Mika Iwata vs. Miyuki Takase

[7.0] "I was really looked forward to that and it was a good match. It could have been a bit longer but that was ok. Good offensive moves, especially Mikas kicks. Overall a good match with a sudden ending though. ***1/2"

[7.0] "This could've been a couple of minutes longer but this was a very good match with a very nice story of Red Energy clashing for the championship and they put aside their friendship aside for the match. It was intense with both hitting hard with some great looking kicks from Iwata and some brutal chops from Takase, and despite the fact the results was never a doubt, there were good nearfalls too. The ending came a bit too quickly but the match was very good and it got never boring - ***1/2 +"

[5.0] "Decent match for the Senjo title, though it could have been much better. Iwata is frustrating because she can be so good at times, only to then have a match like this where not much interesting happens. Takase is a great opponent to have, take advantage of it. The moves looked good, the match made sense, there just wasn't any style to the substance or a story to care about. Iwata pretty much coasts to an easy win here. This was disappointing. 5.5/10"

[5.0] "Another title defense, another chance for Iwata solidify herself as somebody actually important, but in the end it was another performance where she come across like someone who's playing an ass-kicker instead of being one. And on top of that, now I think that she can only work one match. By this point, I think she needs a title match where she takes a beating for the longest time before making a big comeback and winning, because there's a good chance that her matches are being worked around her trying to keep a 'cool' mask on at all times, but she can't do it while selling and working from underneath. Takase adjusted to Iwata's style an did a good job making her look good, but Iwata would probably only impress fans who'd never see her before."

[6.0] "This had no point really felt like a title match. None of it was in anyway bad but just felt very pedestrian and it never felt like Iwata was in danger of losing."