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<i> [automated voice] robots,</i>
<i>  activate.</i>

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[theme music playing]

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[audience cheering
and applauding]

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hey, everybody,

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and welcome once again to
week two of battlebots,

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the only sport
actively precipitating the
eventual robot takeover.

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Hi, everyone, I'm chris rose,
joined by ufc legend,

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master of cage and screen.

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The number one ranked robot
fighting analyst in the world,

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because of course
there is only one.

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Say hello to kenny florian!

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[audience cheering
and applauding]

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that's right, chris. It's like
we've got a room
full of terminators,

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but sarah connor
has the controls.

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And speaking of
terminators, kenny,

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on deck, we have an
incredible sequel to week one

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that some say might actually
be better than the original.

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Terminator 2 is better.

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Oh,
that's a matter of opinion.

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Ah, it's definitely better.
[audience laughing]

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okay, why don't we get
back to the matchups?

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Ken, kenny?

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It's just undeniably
a better film.

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[audience laughing]

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all right. More importantly,
we have a vicious lineup of
teams fighting to qualify

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for the greatest tournament
this side of judgment day.

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<i> [chris] let's take a look</i>
<i>  at tonight's fight card.</i>

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<i>  From the big</i>
<i>  and tall department,</i>

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<i>  we'll see a clash</i>
<i>  of the titans,</i>

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<i>  as the nearly</i>
<i>  six-foot tall mammoth</i>

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<i>  squares off</i>
<i> against the biggest horizontal</i>
<i>  spinner in the competition,</i>

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<i>  hijinx!</i>

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<i> [kenny] we've also</i>
<i>  got the moment</i>

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<i>  that battlebots universe</i>
<i>  has been waiting a year for.</i>

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<i>  It's the return of the</i>
<i>  little bot that could,</i>

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<i>  rusty.</i>

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<i> [chris] this is the cutest</i>
<i>  robot we've ever seen,</i>

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<i>  and it will not die!</i>

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<i> [kenny] everyone's favorite</i>
<i>  junkyard bot</i>

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<i>  will kick off its sophomore</i>
<i>  season against aren hill's</i>

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<i>  game-changing new flipper,</i>

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<i>  blip.</i>

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[chris] and it all leads
up to a main event

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<i>  that could potentially be</i>
<i>  a preview of this</i>
<i>  year's championship.</i>

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<i>  We'll see bloodsport</i>

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<i>  trying to carve up last</i>
<i>  season's runner up,</i>

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<i>  whiplash!</i>

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<i> [kenny] that's right, it's one</i>
<i> of the hardest hitting bots...</i>

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<i> [chris] whoa!</i>

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<i> [kenny] ...Against one of</i>
<i> the best drivers in the world.</i>

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<i>  And after falling just short</i>
<i>  of the giant nut last season,</i>

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<i>  matt vasquez tells us</i>

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<i>  he has unfinished</i>
<i>  business to attend to.</i>

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<i> [chris] but we're</i>
<i>  kicking the night off</i>

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<i>  with a matchup between</i>
<i>  a couple of 250-pound</i>
<i>  monster trucks.</i>

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<i>  Greg gibson</i>

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<i>  and the legendary yeti are</i>
<i>  back out of retirement</i>

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<i>  and ready to rumble</i>
<i>  with the man,</i>

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<i>  the myth,</i>
<i>  the maniac,</i>

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<i>  martin mason</i>
<i>  and the gritty, kitty,</i>

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<i>  madcatter.</i>

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You guys ready?

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[audience cheering
and applauding]

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I think they're ready.

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Faruq, take it away!

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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are you ready?

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It's robot fighting time!

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[audience cheering]

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[faruq] in the red square,

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he's got his game face on.

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He's armed and ready.

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Enemy's knees weak,
their palms are sweaty.

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There's vomit on
their controller already,
bot spaghetti.

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You only get one shot to die

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at the hands of the yeti!

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[audience cheering]

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<i> [chris] yeti is back,</i>

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<i>  but this bot looks</i>
<i>  like it's been on a diet.</i>

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<i>  To bring yeti out</i>
<i>  of retirement,</i>

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<i>  greg gibson teamed up</i>
<i>  with battlebox veteran</i>

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<i>  christian carlberg,</i>

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<i>  and together they</i>
<i>  made some</i>

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<i>  big changes for</i>
<i>  its comeback tour.</i>

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<i> [kenny] yeah, you can really</i>
<i>  see the christian carlberg</i>
<i>  influence here.</i>

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<i>  Yeti is now about</i>
<i>  20% more compact,</i>

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<i>  still 250 pounds,</i>

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<i>  just crammed into</i>
<i>  a smaller package.</i>

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<i>  But they've also had</i>
<i>  major power upgrades</i>

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<i>  so that 40-pound drum</i>

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<i>  can now actually hit</i>
<i>  about 25% harder.</i>

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[faruq] in the blue square,

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alice and the queen
can paint roses red.

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This cat's got one job,

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to make robots dead.

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He's traveled to the battlebox
through looking glasses,

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but the one thing
he's not through with,

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kicking your asses.

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It's the metal survivor
with the lunatic driver,

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madcatter!

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[audience cheering]

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yeah!

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<i> [chris] ooh, here they come.</i>

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<i>  Martin mason,</i>

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<i>  he's like if "macho man"</i>
<i>  randy savage had a master's</i>

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<i>  in mechanical</i>
<i>  engineering, kenny.</i>

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<i> [kenny] he's a wild man.</i>
<i>  Look at him.</i>

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<i>  And I think one reason</i>
<i>  martin is so excited</i>

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<i>  is this new 48-pound weapon.</i>

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<i>  It's the most powerful</i>
<i>  vertical spinner madcatter</i>
<i>  has ever had.</i>

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<i>  Looking for them to test</i>
<i>  that early and often</i>

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<i>  against yeti.</i>

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[audience cheering]

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[chris chuckles]

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<i>  we're about to fight yeti,</i>

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<i>  they've got an</i>
<i>  experienced build team,</i>

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<i>  they've got a solid driver,</i>

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<i>  but you know what?</i>
<i>  We're going to go in there.</i>

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<i>  We're going to spin faster.</i>

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<i>  We're going to drive faster.</i>

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<i>  We're going to be</i>
<i>  more aggressive.</i>

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<i>  We're just going to be more!</i>

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<i>  They're likely going to be</i>
<i>  running a vertical disc.</i>

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<i>  They're... They're fast.</i>
<i>  They're agile.</i>

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<i>  I think we'll probably be</i>
<i>  pretty evenly matched on</i>
<i>  on the weapon to weapon.</i>

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<i>  So I think it's going</i>
<i>  to come down to driving.</i>

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<i>  Win or lose,</i>
<i>  it's going to be very hard</i>
<i>  to... To knock us out.</i>

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<i> So if this can turn into a bar</i>
<i>  brawl, I like our chances.</i>

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Yeah.

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[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

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<i> [chris] a reminder that</i>
<i>  the new 16x8-foot</i>

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<i>  upper deck has reshaped the</i>
<i>  geometry of the battlebox.</i>

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<i>  It's created potentially</i>
<i>  deadly short corners,</i>

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<i>  and launching an opponent</i>
<i>  up there is a fresh new way</i>
<i>  to impress the judges.</i>

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<i>  It can create</i>
<i>  more contact and potentially</i>

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<i>  more knockouts this season.</i>

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<i>  For more on this fight</i>
<i>  and in particular,</i>

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<i>  madcatter's opponent,</i>

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<i>  our bot whisperer, pete,</i>
<i>  what do you have?</i>

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Gentlemen, I am predicting
a deep run for yeti.

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<i> -[chris] hmm.</i>
<i> -Putting that out</i>
<i> there right now.</i>

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Bringing in christian carlberg

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and his genius ability to take

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ten pounds of electronics and
fit it into a five-pound bag,

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he is going to take yeti,

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which still is the same dna,

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and take it further
with this new version.

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<i> [chris] you heard it</i>
<i>  here first.</i>

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Maybe.

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[all laughing]

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<i> [chris] well, we are in vegas.</i>

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<i>  Anybody know</i>
<i>  if the casinos are taking</i>
<i>  bets on robot combat yet?</i>

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[automated voice]
<i>  red team, ready?</i>

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-Mash it.
-Mash it.

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[audience cheering]

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[automated voice]
<i>  blue team, ready?</i>

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<i> [chris] that's madcatter's,</i>
<i>  calvin iba, standing next</i>
<i>  to martin mason,</i>

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<i>  led them to</i>
<i>  a 3-0 start last season.</i>

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[audience cheering]

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[chris]
<i>  let the bot battle begin.</i>

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<i>  Robots doing a little</i>
<i>  tango here to start.</i>

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<i>  Yeti on the attack, but</i>
<i>  madcatter gets the</i>
<i>  low ground out of the gate.</i>

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<i>  Yeti says, "I don't care.</i>
<i>  I'm just here to smash!"</i>

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<i> [kenny] this is</i>
<i>  greg gibson's first time</i>

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<i>  in the box with the</i>
<i>  new version of yeti.</i>

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<i> [chris] oh!</i>

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<i>  Well, it can still pack</i>
<i>  the punch. My goodness!</i>

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<i>  And how about yeti looking</i>
<i> like an olympic gymnast there?</i>

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<i> [kenny] well, I'll tell you</i>
<i>  what, this is exactly what</i>
<i>  yeti used to do.</i>

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<i>  They would drive on top</i>
<i>  of your opponents and smash.</i>

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<i> [chris] oh! Oh!</i>
<i>  That's a big one.</i>

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<i> [kenny] it's just amazing</i>
<i>  to see a 250-pound bot</i>
<i>  fly in the air.</i>

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-My goodness.
<i> -[chris] and you got to keep</i>
<i>  an eye on yeti's weapon.</i>

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<i>  It is not spinning right now.</i>

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<i>  Oh, gosh!</i>
<i> [kenny] uh-oh.</i>

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<i> There goes one of those tires.</i>
<i>  That's not good for yeti.</i>

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<i> [chris] no, that is not</i>
<i>  a positive development,</i>

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<i> as madcatter hanging back now,</i>

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<i>  looking to see if yeti</i>
<i>  had waved that white flag.</i>

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<i> [kenny] no, I think</i>
<i>  martin mason knows who</i>
<i>  he is dealing with.</i>

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<i>  We've seen</i>
<i>  yeti come back</i>

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<i>  from the dead</i>
<i>  in previous seasons.</i>

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<i>  Can it do it here</i>
<i>  against a devastating</i>
<i>  bot madcatter, though?</i>

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<i>  This is a whole</i>
<i>  different beast.</i>

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<i> [chris] and you might</i>
<i>  be thinking,</i>

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<i>  "well, if its drum spinner</i>
<i>  isn't working, it only has</i>
<i> three wheels, why keep going?"</i>

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<i>  well, just in case</i>

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<i>  something fails</i>
<i>  on its opponent.</i>

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<i> [kenny] spot on, chris.</i>

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<i>  This is what yeti is</i>
<i>  designed to do.</i>

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<i>  Be durable, stick and fight,</i>

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<i>  and be hard to kill.</i>
<i>  Madcatter can't</i>
<i>  mess around here. Oh!</i>

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<i> [chris] that shot has</i>
<i>  had yeti guts flying all</i>
<i>  across the battlebox.</i>

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<i>  Madcatter keeping</i>
<i>  the pressure on.</i>

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<i>  Can yeti resurrect itself?</i>

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<i>  Or is it night, night time?</i>

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<i>  Madcatter is picking yeti</i>
<i>  apart, literally, and I think</i>
<i>  that's going to be it.</i>

198
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[referee]
seven,...

199
00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:38,910
<i> [chris] the countdown is on.</i>

200
00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:42,480
<i>  Greg gibson and</i>
<i>  christian carlberg</i>
<i>  in disbelief.</i>

201
00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:45,183
[referee]
that's a knockout win!
Madcatter.

202
00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:49,054
<i>  [chris] martin mason gets</i>
<i>  the job done!</i>

203
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[audience cheering]

204
00:09:54,161 --> 00:09:59,698
yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

205
00:10:02,703 --> 00:10:05,403
<i> [chris] kenny, you gotta love</i>
<i>  the way this fight started.</i>

206
00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:08,073
<i>  Both bots were on the attack.</i>

207
00:10:08,075 --> 00:10:09,941
<i> [kenny] unless the way</i>
<i>  that both of these bots</i>

208
00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:12,577
<i>  matched up, you knew that</i>
<i> one was going to get finished.</i>

209
00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:14,279
<i>  These guys are so aggressive.</i>

210
00:10:14,281 --> 00:10:15,380
<i>  There's so much power</i>

211
00:10:15,382 --> 00:10:16,648
<i>  in both of these bots.</i>

212
00:10:16,650 --> 00:10:19,150
<i>  And dare I say that madcatter</i>

213
00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:21,152
<i>  out-yeti'd yeti.</i>

214
00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:24,222
<i> [chris] we'll give a ton</i>
<i>  of credit to yeti</i>
<i>  for sticking around.</i>

215
00:10:24,224 --> 00:10:26,458
<i>  It looks like they</i>
<i>  lost the belt early on</i>

216
00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:28,493
<i>  and eventually lost</i>
<i>  that wheel,</i>

217
00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:30,695
<i>  but just too much</i>
<i>  destructive power</i>

218
00:10:30,697 --> 00:10:33,698
<i>  from martin mason</i>
<i>  and his entire crew.</i>

219
00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:36,501
<i> [kenny] I think martin mason</i>
<i>  knows who he's dealing with.</i>

220
00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:38,069
<i>  It may take team yeti</i>

221
00:10:38,105 --> 00:10:41,206
<i>  a fight or two to get their</i>
<i>  sea legs with this</i>
<i>  new version of the bot,</i>

222
00:10:41,208 --> 00:10:43,241
<i>  but the first step</i>
<i>  is to rebuild</i>

223
00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:46,211
<i>  after this undressing</i>
<i>  by madcatter.</i>

224
00:10:48,749 --> 00:10:51,483
<i> [chris] martin mason,</i>
<i>  on a scale of one to ten,</i>

225
00:10:51,485 --> 00:10:53,118
<i>  how pumped are you right now?</i>

226
00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:58,023
Let me tell you what.
The scale right now
goes to 11!

227
00:10:58,025 --> 00:11:00,759
-Oh, yeah!
-[chris laughs]

228
00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:05,363
martin, martin, take
us through that fight, man.

229
00:11:05,365 --> 00:11:06,631
You know what?

230
00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:08,667
This was a little bit
strategic for us.

231
00:11:08,669 --> 00:11:10,669
You saw us both
go at each other.

232
00:11:10,671 --> 00:11:14,205
But you know what? We wanted
to make sure the box
is a little bit smaller.

233
00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:15,640
Calvin made a little twist

234
00:11:15,642 --> 00:11:17,342
that let us get to full speed.

235
00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:19,511
You know what? And from
there, we had it.

236
00:11:19,513 --> 00:11:20,779
<i>  Let me tell you what, folks?</i>

237
00:11:20,781 --> 00:11:22,647
They come from the alpine,

238
00:11:22,649 --> 00:11:25,617
but we brought the al-pain!

239
00:11:25,619 --> 00:11:27,819
Oh, yeah!

240
00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:29,854
[audience cheering]

241
00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:34,993
martin, is a giant nut
in this team's future?

242
00:11:34,995 --> 00:11:36,628
Let me tell you
what's going to happen.

243
00:11:36,630 --> 00:11:39,964
We're going to
claw our way up
through this competition,

244
00:11:39,966 --> 00:11:44,803
one step at a time, until
we get to the top.

245
00:11:44,805 --> 00:11:47,939
Martin mason, team
madcatter, congratulations.

246
00:11:47,941 --> 00:11:54,245
Whoo! Yeah! Yeah! Whoo!

247
00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:57,182
[audience cheering]

248
00:11:57,184 --> 00:12:00,218
<i> [chris] so madcatter comes</i>
<i>  out foaming at the mouth</i>

249
00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:03,054
<i>  and starts its season</i>
<i>  off with a win,</i>

250
00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:06,558
<i>  while yeti gets put on</i>
<i>  ice in its return to action.</i>

251
00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:10,595
<i>  We are just getting</i>
<i>  started with a fight card</i>

252
00:12:10,597 --> 00:12:12,664
<i>  chock-full of heavy hitters.</i>

253
00:12:12,666 --> 00:12:15,967
<i>  Up next, a battlebots'</i>
<i>  rookie makes its debut,</i>

254
00:12:15,969 --> 00:12:18,403
<i>  as jason vasquez's defender</i>

255
00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:22,273
<i>  throws down with the most</i>
<i>  furious frog on the planet,</i>

256
00:12:22,275 --> 00:12:23,441
<i>  ribbot!</i>

257
00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:25,877
<i>  Don't go anywhere.</i>

258
00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,687
We continue on here
on battlebots.

259
00:12:35,689 --> 00:12:37,255
[chris]
<i>  in tonight's main event,</i>

260
00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:41,226
<i>  we'll see whiplash and</i>
<i>  captain matty vasquez</i>
<i>  enter the arena.</i>

261
00:12:41,228 --> 00:12:44,863
<i>  But right now, it's all</i>
<i>  about younger bro, jason,</i>

262
00:12:44,865 --> 00:12:47,298
<i>  as he makes his</i>
<i>  battlebots debut</i>

263
00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:52,403
<i>  against david jin</i>
<i> and his fearsome frog, ribbot.</i>

264
00:12:52,405 --> 00:12:56,007
<i>  Jason's been a critical</i>
<i>  part of team whiplash</i>
<i>  over the years,</i>

265
00:12:56,009 --> 00:13:01,112
<i> helping that robot make it all</i>
<i>  the way to the championship</i>
<i>  match just last season.</i>

266
00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:03,581
<i>  And while we've always</i>
<i>  seen the older brother,</i>

267
00:13:03,583 --> 00:13:06,017
<i>  matt vasquez, with the</i>
<i>  controller in hand,</i>

268
00:13:06,019 --> 00:13:08,486
<i>  jason has been building</i>
<i>  and fighting robots</i>

269
00:13:08,488 --> 00:13:10,722
<i>  for nearly the same</i>
<i>  amount of time.</i>

270
00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:14,225
<i>  And this season, he finally</i>
<i>  decided to spread his wings</i>

271
00:13:14,227 --> 00:13:17,495
<i>  and become the captain of</i>
<i>  his own robot, defender.</i>

272
00:13:17,497 --> 00:13:19,264
That's right. Listen,
he wanted more action.

273
00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:21,633
-Yep.
-He's a tremendous
driver in his own right,

274
00:13:21,635 --> 00:13:25,770
but it really takes some
cojones to step away from
a title contender, chris.

275
00:13:25,772 --> 00:13:26,905
<i>  Not to mention,</i>

276
00:13:26,907 --> 00:13:29,174
<i>  building the type of</i>
<i>  robot jason did,</i>

277
00:13:29,176 --> 00:13:31,709
<i>  defender is</i>
<i>  a defensive control bot,</i>

278
00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:34,946
<i>  which is a risky design in</i>
<i>  a damaged-based sport.</i>

279
00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:37,982
<i>  Tonight's going to be a big</i>
<i> first test for the 19-year-old</i>

280
00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:40,218
<i>  against an incredibly</i>
<i>  dangerous vertical spinner.</i>

281
00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:44,222
<i> [chris] that's right, his</i>
<i>  opponent tonight is ribbot,</i>

282
00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:45,723
<i>  led by david jin,</i>

283
00:13:45,725 --> 00:13:48,626
<i>  and what a remarkable</i>
<i>  run they had in 2020,</i>

284
00:13:48,628 --> 00:13:50,328
<i>  all the way</i>
<i>  to the quarterfinals.</i>

285
00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:54,299
<i>  Can they repeat that and even</i>
<i> better their finish this year?</i>

286
00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:56,568
They always surprise
us every single season.

287
00:13:56,570 --> 00:13:57,869
They're a tremendous team,

288
00:13:57,871 --> 00:13:59,871
and they've matured,
50% of their team are

289
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still at wpi, 50% are out in
the real world with real jobs.

290
00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:05,510
<i>  He said building this new bot</i>

291
00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:08,179
<i>  was very difficult because</i>
<i>  of that situation,</i>

292
00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:10,081
<i>  but they like to</i>
<i>  be underestimated.</i>

293
00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:13,284
<i>  So don't be surprised</i>
<i>  if they go out there</i>
<i>  and have a tremendous bot.</i>

294
00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:14,752
By the way, is this
a real job or no?

295
00:14:14,754 --> 00:14:16,154
-Yeah, of course it is.
-It is?

296
00:14:16,156 --> 00:14:18,223
-Of course, it is, yes.
-Oh, it's not that tough.

297
00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:20,425
Faruq, take it away.

298
00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:22,427
[audience cheering]

299
00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:24,429
[faruq] in the red square,

300
00:14:24,431 --> 00:14:26,631
from thousand oaks,
california,

301
00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:30,301
the bot from to that'll
deliver a ko,

302
00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:33,137
it's defender!

303
00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:37,442
[audience cheering]

304
00:14:37,444 --> 00:14:38,843
whoo!

305
00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:40,211
<i> [chris] for the first</i>
<i>  time ever,</i>

306
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:43,481
<i>  jason vasquez walks out</i>
<i>  as the team captain,</i>

307
00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:45,817
<i>  has the support of</i>
<i>  the entire family.</i>

308
00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:47,318
<i>  Mom and pops are there.</i>

309
00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:51,055
<i>  Rob masek, formerly</i>
<i>  of bite force is on</i>
<i>  the team too, kenny.</i>

310
00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,691
<i>  This robot has a better</i>
<i>  pedigree than a quarterback</i>

311
00:14:53,693 --> 00:14:55,159
<i>  in the manning family.</i>

312
00:14:55,161 --> 00:14:57,695
<i> [kenny] yeah, and defender</i>
<i>  has huge front forks.</i>

313
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,831
<i>  It'll try to use those</i>
<i>  to scoop up ribbot</i>

314
00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:02,533
<i>  and then clamp down with</i>
<i>  that big arm in the middle.</i>

315
00:15:02,535 --> 00:15:04,402
<i>  Jason's going to</i>
<i>  need to ram ribbot</i>

316
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:07,171
<i>  into the screws and get</i>
<i>  it onto the upper deck</i>

317
00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:08,239
<i>  to score points.</i>

318
00:15:09,276 --> 00:15:11,442
[audience cheering]

319
00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:14,779
[faruq] in the blue square,

320
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:16,748
from worcester, massachusetts,

321
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:19,617
the only frog that'll
make you croak,

322
00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:21,886
it's ribbot!

