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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko competed in the main event of DREAM’s Fight for Japan! New Year’s Eve 2011 show from Saitama, Japan, earning a first round knockout finish against former Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii stopping the fight at 2:29.
The fight starts at 4:50 of the video.
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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko competed in the main event of DREAM’s Fight for Japan! New Year’s Eve 2011 show from Saitama, Japan, earning a first round knockout finish against former Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii stopping the fight at 2:29.
The fight starts at 4:50 of the video.
Tweet Also taking place late Friday night, early Saturday morning (Dec. 31, 2011) was DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event aired live on HDNet and featured a mix of mixed martial arts, K1, pro-wrestling, special rules, and a women’s mma match. […]
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Also taking place late Friday night, early Saturday morning (Dec. 31, 2011) was DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event aired live on HDNet and featured a mix of mixed martial arts, K1, pro-wrestling, special rules, and a women’s mma match.
Headlining the event was a heavyweight match between Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko and former Japanese Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii. Fedor would finish the younger fighter in the first round, exposing the poor standup of his opponent by scoring with a three punch combo that would send Ishii to the mat. The fight would end at just 2:29 of the first.
Title holders Shinya Aoki and Hiroyuki Takaya would both cruise to easy wins, despite going the distance against their respective opponents Satoru Kitaoka and Takeshi Inoue.
Bibiano Fernandes would win the Bantamweight Grand Prix to take the title, by defeating Rodolfo Marques in the semifinal bout, and then stopping Antnio Banuelos in the first by TKO.
The full ‘Quick Results’ for the DREAM event are as follows:
Official Fight Card
Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii via KO – R1 @ 2:29
DREAM Lightweight Championship Bout: Shinya Aoki def. Satoru Kitaoka via Unanimous Decision
DREAM Featherweight Championship Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya def. Takeshi Inoue via Unanimous Decision
IGF Rules Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata def. Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa
IGF Rules Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Aerts via leg lock
IGF Rules Bout: Jerome Le Banner def. Tim Sylvia via middle kicks
Bantamweight Tournament Final: Bibiano Fernandes def. Antonio Banuelos via TKO – R1 @ 1:21
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules Bout: Katsunori Kikuno def. Yuichiro Nagashima via TKO – R2 @ 2:34
Preliminary Card
IGF Rules Bout: Josh Barnett def. Hideki Suzuki via Pinfall
Women’s (115 lbs) bout: Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez via Submission – R1 @ 1:15
Featherweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata via Submission – R2 @ 4:54
Welterweight Bout: Hayato Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan via Unanimous Decision
K-1 Max Bout: Yuta Kubo def. Nils Widlund via TKO – R3 @ 1:10
K-1 Max Bout: Masaaki Noiri def. Kengo Sonoda via Unanimous Decision
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes def. Rodolfo Marques via Unanimous Decision
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari via Split Decision
Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Yusup Saadulaev def. Hideo Tokoro via KO – R1 @ 0:42
IGF Rules Bout: Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki
Filed under: DREAMFedor Emelianenko returned to Japan on New Year’s Eve and earned an easy first-round knockout victory, leveling the Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii with a right-left-right combination that ended the fight quickly.
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Fedor Emelianenko returned to Japan on New Year’s Eve and earned an easy first-round knockout victory, leveling the Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii with a right-left-right combination that ended the fight quickly.
Fedor’s performance in the main event at the Dream New Year’s Eve show at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan was impressive, but it also showed just how mediocre a fighter Ishii is: His striking and stand-up defense are extremely rudimentary, and he just wasn’t ready for an opponent of Fedor’s level.
The two had a good exchange in the early going that started with Fedor throwing a kick, Ishii catching it and going for a takedown, a brief clinch and ultimately Fedor knocking Ishii down, and after that it was all Fedor: The Last Emperor had settled in and gotten comfortable, and then he was going to win handily.
For Fedor, who left Strikeforce on a three-fight losing streak this summer, the win over Ishii was his second in a row, having previously beaten Jeff Monson by decision. Fedor is no longer fighting high-quality competition, but he is winning again.
In other Dream New Year’s Eve action:
— Shinya Aoki defended his Dream lightweight title with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Satoru Kitaoka. Aoki wasn’t able to finish the fight despite repeatedly getting dominant positions on the ground, but he won this fight handily.
— Hiroyuki Takaya won an easy decision over Takeshi “Lion” Inoue in the Dream featherweight title fight. Inoue simply looked like he didn’t come to fight, as Takaya repeatedly battered him with punches, and Inoue spent most of the 25-minute affair backing away.
— Bibiano Fernandes won two fights to take the Dream bantamweight title, first defeating Rodolfo Marques by unanimous decision in the semifinal bout, then beating up Antonio Banuelos by first-round TKO in the final. Fernandes looked great, and he may just be the best bantamweight outside the UFC.
— Tatsuya Kawajiri looked very good in his featherweight fight with Kazuyuki Miyata, winning with an arm-triangle choke in the second round. Kawajiri is now 2-0 since dropping to featherweight.
— Megumi Fujii, one of the best female fighters in the world, did exactly what everyone expected her to do: She made short work of the overmatched Karla Benitez, winning with an arm bar in the first round.
