DREAM.3

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DREAM.3: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round
Details
Promotion	DREAM
Date	May 11, 2008
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama, Japan
Attendance	21,789
Event chronology
DREAM.2: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round	DREAM.3: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round	DREAM.4: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round

Dream.3 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on Tuesday May 11, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and hosted the second round of the promotion's (70 kg/154 lbs) Lightweight tournament.^[1]

The evening's Main Event featered Caol Uno and Mitsuhiro Ishida as well as the last fight of the first round of the DREAM middleweight tournament, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller. The event was broadcast live in Japan on SkyPerfect Pay-Per-View, and live in the United States on HDNet Fights.^[2]

The Lightweight Champion will be crowned at DREAM.5.

[edit] Results^[1]

Featherweight Fight #1

• Takeshi Yamazaki def. Shoji Maruyama

Yamazaki defeated Maruyama by two round unanimous decision (3-0).

Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round Fight #2

• Jason "Mayhem" Miller def. Katsuyori Shibata

Miller defeated Shibata at 6:57 in the 1 round by referee stoppage TKO.

Middleweight Grand Prix Reserve Match Fight #3

• Melvin Manhoef def. Dae Won Kim

Manhoef defeated Kim at 4:08 by in the 1 round by referee stoppage TKO.

Lightweight Fight #4

• Daisuke Nakamura def. Jung Bu-Kyung

Nakamura defeated Jong at 1:05 by in the 2 round by right straight punch KO.

Welterweight Championship Fight #5

• Nick Diaz def. Katsuya Inoue

Diaz defeated Inoue at 6:45 in the 1 round by corner stoppage TKO.

Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round Fight #6

• Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Luiz Firmino

Kawajiri defeated Firmino by two round unanimous decision (3-0).

Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round Fight #7

• Eddie Alvarez def. Joachim Hansen

Alvarez defeated Hansen by two round unanimous decision (3-0).

Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round Fight #8

• Caol Uno def. Mitsuhiro Ishida

Uno defeated Ishida at 1:39 in the 2 round by rear naked choke.

[edit] Notes

• The 8th matchup was initially to be postponed until DREAM.2 due to the injuries of Vitor Ribeiro and Caol Uno along with Gilbert Melendez's prior commitment to Strikeforce. DREAM officials have decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against Mitsuhiro Ishida as the 8th fighter.

• The LW Grandprix match between Shinya Aoki and Katsuhiko Nagata will take place at DREAM.4 due to the injuries Shinya Aoki incurred in his 1st round match with Gesias Calvancanti.

v • d • e 2008 K-1 Events upcoming events are in italics K-1 World GP K-1 World GP in Budapest • K-1 World GP in Yokohama • K-1 World GP in Amsterdam • K-1 World GP in Fukuoka • K-1 World GP in Macau • K-1 World GP in Hawaii • K-1 World GP Final 16 • K-1 World GP Final • K-1 MAX K-1 World MAX Japan • K-1 Europe MAX Holland • K-1 Asia MAX Korea • K-1 Europe MAX Poland • K-1 World MAX 2008 Final 16 • K-1 Europe MAX Italy • K-1 Scandinavia MAX Sweden • K-1 Hungary MAX 2008 • K-1 World MAX Final 8 • K-1 World MAX Final • DREAM 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6

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