2011 in DREAM

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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!.

Contents

Title fights

Title fights in 2011
Weight classMethodRoundTimeEventNotes
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi (c)def. Hiroshi Izumi TKO (punches)13:28Dream: Japan GP Final [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c)def. Kazuyuki Miyata split decision35:00Dream: Japan GP Final [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Shinya Aoki (c)def. Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Unanimous)55:00Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c)def. Takeshi Inoue Decision (Unanimous)55:00Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [lower-alpha 4]
Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes (c)def. Antonio Banuelos TKO (Punches)11:21Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 [lower-alpha 5]
  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

#Event TitleDateArenaLocationAttendeesBroadcast
23 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 December 31, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan24,606 Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
22 Dream 17 September 24, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan9,270 HDNet
21 Dream: Japan GP Final July 16, 2011 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan8,142 HDNet
20 Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Saitama, Japan6,522 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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Masakazu Imanari def. Kenji Osawa Submission (Achilles Lock)20:58
Hideo Tokoro def.Atsushi YamamotoDecision (Split)25:00
Shinya Aoki def. Rich Clementi Submission (Neck Crank)22:17
Katsunori Kikuno def. Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Caol Uno def. Akiyo Nishiura Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Takeshi Inoue def.Koichiro MatsumotoTKO (Punches)16:51
Joachim Hansen def. Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (Split)25:00
Kenji Osawa def. Takafumi Otsuka Decision (Split)25:00
Masakazu Imanari def. Keisuke Fujiwara Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Hideo Tokoro def. Yoshiro Maeda TKO (Corner Stoppage)20:43
Atsushi Yamamotodef.Yusaku NakamuraTKO (Punches)18:43

    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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Lightweight Eiji Mitsuoka defBruno Carvalhounanimous decision35:00
    Catchweight (175 lbs) Marius Žaromskis defEiji Ishikawaunanimous decision35:00
    Light Heavyweight Tatsuya Mizuno def Trevor Prangley TKO (knee and punches)14:41
    Bantamweight Kenji Osawa def Keisuke Fujiwara unanimous decision35:00
    Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def Drew Fickett TKO (punches)14:41
    Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi (c)def Hiroshi Izumi TKO (punches)13:28 [lower-alpha 1]
    Bantamweight Tournament Final Hideo Tokoro def Masakazu Imanari unanimous decision35:00
    Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c)def. Kazuyuki Miyata split decision35:00 [lower-alpha 2]

    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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Open-weight Ikuhisa Minowa defBaru Harnsubmission (scarf hold arm-lock and neck crank)14:39
    Bantamweight Tournament QuarterfinalRodolfo MarquesdefYusup Saadulaevunanimous decision35:00
    Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Masakazu Imanari def Abel Cullum submission (armbar)30:46
    Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bibiano Fernandes def Takafumi Otsuka technical submission (rear naked choke)10:41
    Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Antonio Banuelos def Hideo Tokoro split decision35:00
    Middleweight Gerald Harris def Kazuhiro Nakamura split decision35:00
    Lightweight Satoru Kitaoka def Willamy Freire split decision35:00
    Welterweight Yan Cabral def Kazushi Sakuraba submission (arm triangle choke)22:42
    Featherweight Takeshi Inoue def Caol Uno KO (head kick)14:17
    Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def Joachim Hansen submission (arm triangle choke)32:30
    Lightweight Shinya Aoki def Rob McCullough submission (neck crank)14:57

      Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
      Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii KO (Punches)12:29
      Lightweight Shinya Aoki (c)def. Satoru Kitaoka Decision (Unanimous)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
      Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya (c)def. Takeshi Inoue Decision (Unanimous)55:00 [lower-alpha 2]
      IGF Rules
      Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata def.Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa TKO (referee stoppage)113:46
      Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Aerts submission (Boston crab)13:36
      Jerome Le Banner def. Tim Sylvia TKO (referee stoppage)12:57
      DREAM/K-1 Special Rules
      Katsunori Kikuno def. Yuichiro Nagashima TKO (punches)22:34
      IGF Rules
      Josh Barnett def. Hideki Suzuki pinfall111:47
      MMA Rules
      Women's (115 lbs) Megumi Fujii def.Karla BenitezSubmission (Armbar)11:15
      Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)24:54
      Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan Decision (Unanimous)35:00
      K-1 MAX Rules
      -63 kg Yuta Kubo def.Nils WidlundKO (High Kick)31:10
      -63 kg Masaaki Noiri def.Kengo Sonodaunanimous decision35:00
      Bantamweight Tournament
      Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes (c)def. Antonio Banuelos TKO (Punches)11:21 [lower-alpha 3]
      Bantamweight Bibiano Fernandes def.Rodolfo Marques DinizDecision (Unanimous)25:00
      Bantamweight Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari Decision (Split)25:00
      BantamweightYusup Saadulaevdef. Hideo Tokoro KO (Slam)10:42

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      References

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      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.