PAS: The first real unearthed classic from the batch of NJ handhelds. I loved every second of this. Ueda is surprisingly adept at shootstyle matwork as he has some very fun exchanges with both Yamazaki and Fujiwara where he uses his size to counter their skill. At one point there seems to be a bit of chippiness between him and Yamazaki and he puts on this nasty hammerlock that looked like he was teaching the kid a lesson. There was a similar vibe with the Fujiwara and Yamada exchanges. Yamada is a bulldog, moving forward super aggressively and Fujiwara taking advantage of the kid's aggressiveness to counter him and punish him on the mat. We also get some very cool youngster battles with Yamada and Yamazaki moving at warp speed against each other. Finish was another Fujiwara symphony. Yamada catches him with a tombstone, but is only able to get two, Fujiwara fights back with some headbutts, hits a nasty piledriver, but pulls him up at two, hits this lightning fast judo throw, and spins quickly into a nasty Fujiwara armbar. Just a spectacular show of craft, such a nifty discovery.
Phil--have you seen this?
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Not a proper "match" but fun to watch. Fujiwara showing that even at almost 70 he can counter everything Kakihara throws at him. Kakihara's exasperation as it goes on is great and you get some classic Fujiwara taunting (miming smoking while in a hold). Fujiwara, not surprisingly, is still so smooth and sleek on the mat.
Right here!
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