Heat 7 - Heat Final - Forcepower 5.0 (13) v The Epidemic (29)

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Forcepower immediately from the start hopes that this is a repeat of his team mates matches against Leprosy Infection and Back To Rock 2, and so charges right out of the blocks from the off towards the number 29 seed. The Epidemic knows exactly what to expect though and so immediately skids to one side, nearly resulting in Forcepower 5.0 driving into the wall through his own haste. This slip-up allows the Epidemic all the time he needs to get up to speed, but AJ turns around and tries to come flying in with the wedge. Again Kody manages to shift slightly to one side and he impacts straight into the side skirt of Forcepower 5.0, ripping it off its rotary joint completely. Ajs not having this and so turns around to get his revenge, but once again Kody dodges the charge with expert driving skills. AJ is just having no luck at getting the speed of the shell down, yet knows that he cant just sit back and wait for The Epidemic to come to him, as even this early in the fight, the torn off side panel is a big advantage for Kodys machine should it go to a judges decison.

Evidently hoping that at some point hell either get the shell to stop, or that Kody will bounce off him, he decides to run across the arena and open the pit. The siren wails like a banshee as the familiar noise reverberates around the audience and the pit descends to its sunken position. No sooner has he done it than does his plan almsot come into action as Kody careers across the arena whilst the back of Forcepower 5.0 is exposed, crashing into it, and managing to leave scratches on the very thick 6mm hardox frame. The impact however sends him skidding off, right past the edge of the pit. The audience groan as The Epidemic has a very near miss, but he has an even nastier shock waiting for him as he spins right into the CPZ of Matilda. He slams into the wall, stopping the shell completely and is immediately met by a huge lump of flywheel which throws him up into the air and nearly out of the arena. He lands back on his wheels again outside of the CPZ and after attaining which way is forward slams into forward gear and lives to fight on with no more than a tooth missing and a slightly scratched shell.

Forcepower 5.0 sees all of this coming however and no sooner has he managed to get away, Forcepower 5.0 manages to get under the barely spinning shell and is shunting him right across the arena, and into the opposite CPZ, containing Mr. Psycho. Kody hammers frantically at the controls and manages to escape just as the hammer falls, making a dent in the arena floor. Another dodgy aim from the biggest of the house robots. But again, theres no let off for The Epidemic whos beginning to see this fight slip away from him as Forcepower 5.0 charges after him as he escapes, thrusting him straight into the wall, attempting to throw him out the way he did to 8645t. But theres only pain waiting for Forcepower as the invertible wedge follows straight through underneath The Epidemic and gets him stuck underneat the angle grinder. Kody thanks his lucky stars and immediately backs off to spin up the shell. A couple of seconds later and he comes flying in, sending both robots spinning and with it, the remaining skirt on Forcepower. Ajs machine has been left naked!

The impact has knocked Forcepower 5.0 out from under the angle grinder but The Epidemics shell has been allowed to get back up to full speed. A cat and mouse match follows as Forcepower 5.0 tries to catch The Epidemic who seems clearly more worried about whatll happen if it goes to a judges decison, knowing hes on top based on damage. Forcepower 5.0 catches him eventually though, and slams the wedge underneath him, sending him spinning away and sending the Epidemic dancing as the centre of gravity wobbles all over the place. Forcepower 5.0 regains his composure and turns back around for another onslaught but The Epidemic has balanced himself and is nearly back up to full speed. AJs machine flies towards him, but Kody manages to manouvre his way over to one side and slams the already skirtless side panel. Both robots spin away once more, but this time its once too many times for Forcepower 5.0 who gets strung up by his own patarde, and goes spinning straight into the pit he opened in the first place.

CEASE

Me - Forcepower wasnt quite feeling it... The Epidemic plagues his way into the series semi-finals