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[people cheering]
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welcome to battlebots.
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Tonight the tournament
action continues in
the round of 16,
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as some of the field's
most terrifying robots
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fight it out for
a chance to advance
to the quarter finals.
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I'm chris rose, joined by
the man I'm hoping can
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protect me from all
the flying shrapnel tonight.
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My "bot-e-guard"
and my hero,
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it's mma bad boy,
and our analyst,
kenny florian.
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Yeah. No, chris, uh,
this is my only suit, so...
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Uh, right.
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[chris] historically,
the round of 16
has given us
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some of the most
memorable moments
and high stakes upsets
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we have ever witnessed
inside the battlebox.
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Whoa, chomp landing a
one-in-a-million shot.
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And we expect
more of the same tonight,
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as the world's top
combat robots
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continue their quest
for the most prestigious
trophy in all of sports,
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the giant nut!
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] the remaining
teams will have to win
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four more fights
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in order to stamp
their name
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in the history books.
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And after a merciless
round of 32,
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all six rookie teams
have already been eliminated.
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And with eight of the top ten
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seeded bots still
in contention, names like
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hydra, bloodsport,
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and uppercut,
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this round promises
to be a clash of the titans.
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[kenny] while just
making it to the top 16
is an achievement,
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across the bridge lies
the championship rounds.
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And for teams like
mammoth, ribbot,
tantrum, and shatter!,
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who are still building
their reputations in
the sport,
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punching their ticket
to the final eight
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would be a life-changing
experience.
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[chris] then there are
established teams
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such as whiplash,
end game,
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and valkyrie, who are sitting
on the cusp of greatness,
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ready to grab the torch
from an older generation,
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driven to win a championship
and achieve superstar status.
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[kenny] and there is
no bigger star left standing
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than former champion
ray billings.
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An unprecedented
21 seed this season,
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ray told us he
still believes tombstone
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is the most dangerous
bot in the field.
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He'll get a chance to prove
it when he faces the number
five seed black dragon
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in the biggest match
of the young brazilian
team's career.
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[chris] we'll dive into
all of the matchups
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as we go,
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but we begin tonight
with a clash between
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two veteran teams
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eager to write the next
chapter in their violent
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head-to-head story,
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it's the seventh seed,
sawblaze, taking on
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number 23, witch doctor.
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A rematch from last season's
2019 world championship
tournament
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where witch doctor
knocked off sawblaze
in the quarter finals.
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We spoke with
jamison go earlier today,
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he said, "listen, I have
replayed that fight
in my head
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thousands of times,
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I've rewatched it
hundreds of times."
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[chris] jamison go's
dream season comes
to a violent end.
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Sawblaze wants payback.
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[kenny] 48 feet
across the box,
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witch doctor will be
lying in wait,
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they're fueled by
desire to get back
to the mountain top
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after coming, oh, so close
to victory in last year's
championship final,
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falling all the way to
a 23 seed this season,
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they look like
the witch doctor of old
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in their first round fight
against skorpios.
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[chris] oh, what a shot
by witch doctor!
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[kenny] and andrea
and mike gellatly
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are ready to rip sawblaze
to shreds
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if it means another chance
at hoisting the giant nut.
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[chris] settle in, it's gonna
be a heck of a night.
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Faruq, let's hit
that start button.
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[all cheering]
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ladies and gentlemen,
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it's robot-fighting time!
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[all cheering]
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whoo!
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In the blue square
from cambridge,
massachusetts,
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the boston massacrer,
it's sawblaze!
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] well,
there they are, sawblaze.
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Always like checkin' out
the forks in front of
the robot.
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What have you got, kenny?
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[kenny] well, as always,
jamison wants to
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use those front forks
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to play the bully,
scoop up witch doctor
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and control the action.
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But mike gellatly is
a world-class driver,
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and sawblaze will have
to catch witch doctor
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before they can
impose their will.
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In the red square,
from miami, florida,
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the bad joo joo
concocter, it's witch doctor.
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] arguably,
the most dangerous
23 seed in history,
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witch doctor is always
a knockout threat with that
powerful vertical spinner.
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What's their strategy
against sawblaze, kenny?
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[kenny] well,
andrea will probably
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use their nasty weapon to
try and get a quick knockout,
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but they need
to be careful.
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Jamison has the edge
when it comes
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to controlling
the ground game,
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witch doctor doesn't really
have much protection against
those forks on sawblaze.
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So, the faster they can
inflict damage, the better.
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[all cheering]
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we feel a lot more
confident about our
chances this time around.
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Winning the low game,
like every other fight,
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is gonna be
really important for
sawblaze's strategy.
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A lot of the improvements
have been in the reliability
of the machine
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and the ability to
keep the front end down.
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And so, if we're able
to win this one,
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it's a huge validation
to the improvements
we made to the machine.
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Basically, whoever
dominates the fight first
ends up winning the fight.
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He knows that if the match
goes a long time,
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the odd switches in our
favor to get a hit,
and the same with him,
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so he's trying to win
the match really fast.
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We're gonna try to get
in really close quarters
with him.
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Sawblaze's weapon
is no joke and it could
be a one-hit knockout.
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So our priority is to
deactivate that
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and then to knockout
his drive.
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[audience hooting
and cheering]
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[automated voice]
robots, activate.
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[audience cheering]
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[chris] our bot whisperer,
pete, is checking in
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with more on
jamison go's robot. Pete.
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So, an amazing thing
that the team spent
quite a bit of time
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during the off season
doing is moving
weight forward
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within the bots. If they
could get a little more
grip up front
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and not do pop wheelies,
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look for an attack
by their weapon
into the center
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between the two teeth
of which doctor
to cut some belts.
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[audience cheering]
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[audience chanting]
fight, fight, fight,
fight, fight!
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[chris] witch doctor
knocked 'em out of
the tournament last season.
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Can sawblaze
exact some revenge
and return the favor?
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Let's find out!
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-[audience chanting]
fight, fight!
-[buzzer sounding]
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[chris] let the
bot battle begin.
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Jamison go has got
ahold of witch doctor,
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taking it into the rails,
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that's a beautiful pin, that,
saw's all fired up.
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[loud smash]
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shot to the top
of witch doctor.
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[kenny] great shot
there by sawblaze,
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getting off to a great
start here.
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[chris] sawblaze winning
the low ground battle.
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Witch doctor doesn't care...
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-[loud smashing]
-big hit, and again.
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[kenny] great comeback
shot by witch doctor,
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as it tries to get
around the side
of sawblaze.
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Looks like it's goin'
for those tires, chris.
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[chris] yeah, it doesn't
mind stickin' its face
in the grill.
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Literally like that
barbeque grill
that's coming out
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-of jamison go's bot.
-[smashes]
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look at that.
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[kenny] but here comes
sawblaze on the
counter attack.
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-[loud thud]
-oh!
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-[chris] oh! Great use
of the pulverizer.
-[kenny] oh!
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[chris] and a huge
hit by witch doctor, too.
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[kenny] this is
a back and forth war!
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Now it's sawblaze's turn.
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[chris] oh, it takes
witch doctor down.
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And that was a huge
part of witch doctor
which just came off.
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[kenny] yeah, that was
that front wedge, chris.
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-[thuds]
-[chris and kenny] oh!
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[chris] sawblaze has
been aggressive and is
dictating the action here.
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Witch doctor has some
serious work to do.
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[kenny] this is the most
aggressive we've seen
jamison go so far, chris.
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[chris] no question
about it.
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Aggression, one of the three
huge categories on the judges'
score card.
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Oh! Great job with
the hammer saw.
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He's got witch doctor pinned.
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-[kenny] huge shot!
-[chris] it's caught on
those forks, too, kenny.
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[kenny] yeah, the fork
is jamming up the primary
weapon of witch doctor, chris.
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[chris] we are halfway
through this match.
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Witch doctor breaks free
and is able to spin back up.
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Both weapons still
very much in play.
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By the way, that hammer saw,
the tip speed has been
increased
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to max out at 250 miles
an hour this season
on sawblaze.
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[kenny] and that is doing
some serious damage.
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- We haven't seen
him utilize...
-[loud thud]
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...In the competition,
but right now,
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it's doing some serious work
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on witch doctor.
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[chris] yeah, it's
gotten in a few
nice rib shots.
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Oh, boy! Witch doctor's
starting to smoke.
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That's something you gotta
keep your eye on with
under a minute to go.
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Oh! Witch doctor
takes a rib shot
from the pulverizer.
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That's a 100-pound hammer
dropping right on
its rib cage.
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[kenny] sawblaze putting
so much pressure on
witch doctor right now,
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getting those forks
involved beautifully.
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[chris] and since we
saw that smoke,
it looks like
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witch doctor lost
their primary weapon.
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That disc has slowed
to a creep.
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-[loud smash]
-[audience exclaiming] oh!
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-[chris] witch doctor is in
deep trouble.
-Whoo!
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[chris] last season's
runner-up is getting
run into the screws.
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-[kenny] oh!
- [chris] 25 to go.
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Witch doctor just taking
blow for blow, getting
run around
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the battlebox by jamison go
and sawblaze.
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[kenny] well, sawblaze
has completely taken
over this fight,
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I think he's gonna get
a knockout here, chris.
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-Ten, nine, eight...
- Witch doctor is getting
counted down,
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-seven, six, five...
- But which clock will
expire first?
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The game clock
or the ref's countdown?
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...Three, two, one.
Witch doctor is
knocked out.
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-[chris] ooh! Wow!
-[audience cheering]
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unbelievable!
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With one second left
on the clock,
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sawblaze has knocked out
witch doctor.
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[kenny] jamison go
and sawblaze have
gotten their revenge
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as they're moving on
to the quarter final.
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There's nothing
we could do better.
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Feel that he ripped
the head out.
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[chris] boy, at the beginning
of this fight, mike gellatly
and witch doctor,
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I thought, had the upper
hand. Didn't you?
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[kenny] kind of
reminiscent of their
championship fight
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last year with bite force,
right?
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A strong start, but they
couldn't capitalize
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on their early momentum.
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Jamison go was just
on point controlling
the battlebox floor,
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and I think it's fair to say
that he out-drove
mike gellatly tonight.
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[chris] yeah, he took
a couple of good shots,
kept going,
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jamison told us he
was gonna be
very judicious
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with the use of his
hammer saw.
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He used it at
the perfect times,
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00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:26,251
when he would get
witch doctor in a corner,
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he would drop
the hammer saw.
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[kenny] and they were
so confident in it, they
went weapon to weapon
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with witch doctor
and came out ahead.
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00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:36,861
And here you see
it take out that
front wedge,
237
00:11:36,897 --> 00:11:40,932
from there. Jamison
was a master at
using those forks
238
00:11:40,967 --> 00:11:42,367
and controlling the fight,
239
00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:46,237
witch doctor started
to smoke, and sawblaze
just beats the clock
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00:11:46,273 --> 00:11:48,139
to earn a big-time
knockout.
241
00:11:48,175 --> 00:11:50,775
What a performance from
jamison go and sawblaze.
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00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:54,279
[audience applauding]
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jamison go, you got
your revenge.
244
00:11:57,284 --> 00:11:59,417
[chris] so what
worked for you tonight?
245
00:11:59,453 --> 00:12:02,287
Well, uh, we got
the ground advantage
early on,
246
00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:03,321
I think that really
helped.
247
00:12:03,356 --> 00:12:05,356
The fork stayed low,
we got underneath them,
248
00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:07,225
uh, we did take
a little damage
on the front fork,
249
00:12:07,260 --> 00:12:08,626
which worried me
a little bit,
250
00:12:08,662 --> 00:12:10,962
but we had two forks
that were still low enough
to get underneath,
251
00:12:10,997 --> 00:12:13,465
uh, where it counted, so...
252
00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:16,768
And the weapon, uh,
did some pretty good
damage there, I think.
253
00:12:16,803 --> 00:12:19,971
You definitely utilized
that weapon way more
in this fight
254
00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:21,606
than previous fights, man.
255
00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:24,542
You were absolutely
on fire, literally.
256
00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:26,911
Uh, what was the game plan
for this one?
257
00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:30,014
Game plan was always
to keep close, try to
get underneath them,
258
00:12:30,050 --> 00:12:32,383
uh, stop their weapon
as much as we can
259
00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:34,352
and then land blows
wherever we could.
260
00:12:34,387 --> 00:12:36,688
Witch doctor just got
the top armor on there,
261
00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,591
but underneath, we know
there's some juicy,
juicy bits.
262
00:12:39,626 --> 00:12:41,259
So just kinda touched one,
263
00:12:41,294 --> 00:12:42,660
and, uh, shut him down.
264
00:12:42,696 --> 00:12:45,497
Jamison, how much
did last season's
playoff loss
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00:12:45,532 --> 00:12:49,167
against this same team
drive you to be even
better this season?
266
00:12:49,202 --> 00:12:51,503
I think they taught us
a huge lesson
last season,
267
00:12:51,538 --> 00:12:53,671
in the design and some
of the other aspects.
268
00:12:53,707 --> 00:12:55,740
This time, we took
everything we learned,
269
00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:57,175
we put it into the robot,
270
00:12:57,210 --> 00:13:00,078
and this win basically
showing that everything
that we implemented,
271
00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:01,713
it paid off well.
272
00:13:01,748 --> 00:13:06,184
Jamison go and sawblaze,
we will see you guys
in the next round.
273
00:13:06,219 --> 00:13:09,254
[audience cheering]
274
00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:17,128
[chris] so we say farewell
to andrea gellatly
and team witch doctor.
275
00:13:17,164 --> 00:13:19,297
Not the season they were
looking for,
276
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,566
but make no mistake,
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00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:25,436
they will be back to
cast their special brand
of black magic
278
00:13:25,472 --> 00:13:27,705
inside the battlebox
next season.
279
00:13:28,642 --> 00:13:30,275
And for the seventh seed,
280
00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:32,977
sawblaze, they move on
to the quarter finals
281
00:13:33,013 --> 00:13:34,279
where they will face
the winner
282
00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,614
of bloodsport versus tantrum.
283
00:13:37,284 --> 00:13:39,017
Up next, it's a good
284
00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:40,885
old-fashioned
college showdown.
285
00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:43,354
Mit versus wpi.
286
00:13:43,390 --> 00:13:46,057
The number four seed,
uppercut.
287
00:13:46,092 --> 00:13:48,059
The number 20, ribbot.
288
00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:51,362
Sparks will fly
and a frog may die,
289
00:13:51,398 --> 00:13:54,766
when the battlebots
championship tournament
continues.
290
00:14:03,376 --> 00:14:05,276
We are back on battlebots.
291
00:14:05,312 --> 00:14:08,279
We continue on with the round
of 16, and up next,
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00:14:08,315 --> 00:14:10,548
we've got the battle
of massachusetts,
293
00:14:10,584 --> 00:14:12,717
as the crew from mit,
294
00:14:12,752 --> 00:14:14,886
the number four
seed uppercut
295
00:14:14,921 --> 00:14:18,122
look to send
the boys from wpi packin',
296
00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:21,159
that would be
the number 20 seed, ribbot.
297
00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:26,497
Let's start with uppercut
coming off a jaw-dropping
298
00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:29,500
knockout of high jinks
in the round of 32.
299
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:32,303
Captain alex hattori
has let uppercut's
300
00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:34,839
vertical spinner
do all the talking,
301
00:14:34,875 --> 00:14:38,076
and it has spoken
volumes this year.
302
00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,678
They may have
the most devastating weapon
303
00:14:40,714 --> 00:14:43,214
in this tournament,
and they're ready to tear
304
00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:46,651
through all challengers
on their way to the giant nut.
305
00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:49,654
As for ribbot,
david jin's team,
306
00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:52,690
listen, they were very good
during the regular season,
307
00:14:52,726 --> 00:14:54,559
and as we saw
in their knockout
308
00:14:54,594 --> 00:14:56,895
upset over beta
last round...
309
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,664
These guys have no fear.
310
00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:02,634
[kenny] yeah, chris,
the scrappy 20 seed
is all offense,
311
00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:04,602
and you're gonna
have to drive a stake
312
00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:06,771
through this frog's heart
in order to kill it.
313
00:15:06,806 --> 00:15:09,440
But they have yet to face
a weapon like uppercut's.
314
00:15:09,476 --> 00:15:12,644
Their aggressive style
may just get them
torn to pieces here
315
00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:15,313
in the round of 16.
Going to be fun to find out.
316
00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:17,749
[cheering]
317
00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,621
[chris] we are gonna keep this
train rolling here tonight.
318
00:15:23,657 --> 00:15:26,291
Both teams are already
set up behind the glass
319
00:15:26,326 --> 00:15:29,460
and locked and loaded
in the battlebox.
320
00:15:29,496 --> 00:15:31,262
[automated voice]
blue team. Ready.
321
00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:37,201
[chris] david gin,
always with a smile
on his face.
322
00:15:37,237 --> 00:15:39,604
What's the strategy for
this team tonight, kenny?
323
00:15:39,639 --> 00:15:41,472
[kenny] well, aggression
is their game,
324
00:15:41,508 --> 00:15:43,308
so they're going
to keep playing it.
