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[electronic sound effects]

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robotic voice: Robots, activate.

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[theme music]

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[cheering]

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hi, everybody, and welcome
to "battlebots," the show that

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lives out your childhood
dreams, if your dreams were

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watching two robots
beat each other

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into smoldering heaps of metal.

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I'm chris rose.

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And speaking of doing a
lot of damage, joining me

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is former ufc punisher
and analyst kenny florian.

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Kenny florian: Thanks, chris.

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As we move closer to the
world championship tournament,

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the stakes continue
to skyrocket.

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Every bout tonight has
tournament implications.

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Some bots are on the brink
of making the bracket,

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and tonight's
fight is do or die.

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Others are almost a lock,
so they face a dilemma.

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How much risk will
they take to get

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a better seed, knowing
one bad hit could

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wreak havoc on their season?

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And for the rest,
it's playing for pride

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and letting it all hang
out as a potential spoiler,

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and maybe make a loud
enough statement to shock

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the selection committee.

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We have an appetite
for destruction,

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and the table is set.

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Let's see the menu.

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Tonight's high-stakes
fight card--

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it's back to the future as
the technological wonder

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that is chomp meets the
high-impact spinner hijinx.

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Kenny florian: And for hijinx
captain jen herchenroeder,

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not only are her playoff
hopes on the line.

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She also has a chance to claim
a victory over her idol in chomp

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captain zoe stephenson.

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Chris rose: We may need an
exorcism after this one.

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Witch doctor, a
finalist last season,

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couldn't have had
a worse start--

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two losses, no wins.

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Tonight may be the one
remaining chance to stay alive.

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Kenny florian: Standing in their
way and looking to play spoiler

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is the undefeated slammow!

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Captain craig danby
didn't mince words.

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He told us, "this will be the
biggest match of my career."

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chris rose: And in tonight's
main event, two killers.

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Two wins apiece, both
looking to stay perfect.

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The deadly snake from the
mile high state, copperhead

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takes on the battle-tested
beast from brazil, black dragon.

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But first, we're serving up a
good one in our opening bout.

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Captain shrederator
versus shatter!--

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Two bruisers, each
with a 1-1 record.

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This ought to be
a heck of a fight.

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Only one way to find out.

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Are you ready?

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I'm ready.

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Faruq, let's get
this show started.

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[cheering]

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[dramatic music]

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ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot fighting time!

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[cheering]

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[dramatic music]

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in the blue square, it's
red, white, and blue,

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and it's about to make
a scrap heap out of you.

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It's the unstoppable spinner
here to eat you for dinner,

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captain shrederator!

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[cheering]

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chris rose: Knocked
out by lock-jaw

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and then a ko of axe backwards.

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Brian nave is starting to
regain that confidence.

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Kenny florian: Definitely.

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This is a real crossroads
moment for this team.

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Captain shrederator has been
plagued by reliability issues

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for years now, but a win tonight
over a tough team like shatter!

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Could launch them
into the tournament

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and do wonders for
their reputation.

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A loss or breakdown would
do exactly the opposite.

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As brian would say, this
is a spin to win-or-go-home

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fight for captain shrederator.

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Spin to win!

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Faruq tauheed: In the red
square, with a bright neon

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color scheme, he's
incredibly flashy

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and the most dangerous
vehicle from new york

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since they invented the taxi!

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It's shatter!

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[rock music]

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[cheering]

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chris rose: Well, check it out--

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a very different look for
the usually shiny shatter!

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What gives, kenny florian?

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Kenny florian: Different
is right, chris.

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After shatter's
controversial lost

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a malice in its last
fight, adam wrigley

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is pulling out all the stops.

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He's removed that
decorative shattering armor

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he's become known
for, for fear that it

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cost him his valuable
damage points

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in his only loss of the season.

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Adam clearly knows what's
at stake in this fight,

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and he isn't taking any chances.

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[cheering]

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shatter's one of
my favorite robots.

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It's a great robot-- it's
reliable, it's maneuverable,

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it hits hard.

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It's gonna be a
good fight for us.

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It'll test our reliability
'cause it's probably

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gonna be the whole distance.

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We're feeling better this year.

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The robot seems to
be holding better.

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For some reason, it
isn't spinning as hard

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and spinning as fast, and
I think that's actually

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giving us more reliability.

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It's reducing our hit
power a little bit,

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but sometimes you gotta give
up power for reliability

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if you're gonna
make it to the end.

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In this fight,
we're going to be

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taking a more typical approach,
a more conservative approach.

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We'll try and slow
him down before we

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hit him with the hammer.

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So we've gotta be
really careful,

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try to keep them from getting
up to full speed if we can.

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And if they do, then try to
slow them down gradually.

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There's just so much
power in that shell

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when it gets up to speed.

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[cheering]

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robotic voice: Robots, activate.

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[cheering]

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chris rose: Kenny, it sounds
like adam wrigley is gonna play

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the waiting game in this one.

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Kenny florian:
Yeah, he's clearly

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willing to absorb
some punishment if it

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means he can break
shrederator and then

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safely let the hammer fly.

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Let's see if he can pull it off.

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Robotic voice: Blue team ready?

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Spin to win!

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[cheering]

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robotic voice: Red team ready?

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Spin to lose, buddy.

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[laughter]

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[cheering]

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[dramatic music]

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chris rose: Shatter!,
shrederator--

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a loss here, and it's probably
time to pack your bags

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and go home.

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[cheering]

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let the bot battle begin!

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Shatter!

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Cautiously inching
toward shrederator.

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[impact]

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oh!

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Shrederator rips a
chunk off shatter!

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And lands another jab!

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Brian nave draws first blood!

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Kenny florian: Shatter!

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Absorbed that punishment and is
still looking patient, chris.

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Chris rose: The bots
doing a little tango.

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[impact]

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oh!

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And shrederator dropped
another bomb on shatter!

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Adam wrigley has
gotta be careful he

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doesn't spot brian nave too many
points here to start, kenny!

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Kenny florian: Yeah,
clearly adam has

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a lot of confidence in shatter!

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[impact]

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chris rose: Oh!

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Another pop by shrederator!

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Kenny florian: Team
shatter! Is committed

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to this strategy, chris.

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They want to try and
break shrederator

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before they drop the hammer.

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But you're right, shrederator
is racking up points here.

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And any one of these shots
could rattle shatter's internals

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and end this flight.

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Chris rose: We're about
a minute into the fight.

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[impact]

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whoa!

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Biggest hit of the match!

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Kenny florian: And captain
shrederator's still spinning.

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I don't think they want to be
over to the side of that box,

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though.

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Chris rose: The recoil is always
the danger with a full body

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spinner in where it ends up
and if it's still working

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after a major hit, even
one in which it dished

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out some serious punishment.

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Kenny florian: Shrederator a
little out of control here.

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Chris rose: Ok!

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There's the hammer from shatter!

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Kenny florian: Uh-oh.

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Chris rose: Oh!

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And a wild swing!

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Kenny florian: This is
where captain shrederator

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has to attack, though!

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Chris rose: Except it's smoking!

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It's smoking!

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So now, for the first
time, captain shrederator's

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having trouble moving around.

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Oh no!

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Kenny florian: Smoke
pouring out of their bot!

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Chris rose: This
is a perfect time

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for shatter! To get a
hammerhead hit in, and it does!

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Kenny florian:
Well, the patience

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now is paying off for shatter!

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They're slowing down, and their
strategy is being executed

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perfectly at this point.

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As predicted, captain
shrederator slowing down,

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chris.

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Chris rose: Adam
wrigley called his shot,

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and now shatter! Has the
opening it was looking for.

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Kenny florian: Oh!

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Chris rose: Oh.

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Oh, another one!

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Kenny, the big
question here is, can

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shatter! Dig itself out of the
hole it's in on the scorecards?

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Kenny florian: Definitely
has some work to do!

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Chris rose: And shrederator
backed up against the screws

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is a bad spot for it.

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The hammerhead once,
twice, three, four!

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Do we have more?

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There's definitely little
pieces of shrederator

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all over the box!

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Kenny florian: Shatter!

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Is storming back, chris!

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Get him, mary!

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Chris rose: Oh!

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And the pulverizer
drops on top, as well.

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And again!

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Kenny florian: You go!

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No, you go!

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No, you go!

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Chris rose: That
was friendly fire!

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Look at the hammer head!

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Another!

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Another!

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And look at the
cracks that are on top

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of that captain shrederator!

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He's got him pinned!

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Kenny florian: This is like
a carnival game, chris rose!

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[impacts]

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chris rose: And shatter!
Is actually shattering

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to top of shrederator!

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That's way too many
s's for me at once.

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Here we go-- the
final few seconds.

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Oh!

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And on for goodbye still!

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Kenny florian: Put an
end to this madness!

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[cheering]

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chris rose: That was
a fantastic match!

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[cheering]

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oh, why does it
always do that?

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Chris rose: All right, let's
go to the bob whisperer.

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Pete, what did you
see down the stretch?

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Pete abrahamson: Well, I
saw perfectly executed plan

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by shatter! To sort
of wait it out,

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take the hits in the front
of the soft sort of armor

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00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:48,653
they got to slow
down shrederator.

256
00:09:48,755 --> 00:09:50,822
Let shrederator almost
be his own enemy,

257
00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:53,158
and then come in once
he stops spinning

258
00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:56,227
to actually be able to get the
hammer to poke through the top.

259
00:09:56,330 --> 00:09:58,129
Chris rose: So this
one goes to the judges,

260
00:09:58,231 --> 00:10:00,332
scoring on an 11-point system.

261
00:10:00,434 --> 00:10:02,867
Up to 5 points can be
awarded in the damage

262
00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:06,538
category, 3 for aggression,
and 3 for control.

263
00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,240
Your judges are all former
"battlebots" participants--

264
00:10:09,343 --> 00:10:12,444
derek young, lisa
winter, and jason bardis.

265
00:10:12,546 --> 00:10:14,613
[dramatic music]

266
00:10:14,715 --> 00:10:16,381
kenny, the first
minute of this fight,

267
00:10:16,483 --> 00:10:18,316
it was pretty much
all shrederator.

268
00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:19,451
Kenny florian:
Yeah, that's right.

269
00:10:19,553 --> 00:10:21,953
Captain shrederator got
off to a great start.

270
00:10:22,055 --> 00:10:24,889
They were picking their shots,
kind of sticking and moving.

271
00:10:24,992 --> 00:10:26,324
They did a good
job of staying away

272
00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:27,892
from the battle box
for the most part,

273
00:10:27,995 --> 00:10:29,628
staying away from those hazards.

274
00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:30,929
But shatter!

275
00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:32,697
Was patient.

276
00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,299
Chris rose: And their
patience paid off.

277
00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:37,836
Shrederator's reliability
issues reared their head.

278
00:10:37,938 --> 00:10:39,904
The shell stopped
spinning, and shatter!

279
00:10:40,007 --> 00:10:41,640
Dropped the hammer.

280
00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:42,974
Kenny florian: Boy, did he ever!

281
00:10:43,076 --> 00:10:45,243
But it was a race against
the clock for shatter!

282
00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,145
To even the scorecards.

283
00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:49,481
Adam let it fly,
though, and started

284
00:10:49,583 --> 00:10:53,351
racking up damage points like
he was playing a video game.

285
00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:55,987
Chris rose: Heck, even let
the pulverizer in on the fun.

286
00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:57,188
Kenny florian: Yeah,
how about that?

287
00:10:57,290 --> 00:10:58,456
They have one
hammer on their bot.

288
00:10:58,558 --> 00:11:00,258
They're like, you know
what, let's make it two.

289
00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:01,192
Help me out here.

290
00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:02,494
You go.
Now I go.

291
00:11:02,596 --> 00:11:03,294
You go.

292
00:11:03,397 --> 00:11:04,162
Now I go.

293
00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:06,031
Excellent teamwork there.

294
00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:08,199
Chris rose: It has gone
from captain shrederator

295
00:11:08,301 --> 00:11:10,301
to captain colander.

296
00:11:10,404 --> 00:11:12,470
Here's faruq with
the judge's decision.

297
00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:16,808
The results from
the judges are in.

298
00:11:21,148 --> 00:11:27,318
The winter by unanimous
decision is shatter!

299
00:11:27,421 --> 00:11:30,689
[cheering]

300
00:11:30,791 --> 00:11:34,059
[music playing]

301
00:11:34,161 --> 00:11:37,462
[cheering]

302
00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:40,732
good job, adam.

303
00:11:40,834 --> 00:11:41,566
Good fight.

304
00:11:41,668 --> 00:11:42,934
Good job, man.

305
00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:46,271
Chris rose: Adam wrigley, you
told us before this fight it

306
00:11:46,373 --> 00:11:48,707
was essentially a playoff game.

307
00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:50,642
Did it have that
type of intensity?

308
00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:51,943
It did.

309
00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:53,344
That was a real intense match.

310
00:11:53,447 --> 00:11:55,647
I mean, you felt it the
whole day coming up to it.

311
00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:57,148
We went the full 3 minutes.

312
00:11:57,250 --> 00:11:58,516
That was a tough fight.

313
00:11:58,618 --> 00:12:00,618
You talked about
your strategy with us,

314
00:12:00,721 --> 00:12:02,887
and I thought you
executed it beautifully.

315
00:12:02,989 --> 00:12:07,625
You said it was all about
patience, persistence, pacing.

316
00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:09,427
Was that pretty much
the way it went down?

317
00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:10,829
Yeah.

318
00:12:10,931 --> 00:12:12,430
You know, I think we executed
our strategy in the last match

319
00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:13,531
perfectly.

320
00:12:13,633 --> 00:12:15,533
The strategy was wrong,
so we changed it up.

321
00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:16,868
In this match, it worked.

322
00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:18,603
So it's nice to see
it come together

323
00:12:18,705 --> 00:12:19,771
and get the win in the end.

324
00:12:19,873 --> 00:12:21,740
But adam, how
challenging is that,

325
00:12:21,842 --> 00:12:25,009
when you see the clock and
the seconds ticking away,

326
00:12:25,112 --> 00:12:26,978
and you're like,
ok, we're a 1:15 in,

327
00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,748
and we really haven't fired our
weapon yet the way we want to?

328
00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:31,182
Isn't that difficult?

329
00:12:31,284 --> 00:12:33,251
It's frustrating, you know,
'cause we love smashing stuff.

330
00:12:33,353 --> 00:12:34,052
Right?

331
00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:35,186
We want the boom.

332
00:12:35,288 --> 00:12:37,021
And to hold back is really hard.

333
00:12:37,124 --> 00:12:38,389
But we knew it was
the right thing to do,

334
00:12:38,492 --> 00:12:39,824
and it paid off in the end.

335
00:12:39,926 --> 00:12:42,026
If you do indeed
crack the top 32,

336
00:12:42,129 --> 00:12:44,896
as you expect, how
dangerous is this robot?

337
00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:46,798
I think this robot
can go all the way, man.

338
00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:48,600
You saw the armor
perform out there.

339
00:12:48,702 --> 00:12:50,568
You saw the hammer
perform out there.

340
00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:53,071
I think when we're
running right, nobody--

341
00:12:53,173 --> 00:12:54,405
nobody can beat this thing.

342
00:12:54,508 --> 00:12:56,508
I remember asking you
earlier in the season

343
00:12:56,610 --> 00:12:59,444
after your first win if it's
time to let your hair down.

344
00:12:59,546 --> 00:13:01,780
You said, well, maybe
later in the season.

345
00:13:01,882 --> 00:13:03,815
Adam, it's later in the season.

346
00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:04,849
I think it's time.

347
00:13:04,951 --> 00:13:05,650
Should I do it?

348
00:13:05,752 --> 00:13:06,584
It's a tight bun.

349
00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:07,385
Yeah.

350
00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:08,787
She made it real tight.

351
00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:09,587
Yeah.

352
00:13:09,689 --> 00:13:10,922
Well, let's see this.

353
00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:13,525
Oh!

354
00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:14,325
There we go!

355
00:13:14,427 --> 00:13:15,693
Holy smokes!

356
00:13:15,796 --> 00:13:16,661
Now that-- ok!

357
00:13:17,631 --> 00:13:18,329
Nice!

358
00:13:19,866 --> 00:13:22,333
All right, he's gonna open
for led zeppelin later.

359
00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:24,235
I think al kindle might
be a little jealous.

360
00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:25,737
[laughter]

361
00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:27,071
there's plenty of
bot builders that

362
00:13:27,174 --> 00:13:28,773
are a little jealous as well.

363
00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:30,909
Adam, congratulations dude.

364
00:13:31,044 --> 00:13:31,910
Thank you very much.

365
00:13:32,012 --> 00:13:35,079
[cheering]

366
00:13:35,182 --> 00:13:38,616
chris rose: So adam wrigley
avenges his controversial loss

367
00:13:38,718 --> 00:13:42,053
to malice with a very
convincing victory here tonight

368
00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:45,190
that sends him to a strong 2-1.

369
00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:48,726
And for brian nave, it's not
looking great for the veteran.

370
00:13:48,829 --> 00:13:51,796
He joins a cluster of
teams sitting at 1-2,

371
00:13:51,898 --> 00:13:53,464
just standing in
the school yard,

372
00:13:53,567 --> 00:13:55,366
fingers crossed,
hoping to be picked

373
00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:57,936
to play in the big tournament.

374
00:13:58,038 --> 00:14:01,906
Coming up, a "battlebots" legend
returns to take the wheel,

375
00:14:02,008 --> 00:14:06,244
as gigabyte spins into the box
for a showdown with claw viper.

376
00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:09,547
A spot in the top 32
may hang in the balance.

377
00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:14,185
The action continues
next on "battlebots!"

378
00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:23,795
we are back on "battlebots."

379
00:14:23,897 --> 00:14:26,164
and right now, we have
yet another installment

380
00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:29,434
of tonight's do-or-die
saga, as gigabyte

381
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:32,003
squares off with claw viper.

382
00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:35,974
Both the iconic full-body
spinner and the speedy grappler

383
00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,176
enter the final match
of the qualifiers

384
00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:39,911
with a record of 1-1.

385
00:14:40,013 --> 00:14:42,714
And both desperately need
to impress with a win

386
00:14:42,816 --> 00:14:44,849
here if they want to be
considered for the world

387
00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:46,451
championship tournament.

388
00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,386
So who's it gonna be?

389
00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:50,154
Let's check 'em
out inside the box.

390
00:14:50,257 --> 00:14:51,489
Faruq, do your thing.

391
00:14:51,591 --> 00:14:54,826
[cheering]

392
00:14:54,928 --> 00:14:56,628
faruq tauheed: In
the blue square,

393
00:14:56,730 --> 00:15:01,232
from oceanside, california, the
spinner with the naughty body,

394
00:15:01,334 --> 00:15:02,800
it's gigabyte!

395
00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:05,870
[cheering]

396
00:15:07,107 --> 00:15:09,707
chris rose: Gigabyte
knocked out by copperhead,

397
00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:11,943
and then it ko'd extinguisher.

398
00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:17,215
Oh gigabyte, you
never looked so good.

399
00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:18,850
Kenny florian: You know
who else is looking good?

400
00:15:18,952 --> 00:15:21,252
That man in the
middle, matt maxim.

401
00:15:21,354 --> 00:15:24,589
We haven't seen the
legendary driver since 2016

402
00:15:24,691 --> 00:15:26,424
with his bot stinger.

403
00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:28,126
He'll be operating
the shell spinner

404
00:15:28,228 --> 00:15:31,529
to try and propel them to a
crucial victory here tonight.

405
00:15:35,035 --> 00:15:36,935
Faruq tauheed: In
the red square,

406
00:15:37,037 --> 00:15:39,904
from seattle,
washington, the seattle

407
00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:42,607
face needle, claw viper!

408
00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:45,810
[cheering]

409
00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:50,548
chris rose: Team claw viper, led
by kevin milczewski, a software

410
00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:53,251
engineer from
seattle, ko'd hijinx

411
00:15:53,353 --> 00:15:57,355
in its "battlebots" debut, then
got beat up by black dragon.

412
00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:59,223
Kenny, this is
one of the fastest

413
00:15:59,326 --> 00:16:01,259
bots in the entire field.

414
00:16:01,361 --> 00:16:03,127
Kenny florian: Yeah, this
thing is lightning fast

415
00:16:03,263 --> 00:16:07,165
but has been bordering on out
of control at times this season.

416
00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:10,168
Claw viper needs to be more
deliberate with their driving

417
00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:12,470
and avoid those wild box rushes.

418
00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:13,871
You don't want to
expose yourself

419
00:16:13,974 --> 00:16:17,141
against a powerful full-body
spinner like gigabyte,

420
00:16:17,243 --> 00:16:20,745
especially with a veteran like
matt maxim at the controls.

421
00:16:20,847 --> 00:16:24,115
[dramatic music]

422
00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,317
[cheering]

423
00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:27,118
so we're 1-1.

424
00:16:28,621 --> 00:16:32,290
The first fight didn't go well
because of driving issues,

425
00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:36,461
and floor slippage,
and a stress fracture

426
00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:39,998
that was in our main mast that
broke when it got a big hit.

427
00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,900
So we fixed all
those things, and I

428
00:16:43,003 --> 00:16:46,304
don't think we have a
chance to make the final 32

429
00:16:46,406 --> 00:16:47,538
without winning this fight.

430
00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,574
So this is really
important to us.

431
00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:52,677
So gigabyte is a full-body
horizontal spinner.

432
00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:54,645
Our strategy is we
have a wedge that we

433
00:16:54,748 --> 00:16:56,381
used previously against hijinx.

434
00:16:56,483 --> 00:16:59,484
We're gonna be on him quick,
fast, in a hurry, stay on him,

435
00:16:59,586 --> 00:17:00,852
don't let him get spinning.

436
00:17:00,954 --> 00:17:04,255
If gigabyte gets up to full
speed, we might be in trouble.

437
00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:06,624
Horizontal spinners, they
tend to pop up and come back

438
00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:08,926
down level, still spinning.

439
00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,895
So if we pop him
up, we have to make

440
00:17:10,997 --> 00:17:12,830
sure to not drive
underneath him, 'cause

441
00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:14,766
then he's gonna land
on top of our lifter,

442
00:17:14,868 --> 00:17:16,834
still spinning, and
chew it all to pieces.

443
00:17:16,936 --> 00:17:18,803
We're gonna try really
hard to avoid that.

444
00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:22,273
[cheering]

445
00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,275
robotic voice: Robots, activate.

446
00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:27,779
[cheering]

447
00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:31,249
[dramatic music]

448
00:17:46,299 --> 00:17:48,166
let's go, baby.

449
00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:49,333
You and me.
Crowd: Fight!

450
00:17:49,436 --> 00:17:50,334
Fight!
Fight!

451
00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:51,335
Fight!
Fight!

452
00:17:51,438 --> 00:17:52,336
Fight!
Fight!

453
00:17:52,439 --> 00:17:53,337
Fight!
Fight!

454
00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:54,138
Fight!

455
00:17:56,709 --> 00:17:59,110
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

456
00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:02,480
Claw viper with a box
rush there and a whiff.

457
00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:06,017
That's gonna give gigabyte
the time it needs to spin up.

458
00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:06,951
[impact]

459
00:18:07,053 --> 00:18:07,919
whoa!

460
00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:09,821
Kenny florian: Holy smokes!

461
00:18:09,923 --> 00:18:12,190
Chris rose: Claw viper
pops gigabyte into the air,

462
00:18:12,292 --> 00:18:14,158
but it sticks the
landing, kenny.

463
00:18:14,294 --> 00:18:15,593
Kenny florian: Yacht,
claw viper's gotta be

464
00:18:15,695 --> 00:18:17,061
very careful with those hits.

465
00:18:17,163 --> 00:18:17,995
[impact]

466
00:18:18,098 --> 00:18:19,197
chris rose: Wow!

467
00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,065
But claw viper so far able
to take a punch, kenny.

468
00:18:21,167 --> 00:18:22,600
Kenny florian: Yeah, but
it looks like they're

469
00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:24,502
having drive issues here.

470
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:25,336
[impact]

471
00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:26,337
chris rose: Whoa!

472
00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:27,638
Kenny florian: A
little out of control.

473
00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:28,806
That has been their weakness.

474
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,075
They need to lock in.

475
00:18:31,177 --> 00:18:32,276
Chris rose: And
gigabyte, of course,

476
00:18:32,378 --> 00:18:33,978
wants to stay into
the center of the box.

477
00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,215
Anywhere near those graters
or screws, it smells trouble.

478
00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:38,015
Back.

479
00:18:38,118 --> 00:18:38,983
His back side!

480
00:18:39,085 --> 00:18:39,984
His back side!

481
00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:41,919
[impact]

482
00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:43,988
chris rose: Gigabyte
rocks claw viper!

483
00:18:44,090 --> 00:18:45,723
And claw viper
looks hurt, kenny!

484
00:18:45,825 --> 00:18:46,991
Kenny florian: Yep.

485
00:18:47,093 --> 00:18:50,128
They exposed their back side,
and gigabyte caught 'em!

486
00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:52,063
Chris rose: An open
invitation for gigabyte

487
00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:53,297
to maybe finish this off.

488
00:18:53,399 --> 00:18:55,399
In the meantime, the
pulverizer doing some damage.

489
00:18:55,502 --> 00:18:58,136
And claw viper may
have lost its drive.

490
00:18:58,238 --> 00:18:59,837
Pete, is that what
you're seeing over there?

491
00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:02,640
Pete abrahamson: I am seeing a
wheel roll-off from claw viper.

492
00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:05,243
I'm seeing smoke coming
out of the main chassis.

493
00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:06,944
I think it is done.

494
00:19:07,046 --> 00:19:07,979
Chris rose: It is over.

495
00:19:08,081 --> 00:19:09,046
You can hear the countdown.

496
00:19:09,149 --> 00:19:11,549
3, 2, 1.

497
00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,017
Claw viper is knocked out!

498
00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,485
Winner, gigabyte!

499
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:19,390
Chris rose: And gigabyte
at 1:13 with the knockout!

500
00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:22,793
[cheering]

501
00:19:22,896 --> 00:19:26,230
[dramatic music]

502
00:19:28,234 --> 00:19:29,600
that thing drove like ass.

503
00:19:29,702 --> 00:19:32,570
[dramatic music]

504
00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:34,505
chris rose: Kudos to matt maxim.

505
00:19:34,607 --> 00:19:37,942
First time operating that
spinner of gigabyte, kenny.

506
00:19:38,044 --> 00:19:39,911
Kenny florian: It was
pretty much all gigabyte.

507
00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:42,013
Claw viper didn't
drive a great fight.

508
00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:45,716
They overshot their attacks,
and gigabyte lit 'em up.

509
00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:48,219
Chris rose: Pete,
when gigabyte is

510
00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:50,988
flying through the air, that's
a 50-50 proposition on it.

511
00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:51,789
Right?

512
00:19:51,891 --> 00:19:52,924
Pete abrahamson: Completely.

513
00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,392
I mean, the impact of
just hitting the ground

514
00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:56,227
from 4 feet up is still rough.

515
00:19:57,664 --> 00:19:58,796
Look at that!

516
00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:00,598
Chris rose: Well,
maybe it has now landed

517
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:02,633
safely in the round of 32.

518
00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:09,640
John mladenik, so was
that textbook gigabyte?

519
00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:10,441
It was.

520
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:11,642
It was.

521
00:20:11,744 --> 00:20:15,479
And we had a new guy doing
the spin, matt maxim.

522
00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:16,280
Stinger!

523
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:17,081
Yes.

524
00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:18,783
Welcome back from stinger fame.

525
00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,284
So how did he do, john?

526
00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:21,852
He did perfect.

527
00:20:21,955 --> 00:20:25,690
He is so intense and so focused.

528
00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:28,492
So he's really a big
help to the team.

529
00:20:28,595 --> 00:20:31,562
Matt, what's it
feel like being back?

530
00:20:31,664 --> 00:20:33,231
Uh, stress.

531
00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:34,098
It's stress.

532
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,167
It's a lot of fun.

533
00:20:36,269 --> 00:20:37,268
The energy.

534
00:20:37,370 --> 00:20:39,303
It's hard learning a
new bot 'cause I'm so

535
00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:40,905
used to working on my own bot.

536
00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:42,807
So now, everything
I do, I have to make

537
00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:44,342
sure I'm doing it right.

538
00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:48,045
So to be on control of the spin
was-- was really nerve-racking,

539
00:20:48,147 --> 00:20:49,247
but it seemed to do good.

540
00:20:50,617 --> 00:20:51,582
Well, you know what?

541
00:20:51,684 --> 00:20:54,085
It sure is nice seeing
you on the ground

542
00:20:54,187 --> 00:20:57,722
and not flying through the air
on fire like last time, matt.

543
00:20:57,824 --> 00:20:58,990
Welcome back.

544
00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:00,891
And john, congratulations
to you and team gigabyte.

545
00:21:00,994 --> 00:21:01,692
Thank you.

546
00:21:01,794 --> 00:21:04,895
[cheering]

547
00:21:04,998 --> 00:21:08,633
chris rose: So gigabyte
spins its way to 2-1

548
00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:12,470
and sets the table for
a 2020 tournament run.

549
00:21:12,572 --> 00:21:15,406
Always great to have a
full-body spinner in the mix.

550
00:21:17,677 --> 00:21:21,045
When we come back,
zoe stephenson and jen

551
00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:23,781
herchenroeder shift
into survival mode,

552
00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:26,183
as chomp faces hijinx.

553
00:21:26,286 --> 00:21:30,521
Both teams are 1-1 with
their seasons on the line.

554
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,624
That's coming up
next on "battlebots!"

555
00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:39,797
[dramatic music]

556
00:21:40,867 --> 00:21:42,333
we are back on "battlebots."

557
00:21:42,435 --> 00:21:44,969
and up next, kenny,
jen herchenroeder

558
00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:47,338
will bring hijinx
into the battle box

559
00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,441
to face one of the most
cutting-edge combat robots

560
00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:54,145
in history, chomp,
captained by zoe stephenson.

561
00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:59,850
Let's start with the 500-pound
walking marvel that is chomp.

562
00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:02,820
This thing is utterly
massive, kenny.

563
00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:03,988
Kenny florian:
Yeah, it's basically

564
00:22:04,090 --> 00:22:05,890
two robots in one, chris.

565
00:22:05,992 --> 00:22:07,658
The bottom half
controls the legs,

566
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,995
and the top half controls the
flamethrower and the hammer.

567
00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:12,830
It's an incredible machine.

568
00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:15,499
But the jury's still
out on performance.

569
00:22:15,601 --> 00:22:18,402
Chris rose: You know, after an
impressive victory over gamma 9

570
00:22:18,504 --> 00:22:21,272
in its debut fight, there
was actually some contender

571
00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:23,240
talk swirling around chomp.

572
00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:25,643
But after a
disappointing breakdown

573
00:22:25,745 --> 00:22:28,212
in an untelevised
loss to ghost raptor,

574
00:22:28,314 --> 00:22:31,816
zoe stephenson now sits
at 1-1 and desperately

575
00:22:31,918 --> 00:22:33,651
needs a win here
in her final match

576
00:22:33,753 --> 00:22:35,753
to have a shot at the top 32.

577
00:22:37,256 --> 00:22:39,457
And tonight, she's squaring
off against hijinx,

578
00:22:39,559 --> 00:22:40,891
led by jen herchenroeder.

579
00:22:40,993 --> 00:22:44,161
And for jen, there's a lot on
the line, not only for her team

580
00:22:44,263 --> 00:22:45,529
but for her personally.

581
00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:48,466
Because she said, listen, if
you participate in "battlebots,"

582
00:22:48,568 --> 00:22:50,668
you're gonna end up
fighting your friends.

583
00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:52,737
If you hang around long
enough, you're gonna

584
00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:55,439
end up fighting your heroes.

585
00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:58,843
And for her, zoe
stephenson is truly a hero.

586
00:22:58,945 --> 00:23:00,010
Kenny florian: And
she's gonna have

587
00:23:00,113 --> 00:23:01,812
to take down her
hero tonight if she

588
00:23:01,914 --> 00:23:03,814
wants her season to continue.

589
00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:06,817
With the loss to claw viper
and a knockout of tracer

590
00:23:06,919 --> 00:23:11,055
and an untelevised fight on
its resume, hijinx sits at 1-1.

591
00:23:11,157 --> 00:23:12,957
And it needs to
impress by knocking

592
00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:15,626
out the 500-pound chomp.

593
00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:17,094
She has a ton of
respect for zoe,

594
00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:18,829
but she wants to beat
her 'cause she wants

595
00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:19,964
to make it to the round of 32.

596
00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:20,765
Yes.

597
00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:21,732
Let's see who will.

598
00:23:21,801 --> 00:23:22,500
Faruq--

599
00:23:22,602 --> 00:23:25,469
[cheering]

600
00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:30,975
in the blue square, from
burbank, california, all rise

601
00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:33,878
for the queen supreme, chomp!

602
00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:37,381
[cheering]

603
00:23:37,483 --> 00:23:40,851
[dramatic music]

604
00:23:42,955 --> 00:23:46,690
chris rose: There it is-- a
marvel of engineering, chomp!

605
00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:50,194
And without any new technology,
it's all about baby steps.

606
00:23:50,296 --> 00:23:53,697
They've had to work out some
reliability issues on the fly.

607
00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,332
So the big question--
how does chomp

608
00:23:55,435 --> 00:23:58,235
take care of an undercutter
like hijinx, kenny?

609
00:23:58,337 --> 00:24:00,304
Kenny florian: Well chomp's
game plan is simple.

610
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,873
They want to occupy the
center of the battle box

611
00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,975
and wait for hijinx
to come to them

612
00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:07,178
so they can catch them
with the flamethrower

613
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:08,979
or drop the hammer.

614
00:24:09,081 --> 00:24:12,316
Their last line of defense is
that yellow skirt, positioned

615
00:24:12,418 --> 00:24:13,818
to protect chomp's legs.

616
00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:20,658
In the red square, from
oakland, california, the golden

617
00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,060
hate warrior, hijinx!

618
00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:26,163
[cheering]

619
00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:27,531
[dramatic music]

620
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:29,934
chris rose: Kenny, jen told
us, I'd be lying if I didn't

621
00:24:30,036 --> 00:24:32,436
say that I wasn't nervous.

622
00:24:32,538 --> 00:24:35,473
Maybe she's trying to hide
it behind the cool shades.

623
00:24:35,575 --> 00:24:36,707
Kenny florian: I
think she's actually

624
00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:38,442
pretty confident
in her bot, chris,

625
00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:40,010
and she likes the match-up.

626
00:24:40,112 --> 00:24:43,147
An undercutter presents a
unique challenge for a walker,

627
00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:46,183
so jen has a path to
victory against chomp.

628
00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:49,119
She's gonna to go cobra
kai and sweep the leg--

629
00:24:49,222 --> 00:24:50,754
or legs in this case.

630
00:24:50,857 --> 00:24:53,691
[cheering]

631
00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:56,894
we only have about 3 minutes
of walking in our legs.

632
00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:59,029
So if I got too
excited on the drive

633
00:24:59,131 --> 00:25:01,832
and I tried to really skitter
around all over the place,

634
00:25:01,934 --> 00:25:03,033
we'd run out of air.

635
00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:05,469
And then we'd be counted
out not because of damage

636
00:25:05,538 --> 00:25:07,505
but just because our
air tank is empty.

637
00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:11,575
So a thing I keep in mind when
I'm driving is, how much of you

638
00:25:11,677 --> 00:25:12,776
have?

639
00:25:12,879 --> 00:25:14,612
Do you really need to
make that movement or not?

640
00:25:14,714 --> 00:25:17,848
I think if we can hit them
hard before they hit us,

641
00:25:17,950 --> 00:25:19,083
we'll do really well.

642
00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:23,888
It's just coordination,
staying calm, and getting

643
00:25:23,990 --> 00:25:25,422
that hammer hit off first.

644
00:25:25,525 --> 00:25:29,126
Chomp and zoe stephenson,
that's a legend.

645
00:25:29,228 --> 00:25:30,995
Chomp is the bite force killer.

646
00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:34,365
And what we have now is the
bite force killer on steroids.

647
00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:36,567
It is twice as heavy.

648
00:25:36,669 --> 00:25:39,803
It's pretty slow,
but it does walk.

649
00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:41,572
I think one of the biggest
things we're worried about

650
00:25:41,674 --> 00:25:44,575
is being able to get either
under or over the skirt

651
00:25:44,677 --> 00:25:45,976
that's protecting the legs.

652
00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:50,180
If we can get our wedge under
that skirt and make an opening,

653
00:25:50,283 --> 00:25:52,516
swing the weapon into it,
I'm pretty confident we

654
00:25:52,618 --> 00:25:53,751
can take out some feet.

655
00:25:53,853 --> 00:25:57,121
[dramatic music]

656
00:25:57,223 --> 00:25:58,556
robotic voice: Robots, activate.

657
00:25:58,658 --> 00:26:02,026
[cheering]

658
00:26:03,262 --> 00:26:04,728
chris rose: In a very
clever move from jen,

659
00:26:04,830 --> 00:26:07,798
she has padded all hijinx'
armor with an extra layer

660
00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:09,800
of vibration-dampening polymer.

661
00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:11,569
We'll see if it's enough
to keep the weapon

662
00:26:11,671 --> 00:26:13,337
motor safe from chomp's hammer.

663
00:26:13,439 --> 00:26:16,507
[dramatic music]

664
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,275
[impact]

665
00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:28,185
[dramatic music]

666
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:34,792
crowd: Fight!
Fight!

667
00:26:34,894 --> 00:26:35,793
Fight!
Fight!

668
00:26:35,895 --> 00:26:36,794
Fight!
Fight!

669
00:26:36,896 --> 00:26:37,761
Fight!
Fight!

670
00:26:37,863 --> 00:26:38,762
Fight!
Fight!

671
00:26:38,864 --> 00:26:39,763
Fight!
Fight!

672
00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:40,731
Fight!
Fight!

673
00:26:40,833 --> 00:26:41,532
Fight!

674
00:26:41,634 --> 00:26:42,299
Fight!

675
00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:46,503
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

676
00:26:46,606 --> 00:26:48,572
Hijinx firing up.

677
00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:49,907
Kenny florian:
This is gonna come

678
00:26:50,009 --> 00:26:53,410
down to the height of that
blade versus the skirt of chomp.

679
00:26:53,512 --> 00:26:55,279
Chris rose: Bot bots
staring each other down.

680
00:26:55,381 --> 00:26:56,780
There's that little flame.

681
00:26:56,882 --> 00:26:59,483
Kenny florian: Chomp using that
flame almost like a deterrent,

682
00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:01,552
saying, don't come
near me, hijinx!

683
00:27:01,654 --> 00:27:04,355
And hijinx trying to tempt
that blade into firing.

684
00:27:06,225 --> 00:27:07,091
[impact]

685
00:27:07,193 --> 00:27:08,292
chris rose: Oh!

686
00:27:08,394 --> 00:27:10,928
Hijinx probing, but chomp
staying patient for now.

687
00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:12,162
[cheering]

688
00:27:12,264 --> 00:27:12,963
get around!

689
00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:14,331
Get around!

690
00:27:14,433 --> 00:27:16,367
Chris rose: I feel like I'm
watching a nature documentary

691
00:27:16,469 --> 00:27:18,669
and something bad's
about to happen here.

692
00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:19,470
Kenny florian: Uh-oh!

693
00:27:19,572 --> 00:27:20,270
[impact]

694
00:27:20,373 --> 00:27:21,171
chris rose: Whoa!

695
00:27:21,273 --> 00:27:22,406
Big shot!
- Yes!

696
00:27:22,508 --> 00:27:23,774
Good hit!

697
00:27:23,876 --> 00:27:25,643
Kenny florian: Might be time
for chomp to drop the hammer.

698
00:27:25,745 --> 00:27:27,177
Chris rose: Well, it
looks like the front

699
00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:29,079
is tilted down a bit, kenny.

700
00:27:29,181 --> 00:27:30,748
Kenny florian: Yeah, it
looks like they bent that.

701
00:27:30,850 --> 00:27:31,749
[impact]

702
00:27:31,851 --> 00:27:32,850
oh!

703
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,218
Chris rose: Oh, hijinx
slides underneath chomp,

704
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,687
and now attacking those legs!

705
00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:38,589
Kenny florian: Well, this is
an excellent strategy here

706
00:27:38,691 --> 00:27:39,990
from hijinx--

707
00:27:40,092 --> 00:27:41,659
that stick and move strategy.

708
00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:43,027
They're waiting for
that hammer to fire--

709
00:27:43,129 --> 00:27:44,128
[impact]
chris rose: Wow!

710
00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:46,263
Kenny florian: --And
land a shot themselves.

711
00:27:46,365 --> 00:27:47,464
Walkers are hit.

712
00:27:47,566 --> 00:27:49,299
Kenny florian: And it
looks like hijinx may have

713
00:27:49,402 --> 00:27:51,168
bent chomp's hammer, chris.

714
00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:53,937
Chris rose: Oh, that is gonna
be a major, major problem.

715
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,439
Hijinx lining up.

716
00:27:55,541 --> 00:27:56,240
[impact]

717
00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:57,441
oh!

718
00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:59,943
Continues to attack the
defenseless chomp's legs.

719
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,445
Kenny florian: And
that skirt on chomp

720
00:28:01,547 --> 00:28:03,213
looks like it's been pushed in.

721
00:28:03,315 --> 00:28:05,482
The legs are struggling to move.

722
00:28:05,584 --> 00:28:08,018
And I don't think chomp
is mobile at this point.

723
00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:09,019
Whoo!

724
00:28:09,121 --> 00:28:10,020
Referee: 10--

725
00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:11,689
chris rose: The
countdown has started!

726
00:28:11,791 --> 00:28:12,623
Referee: 8--

727
00:28:12,725 --> 00:28:15,059
chris rose: Chomp,
nowhere to run,

728
00:28:15,161 --> 00:28:20,497
nowhere to hide, except back
to the pits with a second loss.

729
00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:21,532
Chomp is knocked out!

730
00:28:21,634 --> 00:28:22,499
Winner, hijinx!

731
00:28:22,601 --> 00:28:25,936
[cheering]

732
00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:29,406
[dramatic music]

733
00:28:34,947 --> 00:28:37,514
chris rose: Kenny, so frequently
you talk about patience.

734
00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:40,217
That's what orion beach,
the driver of hijinx,

735
00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:41,819
had all night long.

736
00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:43,387
Kenny florian: He's a
very skilled driver.

737
00:28:43,489 --> 00:28:46,490
And I think the way that they
matched up against chomp,

738
00:28:46,592 --> 00:28:49,893
this is a very tough
match-up for that hammer bot.

739
00:28:49,995 --> 00:28:52,463
That horizontal spinner was
able to get to the legs.

740
00:28:52,565 --> 00:28:53,797
They got to the armor first.

741
00:28:53,899 --> 00:28:55,432
They compromised that armor.

742
00:28:55,534 --> 00:28:57,034
Then they were
taking out that leg.

743
00:28:57,136 --> 00:28:59,436
So they were very methodical
in their approach.

744
00:28:59,538 --> 00:29:00,771
Chris rose: Pete,
what did you see?

745
00:29:00,873 --> 00:29:03,140
Pete abrahamson: So hijinx
waiting for that perfect moment

746
00:29:03,242 --> 00:29:05,442
of the hammer strike to
just get underneath it

747
00:29:05,544 --> 00:29:07,044
and kick the legs out.

748
00:29:07,146 --> 00:29:08,412
Kenny florian: And I
think that the armor

749
00:29:08,514 --> 00:29:09,947
that they put on
the top of their bot

750
00:29:10,049 --> 00:29:11,281
really paid off as well, chris.

751
00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:14,118
That was a very smart
adjustment from team hijinx.

752
00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:16,520
Chris rose: And then
once chomp kind of

753
00:29:16,622 --> 00:29:20,791
lost its ability to
utilize its hammerhead,

754
00:29:20,893 --> 00:29:22,860
it was over as well.

755
00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,629
[cheering]

756
00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:27,765
jen herchenroeder--

757
00:29:27,867 --> 00:29:29,066
wow.

758
00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:30,868
Jen, you look like
you're in shock.

759
00:29:30,970 --> 00:29:32,269
Are you?

760
00:29:32,371 --> 00:29:34,404
I'm-- I'm elated.

761
00:29:34,507 --> 00:29:36,406
You never know how
a match is gonna go.

762
00:29:36,509 --> 00:29:39,409
There's just no way to tell
how it's gonna turn out.

763
00:29:39,512 --> 00:29:41,745
We spent a lot of time
getting ready for this fight,

764
00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:44,581
knowing that chomp was
uniquely capable of doing

765
00:29:44,683 --> 00:29:47,217
serious damage to
electronics that we have

766
00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:49,119
stored very near the top armor.

767
00:29:49,221 --> 00:29:51,789
So we took a lot of time
to prepare for this.

768
00:29:51,891 --> 00:29:54,424
And I'm just so happy
it all worked out!

769
00:29:54,527 --> 00:29:57,327
How amazing has this run been?

770
00:29:57,429 --> 00:29:59,229
This has been everything
I could have wanted.

771
00:29:59,331 --> 00:30:02,266
We came with a functioning
robot that looks great.

772
00:30:02,368 --> 00:30:03,734
I have a solid team.

773
00:30:03,836 --> 00:30:04,868
We've done incredible work.

774
00:30:04,970 --> 00:30:06,770
I could not be
more proud of what

775
00:30:06,872 --> 00:30:08,272
we've accomplished already.

776
00:30:08,374 --> 00:30:10,340
And we want to go all the way.

777
00:30:10,442 --> 00:30:11,542
Jen, congratulations.

778
00:30:11,644 --> 00:30:12,743
Go celebrate with your team.

779
00:30:12,845 --> 00:30:13,677
Thank you very much.

780
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:17,147
[cheering]

781
00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:20,617
[dramatic music]

782
00:30:23,189 --> 00:30:25,322
chris rose: So team
hijinx delivers

783
00:30:25,424 --> 00:30:30,093
a clutch performance to end the
qualifiers and improve to 2-1.

784
00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:33,430
Will it be enough to
break into the top 32?

785
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:37,000
For zoe stephenson and
chomp, at 1-2, they may be

786
00:30:37,102 --> 00:30:39,236
left on the outside looking in.

787
00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:41,972
However, you cannot say
enough about this team.

788
00:30:42,074 --> 00:30:44,241
Every season, they
push the boundaries

789
00:30:44,343 --> 00:30:47,644
of this sport with their design
and engineering brilliance.

790
00:30:47,746 --> 00:30:49,546
They are true pioneers.

791
00:30:49,615 --> 00:30:52,149
We can't wait to see
what next year brings.

792
00:30:52,251 --> 00:30:53,517
All right, coming
up, the surprise

793
00:30:53,652 --> 00:30:55,018
storyline of the season.

794
00:30:55,120 --> 00:31:00,257
2019 runner-up witch doctor
find themselves in an 0-2 ditch,

795
00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:02,693
desperately needing a victory
to keep their tournament

796
00:31:02,795 --> 00:31:04,127
hopes alive.

797
00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:04,995
Slammow!

798
00:31:05,097 --> 00:31:06,864
Stands in their way.

799
00:31:06,966 --> 00:31:09,600
That's next on "battlebots!"

800
00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:16,740
[dramatic music]

801
00:31:17,810 --> 00:31:19,576
we are back on "battlebots."

802
00:31:19,678 --> 00:31:22,913
we've witness three do-or-die
fights so far tonight.

803
00:31:23,015 --> 00:31:26,483
And next up, a team trying
to come back from the dead.

804
00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:30,787
Witch doctor steps into the
box with a surging slammow!

805
00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:33,957
Jenny taft caught up with
andrea and mike gellatly

806
00:31:34,059 --> 00:31:36,360
of team witch doctor
to see how they plan

807
00:31:36,462 --> 00:31:38,228
on snapping their cold streak.

808
00:31:39,999 --> 00:31:42,666
[dramatic music]

809
00:31:42,768 --> 00:31:45,769
well andrea, mike, I know that
there were high expectations

810
00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:47,170
coming into this season.

811
00:31:47,273 --> 00:31:48,972
You start off with
a couple losses.

812
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:49,973
Kraken!

813
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:50,774
Yeah!

814
00:31:52,211 --> 00:31:54,845
Just talk me through what
you've done to the bot,

815
00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:56,747
and the changes and
adjustments you've made.

816
00:31:56,849 --> 00:31:58,115
Mike gellatly: This
year, one change

817
00:31:58,217 --> 00:32:01,151
that we made is that we made
the weapon a little bit harder.

818
00:32:01,253 --> 00:32:03,453
So I mean, our biggest
issue the last two fights,

819
00:32:03,555 --> 00:32:06,423
has been our disks
failing each time.

820
00:32:06,525 --> 00:32:09,359
We're scrambling for ideas
on how to resolve the issue.

821
00:32:09,461 --> 00:32:12,963
And you know, a lot of people
are using ar400, ar500 armor.

822
00:32:13,065 --> 00:32:15,032
So the disks our
first two matches,

823
00:32:15,134 --> 00:32:15,999
they've basically exploded.

824
00:32:17,803 --> 00:32:21,038
So what changes were made,
and how did you do it in time?

825
00:32:21,140 --> 00:32:23,273
The ideal situation was
to make new weapon disks

826
00:32:23,375 --> 00:32:24,641
out of a different material.

827
00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:27,244
We had to find the material,
which is very difficult to do.

828
00:32:27,346 --> 00:32:28,979
Mike gellatly: So we
just messaged everybody.

829
00:32:29,081 --> 00:32:32,516
We actually-- we reached out
to al kindle from blacksmith,

830
00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:35,152
who we-- who we fought
last year in the top 16.

831
00:32:35,254 --> 00:32:37,120
And he was able to
source material for us.

832
00:32:37,222 --> 00:32:40,257
And he was able to get us
a dropped piece of ar400

833
00:32:40,359 --> 00:32:41,959
that we were able to
pick up yesterday.

834
00:32:42,061 --> 00:32:44,227
Remind me what you
were using before.

835
00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:46,396
Andrea gellatly: Before, we
were using s7 tool steel.

836
00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:48,565
We're using a material
that's a little bit softer.

837
00:32:48,634 --> 00:32:50,767
So we'll be sharpening
that between every match.

838
00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:53,070
And in order to get the
material the same day,

839
00:32:53,172 --> 00:32:54,371
we couldn't buy
just what we needed.

840
00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:56,340
We had to buy a 600-pound
piece of material.

841
00:32:56,442 --> 00:32:57,407
Jenny taft: What?

842
00:32:57,509 --> 00:32:58,775
Andrea gellatly: We're
driving a minivan.

843
00:32:58,877 --> 00:33:01,278
You can't really put a 600-pound
piece of steel in a minivan.

844
00:33:01,380 --> 00:33:03,714
So we had to actually borrow
a truck from sporkinok.

845
00:33:03,816 --> 00:33:06,216
And by the time we do
all this in la traffic,

846
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:07,584
it's after 5 o'clock.

847
00:33:07,686 --> 00:33:09,653
So there's no waterjet place
that's gonna take us that late.

848
00:33:09,755 --> 00:33:11,054
Jenny taft: Yeah.

849
00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:12,255
Andrea gellatly: But luckily,
we're pitted next to chomp, who

850
00:33:12,358 --> 00:33:13,957
has a waterjet at their shop.

851
00:33:14,059 --> 00:33:15,592
And they were
competing here late,

852
00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:17,427
but they were so nice
to actually take it

853
00:33:17,529 --> 00:33:20,163
back to their shop and
babysit the cutting of disks

854
00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:21,865
until 5 o'clock in the morning.

855
00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:24,835
So I understand
the, "thanks chomp."

856
00:33:24,937 --> 00:33:27,204
this is a really
appropriate gesture.

857
00:33:27,306 --> 00:33:29,139
If you guys go in and
do well, this is not

858
00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:30,574
just a win for witch doctor.

859
00:33:30,676 --> 00:33:33,243
There's a lot of people
involved in getting this win.

860
00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:35,078
Andrea gellatly: But we're
leaving it all on the table

861
00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:36,046
for this match.

862
00:33:36,148 --> 00:33:37,114
I'm not used to
seeing witch doctor

863
00:33:37,216 --> 00:33:38,148
kind of scrambling a bit.

864
00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:39,449
This is different for you guys.

865
00:33:39,551 --> 00:33:40,650
I appreciate the time.

866
00:33:40,753 --> 00:33:41,451
Good luck.

867
00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:42,252
Thank you.

868
00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:43,320
Thanks.

869
00:33:43,422 --> 00:33:44,554
Chris rose: Thanks, jenny.

870
00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:48,191
A fascinating look at witch
doctor's plagued season.

871
00:33:48,293 --> 00:33:49,526
And speak of the devil--

872
00:33:49,628 --> 00:33:52,262
it's time to see how
that new disk will hold.

873
00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:54,664
And remember, if they
don't get a win--

874
00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:56,299
and this is what andrea
and mike told us.

875
00:33:56,402 --> 00:33:58,869
They said, how could we
get put in the round of 32?

876
00:33:58,971 --> 00:34:00,203
We just don't see it happening.

877
00:34:00,305 --> 00:34:02,506
So they have got
to upend slammow!

878
00:34:02,608 --> 00:34:03,740
And craig danby.

879
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:06,843
They're 2-0 with wins
over pain train and war?

880
00:34:06,945 --> 00:34:09,813
Ez!, the latter of
which was not televised.

881
00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:12,249
And kenny, this may
be the biggest fight

882
00:34:12,351 --> 00:34:14,618
of craig danby's entire career.

883
00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:15,819
Kenny florian: I
think it is, chris.

884
00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:18,455
After years of struggling,
craig has finally

885
00:34:18,557 --> 00:34:20,057
put together a couple of wins.

886
00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:22,359
And while slammow! Has had
a relatively weak strength

887
00:34:22,461 --> 00:34:24,494
of schedule, if it
can impress here

888
00:34:24,596 --> 00:34:26,263
against a legend
like witch doctor,

889
00:34:26,365 --> 00:34:28,832
I think the committee will
be hard pressed to leave

890
00:34:28,934 --> 00:34:30,100
them out of the top 32.

891
00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:31,568
A lot riding on this fight.

892
00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:32,369
Faruq.

893
00:34:32,471 --> 00:34:35,205
[dramatic music]

894
00:34:36,508 --> 00:34:39,409
faruq tauheed: In the
blue square, more chilling

895
00:34:39,511 --> 00:34:42,946
than a haunted house, more
deadly than a scorpion,

896
00:34:43,048 --> 00:34:46,950
it's the most lethal
physician since dr. Kevorkian.

897
00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:50,620
Throughout many seasons,
it's showed crazy endurance.

898
00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:53,290
And that's not scary
enough, this doctor

899
00:34:53,392 --> 00:34:55,425
doesn't take your insurance.

900
00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:57,027
It's witch doctor!

901
00:34:57,129 --> 00:35:00,363
[cheering]

902
00:35:00,466 --> 00:35:03,800
[dramatic music]

903
00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:07,838
chris rose: Losses this
season to hydra and kraken.

904
00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:10,173
This team knows it is do-or-die.

905
00:35:11,844 --> 00:35:13,176
Kenny florian: That's
never a good position

906
00:35:13,278 --> 00:35:14,978
to be in because you're
gonna feel the pressure.

907
00:35:15,047 --> 00:35:16,179
You might be a
little more tense.

908
00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:18,548
You might not drive as well.

909
00:35:18,650 --> 00:35:21,351
I'm sure that the team
members at witch doctor

910
00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:23,954
would say this would be a
complete failure if they

911
00:35:24,056 --> 00:35:25,522
weren't able to make the top 32.

912
00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,625
[cheering]

913
00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:31,962
[dramatic music]

914
00:35:32,064 --> 00:35:33,897
[cheering]

915
00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:36,032
faruq tauheed: In
the red square,

916
00:35:36,135 --> 00:35:39,870
this bot slams so hard you'd
think he was hulk hogan.

917
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,139
And the way he
grapples, his matches

918
00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:44,241
should be called by joe rogan.

919
00:35:44,343 --> 00:35:48,245
But whether it's
"battlebots," mma, or wwe,

920
00:35:48,347 --> 00:35:53,950
this bot is about to take down
his opponent live on your tv.

921
00:35:54,052 --> 00:35:55,085
It's slammow!

922
00:35:55,187 --> 00:35:58,421
[cheering]

923
00:35:58,524 --> 00:36:01,892
[dramatic music]

924
00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:03,593
chris rose: And here's slammow!

925
00:36:03,695 --> 00:36:07,097
Captain craig danby walking
with a little swagger.

926
00:36:07,199 --> 00:36:09,866
Do we think the lifter can
grapple a win here, kenny?

927
00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:10,867
Kenny florian: Absolutely.

928
00:36:10,969 --> 00:36:12,702
We've seen how
effective slammow! Can

929
00:36:12,804 --> 00:36:15,672
be in getting a hold of
opposing and dropping

930
00:36:15,774 --> 00:36:17,307
the suplex on them.

931
00:36:17,409 --> 00:36:19,342
Look for them to test
witch doctor's new weapon

932
00:36:19,444 --> 00:36:20,677
early on in the fight.

933
00:36:20,779 --> 00:36:23,146
And if they can find a
way to break it, slammow!

934
00:36:23,248 --> 00:36:25,182
Can go to town with
those grappling arms

935
00:36:25,284 --> 00:36:26,650
and pull off the upset.

936
00:36:26,752 --> 00:36:29,553
This is a huge opportunity
for craig danby here.

937
00:36:29,655 --> 00:36:32,989
[cheering]

938
00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:36,893
we're gonna be a little bit
more conservative than usual

939
00:36:36,962 --> 00:36:38,061
with our weapon disks.

940
00:36:38,163 --> 00:36:40,430
These disks we just
got made overnight.

941
00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:42,699
It's the kind of steel that you
see on bulldozers, the really

942
00:36:42,801 --> 00:36:44,434
heavy construction equipment.

943
00:36:44,536 --> 00:36:46,236
It should be more that
up to the task for this.

944
00:36:46,338 --> 00:36:48,438
But nothing is really
made for "battlebots."

945
00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:50,340
so until we try
it in that arena,

946
00:36:50,442 --> 00:36:51,775
we won't know
what's gonna happen.

947
00:36:51,877 --> 00:36:53,410
We have to show the
selection committee

948
00:36:53,512 --> 00:36:55,312
that they're gonna
see an improved witch

949
00:36:55,414 --> 00:36:56,179
doctor for the tournament.

950
00:36:56,281 --> 00:36:57,647
Our weapon cannot stop working.

951
00:36:57,749 --> 00:37:00,050
These disks cannot
break this match.

952
00:37:00,152 --> 00:37:03,019
So not only do we have to win,
we can't take it to the judges.

953
00:37:03,121 --> 00:37:05,455
We have to make it
decisive and short.

954
00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:09,025
So this time around, we're
using our triple point grabber.

955
00:37:09,127 --> 00:37:11,628
So we've got a long tongue on
the bottom and two hooked claws

956
00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,029
on the top.

957
00:37:13,131 --> 00:37:15,966
The idea is that we're gonna try
to go straight down the middle,

958
00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:19,169
as close to as possible,
and try and get those belts.

959
00:37:19,271 --> 00:37:21,271
So if we can do that, we
should be able to grip

960
00:37:21,373 --> 00:37:25,008
on the chassis and the drum
and get her up in the air,

961
00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:27,344
and then either just
suplex her out of the arena

962
00:37:27,446 --> 00:37:30,947
or just put her onto the
screws, or under a hammer.

963
00:37:31,049 --> 00:37:32,415
We'll just keep
plodding, and keep

964
00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:35,986
hoping and praying that the
robot gods shine on us one more

965
00:37:36,088 --> 00:37:36,786
time.

966
00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:38,888
And we'll see.

967
00:37:40,292 --> 00:37:40,991
We go this.

968
00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:42,492
We got this.

969
00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:43,393
We got this.

970
00:37:43,495 --> 00:37:44,728
We got this.

971
00:37:44,830 --> 00:37:45,962
Robotic voice: Robots, activate.

972
00:37:46,064 --> 00:37:49,165
[cheering]

973
00:37:49,268 --> 00:37:52,569
[dramatic music]

974
00:37:52,671 --> 00:37:55,972
[cheering]

975
00:38:02,981 --> 00:38:05,548
chris rose: Will witch doctor's
new and improved spinner

976
00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:08,051
be enough to save their season?

977
00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:09,319
Or will slammow!

978
00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:12,889
Play spoiler and launch
themselves into the tournament?

979
00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:16,192
Find out next on "battlebots--

980
00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:16,993
fight night."

981
00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:25,101
[cheering]

982
00:38:25,203 --> 00:38:26,936
welcome back to "battlebots."

983
00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:31,041
we've got witch doctor fighting
for their lives and slammow!

984
00:38:31,143 --> 00:38:33,009
Looking to play the
role of spoiler.

985
00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,277
Let's get it on.

986
00:38:34,379 --> 00:38:37,714
[dramatic music]

987
00:38:37,816 --> 00:38:41,151
[cheering]

988
00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:43,286
crowd: Fight!
Fight!

989
00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:44,287
Fight!
Fight!

990
00:38:44,389 --> 00:38:45,255
Fight!
Fight!

991
00:38:45,357 --> 00:38:46,222
Fight!
Fight!

992
00:38:46,325 --> 00:38:47,223
Fight!
Fight!

993
00:38:47,326 --> 00:38:48,191
Fight!
Fight!

994
00:38:48,293 --> 00:38:49,192
Fight!
Fight!

995
00:38:49,294 --> 00:38:50,160
Fight!
Fight!

996
00:38:50,262 --> 00:38:51,161
Fight!
Fight!

997
00:38:51,263 --> 00:38:52,128
Fight!
Fight!

998
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:53,096
Fight!
Fight!

999
00:38:53,198 --> 00:38:54,097
Fight!
Fight!

1000
00:38:54,199 --> 00:38:55,065
Fight!
Fight!

1001
00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:56,066
Fight!

1002
00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:57,567
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

1003
00:38:57,669 --> 00:38:58,368
[impact]

1004
00:38:58,470 --> 00:38:59,736
kenny florian: Whoa!

1005
00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:01,871
Chris rose: And witch doctor
goes right into the claws there

1006
00:39:01,973 --> 00:39:02,972
of slammow!

1007
00:39:03,075 --> 00:39:04,240
Kenny florian: Pretty
good start there

1008
00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:05,775
for slammow! As
it tries to attack

1009
00:39:05,877 --> 00:39:07,310
the flank of witch doctor.

1010
00:39:07,412 --> 00:39:09,879
Chris rose: And starts
pushing witch doctor around.

1011
00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:11,881
Kenny florian: Yeah, that
front wedge of slammow!

1012
00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:13,850
Is working out pretty
well for 'em right now.

1013
00:39:13,952 --> 00:39:17,520
Chris rose: Will that new ar400
disk hold up for witch doctor?

1014
00:39:17,622 --> 00:39:18,855
[impact]

1015
00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:20,690
oh yeah!

1016
00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:23,059
Doing some serious
damage, creating sparks.

1017
00:39:23,161 --> 00:39:25,628
But look at slammow! Quickly
back him into the corner!

1018
00:39:25,731 --> 00:39:26,563
Kenny florian: Oh!

1019
00:39:26,665 --> 00:39:27,897
Chris rose: Oh!

1020
00:39:27,999 --> 00:39:29,933
Witch doctor rips a chunk
off of one of slammow's arms!

1021
00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:32,235
And so far so good
for that new weapon!

1022
00:39:33,739 --> 00:39:35,171
But check out slammow!

1023
00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:37,774
Holding witch doctor
like a boxer now, trying

1024
00:39:37,876 --> 00:39:39,476
to dictate the pace here!

1025
00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:43,446
Mike gellatly, one of the
best drivers in the biz,

1026
00:39:43,548 --> 00:39:46,282
backs up, tries to get
a little bit of a run

1027
00:39:46,385 --> 00:39:49,119
and then spins around
delivering a backside shot.

1028
00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:50,053
But look at slammow!

1029
00:39:50,155 --> 00:39:50,887
On the reversal.

1030
00:39:50,989 --> 00:39:51,755
[impact]

1031
00:39:51,857 --> 00:39:52,956
kenny florian: Whoa!

1032
00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:54,824
Chris rose: Both teams
super aggressive to start

1033
00:39:54,926 --> 00:39:57,060
this do-or-die match.

1034
00:39:57,162 --> 00:39:59,095
Kenny florian: Might have
been a mistake by slammow!

1035
00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:02,265
Dropping its grappling arms
into witch doctor's weapon.

1036
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:04,634
I think they were trying
to test that new disk,

1037
00:40:04,736 --> 00:40:06,169
see if they could
break it, chris.

1038
00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:09,806
But it's held up, and slammow's
arms no longer look functional.

1039
00:40:09,908 --> 00:40:10,607
[impact]

1040
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:12,242
[impact]

1041
00:40:12,344 --> 00:40:13,143
chris rose: Whoa!

1042
00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:14,511
Yeah, that's a big shot!

1043
00:40:14,613 --> 00:40:15,845
Big shot again!

1044
00:40:15,947 --> 00:40:17,013
Kenny florian:
They're taking apart

1045
00:40:17,115 --> 00:40:19,282
that side armor,
exposing the right side

1046
00:40:19,384 --> 00:40:20,417
of the wheels of slammow!

1047
00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:21,217
Right now, chris.

1048
00:40:21,319 --> 00:40:22,152
Chris rose: Yeah.

1049
00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:23,420
And mike gellatly
knows that it--

1050
00:40:23,522 --> 00:40:24,120
kenny florian: Oh!

1051
00:40:24,222 --> 00:40:24,821
There goes some more!

1052
00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:25,488
Chris rose: There it is!

1053
00:40:25,590 --> 00:40:26,423
Yes!

1054
00:40:26,525 --> 00:40:27,490
Chris rose: Now
it starts to come

1055
00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,492
apart like a tuna can a bit.

1056
00:40:29,594 --> 00:40:31,661
Kenny florian: Witch doctor
fighting like their season

1057
00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,997
depends on it, and it does.

1058
00:40:34,099 --> 00:40:36,466
Chris rose: Yeah, craig
danby and slammow's only hope

1059
00:40:36,568 --> 00:40:39,002
here is to try and break
witch doctor's weapon.

1060
00:40:39,104 --> 00:40:40,069
Can they do it?

1061
00:40:40,172 --> 00:40:41,404
[impact]
kenny florian: Oh!

1062
00:40:41,506 --> 00:40:42,539
Chris rose: Nice shot there.

1063
00:40:42,641 --> 00:40:43,339
[impact]

1064
00:40:43,442 --> 00:40:44,441
kenny florian: Uh-oh!

1065
00:40:44,543 --> 00:40:45,608
Chris rose: Now, one
thing that witch doctor

1066
00:40:45,710 --> 00:40:47,844
has gotta be careful
about is sometimes

1067
00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:49,679
this robot does overheat.

1068
00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:51,848
Does it use too much
energy at times?

1069
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:52,649
Kenny florian: Slammow!

1070
00:40:52,751 --> 00:40:53,950
Is struggling, chris!

1071
00:40:54,052 --> 00:40:56,453
Witch doctor lining
up the kill shot!

1072
00:40:56,555 --> 00:40:57,253
Chris rose: Oh!

1073
00:40:57,355 --> 00:40:58,655
Straight into the rails!

1074
00:40:58,757 --> 00:40:59,989
I know that was stupid.

1075
00:41:00,091 --> 00:41:01,191
Kenny florian: Not
the battle box!

1076
00:41:01,293 --> 00:41:02,392
Take it easy.

1077
00:41:02,494 --> 00:41:04,461
Chris rose: And with under
a minute to go, slammow!

1078
00:41:04,563 --> 00:41:07,497
And craig danby only
rotating in a circle.

1079
00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:09,966
Have to show some sort
of controlled movement

1080
00:41:10,068 --> 00:41:13,136
for the fight to continue,
or he's facing a countdown.

1081
00:41:13,205 --> 00:41:13,937
Come on!

1082
00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:16,105
Referee: 10--

1083
00:41:16,208 --> 00:41:17,574
chris rose: Here
comes the countdown.

1084
00:41:17,676 --> 00:41:18,508
8--

1085
00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:19,709
chris rose: Witch
doctor is going

1086
00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:22,679
to chalk up that first
victory of the season

1087
00:41:22,781 --> 00:41:26,115
and keep its dreams for
the round of 32 alive.

1088
00:41:26,218 --> 00:41:26,916
Referee: --1.

1089
00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:29,085
Slammow! Is knocked out!

1090
00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:30,553
Winner, witch doctor!

1091
00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,990
[cheering]

1092
00:41:34,092 --> 00:41:37,460
[dramatic music]

1093
00:41:37,562 --> 00:41:40,897
[cheering]

1094
00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:49,839
chris rose: You
heard it from andrea.

1095
00:41:49,941 --> 00:41:52,375
This is the witch doctor
they've been waiting for.

1096
00:41:52,477 --> 00:41:53,743
Kenny florian: Yeah, absolutely.

1097
00:41:53,845 --> 00:41:57,747
And they took out a very tough
and durable bot in slammow!

1098
00:41:57,849 --> 00:41:59,048
In the process.

1099
00:41:59,150 --> 00:42:01,284
Landed some great hits.

1100
00:42:01,386 --> 00:42:02,385
Slammow!

1101
00:42:02,487 --> 00:42:03,820
Had some great moments
early in the fight.

1102
00:42:03,922 --> 00:42:06,656
They did a great job of
attacking around the sides.

1103
00:42:06,758 --> 00:42:09,626
And I think their biggest
mistake was going weapon

1104
00:42:09,728 --> 00:42:11,728
to weapon with witch doctor.

1105
00:42:11,830 --> 00:42:13,796
I think they were
hoping maybe that they

1106
00:42:13,899 --> 00:42:15,932
had the same kind of weapon,
and that it might break.

1107
00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:17,267
That was not the case.

1108
00:42:17,369 --> 00:42:21,204
They did a great adjustment
in finding this ar400 steel.

1109
00:42:21,306 --> 00:42:23,973
Chris rose: Eventually taking
off so much of slammow!

1110
00:42:24,075 --> 00:42:27,443
That it couldn't do anything
but roll around in circles.

1111
00:42:27,546 --> 00:42:30,914
And that's not good
enough to prevent a ko.

1112
00:42:31,016 --> 00:42:32,448
Kenny florian: And right
here is the final hit

1113
00:42:32,551 --> 00:42:33,683
from witch doctor.

1114
00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:35,285
Kind of teasing slammow!

1115
00:42:35,387 --> 00:42:36,519
Boom!

1116
00:42:36,621 --> 00:42:38,655
Attack from the side,
picking apart those wheels,

1117
00:42:38,757 --> 00:42:41,524
taking off the side armor
first, and, bit by bit,

1118
00:42:41,626 --> 00:42:43,226
winning this fight.

1119
00:42:43,328 --> 00:42:46,129
[cheering]

1120
00:42:46,231 --> 00:42:48,298
chris rose: Andrea,
there you go!

1121
00:42:49,601 --> 00:42:50,833
Yes.

1122
00:42:50,936 --> 00:42:53,937
Did I just hear that you
told your husband, we're back?

1123
00:42:54,039 --> 00:42:54,737
Yeah.

1124
00:42:54,839 --> 00:42:55,872
The witch is back.

1125
00:42:55,974 --> 00:42:57,340
That's the witch doctor
we're used to seeing,

1126
00:42:57,442 --> 00:42:59,909
not what we've seen in
the first two fights.

1127
00:43:00,011 --> 00:43:02,812
Is this more of a
relief than anything else?

1128
00:43:02,914 --> 00:43:03,913
Absolutely.

1129
00:43:04,015 --> 00:43:06,516
I mean, coming off a
finals run last year,

1130
00:43:06,618 --> 00:43:07,750
you know, we
thought we might not

1131
00:43:07,852 --> 00:43:08,851
make the tournament this year.

1132
00:43:08,954 --> 00:43:10,753
I mean, we still might
not make the tournament,

1133
00:43:10,855 --> 00:43:12,522
but at least we have a
chance, I think, with the show

1134
00:43:12,624 --> 00:43:15,858
we put on with hydra and
taking kraken in the distance.

1135
00:43:15,961 --> 00:43:17,126
I mean, it's out
of our hands now,

1136
00:43:17,228 --> 00:43:18,461
but we feel we do what we could.

1137
00:43:18,563 --> 00:43:20,129
And those disks did
not break, which

1138
00:43:20,198 --> 00:43:21,931
is all we were hoping for.

1139
00:43:22,033 --> 00:43:24,934
You know, when you're trying
out a weapon for the first time

1140
00:43:25,036 --> 00:43:27,604
and you're 0-2 at this
point in the season, you

1141
00:43:27,706 --> 00:43:29,806
start to second guess yourself.

1142
00:43:29,908 --> 00:43:32,275
What were you guys
feeling before this fight?

1143
00:43:32,377 --> 00:43:34,444
I definitely feel a lot
of pressure in this fight,

1144
00:43:34,546 --> 00:43:36,679
because, like andrea said, you
know, if we didn't win this,

1145
00:43:36,748 --> 00:43:38,915
there's no way we're
getting into the tournament.

1146
00:43:39,017 --> 00:43:41,050
And andrea, if you
guys are fortunate enough

1147
00:43:41,152 --> 00:43:44,454
to make it into the round of
32, should other bots be scared?

1148
00:43:46,391 --> 00:43:47,724
I think if everybody's
been watching,

1149
00:43:47,826 --> 00:43:49,425
they know exactly
how scared to be.

1150
00:43:49,527 --> 00:43:50,493
Got it.

1151
00:43:50,595 --> 00:43:51,561
Go celebrate with the
rest of your team.

1152
00:43:51,663 --> 00:43:52,495
Good job.

1153
00:43:52,597 --> 00:43:53,529
Congratulations.
- Thank you guys.

1154
00:43:53,632 --> 00:43:54,330
Thank you.

1155
00:43:54,432 --> 00:43:56,966
[cheering]

1156
00:44:00,005 --> 00:44:03,740
chris rose: So andrea gellatly
and a very relieved team witch

1157
00:44:03,842 --> 00:44:05,675
doctor put out a show
for the committee

1158
00:44:05,777 --> 00:44:07,577
just in the nick of time.

1159
00:44:07,679 --> 00:44:11,481
And congrats to craig danby on
the best season of his career.

1160
00:44:11,583 --> 00:44:12,582
Slammow!

1161
00:44:12,684 --> 00:44:14,617
Put up a respectable
showing in this fight.

1162
00:44:14,719 --> 00:44:18,221
And at 2-1, do not count
them out of this tournament

1163
00:44:18,323 --> 00:44:20,323
just yet.

1164
00:44:20,425 --> 00:44:22,759
Coming up, sound the alarm!

1165
00:44:22,861 --> 00:44:25,028
Extinguisher is
determined to snuff

1166
00:44:25,130 --> 00:44:28,598
out the fire-breathing gruff's
chances of making the top 32.

1167
00:44:29,901 --> 00:44:31,434
That's on "battlebots--

1168
00:44:31,536 --> 00:44:33,269
fight night," and it's next.

1169
00:44:33,371 --> 00:44:36,572
[cheering]

1170
00:44:39,110 --> 00:44:40,943
[dramatic music]

1171
00:44:41,046 --> 00:44:42,945
[cheering]

1172
00:44:43,048 --> 00:44:45,248
welcome back to
"battlebots," where

1173
00:44:45,350 --> 00:44:47,850
the fight to make the world
championship tournament

1174
00:44:47,952 --> 00:44:48,951
continues.

1175
00:44:49,054 --> 00:44:52,889
Up next, it's gruff
versus extinguisher.

1176
00:44:52,991 --> 00:44:56,559
Kenny, with a knockout win
over hypershock and a loss

1177
00:44:56,661 --> 00:44:58,628
in a judge's
decision to whiplash,

1178
00:44:58,730 --> 00:45:01,297
gruff enters its final
match of the qualifiers

1179
00:45:01,399 --> 00:45:04,801
with a record of 1-1 but a
solid strength of schedule.

1180
00:45:04,903 --> 00:45:06,202
Kenny florian: That's right.

1181
00:45:06,304 --> 00:45:09,939
Sam mcamis told us he's feeling
confident in that 1-1 record.

1182
00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:13,109
But in my opinion, this
is a big one for gruff.

1183
00:45:13,211 --> 00:45:15,378
With so many teams
in the mix this year,

1184
00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,781
the margins for making the
tournament will be razor thin.

1185
00:45:18,883 --> 00:45:20,917
Luckily, they're the
favorite in this fight.

1186
00:45:21,019 --> 00:45:23,553
I expect them to handle their
business tonight and punch

1187
00:45:23,655 --> 00:45:25,488
their ticket to the tournament.

1188
00:45:25,590 --> 00:45:28,691
Chris rose: They will be
facing 0-2 extinguisher, who

1189
00:45:28,793 --> 00:45:32,195
got knocked out by 11-year-old
tyler nguyen and perfect

1190
00:45:32,297 --> 00:45:35,031
phoenix in its first
fight, then suffered

1191
00:45:35,133 --> 00:45:37,433
the same fate against gigabyte.

1192
00:45:37,535 --> 00:45:40,169
Kenny florian: Yeah, it's been
a tough season for them so far.

1193
00:45:40,271 --> 00:45:42,939
But you know, extinguisher
has the chance

1194
00:45:43,041 --> 00:45:46,709
to play spoiler here against
a high-profile bot in gruff.

1195
00:45:46,811 --> 00:45:50,146
It's a tall order, but even
going the distance with gruff,

1196
00:45:50,248 --> 00:45:52,548
would do wonders for
this team's reputation.

1197
00:45:54,285 --> 00:45:55,651
Faruq, do what you do.

1198
00:45:57,856 --> 00:46:01,224
In the blue square,
from tampa, florida,

1199
00:46:01,326 --> 00:46:03,126
you're gonna get hosed.

1200
00:46:03,228 --> 00:46:04,861
Here comes extinguisher!

1201
00:46:04,963 --> 00:46:07,063
[cheering]

1202
00:46:07,165 --> 00:46:08,498
chris rose:
Extinguisher captained

1203
00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:11,601
my 18-year-old college
freshman john flaacke.

1204
00:46:11,703 --> 00:46:14,704
His parents owned a company
that recycled electronics

1205
00:46:14,806 --> 00:46:15,872
when he was a kid.

1206
00:46:15,974 --> 00:46:18,241
One day, dad brought
home an old robot.

1207
00:46:18,343 --> 00:46:19,876
John took it apart.

1208
00:46:19,978 --> 00:46:21,043
And guess what?

1209
00:46:21,146 --> 00:46:22,111
He was hooked.

1210
00:46:22,213 --> 00:46:23,379
Kenny florian: That's right.

1211
00:46:23,481 --> 00:46:26,482
John built his first heavyweight
robot at the age of 12.

1212
00:46:26,584 --> 00:46:29,552
He's going with extinguisher's
vertical disk configuration

1213
00:46:29,654 --> 00:46:32,889
tonight since it's capable of
inflicting the most damage.

1214
00:46:32,991 --> 00:46:36,125
Makes sense, as he's facing one
of the most well-armored bots

1215
00:46:36,227 --> 00:46:38,294
in the field, gruff.

1216
00:46:38,396 --> 00:46:42,165
In the red square, from
palm harbor, florida,

1217
00:46:42,267 --> 00:46:44,200
it's into the rough stuff.

1218
00:46:44,302 --> 00:46:45,334
It's gruff!

1219
00:46:45,436 --> 00:46:47,937
[cheering]

1220
00:46:48,039 --> 00:46:50,506
chris rose: Gruff trying to
bounce back after it lost

1221
00:46:50,608 --> 00:46:53,009
a decision against whiplash.

1222
00:46:53,111 --> 00:46:57,113
1-1-- this is a huge,
huge fight for them.

1223
00:46:57,215 --> 00:46:58,915
Kenny florian: These
guys are just so durable.

1224
00:46:59,017 --> 00:47:02,652
Their flame throwers
are extremely potent.

1225
00:47:02,754 --> 00:47:04,453
They need this win right here.

1226
00:47:04,556 --> 00:47:06,889
Chris rose: And here's a
nifty little "battlebots"

1227
00:47:06,991 --> 00:47:08,224
fun fact for you.

1228
00:47:08,326 --> 00:47:11,160
Sam mcamis is actually a teacher
in john flaacke's florida

1229
00:47:11,262 --> 00:47:13,696
school district, and has
even tutored some members

1230
00:47:13,798 --> 00:47:14,997
of team extinguisher.

1231
00:47:15,099 --> 00:47:16,532
Kenny florian: Think
he'll assign more homework

1232
00:47:16,634 --> 00:47:17,533
if they beat him tonight?

1233
00:47:17,635 --> 00:47:19,702
[cheering]

1234
00:47:19,804 --> 00:47:21,838
to prepare for tonight's
match-up with gruff,

1235
00:47:21,940 --> 00:47:24,874
we're coating our
electronics with some kevlar

1236
00:47:24,976 --> 00:47:27,844
so that's the flames can't
get into the electronics

1237
00:47:27,946 --> 00:47:29,145
and melt them as much.

1238
00:47:29,247 --> 00:47:31,113
We want to prove that
we're able to actually last

1239
00:47:31,216 --> 00:47:33,482
3 full minutes in a
fight with a robot

1240
00:47:33,585 --> 00:47:35,685
that's not a giant spinner.

1241
00:47:35,787 --> 00:47:38,855
We're running the vertical
spinner with a few wedgelets

1242
00:47:38,957 --> 00:47:40,256
to help us get under them.

1243
00:47:40,358 --> 00:47:42,758
And then we're gonna
try to be a lot

1244
00:47:42,861 --> 00:47:46,262
more aggressive driving-wise,
instead of defensive.

1245
00:47:46,364 --> 00:47:47,997
So we're fighting
extinguisher tonight.

1246
00:47:48,099 --> 00:47:49,632
Our biggest concern
going into this fight

1247
00:47:49,734 --> 00:47:53,669
is just being able to get our
drivetrain problem solved.

1248
00:47:53,771 --> 00:47:55,404
We've got a solution for it.

1249
00:47:55,506 --> 00:47:57,340
I feel like we need
to win this fight

1250
00:47:57,442 --> 00:47:58,674
to guarantee a shot in the 32.

1251
00:47:58,776 --> 00:48:01,477
I feel like, if we win it,
we'll be a pretty good position.

1252
00:48:01,579 --> 00:48:03,346
If we lose it, it's--

1253
00:48:03,448 --> 00:48:04,313
it's gonna be tough.

1254
00:48:04,415 --> 00:48:05,648
We might barely
squeak in, but it's

1255
00:48:05,750 --> 00:48:08,851
hard, with a record of 1-2,
to make it into the top 32.

1256
00:48:08,953 --> 00:48:11,854
[cheering]

1257
00:48:12,857 --> 00:48:14,490
it looks like an anime puppy.

1258
00:48:14,592 --> 00:48:15,291
I know.

1259
00:48:15,393 --> 00:48:16,425
It looks cool.

1260
00:48:16,527 --> 00:48:19,161
That's why I spun the
thing so it was down.

1261
00:48:19,264 --> 00:48:20,229
Robotic voice: Robots, activate.

1262
00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:22,832
[cheering]

1263
00:48:22,934 --> 00:48:24,567
chris rose: Ah, it
looks like extinguisher

1264
00:48:24,669 --> 00:48:28,070
did a little paint job to
its bar in the center, kenny.

1265
00:48:28,172 --> 00:48:29,438
Kenny florian: Yeah,
a little dalmatian--

1266
00:48:29,540 --> 00:48:30,539
the dalmatian colors.

1267
00:48:30,642 --> 00:48:31,874
Very creative.

1268
00:48:31,976 --> 00:48:34,176
But you know what I don't like
about that bot is the fact

1269
00:48:34,279 --> 00:48:35,611
that it looks very high.

1270
00:48:35,713 --> 00:48:38,614
I think gruff's gonna be able to
get underneath that repeatedly,

1271
00:48:38,716 --> 00:48:39,916
chris.

1272
00:48:40,018 --> 00:48:41,517
Chris rose: And as far as
gruff goes, if there's ever

1273
00:48:41,619 --> 00:48:43,853
a bot that truly
lives up to its name,

1274
00:48:43,955 --> 00:48:46,255
it's this creation
by sam mcamis.

1275
00:48:46,357 --> 00:48:49,659
[cheering]

1276
00:48:49,761 --> 00:48:53,062
[dramatic music]

1277
00:48:58,503 --> 00:48:59,769
robotic voice: Blue team ready?

1278
00:48:59,871 --> 00:49:03,306
[cheering]

1279
00:49:09,147 --> 00:49:10,579
red team ready?

1280
00:49:12,183 --> 00:49:15,551
[cheering]

1281
00:49:15,653 --> 00:49:19,021
[dramatic music]

1282
00:49:19,123 --> 00:49:22,158
[cheering]

1283
00:49:23,061 --> 00:49:26,429
[dramatic music]

1284
00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:34,003
crowd: Fight!
Fight!

1285
00:49:34,105 --> 00:49:35,004
Fight!
Fight!

1286
00:49:35,106 --> 00:49:36,005
Fight!
Fight!

1287
00:49:36,107 --> 00:49:36,973
Fight!
Fight!

1288
00:49:37,075 --> 00:49:37,974
Fight!
Fight!

1289
00:49:38,076 --> 00:49:38,975
Fight!
Fight!

1290
00:49:39,077 --> 00:49:39,775
Fight!

1291
00:49:39,877 --> 00:49:40,776
Fight!

1292
00:49:40,878 --> 00:49:43,512
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

1293
00:49:43,614 --> 00:49:45,081
Extinguisher quick on the draw.

1294
00:49:45,183 --> 00:49:46,148
Kenny florian: Oh!

1295
00:49:46,250 --> 00:49:47,717
Chris rose: Nice block
from extinguisher,

1296
00:49:47,819 --> 00:49:49,852
and continues to
walk gruff down!

1297
00:49:49,954 --> 00:49:50,920
[cheering]

1298
00:49:51,022 --> 00:49:53,155
oh, but here comes
gruff on the counter,

1299
00:49:53,257 --> 00:49:55,391
giving the youngster
a taste of that flame

1300
00:49:55,493 --> 00:49:57,660
up close and personal.

1301
00:49:57,762 --> 00:50:00,329
Kenny florian: Gruff got
the low ground there.

1302
00:50:00,431 --> 00:50:01,564
Chris rose: And
here they are again,

1303
00:50:01,666 --> 00:50:03,265
flipping extinguisher
on its head

1304
00:50:03,368 --> 00:50:05,401
and driving them
into the screws!

1305
00:50:05,503 --> 00:50:06,769
That was nice!

1306
00:50:06,871 --> 00:50:08,437
That is a bad spot for them!

1307
00:50:08,539 --> 00:50:09,405
This is the worse one!

1308
00:50:09,507 --> 00:50:10,339
Kenny florian: Uh-oh!

1309
00:50:10,441 --> 00:50:12,274
Chris rose: Oh,
looking to suplex!

1310
00:50:12,377 --> 00:50:13,109
Kenny florian: Oh!

1311
00:50:13,211 --> 00:50:14,276
Could he pull it off?

1312
00:50:14,379 --> 00:50:15,644
Chris rose: Come on!

1313
00:50:15,747 --> 00:50:17,813
Kenny florian: Oh, can't quite
lift him up, though, chris.

1314
00:50:17,915 --> 00:50:19,048
Chris rose: No, can't.

1315
00:50:19,150 --> 00:50:20,416
Kenny florian: Oh, he's
trying to get some momentum

1316
00:50:20,518 --> 00:50:21,817
to try to get that lift going.

1317
00:50:21,919 --> 00:50:22,618
Chris rose: And--

1318
00:50:22,720 --> 00:50:23,919
kenny florian: So close!

1319
00:50:24,022 --> 00:50:25,421
Extinguisher isn't having it!

1320
00:50:25,523 --> 00:50:26,255
Chris rose: Nope!

1321
00:50:26,357 --> 00:50:27,390
Kenny florian: Oh!

1322
00:50:27,492 --> 00:50:28,224
Chris rose: Wow!

1323
00:50:28,326 --> 00:50:29,558
Ok, I'll just toast you instead!

1324
00:50:29,660 --> 00:50:31,060
Oh yeah!

1325
00:50:31,162 --> 00:50:32,194
Kenny florian: Wow!

1326
00:50:32,296 --> 00:50:33,863
Chris rose: That's some
strength right there!

1327
00:50:33,965 --> 00:50:36,232
Can gruff complete the suplex?

1328
00:50:36,334 --> 00:50:37,333
Oh, there he goes!

1329
00:50:37,435 --> 00:50:38,634
Yes!

1330
00:50:38,736 --> 00:50:40,603
That is one of my favorite
moves inside the battle box!

1331
00:50:40,705 --> 00:50:41,404
Whoa!

1332
00:50:41,506 --> 00:50:42,671
Nice!

1333
00:50:42,774 --> 00:50:44,840
Kenny florian: Gruff is
dominating this fight, chris!

1334
00:50:44,942 --> 00:50:48,344
Chris rose: Just delivering
the beating all around the box!

1335
00:50:48,446 --> 00:50:49,979
Kenny florian: That is
just sheer brutality

1336
00:50:50,081 --> 00:50:51,347
there from gruff.

1337
00:50:51,449 --> 00:50:54,550
Sam mcamis determined to keep
the pressure on extinguisher

1338
00:50:54,652 --> 00:50:55,885
here.

1339
00:50:55,987 --> 00:50:58,354
Chris rose: Under
90 ticks to go.

1340
00:50:58,456 --> 00:51:01,223
Gruff well ahead on
points at this stage,

1341
00:51:01,325 --> 00:51:04,226
but not content to sit
back and burn clock.

1342
00:51:04,328 --> 00:51:06,962
Looking to keep that
lifter active, kenny.

1343
00:51:07,065 --> 00:51:08,497
Kenny florian: Yeah, and
that vertical spinner

1344
00:51:08,599 --> 00:51:10,633
on extinguisher looks
to be out of commission.

1345
00:51:10,735 --> 00:51:11,767
Oh!

1346
00:51:11,869 --> 00:51:13,936
And here's gruff with
another blast of flame

1347
00:51:14,038 --> 00:51:14,970
to the face of extinguisher.

1348
00:51:15,073 --> 00:51:17,406
[cheering]

1349
00:51:17,508 --> 00:51:19,909
john flaacke has
to be careful here.

1350
00:51:20,011 --> 00:51:23,479
He's done an admirable job with
extinguisher in this fight.

1351
00:51:23,581 --> 00:51:26,782
The bot is moving better than
we've seen it before, chris.

1352
00:51:26,884 --> 00:51:28,451
Chris rose: No
question about it.

1353
00:51:28,553 --> 00:51:31,053
Gruff goes for the lift, but--
oh, but look at this, kenny!

1354
00:51:31,155 --> 00:51:32,054
- Oh, he's smoking!
- Go!

1355
00:51:32,156 --> 00:51:32,888
Go!

1356
00:51:32,990 --> 00:51:34,190
Kenny florian: Oh my goodness!

1357
00:51:34,292 --> 00:51:37,693
Gruff is smoking, and
I mean really smoking!

1358
00:51:37,795 --> 00:51:39,862
This is bad news for sam mcamis!

1359
00:51:39,964 --> 00:51:42,765
He may have burned
out his motors, chris!

1360
00:51:42,867 --> 00:51:44,967
Chris rose: You have
got to be kidding me!

1361
00:51:45,069 --> 00:51:48,337
After dominating this fight,
gruff now struggling to move!

1362
00:51:49,941 --> 00:51:51,540
Kenny florian: Sam
mcamis just can't believe

1363
00:51:51,642 --> 00:51:53,209
what he's seeing right now.

1364
00:51:53,311 --> 00:51:54,944
What an upset this would be.

1365
00:51:55,046 --> 00:51:56,178
Chris rose: Oh, the
ref is hovering.

1366
00:51:56,280 --> 00:51:58,114
I need to see
controlled movement!

1367
00:51:58,216 --> 00:51:59,548
Kenny florian: If
they can just make it

1368
00:51:59,650 --> 00:52:03,886
to the closing bell, chris, they
are still way ahead on points!

1369
00:52:03,988 --> 00:52:06,122
Extinguisher is
already celebrating!

1370
00:52:06,224 --> 00:52:07,223
Referee: 10--

1371
00:52:07,325 --> 00:52:09,391
chris rose: Oh, but here
comes the countdown!

1372
00:52:09,494 --> 00:52:12,995
And with 15 seconds left,
if gruff can't stop it,

1373
00:52:13,097 --> 00:52:14,430
they're gonna get counted out!

1374
00:52:14,532 --> 00:52:15,698
Referee: 4, 3--

1375
00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:18,501
chris rose: Oh, what a hopeless
feeling for sam mcamis!

1376
00:52:18,603 --> 00:52:19,802
Referee: Knockout!

1377
00:52:19,904 --> 00:52:21,470
[cheering]

1378
00:52:21,572 --> 00:52:22,271
chris rose: Unreal!

1379
00:52:22,373 --> 00:52:23,939
[cheering]

1380
00:52:24,041 --> 00:52:24,740
kenny florian: Wow!

1381
00:52:27,011 --> 00:52:27,710
Wow!

1382
00:52:27,812 --> 00:52:31,013
[dramatic music]

1383
00:52:31,115 --> 00:52:32,648
chris rose: You know,
kenny, things we're working

1384
00:52:32,750 --> 00:52:34,650
really well for gruff early on.

1385
00:52:34,752 --> 00:52:36,352
He seemed to have
this match in control.

1386
00:52:37,488 --> 00:52:38,654
Kenny florian: Definitely.

1387
00:52:38,756 --> 00:52:41,891
You know, he's gotta be
super disappointed right now.

1388
00:52:41,993 --> 00:52:44,927
He had some amazing
moments, both with his fire,

1389
00:52:45,029 --> 00:52:46,729
with his grappler bot.

1390
00:52:46,831 --> 00:52:50,833
Hit a beautiful suplex, was
carrying the extinguisher bot

1391
00:52:50,935 --> 00:52:52,801
all over the battle box.

1392
00:52:52,904 --> 00:52:55,671
But I think he maybe put a
little too much effort into it

1393
00:52:55,773 --> 00:52:57,072
and burnt out his motors.

1394
00:52:57,175 --> 00:52:59,308
Chris rose: And that
is such the key.

1395
00:52:59,410 --> 00:53:00,910
This is a 3-minute fight.

1396
00:53:01,012 --> 00:53:02,411
And how many
builders have told us

1397
00:53:02,513 --> 00:53:04,980
that 3 minutes feels
like 10 minutes when

1398
00:53:05,082 --> 00:53:06,415
you're outside the battle box?

1399
00:53:06,517 --> 00:53:09,185
Because you just don't
know, so much can

1400
00:53:09,287 --> 00:53:11,453
go wrong at any given second.

1401
00:53:11,556 --> 00:53:14,056
Kenny florian: Being
able to pace yourself

1402
00:53:14,158 --> 00:53:15,591
and also manage your aggression.

1403
00:53:15,693 --> 00:53:16,825
I think he was out
there to really

1404
00:53:16,928 --> 00:53:19,461
try to impress the selection
committee with this win.

1405
00:53:19,564 --> 00:53:22,331
And he burnt out his
drivetrain in the process.

1406
00:53:22,433 --> 00:53:25,768
[music playing]

1407
00:53:26,871 --> 00:53:30,239
chris rose: John
flaacke, how surprised

1408
00:53:30,341 --> 00:53:32,675
are you that you
were able to reverse

1409
00:53:32,777 --> 00:53:36,011
the fortune of your robot
midway through that fight?

1410
00:53:36,113 --> 00:53:37,313
It was pretty good.

1411
00:53:37,415 --> 00:53:39,848
We haven't had a lot
of luck this season,

1412
00:53:39,951 --> 00:53:43,219
and some of the stuff that we've
been doing during our downtime

1413
00:53:43,321 --> 00:53:44,453
is kind of paying off.

1414
00:53:45,890 --> 00:53:48,090
Were you a lot more
satisfied with how

1415
00:53:48,192 --> 00:53:50,059
extinguisher was driving?

1416
00:53:50,161 --> 00:53:51,060
Yeah.

1417
00:53:51,162 --> 00:53:52,828
It really liked driving
with the spinner

1418
00:53:52,930 --> 00:53:54,029
on it instead of the hammer.

1419
00:53:54,131 --> 00:53:56,131
I think the weight was
making it a little bit

1420
00:53:56,234 --> 00:53:59,034
easier to control
with the differences

1421
00:53:59,136 --> 00:54:01,070
in where the weight was.

1422
00:54:01,172 --> 00:54:02,371
John, congratulations.

1423
00:54:02,473 --> 00:54:04,573
Is that the most
frightening firefighter

1424
00:54:04,675 --> 00:54:06,542
you've ever seen over your
left shoulder, by the way?

1425
00:54:07,912 --> 00:54:09,345
No, that's just my dad.

1426
00:54:09,447 --> 00:54:10,679
He's like our mascot.

1427
00:54:10,781 --> 00:54:12,314
Yeah, he is kind
of the team mascot.

1428
00:54:12,416 --> 00:54:14,116
Well, go celebrate
with the team mascot.

1429
00:54:14,218 --> 00:54:15,718
You got your first
win of the season.

1430
00:54:15,820 --> 00:54:16,652
Good job.

1431
00:54:16,754 --> 00:54:17,453
Thank you.

1432
00:54:17,555 --> 00:54:20,623
[cheering]

1433
00:54:21,726 --> 00:54:23,459
chris rose: So
extinguisher ends it's

1434
00:54:23,561 --> 00:54:27,663
2020 campaign on a high note
with by far and away the best

1435
00:54:27,765 --> 00:54:29,498
performance of its career.

1436
00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,935
And for team gruff, an
absolutely disastrous end

1437
00:54:33,037 --> 00:54:36,105
to the qualifying rounds,
losing to a winless bot

1438
00:54:36,207 --> 00:54:39,208
and perhaps jeopardizing
their hopes of making

1439
00:54:39,310 --> 00:54:41,710
it into the tournament.

1440
00:54:41,812 --> 00:54:45,814
Coming up, two
students, one master.

1441
00:54:45,916 --> 00:54:48,717
Perfect phoenix
and atom#94 square

1442
00:54:48,819 --> 00:54:50,919
off in the battle
of ray billings

1443
00:54:51,022 --> 00:54:52,855
disciples on "battlebots--

1444
00:54:52,957 --> 00:54:54,456
fight night," and it's next.

1445
00:54:54,558 --> 00:54:57,860
[cheering]

1446
00:55:00,631 --> 00:55:02,931
[dramatic music]

1447
00:55:04,001 --> 00:55:05,934
welcome back to "battlebots."

1448
00:55:06,037 --> 00:55:09,672
we are just one fight away
from tonight's main event.

1449
00:55:09,774 --> 00:55:14,476
But up next, a battle from
a galaxy far, far away--

1450
00:55:14,578 --> 00:55:17,146
or in this case, los angeles.

1451
00:55:17,248 --> 00:55:20,316
We've got two disciples
of the sith lord himself,

1452
00:55:20,418 --> 00:55:24,019
ray billings, battling
for supremacy, as perfect

1453
00:55:24,121 --> 00:55:27,456
phoenix clashes with atom#94.

1454
00:55:27,558 --> 00:55:29,358
Let's start with the youngling.

1455
00:55:30,795 --> 00:55:34,396
Perfect phoenix is captained
by 11-year-old tyler nguyen.

1456
00:55:34,498 --> 00:55:37,700
His mom, julie johnson,
is dating ray billings.

1457
00:55:37,802 --> 00:55:40,235
So ray acts as a
mentor to tyler.

1458
00:55:40,338 --> 00:55:41,737
Is he really 11?

1459
00:55:41,839 --> 00:55:43,305
I want to check his license.

1460
00:55:43,407 --> 00:55:44,640
He's uber smart.

1461
00:55:44,742 --> 00:55:45,574
Kenny florian: Yeah.

1462
00:55:45,676 --> 00:55:47,843
Tyler could read
by the age of two.

1463
00:55:47,945 --> 00:55:50,646
He's been tinkering with
robots since the age of six.

1464
00:55:50,748 --> 00:55:53,349
And in his debut season
here on "battlebots,"

1465
00:55:53,451 --> 00:55:55,217
the kid isn't just
happy to be here.

1466
00:55:55,319 --> 00:55:57,586
He wants to make the top 32.

1467
00:55:57,688 --> 00:55:59,621
Chris rose: Well,
standing in his way is

1468
00:55:59,724 --> 00:56:03,525
yash deshmukh and
atom#94, who also counts

1469
00:56:03,627 --> 00:56:05,461
ray billings as a mentor.

1470
00:56:05,563 --> 00:56:08,263
Ray helped guide yash
through the early stages

1471
00:56:08,366 --> 00:56:09,631
of building his bot.

1472
00:56:09,734 --> 00:56:12,534
Kenny florian: Yeah, atom#94
is a dual vertical disk spinner

1473
00:56:12,636 --> 00:56:15,871
capable of reaching 5,600 rpm.

