Original subtitles

[ Siren wailing ]

Alvey: Fuck. Oh, shit.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Fuck.

Fuck.

Fuck. Push it. Come on.

Fuck.

Come on.

[ Helicopter blades whirring ]

[ Horn honks ]

[ Rap music plays ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Dog barks ]

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Engine revs ]

Whoa, whoa! Hey, motherfucker!

Carlos: Fuck you, bitch!

No, fuck you!

[ Engine shuts off ]

Come on, man. Are you kidding me?

Are you a tough guy or something?

Aah! Fuck!

[ Grunting ]

[ Gun clatters ]

[ Horn honks ]

[ Engine shuts off ]

Hey.

What's up, kid?

[ Rock music plays ]

Hey, doll.

Man: How's it going, coach?

You know what I say, man.

Choke 'em if they can't take a punch, right?

No. No, no, no.

See? You see what just happened?

Motherfucker, that's why you lost.

Get that up!

Guys. Are those chairs?

Fellas, I need that cage.

I need the cage. Nate, grab jose.

Jump in. I'll be there in a minute.

Whiskey joe! My man!

Don't drop that right.

[ Dog barks ]

[ Clapping ]

[ Dog whines ]

Lisa: All right, I want these everywhere.

Skinny guys, fat guys, happy guys, sad guys,

Any guy you see, just... Big smile on your face,

Hand them one of the fliers.

Girls, too. Okay? Shelby: Got it.

Shelby.

Shelby. You remember the pitch?

Yes. Great.

Let's hear it.

I mean, not verbatim.

Okay.

Okay, uh, just watch me.

Hi. Hi.

I'm lisa. What's your name?

I'm, uh, trent.

Trent? Wow. Yeah.

What a cool name. [ chuckling ] thanks.

You work out, right?

I mess around.

We should work out some time together.

You think we should?

Yeah, I do.

Have you heard of this gym?

Navy st. Mma? It's in venice.

It's run by this guy, alvey kulina.

You've probably heard of him.

He's a legendary fighter.

Wow. Alvey sounds like a badass.

He is.

There's jujitsu and muay thai and classes.

All day long. Hmm.

[ Chuckling ] are there women like you there?

The place is crawling with them.

Holy Jesus christ. You're killing me.

[ laughs ]

That's it. That's how easy it is.

We're gonna be rich, ladies.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What the fuck is that? What?

That's not... That's not the photo.

That's not the photo.

That's the photo, you're pretty, I promise,

And I love you, but that's the flier.

All right, ladies. Everywhere.

Split 'em up anyway you want.

Take a pile. Take a box.

[ Urinating ]

Dantzler: Mr. Wheeler.

Want to give me a minute?

Number one...

You will not own, use, or have in your possession.

A firearm or any other object considered a weapon.

By the state of california.

Is that understood? Yes, sir.

Number two, as a condition of your parole,

You will be completing.

An inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.

At ocean dunes recovery.

Yes, sir.

So if I come down there,

You're gonna be where you're supposed to be?

Yes, sir.

'Cause if you fuck up, you drink a beer,

Don't show up for work, any kind of hiccup,

I will lock your ass right back up.

You got a wife?

I guess four years is a long time to wait.

We weren't married.

[ Sighs ]

[ Chuckles ]

Goodness gracious.

What a mess you made.

[ Sighs ]

Yeah, just throw your shirt over on the copier.

God almighty.

You look like an iron maiden poster.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

I used to love them. Turn for me.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

Okay, we got it.

Control the wrist! Control the wrist! Watch your hips!

Where is it? That's it.

No, you don't have it. You don't have it!

Come on!

Breathe. Relax. Relax.

No, get back. Get back. Get your weight back.

Back! Get your weight back!

Breathe and relax.

No rubber guard. Stop! Stop, stop, stop.

Stop and relax.

Show him what I'm talking about, please.

Watch him. It's easy. You're close.

Look. Watch what he does. Watch this.

Joe daddy, show him.

When he throws his leg over, look where his left hand goes.

Control the elbow. Boom.

See what I'm saying? Yeah.

