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[kodster]

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Mondo tactics and predictions time! Dont post fights too early Liam!

Featherweight Semi-Finals

Skink vs. Pillow Torque

Skink, I think, can prevail here.

T.R.E.D.T.H.A.L. vs. Micro-Gore

Use the lower claw to slip underneath the skirts and grip on, high-centering him so he cant move or get any traction, then get him into the pit! Due to the axlebot shape hell have a hard time pushing me around.

Middleweight Semi-finals

Life vs. Doorstop

Life FTW

T-Minus vs. Solstice 2.0

Haha, how awesome. The flipper arm will be completely blocked by Solstices middle bulge, so it wont be a severe flip and Solstice can recover easily. Basically target the flipping arm itself and try to rip it off, then main on the rest of the robot.

Heat D Final

ISDSFA vs. Killobite 5.0

Go straight for the front with the forks driven into the ground (with just enough pressure to slide under the scoop but not so much that I cant move): scoop or disc, ISDSFAs not going to do that much to my chassis. Crunch into the scoop, lift it off the ground, and pit the damn thing. Right myself if I get flipped, the usual.

Best of luck Frank.

[joey_picus]

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LIFE vs. Door Stop
Ill go for the old Foxtrot Omicron Oven Tails Adrianmole approach :P

[steven_mcg]

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Micro Gore sounds like a smaller Jawbreaker from its stats. Its a slow bugger too at only 7mph, so TREDTHAL will aim to get around the back (the non-pointy part) and try to clamp it with the axe. If I can get a good grip, dump it in the pit. If I cant, dump it in the pit. :wink:

[Guest]

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Heat D Final
ISDSFA v Killobite 5.0

Lets flashback and see how these two got this far...
1) ISDSFA flipped 259 in the eliminator round for a quick and easy win.
2) Killobite had a much tougher draw against E Clawdius Unum, which was pitted.
3) ISDSFA scored another OOTA by toppling Pure Evil.
4) While Killobite score another pit with The Quaestor.

Booth 1: Frank Goacher
Booth 2: Kody Kunz

5,4,3,2,1, SMASH!!

Both bots move away from their starting positions, Killobite looks menacing and ISDSFA looks devilish! ISDSFA tries to attack, but Kody digs his forks into the ground and gets underneath! He comes in with the crusher, but ISDSFA lifts up its scoop to attack with the disc! Theres nothing for Kody to hold, so he withdraws the crusher and instead flips ISDSFA onto its back! Frank quickly uses his srimech and comes on a side attack, throwing Killobite 5.0 over! Frank continues the attack, pressing down on top with his scoop and getting in with that disc! Damage is minimal, but Killobite isnt in a great position and Frank slams Kody into the CPZ! Killobite is righted by the spike just as Frank stops pressing down with his scoop, but lands propped up on the wall! Theres nothing Kody can do, and Frank comes in for the kill!

ANOTHER HEAT COMES TO A CLOSE!

Frank Goacher takes ISDSFA through to the series finals, Killobite is bitten and doesnt live to fight another day!

Coming Next: The First Eliminator of Heat E
No Objections v Bar-Red

[paulc]

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Very impressive fights Liam. Now onto another battle.

Bar-Red vs. No Objections: With the score currently at 3-0 to Joey, I believe it may becoe 4-0 :sad: But I have a plan to give me a chance - his spinning ring is 12mm Hardox, putting any ability to breaking the ring impossible, and it has shock-proofing, putting out any plan to shock-kill it, but in order to spin he has to spin ON THE SPOT! I dont have to spin on the spot, as my bar can spin up and allow me to move at the same time. I should be able to spin-up easily and the reach of my bar is 90cm, 20cm longer than the body of my robot (70cm) So I can prevent him hitting me and cause some nasty scars. If he starts to spin, go for the pit release button and then try to bash him down the pit.

Good luck Joey - again!

[kodster]

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Bah, crashed out again.

[Guest]

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We have now reached the halfway point of the competition, and Heat E is about tk=o get underway!

Eliminator 17/32:
No Objections v Bar-Red

No Objections has been billed by his opponent as one of the best vapourbots this year, so this is sure to be a friendly battle, right?

Think again. This is the 4th Paul/Joey clash of the competition so far, and its 3-0 to Joey. Paul looks up to No Objections, but he hopes to be looking down on it by the end of this bout with his original design Bar-Red!

Booth 1: Joey McConnell
Booth 2: Paul Cuomo

5,4,3,2,1, SMASH!!