325
00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:46,010
David said he's going to dive
face first
326
00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:49,080
into uppercut's weapon
and try to disable it.
327
00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:52,150
Sounds like a death sentence,
but david thinks it could pay
a dividend.
328
00:15:53,053 --> 00:15:54,652
[automated voice]
red team. Ready.
329
00:15:57,057 --> 00:15:59,123
[audience cheering]
330
00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:03,528
[chris] so, let me guess.
Same plan as always
for uppercut.
331
00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,397
Point the weapon,
smash, repeat.
332
00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:07,598
[kenny]
go with what works, chris.
333
00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:09,801
Alex knows his bot
can take a hit.
334
00:16:09,836 --> 00:16:11,736
He's not afraid to go
weapon-to-weapon.
335
00:16:11,771 --> 00:16:13,171
This one may come down
336
00:16:13,206 --> 00:16:15,239
to who can land
that first big blow.
337
00:16:15,275 --> 00:16:17,542
[audience cheering]
338
00:16:25,418 --> 00:16:27,452
[all chanting]
fight, fight, fight!
339
00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:38,830
[buzzer sounding]
340
00:16:38,865 --> 00:16:40,765
[kenny]
let the bot battle begin.
341
00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:42,100
Here comes
uppercut on the chase.
342
00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:44,469
- We're getting started.
What a... Whoa...
-[thud]
343
00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:46,671
- goodness.
-[kenny] holy smokes,
344
00:16:46,706 --> 00:16:49,974
ribbot lost its left
front wheel already!
345
00:16:50,010 --> 00:16:53,177
[chris] yeah, and now
it's just uppercut
standing still...
346
00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:55,346
-[thuds]
- ribbot just ran
right into it.
347
00:16:55,382 --> 00:16:57,215
It has come off!
348
00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:58,249
Oh, man.
349
00:16:58,284 --> 00:17:00,518
Oh, disgusting.
350
00:17:00,553 --> 00:17:02,086
I can't watch.
351
00:17:02,122 --> 00:17:04,288
[kenny] frog parts
everywhere, chris.
352
00:17:04,324 --> 00:17:06,524
[chris] oh, f or goodness
sakes, it doesn't have
353
00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:09,160
either of its front tires,
it's lost its head,
354
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:10,895
and now what?
355
00:17:10,930 --> 00:17:13,631
-[indistinct]
-you're good, you're good.
356
00:17:13,666 --> 00:17:15,466
[kenny] it looks like ribbot's
trying to attack
357
00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:18,036
those tires
of uppercut right now.
358
00:17:18,071 --> 00:17:20,171
Looks like they
might be stuck here, chris.
359
00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:22,407
[chris] yeah, I mean,
this is really interesting.
360
00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:23,674
[thudding]
361
00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:25,343
-[indistinct]
-[chris] they're just going
nose-dip.
362
00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:27,345
[kenny] well, there's no more
nose on the frog,
363
00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:28,980
but you understand
what I'm saying.
364
00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:31,382
[chris] that undercutter
just underneath uppercut,
365
00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,951
and uppercut can't
really go anywhere.
366
00:17:33,987 --> 00:17:35,653
I mean, is it doing anything
to uppercut
367
00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:37,555
other than holding it
in place, kenny?
368
00:17:38,425 --> 00:17:40,124
Maybe trying to burn out
its motor?
369
00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:42,894
-[explosion]
-[audience groaning]
370
00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:45,530
[kenny] whoa! The hammer
has been dropped.
371
00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,131
There was a massive explosion
372
00:17:47,167 --> 00:17:48,900
and ribbot's saying,
"I'm coming for ya."
373
00:17:48,935 --> 00:17:50,268
-[chris]
that was a great shot.
-[thud]
374
00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:51,769
[kenny] look
at that, chris. Oh!
375
00:17:51,805 --> 00:17:54,272
Another huge part of ribbot!
376
00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:58,643
Somehow it's still operating,
but the main weapon
on it isn't.
377
00:17:58,678 --> 00:18:00,778
Uppercut, I'm not seeing
you've got control.
378
00:18:02,048 --> 00:18:03,581
[kenny] uppercut
really isn't, chris.
379
00:18:03,616 --> 00:18:05,216
-They're going
around in circles.
- [chris] oh, my gosh.
380
00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:08,553
-[kenny] this could be
an insane, insane upset.
- [referee] ten, nine...
381
00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:10,288
[chris] the countdown
has started on
the number four sheet...
382
00:18:10,323 --> 00:18:12,690
-Seven, six...
-...Uppercut.
383
00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:15,493
Has their magical run
come to an end?
384
00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:18,896
...Three, two, one,
knock out!
385
00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:21,065
[all cheering]
386
00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:23,367
[chris] all here
celebrating ribbot.
387
00:18:23,403 --> 00:18:26,437
[man] [bleep]
holy [bleep]!
388
00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:29,407
Holy [bleep]!
389
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,742
Does it seem
like a dead battery?
390
00:18:33,379 --> 00:18:35,279
Watch...
391
00:18:35,315 --> 00:18:38,015
-[bleep]
-[chris] ribbot.
Ribbot. Ribbot.
392
00:18:41,087 --> 00:18:43,521
[chris] jenny, david jin
told us before the fight,
393
00:18:43,556 --> 00:18:45,756
he was going
with a face first strategy,
394
00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:48,826
and the dude, he wasn't lying.
395
00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:49,727
[kenny] no, he wasn't.
396
00:18:49,762 --> 00:18:50,995
And here's the result.
397
00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:53,698
Uppercut shredded
ribbot's front two wheels
398
00:18:53,733 --> 00:18:55,867
and ripped
their face clean off.
399
00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:57,835
But ribbot hung
in there, chris.
400
00:18:57,871 --> 00:19:00,705
[chris] a high stakes
pushing match ensued,
401
00:19:00,740 --> 00:19:04,242
with both bots refusing
to surrender their ground.
402
00:19:04,277 --> 00:19:06,344
And then the moment
of the match,
403
00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:08,813
uppercut drops
its pulverizer,
404
00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:12,316
sending both bots
screaming across the box,
405
00:19:12,352 --> 00:19:13,751
and what do you know?
406
00:19:13,786 --> 00:19:16,988
The frog survived,
and the number four seed
407
00:19:17,023 --> 00:19:20,324
lost half its drive
and did not.
408
00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:23,060
[kenny] unbelievable,
ribbot able to stay afloat
409
00:19:23,096 --> 00:19:24,929
in this match
with only two wheels,
410
00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:28,833
but once uppercut lost control
of one of theirs,
it was game over.
411
00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:32,203
[chris] ribbot's cinderella
story continues.
412
00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:34,839
[audience applauding]
413
00:19:34,908 --> 00:19:36,240
what happened?
414
00:19:38,878 --> 00:19:41,012
[kenny] david jin,
did you just ask
what happened?
415
00:19:41,047 --> 00:19:42,780
Yeah, I absolutely did.
416
00:19:42,815 --> 00:19:44,749
I have no idea
what happened in that match.
417
00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:47,652
We're going-- I mean,
our robot is all over
the arena right now.
418
00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:49,754
David, just as you
planned, huh?
419
00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:51,522
Uh, yeah... [chuckles]
420
00:19:52,225 --> 00:19:53,624
sure, we'll go with that.
421
00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:55,092
What-- what--
what happened?
422
00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:56,727
What was the strategy?
423
00:19:56,763 --> 00:19:58,362
Talk us through that fight.
424
00:19:58,398 --> 00:20:00,131
So we wanted to hit him
directly on the disk.
425
00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,533
But, uh, I mean,
some of the hits
landed on the disk.
426
00:20:02,569 --> 00:20:03,568
Some of them didn't.
427
00:20:03,603 --> 00:20:04,869
We lost the weapon
pretty early on.
428
00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:06,003
We lost both
of our front wheels.
429
00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:08,339
We lost about
the first third of our robot.
430
00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:10,675
Uh, the back wheels
are still turning though.
431
00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:14,378
All right, so now you're just
a few wins away
432
00:20:14,414 --> 00:20:16,581
from fighting
for the giant nut.
433
00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:18,216
Has that hit you yet?
434
00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:21,219
Uh, not really,
because our robot
is completely destroyed.
435
00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:23,621
So there's a long road
ahead of us still.
436
00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:25,456
Are you going to be able
to rebuild, david?
437
00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:27,425
Absolutely.
I got the best team here.
438
00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:28,859
David, congratulations.
439
00:20:28,895 --> 00:20:30,728
Go enjoy that victory
with your teammates.
440
00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:31,729
Thank you very much.
441
00:20:31,764 --> 00:20:33,898
[audience cheering]
442
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,499
[applause]
443
00:20:37,971 --> 00:20:39,837
[chris] what a night so far,
444
00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:43,107
the 20th seed,
ribbot, shocks the world,
445
00:20:43,142 --> 00:20:45,343
and leaps its way
into the quarter finals
446
00:20:45,378 --> 00:20:48,512
as uppercut heads back to mit
447
00:20:48,548 --> 00:20:50,748
in a pile of makeup exams.
448
00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:52,583
- Sounds fun.
-[kenny] coming up...
449
00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:54,285
It's the tri-blade terror
450
00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,121
taking on the diabolical
punching disk.
451
00:20:57,156 --> 00:20:58,422
It's the number two seed,
452
00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:01,459
bloodsport, sets its sights
on the hard to kill
453
00:21:01,494 --> 00:21:03,394
number 18 seed tantrum,
454
00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:07,231
when the 2020 championship
tournament continues.
455
00:21:16,209 --> 00:21:17,675
We are back on battlebots
456
00:21:17,710 --> 00:21:20,278
as we continue on
with the round of 16,
457
00:21:20,313 --> 00:21:21,379
and up next,
458
00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:24,849
we move to a match-up
in group number two.
459
00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:28,185
It's the undefeated second
seed bloodsport,
460
00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:32,189
taking on
the 18th seeded tantrum.
461
00:21:32,258 --> 00:21:34,592
We saw bloodsport
go the distance
462
00:21:34,627 --> 00:21:36,961
with gruff
in the round of 32.
463
00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:40,364
They were forced
to do a control battle
after losing their weapon
464
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,434
early in that fight,
but managed to out-drive,
465
00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:44,869
gruff the rest of the way
466
00:21:44,904 --> 00:21:48,239
and pull off
a miraculous judges' decision.
467
00:21:48,274 --> 00:21:50,641
Captain justin marple
has this team
468
00:21:50,677 --> 00:21:52,943
believing they could lift
the giant nut
469
00:21:52,979 --> 00:21:56,380
in this, just their second
season at battlebots.
470
00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:59,750
Standing in their way tonight,
the surging tantrum.
471
00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:03,187
[kenny] that's right, chris,
tantrum is peaking
at just the right time.
472
00:22:03,222 --> 00:22:05,189
After being knocked out
by valkyrie
473
00:22:05,224 --> 00:22:07,658
in their season opener,
they won three straight,
474
00:22:07,694 --> 00:22:11,228
including taking out fusion
to join the top 16.
475
00:22:11,264 --> 00:22:14,432
You'll be hard pressed to find
a more confident driver
than aren hill.
476
00:22:15,201 --> 00:22:17,001
[chris] let's get right to it.
477
00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:19,704
[cheering]
478
00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:23,741
[chris] the teams
are on the driver's deck
479
00:22:23,776 --> 00:22:27,144
and ready for action
inside the box.
480
00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:30,114
[automated voice]
blue team. Ready.
481
00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:31,749
[chris] tantrum,
captain, aren hill,
482
00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:32,683
has been impressive.
483
00:22:32,719 --> 00:22:35,286
Can he pull up
yet another upset?
484
00:22:35,321 --> 00:22:36,687
That's the big question.
485
00:22:36,723 --> 00:22:38,422
[kenny]
this is a tall task, chris.
486
00:22:38,458 --> 00:22:41,025
He's reinforced tantrum
with thicker steel
487
00:22:41,060 --> 00:22:43,527
to defend
against bloodsport's blade.
488
00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:46,797
He has to be aggressive
and use tantrum's long forks
489
00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:49,400
to feed bloodsport
into their weapon.
490
00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:52,370
[automated voice]
red team. Ready.
491
00:22:53,973 --> 00:22:57,375
[chris] bloodsport
damaged its weapon
in its match-up with gruff.
492
00:22:57,410 --> 00:22:59,710
Have they made
any adjustments tonight?
493
00:22:59,746 --> 00:23:01,846
[kenny] well, they're
going with their thicker
494
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:04,682
one-and-a-quarter inch
76-pound blade,
495
00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:07,418
crafted especially
for vertical spinners.
496
00:23:07,453 --> 00:23:09,186
As we like to say,
we'll see if
497
00:23:09,222 --> 00:23:12,890
bloodsport's punch is stronger
than tantrum's face.
498
00:23:16,462 --> 00:23:18,562
[audience cheering]
499
00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,872
[all chanting] fight,
fight, fight!
500
00:23:36,382 --> 00:23:39,283
[kenny] let the bots
battle begin.
501
00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:40,484
[explosion]
502
00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,752
[chris] they're firin' up
that weapon
503
00:23:41,788 --> 00:23:44,188
and already a little chunk
of tantrum came off.
504
00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:48,492
Tantrum trying to push
around bloodsport...
505
00:23:49,462 --> 00:23:50,828
Trying to prevent
that weapon...
506
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:52,830
Full board
but nice little shot
507
00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:55,733
-by bloodsport.
-[kenny] yeah, great
shot by bloodsport.
508
00:23:55,768 --> 00:24:00,538
Tantrum trying
to pin bloodsport
up against the walls.
509
00:24:00,573 --> 00:24:02,306
[chris] uh-oh. Kenny,
it looks like bloodsport's
510
00:24:02,341 --> 00:24:04,542
weapon might not
be functioning.
511
00:24:04,577 --> 00:24:05,976
[kenny] well, those wedge-lets
512
00:24:06,012 --> 00:24:08,846
on the front of bloodsport,
I think, are jamming up
the weapon
513
00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:10,414
-and it's actually--
effectively...
-[explosion]
514
00:24:10,450 --> 00:24:13,083
...Stopping that weapon
from spinning, but now
that wedge-let is gone.
515
00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,252
[chris] yeah,
and so is the second one.
516
00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:16,654
I think that's going
to help it, though.
517
00:24:16,689 --> 00:24:18,522
[kenny] yeah, we didn't need
those things anyway.
518
00:24:18,558 --> 00:24:20,191
[chris] there goes
another wedge-let.
519
00:24:20,226 --> 00:24:22,092
[kenny] look at the driving
by aren hill,
520
00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:25,262
and tantrum just staying
right in bloodsport's grill.
521
00:24:25,298 --> 00:24:26,964
[chris] this is exactly
what he wanted,
522
00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,499
but there's
some nice driving here
523
00:24:28,534 --> 00:24:29,834
by team bloodsport.
524
00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:31,335
Weapons on, weapons on.
Guys, look--
525
00:24:31,370 --> 00:24:33,103
[chris] oh,
nice little hit there,
526
00:24:33,139 --> 00:24:35,039
as bloodsport pops in the air.
527
00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:37,208
-[thudding]
-and now tantrum has got
528
00:24:37,243 --> 00:24:39,310
bloodsport pinned
against the rail.
529
00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:42,546
Somebody's trying
to drop that pulverizer
to do a little damage.
530
00:24:42,582 --> 00:24:45,483
[kenny] he said he wanted
to pin and then
hit them on the exit.
531
00:24:45,518 --> 00:24:47,318
I'm not sure
that primary weapon
532
00:24:47,353 --> 00:24:50,454
is firing up
for them right now, chris.
533
00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:53,491
[chris] tantrum
has got bloodsport
against the screws.
534
00:24:55,595 --> 00:24:58,429
Bloodsport
just cannot get away.
535
00:24:58,464 --> 00:25:01,098
[kenny] I'll tell you what,
those gruff bars
are rough.
536
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:04,068
-Stop both in the front
of tantrum.
-[loud thud]
537
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:07,404
[chris] whoa. Huge shot
and the pulverizer
538
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,140
drops down
and does some damage, too.
539
00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:13,944
And that's gonna hit their
self-rider on top as well.
540
00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:16,347
[kenny] oh, he's kinda
bending that thing.
541
00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:19,817
[chris] oh. Kenny,
I thought your nose
was all jacked up.
542
00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:21,218
[kenny chuckling]
543
00:25:21,787 --> 00:25:23,020
my goodness.
544
00:25:23,055 --> 00:25:25,456
Excellent job
there by tantrum.
545
00:25:25,491 --> 00:25:26,457
[chris] by the way,
I was just joking.
546
00:25:26,492 --> 00:25:27,491
We're still friends, right?
547
00:25:27,527 --> 00:25:28,759
[kenny] yes, we are.
548
00:25:28,794 --> 00:25:32,229
[chris] look at that job by
tantrum pinning bloodsport.
549
00:25:32,265 --> 00:25:35,766
Bloodsport has got to get
away as we approach
a minute to go.
