1 00:00:02,803 --> 00:00:05,004 [robotic voice] robots, activate. 2 00:00:10,578 --> 00:00:12,978 [audience cheering] 3 00:00:20,187 --> 00:00:22,388 hey, everyone and welcome to battlebots, 4 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:24,590 the sport that puts the robot in, 5 00:00:24,592 --> 00:00:27,726 "hey, look at that robot beat the crap out of that other robot." 6 00:00:27,728 --> 00:00:30,029 I'm chris rose, and I'm joined, as always, 7 00:00:30,031 --> 00:00:32,131 by ufc legend and our fight analyst, 8 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:34,500 say hello to kenny florian. 9 00:00:34,502 --> 00:00:37,403 [audience cheering] 10 00:00:39,373 --> 00:00:42,041 thanks, chris, we're in the thick of the qualifiers and I got to tell you, 11 00:00:42,043 --> 00:00:45,644 I am pumped after last week's battles, I got so hyped up, 12 00:00:45,646 --> 00:00:47,212 I ran out to my local best buy 13 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:50,149 and challenged a vacuum cleaner to a fistfight. 14 00:00:50,151 --> 00:00:52,151 So how'd that go? 15 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:54,853 I lost by decision. 16 00:00:54,855 --> 00:00:58,957 I'm guessing you mean their decision to have you removed by security. 17 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:00,826 Suck master 5000. 18 00:01:00,828 --> 00:01:02,194 Don't get cocky, 19 00:01:02,196 --> 00:01:06,732 I own a lot of disguises and I will be back to finish what I started. 20 00:01:06,734 --> 00:01:09,101 [audience cheering] 21 00:01:10,805 --> 00:01:12,438 [chris] okay, speaking of disguises, 22 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,473 as we get further into the qualifying rounds, 23 00:01:14,475 --> 00:01:17,810 we're starting to get an idea of which bots are sheep in wolves clothing 24 00:01:17,812 --> 00:01:21,914 and which might actually have what it takes to go the distance. 25 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:25,984 And in a season where each team gets a maximum of just three fights 26 00:01:25,986 --> 00:01:27,319 to impress the selection committee, 27 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:30,389 you cannot take a day off. 28 00:01:30,391 --> 00:01:34,193 And tonight's fight card features a handful of elite teams 29 00:01:34,195 --> 00:01:38,297 desperate to prove they belong in the top 32. 30 00:01:38,299 --> 00:01:41,400 That includes stars with their backs against the wall, 31 00:01:41,402 --> 00:01:43,669 like the 0-1 minotaur. 32 00:01:43,671 --> 00:01:47,439 Daniel freitas and the crew have traveled all the way from brazil 33 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:50,709 on a mission to hoist the giant nut this season. 34 00:01:50,711 --> 00:01:56,415 Tonight, hungry rookie dragon slayer will look to stop them in their tracks. 35 00:01:56,417 --> 00:01:59,585 [kenny] and we'll see another mythical monster yeti 36 00:01:59,587 --> 00:02:01,753 also try to secure its first win of the season. 37 00:02:01,755 --> 00:02:04,256 Co-captains greg gibson and christian karlberg 38 00:02:04,258 --> 00:02:06,959 know this could be win or go home, 39 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:11,630 as they take on a buck with a drum spinner even bigger than theirs, pain train. 40 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:14,900 [chris] and at the top of the marquee tonight, 41 00:02:14,902 --> 00:02:18,937 sit two of the most popular teams in all of robot combat. 42 00:02:18,939 --> 00:02:20,706 After decimating their first opponent, 43 00:02:20,708 --> 00:02:25,344 will bales at hypershock will look to put one of the greatest of all time, 44 00:02:25,346 --> 00:02:31,150 donald hutson and lock-jaw into a serious 0-2 hole. 45 00:02:31,152 --> 00:02:35,687 [kenny] this is a must-win match for lock-jaw and for fan-favorite hypershock, 46 00:02:35,689 --> 00:02:39,725 a victory could mean that this season it's more than just a pretty face, 47 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:41,260 it's the contender. 48 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:44,663 [chris] and speaking of contenders, 49 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:47,933 we kick off the night with a showdown between a bot 50 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:50,369 that could survive a nuclear bomb 51 00:02:50,371 --> 00:02:53,405 and another that hits as hard as one. 52 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:57,843 Black dragon squares off with victor soto and rotator. 53 00:02:57,845 --> 00:03:00,078 They're both 1-0, 54 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,981 get ready for some serious fireworks. 55 00:03:04,118 --> 00:03:05,017 You ready? 56 00:03:05,019 --> 00:03:06,718 -I'm ready. -I'm ready. 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:07,719 You guys ready? 58 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:09,354 [audience cheering] 59 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:14,226 [chris] faruq, take it away. 60 00:03:16,163 --> 00:03:20,732 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 61 00:03:20,734 --> 00:03:24,002 It's robot fighting time. 62 00:03:24,004 --> 00:03:27,339 [audience cheering] 63 00:03:33,948 --> 00:03:38,350 [faruq] in the red square, this bot might be golden, 64 00:03:38,352 --> 00:03:41,053 but it won't thank you for being a friend, 65 00:03:41,055 --> 00:03:43,989 it'll straight up shake you until you're meeting your end. 66 00:03:43,991 --> 00:03:45,757 It's not old, it's classic. 67 00:03:45,759 --> 00:03:47,826 It's ready to fight. 68 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:50,996 It's straight up immortal, just like betty white. 69 00:03:50,998 --> 00:03:53,465 It's rotator. 70 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,968 [audience cheering] 71 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:01,073 [chris] hey, any time you can work betty white into the equation, 72 00:04:01,075 --> 00:04:02,474 you're all right with me. 73 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:04,810 And here they come, rotator, 74 00:04:04,812 --> 00:04:08,247 you know, kenny, rotator looked as destructive as ever 75 00:04:08,249 --> 00:04:10,849 in its decision win over kraken. 76 00:04:10,851 --> 00:04:14,586 But victor soto was happy about winning the control points in that one. 77 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:16,088 [kenny] yeah, rotator has always had 78 00:04:16,090 --> 00:04:18,657 one of the most devastating horizontal spinners, 79 00:04:18,659 --> 00:04:23,428 but the wedge lets victor added to its backside this season are game changers. 80 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:25,964 They really help him control the fight, 81 00:04:25,966 --> 00:04:29,668 and tonight he'll use those to try and get under black dragon, 82 00:04:29,670 --> 00:04:32,137 then whip around for a spin attack. 83 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:38,510 In the blue square, this robot comes to us from brazil. 84 00:04:38,512 --> 00:04:42,614 He has only two mottos, to crush and to kill. 85 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:45,917 So before you step in the box, you better update your will. 86 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:49,955 Introducing the tightest feature high-speeding, wire-eating, fire-breathing, 87 00:04:49,957 --> 00:04:53,558 entire reason why you're bleeding, black dragon. 88 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,961 [audience cheering] 89 00:04:57,798 --> 00:05:00,565 [chris] well, we've got two teams from brazil tonight, 90 00:05:00,567 --> 00:05:03,468 but only one has the lucky duck, 91 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:07,172 black dragon took down icewave in its first fight. 92 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:10,842 Kenny, this fire-breather is tough to kill. 93 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:12,678 [kenny] yeah, it has a powerful egg-beater drum, 94 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,447 but their game is to outlast their opponent. 95 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:18,884 They've won fights completely engulfed in flames. 96 00:05:18,886 --> 00:05:20,686 The key tonight, though, could be that wedge. 97 00:05:20,688 --> 00:05:22,954 It has a slope and hardness 98 00:05:22,956 --> 00:05:26,591 that were specifically designed to take a hit from rotator. 99 00:05:26,593 --> 00:05:30,062 The brazilians are ready for this fight, chris. 100 00:05:34,702 --> 00:05:36,635 Rotator is as ready as it can be against black dragon, 101 00:05:36,637 --> 00:05:38,570 one of the unique things about rotator 102 00:05:38,572 --> 00:05:40,505 is that we use both the front and the back of the robot, 103 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:42,674 so we're going to have these forks in the back. 104 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,576 I'm going to start off basically trying to get underneath them to see 105 00:05:44,578 --> 00:05:47,412 if we can even get underneath their plow. 106 00:05:47,414 --> 00:05:52,017 If not, attack with the front, see if we can actually damage some parts, bend them 107 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:53,151 and then create that clearance, 108 00:05:53,153 --> 00:05:54,953 so that we can get underneath them and control them. 109 00:05:54,955 --> 00:05:57,322 I want to get all the points basically, aggression, control, damage. 110 00:05:57,324 --> 00:05:58,857 I want to get it all. 111 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:02,761 Over there is a really reliable bot, will be a three minutes fight. 112 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:04,896 I want to go after their weapons. 113 00:06:04,898 --> 00:06:07,332 I know that's where I want to hit. 114 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:10,635 I know that's where I can handle the energy. 115 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:15,374 So we will then just fight because we have a special wedge just made for rotator. 116 00:06:15,376 --> 00:06:18,610 And we'll try the most to control the fights, 117 00:06:18,612 --> 00:06:22,781 counter their weapon and push them around the arena. 118 00:06:22,783 --> 00:06:26,051 We have a motto that you're the best and destroy the rest. 119 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:29,087 But now, rotator is the rest. 120 00:06:29,089 --> 00:06:32,090 [audience cheering] 121 00:06:33,994 --> 00:06:35,160 [robotic voice] robots, activate. 122 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:38,997 [audience cheering] 123 00:06:38,999 --> 00:06:42,200 [chris] for more on the crew that's from miami, florida, we bring in our bot whisperer, 124 00:06:42,202 --> 00:06:43,568 pete, what do you have? 125 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:47,706 Well, you know, there's always some drama that happens in the pits, 126 00:06:47,708 --> 00:06:52,043 and even a pro team like victor's can sometimes succumb to it. 127 00:06:52,045 --> 00:06:53,412 They're not immune. 128 00:06:53,414 --> 00:06:54,880 Victor showed up here, 129 00:06:54,882 --> 00:06:57,949 all of his lithium battery packs were puffed up, 130 00:06:57,951 --> 00:06:59,184 which means they were no good. 131 00:06:59,186 --> 00:07:00,685 He couldn't use any. 132 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:03,622 He didn't have enough spares, because all of those were puffed. 133 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:06,725 So team mallis loaned them a complete set of packs, 134 00:07:06,727 --> 00:07:08,493 which they ran in their last fight. 135 00:07:08,495 --> 00:07:10,495 But the new packs have showed up, 136 00:07:10,497 --> 00:07:13,999 they've put connectors on and they are ready to go. 137 00:07:14,001 --> 00:07:16,401 [chris] so they'll be huffing and puffing, perhaps... 138 00:07:16,403 --> 00:07:21,173 You don't want to puffing with lithium battery packs, really bad for you to puff. 139 00:07:25,012 --> 00:07:26,745 [robotic voice] red team, ready? 140 00:07:26,747 --> 00:07:28,914 Let's do it, man. 141 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:32,050 [chris] do it, even the little guy packs a punch. 142 00:07:34,822 --> 00:07:36,955 [robotic voice] blue team, ready? 143 00:07:39,026 --> 00:07:40,425 Let's go. 144 00:07:40,427 --> 00:07:42,294 [audience cheering] 145 00:07:57,511 --> 00:08:01,780 [chris] the brazilians versus the guy in gold, 146 00:08:01,782 --> 00:08:05,250 the winner will move to 2-0 on the season. 147 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:12,324 Let the bot battle begin. 148 00:08:12,326 --> 00:08:14,860 Here comes that flame. 149 00:08:14,862 --> 00:08:18,530 Oh-oh, rotator gets underneath, the brazilian's right out of the gate. 150 00:08:18,532 --> 00:08:22,734 That is a bad news for black dragon, kenny. 151 00:08:22,736 --> 00:08:25,303 [kenny] we know victor was focused on winning the ground war, 152 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:28,640 and it looks like he's in great shape. 153 00:08:28,642 --> 00:08:35,247 [chris] oh, rotator lands and power shots to that custom front wedge of black dragon. 154 00:08:36,617 --> 00:08:40,285 [kenny] there goes victor with that forks first driving technique. 155 00:08:40,287 --> 00:08:41,620 Let's see if he can do it again, 156 00:08:41,922 --> 00:08:43,655 those forks are doing a great job of getting underneath. 157 00:08:43,657 --> 00:08:45,524 [chris] yeah. 158 00:08:45,526 --> 00:08:48,360 Trying to work from the side and stay away from the mouth of that weapon and rotator, 159 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:52,030 oh, did a nice job getting under black dragon momentarily. 160 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:56,568 [kenny] black dragon just needs one good fight with that egg-beater weapon, chris. 161 00:08:56,570 --> 00:09:00,705 [chris] black dragon's got rotator against the rail, breaths a little fire. 162 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:05,243 Rotator lands a jab and gets itself out of a dangerous spot there. 163 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:10,649 Both drivers being very precise so far. 164 00:09:10,651 --> 00:09:13,518 [kenny] yeah, they both have a lot of respect for each other's primary weapons 165 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,120 and both trying to get... 166 00:09:15,122 --> 00:09:17,622 Oh, black dragon, right back at it. 167 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:19,124 [chris] that was some... 168 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:21,126 [kenny] black dragon, now we got a ball of flame. 169 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:22,460 [chris] wow. 170 00:09:22,863 --> 00:09:25,230 Kenny, it's black dragon on fire on the right, right side. 171 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:26,398 [kenny] yeah... 172 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:27,599 [chris] we've seen him on flames before, 173 00:09:27,601 --> 00:09:33,471 but this is not a good time to do it... Off rotator. 174 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:37,776 And rotator had to be working off at the side there for a segment now, 175 00:09:37,778 --> 00:09:40,879 we've seen it before, we mentioned it in the pre-fight, 176 00:09:40,881 --> 00:09:43,648 black dragon's been able to work while on fire. 177 00:09:43,650 --> 00:09:44,950 [kenny] oh. 178 00:09:44,952 --> 00:09:47,686 [chris] can they continue to do so here tonight? 