DREAM18 Glory 4 Live Results and Play by Play

Michihiro Omigawa vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

Official Result: Tatsuya Kawajiri defeats Michihiro Omigawa by submission.

I lost my stream during this fight. I apologize for no play by play. That's it for me. The action continues with Glory 4. Look for post-fight reaction when I wake up. 

Dudes, I'm not gonna be awake for the kickboxing portion. I'm already falling asleep. 

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Georgi Karakhanyan

Official Result: Georgi Karakhanyan defeats Hiroyuki Takaya by Split decision. 

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Georgi Karakhanyan

Round 3: Leg kick from Karakhanyan. They throw punches in the pocket. And more punches. Takaya closes the distance and gets a clinch. Karakhanyan gets separation and then lands front kicks tot he body. Takaya comes forward but is taken down off a kick to the body. Karakhanyan is working well from half guard and lands knees to the body. Karakhanyan passes to side control and lands knees to the body. He's aiming knees to the head fails to connect. Karakhanyan is controlling in the red corner. Somehow Takaya gets back to his feet but Karakhanyan is right back on him. The round ends with Takaya throwing punches. 10-9 Georgi Karakhanyan

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Georgi Karakhanyan

Round 2: The bell sounds and they exchange in the pocket. Karakhanyan closes the gap with a hook. They clinch int the corner and Karakhanyan lands a knee to the body. Takaya is trying to create space but can't. Referee break and they're back to trading in the middle of the ring. Clinch and they are working against the ropes. Another referee break. Takaya lands two left hands and then a knee to the body. Another clinch and Takaya lands a knee to the head. Karakhanyan is really working this clinch to get a takedown. Takaya gets separation and Karakhanyan throws a flying knee but slips. Karakhanyan throws his legs up for an armbar but has nothing. Takaya is working for half guard but isn't really throwing a lot of strikes. 10-9 Georgi Karakhanyan

Hiroyuki Takaya vs Georgi Karakhanyan

Round 1: Karakhanyan drops Takaya with a right hand. Takaya working to control posture and has an open guard. Karakhanyan with punches to the head from the top. He stands and then dives with a big right hand. Takaya gets back to his feet. Karakhanyan lands a knee to the body from the clinch. Left hand from Karakhanyan and a leg kick. Punches from Karakhanyan and he claims he was poked in the eye but action continues. Body kick from Karakhanyan. Knee to the body from Karakhanyan. Takaya lands a multi-punch combination. Karakhanyan is just dominating this round. Knees to the body from Karakhanyan. Takaya lands some of his own but he's just getting dominated. Uppercut from Karakhanyan snaps Takaya's head back. Round ends with a takedown. 10-9 Georgi Karakhanyan

Antonio McKee vs Shinya Aoki

Official Result: Shinya Aoki defeats Antonio McKee by submission due to strikes in the first round. 

Antonio McKee vs Shinya Aoki

Round 2: Side kicks from McKee and Aoki lands an overhand to the eye. It looked like McKee tapped while diving through the ropes? No idea what just happened there. Replay shows that Aoki threw that punch while ducking his head. Total blind strike. 

Antonio McKee vs Shinya Aoki

Round 1: Aoki with a high kick and then an overhand right. Aoki shoots and has McKee on one knee. McKee is back to his feet but Aoki is tight on his body. Clinch against the ropes Aoki is riding him. Aoki gets a takedown and is working from McKee's half guard. Aoki with north-south and McKee hits a slam to take top control. Aoki threatens with an armbar but doesn't have control of the arm. Up kick from Aoki as McKee stands. Sidekick from McKee. McKee clinches and lands a big knee up the middle. Slam from McKee again. Aoki with a takedown in the corner. McKee is controlling the head with a guillotine to close the round. 10-9 Aoki

Hey Sakuraba!

And here's the intermission. This is what gets everyone. I'll try and stay awake but we're likely going to get at least two more of these tonight. Ugh. One downside to Japanese MMA. 

Bibiano Fernandes vs Yoshiro Maeda

Official Result: Bibiano Fernandes defeats Yoshiro Maeda by submission. It occurred in the first round. 

Bibiano Fernandes vs Yoshiro Maeda

Round 1: Maeda goes high with a head kick but it's blocked. Fernandes hits a takedown and then quickly takes Maeda's back. Maeda scrambles and Fernandes is working to lock in a triangle. Maeda slams and it just allows Fernandes to tighten it up. That's it. Maeda is sleeping. Insanely quick win for Bibiano Fernandes. 

Melvin Manhoef vs Denis Kang

Official Result: Melvin Manhoef defeats Denis Kang by knock out. The stoppage came in the first round. 

Melvin Manhoef vs Denis Kang

Round 1: Manhoef connects with a right hand. And then a left hook. Manhoef lands a knee to the belly and that's it. Kang's out. That was insane. Stopped a guy with a knee to the body. Melvin Manhoef is the scariest man ever. The replay shows that he elevated Kang off the ground with that knee. 

Phil Baroni vs Hayato Sakurai

Official Result: Hayato Sakurai defeats Phil Baroni by Unanimous Decision. All three judges scored the fight for Sakurai. 

