I am disappoint that I missed the openers, but I was catching up on some much needed rest.
Good show by Miyata. Uno.
Watanabe is a fucking mad man. Dude just survived 10 minutes of attempted submissions by Tokoro by sheer power. Now he's throwing headbutts. Dude just doesn't care and it is awesome. Damn, he just threw Tokoro across the ring after an armbar attempt.....and Tokoro finally locked in the armbar after what seemed like a hundred attempts.
MINOWAMAN!!!!!! Fuuuuuuuck, the great Minowaman got stopped by boring as fuck Izumi.
Mizuno has no business being in there against heavyweights. He looked decent at 205 and he should stay there. I really hope he is OK.
LOOOOOOOOOOL @ this Aoki vs. Nagashima fight. The first round was absolutely hilarious with Aoki flopping around with drop kicks and rolling thunders. And karma bit Aoki in the ass as he gets crumpled with a tiger knee. That was crazy. I can't wait for the continued talks of Aoki being overrated because he lost a fucking gimmick match.
'Reem crushed Duffee. Haters stay mad. Props to Duffee for manning up and taking the fight at least.
Those UFC heavies are nothing but pure hype and overrated from the start. It's a whole different ball game in Japan. They could never hang in DREAM.*
* = That's the same shit I hear when a fighter from Japan regardless of stature loses in the UFC, so I figured I'd try it on for size.
Damn. I was looking forward to see JLB crack Ishii's Tito Ortiz-like skull. LeBanner gassed in the third and Ishii just grinded him out. He definitely could have stolen this fight. LOL @ the crowd booing Ishii.
Sakuraba vs. Zaromskis was anti-climatic. Saku's ear nearly came off his head on a takedown. Whitemare just can't seem to fight himself out of this rut.
Wicky vs. Yamato was great. One of the best of the night. Wicky eventually sucked Yamato into his game, but Yamato stayed in and traded with him. Really tough fight to score.
Bah. Mach's coasting fucked him. Had he turned it on earlier he would have won easily. Incredibly frustrating.
Kawajiri via ultimate fighting. He tried to bully and Thomson couldn't stop him at all. He was schooling on the ground and got mount pretty easily. Kawajiri vs. Melendez II: Crusher's Revenge! Make it happen, Coker!
TAKAYA!!! New DREAM FW champ with a very strong performance. Bibi clearly caught feelings afterwards. I wonder if he'll jump ship. The crown of #2 FW in the world belongs to either Hioki or Takaya. Like I've said before, the top FWs in the world are overseas. Don't be scurred, Aldo.