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Dynamite!! 2009 Results: Yoshida Ruins Ishii’s Debut; Aoki, Mousasi, Overeem, and Minowa Victorious

Kris Karkoski — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:32 +0000

Hidehiko Yoshida ruined the anticipated debut of fellow Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii, topping the MMA newcomer by unanimous decision in MMA main event of Thursday’s 18-bout “Dynamite!! 2009″ event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Regarded lightweight and DREAM champ Shinya Aoki earned a quick submission victory over Sengoku’s Mizuto Hirota, breaking his arm with a hammerlock in the opening-round before flipping off Hirota and the crowd before quickly leaving the ring.

In other notable MMA action, Ikuhisa Minowa upset Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou with a third-round TKO to win DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tourney and Gegard Mousasi and Alistair Overeem each earned first-round knockouts.

“Dynamite!! 2009″ was capped off by an exciting K-1 rematch between Masato and Andy Souwer, with Masato earning a decision victory in the bout billed as his last.

The complete results for Dynamite!! 2009 were:

DYNAMITE!! 2009 MMA RESULTS

Hidehiko Yoshida def. Satoshi Ishii via unanimous decision
Shinya Aoki def. Mizuto Hirota via technical submission (hammerlock) – Round 1
Gegard Mousasi def. Gary Goodridge via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Alistair Overeem def. Kazuyuki Fujita via KO (knee) – Round 1
Masanori Kanehara def. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto via unanimous decision
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazunori Yokota via unanimous decision
Hideo Tokoro def. Jong Man Kim via unanimous decision
Melvin Manhoef def. Kazuo Misaki via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Akihiro Gono def. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai via submission (armbar) – Round 2
Michihiro Omigawa def. Hiroyuki Takaya via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Hiroshi Izumi def. Katsuyori Shibata via unanimous decision*
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (punch) – Round 3
DREAM “Super Hulk” Finale

DYNAMITE!! 2009 K-1 RESULTS

Masato def. Andy Souwer via unanimous decision
Masaaki Noiri def. Shota Shimada via unanimous decision (K-1 KOSHIEN final)
Ray Sefo def. Yosuke Nishijima via unanimous decision
Shota Shimada def. Katsuki Ishida via majority decision (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
Masaaki Noiri def. Hiroya via unanimous decision (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
Tsukasa Fuji def. Ryuya Kusakabe (K-1 KOSHIEN reserve)

Dynamite!! 2009 Lineup Set With 18 Fights

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:48:23 +0000

The lineup for tomorrow’s “Dynamite!! 2009″ event, which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, is now official and features 18 MMA and K-1 bouts, including DREAM vs. Sengoku matchups.

The card, which will be televised live on HDNet beginning at 3am ET, is headlined by a K-1 rematch between Masato and Andy Souwer and also includes Gary Goodridge vs. Gegard Mousasi, Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in DREAM’s “Super Hulk” tournament finale, and Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida.

The fight card for Dynamite!! 2009 features (MMA bouts unless marked):

Masato vs. Andy Souwer (K-1)
Gary Goodridge vs. Gegard Mousasi
Shinya Aoki vs. Mizuto Hirota*
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alistair Overeem*
Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Masanori Kanehara vs. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto*
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazunori Yokota*
Jong Man Kim vs. Hideo Tokoro*
Melvin Manhoef vs. Kazuo Misaki*
Akihiro Gono vs. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai*
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Hiroyuki Takaya*
Hiroshi Izumi vs. Katsuyori Shibata*
Hiroya-Noiri winner vs. Ishida-Shimada winner (K-1 KOSHIEN Finale)
Yosuke Nishijima vs. Ray Sefo (K-1)
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (DREAM “Super Hulk” Finale)
Katsuki Ishida vs. Shota Shimada (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
Hiroya vs. Masaaki Noiri (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
Tsukasa Fuji vs. Ryuya Kusakabe (K-1 KOSHIEN reserve)

* DREAM vs. Sengoku

Partial Card Announced For Dynamite!! 2009

Justin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:11:50 +0000

At a press conference Tuesday in Japan, Fighting Entertainment Group, the organizers behind the “Dynamite!! 2009″ New Years Eve hybrid K-1 and MMA card announced several new fights for the event. Among the newly announced fights were several “Dream vs. Sengoku Raiden Championship” bouts, which include several well known fighters, including Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, and Alistair Overeem. Additionally, FEG announced another K-1 bout for the card, which will pit Ray Sefo against Yosuke Nishijima.