Phil Baroni vs Hayato Sakurai

Round 3: Leg kick from Sakurai and Baroni closes the distance again with a clinch. Referee stoppage to fix Baroni's gloves. Baroni tags Sakurai with a left. Sakurai responds with punches of his own. They finally are opening up with strikes. Uppercut from Sakurai. Knee form Baroni. Sakurai shoots and Baroni sprawls. Knees to the head as Sakurai stands. Jabs from Sakurai and then he clinches against the ropes. Baroni shoots but he can't get it. Sakurai lands a knee to the head that opens up a small cut. Sakurai has top control but Baroni scrambles and takes top position. Two minutes left. The referee stands them Baroni lands a right uppercut/left hook. Sakurai lands a left hook. And more punches. Baroni looks tired. His punches are slow. Knees form Sakurai. Uppercut from Baroni. Sakurai is landing multiple shots. Baroni has nothing left. Sakurai tags Baroni again. Round ends with Sakurai connecting on everything. Baroni is out of gas. 10-9 Hayato Sakurai

Note: DREAM does no score individual rounds but instead the overall fight. I will be scoring each round as per the usual Unified Rules. 

Phil Baroni vs Hayato Sakurai

Round 2: Baroni rushes and lands two punches but Sakurai connects with a knee to the head. They clinch and Sakurai is throwing knees to the body. Sakurai hits a trip and he passes to mount. Big right hand from Sakurai. Baroni stands then looks for a takedown but Sakurai defends well. Knee to the body from Sakurai. Baroni lands a one-two. They clinch again and Sakurai pulls guard. Baroni lands to the body but allows Sakurai to control posture with his feet on the hips. Closed guard from Sakurai and Baroni is opening up with punches that start to land. They both seem to just be hanging out in half guard with a minute left in the round. Sakurai rolls for a leg lock but Baroni defends well and responds with punches to the head. 10-9 Phil Baroni

Phil Baroni vs Hayato Sakurai

Round 1: Baroni clinches off a punch. They trade knees to the thighs against the ropes. Sakurai doing well to stay calm. He's letting Baroni spend energy. Referee breaks and Baroni rushes with punches before another clinch. Baroni lands punches to the rips and then hits a takedown. Baroni working from half butterfly guard and lands punches to the body. Baroni stands up but Sakurai has wrist control. Baroni throws punches but nothing really lands with power. Punches from the bottom by Sakurai. Sakurai is really busy off his back and Baroni is having trouble landing punches from the top. Baroni stands and Sakurai lands a knee to the head. Sakurai with punches to the head as the round closes. 10-9 Mach Sakurai

Marloes Coenen vs Fiona Muxlow

Official Result: Marloes Coenen defeats Fiona Muxlow by armbar. The submission occurred in the first round. 

Marloes Coenen vs Fiona Muxlow

Round 1: Leg kick from Coenen and then a straight. Muxlow with a terrible looking spinning back fist. And then another. Those were awful looking. Another leg kick from Coenen. And then a kick to the body. Coenen gets a thai clinch and lands knees to the head. And then to the body and back to the head. Muxlow is totally out matched. Muxlow drops to the ground and Coenen lands more knees to the head. Coenen has the mount and is landing hammer fists. She gives up position and is working her submission game. Coenen is setting up a triangle and then transitions to  an armbar. Muxlow defending but Coenen has a triangle locked in and then back to the armbar. There's the tap. Marloes Coenen with a submission win. 

Satoru Kitaoka vs Will Brooks

Official Result: Will Brooks defeats Satoru Kitaoka by TKO. The stoppage came in the second round. 

Satoru Kitaoka vs Will Brooks

Round 2: Head kick from Brooks and then a straight before he gets another slam. Kitaoka working off his back but he's having trouble with Brooks' top game. Kitaoka looking for an armbar and then he connects with an upkick when Brooks stands. Kitaoka misses again and Brooks connects with another straight. Kitaoka grabs a leg lock and but Brooks defends and escapes the submission. Punches from the top from Brooks and then kicks on the ground while Kitaoka is looking for a leg lock. Brooks is landing heel strikes to the face over and over again. Kitaoka is bleeding from the nose as Brooks just throws big punches from the top. Kitaoka is getting man handled. That's it. The referee waves off the fight. Will Brooks wins by TKO.

Satoru Kitaoka vs. Will Brooks

Round 1: Brooks with a lazy combination to open the round. Kitaoka responds with a body kick. Brooks lands an overhand right and then a jab. Kitaoka with a takedown attempt which Brooks side steps. Kitaoka looking for a leg lock and he's transitioning between a knee bar and ankle lock. Brooks escapes and they're back to the feet. Brooks with a jab and then a belly to back suplex. That was crazy. Kitaoke back to his feet and he grabs a low single but Brooks defends well. Jumping knees from Brooks off one foot. Brooks is looking for a switch and ends up in top control on the ground. Brooks is doing well and lands some punches from the top before letting Kitaoka back up. Kitaoka wiffs with a hook and he gets tagged with two straights. Kitaoka falls to the mat and again looks for a leg lock. Brooks defends and takes side control to close the round. 10-9 Will Brooks