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Dream mixed martial arts event in 2008

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Field	Value
name	Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
image	Dream 4 poster.jpg
promotion	DREAM
date	June 15, 2008
venue	Yokohama Arena
city	JPN Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
attendance	14,037
previousevent	Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
followingevent	Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
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Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round was a mixed martial arts event held by FEG's mixed martial arts promotion DREAM. The event took place on June 15, 2008 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, featuring the second round of the promotion's Middleweight tournament, with winners advancing to the Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round at the Saitama Super Arena on September 23, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |title=Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at Dream 4 Middleweight GP |last=DiPietro |first=Monty |accessdate=June 16, 2008 |publisher=K-1 Grand Prix Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815220159/http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm |archivedate=August 15, 2007

During the evening's intermission, a draw was held in the ring to determine the matchups for the July 21, 2008 Dream Lightweight GP Final in Osaka. The random selection set Eddie Alvarez against Tatsuya Kawajiri in the first semifinal; and Shinya Aoki against Caol Uno in the second.

The DREAM.4 attracted a crowd of 14,037 to the Yokohama Arena and was broadcast live in Japan on SkyPerfect TV Pay-Per-View, and in the United States on HDNet Fights.

Results

| Featherweight | Hideo Tokoro | def. | Darren Uyenoyama | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | | Heavyweight | Ralek Gracie | def. | Alavutdin Gadjiev | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:02 | | Heavyweight | Alistair Overeem | def. | Tae Hyun Lee | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 | | Middleweight | Melvin Manhoef | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:30 | | Middleweight | Ronaldo Souza | def. | Jason Miller | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | Zelg Galesic | def. | Taiei Kin | TKO (elbow injury) | 1 | 1:05 | | Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Dong Sik Yoon | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | def. | Katsuhiko Nagata | Submission (gogoplata) | 1 | 5:12 |

2008 Middleweight Grand Prix 2nd Round

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Notes

Melvin Manhoef replaced Kiyoshi Tamura due to injuries Tamura incurred in his 1st round match. Manhoef had won a reserve bout against Dae Won Kim at Dream 3 to earn his spot in the 2nd round.
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović was originally scheduled to compete against Ralek Gracie in a grappling match, but had to pull out due to injury.

References

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