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We're halfway through round one of our second preliminary battle

here in Beaumont Fight Night!

Hometown boy Ronnie Shelton is getting a little more than he bargained for

from this journeyman fighter who seems to have the former champion's number tonight.

And Shelton is down again for the second time.

Looking good, Case.

Why are we going for a decision again?

If you keep stomping everybody, no one is gonna want to fight us. Come on.

Two more rounds.

Come on, come on, come on. Give me two more rounds.

Beaumont Rough Riders in round two!

Winner by tap out,

Case Walker!

Hey, you got great kicks.

You need to set 'em up with your punches, okay?

You hang in there.

How do you expect me to do my job when you won't play ball?

Exactly. You play ball, you don't play fight.

Look, you want to do things only your way, fine.

I'm out. I'm out, man.

I can't do it no more.

Number one car dealership, Buck Taylor Auto Show.

Located at 17th and Oak Street.

Next on the undercard at Beaumont Fight Night,

in the welterweight division

fighting out of California with a record of six and two, Tony Richards.

They got you carrying buckets now, Case?

Brody?

No, man, I was just...

I was fucking with you.

I saw your fight on the monitor in the back. You looked good out there.

Man, Brody James, man, how you doin'?

Come here.

It's good to see you.

Man, you, too. How you been?

I've got four Minotaur and Strikeforce belts

and all the money a kid outta the trailer park could ever need.

That's all good for your fan club, but how are you?

Man, I'm all good.

Still happily married, and you should see the size of the kids now.

Man, that's great.

Wait a minute, what are you doing in Beaumont, Texas?

I was gonna ask you the same thing.

It's good to see you in the ring, but it's kind of hard to see you slummin'.

I've seen what you can do.

What's the story, Case?

Maybe another time.

Better get your man in the ring before he cools off.

Ain't no time like the present.

Come to the after-party, ask for my table.

We're gonna catch up.

See you there.

Rampage Jackson, how come you ain't called?

Nothing quite like it, right?

Excuse me?

Pure, unadulterated fame.

More addictive than heroin.

I wouldn't know.

Case.

My man.

Hey, bro.

I'm glad you decided to swing by tonight.

It's going to be a great night.

I see you've met the lovely Myca Cruz.

Come here, sexy.

Now, I ask you, who's got a sexier publicist than Brody James?

Down, tiger.

I do corporate marketing and publicity for PFC.

Brody. Hey, Brody, man, chill, man.

Excuse me.

Me and Myca, we're just playing.

Yeah, I know.

'Cause you're the happily married guy with two kids, right?

Right. What you drinkin'?

Come on, let's catch up.

Cheers me, man, come on.

You know, not many people know this yet, but I just signed with Primortal Combat.

PFC? Seriously?

Taking it to the next level, man.

Yeah, next level down maybe.

Primortal pays way better than anyplace else out there, Case, look, I'm tellin' ya.

They're the fastest growing group around.

'Cause they're a freak show.

A bunch of 'roided up fighters with damn near no rules.

Getting $2 million for my next fight.

Guaranteed.

Seriously? When?

Six weeks from now, Thailand.

Brody James vs. Caesar Braga for the vacant PFC title.

Man, what the fuck are you doing?

Relax, come on, man.

No, no, no.

You're fighting "Psycho" Caesar Braga?

Come on, man, $2 million is not gonna buy you

a new brain if you're in no shape to defend yourself.

Come on, man.

You know, I need someone like you.

Somebody to keep me honest.

Hey, why don't you come out and train with me sometime?

No, no, Brody. I'm good.

Well, if you're so good, what are you doing fighting for scraps in Beaumont then?

This is the place where you begin a career, not where you end it.

Catch you later.

Looks like he could use some help.

He sure can.

I meant with the ladies.

Is that what you call them?

Leaving so soon?

Yeah, this is not my thing.

Really?

What is your thing?

Not this.

You know, you have this ninja-like way of just popping up out of nowhere.

Miss... What's your name again?

- Myca. - Myca.

Spelled M-Y-C-A.

Well, nice to meet you, Myca, spelled M-Y-C-A.

Am I wrong for having that Village People song in my head?