179 00:09:47,688 --> 00:09:51,389 [kenny] well, we all know about the durability of rotator. 180 00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:54,359 Can black dragon match it here? 181 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:57,996 [chris] oh, big shot there by rotator. 182 00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:02,000 Black dragon's weapon no longer spinning. 183 00:10:02,002 --> 00:10:03,301 [kenny] oh. 184 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:06,204 Can he make it another minute and force a judge's decision? 185 00:10:06,206 --> 00:10:10,141 [chris] now, it's become a bit of a pushing match here for black dragon. 186 00:10:10,143 --> 00:10:13,645 Just follow the smoke if you can't find it, follow the smoke. 187 00:10:13,647 --> 00:10:16,781 Black dragon shadowing rotator now, 188 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:21,019 preventing from doing any more damage with that undercutting blade. 189 00:10:22,189 --> 00:10:24,389 Closing in on a 45-second mark 190 00:10:24,391 --> 00:10:28,727 and somehow black dragon had been able to do it again, kenny. 191 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:31,696 [kenny] yeah, they're doing an amazing job with that wedge, 192 00:10:31,698 --> 00:10:33,965 sticking it out here, staying alive. 193 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,734 [chris] victor soto pinning black dragon, 194 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:39,004 showing excellent control here. 195 00:10:39,006 --> 00:10:41,640 Look for victor to tail whip the brazilians on the release. 196 00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:43,575 -[victor] release. -Release. 197 00:10:43,577 --> 00:10:46,878 [chris] there's the release and there's the tail whip, 198 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,613 20 seconds left to go in this one. 199 00:10:48,615 --> 00:10:49,714 [kenny] oh. 200 00:10:49,716 --> 00:10:52,651 [chris] black dragon getting underneath rotator, 201 00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:55,353 but that undercutting blade won't stop spinning. 202 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:58,723 Rotator continuing to dish out the damage. 203 00:10:58,725 --> 00:11:02,961 [kenny] yeah. Rotator attacking from above like an attack helicopter. 204 00:11:02,963 --> 00:11:03,928 [chris] five seconds. 205 00:11:03,930 --> 00:11:05,063 [loud thud] 206 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:07,332 [chris] oh, that's a big hit. 207 00:11:07,901 --> 00:11:09,567 [audience cheering] 208 00:11:09,603 --> 00:11:16,408 [chris] somehow black dragon made it the last 90 seconds once while on fire. 209 00:11:16,410 --> 00:11:20,111 [kenny] I know which team I'm inviting to my house for the barbecue, 210 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:24,049 because those guys can party it up when there is smoke and flame. 211 00:11:24,051 --> 00:11:25,150 Wow! 212 00:11:25,152 --> 00:11:28,119 [audience cheering] 213 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:32,490 [chris] so this fire fest is now in the hands of the judges and, kenny, 214 00:11:32,492 --> 00:11:34,426 don't tell ja rule, 215 00:11:34,428 --> 00:11:36,961 but we're going to let the crew clean up this mess. 216 00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:40,098 It will have the decision to this bot burner, 217 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:43,568 when we return on battlebots. 218 00:11:43,570 --> 00:11:47,338 [audience cheering] 219 00:11:52,179 --> 00:11:53,812 [chris] welcome back to battlebots, 220 00:11:53,814 --> 00:11:58,550 where rotator and black dragon are awaiting a decision after their insane fight 221 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:04,055 that saw the brazilians on fire for more than 90 seconds. 222 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:07,425 [kenny] the smoke is still getting cleared out, but we're being told 223 00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:10,795 that the judges are close to handing out their scorecards. 224 00:12:10,797 --> 00:12:13,898 [chris] all three former battlebots participants, 225 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:17,502 derek young, jason bardis, lisa winter, 226 00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,738 scoring on an 11-point system, 227 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:22,574 up to five points can be awarded for damage, 228 00:12:22,576 --> 00:12:27,011 three for aggression and three for control. 229 00:12:27,781 --> 00:12:31,382 You know kenny, here at battlebots, the lower bot usually wins, 230 00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:36,821 and rotator proved it was the low man right out of the gate. 231 00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:41,326 [kenny] yeah, rotator using its ground scraping forks to get underneath black dragon 232 00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:43,394 and drive it into the pulverizer, 233 00:12:43,396 --> 00:12:45,597 then start going to work with the undercutter 234 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:51,636 and that shot right there set the brazilians up in flames. 235 00:12:51,638 --> 00:12:55,306 [chris] and I feel like I've seen this movie somewhere before, 236 00:12:55,308 --> 00:12:58,643 but black dragon managed to put up one heck of a fight, 237 00:12:58,645 --> 00:13:03,815 even though it was spewing smoke and flames for almost two minutes. 238 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,351 Now, this is probably the crowning shot of the night 239 00:13:06,353 --> 00:13:09,988 for black dragon to get rotator on its side. 240 00:13:09,990 --> 00:13:15,860 But victor soto did regain control and he delivered down the stretch. 241 00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:19,831 [kenny] just an amazing all-around performance by the veteran here, 242 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:22,834 showing great control by pinning black dragon, 243 00:13:22,836 --> 00:13:24,903 then attacking with the undercutter, 244 00:13:24,905 --> 00:13:27,639 he managed to disable black dragon's weapon 245 00:13:27,641 --> 00:13:30,008 and really dominate this fight. 246 00:13:30,644 --> 00:13:33,511 [chris] rotator looking to move to 2-0, 247 00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:35,980 black dragon as tough as they come, 248 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:39,417 let's send it over to faruq with the decision. 249 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:44,055 The results from the judges are in. 250 00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:47,091 [audience cheering] 251 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:52,163 we have a unanimous decision... 252 00:13:54,935 --> 00:13:57,368 And your winner is... 253 00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:00,972 Rotator. 254 00:14:00,974 --> 00:14:03,074 [audience cheering] 255 00:14:11,785 --> 00:14:12,984 [man] great play, guys. 256 00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:14,752 [man] thank you. 257 00:14:14,754 --> 00:14:16,020 Thank you. 258 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:17,455 [chris] victor. 259 00:14:17,457 --> 00:14:18,723 -Hey. -Hey. 260 00:14:18,725 --> 00:14:21,626 Congratulations, usually when you set your opponent on fire, 261 00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:24,028 you're like, "huh, okay, this will be easy." 262 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:27,832 for almost two minutes, that thing ran while there were smoke, 263 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:28,733 how impressed were you? 264 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:29,801 Very impressive. 265 00:14:29,803 --> 00:14:31,903 Black dragon is a great machine, very reliable. 266 00:14:31,905 --> 00:14:35,406 I was hoping for a knockout, but couldn't get there. 267 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:37,475 You know that was to be expected. Great machine. 268 00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:38,643 But we were able to get some control, 269 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:42,413 get underneath them and I guess we had some damage. 270 00:14:42,415 --> 00:14:45,516 I couldn't see really clear between the smoke and all. 271 00:14:45,518 --> 00:14:48,553 All right. So what is a 2-0 start mean for you? 272 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:52,123 It's huge. We've never been 2-0 before, so this is fantastic. 273 00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:53,057 Confidence is going through the roof. 274 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:54,792 We're trusting the robot more. 275 00:14:54,794 --> 00:14:55,927 We're learning more about it. 276 00:14:55,929 --> 00:14:57,896 We're going to keep improving. 277 00:14:57,898 --> 00:14:59,597 [chris] all right, victor. Well, congratulations. 278 00:14:59,599 --> 00:15:00,999 We'll see you next time. 279 00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:02,400 -Thank you. -Great fight. Thank you. 280 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:04,135 [victor] thank you. 281 00:15:08,775 --> 00:15:10,275 [chris] okay. 282 00:15:10,277 --> 00:15:14,779 Let's keep the carnage going and jump right into fight number two 283 00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:17,415 and the international theme continues. 284 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:21,085 Canada and south korea take center stage this time. 285 00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:25,957 That's where our next two teams, lucky and blade hail from. 286 00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:29,460 Let's start with mark demers and that flipper known as lucky. 287 00:15:29,462 --> 00:15:30,995 In their first fight, 288 00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:35,700 they went toe-to-toe with a semifinalist from last season, tantrum 289 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:37,468 and new driver matt olsen. 290 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:40,738 He looks like he may be the real deal. 291 00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:45,743 [kenny] yeah, there's a reason he's known as one of the top rc car drivers in the world. 292 00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:49,747 This rookie came out the first 30 seconds of his battlebots career 293 00:15:49,749 --> 00:15:51,549 and had a top tier opponent on the ropes. 294 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:54,385 He actually could have let tantrum get counted out, 295 00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:58,556 but he kept the fight going and showed some serious competitive spirit. 296 00:15:58,558 --> 00:16:02,126 I'm excited to see what this kid does in his second fight, chris. 297 00:16:02,896 --> 00:16:04,595 [chris] and when it comes to blade, 298 00:16:04,597 --> 00:16:08,633 the bot known overseas as the korean tombstone 299 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:12,804 did go three minutes in a very tough matchup against scorpios, 300 00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:15,406 but they did not live up to the hype, kenny. 301 00:16:15,408 --> 00:16:16,541 [kenny] yeah, captain cheog gyu hwang 302 00:16:16,543 --> 00:16:19,677 needs to show us something in this fight. 303 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:22,580 I've seen them dish out tons of damage in international matches. 304 00:16:22,582 --> 00:16:24,615 Maybe it was jet lag, 305 00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:27,618 maybe it was just being under the battlebots lights for the first time. 306 00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:29,887 Either way, we need to see that weapon spin up 307 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:32,323 and do some serious damage tonight. 308 00:16:35,261 --> 00:16:37,562 Somebody's getting win number one tonight. 309 00:16:37,564 --> 00:16:39,063 Faruq. 310 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:44,902 In the red square from ottawa, canada, 311 00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:47,805 here comes the canuck with all the luck, 312 00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:49,540 it's lucky. 313 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:52,310 [audience cheering] 314 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:58,049 [chris] team lucky, almost looking like the canadian flag kenny. 315 00:16:58,051 --> 00:17:00,385 [kenny] and going against the horizontal spinner tonight. 316 00:17:00,387 --> 00:17:02,954 How do they match up? 317 00:17:02,956 --> 00:17:07,058 [chris] well, you can see they've got that ar-500 armor that goes all the way around, 318 00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:08,426 lucky this time. 319 00:17:08,428 --> 00:17:11,429 They've seen how powerful blade has been overseas, 320 00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:13,865 but lucky should be able to get under them. 321 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:17,568 And if they can trap blade in a short corner and they spin up, 322 00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:20,972 matt olsen could have a field day. 323 00:17:23,943 --> 00:17:29,981 [faruq] in the blue square from seoul, south korea, ready to mash your unit. 324 00:17:29,983 --> 00:17:32,817 Give it up for blade. 325 00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:35,253 [audience cheering] 326 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:40,792 [chris] such a cool looking robot, and once again, 327 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:44,162 the driver is ju sangeun on the right there. 328 00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:45,830 She's actually a professional violinist, 329 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:49,067 so she's used to performing under pressure, kenny. 330 00:17:49,869 --> 00:17:51,636 [kenny] well, all eyes are on her, 331 00:17:51,638 --> 00:17:53,838 because they need a win here against scorpios, 332 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,040 she couldn't find space to spin up, 333 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:58,342 tonight they're using their longest bar, 334 00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:01,612 it's three feet and 60 pounds of aluminum. 335 00:18:01,614 --> 00:18:05,817 With that extra reach, they're hoping they can get in one big early shot 336 00:18:05,819 --> 00:18:09,387 and end this fight before lucky can start the flipper. 337 00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:18,830 Blade is a really tough machine. 338 00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:21,532 It's going to be a lot of large hits. 339 00:18:21,534 --> 00:18:24,902 We're hoping to deflect blades blade. 340 00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:27,472 If we're going to win, I think we're going to have to win within three or four hits, 341 00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:29,640 hopefully get them flipped over. 342 00:18:29,642 --> 00:18:32,343 If it goes to the full three minutes, I'm pretty sure we're taking damage. 