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Mark Hunt v. Alistair Overeem at DREAM 5

The Fight Network has the scoop:

Alistair "Demolition Man" Overeem (27-11-0) has been confirmed as the opponent for Mark Hunt (5-3-0) at Dream 5 from Osaka, Japan this Monday. Overeem confirmed the heavyweight bout with The Fight Network on Friday.

Overeem, a veteran Dutch kickboxer, was victorious over Tae Hyun Lee (1-2-0) at Dream 4 in June. He holds notable wins over Vitor Belfort (16-8-0) and Paul Buentello (25-10-0), both of whom will be competing at Affliction: Banned this Saturday. The seasoned Pride Fighting Championships star looks to extend his winning streak to three in a row against another fighter who is no stranger to the defunct Japanese promotion.

While Hunt may only have eight fights under his belt, he holds wins over some of the most established names in the sport, including Wanderlei Silva (32-8-1) and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (23-6-2). Since then, however, Hunt has been on a two-fight losing streak, last suffering defeat at the hands of Fedor Emelianenko (27-1-0, 1 NC) and Josh Barnett (25-5-0), two top-five ranked heavyweight fighters. In his first appearance for the Dream promotion, Hunt looks to rebound when he takes on "Demolition Man" at Osaka Castle Hall.

Quite the match up to put together at the last moment. While Hunt has done well for himself in his still young MMA career, Overeem seems to be fighting as well as he ever has.

This is a tough one for both guys on short notice. On the one hand, Hunt had been preparing for a fight, despite not knowing who his opponent would be, on the DREAM 5 show, so he may be in better fighting shape that Overeem. On the other hand, this is Hunt's first fight since losing to Fedor on New Year's Eve 2006. Overeem is not a top heavyweight, which Hunt had become accustomed to facing in PRIDE, but he is a dangerous striker, which will likely make this an exciting fight for as long as it lasts.

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Great Scott!

by Popetastic on Jul 18, 2008 12:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Overeem’s best chance is a liver shot a la Schilt.

But I’m more interested in a Cro Cop vs. Overeem fight, which may very well happen in November.

by Flying Gogoplata on Jul 18, 2008 3:33 PM EDT   0 recs

Overeem showed skills in Dream 4

I am pumped for this fight. Overeem is looking very good these days and he also seems a little bigger (I could be wrong) so I think he will present some problems for Hunt. Hunt is no slouch and he showed this against Fedor…for a big guy he is pretty good on the ground. This should be a great fight. Ch. 6 tonight at 9pm…yeah baby!!!

I'll be back to add more in the next twenty-four...unless, by some mishap, someone K.O s FEDOR.

by prideUFCfan on Jul 20, 2008 9:52 PM EDT   0 recs

Good win for Overeem…I’ve always been a fan of his.

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by Tha Realness on Jul 21, 2008 2:35 PM EDT   0 recs

via submission...wow

I didn’t see that coming. I thought that once Mark took it to the ground he was going to keep it there with a little GnP or a submission. I never thought that Overeem would be able to submit Hunt. Overeem versus CroCop, I thought, would be easier for Overeem than the Mark Hunt match up. Boy was I wrong. CroCop will have trouble with Overeem because he is such a good striker and a lot bigger. We’ll see. That, too, will be a fight that I will definitely tune into. Cheers.

I'll be back to add more in the next twenty-four...unless, by some mishap, someone K.O s FEDOR.

by prideUFCfan on Jul 21, 2008 9:42 PM EDT   0 recs

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