Flow, flow, flow. Come on.

Is that your fucking mouth guard?

Oh, shit. Sorry.

Sorry?

I want you to shoot on him, all right?

Make him work.

Now relax. Relax. Relax.

That's it! Elbow, elbow, elbow!

Breathe! There it is! There it is!

Boom! Nice!

That's it. See what I'm saying?

That's what walker can't beat.

How you feeling?

Feel pretty good.

You're fucking great, man. Yeah?

Stand up has never been better. The ground game's solid.

Your cardio is in.

Where's the weight?

A little heavy.

How heavy?

170... 172.

All right, keep your water loading up.

No sodium and cut the carbs. All right?

We don't get a pound, we're in california.

If you don't make weight, I cut your fucking balls off.

You hear me?

What the fuck's going on?

Hey! Hey!

What, is the ice-cream man here?

Get back to work! Get back to work!

Cool him down. Shadowbox.

When'd you get out?

Yesterday. I'm at a halfway house.

Did you fuck that up yet?

No, man. It's different now.

I'm not... I'm not causing problems.

What the fuck are you doing here, ryan?

Come on. Come to my office.

Tell me where your head's at.

Was that nate in the cage?

[ laughing ] yeah, man.

Just finishing up camp. He's on the long beach card...

Here... Fighting walker.

Wow. Ufc's sniffing around.

Yeah?

He beats walker, he looks good doing it,

He's a serious conversation at 155... serious.

How's jay doing, anyway?

Don't even ask me about jay.

I'm missing a computer, if that tells you anything.

Is he fighting at all? Nah, nah.

He hasn't fought in a couple years.

I heard he was tearing it up. What happened?

He kept pulling out of fights.

Made me look like an asshole.

Fuck. Is he getting fucked up?

You know jay.

He's getting fucked up. He fucks things up.

He steals shit. He's a fuck-up, you know?

I had to 86 his ass out of the gym.

Because I don't want him poisoning nate's camp.

Not with a fight like this coming up.

You know, I don't want to fucking talk about jay.

What about you? Hmm?

You show up here after 5h years. You look good.

You in shape? You want to fight?

I'm not... I'm not even thinking about that right now.

Why not?

I mean, four years off. You're still young.

No wear and tear on the body.

Yeah, it's more about, like, what I can handle,

You know, emotionally. I'm just...

Oh. No, I get it. Kind of easing back into things.

I gotcha, I gotcha. Yeah, just one step at a time.

No, no. Say no more. I understand.

Yeah, but, honestly, alvey...

[ clears throat ]

I was hoping maybe

I could help out around here, you know?

Coach the guys up.

You know, whatever you need.

You know, truth of it is, ryan,

I'm kind of sucking wind through my asshole.

That's fine. I'll do it for free, man.

Just help out, you know, fit in wherever.

For free?

Yeah, whatever you need.

I don't know. I mean...

Maybe you [sighs] I don't know.

Maybe help me with nate's camp?

That'd be good for him.

A couple days and then we can talk after. Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah, couple days, man.

I'll tune him up. Good.

Be like old times, only better.

Yeah.

Good.

Thanks. Good.

I'm glad you're okay.

Thank you.

It's great. Thanks.

Oh, you know what?

I got a bunch of shit I want to show you, actually.

I was gonna throw this shit away, but...

Instead I moved it around 15 times.

Lisa: Hey, nate.

Where's your dad?

By the storage thing.

Lisa. Wheeler's here.

Alvey: I don't throw anything away.

I've become my mother.

You're gonna shit your pants when you see this.

Huh? Is that a lifetime ago?

Ryan: Oh, god.

Look how big you are.

Lisa: Can I see you in my office?

Hi, lisa.

Can I see you in my office, please?

Give me a call, yeah? Yeah.

Hey, nate. You rolling out? Nate: Yeah.

Ryan: You're a big-ass 155.

I'm 172 right now.

And you fight in three days? Yeah.

That's gonna be a nasty cut.

You think you can do it?

I better. Or else my dad's gonna kill me.

You know how crazy he is.

