Rumble on the Rock 7: Cabbage vs. Tank II

It’s time to rumble again! Hawaii’s Rumble on the Rock is back with another card of solid talent combining domestic warriors and international headliners. The Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu will erupt for the ninth ROTR show (including two “Proving Ground” shows) featuring eight MMA bouts and a kickboxing match.

ROTR continues its tradition of presenting bouts that rival the more established premiere MMA organizations around the world. This time three bouts could be headliners on virtually any card. Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro, who suffered his first MMA defeat last December, faces the highly respected Tetsuji Kato who fought the first three years of his MMA career without a loss. Then Hawaiian fighting legend Kimo Leopoldo will meet giant football player Marcus Royster. And in the main event, “Tank” Abbott and “Cabbage” Correira try to finish what they started at UFC 45.

The nine-bout card includes:

A kickboxing match between unnamed fighters … Jay Carter of BJ Penn’s MMA Team meets fighter Josh Versola … Thales Leite of Nova Uniao confronts an as yet unnamed opponent … Ricco Rodriguez of Team Punishment faces Scott Junk … Allan Goes of the Universal Combat Team battles Chris West of HMC/Brazilian Freestyle … Vitor Ribeiro of Nova Uniao tangles with Tetsuji Kato of Purebred Omiya … Renato Verissimo of BJ Penn’s MMA Team fights takes on Yuichi Nakanishi of Shooto Gym Yokohama … Kimo Leopoldo of Joe Moreira BJJ and former Vancouver Posse football player Marcus Royster take to the ring … David Abbott of Team Tank clashes with Wesley Correira of BJ Penn’s MMA Team.