You know...

Okay, okay.

You know, I could have sworn you said you were leaving.

- Good night. - Good night.

Getting there, babe, make it look good.

We're on our way.

What the fuck?

- That's my fuckin' wife! - Fuck you, man!

Fuck it, let's go, motherfucker! Come on! You want a...

No, no, no, Brody, Brody.

- It's a setup, it's a setup! - You're dead meat, Porky Pig!

How does that taste?

Sue me.

Bitch set me up.

One punch, are you kidding me?

You gotta come with me, Case.

Hey.

I'm serious about it.

Somebody seriously needs a breath mint.

I want you to come over there.

Help me train for this fight, help me get ready for this thing.

What, in Thailand?

It's paradise, man, you'll love it.

I don't know, the stuff you got going on in your life, man,

that's not for me.

Okay.

Well, what is it that you want then?

Why'd you walk away from the game?

Man, my head was really messed up after I lost both my parents.

I went on a bad spiral.

I guess I just didn't want it anymore.

Time's running out, Case.

Every day you're scuttling around here in the boonies

is another day that you're not on top.

There'll be people over there that could make a difference in your life.

I'll pay you to train with me.

Maybe even be a spot on the undercard if somebody drops out.

You fighting for Hugo Vega?

Man, I don't know about that.

I'm not asking you to compromise on anything.

I'm just tellin' you to put yourself into play.

- By helping you. - No.

You're helping me because I'm supposed to be your friend, remember?

You'll be helping yourself.

Look, you gotta show people your skills.

I looked pretty good last night.

In Beaumont.

I just don't understand why you have to leave so soon.

You just got home.

If I play my cards right over the next few years,

we're not going to have to worry about money ever again.

It's not money that I worry about, Brody.

I mean, Thailand of all places?

What's up, tough guys?

- You take care of Mom while I'm gone? - Yes.

- Can you handle that? Come here. - Yeah.

I'll miss you.

Come here.

One more, one more.

"Paradise."

Thank you!

Good morning. Welcome to the...

Primortal Fighting Championship welcomes you.

The PFC would like to announce and is pleased and proud to announce

to our world and our fans,

a title fight between these two gigantic titans of MMA.

The many times decorated, three-time world champion, Brody James,

and the undefeated force of nature, "Psycho" Caesar Braga.

Let's hear it for them, folks.

We're going to be right here in Bangkok to ensure

that this will be a fight for the ages.

Let me tell you, it's going to be a hell of a fight!

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Hi, good morning.

Joe Kanarot from Now On.

I have just two questions.

The first is, does the PFC still stand by its policy

of drug tolerance with absolutely zero drug testing

required by your league?

I'm glad you asked me that because I feel like it's high time

for all of organized sports to recognize the inevitable,

and fling open the doors to unfettered competition.

If there are no regulations,

except those governed by the laws of common sense,

then there's no cheats.

It's a level playing field.

This is what the fans want

and this is what my organization plans to give them, thank you.

Even if this means a clear and present danger to your fighters?

Well, you know what,

I invite you to take a good look at these two fine specimens

and tell me if either of them look like they're in any sort of medical duress to you.

My next question is for you, Mr. Caesar.

Can you give us an update on the assault and battery charges filed

on behalf of your ex-wife?

You want to ask the question again?

Sure.

Can you give us an update on the assault and battery charges

filed on behalf of your ex-wife?

Wait, wait, wait!

As you can see, folks, it's gonna be a hell of a fight.

Not right now.

Okay, that's good, that's good, Jazzo, yeah.

Yeah, good, good, good.

Okay.

Looking for somebody?

Yeah, yeah. Brody James.

All this come with him?

That's right. 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Fighters only.

We're not open to the public.

Sorry.

T-shirt's some sort of punishment?

Who the hell are you?

I'm the guy Brody asked to fly halfway around the world

to help him train for this fight.

Funny, I thought that was my job.

After you're done with your phone call, maybe you can tell me where I could set up.

I'll be back after I do some shopping.

What the hell is this Bruce Lee shit?

"Boards don't hit back."

Man, forget this clown.

Are you okay?

Yeah, fine.

