Dream.3 Over for Some Lightweights

By Tom Ngo
(5thRound.com)
May 11th, 2008

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Before most Americans had even awoken, Dream.3 was already over. Uno, Alvarez and Kawajiri were all victorious in their 2ndRound bouts, advancing to the Semi-Finals of Dream’s Lightweight Grand Prix.  Katsuhiko Nagata and Shinya Aoki are scheduled to face off in their Quarter-Final bout on June 15 at Dream.4, with the winner joining the remaining three fighters to complete the Semi-Finals brackets.

Takeshi Yamazaki Defeated Shoji Maruyama via Unanimous Decision 
Jason Miller Defeated Katsuyori Shibata via TKO (Punches) at 6:57 in the 1stRound 
Melvin Manhoef Defeated Dae Won Kim via TKO (Strikes) at 4:08 in the 1stRound
Daisuke Nakamura Defeated Bu Kyung Jung via KO (Punch) in the 2ndRound 
Nick Diaz Defeated Katsuya Inoue TKO (Towel) at 6:45 in the 1stRound 
Tatsuya Kawajiri Defeated Luiz Firmino via Unanimous Decision
Eddie Alvarez Defeated Joachim Hansen via Unanimous Decision 
Caol Uno Defeated Mitsuhiro Ishida via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in the 2ndRound