1 00:00:02,937 --> 00:00:04,636 [automated voice] robots, activate. 2 00:00:10,778 --> 00:00:12,478 [crowd cheering] 3 00:00:20,454 --> 00:00:24,823 welcome to battlebots, the world leader in robot fighting action. 4 00:00:24,825 --> 00:00:29,495 To our international viewers, hola, bonjour, and konnichiwa. 5 00:00:29,497 --> 00:00:32,965 And to our robot viewers, a hearty 01001101. 6 00:00:32,967 --> 00:00:34,033 [crowd laughs] 7 00:00:34,035 --> 00:00:35,768 I'm chris rose, joined, as always, 8 00:00:35,770 --> 00:00:37,436 by fight analyst and mma legend, 9 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:39,405 say hello to kenny florian. 10 00:00:39,407 --> 00:00:40,939 [crowd cheering] 11 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:42,074 [kenny] chris, thank you so much, 12 00:00:42,076 --> 00:00:44,343 I didn't know you spoke robot, that's so cool. 13 00:00:44,345 --> 00:00:46,078 Yeah, just a little. 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,047 I remember from high school and I'm pretty sure 15 00:00:48,049 --> 00:00:50,816 I just asked the pulverizer where the library is. 16 00:00:50,818 --> 00:00:54,753 Anyway, over the years, battlebots has truly become a global phenomenon, 17 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:57,122 and this year's tournament is no exception. 18 00:00:57,124 --> 00:01:01,026 We've got combatants from across eight countries and five continents. 19 00:01:01,028 --> 00:01:02,027 That's right, chris. 20 00:01:02,029 --> 00:01:04,029 But there's one thing in the battlebots world 21 00:01:04,031 --> 00:01:07,699 that's the same in every language and it's the giant nut. 22 00:01:07,701 --> 00:01:09,201 [crowd cheering] 23 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:13,806 [chris] let's take a look at the 14 teams hoping to kick start 24 00:01:13,808 --> 00:01:15,908 their championship journey tonight 25 00:01:15,910 --> 00:01:19,144 with that all important first win of the season, 26 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:22,181 and this group has some serious firepower. 27 00:01:22,183 --> 00:01:28,720 We'll see the serrated slasher cobalt make its return to the battle box. 28 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:33,058 2020's most destructive bot award winner, valkyrie, 29 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:37,863 as well as perennial giant nut contender's witchdoctor, 30 00:01:37,865 --> 00:01:41,600 and the unburnable brazilian's black dragon. 31 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:46,305 It's a who's who of the sport's heaviest hitters. 32 00:01:46,307 --> 00:01:49,775 [kenny] we've also got the return of some exciting veterans. 33 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:54,546 After taking last season off, hal rucker and the indestructible duck! 34 00:01:54,548 --> 00:01:56,548 Will re-enter the battlebox. 35 00:01:57,685 --> 00:02:00,752 And for the first time since 2018, 36 00:02:00,754 --> 00:02:06,959 grab your earplugs, chris, the combustion king icewave is back in the field. 37 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:12,631 I'm telling ya, no one could say no to vegas. 38 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:15,968 [chris] and, of course, all roads lead to tonight's main event 39 00:02:15,970 --> 00:02:19,238 where we will see if the living legend donald hudson 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,808 and lock-jaw have the antidote for the vicious bite 41 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:25,077 of last year's number three seed, copperhead. 42 00:02:25,079 --> 00:02:27,446 [commentator] this fight is over. 43 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:30,282 [chris] but kicking off tonight's action, we've got a good one. 44 00:02:30,284 --> 00:02:34,319 It's the tank that loves to toss, slammo! 45 00:02:34,321 --> 00:02:38,123 Throwing down with the always electric, hypershock. 46 00:02:38,125 --> 00:02:40,859 Kenny, hypershock led by will bales 47 00:02:40,861 --> 00:02:44,730 is one of the most popular teams in the entire competition, 48 00:02:44,732 --> 00:02:47,933 and while they've given us plenty of memorable moments over the years, 49 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:51,103 they've yet to put together a memorable season. 50 00:02:51,105 --> 00:02:53,272 [kenny] that's right, this is a team that went toe-to-toe 51 00:02:53,274 --> 00:02:56,742 with bite force in 2015 in the round of 16 52 00:02:56,744 --> 00:02:59,945 and nearly pulled off a magical upset. 53 00:02:59,947 --> 00:03:03,182 Hypershock has all the tools to become a top tier bot. 54 00:03:03,184 --> 00:03:06,385 We'll see if this is the year they take the next step. 55 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:10,088 [chris] and as for their opponent, slammo!, 56 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:12,925 they went two and one in the qualifiers last season 57 00:03:12,927 --> 00:03:16,828 lost to eventual semi-finalist black dragon. 58 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:21,266 This spot, led by craig danby, is looking to make the leap from middle of the pack 59 00:03:21,268 --> 00:03:23,435 to legitimate contenders. 60 00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:25,037 Kenny, you ready to get this thing going? 61 00:03:25,039 --> 00:03:26,138 Let's do this. 62 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:27,873 Are you guys ready as well? 63 00:03:27,875 --> 00:03:29,875 [crowd cheering] 64 00:03:29,877 --> 00:03:30,909 [chris] I thought so. 65 00:03:30,911 --> 00:03:33,245 Faruq, take it away. 66 00:03:34,615 --> 00:03:41,153 Ladies and gentlemen, it's robot fighting time. 67 00:03:41,155 --> 00:03:43,155 [crowd cheering] 68 00:03:49,863 --> 00:03:55,934 [faruq] in the red square, he came from miami, and he's here to slam thee. 69 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:59,104 It's hypershock! 70 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:10,349 [chris] here we go, team hypershock. 71 00:04:10,351 --> 00:04:13,051 Will bales mask's all over the arena. 72 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:15,020 They love this guy. 73 00:04:15,022 --> 00:04:19,958 Snuck into the tournament last season as the number 32 overall seed. 74 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,095 Kenny, this spot isn't just pretty, it is lethal. 75 00:04:23,097 --> 00:04:26,231 That's if everything is working properly. 76 00:04:26,233 --> 00:04:27,132 [kenny] and that's the biggest if. 77 00:04:27,134 --> 00:04:29,268 But listen, will sounds confident. 78 00:04:29,270 --> 00:04:34,673 He's got a complete squad, as you can see running the high five gantlet. 79 00:04:34,675 --> 00:04:37,876 I'm expecting hypershock to stick and move, stick and move 80 00:04:37,878 --> 00:04:41,079 and wreak some havoc with that dual disc vertical spin. 81 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:43,148 [crowd cheering] 82 00:04:45,653 --> 00:04:49,321 in the blue square, from raleigh, north carolina, 83 00:04:49,323 --> 00:04:51,189 being in the ring with this spot, 84 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:53,892 it's all the slammunition it needs. 85 00:04:53,894 --> 00:04:56,962 It's slammo! 86 00:04:56,964 --> 00:04:59,298 [crowd cheering] 87 00:05:07,074 --> 00:05:10,042 [chris] captain craig danby draped in the union jack. 88 00:05:10,044 --> 00:05:12,644 Kenny, slammo! Is built like a brick. 89 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:15,380 How does it win this fight against hypershock? 90 00:05:15,382 --> 00:05:17,816 [kenny] well, slammo! Is a powerful grappler 91 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:20,052 that looks to control fights by grabbing, tossing, 92 00:05:20,054 --> 00:05:22,154 and disorienting its opponents. 93 00:05:22,156 --> 00:05:26,058 It needs to be durable enough to survive shock from hypershock. 94 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:28,994 Ideally, try and break will bales' weapon, 95 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:31,263 then look to sweep that control category. 96 00:05:31,265 --> 00:05:33,432 [crowd cheering] 97 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:43,241 we don't want to have a one and done, you know, one hit wonder fight. 98 00:05:43,243 --> 00:05:45,977 We, we want to have a good back and forth with craig. 99 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,913 He has very low forks. 100 00:05:47,915 --> 00:05:49,848 He has lots of little clickety-clackety things. 101 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:52,551 No doubt he's gonna try to get under us because it's his whole thing. 102 00:05:52,553 --> 00:05:55,287 We have to do our darndest to make sure that doesn't happen. 103 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:57,622 So, we threw out all the old stuff that wasn't quite right, 104 00:05:57,624 --> 00:06:00,759 and we beefed everything up, put bigger parts in, put better parts in, 105 00:06:00,761 --> 00:06:04,129 and we think it's gonna be a heavy hitter. It's gonna be great. 106 00:06:04,131 --> 00:06:08,233 We are a grabby lift bot and we have covered our robot this year 107 00:06:08,235 --> 00:06:09,935 in anaglyph dazzle camo. 108 00:06:09,937 --> 00:06:13,071 So, if you've got 3d glasses, it's gonna pop. 109 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:15,640 There's this whole new feature this year called the upper deck. 110 00:06:15,642 --> 00:06:19,378 The plan is to pick up hypershock and throw them on there. 111 00:06:19,380 --> 00:06:22,214 And when they get back off, I'mma throw them back on there again. 112 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:23,382 I'm coming in for the win. 113 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:25,117 I'm always coming in for the win. 114 00:06:25,119 --> 00:06:27,219 I'm the sultan of suplex. 115 00:06:27,221 --> 00:06:28,987 That's what I'm here for. 116 00:06:33,627 --> 00:06:35,961 [automated voice] robots, activate. 117 00:06:42,803 --> 00:06:45,937 [chris] kenny, look at these two getting into each other's squares, 118 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:49,374 a little bit of gamesmanship right off the bat. 119 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:51,476 [kenny] oh, excited for this one, chris. 120 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,647 [automated voice] red team, ready? 121 00:06:55,649 --> 00:06:58,617 All right. We're good. Go for it. 122 00:06:58,619 --> 00:07:03,188 [chris] I guess, that's why he's will bales and not just will "bail." 123 00:07:05,092 --> 00:07:07,859 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 124 00:07:07,861 --> 00:07:09,194 [man] I'll hammer, if it's over there. 125 00:07:09,196 --> 00:07:10,395 You got this. 126 00:07:10,397 --> 00:07:12,130 [crowd cheering] 127 00:07:14,435 --> 00:07:15,634 come in. 128 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:29,448 [crowd cheering] 129 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:35,821 [chris] some tension on the faces of these captains 130 00:07:35,823 --> 00:07:37,255 both looking to kick off the night 131 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:40,425 with a crucial first win of the season. 132 00:07:44,031 --> 00:07:46,298 Let the bot battle begin. 133 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:49,234 Hypershock circling the drain on slammo!, 134 00:07:49,236 --> 00:07:53,538 able to get underneath with those front forks and lands in clean shots. 135 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:58,009 Woah. Big hit. 136 00:07:58,011 --> 00:08:01,913 [kenny] we are seeing the speed advantage shot right away. 137 00:08:01,915 --> 00:08:03,315 [chris] oh, yeah. 138 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:05,717 -Keep your arms up. Take him down. -Yeah. 139 00:08:05,719 --> 00:08:10,155 [chris] uh-oh. Hypershock smothering slammo! Here in the opening stretch. 140 00:08:10,157 --> 00:08:12,858 Oh, and now backing it down in the short corner. 141 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:15,260 Geez! Holy smokes. 142 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:19,698 [kenny] slammo! Trying to stay squared up when hypershock is too fast. 143 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,833 Oh, no. 144 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:25,804 Oh, just ran into the fist, here, of will bales. 145 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:29,174 [chris] and then gets slammed into the rail by will bales, 146 00:08:29,176 --> 00:08:30,942 who's going in for more. 147 00:08:30,944 --> 00:08:34,846 Going in slammo like a lion investigating a kill. 148 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:36,481 [crowd cheering] hypershock! Hypershock! 149 00:08:36,483 --> 00:08:38,884 [chris] oh, we could have a countdown coming. 150 00:08:38,886 --> 00:08:40,118 Ten... 151 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,186 [chris] and there it is. 152 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:45,190 Danby never knew what hit him in this match. 153 00:08:45,192 --> 00:08:49,828 Hypershock, too fast and too curious. 154 00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:51,796 ...One. And the match's over! 155 00:08:51,798 --> 00:08:54,599 [crowd screaming and cheering] 156 00:09:05,846 --> 00:09:09,447 [chris] kenny, hypershock fast out of the gate, really impressive. 157 00:09:09,449 --> 00:09:10,849 [kenny] they sure were. 158 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,984 They kind of circled around their opponent for a little bit. 159 00:09:12,986 --> 00:09:17,789 Got the angle and then just attacked nonstop, getting underneath them, 160 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:18,957 hitting them hard from the back, 161 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:20,292 hitting them hard from the side. 162 00:09:20,294 --> 00:09:22,060 Tremendous driving there from will bales. 163 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:25,764 [chris] and I thought, really the important thing was hypershock was grounded 164 00:09:25,766 --> 00:09:27,799 the entire fight, sometimes in years past, 165 00:09:27,801 --> 00:09:30,902 we've seen him deliver a shot and then wobbly all over the place. 166 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,604 [kenny] well, I think that's due to the new chassis. 167 00:09:32,606 --> 00:09:33,738 You see, it's a lot wider. 168 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:34,839 It's a little bit longer. 169 00:09:34,841 --> 00:09:35,907 It's gonna give it better stability. 170 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,043 But again, the speed was there. 171 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:41,012 Everything was just extremely impressive from that team. 172 00:09:41,014 --> 00:09:42,814 [chris] and I think what we've learned is if you get knocked 173 00:09:42,816 --> 00:09:45,116 into that short corner next to the upper deck, 174 00:09:45,118 --> 00:09:47,852 if you cannot work your way out of there, you're gonna be doa. 175 00:09:47,854 --> 00:09:50,055 [kenny] absolutely. They took full advantage of that. 176 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:52,591 They cornered their opponent and then took them out. 177 00:09:55,262 --> 00:09:56,962 [chris] will bales. 178 00:09:57,998 --> 00:09:59,130 It did the thing. 179 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:04,736 You... You have had enough of will bales, the funny guy. 180 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:10,175 I mean, it's time for people to start taking you and hypershock seriously, huh? 181 00:10:10,177 --> 00:10:11,810 It's nice to have everything working, 182 00:10:11,812 --> 00:10:14,779 although, technically the weapon wasn't "running" at the end, 183 00:10:14,781 --> 00:10:16,815 but it clearly did some damage. 184 00:10:16,817 --> 00:10:18,917 How does it feel to get a win like that, man? 185 00:10:18,919 --> 00:10:20,919 Not only do you get a win, but it was an exciting win, 186 00:10:20,921 --> 00:10:22,721 kind of a... A vintage performance. 187 00:10:22,723 --> 00:10:23,955 It's been a little while. 188 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:26,358 It's good. It's nice to be back in the groove. 189 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,360 You know, craig and his team are wonderful. 190 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:29,694 They're a great robot. 