Posted October 13, 201014 yr comment_5457179 Hansen/Brody vs. Hara/Ishikawa - Already reviewed. Baba/Dory vs. Jumbo/Tenryu - This started slowly with a bunch of headlocks from both sides. Jumbo and Baba popped the crowd about 10 minutes in when Jumbo stopped short of a big boot and Baba responded by evading a high knee. Nice nod to how well they knew each other. Tenryu was really fun in this, just teeing off on the old guys with chops, forearms and enzuigiris. His exchanges with Dory were particularly fierce. Actually, the whole match was based on the younger guys taking the fight to their elders only to discover that the veterans often had answers for their big shots. I'm not a Dory fan, but he was excellent here, going shot-for-shot with Tenryu and continually finding clever ways to escape big moves and counter. For example, I thought it was neat when he ducked under Jumbo's Thesz Press and came up with a single-leg takedown to set up his spinning toe hold. As mentioned, this took a bit to get going, but I really enjoyed watching these teams go back and forth for 30 minutes. It's worth a look from everyone.
