Watching Daigo's Ryu evolve from rusty to dominant throughout this set was a joy to see. 2 games and 1 round down and it all clicked into place, culminating in the Daigo classic at 11:55. And then Momochi had the presence of mind to make a smart character switch to turn it all back around. Both in this set and in the grand final Momochi's mental strength really stood out to me.
I've played this game since it was released and i genuinely didn't know you could do that. I knew about kara taunt but first time I've seen 3 Shoryukens!
GENIUS counter pick. Daigo becomes nearly unbeatable the longer a set goes, but the switch to Cody threw him off. He had to adapt all over again to a brand new MU. I'm 100% sure Momochi would've lost if he stayed with Ken.
Absolutely beautiful narrative, Ken knew that he couldn’t beat the consistent fundamental knowledge of his lifelong rival Ryu, so what does he do? He transforms into Cody from a final Fight
Some select hype moments for y'all: 0:05 OG Ryu?? I would've thought the commentators would be screeching! 2:10 Daigo showing the rust with Ryu, dropping his solar plexus c.hp xx shoryu. 2:11 Momochi's ultra punish 3:33 Momochi's second ultra punish 4:08 Daigo blocks the overhead, but has his EX fireball stuffed by step kick 4:18 Momochi focus dashes through the fireball and punishes. Very reminiscint of Infiltration's tactic. 4:42 c.mp c.mk EX fireball FADC ultra 1 5:06 Daigo walks up, pushing c.mk to get Momochi proximity blocking, then fires a close range fireball (that hit anyway) to win the round 6:04 Momochi could've FADC'ed for the game here, chose not to. 6:04 to 6:38 Momochi scheming for ultra 2 through fireball until.. 6:40 he gets it, through EX no less! 7:22 ridiculous counter hit confirm into ultra 2 for the round 8:22 Daigo comes back to take a round 8:41 get offa me! 9:27 wakeup c.mk EX fireball FADC ultra 1 for the round. If you remember his match at the first Capcom Cup against Infiltration in Winners Finals, he took the first game with this exact same sequence. 10:26 get offa me, the sequel 11:17 Momochi air EX tatsu's from a range where if Daigo shoryu's, it'll whiff. Daigo cleverly uses c.hp to anti-air instead. 11:44 LOL 12:08 the long walk on the beach xx umeshoryu! In the seconds prior, he was conditioning Momochi to block with c.mk's and fireball. 12:58 Momochi brings out Cody in hopes of throwing Daigo off guard for one game. 13:36 footsieeeeeeees 14:36 Momochi takes the set with a slide on Daigo' wakeup. Amazing set!
RocketPawnch Hey do you mind doing this for all of the daigo stunfest videos it was really cool to see a quick run down of what happens in the game, and what i should look out for.
Just like how Daigo made Ryu great, Momochi should be given the same credit for Ken. So many SF players thought of Ken as a middling 2nd rate/tier character until Momochi came along and busted everybody up -- his step-kick tactics combined with that lethal Ultra made Ken super dangerous!
That is such a fair assessment. More than anything as Tokido and others have pointed out, Daigo is a strategy guy who really shines the more he downloads the opponent. Even when losing momochis ken is just amazing, I think the fact that he had to switch to Cody was less about the character and more about needing to throw Daigo off to secure the win. The fact that Ken got him to that point in the set is nothing short of remarkable and a testament to what the character can do
Sebastian Vest ikr... never thought i would see a high level cody playing again. i main cody so thats why it was so satisfying. it almost seemed planed how daigo and momochi brought out their old mains xD. capcom need to buff cody
Gosh I had such a good time watching epic matches like this years ago, and today it feels like doing it for the 1st time again :) SF4 forever in my heart!
Lol one of them wouldn't shut up about daigos cock "oh luck isn't with daigo today" "nobody wants to see daigo lose like that" then momochi beat that ass
*Daigo picks ryu "Man daigo your getting destroyed, its expected though. You haven't used him in forever." *comes back 2 game's. "Alright, you're really feeling the character now. You just might win." Goes to character select screen and sees momochis cody get picked "Intresting. Haven't seen his cody in forever" *destroys daigo ":O" Haha. This match was just simply amazing to watch. One of my favorites for sure.
