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♪♪

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tauheed: Can you feel it?

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That rumble in the distance.

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Like a freight train on a track.

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An army this way marches,

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ready for attack.

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The ground, it shakes
beneath your feet.

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Get ready to react.

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Both big and small
will rise and fall.

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The battlebots are back.

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Rose: Let the bot...

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Battle...

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Begin!

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Tauheed:
As the most elite tournament
in robot combat returns,

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the sport's next generation
of builders has evolved.

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-Oh!
-Oh!

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Their modern masterpieces
are more powerful,

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more ingenious...
-Oh, look at that!

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...More dangerous than ever.

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Mabey: If you're not ripping
the opponent apart...

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Rose: Wow!

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Oh!
Oh!

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...You're not really playing
battlebots in my opinion.

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Oh [ buzzer ]

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it's game time, fellas.

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Tauheed: Can the legends who
shaped these rising stars

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now hold them at bay?

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Hammer him!

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Or is it time for the torch
to be passed?

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Keep going, keep going,
keep going!

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Could the next champion
be lurking in the shadows...

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Go and do it!

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...Ready to prove
that all you need

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is a garage and a dream?
Bite 'em, bite 'em!

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Ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls...

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Aah!

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Hit 'em again!

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Ooh!

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He died?

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...This is...

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-Whoa!
-That's how you do it!

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..."battlebots."

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<i> robots, activate.</i>

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--<font color="#ffff00"> Captions by vitac</font> --
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captions paid for by
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♪♪

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number 5 is alive!
Yes, sir!

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We are back with
a fifth season of "battlebots,"

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the hardest-hitting,
unremitting, robot-splitting

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tournament of all time.
Hi, everybody.

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I am chris rose, joined once
again by an all-time ufc legend,

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the most feared beard
in the history of mma,

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it's kenny florian.

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Chris, thank you very much,
but conor mcgregor

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might have something
to say about that.

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[ laughs ] he might.

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Now, I know both of you guys
are very tough,

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but wait till you see
the army of mind-blowing bots

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that have converged
for this season of "battlebots."

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they'll each have a chance
to fight up to three times

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during the regular season,

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hoping to build a body
of work strong enough

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to earn themselves a spot
in the top 32

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for our winner take all
tournament.

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In the end, only one will
take that title

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and claim
the piece de resistance,

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our aptly named trophy,
the giant nut.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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and the teams will see it all
from the best seats

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in the house,
brand-new this season,

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we've got these box-side suites
where for the very first time,

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any one of our builders can get
a bot's-eye look at the action.

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That means they'll have
an unprecedented chance to scout

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or shout
for the rest of the field.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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alright, so let's
take a look at season five's

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opening night fight card.

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If this doesn't get
your gears spinning,

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you're probably watching
the wrong sport.

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Tonight, you'll see eight
heavyweight matchups

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featuring deadly weapons

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all designed to inflict
maximum damage.

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We've got one of the most
decorated builders in the game,

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donald hutson and his
legendary bot, lock-jaw,

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taking on the full-body spinner,
captain shrederator,

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this year, led once again

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by the godfather himself,
brian nave.

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We'll also see the return
of bloodsport,

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who's out for blood against
the hammer saw of skorpios,

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a team that posted an impressive
6-2 record

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over the past
two regular seasons.

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And I'll tell you right now,
who's gonna win?

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Us.
Mm-hmm.

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Don't miss this fight.

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Four of tonight's matchups also
feature "battlebots" rookies,

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that's a group headlined
by fusion,

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a potentially revolutionary
new machine

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courtesy of team whyachi
and the ewert family dynasty.

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And the cherry on top
of tonight's fight card is,

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of course, our main event.

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This is easily one of the
most anticipated fights

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in the history of "battlebots,"

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you got
the killer kiwi's end game.

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They get the bout
they've been begging for,

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taking on the spinning villain,
the emperor of doom,

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ray billings and tombstone.

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Over two years ago, after
just their second fight,

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jack barker and nick
mabey of end game

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laughed in the face of what
seemed like certain death,

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saying, "bring on tombstone."

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we thought they were just
these young pups,

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but they proved they can run
with the big dogs, and tonight,

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they get the chance to knock out
the biggest dog of all.

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For more on this fight,
let's send it over

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to our ultimate insider,
the robotic juggernaut,

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we say good day once again
to jenny taft.

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Jenny, what's the word
back in the pits?

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Taft: Well, chris, kenny,
nick from end game

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said he wanted
to fight tombstone.

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He just didn't want it to be
the first fight of the season.

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When you go up
against tombstone,

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one of the most destructive bots
in battlebots,

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there will be damage

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and something
nick is concerned about,

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they do not have
a spare self-righter.

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When I caught up with ray,
he was cool, calm and collected.

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This is ray billings.
He has been here before,

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but he made sure
to point out to me that end game

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is a bot that is built well.

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He just didn't know
how long this fight

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would actually go.

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[ laughter ]

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oh, that confident chuckle
of ray billings.

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It can only mean
one thing, baby.

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We are back!

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And it all starts
with two veteran teams

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that expect to make a run
at their first championship

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this season -- that sawblaze
taking on whiplash right now.

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It is time for the words
we've all been waiting for

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from the man himself,
faruq,

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tell 'em what time it is.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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ladies and gentlemen,

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are you ready?

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It's robot-fighting time!

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[ cheers and applause ]

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♪♪

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in the blue square,
this bot comes fast,

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its saws a-blazing,

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bringing the heat,
it's temperature-raising,

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putting you through punishment
like it was hazing,

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and I also got to admit
the engineer's hair is amazing.

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Give it up for sawblaze!

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♪♪

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there they are,
team sawblaze, led by mad man

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from mit, jamison go, sporting
that deadly hammer saw.

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Made it all the way to
the quarter finals last season,

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looking to improve
on that mark this year.

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And that journey begins
tonight.

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And jamison knows
how important this opening fight

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will be for his team.

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They believe they have one of
the top bots here in sawblaze,

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and now it's time
to prove it.

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In the red square,
to quote dustin hoffman,

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"he's an excellent driver,"

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not many have left a match
with him a survivor,

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but instead of rain man, he's
here to bring the pain, man.

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It's definitely,
definitely whiplash!

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♪♪

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and there you see
the vasquez family

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known to us as team
whiplash.

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Father jeff,
his two sons, jason and matt,

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along with their mom,
debbie,

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made a deep run
to the semifinals last year.

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Kenny, this is a team
that many of the builders here

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think could win it all
this season,

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that articulating
vertical disk

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allows them to attack opponents
in so many different ways.

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Whiplash is one of the most
unique bots in the field,

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and matty vasquez might just be
the best driver

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in this entire competition.

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Alright, I want to
introduce you

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to a brand-new team member.

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He is not brand-new
to the battlebots world.

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He was there in 1994
for the founding of this sport.

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He built one of the most famous
robots of all time in ronan.

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He is a special effects wizard,
also our man on the inside.

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He is now our
bot whisperer.

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He is the one and only,
peter abrahamson.

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Pete, what's going on?

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Well, guys, I'm super excited
to move

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from the background
to the foreground now.

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This is going to be
pretty amazing for me.

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First of all, there's two
of my favorite drivers

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that are in this bout right now.

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I can't wait for this match
because, like jamison,

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he's really worked on
getting the wedge

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to be the lowest wedge
he can possibly have

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to get underneath whiplash.
And then whiplash

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went completely
the opposite direction

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and put some really
big, flat wedges on

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so they can deflect
that hammer saw

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when it comes down and starts
hitting on top of the robot

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rather than let jamison drive up
the front of their face.

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Alright, pete,
thank you very much.

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Kenny, how do we get one of
those nifty name tags?

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I like that.
He's got bot whisperer on his.

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Do I get a "generic host"
on mine

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and you get "cool guy analyst"
on yours or something?

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We need patches.
Yeah.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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<i> robots, activate.</i>

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Alright, if you need
a refresher,

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each battle will consist
of a single three-minute bout.

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The goal --
to completely destroy

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or disable your opponent.

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If you can't do that,

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our panel of judges
will declare a victory.

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And remember, the box is
a minefield of hazards, screws,

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hammers, controlled
by the other team

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and killsaws
that become active

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in the final minute
of the fight.

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<i> -Red team, ready.</i>
-Ready?

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-Let's do this! Light 'em up!
-Slash and burn!

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[ cheers and applause ]

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♪♪

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<i> -red team, ready.</i>
-Go.

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Yep.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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rose: Here we go,
we are getting ready

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for two of the best
young drivers in the biz.

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♪♪

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come on!

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[ audience chanting "fight" ]

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we've been waiting
an entire year to say this.

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Here we go, here we go!

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[ audience chanting "fight" ]

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let the bot battle begin!

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A little side kiss
and then one face on.

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Florian: Sawblaze all over
whiplash here,

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pushing him towards
the side of the box.

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Doing a nice job of pushing
and shoving whiplash

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right into the corner.

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Oh!

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Jamison go told us this will be
a battle for low ground

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and he is winning
that fight, chris.

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Here we go again,
that big blade of sawblaze

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00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:20,011
looking dominant
in the early --

249
00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:21,312
oh!

250
00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:22,647
Scored some points
right there.

251
00:11:22,649 --> 00:11:25,383
Sawblaze lands a little shot
to the underbelly.

252
00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:28,186
Matt vasquez needs to get
control of his bot here.

253
00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:30,321
Remember,
the damage category

254
00:11:30,323 --> 00:11:32,657
is all about your use
of the primary weapon.

255
00:11:32,659 --> 00:11:33,858
Oh!

256
00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:37,562
Jamison go taking whiplash
into the screws.

257
00:11:37,564 --> 00:11:39,431
Yeah, whiplash is landing
some nice shots

258
00:11:39,433 --> 00:11:40,532
over the top, though, chris.

259
00:11:40,534 --> 00:11:42,267
Let it spin out.

260
00:11:42,269 --> 00:11:44,169
Yeah, whiplash
doing a great job

261
00:11:44,171 --> 00:11:47,405
of attacking with that weapon
in the backwards position,

262
00:11:47,407 --> 00:11:49,541
looking to evade
sawblaze now.

263
00:11:49,543 --> 00:11:51,676
Right now, those forks
of sawblaze

264
00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:53,578
really doing the business
on whiplash, though.

265
00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:55,513
Any time they
go nose-to-nose,

266
00:11:55,515 --> 00:11:57,415
it's sawblaze getting
the better of whiplash.

267
00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:59,250
And kenny,
there's no question about it.

268
00:11:59,252 --> 00:12:00,685
A minute through this match

269
00:12:00,687 --> 00:12:03,588
that sawblaze
has been the one on the attack.

270
00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:05,890
He has been the chaser
instead of the chasee.

271
00:12:05,892 --> 00:12:07,459
Ooh!

272
00:12:07,461 --> 00:12:09,327
That's the first big hit
with the primary weapon,

273
00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:11,329
though, chris,
it's interesting how the judges

274
00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:12,831
are going to see this.

275
00:12:12,833 --> 00:12:15,700
If this does indeed go
the full three minutes.

276
00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:18,703
These are two of the most
durable and seasoned bots

277
00:12:18,705 --> 00:12:20,238
in "battlebots" history.

278
00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,007
Jamison go has got whiplash
up on the screws!

279
00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:24,909
Whiplash has got to
work its way out.

280
00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,044
Look at jamison go, he says,

281
00:12:26,046 --> 00:12:28,179
"you ain't getting off
those screws, boy!

282
00:12:28,181 --> 00:12:31,850
Sawblaze just has
so much horsepower.

283
00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:32,951
Oh!
Yeah!

284
00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:35,620
There's a nice shot
from sawblaze again.

285
00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:38,256
Watching -- oh!

286
00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:40,759
He's cutting his
teeth on whiplash!

287
00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:41,926
Into the corner,
you got him, you got him!

288
00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:43,862
And here sawblaze
bullying whiplash.

289
00:12:43,864 --> 00:12:46,197
Lands a shot as he takes him
into the side of the box.

290
00:12:46,199 --> 00:12:47,699
Whiplash could be
in trouble here.

291
00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:50,835
Put him down!

292
00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:53,605
Oh! A huge shot to
the top of whiplash!

293
00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:54,773
Hell yeah!

294
00:12:54,775 --> 00:12:56,741
Could it be a knockout,
chris?

295
00:12:56,743 --> 00:12:58,977
Whiplash is not moving.

296
00:12:58,979 --> 00:13:01,679
He may have into
the shadow realm.

297
00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:02,947
Yeah!

298
00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:04,482
Whiplash can move its arm.

299
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,885
Sawblaze is already doing
its victory dance,

300
00:13:06,887 --> 00:13:08,720
anticipating a countdown!
Wow!

301
00:13:08,722 --> 00:13:11,523
Here it comes!

302
00:13:11,525 --> 00:13:14,459
10, 9, 8...
What a performance!

303
00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:16,628
...7, 6...
Jamison go and sawblaze...

304
00:13:16,630 --> 00:13:18,363
...5, 4...
Talk trash if you want,

305
00:13:18,365 --> 00:13:20,665
you are a winner.
...3, 2, 1.

306
00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:22,133
Whiplash is knocked out.

307
00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:24,102
Winner, sawblaze!

308
00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:28,239
[ cheers and applause ]

309
00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:31,976
what a performance there from
jamison go and team sawblaze.

310
00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:33,144
Wow!

311
00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:36,614
[ cheers and applause ]

312
00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:42,687
♪♪

313
00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:45,223
talk about living up to your
game plan with jamison go

314
00:13:45,225 --> 00:13:46,658
and sawblaze, kenny.

315
00:13:46,660 --> 00:13:49,194
Well, before this fight,
the bot whisperer told us

316
00:13:49,196 --> 00:13:51,362
that jamison had been working
on that wedge

317
00:13:51,364 --> 00:13:53,731
all off-season.
There are those forks

318
00:13:53,733 --> 00:13:55,633
getting
underneath whiplash.

319
00:13:55,635 --> 00:13:58,069
There's a nice shot
with that vertical saw as well.

320
00:13:58,071 --> 00:14:02,307
Later on, jamison go just
continued his dominant driving.

321
00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:03,842
Yeah.
And I thought that, you know,

322
00:14:03,844 --> 00:14:07,245
matt vasquez showed some nice
defensive driving as well,

323
00:14:07,247 --> 00:14:10,582
some nice counter shots
over the top of sawblaze,

324
00:14:10,584 --> 00:14:13,318
but sawblaze
just had too much power,

325
00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,854
just a dominant performance
from team sawblaze.

326
00:14:15,856 --> 00:14:18,289
And then finally
the knockout shot.

327
00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:20,892
And that's the finish there
for team sawblaze.

328
00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:23,394
♪♪

329
00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:25,763
[ cheers and applause ]

330
00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:26,965
aaah!

331
00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:29,167
Jamison go.

332
00:14:29,169 --> 00:14:31,302
Jamison, what kind
of scream was that?

333
00:14:31,304 --> 00:14:32,437
Was that one of like,

334
00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:34,072
"I can't believe we just
kicked some butt"?

335
00:14:34,074 --> 00:14:35,673
You alright?
Oh, man.

336
00:14:35,675 --> 00:14:37,508
Like, I got to check
my pulse again,

337
00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:40,511
because that definitely
felt like -- it's like,

338
00:14:40,513 --> 00:14:41,946
a lot of, you know, we've
been waiting so long

339
00:14:41,948 --> 00:14:43,147
to fight these robots.

340
00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:44,515
It's all that pent up emotion

341
00:14:44,517 --> 00:14:46,184
that we've had for so,
so long.

342
00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:47,752
And there it is,
that's a scream.

343
00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:49,120
That's the emotion.

344
00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:50,622
Florian: Jamison, you believed
this was really

345
00:14:50,624 --> 00:14:52,023
going to be
a ground battle

346
00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:54,459
and you believed whoever was
able to get underneath the other

347
00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:55,827
was going to
win this fight.

348
00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:58,897
Seems like that's exactly
how it went down.

349
00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:00,098
Yeah, I totally agree.

350
00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,367
We were able to get underneath
from the sides

351
00:15:02,369 --> 00:15:04,502
and after he bent up
the front a little bit,

352
00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:05,970
we were able to get them
from the front.

353
00:15:05,972 --> 00:15:07,171
Matt did a great job.

354
00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:08,273
He did a little trick
where he tried to hit

355
00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:09,340
with the back of the blade

356
00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:10,742
and he actually got us
a few times.

357
00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:14,479
However, my team put together
very quickly

358
00:15:14,481 --> 00:15:15,914
an additional top plate
to defend against

359
00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:17,515
the critical parts
of the robot.

360
00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:20,084
So I think maybe without that,
it'd be a different story.

361
00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:22,253
But, you know, my team's
awesome, great job, team.

362
00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:23,521
Thank you very much
for your hard work.

363
00:15:23,523 --> 00:15:26,090
Yes! Slash and burn!

364
00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:27,792
Jamison go,
congratulations,

365
00:15:27,794 --> 00:15:29,127
an awesome start.

366
00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:30,428
See you down the line.
Whoo!

367
00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:33,698
Thank you very much.

368
00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:36,868
Well, talk about trying to
impress the selection committee

369
00:15:36,870 --> 00:15:38,670
in the very first fight
of the season.

370
00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:41,639
Jamison go and sawblaze
did just that.

371
00:15:41,641 --> 00:15:43,441
They came out
and got a statement win

372
00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,343
over whiplash.

373
00:15:45,345 --> 00:15:48,313
Here, jame-o,
nice driving, man,

374
00:15:48,315 --> 00:15:51,082
that was awesome.

375
00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:56,087
Rose: And with that, the 2020
season is officially underway.

376
00:15:56,089 --> 00:15:59,490
Stick around for more
"battlebots fight night."

377
00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:02,860
♪♪

378
00:16:04,531 --> 00:16:09,000
♪♪

379
00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,535
rose: Welcome back
to "battlebots"

380
00:16:10,537 --> 00:16:14,105
on opening night
of our 2020 season.

381
00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:17,542
One fight down,
seven to go.

382
00:16:17,544 --> 00:16:20,511
And this next matchup
brings a lot of intrigue.

383
00:16:20,513 --> 00:16:23,681
It's fusion
taking on mad-catter.

384
00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:25,083
Let's start with fusion.

385
00:16:25,085 --> 00:16:28,186
This is a rookie bot
courtesy of team whyachi

386
00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:30,822
and the legendary
ewert family.

387
00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:32,090
Over the past decade,

388
00:16:32,092 --> 00:16:34,759
the ewerts have introduced
a number of new bots,

389
00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:38,796
son of whyachi, falcon,
warrior dragon, and of course,

390
00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:41,032
last year the flipper,
hydra.

391
00:16:41,034 --> 00:16:44,736
But with fusion, this might be
their most ambitious design yet.

