Dream 5

{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2008}} {{about|martial arts event|Japanese pop group|Dream5}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=DREAM.5: Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round |image=DREAM-5.jpg |promotion=DREAM |date=July 21, 2008 |venue=Osaka-jo Hall |city={{flagicon|JPN}} Osaka, Japan |attendance=11,986 |previousevent=DREAM.4: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round |followingevent=DREAM.6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round }}

'''''DREAM.5 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round''''' was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on Monday July 21, 2008 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan and hosted the final round of the promotion's Lightweight tournament.

The DREAM.5 attracted a crowd of 11,986 to the Osaka Jo Hall and was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network and SkyPerfect and on HDNet Fights in the United States.<ref name="Hansen is Dream Champ, Overeem beats Hunt in Osaka">{{cite web |url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |title="Hansen is Dream Champ, Overeem beats Hunt in Osaka" |last=DiPietro |first=Monty |accessdate=July 30, 2008 |publisher=K-1 Grand Prix Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815220159/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |archivedate=August 15, 2007 }}</ref>

==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix Final}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Joachim Hansen | def. | Shinya Aoki | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:19 | }} {{MMAevent card|Main Card|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Mark Hunt | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 1:11 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Middleweight | Yoshihiro Akiyama | def. | Katsuyori Shibata | Submission (ezekiel choke) | 1 | 6:34 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Featherweight | Hideo Tokoro | def. | Takeshi Yamazaki | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Welterweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | Motoki Miyazawa | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 8:57 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Featherweight | Joseph Benavidez | def. | Junya Kodo | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:42 | }} {{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix reserve match|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Joachim Hansen | def. | Kultar Gill | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:33 | }} {{MMAevent card|Lightweight Grand Prix Semi Final|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Tatsuya Kawajiri | TKO (punches) | 1 | 7:35 | }} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | def. | Caol Uno | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Undercard|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout | Lightweight | Daisuke Nakamura | def. | Andy Ologun | Submission (flying armbar) | 1 | 3:41 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Hansen replaced Alvarez due to a cut received in his fight with Kawajiri.</small>

==2008 Lightweight Grand Prix bracket== {{16TeamBracket | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Finals | RD1-seed01={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team01='''Shinya Aoki''' | RD1-score01=W Dec | RD1-seed02={{flagicon|BRA}} | RD1-team02=Gesias Calvancanti | RD1-score03=W Dec | RD1-seed03={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team03='''Katsuhiko Nagata''' | RD1-seed04={{flagicon|RUS}} | RD1-team04=Artur Oumakhanov | RD1-seed05={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team05='''Mitsuhiro Ishida''' | RD1-score05=W Dec | RD1-seed06={{flagicon|KOR}} | RD1-team06=Jung Bu-Kyung | RD1-seed07={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team07='''Caol Uno''' | RD1-team08=Bye | RD1-team09='''Eddie Alvarez''' | RD1-seed09={{flagicon|USA}} | RD1-score09=W TKO | RD1-team10=Andre "Dida" Amade | RD1-seed10={{flagicon|BRA}} | RD1-team11='''Joachim Hansen''' | RD1-seed11={{flagicon|NOR}} | RD1-score11=W Dec | RD1-team12=Koutetsu Boku | RD1-seed12={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team13='''Tatsuya Kawajiri''' | RD1-seed13={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-score13=W Dec | RD1-team14=Kultar Gill | RD1-seed14={{flagicon|CAN}} | RD1-seed15={{flagicon|BRA}} | RD1-team15='''Luiz Firmino''' | RD1-score15=W Sub | RD1-seed16={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD1-team16=Kazuyuki Miyata | RD2-seed01={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD2-team01='''Shinya Aoki''' | RD2-score01=W Sub | RD2-seed02={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD2-team02=Katsuhiko Nagata | RD2-seed03={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD2-team03=Mitsuhiro Ishida | RD2-seed04={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD2-score04=W Sub | RD2-team04='''Caol Uno''' | RD2-team05='''Eddie Alvarez''' | RD2-seed05={{flagicon|USA}} | RD2-score05=W Dec | RD2-team06=Joachim Hansen | RD2-seed06={{flagicon|NOR}} | RD2-seed07={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD2-team07='''Tatsuya Kawajiri''' | RD2-score07=W Dec | RD2-seed08={{flagicon|BRA}} | RD2-team08=Luiz Firmino | RD3-seed01={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD3-team01='''Shinya Aoki''' | RD3-score01=W Dec | RD3-seed02={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD3-team02=Caol Uno | RD3-seed03={{flagicon|USA}} | RD3-team03='''Eddie Alvarez''' | RD3-score03=W TKO | RD3-seed04={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD3-team04=Tatsuya Kawajiri | RD4-seed01={{flagicon|JPN}} | RD4-team01=Shinya Aoki | RD4-seed02={{flagicon|NOR}} | RD4-team02='''Joachim Hansen'''** | RD4-score02=W TKO }} <nowiki>**</nowiki> Replacement.

