Bodog Fight heavyweight: Mark Burch vs. Yoshiki Takahashi
Burch is definitely the much bigger man in this fight. Takahashi has been in a lot of MMA fights, winning a little under 60% of them according to the media guide (28-21-3).
After back and forth action early in the first round, Burch absolutely devastates Takahashi with two knees to his head the rock the Japanese fighter and end the bout in the first round.
Burch also gets the slowly-gathering crowd to cheer by shouting "USA!" at the end of the match.
Official result: Mark Burch wins by knockout at 3:45 of the first round.
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A couple of notes: Bodog Fight has decided not to go with the well-placed video screens that you see at most MMA events. Therefore, action in one corner of the ring is a bit obscured from my press row seat. And the promotion doesn't seem to be going with post-fight interviews either (made so famous by Joe Rogan in UFC.)
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