Dream 6

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.[2]

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Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round
The poster for Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round.
Information
PromotionDream
DateSeptember 23, 2008
VenueSaitama Super Arena
City Saitama, Japan
Attendance25,000[1]
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

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.[3]

Jason Miller made his DREAM debut, facing Katsuyori Shibata in the first round of the Grand Prix.[4]

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.[5]

Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba faced Andrews Nakahara.[6]

The last fight announced was Kiyoshi Tamura against Masakatsu Funaki.[7]

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
                
    Ronaldo Souza W Sub
    Ian Murphy
    Ronaldo Souza W Dec
    Jason Miller
    Jason Miller W TKO
    Katsuyori Shibata
    Ronaldo Souza W Sub
    Zelg Galesic
    Zelg Galesic W Sub
    Magomed Sultanakhmedov
    Zelg Galesic W TKO
    Taiei Kin
    Taiei Kin W Dec
    Ikuhisa Minowa
    Ronaldo Souza
    Gegard Mousasi W KO
    Gegard Mousasi W Sub
    Denis Kang
    Gegard Mousasi W Dec
    Yoon Dong-Sik
    Yoon Dong-Sik W Dec
    Shungo Oyama
    Gegard Mousasi W SUB
    Melvin Manhoef
    Kazushi Sakuraba W Sub
    Andrews Nakahara
    Kazushi Sakuraba
    Melvin Manhoef** Win KO
    Kiyoshi Tamura W TKO
    Masakatsu Funaki

    ** = Replacement

    Dream Middleweight Grand Prix Reserve Bouts:

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

    Notes
    • Badr Hari approached the ring prior to the Middle-Weight Final bout and challenged the Dream Heavyweight fighters to a match against him at the K-1 Dynamite Show in Tokyo. He also insulted the performance of the competitors by stating "All I've seen tonight is a bunch of hugging and kissing"[8]
    • Fedor Emelianenko announced his desire to participate in Dream's New Year show: Fields Dynamite!! 2008 on December 31 at the Saitama Super Arena. He was expected to face the winner of the Cro Cop vs. Overeem bout, but due to the No Contest, his opponent remained undecided.[9]
    • Joachim Hansen addressed the crowd and announced his participation at Fields Dynamite!! 2008, with his opponent to be determined.
    • A number of World Victory Road fighters were in attendance and Yoshihiro Akiyama hinted at a potential merger on the horizon by declaring he wanted to fight Hidehiko Yoshida next. Notable WVR fighters at Dream.6 included Takanori Gomi, Xande Ribeiro, and Josh Barnett.
    • The Average TBS broadcast rating was 9.0 with a peak of 13.4 during the Akiyama vs. Tonooka fight. Announced attendance was 25,000.
    • Mirko Cro Cop was taken to a hospital for treatment and was unavailable for post-fight comments.

    Tournament Bonuses
    • Semifinalists Zelg Galesic and Melvin Manhoef both earned a 1,000,000円 bonus for their performance in the tournament.
    • Runner-up Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza received a 3,000,000円 bonus for his efforts.
    • Winner Gegard Mousasi earned a 10,000,000円 bonus to become Dream's first Middle-Weight Champion.

    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.
    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.
    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.

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