191 00:10:29,696 --> 00:10:31,029 Respect them greatly. 192 00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:33,131 But I've got the best team here this year. 193 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:35,200 [crowd cheering] 194 00:10:35,202 --> 00:10:38,269 when are you gonna dye your hair green like your teammate? 195 00:10:38,271 --> 00:10:39,371 Well, let's see how it goes. 196 00:10:39,373 --> 00:10:41,139 Oh, wait a second. 197 00:10:41,141 --> 00:10:43,108 How about if you get a top 10 seed, 198 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,243 you'll dye your hair in the round of 32? 199 00:10:45,245 --> 00:10:47,512 [crowd cheering] 200 00:10:51,752 --> 00:10:55,186 fine, if we get a top 10 seed in the round of 32, 201 00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:56,921 you can film me dyeing my hair. 202 00:10:56,923 --> 00:10:59,024 Hey, there we go. 203 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:04,029 Will bales has thrown down the gauntlet. 204 00:11:04,031 --> 00:11:06,031 Congratulations on the fast start. 205 00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:07,332 Thanks, guys. Good to see you again. 206 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:09,067 [chris] you, too. 207 00:11:09,069 --> 00:11:10,535 [all cheering] 208 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:14,706 [will] congratulations. We did it. 209 00:11:14,708 --> 00:11:16,474 Whoa, we did it! 210 00:11:21,948 --> 00:11:24,015 [chris] I know it is just one win. 211 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:24,883 But you heard him. 212 00:11:24,885 --> 00:11:27,285 We made a bet that if he cracks the top 10, 213 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:30,088 I think we're gonna have to throw a poll out there on social media. 214 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:32,757 What color should will bales dye his hair 215 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:35,026 if you have to live up to his end of the bargain? 216 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:37,195 Yah, but what are you gonna do? You just had him do a bet. 217 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:38,797 You didn't put yourself on the line. 218 00:11:38,799 --> 00:11:40,098 What are we gonna do to your hair? 219 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:41,199 I can't come out here with pink hair. 220 00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:42,801 -Well, maybe I can. -I think it will look nice. 221 00:11:42,803 --> 00:11:44,803 -Match your tie. -Oh, nice. 222 00:11:44,805 --> 00:11:46,805 -Here we go. Let's do it. -You know what? I'm in. 223 00:11:46,807 --> 00:11:49,207 If will bales is in, chris rose is in. 224 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,009 -I like it. -Is kenny florian in? 225 00:11:52,012 --> 00:11:53,745 You are unbelievable. 226 00:11:53,747 --> 00:11:56,448 No, but you did the bet. I was just sitting here. 227 00:11:56,450 --> 00:12:01,019 [chris] hey, after a break can p1 motor his way to an early season win? 228 00:12:01,021 --> 00:12:04,222 Or will valkyrie pour sugar in his gas tank? 229 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,624 Find out next on battlebots. 230 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:08,426 [crowd cheering] 231 00:12:17,104 --> 00:12:18,536 we are back on battlebots. 232 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:20,972 That is kenny florian, I am chris rose. 233 00:12:20,974 --> 00:12:25,143 Up next, we've got a showdown featuring valkyrie and p1. 234 00:12:25,145 --> 00:12:29,948 Let's start with captain leanne cushing and valkyrie squad. 235 00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:34,285 Last season, they had their most successful run yet in battlebots. 236 00:12:34,287 --> 00:12:37,922 Went all the way to the round of 16 before bowing out against whiplash. 237 00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:39,557 No shame in that. 238 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:44,229 Kenny, leanne is gaining a reputation for her tactics and her fight iq. 239 00:12:44,231 --> 00:12:49,534 And, oh, yeah, her bot was voted 2020's most destructive as well. 240 00:12:49,536 --> 00:12:51,770 [kenny] that combination is a winning formula. 241 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:55,206 Valkyrie is so versatile with their primary weapon options. 242 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:57,342 This team is always playing chess, 243 00:12:57,344 --> 00:13:00,178 looking to counter their opponent. 244 00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:02,280 Tonight, they are squaring off against p1 245 00:13:02,282 --> 00:13:04,816 captained by brandon zelinsky. 246 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:06,918 Kenny, I thought there were significant improvement 247 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,721 during the 2020 season out of this robot. 248 00:13:09,723 --> 00:13:11,856 [kenny] that's right, this team was very close 249 00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:13,625 to making the tournament last year, 250 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,093 but its wins over smee 251 00:13:15,095 --> 00:13:19,197 and chronos didn't move the dial enough to convince the committee. 252 00:13:19,199 --> 00:13:22,133 But brandon is back this season with a chip on his shoulder 253 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:26,137 and determined to drive p1 into the winner's circle. 254 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:30,041 And even though he's facing a highly dangerous opponent here in valkyrie, 255 00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:33,978 p1 has the speed and durability to be a menace out there. 256 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:37,015 [chris] all right. Should we be on upset alert? 257 00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:40,652 Let's find out and send it over to faruq. 258 00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:47,458 In the red square from somerville, massachusetts, 259 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:50,862 this bot is here to ragna-rock your world. 260 00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:54,132 It's valkyrie! 261 00:13:56,837 --> 00:14:00,104 [chris] team valkyrie always ready to put on a show. 262 00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,607 We talked about their limitless arsenal, 263 00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:05,410 so what weapon are they going with tonight, kenny? 264 00:14:05,412 --> 00:14:07,078 [kenny] they're debuting a new blade. 265 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,080 It's called dr. Acula. 266 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:13,852 This blade actually has the s7 tooth inserted into the blade 267 00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:18,189 that's gonna do chunky damage to a wedge and especially wheels. 268 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:23,962 If valkyrie can out drive p1, we should see plenty of metal flying around the box. 269 00:14:25,265 --> 00:14:27,198 [crowd cheering] 270 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,969 in the blue square from hudson, new hampshire, 271 00:14:30,971 --> 00:14:34,772 he'll drape a checkered flag over your closed casting, 272 00:14:34,774 --> 00:14:38,409 it's p1! 273 00:14:41,748 --> 00:14:47,018 [chris] all right, kenny, what's it going to take for p1 to put the sport on notice? 274 00:14:47,020 --> 00:14:50,755 [kenny] well, a win over valkyrie would be a statement for sure. 275 00:14:50,757 --> 00:14:53,124 Brandon's given p1 the full overhaul. 276 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:55,994 He shortened the chassis, added weight to the wedges, 277 00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:58,363 installed some magnets for stability. 278 00:14:58,365 --> 00:15:01,599 The bot's ready. We'll see if brandon is too. 279 00:15:01,601 --> 00:15:05,203 [crowd cheering] p1! P1! P1! P1! 280 00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:12,243 We're not in the little leagues anymore. 281 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,812 We're fighting a real robot who's a real chance at the nut. 282 00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:17,048 If they go shooting in the air, we're in business. 283 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:20,985 If not, we're probably gonna have to sit on or under their weapon 284 00:15:20,987 --> 00:15:24,522 as long as possible and just grind away at their weapon to try 285 00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:26,791 and make it thermal shock and fail. 286 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,893 Valkyrie might be looking across the pit and they say, 287 00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:30,295 "oh, these guys have no spinning weapon 288 00:15:30,297 --> 00:15:32,096 just a drive, just a lifter." 289 00:15:32,098 --> 00:15:34,232 they're gonna be in for a surprise tonight. 290 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:37,101 We've made valkyrie stronger with both our drive 291 00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:39,904 and our speed at which our weapon spins up. 292 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:41,940 We were able to save some weight 293 00:15:41,942 --> 00:15:44,042 and also get a bit more shoving power 294 00:15:44,044 --> 00:15:46,144 and stay as fast as we were last years. 295 00:15:46,146 --> 00:15:47,312 We're looking to not get flipped 296 00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:49,180 because it's going to put us at a disadvantage 297 00:15:49,182 --> 00:15:52,250 because p1 is lower to the ground than us. 298 00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:55,553 We sit just under a foot tall and they beat us in that, 299 00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:58,990 and I'm really worried that if we're inverted, 300 00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:01,492 we're not gonna have much to do except for try to recover 301 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:03,628 and figure out a way to flip back over. 302 00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:06,698 [crowd cheering] 303 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,599 [automated voice] robots, activate. 304 00:16:09,936 --> 00:16:12,737 [chris] both teams are locked, loaded, 305 00:16:12,739 --> 00:16:16,307 and looking for an excuse to exchange insurance info. 306 00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:23,247 [automated voice] red team, ready? 307 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,517 [crowd cheering] 308 00:16:29,255 --> 00:16:31,556 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 309 00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:35,393 [crowd cheering] 310 00:16:50,977 --> 00:16:52,844 [chris] here we go. 311 00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:57,615 P1 and valkyrie, an opening win is so crucial. 312 00:16:57,617 --> 00:16:59,617 Who wants it more? 313 00:17:02,822 --> 00:17:04,288 Let the bot battle begin. 314 00:17:04,290 --> 00:17:08,626 P1 under charge against up under valkyrie in a hurry. 315 00:17:08,628 --> 00:17:11,863 [kenny] oh, that's some serious speed there for p1. 316 00:17:11,865 --> 00:17:13,097 -[chris] oh, man. -[kenny] oh. 317 00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:16,501 [chris] oh. P1 not afraid to stick his nose in there... 318 00:17:16,503 --> 00:17:18,336 -[kenny] wow! -[chris] ...But a wheel is off already. 319 00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:20,004 Oh. 320 00:17:20,006 --> 00:17:22,874 [kenny] p1 absorbing some damage here, chris, 321 00:17:22,876 --> 00:17:25,710 but leanne cushing needs to be careful. 322 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:31,516 P1 is so much lower than valkyrie, getting underneath it at will. 323 00:17:31,518 --> 00:17:35,119 [chris] ah! Look at that gyroscopic force. 324 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:38,056 Valkyrie just dangling there in the air almost. 325 00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:39,924 Oh, man! 326 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:43,061 [kenny] brandon zalinsky getting the lifter involved there. 327 00:17:43,063 --> 00:17:47,632 P1 continues to get low ground and use that horizontal spinner's energy 328 00:17:47,634 --> 00:17:49,200 against itself. 329 00:17:50,170 --> 00:17:51,969 [man] oh, now it's on fire. 330 00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:54,105 [chris] that looks like valkyrie is on fire. 331 00:17:54,107 --> 00:17:55,973 It is smoking. 332 00:17:55,975 --> 00:17:58,042 [kenny] and p1 has valkyrie in for it now. 333 00:17:58,044 --> 00:17:59,944 Leanne cushing warned us. 334 00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:02,413 She was worried about the scenario. 335 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,949 [chris] it is spinning out of control. 336 00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:06,250 Has it lost its weapon? 337 00:18:06,252 --> 00:18:09,220 That's the big question, the drive is still working. 338 00:18:09,222 --> 00:18:11,989 [kenny] yep, that fire inside of valkyrie there, 339 00:18:11,991 --> 00:18:14,325 could have been the weapon motor. 340 00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:17,995 [chris] now for p1, does it have its drive intact? 341 00:18:17,997 --> 00:18:20,665 Valkyrie's weapon not working 342 00:18:20,667 --> 00:18:22,834 and it's taking a shot from the pulverizer. 343 00:18:22,836 --> 00:18:24,435 [kenny] some friendly fire there, chris. 344 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,337 That was valkyrie's pulverizer. 345 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:27,738 [chris] oh, another one. 346 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:28,906 [leanne] just go back. Just go back. Just, no. 347 00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,342 Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop! 348 00:18:31,344 --> 00:18:34,812 [chris] okay, seems like there's some serious chaos on team valkyrie's side 349 00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:36,414 of the driver's deck. 350 00:18:36,416 --> 00:18:38,382 [kenny] I think, they were trying to flip valkyrie 351 00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:41,119 right side up using the pulverizer. 352 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:42,420 Risky. 353 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:45,223 [chris] labeled the most destructive bot a season ago, 354 00:18:45,225 --> 00:18:47,825 but right now, the weapon is not active. 355 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:50,561 The drive isn't working entirely. 356 00:18:50,563 --> 00:18:53,431 Major frustration for valkyrie. 357 00:18:53,433 --> 00:18:55,633 [referee] valkyrie, you got to show me controlled movement. 358 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:59,637 [chris] you hear the ref issuing a warning to valkyrie there. 359 00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:04,709 Remember p1 as it continues to engage that can have an effect on engines 360 00:19:04,711 --> 00:19:07,979 ending the fight and stopping a countdown, kenny, 361 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:11,782 but p1's drive not looking all that hot at the moment, either. 362 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:14,519 [kenny] I think it's showing more movement than valkyrie here. 363 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:17,989 Brandon zalinsky continuing to engage. 364 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:22,160 I think it's struggling because of that lack of wheel on that left backside 365 00:19:22,162 --> 00:19:24,829 [chris] fifteen seconds left to go. 366 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:29,634 And there's p1 showing it still has function in that lifter. 367 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:32,637 [kenny] this would be a huge upset if p1 368 00:19:32,639 --> 00:19:34,906 is able to get it done against valkyrie. 369 00:19:34,908 --> 00:19:38,409 [chris] remember, they were big time underdogs coming into this fight. 