Hina vs. Ruaka

[7.0] "Kind of a shocker as Ruaka match was actually a good one! Both women did great but Ruaka shined a bit more due to her not always having this type of matches, i mean it's absolutely amazing she's improving! Also the finishing stretch was really exciting! ***, 5"

[6.0] "Solid match, got a good amount of time and there were some good opportunities for both women to shine. A lot of convincing near finishes too - I really thought Ruaka had it after the 2nd rope splash, and then same for Hina after her frog splash. Hina in general had a really good performance here, but I'm still not much of a fan of her STF. Ruaka was also good, although felt a bit less powerhousey than she has in her other matches. The finish comes after Ruaka tries to use the case, but Hina is able to dodge and land a slam and a splash for the win. Solid stuff."

[6.0] "Ruaka's boring control segments are boosted a little by Hina's fire. Gets better as it goes on. Despite a few lulls, I mostly enjoyed it."

[5.0] "Another middle-of-the-road contest that remained watchable but failed to generate much excitement. The action was competent, yet the pacing and intensity never reached a particularly high level. It felt more like a transitional match leading into the stronger closing stretch."

[8.0] "Part-way through the match it started to feel weird that Ruaka was in a regular important style singles match, where she had to sell and trade blows with her opponent instead of just dominating. It's a shame she doesn't do this more often, deeper into the match she starts to get really good with the offense she's doing and working with her opponents, with the cheating outsiders or a box assist. Easily Ruaka's best singles match and another great tournament match for Hina, at this point a certified good worker who can get a decent match out of Julia Hart and a really good one out of Ruaka."

[6.0] "Kind of dull during the early parts, but it went long enough with Hina valiantly fighting back and got decently exciting towards the end."