'''Dream Lightweight Grand Prix Reserve Bouts:''' :{{flagicon|NOR}} Joachim Hansen def. {{flagicon|Canada}} Kultar Gill at DREAM.5

==Notes== * The 8th matchup 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 decided to directly seed Caol Uno into the 2nd round against Mitsuhiro Ishida as the 8th fighter. * Nick Diaz was originally scheduled to fight Hayato Sakurai to determine the Dream Welterweight Champion, but Diaz had to pull out due to contractual obligations to EliteXC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/4631/nick-diaz-out-of-dream-5-title-fight.mma |title=Nick Diaz out of Dream 5 title fight |publisher=MMAjunkie.com |date=June 22, 2008 |accessdate=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120020126/http://mmajunkie.com/news/4631/nick-diaz-out-of-dream-5-title-fight.mma |archivedate=November 20, 2008 }}</ref> * Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic had been a long rumored participant. Originally scheduled to face Jerome LeBanner, and later Mighty Mo Siligia, Mirko had to pull out due to a recovering shoulder injury and minor impending knee surgery. Mirko expressed interest in fighting at DREAM.6 in September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mma-id.com/CROCOP/?mod=blog&uid=35&blid=706 |title=CroCop's Personal Blog |publisher=MMA-ID |date=2008-07-06 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}</ref> * Denis Kang had been another long rumored participant.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam |last=Caplan |url=http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/06/11/denis-kang-added-to-dream5/ |title=Denis Kang added to Dream 5 |publisher=Five Ounces of Pain |date=June 11, 2008 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}</ref> With one fight left on his FEG contract, Denis Kang would have become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of this bout. However, he was pulled from the card late in July for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6666&zoneid=13 |title=Denis Kang off of Dream 5 fight card |publisher=Mma Weekly |date=July 10, 2008 |first=Tom |last=Hamlin |accessdate=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714092033/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6666&zoneid=13 |archivedate=July 14, 2008 }}</ref> *After his bout with Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic was scrapped, Jérôme Le Banner was scheduled to fight Mark Hunt. However, LeBanner had to pull out late due to injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6668&zoneid=13 |title=Mark Hunt talks Dream fight, Fedor (Updated) |publisher=Mma Weekly |date=July 11, 2008 |first=Clinton |last=MacDonald |accessdate=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812034655/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6668&zoneid=13 |archivedate=August 12, 2008 }}</ref> * Appearing on the original DREAM.5 banner, Minowaman was pulled from the card to instead fight at Deep: Gladiators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japan-mma.com/2008/07/816-deep-gladiators-fights-added.html |title=Deep: Gladiators – Fights Added |publisher=Japan-MMA.com |date=July 9, 2008 |accessdate=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813023746/http://www.japan-mma.com/2008/07/816-deep-gladiators-fights-added.html |archivedate=August 13, 2010 }}</ref> * The bout between Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto and Joseph Benavidez has been canceled due to a knee injury Yamamoto suffered in training. Yamamoto has been replaced by Junya Kodo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/07/18/kid-out-of-dream5-shinya-aoki-has-tights-picked-out |title="Kid" Out of Dream 5; Shinya Aoki Has Tights Picked Out |publisher=Cagepotato.com |date=July 18, 2008 |accessdate=February 25, 2009}}</ref> * Reports indicate Dream.5 scored a 10.0 rating for network TV on the TBS broadcast in Japan. The rating peaked at 13.9 during the Akiyama-Shibata fight.

==References== <references />

==External links== *[http://dreamofficial.com/fightcard/dream5/ Dream 5 official card]

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