B-1 Tournament: 2nd Semifinal [B-1 TM-7]
After a minor setback, the 2nd semifinal of the B-1 tournament is ready to start. Ion Atsumi (170 cm, black) faces Chiharu Nakai (151 cm, white) as the latest capitalised the wildcard opportunity after Mizuki Hanaoka's injury and withdraw from the tournament. Ion looks askance at Chiharu at her entry, well aware that Chiharu defeated Nozomi Sugioka, whose weight and height are similar to her.
Evenly matched at first, Ion tries a Sleeper on Chiharu and not long after it finds herself trapped in a Fujiwara Armbar. Ion charges back with a Chinlock, but Chiharu escapes and Ion decides to punish her tossing her out of the ring and against the ringbase. Back in the ring, Ion tries to control Chiharu placing herself behind her, but Chiharu replies with an elbow kick to set herself free and takes the chance to lock a dramatic Figure 4 Leglock in the center of the ring.
Ion suffers, but slowly makes her way to the ropes...only to see Chiharu breaking the hold in the last moment and connecting at a lightning-fast speed a Stretch Muffler. Chiharu has firm control of the match and keeps punishing Ion's back and torso with a Bow and Arrow and an Abdominal Stretch. However, Ion strikes back with an STF that has Chiharu moaning in pain.
From this moment, the match becomes a back-and-forth battle where Ion locks a modified Octopus, Chiharu counterattacks with a German Suplex and a pin attempt, and Ion answers back with her own Figure 4 Leglock. A Frog Splash from the top rope enables one brave warrior to finally achieve the desired 3-count. Don't miss this match!