Dream 5

DREAM.5: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round
Information
Promotion	DREAM
Date	July 21, 2008
Venue	Osaka-jo Hall
City	Osaka, Japan
Attendance	11,986
Event chronology
DREAM.4: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round DREAM.5: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round DREAM.6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round

DREAM.5 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on Monday July 21, 2008 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan and hosted the final round of the promotion's Lightweight tournament.

The DREAM.5 attracted a crowd of 11,986 to the Osaka Jo Hall and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network and SkyPerfect and on HDNet Fights in the United States.^[1]

Results^[1]

• Lightweight match

Daisuke Nakamura vs. Andy Ologun

Nakamura defeated Ologun by submission (armbar) at 1:19 of round 1.

• Lightweight Grand Prix Semi Final

Shinya Aoki vs. Caol Uno

Aoki defeated Uno by round 2 unanimous decision (3–0).

• Lightweight Grand Prix Semi Final

Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

Alvarez defeated Kawajiri by TKO (punches) at 7:35 of round 1.

• Lightweight Grand Prix reserve match

Joachim Hansen vs. Kultar Gill

Hansen defeated Gill by submission (armbar) at 2:33 of round 1.

• Featherweight match

Joseph Benavidez vs. Junya Kodo

Benavidez defeated Kodo by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:42 of round 1.

• Welterweight match

Motoki Miyazawa vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

Hironaka defeated Miyazawa by TKO (medical stoppage due to cut) at 8:57 of round 1.

• Featherweight match

Hideo Tokoro vs. Takeshi Yamazaki

Tokoro defeated Yamazaki by round 2 unanimous decision (3–0).

• Middleweight match

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Akiyama defeated Shibata by submission (gi choke) at 6:34 of round 1.

• Heavyweight match

Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt

Overeem defeated Hunt by submission (keylock) at 1:11 of round 1.

• Lightweight Grand Prix Final

Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen*

Hansen defeated Aoki by TKO (punches) at 4:19 round 1 to become the first Dream Lightweight Champion.

* Hansen replaced Alvarez due to a cut received in his fight with Kawajiri.

2008 Lightweight Grand Prix bracket

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Shinya Aoki

W Dec

Gesias Calvancanti

Shinya Aoki

W Sub

Katsuhiko Nagata

Katsuhiko Nagata

W Dec

Artur Oumakhanov

Shinya Aoki

W Dec

Caol Uno

Mitsuhiro Ishida

W Dec

Jung Bu-Kyung

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Caol Uno

W Sub

Caol Uno

13

Bye

Shinya Aoki

Joachim Hansen**

W TKO

Eddie Alvarez

W TKO

Andre "Dida" Amade

Eddie Alvarez

W Dec

Joachim Hansen

Joachim Hansen

W Dec

Koutetsu Boku

Eddie Alvarez

W TKO

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri

W Dec

Kultar Gill

Tatsuya Kawajiri

W Dec

Luiz Firmino

Luiz Firmino

W Sub

Kazuyuki Miyata

** Replacement.

Dream Lightweight Grand Prix Reserve Bouts:

Joachim Hansen def. Kultar Gill at DREAM.5

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 decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against Mitsuhiro Ishida as the 8th fighter.
• Nick Diaz was originally scheduled to fight Hayato Sakurai to determine the Dream Welterweight Champion, but Diaz had to pull out due to contractual obligations to EliteXC.^[2]
• Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic had been a long rumored participant. Originally scheduled to face Jerome LeBanner, and later Mighty Mo Siligia, Mirko had to pull out due to a recovering shoulder injury and minor impending knee surgery. Mirko expressed interest in fighting at DREAM.6 in September.^[3]
• Denis Kang had been another long rumored participant.^[4] With one fight left on his FEG contract, Denis Kang would have become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of this bout. However, he was pulled from the card late in July for unknown reasons.^[5]
• After his bout with Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic was scraped, Jérôme Le Banner was scheduled to fight Mark Hunt. However, LeBanner had to pull out late due to injury.^[6]
• Appearing on the original DREAM.5 banner, Minowaman was pulled from the card to instead fight at Deep: Gladiators.^[7]
• The bout between Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto and Joseph Benavidez has been canceled due to a knee injury Yamamoto suffered in training. Yamamoto has been replaced by Junya Kodo.^[8]
• Reports indicate Dream.5 scored a 10.0 rating for network TV on the TBS broadcast in Japan. The rating peaked at 13.9 during the Akiyama-Shibata fight.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 DiPietro, Monty. ""Hansen is Dream Champ, Overeem beats Hunt in Osaka" ". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Retrieved July 30, 2008. 
2. ↑ "Nick Diaz out of Dream 5 title fight". MMAjunkie.com. June 22, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
3. ↑ "CroCop's Personal Blog". MMA-ID. 2008-07-06. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
4. ↑ Caplan, Sam (June 11, 2008). "Denis Kang added to Dream 5". Five Ounces of Pain. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
5. ↑ Hamlin, Tom (July 10, 2008). "Denis Kang off of Dream 5 fight card". Mma Weekly. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
6. ↑ MacDonald, Clinton (July 11, 2008). "Mark Hunt talks Dream fight, Fedor (Updated)". Mma Weekly. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
7. ↑ "Deep: Gladiators – Fights Added". Japan-MMA.com. July 9, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 
8. ↑ ""Kid" Out of Dream 5; Shinya Aoki Has Tights Picked Out". Cagepotato.com. July 18, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 

External links

• Dream 5 official card