Kaiba: After 22 duels, we have this duel left. Old school v. New School.

Joey: Blaze the Fire King User and God slayer v. Irvine, the First half of the First Round survivor.

Jack: These two were able to best their foes and here we see possibly a hard fought battle for the ultimate prize, the Duel League Championship.

Kaiba: We shall see who will survive. Announcer!

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is for the Duel League Championship! First, Irvine!

https://youtu.be/x2o_wW-llz0

Kaiba: As mentioned in the pre-show, Irvine gets to start first because the order was based on the semi-final duels where Irvine had the most amount of life points left as opposed to Blaze.

Jack: But he thrives most in either starting positions. He can be first or second but still pull off wins. 

Joey: This is one odds on favorite. Gamblers will for sure bet on this one!

Announcer: And his opponent, Blaze!

https://youtu.be/DMFAzW2SnnA

Kaiba: This one, was able to beat down the one who eliminated AK. I am for sure confident maybe this one will be Duel League Champion.

Joey: Well, never say never Kaiba. This one for sure may be able to stop the Link Summons from happening

Jack: We shall see who will win. These two have shown their worth. Any one of them could be the next champion.

Announcer: Let the duel begin!

Turn 1 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I set a monster and place one card face down. I activate from my hand a Continuous Spell Card, Burden of the Mighty! Each face-up monster my opponent controls loses 100 ATK times its level. I end my turn.

Jack: Starting the handicap this early! 

Kaiba: Can still go either way

Turn 2 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I set three cards facedown and a monster in defense. I end my turn.

Turn 3 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I set a monster in facedown defense and end my turn.

Joey: What's going on?

Kaiba: Ah Wheeler. Your fourth rate duelist mind is showing and reeking this duel. It's strategy. He who attacks first will lose.

Turn 4 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I set a monster in defense and end my turn

Turn 5 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I end my turn

Boos were beginning to shower the arena due to the defensive and stalling moves

Kairi: Clearly these idiots are fourth rate arm chair duelists!

Turn 6 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 8000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I summon Fire Hand (FIRE/4*/Pyro/ATK1600/DEF1000)

Due to Burden of the Mighty
Fire Hand ATK: 1600 -> 1200

Blaze: I attack your facedown monster with Fire Hand. The first one you set!

Fire Hand attacks the facedown monster, which was Marshmallon (LIGHT/3*/Fairy/ATK300/DEF500)

Irvine: Marshmallon's effect activates. It will not be destroyed by battle. Also while facedown if it is attacked by an opponent's monster, the opponent takes 1000 Life Point Damage

Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000

Blaze: I end my turn

Turn 7 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I set a card and end my turn

Kaiba: This is a defensive showdown!

Jack: Blaze may have done himself in with that

Joey: Too early folks

Turn 8 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I shift Fire Hand to defense and end my turn

Turn 9 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Irvine draws a card and ends his turn.

Turn 10 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Blaze draws a card and ends his turn

Turn 11 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Irvine draws a card and ends his turn

Turn 12 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Blaze draws a card and ends his turn

Turn 13 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Irvine draws a card 

Irvine: Attrition is over. I summon Widget Kind (EARTH/3*/Cyberse/ATK1500/DEF900). I activate its effect that when this card is normal summoned, I can special summon 1 Cyberse monster from my hand in defense position, I special summon, Cyberse Whie Hat (LIGHT/6*/Cyberse/ATK1800/DEF2400).

Joey: Finally some monsters in attack!

Irvine: Cyberse Kid, attack Fire Hand!

Fire Hand is destroyed by battle.

Blaze: Fire Hand's effect activates. When this card is destroyed by my opponent's card and sent to the Graveyard. I can target 1 monster they control and destroy it. I select Marshmallon!

Marshmallon is destroyed.

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 14 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Blaze draws a card 

Blaze I sacrifice my facedown Card Trooper and Prominence Hand to summon, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys (FIRE/8*/Winged Beast/ATK2400/DEF1600).

Irvine: Ha! due to Burden of the Mighty, it goes down by 800 ATK!

Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys ATK due to Burden of the Mighty,: 2400 -> 1600

Blaze: I don't plan to attack. I set a card and activate a Continuous Trap Card, Blast with Chain!

Joey: What?

Blaze: I equip it to Cyberse White Hat and it will increase its ATK by 500 ATK

DUe to Blast with Chain, Cyberse White Hat's ATK: 1800 -> 2300

Irvine: Okay....

