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Bret Bergmark
Bret Bergmark
Born	November 24, 1973 (age 51); Novato, California
Other names	The Angry Hick
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Pleasant Hill, California
Team	Gym 445 / Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	6
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	3
Losses	1
Draws	1

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Bret Bergmark (born November 24, 1973) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is a Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt and an amateur San Shou and Muay Thai kick boxer. He has competed in many MMA promotions, including Strikeforce, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), Pancrase, Ultimate Athlete, Warriors Quest and the Iroquois MMA Championships. He is a 2X WEC Superfight Winner and has a professional MMA record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Biography

Bret was born in Novato, California, the son of a San Francisco police officer. He attended and graduated from San Marin High School, where he wrestled for four years. After high school Bret took up rodeo bull riding, until a wrist injury forced him to retire. It was at this time that Bret turned his energy toward training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu, joining the Ralph Gracie academy in 1999. After gaining his blue belt he left the Ralph Gracie academy to train at the Cesar Gracie academy in Pleasant Hill, California, in 2002. It was at the Cesar Gracie academy that Bret earned his purple belt and started fighting in professional MMA matches. Bret currently trains and teaches out of the Cesar Gracie academy in Pleasant Hill, California. He also occasionally trains at the respective academies of Jake Shields (Graciefighter Berkeley), Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz (Graciefighter Lodi), Gilbert Melendez (El Nino Training Center) and Dave Terrell (Nor Cal Fighting Alliance).

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Bergmark had his first professional MMA fight on August 3, 2002, shortly after joining the Cesar Gracie academy. He fought Paul Ano in Warriors Quest 6 - The Best of the Best. After a brutal fight, which saw each fighter give and receive punishment, Bergmark locked up an armbar at 4:45 of the second round forcing the ref to stop the action and giving Bret the victory.

Bret next fought in a superfight for the Ultimate Athlete 4 - King of the Mountain tournament on September 28, 2002. He was matched up against seasoned veteran and American Kickboxing Academy member Brian Ebersole. The fight would go the distance, with both fighters landing punches and takedowns. Bergmark would earn a close victory by split decision.

Bret's third fight was against Brodie Farber at WEC 6: Return of a Legend on March 27, 2003. Bret wouldn't let this one go the distance. After some early ground fighting that saw Bret taking his opponent down and several sweeps and reversals, Bret finally achieved mount and forced the referee to stop the match at 3:57 of the first round due to strikes, giving Bret the victory.

For his fourth fight Bret moved to the legendary Pancrase organization in Japan, taking on UFC and Pancrase veteran Keiichiro Yamamiya at Pancrase Hybrid - 11 on December 21, 2003. After going all three rounds without either fighter able to finish the bout, the fight went to the judges scorecards and was ruled a draw.

Bret's next fight was back in the WEC at WEC 10: Bragging Rights on May 21, 2004. Again Bret was matched up against a seasoned Pancrase veteran in Daisuke Ishii. In an exciting back and forth fight that saw action both on the ground and on the feet, Bret finally secured the mount and forced the referee to stop the fight at 4:49 of the first round due to strikes, earning him his fourth victory.

On October 14, 2005 Bret took on Mike Pyle at WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4. The fight quickly went to the ground, where after several reversals of position Mike Pyle locked in a triangle choke from guard, forcing Bret to tap at 3:36 of the first round and giving Bret his first loss.

After a two year layoff, Bret dropped to the 170 pound weight class to fight Jesse Juarez on April 26, 2008, in the Iroquois MMA championships. After 3 rounds of action Bret earned a unanimous decision.

Bret made his Strikeforce debut on June 26 in San Jose California as he fought Vagner Rocha in the prelims. Bret earned his first victory for the company by unanimous decision.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Bergmark is currently a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt under the world renown Cesar Gracie, with whom he has been training since 2002.

Muay Thai

Bret also trains in Muay Thai kickboxing, starting his training with World Team USA and then continuing at Gym 445 in San Francisco, CA. He currently trains Muay Thai at Fairtex in San Francisco, CA.

