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[faruq] tonight...
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[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
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...The 2020 battlebots
world championship
tournament begins.
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This is gonna be a good one.
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[chris] oh! This is trouble.
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[faruq]
after a punishing season
of destruction...
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-[chris] oh, my goodness.
-[kenny] my gosh.
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...Only the top 32 bots
remain.
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[chris] oh, my god, it got
thrown out of the arena!
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[laughing hysterically]
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[faruq]
but in a wide open field...
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[yells]
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...Danger lurks
in every corner...
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[chris] oh!
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...And every fight
could be your last.
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[chris] let the world
championship tournament
begin.
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[commentators] oh!
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Back off!
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[commentators] oh!
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[faruq] the only way
to survive...
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[chris] wow.
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[yelling]
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...Destroy everything
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in... Your... Path.
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Yeah!
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[faruq] who will claim
the ultimate prize
in robot combat?
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The battle
for immortality begins...
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-Oh!
-Okay, how you doing?
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...Now.
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[automated voice]
robots, activate.
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[cheering]
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[chris] welcome to the 2020
battlebots world championship
tournament.
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Now, for some of our builders,
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this is a dream literally
decades in the making.
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Every one of them has
sacrificed so much,
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and it all comes down to this.
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[kenny] this has been a season
unlike any other,
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from shocking upsets of some
of the most legendary names
in the sport...
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[chris] end game has done
the unthinkable.
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[kenny]
... To the thrilling rise
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of the next generation
of champion.
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[chris] an amazing performance
by hydra.
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[chris] the 32 most
impressive bots earned
a spot in the tournament,
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and they have been seeded
based on their performances
in the qualifying rounds.
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And all of them are here
with the same mission in mind,
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to kick the living scrap
out of each other
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and make it all the way
to the finals.
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But to get there,
they have to win tonight,
full stop.
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We're talking
single elimination.
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If a team loses,
they're headed back home
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with broken parts
and broken hearts.
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If they win, they're only
four fights away
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from taking home
the giant nut.
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[chris] and there she is,
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the most coveted prize
in all of robot combat.
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So let's take a closer look
at our bracket.
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It's broken down
into four quadrants or groups,
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each headlined by one
of our top four seeds,
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hydra, bloodsport,
copperhead and uppercut.
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Tonight we're focusing
on groups one and four,
featuring eight epic fights
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for some of the biggest
names in the sport.
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We'll break down
the matchups as we go,
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but kenny, it only feels right
to kick things off
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with the biggest name
of them all...
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Ray billings and
the legendary tombstone.
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[kenny] tombstone is the only
previous champion
in this year's field.
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But ray is actually
the lower seed in this fight.
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That's because martin mason
is having the season
of his life with madcatter.
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The cat is undefeated
and looking to stick its claws
into the 2017 world champ.
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[chris] yeah, martin's wins
have been as big
as his personality,
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but only a fool
would underestimate
ray billings and tombstone.
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This one should be electric.
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Let's find out who's moving on
to the next round right now.
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Faruq, take it away.
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[cheering]
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ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready?
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It's robot-fighting time!
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[cheering]
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in the blue square,
here, kitty, kitty.
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Be careful who
you're cat-calling.
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When these claws come out,
prepare for the mauling.
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After he kills you,
your season will be done,
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because this cat
has nine lives
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but you only have one.
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It's madcatter.
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] martin mason
and madcatter
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coming in as the 12 seed
after dominating
the qualifying rounds.
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How did he get rewarded?
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Oh, just a little matchup
with one of the baddest
bots in history.
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[kenny] well, if you want
to contend for the crown,
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you have to slay
some giants along the way.
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And if you know anything
about martin mason,
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you know he's not afraid
to take on anybody.
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They took apart and inspected
every piece of this bot
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to make sure they are
in perfect shape
to take on tombstone.
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[all cheering]
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[man] looking good, madcatter.
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In the red square,
one of the greatest
of all time.
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They call him the goat.
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His horizontal spinner
will straight cut your throat.
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The home-run hitter
that'll knock you
out the park,
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leaving you battered, bruised
and left in the dark.
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It's the living legend,
tombstone.
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] tombstone dropped
all the the way
to the 21st seed,
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thanks to that disappointing
one-in-two record.
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But I don't care
what the record says,
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I would still
be afraid of 'em.
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[kenny] yeah, and ray
even told us, "look, there's
not a single person
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back there in the pits
who wants to go up
against us."
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that's the kind of fear
this bot strikes in people.
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[chris] what's the blade
of choice, kenny?
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[kenny] oh, he's going
with a new blade, actually.
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It's an ar500 steel blade
that weighs 72 pounds.
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-[chris whoops]
-[kenny] he says
that heavier bar is tougher
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and can better withstand
collisions with a sturdy bot
like madcatter.
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[man] tombstone!
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My strategy is to start
sucking a little less,
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and maybe,
you know, turn up
the kick-ass a little bit.
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I will not feel bad at all
about sending madcatter down.
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So that's what
we're looking forward to is,
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you know, mad over here,
catter over here.
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We're gonna scatter it
all over the place.
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Let me tell you
what's gonna happen.
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Tombstone is gonna be
in another time zone.
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That's what's gonna happen,
all right?
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You're gonna see them
up in the air,
spinning around.
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You're not gonna know
where they are.
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It's gonna be us all the way.
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We're gonna have a tea party
and we're serving tomb scones.
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[audience cheering]
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let's get us some cat.
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[ray chuckling]
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[automated voice]
robots, activate.
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] kenny, after getting
knocked out this season
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by end game and skorpios,
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do you think tombstone's
shaking at all?
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[kenny] I don't. You know,
he really considers battlebots
to be two separate stages.
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There's the qualifying rounds,
and then the season
truly starts here
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in the
championship tournament.
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He feels like
he has a clean slate,
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and he's very confident
about his chances.
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[chris] let's check in
with our bot whisperer.
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Pete, madcatter have
any shot here?
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Well, you know, madcatter
has taken a playbook out
of bite force
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by going with a 36-pound disc
as well as...
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They're spinning
only about a 125 mile-an-hour
tip speed.
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The interest here
is not to be super-fast,
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but to have a continuous punch
and not slow down.
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That's what
they're looking for.
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[chris] and one thing
to always watch out for
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when tombstone is in the box,
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they hit with such high energy
and such force,
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sometimes they do
themselves in.
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[audience cheering
and whooping]
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[man] tombstone!
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[automated voice]
blue team, ready?
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[slamming]
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[automated voice]
red team, ready?
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[audience whooping]
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[breathes deeply]
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[chris] here we go.
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The opening fight
of the battlebots world
championship tournament.
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Can tombstone right the ship
and make another run
at a title?
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Or will madcatter
continue their hot streak
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and send the former champion
to an early exit?
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[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
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[buzzer sounding]
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[chris] let the world
championship tournament begin.
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[chris] yeah, that weapon
of tombstone-- whoa!
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There's a big shot
that madcatter takes.
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[kenny] madcatter's got to be
careful with those wheels
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on the back side
of that bot, chris.
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[chris] whoa!
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Huge hit!
There was already
some shrapnel in there.
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And another shot to the front
wedge of madcatter.
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[kenny] yeah, madcatter
is having some drive issues
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and I think their weapon
might be down now.
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[chris] oh! Tombstone
takes a chunk of armor
off the madcatter.
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Oh, but here's madcatter
with a countershot.
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And tombstone goes wide.
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Can ray billings recover?
Lands a shot there.
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[kenny] there goes some armor
off the madcatter.
That wheel is exposed.
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-[chris] oh! Tombstone,
face-first...
-[kenny] oh!
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[chris] face-first into
madcatter's wedge!
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Oh!
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[kenny] some of these hits
are so epic.
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Madcatter struggling
out there.
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[chris] yeah, it's going
in circles right now.
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If it shows no controlled
movement, that's a problem.
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Oh, ray trying
to end this fight.
He can smell it.
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[kenny] he's got to be careful
as they get close
to those screws, though.
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Madcatter, I'm not seeing
controlled movement,
I'm seeing circles.
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[chris] madcatter gets
a warning from the ref.
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[kenny] tombstone
may want to think
about backing off here.
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[crashing]
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[commentators] whoa!
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[chris] ray gets itself
into the screws.
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That is such dangerous
territory for tombstone.
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Oh! More armor gets thrown
into the lighting grid.
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[kenny] oh, I think
that's gonna be it
for madcatter.
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I think they've had
enough, chris.
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[man] going, going, going.
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-[chris] well, look at this.
Madcatter is actually moving,
-[kenny] still moving.
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[chris] uh, like an old
lady across the street,
but it's moving.
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-[kenny laughs]
-[chris] excuse me, miss?
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-Are you in need
of some assistance here?
-Very polite of you, chris.
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Oh, man.
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[chris] tombstone just
circling its prey.
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-Now madcatter hasn't moved,
and the countdown is starting.
-[referee] ten, nine...
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[chris] ray going in for one
last shot at the wheels,
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-and tombstone is going
to move on to the round of 16.
-[referee counting]
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[buzzer sounds]
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[ray] we got it.
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[martin] nicely done, guys.
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[chris] well, they say
there's more than one way
to skin a cat.
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But I think ray billings
may have just shown us
all of them.
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[laughing]
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[chris] well, that brand-new
blade of tombstone
worked out a-okay.
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[kenny] yeah, it sure did.
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It's a tougher material
that is less likely to snap.
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And you could see how well
it held up against madcatter,
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just ripping along
the sides of the bot
and tearing off pieces.
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Madcatter got in some
good licks as well,
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but tombstone looks
like it has figured
things out, chris.
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[chris] what did you think
of madcatter's approach?
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Did you see any
strategic issues here?
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[kenny] you know, I think
they might have tried
to get a little too cute.
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Instead of going head on
with that wedge to attack
tombstone's weapon
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and send them flying,
233
00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,461
madcatter tried to get around
to those wheels,
234
00:12:09,496 --> 00:12:12,564
and that left them exposed
to some devastating hits.
235
00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,734
[chris] yeah, you see
in the last few shots,
236
00:12:15,769 --> 00:12:19,070
and madcatter
kept plowing away
and plowing away,
237
00:12:19,106 --> 00:12:21,873
but eventually
rolling around in circles
238
00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:24,275
en route to the end
of its season.
239
00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:29,114
[audience cheering
and whooping]
240
00:12:29,683 --> 00:12:31,216
[whoops] all right.
241
00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:36,254
Ray billings, we did not
see a ton of smiles
during the regular season,
242
00:12:36,289 --> 00:12:40,759
but you told us the playoffs
is a different game.
243
00:12:40,794 --> 00:12:43,728
Everybody starts out
0-0 at this point
in time.
244
00:12:43,764 --> 00:12:47,031
So, uh, tombstone's back,
we're ready to keep going.
245
00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:49,334
Ray, right before
the fight started,
246
00:12:49,369 --> 00:12:53,304
our cameras caught you
with this enormous grin
on your face.
247
00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:56,474
-Did you know something
the rest of us did not?
-[ray laughs]
248
00:12:56,510 --> 00:12:58,543
dude, I love this sport.
249
00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:01,946
This is the best thing
in the world to me,
is to get out there.
250
00:13:01,982 --> 00:13:03,615
When I got that control
in my hand,
251
00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:05,717
it doesn't get better
than that.
252
00:13:05,752 --> 00:13:09,420
Ray, there were a lot
of great exchanges
between both of you guys.
253
00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:11,055
Can you take us
through the fight?
254
00:13:11,091 --> 00:13:12,957
Well, yeah.
It's a very solid machine.
255
00:13:12,993 --> 00:13:15,260
It's got a lot of,
you know, ar plate
up front for me to hit.
256
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,829
So it's a well-built machine.
257
00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:21,466
Um, I gave a pretty
good exchange to one
of the screws in there, too.
258
00:13:21,501 --> 00:13:25,937
So, you know,
I'm kind of beating up
the arena and the other guy.
259
00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:28,773
Ray, keep smiling, man.
You're on to the round of 16.
260
00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,475
All right. Sounds good.
Thank you.
261
00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:31,743
[audience cheering]
262
00:13:38,718 --> 00:13:43,888
[chris] so tombstone becomes
the first team to punch
its ticket to the next round.
263
00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:48,760
Ray billings will await
the winner of black dragon
versus slammow!
264
00:13:48,795 --> 00:13:53,231
But coming up, it's hard hits
versus a bag of tricks
265
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:55,700
as uppercut faces off
against hijinx.
266
00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:58,069
That's next on battlebots.
267
00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:07,812
[audience cheering]
268
00:14:07,848 --> 00:14:09,280
[chris] welcome back
to battlebots.
269
00:14:09,316 --> 00:14:12,550
The world championship
tournament is officially
underway
270
00:14:12,586 --> 00:14:15,386
after tombstone
declawed madcatter
271
00:14:15,422 --> 00:14:17,689
to advance to the round of 16.
272
00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:20,391
We'll know their next opponent
by the end of the night,
273
00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:24,729
but right now the action
continues in group four,
274
00:14:24,764 --> 00:14:30,535
as the 29th seed, hijinx
takes on the fourth
overall seed, uppercut.
275
00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:34,105
And alex hattori is feeling
great about his robot,
276
00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:37,375
even though they suffered
a loss in the regular
season finale.
277
00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:38,977
Why's that?
278
00:14:39,012 --> 00:14:41,746
[kenny] well, he's feeling
confident because this is
a bot on the rise.
279
00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:43,248
And, yes, they lost to hydra,
280
00:14:43,283 --> 00:14:45,884
but these guys were rookies
just one year ago,
281
00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:49,254
and now they're one
of the top-ranked teams
in the whole tournament.
282
00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:52,557
Uppercut has all
the things you look for
in a championship bot.
283
00:14:52,592 --> 00:14:56,160
It's dangerous,
it's repairable,
and it's reliable.
284
00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:59,764
[chris] and tonight,
they're taking on
a rookie bot, hijinx,
285
00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:01,933
captained by
jen herchenroeder.
286
00:15:01,968 --> 00:15:05,670
They're 2-1,
but they didn't face
any tournament teams, kenny.
287
00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:09,641
[kenny] yeah, uppercut will be
by far the toughest opponent
they've fought this year.
288
00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:12,644
But when jen split away
from her former
team, skorpios,
289
00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:14,612
it was for opportunities
like this,
290
00:15:14,648 --> 00:15:17,282
to build a bot that could win
these big tournament fights.
291
00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:20,919
[chris] can hijinx
deliver a major upset?
292
00:15:21,721 --> 00:15:23,554
Faruq, it's all you.
293
00:15:25,358 --> 00:15:29,360
In the blue square,
from cambridge, massachusetts,
294
00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:35,066
you can duck, bob and weave,
but you can't get away
from uppercut.
295
00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:37,468
[audience cheering]
296
00:15:39,339 --> 00:15:46,844
[chris] the number four seed,
alex hattori and uppercut
hailing from mit.
297
00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:51,349
Last year, this squad,
in its first season
in battlebots competition,
298
00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:54,719
surprisingly made it
to the top 16.
299
00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:57,355
What do they got
working on the weaponry?
300
00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:00,425
[kenny] well, it's that
vertical bar that was
so devastating
301
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,327
in their win over sawblaze.
302
00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:04,595
It's hard to contend with
because it spins up
303
00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:09,701
in less than two seconds,
with a tip speed of about
180 miles an hour.
304
00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:12,737
So any impact can be
absolutely crushing.
305
00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:20,712
In the red square,
from oakland, california,
306
00:16:20,747 --> 00:16:26,985
about to jinx your chance
at winning, it's hijinx.
307
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,786
[audience cheering]
308
00:16:30,056 --> 00:16:32,023
[chris] here's
the 29th seed,
309
00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:34,592
hijinx, led by
jen herchenroeder,
310
00:16:34,627 --> 00:16:37,395
who was previously
a member of
team skorpios
311
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:39,330
since 2016.
312
00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:41,199
She made
the point that
313
00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:44,869
uppercut ended
skorpios' run a season ago.
314
00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:46,804
She's out for
a little revenge
315
00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,806
as the captain
of a new squad.
316
00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:50,942
[kenny] that's right.
She was with
skorpios last year
317
00:16:50,977 --> 00:16:52,276
when they lost
to uppercut,
318
00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:54,345
so she has seen
firsthand
319
00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:56,647
how dangerous
uppercut can be.
320
00:16:56,683 --> 00:16:58,049
But having
that experience
321
00:16:58,084 --> 00:17:00,618
in terms of facing
alex hattori,
322
00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:02,120
seeing what
he likes to do
323
00:17:02,155 --> 00:17:03,654
could be
an advantage.
324
00:17:04,157 --> 00:17:05,990
[man 1] go hijinx!
325
00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:07,992
[man 2]
you got this,
hijinx!
326
00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,527
[audience cheering]
327
00:17:09,562 --> 00:17:10,962
hijinx has
a really big spinner,
328
00:17:11,031 --> 00:17:12,096
so they could
hit us anywhere,
329
00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:13,631
but hopefully
we can keep the front
330
00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:14,932
of the robot
pointed towards them.
331
00:17:14,968 --> 00:17:17,368
Like, our blade is
one of the strongest
parts of our robot.
