That is indeed my dorky ass playing dumb and getting blown up.
Actually, I did better than I remembered. I recalled taking a round, then giving up a perfect, then not getting much else done. I seemed to have had decently solid play, with just too many gambles - something I sort-of have to do due to being terrible at links (good lord I'm looking forward to SFV).
That ending though, ooof. James Chen was dead on in what was going through my mind. I also feared Sakura's quick moves that can easily lead into big damage, so I really wanted that heal, not recognizing the situation in that moment. Moment later I realized, shit, I won't be able to heal - not even a heal cancel. Tried to make something happen so I could potentially get a back throw in, but no dice.