[ laughs ] no. You'll be all right, man.

I cut 20 pounds every time I fight.

Two gallons of water a day to help with the hunger.

Yeah. Good, good.

So, dad said you had a good camp.

You feel ready?

Yeah. Yeah, for sure.

What about you? You back now or what?

Maybe. I don't know.

Look, my wrestling could use a little work.

Yeah, your dad and I are talking.

We're gonna work something out.

Don't worry. I'll get you tuned up.

Yeah, it'll be awesome.

This is me right here.

[ Sighs ]

It's not that bad. I've got reading material.

Enjoy.

Hey, give jay a shout.

Yeah, I will. Be safe, man.

♪ Skills

♪ I got skills

♪ I got skills to make it through your doorway ♪

♪ Skills

♪ I got skills

♪ I got skills to make it through your doorway ♪

♪ Look at me

♪ look at me and tell me if you've ever seen me before ♪

♪ You know sometimes I'm just too much in love with me ♪

Hey, nate. What's up, dawg?

♪ To see that you're also there ♪

♪ I have these dreams about our past and the future ♪

What's up?

♪ What we've done and where we've been ♪

♪ And how it was, you know?

♪ I looked at you

Not fucking now, man!

Shut the fucking door, please!

You're in my room, jay.

[ Moaning ]

Well, this is fucking embarrassing.

The damage is done, nate.

Five more minutes.

Five. Shut the door, please!

Shut the fucking door, please! Please!

♪ I got skills

♪ I got skills to make it through your doorway ♪

What are you making?

A shake.

Like, a vitamin shake or something?

You're so good.

How come you don't talk?

I do talk. No, you don't.

You just work out and drink those fucking smoothies.

And eat fucking celery and don't talk to anyone.

You know, I think that you should have some more fun.

Jay: Hey! Party's over!

Everybody out, out, out, out!

Ándale, andale, mamacita! Come on!

Come on, babe. Get the fuck out of his house.

Jesus christ. Oh!

Let's burn some meat, huh?

Nate? What you got there, pal?

Walker's got heavy hands, man.

Yeah, well, that's all he's got.

Gentlemen, let's go.

I'm telling you.

That's a highlight reel, so you're not gonna see.

All the times he gets his fucking ass whipped.

Out! Asshole.

You got to unplug, nate. Unwind.

Don't spin out. You know what I'm saying?

Sit down.

You're gonna fucking smash this kid, nate.

You got this. Clint's a little bitch.

He's won seven in a row.

Against fucking nobody, nate. Fucking nobody.

You're gonna do tremendous fucking damage.

To this young man.

You got to drag him to the fucking deep end.

And you're gonna wait until he curls up.

Like a bag of fucking monkey-bitch...

Trembling, whimpering monkey-bitch.

Okay?

Or you can just punch him in the fucking face

'cause he hates that. That's how I beat him. Later, jay.

That was three years ago, jay.

I know, but it's the same motherfucker, bro.

It's the same motherfucker.

Hey.

This was in the fence.

You said you paid the rent.

I did. He's tripping.

We're a few hundred short. Don't worry about it.

What happened to the money from my last fight?

It's gone.

Where did it go?

Rent, bills, fucking supplements, you know?

Shit is expensive, nate.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Hey. Don't I always fucking take care of you?

Yeah. Huh?

Yeah. You ever want anything?

I don't recall us ever sleeping on the fucking beach, do I?

No.

All you need to do right now...

Thank you, my friend.

[ Both laugh ]

You need to focus on this fight.

That is the only thing your mind needs to be on right now.

Okay? Yeah.

Now... You want to spar tomorrow?

Dad doesn't want you in the gym.

Minor problemo, señor.

Will you keep your fucking balls off my chicken, please?

Fine, fine. Yeah, I feel guilty.

I feel fucking guilty, okay?

You were engaged to the guy, he goes to prison,

And I steal you away. I'm a snake.

You stole me? What am I? A fucking bicycle?

That's not what I meant, but that's what happened.

All right. I don't know how many times

I need to beat this into your brain,

But I didn't leave him for you.