370 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:41,612 Oh, my... Oh, my god, we did it! 371 00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:43,147 Oh, my god. 372 00:19:44,117 --> 00:19:46,684 [chris] team p1 thinks they've got the w, 373 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:51,022 but this one is going to the judges. 374 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:54,859 All three are former battlebots participants. 375 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:58,963 Derek young, jason bardis, lisa winter. 376 00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:03,201 Once again, it's an 11-point scoring system for the battlebots judges. 377 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:06,871 They could award up to five points in the damage category, 378 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:10,007 three for aggression and three for control. 379 00:20:11,244 --> 00:20:13,978 So, kenny, how did you see it play out? 380 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:16,881 [kenny] well, leanne told us she was worried about p1 381 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:20,051 getting underneath her robot and boy, was she right? 382 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:23,521 Because that proved to be valkyrie's kryptonite in this match. 383 00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:28,526 P1 used its speed and low profile to repeatedly upend valkyrie 384 00:20:28,528 --> 00:20:30,127 and dictate the action. 385 00:20:30,163 --> 00:20:34,665 [chris] p1 did suffer some damage in the process, though, losing a wheel 386 00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:38,803 and taking a flurry of shots to its lifter and top armor. 387 00:20:38,805 --> 00:20:41,606 But eventually, it was able to break valkyrie's weapon, 388 00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:44,809 which was brandon zalinsky's goal from the very start. 389 00:20:44,811 --> 00:20:48,112 [kenny] that's right, and that's where things could get interesting 390 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:51,882 because the most heavily weighted category in the damage column 391 00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:54,619 is damage done by a primary weapon. 392 00:20:54,621 --> 00:20:57,154 You can argue that valkyrie scored points with its spinner, 393 00:20:57,156 --> 00:21:00,391 while p1 did most of his dirty work with its wedge. 394 00:21:00,393 --> 00:21:04,795 But in terms of the eye test, valkyrie flying around the box, the fire 395 00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:06,230 it suffered halfway through, 396 00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:09,734 you have to imagine p1 has the leg up here. 397 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,069 [chris] both bots are a little punch-drunk 398 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:14,238 as the final seconds ticked away. 399 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,774 Faruq has the results. 400 00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:20,278 Let's see which way the judges chose to go. 401 00:21:21,981 --> 00:21:25,082 The results from the judges are in. 402 00:21:26,252 --> 00:21:27,985 [crowd cheering] 403 00:21:30,256 --> 00:21:34,325 the winner by unanimous decision is... 404 00:21:38,464 --> 00:21:40,097 [woman in crowd] p1. 405 00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:42,500 P1! 406 00:21:54,113 --> 00:21:56,614 [chris] all right, then, there it is. 407 00:21:56,616 --> 00:22:01,352 You can see the excitement and the relief on the faces of team p1, 408 00:22:01,354 --> 00:22:05,323 that was a gutsy effort. Their bot's a little worse for wear, 409 00:22:05,325 --> 00:22:08,626 but in the end, the judges awarded the unanimous decision 410 00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:13,197 and they have the coveted 1-0 start to their season. 411 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:18,502 All right, coming up next, it's the battle bots debut of the rookie riptide. 412 00:22:20,073 --> 00:22:23,341 And there's its opponent, hard to miss inside the test box, 413 00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:26,210 it's huge. 414 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,280 Stick around for the fight. 415 00:22:29,282 --> 00:22:32,383 Next on battlebots. 416 00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:39,590 We continue on with battlebots. 417 00:22:39,592 --> 00:22:41,292 Next up on the fight card, 418 00:22:41,294 --> 00:22:47,031 it's huge versus riptide. In a field widely considered to be the most stacked 419 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:49,867 and most dangerous in battlebots ' history, 420 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:53,137 it's an intimidating time to be a rookie. 421 00:22:53,139 --> 00:22:57,842 Just ask switchback, who we saw take the l on opening night. 422 00:22:57,844 --> 00:23:01,612 Historically, new captains struggle to break into the tournament, 423 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:04,348 let alone make it past the round of 32. 424 00:23:04,350 --> 00:23:09,987 But young captain ethan kurtz is out to prove that he and his bot, riptide, belong. 425 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,057 [ethan] is that bolt tight? 426 00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:14,892 [indistinct chatter] 427 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:18,095 my name is ethan kurtz. I am the captain of riptide. 428 00:23:18,097 --> 00:23:21,165 Riptide is a egg beater spinner. 429 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:23,968 We've been heavily inspired by yeti. 430 00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:31,275 We love yeti's lifters and we also love that yeti had a very long, wide drum. 431 00:23:31,277 --> 00:23:35,980 We want a huge spinner putting out all the mass on the weapon as possible 432 00:23:35,982 --> 00:23:37,281 for the best energy transfer. 433 00:23:37,283 --> 00:23:39,950 And that's how riptide, kind of, was formed. 434 00:23:39,952 --> 00:23:43,854 Our biggest strength is our 55-pound drum 435 00:23:43,856 --> 00:23:47,992 that spins at 190 miles per hour plus. 436 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:51,595 We launched a 20 pound medicine ball, 200 feet in air. 437 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:55,132 We've launched a 300-pound tire 10 foot into the air. 438 00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:59,236 We're just a fan of big effing weapons. 439 00:23:59,238 --> 00:24:03,007 For a rookie team, we are all really stoked to get in the battlebots 440 00:24:03,009 --> 00:24:05,643 because we really wanted to be here. 441 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:08,446 We all kind of knew each other from the vex robotics competition. 442 00:24:08,448 --> 00:24:10,080 We all wanted to do something together. 443 00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:13,083 Battlebots was the hardest thing we could think of. 444 00:24:13,886 --> 00:24:16,720 My father is on the team. 445 00:24:16,722 --> 00:24:20,825 He's experienced with, like, radios and rc planes in the old days, 446 00:24:20,827 --> 00:24:22,126 so he knows how to troubleshoot things, 447 00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:24,261 he's been really, really helpful. 448 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:27,865 Being captain, absolutely thrilled, and this is a lifelong dream. 449 00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:30,034 I'm just really, really excited. 450 00:24:30,036 --> 00:24:32,436 I just wanna get out there and hit something. 451 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:39,043 [chris] riptide now just moments away from making its debut 452 00:24:39,045 --> 00:24:41,745 on the big stage. 453 00:24:41,747 --> 00:24:43,948 And when ethan found out that he was gonna be on battlebots, 454 00:24:43,950 --> 00:24:45,683 he said it was a dream come true. 455 00:24:45,685 --> 00:24:49,386 But he may be facing a welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment here 456 00:24:49,388 --> 00:24:54,124 as he takes on huge, captained by, a very motivated, jonathan schultz. 457 00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:55,926 He's coming off a rather disappointing 458 00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:58,729 and often frustrating 2020 season, 459 00:24:58,731 --> 00:25:01,465 but this is still a very dangerous robot, kenny. 460 00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,200 [kenny] that's right. And, you know, the interesting thing 461 00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:05,936 for me here is that just a short time ago, 462 00:25:05,938 --> 00:25:08,906 it was huge that was the untested rookie 463 00:25:08,908 --> 00:25:10,374 with something to prove. 464 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:13,978 But after three seasons, this robot has been around the block. 465 00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:15,613 They know what it takes to win. 466 00:25:15,615 --> 00:25:19,149 And I think the team's experience should be the difference maker 467 00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:21,051 in this match up. 468 00:25:21,053 --> 00:25:22,786 Faruq, take it away. 469 00:25:22,788 --> 00:25:24,822 [crowd cheering] 470 00:25:24,824 --> 00:25:28,993 in the red square, from south windsor, connecticut, 471 00:25:28,995 --> 00:25:32,863 the bot's so big, it gave shaquille o'neal nightmares. 472 00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:37,101 It's huge! 473 00:25:38,471 --> 00:25:39,837 [chris] all right. Here we go. 474 00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:42,640 The iconic big wheels of huge. 475 00:25:42,642 --> 00:25:48,145 Kenny, will this be the year huge puts it all together and makes a deep run? 476 00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:50,981 [kenny] well, listen, jonathan tells us the motor on the weapon 477 00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:54,218 is twice as powerful, much more reliable. 478 00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:56,687 He's ready to put last season behind him, 479 00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:59,023 and he's gotta love this matchup. 480 00:25:59,025 --> 00:26:03,627 Riptide is low to the ground and right in the sweet spot for huge's weapon. 481 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:12,336 In the blue square, from tarzana, california, 482 00:26:12,338 --> 00:26:15,873 keep out, this water is not fine at all. 483 00:26:15,875 --> 00:26:19,176 It's riptide! 484 00:26:21,847 --> 00:26:24,982 [chris] and there we get our first live look at riptide. 485 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:28,185 You can see the overall excitement from this squad. 486 00:26:28,187 --> 00:26:31,255 Ethan told us, he didn't sleep a wink last night. 487 00:26:31,257 --> 00:26:33,190 So, the question here is can he shake off the nerves 488 00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:34,592 and steal a win, kenny? 489 00:26:34,594 --> 00:26:35,926 [kenny] hey, anything is possible. 490 00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:39,163 They've added a wedge to try and mitigate some big hits. 491 00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:43,934 And riptide has that egg beater style weapon that spins up quickly. 492 00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:45,803 This is a bot designed for aggression. 493 00:26:45,805 --> 00:26:48,639 The big question, will ethan hesitate 494 00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:51,408 or will he put the pedal to the metal? 495 00:26:57,650 --> 00:26:59,149 Against huge, 496 00:26:59,151 --> 00:27:02,920 our strategy is just to be full aggressive, full on yeti pounding. 497 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:05,522 We're thinking that we could spin up faster than them, 498 00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:09,093 box rush them and keep them from actually spinning up their weapon. 499 00:27:09,095 --> 00:27:12,162 The only thing that we could really hit and actually, you know, 500 00:27:12,164 --> 00:27:13,764 grab into is their weapon. 501 00:27:13,766 --> 00:27:16,934 Their wheel is ably, and they're really hard to get bite on. 502 00:27:16,936 --> 00:27:19,036 When we first learned that we're going against huge, 503 00:27:19,038 --> 00:27:22,740 we're like, "this is our counter, why huge?" 504 00:27:22,742 --> 00:27:25,042 but we're gonna do our best and we're gonna give it our all, 505 00:27:25,044 --> 00:27:26,243 and it's gonna be a great fight. 506 00:27:26,245 --> 00:27:29,146 He's the type of robot that we think we like to fight. 507 00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:31,215 He's very low, his weapon's pretty low, 508 00:27:31,217 --> 00:27:33,617 and we know that it's gonna take a lot of work for him 509 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:35,619 to really get high enough to actually damage 510 00:27:35,621 --> 00:27:37,521 some of the more important parts of our robot. 511 00:27:37,523 --> 00:27:41,025 I like the chances, but I'm never gonna say, we're gonna win a fight. 512 00:27:41,027 --> 00:27:44,595 We want this season to go well because we want it to show that 513 00:27:44,597 --> 00:27:48,932 last season was a fluke for us and get back to the level of performance that we used to. 514 00:27:50,603 --> 00:27:52,536 [crowd cheering] 515 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:03,447 [chris] big test for the rookie here, kenny. 516 00:28:03,449 --> 00:28:05,182 [kenny] hey, no pressure, right? 517 00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:10,621 Just your battlebots debut against huge in front of a pumped up vegas crowd. 518 00:28:10,623 --> 00:28:12,389 Let it ride, riptide. 519 00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,391 [crowd applauding] 520 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:18,295 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 521 00:28:18,297 --> 00:28:21,865 And, oh, the box rush by the rookie, getting under huge. 522 00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:24,935 Oh! My goodness. 523 00:28:24,937 --> 00:28:26,303 Let's go! 524 00:28:26,305 --> 00:28:28,005 [chris] a ridiculous shot by riptide. 525 00:28:28,007 --> 00:28:31,241 And now pushing huge into the screws as well. 526 00:28:31,243 --> 00:28:33,877 [kenny] oh, I think, he wedged him in there, chris. 527 00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:35,913 [chris] is huge stuck? 528 00:28:35,915 --> 00:28:38,182 The little screw should actually reverse-- 529 00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:39,750 [referee] I gotta see him get out. 530 00:28:39,752 --> 00:28:43,020 [kenny] it should, but jonathan schultz is getting a warning from the ref. 531 00:28:43,022 --> 00:28:46,957 And I'm not sure, he can get out of there without some help, chris. 532 00:28:46,959 --> 00:28:50,160 And now look at this, riptide is leaning on those big wheels 533 00:28:50,162 --> 00:28:51,395 and there goes the screws. 534 00:28:51,397 --> 00:28:53,030 Can huge escape? 535 00:28:53,032 --> 00:28:53,831 [referee] ten seconds, back off. 536 00:28:53,833 --> 00:28:55,499 [chris] wow! 537 00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:59,236 The ref instructing ethan kurtz to stop corralling and get out of there, kid. 538 00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:02,106 Huge just floundering. Those plastic wheels, 539 00:29:02,108 --> 00:29:03,907 they can't get any traction. 540 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:06,009 And here comes the countdown! 541 00:29:06,011 --> 00:29:09,279 Huge just has a few seconds left to get out of there. 542 00:29:09,281 --> 00:29:11,415 - Can he do it? -[referee] ...Five, four... 543 00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:13,083 -[chris] it's so close. -Three... 544 00:29:13,085 --> 00:29:16,253 ...Two, one. That's a knock out. 545 00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:21,024 [chris] that is a knock out. The rookie riptide. 546 00:29:21,026 --> 00:29:24,294 What a huge upset. 547 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:31,602 [chris] kenny, talk about a rookie making a statement out of the gate? 548 00:29:31,604 --> 00:29:32,803 [kenny] yeah, this was unbelievable. 