1 00:00:00,655 --> 00:00:01,551 [audience cheering] 2 00:00:01,586 --> 00:00:03,896 [Faruq] Over it's 25 year history, 3 00:00:03,931 --> 00:00:05,689 excellence atBattleBots 4 00:00:05,724 --> 00:00:07,344 has been measured in hardware, 5 00:00:08,413 --> 00:00:10,413 punctuated by the ultimate prize, 6 00:00:11,103 --> 00:00:12,034 the Giant Nut. 7 00:00:14,310 --> 00:00:15,586 Tonight... 8 00:00:15,620 --> 00:00:19,068 the quest for another one of the sports' crown jewels... 9 00:00:19,103 --> 00:00:20,000 [Chris] ... End Game 10 00:00:20,034 --> 00:00:23,551 wins the first ever Golden Bolt. 11 00:00:23,586 --> 00:00:25,724 [Faruq] ...enters it's second chapter. 12 00:00:27,103 --> 00:00:30,379 Five nights of single elimination fights... 13 00:00:30,413 --> 00:00:32,067 [shouting indistinctly] 14 00:00:32,103 --> 00:00:34,241 [Faruq] ...culminating in a merciless, 15 00:00:34,275 --> 00:00:35,965 winner take all tournament. 16 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:36,724 I'm gonna take that! 17 00:00:37,793 --> 00:00:39,655 [Faruq] Welcome to robot combat 18 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:40,862 -at its most raw. -Let's go! 19 00:00:42,689 --> 00:00:45,103 [Faruq] This isBattleBots: Champions, 20 00:00:45,862 --> 00:00:48,034 the race for the Golden Bolt. 21 00:00:51,344 --> 00:00:52,620 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 22 00:00:57,413 --> 00:00:59,206 [crowd cheering] 23 00:01:10,551 --> 00:01:13,586 Welcome to BattleBots: Champions Sin City Slugfest. 24 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:15,379 How we doing, Las Vegas? 25 00:01:15,413 --> 00:01:16,689 [crowd cheering] 26 00:01:18,448 --> 00:01:19,482 I am Chris Rose, 27 00:01:19,517 --> 00:01:21,931 joining as always, it's UFC legend, 28 00:01:21,965 --> 00:01:24,275 robot combat analyst extraordinaire, 29 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:26,103 the one and only Kenny Florian. 30 00:01:28,758 --> 00:01:30,724 [Kenny] It's great to be here as we get into 31 00:01:30,758 --> 00:01:32,758 the heart of this incredible tournament. 32 00:01:34,137 --> 00:01:35,965 [Chris] Tonight, eight fighters will enter the box 33 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,793 but only one will punch their ticket 34 00:01:37,827 --> 00:01:39,896 to the tournament of Champions. 35 00:01:39,931 --> 00:01:41,344 There they'll face other bots 36 00:01:41,378 --> 00:01:43,206 who claw their way through the Slugfest 37 00:01:43,241 --> 00:01:45,896 as well as several BattleBots champions 38 00:01:45,931 --> 00:01:48,448 in a winner take all fight to the death. 39 00:01:49,241 --> 00:01:50,517 If they can survive that, 40 00:01:50,551 --> 00:01:53,758 they'll win of the sport's most coveted pieces of hardware, 41 00:01:53,793 --> 00:01:57,172 -the Golden Bolt! -[crowd cheering] 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,172 [Kenny] BattleBots: Champions is where chaos reigns supreme. 43 00:02:04,206 --> 00:02:06,241 And that was proven again last week 44 00:02:06,275 --> 00:02:08,137 in qualifier number one, 45 00:02:08,172 --> 00:02:11,482 where SHREDDIT BRO!, 18, at risk of relegation 46 00:02:11,517 --> 00:02:13,482 after World Championship VII, 47 00:02:13,517 --> 00:02:15,275 defied all odds, 48 00:02:15,310 --> 00:02:17,034 mowed through the competition 49 00:02:17,068 --> 00:02:18,137 and earned a spot 50 00:02:18,172 --> 00:02:20,172 in the Golden Bolt championship field. 51 00:02:22,448 --> 00:02:23,793 [Chris] SHREDDIT BRO! joins 52 00:02:23,827 --> 00:02:26,689 the three most recent Giant Nut winners, 53 00:02:26,724 --> 00:02:29,586 End Game, Tantrum and SawBlaze, 54 00:02:29,620 --> 00:02:32,310 all of whom received automatic bids. 55 00:02:32,344 --> 00:02:34,862 But four spots are still up for grabs. 56 00:02:38,724 --> 00:02:41,379 Well, the bots are definitely hungry for glory. 57 00:02:41,413 --> 00:02:43,206 So let's see what's in store for tonight. 58 00:02:45,930 --> 00:02:46,827 Reese Ewert 59 00:02:46,862 --> 00:02:49,930 and the ambidextrous assassin, Fusion 60 00:02:49,965 --> 00:02:54,000 will collide with one of the most iconic robots in the sport, 61 00:02:54,034 --> 00:02:56,482 the king of control, Whiplash. 62 00:02:58,379 --> 00:03:00,103 [Kenny] The nutty professor Martin Mason 63 00:03:00,137 --> 00:03:03,310 has MaDCatTer ready to bare it's claws 64 00:03:03,344 --> 00:03:06,275 against the horizontal horror show, Bloodsport. 65 00:03:08,965 --> 00:03:10,551 [Chris] They all love to brawl. 66 00:03:10,586 --> 00:03:12,586 Bunny Sauriol and Malice 67 00:03:12,620 --> 00:03:14,827 will face a pink and yellow bot 68 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:16,793 that will turn you black and blue, 69 00:03:17,275 --> 00:03:18,206 HiJinx. 70 00:03:19,586 --> 00:03:20,586 [Kenny] But we kick things off 71 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:22,793 with champion designer Aren Hill 72 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:26,068 and his ferocious flywheel flipper, Blip. 73 00:03:26,103 --> 00:03:28,758 Taking on the bulletproof Brazilians, 74 00:03:28,793 --> 00:03:31,275 the incinerator from south of the equator 75 00:03:31,724 --> 00:03:32,551 Black Dragon. 76 00:03:36,206 --> 00:03:37,689 Let's get it on! 77 00:03:37,724 --> 00:03:39,413 Faruq, take it away. 78 00:03:41,379 --> 00:03:43,862 Ladies and gentlemen, 79 00:03:43,896 --> 00:03:44,896 are you ready? 80 00:03:46,896 --> 00:03:50,689 It's robot fighting time! 81 00:04:02,551 --> 00:04:04,344 In the red square, 82 00:04:04,379 --> 00:04:06,310 from Mountain View, California, 83 00:04:06,344 --> 00:04:07,655 forget a mountain view, 84 00:04:07,689 --> 00:04:09,034 he'll throw you so high, 85 00:04:09,068 --> 00:04:11,000 you'll be able to see the curvature of the earth. 86 00:04:11,448 --> 00:04:13,793 It's Blip! 87 00:04:13,827 --> 00:04:15,482 [audience cheering] 88 00:04:17,274 --> 00:04:18,757 [Chris] The flipper bot, Blip! 89 00:04:19,447 --> 00:04:20,654 Captain Aren Hill, 90 00:04:20,689 --> 00:04:22,689 of course, the original architect 91 00:04:22,724 --> 00:04:24,862 of the Giant Nut winner Tantrum, 92 00:04:24,896 --> 00:04:28,034 which has an automatic bid to the Golden Bolt tournament. 93 00:04:28,068 --> 00:04:31,344 But when it comes to Aren's younger killer creation, 94 00:04:31,379 --> 00:04:33,413 what are you hoping to see here Kenny? 95 00:04:33,448 --> 00:04:35,689 [Kenny] Well, hopefully, a little more of the magic 96 00:04:35,724 --> 00:04:38,758 from its rookie season where Blip made the top eight. 97 00:04:38,793 --> 00:04:40,862 The flywheel tech is so cool, 98 00:04:40,896 --> 00:04:42,379 it allows Blip to fire 99 00:04:42,413 --> 00:04:44,655 an unlimited number of flips, 100 00:04:44,689 --> 00:04:46,896 but it failed to live up to expectations 101 00:04:46,931 --> 00:04:48,517 at World Championship VII. 102 00:04:48,551 --> 00:04:49,931 To make a deep run tonight, 103 00:04:49,965 --> 00:04:51,413 Aren's gotta let it rip. 104 00:04:54,896 --> 00:04:56,241 In the blue square, 105 00:04:56,275 --> 00:04:58,034 from Itajuba, Brazil, 106 00:04:58,068 --> 00:05:00,517 don't be fooled by their cute stuffed duck. 107 00:05:00,551 --> 00:05:03,620 They came here to quack you upside in. 108 00:05:03,655 --> 00:05:06,241 It's Black Dragon! 109 00:05:10,586 --> 00:05:12,413 [Chris] If there's ten members on their team, 110 00:05:12,448 --> 00:05:14,793 we're gonna see probably 12 smiles 111 00:05:14,827 --> 00:05:16,379 as they enter through the tunnel. 112 00:05:17,448 --> 00:05:19,655 Julio Cortez the man waving on the right 113 00:05:19,689 --> 00:05:21,137 is their team Captain. 114 00:05:21,172 --> 00:05:24,793 -I got you! -[Chris] So what team spirit they've got, huh? 115 00:05:24,827 --> 00:05:27,103 [Kenny] These guys are the party, Chris, 116 00:05:27,137 --> 00:05:29,103 and this is the exact type of tournament 117 00:05:29,137 --> 00:05:30,275 where they can shine. 118 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:32,000 Black Dragon's durability 119 00:05:32,034 --> 00:05:33,862 is nearly unmatched. 120 00:05:33,896 --> 00:05:35,896 -Last season, they almost tied -[man] Whoa! 121 00:05:35,931 --> 00:05:37,310 [Kenny] Bite Force's streak 122 00:05:37,344 --> 00:05:38,827 of most career fights 123 00:05:38,862 --> 00:05:40,758 without getting knocked out. 124 00:05:40,793 --> 00:05:42,827 They've got the goods to go deep here. 125 00:05:51,068 --> 00:05:54,103 Blip's first fight is the near indestructible Black Dragon. 126 00:05:54,137 --> 00:05:55,344 We feel like we have an advantage 127 00:05:55,379 --> 00:05:56,655 on the ground game side of things. 128 00:05:56,689 --> 00:05:58,275 We're also very durable. 129 00:05:58,310 --> 00:06:00,103 But it's basically gonna be driving, 130 00:06:00,137 --> 00:06:02,896 take control and keep 'em in the air most of the match. 131 00:06:02,931 --> 00:06:04,241 Blip's very much, I would say, 132 00:06:04,275 --> 00:06:06,482 a control bot that we... we can launch people. 133 00:06:06,517 --> 00:06:09,482 It's hard to actually get... get a KO from that. 134 00:06:09,517 --> 00:06:11,758 So we might not win the damage category, 135 00:06:11,793 --> 00:06:13,137 but we wanna, just, hands down, 136 00:06:13,172 --> 00:06:14,965 have aggression and control taken care of. 137 00:06:15,931 --> 00:06:18,379 The main strategy is to try to control 138 00:06:18,413 --> 00:06:19,862 the middle of the bots. 139 00:06:19,896 --> 00:06:22,482 We got these pointy... pointy little forks 140 00:06:22,517 --> 00:06:24,310 right next to the egg beater. 141 00:06:24,344 --> 00:06:27,689 And it's... has a lower ground clearance. 142 00:06:27,724 --> 00:06:31,000 If they try to get their forks beneath us, 143 00:06:31,034 --> 00:06:32,344 we're gonna toss 'em up 144 00:06:32,379 --> 00:06:35,344 and try to...to win the ground game. 145 00:06:35,379 --> 00:06:37,827 We are come there to fight against Blip. 146 00:06:37,862 --> 00:06:40,344 Blip could be... could be cute, 147 00:06:40,379 --> 00:06:42,206 but Mano duck is more. 148 00:06:42,241 --> 00:06:44,758 -There's nothing can be cuter than, better than... -There's not gonna be cuter... 149 00:06:44,793 --> 00:06:48,206 -Yeah. -And the luck is always with us. [chuckles] 150 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,586 [audience cheering] Black Dragon! Black Dragon! 151 00:06:52,034 --> 00:06:53,827 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 152 00:06:53,862 --> 00:06:55,275 [audience cheering] 153 00:06:56,689 --> 00:06:58,896 [Chris] Okay, Kenny. This is Sin City 154 00:06:58,931 --> 00:07:00,896 and being the wise guy that you are, 155 00:07:00,931 --> 00:07:03,793 you put together some odds for tonight's fights. 156 00:07:03,827 --> 00:07:04,965 So what are we looking at 157 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,241 with Black Dragon versus Blip? 158 00:07:07,275 --> 00:07:09,724 [Kenny] Well, either team could win this Slugfest tonight, 159 00:07:09,758 --> 00:07:11,379 but I've got the Brazilians 160 00:07:11,413 --> 00:07:13,310 as a slight favorite in this one. 161 00:07:13,344 --> 00:07:15,241 Both bots are so tough. 162 00:07:15,275 --> 00:07:18,793 Collectively, they've only been KO'd three times, 163 00:07:18,827 --> 00:07:20,413 so, to me, the question is 164 00:07:20,448 --> 00:07:22,551 which weapon will do more damage? 165 00:07:22,586 --> 00:07:24,517 A ceiling scraping flip 166 00:07:24,551 --> 00:07:26,724 could change things at any time, 167 00:07:26,758 --> 00:07:28,517 but I like Black Dragon's prong here. 168 00:07:42,310 --> 00:07:43,931 -Blip! Blip! Blip! -[Chris] We have three straight fights 169 00:07:43,965 --> 00:07:46,689 and punch your ticket to the Golden Bolt tournament. 170 00:07:47,586 --> 00:07:49,172 Who's gonna get win number one here? 171 00:07:51,034 --> 00:07:52,241 [buzzing] 172 00:07:54,103 --> 00:07:56,103 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 173 00:07:57,206 --> 00:07:59,206 Little saunter out by both teams. 174 00:07:59,241 --> 00:08:01,793 Uh-oh! Blip almost got under Black Dragon. 175 00:08:03,931 --> 00:08:05,620 Wanna get around to the side. 176 00:08:05,655 --> 00:08:06,965 -[Kenny] Oh! -[Chris] Now going head on. 177 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Nice spinny flip. 178 00:08:08,413 --> 00:08:09,689 Double flip. 179 00:08:09,724 --> 00:08:11,172 [Kenny] Let's see if Blip can follow it up. 180 00:08:11,206 --> 00:08:13,551 There Black Dragon pinned in the corner. 181 00:08:13,586 --> 00:08:14,793 Doesn't seem like they have 182 00:08:14,827 --> 00:08:16,724 quite the right angle there, Kenny. 183 00:08:16,758 --> 00:08:19,413 [Kenny] Yeah, this is one of those limitations of this robot. 184 00:08:19,448 --> 00:08:21,620 Without momentum to push it's opponent 185 00:08:21,655 --> 00:08:22,965 up onto its flipper, 186 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,931 it just can't get a solid flip. 187 00:08:24,965 --> 00:08:26,724 And Blip releases. 188 00:08:26,758 --> 00:08:28,206 [Chris] Black Dragon had a little trouble 189 00:08:28,241 --> 00:08:29,000 with the floor. 190 00:08:29,793 --> 00:08:31,275 Gabriel Bertozzi looking to engage. 191 00:08:33,034 --> 00:08:33,965 -Oh! -[Kenny] Oh! 192 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,034 [Chris] There's that weapon, 193 00:08:35,068 --> 00:08:37,241 that 45 pound, eight gear drum. 194 00:08:38,413 --> 00:08:40,241 [Kenny] Black Dragon taking over here. 195 00:08:40,275 --> 00:08:41,309 [Chris] Uh-oh, but it looks like 196 00:08:41,344 --> 00:08:44,034 the weapon on Black Dragon has stopped momentarily. 197 00:08:45,172 --> 00:08:46,793 Oh, there comes a 100 pound hammerhead 198 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:48,034 in on the head of Blip. 199 00:08:48,068 --> 00:08:49,655 [Kenny] It is, it's back on now Chris. 200 00:08:49,689 --> 00:08:51,413 That egg beater spinning up to full speed. 201 00:08:52,448 --> 00:08:54,413 [Chris] Gosh, these two bots are so dense, 202 00:08:54,448 --> 00:08:56,482 you forget they weigh 250 pounds. 203 00:08:56,517 --> 00:08:58,896 -[Kenny] Uh-oh, Blip is on fire! -[Chris] Oh, no! 204 00:08:58,931 --> 00:09:00,482 I don't know if we've ever seen that 205 00:09:00,517 --> 00:09:02,724 the few seasons that Blip's been around. 206 00:09:02,758 --> 00:09:04,862 [Kenny] Yeah, that looks like a bad internal fire. 207 00:09:05,586 --> 00:09:06,724 That's not good. 208 00:09:06,758 --> 00:09:09,172 [Kenny] Blip struggling with its left side drive. 209 00:09:09,206 --> 00:09:11,793 [Chris] The question is can it survive now at all? 210 00:09:11,827 --> 00:09:13,275 And hope that maybe Black Dragon 211 00:09:13,310 --> 00:09:14,620 catches itself on fire, 212 00:09:14,655 --> 00:09:16,241 but they... That flipper still works. 213 00:09:16,275 --> 00:09:17,931 [Kenny] It does, but it just took a big shot 214 00:09:17,965 --> 00:09:19,586 from that egg beater, Chris. 215 00:09:19,620 --> 00:09:21,344 Blip is still very much in this fight, 216 00:09:21,379 --> 00:09:23,931 but can't make it to the closing bell. 217 00:09:23,965 --> 00:09:25,482 [Chris] Great aerial acrobatics 218 00:09:25,517 --> 00:09:28,172 by Black Dragon to get itself uninverted. 219 00:09:28,206 --> 00:09:31,275 Blip, has it's face peel back a bit... 220 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:32,724 just passed the halfway mark 221 00:09:32,758 --> 00:09:34,793 in tonight's Slugfest opener. 222 00:09:34,827 --> 00:09:36,241 Black Dragon is circling. 223 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:38,448 -[Chris] Whoa! -[Kenny] Look at that. 224 00:09:38,482 --> 00:09:40,068 [Chris] And another big shot. 225 00:09:40,103 --> 00:09:41,379 [Kenny] Blip just kinda waited for him, 226 00:09:41,413 --> 00:09:42,172 got a flip off. 227 00:09:42,620 --> 00:09:43,275 [both] Whoa! 228 00:09:44,068 --> 00:09:45,310 [Kenny] Blip racking up points. 229 00:09:46,827 --> 00:09:48,068 [Chris] I mean, this is fascinating 230 00:09:48,103 --> 00:09:50,758 because of the new rules entered in the battle last season. 231 00:09:50,793 --> 00:09:52,689 Black Dragon can't just lay back, 232 00:09:52,724 --> 00:09:54,689 it has to continue the attack. 233 00:09:54,724 --> 00:09:56,241 [Kenny] Let's see if Black Dragon can get around 234 00:09:56,275 --> 00:09:57,551 to the back side of Blip. 235 00:09:57,586 --> 00:09:58,931 That's where they can really take advantage. 236 00:09:58,965 --> 00:10:00,551 -There it is. -[Chris] There you go, Kenny. 237 00:10:00,586 --> 00:10:02,137 [shouting indistinctly] 238 00:10:02,172 --> 00:10:03,137 [Chris] Under a minute remaining. 239 00:10:03,172 --> 00:10:05,793 Is there anymore life in Blip? 240 00:10:05,827 --> 00:10:07,482 [Kenny] They think Blip is gonna get knocked down. 241 00:10:07,517 --> 00:10:08,689 Here they could be right. 242 00:10:08,724 --> 00:10:10,793 -[shouting indistinctly] -[Chris] This is it. 243 00:10:10,827 --> 00:10:13,206 -Aren Hill's flipper stopped in its tracks -[man] Five... 244 00:10:13,241 --> 00:10:15,655 -[Chris] ...as Black Dragon now advances -[man] four... three... 245 00:10:15,689 --> 00:10:17,448 -[Chris] ...to the second round. -two, one. 246 00:10:17,482 --> 00:10:18,724 That's a knock out. 247 00:10:18,758 --> 00:10:20,310 [all cheering] 248 00:10:20,344 --> 00:10:21,000 We're on. 249 00:10:22,137 --> 00:10:23,724 [indistinct conversation] 250 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:37,172 [Chris] Well, a nice start by Blip 251 00:10:37,206 --> 00:10:39,448 f lipping the Brazilians head over heels 252 00:10:39,482 --> 00:10:41,103 and into the corner, Kenny. 253 00:10:41,137 --> 00:10:42,413 [Kenny] That's right. But Aren Hill 254 00:10:42,448 --> 00:10:44,172 just couldn't get the leverage 255 00:10:44,206 --> 00:10:46,344 to land a follow up shot, 256 00:10:46,379 --> 00:10:48,655 something he struggled mightily with 257 00:10:48,689 --> 00:10:50,379 as it relates to this design. 