Dream "Genki Desu Ka!!" 31 dec 2011 Fedor vs. Ishii

**Kemal** · 17-11-2011, 18:26

A pair of featherweight bouts have been booked for the Dec. 31 "How Are You?" event (this year's Dynamite!! equivalent) with Tatsuya Kawajiri squaring off against Kazuyuki Miyata and Hiroyuki Takaya defending his belt against Takeshi "Lion" Inoue in Saitama, Japan.

DREAM executive producer Keiichi Sasahara announced the bouts Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo.

Kawajlri (29-7-2) fought in two of the three DREAM events in 2011, beating Drew Fickett and Joachim Hansen. In April, Kawajiri challenged Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight belt and lost by first-round TKO. In his most recent fight against Hansen in September, Kawajiri made the drop to featherweight. Miyata (11-8) fought once this year in a losing effort against Takaya with the DREAM title on the line.

Takaya (16-9-1), who won the DREAM title last New Year's Eve, returned to the U.S. in April for Strikeforce and lost on the undercard to now-UFC fighter Robert Peralta. Takaya then bounced back in July with the aforementioned win over Miyata. Inoue (21-5) won all three of his fights this year against Taiki Tsuchiya, Koichiro Matsumoto and Caol Uno.

The full card will be a mixture of MMA, kickboxing and pro wrestling matches and will air on HDNet.

**Kemal** · 18-11-2011, 16:57

DREAM Bantamweight Semifinals Set for 'Genki Desu Ka!!'

To close out DREAM's World Bantamweight Grand Prix, Bibiano Fernandes will face Antonio Banuelos, while Masakazu Imanari will fight Rodolfo Marques on the Dec. 31 "Genki Desu Ka!!" (How are you?) card in Saitama, Japan.

Fernandes, Baneulos, Imanari and Marques were all victorious in opening round bouts at DREAM.17 in September to advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will meet the same night on Dec. 31 to determine the Grand Prix champion.

Former DREAM Featherweight GP winner and titleholder Fernandes (9-3) is coming off a win against Takafumi Otsuka via rear-naked choke. Marques (14-1) out of Brazil's Nova Uniao advanced with a unanimous decision win over Yusup Saadulaev.

Leglock specialist Imanari (24-9-2) has been one of the most active fighters in Japanese MMA in 2011. He's 3-2 this year with wins over Abel Cullum, Kenji Osawa and Keisuke Fujiwara and loses to Hideo Tokoro and Hiroshi Nakamura. Banuelos (19-7) made his UFC debut in February in a losing effort against Miguel Torres and then bounced back with a win over Hideo Tokoro at DREAM.17.

Event promoters also announced Friday the addition of Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan to the card.

Sakurai (35-12-2) will be in search of his first win since knocking out Shinya Aoki back at DREAM.8 in April 2009. The former UFC title contender last competed last New Year's Eve in a loss to Jason High. He was booked to fight at DREAM.17 but bowed out due to injury. Chonan (20-12), best known for a submission win over Anderson Silva, won both his fights in 2011 fighting under the DEEP banner.

The final "Genki Desu Ka!!" card will be a mix of MMA, kickboxing and pro wrestling matches.

Current lineup:

Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Winner of Fernandes-Marques vs. Winner of Imanari-Banuelos
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

**RamonaS** · 18-11-2011, 17:56

Tnx! Kijk er nu al naar uit...Japans MMA FTW!

**GnP** · 22-11-2011, 17:38

Fedor Vs Satoshi Ishii 31/12 : DREAM Fight For Japan - Genki Desu Ka Omisoko

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_F...a_Omisoko_2011

http://lowkick.blitzcorner.com/Dream...ears-Eve-14451

**Slome** · 23-11-2011, 14:12

Ishii ready for Fedor on New Year’s Eve *VIDEO*

Olympic Judo gold-medalist Satoshi Ishii (4-1-1) will take a big step up in MMA competition next month when he faces heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko (32-4-1) at DREAM’s New Year’s Eve show in Saitama, Japan.

MMA reporter extraordinaire Aaron Tru caught up with the Japanese fighter at Reign Training Center in Southern California this week to talk about the fight.

