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A dangerous and sometimes deadly form of fighting in which combatants are permitted to elbow, knee, punch, and kick most every area of their opponent's body, Muay Thai received a powerful resurgence in popularity thanks in part to proponent Tony Jaa's bone-crunching performance in the international 2003 hit Ong-Bak. The movies are a completely different story than the real-life competition though, and now stateside viewers looking to experience the thrill of genuine Thailand Muay Thai can bring the action home with this collection of seven shocking brawls. It just doesn't get any more real than this, and once viewers have experienced the brutality of true Muay Thai, odds are the world of fighting will never look the same again.