These fights join the three previously announced fights of Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida, Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and Masato vs. Andy Souwer, with more fight announcements expected to come before the event.

Following Tuesday’s press conference, the announced fight card for Dynamite!! 2009 includes:

MMA

Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou ^
Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto vs. Masanori Kanehara *
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Akihiro Gono *
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroshi Izumi *
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Michihiro Omigawa *
Hideo Tokoro vs. Marlon Sandro *
Alistair Overeem vs. Kazuyuki Fujita *

K-1

Yosuke Nishijima vs. Ray Sefo
Masato vs. Andy Souwer

^ – Super Hulk Tournament Final
* – DREAM vs. SRC

DREAM 12 Results: Alistair Overeem, Eddie Alvarez Among Winners

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:57:18 +0000

Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and Bellator lightweight title-holder Eddie Alvarez were among the winners on Sunday at DREAM 12 in Osaka, Japan.

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

DREAM 12 Weigh-In Results

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:28:28 +0000

All eighteen fighters scheduled to compete at tomorrow’s DREAM 12 event in Osaka, Japan hit the scales earlier today to weigh-in for their bouts. Lightweight Won Sik Park was the long fighter on the card who failed to make weight on their first attempt, with notables Alistair Overeem, James Thompson, Eddie Alvarez, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Chase Beebe all hitting their marks.

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

DREAM 8 Results: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai KOs Shinya Aoki in Headliner

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:35:23 +0000

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai needed just 27-seconds to knockout Shinya Aoki on Sunday at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, pinning him in the corner of the ring before unloading a series of knees and punches that forced the referee to intervene before 30-seconds had elapsed in the DREAM 8 main event.

Sakurai improves to 35-8-2 with the victory and now advances to the semifinals of the promotion’s 2009 welterweight grand prix while Aoki, who falls to 20-4 with the loss, is likely to return to the lightweight division for his next bout.

With victories at DREAM 8, Jason High, Marius Zaromskis, and Andre Galvao also advanced to the welterweight semis.

The opening round of DREAM’s featherweight grand prix, which got underway with six bouts at DREAM 7, concluded on Sunday as Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata advanced with a win over Hideo Tokoro.

Notables Jeff Monson and Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro also picked up wins in non-tournament action, while Murilo “Ninja” Rua dropped an exciting unanimous decision to late-replacement Riki Fukuda.

The official DREAM 8 results were:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Shinya Aoki via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:27*
Jason High def. Yuya Shirai via technical submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 0:59*
Marius Zaromskis def. Seichi Ikemoto via unanimous decision*
Andre Galvao def. John Alessio via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 7:34*
Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata def. Hideo Tokoro via unanimous decision^
Jeff Monson def. Sergei Kharitonov via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
Riki Fukuda def. Murilo “Ninja” Rua via unanimous decision
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro def. Katsuhiko Nagata via TKO (cut) – Round 1, 7:58
Andrews Nakahara def. Shungo Oyama via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:00
Katsutori Shibata def. Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa via unanimous decision

* 2009 DREAM Welterweight GP quarterfinals bout
^ 2009 DREAM Featherweight GP opening round bout

Videos:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki

Jason High vs. Yuya Shira

Jeff Monson vs. Sergei Kharitonov

Fighters Weigh In For DREAM 8; Fukuda To Fight “Ninja”

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:37:45 +0000

All twenty DREAM 8 fighters, including headliners Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and Shinya Aoki, successfully made weight today in Japan for their bouts tomorrow at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The event will air via tape-delay on HDNet and features the opening round of the DREAM welterweight grand prix as well as the final bout from DREAM’s featherweight grand prix opening round.

Riki Fukuda has agreed to fight fellow middleweight Murilo “Ninja” Rua on just one days notice after his scheduled opponent, Dong Sik Yoon, was forced out of their bout due to an undisclosed injury.