258 00:10:50,413 --> 00:10:51,931 [Chris] Both teams stayed aggressive, 259 00:10:51,965 --> 00:10:53,034 but eventually, 260 00:10:53,068 --> 00:10:54,689 Black Dragon started dishing out 261 00:10:54,724 --> 00:10:57,310 the pain with that egg beater weapon 262 00:10:57,344 --> 00:10:59,827 and it all started to go wrong for Blip. 263 00:10:59,862 --> 00:11:02,206 [Kenny] Yeah, you could see the fire erupt there, 264 00:11:02,241 --> 00:11:04,172 a shocking moment really. 265 00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:07,517 Lost drive on that left side and started crab walking. 266 00:11:07,551 --> 00:11:08,931 [Chris] Credit to Black Dragon 267 00:11:08,965 --> 00:11:11,862 for continuing to engage and attack. 268 00:11:11,896 --> 00:11:14,034 Blip landed a few more nice flips 269 00:11:14,068 --> 00:11:16,172 put the Brazilians on their head, in fact. 270 00:11:16,206 --> 00:11:19,241 But Gabriel Bertozzi, the driver of Black Dragon 271 00:11:19,275 --> 00:11:21,344 was not to be denied. 272 00:11:21,379 --> 00:11:22,551 Got around to the back side 273 00:11:22,586 --> 00:11:24,275 and said, "That's gonna be a knockout." 274 00:11:25,586 --> 00:11:27,103 [indistinct conversation] 275 00:11:27,137 --> 00:11:29,482 -[Chris] Julio. -Hello, guys. 276 00:11:29,517 --> 00:11:31,068 -[chuckles] -Good morning. 277 00:11:31,103 --> 00:11:32,758 Congratulations! 278 00:11:32,793 --> 00:11:34,103 Thank you. Thank you. 279 00:11:34,137 --> 00:11:35,413 Uh, was it nice to see 280 00:11:35,448 --> 00:11:37,517 -somebody else's robot catch on fire -Yeah, yeah. 281 00:11:37,551 --> 00:11:38,620 ...for a change? 282 00:11:38,655 --> 00:11:39,655 -Yeah. -That's the first time 283 00:11:39,689 --> 00:11:41,448 we ripped with a hurl but on fire, 284 00:11:41,482 --> 00:11:42,344 -so, yeah. -Yeah. 285 00:11:42,379 --> 00:11:43,931 It's always nicer to be them, not us. 286 00:11:43,965 --> 00:11:45,000 -[all laughing] -The first time 287 00:11:45,034 --> 00:11:46,551 that Black Dragon doesn't fire 288 00:11:46,586 --> 00:11:48,620 and the other robot so, thanks God. 289 00:11:48,655 --> 00:11:49,482 [chuckles] 290 00:11:50,862 --> 00:11:52,241 Mateus, we talk about this all the time, 291 00:11:52,275 --> 00:11:54,206 whenever you guys come out of the tunnel, 292 00:11:54,241 --> 00:11:56,620 -[chuckles] -...your entire team is so happy. 293 00:11:56,655 --> 00:11:57,862 All you ever... 294 00:11:57,896 --> 00:12:00,068 What's going on back there that we don't know? 295 00:12:00,103 --> 00:12:02,206 We... We can't tell to you. 296 00:12:02,241 --> 00:12:03,448 [all laughing] 297 00:12:03,482 --> 00:12:05,655 -'Cause we... It's our secret is all. -It's our secret. 298 00:12:05,689 --> 00:12:06,896 A Brazilian secret, 299 00:12:06,931 --> 00:12:08,448 to you... I can't tell to you. 300 00:12:08,482 --> 00:12:09,344 [Chris] Dare it up, 301 00:12:09,379 --> 00:12:11,206 we can't wait to see your smiling faces 302 00:12:11,241 --> 00:12:12,137 in the semi-finals. 303 00:12:12,724 --> 00:12:13,827 Let's go. 304 00:12:13,862 --> 00:12:15,344 Let's go! [laughs] 305 00:12:17,379 --> 00:12:18,517 -[Chris] Hi, Aren. -Hey, guys. 306 00:12:19,931 --> 00:12:21,310 I... I know it's obviously 307 00:12:21,344 --> 00:12:22,551 a bit disappointing. 308 00:12:22,586 --> 00:12:23,896 How shocked were you 309 00:12:23,931 --> 00:12:26,758 that you're the one that caught on fire in this fight? 310 00:12:26,793 --> 00:12:29,275 -Uh, a little based on their past history. -[all laughing] 311 00:12:30,689 --> 00:12:33,344 Blip has now been around for a couple of seasons. 312 00:12:33,379 --> 00:12:36,103 Where is this robot in its BattleBots growth? 313 00:12:36,862 --> 00:12:38,586 Uh, if it's back next year 314 00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:40,758 you're gonna see some decent size changes to it. 315 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:43,206 This is a second round of just rev up hardware 316 00:12:43,241 --> 00:12:44,689 with some small tweaks, 317 00:12:44,724 --> 00:12:46,655 but, uh, we, uh, see what we can get... 318 00:12:46,689 --> 00:12:48,310 get back to happy with during the off seasons. 319 00:12:49,379 --> 00:12:50,793 -[audience cheering] -Well, we all support you. 320 00:12:50,827 --> 00:12:53,034 We look forward to seeing what you bring next season. 321 00:12:53,068 --> 00:12:54,586 Thank you. Congrats to these guys. 322 00:12:54,620 --> 00:12:56,137 [all] Blip! Blip! Blip! Blip! 323 00:12:58,931 --> 00:12:59,586 [Aren] Awesome move. 324 00:13:01,034 --> 00:13:02,827 -I don't like being on fire. -[laughing] 325 00:13:04,103 --> 00:13:05,827 You'll get used to it when it's... 326 00:13:05,862 --> 00:13:07,172 [Aren] I don't wanna get used to it. 327 00:13:07,206 --> 00:13:09,000 -it's a lot of times. Thank you, guys. -[man] Had a lot of fun. 328 00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:12,793 [Chris] I gotta tell you, looking back at last season, 329 00:13:12,827 --> 00:13:14,724 including the playoffs, 330 00:13:14,758 --> 00:13:18,000 and now once match through the Sin City Slugfest, 331 00:13:18,034 --> 00:13:20,000 that was as complete a match 332 00:13:20,034 --> 00:13:22,551 I thought that Black Dragon has put together. 333 00:13:22,586 --> 00:13:25,862 [Kenny] Absolutely. And that's only the second time ever 334 00:13:25,896 --> 00:13:28,000 that Blip's been knocked out. Impressive. 335 00:13:29,551 --> 00:13:31,620 [Chris] So the Brazilians move one step closer 336 00:13:31,655 --> 00:13:34,275 to a berth in the Golden Bolt tournament. 337 00:13:34,310 --> 00:13:35,275 They will face the winner 338 00:13:35,310 --> 00:13:37,448 of MaDCatTer versus Bloodsport, 339 00:13:37,482 --> 00:13:39,344 which is coming up after the break. 340 00:13:40,344 --> 00:13:41,000 That's right. 341 00:13:41,413 --> 00:13:42,655 When we return, 342 00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:44,206 it's one of the biggest characters 343 00:13:44,241 --> 00:13:46,137 in all of robot combat, 344 00:13:46,172 --> 00:13:47,931 Professor Martin Mason, 345 00:13:47,965 --> 00:13:50,586 taking on a heavy hitting horizontal 346 00:13:50,620 --> 00:13:52,931 that is all about the headshot. 347 00:13:52,965 --> 00:13:55,689 MoreBattleBots: Champions , next. 348 00:14:02,310 --> 00:14:03,379 [audience cheering] 349 00:14:05,827 --> 00:14:08,655 [Chris] Welcome back to tonight's Sin City Slugfest, 350 00:14:08,689 --> 00:14:11,137 where fan favorites and rising stars 351 00:14:11,172 --> 00:14:12,275 are duking it out 352 00:14:12,310 --> 00:14:13,689 in hopes of earning a spot 353 00:14:13,724 --> 00:14:16,172 in the second annual Golden Bolt tournament. 354 00:14:17,310 --> 00:14:19,482 Whichever team survives tonight's gauntlet 355 00:14:19,517 --> 00:14:22,827 will join End Game, Tantrum, SawBlaze, 356 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:25,172 and last week's winner SHREDDIT BRO! 357 00:14:25,206 --> 00:14:27,379 in the exclusive field. 358 00:14:27,413 --> 00:14:29,827 All right. The first round continues right now 359 00:14:29,862 --> 00:14:33,344 with a matchup between MaDCatTer and Bloodsport. 360 00:14:33,379 --> 00:14:35,068 -[audience cheering] - A pair of fourth year teams 361 00:14:35,103 --> 00:14:37,689 who both made the playoffs last season 362 00:14:37,724 --> 00:14:39,724 but MaDCatTer was the only one 363 00:14:39,758 --> 00:14:41,448 who managed to get a win, 364 00:14:41,482 --> 00:14:44,931 making it to the round of 16 for their first time ever. 365 00:14:44,965 --> 00:14:47,172 Martin Mason and his college kids, 366 00:14:47,206 --> 00:14:48,103 they're more than just... 367 00:14:49,206 --> 00:14:50,931 "Yeah!" 368 00:14:50,965 --> 00:14:52,482 They got a ferocious bot. 369 00:14:52,517 --> 00:14:53,827 They definitely do. 370 00:14:53,862 --> 00:14:56,034 World Championship VII was a breakout year 371 00:14:56,068 --> 00:14:59,620 for this team and especially driver Calvin Iba. 372 00:14:59,655 --> 00:15:03,068 MaDCatTer's a four wheel drive, vertical spinner. 373 00:15:03,103 --> 00:15:06,448 It's quick, scrappy and packs a punch. 374 00:15:06,482 --> 00:15:08,344 But this is a tough matchup here, 375 00:15:08,379 --> 00:15:11,689 against one of the hardest hitting horizontals in the sports. 376 00:15:13,448 --> 00:15:15,103 Yeah, Bloodsport always a fun one to watch 377 00:15:15,137 --> 00:15:17,310 but I don't know exactly what I'm gonna get out of 'em, 378 00:15:17,344 --> 00:15:20,448 like, they could go down in, like, 30 seconds. 379 00:15:20,482 --> 00:15:21,655 Or they could hang three minutes 380 00:15:21,689 --> 00:15:24,241 or destroy their opponent in a minute. 381 00:15:24,275 --> 00:15:27,241 [Kenny] Yeah, before their World Championship VII season, 382 00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:30,793 they completely redesigned the robot's insides, 383 00:15:30,827 --> 00:15:32,241 and that's produced some misses 384 00:15:32,275 --> 00:15:34,758 but it also gave us some hits. 385 00:15:35,965 --> 00:15:38,896 This bot could win this entire tournament 386 00:15:38,931 --> 00:15:42,206 or it could get knocked out in thirty seconds. 387 00:15:42,241 --> 00:15:44,482 It's like robot roulette with Bloodsport 388 00:15:44,517 --> 00:15:47,172 but that also makes it a scary bot to fight. 389 00:15:47,206 --> 00:15:48,275 [audience cheering] 390 00:15:48,310 --> 00:15:49,000 Let's check it out. 391 00:15:49,310 --> 00:15:50,000 Faruq. 392 00:15:53,758 --> 00:15:55,620 [Faruq] In the red square, 393 00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:57,344 from Pomona, California, 394 00:15:57,379 --> 00:15:59,206 he'll draw a chalk feline 395 00:15:59,241 --> 00:16:01,034 around your dead body. 396 00:16:01,068 --> 00:16:03,965 It's MaDCatTer! 397 00:16:09,241 --> 00:16:10,896 -[Chris] And there's the wild man -[all cheering] 398 00:16:10,931 --> 00:16:13,689 ...Martin Mason and team MaDCatTer. 399 00:16:13,724 --> 00:16:15,137 Big time fan favorite 400 00:16:15,172 --> 00:16:17,103 that always puts on a show. 401 00:16:17,137 --> 00:16:19,896 -What setup are they going with tonight, Kenny? -[man] Oh, yeah! 402 00:16:19,931 --> 00:16:23,000 [Kenny] Well, this is an anti-horizontal configuration 403 00:16:23,034 --> 00:16:25,482 that Tombstone's Ray Billings 404 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:27,310 actually helped Martin develop. 405 00:16:27,344 --> 00:16:30,620 [Kenny] He built it using motor mounts from a jeep 406 00:16:30,655 --> 00:16:33,310 -to hang the armor and said it's designed -[all cheering] 407 00:16:33,344 --> 00:16:34,655 [Kenny] ...to feed Bloodsport 408 00:16:34,689 --> 00:16:37,034 up into their 45 pound weapon. 409 00:16:37,551 --> 00:16:38,620 Tonight... 410 00:16:38,655 --> 00:16:39,793 is its first road test. 411 00:16:40,586 --> 00:16:42,517 [Faruq] In the blue square, 412 00:16:42,551 --> 00:16:44,344 from Cambridge, Massachusetts, 413 00:16:44,379 --> 00:16:45,379 he is scheming 414 00:16:45,413 --> 00:16:47,517 and hoping to steal your hemoglobin. 415 00:16:47,551 --> 00:16:50,034 It's Bloodsport! 416 00:16:54,724 --> 00:16:56,068 [Chris] Team Bloodsport 417 00:16:56,103 --> 00:16:59,000 led by 26 year old Justin Marple. 418 00:16:59,034 --> 00:17:01,137 This is one of four horizontal weapons 419 00:17:01,172 --> 00:17:02,896 that we will see this evening. 420 00:17:02,931 --> 00:17:03,896 Kenny, tell our viewers 421 00:17:03,931 --> 00:17:06,448 what the team is bringing to the bots. 422 00:17:06,482 --> 00:17:10,205 [Kenny] That's their 72 pound classic bar. 423 00:17:10,241 --> 00:17:11,517 It has the best reach 424 00:17:11,550 --> 00:17:14,137 of any weapon in their arsenal. 425 00:17:14,172 --> 00:17:15,241 It is powerful enough 426 00:17:15,275 --> 00:17:17,619 to end this fight in just one shot. 427 00:17:17,655 --> 00:17:19,137 But against a big wedge, 428 00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:22,241 Justin really has to pick and choose his spots. 429 00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:23,931 Connecting with the sides of MaDCatTer 430 00:17:24,655 --> 00:17:25,310 will be key. 431 00:17:34,172 --> 00:17:36,724 Bloodsport, they got that big, scary spinner. 432 00:17:36,758 --> 00:17:38,206 You know what? We're gonna show 'em 433 00:17:38,241 --> 00:17:40,068 what a little bit of geometry does. 434 00:17:40,103 --> 00:17:42,551 Calvin has spent a lot of time on the off season 435 00:17:42,586 --> 00:17:44,344 analyzing the geometry 436 00:17:44,379 --> 00:17:46,034 and that's what we're gonna take advantage of. 437 00:17:46,068 --> 00:17:47,620 We armored up with a big plow. 438 00:17:47,655 --> 00:17:50,000 We got an extra 40 pounds AR. 439 00:17:50,034 --> 00:17:52,793 We're gonna send them sailing way up in the air. 440 00:17:52,827 --> 00:17:55,517 Bloodsport's gonna be on life support. 441 00:17:55,551 --> 00:17:57,206 So we had the long bar for this matchup. 442 00:17:57,241 --> 00:17:58,724 Um, the long bar is our most... 443 00:17:58,758 --> 00:18:01,137 Like, the longest and the, uh, most aggressive, 444 00:18:01,172 --> 00:18:02,620 uh, weapon that we have. 445 00:18:02,655 --> 00:18:04,000 So we're really gonna aim, just, 446 00:18:04,034 --> 00:18:05,724 try not to go over straight to the weapon 447 00:18:05,758 --> 00:18:07,896 and try to, like, see if we... They can make a mistake. 448 00:18:07,931 --> 00:18:10,000 We always look for mistakes in the... in the opposing driver. 449 00:18:10,034 --> 00:18:11,310 You know, do they turn a little bit too much? 450 00:18:11,344 --> 00:18:13,448 Do they expose a wheel in a certain way? 451 00:18:13,482 --> 00:18:15,344 Do they... Maybe they box rush we can kinda get around them 452 00:18:15,379 --> 00:18:16,827 at, like, an unexpected time? 453 00:18:16,862 --> 00:18:18,793 So we're just looking for that mistake, looking for that opening. 454 00:18:18,827 --> 00:18:20,275 Um, and if we can get that one good hit, 455 00:18:20,310 --> 00:18:22,068 I think the... the match is ours after that. 456 00:18:24,448 --> 00:18:26,000 We have the nose and whiskers too. 457 00:18:26,034 --> 00:18:27,034 [man] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 458 00:18:27,068 --> 00:18:28,620 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 459 00:18:28,655 --> 00:18:30,103 [all cheering] 460 00:18:31,448 --> 00:18:32,965 [Chris] Both teams made deep runs 461 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,034 in this event last season, Kenny. 462 00:18:35,068 --> 00:18:38,034 But you're giving MaDCatTer the slight edge here. 463 00:18:38,068 --> 00:18:39,413 [Kenny] Yeah, Bloodsport definitely has 464 00:18:39,448 --> 00:18:40,931 the power advantage here 465 00:18:40,965 --> 00:18:43,206 but I think MaDCatTer has proven to be 466 00:18:43,241 --> 00:18:45,241 a little bit more consistent. 467 00:18:45,275 --> 00:18:46,206 And while I do love 468 00:18:46,241 --> 00:18:48,758 Calvin Iba's aggressive driving style, 469 00:18:48,793 --> 00:18:51,068 he's gotta make sure he's not too aggressive. 470 00:18:51,793 --> 00:18:53,241 That can get you in trouble 471 00:18:53,275 --> 00:18:55,068 especially against a robot 472 00:18:55,103 --> 00:18:56,896 with one-shot knockout power. 473 00:18:58,793 --> 00:19:00,689 [robotic voice] Red team, ready. 474 00:19:02,137 --> 00:19:03,344 [audience cheering] 475 00:19:03,379 --> 00:19:04,862 [Chris] Please don't lead with your head. 476 00:19:04,896 --> 00:19:06,379 We have new rules enforcing that. 477 00:19:06,413 --> 00:19:08,034 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready. 478 00:19:10,137 --> 00:19:11,206 [audience cheering] 479 00:19:11,241 --> 00:19:12,482 [Chris] And that big, white tube 480 00:19:12,517 --> 00:19:14,758 is Bloodsport's self-righter, 481 00:19:14,793 --> 00:19:16,310 added a flame to it for this fight 482 00:19:16,758 --> 00:19:17,793 in order to look, 483 00:19:18,724 --> 00:19:19,551 "more badass." 484 00:19:30,620 --> 00:19:31,965 [all cheering] Fight! Fight! Fight! 485 00:19:41,827 --> 00:19:43,206 [buzzing] 486 00:19:45,103 --> 00:19:47,275 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 487 00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:49,379 Uh, MaDCatTer, that thing can scoot around the box. 488 00:19:50,241 --> 00:19:52,206 Bloodsport's weapon up to full speed. 489 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:56,137 -[Chris] Oh, heavenly shot! -[Kenny laughing] 490 00:19:56,172 --> 00:19:57,827 [Chris] Let's see if Bloodsport can get up 491 00:19:57,862 --> 00:20:00,448 with that self-righter. No, it's smokin'. 492 00:20:00,862 --> 00:20:01,862 Wow. 493 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:03,620 Oh, they're not gonna touch it, are they? 494 00:20:03,655 --> 00:20:04,896 Grab it with the arm. 495 00:20:04,931 --> 00:20:06,551 [Chris] Teasing. Got a little tease. 496 00:20:06,586 --> 00:20:08,241 -Okay. -[man imitating a cat] 497 00:20:08,275 --> 00:20:10,172 -Let's go! -[Chris] Come on, get up big boy. 498 00:20:10,206 --> 00:20:12,206 I got you. Oh my gosh! 499 00:20:12,241 --> 00:20:14,551 -[man] Seven, six... -[Chris] That was unbelievable. 500 00:20:14,586 --> 00:20:16,482 -five, four -[Kenny] MaDCatTer waving goodbye 501 00:20:16,517 --> 00:20:17,448 -to Bloodsport. -[man] ...three... 502 00:20:17,482 --> 00:20:18,275 -[Kenny] Thanks for playing. -[man] ...two 503 00:20:18,931 --> 00:20:19,896 -...one. -[Kenny] Oh, man. 504 00:20:20,241 --> 00:20:20,965 Knockout! 505 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,379 [audience cheering] 506 00:20:23,413 --> 00:20:25,413 [Chris] And MaDCatTer's moving on 507 00:20:25,448 --> 00:20:28,000 in 37 seconds. 