Middleweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Andrews Nakahara def. Dong Sik Yoon via TKO (Punches) at 0:30 of Round 2
Middleweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout #1
Gegard Mousasi def. Melvin Manhoef via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:28 of Round 1
Middleweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout #2
Ronaldo "Jacare" De Souza def. Zelg Galesic via Submission (Armbar) at 1:27 of Round 1
Keita Nakamura def. Adriano Martins via Decision (Split)
Sergei Kharitonov def. Jimmy Ambriz via TKO (Strikes) at 2:15 of Round 1
Atsushi Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro via Decision (Unanimous)
Masakatsu Funaki def. Ikuhisa Minowa via Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) at 0:32 of Round 1
Hayato Sakurai def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka via Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Masanori Tonooka via Submission (Armbar) at 6:26 of Round 1
Shinya Aoki def. Todd Moore via Submission (Neck Crank) at 1:07 of Round 1
Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic was ruled a No Contest.
Filipovic was unable to continue following two unintentional illegal knees to the groin in the first round. Both fighters received yellow cards during the bout: Overeem for the second knee, and Filipovic for stalling on the ground from his back.
Middleweight Grand Prix Final Bout
Gegard Mousasi def. Ronaldo "Jacare" de Souza via KO (Upkick) at 2:15 of Round 1
Gegard Mousasi wins the 2008 DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix and becomes the first ever DREAM Middleweight Champion
The losing MWGP semifinalists were awarded ¥1,000,000 (about $9,400).
"Jacare" received ¥3,000,000 ($28,500), and Mousasi ¥10,000,000 ($95,000).
These bonuses are in addition to their regular fight purses.
OTHER NOTES
- WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko appeared in the ring and briefly addressed the fans in attendance, stating that he would like to face Japanese judoka and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii but that "unfortunately that hasn't been decided yet," though he would like to fight in Japan on New Year's Eve regardless. HDNet's Ron Kruck had reported earlier in the evening that Emelianenko would face the winner of the Cro Cop/Overeem bout on New Year's Eve.
- Following his fight, Aoki took the mic and said he had an important announcement for the fans: that he would like to fight "Michael Jackson" (Akiyama) on New Year's Eve. Akiyama, meanwhile, also expressed his desire to fight someone after his victory: fellow world-class judoka Hidehiko Yoshida.