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DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round
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The poster for DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round.
Information
Promotion DREAM
DateApril 5, 2009
Venue Nippon Gaishi Hall
City Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya, Japan
Attendance9,129
Event chronology
Dream.7: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round Dream.9: Feather Weight Grand Prix Second Round

Dream.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on April 5, 2009. Unlike Dream's past tournaments, the Welter Weight Grand Prix is only scheduled to have eight participants. DREAM's welterweight division has a 76 kilograms (168 lb) weight limit.

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) was the leading Japanese combat sport promoter founded on September 3, 2003. Its current president is Sadaharu Tanikawa and it is the parent company behind the now-defunct mixed martial arts series Dream and formerly, the largest kickboxing promotion in the world, K-1.

Dream was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retained many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC broadcasts, including fight introducer Lenne Hardt. In America, the promotion was aired on HDNet. They promoted over 20 shows highlighting some of the best Japanese and international MMA talent, establishing or enhancing the careers of top ranked fighters such as Shinya Aoki, Gesias Cavalcante, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Ronaldo Jacaré, Eddie Alvarez, Jason Miller, Kazushi Sakuraba, Gegard Mousasi and Alistair Overeem.

Contents

Results

Welterweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Shinya Aoki TKO (Knees and Punches)10:27 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Jason High def. Yuya Shirai Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)10:59
Welterweight Marius Zaromskis def. Seichi Ikemoto Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Welterweight Andre Galvao def. John Alessio Submission (Armbar)17:34
Featherweight Grandprix 1st round
Featherweight Daiki Hata def. Hideo Tokoro Decision (Unanimous)25:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Jeff Monson def. Sergei Kharitonov Submission (North-South Choke)11:42
Catchweight (89kg) Riki Fukuda def. Murilo Rua Decision (Unanimous)25:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Vitor Ribeiro def. Katsuhiko Nagata TKO (Doctor Stoppage)17:58
Middleweight Andrews Nakahara def. Shungo Oyama TKO (Punches)12:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Catchweight (88 kg) Katsuyori Shibata def. Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (Unanimous)25:00
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See also

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