AV 19 Rising Star Championship - YUKINA (c) vs. Mika Kaminashi

Hitting Mika's face with a palm strike, Yukina managed to stagger the challenger, and she would take this opportunity to continue with her attacks. As Mika blinked and shook her head, Yukina would then try to deliver her next attack, which was a roundhouse kick right at the side of her head. With this attack, the Rising Star champion hoped that she was able to knock Mika down.

Afterwards, if she managed to knock Mika down, Yukina planned to slip out of the ring so that she could carry out her next plan, which was to take a ladder and bring it into the ring. She wanted to use it so that she could reach the hanging title belt above them so that she could win this match and retain her title.

Even with her own powerful strikes that had taken down the champion quite quickly, Mika couldn’t underestimate this fighter in Yukina, who perhaps had better martial prowess than the Briton. The palm strike was enough to leave her stunned, but the roundhouse kick that followed was something else entirely. The roundhouse kick landed right onto the noggin and Mika crumpled onto the floor, clutching her head.

The twin-tailed wonder blinked hard, staring up at the bright lights that illuminated the arena and the shiny belt that hovered over the Avatar of Justice. On the ground, it was hard to reach for it. But with Yukina slipping out of the ring to get the ladder, that distance wouldn’t be so significant now.

With Mika currently down, Yukina tried to make use of this opportunity to slip out of the ring and take out a ladder from underneath the ring. Pulling it out, she then put it into the ring, ready to use it in order to reach the title belt that was currently hanging above them. She would first push the ladder into the ring before slipping into the ring.

Once she was inside, she would bend down, picking up the ladder before bringing it to the center of the ring. She would try to set it up right under the belt, preparing herself to climb it up in order to reach the title. But in doing so, Yukina would put herself in danger, considering that she had taken her eyes off of Mika.

Even though Yukina seemed to get rocked just as quickly, her roundhouse kick was still capable of dazing Mika as she fell to the ground, her head thumping after the hard strike. Rather than softening the Avatar of Justice even further, Mika would somehow get a reprieve as the Snowmaker prioritizes getting the ladder out from underneath the ring. Mika would roll to her front, clutching her head, seeing the ladder that Yukina brought out.

The Twin-Tailed Wonder saw her taking her eyes off the challenger, knowing that there is a right opportunity to strike. So as Yukina would set it up underneath the belt and started to climb up, Mika went straight into the action. Getting to her feet, she dashed towards the corner, climbing the turnbuckle so that she could hop onto the ropes and then bounce off. Attempting to catch Yukina from the ladder with a flying bulldog!

Bringing a ladder into the ring, Yukina then set it up before she started climbing the ladder. Her eyes were on the title belt hanging just above them. All she needed to do was to climb the ladder up before reaching out to the prize in order to win. She was certain that she would be able to pull this off as she would climb up the ladder, taking her time as she caught her breath.

But, due to her taking time, it seemed that Mika wasn't about to let her reach the hanging title as she had already moved from the mat. She went towards the turnbuckle before hopping onto the ropes, launching herself in the air. Yukina didn't expect her opponent to attack her from there, and after reaching halfway the ladder, Yukina saw Mika leaping towards her.

And she was unable to react in time to that as Mika managed to grab onto her head. "WAAHHHH!!!" Yukina cried as she was taken off the ladder before ending up being sent down onto the mat with a bulldog! "AUGHHH!!!" She then slumped on the mat, her effort to reach the hanging title thwarted by the challenger.

There was absolutely no way Mika was going to let Yukina climb up the ladder to get the title. It wasn’t as if Mika was severely damaged, despite how hard Yukina had struck her. It was way too soon for that to happen and the Twin-Tailed Wonder sought to put a stop to that. Luckily, the First Rising Star would take her time in climbing up the ladder, which meant that the Avatar of Justice would come up with a brilliant counter.

And what a counter that was! Mika would rush towards the ropes, leaping off them and getting the distance enough to catch the bluenette so high up. Snatching the Snowmaker just as she was getting close to the prize, the British contender caught Yukina with the springboard bulldog. The German crowd gave a raucous cheer from the sheer sight of this action, a fantastic showing from the Avatar of Justice.

Mika would groan a bit, scrambling towards her feet as she saw Yukina slumped on the mat. Mika reached out to grab the Snowmaker in a side headlock, wrenching the lock as if she intended to simply wear her down and bring her to her feet again. Only for the Avatar of Justice to rush towards the nearest rope, leaping up and bouncing off the second rope, still enough to get some good air time as she twirled herself around, seeking to lead the First Rising Star champion to the ground with a landing that only a Springboard Bulldog could bring.

Before Yukina could reach up to the hanging title above them, her opponent managed to stop her, grabbing her head by leaping up while she was still climbing, and she was brought down onto the mat with a bulldog. She groaned in pain, her landing dealing quite a massive damage on her. Shaking her head, she tried to get her mind to work again, but before she could do anything, Mika had already made her next move, grabbing her and pulling her up before wrapping her head in a side headlock.

"Urghhh..." Yukina groaned, trying to struggle as she was locked in the side headlock, but then, Mika began to move, running towards the ropes while still having Yukina's head trapped in her hold. Upon reaching the ropes, the challenger made use of the middle rope as a springboard, bringing herself into the air for a bit before bringing Yukina's head down into the mat with a springboard bulldog. "PUAGHHH!!!" Yukina cried out as her face hit the canvas, and she once again slumped on the mat, dizzied by the attack.