[2003-08-15-NJPW-G1 Climax] Katsuyori Shibata vs Yoshihiro Takayama

[ShittyLittleBoots]

Young Shibata gives Takayama a lot of trouble here & it's awesome. He gets to do a lot of work over Takayama, just beating the crap out of him w/ his strikes & trying to put him away with his submissions. Takayama sells it greatly & gives such a selfless performance overall - I am sure he could've just beat the crap out of Shibata w/ Shibata getting a few hope spots in, but no, Shibata actually spends most of the match on the offense. And once it's time for Takayama to take it home, he does it in fashion that tells you he really got shit kicked out of him by this youngster. Superb stuff in just under 7 minutes. Great match. ****