Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Tatsuo Nakano vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (UWFi, 7/22/95)

Tatsuo Nakano gives zero fucks about the size of his opponent. He just runs right at Yoshihiro Takayama and into those giant knees. Takayama's offense in this match is mostly limited to knees because Nakano dominates him for about 90% of the match, blasting him with tons of kicks to the head and quick slappy hands. When he wasn't striking, Nakano showed a lot more on the mat than he usually does, utilizing some cool takedowns and reversals, including a neat choke counter to the armlock. Takayama even gets to show off a bit, using his swanky double wristlock takedown when Nakano teased a German suplex. The German suplex was built up nicely throughout the match, playing into the finish. Takayama, down 11 points, finally Germans Nakano and goes into rolling front necklock to submit him. Nakano's a joy as always.

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