Dream Japan Grand Prix Final: Results

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DREAM JAPAN GRAND PRIX FINAL - 2011 BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINAL was held Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

In the main event, DREAM Featherweight Champion Hiroyuki "Streetfight Bancho" Takaya edged out Kazuyuki "Little Hercules" Miyata for a razor-thin split decision victory. The American judge, Matt Hume, scored the fight for the wrestler, Miyata, while the two Japanese judges, Akira Shoji and Hikaru Adachi, gave the nod to Takaya.

Hideo Tokoro hit the pinnacle of his MMA career in his 54th professional fight by winning the Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix. outworking Masakazu Imanari and avoided his lethal submissions en route to winning a unanimous decision and the tournament crown. Both Tokoro and Imanari, as well as the third-place winner, Kenji Osawa, have secured spots in the upcoming DREAM World Bantamweight Grand Prix.

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DREAM: JAPAN GP FINAL

{Featherweight Championship}

Hiroyuki Takaya (16-9) won by SD over Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8)

[20:00] - 3 Rounds

[Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix Final]

Hideo Tokoro (30-23) won by UD over Masakazu Imanari (23-9)

[15:00] - 2 Rounds

{Light Heavyweight Championship}

Gegard Mousasi (31-3) won by TKO over Hiroshi Izumi (4-2)

[3:29] - Round 1 - punches

Tatsuya Kawajiri (28-7) won by TKO over Drew Fickett (41-15)

[4:41] - Round 1 - punches

[Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix Third Place]

Kenji Osawa (18-10) won by UD over Keisuke Fujiwara (11-4)

[15:00] - 2 Rounds

Tatsuya Mizuno (9-7) won by KO over Trevor Prangley (23-8)

[4:41] - Round 1 - knee to the body

Marius Zaromskis (15-6) won by UD over Eiji Ishikawa (22-17)

[15:00] - 2 Rounds

Eiji Mitsuoka (18-7) won by UD over Bruno Carvalho (6-2)

[15:00] - 2 Rounds

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Last Updated (Sunday, 17 July 2011 10:17)