I left him for me.

I mean, he uses people, alvey.

The second you got him to the ufc,

He dumped your ass for greg jackson.

Okay, that was a long time ago.

You're not smoking those.

That was a long time ago, and he knows he messed up.

Baby. He doesn't care about anybody.

Don't light that.

You don't know him like I do.

I know he's a superstar. Alvey...

I know he's a superstar and I know he's 28.

And I know he's got a lot of fight in him.

I can't even believe we're having this conversation.

Baby, do you trust me? Mm-hmm.

'Cause I trust you.

Okay. Yeah.

Now, we are hanging on.

By a very thin thread financially.

You tell me that every day. I know, I know.

Okay, so guys like ryan don't come around every day.

I can't let him go.

You know this. You know if I want to stay relevant,

I need a superstar in my camp.

He's a superstar.

How do you even know if he wants to fight again?

Keith: "behaviors that precede an addict's relapse"

"follow the standard patterns of isolating oneself.

"Those patterns include

"isolating oneself from others,

"refusing to talk about one's own feelings,

And doubting one's ability to stay obstinate."

Abstinent, you dumb motherfucker.

You read next, michael. I wouldn't get too cocky.

Keep going, keith.

Keith: "becoming overwhelmed by ordinary problems,".

And the last one is, "outbursts of anger."

Okay, let's take a break.

15 minutes, guys.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Michael: This fucking guy. [ laughs ]

Yo.

Hey, yo.

I heard you're, like, a fighter or some shit.

Is that true?

No, man. That was a long time ago.

Must have been.

Because now... You don't look like shit.

I'm gonna head back inside.

Hey, yo, I got 100 bucks says I hit harder than you.

I don't have 100 bucks.

Then I guess you better win.

[ laughs ]

I'll tell you what...

I'll even let you go first.

[ Chuckles ]

Man: Yeah!

[ Laughter ]

Ooh!

Any time, motherf...

Ohh!

Whoo!

That's what I'm talking about, young blood!

That's what I'm talking about. Yeah.

Whoo! I told you, boy.

Man ♫2: Seeing stars yet? [ laughs ]

[ Muriel gags ]

Carlos: Shit, yeah. Choke that shit.

Take the head, baby. Work that fucking hog.

There you go. Choke on that shit.

That's it.

Yeah.

Shit!

[ Gasps ]

Oh, damn, carlos! That was too rough!

[ Breathing heavily ]

Fuck my ass.

You're getting fucking weird.

Hector! Look who I found!

After cardio, roll around with nate a bit.

I want to see where he's at, all right?

Yeah, I'll show him some things.

That'll keep walker's hands off him.

Mm.

I wanted to... I wanted to give you this.

"The screwtape letters."

It's not what it sounds like, "screwtape."

It's about an old demon.

Is it like a romance novel? No, no, listen to me.

It's about an old demon... His name is screwtape...

W-who writes these letters.

To this young up-and-coming demon,

Tries to teach him.

How to lure and turn people away from god.

I know it sounds kooky,

But it's, uh, it does it in a funny way.

It's good. Just read it.

Trust me. Trust me.

[ Clears throat ]

Alvey, I'm not a big christian. I'm not...

Yeah, I'm a christian. I'm a heathen, dude.

I... I got the book from an old whore.

In a bar in san pedro. Thank you, love.

Anyway, I'm not preaching to you, man.

It's just good to know who you're fighting sometimes. You know what I mean?

Read it, don't read it. It'll help calm you down.

That and lexapro, which they should put in the water.

You know how to read, right?

No, not really.

Oh, man. This can't be good. What's up?

Shit.

Okay, try not to freak out.

They're just messing around.

Son of a bitch.

There you go. That's the way.

Hey! Whoa! Shut the goddamn door!

What the fuck are you doing?!

Are you out of your fucking mind?!

Are you out of your fucking mind?

Are you out of your mind? No, we're training, pop.

Get out of the fucking cage.

Get out of the cage! You could have cut him.

But I didn't cut him,

Chill the fuck out? Why don't I fucking chill the fuck out?

Get out. Get out.

