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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vennamo comes to the cage accompanied by Bacchuksen tiellä. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Vennamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot throws a head kick that misses.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Abbot takes one on the button.
Abbot throws a body kick that misses.
Vennamo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vennamo stalks Abbot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abbot's face. Abbot staggers backwards, shaken.
Abbot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vennamo lands a jab to Abbot's midsection.
Abbot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vennamo throws a big counter combination but Abbot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abbot throws a leg kick but Vennamo moved away.
Vennamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abbot needs to keep his hands up - Vennamo had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Vennamo as he checks the leg kick.
Vennamo cracks Abbot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
Abbot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Abbot 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.
Nice shot by Vennamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbot moves out of range of the strikes.
Tank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Vennamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vennamo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abbot misses with a body kick.
Vennamo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
Abbot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vennamo is looking to counter punch.
Vennamo looks to land a combination but Abbot avoids it well.
Abbot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abbot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
Vennamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with a kick to the body
and Vennamo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vennamo lands with a nice combination. Abbot backs away looking to recover.
Abbot misses the shot to the body.
Abbot throws a head kick but Vennamo moves out of range.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
Vennamo misses with a left hand
and Abbot counters with a nice body kick.
Vennamo takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Abbot lands with a kick to the temple. Vennamo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vennamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Vennamo is just out of range.
Abbot looks for the body kick but Vennamo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses.
Vennamo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abbot throws a front kick aimed at Vennamo's knee but Vennamo avoids it well.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Vennamo throws a big counter combination but Abbot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses.
Vennamo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abbot slips a jab from Vennamo.
A punch combination from Vennamo misses.
Abbot scores with a leg kick.
Abbot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Vennamo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vennamo. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbot slips a jab and a cross from Vennamo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with a body shot.
Vennamo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vennamo misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot walks into a stiff left hand from Vennamo.
Abbot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vennamo counters with a series of strikes. Abbot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abbot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
Abbot lands with a nice body kick.
Vennamo throws a right and a left that Abbot avoids nicely.
Vennamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abbot looks to land a body kick but Vennamo moved away.
It looked like Vennamo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Vennamo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abbot lands a leg kick that knocks Vennamo off balance momentarily.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
Abbot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbot gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vennamo counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Tank Abbot has been cut.
Abbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
Vennamo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abbot throws a chopping leg kick but Vennamo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
Vennamo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikki Vennamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
It looked like Vennamo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vennamo checks a leg kick.
Abbot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Vennamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Vennamo works Abbot's body with a nice hook.
Vennamo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vennamo fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vennamo works over Abbot's head and body with a nice combination.
Abbot blocks a jab.
Abbot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vennamo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vennamo looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbot is just out of range.
Vennamo lunges at Abbot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abbot's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
Vennamo throws a body shot but no joy.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Abbot tries to counter it with a takedown but Vennamo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vennamo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
Vennamo blocks a leg kick.
Vennamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abbot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abbot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
Vennamo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbot slips under a jab.
Abbot looks to land a body kick but Vennamo moved away.
Vennamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vennamo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbot backs up against the cage.
Vennamo looks to land a combination but Abbot avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot slips a jab and a cross from Vennamo.
Vennamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
Vennamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbot slips a jab from Vennamo.
Vennamo tries to bum rush Abbot with a series of wild strikes but Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbot feints a counter leg kick.
Abbot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vennamo rather than just go for the knockout.
Vennamo lands a glancing blow to the side of Abbot's head.
Vennamo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
Abbot throws a body kick that misses.
Vennamo throws a nice looking combination but Abbot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbot looks to land a right hand but Vennamo moved out of range.
Vennamo misses with a two punch combination.
Abbot misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a sloppy head kick and Vennamo moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Abbot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vennamo has got the better of the exchanges.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
Abbot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vennamo moves out of range of the body kick.
Vennamo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vennamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abbot misses with a body shot.
Vennamo lands with a straight right. Abbot didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Vennamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vennamo lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Vennamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vennamo avoids the head kick by Abbot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Vennamo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abbot's cut.
That's time! Vennamo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vennamo with a jab.
Abbot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Abbot misses
and Vennamo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abbot.
Sloppy strikes from Vennamo. Those never looked like landing.
Abbot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vennamo avoids the body shot from Abbot.
A little feinted left hand from Vennamo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abbot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vennamo blocks a head kick by Abbot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vennamo lands a nice looking body shot.
Vennamo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo slips a straight right by Abbot.
Vennamo throwing a counter right hand but Abbot manages to avoid it.
Abbot slips under a jab.
Vennamo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abbot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vennamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vennamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abbot misses with a kick to the body.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abbot.
The crowd cheers as Vennamo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abbot doesn't seem phased though.
Abbot scoring well with a low kick there.
Vennamo misses with a wild combination.
Vennamo misses the shot to the body.
Heikki Vennamo is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vennamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vennamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikki Vennamo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vennamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vennamo throws a series of punches but Abbot moves out of range.
No joy there for Vennamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vennamo punishes Abbot's body with a nice straight punch.
Abbot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vennamo cracks Abbot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abbot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vennamo.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vennamo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vennamo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vennamo avoids the body shot from Abbot.
A combination from Vennamo does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Abbot.
Vennamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vennamo lands a right hook to the body.
Vennamo misses with a two punch combination.
And Abbot tries to counter it with a takedown but Vennamo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Vennamo moves out of range as Abbot throws a body kick.
Vennamo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abbot on the side of the head.
Vennamo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vennamo dodges the punch combination from Abbot.
Abbot misses with a head kick.
Vennamo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Vennamo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abbot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vennamo stalks Abbot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abbot's face. Abbot staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vennamo connects with a single shot there.
Vennamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Vennamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbot with the counter takedown but Vennamo avoids it easily.
Abbot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vennamo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vennamo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vennamo throws out a powerful jab.
Tank Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Vennamo.
Vennamo slips a straight right by Abbot.
Vennamo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vennamo looks to land a combination but Abbot avoids it well.
Vennamo lands with a shot to the body.
Abbot throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Vennamo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vennamo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Vennamo!
In his post fight interview, Heikki Vennamo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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