Video Roundup: DREAM 17: “Fight for Japan”


You know, stuff like this. Except moving

Last night, HDNet aired their footage from DREAM’s disaster benefit show, which took place last weekend. Most of you already know what to expect, as results were posted immediately after the event took place, but the fights are worth a quick look. During Aoki vs Clementi Frank Trigg generously guestimated that a half dozen fighters were mentioned as possible opponents for Shinya Aoki. To be fair, that’s about when we stopped paying attention to rumored opponents for Aoki as well. Unfortunately, we don’t have any videos from the bantamweight tournament semifinal matchups. If we find some we’ll get them up. Videos are after the jump.

All videos courtesy of Fight Video MMA:


You know, stuff like this. Except moving

Last night, HDNet aired their footage from DREAM’s disaster benefit show, which took place last weekend.  Most of you already know what to expect, as results were posted immediately after the event took place, but the fights are worth a quick look. During Aoki vs Clementi Frank Trigg generously guesstimated that a half dozen fighters were mentioned as possible opponents for Shinya Aoki. To be fair, that’s about when we stopped paying attention to rumored opponents for Aoki as well. Unfortunately, we don’t have any videos from the bantamweight tournament semifinal match ups. If we find some we’ll get them up. Videos are after the jump. 

All videos courtesy of Fight Video MMA:


Wicky vs. Caol by DREAMF4J


Mitsuhiro vs. Joachim by DREAMF4J

Takeshi Inoue vs Koichiro Matsumoto

Shinya Aoki vs. Rich Clementi. At 5:34, Clementi politely informs Aoki that he punches like a girl. Have to admire a guy who can taunt an opponent who is absolutely dominating him.

Ishida-Hansen, Uno-Wicky Added to Dream ‘Fight for Japan’

Filed under: DREAM, News, JapanA pair of featherweight bouts have been added to the Dream “Fight for Japan” event on May 29 at the Saitama Super Arena.

In stand-alone bouts apart from the previously announced quarter- and semi-finals of the Dream Bant…

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A pair of featherweight bouts have been added to the Dream “Fight for Japan” event on May 29 at the Saitama Super Arena.

In stand-alone bouts apart from the previously announced quarter- and semi-finals of the Dream Bantamweight Grand Prix, Mitsuhiro Ishida will meet Joachim Hansen and Caol Uno will face Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura.

DREAM Announces Bantamweight Grand Prix to Begin on May 29

Filed under: DREAM, Fighting, JapanIn an event that will be held in part to benefit its ravaged home country of Japan, DREAM on Friday announced its first major show since New Year’s Eve. The promotion will host a bantamweight tournament, scheduled to …

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In an event that will be held in part to benefit its ravaged home country of Japan, DREAM on Friday announced its first major show since New Year’s Eve. The promotion will host a bantamweight tournament, scheduled to take place on May 29 at Saitama Super Arena.

The tourney, titled the “Fight for Japan DREAM Grand Prix,” will feature the first- and second-round matchups of an eight man field. The participants will be Hideo Tokoro, Masakazu Imanari, Yoshiro Maeda, Keisuke Fujiwara, Darren Uyenoyama, Kenji Osawa, Takafumi Otsuka and Atsushi Yamamoto.

Nippon Weekly: Fighters OK After Massive Quake; Sengoku’s Future Grim

Filed under: Sengoku, News, JapanGiven the circumstances in Japan, it’s not really possible for me to write. The power is going to be switched off periodically in Tokyo I’m told, Internet is sketchy, there are reports now of trace amounts of radiation …

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Given the circumstances in Japan, it’s not really possible for me to write. The power is going to be switched off periodically in Tokyo I’m told, Internet is sketchy, there are reports now of trace amounts of radiation in Tokyo and I am ready to get out on a moment’s notice.

No fighters that I am aware of have been reported missing. The vast majority of fighters are in Tokyo and that area was not hit as bad as places to the north.

Notably, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Kazuyuki Miyata and Hayato “Mach” Sakurai are all up North in the Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures, but they are fine.

Dream.15 Live Blog: Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki Updates

Filed under: DREAM, JapanThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Ishida moves down to featherweight in this fight against DJ.taiki….

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Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taikiThis is the Dream.15 live blog for Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. DJ.taiki, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Dream event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Ishida moves down to featherweight in this fight against DJ.taiki. Both weighed-in at 143 pounds.

The live blog is below.



Overeem/Rodriguez Unlikely for DREAM.15; Ishida, Omigawa Added to Lineup

(Alistair engages in a moment of reflection with his life-partner, Hilda. That’s the name of his sledgehammer. What, you didn’t think I was talking about the dumpy broad on the right, did you?)
Contradicting earlier reports, Alistair Overeem will pro…

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(Alistair engages in a moment of reflection with his life-partner, Hilda. That’s the name of his sledgehammer. What, you didn’t think I was talking about the dumpy broad on the right, did you?)

Contradicting earlier reports, Alistair Overeem will probably not face Ricco Rodriguez at DREAM.15 next Saturday. Said Overeem’s trainer Martin De Jong: "If he’s going to fight, he’s probably not going to fight Ricco Rodriguez…We didn’t receive any contract. [DREAM] proposed Ricco Rodroguez, but they didn’t send a contract, and definitely we did not sign it." De Jong added that Overeem has no problem fighting Rodriguez, but they may skip DREAM.15 due to other issues with the promotion that he wouldn’t discuss.

Nevertheless, three additional fights were announced for the card today, bringing the current total to seven. They are…

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