1 00:00:03,804 --> 00:00:05,404 [robotic voice] robots activate! 2 00:00:05,439 --> 00:00:09,508 [people cheering] 3 00:00:18,285 --> 00:00:20,452 welcome to battlebots. 4 00:00:20,488 --> 00:00:22,988 When the robots inevitably take over someday, 5 00:00:23,024 --> 00:00:25,224 it'll kinda be our fault. 6 00:00:25,726 --> 00:00:27,092 Sorry about that. 7 00:00:27,128 --> 00:00:29,495 I'm chris rose. And I'm joined by ufc superstar 8 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:32,364 and robot combat analyst, kenny florian. 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,601 Gotta be honest with you, chris, I'm ready for the robot takeover. 10 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:37,136 Tombstone for president. 11 00:00:38,072 --> 00:00:40,739 [chris] and speaking of tombstone, 12 00:00:40,775 --> 00:00:45,310 last time we kicked off the 2020 world championship tournament. 13 00:00:45,346 --> 00:00:48,414 And despite its uncharacteristic low seed, 14 00:00:48,449 --> 00:00:50,616 tombstone was among eight bots 15 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:53,018 that punched their ticket to the second round. 16 00:00:53,054 --> 00:00:54,653 Proving, yet again, 17 00:00:54,688 --> 00:00:56,688 that once the tournament starts, 18 00:00:56,724 --> 00:00:58,791 it is a brand-new season. 19 00:01:00,127 --> 00:01:02,127 [kenny] that's right. It's the time of the season 20 00:01:02,163 --> 00:01:04,763 where experience can be worth more than seeding. 21 00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:07,666 You never know what can happen inside the battlebox. 22 00:01:07,701 --> 00:01:10,302 [chris] tonight, the 16 remaining teams 23 00:01:10,337 --> 00:01:14,473 in groups two and three will put it all on the line, 24 00:01:14,508 --> 00:01:17,042 in the hope of moving one step closer 25 00:01:17,078 --> 00:01:20,946 to hoisting the most coveted trophy on the planet, 26 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:23,015 -the giant nut. -[people cheering] 27 00:01:24,185 --> 00:01:25,884 let's see who's gonna be waging war 28 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,586 in the battlebox tonight. 29 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,756 [chris] take a look at the bracket. 30 00:01:30,791 --> 00:01:32,391 We're gonna flip it around for you at home 31 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:33,792 to make it easier to follow. 32 00:01:33,828 --> 00:01:37,229 Let's talk about bloodsport, our number two seed, kenny. 33 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:38,597 3 and 0 in the qualifiers, 34 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:41,500 and only their second season here at battlebots. 35 00:01:41,535 --> 00:01:44,069 [kenny] but will the bright lights of this sport's biggest stage 36 00:01:44,105 --> 00:01:46,605 be too much to handle for these knockout artists? 37 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,640 They've drawn a nightmare match-up 38 00:01:48,676 --> 00:01:50,175 in 31 seed, gruff. 39 00:01:50,211 --> 00:01:52,911 One of the toughest bots on the planet to knock out. 40 00:01:52,947 --> 00:01:54,079 That's gonna be explosive. 41 00:01:56,617 --> 00:01:59,718 [chris] we will also see the undefeated rookie, 42 00:01:59,753 --> 00:02:01,720 11th seed jackpot. 43 00:02:01,755 --> 00:02:05,757 The bot on a budget has taken the battlebots world by storm. 44 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:08,260 But standing in their way tonight 45 00:02:08,295 --> 00:02:12,798 is the durable, diabolical and always dangerous 46 00:02:12,833 --> 00:02:16,502 victor soto and 22 seed rotator. 47 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:18,704 [kenny] if jackpot captain, jeff waters jr. 48 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:20,539 And his motley crew, 49 00:02:20,574 --> 00:02:22,741 can notch a win over the veteran rotator, 50 00:02:22,776 --> 00:02:24,276 they'll be set up to make a run 51 00:02:24,311 --> 00:02:27,646 at a championship in their very first year. 52 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:29,815 [chris] and of course, we've got perhaps 53 00:02:29,850 --> 00:02:33,085 the most dangerous 23 seed in history. 54 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,021 Last year's runner-up, witch doctor. 55 00:02:36,056 --> 00:02:39,291 -[people cheering] -after being hexed during the qualifying campaign, 56 00:02:39,326 --> 00:02:44,496 andrea and mike gellatly upgraded their weapon to hit harder than ever. 57 00:02:44,532 --> 00:02:46,632 Have they rediscovered their voodoo 58 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:50,102 just in time to make a deep tournament run? 59 00:02:50,137 --> 00:02:53,672 [kenny] not if zach lytle of skorpios has anything to say about it. 60 00:02:53,707 --> 00:02:56,875 Fresh off of a career-defining victory over tombstone, 61 00:02:56,911 --> 00:03:01,613 the 10 seed skorpios believe the giant nut is within their reach this year. 62 00:03:01,649 --> 00:03:04,082 Two of the best-driven bots in this sport 63 00:03:04,118 --> 00:03:05,551 will go head-to-head in this match-up. 64 00:03:05,586 --> 00:03:06,885 Do not miss it. 65 00:03:08,489 --> 00:03:12,157 But, to kick things off, we have a clash of designs 66 00:03:12,193 --> 00:03:15,360 as the 14th seed, lock jaw, 67 00:03:15,396 --> 00:03:17,229 and legendary builder donald hutson, 68 00:03:17,264 --> 00:03:20,165 take on 19th seed, shatter, 69 00:03:20,234 --> 00:03:22,334 led by adam wrigley 70 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:26,371 in his first-ever battlebots tournament appearance. 71 00:03:26,407 --> 00:03:29,341 After what he believes should've been an undefeated season, 72 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:33,345 tarnished only by a controversial judge's decision against malice, 73 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:37,115 adam is looking to stake his claim here tonight. 74 00:03:37,117 --> 00:03:40,519 [kenny] that's right. But donald hutson always comes prepared, chris. 75 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:44,723 As the 14th seed, lock jaw is in a perfect position 76 00:03:44,758 --> 00:03:48,660 to apply tons of knowledge with raw practical skill 77 00:03:48,696 --> 00:03:51,697 and make a serious run at the giant nut. 78 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:53,865 It's gonna be a big night for eight of our bots, 79 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:56,235 and a crushing defeat for eight more. 80 00:03:56,270 --> 00:03:58,870 The time for talking is done. 81 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:00,906 Actually, there's a little more talking. 82 00:04:00,941 --> 00:04:02,474 It's done by faruq. 83 00:04:02,509 --> 00:04:05,210 [people cheering] 84 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:09,014 ladies and gentlemen, 85 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:13,018 it's robot fighting time! 86 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:15,454 [cheering] 87 00:04:25,532 --> 00:04:27,132 [faruq] in the blue square, 88 00:04:27,167 --> 00:04:29,668 from san diego, california, 89 00:04:29,703 --> 00:04:32,304 donald, donald kills, y'all! 90 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:34,840 It's lock jaw! 91 00:04:36,677 --> 00:04:40,245 [chris] here is donald hutson, ever the innovator. 92 00:04:40,281 --> 00:04:42,447 And if you look closely on top of lock jaw, 93 00:04:42,483 --> 00:04:44,750 you seem some extra armor there. 94 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:46,785 What's the wily veteran up to, kenny? 95 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:49,554 [kenny] well, donald hasn't faced an overhead striking bot 96 00:04:49,590 --> 00:04:51,323 in a very long time. 97 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:53,458 So, he's pulling out all the stops. 98 00:04:53,494 --> 00:04:55,661 That added layer of polyurethane 99 00:04:55,696 --> 00:04:57,963 is meant to protect lock jaw's internals 100 00:04:57,998 --> 00:05:00,632 and weapon belt from shatter's powerful hammer. 101 00:05:02,770 --> 00:05:05,504 In the red square, from brooklyn. 102 00:05:05,539 --> 00:05:09,174 The reason you're splattered, it's shatter! 103 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:14,780 [chris] adam wrigley bringing out yet another look for shatter. 104 00:05:14,815 --> 00:05:19,251 This bot changes wardrobe like it's starring on broadway, kenny. 105 00:05:19,286 --> 00:05:22,154 [kenny] and it's also a surprisingly good singer, chris. 106 00:05:22,189 --> 00:05:25,290 But, yeah. After removing that armor in his last fight, 107 00:05:25,326 --> 00:05:28,560 he wanted to show the judges that it was purely aesthetic 108 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:30,529 and shouldn't be counted against them 109 00:05:30,564 --> 00:05:31,830 when it shears off. 110 00:05:31,865 --> 00:05:33,532 With his message delivered, 111 00:05:33,567 --> 00:05:36,535 adam is back to his high-stepping style. 112 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:38,103 They've also added those new forks 113 00:05:38,138 --> 00:05:40,739 to protect against lock jaw's spit. 114 00:05:43,977 --> 00:05:45,544 I feel pretty confident, 115 00:05:45,579 --> 00:05:47,713 we have at least some solutions in place 116 00:05:47,748 --> 00:05:51,283 that will kind of slow down his weapon strikes. 117 00:05:51,318 --> 00:05:54,052 We've doubled up our titanium armor 118 00:05:54,088 --> 00:05:55,554 up to a quarter-inch thick. 119 00:05:55,589 --> 00:05:57,522 Even though we don't really think he can go through that, 120 00:05:57,558 --> 00:05:59,524 most of our heavy panels are pretty thick. 121 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,761 And then, lastly, we put a shock-absorbing, half-inch 122 00:06:02,796 --> 00:06:05,197 polycarbonate plastic on urethane. 123 00:06:05,232 --> 00:06:06,665 There's plenty of places on the robot 124 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,467 where they could strike, still. 125 00:06:08,502 --> 00:06:10,602 So, it's not perfect, but... 126 00:06:11,271 --> 00:06:13,505 It's 90% better. 127 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:17,476 So, what we're running is our vertical setup on the front, 128 00:06:17,511 --> 00:06:18,910 with the long fangs that we have 129 00:06:18,946 --> 00:06:20,679 sticking out in the center. 130 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:23,615 We're gonna try and battle him control-style. 131 00:06:23,650 --> 00:06:26,585 And we're gonna have to rely on our side-to-side movement, 132 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:28,487 to try and get... 133 00:06:28,522 --> 00:06:30,088 A little bit better driving than donald hutson, 134 00:06:30,124 --> 00:06:31,490 which'll be a tall task. 135 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:33,358 I think if we can beat donald hutson, 136 00:06:33,394 --> 00:06:35,460 then that solidifies us as a contender. 137 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,099 [robotic voice] robots activate! 138 00:06:43,337 --> 00:06:45,604 [chris] here we go! 139 00:06:45,639 --> 00:06:48,540 14 vs. 19, old guard vs. New. 140 00:06:49,643 --> 00:06:52,677 Who will continue their quest for the giant nut? 141 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,450 [robotic voice] blue team, ready? 142 00:07:05,826 --> 00:07:07,592 [robotic voice] red team, ready? 143 00:07:23,744 --> 00:07:28,213 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 144 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,227 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 145 00:07:42,262 --> 00:07:45,063 Lock jaw winds its way to the opposite corner. 146 00:07:45,098 --> 00:07:47,466 Has that weapon up to speed. 147 00:07:47,501 --> 00:07:49,935 -[bots crashing] -[chris] it's a nice little jab. 148 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:51,269 Here's shatter. 149 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:54,272 Oh! Big swing and a miss with that hammer. 150 00:07:54,308 --> 00:07:57,108 Now lock jaw on the attack, and shatter wins again. 151 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,311 [kenny] yeah, a nice countershot there by lock jaw. 152 00:07:59,346 --> 00:08:01,246 Lock jaw kind of getting stuck into the floor-- 153 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:02,581 -[loud crash] -[kenny and chris] oh! 154 00:08:02,616 --> 00:08:04,249 [kenny] nice shot by shatter! 155 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:06,418 [chris] adam wrigley drops the hammer 156 00:08:06,453 --> 00:08:08,987 and sends a piece of lock jaw's armor flying! 157 00:08:09,022 --> 00:08:11,323 [kenny] this is a battle for position, chris. 158 00:08:11,358 --> 00:08:14,493 Shatter wants to line up the kill-shot. 159 00:08:14,528 --> 00:08:17,295 -[kenny] whoa! -[chris] whoa! Direct hit by shatter. 160 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:20,332 And here's lock jaw, finally gets around to the flank. 161 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:22,267 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] gets caught in the kill saws. 162 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:25,370 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] look at that hammer! 163 00:08:25,405 --> 00:08:27,038 [kenny] oh! What a shot! 164 00:08:27,074 --> 00:08:28,607 [chris] oh, another one! 165 00:08:28,642 --> 00:08:31,510 Shatter absolutely smothering lock jaw! 166 00:08:31,545 --> 00:08:33,812 [kenny] lock jaw's weapons still attack though, chris. 167 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,947 You see it working there. 168 00:08:35,983 --> 00:08:37,716 [chris] donald hutson on the retreat. 169 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:39,951 Lock jaw is now inverted! 170 00:08:39,987 --> 00:08:41,820 -[kenny] uh-oh! -[chris] oh, my gosh! 171 00:08:41,855 --> 00:08:43,688 [kenny] now that motor's burning up. 172 00:08:43,724 --> 00:08:46,958 [chris] lock jaw's showing the effects of that barrage by shatter. 173 00:08:46,994 --> 00:08:52,097 Big question, can donald hutson find a way to extend this fight now? 174 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:56,801 [kenny] oh, no! Shatter ready to deliver the death blow, chris. 175 00:08:56,837 --> 00:08:59,905 [chris] oh! There's some life out of donald hutson's weapon. 176 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:02,107 Can he get it going? 177 00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:05,677 Oh! Shatter says, "not today, sir!" 178 00:09:05,712 --> 00:09:09,581 -[kenny] wow! -[chris] the 19th seed letting the veteran no distance 179 00:09:09,616 --> 00:09:11,983 or time to shine. 180 00:09:12,019 --> 00:09:13,351 [referee] ten, nine, eight... 181 00:09:13,387 --> 00:09:15,220 [kenny] the ref! He's seen enough! 182 00:09:15,255 --> 00:09:17,055 Countdown has started! 183 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:19,824 Donald hutson's dreams of this year's championship 184 00:09:19,860 --> 00:09:23,295 are gonna die on the battlebox floor! 185 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:26,398 [all cheering] 186 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:28,600 yeah! 187 00:09:40,581 --> 00:09:43,715 [chris] kenny, this one boiled down to a driving battle 188 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:45,850 with shatter trying to line up an angle 189 00:09:45,886 --> 00:09:47,919 to let their hammer fly. 190 00:09:47,955 --> 00:09:52,457 And lock jaw looking to attack the side to avoid that powerful weapon. 191 00:09:52,492 --> 00:09:55,160 [kenny] exactly. Adam wrigley went toe-to-toe 192 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:58,830 with one of the best drivers ever to do it, donald hutson. 193 00:09:58,865 --> 00:10:01,900 And shatter was able to land an early shot 194 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,936 that let lock jaw know they were in for a dogfight. 