Herbertson:Drew Fickett Overweight Ahead of DREAM BW Japan GP Final

It unfortunately has become rare for DREAM pre-fight weigh-ins to run smoothly and the formalities for Saturday's DREAM Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, to be held at the Ariake Colisuem, proved to be no exception.

Drew Fickett, who is set to square off with recent Strikeforce and DREAM lightweight title contender Tatsuya Kawajiri, came in 2.2 lbs overweight while Tetsuya Mizuno and Bantamweight GP finalist Masakazu Imanari were late to arrive.

Mizuno and Imanari were cleared to fight after eventually making weight while Fickett, who was unavailable for comment, has one hour to make the cut to 154 lbs.

UPDATE: Fickett made the cut to 70 kg (154.3 lbs) and has been cleared to fight Kawajiri.
Full weigh-in results for the DREAM Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final are after the break.

DREAM - Fight For Japan: 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final Weigh-in Results
July 16 from Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan

DREAM Featherweight Championship
Hiroyuki Takaya (65 kg/ 143.3 lbs) vs. Kazuyuki Miyata (65 kg/ 143.3 lbs)

Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final
Masakazu Imanari (61 kg/ 134.5 lbs) vs. Hideo Tokoro (60.8 kg/ 134.0 lbs)

DREAM Light Heavyweight Championship
Gegard Mousasi (93 kg/ 205.0 lbs) vs. Hiroshi Izumi (92.7 kg/ 204.4 lbs)

Tatsuya Kawajiri (70 kg/ 154.3 lbs) vs. Drew Fickett (71 kg / 156.5 lbs OVER WEIGHT. Made 70 kg/ 154.3 lbs one hour later.)
Marius Zaromskis (78.8kg/ 173.7 lbs) vs. Eiji Ishikawa (79 kg/ 174.2 lbs)
Keisuke Fujiwara (61 kg/ 134.5 lbs) vs. Kenji Osawa (60.6 kg/ 133.6 lbs)
Tatsuya Mizuno (92 kg/ 202.8 lbs) vs. Trevor Prangley (93 kg/ 205.0 lbs)
Eiji Mitsuoka (69.7/ 153.6 lbs) vs. Bruno Carvalho (70 kg/ 154.3 lbs)

Herbertson: Kawajiri vs. Fickett, Mizuno vs. Prangley Booked for DREAM BW GP Finals

DREAM Fight For Japan: Bantamweight Japan Grand Prix Finals got one new match and one alteration on Wednesday as the promotion announced that former Shooto champ Willamy "Chiquerim" Freire has suffered a hand injury and so has been forced out of his anticipated July 16 matchup with recent Strikeforce lightweight challenger Tatsuya Kawajiri. Stepping in to face Kawajri on 11 days notice will be 55-fight veteran Drew Fickett.

The 31-year old Fickett, who holds notable wins over Josh Koscheck, Kenny Florian and Kurt Pellegrino, will be looking to rebound from a June 10 TKO loss to Sengoku and MFC veteran Brian Cobb while Kawajiri will seek to erase memories of his one-sided beating at the hands of Strikeforce ace Gilbert Melendez.

Also added to DREAM's second event of the year, local favorite and DREAM Light Heavyweight GP finalist Tatsuya Mizuno will attempt to snap a two-fight losing streak when he squares off with MFC and Shark Fights light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley.

The July 16 "Fight for Japan" charity event, originally titled DREAM.17, is also set to feature Gegard Mousasi and Hiroyuki Takaya defending their DREAM belts against Hiroshi Izumi and Kazuyuki Miyata respectively while Masakazu Imanari and Hideo Tokoro will square off in the finals of the Bantamweight Japan GP. The full card is after the break