508 00:20:34,827 --> 00:20:36,896 Oh, yeah! 509 00:20:37,275 --> 00:20:38,448 Whoo! 510 00:20:44,172 --> 00:20:47,344 [Chris] Kenny, counter to what we are used to seeing against horizontals, 511 00:20:47,379 --> 00:20:50,482 MaDCatTer actually avoided the box rush here. 512 00:20:50,517 --> 00:20:52,068 They wanted Bloodsport to spin up, 513 00:20:52,103 --> 00:20:54,931 so they could use the geometry of that new plow, 514 00:20:54,965 --> 00:20:58,862 and bada bing, bada boom, bada bang! 515 00:20:58,896 --> 00:21:01,137 - Whoo! -[Kenny] All it takes is one... 516 00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:02,827 All it takes is one shot. 517 00:21:02,862 --> 00:21:04,827 What a nasty one, right on the corner. 518 00:21:04,862 --> 00:21:07,931 You see the blade on Bloodsport connects there 519 00:21:07,965 --> 00:21:09,586 and it just sends them flying. 520 00:21:09,620 --> 00:21:11,482 You see the difference in stability there, 521 00:21:11,517 --> 00:21:12,931 between MaDCatTer and Bloodsport. 522 00:21:12,965 --> 00:21:14,551 Just one little shot 523 00:21:14,586 --> 00:21:17,137 and it sends Bloodsport flying right into the corner. 524 00:21:17,172 --> 00:21:18,655 - My goodness. -[Chris] Yeah, I was thinking that 525 00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:20,482 Bloodsport would be able to self-right, 526 00:21:20,517 --> 00:21:23,689 then I saw the smoke and I said, "God, you're dumb Chris." 527 00:21:23,724 --> 00:21:25,172 [Kenny laughs] 528 00:21:25,206 --> 00:21:26,827 [crowd cheering] 529 00:21:28,172 --> 00:21:30,137 -Man. -[Chris] Hey, Martin! 530 00:21:30,172 --> 00:21:31,896 Thirty-seven seconds. 531 00:21:31,931 --> 00:21:34,034 That's awesome, dude. 532 00:21:34,068 --> 00:21:35,896 You know what? 533 00:21:35,931 --> 00:21:37,620 I'm so proud of these kids. 534 00:21:37,655 --> 00:21:39,379 You know and man, I'll tell you what that weapon, 535 00:21:39,413 --> 00:21:40,448 it was spinning hard, 536 00:21:40,482 --> 00:21:42,413 but we brought the hard armor, folks. 537 00:21:42,448 --> 00:21:43,689 That's what it takes. 538 00:21:43,724 --> 00:21:45,896 You know what? We want to put on a good show. 539 00:21:45,931 --> 00:21:47,724 You're gonna see us again tonight. 540 00:21:47,758 --> 00:21:49,655 -[voice croaks] You bet on that! -[Chris laughs] 541 00:21:49,689 --> 00:21:51,275 [crowd cheering] 542 00:21:52,931 --> 00:21:54,689 Martin, an exciting fight as always. 543 00:21:54,724 --> 00:21:57,379 Did you expect to get an early knock-out like that? 544 00:21:57,413 --> 00:22:00,241 You know what? I was telling Calvin right before the fight, 545 00:22:00,275 --> 00:22:01,965 take it slow, take it strategic. 546 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,379 You got to be careful with these big hitters. 547 00:22:04,413 --> 00:22:06,862 But you know what? It just went right the way we wanted. 548 00:22:06,896 --> 00:22:08,275 We got 'em up in the air, 549 00:22:08,310 --> 00:22:10,827 there was a big hit on their head that's a little bit fragile. 550 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:11,965 And you know what? 551 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,517 Bloodsport? They're gonna be helping the blood bank. 552 00:22:14,551 --> 00:22:16,206 [Chris and Kenny laugh] 553 00:22:16,862 --> 00:22:18,137 [Chris] I love it. 554 00:22:18,172 --> 00:22:20,448 Martin, rest your robot and rest your voice. 555 00:22:20,482 --> 00:22:22,103 We'll see you later tonight in the semis. 556 00:22:22,137 --> 00:22:23,586 Thank you, whoo! 557 00:22:23,620 --> 00:22:25,172 [crowd cheering] 558 00:22:35,482 --> 00:22:38,000 Martin, 37 seconds? 559 00:22:38,034 --> 00:22:40,724 He couldn't lasted, like, 90 or something for us? 560 00:22:40,758 --> 00:22:43,517 -What's he doing? -People forget how hard MaDCatTer hits. 561 00:22:43,551 --> 00:22:46,310 You know, they're known for their durability, but man, what a shot. 562 00:22:46,344 --> 00:22:48,275 And just got the better of Bloodsport, 563 00:22:48,310 --> 00:22:50,034 who hits extremely hard as well. 564 00:22:50,068 --> 00:22:52,000 They have actually destroyed themselves. 565 00:22:52,034 --> 00:22:54,310 So, Martin Mason and his gritty kitty 566 00:22:54,344 --> 00:22:56,931 advance to the second round on tonight's Slugfest, 567 00:22:56,965 --> 00:22:58,965 where they'll need to sharpen their claws 568 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,724 for a date with Black Dragon. 569 00:23:01,931 --> 00:23:04,482 And up next, get ready for some fireworks 570 00:23:04,517 --> 00:23:07,310 as two more horizontal spinners go head-to-head. 571 00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:09,103 We got a couple of veteran squads 572 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:12,000 with Malice taking on HiJinx. 573 00:23:12,034 --> 00:23:14,310 And Malice captain, Bunny Sauriol 574 00:23:14,344 --> 00:23:16,241 is sporting a secret weapon tonight. 575 00:23:16,275 --> 00:23:19,344 That's right, Ray Billings and Tombstone 576 00:23:19,379 --> 00:23:22,517 is adding some firepower to her pit crew. 577 00:23:22,551 --> 00:23:24,827 We'll see what kind of death and destruction 578 00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:27,172 the king of kinetic energy brings 579 00:23:27,206 --> 00:23:30,137 when we return on BattleBots: Champions. 580 00:23:35,448 --> 00:23:37,448 [crowd cheering] 581 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:42,241 We continue on with more BattleBots: Champions. 582 00:23:42,275 --> 00:23:44,862 Again, to punch a ticket to the Golden Bolt Tournament, 583 00:23:44,896 --> 00:23:46,793 these teams have to run the gauntlet 584 00:23:46,827 --> 00:23:49,689 and win three straight fights on a quick turnaround. 585 00:23:49,724 --> 00:23:52,137 That makes the war of attrition a big factor 586 00:23:52,172 --> 00:23:54,137 as they advance through the bracket. 587 00:23:54,172 --> 00:23:58,310 So let's catch up with the nutty professor, Martin Mason 588 00:23:58,344 --> 00:24:00,241 to see what kind of shape MaDCatTer is in 589 00:24:00,275 --> 00:24:02,310 after winning their first round fight. 590 00:24:02,344 --> 00:24:04,689 We just finished our fight with Bloodsport. 591 00:24:04,724 --> 00:24:06,827 You know what? It was a one-hit knockout 592 00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:09,275 but that doesn't mean we didn't have a crazy amount of damage. 593 00:24:09,310 --> 00:24:12,137 I'll tell you what? Those kids, they are working right now, 594 00:24:12,172 --> 00:24:13,931 back in the pit, they're grinding, 595 00:24:13,965 --> 00:24:16,448 they're welding, they are putting it together. 596 00:24:16,482 --> 00:24:18,620 And you know what? We're gonna be at a 100%. 597 00:24:18,655 --> 00:24:20,241 Let me tell you who we are fighting next. 598 00:24:20,275 --> 00:24:22,482 MaDCatTer vs Black Dragon. 599 00:24:22,517 --> 00:24:23,620 It's a rematch this year 600 00:24:23,655 --> 00:24:27,103 and they took it last time in a very close decision. 601 00:24:27,137 --> 00:24:29,620 But I'll tell you what? We've upped our ground game, 602 00:24:29,655 --> 00:24:33,241 we're gonna show that we are the beast. 603 00:24:33,275 --> 00:24:36,689 [Chris] And it looks like MaDCatTer's next opponent, Black Dragon, 604 00:24:36,724 --> 00:24:39,827 is already in the test box passing safety. 605 00:24:39,862 --> 00:24:42,068 It's a race against time in the Slugfests. 606 00:24:43,758 --> 00:24:45,517 We'll see that match-up later tonight 607 00:24:45,551 --> 00:24:47,413 but let's keep the action rolling along 608 00:24:47,448 --> 00:24:50,000 with a pair of deadly horizontal spinners. 609 00:24:50,862 --> 00:24:53,793 It is Malice versus HiJinx. 610 00:24:53,827 --> 00:24:56,793 Both teams have been competing for three years now. 611 00:24:56,827 --> 00:24:59,965 But let's start with the squad led by Bunny Sauriol. 612 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,758 She had a great Season VII. 613 00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:03,034 She was so happy, 614 00:25:03,068 --> 00:25:05,275 even though she lost in the Round of 16, 615 00:25:05,310 --> 00:25:07,344 because they fell to Minotaur. 616 00:25:07,379 --> 00:25:11,448 She really feels like her robot has made some significant leaps. 617 00:25:11,482 --> 00:25:13,896 [Kenny] Absolutely. Early in World Championship VII, 618 00:25:13,931 --> 00:25:16,827 we were questioning this team's position in the sport. 619 00:25:16,862 --> 00:25:18,448 They ended up making the tournament, 620 00:25:18,482 --> 00:25:21,758 advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time 621 00:25:21,793 --> 00:25:23,103 and then went three minutes 622 00:25:23,137 --> 00:25:24,965 with the top-seeded Minotaur. 623 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,655 -Minotaur! -[Kenny] They lost the decision 624 00:25:26,689 --> 00:25:29,931 but Malice proved it can dance with the big boys. 625 00:25:29,965 --> 00:25:31,517 And just like in the play-offs, 626 00:25:31,551 --> 00:25:34,310 Ray Billings, yes, the king of kinetic energy 627 00:25:34,344 --> 00:25:36,379 is helping Bunny again tonight. 628 00:25:36,413 --> 00:25:38,137 That's a big confidence booster, 629 00:25:38,172 --> 00:25:40,000 having that guy in your corner. 630 00:25:40,034 --> 00:25:42,034 Hi-five, guys, let's do it. 631 00:25:42,068 --> 00:25:43,482 [Chris] In the meantime, it's been a few months 632 00:25:43,517 --> 00:25:46,689 since we've checked in on Jen Herchenroeder and HiJinx. 633 00:25:46,724 --> 00:25:47,896 And hopefully, over that time, 634 00:25:47,931 --> 00:25:49,724 they have been able to dial in their bot, 635 00:25:49,758 --> 00:25:52,344 because things were not great for them last season. 636 00:25:52,379 --> 00:25:53,758 [Kenny] Yeah, they went one in three 637 00:25:53,793 --> 00:25:55,827 and missed the Round of 32 638 00:25:55,862 --> 00:25:57,793 for the first time in their career. 639 00:25:57,827 --> 00:26:00,379 The Slugfest is the perfect opportunity 640 00:26:00,413 --> 00:26:03,068 to stack some wins and start climbing back up 641 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:04,620 theBattleBots pecking order. 642 00:26:04,655 --> 00:26:07,000 A spot in the World Championship VIII 643 00:26:07,034 --> 00:26:10,310 may depend on Jen and the team's performance tonight. 644 00:26:16,896 --> 00:26:19,310 [Chris] All right. Well, let's hear from both captains. 645 00:26:19,344 --> 00:26:21,206 A couple of familiar faces 646 00:26:21,241 --> 00:26:23,137 as they get their robots into place. 647 00:26:24,137 --> 00:26:26,310 What makes HiJinx a tough opponent for Malice 648 00:26:26,344 --> 00:26:29,655 is that we are both huge horizontal hitters. That's what we do. 649 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:31,586 Whenever you get horizontal vs horizontal, 650 00:26:31,620 --> 00:26:32,896 you're gonna have big sparks. 651 00:26:32,931 --> 00:26:34,310 You don't know what's gonna happen. 652 00:26:34,344 --> 00:26:36,655 We're gonna go ahead and do everything we can to protect our nuts 653 00:26:36,689 --> 00:26:38,241 because they are very exposed. 654 00:26:38,275 --> 00:26:40,793 So we're gonna build... put a big steel plate in front of 'em 655 00:26:40,827 --> 00:26:42,689 in the hope that HiJinx can't get to our nuts 656 00:26:42,724 --> 00:26:43,896 before we can take them out. 657 00:26:46,724 --> 00:26:48,000 Last season was the first time 658 00:26:48,034 --> 00:26:50,344 HiJinx did not make it to the Round of 32 659 00:26:50,379 --> 00:26:52,275 and, honestly, that didn't sit right with me. 660 00:26:52,310 --> 00:26:53,344 Going into this tournament, 661 00:26:53,379 --> 00:26:55,000 we definitely want to come out with some wins. 662 00:26:55,034 --> 00:26:57,034 You're gonna see a more aggressive driving strategy. 663 00:26:57,068 --> 00:26:58,310 I think that's gonna pay off. 664 00:26:58,344 --> 00:27:01,206 We have a newly-reinforced horizontal tail. 665 00:27:01,241 --> 00:27:03,758 We learnt some lessons from our fight with Captain Shrederator. 666 00:27:03,793 --> 00:27:06,655 And we're bringing back our iconic long bar. 667 00:27:06,689 --> 00:27:08,724 So, in theory, we should be able to hit them 668 00:27:08,758 --> 00:27:10,413 before they hit us in every exchange. 669 00:27:10,448 --> 00:27:11,758 We're ready to do some damage. 670 00:27:12,482 --> 00:27:13,758 [man] Okay. 671 00:27:13,793 --> 00:27:15,275 [referee] Is everything good? 672 00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:16,517 -Yeah. -All right. 673 00:27:16,551 --> 00:27:17,724 All right. 674 00:27:17,758 --> 00:27:18,827 Oh, you're good? 675 00:27:19,827 --> 00:27:20,896 [metal clanging] 676 00:27:21,965 --> 00:27:24,034 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 677 00:27:24,068 --> 00:27:25,103 [crowd cheering] 678 00:27:28,793 --> 00:27:31,620 [Chris] Okay, robot anatomy time. 679 00:27:31,655 --> 00:27:34,896 Where are Malice's nuts and why do they need protecting, Kenny? 680 00:27:34,931 --> 00:27:36,275 [Kenny chuckles] Well, Malice has nuts 681 00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:38,896 on both the top and bottom of its frame. 682 00:27:38,931 --> 00:27:41,758 They hold the chassis together and make it easier 683 00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:43,482 to take the robot apart, 684 00:27:43,517 --> 00:27:46,620 but with HiJinx's undercutter and its tail, 685 00:27:46,655 --> 00:27:48,310 which they'll use as a wedge, 686 00:27:48,344 --> 00:27:50,931 those nuts could be in the line of fire tonight. 687 00:27:50,965 --> 00:27:54,206 -So, you know, you got to protect them. -[Chris] Fair enough. 688 00:27:54,241 --> 00:27:56,724 And while Bunny and Jen lead their teams, 689 00:27:56,758 --> 00:27:59,655 Malice's driven by Bunny's husband, David Liaw. 690 00:27:59,689 --> 00:28:02,517 HiJinx by veteran builder Orion Beach. 691 00:28:04,724 --> 00:28:07,000 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 692 00:28:11,241 --> 00:28:13,448 [chanting continues] 693 00:28:27,931 --> 00:28:29,517 [alarm beeps] 694 00:28:30,724 --> 00:28:33,206 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 695 00:28:33,241 --> 00:28:36,275 [Chris] Oh, that broke down. Malice already up to speed, 696 00:28:36,310 --> 00:28:37,793 taking it right to HiJinx. 697 00:28:37,827 --> 00:28:41,068 [Kevin] Yeah, Malice with a quick spin-up and box rush there. 698 00:28:41,103 --> 00:28:44,551 -[Chris] Orion B, you gotta get out of that corner. -[Kenny] Oh! 699 00:28:44,586 --> 00:28:46,931 Piece of HiJinx's wheel went flying there. 700 00:28:46,965 --> 00:28:50,517 [Chris] Oh, nice counter-shot by HiJinx. 701 00:28:50,551 --> 00:28:52,551 But the wheel on the right side of the robot's 702 00:28:52,586 --> 00:28:54,758 hanging on for dear life now, Kenny. 703 00:28:54,793 --> 00:28:56,965 [Kenny] Yup, that is a big problem. 704 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,275 -[Chris] Oh! -And Malice's going after the other tire now! 705 00:29:00,310 --> 00:29:04,896 [Chris] Veteran driver David Liaw working it for Malice. 706 00:29:04,931 --> 00:29:06,896 [Kenny] Both wheels in big trouble there, Chris. 707 00:29:06,931 --> 00:29:09,655 [Chris] Oh, yeah. Those don't look great for mobility, Kenny. 708 00:29:09,689 --> 00:29:12,517 [Kenny] No and Malice's gonna have to speed it and David Liaw-- 709 00:29:12,551 --> 00:29:14,275 -Oh! -[Chris] Oh! A huge hit. 710 00:29:14,310 --> 00:29:16,517 Yeah, that's right. Right on their frame. 711 00:29:16,551 --> 00:29:18,241 [Kenny] That was a great job by Orion Beach. 712 00:29:18,275 --> 00:29:20,896 He used the tail to full turn Malice into their weapon, 713 00:29:20,931 --> 00:29:23,724 trying to do it again here. 714 00:29:23,758 --> 00:29:25,896 [Chris] Well, we're coming up on the one-minute mark 715 00:29:25,931 --> 00:29:29,241 and despite HiJinx's wheels looking kinda like a chew toy, 716 00:29:29,275 --> 00:29:31,103 they've been holding their own, Kenny. 717 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:33,551 [Kenny] Yeah, but they are really struggling to move now. 718 00:29:33,586 --> 00:29:37,206 All Malice needs is another shot or two on the wheel. 719 00:29:37,241 --> 00:29:39,758 [Chris] Oh, boy! 720 00:29:39,793 --> 00:29:43,344 [Kenny] Malice took a big bite out of HiJinx's wheel there. 721 00:29:43,379 --> 00:29:44,689 [Chris] And that bite has done it. 722 00:29:44,724 --> 00:29:47,206 This one might be over. 723 00:29:47,241 --> 00:29:50,344 Great work by Malice just saying, "You know what? 724 00:29:50,379 --> 00:29:52,724 We're gonna make you incapacitated." 725 00:29:52,758 --> 00:29:55,931 [Kenny] I think HiJinx's weapon is stuck to the floor now! 726 00:29:55,965 --> 00:29:58,034 -That will make it tough to move. -[referee] Ten! Nine! 727 00:29:58,068 --> 00:30:00,620 -Eight! Seven! -[Chris] Makes it very, very challenging. 728 00:30:00,655 --> 00:30:02,620 -I'm no engineer. -[Kenny laughs] 729 00:30:02,655 --> 00:30:06,103 -[referee] Four! Three! -[Chris] So Bunny Sauriol's team opens the Slugfest 730 00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:09,482 -with a very pragmatic performance. -Two! One! Knockout! 731 00:30:09,517 --> 00:30:12,448 [Chris] And Malice's moving onto the second round. 732 00:30:13,310 --> 00:30:14,517 Jen! 733 00:30:16,206 --> 00:30:17,137 I love you. 734 00:30:18,379 --> 00:30:19,482 I wish you could save her. 735 00:30:25,862 --> 00:30:28,482 [Chris] Kenny, HiJinx thought it could keep Malice at bay 736 00:30:28,517 --> 00:30:30,310 by leaning with its tail. 737 00:30:30,344 --> 00:30:33,344 But driver David Liaw had other ideas. 738 00:30:33,379 --> 00:30:36,310 [Kenny] Yeah, we saw a very patient approach from Malice. 739 00:30:36,344 --> 00:30:38,275 Didn't force any shots. 740 00:30:38,310 --> 00:30:42,206 Waited for HiJinx to expose its wheels, then pounced. 741 00:30:43,172 --> 00:30:44,793 [Chris] And that was the shot 742 00:30:44,827 --> 00:30:46,965 that really put the nail in the coffin. 743 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,896 Basically grinded those exposed wheels down to the axle. 744 00:30:50,931 --> 00:30:53,206 [Kenny] Yeah and that lowered the chassis so much 745 00:30:53,241 --> 00:30:55,206 the weapon was touching the floor. 746 00:30:55,241 --> 00:30:58,068 And no traction [chuckles] means no action. 747 00:30:58,103 --> 00:31:00,724 Strong start for Bunny Sauriol's team. 748 00:31:06,103 --> 00:31:08,413 -[Chris] Bunny... -Yes! Hi! 749 00:31:08,448 --> 00:31:10,344 Hi, congratulations! 750 00:31:10,379 --> 00:31:11,724 Oh, thank you. 751 00:31:11,758 --> 00:31:14,517 It was a great fight, you know, HiJinx is such a great robot, 752 00:31:14,551 --> 00:31:16,344 and you never know how it's gonna go with two horizontals. 753 00:31:16,379 --> 00:31:18,413 Especially one as hard-hitting as HiJinx. 754 00:31:18,448 --> 00:31:20,344 Well, you took them on quite a ride 755 00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:21,965 in part because they couldn't move. 756 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,517 Your husband did a masterful job 757 00:31:24,551 --> 00:31:27,000 of chopping up the wheels on the other robot. 758 00:31:27,034 --> 00:31:28,655 -Right? -My husband's a great driver 759 00:31:28,689 --> 00:31:29,965 and I'm very proud of him. 760 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,586 [Chris] All right, well, we'll find out 761 00:31:31,620 --> 00:31:33,241 which team you will face in a bit. 762 00:31:33,275 --> 00:31:35,448 Congratulations, excellent work. 763 00:31:35,482 --> 00:31:36,517 Thank you. 764 00:31:44,655 --> 00:31:47,724 Unquestionably, Season VII was a great run for Malice 765 00:31:47,758 --> 00:31:50,827 and they have continued things here in the Sin City Slugfest. 766 00:31:50,862 --> 00:31:53,275 That's right. Ray Billings is a good luck charm, man. 767 00:31:53,310 --> 00:31:55,034 I don't think that's what he likes to be called. 768 00:31:55,068 --> 00:31:58,034 -[chuckles] -I think that's too cute for him. 769 00:31:58,068 --> 00:32:00,620 And so Malice moves onto the second round 770 00:32:00,655 --> 00:32:03,586 to take on the winner of our next match-up. 771 00:32:03,620 --> 00:32:05,758 One of the best drivers in the sport, 772 00:32:05,793 --> 00:32:08,206 faces off against one of the surliest. 773 00:32:08,241 --> 00:32:10,379 It's Matt Vasquez and Whiplash 774 00:32:10,413 --> 00:32:12,862 taking on Reese Ewert and Fusion. 775 00:32:12,896 --> 00:32:15,793 That is next onBattleBots: Champions. 776 00:32:22,379 --> 00:32:23,482 [crowd cheering] 777 00:32:28,275 --> 00:32:30,724 This is BattleBots: Champions, Sin City Slugfest 778 00:32:30,758 --> 00:32:34,000 and we just saw Malice deliver the third knock-out of the night 779 00:32:34,034 --> 00:32:36,793 against fellow horizontal spinner, HiJinx. 780 00:32:36,827 --> 00:32:39,034 And we caught up with Captain Bunny Sauriol 781 00:32:39,068 --> 00:32:41,000 to see how her bot held up during that fight. 782 00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:43,448 In our fight against HiJinx, 783 00:32:43,482 --> 00:32:44,758 we took very little damage. 784 00:32:44,793 --> 00:32:46,482 She did get our weapon, our main weapon 785 00:32:46,517 --> 00:32:48,586 but we'll get that welded up and screwed down 786 00:32:48,620 --> 00:32:50,172 and ready to go again. 787 00:32:50,206 --> 00:32:53,965 This is absolutely a tournament of grueling attrition. 788 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,724 You have to have parts ready. 789 00:32:55,758 --> 00:32:57,137 You have to have them prepared. 790 00:32:57,172 --> 00:32:59,517 We are ready. We have prepared for this. 791 00:32:59,551 --> 00:33:00,724 We have done what we needed to do. 792 00:33:00,758 --> 00:33:02,172 We've done all the preparation. 793 00:33:02,206 --> 00:33:03,551 Now it's just getting through it. 794 00:33:05,862 --> 00:33:09,448 [Chris] Well, Bunny Sauriol will be watching our next fight closely 795 00:33:09,482 --> 00:33:11,793 as she will face the winner in the second round. 796 00:33:11,827 --> 00:33:13,965 We're taking about Whiplash and Fusion. 797 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,482 Two teams led by families 798 00:33:15,517 --> 00:33:18,103 who have helped build the world of robot combat. 799 00:33:19,241 --> 00:33:21,344 After years of coming up just short, 800 00:33:21,379 --> 00:33:24,068 Matt Vasquez is hoping to win tonight's bracket 801 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:26,620 and put himself to position in finally snag 802 00:33:26,655 --> 00:33:28,965 someBattleBots hardware. 803 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,931 While Reese Ewert, part of the storied Whyachi clan 804 00:33:32,965 --> 00:33:35,034 is hungry to show off the full potential 805 00:33:35,068 --> 00:33:37,965 of his dual-weapon death machine. 806 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,206 [crowd cheering] 807 00:33:40,586 --> 00:33:42,551 [Faruq] Fusion! 808 00:33:42,586 --> 00:33:44,931 I'm ready to tear some [bleep] up 809 00:33:44,965 --> 00:33:47,517 and get my shot at the Golden Bolt. 810 00:33:47,551 --> 00:33:49,586 Same old Fusion, just, you know, 811 00:33:49,620 --> 00:33:52,310 trying not start on fire. 812 00:33:52,344 --> 00:33:55,827 [Chris] It is a barbeque here onBattleBots. 813 00:33:55,862 --> 00:33:59,034 The best way to not start on fire is to not take damage. 814 00:33:59,068 --> 00:34:01,482 -[Kenny] Oh! -[Chris] Oh, MaDCatTer taking it to Fusion 815 00:34:01,517 --> 00:34:03,413 which is on fire! 816 00:34:03,448 --> 00:34:06,000 Better yet would be to hit them with your weapon. 817 00:34:06,034 --> 00:34:07,827 So they are the ones getting beat up. 818 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:11,793 [Matthew] Fusion will deal massive amounts of damage. 819 00:34:11,827 --> 00:34:13,482 We have seen robots they lost to 820 00:34:13,516 --> 00:34:14,862 come out into in a bucket of parts. 821 00:34:14,896 --> 00:34:16,931 [Chris] More chunks coming off of Witch Doctor. 822 00:34:16,965 --> 00:34:18,757 [Matthew] Win or lose, we're gonna have a messed up robot 823 00:34:18,793 --> 00:34:19,724 by the end of this flight. 824 00:34:21,585 --> 00:34:24,447 [Reese] Matt is a pretty good driver. I'm a bad one. 825 00:34:24,482 --> 00:34:26,241 That's why I have a lot of weapons though 826 00:34:26,275 --> 00:34:27,172 it makes up for my driving. 827 00:34:28,724 --> 00:34:30,000 [Chris] Oh! 828 00:34:30,034 --> 00:34:31,585 [Reese] I'm sure he's gonna come out of the box-rush, 829 00:34:31,620 --> 00:34:33,620 so it's probably gonna be a situation where 830 00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:35,068 right away, I get backed-up to the wall. 831 00:34:35,103 --> 00:34:38,862 I'm gonna have to try and turn and hit them with the horizontal. 832 00:34:38,896 --> 00:34:41,206 [Matthew] Good strategy for this match is to get them flipped over. 833 00:34:41,241 --> 00:34:42,827 'Cause if they're upside down, 834 00:34:42,862 --> 00:34:45,206 their vertical spinner is completely ineffective 835 00:34:45,241 --> 00:34:47,310 and they can only rely on the horizontal spinner. 836 00:34:47,344 --> 00:34:49,482 So we're gonna run our plow for horizontal spinners. 837 00:34:49,516 --> 00:34:50,862 Try to get him flipped over. 838 00:34:50,896 --> 00:34:52,310 Maybe we'll have to take some hits from the vertical. 839 00:34:52,344 --> 00:34:53,620 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 840 00:34:53,655 --> 00:34:55,103 But once we get him flipped over, we can go to town on him. 841 00:34:56,275 --> 00:34:58,586 [crowd cheering] 842 00:35:00,344 --> 00:35:01,896 Have you checked the tunnel to see if 843 00:35:01,931 --> 00:35:03,379 Reese Ewert's bot's on fire yet. 844 00:35:03,413 --> 00:35:05,000 -[chuckles] -'Cause I mean, that's... 845 00:35:05,034 --> 00:35:07,758 It's basically a coin-flip with him every time. 846 00:35:07,793 --> 00:35:09,862 I know. It seems like they can't get it right. 847 00:35:09,896 --> 00:35:13,482 Listen, the god news is, their robot is very dangerous. 848 00:35:13,517 --> 00:35:15,586 -Mm-hmm. -Those two weapons work extremely well. 849 00:35:15,620 --> 00:35:16,896 They're always a threat. 850 00:35:16,931 --> 00:35:20,000 Um, you know, it's a hard robot to plan for. 851 00:35:20,034 --> 00:35:24,068 However, many times Fusion ends up defeating itself. 852 00:35:24,103 --> 00:35:26,689 Let's see if it happens tonight. Faruq... 853 00:35:27,379 --> 00:35:29,103 [crowd cheering] 854 00:35:32,482 --> 00:35:34,310 [Faruq] In the red square, 855 00:35:34,344 --> 00:35:36,275 from Dorchester, Wisconsin... 856 00:35:36,310 --> 00:35:39,034 He's just a hunka, hunka burning rage. 857 00:35:39,068 --> 00:35:41,137 It's Fusion! 858 00:35:47,517 --> 00:35:51,379 [Chris] The always entertaining Reese Ewert, pushing out his bot. 859 00:35:51,413 --> 00:35:56,068 I'm just looking forward to the post-fight chat. 860 00:35:56,103 --> 00:35:58,689 [Kenny] Yeah, never know what's gonna come out of this guy's mouth, 861 00:35:58,724 --> 00:36:01,344 and that's, kind of, his robot's MO, too. 862 00:36:01,379 --> 00:36:02,931 With a dual-weapon set-up, 863 00:36:02,965 --> 00:36:04,862 he's just trying to harness so much power 864 00:36:04,896 --> 00:36:07,862 that it's caused his system to overheat in the past. 865 00:36:07,896 --> 00:36:10,137 But, say it with me now folks. 866 00:36:10,172 --> 00:36:13,758 If Reese can get it dialed in tonight though, watch out. 867 00:36:14,310 --> 00:36:15,586 [Chris laughs] 868 00:36:16,827 --> 00:36:18,896 [Faruq] In the blue square, 869 00:36:18,931 --> 00:36:20,965 from Thousand Oaks, California... 870 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:25,448 Watch you back 'cause this bot turns vertebrae into hurt-brae. 871 00:36:25,482 --> 00:36:28,000 It's Whiplash! 872 00:36:28,034 --> 00:36:30,000 [crowd cheering] 873 00:36:33,137 --> 00:36:35,620 [Chris] And here is, the Vasquez family. 874 00:36:35,655 --> 00:36:37,758 Dad Jeff, mom Debbie 875 00:36:37,793 --> 00:36:40,344 and the driver and captain Matt there on the right. 876 00:36:40,379 --> 00:36:43,344 They actually got knocked out of the WC VII Tournament 877 00:36:43,379 --> 00:36:45,172 by Reese's brother Jake. 878 00:36:45,206 --> 00:36:48,034 So, Kenny, how does Matthew Vasquez avoid dropping 879 00:36:48,068 --> 00:36:50,000 two-straight to the Ewerts? 880 00:36:50,034 --> 00:36:51,310 [Kenny] Well, as Matt said, 881 00:36:51,344 --> 00:36:53,517 he's ditched his vertical spinner and front forks 882 00:36:53,551 --> 00:36:56,896 for a heavily armored plow, which you could see there. 883 00:36:56,931 --> 00:37:00,103 He wants to ram that into Fusion's horizontal spinner, 884 00:37:00,137 --> 00:37:01,793 knock the bot off-balance 885 00:37:01,827 --> 00:37:04,068 and get it to destroy itself. 886 00:37:04,103 --> 00:37:07,068 Look for Matt to attack that side of Fusion. 887 00:37:19,275 --> 00:37:21,551 [Chris] All right, well this is a matchup 888 00:37:21,586 --> 00:37:24,758 between two completely opposing philosophies. 889 00:37:24,793 --> 00:37:27,068 While Fusion is a weapon on wheels, 890 00:37:27,103 --> 00:37:30,034 Whiplash is relying solely on its lifter 891 00:37:30,068 --> 00:37:31,896 and that means Matt Vasquez 892 00:37:31,931 --> 00:37:33,758 is gonna have to be perfect. 893 00:37:35,724 --> 00:37:38,965 There's only one spot left in the second round. 894 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,862 Which team's gonna take it? 895 00:37:40,896 --> 00:37:43,793 It's Fusion, it's Whiplash 896 00:37:43,827 --> 00:37:47,275 and it's next on BattleBots: Champions. 897 00:37:55,137 --> 00:37:56,862 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 898 00:37:56,896 --> 00:37:58,379 [crowd cheering] 899 00:38:00,310 --> 00:38:02,448 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots: Champions 900 00:38:02,482 --> 00:38:05,551 where Whiplash and Fusion are ready to clash. 901 00:38:05,586 --> 00:38:09,172 Winner advances to the second round of tonight's Slugfest. 902 00:38:09,206 --> 00:38:11,827 Kenny, what's gonna be the difference in this one? 903 00:38:11,862 --> 00:38:13,241 [Kenny] All about driving. 904 00:38:13,275 --> 00:38:16,172 If Reese Ewert can keep his vertical weapon squared up, 905 00:38:16,206 --> 00:38:18,517 he's got a shot to do some real damage. 906 00:38:18,551 --> 00:38:21,413 But look for Matt Vasquez to be very aggressive here. 907 00:38:21,448 --> 00:38:24,310 He wants to get Reese to make unforced errors. 908 00:38:33,068 --> 00:38:34,965 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 909 00:38:42,586 --> 00:38:44,551 [chanting continues] 910 00:38:44,586 --> 00:38:47,620 [Chris] A pair of power-players going at it in this one. 911 00:38:47,655 --> 00:38:50,965 Vasquez, Whyachi... 912 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:54,448 Who'll move one step closer to the field of champions? 913 00:38:55,448 --> 00:38:58,172 [alarm buzzing] 914 00:38:58,206 --> 00:39:00,310 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 915 00:39:00,344 --> 00:39:03,724 Oh, shot by Whiplash! That was a huge hit! 916 00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:05,551 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 917 00:39:05,586 --> 00:39:07,827 -[Kenny] See ya later! -[Chris] We got flames already 918 00:39:07,862 --> 00:39:09,827 and it looks like a family barbeque 919 00:39:09,862 --> 00:39:11,379 starting early tonight, Kenny. 920 00:39:11,413 --> 00:39:14,655 -[Kenny chuckles] -[Chris] Can Fusion even move? 921 00:39:14,689 --> 00:39:18,137 Wow. Or is con-fusion just confused? 922 00:39:18,172 --> 00:39:19,862 [Kenny] Well, at least Fusion has been consistent. 923 00:39:19,896 --> 00:39:21,241 Consistently on fire. 924 00:39:21,275 --> 00:39:25,000 [Chris] Ah, and here is Whiplash looking to clean the grill. 925 00:39:25,034 --> 00:39:28,620 [Kenny] I mean, there's... Matt Vasquez just placing Fusion-- 926 00:39:28,655 --> 00:39:30,724 [Chris] "Well, I'm gonna put you over here like a little baby. 927 00:39:30,758 --> 00:39:33,034 Just go on that top shelf and hang out there." 928 00:39:33,068 --> 00:39:34,137 [Kenny laughs] 929 00:39:34,172 --> 00:39:36,413 [Chris] Need a smoke break? Hit the corner. 930 00:39:36,448 --> 00:39:39,241 -And he's waving goodbye! He's taunting him! -[referee] Ten! 931 00:39:39,275 --> 00:39:41,931 -Nine! Eight! Seven! -[Chris] Here comes the countdown! 932 00:39:41,965 --> 00:39:44,241 -[referee] Six! five! -[Kenny] Oh, boy. 933 00:39:44,275 --> 00:39:46,896 -[referee] Four! three! -[Chris] All right, let's get ready... 934 00:39:46,931 --> 00:39:49,172 -Two! One! Knockout! -...for a Reese Ewert post-game interview. 935 00:39:49,896 --> 00:39:51,655 -[Kenny] Yeah. -Great job. 936 00:39:51,689 --> 00:39:53,103 [crowd cheering] 937 00:40:00,517 --> 00:40:03,172 [Chris] Kenny, look out, here comes Whiplash. 938 00:40:03,206 --> 00:40:06,896 [Kenny] Boom! A perfect box rush from Matty Vasquez. 939 00:40:06,931 --> 00:40:10,344 Reese never knew what hit him right on top of Fusion 940 00:40:10,379 --> 00:40:11,862 with that follow-up shot 941 00:40:11,896 --> 00:40:13,862 and we've seen this movie before, 942 00:40:13,896 --> 00:40:17,034 but this was more like a short film. 943 00:40:17,068 --> 00:40:20,862 [Chris] Yeah, Fusion ends up inverted in the first 10 seconds, 944 00:40:20,896 --> 00:40:23,000 in flames within 12, 945 00:40:23,034 --> 00:40:24,862 and then starts to go for a ride 946 00:40:24,896 --> 00:40:28,137 courtesy of one of the best drivers around, Matt Vasquez, 947 00:40:28,172 --> 00:40:31,379 who's like, "Ooh, have you seen our nifty little BattleBox?" 948 00:40:31,413 --> 00:40:34,275 [Kenny] Yeah, and again, he is just an artist with Whiplash. 949 00:40:34,310 --> 00:40:36,482 Look at how he places him in the corner. 950 00:40:36,517 --> 00:40:39,275 Scoops him up and stay there. 951 00:40:43,620 --> 00:40:46,137 -[Chris] Hi, Matt. -Hey. 952 00:40:46,172 --> 00:40:49,862 Did you just taunt Reese Ewert and wave goodbye to him 953 00:40:49,896 --> 00:40:52,172 after you put him up on that top? 954 00:40:52,206 --> 00:40:56,586 Uh, yeah. Honestly wasn't too sure of my strategy should be for this fight. 955 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:58,275 Uh, Fusion's got a vertical on one side, 956 00:40:58,310 --> 00:40:59,586 horizontal on the other side. 957 00:40:59,620 --> 00:41:01,206 Both are equally scary. 958 00:41:01,241 --> 00:41:04,793 But, yeah, we just got to him up before they spun up 959 00:41:04,827 --> 00:41:06,448 and that's all we needed to do, apparently. 960 00:41:06,482 --> 00:41:07,517 We got little bit lucky. 961 00:41:07,551 --> 00:41:09,758 It was a great choice on the configuration, man. 962 00:41:09,793 --> 00:41:12,655 I know you also wanted to flip him. Is that why? 963 00:41:12,689 --> 00:41:14,655 Uh, [chuckles] yeah. 964 00:41:14,689 --> 00:41:16,379 Well, the things about Fusion is, once you... 965 00:41:16,413 --> 00:41:17,551 when are they right side up, 966 00:41:17,586 --> 00:41:19,862 the vertical is deadly and the horizontal is deadly. 967 00:41:19,896 --> 00:41:21,103 When they are upside down, 968 00:41:21,137 --> 00:41:22,862 it's really just the horizontal you got to worry about. 969 00:41:22,896 --> 00:41:25,275 And our plow is good at fighting horizontals. 970 00:41:25,310 --> 00:41:26,931 So once I got him flipped over once, 971 00:41:26,965 --> 00:41:28,448 I was like, "Okay, they gotta stay like this, 972 00:41:28,482 --> 00:41:29,896 otherwise, we could be in trouble." 