K-1 Dynamite!! 2010 recap

K-1 Dynamite!! is typically an extravagant year-end event in which Japanese management company FEG joins its talents from Dream (and previously Pride) and K-1 to put on a huge super-card full of freak shows, gimmick matches, and a few legitimate scraps thrown in for good measure. This year was no different, except in my opinion it did a bit more for those craving more legitimate fights than in the past few years (excluding last year's), culminating in a pretty decent event overall. The godawful Bob Sapp vs some Japanese guy I've never heard of in some kind of "special rules" (which included the lack of gloves and prohibition of open-handed strikes) was thankfully cancelled when Sapp "lost the will to fight." I pulled out my washed up talentless hack-to-English dictionary and found out that means "I want more money." Anyway, lets get on with it.
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Bibiano Fernandes (c) via Decision (unanimous), Rd 3
Prediction: Let it be known that I thought Takaya did enough to win their first scrap to crown the inaugural Dream Featherweight Champion. Therefore, in this fight I predicted Takaya would do it again and get awarded the belt this time.
What Happened: Exactly that. The bout was about as close as it gets in the first two rounds, with Takaya edging out the first, and the second being a draw (slight edge to Fernandes) on my cards. The third round was pivotal, and Fernandes' decision to pull guard to work his BJJ proved to be his undoing, as Takaya refused to be submitted; he pounded and controlled Fernandes until the final bell, effectively stealing the round and the fight.
Thoughts: The president of FEG claimed this fight did more to drive away fans than bring them in, and that he was very disappointed by it. That may be true for the casual fan, but for me the fight had a nice amount of tension and back-and-forth battling despite its deliberate pace. Takaya slightly got the better of the standup exchanges, and perhaps sensing he needed to do something major, Fernandes pulled guard expecting his BJJ to take the match. Takaya then showed that he is more well-rounded than previously thought, as he fearlessly dove into Fernandes' dangerous guard and roughed him up as if he was untouchable. Despite what Sherdog says, I think this fight earned Takaya a slot in the Featherweight Top 10.
Next for Takaya: It's hard to say who's next in line for a shot at the title. Kazuyuki Miyata could be primed for a shot, as could Yoshiro Maeda and Mitsuhiro Ishida, who are both on 2 fight win streaks. My pick here is Miyata.
Next for Fernandes: There is no shame in losing the title in such a close fight, and he should be right back in the mix following the loss. Perhaps a match against Mitsuhiro Ishida to give his BJJ a workout is in the works for him.

Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Josh Thomson via Decision (unanimous), Rd 3
Prediction: This was the hardest fight on the card for me to call. I pretty much considered it a toss-up and decided to just enjoy the fight and see what happens, as I am fans of both guys.
What Happened: Thomson showed lots of toughness, heart, aggressiveness, and great cardio, but in the end was dominated by Kawajiri's smothering wrestling and top control. In the brief portions of the fight that took place that were on the feet Thomson was clearly the better striker and landed some good shots, but he just couldn't stop Kawajiri from dragging him to the ground.
Thoughts: Thomson didn't disappoint too much in defeat, but Kawajiri was a beast that night. Thomson's potent kickboxing was in full display, but his usually solid wrestling was virtually non-existent against the bulldozing power of Kawajiri. Kawajiri even managed to lock in two tight arm triangles, but Thomson's savvy and composure got him through; Kawajiri, sensing the submissions weren't coming, jumped back to mount on both occasions. I'd say that he is in line for a trip to the U.S.
Next for Kawajiri: His next opponent should be in Strikeforce. In fact, I think he should be the next challenger to Gilbert Melendez's lightweight strap. I know, he hasn't exactly earned it, but since when is that a prerequisite in Strikeforce? Hell, Melendez won the interim belt in his very next fight after losing to Thomson for the belt.
Next for Thomson: Tough to determine where to put him in the lightweight picture. Maybe a fight with KJ Noons in a title eliminator would suffice. Like I said, it's Strikeforce; no one earns anything.

