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[bot] robots activate.
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Welcome to battlebots,
the only sport where kill saws
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and pulverizers
are totally legal.
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Hi, everybody. I'm chris rose,
and I'm joined by a ufc legend
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and the best damn
robot combat analyst
in the entire world,
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say hello to kenny florian.
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Thanks, chris.
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By the way, I'm pretty sure
those weapons were actually
legal in rollerball.
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Well, kenny, that was a movie.
I meant real life sports.
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Well, they definitely
had kill saws in the xfl.
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I think you might be
misremembering that.
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Was it rock n' jock
basketball?
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I know I saw kill
saw somewhere.
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It'll come to me.
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Anyway, while you search
for that answer,
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let's talk about some bots
that'll be searching
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for something else tonight,
that is a perfect start
to their season.
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Five of tonight's
seven matchups
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feature teams looking
to jump out to clean
2-0 records, kenny.
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[kenny] that's right.
We'll see the punching disc
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of tantrum as new captains
alex grant
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and ginger schmidt
look to stay undefeated
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against the best flipper ever
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to represent the proud nation
of canada,
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mark demers and lucky
making their battlebots
return.
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[commentator]
oh, nice flip by lucky!
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[kenny] the prehistoric
pachyderm mammoth will also be
in search of its second win
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when it steps to former champs
ray billings and tombstone,
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desperate for revenge
after a shocking upset loss
in its opening round fight.
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[commentator]
oh, what a shock!
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[kenny] as the once mighty
king lost a step,
we'll find out later tonight.
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And all roads lead
to our monster main event
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where the wild man
martin mason and mad catter
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will bring their signature
brand of chaos to the party
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to dance with jamison go
and sawblaze.
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Jamison is a man possessed
this season
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and told us mad catter
is just another piece of metal
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to rip through on its way
to the giant nut.
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[commentator]
sawblaze is a beast!
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[kenny]
but kicking things off,
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we've got a match up sure
to deliver a plethora of pain.
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It's bunny sauriol
and the bay area bomber malice
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bringing bad intentions
into the box
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to face the hometown heroes,
las vegas' own jackpot.
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You guys ready
to get it started?
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They're ready.
Faruq, take it away.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready?
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It's robot fighting time!
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In the red square,
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a hard-hitting bot
with the head engineer
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who's got killer instinct
and some killer bunny ears.
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Think bots are just for boys?
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You're wrong
and you'll be reeling.
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She'll knock you out
of the pass
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and right through
the glass ceiling,
it's malice!
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And here comes malice,
led by the one and only
bunny sauriol.
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They enter this match at 0-1
after getting slapped around
by tantrum.
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That's right.
This team has had weapon
issues for two years now.
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It was radio control
problems last time.
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And they think
they've got it figured out.
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If they can get this weapon
to function properly
inside the box,
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malice is a legitimate
knockout threat.
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In the blue square,
this bot is from right here
in vegas
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and after he gives you
a pounding,
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they'll find
your body floating
in the bellagio fountain.
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You want to win,
you'll get stabbed like caesar
and be totally dead.
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He'll leave you like the luxor
with a hole in your head,
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it's jackpot!
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[chris] here comes jackpot led
by the tandem of jeff waters
and robert stehn.
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Man, I love the paint job
on that front wedge,
that is special.
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So, why don't you put me down
for 100 on black 22, kenny?
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[kenny]
always bet on black, chris.
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Jackpot enters
with a record of 1-0
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after taking down deadlift
in an unaired fight earlier
this season.
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That ended up being
a pushing match.
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But I expect this one
to be way more violent.
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Check out that weapon
they call heartbreaker,
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an ar 400 disc that only cost
them 80 bucks to replace.
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So they have no problem
throwing it into the fire
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and going full send
on every hit.
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For the jackpot fight we're
gonna go with the normal
rolling blackout,
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which is our big
dual-sided weapon.
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They're going to run their
plow, of course,
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wedges in general are the bane
of spinner's existence.
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So it's going to be two very
large hitting robots
with huge impacts.
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We'll try to stack that upper
deck with a couple jackpots.
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Jeff was actually on malice
before jackpot.
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I know that bot
inside and out,
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so we should be able
to pick that thing apart.
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We're going to box rush them
with a giant wedge.
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We're just not gonna
let them spin up.
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And we're gonna keep on
hitting them
with the heartbreaker.
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This is gonna be
a great fight.
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We have two
high energy spinners,
so what more can you ask for?
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Jackpot! Jackpot! Jackpot!
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[chris] the las vegas crowd
showing their team some love.
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[bot] robots activate.
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[chris]
and let's welcome in the third
member of our team tonight.
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He is the bot whisperer,
peter abrahamson.
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All right, pete.
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Malice always talks
about wanting to be
the most destructive bot.
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Well, this thing has gotta
get working then tonight.
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Yeah, they brought one hell
of a weapon on the end
of that robot.
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They've got what they call
rolling blackout,
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which has s7 hardened teeth
on it that are held in
with these ar 500 brackets.
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Now the bracket holds
the tooth to the weapon's bar
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for higher durability in those
big impacts with verts.
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Will this lead to a better
reliability against jackpot?
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We'll see.
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[man] go jackpot!
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[bot] red team, ready.
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Cheers!
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-[laughing]
-[bot] blue team, ready.
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Got a lucky rabbit foot.
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[chris] oh, you got to love
jeff, who, of course,
is a vegas plumber
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when he's not fighting robots.
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Jackpot 4-0 all-time
in the qualifiers.
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Let's see if they can keep
that hot streak going here.
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Let the bot battle begin!
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Here comes jackpot
out of box rush.
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Heartbreaker takes one
right on the blade.
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Huge hit there.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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[kenny]
two power shots by malice.
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[chris]
keep an eye on malice's
weapon in this fight.
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Oh!
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We saw it go down early
against tantrum.
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Weapon on weapon.
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That is big time right there.
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So far that spinner on malice
still going strong, kenny.
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Oh.
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[kenny] I tell you what,
chris, malice looks way faster
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than we saw him
in their first fight.
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[chris] oh, and that big
time...
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[kenny] took it in front,
rolling, now takes a shot.
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[chris] but there it goes
spinning back up.
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It's a much stronger
malice here tonight.
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[kenny] what a great fight so
far.
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Malice going right out.
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Oh, nice counter shot
by jackpot.
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[chris] malice just eludes
the pulverizer.
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[kenny]
oh, malice looks a little
dizzy after that one though.
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[chris] might need some
smelling salts.
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[kenny] but jackpot right
on the grind.
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They are relentless.
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I'm not sure there's anything
that can stop that weapon.
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[chris] huge jump by jackpot,
and glass rains down inside
the battle box.
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That was awesome.
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[kenny] it just took out a
lot, chris.
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[chris] jackpot trying to put
malice up on the screws.
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Oh, my goodness!
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[kenny] let's see if those
screws will reverse
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and dump malice back into
play. It does.
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Unbelievable!
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[chris] oh, jackpot right
on malice's behind.
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[kenny] malice is hurt badly,
chris.
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Look at them
just crab walking now.
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[chris] and here comes jackpot
to try and finish the job.
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[kenny] and jackpot...
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Oh, it's starting to smoke.
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Jackpot is starting to smoke.
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[kenny] that may be
the weapon motor, chris,
but the drive looks okay.
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Malice is gonna get counted
out here.
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Ten, nine...
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[chris] and there it is,
kenny florian,
the countdown has started.
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And the hometown boys
from jackpot are gonna kick
off the night with a victory.
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That's a knockout!
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[kenny] jackpot is one nasty
robot.
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Man, if you like weapon
on weapon crime,
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you stopped
at the right place.
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[chris] well, listen, I don't
care if you're team jackpot
or team malice,
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you're gonna need
some tylenol after this one.
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Some serious hits.
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[kenny] rolling blackout,
the weapon on malice
was very impressive
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but they got broken down
by heartbreaker,
the weapon of jackpot.
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That thing is lethal.
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[chris] take a look at this
shot from jackpot,
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[chris] sending shrapnel
flying up to the ceiling
and shattering a light.
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That is terrifying.
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And here it is again
from outside the box.
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That is so darn cool.
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Hey, give malice credit
for hanging in
as long as it could.
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But there was simply
no recovering from that shot.
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The hometown heroes,
team jackpot,
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they keep their hot streak
in the qualifiers alive.
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Viva las vegas!
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Robert and jeff,
congratulations.
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Jeff, it sure looks like
you guys hit a lot harder
this year.
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We... We really stepped it up
this game
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and believe it or not,
that weapon
is actually lighter
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than double diamonds.
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It's just we have more
power behind it
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and we can utilize it
better now that we can drive.
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Both you and malice
are devastating bots.
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Were you nervous
about this matchup?
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Oh, yeah.
I mean, malice
is a big spinner
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and as you saw, malice
was doing, you know,
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turning us around very easily.
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So it was... It was very
scary.
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Well, guys, congratulations.
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We know you're a bot
on a budget.
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And, jeff, you're a full-time
plumber as well.
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Kenny's a little embarrassed
to ask
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but he blew up
the toilet in his hotel.
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Can you help out?
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-We'll take that as a yes.
-All right.
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Thanks, buddy.
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I'm telling you, jackpot
just will not lose
in the regular season.
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You know, last year we were
like, "okay, rookie bots.
Sometimes you get lucky."
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this thing ain't lucky
anymore.
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No question about it.
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To one up what they did last
season is really impressive.
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That's a bot to watch.
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[chris] we are just getting
started here in sin city
tonight.
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Coming up,
captain charles guan
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will try to overhaul
ribbot's entire face.
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It's cosmetic surgery time
when ribbot takes on overhaul.
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That's next on battlebots.
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We are back here
on battlebots.
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That's kenny florian.
I am chris rose.
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And up next, ribbot is back
into the box for the second
time in the 2021 season.
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They dismantled defender
in their first fight.
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David jin in led this bot
all the way to the top eight
a season ago.
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They're ready to take
that next step.
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Very impressive so far.
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[kenny] absolutely.
This team is primed
for another big season.
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Ribbot is a modular bot
that could attack you
in a variety of ways.
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The team made the switch
to brushless weapon motors
this year,
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which gives them a much
greater power to weight ratio.
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And we saw that translate
in their dominating
performance against defender.
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And I'm excited
for the return of overhaul.
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Captained by charles guan,
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we first met this team
all the way back in 2015
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when they went toe to toe
with legends like bite force
and lockjaw.
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But keep this in mind,
they haven't competed
since season three.
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And kenny taking two years
off from battlebots,
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it's kind of like stepping
away for a decade
in more traditional sports.
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[kenny] definitely. The
technology is advancing
exponentially,
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and so is the lethality
of these robots.
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That said, overhaul
is one of the sturdiest
control bots in the field
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and it has a history
of taking on big punchers
and surviving.
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The stakes are high
for charles guan this season
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as he looks to prove he still
belongs in this modern era
of robot combat.
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[chris] let's see
what charles guan's got.
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Faruq.
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In the red square,
you know what they say,
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if you're feeling froggy
then leap.
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But be careful
because this bot can put you
straight to sleep.
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This amphibious assassin
can do you really bad,
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and then bury your body
right under his lily pad.
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It's ribbot!
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[chris] here come the boys
from wpi looking for their
second win of the season.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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What's happened
to our green friend?
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Did he get left in the freezer
or something?
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Why is he blue?
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[kenny] yeah, captain david
jin said they painted ribbot
blue
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as an homage to charles guan
in overhaul.
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But I think they're just
trying to piss him off.
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Looks like they're going
with their undercutting weapon
for this fight.
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Ribbot is able
to drive inverted.
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So if overhaul
does manage to flip them,
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this weapon will be
just as lethal, chris.
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In the blue square,
just like little john,
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this bot now resides
in atlanta, ga.
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Ask him if he's tough
and he'll tell you, "okay."
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he's come all this way
to fight for the nut.
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You can beg him for mercy,
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but he'll just answer, "what?"
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make some noise, yeah,
for overhaul!
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[chris] for the first time
in three years,
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charles guan is walking
through the tunnel.
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The cat ears are back.
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Let's take a look
at that bad boy.
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He hasn't changed, kenny.
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[kenny] yeah, it's still the
same lifter-grabber design,
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but to keep up with this
year's lightning fast field,
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charles has overhauled
overhaul's drive systems
and added bigger wheels.
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He hopes that means
increased mobility,
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which he said should help him
both offensively
and defensively.
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In our last fight against
defender, we used
a vertical spinner module,
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but since we redesigned
both modules from scratch
this season,
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we really wanted a chance
to test our other modules.
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So our plan going
into this fight is to use
our second module,
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the undercutter,
to fight overhaul.
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We think that we are either
gonna be able to get around
his exposed wheels
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or potentially blast
some holes in his wedge.
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Both robots are super fast
and super maneuverable.
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I also know that charles
is a very experienced builder,
very experienced driver.
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There's no way we can
underestimate him.
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It's gonna be a good match.
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Overhaul is still
the good old grab
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and lift bot that it ever was.
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My whole plan with the ribbot,
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they're a pretty compact
four-wheel drive bot
with a weapon,
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I think I know
how to deal with that
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and I'm just gonna try
to just go in at the start
and just grab it.
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And if I get them
into the claws of overhaul,
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they're gonna get a tour
of every single arena hazard
that they have.
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And then hopefully
I can end it by just throwing
them on a shelf
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and seeing
how they deal with it.
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[bot] robots activate.
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[chris] lot of wicked smart
guys from massachusetts
going head-to-head here.
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Team overhaul from mit,
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team ribbot representing
worcester polytechnic
institute.
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Might be some bragging rights
on the line in this one.
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[chris] no big deal.
Those are my safety scores.
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Let the bot battle begin!
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Overhaul going right
into the mug of ribbot.
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[kenny] overhaul so sturdy
though, chris.
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[chris] whoa.
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Nice shot there by ribbot.
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-Oh!
-Oh!
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-Oh!
-Uh-oh!
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[chris] ribbot's speed
getting the best
of overhaul here, kenny.
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[kenny] ribbot making overhaul
dizzy.
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And I'm not sure
they're moving, chris.
This might be a knockout.
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[chris] oh, yeah, that left
front tire is done.
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Ribbot is driving circles
around overhaul,
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almost [inaudible]
the bot from mit here.
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The countdown is on
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and ribbot is gonna make
quick work of a very tough
robot in overhaul.
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[inaudible]
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[kenny] he's trying to give a
nudge. He wants a better
fight.
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But it's another quick
knockout for team ribbot.
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[chris] very, very impressive
by david jin and his crew.
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[chris] don't blink because
this one didn't last long,
kenny.
