DREAM

DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round

Completed Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Joachim Hansen beat Shinya Aoki by knockout in the main event.
  • Alistair Overeem beat Mark Hunt by submission in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the ten results came early: three knockouts and five submissions.
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Main card

SA

Shinya Aoki vs Joachim Hansen

Knockout R1 4:19
JH ✓
MH

Mark Hunt vs Alistair Overeem

Submission R1 1:11
Alistair Overeem ✓
KS

Katsuyori Shibata vs Yoshihiro Akiyama

Submission R1 6:34
YA ✓
TY

Takeshi Yamazaki vs Hideo Tokoro

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
HT ✓
KH ✓

Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Motoki Miyazawa

Knockout R1 8:57
MM
Joseph Benavidez ✓

Joseph Benavidez vs Junya Kudo

Submission R1 2:42
JK
JH ✓

Joachim Hansen vs Kultar Gill

Submission R1 2:33
KG
TK

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Eddie Alvarez

Knockout R1 7:35
Eddie Alvarez ✓
CU

Caol Uno vs Shinya Aoki

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
SA ✓
DN ✓

Daisuke Nakamura vs Andy Ologun

Submission R1 3:41
AO
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Results

Main and co-main events

Joachim Hansen beat Shinya Aoki by knockout at 4:19 of round one in the main event of DREAM 5 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. In the co-main event, Alistair Overeem beat Mark Hunt by submission at 1:11 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, five by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Alistair Overeem, who stopped Mark Hunt at 1:11 of round one, and eight of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Kuniyoshi Hironaka's knockout of Motoki Miyazawa, 8 minutes and 57 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled 58 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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