6/10
Scott Adkins faces off survival-of-the-fiercest battle combats in which each fighter uses a particular martial art
1 May 2023
A mix of boxing flick and prison picture, professionally directed by Isaac Florentine . Scott Adkins plays Boyka who now is severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2, he's a heavyweight champ moved and locked to a high security pen on a murder conviction . No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets , while waiting are a plethora of hunk , brutish contenders. But then a new prison fight tournament starts , it is an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner . As Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament . The biggest fight of their lives ! . One man fighting for his honor , one man fighting for his future ..two enemies ..the Mob ..the ultimate Showdown !. At a far prison the World Heavyweight Champion is about to meet his Match !. One Deadly Tournament !. A Last Fight For Freedom !. Boyka is back !. This time he is fighting in the first ever inter-prison tournament with one knee !.

A crossover of boxing film along with prison flick with usual ingredients . Here eight elite fighters - prisoners from maximum security prisons around the world - are brought together by a powerful underground gambling syndicate for a secret competition by using different kinds of martial arts , such as : jeet kune do, Capoeira , Tae Kwan Do, and variants of MMA . With the odds against him overwhelming, Russian inmate Boyka will take on the syndicate his way and send the whole scheme crashing down around them . The outcome is an extremely violent film ; however , being entertainment enough , and both protagonists , Scott Adkins and Mykel Shannon Jenkins , are utterly convincing , in spite of the clichés . Containing uncredible and bloody fight scenes , confronting brute force , pitching , big punch from Scott Adkins against speed , ferocity from Marko Zaror as the Colombian Raul 'Dolor' Quinones . Along the way , there's a nod to the traditions and achievements of past title holders . The stunning starring are , Scott Adkins and Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Turbo , both of whom forming a sympathetic and peculiar buddy couple . Scott declared this movie to be the one he was most proud of , that's why the excellent , spectacular and well-staged fight scenes . They are well accompanied by a good support cast with plenty of familiar faces of the B-series , such as : Mark Ivanir , Hristo Shopov , Marko Zaror, Robert Costanzo, and the incombustible veteran secondary Vernon Dobtcheff . The motion picture was well directed by Isaac Florentine though with no originality . Valentine is a notorious actor/producer/writer/filmmaker and an expert on action and violent movies . Isaac cut his teeth in the American film industry working in the early 90s as a fight choreographer and a second unit director . Two-and-a-half years later, he directed his first feature, Desert Kickboxer. Despite its hectic sixteen-day schedule and ultra-low budget, Isaac's inspired direction was so impressive that HBO bought the film. Issac has directed the following ones : Indisputed II , Indisputed III , Ninja , Ninja II , Sofia , U. S. Seals II , Cold Harvest , Haigh voltage , Bridge of Dragons ,The Shepherd , Special Forces , Acts of vengeance and his last one : Seized. Since then, he has worked steadily as a director in film and television, and he continues to impress people with his creative visual style. Rating : 6/10 . Decent and acceptable action movie .

The original ¨Undisputed¨ 2002 was directed by Walter Hill with Wesley Snipes , Ving Rhames. It followed various sequels : ¨Undisputed 2 Last Man Standing¨ 2006 by Isaac Florentine with Michael Jai White , Scott Adkins . ¨Undisputed 3 Redemption¨ 2010 by Isaac Florentine with Scott Adkins , Mykel Shannon Jenkins . ¨Boyka: Undisputed¨ 2016 by Todor Chapkanov with Scott Adkins , Julian Vergov .
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