User blog comment:B214/Anime Discussion/@comment-1359322-20150530124936/@comment-1359322-20150530164302

But if Ikki was calm and able to analyze properly then like what Stella said and Ikki himself thought and would have done:


 * Activate Ittou Shura immediately at the start of the match and finish off Kirihara before he disappears.

So in the end if Ikki didn't have a nervous breakdown due to it being his first match (the negative thought of losing everything if he loses now) and Kirihara being a bad opponent, Ikki would have won immediately.

Just think about it, if Ikki fought some random fodders then he fought against Tohka and win, do you think he'll be so nervous against Kirihara? He'll be more relaxed and able to think properly and take the action mentioned above.