He needs to establish absolute dominance-- meaning even Chong Li himself must declare it to the whole crowd. For more about Bloodsport 4K and the Bloodsport 4K Blu-ray release, see Bloodsport 4K Blu-ray Review published by Randy Miller III on April 28, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 4. As Jackson and Dux present their invitations, the officials stop and are very dubious of Dux, because his invitation lists him as being part of the Tanaka Clan. While grain is finer and sharpness better than Bloodsport, the image exhibits unusually high contrast during its many very dark scenes. Timecop' is a more full, but that may just because of the variety of the sequences in 'Timecop' – like the aforementioned western and gangster sequences – while 'Bloodsport' is pretty doggedly committed to the sound of people walloping each other.

Riding a bus back to his hotel, Dux is haunted by memories of the bout and mistakenly thinks he sees Chong Li's reflection in the bus window, glaring at him. To properly demonstrate the Dim Mak, Dux must shatter the bottom-most brick without damaging either of the two bricks stacked atop it. Bloodsport is presented with video and audio limited somewhat by its low-budget 1980s origins, while Timecop has outstanding surround audio appropriate for its action bombast along with a video presentation marred only by some minor issues with its high-contrast/low-light cinematography. There is a certain unavoidable hint of homoeroticism in any dramatized activity involving slow motion footage of men with oiled torsos tousling, but when, in their big romantic scene, the camera spends more time gratuitously lingering over Van Damme's body than Ayres' and the denouement includes a scene of Frank and Ray declaring their mutual love more than Frank and Janice ever do, it seems to cross a line from gay subtext to "Enola Gay".

Chong Li fights Parades, whose longer reach lets him land various combination punches that jar Chong Li. Dux and Jackson go to check in at their hotel and are told that a Victor Lin is looking to speak to them.

Chuan gives Chong Li the stiffest resistance he's encountered in the Kumite, but even he cannot withstand the power of Chong Li's blows. Jackson is unconscious and bleeding profusely from his mouth as Chong Li pulls off Jackson's biker bandanna and claims it as a trophy, shaking it in front of Dux as a dire warning. As the fight begins, Jackson pounds on Chong Li's head with several hammering blows that drive him to one knee. Walking through the back alley for the final rounds of competition, Dux finds he has to fight his way through a gauntlet of Inspector Chen's police officers.

Lin (Ken Siu) comes across Dux and Jackson at that moment and introduces himself, saying he is one of the Kumite agents and he's been assigned to assist them with their stay in Hong Kong. With his very life on the line, Chong Li defeatedly shouts 'matte,' and the crowd goes wild as the referee gestures to signal Dux's victory. In his youth, American Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) was taught the art of ninjitsu by Japanese martial arts master Senzo Tanaka. The perfunctory romantic relationship between Dux and a female reporter is given such short shrift that the character of Janet feels more like a beard to mask Dux's more abiding affection for the burly American fighter, Ray.

Rising to his feet, Dux begins to step carefully around the arena, but always able to fend off Chong Li's attacks and land more blows to his stomach. Again, if you didn't know, you probably couldn't tell, there's just a bit more body in 'Timecop's audio mix. The first-round bouts are conducted, showing several participants standing out as victorious and forces to be reckoned with -- a Polynesian fighter named Parades (Michel Qissi), a Chinese kung-fu fighter named Chuan Ip Mung (Dennis Chu), a big and burly Japanese Sumo fighter named Pumola (David Ho), a Muay Thai kickboxer named Paco (Paulo Tocha), Jackson, and Chong Li, who is the current champion.

But Janice quickly finds another way of entry, going "undercover" posing as a date to a wealthy patron. We're shown that you have to get into a rig, which looks kind of like a carnival ride crossed with the vehicles from 'Star Tours,' which shoots you into a void, at which point you pop up at some designated spot in time. Bloodsport approximates the film's original theatrical aspect ratio by filling the entire 16:9 enhanced screen. Dux and Janice are talking as they take a walk, and Janice tells Dux about her ambition to get a story on the Kumite, which she describes as 'a cockfight, except with people.

While Frank advances, he knows that he may have to face Chong Li, the defending champion, who has killed a few participants. The boys ran at the sound of people approaching, but Frank started to put the sword back on its stand when he was found by Tanaka and his son, Shingo. Lin goes up to Dux and admonishes him to forget Janice, as well as Jackson's injury and also about revenge. Very few actors can play unlikeable ambitious men better than Ron Silver, and he plays the role of the crooked Senator to the hilt.Why, exactly, 'Bloodsport,' the so-cheesy-it's-still-cheesy action flick that has somehow garnered a cult reputation, and 'Timecop,' an ambitious if not-exactly-successful comic book adaptation, are on the same disc isn't made explicitly clear, beyond the link of main star Jean-Claude Van Damme. But Chong Li adopts a counter-punching strategy and gets inside, landing brutal attacks that leave Parades completely dazed and stunned. The general effect is a slight haziness to the image which becomes more noticeable during optical fades and titles due to increased grain. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him.