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-[air whooshing] -[logo warbling]

-[dramatic music] -[crowd cheering]

[referee] Are you ready, yet? Are you ready?

-[crowd] Fight! -[referee] Are you ready?

-[crowd] Fight, fight, fight! -[referee] Fight!

[crowd] Fight, fight, fight, fight,

fight, fight, fight!

-[fighters grunting] -[sticks clacking]

[punches thud]

[dramatic music]

-Cheers, cheers! -Cheers!

Do you want to move to champagne?

-Yes, do you have that? -Can I have?

[Annie] Yeah, okay. There you go. Thank you.

Yeah, I got this, go.

Another year,

another gold.

What's next for you, Jacob?

Hmm, we'll see.

It's got to be bigger, got to be better.

What else could be bigger and better than that?

What are you chasing?

Seriously?

[chuckles] The game, it's always evolving. Somewhere in the world

there's always something to beat.

Two years ago, when you moved back

from the States with your wife,

I really thought you were going to hang up the gloves

and retire, but two years later

-and five championship tournaments-- -I love fighting.

I love the feeling. I love the feeling of being in there,

man to man, testing your limits, going above and beyond

of what you think your body can endure.

Pow! Boom!

You score that winning punch, KO.

It's addicting. It's a bad-ass feeling,

That's why it's so hard to stop!

What's hard to stop?

[Annie chuckles]

Loving you, that's what's so hard to stop.

-Were you trying to stop? -Hell no.

-[Annie laughs] -Even if he tried, Annie.

Ah!

-[Annie laughs] -You going to drink?

[man speaking Filipino]

Ugh, no, I can't.

[gentle music]

Open.

[Annie laughs]

No.

-No? -It's cold [laughs].

No, I can't

-You sure? -Yeah, take them both.

We're celebrating anyway.

Oh, should I be doing this now?

-[Jacob laughs] -Jacob, Jake!

-You're so corny. -[laughs] No?

No.

Corny, how about, how about this? How about, how about this?

-I like that. -Hey, you like that, yeah?

-What do we call this dance? -This is, um, this is, you should do it, here.

-[laughs] Okay. -You should do it.

This is, uh, this is the, the Mama dance!

[Jacob laughs]

You're liking the Mama dance?

-I do like it. -You like...

I do like the Mama dance.

-Yeah [laughs]. -[Jacob laughs]

You like the Mama dance? [laughs].

Yeah?

-You want to-- -Shh.

Hmm? [laughs].

Did you just say the Mama dance?

Yeah.

You...

Then...

-And we-- -You, you should be doing the Daddy dance.

Yeah.

You're going to be a mom?

Mm-hmm.

I'm going to be a dad?

-[Jacob gasps] -[Annie laughs]

-I'm going to be a dad. -[Annie laughs]

[gentle music]

[laughs] Oh, my god.

Okay.

So?

What do you think?

You finished the crib.

I'm impressed.

Well, when I retire from this karate thing,

I'm going to need something to take up.

So how about I take up baby carpentry?

Ah, you're so funny.

You are a funny guy [laughs].

Mm.

Everything all right?

You feeling okay?

We can still do it, right?

Jacob, I going to be serious here.

I really think you should stop fighting, already.

Baby, do we have to talk about this right now?

I mean it.

When you wanted to move back here,

and I followed you from the States,

-I thought we were going to start something new. -But we are.

I thought we got something good going on here.

Do we?

We have a business that is teetering from past due bills. We're in debt.

-We haven't even recovered our initial investment, yet. -That's why I fight, right?

To boost the cash flow, to boost the reputation of the dojo, to achieve our goals.

Annie, we have so much more to achieve.

Like what?

What else is there to fight for?

You have the dojo. You have your students.

You have me.

Soon, you'll have a baby.

Annie, I thought we've talked about this already.

[metal jingles]

-What? -[Annie scoffs]

[light music]

-[student] Hey, Mei! -Hello, suckers!

How are you?

[bright music]

[Mei] Hey, I got to go see my pops.

[master Li] Eh?

[Mei laughs]

One, two, three, go!

[strikes thudding]

One, two, three, go!

[strikes thudding]

Today, we're warming up with some basic drills.

-Sir Niño, fighting stance. -[Dodoy] One, two, three, go!

One, two, three, go!

-One, two, three, go! -[Jacob] Find your partner,

face each other, bow.

Jacob.

Someone's here.

Niño, finish the front kick reverse punch

then the side kick and then just take over, all right?

I'll be back.

Gentlemen, what can I do for you?

Our boss asked us to make sure that we deliver an invitation personally.

What kind of invitation?

This is Annie, my wife, better half.

Annie.

Allen, Hank Allen.

[Hank gasps]

Well, let's cut to the chase.

Our boss is holding a very special fighting event.

Did you sign up for something?

Hmm? No, no idea who these guys are, baby.

You've heard of the Trigonal, right?