Jason High def. Hayato Sakurai via Decision (split), Rd 3
Prediction: High would do pretty well with his wrestling, but Sakurai (though definitely past his prime) would do enough to score a late stoppage win.
What Happened: In a fairly uneventful fight, Sakurai proved a bit gun shy in the early rounds, but still kept the fight very close. After two difficult to score rounds, Sakurai came alive late in the 3rd, dropping High with strikes but giving up a takedown has High instinctually shot in. It proved not to be enough, as High took the decision on two judge's cards.
Thoughts: Sakurai is still competitive, but this fight made it clear he is really over the hill. Despite having a definite skill advantage on the feet he refused to let it all out during the exchanges until it was too late. He also looked a bit out of shape and slow from the start. He either needs to start training seriously or hang 'em up. I won't take anything away from High though, he did perform well, but really needs to improve his standup. As evidenced by his lone UFC fight (and loss) against Charlie Brenneman, he pretty much runs out of offense once he can't impose his will through wrestling.
Next for High: Hell if I know, Dream's welterweight division sucks. Maybe a title rematch against Zaromskis.
Next for Sakurai: Same as above, though with his recent skid anyone will do.

Marius Zaromskis def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO (HOLY CRAP HIS EAR FELL OFF! I mean doctor stoppage), Rd 1
Prediction: Sakuraba is one knockout away from death. I hoped to God Zaromskis would win by something other than knockout, but either way he wins.
What Happened: He won by something other than knockout. Damn near ripping Sakuraba's ear clean off his head with a glancing punch. I was actually relieved; they can sew his ear back on, but Saku doesn't need anymore trauma to the head.
Thoughts: Zaromskis finally got a win in 2010, even though you could attribute the win more to Sakuraba falling apart than to Zaromskis' actual skill. Hard to know where Zaromskis actually is as a welterweight, but Sakuraba's drop to 170 was way too little, way too late. The man seriously needs to retire, and he's needed to for a while now. I'm seriously concerned for his health, and I'm practically cringing the entire time he fights now in anticipation that his career will be forcefully ended.
Next for Zaromskis: Like I said, unless I'm missing someone, the Dream welterweight division is barren. Maybe Jason High, like I mentioned earlier.
Next for Sakuraba: Retirement. Seriously.

Satoshi Ishii def. Jerome Le Banner via Decision (unanimous), Rd 3
Prediction: Ishii has become a lay-n-pray specialist. Le Banner is a K-1 kickboxer who has proven more effective than most pure kickboxers when it comes to not getting subbed. Doesn't take a rocket scientist. Ishii by unanimous decision.
What Happened: Le Banner did a pretty admirable job on the ground, but all that muscle expectedly did a number on his cardio, which left him too tired to capitalize on his advantages. Ishii by unanimous decision.
Thoughts: Le Banner is wildly popular in Japan, and Dream has been trying their damnedest to push Ishii and make him a big draw. The problem is he lacks finishing ability and is content to just hold down his opponents and pepper them with strikes. Not a very fan-friendly style. His uneventful win over Le Banner was met with a cascade of boos from the normally docile Japanese crowd. If he is to gain the support of the fans, he has three options: 1) Fix those holes in his game and take some risks to finish his opponents, 2) Develop an exciting style, or 3) Take a page out of pro wrestling and develop an over-the-top personality. For his sake, he should choose number 1.
Next for Ishii: He needs a legitimate opponent in order for fans to care about him, but he also needs to work on his overall game. But hell, he'll probably fight James Thompson or something.
Next for Le Banner: Well seeing as how this isn't his sport, I assume he'll return to K-1.

Alistair Overeem def. Todd Duffee via KO (punches), Rd 1
Prediction: Duffee would be in way over his head as he's a decent boxer who's relatively green facing a really good striker with a wealth of experience. Duffee might hold his own at spots, but it wouldn't stop Overeem from notching a (T)KO.
What Happened: For some reason Duffee decided to run in swinging like a madman, and one hard knee to the body, a left, and a right hook, and Duffee's out cold. We all knew it would happen, but thought it'd take longer than 19 seconds.
Thoughts: Duffee took a big risk accepting a fight with Overeem coming off a deflating knockout loss and being released from the UFC; it didn't pay off. At least he got a nice payday for getting knocked out so quickly; he reportedly earned $60,000 for the bout. Turns out this one was for the Dream interim Heavyweight Title, which gives Overeem his 3rd belt in a combat sport (he is the Strikeforce champion, and recently won the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2010). Best part about the fight was Overeem's girlfriend at the end. Usually not my type but I gotta admit that is an attractive woman.
Next for Overeem: Thankfully, we can now confirm that Overeem will finally be taking on Fabricio Werdum in the first round of an 8 man heavyweight tournament in Strikeforce. This also may mean that Overeem will have a 2011 full of good competition, provided he gets past Werdum.
Next for Duffee: That's a tough one. Dream probably won't bring him back, so he'll have to hit up one of the less orgs like Shark Fights. I think Strikeforce should sign him; they have some good up-and-comers for him like Daniel Cormier and Shane Del Rosario. I wouldn't be surprised if he was the final reserve entrant.

