Kaiba: So here we have our 3rd Quarter Final duel

Jack: This will be a match of who can go fast in summoning. 

Joey: Warriors huh? 

Kaiba: Cyberse for Irvine idiot!

Joey: Fine, announcer.

Announcer: This is the 3rd Quarter Final duel! Strike!

https://youtu.be/5a4feAn9S9s

Joey: Strike always as domineering as ever.

Jack: We've seen how he has destroyed his opponents 

Kaiba: Question is, can he do the same on Irvine?

https://youtu.be/x2o_wW-llz0

Joey: Now this one will have a tough road onward!

Jack: Let's see if Link Summoning can save him

Kaiba: This will be a good fight.

Announcer: Let the duel begin!

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

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

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

Irvine: I set 3 cards and summon Salamangreat Zebroid X (FIRE/4*/Cyberse/ATK1500/DEF1000). And since I get a Salamangreat monster on my field, I special summon from my hand, Salamangreat Fowl (FIRE/4*/Cyberse/ATK1800/ DEF200). 

Joey: 2 Monsters already?

Jack: This will be trouble

Irvine: I attack your facedown with Salamangreat Fowl!

Salamangreat Fowl destroys his facedown monster, which was Stronghold Guardian (EARTH/4*/Warrior/ ATK 0/ DEF 1500).

Irvine: Salamangreat Zebroid X, direct attack!

Strike 6500/ Irvine 8000

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 3 (Strike 6500/ Irvine 8000)
Strike draws a card

Strike: I summon Goblin Attack Force (EARTH/4*/Warrior/ATK2300/DEF0)

Irvine: I activate a Trap Card, Bottomless Trap Hole, Goblin Attack Force goes out of play.

Goblin Attack Force is removed from play.

Strike: I end..my turn

Jack: Big move this early!

Kaiba: I sense this is a waste

Turn 4 (Strike 6500/ Irvine 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I summon Texchanger (DARK/1*/Cyberse/ ATK 100/ DEF 100).  And I attack you directly with Texchanger

Strike 6400/ Irvine 8000

Irvine: Zebroid X, direct attack!

Strike 4900/ Irvine 8000

Irvine: Fowl, direct attack!

Strike 3100/ Irvine 8000

Irvine: I end my turn

Jack: There goes the domination!

Turn 5 (Strike 3100/ Irvine 8000)
Strike draws a card

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

Turn 6 (Strike 3100/ Irvine 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I summon another Salamangreat Zebroid X (FIRE/4*/Cyberse/ATK1500/DEF1000). I link my two Salamangreat Zebroid Xs and Salamangreat Fowl to Link summon, Decode Talker (Dark/Link - 3/ Cyberse/ATK2300). Its effect activates where it gains 500 AK for each monster it points to. With Texchanger on its lower right, it gains 500 ATK points

Decode Talker ATK: 2300 -> 2800

Irvine: I attack your facedown monster with Decode Talker

Decode Talker attacked the facedown monster, which was Warrior Lady of the Wastelands (EARTH/4*/Warrior/ATK1100/DEF1200). 

Strike: I activate Warrior Lady's effect. I can Special Summon 1 EARTH Warrior Type monster with an ATK of 1500 or less in face-up attack position. And I special SUmmon, Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (EARTH/4*/Warrior/ATK1400/DEF1200)

Strike's deck is shuffled

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 7 (Strike 3100/ Irvine 8000)
Strike draws a card

Strike: I summon, Power Breaker (EARTH/4*/Warrior/ATK1900/DEF0). I then tribute Power Breaker to Special SUmmon, Turret Warrior (EARTH/5*/Warrior/ATK1200/DEF2000). I activate its effect. When I activate its effect and after tributing 1 Warrior Monster to special summon this card, it gains ATK equal to the Tributed monster's original attack. It gains Power Breaker's 1900 ATK

Turret Warrior ATK: 1200 -> 3100

Joey: Woah!

Kaiba: This will be the end...

Strike: Turret Warrior, attack Decode Talker!

Irvine: I activate a trap card, Compulsory Evacuation Device. I can return a monster on the field to their owner's hand. Warrior Turret, back you go!

Strike: I attack Texchanger with Obnoxious Celtic Guardian!

Irvine; Texchanger's effect activates. When a monster is targeted for an attack, I can negate the attack and then Special Summon a Normal Cyberse Normal monster from my hand, deck or field. I select from my deck, Suppression Collider in Attack Mode (DARK/8*/Cyberse/ATK2800/DEF2600). 

Strike: I end...my turn

Turn 8 (Strike 3100/ Irvine 8000)
Irvine draws a card

Irvine: I attack Obnoxious Celtic Warrior with Suppression Collider

Strike 1700/ Irvine 8000

Strike: Obnoxious Celtic Guardian's effect does not allow it to be sent to the Graveyard when fighting with monsters with ATK 1900 or above.

Irvine: Then we go on with the assault, Decode Talker, attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian!

Strike 300/ Irvine 8000

Irvine: I end my turn

Turn 9 (Strike 300/ Irvine 8000)
Strike drew a card

Strike: I end my turn...

Turn 10 (Strike 300/ Irvine 8000)
Irvine draws a  card

Irvine: Decode Talker, attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian once more!

Strike 0/ Irvine 8000

Announcer: The winner, Irvine!

Joey: That was amazing!

Jack: Irvine dominating the match throughout. 

Kaiba: We saw a different duelist. This wasn't the duelist we saw in the previous rounds.

Jack: Kaiba, it was as if Irvine had his number.

Joey: And with that, Irvine makes it to the semifinals

Strike just walked out as Irvine's arm was raised.