-Yeah, that's a myth. -Well, it exists.

And I'm handing you a personal invitation

to try out for it, straight from the boss.

-Who's your boss? -Are you kidding me? What the hell?

Baby, they just came over here to give me an invitation.

[Annie] No, it's not even a discussion.

We're not interested.

Thank you, but no.

Please leave.

Are you kidding me?

[solemn music]

You heard the boss.

There's the door, brother.

It's time to go.

[solemn music]

One, two, three, go!

Hi-yah!

[fighters grunting]

[Henry] Exactly.

Exactly.

Okay, see you.

-[weapons clacking] -[fighters grunting]

My gladiators, I remember, a long time ago,

I was just like him, young, ferocious,

fighting machine.

This was my world.

Nothing else mattered but the fight.

[dramatic music]

Sit down, gentlemen.

So you got him in.

I found him, and I invited him to join the competition,

like you said boss.

But, uh--

But what?

But he's not coming.

Technically, his wife got in the middle

and stopped him from even thinking about it.

-And you did nothing. -Yeah.

No, I mean I just gave him the invitation as you ordered.

You're a fucking moron.

I give you an easy fucking job,

and you fucking blew it.

Well, he didn't want to come,

and I didn't want to create a big scene.

-Get the fuck off the island. -What?

Oh, you're deaf now as well? Get the, get this guy off my island,

-before I have him-- -[gun clicks]

Boss!

Go back to the mainland, take a chill pill.

You're off the pay until I decide

to get all charitable and shit.

Boss.

Get the fuck out of here, mate!

[Henry] Motherfucker, no, no, no.

You look good. James, how's your training?

Ah, it's all good, sir. Be much better if I get some of that Buddha Gold in me.

In due time, champ, in due time.

This next version we're working on is going to blow you away, guaranteed.

-You'll be punching holes into people's heads, like pancakes. -That sounds great.

Get your kidneys checked out, tomorrow.

-Make sure that the doctor clears you first. -Will do, boss.

My clients from around the world will be coming

in a month's time for the showcase,

and I need to put on a really good show for them.

-So you stay clean and ready to fight, okay? -Sure thing.

Okay, get the fuck out of here.

By the way, who's this guy, Mr. Jacob Casa? What's his fucking deal?

He's a local martial arts hero.

Everybody thinks he's indestructible.

But you, my man, will destroy their little hero.

Yes, I will.

[James grunting] Feed the lion.

No plans yet.

Oh, really?

[gentle music]

[dramatic music]

So, let's take a five-minute break. When we come back, we're going to find a partner,

-and we're going to work on that drill, all right? -[students] Yes, sir!

All right, one, two, three!

-[all clap] -Osu!

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, hey, um,

this girl, a while ago, gave me a card.

And I'm not sure what I should do with it.

-Should I give it to him or-- -No, no, no.

What are you guys talking about?

Sensei, I, uh, we were just talking about--

Yo, just give the card, man.

[ominous music]

[engine revs]

Good evening, sir. Want something to drink, sir? Water?

[sultry music]

Hello, Jacob.

So the prize money was how much?

One thousand US dollars, just to fight one bout.

What's the catch?

Everything is a catch.

¶ Can't seem to control My thoughts ¶

There's one thing you can do

with this little burner.

Type 666 and send.

How do I know this is for real?

[Lily sighs]

Just because I think you're kind of cute,

I'm going to show you a piece of action.

¶ Meant to see you ¶

[ominous music]

[car door thuds]

Boys.

What are you doing here?

Peace, brother, peace.

Yeah, rest in peace.

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

Get back!

[Dodoy groaning]

One more!

-[bat thuds] -[Dodoy grunts]

Arnel, you hit like a nanny!

-[Hank grunting] -[thudding]

Now he's dead.

And that is how you do it.

[solemn music]

-There. -Thank you.

What makes you think that I'm going to take this fight?

You want to know more, don't you?

-Maybe. -This is just a qualifying event, baby.

You make it through this, just one little bout,

you get to fight at the Trigonal, the big one.

One million dollar cash, the winner takes all.

-The Trigonal? -Yes, and Henry Tan sent his personal invitation.

Henry Tan,

that ex-fighter turned steroid-making drug dealer.

[laughs] Not just steroids, baby,

something much, much better,

much, much more powerful.

[bookcase clatters]

Dodoy?

[ominous music]

[Hank panting]

[Arnel grunts]

[Hank yells]

[Hank growling]

What the hell?

Everyone get out! I am calling my husband.

Look what we have here,

the lady champ of Casa Dojo!

-Come on! -Come on, Jacob.

-[Hank] Call your daddy! -Answer.

Call your daddy!

We are looking for him, anyway.

I know!

But we have something better!

[Annie yells]

-[Hank grunts] -[shoulder cracks]

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

-Yo, chiquita! -[bat thudding]

So what would you do with one million dollars?