Sergei Kharitonov def. Tatsuya Mizuno via KO (knee and punches), Rd 1
Prediction: Mizuno has mad considerable strides in his game as of late, but still wouldn't be ready for someone of Kharitonov's abilities. Kharitonov by (T)KO.
What Happened: See above....brutally.
Thoughts: Mizuno, God bless him, tries really hard out there and has improved a lot over time, but I'm not sure he'll ever be able to do well against any good heavyweight. He just doesn't have the skill or the athleticism. It's definitely commendable that he's dedicated to the sport but he should stick to lower level guys, especially if he wants to gain confidence in the ring. Melvin Manhoef will probably be the biggest win of his career, not that it wasn't impressive.
Next for Kharitonov: Andrei Arlovski, as a part of the Strikeforce tournament.
next for Mizuno: Maybe he should call it quits and go back to being a police officer. I felt bad watching his wife crying as he lay unconscious. If he continues, I think he should stay at 205. He's displayed some decent skills and could actually do well against lower-end 205ers.

Mixed Rules Bout: Yuichiro Nagashima def. Shinya Aoki via KTFO (knee and punches), Rd 2
Prediction: Aoki would avoid major action in the opening 3 minute striking round and survive, then he'd take the fight to the ground and easily sub Nagashima in the following 5 minute MMA round.
What Happened: Little surprises in the 1st round: Aoki practically avoided fighting in the round altogether by using such techniques as dropkicks and rolling hell kicks to flop to the ground and waste as much time as possible. He also shot in for clinches and did several other stalling tactics that are illegal in K-1. All thought Aoki would easily sub Nagashima in the MMA round, but what happened next was arguably a winning last minute entry for upset of the year: Aoki immediately shot in, was blasted by a flying knee, and slumped to the ground where a few unnecessary followup punches sealed the deal.
Thoughts: Everyone including myself pretty much wrote out Nagashima after Aoki's antics in the first round, and I'm sure many of those same people were hoping Aoki would get his comeuppance as well. Well he did, and it was sweet. I have a love-hate situation with Aoki and his willingness to participate in useless fights have had me on the latter end lately. I hope Aoki bounces back nicely from this, but I'm glad he got flattened by that knee, in the MMA round no less.
Next for Nagashima: Back to K-1, where he is a champion. A cross-dressing, cosplaying, champion.
Next for Aoki: Hard to say. There aren't really any viable challengers for his lightweight title. A rematch with JZ Cavalcante seems one of the few options, but after having lost 3 of his last 4 (including his last fight) he's not really in a deserving spot. Katsunori Kikuno recently defended his Deep title, and may look to become a champ in Dream too, but his last fight in Dream was a loss. That and he'd most likely lose. Perhaps Aoki needs to come to America along with Kawajiri.

Hiroshi Izumi def. Ikuhisa Minowa via TKO (punches), Rd 3
Prediction: I really think they called Minowa in against Ishii just to try and get Ishii over with the fans because they knew he'd beat Minowa, whom the fans love and respect. I think the same thing was done in pairing Minowa with Izumi. Izumi by decision.
What Happened: As expected Minowa had nothing for Izumi, but Izumi showed more tenacity than Ishii did and managed to hammer out a stoppage late in the fight. He wasn't exactly destroying Minowa, but the fight needed to be stopped.
Thoughts: Minowa looks to be on his way to the bottom. He was never a top fighter, but lately he's just looked flat and uninspired. I've said many times that Minowa only really does well against big lumbering oafs who will clumsily tumble to the ground at some point during his dogged attempts to get them there, where they are damn near powerless against what is really his only weapon: leglocks. When you put Minowa against guys who are bigger than he is, but still skilled and relatively quick and athletic, there is nothing he can do. With Ishii's and Izumi's extensive judo backgrounds there's no way he'd submit them, and without the ability to submit them he's got nothing. It seems they've found another job for Minowa besides freak show fighter: prospect builder-upper.
Next for Izumi: Back in Sengoku I think it'd be interesting to see him fight Dave Herman. Or if they still want to protect him, Yoshihiro Nakao.
Next for Minowa: He should stick to freakshow fights, if there are even anymore freaks left for him to fight; he's just about faced them all. OR here's an idea: why not put together a rubber match between Minowa and fresh UFC castoff Phil Baroni. At this point I'd go with Baroni.

