Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem managed to beat British veteran James Thomson with a first-round standing guillotine at Dream. 12 in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday.
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez managed a second round takedown and finished the fight with an arm-triangle choke on Katsunori Kikuno.
The full results included:
Alistair Overeem def. James Thomson via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1
Eddie Alvarez def. Katsunori Kikuno via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2
Marius Zaromskis def. Myeon Ho Bae via KO (head kick) – Round 1
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Zelg Galesic via submission (kneebar) – Round 1
Katsuyori Shibata def. Tokimitsu Ishizawa by TKO (punches) – Round 1
Yoon Dong Sik def. Tarec Saffiedine via split decision
Yoshiro Maeda def. Chase Beebe via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1
Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. “Parky” Won Sik Park via TKO (corner’s stoppage) – Round 1
Tomoya Miyashita def. Keisuke Fujiwara via unanimous decision
Tags: Alistair Overeem, DREAM, Eddie Alvarez, Strikeforce