RINGS BATTLE DIMENSION 1993 ~TOKYO BAY AREA CIRCUIT #1 - 24/04/1993
Sergei Sousserov vs. Todor Todorov
I thought this was tremendous. It was Russian Sambo v Judo and they weren't shy about throwing each other hard into the canvas to prove whose style was superior. Sousserov is Volk Han’s protégé but Todorov stood out with his great throws and submission attempts. Sousserov holds his own, getting some good strikes to the body in but he was forced to submit via a cross arm breaker. I tend to skip the early undercard due to some unknown names but they do produce gems at times. ***3/4
Mitsuya Nagai vs. Volk Han
Nagai fights for his life in his biggest match upto this point. Volk Han outclassed him in almost every turn except that one moment where Nagai floored Han with an axe kick. Something as small as that, something that proved insignificant compared to the rest of the bout, sent Nagai into a frenzy and had him celebrating like Japan won the World Cup. Nagai, spurred on by the hot crowd, kept alive, kept getting to the ropes despite Han tangling him up in knots. The result was inevitable but each rope break gave Nagai antagonising hope in his endeavour. Fantastic match. ****1/4
RINGS In Sendai - 17/05/1994
Mitsuya Nagai vs. Volk Han
The first match in 1993 gets a reputation for being a squash but I disagree, thinking this is a better example of it. This still has some good sequences between the two, who have very underrated chemistry as opponents, with Volk Han being less troubled by the young Mitsuya Nagai. Nagai fires off some kicking combos and works hard to defend against the traditional Volk Han style but it only takes a moment before Han takes his chance via a choke. ***
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