Everybody go home. Gym's closed today. Go home.

He's getting a little nasty in his old age. Get out of there.

You, get out of that fucking cage.

Jay, I'm warning you. Just get out of here, okay?

Stupid.

Get your head out of your ass.

Fucking jay.

[ laughs ]

That's hilarious. [ chuckles ]

Y... You and alvey...

How long has that been going on?

Two years.

Are you fucking kidding me showing up here?

I'm not trying to start anything.

I'm sincerely happy for you guys.

I love alvey.

So do I.

I can see that.

You, uh, you guys, uh...

Seem like a really good team.

Look, I don't know what he promised you,

But we can't afford to pay you anything.

That's fine.

So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna get a real job?

Yes, I am.

Mm. Doing what?

I don't know yet, lisa.

I'm still trying to learn the fucking bus, but...

I should go check on them.

Alvey will call you when he calms down.

Oh, and, ryan? Don't fuck with my life.

[ Ourlives' "heart" plays ]

♪ There are ways to mess with my heart ♪

♪ There are ways to mess with my heart ♪

♪ Just one look, one lie

♪ can make my world feel alive

♪ there are days when nothing feels right ♪

[ Bell chimes ]

It's for you.

♪ There are days when nothing feels right ♪

♪ And one look, one lie

♪ can make the world feel all right ♪

[ Muffled talking ]

Go away! No!

Come on.

Seriously! Please.

[ Gunshots ]

Shit!

[ Dogs barking ]

Jay!

Jay! Stop!

Put the fucking gun down!

What the fuck is wrong with you?

He... he was fucking funny, nate.

It's funny! He was looking at me funny.

I was just putting him out of his misery.

[ Gasps, coughs ]

I'm going to dad's.

Nate, come on!

You're such a fucking idiot.

Baby. Come over here.

[ laughs ]

I got to pee. [ laughs ]

[ Coughing ]

Nate.

Nate. Nate, nate, nate.

Nate.

[ laughs ]

Alvey: Nate. All right, we got this.

Ryan: You ready?

This too shall pass.

Tuck them in. Tuck the sweats in.

Tuck the sweats in. Socks over the sweats.

[ Indistinct talking ]

Fun time! Fun time!

[ Deer tick's "twenty miles" plays ]

♪ Raindrops like bullets on my fragile skin ♪

♪ Insecurities I've had are creeping within ♪

♪ Now I'm 20 miles outside of the place that you live ♪

♪ And I need one more chance now that time's running thin ♪

♪ I'm losing when I am not playing no games ♪

♪ Now would you take me back when I've gambled my pay? ♪

♪ And I've got no directions without her little fingers ♪

♪ Barbed wire, razor wire, nothing keeps me from her ♪

♪ Ohhhhhhhh

♪ and if I had no boots, I'd trek through the mud ♪

♪ While mosquitoes are racing to draw the first blood ♪

♪ If you're running away, then I'm looking for you ♪

♪ And if you've lost your way, I'm seeing you through ♪

♪ Oh, if you're running away, I'm looking for you ♪

♪ And if you've lost your way, I'm seeing you through ♪

♪ Ohhhhhhhh

[ gunshot ] ryan: Breathe.

Alvey: In and out. In and out.

We gotcha. We gotcha.

All right, all right. Cold towel!

Nate: I'm good.

Short breath in. Come on, come on, leave it on. Breathe, breathe.

Listen to me. Breathe. Leave it on. Leave it on. You're all right. You're all right.

Breathe. Short in.

Man: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,

And welcome to the weigh-ins here at the long beach fight.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

Please welcome to the scale mr. Clint walker!

[ Cheers and applause ]

And mr. Walker weighs in at...

154.5 pounds.

And his opponent, ladies and gentlemen,

Now coming to the scales.

Here is nate kulina.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And mr. Kulina weighs in at...

Right on the money, ladies and gentlemen!

155 pounds.

Let's give it up one more time for these two warriors,

Clint walker and nate kulina!

Didn't flinch. Fuck him. Fuck him.

We'll see you tomorrow night, ladies and gentlemen.

Don't miss this one.

There you go.

Thanks, lisa. Eat up.

I'm gonna go take a shower. Mm.

So, what? Are you nervous?

Yeah. What if I lose?

You're not gonna lose.

What if I do?

What if he catches me while I'm gassed?

Anything could happen. Then what?

Then nothing.

You're gonna kill this guy. Trust me.

Nate. Come on.

Listen to me.

[ Glass shatters ]

[ Dog barking in distance ]

Leave it, leave it, leave it.

Leave it. Leave it and calm down.

Leave it alone!

You should let jay train again.

Jay? Is that what this is about?

Your brother? Yes, that's what this is about.

It's better when he's there.

It's better for him and it's better for me.

Forget about jay. He made his choice.

Put my dish down. Listen to me.

Get your fucking head straight,

'cause you got a fight to think about.

Forget about your brother.

Can't you just talk to him?!

Just talk to him!

He's your own son.

And you can't even fucking talk to him.

You're a fucking asshole! Get out of my fucking face!

Are you out of your mind?!

Get out of my fucking sight.

You want to be a tough guy?

You want to be a tough guy? Huh?

You have no fucking idea what a tough guy is.

Get out.

You break my dishes? Get out.

Go, you animal.

Get out before she comes down.

Get out of here.

[ Door closes ]

Fuck.

My fucking dishes.

Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em all.

Fucking meal. Fuck.

Cover your titties! Here I come!

Oh, he's alone! Perfect!

Wheeler!

Oh, there's my beautiful boy.

Come here. How the hell are you? Get off of me.

I want to show you something I learned in prison.

You'll love this. Get off of me. Get off me.

Mm! You'll love this.

How'd you get in here? Door was wide open.

Look here.

Rise and shine. How's that sunlight? Oh, please.

Oh, my god. What time is it?

Early. Let's eat. Ugh.

What are you gonna get for me?

We're gonna get... come on. My choice. You're paying.

Come on, convict. Help me up. Get the...

Ohh.

Fuck...

Aah!

Oh, yeah, daddy likes!

Ryan: What is it with you and your dad?

He's a fucking hypocrite.

I mean, nobody put more shit up his nose than my old man.

He'd eat the asshole out of a fucking mule.

If he thought it was gonna get him high.

And now he's coming at nate and he's like,

"I'm gonna take care of you. I'm your dad."

Okay. Bullshit. Where the fuck have you been?

I've been looking after him since I was 15 years old.

Yeah. He's made some mistakes,

But at least he's trying now, right?

Yeah, but that's what's so funny.

You know, now he's got his pills and his shrink.

And he's walking around preaching,

Telling everybody what to do.

Of course, he doesn't make any apologies for my mom.

Or fucking anything.

Well, no disrespect, man. Your mom's strung out.

That's not your dad's fault.

Because he fucked with her head, man.

Disappearing with other bitches, treating her like shit.

Dude, I watched it happen. She wasn't always like that.

She wasn't like that when we were kids.

Boy.

I don't know why you're defending him.

I would fuck his ass up.

Stealing my girl while I'm in jail, no, no, no...

Jerking off into a fucking dude's mouth. No, hey, hey, hey...

No, no. Shut the fuck up.

No, man. That's on me.

Hey.

I put myself in prison. Nobody else.

Okay. Still, you know?

It's fucked up.

Lisa is dope, dude.

You got no idea how small your world can become.

I like my world.

Look at my world.

I do whatever I want.

To whoever I want whenever I want.

My world's the shit, bro.

When's the last time you fought?

I don't know.

Over a year is what your dad said. Okay.

[ Clears throat ] so what?

Who gives a shit?

Dude, listen, you don't fucking do anything else.

The one thing that you're fucking good at is fighting,

And that's... you're not even doing that.

At a certain point, you're just a broke motherfucker.

With some faded tattoos.

Who fucked the fun out of you there in prison, huh?

Juanita? Simone?

Manny?

Shut the fuck up.

Jose?

You're angry, man. I fucking get it.

Don't set yourself on fire like I did.