332
00:17:17,404 --> 00:17:19,670
So, hopefully
that'll stand up to that.
333
00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:22,240
Our strategy is to spin up
and hit something.
334
00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:25,276
It's just really awesome
to be considered
in the top 32.
335
00:17:25,311 --> 00:17:27,211
We thought
we were building
a sort of funny robot,
336
00:17:27,247 --> 00:17:28,379
and it turns out
337
00:17:28,415 --> 00:17:30,381
it's a little more scary
than we thought.
338
00:17:30,417 --> 00:17:32,150
This is gonna
be a hard fight,
339
00:17:32,185 --> 00:17:34,352
and we have
to be really specific about
340
00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:35,753
when we make hits
341
00:17:35,789 --> 00:17:37,722
and not stop
for any reason.
342
00:17:37,757 --> 00:17:39,891
We have to be
precise and relentless.
343
00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,793
Every hit is going to count.
344
00:17:41,828 --> 00:17:43,828
Uppercut packs
a lot of damage,
345
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,631
and it's very maneuverable
on two wheels.
346
00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:48,666
This is not
a joke robot.
347
00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:51,102
This is one to
absolutely take seriously.
348
00:17:51,137 --> 00:17:52,770
[audience cheering]
349
00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:57,909
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
350
00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,114
[chris] let's bring in
our bot whisperer, pete.
351
00:18:03,149 --> 00:18:06,284
Did hijinx make
any kind of adjustments
for this fight?
352
00:18:06,319 --> 00:18:08,453
[pete] uh,
they're going with
the shorter bar
353
00:18:08,488 --> 00:18:10,154
so they can
spin up faster.
354
00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:11,989
Now, one of
the things that
jen had told me,
355
00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:14,525
that they had
designed this bot
for verticals.
356
00:18:14,561 --> 00:18:17,728
The undersides
of the main support structure
357
00:18:17,764 --> 00:18:19,097
are slightly sloped,
358
00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:21,032
so that hopefully
there won't be
as much of a catch
359
00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:22,033
by the vertical weapon.
360
00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:25,503
But that weapon
of uppercut
is just so nasty
361
00:18:25,538 --> 00:18:28,406
that I don't
see this going
their way.
362
00:18:29,242 --> 00:18:31,375
[audience cheering]
363
00:18:32,712 --> 00:18:33,778
[man] you got this!
364
00:18:39,486 --> 00:18:41,319
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
365
00:18:52,198 --> 00:18:54,031
[buzzer sounding]
366
00:18:54,067 --> 00:18:55,600
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
367
00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,235
Here comes uppercut.
368
00:18:58,905 --> 00:19:00,171
[kenny] oh, boy.
369
00:19:00,907 --> 00:19:02,240
Uppercut.
370
00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:04,375
-[all exclaiming]
-[chris] oh, my gosh!
371
00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:06,277
It landed right
in front of us!
372
00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:08,412
-[kenny] whoa!
-[chris] what an
amazing way
373
00:19:08,448 --> 00:19:11,849
to start and finish
that fight, kenny.
374
00:19:12,952 --> 00:19:15,186
Look,
a shooting star.
375
00:19:15,221 --> 00:19:17,155
-[referee] ten, nine...
-[kenny] unbelievable.
376
00:19:17,190 --> 00:19:19,257
-Uppercut over to...
-...Eight, seven...
377
00:19:19,292 --> 00:19:21,425
...Antagonize its opponent
378
00:19:21,461 --> 00:19:24,495
and talk crap to it
while it's down
for the count.
379
00:19:24,531 --> 00:19:26,664
Good job, dude.
Good job.
380
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:27,965
-[referee] one!
-[chris] wow.
381
00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:31,002
-Knockout!
-[chris] oh, my gosh!
382
00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,638
-[audience cheering]
-thank you.
383
00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:34,805
That was it.
384
00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:37,508
-Wow.
-All right.
385
00:19:37,544 --> 00:19:40,578
[chris] in just
33 seconds,
386
00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:44,615
uppercut has
moved on to
the round of 16.
387
00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:47,552
Kenny, see if
those wheels work.
388
00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:48,586
Can you touch 'em?
389
00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:50,488
[kenny] no.
390
00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:53,391
[audience chanting]
uppercut! Uppercut!
391
00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:55,660
[chris]
don't blink, kenny,
you're gonna miss it.
392
00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:57,728
[kenny] man,
it's unbelievable
393
00:19:57,764 --> 00:19:58,863
what uppercut can do.
394
00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:01,732
They landed just
the perfect shot.
395
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:02,967
-Look at that.
-[chris] jeez.
396
00:20:03,002 --> 00:20:05,436
-I mean, right
in the basket.
-[kenny] unbelievable.
397
00:20:05,471 --> 00:20:06,470
And I love seeing
398
00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:08,739
exactly how this
weapon works.
399
00:20:08,775 --> 00:20:10,541
I know the bot is
named uppercut,
400
00:20:10,577 --> 00:20:12,343
but it's actually
more like a jab
401
00:20:12,378 --> 00:20:13,778
and then an uppercut.
402
00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:16,514
That first hit popped hijinx
up in the air
403
00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:19,116
and then the second hit
just blows them out,
404
00:20:19,152 --> 00:20:21,052
clear out of
the battlebox.
405
00:20:21,087 --> 00:20:22,653
What a beautiful design.
406
00:20:26,192 --> 00:20:28,259
[chanting]
uppercut! Uppercut!
407
00:20:28,294 --> 00:20:31,162
[chris] how about that
for an opening statement
408
00:20:31,197 --> 00:20:32,964
from uppercut, kenny?
409
00:20:32,999 --> 00:20:34,732
That is
a very dangerous bot,
410
00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:35,900
it's very scary,
411
00:20:35,935 --> 00:20:38,035
and I think
it's gonna go very far.
412
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:39,670
[chris] I think if
you're looking at
413
00:20:39,706 --> 00:20:41,038
the rest of
the field right now,
414
00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:44,041
you say that thing
might be the favorite.
415
00:20:44,043 --> 00:20:46,143
[kenny] if it hits you,
it will destroy you.
416
00:20:46,179 --> 00:20:47,278
It's that simple.
417
00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:48,679
There's not
a whole lot of bots
418
00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:50,781
with a primary weapon
that powerful.
419
00:20:52,051 --> 00:20:55,786
[chris]
so uppercut advances
to the round of 16.
420
00:20:55,822 --> 00:20:59,257
They will face the winner
of beta versus ribbot.
421
00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:01,859
That fight is heading
your way shortly.
422
00:21:01,894 --> 00:21:03,060
But coming up,
423
00:21:03,096 --> 00:21:06,397
it's the lawn lower
versus the flame thrower
424
00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,900
when slammow! Faces off
against black dragon.
425
00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:12,370
That's next on
battlebots.
426
00:21:22,548 --> 00:21:24,915
We are back
on battlebots.
427
00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:27,752
After tombstone's
win earlier tonight,
428
00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:29,820
ray billings
awaits the winner
429
00:21:29,856 --> 00:21:33,324
of black dragon
and slammow!
430
00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,693
Let's check in with
the number-five
seed overall,
431
00:21:35,728 --> 00:21:38,229
black dragon,
the robot from brazil.
432
00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:39,697
And boy,
they followed up
433
00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:41,565
an amazing first season
434
00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,668
with a special kind of year.
435
00:21:43,703 --> 00:21:46,871
It looks like this bot
is gonna be
around for a while, huh?
436
00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:48,072
[kenny] yeah,
they're a young team,
437
00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:50,274
but underestimate them
at your own risk.
438
00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:52,510
They're the
number-five seed
for a reason.
439
00:21:52,545 --> 00:21:55,746
This bot could
legitimately contend
for a championship.
440
00:21:55,782 --> 00:21:58,649
[chris] last year,
they lost out
in the round of 16
441
00:21:58,685 --> 00:22:01,686
when the veteran
donald hutson
and lock-jaw beat them.
442
00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:04,822
They are taking
on the 28th seed,
slammow!
443
00:22:04,857 --> 00:22:06,557
And craig danby,
to be honest with you,
444
00:22:06,592 --> 00:22:09,860
he's just thrilled
to have won
any sort of fight
445
00:22:09,896 --> 00:22:11,362
during the regular season.
446
00:22:11,397 --> 00:22:12,897
[kenny] the turnaround
that he's made
447
00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:15,266
from previous seasons
is remarkable.
448
00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:16,934
Despite doing this
for a long time,
449
00:22:16,969 --> 00:22:19,337
this is his first time here
at battlebots
450
00:22:19,372 --> 00:22:20,671
going into the postseason.
451
00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:23,741
So, no question that
he's a major underdog
in this fight.
452
00:22:23,776 --> 00:22:27,111
But he does bring
a lot of experience
in this sport,
453
00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:29,046
and that might help
level the playing field
454
00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:30,815
as he tries to
spring the upset.
455
00:22:31,818 --> 00:22:33,918
Faruq,
bring the noise.
456
00:22:34,554 --> 00:22:36,153
[audience cheering]
457
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:37,922
in the blue square,
458
00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:40,224
from itajuba, brazil,
459
00:22:40,259 --> 00:22:42,860
a bot of mythological
proportions,
460
00:22:42,895 --> 00:22:45,463
it's black dragon!
461
00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:47,498
[audience cheering]
462
00:22:48,901 --> 00:22:50,801
[chris] well,
here comes the five seed.
463
00:22:50,837 --> 00:22:52,870
They've always
got that duck in hand.
464
00:22:52,905 --> 00:22:54,505
And what sort of weapon
they going with?
465
00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:56,440
[kenny] well, they ditched
the egg-beater weapon
466
00:22:56,476 --> 00:22:58,042
even though that
thing hits harder,
467
00:22:58,077 --> 00:23:00,745
they went with
the vertical
dual disc spinner.
468
00:23:00,780 --> 00:23:02,079
Doesn't hit as hard,
469
00:23:02,115 --> 00:23:04,582
but the idea
is to cut into slammow!
470
00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:05,983
And use those discs
471
00:23:06,018 --> 00:23:07,852
to rip off pieces
of the other robot.
472
00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:09,687
[chris] these guys
know that a win
473
00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:12,289
would put them
in a matchup
with tombstone,
474
00:23:12,325 --> 00:23:15,159
a bot they have
long dreamed of fighting,
475
00:23:15,194 --> 00:23:18,729
but they have
to take care of
business here first.
476
00:23:22,802 --> 00:23:24,435
[faruq]
in the red square,
477
00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,537
from raleigh,
north carolina,
478
00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,806
bringing "lawn and order,"
479
00:23:28,875 --> 00:23:31,509
it's slammow!
480
00:23:32,311 --> 00:23:33,711
[audience cheering]
481
00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:37,114
[chris] here comes
the 28 seed,
482
00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:38,682
slammow!
483
00:23:39,352 --> 00:23:41,552
Kenny, if it's possible,
484
00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:43,421
craig told us
he has 36
485
00:23:43,456 --> 00:23:46,123
different weapon
configurations for this robot
486
00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:47,858
depending on
who he's fighting.
487
00:23:47,894 --> 00:23:49,493
[kenny] yeah, but he's going
with ol' faithful.
488
00:23:49,529 --> 00:23:52,797
He's keeping it
in that grappling bot
configuration
489
00:23:52,832 --> 00:23:54,432
with that strong wedge.
490
00:23:55,067 --> 00:23:56,300
[craig yells]
491
00:23:56,335 --> 00:23:58,602
[audience cheering]
492
00:24:05,545 --> 00:24:07,411
we are using
the double disc spinner
493
00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:08,946
for fast spinner
494
00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:11,916
and the capability
of shredding pieces.
495
00:24:11,951 --> 00:24:15,085
And we are using
wedge legs
496
00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:17,822
so we can go
underneath them.
497
00:24:17,857 --> 00:24:19,957
I think that
498
00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,526
this is the best way
to win this fight.
499
00:24:22,562 --> 00:24:25,162
We'll have black
dragon spiting
fire tonight.
500
00:24:26,232 --> 00:24:28,899
So, tonight,
we are facing
black dragon.
501
00:24:28,935 --> 00:24:30,901
We want to
get a nice little grip on him.
502
00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:32,403
Get a little
squeeze on him.
503
00:24:32,438 --> 00:24:34,972
And then hopefully
get one suplex.
504
00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:36,273
We only need one.
505
00:24:36,309 --> 00:24:39,643
My wife made
a cross of st. George
for the front of it
506
00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:42,379
because st. George,
the patron saint
of England,
507
00:24:42,415 --> 00:24:44,315
slayed a dragon.
508
00:24:44,350 --> 00:24:45,950
So, hopefully,
509
00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:48,819
we can mimic that
and slay another one.
510
00:24:48,855 --> 00:24:51,589
[audience chanting]
slammow! Slammow!
511
00:24:58,030 --> 00:25:00,631
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
512
00:25:11,944 --> 00:25:13,277
[buzzer sounding]
513
00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:17,248
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
514
00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:20,084
Slammow! On the offensive,
515
00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,886
gets underneath
black dragon
516
00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:23,787
but can't quite get the lift.
517
00:25:23,823 --> 00:25:25,823
Dragon retreats
and lands a shot
518
00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:27,258
to the underbelly
of slammow!
519
00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:29,026
[woman] come on, slammow!
520
00:25:29,061 --> 00:25:31,529
-[chris] whoa!
-[kenny] great hit
there by black dragon.
521
00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:32,997
[chris] that's right.
Adding some pop
522
00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:34,965
and pushing
slammow! Into the rails.
523
00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:36,934
[kenny] they're trying
to get their flame thrower
going, chris,
524
00:25:36,969 --> 00:25:39,770
but seems like
the igniter's having an issue.
525
00:25:39,805 --> 00:25:42,439
[chris] black dragon's
still on the attack.
526
00:25:42,475 --> 00:25:44,909
Oh, big flip there!
527
00:25:44,944 --> 00:25:46,744
A beautiful
backhand spring.
528
00:25:46,779 --> 00:25:48,512
That should
impress the judges.
529
00:25:48,548 --> 00:25:51,482
Just not in
the way slammow!'s
looking for.
530
00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:54,318
[kenny] slammow!'s
front wedge
is beat up, chris.
531
00:25:55,354 --> 00:25:57,655
[chris] whoa! Uh-oh.
532
00:25:57,690 --> 00:25:59,657
Oh, craig danby
could be in trouble.
533
00:25:59,692 --> 00:26:01,759
Slammow!
Near the screws.
534
00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:04,395
Black dragon,
however, backs up.
535
00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:06,196
Slammow! Resets,
536
00:26:06,232 --> 00:26:08,499
has to find a way
to score some points here.
537
00:26:08,534 --> 00:26:09,867
But black dragon
has been able to
538
00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:11,335
get underneath
them at will.
539
00:26:11,370 --> 00:26:13,571
And here
it is again.
540
00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:15,973
-[kenny] oh...
-[chris] and taking
him for a ride.
541
00:26:16,008 --> 00:26:17,174
Where's he gonna
end up?
542
00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:18,075
[kenny] uh-oh.
543
00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:20,077
[chris] oh! Big hit!
544
00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:21,712
[kenny] uh-oh,
I see some belts
on the floor
545
00:26:21,747 --> 00:26:22,680
coming out
of slammow!
546
00:26:22,715 --> 00:26:23,681
That's no good.
547
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:26,984
[chris] slammow!
Trying to reset itself.
548
00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:28,886
And the number-five
overall seed,
549
00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:31,355
black dragon,
has been chewing up
slammow!
550
00:26:31,390 --> 00:26:33,290
Like an appetizer.
551
00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:35,960
-Oh!
-[commentators exclaiming]
552
00:26:35,995 --> 00:26:37,595
[chris] huge flame!
553
00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,430
Slammow! Is on its head.
554
00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:41,432
Black dragon is leaking fire
555
00:26:41,467 --> 00:26:45,002
and this may be it
for the 28 seed,
slammow!
556
00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:46,704
[commentators exclaiming]
557
00:26:46,739 --> 00:26:49,073
[chris] black dragon
introduces slammow!
558
00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:51,842
To some serious
brazilian barbecue.
559
00:26:51,877 --> 00:26:52,977
You can hear 'em.
560
00:26:53,012 --> 00:26:54,745
The team's going crazy!
561
00:26:54,780 --> 00:26:57,181
They think this one's
in the bag!
562
00:26:57,216 --> 00:26:59,750
-[referee] nine, eight...
-And here comes
the countdown!
563
00:26:59,785 --> 00:27:03,587
[crowd] ...Seven, six,
five, four...
564
00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:05,055
Back off!
565
00:27:05,091 --> 00:27:07,024
[audience]
...Two, one...
566
00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:09,460
Slammow has gone down.
Winner!
567
00:27:09,495 --> 00:27:11,695
[cheering]
568
00:27:13,799 --> 00:27:15,766
[chris] yeah,
tensions running high
569
00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:18,402
here on night one
of the tournament.
570
00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:21,071
Craig danby's
season is over.
571
00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:25,242
Black dragon is
moving on to
the round of 16.
572
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:27,945
Nearly had 'em.
573
00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:30,014
Sick of nearly
having people.