MMA record

Record	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Notes
6-1-1	Win	Vagner Rocha	Decision	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum	6/26/2010	3	5:00
5-1-1	Win	Jesse Juarez	Decision	Iroquois Mixed Martial Arts Championships III	4/26/2008	3	5:00
4-1-1	Loss	Mike Pyle	Submission (Triangle Choke)	WEC 17	10/14/2005	1	3.36	WEC Welterweight Championship
4-0-1	Win	Daisuke Ishii	TKO (Strikes)	WEC 10	5/21/2004	1	4:49
3-0-1	Draw	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision	Pancrase Hybrid - 11	12/21/2003	3	5:00
3-0	Win	Brodie Farber	TKO (Strikes)	WEC 6	3/27/2003	1	3:57
2-0	Win	Brian Ebersole	Decision (Split)	Ultimate Athlete 4: King of the Mountain	9/28/2002	3	5:00
1-0	Win	Paul Ano	Submission (Armbar)	Warrior's Quest 6: Best of the Best	8/3/2002	2	4:45

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 ==Biography==
-Bret was born in [[Novato]], [[California]], the son of a [[San Francisco]] police officer.  He attended and graduated from [[San Marin High School]], where he wrestled for four years. After high school Bret took up [[rodeo]] [[bull riding]], until a wrist injury forced him to retire. It was at this time that Bret turned his energy toward training in [[Gracie Jiu Jitsu]], joining the [[Ralph Gracie]] academy in 1999. After gaining his blue belt he left the [[Ralph Gracie]] academy to train at the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy in [[Pleasant Hill, California]], in 2002. It was at the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy that Bret earned his purple belt and started fighting in professional [[mixed martial arts|MMA]] matches.  Bret currently trains and teaches at the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy in [[Pleasant Hill, California]] and Gym 445 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].  He also occasionally trains at the respective academies of [[Jake Shields]] (Graciefighter Berkeley), [[Nick Diaz]] and [[Nate Diaz]] (Graciefighter Lodi), [[Gilbert Melendez]] (El Nino Training Center) and Dave Terrell (Nor Cal Fighting Alliance).
+Bret was born in [[Novato]], [[California]], the son of a [[San Francisco]] police officer.  He attended and graduated from [[San Marin High School]], where he wrestled for four years. After high school Bret took up [[rodeo]] [[bull riding]], until a wrist injury forced him to retire. It was at this time that Bret turned his energy toward training in [[Gracie Jiu Jitsu]], joining the [[Ralph Gracie]] academy in 1999. After gaining his blue belt he left the [[Ralph Gracie]] academy to train at the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy in [[Pleasant Hill, California]], in 2002. It was at the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy that Bret earned his purple belt and started fighting in professional [[mixed martial arts|MMA]] matches.  Bret currently trains and teaches out of the [[Cesar Gracie]] academy in [[Pleasant Hill, California]].  He also occasionally trains at the respective academies of [[Jake Shields]] (Graciefighter Berkeley), [[Nick Diaz]] and [[Nate Diaz]] (Graciefighter Lodi), [[Gilbert Melendez]] (El Nino Training Center) and Dave Terrell (Nor Cal Fighting Alliance).
 ==Mixed Martial Arts Career==
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 ==Brazilian Jiu Jitsu==
-Bergmark is currently a [[Brazilian Jiu Jitsu]] brown belt under the world renown [[Cesar Gracie]], with whom he has been training since 2002. Bret teaches [[Brazilian Jiu Jitsu]] at Gym 445 in [[San Francisco]].
+Bergmark is currently a [[Brazilian Jiu Jitsu]] brown belt under the world renown [[Cesar Gracie]], with whom he has been training since 2002.
 ==Muay Thai==
-Bret also trains in [[Muay Thai]] kickboxing, starting his training with World Team USA in [[San Francisco]], CA.  He currently trains [[Muay Thai]] kickboxing at Gym 445 in [[San Francisco]], CA, under the guidance of Kru Edge Brown.
+Bret also trains in [[Muay Thai]] kickboxing, starting his training with World Team USA and then continuing at Gym 445 in [[San Francisco]], CA.  He currently trains [[Muay Thai]] at Fairtex in [[San Francisco]], CA.
 ==MMA record==
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 *[http://www.theangryhick.com/ Official Website]
 *[http://www.myspace.com/angryhick Bret's Myspace Page]
-*[http://www.gym445.com/445_bio.cfm Gym 445 Instructor Biography]
 *[http://www.graciefighter.com/?page=fighters&fighters_id=6 Graciefighter Biography]
 *{{Sherdog|id=5459|name=Bret Bergmark}}