DREAM Unveils The White Cage! Alvarez vs Kikuno Official For DREAM.12
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 4:31 AM EDT
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Having been keeping track of the mysterious DREAM.12 event for months now, I can finally give everyone some visual proof! We FINALLY have some pictures of the DREAM.12 "White Cage", as shown by Kamipro and NightmareOfBattle:
via www.kamipro.com
Along with the unveiling of the "White Cage", DREAM also announced a few matchups that most have been anticipating. Newly crowned Bellator LW champion Eddie Alvarez (18-2) will take on DEEP LW champion Katsunori Kikuno (12-1) and Cage Force LW champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka (15-6) will take on Korean sensation Won Sik "Parky" Park (7-1). Another Korean prospect which will also be making their DREAM debut is Myeon Ho Bae (8-4), who is 7-1 in his last 8 fights.
Key Notes and Rules For Cage Matches:
- The fights in the cage will be 3x5 minute rounds. (DREAM rules will apply to cage)
- The current plan is to hold one special cage event like DREAM.12 each year.
Here is the rumored DREAM.12 card:
OLYMPIA DREAM.12
Date: October 25th, 2009
Place: Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, JapanLightweight Fights:
Katsunori Kikuno (12-1, DEEP LW CHAMP) vs. Eddie Alvarez (18-2, BELLATOR LW CHAMP)
Won Sik Park (7-1) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (15-6, CAGE FORCE LW CHAMP)Participants:
Myeon Ho BaePlanned Participants:
Marius Zaromskis, Alistair Overeem, Paulo Filho, Murilo Ninja, Kiyoshi Tamura, Yoshiro Maeda, Andrews NakaharaPossible Participants:
Takafumi Otsuka
DREAM.12 White Cage Promo:
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You are way off on the DREAM logo color. You had it blue and it is obviously black, so you were wrong. Wrong is wrong! (LOL .. at a typical MMA fan response to your comment).
Really though, awesome job on that.
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Sep 29, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope the spotlights dont glare to badly of the white
by ldglass on Sep 29, 2009 4:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Should always go with the white cage…I like it…
thanks for the update supre…
by Reaser16 on Sep 29, 2009 6:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i still think they should've gone with a black fence, for better viewing..
it would’ve still looked badass either way.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 29, 2009 6:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s got to be all white, otherwise how are you going to see all the blood.
Now that I think about it, how visually stunning is a pristine white cage splattered with red going to look?
by nottheface on Sep 29, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Japanese Ringside doctors seem to hate blood with a passion. Tiny cut and the fight is over!
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Sep 29, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know. That’s why they ban elbows. Although I kind of agree with the argument against elbows versus a grounded opponent.
by nottheface on Sep 29, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t this card rumored to have the final of the Super Hulk also? Or are they planning to finish the whole tourney on DREAM.11?
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 29, 2009 6:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the finals of the Super Hulk are on NYE.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just heard a whisper of another fight taking place in japan on nye….hmmm i wonder who i could be ;-]
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Sep 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm?
The question is against who and for who? Please do tell, I am listening. I will assume DREAM.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
P.S. Everyone should know who you are talking about.
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/29/1061487/tim-sylvia-has-surgery-plans-new
That’s funny…I just got a text from Tim telling me this. I have a pretty good idea who he will be fighting. WOW is all I can say.
Overeem or JLB perhaps?
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TEASER!
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Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Sep 30, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! That’s a pretty long name.
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 30, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that could mean ya i have a clue next fight is on new years….you didn’t get to see the response after that…lol
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Sep 30, 2009 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh well, photoshopping that was fun. haha :)
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 30, 2009 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha….I may try and make the trip for this fight…
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Sep 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, your trying to get ANance in trouble..LOL.
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 30, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t Barnett was fighting Antonio Silva at Sengoku 11?
by nottheface on Sep 30, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a rumor and there is no confirmation for that yet. Not sure when Barnett will be fighting for Sengoku again. I’ve heard Silva vs Barnett for NYE, possibly.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 30, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be almost cruel.
"Yeah we came up short today but I'm cool with things." -- Juan Pablo Montoya
by capital L on Oct 1, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DREAM Cage
1. The fights in the cage will be 3×5 minute rounds.
Hooray! For all the greatness of PRIDE, and to a lesser extent, DREAM, I just do not like the (10, 5) round structure.
2. The current plan is to hold one special cage event like DREAM.12 each year.
Boo! This is silly. So, once a year they will completely alter the way in which their fights take place? Even for Japan this is a wacky idea.
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Sep 29, 2009 7:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sounds like they are just hedging their bets in case it doesnt work out.
"Like a ballet of violence clothed in fine Brazilian silk." ~ MMASuPreMaCy
by Benicio on Sep 29, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, if it's a huge hit,
we will probably see cages more often.. I hope they follow the unified rules so we can have you know.. uniformity? haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 29, 2009 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it! People are complaining about it being too white but isnt their ring white right now? It’s perfectly lit. This should be awesome. I hope HDNet does it live so I can take the next day off and stay up. =) War ALVAREZ!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Sep 29, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You don’t have to look through the ring, you have to look AT the ring.
If it works I think it’s a neat little change, but I really wonder if it’s going to be harder to see through than a black cage.
by Phildo on Sep 29, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will most likely be live and in glorious HD!
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
from some ones mind who goes beyond the U.S. borders
it has a classy clean look to it. I like the white…ALOT
by Killuminati on Sep 29, 2009 5:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Same here. All white is definitely the way to go for that special Japanese feel.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
White is the color of death in Japan.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Sep 29, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Couple Of Updates:
1) I heard that DREAM will keep its rules, but use a Cage and 3×5 minute rounds. Knees to a downed opponent and stomps to the body should be allowed in the cage.
2) The Sengoku SRC NYE event may broadcast the ISHII fight on TBS, which could means they could do something similar to when Fedor fought HMC on NYE. So, TBS may indeed show the K-1 NYE show and top it off with the ISHII bout against Yoshida.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Sep 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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