Their second battle has begun, and while Oscar was pleased with the performance of his Crabominable he was uncertain if it could last past this next fight. His opponent was the Elite Four's Kazimir Wynter, of all the rotten luck. Perhaps it was expected that the 'king of fighters' would make an appearance in this tournament, but Oscar had hoped he would not have to face him in only the second round.

Oscar would not display his shaken nerves however, his face as cold as ever. Crabominable was already on their mark, waiting for the match to begin. Their opponent was an Incineroar, no doubt well trained in many forms of close combat. If they were going to win this match, they would have to heavily rely on the element of surprise--which is why when the bell rang Oscar immediately gave his first order.

"Power-Up Punch Now!" Crabominable teetered a tad, lifting itself up on the tips of its legs as if it were going to fall backward. However it instead lunged forward, aiming to deliver an overhead strike upon its opponent.


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Crabominable were known for their sturdy pincers, I mean their punches were their defining feature. So when this Incineroar managed to easily overpower Crabominable's punch with its own, Oscar immediately felt his chest tighten. It was the difference between a trained fist and natural armor, power forged from endless training. The impact sent Crabominable twirling backward, nearly toppling out of the arena. Luckily he had a firm grasp on keeping his imbalance out of control, and managed to stop itself by diving to the left.

He bounced off his claws, sending himself back into an upright position at the edge of the arena. Oscar grimaced as he gave a second command, "Keep the pressure on! Don't get pushed into a corner!" The Crabominable took it to heart, charging forward like a clumsy tauros. There was no way he could match the Incineroar's perfected strength, but he could rely on his technique to possibly catch the Heel by surprise.

As the Crabominable charged forward, he spun like a wobbling top with his arms outstretched. It looked as if he was winding up another punch, but instead he planned to stop himself as close to the Incineroar as he could before pulling back. If his prediction was correct, the Crabominable would be in an excellent position to use Reversal to deflect Incineroar's next attack. Oscar winced, slightly nervous about seeing this risky maneuver play out.

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Admittedly the Crabominable did not expect the Incineroar to use an attack like Toxic. As it backed away to use Reversal, it was met with the non-physical spray of poisonous fluid instead. It reeked something fierce, didn't this cat ever learn to brush its teeth? With no physical attack to reverse, Crabominable continued backing away to mitigate the spray's effects. It was not completely avoided though, and Crabominable felt parts of its belly burning from the fluid. A tickle compared to what would have happened if the fully spray landed.

If their opponents thought a little light burning would stop the Crabominable's assault though, they would be sadly mistaken. Crabominable very suddenly stopped backing away, flexing its legs forward to propel itself back toward his opponent. His right fist had been brought backward when it prepared to reverse Incineroar's move, but as Crabominable once again launched an attack on his opponent he would swing that very same fist with a burst of icy energy (Ice Punch). 

This would not be a riskless attack, and so Crabominable put all of its fury behind it. This battle needed to end as quickly as possible.

KNOCK OUT ROUND

Move Used--ICE PUNCH: The user gains +20 to odd rolls and +10 to even rolls this knock out round.

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Crabominal's assault was undermined by Incineroar's superior stamina. It made sense, Ice Punch was not super effective any way--but it was still an impressive absorption of the blow. Once again, Oscar was glad this was not an actual league challenge. He would have been a lot more stressed out about this whole fight.

Even so, the battle was not over yet. Crabominal was knocked over by the spinning move, but it had no intention of giving up. He tilted himself onto his head, and lifted his body up with his powerful claws. He then marched toward Incineroar, attempting to strike at the warrior with its legs. The minor flailing of his legs would be hardly a threat, but the frosty butt-pound he would launch himself into would leave quite a mark should it land (Ice Hammer).

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The Crabominable's butt-strike had a solid impact, but it was met by a electrifying thunder punch. If Crabominable had any gonads, they would be screaming right now! The strike bounced him back like a beach ball, and the fuzzy crab brawler would end up landing with a thud a few feet away from the cat. It wobbled back into a standing position, its fists teetering from side to side as they were once again raised. He had sustained heavy damage up until this point, but he had yet to hear a bell. To be honest, Oscar was a little proud. This crab had fuckin' spunk. 

 The crabominable would not cease its rapid-fire assault. There was no space to allow the foe to breathe, not if he wanted to clutch a narrow victory! It rapidly ran forward in a wobbling motion before attempting a left hook with its claw (Dizzy Punch). It was down to the wire, now or never! Did it have the power to pull an upset?

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Kazimir Wynter