Dream ‘Genki Desu Ka!’ New Year’s Eve card goes down at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Headlining the card is the return of Fedor Emelianenko to Japan since December 31, 2007. His opponent is 2008 Judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii, who currently resides in California to train at Mark Munoz’s Reign Training Center.
Also on the card is the featherweight title fight of Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue, the lightweight title fight of Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka, and the bantamweight Grand Prix.
Main Event:
Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii by KO (punches) Round 1
Dream Lightweight Championship:
Shinya Aoki def. Satoru Kitaoka by unanimous decision
Dream Featherweight Championship:
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue by unanimous decision
Bantam Weight Grand Prix Final:
-Bibiano Fernandes def. Antonio Banuelos by TKO (punches) at 1:21 of Round 1
-Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez by submission (armbar) at 1:05 of Round 1
-Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata by submission (arm triangle) at 4:54 of Round 2
-Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Ryo Chonan by unanimous decision
Bantam Weight Grand Prix Semifinals (each bout 2 rounds):
-Bibiano Fernandes def. Rodolfo Marques by unanimous decision
-Antonio Banuelos def. Masakazu Imanari by split decision
Bantam Weight Grand Prix Reserve:
-Yusup Saadulaev def. Hideo Tokoro by KO (slam) at 0:42 of Round 1
