Dream 6

Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round
The poster for Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round
PromotionDream
DateSeptember 23, 2008
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance25,000
Event chronology
Dream 5: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round DREAM.7: Feather Weight Grandprix 1st Round

Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on September 23, 2008. The event hosted the crowning of Dream's first Middleweight Champion, Gegard Mousasi, after the conclusion of the Middleweight Grand Prix.

Background

A bout between Ronaldo Souza and Frank Trigg was announced for the Middleweight Grand Prix. Trigg would subsequently announce that a visa wasn't secured and the bout between the two wasn't finalized. Trigg was replaced by National university freestyle wrestling champion Ian Murphy.

Jason Miller made his DREAM debut, facing Katsuyori Shibata in the first round of the Grand Prix.

Taiei Kin was pitted against Ikuhisa Minowa, while Gegard Mousasi was expected to fight the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix finalist Denis Kang. Yoon Dong-Sik was booked to fight Shungo Oyama.

Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba faced Andrews Nakahara.

The last fight announced was Kiyoshi Tamura against Masakatsu Funaki.

Results

Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi def. Ronaldo Souza KO (upkick) 1 2:15
Main Card
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko Cro Cop No Contest (knee to the groin) 1 6:09
Lightweight Shinya Aoki def. Todd Moore Submission (neck crank) 1 1:10
Middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Masanori Tonooka Submission (armbar) 1 6:26
Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Middleweight Masakatsu Funaki def. Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (heel hook) 1 0:52
Featherweight Atsushi Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov def. Jimmy Ambriz Submission (punches) 1 2:15
Lightweight Keita Nakamura def. Adriano Martins Decision (split) 2 5:00
Middleweight Grand Prix Semi final
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza def. Zelg Galesic Submission (armbar) 1 1:27
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi def. Melvin Manhoef Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:28
Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Middleweight Andrews Nakahara def. Dong Sik Yoon TKO (punches) 2 0:30

2008 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

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

** = Replacement

Dream Middleweight Grand Prix Reserve Bouts:

Netherlands Melvin Manhoef def. South Korea Dae Won Kim at Dream 3
Brazil Andrews Nakahara def. South Korea Yoon Dong-sik at Dream 6

Notes

Tournament bonuses

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DREAM.6 recap: Gegard Mousasi wins grand prix with upkick KO of "Jacare"". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "MMA Review #234: DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Finals". The Oratory. Retrieved 22 April 2020.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Ian Murphy vs Jacare in DREAM Tourny". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ↑ ""Mayhem" vs. Shibata at May 11 DREAM". MMA Feed. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "ZELG GALEŠIĆ NA DREAM-u 2". Cro Ring. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Andrews Nakahara". Tapology. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "MMA review #229". The Oratory. Retrieved 22 April 2020.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Alistair Overeem Demands His Respect: MMA Fighter Ko's K-1 Heavyweight Star". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "DREAM.6 recap: Gegard Mousasi wins grand prix with upkick KO of "Jacare"". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

Dream 6 official card