549 00:29:32,805 --> 00:29:35,139 I mean, the knockout shot basically, 550 00:29:35,141 --> 00:29:38,842 happened right at the start, got some chips off of huge. 551 00:29:38,844 --> 00:29:40,210 Look at that shot. 552 00:29:40,212 --> 00:29:41,879 I mean, that is some serious power right there. 553 00:29:41,881 --> 00:29:46,250 [chris] and ethan kurtz followed it up by pushing huge into the screws, 554 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:51,355 that big old uhmw wheel got hung up and that was all she wrote. 555 00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:54,358 Riptide with the upset. 556 00:29:57,997 --> 00:30:00,063 [chris] ethan, can you hear us? 557 00:30:00,065 --> 00:30:03,534 I hear you. Yeah! 558 00:30:05,805 --> 00:30:07,437 I just killed my throat. 559 00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:11,708 Ethan, what is pumping through your veins right now, my man? 560 00:30:11,710 --> 00:30:13,710 Our weapon is freaking powerful. 561 00:30:13,712 --> 00:30:16,079 That's what's running through my veins! 562 00:30:18,784 --> 00:30:21,185 Is this better than you could have dreamt? 563 00:30:21,187 --> 00:30:25,322 Oh, yeah, we thought they were just gonna spin down and smash our weapon to bits. 564 00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:29,359 We did not actually expect them to spin up towards us, 565 00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:31,061 which is actually, exactly, what we wanted. 566 00:30:31,063 --> 00:30:33,030 We didn't think they were going to do that. 567 00:30:33,032 --> 00:30:35,966 -Hey, ethan, I know you're a rookie-- -yeah. 568 00:30:35,968 --> 00:30:38,936 ...And you've only had a minute's worth of fight in battlebots, 569 00:30:38,938 --> 00:30:40,337 but are you a contender? 570 00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:41,505 Yes. 571 00:30:41,507 --> 00:30:43,073 Hell, yes. 572 00:30:44,944 --> 00:30:46,176 Hell, yes. 573 00:30:46,212 --> 00:30:49,913 Hey, you're your pop stan is behind you, bring him up here. 574 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,049 -Bring pops up here. Hey, stan. -Yeah. 575 00:30:52,051 --> 00:30:53,450 How proud are you of your son? 576 00:30:53,452 --> 00:30:56,019 I couldn't be more proud. This is, it's amazing. 577 00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:59,923 He's a, he's an amazing guy and it's just amazing to see him do this 578 00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:02,292 and perform like this at battlebots . Amazing. 579 00:31:02,294 --> 00:31:04,094 Did you almost shed a tear? 580 00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:06,230 Ah, I'm about to now that you're asking. 581 00:31:06,232 --> 00:31:08,232 During the fight, absolutely not. 582 00:31:08,234 --> 00:31:12,269 All right. Well, guys, congratulations on your first ever battlebots victory. 583 00:31:12,271 --> 00:31:13,937 Thank you. 584 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:15,505 [crowd cheering] 585 00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:23,113 [chris] an incredible debut from the new master of hype, ethan kurtz. 586 00:31:23,115 --> 00:31:25,182 And if you're jonathan schultz, you just chalk it up to, 587 00:31:25,184 --> 00:31:27,217 kind of, bad luck that you got stuck back there. 588 00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:30,888 I mean, really, he wanted at least two or a full three minutes 589 00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:34,291 in order to gauge how this bot was going to run in 2021. 590 00:31:34,293 --> 00:31:36,193 [kenny] yeah, what an unfortunate start for huge, 591 00:31:36,195 --> 00:31:39,830 especially coming off such a disappointing season. 592 00:31:39,832 --> 00:31:42,966 This has to be frustrating for jonathan schultz, but listen, 593 00:31:42,968 --> 00:31:44,434 all you could do is shake it off 594 00:31:44,436 --> 00:31:47,838 and we'll see what this team is made of as the season rolls on. 595 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,072 Credit to riptide. 596 00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:50,607 That's a big-time win. 597 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:54,144 Good job, rook. Good job. 598 00:31:54,146 --> 00:31:58,115 Coming up next, can fusion fuse his saw with his opponent's face 599 00:31:58,117 --> 00:32:01,551 or will cobalt steal himself a victory? 600 00:32:01,553 --> 00:32:07,057 And later, in our main event, a lot of vegas gamblers would call these two bots 601 00:32:07,059 --> 00:32:10,861 odds-on favorites for a top seed in this year's tournament. 602 00:32:10,863 --> 00:32:16,266 It's copperhead and lock-jaw exchanging bites tonight. 603 00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:18,969 [donald hutson] they're gonna be a very tough battle for me. 604 00:32:18,971 --> 00:32:21,204 It's gonna be much more of a bloodbath. 605 00:32:22,308 --> 00:32:25,609 I don't think, he's gonna, wanna go weapon to weapon. 606 00:32:28,047 --> 00:32:29,980 That's what we're gonna want to do. 607 00:32:39,525 --> 00:32:40,624 [crowd cheering] 608 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:42,859 [chris] we continue here on battlebots. 609 00:32:42,861 --> 00:32:46,964 And up next, cobalt makes its return to the battlebots 610 00:32:46,966 --> 00:32:50,467 against none other than reese ewert and fusion. 611 00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:56,239 And there he is, the youngest member of the famed ewert clan, 612 00:32:56,241 --> 00:32:58,675 the first family of robot combat, 613 00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:00,844 working on, what is a technologically, 614 00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:04,948 ambitious fusion with its dual primary weapons. 615 00:33:06,352 --> 00:33:09,619 Reese, obviously, has a lot of outside pressure on him. 616 00:33:09,621 --> 00:33:12,289 The expectations of the family name, 617 00:33:12,291 --> 00:33:16,226 being overshadowed by his older brother, jake and hydra, 618 00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,695 last year's number one tournament seed. 619 00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:21,631 But leaving all that legacy talk aside, 620 00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:24,067 reese is running a bot that just hasn't been able 621 00:33:24,069 --> 00:33:26,136 to string together successful fights. 622 00:33:26,138 --> 00:33:28,905 Last season, I called it the fusion confusion. 623 00:33:28,907 --> 00:33:31,208 It seemed, like, I didn't know what was, what it wanted to do. 624 00:33:31,210 --> 00:33:32,843 When it worked, it looked promising. 625 00:33:32,845 --> 00:33:35,979 When it didn't, well, it basically exploded. 626 00:33:35,981 --> 00:33:39,883 And that inconsistency left a bitter taste in reese's mouth. 627 00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:42,753 In the off season, he shipped out the bot speed controllers 628 00:33:42,755 --> 00:33:46,289 to the manufacturer, hoping to put an end to the fire issue. 629 00:33:46,291 --> 00:33:49,159 But the jury's out on whether it's been resolved. 630 00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:52,062 That unpredictability causes a lot of stress. 631 00:33:52,064 --> 00:33:56,166 But as we know, if he can get the technical issues under control, 632 00:33:56,168 --> 00:34:00,103 this bot has the ability to hang with the best. 633 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:02,939 [crowd cheering] 634 00:34:02,975 --> 00:34:06,076 [chris] you know, there's a whole lot of talent in the ewert gene pool. 635 00:34:06,078 --> 00:34:10,013 Fusion, certainly a bot to keep your eye on in 2021, 636 00:34:10,015 --> 00:34:14,084 especially, if they can take down a very tough opening opponent. 637 00:34:14,086 --> 00:34:16,787 So, listen, I need you to humor me 638 00:34:16,789 --> 00:34:18,955 and follow along with this story of cobalt. 639 00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:22,125 It used to be owned by a pair of brits, dave moulds, sam smith, 640 00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:23,360 they both recently became fathers. 641 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:25,028 Congratulations, by the way. 642 00:34:25,030 --> 00:34:26,363 That means they couldn't be here. 643 00:34:26,365 --> 00:34:29,332 So, what they did is they sold cobalt to john mladenik. 644 00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:32,002 He, of course, is the captain of gigabyte. 645 00:34:32,004 --> 00:34:33,303 He's got his own robot to run. 646 00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:34,638 So, he called his buddy, brent rieker, 647 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,039 who used to be on team gigabyte. 648 00:34:36,041 --> 00:34:38,308 He said, "sure, I'm not gonna drive the thing, though". 649 00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:39,776 So, they got their buddy matt maxham. 650 00:34:39,778 --> 00:34:43,246 He's gonna drive cobalt, who's been so excited about this robot. 651 00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:46,316 He's called john mladenik, who once again is the captain of gigabyte, 652 00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:47,350 and he said, "I'm so excited. 653 00:34:47,352 --> 00:34:49,219 I'm so excited about this robot." 654 00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:50,887 you probably don't understand it. 655 00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,290 All you need to know is this is one bad bot. 656 00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:55,826 [kenny] yeah, chris, cobalt is vicious. 657 00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:58,795 I still remember it ripping the face off of duck! 658 00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:00,297 A few years ago. 659 00:35:00,299 --> 00:35:03,166 One way or another, the vast majority of its fights 660 00:35:03,168 --> 00:35:04,801 have ended in a knockout. 661 00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:07,170 It's had a ton of international success. 662 00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:11,074 And many consider this to be a top five bot in the world. 663 00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:14,144 With a driver like matt maxham at the controls, 664 00:35:14,146 --> 00:35:18,148 cobalt's saw-like vertical spinner has horror show potential. 665 00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:19,916 It's an absolute killer. 666 00:35:19,918 --> 00:35:21,451 Can't wait to see what it does. 667 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:23,720 It's all coming your way right now, faruq. 668 00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:26,123 [crowd cheering] 669 00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:33,130 in the red square from pleasant garden, north carolina, 670 00:35:33,132 --> 00:35:36,399 he came, he saw, he sawed. 671 00:35:36,401 --> 00:35:38,768 It's cobalt! 672 00:35:38,770 --> 00:35:40,904 [crowd cheering and applauding] 673 00:35:40,906 --> 00:35:44,975 [chris] the mad man, matt maxham, pushing in cobalt there, 674 00:35:44,977 --> 00:35:47,310 making its return to battlebots. 675 00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:50,747 This team, awfully eager to get a fight under their belt 676 00:35:50,749 --> 00:35:52,315 with this robot, kenny. 677 00:35:52,317 --> 00:35:55,385 [kenny] that's right. And they wanna bring cobalt back with a bang. 678 00:35:55,387 --> 00:35:57,621 You can see it has that compact design, 679 00:35:57,623 --> 00:36:00,790 and the vertical spinner has some nasty edges. 680 00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:04,628 And for this fight, they've welded on a central fork to try 681 00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:09,032 and jam up fusion's weapons that could be a difference maker. 682 00:36:12,404 --> 00:36:15,972 In the blue square from dorchester, wisconsin, 683 00:36:15,974 --> 00:36:20,911 the ambidextrous assassin, it's fusion! 684 00:36:20,913 --> 00:36:23,213 [crowd cheering and applauding] 685 00:36:27,219 --> 00:36:31,087 [chris] wow, a lot of fusion fans in the house. 686 00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,990 Reese says, he's gunning for the giant nut this year. 687 00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:37,994 But fusion simply has to get out of its own way, kenny. 688 00:36:37,996 --> 00:36:40,063 [kenny] they think they've got the flameout's handle, 689 00:36:40,065 --> 00:36:42,699 but the paranoia is still very real. 690 00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:45,001 I've always said, if they can stay alive 691 00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:47,470 and keep both of those primary weapons active, 692 00:36:47,472 --> 00:36:51,074 this is one of the most dangerous bots in the game today. 693 00:36:51,076 --> 00:36:56,112 [chris] well, I've got a fire extinguisher under our desk, just in case. 694 00:37:03,121 --> 00:37:05,488 We're a little bit cautious about this one. 695 00:37:05,490 --> 00:37:07,357 You can prepare for a horizontal spinner 696 00:37:07,359 --> 00:37:09,259 or you can prepare for a vertical spinner. 697 00:37:09,261 --> 00:37:10,293 But they're both. 698 00:37:10,295 --> 00:37:12,696 It's harder to prepare for somebody that can, 699 00:37:12,698 --> 00:37:14,764 that can attack you in two different ways. 700 00:37:14,766 --> 00:37:16,833 The strategy is not to get caught in the corner. 701 00:37:16,835 --> 00:37:18,935 If we can keep them from getting under us, 702 00:37:18,937 --> 00:37:20,971 I think we can win this fight. 703 00:37:20,973 --> 00:37:25,175 I am incredibly tired of losing for team whyachi. 704 00:37:25,177 --> 00:37:26,977 Matt is a pretty good driver. 705 00:37:26,979 --> 00:37:27,944 He's... He's a veteran. 706 00:37:27,946 --> 00:37:31,147 He's been around for 23 years. 707 00:37:31,149 --> 00:37:34,451 He's currently working on a contraption in the welding tent to try 708 00:37:34,453 --> 00:37:36,086 and beat my horizontal. 709 00:37:36,088 --> 00:37:38,822 He leaves me no option but to go at him with the vert, 710 00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:41,224 get him flipped over and then tailwhip him 711 00:37:41,226 --> 00:37:44,160 with my... My horizontal and rip into him. 712 00:37:49,468 --> 00:37:51,534 [automated voice] robots, activate. 713 00:37:52,571 --> 00:37:54,404 [crowd cheering] 714 00:37:59,144 --> 00:38:04,047 [chris] listen to this crowd, they are ready for a brawl. 715 00:38:04,049 --> 00:38:07,217 Will reese ewert add another chapter to the storied history 716 00:38:07,219 --> 00:38:08,918 of the whyachi clan? 717 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,989 Or will cobalt throw the book in a blender? 718 00:38:12,991 --> 00:38:17,994 The fight when battlebots continues. 719 00:38:25,771 --> 00:38:29,205 [chris] we are right back into the action here on battlebots. 720 00:38:29,207 --> 00:38:33,977 Fusion and cobalt are on a collision course inside the box. 721 00:38:33,979 --> 00:38:38,148 Both teams hyper-focused on getting their first victory. 722 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:42,719 Matt maxham on the sticks for cobalt, reese ewert for fusion, 723 00:38:42,721 --> 00:38:45,255 game faces securely on. 724 00:38:45,257 --> 00:38:48,358 [kenny] yeah, chris, I don't think these two smile in family photos. 725 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,360 Couple of warriors here. 726 00:38:53,999 --> 00:38:56,232 [automated voice] red team, ready? 727 00:38:57,169 --> 00:38:58,735 [crowd cheering] 728 00:38:58,737 --> 00:39:00,170 [chris] you think matt's tensed now? 729 00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:03,173 You gotta see him do his taxes. 730 00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:06,009 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 731 00:39:07,245 --> 00:39:09,112 [crowd cheering] 732 00:39:24,363 --> 00:39:26,629 [crowd cheering] 733 00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:37,640 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 734 00:39:37,642 --> 00:39:39,809 Slow and steady, out of the square. 735 00:39:39,811 --> 00:39:43,446 Oh, nice pop by fusion with the vertical spinner. 736 00:39:43,448 --> 00:39:46,449 The weapon to weapon hit. Oh, fusion by fusion. 