DREAM.11 in the Books

If you are like me and have a day job, there is a slim chance you were watching HDNet at 7am Eastern to catch DREAM.11.  That is why we love the internet. The usual places have the usual videos, and BloodyElbow has a comprehensive event report up.

Quick Results
Bibiano Fernandes (7-2) def. Hiroyuki Takaya (12-7-1) via Split Decision
Shinya Aoki (22-4) def. Joachim Hansen (19-8-1) via Submission (Armbar) R2
Kazushi Sakuraba (25-12-1, 2 NC) def. Rubin Williams (0-1) via Submission (Kimura) R1
Tatsuya Kawajiri (25-5-2) def. Melchor Manibusan (2-4) via TKO (Punches) R1
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (7-4) def. Bob Sapp (10-6-1) via TKO (Punches) R1
Ikuhisa Minowa (43-30-8) def. Hong Man Choi (2-3) via Submission (Heel Hook) R1
Bibiano Fernandes (6-2) def. Joe Warren (2-1) via Submission (Armbar) R1
Hiroyuki Takaya (12-6-1) def. Hideo Tokoro (22-17-1) via TKO (Punches) R2
Kazuyuki Miyata (8-7) def. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata (11-6-3) via Unanimous Decision

HW Rankings Updated

Coming off the Final 16, K-1 Legend has updated our Heavyweight rankings:

1. Remy Bonjasky
2. Badr Hari
3. Semmy Schilt
4. Alistair Overeem
5. Peter Aerts
6. Errol Zimmerman
7. Ruslan Karaev
8. Ewerton Teixeira
9. Nathan Corbett
10. Kyotaro
11. Mourad Bouzidi
12. Zabit Samedov
13. Daniel Ghita
14. Gokhan Saki
15. Tyrone Spong
16. Jerome Le Banner
17. Melvin Manhoef
18. Sergei Lascenko
19. Attila Karacs
20. Singh Jaideep

The biggest change here is obviously Overeem leaping up to #4. I anticipate a lot of folks will balk at his high ranking, but the fact is in the last year he’s had two wins against (at the time) the #2 and #3 ranked fighters, and had a close, competitive fight with #1. K-1 fans may not like it, and you can argue that his wins are due in large part to his suspect build, but he’s beaten some huge names and has clearly earned a top spot.

Other good increases for Karaev, Zimmerman, and Le Banner, who all rebounded from loses with impressive Final 16 wins. Despite winning, Teixeira actually ends up dropping a bit, being leapfrogged by a few fighters who had more impressive showings than Ewerton’s lackluster performance against fringe top 20 fighter Jaideep.

K-1 Heavyweight Rankings

Top 20: K-1 Heavyweight Division (70 kg and over)
1. Remy Bonjasky
2. Badr Hari
3. Peter Aerts
4. Semmy Schilt
5. Kyotaro
6. Ewerton Teixeira
7. Nathan Corbett
8. Zabit Samedov
9. Mourad Bouzidi
10. Errol Zimmerman
11. Gokhan Saki
12. Tyrone Spong
13. Melvin Manhoef
14. Ramazan Ramazanov
15. Rico Verhoeven
16. Pavel Zuravliov
17. Attila Karacs
18. Sergei Lascenko
19. Singh Jaideep
20. Daniel Ghita

As of Aug. 10, 2009

These rankings are for fighters in the K-1 Heavyweight limit of 70 kg and up and includes fights outside of K-1.

K-1 MAX Rankings

Top 20: K-1 MAX Division (70 kg and under)
1. MASATO
2. Giorgio Petrosyan
3. Andy Souwer
4. Buakaw Por. Pramuk
5. Artur Kyshenko
6. Albert Kraus
7. Yuya Yamamoto
8. Nieky Holtzken
9. Gago Drago
10. Yoshihiro Sato
11. Chahid Oulad El Hadj
12. Murat Direcki
13. Yoshihiro Kido
14. John Wayne Parr
15. Taishin Kohiruimaki
16. Dzhabar Askerov
17. Leroy Kaestner
18. Joerie Mes
19. Chi Bin Lim
20. Marco Pique

As of Aug. 4, 2009

These rankings are for fighters in the K-1 MAX weight limit of 70 kg and under and includes fights outside of K-1. Check back soon for Heavyweight rankings.