550
00:25:35,801 --> 00:25:39,069
It has to start delivering
some pain with that weapon.
551
00:25:39,105 --> 00:25:40,538
[kenny] I tell you what,
the primary weapon
552
00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:43,073
that tantrum
isn't firing up right now.
553
00:25:43,109 --> 00:25:46,977
Aren hill has done some of his
best driving of this season,
554
00:25:47,013 --> 00:25:48,112
but he's going to
have to keep it up
555
00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:51,148
if he wants to overcome
the loss of that spinner.
556
00:25:51,183 --> 00:25:54,952
[chris] bloodsport's weapon
seems to be slowing down
now as well.
557
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:58,522
They've taken some punishment
in this fight, lost those
front wedge-lets,
558
00:25:58,557 --> 00:26:01,258
and have to find a way
to keep scoring points
559
00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:03,060
in this do-or-die match.
560
00:26:03,496 --> 00:26:05,095
[thud]
561
00:26:05,131 --> 00:26:07,598
[kenny] tantrum has just
kept the pressure on these
guys from the beginning.
562
00:26:07,633 --> 00:26:10,067
[chris] tantrum continues
to play the aggressor.
563
00:26:10,102 --> 00:26:13,237
[kenny] but a nice shot
there from bloodsport, chris.
564
00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:15,306
-[chris] oh.
-[kenny] and another one.
565
00:26:15,341 --> 00:26:17,841
[chris] so who will
leave the lasting impression
566
00:26:17,877 --> 00:26:21,011
with the judges?
Under 20 to go.
567
00:26:21,047 --> 00:26:22,980
Oh, bloodsport sheds a wheel.
568
00:26:23,015 --> 00:26:24,982
Tantrum
not giving him an inch.
569
00:26:25,017 --> 00:26:28,018
And drops the pulverizer
for good measure.
570
00:26:29,188 --> 00:26:32,323
Tantrum in control
throughout this match.
571
00:26:32,358 --> 00:26:34,525
Bloodsport trying
for one last hit.
572
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,260
And it whips.
573
00:26:36,295 --> 00:26:40,064
-[buzzer sounds]
-[chris] and we are going
to the scorecards.
574
00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:42,399
This one's going
to be close, folks.
575
00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:44,068
One of these teams
will be moving on
576
00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:46,270
to the quarter finals.
The decision,
577
00:26:47,006 --> 00:26:49,473
when we return.
578
00:26:57,984 --> 00:27:00,050
[chris] we are right back
into the action
579
00:27:00,086 --> 00:27:02,486
here on battlebots,
waiting to see if
580
00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:07,057
bloodsport or tantrum
will be moving on
to the quarter finals.
581
00:27:07,093 --> 00:27:12,429
Our judges, derek young,
lisa winter, and jason bardis
will be scoring
582
00:27:12,465 --> 00:27:15,165
the teams on
an 11-point scale.
583
00:27:15,234 --> 00:27:17,534
Five points could be
awarded for damage
584
00:27:17,570 --> 00:27:21,171
and three a piece
for aggression and control.
585
00:27:21,207 --> 00:27:22,873
[cheering]
586
00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:25,976
we can get
aggression points from
using the weapon.
587
00:27:26,012 --> 00:27:28,679
And we did damage.
We took out their weapon
with our weapon.
588
00:27:28,714 --> 00:27:29,413
Yeah.
589
00:27:31,217 --> 00:27:34,218
[chris] all right, kenny,
as we take a look
at what went on, tantrum
590
00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:36,553
certainly aggressive
from the onset.
591
00:27:36,589 --> 00:27:38,922
[kenny] just fantastic
driving by aren hill
592
00:27:38,958 --> 00:27:41,458
in this match,
he brought the pressure
and did his best
593
00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:43,160
to keep bloodsport
from spinning up.
594
00:27:43,195 --> 00:27:45,696
But check out this exchange
right here.
595
00:27:45,731 --> 00:27:46,830
The weapons collided,
596
00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:48,699
bloodsport lost its wedge-lets
597
00:27:48,734 --> 00:27:52,136
and tantrum came away
with a broken disk spinner.
598
00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:55,973
[chris] bloodsport continued
to score points with
its primary weapon,
599
00:27:56,008 --> 00:27:59,343
but tantrum did an amazing job
of improvising
600
00:27:59,378 --> 00:28:02,413
and using the hazards
to its advantage.
601
00:28:02,448 --> 00:28:03,514
Look at that.
602
00:28:03,549 --> 00:28:05,516
[kenny] yeah, it's going
to be interesting to see
603
00:28:05,551 --> 00:28:07,484
how the judges award
damage points here.
604
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,087
Tantrum has to overcome
the loss of its weapon.
605
00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:11,989
But bloodsport
lost those wedge-lets
606
00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:13,190
and lost a wheel.
607
00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:16,293
And to me, tantrum controlled
the pace of this fight.
608
00:28:16,328 --> 00:28:18,162
[chris] could the number two
overall seed
609
00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,431
be headed home
in the second round?
610
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:24,702
Let's go to faruq
for what should be
a very close decision.
611
00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:27,237
[audience cheering]
612
00:28:27,273 --> 00:28:29,640
the results from the judges
are in.
613
00:28:33,512 --> 00:28:36,413
We have a split decision.
614
00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:44,588
Judge lisa scored the battle
for bloodsport.
615
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:45,789
[audience cheering]
616
00:28:48,194 --> 00:28:52,229
judge derek
scored the battle for tantrum.
617
00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:53,363
[audience cheering]
618
00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:02,940
judge jason scored
the battle for the winner...
619
00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:11,715
Tantrum!
620
00:29:11,751 --> 00:29:13,784
[cheering and applause]
621
00:29:16,055 --> 00:29:18,021
[woman] yes! Yes!
622
00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:34,037
Aren hill,
how excruciating is it
when you are waiting
623
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:36,406
for the judges' decision
like that?
624
00:29:36,442 --> 00:29:38,008
[aren] it's real bad.
625
00:29:38,043 --> 00:29:39,676
Last three fights
were knockouts we had.
626
00:29:39,712 --> 00:29:40,878
I liked that a lot more.
627
00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:42,079
[chuckling]
628
00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:44,615
so why do you think
this one went the distance?
629
00:29:44,650 --> 00:29:48,886
[aren] it went the distance,
our weapon died after that
first big hit from them.
630
00:29:48,921 --> 00:29:50,788
And after that,
I had no choice
631
00:29:50,823 --> 00:29:53,457
but to just use the arena,
smash 'em around,
632
00:29:53,492 --> 00:29:55,826
keep the fight, take it
completely to them.
633
00:29:57,096 --> 00:29:59,029
Aren, you showed some
great driving, though.
634
00:29:59,064 --> 00:30:01,365
What was your strategy
for this flight?
635
00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,801
[aren] to quote, one of...
One of my teammates,
636
00:30:03,836 --> 00:30:06,336
strategy is easier
when you're comfortable
taking the opponent's
637
00:30:06,372 --> 00:30:10,073
weapon to your face
repeatedly, so that makes
it a little easier.
638
00:30:10,109 --> 00:30:12,242
The robot was beefed up
real good.
639
00:30:12,278 --> 00:30:14,711
We actually copied some stuff
from gruff last fight,
640
00:30:14,747 --> 00:30:16,847
and had some nice solid bars
welded on the front.
641
00:30:16,882 --> 00:30:19,883
I'm excited
to see what they look like
after that beating.
642
00:30:19,919 --> 00:30:22,619
Aren, big picture here,
uh, the first few seasons,
643
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,489
you struggled on battlebots,
and you told us this much.
644
00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:29,226
Why have things gone
the right direction
this season?
645
00:30:29,261 --> 00:30:31,094
We're finally making up
that learning curve.
646
00:30:31,130 --> 00:30:33,030
And we've actually done
a lot of work at home,
647
00:30:33,065 --> 00:30:35,799
and practice and development
on improving things.
648
00:30:35,835 --> 00:30:37,768
And the biggest one of those
is still the drive train
649
00:30:37,803 --> 00:30:39,636
which has been
doing fantastic.
650
00:30:39,672 --> 00:30:41,038
Aren, congratulations.
651
00:30:41,073 --> 00:30:43,207
You are now on
to the quarter finals.
652
00:30:43,242 --> 00:30:44,174
Thank you, guys.
653
00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:51,815
[chris] so, down goes
654
00:30:51,851 --> 00:30:53,784
the number two seed bloodsport
655
00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:57,487
in yet another massive upset,
and tantrum,
656
00:30:57,523 --> 00:30:59,189
now moves on
to the quarterfinals
657
00:30:59,225 --> 00:31:00,190
to face the surging
658
00:31:00,226 --> 00:31:04,761
seven seed jamison go
and sawblaze.
659
00:31:05,965 --> 00:31:09,199
All right, don't blink
because our round of 16
660
00:31:09,235 --> 00:31:11,134
action continues right now
661
00:31:11,170 --> 00:31:13,203
as we move to group
number one,
662
00:31:13,239 --> 00:31:16,707
where the top seeded
and undefeated hydra,
663
00:31:16,742 --> 00:31:20,310
is ready to face
the 17th seed,
gigabyte.
664
00:31:20,346 --> 00:31:22,212
Let's start with hydra.
665
00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:26,250
Jake ewert didn't just win
his first round match up
against hypershock,
666
00:31:26,285 --> 00:31:30,988
he sent them into orbit.
13 massive flips for hydra.
667
00:31:31,023 --> 00:31:34,157
And if there was any question
about whether they are
the best flipper
668
00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:38,595
in the game right now, I think
that fight erased any doubts,
kenny.
669
00:31:38,631 --> 00:31:41,932
The question here.
Can gigabyte
do anything to stop them?
670
00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:43,934
[kenny] well,
let me state the obvious.
671
00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:46,737
They have to avoid
that flipper at all costs.
672
00:31:46,772 --> 00:31:49,806
That will take some elite
driving against jake ewert,
673
00:31:49,842 --> 00:31:53,143
who has been masterful
on the stick himself
this season.
674
00:31:53,178 --> 00:31:57,614
John told us he believes
gigabyte is durable enough
to pull off the upset.
675
00:31:57,650 --> 00:31:58,548
[chris] we'll see.
676
00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:00,484
[all cheering]
677
00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:01,818
whoo!
678
00:32:07,526 --> 00:32:10,260
[chris] the teams are
in position in a spot,
679
00:32:10,296 --> 00:32:12,930
and the top eight
is on the line.
680
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:16,066
You've got this.
You've got it.
681
00:32:16,669 --> 00:32:18,969
[whooping]
682
00:32:19,004 --> 00:32:20,637
[woman] go, gigabyte!
683
00:32:20,673 --> 00:32:22,139
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
684
00:32:22,574 --> 00:32:24,408
[all cheering]
685
00:32:25,077 --> 00:32:26,576
[chris] here we go!
686
00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:29,846
One of these teams will keep
their championship
dreams alive.
687
00:32:30,683 --> 00:32:32,182
Who will prevail?
688
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,752
Gigabyte... Hydra...
689
00:32:36,588 --> 00:32:37,587
It's do or die!
690
00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:40,090
And it's next.
691
00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:41,725
[cheering continues]
692
00:32:52,905 --> 00:32:56,073
[chris]
the atmosphere is electric
here on battlebots,
693
00:32:56,108 --> 00:32:59,042
as the tournament's
number one seed hydra
694
00:32:59,078 --> 00:33:03,046
is ready for combat against
the 17th seed gigabyte.
695
00:33:03,082 --> 00:33:06,516
A spot in the quarter finals
is on the line.
696
00:33:07,119 --> 00:33:08,385
[crowd cheering]
697
00:33:10,089 --> 00:33:12,022
[automated voice]
blue team, ready.
698
00:33:16,662 --> 00:33:18,495
[chris] big hill to climb here
for gigabyte
699
00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:20,330
against the number one
overall seed.
700
00:33:20,366 --> 00:33:22,666
Kenny, what's their strategy?
701
00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:24,768
[kenny] well, they're gonna
have to try and land
702
00:33:24,803 --> 00:33:26,837
power shot and stun hydra.
703
00:33:26,872 --> 00:33:29,206
To do that, they have to
target the corners
704
00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:30,807
because if they attack
from the front,
705
00:33:30,843 --> 00:33:33,410
they're going to slide
right over the top
of the body.
706
00:33:33,445 --> 00:33:36,780
[chris] not to mention
probably get tossed
10 feet in the air.
707
00:33:36,815 --> 00:33:38,515
[automated voice]
red team, ready.
708
00:33:40,886 --> 00:33:42,019
-I hope I'm ready.
-[all cheering]
709
00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:45,322
[chris] and for hydra,
710
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:47,224
any adjustments
since their last fight?
711
00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:48,959
[kenny] they're going with
that full wedge.
712
00:33:48,994 --> 00:33:51,128
Jake thinks it's the best way
to get underneath gigabyte
713
00:33:51,163 --> 00:33:53,663
without sustaining
much damage.
714
00:33:53,699 --> 00:33:55,132
But with the way
they've been performing,
715
00:33:55,167 --> 00:33:56,566
I don't know
if it even matters
716
00:33:56,602 --> 00:33:57,801
what they use, chris.
717
00:33:57,836 --> 00:34:01,104
This bot has been absolutely
unstoppable this year.
718
00:34:01,140 --> 00:34:02,172
[whooping]
719
00:34:08,614 --> 00:34:09,813
[crowd cheering]
720
00:34:15,454 --> 00:34:16,920
[crowd chanting]
721
00:34:16,955 --> 00:34:21,958
[chris] can gigabyte spin up
and upset over
the number one seed hydra?
722
00:34:21,994 --> 00:34:23,260
Let's find out.
723
00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:24,661
[crowd chanting]
724
00:34:28,634 --> 00:34:30,333
let the bot battle begin!
725
00:34:30,369 --> 00:34:32,035
And a box rush from hydra!
726
00:34:32,071 --> 00:34:34,337
Trying to get there before
gigabyte can spin up.
727
00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:37,374
Uh-oh.
728
00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:39,209
Oh! There's a nice hit.
729
00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:41,912
Boy, hydra not afraid
to use that wedge.
730
00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:45,615
-[crowd cheering]
-whoa!
731
00:34:45,651 --> 00:34:47,250
[kenny laughs]
732
00:34:47,286 --> 00:34:50,987
-[chris] you're kidding me.
-Our whole table just shook
on that hit by hydra.
733
00:34:51,023 --> 00:34:53,323
[chris] and look at gigabyte,
able to self-right,
734
00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:55,659
but there here goes
the quick flip from hydra.
735
00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:57,594
Baby flip.
736
00:34:57,663 --> 00:34:59,529
[man] don't spin, don't spin.
I gotta drive.
737
00:34:59,565 --> 00:35:02,232
[chris] oh, gigabyte is
wobbling all over the place.
738
00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:03,733
[kenny] uh-oh.
739
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,936
[chris] oh, so tough
for gigabyte,
740
00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:09,639
which has to get some distance
in order to fire its weapon--
instead,
741
00:35:09,675 --> 00:35:12,342
hydra nearly knocks it
out of the box!
742
00:35:12,377 --> 00:35:16,413
[kenny] gigabyte doing
an excellent job
of self-righting, though.
743
00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:19,282
[chris] kenny, this is
such a difficult position
for gigabyte.
744
00:35:19,318 --> 00:35:21,985
Just can't fire up
that weapon at all.
745
00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:24,788
[kenny] oh, and I think
gigabyte just lost a belt.
746
00:35:24,823 --> 00:35:27,524
Hydra all over them,
pushing them into the corner,
747
00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:30,193
maybe looking to get them
out of the box.
748
00:35:30,229 --> 00:35:33,396
-Whoa!
-[chris] oh, my goodness.
749
00:35:33,432 --> 00:35:37,701
Unbelievable.
Gigabyte in the corner!
Gets itself--
750
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:39,603
-[kenny] oh!
-Flipped again!
751
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:43,140
[chris]
I mean, how about gigabyte
and its durability?
752
00:35:43,175 --> 00:35:47,277
Wow, gigabyte never would
have been able to do is this
in previous seasons.
753
00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:49,379
-[kenny] please stay away
from me.
-Oh, stop it.
754
00:35:49,414 --> 00:35:50,780
[kenny] I like both of
you guys.
755
00:35:50,816 --> 00:35:52,949
[chris] you're supposed
to be the tough guy
in the relationship.
756
00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:55,218
[kenny laughs]
757
00:35:55,254 --> 00:35:59,356
I can't do anything about
500 pounds metal coming at us.
758
00:35:59,391 --> 00:36:01,091
[chris] a minute to go
in this one.
759
00:36:01,126 --> 00:36:03,827
And how flustering it must be
for team gigabyte.
760
00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:05,862
They can't spin up
to full speed.
761
00:36:05,898 --> 00:36:08,532
This is like one of
the few times
they've been able to.
762
00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:11,034
And look what happens.
763
00:36:11,069 --> 00:36:12,736
They just get tossed
in the air
764
00:36:12,771 --> 00:36:14,771
like hydra's making pizza.
765
00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:15,572
[kenny] oh.
