The film opens in Moc Hoa, Vietnam, where a group of prisoners are about to be executed under the watchful eye of General Ty (Hwang Jang-Lee). After the execution, a plane arrives at Bangkok International Airport. There, we are introduced to Scott Wylde, an American college graduate who makes his way to a local gym. At the gym, he meets Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), a kickboxer who gets annoyed with Scott and tells the owner what Scott thinks of Muay Thai. Terry tells the owner in Thai that he thinks American kickboxing is better. The gym owner sends a Thai boxer to challenge Scott. Terry learns that Scott himself is a martial artist and he is able to defeat the Thai boxer. When Scott tells Terry he is looking for his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis (Max Thayer). Terry tells Scott that Mac may be in Patpong, a seedy area of Bangkok. Scott leaves the gym and heads for his hotel.