Match 15: Setting Great Canyon 10:45 p.m.
Ramba – "Well, it looks like I'm not the only one to favor the Gouf." Norris – "I am a respecter of your work 'Blue Giant,' but this is no normal Gouf." Announcer – "Whoever is the first one to disable or destroy their opponent will win. If you are out for the 10 count, you lose. Ready… Fight!"

There was a gap separating the two, below them lay the colossal Colorado River and above was the expansive twilight of Arizona.
Ramba Rahl was indeed curious about the capabilities of this new model Gouf. He had heard that a Custom job had been in the works, but that was all he knew.

Ramba – "Well, shall we begin?
Norris – "Gladly."

The jump jets were sufficient to get to the other side of the Canyon; Norris knew this would be the hardest battle he had ever been in. Landing on the other side, he saw Ramba standing not 30 meters away, accepting of any challenge to come his way. Norris decided to start this thing off. He raised his Machine Gatling and opened fire.
Ramba was impressed by the firepower the Gouf Custom possessed; that Gatling almost seemed like overkill. He dodged behind a rock pillar, and decided to flank Packard. Coming out from the other side, he saw that Packard had followed his movements; so, Ramba had to continue dodging.

Ramba – "Aaah, who am I kidding? Being on defense is not my style."

Ramba extended his Heat Rod and whipped at Packard, he missed the Gatling, but he put his opponent on edge. He followed that up by firing his Left Hand Machine Guns, and succeeded in pushing Packard back.

Norris – "Darn thing is weighing me down."

Norris ejected his Machine Gatling, and commenced attack with his Shield Gatling Cannons. Neither he nor Rahl were able to gain an edge over the other; running between rock columns, sporadic firing, and the occasional Heat Rod whipping through the night air.
Ramba – 'What, I'm out of ammo? Time to move in closer.' Norris – 'He's better than I thought; this is no time to go soft, I have to attack.'

Norris continued to move cautiously, his scanners had been screwed up during Ramba's continuous attacks. He had to rely on his intuition as a soldier, and his skills as a pilot.

Ramba – "Got you!"

Norris turned around to find Ramba behind him, his Heat Sword slicing through a rock formation that came down on Norris' Suit. Norris managed to dodge, bot found a Heat Rod wrapped around his Suit.

Norris – "Oh, no you don't!"

Before the waves of energy from Ramba's Gouf came, Norris managed to fire his own Heat Rod at Rahl; the two were both shorted out by massive electric surges from the other Mobile Suit. Both pilots scrambled to fix their Mobile Suits before ten counts, but the energy flows had melted their motherboards.
Announcer – "8… 9… 10! This fight is a Double Knock Out! Neither one will advance."