343 00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:34,045 We're all in one right now, 344 00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:37,081 so that really puts a lot of pressure on us to win that next match. 345 00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:39,083 [man speaking] 346 00:19:02,242 --> 00:19:04,008 [audience cheering] 347 00:19:23,563 --> 00:19:25,863 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 348 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,932 [kenny] lucky on the charge. [loud thud] 349 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:29,834 [chris] oh, gosh. 350 00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:32,336 Blade just snapped its blade and left a piece 351 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:35,773 stuck at the side of the battle box. 352 00:19:35,775 --> 00:19:39,110 [kenny] it's throwing it off, get that gyroscope in motion and lucky... 353 00:19:39,112 --> 00:19:40,845 [loud thud] 354 00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:44,916 [chris] lucky flipping blade into the screws, oh, there's another... 355 00:19:44,918 --> 00:19:47,151 [audience cheering] 356 00:19:47,153 --> 00:19:49,887 [chris] you go to your room, says lucky. 357 00:19:49,889 --> 00:19:52,690 [kenny] doesn't get better than that. 358 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:57,795 [chris] and look at this, the spin around, 359 00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:59,597 flipper trying to knock the blade off, 360 00:19:59,599 --> 00:20:03,768 but now, just got to hang out up there. 361 00:20:03,770 --> 00:20:09,407 That's it, it's just going to sit and chill as lucky picks up the victory. 362 00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:11,108 [referee] it's a knock-out. 363 00:20:12,011 --> 00:20:13,377 [kenny] what a knockout. 364 00:20:15,982 --> 00:20:17,949 [chris] wow. 365 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:24,822 Kenny, impressive, impressive run by lucky right there. 366 00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:28,593 [kenny] yeah, absolutely, and a great choice to go with that ar armor, 367 00:20:28,595 --> 00:20:31,395 it caused blade to slam into the rail 368 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,764 and broke that three-foot aluminum bar off 369 00:20:33,766 --> 00:20:35,399 into the side of the battle box. 370 00:20:35,401 --> 00:20:38,436 -Look at that, crazy. -[chris] yeah. 371 00:20:38,438 --> 00:20:43,374 Blade on its heels after that, a little flippage from lucky, 372 00:20:43,376 --> 00:20:47,878 send it politely to the top of the side rail to be counted out. 373 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,816 Rookie driver, matt olsen, with yet another sensational performance, 374 00:20:51,818 --> 00:20:55,119 as lucky moves to 1-1. 375 00:20:56,990 --> 00:20:58,990 What are you feeling, lucky, huh? 376 00:20:58,992 --> 00:21:00,424 [laughing] 377 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:05,062 kenny, I love battlebots, 378 00:21:05,064 --> 00:21:07,431 'show and tell', it's my favorite day of the school year. 379 00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:09,233 It is. I get to hold the prop here. 380 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:10,801 -Oh my gosh. -Do not touch the top of it. 381 00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:12,703 It is very sharp, 382 00:21:12,705 --> 00:21:16,807 but this is the tip of the blade that broke off of blade. 383 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:18,576 -And stuck right into the wall. -[kenny] yes. 384 00:21:18,578 --> 00:21:21,812 -[chris] that is incredible force. -[kenny] crazy. Very heavy. 385 00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:25,049 If you didn't get your bi's and tri's then you might want to start lifting this. 386 00:21:25,051 --> 00:21:26,150 No, I'm good with just the air. 387 00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:27,251 You're good. Okay. 388 00:21:27,253 --> 00:21:28,352 [chris] coming up. 389 00:21:28,354 --> 00:21:31,422 One of the most ferocious drivers in the sport. 390 00:21:31,424 --> 00:21:35,159 He's determined to will his team back into tournament contention. 391 00:21:35,161 --> 00:21:36,761 Stop yelling at me, 392 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:41,999 daniel freitas in minotaur facing the undefeated rookie, dragon slayer. 393 00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:46,003 That's up next on battlebots. 394 00:21:53,046 --> 00:21:55,079 [audience cheering] 395 00:21:56,549 --> 00:22:00,685 we are back on battlebots and guess who's back inside the box. 396 00:22:00,687 --> 00:22:03,587 It's brazilian bazooka, minotaur 397 00:22:03,589 --> 00:22:08,826 in desperate need of a win here tonight against rookie, dragon slayer, 398 00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:11,696 and let's start with the boys from texas. 399 00:22:11,698 --> 00:22:16,901 A group of young machinists led by 22-year-old captain, jordan neal. 400 00:22:16,903 --> 00:22:21,005 Kenny, dragon slayer beat up on respected veteran, duck 401 00:22:21,007 --> 00:22:23,541 in its very first battlebots fight ever. 402 00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:25,142 [kenny] that's right. 403 00:22:25,144 --> 00:22:29,413 And while dragon slayers vertical disc may not pack a nuclear punch, 404 00:22:29,415 --> 00:22:32,683 it was able to rip the beak right off of duck in its debut. 405 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:36,854 But minotaur is in quite a different class offensively, 406 00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:40,658 so this should be a good indicator for them to where they stand here, 407 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:42,526 amongst all teams. 408 00:22:42,528 --> 00:22:44,528 [chris] and when it comes to minotaur, 409 00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:48,132 this is one of the most popular robots in the entire world. 410 00:22:48,134 --> 00:22:52,570 Led this year by captain, junior souza, they sit at 0-1. 411 00:22:52,572 --> 00:22:58,409 And even though that loss came at the hands of one of the top teams in the field, saw blaze, 412 00:22:58,411 --> 00:23:01,612 these guys cannot afford to take another l tonight, 413 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:04,615 especially against the rookie robot. 414 00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:07,785 [kenny] no doubt, they are fired up and ready to go, 415 00:23:07,787 --> 00:23:11,622 no one more so than their driver, daniel freitas, 416 00:23:11,624 --> 00:23:13,924 his ferocity, nearly brought this team 417 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:17,728 to a battlebots championship in 2018. 418 00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:20,765 But for minotaur spiritual leader, 419 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:24,034 this season is about something bigger than robots. 420 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:31,108 [daniel speaking] 421 00:25:18,484 --> 00:25:22,319 [audience cheering] 422 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,261 [chris] kenny, it's hard not to root for daniel 423 00:25:30,263 --> 00:25:32,830 and these guys on team minotaur. 424 00:25:32,832 --> 00:25:37,701 [kenny] but he's here doing what he loves and he wants to win that nut. 425 00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:40,104 All right, let's get it going. Faruq. 426 00:25:42,775 --> 00:25:48,812 In the red square from rio de janeiro, brazil, the most ball-headed bot, 427 00:25:48,814 --> 00:25:53,317 the sport has ever seen, it's minotaur. 428 00:25:53,319 --> 00:25:55,319 [audience cheering] 429 00:25:57,757 --> 00:26:02,760 [chris] daniel freitas, the driver, always has his game face on, 430 00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:05,996 ready to lead minotaur into battle. 431 00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,464 That drum is so nasty, kenny. 432 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:09,066 [kenny] it sure is. 433 00:26:09,669 --> 00:26:15,606 That is a 55-pound drum and it's wider than we've seen it in previous seasons. 434 00:26:15,608 --> 00:26:17,441 We know daniel will be aggressive, 435 00:26:17,443 --> 00:26:20,411 but with dragon slayer's, huge plow, 436 00:26:20,413 --> 00:26:24,315 the key will be aggressively attacking from the side. 437 00:26:25,985 --> 00:26:29,820 [faruq] in the blue square from denton, texas, 438 00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:32,990 giving opponents and khaleesi nightmares, 439 00:26:32,992 --> 00:26:36,026 it's dragon slayer. 440 00:26:36,028 --> 00:26:38,295 [audience cheering] 441 00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:42,833 [chris] there is dragon slayer. 442 00:26:42,835 --> 00:26:46,403 Kenny, what do they have to do to take down the raging bull? 443 00:26:46,405 --> 00:26:47,838 [kenny] well, two things. 444 00:26:48,307 --> 00:26:52,509 One, keep that plow square with minotaur's drum at all times 445 00:26:52,511 --> 00:26:56,480 and two, get that weapon up to full speed. 446 00:26:56,482 --> 00:27:00,584 Jordan said their disc wasn't functioning properly against duck. 447 00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:02,886 They're going with a smaller disc tonight, 448 00:27:02,888 --> 00:27:06,657 and they've also increased the battery power behind the weapon. 449 00:27:06,659 --> 00:27:09,426 Let's see if those changes pay off. 450 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,967 For this next fight, we're juicing it up a little. 451 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:19,403 We're going from six-cell to eight-cell in all systems. 452 00:27:19,405 --> 00:27:21,939 Hopefully, that's going to give us enough punch we need to fight minotaur. 453 00:27:21,941 --> 00:27:23,040 We switched our weapons. 454 00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:24,942 We actually went down a little bit. 455 00:27:24,944 --> 00:27:26,243 We went with our lighter weapon 456 00:27:26,245 --> 00:27:27,978 in order to compensate for that extra juice we're given to it. 457 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:29,546 We're open for a line of tip speed. 458 00:27:29,548 --> 00:27:31,382 This weapon's got a little more reach. 459 00:27:31,384 --> 00:27:34,418 We switched our scoops, they're a little more heavily armored. 460 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:37,454 Honestly, it's not the worst fight we could possibly have, 461 00:27:37,456 --> 00:27:39,023 but damn if it ain't scary, 462 00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:43,627 we could leave with another victory chip in our hands or a smoking wreck. 463 00:27:43,629 --> 00:27:45,062 Dragon slayer is a new bot. 464 00:27:45,064 --> 00:27:46,597 They did pretty well against duck. 465 00:27:46,599 --> 00:27:49,933 They have a wedge on the front, so we have the old forks. 466 00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:55,372 We're really hoping to get underneath their wedge and just make it gone. 467 00:27:55,374 --> 00:27:57,408 We've got to avoid the weapon as well, 468 00:27:57,410 --> 00:28:01,111 because it can be a really powerful and damage minotaur. 469 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:06,050 But we've got to go forward and make sure that we hit them strong as we can 470 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:07,851 to try to go for a knockout. 471 00:28:07,853 --> 00:28:10,154 [audience cheering] 472 00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:15,559 [robotic voice] robots, activate. 473 00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:18,162 [audience cheering] 474 00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:25,869 [chris] minotaur's season may rest on the shoulders of that man right there, 475 00:28:25,871 --> 00:28:29,106 daniel freitas is locked and loaded. 476 00:28:29,108 --> 00:28:35,045 The rookie, jordan neal, looking to take his squad to 2-0. 477 00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,614 Dragon slayer, minotaur. 478 00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:38,982 Next. 479 00:28:48,661 --> 00:28:51,862 [chris] we are right back into the action here on battlebots, 480 00:28:51,864 --> 00:28:54,798 where minotaur and the squad from brazil 481 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,669 are rallied around their outstanding driver, daniel freitas, 482 00:28:58,671 --> 00:29:02,940 taking on the rookie team from texas, dragon slayer. 483 00:29:02,942 --> 00:29:07,177 Minotaur needs a win to avoid falling to 0-2. 484 00:29:26,632 --> 00:29:28,966 [audience cheering] 485 00:29:33,806 --> 00:29:35,439 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 486 00:29:35,441 --> 00:29:39,910 Here comes dragon slayer, not afraid of minotaur 487 00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:44,014 until you hear that drum spinning... And two bots go weapon on weapon. 488 00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:46,116 Minotaur still humming. 489 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:48,118 Dragon slayer back pedaling. 490 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,053 Oh, oh, look at this. 491 00:29:50,055 --> 00:29:52,923 Minotaur trying to send dragon slayer into the upper deck, didn't happen. 492 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:54,591 -[loud thud] -there's a nice kiss. 493 00:29:54,593 --> 00:29:57,828 -You drive this on your own money. -Okay. 494 00:29:57,830 --> 00:30:00,764 [chris] and it looks like minotaur has knocked dragon slayer's weapon 495 00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:03,834 out of commission to start this fight. 496 00:30:03,836 --> 00:30:06,203 But here's dragon slayer pushing back. 497 00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:07,871 Daniel freitas finds an angle. 498 00:30:07,873 --> 00:30:11,275 Oh, starts chewing away at those tires. 499 00:30:11,277 --> 00:30:13,744 [kenny] yeah. He eats tires for breakfast. 500 00:30:13,746 --> 00:30:18,048 [chris] dragon slayer still has its wedge in play though, kenny. 501 00:30:18,050 --> 00:30:21,585 [kenny] that's right and jordan neal has to use that big wedge 502 00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:24,254 to see if he can break minotaur's weapon. 503 00:30:24,256 --> 00:30:26,924 [chris] minotaur says good luck with that pal, 504 00:30:26,926 --> 00:30:32,262 bending dragon slayer chewing on the underbelly on the bot from texas. 505 00:30:32,264 --> 00:30:35,132 [kenny] dragon slayer needs to self-right. 506 00:30:35,134 --> 00:30:37,401 [chris] running around in circles and here come minotaur again 507 00:30:37,403 --> 00:30:39,403 and it's dragon slayer down for the count. 508 00:30:39,405 --> 00:30:41,104 [kenny] yeah. That might have been the knockout shot. 509 00:30:41,106 --> 00:30:42,606 Him on the backside. 510 00:30:42,608 --> 00:30:44,441 [chris] oh, no. 511 00:30:44,443 --> 00:30:46,743 -[referee] ten, nine... -[chris] here comes the count down. 512 00:30:46,745 --> 00:30:50,113 Can dragon slayer find a way to free itself? 513 00:30:50,883 --> 00:30:53,684 [kenny] oh, the celebration is starting. 514 00:30:53,686 --> 00:30:55,586 [chris] that's going to be curtains. 