[chuckles] Shit.

That would set me and my family up for life.

You don't strike me as a married man.

In fact, me and my wife,

we were, um, expecting,

oh, shit, excuse me.

What's wrong, baby,

forgot the wifey over the hottie?

Shit, shit.

-[phone chiming] -[Annie gasping]

[Annie grunting]

[mutters Hiligaynon tongue twister]

-[hand slaps] -[Hank yells]

[Annie sobs]

Shh!

I'm not going to hurt you.

-[hand slaps] -[Hank grunts]

[ominous music]

Listen, um, I got to go.

-Wait! -What is it?

-I got to go. -Take the phone!

[Jacob] Fuck it! [chuckles].

-[waves crashing] -[dance music]

-[phone chimes] -Hang on.

Yes?

That's good.

He took the phone? That means he'll call.

One million dollars is a dream come true.

One million dollars, he thinks he's going to make one million dollars.

Ha!

-[ominous music] -[Hank gasping]

[siren wailing]

[motorcycle revs]

[solemn music]

Officer, officer, no, this is my dojo! My wife's in there!

Officer, please let me through.

Annie.

[dramatic music]

[sobs] Annie!

[detective Sanchez] Hey, hey, Wait, wait, wait!

-That's my fucking wife! -Stop!

[detective Sanchez] Wait, wait, wait.

Hey, hey, hey. Shh, just calm down.

-No, Annie! -Hey, hey, hey, hey, listen to me!

-Calm down! -Who fucking did this?

Look, we don't know yet, but you calm the fuck down.

You have to be strong for her.

You get that?

Come on, let's go.

Come on, come on, come on.

[solemn music]

Is that him?

-That's him. -How's he doing?

[detective Sanchez] Not so good.

[Tony] Mr. Casa?

I'm Detective Tony Pascual, Bacolod PD.

-[intercom chimes] -[announcer] Dr. A. Richards, station four.

Dr. A. Richards, station four.

My team got a call,

and this is what they found when they arrived.

Do you have any idea who might do this?

Any known enemies?

[Jacob sighs]

Who the fuck did this to my family, Detective?

Listen, it's for us to find out

and for you to accept.

For now, you need to lay low and relax.

If you need anything, call me.

My number's there.

You look like shit.

You should go home, take a shower, freshen up.

[indistinct]

[announcer] Allison to station two.

[somber music]

-Sir! -[Jacob gasps]

Are you related to the female patient?

Huh?

Yes, Doc, I'm the husband. How is she doing?

Her condition is unstable, and she's in a coma.

We have to monitor her vital signs around the clock.

She may also have been a victim of a sexual assault.

[Jacob gasps]

We're checking for internal bleeding,

and when the results come out,

we will decide if we will do surgery.

I don't know if you know,

but your friend Dodoy, he didn't make it,

-I'm sorry. -[Jacob gasps]

[somber music]

[Jacob sobs]

[stammers] Doctor, what about the baby?

Did the baby make it? Please tell me my baby's okay.

-I'm sorry. She lost the baby. -You're sorry?

-[Jacob sobbing] -[somber music]

-[strikes thudding] -[Jacob] Now straight and tight. A little technique.

Now shoot, get ready to tackle me

and the knee.

[both laughing]

-[Annie] That was pretty cool. -Is it pretty cool?

[Annie] That was pretty cool.

-[Annie grunting] -[Jacob laughing]

[Jacob crying]

What's this?

I'm giving you this medal as a promise,

a promise to you that I'm not going anywhere.

I will always be by your side,

and I'm willing to do anything for you.

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Fuck you! Fuckin' fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!

Fuck!

[Jacob sobs]

[doctor] I can't guarantee you anything, Mr. Casa,

but if we will do the surgery,

there's a chance, no matter how small.

Do it. Save my wife, please, save my Annie.

[Jacob sobbing]

-[monitor beeping] -[solemn music]

Baby, I'm so sorry I have to do this.

I'll be right here when you wake, okay?

[door rattles]

[dramatic music]

[crowd cheering]

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

-[engine rumbles] -[dramatic music]

[crowd cheering]

[larger fighter] Ah!

-Come on, bitch! -Ah!

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

Ah!

[James] Let's go!

Welcome to Bacolod's Underground Fight Club, Jacob.

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

[crowd cheering]

Come on!

Yeah!

Come on!

Oi!

[tense music]

[man gags]

-[man groans] -They call it the Green Dragon, good stuff, you see?

Come on.

[crowd cheering]

[dramatic music]

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

-[dramatic music] -[crowd cheering]

Ah.

There he is!

There he is, Jacob Casa!

Congratulations, champ!

You surprised everyone tonight!

First time anyone's ever beaten one

of Henry Tan's favorites.

You the man!

You are the man!

You're going to hear from Mr. Henry Tan,

real soon, real soon, ha!

That was amazing.

