Heiwa DREAM Live Results and Play by Play

The debut of DREAM.1 is almost here. The FEG and PRIDE collaboration will feature a Lightweight Grand Prix tournament and two "Superfights" in between tournament bouts.

Mirko Crocop returns to the Japan to make his DREAM debut against Tatsuya Mizuno in a heavyweight "Superfight". Highlighting the explosive lightweight tournament card is Shinya Aoki, Gesias Calvancante, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Joachim Hansen and Eddie Alvarez.

Heiwa DREAM.1 Live results and play by play commentary will be posted here starting at 6am (play by play is delayed ) on Saturday morning. The event is not being televised in the US so don’t miss out.

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Important news, announcements and interesting moments during DREAM.1

• The Middleweight Grand Prix was announced for DREAM.2. Fighters on the card will include Yoshihiro Akiyama, Masakatsu Funaki, Kazushi Sakuraba, Dong Sik Yoon, Taiei Kin, Shungo Oyama and Ikuhisa Minowa.
• Kid Yamamoto came into the ring and announced it was his birthday. They wished him a happy birthday.
• Crocop asked to fight a big name fighter in his next DREAM match.

Heiwa DREAM.1 Quick Results

• Ikuhisa Minowa vs Gwan Lee (Minowa wins via submission (knee bar) at 1:25 in the 1st)
• Hayato Sakurai vs Hidetaka Monma (Sakurai wins via TKO (punches) at 4:12 in the 1st)
• Koutetsu Boku vs Joachim Hansen (Joachim Hansen wins via unanimous decision after 2)
• Kazuyuki Miyata vs Luiz Firmino (Firmino wins via (rear naked choke) at 7:37 in the 1st)
• Katsuhiko Nagata vs Artur Oumakhanov (Nagata wins via unanimous decision after 2)
• Mitsuhiro Ishida vs Jung Bu Kyung (Ishida wins via unanimous decision after 2 rounds)
• Mirko Filipovic vs Tatsuya Mizuno (Filipovic wins via TKO (punches) at 0:56 in the 1st round)
• Andre Dida vs Eddie Alvarez (Alvarez wins via TKO (punches) at 6:47 in the 1st round)
• Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kuitar Gill (Tatsuya Kawajiri wins via unanimous decision after 2)
• Shinya Aoki vs Gesias Calvancante (No Contest (Doctor stoppage due to illegal elbow))

Heiwa DREAM.1 Play by Play Commentary: (note: there is a possibility that play by play commentary may not be available for some bouts)

Rounds: 10 minute first round, 5 minute second round.

Ikuhisa Minowa vs Gwan Lee (Open weight Bout)

• Round 1: Minowa starts things out with a ninja roll across the ring. Lee lands a nice leg kick. They exchange and Minowa shoots in for a double leg takedown. He ends up in Gwan’s half guard. He gets in a few small punches and then spins around to grab Lee’s leg. He falls back into a kneebar and Lee is forced to tap.
• Round 2:
• Final Result: Ikuhisa Minowa wins via submission (knee bar) at 1:25 in the 1st round.

Hayato Sakurai vs Hidetaka Monma (Welterweight bout)

• Round 1: Things start out slow with a long feeling out process, each fighter throwing a leg kick. Sakurai finally wades in with a big right hand followed by a combination. Monma throws a superman punch that misses and then a spinning back kick. Hayato throws a leg kick and then grabs the muay thai plum. He throws a knee and then takes Monma down. After half a minute of doing nothing Sakurai stands back up. He lands a leg kick that drops Monma to the canvas. He signals Monma to stand back up. They trade and Hayato lands a nice right. The exchange again and Sakurai catches Hidetaka with a left hook that drops Monma to the mat. He pounces on Hidetaka and lets his hands go, landing several right hands as Monma can do nothing but cover up. He starts to land more big lefts and rights until finally the ref jumps in to save a defenseless Hidetaka Monma.
• Round 2:
• Final Result: Hayato Sakurai wins via TKO (punches) at 4:12 in the 1st round.

