DREAM 10 Results: Zaromskis Upsets Sakurai and High to Win Welterweight GP
Marius Zaromskis won the DREAM welterweight grand prix and became the promotion’s first-ever 76kg champion on Sunday by upsetting Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and Jason High with back-to-back knockouts at DREAM 10 in Saitama, Japan.
After sending Sakurai to the canvas with a head kick and finishing him off with punches in the semis, Zaromskis used another head kick, this time early in the first-round, to knock off High and finish his surprising run by winning the tournament.
The Cage Rage veteran Zaromskis improves to 11-2 with 4-straight victories following his DREAM 10 wins, while High, who defeated Andre Galvao to advance to the finals, falls to 8-2 and Sakurai drops to 35-9-2.
In other DREAM 10 action, Shinya Aoki topped Vitor Ribeiro by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout that failed to live up to expectations, TUF 7 cast member Jesse Taylor defeated Dong Sik Yoon, who was unable to continue due to a left ankle injury, and former WEC champ Paulo Filho submitted kickboxer Melvin Manhoef in the opening round of their middleweight matchup.
The official results for DREAM 10 were:
- Marius Zaromskis def. Jason High via knockout (kick) – Round 1
- Shinya Aoki def. Vitor Ribeiro via unanimous decision
- Jesse Taylor def. Dong Sik Yoon via TKO (injury) – Round 1
- Paulo Filho def. Melvin Manhoef via submission (armbar) – Round 1
- Katsunori Kikuno def. Andre “Dida” Amade via TKO (punches) – Round 1
- Jason High def. Andre Galvao via split decision*
- Marius Zaromskis def. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai via TKO (strikes) – Round 1*
- Tarec Saffiedine def. Seichi Ikemoto via unanimous decision+
* Welterweight grand prix semifinals
+ Welterweight grandprix reserve bout
Stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest DREAM news and DREAM rumors.
[Pictured: Marius Zaromskis]
Tags: Andre Amade, Andre Galvao, Dong Sik Yoon, Hayato Sak, Hayato Sakurai, Ikemoto, Jason High, Jesse Taylor, Katsunori Kikuno, Marius, Marius Zaromskis, Melvin Manhoef, Paulo Filho, Seichi Ikemoto, Shinya Aoki, Tarec Saffiedine, Vitor Ribeiro
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“DREAM 10 Results: Zaromskis Upsets Sakurai and High to Win Welterweight GP”
If high got knocked out, how did he win the GP?
Where does it says High won the GP? It says Zaromskis won the GP with upsets of Sakurai and High.
Damn…if only Time Warner still carried HDNet I would be able to watch it. I heard that they were still in negotiations, whatever that means.
I didnt even expect this i had sakurai winning the title but zaromskis tottally surprised me….but who needs HDnet i saw this on justin.tv and it was pretty insane
Its easier to say that you went over to a friends house rather than get EMMA in trouble, they have only been “caught” 18 (+) times Gun goodness…
Go HDNET!!!!! Thoese were some sweet fights!!!!
As I was watching this it wasn’t really registering what I was seeing, in terms of Zaromskis’ march to the title.
Really good slate of fights, totally live wire crowd, as usual, and the fight between High and Galvao even had the announcers scrambling to cover all the back and forth action.
It’s a shame that HDNet doesn’t have more market penetration and higher ratings within those households where it is available. My cable system doesn’t offer HDNet, so I was obligated to watch the event on an unnamed MMA website
I posted this elsewhere, but it was so funny I thouht it worth re-posting here, in that the funniest announcer line of the night, which dropped during the Galvao-High bout, was, “High has been mounted more times that [pornstar] Jenna Haze”…
And was it just me or did anyone else expect maybe more from the Filho-Manhoef fight?
Nonetheless, good stuff, for sure, and gratz to the new WW champ.
Thanks for posting the fights Fr702….Missed the broadcast here due to my Lab having seizure…
You are very welcome Dietrich, my apologies about the pup hope all is well in that area… I was there when my buddies did the same thing it was crazy.. anyways have a better on my friend
@FR702,
She is doing better…Its definitely an experiance…Thanks again