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

Beebe (12-4), who fights 125-pound champ Mike Easton at UWC 7 on Saturday in Virginia, lost the WEC bantamweight title to Miguel Torres last February then suffered back-to-back losses to Will Ribeiro and Joe Warren.

Maeda (24-7-2) went 1-2 in a three-fight stint with the  WEC in 2008, defeating Charlie Valencia while dropping bouts to Miguel Torres and Rani Yahya. Maeda resurfaced with DREAM in 2009, defeating Micah Miller in his debut before losing to Hiroyuki Takeya in his most-recent fight.

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Pictured: Chase Beebe

Since the organizations creation, all of its fights have taken place inside an over sized boxing ring along the lines of the fighting surface popularized by the organization Pride. However the fighting surface for the upcoming Dream 12 will be a six sided cage they have title “The White Cage,” the promotion as appropriately named the October 25 event “Cage of the Rising Sun.”

Also revealed in the promotional video were nine of the fighters to be featured. Those nine fighters are Eddie Alvarez, Paulo Filho, Katsunori Kikuno, Yoshiro Maeda, Andrews Nakahara, Alistair Overeem, Kiyoshi Tamura, and Marius Zaromskis. Another fighter to be featured on the card was revealed on the organizations website, that fighter is Murilo “Ninja” Rua.

Early in the bout, Miller connected with a kick to the top of Souza’s head while his opponent was on the ground, opening up a cut that would ultimately force the bout to come to a premature conclusion. The kick was deemed unintentional, but when the bout was eventually halted the fight was declared a no contest.

In other DREAM 9 action upsets were plentiful, as Joe Warren topped Norifumi “Kid Yamamoto by split decision in the second round of the featherweight grand prix, Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri in a lightweight title eliminator, and Bob Sapp was submitted by Ikuhisa Minowa just over one-minute into their Super Hulk tournament matchup.

The official results for DREAM 9 were:

• Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza — No Contest#
  DREAM Middleweight Championship (vacant)
• Joe Warren def. Norifumi “Kid Yamamoto via split decision^
• Bibiano Fernandes def. Masakazu Iminari via unanimous decision^
• Hiroyuki Takaya def. Yoshiro Maeda via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 9:40^
• Hideo Tokoro def. Abel Cullum via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 1:37^
• Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante via unanimous decision+
• Gegard Mousasi def. Mark Hunt via submission (arm bar) — Round 1, 1:19*
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Jan Nortje via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:29*
• Hong Man Choi def. Jose Canseco via submission (strikes) — Round 1, 1:17*
• Ikuhisa Minowa def. Bob Sapp via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 1:14*

* Super Hulk Tournament First Round
+ Lightweight Title Eliminator
^ Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round
# Cut stoppage from unintentional illegal kick by Miller to downed Souza

Gina Carano

• Eddie Alvarez, Jorge Masvidal, and Dave Herman will be the featured fighters for Bellator’s fifth event on May 1st in Dayton, Ohio. Complete Bellator lineups are available in the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.
• Former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho will be moving up to light heavyweight to compete at DREAM 9 on May 26th in Japan against an opponent to be named. [Tatame]
• Conor Huen, who last week appeared on MTV’s Bully Beatdown, is likely to fight at Strikeforce’s June 6th event in St. Louis. [MMA Junkie]
• Seven-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and DREAM welterweight grand prix participant Andre Galvao will soon make his Strikeforce debut. [MMA Junkie]
• Kim Couture and Miesha Tate will square off in a 135-pound women’s bout at ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers 1 on May 15th in Fresno, California.
• Daiki Hata has been forced out of the DREAM featherweight quarterfinals due to an eye injury and will be replaced by Hideo Tokoro, who he defeated in the grand prix’s opening round. DREAM also announced this week the matchups for the quarterfinals, which feature Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren, Bibiano Fernandes vs. Masakazu Imanari, Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya, and Abel Cullum vs. Hideo Tokoro.
• Tim Sylvia’ and Ray Mercer’s scheduled boxing headliner for Adrenaline MMA’s third event in Alabama will take place in an MMA cage. [MMA Junkie]
• Charles “Mask” Lewis, the co-founder of TapouT who recent died in a car accident, was free of drugs and alcohol at the time of the wreck. [OC Register]
• Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz drew an official attendace of 15,211 to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday for a live gate pegged unofficially at $750,000.
• Benji Radach suffered a “shattered” right hand in his Saturday Strikeforce loss to Scott Smith and underwent surgery immediately following the fight to repair the damage. [MMA Junkie]
• The highly-anticipated women’s fight between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is likely to take place in August in Strikeforce with the winner being crowned the promotion’s first-ever  female champion.
• As expected, Kevin Randleman has officially signed with Strikeforce and will soon make his debut of the promotion.
• A light heavyweight bout pitting Travis Wiuff against Stanislav Nedkov has been added to Sengoku Eighth Battle on May 2nd in Japan.
• The WEC is considering holding a future event in Ohio. [Dayton Daily News]