737 00:39:46,451 --> 00:39:49,619 [kenny] oh, gosh, does cobalt wants a war? 738 00:39:49,621 --> 00:39:51,421 [chris] yes, it does. 739 00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:53,590 [kenny] matt maxham is just throwing cobalt 740 00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:56,192 into that vertical spinner on fusion, chris. 741 00:39:56,194 --> 00:40:00,130 So far, it's cobalt getting the worst of these exchanges. 742 00:40:00,132 --> 00:40:02,932 [chris] another big shot delivered by reese ewert, 743 00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:05,201 whose bot has yet to catch on fire, kenny. 744 00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:08,338 I call that a massive progress. 745 00:40:08,340 --> 00:40:10,306 -[kenny] whoa! -[chris] whoa! 746 00:40:10,308 --> 00:40:13,209 Uh-oh! But how long can fusion keep this up? 747 00:40:15,514 --> 00:40:17,046 [chris] I guess there's your answer. 748 00:40:17,048 --> 00:40:18,281 Geez! 749 00:40:18,283 --> 00:40:21,217 I keep waiting for fusion to go up in flames, 750 00:40:21,219 --> 00:40:23,486 but it is looking rock solid here, kenny. 751 00:40:23,488 --> 00:40:24,554 Wow! 752 00:40:24,556 --> 00:40:27,857 [kenny] oh! 753 00:40:27,859 --> 00:40:33,296 [chris] oh, cobalt's flopping around like a fish, and it has come to a dead stop. 754 00:40:33,298 --> 00:40:36,933 [kenny] fusion has ripped the front of cobalt to shreds. 755 00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:38,268 Look at that damage. 756 00:40:38,270 --> 00:40:40,236 [referee] ten, nine-- 757 00:40:40,238 --> 00:40:41,871 [kenny] and here comes the countdown. 758 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:43,006 [referee] ...Eight, seven. 759 00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:45,041 [kenny] a frustrated matt maxham can only watch 760 00:40:45,043 --> 00:40:48,144 as fusion will celebrate its victory. 761 00:40:48,146 --> 00:40:50,613 [referee] ...Two, one. That's a knock out. 762 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,153 You did good. 763 00:40:58,056 --> 00:40:59,489 We just couldn't get under it. 764 00:41:02,894 --> 00:41:04,394 [crowd cheering] 765 00:41:06,364 --> 00:41:10,433 [chris] so, after a rookie season plagued by technical issues, 766 00:41:10,435 --> 00:41:12,669 reese ewert comes out here tonight, 767 00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:18,107 runs both of fusion's weapons for the entire match and absolutely dominates. 768 00:41:18,109 --> 00:41:20,877 [kenny] seems like they got it all figured out this season. 769 00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:23,112 My goodness, that thing was hitting so hard. 770 00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:24,214 Look at that. 771 00:41:24,216 --> 00:41:26,149 [chris] and, kenny, on the flip side of things, 772 00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:30,019 matt maxham seemed determined to send cobalt right at fusion 773 00:41:30,021 --> 00:41:31,821 and settle things weapon to weapon. 774 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:34,090 Do you think that was a good strategy? 775 00:41:34,092 --> 00:41:36,726 [kenny] well, no, not after those first few impacts. 776 00:41:36,728 --> 00:41:40,129 I actually think the extension they added to cobalt's front wedge, 777 00:41:40,131 --> 00:41:42,932 prevented it from winning those exchanges, 778 00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:47,670 but matt kept on mashing the controls and begging for more contact. 779 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:50,139 Be careful what you wish for, I guess. 780 00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:55,378 [chris] hey, yeah, reese, bring the whole clan in, why not? 781 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:58,515 That's the way fusion is supposed to work, right? 782 00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:00,250 That's how it's supposed to work. 783 00:42:00,252 --> 00:42:02,852 I think we got that confusion figured out. 784 00:42:02,854 --> 00:42:04,320 [kenny and chris laughing] 785 00:42:04,322 --> 00:42:06,956 he said that, it wasn't me, I swear. 786 00:42:06,958 --> 00:42:08,458 That was kenny, by the way that said it. 787 00:42:08,460 --> 00:42:10,026 I'll hold that against you for quite a while. 788 00:42:10,028 --> 00:42:11,227 Yeah, exactly. 789 00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:12,896 Well, you got it all figured out, man. 790 00:42:12,898 --> 00:42:15,164 That thing was hitting and hitting hard. 791 00:42:15,166 --> 00:42:16,099 And guess what? 792 00:42:16,101 --> 00:42:17,133 You didn't burn up. 793 00:42:17,135 --> 00:42:19,936 That's right. That's the best thing, uh. 794 00:42:19,938 --> 00:42:22,171 That's all you can ask for, really, it's not burning up. 795 00:42:22,173 --> 00:42:25,041 You seem calm, cool and collected. 796 00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:27,143 Were you this confident heading into this fight? 797 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:29,646 Eh... 798 00:42:31,116 --> 00:42:34,384 I've seen some fires testing at home before we came here, 799 00:42:34,386 --> 00:42:39,255 but I did some tuning on it and I was the most confident I've ever been in that. 800 00:42:39,257 --> 00:42:40,256 -So. -[chris] wow. 801 00:42:40,258 --> 00:42:42,892 Hey, reese, through one fight this season, 802 00:42:42,894 --> 00:42:45,128 you have a better record than your older brother. 803 00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:46,829 -What's that mean to you? -That's right. 804 00:42:46,831 --> 00:42:50,133 Yeah, I'd like to welcome jake back to battlebots this year. 805 00:42:51,403 --> 00:42:53,603 I think he deserves an award. 806 00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:58,808 Um, you know, being the most hated man on television at a time 807 00:42:58,810 --> 00:43:01,077 when donald trump was on television. 808 00:43:03,281 --> 00:43:06,416 All right, reese, those improv classes you took 809 00:43:06,418 --> 00:43:08,418 during the off season are really paying off. 810 00:43:08,420 --> 00:43:09,886 -Thank you. -All right, dude. 811 00:43:09,888 --> 00:43:12,155 Congratulations. Job well done. 812 00:43:13,858 --> 00:43:15,992 [kenny laughs] he's so good. 813 00:43:15,994 --> 00:43:17,627 [crowd cheering] 814 00:43:20,031 --> 00:43:22,732 [chris] all right, we started off this fight kind of poking fun 815 00:43:22,734 --> 00:43:25,001 at resee ewert and fusion, by the way, 816 00:43:25,003 --> 00:43:26,936 that was you that he was upset with, not me. 817 00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:28,371 I almost forgot. 818 00:43:28,373 --> 00:43:31,140 Yeah, but it was nice to not see the bot catch on fire 819 00:43:31,142 --> 00:43:33,643 and to do what it was supposed to do. 820 00:43:33,645 --> 00:43:36,112 [kenny] that's right. Listen, they had high hopes for it last season. 821 00:43:36,114 --> 00:43:38,348 They were hoping that it would do just that. 822 00:43:38,350 --> 00:43:41,017 Um, but again, when you're bringing in new technology, 823 00:43:41,019 --> 00:43:42,118 it could take a little bit of time. 824 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:44,420 It's all coming together right now for them. 825 00:43:44,422 --> 00:43:47,790 All right. So, are you backpedaling a little bit? Are you trying to step off 826 00:43:47,792 --> 00:43:48,992 what you were saying earlier? 827 00:43:48,994 --> 00:43:50,660 I'm on team fusion now. No, no confusion. 828 00:43:50,662 --> 00:43:52,295 I'm on, I'm on team fusion. 829 00:43:52,297 --> 00:43:54,163 You just want some of the proceeds from the t-shirt sales. 830 00:43:54,165 --> 00:43:56,032 That's all. 831 00:43:56,034 --> 00:43:59,769 Coming up next, will black dragon be too hot to handle 832 00:43:59,771 --> 00:44:03,906 or will icewave be too cold to hold? 833 00:44:03,908 --> 00:44:06,943 And later tonight in our monster main event, 834 00:44:06,945 --> 00:44:10,380 copperhead will collide with lock-jaw. 835 00:44:12,050 --> 00:44:14,050 There's captain donald hutson and-- 836 00:44:14,052 --> 00:44:17,320 oh, hey, get a little snake bite. 837 00:44:17,322 --> 00:44:20,790 Donald's doing all the foreshadowing for us as he gears up for his bout 838 00:44:20,792 --> 00:44:23,526 with last season's number three overall seed. 839 00:44:23,528 --> 00:44:29,465 The sparks keep flying when we return on battlebots. 840 00:44:38,410 --> 00:44:43,312 We are back on battlebots and up next, we welcome back one of the four semi-finalists 841 00:44:43,314 --> 00:44:47,950 from the 2020 season, black dragon, now captained by gabriel maia. 842 00:44:47,952 --> 00:44:49,585 How tough is this robot? 843 00:44:49,587 --> 00:44:51,287 Last season in one of its fights, 844 00:44:51,289 --> 00:44:55,024 it was on fire for two minutes and won the match. 845 00:44:55,026 --> 00:44:55,892 [announcer] black dragon. 846 00:44:55,894 --> 00:44:58,261 [chris] that is one nasty bot. 847 00:44:58,263 --> 00:45:01,030 [kenny] and, chris, we saw their fellow countrymen, minotaur, 848 00:45:01,032 --> 00:45:03,466 survive an inferno on opening night. 849 00:45:03,468 --> 00:45:05,201 There's something in the water in brazil. 850 00:45:05,203 --> 00:45:07,970 They're building bots as durable as they come. 851 00:45:07,972 --> 00:45:11,708 Uh, it's been a while since we've seen icewave in full-time competition. 852 00:45:11,710 --> 00:45:14,844 Last year, they participated just as a bounty finalist. 853 00:45:14,846 --> 00:45:19,615 So, marc devidts, welcome back for the first time since 2018. 854 00:45:19,617 --> 00:45:22,118 Kenny, some might call icewave past its prime. 855 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:23,953 I ain't one of them. 856 00:45:23,955 --> 00:45:26,823 No one looks forward to fighting this robot. 857 00:45:26,825 --> 00:45:28,791 [kenny] it can still chop through concrete. 858 00:45:28,793 --> 00:45:31,127 So yeah, I'd be a little hesitant, too. 859 00:45:31,129 --> 00:45:34,297 Listen, this bot is from another era and in many respects, 860 00:45:34,299 --> 00:45:36,566 the sport has technologically caught up 861 00:45:36,568 --> 00:45:38,167 and even flown right past them, 862 00:45:38,169 --> 00:45:41,270 but just like any legend in the twilight of their career, 863 00:45:41,272 --> 00:45:45,541 ice wave has a wealth of experience on its side to its credit, 864 00:45:45,543 --> 00:45:48,878 mark has rebuilt icewave from the ground up 865 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:54,884 and the dude's a robot wizard, so I am not sleeping on this bot. 866 00:45:54,886 --> 00:45:56,953 Let's send it over to faruq. 867 00:45:56,955 --> 00:45:59,055 [crowd cheering] 868 00:46:00,291 --> 00:46:05,862 in the red square, this bot is a brazilian sporting legend like pele. 869 00:46:05,864 --> 00:46:09,799 He's always down for the rumble, always up for the melee. 870 00:46:09,801 --> 00:46:12,401 He gets a kick out of torturing you 871 00:46:12,403 --> 00:46:17,340 and taking your soul and winning the giant nut is his only team's 872 00:46:17,342 --> 00:46:21,310 goal! 873 00:46:21,312 --> 00:46:24,180 It's black dragon! 874 00:46:24,182 --> 00:46:25,381 [crowd cheering and applauding] 875 00:46:25,383 --> 00:46:26,916 [chris] oh, yeah. 876 00:46:26,918 --> 00:46:31,721 You hear the crowd, black dragon won over a lot of fans last season 877 00:46:31,723 --> 00:46:34,857 with that unforgettable quarterfinal win over ribbot 878 00:46:34,859 --> 00:46:39,028 and now a brand-new captain is soaking it all in. 879 00:46:39,030 --> 00:46:41,764 [kenny] that's right, gabriel maia now at the helm 880 00:46:41,766 --> 00:46:44,767 and he's got his eyes on the finals this season. 881 00:46:44,769 --> 00:46:48,171 Black dragon has a ton of wedge combinations and of course, 882 00:46:48,173 --> 00:46:51,107 that heavy egg beater drum. 883 00:46:55,847 --> 00:47:02,251 In the blue square, facing off with this bot, that's the path you've chosen? 884 00:47:02,253 --> 00:47:05,855 This thing's so cold, it's practically frozen. 885 00:47:05,857 --> 00:47:09,192 But there's no anna or elsa or olaf on this show 886 00:47:09,194 --> 00:47:15,264 when he holds your life in his hands and decides to let it go. 887 00:47:15,266 --> 00:47:18,634 Give it up for icewave! 888 00:47:18,636 --> 00:47:20,436 [crowd cheering and applauding] 889 00:47:23,975 --> 00:47:29,045 [chris] marc devidts, ah, carrying his little daughter with him. 890 00:47:29,047 --> 00:47:31,113 Truly a family affair. 891 00:47:31,115 --> 00:47:36,085 Kenny, icewave is like a car, like same car, but newer model. 892 00:47:36,087 --> 00:47:37,587 This thing looks pretty cool. 893 00:47:37,589 --> 00:47:39,722 [kenny] no doubt, very slick. 894 00:47:39,724 --> 00:47:42,992 Looks brand new, but there's a couple of familiar things 895 00:47:42,994 --> 00:47:47,864 that deadly 54-pound blade that spins 200 miles an hour 896 00:47:47,866 --> 00:47:51,234 and icewave still roars. 897 00:47:56,875 --> 00:47:59,609 It's a pleasure to face icewave. 898 00:47:59,611 --> 00:48:04,447 Uh, as you said, it's a legend and one of the most destructive ones ever. 899 00:48:04,449 --> 00:48:06,115 I will run after icewave. 900 00:48:06,117 --> 00:48:08,651 I'll go search for him. 901 00:48:08,653 --> 00:48:14,090 I'll not let them, uh, accelerate, spin up the bar, so I'll keep pushing 902 00:48:14,092 --> 00:48:18,694 and I'll try to get the center of the arena so I don't get into surprises. 903 00:48:18,696 --> 00:48:20,663 It's a little intimidating, coming in, 904 00:48:20,665 --> 00:48:24,166 having not fought for a few years in the full tournament, 905 00:48:24,168 --> 00:48:28,004 then getting thrown up against one of the best teams from last year. 906 00:48:28,006 --> 00:48:31,240 I'm worried about a head-to-head hit with their weapon against ours 907 00:48:31,242 --> 00:48:32,742 because I think ours won't fare so well. 908 00:48:32,744 --> 00:48:34,076 Theirs is really thick. 909 00:48:34,078 --> 00:48:36,445 That's going to start chipping pieces off of our blade. 910 00:48:36,447 --> 00:48:39,048 But if we can hit anywhere else, I think we'll be good. 911 00:48:42,253 --> 00:48:44,453 [automated voice] robots, activate. 912 00:48:45,990 --> 00:48:49,725 [chris] black dragon looking menacing inside the box 913 00:48:49,727 --> 00:48:54,196 and now they've got a chance to shut down an icon in icewave. 914 00:48:54,198 --> 00:48:58,134 For more on icewave, let's check in with former editor, 915 00:48:58,136 --> 00:49:00,603 current analyst and forever genius, 916 00:49:00,605 --> 00:49:03,039 the bot whisperer, pete abrahamson. 917 00:49:03,041 --> 00:49:05,174 All right, pete, tell us what separates icewave 918 00:49:05,176 --> 00:49:07,443 from the other robots out there? 919 00:49:08,246 --> 00:49:10,980 Well, the biggest deal is hidden underneath that box. 920 00:49:10,982 --> 00:49:13,316 What's under there is an internal combustion engine 921 00:49:13,318 --> 00:49:15,384 taken out of an emergency rescue zone. 922 00:49:15,386 --> 00:49:19,956 Now, a few seasons back, they were using the actual whole saw 923 00:49:19,958 --> 00:49:21,824 and all pieces to it. 924 00:49:21,826 --> 00:49:24,226 Now, what they've done, over the years as it's evolved, 925 00:49:24,228 --> 00:49:27,730 and the only thing left is this cylinder head. 926 00:49:27,732 --> 00:49:31,000 All the rest of this has been completely re-machined 927 00:49:31,002 --> 00:49:33,903 and redesigned to be a far more efficient, 928 00:49:33,905 --> 00:49:37,206 easier to start, more reliable, icewave. 929 00:49:37,208 --> 00:49:38,140 [chris] thank you, pete. 930 00:49:38,142 --> 00:49:39,875 So that's what's under the hood. 931 00:49:39,877 --> 00:49:43,179 And kenny, I love hearing the sound that this thing makes 932 00:49:43,181 --> 00:49:44,547 when it starts cranking up. 933 00:49:44,949 --> 00:49:47,383 [kenny] yeah, it is a very intimidating sound, for sure. 934 00:49:47,385 --> 00:49:49,285 [man 1] all right, here we go. 935 00:49:50,188 --> 00:49:52,955 [automated voice] red team, ready? 936 00:49:52,957 --> 00:49:55,758 [chris] all right, nice moves from the brazilians. 937 00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:57,460 This team's already in the groove. 938 00:49:57,462 --> 00:50:00,296 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 939 00:50:01,265 --> 00:50:02,965 [crowd cheering] 940 00:50:16,247 --> 00:50:18,581 [crowd cheering] 941 00:50:24,022 --> 00:50:26,155 [crowd cheering] 942 00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:31,160 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 943 00:50:31,162 --> 00:50:35,031 And here's the black dragon delivering his shot to icewave. 