Dream 17: Fight for Japan (05.29.2011)

Post #1 » by **CPT** » Tue May 17, 2011 12:32 pm

Just saw this card because of a story about Antonio McKee pulling out of a fight with Aoki because of "visa issues." Organizers are doubting his story because there's still so much time before the event.

Bantamweight Japan Tournament Semifinals
11. Imanari/Fujiwara vs. Osawa/Otsuka
10. Uenoyama/Yamamoto vs. Maeda/Tokoro

Single Fights
9. LW: Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee
8. LW: Katsunori Kikuno vs. Daisuke Nakamura
7. FW: Caol Uno vs. Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura
6. FW: Lion Takeshi vs. Koichiro Matsumoto
5. FW: Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Joachim Hansen

Bantamweight Japan Tournament Quarterfinals
4. Kenji Osawa vs. Takafumi Otsuka
3. Masakazu Imanari vs. Keisuke Fujiwara
2. Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hideo Tokoro
1. Darren Uenoyama vs. Atsushi Yamamoto

It's almost exclusively Japanese fighters, but the card looks awesome. The BW tournament is definitely something to watch.

Hansen vs. Ishida could be good. I like seeing Wicky and Kikuno fight as well. Would be kind of interesting to see Aoki vs. McKee if they can get those "visa issues" squared away. If not, I hope they find a live replacement.

SDM · Post #2 » by **SDM** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:10 pm

I heard Sherwin-Williams is developing a new kind of paint that dries in fifteen minutes, they're calling it Aoki/McKee.

REDDzone · Post #3 » by **REDDzone** » Tue May 17, 2011 7:51 pm

I'm actually surprised dream is having another event.

Hopefully they get around to paying their fighters this time.

Post #4 » by **CPT** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:25 pm

SDM wrote:I heard Sherwin-Williams is developing a new kind of paint that dries in fifteen minutes, they're calling it Aoki/McKee.

McKee is awful, but I think Aoki is a lot of fun to watch.

Cammo101 · Post #5 » by **Cammo101** » Wed May 18, 2011 3:08 am

McKee is out and (former TUF contestant) Shane Nelson is in for the fight against Aoki. You just knew they were not actually going to let Aoki fight someone with an actual chance at beating him.

Nemesis21 · Post #6 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:17 am

It will now be R Clementi vs Aoki,

http://ht.ly/4X3sU

Post #7 » by **CPT** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:24 am

I kinda like that fight.

Clementi hasn't exactly been tearing it up since he got ousted from the UFC, but he's solid.

cowboyronnie · Post #8 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed May 18, 2011 11:17 am

oh cool. I like Rich a lot. he got triangle choked by a really young, inexperienced guy not too long ago. but I'm pretty sure that doesn't reflect his actual sub defense.

one of the reasons for the less than stellar record since leaving the UFC is a couple of short notice fill-ins of injured fighters.

Cammo101 · Post #9 » by **Cammo101** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:25 pm

This Aoki fight just keeps getting more one sided. I like Clementi as much as the next guy who watched the UFC 4 years ago, but he has been losing pretty regularly on the local circuit lately and is clearly not the same fighter he once was. In his last 5 fights, he has lost 3 times to such juggernauts as Aaron Derrow, Reza Madadi, and Carey Vanier.

How is it possible that this is the best fight they can find for Aoki?

cowboyronnie · Post #10 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:29 pm

Match-up-wise, it's good. It's a good fight.

Cammo101 · Post #11 » by **Cammo101** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:14 pm

I thought McKee had an excellent chance at beating Aoki. It would not be pretty to watch, but he could definately lay and pray his way to victory. I don't see how Clementi wins this fight. After watching him lose to Vanier in Bellator, he did not look like the same dude who put a beating on Melvin Guilard.

I hope I am wrong though because I like Clementi and dislike Aoki.

cowboyronnie · Post #12 » by **cowboyronnie** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:40 pm

I think Rich wins this.

Posey H8er · Post #13 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Jun 4, 2011 12:03 am

i don't think this aired live in the US, but the tape delayed broadcast will be on HD Net tonight at 10pm eastern