574
00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:31,949
[speaking portuguese]
575
00:27:37,056 --> 00:27:39,423
[chris] well,
black dragon went
on the attack,
576
00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:42,259
delivered a shot
and really never
looked back.
577
00:27:42,294 --> 00:27:45,162
[kenny] that's right.
Very aggressive driving,
yet very precise.
578
00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:47,498
Right here,
coming in from
the perfect angle
579
00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:48,766
to attack the side
580
00:27:48,801 --> 00:27:50,768
and avoid
the plow up front.
581
00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:53,270
They never really
gave slammow!
An opportunity
582
00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:54,638
to clamp down
on them.
583
00:27:54,674 --> 00:27:56,907
Just a dominant
performance.
584
00:27:56,942 --> 00:27:59,209
[chris] where do you
think this bot is
right now, kenny?
585
00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:01,011
[kenny] this is
definitely
a top-ten bot.
586
00:28:01,047 --> 00:28:02,212
I think they can go far.
587
00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:03,380
They have
the experience
588
00:28:03,416 --> 00:28:05,049
despite being very young,
589
00:28:05,084 --> 00:28:07,618
they can drive.
Definitely an impressive team.
590
00:28:09,622 --> 00:28:12,356
[cheering]
591
00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,024
[chris]
so, black dragon
592
00:28:14,060 --> 00:28:16,160
flaps its wings
to the next round,
593
00:28:16,195 --> 00:28:18,562
setting up
an epic showdown
594
00:28:18,597 --> 00:28:21,465
with ray billings
and tombstone.
595
00:28:22,234 --> 00:28:23,367
[kenny]
what a matchup.
596
00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:26,470
These kids have been dying
to get a crack at tombstone,
597
00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:29,473
but you know ray
is just as eager
to show the world
598
00:28:29,508 --> 00:28:32,643
that he's ready to make
another run
at the giant nut.
599
00:28:32,678 --> 00:28:34,278
[chris] all right,
coming up,
600
00:28:34,313 --> 00:28:37,614
13th-seed beta
looks to stay unbeaten
601
00:28:37,650 --> 00:28:41,285
against the amphibious
assassin, ribbot.
602
00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,188
That's next battle
on battlebots.
603
00:28:52,631 --> 00:28:53,897
[chris]
welcome back
604
00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:57,000
to the 2020 battlebots
world championship
tournament.
605
00:28:57,036 --> 00:28:59,169
The pits are buzzing
with energy
606
00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:01,405
as teams make their final
preparations
607
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:02,906
for tonight's fights,
608
00:29:02,942 --> 00:29:06,910
including our
number-one
overall seed, hydra.
609
00:29:06,946 --> 00:29:09,346
[kenny] that's right.
Captain jake ewert
is gearing up
610
00:29:09,381 --> 00:29:12,049
for a marquee
showdown with
hypershock.
611
00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:14,585
After dominating
in the qualifying rounds,
612
00:29:14,620 --> 00:29:16,286
hydra proved
once again
613
00:29:16,322 --> 00:29:19,456
that they might
be the greatest flipper
in the sport.
614
00:29:19,492 --> 00:29:22,092
[chris] but don't
just take our word for it.
615
00:29:22,128 --> 00:29:23,627
Even the team
behind the most
616
00:29:23,662 --> 00:29:26,363
iconic flipper of
all time, bronco,
617
00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:27,631
is high on hydra.
618
00:29:29,702 --> 00:29:31,135
[commentators exclaim]
619
00:29:31,170 --> 00:29:34,104
[kenny] that's that
huge flip right there,
chris rose.
620
00:29:34,140 --> 00:29:35,339
[chris] and hydra's
gonna try
621
00:29:35,374 --> 00:29:36,774
and throw him
out of the box...
622
00:29:36,809 --> 00:29:38,108
-Whoa!
-[audience cheering]
623
00:29:38,144 --> 00:29:41,111
[chris] bronco,
welcome to the hydra era.
624
00:29:41,147 --> 00:29:42,446
With our loss to
hydra last year,
625
00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:44,148
it was... You know,
nobody wants to lose,
626
00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:45,883
and especially not
at your own game.
627
00:29:46,719 --> 00:29:48,218
[chris]
a changing of the guard.
628
00:29:48,254 --> 00:29:49,720
A passing of the torch.
629
00:29:49,755 --> 00:29:51,688
There's a new
flipper in town.
630
00:29:51,724 --> 00:29:53,457
It's a different take
on what we're doing.
631
00:29:53,492 --> 00:29:55,159
They're all hydraulic...
632
00:29:55,194 --> 00:29:57,694
[chris] no mercy
from hydra!
633
00:29:57,730 --> 00:29:59,096
...And we're pneumatic.
634
00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:02,265
-[kenny]
unbelievable!
-[chris] wow!
635
00:30:02,268 --> 00:30:04,001
To see people
doing different things...
636
00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:06,537
We're really proud
of what they built.
637
00:30:06,572 --> 00:30:07,604
It's a beautiful
machine,
638
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,239
and we're pretty
stoked to see them
639
00:30:09,275 --> 00:30:10,440
doing well with it,
honestly.
640
00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:18,415
[chris]
oh, I can't wait to see
that nasty flipper
641
00:30:18,450 --> 00:30:20,250
in action later tonight.
642
00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:24,354
But let's dig into this beta
versus ribbot matchup.
643
00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:26,690
Beta brings
a lot of momentum
into this fight
644
00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:30,794
after going 3-0
in the qualifying rounds.
645
00:30:30,830 --> 00:30:33,931
And it also brought into
the battlebox
646
00:30:33,966 --> 00:30:36,533
the cute little bodkin.
647
00:30:36,569 --> 00:30:37,734
What is a bodkin?
648
00:30:37,770 --> 00:30:39,369
-It's this.
-Oh, man.
649
00:30:39,405 --> 00:30:41,538
It is so pointy
and sharp
650
00:30:41,574 --> 00:30:44,641
they're gonna attach it
to the end of the hammer.
651
00:30:44,677 --> 00:30:46,543
Good luck, ribbot.
652
00:30:46,579 --> 00:30:48,579
[kenny] yeah,
it's modeled
after arrowheads
653
00:30:48,614 --> 00:30:49,580
in the middle ages
654
00:30:49,615 --> 00:30:51,882
that pierce through armor
of medieval knights.
655
00:30:51,917 --> 00:30:53,750
So, the idea
is to puncture
656
00:30:53,786 --> 00:30:55,519
the soft top of ribbot,
657
00:30:55,554 --> 00:30:57,855
potentially damaging
the electronics
658
00:30:57,890 --> 00:31:00,123
and ending the fight
with one fatal blow.
659
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,961
[chris] this is
beta's first trip
to the tournament
660
00:31:03,996 --> 00:31:07,865
since 2016
after taking four years off.
661
00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:09,132
But remember,
they advanced
662
00:31:09,168 --> 00:31:11,602
all the way to
the quarterfinals that season,
663
00:31:11,637 --> 00:31:14,504
so john reid
knows what it takes
to make a run.
664
00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:16,406
As for ribbot,
665
00:31:16,442 --> 00:31:18,775
david jin's team
was very good
666
00:31:18,811 --> 00:31:20,377
during the
qualifying rounds.
667
00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:21,578
[kenny] well,
this is a young team,
668
00:31:21,614 --> 00:31:23,347
it's their first time
in the tournament.
669
00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:25,349
But sometimes,
when you're
the underdog,
670
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:27,985
it actually takes
a little bit of
the pressure off.
671
00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:30,087
They could just
go out there,
swing for the fences
672
00:31:30,122 --> 00:31:32,022
and try to make
something happen.
673
00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,891
Winner moves on
to the round of 16,
674
00:31:33,926 --> 00:31:35,192
should be a good one.
675
00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:36,894
Faruq, make your magic.
676
00:31:37,763 --> 00:31:39,129
[cheering]
677
00:31:39,164 --> 00:31:41,465
[faruq] in the
blue square...
678
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:42,866
[in british accent]
...From jolly old England,
679
00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:44,735
this bot's on
a steady climb.
680
00:31:44,770 --> 00:31:46,470
And when he opens
your wounds,
681
00:31:46,505 --> 00:31:48,305
he'll have
a bloody good time.
682
00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:49,339
When he wages war,
683
00:31:49,375 --> 00:31:50,974
it'll be
revolutionary,
684
00:31:51,010 --> 00:31:52,442
definitely not civil.
685
00:31:52,478 --> 00:31:53,677
And his hammer
will have you
686
00:31:53,712 --> 00:31:55,879
looking like
pip-pip cheerio
687
00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:57,514
with a big hole
in the middle.
688
00:31:57,549 --> 00:31:59,149
It's beta!
689
00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:01,184
[audience cheering]
690
00:32:03,956 --> 00:32:05,923
[chris] despite
going 3-0,
691
00:32:05,958 --> 00:32:07,925
beta is ranked 13th,
692
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,059
that is the lowest seed
693
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,261
of all the
undefeated bots.
694
00:32:11,297 --> 00:32:12,195
What gives, kenny?
695
00:32:12,231 --> 00:32:13,563
[kenny] well,
that powerful hammer
696
00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,265
didn't get used
much, chris.
697
00:32:15,334 --> 00:32:17,134
They were very
hesitant to attack
698
00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,502
with their primary weapon
699
00:32:18,537 --> 00:32:20,170
throughout the
qualifying rounds.
700
00:32:20,205 --> 00:32:21,638
And that lack of aggression
701
00:32:21,674 --> 00:32:23,140
definitely hurt
their seeding.
702
00:32:23,175 --> 00:32:24,308
They need to let loose
703
00:32:24,343 --> 00:32:26,476
now that it's do or die
here in the
tournament.
704
00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:27,978
It's time to
empty your tank
705
00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:29,246
and give
everything you got.
706
00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:33,450
[chris] john reid
has been tantalizingly close
707
00:32:33,485 --> 00:32:35,152
to the giant nut
in the past.
708
00:32:35,187 --> 00:32:38,155
Could this
finally be the year
he gets it done?
709
00:32:41,694 --> 00:32:43,327
[faruq] in the red square,
710
00:32:43,896 --> 00:32:45,395
when I look at this bot,
711
00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:48,565
I think frogger
with its eight-bit
graphics,
712
00:32:48,634 --> 00:32:49,933
the old video game
713
00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:52,002
where you have to hop
through traffic.
714
00:32:52,037 --> 00:32:53,270
Only difference is,
715
00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:55,839
the frog in that game
was way slower.
716
00:32:55,874 --> 00:32:57,407
And when you
die in the box,
717
00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:59,009
the screen says...
718
00:32:59,044 --> 00:33:01,745
[imitates powering down]
game over.
719
00:33:01,780 --> 00:33:03,981
It's ribbot!
720
00:33:04,016 --> 00:33:05,949
[audience cheering]
721
00:33:05,985 --> 00:33:08,018
[chris] ribbot,
the underdog,
722
00:33:08,053 --> 00:33:10,654
coming in as
the number-20 seed.
723
00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:13,690
David jin told us
his rookie season
724
00:33:13,726 --> 00:33:15,292
of 2019 was good,
725
00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:16,994
but only gave
himself a b-plus
726
00:33:17,029 --> 00:33:20,364
because the bot
didn't make it to
the top 16.
727
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:24,134
Guess where
they will land
if they win tonight.
728
00:33:24,169 --> 00:33:25,736
[kenny] well, if they
want to pull off
the upset,
729
00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:27,671
they have to
figure out a way
to adjust
730
00:33:27,706 --> 00:33:30,374
to the most
powerful weapon
they've faced all season.
731
00:33:30,409 --> 00:33:32,209
It's gonna take
some slick driving
732
00:33:32,244 --> 00:33:34,544
to keep that frog's
vulnerable back
733
00:33:34,580 --> 00:33:36,446
away from
beta's hammer.
734
00:33:36,482 --> 00:33:38,348
[woman]
yay, ribbot!
735
00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:42,386
The stakes are
raised now
736
00:33:42,421 --> 00:33:43,754
because we're in
the top 32.
737
00:33:43,789 --> 00:33:45,889
All the bots now
are really strong.
738
00:33:45,924 --> 00:33:48,358
All the fights
are gonna be
hard fights.
739
00:33:48,394 --> 00:33:50,093
One of the biggest
threat from ribbot
740
00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:52,295
is if they use
their vertical disc.
741
00:33:52,331 --> 00:33:55,332
So, we've fought
with a wedge before
many times,
742
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:59,002
and the vertical disc
is the one that
always kills us.
743
00:33:59,038 --> 00:34:01,538
So, that is
a big fear for us.
744
00:34:01,573 --> 00:34:02,706
Our fight against beta
745
00:34:02,741 --> 00:34:04,674
is probably our
most intense fight
we've ever had.
746
00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:05,842
Beta, being a hammer,
747
00:34:05,878 --> 00:34:07,744
is a very interesting
weapon type to
fight against.
748
00:34:07,780 --> 00:34:09,579
Most bots,
including ourselves,
749
00:34:09,615 --> 00:34:11,882
don't really put
that much armor
on top of their robot.
750
00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:13,116
So, for this fight,
751
00:34:13,152 --> 00:34:14,851
we're gonna be
adding a little bit
of extra top armor.
752
00:34:14,887 --> 00:34:16,853
I think everyone
does that
against beta.
753
00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:19,456
But he's a great driver.
This is gonna be
a driving match for sure.
754
00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:22,092
It's gonna be very tactical
and should be fun, though.
755
00:34:28,167 --> 00:34:30,133
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
756
00:34:30,169 --> 00:34:32,769
[audience cheering]
757
00:34:32,805 --> 00:34:35,939
[chris] beta's going
with a different
armor configuration tonight.
758
00:34:35,974 --> 00:34:37,941
What's the strategy there,
kenny?
759
00:34:37,976 --> 00:34:39,576
[kenny] instead of their
traditional wedge,
760
00:34:39,611 --> 00:34:42,846
they're using what they call
their mullet armor, chris.
761
00:34:42,881 --> 00:34:44,714
A little extra
business up front
762
00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:47,350
and the usual
party in the back
with that hammer.
763
00:34:47,386 --> 00:34:50,454
It's designed specifically
for vertical spinners.
764
00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:55,258
They think it'll be harder
for ribbot to bite into that
vertical front wall.
765
00:34:55,294 --> 00:34:56,827
Kenny, did you have a mullet?
766
00:34:56,862 --> 00:34:58,762
-Never.
-Oh, I did.
767
00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:01,765
-[kenny] I'm sure.
-Oh, it was shaggy
and it was sensational.
768
00:35:03,368 --> 00:35:08,205
A spot in the round of 16
and a date with uppercut
is on the line.
769
00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,207
Will ribbot become roadkill?
770
00:35:10,242 --> 00:35:12,843
Or can the young guns from wpi
771
00:35:12,878 --> 00:35:16,113
send beta to an early brexit?
772
00:35:16,148 --> 00:35:18,782
That's coming up next
on battlebots.
773
00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,826
We are back
on battlebots.
774
00:35:29,862 --> 00:35:33,630
We've got the 13th seed, beta,
about to throw down
775
00:35:33,665 --> 00:35:36,032
with the number-20 seed,
ribbot.
776
00:35:36,068 --> 00:35:39,769
A spot in the round of 16
is on the line.
777
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:42,205
It is win or go home.
778
00:35:44,009 --> 00:35:45,976
-All good?
-Yeah.
779
00:35:59,892 --> 00:36:01,591
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
780
00:36:12,070 --> 00:36:13,470
[buzzer sounding]
781
00:36:15,107 --> 00:36:17,641
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
782
00:36:19,778 --> 00:36:21,711
Little kissy action...
783
00:36:21,747 --> 00:36:25,115
And the frog taking beta
into the rails.
784
00:36:25,150 --> 00:36:26,349
[kenny] nice start...
785
00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:28,151
Oh! What a hit!
786
00:36:28,187 --> 00:36:30,420
[chris] that's a nice hit!
And another one!
787
00:36:30,455 --> 00:36:32,289
Oh, beta's up on the screws!
788
00:36:32,324 --> 00:36:34,424
-Can beta get off? Yes.
-[kenny] jeez!
789
00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:36,193
[chris]
but there's ribbot
to knock it over.
790
00:36:36,228 --> 00:36:37,460
[indistinct]
791
00:36:37,496 --> 00:36:39,396
-[chris]
can beta help itself?
-Get up!
792
00:36:40,465 --> 00:36:42,732
[chris] oh! I guess
there's your answer.
793
00:36:42,768 --> 00:36:44,935
Kenny, that hammer
looks cockeyed.
794
00:36:44,970 --> 00:36:46,836
Oh, but it fired off a shot!
795
00:36:46,872 --> 00:36:49,005
[kenny]
beta in serious trouble.
796
00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:50,740
Oh!
797
00:36:52,144 --> 00:36:54,144
My goodness!
798
00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:56,880
[chris] oh, ribbot is trying
to take beta
799
00:36:56,915 --> 00:36:59,549
over the rails,
out of the battlebox.
800
00:36:59,585 --> 00:37:00,850
You're good, you're good,
you're good.
801
00:37:00,886 --> 00:37:03,486
[chris]
beta can barely move
at this point.