[fingers snap]

[Jacob grunts]

[upbeat rock music]

Oh, you guys all suck.

You haven't seen anything yet.

Come on.

Wah!

[friend laughs]

[Mei laughs]

[Hank scoffs]

Waiter!

[customers chattering]

[Arnel laughs]

Arnel, here's to you.

May you get a brand new set of balls.

Allen!

[Arnel laughs]

She was fine.

I haven't had that kind of pussy in years.

And I got myself a medal

from that karate bitch, for all the trouble.

I got myself a fuckin' medal!

[Jacob yells]

Get down!

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

Hey, biatch!

[gunshot]

-[glass clatters] -[gunshot]

-[Hank grunting] -[gun clatters]

Shit.

[Hank gagging]

You die as a common thug and a failure.

-[man yells] -[club thuds]

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

Are you okay?

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

[neck cracks]

-[both grunt] -[kick thuds]

[woman in dress] Mei, let's go, Mei!

The police are coming!

Come on, come on.

-What about him? -Just take him, come on!

[Jacob groans]

[Mei] Stand up, come on.

Hmm.

[ominous music]

[solemn music]

[knocking]

[Mei] Good morning.

-Where the hell am I, China? -[chuckles] No, you're still in Bacolod.

This is the Taoist temple.

I've heard of this place.

I've just never been inside.

Mm.

I'm Mei Li. That was my father Master Li.

I'm Jacob, Jacob Casa.

We know who you are.

We saw you at the bar last night.

You were mauled and shot.

Frankly, I'm surprised you're even up.

[Jacob groans]

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

I, I need to make a phone call. Do you have my cell phone?

Uh, you didn't bring one. Well, we didn't find one.

But I don't know if that'd be a good idea,

because you may have killed some people last night.

Well, I killed some people last night.

You?

Really?

You don't sound Chinese.

Well, I was born in Beijing, but my family moved to San Francisco

when I was ten years old.

My father came to Bacolod

to open business with his cousins,

and, uh, this is his wushu school.

And I came here about a week ago, for a short visit.

And thanks to you, I guess I'm staying longer.

Oh, shit, sorry. Thank you for saving my life.

Maybe one of these days, I could return the favor.

I believe this is yours.

Allen, that son of a bitch!

[Henry sighs]

I should never have hired him in the first place!

Fuckin' troublemaker!

Now he's dead from his own stupidity,

and he might possibly lead a trail to us.

I'll make sure it doesn't happen, sir.

Tell all our people. Put everyone on alert.

Any sign of authorities sniffing around, we go underground.

And the Trigonal, still on?

We'll see.

We have to mitigate our risks.

It's a groundbreaking event,

can't afford to screw it up.

We're releasing the best product ever, got to make sure that we provide

the best possible showcase for the Buddha Gold.

I'll make sure to double security, sir.

It's not a problem.

And the Trigonal opponent lineup, all set, right?

Still waiting on confirmation from one of the fighters, Jacob Casa.

What? Where is he?

I don't know, sir, but we're looking for him.

Well, find him, goddammit!

Yes, sir.

[Henry sighs]

Fuck.

[Henry sighs]

[thunder cracks]

Jacob Casa.

He worries me.

Hmm.

Chill out, Jake. I'm not here to arrest you.

Then what the hell are you doing here?

Did you get into another fight?

Car accident.

Huh.

Well, you know, it pisses me off

that you never call or text anymore.

I never have.

Well, you should.

Well, my phone's broken.

Oh, so I guess this isn't yours?

Man, there's a lot of pictures in here

that shouldn't be left in the phone.

You're an asshole. You went through my phone?

Oh, now it's yours?

Just give it back.

Or what?

You're going to MMA my ass?

Is that before or after I 9mm yours?

God, you're such a fucking asshole, dude.

Here.

You have no idea what kind of storm's coming.

Do you?

What are you talking about?

Well, you know, you can come with me,

and we talk, yeah?

As you can see, I'm kind of busy, right?

Not right now.

Sorry, but I got a badge and a gun.

Oh, I got two actually. And you're on the run.

So I think now is the right time to talk.

Listen, Detective, I've been just trying to figure this out myself, all right.

I mean, there's a couple of people

that might have gotten into trouble along with--

That man is responsible for everything you're going through.

He's untouchable,

rich as fuck and lives like a ghost.

It all started with that invitation.

Huh, so now you're in kind of deep, aren't you?

What do you want me to do?

[solemn music]

[device beeping]

[knocking at door]

Yo, I'm busy.

[device beeping]

[knocking at door]

What?

[knocking at door]

[Mei sighs]

Goddammit!

Ah.

-Oh! -Am I bothering?

Mr. Jacob, please come in.

Whoa, you're like a hacker or something!

Just some old toys I had here before I went to MIT.

Seriously, MIT?

Yep, EECS.

Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, huh?

What? I'm a girl?

