GCM: Cage Force 6

GCM: Cage Force 6 (04/06/08)

So i guess this will be the first MMA entry in this blog. I've been pretty high on Cage Force in the last year or so. They put together some great tournaments (albeit with some disappointing outcomes) that ended up landing Yoshiyuki Yoshida and Dan Hardy UFC contracts. I can get behind those two signings. It's a shame Yoshida didn't get to prove to the general MMA viewing public this past weekend that he is a real threat (Karo is a man of panic attacks and last minute "back injury's"). But I digress. Here we have the 6th Cage Force show. The opening video package rolls and we are treated to Soon by My Bloody Valentine as background music. Weird. Even more strange is the Emninem/Disturbed mash up Cage Force theme. Anyway, onto what we came here to see. Fights!


Masahiro Oishi vs Paul McVeigh
Round 1: McVeigh comes out to the Dropkick Murphy's and with a haircut/style that Nick Diaz surely would not approve of. Oishi is a guy I know I have seen in the past but I have no recollection of his talent level. This fight doesn't last in a standing position for long. Oishi makes a half hearted take down attempt and McVeigh locks in a standing guillotine to secure a takedown of his own, he follows that up with a few elbows. Oishi scrambles back to his feet. This appears to be a clipped fight ughhhhhhh. Oishi has taken McVeigh down a few times but can't hold him and hes losing the battle standing. McVeigh is hurting him and drops him but gets too sloppy and anxious trying to finish and ends up on his back. Armbar attempt from McVeigh but Oishi's arm isn't in deep enough to secure a tap out. Standing again but not for long, Oishi takes him down and lands some G'nP to end the round. McVeigh controlled the round for the most part and nearly finished Oishi with that punch. 10-9 McVeigh.

Round 2: Mcveigh lands some nice knees to start the round, Oishi is fighting back but he hasn't landed much of any significance. McVeigh slips throwing a knee and falls to his back. Oishi quickly takes his back and works for a rear naked. Oishi cant sink it but he is softening McVeigh up with punches. He turns it on and McVeigh has no defense for the strikes and the ref jumps in to stop the fight. Good stoppage. Winner by TKO Masahiro Oishi

Taiyo Nakahara vs Ryota Uozomi

Round 1: RYOTO makes a statement right off the bat with a solid leg kick. But he gets hit and pulls guard right away. They fast forward to a min or so later and Taiyo is still in the guard but landing some massive strikes on RYOTO. Another clip again and the ref is standing them up. Round ends standing and would appear to be all Taiyo. 10-9 Taiyo. Screw clipped fights.

Round 2: 2nd round is started with 2:50 or so left just in time to see RYOTO take a shot to the groin. I like that they don't clip some of the post nut shot downtime but chose to clip actual fight footage. Back to the fight. Ryoto gets a take down but gets up kicked in the face (Which is illegal). More downtime and then were shown the last 3 seconds of the 2nd round. Ok, the towel is thrown in by RYOTO's corner in between rounds. Whatever. Taiyo by TKO Corner stoppage.

Next a little video package and interview is shown of Yoshiyuki Yoshida and his path of destruction in Cage Force. I still cringe at the beating he laid on Akira Kikuchi.

Daichi Fujiwara vs Tetsu Suzuki
Round 1:Ok Suzuki is definitely a character. He has a very strange entrance costume and mannerisms to match. Things start fast and end up on the mat. Daichi is caught in an omoplata but it goes no where and gets stood up. Daichi with a take down into half guard. Scramble ensues and Suzuki ends up back on the bottom and against the cage. He is a slippery one for sure. Dueling leg lock time. That goes no where and Suzuki ends up with his back being taken. He uses the fence to roll out and transition to side mount, but he is quickly swept the same way by Daichi. More dueling leg locks and we end the round. good stuff. Id give it to Daichi based on his positioning and takedowns. 10-9 Daichi

Round 2: WOAH, huge high kick from Suzuki to start the round. They clinch against the cage and Suzuki falls to his back. Now working a rubber guard, transition to omoplata. Daichi defends well and is landing some elbows to the ribs, he gets out and lands in a perfect position to execute an armbar. Suzuki defends well and we end up in some more nice ground and positional changes you should see for yourself. Daichi on top now. In side control takes his back ending in another scramble. Daichi locks in a sick kimura and the fight is called. Nice work. This is worth a look for grappling fans. Daichi by Submission (Kimura)

Now we are treated to highlights of some of the featherweight tournament fights from earlier this year.


Mizuto Hirota vs Tomonari Kanomata
Round 1: Main event time. Hirota. Finally a name I know. The same guy that KO'd IFL standout Ryan Schultz a few weeks ago at Sengoku 4. Also, he supposedly he didn't start wrapping his hands until he entered Cage Force last year. Wow. Kanomata thinks hes Genki Sudo, he's doing all kinds of funky moves till Hirota smashes him in the face. He falls to his bacl and is in a world of trouble. Hirota is an animal and quickly finishes him with vicious ground and pound. Quick and brutal victory for the rising Cage Force star. I assume this is the fight that got him into Sengoku. Hirota by KO (Strikes)

Overall a fun show that is hurt by the clipping but i guess Cage Force is limited in their TV time so I shouldn't complain too much. Worth seeing for the brutal main event and the fun grappling fest put on by Fujiwara/Suzuki