All language subtitles for Warrior.2011.REPACK.1080p.BluRay.x264.AAC5.1-[YTS.MX]

(LAIDBACK MUSIC)

SONG: ♪ Well, we expected
something

♪ Something better than before

♪ We expected something more

♪ Do you really think

♪ You can just put it
in a safe behind a painting

♪ Lock it up and leave? ♪

(MAN TALKS INDISTINCTLY)

♪ Do you really think

♪ You can just put it
in a safe behind a painting

♪ Lock it up and leave?

♪ Walk away now

♪ And you’re gonna start
a war... ♪

MAN ON TAPE: Chapter 36.
The quarterdeck.

Enter Ahab, then all.

It was not a great while
after the affair of the pipe

that one morning,
shortly after breakfast,

Ahab, as was his wont, ascended
the cabin gangway to the deck.

♪ Whatever went away
I’ll get it over now

♪ I’ll get money,
I’ll get funny again

♪ Whatever went away
I’ll get it over now

♪ I’ll get money,
I’ll get funny again

♪ Walk away now... ♪

MAN ON TAPE: “It’s a white
whale, I say,” resumed Ahab,

as he threw down
the top-maul.

“A white whale!
Skin your eyes for him, men.

“Look sharp for white water. If
ye see but a bubble, sing out.”

Tommy?

Jesus!

What are you doing here?

I was just passing through,

and I figured, “Why not
have a belt with the old man?”

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

She looks good.

Yeah. She’s hanging in there.

Well, you always did
take good care of her.

Paddy Conlon.

Man of priorities.

I got a little something
for you.

Mom always said
never go anywhere empty-handed.

She did.

That’s not for me anymore,
Tommy.

You...you changed brands?

(GRUNTS)

Let’s go inside, huh?

Tommy!

Come on, let’s go inside.

(OPENS DOOR)

(CLOSES DOOR)

TOMMY: I like what you done
with the place.

Well, I appreciate that.

TOMMY: There’s not much of
a woman’s touch around here.

Yeah, well...

No more women for me, Tommy.

Yeah, must be hard

to find a girl who can
take a punch nowadays.

Here you go.

-Coffee?
-Uh-huh.

You haven’t seen a guy
in 14 years,

you're not gonna have
a drink with him?!

-Come on.
-I told you I’m off it, Tommy.

I’m coming up on 1,000 days.

Come on. Just a drink.

No.

He’s a schoolteacher
down in Philly.

Remember Tess? They had
two beautiful little girls.

TOMMY: So you found God, huh?
That’s awesome.

Mom kept calling out for him,
but he wasn’t around.

I guess Jesus was
down at the mill,

forgiving all the drunks, huh?

Who knew?

So you gonna ask about her?

Or you just gonna sit there
all sober?

-I know.
-Oh, you know?

What do you know? Huh?

Do you know it wasn’t enough to
drive west to get away from you?

That once we hit the water
we drove north too?

When I got sober
I hired a man to find you.

And is that one of the 12 steps?

Or does a guy like you get 24?

Just 12.

(SWIGS)

Did your guy tell you
what you needed to know?

Just that your mother died
in Tacoma.

You were in the Marines.
That was all.

That was enough.

Well, that’s too bad.

You could’ve gotten
some good details.

You could have heard about her
coughing up blood, on her knees,

in a shitbox with no heat.

Having me rub her down
with holy water

because she didn’t have
no insurance.

All the time waiting for
your pal, Jesus, to save her.

Did your man tell you that?

I’m sorry, Tommy.

Well, it’s good to know
that you’re sorry, Pop.

It goes a long way.

I think I liked you better
when you were a drunk.

(CHILDREN CHATTER)

MAN: Alright, then, alright,
alright, alright.

You say I can, you say I can’t.

What about if we all
get a unicorn?

Nope.

-Don’t you want a unicorn?
-Nope.

(CHILDREN CHEER)

What’s going on up here?

-Well...
-Oh, my goodness.

I’m not sure, but I think
Daddy is now a princess.

WOMAN: Daddy,
you look so handsome.

Do I?

-He’s a very pretty princess.
-I’m painting Daddy’s face.

Yeah, you are.

(MOUTHS WORDS)

WOMAN: Go on! Yeah.
You want to open your presents?

Yeah? You want to
do present time? OK!

Alright, come on. Ready?

WOMAN: Alright,
time for presents!

-Put this down.
-You want to put it down?

WOMAN: Presents time!
Time for presents!

Let’s start with this one.

How about that, Emily? Alright.

-GIRL: What did you get?
-Babe?

That’s an awfully big box.

It’s her birthday. Come on.

I know, but that’s why
you call it a budget.

You set it and you don’t budge.

CHILD: Hey, open the big box!

It's OK.

-I love you!
-’Bye, Mommy!

Be good, OK?
Daddy’s gonna give you a bath.

Hey, babe. I’m late.

Mom’s saying goodbye
to the girls.

She’s gotta get on the road.

They’ve been fed.
They just need a bath.

I’m on it.

They need to go to bed
at a reasonable time tonight.

Because after the party,
they’re exhausted.

Where’s the rest of that skirt?

Babe.

If any guys hassle you in that
joint tonight, call me, OK?

Yeah, just like you called me

when those Temple frat boys
decided to smash up your face.

I told you most nights I sit
on a stool and grade papers,

but every now and then
I need some action.

Alright.
Well, wait up for me tonight.

See what I can do about that.

Promises, promises.

(LAUGHS)

MAN: And we return
here on ‘MMA Live’,

Jon Anik alongside millionaire
fight promoter JJ Riley,

the Tapout crew, Punk and
Skrape, are in the building.

Now, JJ, what led to this project

that’s really redefining mixed
martial arts here in the States?

Well, mixed martial arts is a sport

I’m incredibly passionate about.

As far as where the idea for
Sparta came from,

I’ve always kind of really dug
the grand prix format,

so I tracked these guys down.

MAN: When JJ came to us,
he said he wanted to create

the Super Bowl
of mixed martial arts‘

MAN 2: He decided to put up
the $5 million purse too.

HOST: Well, there you have it.
It shall be done.

Hedge fund king JJ Riley

going from the lion’s den
of Wall Street to the cage

and promoting the biggest
winner-take-all tournament

in MMA history, Sparta.

Fitzy still own this?

Don’t know no Fitzy.
Colt Boyd owns this gym.

Can I help you with something?

Um...

How does it work here?

35 a month with locker.

We’re open at 7,
lights out at 11.

So you want to join?

Sure.

Put your name and contact info
on the card.

Thank you.

BRENDAN: Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.

There’s a lesson
in this too, OK?

Hold on, Tito.

So we have a body at rest, then
you have the bat, which needs...

-Acceleration.
-Acceleration, OK.

If you have enough acceleration,

you might have a chance
of breaking the body at rest.

-OK. Alright, you ready?
-Piece of cake.

Everybody got the glasses on?
OK, go. Piece of cake.

-(CLASS CHEERS)
-Come on, man‘

Come on, son!

(CLASS CHEERS)

Alright, there we go.
Well done, Tito, well done.

Remind me not to mess with you.

Sit down, everybody.
Dial it down.

So, have we got it?

Force equals mass times
acceleration. We got it‘

Alright.
Has everybody else got it?

-CLASS: Yeah.
-Yes? OK. Good, alright.

The third law...

Whoa, whoa, how many
laws this dude got?

-The dude?
-Yes, the dude.

The dude has three, alright?

Newton the dude says
that for every action,

there's an equal
and opposite reaction.

For example, if KC does not stop
the action

of sending texts in class

and tell her her posse outside
to beat it,

then my reaction might be

to send her down
to Principal Zito’s office...

CLASS: Ooh!

..thus setting the world
back in proper balance.

-Mr C, I put it away.
-(BELL RINGS)

Alright, before you go,
I have the tests from last week.

MAN: Let’s work it out.

Stop clowning.

Pick up the hands.

(MAN SHOUTS INSTRUCTION)

(MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

Let me see those hands. Come on.

See those hands.
Keep your hands up.

Go light.

MAN 2: Oh! Oh-ho!

MAN: I said go light!

MAN: Goddammit!

FIGHTER: Whoo-hoo! Whoops!
Who ARE these girls?!

We got a tournament coming up.

You gonna kill every guy
in the ”Burgh?

Oh, jeez.

Fenroy! Get me some ice.

And call that Puerto Rican kid
that fights out of the bottoms.

If he’s here in 20 minutes,
he gets 200 bucks.

TOMMY: I’ll fight him.

Do me a favor, guy.
Go back to your bag.

We don’t need anybody else
getting hurt. Take a walk.

Let’s go. Watch his neck.

Yo, Rock. What did you do?

You leave Mick and Paulie
at home today?

(MEN LAUGH)

-His phone’s disconnected.
-Well, go through the list.

Find me somebody.
Get me Joe Bones.

All I’m saying is that if you
need somebody to help you,

I’m happy
to keep your boy warm for you.

You ever fought before?

Yep.

Hey, this guy sign a waiver?

All good.

-What’s your name?
-Tommy.

You get tuned up in here,
it’s on you.

Sure, no problem. OK.

Come on in.

-(TIMER BEEPS)
-BOYD: Let’s go. Let’s go.

-MAN: Whoa!
-BOYD: Hey, watch that teep!

You gonna be a hero?
Alright.

Check that kick.

Easy.

MAN: Let’s go. Come on.

BOYD: There we go.

-Good.
-MAN: That’s it, that’s it.

ALL: Whoa!

BOYD:
Don’t let him take it back!

Get up!

Let’s move those hands.
Cover up, cover up!

Don’t give him your back!

ALL: Whoa!

BOYD: Cover up!

Cover up, dammit!

MAN: Oh!

(SILENCE)

You owe me 200 bucks.

This one here.

See, this is the new appraisal
figures that came in.

And this is how it affects
the monthly — turns into that.

The total value of the loan
over its life is that.

That’s just the way it is,
it puts you upside down.

That’s the problem —

the county did the assessment,
not the bank.

So the numbers are
what they are, Mr Conlon.

Brendan.

They are what they are,
Brendan.

You’re a math teacher.
You can appreciate that.

I’m a physics teacher.
I teach physics.

Physics. OK.

Look, the bank’s gotta go
by the new appraisal figures.

And according to these figures,

you’re upside down
on your mortgage.

Yeah, you’ve said that
three times.

I'm sorry, but I get that.

I’m asking you is there
something else you can do?

Not the bank, you.