I can't be an electronics engineer? Is that only for boys?

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, I'm, wow!

It's actually incredible.

This is all incredible.

What are you working on?

Bugs and flies.

Bugs and flies?

You know, like, insects.

Okay, so I will just stick to karate then [laughs].

Well, anyway, dinner's ready, if you're hungry.

Uh, okay, I'll be there in a minute.

All right, bugs and flies [chuckles].

[Mei sighs]

So what do we have here today?

It's called La Paz Batchoy.

Annie taught me how to make it.

I hope you guys like it.

Mm, good stuff.

He says he likes it.

-[laughs] Thank you, Master. -Ah.

I'm glad you do like it.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Thank you.

-You should stick to karate. -[Jacob laughs]

What?

Karate's all I ever knew.

I dedicated my life to the craft,

of course, until I met Annie,

and then that's when everything changed.

I opened up my own dojo.

We were expecting our first child, and,

and now, it's just a bad dream,

a nightmare.

You know, some people call me Kung Fu Panda.

I mean, is it 'cause, like, I'm, like, Chinese?

I do, like, kung fu?

Like, what is that?

Do I look like a panda?

[master Li laughs]

[ominous music]

Listen, Mei, I need to talk to you about something really important.

Okay, go ahead.

I'm going to be working with the police,

to take down the Trigonal and Henry Tan.

[Mei] Henry Tan?

[Jacob] He's one of the biggest innovators

of illegal drugs in the world.

Boss, I think we're just in time.

Good, Doc, how many this time?

Give or take, around 300 kilos, so far.

That's a little short, don't you think?

Don't worry, boss, we have time.

Doc, we need it early.

You should know that.

Hmm, so like Shabu?

No, his drugs make Shabu

and crystal meth look like Tylenol.

I've seen it. It gives these regular humans this superhuman strength.

Pretty little things, aren't they?

Okay.

Okay, okay.

-So the fighters at the Trignal are under this drug? -Trigonal, yeah, it...

I barely survived the qualifying rounds last month.

-Well, well, where is it? -No one knows when and where, but authorities feel that,

since they've seen Henry Tan in the vicinity of Bacolod,

that he'll be organizing the next Trigonal

over here next month.

Wait.

Oh, my god!

That's so cool!

So are you saying

you're going to infiltrate this Trig, Trigonal?

And then you're going to, like, [imitates gun],

take it down, like, with the police?

That's the plan.

Dude, you're like Jason Bourne!

No, you're like John Wick,

-but with more hair! -Mei, chill out.

-[sighs] Dude, you got to take me with you. -Are you listening to yourself?

This is a major drug bust, and I'm using myself as the bait.

Dude, that's so freakin' cool!

-You're crazy. -Well, you got to take me with you!

-No! -Yes!

No!

-Well, I'm going to rat on you. -No, you won't.

[scoffs] Try me.

Mei, I don't need you getting hurt.

I don't get to stay home,

while you go do exciting things.

Mei, fighters under the influence of this new drug,

they, they have this, a weakness.

So, what is, what is this drug called?

New drug.

Okay, go on, new drug.

Fighters under the influence of this new drug,

apparently, they have a weakness.

It weakens their kidneys.

So a solid blow to the kidneys can slow these fighters down,

almost incapacitate them, an energy, a force,

strong enough to penetrate the tissue deep enough

to reach the kidneys.

So, like, penetrating energy?

Is there such a thing?

[solemn music]

Jacob, Jacob Casa?

[Jacob] Osu.

I haven't seen you in years.

It's really good to see you, sir.

-Sir, this is Mei. -She's, uh, my training partner.

-Oh. -She's helping me integrate kung fu into my fighting style.

Nice to meet you, Mei.

Come in, come in.

[Mike] So, how've you been?

[Jacob sighs]

Sensei, I, um,

I know you're retired from this fight game, but, uh,

I need your help.

I'm a simple farmer now.

My backyard is an excellent organic farm.

[laughs] Isn't that great?

Oh, it's excellent, Sensei,

-excellent. -[sighs] You know what?

Hang on, I'll get you guys some drinks.

Oh, okay, thank you.

[goats bleating]

You know what saddens me is the death of Dodoy,

but I'm more concerned about your wife, Annie. How's her condition, right now?

She's in good hands. I trust she'll be all right, but for now,

I have a very important job to do, over here.

-Get some. -Sensei, uh, Bacolod's going to be hosting the next Trigonal.

You know what that means. Criminals, drug lords, they'll be all over this town.

I plan on working with the police, infiltrate the event as a fighter,

set up a drug bust.

[Mick chuckles]

When did you start playing cop?

When they decided to mess with my family,

mess with this community.

So you're fighting the Trigonal,

and you want me to train you.

[Mike sighs]

I don't know, Jacob.

The fight game has changed.

It has evolved. Do you really need this?

Sensei, yes. No one's ever seen it before, in modern combat.

