afford to let you get hurt.
I won't get hurt.
That's why we're here,
to make sure of that.
Don't make it tough on us.
I'll be in the airport in two days.
That's not good enough.
Frank, read my lips.
We are taking you back now.
Don't make us use 50,000 volts on you.
Excuse me.
You want to shit sparks?
You just stay put, okay?
Stay put.
All those different fighters in one event.
- It sounds wild.
- You'd have to see it to believe it.
Come on, Frank.
Couldrt you just get me in?
I really want this story.
It would mean so much to me.
They have strict rules. No press.
I bet we could think of something.
I doubt it.
You telling me you never break rules?
What do you mean?
Who are Helmer and Rawlins?
Just friends. Why?
They must be very close friends.
They've been inquiring about you
all over Hong Kong.
What do you want from me?
I'd really like you to help me
get into the kumite.
But more than that...
...I'd really like to get to know you.
After all, we have all night.
I have to go.
I know.
Good luck today.
Thanks.
Meet me for dinner again tonight?
Sure.
About the kumite, I'm sorry.
I cannot help you.
It's okay.
I'll get over it.
See you.
Where the hell have you been?
You can't just disappear
in the middle of kumite like that!
I got a rep to uphold, you know.
You and Jackson don't tell me nothing.
You guys are driving me crazy!
Right now, hurry up and change.
Pick a brick, any brick.
I know. The bottom one, right?
See? Not a scratch on it.
Neither is this.
For you.
Yo, Frankie.
I hope we don't bump heads.
Come on, let's do it, buddy.
Feel strong today?
I feel fine.
Good. You're a good fighter.
- Good.
- Thanks.
This isn't the first time
I've had to go undercover to get a story.
Chong Li! Chong Li!
Junbi!
Haji!
Hajime!
All right, Frankie! Yeah!
Dux! Dux!
Time to separate the men from the boys.
Just be careful Chong Li doesn't separate
your head from your body.
Go for the gut. He's soft there.
What are you talking about?
Chong Li's weak in the gut.
That's how Parades surprised him.
You listening to me?
Go for the stomach
and stay away from his right leg.
Will you stop worrying, Frankie?
I've got it under control.
You sound like my mother. Man alive.
Junbi!
Haji!
Hajime!
I got him!
What are you doing? Keep going!
Jackson! Jackson!
I put him down!
He's dead! I got him! Yeah!
No! Stop!
Chong Li! Chong Li!
Come back, Frank!
Ray, I'm here.
The doctor says you're going to be okay.
You are lucky you have a head like a rock.
Yeah, you'll be out of here in a week.
I'll get back at Chong Li.
That's a promise.
You think that's what he wants,
someone to share a room with?
Janice, stay out of this.
Frank, I don't want to see you get hurt.
Then don't watch.
If you want to argue, go elsewhere, please.
Sorry.
You're not even trying to understand
what this means to us, are you?
What's to understand about
a bunch of guys...
...who have to prove themselves
by beating each other up?
- Why are you a reporter?
- What does that have to do with it?
Just answer the question.
My father was a reporter.
I was a good writer.
It seemed the right thing to do.
And you want to be the best reporter
you can be, for him and yourself, right?
Yes, that's right.
I'm just trying to be the best I can be.
Not just for me,
for Tanaka, my Shidoshi, too.
Great, Frank, that's just great!
Go right ahead!
I just hope you don't end up like Jackson,
or worse!
But I'm not going to stand around
and watch it.
You're blowing it, Frank.
Forget about the girl.
Forget about getting back
at Chong Li for Ray.
You have a chance to take it all tomorrow.
Do you understand?
You can be the first Westerner
to win this thing.
But you got to have a clear head.
You hear me?
Why are you so interested
in stopping the kumite?
Someone almost got killed there today.
I have a friend fighting in it.
I don't want him to get hurt.
Who is your friend?
His name is...
.