***** This match here is way much hype than the GF where Daigo just outplayed Momochi (this time only tho) while here, the match is really down to the wire until the last game !
shortly after this actually momochi started playing evil ryu himself. Really though it was always daigo that got everyone on the evil ryu hype train when you see the potential the character has played at that level
Damn, watching this again for the great memories. Such high level play by two greats. Really shines a light on how horrible SF5 is too. Such a shame what happened to SF.
Totally agree SF5 is absolutely terrible compared to USF4 and is inferior in everything including the roster.Imo USF4 is the greatest and most balanced fighting game of all time.Everything about is perfect,from the perfect roster,fighting mechanics,speed of the game,combos,Ultras,EX Special Moves,Focus,Red Focus, Super Combos,to the addictive gameplay.I hope Streetfighter 6 will be at least as great or even better than USF4.
Oh wow, I'm not sure how i missed (or just forgot) that it was the character change from Momochi. I don't think I watched it live, but surely I watched the Grand Finals (between those players). Maybe not that match then, because I'm sure I would remember.
Absolutely beautiful narrative, Ken knew that he couldn’t beat the consistent fundamental knowledge of his lifelong rival Ryu, so what does he do? He transforms into Cody from Final Fight
its not just execution when playing fighting games. you have to have character knowledge on the fly. Im sure Daigo couldve picked someone else as well even though he had won that 2nd to last game (im not up to date on all tournaments rules though)
It really goes to show how insane SF4's execution was, to the extent that the best players at the game are dropping combos left and right at the start.
Is there any question about who the best in the world is? Man Daigo played awesome but Momochi is on another level right now. Great set by both players. Two SF titans clashing!
Enzo Napolano that goes to show that you really dont know what you're talking about. He definitely didn't rape Momochi in grand finals. It was heavily contested and prob the best grand finals ever seen in SF. So plz, dont take someone losing as them being raped. Momochi has had Daigo's number for some time now. Daigo ended up taking this one. Great play by both
Shoto Dojo I know what topanga you're talking about, and since when is a 7-4 victory a body? Plus to note, Daigo had an automatic point because he placed 1st in the rankings...so actually, he won 6-4. Im not here to say Daigo is worse or better than Momochi....but to say that Momochi is being bodied by him is absolutely false. Plus in SXSW Momochi beat Daigo in the round robin stage and in the tournament stage. Not to mention, he just beat him in the most recent Topanga League. Both players are far beyond any of our skill level, but in my opinion, Daigo has far more "fanboys" than Momochi and no matter what i, or anyone else says, they will view him as the best. Maybe he is...maybe he isn't. But you can not mention the best, without mentioning Momochi.
The bigest rival of daigo( but daigo beat him at the end) was infiltration, the only one player who almost always beat daigo was Sako ( he lost like 2 time in 7 year competition)
Kevin Gil Daigo IS the GOAT. he has the most Evo and other tournament wins under his belt and has been consistent and dominant from 3rd strike all through sf4 and now in shitty sf5
Daigo isn't shitty in SF5, he still regularly beats Tokido's Akuma (and Tokido is EVO2017 winner). That's not saying that Daigo is better than Tokido in SF5 right now, but winner in SF5 itself doesn't really mean as much because of how volatile it is.
+BlueLT7 Daigo was applying pressure, making Momochi think he was going to walk up and throw (mind games), Momochi tried to either tech the throw or press a button before Daigo. Because Ryu's Shoryuken has invincibility frames on startup, he knows if Momochi tries to press a button, his Ken will get hit, which is exactly what happened.
+BlueLT7 The mind game actually started roughly at 11:50 where Daigo tried to throw a few cr.mk, which Daigo will have the reaction to combo into ex fb + u1 to end the round (or close to). Daigo landed a throw and went for an ambiguous forward jump (or air-tatsu + super). Momochi guessed it correctly but Daigo's jump pushed Momochi closer into the corner. Momochi later jumped back, meaning he didn't want to go for any normals/tech/throws in case Daigo counter hits him with cr.mk into u1/super. Daigo then walked forward + cr.mk a couple of times to make sure Momochi is in defence mode and during the 3rd time, Daigo ducked down momentarily to fake a cr.mk that conditioned Momochi to block. Daigo used this tiny bit of time to walk forward in order to plant his DP. Momochi, while in defensive mode will most likely tech, and so Daigo went for the Umeshoryu at 12:08
I see this game was so fun because so many moves were safe and we could push buttons freely without being punished. SFV is all the opposite and maybe that's the reason is less fun.