Penetrating energy, no one knows about that.

I can use it. My opponent will never anticipate that,

let alone try and block it.

Okay, tomorrow, 5 a.m.

Do you remember the old gym?

Oh, yes, sir.

Don't be a millisecond late.

[suspenseful music]

[man speaking Filipino]

[Jacob] Tapado.

Tapado uses a Filipino long stick

with maximum power in every blow.

Modified Tapado uses the same principles

but without a weapon, penetrating energy.

A strike so powerful and so dynamic,

there's no way it can be stopped.

Every strike, when unleashed, is powerfully sincere.

If you escape the downward strike,

you have the ricocheting force to contend with.

[sticks clacking]

[Mike] The head, block!

Slide to the head, okay?

Block, slide to the head.

Your turn.

One, slide, good.

Two, good.

[Mike and Jacob grunting]

Attack with a series of intentions.

It's like a game of pool.

Strike down, up, to my face.

Good, up here.

Every shot sets up the next.

Osu!

-[Mike sighs] -[phone rings]

Oi.

[Mike laughs]

-Yes, Mei? -Sensei Mike, you know Jacob's going to need more

-than just your fighting skills to win this fight, right? -[Mike laughs]

You know I'm retired.

And I'm out of the game.

I know, but I'm just saying

that sometimes you got to break the rhythm.

[laughs] You're wise beyond your years.

[Jacob sighs]

[phone rings]

Hello.

[Henry] Jacob Casa.

Yeah. Who's this?

This is Henry Tan.

I know you've been expecting my call,

so here I am, calling you.

Listen, Jacob, I'll be direct. You're in for the fight of your life

with a whopping one million dollars prize money if you win.

I've made a lot of fighters rich through the Trigonal.

One fight, just one, and you can retire for good.

What do you say we bury the hatchet?

Me, you, working together?

[sniffs] Where and when?

That's more like it.

I knew you were bigger than your emotions,

-a true champ-- -Cut the bullshit.

Where and when?

Tsk, tsk, tsk, okay,

so much for the small talk.

Saturday, 4 p.m., Laxon Street

in front of the old school building.

My men will pick you up.

Okay?

I'm taking a corner man with me.

You can bring one, just one.

Come sterile, no training gear,

no weapons, no electronics.

Motherfucker!

It's done.

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

[James groans]

[James gasping]

Oh, you fuckin'...

[solemn music]

Long time, no see, primo.

Hey, mate, how are you?

-[bearded man] Hey, what's up, man? -Yo, man.

-Oh, fuck, how's training? -Fuckin' good, man.

-Yeah, training hard? -Yeah.

Good. I just got partnered with this guy Jacob Casa from Bacolod.

I'm going to fuckin' smash him. He's got long hair like a girl.

I'm just worried the crowd's going to tease me for wife bashin', you know?

-They're going to think I'm a fuckin' girl-basher. -Nah, fuck him.

You'll fuckin' kill him, man.

Just make sure you train hard, and double your dose of the pills,

'cause fuckin' the spinnin' kick just did my kidney again.

Just fuckin' train hard, boys, all right?

-Right. -Okay.

All right, be prepared, huh?

All right.

[Mei] Are they here yet?

Are they here yet? Are they here yet?

-Mei. -Are they here yet?

-Mei, can you just-- -Are they here yet?

For one second, just one second--

Oh, they're here.

You think?

[suspenseful music]

Sorry, it's a habit.

-Cellphone? -I didn't bring one.

Unlike doofus over here, I follow instructions.

Why do you have fortune cookie?

I'm Chinese.

Isn't that what we do?

Go ahead.

Open it up.

Ya sniff it, ya eat it.

Come on.

Let's see your fortune.

Today, you will go on a special trip.

Check that out, fortune told, baby.

Put it back.

[dramatic music]

-Ah Qiang, ni hao. -Hi, boss.

[tense music]

Whoa. Have you seen Fight Club?

This is not a movie, Mei.

Dude, you're like Edward Norton.

Does that mean you're, like, fighting yourself?

You're so weird.

[solemn music]

Ah, Jacob Casa, finally, we meet.

Relax.

It's going to be an exciting night.

I can't wait for your outstanding performance.

I'm not here to perform for you.

Of course not. Don't think of it that way.

You fight for whatever cause you desire.

In the end, you fight for whatever cause I designed.

-You know, you should really have popcorn here. -Who's this feisty, young one?

I think it's time for you to leave now.

I'm getting ready to shut you down, tonight.

Shut me down?

Oh, Jacob, dreams get you nowhere.

You should first focus on staying alive.

[Mei hisses]

Forget about them.

-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music]

Ladies and barbarians...

[crowd cheers loudly]

...the moment of truth is here!

Time to embrace risk, danger,

adventure for wealth, power and glory!

Fights will be held here

in this triangular stage we call the Trigonal!