Without an interpreter the language barrier made it difficult, but a few things are evident: Ishii has been concentrating heavily on his striking, he will be ready for Fedor at DREAM and his ultimate goal is to become UFC champion one day and feels this fight is a very important step toward that goal (Yes, Ishii wants to use Fedor as a stepping stone).

**dirk5** · 23-11-2011, 14:28

en Aoki moet waarschijnlijk tegen die maffe koala (Kitaoka) wat hele goede vrienden en trainingspartners zijn.

(wat een bazen team; Aoki, Imanari en Kitaoka)

**Sadix** · 23-11-2011, 15:32

der is nog 1 gruwelijk vette partij als het goed is op die card!

Mag nog niet zeggen wie maar zal als het door gaat heel binnenkort bekend worden gemaakt.

**RedDawn** · 23-11-2011, 15:35

Originally Posted by Sadix

der is nog 1 gruwelijk vette partij als het goed is op die card!

Mag nog niet zeggen wie maar zal als het door gaat heel binnenkort bekend worden gemaakt.

Zeg dan niets!

**dirk5** · 23-11-2011, 15:40

Originally Posted by RedDawn

Zeg dan niets!

idd een beetje kansloos...

**Sadix** · 23-11-2011, 15:50

hahaha waarom kansloos?

ik zeg jullie iig dat de card er heel veel op beter gaat worden indien de partij door gaat.

**dirk5** · 23-11-2011, 15:53

Originally Posted by Sadix

hahaha waarom kansloos?

ik zeg jullie iig dat de card er heel veel op beter gaat worden indien de partij door gaat.

blij maken met een dode mus noemen ze dat

Dit is echt zo'n kreet die iedereen kan maken, ik geloof voor de volle 100% dat je er meer van af weet, maar wij hebben er zo weinig aan...

**Mule-Kick** · 24-11-2011, 10:52

Toch wel weer een vette card zeker voor J-MMA begrippen

**Kemal** · 29-11-2011, 19:37

Aoki vs. Kitaoka, Tokoro vs. Saadulaev Added to 'Genki Desu Ka!!'

A lightweight title bout between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka and a bantamweight reserve bout between Hideo Tokoro and Yusup Saadulaev are recent additions to the New Year's Eve "Genki Desu Ka!!" event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

DREAM last weekend made official that Aoki will be defending his DREAM belt against former teammate Kitaoka in a five-round affair. On Tuesday, Tokoro and Saadulaev, who were both ousted in quarterfinal bouts in September, were given a second chance at returning to the tournament. The reserve winner could potentially enter the finals in the event an injury replacement is needed.

Aoki (29-5), who will be fighting for the fourth time in 2011, is looking to extend his win streak to seven as well as a successful second title defense. Aoki last fought in September, submitting "Razor" Rob McCullough with a neck crank at DREAM.17. Kitaoka (29-10-9) is a former Sengoku lightweight champion who made his DREAM debut in September, beating Willamy Freire by split decision.

Tokoro (30-24-1) had a four-fight win streak snapped by Antonio Banuelos at DREAM.17. Meanwhile, Saadulaev suffered his first career loss in a unanimous decision loss to Rodolfo Marques.

The current "Genki Desu Ka!!" lineup is below.

Dream Lightweight Title Bout
Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka

Dream Featherweight Title Bout
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue

Dream Bantamweight World GP
Semifinals: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Semifinals: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Finals: Winner of Fernandes-Marques vs. Winner of Imanari-Banuelos
Reserve: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev

Other Bouts
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

**Kemal** · 05-12-2011, 19:34

Yuichiro 'Jienotsu' Nagashima Set for Mixed Rules Bout at 'Genki Desu Ka!!'

Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima, who knocked out Shinya Aoki last New Year's Eve in a kickboxing/MMA fight, will fight again under the mixed rules format on Dec. 31 at "Genki Desu Ka!!" taking place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Nagashima, a K-1 MAX fighter known for engaging in school girl cosplay, has been booked to face former DEEP lightweight champion and DREAM veteran Katsunori Kikuno. In this special attraction, one round will be under K-1 kickboxing rules and the other under DREAM mixed martial arts rules.

Nagashima, who fought MMA in 2005-2006 before making the jump full-time to K-1 in 2007, recently made clear his interest in returning to MMA. Following a UFC 137 pre-fight press conference in October, Nagashima introduced himself to UFC president Dana White and asked for an opportunity inside the UFC cage.