973 00:41:29,931 --> 00:41:31,689 And, when I got him flipped on the wall, I just had to be 974 00:41:31,724 --> 00:41:33,517 very careful that they were actually stuck, 975 00:41:33,551 --> 00:41:35,724 'cause they could've very easily landed back on their wheels, 976 00:41:35,758 --> 00:41:37,517 and that could've been a different story, but yeah, 977 00:41:37,551 --> 00:41:39,275 we're happy we got a little lucky and, great fight. 978 00:41:39,965 --> 00:41:41,620 Sounds great. Congrats. 979 00:41:41,655 --> 00:41:42,689 Thank you. 980 00:41:42,724 --> 00:41:43,758 [crowd cheering] 981 00:41:48,793 --> 00:41:50,586 -[Chris] Hi, Reese. -Howdy. 982 00:41:52,275 --> 00:41:53,655 Um... 983 00:41:53,689 --> 00:41:55,068 were you surprised that your robot, 984 00:41:55,103 --> 00:41:56,379 caught on fire in 10 seconds? 985 00:41:56,413 --> 00:42:00,344 Uh, you know it seems it happens more frequently 986 00:42:00,379 --> 00:42:03,068 that I would like it to, but, uh... 987 00:42:03,103 --> 00:42:05,275 he's such a good driver, 988 00:42:05,310 --> 00:42:07,758 he was on me in like a half a second. 989 00:42:07,793 --> 00:42:09,344 -Back home I go. -[chuckles softly] 990 00:42:09,379 --> 00:42:11,034 [crowd laughing] 991 00:42:11,068 --> 00:42:13,000 [Reese] It's funny, my dad built this wood shed 992 00:42:13,034 --> 00:42:17,379 and he said, uh, "Reese if you come back with a nut or a bolt 993 00:42:17,413 --> 00:42:19,620 you can stay in this wood shed. 994 00:42:19,655 --> 00:42:22,827 Otherwise, you're staying in a van down by the river." 995 00:42:22,862 --> 00:42:24,862 [all laughing] 996 00:42:26,413 --> 00:42:27,724 I was a little confused, 997 00:42:27,758 --> 00:42:29,724 'cause that doesn't sound too bad to me, 998 00:42:29,758 --> 00:42:31,931 but I think he wanted me to win. 999 00:42:33,344 --> 00:42:35,000 Oh, Reese, you are one of a kind. 1000 00:42:35,034 --> 00:42:37,862 Thank you so much for the entertainment this season. 1001 00:42:37,896 --> 00:42:40,448 -We will catch you in season VIII, brother. -Pleasure. 1002 00:42:50,310 --> 00:42:52,034 [Chris] Okay, so, with Whiplash, 1003 00:42:52,068 --> 00:42:53,551 advancing to face Malice, 1004 00:42:53,586 --> 00:42:57,620 the second round of tonight's Slugfest is all set. 1005 00:42:57,655 --> 00:43:01,896 Up next, MaDCatTer and Black Dragon will kick things off. 1006 00:43:01,931 --> 00:43:03,862 It's gonna take two more wins to join 1007 00:43:03,896 --> 00:43:07,413 End Game, Tantrum, SawBlaze, and SHREDDIT BRO! 1008 00:43:07,448 --> 00:43:09,206 in the Golden Bolt Tournament. 1009 00:43:09,241 --> 00:43:11,103 Who's gonna punch their ticket tonight. 1010 00:43:11,655 --> 00:43:12,965 We will find out 1011 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:16,655 as BattleBots Champions continues. 1012 00:43:22,793 --> 00:43:24,275 [audience applauding and cheering] 1013 00:43:27,413 --> 00:43:29,655 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots Champions. 1014 00:43:29,689 --> 00:43:32,000 We are just three fights away from finding out, 1015 00:43:32,034 --> 00:43:34,724 which team will earn the second at-large bid, 1016 00:43:34,758 --> 00:43:37,413 to this year's Golden Bolt Tournament. 1017 00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:39,379 And it's survival of the fittest here 1018 00:43:39,413 --> 00:43:42,275 in the second round of tonight's Slugfest. 1019 00:43:42,310 --> 00:43:45,310 Still alive are the unbreakable Brazilians, 1020 00:43:45,344 --> 00:43:46,758 Black Dragon. 1021 00:43:46,793 --> 00:43:49,275 The college professor, Martin Mason and his 1022 00:43:49,310 --> 00:43:52,379 versatile vertical spinner, MaDCatTer. 1023 00:43:52,413 --> 00:43:55,448 Bunny Sauriol's Malice, a team that's been on a tear 1024 00:43:55,482 --> 00:43:57,344 since the end of last season. 1025 00:43:57,379 --> 00:44:00,862 And Whiplash, led by Matt Vasquez who nearly made it 1026 00:44:00,896 --> 00:44:03,862 to the Golden Bolt Tournament a season ago. 1027 00:44:03,896 --> 00:44:07,034 So, let's get to our first match-up. 1028 00:44:07,068 --> 00:44:08,206 This is a good one. 1029 00:44:08,241 --> 00:44:12,034 Black Dragon, MaDCatTer, Martin Mason, 1030 00:44:12,068 --> 00:44:16,241 one-hit wonder in his quarter final victory over Bloodsport. 1031 00:44:16,275 --> 00:44:19,689 But, in addition to a spot in the final being on the line here, 1032 00:44:19,724 --> 00:44:22,034 this fight is also about revenge. 1033 00:44:22,068 --> 00:44:25,724 Black Dragon eliminated Martin and his crew of college kids 1034 00:44:25,758 --> 00:44:28,379 from the World Championship VI Tournament. 1035 00:44:28,413 --> 00:44:29,931 And Kenny, apparently the gritty kitty, 1036 00:44:29,965 --> 00:44:32,000 does hold a grudge. 1037 00:44:32,034 --> 00:44:34,034 [Kenny] Yeah, 100%, but it's a, 1038 00:44:34,068 --> 00:44:38,620 "I want to smash your bot into tiny pieces in a loving kind of way" grudge. 1039 00:44:38,655 --> 00:44:41,655 Now, an X-factor in this rematch is that 1040 00:44:41,689 --> 00:44:45,241 current Black Dragon driver, Gabriel Bertozzi 1041 00:44:45,275 --> 00:44:48,000 was not with the team the first time they met. 1042 00:44:48,034 --> 00:44:51,965 The 23-year-old was a rock star at World Championship VII. 1043 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:54,241 And looked great in their first fight tonight, 1044 00:44:54,275 --> 00:44:57,103 but maybe MaDCatTer driver, Calvin Iba, 1045 00:44:57,137 --> 00:44:58,620 -can catch him off guard here. -[crowd cheering] 1046 00:44:59,551 --> 00:45:01,034 [Calvin] Ooh, yeah. 1047 00:45:01,827 --> 00:45:03,241 [whooping] 1048 00:45:04,896 --> 00:45:07,517 This is the big rematch we've been waiting for, 1049 00:45:07,551 --> 00:45:08,965 and I'll tell you what folks, 1050 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:11,103 we're gonna go weapon to weapon with them, 1051 00:45:11,137 --> 00:45:13,275 and I'll tell you what's gonna happen folks, 1052 00:45:13,310 --> 00:45:16,068 they're gonna make a mistake because they can't help it. 1053 00:45:16,103 --> 00:45:19,482 MaDCatTer and Santa Claus have something in common, 1054 00:45:19,517 --> 00:45:21,896 When we hit 'em, they're slayed. 1055 00:45:21,931 --> 00:45:23,379 We're gonna take it, all the way. 1056 00:45:23,413 --> 00:45:25,103 We want to get into that Golden Bolt 1057 00:45:25,137 --> 00:45:27,137 and I'll tell you what folks, this cat, 1058 00:45:27,172 --> 00:45:29,000 it's got eight lives left folks. 1059 00:45:29,034 --> 00:45:30,275 You're gonna see it keep coming. 1060 00:45:34,344 --> 00:45:37,103 We know about MaDCatTer that 1061 00:45:37,137 --> 00:45:39,620 we need to hit him a lot 1062 00:45:39,655 --> 00:45:41,896 because MaDCatTer doesn't stop. 1063 00:45:41,931 --> 00:45:44,206 In my opinion, when you get there 1064 00:45:44,241 --> 00:45:46,413 and control the center of the arena, 1065 00:45:46,448 --> 00:45:48,827 it's much easier to win the fight, so 1066 00:45:48,862 --> 00:45:51,517 I will try to do that and always point the 1067 00:45:51,551 --> 00:45:54,206 front of our robot to them, so 1068 00:45:54,241 --> 00:45:56,689 they hit us only in the front and not in the back 1069 00:45:56,724 --> 00:45:57,758 or in the wheels, 1070 00:45:57,793 --> 00:46:00,275 and I think that we will... we'll handle well. 1071 00:46:01,758 --> 00:46:05,551 [audience chanting] MaDCatTer, MaDCatTer, MaDCatTer, MaDCatTer, 1072 00:46:06,655 --> 00:46:08,034 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1073 00:46:12,482 --> 00:46:15,000 [Chris] Kenny, for MaDCatTer, we know about that weapon, 1074 00:46:15,034 --> 00:46:18,275 called Small Fry what about the attachments in front? 1075 00:46:18,310 --> 00:46:20,965 [Kenny] Well, they call those their kitten heels. 1076 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,586 Calvin Iba wants to get around to the sides 1077 00:46:23,620 --> 00:46:25,172 and get under Black Dragon. 1078 00:46:25,206 --> 00:46:27,827 These little wedges should help them do that. 1079 00:46:27,862 --> 00:46:30,103 [Chris] They also have the minibot, "Gassy Cat" 1080 00:46:30,137 --> 00:46:31,137 along for the ride. 1081 00:46:32,620 --> 00:46:34,689 For Black Dragon, same old, same old. 1082 00:46:34,724 --> 00:46:36,862 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. No changes. 1083 00:46:36,896 --> 00:46:39,206 They're gonna go right at MaDCatTer as well. 1084 00:46:39,241 --> 00:46:40,793 [Chris] I think we're gonna have another classic. 1085 00:46:44,275 --> 00:46:46,068 [robotic voice] Red Team, ready. 1086 00:46:46,931 --> 00:46:49,344 [all] Oh, yeah. 1087 00:46:49,379 --> 00:46:50,551 [audience exclaiming] 1088 00:46:53,448 --> 00:46:55,275 [robotic voice] Blue Team, ready. 1089 00:46:55,310 --> 00:46:57,586 [all] Yeah. 1090 00:46:57,965 --> 00:46:59,586 Let's go! 1091 00:46:59,620 --> 00:47:00,896 [Chris laughs] 1092 00:47:05,379 --> 00:47:07,448 [robotic crescendo] 1093 00:47:12,655 --> 00:47:14,310 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight. 1094 00:47:16,137 --> 00:47:17,241 [Chris] MaDCatTer. 1095 00:47:18,551 --> 00:47:20,793 Black Dragon. 1096 00:47:20,827 --> 00:47:23,068 One of these teams is heading to the final. 1097 00:47:23,103 --> 00:47:25,241 The other is heading home. 1098 00:47:26,379 --> 00:47:28,000 [buzzer sounds] 1099 00:47:29,724 --> 00:47:32,413 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1100 00:47:32,448 --> 00:47:34,827 MaDCatTer going face-to-face with Black Dragon 1101 00:47:34,862 --> 00:47:36,827 and tossing it in the air, twice. 1102 00:47:36,862 --> 00:47:40,931 [Kenny] This is what we expected, a nasty one from the get-go. 1103 00:47:40,965 --> 00:47:44,310 [Chris] And then shove it into the upper deck. 1104 00:47:44,344 --> 00:47:46,448 [Kenny] Oh this is just a brawl here. 1105 00:47:46,482 --> 00:47:49,862 But so far, MaDCatTer is the one landing most of the shots. 1106 00:47:49,896 --> 00:47:52,517 [Chris] Black Dragon's drum isn't spinning now either. 1107 00:47:52,551 --> 00:47:54,793 -And MaDCatTer is taking advantage... -[Kenny] Oh. 1108 00:47:54,827 --> 00:47:56,482 [Chris] ...slams it into the rails and is just shot 1109 00:47:56,517 --> 00:47:58,344 with that 100-pound pulverizer. 1110 00:47:58,379 --> 00:48:00,965 [Kenny] Well, looks like the Brazilian's weapon is fine. 1111 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:02,655 Black Dragon going on the offence here. 1112 00:48:02,689 --> 00:48:03,931 -Trying to look for a shot. -[Chris] Oh. 1113 00:48:03,965 --> 00:48:05,827 Oh, they went up to the minibot. 1114 00:48:05,862 --> 00:48:09,793 [Chris] Oh, Gassy Cat still working though, don't worry, he'll be back, meow, meow. 1115 00:48:09,827 --> 00:48:12,103 Get your gas outta here. 1116 00:48:12,137 --> 00:48:14,241 Brazilians are starting to punch back here, 1117 00:48:14,275 --> 00:48:16,206 landed a few good shotsto that drum . 1118 00:48:17,379 --> 00:48:19,827 Oh, here we go, face-to-face. 1119 00:48:19,862 --> 00:48:22,172 -Uh-oh, thank God. -[Kenny] O h. 1120 00:48:22,206 --> 00:48:23,827 [Kenny] And that's the thing with Black Dragon, Chris, 1121 00:48:23,862 --> 00:48:25,379 they are never out of a fight. 1122 00:48:26,379 --> 00:48:30,344 Oh, ran into the kill saw slit there. 1123 00:48:30,379 --> 00:48:32,034 [Chris] Black Dragon's trying to gnaw away 1124 00:48:32,068 --> 00:48:33,551 at the sides of MaDCatTer. 1125 00:48:33,586 --> 00:48:37,172 -[Kenny] Oh, look out. -[Chris] Shifty move from Calvin Iba. 1126 00:48:37,206 --> 00:48:39,413 [Kenny] MaDCatTer's been impressive so far. 1127 00:48:39,448 --> 00:48:42,620 [Chris] Yeah, but it's weapon is not functional right now Kenny. 1128 00:48:42,655 --> 00:48:45,655 I don't know if it's been cut down by choice or not. 1129 00:48:45,689 --> 00:48:47,137 [all exclaiming] 1130 00:48:48,482 --> 00:48:51,034 [Kenny] A handstand there from the gritty kitty. 1131 00:48:51,068 --> 00:48:53,413 I do think you're right Chris MaDCatTer's weapon 1132 00:48:53,448 --> 00:48:55,655 might be out of commission. 1133 00:48:55,689 --> 00:48:58,206 [Chris] And in the meantime, Black Dragon taking advantage 1134 00:48:58,758 --> 00:49:00,793 at the 90-second mark. 1135 00:49:00,827 --> 00:49:03,448 Ah, but Calvin Iba says, not so fast. 1136 00:49:03,482 --> 00:49:05,689 Nice job pinning Black Dragon. 1137 00:49:05,724 --> 00:49:08,103 MaDCatTer is still very much alive. 1138 00:49:08,137 --> 00:49:11,448 [Kenny] Yup, those kitten heels are holding up well for him. 1139 00:49:11,482 --> 00:49:14,172 He's gotta be very aggressive here for the rest of this fight. 1140 00:49:14,206 --> 00:49:15,379 Little over a minute to go. 1141 00:49:15,413 --> 00:49:17,000 MaDCatTer has some work to do here. 1142 00:49:17,034 --> 00:49:19,655 -Chris? -[Chris] Yeah, let's remember that on the judges' scorecard, 1143 00:49:19,689 --> 00:49:22,241 a big portion of it, is the fact that, 1144 00:49:22,275 --> 00:49:25,620 if your weapon is not working, that'll cost you points. 1145 00:49:25,655 --> 00:49:27,448 [Kenny] Yeah, that's gonna show damage... 1146 00:49:27,482 --> 00:49:29,482 [Chris] Oh, right now MaDCatTer is going 1147 00:49:29,517 --> 00:49:32,620 face-to-face against Black Dragon, my goodness. 1148 00:49:32,655 --> 00:49:35,310 And I think that wheel rolling around the arena right now, 1149 00:49:35,344 --> 00:49:37,172 is the MaDCatTer's minibot. 1150 00:49:37,206 --> 00:49:40,103 Gassy Cat got sandwiched in that last collision. 1151 00:49:40,137 --> 00:49:43,758 But, there are parts all over the box right now. 1152 00:49:43,793 --> 00:49:44,896 [Kenny] And I'm not cleaning up. 1153 00:49:44,931 --> 00:49:46,137 I'll tell you that right now. 1154 00:49:46,172 --> 00:49:48,034 [Chris chuckles] You're still in charge of making sure 1155 00:49:48,068 --> 00:49:49,827 our sign doesn't fall down. 1156 00:49:49,862 --> 00:49:54,482 But okay roughly 40 seconds to go, can the Brazilians close this out. 1157 00:49:54,517 --> 00:49:58,482 [Kenny] Black Dragon, that egg beater still spinning, Chris. 1158 00:49:58,517 --> 00:50:01,620 [Chris] Well you can hear it, just chew into MaDCatTer. 1159 00:50:02,379 --> 00:50:04,068 [Kenny] Oh, man. 1160 00:50:04,103 --> 00:50:07,034 [Chris] Well, it's been an uphill battle for MaDCatTer without their weapon. 1161 00:50:07,068 --> 00:50:10,172 But hey, they are refusing to give up in this. 1162 00:50:10,206 --> 00:50:12,068 [Kenny] Wow, look at that MaDCatTer, 1163 00:50:12,103 --> 00:50:14,172 showing the power of their drivetrain now. 1164 00:50:14,896 --> 00:50:16,172 [Chris] Another 15 to go. 1165 00:50:16,206 --> 00:50:19,448 MaDCatTer takes another shot right to the Killsaw. 1166 00:50:19,482 --> 00:50:23,068 So, this will be the first fight in the night to go the distance. 1167 00:50:23,103 --> 00:50:26,206 MaDCatTer dazed, confused and now... 1168 00:50:26,241 --> 00:50:29,137 Oh my goodness. They didn't expect to come back to life, 1169 00:50:32,034 --> 00:50:33,689 Well, well, well. 1170 00:50:34,758 --> 00:50:37,793 What do we have here in the final few ticks. 1171 00:50:38,551 --> 00:50:40,172 [Kenny] Very interesting. 1172 00:50:40,206 --> 00:50:42,931 [Chris] How will the judges see that? 1173 00:50:42,965 --> 00:50:45,862 Now that MaDCatTer's weapon was, 1174 00:50:45,896 --> 00:50:48,000 functional at the end of this fight. 1175 00:50:48,758 --> 00:50:49,724 Bravo! 1176 00:50:49,758 --> 00:50:51,551 [Chris] Of course, all three judges are 1177 00:50:51,586 --> 00:50:53,724 former BattleBots participants. 1178 00:50:53,758 --> 00:50:56,862 Fon Davis, Lisa Winter, and Derek Young. 1179 00:50:56,896 --> 00:50:59,310 Scoring on an 11-point system. 1180 00:50:59,344 --> 00:51:02,000 Up to five points can be awarded for damage. 1181 00:51:02,034 --> 00:51:04,103 Three for aggression and three for control... 1182 00:51:04,724 --> 00:51:05,724 Good job, guys. 1183 00:51:06,620 --> 00:51:08,689 [congratulating each other] 1184 00:51:12,413 --> 00:51:15,931 [Chris] Well, Kenny, a lot of aggression right out of the gate. 1185 00:51:15,965 --> 00:51:19,482 MaDCatTer seemed to have the edge in the first minute of the fight. 1186 00:51:19,517 --> 00:51:21,724 But then this shot disabled their weapon 1187 00:51:21,758 --> 00:51:24,103 at least for the time being. 1188 00:51:24,137 --> 00:51:26,448 [Kenny] That's right and the Brazilians took full advantage 1189 00:51:26,482 --> 00:51:28,000 landed some huge shots, 1190 00:51:28,034 --> 00:51:31,620 and obliterated Gassy Cat in the process. 1191 00:51:31,655 --> 00:51:34,206 [Chris] Knowing MaDCatTer's weapon did start spinning 1192 00:51:34,241 --> 00:51:35,862 again in the final moments, 1193 00:51:35,896 --> 00:51:38,034 how would you score this, Kenny? 1194 00:51:38,068 --> 00:51:39,896 [Kenny] Well, in my opinion, it doesn't matter that 1195 00:51:39,931 --> 00:51:42,275 their weapon wasn't totally disabled. 1196 00:51:42,310 --> 00:51:45,379 In the two minutes it was down, Black Dragon dominated 1197 00:51:45,413 --> 00:51:46,620 the damage category. 1198 00:51:46,655 --> 00:51:50,379 Calvin Iba did a hell of a job trying to keep MaDCatTer 1199 00:51:50,413 --> 00:51:52,310 in the fight over that span. 1200 00:51:52,344 --> 00:51:54,413 But, I'm not sure it was enough to offset 1201 00:51:54,448 --> 00:51:57,896 all the visible damage caused by Black Dragon's drum. 1202 00:51:59,241 --> 00:52:00,137 [Chris] All right, well, 1203 00:52:00,172 --> 00:52:01,896 let's find out how the judges saw it. 1204 00:52:02,310 --> 00:52:03,000 Faruq? 1205 00:52:04,206 --> 00:52:05,310 [audience cheering] 1206 00:52:06,103 --> 00:52:08,413 The results from the judges are in. 1207 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:15,551 The winner by unanimous decision is, 1208 00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:26,586 Black Dragon. 1209 00:52:36,689 --> 00:52:41,896 [audience chanting] Black Dragon, Black Dragon, Black Dragon, Black Dragon, 1210 00:52:41,931 --> 00:52:44,344 -Oh, my God. -[Chris] You excited, Julio? 