Post by Matt Fowler on Feb 19, 2005 9:38:59 GMT
Welcome to the first of our 2 heat semi-final battles, and today, Scott Anderson’s PTT3 champion, Scottishly fictional, and the man who gave him that title, Steve McGregor with Chameleon, battle it out in the plinth.
Let’s head over there to see which of these 2 Scotsmen will make it through to the first heat final of the series.
3…<br>2…<br>1…<br>Activate!
Scottishly Fictional come out of the blocks the faster of the 2, and immediately starts spinning up the little drum in the concave wedge, ready for an attack on Chameleon. Both robots know that this fight’ll probably be a case of whoever pushes the other off first. Chameleon knows that this is more likely to be Scottishly Fictional as he has more power, but it’s not stopping him from having a good go, as he tries to get the anti-fodder wedge underneath the side panels. Scottishly Fictional moves away though, hopping around to the side of Chameleon, and sliding the very bottom of the wedge underneath the skirts. He tries to push Chameleon around, but he can’t get enough of the wedge underneath to keep him from moving away. Steve drives his machine away, only to turn around and charge straight back in. Scott isn’t afraid of the incoming assault, and actually turns to face Chameleon has he makes his way towards him. This turns out to be exactly what Scott needed, as the fact that Chameleon is fast, and the fact that his wedge is lower, allows him to slip straight under the front of Chameleon. He uses the drum on the underbelly to do some shredding work, before turning it off to enable him to push easier. The finale of this battle is short, as Scott just shunts him to the edge, before turning the drum on again, and flicking him off the scoop and into oblivion.
CEASE
Chameleon’s looking green after a sickly performance. The red of fury will come later. Scottishly Fictional is horribly factual, and so he goes through to the heat final.
Straight after that last fight comes the second of our heat semi-finals, but this time it’s a Dave v Chris battle, as Dave Sheppard’s 12th seed John WOSS takes on Chris Mason in the form of Leprosy Infection. This battle is gonna be the first time we see Le Rip-Off in action this series, so let’s see who’ll come out on top.
Over to the arena for all the action.
3…<br>2…<br>1…<br>Activate!
Leprosy Infection uses his far superior manouvreability to shoot out of the blocks and into John WOSS before Dave has managed to move his machine much more than an inch. The drum of Leprosy Infection has spun up almost as quickly, and actually manages to knock John WOSS over on the first impact. The shape and weight distribution means that he rolls back over almost straight away, but it gives some cause for concern for Dave. Chris on the other hand is still perfectly happy to take the dominant roll early on in the fight, chasing John WOSS around, giving him the odd nudge with t he drum, and essentially preventing Dave from getting his own weapon into play. Eventually though, Dave gets the chance to stray away from the front of Leprosy Infection for a while. It’s long enough to get the flywheel on the base up to a semi-deadly speed, and this is going to make the fight more equal and therefore more interesting. The flywheel manages to get up to around 1500rpm before Leprosy Infection comes in again, and this allows them to hit Leprosy Infection and send him away. It does very little to the 7mm titanium though, and so it doesn’t put him off coming back in. It also means that he’s slowed the flywheel down and to that end, gives him more of a chance of doing some damage to John WOSS. As it is, it’s not damage that happens, but another flip, sending John WOSS onto his back and stopping the flywheel completely. He manages to roll back over, but not before Leprosy Infection has positioned himself in a good place for another attack, pouncing as John WOSS falls back to the ground, and slamming him over again, this time into one of the walls. This time, with Dave finding it harder to get his machine back over, Leprosy Infection has more time to use his tenacity to his advantage, trying to shred the wheels with the drum. The impact however knocks him back over. He’s still cornered however, and this allows Chris to continue to hit Dave with the drum, this time managing to bend one of the claws out of shape, putting it out of the ability to do anything damaging for the rest of the fight. Chris isn’t about to stop there, and he ploughs in again, trying to knock him back over, but this time, he hits him so hard that he actually manages to get John WOSS out of the corner. Much to Dave’s delight and Chris’s disgust, this enables John WOSS to spin up again. Admittedly he has 1 less claw capable of doing damage, but he still has the more dangerous weapon, and it looks like he’s finally going to get a chance to show that. He runs away, and due to the time taken for Leprosy Infection to get out of the corner and respond, it’s almost up to the full 3000rpm. Chris ponders how best to attack, but this indecision costs him dearly as John WOSS makes his min up for him, flying in at the side and slamming into it. The result is a big dent in the 7mm titanium. It doesn’t sound dramatic but it certainly looks it as it now looks like a concave surface. Leprosy