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HEAT SEMI 1
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INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Looked very impressive in the first round, I felt.

THE STEEL AVENGER
A little quiet, I felt, with Iron Awe doing most of the work against IG-88.

ROBOTEERS STAND BY
Booth 1 - Infernal Contraption
Booth 2 - The Steel Avenger
House Robots - Mr Psycho, Growler

3....2....1....ACTIVATE!!
This will be an interesting battle. Infernal Contraption charges out and hits The Steel Avenger full on. The Steel Avenger swings its axe, and hits the outer rim of one of the wheels. Infernal Contraption is a small robot and the design, I think, may give The Steel Avenger a lot of trouble. The Avenger tries clinging to Infernal with its axe, but it can only hold on for 30 seconds before it must let go. It does so and Infernal Contraption rides away. It turns and tries a side onslaught, but Steel Avenger tries to take a swing...no, it's missed! And that allows Infernal Contraption to rush around the side and hit it with its flywheel.
BAMM!
The Avenger is jolted, but not really much more than that. Infernal Contraption rushes out of the way, the disc quickly getting up to speed, three seconds let me remind you. The Steel Avenger turns as well....right now it seems like the two are each trying to get in an attacking position on the other at the same time....no, hang on, Steel Avenger reverses into Infernal Contraption...
BAMM!
The rear end takes a nasty buffeting! Steel Avenger tries to use its lifter, and overturns Infernal Contraption. That won't worry it, though. It can run either way up. The two robots turn, Infernal slightly the faster...
BAMM!
It hits The Steel Avenger in the side again! This is very even so far. Both machines seem to be playing a very stratergic game here. Very close between the two....right now, they seem to be meerly dodging each other....oh, another head on collision! Infernal has veered slightly to the side, and The Steel Avenger fires its axe....but fails again to strike an effective part of Infernal Contraption. That really is a worry here. But again, it's grabbed hold of it, and it is taking its prey....towards the CPZ perhaps....yes, and Growler grabs hold of Infernal Contraption's wheel. He carries it to the centre of the arena, and does a nice little spin with it. Infernal Contraption looking a little weary...but it has been let go and it is away again...
BAMM!
Straight into the side of The Steel Avenger again....a buffet, but not much damage....the odd scratch down the side perhaps. Still, though, the two robots have to play their little game, and we're running out of time....

10....9....8....7....6....5....4....

The Steel Avenger has just landed a hit on Infernal Contraption at last!

3....2....1....

CEASE!!

And its all over. It goes to the judges. They'll, of course, be marking on Style, Control, Damage and Aggression. Lets have a look at the scorechart for that battle.

INFERNAL CONTRAPTION
Damage - Caused a considerable amount of scratches to the side of The Steel Avenger. 3/5
Aggression - Continually aggresive. 5/5
Control - Not great, unable to avoid two grabs by Steel Avenger. 2/5
Style - A very aggresive persistant style. 4/5

THE STEEL AVENGER
Damage - Did not cause much damage at all. 1/5
Aggresion - Very aggresive, but missed several of its shots. 3/5
Control - Very well controlled, loses points for impaling the floor. 4/5
Style - Good style, pushed Infernal Contraption into Growler's CPZ. 4/5

TOTAL
Infernal Contraption - 14/20
The Steel Avenger - 12/20

INFERNAL CONTRAPTION GOES THROUGH TO THE HEAT FINAL!!