MAL Championship

[Excerpt from article "2031 Championship Series" by Nicolette Dossey]

The Mechanized Athlete League (MAL) 2031 championship series has come to an exciting close in TranStar's Combat Park, Nevada.

The Japanese team operating Lightning Kaiju pulled out a stunning victory over the heavily favored Crimson Mace from Norway.

Crimson Mace had the match firmly in hand from the start. While lacking in maneuverability, its capacitors absorbed wild amounts of energy from its opponent and used them to power magnetic shields, creating a feedback loop that Kaiju struggled to counter.

Solid blows landed at the 2 minute and 3:30 minute mark by Crimson sent the Japanese machine into a tailspin each time.

Coverage of the event was briefly interrupted when a surprise electromagnetic pulse by Lightning Kaiju disrupted cameras while also blinding its opponent. Kaiju then finished a helpless Crimson Mace with its signature KillStroke plasma beam.

The finals were viewed in almost 90 million households worldwide, making it the most watched event in MAL history.