7/10 DREAM 15 - Press Conference

FEG held a press conference earlier today, the main topic was DREAM 15. Although it was announced that Minowaman will take part in the DREAM 14 card, against TBA.

For DREAM 15, it will take place in Saitama Superarena on July 10. Planned participants are:

-Shinya Aoki
-Tatsuya Kawajiri
-Gegard Mousasi
-Melvin Manhoef
-Alistair Overeem

The fans asked if there would be a fight between Aoki and Kawajiri, that was not confirmed, but it was hinted that it will be a card with fights between rivals.

There will also be 2 Light-Heavyweight fights on the card, the winners of which will be facing eachother on DREAM 16, which will be held in September and air on TBS on a "Golden time", meaning primetime.

The first fights for Dream 15 should be announced at Dream 14.

On that note, Kawajiri is posing as a samurai (Ryoma Sakamoto) on the cover of Kamipro.

HT: tastetherainbow and nelson

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4/3 K-1 World GP 2010 in Yokohama - Super-Heavyweight Title Fight!

FEG have announced some awesome fights for their K-1 World GP in Yokohama. Already the event had a heavyweight title fight, and now it has a super-heavyweight title fight as well.

Add to that a lot of big stars and this should be an awesome event.

K-1 Super-Heavyweight Title Fight:
Semmy Schilt vs. Errol Zimmerman

Badr Hari vs. Alexey Ignashov
Alistair Overeem vs. Dzevad Poturak
Jerome Le Banner vs. Ruslan Karaev

Previously Announced:
K-1 Heavyweight Title Fight (3x3min, 2 round ext.):
Kyotaro Fujimoto (Champion) vs. Peter Aerts

Participants:
-Melvin Manhoef
-Remy Bonjasky

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Results

The K-1 World GP has just finished, and when I checked the results on the K-1 site I saw this:



Schilt broke the record for the shortest time on his way to the crown. Defeating Hari in the final.

Kharitonov got a loss in his K-1 debut, against a very strong opponent in Daniel Ghita.

World GP Final (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Semmy Schilt Def. Badr Hari by KO Round 1

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.): Tyrone Spong Def. Kyotaro by Decision 3-0

World GP Semi-Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Semi-Final 2: Semmy Schilt Def. Remy Bonjasky by KO Round 1 2:38
Semi-Final 1: Badr Hari Def. Badr Hari by KO Round 1 2:14

World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
Reserve: Daniel Ghita Def. Sergey Kharitonov by KO (leg kicks) Round 3 0:36
QF4: Remy Bonjasky Def. Errol Zimmerman by Decision 3-0
QF3: Semmy Schilt Def. Jerome Le Banner by KO Round 1 1:27
QF2: Alistair Overeem Def. Ewerton Teixeira by KO Round 1 1:06
QF1: Badr Hari Def. Ruslan Karaev by KO Round 1 0:38
Reserve: Peter Aerts Def. Gokhan Saki by Decision 3-0

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Jan Soukup Def. Tsutomu Takahagi by Decision 3-0
Singh "Heart" Jaideep Def. Makoto Uehara by KO Round 2 1:36
60kg: Ryuji Kajiwara Def. Keiichi Samukawa by Decision 3-0

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Halftime Show by AKB48

FEG have announced that the K-1 World GP final's half time show will be by the popular girl group AKB48.

This will probably mean that there will be some fans of theirs in the crowd in addition to the fight fans.

This is their single, River:



World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergey Kharitonov

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Singh "Heart" Jaideep vs. Makoto Uehara
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Kharitonov will debut

It has been announced that Chalid "de Faust" has withdrawn from his reserve fight in his years K-1 World GP, his replacement will be none other than Pride star Sergey Kharitonov. As far as I know, this will be his debut in K-1 and he will not have an easy time with Daniel Ghita.

It will be very interesting to see how he does!

Changed:
Daniel Ghita vs. Sergey Kharitonov

World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Singh "Heart" Jaideep vs. Makoto Uehara
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

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12/5 K-1 World GP - Reserve Fights Announced

FEG have announced a super-fight, opening fights and reserve fights for this card. The GP fights have been set, and it is looking more open than it has in a while. Semmy Schilt has proven to be beatable and that opens up for a lot of interesting matchups this time.

A lot of people are holding Badr Hari as the favorite after his demolition of Semmy in May.

With an outside chance at the title are the reserve fighters, Peter Aerts will take on Turkish Gokhan Saki, while Romanian Daniel Ghita takes on Chalid "Die Faust".

World GP Reserve Fights (3x3min 1r ext.):
Peter Aerts vs. Gokhan Saki
Daniel Ghita vs. Chalid "Die Faust"

Super-Fight (3x3min 1r ext.):
Kyotaro vs. Tyrone Spong

Opening Fights (3x3min):
Jan Soukup vs. Tsutomu Takahagi
60kg: Keiichi Samukawa vs. Ryuji Kajiwara

Previously Announced:
World GP Quarter Finals (3x3min. 1r Ext.):
QF1:Ruslan Karaev vs. Badr Hari
QF2: Alistair Overeem vs. Ewerton Teixeira
QF3: Jerome Le Banner vs. Semmy Schilt
QF4: Errol Zimmerman vs. Remy Bonjasky

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10/25 DREAM 12 - RESULTS

The event in the "White Cage" is underway, and I will be giving you the results live here.

It will be an interesting event, personally, I am looking forward to seeing DEEP champion against Eddie Alvarez but there are lots of fights to look forward to here!

1. Feather: Keisuke Fujiwara 7-1-3 vs. 12-5-6 Tomoya Miyashita
Miyashita has been controling the fight so far, getting it to the ground. Fujiwara so far been unable to pose much of an offence. Round 3 is closer, Fujiwara close with a triangle attempt.

Miyashita gets the decision 3-0

2. Light: "Parky" Won Sik Park 7-1-1 vs. 15-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
"Parky" controling the distance in round 1. Has Hironaka damaged, but no real danger.

"Parky" throws in the towel in the break. Looks like an eye injury. Hironaka gets the TKO win!

3. Feather: Yoshiro Maeda 25-7-2 vs. 12-5-0 Chase Beebe
Maeda comes out hard, Beebe is backing up and then gets the fight to the ground. Maeda is able to get up. Maeda takes Beebe down and comes out on top. Maeda gets Beebe's back and the rear-naked choke is very tight, Beebe taps.

Maeda rear-naked choke Round 1.

4. Middle: Yoon Dong Sik 4-7-0 vs. 7-1-0 Tarec Saffiedine
Saffedine takes it to the ground of the back of a Dong takedown attempt, on top but the ref stands it up. Dong is not able to take Saffiedine down and it is a very close fight so far.

Saffiedine looks in in control early in round 2, then Dong takes it down and is on top. Dong controls the fight and gets the back, Saffiedine does well to survive the round.

The final round is all standing, Dong unable to take it to the ground. Saffiedine is the better fighter standing, and it will be a close decision.

Yoon Dong Sik gets the decision 2-1! The domination on the ground is round 2 was enough.

5. Middle: Katsuyori Shibata 3-6-1 vs. 1-4-1 Tokimitsu Ishizawa
Fight of the pro-wrestlers.

Ishizawa in trouble early, as Shibata gets a few uppercuts through his guard. Both these fighters are giving it their all, but it looks like Shibata is in control. Ishizawa wants this to the ground. Shibata hits Ishizawa with a solid left hand, Ishizawa goes down and covers up.

Shibata by KO round 1 (with seconds to go).

Intermission.
In the cage to promote Dynamite:
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Hideo Tokoro
Shinya Aoki

6. Middle: Kazushi Sakuraba 25-12-1 vs. 9-4-0 Zelg Galesic
Sakuraba takes it down and goes for a leg lock. Galesic is managing to resist and is pounding Sakuraba hard. It looks like Galesic is going to pound Sakuraba out, but Sakuraba is not letting go of the leg. Finally he gets the leg straightened and the kneebar is tight. Galesic taps very quickly and he looks injured.

Sakuraba by kneebar round 1!

7. Welter: Myeon Ho Bae 8-4-0 vs. 12-3-0 Marius Zaromskis
Zaromskis is a huge favorite here, but I would not underestimate Bae.

Zaromskis came out running, but Bae counters with a right. Zaromskis is stunned and steps back, then comes back with a left high-kick and Bae goes down. Zaromskis is taking Crocop's reputation!

Marius Zaromskis by KO round 1.