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00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:18,830
[kenny] man, it was all
ribbot.
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This team
is looking really sharp,
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really dangerous
just shot after shot.
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And that was pretty much it.
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[chris] you know, overhaul
has a reputation
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for being able
to absorb punishment
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from heavy hitters
and extend fights.
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But ribbot just put it
to sleep in a hurry
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and put the field on notice
as well.
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Spun him around,
went right at him,
one, two, three combination
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and that was it. Whoo!
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Bot parts everywhere.
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David jin, did you
even break a sweat?
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I was breaking a sweat
before that match started.
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00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:57,335
Um, but once
the match was going,
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I think we were pretty calm,
pretty collected.
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We're trying to go fast.
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I think it worked out
pretty well.
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00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,375
What's the difference
in ribbot this year?
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I think we've gotten much
better at keeping
our weapons spinning.
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We're able to spin up
much faster after impacts,
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which means we can hit them
a lot more consistently.
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00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,384
What do you think
your 2-0 start
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with a pair of knockouts says
to the selection committee
so far?
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00:19:16,256 --> 00:19:17,855
I think it looks pretty good.
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00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:19,624
We'll see what they give us
for our third match up.
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00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:20,791
But we'll go from here.
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00:19:20,793 --> 00:19:24,095
All right, david,
congratulations to you
and team ribbot.
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00:19:31,571 --> 00:19:35,173
All right, david jin didn't
want to oversell himself
to the selection committee.
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If you were part
of the selection committee
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with a 2-0 start
and a pair of knockouts,
what would you say?
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I mean, right now he's looking
extremely dominant,
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he hasn't been challenged,
period.
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00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,521
So, yeah, to knock out a bot
that resilient in 40 seconds,
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I would want to fight
this team.
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00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:58,229
[chris] coming up next, blade,
the rookie horizontal spinner
from south korea.
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00:19:58,231 --> 00:20:03,367
We'll try to take the sting
out of the deadly hammer saw
of skorpios.
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00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:08,439
And later tonight, get ready
for some wwe style pandemonium
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00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:11,075
when martin mason
and mad catter
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00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:15,346
take on the flaming
green machine sawblaze
in our main event.
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00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:16,647
Stay tuned.
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We are back on battlebots.
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And kenny florian,
one of the things
I love about this sport,
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it is a true
international competition.
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So we want to welcome
our first ever competitor
from seoul, south korea,
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cheog-gyu hwang.
He is the engineer of blade.
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00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:41,138
Now he's not new
to combat robotics.
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00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:42,940
He's competed
and done well over in china.
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00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:45,042
But he had such a big smile
on his face
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00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:46,744
when he was talking
about being a rookie
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00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:48,646
all over again here
at battlebots.
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00:20:48,648 --> 00:20:50,147
[kenny] that's right.
They may be rookies,
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00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:53,851
but the field has been
scouting this team online
for years now.
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00:20:53,853 --> 00:20:56,887
The bot's already gotten a lot
of attention back in the pits
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00:20:56,889 --> 00:21:01,259
and everyone's chomping
at the bit to see it make
its debut on the big stage.
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00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:03,761
International success
is one thing,
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00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:07,031
but winning fights here
at battlebots
is a measuring stick
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you just can't simulate
anywhere else.
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00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:15,806
Taking on skorpios,
co-captained by the husband
and wife combination
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of zach lytle
and diana tarlson.
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00:21:18,177 --> 00:21:20,678
Now last season
was really special for them.
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00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,649
During the pandemic,
they nearly lost
their entire business
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00:21:24,651 --> 00:21:28,252
but they turned around,
had an incredible run here
at battlebots.
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They beat tombstone
in a main event.
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00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:34,225
They won a bounty tournament
and gained a ton of respect.
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00:21:34,227 --> 00:21:36,460
Now their business
has actually bounced back
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00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:40,031
and they feel like the sky
is the limit for their robot.
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[kenny] that's right.
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00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:42,066
And they did that really
with the weapon
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that wasn't really
at full power.
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00:21:44,037 --> 00:21:46,671
So they believe they have
the best skorpios yet.
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00:21:47,206 --> 00:21:48,339
This is gonna be fun.
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00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:50,474
Faruq, take it away.
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00:21:53,746 --> 00:21:57,515
In the red square
from seoul, south korea,
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00:21:57,517 --> 00:22:02,787
forget bts,
he's here to make you rip.
404
00:22:02,789 --> 00:22:05,256
It's blade!
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00:22:08,961 --> 00:22:10,561
[chris] look at that bot,
kenny.
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00:22:10,563 --> 00:22:13,431
It looks kind of like
a klingon spaceship.
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00:22:13,433 --> 00:22:16,901
[kenny] yeah, blade is a
beautiful heavy-hitting
horizontal spinner
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with a wedge in the rear.
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00:22:18,171 --> 00:22:21,605
They're going with their
50-pound bar for this fight.
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00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:23,674
Tough matchup for them
out of the gate though.
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00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:27,745
Skorpios has a history
of success
against horizontals.
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00:22:27,747 --> 00:22:29,246
Blade will need
to create space
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00:22:29,248 --> 00:22:31,215
in order to get
its weapon up to speed
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00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:36,654
and then avoid going
face first into that giant
front plow of skorpios.
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00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:45,796
In the blue square,
from san francisco,
california...
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00:22:45,798 --> 00:22:52,036
Get over here
and take a beating
from skorpios.
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00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:57,508
[chris] there is zach
in front leading the charge.
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00:22:57,510 --> 00:23:00,010
Bots are gonna fly.
Bots are gonna die.
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00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:02,079
[chris] I think they're
already talking trash.
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00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:05,449
Listen to the crowd.
They flat out love it.
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00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:10,654
[kenny] look at that wedge,
man.
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00:23:10,857 --> 00:23:13,958
I gotta put that on the front
of my car,
nobody'll mess with me.
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00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:16,594
[chris] that wedge is
intimidating.
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00:23:16,596 --> 00:23:20,264
But the team is most excited
about its new hammer saw.
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00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:24,568
It's spinning at more than
double the rpms
it was last year.
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00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:27,405
They expect it to deliver
more damage as a result
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00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:32,977
and told us that skorpios
is now a legitimate contender
for the giant nut.
428
00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:34,879
Skorpios!
429
00:23:34,881 --> 00:23:38,015
Skorpios! Skorpios!
430
00:23:38,985 --> 00:23:41,152
Blades, wheel guards
and wedges,
431
00:23:41,154 --> 00:23:44,855
pull him off the ground
and let him slide
and go crazy.
432
00:23:44,857 --> 00:23:46,524
We're gonna try
to take advantage of that.
433
00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:48,259
Which could be a detriment
to us
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00:23:48,261 --> 00:23:52,763
because if you drive it
like you stole it
into blade's craziness,
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00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:56,434
then that could go bad
for our... For our hammer
stick.
436
00:23:56,436 --> 00:23:59,303
Well, we'll just have
to be a little more patient
than normal.
437
00:23:59,305 --> 00:24:02,306
Yeah, patience is a virtue.
438
00:24:02,308 --> 00:24:04,008
And we don't have that one.
439
00:24:24,297 --> 00:24:26,530
[bot] robots activate.
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00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:32,136
[chris] kenny, what do you
know about the driver of
blade?
441
00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,771
[kenny] well, her name is ju
sangeun.
442
00:24:33,773 --> 00:24:35,639
She's actually
a professional violinist
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00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:38,175
and is used to performing
under pressure, chris.
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00:24:38,177 --> 00:24:40,945
She's been driving
blade since 2019.
445
00:24:40,947 --> 00:24:46,317
But this will be
the biggest test by far
of her young career.
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00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:49,019
[chris] for more on her
opponent's strategy tonight,
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00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:51,021
let's throw it over
to the bot whisperer.
448
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:52,923
Pete, what do you have?
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00:24:52,925 --> 00:24:53,991
If you remember last year,
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00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:57,228
skorpios has three large
pieces of armor
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00:24:57,230 --> 00:25:00,064
that are bolted
onto the front,
each independent,
452
00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:02,132
and they got ripped off
and damaged pretty heavily
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00:25:02,134 --> 00:25:03,267
during their fight
with tombstone.
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00:25:03,269 --> 00:25:05,870
They're taking all those
lessons from tombstone
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00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:09,106
and they've welded
the back side
and the front side
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00:25:09,108 --> 00:25:12,943
to each side of the armor
making one continuous piece.
457
00:25:12,945 --> 00:25:14,879
So this is what's going to
probably save them
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00:25:14,881 --> 00:25:16,680
against a very
tombstone-like robot.
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00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,940
[kenny] let the bot battle
begin!
460
00:25:42,942 --> 00:25:47,144
And here comes skorpios
out of box rushing
and takes it to blade.
461
00:25:47,146 --> 00:25:49,213
Trying to prevent
that horizontal spinner
462
00:25:49,215 --> 00:25:51,148
from getting up to speed,
chris.
463
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,183
Blade retreats
into the short corner.
464
00:25:53,185 --> 00:25:58,122
Skorpios' all over it
and now zach lytle firing up
that hammer saw.
465
00:25:58,124 --> 00:25:59,857
[kenny] oh, my goodness.
466
00:25:59,859 --> 00:26:02,026
[chris] look at that weapon
go to work.
467
00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:06,664
Skorpios has already opened up
a serious gash
on the backside of blade.
468
00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:08,632
The bot
from seoul, south korea
469
00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:10,534
trying to create
some space here
470
00:26:10,536 --> 00:26:12,636
but skorpios won't give
an inch.
471
00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:18,809
That hammer saw threatening
to do more damage
with every major hit, kenny.
472
00:26:18,811 --> 00:26:21,879
[kenny] yeah, this is what
zach is known for,
aggressive driving,
473
00:26:21,881 --> 00:26:24,148
just staying right on top
of his opponents.
474
00:26:24,150 --> 00:26:27,618
[chris] and just took another
big chunk out of blade.
475
00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:30,421
[kenny] blade's weapon
still active though.
476
00:26:30,423 --> 00:26:35,059
[chris] oh, skorpios continues
to rack up the aggression
and damage points.
477
00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:39,196
Blade tries to counter
but skorpios says,
"no way, my friend."
478
00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:40,764
I'm stuck, I'm stuck.
479
00:26:40,933 --> 00:26:44,101
[kenny] skorpios' saw is stuck
in blade's skull, chris.
480
00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:45,703
That is medieval.
481
00:26:45,705 --> 00:26:49,974
[chris] oh, look at that
control, look at that driving
from zach lytle.
482
00:26:49,976 --> 00:26:55,112
Blade's horizontal spinner
is still active
but has been a non-factor.
483
00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:56,814
And skorpios shoves blade
into the corner,
484
00:26:56,816 --> 00:27:00,184
lets the pulverizer
get in on the action too.
485
00:27:00,186 --> 00:27:04,121
[kenny] this is easily
the most powerful
that we've seen skorpios.
486
00:27:04,123 --> 00:27:07,124
That primary weapon
is doing some
serious damage here.
487
00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:08,392
[chris] holy smoke!
488
00:27:08,394 --> 00:27:11,629
Can blade even move?
Just barely.
489
00:27:12,064 --> 00:27:14,231
90 seconds remaining.
490
00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:19,169
Skorpios backs up now,
playing a little red light,
green light
491
00:27:19,171 --> 00:27:21,672
with the bot from south korea.
492
00:27:21,674 --> 00:27:26,043
Skorpios saying, if you move,
there will be consequences.
493
00:27:26,045 --> 00:27:28,345
You gotta tell me you got
some kind of movement
in there.
494
00:27:28,347 --> 00:27:29,580
I gotta see...
495
00:27:29,582 --> 00:27:32,149
[chris] the ref issuing
a warning to team blade.
496
00:27:32,351 --> 00:27:33,484
Whoa!
497
00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:36,954
Skorpios takes a friendly
fire from its own pulverizer.
498
00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:42,226
Now nudges blade
under the 100-pound
hammer well.
499
00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:43,227
[kenny] oh, my goodness.
500
00:27:43,229 --> 00:27:47,631
This has been all skorpios
all the time.
501
00:27:47,633 --> 00:27:49,967
[chris] under a minute left to
go.
502
00:27:49,969 --> 00:27:55,072
And why doesn't skorpios
just back off and let blade
get counted out here, kenny?
503
00:27:55,074 --> 00:27:57,808
[kenny] I think zach and diana
wanna milk
504
00:27:57,810 --> 00:28:00,144
every second
of fight time
they have tonight
505
00:28:00,146 --> 00:28:03,681
and put skorpios
through its paces.
506
00:28:03,683 --> 00:28:07,017
[chris] well, listen, they
think they have a championship
bot this season
507
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:09,086
and after this
awesome performance,
508
00:28:09,088 --> 00:28:11,955
I am not gonna say otherwise.
509
00:28:11,957 --> 00:28:15,125
[kenny] what a brutal
introduction to the big
leagues
510
00:28:15,127 --> 00:28:17,428
for the robot
from south korea.
511
00:28:19,098 --> 00:28:21,799
[chris] skorpios continuing to
engage.
512
00:28:21,801 --> 00:28:23,867
And like so many
of its opponents,
513
00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:29,707
blade has spent all night
trying to avoid
that big front plow.
514
00:28:29,709 --> 00:28:32,509
[kenny] literally taking it
apart piece by piece.
515
00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:36,246
[chris] the kill saw's getting
involved here
in the final moments
516
00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:38,182
of a one-sided match
517
00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:44,388
that saw skorpios
absolutely dominate battlebots
rookie blade.
518
00:28:47,626 --> 00:28:51,829
Either way that final bell
means the decision
will now lie
519
00:28:51,831 --> 00:28:54,832
in the hands of our judges.
520
00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:58,235
[kenny] lisa winter, jason
bardis and derek young,
521
00:28:58,237 --> 00:29:01,171
who are once again scoring
on an 11-point system.
522
00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:03,674
Up to five points
can be awarded for damage,
523
00:29:03,676 --> 00:29:06,910
three for aggression
and three for control.
524
00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:09,980
That was amazing. So good.
525
00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:13,317
[chris] team skorpios all
hugs, and why not,
526
00:29:13,319 --> 00:29:16,787
because start to finish,
kenny, they were so
impressive.
527
00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:17,921
[kenny] yeah, absolutely.
528
00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:21,391
This is the most destructive
we have seen skorpios.
529
00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:24,928
They gave this team
from south korea
quite the welcoming.
530
00:29:24,930 --> 00:29:25,896
Look at that.
531
00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:28,398
First strike just digs
right into that wedge,
532
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:33,504
takes a huge chunk off,
does it again, the same spot.
