# Dream 11

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{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2009}}
{{distinguish|text=fantasy sports platform [Dream11](/source/Dream11)}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Dream 11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round
|image=dream11.jpg
|promotion=[Dream](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts))
|date=October 6, 2009
|venue=[Yokohama Arena](/source/Yokohama_Arena)
|city=[Yokohama](/source/Yokohama), [Japan](/source/Japan)
|attendance=14,039
|previousevent=[Dream 10](/source/Dream_10)
|followingevent=[Dream 12](/source/Dream_12)
}}

'''''Dream 11: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round''''' was a [mixed martial arts](/source/mixed_martial_arts) event promoted by [Fighting and Entertainment Group](/source/Fighting_and_Entertainment_Group)'s mixed martial arts promotion [Dream](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts)) held on October 6, 2009.

==Background==

''Dream 11''<ref>[https://cricinformer.com/category/fantasy-tips/ Dream11 Team Tips "CRIC Informer"]</ref> was the culmination of the [Feather Weight Grand Prix](/source/Dream_11), where both the semifinals and finals took place in the same night. It also featured the semifinals of the [Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009](/source/Dream_11). Additionally, there was a championship bout: Joachim Hansen defended the [Dream Lightweight Championship](/source/List_of_Dream_champions) against Shinya Aoki.

Dream's featherweight division has a {{convert|63|kg|lb|0}} weight limit.

==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| [Bibiano Fernandes](/source/Bibiano_Fernandes)
| def.
| [Hiroyuki Takaya](/source/Hiroyuki_Takaya)
| Decision (Split)
| 2
| 5:00
| For the [Dream Featherweight Championship](/source/List_of_Dream_champions).<ref name=dream>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/fightcard/?id=20091006|title = 2009年10月6日（火）Heiwa Dream.11 フェザー級グランプリ2009 決勝戦 横浜アリーナ}}</ref>
}}
{{MMAevent card|Dream Lightweight Championship bout|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| [Shinya Aoki](/source/Shinya_Aoki)
| def.
| [Joachim Hansen](/source/Joachim_Hansen_(fighter)) (c)
| Submission (Armbar)
| 2
| 4:56
| For the [Dream Lightweight Championship](/source/List_of_Dream_champions).
}}
{{MMAevent card|Super Fights|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Lightweight
| [Kazushi Sakuraba](/source/Kazushi_Sakuraba)
| def.
| [Rubin Williams](/source/Rubin_Williams)
| Submission (Kimura)
| 1
| 2:53
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Middleweight
| [Tatsuya Kawajiri](/source/Tatsuya_Kawajiri)
| def.
| Melchor Manibusan
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 3:48
| 
}}
{{MMAevent card|Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Semi-Finals|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Super Heavyweight
| [Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou](/source/Rameau_Thierry_Sokoudjou)
| def.
| [Bob Sapp](/source/Bob_Sapp)
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 1:31
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Super Heavyweight
| [Ikuhisa Minowa](/source/Ikuhisa_Minowa)
| def.
| [Hong Man Choi](/source/Hong_Man_Choi)
| Submission (Heel Hook)
| 2
| 1:27
| 
}}
{{MMAevent card|Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Semi-Finals|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| [Bibiano Fernandes](/source/Bibiano_Fernandes)
| def.
| [Joe Warren](/source/Joe_Warren_(fighter))
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 0:42
| 
}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| [Hiroyuki Takaya](/source/Hiroyuki_Takaya)
| def.
| [Hideo Tokoro](/source/Hideo_Tokoro)
| TKO (Punches)
| 2
| 0:32
| 
}}
{{MMAevent card|Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Reserve bout|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
| Featherweight
| [Kazuyuki Miyata](/source/Kazuyuki_Miyata)
| def.
| [Daiki Hata](/source/Daiki_Hata)
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00
| 
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==See also==
* [Dream (mixed martial arts)](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts))
* [List of Dream champions](/source/List_of_Dream_champions)
* [2009 in DREAM](/source/2009_in_DREAM)

