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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegil Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aegil Gunderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aegil Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brighton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunderson somewhat.
Gunderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brighton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunderson has time to react.
Jonathon Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brighton sprawls well initially but Gunderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gunderson wants to pass to mount but Brighton is defending the position.
Gunderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brighton is trying to stand back up but Gunderson is controlling him
Gunderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brighton's head.
Brighton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunderson.
Brighton tries to kick Gunderson off but Gunderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gunderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brighton's head.
Gunderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson working Brighton over with strikes.
Brighton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gunderson has a takedown stuffed.
Jonathon Brighton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aegil Gunderson.
Brighton leaves Gunderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunderson avoids the body shot from Brighton.
Gunderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gunderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brighton is trying to stand up.
Gunderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gunderson lands a big elbow.
Brighton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson with a couple of short strikes.
Brighton is trying to stand up.
Gunderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gunderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gunderson controlling from the full mount.
Brighton really wants to buck Gunderson off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson working Brighton over with strikes here.
Brighton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gunderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brighton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brighton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson with a couple of short strikes.
Gunderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Brighton is trying to stand.
Gunderson controlling from the full mount.
Gunderson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brighton is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brighton tries to stand but Gunderson is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegil Gunderson dominated that round.
That's time! Brighton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brighton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Brighton tries to sprawl out of it but Gunderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brighton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Brighton swings for the body but Gunderson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brighton. No joy for Gunderson on that attempt.
Gunderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brighton!
Brighton tries to buck Gunderson off but he can't manage it.
Gunderson landing punches.
Brighton is trying to stand.
Aegil Gunderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson tries to control but Brighton wriggling away.
Gunderson landing punches.
Brighton tries to buck Gunderson off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunderson trying to control but Brighton is having none of it.
Gunderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunderson scoring with strikes but Brighton is staying in there.
Gunderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brighton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brighton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gunderson.
Gunderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gunderson lands a big elbow.
Gunderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Brighton frees his head quite easily.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gunderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Brighton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet.
Gunderson breaks from Brighton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brighton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegil Gunderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gunderson fails with the takedown.
Brighton throws a one two combo.
Brighton looks to land a combination. Gunderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brighton jabs Gunderson right on the nose. Gunderson blinks but takes it well.
Brighton lands a slapping body shot.
Gunderson dives in and grabs Brighton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brighton pushes down on Gunderson's head and hops out.
Brighton stuns Gunderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brighton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunderson is just out of range.
Gunderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brighton quickly recovers to half guard.
Gunderson stops Brighton from getting back to his feet.
Gunderson wants to free his trapped foot but Brighton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brighton is just riding it out for now. Gunderson eventually gives up the hold.
Gunderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton is trying to stand back up but Gunderson is controlling him
Brighton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gunderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brighton wants to get back to his feet.
Gunderson working over Brighton with some ground and pound. Brighton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brighton tries to kick Gunderson off but Gunderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gunderson trying to control from half guard but Brighton is working away.
Gunderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brighton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunderson throwing shots but Brighton is blocking nicely.
Gunderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson wants to control but Brighton is keeping him busy.
Brighton tries to kick Gunderson off but Gunderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brighton wants to stand back up but Gunderson manages to pass into side control.
Gunderson lands an elbow.
Brighton is trying to get back to his feet.
Gunderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brighton keeps working.
Gunderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brighton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brighton pushes Gunderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gunderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gunderson wants to control but Brighton is keeping him busy.
Gunderson is putting a hurting on Brighton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brighton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brighton tries to escape but Gunderson is in control.
Gunderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gunderson lands an elbow.
Brighton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gunderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gunderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jonathon Brighton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aegil Gunderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brighton throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegil Gunderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegil Gunderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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