802
00:37:03,522 --> 00:37:05,455
[kenny] this is gonna be
a knockout, chris.
803
00:37:05,490 --> 00:37:08,592
I'm not sure
that armor configuration
worked out for beta.
804
00:37:08,627 --> 00:37:11,761
[chris] beta has gotta show
some sort of control movement
805
00:37:11,797 --> 00:37:14,064
-or this fight's
gonna be over.
-[referee] ten, nine...
806
00:37:14,099 --> 00:37:15,865
[chris]
the countdown is on!
807
00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:17,534
[referee] ...Seven, six...
808
00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:19,769
[kenny] amazing aggression
and control.
809
00:37:19,805 --> 00:37:21,438
[chris] this is gonna be it!
810
00:37:21,473 --> 00:37:25,408
The kids from wpi
with the ko!
811
00:37:25,444 --> 00:37:27,277
[cheering]
812
00:37:30,282 --> 00:37:31,481
whoo!
813
00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:38,722
[kenny] wow! Chris,
I'm not sure team beta
knows what just happened.
814
00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:40,357
[man]
that's a powerful weapon.
815
00:37:43,829 --> 00:37:45,428
[chris] david jin, he said,
816
00:37:45,464 --> 00:37:47,530
"I don't take my foot
off the gas," kenny.
817
00:37:47,566 --> 00:37:49,199
[kenny] he did not at all.
818
00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:51,868
He did exactly
what he needed to do
to win this fight.
819
00:37:51,903 --> 00:37:56,172
You know, we talk
about the analogy of rock,
paper, scissors all the time.
820
00:37:56,208 --> 00:37:58,908
This was just not
a good matchup for beta.
821
00:37:59,711 --> 00:38:01,278
[chris] that's spinner
on ribbot
822
00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:04,447
didn't seem to be slowed
at all by the mullet armor.
823
00:38:04,483 --> 00:38:05,715
[kenny] absolutely not.
824
00:38:05,751 --> 00:38:07,984
But I don't think their
traditional configuration
825
00:38:08,020 --> 00:38:11,655
would have fared any better,
given how strong
ribbot looked.
826
00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:14,024
They inflicted so much damage.
827
00:38:14,059 --> 00:38:16,626
This second hit
popped beta's gas tank,
828
00:38:16,662 --> 00:38:19,496
and once that was gone,
it was curtains for beta.
829
00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:24,968
David jin. That worked out
pretty well, huh?
830
00:38:25,003 --> 00:38:26,369
That worked out pretty well.
831
00:38:26,405 --> 00:38:29,105
They actually
put on an attachment
that we've never seen before.
832
00:38:29,141 --> 00:38:31,308
So usually beta runs
a nice big wedge,
833
00:38:31,343 --> 00:38:34,277
but this time they tried
a vertical surface,
834
00:38:34,313 --> 00:38:36,813
and we weren't sure
if we'd be able to
bite on it.
835
00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:39,416
-Turns out we can.
-[chris laughs]
836
00:38:39,451 --> 00:38:42,319
david, you were
super aggressive
throughout this fight.
837
00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:43,887
Did you fear
that hammer at all?
838
00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:46,823
To be honest, I wasn't
really thinking about it.
839
00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:48,758
We did take a nasty hit
in the middle there,
840
00:38:48,794 --> 00:38:50,560
so we're gonna definitely
have to check for damages.
841
00:38:50,595 --> 00:38:51,895
But I knew from the beginning.
842
00:38:51,930 --> 00:38:53,630
-We just got to go.
-Well, wait a second.
843
00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:58,635
How do you not think
about the most lethal hammer
that is at battlebots?
844
00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:01,538
Because if you always
think about the hammer,
you'll always drive in fear.
845
00:39:01,573 --> 00:39:02,772
No fear here.
846
00:39:02,808 --> 00:39:04,074
I love it.
847
00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:06,876
All right, so,
before the season,
848
00:39:06,912 --> 00:39:09,746
you said that last year,
your rookie year,
849
00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,414
you gave yourself
a b-plus grade
850
00:39:11,450 --> 00:39:14,417
because you did not make it
to the round of 16.
851
00:39:14,453 --> 00:39:16,553
You're now on
to the round of 16.
852
00:39:16,588 --> 00:39:18,755
So what sort of grade
do you give yourselves?
853
00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:20,156
Does that sound
like an a, boys?
854
00:39:20,192 --> 00:39:22,492
[all] yeah!
855
00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:25,762
Uh, can you add the giant nut
to that report card?
856
00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:27,063
Uh, yeah?
857
00:39:27,099 --> 00:39:28,131
[all] yeah!
858
00:39:28,166 --> 00:39:30,867
Okay, there you go.
There's the old college try.
859
00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:33,903
David jin,
congratulations to you
and team ribbot.
860
00:39:33,939 --> 00:39:35,038
Thank you very much.
861
00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:38,375
[audience cheering]
862
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:42,679
[chris] so with that
upset win,
863
00:39:42,714 --> 00:39:45,048
ribbot moves on
to the next round.
864
00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:46,583
And would you look at this?
865
00:39:46,618 --> 00:39:49,152
One boston area school
against another.
866
00:39:49,187 --> 00:39:50,754
Mit's uppercut
867
00:39:50,789 --> 00:39:53,590
squaring off against
wpi's ribbot.
868
00:39:53,625 --> 00:39:55,291
We got ourselves
a beantown brawl.
869
00:39:55,327 --> 00:39:57,360
Kenny, it's your
old stomping grounds.
870
00:39:57,396 --> 00:39:58,928
[kenny] yeah,
I can't wait for that one.
871
00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:00,497
Two groups of whiz kids,
872
00:40:00,532 --> 00:40:04,367
some of the best young minds
in the sport going at it.
873
00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:06,002
[chris] all right,
coming up...
874
00:40:06,037 --> 00:40:09,105
The action shifts
to group number one,
875
00:40:09,141 --> 00:40:13,743
where marquee teams
like gigabyte, valkyrie,
876
00:40:13,779 --> 00:40:16,112
and the number-one
overall seed, hydra,
877
00:40:16,148 --> 00:40:19,115
will begin their campaigns
for the giant nut.
878
00:40:19,151 --> 00:40:22,786
But it all kicks off
with a rematch
one year in the making
879
00:40:22,821 --> 00:40:28,024
as huge looks to exact some
revenge against whiplash.
880
00:40:28,059 --> 00:40:33,296
The 2020 battlebots world
championship continues, next.
881
00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:47,343
We are back on battlebots
as we continue on
882
00:40:47,379 --> 00:40:49,479
with the round of 32.
883
00:40:49,514 --> 00:40:52,148
The action
in group number four
is complete,
884
00:40:52,184 --> 00:40:54,784
and we now move on
to group number one,
885
00:40:54,820 --> 00:40:58,021
where we have a clash
between the eight seed,
whiplash,
886
00:40:58,056 --> 00:41:00,490
and the 25 seed, huge.
887
00:41:00,525 --> 00:41:03,293
[audience cheering]
888
00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:07,163
the vasquez family has said
that anything less than
the giant nut
889
00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:09,933
would be a disappointment
for team whiplash.
890
00:41:09,968 --> 00:41:12,769
On the other side of the box,
huge didn't even think
891
00:41:12,804 --> 00:41:14,471
they would be
in the tournament
892
00:41:14,506 --> 00:41:16,973
after a disastrous 0-2 start,
893
00:41:17,008 --> 00:41:18,608
but a late-season victory
over kraken
894
00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:21,277
helped them
sneak their way in.
895
00:41:21,313 --> 00:41:22,679
With a new lease on life,
896
00:41:22,714 --> 00:41:26,649
jonathan schultz thinks huge
could deliver a big surprise.
897
00:41:26,685 --> 00:41:31,054
Our own jenny taft
got the inside scoop
on the strategies
898
00:41:31,089 --> 00:41:33,156
these teams
will be using tonight.
899
00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:35,458
When it comes to whiplash
and huge,
900
00:41:35,494 --> 00:41:38,294
this is a rematch
from the top 16 last year,
901
00:41:38,330 --> 00:41:42,866
and it is a loss that jonathan
and team huge had spent hours
thinking about.
902
00:41:42,901 --> 00:41:45,969
They believe that they lost
because they were
spinning upward
903
00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:47,103
on team whiplash.
904
00:41:47,138 --> 00:41:50,173
The strategy this season
is to go the other direction.
905
00:41:50,208 --> 00:41:52,308
Matt vasquez told me
he needs to do
906
00:41:52,344 --> 00:41:55,745
the exact same thing
this time around,
just better.
907
00:41:55,780 --> 00:41:58,781
Get up underneath huge
and then let the weapon
go to work.
908
00:41:58,817 --> 00:42:01,050
And he also has
so much more confidence
909
00:42:01,086 --> 00:42:03,052
in the durability
of his wheels.
910
00:42:03,088 --> 00:42:04,521
[chris] thanks, jenny.
911
00:42:04,556 --> 00:42:06,823
So if something
didn't work
the first time around,
912
00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:08,391
you can change it.
913
00:42:08,426 --> 00:42:10,260
-Right, kenny?
- [kenny] exactly.
914
00:42:10,295 --> 00:42:12,896
And that first fight
with the blades
spinning upward,
915
00:42:12,931 --> 00:42:14,998
it wasn't able to do
a lot of damage
916
00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:18,101
because most of the hits
struck that armor
on the front.
917
00:42:18,136 --> 00:42:20,937
So, jonathan said
he looked back
at what other bots
918
00:42:20,972 --> 00:42:23,940
did against whiplash,
and he saw that sawblaze
919
00:42:23,975 --> 00:42:27,277
was able to damage whiplash
by hitting down on them.
920
00:42:27,312 --> 00:42:28,811
He'll try to do
the same tonight
921
00:42:28,847 --> 00:42:31,180
as he looks to pull off
a major upset.
922
00:42:31,216 --> 00:42:32,782
Faruq, bring it on.
923
00:42:33,351 --> 00:42:35,418
[cheering]
924
00:42:38,056 --> 00:42:42,058
in the blue square,
from thousand oaks,
california,
925
00:42:42,093 --> 00:42:46,963
here to whip it all night,
it's whiplash!
926
00:42:51,002 --> 00:42:55,738
[chris] it's number eight,
whiplash,
and the entire vasquez family.
927
00:42:55,774 --> 00:42:57,507
They've been
to the quarterfinals,
928
00:42:57,542 --> 00:42:59,208
they've been to
the semifinals.
929
00:42:59,244 --> 00:43:01,678
There's only one mountain
left to climb.
930
00:43:02,614 --> 00:43:05,181
Kenny, what makes whiplash
so good?
931
00:43:05,216 --> 00:43:08,751
[kenny] well, you know,
matt vasquez was talking about
the speed advantage
932
00:43:08,787 --> 00:43:10,420
he's going to have
over huge.
933
00:43:10,455 --> 00:43:13,790
He loves the fact that
they have way better tires
than they did last season,
934
00:43:13,825 --> 00:43:16,893
and you'll notice their
spinner is back, chris.
935
00:43:16,928 --> 00:43:18,695
[chris] ah,
welcome back, spinner.
936
00:43:24,736 --> 00:43:28,304
In the red square
from south windsor,
connecticut,
937
00:43:28,373 --> 00:43:34,711
here to knock you back
to the pee-wee leagues,
it's huge!
938
00:43:38,083 --> 00:43:43,386
[chris] just one victory
in the qualifying rounds
for the 25 seed, huge.
939
00:43:43,421 --> 00:43:46,889
But that win
made jonathan schultz
an entirely different man.
940
00:43:46,925 --> 00:43:50,493
[kenny] that's right.
Once he made it
into the postseason,
941
00:43:50,528 --> 00:43:52,261
everything kind of
went away.
942
00:43:52,297 --> 00:43:54,230
This is a great opportunity
for this team.
943
00:43:55,233 --> 00:43:57,967
[chris]
so how is huge performing?
944
00:43:58,003 --> 00:44:00,703
[kenny]
well, as they demonstrated
against kraken, that weapon
945
00:44:00,739 --> 00:44:04,107
can deliver some monster hits
when it gets up to full speed.
946
00:44:04,142 --> 00:44:07,143
They just need to hit whiplash
in the right spots.
947
00:44:07,178 --> 00:44:08,778
[chris] yeah,
that vertical bar spinner
948
00:44:08,813 --> 00:44:11,748
is about ten pounds heavier
than a season ago.
949
00:44:16,421 --> 00:44:18,454
The thing about fighting huge
is you have to have armor
950
00:44:18,490 --> 00:44:21,090
in a lot of places
you normally
wouldn't have armor.
951
00:44:21,126 --> 00:44:23,893
So we need to make sure
the top
is very well-protected.
952
00:44:23,928 --> 00:44:25,962
And we need to make sure
that I drive well enough
953
00:44:25,997 --> 00:44:27,563
that they can't get
too many hits on it.
954
00:44:27,599 --> 00:44:28,965
I think
if we stay underneath them,
955
00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:30,199
no matter
what weapon they use,
956
00:44:30,235 --> 00:44:31,734
their weapon won't be able
to spin
957
00:44:31,770 --> 00:44:33,836
and we can just chew up
the bottom of their robot
with our spinner.
958
00:44:33,905 --> 00:44:37,640
As long as we keep
their weapon from spinning,
I think we'll be okay.
959
00:44:37,676 --> 00:44:41,110
Whiplash is honestly
the biggest threat to us.
960
00:44:41,146 --> 00:44:43,513
They're super maneuverable
and they can take the hits
961
00:44:43,548 --> 00:44:44,647
if we're not
all the way spun up.
962
00:44:44,683 --> 00:44:47,650
I'm not gonna have
ten or 12 seconds
963
00:44:47,686 --> 00:44:49,085
to run around
to get my blade spun up.
964
00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:50,420
So the faster it can get
spun up,
965
00:44:50,455 --> 00:44:52,822
the more energy
we can put into them
every time we hit them.
966
00:44:52,857 --> 00:44:55,558
If the blade is spinning,
they can't get close enough
to hurt us.
967
00:44:55,593 --> 00:44:56,926
That what we're gonna need
to win the fight.
968
00:44:58,730 --> 00:45:01,364
[audience cheering]
969
00:45:02,734 --> 00:45:04,434
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
970
00:45:07,572 --> 00:45:09,505
[chris] pete, we know
the key for huge
971
00:45:09,541 --> 00:45:12,041
is getting that blade
up to full speed.
972
00:45:12,077 --> 00:45:14,711
What have they done
to make it
as deadly as possible?
973
00:45:14,746 --> 00:45:16,646
[pete] they actually reduced
their gear ratio,
974
00:45:16,681 --> 00:45:19,816
so they're going to get
a lower top speed,
975
00:45:19,851 --> 00:45:21,217
but they're going to get
a higher acceleration
976
00:45:21,252 --> 00:45:22,819
and a little more torque
out of it.
977
00:45:22,854 --> 00:45:24,687
So they should be
spinning down
978
00:45:24,723 --> 00:45:27,990
to make a nice, hard attack
on the top of whiplash.
979
00:45:28,026 --> 00:45:31,160
[man] come on, whiplash!
980
00:45:33,331 --> 00:45:35,364
-Let's go!
-[audience cheering]
981
00:45:39,938 --> 00:45:42,672
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
982
00:45:42,707 --> 00:45:44,674
[chris] two teams
looking to move
one step closer
983
00:45:44,709 --> 00:45:46,309
to the giant nut.
984
00:45:46,344 --> 00:45:51,180
Win and advance,
lose and it's game over.
985
00:45:51,216 --> 00:45:53,116
-Let's do this.
-Yeah!
986
00:45:53,551 --> 00:45:56,953
[buzzer sounding]
987
00:45:56,988 --> 00:45:58,688
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
988
00:45:58,723 --> 00:46:00,056
And whiplash
right on the attack
989
00:46:00,091 --> 00:46:02,525
and going after
that spinning bar, kenny.
990
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:08,464
Oh, huge takes a chunk
out of whiplash with that
front spinning blade.
991
00:46:08,500 --> 00:46:11,467
Here comes whiplash.
Huge all over the place.
992
00:46:11,503 --> 00:46:13,503
Wheels coming off the ground.
993
00:46:13,538 --> 00:46:15,671
Matt vasquez on the attack.
994
00:46:15,707 --> 00:46:18,207
Oh, yeah!
995
00:46:18,243 --> 00:46:21,611
So far,
that front spinning strategy
paying off for huge.
996
00:46:21,646 --> 00:46:25,081
Able to land some nice shots
to the top of whiplash.
997
00:46:25,116 --> 00:46:27,416
[kenny] but matt vasquez
not backing down.
998
00:46:27,452 --> 00:46:28,718
[chris] oh, boy!
999
00:46:28,753 --> 00:46:31,220
Huge got up
on the screws.
That's a danger zone.
1000
00:46:31,256 --> 00:46:33,823
Earlier this season,
we saw mammoth throw huge
1001
00:46:33,858 --> 00:46:35,224
right out of the arena
1002
00:46:35,260 --> 00:46:38,728
and whiplash is trying to do
the same thing!
1003
00:46:38,763 --> 00:46:42,565
But jonathan schultz
able to work its way back
into the center of the box.