8. Light: Katsunori Kikuno 12-1-2 vs. 18-2-0 Eddie Alvarez
As always, Kikuno comes out to "We are the world".

Kikuno is coming out in the traditional Kyokushin stands. Eddie tries a takedown, but Kikuno squashes it and has a neckcrank going. Alvarez gets out, but looks hurt. Eddie not able to take the fight to the ground, Kikuno has a small cut. Kikuno hits with his trademark bodykick just as the bell rings. Alvarez has not been able to get the fight down, and is looking a little tired.

Kikuno goes down from a right, but bounces right up. Alvarez takes it to the ground and attempts a guillotine choke. Alvarez is giving it his all, but Kikuno pops out. They stand up. Both fighters are looking tired and Alvarez takes it down again. Alvarez secures an armtriangle and Kikuno taps. Awesome fight!

Alvarez by armtriangle round 2.

Main-Event:
9. Heavy: Alistair Overeem 30-11-0 vs. 14-10-0 James Thompson
Thompson does a gong and dash, but I think it was a bit more careful than usual. Overeem gets pushed back to the cage, but gets a guilltine choke. It is a standing neck crank or guillotine that that Thompson taps to.

Alistair Overeem by submission Round 1.

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10/25 DREAM 12 - Fight Order

FEG have announced the fight order for DREAM 12, which will take place in the White Cage in Osaka. Personally, I am really looking forward to seeing how that looks and there are some very interesting fights on the card too.

The main event this time goes to the heavyweight battle between Alistair Overeem and James Thompson. Overeem have been looking great lately, and is therefore a huge favorite, but Thompson always gives it a 100% and it will be an entertaining fight.

Personally, I am really looking forward to seeing DEEP champion Katsunori Kikuno take on Eddie Alvarez. I think it is the best matchup of this event, and it should be a very competitive fight.

It is also confirmed that Tarec Saffiedine will step in for Paulo Filho on short notice. No easy fight for Dong and it is another fight to look forward to on this card.

Heavy: Alistair Overeem 30-11-0 vs. 14-10-0 James Thompson
Light: Katsunori Kikuno 12-1-2 vs. 18-2-0 Eddie Alvarez
Welter: Myeon Ho Bae 8-4-0 vs. 12-3-0 Marius Zaromskis
Middle: Kazushi Sakuraba 25-12-1 vs. 9-4-0 Zelg Galesic
Middle: Katsuyori Shibata 3-6-1 vs. 1-4-1 Tokimitsu Ishizawa
Middle: Yoon Dong Sik 4-7-0 vs. 7-1-0 Tarec Saffiedine
Feather: Yoshiro Maeda 25-7-2 vs. 12-5-0 Chase Beebe
Light: "Parky" Won Sik Park 7-1-1 vs. 15-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Feather: Keisuke Fujiwara 7-1-3 vs. 12-5-6 Tomoya Miyashita

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10/25 DREAM 12 - James Thompson Added - Filho out!

FEG have today announced the opponent for Alistair Overeem for the this Sundays event in Osaka. James Thompson have been rumored to take the fight, and that has now been confirmed.

Both these fighters are popular with the Japanese crowd, and I think it will be an entertaining fight.

This card has had some setbacks and are missing a few of the fighters that were announced to participate. FEG have had to face some critizism for that, but I think and hope this card delivers.

The card should now be complete, with 9 fights.

Because this card is so close to Sengoku 11, I have added a servey, which card do you think is better? (on the right)

***UPDATE***
Paulo Filho is off the card, no announcement has been made official as to who is replacing him, but the rumor is that it will be Tarec Saffiedine.

Added:
Heavy: Alistair Overeem 30-11-0 vs. James Thompson

The rest of the card:
Light: Katsunori Kikuno 12-1-2 vs. 18-2-0 Eddie Alvarez
Light: "Parky" Won Sik Park 7-1-1 vs. 15-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Middle: Yoon Dong Sik 4-7-0 vs. TBA
Feather: Yoshiro Maeda 25-7-2 vs. 12-5-0 Chase Beebe
Feather: Keisuke Fujiwara 7-1-3 vs. 12-5-6 Tomoya Miyashita
Welter: Myeon Ho Bae 8-4-0 vs. 12-3-0 Marius Zaromskis
Middle: Katsuyori Shibata 3-6-1 vs. 1-4-1 Tokimitsu Ishizawa
Middle: Kazushi Sakuraba 25-12-1 vs. 9-4-0 Zelg Galesic

