Dream 3

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 kilograms (154 lb) Lightweight tournament.^[1]

The evening's main event featured 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.

The Lightweight Champion was crowned at DREAM.5.

Results^[1]

• Featherweight bout

Takeshi Yamazaki def. Shoji Maruyama

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

• Middleweight Grand Prix 1st Round

Jason "Mayhem" Miller def. Katsuyori Shibata

Miller defeated Shibata by TKO (Referee stoppage) at 6:57 of Round 1

• Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout

Melvin Manhoef def. Dae Won Kim

Manhoef defeated Kim by TKO (Referee stoppage) at 4:08 by of Round 1

• Lightweight bout

Daisuke Nakamura def. Jung Bu-Kyung

Nakamura defeated Jung by KO (Right straight punch) at 1:05 of Round 2

• Welterweight Championship eliminator

Nick Diaz def. Katsuya Inoue

Diaz defeated Inoue by TKO (Corner stoppage) at 6:45 of Round 1

• Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round

Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Luiz Firmino

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

• Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round

Eddie Alvarez def. Joachim Hansen

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

• Lightweight Grand Prix 2nd Round

Caol Uno def. Mitsuhiro Ishida

Uno defeated Ishida by Submission (Rear naked choke) at 1:39 of Round 2

Entrance Music

Opening – Another Star / Stevie Wonder vs. Revolater / Dragon Ash

Caol Uno – Smells Like Teen Spirit / Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix

Mitsuhiro Ishida – Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance

Joachim Hansen – Angel Of Death / Slayer

Eddie Alvarez – The Champ Is Here / Jadakiss (version is unclear)

Tatsuya Kawajiri – Water Pow / B-DASH

Luis Buscape – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger / Daft Punk (remix)

Katsuya Inoue – Know your enemy / Rage Against The Machine

Nick Diaz – Root / Deftones

Nakamura Daisuke – Wonderfulguys

Jung Bukyung – Exodus / Maksim

Kim Dae Won – Better Than Yesterday / MC Sniper

Melvin Manhoef – The Battle Hans Zimmer Im A Boss / Young Jeezy Ft Rick Ross

Jason "Mayhem" Miller – Dance Monkey / Sage Francis

Katsuyori Shibata – Take Over / LOW-IQ-01

Yamazaki Takeshi – Ai no Tabi / Sleep Walker

Shoji – Guerilla Radio / Rage Against The Machine

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 took place at DREAM.4 due to the injuries Shinya Aoki incurred in his 1st round match with Gesias Calvancanti.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} DiPietro, Monty. ""Alvarez, Uno and Kawajiri Win at Dream 3" ". K-1 Grand Prix Website. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved May 23, 2008.