Michael Rivers
Mathis Landwehr
Michael Rivers

“One last kumite, one final battle for the life of his daughter.”
When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal Kumite in Bulgaria against the world’s best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren, and Julie Jackson but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter’s life?
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Michael Rivers
Mathis Landwehr
Michael Rivers
Damon Spears
Kurt McKinney
Damon Spears
Master Loren
Billy Blanks
Master Loren
Ron Hall
Matthias Hues
Ron Hall
Julie Jackson
Cynthia Rothrock
Julie Jackson
Wolf
Michel Qissi
Wolf
Marcus Gantz
David Kurzhal
Marcus Gantz
Lea Martin
Monia Moula
Lea Martin
Dracko
Mike Derudder
Dracko
Det. Dobrev
Abdel Qissi
Det. Dobrev
Yulong
David Yeung
Yulong
Lightning
Mike Möller
Lightning
Good throwback to the 80s. Not perfect, but its very good for the budget. It's like the Expendables, seeing all the 90s martial arts stars like Kurt McKinney, Matthias Hues, Cynthia Rothrock, etc. The best part of the film is the soundtracks done by Paul Hertzog and Stan Bush (also behind Bloodsport/Kickboxer). Some gripes were that I think while the fights were good, they were way too short. To add to that I think the extras who fought were too old and bland (except for the Muay Thai, Capoeira, and the guy who fought Kurt McKinney). It made the amazing training montages build up to something sort of underwhelming. It has its moments though. Unfortunately, some things happened in the films' production limited its huge potential. Such as inflation, the director getting kicked out of post-prod, David Yeung injured(?), Viking Samurai appearance (very cringe and delusional fella), etc. Overall, I think the film has succeded in its purpose, if they make a sequel, I think they should add stars like Loren Avedon, Gary Daniels, etc. with a different plot. I give this movie a 6/10.
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