Imagine it's Ancient Rome.
Marcus Aurelius is the Emperor and the Roman Empire is at the height of their power so to celebrate its glory, the Emperor announces gladiatorial combat at the Colosseum in the capital. Human waves engulf the legendary arena as spectators compete for the best seats to view the greatest fighters in the Empire clash against each other in mortal combat.
Here warriors who have trained and survived together will be pitted against each other. Bonds will be broken, the veterans will show their dominance and contempt for the others and the debutants eager to to show their prowess and prove their skill, will throw themselves into combat with all the zeal that is expected of young warriors with much to prove.
Roman spectators will be shouting at the top of their lungs whilst cheering on their favored fighters and insulting the ones who are fighting poorly, not caring about how uncomfortable they are under the hot afternoon sun. Whilst the nobility and the royals will be presiding over the affair away from the masses tittering amongst themselves and plotting against each other as well as vying for the favor of the most powerful amongst them.
Fast forward 1823 years since Marcus Aurelius's death and in a land nearly 8,000 kilometers away in modern-day Pakistan, a Triumvirate consisting of the co-owners of Brave Gym and the CEO's Qaim Abbas and Muhammad Baig and the President of the Pakistan MMA Federation Omar Ahmed are making their own attempt to replicate the glory of gladiatorial combat.
Realwrld 4 took place at the DHA Phase 6 stadium complex Lahore. This was, by far, Pakistan's biggest fight event organised by the CEO Qaim. An MMA fighter himself along with his associates Muhammad Baig and Omar Ahmed, he himself had a record of 5-0 after his win against Haseeb Khar a.k.a El Chapo on Day 1of Realwrld 4. His humility was the most surprising thing about him. His courtesy and his energy in dealing with everything despite him being a medical student as well as one of the main organizers/promoters of the event was truly impressive.
The event began with Daniyal Nasir Mirza, Pakistan's very own Joe Rogan, kicking off the event and Realwrld Day 4 had truly begun. There were eight fights that night but we'll go over the most outstanding among them. The fighters came from Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and Quetta and they all used their stage/fight names for the duration of the event.
Tenma vs Astroboy
The first fight was against Tenma and Astroboy, who had been training at Brave Gym since he was 13. Tenma resorted to jabs and haymakers whilst Astroboy took his hits comfortably and targeted Tenma's right side (which he had clutched in pain during the fight) with kicks, knees and punches which led to his KO victory.
Jungkook vs Goku
Jungkook was a fighter from Islamabad whilst his rival Goku was from Brave Gym. The fight was seemingly even-sided at the beginning. At one point, Jungkook appeared to have the advantage due to his taking initiative by avoiding Goku's strikes whilst landing solid leg-kicks and getting under Goku's guard in an attempt to submit him. But Goku kept avoiding and successfully getting out from Jungkook's attempts to submit him. Goku won by unanimous decision due to his superior striking and foiling of Kungkook's grappling.
Grey Matter vs Nightcrawler
Grey Matter had already suffered a bad loss to Terminator on Day 1 so he was never a favourite in this fight. Nightcrawler wins by TKO.
Big B vs Young Sinatra (COO of Realwrld)
Young Sinatra, a fighter with a great reputation and potential from Brave Gym, wins by Split Decision early in the 3rd round due to a broken shoulder which left him unable to go on as a result of which the judges had to judge on the basis of both fighters performances so far.
Panther(debut) vs Babar
Panther opens up with a relentless series of punches to the face which forced Babar to concede resulting in Babar being KO'd and Panther winning his debut. So far, fighters from Brave had yet to lose a fight.
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Muhammad Baig aka Punisher vs Jigsaw
One of the CEO's of Brave Gym and one of the best fighters they had, he was always the clear winner against his opponent from Quetta. Punisher wins by submission after a number of devastating leg kicks opens up Jigsaw's defense allowing Punisher to put Jigsaw in a chokehold which may as well have been an iron armbar across Jigsaw's throat
Atlas vs Kratos
Kratos wins by TKO after he overwhelms Atlas with a flurry of punches to the face on the ground.
Ice Cold vs Monarch
Brave Gym's winning streak ended with this fight. Monarch was the underdog for this fight but he shocked everyone with his skill in grappling. Ice Cold, a prominent fighter at Brave Gym found that his status as crowd favourite was no longer applicable as he struggled to deal with the flurry of punches and attempts to submit him. Eventually, despite a valiant effort from Ice Cold, Monarch won via submission which shocked Brave Gym with their only loss at the event.
Bugs Bunny vs Eksoskeleton
Eksoskeleton wins via KO after he lands a series of punches on Bugs Bunny while he was on the ground. It was a grappling competition which Bugs Bunny couldn't win. Afterwards, El Chapo turned up to the octagon and challenged him to a fight. Fans expected to see them clash at Realwrld 5 'Broken Dreams' in January.
"I think they're all amazing, even those who lost. To think that these fighters, both from Brave Gym and beyond couldn't throw a decent punch 3 years ago and that we went from nothing to having such illustrious sponsors on such a large stage is amazing,” said Qaim. "Time will tell but Monarch just challenged me to a fight. He bit more than he could chew and he'll find out soon enough."
Italian Stallion vs Medic
Fight is even in the beginning. However, it turned to a grappling/wrestling competition when Medic put up the pressure on Stallion. Eventually, Medic got on top and Stallion left the left side of his face exposed which resulted in him receiving a flurry of punches to the face until referee Sammer Jutt called a stoppage and declared Medic the winner.