( music playing )
Jackie:
And you are our new student Jackie Rodriguez.
- Rodriguez? Mendoza. - So?
Cliff just told me that he's fighting Caleb?
I'm betting all I have. Cliff doesn't stand a chance.
( groaning )
We're going to have to find someone to fight Caleb.
I'll do it.
Mo: Show me something.
Mom! What happened? I'm so sorry.
Sonny:
We'll find you a way to make the money.
It's $10,000, Adrienne.
I need to make some cash. Can you train me?
Be here at 4 PM tomorrow.
Emergency medical training.
It's a great program, and you'll come out certified.
I have to report this to the Provincetown program.
- Why? - Because it's a failing grade.
Mo:
He'll have you on the mat in one punch.
I'm not going to lie to protect you.
Hey, man.
- Whoa, whoa! - Relax! Relax, everyone!
( music playing )
Is this mail on my bed for me, Dad?
Dad: Yeah, I brought it in last night.
Hey.
- Hey. - Hey.
What do you say we take what we learned in EMT prep
and bring into real life?
What do you mean?
Want to help me bring home my mom?
Really?
Uh, I mean, sure.
Yeah, yeah.
Thanks... a lot.
( music playing )
♪ I woke up feeling like a king ♪
♪ Cuando me meto en el ring ♪
♪ I woke up feeling like a king ♪
♪ Cuando me meto en el ring ♪
♪ I woke up feeling like a king ♪
♪ Cuando me meto en el ring ♪
( music playing )
Well, if it isn't my favorite brother and sister duo.
You're out?
Posted bail a couple weeks ago.
Thanks for asking.
So, I hear there's a fight that I want to be a part of.
We're putting our bets on Yuri.
What can you tell me about him?
He's from a couple towns over,
reputation as one of the best fighters in the area.
But can he win?
Who's he slated to fight?
Bailey.
Yeah, that's gonna be a tough fight.
- What's that? - Think Bailey would take this
if I tell him to throw the fight?
Kid doesn't care about money.
But if you can find a weaker contender,
we could put him in with Yuri and he'll lose naturally.
How much are we even talking here?
15 grand.
Can you guarantee?
If he wins.
We're going to make sure he does.
Works for me.
Come on, boys.
Hey.
So, Provincetown ended up giving me a special scholarship
and refunded me the summer tuition program money.
- Good for you. - No, this is good for you.
It's my money, and I want you to have it
so that you can go to the program.
- Why me? - Because I believe in you,
and I know you'll pay me back.
And you can do it slowly.
Honestly.
You mean not boxing, Adrienne. Just say it.
I care about you, and I don't want you
to get sucked up into this crazy world.
Since when did this become more about your pride
than your future, Sonny?
Maybe I have a different future than you thought.
Please just take the money.
I don't want the money, and I'm starting to think
I didn't get that scholarship to Provincetown
because it was never meant to be.
And you're meant to be a boxer?
Boxing is the only thing I'm good at.
Well, you're making the wrong choice,
and a dangerous one.
There you go.
Support her left leg.
Copy that. There we go.
- ( grunts ) - All right.
Is it good on your side there?
Yep, we're good.
Ay, gracias, mija.
There you go.
Now it's time for a thousand comfy pillows.
Oh, let me get her a cup of water.
Yeah, that would be perfect.
You're quite the team, right?
Thank you, ma'am.
Fernanda, por favor.
- Uh... - Thank you.
You should go home.
Are you going to be okay here alone?
Yeah, definitely.
I've been well-trained.
Okay. All right, I'm going to go.
- All right. - Wait.
Whoa. Yeah, um--
( stammering )
I'm going to see-- I'm going to go that way.
It's that way, right? Yes, I'm going.
( music playing )
( chattering )
All right, listen.
Remember how I told you about one boy,
and how you reminded me of him?
Well, I feel in my heart
that he's watching out over you from upstairs.
So get ready.
Get ready, 'cause you're getting bumped up a slot tonight.
- To what? - Main event.
What? I'm fighting Yuri?
It wasn't my call, kid.
All right, shake it off.
Listen to me.
Don't go toe to toe with him.
That's where he's the quickest.
You want to stick and move. That always throws him off.
Do not stop jumping.
Yuri's quick, but he gets dizzy.
Do not stop bouncing.
