1 00:00:02,903 --> 00:00:04,436 [automated voice] robots, activate. 2 00:00:04,438 --> 00:00:06,605 [theme music playing] 3 00:00:08,909 --> 00:00:10,976 [crowd cheering and applauding] 4 00:00:20,454 --> 00:00:22,021 [chris] hey! 5 00:00:26,227 --> 00:00:28,694 Hey, everybody, and welcome to battlebots. 6 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,863 It is the most popular television show 7 00:00:30,865 --> 00:00:34,800 in the coveted 18 to 34 male robot demographic. 8 00:00:34,802 --> 00:00:36,835 I'm chris rose, and I'm joined by a man 9 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:39,038 who's an expert in all types of combat. 10 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,442 Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai kickboxing and total robot carnage. 11 00:00:43,444 --> 00:00:47,012 Please say hello to ufc legend, kenny florian! 12 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:49,248 [crowd cheering and applauding] 13 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:51,083 [kenny] thanks, chris, and buckle up, 14 00:00:51,085 --> 00:00:53,052 because at this point in the season, 15 00:00:53,054 --> 00:00:56,955 it's time to find out what these robots are made of. 16 00:00:56,957 --> 00:00:58,991 The winners tonight will build some major momentum 17 00:00:58,993 --> 00:01:01,427 as we head towards the world championship tournament, 18 00:01:01,429 --> 00:01:02,728 and the losers will have to wonder 19 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:07,032 if their bot can be renovated or if it's a total teardown. 20 00:01:07,034 --> 00:01:10,235 [chris] that's right, and taking a look at tonight's fight card, 21 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:14,673 we have several 1-0 teams with a chance to separate themselves 22 00:01:14,675 --> 00:01:17,576 from the pack here in the qualifiers. 23 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:22,915 That includes the super fly, flywheel flipper, blip, 24 00:01:22,917 --> 00:01:27,119 a rookie bot, sporting some game-changing new technology 25 00:01:27,121 --> 00:01:30,289 and captained by rising superstar, aren hill. 26 00:01:30,291 --> 00:01:34,726 He'll be facing the ever-stout overhaul and charles guan, 27 00:01:34,728 --> 00:01:39,965 who's driving angry after an opening loss to ribbot. 28 00:01:39,967 --> 00:01:42,801 [kenny] also on the green side of the 1-0 grass, 29 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:45,070 the slithery slayer copperhead 30 00:01:45,072 --> 00:01:47,473 and its unstoppable drum will attempt 31 00:01:47,475 --> 00:01:51,810 to swallow whole the wombo-combo warrior, fusion, 32 00:01:51,812 --> 00:01:54,012 with its dual primary weapons. 33 00:01:54,014 --> 00:01:57,549 We've got two bots, loaded with three sticks of dynamite. 34 00:02:00,421 --> 00:02:04,156 [chris] and in a main event, I'm calling celestial, 35 00:02:04,158 --> 00:02:06,959 because two stars are about to collide. 36 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:11,163 It's whiplash taking on skorpios. 37 00:02:11,165 --> 00:02:14,666 Matty vasquez, one of the greatest control drivers 38 00:02:14,668 --> 00:02:16,068 in the history of the sport, 39 00:02:16,070 --> 00:02:19,238 will need his evasive maneuvers working overtime, 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,341 against the upgraded stinger of skorpios, 41 00:02:22,343 --> 00:02:25,844 led by the always aggressive, zach lytle. 42 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:28,080 It's a chess match from hell 43 00:02:28,082 --> 00:02:30,816 where bots don't get checked, they get wrecked. 44 00:02:30,818 --> 00:02:32,684 [kenny] oh-ho-ho! 45 00:02:32,686 --> 00:02:35,087 [chris] but kicking off the action tonight, 46 00:02:35,089 --> 00:02:37,823 we've got a cold-blooded matchup, 47 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:42,694 quite literally, as bloodsport faces subzero. 48 00:02:42,696 --> 00:02:47,099 It's the sanguine spinner versus the frozen flipper, 49 00:02:47,101 --> 00:02:51,036 a desperation matchup destined for destruction. 50 00:02:51,038 --> 00:02:54,072 Thank goodness the battlebox is bulletproof. 51 00:02:55,009 --> 00:02:57,776 Dude, it is going to be a crazy, crazy night. 52 00:02:57,778 --> 00:02:59,178 Are you ready to get it started? 