Dream 8
{{short description|Dream mixed martial arts event in 2009}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=DREAM.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round
|image=Dream8.jpg
|promotion=DREAM
|date=April 5, 2009
|venue=Nippon Gaishi Hall
|city={{flagicon|JPN}} Nagoya, Japan
|attendance=9,129
|previousevent=Dream.7: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round
|followingevent=Dream.9: Feather Weight Grand Prix Second Round
}}
Dream.8: Welter Weight Grand Prix 2009 First Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on April 5, 2009. Unlike Dream's past tournaments, the Welter Weight Grand Prix is only scheduled to have eight participants. DREAM's welterweight division has a {{convert|76|kg|lb|0}} weight limit.
Results
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{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Welterweight Grand Prix 1st Round}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| TKO (Knees and Punches)
| 1
| 0:27
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 1
| 0:59
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Welterweight
| def.
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 7:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Featherweight Grandprix 1st round|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Heavyweight
| def.
| Submission (North-South Choke)
| 1
| 1:42
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Catchweight (89kg)
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| def.
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| 1
| 7:58
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| Andrews Nakahara
| def.
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Catchweight (88 kg)
| def.
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
See also
Notes
- Nick Diaz was among the early rumored participants in Dream's Welterweight Grand Prix. However, his participation in April's Strikeforce event seems to have excluded him from Dream.8.
- Seichi Ikemoto defeated Hidetaka Monma at Deep 40 to qualify for the Welterweight Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=http://dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1235145283 |title=仰天ダブルパンチで門馬に快勝！池本誠知がDreamウェルター級Grand Prix出場権を獲得!! |publisher=Dreamofficial.com |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}
- Yuya Shirai defeated Yoon Young Kim at clubDEEP Tokyo: Protect Cup Final to qualify for the Welterweight Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=http://dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1235145283 |title=仰天ダブルパンチで門馬に快勝！池本誠知がDreamウェルター級Grand Prix出場権を獲得!! |publisher=Dreamofficial.com |date=February 21, 2009 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}
- One of the first announced bouts was a Middleweight fight between Andrews Nakahara and Zelg Galešić. However, after being admitted to a hospital in Croatia two weeks before DREAM.8, Zelg Galesic was not cleared to fight, and was replaced with Shungo Oyama.
- Another scrapped match was a Middleweight bout between debuting Murilo Rua and Dong Sik Yoon. Two days before DREAM.8 Dong Sik Yoon was pulled from the card due to an unknown injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/04/dream-8-dong-sik-yoon-out.html|title=DREAM 8 – Dong Sik Yoon Out!|date=April 3, 2009|work=japan-mma.com|accessdate=April 3, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405205927/http://www.japan-mma.com/2009/04/dream-8-dong-sik-yoon-out.html|archivedate=April 5, 2009}} He was replaced a day before the event by Riki Fukuda. Fukuda couldn't make the Middleweight limit on such a short notice so the match was held at catchweight of 89kg.
References
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