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So let's get to reviewing this puppy Submit To MMA style.

War of Attrition : Shoji vs. Takeshi Yamazaki

This was an outstanding fight that basically went like this: Shoji landed hard punches every time the two fighters were on their feet. But, unfortunately for him, Yamazaki took him down at will throughout the entire fight. Even when he did, however, Shoji managed to land some hard strikes from his back and turned things over on multiple occasions. But even when Shoji did turn things over, he was unable to keep the position because of a somewhat bold style where he may have been taking unnecessary risks.

Along with this, Yamazaki nearly landed an armbar at the end of the first stanza and controlled the fight with his grappling for the majority of a very fast paced fight. Thus, the judges gave him the decision in an outstanding and close battle.

Domination of the Night : Jason Miller vs. Katsuyori Shibata

Katsuyori Shibata came into this fight with a losing record. That record didn't do his toughness justice, which was on display at DREAM 3. This guy can take a punch. That said, he's nowhere near as good as Jason "Mayhem" Miller and that was on display as well.

Miller landed some big time knees when this fight was on their feet. But as soon as Shibata connected with an uppercut that hurt him, he decided to take the fight to the ground. From there, Miller continually bounced from full mount to side control to the crucifix position, landing hard knees, including some to the head, as well as stifling punches. It was only a matter of time before the referee was forced to step in.

Jason Miller wins via TKO in round one.

Talking Knees on the Ground : Dae Won Kim vs. Melvin Manhoef

This fight started off rather surprisingly, with Dae Won Kim landing a big right early in the initial stanza and taking down a somewhat dizzied Melvin Manhoef soon after. But eventually Manhoef turned things over on the ground and landed one of the best knees to the head on the ground that many of us have ever seen.

A few punches later and it was all over.

Melvin Manhoef wins via TKO.

Technical Fight of the Night : Bu Kyung Jung and Daisuke Nakamura

Try doing play by play with this one and your hands would get tired pecking away at the keyboard. In sum, these two warriors transitioned from submission attempt to submission attempt in a highly fluid and amazing manner. What's more, they both came to fight in excellent shape.

Jung proved to be the better takedown guy, while Nakamura was clearly the better striker.

However, all good things must come to an end. Remember that part about Nakamura being the better striker? Well, a hard right in the second round floored Jung. Then he followed things up with a couple of unanswered strikes on the ground before the referee was forced to step in.

Daisuke Nakamura wins by KO in the second round.

Never Stop Coming Forward : Katsuya Inoue vs. Nick Diaz

The bottom line on this fight was the same as for all Nick Diaz bouts. Diaz kept throwing punches from all angles and coming forward. Though Inoue fought hard and showed heart, in the end he got hit more than the other guy during a fun round. This eventually took a toll to the point that his corner threw in the towel.

Nick Diaz wins via TKO in round one.

The Lightweight Tournament : Luis Firmino vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

This was a solid fight. That said, Kawajiri definitely dominated the action on the ground with some strong ground and pound. Further, he floored his adversary with a nice combination in the first round and this netted him a clear decision victory.

Firmino is a tough guy. But Tatsuya Kawajiri is one of the favorites to win this tournament.

Tatsuya Kawajiri wins via unanimous decision.

Lightweight Tournament : Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen

Coming in, this was a fight that people were really looking forward to. Let's put it this way: the fight didn't disappoint.

Eddie Alvarez proved his worth on his feet rather quickly in this one, flooring Hansen with a hard right. Hansen easily recovered, however. Still, the initial round saw strikes from Alvarez sending Hansen to the canvas on at least three occasions. What's more, Alvarez succeed in taking Hellboy down multiple times. It was a clear round for the fighter from Philadelphia.

That said, Hansen's power and toughness began showing through toward the tail end of the stanza.

The second stanza was much different. Hansen pulled off an amazing turnaround from his back by literally lifting Alvarez in the air and turning him over. From there, Hellboy actually almost pulled off an armbar ( it was close, people ). But at the very end of the round, Alvarez connected with an awesome high kick and flurry.

And those last strikes may very well have netted him the decision in a great fight.

Afterwards, Hansen said, "Eddie, you're the toughest man I ever fought." That's high praise for sure.

And deserved. That was a great battle.

Lightweight Tournament : Caol Uno vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida

This fight started off on the low kick parade, with both fighters trading these. From there, though, Uno hit home with several hard strikes, including a right, and managed to show amazing balance in keeping Ishida from taking him down.

For a while, anyway.

At about the seven- minute mark of round one, after eating an Uno flurry, Ishida took his opponent down. However, Uno managed to get to his feet soon after. Although Ishida took Uno's back later in the stanza, his adversary escaped.

Round one was Uno's.

Round two started off with Ishida looking to take the fight to the canvas. But as he looked for this, the wily veteran Uno took his back. Soon after, he sunk in the rear naked choke.

And then it was over.

Caol Uno wins via rear naked choke in round two. What a huge upset!

See you next time, folks.