Dream 12

Dream 12 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream that 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]

Dream 12: Cage of Dreams
The poster for Dream 12: Cage of Dreams.
Information
PromotionDream
DateOctober 25th, 2009
VenueOsaka-jo Hall
CityOsaka, Japan
Attendance10,112
Event chronology
Dream 11 Dream 12: Cage of Dreams Dream 13

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Tomoya Miyashita def Keisuke Fujiwara unanimous decision 3 5:00
Lightweight Kuniyoshi Hironaka def Won Sik Park TKO (corner stoppage) 1 5:00
Featherweight Yoshiro Maeda def Chase Beebe submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:26
Middleweight Dong Sik Yoon def Tarec Saffiedine split decision 3 5:00
Middleweight Kazushi Sakuraba def Zelg Galesic submission (kneebar) 1 1:40
Welterweight Marius Zaromskis def Myeon Ho Bae KO (head kick) 1 0:19
Lightweight Eddie Alvarez def Katsunori Kikuno submission (arm triangle choke) 2 3:42
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem def James Thompson submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:33
Middleweight Katsuyori Shibata def Tokimitsu Ishizawa TKO (punches) 1 4:52
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    See also

    Notes
    • On August 12, 2009, it was announced the event would take place October 25 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, 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 to Dream 12, Dream utilized their official YouTube channel 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, another Dream 12 promotional 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 9 competitor Richie Whitson was set to face Daisuke Nakamura however scheduling issues forced Whitson out of the bout.
    • A bout between Melvin Manhoef and Zelg Galesic was scrapped after Manhoef had to pull out due to injury. Manhoef was replaced by Kazushi Sakuraba.[7]
    • A bout between Paulo Filho and Dong Sik Yoon was scrapped after Filho failed to show up. Tarec Saffiedine replaced Filho.[8]

    References
    1. http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1254202588
    2. "DREAM | ニュース | 10・25『OLYMPIA DREAM.12』大阪城ホール大会概要発表!!大阪で何かが起きる!? 笹原EP「ビビッてたじろぐ"仕掛け"」を予告!!" (in Japanese). Dreamofficial.com. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
    3. "ニュース | 笹原EP予告、10.25『DREAM.12』にとんでもない仕掛けが!?" (in Japanese). kamipro.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
    4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Y4F96LEp4
    5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r487axo8czI
    6. http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1254827436
    7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    8. http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/10/23/paulo-filho-out-of-dream-12/
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