515 00:30:55,588 --> 00:30:57,321 -It's a knockout. -[audience cheering] 516 00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:03,827 [chris] well, they may not have been the toughest opponent he's ever faced, 517 00:31:03,829 --> 00:31:08,799 but daniel freitas just kept minotaur's season alive. 518 00:31:08,801 --> 00:31:10,267 [audience cheering] 519 00:31:10,269 --> 00:31:12,169 [daniel screaming] 520 00:31:16,242 --> 00:31:17,608 yeah! 521 00:31:17,610 --> 00:31:20,377 Yes! 522 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:27,985 [chris] kenny, minotaur just on it from the get go with that drum spinner. 523 00:31:27,987 --> 00:31:29,753 [kenny] went right at that primary weapon, 524 00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:31,622 then started attacking the tires. 525 00:31:31,624 --> 00:31:33,790 They attacked from the back, they were 526 00:31:33,792 --> 00:31:35,626 hitting dragon slayer anywhere they could. 527 00:31:35,628 --> 00:31:36,894 [chris] you know, the relentless driving 528 00:31:36,896 --> 00:31:39,129 we've come to expect from daniel freitas, 529 00:31:39,131 --> 00:31:41,765 who was on full display yet again. 530 00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:43,433 He just never let up. 531 00:31:43,435 --> 00:31:44,568 [kenny] no, he didn't. 532 00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:47,604 It was his aggressive style that he always uses, 533 00:31:47,606 --> 00:31:51,775 just going out there trying to take out that bot from the get go. 534 00:31:51,777 --> 00:31:54,745 They wanted the knockout and they got it. 535 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:57,047 [audience cheering] 536 00:32:02,321 --> 00:32:04,187 -[chris] junior. -Me? 537 00:32:04,189 --> 00:32:07,658 Yes, you, congratulations on your first win as team captain. 538 00:32:07,660 --> 00:32:09,059 Thank you. 539 00:32:09,061 --> 00:32:12,429 Hey, your driver, daniel freitas is an animal. 540 00:32:12,431 --> 00:32:13,463 Yeah. Bring him in here, huh? 541 00:32:13,465 --> 00:32:15,432 [audience cheering] 542 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:20,604 what is it like for you to watch him do his thing as a driver out there? 543 00:32:20,606 --> 00:32:25,876 [junior] we hear daniel, you know, we have a tough few days. 544 00:32:25,878 --> 00:32:29,046 This guy here, he deserves it, so. 545 00:32:34,687 --> 00:32:37,020 [indistinct whispering] 546 00:32:43,662 --> 00:32:48,198 [audience cheering] minotaur! Minotaur! Minotaur! 547 00:32:50,769 --> 00:32:53,003 [chris] daniel, how does it feel to be here 548 00:32:53,005 --> 00:32:55,939 with your second family at battlebots? 549 00:32:57,209 --> 00:33:00,978 Uh, I had very difficult weeks. 550 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:03,046 I lost my mom. 551 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,221 [audience cheering and applauding] 552 00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:24,001 but we are back here 553 00:33:24,003 --> 00:33:29,873 and we do lot better for... Tonight. 554 00:33:29,875 --> 00:33:32,376 [audience cheering] 555 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:39,616 [chris] congratulations to team minotaur. 556 00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:42,853 Daniel, thank you very much for sharing your emotions with us. 557 00:33:42,855 --> 00:33:44,354 -Thank you, guys. -Thank you, thank you. 558 00:33:45,090 --> 00:33:47,224 [audience cheering] 559 00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:53,897 [chris] well, you heard, daniel just lost his mom and his grandmother recently. 560 00:33:53,899 --> 00:33:59,903 And I do think that for a lot of athletes and competitors 561 00:33:59,905 --> 00:34:01,738 in whatever field you are in, 562 00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:07,878 if you come back to a place where you know you are in love like battlebots, 563 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:12,215 it's not going to chase the pain away entirely. 564 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:13,483 Absolutely. 565 00:34:13,485 --> 00:34:17,587 But you said it best, I mean, that is like his second family. 566 00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:20,624 It's got to feel good, you know, after everything that he's dealt with 567 00:34:20,626 --> 00:34:21,925 to go out there and do what he loves 568 00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:24,861 and to get a win for him and his team. 569 00:34:24,863 --> 00:34:25,996 -He's one of the best out there. -Yeah. 570 00:34:25,998 --> 00:34:27,697 And you saw why tonight. 571 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:29,833 Congratulations to daniel freitas 572 00:34:29,835 --> 00:34:33,904 and his entire work family here at battlebots. 573 00:34:33,906 --> 00:34:35,405 [chris] back to the games we play. 574 00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:36,807 And when we return, 575 00:34:36,842 --> 00:34:40,977 it's the king of staten island versus the king of the himalayas. 576 00:34:40,979 --> 00:34:46,416 As evan arias and pain train rolls into the box against the dreaded yeti. 577 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:49,086 That's next on battlebots. 578 00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:56,960 [audience cheering] 579 00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:00,430 we are back on battlebots and up next the meeting of a pair 580 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:04,468 of 0-1 teams that both lost by knockouts their first time out. 581 00:35:04,470 --> 00:35:08,405 Let's start with the veteran team yeti, led by gibson and karlberg, 582 00:35:08,407 --> 00:35:10,640 and we talked with greg gibson earlier today. 583 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:13,143 He said, listen, I have to admit I was nervous last month. 584 00:35:13,145 --> 00:35:16,079 It was the first time I was in the box in two years. 585 00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:17,280 He said, guess what? 586 00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:19,749 I'm going to let it roll and we might see the old yeti, 587 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:20,617 I think, a little bit more tonight. 588 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,052 [kenny] I think so. 589 00:35:22,054 --> 00:35:24,387 Listen, he said, he's always nervous for that first fight. 590 00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:26,723 He said he's a complete wreck 591 00:35:26,725 --> 00:35:30,460 and again, this yeti is very different from the bot we saw two years ago. 592 00:35:30,462 --> 00:35:32,395 It's much smaller. 593 00:35:32,397 --> 00:35:35,332 But both captains know when it comes to making the tournament, 594 00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:38,969 tonight is a do or die situation. 595 00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:41,605 All right, so with pain train, they're captained by evan arias, 596 00:35:41,607 --> 00:35:44,875 they had a rough rookie season in 2020, 597 00:35:44,877 --> 00:35:48,979 high expectations, they end up getting ko'd in their first fight. 598 00:35:48,981 --> 00:35:51,014 They got a start to turn it around a little bit. 599 00:35:51,016 --> 00:35:52,849 [kenny] yeah, that's right. 600 00:35:52,851 --> 00:35:54,084 We talked about it. 601 00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:55,418 But evan is one of the top drivers in the world, 602 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:57,420 when it comes to lower weight classes, 603 00:35:57,422 --> 00:36:02,559 one of his robots actually just got put in the beetleweight hall of fame. 604 00:36:02,561 --> 00:36:07,597 He really wants to prove that he belongs in the big leagues and no better way to do that 605 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:11,134 than by taking down a legendary bot, like yeti. 606 00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:13,803 Somebody's getting a win number one. 607 00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:16,072 Will it be pain train or will it be yeti? 608 00:36:16,074 --> 00:36:17,774 Let's find out. Faruq. 609 00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:20,410 [audience cheering] 610 00:36:22,381 --> 00:36:27,417 in the red square from san luis obispo, california, 611 00:36:27,419 --> 00:36:30,987 this ice monster will leave you shaking in your snow boots. 612 00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:32,923 It's yeti. 613 00:36:32,925 --> 00:36:35,358 [audience cheering] 614 00:36:39,565 --> 00:36:42,499 [chris] a fan favorite, yeti, 615 00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:48,271 about 80% of its size from 2019 went on the old diet. 616 00:36:48,273 --> 00:36:50,907 Is that [indistinct] at all, do you think? 617 00:36:50,909 --> 00:36:53,643 [kenny] you know, greg is still getting used to handling 618 00:36:53,645 --> 00:36:55,845 this more compact version of yeti. 619 00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:59,583 This fight is massive drum versus massive drum, though. 620 00:36:59,585 --> 00:37:00,650 And yeti's got the smaller one, 621 00:37:00,652 --> 00:37:04,721 so contrary to their typical game plan, 622 00:37:04,723 --> 00:37:07,424 they want to be cautious and avoid going weapon to weapon here. 623 00:37:07,426 --> 00:37:09,426 [audience cheering] 624 00:37:11,563 --> 00:37:16,933 in the blue square from staten island, new york, known as thomas, the train's 625 00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:21,204 terrifying older brother, its pain train. 626 00:37:21,206 --> 00:37:24,040 [audience cheering] 627 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:34,751 [chris] pain train knocked out by deep-6 in its season debut, there's evan arias, 628 00:37:34,753 --> 00:37:36,886 wearing the shades, waving to the crowd. 629 00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:39,556 That weapon looks great, man. 630 00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:42,058 We just want to see it connect occasionally. 631 00:37:42,060 --> 00:37:45,595 [kenny] yeah, well, it was working perfectly in the test box earlier today, 632 00:37:45,597 --> 00:37:47,764 and at 75 pounds, 633 00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:53,670 pain train's drum is more than 30, yes, 30 pounds heavier than yeti's. 634 00:37:53,672 --> 00:37:57,807 Because of that, evans says he does want to attack head on here, 635 00:37:57,809 --> 00:38:00,277 so let's see if it can hold up tonight. 636 00:38:02,414 --> 00:38:04,147 The yeti's been around for a little bit. 637 00:38:04,149 --> 00:38:05,615 I was actually a fan of it growing up. 638 00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:08,885 It has this nice seven-tooth that I'm looking to rip right off the weapon 639 00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:12,022 and I'm just going to attack them, head on, rip off their forks 640 00:38:12,024 --> 00:38:13,823 and have a few wheels to have fun with. 641 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:16,660 I'm more than confident that I'm going to have yeti on the heels today. 642 00:38:16,662 --> 00:38:17,961 Pain train has no brakes. 643 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:20,030 I'm going to enjoy some yeti spaghetti tonight. 644 00:38:20,032 --> 00:38:21,464 I can't win this fight head to head. 645 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:22,899 I have to keep my cool. 646 00:38:22,901 --> 00:38:26,036 I have to drive properly and keep aiming for their sides and back. 647 00:38:26,038 --> 00:38:27,537 Their drum is heavier than ours. 648 00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:28,705 It probably spins faster. 649 00:38:28,707 --> 00:38:32,108 If I just throw caution to the wind and go at them, 650 00:38:32,110 --> 00:38:36,346 we're going to lose this fight and that's probably going to be it for the season. 651 00:38:41,787 --> 00:38:44,287 [audience cheering] 652 00:39:01,073 --> 00:39:03,406 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 653 00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:07,944 Oh, oh, pain train passed out of the game, but just runs right into the rails. 654 00:39:07,946 --> 00:39:09,412 [kenny] yeah. He's trying to line it up. 655 00:39:11,116 --> 00:39:12,916 A love tap there. 656 00:39:12,918 --> 00:39:13,783 [loud thud] 657 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:15,852 more than a a love tap there. 658 00:39:15,854 --> 00:39:19,356 [kenny] pain train doing a great job of staying squared up to yeti. 659 00:39:19,358 --> 00:39:21,958 [chris] nice shot by pain train. 660 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:26,062 Yeti, though not taking the pain, looking for the right angle. 661 00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:28,665 Sniffing around those tires now. 662 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:30,166 Dragging it out there. 663 00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:32,035 [kenny] oh, nice little flip. 664 00:39:32,571 --> 00:39:35,939 Greg gibson driving a brilliant match so far, 665 00:39:35,941 --> 00:39:39,242 showing a lot of patience in this opening stretch. 666 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,712 [chris] big shot. 667 00:39:42,714 --> 00:39:44,681 It's a massive drum on drum action. 668 00:39:44,683 --> 00:39:46,750 Yeti working up a sweat now. 669 00:39:46,752 --> 00:39:49,452 [kenny] oh, this is a much better fight 670 00:39:49,454 --> 00:39:51,955 from both yeti and pain train already. 671 00:39:51,957 --> 00:39:55,558 [chris] oh, big shot by pain train, knocks yeti... 672 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,828 [indistinct commentary] 673 00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:01,765 [chris] oh, no, no a big part of pain train has come off. 674 00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:04,734 [kenny] yeti is about to take over, it looks like, chris. 675 00:40:04,736 --> 00:40:07,837 [chris] oh, no, pain train should motor on nicely. 676 00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:10,807 [kenny] it's exposed on the left side though. 677 00:40:10,809 --> 00:40:12,375 [chris] oh, that's got to hurt. 678 00:40:12,377 --> 00:40:13,710 [kenny] uh-oh. 679 00:40:13,712 --> 00:40:16,746 [chris] yeti flipping pain train like a pancake here. 680 00:40:16,748 --> 00:40:18,415 Can it hang on? 681 00:40:19,785 --> 00:40:21,584 Does pain train have any control. 682 00:40:21,586 --> 00:40:23,620 Yeti's trying to sniff it out. 683 00:40:23,622 --> 00:40:25,688 Oh, he's grinding it into the rails. 684 00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:27,357 [kenny] un-oh, that's going to be it. 685 00:40:28,660 --> 00:40:30,627 I don't see controlled movement. 686 00:40:30,629 --> 00:40:32,162 [chris] you saw a lot of wobbling right now 687 00:40:32,164 --> 00:40:34,731 and pain train still might be... 688 00:40:34,733 --> 00:40:36,099 [kenny] oh, flip. 689 00:40:36,101 --> 00:40:37,133 [chris] that's it. 690 00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:38,802 [loud thud] 691 00:40:38,804 --> 00:40:41,204 [indistinct commentary] 692 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:43,406 [audience cheering] 693 00:40:46,578 --> 00:40:49,412 [chris] greg's making up for that first fight right now my goodness. 