Kazuyuki Miyata def. Caol Uno via Decision (unanimous), Rd 3
Prediction: Tough one to call with Miyata's great improvements recently, but I figured Uno would be too crafty and savvy, and walk out with a late submission or decision win.
What Happened: After being outstruck for much of the 1st round, Miyata decided to go to his bread-and-butter: his dominant wrestling. For the final two rounds, Miyata shut down Uno's offense with smothering wrestling, and even landed three of his trademark German suplexes to take a clear-cut decision.
Thoughts: Miyata has really been looking impressive lately, and if he keeps it up could find himself in the top 10 come Dynamite!! 2011. After a rough start to his career, he has figured out how to apply his wrestling to MMA properly, and has developed enough striking to set up his powerful takedowns. He seems to have forgotten how to finish fights, with all but one of his wins on his current 6 fight streak going the distance, but you could also make the argument that it's because he's been facing much greater competition. Prior to facing opponents people have actually heard of he was getting his wins via submission. Perhaps as he improves he will start submitting top guys.
Tough break for Uno, who had his debut at 145 spoiled here. He's clearly past his prime, and I doubt he'll make a run at the title, but there are still some interesting fights for him in the division.
Next for Miyata: One could argue that he is ready for a title shot, but if not he should be one win away, and I would nominate Mitsuhiro Ishida for that fight. Pitting two powerful wrestlers like them against each other could make for an interesting bout, and may spell trouble for the champ.
Next for Uno: He's had a long career and has done a lot. Maybe he deserves a small step down in competition against someone like Daiki Hata. If he still wants to stay in the thick of it Akiyo Nishiura or Hideo Tokoro could make for good matchups.
Other Stuff
- Hideo Tokoro took a surprisingly long time to submit boisterous (see: asshole) boxer Kazuhisa Watanabe. Tokoro seemed to be dead set on locking in a nearside armbar from the top, which Watanabe apparently learned how to defend pretty well. In fact, Watanabe proved to be very tough (and stubborn) in general throughout the affair. Not too impressive for Tokoro, who should have tried to utilize more than armbars and rear naked chokes (which he probably trained for) to put Watanabe away.
- Gegard Mousassi impressed once again bringing his kickboxing record to 5-0 as he took a decision from current K-1 Heavyweight Champion Kyotaro under K-1 rules. It was a close fight, but Mousassi convincingly snagged the decision. Kyotaro lost a hard fought decision to Semmy Schilt just two weeks prior, which may have affected him in this fight, but Mousassi was very impressive regardless and may have a future in K-1.
- In a K-1 MAX bout, colorful MMA fighter Akiyo Nishiura and K-1 MAX World -63kg Tournament winner Tetsuya Yamato fought to a majority draw, with the dissenting judge scoring the fight for Yamato. Akiyo's twitchy, unorthodox style was difficult for Yamato to figure out in the first two round, but he found his range in the third, tagging Akiyo repeatedly toward the end of the bout. Akiyo scored the better shots in the previous two rounds, but apparently the third round is the one that really matters to K-1 judges, which might explain one judge scoring it for Yamato.

Well that was exhausting, but when is it not. One of these days I'll do a recap that doesn't take half a day to read through, you'll see! Then again, it's not like anyone reads them anyway, so I might as well just keep up what I'm doing. Hopefully I'll get around to covering the events of Sengoku 16 in the next couple days. That'll be another long one. Oh joy.

Dream 16 recap

The featherweights made Dream 16 a pretty solid event. That and the fact that my picks did pretty well. So without further ado....