Watching Daigo's Ryu evolve from rusty to dominant throughout this set was a joy to see. 2 games and 1 round down and it all clicked into place, culminating in the Daigo classic at 11:55.
And then Momochi had the presence of mind to make a smart character switch to turn it all back around. Both in this set and in the grand final Momochi's mental strength really stood out to me.
Wladislav Just like riding a bicycle. You never really forget! :)
"rusty" was incrediy polite... the man got his shit pushed in!
7:44 Momochi's Shoryureppa.
Lool
He broke the matrix he did 3 shoryukens,
this is literally a final anime battle where the characters break all of their limits
I've played this game since it was released and i genuinely didn't know you could do that. I knew about kara taunt but first time I've seen 3 Shoryukens!
GENIUS counter pick. Daigo becomes nearly unbeatable the longer a set goes, but the switch to Cody threw him off. He had to adapt all over again to a brand new MU. I'm 100% sure Momochi would've lost if he stayed with Ken.
well never be 100% sure of anything in life pal
@@Sir_Isaac_Newton_ This is Daigo we're talking about
I agree that's the reason why he was spamming hadouken in the beginning, to learn momochi's moves
@@xxyenxd2382no it was because hadoken was actually good in this game and was meant to be the cornerstone of his offense ..
Absolutely beautiful narrative, Ken knew that he couldn’t beat the consistent fundamental knowledge of his lifelong rival Ryu, so what does he do?
He transforms into Cody from a final Fight
Some select hype moments for y'all:
0:05 OG Ryu?? I would've thought the commentators would be screeching!
2:10 Daigo showing the rust with Ryu, dropping his solar plexus c.hp xx shoryu.
2:11 Momochi's ultra punish
3:33 Momochi's second ultra punish
4:08 Daigo blocks the overhead, but has his EX fireball stuffed by step kick
4:18 Momochi focus dashes through the fireball and punishes. Very reminiscint of Infiltration's tactic.
4:42 c.mp c.mk EX fireball FADC ultra 1
5:06 Daigo walks up, pushing c.mk to get Momochi proximity blocking, then fires a close range fireball (that hit anyway) to win the round
6:04 Momochi could've FADC'ed for the game here, chose not to.
6:04 to 6:38 Momochi scheming for ultra 2 through fireball until..
6:40 he gets it, through EX no less!
7:22 ridiculous counter hit confirm into ultra 2 for the round
8:22 Daigo comes back to take a round
8:41 get offa me!
9:27 wakeup c.mk EX fireball FADC ultra 1 for the round. If you remember his match at the first Capcom Cup against Infiltration in Winners Finals, he took the first game with this exact same sequence.
10:26 get offa me, the sequel
11:17 Momochi air EX tatsu's from a range where if Daigo shoryu's, it'll whiff. Daigo cleverly uses c.hp to anti-air instead.
11:44 LOL
12:08 the long walk on the beach xx umeshoryu! In the seconds prior, he was conditioning Momochi to block with c.mk's and fireball.
12:58 Momochi brings out Cody in hopes of throwing Daigo off guard for one game.
13:36 footsieeeeeeees
14:36 Momochi takes the set with a slide on Daigo' wakeup.
Amazing set!
RocketPawnch Hey do you mind doing this for all of the daigo stunfest videos it was really cool to see a quick run down of what happens in the game, and what i should look out for.
JustAStandardGuy
I'll do Grand Finals for ya. I'll message ya when it's done :)
Thanks man means a lot.
RocketPawnch You forgot Daigo's Ume shoryu into Ultra confirm.
What, 12:08?
I miss sf4 days...
all the hype
me too. i like playing SF5 a lot but the tornaments are boring.
Luis Santos agreed. Fun to play. Not as fun to watch.
Yup, in 2019 and still miss it bro, good old days
I don't even have to say it. We all on the same page
SFV was a disguised Fatal Fury 2: HD
This.This right here is Street Fighter.
