Grind With Jordan 🟡 Episode 4: “The Ring of Fire”

Here’s Episode 4 of Grind With Jordan — the beginning of Jordan’s entry into underground fighting. Though he’s not the strongest yet, his heart, training, and willpower take center stage. This is his first real test as a man of action.

📺 Grind With Jordan

🟡 Episode 4: “The Ring of Fire”

📅 Summer 2006 – Age 20

🏋️ Grinding Daily

Jordan was now 20 years old. Every single day since age 14, he had been training.

His routine became sacred:

🕓 Wake at 4:50 AM

🧊 Cold shower

🥗 Morning salad

💤 Short nap

🧘‍♂️ Stretching

🍕 Still had pizza and junk sometimes—but he balanced it with clean eating and discipline.

He had grown — now 124 pounds, still slim for his age, but his speed, agility, and strength had improved tremendously.

He could now:

✔ Lift double his body weight.

✔ Sprint 100 meters in 12 seconds.

✔ Do 100 push-ups and 50 pull-ups non-stop.

✔ Land perfect combos on the punching bag with precision and control.

🥷 Underground Encounter

One night, while walking home from the gym, Jordan passed a back alley. He heard cheering, grunts, and punches hitting flesh.

He peeked around a corner…

🔥 Underground Fight Ring 🔥

Dozens of people surrounded a small metal cage. Inside, a large bald man with scars — Pablo "El Toro" Reyes — was pummeling a challenger to the floor.

Announcer:

“No one can take down Pablo! Who’s next?! $2000 for the brave!”

Jordan’s heart thumped.

He clenched his fist.

He turned and ran home.

🏠 The Goodbye

Jordan trained briefly at home—burpees, shadowboxing, fast curls—then changed into a tank top and joggers.

Before leaving, he passed his family:

👩‍🦰 Tiana (now 26): “Where are you going looking like that?”

🧑‍🦱 Marcus (now 16): “Yo, fight night?”

👧 Jasmine (now 8): “Come back safe, Jojo!”

He smiled and said:

“Gotta test myself.”

He walked to the hallway, looked at a framed photo of Malcolm, and kissed it.

“Dad… this is for you.”

🥊 The Ring: Pablo vs. Jordan

Smoke. Noise. Heat.

Jordan stepped into the cage.

People laughed.

📣 “Who let the stick in?!”

📣 “He’s gonna die!”

Across from him stood Pablo, 6'2", 230 lbs, covered in tattoos, growling like a beast.

🔔 DING!

Round 1

Pablo charged like a bull.

Jordan dodged—barely.

Pablo swung a hook. Jordan ducked. Hit back with a quick jab to the ribs.

👊 THWAP!

Pablo smiled. “Fast. Let’s see if you bleed.”

He kicked Jordan's legs hard—Jordan stumbled.

Crowd: “OHHHH!”

Jordan gritted his teeth. He remembered his sandbag training.

He bounced on his toes.

Three quick punches. Left. Right. Uppercut.

👊 SMACK!

Pablo staggered. But then he roared and charged again, slamming Jordan against the cage.

Jordan gasped—wind knocked out.

Round 2

Jordan's nose bled. Pablo smiled.

“Quit, little man. Go back to your protein shakes.”

Jordan wiped his nose.

“Not quitting. Not tonight.”

Jordan focused. Legs light. Arms fast. He danced.

Then he saw the opening.

🔥 Spinning elbow to Pablo’s jaw.

🔥 Knee to the gut.

Pablo collapsed to one knee.

Crowd: “WOOO!!!”

Pablo stood slowly. Angry now. He swung wildly—Jordan ducked and landed five punches to the face, then a final kick to the ribs.

💥 CRACK!

Pablo dropped.

Silence.

🔔 DING DING DING!

Jordan’s arms rose. Bloodied. Breathing heavy. But standing.

🏆 Respect Earned

The crowd didn’t laugh now.

One of the old men said:

“Kid's got heart. He’s got fire. He ain’t just muscle.”

Jordan walked out the cage.

He didn’t celebrate.

He just whispered:

“Next time... I’ll be even better.”

💬 TO BE CONTINUED...

Would you like Episode 5 to show Jordan becoming a local street fighting legend, how he gains attention from scouts or sponsors, or how this fight affects his home life and family reputation?

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