It’s New Years Eve in Japan, while 54 million people won’t be tuning in to watch Bob Sapp trash Akebono if you’re interested in watching some exciting and potentially violent fighting then you’re in the right place.
Served up to you while you pound down twelve red bulls and attempt to stay awake is a seven-fight bill MMA bill featuring familiar names and faces like Tatsuya Kawajiri, Michihiro Omigawa, Shinya Aoki, Bibiano Fernandes, Melvin Manhoef & Phil Baroni.
On the kickboxing realm, it’s single night, single-elimination tournament with some of the top kick-fighters in the world including Daniel Ghita, Semmy Schilt, Sergei Kharitonov, Peter Aerts, Gokhan Saki & Erroll Zimmerman making up the best tournament in years.
DREAM.18 card:
- Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Georgi Karakhanyan def. Hiroyuki Takaya by Split Decision
- Shinya Aoki def. Antonio McKee by submission (punches) at 0:24 of round 2.
- Bibiano Fernandes def. Yoshiro Maeda by submission (triangle choke) at 1:26 of round 1.
- Melvin Manhoef def. Denis Kang by KO (Knee To The Body) at 0:50 of round 1.
- Hayato Sakurai def. Phil Baroni by Unanimous Decision
- Marloes Coenen def. Fiona Muxlow by Submission (Armbar) at 3:29 of round 1
- Will Brooks def. Satoru Kitaoka by TKO (punches) at 3:46 of round 2
Glory 4 card:
GLORY Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Slam Opening Round:
265 lbs.: Semmy Schilt def. Brice Guidon by TKO
265 lbs.: Rico Verhoeven def. Sergei Kharitonov by Decision
265 lbs.: Saki def. Raomoru by TKO
265 lbs.: Anderson “Braddock” Silva def. Igor Jurkovic by TKO
265 lbs.: Remy Bonjasky def. Filip Verlinden by Decision
265 lbs.: Jamal Ben Saddick def. Errol Zimmerman by Decision
265 lbs.: Mourad Bouzidi def. Peter Aerts by TKO (injury)
265 lbs.: Daniel Ghita def. Jhonata Diniz by Decision
GLORY Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Slam Quarterfinals:
265 lbs.: Semmy Schilt def. Rico Verhoeven by Decision
265 lbs.: Gokhan Saki def. Anderson Silva by TKO (punch)
265 lbs.: Ben Saddik def. Remy Bonjasky by Decision
265 lbs.: Daniel Ghita def. Mourad Bouzidi by TKO (injury)
GLORY Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Slam Semifinals:
265 lbs.: Semmy Schilt def. Saki by Decision
265 lbs.: Daniel Ghita def. Ben Saddik by KO (liver kick)
GLORY Kickboxing Heavyweight Grand Slam Final:
265 lbs.: Semmy Schilt def. Daniel Ghita by TKO (head kick)
GLORY Kickboxing Super Fights:
185 lbs.: Jason Wilnis def. Toshio Matsumoto by Decision
265 lbs.: Jerome Le Banner def. Koichi Pettas by KO (punch)
115 lbs.: Mutsuki Ebata def. Sang-Jae Kim by Decision
155 lbs.: Robin van Roosmalen def. Yuichiro Nagashima by Decision
