# Dream 17

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{{short description|Mixed martial arts event in 2011}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Dream 17
|image=Dream17poster.jpg
|promotion= [Dream](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts))
|date= September 24, 2011
|venue= [Saitama Super Arena](/source/Saitama_Super_Arena)
|city= {{flagicon|JPN}} [Saitama](/source/Saitama%2C_Saitama), Japan
|attendance= 13,200
|gate= 
|buyrate= 
|previousevent= [Dream: Japan GP Final](/source/Dream%3A_Japan_GP_Final)
|followingevent= [Dream 18](/source/Dream_18)
}}

'''''Dream 17''''' was a [mixed martial arts](/source/mixed_martial_arts) event held by [Fighting and Entertainment Group](/source/Fighting_and_Entertainment_Group)'s mixed martial arts promotion [Dream](/source/Dream_(mixed_martial_arts)). The event took place on September 24, 2011, at the [Saitama Super Arena](/source/Saitama_Super_Arena) in [Saitama, Japan](/source/Saitama%2C_Saitama).<ref name="DREAM.17">{{cite web |url=http://www.dreamofficial.com/free/fightcard/?id=20110924|title=DREAM.17|publisher=DREAMOfficial.com|accessdate=2011-08-04}}</ref>

==Background==
Contrary to previous events, Dream used the card to launch a new rule change: the use of three, five-minute rounds.<ref name="junkie">{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/24579/dream-17-official-for-september-organization-to-use-three-five-minute-rounds.mma|title=DREAM.17 official for September; organization to use three five-minute rounds|publisher=MMAJunkie.com|date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924132941/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24579/dream-17-official-for-september-organization-to-use-three-five-minute-rounds.mma|archivedate=2011-09-24}}</ref>

This event featured the opening round in Dream's World Bantamweight Grand Prix.<ref name="GP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Nova-Uniao-Bantamweight-Marques-to-Join-Dream-Grand-Prix-34318|title=Nova Uniao Bantamweight Marques to Join Dream Grand Prix|publisher=Sherdog.com|date=2011-07-27}}</ref>

==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Open-weight
| [Ikuhisa Minowa](/source/Ikuhisa_Minowa)
|def
| Baru Harn
|submission (scarf hold arm-lock and neck crank)
|1
|4:39
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
| Rodolfo Marques
|def
| Yusup Saadulaev
|unanimous decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
| [Masakazu Imanari](/source/Masakazu_Imanari)
|def
| [Abel Cullum](/source/Abel_Cullum)
|submission (armbar)
|3
|0:46
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
| [Bibiano Fernandes](/source/Bibiano_Fernandes)
|def
| [Takafumi Otsuka](/source/Takafumi_Otsuka)
|technical submission (rear naked choke)
|1
|0:41
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal
| [Antonio Banuelos](/source/Antonio_Banuelos)
|def
| [Hideo Tokoro](/source/Hideo_Tokoro)
|split decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
| [Gerald Harris](/source/Gerald_Harris_(fighter))
|def
| [Kazuhiro Nakamura](/source/Kazuhiro_Nakamura)
|split decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
| [Satoru Kitaoka](/source/Satoru_Kitaoka)
|def
| [Willamy Freire](/source/Willamy_Freire)
|split decision
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
| [Yan Cabral](/source/Yan_Cabral)
|def
| [Kazushi Sakuraba](/source/Kazushi_Sakuraba)
|submission (arm triangle choke)
|2
|2:42
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| [Takeshi Inoue](/source/Takeshi_Inoue_(mixed_martial_artist))
|def
| [Caol Uno](/source/Caol_Uno)
|KO (head kick)
|1
|4:17
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
| [Tatsuya Kawajiri](/source/Tatsuya_Kawajiri)
|def
| [Joachim Hansen](/source/Joachim_Hansen_(fighter))
|submission (arm triangle choke)
|3
|2:30
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
| [Shinya Aoki](/source/Shinya_Aoki)
|def
| [Rob McCullough](/source/Rob_McCullough)
|submission (neck crank)
|1
|4:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}

==World Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 Bracket==

{{Round8
|RD1=Quarterfinals<br/>{{small|(DREAM 17)}}
|RD2=Semifinals<br/>{{small|([Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011](/source/Fight_For_Japan%3A_Genki_Desu_Ka_Omisoka_2011))}}
|RD3=Final<br/>{{small|(Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011)}}
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter finals  -->
||{{flagicon|JPN}} '''[Masakazu Imanari](/source/Masakazu_Imanari)'''|W|{{flagicon|USA}} [Abel Cullum](/source/Abel_Cullum) |SUB|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [Hideo Tokoro](/source/Hideo_Tokoro) |DEC|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[Antonio Banuelos](/source/Antonio_Banuelos)'''|W
||{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[Bibiano Fernandes](/source/Bibiano_Fernandes)''' |W|{{flagicon|JPN}} [Takafumi Otsuka](/source/Takafumi_Otsuka)  |SUB|
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Yusup Saadulaev |DEC|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''Rodolfo Marques''' |W
<!-- consol=name -->
|||||
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Dream Events}}

Category:2011 in mixed martial arts
Category:Dream (mixed martial arts) events
Category:Sports competitions in Saitama (city)
Category:Mixed martial arts in Japan
Category:2011 in Japanese sport

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