Ben Edwards (kickboxer)

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Ben Edwards
BornBenjamin Edwards
(1985-02-17) 17 February 1985 (age 38)
Sydney, Australia
Other namesThe Guvner, Bangin'
NationalityAustralian
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight121.5 kg (268 lb; 19.13 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach76.0 in (193 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Canberra, Australia
TeamBulldog Gym Canberra
TrainerJohn Verran (2003–2009)
Jamie McCuaig (2009–present)
Years active7 (2003–present)
Professional boxing record
Total5
Wins4
By knockout4
Losses0
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total50
Wins38
By knockout33
Losses10
By knockout6
Draws2
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins5
By knockout5
Losses1
By decision1
Other information
University Dickson College
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 3 May 2014

Ben "The Guvner" Edwards (born 17 February 1985) is an Australian heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra tournament champion. [1] Edwards won the tournament by three 1st-round KO's the fastest win in K-1 history in total time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds breaking the previous record held by Jerome Le Banner of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka. Fighting out of Bulldog Gym, Canberra, Australia, he has competed in the K-1, Capital Punishment, Kings of Kombat, SUPERKOMBAT and It's Showtime promotions and is currently signed to GLORY.

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Biography and career

Ben Edwards was born in Sydney and has been living in Canberra since he was 4, currently residing in Queanbeyan. Edwards played Rugby league until he was 19. He represented the Canberra Raiders sides in both Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball sides.[ citation needed ] He went to Dickson College where he played first grade for the Queanbeyan Blues.[ citation needed ]

Ben Edwards started kickboxing in 2003 at the Bulldog Gym under late John Verran his coach and mentor.[ citation needed ]

After winning multiple ISKA kickboxing titles he made his K-1 debut at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Canberra. He knocked out all three of his opponents in the first round, including tournament favourite, Paul Slowinski, whom he had lost to twice in his career. He still maintains the record for the fastest kickboxing tournament in K-1 history, at 3 minutes and 28 seconds. At the K-1 Final 16, in the main event he lost to the eventual World Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem in the first round.

Following the loss he decisioned Carter Williams and knocked out Mighty Mo in 2011. He finished the year with a loss against Roman Kleibl in the semi-finals of the SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournament. After being dropped by Daniel Sam in the quarter-finals he finished off his opponent in the second round. Despite dropping Kleibl in the second round he was TKOed in the final round after running out of energy.

He started out 2012 with a decision win against Ricardo van den Bos. He is now scheduled to face Rico Verhoeven on March, 17 in Australia. [2]

He faced Raul Cătinaş at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on 14 October 2012 [3] [4] and won via TKO in round two. [5]

Edwards was drawn against Zabit Samedov in the quarter-finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final , held on 15 March 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia. [6] However, he decided not to compete [7] as he was already booked to fight Paul Slowinski for the fourth time on 23 March 2013 in Canberra, Australia at Capital Punishment 7. [8] He defeated Slowinski by decision. [9]

He joined Glory in July 2013. [10]

He won the vacant Kings of Kombat Heavyweight Championship with a majority decision win over Cătălin Moroșanu at Kings of Kombat 10 in Melbourne, Australia on 7 September 2013, relying heavily on low kicks in the fight rather than use his usual brawling style. [11] [12] [13]

In a slugfest at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on 23 November 2013, Edwards landed numerous unanswered shots on Jamal Ben Saddik throughout round three before eventually putting him away with a big right hand towards the end. [14] [15] [16] [17]

He was initially set to face Errol Zimmerman in the main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014 [18] but the match was transferred to the semi-finals of the Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament in Broomfield, Colorado, US on 3 May 2014. [19] [20] He lost to Zimmerman via TKO, suffering two knockdowns in the first round. [21] [22]

