Dawg Fight
{{short description|Mixed martial arts documentary}}
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| director = Billy Corben
| producer = Alfred Spellman
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| starring = Dhaffir Harris
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| studio = Rakontur
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| released = {{Film date|2015|03|12|Miami}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
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Dawg Fight is a documentary film directed by Billy Corben about the mixed martial arts career and personal life of Bellator MMA fighter Dhaffir Harris aka Dada 5000. The documentary is critically acclaimed for its sobering account of the brutal sport no holds barred fighting and bareknuckle fighting. It was also the last film appearance of Kimbo Slice before his death in 2016.{{cite web|last=Rothbart|first=Davy|title=MMA Star Dada 5000 Talks About Knocking Out His Opponents|url=http://www.maxim.com/sports/mma-star-dada-5000-talks-about-knocking-out-his-opponents|work=MMA|date=23 November 2011 |publisher=Maxim}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-film-festival-2015-rakonturs-dawg-fight-is-worth-the-wait-7530640|title=Miami Film Festival 2015: Rakontur's Dawg Fight Is Worth the Wait|author=Francisco Alvarado|date=13 March 2015|work=Miami New Times}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/dawg-fight-director-pulls-no-punches-with-his-brutal-new-film-20150515|title='Dawg Fight' Director Pulls No Punches With His Brutal New Film|magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dawg-fight-hits-netflix-pop-796105|title='Dawg Fight' Hits Netflix, "Pop Doc" Filmmakers Discover Their Niche|author=Gregg Kilday|date=16 May 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/miami-international-film-festival/article12805355.html|title=- Miami Herald|work=miamiherald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/05/22/dawg-fight-the-insane-documentary-about-florida-backyard-fighting-is-now-on-netflix|title=Dawg Fight, the insane documentary about Florida backyard fighting, is now on Netflix|work=Orlando Weekly}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/brutal-dawg-fight-gets-innovative-release-with-exclusive-clips-20150313|title=Brutal 'Dawg Fight' Gets an Innovative Release (with Excl - Indiewire|author=Paula Bernstein|date=13 March 2015|work=Indiewire}}{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/13/opinion/granderson-dawg-fight-miami/|title=Where 'dawg fights' pay the bills|author=LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor|date=13 March 2015|work=CNN}}
Reception
The film received positive responses from critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.graffitiwithpunctuation.net/2015/05/25/dawg-fight-billy-corben-2015-movie-review/|title=DAWG FIGHT (Billy Corben - 2015) Movie Review - Graffiti With Punctuation|publisher=graffitiwithpunctuation.net|access-date=2016-04-26|archive-date=2016-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419213147/http://www.graffitiwithpunctuation.net/2015/05/25/dawg-fight-billy-corben-2015-movie-review/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-film-festival-2015-rakonturs-dawg-fight-is-worth-the-wait-7530640|title=Miami Film Festival 2015: Rakontur's Dawg Fight Is Worth the Wait|first=Francisco|last=Alvarado|date=13 March 2015|publisher=|accessdate=18 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://305magazine.com/movie-review/dawg-fight/|title=Dawg FIght - Review - @305Magazine - Miami, FL|website=305magazine.com|accessdate=18 October 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1421361}}
- http://www.rakontur.com/
- http://www.dawg-fight.com/
Category:Documentary films about sportspeople
Category:American sports documentary films
Category:Mixed martial arts documentaries
Category:Films directed by Billy Corben