Dream 2

Dream.2: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round

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Information
Promotion Dream
Date April 29, 2008
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Japan Saitama, Japan
Attendance 21,397
Event chronology

Dream 1: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round Dream.2: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round Dream 3: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round

Dream.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 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.

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

Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round
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

    First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
    Japan Kazushi Sakuraba W Sub
    Brazil Andrews Nakahara
    Japan Kazushi Sakuraba
    Netherlands Melvin Manhoef**
    Japan Kiyoshi Tamura W TKO
    Japan Masakatsu Funaki
     
     
    Croatia Zelg Galesic W Sub
    Russia Magomed Sultanakhmedov
    Croatia Zelg Galesic
    South Korea Taiei Kin
    Japan Taiei Kin W Dec
    Japan Ikuhisa Minowa
     
     
    Netherlands Gegard Mousasi W Sub
    Canada Denis Kang
    Armenia Gegard Mousasi
    South Korea Yoon Dong-Sik
    South Korea Yoon Dong-Sik W Dec
    Japan Shungo Oyama
     
     
    Brazil Ronaldo Souza W Sub
    United States Ian Murphy
    Brazil Ronaldo Souza
    United States Jason Miller
    United States Jason Miller W TKO
    Japan Katsuyori Shibata

    Replacement = ** -->

    Notes

    See also

    References

    1. DiPietro, Monty. ""Success for Sakuraba in Saitama" ". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
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