DREAM.4

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promotion=DREAM
date=June 15, 2008
venue=Yokohama Arena
city=flagicon|JPN Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
attendance=14,037
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"DREAM.4 Middle Weight Grandprix 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 Middleweight GP Final at the Saitama Super Arena on September 23, 2008.cite web
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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.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=2008-06-16
publisher=K-1 Grand Prix Website]

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.

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*Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round:flagicon|Japan Shinya Aoki vs. flagicon|Japan Katsuhiko Nagata:Aoki defeated Nagata at 5:12 of round 1 by gogoplata.

*Heavy Weight One Match (+93.1kg):flagicon|NED Alistair Overeem vs. flagicon|KOR Lee Tae-Hyun :Overeem defeated Lee at 0:36 of round 1 by punches KO.

*Heavy Weight One Match :flagicon|BRA Ralek Gracie vs. flagicon|RUS Alavutdin Gadzhiyev :Gracie defeated Gadzhiyev at 3:02 of round 1 by Armbar submission.

*Feather Weight One Match :flagicon|JPN Hideo Tokoro vs. flagicon|USA Darren Uyenoyama:Tokoro defeated Uyenoyama by round 2 unanimous decision (3-0).

*Middle Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round:flagicon|ARM Gegard Mousasi vs. flagicon|KOR Yoon Dong-Sik:Mousasi defeated Yoon by round 2 unanimous decision (3-0).

*Middle Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round :flagicon|CRO Zelg Galesic vs. flagicon|JPN Taiei Kin:Galesic defeated Kin at 1:05 of round 1 by elbow injury TKO.

*Middle Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round :flagicon|BRA Ronaldo de Souza vs. flagicon|USA Jason "Mayhem" Miller:de Souza defeated Miller by round 2 unanimous decision (3-0).

*Fight #8: Middle Weight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round:flagicon|NED Melvin Manhoef vs. flagicon|JPN Kazushi Sakuraba:Manhoef defeated Sakuraba at 1:30 of round 1 by punches and knees KO.

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 was originally scheduled to grapple against Ralek Gracie in a grappling match, but had to pull out due to injury.

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