Redbelt Page #7

- What a fight...

I've got eyes on the fighters.

Their walking.

Ok, handlers.

Keep a hand on your boy, keep your eyes on me.

You know the drill.

We've been to this before,

let's go.

We'll be under here for about 15 minutes.

Then the man will come through to

take you to the ring.

When you get to the ring,

listen to the referee.

Sorry.

I'm handing him of,

I'm coming up now under the bleachers.

The under card, what did we just see

in the first event?

Here's what we saw,

here's what the I.F.A has done...

Eyes on the price, Mike.

This is your road game.

There's Mike Terry, an unknown.

Hey Mike, you saw the fight.

What do you think of this new competition?

One guy is ahead, how that would affect

you as a fighter?

After the fight.

Leave my guy alone.

Goddamned shame, Mike.

Goddamned shame about Joey.

He was my companion, Mike.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a very

special guest with us tonight.

From Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The red belt himself.

The professor, the grandmaster.

Joao Moro.

You, the fighter.

Back up. Back up.

Back up. Get out of the way,

I need some room. Back it up.

- It's fixed.

- The fight is fixed?

Of course it's fixed.

What the f*** do you think?

What do you want?

You brought the old man,

up from Brazil for this bullshit?

You run your business,

I run mine.

Who I brought to wear is of no

concern to you.

- His life, his teachings.

- What do you know of his teachings?

What the hell do you know of his teachings?

It's my family business,

and it is a business, ok?

What the hell did you think it is?

There's television out there.

It's about to be big business.

And nobody has forgotten you.

So cool down and sit down.

None of the fighters know that

the fight is fixed.

You weren't suppose to know.

- You weren't suppose to know.

- I don't get it?

We pick who get's the white marble.

Here's what you missing.

Here's what you invented.

The thing, it's not a way to insure

the fight is fair.

Any two guys fighting for money,

no way the fight is fair.

What you did is a way to fix the fight

without the fighters knowledge.

You stole my idea.

How about that?

So, look what?

Who gets the pass tonight?

You.

Every fight tonight,

the other guy gets the handicap.

You win, you go home with $50.000 dollar.

You settle your various debts.

How about that?

Make a name for yourself.

I love a fighter.

What the f***?

All right. All right.

Ricardo has got to rest.

- Hold on?

- Are we done?

- And? And?

- Are we done?

You come back in three months

for the re-match.

Ricardo fights Morisaki to re-take the crown.

You're throwing the fight tonight?

Everything in life,

the money is in the re-match.

Have you told him, he wins tonight?

You throw the fight in front of the professor?

The professor know the man.

And he doesn't have a family to support.

Terry, Terry.

15 minute warning on deck.

15 minute warning.

A cop died.

Everybody dies.

You want to help his widow?

What about the stolen watch?

My friend shot himself because somebody

gave me a hot watch.

A fellow sold me a watch,

I got a deal on a watch.

How do I know where it came from?

I gave it to you.

Terry,

is he fighting or you want to call the fight?

What kind of stupid motherf***er pounds

a watch he got from Chet Frank?

- How did you know how the window got broke?

- That isn't important.

No, no, no.

We were the only ones there.

Leave it, Mike.

A guy killed himself because a window

got broke. How did you know about the window?

Your wife sold you out.

Well, who did you think you married?

A Brazilian princess married the soldier.

The smart girl is going to move on.

Your fight, or I am calling the fight

and your out.

Either way Mike, sometimes you

got to do business.

Pack it up, I'm going home.

Ladies and gentlemen,

on the under card there is a substitution.

Our next fight a substitution.

Juan Toro Gracia.

And fighting in place of Mike Terry.

Steve "Moose" Malorin.

Steve "Moose" Malorin will fight

Juan Toro Garcia.

But Jiu-Jitsu can, if all else goes wrong,

give you the ability to turn the fight around.

And turn the fight around is exactly

what we saw here tonight.

Teacher breaks up two boys

fighting in the schoolyard

ask to one boy, do you like to fight?

He said no, I like to win.

Well. After all, Dillon.

Isn't that what it is all about?

And that's why we're

here at the I.F.A tonight.

- Are we out?

- Thanks.

Do you want me to take your microphone?

I'll see you at ringside in five minutes.

Mr. Flint?

- Hey, hold on.

- Mr. Flint?

Mr. Flint?

Hey, stop him.

Stop him.

- Hey, you quit.

- Mr. Flint?

Mr. Flint, I need to talk to you?

Mr. Flint?

- Mike, Mike.

- I need to talk to you.

Stop him.

- Will somebody stop him?

- Mr. Flint, I need to tell you something.

Will somebody stop him?

- What's wrong with you?

- Mr. Flint?

You want to fight?

Why you don't go to the f***ing ring?

Just a moment.

- What do you do?

- Mike, you hear me?

- I am going to rip it open.

- Oh, you going to f***ing rip it open?

All right, great.

You think you're going to the ring?

Yeah?

You are going nowhere, Mike.

You are going nowhere.

You see?

You are going nowhere.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

That's right. That's right.

F*** him up.

F*** him up!

I'm ending this charade.

I'm going to the ring.

You're going to the ring,

to do what?

- To do what, to ruin my business?

- That's right.

- I prefer you didn't do that.

- I understand that.

You know, my sister was wrong.

You were wrong.

You know what you are?

- You're addicted to poverty.

- I'm going to the ring.

I'm talking to you.

Ok, you want to play?

Let's do this thing.

Let's play the game.

A relatively new sport, it's only been

here in this country for 14 years

a little longer then that in Brazil and Japan.

But still relatively...

- after all that is..

- It is in a vault.

The old meets the new.

I'm excited about the under card.

So, these competitors who we don't know yet.

Tomy, Tommy.

Check this out.

We got to see this.

It's the craziest thing I ever seen.

- It's Terry.

- That's Mike!

- It's here.

- Down there.

- Come on, Mike.

- Win it.

Hang on it, Mike.

Skills, Mike.

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