This is the peak of street fighter. It died a little after 2 turbo and usf4 revived it
@@imbatmanlol died a little at street fighter 3 new generations revived by third strike solidified its footing in street fighter 4
Shut up, don't tell me what's street fighter
It's right in the name
Just like how Daigo made Ryu great, Momochi should be given the same credit for Ken. So many SF players thought of Ken as a middling 2nd rate/tier character until Momochi came along and busted everybody up -- his step-kick tactics combined with that lethal Ultra made Ken super dangerous!
That is such a fair assessment. More than anything as Tokido and others have pointed out, Daigo is a strategy guy who really shines the more he downloads the opponent. Even when losing momochis ken is just amazing, I think the fact that he had to switch to Cody was less about the character and more about needing to throw Daigo off to secure the win. The fact that Ken got him to that point in the set is nothing short of remarkable and a testament to what the character can do
So epic to see both of their old mains against eachother again
Sebastian Vest ikr... never thought i would see a high level cody playing again. i main cody so thats why it was so satisfying. it almost seemed planed how daigo and momochi brought out their old mains xD. capcom need to buff cody
Gosh I had such a good time watching epic matches like this years ago, and today it feels like doing it for the 1st time again :)
SF4 forever in my heart!
Damn, usf4 was so hype.
Love the profile pic. Mariya!❤
plastic love mariya takeuchii
If this isn't high level play, I don't know what is.
+KingKiio The Footsies!
This year's evo grand final should be these 2
Love the commentary.
Lol one of them wouldn't shut up about daigos cock "oh luck isn't with daigo today" "nobody wants to see daigo lose like that" then momochi beat that ass
@@TheMdub27 your replying to a comment from 4 years ago...
@@TheMdub27 u dumbass
everyone loves the 2015 momochi/daigo stunfest finals but the true heads know this is the best match of that tournament
12:07 I swear sometimes Daigo seems Tool-assisted
The balls of steel on this guy, and people say he's a turtle/hadouken spammer
Daigo caught Ken late teching. FADC DP is a common tactic to blow up late tech
fohstick a then how come it's not commonly seen?
is like playing against IA in hardest mode. Whenever you press a button the IA just DPs you.
Watched sf3, then sf5 and now sf4.... It's so good! Why did I ever doubt it was the best
*Daigo picks ryu
"Man daigo your getting destroyed, its expected though. You haven't used him in forever."
*comes back 2 game's.
"Alright, you're really feeling the character now. You just might win."
Goes to character select screen and sees momochis cody get picked
"Intresting. Haven't seen his cody in forever"
*destroys daigo
":O"
Haha. This match was just simply amazing to watch. One of my favorites for sure.
***** This match here is way much hype than the GF where Daigo just outplayed Momochi (this time only tho) while here, the match is really down to the wire until the last game !
Daigo's strategy is amazing, he analyzes the opponents moves at first then in the end he learns it and looks for the players opening, its insane.
Now THIS is true Street Fighter, not that boring crap they're playing now at tournaments.
Agreed
💯
12:08 That umeshoryu! AMAZING!
Fword for EVO commentary!
I agree!!!! Both of them need to split time with James and David for evo this yr....they are so good#
Years later, still a great match.
moments like these is why SF4 is still the best
Yeah, USF4’s gameplay is fantastic
Daigo is awesome but i often find myself rooting against him just so i can see if it's possible for him to lose for once lmao
7:21 That was so sick
at 12:06 that's the TRUE mindbender right there.
7:23 F-Word: "Momochi on fire!"
Ryu: 🔥🔥🔥😒
shortly after this actually momochi started playing evil ryu himself. Really though it was always daigo that got everyone on the evil ryu hype train when you see the potential the character has played at that level
Daigo is the best online player in street fighter 4
he's a scrub.
@@fightingforce8498 .. what makes you say so?
Anyone yelling “get the knife!”
Damn, watching this again for the great memories. Such high level play by two greats. Really shines a light on how horrible SF5 is too. Such a shame what happened to SF.
Totally agree SF5 is absolutely terrible compared to USF4 and is inferior in everything including the roster.Imo USF4 is the greatest and most balanced fighting game of all time.Everything about is perfect,from the perfect roster,fighting mechanics,speed of the game,combos,Ultras,EX Special Moves,Focus,Red Focus,
Super Combos,to the addictive gameplay.I hope Streetfighter 6 will be at least as great or even better than USF4.
@@hoichiman2385 they're releasing SF6, i hope they make it better and not boring this time..
Momochi you're the best Ken in the world.