Shinya Aoki

The majority of the field for the DREAM featherweight tournament quarterfinals was set on Sunday at DREAM 7 as six 145-pound fighters advanced into the second round of the grand prix. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto was granted a first-round bye, while the eighth and final tournament slot will be filled by the winner of a DREAM 8 fight between Hideo Tokoro and Daika Hata.

Masakazu Iminari, Hiroyuki Takaya, Yoshiro Maeda, Abel Cullum, Joe Warren, and Bibiano Fernandes advanced on Sunday while notables Chase Beebe and Micah Miller failed to make it into the second-round. Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki, and Mitsuhiro Ishida picked up non-tournament victories.

FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (Opening Round)

• Masakazu Iminari def. Atsushi Yamamoto via split decision
• Hiroyuki Takaya def. Jong Won Kim via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 0:40
• Yoshiro Maeda def. Micah Miller via unanimous decision
• Abel Cullum def. Akiyo Nishiura via unanimous decision
• Joe Warren def. Chase Beebe via TKO (cut) — Round 1, 10:00
• Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otsuka via unanimous decision

NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS

• Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Ross Ebanez via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 4:03
• Shinya Aoki def. David Gardner via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 5:58
• Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision

WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber clashes with Mike Brown in this evening’s main event, while WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho rematches Chael Sonnen in a three-round, non-title contest after Filho failed to make weight for the contest.

QUICK RESULTS

• Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber (c) via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:23
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Chael Sonen def. Paulo Filho via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  Three-round, non-title bout
• Leonard Garcia def. Jens Pulver via TKO (strikes) — Round1, 1:12
• Jake Rosholt def. Nissen Osterneck via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:48
• Donald Cerrone def. Rob McCullough via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
• Aaron Simpson def. David Avellan via KO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:18
• Jose Aldo def. Justin Brookins via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 0:45
• Carmelo Marrero def. Steve Steinbeiss via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Danny Castillo def. Rafael Dias via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 2:54
• Rani Yahya def. Yoshiro Maeda via submission (guillotine) — Round 1, 3:30

EXTENDED RESULTS

MIKE BROWN VS. URIJAH FABER (C)
WEC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Round 1 – They touch gloves and Faber misses with a straight kick to open the action. Overhand right and left by Faber, followed by a straight right. Head kick by Faber is blocked. Brown has Faber retreating with a pair of punches and they clinch. Brown has double underhooks and looks for the takedown but instead they move the center of the cage and Faber lands a knee. Brown connects and Faber trips to the canvas but is quickly back on his feet. Brown works for a single and catches Faber with a right then drops him to the canvas with a left. Faber does his best to cover up but Brown is relentless and finishes the champion off with strikes on the ground to claim the WEC featherweight title.

Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber (c) via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:23

CHAEL SONNEN VS. PAULO FILHO

Round 1 – Filho looks for an early takedown, but Sonnen sprawls and works punches from the top. Filho continues to push for the takedown but Sonnen defends and Sonnen returns to his feet and tags Filho with punches when he follows. Filho goes to the canvas and Sonnen stands and drops punches. Sonnen briefly follows Filho to the ground and works ground and pound from half guard but quickly returns to his feet. Filho grabs a leg but Sonnen pulls out. The crowd grows restless as Sonnen continues to pepper Filho with kicks and punches for the remainder of the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sonnen.

Round 2 – Filho goes for another takedown, but ends up on his back with Sonnen in guard. Sonnen makes Filho get back to his feet. Sonnen knocks him to the canvas with a hard kick, but again forces him to stand up. Another kick by Sonnen and Filho pulls guard, but he’s again prompted to get back up. Sonnen dances around Filho, peppering strikes. Another takedown attempt by Filho, but Sonnen sprawls. Filho attempts to remain on the ground but Sonnen again prompts him to stand. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sonnen.

Round 3 – It’s more on the same in the third as Filho can’t seem to find his rythym and continues to try to take the action to the ground, but Sonnen refuses and keeps the fight standing for nearly the entire duration while moving and throwing punches. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sonnen and the fight 30-27 Sonnen.

