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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Trigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Karpatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Karpatz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Trigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Karpatz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpatz tries to bum rush Trigg with a series of wild strikes but Trigg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trigg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karpatz misses with a double jab.
Trigg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karpatz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trigg scoring with punches from side control.
Trigg decides to stand back up.
Karpatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trigg circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Karpatz.
Trigg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trigg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karpatz defending well though.
Karpatz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trigg working over Karpatz with some ground and pound. Karpatz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karpatz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karpatz looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Trigg there.
Karpatz taking some punishment here, with Trigg in his half guard.
Trigg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karpatz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trigg lands a nice short elbow.
Trigg prevents Karpatz from standing back up.
Trigg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trigg prevents Karpatz from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karpatz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trigg slips a nice elbow through Karpatz's hands, connecting with Karpatz's forehead.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trigg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trigg is working Karpatz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karpatz wants to stand and escape but Trigg is having none of it.
Trigg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trigg prevents Karpatz from getting back to his feet.
Trigg lands a couple of elbows.
Karpatz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karpatz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karpatz throws a right and a left that Trigg avoids nicely.
Karpatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trigg circles away quickly and effectively.
Trigg shoots for a takedown but Karpatz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trigg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trigg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karpatz's head.
Trigg looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trigg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karpatz wants to stand but Trigg is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Trigg.
Karpatz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trigg prevents Karpatz from escaping the position.
Karpatz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trigg connects with a decent elbow.
Trigg working the head and body with strikes.
Karpatz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trigg working the ground and pound.
Karpatz tries to escape but Trigg is in control.
Karpatz taking a bit of punishment here - Trigg scoring with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karpatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Trigg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpatz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Trigg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Trigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Karpatz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trigg fails to land the takedown.
Trigg avoids the head kick by Karpatz.
Trigg misses with a takedown attempt - Karpatz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karpatz tries to bum rush Trigg with a series of wild strikes but Trigg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trigg fails to land the takedown.
Karpatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trigg circles away quickly and effectively.
Trigg shoots in but Karpatz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karpatz misses with a two punch combination.
Karpatz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trigg's head.
Bo Karpatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Karpatz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Trigg dominated that round.
That's time! Trigg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karpatz misses with a few strikes there.
Trigg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karpatz pushes Trigg off looking to stand but Trigg dives back in and keeps control.
Mack Trigg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trigg connects with a nice short shot to Karpatz's temple.
Karpatz tries to kick Trigg off but Trigg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trigg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karpatz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trigg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karpatz wants to get back to his feet.
Trigg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karpatz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karpatz lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karpatz misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trigg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karpatz swivels and escapes.
Trigg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Trigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trigg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Karpatz misses.
Karpatz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trigg.
Trigg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trigg gets a takedown into half guard.
Karpatz is trying to stand up here but Trigg is controlling him well.
Karpatz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Trigg manages to move to mount!
Trigg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karpatz's face.
Trigg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karpatz hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karpatz is trying to stand.
Karpatz is bucking up trying to escape but Trigg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trigg landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Karpatz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Trigg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karpatz's face.
Trigg lands a big elbow.
Trigg landing strikes from the mount and Karpatz is in trouble!
Trigg lands a big shot there that rocks Karpatz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trigg lands a big shot there that rocks Karpatz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karpatz wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Trigg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Trigg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Trigg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karpatz?
Trigg lands with some strikes.
Trigg throwing strikes here but Karpatz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Karpatz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trigg tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trigg breaks from Karpatz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trigg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trigg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Karpatz is trying to stand up.
Trigg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trigg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trigg with good strikes from the mount here!
Trigg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Karpatz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trigg unloading with bombs!
Trigg raining down shots from the mount!
Trigg lands a big elbow.
Trigg landing strikes from the mount.
Karpatz tries to buck Trigg off but he can't manage it.
Trigg looking to finish Karpatz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Karpatz!
Trigg lands a heavy elbow.
Karpatz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Trigg with good strikes from the mount here!
Karpatz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trigg lands a nice shot to the head.
Karpatz is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Trigg dominated that second round.
That's time! Trigg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karpatz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trigg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karpatz's guard now.
Trigg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karpatz's head.
Trigg stops Karpatz from standing up.
Karpatz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Trigg manages to pass to side control.
Karpatz pushes Trigg off looking to stand but Trigg dives back in and keeps control.
Trigg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karpatz wants to get back to his feet.
Karpatz taking some punishment here, with Trigg in his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karpatz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trigg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trigg connects with a nice short shot to Karpatz's temple.
Karpatz is trying to stand.
Trigg working over Karpatz with some ground and pound. Karpatz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Karpatz is looking to escape.
Trigg winds up and cracks Karpatz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trigg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karpatz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bo Karpatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpatz misses with a head kick.
Trigg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karpatz, pushing him back against the cage.
Karpatz wants to break free but Trigg has control.
Trigg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karpatz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karpatz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trigg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trigg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karpatz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Trigg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karpatz misses with a double jab.
Trigg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karpatz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpatz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karpatz misses with a wild combination.
Karpatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Karpatz does no damage.
Karpatz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trigg circles away quickly and effectively.
Karpatz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trigg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karpatz is looking to stand up but Trigg isn't so interested in that idea.
Trigg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karpatz's head.
Karpatz is looking to stand up but Trigg isn't so interested in that idea.
Karpatz pushes Trigg off and scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Trigg with that takedown attempt.
Trigg fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Trigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpatz throws a head kick that misses.
Karpatz misses with a double jab.
Trigg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karpatz!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trigg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trigg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karpatz wants to get back to his feet.
Trigg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpatz is trying to stand.
Karpatz bucks Trigg off and manages to get back to his feet!
Trigg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karpatz as he avoids it easily.
Karpatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trigg misses with a takedown attempt - Karpatz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karpatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karpatz throws a combination that misses
and Trigg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trigg chips away with some ground and pound.
Trigg gets to his feet - Karpatz follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trigg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karpatz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Trigg cracks Karpatz with a big right hand but Karpatz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Trigg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trigg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Trigg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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