The Arena by Russ Whitfield | Script Revolution

The Arena

A female MMA fighter is framed by the Triads and forced to fight in an underground arena in order to pay for her sister's medical treatments.

Type:

Status:

Page Count: 
90pp

Genre:

Budget:

Age Rating:

Studio/Financer: 
MNET
Synopsis/Details: 

With her sister seriously ill, MMA fighter SAMANTHA MASON is framed by BILLY TANG, a Triad (Chinese mafia) and sent to prison.

The mob offer her a way out - and way to pay for her sister’s medical treatment: Sam must fight for them in a series of deadly underground pit fights, where the only rule is to survive.

THE FLAVIAN nightclub in Cape Town is a front for the arena. All the major crime syndicates are represented, each with its own stable of fighters and martial arts styles and each taking advantage of South Africa's compliant Police Departments to ply their trade.

Whilst training, Sam meets JASON LO – a Triad fighter. The two will eventually fall in love.

Within the ARENA Sam climbs the ranks fast and it becomes clear that soon she will be ready to take on NAUKO YAMAGATA, the undefeated Yakuza champion.

However – in her penultimate fight – Sam is seriously injured. It is a double blow as now she will be unable to maintain the cash flow her sister LUCY so desperately needs.

Jason – behind Sam’s back – arranges to fight Nauko in her stead. It is a titanic sword-to-sword battle but during a frenzied exchange Nauko wins, decapitating Jason – as Sam arrives – just in time to see this awful scene.

Now Sam is driven not only by her love for Lucy but also her desire for revenge on Nauko.

The two warrioresses face off in an epic confrontation.

The scales tip this way and that before Sam finally vanquishes the undefeated champion. But ultimately, she spares Nauko’s life, realizing that if she kills her, she will have become what she sought to destroy.

Sam exits the arena with no blood on her hands and her “debt” to the mob paid in full.

Video: 
The Arena sizzle-reel
Submitted: May 4, 2023
Last Updated: June 17, 2023

Want to read this script? You must join the revolution first. Don't worry, it's free, easy, everyone's welcome, and you can start reading right away.

This Script Is Loved By 8 Readers

Mark Deuce's picture
Nathaniel Baker's picture
Nathan Mikita's picture
Spencer Garcia's picture
James Milton Tamil's picture
imad chelloufi's picture
Greg Bielski's picture
Manie Chung's picture
Russ Whitfield's picture

The Writer: Russ Whitfield

Hi, I'm Russ, a novelist and screenwriter from London, UK. I specialize in action and martial arts genre stories. As of 2023, I have traditionally published three novels, two novellas and have two movies in pre-production. Go to bio
Law Firm: Goodloe Law
Lawyer: Bianca Goodloe

More Scripts From Russ

Street Fighter
A homeless veteran must compete in an underground street-fighting ring to pay off her heroin-addicted friends’ debt to the mob.
Feature Action, Drama For sale 89pp
10 readers love this script
No Man's Land
When one of her performers kills the son of a preacher, a rough rider is forced to lead her troupe into the wilderness to escape a vengeful posse hell-bent on bringing them to justice
Feature Action, Drama, Western For sale 94pp
6 readers love this script
American Kickboxers
Four women are selected to fight in an international kickboxing competition. 40+ and second stringers, they must overcome their inner demons, rivalries and the demands of their coach to win through.
Feature Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport For sale 104pp
6 readers love this script
Soldier Girls
When her father is held for ransom by communist rebels, a US Marine Lieutenant her team embark on a desperate rescue mission that reaches its bloody climax in the jungles of South East Asia
Feature Action, Adventure, War For sale 86pp
4 readers love this script
sendnudes