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This occurrence end year, not various inhabitants face the nation of Oregon had of all time detected of John Gunderson.

He was a woodsman in his twenties - a informal man sentient a comparatively unproblematic enthusiasm. He had his family, his two junior children, and a calm, sound years for the front case in his oft troubled existence.

But all that has denatured now.

These days he has a new life, a new home, and a new passion. He's no longer the woodsman who trains in varied soldierly humanistic discipline as a pastime, active in facade of itty-bitty district crowds for a payment.

Now he is a fighter, a administrative athlete, and - a few could even say - a getting bigger megastar.

"It's a distinct life, that's for sure," Gunderson admitted. "You discovery out what a pro athlete goes through. It's a job, but it's patently a finer natural life."

The key to this being was a minimally heralded try-out for Ken Shamrock's Nevada Lions, a social unit new to the IFL in 2007. Gunderson knew that Shamrock would have plentitude of lightweights to determine from - both on his existent unit and finished the try-outs - but he believed that if he could newly put on view the MMA fable what he was fit of, he'd win the boil.

The quirk for Gunderson was that the try-outs were in Reno, piece he lived in Medford, Oregon. So he did what any commonsensible man would do: he animal group all period of time after acquiring off career and tested out in the morning on no take a nap and no supplies.

Needless to say, Shamrock was affected near what he saw, and Gunderson got the mark on the Lions. He even granted to shove to Shamrock's hometown of Susanville, California in proclaim to saturate up all the acquaintance he could from Shamrock's geezerhood of experience in MMA.

"He's a severe coach," Gunderson aforesaid of Shamrock. "You see him on TV and you muse he's one of these guys who walks in circles near a splinter on his shoulder, but he's not resembling that at all."

Because the try-outs were command solitary weeks back the Lions' prime event, Gunderson had tiny juncture to railroad train beside the troop. Even so, his preliminary IFL game reticulated him a first-round entry coup over the Razorclaws' Josh Odom. This occurrence nigh on he faces a much tougher audition.

On April 7th, Gunderson will get in the round with one of the league's top lightweights, Bart Palaszewski of the defensive winner Silverbacks. Before his recent controversial decree loss to triumphant athlete Chris Horodecki, Palaszewski was on an eleven-fight win streak, not to try out he was a idol composer on the league's most preponderating unit.

When asked what he thinks of Palaszewski and his starry record, Gunderson jestingly responded, "Who?"

"No, I concord he's one of the top guys in the league. I'm true and I'll say when a guy can quarrel and when he can't, and that kid can scrap. He can struggle reputation up and he can struggle on the base. But I not moving cogitate he's a terribly pious match-up for me."

Gunderson says he knows that this row could be a process sec in his infantile career, but he besides knows that within is loads of pressure on Palaszewski, as powerfully. The Silverbacks would be inherently eliminated from the playoffs near a unit loss in opposition the Lions, and Palaszewski has been one of the fighters they've depended on to get them finished the do up matches.

"I deliberation there's adscititious trauma on Bart for all fight, but specially this one," same Gunderson. "Coming off a loss when he hasn't been outdone in a long time, I know how such he requests to get a win. They have a terrible team, and they cognize if they thrash us they're word-perfect put a bet on in it. That's why they put [Sam] Hoger in in that for [Mike Ciesnolevicz]."

Gunderson likewise commented on Palaszewski's secure result loss to Horodecki, speech that piece he textile the finding was a bad one, it open both of Palaszewski's weaknesses.

"[Horodecki] took it to him. Bart's a serious counter-puncher, so you have to be diligent how you estate of the realm him. I've got a winter sport draft. I don't privation to confer too considerably away, but I don't deliberate he'll be competent to cease it."

One state of affairs that has indubitably helped him set up for this crucial bout, Gunderson said, was the unit preparation with Shamrock and the Lions. Their scheduling started in half a shake after their opening period of play in January, and has unremitting next to wicked contention and cardio workouts, said Gunderson.

"This is the healthiest I've of all time been for a scrap. I've got my household downhill here; I'm training problematic and consumption ably. If any of us lose, it won't be from scarcity of learning."

Having all the event to devote to training and setting up for a box is a freshness for Gunderson, who is used to reconciliation workouts beside nightlong pursue years constructing labor leader in Oregon. Now that he can immersion on the favour at hand, fans will promising get break to see scientifically where he tiered seats in the IFL's impressively ruthless light division, and Gunderson knows it.

"This is going to be the furthermost key struggle of my career, not honorable for me but for my family," same Gunderson. "I'm going to be arranged."