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Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
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The poster for Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round.
Information
Promotion Dream
DateMarch 15, 2008
Venue Saitama Super Arena
City Flag of Japan.svg Saitama, Japan
Attendance19,120
Event chronology
Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round was the inaugural event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Dream. It took place on Saturday, on March 15, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan.

Contents

The event featured the first seven tournament bouts of the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix, fought at 70 kilograms (154 lb), along with a trio of open-weight fights. The evening's main event was a match featuring last year's Hero's Middleweight Champion, J.Z. Calvancanti of Brazil and Japanese judoka Shinya Aoki. All bouts were fought under Dream mixed martial arts rules, with a 10 min first and 5 min second round. It attracted a sellout crowd of 19,120 and was broadcast live across Japan on the TBS television network. [1]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Mirko Cro Cop def. Tatsuya Mizuno TKO (punches)10:56
Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Hidetaka Monma TKO (punches)14:12
Heavyweight Ikuhisa Minowa def.Kwan Bum LeeSubmission (kneebar)11:25
Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round
Lightweight Gesias Cavalcante vs. Shinya Aoki NC (Aoki injured by illegal elbows)13:46
Lightweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def.Kultar GillDecision (unanimous)25:00
Lightweight Eddie Alvarez def. André Amado TKO (punches)16:47
Lightweight Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Jung Bu-kyung Decision (unanimous)25:00
Lightweight Katsuhiko Nagata def.Artur OumakhanovDecision (unanimous)25:00
Lightweight Luiz Firmino def. Kazuyuki Miyata Submission (rear-naked choke)17:37
Lightweight Joachim Hansen def. Kotetsu Boku Decision (unanimous)25:00

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