Titles

Kickboxing

Mixed Martial Arts

Boxing

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
38 Wins (33 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 2 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2015-10-09Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 24: Denver – Heavyweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals Denver, Colorado, USA TKO (2 knockdowns)21:36
2014-05-03Loss Flag of Curacao.svg Errol Zimmerman Glory 16: Denver – Heavyweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals Broomfield, Colorado, USA TKO (right hook)12:50
2013-11-23Win Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Ben Saddik Glory 12: New York New York City, USA KO (right hook)32:52
2013-09-07Win Flag of Romania.svg Cătălin Moroșanu Kings of Kombat 10 Melbourne Decision (majority)33:00
Wins Kings of Kombat Heavyweight title.
2013-03-23Win Flag of Poland.svg Paul Slowinski Capital Punishment 7 Canberra, AustraliaDecision33:00
2012-10-14Win Flag of Romania.svg Raul Cătinaș K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16, First RoundTokyo, JapanTKO (referee stoppage)22:24
2012-03-17Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven Capital Punishment 5 Canberra, AustraliaDecision33:00
2012-01-28Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ricardo van den Bos It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
2011-11-17Loss Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman KleiblSUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Semi-finals Oradea, Romania KO (Left Hook)32:38
2011-11-17Win Flag of England.svg Daniel Sam SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter-finals Oradea, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage)22:43
2011-07-30Win Flag of the United States.svg Mighty Mo Capital Punishment 4 Canberra, AustraliaKO (Knee)22:18
2011-04-02Win Flag of the United States.svg Carter WilliamsKings of Kombat 3 Keysborough, AustraliaDecision (Majority)33:00
2010-10-02Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea KO (right hook/3 knockdowns)12:08
2010-07-10Win Flag of Poland.svg Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra, final Canberra, AustraliaTKO (Three knockdowns/punches)11:24
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 tournament title.
2010-07-10Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Tafa Misapati K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra, semi-final Canberra, AustraliaTKO (Three knockdowns/left uppercut)10:59
2010-07-10Win Flag of Sudan.svg Faisal Zakaria K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra, quarter final Canberra, AustraliaKO (Left hook)11:03
2010-04-01Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick SiebertMarrara International Stadium Darwin, Northern Territory TKO (Referee stoppage/shin injury)10:30
2010-02-20Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thor HoopmanCapital Punishment Canberra, AustraliaTKO (Referee stoppage)1
Defended his ISKA Super Heavyweight(+95kg) World title.
2009-10-09Loss Flag of Poland.svg Paul Slowinski Evolution 18 Melbourne TKO (Low kicks)3
Fight was for International Kickboxer Super Heavyweight(+95kg) title.
2009-08-29Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Peck World Domination II, Rydges Lakeside Hotel Canberra, AustraliaTKO (Referee stoppage)12:24
Defended his ISKA Super Heavyweight(+95kg) World title.
2009-04-04Win Flag of the United States.svg Rick Cheek World Domination Canberra, AustraliaKO (Right cross)11:39
Wins ISKA Super Heavyweight(+95kg) World title.
2008–11Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick SiebertAustraliaKO (Left hook)21:03
Wins ISKA Super Heavyweight(+95kg) South Pacific title.
2008-04-20Loss Flag of Japan.svg Nobu Hayashi TitansTokyo, JapanDecision (Split)33:00
2008-03-29Win Flag of Russia.svg Ramazan Ramazanov Xplosion 18 Super FightsSydneyKO (Left hook)2
2007–12Win Flag of Serbia.svg Duško Basrak Serbia KO2
2007-03-03Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Suttie Philip Lam Promotions Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Split)33:00
2006-11-11Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erik NosaN&J promotion presents "Men at War" Canberra, AustraliaKO2
Wins Super Heavyweight(+95kg) Australian title.
2006-08-04Draw Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erik NosaWar on the North Shore III Brookvale, New South Wales Decision draw33:00
2006-06-24Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Sampson K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 1 Auckland, New Zealand Decision33:00
2006-03-05Loss Flag of New Zealand.svg Jay Hepi K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland Auckland, New Zealand Decision (Majority)33:00
2005-12-10Loss Flag of Poland.svg Paul Slowinski K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 3 Gold Coast, Australia KO2
2005-10-08Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Sidney Asiata K-1 Kings of Oceania 2005 Round 2 Auckland, New Zealand Ext. R Decision43:00
2005-06-17Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin OpetaiaJNI promotion "50th Show" Hurstville, New South Wales
2005-04-29Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason BonehamJNI "Unfinished Business" Hurstville, New South Wales
2005-02-01Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg arren BerryJabout Show @ Penrith Panthers Penrith, New South Wales
2004-08-20Win Flag of Lebanon.svg Wesam El DahabiJNI "Wicked Ways" Hurstville, New South Wales
Boxing record
3 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 0 Losses, 1 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2014-11-15Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Tafa MisipatiHellenic Club of Canberra Canberra, AustraliaKO14–0–1
2011-05-13Draw Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael KirbyThe Melbourne Pavilion Flemington, Victoria, AustraliaDecision (Split)103:003–0–1
Fight was for vacant Australian heavyweight title.
2011-02-18Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Leamy TatoRydges Lakeside Canberra Hotel Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryKO13–0
2009-07-23Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam LeuiiAIS Arena Bruce, Australian Capital Territory TKO12–0
2007-04-13Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hopoate Erindale Vikings Club Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory TKO11:291–0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches5 wins1 loss
By knockout50
By decision01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss5–1 Francimar Barroso Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 8 August 201935:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win5–0Wallace To'oTKOMFC 2916 Feb 20192 Canberra, Australia
Win4–0Felise LeniuTKOHex Fight Series 1430 Jun 20181 Melbourne, Australia
Win3–0Jeremy JoinerKOMFC 2611 Dec 201711:35 Canberra, Australia
Win2–0Brandon SosoliTKO (submission to strikes)MFC 2517 Jun 201713:53 Canberra, Australia
Win1–0Donnie LesterTKOCombat8:0329 Aug 20131SydneyMMA debut.
Wins C8 Heavyweight Title.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
David Levi
Australian heavyweight Championship Succeeded by