694 00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:52,081 [kenny] yeah, there's battery spilled out, 695 00:40:52,083 --> 00:40:56,653 the top armor is off and the countdown has started and yeti. 696 00:40:56,655 --> 00:40:59,088 Evan arias, all he can do is smile, 697 00:40:59,090 --> 00:41:02,926 because he has been done in by a big time bot. 698 00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:04,427 [referee] knock-out. 699 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:07,163 [audience cheering] 700 00:41:14,673 --> 00:41:17,640 [chris] kenny, you get two high energy drum spinners like this, 701 00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:19,008 you'd never know what could happen. 702 00:41:19,010 --> 00:41:21,511 [kenny] oh, my goodness, this was an awesome fight. 703 00:41:21,513 --> 00:41:22,579 Both robots really went for it, 704 00:41:22,581 --> 00:41:24,214 a little bit cautious in the beginning, 705 00:41:24,850 --> 00:41:28,952 and then all of a sudden they just started trading blows back and forth. 706 00:41:28,954 --> 00:41:29,919 [chris] I got to tell you, pain train, you know, 707 00:41:29,921 --> 00:41:31,754 we talked about at the beginning of this fight 708 00:41:31,756 --> 00:41:33,690 that durability was going to be an issue for them 709 00:41:33,692 --> 00:41:35,358 and things were going just fine. 710 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:37,460 They were exchanging blow for blow with yeti, 711 00:41:37,462 --> 00:41:41,664 and then they ended up losing the top armor and things changed. 712 00:41:41,666 --> 00:41:44,734 [kenny] yeah, listen, there were some serious energy in that battle box. 713 00:41:44,736 --> 00:41:46,436 Both bots landed some great shots, 714 00:41:46,438 --> 00:41:49,939 but in the end, it really did come down to the durability, 715 00:41:49,941 --> 00:41:55,712 you see the shots from yeti just kind of tearing apart pain train little by little, 716 00:41:55,714 --> 00:41:57,680 bot parts everywhere. 717 00:41:57,682 --> 00:41:59,382 It was a very surgical approach 718 00:41:59,384 --> 00:42:01,718 from greg gibson for the most part. 719 00:42:01,720 --> 00:42:03,253 [chris] and then finishing it up, 720 00:42:03,255 --> 00:42:07,790 knocking batteries on the battle box floor and we'll call it a night. 721 00:42:07,792 --> 00:42:10,059 [audience cheering] 722 00:42:10,595 --> 00:42:12,529 [chris] greg and christian, 723 00:42:12,531 --> 00:42:15,832 that's the way that that machine is supposed to run, right? 724 00:42:15,834 --> 00:42:18,101 Yeah. It worked out a lot better than last time. 725 00:42:18,103 --> 00:42:19,269 [chris] uh-huh. 726 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:24,874 Greg, could you kind of smell it once pain train 727 00:42:24,876 --> 00:42:26,442 lost its top armor where you're like, 728 00:42:26,444 --> 00:42:28,845 oh, this is going to be tasty? 729 00:42:28,847 --> 00:42:31,681 Sort of. The thing is their drum is really, really nasty. 730 00:42:31,683 --> 00:42:32,649 It was still spinning. 731 00:42:32,651 --> 00:42:34,784 So as long as that thing's going, it's scary. 732 00:42:34,786 --> 00:42:37,754 Greg, it seemed like you were a cautious early on, 733 00:42:37,756 --> 00:42:40,189 and then it seemed like the old yeti kind of revealed itself. 734 00:42:40,191 --> 00:42:41,691 Was that the case? 735 00:42:41,693 --> 00:42:44,394 Well, I had kind of promised the team I was going to try to drive smart 736 00:42:44,396 --> 00:42:48,565 and not go weapon to weapon that usually lasts about 20 seconds. 737 00:42:48,567 --> 00:42:50,867 We'll have to look back to see if I made it to a full 20 738 00:42:50,869 --> 00:42:52,869 and then we started going drum to drum. 739 00:42:52,871 --> 00:42:55,104 Well, congratulations on getting that first win. 740 00:42:55,106 --> 00:42:56,472 Thanks very much, guys. 741 00:42:56,474 --> 00:42:58,975 [audience cheering] 742 00:43:03,615 --> 00:43:06,082 [chris] kenny, you heard it out of the mouth of greg gibson, 743 00:43:06,084 --> 00:43:08,952 sometimes you just got to resort back to what you know best, huh? 744 00:43:08,954 --> 00:43:10,386 Yeah, absolutely. 745 00:43:10,388 --> 00:43:12,221 You can't get too far from who you are. 746 00:43:12,223 --> 00:43:16,559 But make no mistake, the first 60 seconds of that fight 747 00:43:16,561 --> 00:43:20,830 was maybe the most strategic driving we've ever seen from greg 748 00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:24,033 and it paid off for a much needed victory. 749 00:43:25,637 --> 00:43:27,003 [chris] after the break, 750 00:43:27,739 --> 00:43:31,808 the devil from the deep clashes with a deadly bird of prey. 751 00:43:31,810 --> 00:43:35,044 It's kraken versus hijinx. 752 00:43:36,181 --> 00:43:40,016 And don't forget about the main event of the evening, 753 00:43:40,018 --> 00:43:45,622 where the legendary lock-jaw will go head to head with speed demon hypershock. 754 00:43:45,624 --> 00:43:48,625 It's the o.G. Donald hutson 755 00:43:48,627 --> 00:43:52,195 versus consummate showman will bales, 756 00:43:52,197 --> 00:43:55,164 that's later tonight on battlebots. 757 00:43:56,601 --> 00:43:58,201 [audience cheering] 758 00:44:02,941 --> 00:44:04,707 [chris] and welcome back to las vegas, 759 00:44:04,709 --> 00:44:08,978 where the battlebots championship qualifiers roll on. 760 00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:11,648 At the top of the marquee tonight, 761 00:44:11,650 --> 00:44:15,151 boy, do we have a fun matchup for you? 762 00:44:15,153 --> 00:44:16,786 The king of flash, will bales, 763 00:44:16,788 --> 00:44:19,455 will roll hypershock into the arena 764 00:44:19,457 --> 00:44:23,526 to face the legendary donald hutson and lock-jaw. 765 00:44:23,528 --> 00:44:28,731 Our cameras caught the two teams sizing each other up a bit earlier. 766 00:44:28,733 --> 00:44:32,402 How old were you when I first started competing? 767 00:44:32,404 --> 00:44:35,071 You were, I guess you did '95, right? 768 00:44:35,073 --> 00:44:36,572 -'96. -'96, I was 4. 769 00:44:36,574 --> 00:44:39,776 [laughing] 770 00:44:39,778 --> 00:44:43,880 [chris] it's young hotshot versus grizzled veteran in tonight's main event, 771 00:44:43,882 --> 00:44:49,519 so get your popcorn ready for what is sure to be an action packed fight. 772 00:44:49,521 --> 00:44:52,555 But right now, it's a matchup between a pair of robots, 773 00:44:52,557 --> 00:44:56,426 who both made it to the round of 32 a season ago. 774 00:44:56,428 --> 00:44:59,996 But now, both find themselves in an 0-1 hole. 775 00:44:59,998 --> 00:45:02,699 Kraken versus hijinx. 776 00:45:02,701 --> 00:45:05,835 Let's start with kraken engineered by matt spurk, 777 00:45:05,837 --> 00:45:07,804 and you just cannot kill this thing. 778 00:45:07,806 --> 00:45:09,272 Go ask rotator, 779 00:45:09,274 --> 00:45:12,542 because kraken lasted the distance, even though it lost its teeth, 780 00:45:12,544 --> 00:45:14,811 basically the top of its head, 781 00:45:14,813 --> 00:45:18,414 but not its ability to drive and it shows just how tough kraken is. 782 00:45:18,416 --> 00:45:19,615 [kenny] no doubt about it. 783 00:45:19,651 --> 00:45:22,518 That really is their superpower, its unkillable, 784 00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:23,953 and they do have a lot of crushing force as well. 785 00:45:23,955 --> 00:45:25,988 We didn't really see that in their first fight, 786 00:45:25,990 --> 00:45:27,724 but they're going to try to use it here. 787 00:45:27,726 --> 00:45:29,058 In the meantime, jen herchenroeder, 788 00:45:29,060 --> 00:45:30,426 who's the captain of hijinx, 789 00:45:30,462 --> 00:45:33,896 they had such high expectations coming into this season. 790 00:45:33,898 --> 00:45:39,469 They spent the entire off season fixing what went wrong in 2020 791 00:45:39,471 --> 00:45:41,237 and all of a sudden, they got popped 792 00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:43,473 right in the grill by mammoth first time out, 793 00:45:43,475 --> 00:45:46,409 a little bit of a jarring situation for hijinx. 794 00:45:46,411 --> 00:45:48,544 [kenny] for jen, she's the ultimate optimist. 795 00:45:48,546 --> 00:45:50,346 She was really confident that she was going to come back 796 00:45:50,348 --> 00:45:51,647 and bring the best bot possible. 797 00:45:51,649 --> 00:45:54,784 The winner here, I'm not going to say they're sitting pretty, 798 00:45:54,786 --> 00:45:58,287 but they're going to be in the thick of the race to the round of 32. 799 00:45:58,289 --> 00:46:00,256 The loser is going to fall to 0-2 800 00:46:00,258 --> 00:46:03,960 and is going to need some serious help to get to the postseason. 801 00:46:03,962 --> 00:46:04,827 Faruq? 802 00:46:04,829 --> 00:46:07,096 [audience cheering] 803 00:46:08,433 --> 00:46:12,769 in the red square from titusville, florida, 804 00:46:12,771 --> 00:46:16,806 he's got more bite than a vampire at a net convention. 805 00:46:16,808 --> 00:46:18,574 It's kraken. 806 00:46:18,576 --> 00:46:21,277 [audience cheering] 807 00:46:23,081 --> 00:46:27,517 [chris] kraken and matt spurk has brought his entire family with him. 808 00:46:27,519 --> 00:46:33,689 [kenny] well, you can't even tell that dragon head got screwed up last time out. 809 00:46:33,691 --> 00:46:36,459 [chris] yeah, they had to scrap the frame from the first fight, 810 00:46:36,461 --> 00:46:38,728 it was damaged so badly, 811 00:46:38,730 --> 00:46:41,397 and this frame is actually designed for vertical, 812 00:46:41,399 --> 00:46:43,599 not horizontal spinners, 813 00:46:43,601 --> 00:46:46,402 so they're already a little behind the eight ball. 814 00:46:46,404 --> 00:46:48,471 But if matt spurk can corner hijinx 815 00:46:48,473 --> 00:46:50,406 and prevent it from spinning up, 816 00:46:50,408 --> 00:46:53,976 kraken is more than capable of winning this fight. 817 00:46:57,715 --> 00:47:01,851 In the blue square from oakland, california, 818 00:47:01,853 --> 00:47:04,887 the pink and yellow that turns you black and blue. 819 00:47:04,889 --> 00:47:07,256 It's hijinx. 820 00:47:07,258 --> 00:47:09,125 [audience cheering] 821 00:47:10,595 --> 00:47:12,628 [chris] hijinx's always so pretty. 822 00:47:12,630 --> 00:47:15,431 The paint job is sensational, 823 00:47:15,433 --> 00:47:19,535 the engineering needs a little working between fights one and two. 824 00:47:19,537 --> 00:47:21,771 We'll see what jen herchenroeder and her right hand man, 825 00:47:21,773 --> 00:47:24,540 orion beach have dialed up tonight. 826 00:47:24,542 --> 00:47:27,109 [kenny] well, what adjustment jen made to this fight 827 00:47:27,111 --> 00:47:32,048 was to add s7 tool steel teeth to that 68-pound bar. 828 00:47:32,050 --> 00:47:33,683 S7 is a sharper metal. 829 00:47:33,685 --> 00:47:34,851 It's better for cutting. 830 00:47:34,853 --> 00:47:38,521 They know kraken is too tough to bludgeoned to death, 831 00:47:38,523 --> 00:47:41,123 but if they could cut through the sea monsters head, 832 00:47:41,125 --> 00:47:44,360 they might actually be able to get the knockout. 833 00:47:44,362 --> 00:47:46,195 [audience cheering] 834 00:47:49,567 --> 00:47:52,301 the overall strategy with kraken is always the same. 835 00:47:52,303 --> 00:47:54,871 Close the distance on them as fast as possible, 836 00:47:54,873 --> 00:47:56,572 light them up and then just crush them. 837 00:47:56,574 --> 00:47:58,407 They've got such a long bar 838 00:47:58,409 --> 00:48:01,844 and it takes a long time to get up to really deadly speed. 839 00:48:01,846 --> 00:48:03,946 And I think if we can get on them and just stay on them, 840 00:48:03,948 --> 00:48:05,414 I think we'll be okay. 841 00:48:05,416 --> 00:48:08,084 But if we have to back off or we get separated too much, 842 00:48:08,086 --> 00:48:11,621 then they're really going to tear us up pretty bad. 843 00:48:11,623 --> 00:48:16,425 Matt spurk is a fantastic builder and made regular improvements. 844 00:48:16,427 --> 00:48:17,827 Kraken is fully able to get their teeth 845 00:48:17,829 --> 00:48:20,963 around one of our wings and controlled the fight. 846 00:48:20,965 --> 00:48:23,532 So we're going to do everything we can to stay out of the mouth 847 00:48:23,534 --> 00:48:26,602 and to knock the teeth out as fast as we can. 848 00:48:26,604 --> 00:48:29,405 For both teams, this, this is a mandatory win, 849 00:48:29,407 --> 00:48:31,407 something to be said for strength schedule, 850 00:48:31,409 --> 00:48:34,310 you can have really good fights against really good robots, 851 00:48:34,312 --> 00:48:38,648 but I do think it's a much larger uphill struggle 852 00:48:38,650 --> 00:48:42,018 to get into the round of 32 if you don't have at least two wins. 853 00:48:49,894 --> 00:48:50,493 [robotic voice] robots activate. 854 00:48:50,495 --> 00:48:54,497 [audience cheering] 855 00:48:54,499 --> 00:49:00,803 [chris] hijinx has its game face off, so too does kraken, assisted by his little narwhal 856 00:49:00,805 --> 00:49:03,306 got torn to shreds in its last fight. 857 00:49:05,944 --> 00:49:08,010 [robotic voice] red team, ready? 858 00:49:08,379 --> 00:49:09,779 [ethan hits the button] 859 00:49:09,781 --> 00:49:12,982 [chris] young ethan spurk hitting the button right there. 860 00:49:14,085 --> 00:49:16,085 [robotic voice] blue team, ready? 861 00:49:17,889 --> 00:49:18,788 [jen hits the button] 862 00:49:18,790 --> 00:49:21,223 [audience cheering] 863 00:49:44,849 --> 00:49:45,815 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 864 00:49:45,817 --> 00:49:47,483 Kraken on these... 865 00:49:47,485 --> 00:49:52,121 Oh, big shot there by hijinx, but kraken took it. 866 00:49:52,123 --> 00:49:54,423 [kenny] yeah, that's a great start by kraken, 867 00:49:54,425 --> 00:49:57,893 trying to jam up that weapon and they're going to stay right on hijinx. 868 00:49:57,895 --> 00:50:00,696 [chris] trying to send them into the screws. 869 00:50:00,698 --> 00:50:02,898 [kenny] hijinx is already upside down. 870 00:50:02,900 --> 00:50:05,267 Kraken looking to take advantage. 871 00:50:05,269 --> 00:50:10,139 [chris] hijinx wiggles free, now trying to create some space to spin. 872 00:50:11,409 --> 00:50:12,708 Oh! 873 00:50:12,710 --> 00:50:14,810 Trying to chip away those teeth, 874 00:50:14,812 --> 00:50:17,646 including the two big ones in the front. 875 00:50:17,648 --> 00:50:19,749 [kenny] my goodness, hijinx is still very dangerous 876 00:50:19,751 --> 00:50:21,717 in this helicopter configuration. 877 00:50:21,719 --> 00:50:24,253 [chris] hijinx not moving very well now, though, 878 00:50:24,255 --> 00:50:28,958 and matt spurk staying aggressive, as he always does. 879 00:50:30,094 --> 00:50:35,865 [kenny] kraken trying to bite down and then drag hijinx around the arena. 880 00:50:35,867 --> 00:50:36,632 [matt] he's dead. 881 00:50:36,634 --> 00:50:38,734 He's dead. Count, count, he's dead. 882 00:50:38,736 --> 00:50:41,704 [chris] matt spurk calling for the quick count out. 883 00:50:41,706 --> 00:50:44,840 [referee] you have control? Do you have control? 884 00:50:44,842 --> 00:50:47,743 [chris] hijinx's weapon is spinning, but the big question, 885 00:50:47,745 --> 00:50:49,111 can the robot move? 886 00:50:49,113 --> 00:50:51,247 [kenny] yes. It can. 887 00:50:52,517 --> 00:50:53,616 -Whoa! -[chris] whoa! 888 00:50:53,651 --> 00:50:56,619 Hijinx chopping away at the mouth of kraken saying, 889 00:50:56,621 --> 00:50:59,722 "get off you ugly, hideous beast". 890 00:50:59,724 --> 00:51:02,391 [kenny] it's amazing, now kraken just go right in there, 891 00:51:02,393 --> 00:51:07,863 creeping and jam up that weapon like that, that's just ridiculous. 892 00:51:07,865 --> 00:51:10,433 [chris] hijinx still trying to find its way in this inverted position, 893 00:51:10,435 --> 00:51:13,002 though, kenny. 