Okay, stick and move, stick and move!

Don't go after this guy! Step...

Take a step back!

Don't...

Step back!

Don't... What are you doing?

Don't move up!

You gotta go easier, Cobra!

At this rate, nobody wants to spar with you and you got three more rounds!

What about him?

No.

Hey, I said no.

What the fuck?

What's up, Mr. Miyagi?

Practicing your wax-on, wax-off?

What do you even call that?

Tae Bro?

You know, it's rude to ignore people.

Didn't your mama teach you better?

So, who ordered pizza?

Now, it ain't New York pizza, but it ain't LA neither,

so I don't want to hear too many complaints.

Hey.

You guys working hard. Hey, Taj.

I would say, "Looking good," but we know that is a lie.

Some of you guys are ugly as hell.

- What's up, Brody? - Hey, Coach.

- Good to see you. - Taking care of business, as always.

Case Walker in the house.

Hell yeah, man.

Good to see ya.

Man, welcome to the Land of Smiles.

I see you already made yourself at home.

Yeah, yeah, getting there.

I checked in and somehow I don't think we're in the same hotel.

Yeah, look, mine was already all booked up.

Since you're a late addition, you're on my dime.

Man, I'm sorry. Nothin' personal.

I'd do you better if I could.

Got to meet all the guys, right?

Yeah, everybody's real friendly.

Hey, Brody, you know Blacky Chan here?

Shut the fuck up.

He's here for me. You got a problem with that?

You bringin' this guy in here to help you train, champ?

Sure. Why not?

I'm going up against that monster Braga, I could use all the help I could get.

You're gonna dismantle that bitch-ass Brazilian, Brody.

Smartest thing you ever said, you know?

Hey, Brody.

Come on. I'm going to be working it right off.

I hate that look. Fine.

My man, Case, always keeping me honest.

Thought that was my job.

All right, so I go get changed, do some road work.

What do you want me to do?

I say we do a hard 10k.

We only got five-and-a-half weeks till you fight Braga,

and we got a lot of ground to make up.

What do you think, Case?

Well, I would say do a moderate 5K.

No sense in being too sore to train tomorrow, right?

Looks like it's settled. I'll go get changed.

Yo, Matty, what about sparring partners?

I still got three more rounds.

You got plenty of people to spar with.

What about Old School here? I want him.

Nah, nah, nah, it's Case's first day in the gym.

It's okay. I'll spar with ya.

See? We're all good.

Look, Case, this kid is pretty tough.

It's okay, Brody.

You go get changed.

Yeah, like hell.

I'm gonna watch this from right over here.

This is gonna be hell of a show.

What's going on?

New school versus the old school.

You know, Case could have been huge.

Just didn't know how to play the game.

Lots of different ways to play the game, Brody.

Yeah, but in the end, it all comes down to winning or losing.

And I think my old pal, Case, is about to lose the hard way today.

Well, maybe you should tell your new pal, Cobra, to go about 80% on Case.

What, you got a sweet spot for Case now?

Come on, he's not even in your class.

You know, speaking of which,

when are you and me gonna go a few rounds?

Brody, I tolerate you.

First, because I grew up with brothers

and I kind of look at you as one of their idiot friends.

Second, you're married.

Third, even if you weren't...

And fourth, just...

You gonna get in the ring Jet Leroy?

Just let me know when you're ready.

Come on, Old School, let's do this!

Dude, I can't wait for Cobra to wreck this dude!

Speed dial fucking EMT, man.

The old school is about to get schooled!

Turn the fucking phones off!

People wanna see me, they gotta pay!

You gonna listen to me, okay?

Take it easy in there, all right?

The more rounds you get in, the better, you understand?

I'm gonna fucking waste him.

Don't pretend like you don't want him outta here, too.

All right, let's go, Cobra! Let's go, man!

Hang back, hang back!

Hang back!

Okay, okay.

Hang back, Cobra, hang back!

Okay, get him, get him!

Cobra, Cobra! Are you all right?

Cobra.

Somebody call an ambulance.

I don't need this, Matty, I'm okay.

It's regulation, kid.

You get knocked out, you get checked out.

So, what do you think?

