Overeem submitted James Thompson with a guillotine choke in under a minute in the DREAM 12 main event, while Alvarez used an arm-triangle choke to defeat Katsunori Kikuno in the second-round of their featured matchup.

Also at DREAM 12, welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis picked up a first-round headkick knockout of Myeon Ho Bae in non-title action, Kazushi Sakuraba submitted Zelg Galesic with a kneebar in the opening frame, and Yoshiro Maeda choked out Chase Beebe in the first.

The complete results for DREAM 12 were:

• Alistair Overeem def. James Thomson via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Eddie Alvarez def. Katsunori Kikuno via submission (arm-triangle choke) — Round 2
• Marius Zaromskis def. Myeon Ho Bae via KO (head kick) — Round 1
• Kazushi Sakuraba def. Zelg Galesic via submission (kneebar) — Round 1
• Katsuyori Shibata def. Tokimitsu Ishizawa by TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Dong Sik Yoon def. Tarec Saffiedine via split decision
• Yoshiro Maeda def. Chase Beebe via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1
• Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Won Sik Park via TKO (corner stoppage) — Round 1
• Tomoya Miyashita def. Keisuke Fujiwara via unanimous decision

Stop back to MMAFrenzy.com tomorrow for results from DREAM 12.

The official weigh-in results for DREAM 12 (via Bloody Elbow) were:

• Alistair Overeem (253.5)vs. James Thompson (277.8)
• Eddie Alvarez (153.9) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (154.3)
• Marius Zaromskis (167.6) vs. Myeon Ho Bae (167.1)
• Zelg Galesic (187.4) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (185.2)
• Tokimitsu Ishizawa (185.2) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (183.6)
• Tarec Saffedine (183) vs. Dong Sik Yoon (185.2)
• Chase Beebe (138.9) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (138.5)
• Kuniyoshi Hironaka (154.3) vs. Won Sik Park (156.5)
• Keisuke Fujiwara (138.5) vs. Tomoya Miyashita (138.9)

Pictured: James Thompson and Alistair Overeem

• Vale Tudo Japan, which is set to take place on October 30th, in Tokyo, is still taking shape. An opponent for lightweight fighter Takanori Gomi, was recently announced. Gomi will be taking on King of the Cage lightweight champion Tony Hervey, in his alleged final fight in Japan. Other expect bouts for the event are “Lion” Takeshi Inoue vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Willamy Chiquerim vs. Kenichiro Togashi, Mamoru Yamaguchi vs. Jesse Taitano, Tenkei Fujimiya vs. Tito Jones. Also expected to participate are Rumina Sato and Yoichiro Sato, but their opponents are yet to be determined.
• Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago will take on recent promotional acquisition, Polish light heavyweight star Mamed Khalidov in a non title fight at Sengoku 11 on November 7. Also recently added to the card were a heavyweight bout between “Big” Jim York and Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman, a lightweight number one contender match up pitting Eiji Mitsuoka against Kazunori Yokota, and a featherweight contest of Shigeki Osawa vs. Ronnie Ushiwaka Mann.
• Top female fighter Miku Matsumoto extended her winning streak to twelve straight at Deep 44th Impact on October 10, defeating “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba via unanimous decision.
• Dream 12, on October 25, has gained two more middleweight bouts as slugger Melvin Manhoef will take on Zelg Galesic, and ground ace and former WEC champion Paulo Filho will face Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon inside the White Cage. (Dream 12 Poster included below.)

Teaser video for “Dynamite 2009!!” event, which we reported Wednesday.

After sending Sakurai to the canvas with a head kick and finishing him off with punches in the semis, Zaromskis used another head kick, this time early in the first-round, to knock off High and finish his surprising run by winning the tournament.

The Cage Rage veteran Zaromskis improves to 11-2 with 4-straight victories following his DREAM 10 wins, while High, who defeated Andre Galvao to advance to the finals, falls to 8-2 and Sakurai drops to 35-9-2.

In other DREAM 10 action, Shinya Aoki topped Vitor Ribeiro by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout that failed to live up to expectations, TUF 7 cast member Jesse Taylor defeated Dong Sik Yoon, who was unable to continue due to a left ankle injury, and former WEC champ Paulo Filho submitted kickboxer Melvin Manhoef in the opening round of their middleweight matchup.

The official results for DREAM 10 were:

• Marius Zaromskis def. Jason High via knockout (kick) – Round 1
• Shinya Aoki def. Vitor Ribeiro via unanimous decision
• Jesse Taylor def. Dong Sik Yoon via TKO (injury) – Round 1
• Paulo Filho def. Melvin Manhoef via submission (armbar) – Round 1
• Katsunori Kikuno def. Andre “Dida” Amade via TKO (punches) – Round 1
• Jason High def. Andre Galvao via split decision*
• Marius Zaromskis def. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai via TKO (strikes) – Round 1*
• Tarec Saffiedine def. Seichi Ikemoto via unanimous decision+

* Welterweight grand prix semifinals
+ Welterweight grandprix reserve bout

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest DREAM news and DREAM rumors.