I should be so lucky, okay?

At least you got paid.

Yeah, now I live in a shit box with a roommate.

Who's on probation for rubbing his dick.

On the avocados at albertson's.

[ Both laugh ] what?

I have a fucking curfew. I can't even go to nate's fight.

You're gonna fucking be there.

You're going to the fight.

It's not about nate, and he knows that.

It is about fucking nate, man. He's the one fighting.

[ Groans ] boy.

Good.

Alvey: This is our fight. This is our fight.

Easy. One.

Bring that elbow back.

It's boom. Boom.

Chin down.

That's right. Pop, pop.

All right. Now double it up.

One, two.

One, two.

Relax. Come on. Breathe.

[ Velcro rips ]

Come on. Keep moving.

You're doing fucking good, kid.

Throw the right and step out.

Good. Good. Keep moving, man. Sweat.

Back, back.

Nice.

Back leg. Stay on the back leg.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

And welcome to long beach, california.

This is the main event of the evening.

[ Cheers and applause ]

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

Let's bring our first fighter to the cage.

Here is clint walker!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Hip-hop music plays ]

[ Crowd booing ]

And his opponent now coming to the cage,

Ladies and gentlemen, nate kulina.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Rock music plays ]

Woman: Whoo!

Come on, nate! You got this!

You got this, baby!

Bring it in, bring it in, bring it in.

Listen, we've been through a lot of shit, right?

But we're a fucking family.

And nobody can fucking change that.

You're my boys. I love you.

Now go fucking cave his face in, huh?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Keep it clean, all right?

Mouthpiece.

Man: Ladies and gentlemen,

As you can see, the fighters are in the house.

So I just have one question for you.

Are you ready for a war?!

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, gentlemen, been over the rules already.

Protect yourself at all times, obey my commands at all times.

Touch gloves now if you want.

At the sound of the bell, come on out.

And have at your business. Let's go.

Alvey: Nate, nate, you set the pace!

You set the pace, right?

You go out there and let your hands go!

Jay: Who wants it more? Nice and relaxed.

You ready to fight? You ready to fight?

Have it! Let's go!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on, nate! Hands up!

Relax!

Get out of there! Get out of there!

Nate! Tie him up! Tie him up, nate!

Tie him up!

Referee: Nate, you got to move.

Got to defend yourself!

Knees, knees! Knees!

Knees!

Underhook, underhook!

You got to show me something or I'm gonna stop it, nate.

You got to defend yourself, nate.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Check!

Angle up!

Hands up! Hands up!

Kick, nate! Angle up!

Knees! Knees!

[ Crowd booing, cheering ]

Nate, get out of there! Get out of there!

Chin down, chin down! Breathe, breathe.

Short time! Short time!

Don't tap! Don't you tap!

Chin down! Relax, please!

Breathe. You're all right! You're all right!

[ Air horn blows ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's his round. It's his round.

Listen to this.

He just showed you everything he has, right?

He left nothing out. You took it all. You took it all.

I need you to relax, though, all right?

I don't want you to fight his fight.

I want you to fight your fight.

So just breathe and relax.

I want you to angle out, throw your hands,

And angle out again.

Hey, let your fists start flying!

Hit him in the fucking face! Shut the fuck up.

Look at me. Looking for a way out!

Stay cool. Stay relaxed. Game play. Let's go.

Second bell. Mouthpiece in. Mouthpiece.

Bring him a way out. Give him a way out!

This is not going...

Referee: All right, gentlemen, second round.

You ready to fight? You ready to fight?

Touch. Let's go!

Come on! Come on, relax!

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

Yeah!

[ Crowd cheers ]

You got it, nate. Breathe!

Hands up!

[ Crowd groans ]

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

Knees, knees!

Knees!

[ Crowd cheers ]

Oh, shit! Yeah!

[ Indistinct shouting ]

All you got!

Give him all you got!

[ Air horn blows ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alvey: You good? Good. Good. Listen to me.

That's your fucking round, right?

We're not gonna leave this to the judges.

We're not leaving this to the judges.

You got to knock him the fuck out.

