Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Dream, Inoki Genome Federation, M-1 Global | |||
| Date | December 31, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City |  Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 24,606 | |||
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Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011, also known as Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011 was a mixed martial arts, puroresu and kickboxing event in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by FEG, M-1 Global and the Inoki Genome Federation that took place on December 31, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[1]
Background[]
The event included bouts that encompassed the Dream, K-1 World MAX and IGF banners. The event aired live on HDNet in North America, SKY PerfecTV! in Japan, and also online through Nico Nico Douga.[2]
The semi-finals and finals of Dream's World Bantamweight Grand Prix were held at this event.[3]
The Nagashima/Kikuno mixed rules bout consisted of a three-minute first round under K-1 rules and a five-minute second round under Dram rules.[4]
Kazushi Sakuraba was rumoured to be involved in a puroresu bout on this card.[5]
Tim Sylvia was expected to face Brett Rogers at this event, however the bout was scrapped because Rogers was unable to obtain a visa to enter Japan.[6]
Results[]
- Heavyweight bout:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. 
Satoshi Ishii
- Emelianenko defeated Ishii via KO (punches) at 2:29 of round 1.
- Dream Lightweight Championship bout: Shinya Aoki (c) vs. Satoru Kitaoka
- Aoki defeated Kitaoka via unanimous decision.
- Dream Featherweight Championship bout: Hiroyuki Takaya (c) vs. Takeshi Inoue
- Takaya defeated Inoue via unanimous decision.
- IGF Rules bout: Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata
- Sakuraba/Shibata defeated Sawada/Suzukawa via TKO (referee stoppage) at 13:46 of round 1.
- IGF Rules bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs.
Peter Aerts
- Fujita defeated Aerts via submission (Boston crab) at 3:36 of round 1.
- IGF Championship bout:
Jerome Le Banner vs. 
Tim Sylvia
- Le Banner defeated Sylvia via TKO (referee stoppage) at 2:57 of round 1.
- Dream/K-1 Special Rules bout: Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno
- Kikuno defeated Nagashima via TKO (punches) at 2:34 of round 2.
- IGF Rules bout: Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki
- Barnett defeated Suzuki via pinfall at 11:47 of round 1.
- Women's (115 lbs) bout: Megumi Fujii vs.
Karla Benitez
- Fujii defeated Benitez via submission (armbar) at 1:15 of round 1.
- Featherweight bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
- Kawajiri defeated Miyata via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:54 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Hayato Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
- Sakurai defeated Chonan via unanimous decision.
- K-1 MAX (-63 kg) bout: Yuta Kubo vs.
Nils Widlund
- Kubo defeated Widlund via KO (High Kick) at 1:10 of round 3.
- K-1 MAX (-63 kg) bout: Masaaki Noiri vs. Kengo Sonoda
- Noiri defeated Sonoda via unanimous decision.
Bantamweight Tournament[]
- Bantamweight Tournament Final: Antonio Banuelos vs.
Bibiano Fernandes
- Fernandes defeated Banuelos via TKO (punches) at 1:21 of round 1.
- Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
- Fernandes defeated Marques via unanimous decision.
- Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
- Banuelos defeated Imanari via split decision.
- Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev
- Saadulaev defeated Tokoro via KO (slam) at 0:42 of round 1.
World Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 Bracket[]
| Quarterfinals (Dream 17) | Semifinals (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka) | Final (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka) | ||||||||
| Masakazu Imanari | W | |||||||||
 Abel Cullum | SUB | |||||||||
| Masakazu Imanari | DEC | |||||||||
| Antonio Banuelos | W | |||||||||
| Hideo Tokoro | DEC | |||||||||
| Antonio Banuelos | W | |||||||||
| Antonio Banuelos | TKO | |||||||||
 Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Takafumi Otsuka | SUB | |||||||||
| Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Marques | DEC | |||||||||
 Yusup Saadulaev | DEC | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Marques | W | |||||||||
References[]
- ^ "FieLDS presents Fight for Japan『元気ですか!! 大晦日!! ２０１１』". dreamofficial.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ "Year-end 2011 Dream event adds Takaya-Inoue title fight, Kawajiri-Miyata". mmajunkie.com. 2011-11-17.
- ^ "'Dream: New Year! 2011' adds Sakurai vs. Chonan, bantamweight grand-prix semis". mmajunkie.com. 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Genki Desu Ka!! Kikuno And Nagashima Mix It Up". nightmareofbattle.com. 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Genki Desu Ka!! Sakuraba Puroresu Return?". nightmareofbattle.com. 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Visa Issues Scrap Brett Rogers' Fight vs. Tim Sylvia on Year-End Dream Card". Heavy.com. 2011-12-15.
- Dream (mixed martial arts) events
- K-1 events
- 2011 in Japanese sport
- 2011 in kickboxing
- 2011 in mixed martial arts
- Kickboxing in Japan
- Sport in Saitama (city)
- M-1 Global events
- December 2011 sports events in Japan