195 00:10:04,972 --> 00:10:06,771 Check out this sequence right here. 196 00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:09,140 Lock jaw finally gets the angle it wants 197 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:10,842 but gets hung up on the kill saws. 198 00:10:10,877 --> 00:10:14,479 Shatter! Turns on a dime and goes to work with the hammer. 199 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:17,349 Just an incredible countermove from adam wrigley. 200 00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:21,152 [chris] that series of shots was what ended up doing lock jaw in. 201 00:10:21,188 --> 00:10:24,289 The bot started smoking, it eventually stopped. 202 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:25,824 And leaving nothing to chance, 203 00:10:25,859 --> 00:10:29,294 shatter dropped the hammer and drove a stake through the heart 204 00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:32,397 of the 20-plus year veteran. 205 00:10:32,432 --> 00:10:35,100 What a performance by adam wrigley. 206 00:10:37,204 --> 00:10:42,641 Adam wrigley, you are beaming from ear-to-ear, after beating a legend. 207 00:10:42,676 --> 00:10:43,608 Tell us about it. 208 00:10:43,644 --> 00:10:45,543 I can't hold the chip steady. 209 00:10:45,579 --> 00:10:46,845 [all laugh] 210 00:10:47,881 --> 00:10:49,347 that was incredible. 211 00:10:49,383 --> 00:10:51,716 That was exactly what we wanted to happen. 212 00:10:52,319 --> 00:10:53,918 And it happened. 213 00:10:53,954 --> 00:10:56,087 Tell us what happened during this fight, adam. 214 00:10:56,123 --> 00:10:57,922 So, we came out with our new config. 215 00:10:57,958 --> 00:10:59,758 We've got the fangs on the front. 216 00:10:59,793 --> 00:11:01,326 We didn't know how it was gonna work. 217 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:02,994 So the strategy was just to come out 218 00:11:03,030 --> 00:11:04,095 and see how those were working. 219 00:11:04,131 --> 00:11:05,463 They were getting under him pretty good. 220 00:11:05,499 --> 00:11:06,731 He wasn't getting a lot of hits. 221 00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:08,700 And the magnets were holding us down to the ground. 222 00:11:08,735 --> 00:11:11,403 So, he wasn't able to push us. He wasn't able to pop us up. 223 00:11:11,438 --> 00:11:14,072 So, everything was working exactly how we intended. 224 00:11:14,107 --> 00:11:16,508 Hey, adam, I know you were disappointed a season ago 225 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:18,510 when you didn't make it to the playoffs. 226 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:19,544 You did this year. 227 00:11:19,579 --> 00:11:22,047 And now you advance to the round of 16 228 00:11:22,082 --> 00:11:26,618 after beating one of the greatest fighters in battlebots history. 229 00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:28,286 How's that taste? 230 00:11:28,321 --> 00:11:30,455 [chuckles softly] it's amazing. 231 00:11:30,490 --> 00:11:33,024 I think losing last year was the best thing that could have happened 232 00:11:33,060 --> 00:11:35,093 because it made us work extra hard on the bot. 233 00:11:35,128 --> 00:11:37,762 And we got it working a 110% right now, so... 234 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:38,963 This is incredible. 235 00:11:38,999 --> 00:11:42,267 Adam wrigley, congratulations to you and team shatter. 236 00:11:42,302 --> 00:11:44,602 You are on your way to the round of 16. 237 00:11:44,638 --> 00:11:45,937 Whoo! 238 00:11:50,944 --> 00:11:55,480 [chris] well, if there's any doubt about donald hutson's legendary status, 239 00:11:55,515 --> 00:11:58,683 I would say the emotion we just saw out of adam wrigley 240 00:11:58,719 --> 00:12:04,055 speaks volumes as he upsets one of the all-time greats. 241 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:07,192 So, we say thanks to donald for another great season, 242 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:10,328 but it's shatter emphatically punching its ticket 243 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:12,330 into the round of 16. 244 00:12:12,365 --> 00:12:13,498 But coming up... 245 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,266 The rookie bot-on-a-budget, 246 00:12:15,302 --> 00:12:17,702 jackpot, looks to continue their miracle run 247 00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:20,472 against the battle-tested rotator. 248 00:12:20,507 --> 00:12:22,607 Both bots are all-in. 249 00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:25,276 That's next on battlebots! 250 00:12:33,453 --> 00:12:35,987 We are back on battlebots. And up next, 251 00:12:36,022 --> 00:12:39,424 arguably, the best story of the season. 252 00:12:39,459 --> 00:12:42,327 Jackpot checks in as the number 11 seed. 253 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:44,929 That is the highest seed for any rookie bot. 254 00:12:44,965 --> 00:12:46,731 And you know the song by now. 255 00:12:46,767 --> 00:12:48,700 Vegas's jeff waters jr. 256 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:51,336 Built this bot with only 4 grand! 257 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:55,907 The team has managed to knock out every opponent standing in their way. 258 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:59,811 And now they're here on the big-time stage. 259 00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:00,979 [kenny] it's unbelievable. 260 00:13:01,014 --> 00:13:02,881 You know, a lot of times in the fight game they say 261 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:05,183 you wanna be as simple as possible. 262 00:13:05,218 --> 00:13:07,585 If you overcomplicate things, you could screw it up. 263 00:13:07,621 --> 00:13:09,220 And this is a testament to that. 264 00:13:09,256 --> 00:13:11,389 You don't need all this technology. 265 00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:14,492 You don't need tens of thousands of dollars to be effective. 266 00:13:14,528 --> 00:13:17,228 Anyone can do this as long as you're creative, 267 00:13:17,264 --> 00:13:19,931 you're smart, you know how to adapt, and you know how to build. 268 00:13:19,966 --> 00:13:23,134 We make the move from a rookie, to a seasoned veteran. 269 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:26,905 The number 22 seed, rotator. They are led by victor soto. 270 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:30,875 Really challenging schedule that resulted in a 1 and 2 record. 271 00:13:30,911 --> 00:13:33,678 Now, a lower seed than most would have predicted. 272 00:13:33,713 --> 00:13:36,247 And tonight he faces an undefeated bot 273 00:13:36,283 --> 00:13:41,686 that conjures nightmares of the one that ko'd him last year, deathroll. 274 00:13:41,721 --> 00:13:45,490 [kenny] yeah, definitely similar weapons between jackpot and deathroll. 275 00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:49,194 But victor is one of the most skilled tactical minds in the sport. 276 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:51,062 His losses make him stronger. 277 00:13:51,097 --> 00:13:52,964 And for a builder of his caliber, 278 00:13:52,999 --> 00:13:55,266 expect to see his a-game here tonight. 279 00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:57,402 Let's see what happens! 280 00:13:57,437 --> 00:13:58,770 Faruq, it's all you! 281 00:14:00,207 --> 00:14:02,140 In the blue square, 282 00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:06,044 from las vegas, you're about to get straight flushed. 283 00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:08,479 It's jackpot! 284 00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:11,049 [audience cheering] 285 00:14:11,785 --> 00:14:13,184 [chris] and what is this? 286 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:15,186 A very different look for jackpot 287 00:14:15,222 --> 00:14:18,756 as they approach the box for their first-ever tournament match. 288 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:21,526 Are they doing an impression of rotator 289 00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:23,928 with that fortified tuchus, kenny? 290 00:14:23,964 --> 00:14:25,296 [kenny chuckles] I think so. 291 00:14:25,332 --> 00:14:27,899 It looks like they've sacrificed their self-righter 292 00:14:27,934 --> 00:14:30,602 for this plow-first configuration 293 00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:32,303 to attack rotator's bar. 294 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:34,572 And I have to say, I'm a little surprised 295 00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:35,707 by jeff waters here. 296 00:14:35,775 --> 00:14:38,076 This is a huge change in strategy. 297 00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,945 For a bot's that's succeeded by keeping it simple, 298 00:14:40,981 --> 00:14:44,115 this is definitely a gamble in such an important fight. 299 00:14:44,651 --> 00:14:46,718 In the red square, 300 00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:50,388 from miami, florida, the robot rick ross, 301 00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:52,457 everyday it's tussling. 302 00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:55,093 Here's rotator! 303 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:56,694 [audience cheering] 304 00:14:59,666 --> 00:15:02,333 [chris] and there's the mad scientist, victor soto, 305 00:15:02,369 --> 00:15:05,870 with rotator sitting calm, cool and collected 306 00:15:05,906 --> 00:15:07,105 in the 22 seed. 307 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:10,708 He said he's going for all-out offense in this one. 308 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:12,410 That should be a ton of fun. 309 00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:14,946 [kenny] yeah, after a season riddled with losses 310 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:16,314 that went to the judges, 311 00:15:16,349 --> 00:15:19,083 victor wants to take matters into his own hands. 312 00:15:19,119 --> 00:15:21,519 He feels confident that rotator can withstand 313 00:15:21,554 --> 00:15:23,454 any weapon-on-weapon hits. 314 00:15:23,490 --> 00:15:26,324 So, we'll be seeing a very aggressive rotator here 315 00:15:26,359 --> 00:15:29,360 as victor tries to put the qualifiers behind him. 316 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:35,767 So, we're going into the jackpot fight with our big blade. 317 00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:37,702 It's 50 pounds. 318 00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:42,240 It spins at a speed limit of about 250 miles per hour. 319 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,108 We're gonna try to be very offensive. 320 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,677 And just go right at them. 321 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:49,514 I'm gonna try, if I can, to avoid a weapon-to-weapon hit. 322 00:15:49,549 --> 00:15:51,916 Even though I think I'll come out on top, if I do that. 323 00:15:51,952 --> 00:15:53,351 I'm feeling good. I'm feeling confident. 324 00:15:53,386 --> 00:15:54,452 I'm trying not to get a... 325 00:15:54,487 --> 00:15:55,820 Well, I don't wanna be cocky about it, 326 00:15:55,855 --> 00:15:57,188 but I think we have a good chance 327 00:15:57,223 --> 00:15:59,390 of getting to the round of 16. 328 00:15:59,426 --> 00:16:04,162 [chris] kenny, I don't know if jeff of jackpot is nervous, or whatever. 329 00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:06,698 He will not share his strategy [chuckles] with us. 330 00:16:06,733 --> 00:16:09,634 [kenny] I was gonna say, we must not look very trustworthy, 331 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:10,868 'cause we tried. 332 00:16:10,904 --> 00:16:13,438 We tried to get the secrets out of him, he said, 333 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:17,442 "no, I'm saving this for me." he's like, "we have a plan for rotator." 334 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:33,424 [man] you ready? 335 00:16:33,460 --> 00:16:35,893 Yep. Let's take them out. 336 00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:37,795 -We got this. -[crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 337 00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,064 [chris] jackpot. Rotator. 338 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:41,466 Winner moves on. 339 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:44,168 Loser, see you next year. 340 00:16:44,604 --> 00:16:47,205 [buzzer buzzing] 341 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,807 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 342 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:51,509 Jackpot on the move. 343 00:16:51,544 --> 00:16:54,512 Straight into rotator with that big wedge. 344 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,848 And now attacking with that double disc. 345 00:16:56,883 --> 00:17:00,351 Nice shot by jackpot to the backside of rotator. 346 00:17:00,387 --> 00:17:02,687 [kenny] good driving by jeff waters jr. 347 00:17:02,722 --> 00:17:04,689 [chris] jackpot's got rotator again! 348 00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:06,891 Can he drive him into the corner? He does! 349 00:17:06,926 --> 00:17:09,260 And that pulverizer is not dropping because 350 00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:11,295 because that one belongs to victor's-- 351 00:17:11,331 --> 00:17:12,397 [kenny and chris] oh! 352 00:17:12,432 --> 00:17:14,332 [chris] nice hit with the spinners. 353 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:15,867 [kenny] rotator has to regroup here. 354 00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:19,203 This is where victor wants the action, in the center of the box. 355 00:17:19,239 --> 00:17:21,472 Rotator is the more agile robot. 356 00:17:23,743 --> 00:17:25,376 Oh! What a hit! 357 00:17:25,412 --> 00:17:27,845 Rotator going after jackpot now. 358 00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:30,148 Going after that diamond cutter. 359 00:17:30,183 --> 00:17:31,783 Trying to get to the back end. 360 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:33,484 Nice work by rotator. 361 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,954 [kenny] victor soto doing a great job of adapting on the fly, chris. 362 00:17:38,024 --> 00:17:39,557 [chris] oh! Another one! 363 00:17:39,592 --> 00:17:42,493 [kenny] he's able to go from defense to offense in the blink of an eye. 364 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,196 [chris] oh! Huge hit! 365 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,032 Wow! Holy smokes! 366 00:17:48,068 --> 00:17:49,600 My goodness! 367 00:17:49,636 --> 00:17:51,135 [man] we're done. 368 00:17:51,171 --> 00:17:54,439 [chris] it is possible jackpot is doa. 369 00:17:54,474 --> 00:17:56,774 [kenny] that felt like the death blow, chris. 370 00:17:56,810 --> 00:18:02,680 And without a self-righter, this might be the end of jackpot's cinderella story. 371 00:18:02,715 --> 00:18:05,550 [chris] rotator giving it a sniff, it says, 372 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:07,985 "smells like dead meat to me. I'm outta here." 373 00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:10,321 -ten, nine, eight... -[chris] the countdown has started! 374 00:18:10,356 --> 00:18:13,357 The rookie run of the 11th seed, jackpot, 375 00:18:13,393 --> 00:18:17,295 has come to an end at the hands of rotator. 376 00:18:17,330 --> 00:18:19,464 Jackpot is knocked out! Winner... 377 00:18:19,499 --> 00:18:21,699 [people cheering] 378 00:18:25,138 --> 00:18:27,772 -good job, guys! -Yeah. That was an awesome match. 379 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:34,412 -Really put up a fight. -Yeah. 380 00:18:38,218 --> 00:18:42,120 [chris] kenny, jackpot had a ton of success in its debut season 381 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:44,188 by keeping things simple. 382 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:46,257 Did they overthink this one? 383 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:49,293 [kenny] I think so. They tried to play rotator's game 384 00:18:49,329 --> 00:18:53,097 and alternate between offense and defense with that new rear wedge. 385 00:18:53,133 --> 00:18:56,267 Jackpot had a really strong start to this fight 386 00:18:56,302 --> 00:18:58,636 and I think they actually surprised rotator. 387 00:18:58,671 --> 00:19:01,105 But victor soto adapted quickly 388 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:03,975 and showed jackpot what experience is all about. 389 00:19:04,010 --> 00:19:08,446 [chris] rotator's so skilled at controlling the action with its rear end. 390 00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:12,216 And then whipping that horizontal spinner into its opponents. 391 00:19:12,252 --> 00:19:14,719 And check out this knockout shot. 392 00:19:14,754 --> 00:19:16,187 Boom! 393 00:19:16,222 --> 00:19:18,189 Jackpot got hung up on the rails. 394 00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:19,824 Couldn't move and come on! 395 00:19:19,859 --> 00:19:21,459 Say it with me! 396 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:25,663 [chris and kenny] if you don't have a self-righter here at battlebots, 397 00:19:25,698 --> 00:19:28,099 you're in big trouble. 398 00:19:28,134 --> 00:19:30,268 [chris] rotator. Moving on. 399 00:19:33,439 --> 00:19:34,639 [chris] victor soto! 400 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,908 Be gentle. 401 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:39,544 -Victor! Over here, man! -Hey! 402 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:42,947 Yeah! There's that smile we're used to. 403 00:19:42,982 --> 00:19:46,884 Does it kind of erase the bad taste that was in your mouth from the regular season? 404 00:19:47,287 --> 00:19:48,319 Uh... 405 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:50,054 Yeah, a bit. [chuckles] 406 00:19:50,089 --> 00:19:52,323 a ko is definitely the way to go. That's what we want. 407 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:54,592 We don't wanna leave it to the judges anymore. 408 00:19:54,627 --> 00:19:58,629 But it feels good to get to the round of 16 now. 409 00:19:58,665 --> 00:20:00,965 And victor, can you take us through the fight a little bit? 410 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:02,700 Yeah, so, actually, they surprised us. 411 00:20:02,735 --> 00:20:04,936 I wasn't sure if they were gonna use the plow or not. 412 00:20:04,971 --> 00:20:07,071 I kept spying on them, and I think they were... 413 00:20:07,106 --> 00:20:08,506 They noticed. 414 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,508 They did something interesting where they put the plow on the back 415 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:12,376 and I don't know if they were spinning backwards. 416 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:14,779 So, that was really sneaky. 417 00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:16,981 So I was like, oh, okay, so, either I gotta hit them from the front, 418 00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:18,616 or face the wedge. 419 00:20:18,651 --> 00:20:20,685 But, just in case, I had the forks on. 420 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,487 And I think it prevented them from getting underneath us. 421 00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:26,290 And I think that strategy worked out real well for us. 422 00:20:26,326 --> 00:20:29,327 You've advanced, you know, through the tournament now. 423 00:20:29,362 --> 00:20:30,895 Do you feel like you've dialed rotator in? 424 00:20:31,798 --> 00:20:34,432 Oh, yeah, yeah. Rotator's working great. 425 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:35,600 The weapon's hitting hard. 426 00:20:35,635 --> 00:20:37,435 My driving's getting a little bit better. 427 00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:39,804 And I think we have a good chance. 428 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:43,608 Were you sweating it out before you heard from the selection committee 429 00:20:43,643 --> 00:20:45,776 because you only went 1 and 2 during the regular season? 430 00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:47,478 I was nervous. 431 00:20:47,513 --> 00:20:50,314 And it seems like every year we seem to cut it pretty close. 432 00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:52,416 Our record's not always the best, but... 433 00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,885 I just hope we put on really entertaining fights. 434 00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:58,256 Victor, congratulations. We'll see you in the round of 16. 435 00:20:58,291 --> 00:21:00,424 Thank you, guys. See you soon. 436 00:21:10,169 --> 00:21:12,803 [chris] so, victor soto's won two in a row, 437 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:15,906 as rotator is peaking just in time. 438 00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:19,076 And they won't be waiting long to find out their next opponent, 439 00:21:19,112 --> 00:21:20,845 because coming up, 440 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,415 perfect phoenix looks to rise from the ashes 441 00:21:24,450 --> 00:21:27,652 to take on the killer kiwis and end game. 442 00:21:27,687 --> 00:21:30,888 Vertical violence meets horizontal horror! 443 00:21:30,923 --> 00:21:35,826 That's next, as the battlebots 2020 tournament rages on. 444 00:21:43,736 --> 00:21:45,202 We're back on battlebots. 445 00:21:45,238 --> 00:21:48,272 It's the continuation of the round of 32. 446 00:21:48,308 --> 00:21:50,074 And up next, the 6th seed, end game, 447 00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:53,277 taking on the 27th seed, perfect phoenix, 448 00:21:53,313 --> 00:21:56,013 captained by the 11-year-old, tyler nguyen. 449 00:21:56,049 --> 00:22:00,618 And kenny, we spend so much time talking about how young this kid is. 450 00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,720 But we're not making excuses for him. 451 00:22:02,755 --> 00:22:04,021 [kenny] that's absolutely right. 452 00:22:04,057 --> 00:22:06,223 The fact is, regardless of his age, 453 00:22:06,259 --> 00:22:10,961 tyler has made it to the round of 32 on merit and skill alone. 454 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,364 He's already challenging for elite driver status, 455 00:22:13,399 --> 00:22:16,967 and he's far from intimidated by the big stage. 456 00:22:17,003 --> 00:22:20,371 I'm excited to see what he brings as the 27th seed, 457 00:22:20,406 --> 00:22:23,274 looking for his first-ever tournament win. 458 00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:26,243 [chris] and another bot that some may be surprised to learn 459 00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:29,180 is also on the hunt for its first tournament victory, 460 00:22:29,215 --> 00:22:31,982 is the 6th seed, end game. 461 00:22:32,018 --> 00:22:36,187 Kenny, are they finally dialed in for the tournament this year, in your opinion? 462 00:22:36,222 --> 00:22:37,822 [kenny] well, we'll see. 463 00:22:37,857 --> 00:22:41,692 End game is known as one of the heaviest-hitting bots in the competition. 464 00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:45,863 But the question has become, can they get it done when it counts? 465 00:22:45,898 --> 00:22:47,665 They've had an impressive run so far. 466 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,967 But the tournament is a different story. 467 00:22:50,002 --> 00:22:52,036 They're the 6th seed for a reason. 468 00:22:52,071 --> 00:22:54,405 They're going to be looking to make a statement here tonight. 469 00:22:56,476 --> 00:23:01,011 [chris] both of these warriors are locked and loaded behind the glass. 470 00:23:01,047 --> 00:23:05,015 Only one can fight their way into the top 16. 471 00:23:06,452 --> 00:23:07,885 [robotic voice] blue team, ready? 472 00:23:09,489 --> 00:23:13,157 [chris] end game's lone loss this season was against bloodsport, 473 00:23:13,192 --> 00:23:15,459 which, of course, is the 2 seed in the tournament. 474 00:23:15,495 --> 00:23:17,261 What a great run for end game. 475 00:23:17,296 --> 00:23:19,230 [kenny] yeah absolutely. We've seen them struggle 476 00:23:19,265 --> 00:23:21,132 with reliability in the past, 477 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:26,103 but right now, that disc is hitting harder than most weapons in the competition. 478 00:23:26,139 --> 00:23:29,640 Old issues have a way of rearing their ugly heads in the tournament. 479 00:23:29,675 --> 00:23:33,110 Let's see how end game holds together on the big stage. 480 00:23:33,146 --> 00:23:34,879 [robotic voice] red team, ready? 481 00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:39,817 [chris] kenny, we know that tyler's being mentored 482 00:23:39,852 --> 00:23:42,186 by tombstone captain, ray billings. 483 00:23:42,221 --> 00:23:46,457 What influence has ray had over tyler and perfect phoenix this season? 484 00:23:46,492 --> 00:23:50,928 [kenny] well, tyler has a great handle on the how of running perfect phoenix. 485 00:23:50,963 --> 00:23:54,532 But ray's experience has been a huge help with these quick rebuilds. 486 00:23:54,567 --> 00:23:58,502 And don't forget, ray's first loss of the season was to end game. 487 00:23:58,538 --> 00:24:02,440 So, there might be a little added incentive for tyler here tonight. 488 00:24:08,848 --> 00:24:11,148 [audience cheering] 489 00:24:15,922 --> 00:24:20,157 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 490 00:24:26,732 --> 00:24:28,232 [buzzer buzzing] 491 00:24:29,368 --> 00:24:32,002 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 492 00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:36,307 Keep your eye on the driving ability of tyler nguyen. 493 00:24:36,342 --> 00:24:38,042 11 years old. 494 00:24:38,077 --> 00:24:42,746 But ray billings says he's better than 80% of the adult drivers here. 495 00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:45,583 Which spinner will draw first blood? 496 00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:47,051 End game's weapon so far, not-- 497 00:24:47,086 --> 00:24:48,319 [loud crash] 498 00:24:48,354 --> 00:24:50,354 okay! How you doing? 499 00:24:50,389 --> 00:24:53,290 -[kenny] jeez! Oh! -[chris] okay! All right! 500 00:24:53,326 --> 00:24:54,692 Maybe I spoke too soon. 501 00:24:54,727 --> 00:24:56,393 -[kenny] oh, my goodness. -[chris] wow! 502 00:24:57,029 --> 00:24:58,295 Hell, yeah! 503 00:24:58,331 --> 00:25:00,197 [kenny] ooh! Ooh! 504 00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:01,966 [chris] perfect phoenix is up on the screws, 505 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:04,401 now those screws should rotate back. 506 00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:05,369 [kenny] whoo! 507 00:25:05,404 --> 00:25:07,705 [chris] jack barker lining it up. 508 00:25:07,740 --> 00:25:09,206 Is he gonna give him a shot? 509 00:25:09,242 --> 00:25:10,875 He's done, he's done. 510 00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:13,511 [chris] no! He's gonna take the win. 511 00:25:13,546 --> 00:25:15,012 ...Seven, six... 512 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:18,082 [chris] so, the amazing run for 11-year-old tyler nguyen 513 00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:19,683 -comes to an end. -Four, three... 514 00:25:19,719 --> 00:25:23,153 -As end game gets its first-ever tournament victory. -That's a knockout! 515 00:25:23,189 --> 00:25:24,889 [buzzer blares] 516 00:25:24,924 --> 00:25:26,924 [crowd cheering] 517 00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:34,865 it's been a long road. It's been a good road. 518 00:25:40,473 --> 00:25:43,140 [chris] kenny, with a weapon as powerful as end game's, 519 00:25:43,175 --> 00:25:47,044 it's only a matter of time before someone is seeing stars. 520 00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:49,847 [kenny] yeah. I don't remember being this scared 521 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:52,616 when I'm seeing another robot that gets this close to us. 522 00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:56,287 Usually, I'm very confident in the battlebox. 523 00:25:56,322 --> 00:26:01,091 Right there, I think both of us almost had an accident in our pants. 524 00:26:01,127 --> 00:26:03,327 Endgame is just an absolute beast. 525 00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,963 They went out there, they did what they were supposed to do, 526 00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,598 that's gonna be a tough bot to beat, man. 527 00:26:07,633 --> 00:26:10,801 [chris] yeah, a little too much information from kenny florian yet again. 528 00:26:10,836 --> 00:26:15,239 Some secrets are supposed to stay right here and locked and sealed. 529 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:16,273 Thanks, bud! 530 00:26:18,778 --> 00:26:20,277 [crowd cheering] 531 00:26:20,313 --> 00:26:21,645 finally! 532 00:26:21,681 --> 00:26:22,947 [chris] yeah, finally, guys, 533 00:26:22,982 --> 00:26:25,349 nick and jack congratulations! 534 00:26:25,384 --> 00:26:29,353 You're moving on to the round of 16, are you relieved or excited, nick? 535 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:31,188 We're incredibly relieved. 536 00:26:31,223 --> 00:26:34,592 We were having some speed controller issues earlier today, 537 00:26:34,627 --> 00:26:36,527 we've been working on them all day. 538 00:26:36,562 --> 00:26:39,763 And they weren't quite where we wanted them to be, 539 00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:43,968 we ran out of time, so we were a little worried, 540 00:26:44,003 --> 00:26:46,704 but turns out everything was okay. 541 00:26:46,772 --> 00:26:50,374 It seems like you guys took the approach of slowly, slowly 542 00:26:50,409 --> 00:26:53,177 and then all at once. 543 00:26:53,212 --> 00:26:55,579 Well, yeah, the strategy we decided to go for 544 00:26:55,615 --> 00:26:57,548 going into the match was slow, slow, slow 545 00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,717 and hopefully we'll slow their weapon down on our wedge. 546 00:26:59,752 --> 00:27:02,186 But our wedges kind of just seemed to touch each other 547 00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:05,322 and we just couldn't get any engagement. So we just had to slam them into the wall 548 00:27:05,358 --> 00:27:06,724 and just see what happens then. 549 00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:10,194 Luckily, we got off better in the collision. 550 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:14,064 So, what would a few more victories and getting the giant nut 551 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,100 mean to you after all that hard work? 552 00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:18,235 That would be everything. 553 00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:20,170 We thought the tombstone fight was everything, but now... 554 00:27:20,206 --> 00:27:22,172 -Now we want the nut. -Now we want the nut. 555 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:23,340 [chuckles] yeah. 556 00:27:23,376 --> 00:27:25,209 [chris] well, guys, congratulations, 557 00:27:25,244 --> 00:27:28,112 you're on to the round of 16, a job well-done. 558 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:29,213 We'll see you next time. 559 00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:30,314 -Cheers. -Thank you. 560 00:27:30,349 --> 00:27:34,284 [all applauding] 561 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,453 [chris] so, endgame makes quick work of perfect phoenix, 562 00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:39,757 and they draw yet another horizontal spinner, 563 00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:44,028 as they'll be taking on rotator in the round of 16. 564 00:27:44,096 --> 00:27:47,798 And coming up, the electrifying 3 seed copperhead 565 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:54,071 starts its run for the nut, as it looks to send 30 seed mammoth back to the ice age. 566 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:55,706 Only one can move on... 567 00:27:55,741 --> 00:27:57,775 That's next on battlebots. 568 00:27:57,810 --> 00:28:00,411 The world championship tournament. 569 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:10,888 Welcome back to battlebots. 570 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:12,423 Where two out of the three fights 571 00:28:12,458 --> 00:28:15,459 here in group number three have resulted in upsets. 572 00:28:15,494 --> 00:28:17,594 Will the trend continue? 573 00:28:17,630 --> 00:28:20,464 Next up, it is the knockout artist, 574 00:28:20,499 --> 00:28:25,335 copperhead vs the tallest robot in the entire field... 575 00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:27,037 Mammoth! 576 00:28:27,073 --> 00:28:29,940 Let's start with the number 3 seed copperhead. 577 00:28:29,975 --> 00:28:31,875 I remember at the beginning of the season, 578 00:28:31,911 --> 00:28:34,945 zach goff told us last season's version of the robot 579 00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:37,848 was the almost-robot, like we almost got things right. 580 00:28:37,883 --> 00:28:40,417 This season en route to a 3 and 0 record, 581 00:28:40,453 --> 00:28:43,854 they got everything right, what about the match-up for them? 582 00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:46,657 [kenny] you know, he's a little concerned with mammoth actually, 583 00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:49,326 when it comes to fighting a unique bot like mammoth, 584 00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:51,528 you need an equally unique approach. 585 00:28:51,564 --> 00:28:55,165 Zach knows, if he keeps moving and picks his moment to strike, 586 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,434 he can outmaneuver the clunky mammoth, 587 00:28:57,470 --> 00:29:02,506 and dial up some damage and aggression points in case it goes to the judges. 588 00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:05,542 As for the story of the number 30 seed, mammoth, 589 00:29:05,578 --> 00:29:07,911 captained by ricky willems, 590 00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:13,383 their season started off great with an epic knockout over huge. 591 00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:17,287 But ever since then, they've had a tough time getting it going. 592 00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:20,824 [kenny] yeah, I mean that's kind of expected when you have a bot like mammoth. 593 00:29:20,860 --> 00:29:22,359 And in only its second season, 594 00:29:22,394 --> 00:29:26,597 ricky is still very much developing mammoth's identity in the box. 595 00:29:26,632 --> 00:29:29,833 So, he learns as much from his losses as he does his wins. 596 00:29:29,869 --> 00:29:33,871 Last season, we saw mammoth fall to another drum-spinner in one. 597 00:29:33,906 --> 00:29:36,073 Copperhead is far more powerful, 598 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:39,777 so, we'll see how that experience comes into play for ricky here. 599 00:29:39,812 --> 00:29:41,345 Faruq, let's get it going! 600 00:29:44,583 --> 00:29:48,619 In the blue square, from loveland, colorado, 601 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:51,755 the venomous menace, copperhead! 602 00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:59,496 [chris] kenny, that is probably the most destructive 603 00:29:59,532 --> 00:30:01,965 drum-spinner in battlebots today. 604 00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:05,536 [kenny] yeah, this thing is absolutely nasty. 605 00:30:05,571 --> 00:30:08,305 Reminds me a lot of the brazilian team, minotaur. 606 00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:12,009 But this thing is compact, it is durable and firing... 607 00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:13,510 Very powerful. 608 00:30:13,546 --> 00:30:16,180 [chris] team copperhead showing us a little choreography there. 609 00:30:16,215 --> 00:30:18,982 You know, kenny, we never dance anymore. 610 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:20,651 [kenny laughs] 611 00:30:20,686 --> 00:30:24,488 [crowd cheering] 612 00:30:24,523 --> 00:30:27,858 in the red square, from baltimore, maryland, 613 00:30:27,893 --> 00:30:31,228 it's the trunk-a-delic mammoth! 614 00:30:34,033 --> 00:30:38,502 [kenny] and here comes the big boy. Standing at 6'4" tall, 615 00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:40,671 -mammoth! -[chris] and ricky willems. 616 00:30:40,706 --> 00:30:45,309 They have a chance to silence a lot of skeptics here, kenny. 617 00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:46,643 [kenny] that's right we have to remember 618 00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:49,246 that mammoth has had a similar journey to huge. 619 00:30:49,281 --> 00:30:54,585 When we first looked up at it we had no idea what it was or if it would even work. 620 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:57,754 And a season later, here it is in the tournament. 621 00:30:57,790 --> 00:31:01,825 I know ricky wants more, but you have to applaud innovation in action. 622 00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:04,895 Major accomplishment even making it this far 623 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,200 so we're going up against mammoth tonight. 624 00:31:10,236 --> 00:31:12,202 I think it's our fight to lose. 625 00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:16,073 My biggest concern is that mammoth just smothers copperhead. 626 00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:19,309 So, my plan is to keep the bot mobile, 627 00:31:19,345 --> 00:31:23,780 keep our speed high, so that we don't get entangled and then trapped inside of them. 628 00:31:23,816 --> 00:31:28,418 And as long as we just do running, glancing blows at mammoth, 629 00:31:28,454 --> 00:31:31,021 I think we will win this one. 630 00:31:31,056 --> 00:31:33,790 We gotta come in and we gotta be strategic, 631 00:31:33,826 --> 00:31:36,727 we gotta be careful and we have to throw him around. 632 00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:40,397 So, we're gonna go back to the weapon that we used with huge, 633 00:31:40,432 --> 00:31:41,999 our uhmw weapon. 634 00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:44,534 We didn't expect to use that against someone like copperhead, 635 00:31:44,570 --> 00:31:49,539 but we absolutely have to based on the parts we have left to fix this robot. 636 00:31:49,608 --> 00:31:52,309 Everything has to go right in this fight for mammoth to win. 637 00:31:52,344 --> 00:31:55,913 My driving has to be perfect, the robot has work perfectly 638 00:31:55,948 --> 00:31:58,882 and every shot has to be timed perfectly. 639 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:02,519 So, this is gonna be do-or-die. 640 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:04,588 And I'm really hoping it's not die. 641 00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:09,092 -Full violence, full... -Absolutely. 642 00:32:14,934 --> 00:32:16,566 [audience cheering] 643 00:32:22,508 --> 00:32:24,641 let loose! 644 00:32:24,677 --> 00:32:27,311 [speaking indistinctly] 645 00:32:27,346 --> 00:32:29,212 I'm gonna try. 646 00:32:29,248 --> 00:32:32,082 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 647 00:32:35,154 --> 00:32:36,620 [buzzing] 648 00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:40,724 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 649 00:32:40,759 --> 00:32:43,327 -[kenny] now neither bot has protection on the wheels. -[chris] whoa! 650 00:32:43,362 --> 00:32:45,829 That's gonna be way more of a problem for mammoth. 651 00:32:45,864 --> 00:32:47,898 -All right, little snake. -[chuckles] 652 00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:50,901 [chris] well, copperhead went right into the belly of mammoth 653 00:32:50,936 --> 00:32:52,336 and delivered a huge shot. 654 00:32:52,371 --> 00:32:56,239 [kenny] ricky willems and mammoth unfazed, though. 655 00:32:56,275 --> 00:33:00,177 [chris] oh! Mammoth lands a solid blow to copperhead's weapon, 656 00:33:00,212 --> 00:33:02,913 and now punts them into the side of the box, kenny. 657 00:33:02,948 --> 00:33:06,016 [kenny] yeah, mammoth just smothering copperhead and look at this, 658 00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:10,887 got them inverted, oh! They land another blow! How about mammoth? 659 00:33:10,923 --> 00:33:12,723 [chris and kenny] oh! 660 00:33:12,758 --> 00:33:15,292 [chris] a huge weapon-to-weapon collision there 661 00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:18,929 as copperhead looks to counter that impressive sequence by mammoth! 662 00:33:20,466 --> 00:33:22,199 [chris] zach goff resets. 663 00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:25,836 [kenny] you hear that drum-spinner firing up, copperhead on the attack! 664 00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:28,405 And now driving mammoth backwards! 665 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,107 I'm trying, trying. 666 00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:33,276 [kenny] copperhead doing its little job of winning the low ground here, chris. 667 00:33:33,312 --> 00:33:39,082 But they may have a weapon issue now that drum-spinner seems to be slowing down. 668 00:33:39,118 --> 00:33:41,118 -[chris] that is big-time trouble! -[kenny] oh! 669 00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:43,987 [chris] mammoth's trying to cut off copperhead in the corner 670 00:33:44,023 --> 00:33:46,890 of the battlebox, right in front of us, unable to do it. 671 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:48,725 Copperhead's gotta get out of there 672 00:33:48,761 --> 00:33:50,994 gets back to the center of the box to regroup. 673 00:33:51,030 --> 00:33:53,430 A minute-20 now into this fight. 674 00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:57,601 And without a primary weapon, how is copperhead going to score points? 675 00:33:57,636 --> 00:34:00,670 Mammoth can smell the opportunity! 676 00:34:00,706 --> 00:34:05,509 Bots lock horns and mammoth puts copperhead back on its heels yet again. 677 00:34:05,544 --> 00:34:06,843 So impressive! 678 00:34:06,879 --> 00:34:09,780 [kenny] mammoth doing exactly what it's designed to do, 679 00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:13,617 confuse bots with its size and lure them into that spinning weapon. 680 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:16,119 And copperhead, the number 3 seed, 681 00:34:16,155 --> 00:34:20,023 searching for a way to put points on the board. 682 00:34:20,059 --> 00:34:23,493 [chris] yeah, let's remember copperhead won its qualifying round fights 683 00:34:23,529 --> 00:34:25,662 in such decisive fashion, kenny. 684 00:34:25,697 --> 00:34:28,532 As mammoth inverts copperhead yet again. 685 00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:31,935 This is unchartered territory for the number 3 overall seed. 686 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:33,170 Zach goff's like, "what?" 687 00:34:33,205 --> 00:34:34,771 [kenny] it's a good point. 688 00:34:34,807 --> 00:34:38,475 Copperhead is not used to going this deep into fights this season, but listen, 689 00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:43,146 they have stayed aggressive and had some nice exchanges at the top of this fight. 690 00:34:43,182 --> 00:34:46,149 They just have to keep their foot on the gas here. 691 00:34:46,185 --> 00:34:51,088 [chris] under a minute to go! Can the 30th seed pull off the major upset? 692 00:34:51,123 --> 00:34:54,891 Oh! Not if copperhead has something to say about it! 693 00:34:54,927 --> 00:34:57,594 And look at this, the top-spinner's back, kenny! 694 00:34:57,629 --> 00:35:00,097 Mammoth's on the attack! Holy smokes! 695 00:35:00,132 --> 00:35:02,833 Can zach goff find a way to even the scorecards, 696 00:35:02,868 --> 00:35:05,836 in the last 30 seconds of this fight? 697 00:35:05,871 --> 00:35:08,705 [kenny] unbelievable! Back from the dead! 698 00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:11,174 [chris] copperhead going right into the belly of the beast. 699 00:35:11,210 --> 00:35:13,610 Can it take off a piece of mammoth? 700 00:35:13,645 --> 00:35:15,812 [kenny] landed some nice shots there, chris! 701 00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:21,184 And another one! They are going for it with 15 seconds left in this fight! 702 00:35:21,220 --> 00:35:25,689 [chris] copperhead resets and now you can hear that drum-spinner humming again 703 00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:27,757 with under 10 to go! 704 00:35:27,793 --> 00:35:29,392 Oh! 705 00:35:29,428 --> 00:35:31,394 Copperhead pops mammoth into the air 706 00:35:31,430 --> 00:35:35,732 and mammoth hits copperhead! Oh, my goodness! 707 00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:41,037 -Good job! -Wow! 708 00:35:45,511 --> 00:35:47,911 [chris] so after a fascinating fight, 709 00:35:47,946 --> 00:35:51,448 the fate of these two bots rests in the hands of the judges. 710 00:35:52,584 --> 00:35:55,552 Will copperhead move on to the top 16 711 00:35:55,587 --> 00:36:00,724 or has mammoth stomped out an upset? 712 00:36:00,759 --> 00:36:05,595 Find out next when the championship tournament continues. 713 00:36:12,437 --> 00:36:15,639 [chris] we are right back into the action here on battlebots, 714 00:36:15,674 --> 00:36:19,242 as the 3 seed copperhead 715 00:36:19,278 --> 00:36:22,812 and the 30th seed, mammoth await their fate from the judges. 716 00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:26,349 Only one can move on to the top 16. 717 00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:29,419 [indistinct conversation] 718 00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:31,087 -think so? -Yeah. 719 00:36:31,123 --> 00:36:33,256 That was wild. 720 00:36:35,227 --> 00:36:36,793 That was wild. 721 00:36:38,764 --> 00:36:42,799 [chris] well, kenny florian, I do not envy the judges in this spot. 722 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:47,504 Does the number 3 seed copperhead actually survive this decision? 723 00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:49,639 [kenny] man, this is gonna be close. 724 00:36:49,675 --> 00:36:54,611 Copperhead was super aggressive as always, scored some damage points early. 725 00:36:54,646 --> 00:36:57,214 But a really impressive performance by mammoth. 726 00:36:57,249 --> 00:36:59,883 Just such an awkward bot to contend with. 727 00:36:59,918 --> 00:37:04,287 They smothered copperhead and stopped their weapon for a long stretch of this fight. 728 00:37:04,323 --> 00:37:05,956 Not a good look for the favorites. 729 00:37:05,991 --> 00:37:08,758 [chris] and that really is the big question for me here, kenny. 730 00:37:08,794 --> 00:37:12,128 If you're the judges, can you look past the fact that copperhead's drum-spinner 731 00:37:12,164 --> 00:37:15,699 was a non-factor this fight for well over a minute? 732 00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:18,168 Mammoth controlled the pace in that window. 733 00:37:18,203 --> 00:37:23,173 But zach goff's weapon came back to life with a vengeance in the last 45 seconds. 734 00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:25,742 And actually did some serious damage. 735 00:37:25,777 --> 00:37:29,346 [kenny] yeah, he really needed that, he really needed to finish this fight strong. 736 00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:32,849 But with all that, I still don't know which way the judges are gonna go. 737 00:37:32,884 --> 00:37:37,220 I'd be leaning towards copperhead but, too close for comfort here, chris. 738 00:37:39,491 --> 00:37:42,726 The results from the judges are in! 739 00:37:46,965 --> 00:37:50,233 We have a split decision. 740 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:59,542 Judge derek scored the battle in favor of mammoth! 741 00:38:02,614 --> 00:38:07,017 Judge lisa scores the battle in favor of copperhead! 