Never Back Down: No Surrender Page #7

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Hey, how's it going?

We're waiting for the nurse to

come back with his release papers.

He won't need surgery,

but he's gonna be out

for the next eight to 12 weeks at least.

God.

I gotta call Hugo.

Champ, I'm so sorry.

You'll bounce back.

We'll reschedule your fight.

Vega needs this fight more than I do.

He's not going to reschedule it.

Now, I gotta f***in' pay for re-hab.

I'm gonna lose my house.

No, Brody, you forgot.

You have insurance now.

The hell I do.

I'm not gonna qualify, Case.

Well, why not?

Because I've been taking

steroids, all right?

The whole time.

I've been on them since the

beginning of the camp.

How do you think I got

in shape so quick?

You mean these steroids?

Well, see these...

These are just crushed

up baby aspirin.

And these, saline solution

with a little food coloring.

You know, Matty, you need

to change those locks

'cause they're a little

too easy to break.

Yeah, he switched them

out a long time ago.

You knew about this?

Yeah, he told me a

couple weeks ago.

But, it was actually kind of

funny watching you get stronger,

thinking all the while it

was some kind of drug.

You believed it, so you achieved it.

All the while it was just you.

Motherf***er.

Thanks, man, I owe you one.

- Case. You mind if we come in?

- Hey, it's your place.

All right, look at you.

What's this?

Getting my stuff together.

Wait a minute, somebody told

him he had to move out?

No, nobody said anything.

But with Brody out of commission,

and the fight off...

Yeah, Brody may be done,

but this fight's

going to happen.

Really? Who's fighting Braga?

You are.

- What's this?

- Go on, open it.

You're getting a million dollars.

How does that feel?

Are you serious?

Dead serious.

Half now and half after the fight. Just

like you stipulated in your contract.

See, I'm a businessman

and you, my friend, are in business.

What do you say, my brother?

You wanted a shot.

That's your shot.

This is a whole lot of money.

Yes, it is.

Breaking news in the

Brody James-Caesar Braga

PFC 14 Battle in Bangkok.

James is out after suffering

a knee injury in training.

Replacing him will be

veteran fighter Case Walker

who shot back into the spotlight

with a video of him destroying

four cops while handcuffed

went viral weeks ago.

With less than a

week to prepare,

Walker's unlikely victory

against four armed policemen

might not be as tough as going

up against the seven-foot,

350 pound, undefeated

"Psycho" Caesar Braga,

who's said to be the most

dangerous man in all of MMA.

That's a lot of adulation

for my stand-in.

Why don't you come say hi?

Hey, hey, Brittany. Hey, BJ. Davy.

Man, you guys got big.

Hey, Case. Congrats on the fight.

I'm actually relieved that Brady's

not fighting that animal.

Well, I'm just relieved

that I have his consent.

You have my consent if you go

out there and whip his ass.

Now, go get in the ring before I do

something nasty with these crutches.

Well, you heard him, all right.

Bye, James gang.

Bye.

See ya.

Two. Two-kick.

Nice. Now move out

on a '45, now.

Three.

Still feels strange.

Yeah, I know, but don't worry about

it, this sh*t happens all the time.

Plus, it's giving me a nice

chance to scout you out

before you go and get

that belt off of Braga.

I'm coming for that

belt, you know.

Two.

Two. Two-kick. Time.

Nah, he just got done hitting mitts.

All right, I'll get him over here.

Hey, Case, come here real quick.

Yo, Case, let me

holla at you man!

Why in the f*** are you running

around pretending to be me?

Man, you got me lit up!

Arrested.

I go to the motherfuckin'

jail' house!

And both my chicks are there,

my baby mama and my side chick!

You done got me arrested

and f***ed up my sex life!

I'm gonna f*** you up, man!

I'm gonna kick you dead

in the motherfuckin'...

Yeah, real funny.

The man seems mad.

I'll get you back.

You know what's up.

Hey, Taj.

So, what's been wrong

with you today?

- Yeah, you don't want to know.

- Try me.

You said you didn't

want to fight for Vega.

Then Brody gets hurt and

you take his place.

Yeah, what about it?

You said you didn't

want to fight for Vega.

Hey, man, I understand.

For a mill, I'd change

my principals, too.

What does he know, he's

just a kid, right?

A kid who really

looks up to you.

Besides, you're the one who said

you wouldn't fight for Vega.

Yeah, but, I mean,

these are my terms.

Yeah, your terms.

But I will promise you this.

Hugo Vega pulls strings

at many different levels.

He needs big numbers on this

fight or he loses everything.

What's that got to do with me?

Case, don't you realize you're

the reason for the big numbers.

I mean last week alone your police video

got 20 million hits on the Internet.

You can't buy publicity like that.

Brody getting hurt

was the best thing that could

have ever happened to Hugo Vega.

Why would you want to practice leg locks

with that guy after what happened to Brody?

There's something I want to learn.

Hey, do me a favor, keep him busy.

- So, Case, are you ready to warm up?

- How much did he pay you?

What? Who?

Vega. How much he pay you

to take out Brady's leg?

Get the f*** outta here.

It was an accident.

I had Brody in a heel-lock

and he spun the wrong way.

You're a f***in' liar.

What the f*** you

doing' with my phone?

You sent a two-word text, 10 minutes

after your session with Brody.

"It's done."

You f***in' serious?

Put your hands down.

I'm definitely not going

to the cops with this.

Vega's the one that needs to suffer.

Way I see it,

the way we beat Vega

is by Case beating his man.

That's how we hurt him.

Exactly. And after you defeat Braga,

sign with a different promoter.

You'd be the champ then,

you call the shots.

But then Vega still makes

a shitload of money

and gets away with

what he did to Brody.

I could just walk

away and not fight.

Yeah, that would

screw him royally.

But then you'd be out of the other

half-million you get after the fight.

Plus, he'd sue you.

Come on, Case, beat Braga.

What? Win the battle,

not the war?

Look, sometimes you gotta

just take half a victory.

Compromise a little.

Not real good at that.

But learning.

What he did to Brody,

use it as incentive.

Fuel to the fire.

What do you want to do, Case?

Looks like he finally

made his decision.

It's the right way to go.

Assuming, that is, he can

actually beat Braga.

All right, that big ol' monster

starts moving forward.

I'm on my bicycle.

There you go, there you go.

He plants his feet, he's looking to throw.

Kick the legs.

Nice.

All right. Takes you down.

Takes 'em out.

I'm screwed.

That's true.

All right, look, we get there.

TK Scissors...

He takes them out,

TK Scissors, slip out the back.

Got it, Coach.

That's fantastic, great. All right.

We're almost at 400,000 buy-ins U.S.

Okay? Fully expect to hit it

before the fight starts.

At 69 per,

that is almost 30 million.

Yes! See, that's what

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