Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated Karl Amoussou by Unanimous Decision as did Mitsuhiro Ishida against douche bag Daiki Hata.
Michihiro Omigawa subbed Young Sam Jung with a Guillotine at 7:31 of the 1st round which is like winning in the 2nd stateside.
Tatsuya Mizuno gave the spirited effort of his career willing a Kimura tapout over the consistently inconsistent Melvin Manhoef at 7:38 of the 1st round. The "Manho" went to work early landing big combinations that rocked the Miz and even dropped him to the canvas. Brutal G&P followed but the kid had real heart and kept scrambling for position and eventually a takedown. Mel actually defended well and even usurped position a time or two allowing the fight back to the feet. Tatsuya took an unholy beating before and returned the favor staggering the striker in the corner. Once on the ground he would not be denied the Kimura this time as "Manho" tapped out to end the "Fight Of The Night" at DREAM!
Gegard Mousasi used a standing Guillotine Choke to tap a chubby Jake O'Brien a paltry 31 seconds into the fight. "Irish" missed weight to welcome Japanese fans to his world and looked as soft as "Snooki's" orange skin warbling around a buffet. O'Brien attacked for a takedown instantly looking to employ "Mo" Lawal's tactics but was stuffed repeatedly before he left his next exposed and got wrenched into the loss column. We didn't get to see anything from Gegard again and he must fight the top tier to be respected in the Light Heavyweight rankings but he also seemed frustrated at the lack of fight. I am actually looking forward to seeing what courageous yet futile game plane Tatsuya Mizuno employs in this humongous tournament finals.
Gesias Cavalcante had to work for it but got the Split-Decision win over a very game Katsunori Kikuno. It took some doing but "JZ" controlled the bout for the most part to a tactical win but the rust is coming off.
Shinya Aoki clamped down with an Achilles Lock submitting Tatsuya Kawajiri just under two minutes into the 1st round. Aoki showed O'Brien how it's done shooting for a toe early and hanging on for dear life as he is known to do. Kawajiri must have been so frustrated to work his way to this title shot only to be caught in Shinya's leg lock without being able to land a single punch. "Crusher" fought admirably but no matter where he turned Aoki tightened down more until Tatsuya was painfully forced to tap out of the match. Aoki is a dick but give the guy credit for the "Submission Of The Night."
5-2 on the picks but I'm glad Tatsuya Mizuno won!
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