Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 080 " Rivals in the Ring " , known as " A Fierce - Attack One - on - One Battle ! ! Yuma vs . The Indomitable Fighter Alito " in the Japanese version , is the eightieth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on November 18 , 2012 and in the United States on September 28 , 2013 . Summary . In the Barian World , Dumon uses the Baria Crystal to review Girag ' s attempts to acquire Yuma ' s " Number s " . Dumon quickly summons Alito and orders him to recover the " Numbers " . Alito refuses , saying he can ' t Duel seriously in the human world and that it would be a boring job . ( in the dub , Alito refuses to go to the human world because of the limitations put on his human form and the squandering of his Dueling skills ) Dumon ' s eyes glow , which intimidates Alito enough to get him to agree . Alito departs , saying he is doing this for the sake of the Barian World . Mizar approaches Dumon and asks if he can trust Alito to do this . He goes on saying that " if we fail to defeat Yuma Tsukumo and recover the Number s , then there won ' t be a future for us " , ( " Yuma Tsukumo must be defeated . Our world desperately needs those ' Numbers ' " in the dub ) adding that he can ' t believe Dumon gave such an important job to a simpleton like Alito . ( in the dub , Mizar says that Alito is too impulsive and cares about himself ) Dumon insists that putting aside everything else , Alito ' s Dueling skills are reliable . Even if he fails , they will still observe it and get more information . At Heartland Academy , in a room behind the gym , Girag is watching anime on TV , excited . The figure on TV introduces herself as a Duel Idol named Scarlett Starling , who says her CD , " The Draw with My Warm Fingertips " is now on sale and that it will attack his heart directly . ( In the dub , she ' s just singing the first ZEXAL theme song Take a Chance and Girag mentions her by name . ) Behind him , a portal opens and Alito emerges . He calls out for Girag , asking if he is having a good time . ( in the dub , Alito says he didn ' t know that Girag was such a music fan ) Girag , not recognizing Alito in his human form , demands to know who he is . Looking at himself in the mirror , Alito replies that it is the first time they met in their human forms . Girag , still not recognizing him , throws a punch . Alito avoids the punch and does his " cross - counter " , causing Girag to recognize him . They proceed to eat , with Alito chastising Girag for continuously failing and looking at cute girls , proclaiming he ' s only interested in Duel ing and won ' t be distracted by girls , but adds that it would be different if an angel descended in front of him . ( in the dub , Alito says that Girag didn ' t change one bit , while adding that even though he looks different , he ' s still a slacker . Girag protests that he was taking a break , but Alito replies that he was sent to Earth to get the mission back on track ) Later , Alito walks in Heartland Academy ' s hallway and finishes his shish - kabob , commenting that it ' s frustrating that he can ' t Duel in his true form and must rely on other humans to do it for him , let alone win and cannot recover the " Numbers " . Alito then bumps into Tori Meadows and instantly becomes infatuated with her , with him seeing her as an angel in his mind ( this scene is cut from the dub ) , and then seeing her face rise above the Earth as he floats in space . She asks if he ' s ok and he only mutters " angel " . ( in the dub , Alito mutters that he must be dreaming ) At the BARian ( its sign is cut from the dub ) , Alito orders a milkshake and asks Girag what love means . ( in the dub , he asks if love at first sight is real ) He mentions that right in front of him , an angel descended and he will tightly grab the angel ' s heart " with my counter strategy " . Girag seems confused , glancing down at the bar ' s counter . The next day , Tori is walking with Jen and Summer , finishing her statement with " he ' s an idiot " . ( " That math quiz was super easy " in the dub ) Alito appears and hands Tori a bouquet of roses , apologizing for yesterday and saying it was his fault , while thinking he ' ll approach her with " light jabs " first . ( " turning up the heat " in the dub ) Tori says she doesn ' t need compensation for that , with Alito thinking he ' ll counter later with a " deadly knockout " . ( " playing it cool " in the dub ) Yuma is racing Bronk down the stairs with Ray chasing after them . Yuma jumps , but lands