INTRODUCTION

INTRO/CREDITS

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Sunrise in Southern California. Tai Chi in the park, spraying down the sidewalks, newspapers dropped off, morning joggers and dog walkers. The city is slowly warming up to the new day.

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Arthur and Dion live on the edge of downtown in an industrial warehouse. They awaken to sunlight that pours through the giant windows. One by one they roll out of bed half asleep.

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Welcome to the Mats aka The Lab. Punching bags, focus mitts, Thai pads, and hand wraps adorn the room. Bruce Lee, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, and Robert DeNiro as The Raging Bull are pinned covering the walls. Arthur skips rope as Dion enters with a water bottle and sweatshirt barely over his shoulders, reluctant to begin his workout. He wraps his hands as Arthur drops the ropes and begins to wale on the punching bag in the corner. Every jab, hook, and straight are delivered with deep thuds and rattles from the chain. An occasional leg kick crushes the bag, folding it in half.

Arthur holds Thai pads as Dion rips through the air with every strike. The pops are so precise that they crack tightly resembling gun shots. He covers, dips, slips, and counters like second nature.

Both men touch gloves and begin to spar. Clenching, takedown defense, some light jabs. The two build up an impressive display of grappling and kickboxing.

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