323
00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:28,993
<i> [chris] team ribbot,</i>

324
00:15:28,995 --> 00:15:33,698
<i>  last year, a defining win</i>
<i>  in the round of</i>
<i>  16 against uppercut.</i>

325
00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:35,199
<i>  Let's see if this team</i>

326
00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:38,102
<i>  has the ability to</i>
<i>  take another step, kenny.</i>

327
00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:40,738
<i> [kenny] yeah, going with the</i>
<i>  vertical disc for this fight,</i>

328
00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:44,943
<i>  but they did switch to</i>
<i>  brushless weapon motors</i>
<i>  during the offseason.</i>

329
00:15:44,945 --> 00:15:46,644
<i>  That's what uppercut uses.</i>

330
00:15:46,646 --> 00:15:49,781
<i>  They have a much greater</i>
<i>  power to weight ratio,</i>

331
00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:51,416
<i>  but they're less reliable.</i>

332
00:15:51,418 --> 00:15:55,286
<i>  So this upgrade is a bit of a</i>
<i>  gamble, but we are in vegas.</i>

333
00:15:57,324 --> 00:15:59,223
[audience cheering]

334
00:16:01,428 --> 00:16:03,394
<i>  I'm feeling pretty confident</i>
<i>  about this first fight.</i>

335
00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:04,929
<i>  We got a pretty good matchup.</i>

336
00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:07,966
<i>  I think our ground game is</i>
<i> a little bit better than them.</i>

337
00:16:07,968 --> 00:16:10,101
<i>  So hopefully we can</i>
<i>  just control the match</i>

338
00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:12,437
<i>  and keep them in the air</i>
<i>  and run them into stuff.</i>

339
00:16:12,439 --> 00:16:15,606
<i>  It's a little weird being</i>
<i>  separated from my brother,</i>

340
00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:17,542
<i> but I think it's for the best,</i>

341
00:16:17,544 --> 00:16:20,144
<i>  and it's giving</i>
<i>  me room to grow.</i>

342
00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,280
<i>  And I fought before and</i>
<i>  I'm ready to fight again.</i>

343
00:16:22,282 --> 00:16:23,581
<i>  For our fight</i>
<i>  against defender,</i>

344
00:16:23,583 --> 00:16:25,249
<i>  we decided to go with</i>
<i>  our vertical spinner</i>

345
00:16:25,251 --> 00:16:26,784
<i>  because we believe</i>
<i>  that our wedgelets</i>

346
00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:28,319
<i>  will be able to</i>
<i>  get under theirs.</i>

347
00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:29,654
<i>  Whereas if we ran</i>
<i>  the undercutter,</i>

348
00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,289
<i>  we'd have to beat</i>
<i>  their giant plough.</i>

349
00:16:31,291 --> 00:16:32,924
<i>  And we took a look at</i>
<i>  it before the match.</i>

350
00:16:32,926 --> 00:16:34,459
<i>  And that thing is</i>
<i>  built really well,</i>

351
00:16:34,461 --> 00:16:36,995
<i>  and we have</i>
<i>  no confidence that we'll be</i>
<i>  able to get through it.</i>

352
00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:38,096
<i> We're super excited to take on</i>

353
00:16:38,098 --> 00:16:39,931
<i>  a legendary family</i>
<i>  in combat robotics.</i>

354
00:16:39,933 --> 00:16:41,566
<i>  The vasquezes are one</i>
<i>  of the founding families</i>

355
00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:43,201
<i>  of this entire sport,</i>

356
00:16:43,203 --> 00:16:45,670
<i>  and it's a huge honor for us</i>
<i>  to get the chance to</i>
<i>  fight them in the box.</i>

357
00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:50,742
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

358
00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:55,646
<i> [chris] kenny, what else do</i>
<i>  you have on defender?</i>

359
00:16:55,648 --> 00:16:59,083
<i> [kenny] get this. Jason</i>
<i>  vasquez has six different</i>

360
00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:00,785
<i>  things to control</i>
<i>  on his remote,</i>

361
00:17:00,787 --> 00:17:02,920
<i>  their movement</i>
<i>  in each direction,</i>

362
00:17:02,922 --> 00:17:04,689
<i>  the lifter arm,</i>
<i>  the self-righter,</i>

363
00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:06,190
<i>  the flamethrower,</i>

364
00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:09,761
<i>  freakin' gen z kids need</i>
<i>  constant stimulation, chris.</i>

365
00:17:09,763 --> 00:17:11,062
[chris laughs]

366
00:17:20,507 --> 00:17:22,740
[audience cheering]

367
00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:25,743
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

368
00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:29,947
<i> [chris] jason vasquez takes</i>
<i>  his first step as</i>
<i>  a battlebox captain.</i>

369
00:17:34,687 --> 00:17:37,088
<i>  Let the bot battle begin!</i>

370
00:17:37,090 --> 00:17:39,824
<i> -[kenny] oh!</i>
<i> -[chris] defender on the</i>
<i>  offensive out of the gate.</i>

371
00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:42,493
<i>  He's got ribbot backed</i>
<i>  up into the upper deck.</i>

372
00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:44,328
<i>  Oh, man!</i>

373
00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:46,998
<i>  Ribbot grinding away</i>
<i>  with that vertical spinner,</i>

374
00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,201
<i>  but jason vasquez</i>
<i>  keeping it at bay.</i>

375
00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,670
<i> [kenny] now, those forks are</i>
<i>  getting underneath ribbot</i>

376
00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:56,607
<i>  -and taking away their...</i>
<i> -[chris] oh!</i>

377
00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:58,843
<i> [chris] defender is</i>
<i>  shedding some metal there,</i>

378
00:17:58,845 --> 00:18:02,547
<i>  and now going head on with</i>
<i>  ribbot. Again! Oh, no!</i>

379
00:18:02,549 --> 00:18:04,315
<i>  Look at that fork</i>
<i>  on the rookie,</i>

380
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:06,651
<i>  bent backwards now. Ouch!</i>

381
00:18:06,653 --> 00:18:07,885
<i> [kenny] yeah, it sure is.</i>

382
00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:10,088
<i>  Defender having trouble</i>
<i>  with that grab.</i>

383
00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:12,590
<i> [chris] oh! Great</i>
<i>  hit by ribbot.</i>

384
00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:13,724
<i> [kenny] oh!</i>

385
00:18:13,726 --> 00:18:15,593
<i> [chris] ribbot has got</i>
<i>  defender on its head,</i>

386
00:18:15,595 --> 00:18:17,662
<i>  and that frog looks angry,</i>

387
00:18:17,664 --> 00:18:20,164
<i>  backing it down into</i>
<i>  the corner now.</i>

388
00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:22,600
<i> [kenny] defender in big</i>
<i>  trouble here, chris.</i>

389
00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:24,802
<i>  They are seeing stars.</i>

390
00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:26,104
Back off, back off, back off.

391
00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:27,839
<i> [chris] can defender</i>
<i>  work its way off?</i>

392
00:18:29,209 --> 00:18:32,076
<i>  Look at that</i>
<i>  demonic crowd waving goodbye</i>

393
00:18:32,078 --> 00:18:35,446
<i>  as that countdown has</i>
<i>  officially started.</i>

394
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:39,117
<i>  Ribbot's going to kick their</i>
<i>  season off</i>
<i>  with a victory.</i>

395
00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,886
[referee] that's a
knockout. Winner, ribbot.

396
00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:43,921
[audience cheering]

397
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:50,495
[indistinct chatter]

398
00:18:55,168 --> 00:18:56,968
<i> [chris] kenny, its name</i>
<i>  is defender,</i>

399
00:18:56,970 --> 00:18:58,736
<i>  but jason vasquez's bot</i>

400
00:18:58,738 --> 00:19:02,406
<i>  came out on the offensive</i>
<i>  to start off the fight.</i>

401
00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:05,343
<i> [kenny] it sure did, and those</i>
<i> forks on the front of defender</i>

402
00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:08,613
<i>  did their job and got</i>
<i>  underneath ribbot to start.</i>

403
00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:12,016
<i>  It looked like defender was</i>
<i>  going to keep</i>
<i>  ribbot on the outside,</i>

404
00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:15,052
<i>  but eventually david jin</i>
<i>  found an opening,</i>

405
00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:18,956
<i>  he capitalized and absolutely</i>
<i>  destroyed the rookie.</i>

406
00:19:22,028 --> 00:19:25,129
<i> [chris] so, ribbot leaps</i>
<i>  out to a 1-0 start,</i>

407
00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:27,798
<i>  leaving the 19-year-old</i>
<i>  jason vasquez</i>

408
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,635
<i>  in search of his first</i>
<i>  career win as a captain.</i>

409
00:19:32,605 --> 00:19:35,673
<i>  Up next, we've got a</i>
<i>  battle of the behemoths,</i>

410
00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:38,442
<i>  as mammoth is</i>
<i>  taking on hijinx.</i>

411
00:19:38,444 --> 00:19:39,777
<i>  And later tonight,</i>

412
00:19:39,779 --> 00:19:42,914
<i>  it's the return of rusty</i>
<i>  and dave eaton,</i>

413
00:19:42,916 --> 00:19:48,019
<i>  who in his rookie season took</i>
<i> the battlebots world by storm.</i>

414
00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:50,388
<i> [chris] that bot is tough.</i>

415
00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,123
<i> [dave] the return of</i>
<i>  rusty for revenge.</i>

416
00:20:03,102 --> 00:20:06,938
We are back on
battlebots. And up next, are
you ready for some excitement?

417
00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:08,206
<i>  Well, you better be</i>

418
00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:09,473
<i>  because ricky willems</i>

419
00:20:09,475 --> 00:20:12,143
<i>  is moments away</i>
<i>  from marching mammoth,</i>

420
00:20:12,145 --> 00:20:14,946
<i>  the biggest robot</i>
<i>  in the competition</i>

421
00:20:14,948 --> 00:20:16,647
<i>  back into the box.</i>

422
00:20:16,649 --> 00:20:19,917
<i>  Now, everybody loves a unique</i>
<i>  design here at battlebots,</i>

423
00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:22,486
<i>  but builders like ricky</i>
<i>  aren't breaking the mold</i>

424
00:20:22,488 --> 00:20:24,222
<i>  just to put on a show.</i>

425
00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:29,227
I think most people want
to see something exciting,

426
00:20:29,229 --> 00:20:31,062
and they want to see
something unpredictable.

427
00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:34,498
And the weirder your
robot design is,

428
00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:36,467
the more you dial
that up to a left.

429
00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:39,971
<i> [chris] now you look at this</i>
<i>  bot, it's unlike anything</i>
<i>  we've ever seen before.</i>

430
00:20:39,973 --> 00:20:42,607
I think it's awesome to try to
bring about change
in the field

431
00:20:42,609 --> 00:20:44,008
by building something special.

432
00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:45,776
<i>  A lot of people try to</i>
<i>  step outside the boundaries</i>

433
00:20:45,778 --> 00:20:47,712
<i>  because they want to find</i>
<i>  a hole in the competition.</i>

434
00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:49,247
<i>  They want to find a</i>
<i>  way they can win,</i>

435
00:20:49,249 --> 00:20:50,681
<i>  the robots haven't</i>
<i>  figured out yet.</i>

436
00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:53,451
<i> [chris] unbelievable!</i>
<i>  What a shot by</i>
<i>  smeeeeeeeeeeeee!</i>

437
00:20:55,054 --> 00:20:57,421
You're starting to see a lot
of new designs coming in.

438
00:20:57,423 --> 00:20:58,856
They're pretty
unique like blip.

439
00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:00,191
Switchback is pretty neat.

440
00:21:00,193 --> 00:21:02,260
Fusion is way
up there for me

441
00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:04,395
not only be a vertical

442
00:21:04,397 --> 00:21:05,963
and a horizontal robot.

443
00:21:05,965 --> 00:21:07,698
<i>  I mean, those are tough</i>
<i>  things to pull off.</i>

444
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:10,835
<i> [chris] it's the first of its</i>
<i>  kind in battlebots' history.</i>

445
00:21:10,837 --> 00:21:12,136
<i> [kenny] oh!</i>

446
00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:14,272
[chris]
<i>  fusion rips a chunk outta</i>
<i>  madcatter,</i>

447
00:21:14,274 --> 00:21:16,507
<i>  going right into</i>
<i>  the cat's meow.</i>

448
00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,442
[ricky] on the one hand, we
have a lot of new designs

449
00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:19,744
coming out in battlebots,

450
00:21:19,746 --> 00:21:22,380
but on the other hand,
the competitive "metagame"

451
00:21:22,382 --> 00:21:24,915
is getting more and more
narrow as time goes along.

452
00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,718
<i>  I mean, it's really focusing</i>
<i>  down on four-wheel drive,</i>

453
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,121
<i>  vertical spinners with</i>
<i>  wedgelets at the front.</i>

454
00:21:30,123 --> 00:21:33,190
Trouble for them is,
is it more narrow

455
00:21:33,192 --> 00:21:35,192
that... That metal becomes,

456
00:21:35,194 --> 00:21:37,862
the easier it is for someone
to come along and disrupt it.

457
00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:41,399
<i> [chris] oh! Look at</i>
<i>  that shot.</i>

458
00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:43,167
<i>  Bite force has to</i>
<i>  be careful.</i>

459
00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:45,670
<i>  We know huge has</i>
<i>  knock-out ability.</i>

460
00:21:45,672 --> 00:21:47,171
[jonathan] a lot of
the robots here are all

461
00:21:47,173 --> 00:21:48,539
based on getting
under somebody.

462
00:21:48,541 --> 00:21:49,840
If they get under you, they
win.

463
00:21:49,842 --> 00:21:51,309
If they don't get
under you, they lose.

464
00:21:51,311 --> 00:21:55,179
[audience cheering]

465
00:21:55,181 --> 00:21:57,148
it's hard to beat them
at their own game,

466
00:21:57,150 --> 00:21:59,884
but they're not going to see
it coming if I try something

467
00:21:59,886 --> 00:22:01,485
they have no experience with.

468
00:22:01,487 --> 00:22:02,887
<i> [chris] mammoth on the attack.</i>

469
00:22:02,889 --> 00:22:05,823
<i> [kenny] and landed another</i>
<i>  blow. How about mammoth?</i>

470
00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:08,326
<i> [chris] oh, my goodness!</i>

471
00:22:08,328 --> 00:22:09,393
<i>  Wow!</i>

472
00:22:10,563 --> 00:22:13,664
There's more people
coming who you won't see

473
00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:14,932
until they're there.

474
00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:17,468
<i> [donald] it's a type of robot</i>
<i>  darwinism that's going on.</i>

475
00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:19,937
They're evolving based
on what they see.

476
00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:22,273
<i> [marc] the robot that won</i>
<i>  last year or this year</i>

477
00:22:22,275 --> 00:22:24,475
<i>  may not be the design</i>
<i>  that wins next year.</i>

478
00:22:24,477 --> 00:22:25,643
It's going to
be something that

479
00:22:25,645 --> 00:22:26,777
catches everybody off guard.

480
00:22:26,779 --> 00:22:28,112
<i> [ricky] I know we're going</i>
<i>  to see that.</i>

481
00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:30,881
That's going to happen
in battlebots near future,

482
00:22:30,883 --> 00:22:32,983
and we're not going to be able
to know until it comes along

483
00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:34,885
and surprises us all
in the battlebots.

484
00:22:34,887 --> 00:22:36,654
<i> [chris] whoa-ho! Look</i>
<i>  at that move!</i>

485
00:22:36,656 --> 00:22:39,423
<i>  -Whoa!</i>
<i> -[kenny] this fight</i>
<i>  was ridiculous.</i>

486
00:22:39,425 --> 00:22:42,093
[jonathan] we let the meta do
what it does for other people,

487
00:22:42,095 --> 00:22:43,728
but we always
need to stay here

488
00:22:43,730 --> 00:22:44,895
and kind of stake
our claim in it

489
00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:47,865
that if you sleep on us,
we're going to wreck you.

490
00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:55,139
<i> [chris] they say fortune</i>
<i>  favors the bold, kenny,</i>

491
00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:58,843
<i>  and ricky willems is</i>
<i>  clearly one of the boldest.</i>

492
00:22:58,845 --> 00:23:01,345
[kenny] absolutely. He's so
passionate about what he does,

493
00:23:01,347 --> 00:23:04,982
and, you know, his robot is
so unique, it's so unorthodox

494
00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:06,684
and he's going against hijinx,

495
00:23:06,686 --> 00:23:09,787
the largest horizontal
spinner in the competition.

496
00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:13,624
<i>  We've got ourselves</i>
<i>  a real clash of the titans</i>
<i>  here, chris.</i>

497
00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,960
You ready for some
fun and some energy?

498
00:23:15,962 --> 00:23:18,129
Let's take you inside the box.
But first,

499
00:23:18,131 --> 00:23:19,263
our man, faruq.

500
00:23:19,265 --> 00:23:22,800
[audience cheering
and applauding]

501
00:23:23,836 --> 00:23:25,836
[faruq] in the red square,

502
00:23:25,838 --> 00:23:27,605
from oakland, california,

503
00:23:27,607 --> 00:23:31,842
this '80s themed robot will
leave you pretty instinct.

504
00:23:31,844 --> 00:23:34,245
It's hijinx!

505
00:23:34,247 --> 00:23:37,515
[audience cheering]

506
00:23:38,818 --> 00:23:41,185
<i> [chris] hijinx's one of</i>
<i>  three rookie bots</i>

507
00:23:41,187 --> 00:23:42,887
<i>  to make</i>
<i>  the tournament last year,</i>

508
00:23:42,889 --> 00:23:45,222
<i>  captained by</i>
<i>  jen herchenroeder.</i>

509
00:23:45,224 --> 00:23:46,624
<i>  Kenny, it's deadly,</i>

510
00:23:46,659 --> 00:23:49,994
<i>  but this might be</i>
<i>  the most beautiful bot</i>
<i>  in the competition.</i>

511
00:23:49,996 --> 00:23:52,096
<i>  Sorry about that hyper shot.</i>

512
00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:53,931
<i> [kenny] yeah, and jen</i>
<i>  was an art major</i>

513
00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:55,566
<i> at the university of maryland,</i>

514
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:57,201
<i>  so no surprise there.</i>

515
00:23:57,203 --> 00:24:00,137
<i>  And on the inside,</i>
<i>  it's an entirely new bot.</i>

516
00:24:00,139 --> 00:24:02,640
<i>  Everything, including</i>
<i>  the speed controller,</i>

517
00:24:02,642 --> 00:24:06,243
<i>  has been upgraded</i>
<i>  so that 68-pound blade</i>

518
00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:09,513
<i>  can now hit its top speed</i>
<i>  in less than five seconds.</i>

519
00:24:11,517 --> 00:24:13,250
[faruq] in the blue square,

520
00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:15,119
from baltimore, maryland,

521
00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:16,654
the prehistoric bully

522
00:24:16,656 --> 00:24:18,956
that is as bad as it is wooly,

523
00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:21,058
it's mammoth.

524
00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:23,093
[audience cheering]

525
00:24:25,398 --> 00:24:28,399
<i> [chris] watch out, pardon me,</i>
<i>  excuse me, big boy</i>
<i>  coming through.</i>

526
00:24:28,401 --> 00:24:29,800
<i>  Mammoth had that epic</i>

527
00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:32,269
<i>  upset over copperhead</i>
<i>  in the tournament last year,</i>

528
00:24:32,271 --> 00:24:35,206
<i>  but ricky's bot is looking</i>
<i>  a little different now,</i>

529
00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:36,807
<i>  kenny. Don't you think?</i>

530
00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:41,011
<i> [kenny] yeah, it went</i>
<i> from 6'4" to 5'6" this season.</i>

531
00:24:41,013 --> 00:24:43,881
<i> Still about the height of your</i>
<i>  typical refrigerator, though,</i>

532
00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:45,683
<i>  and that weapon</i>
<i>  is certainly different.</i>

533
00:24:45,685 --> 00:24:48,152
<i>  It's made of</i>
<i>  high-density plastic,</i>

534
00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:50,654
<i>  that same stuff huge's</i>
<i>  wheels are made from,</i>

535
00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:53,591
<i>  which should bend but</i>
<i>  not break against hijinx.</i>

536
00:24:57,563 --> 00:24:59,029
<i>  We're facing hijinx tonight.</i>

537
00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:01,332
<i>  What I think they're going</i>
<i>  to do is go after our wheels.</i>

538
00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:02,566
<i>  It's up to me as a driver</i>

539
00:25:02,568 --> 00:25:04,235
<i>  to make</i>
<i> sure that they cannot do that.</i>

540
00:25:04,237 --> 00:25:05,769
<i>  I never learned</i>
<i>  my lesson here.</i>

541
00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:08,439
<i>  And again, the robot is</i>
<i>  completely different.</i>

542
00:25:08,441 --> 00:25:10,508
<i>  The biggest thing is</i>
<i>  we've got this new weapon.</i>

543
00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,443
<i>  I'm super excited for</i>
<i>  hijinx to fight it.</i>

544
00:25:12,445 --> 00:25:14,144
<i> It's floppy in this direction.</i>

545
00:25:14,146 --> 00:25:15,412
<i>  They can keep hitting</i>
<i>  it and it just</i>

546
00:25:15,414 --> 00:25:16,914
<i>  springs out of the way.</i>

547
00:25:16,916 --> 00:25:19,483
<i>  But it's strong in the other</i>
<i>  direction and we can</i>
<i>  throw them out.</i>

548
00:25:19,485 --> 00:25:24,054
<i>  Mammoth is a very large,</i>
<i>  vertical flip spinner.</i>

549
00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:25,789
<i>  The very shape of</i>
<i>  our armor is sloped</i>

550
00:25:25,791 --> 00:25:27,358
<i>  upward on front and back</i>

551
00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:30,094
<i>  that makes it much more</i>
<i>  difficult for</i>
<i>  a vertical spinner</i>

552
00:25:30,096 --> 00:25:31,896
<i>  to get a good purchase</i>
<i>  under the robot</i>

553
00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:33,430
<i>  to find a place to lift.</i>

554
00:25:33,432 --> 00:25:35,633
<i>  They're more likely to</i>
<i>  hit the front of the armor</i>

555
00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:37,067
<i>  and be deflected off.</i>

556
00:25:37,069 --> 00:25:39,537
<i>  Mammoth is huge,</i>

557
00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:40,738
<i>  but they beat huge.</i>

558
00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:42,773
<i>  So we have to take</i>
<i>  the fight very seriously.</i>

559
00:25:45,444 --> 00:25:46,944
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

560
00:25:50,449 --> 00:25:52,650
<i> [chris] kenny, hijinx looking</i>
<i>  kind of vicious.</i>

561
00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:54,985
<i> [kenny] jen said that</i>
<i>  thing is built like a tank,</i>

562
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:56,954
<i>  and they are</i>
<i>  incredibly confident</i>

563
00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:59,490
<i>  in the skills of</i>
<i>  driver/designer</i>

564
00:25:59,492 --> 00:26:02,960
<i>  orion beach, with the</i>
<i>  controller in his</i>
<i>  hands, chris.</i>

565
00:26:02,962 --> 00:26:05,229
<i> [chris] and another big</i>
<i>  upgrade from mammoth,</i>

566
00:26:05,231 --> 00:26:07,698
they've gone from one
weapon chain to two.

