[2006-04-19-Big Mouth Loud] Katsumi Usuda vs Alan Karaev

[GOTNW]

My love for Usuda will not yield. After checking Karaev's wikipedia I have found out he was a sumo and a mixed martial artist. I am sold. He crushes an apple during the introductions. Usuda tries to do so as well and fails miserably. Man this ruled. The size difference was enormous. Karaev has awesome fat man offence and Usuda did a great job of selling for him and working around him. You go the feeling he was going to die once Karaev caught him and.......he eventually did but Usuda managed to briefly convince you he could maybe win, like when he caught Karaev in a Wakigatame and when he kicked Karaev in the head by climbing onto the second rope. ***1/4-***1/2