2011 in DREAM

2011 in DREAM
Information
First dateMay 29, 2011
Last dateDecember 31, 2011
Events
Total events4
Fights
Total fights47
Title fights5
Chronology
2010 in DREAM 2011 in DREAM 2012 in DREAM

The year 2011 was the 4th year in the history of DREAM, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2011 DREAM held 4 events beginning with, Dream: Fight for Japan!.

Title fights

Title fights in 2011
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi (c) def. Hiroshi Izumi TKO (punches) 1 3:28 Dream: Japan GP Final [a]
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c) def. Kazuyuki Miyata split decision 3 5:00 Dream: Japan GP Final [b]
Lightweight Shinya Aoki (c) def. Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [c]
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c) def. Takeshi Inoue Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [d]
Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes (c) def. Antonio Banuelos TKO (Punches) 1 1:21 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [e]
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Lightweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: Dream (mixed martial arts) § Events
# Event Title Date Arena Location Attendees Broadcast
23 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 December 31, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan 24,606 Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
22 Dream 17 September 24, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan 9,270 HDNet
21 Dream: Japan GP Final July 16, 2011 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan 8,142 HDNet
20 Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan 6,522 HDNet

Dream: Fight for Japan!

Dream: Fight for Japan![1] was an event held on May 29, 2011, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Masakazu Imanari def. Kenji Osawa Submission (Achilles Lock) 2 0:58
Hideo Tokoro def. Atsushi Yamamoto Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Shinya Aoki def. Rich Clementi Submission (Neck Crank) 2 2:17
Katsunori Kikuno def. Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Caol Uno def. Akiyo Nishiura Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Takeshi Inoue def. Koichiro Matsumoto TKO (Punches) 1 6:51
Joachim Hansen def. Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Kenji Osawa def. Takafumi Otsuka Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Masakazu Imanari def. Keisuke Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Hideo Tokoro def. Yoshiro Maeda TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 0:43
Atsushi Yamamoto def. Yusaku Nakamura TKO (Punches) 1 8:43

Dream: Japan GP Final

Main article: Dream: Japan GP Final

Dream: Japan GP Final[2] was an event held on July 16, 2011, at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Eiji Mitsuoka def Bruno Carvalho unanimous decision 3 5:00
Catchweight (175 lbs) Marius Žaromskis def Eiji Ishikawa unanimous decision 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Tatsuya Mizuno def Trevor Prangley TKO (knee and punches) 1 4:41
Bantamweight Kenji Osawa def Keisuke Fujiwara unanimous decision 3 5:00
Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def Drew Fickett TKO (punches) 1 4:41
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi (c) def Hiroshi Izumi TKO (punches) 1 3:28 [a]
Bantamweight Tournament Final Hideo Tokoro def Masakazu Imanari unanimous decision 3 5:00
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c) def. Kazuyuki Miyata split decision 3 5:00 [b]
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.

Dream 17

Main article: Dream 17

Dream 17[3] was an event held on September 24, 2011, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Open-weight Ikuhisa Minowa def Baru Harn submission (scarf hold arm-lock and neck crank) 1 4:39
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Rodolfo Marques def Yusup Saadulaev unanimous decision 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Masakazu Imanari def Abel Cullum submission (armbar) 3 0:46
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bibiano Fernandes def Takafumi Otsuka technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 0:41
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Antonio Banuelos def Hideo Tokoro split decision 3 5:00
Middleweight Gerald Harris def Kazuhiro Nakamura split decision 3 5:00
Lightweight Satoru Kitaoka def Willamy Freire split decision 3 5:00
Welterweight Yan Cabral def Kazushi Sakuraba submission (arm triangle choke) 2 2:42
Featherweight Takeshi Inoue def Caol Uno KO (head kick) 1 4:17
Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def Joachim Hansen submission (arm triangle choke) 3 2:30
Lightweight Shinya Aoki def Rob McCullough submission (neck crank) 1 4:57

Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011

Main article: Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011[4] was an event held on December 31, 2011, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card - MMA Rules
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii KO (Punches) 1 2:29
Lightweight Shinya Aoki (c) def. Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 [a]
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c) def. Takeshi Inoue Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00 [b]
IGF Rules
Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata def. Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa TKO (referee stoppage) 1 13:46
Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Aerts submission (Boston crab) 1 3:36
Jerome Le Banner def. Tim Sylvia TKO (referee stoppage) 1 2:57
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules
Katsunori Kikuno def. Yuichiro Nagashima TKO (punches) 2 2:34
IGF Rules
Josh Barnett def. Hideki Suzuki pinfall 1 11:47
MMA Rules
Women's (115 lbs) Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez Submission (Armbar) 1 1:15
Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 4:54
Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
K-1 MAX Rules
-63 kg Yuta Kubo def. Nils Widlund KO (High Kick) 3 1:10
-63 kg Masaaki Noiri def. Kengo Sonoda unanimous decision 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tournament
Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes (c) def. Antonio Banuelos TKO (Punches) 1 1:21 [c]
Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes def. Rodolfo Marques Diniz Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Bantamweight Yusup Saadulaev def. Hideo Tokoro KO (Slam) 1 0:42
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the Featherweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the Bantamweight Championship.

References

  1. ^ "Dream: Fight for Japan!". Sherdog. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dream: Japan GP Final". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dream 17". Sherdog. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011". Sherdog. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015.