742 00:38:11,657 --> 00:38:17,160 [faruq] judge jason scored the battle for the winner... 743 00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:26,703 Mammoth! 744 00:38:26,738 --> 00:38:28,405 [crowd cheering] 745 00:38:44,690 --> 00:38:46,990 -[audience cheering] -yeah! 746 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,896 -Yes! -[chris] ricky willems! 747 00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:57,033 Hi, kenny. Hi, chris. How are you doing today? 748 00:38:57,069 --> 00:38:59,069 I don't think we're as well as you are. 749 00:38:59,104 --> 00:39:01,438 Absolutely not! I'm sorry it doesn't matter 750 00:39:01,473 --> 00:39:03,873 how good of a day you're having, I'm having a better one! 751 00:39:03,909 --> 00:39:05,375 [chris and kenny laugh] 752 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:08,978 how did you pull off the mammoth upset? 753 00:39:09,014 --> 00:39:11,381 Oh! I knew you were going for that. 754 00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:15,418 We went in, we tossed them around, we dominated control. 755 00:39:15,454 --> 00:39:17,854 They took off the parts that, you know, we'd figured they'd take off. 756 00:39:17,889 --> 00:39:20,557 Some of those things aren't meant to come off the way they did. 757 00:39:20,592 --> 00:39:24,227 They put some nicks, but we stopped their weapon for a good half of the match. 758 00:39:24,262 --> 00:39:26,496 We tossed them around, we got them on their back. 759 00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:28,631 Everything went exactly to plan. 760 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:31,167 And I am just overwhelmingly thrilled. 761 00:39:31,203 --> 00:39:34,304 You're like chris rose. You're awkward but you're effective. 762 00:39:34,339 --> 00:39:37,774 You just beat the number three bot in the tournament. 763 00:39:37,809 --> 00:39:39,409 -Take us through the fight. -Oh! 764 00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:41,544 We came out swinging... Um... 765 00:39:42,948 --> 00:39:44,814 We pushed them around, 766 00:39:44,850 --> 00:39:47,016 we got them on their side. I don't know what we did 767 00:39:47,052 --> 00:39:49,085 to stop their weapon halfway through but... 768 00:39:49,121 --> 00:39:51,521 You know, it slowed down, we tried to take advantage of that, 769 00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:54,791 we flipped over and over, we got them up on the wall. 770 00:39:54,826 --> 00:39:58,261 It was so much packed into three minutes, it felt like three seconds. 771 00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:01,097 Hi, ricky, it's captain awkward, here with a question. 772 00:40:01,133 --> 00:40:06,870 You were actually one of the last bots to actually make it into the round of 32. 773 00:40:06,905 --> 00:40:09,839 How much were you sweating even doing that? 774 00:40:09,874 --> 00:40:11,775 Bullets. I was sweating bullets. 775 00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:14,711 The amount of repairs we had to do after that hypershock fight, 776 00:40:14,746 --> 00:40:17,647 the amount of tweaks we had to make, 777 00:40:17,682 --> 00:40:22,252 the things that went wrong. My team has worked so hard, I've worked so hard. 778 00:40:22,287 --> 00:40:25,989 I'm overwhelmingly thrilled, I just cannot tell you. 779 00:40:26,024 --> 00:40:28,792 Ricky, one quick note before you leave. 780 00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:31,995 I know that your brother just had a kidney transplant, 781 00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:34,798 he's probably watching at home. Is there anything you wanna say to him? 782 00:40:34,833 --> 00:40:39,102 Thank you for being so supportive through all this 783 00:40:39,137 --> 00:40:43,473 and if I could make a request, kenny if you could give a shout-out to steven willems 784 00:40:43,508 --> 00:40:48,111 on-screen, he would love you for it forever. He's such a big mma guy. 785 00:40:48,146 --> 00:40:53,016 Steven, you're an amazing fighter, I'm so glad that you're feeling better. 786 00:40:53,051 --> 00:40:56,052 And one of these days we'll have to get you here to watch in person. 787 00:40:57,155 --> 00:40:58,755 Thank you, man. Thank you. 788 00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:01,124 [chris] ricky, congratulations to you and your entire team. 789 00:41:01,159 --> 00:41:02,559 You're moving on to the round of 16. 790 00:41:02,594 --> 00:41:05,061 Yes! Yes! 791 00:41:10,635 --> 00:41:14,070 [chris] so, 30 seed mammoth moves on to face 792 00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:18,308 19th seed shatter in a matchup of the bracket-busters. 793 00:41:18,343 --> 00:41:22,245 Coming up, a teenage rivalry is reignited. 794 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:28,184 Jamison go faces off against matt spurk for the first time in over a decade. 795 00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:33,056 As the7th seed sawblaze lights it up against 26th seed, kraken. 796 00:41:34,392 --> 00:41:36,493 That's next. 797 00:41:44,002 --> 00:41:45,969 [chris] we are back on battlebots. 798 00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:49,105 The world championship tournament rages on, 799 00:41:49,140 --> 00:41:52,408 as we move into a power-packed group number two. 800 00:41:52,444 --> 00:41:55,111 In a first, we've got a match up of-- 801 00:41:55,146 --> 00:41:57,747 hey! Don't I know you? 802 00:41:57,782 --> 00:42:02,318 It's the 7th seed sawblaze and the 26th seed kraken. 803 00:42:02,354 --> 00:42:05,321 Matt spurk and jamison go. They have a history that dates 804 00:42:05,357 --> 00:42:08,424 back to when jamison was barely a teenager. 805 00:42:08,460 --> 00:42:12,295 As matt tells it, little jamison used to drive circles around him, 806 00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:16,232 in the three-pound category when jamison was like 12 or 13. 807 00:42:16,268 --> 00:42:20,403 Yeah, they've known each other for about 15-16 years, of course, 808 00:42:20,438 --> 00:42:22,939 matt said he'd like to get revenge. 809 00:42:22,974 --> 00:42:26,943 He said jamison was such a good driver, but different bots, 810 00:42:26,978 --> 00:42:29,646 250-pound bots, very important fight here. 811 00:42:29,681 --> 00:42:33,016 [chris] as for jamison go and sawblaze, they enter this familiar 812 00:42:33,051 --> 00:42:35,718 throwdown sitting pretty as the 7th seed. 813 00:42:35,754 --> 00:42:41,090 We know it has a mean weapon, we know it is well-driven. 814 00:42:41,126 --> 00:42:44,160 What's jamison got to do to make a real run here? 815 00:42:44,195 --> 00:42:46,262 [kenny] I mean, that about covers it. 816 00:42:46,298 --> 00:42:49,198 Jamison and sawblaze do just about everything right. 817 00:42:49,234 --> 00:42:51,634 They're the favorite in most of the fights they go into, 818 00:42:51,670 --> 00:42:54,170 which means there's a lot of pressure here, 819 00:42:54,205 --> 00:42:57,907 but jamison is confident in his bot, confident in himself, 820 00:42:57,942 --> 00:43:01,644 and he believe this is just another step closer to his first giant nut. 821 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:07,417 Let's see if kraken can pull off the upset. Faruq, take it away. 822 00:43:07,452 --> 00:43:12,021 In the blue square, from cambridge, massachusetts, 823 00:43:12,057 --> 00:43:16,359 feel the burn, it's sawblaze! 824 00:43:20,699 --> 00:43:22,365 [chris] jamison go's bot, 825 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:28,171 always in tip-top shape and now that weapon, more fierce than ever. 826 00:43:28,206 --> 00:43:31,975 [kenny] yeah, it sure is, it's actually increased by 50 miles an hour, 827 00:43:32,010 --> 00:43:35,578 and now spinning at 250 miles an hour. 828 00:43:35,614 --> 00:43:37,013 [chris] which is the maximum allowed. 829 00:43:38,416 --> 00:43:40,917 [people cheering] 830 00:43:43,321 --> 00:43:47,423 in the red square, from titusville, florida, 831 00:43:47,459 --> 00:43:51,527 let's get crack-a-whackin', it's kraken 832 00:43:55,367 --> 00:43:57,967 [chris] despite a 1 and 2 record, matt spurk 833 00:43:58,003 --> 00:44:01,671 and kraken really had a phenomenal qualifying round, kenny. 834 00:44:01,706 --> 00:44:04,240 [kenny] they really did. I was really impressed with both 835 00:44:04,275 --> 00:44:07,176 the power of their primary weapon, that crusher. 836 00:44:07,212 --> 00:44:09,579 And the durability of that bot. 837 00:44:09,614 --> 00:44:13,683 Here we go, game time now! Game time! 838 00:44:13,718 --> 00:44:17,687 -[chris] they enter this tournament as the 26th seed. -Kraken! Kraken! 839 00:44:17,722 --> 00:44:21,190 [people chanting] kraken! Kraken! Kraken 840 00:44:26,431 --> 00:44:28,598 tonight we're fighting kraken. It's a controlling, 841 00:44:28,633 --> 00:44:30,433 kind of grabbing pressure bot. 842 00:44:30,468 --> 00:44:33,236 What we want to avoid is to not get grabbed. 843 00:44:33,271 --> 00:44:36,572 I think we can land a lot of hits onto the head, onto the chassis. 844 00:44:36,608 --> 00:44:38,241 It could rack up enough points. 845 00:44:38,276 --> 00:44:42,011 We might not be able to ko him. But we have to win that judges' decision, clearly. 846 00:44:42,047 --> 00:44:44,213 For this fight we're gonna be using the hammer saw. 847 00:44:44,249 --> 00:44:46,983 That's because we think it has the greatest ability 848 00:44:47,018 --> 00:44:49,852 to deny kraken's ability to bite down. 849 00:44:49,888 --> 00:44:53,322 And that weapon is powerful, he knows it. He's seen what it can do. 850 00:44:53,358 --> 00:44:55,625 And so, we're hoping to use that and swing that around 851 00:44:55,660 --> 00:44:58,061 in order to demotivate him from chasing us. 852 00:44:58,096 --> 00:45:01,431 We've got a robot that is very easily able to exploit 853 00:45:01,466 --> 00:45:04,167 the weak spot of kraken which is our very vulnerable 854 00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:05,768 equipment in the top of the head. 855 00:45:05,804 --> 00:45:09,105 This match we're considering using our short teeth. 856 00:45:09,140 --> 00:45:11,641 And they give us-- they're about three-inch long teeth. 857 00:45:11,676 --> 00:45:14,277 They give us an extra three inches of vertical height. 858 00:45:14,312 --> 00:45:16,846 Sawblaze is a relatively tall robot. 859 00:45:16,881 --> 00:45:21,117 So that'll allow us to get us over the top and pinch their arm behind them. 860 00:45:21,152 --> 00:45:23,386 We said our goal for this season was just to get into 861 00:45:23,421 --> 00:45:26,456 the tournament and then we'll make some noise when we get in there. 862 00:45:26,491 --> 00:45:30,193 There's no bigger noise than an upset over sawblaze in round one. 863 00:45:36,067 --> 00:45:37,700 [robot voice] robots, activate! 864 00:45:37,736 --> 00:45:40,169 [crowd cheering] 865 00:45:40,205 --> 00:45:44,674 [chris] our bot whisperer pete, a few last-minute notes on sawblaze? 866 00:45:44,709 --> 00:45:49,212 [peter] sawblaze is this marvel of engineering. I love this bot. 867 00:45:49,247 --> 00:45:54,350 We've heard of ar400 with witch doctor, which is a very hard steel. 868 00:45:54,385 --> 00:45:57,487 We've heard ar500 which is the even harder version 869 00:45:57,522 --> 00:45:59,622 of the steel with chomp's skirt. 870 00:45:59,657 --> 00:46:03,259 [peter] the blade here is ar550. 871 00:46:03,294 --> 00:46:07,063 So, we will see how hard it can be as it knocks on kraken's head. 872 00:46:13,037 --> 00:46:14,871 [robot voice] blue team, ready? 873 00:46:15,573 --> 00:46:18,941 -Time to burn! -Let's go. 874 00:46:18,977 --> 00:46:20,042 Beast-slaying tonight. 875 00:46:22,781 --> 00:46:24,881 [robot voice] red team, ready? 876 00:46:24,916 --> 00:46:25,915 Play-offs, baby! 877 00:46:43,635 --> 00:46:45,334 This is gonna be a good one. 878 00:46:45,370 --> 00:46:48,271 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 879 00:46:52,010 --> 00:46:54,343 [buzzer blaring] 880 00:46:55,513 --> 00:46:57,680 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 881 00:46:59,217 --> 00:47:01,517 Sawblaze has got that flame working already. 882 00:47:01,553 --> 00:47:03,319 Taking kraken into the screws. 883 00:47:03,354 --> 00:47:05,388 [kenny] what a start for sawblaze! 884 00:47:05,423 --> 00:47:06,823 [chris and kenny] oh! 885 00:47:06,858 --> 00:47:10,459 [chris] sawblaze lands a power shot with that hammer saw. 886 00:47:10,495 --> 00:47:12,762 Kraken trying to regain its balance. 887 00:47:14,132 --> 00:47:16,465 And it gets out of the screws. 888 00:47:16,501 --> 00:47:20,536 Oh! And now kraken clamping down on that weapon of sawblaze. 889 00:47:20,572 --> 00:47:21,771 Here we go! 890 00:47:22,273 --> 00:47:23,439 [bleep] 891 00:47:23,474 --> 00:47:25,808 [kenny] this is exactly what it wanted to do. 892 00:47:25,844 --> 00:47:29,011 [chris] now kraken can take sawblaze around the arena. 893 00:47:29,047 --> 00:47:32,281 For 30 seconds and then it must release. 894 00:47:32,350 --> 00:47:35,184 [kenny] kraken's so good at using its clamping ability 895 00:47:35,220 --> 00:47:39,155 to show the judges "hey, I'm in control of this fight." 896 00:47:39,190 --> 00:47:42,892 -[chris] yep. -[kenny] well, we're gonna find out how strong that ar550 897 00:47:42,927 --> 00:47:46,195 blade really is. Kraken trying to chop down on it. 898 00:47:46,231 --> 00:47:49,065 [chris] this is what kraken has to do in order to win. 899 00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:53,970 Try and take it for a ride. Few more seconds and the kraken must release. 900 00:47:54,005 --> 00:47:57,373 [kenny] 60,000 pounds of pressure in those jaws. 901 00:47:57,408 --> 00:48:00,943 [chris] really good job so far by kraken to hold on to that. 902 00:48:01,012 --> 00:48:04,213 -[referee] kraken, that's one warning. You gotta release. -We're releasing. 903 00:48:04,249 --> 00:48:05,715 [chris] there must be a release. 904 00:48:06,651 --> 00:48:07,750 There it is. 905 00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:09,318 Uh-oh! 906 00:48:09,354 --> 00:48:11,888 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] sawblaze willing to go head-to-head once again. 907 00:48:11,923 --> 00:48:14,390 [chris] that is a risky move. 908 00:48:14,425 --> 00:48:18,127 [kenny] yeah, but he did land a nice shot there but I agree, chris. He's taking a risk 909 00:48:18,162 --> 00:48:21,163 by going head-to-head with kraken. 910 00:48:21,199 --> 00:48:23,633 [chris] jamison go, trying to scoop up kraken. 911 00:48:23,668 --> 00:48:25,067 And he's got him but can he take him 912 00:48:25,103 --> 00:48:28,404 -to the corner or at least the rail? Oh! -[kenny] oh! What a hit! 913 00:48:28,439 --> 00:48:30,606 [chris] sawblaze looking to even the scorecards 914 00:48:30,642 --> 00:48:32,508 and kraken may be in trouble. 915 00:48:32,543 --> 00:48:34,210 [kenny] and the tire's gone, chris. 916 00:48:34,245 --> 00:48:36,946 That was a brilliant shot by jamison go. 917 00:48:36,981 --> 00:48:38,481 [chris] unbelievable! 918 00:48:38,516 --> 00:48:42,218 Jamison go is gonna back up and see if kraken can move at all. 919 00:48:42,253 --> 00:48:45,454 Hey, going in a half circle is not good enough, but look at this. 920 00:48:45,490 --> 00:48:48,157 Sawblaze has said, "I'm not done with you." 921 00:48:48,192 --> 00:48:50,259 -[chris] I wanna keep playing. -[kenny] unbelievable. 922 00:48:50,295 --> 00:48:52,228 -[kenny] kraken is still going. -[chris exclaims] 923 00:48:52,697 --> 00:48:53,863 [chris] wow! 924 00:48:53,898 --> 00:48:56,132 Sawblaze has kraken pinned now 925 00:48:56,167 --> 00:49:00,236 and drops another monster shot to the head of matthew spurk's bot. 926 00:49:00,271 --> 00:49:02,471 [indistinct conversation] 927 00:49:02,507 --> 00:49:05,374 [kenny] yeah, jamison is really turning it on now. 928 00:49:05,410 --> 00:49:09,211 [chris] kraken behind on the scorecards and looking for a miracle. 929 00:49:09,247 --> 00:49:12,949 Trying to get in position to maybe score another clamp on sawblaze. 930 00:49:14,285 --> 00:49:17,420 But here comes sawblaze driving kraken into the corner. 931 00:49:17,455 --> 00:49:22,725 Sawblaze backs away. Under a minute left to go. 932 00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:25,328 Sawblaze retreats to the opposite corner. 