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EliteXC: Street Certified is an upcoming mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the BankUnited Arena in Miami, Florida.
The main card will air free live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST.The main event features the return of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson as he takes on UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott, a match originally scheduled for October 2007 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
Main Card
Heavyweight bout: Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbott
Heavyweight bout: Antonio Silva vs. Ricco Rodriguez
Middleweight bout: Scott Smith vs. Kyle Noke
Heavyweight bout: James Thompson vs. Brett Rogers
Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs. Edson Berto
Preliminary Bouts
Light Heavyweight bout: Rafael Feijao vs. John Doyle
Middleweight bout: Jon Kirk vs. Yosmany Cabezas
Heavyweight bout: Mario Rinaldi vs. Dave Herman
Welterweight bout: Lorenzo Borgameo vs. Mike Bernhard
Welterweight bout: Eric Bradley vs. Mikey Gomez
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Previews should start popping up later today or tomorrow.
proelite.com....based on history SHOULD show the prelims for free.
LEONARD
02-14-2008, 04:55 PM
Can't wait :fro
have you heard about proelite running the pre-lims Leonard?
oligarchy
02-15-2008, 11:01 AM
yes. proelite said they'd have them
Awesome thanks.
Their feeds are top notch.
LEONARD
02-15-2008, 02:24 PM
:fro
I always thought Kimbo was much heavier! I guess I never paid attention to his weight...I would have guess 250-ish
Weigh-ins for the 11-fight card went as follows:
MAIN CARD
Kimbo Slice (234) vs. Tank Abbott (263)
Antonio Silva (259.75) vs. Ricco Rodriguez (262.75)
Scott Smith (184) vs. Kyle Noke (184.75)
James Thompson (253) vs. Brett Rogers (264)
Edson Berto (158.25) vs. Yves Edwards (160)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Rafael Feijao (204.5) vs. John Doyle (203.25)
Jon Kirk (183) vs. Yosmany Cabezas (184.25)
Mario Rinaldi (260.5) vs. Dave Herman (242.5)
Eric Bradley (169.75) vs. Mikey Gomez (170)
Lorenzo Borgameo (170) vs. Mike Bernhard (169.5)
Moyses Gabin (203.75) vs. Jirka Hlavaty (210)
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_tank_kimbo.jpg
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_ricco_silva.jpg
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_smith_noke.jpg
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_silva_spider.jpg
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_kimbo_flex.jpg
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/street_cert_bas.jpg
How can you not love Bas?
polandprzem
02-16-2008, 04:37 PM
hmm kimbo looks in shape.
Prediction?
He will knock abbott down
btw. do you think Ferguson got some chance to be an elite in this sport?
hmm kimbo looks in shape.
Prediction?
He will knock abbott down
btw. do you think Ferguson got some chance to be an elite in this sport?
I am for sure predicting Kimbo for the TKO.
And does he have a chance? I think so. Not sure to what level. According to people who train with him he is taking MMA very seriously.
He has 6 kids to feed so he better!
:hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry: :hungry:
polandprzem
02-16-2008, 07:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfysg6QSlo0&feature=related
abbott interview
polandprzem
02-17-2008, 06:20 AM
RESULTS:
Kimbo Slice def. Tank Abbott by KO at :43 seconds, R1
Antonio Silva def. Ricco Rodriguez by split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) R3
Scott Smith def. Kyle Noke by KO at :07, R2
Yves Edwards def. Edson Berto by TKO (referee's stoppage due to strikes) at 4:56, R1
Brett Rogers def. James Thompson by KO at 2:24, R1
Rafael Feijao def. John Doyle by TKO at 2:17, R1
Yosmany Cabezas def. Jon Kirk by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at :58, R2
Dave Herman def. Mario Rinaldi by TKO (strikes) at :33, R3
Eric Bradley def. Mikey Gomez by Unanimous Decision, R3
Mike Bernhard def. Lorenzo Borgameo by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:11, R2
Moyses Gabin def. Jirka Hlavaty by TKO at 2:32, R1
polandprzem
02-17-2008, 10:35 AM
kimbo-abbott fight
http://www.mmatko.com/kimbo-slice-vs-tank-abbott-fight-video-elitexc-street-certified/
EliteXC is going to run into a problem here...they don't have a deep HW division (who does?) and now they will have to have their two biggest stars face off against each other soon.
dallaskd
02-17-2008, 03:08 PM
dear god...tank sucks. id love to see Ricco vs kimbo or big foot-kimbo.
