[2006-04-19-Big Mouth Loud] Katsuyori Shibata vs Katsuhiko Nakajima

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This may be my favorite Shibata in BML match. A super fun little match, with a pudgy, teenaged Nakajima slugging it out with Shibata Tons of great strikes, good counterwork, and crowd-supported hope spots for Nakajima. I loved Shibata’s Cobra Twist counter into the shoot pin attempt and Nakajima’s mini-elbows. When Nakajima begins a comeback, Shibata cuts him off the hard way with a piledriver! Nakajima fires off a big roundhouse kick and a German suplex hold but Shibata comes out of the two count with a double wristlock on Nakajima. Shibata follows that up with a PK to the arm, a kick to the chest, and he’s right back into the armbar off the kickout. Nakajima tries to escape but when he slips, Shibata sinks his teeth in and it’s over quickly.