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10/25 DREAM 12 - Fights Announced, Cage Revealed

DREAM 12 will be a big event for FEG, not only have they announced some big names for the card, but it will also be the first FEG event in a cage. DREAM have chosen a 6-sided cage, and you can see a picture here (taken from GBR):



The fights announced today will be very interesting. Eddie Alvarez will be taking on DEEP champion, Katsunri Kikuno in what will be my pick for fight of the night. Kikuno have had a very good 2009 so far, with no losses and wins over Bu Kyung Jung, Koichiro Matsumoto and Andre "Dida".

The other fight announced today will see the newly crowned Cage Force champion, Kuniyoshi Hironaka (does this mean Cage Force will lose another champion?), will take on Korean standout "Parky". "Parky" has also gone 3-0 in DEEP this year, and deserves the step up, I still think Hironaka will be a size too big for him.

Announced:
Eddie Alvarez 18-2-0 vs. 12-1-1 Katsunori Kikuno
Won Sik "Parky" Park 7-1-1 vs. 15-6-0 Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Participants:
Kiyoshi Tamura 33-13-2
Yoshiro Maeda 25-7-2
Andrews Nakahara 2-1-0
Paulo Filho 18-1-0
Alistair Overeem 29-11-0
Marius Zaromskis 12-3-0
Myeon Ho Bae 8-4-0

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10/25 DREAM 12 - Participants Announced

FEG have announced 8 participants for DREAM 12, and with 2 events with only a few weeks between it will be interesting to see if they can fill both cards.

It also is clear that this will be the first time DREAM holds their event in a cage. The shape of the cage has not been made official, but it seems like it will be similar to the Strikeforce cage rather than an octagon.

This event will be in Osaka, and on the card will be fighters such as DEEP champion, Katsunori Kikuno, Japanese legend Kiyoshi Tamura and the very popular Alistair Overeem. Add to that DREAM stars such as Marius Zaromskis and Eddie Alvarez and it is a card with a lot of potential.

Participants:
Kiyoshi Tamura 33-13-2
Katsunori Kikuno 12-1-1
Yoshiro Maeda 25-7-2
Andrews Nakahara 2-1-0
Paulo Filho 18-1-0
Alistair Overeem 29-11-0
Marius Zaromskis 12-3-0
Eddie Alvarez 18-2-0

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9/26 K-1 WORLD GP 2009 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-

FEG have announced the full field of 16 fighters that will face off in this year's World GP tournament. 13 fighters were already chose, either by winning qualifying GPs or performance last year.

The fans were asked to vote for their favorite, and the CLEAR winner was Alistair Overeem.

1. Alistair Overeem - 14104
2. Melvin Manhoef - 9233
3. Mirko Crocop - 8153
4. Glaube Feitosa - 8102
5. Catalin Morosanu - 8093
6. Musashi - 8084
7. Mark Hunt - 3249
8. Tyrone Spong - 2069
9. Paul Slowinski - 2024
10. Stefan Leko - 1857
11. Pavel Zuravliov - 1835
12. Alexey Ignashov - 1383
13. Yosuke Nishijima - 1261
14. Ray Sefo - 1251
15. Gegard Mousasi - 1179
16. Might Mo - 1172
17. Taiei Kin - 1023
18. Freddy Kemayo - 809
19. Chalid "Die Faust" - 687
20. Hong-man Choi - 643
Others: 115
Total number of votes: 76,326

These results and mixing them with the sponsor's voices, gives us the following card:

World GP - FINAL 16:
Remy Bonjasky vs. Melvin Manhoef
Badr Hari vs. Zabit Samedov
Errol Zimmerman vs. Glaube Feitosa
Kyotaro vs. Ruslan Karaev
Semmy Schilt vs. Daniel Ghita
Peter Aerts vs. Alistair Overeem
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Singh "Heart" Jaideep
Jerome Le Banner, vs. Musashi

Super Fight:
Taiei Kin vs. Cătălin Moroşanu

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3/28 K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama - Fight Order

K-1 will get a new heavyweight champion tomorrow, fighting for the belt stripped from Badr Hari are:
-Melvin Manhoef
-Gokhan Saki
-Keijiro Maeda
-Tyrone Spong

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, the main event will be Remy Bonjasky against Alistair Overeem. And his fight here is probably the reason we wont see Overeem on the DREAM card.

