Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011, also known as Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011 was a mixed martial arts, puroresu and kickboxing event in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by FEG, M-1 Global and the Inoki Genome Federation that took place on December 31, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event included bouts that encompassed the DREAM, K-1 World MAX and IGF banners. The event aired live on HDNet in North America, SKY PerfecTV! in Japan, and also online through Nico Nico Douga.
The semi-finals and finals of DREAM's World Bantamweight Grand Prix were held at this event.
The Nagashima/Kikuno mixed rules bout consisted of a three-minute first round under K-1 rules and a five-minute second round under DREAM rules.
Kazushi Sakuraba was rumoured to be involved in a puroresu bout on this card.
Tim Sylvia was expected to face Brett Rogers at this event, however the bout was scrapped because Rogers was unable to obtain a visa to enter Japan.
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Emelianenko defeated Ishii via KO (punches) at 2:29 of round 1.
DREAM Lightweight Championship bout: Shinya Aoki (c) vs. Satoru Kitaoka
Aoki defeated Kitaoka via unanimous decision.
DREAM Featherweight Championship bout: Hiroyuki Takaya (c) vs. Takeshi Inoue
Takaya defeated Inoue via unanimous decision.
IGF Rules bout: Atsushi Sawada and Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata
Sakuraba/Shibata defeated Sawada/Suzukawa via TKO (referee stoppage) at 13:46 of round 1.
IGF Rules bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Peter Aerts
Fujita defeated Aerts via submission (Boston crab) at 3:36 of round 1.
IGF Rules bout: Jerome Le Banner vs. Tim Sylvia
Le Banner defeated Sylvia via TKO (referee stoppage) at 2:57 of round 1.
DREAM/K-1 Special Rules bout: Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno
Kikuno defeated Nagashima via TKO (punches) at 2:34 of round 2.
IGF Rules bout: Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki
Barnett defeated Suzuki via pinfall at 11:47 of round 1.
Women's (115 lbs) bout: Megumi Fujii vs. Karla Benitez
Fujii defeated Benitez via submission (armbar) at 1:15 of round 1.
Featherweight bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Kawajiri defeated Miyata via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:54 of round 2.
Welterweight bout: Hayato Sakurai vs. Ryo Chonan
Sakurai defeated Chonan via unanimous decision.
K-1 MAX (-63 kg) bout: Yuta Kubo vs. Nils Widlund
Kubo defeated Widlund via KO (High Kick) at 1:10 of round 3.
K-1 MAX (-63 kg) bout: Masaaki Noiri vs. Kengo Sonoda
Noiri defeated Sonoda via unanimous decision.
Bantamweight Tournament Final: Antonio Banuelos vs. Bibiano Fernandes
Fernandes defeated Banuelos via TKO (punches) at 1:21 of round 1.
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Rodolfo Marques
Fernandes defeated Marques via unanimous decision.
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Masakazu Imanari vs. Antonio Banuelos
Banuelos defeated Imanari via split decision.
Bantamweight Tournament Reserve Bout: Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev
Saadulaev defeated Tokoro via KO (slam) at 0:42 of round 1.
