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MMA Report: \"Tank\" Abbot replaces Bob Sapp at Cage Rage: Judgement Day
He was the first mixed martial arts fighter to wear open-finger gloves and the first to show that you don’t need a dozen black belts to kick someone’s ass.
David “Tank” Abbot (9-12-0) emerged onto the MMA scene in 1995 and immediately caught the eye of fans with his brutal power and unruly behavior. A hard-hitting street brawler, Abbot became a familiar face in the octagon but suffered losses to Dan Severn (77-14-7), Don Frye (17-6-1), Vitor Belfort (14-8-0) and Maurice Smith (9-9-0). After a knockout loss to Pedro Rizzo (15-7-0) in 1998, Abbot disappeared from the game.
Five years later, “Tank” made a comeback facing heavyweight newcomer Frank Mir (9-3-0). The fight did not go as planned. Just 46 seconds into the first round, Abbot was forced to tap out due to a foot lock submission. Following this, he dropped back-to-back losses to Kimo Leopoldo (9-7-1) and Wesley “Cabbage” Correira (18-13-0).
Abbot avenged his loss to “Cabbage” by knocking out the hard-headed Hawaiian in 2005 but went on to accumulate losses at the hands of Olympic Judo champion Hidehiko Yoshida (7-5-1) and Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello (22-9-0).
April 21 “Tank” will step off his bar stool and into the cage once again to face kick-boxer Gary Turner (1-0-1). Abbot replaces Bob Sapp (8-2-1) who withdrew from the fight for personal reasons.
Full Card for Cage Rage: Judgement Day: April 21st on pay-per-view.
- Gary Turner vs. Tank Abbot
- Ivan Serati vs. Vitor Belfort
- Cyborg vs. James Zikic
- James McSweeney vs. Micheal McDonald
- Daijiro Matsui vs. Mark Weir
- Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua vs. Alex Reid
- Roman Webber vs. Mark Epstein
- Paul Jenkins vs. Paul Daley
- Ross Pointon vs. Abdul Mohammed
- Cyrille Diabate vs. Ryan Robinson
- Alex Owen vs. Brad Pickett
- Xavier Foupa Pokam vs. Tom Watson
- James E. Nicoll vs. Sunnat Ilyasov
For more info check out: www.cagerage.tv
Bodog Fight will be sponsoring Cage Rage: Judgement Day as well as airing it for free, April 28 on ION TV.
Following the event, stay tuned for an encore presentation of the second episode of Bodog Fight Season 3: Costa Rica Combat.