567
00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:11,802
<i> Last season, that single chain</i>
<i>  left them awfully vulnerable,</i>

568
00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:14,805
<i> but now they're twice as nice,</i>

569
00:26:14,807 --> 00:26:17,374
or as we like to say,
two chains.

570
00:26:32,692 --> 00:26:34,191
And I think you want
the weapon here

571
00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,427
-before we make contact.
-Yes.

572
00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:41,832
<i> [chris] let the bot</i>
<i>  battle begin.</i>

573
00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,367
<i>  Mammoth with a fox rush,</i>

574
00:26:43,369 --> 00:26:46,270
<i>  trying to prevent</i>
<i>  hijinx with spin it up.</i>

575
00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:47,905
<i>  Hijinx retreats,</i>

576
00:26:47,907 --> 00:26:50,407
<i>  looking for some space.</i>

577
00:26:50,409 --> 00:26:52,209
<i>  Oh!</i>

578
00:26:52,211 --> 00:26:57,615
<i> [kenny] mammoth is all over</i>
<i>  hijinx here, impressive</i>
<i>  mobility from that giant bot.</i>

579
00:26:57,617 --> 00:27:00,784
<i> [chris] now, bullying hijinx</i>
<i>  into that short corner.</i>

580
00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:03,787
<i>  Hijinx pushing back,</i>
<i>  the bots locking horns,</i>

581
00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:05,723
<i>  preventing one another</i>
<i>  from spinning up.</i>

582
00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:09,226
<i>  We got a good</i>
<i>  old-fashioned standoff here.</i>

583
00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:12,663
<i> [kenny] hijinx has to find</i>
<i>  a way to get out of</i>
<i>  that corner, chris.</i>

584
00:27:12,665 --> 00:27:15,499
<i> [chris] now, we've got</i>
<i>  some movement from</i>
<i>  these two spinners.</i>

585
00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:19,136
<i>  Oh!</i>

586
00:27:19,138 --> 00:27:21,972
<i>  Mammoth puts hijinx</i>
<i>  into the screws.</i>

587
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,375
<i> [kenny] uh-oh.</i>
<i>  They lost a wheel.</i>

588
00:27:24,377 --> 00:27:25,609
<i> [chris] oh, my gosh!</i>

589
00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:27,711
<i> [kenny] and hijinx only</i>
<i>  has two of them.</i>

590
00:27:27,713 --> 00:27:28,979
Yeah!

591
00:27:28,981 --> 00:27:30,748
<i> [chris] now, listen</i>
<i>  to ricky willems.</i>

592
00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:33,150
-You want another hit?
<i> -[chris] wow!</i>

593
00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,519
<i>  Hijinx's blade is</i>
<i>  still in the game,,</i>

594
00:27:35,521 --> 00:27:37,988
<i>  but here comes the countdown.</i>

595
00:27:37,990 --> 00:27:41,358
[referee] ...Eight,
seven, six...

596
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:44,061
<i> [chris] their driver, orion</i>
<i>  beach, having some kind of</i>

597
00:27:44,063 --> 00:27:45,729
<i>  movement and, oh!</i>

598
00:27:45,731 --> 00:27:50,701
[referee] ...Three, two, one.
That's a knockout.
Winner is mammoth.

599
00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:52,336
<i> [chris] he cannot.</i>

600
00:27:59,078 --> 00:28:04,748
<i>  Ricky willes and mammoth</i>
<i>  out of the box in</i>
<i>  a hurry here in 2021!</i>

601
00:28:07,753 --> 00:28:10,721
<i>  Kenny, mammoth</i>
<i>  just did an amazing job</i>

602
00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:13,123
<i>  being on top of its</i>
<i>  opponent all fight long.</i>

603
00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:15,559
<i> [kenny] absolutely.</i>
<i>  Mammoth used its size</i>

604
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:18,195
<i>  to back hijinx into one of</i>
<i>  the new short corners</i>

605
00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,164
<i>  created by the upper deck,</i>

606
00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:21,598
<i>  and it used that corner</i>

607
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,300
<i>  to help it do its dirty work.</i>

608
00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:25,536
<i>  That strike right there</i>
<i>  flipped hijinx.</i>

609
00:28:25,538 --> 00:28:27,337
<i> It lost one of its two wheels,</i>

610
00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,339
<i>  and that was game over.</i>

611
00:28:29,341 --> 00:28:31,875
<i>  Mammoth is going to be</i>
<i>  fun to watch this season.</i>

612
00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:36,780
-Huh!
-[chris] ricky.

613
00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:38,182
Are you okay, buddy?

614
00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:39,917
No. Well, I mean,

615
00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:41,452
I guess I'm better than them.

616
00:28:41,454 --> 00:28:43,253
[all laughing]

617
00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:46,356
<i> -[kenny] you're just digging</i>
<i>  yourself deeper, buddy.</i>
<i> -I... I know, I...</i>

618
00:28:46,358 --> 00:28:48,559
It's been a long,
long road to get here.

619
00:28:48,561 --> 00:28:49,693
We've screwed it
up last night.

620
00:28:49,695 --> 00:28:51,662
We built the robot up twice,

621
00:28:51,664 --> 00:28:53,363
including last night
and midnight.

622
00:28:53,365 --> 00:28:54,765
It's amazing just to
get in the box

623
00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:56,767
and the fact that we survived.

624
00:28:56,769 --> 00:28:58,435
I'm still on edge.
I'm still shaking.

625
00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:01,505
With... With all that that
happened, what does this do
for your morale as a team,

626
00:29:01,507 --> 00:29:03,941
knowing that you can deal
with this kind of adversity?

627
00:29:03,943 --> 00:29:05,876
Oh, it... I mean, it just

628
00:29:05,878 --> 00:29:07,544
galvanizes my faith

629
00:29:07,546 --> 00:29:10,380
in everybody on this team.
They've all worked so hard

630
00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:12,449
and just put in the
hours and the effort

631
00:29:12,451 --> 00:29:14,151
and the, the heart,

632
00:29:14,153 --> 00:29:16,320
and I'm just so
thrilled, a third year

633
00:29:16,322 --> 00:29:18,522
with a win in our first fight.

634
00:29:18,524 --> 00:29:21,058
Congratulations, ricky willems
and team mammoth.

635
00:29:21,060 --> 00:29:23,327
[audience cheering]

636
00:29:26,999 --> 00:29:28,265
<i> [chris] okay, folks,</i>

637
00:29:28,267 --> 00:29:32,169
<i> team mammoth kicks off another</i>
<i>  season with a record of 1-0.</i>

638
00:29:32,171 --> 00:29:33,670
<i>  Are they primed to</i>
<i>  make a deep run</i>

639
00:29:33,672 --> 00:29:36,740
<i>  this year with that weird</i>
<i>  and wonderful robot?</i>

640
00:29:38,177 --> 00:29:41,278
<i>  Coming up, the crusher</i>
<i>  bot from the deep,</i>

641
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,447
<i>  kraken will try and</i>
<i>  sink its teeth</i>

642
00:29:43,449 --> 00:29:47,117
<i>  into the always</i>
<i>  hard-to-kill, rotator.</i>

643
00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:48,619
<i>  And don't forget</i>
<i>  about tonight's</i>

644
00:29:48,621 --> 00:29:50,287
<i>  blockbuster main event,</i>

645
00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:52,055
<i>  where the tri-bar terror,</i>

646
00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:55,793
<i>  bloodsport, will square off</i>
<i>  with last season's runner-up,</i>

647
00:29:55,795 --> 00:29:57,261
<i>  whiplash.</i>

648
00:29:57,263 --> 00:29:59,429
<i>  Its driver, matty vasquez,</i>

649
00:29:59,431 --> 00:30:01,899
<i>  he's a man on a mission.</i>

650
00:30:01,901 --> 00:30:03,300
<i> [matthew] I have never</i>
<i>  actually said that</i>

651
00:30:03,302 --> 00:30:04,735
<i>  this will be our year</i>
<i>  to win the nut.</i>

652
00:30:04,737 --> 00:30:07,437
This season, I think it is our
year to win the nut.

653
00:30:15,381 --> 00:30:17,548
We are back on battlebots,
and up next,

654
00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:19,016
<i>  a fight you can</i>
<i>  definitely sink your</i>

655
00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:20,818
<i>  teeth into, because kraken</i>

656
00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:23,153
<i>  is going to try and take a</i>
<i>  bite out of one of the most</i>

657
00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:26,089
<i>  kinetic bots here, rotator.</i>

658
00:30:27,193 --> 00:30:29,993
<i> [chris] but let's start with</i>
<i>  the sea monster.</i>

659
00:30:29,995 --> 00:30:32,062
<i>  Captained by matt spurk,</i>
<i>  and I love it.</i>

660
00:30:32,064 --> 00:30:33,130
<i>  The entire family,</i>

661
00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:35,065
<i>  they get dressed up in</i>
<i>  the pirates garb.</i>

662
00:30:35,067 --> 00:30:39,069
<i>  They get into it, and</i>
<i>  kraken with that crusher,</i>

663
00:30:39,071 --> 00:30:41,004
<i>  big-time devastation.</i>

664
00:30:41,006 --> 00:30:42,639
<i>  This year, they've</i>
<i>  upped the ante.</i>

665
00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:43,807
Yeah, that's right. It's even

666
00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:45,642
more powerful this season.

667
00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:47,211
And, you know, I was really

668
00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:48,312
impressed with the
advancements

669
00:30:48,314 --> 00:30:50,347
that they had in
their robot last season.

670
00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:51,748
[kenny]
<i>  they didn't have</i>
<i>  the best record,</i>

671
00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:53,517
<i>  but I thought they</i>
<i>  were always exciting.</i>

672
00:30:53,519 --> 00:30:54,618
<i>  They were aggressive.</i>

673
00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,086
<i>  I thought they were</i>
<i>  one of those candidates</i>

674
00:30:56,088 --> 00:30:57,221
<i>  for most improved bot.</i>

675
00:30:57,223 --> 00:30:59,323
<i>  So I'm excited to see</i>
<i>  what they've got.</i>

676
00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:01,992
And it'll be facing
off against rotator

677
00:31:01,994 --> 00:31:03,627
and victor soto,
one of the smartest

678
00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:05,362
guys working back in the pits.

679
00:31:05,364 --> 00:31:06,597
<i> [chris] last season,</i>

680
00:31:06,599 --> 00:31:08,365
<i>  it ended in the round of 16,</i>

681
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:10,601
<i>  lost a split decision</i>
<i>  to the eventual</i>

682
00:31:10,603 --> 00:31:12,369
<i>  champion, end game.</i>
<i>  And he said</i>

683
00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:15,305
<i>  he talked to nick mabey and</i>
<i>  jack barker of end game</i>

684
00:31:15,307 --> 00:31:16,473
<i>  afterward and they said,</i>

685
00:31:16,508 --> 00:31:18,308
<i>  "hey, look at all the damage</i>
<i>  you did to our robot,</i>

686
00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:21,078
<i>  here and here and here."</i>
<i>  and victor was like,</i>

687
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:22,479
"wait a second, if I did
so much damage,

688
00:31:22,481 --> 00:31:25,382
why did I lose the fight
and went home early?"

689
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:27,251
<i>  listen, victor,</i>
<i>  I think, is a team</i>

690
00:31:27,253 --> 00:31:29,486
<i>  to watch with rotator.</i>
<i>  There's no question about it.</i>

691
00:31:29,488 --> 00:31:31,688
<i> [kenny] and I kind of feel</i>
<i>  like he's due for a</i>
<i>  breakthrough.</i>

692
00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:33,357
<i> -[chris] yeah.</i>
<i> -[kenny]</i>
<i>  because he's always been</i>

693
00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:34,458
<i>  right there on the cusp.</i>

694
00:31:34,460 --> 00:31:36,627
<i>  Last year, rotator took</i>
<i>  down legendary bot</i>

695
00:31:36,629 --> 00:31:38,228
<i>  bronco in the</i>
<i>  championship match</i>

696
00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:39,296
<i>  of their bounty tournament.</i>

697
00:31:39,298 --> 00:31:41,198
<i>  But one thing</i>
<i>  victor's never done</i>

698
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,400
<i>  is win his first</i>
<i>  fight of the season.</i>

699
00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:45,302
<i> Kraken is a tough bot to kill.</i>

700
00:31:45,404 --> 00:31:48,038
<i>  So could a win tonight be</i>
<i>  a sign of things to come?</i>

701
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:49,172
<i>  Let's see.</i>

702
00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:50,908
Two parts of the florida bot

703
00:31:50,910 --> 00:31:52,342
mafia ready to square off

704
00:31:52,344 --> 00:31:55,045
inside the box.
Faruq, take it away.

705
00:31:58,284 --> 00:32:00,317
In the red square,

706
00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,252
crack is whack,

707
00:32:02,254 --> 00:32:03,754
that's where we should begin.

708
00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:05,822
But this team will
crack a bottle

709
00:32:05,824 --> 00:32:07,791
when they celebrate their win.

710
00:32:07,793 --> 00:32:09,860
This bot has
giant metal teeth

711
00:32:09,862 --> 00:32:11,595
that can break you in two.

712
00:32:11,597 --> 00:32:13,530
So if you ask him
what's cracking,

713
00:32:13,532 --> 00:32:16,133
it's probably you.

714
00:32:16,135 --> 00:32:19,036
Give it up for kraken!

715
00:32:19,038 --> 00:32:21,071
[audience cheering]

716
00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:26,076
<i> [chris] that is so cute.</i>

717
00:32:26,078 --> 00:32:28,245
<i>  The whole family is</i>
<i>  back this season.</i>

718
00:32:28,247 --> 00:32:31,148
<i>  The kraken really earned</i>
<i>  its stripes last season,</i>

719
00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:32,950
<i>  kenny, going three</i>
<i>  minutes with</i>

720
00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:36,053
<i>  black dragon, with</i>
<i>  witch doctor with huge</i>

721
00:32:36,055 --> 00:32:39,189
<i> and with sawblaze. What a run!</i>

722
00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:41,425
<i> [kenny] yeah, this bot is</i>
<i>  as tough as they come, chris.</i>

723
00:32:41,427 --> 00:32:43,727
<i>  Kraken's teeth are even</i>
<i>  stronger this year,</i>

724
00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:45,028
<i>  and you can see they've</i>
<i>  gone from a</i>

725
00:32:45,030 --> 00:32:47,097
<i>  rounded shape to</i>
<i>  more of a blade,</i>

726
00:32:47,099 --> 00:32:48,565
<i>  and matthew spurk told us</i>

727
00:32:48,567 --> 00:32:50,867
<i>  he's not afraid to</i>
<i>  sink those daggers</i>

728
00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:52,336
<i>  straight into rotator,</i>

729
00:32:52,338 --> 00:32:54,604
<i>  even if it's running</i>
<i>  it's blade on top.</i>

730
00:32:54,606 --> 00:32:56,340
[audience cheering]

731
00:32:56,342 --> 00:32:58,442
[faruq] in the blue square,

732
00:32:58,444 --> 00:33:00,010
this bot has a rap sheet,

733
00:33:00,012 --> 00:33:01,845
a record. He's criminal.

734
00:33:01,847 --> 00:33:03,780
You're a goner,
is his message.

735
00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:04,848
It's overt

736
00:33:04,850 --> 00:33:06,616
and it's subliminal.

737
00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:08,018
He'll leave you with wounds

738
00:33:08,020 --> 00:33:09,853
and he'll leave
you with scars.

739
00:33:09,855 --> 00:33:11,855
So just pray that these rhymes

740
00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:14,458
put him behind bars.

741
00:33:14,460 --> 00:33:16,960
It's rotator!

742
00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:19,563
[audience cheering]

743
00:33:19,565 --> 00:33:21,398
<i> [chris] always love to see</i>
<i>  the get-up</i>

744
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,433
<i>  with victor soto and rotator,</i>

745
00:33:23,435 --> 00:33:26,103
<i>  so flashy that they</i>
<i>  can definitely</i>

746
00:33:26,105 --> 00:33:27,504
<i>  back it up, kenny.</i>

747
00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:29,940
<i> [kenny] yeah, it's durable</i>
<i>  and destructive, chris,</i>

748
00:33:29,942 --> 00:33:31,875
<i>  and we talked about</i>
<i>  the brushless weapon</i>

749
00:33:31,877 --> 00:33:33,510
<i>  motors ribbot switched to.</i>

750
00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:36,546
<i>  Well, rotator did the same</i>
<i>  thing this offseason,</i>

751
00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,448
<i> so more power for less weight.</i>

752
00:33:38,450 --> 00:33:40,784
<i>  We'll see what that does</i>
<i>  to what was already</i>

753
00:33:40,786 --> 00:33:42,352
<i>  one of the baddest bots here.</i>

754
00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,354
[audience cheering]

755
00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,331
<i>  kraken is a very tough robot,</i>

756
00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:56,266
<i>  and I hear now that they're</i>
<i>  even more powerful</i>

757
00:33:56,268 --> 00:33:58,335
<i>  in terms of crushing force.</i>
<i>  We're going to actually</i>

758
00:33:58,337 --> 00:34:01,538
<i>  try to use the sport designs</i>
<i>  that we've had in the past,</i>

759
00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:03,306
<i>  but we've optimized them</i>

760
00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:04,674
<i>  so we can actually</i>

761
00:34:04,676 --> 00:34:07,110
<i>  use them to full efficiency,</i>
<i>  full potential</i>

762
00:34:07,112 --> 00:34:09,012
<i>  and push other robots around.</i>

763
00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:10,313
<i>  So I expect this to be a</i>

764
00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:13,050
<i>  three-minute match, but we're</i>
<i>  going to try to sink kraken.</i>

765
00:34:13,052 --> 00:34:14,818
<i>  We've increased</i>
<i>  the crushing power</i>

766
00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:16,920
<i>  from 60,000 pounds last year</i>

767
00:34:16,922 --> 00:34:19,222
<i>  to over 100,000</i>
<i>  pounds of force.</i>

768
00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:20,490
<i>  That's kind of like having</i>

769
00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,326
<i>  a humpback whale sitting on</i>
<i>  the front of kraken's mouth.</i>

770
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:25,762
<i>  We've been scouting</i>
<i>  videos for rotator.</i>

771
00:34:25,764 --> 00:34:27,264
<i> We think he's going to run his</i>

772
00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:29,866
<i>  bar spinner on the top</i>
<i>  to try and protect...</i>

773
00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:31,768
<i>  Protect him from the</i>
<i>  teeth coming down.</i>

774
00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,270
<i>  The great thing about</i>
<i>  kraken is just</i>

775
00:34:33,272 --> 00:34:34,805
<i>  always the same strategy.</i>

776
00:34:34,807 --> 00:34:36,807
<i>  Attack as fast as possible,</i>

777
00:34:36,809 --> 00:34:38,542
<i>  blade as many times</i>
<i>  as possible,</i>

778
00:34:38,544 --> 00:34:40,143
<i>  and as soon as you</i>
<i>  get a hold of him,</i>

779
00:34:40,145 --> 00:34:41,278
<i>  light the fire.</i>

780
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:45,415
[audience cheering]

781
00:34:47,186 --> 00:34:48,618
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

782
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:52,255
[audience cheering]

783
00:35:02,334 --> 00:35:04,468
[automated voice]
<i>  red team, ready?</i>

784
00:35:04,470 --> 00:35:06,870
[audience cheering]

785
00:35:10,008 --> 00:35:11,975
[automated voice]
<i>  blue team, ready?</i>

786
00:35:11,977 --> 00:35:14,044
Winner, winner...
Golden spinner.

787
00:35:14,046 --> 00:35:15,745
Whoo!

788
00:35:15,747 --> 00:35:17,614
<i> [chris] that's victor's</i>
<i>  wife, bianca.</i>

789
00:35:17,616 --> 00:35:20,250
<i>  The first time she's joined</i>
<i>  him here at battlebots.</i>

790
00:35:20,252 --> 00:35:22,319
<i>  Let's see if she brings him</i>
<i>  some good luck tonight.</i>

791
00:35:37,970 --> 00:35:40,637
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

792
00:35:49,448 --> 00:35:52,182
<i> [chris] let</i>
<i>  the bot battle begin.</i>

793
00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:55,485
<i>  Oh, yeah, kraken trying to</i>
<i>  go in for that first bite,</i>

794
00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:58,221
<i>  almost takes out</i>
<i>  its own narwhal.</i>

795
00:35:58,223 --> 00:36:00,724
<i>  Rotator fires a warning shot.</i>

796
00:36:00,726 --> 00:36:03,894
<i>  Oh, and another. That</i>
<i>  horizontal blade of rotator,</i>

797
00:36:03,896 --> 00:36:05,595
<i>  it's so dangerous.</i>

798
00:36:05,597 --> 00:36:07,063
<i> [kenny] oh!</i>

799
00:36:07,065 --> 00:36:08,932
<i> [chris] oh! Trying to bite,</i>
<i>  he's got it.</i>

800
00:36:12,070 --> 00:36:13,937
<i>  Kraken has</i>
<i>  rotator in its jaws,</i>

801
00:36:13,939 --> 00:36:15,539
<i> and now it bursts into flames.</i>

802
00:36:15,541 --> 00:36:19,576
<i>  There's fire pouring</i>
<i>  out of the top of</i>
<i>  matthew spurk's bot!</i>

803
00:36:20,913 --> 00:36:21,945
<i> [kenny] ooh!</i>

804
00:36:21,947 --> 00:36:23,380
Hold on, hold on, hold on.

805
00:36:23,382 --> 00:36:26,016
<i> [chris] if you've never seen</i>
<i>  a mechanical sea monster</i>

806
00:36:26,018 --> 00:36:29,786
<i>  at fire before,</i>
<i>  "hey, welcome to battlebots!"</i>

807
00:36:29,788 --> 00:36:31,955
<i>  kraken though not</i>
<i>  showing any signs of</i>

808
00:36:31,957 --> 00:36:33,990
<i>  letting go of rotator, kenny.</i>

809
00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:35,325
<i>  What's going on?</i>

810
00:36:35,327 --> 00:36:37,861
<i> [kenny] no, but kraken just</i>
<i>  has to hold that fire,</i>

811
00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:41,531
<i>  doesn't fry anything</i>
<i>  vital inside the bot.</i>

812
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,166
<i> [chris] okay, now,</i>
<i>  per the rulebook,</i>

813
00:36:43,168 --> 00:36:45,135
<i>  kraken will have to release</i>
<i>  rotator after 30 seconds.</i>

814
00:36:45,137 --> 00:36:47,103
-[referee] you got to start
releasing him.
-He's... He's

815
00:36:47,105 --> 00:36:48,471
released it, the jaw is
open either way.

816
00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:49,906
[referee] you got to
start releasing him.

