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'''Mike Terry:''' ''No, I think it's correct.'' }}
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This was contrasted by the gritty realism of the crime story, particularly Ejiofor's portrayal of [[Warrior Poet]] Mike Terry, which garnered him a great deal of praise.
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* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Mike Terry vs. the LAPD.
* [[Dan Browned]]: There were a number of experts consulted on the film, and this fact was touted in promotional materials, but they were mostly old-school MMA fighters, and they have little interaction with the modern version of the sport. Overall, the film gets very little right about MMA or the fight business.
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** Ejiofor is offered an outrageous sum of money for a debuting, unknown fighter on the undercard. The sum is also not divided into show/win purses. It's apparently a flat fee, whether or not he wins. Only on rare occasions do ''headliners'' work out special deals that do not include win purses, and it's usually in exchange for a percentage of the event's profits.
** Given that Mamet is himself a Jujitsu purplebelt, you'd expect the pure BJJ portrayed in the film to be accurate, but it's not without implausible sections to the trained eye. When Ejiofor fights John Machado, the BJJ technical advisor for the film, his character goes for a rear naked choke from a standing position, which is a very poor tactic with a low chance of success.
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: The portrayal of the modern [[
* [[Gretzky Has the Ball]]: features a very antiquated and ill-informed version of [[
* [[Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way]]: The main character (Terry) escapes a standing rear naked choke by running up a wall and doing a backflip. Technically this could work if the person applying the choke just stands there...but 5th degree black belt John Machado, applying the choke, would have in real life [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=didKrAFFlSg put his hooks in] to stay on Terry's back.<ref>"Hooks" refer to hooking the inside of your opponent's legs with yours to immobilize them and keep you glued to their back. Note that the second step to escaping in the video link is to remove one or both hooks.</ref>
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: Mike Terry, who refuses to fight for money, lest it sully his warrior spirit.
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: The 'handicapped' matches.
* [[The Ending Changes Everything]]: After suddenly being snubbed and ripped off by some Hollwood types, the main character desperately tries to figure out what's going on. He finally discovers that it's all about a [[Did Not Do the Research|laughably impossible]] scheme to fix [[
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Mike Terry
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