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[2010-05-30-FUTEN] Takahiro Oba & Takeshi Ono vs Kengo Mashimo & Manabu Suraga


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Takahiro Oba & Takeshi Ono vs Kengo Mashimo & Manabu Suraga - FUTEN 5/30/10

 

This won Japanese Match of the Year according to polling from Ditch. I am not super familiar with any of these guys. Mashimo has a very distinctive look so I know I have seen him in the past. I have seen Ono in at least one match against Ikeda.

 

First Half: Definitely more comedy than in BattlArts here. Oba brings the laughs. Ono has the MMA gimmick but plays along with Oba's antics. Everybody looked very solid. This is shot similarly to BatBat so very tight. I thought Oba's toehold on Suraga was good when he tried for a chokehold. Ono/Oba busted out a Spike Piledriver on Mashimo. Love the Spike Piledriver. They do a fun spot where Oba & Ono are both trapped in armbars, but Oba scoots over and kicks Sugara in the head to the break the hold. I like Mashimo throwing Oba into Ono when head him in a chokehold. I am liking individual spots, but do not feel a sense of an overarching narrative.

 

Second Half: I should have guessed Oba would use an Airplane Spin it fits his character very well. I cant take Oba seriously. I think that is the point because the crowd is always giggling when he is doing shit, but I thought it was to the detriment of the match. Ono gets a hot tag but is immediately eating German Suplexes, one nasty one into the buckles. Suruga gets a Scorpion Deathlock but Oba saves in "hilarious" fashion. Mashimo keeps Oba at bay while the shooters shoot. It was great last 3-4 minutes of stand up where they did a great job incorporating exhaustion in their selling and offense. I just couldn't bring myself to get super invested because I didnt know who they were and they did not establishing why I should care about them in the beginning of the match.

 

I loved all the BattlArts from 2008 and there has been some great FUTEN from 2010, but I think this is a bit overrated. Oba's comedy hurt the match more than it helped it. It is a great collection of spots and a good finish run, but not a great complete match. ***1/2

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