817
00:36:49,908 --> 00:36:51,541
<i> [chris] the ref is issuing</i>
<i>  a warning,</i>

818
00:36:51,543 --> 00:36:53,610
<i>  but I'm not so sure</i>
<i>  that matt spurk can get</i>

819
00:36:53,612 --> 00:36:56,580
<i>  kraken to shake</i>
<i>  rotator loose.</i>

820
00:36:56,582 --> 00:36:58,181
<i> [kenny] yeah, he looks</i>
<i>  pretty stuck on there.</i>

821
00:36:58,183 --> 00:37:00,050
<i> [chris] you got to release</i>
<i>  him, you got to release him.</i>

822
00:37:00,052 --> 00:37:02,519
He's already released.
He's stuck in the lower teeth
or stuck in the tire.

823
00:37:02,521 --> 00:37:04,821
<i> -[referee] you can't pull out,</i>
<i>  you're stuck?</i>
<i> -[kenny] wow!</i>

824
00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:07,524
[referee] all right. Timeout,
timeout, timeout.

825
00:37:07,526 --> 00:37:10,126
<i> [chris] we are just over</i>
<i>  a minute in here, folks.</i>

826
00:37:10,128 --> 00:37:11,761
[referee] timeout, guys.
Time. Time.

827
00:37:11,763 --> 00:37:13,697
Everybody put their
transmitters down.

828
00:37:13,699 --> 00:37:15,932
<i> [chris] here's what's</i>
<i>  happened. We officially</i>
<i>  have a stoppage</i>

829
00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:17,367
<i>  of this match.</i>

830
00:37:17,369 --> 00:37:20,737
<i>  Kenny, you're going to</i>
<i>  have to clean this up.</i>
<i>  Dial us in here.</i>

831
00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:22,005
<i> [kenny] well, chris, the</i>
<i>  crew bots</i>

832
00:37:22,007 --> 00:37:24,441
<i>  are going to try to</i>
<i>  dislodge rotator.</i>

833
00:37:24,443 --> 00:37:26,376
<i>  According to the rulebook,</i>

834
00:37:26,378 --> 00:37:28,511
<i>  if they can't</i>
<i>  separate these two,</i>

835
00:37:28,513 --> 00:37:30,080
<i>  this is going to the judges,</i>

836
00:37:30,082 --> 00:37:32,816
<i>  and rotator cannot</i>
<i>  afford for that to happen.</i>

837
00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:35,318
[victor] unstick.
Unstick. Unstick.

838
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,088
<i> [chris] all right, we're going</i>
<i> to take a break, but something</i>
<i>  tells me,</i>

839
00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:40,523
<i>  carnage awaits</i>
<i>  on the other side.</i>

840
00:37:41,994 --> 00:37:46,329
<i> The fate of these bots will be</i>
<i>  decided when we return</i>

841
00:37:46,331 --> 00:37:48,865
<i>  on battlebots.</i>

842
00:37:56,575 --> 00:37:59,409
<i> [chris] welcome back to</i>
<i>  battlebots, where before</i>
<i>  the break,</i>

843
00:37:59,411 --> 00:38:02,545
<i>  we saw rotator and</i>
<i>  kraken become entangled</i>

844
00:38:02,547 --> 00:38:05,215
<i>  a little over a minute</i>
<i>  into their fight.</i>

845
00:38:05,217 --> 00:38:07,550
<i>  The referee had</i>
<i>  to stop the match</i>

846
00:38:07,552 --> 00:38:10,520
<i>  and let the crew bots try to</i>
<i>  separate these two.</i>

847
00:38:11,657 --> 00:38:13,823
<i>  Now, this would have gone</i>
<i>  to the judges</i>

848
00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:16,293
<i>  if the robots couldn't</i>
<i>  be pulled apart,</i>

849
00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:18,161
<i>  but the fans, they're in luck</i>

850
00:38:18,163 --> 00:38:21,464
<i>  because the carnage is</i>
<i>  about to re-commence.</i>

851
00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:27,537
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

852
00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:31,341
<i> [chris] and as soon as these</i>
<i>  drivers hear the buzzer,</i>
<i>  it is go time.</i>

853
00:38:32,811 --> 00:38:35,211
<i> [kenny] rotator has got some</i>
<i>  work to do here, chris.</i>

854
00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:42,152
<i> [chris] let the bot battle,</i>
<i>  uh, resume.</i>

855
00:38:42,154 --> 00:38:43,787
[audience cheering]

856
00:38:43,789 --> 00:38:45,388
[kenny] uh-oh.

857
00:38:45,390 --> 00:38:46,856
<i>  Oh!</i>

858
00:38:46,892 --> 00:38:50,694
<i> [chris] oh! Rotator rips</i>
<i>  the teeth right out</i>
<i>  of kraken's grill.</i>

859
00:38:50,696 --> 00:38:53,830
<i> [kenny] that's not good,</i>
<i>  took two in one shot.</i>

860
00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,300
<i> [chris] whoa!</i>

861
00:38:57,302 --> 00:38:59,602
<i> [kenny] now, remember,</i>
<i>  kraken was in control</i>

862
00:38:59,604 --> 00:39:01,771
<i>  of this match before</i>
<i>  the entanglement.</i>

863
00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:03,506
<i>  You are now looking</i>
<i>  at a desperate</i>

864
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:06,443
<i>  victor soto and rotator here,</i>

865
00:39:06,445 --> 00:39:08,678
<i>  and maybe a desperate</i>
<i>  match for kraken</i>

866
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,247
<i>  after losing those teeth.</i>

867
00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:15,051
<i> [chris] that left wheel on</i>
<i>  kraken hanging</i>
<i>  out for dear life now.</i>

868
00:39:15,053 --> 00:39:18,455
<i>  Rotator continuing its</i>
<i>  all-out assault.</i>

869
00:39:18,457 --> 00:39:21,358
<i> [kenny] brilliant driving</i>
<i>  there for victor soto.</i>

870
00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,059
<i> [chris] oh! There</i>
<i>  goes the tire.</i>

871
00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:25,562
<i> [kenny] oh, he is dissecting</i>
<i>  kraken right now.</i>

872
00:39:25,564 --> 00:39:27,564
<i> [chris] kraken toothless,</i>

873
00:39:27,566 --> 00:39:29,299
<i>  limping out on one wheel</i>

874
00:39:29,301 --> 00:39:33,169
<i>  and gasping for air here</i>
<i>  in the final minute</i>
<i>  of this fight.</i>

875
00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:35,972
<i>  Can rotator finish</i>
<i>  the job now?</i>

876
00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:38,875
<i> [kenny] rotator has been</i>
<i>  great here after the restart,</i>

877
00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:41,144
<i>  but if you're victor</i>
<i>  soto, you do not</i>

878
00:39:41,146 --> 00:39:42,746
<i> want this going to the judges.</i>

879
00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:45,682
<i>  He has an abysmal record</i>
<i>  when it comes to decisions.</i>

880
00:39:47,052 --> 00:39:48,852
<i> [chris] and kraken</i>
<i>  showing just enough</i>

881
00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:51,187
<i>  movement to hold</i>
<i>  off a countdown.</i>

882
00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:53,590
<i>  Oh!</i>

883
00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:55,024
[kenny] {\an8}i felt
<i>  that</i>

884
00:39:55,026 --> 00:39:56,926
<i>  in my stomach.</i>
<i>  That's how</i>

885
00:39:56,928 --> 00:39:58,461
<i>  powerful that hit was.</i>

886
00:39:58,463 --> 00:40:01,231
<i> [chris] that is kraken guts</i>
<i>  all over the place.</i>

887
00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:04,033
<i> -[kenny] wow!</i>
<i> -[chris] but somehow</i>
<i>  matt spurk is</i>

888
00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:07,470
<i>  still squirming his way</i>
<i>  around the battlebox.</i>

889
00:40:07,472 --> 00:40:10,473
<i> [kenny] yeah, the durability</i>
<i>  of kraken is just insane.</i>

890
00:40:11,877 --> 00:40:13,376
<i> [chris] oh! Oh, my gosh.</i>

891
00:40:13,378 --> 00:40:16,579
<i>  [kenny] what hasn't rotator</i>
<i>  cut up? That's what</i>
<i>  I want to know.</i>

892
00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:19,349
<i>  How is kraken</i>
<i>  still moving out there?</i>

893
00:40:19,351 --> 00:40:21,284
<i>  [chris] this is unbelievable.</i>

894
00:40:21,286 --> 00:40:23,586
<i>  Kraken is refusing to die</i>

895
00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:25,955
<i>  as the final seconds</i>
<i>  tick away.</i>

896
00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:29,092
<i>  Rotator leaving it</i>
<i>  all out on the floor.</i>

897
00:40:29,094 --> 00:40:34,130
<i>  But this one will be decided</i>
<i>  by the panel of judges.</i>

898
00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:38,301
<i>  And that group</i>
<i>  includes derek young,</i>

899
00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:40,870
<i>  lisa winter and jason bardis,</i>

900
00:40:40,872 --> 00:40:43,373
<i>  the three former</i>
<i>  battlebots participants</i>

901
00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:46,509
<i>  will be scoring on</i>
<i>  an 11-point system.</i>

902
00:40:46,511 --> 00:40:48,845
<i>  Five points can be</i>
<i>  awarded for damage,</i>

903
00:40:48,847 --> 00:40:52,182
<i>  three for aggression</i>
<i>  and three for control.</i>

904
00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:55,185
[man] bro.

905
00:40:55,187 --> 00:40:56,286
Whoa!

906
00:40:56,288 --> 00:40:59,489
Holy... Shenanigans!

907
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:03,092
<i> [chris] yeah, what he said.</i>

908
00:41:03,094 --> 00:41:04,961
<i>  Kenny, kraken</i>
<i>  was hungry to start</i>

909
00:41:04,963 --> 00:41:08,064
<i>  this match and sunk its</i>
<i>  teeth deep into rotator,</i>

910
00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:12,101
<i>  but after a quick stoppage in</i>
<i>  play to untangle the robots,</i>

911
00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:15,371
this one actually turned
in rotator's favor.

912
00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:16,940
<i> [kenny] yeah,</i>
<i>  it's amazing</i>

913
00:41:16,942 --> 00:41:19,976
<i>  how rotator was</i>
<i>  able to adapt, and</i>

914
00:41:19,978 --> 00:41:21,978
<i>  this was the technique</i>
<i>  of the match right there.</i>

915
00:41:21,980 --> 00:41:24,581
<i>  They've kind of beat</i>
<i>  their tail with those forks.</i>

916
00:41:24,583 --> 00:41:26,082
<i>  They jam up kraken,</i>

917
00:41:26,084 --> 00:41:28,551
<i>  one quick spin,</i>
<i>  and in one shot</i>

918
00:41:28,553 --> 00:41:29,819
<i>  they took out two teeth.</i>

919
00:41:29,821 --> 00:41:31,521
<i> [chris] so they went after the</i>

920
00:41:31,523 --> 00:41:34,157
<i>  ivories and then they</i>
<i>  went after the tires,</i>

921
00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:36,926
<i>  and kraken was pretty</i>
<i>  much doomed at that point.</i>

922
00:41:36,928 --> 00:41:38,828
<i> [kenny] that's right. Hard</i>
<i>  to do any damage</i>

923
00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:41,297
<i>  after your primary</i>
<i>  weapon was taken out,</i>

924
00:41:41,299 --> 00:41:43,066
<i>  and that's the</i>
<i>  one I felt in my gut.</i>

925
00:41:43,068 --> 00:41:45,768
<i>  That shot was just</i>
<i>  brutal there.</i>

926
00:41:45,770 --> 00:41:48,071
<i>  What a performance</i>
<i>  there from rotator.</i>

927
00:41:48,073 --> 00:41:50,507
<i> [chris] here's faruq</i>
<i>  with the decision.</i>

928
00:41:52,511 --> 00:41:55,778
The results from
the judges are in.

929
00:41:55,780 --> 00:41:57,814
[audience cheering]

930
00:42:00,252 --> 00:42:04,420
the winner by unanimous
decision is...

931
00:42:10,562 --> 00:42:12,729
Rotator!

932
00:42:12,731 --> 00:42:14,998
[audience cheering]

933
00:42:23,975 --> 00:42:25,942
<i> [chris] victor soto?</i>

934
00:42:25,944 --> 00:42:27,277
<i>  Hey, victor?</i>

935
00:42:27,279 --> 00:42:28,444
Hello, chris.

936
00:42:28,446 --> 00:42:31,281
How cool is it when you get to
dismantle your opponent

937
00:42:31,283 --> 00:42:33,950
piece by piece by piece?

938
00:42:35,353 --> 00:42:37,587
I really didn't expect that.

939
00:42:37,589 --> 00:42:41,291
My strategy was
actually to try to stay away
from the mouth of kraken

940
00:42:41,293 --> 00:42:42,959
because I didn't really
think we could

941
00:42:42,961 --> 00:42:44,294
really pierce that.

942
00:42:44,296 --> 00:42:46,195
So I was trying to get
a little bit of control.

943
00:42:46,197 --> 00:42:49,432
I was, I wasn't really getting
there, and we got stuck.

944
00:42:49,434 --> 00:42:51,367
Oh, man, I just didn't
expect it at all.

945
00:42:51,369 --> 00:42:53,670
And we finally won our
first match ever.

946
00:42:53,672 --> 00:42:55,338
Whoo!

947
00:42:55,340 --> 00:42:57,540
Of the season. Of the season.

948
00:42:57,542 --> 00:43:00,476
[victor] of the season.
We've never won
our first match of the season.

949
00:43:00,478 --> 00:43:01,611
My wife brought good luck.

950
00:43:01,613 --> 00:43:03,646
[chris] yes. Isn't it nice
having your wife here

951
00:43:03,648 --> 00:43:05,315
-for the first time
ever as well?
-Yes.

952
00:43:05,317 --> 00:43:07,150
Yes. Yes.

953
00:43:07,152 --> 00:43:08,651
[chris] yeah. You
better say yes.

954
00:43:08,653 --> 00:43:10,853
There you go.
Victor, congratulations.

955
00:43:10,855 --> 00:43:12,221
-Thank you.
-To your team rotator.

956
00:43:12,223 --> 00:43:13,289
Thank you.

957
00:43:13,291 --> 00:43:15,258
[audience cheering]

958
00:43:17,095 --> 00:43:21,798
<i> [chris] so rotator comes out</i>
<i>  on the right side of</i>
<i>  the judges' decision,</i>

959
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:24,500
<i>  while kraken again goes three</i>

960
00:43:24,502 --> 00:43:26,035
<i>  full minutes in what ended up</i>

961
00:43:26,037 --> 00:43:28,237
<i>  being a blood bath</i>
<i>  of a battle.</i>

962
00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:30,373
<i>  That thing just will not die.</i>

963
00:43:31,576 --> 00:43:34,544
<i>  Up next, it's a bot</i>
<i>  who last season</i>

964
00:43:34,546 --> 00:43:36,479
<i>  won over the hearts</i>
<i>  of the crowd,</i>

965
00:43:36,481 --> 00:43:39,616
<i>  the competitors and pretty</i>
<i>  much anyone on the planet</i>

966
00:43:39,618 --> 00:43:42,352
<i>  who's interested in</i>
<i>  combat robotics.</i>

967
00:43:42,354 --> 00:43:45,722
<i>  That's right. We'll see</i>
<i>  the little bot that could,</i>

968
00:43:45,724 --> 00:43:47,056
<i>  rusty,</i>

969
00:43:47,058 --> 00:43:50,193
<i>  when we return on battlebots.</i>

970
00:43:58,303 --> 00:44:00,403
[audience cheering]

971
00:44:02,374 --> 00:44:04,474
we are back on battlebots, and

972
00:44:04,476 --> 00:44:05,608
do you know who's back?

973
00:44:05,610 --> 00:44:07,310
You see who's getting
ready to come to the box?

974
00:44:07,312 --> 00:44:08,811
I do. I'm very excited.

975
00:44:08,813 --> 00:44:10,246
It's a fan-favorite,

976
00:44:10,248 --> 00:44:12,782
rusty is here!

977
00:44:12,784 --> 00:44:14,817
[audience cheering]

978
00:44:17,122 --> 00:44:19,455
<i> [chris] and he's going to be</i>
<i>  facing a fancy new</i>

979
00:44:19,457 --> 00:44:21,190
<i>  rookie bot named blip.</i>

980
00:44:21,192 --> 00:44:22,859
<i>  But listen to those chants</i>

981
00:44:22,861 --> 00:44:25,361
<i>  for the little bot that</i>
<i>  could, kenny.</i>

982
00:44:25,363 --> 00:44:27,263
[audience chanting]
rusty! Rusty! Rusty!

983
00:44:27,265 --> 00:44:28,665
<i> [kenny] wow!</i>

984
00:44:30,001 --> 00:44:33,136
<i> [chris] coming up, a rookie of</i>
<i>  the year season,</i>

985
00:44:33,138 --> 00:44:35,738
<i>  dave eaton.</i>
<i>  What a remarkable story!</i>

986
00:44:35,740 --> 00:44:38,374
<i>  Found a bunch of</i>
<i>  junk on his parents'</i>
<i>  farm in illinois.</i>

987
00:44:38,376 --> 00:44:40,443
His word
about the junk, not mine.

988
00:44:40,445 --> 00:44:41,978
And he just won
over the crowd.

989
00:44:41,980 --> 00:44:43,646
<i> -[kenny] yeah.</i>
<i> -[chris] it wasn't like</i>
<i>  he had this</i>

990
00:44:43,648 --> 00:44:45,682
<i>  miraculous season</i>
<i>  inside the box,</i>

991
00:44:45,684 --> 00:44:46,949
<i>  but there's just</i>
<i>  something about</i>

992
00:44:46,951 --> 00:44:49,385
<i>  dave and this robot you</i>
<i>  can't help but love.</i>

993
00:44:49,387 --> 00:44:52,622
<i>  I mean, look at him eating,</i>
<i> popcorn out of rusty's helmet.</i>

994
00:44:52,624 --> 00:44:54,390
<i>  They're like turner & hooch,</i>

995
00:44:54,392 --> 00:44:55,558
<i>  scooby and shaggy...</i>

996
00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:56,859
[mimics scooby]

997
00:44:56,895 --> 00:45:00,663
<i> ...Han and chewie. Insert your</i>
<i>  favorite best buddy duo here.</i>

998
00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:04,300
Exactly. Very sentimental
about rusty.

999
00:45:04,302 --> 00:45:06,436
I think everybody
loves rusty, right?

1000
00:45:06,438 --> 00:45:08,471
<i>  It's that combination</i>
<i>  of homeliness</i>

1001
00:45:08,473 --> 00:45:10,339
<i>  and heart that makes</i>
<i>  you just want to</i>

1002
00:45:10,341 --> 00:45:11,741
<i>  root for this robot.</i>

1003
00:45:11,743 --> 00:45:14,644
<i>  But rusty can really</i>
<i>  take a hit too, chris.</i>

1004
00:45:14,646 --> 00:45:17,213
<i>  He went the full three</i>
<i>  minutes with sawblaze,</i>

1005
00:45:17,215 --> 00:45:19,716
<i>  something no one</i>
<i>  thought he'd be able to do.</i>

1006
00:45:19,718 --> 00:45:21,984
<i>  But he's never</i>
<i>  fought a true flipper</i>

1007
00:45:21,986 --> 00:45:23,686
<i>  like the one he's about to.</i>

1008
00:45:23,688 --> 00:45:27,223
<i>  So will he be able to</i>
<i>  take that kind of punishment</i>
<i>  in tonight's matchup?</i>

1009
00:45:27,225 --> 00:45:28,424
<i> [chris] that's a good</i>
<i>  question,</i>

1010
00:45:28,426 --> 00:45:31,561
<i> because on the opposite end of</i>
<i>  the technology spectrum,</i>

1011
00:45:31,563 --> 00:45:34,897
<i>  we have aren hill's</i>
<i>  new flipper bot, blip.</i>

1012
00:45:34,899 --> 00:45:38,067
<i>  Aren, of course, made a run</i>
<i>  all the way to the semifinals</i>

1013
00:45:38,069 --> 00:45:39,836
<i>  with tantrum last season,</i>

1014
00:45:39,838 --> 00:45:42,438
<i>  and while he's still</i>
<i>  helping his old team,</i>

1015
00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:44,340
<i>  this year, he's got</i>
<i>  a brand-new bot</i>

1016
00:45:44,342 --> 00:45:46,609
<i>  that uses</i>
<i>  a weapon technology</i>

1017
00:45:46,611 --> 00:45:48,945
<i>  that we have never</i>
<i>  seen before.</i>

1018
00:45:48,947 --> 00:45:51,647
<i> [kenny] that's right.</i>
<i>  Blip is a flywheel flipper,</i>

1019
00:45:51,649 --> 00:45:53,683
<i>  and this is an</i>
<i>  oversimplification,</i>

1020
00:45:53,685 --> 00:45:55,384
<i>  but it kind of works</i>
<i>  like a medieval</i>

1021
00:45:55,386 --> 00:45:57,987
<i>  weapon called a trebuchet.</i>

1022
00:45:57,989 --> 00:46:00,389
<i>  Inside blip, there's a</i>
<i>  metal wheel that rapidly</i>

1023
00:46:00,391 --> 00:46:02,492
<i>  twists a synthetic rope.</i>

1024
00:46:02,494 --> 00:46:04,427
<i> As it twists, it gets shorter.</i>

1025
00:46:04,429 --> 00:46:06,395
<i>  Now where a trebuchet's arm</i>

1026
00:46:06,397 --> 00:46:08,698
<i>  fires when it's pulled</i>
<i>  by a counterweight,</i>

1027
00:46:08,700 --> 00:46:09,832
<i>  blip's flipper</i>

1028
00:46:09,834 --> 00:46:12,969
<i>  fires when it's pulled</i>
<i>  by that shortening rope.</i>

1029
00:46:12,971 --> 00:46:14,837
<i>  It's worked in testing,</i>
<i>  but we've seen</i>

1030
00:46:14,839 --> 00:46:17,306
<i> plenty of new designs struggle</i>
<i>  in their maiden voyage</i>

1031
00:46:17,308 --> 00:46:19,075
<i>  inside the box, and rusty</i>

1032
00:46:19,077 --> 00:46:20,810
<i>  is a tough bot to kill.</i>

1033
00:46:20,812 --> 00:46:23,880
<i>  So don't underestimate</i>
<i>  the challenge here for blip.</i>

1034
00:46:25,083 --> 00:46:28,551
Should be a ton of fun.
Faruq, take it away.

1035
00:46:28,553 --> 00:46:31,287
[audience cheering]

1036
00:46:31,289 --> 00:46:33,422
[faruq] in the red square,

1037
00:46:33,424 --> 00:46:36,092
experts doubted
this bot last year,

1038
00:46:36,094 --> 00:46:37,493
they called him a junker.

