7/20 DREAM 10 - Results

The day of the DREAM welterweight GP final have arrived. Dressed in my "Mach" shirt I am very excited, but there are 3 other very good fighters in the GP.

I will be updating the results here, but no promise that they will be live. I am doing my best though.

There was some actiioni at the weigh-ins yesterday as the Japanese star "Mach" Sakurai tood 3 tires to make weight, but he did and all the fighters are in it.

Main Event: Welterweight Tournament - Final:
Marius Zaromskis Def. Jason High by KO Round 1 2:22

Non-Tournament:
Light: Shinya Aoki Def. Victor Ribeiro by Decision 3-0
Middle: Jesse Taylor Def. Dong Sik Yoon by TKO Round 1 1:02
(ankle njury to Dong)
Middle: Paulo Filho Def. Melvin Manhoef by arm-bar round 1 2:36
Light: Katsunori Kikuno Def. Andre "Dida" Amade by TKO Round 1 3:47

Welterweight GP:
Semi-final 2: Jason High Def. Andre Galvao by decision 2-1
This should be a very entertaining final!

Semi-final 1: Marius Zaromskis Def. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai by TKO Round 1 4:03
(high-kick followed by punches)

Reserve Fight: Tarec Saffiedine Def. Seichi Ikemoto by decision 3-0

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7/20 DREAM 10 - Fight Added and Fight Order Announced

FEG have finalized their card for DREAM 10, there are 8 fights and they should all be good. The last fight to be added is the middleweight battle between Dong Sik Yoon and Team Quest's Jesse Taylor.

Jesse Taylor reached the TUF 7 finals, but was thrown out after kicking out the window in a limo.

FEG also announced the fight order, the main event is no surprise. The final in the welterweight GP gets the honor, and the Japanese will be cheering for "Mach" here. He didn't take long to dispose of Shinya Aoki and went into the semi-finals on a high. He will be taking on the very entertaining Marius Zaromskis.

The other semi-final sees Jason High take on grappling star Andre Galvao. Both these fighters reached the semi-final in very decisive fashion, High demolished a very tough opponent in under a minute. Andre Galvao worked his way to a arm-bar win against John Alessio.

Main Event: Welterweight Tournament - Final:
Winner Sakurai/Zaromskis vs. Winner Galvao/High

Non-Tournament:
Light: Shinya Aoki 20-4-0 vs. 20-2-0 Victor Ribeiro
Middle: Dong Sik Yoon 4-6-0 vs. 12-3-0 Jesse Taylor
Middle: Melvin Manhoef 23-5-1 vs. 16-1-0 Paulo Filho
Light: Katsunori Kikuno 11-1-1 vs. 6-3-1 Andre "Dida" Amade

Welterweight GP:
Semi-final 2: Andre Galvao 3-0-0 vs. 7-1-0 Jason High
Semi-final 1: Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 35-8-2 vs. 9-2-0 Marius Zaromskis
Reserve Fight: Seichi Ikemoto 18-15-5 vs. 6-0-0 Tarec Saffiedine

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7/20 DREAM 10 - Welterweight Reserve Fight Announced

Its only days before the event, and only now have they announced the welterweight tournament reserve fight. DEEP champion Seichi Ikemoto will take on the undefeated Tarec Saffiedine. Saffiedine fought on the War of Gods card on May 30, where he won a quick subimsson victory, but Ikemoto should be his best opponent to date. Ikemoto have fought in both Pride and DREAM, but does not hold a win in either organization. He will be looking to add one here, one that would keep him in the tournament.

DREAM have also announced plans to add one more fight to this card, making it a total of 8 fights. In my eyes its a bit thin, but every fight on this card so far is looking very good.

Welterweight Tournament:
Final: Sakurai/Zaromskis vs. Galvao/High
Semi-final 1: Hayato "Mach" Sakurai 35-8-2 vs. 9-2-0 Marius Zaromskis
Semi-final 2: Andre Galvao 3-0-0 vs. 7-1-0 Jason High
Reserve Fight: Seichi Ikemoto vs. 6-0-0 Tarec Saffiedine

Non-Tournament Fights:
Light: Shinya Aoki 20-4-0 vs. 20-2-0 Victor Ribeiro
Light: Katsunori Kikuno 11-1-1 vs. 6-3-1 Andre "Dida" Amade
Middle: Melvin Manhoef 23-5-1 vs. 16-1-0 Paulo Filho

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