[T.B.]

DREAM.2: MIDDLE WEIGHT GRAND PRIX 2008 1st Round
Date: 4/29/2008
Event Type: International Pay Per View
Location: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan)

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Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round (16-man Tournament):



[29-9-1] Denis Kang vs. Gegard Mousasi [20-2-1]

Kang's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (Loss - KO)
vs. Jung Gyu Choi (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Kazuo Misaki (Loss - Split Decision)

Mousasi's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Steve Mensing (Win - KO)
vs. Evangelista Santos (Win - TKO)
vs. Damir Mirenic (Win - TKO)



[23-10-1] Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Andrews Nakahara [0-0-0]

Sakuraba's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Masakatsu Funaki (Win - Submission)
vs. Katsuyori Shibata (Win - Submission)
vs. Royce Gracie (Loss - Unanimous Decision)



[27-14-0] Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Masakatsu Funaki [38-12-1]

Tamura's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Hideo Tokoro (Win - Submission)
vs. Taiei Kin (Loss - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (Win - KO)

Funkai's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (Loss - Submission)
vs. Rickson Gracie (Loss - Submission)
vs. Tony Petarra (Win - Submission)



[7-1-0] Ronaldo Jacare vs. Ian Murphy [0-0-0]

Jacare's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Wendell Santos (Win - Submission)
vs. Jose Ribamar (Win - Submission)
vs. Bill Vucick (Win - Submission)



[2-2-0] Taiei Kin vs. Ikuhisa Minowa [39-27-8]

Kin's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Zelg Galesic (Loss - TKO)
vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Tokimitsu Ishizawa (Win - KO)

Minowa's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Bum Chan Kang (Win - Submission)
vs. Wagner da Conceicao Martins (Loss - TKO)
vs. Min Soo Kim (Loss - TKO)



[3-4-0] Dong-Sik Yoon vs. Shungo Oyama [7-10-0]

Yoon's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Fabio Silva (Win - Submission)
vs. Zelg Galesic (Win - Submission)
vs. Melvin Manhoef (Win - Submission)

Oyama's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Carlos Newton (Win - Submission)
vs. Melvin Manhoef (Loss - TKO)
vs. Rodrigo Gracie (Win - Majority Decision)



[4-1-0] Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Zelg Galesic [7-3-0]

Sultanakhmedov's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Eun Soo Lee (Win - TKO)
vs. Vladimir Yushko (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Azat Askerov (Win - Unanimous Decision)

Galesic's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Taiei Kin (Win - TKO)
vs. Dong Sik Yoon (Loss - Submission)
vs. Makoto Takimoto (Loss - Submission)



[10-1-0] Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. TBA

Akiyama's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Kazuo Misaki (NC)
vs. Denis Kang (Win - KO)
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (NC)


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Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round Rematch:



[14-2-0] Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias Calvancante [14-1-1]

Aoki's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Gesias Calvancante (NC)
vs. Bu Kyung Jung (Win - Unanimous Decision)
vs. Brian Lo-A-Njoe (Win - Submission)

Calvancante's Last 3 Fights:
vs. Shinya Aoki (NC)
vs. Andre Dida (Win - Submission)
vs. Vitor Ribeiro (Win - TKO)


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Non-Tournament Bouts:



[0-1-0] Marcelo Garcia vs. TBA


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DREAM is back ONCE AGAIN, with another great card! It's the 1st Round of the Middleweight GrandPrix...and it's going to be amazing!

Participants include: Kang, Sakuraba, Tamura, Funaki, Akiyama, Jacare, Galesic, Minowa, and MANY MORE! Going to be another awesome Grand Prix!

Also on this card, we'll see the much-anticipated rematch from the 1st Round of the Lightweight Grand Prix...which ended in a No Contest. We all know the combatants: two of the absolute BEST 155 lb. fighters in the sport today! Shinya Aoki & JZ Calvan! The winner of this fight will move onto the 2nd Round, to face Katsuhiko Nagata!

DREAM RETURNS on April 29th to the Saitama Super Arena! YES, it is back for the second event of its existence, OLYMPIA.DREAM.2: MIDDLE WEIGHT GRANDPRIX 1st Round! Incredible!

[Wise]

Thats a sick poster.

[plazzman]

I can't wait to see who Akiyama faces, this should be a classic GP.

[silvawand]

KANG FTW!

So pumped for this GP.

[sirdilznik]

That has to be one of the best promotional posters ever. Still don't know who the opponent will be but I'll definitely be pulling for The Donger

[+Shogun+]

Jacare!!! Yayyyyyy!

[SuzukS]

Can't wait to see who Jacare is paired up with

[SlaveTrade]

I really hope Misaki joins this tourny.

Misaki has got to be, without the slightest doubt in my mind, the fighter that I hate the most. The way he was being so disrespectful to Akiyama when Akiyama was completely pounding him before that illegal soccer kick is just childish. Even after being so disrespected, Akiyama was still classy to the end.

I really hope Misaki joins this tournament and gets embarrassed by Akiyama.

Also, I really hope the Donger DongBars his way into the finals.

Akiyama and Dong in the finals!~~~ ^^ I wish..


I pick Akiyama to win the whole Grand Prix.

[Damone]

I like Akiyama in this GP. I see Kang vs Akiyama 2 happening in the finals.

I wouldn't mind a Tamura vs Kang match, actually. Kiyoshi's always been underrated. Kang's a really solid fighter, and I think those 2 could put on one fun fight. Of course, I think Kang wins it.

It's not going to happen, but Funaki winning this whole thing would rule.

[plazzman]

Originally Posted by SlaveTrade

I really hope Misaki joins this tourny.

Misaki has got to be, without the slightest doubt in my mind, the fighter that I hate the most. The way he was being so disrespectful to Akiyama when Akiyama was completely pounding him before that illegal soccer kick is just childish. Even after being so disrespected, Akiyama was still classy to the end.

I really hope Misaki joins this tournament and gets embarrassed by Akiyama.

Also, I really hope the Donger DongBars his way into the finals.

Akiyama and Dong in the finals!~~~ ^^ I wish..


I pick Akiyama to win the whole Grand Prix.

I also pick Akiyama, as usual, BUT, as much of a prick Misaki is, I love his fighting style lately, its very exciting and his stand up has really improved, so it would be fun to have him in the tourny.

Originally Posted by Damone

I like Akiyama in this GP. I see Kang vs Akiyama 2 happening in the finals.

I wouldn't mind a Tamura vs Kang match, actually. Kiyoshi's always been underrated. Kang's a really solid fighter, and I think those 2 could put on one fun fight. Of course, I think Kang wins it.

It's not going to happen, but Funaki winning this whole thing would rule.

That is true, I always felt Tamura has been a bit underrated, his stand up pretty good actually, but his downfall is his ground game and age.

If Funaki was to win this, Bas would definitely have to come out of retirement.