1211 00:52:45,172 --> 00:52:46,379 Here we go again. 1212 00:52:46,413 --> 00:52:48,586 [laughs] 1213 00:52:48,620 --> 00:52:51,862 All right, I know we have a lot of work to do, because 1214 00:52:51,896 --> 00:52:54,517 I saw Black Dragon and some parts are broken, 1215 00:52:54,551 --> 00:52:56,655 -but oh, my God. -[laughs] 1216 00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:01,689 Well, how nice was it that your bot continued to run, 1217 00:53:01,724 --> 00:53:04,551 that egg beater drum continued to work, 1218 00:53:04,586 --> 00:53:06,620 and you shut down your opponent's weapon. 1219 00:53:06,655 --> 00:53:09,344 Yeah, we have some problems with the 1220 00:53:09,379 --> 00:53:13,241 speed of our egg beater in the beginning of the tournament. 1221 00:53:13,275 --> 00:53:16,827 So, we fixed it for the Sin City Slugfest 1222 00:53:16,862 --> 00:53:19,517 and I believe that works very... pretty well. 1223 00:53:19,551 --> 00:53:25,206 MaDCatTer is an amazing bot we fought one time last year. 1224 00:53:25,241 --> 00:53:27,413 And it was an amazing fight, 1225 00:53:27,448 --> 00:53:29,655 something like this year. 1226 00:53:29,689 --> 00:53:31,586 So, congratulations, guys. 1227 00:53:31,620 --> 00:53:34,379 -And our weapon works very well... -[chuckles] 1228 00:53:34,413 --> 00:53:37,517 -[Chris] That's the best part. -That's the best part. 1229 00:53:37,551 --> 00:53:40,241 And you guys didn't go up in flames. That was good. 1230 00:53:40,275 --> 00:53:41,551 Yeah, yeah. 1231 00:53:41,586 --> 00:53:45,241 So, we like flames, but... 1232 00:53:45,275 --> 00:53:47,482 -not every time, every fight. -[laughs] 1233 00:53:47,517 --> 00:53:51,000 -So, maybe in the next one. -[chuckles] 1234 00:53:51,034 --> 00:53:53,620 Not in this one. 1235 00:53:53,655 --> 00:53:55,655 That's it. 1236 00:53:55,689 --> 00:53:57,931 Guys, congratulations, where's the duck, dude. 1237 00:53:57,965 --> 00:53:59,103 I gotta, we gotta... 1238 00:53:59,137 --> 00:54:00,344 He's definitely not taking a bath. 1239 00:54:00,379 --> 00:54:02,586 He's watching the fight, yet. 1240 00:54:02,620 --> 00:54:05,413 -There he is, lucky ducky. -Lucky ducky. 1241 00:54:06,275 --> 00:54:07,241 Let's go. 1242 00:54:07,275 --> 00:54:08,896 Congratulations MaDCatTer. 1243 00:54:08,931 --> 00:54:10,586 We'll see you in a few minutes in the final. 1244 00:54:10,620 --> 00:54:12,965 -Congratulations team Black Dragon. -Thank you. 1245 00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:15,000 -Let's go! Let's go! -[audience cheering] 1246 00:54:17,206 --> 00:54:18,000 [Chris] Hi, Martin. 1247 00:54:19,689 --> 00:54:21,379 I know it's tough when you lose your weapon, 1248 00:54:21,413 --> 00:54:23,241 about a minute into this fight. 1249 00:54:23,275 --> 00:54:25,413 How proud are you though of you and your kids, 1250 00:54:25,448 --> 00:54:28,000 that you were able to make it to full three? 1251 00:54:28,034 --> 00:54:30,137 You know what folks, nothing else is true, 1252 00:54:30,172 --> 00:54:31,862 that was claw-some folks. 1253 00:54:31,896 --> 00:54:33,620 -[laughs] -That was an amazing fight, 1254 00:54:33,655 --> 00:54:36,206 Full credit to these guys. They brought it. 1255 00:54:36,241 --> 00:54:37,965 I want the students in the front though folks, 1256 00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:40,000 I want you guys to recognize what they did 1257 00:54:40,034 --> 00:54:42,241 and I want you to recognize, that these guys 1258 00:54:42,275 --> 00:54:44,517 are the beast bot here today folks. 1259 00:54:44,551 --> 00:54:45,862 Oh, yeah. 1260 00:54:45,896 --> 00:54:46,862 Whoo! 1261 00:54:46,896 --> 00:54:47,689 [applause] 1262 00:54:48,862 --> 00:54:51,310 [Chris] Martin, you're always super entertaining, 1263 00:54:51,344 --> 00:54:54,620 we can't wait to see you in your next job as the Kool-Aid dude. 1264 00:54:54,655 --> 00:54:56,586 [laughing] 1265 00:54:56,620 --> 00:54:59,103 Congratulations to you and your entire squad. 1266 00:54:59,137 --> 00:55:02,586 Thank you. And folks, you will find the perfect animal 1267 00:55:02,620 --> 00:55:04,206 in your local shelter, folks. 1268 00:55:04,241 --> 00:55:05,620 Keep your eye on that. 1269 00:55:05,655 --> 00:55:06,620 Take care, folks. 1270 00:55:06,655 --> 00:55:07,758 [whooping triumphantly] 1271 00:55:21,344 --> 00:55:23,000 [Chris] Well, Kenny one thing we always know about 1272 00:55:23,034 --> 00:55:25,689 the Black Dragon, it is certainly durable. 1273 00:55:25,724 --> 00:55:28,586 They are so tough. Never out of a fight 1274 00:55:28,620 --> 00:55:32,068 and again, this type of grind it out tournament 1275 00:55:32,103 --> 00:55:35,206 is exactly what Black Dragon is built for. 1276 00:55:35,241 --> 00:55:37,310 [Chris] Well, MaDCatTer gives us a couple of 1277 00:55:37,344 --> 00:55:40,448 entertaining fights, but their night is done. 1278 00:55:40,482 --> 00:55:43,000 Black Dragon advances to the final where, 1279 00:55:43,034 --> 00:55:44,758 they'll have a chance to punch their ticket 1280 00:55:44,793 --> 00:55:47,379 to the Golden Bolt Tournament. 1281 00:55:47,413 --> 00:55:49,724 They'll take on the winner of our next match between 1282 00:55:49,758 --> 00:55:53,137 Whiplash and Malice which is right around the corner. 1283 00:55:54,724 --> 00:55:58,448 There is Whiplash captain, Matt Vasquez and his dad Jeff. 1284 00:55:58,482 --> 00:56:02,482 They managed to get out of that Fusion fight without taking much damage. 1285 00:56:02,517 --> 00:56:04,724 But, that probably won't be the case against the 1286 00:56:04,758 --> 00:56:07,034 massive spin around, Malice. 1287 00:56:07,068 --> 00:56:10,551 The single elimination mayhem continues... 1288 00:56:10,586 --> 00:56:13,379 next on BattleBots: Champions. 1289 00:56:20,965 --> 00:56:23,758 All right, it's time right now for our second semi final 1290 00:56:23,793 --> 00:56:25,586 of evening and up next, 1291 00:56:25,620 --> 00:56:27,655 it's gonna be Malice taking on Whiplash. 1292 00:56:27,689 --> 00:56:30,689 And you dialed it back the last season, season VII. 1293 00:56:30,724 --> 00:56:33,172 Remember, Whiplash lost its first few fights. 1294 00:56:33,206 --> 00:56:36,275 Matty Vasquez and his entire family had to work on that bot 1295 00:56:36,310 --> 00:56:38,862 just to get it into the Round of 32. 1296 00:56:38,896 --> 00:56:41,931 But man, where it's one night, and winner takes all, 1297 00:56:41,965 --> 00:56:43,379 that is a tough robot to beat. 1298 00:56:43,413 --> 00:56:45,724 Yeah, absolutely. This is one of the most storied teams 1299 00:56:45,758 --> 00:56:47,241 in the modern era. 1300 00:56:47,275 --> 00:56:51,517 And their victory over Fusion was actually their 25th career win, 1301 00:56:51,551 --> 00:56:55,068 tying them with SawBlaze for number two all time. 1302 00:56:55,103 --> 00:56:57,000 If they can get past Malice, 1303 00:56:57,034 --> 00:57:00,103 not only will they advance to the Slugfest Final, 1304 00:57:00,137 --> 00:57:02,862 they'll own the two-spot outright. 1305 00:57:02,896 --> 00:57:05,172 History on the line here for Matt Vasquez. 1306 00:57:07,172 --> 00:57:10,862 Taking on Malice and this is a robot that in seasons past, 1307 00:57:10,896 --> 00:57:13,517 solid but I wouldn't say spectacular. 1308 00:57:13,551 --> 00:57:16,344 I thought during last season, in season VII, 1309 00:57:16,379 --> 00:57:17,793 it made significant jumps. 1310 00:57:17,827 --> 00:57:19,586 [Kenny] Oh, no question about it. 1311 00:57:19,620 --> 00:57:23,620 They made big strides in reliability and in offensive fire power. 1312 00:57:23,655 --> 00:57:27,068 So, that first round win over HiJinx was no surprise. 1313 00:57:27,103 --> 00:57:30,206 And a victory over a team like Whiplash, would be a 1314 00:57:30,241 --> 00:57:35,241 nice feather in their cap as they look towards World Championship VIII. 1315 00:57:35,275 --> 00:57:37,689 [cheering and applauding] 1316 00:57:44,275 --> 00:57:45,551 What makes me nervous about Whiplash 1317 00:57:45,586 --> 00:57:47,310 is they are very precise. 1318 00:57:47,344 --> 00:57:49,724 They know exactly how to get in and get us flipped over. 1319 00:57:49,758 --> 00:57:51,000 They're gonna box rush us. 1320 00:57:51,034 --> 00:57:53,931 And we need to be able to get away to spin our weapon up. 1321 00:57:53,965 --> 00:57:56,620 We've chosen the mayhem configuration to go up against Whiplash, 1322 00:57:56,655 --> 00:57:58,517 which means we're running the drumstick weapon, 1323 00:57:58,551 --> 00:58:00,034 which is a little lighter than Big Red, 1324 00:58:00,068 --> 00:58:01,862 but it allows us to run forks. 1325 00:58:01,896 --> 00:58:03,724 And the forks are very important for Whiplash 1326 00:58:03,758 --> 00:58:05,448 'cause we need to get under them, 1327 00:58:05,482 --> 00:58:06,896 and get them flipped over, so we have time 1328 00:58:06,931 --> 00:58:08,379 to get away to spin up. 1329 00:58:08,413 --> 00:58:10,000 So, we hope to keep them on their back, 1330 00:58:10,034 --> 00:58:13,310 to give us enough time to get spun up and do some big hits. 1331 00:58:16,620 --> 00:58:18,689 Malice has a big horizontal spinner on the front. 1332 00:58:18,724 --> 00:58:20,689 It's pretty hard. It's very reliable. 1333 00:58:20,724 --> 00:58:22,827 Um, so, we're not gonna run our vertical spinner. 1334 00:58:22,862 --> 00:58:23,965 We're gonna run just the lifter with the 1335 00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:25,241 big plow on the front. 1336 00:58:25,275 --> 00:58:27,344 That way we can just run straight into their weapon, 1337 00:58:27,379 --> 00:58:29,068 as hard as we want, whenever we want. 1338 00:58:29,103 --> 00:58:30,896 Not worrying too much about damage, 1339 00:58:30,931 --> 00:58:33,034 and just worry about controlling the fight. 1340 00:58:33,068 --> 00:58:35,103 So, if I drive well, we should just be flipping them over, 1341 00:58:35,137 --> 00:58:37,448 pushing them into walls, slamming them into the corners. 1342 00:58:37,482 --> 00:58:38,793 And if we can do that for three minutes, 1343 00:58:38,827 --> 00:58:39,482 we're gonna win. 1344 00:58:40,448 --> 00:58:42,931 Have fun Matt. Go get 'em. Good luck. 1345 00:58:42,965 --> 00:58:45,172 [whooping] 1346 00:58:45,206 --> 00:58:46,655 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1347 00:58:47,206 --> 00:58:48,827 [audience cheering] 1348 00:58:57,862 --> 00:58:59,896 [robotic voice] Red team, ready. 1349 00:58:59,931 --> 00:59:02,172 [Chris] That's 19-year-old, Nick Dobrikov, 1350 00:59:02,206 --> 00:59:04,206 in his third season with Malice. 1351 00:59:04,241 --> 00:59:07,413 But, his robot, Manta has been making a ton of noise, 1352 00:59:07,448 --> 00:59:09,551 on the combat robotic circuit. 1353 00:59:09,586 --> 00:59:10,931 That kid is a rising star. 1354 00:59:12,793 --> 00:59:15,310 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready. 1355 00:59:15,344 --> 00:59:16,310 -[audience cheering] -Whoo! 1356 00:59:23,896 --> 00:59:25,241 [robotic crescendo] 1357 00:59:27,034 --> 00:59:29,413 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight. 1358 00:59:43,310 --> 00:59:46,413 [Chris] One spot left in the Slugfest Final. 1359 00:59:46,448 --> 00:59:48,931 Who's gonna earn a date with Black Dragon? 1360 00:59:50,413 --> 00:59:51,862 [buzzer sounds] 1361 00:59:53,413 --> 00:59:55,137 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1362 00:59:55,172 --> 00:59:57,862 - Quick box rush by Whiplash, doesn't connect. -[Kenny] Oh. 1363 00:59:57,896 --> 00:59:59,482 But does there. 1364 00:59:59,517 --> 01:00:04,034 [Chris] Nice work, using the energy of Malice's weapon against itself. 1365 01:00:04,068 --> 01:00:06,827 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. Matt Vasquez now taking Malice for a ride. 1366 01:00:06,862 --> 01:00:10,103 -[Chris] Oh, Man. -[Kenny] And remember, Chris, he doesn't have a weapon here. 1367 01:00:10,137 --> 01:00:13,000 So, he's gotta control every exchange. 1368 01:00:13,034 --> 01:00:16,379 -[Chris] And... oh. -[Kenny] That's a big one. 1369 01:00:16,413 --> 01:00:19,344 -[Kenny] Oh, boy. -[Chris] Oh, no and here comes the 100-pound hammer, 1370 01:00:19,379 --> 01:00:24,862 too on top of everything else, pulverizing Malice. 1371 01:00:24,896 --> 01:00:27,965 -[Kenny] Look at the speed of Whiplash. -[Chris] Oh. 1372 01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:31,793 That's carrying a 250-pound robot across the BattleBox. 1373 01:00:31,827 --> 01:00:33,965 [Chris] And now, David Liaw starting to fight back 1374 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:35,689 on the sticks for team Malice. 1375 01:00:35,724 --> 01:00:37,000 [Kenny] And they've gotta figure out a way, 1376 01:00:37,034 --> 01:00:38,896 to connect with the sides of Whiplash. 1377 01:00:40,241 --> 01:00:41,862 Put together some combos like this, 1378 01:00:41,896 --> 01:00:44,275 to get that bot out of the way. 1379 01:00:44,310 --> 01:00:46,896 [Chris] Matt Vasquez putting a quick end to that rally. 1380 01:00:46,931 --> 01:00:49,000 It tosses Malice over its shoulder. 1381 01:00:49,034 --> 01:00:50,310 Beautiful counter there. 1382 01:00:51,482 --> 01:00:54,206 Oh, there's the 100-pound hammer on top of Malice. 1383 01:00:54,241 --> 01:00:56,172 And Whiplash is dipping against it. 1384 01:00:56,206 --> 01:00:58,758 Nice work by David trying to escape but oh... 1385 01:00:58,793 --> 01:01:01,551 I think Malice has gotta get to the center of the box. 1386 01:01:01,586 --> 01:01:02,689 [Kenny] Oh, woah, woah, woah. 1387 01:01:03,241 --> 01:01:04,482 Yeah, that's right. 1388 01:01:04,517 --> 01:01:06,517 Once Whiplash has you off balance, 1389 01:01:06,551 --> 01:01:08,310 it's very difficult recover. 1390 01:01:08,344 --> 01:01:10,551 Matt Vasquez stays on you. 1391 01:01:10,586 --> 01:01:12,068 [Chris] A nd now, Malice is inverted 1392 01:01:12,103 --> 01:01:14,034 certainly can drive this way, but doesn't like 1393 01:01:14,068 --> 01:01:15,482 having it's weapon up high. 1394 01:01:15,517 --> 01:01:17,034 Would rather have it down low. 1395 01:01:17,068 --> 01:01:18,758 [Kenny] Another issue with being inverted, Chris, 1396 01:01:18,793 --> 01:01:20,310 is that it negates their force. 1397 01:01:20,344 --> 01:01:23,448 Whiplash should be able to dominate the ground game, 1398 01:01:23,482 --> 01:01:25,172 while Malice is upside down. 1399 01:01:25,206 --> 01:01:27,068 [Chris] Well, Whiplash has been in control 1400 01:01:27,103 --> 01:01:28,379 for most of this fight. 1401 01:01:28,413 --> 01:01:30,896 Let's see if Matt Vasquez can close the deal here. 1402 01:01:31,655 --> 01:01:33,586 Under 90 to go. 1403 01:01:33,620 --> 01:01:36,931 David Liaw, an excellent driver for Team Malice. 1404 01:01:36,965 --> 01:01:38,965 Boy, he's facing a challenge here. 1405 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:41,758 [Kenny] Yeah, Malice has to find a way to flip back over. 1406 01:01:41,793 --> 01:01:43,448 [Chris] Uh-oh. 1407 01:01:43,482 --> 01:01:46,482 -Uh-oh, Kenny. -[Kenny] Matt Vasquez might not give them the chance to. 1408 01:01:46,517 --> 01:01:47,724 [Chris] Oh, boy. 1409 01:01:47,758 --> 01:01:49,344 Look at that placement! 1410 01:01:49,379 --> 01:01:53,379 Wow, right on the corner of the rails and Whiplash is waving goodbye. 1411 01:01:53,413 --> 01:01:55,827 Once again, it's taunting its opponent saying, 1412 01:01:55,862 --> 01:01:59,172 "I'm off to the finals, you're off to the off season," 1413 01:01:59,206 --> 01:02:00,241 "Beat it kid!" 1414 01:02:00,862 --> 01:02:03,068 Ten, nine... 1415 01:02:03,103 --> 01:02:04,517 -[Chris] The countdown has started. -eight... 1416 01:02:04,551 --> 01:02:06,551 -[Chris] A magnificent job, Kenny. -seven, six... 1417 01:02:06,586 --> 01:02:09,517 -[Kenny] Look at that. Wheels off the floor. -[man] five, four, three... 1418 01:02:09,551 --> 01:02:11,275 -[Kenny] Have a good night, Malice. -[man] two, one. 1419 01:02:11,310 --> 01:02:13,034 -Knockout! -[audience cheering] 1420 01:02:15,448 --> 01:02:18,000 [Chris] Whiplash is off to the final. 1421 01:02:19,862 --> 01:02:20,620 [Matt] All right. 1422 01:02:20,655 --> 01:02:21,517 Congratulations. 1423 01:02:21,551 --> 01:02:22,482 Great job. 1424 01:02:24,172 --> 01:02:25,517 Excellent job, swinging them, 1425 01:02:27,689 --> 01:02:28,827 Love your shoes. 1426 01:02:28,862 --> 01:02:29,896 [indistinct chatter] 1427 01:02:29,931 --> 01:02:31,206 It was so good. It was so good. 1428 01:02:31,241 --> 01:02:33,241 -Awesome fight. -[Bunny] Yeah me too. 1429 01:02:36,448 --> 01:02:39,310 [Chris] Kenny, Matt Vasquez on you from the word go. 1430 01:02:39,344 --> 01:02:40,448 [Kenny] Yeah, no weapon, 1431 01:02:40,482 --> 01:02:42,241 no problem for Whiplash. 1432 01:02:42,275 --> 01:02:45,034 Matt used that plow like a blast shield 1433 01:02:45,068 --> 01:02:46,827 to knock Malice off balance 1434 01:02:46,862 --> 01:02:48,586 and then dominate the ground game. 1435 01:02:48,620 --> 01:02:51,655 [Chris] Gave Malice a nice little tour of the BattleBox, 1436 01:02:51,689 --> 01:02:54,137 slamming it into the rails repeatedly. 1437 01:02:54,172 --> 01:02:57,586 Bunny Sauriol's squad did put together one nice flurry, 1438 01:02:57,620 --> 01:02:59,965 but Matt Vasquez, again, showed the world 1439 01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:02,000 why he's the best at what he does. 1440 01:03:02,034 --> 01:03:03,000 [Kenny] Absolutely. 1441 01:03:03,034 --> 01:03:06,586 He just understands angles better than 99% 1442 01:03:06,620 --> 01:03:08,206 of the drivers out there. 1443 01:03:08,241 --> 01:03:10,758 Credit to David Liaw for staying aggressive. 