EliteXC returns to Showtime this Saturday night with their “Street Certified” fight card headlined by Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott. The fight card has some very good matchups with some veteran PrideFC and UFC fighters on board.
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Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott – EliteXC is taking the correct steps in slowly building up Kimbo Slice as an MMA fighter. Unlike the UFC’s handling of Brock Lesnar, EliteXC has chosen the “slow and steady” path for Kimbo and I think this fight with Tank Abbott is a perfect next step for Slice.
Even in his “glory days,” Tank Abbott was never a skilled fighter. Sure he could KO anyone with a shot to the face, but when it came right down to it, he never had the other necessary skills to be a top fighter and never showed any desire to learn those skills and improve his career.
Kimbo Slice has shown that he is taking the sport of MMA seriously and has left street fighting behind him. Working with legend Bas Rutten can only have improved Slice’s skills both on the feet and ground. I really don’t think that Tank Abbott will pose any kind of threat to Slice, other than the cliched “strikers chance.” For whatever reason, Tank still has a name in MMA and a win over him will help Slice’s career even more as he will now have defeated a well-known, “named” fighter. I look for this fight to be over late in the first round, since I don’t think Tank’s conditioning will allow him to do much past the first 2 minutes. Winner: Kimbo Slice
Ricco Rodriguez vs Antonio Silva – Ricco Rodriguez has become more of an entertainer than a fighter over the past few years. Rodriguez’s weight has been a roller-coaster reaching as high as 360 and as low as 250. While Rodriguez was one of the best heavyweights in the world between 1999 and 2002, he definitely no longer falls into that category. Antonio Silva on the other hand is a super-heavyweight who is just starting to realize his full potential. It’s tough finding decent matches when you are in the 265+ division. If you’ve never seen Silva fight, you are in for a treat. Silva has the skills and movement of a much smaller fighter and should be able to overwhelm Ricco with his kicks from the outside and quickness in the clinch. Winner: Antonio Silva
Kyle Noke vs Scott Smith – Kyle Noke is another one of EliteXC’s rising star class. Noke is an Australian fighter with a current record of 14-3. Scott Smith has a record of 12-4 and after a successful run in the WEC, joined the UFC in 2006 at UFC 59 where he lost to David Terrell in a controversial ending. Since then Smith has been inconsistent and appeared on season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback. Smith has excellent strikes and can be a very dangerous fighter when he is moving his feet well and using good defense. For some reason, I just get the gut feeling that Noke is going to win this fight; wish I had a better technical reason than that, but I don’t. Winner: Kyle Noke
Yves Edwards vs Edson Berto – Veteran Yves Edwards will have his hands full with up-and-coming fighter Edson Berto. Edwards’ performances have been somewhat of a mixed bag recently and he needs to come prepared for a battle against Berto. I anticipate Berto wanting to take the fight to the ground and working a submission game against Edwards’ which we have seen Yves be susceptible too recently. I like Yves and I think his experience will be a big benefit in this fight and I see him pulling out the decision victory. Winner: Yves Edwards
Brett Rogers vs James Thompson – James “Colossus” Thompson is always fun to watch fight, but doesn’t win too many fights. This is most likely another one of those fights and will be a good stepping stone fight for Brett Rogers. Both guys will stand and trade blows and this fight should end by KO in the first round. One thing you can count on is Thompson’s patented “bull charge” as soon as the bell rings. Winner: Brett Rogers
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gotta go with tank
Kimbo is gonna weather the storm for a minute and a half and then knock out Tank Abbott.. mark my words… KIMBO by KO ROUND 1
lets bet on it pretty boy
Better be glad we didn’t big mouth.. lol
As I said in my preview, this is pretty much how I see it going as well
there will be a storm from slice not fat abbott
Hmmm…. wish the Playground would have hosted this, i would have cleaned up on points and dough..
Actually this event and pretty much all events are on the Playground, just not in the main league.
For the IFL, Cage Rage, EliteXC and shows like that you can find them in what they call the “Secondary League.” Click the secondary league nav item and you can find the wagering and prediction links there.
