▁any ▁close ▁put - out ▁or ▁force - out ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁battle . ▁The ▁f ights ▁between ▁the ▁runner ▁and ▁the ▁robot ▁tag ging ▁him ▁are ▁fought ▁from ▁the ▁side - view . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁fight ▁determ ines ▁whether ▁the ▁runner ▁is ▁safe ▁or ▁out . ▁Field ers ▁start ▁f ights ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁energy ▁bar ▁while ▁the ▁base - runner ' s ▁energy ▁bar ▁is ▁directly ▁proportional ▁to ▁the ▁distance ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁one ▁base ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁( for ▁example , ▁a ▁runner ▁who ▁leaves ▁base ▁while ▁the ▁bas eman ▁has ▁the ▁ball ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁amount ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁will ▁get ▁knock ed ▁out ▁in ▁one ▁hit ). ▁ ▁A ▁robot ▁can ▁lose ▁hit ▁points ▁not ▁only ▁by ▁fighting ▁or ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch ; ▁attack ing ▁with ▁a ▁" L aser ▁S word " ▁or ▁" L aser ▁Gun " ▁dra ins ▁H P ▁too , ▁and ▁prolong ed ▁use ▁will ▁leave ▁the ▁robot ▁manip ulating ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁smallest ▁possible ▁life ▁bar ▁but ▁won ' t ▁knock ▁him ▁out . ▁A ▁robot ▁that ▁has ▁lost ▁all ▁its ▁hit ▁points ▁in ▁one ▁game , ▁or ▁a ▁batter ▁with ▁low ▁H P ▁who ▁gets ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch , ▁will ▁expl ode ▁and ▁leave ▁its ▁team ▁with ▁one ▁less ▁robot ▁( and ▁the ▁explos ion ▁can ▁damage ▁the ▁winning ▁robot ▁too ). ▁Three ▁rob ots ▁lost ▁on ▁a ▁team ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁for fe it ,