extreme fighting

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noun

a combat sport incorporating techniques from a range of martial arts, with little if any regulation of the types of blows permissible

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Words nearby extreme fighting

extravert, extra-virgin, Extremadura, extremal, extreme, extreme fighting, extremely, extremely high frequency, extremely low frequency, extreme programming, extreme sport

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Example sentences from the Web for extreme fighting

First, one fights with another, then they make an alliance, then they go back to fighting each other.
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Part of the problem is the mandate of the war and the means with which the U.S. is fighting it do not match up.
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Investigators will focus on whether the sudden emergency was so extreme that no degree of pilot skill would have helped.
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He said it was okay, that he had been busy too… busy fighting serious intestinal problems.
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So here we are with Abbas being the only one of three parties to this conflict still fighting for a two-state solution.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.
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There was no fighting; a rifle shot now and then from the crests where we saw our fellows clearly.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

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