The results don’t count towards the main overall standings but they are combined in their own “secondary” league.
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will this be on showtime?
yeah, its on showtime tonight
they need to put kimbo against a good fighter then he will lose….
tonight main event kimbo will win in thirty seconds again so not really gonna be that exciting anyway
@Patrick
Dude…..Patrick.. you picked TANK yesterday… what gives man???? Today your with KIMBO???? Which is it?
better yet, you flip flopped on this within the same post .. and only 6 post’s apart from where you said “gotta go with tank”… then EVERYONE else says Kimbo’s gonna take it and you come back with your next word of wisdom… prophetic word which is “kimbo will win in thirty seconds”….
:) funny stuff man
kansas
i explained it and ill do it again for ya….i said kimbo is probably gonna take it but im routin for tank…..ok as i said before and ill tell ya again in case ya dont get it… here it goes…i said kimbo will probably take it but im routin for tank.. hope that clears it up for ya….
Didn’t need that Patrick… I can just read the thread.. you know the one where you PREDICTED TANK TO WIN then about 24 hours later came skippin in talking about KIMBO taking it… lol… its right here on MMAHQ.. dude we have all been wrong.. i am busting your chops bro!
yea yea yea
Ya Patrick, you were going for Tank, any special reason why you changed your mind??
Kansas, about Fedor, last post on that subject hehe, when you say Fedors not a legend, that a big statement, you must have known somebody would say something.
You feel Fedor still needs a few years to reach that Legend status, i think that if he got hit by a bus tomorrow, it wouldnt make any difference, hes already a legend.
So we just disagree on this one. the end heh
@BV
Agreed… agree to disagree.. ;)
guys get off my balls…..I said that’s how its gonna go…im still gunnin for tank…. damm dudes!!!!!!take a mydol
For one Patty cake.. we aren’t ***.. or female, so don’t flatter yourself with saying get off your peanuts.. and we don’t take MYDOL so your by yourself on that one.. lol you still didn’t explain why you pulled a FLIP FLOP.. lol.. you should run for President…
Predictable results, but still, i found it entertaining, especially how Kimbo was getting pissed off about how the ref kept jumping in and he threw his mouthpiece out the cage lol.
it wasnt his mouthpiece it was a piece of garbage a crowd member thew in the ring when they thought the fight was being stopped. in the moment it looked like a mouthpiece witch just added to the whole moment and made me get even more hyped, i hope this is the last time we see a fan throw **** in the ring because i hate that immature sh*t.
i gotta say it was a good night of fights i just watched it again and i really liked this card. in a time when top ten rankings and title holder are very important this card when back to the roots of MMA, who is tougher. not who has the best style, not who has the best cardio, this was not Ju-Jitsu vs. Kenpo or Kickboxing vs. Wrestling, this was Kimbo vs. Tank and it was a FIGHT. it was a very exciting 45 sec. and im not saying that in a bad way at all. the rest of the fights were good to. they were not the most competitive matches in history but very fun to watch none the less. Brett Rogers landed a knee from the clinch and five of the cleanest punches to leave James Tompsons on the mat trying to finish a takedown on ref. Troy Waugh. Edwards vs. Berto was a damn good fight i thought Yves was to far removed from days of old to beat the up in comer but Yves showed me again why i used to love watching him fight. it one of the craziest finishes ive seen in a while, the funniest thing about it was me and my brother-in-law were sitting there saying “why doesnt Yves throw a knee right now he would catch him square” and boom just like that its over. Noke vs. Smith was a good fight and im still a Noke fan but i hope he learned a lesson last night… keep your hands up! all im gonna say about Silva vs. Rodriguez is Silva looked a lot worse then i thought he was going to and Ricco looked a lot better then i thought he was going to. anyway sorry for the long post guys i havent been around much and you know me i got a lot to say lol.
how much did kimbo make on the fight with tank
anyone see the fight anyway… i hear tank got stomped