It doesn't look good.

Vega's not going to be happy about this.

So, you ready to get this run in?

You know, why don't you go run by yourself?

What's wrong?

"What's wrong"?

About a minute in, you already knew you had that kid's number.

And you want to know the really fucked up part?

Is that you knew that he knew it, too, and you still went out there

and just completely kicked the living shit out of him.

What about all that karate code of honor shit you're always talking about?

Thought you were a better man than that, Case.

I expected more out of you.

Come on, Brody, you don't think he had it coming?

Course I did.

I'm just fuckin' with you. Quit being such a pussy.

Says here that Case was undefeated in 42 fights.

Come on, man, that can't be true.

You saw what Old School did to Cobra.

Yeah, guy's a freak.

Let's go.

Yo, Brody!

Brody!

Hell no, Brody, man, we're supposed to be liftin'.

Spot me, bro.

Man, I'm outta here.

Call me when you wanna win a fight.

I always knew you were gay.

Me? The brunette's a man.

Dude, I was kidding.

Guess who's two hours late.

Yo, Brody, man, what the fuck?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it, I know.

But, look, just the first couple days.

Still getting into the swing of things.

- I'm not gonna be late all the time. - It's okay, champ, it's okay.

We'll get you back in shape.

But this guy you brought with you...

This guy's a disruptive presence to the camp.

But it is my camp, right?

Looks like the old school is showing Brody James how it's done.

Round before you fire.

Holy shit.

Hugo Vega?

Mr. Vega, welcome.

Where's Brody?

Too early?

What the hell are you doing here, Vega?

Came to see the guy who beat my guy.

Which one of you is called Old School, gave Cobra a concussion

and broke three of his ribs?

Jesus Christ, Case Walker.

Casey "The Headcase" Walker.

It's been years.

What you been up to, brother?

- "Brother"? - Come on.

It was a lousy contract and your team should've been on top of it.

You got nerve, I'll give you that.

Well, let's make it right.

Got room on the undercard now, thanks to you.

So, I came down to see what you can do.

Thanks, but I'm done for today.

Hey. Hold on, be right back.

Hey, what the...

Hey, hey, hey.

What the hell are you doin', man? What's your problem?

Do you know who that guy is?

Do you?

Don't be an asshole.

I don't understand why shit's always gotta be so goddamn difficult for you.

You want a shot, go show the man what you can do.

Everything doesn't have to be so goddamn difficult, all right?

Look, we really need him. We need a fighter.

Excuse me, Mr. Vega. Excuse me.

Let me try out.

I mean, if you've got room on your card, let me show you my stuff.

Sorry, kid, I got things to do.

Hey, I'll spar him.

Taj, come on.

It's okay, Taj.

Come on, just show him what you got.

Take it to Old School.

All right, let's go, Taj. You got it!

Let's go!

Taj, get 'em! Get 'em, get 'em!

Come on, kid, you're losing him.

Come on, Taj. Come on, come on.

Like I said, nothing to see here.

Let's get out of here.

It's okay...

I don't understand. He wasn't even trying.

Yesterday, he was unstoppable.

All right, you handle publicity, I'll recruit the talent.

Do you honestly think

that the guy you saw today is the same guy that beat Cobra yesterday?

You don't understand, okay?

It's like this guy looks at the world through

the wrong end of the telescope, all right?

He's not all there.

He wants it his way or no way.

I can't do business with somebody like that.

Well, sounds like you two have some history.

Care to elaborate?

Yeah, I want you to focus all of your energy

on generating interest for the Braga-James fight.

- Understood? - Understood.

- Understood? - Understood, I'm on it, Hugo.

Well, "I'm on it" is not good enough, okay?

I've got everything riding on this.

Hugo, I'm calling in every favor for this fight.

By the time I'm finished with everything I need to do,

from the Internet ties to the media buy-ins,

believe me, they will know about this fight on Mars.

Why stop at Mars?

Hey, what the fuck was that out there?

Hey, man, if you want to fight for Hugo Vega, that's your business.

I'm just here to help you out, right?

- Yeah, but... - Am I right?

So let's go do some mitts, come on.

Dude, you lit his ass up.

