HDNet’s popularity with hardcore MMA fans has a lot to do with their dedication to airing overseas events from the Land of the Rising Sun and beyond. This new year’s eve will be no different, as the network plans to bring “DREAM: Fight for Japan: Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011″ to the masses (for those who are lucky enough to have this in their sports package).
Beginning at 1 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 31, HDNet will crank up this Japanese smorgasbord of MMA action and continue forward for nine continuous hours. Headlining …

Shinya Aoki defeats Rob McCullough by submission (neck crank) @ 4:52 of 1st round
Tatsuya Kawajiri defeats Joachim Hansen by submission (arm triangle) @ 2:30 of 3rd round
Takeshi Inoue defeats Caol Uno by KO @ 4:17 of 1st round.
Yan Cabral defeats Kazushi Sakuraba by submission (arm triangle) @ 2:42 of 2nd round
Satoru Kitaoka defeats Willamy Freire by split decision
Gerald Harris defeats Kazuhiro Nakamura by split decision
Dream Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Antonio Banuelos defeats Hideo Tokoro by split decision
Bibiano Fernandes defeats Takafumi Otsuka by KO @ 0:41 of 1st round.
Masakazu Imanari defeats …

Jim Wallhead defeats Frank Trigg via split decision
Paul Daley defeats Jordan Radev via unanimous decision
Rob Sinclair defeats Diego Vital by KO - Round 3
Jack Marshman defeats Carl Noon by TKO (Strikes) - Round 3
Andre Winner defeats Jason Ball via unanimous decision
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Chris Fishgold defeats Jeremy Petley by submission - Round 1
Erik Perez defeats James Brum by submission - Round 1
Eugene Fadiora defeats Robert Devanne by submission - Round 1
Pindi Madahar defeats Danny Compton by TKO - Round 2
Dale Hardiman defeats Scott Jansen by Submission - Round 2
Tom Breese defeats Lee Taylor …

Champ Hiroyuki Takaya defeats Kazuyuki Miyata via split decision (defends featherweight title)
Hideo Tokoro defeats Masakazu Imanari via unanimous decision (Japan bantamweight tournament finale)
Champ Gegard Mousasi defeats Hiroshi Izumi via TKO (strikes) - Round 1 @ 3:28 (defends light-heavyweight title)
Tatsuya Kawajiri defeats Drew Fickett via TKO (strikes) - Round 1 @ 4:41
Kenji Osawa defeats Keisuke Fujiwara via unanimous decision (bantamweight tournament third-place fight)
Tatsuya Mizuno defeats Trevor Prangley via KO (knee) - Round 1 @ 4:41
Champ Marius Zaromskis defeats Eiji Ishikawa via unanimous decision (non-title fight)
Eiji Mitsuoka defeats Bruno Carvalho via unanimous …

Struggling Japanese MMA promotion DREAM has announced match-ups for their 2011 bantamweight grand prix. They are as follows:
Yoshiro Maeda (28-9-2 MMA, 2-3 DREAM) vs. Hideo Tokoro (27-23-1 MMA, 5-6 DREAM)
Darren Uyenoyama (6-3 MMA, 0-1 DREAM) vs. Atsushi Yamamoto (14-6-1 MMA, 1-1 DREAM)
Kenji Osawa (16-9-2 MMA, 1-0 DREAM) vs. Takafumi Otsuka (11-7-1 MMA, 0-2 DREAM)
Keisuke Fujiwara (11-2-4 MMA, 0-1 DREAM) vs. Masakazu Imanari (21-8-2 MMA, 1-1 DREAM)
As one can see, the participants have not had much success within DREAM, but the tournament will provide some much needed momentum for the organization …