[Pictured: Marius Zaromskis]

Welterweight grand prix participant Hayato “Mach” Sakurai struggled to reach the 76kg limit for his semifinals bout against Marius Zaromskis, but eventually dropped the necessary weight for his third weigh-in attempt.

The rest of the card, including Andre Galvao, Jason High, and Zaromskis, who will compete alongside Sakurai in the welterweight GP, as well as lightweight opponents Shinya Aoki and Vitor Ribeiro successfully made weight on their first attempts.

The official weigh-in results for DREAM 10 were:

• Shinya Aoki (153.6 lb./69.8 kg) vs. Vitor Ribeiro (153.8 lb./69.9 kg)
• Jesse Taylor (185.7 lb./84.4 kg) vs. Dong Sik Yoon (186.6 lb./84.8 kg)
• Paulo Filho (184.8 lb./84 kg) vs. Melvin Manhoef (184.4 lb./83.8 kg)
• Andre “Dida” Amade (154 lb./70 kg) vs. Katsunori Kikuno (154 lb./70 kg)
• Andre Galvao (167.2 lb./76 kg) vs. Jason High (167.2 lb./76 kg)*
• Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (167.2 lb./76 kg) vs. Marius Zaromskis (166.8 lb./75.8 kg)*
• Tarec Saffiedine (166.8 lb./75.8 kg) vs. Ikemoto Seichi (166.8 lb./75.8 kg)+

* Welterweight grand prix semifinals
+ Welterweight grandprix reserve bout

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest DREAM news and DREAM rumors.

[Pictured: Hayato "Mach" Sakurai]

The official fight card in reverse bout order is:

• Welterweight grand prix final
• Shinya Aoki vs. Vitor Ribeiro
• Jesse Taylor vs. Dong Sik Yoon
• Paulo Filho vs. Melvin Manhoef
• Andre “Dida” Amade vs. Katsunori Kikuno
• Andre Galvao vs. Jason High*
• Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Marius Zaromskis*
• Tarec Saffiedine vs. Ikemoto Seichi+

* Welterweight grand prix semifinals
+ Welterweight grandprix reserve bout

Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest DREAM news and DREAM rumors.

Former “The Ultimate Fighter 7″ cast member Jesse Taylor, perhaps most famous for getting kicked out of the UFC twice, recently announced he be fighting at the July 20th DREAM 10 event in Japan. He announced the bout via his website, as well as his expected opponent Korean Judoka Dong Sik Yoon.

Taylor is comes into the fight after just having defeated Rubén Darío this past weekend at Total Combat 33 in Mexico City. The “The Ultimate Fighter” alum has gone 6-0 since leaving the UFC following a loss to C.B. Dolloway in July, 2008.

Yoon last competed in September of 2008 in a loss to Andrews Nakahara at DREAM 6 as part of the promotions Welterweight Grand Prix. Yoon was later expected to face Murilo “Ninja” Rua at DREAM 8, but was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. Yoon only has a 4-6 record, but has faced notables Quinton Jackson(L), Kazushi Sakuraba(L), Melvin Manhoef(W), and Gegard Mousasi(L).

For a list of the other bouts expected to take place at the event in Saitama, Japan visit our DREAM 10 Rumors page.

Pictured: Jesse Taylor

Josh Koscheck

• Josh Koscheck will be unable to fight Chris Wilson at UFC 98 as scheduled after suffering a foot injury. The promotion is looking for a replacement for the matchup, which was to take place on the televised main card but will now likely be shifted to the unaired prelims. [The Wrestling Observer]
• Murilo “Ninja” Rua’s DREAM debut slated for Sunday at DREAM 8 in in doubt after opponent Dong Sik Yoon was forced out of the contest due to an undisclosed injury. DREAM is attempting to find a replacement for the bout. [Nightmare of Battle]
• All twenty-two fighters who will compete tonight at Bellator’s debut event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida successfully made weight yeterday for their bouts.
• In the wake of his recent controversy, UFC President Dana White will reportedly no longer do video blogs, has pulled out of a planned reality series, and will greatly reduce his public role with the UFC. [The Wrestling Observer]
• A featherweight matchup between Diego Nunes and Cub Swanson scheduled for Sunday at WEC 40 has been scratched due to a hand injury suffered by Nunes. A replacement will not be made on such short notice and the 145-pound bout has been removed from the card. [Versus]
• Mitsuhiro Ishida could rematch Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce’s April 11th event in place of the injured Josh Thomson. [Fight Ticker]

Announced today were the opening round GP matchups of Shinya Aoki vs. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High, Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto, and Andre Galvao vs. John Alessio. A non-tournament bout featuring Jeff Monson and Sergey Kharitonov was also announced.

DREAm 8 airs on HDNet on April 10th at 10pm ET.

The event’s official lineup features:

Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round

• Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki
• Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High
• Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto
• John Alessio vs. Andre Galvao

Featherweight Grand Prix Opening Round

• Hideo Tokoro vs. Daiki Hata

Non-Grand Prix Bouts

• Katsuyori Shibata vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
• Dong Sik Yoon vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua
• Andrews Nakahara vs. Shungo Oyama
• Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson