I heard Kaitlyn yell, "Go, Mike!" Which distracted me. Which was, I told myself, why Mark was able to take me down with a simple single leg lock. Instantly he was ahead on points. Luckily I'd managed to pivot and land on all fours and he was going to have to fight pretty hard to get me on my back. I traded time for leverage and fought him with everything I had, but couldn't break out. I was sweating out all of my energy. He was unshakable and his head was right next to my ear.
"Your sister's a f*****g w***e," he said.
I saw red, and adrenaline pumped into my veins. I straightened my arms, pushing myself and Mark up off the floor. The crowd gasped as I stood up and held him above me, ready to throw him to the floor.
"Mike!" Coach Thomas yelled.
It broke through. Instead of throwing him,
