Clay Thomson vs Reg Trood (PART 1)
Clay Thomson vs Reg Trood (PART 2)
Excellent wrestling match with some tremendous intensity which really added to a lot of the holds and viciousness in which they were applied. Thomson is a truly unique wrestler and watching this makes me want to revisit his match vs Alan Sarjeant which blew me away the first time I saw it. His selling in the first round of a leg scissor hold is stupendous, you can hear him violently coughing and it plays into the next couple of rounds with Thomson looking cagey when locking up with Trood and constantly having to find ways to escape headlock and leg lock submissions. Thomson eventally incurs a public warning for his second refusal to break appropriately when he finally gains the advantage by targeting the taped up leg of Trood (really liked how he seemed to respectfully stay away from the leg until it became clear he was in trouble and because his bubbling frustration from the earlier holds was causing him to lose his cool) which he does so with some painful looking holds. Both men do a very good job as well at breaking up the grappling with some quickfire rope exchanges and Thomson's growing frustration which surfaces at numerous key moments in the match (refusing to accept a handshake to escape a submission he's tied up in) really adds to each rope exchange with him focusing on some aggressive throws and headbutts. Actual finish was well done with Thomson slowly making Trood's weakened leg the focus of his attack and slowly gaining a seemingly unstoppable advantage, then taking the contest to the ropes and having a crucial counter up his sleeve to set up a flash pin for the victory.
Really well done WOS 'intense' grappling match, with Thomson's growing frustration and distain towards Trood's holds providing for some story to add to the already stellar wrestling.
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