For those of us who didn’t stay up, or forgot to PVR, this past Saturday also showcased the latest event from the DREAM promotion as they kicked off their Bantamweight World Grand Prix tournament.
Check out the video recap as bantamweight fighters Bibiano Fernandes, Antonio Banuelos, Masakazu Imanari and Rodolfo Marques all moved onto the semi-finals.
DREAM.17 took place on September 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
For those of us who didn’t stay up, or forgot to PVR, this past Saturday also showcased the latest event from the DREAM promotion as they kicked off their Bantamweight World Grand Prix tournament.
Check out the video recap as bantamweight fighters Bibiano Fernandes, Antonio Banuelos, Masakazu Imanari and Rodolfo Marques all moved onto the semi-finals.
DREAM.17 took place on September 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
DREAM lightweight champ Shinya Aoki wasted little time in getting the fight to the ground in his non-title match against former WEC title holder Rob McCullough. Aoki would sink in a neck crank late in the first to win his sixth straight victory.
DREAM lightweight champ Shinya Aoki wasted little time in getting the fight to the ground in his non-title match against former WEC title holder Rob McCullough. Aoki would sink in a neck crank late in the first to win his sixth straight victory.
Filed under: DREAM, Results, JapanMMA Fighting has Dream.17 results for Shinya Aoki vs. “Razor” Rob McCullough and the rest of the Sept. 24 fights from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
In a non-title bout, Dream lightweight champion Aoki bec…
MMA Fighting has Dream.17 results for Shinya Aoki vs. “Razor” Rob McCullough and the rest of the Sept. 24 fights from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
In a non-title bout, Dream lightweight champion Aoki became the first person to submit ex-WEC titleholder McCullough, slapping on a neck crank late in the first round. Meanwhile, Antonio Banuelos, Bibiano Fernandes, Masakazu Imanari and Rodolfo Marques all won quarterfinal bouts to advance in the Bantamweight World Grand Prix.
Dream.17 results are below.
Non-Tournament Bouts Shinya Aoki def. Rob McCullough via submission (neck crank) – R1, 4:57
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Joachim Hansen via submission (arm-triangle choke), R3, 2:30 Takeshi Inoue def. Caol Uno via KO (head kick) – R1, 4:17
Yan Cabral def. Kazushi Sakuraba via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R1, 2:42
Satoru Kitaoka def. Willamy Freire via split decision
Gerald Harris def. Kazuhiro Nakamura via split decision
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Baru Harn via submission (scarf-hold armbar) – R1, 4:39
Bantamweight World GP Quarterfinal Bouts
Antonio Banuelos def. Hideo Tokoro via split decision
Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otuska via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 0:41
Masakazu Imanari def. Abel Cullum via submission (armbar) – R3, 0:46
Rodolfo Marques def. Yusup Saadulaev via unanimous decision
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Tweet Fighting and Entertainment Group’s mixed martial arts promotion, DREAM, held the weigh-ins for their first full event of 2011 on Friday, Sept. 23 in Japan. The event features the opening round of the DREAM Bantamweight World Grand Prix, as well as including appearances by DREAM lightweight champ Shinya Aoki, who takes on former WEC […]
Fighting and Entertainment Group’s mixed martial arts promotion, DREAM, held the weigh-ins for their first full event of 2011 on Friday, Sept. 23 in Japan.
The event features the opening round of the DREAM Bantamweight World Grand Prix, as well as including appearances by DREAM lightweight champ Shinya Aoki, who takes on former WEC vet Rob McCullough, and former Strikeforce title challenger Tatsuya Kawajiri, who meets ‘Hellboy’ Joachim Hansen.
DREAM.17 is scheduled to take place on Sept. 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will air live in North America on HDNet beginning at 3AM EST (12AM PST).
The full weigh-in results for the event are as follows:
DREAM.17 Official Fight Card
Lightweight bout: Shinya Aoki 69.8 kg/153.9 lbs vs. Rob McCullough 69.8 kg/153.9 lbs
Featherweight bout: Tatsuya Kawajiri 64.9 kg/143.1 lbs vs. Joachim Hansen 65 kg/143.3 lbs
Featherweight bout: Caol Uno 64.9 kg/143.1 lbs vs. Takeshi Inoue 65 kg/143.3 lbs
Welterweight bout: Kazushi Sakuraba 75.8 kg/167.1 lbs vs. Yan Cabral 76 kg/167.6 lbs
Lightweight bout: Satoru Kitaoka 70 kg/154.3 lbs vs. Willamy Freire 69.4 kg/153 lbs
Middleweight bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura 83.8 kg/184.7 lbs vs. Gerald Harris 84 kg/185.2 lbs
Open-weight bout: Ikuhisa Minowa 87 kg/191.8 lbs vs. Baru Harn 115 kg/253.5 lbs
Dream Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Bantamweight bout: Hideo Tokoro 61 kg/134.5 lbsvs. Antonio Banuelos 61 kg/134.5 lbs
Bantamweight bout: Bibiano Fernandes 60.8 kg/134 lbs vs. Takafumi Otsuka 60.8 kg/134 lbs
Bantamweight bout: Masakazu Imanari 60.8 kg/134 lbs vs. Abel Cullum 62.8 kg/138.4 lbs (Over initially but made the 61 kgs limit four hours later.)
Bantamweight bout: Yusup Saadulaev 60.8 kg/134 lbs vs. Rodolfo Marques 61 kg/134.5 lbs
MMA Fighting has Dream.17 results for 