Can you shift things around,
restructure?

Well...refinanced
twice already.

’Cause you advised us
to do that. You told me.

Well, I presented you
with that option,

but that was your choice.

I’m also showing that you
netted a substantial payout

with the refi.

We had that conversation.

l was paying medical bills.
Is that on your file?

Oh, right, sorry.
Your daughter’s...kidney?

-Heart.
-Heart.

Right, sorry.

A lot of stories.

Alright, so that’s my option,
is I have no options.

You’re not even gonna try
and help?

-Not even gonna try?
-No, I’m trying.

Look, I can
get you 90 days to get even.

90 days is not enough.

My wife and I, we have
three jobs between us.

That doesn’t cut it.

So, what do you suggest?

Let me ask you a question. Have
you thought about bankruptcy?

It’s a viable option.

There’s no shame in this
these days.

That’s not how I do things.

OK. Well, then, uh,
you’re looking at foreclosure.

COMMENTATOR 1: Utter domination
by Tommy Conlon,

the undefeated freshman
from Pittsburgh.

The prodigy is yet to yield
a single point

in the entire tournament.

COMMENTATOR 2: Tommy trained
by his father since age five.

-Talking about Paddy Conlon?
-The controversial Paddy Conlon.

Say what you will, but the
methods of the former Marine

have led his son to six straight
junior Olympic titles

and now just moments away from
a high school state championship.

-(HORN SOUNDS)
-And there it is!

(DOORBELL RINGS)

There’s just no limit to what
the future holds for this kid.

Tommy told me he’s chasing
the record of Theogenes,

apparently
a mythical Greek fighter

said to be undefeated
in over 1,400 bouts...

Hi. How you doing, sir?
I'm looking for Tommy Riordan.

-Who?
-Tommy Riordan.

My name’s Colt Boyd.

What business you got
with Tommy?

Well, none yet.
That’s why I’m here.

I manage fighters.

Oh.

Tommy’s been working out
at my gym,

and he put a beating

on the number-one middleweight
contender in the world today.

So I want to know
a little bit more about the guy.

Maybe help him out.

I have a lot of contacts,
Mr Riordan.

Conlon. The name is Conlon.

And anything you want to know
about Tommy,

you gotta ask him yourself.

Look, l’m just asking for
some general information here.

Like I said, anything you want
to know about Tommy,

you gotta ask him yourself.

Look, I don’t mean
to interrupt your night.

He put this address down
when he signed up.

He doesn’t live here.

-Alright, then.
-OK?

Goodnight.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

Alright, listen, kiddo. I need
you to put Mommy back on, OK?

I love you.

Hey. Hey, listen,
I'm just pulling in.

I'm gonna have to go.

Huh? No, they got
an open mike night thing on.

It’s gonna be a quiet one.

Alright, sleep well.

You too. Alright, ’bye.

(BIKE ENGINES ROAR NEARBY,
MEN SHOUT INSIDE)

It’s about time
for your next contest.

Introducing first,
in the red corner,

he fights out of Ridley,
West Virginia,

please welcome
Mike ‘The Mutilator’ Moore!

-(CHEERING)
-Go, Mike, go!

And his opponent,
in the blue corner,

he fights out of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,

please welcome 'Irish’ Brendan Conlon!

(BOOING)

This bout is scheduled
for three 5-minute rounds.

And when the action begins,
your referee is Mr Rick Fike.

FIKE: Fighters to the centre.

-(CROWD CHEERS)
-MAN: Kick his ass!

Gentlemen, I want you to obey
my commands at all times.

I want you to protect yourself
at all times.

If you have no questions,
touch gloves, back up,

and on my signal,
let’s come out fighting.

(CHEERING)

Fighter, are you ready?

Are you ready?

Do it!

(CHEERING)

Yeah, alright!

MAN: Come on, Mike, let’s go!

(CHEERING)

He got him good with that one.

MAN: Go! Come on, Mike!

Get him, Mike!

Come on, Mike, get up!

(BOOING)

-First five minutes up.
-15, yeah.

Hey, hey, kid. Nice fight.

Two more wins,
you’ll take home the bacon.

Hey, good job, boys.

(SILENCE)

-Hi, babe.
-Hey.

How was work?

Oh, my God.

What...what happened?

You said it was gonna be
a slow night.

I'm not bouncing at a club.

What do you mean,
you’re not bouncing?

(SIGHS, GROANS)

You’ve been lying to me?

I went in to apply.

And they were paying
nine bucks an hour.

I saw a sign.

I saw the thing.

They’re putting us out
of the house in three months.

We’re running out of options.

Then they put us out
in three months.

I’d rather go back
to our old apartment

than see you in the back
of an ambulance again.

I thought we agreed we weren’t
gonna raise our children...

(LOWERS VOICE) ..in a family

where their father gets beat up
for a living.

We’re not giving up the house.
It’s our home.

We’re not going backwards.

We’ll figure it out.

(WHISPERS) This is what
we’re not going back to.

(SIGHS)

(TRAIN HORN HONKS)

(RADIO PLAYS)

You wanted to talk?

Yeah.

I’m gonna start fighting.

That right?

Don’t play babe in the woods
with me.

I know that guy from the gym
came to see you.

Colt Boyd. Yeah.

l didn't tell him anything,
Tommy.

I wouldn’t be sitting here
with you now if you did.

WOMAN: Paddy,
can I get you more coffee?

No, thank you, I'm fine.

-Hon, would you like coffee?
-Sure, thank you.

Alright. (CLEARS THROAT)

There’s this tournament.
It’s a big tournament.

Top 16 middleweights
in the world,

single elimination,
winner takes all.

It’s a lot of money.

OK.

I’m gonna do that.

But if I’m doing it,
then, uh...

..then I’m gonna need
a trainer.

That much you were good at.

Mm-hm.

What? No, no, no, no, no.
This doesn’t mean anything, OK?

-Mm-hm.
-I’m serious.

We train, that’s it.

I don’t want to hear a word
about anything but training.

You understand?

You want to tell
your war stories,

you can take them down the VFW.

You can take them to a meeting
or to church,

or whatever the hell it is
that you do nowadays.

-What about Colt Boyd?
-What about him?

I told him I don’t train
with people I don’t know.

-The devil you know.
-Excuse me?

The devil you know is better
than the devil you don’t.

-Yeah.
-Uh-huh.

WAITRESS: There’s your coffee.

-Thank you.
-You’re welcome.

Chasing Theogenes.
It’ll be kinda like old times.

I just told you
this doesn’t mean anything.

Now get that through your skull
right now or I’m walking.

Alright, alright.

But you need something
through your skull too.

You called me,

so don’t go threatening to walk
every five minutes.

And since this is
about training,

you dump whatever it is
you need to dump

as far as those pills
are concerned.

I don’t want to see them.

In fact, hand them over
right now.

I know they’re on you, Tommy.

You sounded like a goddamn
maraca coming through the door.

Well...

Alright.

That’s not gonna do.

When you came through that door,
it was, “Ch, ch, ch."

Three.

Attaboy.

And another thing —
you don’t eat crap like this.

This is for losers and old men.

And we’re gonna have to bunk up.

If we’re gonna do this right,
you gotta stay at the house.

I watch your diet,
we follow the old regimen.

You copy?

Alright. Copy.

KC: Your brother's a liar.

He went in the middle
of the night to a strip club

and he said he saw Mr C...

-No way.
-..MMA type stuff.

You weren’t there,
so you don’t know.

-What’s MMA?
-Mixed martial arts.

Like, different styles
of fighting.

He was, like, dropping him
on the floor...

(BELL RINGS)

TITO: It’s true.

Take your seats. Now, please.

-I’m gonna ask him.
-Tito, ask him.

-Hey, yo, Mr C.
-Uh-huh?

My brother was at the titty bar
last night

and he said you was
choking brothers out.

I mean, what’s up? Is it true?

STEPHON: Yeah, Mr C, I mean,
like, is it true?

Did you really work
on some fools?

-KC: You have to tell us.
-STEPHON: Yeah.

(MOUTHS WORDS)

Alright, I want examples
of forms of energy.

(KNOCKS ON DOOR)

Come on, it’s not as bad
as it looks.

Are you being literal
or figurative?

Because literally it looks bad,

and figuratively
it looks even worse.

The superintendent’s coming by
in a few minutes.

Oh, my God.

So come on, Brendan.
Give me a little help here.

I mean, could you explain to me
what the hell you were doing?

I need the money, Joe.

Yeah, but this is...

We can’t have this.

This isn’t moonlighting at
Applebee’s, for Christ’s sake.

Shit, Brendan.

Leaving everything else aside,
which we can’t,

are you out of your mind?

You’re gonna get yourself
killed.

I mean,
you’re a goddamn teacher.

You got no business in the ring
with those animals.

Actually, I used to be
one of those animals.

I fought for a living.

Guess I forgot to put that down
on my application.

Yeah, I guess you did.

Look, I’m sorry, Joe,
it’s just...

Look, look, the school district
is not gonna tolerate

teachers cockfighting
in strip clubs.

It was a parking lot
of a strip club.

Wherever it was, you can’t
be doing it, alright?

I mean, this is a serious...
Shit, he’s here.

This is a serious problem.

Guy hasn’t been inside a school
since 9/11.

What are we gonna do?

You say “yes, sir”
and you say “no, sir"

and you say, “It will
never happen again, sir."

And then we just pray to God
that he’s in a good mood.

UFC?

Yeah.

Son of a bitch.

(OPENS DOOR)

Superintendent Yorn.
Good to see you, sir.

(WHISPERS) What are you doing?

Well...

..the girls have
an important piano recital

in the morning.

We had an equipment malfunction.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

How’d it go?

They’re gonna review your case
at the end of the semester.

But until then,
you’re suspended without pay.

Joe gave me the number
of his attorney.

How the hell are we gonna pay
for an attorney?

He talked to me for free,
as a favor to Joe.

That’s nice.

He said there’s no precedent
for this.

You’ll be back
by next semester.

Next semester.

Tess.

They have these smoker fights
all over.

There’s one in Lancaster
next week.

There’s two in Dover
the week after.

Wilmington, Camden, Baltimore.

That could keep us afloat.

You’re gonna put yourself
through this over and over,

for 500 bucks a pop?

Some of them pay a lot more
than that.

I would have to
bounce for a month

to make what I made in two hours
last night.

Yeah.

And these guys are not
real fighters.

They’re just guys that have seen
too much UFC on TV.

