Tapped Out Page #5

Synopsis: One-time martial arts prodigy Michael Shaw is sentenced to community service at a rundown karate school, where he gets back into the discipline of the sport. During a local MMA fight he encounters the man who killed his family a decade ago, and his decision to get revenge involves going behind his karate master's back to train and compete in the upcoming MMA tournament. When he finally goes toe to toe in the ring with his parents' killer he won't stop until the last punch knocks his opponent to the ground, leaving him TAPPED OUT.
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Allan Ungar
Production: LionsGate Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.4
R
Year:
2014
105 min
Website
199 Views


- Good.

- I love it.

Oof! Aw.

So, uh, I think he might be ready.

Thanks.

- Thank you.

- Good job.

Well?

We'll see.

Oh no. No no.

Yes.

Let's go, huh? Let's go.

Oh me, oh my, man

Didn't hesitate

At all...

Not a fool for fate

At all

He'd just take my hand

I didn't understand

Oh me, oh my, guy

Oh, it's sportswear for you

- But I've got one or two...

- Hold on.

One second, one second.

- What are you doing?

- Shh.

He's watching.

Maybe if it all works out

We can get a two-bedroom house

With a king-size bed

And a spare room there for guests

Oh, but it didn't last.

This place is really falling apart.

Yeah.

It's been pretty tough on Reg.

He can't afford the repairs, so he

insists on fixing it up himself.

He just works so hard, you know?

And people don't

want karate anymore.

They want what they see on TV.

Which is a shame because I see what

my uncle does for these kids...

and for you.

How do I look?

I know you think that

you need to do this,

and that's fine.

But after tomorrow I really

hope that you can make peace

with everything that

you've been holding onto.

You've earned that.

Shake it off.

Wait here. I got something for you.

If I'm not mistaken,

your father said

that you were just a few

months away from earning...

this.

Tomorrow is what it

all comes down to.

Don't lose your focus.

You're there for one purpose.

Whatever you choose to do...

don't forget what

they'd expect of you.

Go home, get a good night's sleep.

I'll see you there.

I'm not gonna let you

coach yourself, am I?

All right, y'all. All right, yo!

Today is the day!

We've got a sweet lineup

of fights comin' atcha

that are sure not to disappoint.

This is the tournament of

all tournaments, baby.

Woo! This is gonna be crazy.

This is gonna be live!

This is gonna be wild!

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

now this is how it works.

Once the preliminaries

are outta the way,

we'll break and reconvene for

the final match-up at 6:00.

The fighter who manages to keep

himself in the game until then

will get his shot at the $50,000

against our very own

undefeated champ

Dominic Gray!

Let's go to war-rrr!

All right, y'all, this is our

first fight of the night!

We got Chino-ooo!

And his opponent...

Rotansky. Make some noise!

Corner, sir.

Thank you. Mouthpiece?

Cup? Good to go.

Are you ready, sir?

You ready?

- Fight!

- Let's get it on, y'all!

Oh, this is crazy already!

Oh, damn, oh!

Oh oh!

Oh, that's big trouble now... oh!

Oh!

Chino-ooo!

Come over here, guys.

Protect yourself at all time.

Obey my command at all time.

If you wanna touch gloves, do it

now and go back to your corner.

You ready?

Fight!

See, look at him. See him?

Yeah yeah!

Yeah!

Yo, this next match is gonna

be real interesting, man!

We got a newcomer to the cage!

Check it out, y'all!

We got Michael Shaw!

Taking on Abraham the Firearm!

Woo!

Come on in, guys.

Protect yourself at all times.

Obey my command at all times.

If you wanna touch gloves, do it

now and go back to your corners.

Let's go, guys. Step

back, step back.

A'ight, karate boy. Whatever,

man. I hope that helps you!

Nice and relaxed, Michael!

Make sure you keep your hands up!

Ooh, you gotta watch that

firearm. It might burn!

Attaboy! Focus on the gameplan.

Who's got it goin' on, man?