11. Main-Event: Remy Bonjasky vs. Alistair Overeem
10. Heavyweight Tournament Final: Winner Semi-final 1 vs. Winner Semi-final 2
9. Peter Aerts vs. Errol Zimmerman
8. Junichi Sawayashiki vs. Glaube Feitosa
7. Jerome LeBanner vs. Ewerton Teixeira
6. Semmy Schilt vs. Hesdy Gerges

Heavyweight Tournament:
5. Semi-Final 1: Tyrone Spong vs. Gokhan Saki
4. Semi-Final 2: Melvin Manhoef vs. Keijiro Maeda

Opening Fights:
3. Mitsugu Noda vs. Yang Rae Yoo
2. Hiraku Hori vs. Takumi Sato
1. Takashi Tachikawa vs. Yutaka Sakama

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3/28 K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama - Overeem vs. Bonjasky Official

It is now official, Alistair Overeem will face Remy Bonjasky in Yokohama March 28. Also returning to K-1 (again) is Melvin Manhoef after a win against Mark Hunt on NYE, a fight he took on very short notice. This time Manhoef is in the heavy weight tournament.

Also on the card are fighters like Jerome LeBanner, Badr Hari, Glaube Feitosa and Ruslan Karaev. A notable absentee is Semmy Schilt, but I guess there are more fights to come.

Superfights (3min. x 3R, 2R ext.):
Alistair Overeem vs. Remy Bonjasky
Badr Hari vs. Errol Zimmerman
Jerome LeBanner vs. Ewerton Teixeira
Junichi Sawayashiki vs. Glaube Feitosa

Heavy weight Tournament:
Semi-Final 1: Melvin Manhoef vs. Chalid "Die Faust"
Semi-Final 2: Ruslan Karaev vs. Gokhan Saki
Reserve Fight: Tyrone Spong vs. Keijiro Maeda

Heavy weight Final:
Winner Semi-Final 1 vs. Winner Semi-Final 2

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Alistair Overeem Fighting K-1 Again?

Dutch site, Mixfight.nl, is reporting that FEG have offered Overeem another K-1 fight. This time against the the winner of last years contorversial World GP Final, Remy Bonjasky.

According to the article, Overeem have already accepted and the fight should take place on March 28.

Thanks to Robert at Free Fight Videos for the translation.

Sources:
Mixedfight.nl
Free Fight Videos

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DREAM - Overeem, Schilt and Hansen questions

Event Producer Sasahara also answered questions relating to the transfer of Alistair Overeem and Semmy Schilt to the UFC. He said that that would not happen.

Regarding the injury to Crocop and Hansen, Sasahara said that for Crocop they are planning a return in May or July depending on his condition.

Relating to lightweight champion Hansen's condition, Sasahara said that he was in Norway resting now. Once his doctors declare him fit, he will be back. If it takes more than 1 year, DREAM will have a fight to determine an interim champion.

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12/31 DYNAMITE! - Overeem Confirms Opponent

Nightmare of Battle is referring to Alistair Overeem's website where there is a quick note, actually posted a couple of days ago:

NEXT VICTIM: BADR HARI!
The discussion was who would fight under whos rules first and Alistair stepped up first! Alistair will fight Badr Hari at K1 Dynamite 31 december under K1 rules! Since Badr Hari challenged Alistair he sees no other option than cause another demolition and knock Badr Hari out! Both fighters agreed to fight in MMA rules early 2009!

There has been a rumor that Overeem was ment to face Kharitonov for a 3rd time, but this seems to have been cancelled as Kharitonov came down with the flu.

Now Overeem will take on Badr Hari at his own game!! I can't wait to see it! Also, this confirms the speculations surrounding Badr Hari and any possible suspension.

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9/23 DREAM 6 - PICTURES

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DREAM kicked off their 6th event with the Middleweight reserve fight. Yoon Dong Sik was the favorite here, but Andrews Nakahara pulled out the surprise win. It has to be said that Nakahara had a lot of fans in the audience, most likely due to his karate background rather than his MMA debut fight.