Dude, don't be a dumb-ass.

He wasn't even freakin' trying.

Need somethin'?

Yeah, what do you call all that?

I've never seen anything like that before.

Hey, man, why did you let me pound on you like that?

"Pound"?

Yeah, Why'd you agree to spar with me if you weren't gonna fight back?

Well, it looked like it was important to you, I was just trying to make you look good.

I've got nothing to prove to the man.

Hugo Vega is one of the top promoters in the sport

and you just shined him on.

Can you teach us?

Been there, done that.

We're all in the same camp, bro.

We should all help each other out, right?

Yeah? How you going to help me out?

Come on, dude, this guy's not gonna teach us anything.

Wait a second.

Look, I'll show you a few things after I'm done with my workout, okay?

That's only after I'm finished working out.

After you're done?

- Yeah. - Okay. Got it.

Yeah, no hurry, man.

Just, whenever you got some free time.

Okay, it's going to be awhile.

You done?

Okay, stop.

Gloves off.

Okay, question.

Why do you wrap your hands in boxing and in MMA?

So you don't sprain your wrist?

Or break your hands.

Exactly.

That's because you don't know how to punch.

You don't know how to punch without hurting yourself.

Not your opponent, hurting your damn self.

News flash, guys.

In martial arts, your hands, your feet, your elbows, your knees

even your head were used as weapons and were trained as such.

You understand?

See, striking is not just about putting on gloves and hitting a heavy bag

and letting a heavy bag stop your fist.

Striking is about perfecting the technique.

Maximum result, minimal effort. Okay?

Just like the precision of a golf swing.

You transfer all the power into one specific point.

See?

Stop that shit.

Okay, now look.

If I were an inch closer or further away, they wouldn't have broken.

See, you have to find your sweet spot.

So distance.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Distance along with proper technique is where you're the most powerful.

Now you try.

I want you to punch through the board.

Okay? Use these two knuckles.

Wrist straight, not like this, like this.

Go.

See?

Now, hitting a heavy bag would give you nearly a 100% success rate.

Not so with this.

Yeah, and it doesn't hurt your hand.

Five hundred hand strikes.

Knuckles and shuto.

Five hundred kicks,

ball of the foot, shin and instep.

Rub this on your bruises tonight.

I can't believe I'm doing this shit again. I must be some kind of fool.

James will have his hands full

up against the seven-foot "Psycho" Caesar Braga.

Braga is undefeated and has decimated his last three opponents.

Tickets are now on sale at the Bangkok Sporting...

I don't want to get hit with any of his power shots.

I think I'll have Case work with me on that.

Bangkok heavyweight championship!

It's gonna be a hell of a fight.

Hello, everybody, hello, hello, hello.

Hey, everybody, nice to see you.

Brody, Brody, Brody.

Sawadee, Mr. Kanarot.

Good morning to you, too.

So, how is Thailand treating you, Mr. James?

Like a king, so far.

I have a few questions for you.

You bring security this time or what?

No need, I assure you.

Okay, are you nervous about the fight with Braga?

I'm a bit nervous.

Nervous that I might end his career

and his family would have to go graze in less favorable pastures.

Elaborating a little bit on the Beaumont, Texas nightclub fight

where Quinton "Rampage" Jackson pulled you out of?

I don't think you have the right information.

But Jackson was arrested yesterday on assault charge

in connection with this, and he's on a $10,000 bail.

No comment.

Hey, champ, who's that?

I know who that is. That's Case Walker.

I thought he died in prison.

Dead guys don't move like that.

Not many live ones either.

All right, everyone,

Brody has a few more minutes

before I have to sit him down with Inside MMA.

- Any last questions? - Yes.

What's his plan after the fight?

You do know you're allowed to talk to me, right?

I mean, you haven't said so much as "hello" since the night we met in Texas.

Hello.

Okay, okay. That's better.

I guess asking for some eye contact would be pushing it.

What with your hectic social life and all.

I bet your life is pretty hectic working for Hugo Vega.

But I bet it comes with its benefits?

Well, you know, not that I need to qualify myself,

but my job with PFC and my boss is purely professional.

