Dream 17

Dream 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[1]

Dream 17
The poster for Dream 17
Information
PromotionDream
DateSeptember 24, 2011
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance13,200
Event chronology
Dream: Japan GP Final Dream 17 Dream 18

Background

Contrary to previous events, Dream used the card to launch a new rule change: the use of three, five-minute rounds.[2]

This event featured the opening round in Dream's World Bantamweight Grand Prix.[3]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Open-weight Ikuhisa Minowa def Baru Harn submission (scarf hold arm-lock and neck crank) 1 4:39
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Rodolfo Marques def Yusup Saadulaev unanimous decision 3 5:00
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Masakazu Imanari def Abel Cullum submission (armbar) 3 0:46
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Bibiano Fernandes def Takafumi Otsuka technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 0:41
Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Antonio Banuelos def Hideo Tokoro split decision 3 5:00
Middleweight Gerald Harris def Kazuhiro Nakamura split decision 3 5:00
Lightweight Satoru Kitaoka def Willamy Freire split decision 3 5:00
Welterweight Yan Cabral def Kazushi Sakuraba submission (arm triangle choke) 2 2:42
Featherweight Takeshi Inoue def Caol Uno KO (head kick) 1 4:17
Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri def Joachim Hansen submission (arm triangle choke) 3 2:30
Lightweight Shinya Aoki def Rob McCullough submission (neck crank) 1 4:57

    World Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 Bracket

     
    Quarterfinals
    (DREAM 17)
    Semifinals
    (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011)
    Final
    (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011)
     
              
     
     
     
     
    Japan Masakazu ImanariW
     
     
     
    United States Abel Cullum SUB
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Japan Hideo Tokoro DEC
     
     
     
    United States Antonio BanuelosW
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Brazil Bibiano Fernandes W
     
     
     
    Japan Takafumi Otsuka SUB
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Russia Yusup Saadulaev DEC
     
     
    Brazil Rodolfo Marques W
     

    References

    1. "DREAM.17". DREAMOfficial.com. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
    2. "DREAM.17 official for September; organization to use three five-minute rounds". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.
    3. "Nova Uniao Bantamweight Marques to Join Dream Grand Prix". Sherdog.com. 2011-07-27.
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