1004
00:46:42,634 --> 00:46:45,067
[kenny] that vasquez,
just so precise,
1005
00:46:45,103 --> 00:46:47,436
so aggressive
with his driving.
1006
00:46:47,472 --> 00:46:49,539
[chris]
oh! And look at this!
1007
00:46:49,574 --> 00:46:53,943
Whiplash is willing
to just take the shots
and stop the bar of huge!
1008
00:46:53,978 --> 00:46:57,780
And now,
try to score some points
with that disc spinner.
1009
00:46:57,816 --> 00:47:00,383
[kenny] oh, yeah,
matt just wedging himself
in close,
1010
00:47:00,418 --> 00:47:04,020
now chasing huge
into the corner,
cutting off the angles here.
1011
00:47:04,055 --> 00:47:08,424
[chris] boy, whiplash
has no fear of sticking
its nose right in that bar.
1012
00:47:08,459 --> 00:47:10,359
[kenny]
there was some great driving
from jonathan schultz
1013
00:47:10,395 --> 00:47:12,628
to get away
from whiplash there.
1014
00:47:12,664 --> 00:47:16,432
[chris] pretty remarkable job
by huge to actually get away
from whiplash.
1015
00:47:16,935 --> 00:47:18,267
And whiplash...
1016
00:47:18,303 --> 00:47:21,337
-[kenny] oh.
-[chris] once again
sticking its nose in there.
1017
00:47:21,372 --> 00:47:24,607
[kenny]
but whiplash absorbed that
with the front wedge, chris.
1018
00:47:24,642 --> 00:47:28,110
-[chris] whoa!
-[kenny] nice shot by huge,
1019
00:47:28,146 --> 00:47:30,580
felt like that one got to
the weapon of whiplash.
1020
00:47:30,615 --> 00:47:34,050
But whiplash
has been so durable
in this fight, chris,
1021
00:47:34,118 --> 00:47:38,020
just absorbing punishment
and driving right through it.
1022
00:47:38,056 --> 00:47:42,124
[chris]
more than 90 seconds in,
huge's bar is fully functional
1023
00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:46,062
but whiplash has been able
to dictate where huge ends up.
1024
00:47:46,097 --> 00:47:48,965
[kenny] yeah, this is just
a classic whiplash flight.
1025
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:50,132
It's a brawler.
1026
00:47:52,704 --> 00:47:56,272
[chris]
now, whiplash getting into
the underbelly of huge.
1027
00:47:56,307 --> 00:47:59,775
Huge spinning
that weapon up again,
and there is a big shot!
1028
00:47:59,811 --> 00:48:02,879
[kenny]
that actually did some damage
to whiplash, I believe, chris.
1029
00:48:02,914 --> 00:48:06,215
[chris] but look at that,
whiplash's main weapon
still going
1030
00:48:06,251 --> 00:48:09,318
and now they're trying
to take apart the wheels.
1031
00:48:09,354 --> 00:48:12,755
Matt vasquez still dictating
the pace of this fight
1032
00:48:12,790 --> 00:48:16,459
and showing off
his world-class
control skills.
1033
00:48:16,494 --> 00:48:21,530
Forty seconds to go,
huge's weapon looks to be
slowing down now,
1034
00:48:21,566 --> 00:48:23,399
but you couldn't say for sure,
1035
00:48:23,434 --> 00:48:26,969
as whiplash refuses to give it
the time it needs to spin up.
1036
00:48:27,005 --> 00:48:29,505
To both bots,
they've been aggressive,
1037
00:48:29,540 --> 00:48:31,474
they've landed their share
of shots,
1038
00:48:31,509 --> 00:48:33,809
but it's been
the eighth seed, whiplash,
1039
00:48:33,845 --> 00:48:36,712
that has controlled
the majority of this fight,
kenny.
1040
00:48:36,748 --> 00:48:39,582
[kenny] that's right.
This has been a steady,
tactical assault
1041
00:48:39,651 --> 00:48:42,618
by team whiplash,
and huge just hasn't been able
1042
00:48:42,654 --> 00:48:45,755
to land the knockout shot
they're looking for.
1043
00:48:45,790 --> 00:48:48,224
[chris] well, these bots
are gonna end up
going the distance.
1044
00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:50,760
What an all-out brawl!
1045
00:48:50,795 --> 00:48:53,663
-Whiplash,
sticking its face in there.
-[timer counting down]
1046
00:48:53,698 --> 00:48:56,032
huge dishing up some shots.
1047
00:48:57,168 --> 00:48:59,902
-[buzzer sounds]
-[chris] 1-1
in the round of 32.
1048
00:48:59,938 --> 00:49:02,471
[audience cheering]
1049
00:49:06,878 --> 00:49:08,844
all right, let's bring in
our bot whisperer.
1050
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:10,179
Pete, what'd you see?
1051
00:49:10,214 --> 00:49:12,348
[pete] "oh, my god"
is what I saw.
1052
00:49:13,618 --> 00:49:14,984
You know,
I love both these bots.
1053
00:49:15,019 --> 00:49:17,386
I wanna see both advance
because I want to see
the chaos of huge
1054
00:49:17,422 --> 00:49:20,189
-in the 16--
-[chris] pete,
enough kissing butt!
1055
00:49:20,224 --> 00:49:22,058
What did you see
over there?
1056
00:49:22,093 --> 00:49:25,628
[pete] what I saw was,
I'm pretty sure
this is whiplash's fight.
1057
00:49:25,663 --> 00:49:27,463
They had more control
in this.
1058
00:49:27,498 --> 00:49:29,765
They probably had
bigger aggression points
1059
00:49:29,834 --> 00:49:31,400
and they definitely
got the damage.
1060
00:49:31,436 --> 00:49:35,838
If you look around the arena,
there are lots of small bits
of huge everywhere.
1061
00:49:35,873 --> 00:49:38,374
[chris] good job, pete.
I don't mean to yell you,
but let's go.
1062
00:49:38,409 --> 00:49:40,309
People need the truth.
1063
00:49:40,345 --> 00:49:44,080
Once again, the judges
are scoring on
an 11-point system.
1064
00:49:44,115 --> 00:49:46,415
Up to five points
can be awarded for damage,
1065
00:49:46,451 --> 00:49:48,985
three for aggression
and three for control.
1066
00:49:49,020 --> 00:49:51,954
And your judges
are all former
battlebots participants,
1067
00:49:51,990 --> 00:49:55,858
derek younger, lisa winter
and jason bardis.
1068
00:49:57,428 --> 00:49:59,862
Kenny, matty vasquez,
1069
00:49:59,897 --> 00:50:02,565
the driving skills
on full display.
1070
00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,935
[kenny] vintage whiplash.
He wanted to be positioned
underneath huge,
1071
00:50:05,970 --> 00:50:07,636
and that's exactly
where he was,
1072
00:50:07,672 --> 00:50:11,640
sticking his nose
right into that vertical blade
to stop it from spinning.
1073
00:50:11,676 --> 00:50:14,176
That aggression will play
well with the judges.
1074
00:50:14,212 --> 00:50:19,515
[chris] however, when huge
did get that weapon spun up,
it landed some nice shots.
1075
00:50:19,550 --> 00:50:21,283
[kenny] yeah, I think
that new spin direction
1076
00:50:21,319 --> 00:50:23,552
actually was effective
when the hits landed.
1077
00:50:23,588 --> 00:50:26,689
The problem was that whiplash
did such a good job
1078
00:50:26,724 --> 00:50:29,825
of limiting
the number of times
they could get up to speed.
1079
00:50:29,861 --> 00:50:32,128
[chris] no doubt about it.
Outstanding control
1080
00:50:32,163 --> 00:50:33,629
as always
by matty vasquez,
1081
00:50:33,664 --> 00:50:36,132
pushing huge
around the battlebox.
1082
00:50:36,167 --> 00:50:38,901
[kenny] absolutely.
Even when he couldn't
get underneath huge,
1083
00:50:38,936 --> 00:50:41,337
he was still able
to dictate the action,
1084
00:50:41,372 --> 00:50:43,406
using the lifter
when necessary
1085
00:50:43,441 --> 00:50:46,075
and in the most
important category, damage.
1086
00:50:46,110 --> 00:50:47,410
That spinner got in there
1087
00:50:47,445 --> 00:50:50,846
and chunked up those wheels
and a lot of that frame.
1088
00:50:50,882 --> 00:50:55,217
[chris] now let's go to faruq
to see who's moving on
to the round of 16.
1089
00:50:58,356 --> 00:51:00,890
The results from the judges
are in.
1090
00:51:04,162 --> 00:51:06,595
We have a unanimous decision.
1091
00:51:09,233 --> 00:51:11,367
The winner is...
1092
00:51:14,939 --> 00:51:17,039
Whiplash!
1093
00:51:17,075 --> 00:51:20,843
[audience cheering]
1094
00:51:20,878 --> 00:51:23,512
[audience chanting]
whiplash! Whiplash! Whiplash!
1095
00:51:33,391 --> 00:51:38,394
Matt vasquez, you told us
before the fight you really
weren't all that worried.
1096
00:51:38,429 --> 00:51:40,329
But did you end up
being worried
1097
00:51:40,364 --> 00:51:42,198
because this one
went the distance?
1098
00:51:42,233 --> 00:51:44,533
I knew it would 100%
go the distance.
1099
00:51:44,569 --> 00:51:45,901
I wasn't worried
before the fight
1100
00:51:45,937 --> 00:51:47,103
because I knew
we had a strategy.
1101
00:51:47,138 --> 00:51:49,271
But the second
you step up here,
that totally changes.
1102
00:51:49,307 --> 00:51:52,074
My hands were shaking
and I was just like,
let's get this over with.
1103
00:51:53,311 --> 00:51:55,678
[kenny]
whiplash is a true brawler,
and this seemed like
1104
00:51:55,713 --> 00:51:57,813
a vintage performance
from you guys.
1105
00:51:57,849 --> 00:52:00,116
What was your strategy?
1106
00:52:00,151 --> 00:52:02,618
Our strategy against huge
is if you stay
underneath them,
1107
00:52:02,653 --> 00:52:04,987
they can't spin,
so that was our goal
for the fight.
1108
00:52:05,022 --> 00:52:07,690
If you're underneath them,
the bar can't spin
all the way around.
1109
00:52:07,725 --> 00:52:10,860
So we tried to do that,
but, I mean, they were
a great driver, this fight,
1110
00:52:10,895 --> 00:52:12,595
and they sort of kept
their wheels into me
1111
00:52:12,663 --> 00:52:14,230
and sort of blocked me
from doing that.
1112
00:52:14,265 --> 00:52:15,798
So that was kind
of concerning.
1113
00:52:15,833 --> 00:52:18,000
They got their weapon spun up
quite a few times,
1114
00:52:18,035 --> 00:52:19,535
but the armor we put
were great.
1115
00:52:19,570 --> 00:52:20,836
That was our second
line of defense
1116
00:52:20,871 --> 00:52:22,771
if I couldn't pull off
that driving strategy.
1117
00:52:22,807 --> 00:52:25,374
So, yeah, our plan worked,
and we're very happy.
1118
00:52:25,409 --> 00:52:26,342
[chris] sounds good.
1119
00:52:26,377 --> 00:52:27,376
Congratulations.
1120
00:52:27,411 --> 00:52:29,211
You're on to
the round of 16.
1121
00:52:29,247 --> 00:52:30,179
Thank you.
1122
00:52:31,516 --> 00:52:32,515
[cheering]
1123
00:52:34,152 --> 00:52:35,951
so I guess
matty vasquez was right.
1124
00:52:35,987 --> 00:52:39,054
He had nothing to worry about,
although he admitted
he got a little nervous
1125
00:52:39,090 --> 00:52:40,489
once the controllers
got in his hand.
1126
00:52:40,525 --> 00:52:42,791
Listen, huge is a great bot,
they're a great team.
1127
00:52:42,827 --> 00:52:44,426
There's some excellent
driving out there,
1128
00:52:44,462 --> 00:52:48,197
but the way they matched up,
I mean, he knew what
he was talking about.
1129
00:52:48,232 --> 00:52:51,700
So jonathan schultz and huge
get knocked out
of the tournament
1130
00:52:51,736 --> 00:52:52,868
by whiplash
1131
00:52:52,904 --> 00:52:55,671
for the second year in a row,
and the vasquez family
1132
00:52:55,706 --> 00:52:58,474
marches on
to the round of 16.
1133
00:52:58,509 --> 00:53:02,912
They await the winner
of our next fight,
valkyrie versus subzero.
1134
00:53:02,947 --> 00:53:06,448
That's coming up
on battlebots.
1135
00:53:16,460 --> 00:53:18,694
We are back on battlebots,
and up next
1136
00:53:18,729 --> 00:53:22,765
it is the ninth seed,
valkyrie, taking on
the 24th seed, subzero.
1137
00:53:22,800 --> 00:53:25,534
And let's start with
leanne cushing's robot,
valkyrie.
1138
00:53:25,570 --> 00:53:28,070
A wonderful
regular season,
1139
00:53:28,105 --> 00:53:31,507
and she's been doing her
homework for this matchup.
1140
00:53:31,542 --> 00:53:36,445
She went on social media
and subzero's page actually
told the entire world
1141
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:40,783
about how subzero is made,
what the components are.
1142
00:53:40,818 --> 00:53:43,719
So valkyrie could sit there
and figure out the strengths
1143
00:53:43,754 --> 00:53:45,588
and weaknesses of the robots.
1144
00:53:45,623 --> 00:53:48,457
So logan davis, you have
a little bit of work to do.
1145
00:53:48,492 --> 00:53:49,858
How does he now upend
1146
00:53:49,894 --> 00:53:53,495
somebody that knows
exactly what his bot
is all about?
1147
00:53:53,531 --> 00:53:55,297
[kenny] well, he's also been
making adjustments.
1148
00:53:55,333 --> 00:53:59,201
He added a lot of armor to
his bot to protect against
valkyrie's blade,
1149
00:53:59,237 --> 00:54:01,870
but because of
the added weight,
he had to strip out
1150
00:54:01,906 --> 00:54:05,474
some of the compressed air
that he uses to power
that lifter.
1151
00:54:05,543 --> 00:54:08,978
So he's going to have
to be selective
about when he fires them.
1152
00:54:09,013 --> 00:54:13,415
Logan davis was super excited
to get subzero up and running
the way he wanted.
1153
00:54:13,451 --> 00:54:15,551
He actually got a call
from the selection committee
1154
00:54:15,586 --> 00:54:19,054
that woke him out of bed
to find out he was in
the postseason.
1155
00:54:19,090 --> 00:54:22,424
Let's see if he can now
answer the call tonight.
1156
00:54:22,460 --> 00:54:24,493
Faruq, do your thing.
1157
00:54:26,831 --> 00:54:28,764
In the blue square,
1158
00:54:28,799 --> 00:54:33,602
she's the first viking
of robot fighting,
it's valkyrie.
1159
00:54:33,638 --> 00:54:34,870
[audience cheering]
1160
00:54:34,905 --> 00:54:38,741
[chris] the ninth seed,
valkyrie,
an outstanding season,
1161
00:54:38,776 --> 00:54:41,243
their lone loss
was to whiplash.
1162
00:54:41,279 --> 00:54:45,681
First thing you always notice
about them, kenny,
weapon choice.
1163
00:54:45,716 --> 00:54:48,217
[kenny] that's right.
There is dr. Teeth.
1164
00:54:48,252 --> 00:54:51,153
That is a menacing blade
right there from valkyrie.
1165
00:54:51,188 --> 00:54:53,822
[chris] leanne said it can
hit with the power
of a bar spinner
1166
00:54:53,858 --> 00:54:56,725
without sacrificing the reach
they get with a disc.
1167
00:54:58,462 --> 00:55:00,329
[cheering]
1168
00:55:00,364 --> 00:55:04,266
in the red square,
from irving, texas,
1169
00:55:04,302 --> 00:55:08,137
everything's bigger there,
even the wins.
1170
00:55:08,172 --> 00:55:11,273
It's subzero.
1171
00:55:11,309 --> 00:55:13,942
[audience cheering]
1172
00:55:13,978 --> 00:55:18,781
[chris] number 24, subzero
looking for an upset.
1173
00:55:18,816 --> 00:55:21,483
What's new with the bot
for this fight, kenny?
1174
00:55:21,519 --> 00:55:24,253
[kenny] well, they've added
a new titanium wedge
on the back.
1175
00:55:24,288 --> 00:55:29,091
That's part of the extra armor
that logan is using to
counteract valkyrie's disc,
1176
00:55:29,126 --> 00:55:33,195
and then additional
heavy armor up front to help
protect the wheels.
1177
00:55:39,103 --> 00:55:44,273
So I think
the sides of subzero
are going to be prime for us.
1178
00:55:44,308 --> 00:55:47,810
Their wheels are out
with a fair amount of gaps.
1179
00:55:47,845 --> 00:55:51,447
So we're gonna be able
to pull that off
probably pretty easily.
1180
00:55:51,482 --> 00:55:54,750
And then right through there,
that side panel is about
an eighth-inch thick.
