EliteXC: Street Certified was promoted by EliteXC and held on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida. The main card aired live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST. 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.
Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
1 | Moyses Gabin | Jirka Hlavati | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 2:32 |
2 | Lorenzo Borgomeo | Mike Bernhard | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 4:11 |
3 | Eric Bradley | Mikey Gomez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
4 | Dave Herman | Mario Rinaldi | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 3 | 0:33 |
5 | Yosmany Cabezas | Jon Kirk | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:58 |
6 | Rafael Feijao | John Doyle | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 2:17 |
7 | Brett Rogers | James Thompson | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:24 |
8 | Yves Edwards | James Edson Berto | KO (Flying Knee) | 1 | 4:56 |
9 | Scott Smith | Kyle Noke | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:07 |
10 | Antonio Silva | Ricco Rodriguez | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
11 | Kevin Ferguson | David Abbott | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:43 |
These were all decent fights. The most relevant fight turned out to not be as exciting as I would have hoped, but the main event, while not that relevant, was very entertaining.
3 stars