Review: 2011-12-31, even with a good submission in the first round, the fight between Megumi Fujii and Karla Benitez was not excitng: two stars. Megumi Fujii (24-1-0) entered as the No.2 strawweight in the world while Karla Benitez (6-1-0) entered as the No.12. Fujii vs Benitez is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
Dream New Year 2011
2011 MMA fight – Bibiano Fernandes vs Antonio Banuelos – full fight Video DREAM Bantamweight Final
Review: 2011-12-31, good ground & pound and the fight between Bibiano Fernandes and Antonio Banuelos ends by TKO in the first round. Bibiano Fernandes (10-3-0) entered as the No.4 bantamweight in the world while Antonio Banuelos (20-7-0) entered as the No.8. Fernandes vs Banuelos is the final of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Shinya Aoki vs Satoru Kitaoka – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, the fight between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka was not exciting: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Shinya Aoki (29-5-0) entered as the No.6 lightweight in the world while Satoru Kitaoka (20-10-9) entered as the No.33. Aoki vs Kitaoka is valid for the DREAM Lightweight Championship, undercard of Emelianenko vs Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, even with the KO in the first round the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Satoshi Ishii isn’t worth our three stars. Fedor Emelianenko (32-4-0) entered as the No.12 heavyweight in the world while Satoshi Ishii (4-1-1) entered as the No.45. Fedor vs Ishii is the main event of “Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011”. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Hiroyuki Takaya vs Takeshi Inoue – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, two stars for Hiroyuki Takaya vs Takeshi Inoue: it was not a particularly pretty fight (match ended by unanimous decision). Hiroyuki Takaya (16-9-1) entered as the No.9 featherweight in the world while Takeshi Inoue (21-5-0) entered as the No.11. Takaya vs Inoue is valid for the DREAM Featherweight Championship, undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kazuyuki Miyata – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, good submission in the second round but it is not enough to get our three stars. Tatsuya Kawajiri (29-7-2) entered as the No.2 featherweight in the world while Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) entered as the No.21. Kawajiri vs Miyata is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Antonio Banuelos vs Masakazu Imanari – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, boring fight between Antonio Banuelos and Masakazu Imanari: one star (fight ended by split decision). Antonio Banuelos (19-7-0) entered as the No.8 bantamweight in the world while Masakazu Imanari (24-9-2) entered as the No.18. Banuelos vs Imanari is the first semifinal of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Hideo Tokoro vs Yusup Saadulaev – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, aggressive start and amazing KO (1st round), one of the best of the year; the fight between Hideo Tokoro and Yusup Saadulaev is very close to our 4 stars. Hideo Tokoro, ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-24-1 while Yusup Saadulaev had a record of 8-1-1. Tokoro vs Saadulaev is the reserve fight of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs Bibiano Fernandes – full fight Video DREAM
Review: 2011-12-31, the fight between Bibiano Fernandes and Rodolfo Marques Diniz was not spectacular: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Bibiano Fernandes (9-3-0) entered as the No.4 bantamweight in the world while Rodolfo Marques Diniz (14-1-0) entered as the No.32. Fernandes vs Diniz is the second semifinal of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!