If Lian wins another event, the world will not only explode, if will IMPLODE!!...Only Doctor Who nerds - like PROPER nerds - will know what on Earth I'm referring to.

Anyway, here's your average everyday fight between your not-so average everyday robots written by your average-at-best everyday writer. Enjoy

MATCH: THREE
Eye Of Ran II vs. Munch

From Pontefract, Eye Of Ran II!!
Entered by Joey McConnel
Where does this robots name come from? I dunno, but if you see Eye Of Ran, you better start running! This T-shaped robot of doom is equipped with a deadly bar weapon: a deadly 30kg metre long spinning bar that blends Flywheel logic - by using weight reducing holes to make the outer edge of the blade heavier - with a bar€™s raw power to hit hard and fast - spinning at 2500rpm - and giving off 106kj per hit from those curved teeth shaped hammers at each end of bar! This robot has speed as well, being at 12mph and capable of fantastic acceleration away from it€™s predator, as well as towards it€™s prey, and the 2 wheel drive with both wheels mounted at the front make it easy to keep the blade pointed towards it€™s target! But even if it€™s caught, the 4mm Hardox shell with Polycarbonate overlayer over a Ti/V box section chassis make this a tough not to crack. Rear/side wedges serve as additional weapons to push with, and it€™s nearly impossible to attack this robot without being hit by the blade, but underneath the blade is a 5mm ground clearance and in a straight pushing match this robot could find itself staring defeat in the face.

From Milton Keynes, Munch!!
Entered by Jordan Brown
Munch, crush, eats robots whole for brunch! Yes, extremely bad rhyme for an extremely good robot. What we have here is a compact reverse trapezoidal wedge crushing machine, powered by 2 x LEM130€™s at 36V, giving 18hp, going to 4 small wheels, which give 10mph speeds: not amazingly fast, but it is great for torque and acceleration. The weaponry is a twin pronged, 15mm Hardox thick electric crusher powered by dual ampflow A28-400's at 26.4V, giving 4.5 tonnes at the tip, and capable of going from fully open to close - a 100 degrees range of motion - in less than a second. This already sounds like a strong machine; throw on a body shell crafted of Grade 5 Titanium of 15mm for the front forks, and the rest 7mm thickness. This looks like a contender, but the speed of the machine, plus the exposed tyres could result in Munch getting crunched.

Booth #1: Joey M
Booth #2: Jordan B

Roboteers, stand by!!!

3€¦2€¦1€¦activate!!!

Up whirls the blade of Eye Of Ran€¦and it€™s already up to speed; there was no way of Munch getting to him prior to the spinning up of the weapon. The whirling dervish comes in ever closer, AND WHACKS STRAIGHT INTO THE FRONT OF MUNCH€¦Wow - that€™s the first time the Eye Of Ran has been even shrugged off without causing damage so far! This is a brave, strong machine in Munch, as he comes back on the attack on a slowing down spinning blade, and Eye Of Ran is driven back and MUNCH GETS HIS CLAWS AROUND THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF EYE OF RAN!! The one machine that could€™ve had a strong advantage over Eye Of Ran, and Jordan Brown has utilised it; holding the strong Challenge Belt holder like a dog with a bone, pinning him in against the side wall, all the time racking up points, all the time. Tired of pinning, in what looks to be a really quick fight here, Munch manhandles Joey€™s machine and pushes him straight INTO THE PIT RELEASE BUTTON! The abyss opens, and looks for an easy win here, but controversial decision by the arena marshalls; they think that Eye Of Ran has been held too long, and tell Jordan to release him: and he begrudenly abides! Eye Of Ran is free! Joey takes this opportunity and drives into the arena centre, blade whirling, as the slow Munch makes his way afterwards. In the arena centre now, Joey turns to face Munch, but yet again the machine from Milton Keynes deflects the blow away, this time though with minor damage - some scrapes in the front 15mm of Titanium armour! Munch lundges forward to try and get another hold on, but Joey is all the wiser this time, and instead reverses, doing a stylish spin away from trouble€¦AND ENDING UP SIDE-ON TO MUNCH! He hits in, and tears one of the tyres straight off Munch€™s front-right side: THAT is proper damage now! Munch is still able to move however, albeit not very well in a straight line, and goes again for the front of Eye Of Ran, and again pushing back the bar spinner machine. Joey is having a much harder time in this fight than he€™s had in any of the other battles so far, as he€™s pushed back over the under-floor arena saws, which we€™ve seen very little of in E.O.T.R Extreme Edition. There looks to be no damage to the Hardox and Polycarbonate body of Eye Of Ran, but dominance on the part of Munch all the way through this fight, as we go into the final minute: and Eye Of Ran has it all to do. Munch powers on€¦SMASH! Eye Of Ran hits the back wall with a great hit - control, dominance and aggression being scored on account of Munch. What performance so far! Eye Of Ran is let go, as Munch powers on again, but this time finally the blade has an effect, and a cut is put in the front of Munch, as he€™s flung backwards, and now Joey has a chance come in on the attack; he goes side-on, the same side as before€¦SMASH! No way! Off comes the front wheel of Munch as we go into the final 20 seconds of combat! Jordan has been strong throughout this fight but he seems to have lost it here! Joey comes in once again on the front and JORDAN HAS HIM ONCE MORE!
10€¦9€¦
Munch spins Eye Of Ran about, trying to edge him nearer to the saws€¦
€¦8€¦7€¦
Eye Of Ran€™s rear wedge is now slightly over the saws, and this time the saws do a bit of damage, cutting ever so slightly into it.
€¦6€¦5€¦
Eye Of Ran is let loose, going into the arena centre, and turning for another run in on Munch€¦
€¦4€¦3€¦
Joey comes in hard on the front, but again is deflected off! Bravery from Munch to go to a Judges Decision - unlike any other robot so far. Brilliant!!
€¦2€¦1€¦CEASE!!

Woah€¦this is MAJOR controversy, as is always the case on Robot Wars, and even their fanfic related outlets. The judges say that whilst Munch was clearly the better performer during the fight, they say that with the side two wheels missing it can€™t move in anything other than a circle, thus impinging the 50% drive rule.
It€™s sad but true, the JD don€™t need to make points, as they€™ve given it to EYE OF RAN!

Result:
Munch has bitten off a bit more than he can chew!
EYE OF RAN II DEFENDS THE CHALLENGE BELT, AND KEEPS IT!!!

MATCH: FOUR
Eye Of Ran II vs. Flick Of The Wrist

Send in tactics, comments, predictions and a wooden spoons as concelation for Mr Brown