on Alito , ruining the flowers . Yuma hastily apologizes ( calls an interference in the dub ) and runs after Bronk , with Astral sparing a glance back at Alito . Later , he makes another attempt to woo at the school , dancing about on the diving board , thinking this will be his " lead punch " ( in the dub , Alito plans to " use the unexpected to catch her off - guard " ) . Tori tells him to stop since it ' s dangerous and Alito slips , falling off the board , while thinking he will now pretend to be hit by his opponent ' s punch ( in the dub , Alito thinks that now he has Tori ' s attention , he can " give her a scare " ) . Tori covers her eyes and Alito hits the water . As he swims to the surface , he thinks while the opponent is panicked , he will counter . He imagines her showing concern for him and responding that he was distracted by her beauty . When he surfaces , he hears Yuma up on the board , yelling he ' ll go next . He jumps , dragging Ray with him and landing on Alito . As she walks home from school , Alito hands Tori a feather , saying she dropped something . Tori answers that it ' s not hers . Alito imagines his reply being that it came from her angel feathers , but Yuma arrives , sniffs the feather and sneezes , blowing the feather off from Alito ' s hand . Yuma and Ray run away with Tori chasing after them . At the BARian , Alito , frustrated , tells Girag that no matter how hard he tried , someone kept interfering . Girag calls that a " love rivalry " and advises Alito that all women love strong and powerful men , so if Alito defeats his rival , he would have her love . ( in the dub , Girag suggests that Alito and the rival have a no - holds - barred one - on - one Duel to prove his strength ) Girag says he must win , while handing him a bowl of fried pork ribs ( " win " and " fried pork ribs " both have a " katsu " sound in them in Japanese , so this is meant as a visual pun ) . Alito proclaims that he will win and devours the food that Girag gave to him . The next morning , while walking into the classroom , Yuma notices a note on his desk . Ray pops out from under Yuma ' s desk and identifies the letter as a challenge for a Duel . Yuma , frightened , shouts that he did not know that Ray came to him . Ray tries to calm down Yuma , telling him that he means well . At the school ' s roof , Yuma arrives where Alito is . Yuma holds up the note , asking Alito what he means by a serious Duel man to man , with Tori at stake . Alito demands for Yuma to Duel him or chicken out . ( in the dub , Alito says that if Yuma refuses , Tori will realize that she is worthy of Alito ) Yuma accepts , not knowing the reason . They begin their Duel , setting up their D - Pad s and Duel Gazer s . Taking the first turn , Alito thinks to himself that in his human form , he can ' t use a " CXyz " ( in the dub , Alito thinks that with whatever card he picks , he can take charge of the Duel right from the start ) . He draws and Normal Summon s " Battlin ' Boxer Headgeared " . He then activate s " Ring Announcer " which allows him to Special Summon a " Battlin ' Boxer " monster from his hand . A microphone appears in his hand and he announces that in his corner will be " Battlin ' Boxer Glassjaw " . Alito overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon " Battlin ' Boxer Lead Yoke " in Attack Position . Yuma comments that Alito Summoned an Xyz Monster on first turn . Astral warns Yuma to be careful and points that he might be an assassin from the Barian World , saying a feels a great pressure coming from him . Seeing Astral , Alito recognizes as a messenger from Astral World and realizes the guy his Dueling is Yuma Tsukumo . Alito Set s two cards face - down and ends his turn , thinking that it ' s getting interesting now . Yuma draws and Normal Summons " Gagaga Magician " . He then activates " Blustering Winds " , increasing his monster ' s ATK by 1000 . He orders an attack , but Alito calls him naive and activates the effect of " Lead Yoke " . He can detach an Overlay Unit to prevent its destruction by battle . The restraints binding " Lead Yoke " crack a bit and Yuma insists he ' ll still take the Battle Damage . Alito ' s Life Points fall to 3700 , with him calling it a " decent punch " . ( in the dub , he asks , " You call that an attack ? " ) Alito reveals that after an Overlay Unit is detached , " Lead Yoke " gains 800 ATK . Its ATK rises to 3000 as it breaks some of its restraints and glows with a red aura . Astral is impressed by its effect and Yuma ends his turn . Alito draws and activates " Mano a Mano " , causing a boxing ring to surround the two monsters . He explains that any Battle Damage inflicted while this card is face - up will be increased by 1000 . Alito declares his attack and " Lead Yoke " destroys " Gagaga Magician " , inflicting 500 damage and then proceeds to punch Yuma for another 1000 , flooring him . Alito asks how his counter - punch tasted . ( in the dub , Alito asks if Yuma has had enough , or if he is strong enough for another round ) Yuma rises to his feet and says it made the Duel more interesting . Alito ends his turn and Yuma begins his by Summoning " Dododo Warrior " , who bursts from the ground . Yuma clarifies that he can Normal Summon it without Tribute by lowering its ATK by 500 . He plays " Monster Reborn " , reviving " Gagaga Magician " . He then activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " , changing its Level to 6 until the End Phase . He overlays his two Level 6 monsters to Xyz Summon " Gauntlet Launcher " in Attack Position . Yuma activated the effect of " Gauntlet Launcher " , detaching an Overlay Unit to destroy a monster . " Gauntlet Launcher " fires a rocket punch at " Lead Yoke " , with Alito shocked that he had an effect like that so early . ( in the dub , Alito is shocked that he can ' t block the effect ) He recovers and says he was prepared just in case though and activates his face - down " Xyz Block " . This lets him detach and Overlay Unit from an Xyz Monster he control s to negate a monster effect . He detaches the last Overlay Unit from " Lead Yoke " , causing the propelled rocket fist to vanish . Astral says that ' s not good - the last Overlay Unit is gone . " Lead Yoke " fully destroys its bonds , its ATK rising to 3800 . Astral comments it gets stronger each time it ' s attacked . ( in the dub , Astral says that Yuma has to rethink his strategy ) Yuma Sets two cards and ends his turn . Alito draws " Flaming Knockout " and smirks , saying it ' s time to finish Yuma off . " Lead Yoke " attacks , but Yuma activates his face - down " Battle Rush " , with Astral saying it can prevent his monster ' s destruction by battle and inflict the Battle Damage to the opponent instead . Alito says he was waiting for this - he must be attacked to use his counters , after all . ( in the dub , Alito says that he can block any attack Yuma tries with his counter strategy ) He activates his face - down " Fancy Footwork " , which negates the activation of and destroys a Trap Card when it ' s activated in the Battle Phase . Alito declares " Cross Counter " , while Astral thinks that with " Mano a Mano " , Yuma will take 2400 damage and leave him with only 100 Life Points . To Astral ' s shock , Yuma declares the activation of his own Counter Trap Card - " Xyz Strike " . When a Trap is activated when two Xyz Monsters battle , this card will let Yuma reveal the top card of his Deck . He explains that if it ' s a Monster Card , the ATKs of the battling monsters will swap and then that of the opposing monster will fall to 0 . Astral finishes that if it ' s not a monster , he ' ll take double the Battle Damage instead , concerned . Yuma asks how he can win if he ' s afraid of failing and draws , yelling " kattobingu ! " The drawn card is " Gauntlet Launcher " . As the ATK of " Lead Yoke " falls to 0 Yuma tells " Gauntlet Launcher " to perform a " Double Cross Counter " . ( " bash it with a turbo jab " in the dub ) " Lead Yoke " is destroyed and Alito flies back , hitting the ground with is Life Points at 0 , his cards scattering . Yuma jumps for joy , while Astral looks at Alito ' s dropped cards . Seeing " Flaming Knockout " , he says that that card would have inflicted the destroyed monster ' s ATK as damage to the opponent when a " Battlin ' Boxer " monster destroys monster by battle . This means that if Yuma had given in to fear of failure and not used " Xyz Strike " , he would have lost for sure . Astral believes that Yuma ' s heart believes in hope no matter how dangerous the circumstances - it lets him grab victory by a hair ' s breadth . ( in the dub , Astral thinks that when Yuma is backed into a corner , he can always find a way to " high - five the sky " and is glad when Yuma doesn ' t fall flat on his face ) Ray and Tori rush in , and Yuma asks what ' s wrong . Ray apologizes , saying he thought it would be better to just talk to Tori about the note . Tori says she was told that Yuma was Dueling for her , her eyes wide . Alito gets to his feet and looks at Yuma , going through the same sequence he had in his mind with Tori , but with Yuma in her place ( this scene is absent in the dub ) . Yuma asks if he ' s alright or if he hit his head or something . Tori runs between them , holding out her arms and insisting they don ' t fight again . Alito pushes her gently aside and addresses Yuma , calling him " interesting " . ( in the dub , Alito thought that the Duel would be easy , but he made a mistake ) He introduces himself as Alito and asks Yuma to carve that name into his heart . He finishes by saying that he ' ll be Yuma ' s rival . Alito asks if that ' s a problem . Yuma doesn ' t think so and seems excited . The two bump fists and Tori screams that she doesn ' t understand this . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Alito . Turn 1 : Alito Alito draws . He then Normal Summon s " Battlin ' Boxer Headgeared " ( 4 / 1000 / 1800 ) in Attack Position . Alito then activate s " Ring Announcer " to Special Summon " Battlin ' Boxer Glassjaw " ( 4 / 2000 / 0 ) in Attack Position ( as it ' s a " Battlin ' Boxer " monster ) . He then overlays " Headgeared " and " Glassjaw " in order to Xyz Summon " Battlin ' Boxer Lead Yoke " ( 4 / 2200 / 2000 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . Alito Set s two cards . Turn 2 : Yuma Yuma draws . He then Normal Summons " Gagaga Magician " ( 4 / 1500 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Yuma then activates " Blustering Winds " to increase the ATK and DEF of " Gagaga Magician " by 1000 until his next Standby Phase ( " Gagaga Magician " : 1500 → 2500 / 1000 → 2000 ) . " Gagaga Magician " attack s " Lead Yoke " ( Alito : 4000 → 3700 LP ) , but Alito activates the effect of " Lead Yoke " , detach ing an Overlay Unit ( " Lead Yoke " : 2 → 1 ORU ) to prevent its destruction by battle and increase its ATK by 800 after damage calculation ( " Lead Yoke " : 2200 → 3000 ATK ) . Turn 3 : Alito Alito draws . He then activates the Continuous Spell Card " Mano a Mano " . Now Battle Damage players take will be increased by 1000 as long as " Mano a Mano " is face - up , but it will destroy itself if either player control s two or more monsters . " Lead Yoke " attacks and destroy s " Gagaga Magician " ( Yuma : 4000 → 2500 LP ) . Turn 4 : Yuma Yuma draws . He then Normal Summons " Dododo Warrior " in Attack Position without Tributing via its own effect by decreasing its ATK by 500 ( 6 / 2300 → 1800 / 900 ) . He then activates " Monster Reborn " to revive " Gagaga Magician " ( 4 / 1500 / 1000 ) in Attack Position . Yuma then activates the effect of " Gagaga Magician " to change its Level to six ( " Gagaga Magician " : 4 → 6 ) . Yuma then overlays " Gagaga Magician " and " Dododo Warrior " in order to Xyz Summon " Gauntlet Launcher " ( 6 / 2400 / 2800 , ORU : 2 ) in Attack Position . Yuma activates the effect of " Gauntlet Launcher " to detach an Overlay Unit ( " Gauntlet Launcher " : 2 → 1 ORU ) and destroy " Lead Yoke " , but Alito activates his face - down " Xyz Block " to detach an Overlay Unit from " Lead Yoke " and negate the effect of " Gauntlet Launcher " ( " Lead Yoke " : 1 → 0 ORU ) . As an Overlay Unit was detached from " Lead Yoke " through an effect other than its own , its second effect increases its ATK by 800 ( " Lead Yoke " : 3000 → 3800 ATK ) . Yuma Set s two cards . Turn 5 : Alito Alito draws " Flaming Knockout " . Alito plans to activate " Flaming Knockout " when " Lead Yoke " destroys " Gauntlet Launcher " in battle , which will inflict damage to Yuma equal to the ATK of " Gauntlet Launcher " . " Reload " is the only other card in Alito ' s hand . " Lead Yoke " attacks " Gauntlet Launcher " , but Yuma activates his face - down " Battle Rush " to prevent " Gauntlet Launcher " from being destroyed by battle and inflict the Battle Damage he would take to Alito instead . As a Trap Card was activated during the Battle Phase , Alito activates his face - down " Fancy Footwork " to negate and destroy " Battle Rush " . As a Trap Card was activated during the Battle Phase when two Xyz Monsters were battling , Yuma activates his face - down " Xyz Strike " to negate " Fancy Footwork " and let himself draw one card and reveal it . If it is a monster , the ATK of the battling monsters will swap and the ATK of the opponent ' s monster will become 0 . If it is a Spell or Trap Card , the Battle Damage Yuma takes will double . Yuma reveals " Ganbara Knight " ( " Lead Yoke " : 3800 → 2400 → 0 ATK , " Gauntlet Launcher " : 2400 → 3800 ATK ) . " Gauntlet Launcher " then destroys " Lead Yoke " ( Alito : 3700 → 0 LP ) . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .