For those who enjoyed Bloodsport but thought it needed more women in it, Lady Bloodfight is the movie for you. The film essentially follows the same plot and even calls its underground fighting competition the "Kumite." However, in this movie, the tournament is exclusive to females ... and significantly more lethal.
The story focuses on a character named June, played by Amy Johnston, who goes to Hong Kong in search of her military father after her mom's health starts to decline. Almost as soon as she arrives, she's mugged and finds herself broke and quickly thrust into the world of underground martial arts.
Once June hears about the Kumite, she asks a local to teach her the skills she needs to win and, subsequently, get her money and life back. However, when it becomes clear that a rival faction is just as interested in winning the Kumite, only with a more deadly approach, June is forced to prove she's more than just a demure lady.
Those who tune in will notice that, unlike Bloodsport, this movie stays true to its promise to deliver blood. The fights are intensely violent and tend to show injuries over time. In one scene, the main character is not only knocked to the ground but subsequently mounted by her opponent and hit with a flurry of violent blows, all while our hero is seemingly unconscious. The moment, like the movie, is graphic and sometimes hard to watch, but if you have the stomach for it, you'll be treated to some impressive competing martial arts styles.
