Katsuki Bakugo vs. Eijiro Kirishima

Eijirou Kirishima vs Katsuki Bakugou is a battle fought between Class 1-A students Katsuki Bakugou and Eijirou Kirishima during the Sports Festival's fighting tournament.

Battle

 *  The details of the beginning of this battle are unknown. 

During the match, both Katsuki and Eijirou hit each other directly with their Quirks. However, Eijirou's tough skin dampens Katsuki's Explosion while Katsuki is injured by Eijirou's hardened punch. Katsuki evades Eijirou's hardened swipes unable to land an explosion against him.

Katsuki eventually manages to hit and injure Eijirou with an explosion, realizing that Eijirou's Hardening weakens through continuous strikes. Katsuki attacks Eijirou with a continuous barrage of Explosions that not only breaks through Eijirou's Hardening but badly injures Eijirou as well. Eijirou is knocked out by Katsuki's Explosion barrage, no longer able to fight.

Aftermath
Katsuki is declared the winner and gains the right to advance to the semifinals, where he faces Fumikage Tokoyami.