DREAM.6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was held at the Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, Japan on September 23, 2008. The event hosted the crowning of DREAM’s first Middleweight Champion after the conclusion of the Middleweight Grand Prix.
Post Dream 6 Notes
Play-by-Play
Dream 6 Picks and Predictions
Dream 6 Breakdown
Match | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
1 | Andrews Nakahara | Dong Sik Yoon | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:30 |
2 | Gegard Mousasi | Melvin Manhoef | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:28 |
3 | Ronaldo Souza | Zelg Galesic | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:27 |
4 | Keita Nakamura | Adriano Martins | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 |
5 | Sergei Kharitonov | Jimmy Ambriz | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 2:15 |
6 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Hideo Tokoro | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
7 | Masakatsu Funaki | Ikuhisa Minowa | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:52 |
8 | Hayato Sakurai | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
9 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Masanori Tonooka | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 6:26 |
10 | Shinya Aoki | Todd Moore | Submission (Neck Crank) | 1 | 1:10 |
11 | Alistair Overeem | Mirko Filipovic | No Contest (Knee to the Groin) | 1 | |
12 | Gegard Mousasi | Ronaldo Souza | KO (Upkick) | 1 | 2:15 |
Dream certainly puts on a great product. I really enjoy all the pageantry and celebration. The whole thing is so much more of a “feature event” than what we usually get in America, which seems so commercial by comparison.
The length of the event and the time slot are difficult, but as far as quality, you can’t beat 12 quality fights in one event. This event, however, did suffer from some mismatches.