Gladiator 2018 - Round 1, Match 8 - mac459 versus rockymtnchief

[Rain Man]

Vote for the person that you think would win this match in a battle to death or submission. As background, assume that prior to the tournament you received 10 minutes of training on every weapon. The time listed is the amount of time before the match where you learn what the weaponry and venue is.

Venue - Waist deep in the Amazon river
Starting Distance - 14 feet

mac459

Main Weapon - No weapons
Backup Weapon - Taser and steak knife

Prep Time - 15 Minutes
Special Factors - None

rockymtnchief

Main Weapon - Native American bow and 6 arrows
Backup Weapon - The thigh bone of a large ape

Prep Time - 31 seconds
Special Factors - None

[ModSocks]

No main weapon is a thing? what the F?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

No main weapon is a thing? what the F?

Fists and teeth are provided as a default to all contestants.

Except I guess those who are missing arms and teeth.

[TimBone]

This is a good one. Mac has military training and, iirc, RockymtnChief is a badass as well. I'd pay to watch this one.

[Beef Supreme]

What kind of taser? The kind that shoots from a distance or the kind you need to stick against their neck?

[Shag]

Draw. Piranhas win.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Beef Supreme

What kind of taser? The kind that shoots from a distance or the kind you need to stick against their neck?

It's the personal defense kind. You have to touch the person with it.

[Rain Man]

This is an interesting one. At first, it seems like the bow and arrow is an automatic win for rockymtnchief. But when you're mac459 waist deep in a river, you just duck under the water and I think it's going to be really hard to get a kill shot. I don't know how fast arrows travel in the water.

I feel like rockymtnchief is going to have to wait until mac459 surfaces to get a good shot, and those opportunities will be fleeting. I'm not sure that hit would be a kill shot, either, if he can stay under for most of his approach. Once they get close, the steak knife will beat the ape femur. I'm not sure how the taser plays into it, but I'm presuming it'll be useless if it's underwater.

I think mac actually takes this as long as he can hold his breath and avoid a kill shot while he approaches.

[Eleazar]

[Graystoke]

I believe this battle goes to rckymtnchief.
The distance is 14 feet. Point the arrow Mac goes under water. The Amazon is filthy water. Next time Mac comes up for air, shoot. Rinse and repeat if necessary. Make kill shot with large Ape bone to the head

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

I believe this battle goes to rckymtnchief.
The distance is 14 feet. Point the arrow Mac goes under water. The Amazon is filthy water. Next time Mac comes up for air, shoot. Rinse and repeat if necessary. Make kill shot with large Ape bone to the head

Yeah, Rockymtnchief can retreat close to as fast as mac can close distance, especially when you factor in limited visibility underwater.

[Easy 6]

Mac is a combat tested Green Beret, he drinks the tears of fallen enemies like a Gatorade substitute... its probably best if you just named him Planet Champion now

[Infidel Goat]

Starting distance 14 feet?
Taser gun shoots 15 feet.
Electrocution!

Mac wins (unless he's also electrocuted).

[Hydrae]

Who is upstream? At 14 feet they aren't on opposite shores of the Amazon.

[MMXcalibur]

Mac should be rushing right towards him from the start. The match all depends on if rockymtnchief can get that first shot off and if it hits. If not, game over.