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better sleeping schedule.

Yeah yeah, of course.

- I'll let you go.

- How about dinner though?

Yeah.

Dinner's good.

- Good night.

- Good night.

What are you doing here?

Just thought I'd come

a little bit early.

You think I'm gonna let you teach

the kids looking like that?

- I had an accident.

- Honor!

Respect.

That's what this is

all about, right?

Well, I thought forgiveness

was a part of it too.

Not if you take advantage of it.

What are you really

training for, Michael?

If you wanna dance around in a

cage and hurt people for money,

you're in the wrong place.

Yeah well, you know what?

These... these mind games,

all this bowing and sh*t,

nobody wants to see this

stuff anymore, man.

Then what are you still doing here?

You could've walked away any time.

You're here because you

made the wrong choices

and you chose to stay because

you're looking for something more.

You're right. You know what?

I can leave whenever I want.

Then go right ahead. You

finished your hours weeks ago.

I'm not training you so you can

go out and fight in some circus.

- you understand me?

- Well, it's too late for that.

Then get out, Michael.

- Your choice.

- Fine.

Hey.

What?

Uncle Reg!

- Why don't you just tell him?

- Tell him what?

Why you're fighting.

Just tell him the truth.

I-I know he can be a hard-ass,

but at least he'd understand.

You know I'm right.

Why do you care so much anyways?

Mr. Shaw.

Come in, come in.

You're a very difficult

man to find these days.

I've been reviewing your, uh...

your grades as of recent.

You could use some

improvement in some areas.

But they are exemplary in

comparison to last semester's.

And as promised...

here's your letter

of recommendation

and a few suggestions

for some schools

that would be good

for you to look at.

Applications go out this month.

If there's anything there

that you want me to change,

just let me know.

My GPA?

I wish I could.

Best of luck.

Thank you.

Michael, this is fantastic.

Yeah.

And I was wondering if you could

help me out with something.

You know, Len Riley paid

me a visit a few days ago.

Oh, yeah?

It looks like he's

reopening the case.

Do you know anything about that?

Hit that board any harder and

the other wrist is gonna burst.

- What are you doing here?

- Came to see how you were...

and where you've gone

with my dinner plans.

- I'm sorry, I've been...

- It's fine.

It's not like I stopped eating.

So your grandfather

gave me the grand tour.

Oh, he did?

Looks like you've got your

own place to train now.

- How's Reg doing?

- That's why I'm here.

Let's take a walk.

You know, kid, sometimes

it helps to let people in

instead of coming across

like you don't care.

Would it have mattered?

Probably not.

But at least we could've gone

about it in a different way.

Reggie, the man killed my parents.

A man that I finally

found after seven years,

standing within a few feet.

- Now I have my chance at him.

- A chance at doing what?

You gonna kill this guy in front

of a couple of hundred people?

I've thought about it.

Sit down, man.

You know when I was your age...

I was in the military.

There's a reason those poor

bastards don't sleep at night.

Killing a guy

lets him off easy.

But letting him live

with what he's done...

that's torture.

After I got back...

I started drinking.

Your father's the one

who saved my life.

And the whiskey you

saw in the drawer?

Yeah, I saw you looking.

It's a reminder.

It tests my will.

I haven't taken a sip in 15 years.

Your father was my friend, Michael.

And I think he turned you

into a damn good kid.

You want a shot at this guy?

I can't stop you.

But when you step in there,

everything else goes

out the window.

It's about survival.

And that's how we're

gonna train you for it.

I'm not doin' this to help you win.

In fact, I don't care if you do.

I just don't want to

see you get hurt,

especially not by him.

Wait, I thought you said that...

Shut up...

before I change my mind.

We start training

tomorrow, 6:
00 a.m.

We've only got three weeks.

I can't teach you to be

better than these guys,

but I do have time to teach

you how to beat 'em.

The fighters you're going

up against are strong.

They're athletic

and they know how to take a punch.

You can't afford to miss.

You need to rely on your speed

and distance, and take as

little damage as possible.

With the right timing and

the right placement,

you can end it with a single punch.

Your karate's there. But

after watching these guys,

I can tell that won't be enough.

We're gonna mix it up a bit. This

way, when you're in close range

you can open up like

a son of a b*tch.

In the beginning

moments of that fight,

you need to study him,

learn his range, know what

his next move will be.

Harder! Double kick!

When you step in there,

nothing else matters.

Focus on your opponent.

- You gotta watch out for the legs.

- Okay.

'Cause if you can't stand,

- you can't fight, right?

- Yeah.

- Okay, so watch. Ready?

- Yeah.

You all right?

- Yeah.

- All right.

When these guys get tired

they start swinging for the fences.

So I want you... bang!

Right down the pike.

- Okay.

- Right down the pike, all right?

- Yeah.

- All right.

Keep your hands up, all right?

- Keep your hands up.

- Okay.

Stop.

All right, you know that control

I've been teaching you?

Lose it.

Hey!

Nice.

Now there's these guys

I want you to meet.

They'll be able to help you

with your ground game.

- Hi.

- Hi.

If you got a fighting chance,

it's because of them.

Just try to keep up with them.

Good, bud.

Are you Reggie's guy?

Yeah. Michael.

Michael.

What's up?

Hey, Lyoto. This is the kid.

You can't be serious. He's

tiny and looks malnourished.

I know.

It's impossible. He

doesn't stand a chance.

Well, we've seen worse.

Impossible is what we do.

Guess we can try.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

All right then.

Let's do it.

All right. Your first lesson today

is the sprawl. This is

very very important.

Okay.

Okay. Let me introduce

you to my little friend,

the medicine ball.

Let's go, sprawl.

Go, sprawl!

Go! Fast!

Come on, boy.

This is bad position for you.

You need to change faster.

You need to move

your hips like this,

and you put your arm

inside and... choke.

And...

One more.

Let's go! Fast!

Hai!

For this kick,

you have to bring your

knee up like a fake

and kick with the

other leg. Like that.

Try it.

No no, you need more force.

- So you need to put your arms in here...

- Okay.

- Put your legs here.

- Uh-huh.

You have a lot of position

here for the choking.

First one.

And this one.

No no, you have to... more force.

You need to keep your working more.

Great job.

Dentists love this kick.

Go!

Kick.

Drop-kick.

Nice. Good job.

You ready for the real test?

- Okay.

- Okay, let's go.

Okay. Up your hands.

Keep moving.

I like this kick.

I like it. Good job, buddy.

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