Former UFC's Hironaka KOs Koyama for Cage Force Lightweight Title

Former UFC welterweight Kuniyoshi Hironaka (13-6) knocked out Yoshihiro Koyama (10-2-1) at 4:27 of round one to earn the vacant Cage Force lightweight title at Cage Force 12 in Tokyo Saturday.

Featherweight Wataru Miki (14-7-3) submitted Tomonori Taniguchi (2-6) in a rear naked choke at 4:36 of round three.

Lightweight Yasunori Kanehara (1-4-1) TKO’d “KG Shinto” Hiroki Kuga (1-1) in 55 seconds.

Featherweight Wataru Takahashi (7-8-3) submitted “Randleman” Masayoshi Ichikawa (0-2) by arm bar at 3:43 of round one.

Bantamweight Yoshihiro Matsunaga (1-1) won a unanimous decision over Hirokazu Nishimura (2-2-1).

Bantamweight Masato Kobayashi (1-0) also won a UD over Daisuke Sugishima (0-1).