If you have a better solution,
I'm all ears, but...

What are we gonna tell
the girls?

It’ll be fine.

I’ll just leave the house
as usual,

except only this time
I’ll be going to the gym.

PADDY: Oh, the duck goes,
“Quack, quack, quack, quack"!

And the cow goes,
“Moo, moo, moo!"

But that rooster,
oh, that rooster,

he knew everything.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Let’s go, kiddo.
Let’s get moving.

Look what I found

in that disaster
of a...basement.

What do you say
we sit down and...

..update this?

And you can fill me in on how
close you got to that record.

Did you continue wrestling
after you left with...

..with your mother?

Come on, Tommy,
tell me something.

Yeah, I’ll tell you something.

You can take that back
to where you found it.

You can leave the coffee
in the pot.

I can pour that myself.

And I can wake myself up too.

Hurt my knees coming up
and down those stairs.

Yeah.

I’ll leave the coffee pot
until 0500.

Then I dump it.

(HELICOPTERS WHIRR)

MAN: I give command dismissed.

Go wash your nasty bodies.

Go square your gear away.

Corporal Bradford,
take this to CSC.

-Let them know we’re back.
-Roger, sir.

Detail! Atten... Hup!

What’s up, man?

Hey, Sergeant.
William’s company’s back.

SOLDIER: Damn, dude!

-That’s brutal.
-Did you see that?

-Oh, my God.
-What’s that?

Dude, ‘Mad Dog” Grimes is
getting tuned up by some dude

at a gym in Pittsburgh.

Who’s Mad Dog Grimes?

Shit, Bradford, the stuff
you don’t know amazes me.

Dude! Oh, my God,
did you see that?

-Oh, my God.
-Wait, rewind that.

OK.

Right there, pause,
pause, pause, pause.

SOLDIER: What’s up, man?

(BRADFORD RUNS)

Dude, what’s his deal?

You’re not gonna get your 11.

AV, I need to see the tape.

What tape? What tape?

The tape!

Oh. Keep playing.

Houlihan, fill in for me?

BRADFORD: And get the camera.

(MEN SHOUT, GUNFIRE)

(PAUSES TAPE)

BRADFORD: That’s him.

That’s him.

MAN: Let the music sink in
to you. This is Beethoven.

I want you to breathe.

I don’t want you boxing
like this.

No more stiff, right?
You listen to the music.

You relax, you breathe.
One, two, huh!

Again.

One, two.
One. One, two. One. One, two.

Good.

Good, good, good. Good.

Yose!

You’re gonna get it,
you're gonna get it, alright?

Two more rounds.

Do I know you?

(LAUGHS)

-Oh, man!
-Wow.

Long time, brother. Too long.

Look at your place.

-You like?
-Yeah.

You see this beast?
Marco Santos?

We’re training for Sparta.

-Oh, yeah, right.
-Not bad, right?

Looks amazing, man.

Come in the back. Move!

Move, move. Move or die.

-You look good, brother.
-Thanks.

How...how are the girls?

Good, yeah. I had
another little one, Rosie.

I know, I know
because Johnny C told me

she was in the hospital
for a bit.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

You know, I, uh...

..I was gonna call you,
and then time went by.

I'm a piece of shit. I should’ve
called you. I'm sorry.

-Oh, come on.
-No, Brendan.

-I’m sorry.
-It’s all good.

She’s good now.
She's OK?

So beautiful.

It’s good to see you, man.

So, you’re...
everything’s going...

..it’s going great, huh?

-Yeah.
-Yeah?

Well, you know, I got
a little problem.

Um...the guys at the bank
want to take my house away.

-What?
-Yeah.

That’s kind of why I came
to see you, actually.

You know, I got most of my dough
tied up in this joint,

but how much do you need?

I didn’t come here for a loan,
Frank.

I mean, I was hoping that...

..you would train me.

Train you for what?

I want to get back in the cage.

You serious?

Come on, Brendan.

I won an event the other night.

Ah, you won an event.
That’s what this is.

Let me guess —
it was in a parking lot?

DJ from a local radio station,

couple of ring card girls
you wouldn't bang on a dare?

Am I right?

-‘lsh’.
-lsh.

Oh, Brendan. I love you.

Why am I gonna train you?

When you were
on the right side of 30

you were barely a 500 fighter.

You never listened to me.

You don’t listen to anyone.

These guys are animals.

You’re a teacher, right?

What are you gonna do,

come down a couple days a week
after detention?

You’re gonna skip out of the
girls’ volleyball game, homie?

I got loads of time.
Time’s not an issue.

The parking lot thing
kind of got me suspended.

I need to keep working
the smokers.

-Tess know about this?
-Mm-hm.

Yeah?

’Cause the last time you fought,
I got read the riot act

sitting in
a hospital waiting room.

You remember that?

-I was unconscious.
-(LAUGHS)

You were more than unconscious.

(LAUGHS) I was.

She's not gonna come down here
with the two puppies,

screaming at Frank?

It’s not gonna happen.

What do you say, Frank?

What do I say?
What am I gonna say to you, no?

I mean, all my time
is wrapped up with Marco.

You come down,
I throw you in the rotation,

you spar with these guys,
but I...

..I can’t promise you
much more than that, Brendan.

That’s all I need.

-Great. Alright.
-Yeah.

-I appreciate it.
-Oh, what, are you kidding me?

-You need anything, you call me.
-I will.

Let me know
when you're coming down.

Well, I’m just gonna get
my stuff from the car.

Now?!

Hey, Brendan. Brendan.

It’s me, Pop.

What are you doing here?

I have some news for you.

Something wrong
with your hands?

No...

If there’s nothing wrong
with your hands,

there’s no reason for you
not to phone.

-That’s the deal.
-Yeah, I forgot.

Phone or mail, Pop.
Non-negotiable.

Hey, Brendan, you ever seen
my hands so steady?

Ever seen that?

I’m going inside.

I got 1,000 days, Brendan.

1,000 days sober today.

Well, that’s great, Pop,
but it doesn’t change anything.

What do you mean
it doesn’t change anything?

Have a heart, Brendan.

You listen to me.

You take
your “have a heart” bullshit

and you run it down the road.

Run it out with someone that
doesn’t know you like I do.

Ah, listen, you know,

I thought maybe
we could...could break bread.

You know, just open some lines
of communication.

You got two lines
of communication —

you got the telephone
and the post office.

God, just because you decide
it’s a special day,

it doesn’t make it one for me.

I got wife and kids inside
and they’re waiting for me.

I don’t have time
for whatever this is.

I know you got a wife and kid
in there.

I’ve got a granddaughter
I haven’t seen in three years

and another one
I haven’t even ever met.

Yeah, why is that, Pop?

Why is that?

Do you remember having
anything to do with that?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

That shit you pulled.

Never again.

And all that shit I saw
growing up,

that doesn’t happen here.

Look...

Take care of yourself.

(SIGHS)

Tommy’s back.

He's in the ’Burgh.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

You’re saying
Tommy’s in Pittsburgh?

Yeah. He came to see me.

He came to see YOU?

Yeah.

He's over at the house.

We’re doing a little,
uh...training at Fitzy’s.

Remember Fitzy’s? It ain’t
Fitzy’s anymore. (CHUCKLES)

You and Tommy
are training together?

Yeah.

-Tommy Conlon.
-Riordan.

You know, he’s using
your mother’s maiden name.

Yeah, I know what her name is.

Well, I thought you’d want
to know he’s back,

so that’s why I drove
all the way over here.

I thought you came to
break bread over 1,000 days.

No, I did, Brendan.

That’s most important. That too.

Right, did he say
if he wants to see me?

Well, he...he doesn’t
say much, but...

..he’s...he’s just not
that happy kid he was, you know?

Wow, look at you,
Mr Inside Man.

What? Wha...

You and Tommy training together
like nothing ever happened.

It’s unbelievable.

Now I know what
you’re really doing here.

-What’s that?
-You came to gloat.

Oh, I did not come to gloat.
I came to get my son back.

Well, there you go.
Hey, you got your son back.

-No, I'm talking about you.
-You got your son back.

You know...

No, forget it.

Yeah, I’ll tell you.

Part of the reason...part
of the reason I stuck around...

..’cause I thought I’d finally
get you all to myself.

But you didn’t have
any interest in training me.

Yeah, Tommy was the one.

Oh, Brendan, I was a drunk.

I mean, you know...
Brendan, I’m sorry.

Oh, forget it.

You were always a frontrunner.

Never had any interest
in underdogs.

-But I was your son.
-You ARE my son, Brendan.

-Am I?
-Yeah, you are.

I’m just...l’m just asking you
if you can find it...

(BREAKS DOWN) ..find a little
bit of space in your heart

to forgive me a little bit.

Yeah.

Alright, I forgive you.

OK.

-But I do not trust you.
-Oh.

So tell Tommy if he wants
to see me, this is where I am.

OK. But...

-Alright?
-They’re not different things.

You gotta trust to forgive...

-(FIRMLY) ’Night, Pop.
-Oh! My God.

Is...is that Emily?
Jeez, she’s grown, Brendan!

-Is that Rosie?
-Daddy, who is that?

Oh, it’s just a nice old man.

Come on.

PADDY: A cup of coffee...

(BELL TOLLS)

JON ANIK: Huge news
just broken here at ESPN —

Koba is coming to America
and will fight at Sparta.

Universally considered the
greatest pound-for-pound fighter

who ever lived,

the mighty, mythical Russian
has never fought on US soil

in his legendary career.

BOYD: Start a half-guard.
Start a half-guard hammer fist.

Now start on the other side
and slip back in.

There you go.

Tommy.

-I got some news for you.
-Huh?

I got you into Sparta.

It took some doing,
but I made it happen.

You know, “thank you" and 10%
is customary.

(PHONE RINGS)

-Bueno.
-Pilar?

Hey, it’s Tommy.

Tommy! (LAUGHS)

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Si? OK.

Sorry. Como estas?

Good. I’m good.
Yeah, how you doing?

Ai... OK. You know me, Tommy.

I was getting really worried
about you.

How...how’s things?

How, um...are the kids?
Kids good?

Yeah, they’re good.

-Maria’s getting so big.
-Yeah?

She looks more and more
like Manny every day.

(CHUCKLES)

How’s the little man?

He’s good.
He’s a good kid, Tommy.

He’s a real good boy. He takes
care of his sister and...

He’s a great kid.
Everyone’s good.

-Good.
-We’re good.

Good.

You know, um...

