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Sakura had a 1-1 record so far, while Ruanka was on a roll with two consecutive wins since the start of the tournament. From the beginning, Sakura was unable to find her rhythm, dodging dropkicks and getting hit with sentons
Unable to break down the rock-solid Ryuka, his stamina was also drained by a face lock. He finally fell victim to a second body press, but kicked out at two. When Ryuka attempted a second locomotion-style German suplex, he cleverly countered and rolled him up with a lightning-fast New Sakuracchi
After the match, Ryuka, who was not satisfied with the result, hit Sakura with a black box, but Sakura was overjoyed, saying, "Yay! I won! I used the 'New Sakuracchi' that I'd been practicing for 5★STAR and managed to beat Ryuka. I hit my head so hard at the end that I don't really know what's going on right now, but anyway, I won. I lost to Ryuka at last year's 5★STAR and at Ryogoku's Goddess, and I've been so frustrated ever since, so I'm really, really happy to have won today!" With this win, she now has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, and said, "4 points! There's still hope to advance in the league, right? I'll do my best!" as she focused on the next match