1039
00:46:37,495 --> 00:46:40,096
Now he's a star and all
the hot single bots

1040
00:46:40,098 --> 00:46:42,131
are asking for his number.

1041
00:46:42,133 --> 00:46:43,800
Tmz keeps hounding him with

1042
00:46:43,802 --> 00:46:45,735
questions 'cause
they're curious,

1043
00:46:45,737 --> 00:46:47,370
like, "hey, over
here, over here.

1044
00:46:47,372 --> 00:46:50,439
Is it true you're
replacing vin diesel
in fast and the furious?"

1045
00:46:50,441 --> 00:46:53,009
signing autographs
and taking selfies

1046
00:46:53,011 --> 00:46:54,777
is the embodiment
of greatness,

1047
00:46:54,779 --> 00:46:57,113
and everyone back on
the farm is like,

1048
00:46:57,115 --> 00:47:00,149
"don't forget us when
you're famous."

1049
00:47:00,151 --> 00:47:03,219
give it up for rusty!

1050
00:47:05,456 --> 00:47:07,623
[audience cheering]

1051
00:47:09,794 --> 00:47:12,929
<i> [chris] oh, the one-man</i>
<i> working crew, rusty.</i>

1052
00:47:15,867 --> 00:47:19,001
<i>  He's got a</i>
<i> construction cone on his beak.</i>

1053
00:47:19,003 --> 00:47:21,204
<i>  Really?</i>

1054
00:47:21,206 --> 00:47:23,105
<i> [kenny] oh, I love it.</i>

1055
00:47:23,107 --> 00:47:27,143
<i>  Rusty running with the</i>
<i>  hammer configuration</i>
<i>  under that cone,</i>

1056
00:47:27,145 --> 00:47:30,613
<i> but dave eaton really tries to</i>
<i>  win fights by surviving them,</i>

1057
00:47:30,615 --> 00:47:33,316
<i>  and rusty is as tough</i>
<i>  as they come, chris.</i>

1058
00:47:36,387 --> 00:47:38,087
<i>  Duct tape is a</i>
<i>  nice touch to this, too.</i>

1059
00:47:42,093 --> 00:47:43,993
[faruq] in the blue square,

1060
00:47:43,995 --> 00:47:46,829
when he clears you for
takeoff, get ready to fly.

1061
00:47:46,831 --> 00:47:48,097
He'll send you on a trip

1062
00:47:48,099 --> 00:47:50,399
through the unfriendly skies.

1063
00:47:50,401 --> 00:47:53,469
The flight's a bit bumpy,
but the landing is a calamity.

1064
00:47:53,471 --> 00:47:56,539
When you go kaboom,
like the hindenburg.

1065
00:47:56,541 --> 00:47:59,508
Oh, the bot-manity!

1066
00:47:59,510 --> 00:48:01,544
It's blip!

1067
00:48:01,546 --> 00:48:03,679
[audience cheering]

1068
00:48:06,150 --> 00:48:09,118
<i> [chris] there is the</i>
<i>  beautifully compact blip.</i>

1069
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:11,721
<i>  Again, captain aren hill</i>
<i>  had tantrum within</i>

1070
00:48:11,723 --> 00:48:14,257
<i>  two wins from the giant nut</i>
<i>  last season.</i>

1071
00:48:14,259 --> 00:48:16,125
<i>  But, like you said,</i>
<i>  kenny, first fights</i>

1072
00:48:16,127 --> 00:48:18,694
<i>  for brand-new bots</i>
<i>  can be a total tossup,</i>

1073
00:48:18,696 --> 00:48:20,429
<i>  no matter who the captain is.</i>

1074
00:48:20,431 --> 00:48:22,498
<i> [kenny] yeah, I don't think</i>
<i>  blip will have any trouble</i>

1075
00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:24,600
<i>  getting under rusty,</i>
<i>  but will that</i>

1076
00:48:24,602 --> 00:48:26,969
<i> flywheel flipper actually work</i>

1077
00:48:26,971 --> 00:48:28,371
<i>  and will it be able</i>
<i>  to do enough</i>

1078
00:48:28,373 --> 00:48:31,674
<i>  damage to a 250-pound</i>
<i>  robot, chris?</i>

1079
00:48:31,676 --> 00:48:32,708
<i>  Time to find out.</i>

1080
00:48:34,879 --> 00:48:36,545
[audience cheering]

1081
00:48:39,350 --> 00:48:42,318
<i>  I'm leading out</i>
<i>  blip this year.</i>
<i>  It's a flywheel flipper,</i>

1082
00:48:42,320 --> 00:48:44,287
<i>  which gives us a lot of</i>
<i>  fun advantages over</i>

1083
00:48:44,289 --> 00:48:45,388
<i>  traditional flippers.</i>

1084
00:48:45,390 --> 00:48:47,323
<i>  Its armor is on</i>
<i>  par with tantrum</i>

1085
00:48:47,325 --> 00:48:48,891
<i>  and maneuverability,</i>
<i>  et cetera,</i>

1086
00:48:48,893 --> 00:48:51,560
<i>  but the flipper power</i>
<i>  is on par with hydra</i>
<i>  and some of the other...</i>

1087
00:48:51,562 --> 00:48:52,662
<i>  Other big boy flippers.</i>

1088
00:48:52,664 --> 00:48:54,797
<i>  Blip's first fight is</i>
<i>  against rusty.</i>

1089
00:48:54,799 --> 00:48:56,532
<i>  You can't get any more</i>
<i>  endearing than rusty.</i>

1090
00:48:56,534 --> 00:48:59,168
<i> Rusty has usually been someone</i>
<i>  who just keeps on tanking.</i>

1091
00:48:59,170 --> 00:49:01,203
<i>  So being able to make sure</i>
<i>  we can last the full</i>

1092
00:49:01,205 --> 00:49:03,439
<i>  three minutes and not</i>
<i>  have any issues ourselves,</i>

1093
00:49:03,441 --> 00:49:05,441
<i>  this is going to be key,</i>
<i>  but we're hoping to</i>

1094
00:49:05,443 --> 00:49:07,276
<i> send rusty flying a few times.</i>

1095
00:49:07,278 --> 00:49:08,678
<i>  They're a well...</i>
<i>  Well-established team</i>

1096
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:10,579
<i>  and everything, right?</i>
<i>  And he builds really</i>
<i>  good robots.</i>

1097
00:49:10,581 --> 00:49:12,281
<i>  He's got his new kinetic</i>

1098
00:49:12,283 --> 00:49:14,083
<i>  system for the flipper</i>
<i>  and stuff, so he...</i>

1099
00:49:14,085 --> 00:49:16,619
<i>  It'll be interesting to see</i>
<i>  how that works and</i>
<i>  how well it flips the robot.</i>

1100
00:49:16,621 --> 00:49:18,187
<i>  If I'm not blowing him</i>
<i>  around the box</i>

1101
00:49:18,189 --> 00:49:19,522
<i>  and if he's blowing</i>
<i>  me around the box,</i>

1102
00:49:19,524 --> 00:49:21,123
<i>  I know who's going to</i>
<i>  win, who's going to lose.</i>

1103
00:49:21,125 --> 00:49:23,592
<i>  I am a little more concerned</i>
<i>  this time going around.</i>

1104
00:49:23,594 --> 00:49:26,095
<i>  Obviously, there's more</i>
<i>  expectation for me</i>
<i>  being a second year.</i>

1105
00:49:26,097 --> 00:49:28,631
<i>  I'm propping as much</i>
<i>  as I can for this fight</i>
<i>  because I need to win it.</i>

1106
00:49:29,834 --> 00:49:30,866
Hell yeah.

1107
00:49:30,868 --> 00:49:32,601
[audience cheering]

1108
00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:37,306
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

1109
00:49:37,308 --> 00:49:39,241
[audience cheering]

1110
00:49:39,243 --> 00:49:40,810
<i> [chris] kenny, with</i>
<i>  rusty, it is so cute.</i>

1111
00:49:40,812 --> 00:49:44,347
<i>  I just want to run up to him</i>
<i>  and pinch its little cheeks.</i>

1112
00:49:44,349 --> 00:49:46,816
<i> [kenny] I think</i>
<i>  everybody's back at the pits</i>
<i>  to sign that thing.</i>

1113
00:49:46,818 --> 00:49:48,818
<i>  It's got plenty of</i>
<i>  duct tape as well.</i>

1114
00:49:48,820 --> 00:49:51,153
[audience cheering]

1115
00:49:53,291 --> 00:49:55,224
[automated voice]
<i>  red team, ready?</i>

1116
00:49:55,226 --> 00:49:56,959
Yeah!

1117
00:49:56,961 --> 00:49:58,694
[audience cheering]

1118
00:50:02,767 --> 00:50:04,834
[automated voice]
<i>  blue team, ready?</i>

1119
00:50:04,836 --> 00:50:06,936
[audience cheering]

1120
00:50:06,938 --> 00:50:09,038
<i> [chris] ah, look at aren hill,</i>
<i>  he's already apologizing</i>

1121
00:50:09,040 --> 00:50:12,074
<i>  -to rusty.</i>
<i>  -Pre-snap. That's funny.</i>

1122
00:50:12,076 --> 00:50:14,777
[audience cheering]

1123
00:50:23,988 --> 00:50:25,955
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

1124
00:50:27,658 --> 00:50:29,392
<i> [chris] it's the high-tech</i>
<i>  rook versus</i>

1125
00:50:29,394 --> 00:50:30,926
<i>  the junkyard vet.</i>

1126
00:50:32,630 --> 00:50:34,764
<i>  Rusty, blip,</i>

1127
00:50:34,766 --> 00:50:36,265
<i>  who's it going to be?</i>

1128
00:50:39,237 --> 00:50:41,604
<i>  Let the bot battle begin.</i>

1129
00:50:41,606 --> 00:50:44,640
<i>  Blip trying to get</i>
<i>  its bearing straight,</i>
<i>  circles around rusty,</i>

1130
00:50:44,642 --> 00:50:46,175
<i>  getting under rusty. Whoa!</i>

1131
00:50:47,178 --> 00:50:50,579
<i>  Whoa! Great height,</i>
<i>  great distance.</i>

1132
00:50:50,581 --> 00:50:52,815
<i>  That was definitely a</i>
<i>  nine out of ten.</i>

1133
00:50:52,817 --> 00:50:54,984
<i>  Rusty pops back though,</i>

1134
00:50:54,986 --> 00:50:57,553
<i>  tracking</i>
<i>  the junkyard bot again.</i>

1135
00:50:57,555 --> 00:51:00,589
<i>  Oh!</i>

1136
00:51:00,591 --> 00:51:02,725
[chris]
<i>  can rusty fix itself?</i>

1137
00:51:02,727 --> 00:51:04,527
<i>  Come on, rusty.</i>

1138
00:51:04,529 --> 00:51:05,828
<i> [kenny] he didn't</i>
<i>  stick the landing.</i>

1139
00:51:05,830 --> 00:51:08,064
<i>  I'm going to give rusty a</i>
<i>  3.0 on that one, chris.</i>

1140
00:51:08,066 --> 00:51:11,367
<i>  [chris] yep, yep, yep. Judge</i>
<i>  really deducted points.</i>

1141
00:51:11,369 --> 00:51:14,503
<i> I don't know if blip is trying</i>
<i>  to help rusty get up</i>

1142
00:51:14,505 --> 00:51:15,538
<i>  or what.</i>

1143
00:51:16,641 --> 00:51:18,707
<i>  Whoa!</i>
<i>  Right, there we go.</i>

1144
00:51:18,709 --> 00:51:20,076
<i> [chris] all right.</i>

1145
00:51:20,078 --> 00:51:22,178
<i> [kenny] uh-oh. Rusty,</i>
<i>  your clothes are falling off.</i>

1146
00:51:22,180 --> 00:51:24,680
<i> [chris] oh, god! Can we</i>
<i>  get him a towel or something?</i>

1147
00:51:24,682 --> 00:51:26,715
<i>  We're going to have</i>
<i>  to blur this out.</i>

1148
00:51:26,717 --> 00:51:27,983
<i> [kenny] it's very revealing.</i>

1149
00:51:27,985 --> 00:51:30,052
<i>  Rusty, stab him.</i>
<i>  Rusty, stab him.</i>

1150
00:51:32,290 --> 00:51:34,957
<i>  Aren hill is playing</i>
<i>  with his food now.</i>

1151
00:51:34,959 --> 00:51:36,859
<i>  Rusty, totally shell-shocked</i>

1152
00:51:36,861 --> 00:51:38,427
<i>  and without a shell.</i>

1153
00:51:38,429 --> 00:51:41,130
<i>  Is this the end for</i>
<i>  the junkyard bot?</i>

1154
00:51:41,132 --> 00:51:42,932
[referee] ten, nine...

1155
00:51:42,934 --> 00:51:45,034
[indistinct chattering]

1156
00:51:45,036 --> 00:51:46,469
[chris]
<i>  yeah, rusty is not moving.</i>

1157
00:51:46,471 --> 00:51:51,140
<i> -[kenny] yeah.</i>
<i> -[chris] this is it.</i>
<i>  Blip gest win number one.</i>

1158
00:51:51,142 --> 00:51:52,741
[referee] one!
That's a knockout.

1159
00:51:52,743 --> 00:51:54,276
[audience cheering]

1160
00:51:54,278 --> 00:51:55,511
<i> [chris] man.</i>

1161
00:51:59,083 --> 00:52:00,850
I knew it was
gonna be a rough one.

1162
00:52:05,323 --> 00:52:08,057
<i> [chris] well, we knew it</i>
<i>  was going to be a long shot</i>
<i>  for rusty, kenny.</i>

1163
00:52:08,059 --> 00:52:10,626
<i> [kenny] oh, jeez!</i>
<i>  Speaking of long shot,</i>

1164
00:52:10,628 --> 00:52:13,562
<i>  my goodness, so quick</i>
<i>  and so powerful.</i>

1165
00:52:13,564 --> 00:52:15,164
<i>  Rusty was hanging</i>
<i>  in there, though.</i>

1166
00:52:15,166 --> 00:52:17,666
<i> [chris] yeah. Was able to</i>
<i>  self-right after that</i>

1167
00:52:17,668 --> 00:52:21,537
<i>  first big shot, but, man,</i>
<i>  you get in the short corner</i>
<i>  next to the upper deck,</i>

1168
00:52:21,539 --> 00:52:24,840
<i>  it's tough. And then here</i>
<i> he comes, right at you, folks.</i>

1169
00:52:24,842 --> 00:52:27,376
<i> -[chris] oh!</i>
<i> -[kenny] and</i>
<i>  the pulverizer, jeez.</i>

1170
00:52:27,378 --> 00:52:28,878
<i> -[chris] exactly.</i>
<i> -[kenny] two for one deal.</i>

1171
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:29,945
<i> [chris] yeah.</i>

1172
00:52:31,949 --> 00:52:33,916
<i> [chris] aren hill.</i>

1173
00:52:33,918 --> 00:52:35,518
<i> -[chris] hi, aren.</i>
<i> -Hi, guys.</i>

1174
00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:37,953
So we saw you mouthed
the words right before

1175
00:52:37,955 --> 00:52:40,723
the fight started,
"I'm sorry, rusty."

1176
00:52:40,725 --> 00:52:41,957
[all laughing]

1177
00:52:43,828 --> 00:52:46,462
-[chris]
<i>  do you, do you feel bad?</i>
<i> -We do feel bad.</i>

1178
00:52:46,464 --> 00:52:47,897
I love rusty,

1179
00:52:47,899 --> 00:52:49,698
but I am beyond stoked.

1180
00:52:49,700 --> 00:52:51,467
First match out, new robot,

1181
00:52:51,469 --> 00:52:53,202
working exactly like
we want it to.

1182
00:52:53,204 --> 00:52:55,237
[audience cheering]

1183
00:52:57,241 --> 00:52:59,675
aren, you guys made it
all the way to the semifinals

1184
00:52:59,677 --> 00:53:01,277
a season ago with tantrum.

1185
00:53:01,279 --> 00:53:05,548
You decided to branch
off and start a new season
with a flipper bot.

1186
00:53:05,550 --> 00:53:08,050
Can you make a judgment
after just a minute
inside the box

1187
00:53:08,052 --> 00:53:10,819
as to how potent
your robot can be?

1188
00:53:10,821 --> 00:53:13,656
Yeah, I don't, I don't see
any reason why we
make it just this far.

1189
00:53:13,658 --> 00:53:15,324
So you're calling
your shot right now

1190
00:53:15,326 --> 00:53:18,594
at least a semifinal
appearance with a
rookie robot?

1191
00:53:18,596 --> 00:53:19,628
That's the goal.

1192
00:53:19,630 --> 00:53:21,864
[audience cheering]

1193
00:53:21,866 --> 00:53:24,366
<i> [chris] impressive.</i>
<i>  I love the confidence.</i>

1194
00:53:24,368 --> 00:53:27,369
Aren hill, we'll see you and
team blip down the line.

1195
00:53:27,371 --> 00:53:28,837
Thank you, guys.

1196
00:53:28,839 --> 00:53:30,940
[audience cheering]

1197
00:53:37,548 --> 00:53:39,081
<i> -[chris] dave?</i>
<i> -It'll bump out.</i>

1198
00:53:39,083 --> 00:53:40,783
We can fix it,
make it straight.
Hey, guys.

1199
00:53:42,687 --> 00:53:44,753
Rusty is naked right now.

1200
00:53:44,755 --> 00:53:46,589
Yeah, yeah.

1201
00:53:46,591 --> 00:53:48,624
He kind of flew
by the seat of
his pants there, didn't he?

1202
00:53:48,626 --> 00:53:50,659
[all laughing]

1203
00:53:51,796 --> 00:53:53,796
oh, yeah.

1204
00:53:56,801 --> 00:53:59,335
Is rusty okay?
Chris has tylenol.

1205
00:53:59,337 --> 00:54:02,037
I have some duct tape.
If you need anything,
let us know.

1206
00:54:02,039 --> 00:54:04,607
I was going to say duct tape
and tylenol is about what
I'm going to need.

1207
00:54:04,609 --> 00:54:06,508
I need the tylenol.
He needs the duct tape.

1208
00:54:08,145 --> 00:54:09,845
Dave, all kidding
aside, what are

1209
00:54:09,847 --> 00:54:11,947
the last ten months
been like for you?

1210
00:54:11,949 --> 00:54:15,985
I mean, you exploded
on the scene. You become
a battlebots cult hero.

1211
00:54:15,987 --> 00:54:17,753
I mean, listen to
what the audience,

1212
00:54:17,755 --> 00:54:19,855
you come out here, they're
chanting rusty's name.

1213
00:54:19,857 --> 00:54:21,490
What the heck
is all this like?

1214
00:54:21,492 --> 00:54:23,359
[audience cheering]

1215
00:54:26,230 --> 00:54:27,529
thanks, guys. Thank you.

1216
00:54:27,531 --> 00:54:29,865
[audience chanting]
rusty! Rusty! Rusty!

1217
00:54:29,867 --> 00:54:32,167
Whoo! Oh, you guys
are way too nice to me.

1218
00:54:32,169 --> 00:54:33,202
Thank you.

1219
00:54:34,705 --> 00:54:37,339
Whoo! I mean,
I know, you know what?

1220
00:54:37,341 --> 00:54:40,209
I love this, because at the
end of the day, I'm going to
build this beautiful machine.

1221
00:54:40,211 --> 00:54:42,911
I get to come out here
and be with you guys.
And I love it. I really do.

1222
00:54:42,913 --> 00:54:44,947
[audience cheering]

1223
00:54:46,951 --> 00:54:49,451
[dave] thanks, guys.
Thank you. Oh, man.

1224
00:54:49,453 --> 00:54:51,420
You guys are so nice to me.

1225
00:54:51,422 --> 00:54:54,056
Dave eaton and rusty,
you are one of a kind.

1226
00:54:54,058 --> 00:54:55,524
-Thank you.
-We'll see in your
next match.

1227
00:54:55,526 --> 00:54:57,826
Once again, let's
hear it for rusty!

1228
00:54:57,828 --> 00:55:00,362
Thanks, guys.
Thank you.

1229
00:55:00,364 --> 00:55:01,697
Whoo-hoo!

1230
00:55:01,699 --> 00:55:03,732
[audience cheering]

1231
00:55:05,503 --> 00:55:07,002
<i> [chris] well, dave eaton</i>
<i>  didn't get the win</i>

1232
00:55:07,004 --> 00:55:11,173
<i>  inside the battlebox,</i>
<i>  but he is a winner in</i>
<i>  life, no question.</i>

1233
00:55:12,977 --> 00:55:15,311
<i>  And, kenny, how about blip?</i>

1234
00:55:15,313 --> 00:55:18,414
He only had a minute of
game tape, what do you see?

1235
00:55:18,416 --> 00:55:20,983
Listen, I saw a bot that
is extremely powerful.

1236
00:55:20,985 --> 00:55:22,651
<i>  Again, new technology,</i>
<i>  we weren't sure</i>

1237
00:55:22,653 --> 00:55:25,254
<i>  what was going to happen</i>
<i>  out there, but the fact that</i>
<i>  it looked that good</i>

1238
00:55:25,256 --> 00:55:27,690
<i>  and that sharp,</i>
<i>  I think it's a really</i>
<i>  good sign for team blip.</i>

1239
00:55:29,060 --> 00:55:30,626
<i> [chris] up next,</i>

1240
00:55:30,628 --> 00:55:34,797
<i>  it's the return of the</i>
<i>  team aren hill, took to</i>
<i>  the semifinals last year.</i>

1241
00:55:34,799 --> 00:55:36,231
<i>  Tantrum.</i>

1242
00:55:36,233 --> 00:55:39,101
<i>  New captains, alex grant</i>
<i>  and ginger schmidt,</i>

1243
00:55:39,103 --> 00:55:41,303
<i>  will throw down</i>
<i>  with bunny sauriol</i>

1244
00:55:41,305 --> 00:55:45,908
<i>  and malice when we</i>
<i>  return on battlebots.</i>

1245
00:55:55,853 --> 00:55:57,286
[audience cheering]

1246
00:55:57,288 --> 00:55:59,521
<i> [chris] welcome back to</i>
<i>  las vegas and week two</i>

1247
00:55:59,523 --> 00:56:02,624
<i>  of the battlebots</i>
<i>  2021 season.</i>

1248
00:56:02,626 --> 00:56:04,526
<i>  We've already been</i>
<i>  treated to a handful of</i>

1249
00:56:04,528 --> 00:56:06,695
<i>  robot destruction</i>
<i>  here tonight,</i>

1250
00:56:06,697 --> 00:56:10,799
<i>  and the main event</i>
<i>  of the evening is just</i>
<i>  around the corner.</i>

1251
00:56:10,801 --> 00:56:12,201
<i>  We'll see bloodsport</i>

1252
00:56:12,203 --> 00:56:15,938
<i>  face off with the 2020</i>
<i>  runner-up whiplash.</i>

1253
00:56:15,940 --> 00:56:17,239
<i>  In fact, here is matt vasquez</i>

1254
00:56:17,241 --> 00:56:20,242
<i>  moments ago putting the</i>
<i> finishing touches on whiplash.</i>

1255
00:56:20,244 --> 00:56:23,712
<i>  Remember, he fell</i>
<i>  just short of winning</i>
<i>  the title last year.</i>

1256
00:56:23,714 --> 00:56:26,148
<i>  Matt tells us he intends</i>
<i>  to finish the job</i>

1257
00:56:26,150 --> 00:56:30,919
<i>  this time around, and</i>
<i>  that journey begins tonight.</i>

1258
00:56:30,921 --> 00:56:33,489
<i>  But right now, we've</i>
<i>  got bunny sauriol's</i>

1259
00:56:33,491 --> 00:56:36,625
<i>  malice taking on a team</i>
<i>  that came out of nowhere</i>

1260
00:56:36,627 --> 00:56:40,396
<i>  to make a run to the</i>
<i>  semifinals just last season,</i>

1261
00:56:40,398 --> 00:56:42,498
<i>  tantrum.</i>

1262
00:56:42,500 --> 00:56:45,134
And when you
make that monumental
leap, usually you don't

1263
00:56:45,136 --> 00:56:46,769
make a lot of changes
to your team.

1264
00:56:46,771 --> 00:56:48,103
<i> [kenny] unless you</i>
<i>  are tantrum.</i>

1265
00:56:48,105 --> 00:56:49,204
<i> [chris] as we just saw,</i>

1266
00:56:49,240 --> 00:56:52,174
<i>  former captain aren hill</i>
<i>  has a new flipper bot,</i>

1267
00:56:52,176 --> 00:56:55,043
<i>  blip, and it certainly looks</i>
<i>  like the real deal.</i>

1268
00:56:55,045 --> 00:56:57,212
<i>  Now he's still involved</i>
<i>  with tantrum,</i>

1269
00:56:57,214 --> 00:57:01,316
<i>  the two bots are actually</i>
<i>  sharing a 16-person</i>
<i>  crew back in the pits.</i>

1270
00:57:01,318 --> 00:57:03,285
<i>  But after last season,</i>
<i>  aren felt like</i>

1271
00:57:03,287 --> 00:57:05,320
<i>  tantrum was in</i>
<i>  such a good place,</i>

1272
00:57:05,322 --> 00:57:08,657
<i>  he handed the reins to</i>
<i>  new captains, ginger schmidt</i>

1273
00:57:08,659 --> 00:57:10,159
<i>  and alex grant.</i>

1274
00:57:10,161 --> 00:57:12,461
<i>  They both admitted</i>
<i>  they're a little nervous</i>
<i>  to be the captain,</i>

1275
00:57:12,463 --> 00:57:15,464
<i>  but they feel like this is a</i>
<i>  giant nut winning bot still.</i>

1276
00:57:15,466 --> 00:57:16,732
<i> [kenny] yeah, no</i>
<i>  question about it.</i>

1277
00:57:16,734 --> 00:57:20,035
They're kind of like
one giant team that has
two bots, right?

1278
00:57:20,037 --> 00:57:22,638
<i>  But tantrum was just</i>
<i>  amazing last season.</i>

1279
00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:24,673
<i>  They feel they have</i>
<i>  a stronger bot.</i>

1280
00:57:24,675 --> 00:57:27,409
<i>  The ability to not</i>
<i>  die in combat</i>

1281
00:57:27,411 --> 00:57:28,911
<i>  is a real superpower,</i>

1282
00:57:28,913 --> 00:57:30,312
<i>  and that's what</i>
<i>  they're all about.</i>

1283
00:57:30,314 --> 00:57:32,347
They use their defense
as offense, so

1284
00:57:32,349 --> 00:57:34,550
whether they're ramming
themselves into another bot

1285
00:57:34,552 --> 00:57:36,185
or getting hit,

1286
00:57:36,187 --> 00:57:38,454
they feel that they can
destroy the other bot
just by doing that.

1287
00:57:38,456 --> 00:57:40,088
<i> [kenny] and it is a true...</i>
<i>  [continues indistinctly ]</i>

1288
00:57:40,090 --> 00:57:41,957
and tonight they are
taking on malice,

1289
00:57:41,959 --> 00:57:43,525
captained by bunny sauriol.

1290
00:57:43,527 --> 00:57:45,828
<i>  Who's just bouncing around</i>
<i>  here with a ton of energy,</i>

1291
00:57:45,830 --> 00:57:47,095
<i>  and she said sometimes</i>

1292
00:57:47,097 --> 00:57:48,564
<i>  people would rip on</i>
<i>  me on the internet</i>

1293
00:57:48,566 --> 00:57:49,898
<i>  for being too emotional.</i>
<i>  She said,</i>

1294
00:57:49,900 --> 00:57:51,600
<i>  "I'm not going to change</i>
<i>  the way I am."</i>

1295
00:57:51,602 --> 00:57:53,068
<i>  bunny, you do you.</i>

1296
00:57:53,070 --> 00:57:54,837
<i>  You be exactly who you are.</i>

1297
00:57:54,839 --> 00:57:56,205
Now she looked at the matchup

1298
00:57:56,207 --> 00:57:58,307
tonight, she said,
"yeah, that thing is
a brick over there.

1299
00:57:58,309 --> 00:58:00,509
This is not a good matchup,
but it doesn't matter

1300
00:58:00,511 --> 00:58:02,411
because we just want
to ram him, face first.

1301
00:58:02,413 --> 00:58:04,246
-[chris]
<i>  we're all right with that."</i>
<i> -[kenny] exactly.</i>

1302
00:58:04,248 --> 00:58:05,280
<i>  She's here</i>
<i>  to have a fun time.</i>

1303
00:58:05,282 --> 00:58:07,049
<i>  She wants to have great</i>
<i>  fights. She wants to</i>

1304
00:58:07,051 --> 00:58:09,218
<i>  hit other bots as</i>
<i>  hard as she can,</i>

1305
00:58:09,220 --> 00:58:13,355
<i>  and malice has one</i>
<i>  of the biggest disc spinners</i>
<i>  in this competition.</i>

1306
00:58:13,357 --> 00:58:14,690
<i>  But is it big enough</i>

1307
00:58:14,692 --> 00:58:17,593
<i>  to take down a bot with</i>
<i>  an iron chin like tantrum?</i>

1308
00:58:17,595 --> 00:58:19,495
Let's see if she
can pull that off.

1309
00:58:19,497 --> 00:58:21,396
Faruq, take it away.

1310
00:58:21,398 --> 00:58:23,832
[audience cheering]

1311
00:58:26,804 --> 00:58:28,770
in the red square,

1312
00:58:28,772 --> 00:58:30,339
this bot packs a punch

1313
00:58:30,341 --> 00:58:32,674
like bottomless
mimosas at brunch.

1314
00:58:32,676 --> 00:58:35,344
It's tantrum!

1315
00:58:35,346 --> 00:58:37,880
[audience cheering]

1316
00:58:37,882 --> 00:58:40,449
<i> [chris] and there's the new</i>
<i>  team tantrum</i>

1317
00:58:40,451 --> 00:58:43,585
<i>  about to start their own</i>
<i>  chapter here at battlebots,</i>

1318
00:58:43,587 --> 00:58:46,722
<i>  and, boy, can that</i>
<i>  bot punch hard.</i>

1319
00:58:46,724 --> 00:58:50,225
<i> [kenny] yeah, the design</i>
<i>  of tantrum is so</i>
<i>  unique and effective.</i>

1320
00:58:50,227 --> 00:58:52,461
<i>  Its weapon sits</i>
<i>  on a rail system,</i>

1321
00:58:52,463 --> 00:58:54,329
<i>  so when the disc</i>
<i>  is pulled back,</i>

1322
00:58:54,331 --> 00:58:56,231
<i>  it's protected from contact.</i>

1323
00:58:56,233 --> 00:58:57,866
<i>  But when the time is right,</i>

1324
00:58:57,868 --> 00:58:59,434
<i>  it can launch forward</i>

1325
00:58:59,436 --> 00:59:00,769
<i>  to punch its opponent</i>

1326
00:59:00,771 --> 00:59:02,771
<i>  with 18 pounds of steel</i>

1327
00:59:02,773 --> 00:59:06,074
<i>  rotating at about 8,500 rpm.</i>

1328
00:59:08,612 --> 00:59:10,412
[faruq] in the blue square,

1329
00:59:10,414 --> 00:59:12,748
from san jose, california,

1330
00:59:12,750 --> 00:59:14,983
this bunny ain't
from energizer,

1331
00:59:14,985 --> 00:59:16,852
but when it's
time to kill you,

1332
00:59:16,854 --> 00:59:18,487
she keeps going

1333
00:59:18,489 --> 00:59:19,721
and going

1334
00:59:19,723 --> 00:59:21,189
and going.

1335
00:59:21,191 --> 00:59:24,293
Give it up for malice!

1336
00:59:24,295 --> 00:59:25,527
[audience cheerinig]

1337
00:59:25,529 --> 00:59:27,329
<i> [chris] there is</i>
<i>  bunny sauriol, the</i>

1338
00:59:27,331 --> 00:59:30,933
<i>  always excitable team</i>
<i>  captain of malice.</i>

1339
00:59:30,935 --> 00:59:32,334
<i> How's your bot looking, kenny?</i>

1340
00:59:32,336 --> 00:59:33,468
<i>  That's what I want to know.</i>

1341
00:59:33,470 --> 00:59:34,570
<i> [kenny] the bot looks great.</i>

1342
00:59:34,572 --> 00:59:36,405
<i>  One of the biggest issues</i>
<i>  they've addressed</i>

1343
00:59:36,407 --> 00:59:39,341
<i>  coming into this season</i>
<i>  is weapon reliability.</i>

1344
00:59:39,343 --> 00:59:41,176
<i>  Malice was consistently able</i>

1345
00:59:41,178 --> 00:59:43,545
<i>  to survive three minutes</i>
<i>  of punishment,</i>

1346
00:59:43,547 --> 00:59:46,415
<i>  but it was often after</i>
<i>  losing their weapon early.</i>

1347
00:59:46,417 --> 00:59:48,617
<i>  If they can keep</i>
<i>  that disc spinning,</i>

1348
00:59:48,619 --> 00:59:50,719
<i>  malice is a very</i>
<i>  dangerous bot.</i>

1349
00:59:55,559 --> 00:59:57,793
[audience chanting]
malice! Malice! Malice!

1350
01:00:00,130 --> 01:00:02,764
<i>  Malice has a giant</i>
<i>  spinning horizontal weapon</i>

1351
01:00:02,766 --> 01:00:03,966
<i>  at the front of its robot,</i>

1352
01:00:03,968 --> 01:00:05,534
<i>  but tantrum has strong armor,</i>

1353
01:00:05,536 --> 01:00:07,536
<i>  so we're hoping, in</i>
<i>  the beginning of the match,</i>

1354
01:00:07,538 --> 01:00:09,404
<i>  to get at them</i>
<i>  from an angle and absorb</i>

1355
01:00:09,406 --> 01:00:12,240
<i>  the energy from their disc</i>
<i>  into our strong armor</i>

1356
01:00:12,242 --> 01:00:15,010
<i>  and slow them down. And once</i>
<i>  their disc is slowed down,</i>

1357
01:00:15,012 --> 01:00:16,845
<i>  we're going to go around</i>
<i>  the sides, around the front</i>

1358
01:00:16,847 --> 01:00:19,081
<i>  to scoop them up</i>
<i>  and deliver a punch.</i>

1359
01:00:19,083 --> 01:00:21,249
<i>  So tantrum is a big box.</i>

1360
01:00:21,251 --> 01:00:25,187
<i>  Unfortunately, the only way</i>
<i>  that we can actually</i>

1361
01:00:25,189 --> 01:00:27,956
<i>  deal with tantrum,</i>
<i>  hit him as hard as we can,</i>

1362
01:00:27,958 --> 01:00:29,391
<i>  throw him across the arena.</i>

1363
01:00:29,393 --> 01:00:31,593
<i>  Our new weapon is called</i>
<i>  the rolling blackout,</i>

1364
01:00:31,595 --> 01:00:34,096
<i>  and you can throw a tantrum</i>
<i>  as much as you want,</i>

1365
01:00:34,098 --> 01:00:36,231
<i>  but you're not going to</i>
<i>  beat the rolling blackouts.</i>

1366
01:00:36,233 --> 01:00:38,266
[audience cheering]

1367
01:00:41,372 --> 01:00:42,938
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

1368
01:00:44,341 --> 01:00:47,075
<i> [chris] and, kenny, tell us</i>
<i>  about that little bunny tale</i>

1369
01:00:47,077 --> 01:00:49,244
<i>  that's now</i>
<i>  on malice's backside?</i>

1370
01:00:49,246 --> 01:00:51,580
<i> [kenny] last year,</i>
<i>  they actually lost</i>
<i>  a few fights</i>

1371
01:00:51,582 --> 01:00:54,249
<i>  because they got tipped up</i>
<i>  onto their backside</i>

1372
01:00:54,251 --> 01:00:56,251
<i>  and then couldn't</i>
<i>  tip back over.</i>

1373
01:00:58,389 --> 01:01:01,790
<i> [chris] will tantrum pick up</i>
<i>  where they left off</i>
<i>  last season,</i>

1374
01:01:01,792 --> 01:01:04,893
<i>  or can malice give</i>
<i>  these rookie captains</i>

1375
01:01:04,895 --> 01:01:07,596
<i>  the welcome to</i>
<i>  the big leagues moment?</i>

1376
01:01:07,598 --> 01:01:10,265
<i>  We'll find out</i>
<i>  when we return...</i>

1377
01:01:11,568 --> 01:01:13,368
<i>  On battlebots!</i>

1378
01:01:18,642 --> 01:01:19,741
[audience cheering]

1379
01:01:19,743 --> 01:01:21,443
<i> [chris] we are</i>
<i>  back on battlebots,</i>

1380
01:01:21,445 --> 01:01:24,946
<i>  and we have two teams</i>
<i>  in the box ready to rumble.</i>

1381
01:01:24,948 --> 01:01:27,215
<i>  It's semifinalists</i>
<i>  from last season,</i>

1382
01:01:27,217 --> 01:01:31,987
<i>  tantrum squaring off</i>
<i> with bunny sauriol and malice.</i>

1383
01:01:33,323 --> 01:01:35,223
We got this, guys.

1384
01:01:35,225 --> 01:01:37,292
[audience cheering]

1385
01:01:47,004 --> 01:01:48,770
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

1386
01:01:57,414 --> 01:01:59,014
[chris]
<i>  let the bot battle begin.</i>

1387
01:01:59,016 --> 01:02:00,248
<i>  And tantrum</i>

1388
01:02:00,250 --> 01:02:02,751
<i>  goes right after malice and</i>
<i> delivers the shot to the beak.</i>

1389
01:02:02,753 --> 01:02:04,119
<i> [kenny] that was a big hit.</i>

1390
01:02:04,121 --> 01:02:05,854
<i>  You can see it.</i>
<i>  Part of their strategy</i>

1391
01:02:05,856 --> 01:02:07,823
<i>  is certainly</i>
<i>  to box rush malice.</i>

1392
01:02:07,825 --> 01:02:09,858
<i>  They don't want</i>
<i>  that weapon to get started.</i>

1393
01:02:09,860 --> 01:02:11,560
<i> [chris] so far so good, kenny.</i>

1394
01:02:11,562 --> 01:02:13,095
<i>  At the moment,</i>
<i>  malice's weapon</i>

1395
01:02:13,097 --> 01:02:15,363
<i>  doesn't look to be moving,</i>

1396
01:02:15,365 --> 01:02:16,498
<i>  and here's tantrum</i>

1397
01:02:16,500 --> 01:02:20,202
<i>  firing up that...</i>
<i>  [continues indistinctly ]</i>

1398
01:02:20,204 --> 01:02:22,037
<i> [kenny] and one thing that</i>
<i>  really stands out right now</i>

1399
01:02:22,039 --> 01:02:23,638
<i>  is the speed of tantrum.</i>

1400
01:02:23,640 --> 01:02:25,941
<i>  They are all over malice.</i>

1401
01:02:25,943 --> 01:02:28,510
<i> [chris] tantrum chasing them</i>
<i>  around the battlebox.</i>

1402
01:02:28,512 --> 01:02:30,946
<i>  Malice so slipping away.</i>

1403
01:02:30,948 --> 01:02:33,115
<i> [kenny] david rush,</i>
<i>  the driver of malice,</i>

1404
01:02:33,117 --> 01:02:36,551
<i>  doing an excellent job</i>
<i>  of staying squared up</i>
<i>  to tantrum</i>

1405
01:02:36,553 --> 01:02:38,987
<i>  ever since</i>
<i>  that weapon weighed down.</i>

1406
01:02:38,989 --> 01:02:40,622
<i>  That is not an easy task</i>

1407
01:02:40,624 --> 01:02:43,225
<i>  to maneuver a bot</i>
<i>  as big as malice.</i>

1408
01:02:43,227 --> 01:02:47,129
<i>  Tantrum is so compact</i>
<i>  and so fast.</i>

1409
01:02:47,131 --> 01:02:48,463
<i> [chris] and so loud, too,</i>

1410
01:02:48,465 --> 01:02:50,098
<i>  I mean, listen</i>
<i>  to that weapon.</i>

1411
01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:51,933
<i> It's like a jet engine, kenny.</i>

1412
01:02:51,935 --> 01:02:54,136
<i>  Kind of reminds</i>
<i>  me of minotaur.</i>

1413
01:02:54,138 --> 01:02:55,704
<i> [kenny] yeah. And you</i>
<i>  see tantrum</i>

1414
01:02:55,706 --> 01:02:57,038
<i>  winning that ground game,</i>

1415
01:02:57,040 --> 01:02:59,674
<i>  getting underneath</i>
<i>  malice repeatedly.</i>

1416
01:02:59,676 --> 01:03:01,276
<i> [chris] nice little</i>
<i>  pop by tantrum</i>

1417
01:03:01,278 --> 01:03:03,278
<i>  to the underbelly of malice.</i>

1418
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,480
<i>  Under two minutes to go</i>
<i>  in this match now.</i>

1419
01:03:07,785 --> 01:03:10,218
<i>  Malice gritting its teeth</i>
<i>  to stay in this fight.</i>

1420
01:03:11,421 --> 01:03:13,288
<i> -[chris] oh!</i>
<i> -[kenny] oh! What a hit!</i>

1421
01:03:14,558 --> 01:03:16,458
<i>  What a beautiful hit</i>
<i>  done by tantrum.</i>

1422
01:03:16,460 --> 01:03:18,927
<i> [chris] tantrum underneath</i>
<i>  malice again here</i>

1423
01:03:18,929 --> 01:03:20,796
<i> and driving it into the rails,</i>

1424
01:03:20,798 --> 01:03:24,666
<i>  landing a couple of shots</i>
<i>  and now pinning it</i>
<i>  into the corner.</i>

1425
01:03:24,668 --> 01:03:27,035
<i>  Malice has been on</i>
<i>  the defensive and now...</i>

1426
01:03:27,037 --> 01:03:29,738
<i> -[kenny] uh-oh.</i>
<i> -[chris] uh-oh. Is it stuck,</i>
<i>  stuck under the rails?</i>

1427
01:03:30,941 --> 01:03:32,007
<i>  Can they move it all?</i>

1428
01:03:32,009 --> 01:03:34,676
[audience cheering]

1429
01:03:34,678 --> 01:03:36,144
<i> [kenny] oh, how about tantrum,</i>

1430
01:03:36,146 --> 01:03:38,280
<i>  they want to keep</i>
<i>  the fight going, chris.</i>

1431
01:03:38,282 --> 01:03:42,117
<i>  Dislodging malice there,</i>
<i>  and we are back in business.</i>

1432
01:03:42,119 --> 01:03:44,619
<i> [chris] but tantrum</i>
<i>  go right back after malice</i>

1433
01:03:44,621 --> 01:03:46,721
<i>  and just alluded</i>
<i>  the pulverizer.</i>

1434
01:03:46,723 --> 01:03:50,592
<i>  Tantrum has got malice pinned</i>
<i>  yet again in the corner.</i>

1435
01:03:50,594 --> 01:03:54,229
<i> -[chris] oh!</i>
<i>  -[kenny] oh, my goodness!</i>

1436
01:03:54,231 --> 01:03:58,200
<i> [chris] tantrum is scoring</i>
<i>  major points on</i>
<i>  the judges' scorecard.</i>

1437
01:03:58,202 --> 01:04:01,670
<i> [kenny] I think they took</i>
<i>  some pieces off of malice</i>
<i>  with those hits, too.</i>

1438
01:04:01,672 --> 01:04:04,039
<i> [chris] and don't look now,</i>
<i>  but for at least a moment,</i>

1439
01:04:04,041 --> 01:04:07,309
<i>  tantrum's weapon appears</i>
<i>  to be no longer working.</i>

1440
01:04:07,311 --> 01:04:09,144
<i>  Malice, of course,</i>
<i>  has been dormant</i>

1441
01:04:09,146 --> 01:04:11,279
<i>  since the very first seconds</i>
<i>  of this fight.</i>

1442
01:04:13,217 --> 01:04:16,051
<i> [kenny] well, I tell you what,</i>
<i>  you know, malice is taking</i>
<i>  a beating out there,</i>

1443
01:04:16,053 --> 01:04:18,386
<i>  but I'm impressed</i>
<i>  with its durability.</i>

1444
01:04:18,388 --> 01:04:21,790
<i> The team has got to figure out</i>
<i>  these weapon issues, though.</i>

1445
01:04:21,792 --> 01:04:24,860
<i>  Hard to win if you</i>
<i>  can't do damage.</i>

1446
01:04:24,862 --> 01:04:27,295
<i> [chris] forty seconds</i>
<i>  left to go.</i>

1447
01:04:27,297 --> 01:04:29,664
<i>  Now it's pretty much</i>
<i>  just a pushing match,</i>

1448
01:04:29,666 --> 01:04:32,200
<i>  as we say, and you</i>
<i>  got to credit malice</i>

1449
01:04:32,202 --> 01:04:33,602
<i> for stopping tantrum's weapon,</i>

1450
01:04:33,604 --> 01:04:35,537
<i>  but they still have</i>
<i>  a ton of ground</i>

1451
01:04:35,539 --> 01:04:37,372
<i>  to make up on the scorecards</i>

1452
01:04:37,374 --> 01:04:39,641
<i>  as tantrum has been</i>
<i>  in total control.</i>

1453
01:04:40,844 --> 01:04:42,711
<i>  Tantrum driving</i>
<i>  malice backwards.</i>

1454
01:04:42,713 --> 01:04:45,547
<i>  Oh! Into the rails</i>
<i>  for good measure,</i>

