[1996-01-13-Battlarts] Takeshi Ono vs Alexander Otsuka

[Edwin]

Ono is known for being the younger guy in the group that is wild/reckless and that his recklessness either pays off or gets him caught up problematic situations. Otsuka is an absolute beast who tosses fools around and who can endure a massive amount of punishment. Here we get instances of both. Ono getting himself in trouble for being reckless and Otsuka being able to dump him on his head and Ono's recklessness eventually paying off. The finish of this is pretty sweet with a neat looking sweeping hip throw leading into a scarf hold submission. Not an all-time classic by any chance, but a very good compact sub-10 minute match.