Chael Sonen def. Paulo Filho via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

JENS PULVER VS. LEONARD GARCIA

Round 1 – Pulver moves forward and both fighter exchanges combos then circle. Pulver closes the distance and has Garcia against the fence but Garcia connects and Pulver is hurt and retreats to the fence. Garcia follows up with more punches and Pulver is unable to recover and the referee quickly stops the bout. An impressive performance by Garcia, but a disappointing fight given its hype.

Leonard Garcia def. Jens Pulver via TKO (strikes) — Round1, 1:12

JAKE ROSHOLT VS. NISSEN OSTERNECK

Round 1 – Osterneck connects early with punches, but he’s too aggressive and Rosholt takes him to the canvas. Working from side control Rosholt connects with punches then takes Osterneck’s back but his opponent reclaims guard. Back on his feet Osterneck connects with more punch combos. Rosholt clinches but they separate and Osterneck again connects, forcing Rosholt to take him to the canvas again. From side control Rosholt connects with punches and knees. More ground and pound from Rosholt before he takes Osterneck’s back late and continues to pound away. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Rosholt.

Round 2 – Rosholt takes Osterneck to the canvas early, but he falls into a submission attempt. Rosholt escapes then moves to side control. Osterneck does a good job of neutralizing most of Rosholt’s offense and the crowd boos the lack of action. The fighters get back to their feet and Osterneck has Rosholt rocked, tagging him with strikes but Osterneck is gassed and Rosholt gets a takedown after a missed spinning backfist, takes mount and works ground and pound to force the referee to halt the bout.

Jake Rosholt def. Nissen Osterneck via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 3:48

DONALD CERRONE VS. ROB MCCULLOUGH

Round 1 – McCullough and Cerrone trade punches early and McCullough quickly drops his opponent with a straight right. Cerrone quickly returns to his feet they again exchange. McCullough again drops Cerrone with a right, but he’s immediately back up and the fight resumes. Kicks from McCullough start to connect. Cerrone counters with a right the sends McCullough to the mat. Cerrone gets mount and works ground and pound, smashing McCullough with punches. McCullough nearly gives up his back but works into Cerrone’s guard. They return to their feet and McCullough is OK’d to continue due to a cut. Cerrone again drops McCullough late, but he returns to his feet and gets dropped again with another right. Cerrone again follows him to the ground, but McCullough survives. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Cerrone.

Round 2 – More of the same from the first as McCullough and Cerrone trade kicks and punches. McCullough is dropped again with a right-left combo and Cerrone takes his back but McCullough reclaims guard. Cerrone locks in an armbar but McCullough escapes. The fighters return to their feet and exchange strikes for the remainder of the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Cerrone.

Round 3 – McCullough and Cerrone swing for the fences to open the third, but Cerrone opts to shoot and gets a takedown. They quickly get back to their feet and continue to trade strikes. Jumping knee by Cerrone connects to McCullough’s chin and Cerrone continues to land but is unable to finish McCullough off. McCullough fires back but Cerrone is the fresher fighter and lands another knee and secures a final takedown before finishing the fight with a flurry staggering McCullough one final time before the bell sounds. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Cerrone and the fight 30-27 Cerrone.

Donald Cerrone def. Rob McCullough via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

AARON SIMPSON VS. DAVID AVELLAN

Round 1 – Simpson immediately drops Avellan with a right and finishes him off with several more punches to force the referee to step in just 18-seconds into the matchup.

Aaron Simpson def. David Avellan via KO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:18

JOSE ALDO VS. JONATHAN BROOKINS

Round 1 – Aldo dominates the opening round with crisp striking and leg kicks. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Aldo.

Round 2 – Aldo continues to pick Brookings apart with punches and kicks, forcing his opponent to unsuccessfully shoot for a takedown. Aldo continues to connects with boxing and hurts his opponent with kicks. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Aldo.

Round 3 – The third round sees Aldo throw more leg kicks, before dropping his foe to the canvas with a right. Aldo follows up and finished Brookins off with strikes on the ground.

Jose Aldo def. Justin Brookins via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 0:45

STEVE STEINBEISS VS. CARMELO MARRERO

Round 1 – After touching gloves, Steinbeiss connects first. Marrero scores a takedown but he can’t keep him down and they return to their feet. Another successful takedown for Marrero and Steinbeiss captures guard. Steinbeiss looks for a triangle but Marrero avoids. Steinbeiss again works back to his feet but Marrero promptly puts him back down. Another triangle attempt is escaped by Marrero and Steinbeiss instead works elbows late. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Marrero.