2:08 Really puts into perspective how difficult these 1 frame links are. Even the best player in the world drops them sometimes.
Daigo's greatest strength is how fast he can read his opponents.
Still hype to watch. And still nothing released since then worth watching over
What a game!
days when skill matters
14:13 daaaamn. momochi showing daigo he's not dropping links
Daigo using OG Ryu? Momochi using OG Cody?! HYPEHYPEHYPEHYPEHYPEBYPEHYPE!!!!
Hyper than every sf5 match combined.
Logan called that walk forward dp fadc for real.
Oh wow, I'm not sure how i missed (or just forgot) that it was the character change from Momochi. I don't think I watched it live, but surely I watched the Grand Finals (between those players). Maybe not that match then, because I'm sure I would remember.
Absolutely beautiful narrative, Ken knew that he couldn’t beat the consistent fundamental knowledge of his lifelong rival Ryu, so what does he do?
He transforms into Cody from Final Fight
Momochi was clutch with cody...unexpected
its not just execution when playing fighting games. you have to have character knowledge on the fly. Im sure Daigo couldve picked someone else as well even though he had won that 2nd to last game (im not up to date on all tournaments rules though)
@@gigas81 only the loser of the prior game can switch character, the winner must stay with the same.
14:13 damn did FADC then those 2 of 1 frame links' cody.
Thats 3 one frame links
It really goes to show how insane SF4's execution was, to the extent that the best players at the game are dropping combos left and right at the start.
Is there any question about who the best in the world is? Man Daigo played awesome but Momochi is on another level right now. Great set by both players. Two SF titans clashing!
BigHern58 Grand finals
You mean Daigo right? He raped him in gf
Enzo Napolano that goes to show that you really dont know what you're talking about. He definitely didn't rape Momochi in grand finals. It was heavily contested and prob the best grand finals ever seen in SF. So plz, dont take someone losing as them being raped. Momochi has had Daigo's number for some time now. Daigo ended up taking this one. Great play by both
BigHern58 Momochi hasn't really had Daigo's number. In Topanga, not the most recent one, Daigo bodied Momochi in the ft7, and in the ft3 as well iirc.
Shoto Dojo I know what topanga you're talking about, and since when is a 7-4 victory a body? Plus to note, Daigo had an automatic point because he placed 1st in the rankings...so actually, he won 6-4. Im not here to say Daigo is worse or better than Momochi....but to say that Momochi is being bodied by him is absolutely false. Plus in SXSW Momochi beat Daigo in the round robin stage and in the tournament stage. Not to mention, he just beat him in the most recent Topanga League. Both players are far beyond any of our skill level, but in my opinion, Daigo has far more "fanboys" than Momochi and no matter what i, or anyone else says, they will view him as the best. Maybe he is...maybe he isn't. But you can not mention the best, without mentioning Momochi.
12:10 4 games in "i knew it was coming"... haha
9:37, How was it tournament point? This isn't grand finals.
MOMOCHI I COME FROM THE FUTURE
DON'T DO THIS. IT ALL ENDS IN SUFFERING
This guy 😂
What a set🔥🔥🔥🔥 That Cody combo at 14:14 was insane
how do you confirm that? ch doesnt add hitstop for os does it? thats nuts
Momochi's sick ! I Love him !!
@ 7"35 mark is where Diago went Ultra in Rea life lol...
when you see 973625619196 fireballs in a match
Is Momochi Daigos only rival ? USF4 was theirs.
Kevin Gil tokido is another great opponent!
The bigest rival of daigo( but daigo beat him at the end) was infiltration, the only one player who almost always beat daigo was Sako ( he lost like 2 time in 7 year competition)
Geass Machine but the real question is , is Daigo actually the GOAT or is that all hype ?
Kevin Gil
Daigo IS the GOAT.
he has the most Evo and other tournament wins under his belt and has been consistent and dominant from 3rd strike all through sf4 and now in shitty sf5
Daigo isn't shitty in SF5, he still regularly beats Tokido's Akuma (and Tokido is EVO2017 winner). That's not saying that Daigo is better than Tokido in SF5 right now, but winner in SF5 itself doesn't really mean as much because of how volatile it is.
8:44 ume-shoryu
Congrats and fun game..... God bless your life!