At Dynamite!! 2010, Nagashima caught the attention of Japanese MMA fans by scoring a second-round KO over Aoki. And he did so in the MMA round of the fight with a knee four seconds in. Unlike last year, Nagashima will be fighting an MMA fighter who prefers to keep the fight on the feet. Kikuno carries one of the more unusual fighting stances in MMA with his emphasis in Kyokushin Karate. Kikuno also has a judo background but his strength in MMA has been in the standup department. Nine out of his 16 wins have come by way of (T)KO.

The current "Genki Desu Ka!!" lineup is below.

Dream Lightweight Title Bout
Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka

Dream Featherweight Title Bout
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue

Dream Bantamweight World GP
Semifinals: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Semifinals: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Finals: Winner of Fernandes-Marques vs. Winner of Imanari-Banuelos
Reserve: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev

Other MMA Bouts
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

Mixed Rules Bout
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno

**blackadder** · 12-12-2011, 21:09

http://www.m-1global.com/2011/12/12/...2011-in-japan/
Ik krijg de link niet open. Tering wat een trage verbinding.

**The Company** · 12-12-2011, 21:33

Makkie voor Fedor.

**blackadder** · 12-12-2011, 21:34

Zelfs Fedor krijgt deze link niet sneller open.

**Kemal** · 12-12-2011, 21:49

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii Signed for New Year's Eve Event in Japan

Fedor Emelianenko will face former Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii on a New Year's Eve event co-promoted by M-1 Global and DREAM in Saitama, Japan.

The promotions confirmed the fight's booking in a joint news release on Monday afternoon.

It will be the first time Emelianenko fights in Japan in exactly four years, since defeating Hong-Man Choi. That fight led to his arrival in the US and Affliction before he eventually moved on to Strikeforce.

Emelianenko (32-4, 1 no contest) recently snapped a three-fight win streak by defeating Jeff Monson in a unanimous decision at an M-1 event in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The fight with Ishii had been rumored for some time, but for a time it wasn't expected to happen until officials pulled it together during the past week.

Ishii will be at a severe experience disadvantage, having fought just six times in his career. He's 4-1-1 overall, and most recently fought at a independent show in Brazil where he fought to a draw with former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho. In 2008, Ishii captured an Olympic judo gold medal in the 100+ kilogram weight class.

The New Year's Eve event -- titled Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 -- will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and air on HDNet.

Among the other fights officially confirmed are a lightweight bout between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka, and a featherweight bout pitting Tatsuya Kawajiri and Kazuyuki Miyata.

**ChingChong** · 13-12-2011, 12:04

Ik weet niet of het al bekend was, maar bij deze..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTiELqu5_9M&feature=g-u

**ijsbier** · 13-12-2011, 14:56

0:33 , ... FUCK!!

**Budokan** · 13-12-2011, 15:55

Ben bang dat Ishii te grote stappen probeert te zetten

**Mule-Kick** · 13-12-2011, 16:08

Originally Posted by ijsbier

0:33 , ... FUCK!!

Don't fuck with Aoki..

Dit moet Fedor normaal gezien makkelijk kunnen winnen

**Soulbringer320** · 16-12-2011, 17:15

On New Year's Eve, Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to compete against former Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii for Dream. The bout will be the second in six weeks for the Russian heavyweight, who had previously dropped three in a row under the Strikeforce banner.
Emelianenko recently defeated American wrestler Jeff Monson, at an M-1 event in Russia. Fedor won a decision, but broke Monson's femur in the process. Ishii is only 4-1 in mixed martial arts and most recently fought former WEC champion Paulo Filho to a draw in a September bout in Brazil.

**Kemal** · 18-12-2011, 13:06

Oficial fight card

Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
DREAM Lightweight Championship Bout: Shinya Aoki (c) vs. Satoru Kitaoka
DREAM Featherweight Championship Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya (c) vs. Takeshi Inoue
Featherweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Welterweight Bout: Hayato Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules Bout: Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno
IGF Rules Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts

Bantamweight Tournament

Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev
Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner of Imanari/Banuelos vs. Winner of Fernandes/Marques