Corrin knew that these next fights had to be interesting.
Laslow versus Niles. Laslow's uniform was a pair of black track pants, dark to represent Xander and Nohr. Niles started off with a slap, which Laslow easily dodged. Niles then tried to kick him, only for his foot to be blocked. Niles leaped off of the other foot, and kicked him in the chest. Laslow, being a dancer, remained on his feet, and decided to wait for an opening. Niles continuously attempted attacks at Laslow, which he always either dodged or took with resistance. Eventually, Niles had lost most of his energy, and that's when Laslow went all out with two very hard punches: first to the temple, and second to the nose. By a KO, Laslow had won. He helped Niles up, and they both left to get healed, as Laslow had taken a lot of good hits.
Hana versus Peri. Peri's uniform was a pair of black track pants similar to Laslow, but also a bra on top. Peri attempts a punch, which is dodged. She tries to kick her in the head with full force, but it is still dodged, and she falls unable to keep balance. Hana waits for her to get up. Peri tries to punch again, but this time Hana dodged it, and kicks her in the back. She falls again, but quickly gets up. Hana tries to punch her, but gets blocked. However, she had the quicker reflexes, and instead of attempting another punch, she hit her in the wrist to free her other arm, which ruined Peri's plan of getting her in a headlock. She decided to go for a big risk and style points, so she took a step back, and did a jump spin kick to the stomach, sending Peri down again. She is easily able to pin her onto the floor after that. The focused samurai easily won her second fight, this time via submission.
Oboro versus Kagero: Oboro fought in an orange and white gym suit, like her broken armor suit in Warriors. Kagero, on the other hand, simply just wore something similar to Hana's suit, but red instead and with the dawn dragon on it symbolizing Ryoma. Corrin calls the match to start, and Kagero quickly starts moving around to try and confuse Oboro. Oboro saw that she was moving left, so she gave a left hook. Kagero couldn't be a ninja without fast reflexes, so she blocked it and struck her in the nose. Oboro went out for a couple seconds from the punch, but at 8, she kicked at Kagero's legs, and as she fell, grabbed her by her waist and threw her aside. She seriously got a badass save before almost having a humiliating first match. Kagero couldn't be taken out that easily, though. She used a jujutsu kick to Oboro's stomach as she got up, but she, having strong abs, was simply able to fight off the pain, and rolled backwards to get up. Oboro attempted a judo slam on Kagero, with the ninja barely being able to slide out of the hold. They continued to attempt attacks on each other, but couldn't land a clean hit. Until Kagero had a punch from Oboro caught while Oboro had blocked Kagero's kick, Corrin finally decided to call the match a draw. Getting each other's respect, the two Hoshidans shook hands and smiled, being happy to have been in such a good fight.
Arthur versus Subaki: Subaki stood in his sakura decorated karate suit, while Arthur showed up in a cheesy superhero like suit, with a red cape and roses. They started the fight, and Arthur threw a punch with all of his strength, but did it too late, allowing Subaki to punish him with a stretched kick to the chest. Arthur tried to get up, but accidentally choked himself by stepping on his cape. He couldn't notice in time, and passed out from losing his breath. Subaki felt disappointed that he couldn't get a real fight.
The standings are now:
Hana: 2-0
Takumi: 1-0
Laslow: 1-0
Subaki: 1-0
Niles: 1-1
Oboro: 0-0-1
Kagero: 0-0-1
Peri: 0-1
Effie: 0-1
Azama: 0-1
Camilla: 0-1
Arthur: 0-1