Dream 14

Dream 14: Diaz vs. Sakurai
The poster for Dream 14: Diaz vs. Sakurai
PromotionDream
DateMay 29, 2010
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CitySaitama, Japan
Attendance12,712
Event chronology
Dream 13 Dream 14: Diaz vs. Sakurai Dream 15

Dream 14[1] was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on May 29, 2010 in Japan.[2][3] The event aired live in North America on HDNet.

Background

This event was originally expected to be held in Seoul, South Korea on April 24, 2010. However, many factors, including the issue that many top Korean stars such as Denis Kang and Hong Man Choi were not available in April, contributed to the Korea event being cancelled.[4]

This was the second Dream event to take place in a cage.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Ikuhisa Minowa def Imani Lee submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:16
Featherweight Kenji Osawa def Yoshiro Maeda split decision 3 5:00
Featherweight Kazuyuki Miyata def Takafumi Otsuka split decision 3 5:00
Featherweight Akiyo Nishiura def Hideo Tokoro TKO (punches) 1 2:51
Featherweight Norifumi Yamamoto def Federico Lopez KO (punches) 1 1:41
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya def Joachim Hansen KO (punches) 1 4:27
Middleweight Ralek Gracie def Kazushi Sakuraba unanimous decision 3 5:00
Welterweight Nick Diaz def Hayato Sakurai submission (armbar) 1 3:54

References

  1. ^ "DREAM.14". dreamofficial.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. ^ "DREAM unveils tentative 2010 schedule". MMA Junkie. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "DREAM In Korea Cancelled! No Star Fighters, No Broadcast". nightmareofbattle.com. 2010-03-25. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

See also