Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007)

The son of a rich businessman who has ties with the Russian mob. But the mob sets up his family and forced the young guy at fighting in martial arts tournament.

Director:

Erken Ialgashev

Writers:

Erken Ialgashev, Yermek Yutrsunov (additional scenes)

Stars:

Cung Le, David Carradine, Eric Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cung Le	...	Erik
David Carradine	...	Mikhail
Eric Roberts	...	Ivan
Gary Busey	...	Wizard
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Alibek
Yelena Kritskaya	...	Ella
Mariam Vardanyan	...	Russian Reporter (as Mariam Vardani)
Bolo Yeung	...	Askar Trainer
Miguel Franciskovich	...	Erik (voice)
Oleg Taktarov	...	Oleg
Erken Ialgashev	...	Temerlan
Nurzhuman Ikhtymbaev	...	Saken
Michael Pinkhas	...	Maître d'
Aki Aleong	...	Baurzhan
Teena Black	...	Mob Moll

Storyline

Erik is a son of a rich businessmen who has ties with the Russian mob. As not to spoil the film, the mob sets up his family and he is forced to flee to America as that is the only place that he is able to make money fighting in the underground. The old and rich Mikhail becomes his protector/manager and the only way for the mob to get to Erik is to bet against him in the underground fights.

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Plot Keywords:

mixed martial arts | cage fighting | 

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Genres:

Action

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bolo Yeung has a good guy role as a trainer to the main fighter.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.159 (2012)

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Details

Country:

USA Russia

Language:

English Russian

Also Known As:

Boj zblízka

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Vision Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1