Bar-Red starts spinning up, while No Objections does the same! But the Bars reach is longer than No Objections ring, and Paul draws first blood, smashing into Joey and leaving a long scar along one side of the dome! Joey quickly stops spinning while Paul spins back up and gets underneath Bar-Red to lift it over! He does so, and to stop Paul self-righting Joey clamps down on top with his lifting arm! Bar-Red aint going nowhere, so Joey pushes him into the pit release button! The siren wails, but Joey cant get around to push Bar-Red in without giving Paul the time to self-right! To contemplate this Joey stacks Bar-Red on the wall, then tries to flip it OOTA! Bar-Red however, falls off the lifter early on and crashes sideways to the ground, landing on the side of its own bar weapon! Paul tears a chunk out of the arena floor and bounces onto his back! He self-rights, but Joey is ready and gets underneath again, lifting Bar-Red up into the air again to let it come crashing down on its back once more! Now Joey repeats his earlier tactic of pressing down with the lifter and pushes Bar-Red onto the edge of the pit! Paul cant really self-right from here, so Joey does a victory spin and shoves him into the chasm!

WE NOW AWAIT THE SECOND ELIMINATOR!

Joey makes it 4-0 and takes No Objections onto the heat semi-finals!

Coming Next:
Bio-Hazard v Tira III

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on April 17, 200

[corsair_lightning]

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BIOHAZARD vs Tira III

Get underneath him and flip him. hopefully hell go spinning around the arena with that disc of his.

[paulc]

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As much as I dont mind losing to Joey, this is starting to become an annoyance - 4-0! But Ive still got MeCannibal, Storm 2 and Terrorhurtz to make the semis.

[kodster]

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Tactics posted earlier.

Seriously, one hit from Tiras disc should be enough to send Biohazard over for an instant win, even with his giant length and width dimensions.

[Guest]

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A much anticipated eliminator is ahead!
Some people are actually going for Mark here, as they believe Tiras lack of a srimech will prove fatal when Kody faces the dreaded lifter of Bio-Hazard! But Kody is not without supporters, and Bio-Hazards titanium armour, flimsy by vapour standards could fall foul of the flywheel....

Eliminator 18/32:
Bio-Hazard v Tira III

Bio-Hazard is a two-time champion of the original robot wars competitions, and a three time champion of Battlebots. Will he be the champion of Robot SMASH!!?

Tira III is another of Kodys creations. So far Mr. Kunzs vapours have not made it past the heat final, but Tira plans to do things differently.

Booth 1: Mark Elam
Booth 2: Kody Kunz

5,4,3,2,1, SMASH!!

Tira immediately spins up, but Bio-Hazard is feeling aggressive and comes in to slam Tira from the side! Its a quick start by Mark, and he lifts Tira as he bashes her into the angle grinder! But Tira falls back onto her wheels and Kody brings the flywheel into play!
CRASH!
Bio-Hazard spins away across the arena floor, but one of the skirts is buckled and bent and he seems to have lost drive in some wheels as mobility is limited when Kody tries to get back into the match! From the buckled side skirt we can see that at least two of the wheels on the left hand side have been mangled by Tiras flywheel, and now Kody comes in on the attack again!
CRASH!
Bio-Hazard is lifted into the air and pirehouttes gracefully before crashing down into the CPZ! Mark is flipped by the spike, and before he can self-right Kody comes in on the attack for the third time!
CRASH!

THE SECOND ELIMINATOR IS OVER!

Tira III defies the bookies favourite and moves on to the heat semi-finals, Bio-Hazard is biologically eliminated!

Coming Next:
The May Tracks Has You v Sonic Boom

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on April 17, 200

[Guest]

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Eliminator 19/32:
The May Tracks Has You v Sonic Boom

TMTHY is an interesting weapon synergy, utilising a flipper combined with spikes on the wedge to cause some serious tyre damage!

Sonic Boom is an axlebot based on Stinger. The axe has over 800kgs of force when this bot attacks, so watchout!

Booth 1: Frank Goacher
Booth 2: Daniel Stickler

5,4,3,2,1, SMASH!!

Both bots move off into the center of the arena, and Sonic Boom attacks!And misses... This lets Frank get in underneath those 20cm wide wheels, and now Sonic Boom is well and truly stuck on those spikes! TMTHY easily pushes Sonic Boom into the arena wall now, and lets it fly!
CRASH!
Sonic Boom goes sideways onto the angle grinder and comes down to earth with a bump! Daniel comes on the attack of May Tracks again, this time scoring a direct hit on the bodywork of Franks machine! May Tracks is stopped in its tracks for a moment, but then continues as normal and gets Sonic Boom on those spikes again, and this time Frank gets Sonic Boom right up close to the wall at the back of the arena (by the pit release, away from the entry doors) and flips it again!

SONIC BOOM!

Boom goes go the boom, and sonic boom goes Sonic Boom! May Tracks goes through to the heat semi-finals!

Coming Next:
Whirligig 4.5 v With or Without You

(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on April 17, 200

[joey_picus]

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Good that you dont mind losing to me Paul...could happen quite a bit Good fight though, I always get nervous about whos going to win because your bots and mine tend to be evenly matched.

[kodster]

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And there you go, folks. Besides I hate Biohazard, and even if someone else entered him I would have wanted him to die.

Go Tira! Shes on fyah!

[steven_mcg]

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Um...kill it.