Dream 16

Dream 16
The poster for Dream 16
PromotionDream
DateSeptember 25, 2010
VenueNippon Gaishi Hall
CityNagoya, Japan
Attendance9,304
Event chronology
Dream 15 Dream 16 Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Dream 16 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 25, 2010, in Nagoya, Japan.[1] The event aired live in North America on HDNet.[2]

Background

This event served as the final for Dream's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion.[3] Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Mizuno who won their opening round bouts at Dream 15 fought for the title.

A previously announced featherweight bout with Joe Warren fighting Michihiro Omigawa has been scrapped from this card.[4]

Ikuhisa Minowa was previously reported to be fighting James Thompson, but instead fought Judo Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii.[5] Thompson's last minute opponent ending up being Deep Megaton Champion Yusuke Kawaguchi.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi def Tatsuya Mizuno submission (rear naked choke) 1 6:10 [a]
Middleweight Jason Miller def Kazushi Sakuraba submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 2:09
Lightweight Shinya Aoki def Marcus Aurélio unanimous decision 2 5:00
Openweight Satoshi Ishii def Ikuhisa Minowa unanimous decision 2 5:00
Featherweight Hiroyuki Takaya def Chase Beebe KO 1 1:45
Featherweight Michihiro Omigawa def Cole Escovedo submission (straight armbar) 1 2:30
Featherweight Joachim Hansen def Hideo Tokoro submission (triangle choke) 1 2:48
Featherweight Kazuyuki Miyata def Takeshi Inoue unanimous decision 2 5:00
Featherweight Mitsuhiro Ishida def Akiyo Nishiura split decision 2 5:00
Heavyweight Yusuke Kawaguchi def James Thompson split decision 2 5:00
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Gegard MousasiSUB
 
 
 
 Jake O'Brien1
 
 Gegard MousasiSUB
 
 
 
 Tatsuya Mizuno1
 
 Melvin Manhoef 1
 
 
 Tatsuya MizunoSUB
 

References

  1. ^ "DREAM.16". dreamofficial.com. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  2. ^ "DREAM.16". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
  3. ^ "Champ Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi, Melvin Manhoef probables for DREAM.15". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.
  4. ^ "Warren: Dream 16 Bout with Omigawa Not Happening". sherdog.com. 2010-09-13.
  5. ^ "仰天カード実現!! 9・25『DREAM.16』日本ガイシホール大会追加対戦カード発表!!". dreamofficial.com. 2010-09-22.

See also