894 00:51:13,004 --> 00:51:15,938 [kenny] yeah, keep in mind, the directional controls on that robot 895 00:51:15,940 --> 00:51:19,742 are actually backwards for driver orion beach now. 896 00:51:19,744 --> 00:51:21,477 [chris] under 90 to go. 897 00:51:21,479 --> 00:51:23,712 Kraken working hijinx into the screws. 898 00:51:23,714 --> 00:51:29,251 [kenny] trying to get it under the upper deck and he does. 899 00:51:29,253 --> 00:51:32,021 [chris] could this be the knockout that kraken wanted. 900 00:51:32,023 --> 00:51:37,259 Hijinx has an opening and is trying to work its way down to field level. 901 00:51:38,196 --> 00:51:39,795 Now, are you kidding me? 902 00:51:39,797 --> 00:51:43,632 Hijinx starts spinning and get down on the surface and it does. 903 00:51:43,634 --> 00:51:46,402 [kenny] brilliant move by orion beach, 904 00:51:46,404 --> 00:51:49,972 using hijinx's spinner to create momentum there. 905 00:51:49,974 --> 00:51:51,307 [chris] under a minute to go 906 00:51:51,342 --> 00:51:55,578 and hijinx is throwing its weapon into kraken's teeth. 907 00:51:55,580 --> 00:52:00,216 Both of these bots looking to make one final push before the closing bell. 908 00:52:01,419 --> 00:52:04,053 [kenny] this has been a brutal grinding fight. 909 00:52:04,055 --> 00:52:06,021 -[loud thud] -[chris] both teams... 910 00:52:06,023 --> 00:52:07,456 Big hit by hijinx. 911 00:52:07,458 --> 00:52:10,926 [kenny] kraken's going to have to send hijinx his dental bill. 912 00:52:10,928 --> 00:52:14,130 [chris] kraken has way less teeth than when it started. 913 00:52:14,132 --> 00:52:15,731 [kenny] oh, there goes the big one. 914 00:52:15,733 --> 00:52:18,167 [chris] hijinx's leaving a strong last impression, 915 00:52:18,169 --> 00:52:20,803 and I'm not even so sure kraken is moving. 916 00:52:20,805 --> 00:52:22,638 [referee] you got to show me... 917 00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:23,639 I have to count now. 918 00:52:23,641 --> 00:52:25,074 [kenny] no, I don't think it is. 919 00:52:25,076 --> 00:52:28,210 [chris] and hijinx still moving. Oh, it's caught up. 920 00:52:28,212 --> 00:52:31,013 How is kraken still moving? 921 00:52:31,015 --> 00:52:34,917 [kenny] both bots gasping for air as the final seconds tick away. 922 00:52:34,919 --> 00:52:36,852 Kraken is crab walking. 923 00:52:36,854 --> 00:52:39,421 Hijinx spun up to try to land one more shot. 924 00:52:39,423 --> 00:52:41,056 [jen] one more, one more, one more. 925 00:52:41,893 --> 00:52:47,229 [chris] but it looks like this one is going to go to the judge's scorecards. 926 00:52:47,698 --> 00:52:49,398 [kenny] wow! 927 00:52:52,703 --> 00:52:55,404 [chris] boy, was there a lot going on in this one, kenny. 928 00:52:55,406 --> 00:52:59,508 [kenny] just ridiculous kraken going right at hijinx. 929 00:52:59,510 --> 00:53:03,746 Hijinx with a big shot right off the bat, kraken trying to control. 930 00:53:03,748 --> 00:53:07,750 They just were never able to get that good fight down on hijinx. 931 00:53:07,752 --> 00:53:09,652 [chris] now, I got to give orion beach 932 00:53:09,654 --> 00:53:12,588 a whole lot of credit for keeping hijinx active 933 00:53:12,590 --> 00:53:17,726 and away from that bite of kraken, all while driving inverted. 934 00:53:17,728 --> 00:53:21,931 [kenny] no doubt, especially when you consider that his drive controls 935 00:53:21,933 --> 00:53:24,400 were reversed once hijinx got flipped. 936 00:53:24,402 --> 00:53:25,734 Great job by orion. 937 00:53:25,736 --> 00:53:28,504 [chris] man, this was a very close fight. 938 00:53:28,506 --> 00:53:32,174 So how do you think the judges will break this one down? 939 00:53:32,176 --> 00:53:36,212 [kenny] this is a tough call. To me, kraken was the more aggressive robot. 940 00:53:36,214 --> 00:53:40,349 It should have the edge there, and matt spurk will win some control points 941 00:53:40,351 --> 00:53:42,851 for tossing hijinx onto the upper deck. 942 00:53:42,853 --> 00:53:47,590 But in the end, this could very well come down to the damage column. 943 00:53:47,592 --> 00:53:49,925 Hijinx landed a bunch of heavy shots, 944 00:53:49,927 --> 00:53:52,828 beat up on kraken and ripped one of its teeth out 945 00:53:52,830 --> 00:53:55,664 advantage hijinx in that category, 946 00:53:55,666 --> 00:53:58,767 going to be a fascinating decision either way. 947 00:53:58,769 --> 00:54:01,103 [chris] here's faruq with the results. 948 00:54:03,641 --> 00:54:06,942 The results from the judges are in. 949 00:54:13,217 --> 00:54:16,285 The winner by unanimous decision is... 950 00:54:23,427 --> 00:54:24,526 Hijinx. 951 00:54:24,528 --> 00:54:27,062 [audience cheering] 952 00:54:40,878 --> 00:54:46,015 jen herchenroeder, is it fair to say that hijinx probably doesn't win 953 00:54:46,017 --> 00:54:48,417 a fight like this a season ago? 954 00:54:48,419 --> 00:54:51,120 I think that is probably true. 955 00:54:51,122 --> 00:54:54,556 We've done everything we can to improve literally everything on the robot. 956 00:54:54,558 --> 00:54:56,525 We made one mistake. 957 00:54:56,527 --> 00:55:00,596 We made one big mistake in the pits before our first fight, we fixed it. 958 00:55:00,598 --> 00:55:04,967 It'll never happen again, and you're going to see more of that from here on out. 959 00:55:04,969 --> 00:55:06,568 That was a back and forth fight, jen. 960 00:55:06,570 --> 00:55:08,737 Yeah. 961 00:55:08,739 --> 00:55:12,007 At one point, it seemed like you were stuck there on the upper deck. 962 00:55:12,009 --> 00:55:12,641 Did that worry you? 963 00:55:12,643 --> 00:55:14,677 No. 964 00:55:14,679 --> 00:55:17,212 We consider that it was a high probability we'd be put upside down 965 00:55:17,214 --> 00:55:19,315 at some point and we can drive inverted. 966 00:55:19,317 --> 00:55:21,884 It's not a problem, but just to make it a little bit easier on orion, 967 00:55:21,886 --> 00:55:26,955 I added some slippery uhmw to the top of the head to help us scoot off 968 00:55:26,957 --> 00:55:28,190 in the case we had one wheel on, 969 00:55:28,192 --> 00:55:31,060 one wheel off some kind of balance and he did a great job. 970 00:55:31,062 --> 00:55:32,561 He sure did. 971 00:55:32,563 --> 00:55:34,830 Jen, congratulations. 972 00:55:34,832 --> 00:55:37,966 Hijinx evens its record at 1-1 on the season. 973 00:55:41,505 --> 00:55:42,638 [audience cheering] 974 00:55:42,973 --> 00:55:45,741 [chris] so hijinx pulls out the decision victory, 975 00:55:45,743 --> 00:55:47,776 and we're going to put the judges 976 00:55:47,778 --> 00:55:50,612 scorecards up on the screen for you here. 977 00:55:50,614 --> 00:55:52,581 Kenny, break it all down for us. 978 00:55:52,583 --> 00:55:57,319 [kenny] yeah, the judges had it 6-5 across the board for hijinx. 979 00:55:57,321 --> 00:56:02,758 Looks like kraken did end up winning the aggression and control categories, 980 00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:07,930 but wow, the numbers that tell the story are in the damaged department. 981 00:56:07,932 --> 00:56:10,566 You see there on jason and derek's cards, 982 00:56:10,568 --> 00:56:14,903 both of them scoring damage 4-1 in favor of hijinx. 983 00:56:14,905 --> 00:56:18,240 Tough to win a fight if you don't come out on top 984 00:56:18,242 --> 00:56:20,209 in the most heavily weighted category. 985 00:56:20,211 --> 00:56:24,813 [chris] destroy or disable your opponent, that is the mission. 986 00:56:24,815 --> 00:56:29,485 So hijinx moves to 1-1, while fan favorite kraken now faces the challenge 987 00:56:29,487 --> 00:56:32,388 of climbing out of an 0-2 hole. 988 00:56:34,558 --> 00:56:37,559 Coming up, a showdown between two 20-year-olds, 989 00:56:37,561 --> 00:56:40,696 and I'm not talking about a tik-tok battle. 990 00:56:40,698 --> 00:56:44,900 Jason vasquez and his control bot defender square off 991 00:56:44,902 --> 00:56:50,939 with ethan kurtz and the highly destructive drum spinner of riptide. 992 00:56:50,941 --> 00:56:54,309 That's next on battlebots. 993 00:56:58,883 --> 00:57:00,716 [audience cheering] 994 00:57:00,718 --> 00:57:03,752 we continue on here on battlebots and up next, 995 00:57:03,754 --> 00:57:07,823 let's take a closer look at tonight's marquee matchup. 996 00:57:07,825 --> 00:57:10,659 It's hypershock versus lock-jaw, 997 00:57:10,661 --> 00:57:13,862 a main event featuring speed, 998 00:57:13,864 --> 00:57:18,167 spinners and two of the biggest stars in this sport. 999 00:57:20,571 --> 00:57:24,640 [faruq] it's hypershock. 1000 00:57:24,642 --> 00:57:27,376 In years past, we had great weapons, we have great tech, 1001 00:57:27,378 --> 00:57:30,846 we had good style and we had good driving. 1002 00:57:30,848 --> 00:57:35,984 [kenny] that was a perfect bot crush chris, I've never seen anyone get out of this. 1003 00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:39,621 But for whatever reason, it never quite came together. 1004 00:57:39,623 --> 00:57:43,258 [chris] I don't think there's anything hypershock can do kenny. 1005 00:57:45,262 --> 00:57:47,763 [will] this year, we made a concerted effort to say, okay, 1006 00:57:47,765 --> 00:57:52,000 no more gimmicks, no more stupid little tricks, no more self-righter. 1007 00:57:52,002 --> 00:57:54,803 And in our fight against slamo, 1008 00:57:54,805 --> 00:57:55,437 basically everything went right. 1009 00:57:55,439 --> 00:57:57,406 [kenny] oh! 1010 00:57:57,408 --> 00:58:01,310 [chris] with that combination of speed and power slamo, doesn't stand a chance. 1011 00:58:01,312 --> 00:58:04,413 [kenny] oh, what a shot by will bales. 1012 00:58:05,816 --> 00:58:09,818 We felt good, the robot drove well, the weapon worked great, 1013 00:58:09,820 --> 00:58:11,386 and we've got it nailed. 1014 00:58:11,388 --> 00:58:13,722 [referee] that's a knock-out. 1015 00:58:13,724 --> 00:58:17,960 [kenny] hypershock is back chris. Oh, man. 1016 00:58:18,896 --> 00:58:21,330 [faruq] it's macho. 1017 00:58:23,901 --> 00:58:26,034 [donald] I have won two championships 1018 00:58:27,771 --> 00:58:29,371 and two's not enough. 1019 00:58:30,274 --> 00:58:33,742 [chris] oh, no mercy from lock-jaw. 1020 00:58:33,744 --> 00:58:38,881 These qualifying matches are meant to kind of seat us position us in a way to say 1021 00:58:38,883 --> 00:58:40,582 we have a good chance at a run for the nut. 1022 00:58:40,584 --> 00:58:43,952 [chris] oh, what a shot. 1023 00:58:43,954 --> 00:58:49,091 The last fight I had with copperhead was a complete, chaotic mess. 1024 00:58:50,528 --> 00:58:52,794 [chris] the left fork is bent backwards. 1025 00:58:52,796 --> 00:58:55,697 The left front wheel is hanging out for dear life 1026 00:58:55,699 --> 00:58:58,100 and lock-jaw is behind the eight ball now. 1027 00:58:58,102 --> 00:59:01,169 But I went all three minutes with that beating. 1028 00:59:04,975 --> 00:59:09,545 So that gave me just a little bit of confidence about maybe how I go into the next one. 1029 00:59:09,547 --> 00:59:12,781 [chris] whoa! Lock-jaw is going right at him. 1030 00:59:12,783 --> 00:59:15,784 Lock-jaw looks tough as nails this year. They're hard to beat. 1031 00:59:15,786 --> 00:59:18,420 Donald has been here since the beginning. 1032 00:59:18,422 --> 00:59:21,123 [chris] donald hutson, the legend. 1033 00:59:21,125 --> 00:59:23,358 And he's a very good driver. 1034 00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:26,795 [chris] unbelievable, the driving by donald hutson. 1035 00:59:26,797 --> 00:59:30,866 We have a good chance to win if we can avoid the hard impacts. 1036 00:59:30,868 --> 00:59:33,035 That's pretty beefy weapon. 1037 00:59:33,871 --> 00:59:37,839 [chris] hypershock coated... 1038 00:59:37,841 --> 00:59:40,609 We have 25% more weapon mass than we did before. 1039 00:59:40,611 --> 00:59:44,546 We have 40% more weapon energy than before. 1040 00:59:44,548 --> 00:59:46,748 If we can get the weapon to connect with lock-jaw, 1041 00:59:46,750 --> 00:59:48,550 we're going to see some wheels come off. 1042 00:59:48,552 --> 00:59:51,019 We're going to see some extra holes in lock-jaw 1043 00:59:51,021 --> 00:59:52,554 that they didn't have at the beginning. 1044 00:59:52,556 --> 00:59:54,222 I want to mangle some metal. 1045 00:59:54,692 --> 00:59:58,794 [chris] will bales and his best friend chaos have entered the battle box. 1046 00:59:58,796 --> 01:00:01,196 It's going to be a lot of back and forth going on. 1047 01:00:02,032 --> 01:00:04,833 I'm relentless. I'm not going to let up. 1048 01:00:04,835 --> 01:00:08,003 I need to win this match, so here I come, will. 1049 01:00:08,739 --> 01:00:12,007 [chris] oh, unbelievable. 1050 01:00:12,676 --> 01:00:15,444 That one is going to be fun, kenny. 1051 01:00:15,446 --> 01:00:18,814 Now, when donald says he's won two championships, 1052 01:00:18,816 --> 01:00:20,616 he's referring to the super heavyweight titles 1053 01:00:20,618 --> 01:00:24,119 he won with his iconic robot dissector. 1054 01:00:24,121 --> 01:00:27,723 He, of course, is still looking for that elusive giant nut 1055 01:00:27,725 --> 01:00:29,992 here in the modern era. 1056 01:00:31,095 --> 01:00:32,628 But before we get you to that main event, 1057 01:00:32,630 --> 01:00:35,130 we got one more matchup for you, 1058 01:00:35,132 --> 01:00:37,366 featuring two of this season's top rookies 1059 01:00:37,368 --> 01:00:40,569 in the field, defender and riptide. 1060 01:00:40,571 --> 01:00:45,407 And let's start with riptide, captained by a college kid out of los angeles. 1061 01:00:45,409 --> 01:00:49,311 Ethan kurtz, he was so excited just to be involved in battlebots. 1062 01:00:49,313 --> 01:00:51,647 Then, when he won his first match 1063 01:00:51,649 --> 01:00:55,651 against huge no less by a knockout in less than a minute, 1064 01:00:55,653 --> 01:00:58,553 the dude was basically running around here going crazy. 1065 01:00:58,555 --> 01:01:01,590 He couldn't catch his breath, guy's having the time of his life. 1066 01:01:01,592 --> 01:01:03,859 [kenny] yeah, amazing performance in that first fight. 1067 01:01:03,861 --> 01:01:06,728 That weapon is devastating, so he's on his way. 1068 01:01:06,730 --> 01:01:09,665 Taking on another college kid from the los angeles area, 1069 01:01:09,667 --> 01:01:12,534 but the last name you certainly know oh, so well. 1070 01:01:12,536 --> 01:01:16,138 Jason vasquez, the younger brother of manny vasquez, 1071 01:01:16,140 --> 01:01:19,975 defender lost its opener, knocked out by ribot. 1072 01:01:19,977 --> 01:01:21,476 Jason said, listen, we worked on it. 1073 01:01:21,478 --> 01:01:23,945 My brother even came over and helped out a little bit 1074 01:01:23,947 --> 01:01:25,547 and he certainly hasn't lost any confidence. 1075 01:01:25,549 --> 01:01:27,549 [kenny] no, not at all. He's been here before. 1076 01:01:27,551 --> 01:01:29,551 He has a lot of experience, of course, with whiplash, 1077 01:01:29,553 --> 01:01:32,521 and he believes he has his robot dialed in. 1078 01:01:32,523 --> 01:01:35,023 He loves this matchup against riptide as well. 1079 01:01:35,025 --> 01:01:39,194 Rookie versus rookie. Should be a fun one. Faruq? 1080 01:01:39,797 --> 01:01:42,464 [audience cheering] 1081 01:01:42,466 --> 01:01:47,769 in the red square, he's all plugged in and turned up to 11, 1082 01:01:47,771 --> 01:01:51,406 here to make his opponents take the stairway to heaven 1083 01:01:51,408 --> 01:01:53,542 like a hot guitar solo on your face, 1084 01:01:53,544 --> 01:01:56,945 he'll be wailing, tear you up like a master. 1085 01:01:56,947 --> 01:02:03,185 Call him shreddy van halen. Crank it up for defender. 