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CORDOVA, AL (WBRC) -

A teenager is home from the hospital after suffering a broken jaw and concussion. He said he was the victim of the "knockout game."

The victim, Matthew Cooper, said he believes he was a set up by his own friend. Cooper thinks his friend thought the punch in the face would be funny.

"All I remember is getting hit, said Cooper. After that I don't remember much after that."

Cooper said the attack happened on Thursday. He stepped out of a bathroom stall at Cordova High School when he said he was punched in the face. He said he was the victim of the "knockout game" where kids try to knock out an unsuspecting victim just for fun.

He's convinced his attacker was someone he knew.

"I'm not so much mad about it," said Cooper. It's just I'm upset because I thought this boy was my friend."

Cooper had surgery at UAB Hospital on Monday, where his jaw was wired shut and he also has a concussion. His parents said he has a four to six month recovery ahead of him.

"I'm hurt and I'm mad, said a tearful Rebecca Cooper. This is not what you send your kids to school for to be attacked or bullied."

Rebecca Cooper said she was told another student recorded the attack on a cell phone.

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Cordova student hospitalized, claims he was victim of 'knock out game'