[crowd cheers]

Each match will consist of two rounds,

five minutes in the first round.

There will be no, I repeat,

there will be no time limit in the second round.

[crowd cheers loudly]

The first round, the armed combat, fighters may choose

from the weapons presented by our panel of moderators.

[crowd cheers]

If they survive the first round,

they will make it to the next and final round,

the unarmed combat,

mano y mano!

[crowd cheers]

Fighters, fighters, what are the rules?

There are no motherfucking rules!

[crowd cheers loudly]

Ladies and barbarians, it's time!

It's time to finalize your bets.

Let the fucking mayhem begin!

[crowd cheers loudly]

That's enough, let's go get ready.

-That midget is distracting. -Mei!

[crowd] Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal!

[Mei] All right, come on, let's get ready, warm up.

[crowd] Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal!

[crowd cheering]

[solemn music]

[dramatic music]

[announcer] Lock down all the bets!

Our first battle of the evening is going

to be an explosive one, Indonesia versus Australia!

Rati Bang-Bang Abdul

versus George Pearson!

Release the riots!

Let's get this motherfucker on!

[crowd cheers loudly]

Are you ready? Are you ready?

Fight!

[George grunts]

-[blade whooshing] -[dramatic music]

-[blade slicing] -Ah!

-[strikes thud] -[blade clatters]

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

[George growling]

[strikes thudding]

[George growls]

That's what I'm talking about! Winner!

[George growling]

-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music]

[solemn music]

The second bout of the evening

brings us Canada's World Kickboxing Champion

against our Trigonal veteran from North Korea,

Nick Strong

and Park Jun Soo!

[crowd cheers loudly]

[referee] Are you ready?

Are you ready?

Fight!

-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music]

[blade whooshing]

[weapons clacking]

[strikes thudding]

[weapon clatters]

-[blade whooshing] -[strikes thudding]

[Park grunting]

-[strikes thudding] -[crowd cheering]

[fire crackling]

[blade slicing]

Yeah! Yeah, yeah,

yeah, yeah, that's what I'm talking about!

That's what I'm talking about! Hell yeah!

[dramatic music]

Yeah!

The third bout of the evening

brings us Mongolia's most fearsome fighter

against the Trigonal's King of Capoeira,

Ah Qiang

versus Zulu Meneses.

[crowd cheers loudly]

Are you ready?

Are you ready?

Fight!

-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music]

[blades whooshing]

-[Zulu grunts] -Hi-yah!

-[fighters grunting] -[blades whooshing]

Finish him!

[blade clatters]

Ah Qiang, go for his kidneys, Ah Qiang!

Ah Qiang, the kidneys!

Tell him to go for the kidneys, the kidneys!

You lost, come on!

[strikes thudding]

What the fuck? What the fuck?

-[Ah Qiang yells] -[crowd cheering]

-What the fuck is going on? -It's an accident, sir.

I don't know what's happening.

I'm about to move millions of dollars

in Buddha Gold tonight.

But this, this is going to stop everything.

If we can't show our customers

that the product works 100%, we're fucked!

It's not over yet, sir.

You bet your ass it's not. You're going to fight Jacob Casa next,

and you're going to kill the motherfucker,

and then you're going to fight the Mongolian,

and you're going to kill him, too.

-Is that clear? -Consider it done, sir.

You better or you will be done.

Give me the vial.

Double your dose! I don't give a fuck what it takes, double it!

[crowd cheering]

[energetic music]

Here we go again!

The fourth bout promises you the best of the best,

featuring the local karate

and MMA champion of Bacolod, Jacob Casa...

[crowd cheers loudly]

...against the undisputed

World Champion of the Trigonal.

[crowd booing]

The face, the body,

you have seen many times in the past,

the man, the myth, the monster,

James Hit Lowe!

[James yells]

Come on!

[dramatic music]

Are you fucking ready?

[crowd cheers loudly]

This is Philippines via Bacolod

versus Great Britain!

Ladies and barbarians!

All of you babies can fuck off!

Are you fucking ready?

[crowd cheers]

Everyone, quiet!

Are you ready?

[James grunts]

Come on!

Are you ready?

Fight!

Come on.

[weapons clacking]

[strikes thudding]

[weapons clacking]

[strikes thudding]

[fire roars]

-[weapons clacking] -[fighters grunting]

[James grunts]

[Jacob gags]

This is what your wife looked like, too, mate,

a little bitch!

[Jacob grunts]

[punches thudding]

Come on!

Is this the best you fuckin' got?

Is this the best you got?

Is there other champions in here who want to challenge me?

Jacob! Jacob!

-[dramatic music] -[crowd cheers]

[solemn music]

Stop!

-[bones cracking] -[criminal grunting]

Ah!

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

[bones cracking]

[gun clicks]

-[dramatic music] -[weapons clacking]

[bell dings]

[Jacob panting]

[Mei] What the hell is this?