Mirko Filipovic vs Tatsuya Mizuno (Heavyweight "Superfight")

• Round 1: They clinch for a second and Crocop throws a kick that misses. Crocop lands a leg kick. They clinch and Mirko lands another leg kick. He throws a knee to the head and follows with a plethora of punches dropping Mizuno to the mat with a big left hook. Mizuno covers up and Mirko finishes him off with punches.
• Round 2:
• Final Result: Mirko Filipovic wins via TKO (punches) at 0:56 in the 1st round.

Andre Dida vs Eddie Alvarez (Lightweight Grand Prix bout)

• Round 1: Both fighters come out swinging and Alvarez goes in for a shot. He takes down Dida. The ref stands then back up. They exchange and Alvarez throws a kick. Eddie gets tagged with a right hand that sends him back. Dida follows up with another big right that drops Alvarez. Eddie takes Dida down and is in the half guard. He starts to drop some punches and stands back up. Dida is swinging wildly. Dida lands a nice left right combo. They clinch in the corner then separate. Eddie starts to tee off on Dida throwing combos. Eddie shoots and gets Andre to the mat. He starts to throw and lands in full guard. He passes to half guard and then into side control. He starts to land some shots. He keeps pounding away in side control and Dida can’t escape. Eddie mounts and starts to unload big right hands. He steps back and starts to unload landing big shots. He takes Dida’s back and then gets back into mount. He continues to overwhelm Dida with punches from the mount. He keeps punching and dropping hammer fists. Finally he unloads one last time and the ref steps in to save Andre. He celebrates his victory with a back flip off of the top rope.
• Round 2:
• Final Result: Eddie Alvarez wins via TKO (punches) at 6:47 in the 1st round.

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kuitar Gill (Lightweight Grand Prix bout)

• Round 1: Kawajiri comes out and immediately goes in for a shot. He takes down Gill. Gill throws a couple of up kicks that miss and gets back to his feet. They clinch and Tatsuya goes for a single leg. Tatsuya reaches for a double and locks it in but he can’t seem to get Gill down. He drops down again for a single. They remain in a stalemate. Tatsuya relentless finally gets him down. Kawajiri passes into side control but has yet to do any damage. They scramble and Kawajiri takes Gill’s back. He attempts a rear naked choke but Gill defends and escapes. He slams Tatsuya to the mat and is in full guard. The ref moves them to the center of the ring. Tatsuya continues to go for a takedown and once again gets it. Gill is more active on the bottom. Kawajiri passes to side control but has yet to land a single punch. He goes to north south but Gill stands up. Tatsuya ends up on his back again. He sinks in a rear naked choke but just misses it, then he switches to an anaconda but Gill escapes from that as well. Tatsuya finishes the round on top. I score it 10/9 for Tatsuya.
• Round 2: Gill starts things out with a leg kick. Tatsuya shoots in and gets the takedown. Kuitar gets to his feet but Kawajiri rushes right in to grab a leg. It is obvious he doesn’t want any part of Gill’s stand up. Tatsuya gets the takedown. He mounts for a second but loses it and they scramble. Tatsuya picks him up and drops him on the mat. Tatsuya has thrown absolutely no punches, correction, he threw a punch but it didn’t land. Tatsuya is in side control but moves to the north south position looking for a choke momentarily. They scramble and the round is over. Tatsuya Kawajiri wins both rounds via lay and pray.
• Final Result: Tatsuya Kawajiri wins via unanimous decision after 2.

Shinya Aoki vs Gesias Calvancante (Lightweight Grand Prix bout)

• Round 1: Gesias throws the first set of punches but misses. He catches Aoki off guard with a leg kick and knocks him down. He lets him back up. They exchange and Aoki lands a leg kick. Aoki goes down and eventually the ref lets Aoki stand back up. Gesias comes in with punches and Aoki does some crazy jump moving back. Gesias lands a jab. He then misses with a big head kick. Shinya goes in for a takedown. Gesias elbows what looks like the back of Shinya’s head and the ref stops the fight. Aoki lays on the mat in pain holding his head. The doctors attend to Aoki. They stop the fight and rule it a no contest.
• Round 2:
• Final Result: No Contest (Doctor stoppage due to illegal elbow to the back of the head) at 3:46 in the 1st round.