Infection tries to move away to stop it from happening again, but instead gets hit in exactly the same place by John WOSS, who this time tears a little hole in the side. Chris has had enough of being on the back foot though, and moves out the way quickly, before turning back in to get in an attack of his own. He slams into the spinning flywheel again, but this time he gets the better result, smashing the flywheel up and flipping him over once more. Dave rolls over again as per normal, but the flywheel has stopped again and it’s put Leprosy Infection in control of the fight once more. Dave knows that the fight at the moment will go to Leprosy Infection if it goes to the judges, so he also knows that he has to try and either finish Leprosy Infection off, or turn the fight around by the time the minute is up. Chris isn’t about to give him that opportunity though, and ploughs into him with the drum once more, sending him rolling back onto his back. This hit, flip and roll technique continues repeatedly for quite a while, with Leprosy using his superior drive and manouvreability to ram John WOSS back into the same corner as before, and this time, he ahs no intention of allowing him to escape. Dave has other ideas and uses what little room he has to go into maniac FBS mode, rotating his own body manually in order to slam Leprosy Infection out of the way. That bit of the plan worked, but it also meant that he slammed himself into the corner on rebound, so it just allows Chris to come straight back in and box rush him again with the drum. He still hasn’t managed to do any damage to the armour on the main hexadecagonal body, but the flywheel is now looking a complete mess with the main body of it being crunched upwards and the claws being mangled. It’s still pretty much functional though, or at least it would be if it weren’t for the fact that Chris was being so tenacious that he hadn’t had a chance to spin it up for a while. Dave know that time is fast running down and knows that he has to take drastic steps to try and turn this fight around, but he can’t as he’s pinned in the corner with no method of escape. Chris backs off, and Dave thinks he sees a window of opportunity, only for him to charge straight back in and use the drum to flip him up against the wall again. He rolls back over, but before he can get away, is met with the sight of Leprosy Infection hurtling in at him again, looking meaner than ever. He gets tossed over one more time, but it looks like he may escape more pain, as the klaxon sounds, sparing him form any more attacks.
CEASE
What an absolutely fantastic fight! Twists and turns, but no-one bale to come out of the fight on top. Let’s head over to the judges to see who they think wins.
This series we will be using the “out of 10” method made famous by FAR on the following categories.
Control
Style
Damage Caused
Damage Received
Aggression
Strategy
Overall.
And, the 3 judges, Professor Vengeance, Dr. A.K.A. Idiot, and Dr. Qui Poof have reached their verdict. It’s unanimous, and on a 146-64 points decision, the winner is LEPROSY INFECTION!
So, the heat final draw.
Scottishly Fictional v Leprosy Infection – The Butcher’s
Thoughts, Tactics, Predictions, Sleeping Pills?
Let’s head over there to see which of these 2 Scotsmen will make it through to the first heat final of the series.
3…<br>2…<br>1…<br>Activate!
Scottishly Fictional come out of the blocks the faster of the 2, and immediately starts spinning up the little drum in the concave wedge, ready for an attack on Chameleon. Both robots know that this fight’ll probably be a case of whoever pushes the other off first. Chameleon knows that this is more likely to be Scottishly Fictional as he has more power, but it’s not stopping him from having a good go, as he tries to get the anti-fodder wedge underneath the side panels. Scottishly Fictional moves away though, hopping around to the side of Chameleon, and sliding the very bottom of the wedge underneath the skirts. He tries to push Chameleon around, but he can’t get enough of the wedge underneath to keep him from moving away. Steve drives his machine away, only to turn around and charge straight back in. Scott isn’t afraid of the incoming assault, and actually turns to face Chameleon has he makes his way towards him. This turns out to be exactly what Scott needed, as the fact that Chameleon is fast, and the fact that his wedge is lower, allows him to slip straight under the front of Chameleon. He uses the drum on the underbelly to do some shredding work, before turning it off to enable him to push easier. The finale of this battle is short, as Scott just shunts him to the edge, before turning the drum on again, and flicking him off the scoop and into oblivion.
CEASE
Chameleon’s looking green after a sickly performance. The red of fury will come later. Scottishly Fictional is horribly factual, and so he goes through to the heat final.
Straight after that last fight comes the second of our heat semi-finals, but this time it’s a Dave v Chris battle, as Dave Sheppard’s 12th seed John WOSS takes on Chris Mason in the form of Leprosy Infection. This battle is gonna be the first time we see Le Rip-Off in action this series, so let’s see who’ll come out on top.
Over to the arena for all the action.
3…<br>2…<br>1…<br>Activate!