— In a highly entertaining mixed-rules match, Katsunori Kikuno defeated Yuichiro Nagashima with a second-round TKO. Kikuno battered Nagashima in the first round of the fight, which used kickboxing rules, and then finished him off on the ground in the second round of the fight, which used MMA rules.
Full results are here.
Filed under: DREAM, Results, JapanMMA Fighting has Fedor vs. Ishii results for the Dream New Year’s Eve fight card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event, headlined by a fight between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii, is titled “Ge…
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MMA Fighting has Fedor vs. Ishii results for the Dream New Year’s Eve fight card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event, headlined by a fight between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii, is titled “Genki Desu Ka!!” and is this year’s version of Dynamite!!. The 17-fight lineup will have MMA, boxing and even pro wrestling matches.
Check out the full results below.
MMA
Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii by first-round knockout (punches)
Shinya Aoki def. Satoru Kitaoka by unanimous decision
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue by unanimous decision
BW GP Final: Bibiano Fernandes def. Antonio Banuelos via first-round TKO (punches)
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata via submission (arm triangle)
Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez via submission (arm bar)
BW GP Semifinals: Bibiano Fernandes def. Rodolfo Marques via unanimous decision
BW GP Semifinals: Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari via split decision
BW GP Reserve Bout: Yusup Saadulaev def. Hideo Tokoro via first-round KO (slam)
Mixed
Katsunori Kikuno def. Yuichiro Nagashima via second-round TKO (punches)
Kickboxing
Yuta Kubo def. Nils Widlund by knockout
Masaaki Noiri def. Kengo Sonoda by unanimous decision
Pro Wrestling
Jerome LeBanner def. Tim Sylvia
Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Aerts
Josh Barnett def. Hideki Suzuki
Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata def. Shinichi Suzukawa and Atsushi Sawada
Tweet Fighters for DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event in Japan hit the scales today in Tokyo. Main event headliners Fedor Emelianenko (106 kg/233.2 lbs) and Satoshi Ishii (97.4 kg/214.3 lbs) were both on weight for their heavyweight bout, while the two DREAM title fights were made official as fighters hit […]
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Fighters for DREAM’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event in Japan hit the scales today in Tokyo.
Main event headliners Fedor Emelianenko (106 kg/233.2 lbs) and Satoshi Ishii (97.4 kg/214.3 lbs) were both on weight for their heavyweight bout, while the two DREAM title fights were made official as fighters hit their marks as well.
Lightweight champ Shinya Aoki (70 kg/154 lbs) meets Satoru Kitaoka (70 kg/154 lbs), while featherweight title holder Hiroyuki Takaya (65 kg/143 lbs) takes on Takeshi ‘Lion’ Inoue (64.8 kg/142.6 lbs).
The only fighter to miss weight on their initial attempt was bantamweight grand-prix semifinalist Rodolfo Marques Niniz who weighed in at 62.2 kg (136.8 lbs) on his first attempt.
Check out the full photo gallery of the event at DREAMOfficial.com.
The nine hour event, which includes mma/kickboxing/pro-wrestling matches begins at 10pm EST tonight and will air live on HDNet from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Official Fight Card
Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko (106 kg) vs. Satoshi Ishii (97.4 kg)
DREAM Lightweight Championship Bout: Shinya Aoki (70 kg) vs. Satoru Kitaoka (70 kg)
DREAM Featherweight Championship Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya (65 kg) vs. Takeshi Inoue (64.8 kg)
Featherweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri (65 kg) vs. Kazuyuki Miyata (64.7 kg)
Welterweight Bout: Hayato Sakurai (75.8 kg) vs. Ryo Chonan (75.5 kg)
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules Bout: Yuichiro Nagashima (73.5 kg) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (73.5 kg)
Women’s (115 lbs) bout: Megumi Fujii (52 kg) vs. Karla Benitez (52 kg)
K-1 Max Bout: Yuta Kubo (63.8 kg) vs. Nils Widlund (63.6 kg)
K-1 Max Bout: Masaaki Noiri (64 kg) vs. Kengo Sonoda (63.5 kg)
Bantamweight Tournament
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Masakazu Imanari (60.8 kg) vs. Antonio Banuelos (61 kg)
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes (61 kg) vs. Rodolfo Marques (62.2 kg)
Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Hideo Tokoro (61 kg) vs. Yusup Saadulaev (61.6 kg)
Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner of Imanari/Banuelos vs. Winner of Fernandes/Marques
IGF Rules Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts
IGF Rules Bout: Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata
IGF Rules Bout: Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki
IGF Rules Bout: Jerome Le Banner vs. Tim Sylvia
Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko arrived in Japan a few days ago for his upcoming fight against Satoshi Ishii. The two fighters are set square off as part of the FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011! event, set to take place on December 31, 2011. The entire nine-hour event will air live in North America on HDNet starting at 10pm EST (7pm PST).
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Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko arrived in Japan a few days ago for his upcoming fight against Satoshi Ishii. The two fighters are set square off as part of the FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011! event, set to take place on December 31, 2011. The entire nine-hour event will air live in North America on HDNet starting at 10pm EST (7pm PST).