Alexander Otsuka vs. Yuki Ishikawa

[6.0] "Two legends of the Japanese indies going at it. Shame that the audience doesn't seem too interested in what they're offering for most of it. Great struggle bout between these two but it doesn't feel like they're working at full tilt and the finishing stretch is a little flat."

[7.0] "Good but not at the level these two are capable of going with each other despite throwing some serious strikes at each other."

[7.0] "Every Ishikawa victory feels so so earned and this was no exception, wonderful execution of the sleeper. 3.5 stars"

[7.0] "a full match of Battlarts style. Alexander Otsuka and Yuki Ishikawa delivered a strong and energetic match."

[7.0] "A decent match from these two. There's a lot of cool mat wrestling and unique reversals. I'd never seen someone do what Alexander Otsuka does in this where he hits a Frankensteiner on Ishikawa and then turns it into a choke with his legs. I wish more people would pick that up."

[7.0] "I've seen better from both men but this is still worth watching. You know what you are getting out of these two. Big suplexes from Otsuka and stiff punches from Ishikawa. Ishikawa has to be one of the best punchers. We get a close up shot of him raining down strikes and you cannot see through them. They look completely legit! This starts off with a lot of matwork and they then start pulling out the strikes when tempers begin to rise. The way that Otsuka used a Frankensteiner in this shoot-style flavoured bout and have it not look a hair out of place was masterful. Ishikawa is able to struggle his way out of trouble and puts Otsuka to sleep."