DREAM

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round

Completed Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jason Miller v Jacare Souza in the main event.
  • Joe Warren beat Norifumi Yamamoto by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: three knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

JM

Jason Miller vs Jacare Souza

Could not continue R1 2:33
Jacare Souza
JW ✓

Joe Warren vs Norifumi Yamamoto

Split decision R2 5:00
NY
MI

Masakazu Imanari vs Bibiano Fernandes

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
BF ✓
YM

Yoshiro Maeda vs Hiroyuki Takaya

Knockout R1 9:40
HT ✓
HT ✓

Hideo Tokoro vs Abel Cullum

Submission R2 1:38
AC
TK ✓

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Gesias Cavalcante

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
GC
MH

Mark Hunt vs Gegard Mousasi

Submission R1 1:19
Gegard Mousasi ✓
RS ✓

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs Jan Nortje

Knockout R1 2:29
JN
HC ✓

Hong Man Choi vs Jose Canseco

Knockout R1 1:17
JC
IM ✓

Ikuhisa Minowa vs Bob Sapp

Submission R1 1:15
BS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Joe Warren beat Norifumi Yamamoto by split decision after two rounds in the main event of DREAM 9 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Bibiano Fernandes beat Masakazu Imanari after two rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ikuhisa Minowa, who stopped Bob Sapp at 1:15 of round one, and five of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Hiroyuki Takaya's knockout of Yoshiro Maeda, 9 minutes and 40 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 53 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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