DREAM

DREAM 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Masakazu Imanari beat Atsushi Yamamoto by split decision in the main event.
  • Hiroyuki Takaya beat Jong Won Kim by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Four of the nine results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

MI ✓

Masakazu Imanari vs Atsushi Yamamoto

Split decision R2 5:00
AY
HT ✓

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Jong Won Kim

Knockout R2 0:40
JK
YM ✓

Yoshiro Maeda vs Micah Miller

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
MM
TK ✓

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Ross Ebanez

Submission R1 4:03
RE
SA ✓

Shinya Aoki vs David Gardner

Submission R1 5:58
DG
MI ✓

Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Daisuke Nakamura

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
DN
AN

Akiyo Nishiura vs Abel Cullum

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
AC ✓
CB

Chase Beebe vs Joe Warren

Knockout R1 10:00
JW ✓
TO

Takafumi Otsuka vs Bibiano Fernandes

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
BF ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Masakazu Imanari beat Atsushi Yamamoto by split decision after two rounds in the main event of DREAM 7 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Hiroyuki Takaya beat Jong Won Kim by knockout at 0:40 of round two.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in nine fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tatsuya Kawajiri, who stopped Ross Ebanez at 4:03 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joe Warren's knockout of Chase Beebe, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 16 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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