Dream 5 Live Results- Light Weight Grand Prix Final Round 2008

Catch the round by round action here, going live at 2:00 AM ET with live results of tomorrow morning’s DREAM 5 event, which will take place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Japan.
The show features the final round of the promotion’s inaugural lightweight grand prix - Eddie Alvarez, Caol Uno, Shinya Aoki, and Tatsuya Kawajiri will battle it out in a four-man tournament with the winners facing off for the GP title in the night’s main event. Additional featured bouts include a slugfest between Mark Hunt and Alistair Overeem as well as a lightweight tourney reserve bout between Joachim Hansen and “Black Mamba” Kultar Gill.
Daisuke Nakamura vs. Andy Ologun
Round 1: They exchange kicks to get things going. Ologun kicks Nakamura and he drops to the ground quickly. Nakamura goes for the heel hook but Ologun quickly gets out and Ologun isnt having any of it. They stand and Nakamura quickly drops for an armbar in a beautiful move. Ologun is caught and quickly taps out.
Winner: Daisuke Nakamura - Submission (Armbar)
Shinya Aoki vs. Caol Uno
Round 1: The round starts off slow but then Aoki goes for a flying knee and lands. He goes for a mount right away and is all over Uno. Uno escapes and continues to grapple. Aoki goes for a kneebar and the two flip around. Uno goes for a kneebar himself but they scramble. Aoki takes Uno’s back and lands in reverse side control. Aoki takes Uno’s back and attempts a rear naked choke. Aoki flips to a great triangle and looks to have Uno beat. Uno amazingly escapes and they stand before the end of the round.
Round 2: Aoki takes Uno’s back again to start the round and is relentless with submissions. They scramble and Uno takes Aoki’s back. They scramble once again and Aoki lands in half guard. Aoki flips and takes Uno’s back once more. Aoki attempts a poor attempt at an armbar. Uno goes to start some ground and pound and Aoki attempts a gogoplata before the fight ends. Aoki put on a complete clinic of submission moves. What a great showing of his skill.
Winner: Shinya Aoki - Unanimous Decision
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Round 1: Kawajiri starts of this amazing fight with a leg kick and Alvarez counters with a left-right combo. Alvarez stuffs a takedown but quickly gets caught in a guillotine. He gets out and clinches Kawajiri against the ropes. The referee breaks them apart. Kawajiri tags Alvarez with a right. A flurry sees Alvarez shoot in for a takedown. Alvarez is cut. Alvarez swings and knocks Kawajiri down. They stand and go right back down. They stand again. A timeout is called to check Alvarez’s cut. The bout is restarted. Kawajiri drops Alvarez with a right and is all over on him. Alvarez survives but Kawajiri controls him on the ground. Alvarez sweeps him and stands. Kawajiri puts Alvarez on a knee. Alvarez stuns Kawajiri. They are toe to toe and Alvarez drops Kawajiri and pounds away until the referee stops him. This was just like out of a Rocky movie. An amazing fight it just couldn’t get any better then that.
Winner: Eddie Alvarez - TKO (Strikes)
Joachim Hansen vs. Kultar Gill
Round 1: They clinch early. Hansen takes Gill down. They then scramble and stand up. The referee breaks them apart from the clinch. They exchange strikes back and forth. Gill takes Hansen down once again. Hansen tries for an armbar but Gill keeps pounding. Hansen then attempts once more which forces Gill to tap out.
Winner: Joachim Hansen - Submission (Armbar)
Joe Benavidez vs. Junya “Kodo” Kudo
Round 1: They exchange blows before Benavidez scores a nice takedown. They scramble and quickly stand up. Benavidez lands a front kick and attempts an big overhand right. Benavidez slams Kudo with a thunderous move. Benavidez takes Kudo’s back. Benavidez locks in a guillotine from the mount and taps out Kudo quickly.
