Takeshi Ono vs. Junji.com, BattlARTS 10/1/2000 - GREAT
As much as I loathe Ono not getting main events in the early 2000s anymore, he was just a great undercard wrestler having these awesome 7 minute quasi shootstyle WCWSN matches. This match was a banger, damn great for a junji.com match. Junji, to his credit, went at him hard and was just fierce trying to take Ono to the mat and heelhook him, who in turn blasted him with kicks from all sides. Onos agile striking is so great as he kicks you in the face even when you are working the other side of his body. The ending run was veering into EPIC territory as there were a number of super slick submissions and Junji fighting like mad.
Takeshi Ono &
Mick Tierney vs. Katsumi Usuda & Rasta the Voodooman, BattlARTS
10/15/2000 - FUN
This happened at a martial arts club way out in Okinawa. It‘s crazy shows like this aired on TV. The match was just a really fun 5 minutes. Ono matched up with Usuda and that is a quality matchup. Even on a small show these guys traded some stiff kicks and punches. I also really enjoyed the Tierney/Rasta matchup. Tierney was a WWE development guy who somehow ended up in BattlARTS and it‘s fun to watch a big buff US dude give his impression of a shootstyle match.
Takeshi Ono vs.
Katsumi Usuda, Futen 11/24/2010 - EPIC
Really great match which was basically straight shootstyle with FUTEN level violence and aggression. Ono was leathering Usuda with kicks and punches both standing and on the ground, and Usuda was just trying to slip beneath and take him, with Ono having to figure out counters to the takedowns. The finishing run was just fantastic and up there witht he best UWF main event endings, just at a faster pace. Ono was against the ropes by Usudas counterwork until he busted out an ultra slick move of his own.
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