Kiyoshi Tamura vs Hiroyuki Ito (U-Style - 8/18/2004)
Dec 4, 2017 22:54:35 GMT -5
Post by elliott on Dec 4, 2017 22:54:35 GMT -5
Kiyoshi Tamura vs Hiroyuki Ito 08/18/04 U-Style
This is my review from my Kiyoshi Tamura Complete and Accurate:
Ito opts to shake Tamura’s hand prematch. Smart decision. Oh but Ito runs right out at the bell with a slapping combo leading to an intense striking exchange to start this off. Ito with a quick takedown and an immediate rope break from Tamura like a minute in. Whoa. That’s not something you see often. Back to the groud and Ito almost gets a triangle choke and cross armbreaker before finally getting a second rope break with a triangle choke. And holy shit Tamura is down 2 points early. He does an awesome job selling the damage from the triangle. Back standing and Ito really stays on top of Tamura with strikes but Tamura is able to block most of them. Tamura manages to take Ito down but Ito is skilled on the mat immediately looking for counters and almost locking in a 3rd triangle choke. The grappling is fucking awesome in this match. Since Tamura is on the defensive so much we get to see a lot of really awesome counter attempts and he reminds you just how great he is at selling and building drama through holds. His selling during strike exchanges remains fantastic. The build and the pop for Ito’s first knockdown of Tamura is so so so great. And it makes Tamura mad so he fights back with his own wicked combo for a knockdown. But Tamura is still selling his ass off basically kneeling in the corner as Ito tries to beat the count. And Ito does so we get another amazing strike exchange. Goddamn this shit is amazing. Tamura actually gets down to his last point with Ito still having two left. So this is total desperation time. Tamura is just completely relentless going after Ito as the crowd goes bonkers. Finishing stretch here is just fantastic. This is a fucking classic match. Probably one of Tamura’s 10 best matches of his career. Easy EPIC. Stop everything and watch this fucking match if you haven’t seen it.
This is my review from my Kiyoshi Tamura Complete and Accurate:
Ito opts to shake Tamura’s hand prematch. Smart decision. Oh but Ito runs right out at the bell with a slapping combo leading to an intense striking exchange to start this off. Ito with a quick takedown and an immediate rope break from Tamura like a minute in. Whoa. That’s not something you see often. Back to the groud and Ito almost gets a triangle choke and cross armbreaker before finally getting a second rope break with a triangle choke. And holy shit Tamura is down 2 points early. He does an awesome job selling the damage from the triangle. Back standing and Ito really stays on top of Tamura with strikes but Tamura is able to block most of them. Tamura manages to take Ito down but Ito is skilled on the mat immediately looking for counters and almost locking in a 3rd triangle choke. The grappling is fucking awesome in this match. Since Tamura is on the defensive so much we get to see a lot of really awesome counter attempts and he reminds you just how great he is at selling and building drama through holds. His selling during strike exchanges remains fantastic. The build and the pop for Ito’s first knockdown of Tamura is so so so great. And it makes Tamura mad so he fights back with his own wicked combo for a knockdown. But Tamura is still selling his ass off basically kneeling in the corner as Ito tries to beat the count. And Ito does so we get another amazing strike exchange. Goddamn this shit is amazing. Tamura actually gets down to his last point with Ito still having two left. So this is total desperation time. Tamura is just completely relentless going after Ito as the crowd goes bonkers. Finishing stretch here is just fantastic. This is a fucking classic match. Probably one of Tamura’s 10 best matches of his career. Easy EPIC. Stop everything and watch this fucking match if you haven’t seen it.
