The semi-final Round pairings have been revealed for DREAM's Welterweight Grand Prix as Jason High will take on Andre Galvao and Hayato Sakurai drew Marius Zaromskis. [As reported by a source close to Affliction veteran Jason High]
Jason High (7-1) defeated Yuya Shirai in his last fight to advance to the final round of the welterweight tournament at DREAM 8 in April. Prior to his DREAM 8 win, High suffered his first career loss to Jay Hieron at Affliction: "Day of Reckoning"in January.
Andre Galvao (3-0) successfully made his DREAM debut by defeating John Alessio in the first round of the tournament. Galvao made his MMA debut in August 2008 and all of his wins have come by way of armbar submission.
Hayato Sakurai extended his win streak to 3 in the tournament’s opening round by defeating Shinya Aoki. Sakurai is a twelve-year MMA veteran and has fought for Pride, Shooto and Deep. "Mach" has notable victories over Caol Uno, Frank Trigg, Dave Menne, Mac Danzig, Jens Pulver and Joachim Hansen.
Sakurai's Opponent Marius Zaromskis advanced to the semi-finals by scoring a decision win over Seichi Ikemoto. Zaromskis is a long time veteran of the Cage Rage promotion and holds notable wins over such U.K MMA veterans as Jack Mason, Ross Mason and Ross Pointon.
DREAM 10 is tentatively set to be held on July 20 at Saitama Super Arena. The event will also feature a rubber match between WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki and Lightweight Grand Prix winner Joachim Hansen.







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