Dream 6: Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 Final Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on September 23, 2008. The event hosted the crowning of Dream's first Middleweight Champion, Gegard Mousasi, after the conclusion of the Middleweight Grand Prix. A bout between Ronaldo Souza and Frank Trigg was announced for the Middleweight Grand Prix. Trigg would subsequently announce that a visa wasn't secured and the bout between the two wasn't finalized. Trigg was replaced by National university freestyle wrestling champion Ian Murphy. Jason Miller made his DREAM debut, facing Katsuyori Shibata in the first round of the Grand Prix. Taiei Kin was pitted against Ikuhisa Minowa, while Gegard Mousasi was expected to fight the PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix finalist Denis Kang. Yoon Dong-Sik was booked to fight Shungo Oyama. Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba faced Andrews Nakahara. The last fight announced was Kiyoshi Tamura against Masakatsu Funaki. Results: Middleweight Gegard Mousasi def. Ronaldo Souza KO (upkick) 1 2:15 Main Card Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko Cro Cop No Contest (knee to the groin) 1 6:09 Lightweight Shinya Aoki def. Todd Moore Submission (neck crank) 1 1:10 Middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Masanori Tonooka Submission (armbar) 1 6:26 Welterweight Hayato Sakurai def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Middleweight Masakatsu Funaki def. Ikuhisa Minowa Submission (heel hook) 1 0:52 Featherweight Atsushi Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov def. Jimmy Ambriz Submission (punches) 1 2:15 Lightweight Keita Nakamura def. Adriano Martins Decision (split) 2 5:00 Middleweight Grand Prix Semi final Middleweight Ronaldo Souza def. Zelg Galesic Submission (armbar) 1 1:27 Middleweight Gegard Mousasi def. Melvin Manhoef Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:28 Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout Middleweight Andrews Nakahara def. Dong Sik Yoon TKO (punches) 2 0:30
Featuring Many Legends like Sakuraba, Funaki, Jacare, Minowa, Mousasi, Overeem, CroCop & more