1474
00:56:15,973 --> 00:56:18,240
It's dangerous, but
yash has struggled

1475
00:56:18,342 --> 00:56:20,743
with reliability issues
in his rookie season.

1476
00:56:20,845 --> 00:56:23,846
He has one more chance to
impress his mentor, ray, who

1477
00:56:23,948 --> 00:56:25,347
will be in attendance tonight.

1478
00:56:25,449 --> 00:56:27,082
Let's see if he can get it done.

1479
00:56:27,184 --> 00:56:28,584
Faruq, do your thing.

1480
00:56:28,686 --> 00:56:30,986
[cheering]

1481
00:56:31,088 --> 00:56:35,557
in the blue square, from
herndon, virginia, put 'em up,

1482
00:56:35,659 --> 00:56:37,626
here comes killy the kid.

1483
00:56:37,728 --> 00:56:40,095
It's perfect phoenix.

1484
00:56:40,197 --> 00:56:42,398
[cheering]

1485
00:56:42,500 --> 00:56:44,433
chris rose: And here
come the little dudes.

1486
00:56:44,535 --> 00:56:46,869
Tyler nguyen, perfect phoenix--

1487
00:56:46,971 --> 00:56:50,439
they sit at 1-1 with
a ko of extinguisher,

1488
00:56:50,541 --> 00:56:52,207
also a loss to skorpios.

1489
00:56:52,309 --> 00:56:55,177
And make no mistake about
it, kenny, they are fighting

1490
00:56:55,279 --> 00:56:56,378
for their tournament lives.

1491
00:56:56,480 --> 00:56:57,646
Kenny florian: No doubt.

1492
00:56:57,748 --> 00:57:00,449
But hey, with extinguisher
just having beaten gruff,

1493
00:57:00,551 --> 00:57:03,452
tyler's strength of schedule
is suddenly on the rise.

1494
00:57:03,554 --> 00:57:05,754
But perfect phoenix
has very little

1495
00:57:05,856 --> 00:57:07,356
room for error in this match.

1496
00:57:07,458 --> 00:57:09,491
They need a knockout
of atom#94 here

1497
00:57:09,593 --> 00:57:11,827
to make a case for the top 32.

1498
00:57:11,929 --> 00:57:16,165
In the red square, from
india by way of canada,

1499
00:57:16,267 --> 00:57:19,000
it puts the bomb in bombay.

1500
00:57:19,069 --> 00:57:20,702
It's atom#94!

1501
00:57:23,574 --> 00:57:27,910
Chris rose: There is yash
deshmukh from calgary, alberta.

1502
00:57:28,012 --> 00:57:33,248
Atom#94 is 0-2 with losses
to big dill and tantrum.

1503
00:57:33,350 --> 00:57:36,452
It has not been the best of
debuts for this squad, kenny.

1504
00:57:36,554 --> 00:57:37,619
Kenny florian: It hasn't.

1505
00:57:37,721 --> 00:57:40,122
But yash has a real
opportunity in this match

1506
00:57:40,224 --> 00:57:42,424
to right the ship,
impress his mentor,

1507
00:57:42,526 --> 00:57:46,562
and play spoiler to perfect
phoenix all at the same time.

1508
00:57:46,664 --> 00:57:49,631
And top 32 or not, getting
your first "battlebots" win

1509
00:57:49,733 --> 00:57:52,534
is a huge motivation
for any builder.

1510
00:57:52,636 --> 00:57:54,436
This is the major
leagues, folks.

1511
00:57:54,538 --> 00:57:56,972
All of these teams want
to continue to prove

1512
00:57:57,074 --> 00:57:58,340
they deserve to be here.

1513
00:57:58,442 --> 00:58:01,877
[cheering]

1514
00:58:03,948 --> 00:58:07,249
so tonight, I'm
fighting against atom#94.

1515
00:58:07,351 --> 00:58:09,218
And I'm feeling pretty--

1516
00:58:09,320 --> 00:58:10,452
I'm feeling pretty
good about it.

1517
00:58:10,554 --> 00:58:12,621
My bot has the speed advantage.

1518
00:58:12,723 --> 00:58:16,492
So I think I might get into a
good position around atom#94.

1519
00:58:16,594 --> 00:58:19,194
We're fighting quite a--
a pretty big spinner here.

1520
00:58:19,296 --> 00:58:21,196
So the red bar is made
of s7 steel, which

1521
00:58:21,298 --> 00:58:24,533
runs the risk of snapping every
time you hit the other bot,

1522
00:58:24,635 --> 00:58:26,502
especially a spinner like atom.

1523
00:58:26,604 --> 00:58:29,638
So I chose the blue bar for
better, like, absorption.

1524
00:58:29,740 --> 00:58:33,842
And it'll dish out comparable
power to the red bar.

1525
00:58:33,944 --> 00:58:36,011
The first floor
strategy from my side

1526
00:58:36,113 --> 00:58:38,847
is to remove his spinner
because I have that heavy weight

1527
00:58:38,949 --> 00:58:40,215
moving in front of my bot.

1528
00:58:40,317 --> 00:58:43,585
And that could probably help
me a lot in breaking the blade

1529
00:58:43,687 --> 00:58:45,020
or most probably
taking the blade off.

1530
00:58:45,122 --> 00:58:47,189
So that would be my first point.

1531
00:58:47,291 --> 00:58:49,791
And apart from there,
like, maneuvering my bot

1532
00:58:49,894 --> 00:58:53,762
into the arena so, like, I
won't be exposed to any damage

1533
00:58:53,864 --> 00:58:55,397
from the back side of
my bot and my wheels.

1534
00:58:55,499 --> 00:58:57,933
So that would be my
strategy for this match.

1535
00:58:58,035 --> 00:59:00,569
And taking it to be at a
ray billings-built bot,

1536
00:59:00,671 --> 00:59:03,605
that makes a lot importance
for me to win this match.

1537
00:59:03,707 --> 00:59:06,742
So this match is, like, just
win, just win, just win.

1538
00:59:06,844 --> 00:59:08,710
There's nothing like
lose and [inaudible]..

1539
00:59:08,812 --> 00:59:10,045
[cheering]

1540
00:59:10,147 --> 00:59:11,513
robotic voice: Robots, activate.

1541
00:59:11,615 --> 00:59:14,983
[cheering]

1542
00:59:15,085 --> 00:59:18,420
[dramatic music]

1543
00:59:22,459 --> 00:59:25,794
[cheering]

1544
00:59:31,802 --> 00:59:35,437
chris rose: Yash
deshmukh, tyler nguyen--

1545
00:59:35,539 --> 00:59:37,906
the battle of ray
billings disciples.

1546
00:59:38,008 --> 00:59:39,975
There can only be one winner.

1547
00:59:40,077 --> 00:59:40,909
Crowd: Fight!
Fight!

1548
00:59:41,011 --> 00:59:41,843
Fight!
Fight!

1549
00:59:41,946 --> 00:59:42,811
Fight!
Fight!

1550
00:59:42,913 --> 00:59:43,745
Fight!
Fight!

1551
00:59:43,847 --> 00:59:44,546
Fight!

1552
00:59:44,648 --> 00:59:45,347
Fight!

1553
00:59:47,017 --> 00:59:50,018
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

1554
00:59:50,120 --> 00:59:53,989
Both teams going with the black
and blue color scheme here.

1555
00:59:54,091 --> 00:59:55,691
Perfect phoenix
up to full speed.

1556
00:59:55,793 --> 00:59:56,491
And now--

1557
00:59:56,594 --> 00:59:57,426
kenny florian: Oh!

1558
00:59:57,528 --> 00:59:58,894
Chris rose: Oh,
what a collision!

1559
00:59:58,996 --> 01:00:00,429
Kenny florian: Uh-oh,
there's a bot part.

1560
01:00:00,531 --> 01:00:01,830
I think it came off--
[impact]

1561
01:00:01,932 --> 01:00:02,698
chris rose: Whoa!

1562
01:00:02,800 --> 01:00:03,632
Collision!

1563
01:00:03,734 --> 01:00:04,433
Whoa!

1564
01:00:04,535 --> 01:00:05,934
Get away from me, please!

1565
01:00:06,036 --> 01:00:08,570
Kenny, you should have
caught it like a foul ball.

1566
01:00:08,672 --> 01:00:09,838
Kenny florian: Look
at the vertical

1567
01:00:09,940 --> 01:00:11,807
disk spinner for atom#94.

1568
01:00:11,909 --> 01:00:13,909
That is completely compromised.

1569
01:00:14,011 --> 01:00:15,644
Chris rose: It is
not working at all.

1570
01:00:15,746 --> 01:00:18,413
And perfect phoenix's
blade is still working.

1571
01:00:18,515 --> 01:00:19,314
And look at the little guy!

1572
01:00:19,416 --> 01:00:21,183
He's still on the attack!

1573
01:00:21,285 --> 01:00:24,186
Kenny florian: Little fireworks
display right in front of us.

1574
01:00:24,288 --> 01:00:25,087
[impact]

1575
01:00:25,189 --> 01:00:26,054
chris rose: Oh!

1576
01:00:26,156 --> 01:00:28,023
Atom#94 just sticks
its grill right

1577
01:00:28,125 --> 01:00:31,593
in the face of perfect phoenix
and takes a shot at the schnoz!

1578
01:00:31,695 --> 01:00:33,362
Kenny florian: And without
its primary weapon,

1579
01:00:33,464 --> 01:00:36,365
atom#94 is in a tough spot now.

1580
01:00:36,467 --> 01:00:38,433
They're gonna have to
stay aggressive and try

1581
01:00:38,535 --> 01:00:41,236
and break perfect phoenix's
weapon, see if they

1582
01:00:41,338 --> 01:00:42,237
can even the score here.

1583
01:00:43,774 --> 01:00:44,640
[impact]

1584
01:00:44,742 --> 01:00:46,008
chris rose: Oh!

1585
01:00:46,110 --> 01:00:47,909
But perfect phoenix showing
no signs of letting up, kenny.

1586
01:00:48,012 --> 01:00:50,445
You think tyler should
throttle down here and maybe

1587
01:00:50,547 --> 01:00:52,347
run a little bit of a clock?

1588
01:00:52,449 --> 01:00:53,749
Kenny florian: He's
an 11-year-old looking

1589
01:00:53,851 --> 01:00:55,384
to make a statement, chris!

1590
01:00:56,987 --> 01:00:57,886
Chris rose: Oh jeez!

1591
01:00:57,988 --> 01:00:59,521
This is what we're
talking about!

1592
01:00:59,623 --> 01:01:02,157
Perfect phoenix is
now starting to smoke.

1593
01:01:02,259 --> 01:01:04,526
The weapon is not
working at all.

1594
01:01:04,628 --> 01:01:06,561
Atom#94 is ecstatic.

1595
01:01:06,664 --> 01:01:09,898
But here's perfect phoenix
right back on the attack.

1596
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,033
Kenny florian: Yep,
he transitioned

1597
01:01:11,135 --> 01:01:12,200
right into a wedge bot.

1598
01:01:12,302 --> 01:01:14,002
Didn't really take
any time to go right

1599
01:01:14,104 --> 01:01:15,504
back on the offensive, chris.

1600
01:01:15,606 --> 01:01:17,939
Chris rose: Now the question is,
how long can either these bots

1601
01:01:18,042 --> 01:01:18,907
make it?

1602
01:01:19,009 --> 01:01:20,008
Can they make it
another 90 seconds?

1603
01:01:20,110 --> 01:01:20,809
There you go.

1604
01:01:20,911 --> 01:01:22,444
There you go.

1605
01:01:22,546 --> 01:01:24,646
Kenny florian: Well, we are a
little bit more than halfway

1606
01:01:24,748 --> 01:01:25,681
there.

1607
01:01:25,783 --> 01:01:26,915
And you can see all
the damage to that

1608
01:01:27,017 --> 01:01:28,884
primary weapon of atom#94.

1609
01:01:28,986 --> 01:01:31,987
That's not gonna look
good to the judges.

1610
01:01:32,089 --> 01:01:34,489
Chris rose: And remember,
in that all-important damage

1611
01:01:34,591 --> 01:01:37,526
category, things are heavily
weighted toward damage

1612
01:01:37,628 --> 01:01:39,928
done by an active weapon.

1613
01:01:40,030 --> 01:01:42,164
We saw plenty from
perfect phoenix,

1614
01:01:42,266 --> 01:01:44,966
very little to none by atom#94.

1615
01:01:45,069 --> 01:01:47,903
Kenny florian: Tyler
staying nice and calm,

1616
01:01:48,005 --> 01:01:51,673
trying to continue
attacking the sides.

1617
01:01:51,775 --> 01:01:54,342
Atom#94 having some
control issues here.

1618
01:01:54,445 --> 01:01:56,778
But yash deshmukh
has done a good job

1619
01:01:56,880 --> 01:01:58,647
of staying square to tyler.

1620
01:01:58,749 --> 01:02:01,616
Chris rose: And now the bots
locking horns in the center

1621
01:02:01,719 --> 01:02:03,351
of the battle box.

1622
01:02:03,454 --> 01:02:04,686
Kenny florian: Both
these guys need

1623
01:02:04,788 --> 01:02:07,122
to be careful with this shoving
match, this pushing match.

1624
01:02:07,224 --> 01:02:08,824
They don't want to
burn out their motors.

1625
01:02:08,926 --> 01:02:09,624
45 seconds more!

1626
01:02:09,693 --> 01:02:10,959
45 seconds more!

1627
01:02:11,061 --> 01:02:13,929
Chris rose: That maybe atom#94's
best hope, to try and stop

1628
01:02:14,031 --> 01:02:15,697
perfect phoenix's drivetrain.

1629
01:02:15,799 --> 01:02:16,765
Kenny florian: Uh-oh.

1630
01:02:16,867 --> 01:02:19,101
Nice attack there
from perfect phoenix!

1631
01:02:19,203 --> 01:02:21,670
Chris rose: Nice work taking
him into to the rails.

1632
01:02:21,772 --> 01:02:24,172
Kenny florian: Perfect phoenix
with great control there!

1633
01:02:24,274 --> 01:02:26,374
Chris rose: 11-year-old
tyler nguyen--

1634
01:02:26,477 --> 01:02:30,112
you gotta think maybe he's 25
seconds from a second victory

1635
01:02:30,180 --> 01:02:33,115
this season, maybe a
berth in the round of 32.

1636
01:02:34,418 --> 01:02:37,652
An unbelievable
story-- the youngest

1637
01:02:37,755 --> 01:02:40,188
captain this season
in "battlebots."

1638
01:02:40,290 --> 01:02:43,692
meanwhile, can atom#94 make
a final push here and give

1639
01:02:43,794 --> 01:02:46,294
the judges something
to think about as we

1640
01:02:46,396 --> 01:02:48,230
approach the closing bell?

1641
01:02:48,332 --> 01:02:49,531
Kenny florian: Oh!

1642
01:02:49,633 --> 01:02:52,300
And there's perfect phoenix
starting to smoke, chris!

1643
01:02:52,402 --> 01:02:53,535
Chris rose: How about that?

1644
01:02:53,637 --> 01:02:57,105
The horn sounds just in
time for young tyler nguyen!

1645
01:02:57,207 --> 01:02:57,906
Unbelievable!

1646
01:02:58,008 --> 01:03:01,243
[cheering]

1647
01:03:01,345 --> 01:03:04,613
[dramatic music]

1648
01:03:06,650 --> 01:03:08,116
I don't know who
they'll give this to.

1649
01:03:08,218 --> 01:03:10,285
[dramatic music]

1650
01:03:10,387 --> 01:03:12,721
chris rose: Kenny, both
students of ray billings.

1651
01:03:12,823 --> 01:03:16,658
These teams came out looking for
action, just like their mentor.

1652
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:17,759
Kenny florian:
Yeah, they weren't

1653
01:03:17,861 --> 01:03:19,294
afraid to go weapon to weapon.

1654
01:03:19,396 --> 01:03:21,797
Here's atom#94
with a monster shot

1655
01:03:21,899 --> 01:03:23,131
towards the start of the fight.

1656
01:03:23,233 --> 01:03:24,232
Look out, chris!

1657
01:03:24,334 --> 01:03:26,401
I have no idea how
perfect phoenix

1658
01:03:26,503 --> 01:03:28,003
landed right side up there.

1659
01:03:28,105 --> 01:03:30,472
Chris rose: But
atom#94 destroyed its

1660
01:03:30,574 --> 01:03:33,608
primary weapon in that
exchange, and perfect

1661
01:03:33,710 --> 01:03:35,210
phoenix didn't let up.

1662
01:03:35,312 --> 01:03:36,278
Kenny florian: That's right.

1663
01:03:36,380 --> 01:03:39,114
And may have let atom#94
back in this fight

1664
01:03:39,216 --> 01:03:41,783
by failing to pace
themselves and breaking

1665
01:03:41,885 --> 01:03:43,385
their weapon in the process.

1666
01:03:43,487 --> 01:03:46,221
From there on out, we had a
pushing match on our hands.

1667
01:03:46,323 --> 01:03:47,622
Chris rose: So how do
you think the judges

1668
01:03:47,724 --> 01:03:49,191
are gonna break this down?

1669
01:03:49,293 --> 01:03:50,759
Kenny florian: Well, both
bots were aggressive.

1670
01:03:50,861 --> 01:03:53,295
Perfect phoenix had some
great control moments.

1671
01:03:53,397 --> 01:03:56,665
Check them out throwing atom#94
into the side of the box.

1672
01:03:56,767 --> 01:03:58,667
I think tyler did more damage.

1673
01:03:58,769 --> 01:04:00,635
But a very interesting
moment here

1674
01:04:00,737 --> 01:04:04,005
at the closing bell, as perfect
phoenix started smoking.

1675
01:04:04,107 --> 01:04:06,107
You never want to leave
that type of image

1676
01:04:06,210 --> 01:04:08,877
with the judges as
the last impression.

1677
01:04:08,979 --> 01:04:10,912
Chris rose: Let's go to
faruq with the decision.

1678
01:04:11,014 --> 01:04:12,714
[cheering]

1679
01:04:12,816 --> 01:04:14,950
the results from
the judges are in.

1680
01:04:15,052 --> 01:04:18,220
[dramatic music]

1681
01:04:20,757 --> 01:04:30,332
the winner by unanimous
decision is perfect phoenix!

1682
01:04:30,434 --> 01:04:33,768
[cheering]

1683
01:04:33,871 --> 01:04:34,970
yes!

1684
01:04:35,072 --> 01:04:35,737
Yes!

1685
01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:39,207
[cheering]

1686
01:04:39,309 --> 01:04:42,677
[music playing]

1687
01:04:42,779 --> 01:04:43,645
great job, guys!

1688
01:04:45,249 --> 01:04:48,650
Tyler nguyen, what's
that little celebratory

1689
01:04:48,752 --> 01:04:50,819
dance you're doing, man?

1690
01:04:50,921 --> 01:04:53,955
Well, it was 'cause
a 2-1 record is

1691
01:04:54,057 --> 01:04:55,891
a really good record
for the-- that might

1692
01:04:55,993 --> 01:04:57,993
get me into the round of 32.

1693
01:04:58,095 --> 01:05:01,396
So tyler, let's look
overall at your résumé.

1694
01:05:01,498 --> 01:05:02,998
You're 2-1.

1695
01:05:03,100 --> 01:05:05,600
Your one loss is to skorpios.

1696
01:05:05,702 --> 01:05:09,404
Your overall record is
better than tombstone's.

1697
01:05:09,506 --> 01:05:10,805
Isn't that good?

1698
01:05:10,908 --> 01:05:12,173
That's definitely really good.

1699
01:05:12,276 --> 01:05:12,974
Yeah, yeah, definitely.

1700
01:05:13,076 --> 01:05:13,842
Let's go.

1701
01:05:13,944 --> 01:05:14,943
Let's go.

1702
01:05:15,045 --> 01:05:17,579
Yeah, that's really
good because our record

1703
01:05:17,681 --> 01:05:21,049
will be higher than ray's record
going into the round of 32.

1704
01:05:21,151 --> 01:05:22,484
Are you gonna let
him know about it?

1705
01:05:23,887 --> 01:05:26,187
Well, it looks
like he already kind

1706
01:05:26,290 --> 01:05:27,255
of knows about it right now.

1707
01:05:27,357 --> 01:05:28,356
Yeah.

1708
01:05:28,458 --> 01:05:30,625
Listen, you've done
an amazing job so far.

1709
01:05:30,727 --> 01:05:32,727
Hopefully, we'll see
you in the round of 32.

1710
01:05:32,829 --> 01:05:34,095
Why don't you and
sawyer leave us

1711
01:05:34,197 --> 01:05:36,731
once again with that celebratory
dance on the way out, ok?

1712
01:05:36,833 --> 01:05:38,867
Let's-- yeah, yeah.

1713
01:05:38,969 --> 01:05:40,535
Yeah, that's good, bro.

1714
01:05:40,637 --> 01:05:41,836
All right, rock it!

1715
01:05:41,939 --> 01:05:43,204
Good job, tyler nguyen.

1716
01:05:43,307 --> 01:05:44,639
Everybody's proud of you.

1717
01:05:44,741 --> 01:05:45,440
Yeah.

1718
01:05:45,542 --> 01:05:48,376
[cheering]

1719
01:05:48,478 --> 01:05:51,046
so tyler nguyen
continues to impress,

1720
01:05:51,148 --> 01:05:54,716
and quite possibly punches
his ticket to the tournament.

1721
01:05:54,818 --> 01:05:56,251
Nobody's gonna want
to face that kid.

1722
01:05:57,754 --> 01:06:00,388
All right, kenny,
the 2020 season

1723
01:06:00,490 --> 01:06:02,424
has been one of the
most action-packed

1724
01:06:02,526 --> 01:06:04,326
in the history of "battlebots."

1725
01:06:04,428 --> 01:06:07,896
in the end, 59 teams
made it into the arena

1726
01:06:07,998 --> 01:06:09,965
to compete under
the bright lights.

1727
01:06:10,067 --> 01:06:13,368
And as always, we didn't have
time to show you everything.

1728
01:06:13,470 --> 01:06:15,437
So here are some
highlights from a match

1729
01:06:15,539 --> 01:06:17,472
with tournament
implications that

1730
01:06:17,574 --> 01:06:19,007
didn't make it to your screen.

1731
01:06:19,109 --> 01:06:22,010
[dramatic music]

1732
01:06:23,146 --> 01:06:25,380
after an epic win
over huge in a fight

1733
01:06:25,482 --> 01:06:28,350
that immediately flipped
itself into a classic--

1734
01:06:28,452 --> 01:06:29,150
wow!

1735
01:06:29,252 --> 01:06:30,552
Kenny florian: Whoa!

1736
01:06:30,654 --> 01:06:33,054
Chris rose: --Ricky willems and
mammoth ran into some adversity

1737
01:06:33,156 --> 01:06:34,689
against hypershock.

1738
01:06:34,791 --> 01:06:35,623
[impact]

1739
01:06:35,726 --> 01:06:37,459
kenny florian: Oh, he's dead!

1740
01:06:37,561 --> 01:06:39,561
Chris rose: But in an
untelevised match-up

1741
01:06:39,663 --> 01:06:42,030
versus the struggling
rookie deadlift,

1742
01:06:42,132 --> 01:06:45,133
mammoth was expected
to right the ship.

1743
01:06:45,235 --> 01:06:47,502
Let the bot battle begin!

1744
01:06:47,604 --> 01:06:48,903
And they came out swinging!

1745
01:06:50,407 --> 01:06:51,973
Kenny florian: There's a
little punt from mammoth.

1746
01:06:52,075 --> 01:06:53,375
Get out of here, deadlift!

1747
01:06:53,477 --> 01:06:55,844
Chris rose: But after
losing their primary weapon

1748
01:06:55,946 --> 01:06:57,278
halfway through the match--

1749
01:06:57,381 --> 01:06:59,014
kenny florian: Uh-oh,
there goes that chain.

1750
01:06:59,116 --> 01:07:00,949
Chris rose: --They were
forced to improvise

1751
01:07:01,051 --> 01:07:02,817
in order to save their season.

1752
01:07:02,919 --> 01:07:04,452
Kenny florian: It's now
gonna be a pushing fight.

1753
01:07:04,554 --> 01:07:05,720
Chris rose: Yeah,
and that is not

1754
01:07:05,822 --> 01:07:07,455
what mammoth is built to be.

1755
01:07:07,557 --> 01:07:10,158
Kenny florian: Mammoth doing
a good job pushing him around.

1756
01:07:10,260 --> 01:07:11,693
Chris rose: And
after a shoving match

1757
01:07:11,795 --> 01:07:13,828
that lasted until
the closing bell--

1758
01:07:13,930 --> 01:07:14,629
[buzzer sounds]

1759
01:07:14,731 --> 01:07:15,430
whoo!

1760
01:07:15,532 --> 01:07:16,664
Best we could do!

1761
01:07:16,767 --> 01:07:17,999
Chris rose: --Mammoth's
fate was left

1762
01:07:18,101 --> 01:07:20,135
in the hands of the judges.

1763
01:07:20,237 --> 01:07:22,003
The winner, mammoth!

1764
01:07:23,507 --> 01:07:26,274
Chris rose: And although they
finished the season at 2-1,

1765
01:07:26,376 --> 01:07:29,411
mammoth is still left
wondering whether their chances

1766
01:07:29,513 --> 01:07:32,614
of making the tournament
have gone extinct.

1767
01:07:32,716 --> 01:07:35,650
[dramatic music]

1768
01:07:37,687 --> 01:07:40,789
thank you to all of the builders
who made the trip during a year

1769
01:07:40,891 --> 01:07:43,992
where just getting here
was an achievement itself.

1770
01:07:44,094 --> 01:07:46,828
This has truly been a
season like no other.

1771
01:07:46,930 --> 01:07:49,764
We cannot wait to see
what next year brings.

1772
01:07:49,866 --> 01:07:51,766
[dramatic music]

1773
01:07:51,868 --> 01:07:55,103
coming up, it's the big
one, our main event--

1774
01:07:55,205 --> 01:07:58,673
copperhead versus black dragon.

1775
01:07:58,775 --> 01:08:02,210
Two undefeated teams on the
hunt for a perfect season and

1776
01:08:02,312 --> 01:08:04,145
a high seed in the tournament.

1777
01:08:04,247 --> 01:08:06,514
That is next on "battlebots--

1778
01:08:06,616 --> 01:08:07,515
fight night."

1779
01:08:07,617 --> 01:08:09,517
[cheering]

1780
01:08:11,788 --> 01:08:13,154
[dramatic music]

1781
01:08:14,791 --> 01:08:16,958
welcome back to "battlebots."

1782
01:08:17,060 --> 01:08:20,128
after a night chock full
of high stakes action,

1783
01:08:20,230 --> 01:08:22,797
it is time for the main
event of the evening,

1784
01:08:22,899 --> 01:08:24,966
copperhead versus black dragon.

1785
01:08:26,336 --> 01:08:29,304
Two undefeated bots
targeting a high seed

1786
01:08:29,406 --> 01:08:30,839
in this year's tournament.

1787
01:08:30,974 --> 01:08:32,807
These teams have some history.

1788
01:08:32,909 --> 01:08:35,009
They're looking to
make history this year

1789
01:08:35,078 --> 01:08:37,512
with a run at the giant nut.

1790
01:08:37,614 --> 01:08:38,313
Take a look.

1791
01:08:38,415 --> 01:08:39,881
[dramatic music]

1792
01:08:39,983 --> 01:08:40,849
kenny florian: Oh!

1793
01:08:40,951 --> 01:08:42,317
In the fight
against claw viper,

1794
01:08:42,419 --> 01:08:45,253
we managed to hit them
again and again and again.

1795
01:08:45,355 --> 01:08:47,822
Chris rose: Claw viper's
got some serious problems.

1796
01:08:47,924 --> 01:08:49,190
Kenny florian: Oh, ho, ho!

1797
01:08:49,292 --> 01:08:51,693
And eventually,
we knocked out.

1798
01:08:51,795 --> 01:08:54,729
Chris rose: Congratulations,
as you improve to 2-0.

1799
01:08:54,831 --> 01:08:55,763
By brazil!

1800
01:08:55,866 --> 01:08:58,199
We've had two knockouts.

1801
01:08:58,301 --> 01:08:59,134
Kenny florian: Whoa!

1802
01:08:59,236 --> 01:09:00,935
Chris rose: That
was a massive hit!

1803
01:09:01,037 --> 01:09:02,504
The shell is off of gigabyte!

1804
01:09:02,606 --> 01:09:05,273
Just completely
tore apart gigabyte.

1805
01:09:05,375 --> 01:09:07,709
[cheering]

1806
01:09:07,811 --> 01:09:08,510
p1--

1807
01:09:08,612 --> 01:09:09,310
chris rose: Whoa!

1808
01:09:09,412 --> 01:09:10,478
Kenny florian: Oh!

1809
01:09:10,580 --> 01:09:12,714
--Shattered every single
bolt on their wedge.

1810
01:09:12,816 --> 01:09:14,015
Kenny florian: Is
there another bot out

1811
01:09:14,117 --> 01:09:15,283
there that you'd like to face?

1812
01:09:15,385 --> 01:09:16,117
You know what?

1813
01:09:16,219 --> 01:09:16,918
Black dragon.

1814
01:09:17,020 --> 01:09:19,087
[cheering]

1815
01:09:19,189 --> 01:09:20,255
we go way back.

1816
01:09:20,357 --> 01:09:21,322
So you're calling him out?

1817
01:09:21,424 --> 01:09:22,724
You would like the
schedule makers

1818
01:09:22,826 --> 01:09:24,092
to put that one on the docket?

1819
01:09:24,227 --> 01:09:25,760
Yeah, let's-- let's
put black dragon in.

1820
01:09:27,264 --> 01:09:31,666
We have met multiple times in
the past at smaller events,

1821
01:09:31,768 --> 01:09:33,801
and it's always a
really close fight.

1822
01:09:33,904 --> 01:09:35,403
[dramatic music]

1823
01:09:35,505 --> 01:09:37,605
in this fight
against copperhead,

1824
01:09:37,707 --> 01:09:39,274
we want to use our speed.

1825
01:09:39,376 --> 01:09:41,342
[dramatic music]

1826
01:09:41,444 --> 01:09:44,012
we think that we are
faster than copperhead,

1827
01:09:44,114 --> 01:09:49,150
so we can go around and try to
knock him in the right spots.

1828
01:09:49,252 --> 01:09:49,951
Chris rose: Oh!

1829
01:09:50,053 --> 01:09:51,586
Nice shot by black dragon!

1830
01:09:51,688 --> 01:09:52,754
I know their strategy.

1831
01:09:52,856 --> 01:09:56,324
They like to get really
fancy with the driving,

1832
01:09:56,426 --> 01:09:58,092
get around to the side.

1833
01:09:58,195 --> 01:09:59,827
So I'm not gonna give
'em that opportunity.

1834
01:09:59,930 --> 01:10:02,830
I'm just gonna stay trained
on him, pointed, get the drum

1835
01:10:02,933 --> 01:10:05,200
spun up, and make a big impact.

1836
01:10:05,302 --> 01:10:06,668
[dramatic music]

1837
01:10:06,770 --> 01:10:08,169
chris rose: Whoa!

1838
01:10:08,271 --> 01:10:09,637
Yes!

1839
01:10:09,739 --> 01:10:10,638
Faruq tauheed: Black dragon!

1840
01:10:12,209 --> 01:10:14,108
In this fight
against copperhead,

1841
01:10:14,211 --> 01:10:17,045
we are using the egg beater
because it's the strongest

1842
01:10:17,147 --> 01:10:18,746
weapon that we have.

1843
01:10:18,848 --> 01:10:21,382
Egg beater is good
against huge weapons.

1844
01:10:21,518 --> 01:10:22,717
We don't want our
weapon to break.

1845
01:10:22,819 --> 01:10:24,819
We don't want to
lose our weapons.

1846
01:10:24,921 --> 01:10:26,287
Faruq tauheed: Copperhead!

1847
01:10:26,389 --> 01:10:27,655
Zach groff: It's
gonna be a slugfest.

1848
01:10:27,757 --> 01:10:30,358
Someone's probably gonna have
to be doing a lot of repairs

1849
01:10:30,460 --> 01:10:31,559
after it.

1850
01:10:31,661 --> 01:10:33,995
And if we end up pulling
off a great match, I mean,

1851
01:10:34,097 --> 01:10:36,364
people are gonna be throwing
some mad respect at copperhead.

1852
01:10:36,466 --> 01:10:39,033
I think we'll be a pretty
high seeded in the tournament.

1853
01:10:39,135 --> 01:10:42,170
If we win this fight, no one
should take us for granted.

1854
01:10:42,272 --> 01:10:43,504
Robotic voice: Robots, activate.

1855
01:10:43,607 --> 01:10:45,373
I want to dig in
deep and get a big

1856
01:10:45,475 --> 01:10:47,175
old juicy bite of
the other robot

1857
01:10:47,277 --> 01:10:48,710
and toss 'em through the air.

1858
01:10:48,812 --> 01:10:50,712
Black dragon wants
the giant nut this year.

1859
01:10:50,814 --> 01:10:52,146
We want to go to the title.

1860
01:10:53,817 --> 01:10:55,883
Chris rose: Copperhead
and black dragon

1861
01:10:55,986 --> 01:10:59,420
hunting that oh-so-important
high seed, something that

1862
01:10:59,522 --> 01:11:03,191
is vital to any team looking to
make a run at the "battlebots"

1863
01:11:03,293 --> 01:11:05,026
world championship title.

1864
01:11:06,563 --> 01:11:07,295
Let's check it out.

1865
01:11:07,397 --> 01:11:08,096
Faruq.

1866
01:11:08,198 --> 01:11:10,331
[cheering]

1867
01:11:10,433 --> 01:11:12,233
ladies and gentlemen--

1868
01:11:12,335 --> 01:11:15,169
[cheering]

1869
01:11:15,272 --> 01:11:17,639
--it's robot fighting time!

1870
01:11:17,741 --> 01:11:21,042
[cheering]

1871
01:11:21,144 --> 01:11:24,479
[dramatic music]

1872
01:11:26,049 --> 01:11:31,085
in the blue square,
get ready to cobra die.

1873
01:11:31,187 --> 01:11:33,921
It's the killer snake
from the rockies, yo.

1874
01:11:34,024 --> 01:11:37,659
It'll karate chop you
like early ralph macchio.

1875
01:11:37,761 --> 01:11:38,993
Hi-ya!

1876
01:11:39,095 --> 01:11:40,161
You're dead.

1877
01:11:40,263 --> 01:11:41,329
It's copperhead!

1878
01:11:41,431 --> 01:11:44,632
[cheering]

1879
01:11:44,701 --> 01:11:46,067
[dramatic music]

1880
01:11:46,169 --> 01:11:49,203
chris rose: Knockout wins
over gigabyte and p1.

1881
01:11:49,306 --> 01:11:52,640
And that drum spinner
is flat out nasty.

1882
01:11:52,742 --> 01:11:54,475
Kenny florian: Yeah, it really
sounds like a jet engine

1883
01:11:54,577 --> 01:11:55,810
when it fires up.

1884
01:11:55,912 --> 01:11:59,314
And I love the boldness in
his call out of black dragon.

1885
01:11:59,416 --> 01:12:02,183
Chris rose: Is black dragon a
good opponent for copperhead?

1886
01:12:02,285 --> 01:12:03,151
Kenny florian: You know what?

1887
01:12:03,253 --> 01:12:04,485
It's tricky.

1888
01:12:04,587 --> 01:12:07,822
I think that black dragon has
faced minotaur many times.

1889
01:12:07,924 --> 01:12:09,857
They know that bot
inside and out.

1890
01:12:09,959 --> 01:12:12,760
And copperhead is a very
similar bot to minotaur.

1891
01:12:12,862 --> 01:12:15,063
[dramatic music]

1892
01:12:15,165 --> 01:12:16,998
[cheering]

1893
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:20,568
faruq tauheed: In the red
square, I am bragging,

1894
01:12:20,670 --> 01:12:25,540
I know my dragons from martin
to tolkien and bilbo baggins.

1895
01:12:25,642 --> 01:12:29,077
From dragon to mushu,
you can come ask me.

1896
01:12:29,179 --> 01:12:32,447
I got a phd in dragonology.

1897
01:12:32,582 --> 01:12:35,650
Now adding another to
the dragon hall of fame,

1898
01:12:35,752 --> 01:12:37,919
it's the robot black dragon.

1899
01:12:38,021 --> 01:12:39,620
Remember his name.

1900
01:12:39,723 --> 01:12:42,523
It's black dragon!

1901
01:12:42,625 --> 01:12:45,927
[cheering]

1902
01:12:46,029 --> 01:12:47,862
[dramatic music]

1903
01:12:47,964 --> 01:12:50,264
chris rose: Won a judge's
decision over kraken.

1904
01:12:50,367 --> 01:12:53,534
Also knocked out claw
viper to get here.

1905
01:12:53,636 --> 01:12:55,002
And for the first
time this season,

1906
01:12:55,105 --> 01:12:58,172
kenny, the egg beater
has made an appearance.

1907
01:12:58,274 --> 01:12:59,140
[cheering]

1908
01:12:59,242 --> 01:13:00,341
kenny florian: That's right.

1909
01:13:00,443 --> 01:13:03,211
They've broken out their
trademark egg beater drum

1910
01:13:03,313 --> 01:13:05,179
for this one, the
same weapon that

1911
01:13:05,281 --> 01:13:09,350
was vital in their huge upset
over minotaur last season.

1912
01:13:09,452 --> 01:13:11,252
Copperhead's weapon
is, by comparison,

1913
01:13:11,354 --> 01:13:12,954
very similar to minotaur's.

1914
01:13:13,056 --> 01:13:16,591
It's a proven strategy that's
worked well for them already.

1915
01:13:16,693 --> 01:13:19,961
[cheering]

1916
01:13:26,770 --> 01:13:28,636
chris rose: Let's bring
in our bot whisperer.

1917
01:13:28,738 --> 01:13:31,739
Pete, is there any drawback
to running a high velocity

1918
01:13:31,841 --> 01:13:33,708
weapon like copperhead has?

1919
01:13:33,810 --> 01:13:35,376
We'll, watch in this fight.

1920
01:13:35,478 --> 01:13:37,578
When you're gonna see
that weapon fully spun up

1921
01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:39,280
and copperhead goes
to make a turn,

1922
01:13:39,382 --> 01:13:41,215
you're gonna see a lot
of gyroscopic forces

1923
01:13:41,317 --> 01:13:44,419
that are gonna pick copperhead
up on one wheel-- on an edge.

1924
01:13:44,521 --> 01:13:48,556
And they could use it as a move
to attack downward, like you'll

1925
01:13:48,658 --> 01:13:50,324
see with daniel and minotaur.

1926
01:13:50,460 --> 01:13:53,461
But black dragon could also
take advantage of that moment

1927
01:13:53,563 --> 01:13:55,163
while they're up to
get to the underside.

1928
01:13:55,265 --> 01:13:57,932
[cheering]

1929
01:13:58,835 --> 01:14:00,067
robotic voice: Robots, activate.

1930
01:14:00,170 --> 01:14:03,571
[cheering]

1931
01:14:03,673 --> 01:14:07,074
chris rose: It is two
undefeated beasts trying to move

1932
01:14:07,177 --> 01:14:09,243
to the top of the food chain.

1933
01:14:09,345 --> 01:14:12,180
Copperhead, black
dragon-- who will

1934
01:14:12,282 --> 01:14:14,215
complete the perfect season?

1935
01:14:14,317 --> 01:14:17,685
[dramatic music]

1936
01:14:18,788 --> 01:14:21,055
find out next on "battlebots."

1937
01:14:21,157 --> 01:14:24,392
[dramatic music]

1938
01:14:27,130 --> 01:14:28,529
whoa!

1939
01:14:28,631 --> 01:14:30,731
Biggest hit in the
match by shatter!

1940
01:14:30,834 --> 01:14:32,533
Adam wrigley: Everything
worked pretty much exactly

1941
01:14:32,635 --> 01:14:33,668
as it's supposed to work.

1942
01:14:33,770 --> 01:14:35,937
This right here is
the ablative armor,

1943
01:14:36,039 --> 01:14:40,174
the black uhmw polyethylene
piece behind all the triangles.

1944
01:14:40,276 --> 01:14:42,443
So this fight, we ran without
'em so there's no confusion

1945
01:14:42,545 --> 01:14:43,644
about what's happening.

1946
01:14:43,746 --> 01:14:45,646
I don't want people saying
there's damage happening

1947
01:14:45,748 --> 01:14:46,848
that's just decorative.

1948
01:14:46,950 --> 01:14:49,116
You can see there's a
lot of gouges in this.

1949
01:14:49,219 --> 01:14:50,952
That's what's
supposed to happen.

1950
01:14:51,054 --> 01:14:53,054
So when the shrederator
hits other robots,

1951
01:14:53,156 --> 01:14:56,123
like axe backwards, he sends
them flying across the arena

1952
01:14:56,226 --> 01:14:57,558
and breaks pieces off.

1953
01:14:57,660 --> 01:15:00,661
When he hits this plastic, we
still go a little bit flying,

1954
01:15:00,763 --> 01:15:03,164
but instead he's
tearing and slicing it.

1955
01:15:03,266 --> 01:15:05,533
This drastically
reduces the g forces

1956
01:15:05,635 --> 01:15:06,934
that we see in our robot.

1957
01:15:07,036 --> 01:15:09,203
Chris rose: Shrederator--
he's got him pinned!

1958
01:15:09,305 --> 01:15:11,873
Kenny florian: Shot
after shot for shatter!

1959
01:15:11,975 --> 01:15:13,207
Adam wrigley: I
think we're starting

1960
01:15:13,309 --> 01:15:15,443
to prove to other people that
we're a top team to beat.

1961
01:15:15,512 --> 01:15:16,644
I think we're in a great spot.

1962
01:15:16,746 --> 01:15:18,312
I don't know who's
gonna take us out.

1963
01:15:18,414 --> 01:15:21,282
In every fight, our
strategy has worked to plan.

1964
01:15:21,384 --> 01:15:23,351
We've just gotta make sure we
have the right strategy going

1965
01:15:23,453 --> 01:15:24,151
into the fight.

1966
01:15:24,254 --> 01:15:26,053
[dramatic music]

1967
01:15:28,725 --> 01:15:29,690
[robotic sound effects]

1968
01:15:29,792 --> 01:15:30,992
[dramatic music]

1969
01:15:31,094 --> 01:15:32,560
chris rose: Welcome back
to "battlebots," where

1970
01:15:32,662 --> 01:15:35,830
the final main event of this
year's qualifying rounds

1971
01:15:35,932 --> 01:15:37,865
is about to begin.

1972
01:15:37,934 --> 01:15:41,168
It is copperhead
versus black dragon.

1973
01:15:41,271 --> 01:15:46,040
Two undefeated teams, only
one can stay that way.

1974
01:15:49,546 --> 01:15:51,646
Robotic voice: Blue team ready?

1975
01:15:51,781 --> 01:15:55,016
[cheering]

1976
01:15:57,787 --> 01:15:59,387
red team ready?

1977
01:16:01,824 --> 01:16:05,192
[cheering]

1978
01:16:05,295 --> 01:16:08,663
[dramatic music]

1979
01:16:12,235 --> 01:16:15,603
[cheering]

1980
01:16:23,646 --> 01:16:24,745
let's do it.

1981
01:16:24,847 --> 01:16:25,746
Crowd: Fight!
Fight!

1982
01:16:25,848 --> 01:16:26,714
Fight!
Fight!

1983
01:16:26,816 --> 01:16:27,715
Fight!
Fight!

1984
01:16:27,817 --> 01:16:28,716
Fight!
Fight!

1985
01:16:28,818 --> 01:16:29,717
Fight!
Fight!

1986
01:16:29,819 --> 01:16:30,718
Fight!
Fight!

1987
01:16:30,820 --> 01:16:31,686
Fight!
Fight!

1988
01:16:31,788 --> 01:16:32,687
Fight!
Fight!

1989
01:16:32,789 --> 01:16:33,688
Fight!
Fight!

1990
01:16:33,790 --> 01:16:34,989
Fight!
Fight!

1991
01:16:35,091 --> 01:16:36,023
Fight!

1992
01:16:36,125 --> 01:16:38,659
Chris rose: Let the
bot battle begin!

1993
01:16:38,761 --> 01:16:39,894
Kenny florian: Uh-oh!

1994
01:16:39,996 --> 01:16:41,696
Chris rose: Copperhead's
either stuck or playing coy

1995
01:16:41,798 --> 01:16:43,698
and takes a shot
right in the kisser.

1996
01:16:43,800 --> 01:16:47,201
And the mini copperhead just
got its snake head decapitated!

1997
01:16:47,303 --> 01:16:49,637
But it looks like
copperhead go the wake

1998
01:16:49,739 --> 01:16:53,207
up call it needed, going to work
on the sides of black dragon!

1999
01:16:53,309 --> 01:16:54,108
[impact]

2000
01:16:54,210 --> 01:16:55,042
whoa!

2001
01:16:55,144 --> 01:16:55,977
Kenny florian: Oh!

2002
01:16:56,079 --> 01:16:57,812
Big shots by copperhead!

2003
01:16:57,914 --> 01:16:59,146
Chris rose: Take
that, black dragon!

2004
01:16:59,248 --> 01:17:02,116
Threw it right into
the driver's window.

2005
01:17:02,218 --> 01:17:02,917
Kenny florian: Whoa!

2006
01:17:03,019 --> 01:17:04,685
Chris rose: Holy smokes!

2007
01:17:04,787 --> 01:17:07,254
Black dragon inverted
it in that exchange.

2008
01:17:07,357 --> 01:17:09,724
They're driving upside down now,
and they're gonna have to find

2009
01:17:09,826 --> 01:17:11,392
a way to get back over here.

2010
01:17:11,494 --> 01:17:12,760
[impact]

2011
01:17:12,862 --> 01:17:13,661
[impact]

2012
01:17:13,730 --> 01:17:14,595
oh!

2013
01:17:14,697 --> 01:17:15,830
Kenny florian: I
saw a belt come off!

2014
01:17:15,932 --> 01:17:17,932
I believe that's off
of black dragon, chris!

2015
01:17:18,034 --> 01:17:19,100
That's not good!

2016
01:17:19,202 --> 01:17:21,268
You see the primary weapon
starting to slow down?

2017
01:17:21,371 --> 01:17:22,803
Not the case for copperhead!

2018
01:17:22,905 --> 01:17:24,438
He's just getting started!

2019
01:17:24,540 --> 01:17:26,741
Chris rose: That is a
game-changer, folks!

2020
01:17:26,843 --> 01:17:29,844
That egg beater weapon is
toast, and the brazilians

2021
01:17:29,946 --> 01:17:31,078
are behind the eight ball.

2022
01:17:31,180 --> 01:17:32,046
[impact]

2023
01:17:32,148 --> 01:17:32,980
oh!

2024
01:17:33,082 --> 01:17:34,348
Kenny florian: Oh
man, copperhead

2025
01:17:34,450 --> 01:17:36,017
just destroying black dragon--

2026
01:17:36,119 --> 01:17:37,018
chris rose: Wow!

2027
01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:38,386
Kenny florian:
--From the bottom up.

2028
01:17:38,488 --> 01:17:40,721
Chris rose: But there is no
quick from the brazilian squad!

2029
01:17:40,823 --> 01:17:42,623
They are right back into it!

2030
01:17:42,725 --> 01:17:43,557
And--

2031
01:17:43,660 --> 01:17:44,625
kenny florian: Oh!

2032
01:17:44,727 --> 01:17:46,460
Chris rose: Sending
him into the screws!

2033
01:17:46,529 --> 01:17:47,828
Bring it!

2034
01:17:47,930 --> 01:17:48,829
Whoo!

2035
01:17:48,931 --> 01:17:50,498
Chris rose: Black
dragon is chopped!

2036
01:17:50,600 --> 01:17:51,265
Kenny florian: Oh!

2037
01:17:51,367 --> 01:17:52,233
Chris rose: Oh!

2038
01:17:52,335 --> 01:17:53,968
Copperhead flips
black dragon again!

2039
01:17:54,070 --> 01:17:56,337
But here they come, and
they are hungry for more!

2040
01:17:56,439 --> 01:17:57,738
[impact]

2041
01:17:58,741 --> 01:17:59,674
kenny florian: Whew!

2042
01:17:59,776 --> 01:18:01,876
Black dragon just
throwing themselves

2043
01:18:01,978 --> 01:18:04,412
face first into
copperhead's weapon, chris!

2044
01:18:04,514 --> 01:18:07,114
Feels like they're determined
to try and break it

2045
01:18:07,216 --> 01:18:09,250
and get back into this fight!

2046
01:18:09,352 --> 01:18:11,585
Chris rose: We are 90
seconds into this match,

2047
01:18:11,688 --> 01:18:13,888
and it looks like black
dragon's aggression

2048
01:18:13,990 --> 01:18:15,856
may be starting to pay off.

2049
01:18:15,958 --> 01:18:18,492
Copperhead having
some drive issues now.

2050
01:18:18,594 --> 01:18:19,326
[impact]

2051
01:18:19,429 --> 01:18:20,628
kenny florian: Whoa!

2052
01:18:20,730 --> 01:18:22,663
Chris rose: A shower of
sparks inside the battle

2053
01:18:22,765 --> 01:18:26,267
box, as black dragon's starting
to smell a comeback now!

2054
01:18:26,369 --> 01:18:30,204
Smothering copperhead in the
back half of this main event!

2055
01:18:30,306 --> 01:18:31,605
Wow!

2056
01:18:31,708 --> 01:18:33,507
Kenny florian: Copperhead
looks hurt here, chris!

2057
01:18:33,609 --> 01:18:35,710
Not sure if they've
lost that drum spinner

2058
01:18:35,812 --> 01:18:37,912
or if they powered it down.

2059
01:18:38,014 --> 01:18:40,014
The bot is still moving, though.

2060
01:18:40,116 --> 01:18:41,982
Chris rose: Yeah, but it's
not moving well, kenny.

2061
01:18:42,085 --> 01:18:43,017
Kenny florian: No, it isn't.

2062
01:18:43,119 --> 01:18:44,919
Chris rose: The
drum is back firing,

2063
01:18:45,021 --> 01:18:47,755
but it is having
major drive issues.

2064
01:18:47,857 --> 01:18:50,057
Can the brazilians
complete the comeback

2065
01:18:50,159 --> 01:18:52,693
and stop copperhead for good?

2066
01:18:52,795 --> 01:18:54,595
45 seconds left.

2067
01:18:54,697 --> 01:18:55,796
Oh!

2068
01:18:55,898 --> 01:18:59,200
The kill saws get to the
underbelly of copperhead!

2069
01:18:59,302 --> 01:19:00,801
Kenny florian: What
a move by gabriel

2070
01:19:00,903 --> 01:19:04,538
teles, pushing copperhead
into the kill saws like that!

2071
01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:06,006
Are you kidding me?

2072
01:19:06,109 --> 01:19:08,776
Chris rose: Both bots seem
to be moving ok, kenny.

2073
01:19:08,878 --> 01:19:11,178
But they both look exhausted.

2074
01:19:11,280 --> 01:19:13,581
Kenny florian: This has
been an absolute war.

2075
01:19:13,683 --> 01:19:15,816
It's a shame someone
has to lose this fight.

2076
01:19:17,253 --> 01:19:19,320
Chris rose: Unbelievable
as this fight

2077
01:19:19,422 --> 01:19:23,524
between copperhead and black
dragon goes the distance!

2078
01:19:23,626 --> 01:19:24,592
Oh so impressive!

2079
01:19:24,660 --> 01:19:25,459
[buzzer sounds]

2080
01:19:25,561 --> 01:19:27,895
[cheering]

2081
01:19:27,997 --> 01:19:28,863
kenny florian: Wow!

2082
01:19:28,965 --> 01:19:29,864
What a fight!

2083
01:19:29,966 --> 01:19:32,733
[dramatic music]

2084
01:19:32,835 --> 01:19:33,734
that was tough!

2085
01:19:33,836 --> 01:19:37,138
[cheering]

2086
01:19:37,240 --> 01:19:39,740
chris rose: Kenny, early
on, copperhead seemed

2087
01:19:39,842 --> 01:19:40,908
to do whatever it wanted.

2088
01:19:41,010 --> 01:19:42,009
Kenny florian:
Yeah, it was doing

2089
01:19:42,111 --> 01:19:44,311
a great job of
continually getting

2090
01:19:44,413 --> 01:19:45,913
underneath black dragon.

2091
01:19:46,015 --> 01:19:48,415
Copperhead landing
some beautiful shots.

2092
01:19:48,518 --> 01:19:49,617
And there it is.

2093
01:19:49,719 --> 01:19:51,752
There are the belts coming
off that primary weapon

2094
01:19:51,854 --> 01:19:53,454
of black dragon.

2095
01:19:53,556 --> 01:19:55,489
Chris rose: There's been less
that has killed other bots,

2096
01:19:55,591 --> 01:19:56,657
though.

2097
01:19:56,759 --> 01:19:58,559
The fact that black
dragon was still working,

2098
01:19:58,661 --> 01:19:59,994
kenny, nothing
short of remarkable.

2099
01:20:00,096 --> 01:20:01,428
Kenny florian: Yeah,
couldn't agree more.

2100
01:20:01,531 --> 01:20:03,397
Black dragon is as
tough as they come.

2101
01:20:03,499 --> 01:20:04,465
Chris rose: Wow!

2102
01:20:04,567 --> 01:20:05,900
Kenny florian: The egg
beater was disabled,

2103
01:20:06,002 --> 01:20:10,571
but it kept going nose to nose
with copperhead repeatedly.

2104
01:20:10,673 --> 01:20:13,107
They made a big time
comeback in this fight.

2105
01:20:13,209 --> 01:20:16,377
Slowed copperhead down and
almost took out their weapon.

2106
01:20:16,479 --> 01:20:18,646
If they had done that, they
would have given the judges

2107
01:20:18,748 --> 01:20:20,614
some serious food for thought.

2108
01:20:20,716 --> 01:20:22,149
Chris rose: So what do
you think, the decision

2109
01:20:22,251 --> 01:20:23,517
goes to copperhead?

2110
01:20:23,619 --> 01:20:25,820
Kenny florian: I just don't
see how black dragon overcomes

2111
01:20:25,922 --> 01:20:27,454
the loss of their weapon.

2112
01:20:27,557 --> 01:20:30,958
But as we've seen,
anything could happen.

2113
01:20:31,060 --> 01:20:33,027
Chris rose: Off to faruq,
who's got the decision.

2114
01:20:33,129 --> 01:20:35,329
[cheering]

2115
01:20:35,431 --> 01:20:37,731
the results from
the judges are in.

2116
01:20:37,834 --> 01:20:41,168
[tense music]

2117
01:20:41,270 --> 01:20:44,104
the winter by
unanimous decision is--

2118
01:20:48,644 --> 01:20:49,343
copperhead!

2119
01:20:49,445 --> 01:20:52,780
[cheering]

2120
01:20:52,882 --> 01:20:56,183
[music playing]

2121
01:20:59,222 --> 01:21:00,154
chris rose: Zach goff.

2122
01:21:02,225 --> 01:21:03,591
Hey zach, over here, man.

2123
01:21:03,693 --> 01:21:05,359
Thank you.

2124
01:21:05,461 --> 01:21:07,294
How does 3-0 taste?

2125
01:21:07,396 --> 01:21:08,829
Oh, it's so delicious.

2126
01:21:08,931 --> 01:21:11,265
It just fills me with joy.

2127
01:21:12,635 --> 01:21:14,168
How pleased are you
with copperhead and

2128
01:21:14,270 --> 01:21:15,069
how it's working?

2129
01:21:15,171 --> 01:21:17,504
Oh, it's working outstanding.

2130
01:21:17,607 --> 01:21:19,740
I think we're getting
a little hot in the box

2131
01:21:19,842 --> 01:21:20,941
there at the tail
end of the match.

2132
01:21:21,043 --> 01:21:21,876
That was such a slugfest.

2133
01:21:23,212 --> 01:21:24,845
Zach, you had a slow start.

2134
01:21:24,947 --> 01:21:27,882
Was that by design, or
was there an issue with--

2135
01:21:27,984 --> 01:21:29,283
with the drive?

2136
01:21:29,385 --> 01:21:31,151
That was the strategy.

2137
01:21:31,254 --> 01:21:34,989
So I've gone against these
guys so many times in the past.

2138
01:21:35,091 --> 01:21:36,357
We've kind of got
a dance that we

2139
01:21:36,459 --> 01:21:38,792
do, so following
the choreography

2140
01:21:38,895 --> 01:21:40,928
that we've kind of established.

2141
01:21:41,030 --> 01:21:42,997
It worked out for copperhead.

2142
01:21:43,099 --> 01:21:45,032
You know, you guys were
obviously very durable.

2143
01:21:45,134 --> 01:21:47,034
But did you expect
that from black dragon?

2144
01:21:47,136 --> 01:21:49,270
I mean, you guys had
some epic hits out there.

2145
01:21:49,372 --> 01:21:50,371
Jeez, I know!

2146
01:21:50,473 --> 01:21:52,439
They were-- I mean,
that's an amazing robot.

2147
01:21:52,541 --> 01:21:54,208
It never stopped working.

2148
01:21:54,310 --> 01:21:56,310
If we didn't see
cinch those belts off,

2149
01:21:56,379 --> 01:21:57,778
they might have taken it.

2150
01:21:57,880 --> 01:21:59,680
But they lost their
weapon, and I think

2151
01:21:59,782 --> 01:22:01,148
that was the key to the battle.

2152
01:22:01,250 --> 01:22:04,451
And yeah, I mean, it's an
amazingly durable robot.

2153
01:22:04,553 --> 01:22:07,988
So mad props to them for
building a great machine.

2154
01:22:08,090 --> 01:22:09,823
Zach, great job out there.

2155
01:22:09,926 --> 01:22:12,293
Congratulations on a
3-0 regular season.

2156
01:22:12,395 --> 01:22:13,527
Job well done.
- Appreciate it.

2157
01:22:13,629 --> 01:22:14,328
Thank you very much.

2158
01:22:14,430 --> 01:22:17,598
[cheering]

2159
01:22:18,601 --> 01:22:20,567
chris rose: So black
dragon finishes

2160
01:22:20,670 --> 01:22:23,671
its qualifying campaign
on a disappointing note,

2161
01:22:23,773 --> 01:22:26,707
but I think we all know
it's not a team you want

2162
01:22:26,809 --> 01:22:29,043
to draw in the round of 32.

2163
01:22:29,111 --> 01:22:30,311
Look out.

2164
01:22:30,413 --> 01:22:32,479
Meanwhile, the
still-undefeated copperhead

2165
01:22:32,581 --> 01:22:34,648
looks primed to
make some real noise

2166
01:22:34,750 --> 01:22:36,016
in this year's tournament.

2167
01:22:36,118 --> 01:22:40,254
And it is certainly in position
to score a top five seed.

2168
01:22:40,356 --> 01:22:43,357
As for the 12 other bots
at tonight's fight card,

2169
01:22:43,459 --> 01:22:46,026
they are officially
playing the waiting game.

2170
01:22:46,128 --> 01:22:49,063
Witch doctor finally got
the monkey off its back,

2171
01:22:49,165 --> 01:22:50,831
reminding the
"battlebots" universe

2172
01:22:50,933 --> 01:22:53,534
just how destructive it can be.

2173
01:22:53,636 --> 01:22:55,903
In contrast, sam
mcamis and gruff

2174
01:22:56,005 --> 01:22:57,805
might have doused
their chances of making

2175
01:22:57,907 --> 01:23:02,476
the top 32 with that loss to
the struggling extinguisher.

2176
01:23:02,578 --> 01:23:05,779
But all we have is
conjecture as our field of 59

2177
01:23:05,915 --> 01:23:09,149
eagerly awaits word from
the selection committee.

2178
01:23:09,251 --> 01:23:12,753
So tune in next time as the
world championship bracket

2179
01:23:12,855 --> 01:23:15,155
is cemented, and
we find out which

2180
01:23:15,257 --> 01:23:19,727
32 robots will have a shot
at hoisting the giant nut.

2181
01:23:19,829 --> 01:23:22,363
We shall see.

2182
01:23:22,465 --> 01:23:23,764
So that'll do it for tonight.

2183
01:23:23,866 --> 01:23:25,966
For jenny taft, and
faruq, and our bot

2184
01:23:26,068 --> 01:23:29,169
whisperer, pete, and my man
kenny florian, I'm chris rose.

2185
01:23:29,271 --> 01:23:31,005
We'll see you next
time on "battlebots."

2186
01:23:31,107 --> 01:23:33,107
[cheering]

2187
01:23:33,209 --> 01:23:36,143
[music playing]