944 00:50:35,033 --> 00:50:39,001 [kenny] what a dangerous start to this fight. My goodness. 945 00:50:39,003 --> 00:50:43,806 Black dragon smothering icewave now, taking it for a ride. 946 00:50:43,808 --> 00:50:45,441 Wow! 947 00:50:45,443 --> 00:50:49,211 And this is big time trouble for mark devidts's icewave. 948 00:50:49,213 --> 00:50:54,283 Its engine is roaring, kenny, and there is no action, whatsoever from that blade. 949 00:50:54,285 --> 00:50:55,918 [woman 2] our parts are rippin'. 950 00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:57,953 [man] the chain or belt or something. 951 00:50:57,955 --> 00:51:01,624 [kenny] yeah, I think black dragon may have knocked icewave's weapon 952 00:51:01,626 --> 00:51:04,627 out of commission in that first exchange, chris. 953 00:51:04,629 --> 00:51:07,263 And the brazilians are not backing down. 954 00:51:07,265 --> 00:51:09,865 They want to finish the job. 955 00:51:09,867 --> 00:51:14,403 [chris] nice putt there as black dragon drives icewave into the short corner. 956 00:51:14,405 --> 00:51:16,839 Can mark devidts find a way to turn the tide? 957 00:51:16,841 --> 00:51:17,973 Oh! 958 00:51:18,042 --> 00:51:21,210 Another shot from black dragon and now the pulverizer 959 00:51:21,212 --> 00:51:24,613 adding insult to injury as well. 960 00:51:24,615 --> 00:51:26,515 [kenny] icewave is drowning, chris. 961 00:51:26,517 --> 00:51:28,484 [referee] ten, nine... 962 00:51:28,486 --> 00:51:31,120 [chris] the referees agree, and the countdown has officially started. 963 00:51:31,122 --> 00:51:33,255 [referee] ...Six, five. 964 00:51:33,257 --> 00:51:35,124 [chris] yeah, their primary weapon has been shut down 965 00:51:35,126 --> 00:51:37,860 and the robot has been shut out. 966 00:51:37,862 --> 00:51:39,562 [referee] ...One! That's a knock out! 967 00:51:39,564 --> 00:51:41,230 [crowd cheering] 968 00:51:41,232 --> 00:51:46,469 [chris] black dragon, fast out of the gate here in 2021. 969 00:51:50,942 --> 00:51:53,709 Kenny, when a box rush goes your direction, man, 970 00:51:53,711 --> 00:51:55,411 it can totally change a fight. 971 00:51:55,646 --> 00:52:00,082 [kenny] yeah, that's right. Black dragon wasted no time going right at icewave 972 00:52:00,084 --> 00:52:03,018 and they just never let up getting underneath them there, 973 00:52:03,020 --> 00:52:05,354 take 'em for a ride around the battlebox, 974 00:52:05,356 --> 00:52:06,622 getting them to slam into walls 975 00:52:06,624 --> 00:52:09,792 and it was pretty much all black dragon here. 976 00:52:09,794 --> 00:52:12,161 [chris] well, icewave's blade huffed and it puffed, 977 00:52:12,163 --> 00:52:14,930 but it just wouldn't start up again. 978 00:52:14,932 --> 00:52:18,300 [kenny] that's right, black dragon basically broke icewave's arms 979 00:52:18,302 --> 00:52:22,138 in the first 10 seconds of a would be fist fight, 980 00:52:22,140 --> 00:52:23,906 then left it huddled in the corner. 981 00:52:23,908 --> 00:52:25,841 Brutal. 982 00:52:25,843 --> 00:52:29,145 [chris] and there's the pulverizer exclamation point 983 00:52:29,147 --> 00:52:33,048 on a dominant performance by the brazilians. 984 00:52:33,050 --> 00:52:35,184 [crowd cheering] 985 00:52:35,186 --> 00:52:37,520 thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. 986 00:52:41,125 --> 00:52:44,093 Well, kenny, that is a statement by a semi-finalist 987 00:52:44,095 --> 00:52:46,028 from the 2020 season. 988 00:52:46,030 --> 00:52:48,864 This black dragon squad is a lot of fun to watch. 989 00:52:48,866 --> 00:52:50,399 The crowd loves them. 990 00:52:50,401 --> 00:52:53,202 They got cool dance moves and they just said, 991 00:52:53,204 --> 00:52:56,839 "sorry to spoil your big-time return, icewave, but remember us? 992 00:52:56,841 --> 00:52:58,240 We're back!" 993 00:52:58,242 --> 00:52:59,341 [kenny] and for icewave. 994 00:52:59,343 --> 00:53:00,809 You took your licks. 995 00:53:00,811 --> 00:53:03,279 Now, it's all about bouncing back. 996 00:53:04,615 --> 00:53:07,283 [chris] coming up, the quack is back. 997 00:53:08,286 --> 00:53:11,220 Hal rucker and duck! Return to the box 998 00:53:11,222 --> 00:53:14,223 for a matchup with 2019 runner up, 999 00:53:14,225 --> 00:53:16,425 witch doctor. 1000 00:53:16,427 --> 00:53:19,128 That's next on battlebots. 1001 00:53:27,071 --> 00:53:28,070 We are back on battlebots 1002 00:53:28,072 --> 00:53:31,240 and we've got a spicy one for you. 1003 00:53:31,242 --> 00:53:35,744 Kenny, let's start with witch doctor and andrea and mike gellatly. 1004 00:53:35,746 --> 00:53:38,981 They admitted that after they finished runner up in 2019, 1005 00:53:38,983 --> 00:53:40,516 they were feeling the pressure in 2020 1006 00:53:40,518 --> 00:53:43,819 and it kind of showed. One in two during the regular season 1007 00:53:43,821 --> 00:53:46,855 worked their way into the round of 32 where they won a match, 1008 00:53:46,857 --> 00:53:49,191 but they bowed out in the round of 16. 1009 00:53:49,193 --> 00:53:52,061 They said, this year, nobody's gunning for us. 1010 00:53:52,063 --> 00:53:54,163 I ain't buying that, kenny, are you? 1011 00:53:54,165 --> 00:53:56,232 Neither am I. They're a legendary team. 1012 00:53:56,234 --> 00:53:58,000 They've been around for a long time. 1013 00:53:58,002 --> 00:54:01,036 They're very well respected. They are always dangerous. 1014 00:54:01,038 --> 00:54:04,006 And listen, despite being an old school bot, 1015 00:54:04,008 --> 00:54:06,742 witch doctor has adapted and evolved with the sport 1016 00:54:06,744 --> 00:54:09,311 and the results speak for themselves. 1017 00:54:09,313 --> 00:54:13,916 They were a title favorite and every team will keep a close eye on them. 1018 00:54:13,918 --> 00:54:15,251 [quacking sound] 1019 00:54:15,253 --> 00:54:18,687 [chris] and that includes duck! Engineered by hal rucker. 1020 00:54:18,689 --> 00:54:22,057 He's looking to shake off the ring rust and as he told us, 1021 00:54:22,059 --> 00:54:24,994 he's not sure if a defensive-minded bot can keep pace 1022 00:54:24,996 --> 00:54:27,730 with this year's deadly line-up. 1023 00:54:27,732 --> 00:54:30,032 I'll tell you what, if I'm facing a bump like witch doctor, 1024 00:54:30,034 --> 00:54:32,134 I want to be very defensively sound. 1025 00:54:32,136 --> 00:54:33,669 That's what hal rucker and duck! 1026 00:54:33,671 --> 00:54:38,140 Are all about is don't die, survive, be more durable. 1027 00:54:38,142 --> 00:54:41,277 And as you can see, they've got the new duck! Bill lifter. 1028 00:54:41,279 --> 00:54:44,380 Hal wants to control this fight and use the lifter, 1029 00:54:44,382 --> 00:54:46,649 both to mitigate heavy weapon shots 1030 00:54:46,651 --> 00:54:49,084 and to hopefully, put witch doctor 1031 00:54:49,086 --> 00:54:52,187 in some precarious spots inside the box. 1032 00:54:52,189 --> 00:54:54,156 [chris] it's going to be a battle. 1033 00:54:55,059 --> 00:54:56,625 Faruq, take it away. 1034 00:54:58,262 --> 00:55:00,062 [faruq] in the red square. 1035 00:55:00,064 --> 00:55:03,966 It wasn't dr. Kevorkian and it wasn't dr. Seuss. 1036 00:55:03,968 --> 00:55:08,003 When you ask me who the killer is, you have to tell the truth. 1037 00:55:08,005 --> 00:55:11,974 It wasn't dr. Zhivago or dr. Frasier crane 1038 00:55:11,976 --> 00:55:16,111 when they ask, "witch doctor killed you?" 1039 00:55:16,113 --> 00:55:18,614 say, yep, mm-hmm. 1040 00:55:18,616 --> 00:55:22,785 That's the name, it's witch doctor! 1041 00:55:22,787 --> 00:55:24,653 [crowd cheering] 1042 00:55:29,393 --> 00:55:34,797 [chris] oh, a standing ovation for the 2019 runner up 1043 00:55:34,799 --> 00:55:38,233 andera and mike gellatly and team witch doctor. 1044 00:55:38,235 --> 00:55:40,202 The people still love them. 1045 00:55:40,204 --> 00:55:44,340 And, kenny, it's hard not to expect big things from this robot. 1046 00:55:44,342 --> 00:55:47,876 They are always in final boss mode. 1047 00:55:47,878 --> 00:55:49,878 [kenny] that's right, even last season, 1048 00:55:49,880 --> 00:55:54,450 they followed an early tournament exit up with a spectacular bounty win. 1049 00:55:54,452 --> 00:55:57,119 This team is unrelentingly aggressive 1050 00:55:57,121 --> 00:55:59,922 and mike's one of the best drivers in this sport. 1051 00:55:59,924 --> 00:56:02,157 [faruq] in the blue square, 1052 00:56:02,159 --> 00:56:04,893 brace yourself, y'all, it's about to get spooky. 1053 00:56:04,895 --> 00:56:08,797 This thing is a murderer, something straight out of a movie. 1054 00:56:08,799 --> 00:56:12,835 Imagine a scene, you wake up in a dark room, mouth taped shut. 1055 00:56:12,837 --> 00:56:14,937 You can feel the impending doom. 1056 00:56:14,939 --> 00:56:16,672 Suddenly, the killer's behind you. 1057 00:56:16,674 --> 00:56:18,173 You feel his breath on your back 1058 00:56:18,175 --> 00:56:24,313 and you know your day when you hear the... Quack. 1059 00:56:24,315 --> 00:56:27,716 Give it up for duck!. 1060 00:56:27,718 --> 00:56:29,418 [crowd cheering] 1061 00:56:31,355 --> 00:56:33,956 [chris] duck!, a fan favorite as well, 1062 00:56:33,958 --> 00:56:38,127 participating for the first time since the 2019 season. 1063 00:56:39,130 --> 00:56:40,629 Listen to the crowd. 1064 00:56:41,766 --> 00:56:44,900 [kenny] and look at those forks on duck!. 1065 00:56:44,902 --> 00:56:47,970 Chris, we know we won't get a lot of offense out of duck! 1066 00:56:47,972 --> 00:56:51,974 But hal is a master of, what I call, the ugly fight. 1067 00:56:51,976 --> 00:56:56,044 He wants to take witch doctor's best shots like he's rocky balboa 1068 00:56:56,046 --> 00:56:59,648 and score enough points with the judges to steal a victory. 1069 00:57:01,919 --> 00:57:03,619 Uh, we've made some pretty big changes 1070 00:57:03,621 --> 00:57:04,887 to our weapons system this year. 1071 00:57:04,889 --> 00:57:06,889 We switched to a different material, 1072 00:57:06,891 --> 00:57:10,092 uh, for the discs, to get away from the issue we had last year, 1073 00:57:10,094 --> 00:57:12,428 we've made some changes to the weapon motors, 1074 00:57:12,430 --> 00:57:13,762 so we'll have to see if that's reliable. 1075 00:57:13,764 --> 00:57:15,731 So, this is going to be a really big test. 1076 00:57:15,733 --> 00:57:17,733 And really important for us to win this first match. 1077 00:57:17,735 --> 00:57:20,636 We noticed that they have some really, really big forks on the robot. 1078 00:57:20,638 --> 00:57:22,137 We're not going to be able to outfork them, 1079 00:57:22,139 --> 00:57:25,007 so, we've actually decided not to use the ground scraping forks. 1080 00:57:25,009 --> 00:57:27,543 And we're going to use maneuverability to our advantage. 1081 00:57:27,545 --> 00:57:29,311 Hopefully, they're not used to driving with their forks 1082 00:57:29,313 --> 00:57:32,314 and they get a little bit hung up and that's just the opening we need. 1083 00:57:32,316 --> 00:57:35,250 This year's version of duck! Is completely new. 1084 00:57:35,252 --> 00:57:38,754 Uh, it's 100 percent brushless motors. 1085 00:57:38,756 --> 00:57:41,089 Uh, we got rid of the plow that we had last year 1086 00:57:41,091 --> 00:57:45,227 and we now have a lifter that works like a real duckbill. 1087 00:57:45,229 --> 00:57:47,996 In previous seasons, we've been known as the robot that's hard to kill. 1088 00:57:47,998 --> 00:57:49,298 We just keep going. 1089 00:57:49,300 --> 00:57:51,433 We've had our weapon ripped off 1090 00:57:51,435 --> 00:57:54,837 and eventually, won the match because we just endured. 1091 00:57:54,839 --> 00:57:56,171 We've kept that durability. 1092 00:57:56,173 --> 00:57:57,473 That's our main feature. 1093 00:57:57,475 --> 00:57:58,907 We're hard to kill. 1094 00:57:58,909 --> 00:58:00,275 I think we might have a shot. 1095 00:58:01,445 --> 00:58:03,178 [crowd cheering] 1096 00:58:06,317 --> 00:58:08,350 [automated voice] robots, activate. 1097 00:58:28,272 --> 00:58:30,606 [crowd cheering] 1098 00:58:30,608 --> 00:58:32,941 [chris] the immovable object, duck! 1099 00:58:32,943 --> 00:58:35,344 The unstoppable force, witch doctor, 1100 00:58:35,346 --> 00:58:37,546 here we go. 1101 00:58:39,850 --> 00:58:41,884 Let the bot battle begin! 1102 00:58:41,886 --> 00:58:44,486 Nice and easy, out of the squares, 1103 00:58:44,488 --> 00:58:47,055 witch doctor's weapon up to full speed. 1104 00:58:47,057 --> 00:58:48,023 [kenny] oh! 1105 00:58:48,025 --> 00:58:49,758 [chris] oh, witch doctor lands a shot, 1106 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:52,995 it rips the fork clean off of duck! That was impressive. 1107 00:58:52,997 --> 00:58:55,764 [kenny] that was a beautiful hit there by witch doctor. 1108 00:58:55,766 --> 00:58:58,367 It's trying to go after the other one, chris. 1109 00:58:58,369 --> 00:59:03,038 [chris] witch doctor scores some serious damage points and there's another shot. 1110 00:59:03,040 --> 00:59:05,007 [kenny] mike gellatly all over duck! 1111 00:59:05,009 --> 00:59:06,975 Here in the early going. 1112 00:59:06,977 --> 00:59:10,178 [chris] nothing like a delicious appetizer of duck! Tires. 1113 00:59:10,180 --> 00:59:11,780 [crowd gasping] oh. 1114 00:59:11,782 --> 00:59:14,449 Witch doctor punches duck! Across the box. 1115 00:59:14,451 --> 00:59:17,686 And there's hal rucker with a counter shot straight to the weapon 1116 00:59:17,688 --> 00:59:19,855 of witch doctor. 1117 00:59:19,857 --> 00:59:23,025 [kenny] in seasons past, we've referred to duck!'s strategy 1118 00:59:23,027 --> 00:59:25,761 as "break your fist with my face," 1119 00:59:25,763 --> 00:59:28,764 and that's hal rucker's path to success here again. 1120 00:59:28,766 --> 00:59:31,066 He just wants to dirty up this fight. 1121 00:59:32,102 --> 00:59:34,069 [chris] and speak of the devil, kenny, 1122 00:59:34,071 --> 00:59:36,171 it looks like witch doctor's primary weapon 1123 00:59:36,173 --> 00:59:39,875 is creeping to a stop. Has duck! Done it? 1124 00:59:39,877 --> 00:59:41,577 [kenny] it looks like it may have, 1125 00:59:41,579 --> 00:59:44,646 and that is bad news for witch doctor, chris. 1126 00:59:44,648 --> 00:59:48,116 This is exactly what hal rucker was looking for. 1127 00:59:48,118 --> 00:59:49,985 [chris] okay, so a minute into this fight 1128 00:59:49,987 --> 00:59:52,854 and duck! Has flipped the script here. 1129 00:59:52,856 --> 00:59:55,190 It can now go to work without fear of getting chewed up 1130 00:59:55,192 --> 00:59:57,459 by witch doctor's main weapon. 1131 00:59:58,829 --> 01:00:01,129 [kenny] yeah, and it's turning into a pushing match right now, chris. 1132 01:00:01,131 --> 01:00:04,466 They've come down to who the more powerful bot is. 1133 01:00:04,468 --> 01:00:07,069 [chris] you see it there, the bots lock horns. 1134 01:00:07,071 --> 01:00:09,871 And how about this, duck! Driving witch doctor 1135 01:00:09,873 --> 01:00:11,673 into the screws of the upper deck? 1136 01:00:11,675 --> 01:00:15,611 Witch doctor is like, "hey back off me, pal or hal." 1137 01:00:15,613 --> 01:00:19,047 hal rucker's duck!, showing some effective control in this sequence 1138 01:00:19,049 --> 01:00:21,583 that will count big time. 1139 01:00:21,585 --> 01:00:25,187 [kenny] this is going to come down to a battle of the drivetrains 1140 01:00:25,189 --> 01:00:29,725 of these two robots, chris, which one is going to exert its grill on the other 1141 01:00:29,727 --> 01:00:33,895 and control the action from here on out. 1142 01:00:33,897 --> 01:00:37,232 [chris] witch doctor has now gone about a minute without its weapon. 1143 01:00:37,234 --> 01:00:38,767 So now trying to win the ground game 1144 01:00:38,769 --> 01:00:41,336 and utilize the battlebox to its advantage? 1145 01:00:41,338 --> 01:00:45,240 [kenny] oh, nice strike by witch doctor with the pulverizer. 1146 01:00:45,242 --> 01:00:46,575 Oh, another. 1147 01:00:46,577 --> 01:00:49,211 [chris] those shots from the hazards are so important 1148 01:00:49,213 --> 01:00:52,014 in fights like these where the bots are grinding it out 1149 01:00:52,016 --> 01:00:56,618 and trying to show every bit of control that they can, kenny florian. 1150 01:00:56,620 --> 01:00:58,954 [kenny] and that can help as far as damage as well. 1151 01:00:58,956 --> 01:01:01,923 I'm impressed that with just one fork, their duck! 1152 01:01:01,925 --> 01:01:04,192 Is still able to get underneath witch doctor. 