The Great Fight (2011)

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A disgraced police man is sent to work security at a local high school and ends up training an autistic boy with talents for mixed martial arts.
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Jun 05, 2011
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A disgraced police man is sent to work security at a local high school and ends up training an autistic boy with talents for mixed martial arts.

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