DREAM

DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Shinya Aoki v Gesias Cavalcante in the main event.
  • Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Kultar Gill by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the ten results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

SA

Shinya Aoki vs Gesias Cavalcante

Could not continue R1 3:46
GC
TK ✓

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kultar Gill

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
KG
Eddie Alvarez ✓

Eddie Alvarez vs Andre Amado

Knockout R1 6:47
AA
MF ✓

Mirko Filipovic vs Tatsuya Mizuno

Knockout R1 0:56
TM
MI ✓

Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Bu-Kyung Jung

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
BJ
KN ✓

Katsuhiko Nagata vs Artur Oumakhanov

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
AO
LF ✓

Luiz Firmino vs Kazuyuki Miyata

Submission R1 7:37
KM
JH ✓

Joachim Hansen vs Kotetsu Boku

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
KB
HS ✓

Hayato Sakurai vs Hidetaka Monma

Knockout R1 4:12
HM
IM ✓

Ikuhisa Minowa vs Lee Kwan Bum

Submission R1 1:25
LB
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Kultar Gill by unanimous decision after two rounds in the main event of DREAM 1 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Eddie Alvarez beat Andre Amado by knockout at 6:47 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mirko Filipovic, who stopped Tatsuya Mizuno after 56 seconds, and five of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Luiz Firmino's submission of Kazuyuki Miyata, 7 minutes and 37 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 1 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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