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Kimbo Slice knocked out "Tank" Abbott at EliteXC: Street Certified. (MMAweekly.com Photo)

On Saturday, Feb. 16 in Miami, Fla., it took Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (2-0-0) just 43 seconds to knock out David "Tank" Abbott (9-14-0) in the main event of EliteXC: Street Certified.

From the opening bell, both fighters went to war immediately, clashing toe-to-toe. After eating a hard shot from his opponent, Abbott tried to take his opponent to the mat, but his takedown attempt was thwarted, as Slice spun away. Midway through the fight, the referee intervened and warned Kimbo for punching Abbott in the back of the head. Quickly the match was restarted and, again, Kimbo landed the harder shots. After another failed takedown attempt, Abbott took a crushing punch on the jaw and fell face-first to the canvas.

“I wanted him to get up, I wanted to bang,’’ Kimbo said later. “I had to push him off because we were too close. Then I just knocked him down. It was great fighting in front of the hometown fans. I’d be lying if I told you they didn’t jack me up. I have a lot of respect for Tank. This was one of my dream fights, along with Mike Tyson. But I am ready to fight anybody and ready to fight again really soon."

Other winners were Antonio Silva (10-1-0), UFC veteran Scott Smith (13-5-0) and Bodog Fight veteran Yves Edwards (33-13-1) who won with an incredible flying knee knockout.

Official Results for EliteXC: Street Certified
Saturday, Feb. 16 – Miami, Fla.

• Kimbo Slice def. Tank Abbott by KO at 0:43 of Round 1.
• Antonio Silva def. Ricco Rodriguez by Split Decision
• Scott Smith def. Kyle Noke by KO at 0:07 of Round 2
• Yves Edwards def. Edson Berto by KO at 4:56 of Round 1.
• Brett Rogers def. James Thompson by TKO at 2:24 of Round 1.
• Moyses Gabin def. Jirka Hlavati by TKO at 2:32 of Round 1.
• Lorenzo Borgomeo def. Mike Bernhard by triangle choke at 4:11 of Round 2.
• Eric Bradley def. Mikey Gomez by Unanimous Decision.
• Dave Herman def. Mario Rinaldi by TKO at 0:33 of Round 3.
• Yosmany Cabezas def. Jon Kirk by rear naked choke at 0:58 of Round 2.
• Rafael Feijao def. John Doyle by TKO at 2:17 of Round 1.

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