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'''''Dynamite!! 2008''''' was the annual [[kickboxing]] and [[mixed martial arts]] event held by the [[ |
'''''Dynamite!! 2008''''' was the annual [[kickboxing]] and [[mixed martial arts]] event held by the [[Fighting and Entertainment Group]] on [[New Year's Eve]], Wednesday December 31, 2008, at the [[Saitama Super Arena]] in [[Saitama, Japan]]. |
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It featured [[kickboxing]] and [[mixed martial arts]] as it combined bouts from FEG's [[K-1]] World Grand Prix, K-1 World Max, K-1 Koshien and [[DREAM (mixed martial arts)|DREAM]] brands.<ref name=weekly>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7378&zoneid=13|title=- K-1 DYNAMITE!! 2008 COMBINES MMA & KICKBOXING|accessdate=2008-10-19}}</ref> |
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Note: In this fight, Tanaka was billed and dressed up as "Kinnikumantaro", the protagonist from the manga Kinnikuman Nisei (the anime version of it was released in USA and Canada as Ultimate Muscle.) Tanaka wore a mask that depicts Kinnikumantaro during press conferences and the fight was "produced by DJ OZMA and Yudetamago." DJ OZMA being the popular music star and Yudetamago being |
Note: In this fight, Tanaka was billed and dressed up as "Kinnikumantaro", the protagonist from the manga Kinnikuman Nisei (the anime version of it was released in USA and Canada as Ultimate Muscle.) Tanaka wore a mask that depicts Kinnikumantaro during press conferences and the fight was "produced by DJ OZMA and Yudetamago." DJ OZMA being the popular music star and Yudetamago being |
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the creators of the Kinnikumantaro character. However in the closing credits, Takashi Shimada (one half of Yudetamago) was only mentioned. |
the creators of the Kinnikumantaro character. However in the closing credits, Takashi Shimada (one half of Yudetamago) was only mentioned. |
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*An MMA bout between [[Mark Hunt]] and [[Jerome Le Banner]] was originally scheduled, but Le Banner had to withdraw a few days before the event. Melvin Manhoef was instead brought in to replace him. |
*An MMA bout between [[Mark Hunt]] and [[Jerome Le Banner]] was originally scheduled, but Le Banner had to withdraw a few days before the event. Melvin Manhoef was instead brought in to replace him. |
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Promotion | DREAM, K-1 | |||
Date | December 31, 2008 | |||
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Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by the Fighting and Entertainment Group on New Year's Eve, Wednesday December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
It featured kickboxing and mixed martial arts as it combined bouts from FEG's K-1 World Grand Prix, K-1 World Max, K-1 Koshien and DREAM brands.[1]
Fight card
MMA bouts
- Middleweight bout: Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Errol Zimmerman
- Minowa defeated Zimmerman via submission (Toe Hold) at 1:01 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
- Tamura defeated Sakuraba via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)
- Featherweight bout:: Hideo Tokoro vs. Daisuke Nakamura
- Nakamura defeated Tokoro via submission (armbar) at 2:23 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Andy Ologun
- Ologun defeated Sakaguchi via KO (punches) at 3:52 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Bob Sapp vs. Akihito Tanaka
- Sapp defeated Tanaka via TKO (punches) at 5:22 of round 1.
Note: In this fight, Tanaka was billed and dressed up as "Kinnikumantaro", the protagonist from the manga Kinnikuman Nisei (the anime version of it was released in USA and Canada as Ultimate Muscle.) Tanaka wore a mask that depicts Kinnikumantaro during press conferences and the fight was "produced by DJ OZMA and Yudetamago." DJ OZMA being the popular music star and Yudetamago being the creators of the Kinnikumantaro character. However in the closing credits, Takashi Shimada (one half of Yudetamago) was only mentioned.
- Heavyweight bout: Siala Siliga vs. Semmy Schilt
- Schilt defeated Siliga via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 5:31 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Hayato Sakurai vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- Sakurai defeated Shibata via TKO {punches) at 7:01 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt
- Manhoef defeated Hunt via KO (punches) at 0:18 of round 1.
- WAMMA Lightweight Championship bout: Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki
- Aoki defeated Alvarez via submission (heel hook) at 1:32 of round 1 to become the first WAMMA Lightweight Champion.
- Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Hong Man Choi
- Filipović defeated Choi via TKO (leg kicks) at 6:32 of round 1.
K-1 bouts
- Under 18 tournament semi-final bout: Tatsuya Kusakabe vs. Koya Urabe
- Urabe defeated Ryuya via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 2:21 of round 3.
- Under 18 tournament semi-final bout: Hiroya vs. Shota Shimada
- Hiroya defeated Shimada via unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 30-29).
- Under 18 tournament final bout: Hiroya vs. Koya Urabe
- Hiroya defeated Urabe via unanimous decision after an extra round.
- Lightweight bout: Yoshihiro Sato vs. Artur Kyshenko
- Kyshenko defeated Sato via majority decision (30-29, 29-28, 29-29).
- Lightweight bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kozo Takeda
- Kawajiri defeated Takeda via KO at 2:37 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem vs. Badr Hari
- Overeem defeated Hari via KO at 2:07 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Musashi vs. Gegard Mousasi
- Mousasi defeated Musashi via TKO at 2:32 of round 1.
Canceled fights
- An MMA bout between Mark Hunt and Jerome Le Banner was originally scheduled, but Le Banner had to withdraw a few days before the event. Melvin Manhoef was instead brought in to replace him.
- Joachim Hansen was schedules to fight Gesias Calvancante, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen not passing pre-fight medicals.[2]
Broadcast
In Japan, parts of the event were shown live on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting Station) in a four-and-a-half hour time slot, and the full event on a delayed pay-per-view. For international viewers, eventmagic.tv was scheduled to stream a full-length broadcast, but was eventually unable to do so.
Press conference
On October 18, 2008, FEG held a press conference to promote the event. Although no matchups were announced several fighters were in attendance, and FEG stated more participants would be announced at a later date.[1] The fighters in attendance were Joachim Hansen, Hayato Sakurai, Kazushi Sakuraba, Yuichi Nakanishi, Musashi, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Masakazu Imanari, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takeshi Yamazaki, Ikuhisa Minowa, Seichi Ikemoto, Kiyoshi Tamura, Yoshihiro Sato, Yasuhiro Kido, Mirko Filipovic and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.[3]