Blaze: I end my turn

Kaiba: This may be Blaze thinking outside the box...

Turn 15 (Irvine 8000/ Blaze 7000)
Irvine draws a card

Blaze: During your standby phase, I activate a Trap Card, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai. I tribute my Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys to inflict damage equal to its Original ATK of 2400!

Irvine 5600/ Blaze 7000

Kaiba: There's a reason he did that!

Irvine: Weird...but I sacrifice Cyberse White Hat, Widget Kid and my facedown Flamvell  Guard to Tribute Summon Beast King Barbaros (EARTH/8*/Beast-Warrior/ATK3000/DEF1200). It activates its effect since it was Tribute Summoned with 3 monsters to destroy all cards my opponent controls.

Blaze's field is wiped out.

Kaiba: Oh! here it comes. 

Irvine: Barbaros, direct attack!

Irvine 5600/ Blaze 4000

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 16 (Irvine 5600/ Blaze 4000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: During my Standby Phase, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys is revived and special summoned in defense mode (FIRE/8*/Winged Beast/ATK2400/DEF1600). Upon being special summoned from the Graveyard, it destroys all Spells and Traps on the field!

Irvine's Burden of the Mighty and facedown Mirror Force and Cynet Regression were destroyed

Irvine: But it's all as a defender

Blaze: I set a monster and end my turn

Kaiba: This is gonna be drawn out as either want to go all out

Turn 17 (Irvine 5600/ Blaze 4000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I summon Ram Clouder (LIGHT/4*/Cyberse/ATK1800/DEF1000). Ram Clouder, attack Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys

Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys is destroyed by battle.

Irvine: Beast King Barbaros, attack that facedown monster!

Beast King Barbaros attacks the facedown monster, which is Fire King Avatar Barong (FIRE/4*/Beast-Warrior/ATK1800/DEF200).

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 18 (Irvine 5600/ Blaze 4000)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I set a card and Normal Summon from my hand, Laval Lancelord (FIRE/6*/Warrior/ATK2100/DEF200). I can normal summon this monster but at the end phase, this is sent to the graveyard. Now I attack Ram Clouder!

Ram Clouder is destroyed by battle

Irvine 5300/ Blaze 4000

Blaze: I end my turn and Laval Lancelord is sent to the Graveyard.

Turn 19 (Irvine 5300/ Blaze 4000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: Barbaros, direct attack!

Blaze: I activate a Continuous Trap Card, Call of the Hauned, I special summon from the Graveyard, Fire Hand (FIRE/4*/Pyro/ATK1600/DEF1000).

Irvine: THen I attack Fire Hand!

Fire Hand is destroyed by battle

Irvine 5300/ Blaze 2600

Blaze: Fire Hand's effect activates I target and destroy Beast King Barbaros!

Beast King Barbaros is destroyed by the effect of Fire Hand.

Irvine: I end my turn

Kaiba: An open field... 

Jack: All their defensives now blown wide open.

Joey: All Blaze next turn

Turn 20 (Irvine 5300/ Blaze 2600)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I summon Fox Fire (FIRE/2*/Pyro/ATK300/DEF200). I attack.

Irvine 5000/ Blaze 2600

Blaze: I end my turn

Turn 21 (Irvine 5000/ Blaze 2600)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I summon, Evilswarm Mandragora (DARK/4*/Plant/ATK1550/DEF1450). I attack Fox Fire

Fox Fire is destroyed by battle

Irvine 5000/ Blaze 1350

Irvine: I end my turn

Blaze: End Phase, since Fox Fire was destroyed by battle. I special summon it in face-up defense position (FIRE/2*/Pyro/ATK300/DEF200).

Turn 22 (Irvine 5000/ Blaze 1350)
Blaze draws a card and ends his turn

Turn 23 (Irvine 5000/ Blaze 1350)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I attack Fox Fire with Evilswarm Mandragora

Fox Fire is destroyed by battle

Irvine: I end my turn

Blaze: End Phase, since Fox Fire was destroyed by battle. I special summon it in face-up defense position (FIRE/2*/Pyro/ATK300/DEF200).

Turn 24 (Irvine 5000/ Blaze 1350)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I summon Volcanic Rocket (FIRE/4*/Pyro/ATK1900/DEF1400). I activate its effect upon being summoned that I can add 1 Blaze Accelerator card from my deck

Blaze Accelerator is added to the hand.