533
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:36,073
Just surgical.
534
00:29:36,075 --> 00:29:40,377
And I really thought
the driving out of zach
was so impressive.
535
00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:42,880
He never allowed blade
a chance to regroup.
536
00:29:42,882 --> 00:29:44,314
[chris] he did it all.
537
00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:47,084
I mean, whether it was
taking chunks out of their
weapon, controlling,
538
00:29:47,086 --> 00:29:50,254
picking them up,
delivering him in other parts
of the battle box,
539
00:29:50,256 --> 00:29:52,923
staying on him,
I mean he really did it all.
540
00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:55,659
I mean, this was like a clinic
here from zach lytle.
541
00:29:58,864 --> 00:30:02,032
The results
from the judges are in.
542
00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:12,342
And the winner
by unanimous decision is...
543
00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,414
Skorpios!
544
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:21,685
We love you, guys.
545
00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:30,093
[chris] zach and diana,
I hate to break up
the love fest over there,
546
00:30:30,095 --> 00:30:33,230
but boy, this is the way
it was supposed to be
with that weapon, huh?
547
00:30:33,232 --> 00:30:38,202
Yes. Yes, the power!
548
00:30:38,204 --> 00:30:41,905
We spent our entire offseason
trying to make
the weapon better.
549
00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:43,974
We made a whole
youtube channel about it.
550
00:30:43,976 --> 00:30:46,877
And we're now turning out
eight times the power
551
00:30:46,879 --> 00:30:50,147
the original weapon had back
in season five.
552
00:30:52,151 --> 00:30:54,351
With that being said,
zach and diana,
553
00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:55,986
you wanna win this thing,
don't you?
554
00:30:55,988 --> 00:30:57,855
Yeah.
555
00:30:57,857 --> 00:31:01,091
-There's a giant nut
and I want to go home with it.
-With our name on it.
556
00:31:01,093 --> 00:31:03,927
Anyway, great first step.
Congratulations.
557
00:31:03,929 --> 00:31:05,329
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
558
00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:11,001
[chris] all right, kenny.
559
00:31:11,003 --> 00:31:13,670
Skorpios is off
to a hot start.
560
00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:15,672
That was the real deal
out of the gate.
561
00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:17,040
No question about it.
562
00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:20,811
Zach lytle and team skorpios,
they were in beast mode.
563
00:31:20,813 --> 00:31:22,312
My goodness.
They did everything.
564
00:31:22,314 --> 00:31:27,084
[chris] and no shame in what
cheog-gyu hwang
and blade did tonight.
565
00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,853
They simply ran
into a buzz saw.
566
00:31:29,855 --> 00:31:33,924
Look for them to bounce back
in their next match.
567
00:31:33,926 --> 00:31:36,260
All right, coming up,
will ray billings
need to prepare
568
00:31:36,262 --> 00:31:37,961
a massive grave
569
00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:41,231
or will the prehistoric
mammoth
make tombstone extinct?
570
00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:45,335
It's mammoth against tombstone
and it's next on battlebots.
571
00:31:53,345 --> 00:31:54,378
Welcome back to battlebots.
572
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:57,014
Do you enjoy watching robots
fight to the death?
573
00:31:57,016 --> 00:31:59,650
Well, I've got
some good news for you.
574
00:31:59,652 --> 00:32:02,786
Next up, former battlebots
champion tombstone
575
00:32:02,788 --> 00:32:08,625
returns to action
after a shocking upset loss
in its opening fight.
576
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:11,728
Once considered
the most feared machine
on the planet,
577
00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:16,366
it's now been five years
since captain ray billings
hoisted the giant nut.
578
00:32:16,368 --> 00:32:19,269
And as the robot combat world
continues to evolve,
579
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:23,206
it begs the question,
has tombstone lost a step?
580
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:27,711
[ray]
I first started in battlebots
a long time ago
581
00:32:27,713 --> 00:32:31,415
and there were always
some robots
582
00:32:31,417 --> 00:32:35,619
when that robot fights,
the pits went empty.
583
00:32:37,323 --> 00:32:38,922
I wanted to clear the pits.
584
00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:42,259
I wanted everybody
to come watch tombstone.
585
00:32:42,261 --> 00:32:43,961
That's what it was.
586
00:32:43,963 --> 00:32:49,333
It was all about making sure
that I just had the biggest
kit available in the sport.
587
00:32:53,672 --> 00:32:57,341
[commentator]
tombstone, the grim reaper
of battlebots.
588
00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:03,313
My reputation
as being that guy
589
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:04,915
has been around
for a long time.
590
00:33:04,917 --> 00:33:07,184
[commentator]
look at that blade spin.
591
00:33:07,186 --> 00:33:12,089
That right there
is the mike tyson
of battlebots.
592
00:33:12,091 --> 00:33:14,024
2016 was a good year for us.
593
00:33:14,026 --> 00:33:17,661
Everybody fell, nobody
could take
what I had that year
594
00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:19,396
and we just marched
our way to the finals
595
00:33:19,398 --> 00:33:21,064
and went home
with the giant nut.
596
00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:23,800
[commentator]
a new champ is crowned!
597
00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:27,437
Ray billings and tombstone!
598
00:33:29,441 --> 00:33:33,243
[chris] brutal collisions,
kenny. Tombstone looks hurt.
599
00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:35,445
Last year
was a disappointment.
600
00:33:35,447 --> 00:33:39,149
We felt we could have
and should have done better
than we did.
601
00:33:39,151 --> 00:33:42,019
[chris] the former champ,
he's on the ropes.
602
00:33:42,021 --> 00:33:44,588
And in our first fight
this year,
603
00:33:44,590 --> 00:33:46,690
we did take a loss
against captain shrederator.
604
00:33:46,692 --> 00:33:49,593
[chris] tombstone smoking
already and takes a serious
shot.
605
00:33:49,595 --> 00:33:54,631
The thing about this sport
is little itty bitty things
can... Can derail you.
606
00:33:54,633 --> 00:34:00,570
[chris] tombstone's season
goes up in flames,
at least in the early going.
607
00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:08,211
Whenever I don't perform
as well as I think I should,
608
00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:12,315
whenever I don't just dominate
in a match,
you get a lot of that talk,
609
00:34:12,317 --> 00:34:15,252
"oh, my god,
tombstone's not doing
its thing anymore.
610
00:34:15,254 --> 00:34:20,123
It's an old bot.
It's not up to standard
anymore."
611
00:34:20,125 --> 00:34:25,429
go ask anybody who I have hit
whether they think
I don't have it anymore.
612
00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:32,169
Everybody in this building
should be afraid
613
00:34:32,171 --> 00:34:33,904
of what tombstone can do
to their robot.
614
00:34:33,906 --> 00:34:36,640
Every team
should understand that.
615
00:34:37,976 --> 00:34:41,611
If I get the right hit,
you're gonna die.
616
00:34:49,655 --> 00:34:52,122
[chris] kenny, the stakes
could not be any higher for
tombstone
617
00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:54,858
in this match for the second
straight season.
618
00:34:54,860 --> 00:34:58,261
Ray billings has to figure out
a way to dig out
of an 0-1 start.
619
00:34:58,263 --> 00:35:00,764
Well, listen, if anyone
can do it, it's ray billings.
620
00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:04,734
He had a tough out
against a high-energy bot
and captain shrederator.
621
00:35:04,736 --> 00:35:07,671
This one is another
tough fight though.
622
00:35:07,673 --> 00:35:09,372
He's about to face a captain
and robot
623
00:35:09,374 --> 00:35:13,243
who's trying to break the mold
on what a championship robot
looks like.
624
00:35:13,245 --> 00:35:16,079
And that's ricky willems
and his massive machine,
mammoth.
625
00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:19,116
He's coming off of a big
knockout over hijinx,
626
00:35:19,118 --> 00:35:22,986
and beating tombstone tonight
could very well prove
his thesis.
627
00:35:22,988 --> 00:35:26,923
[chris] a lot on the line
for these two bots.
628
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:29,092
Let's send it over to faruq.
629
00:35:34,933 --> 00:35:37,200
In the red square,
630
00:35:37,202 --> 00:35:41,438
he's the godfather of bots
and he's beaten plenty
of good fellas.
631
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,874
His legend status
is untouchable.
632
00:35:43,876 --> 00:35:46,009
Other bots should be jealous.
633
00:35:46,011 --> 00:35:50,280
Now he's in the land of casino
and his runs
just getting started.
634
00:35:50,282 --> 00:35:54,184
And after he kills you,
we'll call you the departed.
635
00:35:54,186 --> 00:35:58,221
Give it up for tombstone!
636
00:36:01,727 --> 00:36:07,397
[chris] and here comes
the 2016 world champion,
ray billings.
637
00:36:07,399 --> 00:36:12,202
Last time we saw tombstone,
it was practically roasting
marshmallows inside the box.
638
00:36:12,204 --> 00:36:14,971
Kenny, what went wrong
against captain shrederator?
639
00:36:14,973 --> 00:36:18,675
[kenny] well, they switched
the type of batteries that
powered tombstone's blade.
640
00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:23,647
The new batteries are supposed
to provide even more power
to that legendary weapon,
641
00:36:23,649 --> 00:36:25,248
but they've been overheating
642
00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:28,218
and that's what led
to the fire we saw
in their last fight.
643
00:36:28,220 --> 00:36:30,754
They've been playing
with circuits to get it right.
644
00:36:30,756 --> 00:36:35,258
But this is do or die
for the king
of kinetic energy.
645
00:36:36,795 --> 00:36:41,331
In the blue square,
a gigantic launcher
is their combat trick,
646
00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:44,901
and this sucker is big
like a tom hank's flick.
647
00:36:44,903 --> 00:36:49,706
It'll catch you if it can
and you'll get cast away
and thrown.
648
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,808
It'll fling you a green mile
649
00:36:51,810 --> 00:36:57,047
because it's in a league
of its own, it's mammoth!
650
00:37:00,986 --> 00:37:04,354
[chris] if you didn't see
mammoth in its season debut,
651
00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:08,925
that weapon, looking
a little bit different
in the 2021 season.
652
00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:11,461
[kenny] yeah, it's made
from uhmw plastic.
653
00:37:11,463 --> 00:37:14,998
It's the same type
of material huge's wheels
are made from.
654
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,200
It bends but does not break
655
00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:19,803
and it had a ton of success
in its first fight
656
00:37:19,805 --> 00:37:23,039
against another horizontal
spinner in hijinx.
657
00:37:33,652 --> 00:37:36,886
We did some upgrades
to the drivetrain
on tombstone this year.
658
00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:40,190
It's actually
a little bit faster
than it was in the past.
659
00:37:40,192 --> 00:37:43,827
So I'm gonna try to use
that speed to get past
660
00:37:43,829 --> 00:37:47,030
and get to the side,
try to get ahold
of some of the tires.
661
00:37:47,032 --> 00:37:49,432
They're just sitting out there
waiting to get cut offs
662
00:37:49,434 --> 00:37:51,735
if I'm fast enough
to get around them.
663
00:37:51,737 --> 00:37:53,637
Right now we're 0-1.
664
00:37:53,639 --> 00:37:58,008
So, this win is an absolute
must for tombstone.
665
00:37:58,010 --> 00:38:01,211
We have to go in there,
we have to do our thing
and dominate.
666
00:38:01,213 --> 00:38:04,214
And we have to come out
of this with a victory.
It's really important.
667
00:38:04,216 --> 00:38:06,182
Mammoth is a big stick figure.
668
00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:08,652
There is a lot
for him to chop up.
669
00:38:08,654 --> 00:38:10,287
We need to feed
as much plastic
670
00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:12,622
and as much steel
and as much titanium
671
00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:15,225
into the mouth of their weapon
and hope that it breaks
672
00:38:15,227 --> 00:38:19,029
and jams up and flips them
on their side and bounces them
around the arena.
673
00:38:19,031 --> 00:38:23,099
Our only shot here
is to make sure tombstone
breaks themselves
674
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,668
and that we outlast him.
675
00:38:30,776 --> 00:38:32,575
[bot] robots activate.
676
00:38:36,081 --> 00:38:38,281
[chris] here's a little
factoid for you.
677
00:38:38,283 --> 00:38:41,151
Ricky willems and mammoth
have won their first fight
678
00:38:41,153 --> 00:38:43,887
in every season
they've competed in,
679
00:38:43,889 --> 00:38:46,089
but they've never won
their second.
680
00:38:48,193 --> 00:38:52,796
Will mammoth prove
that an unconventional design
can dominate?
681
00:38:52,798 --> 00:38:55,332
Or will tombstone remind
the field
682
00:38:55,334 --> 00:38:59,336
it is still the baddest blade
in the business?
683
00:38:59,338 --> 00:39:02,939
Find out next
when battlebots continues.
684
00:39:10,716 --> 00:39:12,649
Welcome back to battlebots
685
00:39:12,651 --> 00:39:18,455
where mammoth is ready
to battle the grim reaper
himself, tombstone.
686
00:39:18,457 --> 00:39:23,827
Captain ray billings' season
could be on the line
after an 0-1 start.
687
00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:26,329
Let's get it on!
688
00:39:39,277 --> 00:39:42,312
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
689
00:39:42,314 --> 00:39:46,416
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
690
00:39:46,418 --> 00:39:48,351
We got this. I got this.
691
00:39:48,353 --> 00:39:53,156
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
692
00:39:53,158 --> 00:39:56,059
[chris] let the bot battle
begin!
693
00:39:57,162 --> 00:39:59,662
[kenny] a huge shot from
tombstone!
694
00:40:00,799 --> 00:40:02,265
-Oh, my goodness!
-Look at that!
695
00:40:02,267 --> 00:40:04,868
[chris] pieces of mammoth
flying everywhere.
696
00:40:04,870 --> 00:40:06,102
Oh, baby!
697
00:40:06,104 --> 00:40:07,504
[kenny] that's a big one.
698
00:40:07,506 --> 00:40:11,808
And the right wheel of mammoth
is now hanging on
by a thread, chris.
699
00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:15,078
But did tombstone take
some damage there too?
700
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:19,315
It looks like the left side
of that bot
is no longer working.
701
00:40:21,420 --> 00:40:24,921
[chris] that last exchange,
it may have put both these
bots on the ropes.
702
00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:27,957
You've gotta show us movement,
ray.
703
00:40:27,959 --> 00:40:30,994
Mammoth and tombstone
are crab walking now.
704
00:40:30,996 --> 00:40:33,630
Could we actually
have a countdown coming?
705
00:40:34,733 --> 00:40:37,333
We've got a simultaneous
incapacitation.
