Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Dream. It took place on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan.
| Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round | ||||
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 The poster for Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Dream | |||
| Date | April 29, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City |  Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 21,397 | |||
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The event hosted the opening round of the promotion's Middleweight Grand Prix. All bouts were conducted under Dream Rules, (first round is 10 minutes, second round is 5 minutes) in an 84 kilograms (185 lb) weight class. The evening's Main Event featured Kazushi Sakuraba of Japan and Brazilian kyokushin karateka Andrews Nakahara. It attracted a crowd of 21,397 and was broadcast live across Japan on the SkyPerfect pay-per-view.[1]
The Middleweight champion was determined in Dream 6.
Results edit
| Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Andrews Nakahara | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 8:20 | |
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Denis Kang | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:10 | |
| Middleweight | Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Masakatsu Funaki | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:57 | |
| Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Ian Murphy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Middleweight | Zelg Galesic | def. | Magomed Sultanakhmedov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:40 | |
| Middleweight | Dong Sik Yoon | def. | Shungo Oyama | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Taiei Kin | def. | Ikuhisa Minowa | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round | |||||||
| Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | def. | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
2008 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round edit
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| Kazushi Sakuraba | W Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrews Nakahara | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kazushi Sakuraba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melvin Manhoef** | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kiyoshi Tamura | W TKO | |||||||||||||||||
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| Masakatsu Funaki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zelg Galesic | W Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Magomed Sultanakhmedov | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Zelg Galesic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taiei Kin | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Taiei Kin | W Dec | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ikuhisa Minowa | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Gegard Mousasi | W Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Denis Kang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gegard Mousasi | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Yoon Dong-Sik | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Yoon Dong-Sik | W Dec | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shungo Oyama | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ronaldo Souza | W Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ronaldo Souza | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Jason Miller | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Jason Miller | W TKO | |||||||||||||||||
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| Katsuyori Shibata | ||||||||||||||||||
Replacement = ** -->
See also edit
Notes edit
- The 8th Opening Round match was held between Katsuyori Shibata and Jason "Mayhem" Miller at Dream 3. The match between Melvin Manhoef and Ralek Gracie was rumored as the 8th match, however, only Manhoef participated in the Grand Prix reserve bout against Dae Won Kim at Dream 3.
- Originally, a bout between Frank Trigg and Ronaldo Souza was scheduled, however Trigg cited a breakdown in communication between him and Dream officials, which led to the bout being canceled.
- Andrews Nakahara and Ian Murphy made their mixed martial arts debut at this event.
- Yoshihiro Akiyama was scheduled to participate at the event, however he had to withdraw due to injuries suffered during his bout with Kazuo Misaki at Yarennoka!
- Kiyoshi Tamura dropped out of the quarter-finals citing a broken hand from his bout with Masakatsu Funaki. Many believe though the real reason was his reluctance to fight Kazushi Sakuraba, his old wrestling mentor and competitor.
References edit
- ^ DiPietro, Monty. ""Success for Sakuraba in Saitama"". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2008.