Blaze: I activate a Continuous Spell Card, Blaze Accelerator. For now, I attack Madragora with Rocket!

Evilswarm Mandragora is destroyed by battle

Irvine 4650/ Blaze 1350

Blaze: I end my turn

Kaiba: Is this Blaze's comeback?

Turn 25 (Irvine 4650/ Blaze 1350)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I set a card and Special Summon from the hand by its effect, Cyber Dragon (LIGHT/5*/Machine/ATK2100/DEF1600). I attack Volcanic Rocket with Cyber Dragon!

Volcanic Rocket is destroyed by battle

Irvine 4650/ Blaze 1150

Irvine: My turn is done.

Turn 26 (Irvine 4650/ Blaze 1150)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I summon Flame Tiger (FIRE/4*/Beast/ATK1800/DEF0). I activate Blaze Accelerator's effect. I discard Volcanic Scattershot to destroy Cyber Dragon.

Cyber Dragon is destroyed by Blaze Accelerator as Volcanic Scattershot is discarded from the hand to the Graveyard

Blaze: Volcanic Scattershot's effect activates, when this card is sent to the Graveyard, inflict 500 damage to the opponent

Irvine 4150/ Blaze 1150

Blaze: However, when activating Blaze Accelerator, I am unable to declare an attack. I end my turn

Turn 27 (Irvine 4150/ Blaze 1150)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I set a card and end my turn

Joey: Has he lost it?

Kaiba: We may not know

Turn 28 (Irvine 4150/ Blaze 1150)
Blaze draws a card

Blaze: I sacrifice Flame Tiger to summon, Manticore of Darkness (FIRE/6*/Beast-Warrior/ATK2300/DEF1000).

Irvine: I activate a Trap Card, Torrential Tribute. When you summoned that Manticore, I can destroy all monsters on the field. 

Manticore of Darkness and Fox Fire are destroyed by card effect

Blaze: I end...my turn but I activate Manticore of Darkness's effect. During the End Phase of the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard, I can send to the Graveyard 1 Beast, Beast-Warrior or Winged Beast Type mosn\ter from my hand or field to special Summon this card from the Graveyard. I send Little Chimera from my hand (BEAST) to special summon back on my field, (FIRE/6*/Beast-Warrior/ATK2300/DEF1000).

Jack: A risk taker!

Kaiba: Let's see if it pays off. 

Turn 29 (Irvine 4150/ Blaze 1150)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I need not use my link monsters now, I activate my Continuous Trap Card, Call of the Haunted to Special Summon from the Graveyard, Beast King Barbaros (EARTH/8*/Beast-Warrior/ATK3000/DEF1200). I activate an Equip Spell Card, United We Stand and equip this to Barbaros. Its effect is that the equipped monster gains 800 ATK for every face up monster I control. Only 800 since Barbaros is my only face-up monster

Due to United We Stand
Beast King Barbaros ATK: 3000 -> 3800

Irvine: I attack for game and destroy Manticore of Darkness!

Irvine 4150/ Blaze 0

Announcer: The winner and THE INAUGURAL Duel League Champion, Irvine!

Kaiba: Irvine did it! 

Jack: He won!

Joey: He did it! He did it! Irvine did it!

Irvine had his arms raised by his own self and as both finalists shook hands, Blaze respectfully raises Irvine's arm.

Jack: Well sportsmanship ain't dead at the very least

Joey: A pair of honorable duelists. The old praising the new.

Kaiba: You can't call Blaze old, he operated outside the box but took too much risks. Irvine saw through it and was able to dispatch him. Now will you excuse me...

Kaiba steps out and walks to the duel field once Irvine is in the middle. 

Kaiba: First of all, congratulations Irvine. How does it feel to be the Inaugural Duel League Champion?

Irvine: Pretty freakin' sweet! - breathes - I won it. From being someone who wasn't as favored to being THE favorite of the tournament to NOW being Duel League Champion. It feels real good.

Kaiba: So what's next for you?

Irvine: I will take on any on comers. I'm a fighting champion. but you prove yourself first to me. I will wear this strap proud and prove to you all why I won this. - raises the belt -

Kaiba: Once again, your first ever Duel League Champion, Irvine!

Irvine celebrates his title victory while pyro and fireworks go off in the arena

Joey: And that will do it for tonight's Duel League Championship Tournament

Jack: Tune in tomorrow for the first ever Duel League show!