392
00:16:44,738 --> 00:16:48,306
The first robot of its kind with
a vertical and horizontal weapon

393
00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:49,807
on a single bot.

394
00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:52,710
At the helm will be
26-year-old reese ewert,

395
00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:54,645
of course, battlebots
is in his blood,

396
00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:56,314
but he hasn't been
behind the controls

397
00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:58,616
since he was 12 years old.

398
00:16:58,618 --> 00:17:00,985
So what happens if he doesn't
win the giant nut

399
00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:02,286
or at least have
a good showing?

400
00:17:02,288 --> 00:17:04,555
Is he allowed back in the state
of wisconsin or not?

401
00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:06,924
He will, he'll just be ridiculed
for the rest of his life.

402
00:17:06,926 --> 00:17:08,693
Alright.
Taking on mad-catter

403
00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:13,664
led by martin mason, who is like
the wwe guy!

404
00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:16,334
"I will sell.
I love mad-catter.

405
00:17:16,336 --> 00:17:19,270
I bring mad energy
to the show," and he does.

406
00:17:19,272 --> 00:17:20,671
What about his bot
this year?

407
00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:22,173
The guy
is absolutely hilarious.

408
00:17:22,175 --> 00:17:25,143
But, you know, don't be
distracted by the character.

409
00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:27,845
His bot is both modular
and strategic.

410
00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:30,748
He thinks he's got a really good
bot that can get in the top 16.

411
00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,984
If he wins, the guy might
just be running around

412
00:17:32,986 --> 00:17:35,019
the box in circles.
It's going to be a ton of fun.

413
00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:36,788
Can't wait to see
how it plays out.

414
00:17:36,790 --> 00:17:38,489
Faruq, do what you do.

415
00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,525
[ cheers and applause ]

416
00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:45,196
in the blue square, from
abbotsford, wisconsin,

417
00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:49,901
the two-headed terror --
fusion!

418
00:17:52,138 --> 00:17:54,338
Kenny, one bot,
two weapons

419
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:57,809
and a whole lot of expectations
for team fusion.

420
00:17:57,811 --> 00:17:59,811
Florian: Listen, the ewerts
seem to bring a new bot

421
00:17:59,813 --> 00:18:01,312
almost every year.

422
00:18:01,314 --> 00:18:03,915
Last season, they struck gold
with hydra.

423
00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:06,384
They're hoping they can do
the same here with fusion.

424
00:18:06,386 --> 00:18:09,454
So there's a lot riding
on this fight.

425
00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:17,595
In the red square
from pomona, california,

426
00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:19,530
it's the gritty kitty.

427
00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:21,399
Meow!

428
00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:25,403
Mad-catter!

429
00:18:25,405 --> 00:18:28,239
Oh, look at the eyes.

430
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:30,241
Kenny, the thing scaring me.

431
00:18:30,243 --> 00:18:31,776
That is one crazy cat.

432
00:18:31,778 --> 00:18:34,812
The bot looks wild, too.
[ laughs ]

433
00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:38,015
by the way, kudos to
martin's daughter, katie,

434
00:18:38,017 --> 00:18:40,551
who is a graphic design
major, for coming out

435
00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:43,521
and decorating
this artistic bot.

436
00:18:43,523 --> 00:18:51,929
♪♪

437
00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:54,265
we're fighting fusion,
and I'll tell you what,

438
00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:57,702
we're gonna tear them apart,
we put the plow on the robot

439
00:18:57,704 --> 00:18:59,704
that's gonna deal
with that little weed whacker,

440
00:18:59,706 --> 00:19:01,772
that little tickler
they've got on the back.

441
00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:04,108
We also put the arm on here.
That's going to give us

442
00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:07,678
a lot of flexibility to deal
with anything they might try.

443
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,847
We're just gonna get
the weapon spun up,

444
00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:11,749
wait back for him
to come into us,

445
00:19:11,751 --> 00:19:13,818
and then, you know,
whale on 'em.

446
00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:16,554
I'm gonna try to rip them
to shreds as fast as possible.

447
00:19:16,556 --> 00:19:19,290
Are you kidding me?
With this piece of garbage?

448
00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:20,858
Where'd you find this?

449
00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:22,527
[ laughter ]

450
00:19:22,529 --> 00:19:25,296
rose: Martin mason,
never change.

451
00:19:27,634 --> 00:19:29,267
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

452
00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:31,903
[ cheers and applause ]

453
00:19:31,905 --> 00:19:36,740
alright, kenny, here we go,
it's fusion and mad-catter

454
00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:40,178
as the 2020 season
gets into full swing.

455
00:19:43,816 --> 00:19:47,051
<i> Blue team, ready.</i>

456
00:19:47,053 --> 00:19:49,353
It'll be interesting to see
which weapon

457
00:19:49,355 --> 00:19:52,757
fusion wants to attack
with first, chris.

458
00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:55,993
<i> Red team, ready.</i>

459
00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:57,595
[ cheers and applause ]

460
00:19:57,597 --> 00:20:02,633
yeah, and, you know, mad-catter
is just ready to pounce.

461
00:20:02,635 --> 00:20:12,643
♪♪

462
00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:19,550
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

463
00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:26,624
♪♪

464
00:20:26,626 --> 00:20:28,759
let the bot battle begin!

465
00:20:28,761 --> 00:20:29,994
Oh! A rush!

466
00:20:29,996 --> 00:20:32,463
Massive hits there
by mad-catter!

467
00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:37,868
Unreal. And already it looks
like fusion is a bit off center.

468
00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:41,072
Welcome to the battlebox,
reese ewert!

469
00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:43,608
But look at this, trying to
use that vertical disk spinner

470
00:20:43,610 --> 00:20:46,611
and going right
into the cat's meow.

471
00:20:46,613 --> 00:20:49,447
We had major shrapnel
on that hit.

472
00:20:49,449 --> 00:20:50,781
Oh, boy, kenny.

473
00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:52,950
Fusion losing some control
there through that

474
00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:54,085
horizontal spinner.

475
00:20:54,087 --> 00:20:55,720
Uh-oh!

476
00:20:55,722 --> 00:20:56,821
Oh!

477
00:20:56,823 --> 00:20:59,790
Big hit by mad-catter there!

478
00:20:59,792 --> 00:21:01,859
Oh!
Fusion rips a chunk

479
00:21:01,861 --> 00:21:04,495
out of mad-catter and then
ricochets off that wedge.

480
00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,530
Wow!
Fusion has been inverted!

481
00:21:06,532 --> 00:21:08,432
Oh, another big shot!

482
00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:09,533
Fusion is hurt, chris,

483
00:21:09,535 --> 00:21:11,969
and mad-catter is still
going strong.

484
00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:14,372
Oh, no!
Mad-catter taking it to fusion,

485
00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:16,007
which is on fire.
Wow!

486
00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:18,609
Major, major fire inside
the battlebox

487
00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,811
here in the first minute
of this fight.

488
00:21:20,813 --> 00:21:23,047
This is not what
he planned for.

489
00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:26,183
Fusion has lost
a vertical disk spinner,

490
00:21:26,185 --> 00:21:28,653
has lost its ability
to use its horizontal spinner

491
00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:29,954
as well, kenny.

492
00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:32,023
Yeah, they are behind
the eight ball now.

493
00:21:32,025 --> 00:21:34,125
Let's see how durable
this bot is.

494
00:21:34,127 --> 00:21:36,460
Can they make it
to the closing bell?

495
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:39,263
At this point the only thing
that fusion could do

496
00:21:39,265 --> 00:21:41,599
is just push around
mad-catter.

497
00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:46,404
While it's on fire, it's
basically a barbecue on wheels.

498
00:21:46,406 --> 00:21:49,840
Well, reese ewert said he didn't
want his robot to explode

499
00:21:49,842 --> 00:21:52,143
and he might have
jinxed himself.

500
00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:53,811
Mad-catter now trying

501
00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:57,948
to push fusion into the corner
and drop the pulverizer,

502
00:21:57,950 --> 00:22:01,218
that 100-pound hammer right
on its head.

503
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:03,621
Mad-catter may just
want to back off here,

504
00:22:03,623 --> 00:22:06,190
see if they can draw
a countdown.

505
00:22:06,192 --> 00:22:07,692
Catter, I don't know
if he's trying to

506
00:22:07,694 --> 00:22:09,360
flip the burger or what.

507
00:22:09,362 --> 00:22:11,128
Referee: 10, 9...

508
00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:12,363
Here comes the countdown.

509
00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:16,000
...8, 7, 6, 5...

510
00:22:16,002 --> 00:22:18,969
It won't be left on
the grill any longer.

511
00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:20,738
...3, 2, 1.
That's a knockout!

512
00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:22,506
[ cheers and applause ]

513
00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:25,543
mad-catter with the k-o

514
00:22:25,545 --> 00:22:28,079
of the new bot, fusion.

515
00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:31,415
[ cheers and applause ]

516
00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:33,150
yeah!

517
00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:34,719
Oh, yeah!

518
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:36,587
Oh, yeah!!

519
00:22:38,925 --> 00:22:43,194
Kenny, mad-catter could not wait
to get the 2020 season going.

520
00:22:43,196 --> 00:22:44,895
What a hit.

521
00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:46,997
You know, and I tell you
what he was talking about,

522
00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,599
you know,
being strategic out there,

523
00:22:48,601 --> 00:22:50,534
but also being aggressive,

524
00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:51,602
took out fusion,

525
00:22:51,604 --> 00:22:54,004
really shell-shocked it
from the get-go.

526
00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:55,439
And what did you think
of fusion?

527
00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:59,410
So high in terms of expectations
with the dual weapons,

528
00:22:59,412 --> 00:23:01,278
a vertical spinner,
a horizontal spinner,

529
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,848
and neither one
could lay that blow.

530
00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:06,617
Well, again, when you have
two high-energy weapons,

531
00:23:06,619 --> 00:23:09,320
again, you're gonna have to
run a ton of energy out there.

532
00:23:09,322 --> 00:23:12,323
And I think they burned out
both those motors very early.

533
00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:13,691
And that's what
lost the fight

534
00:23:13,693 --> 00:23:16,460
in association
with those big hits.

535
00:23:16,462 --> 00:23:20,998
[ cheers and applause ]

536
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,800
yeah!

537
00:23:22,802 --> 00:23:24,368
Whoo!

538
00:23:24,370 --> 00:23:26,504
Yeah!

539
00:23:26,506 --> 00:23:29,240
Martin?
Martin mason,

540
00:23:29,242 --> 00:23:31,509
I thought you'd be running
around the battlebox

541
00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:33,878
after knocking out the newbie,
you okay?

542
00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,212
You know what?

543
00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:37,381
We were gonna bring it.
This was gonna be

544
00:23:37,383 --> 00:23:40,184
a total meltdown.
We promised you that.

545
00:23:40,186 --> 00:23:43,087
And we brought the meltdown.
I'mma tell you what.

546
00:23:43,089 --> 00:23:46,157
I am so proud of these kids.
These kids did great.

547
00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:47,792
And we are gonna
keep bringing it

548
00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:49,326
the entire time we're here.

549
00:23:49,328 --> 00:23:52,296
Martin, you're 1-0,
you have a knockout.

550
00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:54,231
How does it feel
to start the season this way?

551
00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:57,234
It feels great. We got a few
scratches in the paint.

552
00:23:57,236 --> 00:24:00,438
We're gonna get it sorted.
You're gonna see us again.

553
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,908
Martin mason, mad-catter,
congratulations

554
00:24:03,910 --> 00:24:05,743
on laying the smackdown.

555
00:24:05,745 --> 00:24:08,779
You got it, bro!
Thank you!

556
00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:10,114
Yeah!

557
00:24:10,116 --> 00:24:12,383
[ cheers and applause ]

558
00:24:12,385 --> 00:24:15,419
♪♪

559
00:24:15,421 --> 00:24:18,522
martin mason, do we have to,
like, plug him in,

560
00:24:18,524 --> 00:24:20,724
does he have to recharge
for his next fight?

561
00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:22,159
How does that work?
Man, I feel like

562
00:24:22,161 --> 00:24:24,228
I need a recharge.
What a fight.

563
00:24:24,230 --> 00:24:26,063
I mean,
the guy brings the energy

564
00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:27,231
out of the battlebox,

565
00:24:27,233 --> 00:24:29,333
inside the battlebox.
What a fight.

566
00:24:29,335 --> 00:24:34,205
So it's a disappointing debut
for team fusion, who falls

567
00:24:34,207 --> 00:24:38,042
to 0-1, courtesy of that
mad-catter knockout.

568
00:24:38,044 --> 00:24:41,145
Alright. So far,
two fights, two knockouts.

569
00:24:41,147 --> 00:24:43,581
And we've got malice
versus axe backwards

570
00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:45,883
coming your way
right after this.

571
00:24:50,289 --> 00:24:53,824
♪♪

572
00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:56,427
alright, we are back
on "battlebots fight night."

573
00:24:56,429 --> 00:24:59,230
right now, it's malice
versus the full-body

574
00:24:59,232 --> 00:25:01,699
drum spinner
axe backwards.

575
00:25:01,701 --> 00:25:03,801
And kenny,
let's start with malice,

576
00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:07,805
led by first-time captain
adrian "bunny" sauriol.

577
00:25:07,807 --> 00:25:09,507
Now, bunny,
we have seen her

578
00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:10,941
with several teams
throughout the years,

579
00:25:10,943 --> 00:25:14,044
most recently shatter!
During 2019.

580
00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:16,280
But now she's the captain.
She says she's nervous,

581
00:25:16,282 --> 00:25:19,884
she's excited, but she believes
that she belongs 100%.

582
00:25:19,886 --> 00:25:22,753
You know, when you're a part
of many different teams,

583
00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:25,923
you learn a lot about how to
do things, how not to do things.

584
00:25:25,925 --> 00:25:28,158
She feels she's best prepared
right now.

585
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,827
And tonight,
taking on somebody

586
00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:31,795
that's looking for
a little redemption.

587
00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:35,065
Kurt durjan and the bot
axe backwards.

588
00:25:35,067 --> 00:25:38,536
He described last season
as, "brutal."

589
00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:41,272
I don't think he'd get
any argument from anybody here.

590
00:25:41,274 --> 00:25:43,440
He has just one win
since 2018.

591
00:25:43,442 --> 00:25:44,775
How's he get it going?

592
00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:46,076
You know, kurt was
pretty honest with us.

593
00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:47,645
He said, "listen, I come
from an electrical

594
00:25:47,647 --> 00:25:49,313
engineering background.
I need someone

595
00:25:49,315 --> 00:25:51,315
from a mechanical
engineering background.

596
00:25:51,317 --> 00:25:54,151
He's added one and he believes
he has the right team now

597
00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:57,655
to find some success
in battlebots.

598
00:25:57,657 --> 00:25:59,089
Should be a whole
lot of fun.

599
00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:01,158
Faruq, it's all you.

600
00:26:04,530 --> 00:26:09,433
In the blue square, from
san jose, california,

601
00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:14,371
the belle of the brawl, malice!

602
00:26:14,373 --> 00:26:17,041
And there we see malice,

603
00:26:17,043 --> 00:26:20,911
which sports a 65-pound
horizontal drum spinner,

604
00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:24,481
bunny calls it
monster weapon, big red.

605
00:26:24,483 --> 00:26:27,718
Well, it's definitely
an unorthodox weapon choice.

606
00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,054
Normally, you see this type
of drum spinner

607
00:26:30,056 --> 00:26:31,689
on a vertical plane.

608
00:26:31,691 --> 00:26:35,326
I'm very interested to see
what kind of damage it can do.

609
00:26:37,496 --> 00:26:41,599
In the red square,
from vero beach, florida,

610
00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:47,037
it's the ratchet hatchet,
axe backwards!

611
00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:50,574
Kenny win axe backwards
debuted in 2018,

612
00:26:50,576 --> 00:26:52,977
the idea of a full-body
drum spinner,

613
00:26:52,979 --> 00:26:54,745
it seemed pretty darn cool.

614
00:26:54,747 --> 00:26:56,747
The entire robot is a weapon

615
00:26:56,749 --> 00:26:58,716
and it's the biggest drum
on the field.

616
00:26:58,718 --> 00:27:01,852
Unfortunately,
it hasn't had a lot of success.

617
00:27:01,854 --> 00:27:04,488
In a lot of ways,
this season will be make

618
00:27:04,490 --> 00:27:08,359
or break for axe backwards,
as a design, a concept.

619
00:27:08,361 --> 00:27:11,729
At a certain point, you just
have to start seeing results.

620
00:27:14,834 --> 00:27:18,636
My strategy for fighting axe
backwards is to hit him hard

621
00:27:18,638 --> 00:27:20,704
and hit them on their tires
so they explode.

622
00:27:20,706 --> 00:27:22,039
We're gonna use big red.

623
00:27:22,041 --> 00:27:25,075
Big red is our 65-pound
drummette,

624
00:27:25,077 --> 00:27:27,411
and it's a very large stick disk

625
00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:30,781
and it spins at 180 tip speed.

626
00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:32,750
Oh, I'm so ready for this.
I'm ready. I'm ready. Ready.

627
00:27:32,752 --> 00:27:34,284
[ laughs ]

628
00:27:34,286 --> 00:27:35,786
so our first matchup
against malice,

629
00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:38,255
I'm really excited about.
We have fire this year.

630
00:27:38,257 --> 00:27:40,324
We have flame throwers built
into the tail of this robot.

631
00:27:40,326 --> 00:27:43,093
So she has a belt drive
that could slip potentially,

632
00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:44,762
the rubber will heat up
and start to slip.

633
00:27:44,764 --> 00:27:46,797
Their weapon won't work
anymore after that.

634
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,032
My plan of attack, I think,

635
00:27:48,034 --> 00:27:49,466
is gonna be
just a box rusher.

636
00:27:49,468 --> 00:27:50,668
I think if we're all up
in her face

637
00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:51,902
before she can spin up
her weapon,

638
00:27:51,904 --> 00:27:53,504
it will minimize the damage
on our part.

639
00:27:53,506 --> 00:27:55,139
I hope malice has
her pilot's license

640
00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:56,607
'cause I'm going to send her
to the ceiling.

641
00:27:56,609 --> 00:27:59,476
♪♪

642
00:27:59,478 --> 00:28:00,978
[ cheers and applause ]

643
00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:02,780
<i> robots, activate.</i>

644
00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:04,214
[ cheers and applause ]

645
00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:07,584
alright, it's malice
versus axe backwards.

646
00:28:07,586 --> 00:28:10,821
And look at this, kenny, the
trash talk has already begun.

647
00:28:10,823 --> 00:28:12,589
Here we go.

648
00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:20,397
♪♪

649
00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:28,205
♪♪

650
00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:32,376
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

651
00:28:34,447 --> 00:28:36,313
oh, yeah.

652
00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:41,318
[ buzzing ]

653
00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,421
let the bot battle begin!

654
00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:47,991
Little sizing up,
nice shot by malice,

655
00:28:47,993 --> 00:28:49,293
who's going right for
the tires!

656
00:28:49,295 --> 00:28:51,128
Oh!
Oh, my gosh!

657
00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:54,198
We have a huge bot flaming!

658
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,265
Whoa!
Yes!

659
00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:56,600
That's how you do it!
Unbelievable!

660
00:28:56,602 --> 00:28:59,570
Bunny sauriol's team
lights up the battlebox

661
00:28:59,572 --> 00:29:01,705
in its very first fight!

662
00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:04,308
What a hit by malice.

663
00:29:04,310 --> 00:29:06,643
Right, there is a little
movement, there it is.

664
00:29:06,645 --> 00:29:09,012
Kurt is trying to find a way
to extend this fight

665
00:29:09,014 --> 00:29:11,482
as parts continue to
fly off his bot!

666
00:29:11,484 --> 00:29:13,751
One more hit, kurt!

667
00:29:13,753 --> 00:29:16,820
Oh, they're going in for another
hit, it looks like, chris.

668
00:29:16,822 --> 00:29:18,989
There it is! And another!

669
00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:21,425
Malice is like a mad dog
off a leash!

670
00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:22,359
[ barking ]

671
00:29:22,361 --> 00:29:24,728
look out, look out!

672
00:29:24,730 --> 00:29:26,797
Oh!

673
00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:29,333
That might have been
the knockout blow, chris,

674
00:29:29,335 --> 00:29:31,668
I got -- I got no drive.
Unbelievable.

675
00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:35,105
You can hear kurt durjan saying,
"I got no drive."

676
00:29:35,107 --> 00:29:38,075
10, 9...
Here comes the countdown.

677
00:29:38,077 --> 00:29:40,711
8, 7, 6...
Knocked out!

678
00:29:40,713 --> 00:29:43,013
...5, 4...
Rose: Malice with a huge shot,

679
00:29:43,015 --> 00:29:46,416
big time flames and
win number one.

680
00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,952
Malice wins!

681
00:29:48,954 --> 00:29:51,955
Yeah! Suck it, kurt!
Suck it!

682
00:29:51,957 --> 00:29:54,158
I have no idea what happened.

683
00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,993
Did she just say suck it?
[ laughs ]

684
00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:57,961
she did.
Who is she? Pete weber

685
00:29:57,963 --> 00:30:00,764
at the pba tour?

686
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:03,834
To quote the legendary
comedian eddie murphy,

687
00:30:03,836 --> 00:30:05,102
"now, that's a fire!"

688
00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:07,104
yeah, absolutely.
And to quote mike tyson,

689
00:30:07,106 --> 00:30:10,007
"everyone has a plan
until you get hit in the face."

690
00:30:10,009 --> 00:30:11,708
and that's exactly
what happened.

691
00:30:11,710 --> 00:30:14,845
This was a very mike tyson-esque
fight here from malice.

692
00:30:14,847 --> 00:30:17,648
I mean, went right at him,
hit him right in the face.

693
00:30:17,650 --> 00:30:20,517
And this fight
was over in seconds.

694
00:30:20,519 --> 00:30:23,487
Give axe backwards.
And kurt and his crew credit,

695
00:30:23,489 --> 00:30:25,289
they tried to get
those wheels spinning,

696
00:30:25,291 --> 00:30:27,324
but they just
had nothing left

697
00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:30,294
after turning into
a bot of flame.

698
00:30:30,296 --> 00:30:32,396
♪♪

699
00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:34,198
[ cheers and applause ]

700
00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,700
bunny.
Hi!

701
00:30:36,702 --> 00:30:38,001
Hi, chris and kenny!

702
00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:40,037
Your first win
as a team captain.

703
00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:42,573
How did that feel?
Amazing.

704
00:30:42,575 --> 00:30:47,344
It was like all these years of
people telling me that I can't.

705
00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:49,446
There you go. First knockout.

706
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:50,848
How many people come here

707
00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,217
and then don't do well
their first fight.

708
00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:55,919
And here I am killing it
with my team.

709
00:30:55,921 --> 00:30:59,022
Look at these guys.
Look at these amazing guys.

710
00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:02,059
I can't even tell you
how wonderful it is

711
00:31:02,061 --> 00:31:05,696
to go in there
and just make flames.

712
00:31:05,698 --> 00:31:07,631
Look at these ears.
This is what I do.

713
00:31:07,633 --> 00:31:10,267
Bunny, why are you
tearing up?

714
00:31:10,269 --> 00:31:14,137
I can't even tell you how hard
we worked on this robot.

715
00:31:14,139 --> 00:31:17,407
Probably like 700 hours
into this robot.

716
00:31:17,409 --> 00:31:19,643
And they just, like,
they just went in there

717
00:31:19,645 --> 00:31:21,912
and they did what it's supposed
to do and they killed it.

718
00:31:21,914 --> 00:31:24,381
[ inhales deeply ]
there we go. Cleansing breath.

719
00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:25,682
Go celebrate with your team.

720
00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:27,651
Congratulations on
winning number one.

721
00:31:27,653 --> 00:31:29,152
It was so nice to see you.

722
00:31:29,154 --> 00:31:32,456
♪♪

723
00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:35,893
alright, things are heating
up here on opening night,

724
00:31:35,895 --> 00:31:37,828
three fights down,
three knockouts,

725
00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:41,298
and I'm starting to wonder if
the judges should even get paid.

726
00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:42,666
But, hey, there's more
"battlebots"

727
00:31:42,668 --> 00:31:45,035
coming your way
right after this.

728
00:31:50,175 --> 00:31:54,778
♪♪

729
00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:56,346
rose: Welcome back
to "battlebots."

730
00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:58,682
as with most things
in life at the moment,

731
00:31:58,684 --> 00:32:00,851
it's all a little different
this year.

732
00:32:00,853 --> 00:32:02,486
For our 2020 season

733
00:32:02,488 --> 00:32:04,121
we're lucky enough
to have our teams

734
00:32:04,123 --> 00:32:06,290
boxside for all the action.

735
00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:08,892
Right now, we are joined
by a very special guest,

736
00:32:08,894 --> 00:32:11,261
the captain of team hypershock,
will bales,

737
00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:13,630
who's up in
the opera boxes.

738
00:32:13,632 --> 00:32:15,899
You've got some pretty
good seats up there, huh?

739
00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:17,200
Yeah, this is pretty great.

740
00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:19,670
I like watching from above.
This is nice.

741
00:32:19,672 --> 00:32:22,406
Is it good in order to scout
the competition up there?

742
00:32:22,408 --> 00:32:24,675
I mean, how much information
can you actually draw

743
00:32:24,677 --> 00:32:26,510
when you're watching
a fight from up there?

744
00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:27,678
Oh, it's everything.

745
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,479
You need to know who
you're fighting,

746
00:32:29,481 --> 00:32:31,648
you know, how hard they hit,
what their driving style is,

747
00:32:31,650 --> 00:32:33,583
where in the arena
they like to sit

748
00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:35,652
and where they're comfortable,

749
00:32:35,654 --> 00:32:37,354
because you can
take advantage of that.

750
00:32:37,356 --> 00:32:39,089
If they like being
really close to their side,

751
00:32:39,091 --> 00:32:41,558
then just play around
in the opposite corner.

752
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,493
And will, what's it gonna
take for you and your team

753
00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:45,963
to take this competition?

754
00:32:45,965 --> 00:32:49,299
Well, it's going to take
a lot of work in the pits,

755
00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:52,436
you know, a lot of luck,
and a lot of planning,

756
00:32:52,438 --> 00:32:54,071
a lot of prep and
really good driving.

757
00:32:54,073 --> 00:32:56,807
And finally, for people
that are sitting here at home

758
00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:59,810
and say, "okay, I do have
the confidence to build a robot,

759
00:32:59,812 --> 00:33:02,913
but I will never have
will bale's hair."

760
00:33:02,915 --> 00:33:05,048
what do you say to them?

761
00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:06,116
You know, you can wear a hat,

762
00:33:06,118 --> 00:33:08,685
you can just dye it
like kyle here.

763
00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:10,053
You know, he's doing
a great job.

764
00:33:10,055 --> 00:33:12,422
Oh, yeah.
Isaac also has

765
00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:14,324
a wonderful dye job here.

766
00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:16,960
It's top notch.

767
00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:18,328
Will bales,
thanks as always

768
00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:19,796
for the time
and the energy.

769
00:33:19,798 --> 00:33:21,198
Absolutely. Thanks, guys.

770
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,301
[ laughs ]

771
00:33:24,303 --> 00:33:26,336
so we've got three fights
in the books,

772
00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:29,940
and it's bloodsport taking
on skorpios next on the card,

773
00:33:29,942 --> 00:33:32,376
they should be gearing up
for it as we speak.

774
00:33:32,378 --> 00:33:33,844
But I got to
be honest, kenny,

775
00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:37,147
my eyes are starting to wander
down to that main event.

776
00:33:37,149 --> 00:33:39,983
Jack barker and end game
called out tombstone

777
00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:42,686
a couple of seasons ago,
and now they'll finally

778
00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:45,455
get the matchup
they've been asking for.

779
00:33:46,592 --> 00:33:47,958
Oh!
Oh!

780
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,394
What a huge hit
by end game!

781
00:33:50,396 --> 00:33:52,229
Maybe: We're feeling pretty good
at our peak season,

782
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:53,964
we're on a bit of
a win streak.

783
00:33:53,966 --> 00:33:56,767
End game, ferocious!

784
00:33:56,769 --> 00:33:59,669
And I think jack took it
maybe a little bit too far

785
00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:01,405
and called out the champ.

786
00:34:01,407 --> 00:34:02,773
Who else do you want
to take down?

787
00:34:02,775 --> 00:34:05,208
We'd take tombstone.

788
00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:07,310
I think that tombstone
should be more worried than us.

789
00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:11,081
Oh! Those are
fighting words!

790
00:34:11,083 --> 00:34:14,751
Tauheed: It's tombstone!

791
00:34:16,288 --> 00:34:17,487
Billings: I know it's a match

792
00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:19,990
that they've wanted
for a while now.

793
00:34:19,992 --> 00:34:22,125
Oh, my goodness.

794
00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:24,628
Be careful what you wish for.

795
00:34:24,630 --> 00:34:27,431
He hits you once,
and it could be over.

796
00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:30,133
Whoo!

797
00:34:30,135 --> 00:34:32,402
End game is a very
well-built machine.

798
00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:35,906
It's a very tough machine.
Pretty strong vertical spinner.

799
00:34:35,908 --> 00:34:38,875
I want to see them in pieces
in 90 seconds.

800
00:34:38,877 --> 00:34:40,677
That's what
we're after.

801
00:34:40,679 --> 00:34:42,079
Oh! Huge shot!

802
00:34:42,081 --> 00:34:45,215
Always a threat to do damage
with that heavy vertical weapon.

803
00:34:45,217 --> 00:34:49,219
The disk spins at
about 4,500 rpm.

804
00:34:51,123 --> 00:34:55,258
Which is pretty high.

805
00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:56,560
Billings:
For tombstone this year,

806
00:34:56,562 --> 00:34:58,829
we brought several
different weapon bars.

807
00:34:58,831 --> 00:35:00,263
This is a new one
that I made this year.

808
00:35:00,265 --> 00:35:02,332
So there's some new material
that I'm trying out

809
00:35:02,334 --> 00:35:04,234
that I haven't used before.

810
00:35:04,236 --> 00:35:09,406
I expect that there's going
to be a lot of power unleashed.

811
00:35:09,408 --> 00:35:11,174
Barker: We've watched all
of tombstone's fights,

812
00:35:11,176 --> 00:35:13,944
and we know that he struggles
against wedges.

813
00:35:13,946 --> 00:35:17,080
Rotator's wedge doing
some amazing work there.

814
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:19,382
Mabey: We've set it up
with a big wedge at the front.

815
00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:22,185
We're hoping that he'll ride up
the wedge into the weapon

816
00:35:22,187 --> 00:35:25,188
and we'll be able
to watch him do his flips.

817
00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:27,757
Tombstone is in
big time trouble, chris.

818
00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:30,427
At some point, we're thinking
that this season was the season

819
00:35:30,429 --> 00:35:32,395
that we were gonna
fight them.

820
00:35:32,397 --> 00:35:34,798
I don't know if we were
all mentally prepared for it

821
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,501
to be the very first fight.

822
00:35:37,503 --> 00:35:41,972
Billings: The original build
for tombstone started in 2003.

823
00:35:41,974 --> 00:35:45,609
So I've been refining
this design for 17 years.

824
00:35:45,611 --> 00:35:48,979
The king of kinetic energy
has done it again!

825
00:35:48,981 --> 00:35:50,547
Tombstone has been around

826
00:35:50,549 --> 00:35:53,150
for almost as long
as jack barker has.

827
00:35:53,152 --> 00:35:55,051
Barker: So we've got to put our
money where our mouth is

828
00:35:55,053 --> 00:35:57,354
and pay the price for what
we said a couple years ago.

829
00:35:57,356 --> 00:35:59,356
Tombstone will win by knockout.

830
00:36:01,527 --> 00:36:04,161
[ laughs ]

831
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:12,235
♪♪

832
00:36:12,237 --> 00:36:14,137
we are back on "battlebots
fight night."

833
00:36:14,139 --> 00:36:16,139
kenny florian
and chris rose.

834
00:36:16,141 --> 00:36:19,276
Next up on our power packed
opening night fight card,

835
00:36:19,278 --> 00:36:22,045
it's the deadly bar
spinner bloodsport

836
00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:25,348
taking on the hammer
saw skorpios.

837
00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:28,151
It's a pair of bots that had
pretty successful seasons

838
00:36:28,153 --> 00:36:31,855
in 2019, looking to take
that next step in 2020.

839
00:36:31,857 --> 00:36:33,690
And let's start with skorpios.

840
00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:36,359
Driven by veteran driver
zach lytle.

841
00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:37,861
He actually told us, "listen,
we are shooting

842
00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:39,329
for the giant nut."

843
00:36:39,331 --> 00:36:42,265
confidence or
overconfidence here?

844
00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:44,668
Florian: Listen, skorpios
has proven time and again

845
00:36:44,670 --> 00:36:46,703
that it's a really
durable bot.

846
00:36:46,705 --> 00:36:48,772
It's got that big plow
on the front.

847
00:36:48,774 --> 00:36:51,575
They use that saw to attack
the top of their opponents

848
00:36:51,577 --> 00:36:53,843
where a lot of robots
are weak on armor.

849
00:36:53,845 --> 00:36:57,214
They're going to be
a tough out for anyone.

850
00:36:57,216 --> 00:36:59,482
Yeah, I think they're feeling
confident, rightfully so.

851
00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:02,185
Second season performance
now for bloodsport,

852
00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,753
anchored by
justin marple.

853
00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:05,555
Justin was very funny
and honest with us.

854
00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:06,756
He said,
"last year as rookies

855
00:37:06,758 --> 00:37:09,793
we had no idea
what we were doing out there."

856
00:37:09,795 --> 00:37:12,195
still, he managed to
pick up four wins,

857
00:37:12,197 --> 00:37:13,830
didn't make
the round of 16.

858
00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:15,665
But he's got a lot more
confidence this time around.

859
00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:18,535
I mean, not too shabby to have
a winning record at battlebots

860
00:37:18,537 --> 00:37:20,003
in your very first season.

861
00:37:20,005 --> 00:37:22,339
Three of those wins
came by knockout.

862
00:37:22,341 --> 00:37:25,141
I think justin marple
and bloodsport could turn out

863
00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:27,210
to be one of
the top teams here

864
00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:29,980
and just their second year
on "battlebots."

865
00:37:29,982 --> 00:37:31,014
let's find out.

866
00:37:31,016 --> 00:37:32,115
Faruq?

867
00:37:36,255 --> 00:37:40,824
In the blue square, from
cambridge, massachusetts,

868
00:37:40,826 --> 00:37:43,727
it's bloodsport!

869
00:37:43,729 --> 00:37:49,266
♪♪

870
00:37:49,268 --> 00:37:52,502
alright, justin marple's bot
looking a little different

871
00:37:52,504 --> 00:37:53,670
this time around.

872
00:37:53,672 --> 00:37:55,372
Man,
I've never seen that plate.

873
00:37:55,374 --> 00:37:57,173
We definitely didn't see
that last season.

874
00:37:57,175 --> 00:38:00,543
That thing looks crazy.

875
00:38:00,545 --> 00:38:02,979
We'll see if it can
dish the pain.

876
00:38:02,981 --> 00:38:08,118
♪♪

877
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:12,856
in the red square,
from crockett, california,

878
00:38:12,858 --> 00:38:16,293
it's skorpios!

879
00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:19,629
Let's go!

880
00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:22,232
Rose: We've seen several
different versions of skorpios

881
00:38:22,234 --> 00:38:25,168
over the years.
What do you like about this one?

882
00:38:25,170 --> 00:38:27,603
Well, I tell you what, they're
hammer saw has always been

883
00:38:27,605 --> 00:38:29,539
a very dangerous weapon
for them.

884
00:38:29,541 --> 00:38:31,775
But this one in particular,
they believe,

885
00:38:31,777 --> 00:38:35,845
can do some serious damage
on any bot it gets ahold of.

886
00:38:35,847 --> 00:38:44,654
♪♪

887
00:38:44,656 --> 00:38:46,890
for our first matchup,
we're fighting skorpios,

888
00:38:46,892 --> 00:38:48,491
and we have these wedges
in front

889
00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:50,593
that can get under the opponent
and hopefully that means we can

890
00:38:50,595 --> 00:38:52,762
get them off their drive base
and we can push them to walls

891
00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:54,798
and into the pulverizer
and things like that.

892
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,933
First time running
this new bot configuration.

893
00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,868
So it'll be exciting to see
how it works out.

894
00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:00,904
Our strategy is to control
the tempo of the match.

895
00:39:00,906 --> 00:39:02,972
We have a big steel front

896
00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:04,974
and he has a little
spinning blade,

897
00:39:04,976 --> 00:39:06,643
and I want to pin
that to the wall

898
00:39:06,645 --> 00:39:08,411
and keep it
from getting up to speed.

899
00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:11,648
We're hoping to just defeat
bloodsport quick and easy.

900
00:39:11,650 --> 00:39:14,651
We want to get through this with
as little damage as possible.

901
00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:19,489
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

902
00:39:22,627 --> 00:39:25,061
Alright, so, peter,
let's focus on bloodsport.

903
00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:27,731
Please explain that weapon.

904
00:39:27,733 --> 00:39:29,766
Abrahamson: I know, it's pretty
massive compared to the old bar

905
00:39:29,768 --> 00:39:31,968
that they used to just have,
but this is designed

906
00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:34,938
specifically for
saw-type bots.

907
00:39:34,940 --> 00:39:37,273
As you notice,
it covers their whole robot,

908
00:39:37,275 --> 00:39:40,443
giving them a complete coverage
for when that saw comes down

909
00:39:40,445 --> 00:39:43,413
and it can't bite into any of
the important components

910
00:39:43,415 --> 00:39:44,614
underneath bloodsport.

911
00:39:44,616 --> 00:39:46,416
That hammer saw
should be able to

912
00:39:46,418 --> 00:39:47,851
cut through a lot of stuff,

913
00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:50,253
whether they can get through
bloodsport's weapon,

914
00:39:50,255 --> 00:39:51,654
that's anybody's guess.

915
00:39:51,656 --> 00:39:53,156
Well, it is time
to find out.

916
00:39:53,158 --> 00:39:55,992
Peter, thanks, as always,
for the insight.

917
00:39:55,994 --> 00:39:58,328
<i> Blue team, ready.</i>

918
00:39:58,330 --> 00:40:00,730
[ cheers and applause ]

919
00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,665
this should
be a good one.

920
00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:05,168
<i> Red team, ready.</i>
We got this.

921
00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:08,304
A pair of evenly
matched teams.

922
00:40:08,306 --> 00:40:10,173
[ laughs ]

923
00:40:10,175 --> 00:40:13,309
aah!
Let the carnage begin!

924
00:40:13,311 --> 00:40:20,950
♪♪

925
00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:28,591
♪♪

926
00:40:28,593 --> 00:40:34,130
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

927
00:40:34,132 --> 00:40:37,400
[ buzzing ]

928
00:40:37,402 --> 00:40:38,935
let the bot battle begin!

929
00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:41,604
It's skorpios quick
on the box rush.

930
00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:43,072
Bloodsport without a weapon.

931
00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:44,707
Full speed blow!

932
00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:45,909
Whoa!

933
00:40:45,911 --> 00:40:50,079
Holy smokes!
What just happened?

934
00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:52,081
Bloodsport just
launched skorpios

935
00:40:52,083 --> 00:40:53,716
halfway across
the battlebox,

936
00:40:53,718 --> 00:40:56,886
but lost two of its wedgelets
in the process.

937
00:40:56,888 --> 00:40:58,955
But skorpios right
back in pursuit,

938
00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:00,957
keeping the pressure on.

939
00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,091
Oh!
Oh!

940
00:41:02,093 --> 00:41:03,326
That was an amazing hit!

941
00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:05,295
Not the battlebox sign!

942
00:41:05,297 --> 00:41:06,963
We're gonna charge
you for that!

943
00:41:06,965 --> 00:41:09,833
It'll be in your hotel bill
when you leave.

944
00:41:09,835 --> 00:41:11,701
Wow!
Skorpios looking to get

945
00:41:11,703 --> 00:41:15,238
underneath bloodsport
and exert some control here.

946
00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:16,706
Oh!

947
00:41:16,708 --> 00:41:19,175
That's saw of skorpios's
looks like it's wobbly.

948
00:41:19,177 --> 00:41:20,910
It is.
It's bent, chris.

949
00:41:20,912 --> 00:41:22,479
Here comes the pulverizer.

950
00:41:22,481 --> 00:41:25,248
It's not getting a great angle
right now on bloodsport,

951
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,984
but it's definitely
hitting that weapon on top.

952
00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:30,687
Bloodsport has got
to free itself, and it does.

953
00:41:30,689 --> 00:41:32,755
Bloodsport is looking to create
some space here

954
00:41:32,757 --> 00:41:34,657
so it can get
that weapon up to speed.

955
00:41:34,659 --> 00:41:36,025
Spin, spin, spin, spin.

956
00:41:36,027 --> 00:41:39,128
Ah, you can really hear
that thing humming.

957
00:41:39,130 --> 00:41:41,931
Skorpios feeling
confident in that plow.

958
00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:44,334
Really look at to force
the issue here.

959
00:41:44,336 --> 00:41:46,135
Looks like bloodsport's
trying to attack the wheels

960
00:41:46,137 --> 00:41:49,038
of skorpios,
so far, no dice.

961
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:51,007
Look at the sparks created!

962
00:41:51,009 --> 00:41:52,709
Oh!

963
00:41:52,711 --> 00:41:55,144
Big time energy
release on that.

964
00:41:55,146 --> 00:41:56,779
Oh!
Holy smokes,

965
00:41:56,781 --> 00:41:58,848
there's another one!

966
00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:01,918
We let the weapon cool.
Weapon cool.

967
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:03,586
Chris,
the right side of skorpios

968
00:42:03,588 --> 00:42:06,523
has taken a beating
in these exchanges.

969
00:42:06,525 --> 00:42:08,358
Yeah, kenny,
you can clearly see it.

970
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,860
The frame is bent,
the tire sheared,

971
00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:13,096
and skorpios's looking
a little punch drunk,

972
00:42:13,098 --> 00:42:15,365
something just smoking.

973
00:42:15,367 --> 00:42:17,033
Florian: Some serious damage,
chris,

974
00:42:17,035 --> 00:42:19,569
I think bloodsport
got to their electronics.

975
00:42:19,571 --> 00:42:21,504
Skorpios barely moving.

976
00:42:21,506 --> 00:42:23,840
Is it enough to
prevent a countdown?

977
00:42:23,842 --> 00:42:26,242
Bloodsport on the attack.

978
00:42:26,244 --> 00:42:27,911
Oh, no, that frame.

979
00:42:27,913 --> 00:42:29,913
Getting that weapon
to spin up yet again,

980
00:42:29,915 --> 00:42:31,548
is he going to go in
for another shot?

981
00:42:31,550 --> 00:42:33,983
Man: Let him sleep.
He's got to come out.

982
00:42:33,985 --> 00:42:36,019
Bloodsport kind of creeping at
him, going,

983
00:42:36,021 --> 00:42:37,921
"you want some of this, bro?
Come on."

984
00:42:37,923 --> 00:42:40,256
hey, skorpios is out
of options here.

985
00:42:40,258 --> 00:42:42,091
And the countdown has begun!

986
00:42:42,093 --> 00:42:45,128
...8, 7, 6...

987
00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:47,263
Bloodsport
just standing in front of him,

988
00:42:47,265 --> 00:42:48,698
taunting his victim.

989
00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:50,466
...3, 2...
What good fight.

990
00:42:50,468 --> 00:42:52,869
...1! Skorpios is knocked out!

991
00:42:52,871 --> 00:42:56,439
What an impressive performance
by bloodsport!

992
00:42:56,441 --> 00:42:59,642
Justin marple and his crew!
Fired up!

993
00:42:59,644 --> 00:43:02,078
And you guys should be.

994
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:03,546
Yo...

995
00:43:03,548 --> 00:43:07,216
♪♪

996
00:43:07,218 --> 00:43:11,287
kenny, if that was indeed
the game plan by bloodsport,

997
00:43:11,289 --> 00:43:14,524
it certainly worked out
after taking a huge hit early.

998
00:43:14,526 --> 00:43:16,225
Florian: Well, you could tell
they're from boston

999
00:43:16,227 --> 00:43:18,828
because there was no bark,
they were all bite.

1000
00:43:18,830 --> 00:43:20,897
They went right
in there to fight.

1001
00:43:20,899 --> 00:43:23,967
I mean, my goodness,
an aggressive game plan there

1002
00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:26,469
from justin marple
and team bloodsport.

1003
00:43:26,471 --> 00:43:28,571
Yeah, skorpios in the early
going,

1004
00:43:28,573 --> 00:43:30,106
won the game of
push and shove.

1005
00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:32,609
But then you can see the damage
from that weapon

1006
00:43:32,611 --> 00:43:36,579
that he told us all about
causing some serious damage

1007
00:43:36,581 --> 00:43:38,948
to the front grille
of skorpios.

1008
00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:40,917
Yeah, even the great driving
of zach lytle

1009
00:43:40,919 --> 00:43:42,185
couldn't save them here.

1010
00:43:42,187 --> 00:43:47,724
♪♪

1011
00:43:47,726 --> 00:43:50,727
kenny, there's always those
bots in the second or third year

1012
00:43:50,729 --> 00:43:52,428
where they have some experience
under their belt

1013
00:43:52,430 --> 00:43:54,097
and they make
that huge leap.

1014
00:43:54,099 --> 00:43:55,365
I think we just saw one.
Yeah.

1015
00:43:55,367 --> 00:43:57,033
Justin marple and his team
at bloodsport,

1016
00:43:57,035 --> 00:43:59,035
they're really coming
into their own.

1017
00:43:59,037 --> 00:44:01,838
I mean, beating a veteran team
like skorpios

1018
00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:04,374
and an excellent driver in
zach lytle really says a lot.

1019
00:44:04,376 --> 00:44:05,875
No question about it.
In the meantime,

1020
00:44:05,877 --> 00:44:08,244
our amazing crew back there
working on it.

1021
00:44:08,246 --> 00:44:09,946
Hi, guys, let's see.

1022
00:44:09,948 --> 00:44:11,547
[ laughs ]

1023
00:44:11,549 --> 00:44:14,317
hi, guys. Keep working.

1024
00:44:14,319 --> 00:44:17,053
They're doing a great job fixing
that pulverizer back there.

1025
00:44:17,055 --> 00:44:19,422
Alright.
Coming up, it's a matchup

1026
00:44:19,424 --> 00:44:21,057
you will not want to miss.

1027
00:44:21,059 --> 00:44:23,926
It's the legend,
donald hutson and lock-jaw

1028
00:44:23,928 --> 00:44:28,564
taking on america's own
captain shrederator.

1029
00:44:28,566 --> 00:44:29,666
That's coming up next

1030
00:44:29,668 --> 00:44:32,402
as "battlebots fight night"
rolls on.

1031
00:44:36,675 --> 00:44:40,643
♪♪

1032
00:44:40,645 --> 00:44:42,578
rose: Alright, we are back up
"battlebots fight night."

1033
00:44:42,580 --> 00:44:44,414
and up next,
a pair of veterans,

1034
00:44:44,416 --> 00:44:46,649
including one in donald hutson
and lock-jaw

1035
00:44:46,651 --> 00:44:49,485
that's got its eyes on the
biggest prize.

1036
00:44:49,487 --> 00:44:52,021
Donald told us,
"listen, it's been a while

1037
00:44:52,023 --> 00:44:54,190
since I've got my hands
on the hardware."

1038
00:44:54,192 --> 00:44:55,825
he really believes
he's got the bot

1039
00:44:55,827 --> 00:44:57,226
yet again to pull it off.

1040
00:44:57,228 --> 00:44:58,695
Florian: Yeah, absolutely.
That's the benefit

1041
00:44:58,697 --> 00:45:01,297
of bringing
the same bot or a similar bot

1042
00:45:01,299 --> 00:45:03,466
every season,
you'll learn of its weaknesses.

1043
00:45:03,468 --> 00:45:04,901
You can improve it
over time.

1044
00:45:04,903 --> 00:45:07,236
And I think that's exactly
what donald hutson has done.

1045
00:45:07,238 --> 00:45:09,238
In the other corner,
you got brian nave,

1046
00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:11,607
who's back running the ship
for captain shrederator.

1047
00:45:11,609 --> 00:45:13,409
Last year went winless.

1048
00:45:13,411 --> 00:45:15,044
He said, "listen,
for two decades,

1049
00:45:15,046 --> 00:45:16,279
this has been
striking fear

1050
00:45:16,281 --> 00:45:18,181
in the rest
of the battlebots community.

1051
00:45:18,183 --> 00:45:19,782
Right now, we don't know
what's going on."

1052
00:45:19,784 --> 00:45:21,150
so what is going on?

1053
00:45:21,152 --> 00:45:22,618
Well, you know,
he was really frustrated

1054
00:45:22,620 --> 00:45:25,922
with the lack of reliability
in last season's bot.

1055
00:45:25,924 --> 00:45:28,057
And for a full body spinner
like shrederator,

1056
00:45:28,059 --> 00:45:30,760
reliability is
especially key.

1057
00:45:30,762 --> 00:45:33,129
Every impact it makes
with its opponents,

1058
00:45:33,131 --> 00:45:35,765
it's hitting with its weapon,
which can be effective,

1059
00:45:35,767 --> 00:45:39,402
but also means it has to absorb
a lot of punishment

1060
00:45:39,404 --> 00:45:41,104
over the course
of a fight.

1061
00:45:41,106 --> 00:45:43,840
Brian always says
if he's spinning, he's winning.

1062
00:45:43,842 --> 00:45:47,143
We'll see if he can keep it
spinning tonight.

1063
00:45:47,145 --> 00:45:48,511
Ready to check this one out?
Let's do it.

1064
00:45:48,513 --> 00:45:49,846
Faruq, take it away.

1065
00:45:52,183 --> 00:45:56,385
In the blue square,
lock it up, lock it in,

1066
00:45:56,387 --> 00:45:58,354
donald, this bot is a sin.

1067
00:45:58,356 --> 00:46:01,858
It's lock-jaw!

1068
00:46:01,860 --> 00:46:04,026
♪♪

1069
00:46:04,028 --> 00:46:06,696
well, there he is,
donald hutson,

1070
00:46:06,698 --> 00:46:11,367
who has been building
combat robots since 1996.

1071
00:46:11,369 --> 00:46:14,871
Lock-jaw is an incredibly
versatile machine, kenny.

1072
00:46:14,873 --> 00:46:18,341
And donald has the all-around
skills to match.

1073
00:46:21,079 --> 00:46:23,112
In the red square,

1074
00:46:23,114 --> 00:46:27,183
this bot will hit you so hard,
you'll separator,

1075
00:46:27,185 --> 00:46:30,720
give it up for captain
shrederator!

1076
00:46:30,722 --> 00:46:33,322
♪♪

1077
00:46:33,324 --> 00:46:36,692
brian nave, back driving
captain shrederator.

1078
00:46:36,694 --> 00:46:39,395
And, kenny, this is a team
that's really struggled,

1079
00:46:39,397 --> 00:46:41,430
just one win since 2015.

1080
00:46:41,432 --> 00:46:44,534
Yeah, he sure has and really
has gone back to the basics.

1081
00:46:44,536 --> 00:46:46,369
And in bringing an older bot,

1082
00:46:46,371 --> 00:46:47,937
he believes he's going
to find a lot

1083
00:46:47,939 --> 00:46:49,672
more success this season.

1084
00:46:49,674 --> 00:46:52,208
Brian nave told us
it takes two seconds

1085
00:46:52,210 --> 00:46:55,011
to get spinning up
to a dangerous speed.

1086
00:46:55,013 --> 00:46:58,014
Five seconds
and it's up to full speed.

1087
00:46:59,984 --> 00:47:01,584
We'll see if
captain shrederator

1088
00:47:01,586 --> 00:47:03,653
is up to the challenge.

1089
00:47:03,655 --> 00:47:04,821
And for more on this fight,

1090
00:47:04,823 --> 00:47:06,355
let's bring in the bot
whisperer.

1091
00:47:06,357 --> 00:47:09,792
Pete, what can you tell us
about these two veteran teams?

1092
00:47:09,794 --> 00:47:14,363
Donald has completely rebuilt
lock-jaw from the ground up,

1093
00:47:14,365 --> 00:47:17,466
even though it looks the same,
it is a brand-new bot.

1094
00:47:17,468 --> 00:47:19,101
But on the opposite end
of the spectrum,

1095
00:47:19,103 --> 00:47:22,305
we have brian who went ahead
and stripped out

1096
00:47:22,307 --> 00:47:24,540
all the bells and whistles
out of captain shrederator.

1097
00:47:24,542 --> 00:47:25,942
There's no magnets.

1098
00:47:25,944 --> 00:47:27,877
He's gone back
to an old contactor

1099
00:47:27,879 --> 00:47:30,246
to get it to be old reliable.

1100
00:47:30,248 --> 00:47:32,815
Right before this fight,
brian came to me and said,

1101
00:47:32,817 --> 00:47:35,718
"I think donald has chosen
the wrong wedge

1102
00:47:35,720 --> 00:47:38,688
for the back of lock-jaw."
we'll see how that plays out.

1103
00:47:38,690 --> 00:47:41,924
♪♪

1104
00:47:41,926 --> 00:47:43,659
<i> robots, activate.</i>

1105
00:47:43,661 --> 00:47:45,494
[ cheers and applause ]

1106
00:47:45,496 --> 00:47:47,530
alright,
it's the first road test

1107
00:47:47,532 --> 00:47:49,966
for both of these bots
in 2020.

1108
00:47:49,968 --> 00:47:52,101
Who's gonna walk away
with the win?

1109
00:47:52,103 --> 00:47:56,005
♪♪

1110
00:47:59,811 --> 00:48:09,118
♪♪

1111
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:14,657
[ cheers and applause ]

1112
00:48:14,659 --> 00:48:19,362
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1113
00:48:19,364 --> 00:48:22,231
[ buzzing ]

1114
00:48:22,233 --> 00:48:24,600
let the bot battle begin!

1115
00:48:24,602 --> 00:48:27,270
Here comes lock-jaw
leading with that wedge.

1116
00:48:27,272 --> 00:48:30,539
Oh! We've already got some
sparks inside the box.

1117
00:48:30,541 --> 00:48:33,009
Shrederator ripped a piece
of lock-jaw's wedge off

1118
00:48:33,011 --> 00:48:34,443
in that exchange.

1119
00:48:34,445 --> 00:48:37,213
Oh, big hit there.

1120
00:48:37,215 --> 00:48:39,348
And there goes
a missing tire.

1121
00:48:39,350 --> 00:48:41,017
Shrederator with
a near perfect start here.

1122
00:48:41,019 --> 00:48:43,819
And now both weapons
are firing up.

1123
00:48:43,821 --> 00:48:46,722
Oh!
Look out for some action here.

1124
00:48:46,724 --> 00:48:48,724
Yeah, that first hit
really messed up that --

1125
00:48:48,726 --> 00:48:51,694
oh! There goes the frisbee

1126
00:48:51,696 --> 00:48:54,263
and it takes a shot
from the screws.

1127
00:48:54,265 --> 00:48:55,965
Already see some bot parts

1128
00:48:55,967 --> 00:48:58,067
all over the battlebox
right now, chris.

1129
00:48:58,069 --> 00:48:59,969
Captain shrederator
out of control.

1130
00:48:59,971 --> 00:49:01,537
That only took 35 seconds.

1131
00:49:01,539 --> 00:49:02,838
Now they're
right in front of us.

1132
00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:05,975
Shrederator backed in the corner
and it's smoking too!

1133
00:49:05,977 --> 00:49:07,243
[bleep]
are you kidding me?

1134
00:49:07,245 --> 00:49:10,279
This is a nonsmoking zone,
brian nave.

1135
00:49:10,281 --> 00:49:12,081
This could be bad news
for shrederator,

1136
00:49:12,083 --> 00:49:13,182
which can only do damage

1137
00:49:13,184 --> 00:49:14,917
when it gets to
the center of the box

1138
00:49:14,919 --> 00:49:16,819
and can spin up
to full speed.

1139
00:49:16,821 --> 00:49:18,654
Florian: Looks like donald
hutson's having some problems

1140
00:49:18,656 --> 00:49:20,890
with his primary weapon,
that's starting to slow down.

1141
00:49:20,892 --> 00:49:22,692
But he wants to
finish the job

1142
00:49:22,694 --> 00:49:24,026
and let the battlebox
do it.

1143
00:49:24,028 --> 00:49:27,596
So shrederator
right now cannot spin,

1144
00:49:27,598 --> 00:49:29,899
seems to have lost
its ability to do that.

1145
00:49:29,901 --> 00:49:33,269
Donald hutson's vertical disk
spinner is not working.

1146
00:49:33,271 --> 00:49:37,173
So now who has the advantage
in this scenario, kenny?

1147
00:49:37,175 --> 00:49:38,774
Well, without
the ability to spin,

1148
00:49:38,776 --> 00:49:41,143
shrederator is in
big trouble here.

1149
00:49:41,145 --> 00:49:42,745
He has no real way
to score points

1150
00:49:42,747 --> 00:49:45,181
and now lock-jaw looking
to take advantage.

1151
00:49:45,183 --> 00:49:47,717
Nice driving there
by brian nave.

1152
00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:50,920
Nick nave, brian's son has been
the one driving shrederator

1153
00:49:50,922 --> 00:49:53,189
the last few years,
so brian said it might take him

1154
00:49:53,191 --> 00:49:56,058
a fight or two
to get his driving skills back.

1155
00:49:56,060 --> 00:49:57,626
But so far he's
been able to elude

1156
00:49:57,628 --> 00:49:59,495
donald hutson till then.

1157
00:49:59,497 --> 00:50:01,664
Lock-jaw got caught up
in the killsaws there.

1158
00:50:01,666 --> 00:50:02,865
Without that weapon,

1159
00:50:02,867 --> 00:50:05,501
shrederator desperately
needs some bob and weave here

1160
00:50:05,503 --> 00:50:07,269
to stay alive.
Oh!

1161
00:50:07,271 --> 00:50:08,771
He's got to get
out of there, kenny.

1162
00:50:08,773 --> 00:50:10,339
There he is!
Lock-jaw delivers

1163
00:50:10,341 --> 00:50:11,674
shrederator into
the screws

1164
00:50:11,676 --> 00:50:13,309
and he's gonna get
clawed up here.

1165
00:50:13,311 --> 00:50:15,211
Can brian nave escape?

1166
00:50:15,213 --> 00:50:17,279
Uh-oh,
and now look at this.

1167
00:50:17,281 --> 00:50:20,616
That primary weapon of donald
hutson is back working again.

1168
00:50:20,618 --> 00:50:22,618
Will lock-jaw
choose to finish him

1169
00:50:22,620 --> 00:50:24,720
or will the ref beat him
to the punch?

1170
00:50:24,722 --> 00:50:27,023
10, 9...
And there it is,

1171
00:50:27,025 --> 00:50:28,557
the countdown has started.

1172
00:50:28,559 --> 00:50:30,760
...7, 6...
Shrederator in control

1173
00:50:30,762 --> 00:50:34,263
of the fight early and now
rendered helpless in the teeth

1174
00:50:34,265 --> 00:50:35,698
of the screws.
...1!

1175
00:50:35,700 --> 00:50:37,600
Shrederator is knocked out!

1176
00:50:37,602 --> 00:50:41,437
And the first fortune
here on opening night!

1177
00:50:41,439 --> 00:50:45,207
Donald hutson takes care of
business knocking out

1178
00:50:45,209 --> 00:50:46,976
captain shrederator.

1179
00:50:46,978 --> 00:50:48,244
It's just begun.

1180
00:50:48,246 --> 00:50:51,280
Donald hutson really doing

1181
00:50:51,282 --> 00:50:52,882
what everyone
expected him to do.

1182
00:50:52,884 --> 00:50:54,350
What a performance there.

1183
00:50:54,352 --> 00:50:56,685
Captain shrederator,
the struggles continue,

1184
00:50:56,687 --> 00:50:58,020
unfortunately.

1185
00:50:58,022 --> 00:50:59,922
Kenny, wasn't
the most dominant box rush

1186
00:50:59,924 --> 00:51:01,557
right off the top,

1187
00:51:01,559 --> 00:51:03,059
took donald
a little while to get there,

1188
00:51:03,061 --> 00:51:04,527
but still successful
nonetheless.

1189
00:51:04,529 --> 00:51:06,362
Well, it was still
a very big hit.

1190
00:51:06,364 --> 00:51:08,297
But I tell you what,
brian nave

1191
00:51:08,299 --> 00:51:11,333
did some really great driving
during the course of that fight.

1192
00:51:11,335 --> 00:51:14,070
The problem with shrederator
was he never landed

1193
00:51:14,072 --> 00:51:15,538
that one critical blow

1194
00:51:15,540 --> 00:51:17,606
that is so important
for a full body spinner.

1195
00:51:17,608 --> 00:51:19,008
Yeah, that's right.
Donald hutson

1196
00:51:19,010 --> 00:51:21,077
has so much experience

1197
00:51:21,079 --> 00:51:22,878
going against these
full body spinners.

1198
00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:26,082
And I just think his design
was just built specifically

1199
00:51:26,084 --> 00:51:27,983
for someone
like captain shrederator.

1200
00:51:27,985 --> 00:51:29,785
Not only a win,
but a knockout.

1201
00:51:29,787 --> 00:51:33,522
♪♪

1202
00:51:33,524 --> 00:51:36,158
so after shrederator
had him on the ropes,

1203
00:51:36,160 --> 00:51:38,194
donald hutson
turns the tables

1204
00:51:38,196 --> 00:51:41,530
and notches that
oh, so important first win.

1205
00:51:41,532 --> 00:51:44,834
Coming up, it's a matchup
you won't want to miss.

1206
00:51:44,836 --> 00:51:47,803
Two rookies looking to start
their battlebox careers

1207
00:51:47,805 --> 00:51:48,838
with a win.

1208
00:51:48,840 --> 00:51:52,441
That's rusty
squaring up to sporkinok.

1209
00:51:52,443 --> 00:51:54,410
And don't forget,
we're driving toward

1210
00:51:54,412 --> 00:51:58,481
tonight's main event,
it's the killer kiwi's end game,

1211
00:51:58,483 --> 00:52:00,916
taking on
the grim reaper himself,

1212
00:52:00,918 --> 00:52:02,818
the king of
kinetic energy,

1213
00:52:02,820 --> 00:52:07,890
former battlebots champion
tombstone!

1214
00:52:07,892 --> 00:52:09,859
Billings: [ laughs ]

1215
00:52:09,861 --> 00:52:13,329
♪♪

1216
00:52:15,500 --> 00:52:18,667
♪♪

1217
00:52:18,669 --> 00:52:20,536
rose: We are back on
"battlebots."

1218
00:52:20,538 --> 00:52:22,238
five fights in the books,

1219
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:24,673
and we just witnessed
captain shrederator

1220
00:52:24,675 --> 00:52:27,676
lose its first match
of the 2020 season.

1221
00:52:27,678 --> 00:52:30,913
Our very own jenny taft caught
up with captain brian nave

1222
00:52:30,915 --> 00:52:35,351
after the loss
to find out what went wrong.

1223
00:52:35,353 --> 00:52:37,086
Taft: Brian, hello.

1224
00:52:37,088 --> 00:52:38,187
Hey, jenny, how you doing?

1225
00:52:38,189 --> 00:52:39,088
Good to see you.

1226
00:52:39,090 --> 00:52:40,856
I heard a little rumor

1227
00:52:40,858 --> 00:52:43,759
that the reason why your bot
had a little trouble in the box

1228
00:52:43,761 --> 00:52:46,228
was as simple as this.

1229
00:52:46,230 --> 00:52:47,963
It was as simple as that.

1230
00:52:47,965 --> 00:52:49,665
A little pin.
I can't even --

1231
00:52:49,667 --> 00:52:51,433
all of this
and that killed it.

1232
00:52:51,435 --> 00:52:53,435
Wow. Can you please
explain this to me

1233
00:52:53,437 --> 00:52:55,538
and why this
was the issue?

1234
00:52:55,540 --> 00:52:57,773
Since we got rid of all our
high tech in the throwback,

1235
00:52:57,775 --> 00:53:01,143
we went all the way
back to 2003 technology.

1236
00:53:01,145 --> 00:53:03,078
Because that's when I was
winning, winning, winning,

1237
00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:05,147
winning, winning. I wanted to
get back to winning again.

1238
00:53:05,149 --> 00:53:09,451
So we have a brake on it now
that we had never tried before.

1239
00:53:09,453 --> 00:53:11,020
Okay.
And this kept the brake

1240
00:53:11,022 --> 00:53:12,321
disengaged.

1241
00:53:12,323 --> 00:53:15,958
And when we took that big hit
and flew in the air,

1242
00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:18,460
it sheared this pin
and applied the brake.

1243
00:53:18,462 --> 00:53:20,129
So the rest of the match,
every time we tried

1244
00:53:20,131 --> 00:53:21,897
to spin up, the brake
was stopping it.

1245
00:53:21,899 --> 00:53:24,733
So the motors were fighting
the brake and the brake won.

1246
00:53:24,735 --> 00:53:27,036
It's an obvious question,
but I mean,

1247
00:53:27,038 --> 00:53:28,537
how frustrating
is this to you?

1248
00:53:28,539 --> 00:53:30,339
I cannot even explain.

1249
00:53:30,341 --> 00:53:32,007
I never want to
see that pin again.

1250
00:53:32,009 --> 00:53:33,676
No, never.
Alright. We're done.

1251
00:53:33,678 --> 00:53:34,710
Thank you for your time.
Alright, thanks.

1252
00:53:34,712 --> 00:53:37,346
It was nice talking to you.

1253
00:53:37,348 --> 00:53:39,348
Rose: We look forward to
shrederator's next fight

1254
00:53:39,350 --> 00:53:43,686
as jenny taft continues
to get it done back in the pits.

1255
00:53:43,688 --> 00:53:45,020
In the meantime,
let's get back

1256
00:53:45,022 --> 00:53:46,555
to our next fight.

1257
00:53:46,557 --> 00:53:50,292
For the first time ever,
we have a trans captain.

1258
00:53:50,294 --> 00:53:54,196
Her name is lilith specht,
she is the captain of sporkinok.

1259
00:53:54,198 --> 00:53:56,098
Even though
she's new to battlebots

1260
00:53:56,100 --> 00:53:59,001
she is not new
to robot fighting.

1261
00:53:59,003 --> 00:54:02,605
She's been running some smaller
events down in orlando, florida.

1262
00:54:02,607 --> 00:54:05,708
She's ready to show
that she's got the goods.

1263
00:54:05,710 --> 00:54:10,779
She is taking on another
rookie robot named rusty,

1264
00:54:10,781 --> 00:54:12,881
the captain here
is dave eaton.

1265
00:54:12,883 --> 00:54:15,017
Do you want to know
all about his crew?

1266
00:54:15,019 --> 00:54:17,152
The rest of them
are named dave eaton

1267
00:54:17,154 --> 00:54:19,922
and dave eaton
and dave eaton.

1268
00:54:19,924 --> 00:54:21,624
It's a one-man show.

1269
00:54:21,626 --> 00:54:23,859
He's put this thing together
with bubble gum,

1270
00:54:23,861 --> 00:54:28,631
popsicle sticks, and a dream
that it will, in fact, work.

1271
00:54:28,633 --> 00:54:29,865
Let's see how this one goes.

1272
00:54:29,867 --> 00:54:31,867
Faruq, you got this.

1273
00:54:31,869 --> 00:54:37,973
[ cheers and applause ]

1274
00:54:37,975 --> 00:54:42,011
in the blue square,
from orlando, florida,

1275
00:54:42,013 --> 00:54:45,648
it's not a southpaw
it's a mouth claw.

1276
00:54:45,650 --> 00:54:47,983
Here's sporkinok!

1277
00:54:47,985 --> 00:54:51,120
♪♪

1278
00:54:51,122 --> 00:54:55,391
lilith specht, a 33-year-old
accountant by day,

1279
00:54:55,393 --> 00:55:00,696
ready to show that this bot
is ready to do its job, kenny.

1280
00:55:00,698 --> 00:55:02,564
Lilith designed sporkinok

1281
00:55:02,566 --> 00:55:05,534
to run as either
a hammer or a lifter,

1282
00:55:05,536 --> 00:55:07,770
that's the configuration
you see here.

1283
00:55:07,772 --> 00:55:09,905
She wants to use those sharp
mandibles

1284
00:55:09,907 --> 00:55:14,343
to get underneath her opponent
and control the fight.

1285
00:55:14,345 --> 00:55:18,213
In the red square,
from antioch, illinois,

1286
00:55:18,215 --> 00:55:21,283
it puts the die in oxidize.

1287
00:55:21,285 --> 00:55:23,952
Don't worry. It happens
to lots of guys.

1288
00:55:23,954 --> 00:55:26,155
It's rusty!

1289
00:55:26,157 --> 00:55:28,957
♪♪

1290
00:55:28,959 --> 00:55:32,861
dave eaton grew up on a farm,
he's used just

1291
00:55:32,863 --> 00:55:36,098
about anything you can find
on his parents' farm.

1292
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:37,299
Thrown it together,

1293
00:55:37,301 --> 00:55:39,635
and that looks like one
of my salad bowls.

1294
00:55:39,637 --> 00:55:41,470
[ laughs ]
well, you know, he calls that

1295
00:55:41,472 --> 00:55:43,906
primary weapon
a hammer spike

1296
00:55:43,908 --> 00:55:47,176
and curious to see
if it could do some damage.

1297
00:55:47,178 --> 00:55:48,644
Here we go.

1298
00:55:52,216 --> 00:55:56,719
I'm here alone. One man band,
I'm getting it done by myself,

1299
00:55:56,721 --> 00:55:57,820
you know,
doing what I need to do

1300
00:55:57,822 --> 00:55:59,154
and I've kind of
got it all planned out

1301
00:55:59,156 --> 00:56:01,156
and I've got to get up
and go to get it done.

1302
00:56:01,158 --> 00:56:02,958
There's a lot of great teams
here and stuff

1303
00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:04,526
that I'm trying
to compete against.

1304
00:56:04,528 --> 00:56:05,961
Things came together.
I got the robot

1305
00:56:05,963 --> 00:56:08,630
and everything's ready to go,
and I'm ready to do it.

1306
00:56:08,632 --> 00:56:12,134
I love rusty's look,
I have never seen it fight.

1307
00:56:12,136 --> 00:56:13,669
I don't know the builder.

1308
00:56:13,671 --> 00:56:15,637
It'll be interesting
to see what it does.

1309
00:56:15,639 --> 00:56:17,673
I don't know
if it's fast or slow.

1310
00:56:17,675 --> 00:56:20,676
It's completely unknown.
That's exciting in its own way.

1311
00:56:20,678 --> 00:56:28,650
♪♪

1312
00:56:28,652 --> 00:56:30,652
<i> robots, activate.</i>

1313
00:56:30,654 --> 00:56:33,122
[ cheers and applause ]

1314
00:56:33,124 --> 00:56:36,325
alright, so let's put this
into some perspective, kenny,

1315
00:56:36,327 --> 00:56:38,060
this probably isn't a preview

1316
00:56:38,062 --> 00:56:39,895
of the battlebox
championship final.

1317
00:56:39,897 --> 00:56:42,297
No, that's right.
These are two rookie teams,

1318
00:56:42,299 --> 00:56:43,565
two brand-new bots.

1319
00:56:43,567 --> 00:56:47,102
It's their first time driving
them inside the battlebox.

1320
00:56:47,104 --> 00:56:50,038
This is like a jump
of the deep act, chris,

1321
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:54,143
and so it's sink or swim
for sporkinok and rusty.

1322
00:56:54,145 --> 00:56:59,882
♪♪

1323
00:56:59,884 --> 00:57:05,654
♪♪

1324
00:57:05,656 --> 00:57:10,259
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1325
00:57:10,261 --> 00:57:11,794
oh, this is really happening!

1326
00:57:11,796 --> 00:57:15,197
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1327
00:57:15,199 --> 00:57:18,333
[ buzzing ]

1328
00:57:18,335 --> 00:57:20,903
let the bot battle begin!

1329
00:57:20,905 --> 00:57:23,038
Sporkinok on the attack.

1330
00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:25,174
Rusty trying to get away.

1331
00:57:25,176 --> 00:57:28,210
Oh, gosh, don't take yourself
into the rails there.

1332
00:57:28,212 --> 00:57:31,814
Oh, sporkinok gets under rusty
and manages to tip him over.

1333
00:57:31,816 --> 00:57:34,883
Come on, rusty,
can you get up, huh?

1334
00:57:34,885 --> 00:57:37,219
He does have a self-righting
mechanism, chris.

1335
00:57:37,221 --> 00:57:39,621
Yeah, oh, yes.
There you go.

1336
00:57:39,623 --> 00:57:42,257
Nice!

1337
00:57:42,259 --> 00:57:43,792
I was worried there
for a second.

1338
00:57:43,794 --> 00:57:46,595
Well done by
the junkyard bot.

1339
00:57:46,597 --> 00:57:50,399
Now rusty is gonna have to find
a way to score some points.

1340
00:57:50,401 --> 00:57:53,469
Rusty rising
that spike up in the air.

1341
00:57:53,471 --> 00:57:56,438
An intimidating posture,
rusty lowers that needle

1342
00:57:56,440 --> 00:57:58,474
for nothing.

1343
00:57:58,476 --> 00:58:00,409
Takes a little bit
to get your bearings straight

1344
00:58:00,411 --> 00:58:03,545
when you haven't fought
in this large a venue.

1345
00:58:03,547 --> 00:58:05,247
That lifter on sporkinok

1346
00:58:05,249 --> 00:58:07,983
looks like it's stuck
in the upright position, chris.

1347
00:58:07,985 --> 00:58:09,251
You know,
these type of matches

1348
00:58:09,253 --> 00:58:11,320
are a road test
for new bots, kenny.

1349
00:58:11,322 --> 00:58:15,157
Not everybody can jump into the
box and be tombstone right away.

1350
00:58:15,159 --> 00:58:17,025
Now, we did see
mad-catter score

1351
00:58:17,027 --> 00:58:18,760
a knockout
earlier tonight,

1352
00:58:18,762 --> 00:58:21,997
that bot was definitely in
the startup category last year.

1353
00:58:21,999 --> 00:58:24,733
But I got to say, rusty might be
the cutest little bot

1354
00:58:24,735 --> 00:58:26,201
I've ever seen.
The front of it

1355
00:58:26,203 --> 00:58:27,836
looks like something
out of "star wars."

1356
00:58:27,838 --> 00:58:29,404
the only thing is I don't know
what they're trying

1357
00:58:29,406 --> 00:58:31,106
to inject him
with a hypodermic needle

1358
00:58:31,108 --> 00:58:32,574
or what that thing is on top.

1359
00:58:32,576 --> 00:58:34,776
This is a great opportunity
here for rusty.

1360
00:58:34,778 --> 00:58:37,012
Get in there.
Get in there, rusty.

1361
00:58:37,014 --> 00:58:40,516
Trying to do some damage
to the back tires.

1362
00:58:40,518 --> 00:58:42,284
Oh, darn.

1363
00:58:42,286 --> 00:58:45,020
I think that may have caused
some damage, kenny.

1364
00:58:45,022 --> 00:58:47,523
Yeah, rusty looks like
he's in the driver's seat now.

1365
00:58:47,525 --> 00:58:49,625
Sporkinok not looking good.

1366
00:58:49,627 --> 00:58:52,594
Can rusty pull off the win
in its debut performance

1367
00:58:52,596 --> 00:58:53,896
on "battlebots"?

1368
00:58:53,898 --> 00:58:56,164
Whatever occurred in that
exchange there looks like it

1369
00:58:56,166 --> 00:59:00,068
may have been enough
to hurt sporkinok.

1370
00:59:00,070 --> 00:59:02,638
Sporkinok looks like
she might be tapped out

1371
00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:04,840
and rusty doing
a little shuffle here.

1372
00:59:04,842 --> 00:59:06,108
He thinks he's got it.

1373
00:59:06,110 --> 00:59:07,409
Referee: 10, 9...

1374
00:59:07,411 --> 00:59:08,944
And here comes
the countdown,

1375
00:59:08,946 --> 00:59:12,281
from the junkyard to
the big show!

1376
00:59:12,283 --> 00:59:14,883
...5, 4...
David eaton and rusty

1377
00:59:14,885 --> 00:59:16,518
has come into the battlebox

1378
00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:18,287
and picked up a win.

1379
00:59:18,289 --> 00:59:20,322
...1! That's a knockout!

1380
00:59:20,324 --> 00:59:22,824
[ buzzer ]

1381
00:59:22,826 --> 00:59:25,861
and look at the excitement
on david's face.

1382
00:59:25,863 --> 00:59:27,729
Whoo!

1383
00:59:27,731 --> 00:59:29,031
[ sighs ]

1384
00:59:29,033 --> 00:59:32,901
unbelievable.

1385
00:59:32,903 --> 00:59:34,970
Hey, listen, kenny,
this is the sort of stuff

1386
00:59:34,972 --> 00:59:37,673
that happens
when you get two rookie bots

1387
00:59:37,675 --> 00:59:40,075
matched up against each other
for the very first time.

1388
00:59:40,077 --> 00:59:42,110
Yeah, absolutely.
And you see sporkinok

1389
00:59:42,112 --> 00:59:44,646
did a great job
of tipping rusty over,

1390
00:59:44,648 --> 00:59:47,082
but rusty,
able to self-right,

1391
00:59:47,084 --> 00:59:50,218
that was just brilliant
stuff there from dave eaton.

1392
00:59:50,220 --> 00:59:51,653
And he had some
nice shots there,

1393
00:59:51,655 --> 00:59:54,890
was able to attack
the backside of sporkinok.

1394
00:59:54,892 --> 00:59:57,192
And then here you go,
dropping the needle.

1395
00:59:57,194 --> 01:00:00,062
Obviously it did something
to team sporkinok

1396
01:00:00,064 --> 01:00:04,032
because after this, we didn't
hear from lilith specht's bot.

1397
01:00:04,034 --> 01:00:05,801
I hope that needle
is clean, chris.

1398
01:00:05,803 --> 01:00:08,403
Well, we threw a little
hand sanitizer on it.

1399
01:00:08,405 --> 01:00:11,239
There you go.
Don't worry about it.

1400
01:00:11,241 --> 01:00:15,711
[ cheers and applause ]

1401
01:00:15,713 --> 01:00:19,047
whew! [ chuckles ]

1402
01:00:19,049 --> 01:00:22,517
alright, david eaton, yeah,
you've give us a few "whew!

1403
01:00:22,519 --> 01:00:23,552
Whew!"
yeah!

1404
01:00:23,554 --> 01:00:24,987
I'm pumped up.
I tell you what.

1405
01:00:24,989 --> 01:00:28,223
I feel like
I'm dreaming right now, guys.

1406
01:00:28,225 --> 01:00:29,791
That was intense.

1407
01:00:29,793 --> 01:00:31,960
I have never -- it's
my first time out, obviously.

1408
01:00:31,962 --> 01:00:33,795
And I am -- I am lit up.

1409
01:00:33,797 --> 01:00:35,130
I'll tell you what.

1410
01:00:35,132 --> 01:00:37,399
You know, you don't have any
other team members to blame.

1411
01:00:37,401 --> 01:00:39,301
But since it's just yourself,
you can also

1412
01:00:39,303 --> 01:00:41,403
congratulate yourself
for all the work you put in.

1413
01:00:41,405 --> 01:00:44,640
High five! Hey! Yeah!
[ laughs ]

1414
01:00:44,642 --> 01:00:46,708
dave, take us
through the fight, man.

1415
01:00:46,710 --> 01:00:49,478
Yeah, you know, honestly,
being in the box and stuff,

1416
01:00:49,480 --> 01:00:51,246
trying to get coordinated
with the layout and stuff,

1417
01:00:51,248 --> 01:00:52,881
it was really hard.
I was like, "oh, my gosh,

1418
01:00:52,883 --> 01:00:54,916
this moves faster
I thought he did," right?

1419
01:00:54,918 --> 01:00:56,318
So I was trying to get
my bearings and stuff

1420
01:00:56,320 --> 01:00:57,819
and get used
to getting him squared up

1421
01:00:57,821 --> 01:00:59,855
and then getting
that hammer down on him.

1422
01:00:59,857 --> 01:01:01,523
And it was tough.
It was tough.

1423
01:01:01,525 --> 01:01:03,458
I can understand
some of these drivers and stuff.

1424
01:01:03,460 --> 01:01:05,560
This is not as easy
as it looks.

1425
01:01:05,562 --> 01:01:10,332
Dave, we have never seen a robot
designed quite like this.

1426
01:01:10,334 --> 01:01:13,235
Please explain
where the idea came from.

1427
01:01:13,237 --> 01:01:15,170
So honestly, I wanted
to get into it and I was like,

1428
01:01:15,172 --> 01:01:17,406
"hey, I got to start
build up a body and stuff."

1429
01:01:17,408 --> 01:01:19,107
and my parents' farm.

1430
01:01:19,109 --> 01:01:20,375
I just would go out back
and be like,

1431
01:01:20,377 --> 01:01:21,910
"hey, there's some square
tubing there.

1432
01:01:21,912 --> 01:01:23,078
Hey, there's a round tube."

1433
01:01:23,080 --> 01:01:24,446
and I just started
putting stuff together,

1434
01:01:24,448 --> 01:01:26,381
and once I got the body
together, I was like,

1435
01:01:26,383 --> 01:01:28,417
"hey, I could
put tracks on it!"

1436
01:01:28,419 --> 01:01:31,953
dave, this is amazing. I mean,
you've got a great personality.

1437
01:01:31,955 --> 01:01:34,723
Obviously you have
a passion for robotics.

1438
01:01:34,725 --> 01:01:36,091
You are currently
undefeated.

1439
01:01:36,093 --> 01:01:37,259
You got your first win,
man.

1440
01:01:37,261 --> 01:01:39,094
I did! Yeah,
thank you, thank you very much.

1441
01:01:39,096 --> 01:01:41,329
I can't believe it.
It's a dream come true, guys.

1442
01:01:41,331 --> 01:01:43,832
Do you have a celebratory dance
that you do or something?

1443
01:01:43,834 --> 01:01:46,034
A celebratory dance?

1444
01:01:46,036 --> 01:01:47,502
Yes!
[ laughs ]

1445
01:01:47,504 --> 01:01:50,338
there you go.
It's the rusty shake!

1446
01:01:50,340 --> 01:01:53,542
David eaton, congratulations.
A job well done, my friend.

1447
01:01:53,544 --> 01:01:54,876
Thank you, gentlemen.

1448
01:01:54,878 --> 01:02:00,449
♪♪

1449
01:02:00,451 --> 01:02:03,885
chalk one up for the big
farm boy from illinois,

1450
01:02:03,887 --> 01:02:06,254
dave eaton,
and by the way, he's so funny,

1451
01:02:06,256 --> 01:02:09,725
he's gonna be performing
on the ha-ha hole down in pico

1452
01:02:09,727 --> 01:02:12,794
once they open that thing
back up in the near future.

1453
01:02:12,796 --> 01:02:15,163
Dave eaton, check mark
by your name.

1454
01:02:15,165 --> 01:02:16,565
Job well done, my friend.

1455
01:02:16,567 --> 01:02:19,568
Hey, we're only one fight away
from the main event,

1456
01:02:19,570 --> 01:02:21,870
so let's not waste any time.

1457
01:02:21,872 --> 01:02:25,807
We'll be right back with
more "battlebots fight night."

1458
01:02:30,614 --> 01:02:33,915
♪♪

1459
01:02:33,917 --> 01:02:36,485
all right, we are back
on "battlebots" fight night,

1460
01:02:36,487 --> 01:02:39,020
and don't look now,
but we're only one fight away

1461
01:02:39,022 --> 01:02:40,489
from tonight's main event

1462
01:02:40,491 --> 01:02:41,823
and our first glimpse

1463
01:02:41,825 --> 01:02:45,093
of the most notorious
bar-spinner in the sport,

1464
01:02:45,095 --> 01:02:46,628
tombstone.

1465
01:02:48,065 --> 01:02:50,232
There's the man --
ray billings -- gearing up

1466
01:02:50,234 --> 01:02:52,501
for this highly
anticipated fight.

1467
01:02:52,503 --> 01:02:54,669
He'll be taking on
end game.

1468
01:02:54,671 --> 01:02:56,671
And there's nick mabey
and jack barker,

1469
01:02:56,673 --> 01:02:58,073
who called out
the former champ

1470
01:02:58,075 --> 01:03:00,041
just a couple
of seasons ago.

1471
01:03:01,879 --> 01:03:04,479
But right now, we'll see
rookie smeeeeeeeeeee

1472
01:03:04,481 --> 01:03:06,815
taking on someone who's made
quite a name for himself

1473
01:03:06,817 --> 01:03:10,118
in the "battlebots" community
these past few seasons.

1474
01:03:10,120 --> 01:03:13,989
That's edward robinson
and sharkoprion.

1475
01:03:13,991 --> 01:03:15,824
It's really an
emotional time for edward

1476
01:03:15,826 --> 01:03:18,126
because this is gonna be
his final go-around,

1477
01:03:18,128 --> 01:03:20,028
and this is the first time
he's competing

1478
01:03:20,030 --> 01:03:21,963
without his longtime
"battlebots" partner,

1479
01:03:21,965 --> 01:03:23,098
john hoffman,

1480
01:03:23,100 --> 01:03:24,900
who unfortunately died
because of cancer.

1481
01:03:24,902 --> 01:03:26,535
And we talked to edward
ahead of time --

1482
01:03:26,537 --> 01:03:27,736
he was in tears.

1483
01:03:27,738 --> 01:03:30,138
He said, "listen, I have to
win this first fight

1484
01:03:30,140 --> 01:03:31,773
in john's memory."

1485
01:03:31,775 --> 01:03:34,409
taking on a "battlebots"
rookie, joe fabiani.

1486
01:03:34,411 --> 01:03:38,246
The name of his bot
is smeeeeeeeeeee.

1487
01:03:38,248 --> 01:03:41,316
We asked joe, "wait, is that
one-two-three-four 'e's?"

1488
01:03:41,318 --> 01:03:43,518
he's like, "well,
the most I ever put down

1489
01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:45,987
filling out the sheet
was 22."

1490
01:03:45,989 --> 01:03:47,155
now, you look
at this bot --

1491
01:03:47,157 --> 01:03:49,591
it's unlike anything
we've ever seen before.

1492
01:03:49,593 --> 01:03:51,259
Florian: There's a lot of things
I love about this bot.

1493
01:03:51,261 --> 01:03:53,762
First of all, you know, coming
from a jujitsu background,

1494
01:03:53,764 --> 01:03:55,831
I want to be
a human boa constrictor,

1495
01:03:55,833 --> 01:03:58,567
and this is kind of
a robotic boa constrictor,

1496
01:03:58,569 --> 01:04:00,836
and I love the fact that
he's trying something new.

1497
01:04:00,838 --> 01:04:02,537
This thing's
14 feet long.

1498
01:04:02,539 --> 01:04:04,840
It wants to encapsulate
the other bot

1499
01:04:04,842 --> 01:04:06,641
and then kind of
chew it up.

1500
01:04:06,643 --> 01:04:07,776
So, let's check it out.

1501
01:04:07,778 --> 01:04:09,311
It's sharko against...
[ inhales deeply ]

1502
01:04:09,313 --> 01:04:13,248
smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

1503
01:04:13,250 --> 01:04:14,249
Can I stop?

1504
01:04:14,251 --> 01:04:15,217
That's a lot
of "e"s, yeah.

1505
01:04:15,219 --> 01:04:16,218
Eeeeeeee --

1506
01:04:16,220 --> 01:04:17,219
cut.

1507
01:04:17,221 --> 01:04:18,286
Faruq?

1508
01:04:18,288 --> 01:04:21,089
[ cheers and applause ]

1509
01:04:21,091 --> 01:04:22,958
in the blue square,

1510
01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:24,626
from new york city,

1511
01:04:24,628 --> 01:04:26,094
the choke-artist,

1512
01:04:26,096 --> 01:04:30,365
it's smeeeeeeeeeee!

1513
01:04:30,367 --> 01:04:33,201
♪♪

1514
01:04:33,203 --> 01:04:35,337
holy smokes, kenny.

1515
01:04:35,339 --> 01:04:36,371
Look at that thing.

1516
01:04:36,373 --> 01:04:37,973
[ laughing ]
oh, my goodness.

1517
01:04:37,975 --> 01:04:39,140
Yeah, that's big.

1518
01:04:39,142 --> 01:04:41,376
Are there 22 "e"s
on that thing, or what?

1519
01:04:41,378 --> 01:04:43,979
That's a lot of "e"s.
That's a lot of bot.

1520
01:04:43,981 --> 01:04:46,648
You see the flanks
have those horizontal

1521
01:04:46,650 --> 01:04:48,416
disc spinners there.

1522
01:04:48,418 --> 01:04:50,252
I don't think we've seen
anything like this.

1523
01:04:50,254 --> 01:04:53,054
This is like a massive
thanksgiving table

1524
01:04:53,056 --> 01:04:54,756
just to bring
the bot over here.

1525
01:04:54,758 --> 01:04:56,958
And once again, I got stuck
at the kiddies' table.

1526
01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:59,527
♪♪

1527
01:04:59,529 --> 01:05:01,596
in the red square,

1528
01:05:01,598 --> 01:05:04,299
from jacumba, california,

1529
01:05:04,301 --> 01:05:06,301
the jaws of strife,

1530
01:05:06,303 --> 01:05:09,371
it's sharko!

1531
01:05:09,373 --> 01:05:12,007
[ cheers and applause ]

1532
01:05:12,009 --> 01:05:13,341
kenny, in years past,

1533
01:05:13,343 --> 01:05:15,744
we saw edward robinson
deliver us a bot

1534
01:05:15,746 --> 01:05:18,747
that basically was made out
of recycling materials.

1535
01:05:18,749 --> 01:05:20,282
That is not the case here.

1536
01:05:20,284 --> 01:05:21,283
No, it's not.

1537
01:05:21,285 --> 01:05:22,717
Edward robinson
and his late partner

1538
01:05:22,719 --> 01:05:24,920
put a lot of time
and money into this bot

1539
01:05:24,922 --> 01:05:25,987
since last season.

1540
01:05:25,989 --> 01:05:28,657
They actually decided
to change that weapon

1541
01:05:28,659 --> 01:05:31,293
from the vertical spinner
we saw in years past

1542
01:05:31,295 --> 01:05:34,296
to a 4,000 psi crusher,

1543
01:05:34,298 --> 01:05:37,232
which seems pretty fitting
when your bot is modeled

1544
01:05:37,234 --> 01:05:40,902
after a prehistoric shark.

1545
01:05:40,904 --> 01:05:44,172
Robinson: [ chanting ]
sharko, sharko, sharko!

1546
01:05:44,174 --> 01:05:47,609
Sharko, sharko, sharko!

1547
01:05:47,611 --> 01:05:48,810
Tonight, we're
fighting sharko.

1548
01:05:48,812 --> 01:05:50,045
We're gonna try
to get to his side --

1549
01:05:50,047 --> 01:05:51,446
get to those
nice juicy wheels

1550
01:05:51,448 --> 01:05:52,814
and maybe take
one of them off.

1551
01:05:52,816 --> 01:05:54,282
We have a new robot,
so we're not sure

1552
01:05:54,284 --> 01:05:55,617
how well it's gonna work.

1553
01:05:55,619 --> 01:05:56,985
We've had a lot of problems
the past couple of days

1554
01:05:56,987 --> 01:05:58,420
getting everything up to speed,
but now it's running,

1555
01:05:58,422 --> 01:06:00,021
and I hope it's gonna keep
working the whole fight.

1556
01:06:00,023 --> 01:06:01,156
Sharko's slogan is,

1557
01:06:01,158 --> 01:06:02,390
"you should have
brought a bigger bot."

1558
01:06:02,392 --> 01:06:04,826
well, for once, someone
brought a bigger bot.

1559
01:06:04,828 --> 01:06:07,195
This is john's design.

1560
01:06:07,197 --> 01:06:09,931
We had it running
before he passed away,

1561
01:06:09,933 --> 01:06:13,168
so this is a completely
brand new build.

1562
01:06:13,170 --> 01:06:14,970
New motors,
new speed controls.

1563
01:06:14,972 --> 01:06:17,105
This thing is almost
8-foot long.

1564
01:06:17,107 --> 01:06:17,939
It's ridiculous.

1565
01:06:17,941 --> 01:06:19,307
What we're gonna
try to do

1566
01:06:19,309 --> 01:06:20,775
is get around to
either of the end

1567
01:06:20,777 --> 01:06:23,111
with the mouth open
and get ahold of the end.

1568
01:06:23,113 --> 01:06:24,913
Then I can just
swing him around.

1569
01:06:24,915 --> 01:06:28,116
I don't know what a
250-pound robot tastes like,

1570
01:06:28,118 --> 01:06:29,985
but he is about to
find out.

1571
01:06:29,987 --> 01:06:34,823
♪♪

1572
01:06:34,825 --> 01:06:37,125
[ indistinct chatter ]

1573
01:06:37,127 --> 01:06:38,994
<i> robots, activate.</i>

1574
01:06:38,996 --> 01:06:40,328
[ cheers and applause ]

1575
01:06:40,330 --> 01:06:42,964
ok, kenny,
get your popcorn ready.

1576
01:06:42,966 --> 01:06:44,199
We got smeeeeeeeeeee --

1577
01:06:44,201 --> 01:06:46,468
a platform like nothing
we've ever seen before

1578
01:06:46,470 --> 01:06:50,472
on "battlebots" --
versus a mechanical shark.

1579
01:06:50,474 --> 01:06:51,673
Hit it!

1580
01:06:51,675 --> 01:06:54,142
[ cheers and applause ]

1581
01:06:54,144 --> 01:06:55,343
ying: We can do it!
We're gonna do great.

1582
01:06:55,345 --> 01:06:56,911
We're gonna
do something.

1583
01:06:56,913 --> 01:06:58,046
[ laughs ]

1584
01:06:58,048 --> 01:07:00,415
[ electronic warbling ]

1585
01:07:00,417 --> 01:07:02,684
[ cheers and applause ]

1586
01:07:02,686 --> 01:07:05,620
♪♪

1587
01:07:05,622 --> 01:07:08,256
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1588
01:07:08,258 --> 01:07:11,326
[ buzzer buzzing ]

1589
01:07:11,328 --> 01:07:13,895
rose: Let the bot battle
begin, and here we go!

1590
01:07:13,897 --> 01:07:15,397
Sharko on the attack.

1591
01:07:15,399 --> 01:07:17,665
Oh, let's see what
smeeeeeeeeeee can do.

1592
01:07:17,667 --> 01:07:19,501
Tried to wrap
its way around,

1593
01:07:19,503 --> 01:07:23,204
but he can't get all the way
around that big shark.

1594
01:07:23,206 --> 01:07:25,440
Sharko trying to attack
the center of smeeeeeeeeeee,

1595
01:07:25,442 --> 01:07:28,309
and I think they're just
too pliable there, chris.

1596
01:07:28,311 --> 01:07:31,312
Yeah, it's so interesting
because sharko is so big

1597
01:07:31,314 --> 01:07:34,282
that smeeeeeeeeeee, even with
its size and reach,

1598
01:07:34,284 --> 01:07:37,652
cannot wrap all the way
around its opponent.

1599
01:07:37,654 --> 01:07:40,021
Yeah, that's right --
the shape of sharko

1600
01:07:40,023 --> 01:07:41,122
is making it
very difficult

1601
01:07:41,124 --> 01:07:44,459
for smeeeeeeeeeee to
do anything to it.

1602
01:07:44,461 --> 01:07:46,394
Meantime, sharko trying
to use that tail

1603
01:07:46,396 --> 01:07:49,464
to smack smeeeeeeeeeee
and snap it in two,

1604
01:07:49,466 --> 01:07:52,367
which would make it
"smeee," and then "eeeeee."

1605
01:07:52,369 --> 01:07:54,102
[ laughs ]

1606
01:07:54,104 --> 01:07:56,204
both teams still
feeling each other out.

1607
01:07:56,206 --> 01:07:57,472
Lots of contact so far,

1608
01:07:57,474 --> 01:08:00,475
but no real pain dished out
by either side.

1609
01:08:00,477 --> 01:08:02,177
Yeah, chris,
in a match like this,

1610
01:08:02,179 --> 01:08:05,313
it just takes one shot to get
[ indistinct] attention

1611
01:08:05,315 --> 01:08:08,216
and jump ahead in the
damage category.

1612
01:08:08,218 --> 01:08:11,219
Now, you can see sharko's tires
have been chewed up a little.

1613
01:08:11,221 --> 01:08:12,687
Those horizontal spinners
on smeeeeeeeeeee

1614
01:08:12,689 --> 01:08:15,523
are just nibbling away
at that giant shark.

1615
01:08:18,695 --> 01:08:21,663
And now, smeeeeeeeeeee has
sharko backed into a corner.

1616
01:08:21,665 --> 01:08:23,064
It's like a giant
piece of spaghetti

1617
01:08:23,066 --> 01:08:24,599
on wheels, kenny!

1618
01:08:24,601 --> 01:08:27,068
And right now, sharko's
the meatball, chris.

1619
01:08:28,405 --> 01:08:29,404
All right,
here we go.

1620
01:08:29,406 --> 01:08:31,306
Yeah, go.

1621
01:08:31,308 --> 01:08:32,373
I'll tell you
this, though --

1622
01:08:32,375 --> 01:08:34,275
sharko's crushing it
on the dance floor.

1623
01:08:34,277 --> 01:08:36,544
I mean, he's the dude
in the corner just --

1624
01:08:36,546 --> 01:08:38,413
he doesn't care.
He doesn't have a partner.

1625
01:08:38,415 --> 01:08:40,081
He's just having fun.
Florian: [ laughs ]

1626
01:08:40,083 --> 01:08:42,750
yeah, go do
your fish thing.

1627
01:08:42,752 --> 01:08:44,219
Go.
[ laughs ]

1628
01:08:44,221 --> 01:08:46,354
now, sharko's got
those jaws open,

1629
01:08:46,356 --> 01:08:47,655
chomping away
at smeeeeeeeeeee,

1630
01:08:47,657 --> 01:08:49,757
but it's kind of like
when your food falls

1631
01:08:49,759 --> 01:08:53,061
off your fork before
it gets to your face, kenny.

1632
01:08:53,063 --> 01:08:55,330
Dude, our weapons
are good, man.

1633
01:08:55,332 --> 01:08:57,432
Yeah, and sharko's just not
able to get low enough

1634
01:08:57,434 --> 01:08:59,167
to really get a good clamp
on smeeeeeeeeeee.

1635
01:08:59,169 --> 01:09:02,403
That was the closest
he's been so far.

1636
01:09:03,707 --> 01:09:05,240
And on the other end,
smeeeeeeeeeee just wanted

1637
01:09:05,242 --> 01:09:06,341
to give him a hug

1638
01:09:06,343 --> 01:09:09,711
so he can keep
chewing up those tires.

1639
01:09:09,713 --> 01:09:11,412
As we reach
the 30-second mark,

1640
01:09:11,414 --> 01:09:13,081
it's time to see
if somebody --

1641
01:09:13,083 --> 01:09:16,551
<i> somebody</i> --
can make a push.

1642
01:09:16,553 --> 01:09:18,453
Sharko trying
to find its way.

1643
01:09:18,455 --> 01:09:19,587
Robinson: Bite, bite, bite!
Bite him!

1644
01:09:19,589 --> 01:09:21,556
Chomp, chomp, chomp!
Chomp him!

1645
01:09:21,558 --> 01:09:23,791
One of the more
bizarre fights we've seen

1646
01:09:23,793 --> 01:09:25,226
in quite some time, kenny.

1647
01:09:25,228 --> 01:09:27,495
Two bots that are
pretty amazing to look at

1648
01:09:27,497 --> 01:09:29,764
but have had some trouble
getting it in gear here

1649
01:09:29,766 --> 01:09:31,833
in fight number one.

1650
01:09:31,835 --> 01:09:33,935
Yeah, some really cool
technology at play here.

1651
01:09:33,937 --> 01:09:37,172
Both teams just need
to get it dialed in.

1652
01:09:37,174 --> 01:09:40,241
We are under
10 seconds to go.

1653
01:09:40,243 --> 01:09:41,976
Oh, that was good.

1654
01:09:41,978 --> 01:09:44,512
And this one is gonna
go the distance.

1655
01:09:44,514 --> 01:09:45,647
[ timer beeping ]

1656
01:09:45,649 --> 01:09:47,081
[ chomping ]

1657
01:09:47,083 --> 01:09:48,583
[ buzzer blares ]

1658
01:09:48,585 --> 01:09:49,784
[ cheers and applause ]

1659
01:09:49,786 --> 01:09:51,686
yeah!

1660
01:09:51,688 --> 01:09:54,355
I can't believe
those weapons survived!

1661
01:09:54,357 --> 01:09:57,692
So, now it will be
in the hands of the judges --

1662
01:09:57,694 --> 01:10:01,262
derek young, lisa winter,
and jason bardis.

1663
01:10:01,264 --> 01:10:04,265
This season, it's an
11-point scoring system --

1664
01:10:04,267 --> 01:10:07,001
up to 5 points to be
awarded for damage,

1665
01:10:07,003 --> 01:10:10,104
3 for aggression,
and 3 for control.

1666
01:10:11,241 --> 01:10:14,042
Kenny, this was definitely
a unique match --

1667
01:10:14,044 --> 01:10:15,643
one we had not
seen before.

1668
01:10:15,645 --> 01:10:16,911
Yeah, absolutely.

1669
01:10:16,913 --> 01:10:18,213
Two very unique bots,

1670
01:10:18,215 --> 01:10:20,048
which made for an
interesting match-up.

1671
01:10:20,050 --> 01:10:21,549
You see
smeeeeeeeeeee there

1672
01:10:21,551 --> 01:10:24,252
looking like an eel
in the mouth of sharko,

1673
01:10:24,254 --> 01:10:26,754
and then a nice counter-shot
there by smeeeeeeeeeee.

1674
01:10:26,756 --> 01:10:29,557
And smeeeeeeeeeee, with those
horizontal spinners,

1675
01:10:29,559 --> 01:10:31,593
took a few little chunks
out of the tires

1676
01:10:31,595 --> 01:10:33,161
at the very least, kenny.

1677
01:10:33,163 --> 01:10:35,663
Yeah, you know, you could see
the potential of smeeeeeeeeeee

1678
01:10:35,665 --> 01:10:38,433
as a weapon if it could
fully envelop its opponent,

1679
01:10:38,435 --> 01:10:41,669
but in this one, both teams
just traded shots.

1680
01:10:41,671 --> 01:10:43,238
Neither one could
score a knockout,

1681
01:10:43,240 --> 01:10:46,407
so we'll just have to see
where the judges land.

1682
01:10:46,409 --> 01:10:48,443
[ cheers and applause ]

1683
01:10:50,413 --> 01:10:53,281
the results from
the judges are in!

1684
01:10:53,283 --> 01:10:58,052
♪♪

1685
01:10:58,054 --> 01:11:02,323
the winner by
unanimous decision is...

1686
01:11:02,325 --> 01:11:03,691
♪♪

1687
01:11:06,096 --> 01:11:07,595
smeeeeeeeeeee!

1688
01:11:07,597 --> 01:11:08,963
[ screams ]

1689
01:11:08,965 --> 01:11:11,599
[ cheers and applause ]

1690
01:11:11,601 --> 01:11:16,738
♪♪

1691
01:11:16,740 --> 01:11:21,876
♪♪

1692
01:11:21,878 --> 01:11:25,380
so, joe fabiani gets his
first "battlebots" win,

1693
01:11:25,382 --> 01:11:29,017
and smeeeeeeeeeee
is currently undefeated.

1694
01:11:29,019 --> 01:11:31,886
Our crew just has to wheel
out that squiggle of a bot

1695
01:11:31,888 --> 01:11:33,655
out on that
thanksgiving table.

1696
01:11:33,657 --> 01:11:35,256
And then, it's
"all systems go"

1697
01:11:35,258 --> 01:11:38,126
for the one you've
been waiting for --

1698
01:11:38,128 --> 01:11:39,360
tombstone!

1699
01:11:39,362 --> 01:11:41,829
End game!

1700
01:11:41,831 --> 01:11:43,464
It's tonight's
main event,

1701
01:11:43,466 --> 01:11:45,466
and it's coming
your way, next.

1702
01:11:45,468 --> 01:11:47,969
♪♪

1703
01:11:47,971 --> 01:11:49,504
[ cheers and applause ]

1704
01:11:51,007 --> 01:11:52,140
♪♪

1705
01:11:52,142 --> 01:11:53,808
well, pete --
the bot whisperer --

1706
01:11:53,810 --> 01:11:55,143
I know being
inside the box

1707
01:11:55,145 --> 01:11:56,511
is not a big deal
for you --

1708
01:11:56,513 --> 01:11:57,512
this is old news.

1709
01:11:57,514 --> 01:11:59,147
But for me,
this is spectacular.

1710
01:11:59,149 --> 01:12:01,649
And I know a lot of
adjustments have been made,

1711
01:12:01,651 --> 01:12:03,918
so could you just break down
the highlights for me?

1712
01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:04,919
Definitely.

1713
01:12:04,921 --> 01:12:07,255
So, we have
the kill source.

1714
01:12:07,257 --> 01:12:09,123
They're much more
destructive now.

1715
01:12:09,125 --> 01:12:10,491
They've got a lot
of horsepower.

1716
01:12:10,493 --> 01:12:12,160
They come up randomly

1717
01:12:12,162 --> 01:12:14,495
and will blow
the ground game up.

1718
01:12:14,497 --> 01:12:16,597
Rose: That's gonna
leave a mark!

1719
01:12:16,599 --> 01:12:19,434
The pulverizers,
they still weigh the same.

1720
01:12:19,436 --> 01:12:22,570
They're 100 pounds,
but it's more compact,

1721
01:12:22,572 --> 01:12:24,439
and they can take
way more abuse.

1722
01:12:24,441 --> 01:12:25,640
Oh, the pulverizer!

1723
01:12:25,642 --> 01:12:26,741
No!

1724
01:12:26,743 --> 01:12:30,712
We have inch-and-a-half
thick lexan.

1725
01:12:30,714 --> 01:12:32,814
Oh!             Rose: Oh!

1726
01:12:32,816 --> 01:12:35,083
It almost got it
out of the arena!

1727
01:12:35,085 --> 01:12:36,951
This box contains it.

1728
01:12:36,953 --> 01:12:39,554
We keep all of that
destruction in.

1729
01:12:39,556 --> 01:12:40,922
That's what makes it
so exciting,

1730
01:12:40,924 --> 01:12:42,990
is we can be
this close --

1731
01:12:42,992 --> 01:12:45,193
witness the devastation
that happens in here --

1732
01:12:45,195 --> 01:12:47,228
and yet, it's safe
for us to watch.

1733
01:12:47,230 --> 01:12:49,997
This is
all-out mayhem!

1734
01:12:52,235 --> 01:12:55,203
[ cheers and applause ]

1735
01:12:55,205 --> 01:12:56,938
we are back on "battlebots"
fight night.

1736
01:12:56,940 --> 01:12:59,474
And kenny florian,
it is time right now

1737
01:12:59,476 --> 01:13:02,577
for the main event
of the evening.

1738
01:13:02,579 --> 01:13:04,946
I get scared
even saying his name.

1739
01:13:04,948 --> 01:13:06,848
Tombstone!
[ chuckles ]

1740
01:13:06,850 --> 01:13:09,117
ray billings sat down
for his interview with us

1741
01:13:09,119 --> 01:13:11,018
and he said, "yeah, well,
I guess it's time for me

1742
01:13:11,020 --> 01:13:12,920
to kick
everybody's ass again."

1743
01:13:12,922 --> 01:13:15,223
yeah. You know,
it was classic ray

1744
01:13:15,225 --> 01:13:16,791
and it was
classic tombstone here.

1745
01:13:16,793 --> 01:13:19,093
You know, he's coming in
with some new bar spinners,

1746
01:13:19,095 --> 01:13:20,728
which should make things
very interesting

1747
01:13:20,730 --> 01:13:22,163
and very destructive.

1748
01:13:22,165 --> 01:13:23,931
He's taking on the kiwis.

1749
01:13:23,933 --> 01:13:26,734
End game --
jack barker, nick mabey.

1750
01:13:26,736 --> 01:13:29,437
A couple of seasons ago, they
made their "battlebots" debut.

1751
01:13:29,439 --> 01:13:30,738
They won their
first few fights.

1752
01:13:30,740 --> 01:13:32,273
They called out tombstone
and were like,

1753
01:13:32,275 --> 01:13:34,208
"oh, they're going to be
the next big thing."

1754
01:13:34,210 --> 01:13:36,544
ever since then, they've kind
of been treading water.

1755
01:13:36,546 --> 01:13:39,013
How do they take that next step?
Does it begin tonight?

1756
01:13:39,015 --> 01:13:40,348
You know,
they ran into some problems.

1757
01:13:40,350 --> 01:13:42,350
You know, they tried
a lot of new things last season.

1758
01:13:42,352 --> 01:13:43,584
It didn't really
go their way.

1759
01:13:43,586 --> 01:13:45,286
They believe
they've learned their lesson.

1760
01:13:45,288 --> 01:13:47,422
They also believe that
their vertical disc spinner

1761
01:13:47,424 --> 01:13:49,957
hits harder than anything
in the competition.

1762
01:13:49,959 --> 01:13:51,359
Did bring their shades
with them this time?

1763
01:13:51,361 --> 01:13:52,760
I hope so.
Okay.

1764
01:13:52,762 --> 01:13:55,029
Will they be hiding tears
or will those be tears of joy?

1765
01:13:55,031 --> 01:13:56,030
Oh, it's gonna be...
Let's find out.

1766
01:13:56,032 --> 01:13:57,031
...Such a good fight.

1767
01:13:57,033 --> 01:13:58,032
Faruq.

1768
01:14:01,337 --> 01:14:05,706
Ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready?

1769
01:14:05,708 --> 01:14:07,742
[ crowd cheering ]

1770
01:14:09,279 --> 01:14:13,481
it's robot-fighting time!

1771
01:14:13,483 --> 01:14:15,983
[ cheering intensifies ]

1772
01:14:20,290 --> 01:14:22,290
in the blue square,

1773
01:14:22,292 --> 01:14:26,060
this match is over
before it begins.

1774
01:14:26,062 --> 01:14:30,631
R-I-p you apart
with its lethal spins.

1775
01:14:30,633 --> 01:14:34,402
When it's all done,
you'll take the walk of shame.

1776
01:14:34,404 --> 01:14:39,106
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to end game!

1777
01:14:39,108 --> 01:14:41,042
[ cheers and applause ]

1778
01:14:41,044 --> 01:14:45,446
♪♪

1779
01:14:45,448 --> 01:14:48,616
rose: They asked for it.
Now they got it --

1780
01:14:48,618 --> 01:14:50,651
a match up with
tombstone.

1781
01:14:50,653 --> 01:14:54,222
Nick mabey said he's watched
all of tombstone's fights.

1782
01:14:54,224 --> 01:14:56,557
Kenny, they don't want
to go weapon-to-weapon,

1783
01:14:56,559 --> 01:14:58,125
which I think is probably
a pretty good call.

1784
01:14:58,127 --> 01:14:59,260
Florian: Yeah. You know,
it's funny.

1785
01:14:59,262 --> 01:15:00,761
They would probably go
weapon-to-weapon

1786
01:15:00,763 --> 01:15:04,098
against any other bot
except tombstone.

1787
01:15:04,100 --> 01:15:06,100
[ crowd cheering ]

1788
01:15:09,572 --> 01:15:14,175
♪♪

1789
01:15:14,177 --> 01:15:16,344
in the red square,

1790
01:15:16,346 --> 01:15:20,147
as you approach
this tombstone,

1791
01:15:20,149 --> 01:15:23,618
your heart starts to pound,
you open your mouth,

1792
01:15:23,620 --> 01:15:25,586
but can't make a sound.

1793
01:15:25,588 --> 01:15:30,291
Then you get closer and closer
and get a clear-eyed view

1794
01:15:30,293 --> 01:15:32,226
and read the inscription,

1795
01:15:32,228 --> 01:15:35,796
[ shaky voice ]
"here lies<i> you."</i>

1796
01:15:35,798 --> 01:15:39,200
[ normal voice ]
it's tombstone!

1797
01:15:39,202 --> 01:15:41,202
[ crowd cheering ]

1798
01:15:41,204 --> 01:15:44,705
♪♪

1799
01:15:44,707 --> 01:15:48,976
since 2015,
this bot is 20 and 4, kenny,

1800
01:15:48,978 --> 01:15:50,945
with 17 knockouts.

1801
01:15:50,947 --> 01:15:53,214
And boy, look at the thing
that stands out there,

1802
01:15:53,216 --> 01:15:55,950
that primary weapon,
that huge blade,

1803
01:15:55,952 --> 01:15:59,053
which is actually experimental.
It's h13.

1804
01:15:59,055 --> 01:16:01,022
It's another type of
tool steel.

1805
01:16:01,024 --> 01:16:03,224
And he's not sure how
that's going to hold up.

1806
01:16:03,226 --> 01:16:06,093
But something tells me we're
going to find out real soon.

1807
01:16:06,095 --> 01:16:13,701
♪♪

1808
01:16:13,703 --> 01:16:16,337
kenny, you see anything new
on the bottom of end game?

1809
01:16:16,339 --> 01:16:20,341
I definitely see a larger
vertical disk there.

1810
01:16:20,343 --> 01:16:23,544
That is much larger than
they had in previous seasons.

1811
01:16:23,546 --> 01:16:26,647
They have some nice
strong armored wedges

1812
01:16:26,649 --> 01:16:28,950
on the front as well,
but they definitely don't want

1813
01:16:28,952 --> 01:16:31,719
to have any direct hits
against tombstone.

1814
01:16:31,721 --> 01:16:33,955
Well, "battlebots" fans
are very familiar

1815
01:16:33,957 --> 01:16:37,558
with both of these robots.
Pete, what do you have to add?

1816
01:16:37,560 --> 01:16:39,560
Abrahamson: Talking the end game
back in the pits,

1817
01:16:39,562 --> 01:16:42,930
they, after viewing
many videos of ray,

1818
01:16:42,932 --> 01:16:45,166
really realized that depending
on which direction

1819
01:16:45,168 --> 01:16:46,601
his blade is spinning

1820
01:16:46,603 --> 01:16:49,337
and it looks like he's going
to be spinning clockwise,

1821
01:16:49,339 --> 01:16:51,205
they will be presenting
their left side.

1822
01:16:51,207 --> 01:16:56,978
So hopefully dragging after
they hit their weapon into ray,

1823
01:16:56,980 --> 01:17:00,548
now, ray knows he's not coming
out of this fight unscathed.

1824
01:17:00,550 --> 01:17:03,351
He's pretty sure
he's going to take a beating,

1825
01:17:03,353 --> 01:17:04,752
but he's confident
he'll make the win.

1826
01:17:04,754 --> 01:17:09,056
[ cheers and applause ]

1827
01:17:09,058 --> 01:17:10,424
we got it.
We got this.

1828
01:17:10,426 --> 01:17:11,859
Come on.
No worries.

1829
01:17:14,097 --> 01:17:15,930
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

1830
01:17:15,932 --> 01:17:17,431
[ cheers and applause ]

1831
01:17:17,433 --> 01:17:18,733
rose:
Kenny, with tombstone,

1832
01:17:18,735 --> 01:17:20,868
the equation
is pretty simple for him.

1833
01:17:20,870 --> 01:17:23,738
Florian: That's right,
just swing at the other bot

1834
01:17:23,740 --> 01:17:25,640
as hard as possible.
[ chuckles ]

1835
01:17:25,642 --> 01:17:27,775
that is a
very durable bot.

1836
01:17:27,777 --> 01:17:30,244
Overall, ray is very
confident this season

1837
01:17:30,246 --> 01:17:32,880
and I can't wait for this
first hit and miss fight.

1838
01:17:32,882 --> 01:17:33,914
My goodness.

1839
01:17:35,618 --> 01:17:37,618
<i> Blue team, ready.</i>

1840
01:17:37,620 --> 01:17:39,420
As we'll ever be.
As we'll ever be.

1841
01:17:39,422 --> 01:17:40,821
[ cheers and applause ]

1842
01:17:40,823 --> 01:17:43,924
♪♪

1843
01:17:43,926 --> 01:17:46,060
<i> red team, ready.</i>

1844
01:17:46,062 --> 01:17:48,529
Ready to rock and roll?
Rock and roll.

1845
01:17:48,531 --> 01:17:53,901
♪♪

1846
01:17:53,903 --> 01:17:55,803
[ cheers and applause ]

1847
01:17:55,805 --> 01:18:05,279
♪♪

1848
01:18:05,281 --> 01:18:06,847
oh, this place
is hopping.

1849
01:18:06,849 --> 01:18:10,418
You can feel the energy
for our main event.

1850
01:18:10,420 --> 01:18:12,720
The old guard
and tombstone,

1851
01:18:12,722 --> 01:18:15,723
the young gun
and end game,

1852
01:18:15,725 --> 01:18:18,559
ready to cap off
an amazing night.

1853
01:18:19,662 --> 01:18:21,662
I love this sport.
Oh, yeah.

1854
01:18:21,664 --> 01:18:22,963
Just relax.

1855
01:18:27,203 --> 01:18:28,936
Rose:
Let the battle begin!

1856
01:18:28,938 --> 01:18:30,871
And everybody's up to
nearly full speed!

1857
01:18:30,873 --> 01:18:33,874
Nice on that, end game.
Whoa!

1858
01:18:33,876 --> 01:18:35,876
Check out
the energy on that!

1859
01:18:35,878 --> 01:18:39,046
Oh, my god! It got
thrown out of the arena!

1860
01:18:39,048 --> 01:18:40,915
Florian: What a shot
by end game!

1861
01:18:40,917 --> 01:18:43,417
Oh, man, end game has done
the unthinkable!

1862
01:18:43,419 --> 01:18:44,418
[ cheers and applause ]

1863
01:18:44,420 --> 01:18:46,887
as it has knocked out
the favorite

1864
01:18:46,889 --> 01:18:48,956
right out of the arena!

1865
01:18:48,958 --> 01:18:53,627
Take that victory spin,
end game. You deserve it!

1866
01:18:53,629 --> 01:18:55,896
That's a knockout!
[ buzzer ]

1867
01:18:57,300 --> 01:19:00,868
and a look of shock
on the face of ray billings,

1868
01:19:00,870 --> 01:19:04,705
rick russ, and the rest of the
tombstone gang.

1869
01:19:04,707 --> 01:19:06,674
Oh, my gosh.

1870
01:19:06,676 --> 01:19:08,676
[ cheering ]

1871
01:19:08,678 --> 01:19:10,745
you guys! You did it!
You done did it!

1872
01:19:13,082 --> 01:19:14,448
Billings:
I was trying to get fancy.

1873
01:19:14,450 --> 01:19:16,250
I probably should have just hit
him weapon-to-weapon,

1874
01:19:16,252 --> 01:19:17,318
seen what happened.

1875
01:19:17,320 --> 01:19:20,854
♪♪

1876
01:19:20,856 --> 01:19:22,890
rose: Kenny, when you have
that much energy

1877
01:19:22,892 --> 01:19:24,358
flowing inside the box,

1878
01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:25,893
you never know
what could happen.

1879
01:19:25,895 --> 01:19:27,094
Florian:
Yeah, absolutely.

1880
01:19:27,096 --> 01:19:28,896
This is one of those fights
we kind of just felt

1881
01:19:28,898 --> 01:19:30,831
was not going to go
to decision.

1882
01:19:30,833 --> 01:19:34,068
What an unbelievable
counter shot there by end game.

1883
01:19:34,070 --> 01:19:36,670
They kind of deflected
tombstone away.

1884
01:19:36,672 --> 01:19:39,707
Tombstone kind of got stuck.
They took advantage of them

1885
01:19:39,709 --> 01:19:41,442
and took them right out
of the battlebox.

1886
01:19:41,444 --> 01:19:43,177
What a shot by end game.

1887
01:19:46,549 --> 01:19:48,082
Jack barker.

1888
01:19:48,918 --> 01:19:49,984
Hi.

1889
01:19:49,986 --> 01:19:51,986
What do you mean "hi"?
Nick?

1890
01:19:51,988 --> 01:19:53,587
Hey.
Are you guys in shock?

1891
01:19:53,589 --> 01:19:55,189
Are you okay over there?
A little bit.

1892
01:19:55,191 --> 01:19:57,758
Yeah, that was --
I mean,

1893
01:19:57,760 --> 01:20:00,027
you kind of expect a quick game
with tombstone,

1894
01:20:00,029 --> 01:20:04,165
but, like, that quick?
Oh. [ scoffs ] ah.

1895
01:20:04,167 --> 01:20:05,699
I can't hold my hand still.
[ chuckles ]

1896
01:20:05,701 --> 01:20:07,568
guys,
break that down for me.

1897
01:20:07,570 --> 01:20:08,869
What happened there?

1898
01:20:08,871 --> 01:20:10,037
Oh, yeah.
Go ahead, jack.

1899
01:20:10,039 --> 01:20:11,472
I'll run through
what we in the match said.

1900
01:20:11,474 --> 01:20:13,641
So we knew from the start
that we wanted tombstone to hit

1901
01:20:13,643 --> 01:20:16,110
the left side of our robot
because he's spinning clockwise.

1902
01:20:16,112 --> 01:20:18,946
We saw tombstone running towards
the other side, the right side,

1903
01:20:18,948 --> 01:20:20,381
and I just had to turn
straight into him

1904
01:20:20,383 --> 01:20:21,849
and hope for the best.

1905
01:20:21,851 --> 01:20:23,317
And that actually managed
to spin them round.

1906
01:20:23,319 --> 01:20:24,785
So we got a good hit
on the back of their robot,

1907
01:20:24,787 --> 01:20:26,420
which was kind of lucky.

1908
01:20:26,422 --> 01:20:27,822
And then, yeah, we just pounded
him out of the arena,

1909
01:20:27,824 --> 01:20:28,956
which was awesome.

1910
01:20:28,958 --> 01:20:30,691
[ chuckles ]
yeah. Oh, man.

1911
01:20:30,693 --> 01:20:33,294
You guys have been calling out
tombstone for, like, two years.

1912
01:20:33,296 --> 01:20:36,564
You guys have finally gone out
there and not only beaten them,

1913
01:20:36,566 --> 01:20:38,399
but done it by knockout.

1914
01:20:38,401 --> 01:20:39,667
How does it feel?

1915
01:20:39,669 --> 01:20:41,702
Well, like this
has been in the back of my mind

1916
01:20:41,704 --> 01:20:43,571
for, like, years now

1917
01:20:43,573 --> 01:20:46,774
and, like, the forefront
of my mind for at least a year

1918
01:20:46,776 --> 01:20:48,776
coming up for this current
'battlebots" season.

1919
01:20:48,778 --> 01:20:51,979
So like -- oh, god, I can't even
describe how it feels.

1920
01:20:51,981 --> 01:20:54,748
It's -- [ chuckles ]
it's feels -- like, the relief.

1921
01:20:54,750 --> 01:20:57,785
And also just I feel
like the confidence for

1922
01:20:57,787 --> 01:21:00,754
because this is an entirely new
robot that we're --

1923
01:21:00,756 --> 01:21:04,458
like, all the parts are
brand new, whole new design.

1924
01:21:04,460 --> 01:21:07,461
So -- but the confidence
that it just works the way

1925
01:21:07,463 --> 01:21:10,164
we want it to work
against tombstone,

1926
01:21:10,166 --> 01:21:12,867
I think this season
is looking pretty good.

1927
01:21:12,869 --> 01:21:14,969
Finally, jack,
what do you think the reception

1928
01:21:14,971 --> 01:21:16,337
is going to be like
for you guys

1929
01:21:16,339 --> 01:21:17,938
when you walk back
into the pits?

1930
01:21:17,940 --> 01:21:21,809
[ chuckles ]
I hope it's going to be big.

1931
01:21:21,811 --> 01:21:23,244
Hopefully people
are happy for us.

1932
01:21:23,246 --> 01:21:24,678
[ both laugh ]

1933
01:21:24,680 --> 01:21:27,314
some people told us
they bet on us.

1934
01:21:27,316 --> 01:21:29,250
I'm sure they're happy.

1935
01:21:29,252 --> 01:21:31,218
Nick, jack,
congratulations.

1936
01:21:31,220 --> 01:21:32,720
Both: Thank you very much.

1937
01:21:32,722 --> 01:21:34,755
[ crowd cheering ]
cheers.

1938
01:21:37,960 --> 01:21:40,160
Alright, ray,
it's not exactly the way

1939
01:21:40,162 --> 01:21:42,863
you imagined your 2020 season
would start.

1940
01:21:42,865 --> 01:21:44,765
How difficult was it
to watch your bot

1941
01:21:44,767 --> 01:21:46,967
get punted
out of the arena?

1942
01:21:46,969 --> 01:21:48,702
You know, I know
it's a tough machine.

1943
01:21:48,704 --> 01:21:50,304
I knew it was going to be a
tough match.

1944
01:21:50,306 --> 01:21:53,140
I got the wheels stuck there
on that screw and just --

1945
01:21:53,142 --> 01:21:55,476
it gave him the opportunity
to get the good hit in.

1946
01:21:55,478 --> 01:21:57,745
So, you know,
more power to him.

1947
01:21:57,747 --> 01:22:00,014
They did exactly what they
needed to do to win the match,

1948
01:22:00,016 --> 01:22:02,249
and we'll get the robot
put back together

1949
01:22:02,251 --> 01:22:04,218
and keep going forward.

1950
01:22:04,220 --> 01:22:05,586
Does this loss take away

1951
01:22:05,588 --> 01:22:07,922
any of your confidence
moving forward, ray?

1952
01:22:07,924 --> 01:22:11,558
No. I have confidence
to spare,

1953
01:22:11,560 --> 01:22:12,660
so there's no problem
with that.

1954
01:22:12,662 --> 01:22:13,827
[ chuckles ]
alright.

1955
01:22:13,829 --> 01:22:14,828
Sure do.

1956
01:22:14,830 --> 01:22:16,864
No. We'll be fine.

1957
01:22:16,866 --> 01:22:18,632
We'll get it out.
We'll see what's broken.

1958
01:22:18,634 --> 01:22:20,634
We'll get it back together
and we'll be ready

1959
01:22:20,636 --> 01:22:22,236
to put on the
big hits again.

1960
01:22:22,238 --> 01:22:23,938
Ray billing's,
we appreciate the time.

1961
01:22:23,940 --> 01:22:25,372
Thanks so much.

1962
01:22:25,374 --> 01:22:27,808
And I'm sure you will rebound
sometime in the near future.

1963
01:22:27,810 --> 01:22:28,876
Oh, you'll
see me again.

1964
01:22:28,878 --> 01:22:30,544
[ chuckles ]
I'm sure we will.

1965
01:22:30,546 --> 01:22:32,546
[ cheers and applause ]

1966
01:22:32,548 --> 01:22:36,583
♪♪

1967
01:22:36,585 --> 01:22:39,186
kenny, it happens so rarely
that tombstone

1968
01:22:39,188 --> 01:22:41,689
not only loses a match,
but literally gets punched

1969
01:22:41,691 --> 01:22:44,625
in the face the way that
end game took it to them today.

1970
01:22:44,627 --> 01:22:47,194
So when you look
at the big picture here,

1971
01:22:47,196 --> 01:22:49,997
I know it's just
the first match,

1972
01:22:49,999 --> 01:22:51,865
but does this kind of
set a tone

1973
01:22:51,867 --> 01:22:53,534
for the rest of the season
moving forward?

1974
01:22:53,536 --> 01:22:55,836
It's a big deal. I mean,
any time you get a chance

1975
01:22:55,838 --> 01:22:59,039
to beat a legend like
ray billings and tombstone,

1976
01:22:59,041 --> 01:23:01,241
it sends a message
to everybody else.

1977
01:23:01,243 --> 01:23:02,743
And of course, it makes you
feel good

1978
01:23:02,745 --> 01:23:04,878
that you're robot's
doing what you built it to do.

1979
01:23:04,880 --> 01:23:06,814
So we are
off and running.

1980
01:23:06,816 --> 01:23:08,849
It's going to be
a blast this season.

1981
01:23:08,851 --> 01:23:12,886
Seven knockouts tonight
and we are just getting started.

1982
01:23:12,888 --> 01:23:15,656
Join us next time where
you'll see more of the bots

1983
01:23:15,658 --> 01:23:17,091
you know and love,

1984
01:23:17,093 --> 01:23:19,393
as well as
some exciting newcomers.

1985
01:23:19,395 --> 01:23:23,731
Who knows, maybe we could even
get kenny to do the rusty shake.

1986
01:23:23,733 --> 01:23:27,701
So for jenny and faruq
and our bot whisperer, pete,

1987
01:23:27,703 --> 01:23:30,170
and my buddy kenny florian,
I'm chris rose.

1988
01:23:30,172 --> 01:23:32,072
We'll see you next time
on "battlebots."

1989
01:23:32,074 --> 01:23:33,707
♪♪

1990
01:23:33,709 --> 01:23:36,276
[ cheers and applause ]