Good match but much like their match from last year's Champion Carnival it is more a fun sprint than a match of quality similar to their 2014 classic. I think that's probably because of how even both matches were worked, I'd have liked to see longer control segments. For what it was it was fun, both guys have good offence and the finishing run with both of them unloading on each other with vicious knee strikes was very cool. ***-ish

Bigger more involved crowd than the Sekimoto match. The match moved along rather quickly without much build up. Since this was part of the Champion Carnival, I think that's allowable...considering we have Jun Akiyama vs the Triple Crown champ. The finish was done at the right pace and was emphatic enough for me. I recommend this match in terms of the carnival but, as a stand alone its just a nice fun match to watch while having a snack or something...