1086 01:02:03,187 --> 01:02:06,688 [audience cheering] 1087 01:02:06,690 --> 01:02:12,761 [chris] all right, there's jason in front with his mom and pop and also rob, 1088 01:02:12,763 --> 01:02:14,162 guy that you bring in to help out, 1089 01:02:14,164 --> 01:02:18,400 he's great behind the scenes guy here, pushing in the bot. 1090 01:02:18,402 --> 01:02:21,670 [kenny] rob mastic, of course, used to be on fight force. 1091 01:02:21,672 --> 01:02:25,040 Now they've gone from four forks to two on front of defender. 1092 01:02:25,042 --> 01:02:28,777 Jason realized those were just going to get shredded against a vertical spinner 1093 01:02:28,779 --> 01:02:30,312 like riptide. 1094 01:02:30,848 --> 01:02:34,282 Now to win, he's going to have to smother wild driver ethan kurtz, 1095 01:02:34,284 --> 01:02:36,885 which is no easy task. 1096 01:02:36,887 --> 01:02:41,123 In the blue square, when this riptide takes over the battle box, 1097 01:02:41,125 --> 01:02:42,691 no lifeguard can save you. 1098 01:02:42,693 --> 01:02:44,459 Not even hasselhoff. 1099 01:02:44,461 --> 01:02:48,430 No pam anderson or carmen electra running in slow motion, 1100 01:02:48,432 --> 01:02:54,436 just you getting devoured by a murderous ocean, it's riptide. 1101 01:02:54,438 --> 01:02:57,405 [audience cheering] 1102 01:03:00,744 --> 01:03:04,412 [chris] team riptide made up of a bunch of college and high school kids, 1103 01:03:04,414 --> 01:03:07,516 and ethan kurtz calls just a bunch of idiots. 1104 01:03:07,518 --> 01:03:10,819 But there's ethan in front. He's always having fun. 1105 01:03:10,821 --> 01:03:12,587 [kenny] yeah, just kind of soaking it all in. 1106 01:03:12,589 --> 01:03:15,824 I thought this bot did a great job against huge. 1107 01:03:15,826 --> 01:03:19,027 [chris] yeah. It doesn't get much better than that in its first fight. 1108 01:03:19,029 --> 01:03:20,262 It's a powerful bot, 1109 01:03:20,264 --> 01:03:23,231 and I think an underrated aspect is its wide base 1110 01:03:23,233 --> 01:03:25,634 and low center of mass. 1111 01:03:25,636 --> 01:03:29,671 This makes turning easier, which is going to be crucial against an opponent 1112 01:03:29,673 --> 01:03:32,974 that they want to avoid approaching face first. 1113 01:03:40,784 --> 01:03:42,784 Riptide's got a huge weapon, and I mean, 1114 01:03:42,786 --> 01:03:44,753 that's something to always be concerned about. 1115 01:03:44,755 --> 01:03:47,689 Ribot, they destroyed our switches 1116 01:03:47,691 --> 01:03:50,425 and we realized from that that our electronics 1117 01:03:50,427 --> 01:03:51,793 placement could have been better. 1118 01:03:51,795 --> 01:03:53,261 By moving around some of the electronics, 1119 01:03:53,263 --> 01:03:56,264 we really don't think they're going to be able to kill our drive. 1120 01:03:56,266 --> 01:04:00,502 So if we could drive that full three minutes and stay aggressive and persistent, 1121 01:04:00,504 --> 01:04:04,072 I think we could definitely take the judge's decision, if not a knockout. 1122 01:04:04,074 --> 01:04:07,943 Our strategy for defender's to approach them at a slight angle 1123 01:04:07,945 --> 01:04:09,144 and try to bite into their ports 1124 01:04:09,146 --> 01:04:12,380 or whatever we can and get our weapon bar dig into them. 1125 01:04:12,382 --> 01:04:14,649 We need one hit on defender to win the fight. 1126 01:04:14,651 --> 01:04:17,419 As soon as we get one hit, which pound them and pound them 1127 01:04:17,421 --> 01:04:19,554 and pound them and pound them and it's over. 1128 01:04:19,556 --> 01:04:22,858 We showed last fight that we had the power to knock anyone out. 1129 01:04:22,860 --> 01:04:26,394 Doesn't matter who you are, even if you're huge, we knock you out. 1130 01:04:26,396 --> 01:04:29,197 So now we just have to sustain that. 1131 01:04:31,001 --> 01:04:32,734 [robotic voice] robots activate. 1132 01:04:32,736 --> 01:04:35,003 [audience cheering] 1133 01:04:35,772 --> 01:04:39,641 [chris] once again, both of these captains are only 20 years old. 1134 01:04:39,643 --> 01:04:43,411 We are looking at the future of this sport folks. 1135 01:04:45,048 --> 01:04:49,150 Can riptide start their battle box career 2-0? 1136 01:04:49,152 --> 01:04:53,221 Or will jason vasquez get his first win as captain of defender? 1137 01:04:53,223 --> 01:04:57,125 Find out when battlebots continues. 1138 01:04:57,828 --> 01:05:00,195 [audience cheering] 1139 01:05:06,136 --> 01:05:07,135 [chris] welcome back to battlebots, 1140 01:05:07,137 --> 01:05:09,905 where two rookie teams are inside the box 1141 01:05:09,907 --> 01:05:12,941 and ready to tear each other into pieces. 1142 01:05:13,777 --> 01:05:18,213 Its defender versus riptide, let's go. 1143 01:05:33,997 --> 01:05:37,065 [audience cheering] 1144 01:05:42,739 --> 01:05:44,773 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 1145 01:05:44,775 --> 01:05:47,342 Oh, defender with a nice pop to riptide and... 1146 01:05:49,012 --> 01:05:49,778 Running side. 1147 01:05:49,780 --> 01:05:51,012 [kenny] oh! 1148 01:05:51,348 --> 01:05:52,881 [chris] ripped off another piece and then just... 1149 01:05:52,883 --> 01:05:56,785 Riptide cannot get over and can get defender get back off its butt? 1150 01:05:56,787 --> 01:05:59,387 [kenny] defender went right at it, oh... 1151 01:05:59,389 --> 01:06:01,456 The primary weapon of riptide. 1152 01:06:01,458 --> 01:06:03,158 [chris] now, this is amazing kenny. 1153 01:06:03,160 --> 01:06:06,428 Riptide popped itself back over by hitting the rails, 1154 01:06:06,430 --> 01:06:07,729 but landed perfectly on its side. 1155 01:06:07,731 --> 01:06:10,565 [man] let's go. 1156 01:06:10,567 --> 01:06:14,402 [chris] let's see if defender lends a helping hand or just takes the win. 1157 01:06:15,906 --> 01:06:16,871 [kenny] and there's your answer. 1158 01:06:16,873 --> 01:06:20,008 Jason vasquez tips riptide onto his head. 1159 01:06:20,010 --> 01:06:21,676 He wants to keep the fight going. 1160 01:06:21,678 --> 01:06:26,414 Let's see if riptide can right itself again here. 1161 01:06:26,416 --> 01:06:28,316 [chris] see if defender can get a hold of him that's been able 1162 01:06:28,318 --> 01:06:31,052 to get that grabber going quite yet. 1163 01:06:31,054 --> 01:06:34,022 [kenny] anytime riptide's trying to bounce itself off of the... 1164 01:06:35,125 --> 01:06:36,624 Oh! 1165 01:06:36,626 --> 01:06:37,592 Holy smokes. 1166 01:06:37,594 --> 01:06:38,960 [chris] that's one way to do it. 1167 01:06:39,796 --> 01:06:41,763 And now he's trying to back off and here comes defender. 1168 01:06:41,765 --> 01:06:43,598 [kenny] oh, boy! 1169 01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:46,801 [chris] get right on and that was awesome. 1170 01:06:46,803 --> 01:06:48,670 [kenny] that was tremendous driving 1171 01:06:48,672 --> 01:06:51,406 from both drivers there. 1172 01:06:51,408 --> 01:06:52,874 [chris] remember, these are a couple of college kids 1173 01:06:52,876 --> 01:06:54,576 out of los angeles, 1174 01:06:54,578 --> 01:06:57,712 not a lot of stick time for either on these bots. 1175 01:06:57,714 --> 01:06:59,547 [kenny] nice driving by jason vasquez, 1176 01:06:59,549 --> 01:07:02,283 keeping the pressure on riptide. 1177 01:07:02,285 --> 01:07:06,788 [chris] oh, nice work on pulverizer, just a neck... Defender. 1178 01:07:06,790 --> 01:07:09,591 [kenny] defender has been the lower bot so far, chris, 1179 01:07:09,593 --> 01:07:11,993 able to get underneath riptide. 1180 01:07:11,995 --> 01:07:14,562 [chris] and it looks like riptide's primary weapon 1181 01:07:14,564 --> 01:07:18,233 may be slowing down now, kenny. 1182 01:07:18,235 --> 01:07:21,569 [kenny] yeah. They are not able to get it up to full speed. 1183 01:07:21,571 --> 01:07:25,240 I think they damage it on that moon shot onto the upper deck. 1184 01:07:25,842 --> 01:07:28,243 [chris] here's defender giving riptide 1185 01:07:28,245 --> 01:07:29,911 a nice little tour of the battle box, 1186 01:07:29,913 --> 01:07:34,215 now with no fear that dangerous egg beater weapon at all. 1187 01:07:34,918 --> 01:07:36,551 [kenny] let's see if riptide can find a way 1188 01:07:36,553 --> 01:07:39,421 to even the score cards here, chris. 1189 01:07:39,423 --> 01:07:42,991 Defender looks like it may be dealing with a drive issue. 1190 01:07:43,393 --> 01:07:44,726 [chris] big question, 1191 01:07:44,728 --> 01:07:47,262 can these bots hang on and make it to the closing bell? 1192 01:07:47,264 --> 01:07:49,864 Get on him, get on him... 1193 01:07:49,866 --> 01:07:51,800 [kenny] and it looks like riptide starting to smoke right now, chris. 1194 01:07:51,802 --> 01:07:53,835 [chris] absolutely, it is. 1195 01:07:53,837 --> 01:07:56,404 Primary weapon not working on either robot. 1196 01:07:56,406 --> 01:07:58,673 It is a driving competition. 1197 01:07:58,675 --> 01:08:00,608 Just about 20 seconds left to go. 1198 01:08:00,610 --> 01:08:03,678 Defender with a pin in the corner. 1199 01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:06,514 [kenny] trying to get a lift going, not quite able to do it. 1200 01:08:06,516 --> 01:08:10,685 [chris] have to let riptide go and does. 1201 01:08:10,687 --> 01:08:15,790 Smart play by jason vasquez, leaning on riptide like a boxer there, 1202 01:08:15,792 --> 01:08:18,893 as defender is now just crab walking around the box. 1203 01:08:18,895 --> 01:08:20,462 [audience cheering] 1204 01:08:20,464 --> 01:08:23,398 [chris] and there is the closing bell, 1205 01:08:23,400 --> 01:08:27,001 which means we will be going to the scorecards. 1206 01:08:27,904 --> 01:08:31,372 The judges are earning their paychecks tonight. 1207 01:08:33,610 --> 01:08:35,743 Kenny, riptide has a scary weapon, 1208 01:08:35,745 --> 01:08:38,847 but jason vasquez showed no fear. 1209 01:08:38,849 --> 01:08:42,383 He came out in all out attack mode. 1210 01:08:42,385 --> 01:08:45,753 [kenny] yeah, defender went right at that primary weapon 1211 01:08:45,755 --> 01:08:49,424 and had team riptide on the ropes early. 1212 01:08:49,426 --> 01:08:52,093 But how about this move, 1213 01:08:52,095 --> 01:08:56,631 riptide launching themselves 15 feet into the air 1214 01:08:56,633 --> 01:08:58,600 and onto the upper deck? 1215 01:08:58,602 --> 01:09:00,001 That's one way to self-right. 1216 01:09:00,003 --> 01:09:01,836 I mean, look how high they were. 1217 01:09:01,838 --> 01:09:04,939 That was insane. Craziness. 1218 01:09:04,941 --> 01:09:07,942 [chris] both teams weapons eventually went down, 1219 01:09:07,944 --> 01:09:09,611 but as the control bot, defender 1220 01:09:09,613 --> 01:09:12,981 was better set up to take advantage. 1221 01:09:13,750 --> 01:09:16,151 [kenny] exactly. Defender stayed aggressive, 1222 01:09:16,153 --> 01:09:17,485 it was the lower bot in this match, 1223 01:09:17,487 --> 01:09:20,788 which allowed it to get underneath riptide 1224 01:09:20,790 --> 01:09:25,860 and control the action, that should pay dividends on the scorecards. 1225 01:09:25,862 --> 01:09:29,063 [chris] here's our man, faruq, with the results. 1226 01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:33,301 The results from the judges are in. 1227 01:09:38,041 --> 01:09:42,043 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1228 01:09:45,081 --> 01:09:46,881 Defender. 1229 01:09:46,883 --> 01:09:49,083 [audience cheering] 1230 01:09:58,128 --> 01:10:01,196 [chris] all right, jason. 1231 01:10:01,198 --> 01:10:05,200 I don't know what was tougher, getting that first win as a captain or rob masek hug? 1232 01:10:05,202 --> 01:10:06,401 Are you, did he break a rib there? 1233 01:10:06,403 --> 01:10:07,468 You okay? 1234 01:10:07,470 --> 01:10:09,404 Yeah, no, I'm really excited about that. 1235 01:10:09,406 --> 01:10:11,072 I was pretty concerned after knocking them back down, 1236 01:10:11,074 --> 01:10:13,107 but I just wanted the fight to keep going. 1237 01:10:13,109 --> 01:10:14,442 But I mean, I'm happy I won. 1238 01:10:14,444 --> 01:10:16,110 It was a pretty good, close fight, so. 1239 01:10:16,112 --> 01:10:19,314 Your first win here at battlebots, man, how does that feel? 1240 01:10:19,316 --> 01:10:20,882 It feels really good. 1241 01:10:20,884 --> 01:10:23,418 It feels so weird, I feel like I've won a thousand times at whiplash. 1242 01:10:23,420 --> 01:10:24,986 But I guess this is the real deal, 1243 01:10:24,988 --> 01:10:29,123 this nobody could say I didn't win, so I'm pretty happy with that. 1244 01:10:30,994 --> 01:10:33,394 Is your brother around there or did you just have to go 1245 01:10:33,396 --> 01:10:34,862 brag in his face now that you got one? 1246 01:10:34,864 --> 01:10:36,764 Oh, no. 1247 01:10:36,766 --> 01:10:38,600 No, no, there are no hard feelings between us. 1248 01:10:38,602 --> 01:10:39,901 He's... He's kind of in the shadows 1249 01:10:39,903 --> 01:10:42,170 around here just kind of helping me out, 1250 01:10:42,172 --> 01:10:43,504 giving me good vibes before the fight, so. 1251 01:10:43,506 --> 01:10:44,939 Good deal. 1252 01:10:44,941 --> 01:10:47,775 Well, congratulations on getting your first win as a team captain. 1253 01:10:47,777 --> 01:10:48,743 -That's awesome, dude. -[jason] thank you. 1254 01:10:48,745 --> 01:10:51,212 [audience cheering] 1255 01:10:54,551 --> 01:10:57,952 you know, it's so interesting jason vasquez has 1256 01:10:57,954 --> 01:11:00,355 been a part of a team that made it all the way to the final a year ago, 1257 01:11:00,357 --> 01:11:03,691 but, man, when you move up a chair and it's your bot, 1258 01:11:03,693 --> 01:11:05,793 you're making the decisions, just getting that first victory, 1259 01:11:05,795 --> 01:11:06,728 it's got to feel great. 1260 01:11:06,730 --> 01:11:07,662 [kenny] it's totally different. 1261 01:11:07,664 --> 01:11:09,497 Listen, both these teams were young, 1262 01:11:09,499 --> 01:11:13,301 but, you know, to captain up your first squad is not easy. 1263 01:11:13,303 --> 01:11:15,136 There's so many more responsibilities. 1264 01:11:15,138 --> 01:11:19,040 I thought he did a great job, by not only doing that, but also driving as well. 1265 01:11:19,042 --> 01:11:21,876 Yeah, both these teams are certainly the future of battlebots and right now, 1266 01:11:21,878 --> 01:11:23,978 they are each 1-1. 1267 01:11:23,980 --> 01:11:25,913 All right, stay tuned because coming up, 1268 01:11:25,915 --> 01:11:27,582 we've got the battle of the beaches, 1269 01:11:27,584 --> 01:11:29,817 as miami's own hypershock tries 1270 01:11:29,819 --> 01:11:32,754 to kick sand in the face of san diego's lock-jaw. 1271 01:11:32,756 --> 01:11:34,589 It's the main event, 1272 01:11:34,591 --> 01:11:38,059 when we come back on battlebots. 1273 01:11:40,697 --> 01:11:44,065 [donald] I've been fighting robots close to 25 years. 1274 01:11:44,067 --> 01:11:45,600 Everybody always looks at battlebots, 1275 01:11:45,602 --> 01:11:47,568 it's like, "oh, it's cool, you're on the tv show." 1276 01:11:47,570 --> 01:11:49,871 it takes a little time for them to get to, 1277 01:11:49,873 --> 01:11:52,040 you know, how'd you get into it? 1278 01:11:52,709 --> 01:11:53,841 I tell them all the same thing, 1279 01:11:53,843 --> 01:11:56,811 I started out building remote control planes 1280 01:11:56,813 --> 01:11:58,446 and gliders just like every other kid 1281 01:11:58,448 --> 01:12:00,315 that was a little different. 1282 01:12:00,884 --> 01:12:06,154 But really, we're just hungry or more complicated things to work on than regular kids. 1283 01:12:06,156 --> 01:12:09,757 Finding something you're passionate about is important for your success. 1284 01:12:09,759 --> 01:12:13,161 And the only way to do that is introduce yourself to new technologies. 