Dream: Japan GP Final
{{short description|Dream mixed martial arts event in 2011}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Dream: Japan GP Final
|image=Dreamgpfinal large.jpg
|promotion= Dream
|date= July 16, 2011
|venue= Ariake Coliseum
|city= Tokyo, Japan
|attendance= 8,142
|gate=
|buyrate=
|previousevent= Dream: Fight for Japan!
|followingevent= Dream 17
}}
Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on July 16, 2011 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/fightcard/?id=20110716|title=DREAM.17|publisher=DREAM Official Website|accessdate=2011-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Title-Bouts-Bantamweight-GP-Final-Announced-for-Dream-17-32718|title=Title Bouts, Bantamweight GP Final Announced for Dream 17|publisher=Sherdog.com|date=2011-05-29}}
Background
The Kenji Osawa-Keisuke Fujiwara fight was planned as a qualifier for the worldwide Dream bantamweight Grand Prix later that year.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/24001/duffee-vs-gaston-osawa-vs-fujiwara-added-to-dream-17-in-july.mma |title=Duffee vs. Gaston, Osawa vs. Fujiwara added to DREAM.17 in July |publisher=MMAJunkie.com |date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618205932/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24001/duffee-vs-gaston-osawa-vs-fujiwara-added-to-dream-17-in-july.mma |archivedate=2011-06-18 }}
Willamy Freire suffered a hand injury during training that forced him out of his bout with Kawajiri. He was replaced with Drew Fickett.
Todd Duffee was scheduled to face Nick Gaston at this event, but was forced out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Duffee-Injured-Heavyweight-Bout-Nixed-from-Saturdays-Dream-33901|title=Duffee Injured; Heavyweight Bout Nixed from Saturday's Dream|publisher=Sherdog.com|date=2011-07-11}}
Hayato Sakurai was scheduled to fight Marius Žaromskis at this event, however an unspecified leg injury forced him out of the bout. Žaromskis instead faced Eiji Ishikawa{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Injured-Mach-Sakurai-Replaced-on-Saturdays-Dream-Card-33940|title=Injured 'Mach' Sakurai Replaced on Saturday's Dream Card |publisher=Sherdog.com|date=2011-07-13}} at a catchweight of 79 kg (175 lbs).{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/24410/dream-japan-gp-final-weigh-in-results-all-bouts-official.mma|title="DREAM: Japan GP Final" weigh-in results: All bouts official|publisher=MMAJunkie.com|date=2011-07-15|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091712/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24410/dream-japan-gp-final-weigh-in-results-all-bouts-official.mma|archivedate=2011-07-18}}
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
| Bruno Carvalho
|unanimous decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (175 lbs)
|def
| Eiji Ishikawa
|unanimous decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|def
|TKO (knee and punches)
|1
|4:41
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def
|unanimous decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def
|TKO (punches)
|1
|4:41
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
| Gegard Mousasi (c)
|def
|TKO (punches)
|1
|3:28
|For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Tournament Final
|def
|unanimous decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| Hiroyuki Takaya (c)
|def
|split decision
|3
|5:00
|For the Featherweight Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 Bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Masakazu Imanari|W|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keisuke Fujiwara|DEC|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takafumi Otsuka |DEC|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Osawa|W
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Atsushi Yamamoto |W|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusaku Nakamura |TKO|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiro Maeda |SUB|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Tokoro |W
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Masakazu Imanari|W|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Osawa|SUB
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Atsushi Yamamoto |DEC|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Tokoro|W
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Masakazu Imanari|DEC|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Tokoro|W
|||||
}}