933 00:49:25,363 --> 00:49:28,631 [kenny] but jamison's not able to utilize his primary weapon 934 00:49:28,666 --> 00:49:31,167 chris, I don't think he can get that saw to move. 935 00:49:31,202 --> 00:49:33,035 [chris] but here he is on the attack. 936 00:49:33,071 --> 00:49:35,371 Rams kraken into the side of the box. 937 00:49:35,406 --> 00:49:38,741 And kenny, every time sawblaze gets in close like that, 938 00:49:38,776 --> 00:49:42,611 it risks being caught up in kraken's jaws yet again. 939 00:49:42,647 --> 00:49:44,380 -[kenny] uh-oh! -[chris] oh! 940 00:49:44,415 --> 00:49:47,049 Nice job taking kraken into the rails. 941 00:49:47,085 --> 00:49:49,118 Now, 20 seconds to go. 942 00:49:49,153 --> 00:49:52,888 [kenny] jamison go has no fear chris. Still hunting kraken. 943 00:49:52,924 --> 00:49:55,791 He knows if you go to the judges, anything can happen. 944 00:49:55,827 --> 00:49:58,060 Team sawblaze trying to make a statement here. 945 00:49:59,664 --> 00:50:02,264 [chris] somehow this fight is gonna go the distance. 946 00:50:02,300 --> 00:50:05,201 Between these two long-time friends. 947 00:50:05,236 --> 00:50:07,436 [kenny] two very durable bots. 948 00:50:07,472 --> 00:50:09,505 [buzzer blaring] 949 00:50:09,540 --> 00:50:11,474 [crowd cheering] 950 00:50:11,909 --> 00:50:15,177 yeah! [cheers] 951 00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:27,423 [chris] in the early going, kraken had that biting mechanism working oh-so-well. 952 00:50:27,458 --> 00:50:30,493 [kenny] I mean, kraken got off to a brilliant start. I mean, look at that. 953 00:50:30,528 --> 00:50:33,462 Biting down on that primary weapon of sawblaze. 954 00:50:33,498 --> 00:50:36,332 Just an insane amount of force right there. 955 00:50:36,367 --> 00:50:39,001 Kraken jumped ahead in the control category, 956 00:50:39,037 --> 00:50:41,504 but then sawblaze went into attack mode. 957 00:50:41,539 --> 00:50:44,340 [chris] jamison go with a pin-point shot here 958 00:50:44,375 --> 00:50:46,909 that ripped the wheel off of kraken. 959 00:50:46,944 --> 00:50:50,613 Somehow, kraken was still able to drive around the battlebox. 960 00:50:50,648 --> 00:50:54,050 And even though sawblaze lost control of its primary weapon, 961 00:50:54,085 --> 00:50:56,185 in the later stages of this fight, 962 00:50:56,220 --> 00:51:00,156 the team stayed aggressive and kept the pressure on. 963 00:51:00,191 --> 00:51:02,758 And one last hit into the rails, 964 00:51:02,794 --> 00:51:05,828 is it enough to help sawblaze advance? 965 00:51:05,863 --> 00:51:07,129 It's time to find out. 966 00:51:09,133 --> 00:51:11,700 The results from the judges are in. 967 00:51:14,739 --> 00:51:18,174 The winner by unanimous decision is... 968 00:51:24,348 --> 00:51:27,116 Sawblaze! 969 00:51:27,151 --> 00:51:29,752 [cheering] 970 00:51:32,857 --> 00:51:33,856 [crowd cheering] 971 00:51:41,232 --> 00:51:43,999 jamison go, are you relieved? 972 00:51:44,035 --> 00:51:47,203 Yeah. That was a really scary moment in the middle of that fight. 973 00:51:47,238 --> 00:51:51,640 I'm very relieved that the judges' decision came the way it did. 974 00:51:51,676 --> 00:51:54,410 Can you talk us through this fight, jamison? 975 00:51:54,479 --> 00:51:57,012 Well, the real strategy was to try to avoid that front 976 00:51:57,048 --> 00:51:59,515 that long arm I think out-reaches us, as you know, 977 00:51:59,550 --> 00:52:01,684 our strategy is usually out-reach the other guy. 978 00:52:01,719 --> 00:52:05,754 If they keep us away it's no good so stay away from that front tongue. 979 00:52:05,790 --> 00:52:07,556 Get around, hit whatever we can. 980 00:52:07,592 --> 00:52:10,226 And see if we can rack up damage over time. 981 00:52:10,261 --> 00:52:13,095 You know, you first fought matt spurk about 982 00:52:13,131 --> 00:52:16,098 16, 17 years ago. What was it like now 983 00:52:16,134 --> 00:52:18,601 fighting with the play-offs on the line? 984 00:52:18,636 --> 00:52:20,970 It's definitely a lot more pressure. I mean, back then, 985 00:52:21,005 --> 00:52:23,672 it's definitely like a really welcoming community. 986 00:52:23,708 --> 00:52:25,474 Matt was one of the first people I met. 987 00:52:25,510 --> 00:52:27,276 I consider him one of my mentors. 988 00:52:27,311 --> 00:52:29,011 And you know actually, you think about it, 989 00:52:29,046 --> 00:52:31,614 it's a great chance, it was a great time fighting him too. 990 00:52:33,151 --> 00:52:35,217 Feel all that comradery still. 991 00:52:35,253 --> 00:52:39,355 Very good, jamison. It's gonna be a great fight in the round of 16. Congratulations. 992 00:52:39,390 --> 00:52:40,389 Thank you. 993 00:52:41,159 --> 00:52:42,158 [crowd cheering] 994 00:52:46,164 --> 00:52:49,064 [chris] so, sawblaze heads to the round of 16 995 00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:52,334 with the judges' blessing and sends childhood rival 996 00:52:52,370 --> 00:52:56,005 matt spurk and kraken back to the floridian depths. 997 00:52:56,040 --> 00:52:59,308 Congrats to him on an excellent season. 998 00:52:59,343 --> 00:53:02,745 Coming up next, it's hard hitting bloodsport. 999 00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:05,381 Taking on the tank that is gruff. 1000 00:53:05,416 --> 00:53:08,350 It's a 2 vs. 31 donnybrook. 1001 00:53:08,386 --> 00:53:13,923 Find out who's moving on in the battlebots world championship tournament, next. 1002 00:53:23,067 --> 00:53:24,733 [chris] we are back on battlebots, 1003 00:53:24,769 --> 00:53:28,103 as the world championship rages on. 1004 00:53:28,139 --> 00:53:30,239 Next up, one of the most dominant teams 1005 00:53:30,274 --> 00:53:34,643 from the qualifying rounds. The undefeated 2 seed bloodsport. 1006 00:53:34,679 --> 00:53:38,314 Will face the brawny 31 seed gruff. 1007 00:53:38,349 --> 00:53:41,183 And let's start with the cinderblock that is gruff. 1008 00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:45,721 Captain sam mcamis scraped into the round of 32 1009 00:53:45,756 --> 00:53:50,960 after capping the qualifiers with a very disappointing loss to extinguisher. 1010 00:53:50,995 --> 00:53:56,165 And, kenny, something tells me gruff is coming into tonight with a vengeance. 1011 00:53:56,200 --> 00:53:58,801 [kenny] absolutely. We've seen gruff give trouble 1012 00:53:58,836 --> 00:54:01,737 to elite bots like whiplash and tombstone. 1013 00:54:01,772 --> 00:54:04,740 And you have to think, they're pulling out all the stops 1014 00:54:04,775 --> 00:54:08,677 to remind the world, just how formidable they can be. 1015 00:54:08,713 --> 00:54:11,914 We spend a lot of time saying gruff is built like a tank. 1016 00:54:11,949 --> 00:54:14,183 And going up against a horizontal spinner 1017 00:54:14,218 --> 00:54:17,953 like bloodsport, they're definitely positioned for a potential upset. 1018 00:54:17,989 --> 00:54:22,825 [chris] and you mentioned bloodsport, the 2 seed captained by justin marple. 1019 00:54:22,860 --> 00:54:26,595 In their second season here at battlebots, what set them apart? 1020 00:54:26,631 --> 00:54:29,064 [kenny] well, obviously that spinner is one of the most 1021 00:54:29,100 --> 00:54:31,667 destructive in the field. But I don't know if we give 1022 00:54:31,702 --> 00:54:34,303 enough credit to how well bloodsport is driven. 1023 00:54:34,338 --> 00:54:37,940 Justin showed stellar tactical skills while outdriving 1024 00:54:37,975 --> 00:54:41,076 a very skilled zach lytle in a win over skorpios 1025 00:54:41,112 --> 00:54:46,015 in the qualifiers coupled with a weapon capable of consistent knockouts. 1026 00:54:46,050 --> 00:54:48,751 I'm excited to see what they bring to the tournament. 1027 00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:50,352 [crowd clapping] 1028 00:54:51,956 --> 00:54:55,124 [chris] both drivers are already locked, loaded, 1029 00:54:55,159 --> 00:54:57,526 and ready to rock behind the glass. 1030 00:54:57,561 --> 00:55:00,562 Let's see who's moving on to the top 16. 1031 00:55:01,465 --> 00:55:02,965 [crowd cheering] 1032 00:55:03,034 --> 00:55:05,234 [robot voice] blue team, ready? 1033 00:55:06,270 --> 00:55:07,770 [crowd cheering] 1034 00:55:07,805 --> 00:55:11,907 kenny, justin marple told us he expects to go to the judges in this one. 1035 00:55:11,942 --> 00:55:14,343 [kenny] that's right. Justin said he's seen the kind of 1036 00:55:14,378 --> 00:55:17,212 punishment gruff can take and plans to use that 1037 00:55:17,248 --> 00:55:19,815 tri-disc weapon more strategically, 1038 00:55:19,850 --> 00:55:23,452 in an attempt to avoid destroying themselves, on the hulking gruff. 1039 00:55:23,487 --> 00:55:24,953 [robot voice] red team, ready? 1040 00:55:26,757 --> 00:55:27,956 [crowd cheering] 1041 00:55:27,992 --> 00:55:30,092 [chris] keep in mind, gruff has burnt out its drive motors 1042 00:55:30,127 --> 00:55:32,027 in two of its three fights. 1043 00:55:32,063 --> 00:55:35,230 It has a powerful flamethrower. But the question is, 1044 00:55:35,266 --> 00:55:38,067 will they or won't they flame out tonight? 1045 00:55:38,102 --> 00:55:40,636 [kenny] we'll see, they have a new fortified wedge that 1046 00:55:40,671 --> 00:55:43,405 will allow them to face bloodsport's weapon head-on. 1047 00:55:43,441 --> 00:55:47,843 And if those drive motors can hold on, it's possible that we see an upset here, chris. 1048 00:55:49,180 --> 00:55:51,647 [crowd cheering] 1049 00:56:03,427 --> 00:56:06,095 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 1050 00:56:15,439 --> 00:56:18,440 [buzzer blaring] 1051 00:56:18,476 --> 00:56:21,710 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1052 00:56:21,746 --> 00:56:25,280 Gruff on the chase, but bloodsport's weapon now full-bore. 1053 00:56:25,316 --> 00:56:26,415 [all exclaim] 1054 00:56:26,450 --> 00:56:29,785 [chris] jeez! What the heck was that? 1055 00:56:29,820 --> 00:56:33,689 [kenny] bloodsport just destroyed its spinner in that exchange, chris. 1056 00:56:33,724 --> 00:56:36,125 That tri-blade is now a dual-blade 1057 00:56:36,160 --> 00:56:40,028 and that is going to be a big problem for the number 2 seed. 1058 00:56:41,332 --> 00:56:43,399 [chris] holy smokes! And there's no way that 1059 00:56:43,434 --> 00:56:47,403 thing's gonna run again. So now, does gruff have the major advantage? 1060 00:56:47,438 --> 00:56:50,406 Somebody, get some duct tape for our battlebots sign 1061 00:56:50,441 --> 00:56:55,377 and do not light that thing on fire. That costs $5.99. Stay away from it. 1062 00:56:55,413 --> 00:56:57,579 [kenny] how about that modification there, 1063 00:56:57,615 --> 00:57:00,082 with those chunks of steel, the chocolate bars 1064 00:57:00,151 --> 00:57:03,485 as gruff likes to call it... 1065 00:57:03,521 --> 00:57:06,288 [chris] so, the number 2 overall seed in this tournament 1066 00:57:06,323 --> 00:57:08,957 back on its heels early in this one. 1067 00:57:08,993 --> 00:57:11,493 As it gets caught on the front of gruff, 1068 00:57:11,529 --> 00:57:15,097 and gruff pouring on the flames now. 1069 00:57:15,132 --> 00:57:17,232 [kenny] a nice counter by bloodsport, 1070 00:57:17,268 --> 00:57:21,236 using their broken weapon's momentum to free themselves there. 1071 00:57:21,272 --> 00:57:24,239 [chris] bloodsport obviously cannot fire up that weapon to 1072 00:57:24,275 --> 00:57:27,042 full speed. So how in the world can it win, kenny? 1073 00:57:27,077 --> 00:57:28,844 [kenny] well you're seeing it right here. 1074 00:57:28,846 --> 00:57:31,513 They need to fall back on the elite driving skill 1075 00:57:31,549 --> 00:57:36,218 of justin marple, stay aggressive and try and control the action here. 1076 00:57:36,253 --> 00:57:40,522 [chris] if you get enough control and aggression points, you still can win this fight. 1077 00:57:40,558 --> 00:57:44,460 [kenny] oh! Gruff very close to getting a flip, there. 1078 00:57:44,495 --> 00:57:48,163 [chris] bloodsport still has those two front wedgelets intact. 1079 00:57:48,199 --> 00:57:51,934 And has done a really good job at using those to get underneath gruff. 1080 00:57:51,969 --> 00:57:55,938 Who at this point doesn't seem to really be moving very well, kenny. 1081 00:57:55,973 --> 00:58:00,008 [kenny] spot-on, chris! Here comes bloodsport driving gruff into the rails. 1082 00:58:00,911 --> 00:58:02,711 [chris] under a minute to go now. 1083 00:58:02,746 --> 00:58:04,446 Stay away from the front. Stay away from the front. 1084 00:58:04,482 --> 00:58:07,082 [kenny] you can hear, the team members for bloodsport 1085 00:58:07,117 --> 00:58:09,318 saying "don't give up, even though our primary weapon 1086 00:58:09,353 --> 00:58:12,488 is down, we can still win this fight." 1087 00:58:12,523 --> 00:58:17,159 [chris] and look at that, the pulverizer dropping down doing some damage on gruff. 1088 00:58:17,194 --> 00:58:21,230 [kenny] they're still very determined to beat this tough gruff. 1089 00:58:21,265 --> 00:58:24,399 [chris] and now, bloodsport's taking a hit from the pulverizer. 1090 00:58:25,536 --> 00:58:27,703 Can that upper 2 seed overcome the loss 1091 00:58:27,738 --> 00:58:31,874 of its primary weapon or will we see a giant upset? 1092 00:58:31,909 --> 00:58:33,942 [kenny] well, the good news for bloodsport is gruff 1093 00:58:33,978 --> 00:58:37,112 is just not driving very well. I think the hits on gruff 1094 00:58:37,147 --> 00:58:39,915 are really taking its toll on it as well. 1095 00:58:39,950 --> 00:58:42,551 [chris] closing in on 20 seconds to go. 1096 00:58:42,586 --> 00:58:45,387 Yeah, gruff is having major drive issues. 1097 00:58:45,422 --> 00:58:49,358 [kenny] hasn't been able to do much damage since that opening exchange. 1098 00:58:49,393 --> 00:58:53,962 Oh! But it manages to rip off one of bloodsport's wedgelets right there. 1099 00:58:53,998 --> 00:58:58,300 [kenny] some nice last minute points by gruff and here goes the other one. 1100 00:58:58,335 --> 00:59:00,669 [chris] a lot to digest here as these two 1101 00:59:00,704 --> 00:59:03,272 -bots end up going the distance. -[buzzer sounds] 1102 00:59:03,307 --> 00:59:04,573 [crowd cheering] 1103 00:59:04,608 --> 00:59:06,942 [man] I think we still won that. 1104 00:59:06,977 --> 00:59:09,545 [chris] this is going to be a remarkable decision 1105 00:59:09,580 --> 00:59:15,117 by the judges. Very challenging as it goes to the scorecards. 1106 00:59:15,152 --> 00:59:19,755 That weapon's so ferocious for bloodsport, but, my gosh! 1107 00:59:19,790 --> 00:59:23,225 The energy of that collision just wrecked bloodsport's 1108 00:59:23,260 --> 00:59:26,795 blade and put the number 2 seed back on its heels. 1109 00:59:26,830 --> 00:59:30,065 But to his credit, justin marple did not panic. 1110 00:59:30,134 --> 00:59:34,102 Instead, he went to work and out-drove gruff the rest of this match. 1111 00:59:34,138 --> 00:59:36,505 [kenny] that's right. Bloodsport was able to dictate 1112 00:59:36,540 --> 00:59:40,642 the action. Get underneath gruff and push it around the battlebox. 1113 00:59:40,678 --> 00:59:42,544 [chris] you know, gruff did get the flamethrower 1114 00:59:42,580 --> 00:59:45,547 involved, but was definitely struggling in the mobility 1115 00:59:45,583 --> 00:59:48,350 department for the back half of this fight. 1116 00:59:48,385 --> 00:59:50,819 This is gonna be a tough one to call. 1117 00:59:50,854 --> 00:59:52,821 [kenny] bloodsport drove an awesome fight. 1118 00:59:52,856 --> 00:59:55,023 I'm just not sure they're gonna be able to overcome 1119 00:59:55,059 --> 00:59:57,025 the loss of that weapon, chris. 1120 00:59:57,061 --> 01:00:00,596 [chris] does the number 2 seed survive? Let's find out. 1121 01:00:02,566 --> 01:00:05,100 The results from the judges are in. 1122 01:00:09,106 --> 01:00:11,473 We have a split decision. 1123 01:00:14,378 --> 01:00:18,280 Judge derek scored the battle for gruff. 1124 01:00:18,315 --> 01:00:19,681 -Whoo! -Whoo! 1125 01:00:21,352 --> 01:00:25,454 Judge lisa scored the battle for bloodsport. 1126 01:00:26,056 --> 01:00:27,322 [claps] 1127 01:00:30,761 --> 01:00:35,230 judge jason scored the battle, for the winner... 1128 01:00:41,372 --> 01:00:43,505 Bloodsport! 