Pilar, I haven’t forgotten
for one minute

what we, uh...
what I promised you

and what I promised Manny.

You know, I got an opportunity
that’s coming up...

Whatever you can do, Tommy.

..help you guys out
and take care of you guys.

I know Manny would
really appreciate it.

I want to help...

You know what,
you worry too much.

You worry so much about us.
It’s OK.

You know what?
We’re hanging in there.

MAN ON TAPE: Captain Pollard
once more sailed the Pacific

in command of another ship,

but the gods
shipwrecked him again

upon unknown rocks and breakers.

For the second time
his ship was utterly lost,

and forthwith
forswearing the sea...

FRANK: Stop for a second.

Listen to the music.
This is Beethoven.

Can you do another thing,
or you gonna do the same thing?

I need you to relax. Forget
about how you used to fight.

PADDY: And two, and three.

With eight weeks left
to Sparta,

JJ Riley and the Tapout
crew take time out

from their international
press tour to join us.

JJ, we’ve never seen this kind
of grand prix tournament

in this country before.

Tell us — why the unique format?

Look, Jon, you know
as well as anyone

that in mixed martial arts,

anyone can beat anyone
on a given night.

But with this type of format,

it’s gonna be tough to deny
who the champion is.

We got four fights
in two nights,

16 fighters down to one.

Winner’s gonna be
the last man standing.

PADDY: 31, 32.

FRANK: Hey, hey,
keep your eyes open.

You gotta keep moving.
You gotta keep moving.

Keep moving. Good!

Listen to the music.
Keep breathing.

He’s getting it,
he’s getting it.

You see? You feel it?
Feel the music.

(FRANK SHOUTS)
Come on, chase that!

Get after Marco!

Come on, Brendan,
push in, come on!

JON ANIK: And just five weeks
left until Sparta

as the hype continues
for the 'War on the Shore’.

It is Fourth of July weekend
in Atlantic City.

You know what that means —

the great Koba bringing his act
stateside.

But I gotta ask you
about the other guys.

What are they thinking entering
a winner-take-all tournament

against a guy that
seemingly can’t be beaten?

The thing is $5 million
seems a lot of money,

but they gotta remember
one thing —

they’re going against Koba.

Mission impossible,
game over, go home.

JON ANIK: Well, the winner
takes home $5 million.

You can be sure this will
dominate the sports landscape.

Fourth of July weekend
in Atlantic City.

The great Koba
making his presence felt

in the United States.

PADDY: Two! Come on, Tommy.

FRANK: Jujitsu's soft, right?
You flow like water.

You give him your arms,
watch what’s gonna happen.

Ah! There it is.
Somebody’s going to sleep.

You train with the best
to be the best, Brendan.

(CHEERING)

(EXULTANT MUSIC WITH
‘ODE TO JOY’ WOVEN IN)

JON ANIK: The Pittsburgh
beatdown has become

one of the most watched videos
on YouTube this year.

Now joining us via satellite

is the victim
of the infamous incident,

Mad Dog Grimes.

Mad Dog, what is your response
to all the hoopla

surrounding the video
and Tommy Riordan?

This guy’s a nobody.

It’s a sparring session.
It is what it is.

He’s gonna pay for it
next month in Atlantic City.

Good. Always moving,
always moving.

I don’t know, Marco!

You’re getting a good game here
from a physics teacher.

Good! Good.

You see, you see? Beautiful.

Top of the food chain. That’s
the next champ right there.

JON ANIK: So with Sparta
now just two short weeks away,

JJ Riley and the Tapout crew
return to the US

after a world tour
that saw them visit

10 fighters
in 10 different countries.

They stopped
in Philadelphia today

to check in on
renowned trainer Frank Campana

and top contender Marco Santos.

FRANK: You gotta relax
and stay calm in there.

The cage is your home.

YOU set the pace,
YOU set the rhythm.

Feel the Beethoven.

Be smarter than him,
more patient.

Wait for him to make a mistake.

Attaboy, Brendan!

And when he does,
that’s your moment.

I see it, I see it! (LAUGHS)

No, he did not tap you!

Physics teacher. That’s
the best in the business, son.

PADDY: Wrists, wrists. Wrists!

Smooth, Tommy, smooth.

You got more in you.
We’re not done yet.

FRANK: He's beating you!
He’s beating you!

You gotta push harder, Marco.
Brendan’s running away.

(CHEERING)

ANNOUNCER: And the winner,
by tap-out,

'Irish’ Brendan Conlon!

MAN ON TAPE: ..each and every
man in turn but mirrors back

his own mysterious self.

Great pains, small gains

for those who ask the world
to solve them.

It cannot solve itself.

(SIREN WAILS)

Are you gonna be OK?

You wanna grab a bite?

No. I’m gonna head home.

I gotta call the boys
and break the news.

-I’ll call you tomorrow.
-OK.

Coach!

Hey, uh, I know this is
not a really great time.

And it’s...
it’s too bad about Marco.

But how about me?

(LAUGHS) Are you talking
about Sparta?

Kinda.

Brendan, you got a better shot
at starting a boy band.

I’ll talk to you tomorrow.

(GROANS)

It’s a grand prix tournament...

..which means anything
could happen.

-You know that as well as I do.
-Yeah.

Come on, they’d have to kill me
to get me out of the cage.

That’s what I’m afraid of.

Frank, I need this.

You’re real tight
with these guys.

You could call them.

You’re the guy. They trust you.

(SIGHS)

Brendan...

You realize what you’re
asking me to do here?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

We go down to AC, you get
tapped out in five seconds.

How does that benefit
either one of us?

-It’s not gonna happen.
-Not gonna happen?

Wish I had a nickel for every
time somebody told me that.

It’s not gonna happen.

(LAUGHS)

(SIGHS)

I’ll make a call.

Ah, I love my coach!

Yeah, the girls are good,
they’re good.

Yeah, you should.

I mean, you’ve been
spending so much time

with Brendan these days

it’s like you’re part
of the family or something.

Yeah. He’s right here.

It’s your boyfriend.

Frank. Hey, man.

That’s unbelievable.

Wow. Wow.

Frank, I can’t thank you enough.
I don’t know what to say.

Alright, listen,
I gotta call you back, OK?

Alright. ”Bye.

I'm in.

I'm going.

Really?

That’s your decision?
You decided?

Yeah.

See, I really enjoyed
the conversation we just had

about making that decision
together.

You told me
you were gonna fight guys

that watched too much UFC.

I saw the Koba dude
on the television,

and he’s the guy
they’re watching.

It’s a lot of money, Tess.

I don’t give a shit about
the money. I told you that.

We’re gonna end up cashing in
your life insurance policy

before we pick up
that prize money.

You don’t think
I can do it, right?

I think you could get killed.

-I’m not gonna get killed.
-You’re not gonna get killed.

But you promise me you won’t
get hurt, end up in hospital?

You’re not gonna
end up paralyzed,

we have no prize money,
we have no house,

we have payments
for hospital bills...

Listen, I promise you this —

if I don’t try, in three weeks
they’re gonna take the house.

How’s that for a promise?

So I’m gonna go, OK?

But I’d really love it
if you’d be with me on this.

(MOUTHS)

I’m not gonna watch you
fight again, I’m not.

You can get the girls
breakfast.

ANNOUNCER:
Fourth of July weekend

doesn’t officially get
started until tomorrow,

but fight fans are already
descending on Atlantic City

for the Super Bowl
of mixed martial arts, Sparta.

We've got the dancing girls,
we’ve got the paparazzi.

We’ve got the red carpet.

And here comes JJ Riley,
the man who started it all.

JJ, you’ve made a fortune
with your hedge funds.

You’ve turned your back
on Wall Street

and dedicated your life
to making Sparta happen.

Tell us why this tournament
is so important to you.

Growing up,
we all wanted to know

who the toughest kid
in the neighborhood was.

I want to know who the
toughest man on the planet is.

That’s why I put this thing
together.

That’s what all these people
are here to see.

Come Saturday night,
that’s what we’ll find out.

ANNOUNCER: Thank you, JJ.

And here’s something fans
never thought they’d see —

Koba is here!

The legend arriving to fight on
US soil for the very first time.

Olympic gold medallist
in wrestling.

-World Sambo champion.
-(CROWD CHANTS) Koba! Koba!

Undefeated in
his mixed martial arts career.

Nobody’s survived a round
with the Russian...

(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

And you’ve seen
our logos?

Oh, yeah, I’ve seen those.
Looks good.

FRANK: Hey, where’d you go?
Where’d you go?

You can’t leave me like that.

They want to talk to you,
not me.

-Frank Campana?
-Yeah.

Hi. Julia,
JJ Riley’s assistant.

-Julia, how are you?
-Brendan Conlon?

-Yeah. Hi.
-Julia. Nice to meet you.

A few things
I want to let you guys know‘

The press conference will start
in 20 minutes‘

FRANK: OK.

Brendan,
you’ll sit on the stage...

PADDY: Tommy!

Tommy, where you going?

MAN ON TAPE:
..the sea-crashing boat,

the whale wheeled round

to present his blank forehead
at bay.

But in that evolution,

catching sight of the nearing
black hull of the ship,

seemingly seeing in it the
source of all his persecutions,

bethinking it — it may be —
a larger and nobler foe,

of a sudden he bore down
upon its advancing prow,

smiting his jaws
amid fiery showers of foam.

Ahab staggered.
His hand smote his forehead.

“I grow blind... ”

TV: And the only person missing
from the event

was dark horse entry
Tommy Riordan.

Recent revelations that

Riordan was not only
a United States Marine

but a hero in the Iraq War

has cast
an even wider spotlight

on a fighter who seems to have
come out of nowhere.

Lance Corporal Mark Bradford’s
web testimony to Riordan,

who saved his life
earlier this year in Iraq,

is now spreading like wildfire
throughout the media.

Tommy!
(KNOCKS ON DOOR)

Tommy, come here. Come on.

You gotta see this.

BRADFORD: The amtrac
was upside-down.

Water was coming in
from everywhere.

The water pressure
was too much —

we couldn’t
get the back hatch open.

We were all drowning, man.

It was a death trap.

I couldn’t have had
more than another minute,

and then suddenly the back ramp
gets ripped off.

There he was.

Before I could get out
and thank him, he was gone.

-BRADFORD: He just...
-Tommy?

..vanished like a ghost.

Tommy, did you...
Where you going?

Taking a walk.

Tommy!

-(DOOR CLOSES)
-Tom!

BRADFORD: ..thank you.

