Kengo Mashimo vs. Talos

[8.0] "I liked this very much. Talos decided to sell this time which is a rare occurence for him while Kengo Mashimo showed us his amazing submission arsenal which he used to get a surprising roll-up win. Short but really exciting match."

[7.0] "Kengo really understood the assignment for this one and worked it perfectly. He did exactly what he should do against a guy the size of Talos and put in a cracking little performance and Talos held up his end too."

[6.0] "Enjoyable enough. Talos is one of my favourite big guys as despite him being an average worker he really puts his size to good use and has legitimate big man aura (unlike, say, an Ayabe). Mashimo had to use his savyy to beat the big man. Simple pro wrestling. ***"

[5.0] "Mashimo is a very underrated worker, and seeing him put in a solid performance and come away with the win really puts a smile on my face. The match itself is a bit more uneven, but Talos has clearly made good progress since his arrival."

[7.0] "Kengo Mashimo did a really smart work here against the Tall wrestler Talos, using some techniques and combinaisons to destabilize him during the match, until the win, like that."

[8.0] "Talos said go high and Mashimo instantly said nah man come grapple fuck boy and when Talos didn't Mashimo proceeded to leg kick him in the grapple position. That's wrestling."

[7.0] "This was surprisingly nicely done. Love when tournament matches leaves you with an impression of wrestlers putting some time in thinking the bout through. Mashimo's experience is sure the key here, what a great performance by him. Talos did well following the vet, been enjoying this man lately. ***1/2"

[6.0] "Kengo Mashimo dropping to the mat when being offered the test of strength set the tone for how he was gonna handle Talos, constantly targeting the knee to chop him down. Kept his offense focused on the gameplan, while Talos leveraged his big power and height until his height cost him with a pin rollup. Simple, easy but effective story to a nice tournament match."