[James gasping]

[James yells]

[intense music]

[Jacob groaning]

Motherfucker, he was so strong.

-Okay, Jacob. -What?

You're totally winning.

I can feel it. You're winning!

You mean, it seriously looks like I'm winning?

Have you seen Rocky?

Mei, Rocky loses.

Well, what about Rocky II?

Mei, just shut up and help me.

Sorry.

Give me more drugs.

Give me the fucking drugs.

[solemn music]

[corner man] This should help.

[announcer] This is it!

The moment we've all been waiting for,

the final round!

Unarmed fighting

with no rules and no time limit!

[crowd cheers]

-Are you ready? -[James grunts]

Are you ready?

Fight!

-[strikes thudding] -[dramatic music]

-[bones cracking] -[Jacob yells]

-[punches thudding] -[crowd cheering]

Oh, beautiful!

-[strikes thudding] -[dramatic music]

[crowd] Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal,

Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal,

Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal, Trigonal!

[solemn music]

Boys, we need to get this to the client's chopper before the fight ends.

Double time, we don't have enough time!

-Let's go, move! -[dramatic music]

[gunshots]

Captain, is he here?

[captain] He's inside.

He's in the arena.

Okay, let's go.

-Go. -Okay.

What's up?

Hmm, nothing, you go ahead.

[tense music]

[dramatic music]

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

[chemist sighs]

[blades clink]

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

-[Tony yells] -[blade clatters]

-[bones cracking] -[chemist yells]

[gunshots]

-[dramatic music] -[crowd cheering]

What the hell is happening?

Tapado, motherfucker!

[both grunting]

-[kick thudding] -[bones cracking]

Fuck!

[announcer] Ladies and barbarians,

allow me to crown the new champion!

Jacob, you did it!

[machineguns firing]

-[solemn music] -[crowd yelling]

Go, go, go, go, go.

You take the bag.

Mei, go after him!

-[dramatic music] -[crowd yelling]

Henry Tan!

[thug yells]

[thugs grunting]

[gunshots]

[thug yells]

[gunshots]

[machineguns firing]

Come on.

I'm not scared of you,

you guys with your big muscles.

[dramatic music]

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

Come on.

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

[bones cracking]

[metal clanging]

[Mei groans]

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

-[bones cracking] -[blade clatters]

[Mike grunting]

-[fighters grunting] -[strikes thudding]

[tense music]

[Henry whispering]

[Henry sniffs]

[Henry sighs]

[Henry yells]

-Police, stop! -[Henry growls]

Police, stop! Stop, don't move!

-[Henry growling] -[bones cracking]

[gunshots]

[dramatic music]

-[footsteps clattering] -Yeah.

-Sensei Mike! -Hey, Mei!

I'm glad you made it! The fortune cookie worked.

-Yeah, your tracking device worked. -MIT, baby!

-[laughs] Where's Jacob? -Uh, he's over there, I think.

Let's go find him.

-Okay, follow me. -Okay.

[dramatic music]

[Henry] Move, move out, now, now!

[machineguns firing]

End of the road, Tan!

No, no, no, local boy, you don't know what you're dealing with here.

This is bigger than you. This is bigger than anybody here.

-[gun clicks] -[Jacob grunts]

[dramatic music]

Let them fight.

[strikes thudding]

[Jacob groaning]

Fuck you and your fucking Golden Buddha,

you piece of shit!

-[Henry groaning] -[bones cracking]

[dramatic music]

[Henry groaning]

[strikes thudding]

[bones cracking]

Ah!

-Don't cry. -Ah!

-[strikes thudding] -[fighters grunting]

Piece of shit!

-[bones cracking] -[Henry yelling]

Eat this, motherfucker!

-Eat this, motherfucker! -Fuck you!

Fuck you!

[Jacob] You want this fuckin' Golden Buddha.

Motherfucker, eat this shit.

That's enough.

[Jacob] You want this fuckin' Golden Buddha.

Motherfucker, eat this shit!

You're under arrest.

[solemn music]

You can go.

Come on, Jacob, let's go.

[Henry grunts]

[Tony] Hello, asshole!

[Henry] Fuck, fuck.

-Are you going to be okay? -[Jacob chuckles]

Jake.

Detective.

You look like shit.

[laughs] Thank you.

I'm glad you could make it.

Thank you so much.

We've been after Henry Tan for a long time,

and we finally got him, thanks to you.

[Mike] You're welcome.

-Yeah. -And Jake, sorry about the prize money.

That's all right, Detective. I didn't come tonight for the money.

Oh [laughs], okay, all right.

-Good luck. -Okay. Good to see you.

-Okay. -Appreciate it.

[Jacob laughs]

[gentle music]

[uplifting music]

[group applauds]

[gentle music]

[solemn music]

[monitor beeping]

[dramatic rock music]

¶ Watch yourself now ¶

¶ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ¶

[solemn music]

[dramatic music]