1455
01:04:45,549 --> 01:04:48,416
<i>  refusing to let up</i>
<i>  down the stretch.</i>

1456
01:04:48,418 --> 01:04:50,051
<i> [kenny] tantrum has</i>
<i>  been lower,</i>

1457
01:04:50,053 --> 01:04:53,421
<i>  they've been faster,</i>
<i>  they've been better, chris.</i>

1458
01:04:53,423 --> 01:04:56,124
<i> [chris] even so, this fight</i>
<i>  is going to go the distance</i>

1459
01:04:56,126 --> 01:05:00,028
<i>  as tantrum, very impressive</i>
<i>  in their opening match...</i>

1460
01:05:01,531 --> 01:05:03,498
<i>  But malice hangs in and</i>

1461
01:05:03,500 --> 01:05:06,968
<i>  will force a decision</i>
<i>  by the judges,</i>

1462
01:05:06,970 --> 01:05:09,204
<i> a remarkable feat nonetheless.</i>

1463
01:05:10,974 --> 01:05:13,541
<i>  Kenny, a huge</i>
<i>  head-to-head collision,</i>

1464
01:05:13,543 --> 01:05:16,378
<i>  and I don't know if</i>
<i>  that did something</i>
<i>  to rolling blackout,</i>

1465
01:05:16,380 --> 01:05:17,612
<i>  the weapon of malice.</i>

1466
01:05:17,614 --> 01:05:19,748
<i> [kenny] yeah, well, listen,</i>
<i>  tantrum did not want that</i>

1467
01:05:19,750 --> 01:05:22,117
<i>  devastating weapon of malice</i>
<i>  to get fired up,</i>

1468
01:05:22,119 --> 01:05:24,119
<i>  so they went right at them.</i>

1469
01:05:24,121 --> 01:05:27,489
<i>  Did a great job</i>
<i>  of attacking it,</i>
<i>  staying aggressive.</i>

1470
01:05:27,491 --> 01:05:28,757
<i>  And for me, I think</i>

1471
01:05:28,759 --> 01:05:30,225
<i>  the story really was</i>
<i>  the ground game.</i>

1472
01:05:30,227 --> 01:05:31,893
<i>  What a hit right there</i>
<i>  from tantrum,</i>

1473
01:05:31,895 --> 01:05:34,462
<i>  but they got</i>
<i>  underneath malice repeatedly.</i>

1474
01:05:34,464 --> 01:05:37,098
<i>  So they were not</i>
<i>  taking any force out there.</i>

1475
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:39,668
<i>  They were able</i>
<i>  to get underneath</i>
<i>  and do the hitting,</i>

1476
01:05:39,670 --> 01:05:41,036
<i>  the whole fight.</i>

1477
01:05:41,038 --> 01:05:43,972
<i> [chris] and malice</i>
<i>  did get pinned</i>
<i>  in the corner momentarily,</i>

1478
01:05:43,974 --> 01:05:46,808
<i>  but tantrum with</i>
<i>  some solid sportsmanship</i>

1479
01:05:46,810 --> 01:05:49,978
<i>  after flipping it,</i>
<i>  which wasn't exactly</i>
<i>  the nice part,</i>

1480
01:05:49,980 --> 01:05:51,880
<i>  but tantrum did do a nice job</i>

1481
01:05:51,882 --> 01:05:54,282
<i>  of allowing malice</i>
<i>  to get back in this fight,</i>

1482
01:05:54,284 --> 01:05:56,451
<i>  but malice</i>
<i>  just didn't have much.</i>

1483
01:05:56,453 --> 01:05:57,886
<i> [kenny] no, they didn't.</i>
<i>  And of course,</i>

1484
01:05:57,888 --> 01:05:59,888
<i>  we have to highlight,</i>
<i>  the driving</i>

1485
01:05:59,890 --> 01:06:01,589
<i>  of team tantrum as well.</i>

1486
01:06:01,591 --> 01:06:03,291
<i>  They were just all over him,</i>

1487
01:06:03,293 --> 01:06:05,327
<i>  so aggressive</i>
<i>  and so well-built.</i>

1488
01:06:05,329 --> 01:06:06,461
<i>  Look at that thing.</i>

1489
01:06:08,231 --> 01:06:10,832
The results from
the judges are in.

1490
01:06:10,834 --> 01:06:12,934
[audience cheering]

1491
01:06:14,438 --> 01:06:19,007
and the winner
by unanimous decision is...

1492
01:06:21,044 --> 01:06:23,878
Tantrum!

1493
01:06:23,880 --> 01:06:25,113
[audience cheering]

1494
01:06:25,115 --> 01:06:28,616
whoo! Yeah!

1495
01:06:28,618 --> 01:06:29,851
Whoo!

1496
01:06:35,192 --> 01:06:37,125
[indistinct chattering]

1497
01:06:40,197 --> 01:06:41,997
ginger and alex,

1498
01:06:41,999 --> 01:06:46,101
-congratulations on your
first win as co-captains.
-Thank you.

1499
01:06:46,103 --> 01:06:47,902
Ginger, was it really
that first shot

1500
01:06:47,904 --> 01:06:49,738
that kind of set the tone
of this fight?

1501
01:06:49,740 --> 01:06:52,007
Yes, coming after last season

1502
01:06:52,009 --> 01:06:54,175
where we made it all the way
to the semifinals,

1503
01:06:54,177 --> 01:06:56,378
lost to end game,
the champions,

1504
01:06:56,380 --> 01:06:59,214
there was a lot of pressure
riding on this fight.

1505
01:06:59,216 --> 01:07:01,449
Our first fight,
there are high expectations.

1506
01:07:01,451 --> 01:07:04,319
We wanted to come out
and have a really strong match

1507
01:07:04,321 --> 01:07:06,421
to prove that. Last year
was not a fluke.

1508
01:07:06,423 --> 01:07:07,856
Tantrum is strong
and we're ready

1509
01:07:07,858 --> 01:07:09,724
to take it all the way
again this year.

1510
01:07:09,726 --> 01:07:11,760
[audience cheering]

1511
01:07:15,365 --> 01:07:16,464
so what did you see

1512
01:07:16,466 --> 01:07:19,367
from that first shot
that you gave malice, alex?

1513
01:07:19,369 --> 01:07:21,536
Uh, we saw a huge hit

1514
01:07:21,538 --> 01:07:23,304
and then their weapon
stopped moving.

1515
01:07:23,306 --> 01:07:25,707
That was awesome.
That's exactly what we wanted.

1516
01:07:25,709 --> 01:07:28,009
Well, we didn't skunk
the match, right?

1517
01:07:28,011 --> 01:07:30,678
Like, that was the big thing.
We got our first win.
It's huge.

1518
01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:33,048
What do you think aren's going
to tell you back in the pits?

1519
01:07:33,050 --> 01:07:35,050
He's going to, he's going to
give me a solid pat
on the back.

1520
01:07:35,052 --> 01:07:36,651
Pat on the back
and, you know,

1521
01:07:36,653 --> 01:07:39,154
say, "good job," you know,
"make it to the top four

1522
01:07:39,156 --> 01:07:40,789
and then talk to me."

1523
01:07:40,791 --> 01:07:43,358
nice. Hey, congratulations,
team tantrum.

1524
01:07:43,360 --> 01:07:44,926
You are 1-0.

1525
01:07:44,928 --> 01:07:46,027
-Thank you.
-Thank you.

1526
01:07:50,901 --> 01:07:52,434
Kenny, tantrum
ain't joking around.

1527
01:07:52,436 --> 01:07:54,169
That thing is a solid brick.

1528
01:07:54,171 --> 01:07:56,738
Listen, that's why they were
a final four bot last season.

1529
01:07:56,740 --> 01:07:58,540
They're even better
this season.

1530
01:07:58,542 --> 01:08:00,542
<i>  I just love the way</i>
<i>  that thing is moving,</i>

1531
01:08:00,544 --> 01:08:02,710
<i>  driving, they're on point.</i>

1532
01:08:02,712 --> 01:08:03,845
<i> [chris] all right. Coming up,</i>

1533
01:08:03,847 --> 01:08:06,114
<i>  it's the moment</i>
<i>  we've all been waiting for,</i>

1534
01:08:06,116 --> 01:08:08,216
tonight's main event.

1535
01:08:08,218 --> 01:08:10,385
<i>  Back from a runner-up</i>
<i>  finish last year</i>

1536
01:08:10,387 --> 01:08:13,188
<i>  with whiplash being</i>
<i>  another March to the final?</i>

1537
01:08:13,190 --> 01:08:15,890
<i>  Or will bloodsport</i>
<i>  and its punishing spin</i>

1538
01:08:15,892 --> 01:08:18,893
<i>  hand them a second,</i>
<i>  devastating loss in a row?</i>

1539
01:08:18,895 --> 01:08:21,696
<i>  Let's take a closer look</i>
<i>  at this matchup.</i>

1540
01:08:23,667 --> 01:08:26,534
<i> [chris] oh! Whiplash right on</i>
<i>  the attack.</i>

1541
01:08:26,536 --> 01:08:28,236
<i> [faruq] whiplash!</i>

1542
01:08:28,238 --> 01:08:29,637
<i> [chris] and here comes</i>
<i>  whiplash again.</i>

1543
01:08:29,639 --> 01:08:31,372
Whiplash!

1544
01:08:31,374 --> 01:08:33,141
[chris] whiplash says,
"is that all you got?"

1545
01:08:33,143 --> 01:08:35,610
<i> [faruq] whiplash!</i>

1546
01:08:35,612 --> 01:08:37,112
Last season, we got closer

1547
01:08:37,114 --> 01:08:39,447
than we have ever gotten
to winning the giant nut.

1548
01:08:40,550 --> 01:08:43,485
<i> [chris] it is</i>
<i>  championship time.</i>

1549
01:08:45,989 --> 01:08:48,723
And that final match,
it was just so close,
yet so far.

1550
01:08:48,725 --> 01:08:50,391
<i> -[chris] oh. Whoa!</i>
<i> -[kenny] uh-oh!</i>

1551
01:08:50,393 --> 01:08:52,861
<i> [chris] can whiplash recover?</i>

1552
01:08:52,863 --> 01:08:54,496
I just couldn't pull it out.

1553
01:08:54,498 --> 01:08:58,733
<i> -[kenny] oh!</i>
<i> -[chris] oh, my gosh!</i>
<i>  That is it! That is it!</i>

1554
01:09:07,077 --> 01:09:08,243
I have never actually said

1555
01:09:08,245 --> 01:09:09,711
that this will be our year
to win the nut.

1556
01:09:14,151 --> 01:09:15,483
It is our year
to win the nut.

1557
01:09:16,853 --> 01:09:18,386
<i>  But I need to test the robot</i>

1558
01:09:18,388 --> 01:09:20,855
<i>  as hard as I can</i>
<i>  for the tournament.</i>

1559
01:09:20,857 --> 01:09:23,124
And I think that bloodsport
is a great opponent
to do that with.

1560
01:09:26,096 --> 01:09:31,199
<i> [faruq] it's bloodsport!</i>

1561
01:09:31,201 --> 01:09:33,468
Last season, we had
one of the hardest hitting
weapons.

1562
01:09:34,671 --> 01:09:35,870
<i> [chris] oh!</i>

1563
01:09:35,872 --> 01:09:38,606
<i> [kenny] that may have been</i>
<i>  the death blow, chris.</i>

1564
01:09:38,608 --> 01:09:40,975
And this year, I think
we really have the chance
to go all the way.

1565
01:09:43,446 --> 01:09:45,980
<i>  We got two new weapon blades,</i>
<i>  which are brand-new.</i>

1566
01:09:45,982 --> 01:09:47,649
<i>  Ar500 blades,</i>

1567
01:09:47,651 --> 01:09:50,051
<i>  different material,</i>
<i>  much stronger,</i>

1568
01:09:50,053 --> 01:09:52,353
that should be able to hit
even harder than last year.

1569
01:09:52,355 --> 01:09:54,923
<i> [chris] big-time</i>
<i>  energy release on that.</i>

1570
01:09:54,925 --> 01:09:56,925
Bloodsport is definitely
one of the most

1571
01:09:56,927 --> 01:09:59,027
deadly horizontal
spinners here.

1572
01:09:59,029 --> 01:10:01,563
But to beat us, they need to
stay away from me.

1573
01:10:01,565 --> 01:10:02,864
They need to get spun up.

1574
01:10:02,866 --> 01:10:05,066
<i> [chris] oh, you could really</i>
<i>  hear that thing humming.</i>

1575
01:10:05,068 --> 01:10:07,735
And I don't think I'm going to
let them do that.

1576
01:10:07,737 --> 01:10:09,037
<i> -[chris] whiplash in a...</i>
<i> -[kenny] oh!</i>

1577
01:10:09,039 --> 01:10:10,405
<i>  ...Huge box rush!</i>

1578
01:10:10,407 --> 01:10:12,373
<i> [matt] I don't think I've</i>
<i>  ever let anyone do that.</i>

1579
01:10:13,944 --> 01:10:17,712
Whiplash is a very,
very good control bot.

1580
01:10:17,714 --> 01:10:19,380
<i>  But can they take our hits?</i>

1581
01:10:20,483 --> 01:10:22,016
No way.

1582
01:10:22,018 --> 01:10:23,484
<i> [chris] oh!</i>

1583
01:10:23,486 --> 01:10:25,119
Having the upper deck
in the arena

1584
01:10:25,121 --> 01:10:27,055
really gives us
that extra edge.

1585
01:10:27,057 --> 01:10:28,723
<i>  We will get them</i>
<i>  on top of that.</i>

1586
01:10:28,725 --> 01:10:30,525
<i>  To the judges,</i>
<i>  that'll be huge.</i>

1587
01:10:31,628 --> 01:10:33,161
[man]
<i>  we're a top contender.</i>

1588
01:10:33,163 --> 01:10:35,230
Bloodsport can deliver
so much damage.

1589
01:10:35,232 --> 01:10:37,031
<i> [chris] oh! Huge impact!</i>

1590
01:10:37,033 --> 01:10:40,702
We really need to aim
for its wheels, aim
for the edges.

1591
01:10:40,704 --> 01:10:43,271
If we just hit one thing
in their bot that's critical,
then

1592
01:10:43,273 --> 01:10:45,139
whiplash will get destroyed.

1593
01:10:45,141 --> 01:10:47,175
<i> [chris] look at this!</i>

1594
01:10:47,177 --> 01:10:48,276
May the better robot win.

1595
01:10:55,051 --> 01:10:58,953
I am peter abrahamson
and I am the bot whisperer.

1596
01:10:58,955 --> 01:11:01,356
Combat robotics has been
around for a long time

1597
01:11:01,358 --> 01:11:02,523
and so have I.

1598
01:11:02,525 --> 01:11:05,026
<i>  I've been in it since 1994.</i>

1599
01:11:05,028 --> 01:11:07,462
<i>  My robot ronin</i>
<i>  from way back when</i>

1600
01:11:07,464 --> 01:11:09,530
<i>  was a heavyweight with treads</i>

1601
01:11:09,532 --> 01:11:12,033
<i>  I machined myself all the way</i>
<i>  round the robot.</i>

1602
01:11:12,035 --> 01:11:13,368
<i> [announcer] ronin!</i>

1603
01:11:13,370 --> 01:11:17,038
I actually started
in special effects for film,
television,

1604
01:11:17,040 --> 01:11:19,641
<i>  making creatures,</i>
<i>  monsters, robots</i>

1605
01:11:19,643 --> 01:11:21,643
<i>  for movies and tv.</i>

1606
01:11:21,645 --> 01:11:24,912
<i>  As the bot whisperer,</i>
<i>  one of my biggest jobs</i>

1607
01:11:24,914 --> 01:11:27,248
is coming around in the pits,

1608
01:11:27,250 --> 01:11:29,717
<i>  being with the builders,</i>
<i>  looking at the changes,</i>

1609
01:11:29,719 --> 01:11:32,720
<i> the adaptations they're making</i>
<i>  for each fight.</i>

1610
01:11:32,722 --> 01:11:34,656
I nerd out when I see
certain things.

1611
01:11:34,658 --> 01:11:36,758
<i>  I get very excited</i>
<i>  by these robots.</i>

1612
01:11:36,760 --> 01:11:39,694
Check this out. This is
one of the discs
from switchback.

1613
01:11:39,696 --> 01:11:43,197
<i>  The ability to sort of</i>
<i>  translate the technical</i>

1614
01:11:43,199 --> 01:11:46,134
<i>  into what goes on</i>
<i>  in that arena</i>

1615
01:11:46,136 --> 01:11:48,503
<i>  is so enjoyable</i>
<i>  and fun for me.</i>

1616
01:11:48,505 --> 01:11:50,638
This is pretty damn close
to a dream job.

1617
01:11:50,640 --> 01:11:52,173
<i>  I mean, it's pretty hard</i>
<i>  to beat.</i>

1618
01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,347
[audience cheering]

1619
01:11:59,349 --> 01:12:00,782
[chris]
<i>  we are back on battlebots.</i>

1620
01:12:00,784 --> 01:12:03,785
-Are you ready for our
main event of the evening?
-Ooh, I can't wait.

1621
01:12:03,787 --> 01:12:06,287
<i> [chris] kenny, when we talk</i>
<i>  to these teams before</i>
<i>  the season starts,</i>

1622
01:12:06,289 --> 01:12:08,189
<i>  a lot of them say,</i>
<i>  "hey, I'd be happy to make</i>

1623
01:12:08,191 --> 01:12:10,758
<i>  it into the round of 16</i>
<i>  or the quarterfinals."</i>

1624
01:12:10,760 --> 01:12:12,260
<i>  when we talk with</i>
<i>  matty vasquez,</i>

1625
01:12:12,262 --> 01:12:13,828
<i>  the captain of whiplash,</i>
<i>  he said,</i>

1626
01:12:13,830 --> 01:12:15,663
<i>  "chris and kenny,</i>
<i>  there's one place</i>
<i>  for me to go,</i>

1627
01:12:15,665 --> 01:12:17,031
<i>  that is</i>
<i>  back to the championship,</i>

1628
01:12:17,033 --> 01:12:19,500
<i>  but this time</i>
<i>  I need to hoist</i>
<i>  the giant nut."</i>

1629
01:12:19,502 --> 01:12:21,235
<i>  -it's pretty simple for him.</i>
<i> -[kenny] that's right.</i>

1630
01:12:21,237 --> 01:12:23,104
<i>  And listen, they're always</i>
<i>  looking to try to progress</i>

1631
01:12:23,106 --> 01:12:24,472
<i>  and do better each time out.</i>

1632
01:12:24,474 --> 01:12:26,874
<i>  But matt vasquez told us</i>
<i>  the geometry changes</i>

1633
01:12:26,876 --> 01:12:29,911
<i>  inside the battlebox could be</i>
<i>  exactly what he needs</i>

1634
01:12:29,913 --> 01:12:31,346
<i>  to give them the edge</i>
<i>  this season.</i>

1635
01:12:31,348 --> 01:12:34,415
<i>  With his driving skills,</i>
<i>  he is more than capable</i>

1636
01:12:34,417 --> 01:12:36,684
<i>  of trapping opponents</i>
<i>  in the short corner</i>

1637
01:12:36,686 --> 01:12:39,153
<i>  or throwing them on top</i>
<i>  of the upper deck.</i>

1638
01:12:39,155 --> 01:12:41,389
<i>  Will he be able to do</i>
<i>  that tonight?</i>

1639
01:12:41,391 --> 01:12:42,890
And now they're taking
on a team that was

1640
01:12:42,892 --> 01:12:44,926
really a surprise in 2020,

1641
01:12:44,928 --> 01:12:47,228
<i>  bloodsport,</i>
<i>  led by justin marple.</i>

1642
01:12:47,230 --> 01:12:49,364
<i>  A season ago,</i>
<i>  a perfect regular season,</i>

1643
01:12:49,366 --> 01:12:52,266
<i>  a number two overall seed</i>
<i>  heading into the playoffs.</i>

1644
01:12:52,268 --> 01:12:54,235
<i>  They made it</i>
<i>  to the round of 16,</i>

1645
01:12:54,237 --> 01:12:57,138
<i>  a couple of tightening</i>
<i>  of the screws and bolts</i>

1646
01:12:57,140 --> 01:12:58,506
<i>  and all sorts of stuff</i>

1647
01:12:58,508 --> 01:13:01,142
that's technical jargon
for you people at home.

1648
01:13:01,144 --> 01:13:02,343
-They might advance...
-Good job.

1649
01:13:02,345 --> 01:13:03,745
...All the way. Who knows?

1650
01:13:03,747 --> 01:13:06,047
<i> [kenny] yeah. Listen, I think</i>
<i>  they have a devastating</i>
<i>  weapon,</i>

1651
01:13:06,049 --> 01:13:08,182
<i>  but we saw it snap</i>
<i>  in half last year,</i>

1652
01:13:08,184 --> 01:13:11,052
<i> most notably in the tournament</i>
<i>  against gruff.</i>

1653
01:13:11,054 --> 01:13:15,656
<i> Justin said they switched from</i>
<i>  s7 tool steel to ar500,</i>

1654
01:13:15,658 --> 01:13:17,425
<i>  a much more durable metal.</i>

1655
01:13:17,427 --> 01:13:20,328
<i>  Does that make him an even</i>
<i>  bigger knockout threat?</i>

1656
01:13:20,330 --> 01:13:21,429
<i>  Let's see what they got.</i>

1657
01:13:21,431 --> 01:13:22,864
Should be a good one.

1658
01:13:22,866 --> 01:13:24,332
Faruq, take it away.

1659
01:13:24,334 --> 01:13:26,367
[audience cheering]

1660
01:13:29,506 --> 01:13:32,340
[faruq] ladies and gentlemen,

1661
01:13:32,342 --> 01:13:33,674
are you ready?

1662
01:13:37,580 --> 01:13:40,481
It's time for the main event.

1663
01:13:51,995 --> 01:13:53,861
In the red square,

1664
01:13:53,863 --> 01:13:57,265
this plasma donation program
is legally binding,

1665
01:13:57,267 --> 01:14:00,368
and you'll be spilling blood
like that elevator scene

1666
01:14:00,370 --> 01:14:01,736
in the shining.

1667
01:14:01,738 --> 01:14:05,139
So sit back, relax
and prepare for the pain

1668
01:14:05,141 --> 01:14:07,241
as he uses that giant bar

1669
01:14:07,243 --> 01:14:09,377
to try and find a vein.

1670
01:14:09,379 --> 01:14:12,246
It's bloodsport!