53 00:02:59,180 --> 00:03:01,747 -I am always ready for it. -You guys ready to get it started? 54 00:03:01,749 --> 00:03:04,516 [crowd cheering and applauding] 55 00:03:04,518 --> 00:03:07,152 [chris] we don't like to disappoint our fans. 56 00:03:07,154 --> 00:03:09,655 Faruq, do your thing. 57 00:03:12,493 --> 00:03:17,062 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 58 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:21,033 It's robot fighting time! 59 00:03:21,035 --> 00:03:23,168 [crowd cheering and applauding] 60 00:03:32,446 --> 00:03:34,279 [faruq] in the red square, 61 00:03:34,281 --> 00:03:38,817 this bot comes to us from massachusetts, so you know what that means. 62 00:03:38,819 --> 00:03:40,252 [clears throat] 63 00:03:40,254 --> 00:03:42,254 it's got a wicked overhead spinner kit. 64 00:03:42,256 --> 00:03:44,423 You can park your car in harvard yard, 65 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:47,059 but this bot will leave you marred and scarred. 66 00:03:47,061 --> 00:03:49,728 It's bloodsport! 67 00:03:49,730 --> 00:03:52,064 [crowd cheering and applauding] 68 00:03:54,935 --> 00:03:58,637 [chris] captain justin marple there, leading out his team. 69 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:02,908 Kenny, bloodsport went undefeated in the qualifiers last season, 70 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:06,945 but took an unlikely knockout loss to whiplash in their opener 71 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:10,449 this time around. Looks like we're seeing a different weapon 72 00:04:10,451 --> 00:04:12,184 on bloodsport tonight. 73 00:04:12,186 --> 00:04:14,152 How you like them apples? 74 00:04:14,154 --> 00:04:15,687 [kenny] I like it, chris. 75 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:18,924 Bloodsport wants to get back to its winning ways. 76 00:04:18,926 --> 00:04:23,295 So they're going with their classic tribar spinner from last season, 77 00:04:23,297 --> 00:04:25,397 which has the most reach. 78 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:28,133 I love this one. This one is just pure evil. 79 00:04:28,135 --> 00:04:29,134 Look at that thing. 80 00:04:29,136 --> 00:04:30,302 [chris laughs] 81 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:31,436 [chris] it's nasty. 82 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:36,642 [faruq] in the blue square, from dallas, texas, 83 00:04:36,644 --> 00:04:39,311 think beating him will be freeze-y? 84 00:04:39,313 --> 00:04:43,348 Think again, there's snow way you're going to make it out in one piece. 85 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:46,952 It's subzero! 86 00:04:51,392 --> 00:04:54,393 [chris] yeah! Battlebots, chill. 87 00:04:54,395 --> 00:04:57,396 Thanks to logan davis, the man with the... 88 00:04:57,398 --> 00:05:01,300 Tool chest over there, escorting subzero to the box. 89 00:05:01,302 --> 00:05:03,735 Its flipper was pretty much a non-factor 90 00:05:03,737 --> 00:05:05,704 in an unaired fight against shatter. 91 00:05:05,706 --> 00:05:08,006 Subzero got chewed up in that match, 92 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:11,843 and we know from logan, when his flipper doesn't get fed, 93 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:14,346 it starts getting angry! 94 00:05:15,382 --> 00:05:18,050 [kenny] yeah, he's got a new front wedge there. 95 00:05:18,052 --> 00:05:22,321 They're hoping to deflect that energy off of bloodsport 96 00:05:22,323 --> 00:05:24,423 and hope that it kind of kills itself. 97 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:31,930 The subzero is a, is a good flipper, 98 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:34,766 but they have a lot of juicy spots, they have exposed wheels. 99 00:05:34,768 --> 00:05:38,103 They have exposed wedges, and I think that's going to go really in our favor. 100 00:05:38,105 --> 00:05:39,971 We spent two days really tuning this thing in 101 00:05:39,973 --> 00:05:42,974 so we feel better than ever right now going into this fight. 102 00:05:42,976 --> 00:05:44,776 For this matchup, we're going to use our longest weapon 103 00:05:44,778 --> 00:05:46,178 with the most reach and most bite, 104 00:05:46,180 --> 00:05:48,013 and we're hoping that'll go into our advantage 105 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:52,517 for clipping edges or wedges and wheels and whatever else we can hit on the robot. 