Not that you would be insinuating something more,

which I know your ass wasn't.

No.

So, I see you made a lot of new fans today.

Press was eating you up.

What were those little things you were doing?

- Muscle ups. Yeah. - Muscle ups, right. Yeah.

I don't know, I was just doing what I do.

Doing what you do?

Well, you know, you might want to think about

toning back on some of that awesomeness of yours.

Just a little bit.

At least, while your old pal, Brody, is around.

What do you mean?

Come on, Case.

You're not stupid, I know that.

Shoot, Brody shouldn't be worried about what I'm doing.

He should be worried about his fight with Braga.

I'm just here to help him out.

And if you just so happen to

get written up by some of the best fight journalists in this country,

well that would be pretty nice, too, now wouldn't it?

Isn't there something you want to ask me?

Boy. Well, if you're not actually gonna ask me out on a date,

I really do hope you're at least thinking about it.

Okay, look.

Lunch, Louie Thai, Saturday at 2:00.

Sound good?

- Yeah, good. - Yeah? Yeah? Okay.

Well, I will see you then.

Don't stand me up.

Let's see.

How long is this going to take?

You want to look good, right?

Hey, man, what took you so long?

Do you know how hard it is to find his size in Thailand?

Dude's a freaking Sasquatch with a girly waist.

You know I can hear you, right?

Don't worry about it, I got just the thing.

Check this out right here.

Kinda colorful, isn't it?

Nah, man, this is what's up.

Besides, Myca's like a dime piece, so you're gonna wanna look your best.

Yeah, don't forget to bring flowers either.

Where am I going to get flowers?

Those are pretty.

You think so?

Yup, they're called calla lilies.

Calla lilies?

Try to say that three times fast.

- Calla lily, calla lily, calla lily. - Calla lily, calla lily...

You win.

Well, listen, I'll get these calla lilies as soon as we find your mom or dad, okay?

How's that sound?

My daddy's in heaven and my mom is...

Morgan, there you are.

Baby, how many times have I told you to stay where I can see you?

But I was helping Mr...

Mr. Case.

I was helping Mr. Case buy flowers.

Flowers?

I wonder who for.

Now, you be good for Boonkie, okay?

I'll be back in a few hours.

Bye, Mr. Case.

Where we're going is right over there.

So, this is our neighborhood while we're here.

It's one of our favorite spots.

It's nice.

So, Morgan's adorable.

Thank you.

I didn't mean to spring her on you like that.

I was going to tell you at lunch.

It's all good.

I was just surprised...

How does motherhood work with your schedule?

Boonkie is the best nanny.

She gets her to her tutor, gymnastics, karate.

Karate?

Yeah, karate. She loves it.

I told those t-shirt guys, "Forget it."

There's no way I'm going to do anything for that cheap.

Not this day.

Here he is.

All right, I don't have time to beat around the bush.

Word on the street is you're not exactly setting the world on fire in training camp.

"Word on the street"?

You've been watching Starsky & Hutch reruns?

Maybe Huggy Bear will come join us later?

What are you, a fuckin' moron? You think this is some kind of joke?

You're one loss away from anonymity at the UFC.

I'm giving you a second life.

I'm laying the groundwork for you to become a fuckin' superstar

and all you can do is make some fuck-tasticjokes.

You believe this guy?

Brody meant no disrespect, Mr. Vega.

Okay, I didn't ask for your input.

Understand?

You're supposed to be getting this guy in fighting shape,

not making bullshit excuses for him.

So, what happened?

He claimed to be a stockbroker and died robbing a jewelry store.

I'm sorry to hear it.

Yeah, don't be.

We met, got married two months later.

Kinda swept me off my feet before I ever really got to know him.

Guess we live and learn?

Yeah, we do.

So, what else can you tell me about yourself?

Other than having some really bad-ass moves in the cage.

Well, I'm from New Orleans.

I happen to be the only person I know without a cell phone.

I don't know how interesting that is.

But I guess I'm just like everybody else, just trying to make it day by day, you know?

Well, there was one more thing I was a bit curious about.

You want to tell me a little bit about your time in prison?

Why you went in?

Who told you about that?

No one told me, I just looked into it.