the Chao Phraya River, where Ting discovers Komtuan's cache of stolen Buddha statues submerged underwater. After the statues are recovered by local police, Komtuan sends his thugs to kidnap Muay Lek and tells Humlae to ask Ting to fight his bodyguard Saming near the Thai-Burmese border in exchange for Muay Lek and the Ong-Bak head. Ting is forced to throw the match against the drug-enhanced Saming, and Humlae throws in the towel. After the fight, Komtuan reneges on his promise to release Muay Lek and return the head, and he orders his henchmen to kill the trio. Ting and Humlae subdue the thugs and head to a mountain cave, where Komtuan's men are decapitating a giant Buddha statue. Ting defeats the remaining thugs and Saming, but is shot by Komtuan. Before the crime lord attempts to destroy the Ong-Bak head with a sledgehammer, Humlae jumps to protect it, taking the brunt of the hammer blows. The giant Buddha statue head suddenly falls, crushing Komtuan to death and critically injuring Humlae. Humlae gives Ting the Ong-Bak head, and with his dying breath, asks him to look after Muay Lek and make sure she graduates from college. The head of Ong-Bak is restored in Ban Nong Pradu. Humlae's ashes, carried by an ordained monk, arrives into the village in a procession on an elephant's back while the villagers and Muay Lek celebrate the return of Ong Bak's head. Cast Tony Jaa as Ting from Ban Nong Pradu Village Petchtai Wongkamlao as George/Humlae (as Mum Jokemok in ending credits) Pumwaree Yodkamol as Muay Lek Chattapong Pantana-Angkul as Saming Sibtid Suchao Pongwilai as Komtuan (as Suchoa Pongvilai in ending credits) Wannakit Sirioput as Don (Komtuan's henchman) (as Wannakit Siriput in ending credits) Chumphorn Thepphithak as Uncle Mao (as Chumporn Teppitak in ending credits) Rungrawee Barijindakul as Ngek (as Rungrawee Borrijindakul in ending credits) Cheathavuth Watcharakhun as Peng (as Chetwut Wacharakun in ending credits) Somjal Jonmoontee as Bodyguard 1 (as Somjai Gunmoontree in ending credits) Somchai Moonma as Bodyguard 2 Taworn Tonapan as Bodyguard 3 Dan Chupong as Bodyguard 4 (as Chupong Changprung in ending credits) Chaiporn Gunmoontree as Bodyguard 5 Don Ferguson as Bodyguard 6 Panna Rittikrai as Nong Pradu Villager (uncredited) Club fighters: David Ismalone as Mad Dog Hans Eric as Pearl Harbour Paul Gaius as Lee Nick Kara as Big Bear Nudhapol Asavabhakhin as Toshiro Taweesin Visanuyothin as Doctor Sak Production Ong-Bak