766
00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:19,476
John mladenik finally
caught an edge there, chris.
767
00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:21,545
And hydra has to be careful.
768
00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:24,047
Gigabyte can knock you out
in one shot
769
00:36:24,082 --> 00:36:26,249
and they are
in desperation mode.
770
00:36:26,285 --> 00:36:28,952
You do not want
to let your guard down
if you are hydra.
771
00:36:31,023 --> 00:36:32,122
[chris]
oh, and there it goes again!
772
00:36:33,959 --> 00:36:35,592
And jake has told us
so many times
773
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:37,627
the most important thing
is when he hits,
774
00:36:37,663 --> 00:36:38,828
he has to drive away.
775
00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:41,932
He does not want his opponent
landing on top of him.
776
00:36:41,967 --> 00:36:44,267
[kenny] I'm really impressed
with the durability
of gigabyte.
777
00:36:44,303 --> 00:36:46,870
There's not
a whole lot of bots
778
00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:49,439
that can withstand these shots
and these flips from hydra.
779
00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:51,074
Are you done yet?
780
00:36:51,877 --> 00:36:53,176
[chris] it is amazing.
781
00:36:53,212 --> 00:36:56,913
Somehow, gigabyte has made it
the entire three minutes
782
00:36:56,949 --> 00:37:00,750
in the round of
sixteen against hydra.
783
00:37:00,786 --> 00:37:03,787
[kenny] hydra's flipper is
stuck in the upright position,
784
00:37:03,822 --> 00:37:04,688
but it's not going to matter,
chris.
785
00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:06,890
[crowd cheering]
786
00:37:09,127 --> 00:37:10,827
[indistinct]
787
00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:15,565
[chris] 13 flips
performed by jake ewert,
788
00:37:15,634 --> 00:37:19,336
hydra and the number one seed.
And john mladenik,
789
00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:22,339
it might not go his way
on the judge's scorecard,
790
00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:27,177
but the fact that he was
able to survive
is nothing short of amazing.
791
00:37:28,380 --> 00:37:31,748
Kenny, the flips
are just simply sensational.
792
00:37:31,783 --> 00:37:33,850
[kenny] yeah,
it's unbelievable
what hydra can do.
793
00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:35,652
[chris]
wow! Oh, my goodness.
794
00:37:35,687 --> 00:37:37,287
[kenny]
hydra is just amazing.
795
00:37:37,322 --> 00:37:40,257
The consistency, its ability
to get underneath you.
796
00:37:40,292 --> 00:37:44,361
The ease in which
it throws bots
all over the battlebox,
797
00:37:44,396 --> 00:37:46,129
it's just insane.
798
00:37:46,164 --> 00:37:48,732
And gigabyte,
to its credit...
799
00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:51,201
Is one of the more
durable bots that we've seen.
800
00:37:51,236 --> 00:37:55,505
Kudos to the guys
over gigabyte for making
a far superior bot
801
00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:57,340
than we've seen
in previous seasons.
802
00:37:57,376 --> 00:38:00,910
[chris] hydra's averaging
13 flips per match
in the tournament so far.
803
00:38:00,946 --> 00:38:03,280
Let me repeat, 13 flips.
804
00:38:03,315 --> 00:38:05,148
That's unbelievable.
805
00:38:05,183 --> 00:38:06,883
[kenny] they made a perfect
adjustment
806
00:38:06,918 --> 00:38:08,618
in adding that big front wedge
for this fight.
807
00:38:08,654 --> 00:38:10,954
Jake ewert
is on fire at the controls,
808
00:38:10,989 --> 00:38:13,456
and hydra is looking
every bit the favorite
809
00:38:13,492 --> 00:38:15,025
to win this tournament.
810
00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:18,028
The judges should have
this is as a sweep for hydra
in almost every category.
811
00:38:18,764 --> 00:38:19,729
Here's faruq.
812
00:38:21,099 --> 00:38:22,699
[crowd cheering]
813
00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:25,168
the results
from the judges are in.
814
00:38:29,274 --> 00:38:33,677
The winner
by unanimous decision is...
815
00:38:38,317 --> 00:38:39,883
Hydra!
816
00:38:39,918 --> 00:38:41,184
[crowd cheering]
817
00:38:53,999 --> 00:38:58,668
jake ewert,
you have got that flipper
bot tuned in, don't you?
818
00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:01,271
Uh, yeah,
it's working pretty good,
I guess.
819
00:39:01,306 --> 00:39:02,372
Stop.
820
00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:03,440
Don't... Don't give me that.
821
00:39:03,475 --> 00:39:05,775
You have known the two of us
for five years now.
822
00:39:05,811 --> 00:39:08,178
-Do not give us that answer.
-Hey, hey.
823
00:39:08,213 --> 00:39:10,213
Technically, it's still not
doing what it's supposed to
be doing.
824
00:39:10,248 --> 00:39:12,182
So there's still
more to work on.
825
00:39:12,217 --> 00:39:14,417
What the heck is it supposed
to do better than that?
826
00:39:14,453 --> 00:39:15,785
That's thirteen flips.
827
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:17,420
That's supposed to go
higher than that yet.
828
00:39:17,456 --> 00:39:19,289
We're still working
on higher than that.
829
00:39:19,324 --> 00:39:22,158
Okay, jake ewert,
you are moving on
to the quarterfinals.
830
00:39:22,194 --> 00:39:23,460
Congratulations.
831
00:39:23,495 --> 00:39:24,728
Thanks. No problem.
832
00:39:24,763 --> 00:39:26,196
[all cheering]
833
00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:34,070
[chris] so, gigabyte
powers down for
the final time this season.
834
00:39:34,106 --> 00:39:36,740
But it was certainly great
to see a full-body spinner
835
00:39:36,775 --> 00:39:39,309
make it this far
in the tournament.
836
00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:42,779
Meanwhile, jake ewert
and the top seeded hydra
837
00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:47,183
cruise into the quarterfinals
and wait to see
who they can flip with next.
838
00:39:47,986 --> 00:39:50,186
Coming up, the five seed,
839
00:39:50,222 --> 00:39:54,391
black dragon, will have
to strike down
the grim reaper himself,
840
00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:56,860
ray billings in tombstone,
841
00:39:56,895 --> 00:39:59,763
if it wants to carve a path
to the quarter finals...
842
00:39:59,798 --> 00:40:03,867
As the battlebots
championship tournament
continues.
843
00:40:14,646 --> 00:40:18,148
[chris]
welcome back to the 2020
battlebots world championships
844
00:40:18,183 --> 00:40:21,451
as we continue with the round
of sixteen.
845
00:40:21,486 --> 00:40:23,186
Next up in group four,
846
00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:27,056
we find ray billings
and tombstone
in an unfamiliar spot
847
00:40:27,092 --> 00:40:31,795
as the 21 seed
taking on the five seed
black dragon.
848
00:40:33,298 --> 00:40:36,132
And, kenny, I'm sick and tired
of talking to ray billings
849
00:40:36,168 --> 00:40:37,200
before each one of this fights
850
00:40:37,235 --> 00:40:38,968
'cause he keeps saying
the same thing.
851
00:40:39,004 --> 00:40:42,205
He said, "first of all,
the seeding
doesn't mean anything to me.
852
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,375
At the end of the day,
you're either number one
or you're nothing."
853
00:40:45,410 --> 00:40:49,078
[kenny] well,
right now, he's 21,
and that's a generous ranking
854
00:40:49,114 --> 00:40:50,814
for a team
that went one and two.
855
00:40:50,849 --> 00:40:54,651
But listen,
we're talking about the king
of kinetic energy here.
856
00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:57,787
He's coming off
another signature knockout
of madcatter,
857
00:40:57,823 --> 00:41:00,190
who many viewed
as a tournament darling.
858
00:41:00,225 --> 00:41:02,025
Numbers don't mean
anything to him,
859
00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:05,361
creating chaos and winning
his second giant nut does.
860
00:41:05,397 --> 00:41:08,231
[chris]
and as far as black dragon,
this is a huge matchup.
861
00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:10,033
We talked to their captain
gabriel teles,
862
00:41:10,068 --> 00:41:11,901
and he was very honest,
he said,
863
00:41:11,937 --> 00:41:15,972
"listen, this is
the biggest fight we've ever
had in this robot's history."
864
00:41:16,007 --> 00:41:18,641
[kenny] well, he knows
tombstone is a monster.
865
00:41:18,677 --> 00:41:21,110
Gabriel said they've never
faced anything like it
866
00:41:21,146 --> 00:41:23,813
and aren't sure
if black dragon can hold up
867
00:41:23,849 --> 00:41:25,582
against his powerful
bar spinner.
868
00:41:25,617 --> 00:41:27,484
They are the number five
seed for a reason
869
00:41:27,552 --> 00:41:29,419
and have a monster weapon
of their own.
870
00:41:29,454 --> 00:41:31,454
Half the battle,
in winning a fight like this,
871
00:41:31,490 --> 00:41:34,123
it's overcoming
the intimidation factor.
872
00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:36,826
Faruq, bring the noise.
873
00:41:36,862 --> 00:41:37,994
[crowd cheering]
874
00:41:39,464 --> 00:41:43,299
in the blue square,
from placerville, california,
875
00:41:43,335 --> 00:41:45,468
time to meet your maker.
876
00:41:45,504 --> 00:41:49,172
Better atone,
it's tombstone!
877
00:41:50,775 --> 00:41:51,741
[crowd cheering]
878
00:41:54,079 --> 00:41:58,381
[chris]
ray billings and tombstone
always ready for a fight.
879
00:41:58,416 --> 00:42:00,349
And if I'm not mistaken,
kenny,
880
00:42:00,352 --> 00:42:04,954
that nasty bar he has attached
is of a smaller size, right?
881
00:42:04,990 --> 00:42:07,924
[kenny] that's right.
He's going with the one
he used against madcatter.
882
00:42:07,959 --> 00:42:10,226
His shorter 72-pound blade.
883
00:42:10,262 --> 00:42:12,161
He said this heavier bar
is tougher
884
00:42:12,197 --> 00:42:14,197
and can withstand
a collision better
885
00:42:14,232 --> 00:42:16,366
against a sturdy bot
like black dragon.
886
00:42:16,401 --> 00:42:18,268
Ray needs to
get around their wedge
887
00:42:18,303 --> 00:42:21,304
and deliver the pain
to the sides of gabriel's bot.
888
00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:23,706
[crowd cheering]
889
00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:29,412
in the red square,
from itajuba, brazil...
890
00:42:29,447 --> 00:42:31,047
It's brazil.
891
00:42:31,082 --> 00:42:32,782
You know what that means.
892
00:42:32,817 --> 00:42:35,151
[singsong] he's nuts.
893
00:42:35,587 --> 00:42:37,086
Black dragon!
894
00:42:37,622 --> 00:42:39,022
[crowd cheering]
895
00:42:40,926 --> 00:42:44,160
[chris] it's black dragon,
and they brought
their good luck duck.
896
00:42:44,195 --> 00:42:44,961
[quacks]
897
00:42:45,697 --> 00:42:47,263
let's see if they need it.
898
00:42:47,299 --> 00:42:50,800
Looks like they went
with their egg beater weapon
for this one, kenny florian.
899
00:42:50,835 --> 00:42:52,468
[kenny] yeah, this hefty drum
is dense,
900
00:42:52,504 --> 00:42:54,370
and gabriel feels
it could withstand
901
00:42:54,406 --> 00:42:56,539
a few direct shots
from tombstone's bar
902
00:42:56,575 --> 00:42:59,242
better than the lighter
double-disc spinner.
903
00:42:59,277 --> 00:43:02,278
He also said he wanted
to make black dragon a tank
904
00:43:02,314 --> 00:43:04,814
and added some extra armor
plating around his bot.
905
00:43:08,353 --> 00:43:09,953
[all cheering]
906
00:43:13,391 --> 00:43:14,891
[chris] all right,
for more on this matchup,
907
00:43:14,926 --> 00:43:17,327
let's bring in
our bot whisperer, pete.
908
00:43:17,362 --> 00:43:18,695
What do you have?
909
00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:21,197
[pete] well, I've got
a couple of points
about black dragon here.
910
00:43:21,232 --> 00:43:23,166
Some of the things
that you might have noticed
is, one,
911
00:43:23,201 --> 00:43:26,436
they've lost the flamethrower
so they can make
a little more weight
912
00:43:26,471 --> 00:43:29,238
because they've used it
to add into that wedge.
913
00:43:29,274 --> 00:43:33,409
That wedge they
went and welded
specifically for tombstone.
914
00:43:33,445 --> 00:43:35,511
They've also been rehearsing
915
00:43:35,547 --> 00:43:38,247
an invert self-righting flip,
916
00:43:38,283 --> 00:43:41,250
the dance that we've seen
minotaur do so many times.
917
00:43:41,286 --> 00:43:43,086
That's what they think
they've got down pat now.
918
00:43:43,622 --> 00:43:44,821
[chris] interesting.
919
00:43:44,856 --> 00:43:45,688
[crowd cheering]
920
00:43:55,667 --> 00:43:57,266
[crowd chanting]
fight, fight, fight.
921
00:43:58,336 --> 00:43:59,802
Fight, fight, fight.
922
00:43:59,838 --> 00:44:01,704
Fight, fight, fight.
923
00:44:01,740 --> 00:44:04,073
[chris] who will be off
to the quarter finals?
924
00:44:04,109 --> 00:44:06,809
The five seed black dragon
925
00:44:06,845 --> 00:44:11,147
or the 21 seed
and the former champion
tombstone?
926
00:44:11,182 --> 00:44:12,048
[chanting continues]
927
00:44:12,083 --> 00:44:14,283
it is time to find out.
928
00:44:14,319 --> 00:44:15,184
[chanting continues]
929
00:44:18,490 --> 00:44:20,823
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
930
00:44:20,859 --> 00:44:23,459
And here comes tombstone.
931
00:44:23,495 --> 00:44:24,694
On the attack. Ooh.
932
00:44:24,729 --> 00:44:25,928
Nice little spin move.
933
00:44:25,964 --> 00:44:28,931
-[kenny] yeah, a little--
-[chris] oh!
934
00:44:28,967 --> 00:44:31,334
Oh, that wedge.
Already taking a pounding.
935
00:44:31,369 --> 00:44:33,836
It's getting a test
in the first 15 seconds.
936
00:44:33,872 --> 00:44:36,572
[kenny] that wedge is
doing a great job
at deflecting that weapon
937
00:44:36,608 --> 00:44:37,774
of tombstone right now.
938
00:44:40,078 --> 00:44:43,312
[chris] ohh! Ray billings gets
thrown in the air,
939
00:44:43,348 --> 00:44:45,581
thanks to the velocity
of its own weapon.
940
00:44:45,617 --> 00:44:47,850
[kenny] it looked like
tombstone was just trying
to go weapon-on-weapon
941
00:44:47,886 --> 00:44:50,053
against black dragon.
942
00:44:51,990 --> 00:44:53,956
[chris] oh, there's another
big shot-- ohh!
943
00:44:54,659 --> 00:44:56,526
There goes tombstone
944
00:44:56,561 --> 00:44:58,594
flailing across
the battlebox!
945
00:44:58,630 --> 00:45:00,129
[kenny]
black dragon doing
a great job of pointing
946
00:45:00,165 --> 00:45:02,365
that wedge at the weapon
of tombstone.
947
00:45:02,434 --> 00:45:05,168
[chris] and, kenny,
tombstone's weapon,
not fired up right now.
948
00:45:05,203 --> 00:45:07,136
That's something
to keep your eye on.
949
00:45:07,172 --> 00:45:10,006
[kenny]
yeah, ray usually fires
back up right away, chris.
950
00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:13,176
There's a chance he may have
lost the weapon
in that last exchange,
951
00:45:13,211 --> 00:45:15,311
and that could mean
big trouble for the king.
952
00:45:17,115 --> 00:45:18,881
[chris]
that is a critical moment.
953
00:45:18,917 --> 00:45:20,583
One minute into this match,
954
00:45:20,618 --> 00:45:24,187
tombstone getting pushed
around by black dragon.
955
00:45:24,222 --> 00:45:25,421
[kenny] but it looks
like black dragon's
956
00:45:25,457 --> 00:45:27,824
weapon may also be
out of commission, chris.
957
00:45:27,859 --> 00:45:32,361
We may have
a pushing match on our hands
for the next two minutes.
958
00:45:32,397 --> 00:45:35,298
[chris] well, tombstone has
gotta get away
from black dragon,
959
00:45:35,333 --> 00:45:37,266
get back
to the center of the box.
960
00:45:37,302 --> 00:45:39,802
But right now,
it's getting pushed around.
961
00:45:39,838 --> 00:45:43,272
[kenny] tombstone
is not set up
to score points like this.
962
00:45:43,308 --> 00:45:46,442
[chris]
and going into the screws,
courtesy of black dragon.
963
00:45:46,478 --> 00:45:47,777
[kenny]
yeah, it sure is.
964
00:45:47,812 --> 00:45:51,314
Black dragon showing
excellent control
and aggression right now.
