November 1997

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Look, we know who is winning this match, there's no question. But just when it seems like Nagai's here to play the Maeda game, he pops him hard with a palm strike, then very hard with an upperhand. And then he lets loose with the mini slaps and knee strike to the face. Maeda's clearly not happy with it and his response is often to smother Nagai. Nagai responds by grabbing a heel hold and sending Maeda quickly the ropes. Whenever they're on their feet, Nagai wins - he doesn't let up against the big boss and the fans are rallying behind him. Nagai tries to take his head off his shoulders with a high kick but Maeda blocks it. Ultimately, Maeda wins it with a rear choke but h…

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Kind of what you'd expect from Dick at this point in his RINGS career. Not really selling much of Han's attempts and being smug about everything. He lands plenty of big kicks to Han, including the dreaded gut kick, and Han is trying to get him in the center of the ring for the submission. At one point, he drags him over with the hammerlock and tries to transition to the armbar but Vrij floats over to the ropes and he's very smug about it. The fans eventually turn on Vrij's smugness after all the shitty kicks to Han. Han gets revenge in the end...kind of...with a rear choke that Dick doesn't take well but taps to. Not great but another chapter in their rivalry.

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