706
00:40:37,335 --> 00:40:39,369
They've simultaneously
incapacitated.
707
00:40:39,371 --> 00:40:41,638
In ten, nine...
708
00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,574
[chris] and now the referee
counting out both teams.
709
00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:46,910
Wow!
710
00:40:46,912 --> 00:40:48,645
I'm pretty sure
we're both down.
711
00:40:48,647 --> 00:40:52,182
An unbelievable turn
of events here tonight.
712
00:40:52,184 --> 00:40:54,250
-Knockout!
-Knockout!
713
00:40:56,321 --> 00:40:58,121
[chris] that's gonna be it.
714
00:40:58,123 --> 00:41:02,992
The refs have declared
a simultaneous incapacitation.
715
00:41:02,994 --> 00:41:07,197
Kenny, what the heck
just happened here?
716
00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:12,035
Well, a simultaneous
incapacitation is kind of
like a double knockout.
717
00:41:12,037 --> 00:41:15,171
[kenny] so this should go
to the judge's scorecard.
718
00:41:15,173 --> 00:41:21,077
Guys, we observe both bots
being incapacitated
at the same time.
719
00:41:21,079 --> 00:41:22,312
So we're going to the judges.
720
00:41:22,314 --> 00:41:23,279
-Okay.
-Okay.
721
00:41:23,281 --> 00:41:24,614
Thank you, gentlemen.
722
00:41:25,684 --> 00:41:29,285
[chris] okay, so there it is.
723
00:41:29,287 --> 00:41:34,090
Kenny, after tombstone
launched its all-out nuclear
attack out of the gate,
724
00:41:34,092 --> 00:41:36,659
both robots ended up
seeing stars
725
00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:39,796
and the teams were counted out
simultaneously.
726
00:41:39,798 --> 00:41:42,999
So, break this crazy
fight down for us.
727
00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:45,635
[kenny] well, it was that
gigantic third exchange
728
00:41:45,637 --> 00:41:48,638
that sent both bots
flying across the box.
729
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,241
Mammoth lost a wheel
and I thought
the fight was over,
730
00:41:51,243 --> 00:41:54,010
but the recoil
also sent tombstone
731
00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:55,879
crashing into the arena wall
732
00:41:55,881 --> 00:41:58,648
and then its left side
stopped working.
733
00:41:58,650 --> 00:42:02,252
[chris] and how are the judges
looking at this type
of double knockout?
734
00:42:02,254 --> 00:42:05,555
[kenny] well, they'll score it
like they would
any other decision.
735
00:42:05,557 --> 00:42:09,425
Mammoth will tally
a few aggression points
for continuing to attack.
736
00:42:09,427 --> 00:42:11,127
But at the end of the day,
737
00:42:11,129 --> 00:42:13,630
damage is the most heavily
weighted category
738
00:42:13,632 --> 00:42:15,064
and tombstone proved
739
00:42:15,066 --> 00:42:18,768
that the king
of kinetic energy title
is still very fitting.
740
00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:21,337
[chris] let's throw it over to
faruq.
741
00:42:23,308 --> 00:42:26,242
The results
from the judges are in.
742
00:42:29,981 --> 00:42:33,650
The winner by a unanimous
decision is...
743
00:42:39,090 --> 00:42:42,025
Tombstone!
744
00:42:44,095 --> 00:42:45,461
Yeah, baby!
745
00:42:45,463 --> 00:42:48,164
That was good. That was good.
746
00:42:53,405 --> 00:42:55,238
-Ray.
-We're back, baby.
747
00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:56,673
That's right, that's right.
748
00:42:56,675 --> 00:43:01,210
Ray, congratulations on your
simultaneous incapacitation.
749
00:43:01,212 --> 00:43:04,714
Hey, I got to make it
exciting, I guess, you know.
750
00:43:04,716 --> 00:43:08,051
You're all smiles right now,
but you had your game face on.
751
00:43:08,053 --> 00:43:12,021
Well, yeah, I had to win
this match
going into this 0-1,
752
00:43:12,023 --> 00:43:13,323
I mean we're here to win
the giant nut,
753
00:43:13,325 --> 00:43:15,325
we're not here to pack up
and go home.
754
00:43:15,327 --> 00:43:18,428
So I needed to win this match
to get into the tree of 32.
755
00:43:18,430 --> 00:43:21,664
All right, ray,
congratulations on win
number one this season.
756
00:43:21,666 --> 00:43:23,499
Go celebrate with your family.
757
00:43:23,501 --> 00:43:26,135
Absolutely.
We're going to do that.
Absolutely.
758
00:43:32,310 --> 00:43:34,243
[chris] you know, there was an
awful lot of chirping
759
00:43:34,245 --> 00:43:36,446
about how tombstone
may have lost a step
760
00:43:36,448 --> 00:43:40,917
after ray dropped his opener
to captain shrederator.
761
00:43:40,919 --> 00:43:42,919
He ain't finished in 2021,
bro.
762
00:43:42,921 --> 00:43:43,987
Yeah, absolutely.
763
00:43:43,989 --> 00:43:45,488
I mean he has that
knockout power.
764
00:43:45,490 --> 00:43:48,958
He only needs to be perfect
for like a quarter
of a second.
765
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,927
That is amazing.
766
00:43:50,929 --> 00:43:55,031
Simultaneous incapacitation.
Why not?
767
00:43:55,867 --> 00:43:56,966
Okay.
768
00:43:57,002 --> 00:44:01,004
Coming up, the most fearsome
flipper in all of canada,
769
00:44:01,006 --> 00:44:07,443
lucky will try to put tantrum
in some serious need
of universal healthcare.
770
00:44:07,445 --> 00:44:12,115
You'll see that fight
when we return on battlebots.
771
00:44:20,859 --> 00:44:22,425
We are back on battlebots.
772
00:44:22,427 --> 00:44:26,029
We got a good one cooking
for you as tantrum
is inside the box
773
00:44:26,031 --> 00:44:27,897
for the second time
this season,
774
00:44:27,899 --> 00:44:30,900
now captained
by ginger schmidt
and alex grant
775
00:44:30,902 --> 00:44:33,169
taking over for aren hill.
776
00:44:33,171 --> 00:44:36,072
Tantrum first time out
won a decision.
777
00:44:36,074 --> 00:44:37,373
Very impressive.
778
00:44:37,375 --> 00:44:39,409
This thing is built
like a brick
and it's got a punch as well.
779
00:44:39,411 --> 00:44:42,111
[kenny] yeah, that's right.
Semi-finalist
from last season.
780
00:44:42,113 --> 00:44:44,280
I believe they're a better bot
this season.
781
00:44:44,282 --> 00:44:48,351
Extremely durable,
very powerful and defensively
they are so set.
782
00:44:48,353 --> 00:44:52,588
And for the first time
this season we say hello
to lucky from canada,
783
00:44:52,590 --> 00:44:55,958
engineered by all around
nice guy mark demers.
784
00:44:55,960 --> 00:45:00,263
This old-school
pneumatic flipper has been
trying to flip itself
785
00:45:00,265 --> 00:45:02,832
out of the middle
of the pack
for quite a while now.
786
00:45:02,834 --> 00:45:04,967
It's built pretty much
like a tank
787
00:45:04,969 --> 00:45:08,638
and that durability
has led it to force
judges' decisions
788
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,074
in more than half
of its battlebots matches.
789
00:45:11,076 --> 00:45:13,009
So it's no tomato can, kenny.
790
00:45:13,011 --> 00:45:16,179
[kenny] yeah, and this year
mark says he's brought a
secret weapon.
791
00:45:16,181 --> 00:45:20,149
He's decided to turn
over the driving reins
to matt olson,
792
00:45:20,151 --> 00:45:24,654
one of the top ranked
dirt track rc drivers
in the world.
793
00:45:24,656 --> 00:45:27,824
Mark said his new wheelman
has better fine motor skills
794
00:45:27,826 --> 00:45:32,228
and more precision
on the sticks
than anyone he's ever seen.
795
00:45:32,230 --> 00:45:35,798
We know all too well
that a great driver can make
or break any fight.
796
00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:37,533
Let's see how he does.
797
00:45:37,535 --> 00:45:39,869
I think this could be
a good, good fight.
798
00:45:39,871 --> 00:45:42,138
Let's check it out. Faruq.
799
00:45:45,009 --> 00:45:48,978
[faruq] in the red square
from ottawa, canada.
800
00:45:48,980 --> 00:45:52,148
Come on seven, papa needs
a new pair of shoes.
801
00:45:52,150 --> 00:45:55,118
It's lucky!
802
00:45:59,657 --> 00:46:03,726
[chris] canada's own lucky,
captained by mark demers
803
00:46:03,728 --> 00:46:08,297
and there's his new driving
protege, matt olson.
804
00:46:08,299 --> 00:46:10,867
[kenny] yeah, and let's not
forget that mark introduced us
805
00:46:10,869 --> 00:46:13,970
to one of the most sensational
drivers in the sport,
806
00:46:13,972 --> 00:46:15,938
gary gin, back in season two.
807
00:46:15,940 --> 00:46:19,008
So he definitely has a knack
for sniffing out talent.
808
00:46:19,010 --> 00:46:23,513
Let's see
how the rookie driver matt
handles the big time.
809
00:46:25,316 --> 00:46:30,353
In the blue square,
it's got fist of rage
to split your face.
810
00:46:30,355 --> 00:46:33,589
Give it up for tantrum!
811
00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:41,998
[chris] listen to the crowd
welcome the fist of fury,
tantrum,
812
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,934
coming off a decision win
over malice.
813
00:46:44,936 --> 00:46:47,804
This team is just
oozing confidence.
814
00:46:47,806 --> 00:46:50,106
So, kenny,
what's their ceiling
this year?
815
00:46:50,108 --> 00:46:51,908
[kenny] look, they've gone
from clunky rookie
816
00:46:51,910 --> 00:46:55,745
to polished semifinalist
in the span of three seasons.
817
00:46:55,747 --> 00:46:58,047
And after the smackdown
they put on malice,
818
00:46:58,049 --> 00:47:00,082
I don't think there's any
reason to doubt
819
00:47:00,084 --> 00:47:03,519
they could contend
for a top four spot again.
820
00:47:03,521 --> 00:47:05,688
But experienced teams
know not to get
ahead of themselves.
821
00:47:05,690 --> 00:47:10,259
In the fight game,
you got to take it
one match at a time.
822
00:47:11,996 --> 00:47:15,198
Lucky's a flipper robot,
so we don't want them to get
under us.
823
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:18,868
In order to avoid this,
we're introducing
our minibot nugget.
824
00:47:18,870 --> 00:47:20,870
Nugget is gonna drive
around the sides of lucky
825
00:47:20,872 --> 00:47:23,072
while we're distracting them
from the front,
826
00:47:23,074 --> 00:47:26,242
it's gonna high center
lucky by getting
all the way underneath
827
00:47:26,244 --> 00:47:28,211
and bringing lucky
up off the floor,
828
00:47:28,213 --> 00:47:30,780
so its wheels can't touch
the bottom of the box.
829
00:47:30,782 --> 00:47:32,415
And then when lucky
is high centered,
830
00:47:32,417 --> 00:47:34,984
tantrum's gonna come in
and give them a big punch.
831
00:47:34,986 --> 00:47:36,519
This year we have
that upper deck.
832
00:47:36,521 --> 00:47:37,987
If you look at the way
lucky's configured,
833
00:47:37,989 --> 00:47:40,056
we're a flipper,
834
00:47:40,058 --> 00:47:45,061
but our configuration tends
to go at a certain height
and throw at a distance.
835
00:47:45,063 --> 00:47:47,964
So we go about
as far forward as we do high.
836
00:47:47,966 --> 00:47:50,399
And I think the...
The change in the design
837
00:47:50,401 --> 00:47:53,803
with the upper deck
benefits lucky
more than any other machine.
838
00:47:53,805 --> 00:47:55,571
We look to deliver on that.
839
00:47:59,043 --> 00:48:01,410
[bot] robots activate.
840
00:48:02,914 --> 00:48:06,716
[chris] and kenny, these two
teams actually have a little
bit of history.
841
00:48:06,718 --> 00:48:07,783
[kenny] yeah, that's right.
842
00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:10,820
They did meet in an exhibition
match back in 2019.
843
00:48:10,822 --> 00:48:13,956
Tantrum was far
from the top tier bot
it is today,
844
00:48:13,958 --> 00:48:16,826
but lucky was able to get low
ground and flip them.
845
00:48:16,828 --> 00:48:20,930
And it took a judge's decision
for tantrum to score a win.
846
00:48:20,932 --> 00:48:24,500
[chris] well, let's see if
lucky can replicate some of
that action here tonight.
847
00:48:36,948 --> 00:48:39,482
Fight! Fight! Fight!
848
00:48:39,484 --> 00:48:40,816
Let's go, tantrum.
849
00:48:40,818 --> 00:48:42,818
Tantrum.
850
00:48:42,820 --> 00:48:45,454
Fight! Fight! Fight!
851
00:48:45,456 --> 00:48:48,491
Fight! Fight! Fight!
852
00:48:48,493 --> 00:48:50,960
[chris] let the bot battle
begin.
853
00:48:51,362 --> 00:48:53,329
Tantrum quick on the draw.
854
00:48:54,799 --> 00:48:56,332
Wow!
855
00:48:57,235 --> 00:48:59,869
Lucky all over tantrum
at the start.
856
00:48:59,871 --> 00:49:02,305
And there's another flip.
857
00:49:02,307 --> 00:49:04,874
[kenny] the canadians are not
messing around, chris.
858
00:49:04,876 --> 00:49:07,109
[chris] oh, look at tantrum.
859
00:49:07,111 --> 00:49:10,246
And tantrum might be
stuck on the rail.
860
00:49:10,248 --> 00:49:11,213
Uh-oh.
861
00:49:11,215 --> 00:49:12,982
Oh.
862
00:49:12,984 --> 00:49:15,451
It gave a little help
but a flip as well.
863
00:49:15,453 --> 00:49:19,055
Wow, the rookie driver
actually wants to keep
the fight going.
864
00:49:19,891 --> 00:49:22,825
Uh-oh.
The nose is bent on lucky.
865
00:49:22,827 --> 00:49:24,794
Look at that.
It's pushed back, kenny.
866
00:49:24,796 --> 00:49:26,362
[kenny] up in there, brother.
867
00:49:26,364 --> 00:49:30,166
[chris] tantrum now starting
to work lucky right in front
of us.
868
00:49:30,168 --> 00:49:31,300
Uh-oh!
869
00:49:33,705 --> 00:49:36,806
[kenny] wow, look at that jump
right there from lucky.
