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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nothing else matters. The key to victory for Steve Berger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Grace!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grace sprawls well initially but Berger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grace tries to roll over but Berger keeps him under control.
Grace trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Grace tries to roll over but Berger keeps him under control.
Grace trying to control here.
Grace is defending against the submission attempts here by Berger.
Grace is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and Berger counters with a head kick. That will keep Grace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Berger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berger lands in his opponent's guard.
Grace trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Berger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berger looks up at the clock and then as Grace takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Berger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berger wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berger is breathing heavily.
Grace misses with a head shot. Berger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grace wants to control from the top but Berger keeps moving.
Berger has momentary wrist control but Grace slips an elbow through the middle.
Berger wants to sweep but no luck.
Grace wants to control from the top but Berger keeps moving.
Grace postures up.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Berger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grace is in close to Berger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Berger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grace wants to control from the top but Berger keeps moving.
Grace advances to half guard.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berger keeps working.
Berger controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Berger is staying active underneath Grace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berger has hold of Grace's hands but Grace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berger moves into full guard.
Berger keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grace chips away with some ground and pound.
Berger keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Patrick Grace just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berger wants to clinch.
Patrick Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berger closes the distance and clinches.
Grace drags the fight down to the ground.
Grace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berger looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Berger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Berger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Berger stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A head kick misses from Berger.
Berger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grace pinned against the cage. Grace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grace stalling.
Berger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grace pulls guard.
Grace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Berger takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Grace trying to keep a closed guard but Berger is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Berger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Grace Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Berger's back instead.
Berger finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Berger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Berger hang on?
Grace cracks Berger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Berger regains half guard.
Berger moves into full guard.
Grace preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger striking off his back but it's not causing Grace any problems.
Grace postures up.
Grace prevents Berger from getting back to his feet.
Berger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berger is on top in guard.
Berger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Berger controlling from the top position.
Berger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Berger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grace's guard.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Berger from controlling successfully.
Grace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger stays in close to Grace's body and controls the position.
Grace looking for a sweep. Not yet Grace, not yet.
Grace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berger is controlling him.
Berger trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Grace wriggles free and stands up.
Grace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grace managing to block the knees to the body from Berger.
Berger can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grace receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Grace breaks from the clinch.
Grace rushes Berger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grace cracks Berger with a nice body shot.
Berger tries to pull guard but Grace won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berger wants to clinch but Grace slips to the side
and Grace counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Berger trying to control but Grace postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Berger to counter with a crisp jab.
Berger wants to clinch but Grace slips to the side
and Grace moves into the clinch.
Grace works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Berger is trying to control the position but Grace postures up.
Berger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Berger looking to control but Grace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grace is trying to escape the mount.
Berger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grace?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grace tries to hold on but Berger postures up.
Berger looking for a guillotine from mount but Grace is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is trying to escape the mount.
Berger with the ground and pound from mount.
Grace is rocked!
Berger gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Grace is still on wobbly legs! Can Berger finish him?
Berger lands with a slapping head kick.
Berger keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace instigates a clinch.
Berger wants a takedown.
Grace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grace has him pressed against the cage.
Grace prevents Berger from breaking the clinch.
Grace seems to have recovered his senses.
Grace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steve Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Grace.
Berger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berger there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace shoots in and bounces Berger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grace trying to control but Berger is working from the bottom.
Berger punching to the body, from the bottom.
Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grace wants to control from the top but Berger keeps moving.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Steve Berger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace trying to control but Berger is working from the bottom.
Grace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger can't keep his opponent in guard - Grace advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Berger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Berger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Berger wants to sweep here but Grace controlling him for the moment.
Grace trying to control but Berger is working from the bottom.
Grace pushing down on Berger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grace slows the pace down in half guard.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Berger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger trying to control but Grace postures up.
Grace drops an elbow to the side of Berger's head.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Berger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grace is looking for a kimura but Berger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grace to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berger is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Berger.
I think Berger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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