HEAT 18 SPOILERS

MMA/Kick cage promotion HEAT held their 18th event yesterday in Osaka and the event featured a few very solid/interesting fights.

Minowaman made his MMA return in the semi main event. He faced Carlos Toyota, who fought for the first time since 2008, in a Heavyweight fight and won via unanimous decision.

Former HEAT MMA Rules Welterweight champion A Sol Kwon relinquished his title to focus on Lightweight and go after the HEAT Lightweight title. He KO’d 2008 Shooto Rookie-Of-The-Year tournament runner-up Hibiki Tamura just 31 seconds into the first round with a knee. Tamura has never been KO’d or lost in the first round.

The legendary Kin Taiei was successful in the HEAT Kick Rules Heavyweight main event, defeating Shin Nihon Kickboxing Federation’s number 1 ranked Kuniyoshi by split decision after an extension round. The HEAT Kick Rules Heavyweight champion is Hiromi Amada so it would be fun if they could make a title fight between the two.

Also, in a HEAT MMA Rules fight between prospects, Mamoru Uoi defeated Kazuma Sone.