Judo matches pit fighters who lose the semi-final round against winners of the previous round (called a «repechage»). (canadianbusiness.com)
In America, where these dogs were used not only as pit fighters, but also as catch dogs (i.e., for forcibly retrieving stray hogs and cattle) and as guardians of family, the breeders started producing a slightly larger, leggier dog. (nyx.net)
In many ways, Redbelt is both a revival and a complete redefinition of the kind of film that Jean - Claude Van Damme cranked out in the eighties, the kind of thriller that pit fighters in matches in underground leagues and our honorable hero overcomes his disdain for such bloodsport to take revenge for the murder of a brother / friend in the ring. (parallax-view.org)