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We're back and ready to welcome
our next case of the day.
Let's welcome it with a quote by movie character Rocky Balboa.
Do you folks remember the movie Rocky ?
This quote is from the movie.
"If you know what you're worth,
then go out and get what you're worth.
But you gotta be willing to take the hits..."
Bring out the litigants.
I never thought I'd be deceived like this...
especially not by the person I love.
I've always done things right.
I don't know why such a small mistake
has become such a big nightmare.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
Thanks.
Are you okay?
Beat up, mostly.
Of course you are.
Yohana, you're the plaintiff.
That's right, ma'am.
Alright, tell me why you're suing Miguel
and what you demand to settle this case.
Miguel is my boyfriend.
Or rather, my ex-boyfriend.
I'm suing him for $5,000.
He just found out he's an ex!
She's suing me...
You lost the fight!
Alright, hold on.
Let's keep it together.
Let's take things slow.
Is he your boyfriend?
He's my ex, ma'am.
Alright, ex. Understood.
Why are you suing him? What happened?
Ma'am, I met this jerk at a martial arts gym.
He's a karate prodigy.
He's a black belt!
We started going out and getting to know each other...
Everything was great.
Okay.
I noticed how good he was in MMA.
Mixed Martial Arts.
Exactly.
Okay.
I had an idea.
I thought to train him.
I figured I'd make an investment
so he'd quit being an average chump
and have him move up into the professional leagues.
Okay.
Right?
For him to make it as a professional MMA fighter,
he has to go through the process.
The first of which is five fights for which he's not paid.
Amateur.
Okay. Five amateur fights.
Exactly. So you know.
Yes.
I spent three months training this idiot!
I paid for his gym membership, a personal trainer,
food, clothing, everything!
I'd even drive him back and forth because he's a loser.
Tell her how the five fights went.
They went just fine! He won all five fights.
So he won all five.
Here's the evidence.
Roberto, please bring me the evidence.
He won all five fights thanks to a knockout, ma'am!
How was I not to believe in him?
He won everything!
Miguel Angel... specializing in karate and Muay Thai.
That's not the problem, ma'am.
The problem is,
once I managed to strike a contract with the MMA folks,
he had to fight four fights, each worth $5,000.
He had to win!
That'd be $20,000 total.
Exactly!
The first fight came around
and I did lots of publicity for it.
I put it on Instagram, Facebook...
I went all out!
Okay...
I spent everything I have.
Down to the very last dollar.
Now I'm out on the street
after putting it all on the line for this ***.
I'm a champion!
I gave Production evidence.
Evidence of the fight?
Yes!
That was his first professional fight.
The one you spent all your money on.
Okay. Let's see the evidence.
You think you're all that with your flag.
You loser!
Look at that beating!
Pow! Right in the kisser!
That could happen to anyone!
It just wasn't my day!
That's bull! You're just a loser!
He kept landing punches!
You were out of it!
Everyone has off days.
Nonsense!
Wait.
Him losing I can understand...
what I don't understand is why he lied to me!
You ***!
Watch it!
What'd he lie about?
Ma'am...
Turns out, in order for him to fight...
Here's the next piece of evidence.
Well, what happened?
Well, this all-star champion...
I am a champion.
Oh, shut up.
Here it states that Miguel Angel was taken to the ER...
Actually, wait. Hold on.
He had to sign a paper along with a doctor
affirming that he's healthy and perfectly able to fight.
Here it is.
After he got taken out on a stretcher,
the doctor told me he'd been injured.
I wasn't injured.
Yes, you were, stupid!
Hold on.
He signed the paper affirming he was in perfect health.
Yes!
Then later on at the hospital,
he was told that his right shoulder was ruptured.
He'd been injured for a while!
I was injured during the fight.
So you claim he was injured
despite him having signed off on being healthy?
I invested $10,000 in him!
I raised that amount dollar by dollar!
I'm here under political asylum.
I need to bring my son here.
On Monday, I need to pay the lawyer $5,000
if I plan on getting my son here.
$5,000 you thought you'd get after he won.
Right! He has the money!
Ask him.
-No, I don't. -Yes, you do!
Where'd he get the money?
Ask him, ma'am!
You have money!
Okay.
I understand your demands.
Now I'm going to talk to him.
Here's a summary for you folks.
These are her claims. He needs to prove otherwise.
She claims he knew he was physically injured
to the point of affecting his fighting abilities.
Well, Miguel?
Ma'am, I have 20 years' experience in martial arts.
I've been a student of martial arts since I was 3.
-You loser. -I'm not a loser.
I'm used to taking hits.
My body's become used to taking blows.
I wake up with different pains every day.
One day, my foot might hurt. Another day, my head.
It could be my back, my waist, anything.
So you've learned to live in pain.
I train through the pain of injury
because it's what I do.
It's my calling.
Some people are good at baseball.
I'm good at fighting.
That's how I was raised and trained.
Okay?
Okay. Understood.
It's true, we did sign a contract.
I fought five amateur fights and won them all.
I trusted you.
We managed to score a professional contract
for four paid fights.
I prepared for that first fight.
I had pain, but when don't I?
You should've told me!
You didn't think the pain was anything out of the ordinary.
You didn't think it'd affect the fight.
I took a few painkillers...
Why didn't you tell me you were in pain?
You're too agitated.
Calm down.
How else am I supposed to react?
You tell me!
How can I not be mad?
You could calm down.
You could understand.
You need to speak in a civilized manner
and realize that investments are just that.
There's no guarantee.
That's it. Okay?
Let me finish explaining.
Okay, go ahead.
I had shoulder pain, but...
How long had you felt this pain?
The pain's always been there,
but after the third fight...
The third amateur fight.
Right, the amateur fight.
I felt pain, but I kept training and fighting.
I also kept winning, which is the important thing.
Okay. Who brought witnesses?
I did.
Let's take a short break.
When we come back, we'll talk to his witness
as well as our experts
and see if we can settle this case.
Don't go away.
What's that?
It's a musculoskeletal ultrasound.
If you see here, there's a complete tear.
Can you determine
how long he's been suffering from this injury?
CASE CLOSED