Saya Kamitani vs. Yuna Mizumori

[8.0] "Pretty good opener, i wish it was longer tho cause the action was great. Kamitani obviously had no chances of losing here but it didn't change the fact Mizumori had really good performance here; i love the kicks exchange and the dropkick on the chair looked like it hurt. ***, 75"

[6.0] "The match was decent enough to open the show with. There was bits of good sequence with some leg lariats from Saya"

[5.0] "Felt very half hearted at times, a fine formulaic match but when the action within it is not only just the usual hits but a decent amount of offence and strikes are whiffed it doesn't look great"

[7.0] "Pretty good match, Saya was largely dominant with a lot of solid offence. The spot of "Hate member throws person into pile of chairs" is starting to get a bit tired on this tournament. Yuna did get a few decent fightbacks, and towards the end I really thought one of those roll ups out of the Star Crusher was going to snag her the win, which was a great way to amp up the tension in the closing stretch. After a few failed attempts, Saya is able to land the Star Crusher and win. Perfectly enjoyable match, but never really went beyond that."

[3.0] "Didn't like this all that much. The opening sequence was bad, and what followed was normal Saya stuff. Phony hype moments and aura spots. The spot where they traded boots was awful. It's mechanically solid, everything else is what I take issue with. Feels like very little actually has meaning."

[7.0] "A strong opener that immediately gave the show a good start. The action was energetic, the exchanges were engaging, and the pacing worked well throughout. It established a solid tournament atmosphere and was one of the better performances on the card."

[7.0] "Yuna got to do a lil high speed with Kamitani's international before getting sent to the chairs. She approaches the match like she's the obvious underdog, taking a 16 count to crawl back in the ring and getting duped into whiffing a dropkick to land onto the chair in the ring. Even when she starts to fire up to even the match she's immediately cut off again with a pump kick. Back half of the match Yuna gets her turn to build some drama that maybe she might steal a win, connecting on her sliding grime line and getting a couple roll up near falls but you could've guessed the result a mile away. Fun match, Kamitani did lean into the obvious result and still got some suspense out of it."

[7.0] "A solid match, early parts were a bit half-hearted, but intensity grew towards the end. Yunamon got quite a lot offense and a few good near-pins close to the end."