You saved my life, brother.

And, anyone seeing this
at Sparta,

anybody out in Pittsburgh,

you reach out to Tommy Riordan

and tell him
Mark said thank you.

-HOST: Footage taken from...
-(PHONE RINGS)

..a helmet cam
on the ground in Iraq

captured the heroic incident.

Hello?

PADDY: Brendan?

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

(TENSE MUSIC)

BRENDAN: Been looking
all over for you.

How’s it going?

It’s going.

l was thinking we should
go grab a coffee.

Nah, I don’t drink coffee, man.
What you want?

You don’t wanna
go sit down somewhere?

Nah, I’m good right here.

OK.

Shit, Tommy.

How was I supposed to know I was
never gonna see you guys again?

Yeah, well, you were briefed.

You had the information.

You chose the old man
and the girl.

She wasn’t just some girl.

I married her.

She's my wife. See?

That’s Tess.
That’s Emily and Rosie.

They’re your nieces, Tommy.

I don’t know them.

I know you don’t know them.
Of course you don’t know them.

So why am I looking at pictures
of people I don’t know?

”Cause that’s my family.

And who are you exactly?

I'm your brother, man.

You were in the Corps?

What?

I said I didn’t know
you were in the Corps.

I wasn’t in the Corps.

Then you’re no brother to me.

My brother was in the Corps.

Jesus. Tommy, Tommy.

I was a 16-year-old kid!
What the hell did I know?

I don’t know what you know.

Why don’t you go ask
your girlfriend about it?

She's my wife, Tommy!
Oh, so that’s it?

I stay with Tess, I never
get to see you guys again?

Not a single
phone call? Nothing?

God, man. I don’t
understand this.

What, you...

So you won’t forgive me
but you forgave Pop?

No, he’s just some
old vet that I train with.

You know,
he means nothing to me.

From what I hear,
he means nothing to you either.

You got balls
talking about forgiveness.

That has nothing
to do with forgiveness.

I got children, man.
I got a family to protect.

Everything I do is for them.

I forgave Pop, just like
I forgave you and Mom.

You forgave us?

Yeah.

Well, I’m not surprised you
made the tournament, Brendan.

You got some stones, man.

I fell in love. What the hell
was I supposed to do?

You were supposed
to stick to the plan.

You were supposed to
come with us.

Mom needed you. I needed you.

You’re my big brother.
You bailed on me.

But, hey, I’m glad you stayed.
Everything worked out for you.

(SCOFFS)

You leave, you get
the opposite, OK?

You leave,
you get to bury people.

You are not the only one
that’s suffered, Tommy.

I didn’t even know she was sick!

I never even got the chance
to say goodbye to my own mother.

You had no right
to keep that from me.

That was not your
decision to make!

You know what?

You walk around with
your pictures of your wife

and your, “Oh, I forgive you.

“I forgive Pop.
I forgive everyone.”

But, you know...

..you’re full of shit.

Are we done, Brendan?
Are we finished?

ZITO: You realize you're
supposed to seek my wise counsel

while school’s actually
in session, right?

BOY: Yes, Principal Zito.

Listen, we wanna use
the auditorium this weekend

to watch Mr C in Sparta.

What do you say?

So you wanna use the auditorium
to watch a suspended teacher

engage in the activity
that he was suspended for?

Am I hearing this correctly?

We thought you would say that.

So it could turn into
a fundraiser, you know...

I think I need
to talk to your parents

because you guys might
need to be in summer school.

-Everybody wants this.
-Come on, Mr Zito.

We’ve been telling
everybody about it.

The gym’s the only place
big enough to fit everyone

-It’s never gonna happen.
-What if we get a petition?

We’ll get the
whole school to sign.

-The power of democracy.
-Then what are they gonna do?

Look, you guys, I appreciate
the fact you love your teacher.

I really do. But there
is nothing I can do for you.

(HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING)

(FIREWORKS BOOM AND CRACK)

ANNOUNCER: The roof
is about to blow

clean off Boardwalk Hall Arena.

It might be
Fourth of July weekend,

but this is Christmas Eve
for fight fans.

This is Atlantic City,
this is the War on the Shore

and this is what everyone’s
been waiting for —

16 of the baddest men
on the planet

duking it out over
a 24-hour period

for the largest purse
in mixed martial arts history.

In the town everyone knows
from the game of Monopoly,

we’ve got ourselves
a winner-take-all affair.

Buckle your seatbelts,
roll the dice

and take a ride on the Reading.

Sparta is here!

Welcome.

I'm Bryan Callen along with

best-selling fight
author Sam Sheridan.

Sam, when JJ Riley
conceived Sparta,

he wanted to create quite simply

the biggest mixed martial arts
spectacle in history.

$5 million, Bryan. $5 million.

JJ Riley put his money
where his mouth is

and put up the biggest purse
the sport has ever seen.

It’s unprecedented, Sam,

as is the hoopla surrounding
one Tommy Riordan —

the war hero who has become
an overnight sensation

and captured the imagination
and attention...

(CALLEN CONTINUES
CHATTERING ON TV)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Five minutes, Paddy.

OK.

CALLEN: It looks as though
the moment of truth has arrived

because here comes
Tommy Riordan.

Tommy Riordan’s captured
the media’s attention,

but the question still remains —

who is this guy
and, more importantly,

can he compete in this
talent pool, can he win?

I wish I knew.
I wish I knew who he was.

I’d say the fact that
I don’t know is very strange.

In an internet age
where there are no secrets,

this guy’s a complete mystery.

I can’t find out
anything about him.

Tommy Riordan
is officially Google-proof.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Get your hands off me.

OFFICIAL: OK, let’s go.

CALLEN: You gotta
love this guy, Sam.

No walk-out music,
no sponsors, no interviews.

He skipped the press conference,

wouldn't have his picture
taken for the program.

He’s breaking every rule.

SHERIDAN: The only
reason really

that Tommy Riordan
is in this tournament

is an MMA video
making the rounds

of him beating up
Mad Dog Grimes in the gym.

But the reason a lot
of his fans are in the stands

is because of another video.

It’s even more stunning
than the Mad Dog Grimes video.

This guy...

Let me describe it, folks, for
the few that haven’t seen it.

I don’t know anybody who hasn’t.

Tommy Riordan ripped the door

off a tank
in the heat of battle,

saving lives in the process,

and then walked away
without claiming a medal.

He ripped the door off a tank!

Tommy Riordan
is a genuine war hero.

I’m not taking anything
away from the guy.

He’s a very, very tough guy.
But the tank don’t hit back.

You know, we’ve seen
YouTube sensations

fail on the big stage before.

Sam, he ripped
the door off a tank!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CONTINUES)

CALLEN ON TV: Tommy Riordan
has definitely got his hands full

in his first opponent —
Francisco Barbosa.

He’s nothing to scoff at.

SHERIDAN: Yeah, he’s the
Octopus. He’s the real deal.

He’s a very, very tough guy.
A very high calibre fighter.

Now, Tommy Riordan
came out of nowhere

and I’d imagine he’s gonna
disappear just as quickly.

It’s a great story,
but I think your boy

is gonna be exposed here
as a YouTube sensation.

Well, a lot of fans
here in Boardwalk Hall

hope you're wrong, Sam.

Now, gentlemen, you’ve been
given your instructions.

I expect a clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.
Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back.
Let’s do this.

Tommy, cut off the corners,
feel this guy out‘

Just like we know,
just like we know.

CALLEN: We’re about to get the
big answer to the big question —

is Tommy Riordan for real?

They are both game fighters.
And here we go.

Let’s go to war!

Keep it focused, Tom.

SHERIDAN: And here we go.

Barbosa’s gonna be looking
for a take-down.

CALLEN: Definitely looking
for a take-down here.

(PEOPLE EXCLAIM AND CHEER)

-Barbosa is down!
-Good job, Tommy!

Barbosa has been knocked out!

Tommy Riordan
is most definitely for real.

And now he’s walking out of
the cage. He’s leaving the cage.

PADDY: Hey, Tommy!

CALLEN: There goes
another rule out the window.

Where you going?!

SHERIDAN: Francisco Barbosa
is out cold

and he is out of
this tournament, Bryan.

(CROWD SHOUTS)

CALLEN ON TV:
A huge left hook...

FRANK: Nice and easy,
nice and easy. One, two.

Good, good, good.
One, two, three.

Oh, oh, hah! Good. Two, three.

Good, good, good, good.
Hah! Good.

Come on. Good. One, two.

Hah! Good. One, two.
Hah! One. Hah!

-Showtime.
-Alright. Come on. Give me 8.

(GRUNTS) Hey! Yes!
That’s my boy.

(MUTTERS INAUDIBLY)

(SOLEMN ‘ODE TO JOY’
MOTIF FROM BEETHOVEN’S
9TH SYMPHONY)

Let’s go.
Move your head around.

Are you ready?

Look at me.

You can do this.

(“ODE TO JOY’ FROM
BEETHOVEN’S 9TH SYMPHONY
CONTINUES SWEETLY)

I wanna hear you say it.

(SOFTLY) I can do this.

Let’s go do this.

Yeah.

Yeah.

(PUFFS RAPIDLY)

SHERIDAN: JJ Riley
only had 48 hours...

Less than 48 hours
to fill this spot

and basically he had to go on
the word of Frank Campana.

And he chose Brendan Conlon,

which is really something
I don’t understand.

I...I just... I’m shocked.

(‘ODE TO JOY’ CONTINUES)

Hey, Brendan, Brendan.
Go get ’em.

-(MUSIC RISES TO FULL CHORALE)
-Let’s go, Brendan.

You go get ’em, son!

CALLEN: I can understand
coming out to no music,

but why in the world
would you choose

classical music as your intro?

This is Beethoven.
This is ‘Ode to Joy’, Bryan.

My apologies,
Mr Renaissance Man.

Go get ’em, son.

SHERIDAN: If you wanna
talk about Renaissance men,

you gotta talk
about Frank Campana.

Very unorthodox trainer,

but one of the best
trainers in the game

and he’s well-known
for using classical music

to teach his fighters to
remain calm, to remain patient

and to remain composed
under pressure.

I tell you, classical music is
about as fitting to this setting

as Brendan Conlon
is to this tournament.

-Oh, come on.
-Let me show you something.

Let me tell you...
You see that right there?

That right there...

That, my friend,
is Brendan Conlon, OK?

Brendan Conlon's about to be
dropped into a shark tank.

