2009 in DREAM

The year 2009 was the 2nd year in the history of DREAM, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2009 DREAM held 7 events beginning with, Dream 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round.

2009 in DREAM
Information
First date	March 8, 2009
Last date	December 31, 2009
Events
Total events	7
Fights
Total fights	67
Title fights	3
Chronology
2008 in DREAM 2009 in DREAM 2010 in DREAM

Title fights

Title fights in 2009
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Welterweight	Marius Zaromskis	def.	Jason High	KO (Head Kick)	1	2:22	Dream 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round	[a]
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Joachim Hansen (c)	Submission (Armbar)	2	4:56	Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round	[b]
Featherweight	Bibiano Fernandes	def.	Hiroyuki Takaya	Decision (Split)	2	5:00	Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round	[c]

1. For the Dream Welterweight Championship.
2. For the Dream Lightweight Championship.
3. For the Dream Featherweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: Dream (mixed martial arts) § Events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location	Attendees	Broadcast
14	Fields Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009	December 31, 2009	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	45,606	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
13	Dream 12: Cage of Dreams	October 25, 2009	Osaka-jo Hall	Osaka, Osaka, Japan	10,112	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
12	Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round	October 6, 2009	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	14,039[1]	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
11	Dream 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round	July 20, 2009	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	Saitama Super Arena	11,970[2]	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
10	Dream 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round	May 26, 2009	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	15,009	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
9	Dream 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round	April 5, 2009	Nippon Gaishi Hall	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	9,129	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet
8	Dream 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round	March 8, 2009	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Saitama, Japan	19,528[3]	Tokyo Broadcasting System; HDNet

Dream 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round

Main article: Dream 7

Dream 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round^[4] was an event held on March 8, 2009 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Ross Ebanez	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:03
Welterweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	David Gardner	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	5:58
Lightweight	Mitsuhiro Ishida	def.	Daisuke Nakamura	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Featherweight Grandprix 1st round
Featherweight	Masakazu Imanari	def.	Atsushi Yamamoto	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
Featherweight	Hiroyuki Takaya	def.	Jong Won Kim	TKO (Punches)	2	0:40
Featherweight	Yoshiro Maeda	def.	Micah Miller	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Featherweight	Abel Cullum	def.	Akiyo Nishiura	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Chase Beebe	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	10:00
Featherweight	Bibiano Fernandes	def.	Takafumi Otsuka	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

Dream 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round

Main article: Dream 8

Dream 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round^[5] was an event held on April 5, 2009 at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

Results

Welterweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Hayato Sakurai	def.	Shinya Aoki	TKO (Knees and Punches)	1	0:27
Welterweight	Jason High	def.	Yuya Shirai	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:59
Welterweight	Marius Zaromskis	def.	Seichi Ikemoto	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Andre Galvao	def.	John Alessio	Submission (Armbar)	1	7:34
Featherweight Grandprix 1st round
Featherweight	Daiki Hata	def.	Hideo Tokoro	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Jeff Monson	def.	Sergei Kharitonov	Submission (North-South Choke)	1	1:42
Catchweight (89kg)	Riki Fukuda	def.	Murilo Rua	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Lightweight	Vítor Ribeiro	def.	Katsuhiko Nagata	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	7:58
Middleweight	Andrews Nakahara	def.	Shungo Oyama	TKO (Punches)	1	2:00
Catchweight (88 kg)	Katsuyori Shibata	def.	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

Dream 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round

Main article: Dream 9

Dream 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round^[6] was an event held on May 26, 2009 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Dream Middleweight title fight
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Ronaldo Souza	vs.	Jason Miller	NC (Cut from an Illegal Kick)	1	2:33
Second Round Feather Weight Grand Prix
	Hideo Tokoro	def.	Abel Cullum	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:38
	Hiroyuki Takaya	def.	Yoshiro Maeda	TKO (Punches)	1	9:40
	Bibiano Fernandes	def.	Masakazu Imanari	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
	Joe Warren	def.	Norifumi Yamamoto	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
Lightweight bout
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Gesias Cavalcante	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
First Round Super Hulk Grand Prix
Super Heavyweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Mark Hunt	Submission (Straight Armbar)	1	1:19
Super Heavyweight	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	def.	Jan Nortje	TKO (Punches)	1	2:29
Super Heavyweight	Hong Man Choi	def.	Jose Canseco	Submission (Punches)	1	1:17
Super Heavyweight	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Bob Sapp	Submission (Achilles Lock)	1	1:15

Dream 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round

Main article: Dream 10

Dream 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round^[7] was an event held on July 20, 2009 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Saitama, Japan.