Round 2 – Steinbeiss opens with a punch-kick combo and Marrero counters then gets another takedown. Marrero passes then works a kimura, before briefly taking mount. Steinbeiss gets back into half guard and then returns to his feet. They separate and Steinbeiss connects with the jab, so Marrero shoots again. Steinbeiss evades and Marrero slips to the canvas late in exhaustion. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Marrero.

Round 3 – Marrero is gassed to start the final frame and Steinbeiss capitalizes early and connects with punches. Marerro tries to get the fight to the ground but Steinbeiss resists and they remain on their feet. Marrero finally gets a takedown, captures mount, and works a guillotine. Steinbeiss escapes and Marerro tags him with an elbow but Steinbess gets him guard back before the end of the bout. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Steinbeiss and the fight 29-28 Marrero.

Carmelo Marrero def. Steve Steinbeiss via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

DANNY CASTILLO VS. RAFAEL DIAS

Round 1 – Castillo misses with early punches and Dias counters with straight punches that connect. Castillo shoots for a takedown but Dias defends and they return to their feet where Dias tries for a takedown of his own but Castillo sprawls. Castillo connects with a uppercut and Dias stumbles to the canvas but the referee quickly stands them up. Both fighters trade punches, then Dias looks for a guillotine from the clinch but Castillo evades. More punches from both fighters late. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Dias.

Round 2 – Castillo works a jab to open the second, but Dias shoots and secures a takedown. Dias stacks him and throws punches. Submission attempts by Castillo from the bottom, but he’s unable to secure anything. They scramble and Dias briefly takes his back, but Castillo claims the top then they return to their feet. Dias attempts another takedown but ends up on his back and Castillo reigns down punches, forcing the referee to intervene.

Danny Castillo def. Rafael Dias via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 2:54

RANI YAHYA VS. YOSHIRO MAEDA

Round 1 – Yahya shoots early and the fighters clinch against the fence. Maeda grabs a guillotine and it’s deep, nearly forcing Yahya to submit before eventually escaping. Back in the clinch, Yahya secures a guillotine of his own and forces Maeda to tap.

Rany Yahya def. Yoshiro Maeda via submission (gulliotine) — Round 1, 3:30

WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber weighed in under the 145-pound featherweight limit at 144.5 pounds on his initial weigh-in attempt, while challenger Mike Brown missed the limit by one-half of a pound on his first try, but successfully weighed in at 145 pounds on his second attempt.

WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho, meanwhile, made headlines for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday, missing the 185-pound middleweight limit by an astonishing 7 pounds, weighing in at 192 pounds. On a second weigh-in attempt two hours later he had shed 3 pounds, dropping to 189, but remained 4 pounds over the contracted weight. Challenger Chael Sonnen successfully weighed in at 184.5 pounds and the bout will go on as a three-round, non-title clash with Sonnen receiving 25% of Filho’s purse as penalty for failing to make weight.

Rani Yahya also failed to make weight for his bantamweight bout against Yoshiro Maeda, weighing in one pound over the 136 allowed bantamweight limit. Maeda has agreed to fight Yahya at 137 pounds and fight will go on as scheduled.

WEC 36 WEIGH-IN RESULTS

• Mike Brown (145) vs. Urijah Faber (144.5)
• Chael Sonnen (184.5) vs. Paulo Filho (189)
• Leonard Garcia (145.5) vs. Jens Pulver (144)
• Nissen Osterneck (184.5) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)
• Donald Cerrone (156) vs. Rob McCullough (155.5)
• Steve Steinbeiss (202) vs. Carmelo Marrero (206)
• Rani Yahya (137) vs. Yoshiro Maeda (135)
• Aaron Simpson (184.5) vs. David Avellan (185)
• Jonathan Brookins (146) vs. Jose Aldo (146)
• Rafael Dias (155) vs. Danny Castillo (156)

WEC 36 takes place on September 10th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Floria and will air live on Versus.

The complete lineup features:

• Urijah Faber vs. Mike Brown
  WEC Featherweight Championship
• Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen
  WEC Middleweight Championship
• Leonard Garcia vs. Jens Pulver
• Jake Rosholt vs. Danillo Villefort
• Donald Cerrone vs. Rob McCullough
• David Avellan vs. Tim McKenzie
• Danny Castillo vs. Ed Ratcliff
• Johny Hendricks vs. Alex Serdyukov
• Yoshiro Maeda vs. Rani Yayha