Keep moving as much-- that's it.
Keep moving as much as possible.
You see an opening? Bam! Pop him.
And then make him chase you around.
He don't have the same endurance you do, kid, or the smarts.
- You remember that. - Maria: It's time.
You ready to become a star?
Was this your doing?
You earned this.
( line ringing )
- Dad:
I need to talk to you about something.
I can't talk right now, sweetie.
Let me call you back.
Okay, but it's important.
Okay, let me call you back.
Hey, sorry about that. I had to take that call.
So now back to what you were saying.
This is happening tonight?
'Aight, y'all know how this works.
All bets placed now. Money handed to me.
All this on Yuri! All this on Yuri!
- ( chattering ) - Hey.
- What's this? - Our money.
For Yuri.
- Anybody else? - Yeah, me.
Who's your money on, kid?
- Mendoza. - Sonny?
Yeah, and I'd like to speak with him.
He's unavailable and about to go into the ring. Who are you?
I'm Nathan, and I'm his cousin.
His cousin? Does he know you're here?
- Not yet. - All right, wait here.
- I'll bring him to you after the fight. - All right.
Okay, people, let the big night begin!
( cheering )
Ladies and gentlemen,
the moment you've all been waiting for.
The big headlining fight of the night
with a big twist.
In the red corner,
the defending champ in this fight,
the beast...
weighing in at 139 pounds,
100% muscle, Yuri Washington!
( cheering )
Man: Go, champ! Let's go, champ!
Ring Announcer: In the blue corner,
newly slotted to take his shot at the crown tonight,
weighing in at 134 pounds,
upstart Sonny Mendoza!
Gentlemen!
( muted chatter )
Man: Come on, let's go, Sonny! Let's go, Sonny!
Ring Announcer: You got instructions in the dressing room.
I want you to protect yourself at all times.
You must obey what I say.
Now let's make this a good clean fight.
Touch up.
( no audible dialogue )
- Come on, Sonny! - Let's go, let's go!
( crowd whistling and cheering )
Man: Let's win this, man!
Woman: Come on, Yuri!
Man: Knock him out, Yuri!
( bell rings )
( crowd shouting )
Mo: Come on. Get your leg in, Sonny!
Throw to the body!
Come on!
Man: Knock him out! Come on!
( shouting continues )
That's it. Use your left. Use your left.
( all shouting )
Ring Announcer: Spread it. Come on.
- Fight on. - Come on.
( chatter continues )
Did you let this happen?
- It'll be fine. - He's going to find out
you care more about the money than him.
I can care about both at the same time.
Yeah. We'll see.
What's that supposed to mean?
( cheering continues )
- Come on, get out of there! - ( bell rings )
Round's over.
This ain't your world.
You better get down before I put you there!
Man: You in the big leagues now, man!
Mo: Come on. Sit down.
Hey, no more of that one-eyed crap in this ring, all right?
And you, I'm warning you.
How you doing, kid?
I'm good, man.
( bell rings )
( music playing )
( crowd gasping )
All right, break it up.
Okay, fight on.
( coaches shouting )
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
( bell rings )
That's the round.
Man: Okay, we only go if we get the text.
And then it will be on my cue, not a second sooner.
You got that?
Breathe deep. Relax.
I'm proud of you. You're doing great.
But, you know, losing's part of this game.
- All right? - I'm not losing this one, coach.
- This one's mine, coach. - You got it.
You got it, boy.
( music playing )
( bell rings )
Man: Let's go, let's go!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Block it! Block it!
( no audible dialogue )
( crowd gasping )
Aww, yeah!
Ring Announcer: One, two, three,
four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine--
That's it!
( music playing )
The winner, Sonny Mendoza!
( crowd jeering )
Everybody freeze! Nobody move!
This is a police raid! Do not move.
- Run. Run. - What happened?
I don't know. Somebody ratted us out.
- Who would do that? - I don't know. We'll find out later.
♪ I woke up feeling like a king ♪
♪ Cuando me meto en el ring ♪
♪ I woke up feeling like a king ♪
♪ Cuando me meto en el ring ♪
♪ Don't make me take the gloves off ♪
♪ Don't know what I am capable of ♪
♪ The way I teach 'em it be hands on ♪
♪ Don't make me take the gloves off ♪