Results

Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Marius Zaromskis	def.	Jason High	KO (Head Kick)	1	2:22	[a]
Main Card
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Vítor Ribeiro	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
Middleweight	Jesse Taylor	def.	Dong Sik Yoon	Submission (Foot Injury)	1	1:02
Middleweight	Paulo Filho	def.	Melvin Manhoef	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:36
Lightweight	Katsunori Kikuno	def.	Andre Amado	TKO (Punches)	1	3:47
Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 semi-final
Welterweight	Marius Zaromskis	def.	Hayato Sakurai	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	1	4:03
Welterweight	Jason High	def.	Andre Galvao	Decision (Split)	2	5:00
Welterweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Welterweight	Tarec Saffiedine	def.	Seichi Ikemoto	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

1. For the Dream Welterweight Championship.

Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round

Main article: Dream 11

Dream 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round^[8] was an event held on October 6, 2009 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Results

Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Bibiano Fernandes	def.	Hiroyuki Takaya	Decision (Split)	2	5:00	[a]
Dream Lightweight Championship bout
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Joachim Hansen (c)	Submission (Armbar)	2	4:56	[b]
Super Fights
Lightweight	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Rubin Williams	Submission (Kimura)	1	2:53
Middleweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Melchor Manibusan	TKO (Punches)	1	3:48
Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Semi-Finals
Super Heavyweight	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	def.	Bob Sapp	TKO (Punches)	1	1:31
Super Heavyweight	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Hong Man Choi	Submission (Heel Hook)	2	1:27
Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Semi-Finals
Featherweight	Bibiano Fernandes	def.	Joe Warren	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:42
Featherweight	Hiroyuki Takaya	def.	Hideo Tokoro	TKO (Punches)	2	0:32
Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Reserve bout
Featherweight	Kazuyuki Miyata	def.	Daiki Hata	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00

1. For the Dream Featherweight Championship.
2. For the Dream Lightweight Championship.

Dream 12: Cage of Dreams

Main article: Dream 12

Dream 12: Cage of Dreams^[9] was an event held on October 25, 2009 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Tomoya Miyashita	def.	Keisuke Fujiwara	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	def.	Won Sik Park	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	5:00
Featherweight	Yoshiro Maeda	def.	Chase Beebe	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	3:26
Middleweight	Dong Sik Yoon	def.	Tarec Saffiedine	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kazushi Sakuraba	def.	Zelg Galesic	Submission (kneebar)	1	1:40
Welterweight	Marius Zaromskis	def.	Myeon Ho Bae	KO (head kick)	1	0:19
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Katsunori Kikuno	Submission (arm triangle choke)	2	3:42
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	James Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:33
Middleweight	Katsuyori Shibata	def.	Tokimitsu Ishizawa	TKO (punches)	1	4:52

Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009

Main article: Dynamite!! 2009

Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009^[10] was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, was an event held on December 31, 2009 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, Sengoku Raiden Championship, K-1, and K-1 World MAX banners. The event aired on HDNet in North America.

Results

DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Super Heavyweight	Ikuhisa Minowa	def.	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	TKO (Punches)	3	3:29
Sengoku Raiden Championship Heavyweight bout
Heavyweight	Hidehiko Yoshida	def.	Satoshi Ishii	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
DREAM Heavyweight bout
Heavyweight	Gegard Mousasi	def.	Gary Goodridge	TKO (Punches)	1	1:34
DREAM vs Sengoku Raiden Championship MMA bouts
Heavyweight	Hiroshi Izumi	def.	Katsuyori Shibata	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Michihiro Omigawa	def.	Hiroyuki Takaya	TKO (Punches)	1	2:54
Welterweight	Akihiro Gono	def.	Hayato Sakurai	Submission (Armbar)	2	3:56
Middleweight	Melvin Manhoef	def.	Kazuo Misaki	TKO (Punches)	1	1:49
Featherweight	Hideo Tokoro	def.	Jong Man Kim	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Tatsuya Kawajiri	def.	Kazunori Yokota	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Masanori Kanehara	def.	Norifumi Yamamoto	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	def.	Kazuyuki Fujita	KO (Knee)	1	1:15
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	def.	Mizuto Hirota	Technical Submission (Hammerlock)	1	1:17
K-1 card
K-1 MAX	Masato	def.	Andy Souwer	unanimous decision	5	3:00
K-1 Heavyweight	Ray Sefo	def.	Yosuke Nishijima	unanimous decision (3-0)	3	3:00
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Final
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg	Masaaki Noiri	def.	Shota Shimada	unanimous decision (3-0)	3	2:00
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Semi-Finals
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg	Shota Shimada	def.	Katsuki Ishida	majority decision (2-0)	3	2:00
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg	Masaaki Noiri	def.	Hiroya	unanimous decision (3-0)	3	2:00
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg Class Tournament Reserve Fight
K-1 KOSHIEN 62 kg	Tsukasa Fuji	def.	Tatuya Kusakabe	majority decision (2-0)	3	2:00