Dream 12
| Dream 12: Cage of Dreams | ||||
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 The poster for Dream 12: Cage of Dreams | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Dream | |||
| Date | October 25th, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Osaka-jo Hall | |||
| City | Osaka,Japan | |||
| Attendance | 10,112 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Dream 12was amixed martial artsevent promoted byFighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotionDreamthat took place on October 25, 2009 in Osaka, Japan. The event marked the first time Dream used a hexagon cage.[1]Fights consisted of three five-minute rounds, as used in the North American system, though elbows remained illegal.[1]
Results
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | James Thompson | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Katsunori Kikuno | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:42 | |
| Welterweight | Marius Zaromskis | def. | Myeon Ho Bae | KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:19 | |
| Middleweight | Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Zelg Galesic | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:40 |
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| Middleweight | Katsuyori Shibata | def. | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:52 | |
| Middleweight | Dong Sik Yoon | def. | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Yoshiro Maeda | def. | Chase Beebe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:36 | |
| Lightweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | Won Sik Park | TKO (eye injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Tomoya Miyashita | def. | Keisuke Fujiwara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- On August 12, 2009, it was announced the event would take place October 25 at theOsaka Castle HallinOsaka,Japan. Dream's EP Sasahara hinted at a "big surprise" which he said had a 70% chance of actually happening.[2][3]This "big surprise" turn out to be the introduction of a cage as Dream's fighting platform.
- Prior toDream 12,Dream utilized their officialYouTubechannel to provide hype for the event. On August 21, 2009, a brief promotional video teasing viewers with the first appearance of a cage was uploaded.[4]A month later, on September 23, 2009, anotherDream 12promotional video was uploaded, this time depicting potential participants intertwined with footage showing the construction of Dream's white cage.[5]The show, Event Producer Seiichi Sasahara said Sakuraba could potentially fight again later in the month, though no official decision has yet to be made.[6]A week out from the event, Sakuraba was confirmed for Dream 12.[7]
- The Ultimate Fighter 9competitorRichie Whitsonwas set to faceDaisuke Nakamurahowever scheduling issues forced Whitson out of the bout.[citation needed]
- A bout betweenMelvin ManhoefandZelg Galesicwas scrapped after Manhoef had to pull out due to injury. Manhoef was replaced byKazushi Sakuraba.[7]
- A bout betweenPaulo FilhoandDong Sik Yoonwas scrapped after Filho failed to show up. Tarec Saffiedine replaced Filho.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Dream | ライト cấp ワンマッチ2 thí hợp が quyết định! 10・25『Dream.12』 đại phản thành ホール đại hội の nhất bộ đối chiến カード phát biểu!!".
- ^"DREAM | ニュース | 10・25『OLYMPIA DREAM.12』 đại phản thành ホール đại hội khái yếu phát biểu!! Đại phản で hà かが khởi きる!? Thế nguyên EP “ビビッてたじろぐ" sĩ quải け "” を dư cáo!! "(in Japanese). Dreamofficial.com.Retrieved2009-08-15.
- ^"ニュース | thế nguyên EP dư cáo, 10.25『DREAM.12』にとんでもない sĩ quải けが!?"(in Japanese). kamipro.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-19.Retrieved2009-08-15.
- ^DREAM.12 - Promotion Video - 21.Aug.2009.YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^DREAM.12 - PV.YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^"Dream | 10・6『Dream.11』 hoành bang アリーナ đại hội xuất tràng ファイターの thí hợp hậu のコメント Part.6".
- ^ab"DREAM.12 additions include welterweight champ Marius Zaromskis and Kazushi Sakuraba | MMAjunkie.com".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-22.Retrieved2009-10-19.
- ^"Paulo Filho Out of Dream.12 -- MMA FanHouse".mma.fanhouse.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-26.