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The second fight was Mousasi against Manhoef. I expected Manhoef to come out swinging for the fences, but he never really got going. Mousasi was all over him on the ground and pulled out a spectaturlar (much due to Manhoef's strength) triange choke submission. Manhoef has later announced that he will retire from MMA, but seems more to spend time with his family than disapointment.

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Jacare was able to take Galesic to the ground quickly, once there he wasted no time in getting mount. Galesic showed a lot of strength in being able to turn the mount, but then he had to deal with Jacare's guard. Jacare was able to secure a quick armbar.

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K-Taro made his return to MMA and Japan against Krazy Bee's BJJ coach, Adriano Martins. The fight went the distance, but K-Taro was the better fighter in the end.

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Kharitonov was meant to face Mighty Mo, but due to injury DREAM had to find a very late replacement. Up stepped Jimmy Ambriz. Taking a fight against Kharitonov on such short notice shows a lot of courage, but he was outclassed in this fight.

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The fight I had the highest expectations for was Yamamoto vs. Tokoro. Tokoro has a string of very entertaining wins in DREAM now, but this one he was not able to take Yamamoto to the ground as much as he wanted.

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Once on the ground, he was close to securing an armbar, but Yamamoto was saved by the bell. The fight went the distance and Yamamoto took the decision. A strong performance by the Krazy Bee fighter.

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Minowa made his signature entry. Facing him this time was the old Pro-Wrestler and Pancrase veteran, Funaki.

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Funaki pulled out something that a lot of people would view as an upset, but Minowa's form lately has not been great. Funaki won by a heel-hook, or was it a toe-hold?

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Akiyama will never be finished appologizing... But it makes for a good entry, so I think he almost does it more for show now...

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His opponent today was the relatively inexperienced Masannori Tonooka. Akiyama was able to do pretty much as he wanted.

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He secured a quick win by armbar.

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Aoki faced the American wrestler Todd Moore. It went as you would expect, Aoki was able to wrap Moore up pretty quickly. Looked like he was going for a rear-naked choke, but in the end the winning submission was a neck crank.

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There were glimmers of the old Crocop, but he did not seem to threaten Overeem too much. Overeem hit Crocop with an accidental knee to the groin and the fight ended in a no contest. But until that point there was little doubt that Overeem had Crocop on the ropes. Hopefully Crocop recovers so we can see a re-match.

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The Middleweight final was between Jacare and Mousasi. Jacare took Mousasi down, but Mousasi does have a good guard. Jacare got careless diving in and Mousasi hit him with a well placed upkick. KO win for Mousasi and he is the DREAM middleweight champion.

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Mousasi was the big winner on the night, but now comes the big question about DREAM's future.

Just on a side note, any ring girl pictures will from now be posted here: http://japanese-ringgirls.blogspot.com/

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9/23 DREAM 6 - Kharitonov vs. Mighty Mo Official‏

DREAM have announced 3 additional fights for DREAM 6. We already knew CroCop vs. Overeem (should be an awesome fight, I cant wait). Also added are Kharitonov vs. Mighty Mo (both making their DREAM debut) and the reserve fight between Yoon Dong Sik and Andrews Nakahara.

I am a bit surprised at the reserve fight here... But lets wait and see how it goes.

Added:
HW: Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic 23-6-2 vs. 28-11-0 Alistair Overeem
HW: Sergei Kharitonov 15-3-0 vs. 3-0-0 Siala Siliga "Mighty Mo"

Middleweight GP Reserve Fight
Yoon Dong Sik 4-5-0 vs. 0-1-0 Andrews Nakahara

Previously announced:
DREAM Middleweight Final: Winners of semi-finals

DREAM Middleweight Semi-Finals:
Melvin Manhoef 22-4-1 vs. 22-2-1 Gegard Mousasi
Zelg Galesic 9-3-0 vs. 9-1-0 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

Featherweight: Hideo Tokoro 21-13-1 vs. 11-5-1 Atsushi Yamamoto

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9/23 DREAM 6 - CroCop vs. Overeem Official!?

Croatian media is reporting that Crocop will fight Overeem at DREAM 6. They are also saying this is official and confirmed by DREAM.

Thanks to Robert from MMA Betting for the news and this link: http://dnevnik.hr/sport/cro-cop/sluzbeno-uskoro-okrsaj-cro-copa-i-alistera-oferima.html#video

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