Yusuke Kawaguchi def. James Thompson via Decision (split) Rd 2
Prediction: I've only come to expect the "Thompson Special": James comes out fast and hard in the opening minute of the fight, slows down, and gets KO'ed.
What happened: The one fight I expected to end early didn't. Thompson was wobbled several times during the fight due to some of the worst defense you'll ever see, but controlled a good portion of the fight. This wasn't enough for two of the judges, who awarded Kawaguchi the decision.
Thoughts: It was a close fight, but I thought Thompson won it. Apparently Japanese judges don't care about dominant positions (Thompson got full mount a few times in the fight). When the decision was announced Thompson threw up his arms and said, "What do I have to do?" He should already know you have to be Japanese to win decisions in Japan.
Next for Thompson: Watching more DVDs.

Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Akiyo Nishiura via Decision (split) Rd 2
Prediction: Much like Thompson, I can only expect the "Ishida Special": Ishida wrestles you to the ground and never lets go for 15 minutes. There's usually one moment where he gets hit and put in potential trouble, but it doesn't negate the dominance he asserted the rest of the fight.
What happened: Nishiura showed a lot of improvement in his ability to stay upright, as well as stand once he was taken down, but he still spent 85% of the fight dealing with Ishida's wrestling. And you know what that means.
Thoughts: Textbook Ishida here. I'm a fan, but the guy is one of the few Japanese guys that will lay n' pray if he can't assert much damage (this happens a lot). He did bust out some super awesome Kurt Angle double German suplex action though. I could go for more of that from him.
Next for Ishida: He's quietly working himself into the mix. I'd like to see him take on Norifumi Yamamoto or Kazuyuki Miyata, and see how he handles someone who can definitely outstrike him, and possibly prevent him from wrestling him to a decision.
Next for Nishiura: OR Nishiura can face Yamamoto. That would be fireworks.

Kazuyuki Miyata def. "Lion" Takeshi Inoue via Decision (unanimous) Rd 2
Prediction: Miyata would display enough striking to comfortable switch gears and frustrate Lion with his wrestling, winning a decision in the end.
What happened: I know my prediction was in the minority, but that's exactly what happened.
Thoughts: I was shaky on my choice of Miyata to take this match, but I had my reasons. Lion is a good striker with a decent ground game, but I didn't think he could take Miyata out standing or on the ground. Miyata's a juggernaut of a featherweight and I felt he could take Lion down at will, where his wrestling is more than good enough to negate Lion's ground game. As tough as Lion is, I could only see him losing via decision. Supporting my prediction was the fact that Lion just looked flat during the fight. I wouldn't be surprised if he was injured coming in. He's still a major featherweight player in Japan, so he should bounce back.
Next for Miyata: Kid Yamamoto or Mitsuhiro Ishida
Next for Inoue: Back to Shooto to work his way to a rematch with Hatsu Hioki.

Joachim Hansen def. Hideo Tokoro via Submission (triangle choke) Rd. 1
Prediction: Clearly a fight to help Hansen out of a 3-fight rut, Tokoro would have nothing for Hansen and get pounded out in the first.
What happened: It was a dominant performance for Hansen, but he decided to flex his submission skills instead. After locking in a topside triangle from the mount, he rolled it over, Tokoro surprisingly mustered up the power to slam him. The slam managed to break the hold, but Hansen immediately secured it even tighter, coaxing the tap.
Thoughts: I'm very glad to see Hansen back on the winning track. He might finally be used to the cut down to 145, and can get back to his old, brutal style. I'm a big fan of Tokoro as well, as he always comes to fight his heart out, but in this one a loss for him was the lesser of two evils. Two straight losses for Tokoro isn't good, but four straight losses for Hansen would be devastating.

Michihiro Omigawa def. Cole Escovedo via Submission (inverted armbar) rd 1
Prediction: Boldly predicted Omigawa by whatever he wants.
What happened: All Omigawa in this one. He decided to take the fight to the ground, where he was reversed and forced to go to guard. Escovedo didn't have much chance to mount offense, as Omigawa faked him out by working for a sneaky inverted armbar while controlling Cole's head. Needless to say, a tap followed closely.
Thoughts: Once again Omigawa proves why he's my favorite featherweight: he can take the fight to you everywhere. I'm sure the pain Escovedo felt was just as much a surprise to him as seeing him tap was to me. The armbar came out of nowhere, as Omigawa just looked to be adjusting his position. Keep the impressive wins coming.
Next for Omigawa: If Hiroyuki Takaya gets Bibiano Fernandez next, then Omigawa should get someone at the top of the heap as well. In reality they may want to try and put together a rematch with Marlon Sandro or Masanori Kanehara in Sengoku.