1671
01:14:12,248 --> 01:14:14,315
[audience cheering]

1672
01:14:15,819 --> 01:14:17,952
<i> [chris] bloodsport returning</i>
<i>  for its third season,</i>

1673
01:14:17,954 --> 01:14:19,454
<i>  led by justin marple,</i>

1674
01:14:19,456 --> 01:14:23,524
<i>  who's pushing out that</i>
<i>  nasty, nasty robot.</i>

1675
01:14:23,526 --> 01:14:25,393
<i> [kenny] nasty is a good word,</i>
<i>  chris.</i>

1676
01:14:25,395 --> 01:14:28,796
<i>  They're using their new</i>
<i>  75-pound tri-bar tonight.</i>

1677
01:14:28,798 --> 01:14:30,064
<i>  At top speed,</i>

1678
01:14:30,099 --> 01:14:32,867
<i>  a collision with that thing</i>
<i>  is equivalent to getting hit</i>

1679
01:14:32,869 --> 01:14:36,204
<i>  by a 12-pound bowling ball,</i>
<i>  moving it about</i>

1680
01:14:36,206 --> 01:14:38,439
<i>  300 miles per hour.</i>

1681
01:14:38,441 --> 01:14:42,009
<i> [chris] justin marple going</i>
<i>  for the 7:10 split tonight,</i>
<i>  kenny?</i>

1682
01:14:42,011 --> 01:14:44,645
<i> [kenny] I think he's looking</i>
<i>  for a strike, chris.</i>

1683
01:14:44,647 --> 01:14:46,581
[faruq] in the blue square,

1684
01:14:46,583 --> 01:14:48,516
like a young michael jackson,

1685
01:14:48,518 --> 01:14:50,585
our next bot is a thriller.

1686
01:14:50,587 --> 01:14:52,353
This thing is bad,

1687
01:14:52,355 --> 01:14:54,822
and last season
it won the silver.

1688
01:14:54,824 --> 01:14:56,257
You want to beat it?

1689
01:14:56,259 --> 01:14:58,693
I don't know
how to say this any clearer,

1690
01:14:58,695 --> 01:15:00,995
but if you want to see
its next victim,

1691
01:15:00,997 --> 01:15:03,364
better look at the bot
in the mirror.

1692
01:15:05,335 --> 01:15:07,902
It's whiplash!

1693
01:15:10,840 --> 01:15:13,674
<i> [chris] that a way, my man,</i>
<i>  faruq, way to bring it.</i>

1694
01:15:13,676 --> 01:15:15,243
<i>  Of course,</i>
<i>  he just pulled a hammy</i>

1695
01:15:15,245 --> 01:15:16,811
<i>  and he's going to end up</i>
<i>  on the injured list</i>

1696
01:15:16,813 --> 01:15:19,247
<i>  for the next ten days.</i>
<i>  That's fine.</i>

1697
01:15:19,249 --> 01:15:22,316
<i>  Well, we've already seen</i>
<i>  the vasquez clan</i>
<i>  once tonight,</i>

1698
01:15:22,318 --> 01:15:24,619
<i>  but now</i>
<i>  it's big brother's turn.</i>

1699
01:15:24,621 --> 01:15:28,322
<i>  Twenty-two-year-old captain</i>
<i>  matty vasquez</i>
<i>  on the right there.</i>

1700
01:15:28,324 --> 01:15:30,992
<i>  He is, of course,</i>
<i>  widely regarded as</i>

1701
01:15:30,994 --> 01:15:34,629
<i>  one of the best drivers</i>
<i>  in the entire sport.</i>

1702
01:15:34,631 --> 01:15:37,431
<i> [kenny] he is surgical, chris,</i>
<i>  but take a look</i>

1703
01:15:37,433 --> 01:15:39,834
<i>  at those new piano key</i>
<i>  wedgelets.</i>

1704
01:15:39,836 --> 01:15:42,270
<i>  Those are designed</i>
<i>  to get under bloodsport,</i>

1705
01:15:42,272 --> 01:15:45,072
<i>  which should make his lift</i>
<i>  even more effective.</i>

1706
01:15:45,074 --> 01:15:48,576
<i>  To win this,</i>
<i>  matt needs to sweep</i>
<i>  the control category,</i>

1707
01:15:48,578 --> 01:15:51,112
<i>  and he's hoping those</i>
<i>  wedgelets help him do that.</i>

1708
01:15:56,920 --> 01:15:58,986
<i> [chris] kenny, you talked</i>
<i>  about the nastiness</i>

1709
01:15:58,988 --> 01:16:00,788
<i>  of bloodsport's weapon.</i>

1710
01:16:00,790 --> 01:16:02,490
<i>  The key justin marple said</i>

1711
01:16:02,492 --> 01:16:05,026
<i>  it's got to work</i>
<i>  a full three minutes.</i>

1712
01:16:05,028 --> 01:16:07,261
<i> [kenny] exactly, and</i>
<i>  to do that, they're not</i>

1713
01:16:07,263 --> 01:16:09,730
<i>  going to be constantly</i>
<i>  spinning their tri-bar.</i>

1714
01:16:09,732 --> 01:16:11,365
<i>  They're going to pick</i>
<i>  and choose</i>

1715
01:16:11,367 --> 01:16:12,833
<i>  their spots</i>
<i>  to spin up.</i>

1716
01:16:12,835 --> 01:16:14,135
<i>  So if it's not spinning,</i>

1717
01:16:14,137 --> 01:16:16,537
<i>  that doesn't mean</i>
<i>  it's not working.</i>

1718
01:16:16,539 --> 01:16:19,073
<i> [chris] and one thing to keep</i>
<i>  in mind with whiplash,</i>

1719
01:16:19,075 --> 01:16:21,242
<i>  they had six wins</i>
<i>  last season.</i>

1720
01:16:21,244 --> 01:16:23,744
<i>  All six were</i>
<i>  judges' decisions.</i>

1721
01:16:23,746 --> 01:16:26,213
<i>  This bot is tough</i>
<i>  to knock out.</i>

1722
01:16:32,822 --> 01:16:34,355
[automated voice]
<i>  robots, activate.</i>

1723
01:16:34,357 --> 01:16:36,390
[audience cheering]

1724
01:16:45,768 --> 01:16:47,835
[automated voice]
<i>  red team, ready?</i>

1725
01:16:54,310 --> 01:16:56,377
[automated voice]
<i>  blue team, ready?</i>

1726
01:16:58,715 --> 01:17:00,514
[audience cheering]

1727
01:17:16,366 --> 01:17:18,265
[audience chanting]
fight! Fight! Fight!

1728
01:17:27,644 --> 01:17:29,343
[chris]
<i>  let the bot battle begin.</i>

1729
01:17:29,345 --> 01:17:32,380
<i>  A box rush from whiplash.</i>
<i>  Bloodsport...</i>
<i>  [icontinues indistinctly ]</i>

1730
01:17:32,382 --> 01:17:35,316
<i>  ...Spin up,</i>
<i>  lands a shot,</i>

1731
01:17:35,318 --> 01:17:38,019
<i>  but whiplash says,</i>
<i>  "that's enough out of you,</i>
<i>  pal."</i>

1732
01:17:38,021 --> 01:17:41,255
<i> [kenny] now whiplash is trying</i>
<i>  to stay right on bloodsport.</i>

1733
01:17:41,257 --> 01:17:42,823
<i> [chris] oh!</i>

1734
01:17:42,825 --> 01:17:45,292
<i>  But, kenny, bloodsport</i>
<i>  doing a great job so far,</i>

1735
01:17:45,294 --> 01:17:48,262
<i>  creating space to attack</i>
<i>  here against matt vasquez,</i>

1736
01:17:48,264 --> 01:17:52,033
<i>  and whiplash just</i>
<i>  chipping away at the wedge.</i>

1737
01:17:52,035 --> 01:17:55,403
<i> [kenny] it sure is, and that</i>
<i>  is no easy task, chris.</i>

1738
01:17:55,405 --> 01:17:56,570
<i>  And here you go again,</i>

1739
01:17:56,572 --> 01:17:59,674
<i>  that tri-bar spinner</i>
<i>  really going now.</i>

1740
01:17:59,676 --> 01:18:01,442
<i> [chris] yeah,</i>
<i>  nice little sparks,</i>

1741
01:18:01,444 --> 01:18:04,545
<i>  but here's whiplash</i>
<i>  on the attack.</i>

1742
01:18:04,547 --> 01:18:06,847
<i> [kenny] this is where, this</i>
<i>  is where matt vasquez</i>
<i>  wants to be.</i>

1743
01:18:06,849 --> 01:18:08,482
<i>  Let's see if he uses</i>
<i>  the upper deck here.</i>

1744
01:18:08,484 --> 01:18:11,318
<i>  [chris] bloodsport sheds</i>
<i>  a tire,</i>
<i>  but slips away.</i>

1745
01:18:11,320 --> 01:18:14,522
<i>  Masterful driving by both</i>
<i>  of these captains so far.</i>

1746
01:18:15,692 --> 01:18:17,658
<i> -[kenny] uh-oh.</i>
<i> -[chris] here's matt vasquez,</i>

1747
01:18:17,660 --> 01:18:19,694
<i>  pushing bloodsport</i>
<i>  into the rails,</i>

1748
01:18:19,696 --> 01:18:22,430
<i>  giving it a nice little tour</i>
<i>  of the battlebox.</i>

1749
01:18:22,432 --> 01:18:24,065
<i> [kenny] but how about</i>
<i>  bloodsport</i>

1750
01:18:24,067 --> 01:18:26,600
<i>  throttling that weapon down</i>
<i>  to avoid damage?</i>

1751
01:18:26,602 --> 01:18:29,336
<i>  And now cracking away backup.</i>

1752
01:18:29,338 --> 01:18:31,372
<i> [chris] bloodsport</i>
<i>  fighting an aggressive</i>

1753
01:18:31,374 --> 01:18:33,307
<i>  and intelligent match so far.</i>

1754
01:18:33,309 --> 01:18:36,744
<i>  But here's last year's</i>
<i>  runner-up in control.</i>

1755
01:18:36,746 --> 01:18:38,479
Jam him up into the screws.

1756
01:18:38,481 --> 01:18:42,016
<i> [chris] ladies and gentlemen,</i>
<i>  that is a 250-pound robot.</i>

1757
01:18:44,120 --> 01:18:46,787
<i>  Oh! Bloodsport</i>
<i>  slips away.</i>

1758
01:18:46,789 --> 01:18:48,823
<i> [kenny] this is becoming</i>
<i>  a pattern, chris.</i>

1759
01:18:48,825 --> 01:18:51,759
<i>  Whiplash just hit with</i>
<i>  the twitch on his teeth.</i>

1760
01:18:53,362 --> 01:18:55,062
<i> [chris] oh! Another big shot.</i>

1761
01:18:55,064 --> 01:18:58,432
<i> [kenny] bloodsport is beating</i>
<i>  up that wedge on whiplash.</i>

1762
01:18:58,434 --> 01:19:00,735
<i>  Give credit to matty</i>
<i>  for staying squared up</i>

1763
01:19:00,737 --> 01:19:02,236
<i>  and protecting the wheels.</i>

1764
01:19:02,238 --> 01:19:03,938
<i>  But I think to this point,</i>
<i>  in this fight,</i>

1765
01:19:03,940 --> 01:19:07,108
<i>  we've got to give</i>
<i>  most of the damage points</i>
<i>  to bloodsport.</i>

1766
01:19:08,144 --> 01:19:10,177
<i> [chris] closing in on</i>
<i>  a minute to go.</i>

1767
01:19:10,179 --> 01:19:12,913
<i>  Can matt vasquez find a way</i>
<i>  to even the scorecard</i>

1768
01:19:12,915 --> 01:19:14,582
<i>  here down the stretch?</i>

1769
01:19:14,584 --> 01:19:17,318
<i>  Kenny, this is going to</i>
<i>  help whiplash.</i>

1770
01:19:17,320 --> 01:19:21,388
<i>  Bloodsport on its</i>
<i>  head over by the upper deck.</i>
<i>  Impressive!</i>

1771
01:19:21,390 --> 01:19:22,957
<i> [kenny] wow!</i>
<i>  Their self-righter</i>

1772
01:19:22,959 --> 01:19:25,392
<i>  is hung up in those screws,</i>
<i>  chris.</i>

1773
01:19:25,394 --> 01:19:27,528
<i> [chris] bloodsport frees</i>
<i>  itself, but</i>
<i>  whiplash gets</i>

1774
01:19:27,530 --> 01:19:29,897
<i>  right back</i>
<i>  on top of it.</i>

1775
01:19:29,899 --> 01:19:32,366
<i>  There is bloodsport,</i>
<i>  back on its head,</i>

1776
01:19:32,368 --> 01:19:35,236
<i>  that is some</i>
<i>  incredible control.</i>

1777
01:19:35,238 --> 01:19:38,272
<i> [kenny] he's trying to get him</i>
<i>  on top of the upper deck,</i>
<i>  chris.</i>

1778
01:19:38,274 --> 01:19:39,573
<i>  Can he do it?</i>

1779
01:19:39,575 --> 01:19:40,741
[audience cheering]

1780
01:19:40,743 --> 01:19:42,309
<i> [chris] there's your answer.</i>

1781
01:19:43,679 --> 01:19:45,045
<i>  Can bloodsport find a way</i>

1782
01:19:45,047 --> 01:19:47,014
<i>  to get off of there, kenny?</i>

1783
01:19:47,016 --> 01:19:49,116
<i>  That's like a fish</i>
<i>  out of water.</i>

1784
01:19:49,118 --> 01:19:51,852
<i>  Can it work its way out?</i>

1785
01:19:51,854 --> 01:19:53,454
<i> [kenny] they're doing</i>
<i>  their best to try to get</i>

1786
01:19:53,456 --> 01:19:56,190
<i>  that weapon,</i>
<i>  to try to self-right, but...</i>

1787
01:19:56,192 --> 01:19:57,992
<i>  I don't think they're</i>
<i>  going to be able to, chris.</i>

1788
01:19:57,994 --> 01:20:00,961
<i>  This is just matt vasquez at</i>
<i>  a different level right now.</i>

1789
01:20:00,963 --> 01:20:02,730
<i> [chris] so they're going to</i>
<i>  avoid the...</i>

1790
01:20:02,732 --> 01:20:04,131
<i>  They are not.</i>

1791
01:20:04,133 --> 01:20:06,567
<i>  Matty vasquez and whiplash,</i>

1792
01:20:06,569 --> 01:20:09,069
<i>  last season's runner-up has</i>

1793
01:20:09,071 --> 01:20:12,139
<i>  a ko in its first go-around.</i>

1794
01:20:12,141 --> 01:20:14,241
[referee] ...One.
That's a knockout!

1795
01:20:14,243 --> 01:20:16,544
[audience cheering]

1796
01:20:20,616 --> 01:20:23,517
nice job. Great job.

1797
01:20:25,054 --> 01:20:27,221
You're a wizard.
That was awesome.

1798
01:20:30,793 --> 01:20:32,827
<i> [chris] kenny, we're used to</i>
<i>  seeing matt vasquez</i>

1799
01:20:32,829 --> 01:20:36,297
<i>  dominate matches</i>
<i>  with his world-class driving.</i>

1800
01:20:36,299 --> 01:20:38,566
<i>  However, we are not</i>
<i>  accustomed to seeing</i>

1801
01:20:38,568 --> 01:20:40,534
<i>  one of his opponents</i>
<i>  go toe to toe</i>

1802
01:20:40,536 --> 01:20:42,403
<i>  with him in that department.</i>

1803
01:20:42,405 --> 01:20:45,940
<i> [kenny] no way. Justin marple</i>
<i>  was in the zone tonight.</i>

1804
01:20:45,942 --> 01:20:48,709
<i>  He found the space bloodsport</i>
<i>  needed to spin up</i>

1805
01:20:48,711 --> 01:20:50,911
<i>  and land a bunch</i>
<i>  of clean shots.</i>

1806
01:20:50,913 --> 01:20:53,214
<i> [chris] did whiplash actually</i>
<i>  need this knockout?</i>

1807
01:20:53,216 --> 01:20:55,115
<i> [kenny] listen, I thought</i>
<i>  bloodsport was ahead</i>

1808
01:20:55,117 --> 01:20:57,351
<i>  on damage near</i>
<i>  the end of the fight.</i>

1809
01:20:57,353 --> 01:20:59,186
<i>  This could have been</i>
<i>  dicey for whiplash</i>

1810
01:20:59,188 --> 01:21:01,055
<i>  if it had gone to the judges.</i>

1811
01:21:01,057 --> 01:21:02,489
<i>  But the bottom line is,</i>

1812
01:21:02,491 --> 01:21:04,458
<i>  matt made sure</i>
<i>  that didn't happen</i>

1813
01:21:04,460 --> 01:21:07,962
<i>  and proved why he's the best</i>
<i>  driver in the world.</i>

1814
01:21:07,964 --> 01:21:10,931
<i> [chris] and you know what?</i>
<i>  Few guys can stick</i>
<i>  to a plant better</i>

1815
01:21:10,933 --> 01:21:13,234
<i>  than matty vasquez.</i>
<i>  It's as simple as that.</i>

1816
01:21:13,236 --> 01:21:14,435
<i> [kenny] yeah, I mean,</i>
<i>  he could place</i>

1817
01:21:14,437 --> 01:21:15,903
<i>  that bot wherever he wants,</i>

1818
01:21:15,905 --> 01:21:17,171
<i>  and even worse,</i>
<i>  he could place</i>

1819
01:21:17,173 --> 01:21:19,006
<i>  the other bot</i>
<i>  wherever he wants.</i>

1820
01:21:19,008 --> 01:21:21,041
<i> [chris] and that was bad news</i>
<i>  for bloodsport,</i>

1821
01:21:21,043 --> 01:21:23,477
<i>  which unfortunately</i>
<i>  got a really nice tour</i>

1822
01:21:23,479 --> 01:21:25,779
<i>  of our brand-new</i>
<i>  upper deck.</i>

1823
01:21:25,781 --> 01:21:26,947
<i> Do you like the view up there?</i>

1824
01:21:26,949 --> 01:21:29,850
<i> [kenny] unbelievable.</i>
<i>  Matty called this shot.</i>

1825
01:21:29,852 --> 01:21:32,486
<i> [chris] it's the one time</i>
<i>  you don't want to hang out</i>
<i>  in the penthouse suite.</i>

1826
01:21:36,125 --> 01:21:37,925
<i> -[chris] matt.</i>
<i> -Hey.</i>

1827
01:21:37,927 --> 01:21:40,728
Hey, your dad just
called you a wizard.

1828
01:21:40,730 --> 01:21:42,329
Do you understand why?

1829
01:21:43,432 --> 01:21:44,632
Uh, I guess.

1830
01:21:44,634 --> 01:21:46,400
What do you mean, you guess?

1831
01:21:46,402 --> 01:21:49,637
I mean, that was a masterclass
in driving, was it not?

1832
01:21:49,639 --> 01:21:52,206
Yeah, I felt like I did
exactly what I needed to.

1833
01:21:52,208 --> 01:21:53,974
I've had a lot of fights
really similar to this.

1834
01:21:53,976 --> 01:21:56,277
I fought, you know,
son of whyachi,
really similar robot.

1835
01:21:56,279 --> 01:21:58,646
I did the same thing
in this fight that I did
in that fight.

1836
01:21:58,648 --> 01:21:59,813
Every time I hit them,

1837
01:21:59,815 --> 01:22:01,482
they're taking pieces
off of me,

1838
01:22:01,484 --> 01:22:03,417
so I need to get them
over and out

1839
01:22:03,419 --> 01:22:04,518
as soon as possible

1840
01:22:04,520 --> 01:22:06,086
because if this fight
goes to three minutes,

1841
01:22:06,088 --> 01:22:08,155
they're just going to
wear me down till I'm done.
Yeah.

1842
01:22:08,157 --> 01:22:10,624
So I got to knock them out.
That's the only way to do it.

1843
01:22:10,626 --> 01:22:12,226
Matt, you actually
made history.

1844
01:22:12,228 --> 01:22:15,062
You are the first bot
to deliver a knockout

1845
01:22:15,064 --> 01:22:17,031
on the upper deck.
Whoo!

1846
01:22:17,033 --> 01:22:18,065
Yeah, right.

1847
01:22:18,067 --> 01:22:20,501
-That... That was actually--
-great job.

1848
01:22:20,503 --> 01:22:21,602
Yeah.

1849
01:22:21,604 --> 01:22:23,437
-Hey, congratulations.
-That's a bucket list.

1850
01:22:23,439 --> 01:22:25,606
That's a bucket list.
You can check that one off.

1851
01:22:25,608 --> 01:22:26,707
Congratulations, guys.

1852
01:22:26,709 --> 01:22:28,275
-We'll see you
in your next fight.
-Thank you.

1853
01:22:28,277 --> 01:22:29,343
Thank you.

1854
01:22:33,683 --> 01:22:36,350
Kenny, listen, people come
and watch battlebots

1855
01:22:36,352 --> 01:22:39,086
'cause they love to see
the explosions, the fire
and all that,

1856
01:22:39,088 --> 01:22:42,289
<i>  but sometimes</i>
<i>  the display of driving</i>
<i>  like we just saw</i>

1857
01:22:42,291 --> 01:22:43,724
<i>  from these two teams,</i>

1858
01:22:43,726 --> 01:22:45,559
<i>  can be just as exciting.</i>

1859
01:22:45,561 --> 01:22:48,128
<i>  That was some great stuff.</i>

1860
01:22:48,130 --> 01:22:51,465
<i>  And it was another incredible</i>
<i>  slate of qualifying action</i>

1861
01:22:51,467 --> 01:22:52,967
<i>  here in las vegas.</i>

1862
01:22:52,969 --> 01:22:56,170
<i>  It is going to be</i>
<i>  an all-out dogfight</i>

1863
01:22:56,172 --> 01:22:58,739
<i>  as the field continues</i>
<i>  to duke it out</i>

1864
01:22:58,741 --> 01:23:00,774
<i>  for the coveted 32 spots</i>

1865
01:23:00,776 --> 01:23:03,711
<i>  in this year's</i>
<i> world championship tournament.</i>

1866
01:23:03,713 --> 01:23:06,747
<i>  So, enjoy the ride.</i>

1867
01:23:06,749 --> 01:23:08,415
-Did you have fun tonight?
-Oh, I had a blast.

1868
01:23:08,417 --> 01:23:09,883
-You wouldn't
lie to me, right?
-Huh?

1869
01:23:09,885 --> 01:23:11,752
-You wouldn't lie to me.
-No, no,

1870
01:23:11,754 --> 01:23:13,220
-I wouldn't, of course not.
-No, no.

1871
01:23:13,222 --> 01:23:16,056
So for faruq
and our bot whisperer, pete,

1872
01:23:16,058 --> 01:23:18,659
and my man, kenny florian,
who never lies to me
apparently,

1873
01:23:18,661 --> 01:23:19,760
I am chris rose.

1874
01:23:19,762 --> 01:23:21,795
We'll see you next time
on battlebots.

1875
01:23:21,797 --> 01:23:23,897
[audience cheering]

1876
01:23:23,899 --> 01:23:26,100
[theme music playing]