Former WEC middleweight champion "Ely" Paulo Filho (16-1) tapped "Marvelous" Melvin Manhoef (22-6-1) in an armbar at 2:36 of round one and lightweight "Tobikan Judan" Shinya Aoki (18-4) won a unanimous decision over "Shaolin" vitor Ribeiro (20-2) at DREAM.10 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Monday.

Lithuanian "Whitemare" Marius Zaromskis (12-2) upset "Mach" Hayato Sakurai (32-9-3) and Jason High (7-2) both with fight-ending head kicks to win the Welterweight Grand Prix.

Returning to Japan after an odd stint in the WEC and returning to MMA after nine months off, Filho was rusty and lucky to exploit the chink that has resulted in three of Manhoef's six losses: the armbar.
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"The Ultimate Fighter" alum "JT Money" Jesse Taylor (8-2) will fight Dong Sik Yoon (2-6) at DREAM.10 in Saitama, north of Tokyo, 20 July, Taylor announced at his blog. Taylor tapped Eric DaVila (14-9) in a rear naked choke at Shark Fight in Lubbock last May. Yoon was TKO'd by Andrews Nakahara (2-0) at DREAM.6 in Saitama last September. Perhaps Taylor's most publicized win was against a rented limousine at the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas, which led to his dismissal from TUF's seventh season and admission to Alcoholics Anonymous. Taylor has evidently remained sobor since. ...

Brazilian Andrews Nakahara (1-1) TKO'd Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon (4-6) on the mat at :30 of round two in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Tuesday afternoon. Nakahara launched heavy leg kicks early while Yoon (4-6), in a gi, looked to take the fight to the ground. On the ground, Yoon mounted and attempted an Ezekiel choked, grabbing the sleeves of his gi on both sides from behind Nakahara's back; but, Nakahara stayed cool and worked back to his feet. The first round ended in the corner with Nakahara throwing knees to Yoon’s head after a takedown attempt by Yoon. In the second round, Nakahara knocked down Yoon with a right hook, leaped on him, and pounded away as the referee stopped the action 30 seconds in. After the fight, Yoon complained that he was injured coming into the fight and said, "I fought the worst fight of my life." ...

Fighters.com's Lightweight Champion "Tobikan Judan" Shinya Aoki (16-2) further expanded the common MMA repertoire Sunday at DREAM.4 when he tapped Katsuhiko Nagata (4-3) in a gogoplata from the full mount at 5:12 of round one. Adorning his sprayed-on, gaudy long johns, Aoki scored two takedowns, mounting Nagata on the second.  Aoki pounded his victim as Nagata bucked. Aoki wasn't going anywhere! He smothered Nagata and slipped his foot out of nowhere into the pretzel that ended the fight, advancing Aoki to the Lightweight Grand Prix semi-finals. “If you want to be the legend, you have to kill the legend," "Marvelous" Melvin Manhoef (22-4-1) said after slaying "Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba (24-11-1) with a kick in the first round and advancing to the Middleweight Grand Prix semi-finals. "That’s what I did today.” Manhoef finished the Japanese legend with a knee to Sakuraba's head from side control followed by hammerfists to his face before the referee ended the fight. ...

At the DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix in April, Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) shocked Tokyo by tapping former PRIDE top contender Denis Kang (29-10-1) in a first-round triangle at 3:10. Fighters.com caught up with Mousasi as he trained for his second round match-up versus Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon (4-4) at DREAM.4 Sunday. Fighters.com: For those in North America unfamiliar with you, how long have you been a full-time fighter? Gegard Mousasi: I have been fighting since the age of 15 with boxing and from the age of 19 I have been a full-time fighter. Fighters.com: Have you had any other jobs or only fighting? Gegard Mousasi: I work as a bouncer, but have also worked as a postman. Fighters.com: Are you married? Have a girlfriend? Children? Gegard Mousasi: No. No. No. Fighters.com: For you, is fighting a job, a sport, or an art? ...

Friday, DREAM released its DREAM.4 Middleweight Grand Prix match-ups to be fought in Tokyo 15 June. Fighters.com's ninth-ranked middleweight "Mayhem" Jason Miller (21-5) will fight Brazilian BJJ enigma "Jacare" Ronaldo Souza (8-1). Fast-rising Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) will face Korean judoka Dong Sik Yoon (4-4). MMA legend "Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba (24-10-1) is matched versus "Marvelous" Melvin Manhoef (21-4-1). Finally, "Benkei" Zelg Galesic (8-3) will fight Taiei Kin (3-2). ...

"Tobikan Judan" Shinya Aoki (15-2) won a unanimous decision over "JZ" Gesias Calvancante (14-2-1) in a Lightweight Grand Prix bout. The rest of the card were fights in the Middleweight Grand Prix. Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) submitted Denis Kang (29-10-1) in a triangle choke at 3:10 of round one. Taiei Kin (3-2) won a unaninmous decision over "The Punk" Ikuhisa Minowa (39-28-8). "Benkei" Zelg Galesic (8-3) submitted Magomed Sultanakhmedov (4-2) by armbar at 1:40 of round one. "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba (24-10-1) sumbitted Andrews Nakahara (0-1) by neck crank at 8:20 of the first round. "Jacare" Ronaldo Souza (8-1) submitted Ian Murphy (0-1) by rear naked choke at 3:38 of the first round. Kiyoshi Tamura (32-14-1) TKO Masakatsu Funaki (38-13-1) in 57 seconds. Dong Sik Yoon (4-4) won a unanimous decision over Shungo Oyama (7-11). ...

DREAM has announced additional fights on their 29 April DREAM.2 card featuring a Middleweight Grand Prix. Fighters.com's seventh-ranked middleweight "Twinkle Toes" Frank Trigg (16-6) will welcome Brazilian jiu-jitsu stud "Jacare" Ronaldo Souza (7-1) to the big leagues. Trigg, a former WFA and Icon champion, is the favorite to win the tournament.  He comes off a 1:40 Kimura submission of former UFC tough guy "Babyface" Edwin Dewees (34-12) in December. "Jacare" is on a seven-fight "W" streak after losing his MMA debut by KO in 2003.  The ADCC absolute division runner-up last submitted Wendell Santos (0-1) in October.  Souza has never fought competition like "Twinkle Toes". "The Punk" Ikuhisa Minowa (39-27-8) will stand across the DREAM ring from Taiei Kin (2-2) on the same card. Croation "Benkei" Zelg Galesic (7-3) has been matched against Russian Magomed Sultanakhmedov (4-1). Finalyly, veteran PRIDE and K-1 judoka Dong Sik Yoon (3-4) will fight Shungo Oyama (7-10) in the tournament's opening round. Three other Middleweight Grand Prix fights were announced previously. ...