What is wrong with James Thompson???
What is wrong with James Thompson???
He's not a real fighter. He was a freak that PRIDE brought in so their stars could KO him and he just keeps getting fights!
dallaskd
02-17-2008, 09:07 PM
Kimbo vs HMC...who wins lol???
TheTruth
02-18-2008, 08:52 AM
That crowd was nuts last night. Kimbo is gonna be a big star and he doesn't even have to fight anyone. Just keep putting tomato cans in front of him and he'll sell.
Kimbo vs HMC...who wins lol???
LOL
Well it all depends…
Does Kimbo get the BS modified rules like Fedor got? For the Yarennoka card knees were allowed except for Choi. He couldn't use them to ensure Fedor won.
Telling ya…this Fedor farce is huge.
And it doesn't need to be a farce..he is good enough to beat top talent more times than not. They are trying to turn him into Rickson Gracie.
That crowd was nuts last night. Kimbo is gonna be a big star and he doesn't even have to fight anyone. Just keep putting tomato cans in front of him and he'll sell.
Eventually he will move on from EliteXC and we will see what he has.
oligarchy
02-18-2008, 09:29 AM
Ricco and BigFoot should roll through him.. They aren't going to stand and trade
Ricco and BigFoot should roll through him.. They aren't going to stand and trade
Dude...Ricco showed me something...I was surprised. What did you think?
I think he should stay right where he is and fight some bottom feeders until he gets his head on straight.
oligarchy
02-18-2008, 10:03 AM
He showed me he needs to get into shape. :) Actually, he didn't look too bad. He really needs to work on his standup though. His takedowns are also need a fair amount of work, but you can attribute that to strenght training and conditioning.
Yves Edwards has a nice KO though. I always say that people holding the one leg need a nice knee to the head. Yves heard me and answered appropriately.
He showed me he needs to get into shape. :) Actually, he didn't look too bad. He really needs to work on his standup though. His takedowns are also need a fair amount of work, but you can attribute that to strenght training and conditioning.
I agree completely.
I am stunned his cardio lasted as long as it did.
LEONARD
02-18-2008, 11:37 AM
So we still don't know how good Kimbo is, or how good he can be…
Ricco impressed the hell out of me. I expected him to get smoked. First time we’ve seen Silva in later rounds and he slowed a bit. I still think Silva’s combo of size, speed, agility, and ground game makes him a top guy in the future. He’s down to 260 lbs...never expected him to get down to that. I thought 265 would be hard for him…
Yves Edwards KO is at the top of my all time favorite KO list…
Glad to see Scott Smith get the win…hell of a KO.
Poor Thompson… :lol
Poor Thompson… :lol
I turned to my GF and said "watch..he will pump his arms…yell…rush the guy and get ko'd in a minute or two"
You know who else thought that? Everyone else watching.
Part of me was at least hoping he was going to pull up and throw a leg or something.
Although he probably would have slid right into him…which would have been pretty cool to see I must admit. :lmao
Brett looked solid though...he manned up and took the rush and stayed true to his game. :clap
So we still don't know how good Kimbo is, or how good he can be…
wonder how long they can hold off putting him against bigfoot
LEONARD
02-18-2008, 01:07 PM
Pics
http://www.sherdog.com/news/pictures.asp?n_id=11383
I turned to my GF and said "watch..he will pump his arms…yell…rush the guy and get ko'd in a minute or two"
You can tell Thompson has been at Xtreme Couture...he just couldn't get the takedown...lol
wonder how long they can hold off putting him against bigfoot
Definitely running out of options unless they bring somebody else in...
I really hope the Ken Shamrock rumors are untrue...
Definitely running out of options unless they bring somebody else in...
I really hope the Ken Shamrock rumors are untrue...
The should pilfer the IFL roster for their HW's. They are not the best but some of those guys are the types of real matchups he needs.
Ben aside...he would smash and bash Kimbo to pieces right now.
Also EliteXC really needs to realize they got something in Ricco and should focus on his re-developement. Keep him training and focused.
LEONARD
02-19-2008, 11:32 AM
Ref Cam…something Pride got right, but damn…get a better camera!
http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/02/18/kimbo-slice-is-the-cloverfield-monster/
BonnerDynasty
02-19-2008, 12:26 PM
Damn Tank. Always one of my favorite fighters to watch. He just doesn't give a damn and loves to fight.
I had a feeling Kimbo would own him though.
At least Bas got the win.
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