870
00:49:36,808 --> 00:49:39,642
[chris] hey, it popped off
the floor like bruce lee.
871
00:49:39,644 --> 00:49:41,344
Tantrum turning it on now,
872
00:49:41,346 --> 00:49:45,781
getting underneath lucky
pretty much at will.
873
00:49:45,783 --> 00:49:48,150
[kenny] it stripped off a
couple of wheels, chris.
874
00:49:49,120 --> 00:49:51,287
[chris] what a comeback by
tantrum.
875
00:49:51,289 --> 00:49:52,822
This is a good one so far.
876
00:49:52,824 --> 00:49:57,827
It's lucky is starting
to come apart piece by piece
and tire by tire.
877
00:49:57,829 --> 00:50:01,030
Yeah, early on it was lucky
getting some great flips.
878
00:50:01,032 --> 00:50:02,832
Now getting underneath
[inaudible]
879
00:50:02,834 --> 00:50:04,133
and they are picking him
apart.
880
00:50:04,135 --> 00:50:08,037
Lucky is down to one tire
in the back.
881
00:50:08,039 --> 00:50:10,006
-Can it move?
-[kenny] oh, boy.
882
00:50:10,008 --> 00:50:11,941
[chris] oh, it's quivering for
life.
883
00:50:11,943 --> 00:50:13,609
You gotta show me you got it.
884
00:50:13,611 --> 00:50:17,480
[kenny] lucky were so dominant
at the start but it's about
to get counted out, chris.
885
00:50:18,883 --> 00:50:20,649
The ref is issuing a warning.
886
00:50:20,651 --> 00:50:22,351
Ten, nine...
887
00:50:22,353 --> 00:50:29,158
The bot from ottawa, canada,
looks like it needs an iv
and the countdown has started.
888
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:33,262
Tantrum comes from behind
and gets the ko.
889
00:50:33,264 --> 00:50:35,064
Knockout!
890
00:50:39,270 --> 00:50:41,237
-I got it at the beginning.
-Yeah.
891
00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:44,140
Hey, kickass shot guys.
That was awesome.
892
00:50:48,913 --> 00:50:50,513
[chris] kenny, I gotta be
honest,
893
00:50:50,848 --> 00:50:54,517
I'm not so sure that team
lucky could have scripted
a better start to this fight.
894
00:50:54,519 --> 00:50:56,085
[kenny] this was an awesome
fight.
895
00:50:56,087 --> 00:50:59,789
They were able to get
underneath tantrum repeatedly
to start this fight,
896
00:50:59,791 --> 00:51:03,059
they were aggressive,
they were taking the fight
right to him.
897
00:51:03,061 --> 00:51:05,294
And this is exactly
what mark wanted here.
898
00:51:05,296 --> 00:51:07,063
So, hard to beat this start,
899
00:51:07,065 --> 00:51:10,232
but then once tantrum
got off the rail
900
00:51:10,234 --> 00:51:11,934
and they definitely
helped him out there,
901
00:51:11,936 --> 00:51:15,004
but tantrum just went to work,
got serious and said,
902
00:51:15,006 --> 00:51:17,973
"all right, we're in this
and we're here
to knock you out."
903
00:51:17,975 --> 00:51:19,875
[chris] tantrum went after the
tires
904
00:51:19,877 --> 00:51:24,080
and at that point
even with all the athleticism
that lucky showed
905
00:51:24,082 --> 00:51:26,515
throughout the evening,
he was just a sitting duck.
906
00:51:26,517 --> 00:51:28,150
[kenny] no question about it.
907
00:51:28,152 --> 00:51:30,386
And I think there's a lot
of positives for lucky
to take away from this fight.
908
00:51:30,388 --> 00:51:32,221
They showed
some good durability
909
00:51:32,223 --> 00:51:34,557
but they were susceptible
there to the tires.
910
00:51:34,559 --> 00:51:36,625
And I think
that was the difference.
911
00:51:36,627 --> 00:51:41,997
[chris] and here once again
the finishing blow as tantrum
does in lucky for the evening.
912
00:51:43,935 --> 00:51:46,168
Alex and ginger.
913
00:51:46,170 --> 00:51:47,870
We did it, we did it!
914
00:51:47,872 --> 00:51:50,639
Ginger. Alex.
915
00:51:50,641 --> 00:51:53,843
Were you guys a little nervous
when you had that start
916
00:51:53,845 --> 00:51:56,011
because it seemed like you
guys were getting flipped?
917
00:51:56,013 --> 00:51:58,447
Yeah, we knew lucky
was a strong flipper,
918
00:51:58,449 --> 00:52:01,183
and with flippers
you never know
what's gonna happen.
919
00:52:01,185 --> 00:52:03,152
So they had us there
in the first half.
920
00:52:03,154 --> 00:52:06,222
But we had an amazing driving
from dillon and bryan,
921
00:52:06,224 --> 00:52:07,323
our drivers,
922
00:52:07,325 --> 00:52:09,892
and we got them
in the second half,
no problem.
923
00:52:09,894 --> 00:52:13,629
Alex, how destructive
is your bot?
924
00:52:15,133 --> 00:52:18,167
Tantrum last year
had very few good hits.
925
00:52:18,169 --> 00:52:21,036
We're seeing more great hits
in these last two fights
926
00:52:21,038 --> 00:52:23,906
than the whole season,
like, last year combined.
927
00:52:23,908 --> 00:52:25,207
We are ready for the finals.
928
00:52:25,209 --> 00:52:26,876
We're ready
for the round of 32.
929
00:52:26,878 --> 00:52:28,110
We're going all the way.
930
00:52:31,215 --> 00:52:32,481
All right.
931
00:52:32,650 --> 00:52:35,918
Ginger, alex, congratulations,
off to a 2-0 start
this season.
932
00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:37,586
-Thank you.
-See you later.
933
00:52:44,896 --> 00:52:46,896
-Awesome fight, guys.
-Great job.
934
00:52:46,898 --> 00:52:47,997
It was so fun.
935
00:52:47,999 --> 00:52:50,332
You got us real
scared at the beginning.
936
00:52:50,334 --> 00:52:52,635
[chris] now, I'm no fortune
teller
937
00:52:52,637 --> 00:52:55,871
but, kenny, something tells
me tantrum gets counted out
938
00:52:55,873 --> 00:52:59,074
if lucky doesn't give a little
helping nudge there.
939
00:53:00,278 --> 00:53:03,979
Listen, it's possible,
you never know.
940
00:53:03,981 --> 00:53:05,414
You can't really see
into the future that well.
941
00:53:05,416 --> 00:53:07,016
It seemed like
it wasn't moving.
942
00:53:07,018 --> 00:53:08,651
It was kind of
at the perfect angle.
943
00:53:08,653 --> 00:53:11,253
But give props
to the rookie driver
944
00:53:11,255 --> 00:53:13,856
for keeping the fight
going even
945
00:53:13,858 --> 00:53:16,358
if it may have cost
lucky the victory.
946
00:53:16,961 --> 00:53:18,160
[chris] coming up next,
947
00:53:18,162 --> 00:53:21,096
battlebots og ghost raptor
948
00:53:21,098 --> 00:53:23,666
welcomes the rookies
from team glitch
949
00:53:23,668 --> 00:53:27,069
to the most deadly robot
competition on earth.
950
00:53:27,071 --> 00:53:28,504
Stay tuned.
951
00:53:37,048 --> 00:53:38,981
We are back on battlebots
952
00:53:38,983 --> 00:53:41,450
and it has been
a scintillating night
953
00:53:41,452 --> 00:53:44,820
of qualifying action here
in las vegas.
954
00:53:44,822 --> 00:53:47,056
Coming up next,
you'll see ghost raptor
955
00:53:47,058 --> 00:53:50,526
welcome battlebots' rookie
glitch to the big leagues.
956
00:53:50,528 --> 00:53:55,598
And later tonight, madman
martin mason and mad catter
957
00:53:55,600 --> 00:54:00,302
will try to sink their fangs
into jamison go in the fire
breathing sawblaze.
958
00:54:00,304 --> 00:54:04,440
Let's take a peek
behind the curtain
at tonight's main event.
959
00:54:07,111 --> 00:54:10,646
[commentator]
huge strike right there
from sawblaze.
960
00:54:10,648 --> 00:54:12,581
That opened up a can of fire!
961
00:54:12,583 --> 00:54:14,917
In our first fight
we fought minotaur.
962
00:54:14,919 --> 00:54:19,088
[commentator]
look at this, taking minotaur,
putting him on the upper deck!
963
00:54:19,890 --> 00:54:21,123
It went really well for us.
964
00:54:21,125 --> 00:54:23,192
[commentator]
this is unbelievable.
965
00:54:23,194 --> 00:54:27,196
[commentator 2] this is just
a master class here
from jamison go right now.
966
00:54:27,198 --> 00:54:30,933
It feels amazing to take down
such a legendary robot
in our first fight.
967
00:54:32,970 --> 00:54:34,370
And now we're taking
on mad catter.
968
00:54:34,372 --> 00:54:39,008
[faruq] it's mad catter.
969
00:54:39,010 --> 00:54:42,645
[commentator] the lunatic
fringe of robot combat.
970
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:51,353
Let me tell you
about that last fight.
971
00:54:52,390 --> 00:54:53,889
We drove hard.
972
00:54:53,891 --> 00:54:55,391
[commentator] oh.
973
00:54:55,393 --> 00:54:56,959
We hit hard.
974
00:54:56,961 --> 00:54:59,261
[commentator] mad catter
is picking yeti apart.
975
00:54:59,263 --> 00:55:02,164
And before you know it,
it was all over.
976
00:55:02,166 --> 00:55:03,799
[commentator]
yeti is finished.
977
00:55:03,801 --> 00:55:06,669
Martin mason
gets the job done.
978
00:55:06,671 --> 00:55:08,837
You had to cart him
out of the arena.
979
00:55:08,839 --> 00:55:11,540
They should just start
bringing stretchers
to all our fights.
980
00:55:16,080 --> 00:55:17,246
Against mad catter,
981
00:55:17,281 --> 00:55:19,648
we're gonna use
the same setup we used
against minotaur.
982
00:55:19,650 --> 00:55:21,083
Our long fork's on the end,
983
00:55:21,085 --> 00:55:23,986
so we can get underneath them
as soon as possible
984
00:55:23,988 --> 00:55:26,188
or to dissuade their weapon
from a long distance.
985
00:55:26,190 --> 00:55:29,658
[commentator]
here comes sawblaze
on the counterattack.
986
00:55:29,660 --> 00:55:32,461
To combat their configuration,
we're gonna have
to stay nimble.
987
00:55:32,463 --> 00:55:34,129
We don't wanna get
hit by that disc.
988
00:55:34,131 --> 00:55:36,098
But we also have to look out
for their wedges.
989
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:38,267
[commentator] massive hit
there by mad catter.
990
00:55:38,269 --> 00:55:40,602
This time we're putting
on a brand new blade.
991
00:55:40,604 --> 00:55:43,405
We're going to christen
its teeth on their chassis.
992
00:55:45,976 --> 00:55:47,976
Let me tell you a little bit
about our strategy.
993
00:55:47,978 --> 00:55:50,245
We're running our lightest
weapon, french fry.
994
00:55:50,247 --> 00:55:52,981
It still hits incredibly hard.
995
00:55:52,983 --> 00:55:54,416
Oh!
996
00:55:54,418 --> 00:55:56,418
[commentator 2]
what a hit by mad catter!
997
00:55:56,420 --> 00:55:58,420
It lets us stay in control.
998
00:55:58,422 --> 00:56:01,123
And that's what this is gonna
be all about, control.
999
00:56:01,125 --> 00:56:02,758
Oh, yeah.
1000
00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:06,228
Sawblaze is a big fat robot.
1001
00:56:06,230 --> 00:56:08,964
It's hard to get around
but if you do,
1002
00:56:08,966 --> 00:56:13,936
delicious tires waiting
for a little tickle
from mad catter.
1003
00:56:13,938 --> 00:56:16,972
[commentator 2]
and, oh, another big shot.
1004
00:56:20,077 --> 00:56:22,611
They say there's more than
one way to skin a cat.
1005
00:56:25,082 --> 00:56:26,482
Well, we've got two.
1006
00:56:28,018 --> 00:56:31,720
Slash and burn.
1007
00:56:31,722 --> 00:56:35,224
Mad catter,
we're coming for you.
1008
00:56:40,197 --> 00:56:42,398
You know what, chris,
let me tell you something,
1009
00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:45,000
let me tell you something
about matt catter, okay.
1010
00:56:45,002 --> 00:56:46,802
Let me tell you...
1011
00:56:46,804 --> 00:56:48,203
Are you cutting your promo
right here?
1012
00:56:48,205 --> 00:56:50,272
Sorry, I just got into his...
Yeah.
1013
00:56:50,274 --> 00:56:53,976
[chris] do not miss that
insane matchup, folks.
1014
00:56:53,978 --> 00:56:58,847
That's tonight's main event
and it is just around
the corner.
1015
00:56:58,849 --> 00:57:01,750
But right now
it's rookie glitch
1016
00:57:01,752 --> 00:57:06,088
squaring off
with ghost raptor,
captained by chuck pitzer.
1017
00:57:07,391 --> 00:57:11,059
A battlebots' og,
chuck made a name for himself
1018
00:57:11,061 --> 00:57:13,162
when an upset win
over ice wave
1019
00:57:13,164 --> 00:57:18,233
sent him to the semifinals
all the way back in 2015.
1020
00:57:18,235 --> 00:57:23,038
And guess what, he's been
chasing the dragon ever since.
1021
00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:25,841
[kenny] no doubt chuck has
been at this game for a long
time
1022
00:57:25,843 --> 00:57:28,877
and he's looking to edge
a few more meaningful fights
1023
00:57:28,879 --> 00:57:32,047
into the battlebots history
books with ghost raptor.
1024
00:57:32,049 --> 00:57:33,949
Chuck's an excellent builder.
1025
00:57:33,951 --> 00:57:36,318
Let's see if he's got
a few more left in.
1026
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:38,654
He's taking on a rookie robot
named glitch
1027
00:57:38,656 --> 00:57:40,255
engineered by kyle miller.
1028
00:57:40,257 --> 00:57:42,324
Kyle's a 19-year-old
college student
1029
00:57:42,326 --> 00:57:44,827
who was still coloring outside
the lines
1030
00:57:44,829 --> 00:57:46,195
when chuck
was blazing his path
1031
00:57:46,197 --> 00:57:49,364
in combat robotics
all those years ago.