-He’s a feeder fish.
-Come on. Give the guy a break.

We’ve got, you know, the guy...
At least we’ve seen him fight.

I mean, he’s fought real guys.
He’s been in the UFC.

-We remember him from that.
-I remember him too.

I remember him
being very unmemorable.

(CRICKETS CHIRP)

(CLOCK TICKS)

(SIGHS)

-(CROWD CHEERS AND YELLS)
-(UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)

Alright!

Midnight getting ready to climb
into the cage and go to work.

CALLEN: When the
brackets were announced,

he thought he’d be going
up against Marcos Santos.

He’s gotta be thrilled, seeing
Brendan Conlon across from him.

You asked for it!

SHERIDAN: Brendan retired
from fighting some years ago.

He’s actually a high school
physics teacher now.

And Midnight had some
fun with that

at the press
conference yesterday.

He said he was going to give
‘the Teacher’ a serious lesson

and that getting killed

was no way to spend
the summer vacation.

Midnight is known
for talking trash.

He’s also known
for backing it up.

No question, Bryan.
He’s in a lot of trouble.

Midnight Le is
an agent of destruction.

(CROWD CHEERS)

Go get him.

Alright, guys, you’ve been
given your instruction.

I expect a clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.
Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back.
Let's do this.

Go have some fun, baby.

Conlon, you ready?

You ready? Let’s go to war!

(CROWD ROARS)

FRANK: Work your kicks.
Work your kicks!

(CHEERING AND YELLING ON TV)

Come on, Brendan. Come on.

Move. You gotta move,
you gotta move.

FRANK: Get in there.
Come on! Move!

Stay away from the legs.
Circle, in and out.

(BOTH GRUNT)

-FRANK: Get out of there!
-Ohh!

(FRANK YELLS INSTRUCTION)

(FRANK YELLS INDISTINCTLY)

Get off the fence!
Get off the fence!

ANNOUNCER: Ohh, there he goes!

Come on, Brendan.
Get out of there! Come on!

(ANNOUNCERS SPEAK
INDISTINCTLY)

Get up. Come on.

-FRANK: Come on! Come on!
-Not the back of the head!

SHERIDAN: Midnight
is all over Brendan.

CALLEN: Wow.
This can’t last much longer.

This WON’T last much longer.
The Teacher just has no answers.

Get out of there!
Get out of there!

-Now he’s got the hooks in.
-The hooks are in.

-Brendan in very big trouble.
-The end is close.

Can Brendan make the end
of the round, is the question.

He’s got the choke. He’s got
20 seconds left in the round.

Conlon’s face
is turning purple.

This looks like it’s over.

FRANK: Get up! Find his legs!

Hips! Hip down! Hip down!

Get your weight down,
get your weight down!

CALLEN: Midnight is
squeezing with all his might.

-He’s got it very deep.
-REFEREE: 10 seconds!

SHERIDAN: 10 seconds,
Bryan. 10 seconds.

-Don’t tap! Don’t you tap!
-Hold on, Brendan!

CALLEN: Conlon doing
his best to hang on,

but his whole world’s
about to go from day to night.

Don’t you tap!
Don’t you tap, Brendan!

-(BLOWS HORN)
-Yeah, you did it!

SHERIDAN: Conlon survives.

CALLEN: I cannot believe that!

I thought for sure
this guy was going to sleep.

(GASPS)

Midnight can’t believe
it either, by the way.

Oh, Jesus.

MAN: What are you doing?
What are you doing?

You should’ve had him
in the first round.

You should’ve had him
in the first round!

Beautiful, beautiful!
He doesn’t know what hit him.

He doesn’t know what hit him.
Breathe. Deep breaths. Come on.

Small sip, small sip, small sip.
Deep breath, deep breath.

I want you to do something‘
I want you to get him to pull. OK?

When he pulls, hit him a bit
and then shoot on him.

I’d love to be
a fly on the wall

listening to Frank Campana
and hear what he’s saying.

In and out,
in and out, in and out.

I don’t want you to trade
punches with him, alright?

You’re doing beautiful.

Let’s go! Sides out!

-Knock him out, dog.
-This round, knock him out.

-Let’s do it.
-He doesn’t deserve to be here.

FRANK: Beautiful. Breathe.

OFFICIAL: Let’s go.

CALLEN: And here we go.

The Teacher answering
the bell for round two.

Nice and easy!

Set the pace.
Set the pace, Brendan.

Gentlemen, let’s go to war!

(CLOCK TICKS)

FRANK: Circle around,
circle around.

Nice and easy!

Good, good, good.
Shoot! Shoot on him!

Get out of there. Hitch him,
hitch him, hitch him!

Get out of there, get out
of there, get out! Come on.

(SIGHS, THEN MUTTERS)

Shoot! Shoot on him!
Shoot on him!

-Go, go, go!
-MAN: Ohh!

Oh, yes! Nice!

CALLEN: Conlon shoots on
Midnight Le and gets him down.

SHERIDAN: Midnight’s trying to
get to his... Ohh!

-Scissors take-down.
-A beautiful scissors take-down.

-Really nice.
-Conlon showing signs of life.

And not backing down.

FRANK: Knees, knees!

(BOTH GRUNT)

FRANK: Good! Take his arm.

That’s it. Hold!

Kimura.
He’s got a Kimura lock.

He’s got it very deep.

Turn your hips in! In!

No, stay there!

Turn your hips in.

Hips up! Turn your hips in,
turn your hips in!

You’ve got it, Brendan.
You’ve got it, you’ve got it.

Turn your hips up and in!

Hips up, Brendan!

SHERIDAN: He’s in
a lot of trouble.

Come on. That’s it!
Come on, come on!

Midnight is in a very,
very bad position.

-Midnight is in big trouble.
-Slow down. Relax.

You got it, you got it.

SHERIDAN: Brendan Conlon is
gonna finish this right here.

A very, very dangerous position.
Midnight is in big trouble.

I don’t think Midnight
has anywhere to go.

You got it! You got it!

FRANK: Slow down. Relax.
You got it, you got it!

-CALLEN: And this is un...
-Come on! Push!

This isn’t happening!
This can’t happen!

SHERIDAN: I think
it just did, Bryan.

-Yes! Yes!
-CALLEN: He tapped!

Brendan Conlon tapped Midnight.
I can’t believe that.

Oh, my goodness.

You got him!
Way to go, Brendan!

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

Yeah, yeah! He tapped him out.
Honey, he tapped him out.

He did it, he did it,
he did it, he did it!

Way to go, Brendan!
Way to go! Yeah!

SHERIDAN: This is what’s so
great about mixed martial arts.

There’s so many ways to lose.

One tiny miscalculation,
anyone can win at any time.

Which is probably why Frank
Campana’s embracing his man.

I honestly don’t think

either one of them can
believe what just happened.

A great show of sportsmanship
here from the Teacher.

Well, that’s a hallmark
of Frank Campana’s philosophy,

something all
his fighters buy into

and, obviously,
none more so than Brendan.

And Midnight Le is shocked.

Thought he’d get a free pass
to the second round,

but instead he’s going home.

Dominated the fight
the entire way,

but he fell prey
to a very technical finish.

A very technical finish,
but that’s a fluke.

-I don’t care what anybody says.
-I don’t know.

You can call it a fluke.

I’m gonna call it a guy
maintaining composure

and waiting
for his opportunity.

Conlon beats Midnight.
Unbelievable!

SHERIDAN: I hope you got
a receipt for your goldfish.

(PHONE BEEPS)

YES!

Oh! OK!

Oh, oh... Hah!

Mwah!

CROWD: Koba! Koba! Koba!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

CALLEN: We’re down to eight
fighters, soon to be seven,

as Koba prepares to go to work
for the second time tonight.

(CROWD CONTINUES
CHANTING AND CHEERING)

-Boom!
-SHERIDAN: Oh, right hand!

-A huge right hand, huge.
-Oh, my God.

Oh, my God! This is over.

Once again, Koba
does not break a sweat.

You gotta be kidding me. He
might’ve broken something else.

It’s certainly possible. Koba
moving on to tomorrow night.

CROWD: Koba! Koba! Koba!

CALLEN: Mad Dog fighting
like a man possessed,

like a man with
something to prove,

reminding everyone
why he is a serious contender

to win this whole tournament.

He wanted to send
a message to Tommy Riordan

and there it is right there.

SHERIDAN: Here comes the
underdog — Brendan Conlon.

The Teacher miraculously
passed his first test,

but now he’s gotta
face the Dane.

PADDY: Brendan! You can do it.

SHERIDAN: Halfway through
round three now

and the beating continues.

CALLEN: I honestly
don’t know how Brendan Conlon

can take this kind
of punishment.

He has been battered
without mercy...

Relax! You’re OK!

SHERIDAN: He’s still
standing, Bryan.

-(BOTH GRUNT)
-Beethoven!

No! No, no, no!

Good. Take him down!

SHERIDAN: He’s doing it again.
He’s getting the Dane down.

Hold on to him!

Looking for that arm,
going for that arm bar.

-He’s got him in the bar!
-Got that arm bar!

He’s looking for
the impossible once again.

Tap, tap, tap!
Come on. Tap, tap, tap!

-(BRENDAN GROANS)
-Palm flat, palm flat, thumb up!

CALLEN: He’s got that arm set.

REFEREE: Break, break,
break, break, break!

CALLEN: The Dane taps!
Are you kidding me?!

Whoo-hoo! Yes!

Do it once, it’s a fluke.
Do it twice, it’s something else.

CALLEN: Pull the bandwagon over.
I think I am hopping on.

I think I'm a believer.

You did it. Way to go, Brendan.

-I’m doing this.
-OK.

-I’m doing it.
-OK. OK, son!

CALLEN: The crowd catching fire
for the hero Tommy Riordan.

CROWD:
Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!

SHERIDAN:
He doesn’t seem to want

anything to do with
all this adulation.

He’s just here to fight.

(CROWD CONTINUES CHANTING)

Tom, are you ready?

Are you ready? Let’s go to war!

(YELLS INDISTINCTLY)

CALLEN: Here he comes
again like a buzz-saw.

-Yeah!
-He is all over Diego Santana.

CROWD: Ohh!

He’s swarming all over him,
beating on him without mercy.

-Oh, my!
-SHERIDAN: Wow!

REFEREE: Break, break, break,
break, break!

(ALL CHEER)

CALLEN: There he goes again,
storming out of the cage.

Tommy Riordan marching
off through the crowd

and straight into the final four,
ladies and gentlemen.