965
00:45:51,349 --> 00:45:53,049
[chris] we are halfway
through this match.
966
00:45:53,084 --> 00:45:56,119
Pete, what do you think
is going on with tombstone?
967
00:45:56,154 --> 00:45:58,454
[pete] so, I think
he's probably lost control
968
00:45:58,490 --> 00:46:01,791
over the ability
to spin his weapon.
His chain is still there.
969
00:46:01,826 --> 00:46:04,427
But I think he may have
lost the contactor.
970
00:46:04,462 --> 00:46:06,429
Black dragon,
who also lost their weapon,
971
00:46:06,464 --> 00:46:09,732
has now the perfect wedge
to be able to defeat
tombstone.
972
00:46:09,768 --> 00:46:11,200
[chris] unbelievable.
973
00:46:11,236 --> 00:46:13,770
Tombstone getting thrown
into the corner by...
974
00:46:14,639 --> 00:46:16,706
Black dragon.
975
00:46:16,741 --> 00:46:19,242
Closing in on
the one-minute mark.
976
00:46:19,277 --> 00:46:21,978
The 2016 champions
on the ropes.
977
00:46:23,815 --> 00:46:26,682
Hey, keep in mind, the most
heavily-weighted category,
978
00:46:26,718 --> 00:46:28,918
in terms of scoring,
is damaged.
979
00:46:28,953 --> 00:46:32,622
Most importantly, damage done
with an active weapon.
980
00:46:32,657 --> 00:46:34,590
Both these teams
have lost those weapons.
981
00:46:34,626 --> 00:46:37,393
And so now the control
and aggression categories
982
00:46:37,428 --> 00:46:41,397
take on extra importance
as these two battle
to show the judges
983
00:46:41,432 --> 00:46:44,500
that they're the ones
dictating the action, kenny.
984
00:46:44,536 --> 00:46:45,701
[kenny]
that's exactly right.
985
00:46:45,737 --> 00:46:47,837
And if you're watching
the same fight we are,
986
00:46:47,872 --> 00:46:51,507
black dragon is just
dominating on both those
fronts right now.
987
00:46:51,543 --> 00:46:54,977
There's just not much
tombstone can do
without that monster weapon.
988
00:46:56,681 --> 00:46:58,748
[chris]
twenty-five seconds to go.
989
00:46:58,783 --> 00:47:00,883
And no matter
what the seeding may say,
990
00:47:00,919 --> 00:47:05,121
it's always shocking
to see tombstone
on its heels in a fight.
991
00:47:05,156 --> 00:47:09,058
This is perhaps
the most well-known robot
in the entire sport.
992
00:47:09,093 --> 00:47:14,764
The number five seed
black dragon continues to
apply some serious pressure.
993
00:47:14,799 --> 00:47:17,166
[kenny] what an achievement
this would be
for the brazilians.
994
00:47:18,069 --> 00:47:19,635
[man shouting indistinctly]
995
00:47:19,671 --> 00:47:21,137
[loud cheering]
996
00:47:23,007 --> 00:47:25,741
well, neither weapon worked,
but...
997
00:47:25,777 --> 00:47:29,178
So after three full minutes,
we are going
to the score cards.
998
00:47:29,214 --> 00:47:30,847
[speaking foreign language]
999
00:47:32,817 --> 00:47:37,253
[chris] kenny,
the early action in this fight
had the crowd in a frenzy.
1000
00:47:37,288 --> 00:47:40,590
[kenny]
no doubt, both teams delivered
some monster shots,
1001
00:47:40,625 --> 00:47:42,758
with tombstone testing
black dragon's wedge
1002
00:47:42,794 --> 00:47:46,162
and the brazilians
popping the former champ
up into the air.
1003
00:47:46,197 --> 00:47:48,331
The fight was about even
to that point,
1004
00:47:48,366 --> 00:47:51,467
but it was
this collision right here
that changed the game.
1005
00:47:51,502 --> 00:47:53,636
Both bots came away
with busted weapons,
1006
00:47:53,671 --> 00:47:56,172
and we had a pushing match
on our hands.
1007
00:47:56,207 --> 00:47:58,241
[chris] and, of course,
there's no real plan b
1008
00:47:58,276 --> 00:48:00,343
for tombstone
if it loses its weapon.
1009
00:48:00,378 --> 00:48:02,478
Black dragon
took advantage of that
1010
00:48:02,513 --> 00:48:04,580
and racked up some
serious control points
1011
00:48:04,616 --> 00:48:06,883
by using their wedge
to pin tombstone
1012
00:48:06,918 --> 00:48:09,518
against the rails
and the hazards.
1013
00:48:09,554 --> 00:48:11,687
[kenny] black dragon
did a fantastic job
1014
00:48:11,723 --> 00:48:13,890
of parading tombstone
around the box
1015
00:48:13,925 --> 00:48:15,825
and basically
saying to the judges,
1016
00:48:15,860 --> 00:48:17,860
"hey, we're the ones
in charge here."
1017
00:48:17,896 --> 00:48:20,897
it's going to be tough
for tombstone
to survive this decision.
1018
00:48:20,932 --> 00:48:22,265
I think ray knows it,
1019
00:48:22,300 --> 00:48:25,701
and I think
the number five seed
will be moving on here.
1020
00:48:25,737 --> 00:48:27,904
[chris] well, let's see
if the judges agree.
1021
00:48:27,939 --> 00:48:29,171
Here's faruq.
1022
00:48:29,707 --> 00:48:30,406
[crowd cheering]
1023
00:48:31,342 --> 00:48:32,942
the results
from the judges are in.
1024
00:48:40,051 --> 00:48:44,587
And the winner
by unanimous decision is...
1025
00:48:53,331 --> 00:48:55,431
Black dragon!
1026
00:48:55,466 --> 00:48:56,999
[loud cheering]
1027
00:49:07,946 --> 00:49:10,146
-very good, guys. Very good.
-[man] ray, you're the king.
1028
00:49:10,181 --> 00:49:11,614
-Thank you, ray.
-Thank you, ray.
1029
00:49:11,649 --> 00:49:12,982
-Thanks you.
-Thank you, ray.
1030
00:49:18,523 --> 00:49:19,422
[chris] gabriel.
1031
00:49:20,558 --> 00:49:22,224
Hey, chris. Hey, kenny.
1032
00:49:22,260 --> 00:49:28,130
Is this the greatest moment
in the history of brazilian
robot competition?
1033
00:49:28,166 --> 00:49:30,899
Probably, it's biggest moment
for our team.
1034
00:49:30,902 --> 00:49:33,970
Uh, we are so thrilled
to have a fight
1035
00:49:34,005 --> 00:49:40,343
against the tombstone
and coming out with a win
after three-minute fight,
1036
00:49:40,378 --> 00:49:42,111
uh, feels amazing.
1037
00:49:42,146 --> 00:49:43,546
Feels amazing. I love my team.
1038
00:49:43,581 --> 00:49:46,515
I love these guys,
they're great.
1039
00:49:46,551 --> 00:49:50,086
Gabriel, can you talk about
this flight and talk about
what you were thinking
1040
00:49:50,121 --> 00:49:53,189
when tombstone's primary
weapon went down?
1041
00:49:53,224 --> 00:49:56,459
It was great to
don't have that
giant spinning bar
1042
00:49:56,494 --> 00:50:00,463
hitting us all over again
during the three minutes.
1043
00:50:00,498 --> 00:50:02,231
So, it felt great.
Felt great.
1044
00:50:02,266 --> 00:50:05,501
Gabriel, how tough is
that wedge that you built?
1045
00:50:05,536 --> 00:50:07,937
Oh, very, very tough.
It's our
toughest wedge.
1046
00:50:07,972 --> 00:50:10,072
It's the heaviest wedge
that we have.
1047
00:50:10,108 --> 00:50:16,412
So our strategy went fine
and, uh, we had it, we had it.
1048
00:50:16,447 --> 00:50:20,483
Gabriel, who's happier?
The rest of your teammates
or the duck?
1049
00:50:20,518 --> 00:50:23,753
-I think the duck is always
the happiest person--
-he's shaking.
1050
00:50:23,788 --> 00:50:26,989
Yeah, he's shaking.
1051
00:50:27,025 --> 00:50:31,227
Gabriel teles, congratulations
to you and the entire
black dragon team.
1052
00:50:31,262 --> 00:50:33,596
-Thank you.
-You are on to the
quarterfinals.
1053
00:50:33,631 --> 00:50:35,264
Thank you.
1054
00:50:35,299 --> 00:50:37,400
[all cheering]
1055
00:50:41,272 --> 00:50:44,306
[chris] a tough season for
ray billings and tombstone,
1056
00:50:44,342 --> 00:50:47,476
but knowing the king,
he will be back in his lab
1057
00:50:47,512 --> 00:50:52,048
and make some modifications
and unleash more destruction
again next year.
1058
00:50:53,885 --> 00:50:58,320
So black dragon handles its
business and buries tombstone.
1059
00:50:58,356 --> 00:51:00,289
They will be moving on
to the quarterfinals
1060
00:51:00,324 --> 00:51:02,992
to face the 20 seed ribbot.
1061
00:51:03,027 --> 00:51:07,063
That should be a good one,
no doubt about it.
1062
00:51:07,098 --> 00:51:11,000
Coming up, it's a rematch of
one of the biggest
slugfests of the season.
1063
00:51:11,035 --> 00:51:14,703
Whiplash and valkyrie are set
for another all-out brawl.
1064
00:51:14,739 --> 00:51:17,940
They'll remix it up,
next on battlebots.
1065
00:51:26,417 --> 00:51:29,685
[chris] welcome back
to the battlebots
world championship tournament.
1066
00:51:29,720 --> 00:51:35,091
Next up in group number one,
we have got an
eight-versus-nine matchup
1067
00:51:35,126 --> 00:51:38,060
between whiplash and valkyrie.
1068
00:51:38,096 --> 00:51:41,230
This is the lone round of
16 matchup
1069
00:51:41,265 --> 00:51:43,732
that is actually a rematch
from the regular season,
1070
00:51:43,768 --> 00:51:45,101
won by whiplash.
1071
00:51:45,136 --> 00:51:49,138
In a fight that whiplash
basically controlled from
beginning to end.
1072
00:51:49,173 --> 00:51:52,141
So if it ain't broke,
don't fix it.
1073
00:51:52,176 --> 00:51:56,112
Matt vasquez doesn't see
any reason to deviate from
the plan that worked
1074
00:51:56,147 --> 00:51:58,080
oh-so well last time, kenny.
1075
00:51:58,116 --> 00:52:00,883
[kenny] and on the other side,
despite losing that
first fight,
1076
00:52:00,918 --> 00:52:02,818
valkyrie kind of feels
the same way.
1077
00:52:02,854 --> 00:52:06,822
Leanne cushing thinks her bot
is more than capable of
beating whiplash.
1078
00:52:06,858 --> 00:52:08,958
They just need to
be a bit more precise
1079
00:52:08,993 --> 00:52:10,960
with that powerful
horizontal spinner.
1080
00:52:10,995 --> 00:52:13,262
Should be a ton of fun.
Faruq,
1081
00:52:13,297 --> 00:52:14,864
show them how it's done.
1082
00:52:16,167 --> 00:52:18,200
In the blue square,
1083
00:52:18,236 --> 00:52:20,636
from thousand oaks,
california,
1084
00:52:20,671 --> 00:52:24,306
here to crash the party
and your face.
1085
00:52:24,342 --> 00:52:28,677
Ah, succotash!
It's whiplash!
1086
00:52:32,216 --> 00:52:35,851
[chris] here's the eigth seed,
whiplash
and the vasquez family.
1087
00:52:35,887 --> 00:52:40,623
Anything less than that giant
nut will be a huge
disappointment for them.
1088
00:52:40,658 --> 00:52:44,193
Kenny, what have they done
to prepare for valkyrie
tonight?
1089
00:52:44,228 --> 00:52:46,395
[kenny] well, they're using
the same configuration
1090
00:52:46,430 --> 00:52:48,063
from their first fight
with valkyrie,
1091
00:52:48,099 --> 00:52:51,734
a big defensive wedge.
Matt plans to plow this thing
1092
00:52:51,769 --> 00:52:54,069
into valkyrie's blade
like a battering ram,
1093
00:52:54,105 --> 00:52:57,606
disable it and use
their flipper to toss
them around the box.
1094
00:52:57,642 --> 00:52:58,774
Go with what works.
1095
00:53:00,778 --> 00:53:04,446
In the red square from
somerville, mass.,
1096
00:53:04,482 --> 00:53:08,116
she's a fly girl and
a die girl.
1097
00:53:08,119 --> 00:53:10,219
It's valkyrie!
1098
00:53:13,691 --> 00:53:18,327
The ninth seed valkyrie,
they're going with the blade
they call mr. Cavity.
1099
00:53:18,362 --> 00:53:23,332
It is the same blade that they
used against whiplash
earlier this season. Kenny.
1100
00:53:23,367 --> 00:53:25,534
[kenny] that's right, leanne
still feels this blade,
1101
00:53:25,570 --> 00:53:27,803
which is designed to dig
into thick armor.
1102
00:53:27,838 --> 00:53:30,372
It is the best tool
for taking out whiplash
1103
00:53:30,408 --> 00:53:32,041
as fast as possible.
1104
00:53:32,076 --> 00:53:34,143
Matty broke it
last time around, though,
1105
00:53:34,178 --> 00:53:37,379
so valkyrie has to
pick its spot,
if you lose your weapon
1106
00:53:37,415 --> 00:53:40,916
against a control bot
as athletic as whiplash,
you're in deep trouble.
1107
00:53:44,956 --> 00:53:47,423
Worst-case scenario,
going against whiplash,
1108
00:53:47,458 --> 00:53:50,326
is that the weapon that
we repaired from last time
1109
00:53:50,361 --> 00:53:53,028
we fought them,
brakes faster or easier.
1110
00:53:53,064 --> 00:53:56,265
We worked really hard
the last couple days
to get it right.
1111
00:53:56,334 --> 00:54:00,002
And hopefully, by keeping
that weapon spinning
the whole time,
1112
00:54:00,037 --> 00:54:02,404
we'll be able to get enough
fight that will disable them.
1113
00:54:02,440 --> 00:54:03,739
The harder they hit us,
1114
00:54:03,774 --> 00:54:05,808
the more likely they are
to break their own weapon.
1115
00:54:05,843 --> 00:54:08,043
Because we took those shots
like there were nothing,
1116
00:54:08,079 --> 00:54:09,645
pretty much.
Our wedge took damage,
1117
00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:11,146
but the robot itself was fine.
1118
00:54:11,182 --> 00:54:13,082
So we're going to try
to hit them as hard as we can
1119
00:54:13,117 --> 00:54:14,817
and try to get
their weapon to break.
And once their weapon
1120
00:54:14,852 --> 00:54:17,319
stop spinning,
we're gonna use our lifter
and flip them over.
1121
00:54:17,355 --> 00:54:19,054
[all cheering]
1122
00:54:19,090 --> 00:54:20,856
[automated voice]
robots activate.
1123
00:54:23,327 --> 00:54:25,794
[kenny] now, chris, if you
take a look at whiplash,
you'll see that
1124
00:54:25,830 --> 00:54:28,764
matt added two metal taps
to the top of their wedge.
1125
00:54:28,799 --> 00:54:32,735
That's to stop valkyrie
from climbing on top
of their bot after a hit
1126
00:54:32,770 --> 00:54:36,238
and inflicting some
serious damage to their
lifting mechanism.
1127
00:54:48,653 --> 00:54:51,387
[chris] big matchup because
the winner will face
1128
00:54:51,422 --> 00:54:56,659
the number one overall seed
in the tournament,
undefeated hydra.
1129
00:54:57,461 --> 00:54:59,628
[crowd chanting]
1130
00:55:00,298 --> 00:55:01,964
let the bot battle begin!
1131
00:55:01,999 --> 00:55:03,699
And a box rush from whiplash,
1132
00:55:03,734 --> 00:55:07,436
not allowing valkyrie to spin
up that blade.
1133
00:55:07,471 --> 00:55:10,472
Matty vasquez wants
to play the aggressor here
to start.
1134
00:55:10,508 --> 00:55:13,475
Oh, nice shot there
by whiplash.
1135
00:55:13,511 --> 00:55:15,878
-Oh!
-[kenny] oh, what a hit!
1136
00:55:15,913 --> 00:55:17,379
[chris] that's a nice hit.
1137
00:55:17,415 --> 00:55:20,282
And whiplash is
all over valkyrie
in the opening stretch
1138
00:55:20,318 --> 00:55:23,585
of this fight,
going face-first
with that wedge.
1139
00:55:25,089 --> 00:55:26,889
Whiplash gets out
of the corner.
1140
00:55:26,924 --> 00:55:29,291
Valkyrie's blade, whoa!
1141
00:55:29,327 --> 00:55:32,661
As it is driving inverted,
takes a serious shot.
1142
00:55:32,697 --> 00:55:36,265
-[kenny] jeez.
-And it's up right in front
of the driver's window.