1444 01:03:10,793 --> 01:03:13,344 But once Malice got inverted, it was over. 1445 01:03:13,379 --> 01:03:15,275 [Chris] Yeah, that was the finishing move. 1446 01:03:15,310 --> 01:03:17,448 Just the right touch, 1447 01:03:17,482 --> 01:03:19,275 and good night now. 1448 01:03:19,310 --> 01:03:22,137 [Kenny] Absolutely. So good at getting his knockouts 1449 01:03:22,172 --> 01:03:27,137 but just placing you right in the perfect little spot. 1450 01:03:28,620 --> 01:03:29,620 [audience cheering] 1451 01:03:32,241 --> 01:03:35,275 Matty Vasquez, congratulations. 1452 01:03:35,310 --> 01:03:36,000 Thank you. 1453 01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:41,379 In a sport, where power is king, 1454 01:03:41,413 --> 01:03:44,379 your touch and ability to place a robot 1455 01:03:44,413 --> 01:03:47,379 exactly where you want it is unmatched. 1456 01:03:47,413 --> 01:03:49,068 How in the world do you do that? 1457 01:03:49,103 --> 01:03:50,793 I... I don't know. I like that you used the word touch, 1458 01:03:50,827 --> 01:03:52,137 'cause that's kind of the same word I use. 1459 01:03:52,172 --> 01:03:54,068 It's, uh... I feel like we're one of the only few robots 1460 01:03:54,103 --> 01:03:55,448 that really just kind of, like... 1461 01:03:55,482 --> 01:03:56,448 We don't win by destroying 'em, 1462 01:03:56,482 --> 01:03:58,241 we win by very carefully placing you 1463 01:03:58,275 --> 01:03:59,758 where you don't wanna be. [laughs] 1464 01:03:59,793 --> 01:04:01,793 So... but, yeah. No, we were able to do it. 1465 01:04:01,827 --> 01:04:02,896 I don't know how. 1466 01:04:02,931 --> 01:04:04,758 And, um... We, uh... 1467 01:04:04,793 --> 01:04:05,758 We have a lot of damage. 1468 01:04:05,793 --> 01:04:06,965 Like, uh, I don't know. 1469 01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:07,862 Halfway through that fight, 1470 01:04:07,896 --> 01:04:09,827 I think we were probably running on, like, 1471 01:04:09,862 --> 01:04:11,275 two of our four wheels is what it felt like, 1472 01:04:11,310 --> 01:04:12,689 and maybe three out of our four wheels. 1473 01:04:12,724 --> 01:04:14,655 So we definitely broke a couple of chains in there. 1474 01:04:14,689 --> 01:04:17,034 But, uh, yeah, we got 'em stuck in the nick of time, 1475 01:04:17,068 --> 01:04:18,137 'cause we were starting... 1476 01:04:18,172 --> 01:04:20,034 We were hurting at the end of that fight for sure. 1477 01:04:20,068 --> 01:04:21,034 [cheering and applause] 1478 01:04:24,068 --> 01:04:26,965 -Jeff, we haven't talked a lot to you. -[chuckles] 1479 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:30,413 But you introduced both your sons to this sport, 1480 01:04:30,448 --> 01:04:32,241 they have both excelled. 1481 01:04:32,275 --> 01:04:34,620 How much joy are you and Debbie getting 1482 01:04:34,655 --> 01:04:36,827 watching your sons do what they love? 1483 01:04:36,862 --> 01:04:38,896 Yeah, it's really the joy of our lives, 1484 01:04:38,931 --> 01:04:41,241 uh, 'cause it's really brought our family together. 1485 01:04:41,275 --> 01:04:43,344 It's... it's something that they love. 1486 01:04:43,379 --> 01:04:44,793 We've never forced them to do it. 1487 01:04:44,827 --> 01:04:46,482 I mean, Matt is a student 1488 01:04:46,517 --> 01:04:48,896 -and has the love of the sport, so to-- -Well, was a student. 1489 01:04:48,931 --> 01:04:51,517 Yeah, was a student, but he's a student of the sport. 1490 01:04:51,551 --> 01:04:53,379 -[all laughing] -Uh, you know, they... 1491 01:04:53,413 --> 01:04:54,482 They just love it 1492 01:04:54,517 --> 01:04:55,724 and... and they'll... 1493 01:04:55,758 --> 01:04:57,793 You know, our robots all hate each other 1494 01:04:57,827 --> 01:05:00,655 but all the... the teams love each other. 1495 01:05:00,689 --> 01:05:03,482 So, you know, it's just been a great environment. 1496 01:05:03,517 --> 01:05:04,275 And we're blessed. 1497 01:05:04,310 --> 01:05:06,241 I mean, it truly is a blessing 1498 01:05:06,275 --> 01:05:09,586 that Trey and Greg have been able to keep this thing going. 1499 01:05:09,620 --> 01:05:13,275 -And our family is... is... We're... -Forever grateful. 1500 01:05:13,310 --> 01:05:14,655 -Yeah. -Forever grateful. Truly. 1501 01:05:14,689 --> 01:05:16,103 It's been a wonderful experience, so... 1502 01:05:16,137 --> 01:05:18,620 Hey, Matt, by the way, keep playing that student card, 1503 01:05:18,655 --> 01:05:20,482 'cause when you say you're no longer a student, 1504 01:05:20,517 --> 01:05:22,344 guess who's paying his own bills, brother. 1505 01:05:22,379 --> 01:05:23,655 [all laughing] 1506 01:05:23,689 --> 01:05:26,068 -Yeah. -No more fun. 1507 01:05:26,103 --> 01:05:28,034 All right, we'll see you in a few minutes in the final. 1508 01:05:28,068 --> 01:05:29,896 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 1509 01:05:29,931 --> 01:05:31,344 -[Matt] Whoo! -[cheering and applause] 1510 01:05:31,379 --> 01:05:32,034 [Jeff] Yeah. 1511 01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:34,068 -All right. -Love you so much. 1512 01:05:34,103 --> 01:05:35,137 -I love it. -Oh, it was so good. 1513 01:05:35,172 --> 01:05:37,517 [indistinct chatter] 1514 01:05:37,551 --> 01:05:38,310 [Chris] All right. 1515 01:05:38,344 --> 01:05:39,655 So with that victory, 1516 01:05:39,689 --> 01:05:42,931 Whiplash overtakes the reigning world champ, SawBlaze, 1517 01:05:42,965 --> 01:05:46,034 for the second most wins inBattleBots' history. 1518 01:05:46,068 --> 01:05:48,482 Gives you a sense of just how good Matt Vasquez has been 1519 01:05:48,517 --> 01:05:50,275 over the course of his career, 1520 01:05:50,310 --> 01:05:54,137 and he's still only 23 years old, people. 1521 01:05:54,172 --> 01:05:56,206 And, Kenny, Malice might be a team to watch 1522 01:05:56,241 --> 01:05:58,206 heading into World Championship VIII? 1523 01:05:58,241 --> 01:06:00,793 [Kenny] No doubt. Between how they finished last season 1524 01:06:00,827 --> 01:06:02,551 and tonight's performance, 1525 01:06:02,586 --> 01:06:06,586 Malice is looking durable, powerful and well-driven. 1526 01:06:06,620 --> 01:06:08,068 Well done, Bunny. 1527 01:06:08,103 --> 01:06:10,275 And now, coming up at the final, 1528 01:06:10,310 --> 01:06:13,172 -Whiplash against Black Dragon for the third time. -[Kenny] Ooh. 1529 01:06:13,206 --> 01:06:14,413 Whiplash has won twice. 1530 01:06:14,448 --> 01:06:16,206 This is gonna be great, isn't it? 1531 01:06:16,241 --> 01:06:17,655 [Kenny] Yes. Extreme durability 1532 01:06:17,689 --> 01:06:19,793 versus the ultimate tactician. 1533 01:06:19,827 --> 01:06:22,793 These teams have given us some classics in the past. 1534 01:06:22,827 --> 01:06:27,137 Whiplash, Black Dragon III is a robot combat fan's dream. 1535 01:06:27,172 --> 01:06:30,034 And, hey, I'd love to see either of these bots square off 1536 01:06:30,068 --> 01:06:32,931 with an End Game or a SawBlaze in a few weeks. 1537 01:06:32,965 --> 01:06:35,448 Can't wait to see which one gets there. 1538 01:06:35,896 --> 01:06:37,034 That's right. 1539 01:06:37,068 --> 01:06:40,172 A berth in The Golden Bolt tournament is on the line. 1540 01:06:40,206 --> 01:06:41,586 Who's gonna snag it? 1541 01:06:41,620 --> 01:06:43,862 Whiplash or Black Dragon? 1542 01:06:43,896 --> 01:06:45,931 Find out right after this. 1543 01:06:45,965 --> 01:06:46,965 [cheering and applause] 1544 01:06:54,655 --> 01:06:56,068 [audience cheering] 1545 01:06:56,103 --> 01:06:59,103 [Chris] We are back on BattleBots Champions: Sin City Slugfest. 1546 01:06:59,137 --> 01:07:01,482 And what a final we have for you tonight. 1547 01:07:01,517 --> 01:07:02,758 We've got two teams 1548 01:07:02,793 --> 01:07:06,103 that are household names in the robot combat universe. 1549 01:07:06,137 --> 01:07:08,034 The unkillable Black Dragon 1550 01:07:08,068 --> 01:07:10,724 and the supremely surgical Whiplash. 1551 01:07:10,758 --> 01:07:13,827 The winner earns a ticket to our Tournament of Champions 1552 01:07:13,862 --> 01:07:16,344 and a shot at The Golden Bolt. 1553 01:07:17,379 --> 01:07:19,689 [Faruq] It's Whiplash! 1554 01:07:21,137 --> 01:07:22,620 [Matt] You know, we fought Black Dragon twice, 1555 01:07:22,655 --> 01:07:24,310 we've won twice. 1556 01:07:24,344 --> 01:07:26,137 They have a very tough vertical spinner. 1557 01:07:26,172 --> 01:07:28,034 You know, they're almost impossible to knock out. 1558 01:07:28,068 --> 01:07:30,344 [Chris] Black Dragon getting put up on the screws. 1559 01:07:30,379 --> 01:07:33,655 Whiplash is trying to put him out of the box. 1560 01:07:33,689 --> 01:07:36,413 But they also thrive on fighting other big spinning robots. 1561 01:07:37,448 --> 01:07:38,413 We are not a big spinner. 1562 01:07:39,103 --> 01:07:40,862 We're a control robot. 1563 01:07:40,896 --> 01:07:43,931 So we might be kind of their kryptonite in a lot of ways. 1564 01:07:45,586 --> 01:07:48,482 [Faruq] It's Black Dragon! 1565 01:07:49,689 --> 01:07:51,448 [Julio] Whiplash won two times 1566 01:07:51,482 --> 01:07:54,551 and we have lost two times for Whiplash, 1567 01:07:54,586 --> 01:07:55,689 but not this time 1568 01:07:55,724 --> 01:07:57,620 because we have a secret, 1569 01:07:57,655 --> 01:08:01,620 not secret weapon but a secret agent just for you, Matthew. 1570 01:08:01,655 --> 01:08:04,068 [chuckles] That's right. 1571 01:08:04,103 --> 01:08:06,103 [Matt] For this fight, it's not a horizontal spinner, 1572 01:08:06,137 --> 01:08:08,137 so we're putting our vertical spinner back in the robot. 1573 01:08:08,172 --> 01:08:10,896 We're gonna run some of the longest forks we have for this match. 1574 01:08:10,931 --> 01:08:12,000 Right when this match starts, 1575 01:08:12,034 --> 01:08:13,551 we are gonna go straight at them, 1576 01:08:13,586 --> 01:08:15,655 try to scoop 'em up as fast as possible. 1577 01:08:15,689 --> 01:08:17,895 This is a fight where it's gonna be super aggressive, 1578 01:08:17,930 --> 01:08:18,827 go all out. 1579 01:08:18,862 --> 01:08:20,206 [Gabriel] Matthew drives pretty well 1580 01:08:20,241 --> 01:08:25,344 so it's always a hard fight to go against Whiplash. 1581 01:08:25,379 --> 01:08:28,724 Our strategy, we need to hit him 1582 01:08:28,758 --> 01:08:32,448 and hit and hit and don't stop. 1583 01:08:32,482 --> 01:08:34,654 We want to get revenge against Whiplash. 1584 01:08:34,689 --> 01:08:39,206 It'll be a hard fight but Black Dragon can do it. 1585 01:08:39,241 --> 01:08:40,758 [Matt] I think we're feeling as confident as ever, 1586 01:08:40,792 --> 01:08:42,344 but, uh, Black Dragon just had a great win. 1587 01:08:42,379 --> 01:08:44,482 But I think they're feeling rather confident as well. 1588 01:08:44,517 --> 01:08:45,586 So, uh, I don't know. 1589 01:08:45,620 --> 01:08:46,827 We're gonna have to let the robots do the talking 1590 01:08:46,862 --> 01:08:47,517 and see what happens. 1591 01:08:48,620 --> 01:08:49,620 [audience cheering] 1592 01:08:52,827 --> 01:08:56,792 [Chris] Kenny, you'll have more on Black Dragon's strategy in just a bit. 1593 01:08:56,827 --> 01:08:59,551 But just an amazing job by both these squads 1594 01:08:59,586 --> 01:09:02,448 to get ready in such a quick turnaround. 1595 01:09:02,482 --> 01:09:04,274 And, you know, for a team like Whiplash, 1596 01:09:04,310 --> 01:09:06,862 which has craved the Giant Nut for so long, 1597 01:09:06,895 --> 01:09:09,654 that didn't happen yet again in season seven. 1598 01:09:09,689 --> 01:09:11,620 How important is it for the Vasquez family 1599 01:09:11,654 --> 01:09:13,862 to punch its ticket to The Golden Bolt tournament? 1600 01:09:13,895 --> 01:09:15,000 [Kenny] Uh, this would be huge. 1601 01:09:15,033 --> 01:09:18,241 Uh, again, this is a very prestigious trophy, 1602 01:09:18,274 --> 01:09:21,517 I think, for them and many of these bots in this tournament. 1603 01:09:21,551 --> 01:09:22,654 It is very much coveted. 1604 01:09:22,689 --> 01:09:25,379 So this would be a big achievement for 'em. 1605 01:09:25,412 --> 01:09:26,689 All right, it's time us to shut up. 1606 01:09:26,724 --> 01:09:28,068 We are so excited for the final. 1607 01:09:28,103 --> 01:09:29,068 Let's get to it. 1608 01:09:29,103 --> 01:09:30,068 Faruq. 1609 01:09:36,482 --> 01:09:40,206 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1610 01:09:40,241 --> 01:09:41,206 [cheering and applause] 1611 01:09:44,586 --> 01:09:48,344 It's time for the main event! 1612 01:09:50,379 --> 01:09:51,344 [audience cheering] 1613 01:10:00,482 --> 01:10:02,482 In the red square... 1614 01:10:02,517 --> 01:10:05,551 This ain't no game, the dragon wants the throne. 1615 01:10:05,586 --> 01:10:07,172 Better keep that thing shiny. 1616 01:10:07,206 --> 01:10:08,965 He'll cut you down so small, 1617 01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:11,103 even Tyrion will think you're tiny. 1618 01:10:11,137 --> 01:10:13,965 He's no Targaryen but he'll be burying you. 1619 01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:15,758 To go against him is treason. 1620 01:10:15,793 --> 01:10:17,103 He'll screw you up worse than 1621 01:10:17,137 --> 01:10:19,896 HBO screwed up the last season. 1622 01:10:19,931 --> 01:10:22,931 It's Black Dragon! 1623 01:10:24,482 --> 01:10:25,448 [cheering and applause] 1624 01:10:27,068 --> 01:10:27,931 Yeah! 1625 01:10:27,965 --> 01:10:30,068 [Chris] And here come the Brazilians. 1626 01:10:30,103 --> 01:10:31,172 Kenny, we heard 'em say 1627 01:10:31,206 --> 01:10:33,655 they've got a secret weapon for Whiplash. 1628 01:10:33,689 --> 01:10:35,344 So what is it? 1629 01:10:35,379 --> 01:10:37,103 [Kenny] Okay. So the team's added some weight 1630 01:10:37,137 --> 01:10:38,413 to their front weapon mounts 1631 01:10:38,448 --> 01:10:41,310 and placed forks on both sides of the bot. 1632 01:10:41,344 --> 01:10:44,310 It's a configuration they've never used before, 1633 01:10:44,344 --> 01:10:48,137 and breaking it out here in the final is definitely a risk. 1634 01:10:48,172 --> 01:10:49,758 But they believe these forks 1635 01:10:49,793 --> 01:10:52,068 are going to give them the edge they need 1636 01:10:52,103 --> 01:10:55,931 in the ground game to finally takedown Whiplash. 1637 01:10:55,965 --> 01:10:56,965 [cheering and applause] 1638 01:10:57,758 --> 01:10:59,724 [Faruq] In the blue square... 1639 01:10:59,758 --> 01:11:02,586 Matt Vasquez is still a student of the game 1640 01:11:02,620 --> 01:11:04,241 but he's no longer in school. 1641 01:11:04,275 --> 01:11:06,517 He'll sign your casket like a yearbook. 1642 01:11:06,551 --> 01:11:08,724 Have a great summer. Stay cool. 1643 01:11:08,758 --> 01:11:11,551 He'll divide your ribs and add two black eyes. 1644 01:11:11,586 --> 01:11:13,310 Subtract your arms and legs. 1645 01:11:13,344 --> 01:11:15,448 He'll get an A-plus in murdering bots 1646 01:11:15,482 --> 01:11:17,793 and celebrate with two kegs. 1647 01:11:17,827 --> 01:11:20,689 It's Whiplash! 1648 01:11:20,724 --> 01:11:21,724 [cheering and applause] 1649 01:11:24,172 --> 01:11:27,896 [Chris] Whiplash. Matty Vasquez looking confident. 1650 01:11:27,931 --> 01:11:30,344 He loves these high-pressure moments. 1651 01:11:30,379 --> 01:11:32,724 Black Dragon will be the first vertical spinner 1652 01:11:32,758 --> 01:11:34,448 they face tonight, though, Kenny. 1653 01:11:34,482 --> 01:11:35,793 [Kenny] Yeah, and because of that, 1654 01:11:35,827 --> 01:11:39,517 they went back to their standard lifter vert configuration, 1655 01:11:39,551 --> 01:11:41,896 also using their longest forks. 1656 01:11:41,931 --> 01:11:44,758 A little more offensive firepower in a fight 1657 01:11:44,793 --> 01:11:48,551 they know will almost certainly go the distance. 1658 01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:52,000 [cheering and applause] 1659 01:11:52,034 --> 01:11:54,000 [audience chanting] Whiplash! Whiplash! Whiplash! 1660 01:12:00,482 --> 01:12:04,068 [Chris] Well, Black Dragon is 0-2 all-time against Whiplash, 1661 01:12:04,103 --> 01:12:07,068 but Kenny put his bookie hat back on during the break, 1662 01:12:07,103 --> 01:12:09,896 and he has the Brazilians' favored in this one. 1663 01:12:09,931 --> 01:12:11,103 Tell us why, Kenny. 1664 01:12:11,137 --> 01:12:13,517 [Kenny] Well, beating a great team three straight times 1665 01:12:13,551 --> 01:12:15,724 is just not something we see very often. 1666 01:12:15,758 --> 01:12:20,620 And to me, the difference is Black Dragon driver, Gabriel Bertozzi. 1667 01:12:20,655 --> 01:12:23,275 He wasn't with the team when they lost to Whiplash. 1668 01:12:23,310 --> 01:12:24,827 He is uber-aggressive. 1669 01:12:24,862 --> 01:12:28,413 If he can put Matt Vasquez on his back foot early, 1670 01:12:28,448 --> 01:12:30,827 that's a good sign for the Brazilians. 1671 01:12:35,448 --> 01:12:37,827 [automated voice] Robots, activate. 1672 01:12:37,862 --> 01:12:40,965 [Chris] All right. It is win or go home. 1673 01:12:41,000 --> 01:12:44,517 A victory here secures a spot at The Golden Bolt tournament. 1674 01:12:44,551 --> 01:12:47,310 And Black Dragon is gonna have to do it against a team 1675 01:12:47,344 --> 01:12:48,862 that's always had their number. 1676 01:12:49,758 --> 01:12:50,965 Can Matt Vasquez make it 1677 01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:53,620 a perfect 3-0 against the Brazilians? 1678 01:12:53,655 --> 01:12:57,344 Or will Black Dragon finally break through? 1679 01:12:57,379 --> 01:13:02,241 We will find out next on BattleBots: Champions. 1680 01:13:09,586 --> 01:13:12,379 [Chris] After advancing to the final of tonight'sSlugfest, 1681 01:13:12,413 --> 01:13:13,517 we went under the hood 1682 01:13:13,551 --> 01:13:15,862 with Whiplash and Black Dragon 1683 01:13:15,896 --> 01:13:19,448 as they prepared to square off against each other. 1684 01:13:19,482 --> 01:13:20,689 I think we're in a great place right now. 1685 01:13:20,724 --> 01:13:22,827 I mean, we beat Fusion in a quick knockout. 1686 01:13:22,862 --> 01:13:24,034 We beat Malice in a... 1687 01:13:24,068 --> 01:13:25,413 It was a more difficult fight. 1688 01:13:25,448 --> 01:13:27,758 The damage they did really affected the performance of our robot. 1689 01:13:27,793 --> 01:13:29,068 You know, they hit us hard enough 1690 01:13:29,103 --> 01:13:31,758 where we lost two of our front drive chains. 1691 01:13:31,793 --> 01:13:33,310 So we for... A lot of that fight, 1692 01:13:33,344 --> 01:13:35,241 we were only driving on our two rear wheels, 1693 01:13:35,275 --> 01:13:37,517 which makes it difficult to control the fight. 1694 01:13:37,551 --> 01:13:39,655 Even though that damage really affected that fight, 1695 01:13:39,689 --> 01:13:41,172 It's not all that hard to fix. 1696 01:13:41,206 --> 01:13:42,827 And we should be able to put it back together 1697 01:13:42,862 --> 01:13:44,965 and get it back to the Box relatively soon. 1698 01:13:45,000 --> 01:13:47,310 Well, MaDCatTer hit us pretty hard. 1699 01:13:47,344 --> 01:13:51,655 So we had a lot of... of uh, pieces that we had to change. 1700 01:13:51,689 --> 01:13:54,965 We had a lot of damage in the drive system 1701 01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:56,275 but it's still working. 1702 01:13:56,310 --> 01:13:58,310 then took out one of our forks. 1703 01:13:58,344 --> 01:14:02,689 But, fortunately, we brought a lot of spare parts 1704 01:14:02,724 --> 01:14:04,344 So we will be fine for the next fight. 1705 01:14:12,310 --> 01:14:14,517 [audience cheering] 1706 01:14:14,551 --> 01:14:18,310 [Chris] Welcome back to the final of tonight's Sin City Slugfest, 1707 01:14:18,344 --> 01:14:21,275 a fight that'll decide the second at-large bid 1708 01:14:21,310 --> 01:14:23,379 into The Golden Bolt tournament. 1709 01:14:23,413 --> 01:14:27,620 Whiplash and Black Dragon have mowed through the competition to get here. 1710 01:14:27,655 --> 01:14:31,344 But the Brazilians are 0-2 all-time against Matt Vasquez. 1711 01:14:31,379 --> 01:14:34,517 Can they finally take down the game's top driver? 1712 01:14:34,551 --> 01:14:36,344 Or will Whiplash earn the chance to add 1713 01:14:36,379 --> 01:14:39,275 some hardware to its trophy case? 1714 01:14:40,172 --> 01:14:42,689 Time to find out. 1715 01:14:54,448 --> 01:14:55,413 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 1716 01:15:09,275 --> 01:15:11,068 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 1717 01:15:11,103 --> 01:15:13,413 Quick rush by Whiplash. 1718 01:15:13,448 --> 01:15:14,482 [Kenny] Matty said he was gonna go 1719 01:15:14,517 --> 01:15:15,689 right at Black Dragon. 1720 01:15:15,724 --> 01:15:17,965 Whiplash, the lower bot to start. 1721 01:15:18,965 --> 01:15:21,241 [Chris] Face to face combat out of the gates. 1722 01:15:21,275 --> 01:15:24,241 [Kenny] Those two spinning weapons searching for the right angle. 1723 01:15:24,275 --> 01:15:26,655 Let's see if Whiplash could get their lifter involved. 1724 01:15:26,689 --> 01:15:28,000 [Chris] Had a chance to get to the side 1725 01:15:28,034 --> 01:15:29,586 or even behind Black Dragon. 1726 01:15:29,620 --> 01:15:31,068 Didn't work out for Whiplash. 1727 01:15:31,103 --> 01:15:32,275 [Kenny] The forks on Whiplash 1728 01:15:32,310 --> 01:15:34,517 giving them the reach they need. 1729 01:15:34,551 --> 01:15:36,482 Actually can't knock at those forks, 1730 01:15:36,517 --> 01:15:37,862 eaten by Black Dragon. 1731 01:15:37,896 --> 01:15:39,965 Great job by the Brazilians. 1732 01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:42,137 [Chris] That new configuration on Black Dragon 1733 01:15:42,172 --> 01:15:43,965 looking awfully effective there. 1734 01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:45,620 [Kenny] Matt Vasquez do a... does a good job 1735 01:15:45,655 --> 01:15:47,241 of driving off of Black Dragon. 1736 01:15:47,275 --> 01:15:50,103 Now goes right back to work, nose to nose. 1737 01:15:50,137 --> 01:15:51,482 [Chris] You know, Whiplash makes its money 1738 01:15:51,517 --> 01:15:53,517 by keeping the pressure on its opponents. 1739 01:15:53,551 --> 01:15:56,034 And here is Vasquez, smothering Black Dragon, 1740 01:15:56,068 --> 01:15:58,448 looking to regain control of this fight. 1741 01:15:58,482 --> 01:16:01,275 [Kenny] Nice defensive driving there by Bertozzi. 1742 01:16:01,310 --> 01:16:03,689 [Chris] Oh, look at the job that eggbeater drum 1743 01:16:03,724 --> 01:16:06,137 is doing on the face of Whiplash. 1744 01:16:06,172 --> 01:16:08,965 Oh, now Whiplash scooped up Black Dragon. 1745 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:09,965 Good work. 1746 01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:12,448 Scoring some points with that vertical disc. 1747 01:16:12,482 --> 01:16:16,655 Whiplash bent back the forks on Black Dragon's right side with that shot. 1748 01:16:16,689 --> 01:16:17,758 More than a minute in. 1749 01:16:17,793 --> 01:16:20,758 We got a close one here in the Slugfest finals. 1750 01:16:21,931 --> 01:16:23,344 Oh, huge shot. 1751 01:16:23,379 --> 01:16:24,827 Black Dragon's on its head. 1752 01:16:24,862 --> 01:16:27,068 [Kenny] That's a mistake there by Black Dragon. 1753 01:16:27,103 --> 01:16:29,655 This is where Matt Vasquez can take over the fight. 1754 01:16:29,689 --> 01:16:31,620 [Chris] Has Black Dragon pinned now. 1755 01:16:31,655 --> 01:16:33,586 The Brazilians desperately searching 1756 01:16:33,620 --> 01:16:35,241 for the space to self-right. 1757 01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:39,206 Oh, nice little flip there. 1758 01:16:39,241 --> 01:16:43,379 Three, four good hits by Whiplash in a row on Black Dragon. 1759 01:16:43,413 --> 01:16:46,931 [Kenny] Matt Vasquez with a dominant 30-second stretch there. 1760 01:16:46,965 --> 01:16:49,275 Black Dragon has some work to do. 1761 01:16:49,310 --> 01:16:51,172 [Chris] More than 90 seconds in. 1762 01:16:51,206 --> 01:16:54,620 Remember, Black Dragon has fallen to Whiplash twice before. 1763 01:16:54,655 --> 01:16:56,517 The Brazilians hungry for some revenge 1764 01:16:56,551 --> 01:16:59,827 as well as that ticket to The Golden Bolt tourney. 1765 01:16:59,862 --> 01:17:01,000 [Kenny] The one thing you could rely on 1766 01:17:01,034 --> 01:17:03,586 is the durability of the Brazilians. 1767 01:17:03,620 --> 01:17:06,344 [Chris] Whiplash pinning Black Dragon against the rails 1768 01:17:06,379 --> 01:17:08,965 but good driving by Bertozzi to get out of there. 1769 01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:11,068 [Kenny] Okay, that lifter is in play for Whiplash. 1770 01:17:11,103 --> 01:17:12,724 Great job. There's another lift. 1771 01:17:12,758 --> 01:17:15,034 [Chris] Ooh, a good hit by Black Dragon, 1772 01:17:15,068 --> 01:17:16,965 dishing it out to Whiplash. 1773 01:17:17,000 --> 01:17:17,689 Uh-oh. 1774 01:17:17,724 --> 01:17:18,689 Under a minute to go, 1775 01:17:18,724 --> 01:17:20,965 so the Killsaws are now active, too. 1776 01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:23,620 [Kenny] Black Dragon starting to come back here, Chris. 1777 01:17:23,655 --> 01:17:24,862 Getting underneath Whiplash. 1778 01:17:24,896 --> 01:17:26,965 Bertozzi dictating the action. 1779 01:17:27,000 --> 01:17:30,206 Matty looking to stay squared off. 1780 01:17:30,241 --> 01:17:33,137 [Chris] Oh, Black Dragon winning that war. 1781 01:17:33,172 --> 01:17:34,724 Chalk one up for the Brazilians 1782 01:17:34,758 --> 01:17:38,517 to taking Whiplash... on half a run. 1783 01:17:38,551 --> 01:17:40,310 [Kenny] Great job by Black Dragon, 1784 01:17:40,344 --> 01:17:41,413 getting underneath Whiplash. 1785 01:17:41,448 --> 01:17:42,586 Whiplash has some work to do. 1786 01:17:42,620 --> 01:17:45,275 They may have an issue with their drive, Chris. 1787 01:17:45,310 --> 01:17:46,551 -Wow. -[Chris] Oh. 1788 01:17:46,586 --> 01:17:49,655 Yeah, they have a major issue with their drive. 1789 01:17:49,689 --> 01:17:52,034 What sort of impression will that leave on the judges 1790 01:17:52,068 --> 01:17:54,034 in the final 30 seconds? 1791 01:17:54,068 --> 01:17:55,310 And for Black Dragon, 1792 01:17:55,344 --> 01:17:57,896 it looks like they've lost function in their weapon. 1793 01:17:57,931 --> 01:18:01,344 That's also gonna have a huge impact on the scorecard. 1794 01:18:01,379 --> 01:18:04,172 Both bots limping to the finish line. 1795 01:18:04,206 --> 01:18:06,448 Wow, that is huge, 1796 01:18:06,482 --> 01:18:09,517 and it officially goes to the judges. 1797 01:18:11,413 --> 01:18:12,379 [audience cheering] 1798 01:18:13,655 --> 01:18:15,034 [speaking indistinctly] 1799 01:18:15,068 --> 01:18:18,344 [Chris] One of their key criteria is, 1800 01:18:18,379 --> 01:18:20,034 is your weapon working 1801 01:18:20,068 --> 01:18:22,034 throughout the duration of the fight? 1802 01:18:22,068 --> 01:18:24,344 The eggbeater drum was not. 1803 01:18:24,379 --> 01:18:26,034 [Kenny] And... and that is absolutely true 1804 01:18:26,068 --> 01:18:28,655 but also Whiplash dealing with some drivetrain issues. 1805 01:18:28,689 --> 01:18:31,034 So they're gonna take that into consideration as well. 1806 01:18:31,068 --> 01:18:32,758 This is going to be close. 1807 01:18:32,793 --> 01:18:34,896 Whoo. Nice job. 1808 01:18:34,931 --> 01:18:35,931 [indistinct chatter] 1809 01:18:38,689 --> 01:18:39,827 [Chris] I gotta tell you, Kenny, 1810 01:18:39,862 --> 01:18:43,517 this is as tough a fight to judge as we have seen. 1811 01:18:43,551 --> 01:18:45,448 [Kenny] Chris, so much happened in these three minutes. 1812 01:18:45,482 --> 01:18:46,758 It was crazy. 1813 01:18:46,793 --> 01:18:48,344 Back and forth they went 1814 01:18:48,379 --> 01:18:50,344 from the very beginning of this fight. 1815 01:18:50,379 --> 01:18:52,000 They went right at each other. 1816 01:18:52,034 --> 01:18:53,551 [Chris] Yeah, I don't know how you'd call it, 1817 01:18:53,586 --> 01:18:55,413 because the three categories 1818 01:18:55,448 --> 01:18:57,896 are damage, aggression and control. 1819 01:18:57,931 --> 01:18:59,896 They were both uber-aggressive. 1820 01:18:59,931 --> 01:19:03,172 At times, each of them took control of this match. 1821 01:19:03,206 --> 01:19:05,344 [Kenny] Both drivers did a remarkable job, 1822 01:19:05,379 --> 01:19:06,862 battling for the low ground. 1823 01:19:06,896 --> 01:19:10,517 Whiplash did manage to invert the Brazilians, though. 1824 01:19:10,551 --> 01:19:12,103 Landed this power shot 1825 01:19:12,137 --> 01:19:15,724 as Black Dragon was gyroing out of control. 1826 01:19:15,758 --> 01:19:20,206 That may give Matt Vasquez the edge in that category. 1827 01:19:20,241 --> 01:19:23,586 [Chris] Okay. So where do you stand on the damage scores? 1828 01:19:23,620 --> 01:19:25,517 [Kenny] Again, very tough to call. 1829 01:19:25,551 --> 01:19:28,137 Whiplash lost half its drive. 1830 01:19:28,172 --> 01:19:29,379 But you can't ignore the fact 1831 01:19:29,413 --> 01:19:31,931 that they took out Black Dragon's weapon. 1832 01:19:31,965 --> 01:19:34,448 All of that will play into this decision. 1833 01:19:34,482 --> 01:19:36,310 I'm glad I'm not a judge tonight. 1834 01:19:37,034 --> 01:19:38,931 [Chris] A legendary fight. 1835 01:19:38,965 --> 01:19:40,275 Let's get a result 1836 01:19:40,310 --> 01:19:43,551 with a berth in The Golden Bolt tournament on the line. 1837 01:19:43,586 --> 01:19:44,586 Faruq. 1838 01:19:46,758 --> 01:19:49,482 The results from the judges are in. 1839 01:19:52,724 --> 01:19:56,620 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1840 01:20:05,586 --> 01:20:06,517 Whiplash! 1841 01:20:06,551 --> 01:20:07,655 Yeah! 1842 01:20:07,689 --> 01:20:08,689 [cheering and applause] 1843 01:20:12,137 --> 01:20:13,379 Congratulations. 1844 01:20:18,482 --> 01:20:19,551 [indistinct chatter] 1845 01:20:19,586 --> 01:20:21,620 -Congratulations. -[Chris] Matt. 1846 01:20:21,655 --> 01:20:22,586 [Matt chuckles] 1847 01:20:22,620 --> 01:20:23,689 Congratulations. 1848 01:20:23,724 --> 01:20:24,689 -Thank you. -Well done. 1849 01:20:28,724 --> 01:20:29,379 All right. 1850 01:20:30,241 --> 01:20:31,827 Listen to that sound, Matt. 1851 01:20:31,862 --> 01:20:33,482 It doesn't get old, does it? 1852 01:20:33,517 --> 01:20:35,379 Uh, I don't know. [chuckles] 1853 01:20:35,413 --> 01:20:36,758 I don't know. What can I say? 1854 01:20:36,793 --> 01:20:38,551 I kind of thought I lost that one, if I'm being totally honest. 1855 01:20:38,586 --> 01:20:41,275 Um, I was totally expecting them to call out Black Dragon. 1856 01:20:41,310 --> 01:20:44,206 But we got some good hits, our disc was working pretty well. 1857 01:20:44,241 --> 01:20:45,413 Normally, our disc doesn't do too much. 1858 01:20:45,448 --> 01:20:46,689 We actually were able to flip 'em with it 1859 01:20:46,724 --> 01:20:47,862 and toss 'em with it. 1860 01:20:47,896 --> 01:20:50,344 So, yeah, it was... it was a very close fight. 1861 01:20:50,379 --> 01:20:51,137 I'm glad we won. 1862 01:20:51,413 --> 01:20:52,068 Yeah. 1863 01:20:53,137 --> 01:20:54,482 [Matt laughs] 1864 01:20:54,517 --> 01:20:56,068 [cheering and applause] 1865 01:20:56,103 --> 01:20:58,965 Matt, what does it mean to you and your family 1866 01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:02,000 to now move on to The Golden Bolt tournament? 1867 01:21:02,034 --> 01:21:03,413 Uh, it is awesome. 1868 01:21:03,448 --> 01:21:05,551 Last year, you know, we fought them in our Bounty final last year 1869 01:21:05,586 --> 01:21:06,586 and we won that one. 1870 01:21:06,620 --> 01:21:09,034 Then we lost to the Bounty Boss just barely. 1871 01:21:09,068 --> 01:21:11,448 So, um, yeah, if we're in The Golden Bolt, that's awesome. 1872 01:21:11,482 --> 01:21:12,793 We want to fight all the best people 1873 01:21:12,827 --> 01:21:14,482 and we're excited. Yeah. 1874 01:21:14,517 --> 01:21:15,793 Congratulations, man. 1875 01:21:15,827 --> 01:21:16,931 -Job well done. -Thank you. 1876 01:21:18,241 --> 01:21:19,206 [Matt chuckles] 1877 01:21:22,620 --> 01:21:25,965 -[Chris] Hello, Julio. -Hello, my friends. How are you? 1878 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:27,620 -[all laughing] -Well, how are you? 1879 01:21:27,655 --> 01:21:30,620 Are you shocked with the judges' decision? 1880 01:21:30,655 --> 01:21:33,379 Yeah, it's difficult to... to judge. 1881 01:21:33,413 --> 01:21:36,689 That fight is pretty close, I... I believe. 1882 01:21:36,724 --> 01:21:39,275 So that... that's it. 1883 01:21:39,310 --> 01:21:41,586 It's the third time against Whiplash. 1884 01:21:41,620 --> 01:21:42,965 -Oh, my God. -Yeah. 1885 01:21:43,000 --> 01:21:45,379 When will we win against Whiplash? 1886 01:21:45,413 --> 01:21:46,448 [all laughing] 1887 01:21:46,482 --> 01:21:48,379 [Chris] Well, I'm sorry it didn't go your way, 1888 01:21:48,413 --> 01:21:50,896 but it was a great, legendary fight. 1889 01:21:50,931 --> 01:21:52,793 -Yeah. -Thanks so much for the entertainment. 1890 01:21:53,448 --> 01:21:54,103 Thank you. 1891 01:21:57,862 --> 01:21:58,862 [audience cheering] 1892 01:21:59,965 --> 01:22:01,000 [indistinct chatter] 1893 01:22:03,000 --> 01:22:05,206 [Chris] Kenny, that was two great teams, 1894 01:22:05,241 --> 01:22:07,551 literally slugging it out here in the Slugfest. 1895 01:22:07,586 --> 01:22:08,551 Yeah, that was crazy. 1896 01:22:08,586 --> 01:22:10,448 Just back and forth. 1897 01:22:10,482 --> 01:22:12,758 It was everything we hoped it would be. 1898 01:22:12,793 --> 01:22:15,827 It would've been fun to watch Black Dragon in The Golden Bolt, 1899 01:22:15,862 --> 01:22:20,965 because that thing is like the T-1000 Terminator of combat robots. 1900 01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:23,034 It just doesn't die. 1901 01:22:23,068 --> 01:22:24,586 And it proved that again tonight. 1902 01:22:24,620 --> 01:22:27,827 But Whiplash with a dangerous vertical spinner, 1903 01:22:27,862 --> 01:22:31,586 could be a very tough out in The Golden Bolt tournament, 1904 01:22:31,620 --> 01:22:34,241 even against a field of Champions. 1905 01:22:34,275 --> 01:22:36,413 And with Matt Vasquez on the sticks, 1906 01:22:36,448 --> 01:22:38,034 they are never out of the fight. 1907 01:22:38,068 --> 01:22:41,310 [Chris] Well, all the scorecards had Whiplash by a single point. 1908 01:22:41,344 --> 01:22:42,517 And we are now being told 1909 01:22:42,551 --> 01:22:45,620 Black Dragon filed an appeal a moment ago. 1910 01:22:45,655 --> 01:22:47,379 So while the judges review the tape, 1911 01:22:47,413 --> 01:22:48,655 let's take a look at the bracket 1912 01:22:48,689 --> 01:22:50,655 for next week'sSlugfest. 1913 01:22:50,689 --> 01:22:52,275 It's got a little bit of everything. 1914 01:22:52,310 --> 01:22:54,310 Massive horizontal spinners, 1915 01:22:54,344 --> 01:22:56,206 a battle for the commonwealth 1916 01:22:56,241 --> 01:22:58,310 and the headliner in the first round. 1917 01:22:58,344 --> 01:23:00,482 It's the man, the myth, the legend, 1918 01:23:00,517 --> 01:23:03,310 Gary Gin and his robot, Free Shipping, 1919 01:23:03,344 --> 01:23:06,517 taking on Ricky Willems' towering terrors, Mammoth. 1920 01:23:06,551 --> 01:23:07,655 Can't wait. 1921 01:23:08,724 --> 01:23:10,413 Okay. We just got word 1922 01:23:10,448 --> 01:23:14,172 that the decision in the Black Dragon and Whiplash fight will stand. 1923 01:23:14,206 --> 01:23:17,413 So Whiplash officially becomes the second at-large team 1924 01:23:17,448 --> 01:23:20,517 to punch their ticket to The Golden Bolt tournament. 1925 01:23:20,551 --> 01:23:23,310 They join SHREDDIT BRO! in an exclusive group 1926 01:23:23,344 --> 01:23:27,103 that already features our three most recent Giant Nut winners, 1927 01:23:27,137 --> 01:23:30,862 End Game, Tantrum and SawBlaze. 1928 01:23:30,896 --> 01:23:34,620 It's gonna be fun to see how it all shakes out. 1929 01:23:34,655 --> 01:23:36,827 For Faruq, my man, Kenny Florian, 1930 01:23:36,862 --> 01:23:37,862 I am Chris Rose. 1931 01:23:37,896 --> 01:23:40,827 We'll see you next time here on BattleBots. 1932 01:23:40,862 --> 01:23:41,862 [audience cheering]