Downs
Holds
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- She goes from receiving multiple no holds barred beat downs and languishing in the bottom ranks to a becoming a true Action Girl.
Source: Characters / Divergent -
His other method of 'knocking out' thugs involves no-holds-barred beat-downs where he snaps bones and most certainly gives severe concussions.
Source: Tap on the Head -
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: The "fights" in the film are usually sloppy brawls or lopsided beat-downs, particularly the Narrator vs Angel Face, and Tyler vs the Narrator.
Source: Literature / Fight Club
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