YOH vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

[7.0] "Kanemaru getting some time to do what he does best, be the wily veteran who uses smarts and limb work to grind down and outsmart his opponent. Fun story here and YOH put on a decent babyface performance. ***1/2"

[6.0] "Finally, a longish Kanemaru match in the tournament. First one since the Desperado match. He's very good at leg work and this match has a slick finish. Good, solid stuff."

[7.0] "Decent stuff, with Kanemauru capping off a low key but satisfying tournament. This was a bit better than most of SHO's matches, but he's lost a little of the something he found in those tag matches with Lio."

[8.0] "Nice last match for Nobu and YOH. Great work of YOH's legs by Kanemaru who showed that he is real master of this wrestling. YOH didn't advance to the semis, so I hopew he is gonna change his personality and maybe finding his new group or new partner. Good match for men who know each other moire than perfect. ***3/4"

[8.0] "Good match. Kanemaru brutally worked YOH's leg and like this he was able to get the win. Really an unxepcted ending for me. ***3/4"

[7.0] "Very good match as expected between these two. This is a Yoshinobu Kanemaru match so there's obviously a leg work given this is his main strategy and YOH's selling was on point here. Kanemaru has nothing to lose unlike YOH who is fighting to go on the semi finals. Good ending with Kanemaru outsmarting YOH with a flash pinfall. ***1/2"

[8.0] "Kanemaru continued his plan of taking no nonsense and destroying every leg he can. Bringing that here hit really well because of the stakes. YOH sold Nobus assault as well as anyone and his flurries of offense really landed. Im a bit bummed with the result. I think YOH is really starting to find himself, but this doesnt put an end to that. I would like to see this get run back over the next couple tours so YOH can continue to show his passion."

[9.0] "This is tha match that everyone should watch..Kanamaru's technique is really wonderful and artistic. He was able to show off his old technique to the fullest. The chemical reaction with YOH was also wonderful, drawing out the goodness of YOH."