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Neo-noir meets Texan influences in this 80s fiction about a retired MMA fighter living the rest of his days at a motel. Conall Warner is intent on the simple life until trouble arrives at his doorstep with the death of a close one. A murder to be solved for the cops and a body to mourn for the fighter. The tragedy leads Conall to spiral down a dark path in his mind as tensions emerge within a grim relationship with a resident. Conall must defeat his demons in the fighting cage he left behind years ago and also battle with the ever-deceiving world that he lives in, to claim the title in this slow burning tale. Will Conall be hunted down by his opponent, or will he train his eyes on the fight?
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