1032
00:57:49,366 --> 00:57:52,401
[kenny] kyle is definitely
representing a new generation
of builders
1033
00:57:52,403 --> 00:57:54,670
and a new
generation of robots.
1034
00:57:54,672 --> 00:57:56,505
Glitch is an incredibly sleek,
1035
00:57:56,507 --> 00:57:59,908
ground scraping bot
that features
an omni wheel drive
1036
00:57:59,910 --> 00:58:01,410
similar to shatter's
1037
00:58:01,412 --> 00:58:04,780
that should allow it
to counteract
that gyroscopic effect
1038
00:58:04,782 --> 00:58:06,915
of its massive
eggbeater weapon.
1039
00:58:06,917 --> 00:58:08,817
Can't wait to see
how it does here.
1040
00:58:08,819 --> 00:58:10,152
[chris] and how about this,
1041
00:58:10,154 --> 00:58:14,256
just moments ago our cameras
caught a panicked team glitch
1042
00:58:14,258 --> 00:58:16,892
trying to pull a stuck
screw out of their frame
1043
00:58:16,894 --> 00:58:19,094
while they were changing
configurations.
1044
00:58:19,096 --> 00:58:22,097
The team was actually
in jeopardy
of missing the match.
1045
00:58:22,099 --> 00:58:24,066
But who stepped in to help?
1046
00:58:24,068 --> 00:58:28,237
None other than the veteran
chuck pitzer
from ghost raptor.
1047
00:58:28,239 --> 00:58:30,639
The man wanted to fight,
what can you say?
1048
00:58:30,641 --> 00:58:33,642
Now we're being told
the rookie is ready to rock.
1049
00:58:33,644 --> 00:58:36,512
Let's see what you got. Faruq.
1050
00:58:38,716 --> 00:58:43,051
In the red square
from san jose, california,
1051
00:58:43,053 --> 00:58:48,991
the most dangerous raptor
since vince carter,
it's ghost raptor.
1052
00:58:52,429 --> 00:58:54,863
[chris] love it. Oh, look him.
1053
00:58:54,865 --> 00:58:56,331
Pitzer with the mohawk.
1054
00:58:56,333 --> 00:58:57,933
-[chris] yes.
-[kenny] wow.
1055
00:58:57,935 --> 00:59:00,002
[chris] yes, the front man.
1056
00:59:00,004 --> 00:59:01,169
[kenny] I love it.
1057
00:59:01,171 --> 00:59:02,371
[chris] I don't care about the
robot.
1058
00:59:02,373 --> 00:59:05,641
I can't wait to see
what's on the b side
of the album.
1059
00:59:05,643 --> 00:59:06,942
[kenny] wow, look at that.
1060
00:59:06,944 --> 00:59:10,712
And his bot has a few new
upgrades this year as well.
1061
00:59:10,714 --> 00:59:12,948
The housing
is entirely custom.
1062
00:59:12,950 --> 00:59:18,086
They added fire
and chuck says it's running
better than ever.
1063
00:59:20,357 --> 00:59:24,426
In the blue square
from berkeley, california,
1064
00:59:24,428 --> 00:59:28,330
he came from a college town
to beat you down.
1065
00:59:28,332 --> 00:59:31,033
It's glitch!
1066
00:59:35,372 --> 00:59:36,905
[chris] so after a bit of a
scare,
1067
00:59:36,907 --> 00:59:40,008
kyle miller and glitch
make their way to the box
1068
00:59:40,010 --> 00:59:44,212
with a huge sigh of relief
and an even bigger weapon.
1069
00:59:44,214 --> 00:59:47,149
[kenny] yeah, that 58-pound
eggbeater drum
1070
00:59:47,151 --> 00:59:52,120
can reach the maximum allowed
250 miles per hour tip speed,
1071
00:59:52,122 --> 00:59:55,123
which means it should pack
a serious punch.
1072
00:59:55,125 --> 00:59:57,059
They've been testing it
repeatedly.
1073
00:59:57,061 --> 00:59:58,694
But I can't say it enough,
1074
00:59:58,696 --> 01:00:00,362
you just don't know
how your robot
1075
01:00:00,364 --> 01:00:04,266
is going to perform
until you step inside
the battle box.
1076
01:00:07,338 --> 01:00:09,004
We're fighting glitch.
1077
01:00:09,006 --> 01:00:12,140
It doesn't seem like
a really intimidating robot.
1078
01:00:12,142 --> 01:00:16,311
I think it's such a big robot
that we can maneuver
around it.
1079
01:00:16,313 --> 01:00:18,447
Their bite area
is kind of limited,
1080
01:00:18,449 --> 01:00:20,082
you have to be
right up into it
1081
01:00:20,084 --> 01:00:22,384
to be able to get bit
by their big drum spinner.
1082
01:00:22,386 --> 01:00:24,853
And if they have that wide
of a surface area,
1083
01:00:24,855 --> 01:00:27,122
it's gonna be tough for them
to get in on me.
1084
01:00:27,124 --> 01:00:30,025
Ghost raptor spins
in a counterclockwise
direction.
1085
01:00:30,027 --> 01:00:32,928
What we want to do
is hit our weapon
1086
01:00:32,930 --> 01:00:36,064
right into their main
middle assembly.
1087
01:00:36,066 --> 01:00:40,068
Hopefully that will be able
to pop their weapon
or break their weapon hinge.
1088
01:00:40,070 --> 01:00:44,406
I think there'll be great
hits, big sparks, boom.
1089
01:00:48,746 --> 01:00:50,946
[bot] robots activate.
1090
01:00:53,984 --> 01:00:57,953
[chris] chuck pitzer desperate
to start his season
with a victory
1091
01:00:57,955 --> 01:01:00,922
facing off against a rookie
team of college kids
1092
01:01:00,924 --> 01:01:03,325
trying to make a name
for themselves.
1093
01:01:03,327 --> 01:01:08,363
The fights
when battlebots continues.
1094
01:01:16,106 --> 01:01:19,808
We are right back
in the action here
on battlebots
1095
01:01:19,810 --> 01:01:25,414
where veteran chuck pitzer
is ready to welcome
19-year-old rookie kyle miller
1096
01:01:25,416 --> 01:01:27,849
and the rest of his team
to the big leagues.
1097
01:01:27,851 --> 01:01:31,386
It's ghost raptor
versus glitch right now.
1098
01:01:42,199 --> 01:01:48,070
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1099
01:01:48,072 --> 01:01:52,774
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1100
01:01:52,776 --> 01:01:56,111
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1101
01:01:56,113 --> 01:01:57,879
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
1102
01:01:57,881 --> 01:01:59,214
Glitch on the attack.
1103
01:01:59,216 --> 01:02:02,017
Spinning up
that eggbeater drum.
1104
01:02:02,019 --> 01:02:07,222
Hovering around ghost raptor,
those omni wheels lining up
at an angle to attack.
1105
01:02:08,258 --> 01:02:10,759
Oh, it lands a shot.
1106
01:02:10,761 --> 01:02:14,262
Able to get underneath
ghost raptor there.
1107
01:02:14,264 --> 01:02:16,932
[kenny] you can see
how excited team glitch is
1108
01:02:16,934 --> 01:02:19,201
for their first taste
of battlebots.
1109
01:02:19,203 --> 01:02:22,137
Ghost raptor has got glitch
near the upper deck.
1110
01:02:23,040 --> 01:02:24,239
Oh, man.
1111
01:02:24,308 --> 01:02:27,042
[kenny] chuck pitzer had
glitch right where he wanted
it,
1112
01:02:27,044 --> 01:02:29,745
but this time the lift
and dropped his weapon
1113
01:02:29,747 --> 01:02:31,646
right into that
eggbeater drum.
1114
01:02:33,083 --> 01:02:37,185
[chris] and ghost raptor's
spinner does not seem to be
working, kenny.
1115
01:02:37,187 --> 01:02:40,889
[kenny] yeah, it may be all
lifter for ghost raptor
from here on out.
1116
01:02:40,891 --> 01:02:43,825
But now glitch looks
a little punch struck, chris.
1117
01:02:43,827 --> 01:02:45,894
That weapon
is clearly working okay
1118
01:02:45,896 --> 01:02:48,563
but they are having
some control issues.
1119
01:02:50,134 --> 01:02:52,300
[chris] yeah, it sure looks
like glitch is having drive
issues
1120
01:02:52,302 --> 01:02:53,702
and now they're caught
in the corner.
1121
01:02:53,704 --> 01:02:56,471
But as long as that weapon
continues to work,
1122
01:02:56,473 --> 01:02:59,307
I don't think they mind
that ghost raptor's doing
a lot of the heavy lifting.
1123
01:02:59,309 --> 01:03:00,609
Can you move?
1124
01:03:00,611 --> 01:03:03,345
It's not moving,
I'm just moving away.
1125
01:03:03,347 --> 01:03:06,548
[kenny] but it looks like
glitch may be stuck on the
rail now.
1126
01:03:07,050 --> 01:03:08,383
[chris] oh, no.
1127
01:03:08,418 --> 01:03:11,186
Okay, I'm gonna have
to count you out if you
can't get control.
1128
01:03:11,188 --> 01:03:12,854
[kenny] that bot is so low
to the ground,
1129
01:03:12,856 --> 01:03:16,625
it's wedged itself
underneath the wall.
1130
01:03:16,627 --> 01:03:20,562
[chris] and how about this,
ghost raptor frees the rookie.
1131
01:03:20,564 --> 01:03:21,930
You've gotta to do something,
chuck.
1132
01:03:21,932 --> 01:03:24,299
[chris] so chuck pitzer helps
the team get ready for the
fight
1133
01:03:24,301 --> 01:03:27,636
and then unsticks them here
during the match.
1134
01:03:27,638 --> 01:03:30,305
[kenny] this guy's karma
is through the roof, chris.
1135
01:03:30,307 --> 01:03:34,843
[chris] but here's ghost
raptor slamming glitch into
the wall.
1136
01:03:34,845 --> 01:03:36,378
Honeymoon is definitely
over, folks,
1137
01:03:36,380 --> 01:03:39,047
and the fight is back on.
1138
01:03:39,049 --> 01:03:40,715
Ghost raptor, keep in mind,
1139
01:03:40,717 --> 01:03:42,951
it is without
its primary weapon.
1140
01:03:42,953 --> 01:03:47,122
Glitch's eggbeater drum
however still going strong,
kenny.
1141
01:03:47,124 --> 01:03:50,192
[kenny] but needs to get
some more offense going
for the judges, chris.
1142
01:03:50,194 --> 01:03:52,093
[chris] absolutely.
1143
01:03:52,095 --> 01:03:54,062
As for ghost raptor,
a question here.
1144
01:03:54,064 --> 01:03:58,066
Can it find a way
to take advantage of glitch's
lack of control here?
1145
01:03:58,068 --> 01:04:00,035
Maybe get
that lifter involved,
1146
01:04:00,037 --> 01:04:03,238
maybe flip the rookie,
glitch's all over the place.
1147
01:04:03,240 --> 01:04:06,641
[kenny] glitch having some
steering issues out there
1148
01:04:06,643 --> 01:04:09,077
and not sure those omni wheels
are working the way
they want it.
1149
01:04:09,079 --> 01:04:10,979
[chris] okay, under a minute
to go.
1150
01:04:10,981 --> 01:04:13,381
And despite the loss
of that primary weapon,
1151
01:04:13,383 --> 01:04:16,852
ghost raptor's still very much
alive in this fight,
1152
01:04:16,854 --> 01:04:18,954
it continues to engage.
1153
01:04:19,423 --> 01:04:21,556
That's a good shot again
by glitch.
1154
01:04:21,558 --> 01:04:23,225
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
1155
01:04:23,227 --> 01:04:27,062
[chris] ghost raptor though
has no problem working
its way back over.
1156
01:04:27,064 --> 01:04:30,398
[kenny] glitch looking like
it's frozen solid now though,
chris.
1157
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:33,034
The rookies may be in trouble.
1158
01:04:33,036 --> 01:04:35,570
Ghost raptor probing
for signs of life.
1159
01:04:35,572 --> 01:04:36,872
-Uh-oh.
-Oh.
1160
01:04:36,874 --> 01:04:37,606
Uh-oh.
1161
01:04:37,608 --> 01:04:40,609
-Oh, nice.
-Big hit.
1162
01:04:40,611 --> 01:04:44,913
[chris] best sequence--
and oh, some things have
come apart on ghost raptor.
1163
01:04:44,915 --> 01:04:48,683
[kenny] glitch just
rose from the dead, chris,
and it looks angry.
1164
01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:53,121
I'm not sure ghost raptor
knows what hit it.
1165
01:04:53,123 --> 01:04:57,125
Glitch starting to find
its training wheels.
1166
01:04:57,127 --> 01:05:00,996
Under ten to go.
It'll go the distance.
1167
01:05:00,998 --> 01:05:04,666
Can glitch lay down
one more shot
to impress the judges?
1168
01:05:09,006 --> 01:05:13,341
[chris] and this one will
indeed go to the scorecard.
1169
01:05:14,278 --> 01:05:17,245
Kenny, chuck pitzer
clearly wanted to fight
1170
01:05:17,247 --> 01:05:21,082
but he made a costly unforced
error early in this match.
1171
01:05:21,084 --> 01:05:22,217
[kenny] no doubt.
1172
01:05:22,219 --> 01:05:24,886
Chuck had glitch pinned up
against the screws
1173
01:05:24,888 --> 01:05:27,222
but mistimed this lift
right here
1174
01:05:27,224 --> 01:05:28,757
and dropped his weapon
1175
01:05:28,759 --> 01:05:31,426
directly into that deadly
eggbeater drum.
1176
01:05:31,428 --> 01:05:34,262
[chris] that shot took out
ghost raptor's spinner
1177
01:05:34,264 --> 01:05:36,298
and put it
behind the eight ball.
1178
01:05:36,300 --> 01:05:40,302
But from that point on glitch
started, well, glitching.
1179
01:05:40,304 --> 01:05:42,370
Yeah, glitch
was having major trouble
1180
01:05:42,372 --> 01:05:46,041
with either its drive
or its omni wheels
throughout this fight.
1181
01:05:46,043 --> 01:05:49,711
Ghost raptor even had to help
unstick it at one point.
1182
01:05:49,713 --> 01:05:53,381
That lack of control is going
to cost it on the scorecards.
1183
01:05:53,383 --> 01:05:57,018
[chris] but just when it
looked like glitch was ready
to throw in the towel,
1184
01:05:57,020 --> 01:05:59,054
it sprang to life,
1185
01:05:59,056 --> 01:06:04,025
landed a huge shot
and gave the judges something
to think about.