1181
00:55:54,785 --> 00:55:58,354
So if we gnaw away at that,
we're hopefully
gonna be able to disable it.
1182
00:55:58,389 --> 00:56:02,725
I'm gonna need to corral
and get them
out of the arena
1183
00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:04,460
before they can tear me up.
1184
00:56:04,495 --> 00:56:09,164
There's really not much area
for us to touch
that isn't their blade.
1185
00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:11,900
I've got to be very,
very careful
1186
00:56:11,936 --> 00:56:16,839
to keep my armor
pointed at them
and take those hits there.
1187
00:56:16,874 --> 00:56:19,875
If they're able to scoot
around to the side,
we're done.
1188
00:56:19,910 --> 00:56:21,477
[audience cheering]
1189
00:56:23,214 --> 00:56:25,214
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
1190
00:56:25,249 --> 00:56:26,648
[audience cheering]
1191
00:56:26,684 --> 00:56:28,650
[chris] neither of these bots
has ever made it
1192
00:56:28,686 --> 00:56:31,954
to the round of 16,
but that is about to change.
1193
00:56:36,260 --> 00:56:38,260
[audience cheering]
1194
00:56:44,668 --> 00:56:46,802
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
1195
00:56:46,837 --> 00:56:50,005
[chris] valkyrie, subzero,
1196
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:52,408
winner will meet whiplash.
1197
00:56:52,443 --> 00:56:54,710
We got this. Let's do it.
1198
00:56:54,745 --> 00:56:56,745
[buzzer sounding]
1199
00:56:57,615 --> 00:57:00,449
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
1200
00:57:00,484 --> 00:57:02,818
Subzero leading with
a new wedge.
1201
00:57:02,853 --> 00:57:04,553
Valkyrie testing it.
1202
00:57:04,588 --> 00:57:06,822
Uh-oh. And again, oh!
1203
00:57:06,857 --> 00:57:09,124
-Wow!
-[kenny] oh, my goodness.
1204
00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:12,027
[chris]
subzero launches valkyrie
against the glass,
1205
00:57:12,062 --> 00:57:14,196
valkyrie luck to
make it out alive.
1206
00:57:14,231 --> 00:57:16,765
But can it recover?
1207
00:57:16,834 --> 00:57:18,667
[kenny] subzero keeping
the pressure on,
1208
00:57:18,702 --> 00:57:20,702
forcing the action
with its wedge.
1209
00:57:21,772 --> 00:57:23,972
[chris] now valkyrie chewing
at that armor.
1210
00:57:24,008 --> 00:57:26,442
And, oh, subzero shows
its front side
1211
00:57:26,477 --> 00:57:29,211
and valkyrie lands
a clean, clean shot.
1212
00:57:29,246 --> 00:57:31,447
[kenny] uh-oh, I think
that part of the flipper
1213
00:57:31,482 --> 00:57:34,149
might be compromised
on subzero.
1214
00:57:34,185 --> 00:57:36,285
[chris] oh, valkyrie on
the comeback trail.
1215
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:38,320
-[kenny] oh!
-[chris] another one.
1216
00:57:38,355 --> 00:57:39,421
[indistinct]
1217
00:57:39,457 --> 00:57:40,622
I'm rolling it back,
don't worry about it.
1218
00:57:40,658 --> 00:57:43,559
[chris] what a shot.
That titanium plate of armor
1219
00:57:43,594 --> 00:57:46,094
is bent completely off
on subzero.
1220
00:57:46,130 --> 00:57:48,730
[chris] can subzero
find a way to stay
alive here?
1221
00:57:48,766 --> 00:57:50,866
Valkyrie freaking
out of control!
1222
00:57:51,769 --> 00:57:52,701
[commentators exclaim]
1223
00:57:52,736 --> 00:57:54,870
[kenny] what a comeback shot
by subzero.
1224
00:57:54,939 --> 00:57:57,005
[chris] holy smokes!
1225
00:57:57,041 --> 00:58:00,676
A huge part of subzero
just came off.
1226
00:58:00,711 --> 00:58:04,079
[kenny] this is like a world
championship heavyweight
boxing fight.
1227
00:58:04,114 --> 00:58:07,149
[chris] valkyrie
trying to clean up the floor
a little bit.
1228
00:58:07,218 --> 00:58:10,052
Subzero's having
driving issues now.
1229
00:58:10,087 --> 00:58:12,855
[kenny] is valkyrie gonna
go in for the kill?
1230
00:58:12,890 --> 00:58:14,990
[chris] it goes in
for a little love tap.
1231
00:58:15,025 --> 00:58:18,093
Yes, subzero just cannot move.
1232
00:58:18,128 --> 00:58:21,763
It's inching. That is not
going to be good enough
in the referee's eyes.
1233
00:58:21,799 --> 00:58:24,233
The countdown must be
starting soon.
1234
00:58:24,268 --> 00:58:25,567
Like, now!
1235
00:58:25,603 --> 00:58:27,970
Nine, eight, seven...
1236
00:58:28,005 --> 00:58:29,905
That was a great fight, man.
We took a lot of hits there.
1237
00:58:29,940 --> 00:58:32,174
[chris] the unbelievable
run of subzero is over
1238
00:58:32,209 --> 00:58:36,011
as valkyrie finally reaches
round of 16.
1239
00:58:36,914 --> 00:58:38,380
[buzzer sounds]
1240
00:58:38,415 --> 00:58:40,115
[audience cheering]
1241
00:58:56,667 --> 00:59:01,003
[chris] kenny, subzero looked
like it was shot out of
a cannon to start this fight.
1242
00:59:01,038 --> 00:59:03,772
Logan davis,
he was not messing around.
1243
00:59:03,807 --> 00:59:05,007
[kenny] oh, my goodness.
1244
00:59:05,042 --> 00:59:07,843
He drove valkyrie
straight into the screws.
1245
00:59:07,878 --> 00:59:09,244
Popped them into the air.
1246
00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:11,547
This thing could have been
over after one hit.
1247
00:59:11,582 --> 00:59:12,814
[chris] no question.
1248
00:59:12,850 --> 00:59:15,551
A lot of bots,
they wouldn't have survived
that exchange,
1249
00:59:15,586 --> 00:59:20,289
but valkyrie managed
to get back on its feet
and then go into attack mode.
1250
00:59:20,324 --> 00:59:22,057
[kenny] yeah, that disc
was unrelenting
1251
00:59:22,092 --> 00:59:24,693
as valkyrie continued
to strike from all angles.
1252
00:59:24,728 --> 00:59:27,095
But I was so impressed
at subzero's ability
1253
00:59:27,131 --> 00:59:28,897
to withstand a lot
of those hits.
1254
00:59:28,933 --> 00:59:31,166
[chris] and the durability
of valkyrie as well,
1255
00:59:31,201 --> 00:59:34,469
it is a big difference
from seasons past.
1256
00:59:34,505 --> 00:59:37,973
[kenny] last season,
have a couple
really big shots.
1257
00:59:38,008 --> 00:59:40,409
But if it didn't knock you out
after two or three,
1258
00:59:40,444 --> 00:59:42,644
valkyrie would basically
be destroyed.
1259
00:59:42,680 --> 00:59:44,646
That is not the case
this time around.
1260
00:59:44,682 --> 00:59:46,982
This bot has improved so much.
1261
00:59:48,719 --> 00:59:50,319
[audience cheering]
1262
00:59:50,354 --> 00:59:52,254
[chris]
leanne cushing.
1263
00:59:52,289 --> 00:59:55,123
Welcome to
the round of 16.
1264
00:59:55,593 --> 00:59:57,025
Finally!
1265
00:59:58,128 --> 01:00:00,629
Yeah, wow.
1266
01:00:01,565 --> 01:00:03,966
Leanne, that was
a back-and-forth war.
1267
01:00:04,001 --> 01:00:06,301
Talk us through that fight.
1268
01:00:06,337 --> 01:00:11,707
So, we obviously knew
that one of the strategies
1269
01:00:11,742 --> 01:00:15,077
for going against valkyrie,
before we can fully
spin up is to rush us.
1270
01:00:15,112 --> 01:00:17,980
So we tried not to
let them get to us.
1271
01:00:18,015 --> 01:00:19,348
That's why we pivoted over.
1272
01:00:19,383 --> 01:00:21,683
And then it was just
a matter of, like,
staying in the center,
1273
01:00:21,719 --> 01:00:24,419
not getting cornered,
hitting as much as possible.
1274
01:00:24,455 --> 01:00:27,789
What makes valkyrie
so durable this year?
1275
01:00:27,825 --> 01:00:29,758
I honestly think
that it's the luck...
1276
01:00:29,793 --> 01:00:31,526
We've now had
over ten matches
1277
01:00:31,562 --> 01:00:34,563
in our whole entire career,
and I think that's
it's the multiple...
1278
01:00:34,598 --> 01:00:37,466
Having the iteration
1279
01:00:37,501 --> 01:00:40,435
and learning more and more
every time, lose or win.
1280
01:00:40,471 --> 01:00:41,837
We learn so much,
1281
01:00:41,872 --> 01:00:44,473
and it really helps with
making a bigger
and better design.
1282
01:00:45,209 --> 01:00:46,708
Congratulations.
1283
01:00:46,744 --> 01:00:48,710
Welcome to
the round of 16.
1284
01:00:48,746 --> 01:00:50,412
-Thank you.
-[cheering]
1285
01:00:55,352 --> 01:00:59,454
[chris] leanne cushing
and team valkyrie
with a well-earned celebration
1286
01:00:59,490 --> 01:01:02,457
after finally breaking into
the top 16,
1287
01:01:02,493 --> 01:01:05,661
setting up a rematch
with whiplash.
1288
01:01:05,696 --> 01:01:07,195
That should be a ton of fun.
1289
01:01:07,231 --> 01:01:09,464
[kenny] these two bots
went the full three minutes
1290
01:01:09,500 --> 01:01:11,166
in whiplash's win
earlier this season.
1291
01:01:11,201 --> 01:01:14,269
Now valkyrie gets a chance
to turn the tables.
1292
01:01:14,304 --> 01:01:18,006
[chris] but coming up,
one of the season's
biggest surprises,
1293
01:01:18,042 --> 01:01:22,377
the rookie bot malice
takes on gigabyte.
1294
01:01:22,413 --> 01:01:25,213
That's next on battlebots.
1295
01:01:35,258 --> 01:01:37,259
We are back
on battlebots,
1296
01:01:37,294 --> 01:01:39,528
and up next,
it's a matchup between
1297
01:01:39,563 --> 01:01:42,330
two bots making their
tournament debuts...
1298
01:01:43,267 --> 01:01:44,733
Malice and gigabyte.
1299
01:01:45,903 --> 01:01:49,571
Let's turn our attention
to bunny sauriol's bot malice,
1300
01:01:49,606 --> 01:01:51,907
an outstanding regular
season for them.
1301
01:01:51,942 --> 01:01:55,744
She told us she was so excited
not only to make it
to the round of 32,
1302
01:01:55,746 --> 01:01:59,014
but to have a great seeding,
16th overall.
1303
01:01:59,049 --> 01:02:00,816
Then she saw that
she drew gigabyte.
1304
01:02:00,851 --> 01:02:05,787
She was like,
"this is a terrible
matchup for us. Why?"
1305
01:02:05,823 --> 01:02:08,323
yeah, you know, she was
so happy just to be here.
1306
01:02:08,358 --> 01:02:09,725
Then to make
it to the 32,
1307
01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:12,427
she feels like she's
accomplished a huge goal
1308
01:02:12,463 --> 01:02:14,796
as a female captain
here at battlebots.
1309
01:02:14,832 --> 01:02:16,698
But, yeah, she does
not like this matchup,
1310
01:02:16,734 --> 01:02:19,468
and it's because of the angle
of gigabytes shell.
1311
01:02:19,503 --> 01:02:22,671
She's worried that it will get
underneath her
horizontal spinner
1312
01:02:22,706 --> 01:02:26,441
and prevent them from getting
any kind of meaningful force
behind their hits.
1313
01:02:27,745 --> 01:02:29,077
They're not sure
how this is gonna go down.
1314
01:02:29,113 --> 01:02:30,378
They're not confident anymore.
1315
01:02:30,414 --> 01:02:33,181
So when you talk about
john mladenik's bot,
next by gigabyte,
1316
01:02:33,217 --> 01:02:37,619
it's a full body spinner,
it displaces so much energy
inside the battlebox.
1317
01:02:37,654 --> 01:02:40,789
Is that malice's best
shot at victory?
1318
01:02:40,824 --> 01:02:42,591
[kenny] absolutely.
They have to allow
1319
01:02:42,626 --> 01:02:45,227
that full body spinner
to really destroy itself.
1320
01:02:45,262 --> 01:02:46,862
We keep saying that
throughout the season,
1321
01:02:46,897 --> 01:02:49,498
but that's just the way
you got to approach
a full body spinner.
1322
01:02:49,533 --> 01:02:51,333
So, of course, bunny
wants to win the fight,
1323
01:02:51,368 --> 01:02:53,268
not only to move on
to the round of 16,
1324
01:02:53,303 --> 01:02:55,403
but also to hold on
to some bragging rights.
1325
01:02:55,439 --> 01:03:01,376
Her best friend ever since
they were little girls, thy,
is on team gigabyte.
1326
01:03:01,411 --> 01:03:02,644
Let's see how it goes.
1327
01:03:02,679 --> 01:03:04,513
Faruq, take it away.
1328
01:03:07,184 --> 01:03:11,286
In the blue square,
from san jose, california,
1329
01:03:11,321 --> 01:03:14,022
she's one bad bunny,
1330
01:03:14,057 --> 01:03:16,725
it's malice!
1331
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:19,127
[audience cheering]
1332
01:03:19,163 --> 01:03:21,930
[chris] oh, yeah, team malice.
1333
01:03:21,965 --> 01:03:25,834
A 2-1 season,
they check in
as the 16th seed.
1334
01:03:25,869 --> 01:03:29,638
Kenny, how effective
will that weapon
be against gigabyte?
1335
01:03:29,673 --> 01:03:33,241
[kenny] well, bunny's
just not sure. They could
be in major trouble
1336
01:03:33,277 --> 01:03:37,045
if the angle
of gigabyte's shell
gets underneath their weapon.
1337
01:03:37,080 --> 01:03:38,079
We will soon find out.
1338
01:03:40,484 --> 01:03:42,417
[faruq] in the red square,
1339
01:03:42,452 --> 01:03:47,122
from oceanside, california,
about to clear
your hard drive,
1340
01:03:47,157 --> 01:03:49,157
it's gigabyte!
1341
01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:51,660
[audience cheering]
1342
01:03:51,695 --> 01:03:54,896
[chris] so there is
the 17th seed,
gigabyte,
1343
01:03:54,932 --> 01:03:58,366
after ending the qualifying
rounds with back-to-back wins.
1344
01:03:58,402 --> 01:04:02,537
Captain john mladenik
told us his bot is indeed
primed
1345
01:04:02,573 --> 01:04:04,139
for a deep tournament run.
1346
01:04:04,174 --> 01:04:06,608
[kenny]
one thing that makes
gigabyte so fun to watch,
1347
01:04:06,643 --> 01:04:10,145
all three of their fights
this season
ended by ko, chris.
1348
01:04:10,180 --> 01:04:13,748
They're either gonna smash you
to bits or they're going to
do it to themselves.
1349
01:04:18,622 --> 01:04:20,222
Our strategy
to take out a gigabyte
1350
01:04:20,257 --> 01:04:24,292
is to hit them
as hard as we can
before they get spun up.
1351
01:04:24,328 --> 01:04:28,730
We are faster in our spin-up
time than gigabyte is
on theirs.
1352
01:04:28,765 --> 01:04:31,066
So we should be able
to box-rush them, hit them
1353
01:04:31,101 --> 01:04:35,871
and hopefully crack
their shell or get them to
stop spinning before we do.
1354
01:04:35,906 --> 01:04:38,607
We're going to fight
a really tough robot, malice.
1355
01:04:38,642 --> 01:04:41,042
It's going to be
the same strategy
as the last two fights
1356
01:04:41,078 --> 01:04:44,412
as we got to get up to speed
and these guys don't have
a wedge anyway.
1357
01:04:44,448 --> 01:04:47,883
So it's a weapon to weapon,
horizontal against horizontal,
1358
01:04:47,918 --> 01:04:49,951
and the better weapon
is going to win.
1359
01:04:49,987 --> 01:04:53,922
They're so solid
and we're so solid now,
neither of us break.
1360
01:04:53,957 --> 01:04:56,691
So I think it's gonna go
three minutes of big hits.
1361
01:04:58,629 --> 01:05:00,428
[audience cheering]
1362
01:05:00,464 --> 01:05:02,497
they're all talk and no bite.
1363
01:05:14,011 --> 01:05:16,011
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
1364
01:05:20,550 --> 01:05:21,883
[buzzer sounding]
1365
01:05:23,153 --> 01:05:26,221
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
1366
01:05:26,256 --> 01:05:29,224
Here comes malice,
looking to mix it up.
1367
01:05:29,259 --> 01:05:30,725
There's a few sparks.
