DREAM: New Year! 2011 results
Fedor Emelianenko knocks Satoshi Ishii out in the first round. File photo: Tomokazu Tazawa/Getty Images
The official “DREAM: New Year! 2011” results of Saturday, December 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan:
- Fedor Emelianenko defeats Satoshi Ishii via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:29
- Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka via unanimous decision – retains lightweight title
Fedor Emelianenko knocked out Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshii Ishii at 2:29 of the first round in the main event of DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011 on Saturday in Saitama, Japan.
In other featured matchups, DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki beat Satoru Kitaoka, featherweight champ Hiroyuki Takaya topped Takeshi Inoue, and Bibiano Fernandes stopped Antonio Banuelos in the final of the bantamweight grand prix.
- The complete DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011 results were:
- Fedor Emelianenko def. Satoshi Ishii via KO (punches) – Round 1, 2:29
- Shinya Aoki (c) def. Satoru Kitaoka via unanimous decision
DREAM Lightweight Championship - Hiroyuki Takaya (c) def. Takeshi “Lion” Inoue via unanimous decision
DREAM Featherweight Championship - Megumi Fujii def. Karla Benitez via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:15
- Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazuyuki Miyata via submission (arm triangle) – Round 2, 4:54
- Ryo Chonan def. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai via unanimous decision
