match reviews

bloody main event brawl/deathmatch for the main event of the first iwa pr tv of the year. great fight enough struggle so it doesn't feel like weightless spectacle loved it. ended with a rudo victory and the rudo getting fireballed off the top of the circular steel cage. will definitely be keeping up with iwa pr. five stars

 I had a version of this where i did a minute breakdown of each sequence that i erased before starting this. the way I'd succinctly put this match is young guns going for it which is true but i think there's something more here strategically. it turns into Kakihara being outmatched on the mat not in the sense that he lacks competency in general but that that he is going up against a budding genius in groundwork in the form of a young compatriot Tamura even as both men do force each other to escape via rope break. at the first strike exchange it seems like Kakihara might have the edge on the feet and over the course of the match Kakihara and Tamura both get knockdowns on each other but as the match gets into the later stages there is a distinct feeling that Tamura has enough competence from to get the win whereas the rushing from Kakihara into close range fizzles out across time as damage accumulates with the match ending in a straight leg lock from Tamura on Kakihara. love this...