1368
01:05:30,761 --> 01:05:33,528
[kenny] you see, right away,
this is what bunny
was worried about,
1369
01:05:33,563 --> 01:05:37,065
gigabyte is going to dominate
the low ground.
1370
01:05:37,134 --> 01:05:39,567
So malice is going to have
to look for another
strategy here
1371
01:05:39,603 --> 01:05:41,136
and be very patient.
1372
01:05:41,171 --> 01:05:43,972
Oh! There's a nice shot by
gigabyte.
1373
01:05:44,007 --> 01:05:47,475
[chris] but, kenny,
when you're talking about
damage in your primary weapon,
1374
01:05:47,511 --> 01:05:49,477
what other strategy
can malice take?
1375
01:05:49,513 --> 01:05:50,612
[kenny]
jeez, I don't know.
1376
01:05:50,647 --> 01:05:53,648
They might try to drive up
over the top of gigabyte
1377
01:05:53,684 --> 01:05:56,017
or try to get it
over towards
1378
01:05:56,053 --> 01:05:57,919
the sides of the battlebox,
1379
01:05:57,955 --> 01:05:59,888
wait for a mistake, perhaps.
1380
01:06:01,058 --> 01:06:03,558
[chris] look at the pounding
that malice continues...
1381
01:06:03,593 --> 01:06:06,328
Like they're flying across
the battlebox, kenny.
1382
01:06:06,363 --> 01:06:09,564
[kenny] this is an incredibly
sturdy bot,
they may be thinking
1383
01:06:09,633 --> 01:06:11,333
they need to wear
gigabyte down,
1384
01:06:11,368 --> 01:06:14,302
see if they can use
its energy against itself.
1385
01:06:14,338 --> 01:06:16,871
[chris] just little
chip by chip.
1386
01:06:16,907 --> 01:06:20,141
-And gigabyte biding its time.
-[kenny] oh.
1387
01:06:20,177 --> 01:06:21,843
[chris] some serious damage.
1388
01:06:21,878 --> 01:06:26,448
[kenny] john mladenik doing
a good job of keeping gigabyte
in the center of the box.
1389
01:06:26,483 --> 01:06:30,251
[chris] malice, though,
going face-first, said,
"I don't mind the big shots.
1390
01:06:30,287 --> 01:06:31,619
I'll take 'em."
1391
01:06:31,655 --> 01:06:34,322
[kenny] those shots
might be taking their toll,
though, chris.
1392
01:06:34,358 --> 01:06:35,357
[chris] yep, they are.
1393
01:06:35,392 --> 01:06:36,624
There's no question, oh!
1394
01:06:36,660 --> 01:06:40,128
There is a big hit,
the biggest one
of the match.
1395
01:06:40,163 --> 01:06:41,596
He lost a wheel, didn't he?
1396
01:06:41,999 --> 01:06:43,465
[chris] uh-oh.
1397
01:06:43,500 --> 01:06:47,035
And gigabyte now
trying to attack
the tires of malice,
1398
01:06:47,070 --> 01:06:49,604
and malice severely
compromised now.
1399
01:06:49,639 --> 01:06:51,039
Trying to stay alive
1400
01:06:51,074 --> 01:06:54,309
against the full
body spinner.
1401
01:06:54,344 --> 01:06:56,444
There's 90 seconds to go.
1402
01:06:56,480 --> 01:06:59,948
Can bunny sauriol's team
find a way to hang on here?
1403
01:06:59,983 --> 01:07:02,984
[kenny] uh-oh. I think
gigabyte realizes malice
1404
01:07:03,020 --> 01:07:04,986
is about to get
knocked out here.
1405
01:07:05,022 --> 01:07:09,057
[chris] yeah, gigabyte might
be going in for the kill. Oh!
1406
01:07:09,092 --> 01:07:10,558
[kenny] that might've
been the kill shot.
1407
01:07:10,594 --> 01:07:12,894
Bot parts everywhere,
getting flung over by us.
1408
01:07:12,929 --> 01:07:15,997
[chris] malice has to show
some sort control of movement
1409
01:07:16,033 --> 01:07:18,400
or the referee will
begin a countdown.
1410
01:07:19,603 --> 01:07:22,470
Gigabyte has malice pinned
near the rails.
1411
01:07:22,506 --> 01:07:23,738
[commentators exclaim]
1412
01:07:23,774 --> 01:07:25,306
[kenny] this is what
they wanted.
1413
01:07:25,342 --> 01:07:27,208
Gigabyte's
still moving, though.
1414
01:07:27,244 --> 01:07:28,410
That was a risky move.
1415
01:07:28,445 --> 01:07:30,712
[chris] that might have been
the best chance for malice
1416
01:07:30,747 --> 01:07:33,348
as gigabyte would have
done in itself.
1417
01:07:33,383 --> 01:07:36,151
But no, gigabyte's
still moving,
still functioning.
1418
01:07:36,186 --> 01:07:39,220
Malice, just kind of
the drunk stumble
at this point.
1419
01:07:39,256 --> 01:07:40,622
Just hang in there.
1420
01:07:40,657 --> 01:07:44,692
Bunny sauriol not ready to
throw in the towel just yet.
1421
01:07:45,262 --> 01:07:46,461
[referee] ten, nine...
1422
01:07:46,496 --> 01:07:48,496
[chris]
but the ref has other ideas.
1423
01:07:48,532 --> 01:07:51,399
-He has seen enough.
Malice...
-...Seven, six...
1424
01:07:51,435 --> 01:07:53,368
[chris] ...Receiving
its last rites.
1425
01:07:53,403 --> 01:07:57,539
Gigabyte is going
to move on
to the round of 16.
1426
01:07:57,574 --> 01:07:59,140
Malice is knocked out!
1427
01:07:59,176 --> 01:08:01,076
[audience cheering]
1428
01:08:06,450 --> 01:08:07,315
whoo!
1429
01:08:08,452 --> 01:08:10,685
[indistinct chatter]
1430
01:08:13,323 --> 01:08:15,190
[cheering]
1431
01:08:17,661 --> 01:08:19,828
[chris]
kenny, I guess you gotta
give malice some credit
1432
01:08:19,863 --> 01:08:22,430
for trying to get in there
and, you know,
have gigabyte
1433
01:08:22,466 --> 01:08:24,699
destroy itself at some point,
it just never happened.
1434
01:08:24,734 --> 01:08:27,235
[kenny] yeah, you know,
they were attempting to try to
1435
01:08:27,270 --> 01:08:29,337
chip away at gigabyte as well.
1436
01:08:29,372 --> 01:08:32,707
They realize that attacking
straight on was not going
to be effective.
1437
01:08:32,742 --> 01:08:35,443
So they tried to get creative,
trying to drive over them
1438
01:08:35,479 --> 01:08:38,379
and nearly got a hit
on the self-righter here.
1439
01:08:38,415 --> 01:08:41,583
But again, just a bad
matchup for them, chris.
1440
01:08:41,618 --> 01:08:46,221
[chris] and then here is
the shot that pretty much
ended it all for malice.
1441
01:08:46,256 --> 01:08:48,857
Just had it stumbling
around the box.
1442
01:08:48,892 --> 01:08:54,095
After that, gigabyte
gets a ko and a date
in the round of 16.
1443
01:08:56,466 --> 01:08:59,300
John mladenik is all smiles,
1444
01:08:59,336 --> 01:09:01,870
knowing gigabytes journey
will continue.
1445
01:09:01,905 --> 01:09:05,840
And he will now meet
the winner of our final fight
in the evening.
1446
01:09:05,876 --> 01:09:08,843
It is the number-one
overall seed, hydra,
1447
01:09:08,879 --> 01:09:11,179
looking to unleash
that fearsome flipper
1448
01:09:11,214 --> 01:09:14,315
against will bales
and hypershock.
1449
01:09:14,351 --> 01:09:17,785
That's coming up next
on battlebots.
1450
01:09:21,758 --> 01:09:24,092
[jenny] with 32 teams
in the field this season,
1451
01:09:24,127 --> 01:09:28,830
the 2020 battlebots
championship tournament
will be a war of attrition.
1452
01:09:28,865 --> 01:09:30,732
[jeff]
they did a lot of damage
to that wedge,
1453
01:09:30,767 --> 01:09:32,467
so we're gonna have to spend
all of our time fixing that
1454
01:09:32,502 --> 01:09:34,302
and getting it
ready to go again.
1455
01:09:34,337 --> 01:09:37,505
[jenny] it'll take five
wins in a row
to hoist the giant nut,
1456
01:09:37,541 --> 01:09:41,142
and the ability to
repair and rebuild your bot
in between matches
1457
01:09:41,178 --> 01:09:43,211
is more important than ever.
1458
01:09:43,246 --> 01:09:44,746
Doesn't sound good at all.
1459
01:09:44,781 --> 01:09:46,915
[indistinct chatter]
1460
01:09:46,950 --> 01:09:49,617
the job does not stop.
1461
01:09:49,653 --> 01:09:51,719
[jenny] thanks to the
experts at lincoln electric,
1462
01:09:51,755 --> 01:09:53,354
this year's builders
have access
1463
01:09:53,390 --> 01:09:55,089
to state-of-the-art
welding equipment
1464
01:09:55,125 --> 01:09:56,891
right on site in the pits,
1465
01:09:56,927 --> 01:09:59,661
meaning they have the support
they need to get their robots
1466
01:09:59,696 --> 01:10:02,597
into fighting shape
as quickly as possible.
1467
01:10:02,632 --> 01:10:06,134
Lincoln electric
welded some extra
little things on our shell
1468
01:10:06,169 --> 01:10:07,535
to deal with robots.
1469
01:10:07,571 --> 01:10:09,003
And their welds are perfect.
1470
01:10:09,039 --> 01:10:11,439
[jenny] good luck
to all the builders
in this year's tournament,
1471
01:10:11,474 --> 01:10:13,408
and may the best bot win.
1472
01:10:18,748 --> 01:10:20,515
[audience cheering]
1473
01:10:25,188 --> 01:10:28,423
all right,
the round of 32 continues.
1474
01:10:28,458 --> 01:10:33,928
Seven robots have already
smashed and spun their way
into the round of 16,
1475
01:10:33,964 --> 01:10:36,764
but we have saved
the best for last.
1476
01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:40,201
The number-one
overall seed, hydra,
1477
01:10:40,237 --> 01:10:43,671
taking on number 32,
hypershock.
1478
01:10:45,308 --> 01:10:49,077
Kenny, why is hydra
the top team this year?
1479
01:10:49,112 --> 01:10:50,478
[kenny]
it's pretty simple, chris.
1480
01:10:50,513 --> 01:10:54,082
They fought great teams,
and they beat great teams.
1481
01:10:54,117 --> 01:10:57,819
Oh! Beautiful timing
by hydra!
1482
01:10:57,854 --> 01:11:00,221
They're dominating
this fight right now.
1483
01:11:00,257 --> 01:11:05,059
A perfect 3-0 record
against a murderer's row
of witch doctor,
1484
01:11:05,095 --> 01:11:07,228
huge and uppercut.
1485
01:11:07,264 --> 01:11:09,964
They are battle-tested,
and they are hungry.
1486
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:12,100
[chris] and builder
jake ewert told us
1487
01:11:12,135 --> 01:11:16,471
he'd like to put an end
to what he called
the whyachi curse.
1488
01:11:16,506 --> 01:11:19,207
Since battlebots
returned in 2015,
1489
01:11:19,242 --> 01:11:23,878
no whyachi robot has ever
made it out of the first round
of the tournament.
1490
01:11:23,913 --> 01:11:26,881
Last time around,
they were knocked out
by minotaur.
1491
01:11:26,916 --> 01:11:28,650
That's a knockout!
1492
01:11:28,685 --> 01:11:30,918
[chris] this indeed the year?
1493
01:11:30,954 --> 01:11:32,854
[kenny] well, the guys on
the other side of the box
1494
01:11:32,889 --> 01:11:34,789
might have something
to say about that.
1495
01:11:34,824 --> 01:11:38,026
Hypershock has a little curse
of their own they would
like to break.
1496
01:11:38,061 --> 01:11:42,130
Will bales and company
have never advanced
to the round of 16.
1497
01:11:42,165 --> 01:11:44,499
They faced a brutal
schedule this season,
1498
01:11:44,534 --> 01:11:47,201
so going up against hydra
will not faze them.
1499
01:11:49,906 --> 01:11:53,374
This is gonna be a tasty one.
Faruq, take it away.
1500
01:11:53,410 --> 01:11:55,076
[cheering]
1501
01:11:57,747 --> 01:12:01,749
in the blue square,
the number-one seed.
1502
01:12:01,785 --> 01:12:04,085
He beat every bot
on the schedule,
1503
01:12:04,120 --> 01:12:06,287
and had opponents
bouncing off the walls
1504
01:12:06,323 --> 01:12:08,790
like they just pounded
some red bull.
1505
01:12:08,825 --> 01:12:12,460
His launch is so good,
you might start
in the battlebox,
1506
01:12:12,495 --> 01:12:16,364
but take one hit
and end up in the parking lot.
1507
01:12:16,399 --> 01:12:18,366
It's hydra!
1508
01:12:18,902 --> 01:12:20,401
[audience cheering]
1509
01:12:23,340 --> 01:12:24,972
[chris]
interesting note, kenny.
1510
01:12:25,008 --> 01:12:28,343
A season ago,
hydra fought five times,
1511
01:12:28,378 --> 01:12:30,244
all of them
involved knockouts.
1512
01:12:30,280 --> 01:12:32,814
Three regular
season fights this season
1513
01:12:32,849 --> 01:12:34,582
all went to
the judge's scorecard.
1514
01:12:34,617 --> 01:12:36,117
Are we seeing
a different hydra?
1515
01:12:36,152 --> 01:12:39,153
[kenny] you know,
to me it indicates
we're seeing a smarter team,
1516
01:12:39,189 --> 01:12:42,090
better driving,
and a more durable bot.
1517
01:12:42,125 --> 01:12:47,261
[chris] unquestionably,
it has become the premier
flipper in this sport.
1518
01:12:47,297 --> 01:12:51,699
[kenny] absolutely.
And despite him saying
that it's his match to lose,
1519
01:12:51,735 --> 01:12:54,569
it looks like
jake isn't feeling
any of that pressure.
1520
01:12:54,604 --> 01:12:55,737
He's having a great time.
1521
01:12:59,442 --> 01:13:01,309
[cheering]
1522
01:13:02,712 --> 01:13:04,278
[faruq] in the red square...
1523
01:13:04,781 --> 01:13:06,314
Enjoy this moment.
1524
01:13:06,349 --> 01:13:08,282
I'm not sure
you'll be living later
1525
01:13:08,318 --> 01:13:11,285
when this bot shocks you
like a defibrillator.
1526
01:13:11,321 --> 01:13:13,921
He's been on battlebots
for five seasons,
1527
01:13:13,957 --> 01:13:17,692
hoping this is the year
when his opponents
get sent to the er,
1528
01:13:17,727 --> 01:13:20,061
with the doc yelling,
"clear!"
1529
01:13:20,096 --> 01:13:22,196
it's hypershock!
1530
01:13:22,232 --> 01:13:23,965
[audience cheering]
1531
01:13:27,137 --> 01:13:29,804
[chris] after a 1-2 mark
in the qualifiers,
1532
01:13:29,839 --> 01:13:34,509
hypershock snuck
into the tournament
as the number-32 seed.
1533
01:13:34,544 --> 01:13:36,177
They were the last
team to get in,
1534
01:13:36,212 --> 01:13:39,614
and they have a tall task
in front of them
to make it to the round of 16
1535
01:13:39,649 --> 01:13:41,048
for the first time.
1536
01:13:41,084 --> 01:13:43,384
[chuckles]
and would you look
at this, kenny?
1537
01:13:43,420 --> 01:13:47,388
Will bales
tinkering with that thing
until the very last second.
1538
01:13:47,424 --> 01:13:50,291
Are you kidding me?
This guy never stops.
1539
01:13:50,326 --> 01:13:53,294
[kenny] he said he didn't like
those wedges for a couple
different reasons.
1540
01:13:53,329 --> 01:13:57,064
He doesn't wanna get stuck
on the battlebox floor.
1541
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:59,867
He thought he was scraping
a little bit too much
in his previous fights.
1542
01:13:59,936 --> 01:14:02,236
That's also gonna make it
a little bit more challenging
1543
01:14:02,272 --> 01:14:04,138
for hydra to get
underneath it and flip it.
1544
01:14:10,346 --> 01:14:13,448
My strategy against hypershock
is I want him on his wheels.
1545
01:14:13,483 --> 01:14:15,483
He's more dangerous
when he's upside down.
1546
01:14:15,518 --> 01:14:18,486
So if I flip him,
I'm gonna wait for him
to use the self-righter,
1547
01:14:18,521 --> 01:14:20,588
get back over,
and then I'm gonna
flip him again.
1548
01:14:20,623 --> 01:14:22,423
I don't want to come after him
when he's upside down,
1549
01:14:22,459 --> 01:14:25,626
or he can use his weapon
and just climb me with it,
1550
01:14:25,662 --> 01:14:28,696
and then start putting holes
in the top of my shell,
which I don't want.
1551
01:14:28,731 --> 01:14:30,765
He's a lot more dangerous
upside down.
