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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egardo.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunnarsson circles away.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egardo blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunnarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Gunnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Egardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Gunnarsson shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Egardo tries to break the clinch but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Egardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Egardo.
Gunnarsson's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gunnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo stops a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Egardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunnarsson won't allow it.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Egardo pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Egardo.
Gunnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunnarsson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Egardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Egardo counters with a two punch combo.
Gunnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Gunnarsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egardo doesn't seem phased though.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Egardo.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Gunnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunnarsson moves away from the strike by Egardo.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Egardo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Egardo misses the target.
Egardo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Egardo moves away and avoids it.
Egardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egardo.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunnarsson connects with a right hand. Egardo shakes it off.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunnarsson.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo lands with a nice combination. Gunnarsson backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Egardo coming out on top.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Egardo takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Egardo should have avoided that one.
Egardo closes the distance and pushes Gunnarsson back into the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow that stopped Gunnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Egardo with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
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.
Egardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Egardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Egardo moves out of range easily.
Egardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Egardo.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Egardo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gunnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Egardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Egardo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunnarsson working away.
Egardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo tries to escape but Gunnarsson is in control.
Gunnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position but Egardo is working away.
Egardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Egardo is trying to buck Gunnarsson off.
Egardo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo is trying to stand up here but Gunnarsson is controlling him well.
Egardo kicks off Gunnarsson and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Egardo moved away.
Egardo misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunnarsson.
Egardo wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Egardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egardo's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egardo.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernando Egardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egardo misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Egardo is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Egardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egardo pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Gunnarsson goes for a double leg but Egardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Egardo continues to drive forward.
Egardo breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws out a loose jab but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson missing with a left hand there. Egardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Egardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egardo rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Egardo has him pressed against the cage.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Gunnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Egardo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Egardo.
Gunnarsson sizes up Egardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egardo slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Egardo rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Egardo keeps him there for the moment.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Egardo controls his hands.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Egardo lands an elbow inside.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Egardo.
Gunnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson gets through Egardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Gunnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Egardo moves into the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Egardo is controlling him.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Egardo blocks it.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo throws an elbow that misses.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo blocks a jab.
Gunnarsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Egardo.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Gunnarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Gunnarsson is predictable there
and Egardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Egardo darts in and clinches Gunnarsson up against the cage.
Gunnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Egardo blocks with his arms.
Egardo prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Fernando Egardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunnarsson prevents Egardo from breaking the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to force a seperation but Egardo has the dominant position.
Gunnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egardo.
Egardo has managed to clinch.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Gunnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Egardo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Egardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Gunnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Egardo, against the cage.
Egardo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Egardo blocks it.
Egardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Egardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egardo or not.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunnarsson's brow.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnarsson.
Egardo is looking to clinch but Gunnarsson is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunnarsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Gunnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Fernando Egardo was interviewed post fight and said 'Give me another chance please'.
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