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Bloodsport

Genre
Action
Rating
R
Released
29 April, 1988

A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting and some forms of hunting and fishing. Activities characterized as blood sports, but involving only human participants, include the Ancient Roman gladiatorial games.

About Bloodsport

American martial artist, Frank Dux, leaves his military career to compete in a deadly competition in Hong Kong.

Achievement of Bloodsport

In one scene, Jean-Claude Van Damme literally knocked Bernard Mariano unconsious. 

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Bloodsport

Animals in sport - Animals in sport are a specific form of working animals. Many animals, at least in more commercial sports, are highly trained. Two of the most common animals in sport are horses and dogs.. Damnatio ad bestias - Damnatio ad bestias was a form of Roman capital punishment in which the condemned person was killed by wild animals, usually lions or other big cats. This form of execution, which first came to ancient Rome around the 2nd century BC, was part of the wider class of blood sports called Bestiarii.. Illegal sports - An illegal sport is any sport that is illegal in one or more jurisdictions due to the violent or dangerous nature of the sport. Well-known illegal sports, such as cockfighting and dogfighting, are barred on the basis of animal abuse.. Ethically disputed practices.. Blood sports.. Pejoratives.. Cruelty to animals.. Animal rights.. Animal welfare.

Latest information about Bloodsport updated on July 28 2021.