1143
00:55:36,300 --> 00:55:40,803
Now whiplash gets
underneath valkyrie and
delivers it into the corner.
1144
00:55:40,838 --> 00:55:43,972
[kenny] whiplash trying to get
valkyrie to destroy itself.
1145
00:55:44,008 --> 00:55:47,910
-And our border! And it's
brand-new this season!
-[kenny] oh!
1146
00:55:47,945 --> 00:55:49,878
-[chris] come on!
-[shouting indistinctly]
1147
00:55:49,914 --> 00:55:52,948
valkyrie's blade
no longer spinning.
1148
00:55:52,983 --> 00:55:56,418
I think they've just disabled
that primary weapon, chris.
1149
00:55:56,454 --> 00:55:58,754
[chris] and now,
matty vasquez
isn't taking any chances.
1150
00:55:58,789 --> 00:56:01,757
He's trying to get valkyrie
up on the screws
and out of the box.
1151
00:56:01,792 --> 00:56:03,726
[kenny] this is
what whiplash does best--
1152
00:56:03,761 --> 00:56:06,962
but, oh, looks like that
primary weapon's
back up and running.
1153
00:56:06,997 --> 00:56:09,398
And this is where it could do
some serious damage--
1154
00:56:09,433 --> 00:56:10,766
get away from us, please!
1155
00:56:11,769 --> 00:56:14,870
-[chris] oh!
-[kenny yelling]
oh, my goodness!
1156
00:56:14,905 --> 00:56:18,073
[chris] valkyrie with
a back tuck
off the high beam.
1157
00:56:18,109 --> 00:56:20,876
How much longer can
this weapon survive?
1158
00:56:21,579 --> 00:56:23,178
[kenny] wow.
1159
00:56:23,214 --> 00:56:26,648
[chris] now it's right side up
and it takes another shot.
Gets into the screws.
1160
00:56:26,684 --> 00:56:29,251
Vasquez has been
all over valkyrie.
1161
00:56:29,286 --> 00:56:32,221
[kenny] whiplash is just
so well-rounded.
1162
00:56:32,256 --> 00:56:35,724
[chris] it can be technical,
and it could also brawl.
1163
00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:37,960
And right now,
it's brawling with valkyrie.
1164
00:56:37,995 --> 00:56:42,097
Unbelievable, another huge
shot at valkyrie and it's up
on the screws yet again.
1165
00:56:42,133 --> 00:56:44,533
Whiplash trying to
finish this thing
1166
00:56:44,568 --> 00:56:47,569
as we are in
a minute-fifteen to go.
1167
00:56:47,605 --> 00:56:50,038
[kenny] valkyrie is drowning,
chris.
1168
00:56:50,074 --> 00:56:52,207
Come on, get away, get away,
get away. Center it.
1169
00:56:52,243 --> 00:56:54,276
[chris] now let's keep an eye
on valkyrie's blade,
1170
00:56:54,311 --> 00:56:56,979
mr. Cavity.
Does it have life?
1171
00:56:58,549 --> 00:57:02,084
Oh, look at this,
get in there.
Get into the screws.
1172
00:57:02,119 --> 00:57:03,819
Have some of that.
1173
00:57:03,854 --> 00:57:07,322
[kenny] I think valkyrie's
blade may be down for good
this time, chris.
1174
00:57:07,358 --> 00:57:08,824
And the only shot
leanne cushing
1175
00:57:08,859 --> 00:57:13,462
has to turn the tide here is
to break whiplash's weapon,
or better yet,
1176
00:57:13,497 --> 00:57:19,401
burn out their drive motors.
But whiplash showing no signs
of fatigue whatsoever.
1177
00:57:21,705 --> 00:57:23,672
[chris] under a minute to go.
1178
00:57:23,707 --> 00:57:26,074
[kenny] whiplash really
putting valkyrie through
1179
00:57:26,143 --> 00:57:28,310
the washer machine right now.
1180
00:57:28,345 --> 00:57:29,978
[chris] I'm not
even sure valkyrie
1181
00:57:30,014 --> 00:57:32,648
has much mobility
left at this point.
1182
00:57:32,683 --> 00:57:36,051
The number nine seed,
which was rock-solid
this season,
1183
00:57:36,086 --> 00:57:39,922
conquering the durability
issues that have plagued
it in years past,
1184
00:57:39,957 --> 00:57:44,593
but as you can see,
it has run into a brick wall
here at the round of 16,
1185
00:57:44,628 --> 00:57:49,665
as whiplash and
the vasquez clan, they
pretty much systematically
1186
00:57:49,700 --> 00:57:53,001
dismantled
leanne cushing's robot.
1187
00:57:53,037 --> 00:57:56,338
[kenny] this has been
a virtuoso performance
by matt vasquez.
1188
00:57:57,741 --> 00:58:00,909
[chris] the final seconds
ticking away.
1189
00:58:00,945 --> 00:58:03,712
This one will go
to the judges,
1190
00:58:03,747 --> 00:58:07,683
as whiplash dominated
from beginning to end.
1191
00:58:10,354 --> 00:58:13,755
Look at this, whiplash
with a plume of smoke
1192
00:58:13,791 --> 00:58:15,357
coming out of its robot.
1193
00:58:15,392 --> 00:58:18,160
I wonder what happened to it?
1194
00:58:18,195 --> 00:58:20,195
Square bolt probably,
'cause we were flying
all over the place.
1195
00:58:20,231 --> 00:58:21,497
Yeah, we were.
1196
00:58:22,266 --> 00:58:24,466
Awesome job. Awesome job.
1197
00:58:26,570 --> 00:58:30,005
[chris] kenny,
whiplash made it to
the semifinals last season,
1198
00:58:30,040 --> 00:58:34,643
and they look prime to make
another deep tournament run
this year as well.
1199
00:58:34,678 --> 00:58:37,513
[kenny] yeah, what I saw
was just superior control,
1200
00:58:37,548 --> 00:58:40,549
superior driving skill
from matty vasquez.
1201
00:58:40,584 --> 00:58:44,753
Just staying on valkyrie
the whole fight.
1202
00:58:44,788 --> 00:58:48,690
[chris] and you saw whiplash
using the battlebox
to its advantage.
1203
00:58:48,726 --> 00:58:51,660
Getting valkyrie into
the corner and then valkyrie,
1204
00:58:51,695 --> 00:58:55,797
with that high-energy weapon
would just bounce
around the floor
1205
00:58:55,833 --> 00:58:58,834
and ended up on the screws
several times as well.
1206
00:58:58,869 --> 00:59:00,202
[kenny] yeah, absolutely.
1207
00:59:00,237 --> 00:59:04,206
And you never saw whiplash
really take a big hit
from valkyrie.
1208
00:59:04,241 --> 00:59:07,843
They were always
able to either
deflect with their wedge
1209
00:59:07,878 --> 00:59:11,847
or attack at the proper angle
and get those lifts going.
1210
00:59:11,882 --> 00:59:14,316
Just amazing stuff
from matty vasquez.
1211
00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:18,921
The results
from the judges are in.
1212
00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:27,095
The winner by unanimous
decision is...
1213
00:59:30,568 --> 00:59:32,901
Whiplash!
1214
00:59:32,937 --> 00:59:35,237
[all cheering]
1215
00:59:42,813 --> 00:59:46,915
matt vasquez,
congratulations on reaching
the quarter finals.
1216
00:59:46,951 --> 00:59:48,250
Thank you.
1217
00:59:48,285 --> 00:59:51,119
Did it feel like this was
an even more
dominant performance
1218
00:59:51,155 --> 00:59:53,589
than your regular season
win over valkyrie?
1219
00:59:53,624 --> 00:59:54,790
Oh, definitely not.
1220
00:59:54,825 --> 00:59:57,960
Our first fight against them
went almost perfectly for us.
1221
00:59:57,995 --> 01:00:00,929
We, you know, stopped their
weapon after, like,
three hits. This time,
1222
01:00:00,965 --> 01:00:03,231
their weapon went for, like,
two out of the three minutes,
1223
01:00:03,267 --> 01:00:05,934
which was, I mean--
that's insane for how big
of hits they were giving us.
1224
01:00:05,970 --> 01:00:07,636
They definitely made
big improvements.
1225
01:00:07,671 --> 01:00:10,305
We made a couple of little
improvements that definitely
really helped us.
1226
01:00:10,341 --> 01:00:11,773
We're just happy to be
moving on.
1227
01:00:11,809 --> 01:00:14,309
Matt, the good news is
you're on to
the quarter finals
1228
01:00:14,345 --> 01:00:15,744
for the third straight year.
1229
01:00:15,779 --> 01:00:18,080
-Yeah.
-The bad news is
you get the number one
1230
01:00:18,148 --> 01:00:19,848
-overall seed in
this tournament...
-Yeah.
1231
01:00:19,883 --> 01:00:22,818
...Hydra. Are you excited
or concerned?
1232
01:00:22,853 --> 01:00:24,620
I think more excited
than anything.
1233
01:00:24,655 --> 01:00:27,623
I think we do have
a couple plans for hydra.
1234
01:00:27,658 --> 01:00:29,591
We're not sure exactly
which will go.
1235
01:00:29,627 --> 01:00:30,926
We kind of like
have a safe route,
1236
01:00:30,961 --> 01:00:33,762
and then, like,
a more-- a little bit
risky competitive route.
1237
01:00:33,797 --> 01:00:34,896
We'll see which we go.
1238
01:00:34,932 --> 01:00:36,231
But, yeah, we're excited.
1239
01:00:36,266 --> 01:00:38,266
Hopefully, we won't end up
in the ceiling
like everyone else.
1240
01:00:38,302 --> 01:00:41,269
Well, matt, it should be
a great quarterfinal matchup.
1241
01:00:41,305 --> 01:00:43,672
Thanks so much for the time
and best of luck.
1242
01:00:43,707 --> 01:00:45,674
-Moving forward.
-Thank you.
1243
01:00:45,709 --> 01:00:47,709
[all cheering]
1244
01:00:49,813 --> 01:00:52,314
[chris] so whiplash
stamps its passport
1245
01:00:52,349 --> 01:00:53,515
to the quarter finals,
1246
01:00:53,550 --> 01:00:55,951
where none other than
the top dog,
1247
01:00:55,986 --> 01:00:58,453
hydra, lies in wait.
1248
01:00:58,489 --> 01:01:01,757
Get your popcorn ready
for that one.
1249
01:01:01,792 --> 01:01:05,827
Coming up, fresh off their
bracket-busting upset
of copperhead,
1250
01:01:05,863 --> 01:01:07,729
the 30th seed, mammoth,
1251
01:01:07,765 --> 01:01:12,901
looks to keep their
cinderella story alive,
as they battle the 19th seed,
1252
01:01:12,936 --> 01:01:15,637
the hammer from hell,
shatter!
1253
01:01:15,673 --> 01:01:19,307
That's next on battlebots.
1254
01:01:27,584 --> 01:01:30,419
We continue on here
on battlebots,
the round of 16.
1255
01:01:30,454 --> 01:01:32,954
He is kenny florian.
I'm chris rose.
1256
01:01:32,990 --> 01:01:34,823
We now move to
group number three
1257
01:01:34,858 --> 01:01:37,826
for a matchup between
the 30th seed, mammoth,
1258
01:01:37,861 --> 01:01:39,895
and the 19th seed, shatter!
1259
01:01:41,999 --> 01:01:43,999
The lowest remaining seed
in the tournament,
1260
01:01:44,034 --> 01:01:45,867
captain ricky willems
and mammoth,
1261
01:01:45,903 --> 01:01:48,937
are looking to keep
their cinderella story alive,
1262
01:01:48,972 --> 01:01:53,542
fresh off their stunning upset
of the three seed, copperhead.
1263
01:01:53,577 --> 01:01:56,778
They will face the only
remaining hammer bot
in the field,
1264
01:01:56,814 --> 01:02:01,149
adam wrigley's shatter!,
who beat the veteran
lock-jaw to get here.
1265
01:02:01,185 --> 01:02:04,686
This is gonna be
a fascinating clash
of designs.
1266
01:02:04,722 --> 01:02:08,957
One moves on, the other
powers down for the season.
1267
01:02:08,992 --> 01:02:10,258
So what do you say?
1268
01:02:10,294 --> 01:02:11,493
Let's get it going.
1269
01:02:12,596 --> 01:02:14,463
[automated voice]
blue team ready.
1270
01:02:14,498 --> 01:02:16,031
Mike, this one's all on you.
1271
01:02:17,735 --> 01:02:18,767
Kenny, we've been told
1272
01:02:18,802 --> 01:02:21,002
mammoth's launcher can
throw a refrigerator
1273
01:02:21,038 --> 01:02:22,971
like it's a snowball.
1274
01:02:23,006 --> 01:02:25,774
[kenny] yeah, it definitely
has the power to launch
shatter! Out of the box,
1275
01:02:25,809 --> 01:02:28,276
but they want to focus on
winning the control game.
1276
01:02:28,312 --> 01:02:30,078
So watch for them
to use the launcher
1277
01:02:30,114 --> 01:02:34,382
the way a boxer uses a jab
to try and
keep shatter! At bay.
1278
01:02:34,418 --> 01:02:36,151
[automated voice]
red team ready.
1279
01:02:38,355 --> 01:02:39,788
Go.
1280
01:02:39,823 --> 01:02:42,958
Kenny, how does adam wrigley
attack a bot as large
1281
01:02:42,993 --> 01:02:45,026
and as awkward as mammoth?
1282
01:02:45,062 --> 01:02:45,827
[kenny] well, honestly,
1283
01:02:45,863 --> 01:02:47,395
shatter! Is one of
the only bots
1284
01:02:47,431 --> 01:02:51,133
that has a reach long enough
to get to mammoth's gearbox
and weapon chain.
1285
01:02:51,168 --> 01:02:53,702
But in order to do that,
they'll have to get in close
1286
01:02:53,737 --> 01:02:57,672
and mix it up with the giant,
which will leave them
vulnerable to damage.
1287
01:02:57,674 --> 01:02:59,341
So, this is gonna be fun.
1288
01:03:03,313 --> 01:03:05,413
[crowd cheering]
1289
01:03:09,353 --> 01:03:11,653
[crowd chanting]
1290
01:03:19,863 --> 01:03:22,531
[chris] let the bot
battle begin!
1291
01:03:22,566 --> 01:03:25,333
Mammoth trying
to swallow up shatter!,
1292
01:03:25,369 --> 01:03:28,837
swatting them
away like a fly.
Look at that reach.
1293
01:03:28,872 --> 01:03:31,306
[kenny] well, so far,
that launcher
doing a great job of
1294
01:03:31,341 --> 01:03:33,608
establishing the distance
here, chris.
1295
01:03:33,644 --> 01:03:37,546
[chris] oh! A huge hit, wow!
1296
01:03:37,581 --> 01:03:39,047
Follow up, follow up!
1297
01:03:39,082 --> 01:03:42,651
[chris] mammoth punched
shatter! Head over heels
into the corner.
1298
01:03:42,719 --> 01:03:44,119
Shatter! Self-rights,
1299
01:03:44,154 --> 01:03:48,623
but mammoth is dominating
the opening stretch
of this fight, kenny.
1300
01:03:48,659 --> 01:03:51,793
[kenny] ricky willems
using his weapon to perfection
so far,
1301
01:03:51,829 --> 01:03:53,662
racking up points
against shatter!.
1302
01:03:54,798 --> 01:03:56,431
[both] oh!
1303
01:03:56,466 --> 01:03:58,533
[kenny] shatter! Was
very close to getting to
1304
01:03:58,569 --> 01:04:01,036
those drive motors there
of mammoth.
1305
01:04:01,638 --> 01:04:02,838
Oh!
1306
01:04:02,873 --> 01:04:05,407
-There it is! Fire, fire.
-[talking indistinctly]
1307
01:04:05,442 --> 01:04:07,676
[chris] mammoth has
lost its weapon chain.
1308
01:04:07,711 --> 01:04:09,044
[kenny] wow!
1309
01:04:09,079 --> 01:04:11,746
That chain is now dragging
at the feet of the bot.
1310
01:04:11,782 --> 01:04:15,750
And shatter! Has seriously
turned the tables
in this fight.
1311
01:04:15,786 --> 01:04:19,554
[chris] absolutely. This is
gonna free shatter! Up to get
a lot more aggressive now.
1312
01:04:21,558 --> 01:04:23,692
Oh, shatter! Is
on its head here,
1313
01:04:23,727 --> 01:04:25,927
tangled up in the frame
of mammoth.
1314
01:04:25,963 --> 01:04:29,497
Mammoth just kind of hovering
over top adam wrigley's bot,
1315
01:04:29,533 --> 01:04:33,101
trying to smother it
and keep shatter! From
doing any more damage.
1316
01:04:35,172 --> 01:04:38,106
Oh, look at this,
trying to go upstairs.
1317
01:04:38,141 --> 01:04:40,809
[kenny] really nice shot
by shatter!.
1318
01:04:40,844 --> 01:04:43,378
And how about mammoth pushing
shatter! Around the box?
