MMANews.com's own Jacob Spharler sent along the following:
Three fights were officially announced today for the DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix 1st round, which will take place next month in Saitama, Japan. Former Shooto lightweight champion and PRIDE standout Tatsuya Kawajiri, fresh off his win at Yarennoka against Luiz Azeredo, will face the dangerous striker Kultar Gill, who is known as “Black Mamba” in Japan. In another tournament bout, K-1 HERO'S vet Kazuyuki Miyata will take on Brazilian Top Team's Luiz “Buscape” Firmino. Also added to the card will be the ever dangerous Joachim Hansen, who just beat the previously mentioned Miyata, will battle Killer Bee's Koutetsu Boku.
HEIWA DREAM.1 Light Weight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
March 15, 2008
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
LWGP Matches
-Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante
-Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kultar “Black Mamba” Gill
-Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Luiz “Buscape” Firmino
-Joachim Hansen vs. Koutetsu Boku
Grand Prix Participants
-Mitsuhiro Ishida
-Gilbert Melendez
-Andre “Dida” Amade
-Caol Uno
-Artur Umakhanov
-Bu-kyung Jung
