Hikaru Shida vs. Ryo Mizunami

[8.0] "Mizunami? s overly animated antics at the beginning of the match were a bit much for me, but she was clearly very over with the Korakuen Hall crowd and Shida sold well, so I cannot come down too hard on them. The match turned into a very good, back-and-forth slugfest, and the double-knockout finish (as opposed to a time-limit draw) is something I do not see used a ton, so I came away more than satisfied with this contest."

[8.0] "A fitting sequel to their great singles match of 2017. This was intense and hard-hitting throughout its duration, and they paced the action well into the time over draw. Both were connecting heavy offense, the knee strikes from Shida in particular were brutal. ****"