EliteXC: Street Certified
| EliteXC: Street Certified | ||||
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 The poster for EliteXC: Street Certified | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | EliteXC | |||
| Date | February 16, 2008 | |||
| Venue | BankUnited Center | |||
| City | Miami, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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EliteXC: Street Certified was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida.[1]
Background[edit]
The main card aired live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST,[2] while the preliminary card streamed on Proelite.com.
The main event featured the return of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson as he took on UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott, a match originally scheduled for October 2007 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships.[1]
The event drew an estimated 522,000 viewers on Showtime.[3]
Results[edit]
| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Kimbo Slice | def. | Tank Abbott | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Silva | def. | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Scott Smith | def. | Kyle Noke | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:07 | |
| Lightweight | Yves Edwards | def. | James Edson Berto | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 | 4:56 | |
| Heavyweight | Brett Rogers | def. | James Thompson | KO (strikes) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Preliminary card (Proelite.com) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Rafael Cavalcante | def. | John Doyle | TKO (knee) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Middleweight | Yosmany Cabezas | def. | Jon Kirk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:58 | |
| Heavyweight | Dave Herman | def. | Mario Rinaldi | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 0:33 | |
| Welterweight | Eric Bradley | def. | Mikey Gomez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Lorenzo Borgomeo | def. | Mike Bernhard | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 4:11 | |
| Catchweight (210 lbs) | Moyses Gabin | def. | Jirka Hlavati | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:32 | |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Martin, Damon (2008-01-04). "EliteXC Signs Kimbo vs. Tank for February 16". MMA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Official Site
- ^ "EliteXC: Street Certified | MMA Event".
- ^ "EliteXC: Street Certified". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
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