(Photo courtesy of k-1.co.jp/en)
We probably won’t see Alistair Overeem compete again in Strikeforce until Fabricio Werdum recovers from his elbow injury — but the man’s gotta make a living somehow. K-1 confirmed yesterday that Overeem would be part of the K-1 World GP 2010 championship tournament, which kicks off October 3rd in Seoul with the Final 16 round. The Demolition Man’s opponent will be Ben "The Guvner" Edwards, a 25-year-old Bulldog Gym product who’s been building a fierce reputation in Australia. In July, Edwards won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra by scoring three consecutive first-round knockouts, with a total fight time of just 3:28. It was the fastest tournament win in K-1 history, smashing Jerome LeBanner’s previous record of 4:04, which LeBanner posted in Osaka nine years ago. Will Edwards make his name off an upset of Overeem? Check out some videos of the Guvner in action after the jump and let us know what you think…
(Ben Edwards knockout reel)
(Edwards vs. Tafa Misapati, K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra semi-final, 7/10/10. Fight starts at the 0:48 mark.)
(Edwards vs. Paul Slowinski, K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra final. Fight starts at the 3:28 mark.)
(Profile/interview with Edwards from TheWebShow)
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commentsSorry dude, I know , I'm a retart
Coooeee Cobbers, and ballkick, "eating trough lollies" nice to see someone does their research
google Jeff Harding v's Dennis Andries to back up Punchy's comment.
Important to note that Australians are hard as fuck.
Could someone please tell me why any kickboxing coach would allow their student to throw a left hook dropping their left glove to below their knee to start a delivery that you could see from a mile away? They must be eating trough lollies!
Spit the dummy!
Overeem will give this Crow eater a flick, into the gafa before the end of the first round.
As our friends from down under would say this bloke is dill, if he thinks he has a Buckley's chance of winning this fight.
Siiiiiiiick highlights bro!!! (the hair, not the shitty videos)
yeah, I know they wait til the last minute to book fights but they made it sound like it was the end of some big tournament with the "final 16" title. I just figured they would have at least mapped out the tournament brackets by the time they got to the final 16.
and, yeah, i don't think the guy's gonna win either, but everybody else is giving him the same chances they gave Toney against Couture. I don't think it's as bad as that. I'm just saying he's got a chance.
If the big name wins, so fucking what - he fought a shmuck and not another big name like Fedor. In that case, Strikeforce will have to work that much harder to build a base of viable big name fighters, because who the Hell wants to watch a fight between two shumcks? You can see that on YouTube or NothingToxic for free.
And dano, you should know by now that Japanese promotions don't officially book fights until the morning of. How many Pride fight posters did we see from months out promoting a stacked card with the faces of Wanderlei, CroCop, Arona, Fedor, Kharitanov, Aleks, Hendo, and Saku lining the poster, only to find out a day before the event that the only recognizable names that were fighting were Minowa vs. Don Frye.
You guys who say Overeem's gonna steamroll through this guy realize this isn't a Strikefarce match right? Overeem's kickboxing record is nothing to be proud of. Then when you take into consideration his pre-horsemeat days at LHW where he got knocked out on a regular basis you realize that there's a good chance this guy could catch him and put his lights out. Maybe I'm wrong though. Maybe the horsemeat diet has given him so much confidence that he comes out blasting and doesn't even give this guy a chance to hit him.
Classic!
BTW, is that a photoshop disaster in the first pic, or am i high? Looks like he has a Tre Telligman pec with no nipple.
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