1319
01:04:44,281 --> 01:04:45,914
-Wow.
-[chris] uh-oh!
1320
01:04:45,949 --> 01:04:48,950
Mammoth has shatter!
Up against the screws now.
1321
01:04:48,986 --> 01:04:52,020
Leaning on him, kind of like
a heavyweight boxer.
1322
01:04:52,055 --> 01:04:56,191
Shatter!'s got to create
some space to land
some shots here, kenny.
1323
01:04:56,226 --> 01:04:58,526
-[kenny] oh!
-That's a nice hit.
And another one!
1324
01:04:58,562 --> 01:05:00,462
[chris] that was some
nice shots by shatter!.
1325
01:05:00,530 --> 01:05:02,530
Yeah, attacking
the wheel of mammoth
1326
01:05:02,566 --> 01:05:05,734
and accumulating
some valuable
damage points there.
1327
01:05:06,370 --> 01:05:08,503
-[kenny] absolutely.
-Oh!
1328
01:05:08,538 --> 01:05:10,272
[kenny] shatter!
Should be ahead
1329
01:05:10,307 --> 01:05:13,241
of the damage category
after breaking
mammoth's weapon.
1330
01:05:13,277 --> 01:05:15,410
This is a neck and neck
fight, chris.
1331
01:05:16,947 --> 01:05:19,147
Oh, he is hard to push.
1332
01:05:19,182 --> 01:05:22,851
[chris] great driving
by ricky willems
and team mammoth.
1333
01:05:22,886 --> 01:05:25,887
He's got shatter!
Right in his claw.
1334
01:05:25,923 --> 01:05:27,389
[kenny] oh!
1335
01:05:27,424 --> 01:05:30,992
[chris]
mammoth driving shatter!
Hammer-first into the rails.
1336
01:05:31,028 --> 01:05:34,362
Less than a minute
remaining in this fight.
1337
01:05:34,398 --> 01:05:39,701
And, kenny, don't look now,
but shatter!'s weapon has
suddenly gone quiet.
1338
01:05:39,736 --> 01:05:43,571
Yeah, I think they
may have damaged it
in that last collision, chris.
1339
01:05:43,607 --> 01:05:45,240
[chris] and you know
what that means?
1340
01:05:45,275 --> 01:05:50,045
We got a pushing match
on our hands down the stretch
in this round of 16 matchup.
1341
01:05:50,547 --> 01:05:52,147
Come on!
1342
01:05:52,182 --> 01:05:53,581
[chris] the 30th seed,
mammoth,
1343
01:05:53,617 --> 01:05:56,584
has been sensational
from the opening bell,
1344
01:05:56,620 --> 01:06:00,355
who was facing a serious
uphill battle for
the majority of this fight
1345
01:06:00,390 --> 01:06:04,559
after a brilliant strike
from shatter!
Broke their weapon chain.
1346
01:06:04,594 --> 01:06:08,396
Now, they seem to have
answered back by
stopping shatter!'s hammer.
1347
01:06:08,432 --> 01:06:11,433
But the question,
will it be enough in
the eyes of the judges?
1348
01:06:11,468 --> 01:06:12,667
[buzzer sounding]
1349
01:06:13,203 --> 01:06:14,536
their wheel came off.
1350
01:06:15,372 --> 01:06:17,005
[man] their wheel came off.
1351
01:06:17,040 --> 01:06:18,239
[chris] peter,
what did you think?
1352
01:06:18,275 --> 01:06:19,808
[pete] that was amazing.
1353
01:06:19,843 --> 01:06:21,710
I mean, I don't know if you
just caught what just happened
at the very end.
1354
01:06:21,745 --> 01:06:24,579
The wheel fell off of mammoth
right there at the very end.
1355
01:06:24,614 --> 01:06:28,416
That could be some
serious points
against them, but wow.
1356
01:06:28,452 --> 01:06:31,920
I mean, removing
the chain off of mammoth
so early on
1357
01:06:31,955 --> 01:06:34,489
and keeping them from being
able to lift shatter!,
1358
01:06:34,524 --> 01:06:36,791
but mammoth would
never let go.
1359
01:06:36,827 --> 01:06:39,828
So most of the control
was gonna
end up on mammoth.
1360
01:06:41,665 --> 01:06:43,999
[chris] remember, mammoth
scraped into this tournament
1361
01:06:44,034 --> 01:06:47,769
as the 30th seed, took out
the third overall seed
1362
01:06:47,804 --> 01:06:50,138
in copperhead
just to get here.
1363
01:06:50,173 --> 01:06:53,241
And what a performance tonight
in the round of 16.
1364
01:06:53,276 --> 01:06:54,709
[kenny] unbelievable.
1365
01:06:54,745 --> 01:06:57,946
Mammoth, so effective
with that launcher
at the start of this fight.
1366
01:06:57,981 --> 01:06:59,447
They were relentless,
1367
01:06:59,483 --> 01:07:00,982
and just overwhelmed shatter!.
1368
01:07:01,018 --> 01:07:03,451
[chris] but with one swing
of their hammer
1369
01:07:03,487 --> 01:07:09,024
shatter! Flipped the script
and tore mammoth's
weapon chain clean off.
1370
01:07:09,059 --> 01:07:12,293
[kenny] yes, they did.
And here's what the judges are
asking themselves right now.
1371
01:07:12,329 --> 01:07:15,597
Did mammoth do enough
to overcome the loss
of their weapons
1372
01:07:15,632 --> 01:07:17,399
so early in this fight?
1373
01:07:17,434 --> 01:07:19,501
Yes, they showed
incredible control throughout
1374
01:07:19,536 --> 01:07:21,569
and eventually
stopped shatter!'s weapon,
1375
01:07:21,605 --> 01:07:23,204
but that was later
in the match,
1376
01:07:23,240 --> 01:07:26,041
and shatter! Did have
a few nice flurries
in between.
1377
01:07:26,076 --> 01:07:28,510
This is a very tough call.
1378
01:07:28,545 --> 01:07:30,211
[chris] and I want you
to take a look at this.
1379
01:07:30,247 --> 01:07:34,849
As time expired,
one of mammoth's
tires fell off of the frame.
1380
01:07:34,885 --> 01:07:39,120
Could that be the final
impression the judges need
to make a decision?
1381
01:07:39,156 --> 01:07:41,423
This is going
to be a nail-biter.
1382
01:07:41,458 --> 01:07:43,525
So now let's
turn it on over to faruq.
1383
01:07:45,429 --> 01:07:48,163
The results
from the judges are in.
1384
01:07:48,832 --> 01:07:51,866
[crowd cheering]
1385
01:07:51,902 --> 01:07:54,302
we have a split decision.
1386
01:07:58,408 --> 01:08:03,278
Judge jason
scored the battle for mammoth.
1387
01:08:03,313 --> 01:08:06,147
[cheering]
1388
01:08:06,183 --> 01:08:10,552
judge lisa scored
the battle for shatter!.
1389
01:08:13,857 --> 01:08:19,160
Judge derrick scored
the battle for the winner...
1390
01:08:24,334 --> 01:08:25,900
Shatter!
1391
01:08:25,936 --> 01:08:29,070
[whooping triumphantly]
1392
01:08:37,080 --> 01:08:38,313
[all cheering]
1393
01:08:38,949 --> 01:08:40,148
[chris] adam wrigley.
1394
01:08:40,183 --> 01:08:41,416
Whoo!
1395
01:08:41,451 --> 01:08:42,784
Whoo!
1396
01:08:42,819 --> 01:08:43,985
You okay?
1397
01:08:44,020 --> 01:08:45,920
I'm okay.
1398
01:08:45,956 --> 01:08:50,391
I know that in seasons past,
you and the judges
saw fights differently.
1399
01:08:50,427 --> 01:08:52,627
How worried were you
that was going
to happen again?
1400
01:08:53,930 --> 01:08:57,732
I... That was...
I'm really happy.
1401
01:08:57,767 --> 01:08:59,701
I'm really happy,
is what I am right now.
1402
01:08:59,736 --> 01:09:00,969
[laughs]
1403
01:09:01,004 --> 01:09:03,104
that's a smart man
who might need those judges
1404
01:09:03,140 --> 01:09:05,440
sometime in the near future
as well.
1405
01:09:05,475 --> 01:09:07,542
All right, it looks like
your pit crew member,
1406
01:09:07,577 --> 01:09:09,577
I believe that's mary
standing next to you...
1407
01:09:09,613 --> 01:09:12,547
And she's all...
Why so emotional?
1408
01:09:12,582 --> 01:09:15,550
We've been working on this
for years now.
1409
01:09:15,585 --> 01:09:18,153
Ever since adam and I
have been together,
it's been a dream of his
1410
01:09:18,188 --> 01:09:20,388
to get even farther
and get to the nut.
1411
01:09:20,423 --> 01:09:22,223
So it's just awesome
to see that paying off.
1412
01:09:22,259 --> 01:09:24,893
And I'm a very...
I have no poker face, so...
1413
01:09:24,928 --> 01:09:26,427
[all laugh]
1414
01:09:26,463 --> 01:09:28,196
it's coming out.
1415
01:09:28,231 --> 01:09:29,597
Hey, guys. Congratulations.
1416
01:09:29,633 --> 01:09:31,933
We look forward
to your next fight
in the quarterfinal.
1417
01:09:31,968 --> 01:09:33,067
Whoo!
1418
01:09:33,103 --> 01:09:36,104
-[mary] ...Guys.
-Good job.
1419
01:09:36,139 --> 01:09:38,773
[chris] some tough decisions
for the judges tonight.
1420
01:09:38,808 --> 01:09:41,109
I do not envy them at all.
1421
01:09:41,144 --> 01:09:45,747
However, adam rickley
and shatter! Punch their
ticket to the quarter finals.
1422
01:09:45,782 --> 01:09:50,051
We will find out there who
their dance partner
will be next.
1423
01:09:50,086 --> 01:09:52,654
In our final
round of 16 match-up,
1424
01:09:52,689 --> 01:09:56,791
it's the sixth seed endgame
taking on the 22-seed rotator.
1425
01:09:56,826 --> 01:10:01,129
Come on back as the battlebots
world championship
tournament continues.
1426
01:10:06,203 --> 01:10:07,235
[clapping and cheering]
1427
01:10:07,270 --> 01:10:08,536
[jenny] congratulations!
1428
01:10:08,572 --> 01:10:09,604
-Thank you!
-Oh!
1429
01:10:09,639 --> 01:10:11,639
-What a win for you guys!
-Yeah.
1430
01:10:11,675 --> 01:10:13,875
You're definitely
doing something right.
1431
01:10:13,910 --> 01:10:15,843
You guys took down
minotaur last season.
1432
01:10:15,879 --> 01:10:17,645
You just took down tombstone
and ray.
1433
01:10:17,681 --> 01:10:18,746
How does it feel?
1434
01:10:18,782 --> 01:10:21,482
Feels great
to beat ray billings.
1435
01:10:21,518 --> 01:10:23,885
It was a pleasure for us
to fight them.
1436
01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:25,620
Is this already
a win for you guys?
1437
01:10:25,655 --> 01:10:28,356
Taking down tombstone?
Or do you your eye
on the giant nut?
1438
01:10:28,391 --> 01:10:29,757
We have our eyes
on the giant nut,
1439
01:10:29,793 --> 01:10:33,328
but right now
we are celebrating the moment.
1440
01:10:33,363 --> 01:10:35,930
We know that
we did something really big.
1441
01:10:35,966 --> 01:10:39,033
Okay. There was a little bit
of a dance going into the box.
1442
01:10:39,069 --> 01:10:41,536
Can you guys recreate
the moment right now, please.
1443
01:10:41,571 --> 01:10:43,905
Yes? Thank you.
This is it!
1444
01:10:43,940 --> 01:10:47,942
-The celebratory dance.
Congratulations...
-Yeah!
1445
01:10:53,817 --> 01:10:55,450
[chris]
welcome back to battlebots,
1446
01:10:55,485 --> 01:10:57,752
the world championship
tournament.
1447
01:10:57,787 --> 01:11:01,422
Right now, it's a showdown
for the final spot
in the top eight.
1448
01:11:01,491 --> 01:11:05,927
It's the six-seed endgame,
taking on number
22-seed rotator.
1449
01:11:05,962 --> 01:11:08,363
And let's start with rotator.
1450
01:11:08,398 --> 01:11:10,164
[chris] kenny, victor soto
1451
01:11:10,200 --> 01:11:15,136
told us before the season
started, his goal was to make
the top eight with a win.
1452
01:11:15,171 --> 01:11:16,638
He does just that.
1453
01:11:16,673 --> 01:11:18,906
[kenny] yeah, absolutely.
And could go even further.
1454
01:11:18,942 --> 01:11:22,343
I mean, this is a very
tough matchup for him.
He understands that.
1455
01:11:22,379 --> 01:11:25,980
He says the physics is such
that, you know, when you go
against a vertical spinner,
1456
01:11:26,049 --> 01:11:28,316
they shoot you up in the air.
1457
01:11:28,351 --> 01:11:31,419
And he's hoping he'd go
to full three minutes.
1458
01:11:31,454 --> 01:11:33,354
He understands
he has to be patient,
1459
01:11:33,390 --> 01:11:36,724
and it's all about armor
and driving in this fight.
1460
01:11:36,760 --> 01:11:38,459
[chris]
and what about endgame?
1461
01:11:38,495 --> 01:11:41,963
[kenny] the weapon of rotator
isn't so concerning for them.
1462
01:11:41,998 --> 01:11:44,499
You know, they don't really
want to go to a decision.
1463
01:11:44,534 --> 01:11:46,834
Uh, they've been happy
with what they've done,
1464
01:11:46,870 --> 01:11:48,636
but a loss here
would be crushing,
1465
01:11:48,672 --> 01:11:50,438
and I think they have
to be aggressive here.
1466
01:11:50,473 --> 01:11:54,208
Try to land some shots and,
uh, take out rotator
as quickly as possible.
1467
01:11:55,078 --> 01:11:57,011
Faruq, show us how it's done.
1468
01:11:58,148 --> 01:12:00,748
[all cheering]
1469
01:12:00,784 --> 01:12:05,219
in the blue square...
This bot has destroyed
all over.
1470
01:12:05,255 --> 01:12:07,555
From the cities
to the boondocks.
1471
01:12:07,590 --> 01:12:11,926
And he hasn't awesome
disc spinner like
my very first boom box.
1472
01:12:11,961 --> 01:12:16,197
But just like old cds,
your time is about to be done.
1473
01:12:16,232 --> 01:12:21,202
So here comes "now-
that's-what-I-call-murder"
volume one...
1474
01:12:21,237 --> 01:12:23,571
With rotator!
1475
01:12:26,643 --> 01:12:30,678
[chris] rotator knocked out
jackpot in the round of 32.
1476
01:12:30,714 --> 01:12:36,417
Kenny, what configuration
is victor soto coming
to work with tonight?
1477
01:12:36,453 --> 01:12:38,820
[kenny] well,
he's working with
that nasty undercutter,
1478
01:12:38,855 --> 01:12:42,090
which is designed to get
underneath bots and take out
the tires.
1479
01:12:42,125 --> 01:12:44,525
So he hopes
to disable endgame that way.
1480
01:12:44,561 --> 01:12:47,161
He said he's approaching this
fight like it's the final
1481
01:12:47,197 --> 01:12:48,930
because if you could
get by endgame,
1482
01:12:48,965 --> 01:12:51,032
he feels like he could
take the whole thing.
1483
01:12:56,406 --> 01:12:58,005
[faruq] in red square...
1484
01:12:58,708 --> 01:13:00,675
"battlebots assemble!"
1485
01:13:00,710 --> 01:13:02,610
this bot has no equal.
1486
01:13:02,645 --> 01:13:06,214
After knocking out tombstone,
we green lit a sequel.
1487
01:13:06,249 --> 01:13:09,450
Like j.A.R.V.I.S. It's made
by a genius programmer.
1488
01:13:09,486 --> 01:13:13,454
It's the coolest thing
since the cap lifted
thor's hammer.
1489
01:13:13,490 --> 01:13:19,494
Trust me, you're going to want
to stay till the end frame,
but, shh, no spoilers.
1490
01:13:19,529 --> 01:13:23,064
You're about to watch endgame!
1491
01:13:23,099 --> 01:13:25,666
[crowd cheering and clapping]
1492
01:13:25,702 --> 01:13:31,739
[chris] endgame took care of
11-year old tyler and perfect
phoenix in the round of 32.
1493
01:13:31,775 --> 01:13:34,108
These guys, this is the
most confident they've been
1494
01:13:34,144 --> 01:13:35,943
in their three seasons
on battlebots.
1495
01:13:35,979 --> 01:13:37,678
[kenny] yeah, they're on top
of their game right now.
1496
01:13:37,714 --> 01:13:40,181
Their weapon
is firing insanely well.
1497
01:13:40,216 --> 01:13:43,918
Jack barker has been
an absolute beast
on the stick,
1498
01:13:43,953 --> 01:13:47,388
and they've been killing good
bots with relative ease.