The official DREAM 8 weigh-in results were:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (75.9kg/167 lbs.) vs. Shinya Aoki (73.5kg/161.7 lbs.)
Yuya Shirai (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.) vs. Jason High (75.9kg/167 lbs.)
Marius Zaromskis (75.5kg/166.1 lbs.) vs. Seichi Ikemoto (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.)
John Alessio (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.) vs. Andre Galvao (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.)
Hideo Tokoro (62.3kg/137 lbs.) vs. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata (63.0kg/138.6 lbs.)
Sergei Kharitonov (116.5kg/256.3 lbs.) vs. Jeff Monson (110.0kg/242 lbs.
Riki Fukuda (88.8kg/195.4 lbs.) vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua (88.0kg/193.6 lbs.)
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (69.7kg/153.3 lbs.) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (70.0kg/154 lbs.)
Andrews Nakahara (85.0kg/187 lbs.) vs. Shungo Oyama (85.7kg/188.5 lbs.)
Katsuyori Shibata (86.2 kg/189.6 lbs.) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (87.0 kg/191.4 lbs.)

Stop by MMAFrenzy.com tomorrow afternoon for official DREAM 8 results.

Additional Bouts Announced For DREAM 8

Kris Karkoski — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:25:34 +0000

DREAM today announced additional bouts for DREAM 8, which takes place on April 5th at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan and features the opening round of the promotion’s welterweight grand prix.

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

DREAM 5 Results: Hansen Wins Lightweight Grand Prix

Kris Karkoski — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:17:04 +0000

Joachim Hansen def. Shinya Aoki via TKO – Round 1, 4:19*
DREAM Lightweight Championship
Alistair Overeem def. Mark Hunt via submission – Round 1, 1:11
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Katsuyori Shibata via submission – Round 1, 6:34
Hideo Tokoro def. Takeshi Yamazaki via unanimous decision
Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Motoki Miyazawa via TKO (cut) – Round 1, 8:57
Joseph Benavidez def. Junya Kudo via submission – Round 1, 2:42
Joachim Hansen def. Kultar Gill via submission – Round 1, 2:33
Lightweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Eddie Alvarez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via TKO – Round 1, 7:35
Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Shinya Aoki def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision
Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Daisuke Nakamura def. Andy Ologun via submission – Round 1, 3:41

* Alvarez was unable to continue in the tournament due to a cut and was replaced by Hansen.

Quick Hits: Fedor To Fight Twice More In 2008, Rampage To Resume Training, Kampmann To Undergo Surgery, and More

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:42 +0000

Fedor Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has announced that the top-ranked heavyweight plans on fighting two more times in 2008. The first bout will be at an October Affliction-promoted event and the second will come in December at a New Year’s Eve event in Japan.
UFC veteran Joe Jordan will take on Ryan Ford in the main event of MFC 17 on July 25th for the promotion’s middleweight title. Jordan replaces Drew Fickett, who was pulled from the bout due to breach of contract.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson suffered no serious damage in his unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 and is set to return to the gym to resume training on Monday.
Ranked lightweight Takanori Gomi will likely face DEEP lightweight champion Pang Sung Hwan at Sengoku 4 on August 24th in Japan.
Affliction has announced that it has signed Edwin Dewees to a multi-fight contract. Filling in forÂ Vernon White, who was recently suspended due to a failed drug test, Dewees will debut against Antonio Rogerio Nogueria at Affliction “Banned” on July 19th.
Hermes Franca has been cleared for his July 19th UFC bout against Frankie Edgar pending the results of a mandatory pre-fight drug test.
ICON Middleweight Champion Kala â€œKoloheâ€ Hose will fight Rolando Dominique at an August 2nd event at the Blaisdell Arena in Hawaii. The fight will be a non-title bout contested at a catchweight of 180-pounds.
UFC middleweight Martin Kampann, who is 4-0 inside the octagon, will undergo another surgery on his knee but is expected to be able to return to the cage in October or November.
Portland, Oregon may host UFC 91 in November.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released official gate figures for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale and UFC 86. The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale had a live gate of $495,350 and a paid attendance of 1,853. UFC 86 had a live gate of $3,350,730 and a paid attendance of 9,630. The closed circuit broadcast of UFC 86 brought in an additional $33,650.
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante will meet Travis Galbraith on the Showtime card of EliteXC Saturday Night Fights 2.
Female MMA promotion Smackgirl has postponed a July 24th event until September likely due to financial problems.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata, Joachim Hansen vs. Kultar Gill, and Mark Hunt vs. a to-be-announced opponent have been added to the July 21st DREAM 5 fight card.