1552
01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:32,700
It's a driving match, 100%.
1553
01:14:33,536 --> 01:14:36,070
Jake is smart,
jake is patient.
1554
01:14:36,105 --> 01:14:40,341
He'll just sit there
and wait and wait and wait.
And I'll run up to him,
1555
01:14:40,376 --> 01:14:42,977
and if I'm not careful,
he'll...
1556
01:14:43,012 --> 01:14:44,479
Even if I'm up
against his side,
1557
01:14:44,514 --> 01:14:47,281
he'll just do a little bit
of a turn and go... Bink.
And I'm down, so...
1558
01:14:48,518 --> 01:14:50,651
Or up. Like, very up.
1559
01:14:53,156 --> 01:14:55,089
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
1560
01:14:57,360 --> 01:15:01,562
[chris] well, now that hydra
has seen the configuration
of hypershock,
1561
01:15:01,598 --> 01:15:04,665
kenny, do you think
the strategy has changed
at all?
1562
01:15:04,734 --> 01:15:06,801
[kenny] I imagine jake
was eyeing those wedges
1563
01:15:06,836 --> 01:15:08,936
as nice, big targets
for his flipper.
1564
01:15:08,972 --> 01:15:13,908
But even without them,
I think the basic strategy
remains the same.
1565
01:15:13,943 --> 01:15:17,144
[chris] well, there you get
another look at hypershock.
1566
01:15:17,180 --> 01:15:20,648
Does will bales finally
have his store in order?
1567
01:15:20,683 --> 01:15:25,019
[kenny] it's a real treat
when you see him at his best
when he's driving hypershock.
1568
01:15:25,054 --> 01:15:28,689
And typically that happens
when he's being
very aggressive.
1569
01:15:28,725 --> 01:15:33,127
But tonight, he said,
"I need to be patient
if I want to win this one."
1570
01:15:33,162 --> 01:15:34,862
[audience cheering]
1571
01:15:36,766 --> 01:15:38,499
[automated voice]
blue team, ready?
1572
01:15:40,670 --> 01:15:42,837
I'm coming.
I'm coming for you, will.
1573
01:15:47,010 --> 01:15:48,943
[automated voice]
red team, ready?
1574
01:15:50,980 --> 01:15:52,413
[audience cheering]
1575
01:16:10,400 --> 01:16:12,633
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!
1576
01:16:13,803 --> 01:16:14,802
Be patient.
1577
01:16:20,143 --> 01:16:21,709
[buzzer sounding]
1578
01:16:23,580 --> 01:16:26,080
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
1579
01:16:26,115 --> 01:16:28,382
Hydra a little slow
out of the gate.
1580
01:16:28,418 --> 01:16:30,685
Oh, just misses a flip.
1581
01:16:30,720 --> 01:16:33,487
But there's a little
mini flyer for hypershock.
1582
01:16:34,958 --> 01:16:38,526
Oh. And again, hypershock
trying to get its footing.
1583
01:16:39,729 --> 01:16:43,364
Oh, boy.
Dangerous trying to climb
on top of hydra
1584
01:16:43,399 --> 01:16:46,133
[kenny] yeah,
but a nice shot landed there
by hypershock, chris.
1585
01:16:46,169 --> 01:16:49,170
Will's trying to find
just the right angle to attack
1586
01:16:49,205 --> 01:16:52,406
without exposing hypershock
to that flipper.
1587
01:16:52,442 --> 01:16:54,141
Trying to thread
the needle here.
1588
01:16:54,177 --> 01:16:56,310
[chris] he's got him
in the spin cycle.
1589
01:16:56,346 --> 01:16:59,080
[kenny] yeah, hypershock
literally driving
circles around hydra.
1590
01:16:59,115 --> 01:17:01,215
[chris]
what a shot by will bales!
1591
01:17:01,250 --> 01:17:03,084
-Wow!
-[kenny] my goodness!
1592
01:17:03,119 --> 01:17:06,354
[chris] nice return
of serve by hydra
and jake ewert.
1593
01:17:06,389 --> 01:17:08,723
[kenny]
now hydra believes
that hypershock
1594
01:17:08,758 --> 01:17:10,891
will still be very dangerous
in this position
1595
01:17:10,927 --> 01:17:13,060
if that weapon
can still stay spinning.
1596
01:17:13,096 --> 01:17:14,528
Do not burn up the drive.
1597
01:17:14,564 --> 01:17:16,330
[kenny] but it's not
spinning right now.
1598
01:17:16,366 --> 01:17:20,668
[chris] oh! Look at that!
And he sticks the landing.
1599
01:17:20,670 --> 01:17:24,538
Hydra may have done
hypershock a favor there.
1600
01:17:24,574 --> 01:17:26,407
[kenny] get a little high
with the help of his friends.
1601
01:17:27,710 --> 01:17:30,578
What a flip by hydra.
Unbelievable.
1602
01:17:30,613 --> 01:17:32,847
But hypershock like a cat.
1603
01:17:32,915 --> 01:17:35,583
[chris]
meow! It lands on all fours.
1604
01:17:35,618 --> 01:17:38,352
[kenny] there is
some damage to the corner
of hydra right now,
1605
01:17:38,388 --> 01:17:41,822
and I believe one of the belts
off of hypershock
just came off.
1606
01:17:41,858 --> 01:17:44,892
[chris] yeah,
it looks like it's having
a little trouble driving,
1607
01:17:44,927 --> 01:17:47,294
in part because it keeps
flying through the air.
1608
01:17:47,330 --> 01:17:49,597
And now it's trying
to drive it...
This is dangerous.
1609
01:17:49,632 --> 01:17:53,100
Oh, hydra almost got
hypershock out of the arena.
1610
01:17:53,136 --> 01:17:56,203
[kenny] yeah, almost did
the exactly same thing that
end game did to hypershock.
1611
01:17:57,807 --> 01:17:58,939
[chris] holy smokes.
1612
01:17:58,975 --> 01:18:01,308
[kenny] hydra now
really going on the attack,
1613
01:18:01,344 --> 01:18:03,544
and hypershock
struggling there.
1614
01:18:03,579 --> 01:18:05,212
[chris] will bales
digging deep,
1615
01:18:05,248 --> 01:18:07,882
trying to find a way
to get back into this.
1616
01:18:07,917 --> 01:18:10,685
Oh! Hydra with another flip!
1617
01:18:10,720 --> 01:18:13,754
Hypershock up on the screws.
Can he get him
out of the arena?
1618
01:18:13,790 --> 01:18:15,256
Hey, will,
you ready for this, buddy?
1619
01:18:15,291 --> 01:18:16,891
Take it apart.
1620
01:18:16,926 --> 01:18:18,793
[kenny]
hydra looks like he's...
1621
01:18:18,828 --> 01:18:20,027
What a shot!
1622
01:18:20,063 --> 01:18:22,530
Unbelievable, again!
1623
01:18:22,565 --> 01:18:26,100
Hypershock
still hanging in there.
My goodness.
1624
01:18:26,169 --> 01:18:28,636
Showing a lot of toughness.
1625
01:18:28,671 --> 01:18:33,708
We are under a minute to go
in this 1-32
matchup.
1626
01:18:35,645 --> 01:18:39,814
Hypershock up on the screws.
This is trouble.
1627
01:18:39,849 --> 01:18:41,749
Put an end to this madness.
1628
01:18:41,784 --> 01:18:44,085
Can will bales
get off of there?
1629
01:18:44,120 --> 01:18:45,786
Of course,
those screws will reverse.
1630
01:18:45,822 --> 01:18:47,722
[audience cheering]
1631
01:18:47,757 --> 01:18:51,792
[kenny]
that's some serious airtime.
What a shot by hydra.
1632
01:18:51,828 --> 01:18:55,029
[chris] hypershock
now officially an astronaut.
1633
01:18:55,064 --> 01:18:59,066
[kenny] this reminds me
of bronco versus stinger,
but without the fire.
1634
01:18:59,102 --> 01:19:00,935
[chris]
what a performance!
1635
01:19:00,970 --> 01:19:05,172
And it looks like hypershock
is starting to smoke
just a tad bit.
1636
01:19:05,208 --> 01:19:07,475
Oh! Look at this. Bang!
1637
01:19:07,510 --> 01:19:11,312
The pulverizer tried
to do some damage
in the last 20 seconds.
1638
01:19:11,981 --> 01:19:13,280
[all cheering]
1639
01:19:14,250 --> 01:19:15,983
[kenny] and it's good!
1640
01:19:17,286 --> 01:19:21,422
[chris]
hydra has booted hypershock
out of the arena!
1641
01:19:21,457 --> 01:19:24,191
-Three, two, one!
-[kenny] whoa.
1642
01:19:24,227 --> 01:19:27,294
[chris] thirteen
major flips by hydra
1643
01:19:27,330 --> 01:19:31,732
en route to the ko
with two seconds to go.
1644
01:19:31,768 --> 01:19:34,702
What a performance
by the top seed.
1645
01:19:38,040 --> 01:19:39,473
[chris] kenny,
while you do these replays,
1646
01:19:39,509 --> 01:19:41,942
I want to remind you
to please fasten
your seat belt.
1647
01:19:42,845 --> 01:19:43,978
[kenny] oh, man.
1648
01:19:44,013 --> 01:19:46,380
This was one of the most
dominant flipper performances
1649
01:19:46,415 --> 01:19:48,549
we have ever seen
on battlebots.
1650
01:19:49,719 --> 01:19:51,919
And again, you know,
for people watching at home,
1651
01:19:51,954 --> 01:19:56,423
this is a 250-pound bot
that's being thrown around
like a piece of candy.
1652
01:19:56,459 --> 01:19:58,626
So impressed with hydra.
1653
01:19:58,661 --> 01:20:00,561
[chris] and pete,
explain to people at home
1654
01:20:00,596 --> 01:20:04,331
because it looks like
that flipper isn't even
that enormous
1655
01:20:04,367 --> 01:20:06,233
to do this sort of power.
1656
01:20:06,269 --> 01:20:09,403
[pete] it is not.
It is a very thin
little piece of titanium
1657
01:20:09,438 --> 01:20:12,006
that is just getting
in the right spot.
1658
01:20:12,041 --> 01:20:13,941
And with the snap
that they've got
1659
01:20:13,976 --> 01:20:16,443
with the valve control
underneath there,
1660
01:20:16,479 --> 01:20:19,180
it just produces power
that is so high,
1661
01:20:19,215 --> 01:20:21,182
sends these bots flying.
1662
01:20:21,217 --> 01:20:23,350
[kenny] and let's give some
credit to hypershock, too.
1663
01:20:23,386 --> 01:20:26,387
There are not a lot of bots
sturdy enough
1664
01:20:26,422 --> 01:20:29,723
to withstand 13 colossal flips
1665
01:20:29,759 --> 01:20:31,892
and keep driving
till the very end.
1666
01:20:31,928 --> 01:20:34,395
Both of these teams
put on an incredible show.
1667
01:20:38,234 --> 01:20:39,700
[chris] jake ewert.
1668
01:20:39,735 --> 01:20:44,104
Jake ewert, hydra
has some serious hops,
don't you think?
1669
01:20:44,140 --> 01:20:45,639
Uh, it's got a little bit
more of this time.
1670
01:20:45,675 --> 01:20:47,508
We had a sticky valve
in all the rest of the fights,
1671
01:20:47,543 --> 01:20:49,243
so we swapped out everything.
1672
01:20:49,278 --> 01:20:51,745
We put new hydraulic fluid in,
so we were ready for this one.
1673
01:20:51,781 --> 01:20:54,114
Jake, that was
a campaign of carnage.
1674
01:20:54,150 --> 01:20:55,950
My goodness.
Can you take us
through the fight?
1675
01:20:55,985 --> 01:20:58,953
I mean, right off the bat,
I see this weapon working,
1676
01:20:58,988 --> 01:21:00,487
and he was actually
starting to hit me,
1677
01:21:00,523 --> 01:21:02,556
so I was getting
a little afraid there.
1678
01:21:02,592 --> 01:21:04,191
But, I mean,
once I got him tipped over
1679
01:21:04,227 --> 01:21:06,360
and I seen
the weapon was dead,
it's just free game then.
1680
01:21:06,395 --> 01:21:07,862
Did it throw off
your game plan
1681
01:21:07,897 --> 01:21:10,164
when he removed those front
wedges off of hypershock?
1682
01:21:10,199 --> 01:21:12,733
No, I don't care
what they put on that crap.
I'm still gonna flip him.
1683
01:21:12,768 --> 01:21:15,436
[chuckles] do you have
any idea how many times
1684
01:21:15,471 --> 01:21:17,071
you got hypershock
in the air?
1685
01:21:17,106 --> 01:21:18,539
I think was eight, maybe.
1686
01:21:18,574 --> 01:21:21,909
-Try 13, man.
-Oh, that's better yet.
1687
01:21:21,944 --> 01:21:23,677
And less misses
is even better.
1688
01:21:23,713 --> 01:21:25,546
And you said there was
a little bit of a curse,
1689
01:21:25,581 --> 01:21:26,981
and you're a little bit
nervous about
1690
01:21:27,016 --> 01:21:29,116
maybe getting ousted
in the first round.
1691
01:21:29,151 --> 01:21:32,686
Uh-huh. We finally broke
the whyachi curse.
That is right.
1692
01:21:32,722 --> 01:21:34,588
We made it out of
the first round
in any tournament.
1693
01:21:34,623 --> 01:21:37,458
So, I mean,
maybe it's giant nut time,
right?
1694
01:21:37,493 --> 01:21:40,861
Well, I know that
that's the biggest prize
for you and your family.
1695
01:21:40,897 --> 01:21:44,665
Congratulations,
as you now successfully
move on to the round of 16.
1696
01:21:44,734 --> 01:21:45,833
Thanks, guys.
1697
01:21:47,370 --> 01:21:49,069
[audience cheering]
1698
01:21:50,439 --> 01:21:53,874
[chris] so, hydra snaps
the whyachi curse
1699
01:21:53,910 --> 01:21:55,576
and advances
to the second round,
1700
01:21:55,611 --> 01:21:58,579
where they will square off
against gigabyte, kenny.
1701
01:21:58,614 --> 01:22:00,347
[kenny]
a total contrast of styles.
1702
01:22:00,383 --> 01:22:03,283
It will be fascinating
to see whether hydra's flipper
1703
01:22:03,286 --> 01:22:05,719
can get underneath
that full body spinner.
1704
01:22:05,755 --> 01:22:10,591
[chris] and what a start
to the round of 32
we had tonight.
1705
01:22:10,626 --> 01:22:14,895
We saw eight bots
punch their tickets
to the next round.
1706
01:22:14,931 --> 01:22:17,464
Big names like hydra
and tombstone,
1707
01:22:17,500 --> 01:22:21,502
but also some low-seeded
surprises like ribbot.
1708
01:22:21,537 --> 01:22:24,505
[kenny] what a night, chris.
We got some
spectacular fights,
1709
01:22:24,540 --> 01:22:28,175
and we're still only halfway
done with the first round.
1710
01:22:28,210 --> 01:22:31,512
[chris]
that's right. Next time,
we're gonna dive head-first
1711
01:22:31,547 --> 01:22:33,614
into the other side
of the bracket.
1712
01:22:33,649 --> 01:22:35,849
What jumps off
the page to you, kenny?
1713
01:22:35,885 --> 01:22:38,152
[kenny]
well, I can't wait to see
what bloodsport can do
1714
01:22:38,187 --> 01:22:40,587
after going undefeated
in the qualifying rounds.
1715
01:22:40,623 --> 01:22:43,023
And I really like the fight
between skorpios
1716
01:22:43,059 --> 01:22:45,359
and last year's runner-up,
witch doctor,
1717
01:22:45,394 --> 01:22:47,594
hoping to recapture
their old magic
1718
01:22:47,630 --> 01:22:49,897
after looking shaky
in the qualifiers.
1719
01:22:49,932 --> 01:22:51,799
I'm also watching out
for copperhead.
1720
01:22:51,834 --> 01:22:54,001
Zach goff has dreams
of the giant nut
1721
01:22:54,036 --> 01:22:56,136
after earning
the number-three seed,
1722
01:22:56,172 --> 01:22:58,205
but he faces
a tricky matchup there
1723
01:22:58,240 --> 01:22:59,773
against ricky willems
and mammoth.
1724
01:23:01,811 --> 01:23:04,411
[chris] a full slate
of explosive matchups
1725
01:23:04,447 --> 01:23:06,280
heading your way
as we move closer
1726
01:23:06,315 --> 01:23:11,018
to crowning the 2020
battlebots world champion.
1727
01:23:11,053 --> 01:23:14,121
For jenny taft and faruq
and our bot whisperer, pete,
1728
01:23:14,156 --> 01:23:16,657
and my man kenny florian,
I am chris rose.
1729
01:23:16,692 --> 01:23:20,394
We'll see you next time
as we complete
the round of 32.
1730
01:23:25,234 --> 01:23:28,736
Think you have what it takes
to be the next
battlebots world champion?
1731
01:23:29,605 --> 01:23:32,406
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1732
01:23:32,441 --> 01:23:34,908
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