Dream 11
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Background
Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round is a 9-bout fight card that is set to take place on October 6, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
The card will be broadcast on three-hour tape delay on HDNet and will feature the final of DREAM's 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix as its main event.
A lightweight championship bout between champion, Joachim Hansen and Japanese grappling ace, Shinya Aoki will serve as the co-main event.
Fight Card
- Featherweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout: Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Daiki Hata
- Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro
- Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Joe Warren
- Super Hulk Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Hong Man Choi vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
- Super Hulk Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Bob Sapp
- Lightweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Melchor Manibusan
- Middleweight Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Rubin Williams
- Lightweight Championship Bout: Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki
- Featherweight Grand Prix Final Bout: Semi-Finalist 1 vs. Semi-Finalist 2
Pre-Event Notes
Early rumors suggested the Eddie Alvarez would face Gesias Cavalcante at this event but Alvarez was unable to due to committments to the Bellator Fighting Championships. "JZ" was then rumored to face Daisuke Nakamura but a knee injury forced him out and the bout was nixed.
Gegard Mousasi had to pull out of his semi-final bout against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou due to an injury sustained in a grappling exhibition with Fedor Emelianenko. Bob Sapp filled in for Mousasi having previously been defeated by Ikuhisa Minowa in the opening round.
Kazuyuki Miyata and Takeshi Yamazaki fought at DEEP: 42nd Impact to determine who would face Daiki Hata in the alternate bout for the featherweight grand prix.
Results
- Featherweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout: Kazuyuki Miyata defs. Daiki Hata via unanimous decision.
- Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Hiroyuki Takaya defs. Hideo Tokoro via TKO (punches) at :32 of round 2.
- Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Bibiano Fernandes defs. Joe Warren via submission (armbar) at :42 of round 1.
- Super Hulk Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Ikuhisa Minowa defs. Hong Man Choi via submission (heel hook) at 1:27 of round 2.
- Super Hulk Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defs. Bob Sapp via TKO (punches) at 1:31 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri defs. Melchor Manibusan via TKO (punches) at 3:48 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba defs. Rubin Williams via submission (kimura) at 2:53 of round 1.
- Lightweight Championship Bout: Shinya Aoki defs. Joachim Hansen via submission (armbar) at 4:56 of round 2 to become the new DREAM lightweight champion.
- Featherweight Grand Prix Final Bout: Bibiano Fernandes defs. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision to win the 2009 DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix and become the new DREAM featherweight champion.
Fernandes and Takaya went to war for the fifteen minutes with Takaya using excellent takedown defense to keep Fernandes at bay while blasting away with vicious power punches. Fernandes gave more than his share back and in each round had Takaya's back while standing against the ring ropes only for the fighters to be seperated. It was the positional advantage as well as a knockdown in the second round that proved telling for Fernandes as he received the nod from two of the judges.
DREAM Event Chronology
Preceded by: DREAM 10
Followed by: DREAM 12
External Links
http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/fightcard/ - Official DREAM Events Page
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 10:42, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