Give me five fucking minutes.

Give me five minutes, I'll give you a win.

All right, nate, come on! Last round! Fuck him up!

Referee: You ready to fight?

You ready to fight? Have it! Let's go!

Second wind! Nate!

Second wind! Come on!

Come on! Second wind!

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

[ Crowd cheering ]

Finish him! Finish him! Finish him!

You got this! Finish him!

Referee: You got to defend yourself.

Or I'm gonna stop this fight!

Finish him!

Finish him! Yes!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes!

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Yeah! Yeah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Crowd chanting "navy st." ]

[ Snoring ]

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Alvey: What a fucking night, huh?

It better not be over.

Really? Why? You want some of this?

You want some of the big dog?

No, I'm good, actually, I've decided.

Come on. You want some.

I'm good. No. Really? You gonna fight me again?

On this? [ laughing ] oh!

Huh? Come on! Come on!

Oh!

Aah!

[ Engine turns off ]

[ Siren wailing in distance ]

Here he comes. Hey, baby.

Hey.

Christina: What are you doing?

Get in.

I can't right now.

For a second?

Please?

You're gonna get me in trouble.

I'm just asking you to come in for a second.

[ Sighs ]

Can you just get some food?

I love you, mom.

Nate: Jay, you look good.

Not as good as me. I'm the fucking champ.

Champion.

Alvey: Good. Circle. Circle out.

You guys remember that time I beat clint walker?

That was special.

Man: Jay, what the fuck are you doing?

Jay: Work. Work.

Alvey. I'm allison castro.

This is my partner, paul blazevich.

How do you do?

We were at the fight last night. Incredible.

Your son's quite the athlete.

Yes, he is.

Can I help you guys with something?

We'd love to discuss some business opportunities.

With you if you're open.

Oh, I don't really deal with investors.

That's not my thing.

You know, I... I run things my way.

It's not for everyone. Thank you.

Understood, but maybe we could help ease the burden.

Uh, you know...

When you walk around the mats on the ground over there,

To the front desk, you'll find a card.

Lisa prince... Give her a call.

She'll... She'll help you out.

Fantastic. I'll reach out to her.

Here's my card, by the way.

It's so great to meet you, alvey.

You know, you're such a legend.

My dad used to watch all your fights.

Thank you.

Again, congrats on everything.

Nice fight.

Her dad used to watch all your fights.

[ laughs ] you know what, you little fuck?

Come on!

Come on, jay. What the fuck are you doing? Let's go!

I knew it was bad when... I got ejected.

From an in-n-out burger at noon on a Sunday.

Literally walked in, yelled, "if you don't want to get fucked",

You better freeze, 'cause I'll fuck anything that moves."

[ laughter ]

"You serve at my pleasure."

That was... That was my mentality.

One morning...

I come home...

Sorry.

And, uh...

[ door closes ]

I come home still wasted.

And there's my parents, my sister,

My, uh, fiancée,

Sitting in my living room.

Right away, I know it's an intervention.

I'm having none of it.

I'm cussing them out, throwing shit, trying to leave.

But my dad...

Uh...

Just steps in my way.

You know, you don't do that to me.

So...

Listen.

I spent... My first two years in prison.

Trying to kill myself.

With a... With a pair of rubber sandals...

I mean, anything.

Almost got lucky with a... With a melted-down toothbrush,

But...

[ sighs ]

Self-destruction is self-obsession.

I'm getting pretty fucking sick of myself, so...

It's time to change.

Woman: Well done, mr. Wheeler. Good job.

Hey, champ!

I thought I was gonna get to roll later?

I'm taking the day off. To do what?

Whatever the fuck I want.

Yeah-o.

Well, tomorrow...

Tomorrow, I'm gonna kick your ass.

New king!

Work the bag. Work the bag. Don't let the bag work you.

[ Speaks spanish ]

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

[ Conversing in spanish ]

[ Engine revs ]

[ Speaking spanish ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ Tires screech ]

Tell your dad "what's up?"

[ both grunting ]

[ Music continues ]

[ Car doors close ]

[ Tires squeal ]