clinch but Aingeru is avoiding it.
Aingeru fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Dawoud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aingeru misses with an uppercut.
Aingeru misses with a series of wild punches.
As Aingeru backs off Dawoud throws a huge counter combo but Aingeru manages to avoid it all.
Dawoud gets tackled into the cage by Aingeru. Aingeru maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aingeru clinches up against the cage.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru takes the fight into the clinch.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru tries to throw a body punch but Dawoud avoids it by throwing Aingeru back against the cage.
Aingeru prevents a body shot from Dawoud.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Aingeru clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Aingeru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aingeru takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud can't find room to land a body shot as Aingeru controls the action.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aingeru.
Dawoud is trying to break the clinch but Aingeru has him pressed against the cage.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aingeru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Josu Aingeru will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josu Aingeru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dawoud wants to clinch.
Aingeru with a jab.
Aingeru misses with a double jab
and Dawoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Aingeru circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru throws a hook but Dawoud blocks it.
Dawoud staying out of range there.
Aingeru clinches up against the cage.
Dawoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru moves into the clinch.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aingeru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aingeru seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aingeru misses with a hook.
Aingeru rushes Dawoud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dawoud tries to stall but Aingeru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aingeru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru stalks Dawoud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawoud's face. Dawoud staggers backwards, shaken.
Aingeru throws out a powerful jab.
Dawoud is rocked!
Josu Aingeru is winning the standup battle so far.
Aingeru digs a good body shot into Dawoud's ribs.
Aingeru moves into range and clinches up with Dawoud.
Dawoud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aingeru lands a head shot.
Dawoud is still on wobbly legs! Can Aingeru finish him?
Aingeru scores with a nice strike.
Aingeru pushes Dawoud up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dawoud on the side of the head.
Dawoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Aingeru misses the target.
Dawoud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aingeru forces Dawoud back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawoud.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Dawoud is looking to clinch but Aingeru is avoiding it.
Aingeru tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dawoud manages to circle out of the way.
Dawoud pushes Aingeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud effectively controlling the action here.
Dawoud breaks from the clinch.
Aingeru has managed to clinch.
Dawoud seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawoud manages to break the clinch.
Aingeru clinches with his opponent.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Josu Aingeru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawoud is looking to control Aingeru's arms but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawoud has his back to the cage.
Dawoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Aingeru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aingeru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawoud's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud taking a breather.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Aingeru prevents Dawoud from breaking the clinch.
Dawoud lands a nice shot to the body.
Aingeru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aingeru keeps control of Dawoud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osman Dawoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josu Aingeru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aingeru 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josu Aingeru!
A very excited looking Josu Aingeru made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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