Okay, I just finished watching the Golden Bolt tournament, and here are the results…
Quarterfinals:
End Game won against Free Shipping by knockout (it didn’t last very long, so not much else to really say here)
Jackpot won against Whiplash by a split judges decision (Whiplash went with its lifter only configuration, but it failed to work at all)
SawBlaze won against Shreddit Bro! by unanimous judges decision (the fight had to be stopped early due to the bots getting stuck together and excessive smoke making it too dangerous to try separating them)
Tantrum won against Ripperoni by unanimous judges decision (could’ve gone very differently if not for Ripperoni unexpectedly losing a wheel entirely on its own early on)
Semifinals:
End Game won against Jackpot by knockout (Jackpot could’ve had a better chance at winning if not for its weapon being disabled early, especially with the help Jackpot was getting from its minibot Ace)
SawBlaze won against Tantrum by a split judges decision (SawBlaze flipped itself over after delivering one hit too many and was counted out right at the three minute mark at the end of the fight, leading to some initial confusion on whether it would be a knockout or go to the judges, so that call came down to literally a fraction of a second)
Final:
End Game won against SawBlaze by a split judges decision (it was very close with SawBlaze dominating the first half and End Game dominating the second half, and great sportsmanship from the SawBlaze team for choosing not to appeal the judges decision)
Wow, that sure was fun to watch, with lots of incredible moments in several of those fights. I don’t know when the next full season will begin, but I am certainly looking forward to it.
