Dynamite!! 2009: DREAM vs WVR

[The HOFF]

Date: Dec 31, 2009

Location: Saitama, Japan
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Broadcast: HDNet (North America)

• Masato vs. Andy Souwer (K-1)
• Satoshi Ishii vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (MMA)
• Masanori Kanehara vs. Norofumi "Kid" Yamamoto (MMA)
• Akihiro Gono vs. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (MMA)
• Hiroshi Izumi vs. Katsuyori Shibata (MMA)
• Marlon Sandro vs. Hideo Tokoro (MMA)
• Michihiro Omigawa vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (MMA)
• Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Alistair Overeem (MMA)
• Yosuke Nishijima vs. Ray Sefo (K-1)
• Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (MMA/"Super Hulk" finale)
• Hiroya vs. Japan Masaaki Noiri (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
• Katsuki Ishida vs. Shota Shimada (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal)
• Tsukasa Fuji vs. Ryuya Kusakabe (K-1 KOSHIEN semifinal reserve)

[brooks85]

MINOWA!!!


Going to have too cut the partying short on new years.

[The HOFF]

He might be able to catch Sokoudjou in a submission. Or he could get hammer-fisted into the New Year.

Sakurai should kill Gono.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

this is a weak card, i mean find a better match for Overeem. A lot of Dream and Sengoku fighters not even on the card.

[RobbReport]

thought shinya was fighting?

[brooks85]

There is no "might" about it. Minowa will add another leg/anke lock too his list. Soko should be way overpriced also with the way mousasi/soko went.

[PorkyPig]

Nishijima vs Sefo? Slobber knocker special!

[southmadejd]

I think this card sucks. Especially for a New Year's Eve event.

[The HOFF]

• Shinya Aoki vs. Mizuto Hirota (MMA)
• Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazunori Yokota (MMA)

The organizations announced two additional MMA-rules contests for the Dec. 31 event, as Shinya Aoki meets Mizuto Hirota and Tatsuya Kawajiri faces Kazunori Yokota.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Great, this card is now watchable

[The HOFF]

The year-end collaboration between DREAM, World Victory Road and K-1 continues to grow, and the promotions added yet another contest to the massive fight card.

The organizations today announced that Dutch slugger Melvin Manhoef (23-6-1) will face "The Grabaka Hitman," Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2), in an MMA-rules contest.

[terpkeg]

Do some of these fighters even train for these fights? Must be tough to take a fight on a weeks notice. Especially if you are celebrating xmas/new year not thinking you are going to fight. This may not apply to many fighter though.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Gegard Mousasi (27-2-1) will indeed battle veteran Gary Goodridge (23-19-1) as previously rumored

http://www.mmamania.com/2009/12/28/1223006/gegard-mousasi-vs-gary-goodridge

[The HOFF]

Rumor that Fujita might pull out against Overeem with Arlovski as a possible replacement.

[terpkeg]

Rumor that Fujita might pull out against Overeem with Arlovski as a possible replacement.

Where did you here this? That would be awesome.

On another note, what book usually opens the Japaneese lines? I am not on top of them like I am the American fights and usially miss the opener.

[urge2kill]

Bookmaker just opened lines.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

src vs dream challenge matchups


kazuo misaki (src) -158
melvin manhoef (dream) +128

mizuto hirota (src) +275
shinya aoki (dream) -345

kazunori yokota (src) +275
tatsuya kawajiri (dream) -345

masanori kanehara (src) +275
norifumi yamamoto (dream) -345

akihiro gono (src) +175
hayato sakurai (dream) -215

hiroshi izumi (src) +128
katsuyori shibata (dream) -158

jong man kim (src) +135
hideo tokoro (dream) -165

michihiro omigawa (src) -113
hiroyuki takaya (dream) -117

kazuyuki fujita (src) +600
alistair overeem (dream) -1100

super hulk mma tournament final

ikuhisa minowa +300
rameau sokoudjou -370

dynamite 2009 mma super fights

hidehiko yoshida +197
satoshi ishii -247

gary goodridge +600
gegard mousasi -1100

dynamite 2009: K-1 matchups

andy souwer -113
masato -117

yosuke nishijima +285
ray sefo -355

[The HOFF]

Rumor that Fujita might pull out against Overeem with Arlovski as a possible replacement.

Where did you here this? That would be awesome.

It's not from any MMA news site. I saw it on another forum. So it might just be BS.

[The HOFF]

Hiroyuki Takaya -120
Hayato Sakurai -195

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

hey Brooks did u end up taking Minowa?

[brooks85]

Been on vacation and losing interest in posting kinda

but Yessir

MINOWA cashd big for me and so did manhoef. Two underdog hits, thats 4 in a row now

[brooks85]

think ill be making thiago my 5th underdog. Im more hesitant betting against rashads "new" gameplan than i am rashad. If this was the same rashad i have seen up until this fight, id unload on thiago but i gotta worry about tds.