1186
01:06:04,027 --> 01:06:06,761
Let's see how they break
this one down.
1187
01:06:06,763 --> 01:06:08,096
Here's faruq.
1188
01:06:09,166 --> 01:06:12,067
The results
from the judges are in.
1189
01:06:17,975 --> 01:06:21,609
The winner by unanimous
decision is...
1190
01:06:24,948 --> 01:06:26,214
Glitch!
1191
01:06:46,203 --> 01:06:47,435
[chris] kyle.
1192
01:06:52,376 --> 01:06:55,577
Hey, kyle, you can breathe
now, it's good.
1193
01:06:55,579 --> 01:06:57,312
Not yet.
1194
01:06:57,314 --> 01:07:01,383
How nervous were you
during the decision-making
process by the judges?
1195
01:07:02,686 --> 01:07:03,918
Extremely nervous.
1196
01:07:03,987 --> 01:07:06,755
Ghost raptor
had a lot of control
and a lot of aggression
1197
01:07:06,757 --> 01:07:08,656
and they kept us
in this fight, to be honest.
1198
01:07:08,658 --> 01:07:11,593
We had some ground
clearance issues
and they kept it going.
1199
01:07:11,595 --> 01:07:13,762
So we're really grateful
for that.
1200
01:07:13,764 --> 01:07:17,232
What was the strategy heading
into this fight
against ghost raptor?
1201
01:07:17,234 --> 01:07:19,334
We just wanted to go
weapon on weapon,
1202
01:07:19,336 --> 01:07:23,138
knock it out from the start
and luckily that worked.
1203
01:07:23,140 --> 01:07:25,707
After that, we didn't really
have a plan.
1204
01:07:25,709 --> 01:07:28,810
I just hit them
as much as possible.
1205
01:07:28,812 --> 01:07:31,846
Kyle, were you more excited
with the way your weapon
performed
1206
01:07:31,848 --> 01:07:34,949
or were you more disappointed
in the wheels?
1207
01:07:34,951 --> 01:07:36,651
Definitely excited
about the weapon.
1208
01:07:36,653 --> 01:07:38,219
The wheels, I think,
actually did great.
1209
01:07:38,221 --> 01:07:40,655
It was more the wedges
getting stuck underneath.
1210
01:07:40,657 --> 01:07:45,260
So once we grind that down,
we'll be like a lot better
for the next matches.
1211
01:07:45,262 --> 01:07:48,163
All right.
Well, congratulations
on getting win number one
1212
01:07:48,165 --> 01:07:49,898
in your battlebots career.
1213
01:07:49,900 --> 01:07:51,299
Thank you.
1214
01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:59,274
All right.
So kenny, if you're glitch,
you gotta be feeling great.
1215
01:07:59,276 --> 01:08:01,042
I mean the robot
didn't run perfectly,
1216
01:08:01,044 --> 01:08:03,044
but you will take
a win out of the box.
1217
01:08:03,046 --> 01:08:05,847
[kenny]
yeah. And these guys were so
nervous before the fight.
1218
01:08:05,849 --> 01:08:08,249
The fact they can get that new
technology out there
to go out there
1219
01:08:08,251 --> 01:08:11,386
and do what it did
against the og of battlebots
is impressive.
1220
01:08:11,388 --> 01:08:13,788
[chris] and by the way, chuck
pitzer,
1221
01:08:13,790 --> 01:08:16,324
it's not always easy
to go over and say,
1222
01:08:16,326 --> 01:08:18,359
"yeah, of course, I'm gonna
go help out my opponent."
1223
01:08:18,361 --> 01:08:20,962
because you only have a few
matches to impress, you know,
1224
01:08:20,964 --> 01:08:23,665
the selection committee
and make your stand.
1225
01:08:23,667 --> 01:08:25,934
I think for him to do that
should really be applauded.
1226
01:08:25,936 --> 01:08:27,335
Without a doubt.
1227
01:08:27,337 --> 01:08:29,437
And listen, you know,
obviously he wanted
to get the win out there,
1228
01:08:29,439 --> 01:08:32,807
but his other goals
was to go
the full three minutes
1229
01:08:32,809 --> 01:08:34,175
and to have a fun fight.
1230
01:08:34,177 --> 01:08:35,677
So he did that.
That was awesome.
1231
01:08:35,679 --> 01:08:40,415
[chris] all right, coming up,
the moment
we've all been waiting for.
1232
01:08:40,417 --> 01:08:45,353
Martin mason is ready to run
through a wall
to get this fight started.
1233
01:08:45,355 --> 01:08:47,122
It's mad catter.
1234
01:08:47,124 --> 01:08:48,790
It's sawblaze.
1235
01:08:48,792 --> 01:08:51,426
Who will emerge
from the wreckage 2-0?
1236
01:08:51,428 --> 01:08:54,229
It's the main event
and it's next.
1237
01:08:58,235 --> 01:09:01,202
Martin mason
is the mad professor.
1238
01:09:01,204 --> 01:09:03,171
You listen to your brother.
1239
01:09:05,142 --> 01:09:08,943
I really wanted to know
if martin mason orders pizza
like that.
1240
01:09:10,380 --> 01:09:12,614
You know what...
I'm not just a builder,
1241
01:09:12,616 --> 01:09:16,751
I'm a teacher of physics
and engineering
at mt. San antonio college.
1242
01:09:16,753 --> 01:09:19,921
While I'm here at battlebots,
I'm still teaching my classes.
1243
01:09:19,923 --> 01:09:23,424
But when I got a fight
like today,
I gotta do it remote.
1244
01:09:23,426 --> 01:09:25,693
Hey, folks, welcome
to class today.
1245
01:09:25,695 --> 01:09:27,295
I'm so glad to see all of you.
1246
01:09:27,297 --> 01:09:32,634
My team here at battlebots
is made entirely of current
and past students.
1247
01:09:32,636 --> 01:09:35,003
The things I do here
give me an opportunity
1248
01:09:35,005 --> 01:09:36,938
to bring them
some real world examples
1249
01:09:36,940 --> 01:09:38,473
of what they're learning
in their physics class.
1250
01:09:38,475 --> 01:09:39,841
Great job today, guys.
1251
01:09:39,843 --> 01:09:41,276
You really nailed it in class.
1252
01:09:41,278 --> 01:09:43,611
And I hope I can do that well
on the fight tonight.
1253
01:09:46,249 --> 01:09:47,549
Yeah, pizza.
1254
01:09:47,551 --> 01:09:51,719
Yeah, I need ten
large cheese pizzas delivered
to battlebots
1255
01:09:51,721 --> 01:09:55,123
as soon as possible.
All right.
1256
01:10:02,365 --> 01:10:07,302
We are back on battlebots
in time right now for our
final event of the night.
1257
01:10:07,304 --> 01:10:08,670
And what a main event it is.
1258
01:10:08,672 --> 01:10:11,139
A pair of bots
that are 1-0 so far.
1259
01:10:11,141 --> 01:10:16,044
Sawblaze and mad catter
equally impressive
in their first round matchups.
1260
01:10:16,046 --> 01:10:19,981
Jamison go had to go
the distance but took care
of minotaur.
1261
01:10:19,983 --> 01:10:22,217
And when you talk to jamison,
it's very simple.
1262
01:10:22,219 --> 01:10:25,420
If we don't win the giant nut
this year, we have failed.
1263
01:10:25,422 --> 01:10:27,388
[kenny] I love that intensity.
1264
01:10:27,390 --> 01:10:28,957
[chris] he's always like that.
1265
01:10:28,959 --> 01:10:31,025
He's been like that
since day one.
1266
01:10:31,027 --> 01:10:34,128
This is another bot
that continues to improve,
continues to get better.
1267
01:10:34,130 --> 01:10:37,899
This is without a doubt
the best sawblaze
we've ever seen.
1268
01:10:37,901 --> 01:10:39,801
And you know they'll have
to be at their best
1269
01:10:39,803 --> 01:10:43,004
if they're going to take on
the nutty professor himself,
1270
01:10:43,673 --> 01:10:46,975
martin mason and mad catter.
1271
01:10:46,977 --> 01:10:49,911
What a performance
in its 2021 season opener.
1272
01:10:49,913 --> 01:10:52,280
It knocked out one of the most
durable bots out there,
1273
01:10:52,282 --> 01:10:55,383
one of the toughest bad boys
as well in yeti.
1274
01:10:55,385 --> 01:10:58,987
Martin mason,
we love the shtick,
the pose to the camera,
1275
01:10:58,989 --> 01:11:00,955
the whole wwe thing.
1276
01:11:00,957 --> 01:11:02,056
This is a damn good bot, man.
1277
01:11:02,058 --> 01:11:03,791
[kenny] I mean it's a great
bot.
1278
01:11:03,793 --> 01:11:07,462
We keep being surprised
by how well-engineered
mad catter is.
1279
01:11:07,464 --> 01:11:10,298
But it's time
to just accept the fact
that martin and his team
1280
01:11:10,300 --> 01:11:13,434
have put together a contender
for the giant nut.
1281
01:11:14,170 --> 01:11:16,070
[chris] and when you look
at the numbers,
1282
01:11:16,072 --> 01:11:18,573
how do these two killer
machines compare, kenny?
1283
01:11:18,575 --> 01:11:22,176
[kenny] well, you can see even
though mad catter is using
their smallest weapon,
1284
01:11:22,178 --> 01:11:27,148
that disc still packs
a massive punch compared
to jamison's hammer saw.
1285
01:11:27,150 --> 01:11:30,184
But one of the biggest
advantages sawblaze
has in this fight
1286
01:11:30,186 --> 01:11:32,453
is its powerful drivetrain.
1287
01:11:32,455 --> 01:11:35,757
To win, they're going to need
to dictate the pace
1288
01:11:35,759 --> 01:11:38,660
of play and push mad catter
around the box.
1289
01:11:38,662 --> 01:11:42,263
All that horsepower
should help them do that.
1290
01:11:42,265 --> 01:11:43,364
Should be a ton of fun.
1291
01:11:43,366 --> 01:11:45,466
Faruq, take it away.
1292
01:11:50,907 --> 01:11:55,243
[faruq] ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready?
1293
01:11:59,916 --> 01:12:05,053
It's time for the main event.
1294
01:12:16,866 --> 01:12:18,766
In the red square,
1295
01:12:18,768 --> 01:12:22,170
this bot's engineer
is a college dropout
like kanye.
1296
01:12:22,172 --> 01:12:26,274
In the box, he's heartless
and cooks opponents
like entrees.
1297
01:12:26,276 --> 01:12:29,877
Now he's watching the throne
and his ambitions are bigger.
1298
01:12:29,879 --> 01:12:31,913
He won't settle
for silver or bronze.
1299
01:12:31,915 --> 01:12:33,481
He's a gold digger.
1300
01:12:33,483 --> 01:12:36,284
This bot is back
and he's in his prime.
1301
01:12:36,286 --> 01:12:38,920
And yo, I'mma let you finish,
1302
01:12:38,922 --> 01:12:41,889
but sawblaze is the greatest
robot of all time.
1303
01:12:41,891 --> 01:12:45,593
Give it up for sawblaze!
1304
01:12:50,033 --> 01:12:54,369
[chris] here comes team
sawblaze in their fifth
battlebots season.
1305
01:12:54,371 --> 01:12:57,004
Kenny, coming off
a convincing decision win
1306
01:12:57,006 --> 01:13:00,942
over minotaur
in their first fight
of the year.
1307
01:13:00,944 --> 01:13:03,311
[kenny] that's right, chris,
and something else
to keep an eye on
1308
01:13:03,313 --> 01:13:05,980
are those beefy forks
on sawblaze.
1309
01:13:05,982 --> 01:13:09,083
Jamison wants to use them
to get under mad catter
1310
01:13:09,085 --> 01:13:12,920
and then ram them
into the wall,
screws and the upper deck.
1311
01:13:12,922 --> 01:13:16,357
He used them to perfection
against minotaur.
1312
01:13:16,359 --> 01:13:21,262
Let's see if he can repeat
that against a similarly
violent vertical spinner.
1313
01:13:25,135 --> 01:13:27,135
In the blue square,
1314
01:13:27,137 --> 01:13:30,972
this bot has multiple weapons
and they've always got a plan.
1315
01:13:30,974 --> 01:13:34,942
Plus, a trash talking builder
who sounds like the macho man.
1316
01:13:34,944 --> 01:13:38,446
But they ain't snapping
into slim jims,
that's not what they do.
1317
01:13:38,448 --> 01:13:42,850
If they're breaking something
in half, it's definitely you.
1318
01:13:42,852 --> 01:13:45,186
Oh, yeah.
1319
01:13:45,188 --> 01:13:48,489
It's mad catter!
1320
01:13:56,766 --> 01:14:00,802
[chris] martin mason, the
professor and his students.
1321
01:14:00,804 --> 01:14:04,071
Oh, mad catter always
looking great.
1322
01:14:04,073 --> 01:14:06,140
Kenny, tell us
about the weapon.
1323
01:14:06,142 --> 01:14:09,143
[kenny] this is french fry,
their lightest vertical disc.
1324
01:14:09,145 --> 01:14:12,280
It can reach top speed
in 2.2 seconds
1325
01:14:12,282 --> 01:14:15,116
and mad catter is gonna need
that fast spin up time
1326
01:14:15,118 --> 01:14:19,153
against a bot
as agile as sawblaze.
1327
01:14:19,155 --> 01:14:23,124
[chris] look at this, kenny,
martin mason
is working the crowd.
1328
01:14:23,893 --> 01:14:24,859
He's the man.
1329
01:14:24,861 --> 01:14:27,395
Are you ready? Are you ready?
1330
01:14:27,397 --> 01:14:31,132
[kenny] did anybody
play to the crowd like
martin mason?
1331
01:14:32,702 --> 01:14:34,001
I love it.
1332
01:14:35,538 --> 01:14:37,839
[kenny]
this is gonna be a fun one,
chris.
1333
01:14:37,841 --> 01:14:38,840
Go, catter!
1334
01:14:38,842 --> 01:14:41,375
Catter, looking good!
1335
01:14:43,646 --> 01:14:46,647
[chris] the winner of this
match will move to 2-0
1336
01:14:46,649 --> 01:14:50,084
with the best strength
of schedule
in the entire field
1337
01:14:50,086 --> 01:14:55,556
and could be on track
for a top seed in this year's
world championship tournament.
1338
01:14:58,228 --> 01:15:03,030
There's mad catter's flame
throwing minibot gassy cat.
1339
01:15:03,032 --> 01:15:05,466
We'll see if it can get in
on the action as well.
1340
01:15:10,940 --> 01:15:13,074
[bot] robots activate.