CROWD:
Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!

(MACHINE TRILLS)

(MACHINE BEEPS AND CHIMES)

So where is he?

Yeah, Mr Conlon, make a right
at that white sign.”

Hey. Can’t sleep, huh?

I know that
that other thing’s...

..bothering the hell out of you.

I'm proud of you, Tommy.

What you did for
that kid in that tank,

that was really something.

How about deserting my unit?

Is that really something too?

Yeah, I was on my way
out of the country

when I came across those guys.

What was I supposed to do?
Let them drown?

No.

What did you do?

-What did I do?
-Uh-huh.

I took off.

That’s why you go by ‘Riordan’.

That’s why they can’t find
your service records, huh?

What the hell happened
over there, Tommy?

That is none of your
business, man.

Oh, come on, kiddo.
You know I’ve been there.

I’ve done it and I’ve seen it.

You can trust me. I understand.

You spare me

the compassionate
father routine, Pop?

The suit don’t fit.

Tommy, I'm really trying here.

-You’re trying?
-Yeah, really, I’m trying.

Now?

Where were you
when it mattered?

I needed this guy
back when l was a kid.

I don’t need you now.
You know? It’s too late now.

Everything has
already happened.

You and Brendan don’t
seem to understand that.

Let me explain
something to you, OK?

The only thing that I have
in common with Brendan Conlon

is that the pair of us,

we have absolutely
no use for you.

(STAMMERS)

Look at you.

Yeah, I was right.

I think I liked you better
when you were a drunk.

At least you had
some balls then,

not like now, tiptoeing
around like some...

..some beggar
with your cup out.

Take it somewhere else so I...

In fact, you know what?
Here’s a cup.

Why don’t you take this

and go get yourself some more
of your shitty tapes...

Don’t do this.

..and go back to the room

and listen to some
more fish stories

that no-one gives a shit about.

Now get out of here.

Get the fuck
out of here! Go on.

(MOUTHS)

(PEOPLE SHRIEK JOYFULLY)

PADDY: God forgive me.

(MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY)

Bastards.

Bastards. (SNORTS)

The bastards. You bastards!

Stop the ship, you bastards!

Please, captain.
Captain, stop the ship.

Please, stop the ship.

Stop the ship, somebody!

Ahab, you godless sonofabitch!

You stop the ship,
you godless sonofabitch!

AUDIO READER VIA HEADPHONES:
The whale! The ship!

(DIALOGUE CONTINUES
INDISTINCTLY ON HEADPHONES)

Stop.

Captain, please, stop...

Oh, captain, stop.

(SOBS) Stop the ship, Ahab,

for the love of God.

Ahab, stop the ship.

(CRIES)

Ahab... (MUMBLES)

You stop it.

(MURMURS AND CRIES)

PADDY: Oh, no.

(SOBS)

-Here. Give me the bottle.
-No.

-Give me the bottle.
-No!

-Come on.
-No!

Come on. Give me the bottle.

Come here,
come here, come here.

-No, no...
-Come on.

-Come on. Come on. Come on. Shh.
-(CRIES)

Shh, shh, shh. Come on.

-(CONTINUES CRYING)
-Shh, shh...

Oh...oh, Tommy.

We’re lost.

We’re all lost, Tommy.

-(MURMURS)
-We’ll never make it back.

-Oh…
-Stay there. Shh.

We’ll never make it back.

-Come here.
-Ohh...

Oh, Tommy.

I always loved you.

You know that, don’t you, son?

-I always loved you.
-Shh, shh, shh.

You and your brother.
My two boys.

(CROWD CHANTS TOMMY'S NAME)

CALLEN: Tommy Riordan
coming down the tunnel

without his trainer.

SHERIDAN: Once again,
no walk-out music.

(ALL CHEER)

CALLEN: I’d hardly
say no music, Sam.

(MARINES SING)
♪ ..to the shores of Tripoli

♪ We will fight
our country’s... ♪

Bryan, it sounds like
VJ Day in Times Square.

I’ve never seen
anything like this.

♪ Fight for right and freedom

♪ And to keep our honor clean

♪ We are proud
to claim the title

♪ Of United States Marine. ♪

Hoo-rah!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

CALLEN: Tommy acknowledging
his comrades for the first time

and climbing into the cage.

Mad Dog Grimes has been
waiting for revenge

ever since the day Tommy Riordan

walked into
his gym in Pittsburgh

and turned his life upside down.

SHERIDAN: It’s been a very long

and very miserable few months
for Mad Dog, to say the least.

Huh!

-CALLEN: Grimes mocking Tommy.
-Let’s go, Mad Dog!

A camouflage motif
for his mohawk tonight

and the Marines are really
letting Mad Dog have it.

(MARINES BOO)

Alright, gentlemen.

Alright, gentlemen, we’ve been
over your instructions.

I expect a clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.
Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back.
Let’s do this.

It’s not gonna happen again.

CALLEN: Mad Dog
chomping at the bit here.

He can’t wait to
get a piece of Tommy.

He predicted an early knockout,

said he was gonna take
Tommy out with one punch.

By the way, he said, “They’re
gonna have to pull me off him."

Well, we’ll see what Tommy
has to say about that.

Gentlemen, are you ready?

Are you ready?

WOMAN: Go, Tommy!

-Let’s go to war!
-Here we go. They are off.

-Yah!
-CALLEN: Ooh!

Tommy tackles him and
he’s on top. He's raining bombs!

-MAN: Get him off!
-MAN 2: My goodness.

-Man, they gotta stop this.
-CALLEN: Raining bombs.

-SHERIDAN: Mad Dog is out.
-Mad Dog’s in trouble.

-MAN: Stop this!
-Stop it! Stop the fight!

(TOMMY PANTS HEAVILY)

REFEREE: Break, break,
break, break, break!

That’s the fastest knockout
I think I’ve ever experienced.

Mad Dog Grimes has been
poleaxed. He is not moving.

Do that to someone
on the street,

they’d lock you up and
throw away the key.

Break out the yellow tape, Sam —

he’s walking away from the cage
like he’s leaving a crime scene.

(MARINES CHANTS TOMMY’S NAME)

(ROCK MUSIC
PLAYS ON CAR STEREO)

MAN: All the way through.

Next one. Move it out.

(BEETHOVEN'S 'ODE TO JOY’
PLAYS OVER STEREO)

-Yeah!
-Mr C! Mr C!

I’m really excited.
Unbelievable!

(KIDS CHEER AND YELL)

Yeah! Whoo! Let’s go!

(ALL CHATTER CHEERFULLY)

(BEETHOVEN’S ‘ODE TO JOY’
CONTINUES)

(YELLS INDISTINCTLY)

SHERIDAN: Brendan Conlon
came into this tournament

as a 1,000-to-1 underdog

and now here he is
in the final four.

The crowd showing
their appreciation.

He’s getting quite
the reception.

He’s got a huge reception.

I mean, this guy
shocked everybody.

(BEETHOVEN’S ‘ODE TO JOY’
CONTINUES)

Come on, come on. You alright?

You got a visitor.

Second row, 10 o’clock.

(MOUTHS)

You alright with that?

(MOUTHS)

CALLEN: And here comes
the great Russian, Koba.

SHERIDAN: Koba
is so intimidating.

His reputation
is larger than life.

(RUSSIAN EPIC FOLK SONG PLAYS)

I want you to look right
at him when he comes in.

Look right at him, alright?
Don’t take your eyes off him‘

(RUSSIAN FOLK SONG RISES)

(CROWD CHANTS KOBA'S NAME)

(CROWD CHEERS)

I’m proud of you, brother.

This is your cage.

(SONG FADES)

REFEREE: Gentlemen!

Alright, gentlemen, we’ve been
over your instructions.

I expect a clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.
Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back.
Let’s do this.

Should I be nervous
for Brendan? ”Cause I am.

I wanna stop the fight
before it even gets going.

-SHERIDAN: Well, here we go.
-Like a machine! Look at him.

Gentlemen, are you ready?

Are you ready? Let’s go to war!

FRANK: Keep your hands up,
Brendan. Hands up.

CALLEN: The question is how long
can Brendan Conlon stay alive?

Angle out and hit.

-Keep moving!
-(BOTH GRUNT)

Get out of there!
Get out of there!

Keep moving, keep moving.
Get away from him.

Hit him, babe! Get in there!

-CALLEN: Trying to get back.
-BRENDAN: Ohh!

-A crushing shot.
-FRANK: Relax! You‘re OK!

Conlon’s down and Koba pounces
and starts pounding away.

He’s just pounding on him
like a side of beef.

No, no, no! Get up!

He’s getting his ass whupped.

SHERIDAN: Now he’s got him
in the air. Oh-ho! God!

FRANK: Relax. Tie up
his arms. Tie him up!

(HORN HONKS)

SHERIDAN: I think Campana
has to think seriously

about continuing
another round of this.

-How much abuse can one man take?
-Go to war!

Your legs! Your legs,
your legs! Off the fence!

CALLEN: Oh, Brendan’s
going for a ride!

Oh, huge! That one
shook the entire building.

And he just threw him against
the fence like a rag doll.

Get up, get up, get up!
Come on. Hold on.

Get the angle. Turn the angle.

CALLEN: And now he’s on top.

Koba’s on top
and he’s finishing him.

Look at this. Unanswered blows.

Get off the fence, Brendan!

CALLEN: You wonder how Conlon
can take this kind of beating

on his arms and his forearms
and his hands.

-(YELLS INDISTINCTLY)
-How much can one man take?

-(BLOWS HORN)
-Break, break, break, break!

SHERIDAN: Everybody has gotta
be a little bit concerned

about Brendan Conlon’s bravery
getting him in trouble here.

CALLEN: His bravery could
get him killed, frankly.

And he’s got
nothing more to prove.

He’s lasted two rounds with Koba

and you wonder what’s
keeping this guy up.

Sit down‘ Sit down.

Breathe. Breathe!

-(SPEAKS IN RUSSIAN)
-FRANK: Look at me. Look at me!

Get it down Head down!
Small sips. Hold it, hold it.

Small sips.

Why are we here? Why are we
here, Brendan? Why are we here?

Are we here to win this fight?

Are we here to win?
You tell me‘

If we’re not, I will
throw in the towel,

we will get Tess
and we will go home.

We’ll go home, OK?

You don’t knock him out,
you lose the fight.

Do you understand me?

You don’t knock him out,
you don’t have a home.

