KIMBO SLICE KO’S TANK ABBOTT IN .43 SECONDS!!!
By Laz Izada

Coral Gables, FL (InsideBoxing.com, February 16, 2008) A full house of 6,187 fired up MMA fight fans from South Florida were on hand at University of Miami’s Bank United Center to witness the premiere of ELITEXC ‘s “ Street Certified” mix martial arts card promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and SHOWTIME.

The main event pitted two of the worlds so called baddest men in Hometown Street fighting favorite from Perrine, FL Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (2-0) versus MMA fighting legend David “Tank” Abbott (9-14) from Huntington Beach, CA.

The fight didn’t last too long as Tank Abbott surprisingly rushed Kimbo; Kimbo responded by making Abbott feel the leather too his face by charging and connecting with quick and strong left and rights. Kimbo knocked Abbott down with a left hook then a right, then while Abbott was getting up, Kimbo finished Abbott for good with another right that made Abbott fall face first and that was it. The fight was stopped at .43 seconds of the 1st round. Kimbo seems to be the real deal and improves to 2-0. Look for Kimbo to fight again for ELITEXC sometime in May or June of this year.

ELITEXC: STREET CERTIFIED NON-TELEVISED, UNDERCARD RESULTS: ALL BOUTS 3 ROUNDS AT 5 MINUTES PER ROUND

1ST BOUT AT 210 LBS-Moyses Gabin, Miami, FL (2-0) vs Jirka Hlavaty, Port St. Lucie, Fl (1-2), Fight Dr.Boltuch at ringside calls the fight off,due to a deep underneath the right eye cut that Hlavaty sustained while he was on the ground, taking hits to his face from Gabin . The fight only lasted 2:32 in the 1st round; Gabin wins by TKO and improves to 2-0.

2nd BOUT AT 170 LBS-Mike Bernhard, Miami, FL (3-1) vs Lorenzo Borgameo, Miami, FL (3-0), At 4:11 of the 2nd round Bernhard taps out as Borgameo puts him in a triangle hold. Borgameo improves to 3-0.

3rd BOUT AT 170 LBS-Eric Bradley, Las Vegas, NV (2-2) vs Mikey Gomez, Orlando, FL (7-3), The fight goes the distance as Bradley wins by unanimous decision 30-27X3. Bradley scored with strong leg kicks throughout the bout.

4th BOUT AT 265 LBS-Mario Rinaldi, Port St. Lucie, FL (6-3) vs Dave Herman, Bloomington, Indiana (10-0) Referee Jorge Ortiz stops the bout at .33 seconds in the 3rd round as Herman lands several devastating knee kicks to Rinaldi’s face and head. Herman wins by TKO and remains undefeated at 10-0.

5th BOUT AT 185 LBS-Jon Kirk, Houston, TX (10-3) vs Yosmany Cabezas, Tampa, FL (5-0) Kirk taps out at .58 seconds in the 2nd round as Cabezas administers a rear naked choke hold to end the match.

6th BOUT AT 205 LBS-Rafael Feijao, Rio de Janeiro Brazil (5-1) vs John Doyle, Allentown, PA, (6-3) Feijao nails Doyle to the face with strong punches that bring Doyle down to the ground at 2:17 of the 1st round.

TELEVISED, UNDEDCARD RESULTS: ALL BOUTS 3 ROUNDS AT 5 MINUTES PER ROUND

7th BOUT AT 265 LBS- James Thompson, England (16-8) vs Brett Rogers, ST. Paul, MN (8-0), Referee Troy Waugh stops the fight at 2:24 in the 1st round as Rogers wins by KO. Rogers landed 4 to 5 hard punches to Thompson’s head that put him on the ground.

8th BOUT AT 160 LBS-Yves Edwards, Conroe, TX (33-13-1) vs Edson Berto, Winter Haven, FL (14-5-1) Edwards nails Berto with a right knee to his head that drops him to the ground and then Berto gets hit with a right and referee Jorge Ortiz stops the bout at 4:56 in the 1st round. Edwards wins by KO.

9th BOUT AT 185 LBS-Scott Smith, Sacramento, CA (15-4) vs. Kyle Noke, Australia (14-4-1) In a fairly even matchup Smith takes the victory over Noke by knocking him out with a quick right to the chin at .07 in the 2nd round.

10^th BOUT AT 265 LBS-Antonio Silva, Brazil (10-1) vs Ricco Rodriguez, Staten Island, NY ( 27-8)  The fight goes the distance and Silva wins a split  decision by scores 30-27,and 29-28(Silva) and 29-28 for Rodriguez.

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