1341
01:15:25,488 --> 01:15:28,089
[bot] red team, ready.
1342
01:15:31,928 --> 01:15:33,561
Let's burn, baby.
1343
01:15:34,297 --> 01:15:36,964
[bot] blue team, ready.
1344
01:15:45,141 --> 01:15:47,074
Let's cook this cat.
1345
01:15:55,218 --> 01:15:59,353
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1346
01:15:59,355 --> 01:16:04,392
Fight! Fight! Fight!
1347
01:16:07,297 --> 01:16:08,863
[chris] let the bot battle
begin.
1348
01:16:08,865 --> 01:16:11,999
Oh, a big time box rush
by mad catter.
1349
01:16:13,903 --> 01:16:18,239
[kenny] maybe trying to defend
those forks in front
of sawblaze but...
1350
01:16:18,241 --> 01:16:19,874
[chris] matt catter gets
caught.
1351
01:16:19,876 --> 01:16:21,309
And, oh, no!
1352
01:16:21,311 --> 01:16:23,911
What a hit,
right into the side of the
upper deck
1353
01:16:23,913 --> 01:16:26,847
and then into the screws.
1354
01:16:26,849 --> 01:16:27,949
Watch out, let's go!
1355
01:16:27,951 --> 01:16:29,383
[kenny] this is what we're
talking about.
1356
01:16:29,385 --> 01:16:32,119
Once they get underneath you,
you are in big time trouble.
1357
01:16:32,121 --> 01:16:35,289
Jamison go taking
full advantage of it.
1358
01:16:35,291 --> 01:16:37,658
Look at it with that
hammer saw on top.
1359
01:16:37,660 --> 01:16:41,095
I think he just destroyed
the lifter off of mad catter,
chris.
1360
01:16:41,097 --> 01:16:45,433
Oh, man,
that is a real problem
for the college kids.
1361
01:16:46,703 --> 01:16:48,936
[chris] and you see the length
on those forks from sawblaze.
1362
01:16:48,938 --> 01:16:53,207
That primary weapon
of mad catter doesn't have
the reach.
1363
01:16:53,209 --> 01:16:56,210
[kenny] and if the hammer saw
wasn't enough, a real hammer,
1364
01:16:56,212 --> 01:16:59,280
100-pound pulverizer
is doing some damage too.
1365
01:16:59,282 --> 01:17:03,217
It's amazing how fast
that hammer
of sawblaze gets going.
1366
01:17:03,219 --> 01:17:08,122
Guessing cat
is seeing stars now
and sawblaze finishes the job.
1367
01:17:08,124 --> 01:17:10,625
The only way that mad catter's
gonna get to sawblaze
1368
01:17:10,627 --> 01:17:13,227
and get around to the side
and maybe attack
one of those tires,
1369
01:17:13,229 --> 01:17:15,896
but jamison go just so fast.
1370
01:17:15,898 --> 01:17:17,832
Mad catter hanging in though.
1371
01:17:17,834 --> 01:17:19,800
This is one tough robot.
1372
01:17:19,802 --> 01:17:24,438
[chris] oh, absorbing
punishment but just keeps
coming back for more.
1373
01:17:24,440 --> 01:17:26,807
And now it's put on its heels.
1374
01:17:26,809 --> 01:17:28,409
Ready for this, kelvin!
1375
01:17:28,411 --> 01:17:30,344
Mad catter getting put
on the screws
1376
01:17:30,346 --> 01:17:33,280
and we've got something
smoking inside the battle box.
1377
01:17:33,282 --> 01:17:34,415
Oh, my goodness.
1378
01:17:34,417 --> 01:17:35,883
How do you like that?
1379
01:17:35,885 --> 01:17:37,184
-How do you like that?
-This is crazy.
1380
01:17:37,186 --> 01:17:41,656
[chris] the flame of sawblaze
breathing heat on mad catter.
1381
01:17:41,658 --> 01:17:43,991
And now trying to establish
its dominance
1382
01:17:43,993 --> 01:17:46,427
kind of like a rottweiler,
kenny.
1383
01:17:47,397 --> 01:17:50,398
Oh, this is just nasty.
1384
01:17:50,400 --> 01:17:52,800
Sawblaze continuing
to [inaudible]
1385
01:17:52,802 --> 01:17:54,201
he's gonna put him up
on the upper deck.
1386
01:17:54,203 --> 01:17:57,972
[kenny] this is just pure
brutality here from sawblaze.
1387
01:17:57,974 --> 01:18:00,474
[chris] the battle box looks
like a haunted house.
1388
01:18:00,476 --> 01:18:04,578
How much longer can mad catter
actually survive this assault?
1389
01:18:05,181 --> 01:18:06,380
Just chewing him up.
1390
01:18:06,382 --> 01:18:07,682
Whoa!
1391
01:18:07,684 --> 01:18:09,383
They've got parts everywhere.
1392
01:18:09,385 --> 01:18:11,285
The top armor
on the mad catter
1393
01:18:11,287 --> 01:18:14,021
is just lying right there
in front of us.
1394
01:18:14,023 --> 01:18:17,258
Holy smokes.
Let's go for a ride, big boy.
1395
01:18:18,461 --> 01:18:20,327
30 seconds still to go.
1396
01:18:20,329 --> 01:18:22,163
Can mad catter even make it?
1397
01:18:22,165 --> 01:18:23,497
[kenny] wow.
1398
01:18:24,267 --> 01:18:27,435
[chris] sheer domination
from jamison go.
1399
01:18:27,437 --> 01:18:29,870
Do you have a heart, jamison?
1400
01:18:29,872 --> 01:18:31,372
Of course, he doesn't.
1401
01:18:31,374 --> 01:18:35,242
It's a black heart.
It's dark. It's dirty.
1402
01:18:35,678 --> 01:18:37,311
[chris] oh, my goodness.
1403
01:18:38,948 --> 01:18:39,914
[kenny] oh, no.
1404
01:18:39,916 --> 01:18:42,983
[chris] stop, stop, he's
already dead.
1405
01:18:43,986 --> 01:18:48,255
The countdown has started
and finally sawblaze backs off
1406
01:18:48,257 --> 01:18:51,392
and it improves to 2-0.
1407
01:18:57,133 --> 01:18:58,466
Good fight, guys.
1408
01:18:58,468 --> 01:19:00,034
What?
1409
01:19:07,276 --> 01:19:11,212
[chris] this was sheer
dominance by sawblaze
from the get-go, kenny.
1410
01:19:11,214 --> 01:19:14,115
Yeah, both of these robots
were just unbelievable.
1411
01:19:14,117 --> 01:19:17,651
But again, just sawblaze
just had too much firepower.
1412
01:19:17,653 --> 01:19:20,988
And again their ability
to consistently get underneath
their opponents
1413
01:19:20,990 --> 01:19:22,656
was the difference here.
1414
01:19:22,658 --> 01:19:26,160
[kenny] it is so impressive
because once sawblaze
gets ahold of you,
1415
01:19:26,162 --> 01:19:27,862
you're pretty much
at their mercy.
1416
01:19:27,864 --> 01:19:30,131
[chris] yeah, exactly.
And they have no mercy.
1417
01:19:30,133 --> 01:19:32,099
These guys
were going after it,
1418
01:19:32,101 --> 01:19:35,302
they were looking
for the knockout
from the start of this fight.
1419
01:19:35,304 --> 01:19:36,904
[kenny] that hammer saw is
nasty.
1420
01:19:36,906 --> 01:19:39,206
And then few drivers utilize
the battle box
1421
01:19:39,208 --> 01:19:42,743
and the weapons
at their disposal better
than jamison go.
1422
01:19:42,745 --> 01:19:46,347
Right. Sawblaze
in past seasons they...
They had the driving,
1423
01:19:46,349 --> 01:19:48,082
they had the ability
to get underneath you,
1424
01:19:48,084 --> 01:19:49,984
they had the power,
1425
01:19:49,986 --> 01:19:53,087
but their primary weapon
was never this dangerous.
1426
01:19:53,089 --> 01:19:54,789
Now that they have
that dialed in,
1427
01:19:54,791 --> 01:19:56,824
they have to be one
of the favorites right now.
1428
01:19:56,826 --> 01:20:00,828
And, boy, did they utilize
the upper deck
to perfection as well.
1429
01:20:00,830 --> 01:20:05,633
They utilized the sides of it,
the screws as well
and got the w.
1430
01:20:10,306 --> 01:20:14,441
Jamison go, is this sawblaze's
year or what?
1431
01:20:14,443 --> 01:20:16,143
What do you think?
1432
01:20:17,079 --> 01:20:18,679
What do you think?
1433
01:20:18,681 --> 01:20:20,681
What do you think?
1434
01:20:20,683 --> 01:20:22,049
What do you think?
1435
01:20:22,051 --> 01:20:24,652
Oh, yeah, okay, you asked
me first, that's fair.
1436
01:20:24,654 --> 01:20:27,655
I think it's sawblaze's year.
What do you guys think?
1437
01:20:30,626 --> 01:20:33,127
Yeah, baby!
1438
01:20:33,129 --> 01:20:37,064
Jamison, all jokes aside,
it looks like you've taken
this weapon
1439
01:20:37,066 --> 01:20:39,099
to an entirely
different level.
1440
01:20:40,102 --> 01:20:41,235
Yeah.
1441
01:20:41,337 --> 01:20:43,871
I mean, we've been working
on this for so many seasons
1442
01:20:43,873 --> 01:20:45,706
that now we got
the knockout power,
1443
01:20:45,708 --> 01:20:48,909
we've got the durability
and now we've got
the ground game so far.
1444
01:20:48,911 --> 01:20:51,378
So, we're feeling really good
about that one.
1445
01:20:51,380 --> 01:20:52,947
We're feeling good
about our chances.
1446
01:20:52,949 --> 01:20:54,114
We're gonna keep going.
1447
01:20:54,116 --> 01:20:57,051
Jamison,
I know that the giant nut
is the ultimate goal.
1448
01:20:57,053 --> 01:21:01,488
But, of course, you also wanna
be the number one seed
heading into the round of 32.
1449
01:21:01,490 --> 01:21:03,490
The selection committee
is closely watching this.
1450
01:21:03,492 --> 01:21:05,125
What do you have
to say to them?
1451
01:21:05,328 --> 01:21:07,027
What do you think?
1452
01:21:10,867 --> 01:21:12,433
Jamison go, congratulations.
1453
01:21:12,435 --> 01:21:15,502
Sawblaze 2-0
on the young season.
1454
01:21:15,504 --> 01:21:17,671
-Thank you very much.
-Slash and burn.
1455
01:21:18,274 --> 01:21:20,007
Slash and burn.
1456
01:21:23,679 --> 01:21:24,712
[chris] martin mason.
1457
01:21:24,714 --> 01:21:26,947
Oh, yeah, I'm still here.
1458
01:21:26,949 --> 01:21:31,085
I'll tell you what, you know
there is no shame
in losing like that.
1459
01:21:31,087 --> 01:21:32,486
That was incredible.
1460
01:21:32,488 --> 01:21:34,188
They drove incredibly.
1461
01:21:34,190 --> 01:21:35,356
They hit incredibly.
1462
01:21:35,358 --> 01:21:37,658
You know, anybody
who watched that saw,
1463
01:21:37,660 --> 01:21:40,094
those were two
incredible robots.
1464
01:21:40,096 --> 01:21:42,630
Kudos to them, man.
They brought it.
1465
01:21:42,632 --> 01:21:45,032
You know what,
but you saw what we can do.
1466
01:21:45,034 --> 01:21:48,302
We're going to see him again
going for the giant nut, man.
1467
01:21:48,304 --> 01:21:51,238
That was amazing.
No shame, folks.
1468
01:21:51,240 --> 01:21:52,907
Amazing fight.
1469
01:21:52,909 --> 01:21:55,042
Thank you to them
for bringing it.
1470
01:21:55,044 --> 01:21:56,210
Wow, thank you.
1471
01:21:56,212 --> 01:21:59,947
Martin, what is it like
when you're watching
your robot
1472
01:21:59,949 --> 01:22:05,319
just being carried from rail
to rail to the upper deck?
1473
01:22:05,321 --> 01:22:08,155
You know what,
things can change
in a split second.
1474
01:22:08,157 --> 01:22:10,024
And that's the thing
about this sport.
1475
01:22:10,026 --> 01:22:15,162
These kids they think so fast,
things move so quick,
it can change in an instant.
1476
01:22:15,164 --> 01:22:17,398
But you know what,
we're gonna
keep coming back.
1477
01:22:17,400 --> 01:22:19,433
We got a little bit
of repair to do.
1478
01:22:19,435 --> 01:22:21,235
And, you know,
you're gonna see us again.
1479
01:22:21,237 --> 01:22:23,037
This isn't over.
1480
01:22:23,039 --> 01:22:25,973
Martin, you're 1-1,
you're still alive, man.
Great fight.
1481
01:22:25,975 --> 01:22:28,409
Thank you. Thank you, folks.
1482
01:22:38,020 --> 01:22:40,988
[chris] well, as you can tell,
jamison go of sawblaze
1483
01:22:40,990 --> 01:22:46,427
is super excited
but he will not be happy
until he wins the giant nut.
1484
01:22:46,429 --> 01:22:50,931
I know it's still early,
but he might be very happy
here in the 2021 season.
1485
01:22:50,933 --> 01:22:52,333
He was a beast out there.
1486
01:22:52,335 --> 01:22:54,935
Definitely
established himself
as one of the favorites.
1487
01:22:54,937 --> 01:22:57,705
[chris] and two other teams
that had great runs in 2020,
1488
01:22:57,707 --> 01:23:01,041
tantrum, of course, made it
all the way to the semifinals,
they're 2-0,
1489
01:23:01,043 --> 01:23:05,179
ribbot, which made it all
the way to the quarterfinals
this season though, also 2-0.
1490
01:23:05,181 --> 01:23:06,847
A pair of teams you gotta
keep your eye on.
1491
01:23:06,849 --> 01:23:09,750
Yeah, no doubt.
Ribbot, two wins,
two knockouts.
1492
01:23:09,752 --> 01:23:10,818
Very impressive.
1493
01:23:10,820 --> 01:23:12,653
And tantrum right back
to their winning ways.
1494
01:23:12,655 --> 01:23:14,655
Season is just
getting rolling.
1495
01:23:14,657 --> 01:23:16,357
For faruq, our bot whisper,
1496
01:23:16,359 --> 01:23:18,125
pete, my man kenny florian,
1497
01:23:18,127 --> 01:23:21,562
I am chris rose, we'll see you
next time here on battlebots.