Hiroyuki Takaya def. Chase Beebe via Knockout (punches) Rd 1
Prediction: Beebe's superior wrestling would stifle Takaya's striking en route to a decision victory.
What happened: Beebe didn't get a chance to use that wrestling, as Takaya dropped him hard with a right hand and knocked him unconscious with follow up punches in 1:45.
Thoughts: Takaya's got dynamite in those hands! The guy is knocking out people left and right now, and is definitely in the elite of Japanese featherweights.
Next for Takaya: A title rematch with Bibiano Fernandez (which I hope he wins....I thought he narrowly edged Bibiano out in the first fight), although he really should be rematching the last man who beat him, Omiagawa, to prove who the real "center" of the Japanese featherweight division is.

Satoshi Ishii def. Ikuhisa Minowa via decision (unanimous) Rd 2
Prediction: Ishii would dominate Minowa with his judo, and Minowa's toughness would allow him to see the final bell.
What happened: See above.
Thoughts: Ishii's application of his judo and positional control in MMA is great to see. We just need to see him apply something else besides that as well. He dominated Minowa for the entire 15 minutes, but barely did any damage. Conversely, All Minowa has are his patented leglocks, and while those will work against lumbering oafs with limited skill, someone with the skills of Ishii won't fall for them. The fact that Ishii didn't outweigh him by a million pounds was no help either. This greatly limited Minowa's usual speed and stamina advantage, and it proved that Minowa can't hang with real (see: non-freakshow) heavyweights.
Next for Ishii: A real heavyweight hopefully. Actually, I'm not all that interested.
Next for Minowa: Bring on the next giant freakshow.

Shinya Aoki def. Marcus Aurelio via Decision (unanimous) Rd 2
Prediction: Aoki controls and out-grapples Aurelio to a decision.
What happened: See above.
Thoughts: I'm not sure why so many thought Aoki would sub Aurelio quickly. They seem to forget that Aurelio is a good BJJ black belt himself. I know Aoki is definitely the better of the two, but I give Aurelio enough credit to at least hang with him for a bit. Not much else to say, other than that Aoki's ground n pound looked better than it has in the past.
Next for Aoki: Hopefully a rematch with Gilbert Melendez in Japan....not that it will go any differently.

Jason Miller def. Kazushi Sakuraba via Submission (arm triangle choke) Rd 1
Prediction: A completely unnecessary match ends with Mayhem winning a dominant decision due to Saku's toughness.
What happened: Miller dropped some savage ground and pound early on in the fight (which of course Sakuraba just took without blinking), and easily slapped on an arm triangle. Sakuraba tapped quickly.
Thoughts: This was just sad to watch, but Miller said he'd be the first to (legitimately) sub Sakuraba, and that's exactly what he did. There was a time where I would have thought Sakuraba give Miller problems, but he's just so over the hill now. I cringed every time he took a shot from Miller, and was actually relieved when he locked in the choke. It almost seemed as though Sakuraba had never encountered an arm triangle because he barely tried to defend at all, and I hope that's the case, and not that his brain is so far gone he didn't think to react. Anyway, pointless match. Glad Saku didn't get pounded to burger meat though.
Next for Miller: I really want to see him fight Nick Diaz.
Next for Sakuraba: I hope to God it'll be retirement, but who am I kidding? He'll probably take several more fights, and I just hope they're against nobodies that he can beat.

Gegard Mousasi def. Tatsuya Mizuno via Submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 1
Prediction: Mousasi handles Mizuno, and wins however he sees fit.
What happened: It was more difficult than most thought, but after showing off some nice new wrestling skills Mousasi took Mizuno's back and quickly tapped him with the RNC.
Thoughts: I knew Mizuno would put up at least somewhat of a fight, as he's definitely not lacking in the heart department, but he really has nothing for Mousasi. He's still really developing as a fighter, and this loss shouldn't be viewed as a big setback for him.
Next for Mousasi: Maybe a rematch with Muhammad Lawal to determine who fights Rafael Cavalcante next.

Phew. And there you have it. Decent card, and hopefully Dream can muster up another and not go spiraling out of business. PEACE.