Winner: Joe Benavidez - Submission (Guillotine)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Motoki Miyazawa
Round 1: A very slow start to the round. Miyazawa hops on Hironaka and pulls guard standing but Hironaka shakes him. Miyazawa then pulls Hironaka to the ground. The action is very boring and the referee stands them up. Miyazawa lands Hironaka with a right. They go toe to toe and each land a few punches. Hironaka is bleeding from his nose. Miyazawa lands a left hook. Miyazawa is now cut. Hironaka hits a high kick. Hironaka is picking Miyazawa apart. Hironaka hurts Miyazawa with a right hand and Miyazawa is cut badly. They stop the fight to check it and the ringside doctor stops the bout.
Winner: Kuniyoshi Hironaka - TKO (Cut)
Hideo Tokoro vs. Takeshi Yamazaki
Round 1: Yamazaki begins with a jab. They both exchange blows until Tokoro throws a leg kick that hits Yamazaki in the groin. The fight restarts then Tokoro connects with a right hand before he is taken down by Yamazaki. They scramble and stand. Yamazaki lands some knees to the head before they break. Tokoro cracks Yamazaki with a right and knocks him down. Tokoro jumps on him but Yamazaki survives his onslaught. Tokoro works for a standing kimura and then lands a heavy knee. Tokoro lands another knee to Yamazaki’s face. Tokoro kicks Yamazaki again in the groin. Tokoro receives a yellow card. They restart the fight. They end up on the ground and Tokoro attempts a kneebar that is unsuccessful. A scramble leads to Yamazaki gaining top position. Tokoro attempts a messy triangle. Yamazaki controls Tokoro until the end of the round.
Round 2: Tokoro tags Yamazaki twice to set the tone of round 2. Tokoro catches Yamazaki with two high kicks. Yamazaki scores a takedown. They clinch in the corner and are broken apart. Tokoro just misses with a jumping knee. Yamazaki scores another takedown. Yamazaki rolls for an armbar but Tokoro maneuvers back to guard. Yamazaki controls Tokoro until the end of the round.
Winner: Hideo Tokoro - Unanimous Decision
They just announced that Eddie Alvarez will not be able to advance due to his eye injury which is a cut and that Joachim Hansen the reserve bout winner will replace him.
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Round 1: Akiyama enters the bout wearing a gi. Shibata falls while throwing an big looping overhand right. Akiyama lands a straight left. Akiyama follows with a quick leg kick and a jab. Another leg kick lands for Akiyama. Shibata lands a nice right hand. Shibata with another right hand that surprises Akiyama. Akiyama misses with a roundhouse kick and takes Shibata down. Akiyama mounts Shibata and then chokes him out using the sleeve of his gi.
Winnner: Yoshihiro Akiyama - Submission Choke
Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem
Round 1: Because of the weight difference, knees on the ground are not permitted. Hunt is eager early with punches. Overeem attacks and Hunt throws him down with ease. Hunt gets to side control but Overeem goes for an armbar. Hunt fights it but is forced to tap out. Overeem has showed a much improved ground game.
Winner: Alistair Overeem - Submission (Armbar)
Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen
Round 1: Hansen starts with a swing but misses early, allowing Aoki to take it right to the mat. Hansen is landing punches from the bottom. Aoki moves to side control but Hansen regains half-guard. Hansen accidentally kicks Aoki in the groin with an up kick. The bout is stopped and restarted on the feet. Aoki pulls Hansen to the ground. Aoki moves for an omoplata but Hansen gets out. Hansen delivers three straight bombs while posturing up. Hansen then lands a left hand that hurts Aoki. Hansen follows with a flurry of unanswered rights that forces the referee to stop the bout. What a win by Hansen. Huge upset.
Winner: Joachim Hansen - TKO (Strikes)


Entries (RSS)
July 20th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Thanks for your PBP! I cant have HDNET so i’ll be reading closely your comments! Thanks again!!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 4:32 am
Unfortunate about Eddie Alvarez. He had a chance to win it all.