Dynamite!! 2008

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Dynamite 2008

| image = Poster dynamite.jpg

| promotion = DREAM, K-1

| date = December 31, 2008

| venue = Saitama Super Arena

| city = {{flagicon|JPN}} Saitama, Japan

| attendance = 25,634

| gate =

| buyrate =

| purse =

| previousevent = K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!

| followingevent = Dynamite!! 2009

}}

Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It featured eleven DREAM mixed martial arts rules fights in a variety of weight classes, four K-1 rules fights, and the inaugural K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 high school tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top884.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022014528/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/top884.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2008|title=MMA Rules at DYNAMITE!! 2008|access-date=January 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}

Results

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Kiyoshi Tamura

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| Unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18)

| 2

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Lightweight

| Shinya Aoki

| def.

| Eddie Alvarez

| Submission (heel hook)

| 1

| 1:32

| For the WAMMA Lightweight Champion.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Melvin Manhoef

| def.

| Mark Hunt

| KO (punches)

| 1

| 0:18

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Mirko Cro Cop

| def.

| Hong Man Choi

| TKO (leg kick)

| 1

| 6:32

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Hayato "Mach" Sakurai

| def.

| Katsuyori Shibata

| TKO (referee stoppage)

| 1

| 7:02

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Semmy Schilt

| def.

| Mighty Mo

| Submission (triangle choke)

| 1

| 5:31

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Bob Sapp

| def.

| Akihito Tanaka

| TKO (punches)

| 1

| 5:22

| Produced by DJ OZMA featuring YUDETAMAGO.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Andy Ologun

| def.

| Yukio Sakaguchi

| KO (punches)

| 1

| 3:52

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Featherweight

| Daisuke Nakamura

| def.

| Hideo Tokoro

| Submission (armbar)

| 1

| 2:23

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Minowaman

| def.

| Errol Zimmerman

| Submission (toe hold)

| 1

| 1:01

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Gegard Mousasi

| def.

| Musashi

| TKO (referee stoppage)

| 1

| 2:32

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Alistair Overeem

| def.

| Badr Hari

| KO (right hook)

| 1

| 2:07

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Tatsuya Kawajiri

| def.

| Kozo Takeda

| KO

| 1

| 2:37

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Welterweight

| Artur Kyshenko

| def.

| Yoshihiro Sato

| majority decision, 2-0 (30-29, 29-28, 29-29)

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| HIROYA

| def.

| Koya Urabe

| extra round unanimous decision, 3-0

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Semi Final|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| HIROYA

| def.

| Shota Shimada

| three-round unanimous decision, 3-0 (30-29, 30-29, 30-29)

| 3

| 5:00

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Koya Urabe

| def.

| Ryuya Kusakabe

| TKO (doctor stoppage)

| 3

| 2:29

}}

{{MMAevent card|K-1 Rules, K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 Tournament – Reserve Fight|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Taishi Hiratsuka

| def.

| Daizo Sasaki

| KO

| 2

| 1:00

}}

=Canceled fights=

An MMA bout between Mark Hunt and Jerome Le Banner was originally scheduled, but Le Banner had to withdraw a few days before the event. Melvin Manhoef was instead brought in to replace him.
Joachim Hansen was scheduled to fight JZ Calvancante, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen sustaining a head injury training and not passing pre-fight medicals.[http://sherdog.com/news/news/k-1-dynamite-2008-play-by-play-15634 K-1 'Dynamite 2008' Play-by-Play from Sherdog.com]

Broadcast

In Japan, parts of the event were shown live on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting Station) in a four an hour timeslot and the full event on a delayed pay-per-view. Unlike the previous year's event, Dynamite!! did not have North American clearance in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/13597/event-magic-tv-deal-fails-fields-dynamite-2008-will-not-air-live-in-u-s-.mma |title=Event Magic.tv deal fails, FieLDS Dynamite!! 2008 will not air live in U.S. | MMAjunkie.com |access-date=2011-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317193321/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13597/event-magic-tv-deal-fails-fields-dynamite-2008-will-not-air-live-in-u-s-.mma |archive-date=2012-03-17 }}

Press conference

On October 18, 2008, FEG held a press conference to promote the event. Although no matchups were announced several fighters were in attendance, and FEG stated more participants would be announced at a later date. The fighters in attendance were Joachim Hansen, Hayato Sakurai, Kazushi Sakuraba, Yuichi Nakanishi, Musashi, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Masakazu Imanari, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takeshi Yamazaki, Ikuhisa Minowa, Seichi Ikemoto, Kiyoshi Tamura, Yoshihiro Sato, Yasuhiro Kido, Mirko Cro Cop, and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1224309780

|date=2008-10-18|access-date=2017-02-25|title=今年もやるぞ大晦日！桜庭和志が石井慧についても言及！12・31『FieLDS Dynamite!!』さいたまSA大会公開記者会見!!|language=ja|trans-title=Do it this year New Year's Eve! Kazushi Sakuraba also talks about Kei Ishii! 12·31 "FieLDS Dynamite!!" Saitama SA Competition Public Press Conference!!|website=dreamofficial.com}}