1285 01:12:13,163 --> 01:12:15,063 And I think battlebots does that. 1286 01:12:15,065 --> 01:12:15,630 Thing about battlebots, 1287 01:12:15,632 --> 01:12:17,198 it's been good for me 1288 01:12:17,600 --> 01:12:21,636 and my career all the way from day-one of just building garage robots, 1289 01:12:21,638 --> 01:12:25,740 I now have my own company building sophisticated drones, 1290 01:12:25,742 --> 01:12:29,544 because what I was doing in my spare time just rolled into it. 1291 01:12:29,546 --> 01:12:30,812 That's what I think is great. 1292 01:12:30,814 --> 01:12:35,116 All the skills you learn here, including losing and winning, 1293 01:12:35,118 --> 01:12:38,252 are keys to your success in the outside world. 1294 01:12:43,660 --> 01:12:44,792 [audience cheering] 1295 01:12:44,794 --> 01:12:46,627 [chris] we are back on battlebots, and boy, 1296 01:12:46,629 --> 01:12:48,863 do we have a good one cooking for you right now. 1297 01:12:48,865 --> 01:12:51,566 Let's start with lock-jaw, which is 0-1 on the season, 1298 01:12:51,568 --> 01:12:53,868 it lost a decision to copperhead 1299 01:12:53,870 --> 01:12:57,071 in a fight that lock-jaw captain donald hutson said, 1300 01:12:57,073 --> 01:12:58,406 we got thrown all over the box. 1301 01:12:58,408 --> 01:13:01,075 I mean, they really took it to us. 1302 01:13:01,077 --> 01:13:02,310 How does he rebound tonight? 1303 01:13:02,312 --> 01:13:03,845 Well, when we talked to him, he said, 1304 01:13:03,847 --> 01:13:06,614 you know, this really had nothing to do with the bot itself. 1305 01:13:06,616 --> 01:13:09,016 It came down to me making mistakes out there. 1306 01:13:09,018 --> 01:13:10,451 Copperhead just fought better, 1307 01:13:10,453 --> 01:13:13,721 he says, I just need to go out there and outdrive will bales. 1308 01:13:13,723 --> 01:13:17,558 Now taking on one of the most popular robots around there, 1309 01:13:17,560 --> 01:13:20,395 hypershock, you just mentioned about will bales. 1310 01:13:20,397 --> 01:13:21,963 I talked to will before the fight, 1311 01:13:21,965 --> 01:13:25,733 and he said, listen, donald is one of the reasons I got into this. 1312 01:13:25,735 --> 01:13:27,335 I got a happy meal lock-jaw toy, 1313 01:13:27,337 --> 01:13:29,837 when I was a little kid, 1314 01:13:29,839 --> 01:13:33,941 and he is certainly happy with the way that hypershock has run so far this season. 1315 01:13:33,943 --> 01:13:34,876 [kenny] yeah, that's right and it's amazing. 1316 01:13:34,878 --> 01:13:36,677 These guys haven't fought each other, 1317 01:13:36,679 --> 01:13:40,615 but he feels he has a speed advantage here against lock-jaw. 1318 01:13:40,617 --> 01:13:42,717 Lock-jaw might have a better turning radius. 1319 01:13:42,719 --> 01:13:44,285 They can turn a little bit better. 1320 01:13:44,687 --> 01:13:46,220 I'm fascinated with this fight. 1321 01:13:46,222 --> 01:13:48,423 Two very similar platforms here. Can't wait. 1322 01:13:50,326 --> 01:13:54,128 Are you telling me that will bale's robot can improve to 2-0. 1323 01:13:54,130 --> 01:13:58,065 Don't tell will, he's going to get all crazy on us now. Here we go. 1324 01:13:58,067 --> 01:14:01,803 It's the first ever meeting between hypershock and lock-jaw. 1325 01:14:01,805 --> 01:14:02,904 Faruq, take it away. 1326 01:14:02,906 --> 01:14:05,306 [audience cheering] 1327 01:14:07,877 --> 01:14:11,879 [faruq] ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1328 01:14:11,881 --> 01:14:14,182 [audience cheering] 1329 01:14:18,054 --> 01:14:23,090 it's time for the main event. 1330 01:14:23,092 --> 01:14:26,027 [audience cheering] 1331 01:14:35,371 --> 01:14:36,971 [faruq] in the red square, 1332 01:14:36,973 --> 01:14:38,973 matching raw combat power 1333 01:14:38,975 --> 01:14:40,908 with some flair and some grace. 1334 01:14:40,910 --> 01:14:44,579 Call this robot rupaul because, honey, he'll beat your face, 1335 01:14:44,581 --> 01:14:46,614 he'll drag you for filth, 1336 01:14:46,616 --> 01:14:50,885 but he ain't wearing mascara serving you carnage, unstoppability, 1337 01:14:50,887 --> 01:14:55,156 nightmares and terror, sashay shante. 1338 01:14:55,158 --> 01:14:57,225 It's hypershock. 1339 01:14:57,227 --> 01:14:59,994 [audience cheering] 1340 01:15:04,868 --> 01:15:08,503 [chris] hypershock with a knock-out of slamo in its season debut, 1341 01:15:08,505 --> 01:15:10,805 there's will bales, leading the troops out. 1342 01:15:10,807 --> 01:15:13,241 Oh, there's the will bales, that is just freaky. 1343 01:15:14,377 --> 01:15:15,843 [kenny] that's great. 1344 01:15:15,845 --> 01:15:18,479 But as will said, they've removed the self-righter 1345 01:15:18,481 --> 01:15:20,414 and the way they save there, 1346 01:15:20,416 --> 01:15:23,084 they put into the weapons, so those are thicker, 1347 01:15:23,086 --> 01:15:27,955 more powerful s7 tool steel blades sharp enough to cut, 1348 01:15:27,957 --> 01:15:30,124 powerful enough to kill. 1349 01:15:31,528 --> 01:15:33,594 [faruq] in the blue square, 1350 01:15:33,596 --> 01:15:36,797 a mandibular murderer is running loose on the streets, 1351 01:15:36,799 --> 01:15:39,734 jack the ripper, ted bundy and dahmer agree 1352 01:15:39,736 --> 01:15:43,137 you need the jaws of life to escape death from its teeth. 1353 01:15:43,139 --> 01:15:47,041 You don't mess with lock-jaw if you don't have the key. 1354 01:15:47,043 --> 01:15:49,210 It's lock-jaw. 1355 01:15:49,212 --> 01:15:52,046 [audience cheering] 1356 01:15:55,552 --> 01:16:00,955 [chris] donald hutson, one of the most popular drivers out there, 1357 01:16:00,957 --> 01:16:05,026 but he is always pointing to his machine at his crew for the credit. 1358 01:16:05,028 --> 01:16:07,828 [kenny] yeah, very humble guy, excellent driver. 1359 01:16:07,830 --> 01:16:11,399 And donald knows hypershock doesn't have a self-righter any more, 1360 01:16:11,401 --> 01:16:13,668 so he wants to pin them into a wall 1361 01:16:13,670 --> 01:16:16,671 and then flip wheel on his back now, 1362 01:16:16,673 --> 01:16:18,973 lock-jaw doesn't have his self-righter either, 1363 01:16:18,975 --> 01:16:21,075 but it can drive fully inverted, 1364 01:16:21,077 --> 01:16:23,044 so a little more versatile. 1365 01:16:25,982 --> 01:16:28,182 [audience cheering] 1366 01:16:32,622 --> 01:16:36,657 [chris] for more on this esthetically pleasing matchup, we bring in our bot whisperer, 1367 01:16:36,659 --> 01:16:39,527 pete, who has more on will bale's bot. 1368 01:16:39,529 --> 01:16:43,631 [pete] so having a conversation with will before this fight, 1369 01:16:43,633 --> 01:16:46,100 they've been studying for this one pretty intensely. 1370 01:16:46,102 --> 01:16:47,969 They know donald is a great driver, 1371 01:16:47,971 --> 01:16:51,739 but one of the things they've noticed is that lock-jaw tends to oversteer. 1372 01:16:51,741 --> 01:16:54,008 So what we are going to probably see 1373 01:16:54,010 --> 01:16:57,945 from hypershock is quite a lot of drifting with these tires, 1374 01:16:57,947 --> 01:17:00,748 as they spin around the outside of lock-jaw, 1375 01:17:00,750 --> 01:17:05,920 circling in like a thresher shark coming in on its prey to come hidden from the side. 1376 01:17:05,922 --> 01:17:07,855 [chris] you have a favorite in this one? 1377 01:17:07,857 --> 01:17:08,889 [pete] hypershock. 1378 01:17:08,891 --> 01:17:11,025 [chris] oh, okay. 1379 01:17:11,027 --> 01:17:13,094 The bot whisperer is smoking. 1380 01:17:13,096 --> 01:17:15,262 We'll keep it quiet, we won't tell donald. 1381 01:17:16,966 --> 01:17:19,266 [audience cheering] 1382 01:17:20,870 --> 01:17:21,969 [robotic voice] robots, activate. 1383 01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:25,206 [audience cheering] 1384 01:17:34,817 --> 01:17:36,984 [robotic voice] red team, ready? 1385 01:17:38,721 --> 01:17:40,421 [audience cheering] 1386 01:17:42,859 --> 01:17:45,026 [robotic voice] blue team, ready? 1387 01:17:46,763 --> 01:17:49,230 [audience cheering] 1388 01:18:16,893 --> 01:18:19,326 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 1389 01:18:23,599 --> 01:18:25,533 Will bales, 1390 01:18:25,535 --> 01:18:29,070 a little bit bigger bot trying to take it to lock-jaw. 1391 01:18:30,740 --> 01:18:32,406 [kenny] oh, yeah, some serious grinding. 1392 01:18:33,309 --> 01:18:34,675 [chris] oh, nice. 1393 01:18:34,677 --> 01:18:37,478 -[kenny] oh, nice hit there by lock-jaw. -[chris] yeah. 1394 01:18:37,480 --> 01:18:40,047 Will bales' hypershock got little airtime there 1395 01:18:40,049 --> 01:18:42,383 and are those wheels chewed up a little bit? 1396 01:18:42,385 --> 01:18:44,085 They are. 1397 01:18:45,221 --> 01:18:46,887 [kenny] yeah. That front left wheel of hypershock's... 1398 01:18:46,889 --> 01:18:48,422 Oh! 1399 01:18:48,424 --> 01:18:51,759 [chris] that's great hit by hypershock. 1400 01:18:51,761 --> 01:18:54,729 [kenny] yeah. And hypershock going in for more. 1401 01:18:54,731 --> 01:18:58,099 [chris] I'm impressed by hypershock. 1402 01:18:58,968 --> 01:19:00,735 Even with a bummed wheel... 1403 01:19:00,737 --> 01:19:02,002 [kenny] uh-oh. 1404 01:19:02,004 --> 01:19:03,337 [chris] ...A few of 'em, kenny... 1405 01:19:03,706 --> 01:19:05,272 Whoa! 1406 01:19:09,812 --> 01:19:11,912 That was hypershock's wheel again. 1407 01:19:11,914 --> 01:19:13,214 Lock-jaw... 1408 01:19:13,216 --> 01:19:14,882 [kenny] yeah. Lock-jaw... 1409 01:19:14,884 --> 01:19:16,584 [loud thud] 1410 01:19:16,586 --> 01:19:18,085 [audience cheering] 1411 01:19:18,087 --> 01:19:20,621 [chris] except without a fist each. 1412 01:19:20,623 --> 01:19:22,089 Whoa! 1413 01:19:22,091 --> 01:19:23,424 Nice work by hypershock there. 1414 01:19:23,426 --> 01:19:26,193 Lock-jaw in the corner having drive trouble. 1415 01:19:26,195 --> 01:19:30,831 Hypershock, oh, are you kidding me? 1416 01:19:30,833 --> 01:19:32,566 And that's going to be it. 1417 01:19:32,568 --> 01:19:36,704 What a fight. He knocked him out of the arena. 1418 01:19:36,706 --> 01:19:40,307 -[chris] will bales is shocked, -...Eight, seven, six, 1419 01:19:40,309 --> 01:19:43,177 [chris] ...Because the countdown has started. 1420 01:19:43,179 --> 01:19:48,349 That is indeed going to be a knock-out in favor of hypershock. 1421 01:19:48,351 --> 01:19:51,152 [audience cheering] 1422 01:19:57,860 --> 01:20:04,265 [chris] an unbelievable first ever meeting between hypershock and lock-jaw. 1423 01:20:09,272 --> 01:20:11,906 Kenny, this was non-stop action. 1424 01:20:11,908 --> 01:20:16,277 [kenny] yeah, it really was, I mean, a ton of weapon on weapon hits, 1425 01:20:16,279 --> 01:20:19,280 both these guys really going for it. 1426 01:20:19,282 --> 01:20:21,749 You see the wheels come off pretty early there for hypershock. 1427 01:20:21,751 --> 01:20:23,150 He was having issues there. 1428 01:20:23,152 --> 01:20:24,285 Peter, if you have the extra wheel, 1429 01:20:24,287 --> 01:20:26,387 you might want to give that to will. 1430 01:20:26,389 --> 01:20:30,524 But it was amazing that hypershock still had that much power, 1431 01:20:30,526 --> 01:20:33,961 even with its two front tires basically incapacitated. 1432 01:20:33,963 --> 01:20:35,963 [chris] you see tires flying everywhere. 1433 01:20:35,965 --> 01:20:37,498 They are still fighting. 1434 01:20:37,500 --> 01:20:38,899 I mean, that was crazy. 1435 01:20:38,901 --> 01:20:42,403 You know, in a nascar race, if that happens, you call their pit crew. 1436 01:20:42,405 --> 01:20:44,605 You cannot do that inside of the battle box 1437 01:20:44,607 --> 01:20:46,907 and look at the crowning blow to finish it off 1438 01:20:46,909 --> 01:20:49,977 as donald hutson's lock-jaw flies 1439 01:20:49,979 --> 01:20:53,981 several feet behind the barrier for the ko. 1440 01:20:54,717 --> 01:20:55,883 Thank you. 1441 01:20:55,885 --> 01:20:56,584 [audience cheering] 1442 01:20:56,586 --> 01:20:58,652 [chris] will bales. 1443 01:20:58,654 --> 01:21:03,924 Hey, will, explain to us how you won to fight with your tires all chewed up. 1444 01:21:03,926 --> 01:21:04,758 Apparently, we don't need most of them. 1445 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:06,694 [laughing] 1446 01:21:06,696 --> 01:21:09,997 um, donald can have 'em back. The robot drives really well. 1447 01:21:09,999 --> 01:21:12,933 Two seasons ago, we managed most of the fight against 1448 01:21:12,935 --> 01:21:13,667 bite force with one wheel left, 1449 01:21:13,669 --> 01:21:16,770 so it tracks really well. 1450 01:21:16,772 --> 01:21:19,707 I've luckily gotten enough driving practice with the last version 1451 01:21:19,709 --> 01:21:22,409 to be able to kind of just scoot around 1452 01:21:22,411 --> 01:21:24,979 and we're just happy that everything worked the whole time. 1453 01:21:24,981 --> 01:21:26,814 It's a miracle. 1454 01:21:26,816 --> 01:21:30,718 Will, you went against donald hutson, a legend of the game. 1455 01:21:30,720 --> 01:21:32,953 What has he meant to your career? 1456 01:21:33,789 --> 01:21:37,191 Donald, when I was a kid, 1457 01:21:37,193 --> 01:21:38,726 donald was the guy who kept winning 1458 01:21:38,728 --> 01:21:42,029 and we all looked up to, like you said, I had his -- 1459 01:21:42,565 --> 01:21:45,199 I had his happy meal toy, I had his rc toy, 1460 01:21:45,201 --> 01:21:47,768 I had everything dissector or taz-bot. 1461 01:21:47,770 --> 01:21:49,703 It was-- they were the coolest robots to me. 1462 01:21:49,705 --> 01:21:53,807 So when I grew up, I wanted to build robots as cool as his. 1463 01:21:53,809 --> 01:21:56,744 So to be able to fight him at all is a dream come true. 1464 01:21:56,746 --> 01:21:59,146 To be able to win is a fluke. 1465 01:22:00,216 --> 01:22:01,849 That I will take, and you can't have it back. 1466 01:22:01,851 --> 01:22:03,817 [laughs] 1467 01:22:03,819 --> 01:22:06,720 will, congratulations on your 2-0 start. 1468 01:22:06,722 --> 01:22:07,988 Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. 1469 01:22:07,990 --> 01:22:10,124 [audience cheering] 1470 01:22:14,163 --> 01:22:15,296 thank you. 1471 01:22:16,065 --> 01:22:17,331 You're the best. 1472 01:22:19,602 --> 01:22:23,637 Year after year, we joke with will bales, one thing falls apart, 1473 01:22:23,639 --> 01:22:26,907 and all of a sudden his robot dies on the floor there. 1474 01:22:26,909 --> 01:22:29,977 I mean, how happy do you think that team is? 1475 01:22:29,979 --> 01:22:31,578 I mean, they've got to be elated. 1476 01:22:31,580 --> 01:22:33,580 This is the best they have ever looked. 1477 01:22:33,582 --> 01:22:36,717 I mean, the robot looked fantastic just aesthetically, 1478 01:22:36,719 --> 01:22:38,686 but then their driving is on point. 1479 01:22:38,688 --> 01:22:40,454 Their weapon is hitting hard. 1480 01:22:40,456 --> 01:22:42,389 Everything is going perfectly for them right now. 1481 01:22:42,391 --> 01:22:44,658 [chris] and what a great fight card we had tonight. 1482 01:22:44,660 --> 01:22:49,229 Rotator improved to 2-0 in a blazing barbeque of a battle. 1483 01:22:49,231 --> 01:22:51,465 We saw an emotional win by minotaur, 1484 01:22:51,467 --> 01:22:56,837 as driver daniel freitas got the brazilians back to their winning ways. 1485 01:22:56,839 --> 01:23:01,575 Team yeti got its swagger back with its first win in a demolition derby 1486 01:23:01,577 --> 01:23:04,411 versus pain train and again, 1487 01:23:04,413 --> 01:23:07,581 will bales and hypershock improved to 2-0, 1488 01:23:07,583 --> 01:23:13,153 could they be a dark horse to make a deep tournament run this year? 1489 01:23:14,857 --> 01:23:19,059 Well, this was a ton of fun, as always, so for faruq, our bot whisperer pete, 1490 01:23:19,061 --> 01:23:21,328 my man, kenny florian, I'm chris rose. 1491 01:23:21,330 --> 01:23:24,064 We'll see you next time on battlebots.