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Matt slung his sparring partner face forward into the turnbuckles of the ring. Before his opponent had time to recover, he raced toward him and placed a well-timed kick between his shoulder blades. The helpless opponent fell gasping for breath as trainers ran over to help him. Matt wearily walked over to his corner, threw his arms over the ring ropes and rested his head on the turnbuckle while trying to catch his breath himself. It was a hard fight. His sparring partner almost got the best of him, but the foot to the back had stopped him just like it had done the last three sparring opponents. Down inside, Matt hoped he had taken enough off of the kick to keep from cracking the guy’s vertebra. They said the last guy might not regain use of his right arm. Matt was having a rough time dealing with that.