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* ContentLeak: Before the film's release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VwnBU1-iU raw footage]] of the UsefulNotes/Capoeira fight was leaked and some sites advertised it as 'US soldier competing in a tournament'.

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* ContentLeak: Before the film's release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VwnBU1-iU raw footage]] of the UsefulNotes/Capoeira UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} fight was leaked and some sites advertised it as 'US soldier competing in a tournament'.

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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Creator/SeanFaris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.

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* CastTheExpert: Several of Roqua's students and the Beatdown competitors were cast from local MMA gyms.
* ContentLeak: Before the film's release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VwnBU1-iU raw footage]] of the UsefulNotes/Capoeira fight was leaked and some sites advertised it as 'US soldier competing in a tournament'.
* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Creator/SeanFaris (25), Cam Gigandet Creator/CamGigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.students.
* DyeingForYourArt:
** Djimon Hounsou trained with MMA and shootfighting champion Erik Paulson for the film.
** Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.
* FakeNationality: Beninese-American Djimon Hounsou as Brazilian Jean Roqua.
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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.

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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris Creator/SeanFaris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.
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* TheCastShowOff: Creator/DjimonHounsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.

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* TheCastShowOff: TheCastShowoff: Creator/DjimonHounsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Creator/DjimonHonsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua.
* TheCastShowOff: Creator/DjimonHonsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Creator/DjimonHonsou Creator/DjimonHounsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua.
* TheCastShowOff: Creator/DjimonHonsou Creator/DjimonHounsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Djimon Honsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua.
* TheCastShowOff: Djimon Honsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.
* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Djimon Honsou Creator/DjimonHonsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua.
* TheCastShowOff: Djimon Honsou Creator/DjimonHonsou used to practice boxing and kung fu during his life in France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.
* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.students.
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* TheCastShowOff: Djimon Honshou used to practice boxing and kung fu to keep himself fit during his model career in Paris, and in this film he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason for Djimon Honsou to do the film. He is a fan of mixed martial arts who had also wanted for a long time to play a "wise master with some demons" character like Roqua.
* TheCastShowOff: Djimon Honshou Honsou used to practice boxing and kung fu to keep himself fit during his model career life in Paris, France, and later trained sporadically MMA after becoming a fan of the sport in United States. In this film film, he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.

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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Yes, that's Creator/AmberHeard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.
** Also, Creator/EvanPeters plays Max Cooperman.

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* TheCastShowOff: Djimon Honshou used to practice boxing and kung fu to keep himself fit during his model career in Paris, and in this film he plays a badass MMA trainer with nice strikes.
* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Yes, that's Creator/AmberHeard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.
** Also, Creator/EvanPeters plays Max Cooperman.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp's (now-ex) wife? You bet it is. That's Amber Heard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.
** Also Creator/EvanPeters plays Max Cooperman.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp's (now-ex) wife? You bet it is. That's Amber Heard RetroactiveRecognition:
** Yes, that's Creator/AmberHeard
playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.
** Also Also, Creator/EvanPeters plays Max Cooperman.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp's (now-ex) wife? You bet it is. That's Amber Heard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp's (now-ex) wife? You bet it is. That's Amber Heard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.interest.
** Also Creator/EvanPeters plays Max Cooperman.
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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.

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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.students.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp's (now-ex) wife? You bet it is. That's Amber Heard playing the role of Baja, Jake's love interest.
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* DawsonCasting: Most likely due to the movie's intense fighting sequences, almost all of the fighting characters, including Sean Faris (25), Cam Gigandet (25), and Neil Brown Jr. (27) were in their mid-20s despite playing high school students.

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