1129 01:00:43,540 --> 01:00:46,708 [cheering] 1130 01:00:47,111 --> 01:00:48,110 whoo! 1131 01:00:48,979 --> 01:00:49,978 [crowd clapping] 1132 01:00:57,187 --> 01:00:58,320 [chris] justin marple? 1133 01:01:02,026 --> 01:01:03,025 Justin marple. 1134 01:01:04,061 --> 01:01:05,994 Can you breathe? Exhale. 1135 01:01:06,030 --> 01:01:07,262 Oh man! That-- 1136 01:01:07,297 --> 01:01:08,997 right at the beginning of the match when that thing broke, 1137 01:01:09,033 --> 01:01:11,967 I just-- my heart sank. I couldn't believe it. But, 1138 01:01:12,002 --> 01:01:15,470 you know fortunately our wedgelets were able to get under him, push him around and 1139 01:01:16,974 --> 01:01:17,973 yeah, it's-- 1140 01:01:18,842 --> 01:01:19,941 speechless! 1141 01:01:19,977 --> 01:01:23,011 How nervous were you when faruq made the announcement? 1142 01:01:23,047 --> 01:01:25,814 Oh! I was so nervous. I wasn't sure how the judging would-- 1143 01:01:25,849 --> 01:01:27,849 how the judging would go. We were talking about it, you know, 1144 01:01:27,885 --> 01:01:30,819 last minute. Just trying to figure how the points work out and, 1145 01:01:31,655 --> 01:01:33,555 I'm just happy it's in our favor. 1146 01:01:33,590 --> 01:01:35,424 What do you think the difference was? 1147 01:01:35,459 --> 01:01:37,993 I think we had a lot of control and aggression 1148 01:01:38,028 --> 01:01:40,562 in the second half of that match, for sure. 1149 01:01:41,999 --> 01:01:42,998 [chuckles] 1150 01:01:44,301 --> 01:01:46,935 all right. Well, justin, congratulations to you, 1151 01:01:46,970 --> 01:01:50,305 and team bloodsport as you survived and advanced. 1152 01:01:50,340 --> 01:01:51,973 -That's the name of the game. -Thank you. 1153 01:01:52,876 --> 01:01:54,810 [crowd cheering] 1154 01:01:58,849 --> 01:02:02,150 [chris] so gruff and sam mcamis will head back to florida 1155 01:02:02,186 --> 01:02:05,721 to work out those drive motor issues for next season. 1156 01:02:05,756 --> 01:02:08,490 And for the number 2 seed, bloodsport. 1157 01:02:08,525 --> 01:02:14,429 The wins they just keep on a-coming as they extend their streak to 4 and 0. 1158 01:02:14,465 --> 01:02:17,199 Up next, we'll find out who bloodsport will face, 1159 01:02:17,234 --> 01:02:22,571 as the 15th seed, fusion fires up its devastating dual-weapons 1160 01:02:22,606 --> 01:02:26,675 against the powerful punches of the 18 seed tantrum. 1161 01:02:26,710 --> 01:02:29,911 That's when battlebots continues. 1162 01:02:38,021 --> 01:02:40,956 [chris] we are back on battlebots where we just 1163 01:02:40,991 --> 01:02:44,459 witnessed the 2 seed, bloodsport slice its way into 1164 01:02:44,495 --> 01:02:48,830 the top 16 and you can be sure they'll be watching this next fight 1165 01:02:48,866 --> 01:02:52,000 very closely as they will face the winner. 1166 01:02:52,035 --> 01:02:57,439 We've got the number 15 seed, fusion taking on the 18 seed tantrum. 1167 01:02:57,474 --> 01:03:00,542 And let's start with the double threat that is fusion. 1168 01:03:01,945 --> 01:03:04,713 We've already seen reese ewert's older brother jake 1169 01:03:04,748 --> 01:03:07,282 steamroll his way into the top 16 1170 01:03:07,317 --> 01:03:10,018 breaking what they call the whyachi curse. 1171 01:03:10,053 --> 01:03:12,788 Which is essentially the ewert family's failure 1172 01:03:12,823 --> 01:03:16,057 to make it past the first round in over a decade. 1173 01:03:16,093 --> 01:03:20,762 Now, reese. He is trying to do the same thing with fusion. 1174 01:03:20,798 --> 01:03:23,464 So, how's he feeling, kenny? 1175 01:03:23,467 --> 01:03:25,801 -Stressed. Very stressed. -[laughs] 1176 01:03:25,836 --> 01:03:27,602 -but-- -is that because he's a ewert 1177 01:03:27,638 --> 01:03:29,504 -and that's just the way they roll. -Could be. 1178 01:03:29,540 --> 01:03:32,274 [kenny] reese knows the whyachi curse is technically 1179 01:03:32,309 --> 01:03:37,579 broken but now it's a little superstition mixed with a lot of sibling rivalry. 1180 01:03:37,614 --> 01:03:39,881 Reese wants to break his own whyachi curse, 1181 01:03:39,917 --> 01:03:45,053 but most importantly, he wants to carry on for a shot at winning the giant nut. 1182 01:03:45,088 --> 01:03:48,590 [chris] tantrum is the 18 seed captained by aren hill. 1183 01:03:48,625 --> 01:03:51,393 And you gave them what fictitious award? 1184 01:03:51,428 --> 01:03:53,628 The mib award. The most improved bot. 1185 01:03:53,664 --> 01:03:55,530 Yeah, what do they get? They don't get a you know 1186 01:03:55,566 --> 01:03:57,432 he asked us well, "all right kenny, what do I get? 1187 01:03:57,467 --> 01:03:59,401 Do I get a piece of hardware, do I get a bolt?" 1188 01:03:59,436 --> 01:04:01,503 do I get a-- you wanted to give him half your burrito 1189 01:04:01,538 --> 01:04:03,738 from this morning. That wasn't good enough for him. 1190 01:04:03,774 --> 01:04:05,006 I don't know why he didn't take that. 1191 01:04:05,042 --> 01:04:06,808 No, no. I thought it was a pretty good deal myself. 1192 01:04:06,844 --> 01:04:09,477 -Yeah, I was very generous. -But all jokes aside, listen. 1193 01:04:09,513 --> 01:04:12,013 We've seen him in the previous two seasons, 1194 01:04:12,049 --> 01:04:14,216 up and down. More downs than up. 1195 01:04:14,251 --> 01:04:16,685 And now they got this thing pointed in the right direction 1196 01:04:16,720 --> 01:04:18,954 [kenny] they really do. And don't forget that tantrum 1197 01:04:18,989 --> 01:04:22,324 is built like a brick. They've got that powerful punching 1198 01:04:22,359 --> 01:04:24,726 vertical spinner. And aren hill is doing 1199 01:04:24,761 --> 01:04:27,128 the best driving we've ever seen from him. 1200 01:04:27,164 --> 01:04:29,397 Let's see if he can keep it going against one of 1201 01:04:29,433 --> 01:04:31,299 the first families of robot combat. 1202 01:04:31,768 --> 01:04:33,134 [crowd cheering] 1203 01:04:33,170 --> 01:04:34,970 [robot voice] robots, activate! 1204 01:04:35,005 --> 01:04:37,005 [crowd cheering] 1205 01:04:37,040 --> 01:04:41,643 [chris] these two teams combine for six knockouts between them. 1206 01:04:41,678 --> 01:04:46,114 And they're already dialed up to throw it down inside the box. 1207 01:04:46,149 --> 01:04:48,049 [robot voice] blue team, ready? 1208 01:04:50,220 --> 01:04:53,521 [chris] reese ewert and fusion with its history-making 1209 01:04:53,557 --> 01:04:58,827 dual-weapon configuration and reese is hoping for a quick one here, kenny. 1210 01:04:58,862 --> 01:05:02,163 [kenny] yeah, that's right. With all the overheating issues fusion has had 1211 01:05:02,199 --> 01:05:07,903 this season, they wanna make this short and sweet as not to risk quote "blowing up again." 1212 01:05:07,938 --> 01:05:08,937 he's gonna come hard. 1213 01:05:09,773 --> 01:05:11,606 [robot voice] red team, ready? 1214 01:05:14,745 --> 01:05:17,913 [chris] so what's the big plan of attack for tantrum tonight? 1215 01:05:17,948 --> 01:05:20,081 [kenny] well, you know they're the more compact bot. 1216 01:05:20,117 --> 01:05:23,285 They're gonna try to look to get underneath fusion. 1217 01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:26,121 Get that vertical disc spinner and try to get fusion 1218 01:05:26,156 --> 01:05:29,791 to do a lot of its own work. Try to get fusion to destroy itself a little bit. 1219 01:05:42,339 --> 01:05:44,706 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 1220 01:05:49,513 --> 01:05:50,712 Just get out of there. 1221 01:05:51,949 --> 01:05:54,215 [buzzer blaring] 1222 01:05:55,118 --> 01:05:58,219 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1223 01:05:58,255 --> 01:06:02,123 Tantrum using that speed and getting underneath fusion. 1224 01:06:02,159 --> 01:06:05,193 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] drives fusion into the rails. 1225 01:06:05,228 --> 01:06:08,196 [kenny] you can hear tantrum firing up to full speed. 1226 01:06:09,766 --> 01:06:11,333 [all exclaim] 1227 01:06:11,368 --> 01:06:14,235 [chris] a hard driving punch from the disc of tantrum. 1228 01:06:14,271 --> 01:06:16,204 Fusion is scrambling. 1229 01:06:16,239 --> 01:06:19,541 [kenny] uh-oh! Fusion having a lot of trouble staying on the ground. Oh! 1230 01:06:19,576 --> 01:06:20,909 [chris] oh, no! 1231 01:06:20,944 --> 01:06:23,645 Huge weapon-to-weapon collision that sends fusion 1232 01:06:23,680 --> 01:06:25,947 flying into the side of the box. 1233 01:06:26,750 --> 01:06:28,550 [kenny] tantrum all over them. 1234 01:06:28,585 --> 01:06:30,885 [indistinct conversation] 1235 01:06:30,921 --> 01:06:33,421 [chris] oh! But it looks like tantrum's weapon took some 1236 01:06:33,457 --> 01:06:36,057 major damage in that exchange, kenny. 1237 01:06:36,093 --> 01:06:39,761 [kenny] yeah, it's still spinning but that thing is bent badly. 1238 01:06:40,731 --> 01:06:42,931 Oh! Uh-oh! 1239 01:06:42,966 --> 01:06:46,634 [chris] a hard shot by fusion. Tantrum looks stunned. 1240 01:06:46,670 --> 01:06:48,937 [kenny] yeah, tantrum having some drive issues. 1241 01:06:48,972 --> 01:06:50,872 Fusion has an opportunity here. 1242 01:06:51,608 --> 01:06:53,141 Ooh! 1243 01:06:53,176 --> 01:06:57,379 [chris] and tantrum, not afraid to go right into that horizontal spinner 1244 01:06:57,414 --> 01:07:00,215 takes a hard shot from fusion. 1245 01:07:00,250 --> 01:07:02,884 Reese ewert trying to make a comeback. 1246 01:07:02,919 --> 01:07:06,788 Fusion looking for room to reset, here. 1247 01:07:06,823 --> 01:07:10,091 -[kenny] uh-oh! -[chris] oh! Fusion climbs on top of tantrum. 1248 01:07:10,127 --> 01:07:13,061 And now fusion is in engulfed in flames! 1249 01:07:14,498 --> 01:07:15,697 [kenny] wow! 1250 01:07:15,732 --> 01:07:16,831 [chris] holy smokes! 1251 01:07:16,867 --> 01:07:19,367 Just don't do anything risky. See if you got drive. 1252 01:07:19,403 --> 01:07:21,970 [chris] fusion is on fire, but tantrum's like, 1253 01:07:22,005 --> 01:07:24,806 "how do I put this thing out? Get off of me!" 1254 01:07:24,841 --> 01:07:26,875 [kenny] tantrum is still moving. 1255 01:07:26,910 --> 01:07:30,345 Even with a 250-pound bot on its head. 1256 01:07:30,380 --> 01:07:33,515 Hey, chris. I don't see anything working on fusion. 1257 01:07:35,118 --> 01:07:38,153 [chris] now, reese ewert's in serious trouble. 1258 01:07:38,188 --> 01:07:40,355 No wheels. No weapon. 1259 01:07:40,390 --> 01:07:43,191 And a countdown. It could be coming soon. 1260 01:07:44,327 --> 01:07:45,593 [referee] counting to 10! 1261 01:07:45,629 --> 01:07:48,530 -Yep! There it is. The ref has seen enough. -[counting] 1262 01:07:48,565 --> 01:07:52,934 fusion completely incapacitated on top of tantrum's head. 1263 01:07:52,969 --> 01:07:57,105 -And we have never, ever seen anything quite like this. -[buzzer blares] 1264 01:08:00,343 --> 01:08:01,342 [cheering] 1265 01:08:03,346 --> 01:08:06,481 [chris] that look on reese ewert's face says it all. 1266 01:08:06,516 --> 01:08:08,516 [speaking indistinctly] 1267 01:08:15,826 --> 01:08:18,159 [chris] well, one of the crazier endings 1268 01:08:18,195 --> 01:08:22,063 to a fight we've seen in a very, very long time. 1269 01:08:22,099 --> 01:08:24,332 Break this one down for us, mr. Florian. 1270 01:08:24,367 --> 01:08:26,534 [kenny] this was pretty one-sided to start, chris. 1271 01:08:26,570 --> 01:08:29,704 Tantrum clearly had the speed advantage and used it to 1272 01:08:29,739 --> 01:08:32,574 control fusion and land some power shots. 1273 01:08:32,609 --> 01:08:35,310 But after this huge collision right here, 1274 01:08:35,345 --> 01:08:38,980 tantrum damaged its weapon and fusion turned the tables. 1275 01:08:39,015 --> 01:08:41,783 [chris] reese ewert's bot was able to score some points 1276 01:08:41,818 --> 01:08:45,320 with its horizontal spinner. It was actually looking pretty strong. 1277 01:08:45,355 --> 01:08:46,721 But how about this? 1278 01:08:46,756 --> 01:08:50,291 Fusion trying to attack with its vertical, climbs 1279 01:08:50,327 --> 01:08:52,994 up on tantrum's face and then... 1280 01:08:53,029 --> 01:08:57,132 -Explodes! -[kenny] yeah, I'm not sure I've ever seen a countdown 1281 01:08:57,167 --> 01:09:00,068 start while a bot was on another bot's head. 1282 01:09:00,103 --> 01:09:03,204 But it was obvious that fusion was completely disabled. 1283 01:09:03,240 --> 01:09:06,241 The ref had seen enough. And it was good night, fusion. 1284 01:09:08,612 --> 01:09:12,647 Aren hill, you have made it now to the round of 16. 1285 01:09:12,682 --> 01:09:14,782 How did you survive that mess? 1286 01:09:16,286 --> 01:09:19,521 I survived, but I made a really stupid move. 1287 01:09:19,556 --> 01:09:23,158 -No best driver award for me on this one. -Why? 1288 01:09:23,193 --> 01:09:26,161 He was up and teeter-tottering I didn't need to be anywhere near that. 1289 01:09:26,196 --> 01:09:28,229 He was gonna hit the ground and go somewhere else. 1290 01:09:28,265 --> 01:09:31,432 Instead, he landed on me. And now I got some work to do. 1291 01:09:31,468 --> 01:09:35,203 Big picture, here. You arrived with your bot and you didn't 1292 01:09:35,238 --> 01:09:38,206 know exactly how good you were gonna be. Now you're one of 1293 01:09:38,241 --> 01:09:42,644 the final 16 robots. How impressive is that! 1294 01:09:42,679 --> 01:09:44,812 We're pretty stoked with how far the concept has come 1295 01:09:44,848 --> 01:09:46,614 and the amount of work and upgrades we've managed 1296 01:09:46,650 --> 01:09:50,018 to put in over this event. Being in the top 16 feels awesome. 1297 01:09:50,053 --> 01:09:53,254 Aren, congratulations. Go take that bot to the pits. 1298 01:09:53,290 --> 01:09:55,523 And we'll see you in the round of 16. 1299 01:09:55,559 --> 01:09:56,558 See you, guys. 1300 01:09:58,028 --> 01:10:00,228 [cheering] 1301 01:10:01,698 --> 01:10:04,966 [chris] so a tip of the cap to team tantrum 1302 01:10:05,001 --> 01:10:08,136 as they will be moving on to the second round. 1303 01:10:08,171 --> 01:10:13,274 Where they will face the number 2 overall seed, bloodsport. 1304 01:10:13,310 --> 01:10:16,177 And as for reese ewert and rookie bot fusion, 1305 01:10:16,213 --> 01:10:20,381 it is back to the farm for an off-season overall. 1306 01:10:20,417 --> 01:10:23,151 Coming up, our final bout of the night. 1307 01:10:23,186 --> 01:10:28,022 Tombstone-killer skorpios taking on a resurgent witch doctor. 1308 01:10:28,058 --> 01:10:31,092 The 10 seed takes on the reigning runner-up. 1309 01:10:31,127 --> 01:10:33,828 That's next on battlebots! 1310 01:10:39,402 --> 01:10:40,368 [faruq] the winner... 1311 01:10:42,839 --> 01:10:46,140 Bloodsport! 1312 01:10:46,176 --> 01:10:48,243 Well, kenny you and pete always chicken out. 1313 01:10:48,278 --> 01:10:51,446 You say I don't wanna be the judge in this particular fight. 1314 01:10:51,481 --> 01:10:53,548 So right now, let's turn our attention to the people 1315 01:10:53,583 --> 01:10:56,751 who have no choice. Because they are our battlebots judges 1316 01:10:56,786 --> 01:11:00,021 derek, you were the only judge that had team gruff winning. 1317 01:11:00,056 --> 01:11:02,523 On your scorecard. Why did you see it that way? 1318 01:11:02,559 --> 01:11:04,659 Basically it was the damage to bloodsport. 1319 01:11:04,694 --> 01:11:06,928 The broken weapon, the broken wedgelets. 1320 01:11:06,963 --> 01:11:08,463 And what I really wanted to see was 1321 01:11:08,498 --> 01:11:10,832 bloodsport continuing to try to use its weapon. 1322 01:11:10,867 --> 01:11:14,102 I think that would've tipped into their favor, had they been a little more aggressive. 1323 01:11:14,137 --> 01:11:17,338 Jason bardis ended up voting for the winner, team bloodsport. 1324 01:11:17,374 --> 01:11:19,607 Jason, why did you go that direction? 1325 01:11:19,643 --> 01:11:23,578 That was a tough call. But, while bloodsport lost 1326 01:11:23,647 --> 01:11:26,581 most of its primary weapon, gruff lost half its drive. 1327 01:11:26,616 --> 01:11:31,152 And to me, mobility and drive is more important than 1328 01:11:31,187 --> 01:11:34,622 the weapon because that really drives aggression and control. 1329 01:11:34,658 --> 01:11:38,726 [chris] what an impressive performance by bloodsport! 1330 01:11:43,333 --> 01:11:45,366 [chris] we are back on battlebots 1331 01:11:45,402 --> 01:11:49,604 and we are down to just one remaining fight in the round of 32. 