another endless amount cookiecutter kickboxers fight death amusement wealthy scumbags films many s yknow ones created taking words death blood steel words ring fight match cage putting random generator saying though death match pretty good entry overused genre thanks exciting fight scenes surprisingly good acting kickboxer castbr br the story concerns two buddies  exkickboxing world champion john larson played pugfaced middleweight kickboxing champ ian jacklin probably previously best known awful performance main villain ring fire  nick wallace nick hill likable guy probably best known role streetfighter sergio bloodsport  work la docks loading crates onto ships one discovery boxful guns brief fight later two heroes jobless propping la bar sensible john larson decides head north look job headstrong nick wallace heard guy paying good money fighters fight private kickboxing matches why things change says john  need me ill there predictably enough long nick gone missing good friend fighting deadly ring death trying find lead missing buddybr br sure enough prizes originality here like said before films strength lies action cast reallife fighters fairly good performances manages wring them ian jacklin particular surprised me previously id seen bad guy ring fire  bitparts tripe like steel ring ive always quite amused bad actor good fighter though death match hes pretty good given decent script haircut proves quite charismatic leading man friendship nick well portrayed jacklin hill nice chemistry really believe two characters care other enough one lose job travel halfway across country risk death save  wish friend like that br br it also nice see matthias hues villainous henchman little depth were used seeing many villainous henchman roles however fooled thinking hes star hes video cover with seems head stuck body michael bernardo cover shootfighter  good hes screen muchbr br on negative side film pretty slow theres fighting going on lots unnecessary scenes whats gangster jimmie fiorellos pointless story grandfather end fight disappointingly short whole enjoyed it plenty fights good martial arts really need course eyecandy lovely form pretty renee ammann all pretty entertaining kickboxing movie