==Notes==
*''Dream 11'' was the second and last Dream event to be shown live in primetime on [Tokyo Broadcasting System](/source/Tokyo_Broadcasting_System) during 2009.
*[Eddie Alvarez](/source/Eddie_Alvarez) and [Gesias Cavalcante](/source/Gesias_Cavalcante) were briefly rumored to meet at ''Dream 11''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmanews.com/other/JZ-Cavalcante-Vs.-Eddie-Alvarez-Confirmed-For-DREAM-11.html |title=MMANEWS.COM &#124; JZ Cavalcante Vs. Eddie Alvarez Confirmed for DREAM 11 |access-date=2009-06-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623082535/http://www.mmanews.com/other/JZ-Cavalcante-Vs.-Eddie-Alvarez-Confirmed-For-DREAM-11.html |archive-date=2009-06-23 }}</ref> However, due to Eddie Alvarez's contractual obligations to [Bellator Fighting Championships](/source/Bellator_Fighting_Championships), the fight was scrapped early in negotiations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sherdog.com/news/news/alvarez-not-fighting-jz-in-dream-18131|title = Alvarez Not Fighting 'JZ' in Dream}}</ref>
*Kazuyuki Miayata and Takeshi Yamazaki fought at [DEEP 42 IMPACT](/source/Deep_(mixed_martial_arts)) to decide who would fight [DJ.Taiki](/source/Daiki_Hata) in the Feather Weight Grand Prix Reserve bout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/miyata-vs-yamazaki/|title=First Real Fight at Featherweight! Miyata Vs. Yamazaki|date=5 June 2009}}</ref>
*An early rumored bout placed [Ronaldo Souza](/source/Ronaldo_Souza) against [Jason "Mayhem" Miller](/source/Jason_Miller_(fighter)) in a rematch for the [Dream Middleweight Championship](/source/List_of_Dream_champions).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/mayhemmiller| title = Profile / Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tatame.com/2009/07/13/Jacare-vs-Miller-3-to-happen-in-September |title=Jacaré vs. Miller 3 to happen in September :: TATAME |access-date=2009-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716171513/http://www.tatame.com/2009/07/13/Jacare-vs-Miller-3-to-happen-in-September |archive-date=2009-07-16 }}</ref> However, the bout was scrapped after Ronaldo Souza signed with [Strikeforce](/source/Strikeforce_(mixed_martial_arts)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmamania.com/2009/08/04/ronaldo-jacare-souza-signs-with-strikeforce/|title=Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza signs with Strikeforce|date=4 August 2009}}</ref>
*Though featured on the ''Dream 11'' promotion material,<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web |url=http://www.kamipro.com/news/?id%3D1249451321 |title=Kamipro.com &#124; ニュース &#124; 10.6『DREAM.11』青木vsハンセンのタイトルマッチが正式決定 |access-date=2009-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808131923/http://www.kamipro.com/news/?id=1249451321 |archive-date=2009-08-08 }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated5>http://www.dreamofficial.com/cgi-bin/free/download/wallpaper.cgi?id=1251084456&type=1280&photo=1251084455.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref> [Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto](/source/Norifumi_Yamamoto) did not participate in the event, as he is taking a hiatus to train outside Japan, and will return to MMA competition at [Dynamite!! 2009](/source/Dynamite!!_2009).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/27/1004327/despite-hasty-reports-that-he | title=Despite a hasty report from MMA Junkie that he was "likely" to appear at DREAM.11 in October, "Kid" | work=Bloody Elbow | date=27 August 2009 | last1=Nelson | first1=Chris }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
*[Gegard Mousasi](/source/Gegard_Mousasi) advanced to the Second Round of the [Super Hulk Grand Prix](/source/Dream_9) after defeating [Mark Hunt](/source/Mark_Hunt) at ''[Dream 9](/source/Dream_9)'', but had to pull out of the tournament due to an injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid%3D9528%26zoneid%3D13 |title=- MOUSASI OUT OF DREAM "SUPER HULK" TOURNAMENT - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more |access-date=2009-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913052454/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9528&zoneid=13 |archive-date=2009-09-13 }}</ref>
*A bout between [Daisuke Nakamura](/source/Daisuke_Nakamura_(fighter)) and [Gesias Cavalcante](/source/Gesias_Cavalcante) had original been planned for ''Dream 11''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/16125/jz-cavalcante-vs-nakamura-set-mousasi-officially-out-at-dream-11.mma |title="JZ" Cavalcante vs. Nakamura set, Mousasi officially out at DREAM.11 &#124; MMAjunkie.com |access-date=2009-09-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080502/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16125/jz-cavalcante-vs-nakamura-set-mousasi-officially-out-at-dream-11.mma |archive-date=2009-09-12 }}</ref> However, due to a knee injury sustained by Calvancante, the bout was reportedly scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/10563/ |title=Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online -- WWE, TNA, UFC and International Wrestling and MMA Headlines - Second Dream fight on next big show canceled |access-date=2009-09-11 |archive-date=2009-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914121152/http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/10563 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This resulted in Nakamura being moved to ''[Dream 12](/source/Dream_12)''.<ref name=sakudice>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/news/detail.php?id=1254562200|title=Dream &#124; 笹原Epが桜庭和志の緊急メッセージについて言及！中村大介の『Dream.12』へのスライド出場が決定！}}</ref>