1153 01:01:04,194 --> 01:01:07,829 But look at that, that's what I'm talking about the power in that drivetrain 1154 01:01:07,831 --> 01:01:10,265 from witch doctor. They said they're gonna be more powerful 1155 01:01:10,267 --> 01:01:12,367 and you could see it straight away. 1156 01:01:12,369 --> 01:01:14,770 [chris] thirty seconds remaining in this one, 1157 01:01:14,772 --> 01:01:16,805 precious time to score a knockout 1158 01:01:16,807 --> 01:01:20,575 or impress the judges is ticking away. 1159 01:01:20,577 --> 01:01:24,146 [kenny] witch doctor has really turned it on here down the stretch, chris. 1160 01:01:24,148 --> 01:01:28,050 They are the faster robot, the more powerful robot putting duck! 1161 01:01:28,052 --> 01:01:31,620 On its heels now pushing them around the battlebox. 1162 01:01:32,823 --> 01:01:37,025 [chris] under ten to go. This one is going to the judges, 1163 01:01:37,027 --> 01:01:40,162 witch doctor bidding duck! To close out the action. 1164 01:01:40,164 --> 01:01:42,264 [crowd cheering] 1165 01:01:44,668 --> 01:01:47,302 [chris] kenny, duck! Lives up to its reputation 1166 01:01:47,304 --> 01:01:51,807 and goes a full three minutes with one of the games heaviest hitters. 1167 01:01:51,809 --> 01:01:53,608 [kenny] the duck! Don't die. 1168 01:01:53,610 --> 01:01:55,744 The judges might like it, chris. 1169 01:01:55,746 --> 01:02:01,083 [chris] and we'll have the decision after a break, here on battlebots. 1170 01:02:10,694 --> 01:02:12,694 [chris] we are back on battlebots 1171 01:02:12,696 --> 01:02:17,099 and as the judges tally up their scorecards after a three minute slugfest 1172 01:02:17,101 --> 01:02:19,601 between witch doctor and the mighty duck!, 1173 01:02:19,603 --> 01:02:22,037 let's take a look at the replay. 1174 01:02:23,874 --> 01:02:27,175 [chris] kenny early on, witch doctor had everything working, 1175 01:02:27,177 --> 01:02:29,945 [kenny] yeah, which doctor came out on fire 1176 01:02:29,947 --> 01:02:31,913 ripping that front fork off of duck! 1177 01:02:31,915 --> 01:02:35,817 Following it up with some huge hits and racking up damage points. 1178 01:02:35,819 --> 01:02:39,988 But right here out-countered with a beautifully placed shot 1179 01:02:39,990 --> 01:02:43,458 right into witch doctor's weapon and shut it down. 1180 01:02:43,460 --> 01:02:47,028 [chris] and from there it became the kind of ugly duckling fight 1181 01:02:47,030 --> 01:02:48,363 duck! Was looking for. 1182 01:02:48,365 --> 01:02:51,133 [kenny] that's right, we had a pushing match on our hands. 1183 01:02:51,135 --> 01:02:54,202 Duck! Stayed aggressive and did its best to capitalize, but for me, 1184 01:02:54,204 --> 01:02:57,606 it was witch doctor that proved to be the bigger bully 1185 01:02:57,608 --> 01:03:01,309 utilizing, what looked like, a superior drivetrain down the stretch, 1186 01:03:01,311 --> 01:03:05,080 duck! Never could get its lifter in the mix and mount an offensive, 1187 01:03:05,082 --> 01:03:08,350 and witch doctor seized control of the fight. 1188 01:03:09,987 --> 01:03:11,853 [chris] let's see what the judges thought. 1189 01:03:11,855 --> 01:03:14,356 Here is faruq with the decision. 1190 01:03:16,026 --> 01:03:18,927 The results from the judges are in. 1191 01:03:18,929 --> 01:03:21,029 [crowd cheering] 1192 01:03:23,133 --> 01:03:27,269 the winner by unanimous decision is... 1193 01:03:30,174 --> 01:03:32,541 Witch doctor! 1194 01:03:32,543 --> 01:03:34,509 [crowd cheering] 1195 01:03:43,253 --> 01:03:47,956 [chris] andrea and mike, I hate to break up the love fest over there, 1196 01:03:47,958 --> 01:03:50,325 but for the first minute it looked like witch doctor 1197 01:03:50,327 --> 01:03:53,028 did exactly what you wanted it to do. 1198 01:03:53,030 --> 01:03:53,829 Am I right, andrea? 1199 01:03:53,831 --> 01:03:55,063 Absolutely. 1200 01:03:55,065 --> 01:03:57,599 Our number one objective was not to break those weapon disks. 1201 01:03:57,601 --> 01:04:01,102 And duck! Is a tough robot to go up against, especially as our first match. 1202 01:04:01,104 --> 01:04:04,206 So I'm really excited, once the weapon started slowing down... 1203 01:04:04,208 --> 01:04:05,941 Obviously, we don't want to see that, 1204 01:04:05,943 --> 01:04:08,343 but I knew something was wrong, so I actually shut it off 1205 01:04:08,345 --> 01:04:10,011 because I thought it would look worse to the judges 1206 01:04:10,013 --> 01:04:11,980 to see smoke than just a weapon turned off. 1207 01:04:11,982 --> 01:04:13,982 So I don't know if that had an effect or not, 1208 01:04:13,984 --> 01:04:16,151 but we were really prepared for a judge's decision with duck! 1209 01:04:16,153 --> 01:04:18,253 Because you just can't ko him. 1210 01:04:18,255 --> 01:04:21,223 You guys showed your experience right there. 1211 01:04:21,225 --> 01:04:23,091 What was the strategy, it seemed like you were going 1212 01:04:23,093 --> 01:04:24,659 for the forks early as well? 1213 01:04:25,863 --> 01:04:28,196 Yeah, I mean, that's obviously, duck!'s strategy 1214 01:04:28,198 --> 01:04:29,431 to get under us with his fork. 1215 01:04:29,433 --> 01:04:31,199 So and they're nice and long and nice and tall, 1216 01:04:31,201 --> 01:04:35,136 so we're hoping we'd be able to disable those. 1217 01:04:35,138 --> 01:04:37,505 And, you know, obviously he's got three other nice, 1218 01:04:37,507 --> 01:04:38,940 chewy sides that we were going for, 1219 01:04:38,942 --> 01:04:41,076 but the weapon only lasted about a minute. 1220 01:04:41,078 --> 01:04:44,079 So, we weren't able to really get a ton of hits on him. 1221 01:04:44,081 --> 01:04:45,814 But what we did, I think, looked pretty good. 1222 01:04:45,816 --> 01:04:48,016 Andrea, you are a fan favorite. 1223 01:04:48,018 --> 01:04:51,887 Your fans want to know, is this a robot that can win the giant nut? 1224 01:04:51,889 --> 01:04:53,488 [crowd cheering] 1225 01:04:54,625 --> 01:04:55,957 I couldn't hear the question. 1226 01:04:55,959 --> 01:04:57,225 Over the clapping. 1227 01:04:57,227 --> 01:04:59,394 Well, that's what happens, you're so popular, 1228 01:04:59,396 --> 01:05:00,996 you can't even hear. I asked... 1229 01:05:00,998 --> 01:05:02,197 [crowd cheering] 1230 01:05:02,199 --> 01:05:04,199 see, they still love you, they love you. 1231 01:05:04,201 --> 01:05:10,805 Your fans want to know, is this robot reliable enough to win the giant nut? 1232 01:05:10,807 --> 01:05:13,308 You know, teething issues is not new for our team. 1233 01:05:13,310 --> 01:05:15,877 We are experts at recovering, and duck! 1234 01:05:15,879 --> 01:05:18,079 Is as much of a fan favorite as we are. 1235 01:05:18,081 --> 01:05:20,882 So I know either way, this match went, we were letting some people down, 1236 01:05:20,884 --> 01:05:24,219 but we feel a lot of pressure to our fans to not let them down this year. 1237 01:05:24,221 --> 01:05:26,288 Stay classy, witch doctor. 1238 01:05:26,290 --> 01:05:28,423 You're off to 1-0 start. Congratulations. 1239 01:05:28,425 --> 01:05:29,658 Thank you. 1240 01:05:29,660 --> 01:05:31,559 [crowd cheering] 1241 01:05:35,899 --> 01:05:39,067 [chris] so, this one ends up closer than expected, 1242 01:05:39,069 --> 01:05:41,903 but witch doctor is in the win column. 1243 01:05:41,905 --> 01:05:44,773 And for hal rucker and duck! A tough loss, 1244 01:05:44,775 --> 01:05:47,242 but great to see them back inside the box 1245 01:05:47,244 --> 01:05:50,145 and making a top team earn every points. 1246 01:05:51,348 --> 01:05:54,282 Okay, folks, we have arrived. 1247 01:05:54,284 --> 01:05:56,885 Up next, our main event of the evening, 1248 01:05:56,887 --> 01:05:59,654 the venomous vehicle copperhead, 1249 01:05:59,656 --> 01:06:02,891 now under new captains kimberly and robert cowan, 1250 01:06:02,893 --> 01:06:09,130 takes on lock-jaw led by battlebots og donald hutson. 1251 01:06:11,034 --> 01:06:13,902 [faruq] it's lock-jaw! 1252 01:06:13,904 --> 01:06:16,871 Coming back to battlebots after all these years... 1253 01:06:16,873 --> 01:06:18,907 [chris] donald hutson, the legend. 1254 01:06:18,909 --> 01:06:20,842 [donald] ...It still makes me nervous, 1255 01:06:20,844 --> 01:06:24,112 kind of gives a little shortness of breath. 1256 01:06:24,114 --> 01:06:29,484 You can just hear the sound of that beep, beep, beep. 1257 01:06:30,988 --> 01:06:33,621 And your blood pressure goes up. 1258 01:06:33,623 --> 01:06:35,457 All of a sudden, it's all gone. 1259 01:06:38,862 --> 01:06:40,495 It's all quiet. 1260 01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:46,368 All you think about is driving the robot. 1261 01:06:48,972 --> 01:06:50,405 And so, try and take 'em out. 1262 01:06:50,407 --> 01:06:51,906 [chris] whoa! 1263 01:06:51,908 --> 01:06:53,208 What a shot. 1264 01:06:53,210 --> 01:06:56,444 This is going to be a tough, tough tournament. 1265 01:06:56,446 --> 01:06:59,948 [chris] oh, no mercy from lock-jaw. 1266 01:06:59,950 --> 01:07:02,217 [donald] we're gonna have to fight for this championship 1267 01:07:02,219 --> 01:07:03,585 there's no doubt. 1268 01:07:05,188 --> 01:07:08,223 [faruq] it's copperhead. 1269 01:07:09,159 --> 01:07:12,394 Last year was a good season until it wasn't. 1270 01:07:12,396 --> 01:07:14,929 First three fights, we had some good knockouts. 1271 01:07:14,931 --> 01:07:17,132 [chris] oh, what a shot. 1272 01:07:17,134 --> 01:07:21,202 An unbelievable performance by copperhead. 1273 01:07:21,204 --> 01:07:23,772 And then going into the finals, we just kind of lost it. 1274 01:07:23,774 --> 01:07:27,175 [chris] this is a monumental upset. 1275 01:07:30,981 --> 01:07:33,248 [robert] we've always been plagued with drive issues, 1276 01:07:33,250 --> 01:07:37,085 so we completely stripped out the drive, rebuilt the drive. 1277 01:07:37,087 --> 01:07:41,089 We have this frame that's one inch thick, hard aux, but then inside, 1278 01:07:41,091 --> 01:07:45,326 it's all really modern brushless technology and very high tech stuff. 1279 01:07:46,196 --> 01:07:48,630 This year, things are gonna go a lot better. 1280 01:07:48,632 --> 01:07:50,565 [automated voice] robots, activate. 1281 01:07:52,202 --> 01:07:54,335 Going into our fight against lock-jaw, 1282 01:07:54,337 --> 01:07:57,205 what we're really looking to do is try and out-drive them, 1283 01:07:57,207 --> 01:07:59,908 and that is obviously a very tall task 1284 01:07:59,910 --> 01:08:02,777 because it's donald hutson, the legend. 1285 01:08:02,779 --> 01:08:04,112 [chris] unbelievable, 1286 01:08:04,114 --> 01:08:06,114 the driving by donald hutson. 1287 01:08:06,116 --> 01:08:07,282 He is ruthless. 1288 01:08:07,284 --> 01:08:09,717 Bot to bot, I think, ultimately, 1289 01:08:09,719 --> 01:08:11,753 we do have a better bot than he has. 1290 01:08:11,755 --> 01:08:14,823 But we're gonna have to be on our game. 1291 01:08:14,825 --> 01:08:18,293 I think, I have a more powerful weapon that spins up a lot faster. 1292 01:08:18,295 --> 01:08:19,794 We're gonna try and out drive them 1293 01:08:19,796 --> 01:08:21,463 and just get a couple of quick hits. 1294 01:08:21,465 --> 01:08:23,164 [chris] oh, look at that! 1295 01:08:23,166 --> 01:08:27,001 Our strategy... Smash. 1296 01:08:27,003 --> 01:08:30,405 We want to use that weapon as much as possible. 1297 01:08:30,407 --> 01:08:32,107 [chris] oh, my goodness. 1298 01:08:32,109 --> 01:08:35,910 The new box configuration is just kind of squeezed us all down. 1299 01:08:35,912 --> 01:08:39,380 There's places to be trapped, there's places to be stuck. 1300 01:08:39,382 --> 01:08:41,616 It's gonna be much more of a bloodbath. 1301 01:08:41,618 --> 01:08:42,851 [chris] whoa! 1302 01:08:42,853 --> 01:08:45,787 A fight filled with mayhem and chaos. 1303 01:08:45,789 --> 01:08:47,388 I don't think, copperhead is one of the bots 1304 01:08:47,390 --> 01:08:49,224 that you want to put in a corner. 1305 01:08:50,894 --> 01:08:53,294 'cause we got a big bite right up front. 1306 01:08:54,431 --> 01:08:55,830 [chris] oh, my gosh. 1307 01:08:55,832 --> 01:08:57,432 I love it! 1308 01:09:03,240 --> 01:09:05,974 [david fay] I'm local las vegas artist, david fay. 1309 01:09:05,976 --> 01:09:08,376 Assemblage art is what I do, metal assemblage art, 1310 01:09:08,378 --> 01:09:11,513 so it's taking trash and turning it into treasure, I hope. 1311 01:09:12,749 --> 01:09:15,250 I like to think of it as treasure. 1312 01:09:15,252 --> 01:09:19,320 [chris] whoa! I think, a tooth just flew off the shrederator. 1313 01:09:21,791 --> 01:09:25,860 Oh, shrapnel all over the battlebox. 1314 01:09:25,862 --> 01:09:28,163 [david fay] what I'm doing is I'm taking the wreckage from these fights 1315 01:09:28,165 --> 01:09:33,201 and I'm creating the sculpture that we can then auction off for charity. 1316 01:09:34,671 --> 01:09:38,173 My thoughts and ideas are to build this trojan horse 1317 01:09:38,175 --> 01:09:41,876 because it's the hidden competitor within that's gonna win the battle. 1318 01:09:41,878 --> 01:09:45,647 This is an amazing experience and I wanna thank all the builders 1319 01:09:45,649 --> 01:09:48,616 for all their hard work and everything they put into these robots 1320 01:09:48,618 --> 01:09:50,652 to get them into that arena. 1321 01:09:50,654 --> 01:09:52,854 And I can't wait for you to see the sculpture 1322 01:09:52,856 --> 01:09:55,256 and see your parts and pieces in it. 1323 01:09:55,258 --> 01:09:58,092 And I hope it lives up to your expectations, guys. 1324 01:10:04,401 --> 01:10:06,668 [crowd cheering] 1325 01:10:06,670 --> 01:10:08,269 we are back on battlebots. 1326 01:10:08,271 --> 01:10:10,638 Are they chanting your name? Are you fighting here in vegas? 1327 01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:11,806 I don't know. 1328 01:10:11,808 --> 01:10:13,408 How'd you do in vegas, by the way, back in the day? 1329 01:10:13,410 --> 01:10:14,609 -I did well, actually. -Did you? 1330 01:10:14,611 --> 01:10:16,778 Yeah, it was, it was overall pretty good. 1331 01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:19,113 [chris] okay, kenny, it is time for the main event 1332 01:10:19,115 --> 01:10:21,950 and this is a heck of a matchup. 1333 01:10:21,952 --> 01:10:26,788 Copperhead, lock-jaw two legitimate giant nut contenders. 1334 01:10:26,790 --> 01:10:30,024 And let's start with copperhead. 1335 01:10:30,026 --> 01:10:33,628 Zach goff, the captain from last year, taking the season off, 1336 01:10:33,630 --> 01:10:38,333 so turning over the controls to the married couple of robert and kimberly cowan, 1337 01:10:38,335 --> 01:10:41,069 which makes sense because copperhead actually lives in their garage. 1338 01:10:41,071 --> 01:10:42,670 Free loader, by the way. 1339 01:10:42,672 --> 01:10:45,206 You'll remember, in 2020, copperhead was great. 1340 01:10:45,208 --> 01:10:48,142 3-0 during the regular season, number three overall seed 1341 01:10:48,144 --> 01:10:50,345 upset in the round of 32. 1342 01:10:50,347 --> 01:10:53,848 But robert said even though we had a perfect regular season record, 1343 01:10:53,850 --> 01:10:56,951 there were still plenty of blemishes with this robot. 1344 01:10:56,953 --> 01:10:58,486 [kenny] well, that shocking loss to mammoth, 1345 01:10:58,488 --> 01:10:59,854 obviously, still hurts. 1346 01:10:59,856 --> 01:11:02,991 But as they told us, they've taken a lot of the weaknesses 1347 01:11:02,993 --> 01:11:05,560 out of an already excellent copperhead 1348 01:11:05,562 --> 01:11:09,030 and they think they've got a championship level bot. 1349 01:11:09,032 --> 01:11:13,067 Taking out one of the og's of the sport, donald hutson and lock-jaw. 1350 01:11:13,069 --> 01:11:15,169 And it was kind of a rough 2020 season. 1351 01:11:15,171 --> 01:11:16,971 You can hear the fans chant for him. 1352 01:11:16,973 --> 01:11:21,643 Very, very popular robot. Donald couldn't make it out of the round of 32. 1353 01:11:21,645 --> 01:11:23,378 So, did he take an early vacation? 1354 01:11:23,380 --> 01:11:24,812 Of course not. 1355 01:11:24,814 --> 01:11:27,715 He got right back in the box and won a bounty. 1356 01:11:27,717 --> 01:11:31,552 You simply cannot count this team out ever. 1357 01:11:31,554 --> 01:11:32,987 [kenny] the way lock-jaw tore through 1358 01:11:32,989 --> 01:11:36,958 the beat up bounty tournament that was an artist at work. 1359 01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:39,961 They want to keep that momentum going into this season. 1360 01:11:39,963 --> 01:11:43,031 Donald won a desperado, he's won a bounty. 1361 01:11:43,033 --> 01:11:46,267 Now it's time to put together a dominant regular season 1362 01:11:46,269 --> 01:11:50,571 and prove that lock-jaw is a true giant nut contender. 1363 01:11:51,941 --> 01:11:53,408 Does that first step start tonight? 1364 01:11:53,410 --> 01:11:55,209 Let's find out. Faruq. 1365 01:11:55,912 --> 01:11:57,612 [crowd cheering] 1366 01:12:00,317 --> 01:12:04,619 [faruq] ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1367 01:12:04,621 --> 01:12:06,421 [crowd cheering] 1368 01:12:10,260 --> 01:12:14,095 it's time for the main event. 