1499
01:13:47,424 --> 01:13:49,357
This should
be a fantastic fight.
1500
01:13:49,426 --> 01:13:51,659
[crowd cheering]
1501
01:13:57,767 --> 01:13:59,834
they're interesting as
they have a gap in the middle
1502
01:13:59,869 --> 01:14:02,336
where the weapon's exposed,
and I just have to be careful
1503
01:14:02,372 --> 01:14:04,906
that I don't feed my armor
into their weapon.
1504
01:14:04,941 --> 01:14:08,342
This is one of those fights
where I really can't make
any driving mistakes
1505
01:14:08,378 --> 01:14:10,878
because it could be
very costly with how
hard they hit.
1506
01:14:10,914 --> 01:14:13,548
And I have to be careful
that they don't shoot me
outside of the arena.
1507
01:14:13,583 --> 01:14:15,116
They've been
doing that pretty often.
1508
01:14:15,151 --> 01:14:17,685
So we've got obviously
the big wedges on the front,
1509
01:14:17,720 --> 01:14:22,957
and really, the idea is just
to keep him in front of those
the whole time.
1510
01:14:22,992 --> 01:14:27,228
If we can drive properly,
we can hopefully make sure
he doesn't get under them.
1511
01:14:27,263 --> 01:14:31,499
We're not terribly scared
of his weapon.
1512
01:14:31,534 --> 01:14:34,335
What we're really scared of is
him getting around to our
more squishy areas
1513
01:14:34,370 --> 01:14:37,839
like our wheels or just
the back of the robot
1514
01:14:37,874 --> 01:14:39,474
because he's
very good at that.
1515
01:14:48,218 --> 01:14:50,618
[crowd cheering]
1516
01:14:56,059 --> 01:14:58,559
[crowd] fight! Fight! Fight!
1517
01:14:58,595 --> 01:15:02,096
[chris] all right, the last
spot in the quarterfinals
on the line.
1518
01:15:03,099 --> 01:15:04,632
Endgame...
1519
01:15:05,235 --> 01:15:07,101
Rotator...
1520
01:15:07,136 --> 01:15:11,372
Only one can advance.
Here we go.
1521
01:15:11,374 --> 01:15:14,809
[crowd] fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1522
01:15:14,844 --> 01:15:17,512
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
1523
01:15:19,182 --> 01:15:21,916
Rotator turn around
a nice little smash.
1524
01:15:21,951 --> 01:15:27,889
Oh, no! Endgame nearly popped
rotator out of the box!
1525
01:15:27,924 --> 01:15:30,658
[kenny] endgame has to be
careful with the wheels
on the backside.
1526
01:15:30,693 --> 01:15:32,927
Can't let rotator get
that undercutter to them.
1527
01:15:32,962 --> 01:15:35,396
There goes
one of the wedges of rotator.
1528
01:15:35,431 --> 01:15:38,199
That's going to make things
a little easier for endgame.
1529
01:15:38,234 --> 01:15:43,271
[chris] endgame trying to get
control of its bot,
driven by jack, on the attack
1530
01:15:43,306 --> 01:15:45,172
and nice shot on rotator!
1531
01:15:45,208 --> 01:15:48,276
[kenny] uh-oh!
You just saw a belt
come off endgame, chris.
1532
01:15:48,311 --> 01:15:51,045
[chris] you can see the weapon
has slowed down significantly.
1533
01:15:51,080 --> 01:15:52,146
[both] whoa!
1534
01:15:52,181 --> 01:15:54,348
Yeah!
1535
01:15:54,384 --> 01:15:56,384
[chris] now the weapon has
actually stopped.
1536
01:15:57,453 --> 01:15:58,986
That is a huge deal.
1537
01:15:59,022 --> 01:16:01,589
Not even 45 seconds
into this fight.
1538
01:16:01,624 --> 01:16:05,326
Is endgame relegated
to push-bot duties?
1539
01:16:05,361 --> 01:16:06,827
[kenny] I believe
they are, chris.
1540
01:16:06,863 --> 01:16:10,331
Without that belt,
primary weapon
is going to be done.
1541
01:16:10,366 --> 01:16:14,802
Not a good start for endgame,
but they certainly got
some great hits off.
1542
01:16:14,837 --> 01:16:17,438
[chris] rotator's blades
spinning at full speed.
1543
01:16:17,473 --> 01:16:21,475
Oh! There's a big shot!
Endgame still moving around.
1544
01:16:21,511 --> 01:16:23,544
And that is part
of the name of the game.
1545
01:16:24,414 --> 01:16:25,713
Keep moving.
1546
01:16:25,748 --> 01:16:29,784
What sort of strategy
is jack barker have
up his sleeve?
1547
01:16:29,819 --> 01:16:31,852
[kenny] well, he's got to get
underneath rotator.
1548
01:16:31,888 --> 01:16:34,622
Can't let that weapon
get around to the side.
1549
01:16:34,657 --> 01:16:35,990
They'll need
to protect their wheels.
1550
01:16:36,025 --> 01:16:37,425
That was a concern of theirs.
1551
01:16:37,460 --> 01:16:40,761
It looks like...
Whoa! That's a great shot
by endgame!
1552
01:16:40,797 --> 01:16:42,463
[chris] unbelievable!
1553
01:16:42,498 --> 01:16:46,934
Massive as rotator went into
the driver's glass right
in front of victor soto,
1554
01:16:47,503 --> 01:16:49,470
[man] oh!
1555
01:16:49,505 --> 01:16:52,573
[chris] now rotator's driving
inverted, which it can do.
1556
01:16:52,609 --> 01:16:55,042
Uh-oh, endgame having
some driving issues...
1557
01:16:55,078 --> 01:16:57,645
[chris] oh! Another huge shot.
1558
01:16:57,680 --> 01:16:59,180
[kenny] whoa!
1559
01:16:59,215 --> 01:17:01,782
[chris] pete, how dangerous
is rotator when it's
driving inverted?
1560
01:17:01,818 --> 01:17:04,018
[kenny] for this configuration
of endgame,
1561
01:17:04,053 --> 01:17:06,754
the worst case scenario
because they can hit high
1562
01:17:06,789 --> 01:17:10,024
and take out the
whole weapon set
creating a lot of damage.
1563
01:17:10,059 --> 01:17:11,525
[kenny] but may
not matter, chris.
1564
01:17:11,561 --> 01:17:14,261
Rotator's blades looks to be
slowing down.
1565
01:17:14,297 --> 01:17:18,199
[chris] ah! Endgame's gonna be
able to take advantage
of this with their wedge.
1566
01:17:18,234 --> 01:17:21,969
It's gonna be a full
55 seconds of just
pushing and shoving.
1567
01:17:22,005 --> 01:17:24,605
[kenny] this is the kind of
match that rotator
wanted though.
1568
01:17:24,641 --> 01:17:26,207
They wanted
to go the distance
1569
01:17:26,242 --> 01:17:28,275
to give themselves a chance
here with these judges.
1570
01:17:28,311 --> 01:17:30,211
[man] right now! Yeah!
1571
01:17:30,246 --> 01:17:33,347
[kenny] nice shot to
the pulverizer
landed by rotator.
1572
01:17:33,383 --> 01:17:35,116
What a fight.
1573
01:17:35,151 --> 01:17:37,885
[chris] rotator took out
endgame's weapon.
1574
01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:40,054
Endgame has returned
the favor.
1575
01:17:40,089 --> 01:17:42,790
Now closing in
on the 30-second mark.
1576
01:17:42,825 --> 01:17:45,026
[kenny] this, I think,
is the part of the fight...
1577
01:17:45,061 --> 01:17:48,729
It's really going to favor
endgame with that wedge.
1578
01:17:48,765 --> 01:17:50,698
They're going to be able
to get underneath rotator
1579
01:17:50,733 --> 01:17:52,233
and push them
around the battlebox.
1580
01:17:52,268 --> 01:17:54,602
See if they can
get the hazards involved.
1581
01:17:54,637 --> 01:17:56,537
There they go.
They're underneath rotator.
1582
01:17:56,572 --> 01:17:58,439
See if they're gonna
bring him over towards
the hammer.
1583
01:17:58,474 --> 01:18:00,875
[chris] rotator trying
to wiggle free!
1584
01:18:00,910 --> 01:18:05,146
Oh! Endgame lands a shot
with a 100-pound pulverizer.
1585
01:18:05,181 --> 01:18:08,983
Finding a way to score points
here in the home stretch.
1586
01:18:09,018 --> 01:18:15,589
It is a wire to wire war
between two veteran teams
here in the round of 16.
1587
01:18:15,658 --> 01:18:17,158
[buzzer sounds]
1588
01:18:17,193 --> 01:18:18,926
whoo!
1589
01:18:21,664 --> 01:18:24,098
[chris] wow! Oh, that was
a good fight.
1590
01:18:25,301 --> 01:18:28,269
[man] don't know
what we would've done.
1591
01:18:28,304 --> 01:18:33,374
So much to unpack.
The judges, they have their
hands full with this one.
1592
01:18:33,409 --> 01:18:36,811
So kenny florian,
break it down for us.
1593
01:18:36,846 --> 01:18:39,246
[kenny] yeah, I tell you what.
This was just a brawl.
1594
01:18:39,282 --> 01:18:42,650
Full stop. I mean endgame
got off to a great start,
1595
01:18:42,685 --> 01:18:47,788
getting underneath rotator
and landing some amazing shots
with that vertical disc.
1596
01:18:47,824 --> 01:18:51,525
[chris] but rotator,
tough as nails, answered back.
1597
01:18:51,561 --> 01:18:53,561
They took the fight
to endgame.
1598
01:18:53,596 --> 01:18:57,932
Broke their disk spinner
and grabbed control
of this match.
1599
01:18:57,967 --> 01:19:00,968
[kenny] that's right. But give
the... A ton of credit for
not panicking.
1600
01:19:01,003 --> 01:19:04,605
They stayed right on top
of rotator and found a way
to score points.
1601
01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:09,143
Look at this shot as endgame
punches rotator into
the driver's window.
1602
01:19:09,178 --> 01:19:10,611
Wow!
1603
01:19:10,646 --> 01:19:13,046
[chris] so how are the judges
gonna sort this one
out, kenny?
1604
01:19:13,049 --> 01:19:15,116
It may come down
to aggression, chris.
1605
01:19:15,151 --> 01:19:17,952
[kenny] I mean, endgame
never stopped attacking.
1606
01:19:17,987 --> 01:19:19,520
Even when their weapon
went down,
1607
01:19:19,555 --> 01:19:21,889
they did a great job
of getting underneath them.
1608
01:19:21,924 --> 01:19:24,458
They landed some great shots
with that wedge
1609
01:19:24,494 --> 01:19:27,895
and ultimately got rid of
their primary weapon as well.
1610
01:19:27,930 --> 01:19:31,799
[chris] will it be enough
to send endgame
to the quarterfinals?
1611
01:19:31,834 --> 01:19:33,134
Let's find out.
1612
01:19:37,273 --> 01:19:40,274
The results
from the judges are in.
1613
01:19:43,846 --> 01:19:46,914
We have a split decision.
1614
01:19:46,949 --> 01:19:49,583
[crowd] oh!
1615
01:19:51,420 --> 01:19:56,223
Judge lisa scores
the battle for endgame.
1616
01:19:59,262 --> 01:20:04,465
Judge jason scored the battle
for rotator.
1617
01:20:08,971 --> 01:20:13,808
Judge derrick scored
the battle for the winner...
1618
01:20:21,484 --> 01:20:23,818
Endgame!
1619
01:20:23,853 --> 01:20:26,754
[crowd cheering and clapping]
1620
01:20:29,058 --> 01:20:31,759
[indistinct]
1621
01:20:35,798 --> 01:20:37,231
yes!
1622
01:20:42,104 --> 01:20:44,405
[chris] nick, jack,
get over here.
1623
01:20:44,440 --> 01:20:47,775
You are on
to the quarterfinals.
1624
01:20:47,810 --> 01:20:49,076
Can you exhale, nick?
1625
01:20:50,213 --> 01:20:51,545
I just have
to breathe in first.
1626
01:20:51,581 --> 01:20:54,381
[kenny and chris laugh]
1627
01:20:54,417 --> 01:20:57,484
[nick] rotator just
doesn't die.
1628
01:20:57,520 --> 01:21:00,721
That was one...
That was probably
our best fight ever.
1629
01:21:00,756 --> 01:21:03,858
We never got three minutes
in a big slug fest like that.
1630
01:21:03,893 --> 01:21:07,061
And, man, it gives me so
much confidence that our robot
isn't gonna die.
1631
01:21:07,096 --> 01:21:08,262
Just randomly now.
1632
01:21:08,297 --> 01:21:10,030
I mean,
we lost the weapon, but...
1633
01:21:10,066 --> 01:21:12,199
I really think we should
add some belt guards.
1634
01:21:12,235 --> 01:21:16,737
[chuckles] yeah, maybe, um,
because there's a belt on
the floor in case you need.
1635
01:21:16,772 --> 01:21:19,039
-There's four of them.
-[kenny laughs]
1636
01:21:19,075 --> 01:21:23,544
so how nervous were you
when you lose
your primary weapon
1637
01:21:23,579 --> 01:21:25,880
45 seconds
into a playoff fight?
1638
01:21:25,915 --> 01:21:28,249
Um, we were pretty scared
about that.
1639
01:21:28,284 --> 01:21:30,551
But it looked like
from the beginning
1640
01:21:30,586 --> 01:21:32,019
that we had the advantage
on drive.
1641
01:21:32,054 --> 01:21:34,488
We were getting under him,
were able to push him around.
1642
01:21:34,523 --> 01:21:35,956
So we weren't too worried.
1643
01:21:35,992 --> 01:21:38,859
We knew that we could have
control and aggression.
1644
01:21:38,895 --> 01:21:42,663
So I think it's really lucky
that his weapon died on us
as well.
1645
01:21:42,698 --> 01:21:47,167
We hit it a bunch of times
with our face and that
ended up killing it.
1646
01:21:47,203 --> 01:21:50,070
And I think
that's what got us the win.
1647
01:21:50,106 --> 01:21:53,874
Jack and nick.
Congratulations to you
and all of the entire team.
1648
01:21:53,910 --> 01:21:55,876
We will see you
in the round of eight.
1649
01:21:55,912 --> 01:21:57,678
-Congratulations.
-[nick] thank you, chris.
Thank you, kenny.
1650
01:21:57,713 --> 01:21:58,913
[kenny] well done.
1651
01:22:02,785 --> 01:22:06,053
[chris] so for only
the second time
in three seasons,
1652
01:22:06,088 --> 01:22:12,059
endgame goes the distance
and grabs the last spot
in the quarter finals,
1653
01:22:12,094 --> 01:22:14,161
and now the top eight
is all set.
1654
01:22:14,196 --> 01:22:16,430
And look at these matchups.
1655
01:22:16,465 --> 01:22:18,065
In group number one...
1656
01:22:18,134 --> 01:22:21,268
The last of our top four seeds
still in contention.
1657
01:22:21,304 --> 01:22:25,306
Hydra will meet
the number eight whiplash.
1658
01:22:25,341 --> 01:22:29,543
Manny vasquez tells us
he's got something in store
for hydra.
1659
01:22:29,612 --> 01:22:31,445
Can't wait.
1660
01:22:31,480 --> 01:22:35,049
[kenny] over in group two,
18-seed tantrum's
magical season
1661
01:22:35,084 --> 01:22:38,786
could literally be cut short
by the seventh-seed sawblaze.
1662
01:22:40,356 --> 01:22:42,489
[chris] in group three,
we just saw endgame
1663
01:22:42,525 --> 01:22:45,626
finding ways to win without
actually using it's weapon.
1664
01:22:45,661 --> 01:22:47,861
Kind of a frightening thought
for the competition
1665
01:22:47,897 --> 01:22:50,965
and especially for the
19th-seeded shatter!
1666
01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:53,100
Who they take on
in the final eight.
1667
01:22:53,135 --> 01:22:56,837
And finally, in group four,
the lowest seed left
in the tournament,
1668
01:22:56,872 --> 01:23:00,674
20th-seed ribbot
takes on fifth-seed
black dragon.
1669
01:23:02,144 --> 01:23:03,811
[chris] all right, so
that'll do it for us.
1670
01:23:03,846 --> 01:23:08,182
For jenny taft and faruq
and our bot-whisperer pete
and my man kenny florian,
1671
01:23:08,217 --> 01:23:09,483
I'm chris rose.
1672
01:23:09,518 --> 01:23:12,519
Next time we see ya,
we have got
the quarter finals,
1673
01:23:12,555 --> 01:23:15,923
the semis,
and somebody
is walking out of here
1674
01:23:15,958 --> 01:23:17,391
with the giant nut.
1675
01:23:17,426 --> 01:23:19,593
We'll see you next time
on battlebots.
1676
01:23:25,735 --> 01:23:29,370
[chris] think you have what
it takes to be the next
battlebots world champion?
1677
01:23:29,405 --> 01:23:34,508
Go to discovery.Com/battlebots
to find out how to join in
on the action.