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DREAM kicked off their bantamweight grand prix early Saturday morning (U.S. time) on HDNet with DREAM 17, airing live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, with Antonio Banuelos, Bibiano Fernandes, Masakazu Imanari, and Rodolfo Marques moving on to the next round. Also in action, Shinya Aoki won his sixth straight fight with a submission victory over former WEC Lightweight Champion "Razor" Rob McCullough. Full results are below:
* Shinya Aoki def. Rob McCullough via submission (neck crank) at 4:52 of the first round
* Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Joachim Hansen via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:30 of the third round
* Takeshi Inoue def. Caol Uno via KO at 4:17 of the first round
* Yan Cabral def. Kazushi Sakuraba via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:42 of the second round
* Satoru Kitaoka def. Willamy Freire via split decision
* Gerald Harris def. Kazuhiro Nakamua via split decision
* Antonio Banuelos def. Hideo Tokoro via split decision*
* Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otsuka via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:41 of the first round+
* Masakazu Imanari def. Abel Cullum via submission (armbar) at 0:46 of the third round+
* Rodolfo Marques def. Yusup Saadulaev via unanimous decision+
* Ikuhisa Minowa def. Baru Harn via submission (scarf-hold armlock) at 4:39 of the first round
+ = Bantamweight Grand Prix bout
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