This was a change of pace from some of the more flashy stuff I've been watching lately. Not that I NEEDED a change of pace or anything, but it's nice to see a bit of extra grit and meanness from a pair of guys not quite built for zipping around at ridiculous speed. Labat I've seen before, against the incomparable Inca Peruano. In that match he spent most of his time trying to knock Peruano's head off while not letting his temper get the better of him. So we know he can slabber someone if it comes to that. Sola is new and surprise surprise he looks very good. The matwork here was full of struggle, holds really being grinded, then as it went deep we got some nasty joint-manipulation for good measure. There was one spell where Labat secured Sola's arm and looked like he was trying to unscrew his whole fucking hand at the wrist joint, Sola continually tried to manipulate his position for a way out, and eventually managed it by hooking Labat's head in a vice-like headscissor. Down the stretch they started throwing the uppercuts like we all hoped they would and one or two sounded like shotgun blasts. At one point Labat nearly upkicked Sola's nose through his brain as well. There have been some brilliant finishes in these matches and Labat reversing a flying headscissors into a powerbomb was quite something. The powerbomb part didn't look all that pretty and it was probably more of a cradle of sorts, but we are one and all Tenryu fans around these parts so an ugly powerbomb is not something we'll get pissy at.
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