[2011-06-19-BattlARTS] Munenori Sawa vs Yuki Ishikawa

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An improvement over their first encounter with a well-worn chemistry and a good mix of laughs and stiff shots. I love the fake out slap exchanges, Ishikawa throwing closed-fist punches but showing the ref his open hand, Ishikawa throwing a roll of streamers at Sawa while he's trying to kick him from the apron. Sawa tries pulling off some of his mentor’s signature spots, being a pain in Ishikawa’s ass. As for the strikes, there are tons of slaps, punches, kicks, palm thrusts. Toward the end, Sawa dumps him with a cool half-and-half suplex and tries to submit him with the grounded octopus but Ishikawa is able to snag the leglock and force him into submission. Great finish with Sawa really selling the leglock struggle.