DREAM.2 Quick Results

Chad Edward — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:13:33 +0000

“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).

Kang, Mousasi Open DREAM Grand Prix

Chad Edward — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:31:27 +0000

DREAM.2 has announced three match-ups on its 29 April fight card at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

Korean-Canadian Denis Kang (29-9-1) will take the ring across from Armenian Gegard Mousasi (20-2-1) in a middleweight grand prix bout.

Mousasi steps-up on a string of six first-round stoppages. Kang bounces back from a first-round knockout loss to Yoshihiro Akiyama (10-1).

A pair of Japanese heroes, “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba (23-10-1) and Masakatsu Funaki (38-12-1), will continue their legends in DREAM.

Saku’ draws Karate champ Andrews Nakahara of Brazil, who makes his MMA debut. Funaki faces U-File’s Kiyoshi Tamura (28-14), a former PRIDE fighter.