Dream 1

For the television channel formerly known as Dream 1 in Canada, see OSN Yahala.

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round was the inaugural event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Dream. It took place on Saturday, on March 15, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan.

Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
The poster for Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
Promotion	Dream
Date	March 15, 2008
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama, Japan
Attendance	19,120
Event chronology
Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round

The event featured the first seven tournament bouts of the 2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix, fought at 70 kilograms (154 lb), along with a trio of open-weight fights. The evening's main event was a match featuring last year's Hero's Middleweight Champion, J.Z. Calvancanti of Brazil and Japanese judoka Shinya Aoki. All bouts were fought under Dream mixed martial arts rules, with a 10 min first and 5 min second round. It attracted a sellout crowd of 19,120 and was broadcast live across Japan on the TBS television network.^[1]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Mirko Cro Cop	def.	Tatsuya Mizuno	TKO (punches)	1	0:56
Welterweight	Hayato Sakurai	def.	Hidetaka Monma	TKO (punches)	1	4:12
Heavyweight	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Kwan Bum Lee	Submission (kneebar)	1	1:25
Lightweight Grandprix 1st Round
Lightweight	Gesias Cavalcante	vs.	Shinya Aoki	NC (Aoki injured by illegal elbows)	1	3:46
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Kultar Gill	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	André Amado	TKO (punches)	1	6:47
Lightweight	Mitsuhiro Ishida	def.	Jung Bu-kyung	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Katsuhiko Nagata	def.	Artur Oumakhanov	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Luiz Firmino	def.	Kazuyuki Miyata	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	7:37
Lightweight	Joachim Hansen	def.	Kotetsu Boku	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00

Notes

• The 8th matchup of the tournament was initially to be postponed until Dream 2 due to the injuries of Vítor Ribeiro and Caol Uno along with Gilbert Melendez's prior commitment to Strikeforce. Dream officials have decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against Mitsuhiro Ishida as the 8th fighter.
• André Amado was hospitalized after losing to Eddie Alvarez and was unavailable for the Post-fight interviews
• Dream 1 announced attendance was 19,120 and its reported TV ratings on TBS were 8.9% ^[2]
• 7 of the Fighters for Dream 2's 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix were announced:
  • Kazushi Sakuraba
  • Yoon Dong-Sik
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama
  • Shungo Oyama
  • Taiei Kin
  • Masakatsu Funaki
  • Ikuhisa Minowa

See also

• Dream (mixed martial arts)
• List of Dream champions
• 2008 in DREAM