Leprosy Infection uses his far superior manouvreability to shoot out of the blocks and into John WOSS before Dave has managed to move his machine much more than an inch. The drum of Leprosy Infection has spun up almost as quickly, and actually manages to knock John WOSS over on the first impact. The shape and weight distribution means that he rolls back over almost straight away, but it gives some cause for concern for Dave. Chris on the other hand is still perfectly happy to take the dominant roll early on in the fight, chasing John WOSS around, giving him the odd nudge with t he drum, and essentially preventing Dave from getting his own weapon into play. Eventually though, Dave gets the chance to stray away from the front of Leprosy Infection for a while. It’s long enough to get the flywheel on the base up to a semi-deadly speed, and this is going to make the fight more equal and therefore more interesting. The flywheel manages to get up to around 1500rpm before Leprosy Infection comes in again, and this allows them to hit Leprosy Infection and send him away. It does very little to the 7mm titanium though, and so it doesn’t put him off coming back in. It also means that he’s slowed the flywheel down and to that end, gives him more of a chance of doing some damage to John WOSS. As it is, it’s not damage that happens, but another flip, sending John WOSS onto his back and stopping the flywheel completely. He manages to roll back over, but not before Leprosy Infection has positioned himself in a good place for another attack, pouncing as John WOSS falls back to the ground, and slamming him over again, this time into one of the walls. This time, with Dave finding it harder to get his machine back over, Leprosy Infection has more time to use his tenacity to his advantage, trying to shred the wheels with the drum. The impact however knocks him back over. He’s still cornered however, and this allows Chris to continue to hit Dave with the drum, this time managing to bend one of the claws out of shape, putting it out of the ability to do anything damaging for the rest of the fight. Chris isn’t about to stop there, and he ploughs in again, trying to knock him back over, but this time, he hits him so hard that he actually manages to get John WOSS out of the corner. Much to Dave’s delight and Chris’s disgust, this enables John WOSS to spin up again. Admittedly he has 1 less claw capable of doing damage, but he still has the more dangerous weapon, and it looks like he’s finally going to get a chance to show that. He runs away, and due to the time taken for Leprosy Infection to get out of the corner and respond, it’s almost up to the full 3000rpm. Chris ponders how best to attack, but this indecision costs him dearly as John WOSS makes his min up for him, flying in at the side and slamming into it. The result is a big dent in the 7mm titanium. It doesn’t sound dramatic but it certainly looks it as it now looks like a concave surface. Leprosy Infection tries to move away to stop it from happening again, but instead gets hit in exactly the same place by John WOSS, who this time tears a little hole in the side. Chris has had enough of being on the back foot though, and moves out the way quickly, before turning back in to get in an attack of his own. He slams into the spinning flywheel again, but this time he gets the better result, smashing the flywheel up and flipping him over once more. Dave rolls over again as per normal, but the flywheel has stopped again and it’s put Leprosy Infection in control of the fight once more. Dave knows that the fight at the moment will go to Leprosy Infection if it goes to the judges, so he also knows that he has to try and either finish Leprosy Infection off, or turn the fight around by the time the minute is up. Chris isn’t about to give him that opportunity though, and ploughs into him with the drum once more, sending him rolling back onto his back. This hit, flip and roll technique continues repeatedly for quite a while, with Leprosy using his superior drive and manouvreability to ram John WOSS back into the same corner as before, and this time, he ahs no intention of allowing him to escape. Dave has other ideas and uses what little room he has to go into maniac FBS mode, rotating his own body manually in order to slam Leprosy Infection out of the way. That bit of the plan worked, but it also meant that he slammed himself into the corner on rebound, so it just allows Chris to come straight back in and box rush him again with the drum. He still hasn’t managed to do any damage to the armour on the main hexadecagonal body, but the flywheel is now looking a complete mess with the main body of it being crunched upwards and the claws being mangled. It’s still pretty much functional though, or at least it would be if it weren’t for the fact that Chris was being so tenacious that he hadn’t had a chance to spin it up for a while. Dave know that time is fast running down and knows that he has to take drastic steps to try and turn this fight around, but he can’t as he’s pinned in the corner with no method of escape. Chris backs off, and Dave thinks he sees a window of opportunity, only for him to charge straight back in and use the drum to flip him up against the wall again. He rolls back over, but before he can get away, is met with the sight of Leprosy Infection hurtling in at him again, looking meaner than ever. He gets tossed over one more time, but it looks like he may escape more pain, as the klaxon sounds, sparing him form any more attacks.
CEASE
What an absolutely fantastic fight! Twists and turns, but no-one bale to come out of the fight on top. Let’s head over to the judges to see who they think wins.
This series we will be using the “out of 10” method made famous by FAR on the following categories.
Control
Style
Damage Caused
Damage Received
Aggression
Strategy
Overall.
And, the 3 judges, Professor Vengeance, Dr. A.K.A. Idiot, and Dr. Qui Poof have reached their verdict. It’s unanimous, and on a 146-64 points decision, the winner is LEPROSY INFECTION!
So, the heat final draw.
Scottishly Fictional v Leprosy Infection – The Butcher’s
Thoughts, Tactics, Predictions, Sleeping Pills?
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