Ryu vs Ken. The old classic SF rivalry.
glad to see I am not the only one messing up their inputs
3:34
Ken:Got ya!
Ryu: Fuck...
Such a better game then MKX
xponoszaxapatos Debatable
What's mkx got to do with fighting games?
xponoszaxapatos
Definitely better than super mario bros.
Velhos tempos!
Sf4 e o melhor jogo de todos os tempos sensacional:)
verdade
11:42 daigo applies pressure now... lol
12:08
Seeing this makes me realize how much they ruined Ryu in S2 SFV :/
gotta luv the commentators.
11:43.
I miss this game so much. Give me actual skill based matches Capcom! Not the watered down mess that is SFV
100%
Why wasn't Momochi blocking at 12:08?
+BlueLT7 Daigo was applying pressure, making Momochi think he was going to walk up and throw (mind games), Momochi tried to either tech the throw or press a button before Daigo. Because Ryu's Shoryuken has invincibility frames on startup, he knows if Momochi tries to press a button, his Ken will get hit, which is exactly what happened.
+BlueLT7 The mind game actually started roughly at 11:50 where Daigo tried to throw a few cr.mk, which Daigo will have the reaction to combo into ex fb + u1 to end the round (or close to). Daigo landed a throw and went for an ambiguous forward jump (or air-tatsu + super). Momochi guessed it correctly but Daigo's jump pushed Momochi closer into the corner. Momochi later jumped back, meaning he didn't want to go for any normals/tech/throws in case Daigo counter hits him with cr.mk into u1/super. Daigo then walked forward + cr.mk a couple of times to make sure Momochi is in defence mode and during the 3rd time, Daigo ducked down momentarily to fake a cr.mk that conditioned Momochi to block. Daigo used this tiny bit of time to walk forward in order to plant his DP. Momochi, while in defensive mode will most likely tech, and so Daigo went for the Umeshoryu at 12:08
If you pause it at 12:08 you can see Ken do a c.lk at the same time Ryu did his Shoryuken.
Momochi mudou para Cody, pois viu que tava osso pro Ken...mas algumas lutas e Daigo já teria o jogo todo do Cody/Momochi.
Is Ken's fireball and footsies just as good, or even better than Ryu's?
Ah, but I guess they balance each other out since Ryu can use his fireball for footsies and men's step kicks and things can be used like Ryu fireball
Kens*
WHAT DINGO UMEHURU IS PLAYING RYUUUUUUUU OMGGGGGG THA HYPE IS REAL BTW i have the best german guile in the World:)
Boo.....
7Jamal8 who cares and you have not.. i have never heard of you
7Jamal8 Best German Guile in the worlld ? So best guile in germany Kappa
why dont they turn down the commentators mics??
Prime Momochi was nearly unstoppable during this era. Ken wasn't even top tier yet used him to annihilated the roster.
I heard Japanese players were making meetings to discuss how to beat Momochi at one point.
The Best Ryu!
What a set
The walk up DP, FADC was the best moment for me
OH MY GOD They uploaded Maximilian's wet dream
Well they are playing the real street fighter. Fireball up the ass. Great shit.
George Sims Max has wet dreams over Daigo and Momochi? So I'm not the only one? :)
Is it just me or is Daigo the only one that actually plays other characters? Momochi has been playing Ken since IV turbo came out.
Momochi was really out here playing sf EX ken
Sometimes i feel like daigo only knows
One thing and that is how to use projectiles .
The difference between him and sako in this game was his mastery of the fireball.
Look up his st boxer
great matches
Batalla de titanes
He saw that was beaten with Ken and changed character, that ugly thing. Daigo win.
HADOUKEN! HADOUKEN! HADOUKEN!
Someone needs to clean all those rocks out of the sim room.
That fight
focus game is real
Apparently, this is where he turned evil for the grand finals.
Ken's Ultra seems to be much more powerful then Ryu's
Have you not seen all of ryus ultra finished in this match?
I see this game was so fun because so many moves were safe and we could push buttons freely without being punished. SFV is all the opposite and maybe that's the reason is less fun.
The blow ups by Momochi
Momochi vs Daigo in USF4 are on the best ones. :) SFV sucks
Go Momochi!
Nicee game from daigo
pure footsie match
Daigo ryu Daigo evil ryu
I like ken more but momochi got scared and taught he would of lost
Momochi