2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block B: Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yukio Sakaguchi
Dug how Sakaguchi fought with a sense of urgency, relentless in keeping the big man down. Higuchi is a wonderful seller. This was basically an extended squash match and an awesome one.
***1/2
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block A: Masahiro Takanashi vs. Tetsuya Endo
Thought some of the counters and set-ups here looked contrived, but credit for creativity. Endo stooping to Masa's squirmy tactics was pretty great.
**1/2
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block B: Akito vs. Daisuke Sasaki
Second match in a row with a referee bump. This was a solid technical wrestling contest - good limb targeting and selling. These two have great chemistry together as seen in some of their previous encounters.
***
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block A: HARASHIMA vs. Keisuke Ishii
This was an intense and competitive contest with exciting counters and sequences, and a brutal finish. Good stuff from both men.
****
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block B: Mike Bailey vs. Shuji Ishikawa
The size difference here is striking, Bailey looks like a video game protagonist going up against the massive final boss. This ruled. Ishikawa was a total behemoth, and Bailey had to hit hard and fast to knock him down.
****1/4
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2018 Block A: Jiro “Ikemen“ Kuroshio vs. Konosuke Takeshita
Super boring.
*
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