1369 01:12:14,097 --> 01:12:16,331 [crowd cheering] 1370 01:12:25,742 --> 01:12:29,377 in the red square, this bot may be tiny, 1371 01:12:29,379 --> 01:12:31,646 but if it manages to land shots, 1372 01:12:31,648 --> 01:12:33,414 you're going straight out of the park, 1373 01:12:33,416 --> 01:12:34,949 like that movie, the sandlot. 1374 01:12:34,951 --> 01:12:36,150 Yeah, yeah. 1375 01:12:36,152 --> 01:12:39,287 This little thing is a beast, winning all of its brawls, 1376 01:12:39,289 --> 01:12:41,923 so you better jet or you'll be screaming, 1377 01:12:41,925 --> 01:12:44,025 "you're killing me, smalls." 1378 01:12:44,027 --> 01:12:47,528 give it up for copperhead! 1379 01:12:47,530 --> 01:12:49,097 [crowd cheering] 1380 01:12:51,768 --> 01:12:56,037 [chris] there they are, team copperhead, snaked out from head to toe. 1381 01:12:56,039 --> 01:12:58,272 This is an intimidating machine, kenny, 1382 01:12:58,274 --> 01:13:01,709 and look at the size of those tires. 1383 01:13:01,711 --> 01:13:03,611 [kenny] they're almost as big as the bot. 1384 01:13:03,613 --> 01:13:05,780 They've even got the snake mini bot. 1385 01:13:05,782 --> 01:13:08,249 A lot of things to love about copperhead, 1386 01:13:08,251 --> 01:13:10,952 but none more than that drum spinner. 1387 01:13:10,954 --> 01:13:13,621 Man, is that thing dope. 1388 01:13:13,623 --> 01:13:16,090 [chris] by the way, she's got a real snake around her neck. 1389 01:13:16,092 --> 01:13:18,493 -[kenny] I was going to say. -[chris] holy... 1390 01:13:23,233 --> 01:13:28,035 In the blue square, like a root canal, he'll bring the pain, 1391 01:13:28,037 --> 01:13:31,272 he's giving you two weapons and no novocaine. 1392 01:13:31,274 --> 01:13:34,976 Rocks bots sky high like there's no gravity, 1393 01:13:34,978 --> 01:13:37,412 then fills up their graves like a cavity. 1394 01:13:37,414 --> 01:13:40,848 It's lock-jaw! 1395 01:13:40,850 --> 01:13:42,950 [crowd cheering] 1396 01:13:46,723 --> 01:13:49,023 [chris] you know, kenny, back in 1999, 1397 01:13:49,025 --> 01:13:53,628 donald hutson won a battelbots tournament right here in vegas. 1398 01:13:53,630 --> 01:13:57,832 And from what we've heard, he thinks he's got a serious shot at another one 1399 01:13:57,834 --> 01:13:59,934 with this version of lock-jaw. 1400 01:13:59,936 --> 01:14:04,172 [kenny] that's right, in 2020, he was working out what he calls new bot bugs, 1401 01:14:04,174 --> 01:14:07,208 but he's taken all the best aspects of that bot 1402 01:14:07,210 --> 01:14:11,078 and turned it up to a 10. That vertical weapon is spinning up 1403 01:14:11,080 --> 01:14:14,882 to 250 miles per hour in only a few seconds. 1404 01:14:14,884 --> 01:14:16,184 The bot is durable. 1405 01:14:16,186 --> 01:14:18,886 It can drive inverted if it needs to. 1406 01:14:18,888 --> 01:14:20,822 I can't wait to see it in action. 1407 01:14:20,824 --> 01:14:22,957 [crowd cheering] 1408 01:14:24,928 --> 01:14:26,928 [chris] getting a good look at copperhead, 1409 01:14:26,930 --> 01:14:29,864 and I thought robert's philosophy on how to win this fight 1410 01:14:29,866 --> 01:14:31,399 was very interesting kenny. 1411 01:14:31,401 --> 01:14:33,234 [kenny] well, yeah, I mean, listen, he said. 1412 01:14:33,236 --> 01:14:37,772 All we got to do is hit them as much as possible, wherever and whenever. 1413 01:14:37,774 --> 01:14:39,073 Forget being technical. 1414 01:14:39,075 --> 01:14:41,542 Go out there and strike, and strike first. 1415 01:14:41,544 --> 01:14:43,144 I don't know if it's the best strategy, 1416 01:14:43,146 --> 01:14:46,380 but you gotta love the confidence they have in their weapon. 1417 01:14:53,256 --> 01:14:54,989 [automated voice] robots, activate. 1418 01:14:54,991 --> 01:14:56,357 [crowd cheering] 1419 01:14:56,359 --> 01:14:59,827 [chris] copperhead flanked by its snake nuisance bots. 1420 01:14:59,829 --> 01:15:02,864 Lock-jaw trying to play the role of mongoose. 1421 01:15:02,866 --> 01:15:06,334 Kenny, a lot of tension here in the arena. 1422 01:15:06,336 --> 01:15:08,503 [kenny] you can see it on donald's face. 1423 01:15:08,505 --> 01:15:10,238 He wants this one. 1424 01:15:11,841 --> 01:15:13,808 [automated voice] red team, ready? 1425 01:15:13,810 --> 01:15:15,309 [chris] I mean, that is amazing. 1426 01:15:15,311 --> 01:15:18,546 She didn't find that on the way in today, did she? 1427 01:15:20,950 --> 01:15:23,184 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 1428 01:15:29,125 --> 01:15:32,560 [chris] I guarantee you the pits are gonna empty for this one. 1429 01:15:48,111 --> 01:15:50,111 [crowd cheering] 1430 01:15:50,113 --> 01:15:53,447 [chris] copperhead, lock-jaw. 1431 01:15:53,449 --> 01:15:55,583 Hold on to your lug nuts. 1432 01:15:58,621 --> 01:16:00,755 Let the bot battle begin! 1433 01:16:00,757 --> 01:16:02,957 Lock-jaw in pursuit out of the gate. 1434 01:16:02,959 --> 01:16:07,094 Looking to be aggressive, but drive directly on top of copperhead here. 1435 01:16:07,096 --> 01:16:10,298 That's playing with some serious fire. 1436 01:16:10,300 --> 01:16:12,199 Oh, you can hear those weapons. 1437 01:16:12,201 --> 01:16:14,201 Really grinding up. 1438 01:16:14,203 --> 01:16:16,871 [kenny] lock-jaw going out there using its plow there. 1439 01:16:16,873 --> 01:16:18,940 Right against their primary weapon to copperhead, 1440 01:16:18,942 --> 01:16:20,207 copperhead gets underneath, though. 1441 01:16:20,209 --> 01:16:22,143 [chris] yeah, it could definitely do some damage 1442 01:16:22,145 --> 01:16:24,845 to lock-jaw from the underbelly. 1443 01:16:24,847 --> 01:16:27,949 Oh, yes, weapon on weapon, sparks fly. 1444 01:16:27,951 --> 01:16:29,116 Big impact there. 1445 01:16:29,118 --> 01:16:32,353 Lock-jaw not backing down at all. 1446 01:16:33,957 --> 01:16:36,958 Ah! You heard robert cowan and copperhead saying he wanted to go weapon 1447 01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:38,626 on a weapon with lock-jaw. 1448 01:16:38,628 --> 01:16:40,227 The dude was not lying. 1449 01:16:40,229 --> 01:16:43,931 Oh, big shot by copperhead. 1450 01:16:43,933 --> 01:16:46,968 [kenny] how long can these two weapons last, chris? 1451 01:16:46,970 --> 01:16:48,769 It feels like we're gonna find out. 1452 01:16:48,771 --> 01:16:51,839 [chris] well, copperhead winning the battle for low ground so far, 1453 01:16:51,841 --> 01:16:54,041 lock-jaw is absorbing the punishment. 1454 01:16:54,043 --> 01:16:56,644 [kenny] yeah, definitely. Seems like that suspension system 1455 01:16:56,646 --> 01:16:58,212 of lock-jaw is serving it well right now. 1456 01:16:58,214 --> 01:17:00,615 I think there's a problem with... 1457 01:17:00,617 --> 01:17:02,283 Double hit there from copperhead 1458 01:17:02,285 --> 01:17:04,352 and those forks are getting messed up. 1459 01:17:04,354 --> 01:17:05,753 Oh, my gosh. 1460 01:17:05,755 --> 01:17:07,154 We're good, we're good, we're good. 1461 01:17:07,156 --> 01:17:09,223 [chris] oh, yeah, that left fork is bent backward, 1462 01:17:09,225 --> 01:17:11,826 that left front wheels hanging up for dear life 1463 01:17:11,828 --> 01:17:14,328 and lock-jaw is behind the eight ball now. 1464 01:17:14,330 --> 01:17:16,931 But suddenly copperhead looked stunned, too. 1465 01:17:16,933 --> 01:17:18,366 [kenny] yeah, that's right. 1466 01:17:18,701 --> 01:17:20,134 It seems like they might be trying to get some space as well 1467 01:17:20,136 --> 01:17:21,969 to try to get that weapon up to speed. 1468 01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:24,071 [chris] oh, lock-jaw is on fire! 1469 01:17:24,073 --> 01:17:27,908 We have seen this in seasons past. 1470 01:17:27,910 --> 01:17:30,044 [kenny] yeah, he may have to shut down their primary weapon. 1471 01:17:30,046 --> 01:17:32,079 Big hit by copperhead. 1472 01:17:32,081 --> 01:17:33,447 Right in front of us. 1473 01:17:33,449 --> 01:17:35,249 [chris] and now lock-jaw is on its head. 1474 01:17:35,251 --> 01:17:36,984 Can it self-right? 1475 01:17:36,986 --> 01:17:38,619 Oh! 1476 01:17:38,621 --> 01:17:41,155 Copperhead says, "maybe I could be of some assistance 1477 01:17:41,157 --> 01:17:43,290 in that department, sir." 1478 01:17:43,292 --> 01:17:45,192 [kenny] that fork is really messed up, 1479 01:17:45,194 --> 01:17:47,194 and they typically use that to self-right, 1480 01:17:47,196 --> 01:17:49,664 but there's a major problem with it right now. 1481 01:17:49,666 --> 01:17:52,566 Copperhead going to town on lock-jaw. 1482 01:17:52,568 --> 01:17:56,637 [chris] that weapon has been dishing out pain since the opening bell. 1483 01:17:56,639 --> 01:18:00,775 [kenny] now we know why the cowans were so confident about their bot. 1484 01:18:00,777 --> 01:18:02,376 [chris] under a minute to go. 1485 01:18:02,378 --> 01:18:04,912 Copperhead looking a a little out of control here in the second half 1486 01:18:04,914 --> 01:18:09,483 but continuing to attack and grind away. 1487 01:18:09,485 --> 01:18:12,987 [kenny] there's been some massive hits by both robots here, 1488 01:18:12,989 --> 01:18:17,658 but no doubt about it, lock-jaw showing way, way more wear and tear here. 1489 01:18:17,660 --> 01:18:21,162 [chris] but how about lock-jaw shows off that powerful drivetrain, 1490 01:18:21,164 --> 01:18:24,065 just bullying copperhead into the screws, 1491 01:18:24,067 --> 01:18:26,967 [kenny] yeah, donald hutson an amazing driver doing his best 1492 01:18:26,969 --> 01:18:29,370 to hang in there and jam up that primary weapon. 1493 01:18:29,372 --> 01:18:32,740 I don't think that thing has stopped spinning for one second. 1494 01:18:32,742 --> 01:18:34,375 [chris] no doubt, it has been a rock. 1495 01:18:34,377 --> 01:18:37,845 Look at lock-jaw playing the aggressor down the stretch. 1496 01:18:37,847 --> 01:18:40,648 Oh, a big pop by copperhead. 1497 01:18:41,851 --> 01:18:43,951 [kenny] nice recovery by donald hutson. 1498 01:18:43,953 --> 01:18:47,621 He's done a great job of resetting and staying aggressive 1499 01:18:47,623 --> 01:18:49,123 after those exchanges. 1500 01:18:49,125 --> 01:18:50,891 What a fight! 1501 01:18:50,927 --> 01:18:55,362 [chris] and we have got a double decker bus sandwich to finish off three minutes 1502 01:18:55,364 --> 01:18:59,800 of back and forth action here in las vegas. 1503 01:18:59,802 --> 01:19:02,069 [crowd cheering] 1504 01:19:02,071 --> 01:19:04,739 an amazing performance by both bots 1505 01:19:04,741 --> 01:19:08,576 and now this one will go to the judges. 1506 01:19:10,513 --> 01:19:12,947 [chris] kenny, snakes usually lie in wait, 1507 01:19:12,949 --> 01:19:18,419 but not this one, copperhead was in attack mode from the jump. 1508 01:19:18,421 --> 01:19:19,854 [kenny] well, robert cowan's game plan 1509 01:19:19,856 --> 01:19:21,989 was to put that drum spinner to work. 1510 01:19:21,991 --> 01:19:25,626 And my goodness, did he stick to it every time lock-jaw 1511 01:19:25,628 --> 01:19:28,896 engaged with its vertical spinner, copperhead was right there 1512 01:19:28,898 --> 01:19:32,099 for the weapon on weapon hit. 1513 01:19:32,101 --> 01:19:35,836 [chris] and copperheads certainly got the better of those exchanges. 1514 01:19:35,838 --> 01:19:37,972 Their weapon never stopped spinning 1515 01:19:37,974 --> 01:19:40,975 while donald's went up in flames. 1516 01:19:40,977 --> 01:19:44,578 [kenny] that's right, but somehow lock-jaw was the more aggressive bot 1517 01:19:44,580 --> 01:19:46,313 in that second half. 1518 01:19:46,616 --> 01:19:51,285 Donald used his rear wedge to try and jam up that weapon throughout the fight, 1519 01:19:51,287 --> 01:19:54,021 and despite spending a good portion of the match inverted, 1520 01:19:54,023 --> 01:19:57,825 donald managed to control much of the action down the stretch 1521 01:19:57,827 --> 01:20:00,594 as copperhead was swinging for the fences. 1522 01:20:00,596 --> 01:20:03,330 [chris] wall to wall action in this main event. 1523 01:20:03,332 --> 01:20:06,400 Let's head over to faruq with the decision. 1524 01:20:09,105 --> 01:20:12,106 The results from the judges are in. 1525 01:20:12,108 --> 01:20:14,141 [crowd cheering] 1526 01:20:16,679 --> 01:20:19,580 we have a split decision. 1527 01:20:22,318 --> 01:20:27,988 Judge jason scored the battle for copperhead. 1528 01:20:29,792 --> 01:20:35,029 Judge derek scored the battle for lock-jaw. 1529 01:20:37,900 --> 01:20:43,103 Judge lisa scored the battle for the winner... 1530 01:20:48,511 --> 01:20:50,845 Copperhead! 1531 01:20:50,847 --> 01:20:52,613 [crowd cheering] 1532 01:21:04,093 --> 01:21:08,329 robert and kimberly, uh, sigh of relief? 1533 01:21:08,331 --> 01:21:09,897 Yeah, I don't... 1534 01:21:09,899 --> 01:21:12,066 Why couldn't you make that easier on us, man? 1535 01:21:12,068 --> 01:21:13,767 You just wouldn't die. 1536 01:21:13,769 --> 01:21:15,102 You just kept going. 1537 01:21:15,104 --> 01:21:17,905 Were you surprised that it was a split decision 1538 01:21:17,907 --> 01:21:20,140 based on what we saw inside the box? 1539 01:21:20,142 --> 01:21:21,976 -No, no. Not at all. -Why? 1540 01:21:23,679 --> 01:21:25,145 Did you watch the match? 1541 01:21:25,147 --> 01:21:27,448 I mean, it was back and forth the whole time. 1542 01:21:27,450 --> 01:21:30,885 So he got hits, we got hits and just we both kept going. 1543 01:21:30,887 --> 01:21:31,819 Yeah. 1544 01:21:31,821 --> 01:21:34,088 You said you want to just stay aggressive 1545 01:21:34,090 --> 01:21:38,025 and kind of get rid of being a technical driver and just get in their face. 1546 01:21:38,027 --> 01:21:40,594 Are you pretty happy with your performance? 1547 01:21:40,596 --> 01:21:43,831 Um, no. I think anything that goes to a split decision, 1548 01:21:43,833 --> 01:21:46,133 we got to try better so that we can get a knockout. 1549 01:21:46,135 --> 01:21:47,501 We need a knockout next time. 1550 01:21:47,503 --> 01:21:48,736 Kimberly? 1551 01:21:48,738 --> 01:21:50,070 Yes. 1552 01:21:50,072 --> 01:21:51,672 Why do you have a real snake around your neck 1553 01:21:51,674 --> 01:21:53,374 and your husband's got a fake one? 1554 01:21:55,244 --> 01:21:58,045 'cause I secretly wear the pants in the family 1555 01:21:58,047 --> 01:21:59,513 [laughs] 1556 01:22:02,018 --> 01:22:03,017 wow. 1557 01:22:03,019 --> 01:22:04,952 The snake pants. 1558 01:22:06,289 --> 01:22:09,423 Congratulations on your first win as co-captains. 1559 01:22:09,425 --> 01:22:10,724 Thank you. 1560 01:22:10,726 --> 01:22:12,293 [crowd cheering] 1561 01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:19,166 [chris] kenny, it's interesting because 1562 01:22:19,201 --> 01:22:22,503 robert, kimberly cowan felt like, yeah, it should have been a split decision. 1563 01:22:22,505 --> 01:22:24,905 I don't know. Maybe I saw it through a different lens here. 1564 01:22:24,907 --> 01:22:26,407 I thought they were dominant. 1565 01:22:26,409 --> 01:22:28,776 Well, listen, I think the difference was their primary weapon. 1566 01:22:28,778 --> 01:22:31,011 They were the ones who are really doling out 1567 01:22:31,013 --> 01:22:32,980 most of the hits throughout the fight. 1568 01:22:32,982 --> 01:22:35,049 Their primary weapon never went down, 1569 01:22:35,051 --> 01:22:38,185 whereas the primary weapon of lock-jaw did go down. 1570 01:22:38,187 --> 01:22:41,121 So, I thought it was going to be pretty clear for copperhead. 1571 01:22:41,123 --> 01:22:43,324 But it was a very exciting fight 1572 01:22:43,326 --> 01:22:46,160 and lock-jaw got some great hits in early on. 1573 01:22:46,162 --> 01:22:48,929 [chris] all right, what a stellar night of action. 1574 01:22:48,931 --> 01:22:53,767 We saw stone cold knockouts from hyper shock and black dragon, 1575 01:22:53,769 --> 01:22:56,170 while others, like p1 and copperhead, 1576 01:22:56,172 --> 01:23:00,140 had to rely on the judges for their first victory. 1577 01:23:00,142 --> 01:23:03,177 But I got to tell you, I thought the headliner, unquestionably, 1578 01:23:03,179 --> 01:23:04,611 was reese ewert's bot fusion. 1579 01:23:04,613 --> 01:23:07,648 That's right. I mean, again, you look at their bot last season, 1580 01:23:07,650 --> 01:23:10,584 they had a ton of problems, a ton of inconsistencies. 1581 01:23:10,586 --> 01:23:13,954 This time, they were very consistent and very dangerous. 1582 01:23:13,956 --> 01:23:17,157 So, another fun night here at battlebots. Once again for faruq, 1583 01:23:17,159 --> 01:23:20,160 our bot whisperer, pete, my man, kenny florian, 1584 01:23:20,162 --> 01:23:24,031 I'm chris rose. We'll see you next time here on battlebots. 1585 01:23:24,033 --> 01:23:25,966 [crowd cheering]