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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 1476 p4p, 170 weight class) and Burt Rhinehold (ranked 3441 p4p, 377 weight class). Rhinehold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cream. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
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228 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Burt Rhinehold!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a leg kick
and Rhinehold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dog thinking.
Rhinehold has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog connects with an inside leg kick.
Dog scores with a spinning back kick!
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhinehold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhinehold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dog blocks it well.
Big Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rhinehold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhinehold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog takes a swing at Rhinehold's ribcage but misses.
Rhinehold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rhinehold blocks a leg kick.
Rhinehold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dog fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhinehold on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhinehold misses with a straight right.
Dog throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhinehold counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog throws an off balance right hand
and Rhinehold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dog is looking to control Rhinehold's arms but Rhinehold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dog has his back to the cage.
Rhinehold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dog.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog works Rhinehold's body with a nice hook.
Dog connects with an inside leg kick.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Rhinehold's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhinehold tries to avoid it.
Dog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Burt Rhinehold has been cut.
Dog throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhinehold counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhinehold blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Rhinehold scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhinehold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dog tries to work over Rhinehold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Dog.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Rhinehold.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Rhinehold avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Rhinehold landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Rhinehold blocks a body shot from Dog.
Dog blocks a body shot from Rhinehold.
A short right from Dog.
A head punch on the inside from Rhinehold fails to land.
Rhinehold tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhinehold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhinehold misses with some punches.
Rhinehold lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Big Dog has been cut.
Dog scores with a shoulder strike.
Dog blocks an elbow strike from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dog avoids a wild elbow strike from Rhinehold.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dog stalling in the clinch but Rhinehold improves position.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhinehold's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Rhinehold.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhinehold controls his hands.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhinehold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhinehold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dog trying to stall but Rhinehold improves his position.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with a body punch.
Dog lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhinehold.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rhinehold tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
Rhinehold digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Dog.
Dog lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dog.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Big Dog will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rhinehold blocks a low kick nicely.
Rhinehold tries to land a front kick but Dog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhinehold.
Big Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhinehold throws a body punch but Dog moves out of range.
Dog works Rhinehold's body with a nice hook.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog lands a body shot.
Rhinehold works Dog's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Rhinehold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dog throws a leg kick but Rhinehold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhinehold.
Dog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhinehold delivers a nice body kick.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhinehold blocks a head kick by Dog.
Dog misses with a hook to the body
and Rhinehold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold slips a straight right by Dog.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhinehold moves away.
Jab from Dog.
Rhinehold lands a leg kick that knocks Dog off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Dog finds it's target.
Dog misses with a body shot
and Rhinehold counters with a body kick that stops Dog in his tracks momentarily.
Dog swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Rhinehold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Rhinehold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhinehold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rhinehold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dog avoids the head kick by Rhinehold.
Dog throws a leg kick but Rhinehold moved away.
Rhinehold tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Dog misses.
Rhinehold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog tries to clinch but Rhinehold moves away
and Rhinehold counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dog finds it's way through Rhinehold's defenses.
Rhinehold misses the jab.
Rhinehold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dog.
Dog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rhinehold unleashes a big counter combination but Dog bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rhinehold tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dog tries to work over Rhinehold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhinehold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhinehold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhinehold's elbow.
Dog tries a body shot but Rhinehold blocks it.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burt Rhinehold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rhinehold is working Dog over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rhinehold fails to land.
Rhinehold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog's elbow.
Rhinehold lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Rhinehold.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhinehold.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhinehold's elbow.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Rhinehold lands a body punch.
Rhinehold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog blocks the elbow strike.
Rhinehold lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhinehold lands an elbow inside.
Rhinehold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rhinehold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Dog is rocked!
Rhinehold is leaning against Dog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Rhinehold.
A short right from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Rhinehold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rhinehold has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Rhinehold lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dog to his knees! Rhinehold keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burt Rhinehold!
A victorious Burt Rhinehold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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