DREAM 17 (2011)
DREAM.17 took place on September 24, 2011, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This mixed martial arts showcase, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's DREAM, features the opening round of the World Bantamweight Grand Prix. The main event pits Shinya Aoki against Rob McCullough in a lightweight bout. Other key matchups include Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Joachim Hansen, Masakazu Imanari vs. Abel Cullum, and Takeshi Inoue vs. Caol Uno. The event introduces a new rule set with threeobligatory three five-minute rounds, judged in their entirety by three judges. Additional fighters include Hiroyuki Takaya, Kazuyuki Miyata, and Satoru Kitaoka across the card. It’s a pivotal night for DREAM in 2011, broadcast live on HDNet.
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Ikuhisa Minowa as Self |
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Baru Harn as Self |
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Rodolfo Marques as Self |
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Yusup Saadulaev as Self |
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Masakazu Imanari as Self |
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Abel Cullum as Self |
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Bibiano Fernandes as Self |
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Takafumi Otsuka as Self |
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Hideo Tokoro as Self |
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Antonio Banuelos as Self |
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Kazuhiro Nakamura as Self |
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Gerald Harris as Self |
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Satoru Kitaoka as Self |
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Willamy Freire as Self |
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Kazushi Sakuraba as Self |
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Yan Cabral as Self |
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Takeshi Inoue as Self |
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Caol Uno as Self |
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Tatsuya Kawajiri as Self |
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Shinya Aoki as Self |
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Rob McCullough as Self |
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Joachim Hansen as Self |