Let’s go. Seconds out,
seconds out.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Gentlemen, let’s go to war!

(CROWD CHEERS)

CALLEN: Conlon somehow answering
the call to round three.

Koba’s all over him once again.

SHERIDAN: Brendan’s
giving back, Bryan.

There are signs of life
in Brendan Conlon.

He’s starting to mix it up.

Pummel, pummel, pummel!

CALLEN: He’s taken Koba down,
but the Russian is back up.

SHERIDAN: Brendan
shoots him again,

presses against the cage.

Oh, he’s fallen deep
into a guillotine.

Conlon trapped
in an iron vice here.

Koba now squeezing his neck
for all it’s worth,

trying to choke the Teacher out.

FRANK: Hips! Breathe, breathe!

Ride it out, ride it out.

SHERIDAN: Conlon
looking for a way out.

Whoa, look at this!

Just tossed Koba!
Can you believe this?

He just shoved off a guillotine

and tossed Koba.

SHERIDAN: Now he’s rolling
for an arm bar.

He’s looking for that arm bar,
trying to submit the Russian.

-FRANK: Hips, hips!
-You got it, you got him!

SHERIDAN: Koba slips right out.

CALLEN: Conlon's
staying happening, though.

He’s squeezing the Bear.
The tables have turned.

The boy scout is actually
wrestling with the Bear.

SHERIDAN: He just springs off
the fence.

Going for a mount,
but Koba’s on his feet.

He does not wanna
be on the ground with Brendan

and his endless bag
of submissions.

CALLEN: Koba trying to
re-establish his dominance

with brutal shots to the face,

but Conlon’s showing no fear.

This is a fight. We have
got ourselves a fight.

SHERIDAN: Whoa! That was
a huge elbow to the head.

CALLEN: Now Conlon rolls for
a knee bar. He’s got him very deep.

-He’s got him very, very deep.
-He’s deep on him!

He’s staying. He's got
Koba in a lot of pain!

We saw this with Midnight,
saw this against the Dane.

-We’re seeing it here.
-(YELLS EXCITEDLY)

Work it! Bring it, bring it!
Yes! Bring it, bring it!

CALLEN: Time running out
in the round.

Conlon holds. He’s bringing
everything he has into it!

-You bring it, bring it!
-Koba is screaming in pain!

Koba taps! Koba has tapped!
Brendan Conlon has tapped Koba!

I can’t believe it!
Brendan Conlon has tapped Koba!

-CALLEN: He’s tapped Koba!
-FRANK: Oh, we got it!

Frank Campana
can’t believe it.

This whole place can’t
believe it. I can’t believe it.

Brendan Conlon has
tapped the great Koba.

Tess!

Oh, you did it! You did it!

..taps the world’s Sambo
champion with a knee bar.

Baby, you did it!

SHERIDAN: I don’t know
what to say. It’s amazing.

-I don’t know what I just saw.
-What a victory.

I don’t know how
to put this into context.

That’s gotta be the biggest
upset in MMA history.

I have never seen
anything like it.

He tapped the world Sambo
champion with a knee bar,

which is impossible.

-He did it! He did it!
-(ALL CHEER AND YELL)

Whoo!

Brendan Conlon,
the physics teacher.

Brendan Conlon, the civilian.

He’s done the impossible.
He has done the impossible.

-He’s pulled off a miracle.
-(CROWD ROARS)

This place is going crazy

because they’ve
just seen a miracle.

(WILD CHEERING)

ANNOUNCER:
This is CNN Breaking News.

NEWSREADER: A surprising turn

in the story of Iraq
war hero Tommy Riordan.

CNN has learned that
Riordan’s true identity

is that of Marine
Staff Sergeant Thomas Conlon

who went AWOL from his unit
earlier this year,

following the
friendly-fire death

of his brother-in-arms
Sergeant Manny Fernandez.

Fernandez’s wife,
Pilar Fernandez,

spoke with me in an exclusive
interview moments ago.

Bombs started dropping.

They were coming
from US planes.

Tommy and Manny were…

..waving their flags

to let them know
they were Americans,

but they didn’t stop.

Everyone died...

..everyone except Tommy.

You know, my Manny
used to say that, uh...

..Tommy was the brother
he never had.

NEWSREADER: Conlon,
who is fighting

in the mixed martial arts
mega tournament Sparta,

is expected to be taken
into custody by military police

following tonight’s
winner-take-all finale

in Atlantic City.

If victorious, he has pledged
his $5 million purse

to the widow
of his fallen comrade.

CALLEN ON TV: We've just
got some incredible news.

I'm having trouble putting it
into context, but here it is.

The two men fighting
for the championship tonight

for the $5 million prize

for the middleweight
championship of the world

are brothers.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

Alright, let’s get this off.

(ICE CRACKLES)

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna fight him.

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

(MUTED AUDIO)

(KIDS CHANT) Mr C! Mr C! Mr C!

(ALL CONTINUE CHANTING)

(MUTED AUDIO CONTINUES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(CROWD ROARS
AND CHANTS TOMMY'S NAME)

(MUSIC RISES)

Gentlemen!

Gentlemen, this is the final.
I expect a clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.
Defend yourselves at all times.

Touch gloves, go back.
Let’s do this.

Where’s Pop?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Gentlemen, are you ready?

Are you ready?

Let’s go to war!

(SILENCE)

(CROWD ROARS)

Relax, Brendan. Relax.

No, no! Get out of there!

(ALL ROAR)

Throw your hands!

Throw your hands!

Don’t lose it. No, no, no, no!

Move, move!

Ohh!

Tie him up, tie him up!
Control the moves. Control!

Control the arms,
control the arms. Breathe!

You’re OK. Relax. Breathe!

Come on. Get up!
Get up, get up!

FRANK: Relax! Breathe!

Get up, get up!

Tie him up, Brendan!
Tie him up!

Come on‘ Get up, get up!

-(BLOWS HORN)
-REFEREE: Break!

-What was that?!
-Hey, come on, Josh!

What’s up with them?

Hey, back, back, back!
Watch the late blows.

Come on!

(PANTS)

FRANK: Come on, Josh.
What is that?

Come on, come on.
Sit down. Sit, sit, sit.

Brendan, sit down.

Look at me. Sit down.

Hey, look at me, look at me.

Look at me, Brendan.
Let it go. Let it go.

OK? Just breathe. Beethoven.

OK, he’s coming right at you,
right, exactly like we planned.

I want you to angle out, hit
and move every time, alright?

-Angle out, hit and move.
-Good.

Breathe, breathe.
Come on. Relax.

OK, he’s not
your brother, right?

Look at me. He’s not
your brother, right?

-Alright.
-He’s in the way.

Seconds out Wrap it up.

FRANK: Taking a little more
time for the cheap shot!

Do your job, Josh.

Come on, babe.
Come on, babe. Come on!

Let’s go to war!

FRANK: Breathe!

Pace, pace. Control the pace!

Ohh!

BRENDAN: Ohh! Huh!

FRANK: Cover up!

Get off the fence!
Get off the fence!

Hands up, hands up!

Hey, you’re alright.
Relax. Breathe!

Yeah!

Get him!

-SHERIDAN: Ohh!
-CALLEN: A huge throw!

(EXCLAIMS) Look at that!

Turn in!
Don’t give him your back!

Turn in. Roll. Good, good.

Come on. Get out of it.
Go! Get up!

Control the arm,
control the arm!

Stay down. Cover up, cover up!

-Push it!
-(HORN BLARES)

Break, break, break, break!

Guys, guys, guys!
Clean break! Stop! Hey, stop!

-Come on!
-CALLEN: Here we go, Mom!

Time to lock up your china.
The boys are at it again.

(ALL CHEER AND YELL)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Let’s go to war!

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Come on! Get up, get up!

-Come on, baby! Get up!
-Control him! Control him!

Control him. Look for the arm.
Switch, switch!

FRANK: Hips!

Down, down! And down!

Oh, my God! That’s a deep apply
there! He’s got the seatbelt.

BRENDAN: Tap, Tommy!

-Ohh!
-TOMMY: Arggh!

You got him, babe! You got him!
Tommy, tap! Tommy, tap!

BRENDAN: Tap! (GRUNTS)

-(CRACK!)
-Arggh!

REFEREE: Break, break,
break, break, break!

Wait, wait.

Are you OK? Are you...

Break, break, break, break!
Hey, hey, hey!

-FRANK: Go off! Go, go! Off!
-Tommy! Tommy!

-Calm down, calm down.
-Tommy!

This is the championship.
Keep it together.

Sit down, sit down.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

(CROWD CHEERS AND CHANTS)

(MUTED AUDIO)

-BRENDAN: I popped his shoulder.
-FRANK: Relax.

-Breathe, breathe.
-I heard it tear.

You popped his shoulder? Good.

OK, I want you to pop
his other shoulder! Let’s go.

-Josh!
-Hey, hey! Hey, no Josh!

-Josh!
-Hey! Look at me!

-What?
-Look at me. You got two rounds.

Two rounds.
We need both rounds.

(CROWD CHANTS)
Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!

Dad?

(MARINES CONTINUE CHANTING)

Go in there,
kick him in the head,

take him down and finish him.

Tommy, what are you doing?

Shut up! Come on.

Get back.

Come on. What?
Have you gone crazy?

Let’s go to war!

Brendan, pick your hands up!

BRENDAN: It’s over.

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

It’s over, Tommy.

You better fight!

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

It’s over, Tommy. Come on.

Tommy, we don’t have to do this!

(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

(GROANS)

You want to do this, Tommy?

Huh, you want to do this?

(TOMMY GRUNTS)

Huh? You like that?

Tommy...

Quick! Finish him!
You finish him.

Come on.

(HORN BLARES)

-Break, break, break, break!
-Arggh!

Back up, back up.

(MOANS)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

SONG: ♪ Today

♪ You were far away

♪ And I

♪ Didn’t ask you why

♪ What could I say?

♪ I was far away

♪ Slip away

♪ How close am I

♪ To losing you... ♪

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

♪ Hey

♪ Are you awake?

♪ Yeah, I’m right here… ♪

I’m sorry, Tommy.

♪ Well, can I ask you... ♪

I’m sorry.

Tap, Tommy.

It's OK, it’s OK.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

♪ How close am I... ♪

I love you.

I love you, Tommy.

♪ To losing you? ♪

-(SCREAMS)
-(CROWD ROARS)

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
INTENSIFIES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC REACHES FINALE,
CROWD ROAR FADES)

(GENTLE MUSIC)