Let's brawl, let's brawl!

Bring him out, around!

Nice!

Don't just stand there, move!

Ohhh!

Michael Shaw, y'all!

Make some noise!

Yes!

- God damn, where did that come from?

- Yes!

Yes!

I'm telling you, we got some

round-two action for

y'all! Check this out!

You wanna slap me and call

me out and flatter me

I hope you won't,

but that'll be a joke

But let's go...

Go for broke, crazy mind...

- Slam slap...

- Go go!

Straight out of the adrenaline gym,

my man Stone

- takin' on Shaw!

- Fight!

I don't know how he's

gonna walk after that.

Don't check the kick, come into it!

Use... cover up! Cover up!

Ow! You're gonna feel that

in the morning, homie!

Over-powered! Where

did that come from?

Left-foot triangle!

There you go!

That's right!

Yo, are you seeing this?

- Let him go!

- Oh ho! Unbelievable!

It's all over, baby! Michael

Shaw does it again!

Yo, our next fight

pits Chino versus Michael Shaw!

Are you ready, sir?

Are you ready? Fight!

Here we go, y'all!

Stay on him! Stay on him!

Got some high kicks there! Oooh!

- Elbows in!

- Oh, you in trouble now.

Whoo, Chino's mad with it tonight.

Go to the body! Go to the body!

He's got a strong chin!

Go to the body!

Attaboy! Attaboy!

Wow! We got a fight here,

ladies and gentlemen!

Put your weight down on him!

No, that's too much, man.

He ain't gonna get outta that.

He's about to tap!

I know he's ready to!

- Yes! Go!

- Wow, man, he's got life, y'all!

You gotta hand it to him!

Set up your kicks, Michael!

Yo, you wakin' up tomorrow

mornin' with a headache, homie.

Ahhh oooh!

Don't let go!

Nice, Michael, nice!

Michael, go go!

Man, that's the heart of

a fighter right there!

Hey.

Oh!

Really?! What?

I don't know how he pulled

it off again, y'all,

- but give it up!

- Yes!

That right there is Michael Shaw!

Looks like we got ourselves an

underdog up in here, y'all!

Can you believe this?

All right, y'all. All right, yo.

We are down to our

final fight of the day,

one hour to go,

and the only thing coming

in between karate boy here

and 50,000 big ones

is this motherf***er.

Get up here, homie.

Yeah, this...

is what you've all

been waiting for...

a new contender to challenge

the undefeated reign.

All right, so yo. Y'all

can grab your snacks,

all right, grab some beers.

Hey, make sure y'all tweet

about how crazy these fights

have been, all right?

That karate sh*t?

Ain't workin' on me, kid.

Costume's cute.

But this right here?

This right here is the real deal.

Love you!

Luck got you through

those other guys.

It's gonna take God to

get you through me.

Just try it, kid!

I'm gonna destroy you.

- Whoo-hoo!

- Yeah, let's fight!

- Bring it on, turn it up!

- What's he gonna say?

Hey, man, you gotta say something.

Say something!

When I was 12 years old,

I watched my parents die.

A man walked up to our car,

waving his gun in my father's face.

And he shot him.

My mother was sitting there,

just crying,

pleading for her life.

But that didn't make a difference.

And he shot her too.

And he never saw me.

But I saw him.

Remember that.

Well, hey! Whatever makes the

fight more exciting, right?

Ha ha ha, kid!

Yo, I don't know where that

deep sh*t came from, man,

but people are goin' nuts to

watch you fight this guy.

Hey, we can all walk away with

some serious dough tonight.

I never doubted you, man.

- I swear, from the moment I met you...

- Would you excuse us?

No problem. Do whatcha

gotta do, man.

This is it.

How do you feel?

Good.

Look at me, man.

I don't care how big this guy is.

I don't care how mean he is.

I don't care about his reputation.

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Allan Ungar

Allan Ungar is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for writing and directing the action thriller Gridlocked and the Uncharted short film. more…

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