1332 01:11:49,639 --> 01:11:54,575 The winner of this match-up of course goes on to face 7th seed, sawblaze. 1333 01:11:54,611 --> 01:11:58,880 It's the 23rd seed witch doctor taking on the number 10 seed, skorpios. 1334 01:11:58,915 --> 01:12:03,284 And, yes, you heard me right. The 23rd seed witch doctor. 1335 01:12:03,320 --> 01:12:05,920 That's what happens when you go 1 and 2 and you have to 1336 01:12:05,955 --> 01:12:09,057 sweat it out, to await word from the selection committee 1337 01:12:09,092 --> 01:12:11,993 just to make it to the post-season party. 1338 01:12:12,028 --> 01:12:15,963 This lacking a little confidence right now or are they okay? 1339 01:12:15,999 --> 01:12:19,567 [kenny] I think they're okay. I can't remember a season where witch doctor 1340 01:12:19,602 --> 01:12:23,805 didn't face an uphill battle. If you remember the beginning of last season. 1341 01:12:23,840 --> 01:12:26,774 They were struggling with weapon motors for the first few fights. 1342 01:12:26,810 --> 01:12:30,111 And of course, they went on to almost win the giant nut. 1343 01:12:30,146 --> 01:12:33,214 They've got a strategic surgeon in mike gellatly. 1344 01:12:33,249 --> 01:12:35,016 You just can't count these guys out. 1345 01:12:35,051 --> 01:12:39,620 [chris] well, zach lytle of skorpios is no slouch with a radio, himself. 1346 01:12:39,656 --> 01:12:41,923 In the last match-up of the qualifying round, 1347 01:12:41,958 --> 01:12:45,693 skorpios shocked the world by knocking out tombstone. 1348 01:12:45,729 --> 01:12:47,795 Oh, my goodness! 1349 01:12:47,831 --> 01:12:50,331 And their reward from the selection committee, 1350 01:12:50,367 --> 01:12:52,800 another monster in witch doctor. 1351 01:12:52,836 --> 01:12:55,570 This is what happens if you wanna become a legendary 1352 01:12:55,605 --> 01:12:58,673 bot builder, you have to beat legendary bot builders. 1353 01:12:58,708 --> 01:13:03,111 [kenny] back-to-back legends here for zach lytle and skorpios. 1354 01:13:03,146 --> 01:13:06,447 It'll be a whole lot of fun. Faruq, do your thing. 1355 01:13:06,483 --> 01:13:08,983 [crowd cheering] 1356 01:13:09,018 --> 01:13:12,653 in the blue square, from miami, florida, 1357 01:13:12,689 --> 01:13:18,159 the voodoo doll to rule them all, it's witch doctor! 1358 01:13:19,129 --> 01:13:20,128 [crowd cheering] 1359 01:13:21,464 --> 01:13:24,165 [chris] kenny, when we asked andrea gellatly what changed 1360 01:13:24,234 --> 01:13:29,404 with witch doctor coming into tonight, she said, "not a single thing." 1361 01:13:29,439 --> 01:13:31,706 [kenny] yeah, that's right. After finally notching that 1362 01:13:31,741 --> 01:13:35,076 first win, they were so happy with how the robot performed. 1363 01:13:35,111 --> 01:13:37,578 That they're sticking with what got them here. 1364 01:13:37,614 --> 01:13:39,313 They just checked it for damage, 1365 01:13:39,349 --> 01:13:42,917 gave it the all-clear and are ready to make another long run. 1366 01:13:43,386 --> 01:13:44,385 [cheering] 1367 01:13:48,091 --> 01:13:51,926 in the red square, from crockett, california, 1368 01:13:51,961 --> 01:13:55,730 is the hardcore-pios, skorpios! 1369 01:13:56,266 --> 01:13:58,232 [crowd cheering] 1370 01:13:58,268 --> 01:14:01,035 [chris] zach lytle and his wife diana tarlson 1371 01:14:01,070 --> 01:14:06,040 make up team skorpios. How much does this fight mean to them, kenny? 1372 01:14:06,075 --> 01:14:07,909 Skorpios! 1373 01:14:10,680 --> 01:14:12,613 [kenny] well, it means everything. 1374 01:14:12,649 --> 01:14:15,450 Where witch doctor has felt the heat of the finals, 1375 01:14:15,485 --> 01:14:19,287 each win for the rest of skorpios' season is a career high. 1376 01:14:19,322 --> 01:14:24,559 In the truest sense of the phrase, "this is the biggest fight of zach lytle's life." 1377 01:14:28,231 --> 01:14:31,365 [chris] pete, skorpios has got a new set of choppers. 1378 01:14:31,434 --> 01:14:33,835 You have any intel for us? 1379 01:14:33,870 --> 01:14:36,571 I got some for you, guys. So if you notice right there 1380 01:14:36,606 --> 01:14:39,373 on that front wedge, there's been some sort of shark teeth 1381 01:14:39,409 --> 01:14:41,075 that have been added to the front. 1382 01:14:41,110 --> 01:14:44,645 That is because witch doctor's a little taller off the ground 1383 01:14:44,681 --> 01:14:48,316 on the sides and they planned that's how they're gonna get the high center. 1384 01:14:48,351 --> 01:14:50,251 Get that underneath there. 1385 01:14:50,286 --> 01:14:54,422 [chris] it should be a lot of fun. This is a tasty match-up, no questions about it. 1386 01:14:54,457 --> 01:14:57,191 Totally. If there's anybody that can around to the side 1387 01:14:57,227 --> 01:14:58,693 of witch doctor, it's gonna be zach. 1388 01:15:02,899 --> 01:15:04,432 [robot voice] robots activate. 1389 01:15:04,467 --> 01:15:07,435 [people cheering] 1390 01:15:12,108 --> 01:15:16,844 [chris] two versatile bots, each with a grab-bag of ways to get it done. 1391 01:15:16,880 --> 01:15:19,680 But only one can move on to the top 16. 1392 01:15:20,783 --> 01:15:22,850 [robot voice] blue team, ready? 1393 01:15:24,120 --> 01:15:26,387 [applause] 1394 01:15:29,225 --> 01:15:30,858 [robot voice] red team, ready? 1395 01:15:33,096 --> 01:15:35,296 [evil laugh] 1396 01:15:43,306 --> 01:15:47,174 [people cheering] 1397 01:15:52,649 --> 01:15:55,216 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 1398 01:16:04,994 --> 01:16:06,460 [buzzer blaring] 1399 01:16:08,197 --> 01:16:10,097 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1400 01:16:12,302 --> 01:16:17,004 Two really good drivers, mike gellatly, zach lytle. 1401 01:16:17,040 --> 01:16:20,641 [kenny] witch doctor showing off its speed right now. Uh-oh! 1402 01:16:20,677 --> 01:16:23,544 [chris] but it is caught in skorpios' claw and... 1403 01:16:23,580 --> 01:16:24,912 Ooh! 1404 01:16:24,948 --> 01:16:28,683 Whoa! A hard-driving shot by witch doctor. 1405 01:16:28,718 --> 01:16:32,887 [kenny] great job by mike gellatly to get off of the front wedge of skorpios. 1406 01:16:32,922 --> 01:16:34,622 Went right on the attack right after too... 1407 01:16:34,657 --> 01:16:37,725 [chris] oh! What a hit. Big hit. 1408 01:16:37,760 --> 01:16:43,130 Witch doctor climbed up on skorpios and dropped a bomb straight to their saw. 1409 01:16:43,166 --> 01:16:45,566 [kenny] and that weapon is no longer spinning, chris. 1410 01:16:45,602 --> 01:16:49,370 Not gonna stop zach lytle from being aggressive, though. 1411 01:16:49,405 --> 01:16:52,139 [chris] uh-oh, witch doctor backed into the corner. 1412 01:16:52,175 --> 01:16:56,477 Oh! Skorpios fires that hammer saw but it's got no juice, kenny. 1413 01:16:56,512 --> 01:16:57,945 So what's the play here? 1414 01:16:57,981 --> 01:17:00,915 No, it's twisted from those hits, chris and now it feels 1415 01:17:00,950 --> 01:17:04,151 like zach lytle's thinking he has to break witch doctor's weapon 1416 01:17:04,187 --> 01:17:06,687 before they rack up any more damage points. 1417 01:17:06,723 --> 01:17:09,690 [chris] and that is huge in the eyes of the judges. 1418 01:17:09,726 --> 01:17:12,159 In scoring of damage, the biggest part of that 1419 01:17:12,195 --> 01:17:14,795 is damage done with your primary weapon. 1420 01:17:14,831 --> 01:17:18,332 And right now witch doctor's primary weapon is full-bore. 1421 01:17:18,368 --> 01:17:20,901 [kenny] and that weapon is so dangerous. 1422 01:17:20,937 --> 01:17:23,270 -[chris and kenny] oh! -[chris] and to get in there. 1423 01:17:23,306 --> 01:17:26,240 Skorpios needs to make a push here. 1424 01:17:26,275 --> 01:17:28,175 Zach lytle is doing a great job of keeping 1425 01:17:28,211 --> 01:17:31,212 his wedge pointed at witch doctor at all times. 1426 01:17:31,247 --> 01:17:35,049 [chris] yeah, but without its primary weapon, skorpios is behind the eight-ball. 1427 01:17:35,084 --> 01:17:37,385 Can they find a way to turn the tide? 1428 01:17:37,420 --> 01:17:39,453 90 seconds to go in this one. 1429 01:17:40,890 --> 01:17:44,425 Oh, a huge hit by witch doctor! And another one. 1430 01:17:44,460 --> 01:17:47,528 Uh-oh! Witch doctor gets flipped back over. 1431 01:17:47,563 --> 01:17:49,063 Oh, but does a nice job recovering. 1432 01:17:50,767 --> 01:17:54,635 Skorpios now just trying to utilize the battlebox to its advantage, kenny. 1433 01:17:54,671 --> 01:17:57,171 [kenny] yeah, the other thing that's in play here for skorpios 1434 01:17:57,206 --> 01:17:59,907 is just trying to keep the pressure on witch doctor. 1435 01:17:59,942 --> 01:18:02,710 And maybe burn out their motors in a pushing match. 1436 01:18:03,980 --> 01:18:07,181 [chris] oh, once again, a nice little kiss out there. 1437 01:18:07,216 --> 01:18:09,350 [kenny] witch doctor trying to go after the tires. 1438 01:18:09,385 --> 01:18:12,386 That right tire of skorpios, looks like it's compromised. 1439 01:18:12,422 --> 01:18:14,889 Some hammer shots on the top of witch doctor. 1440 01:18:14,924 --> 01:18:19,226 [chris] great use of the pulverizer. Perfect timing under a minute to go. 1441 01:18:19,262 --> 01:18:22,063 Both these bots with some magnificent driving. 1442 01:18:22,498 --> 01:18:24,832 Skorpios! 1443 01:18:25,401 --> 01:18:26,734 [both laugh] 1444 01:18:26,769 --> 01:18:28,703 -[chris and kenny] oh! -[chris] nice work! 1445 01:18:30,306 --> 01:18:35,376 That powerful weapon from witch doctor definitely piling up some points. 1446 01:18:35,411 --> 01:18:39,146 [kenny] skorpios has some serious horsepower able to bully witch doctor around. 1447 01:18:39,816 --> 01:18:42,049 What a shot by witch doctor! 1448 01:18:42,085 --> 01:18:44,418 [chris] I don't know if it's doing a ton of damage or not, 1449 01:18:44,454 --> 01:18:47,655 but, boy, that double disc is something sensational to see. 1450 01:18:47,690 --> 01:18:50,558 [kenny] those are the kinda shots that are gonna impress the judges, chris. 1451 01:18:50,593 --> 01:18:54,729 Get back here, and stop running away! 1452 01:18:54,764 --> 01:18:56,464 [chris] under 15 to go! 1453 01:18:56,499 --> 01:19:00,501 Skorpios, one last push. Trying to take witch doctor into the screws. 1454 01:19:00,536 --> 01:19:04,572 But mike gellatly does a great job getting back to the center of the box. 1455 01:19:04,607 --> 01:19:09,710 It's the final few ticks, as this round of 32 match goes the distance. 1456 01:19:09,746 --> 01:19:11,812 [buzzer blaring] 1457 01:19:11,848 --> 01:19:15,349 [applause and cheering] 1458 01:19:18,755 --> 01:19:20,588 [woman] we got them! 1459 01:19:21,524 --> 01:19:24,792 Yes! Holy cow! 1460 01:19:26,329 --> 01:19:27,528 This is amazing. 1461 01:19:34,704 --> 01:19:37,304 [chris] kenny, we saw bloodsport overcome the loss 1462 01:19:37,340 --> 01:19:41,342 of its primary weapon to win a split decision earlier tonight. 1463 01:19:41,377 --> 01:19:44,512 Does skorpios have a chance to do the very same thing? 1464 01:19:44,547 --> 01:19:46,847 [kenny] you know zach lytle drove an amazing fight 1465 01:19:46,916 --> 01:19:50,251 and definitely scored some control and aggression points. 1466 01:19:50,286 --> 01:19:54,688 You could argue skorpios did use its primary weapon to land some shots. 1467 01:19:54,724 --> 01:19:56,457 Just, without an active saw. 1468 01:19:56,492 --> 01:20:01,162 But I think the difference here is, that unlike gruff in that fight you mentioned, 1469 01:20:01,197 --> 01:20:04,632 witch doctor stayed mobile and aggressive the entire fight. 1470 01:20:04,667 --> 01:20:07,568 There was no let up, just non-stop attack. 1471 01:20:09,105 --> 01:20:10,805 [chris] well, crazier things have happened. 1472 01:20:10,840 --> 01:20:13,240 Skorpios with a masterful display of driving, 1473 01:20:13,276 --> 01:20:16,076 but was witch doctor's onslaught just too much? 1474 01:20:16,112 --> 01:20:17,945 Faruq has the decision. 1475 01:20:19,582 --> 01:20:21,849 The results from the judges are in. 1476 01:20:23,052 --> 01:20:24,585 [cheering] 1477 01:20:28,491 --> 01:20:31,392 the winner by unanimous decision is... 1478 01:20:38,234 --> 01:20:40,167 Witch doctor! 1479 01:20:40,636 --> 01:20:43,871 [cheering] 1480 01:20:55,318 --> 01:20:57,451 [chris] andrea and mike gellatly. 1481 01:20:59,055 --> 01:21:02,089 How in the world did you get this done tonight? 1482 01:21:03,025 --> 01:21:06,360 We haven't slept for the past 24 hours. 1483 01:21:06,395 --> 01:21:08,762 Just because witch doctor's the number 23 seed 1484 01:21:08,798 --> 01:21:11,198 doesn't mean it's any less powerful than last year. 1485 01:21:11,234 --> 01:21:13,167 The past fights are behind us, we're starting over. 1486 01:21:13,202 --> 01:21:15,870 This is the best witch doctor we've ever seen. And we're just getting started. 1487 01:21:17,273 --> 01:21:19,373 Can you guys take us through the fight a little bit? 1488 01:21:19,408 --> 01:21:22,810 Uh, not really. No, it's all a blur. 1489 01:21:22,845 --> 01:21:25,746 I know that they were gonna come out fast and be all over us. 1490 01:21:25,781 --> 01:21:28,916 Just like every opponent is really stepping their game up this year. 1491 01:21:28,951 --> 01:21:32,052 So it was really about trying to stay off their forks, 1492 01:21:32,088 --> 01:21:34,355 which they got under us a couple of times. 1493 01:21:34,390 --> 01:21:37,258 But I was able to kinda gyro the robot off. 1494 01:21:37,293 --> 01:21:41,061 And avoid them putting us up on the screws or into the hammer. 1495 01:21:41,097 --> 01:21:44,331 And they did hammer us, but whatever. 1496 01:21:44,367 --> 01:21:46,800 So it was really all about getting, landing a couple of big hits 1497 01:21:46,836 --> 01:21:49,169 and just showing a dominance and... 1498 01:21:49,205 --> 01:21:51,906 Damage and I think we might have broken their weapon at the beginning. 1499 01:21:51,941 --> 01:21:54,041 So we got lucky a few times they pinned us 1500 01:21:54,076 --> 01:21:56,844 and they weren't able to really execute with a good hammer move, 1501 01:21:56,879 --> 01:21:58,679 which I know they were relying on. 1502 01:21:58,714 --> 01:22:02,349 I mean we're super excited and like andrea said, 1503 01:22:02,385 --> 01:22:05,653 you know, I think I think the old witch doctor is back and better than ever. 1504 01:22:05,688 --> 01:22:10,291 [chris] andrea, you guys were in the final a season ago against bite force. 1505 01:22:10,326 --> 01:22:12,526 You know you've got a target on your back. 1506 01:22:12,561 --> 01:22:16,230 How exhausting is it when you know you're getting everybody's best? 1507 01:22:17,633 --> 01:22:20,234 I mean, so far before this season the pressure was always 1508 01:22:20,269 --> 01:22:23,337 to prove to ourselves that witch doctor was worthy to be here. 1509 01:22:23,372 --> 01:22:26,740 This season we're trying to live up to everybody else's expectations, you know. 1510 01:22:26,776 --> 01:22:30,678 It's more important than ever to show the best witch doctor that we can bring. 1511 01:22:30,713 --> 01:22:34,348 All right, great job and we will see you now in the round of 16. 1512 01:22:34,383 --> 01:22:35,649 -Thank you. -Thank you. 1513 01:22:36,052 --> 01:22:39,653 [cheering] 1514 01:22:42,058 --> 01:22:47,027 [chris] so witch doctor pulls off the upset and avoids the sting of skorpios. 1515 01:22:47,063 --> 01:22:51,131 Last year's runner-up officially advances to the quarterfinals. 1516 01:22:51,167 --> 01:22:53,334 And to zach lytle and skorpios, 1517 01:22:53,369 --> 01:22:56,603 who took out tombstone in the qualifier this year, 1518 01:22:56,639 --> 01:22:58,772 congratulations on a season to remember. 1519 01:23:01,510 --> 01:23:02,810 What a night! 1520 01:23:03,479 --> 01:23:05,512 Experience reigns supreme, 1521 01:23:05,548 --> 01:23:09,483 as all six rookie teams were sent packing it round one. 1522 01:23:09,518 --> 01:23:12,419 And seven of the top eight seeds 1523 01:23:12,455 --> 01:23:15,489 are still alive going into the round of 16. 1524 01:23:15,524 --> 01:23:17,358 Can't wait to see the next chapter. 1525 01:23:18,794 --> 01:23:22,262 We'll see you next time here on battlebots for the round of 16. 1526 01:23:27,336 --> 01:23:31,138 Think you have what it takes to be the next battlebots world champion? 1527 01:23:31,173 --> 01:23:33,741 Go to discovery.Com/battlebots 1528 01:23:33,776 --> 01:23:36,310 and find out how to join in on the action.