Ep. 123: Yawara faces Sayaka's Newaza and Jyuji Gatame in a grueling match.

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Kojiro instructs Tamao to despise Yawara if she loses, but she accepts it as part of competition. Sayaka defeats Yawara using a ground-level Newaza attack and Osaekomi pin, followed by a vicious Jyuji Gatame that dislocates Yawara's right elbow. With only her left hand, Yawara hesitates to counter due to childhood trauma involving her father. Matsuda's shouts about winning the Barcelona gold and not crushing his dream break her psychological block. She executes a leg lift Tomoe Nage to score a yuko. The contest concludes with only 15 seconds remaining, leaving the outcome uncertain as the final moments tick away.