PWFG - YOSHIAKI FUJIWARA vs LATO KIRAWARE - 1991
Fujiwara is a long time favourite of those who follow the japanese wrestling scene. innovated the fujiwara armbar you so often see mentioned in these reviews. did Muay Thai before turning into wrestling, which explain the crisp, powerful kicks you're about to see. Lato is my new favourite wrestler. he's FAT, wears a wifebeater, zebra print shorts under his trunks and fights barefooted. holy shit.
clinch up to begin the bout. Lato takes Fujiwara to the corner but he escapes. Fujiwara attempts a clinch again but Lato is too strong so Fujiwara drops the attempt. Fujiwara opens up the book and starts throwing kicks to the mid-section.
Lato is feeling them deep but he manages to counter a low kick with a single leg boston crab.
Fujiwara powers out of the submission. both men circling the ring now, looking for an opening. big high kick by Fujiwara. oh man, Latos' selling is great, he looks like he forgot his car keys.
Lato answers the 10 count. Fujiwara is all over him now. more kicks send Lato againt the ropes. big body shots and Lato goes down. 10 count but he's up by 8. now it's Lato bullrushing. takes Fujiwara to the corner. big combo by the big man. Fujiwara goes down for the count.
Fujiwara is up and running by 6. they clinch up, Lato backs down. Fujiwara grabs a hold of the hand and lands 2 axe kicks to the noggin of Lato. BAM, stiff ass loud kick to the face for good measure.
ref reaches 8 as Lato stands up. Fujiwara goes straight in but the ref stops since he to let Lato get up on his feet first. they're in the clinch, Fujiwara goes for a single leg takedown attempt but Lato fight back with hard knees. HOLY SHIT, rushing headbutt.
this is great stuff. Fujiwara gets up by 8 and immediately Lato rushes him again but they tangled in the ropes and the ref breaks the action. Lato drives Fujiwara to the corner and is punching the shit of him but the ref sees Fujiwara holding the ropes and stops Lato. Fujiwara is complaining about something to the ref but SWERVE, it's just a distraction to hit Lato while he had his guard down. old man tactics.
this is getting hard for Lato, he can barely up this time. Fujiwara is all over him again. more hard kicks with no answer from Lato. the ref has seen enough and stops the bout. your winner via TKO, Yoshiaki Fujiwara. small but sweet. Fujiwara's kicks were stiff as hell all match. Lato goes down as having the greatest in-ring gear of all time.
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