==2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Bracket==
{{16TeamBracket
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| RD1-seed01={{flagicon|BRA}} 
| RD1-team01='''Bibiano Fernandes'''
| RD1-score01=W Dec
| RD1-seed02={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team02=Takafumi Otsuka
| RD1-score03=W Dec
| RD1-seed03={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team03='''Masakazu Imanari'''
| RD1-seed04={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team04=Atsushi Yamamoto
| RD1-seed05={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD1-team05=Chase Beebe
| RD1-seed06={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD1-score06=W TKO
| RD1-team06='''Joe Warren''' 
| RD1-seed07={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team07='''Norifumi Yamamoto'''*
| RD1-team08= -Bye-
| RD1-team09='''Yoshiro Maeda''' 
| RD1-seed09={{flagicon|JPN}} 
| RD1-score09=W Dec
| RD1-team10=Micah Miller 
| RD1-seed10={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD1-team11=Jong Won Kim 
| RD1-seed11={{flagicon|KOR}}
| RD1-score12=W TKO
| RD1-team12='''Hiroyuki Takaya'''
| RD1-seed12={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team13='''Abel Cullum'''
| RD1-seed13={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD1-score13=W Dec
| RD1-team14=Akiyo Nishiura
| RD1-seed14={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-seed15={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team15='''Daiki Hata'''
| RD1-score15=W Dec
| RD1-seed16={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD1-team16=Hideo Tokoro**
| RD2-seed01={{flagicon|BRA}}
| RD2-team01='''Bibiano Fernandes'''
| RD2-score01=W Dec
| RD2-seed02={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD2-team02=Masakazu Imanari
| RD2-seed03={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD2-team03='''Joe Warren''' 
| RD2-score03=W Dec
| RD2-seed04={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD2-team04=Norifumi Yamamoto
| RD2-team05=Yoshiro Maeda
| RD2-seed05={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD2-score06=W TKO
| RD2-team06='''Hiroyuki Takaya'''
| RD2-seed06={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD2-seed07={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD2-team07=Abel Cullum
| RD2-score08=W Sub
| RD2-seed08={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD2-team08='''Hideo Tokoro'''
| RD3-seed01={{flagicon|BRA}}
| RD3-team01='''Bibiano Fernandes'''
| RD3-score01=W Sub
| RD3-seed02={{flagicon|USA}}
| RD3-team02=Joe Warren
| RD3-seed03={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD3-team03='''Hiroyuki Takaya'''
| RD3-score03=W TKO
| RD3-seed04={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD3-team04=Hideo Tokoro
| RD4-seed01={{flagicon|BRA}}
| RD4-team01='''Bibiano Fernandes'''
| RD4-score01=W Dec
| RD4-seed02={{flagicon|JPN}}
| RD4-team02=Hiroyuki Takaya
}}
*Note: Norifumi Yamamoto was given a first-round bye so he could recover from an ankle injury he received in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmamania.com/2009/01/25/dream-7-to-feature-featherweight-grand-prix-yamamoto-offered-first-round-bye/#more-10689 |title=Dream 7 to feature Featherweight Grand Prix; Yamamoto offered first-round bye |publisher=Mmamania.com |date= 25 January 2009|access-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref>
*Note: Hideo Tokoro replaced Daiki Hata after Hata was unable to continue due to an eye injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/featherweight-gp-quarterfinals-announced-djtaiki-out/|title = Featherweight GP Quarterfinals Announced! DJ.taiki Out|date = 10 April 2009}}</ref>

'''Dream Featherweight Grand Prix Reserve Bouts:'''
:{{flagicon|Japan}} [Kazuyuki Miyata](/source/Kazuyuki_Miyata) def. {{flagicon|Japan}} [Daiki Hata](/source/Daiki_Hata) at Dream 11

==Super Hulk Grand Prix 2009 Bracket==

{{Round8
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter finals  -->
||{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Ikuhisa Minowa'''|W|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Sapp|SUB|
|{{flagicon|Cuba}} José Canseco |SUB|{{flagicon|KOR}} '''Hong Man Choi'''|W
||{{flagicon|South Africa}} Jan Nortje |TKO|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou''' |W|
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Mark Hunt |SUB|{{flagicon|ARM}} '''Gegard Mousasi''' |W
<!-- semi finals -->
||{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Ikuhisa Minowa'''|W|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Man Choi|SUB
||{{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou'''|W|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Sapp*|TKO
<!-- final -->
||{{flagicon|JPN}} '''Ikuhisa Minowa'''|W|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou|KO
<!-- consol=name -->
|||||
}}
* Note: Bob Sapp was brought back into the tournament replacing Gegard Mousasi after Mousasi was injured

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Dream Events}}

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Category:October 2009 sports events in Japan
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