106 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:54,453 There's no room for error for this match. 107 00:05:54,455 --> 00:05:56,088 We've got to win it. 108 00:05:56,090 --> 00:05:57,255 We're definitely worried. 109 00:05:57,257 --> 00:05:59,257 We think they're also a bit worried. 110 00:05:59,259 --> 00:06:02,394 We saw before in their previous match against whiplash, 111 00:06:02,396 --> 00:06:04,663 they were having some self-righting issues. 112 00:06:04,665 --> 00:06:05,997 Going up against a flipper, that's... 113 00:06:05,999 --> 00:06:08,133 That's got to have them a bit spooked. 114 00:06:08,135 --> 00:06:11,670 I feel like if we can take a few hits on the chin, 115 00:06:11,672 --> 00:06:13,271 we could possibly win this match. 116 00:06:13,273 --> 00:06:14,873 We're both 0-1 right now, 117 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:17,943 and this is so important for each of us 118 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:20,278 to try to get this first win of the season. 119 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:21,913 Either it's going to be a bloodbath 120 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:24,449 or we're going to find we got ice in our veins. 121 00:06:29,089 --> 00:06:30,989 [automated voice] robots, activate. 122 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:38,096 [chris] and parked behind subzero on the ledge is the drone spitfire 123 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:41,066 that'll be run by logan davis's dad, brady. 124 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:43,001 For more on logan's opponent tonight, 125 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:45,804 we bring in the third member of our broadcast team, 126 00:06:45,806 --> 00:06:47,973 the bot whisperer, pete abrahamson. 127 00:06:47,975 --> 00:06:50,442 Pete, what do you got on bloodsport's weapon choice? 128 00:06:50,444 --> 00:06:55,414 Well, what I got is they decided to go back to their og blade. 129 00:06:55,416 --> 00:06:57,516 It creates a lot more engagement 130 00:06:57,518 --> 00:06:59,117 and gives them a much harder hit. 131 00:06:59,119 --> 00:07:02,287 But what's really been important is over the past couple of days, 132 00:07:02,289 --> 00:07:05,023 they've been in the test box over ten times, 133 00:07:05,025 --> 00:07:08,059 really trying to work out any of the bugs they were having. 134 00:07:08,061 --> 00:07:12,030 And so they are ready to knock [bleep]. 135 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:13,331 I probably shouldn't have said that. 136 00:07:13,333 --> 00:07:15,534 [all laughing] 137 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:26,311 [automated voice] red team, ready? 138 00:07:31,852 --> 00:07:33,985 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 139 00:07:36,356 --> 00:07:38,023 Let's do it, let's do it. 140 00:07:54,208 --> 00:07:56,241 [chris] bloodsport and subzero, 141 00:07:56,243 --> 00:07:59,978 so critical to avoid that 0-2 hole. 142 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:03,148 We got a high stakes matchup to kick off the night. 143 00:08:07,421 --> 00:08:09,488 Let the bot battle begin! 144 00:08:09,490 --> 00:08:13,792 Nice box rush by subzero, but bloodsport is spun up. 145 00:08:13,794 --> 00:08:16,161 Lands a shot to the wedge, 146 00:08:16,163 --> 00:08:18,063 but subzero goes face first into bloodsport 147 00:08:18,065 --> 00:08:20,966 and bot parts go flying all over. 148 00:08:20,968 --> 00:08:24,202 [kenny] subzero able to get underneath bloodsport. 149 00:08:24,204 --> 00:08:27,873 You see logan davis mistiming that flip right there. 150 00:08:27,875 --> 00:08:29,975 [chris] bloodsport speeding up. 151 00:08:29,977 --> 00:08:34,679 Lands the shot to the front of subzero with that heavy tribar spinner. 152 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:37,382 [kenny] subzero trying to stay squared up to bloodsport 153 00:08:37,384 --> 00:08:40,752 and protect its exposed wheels. 154 00:08:40,754 --> 00:08:43,054 [chris] here comes bloodsport. Oh! 155 00:08:43,056 --> 00:08:47,359 Subzero tries to flip and a huge missed opportunity there, kenny. 156 00:08:47,361 --> 00:08:49,060 [kenny] yeah. Had him up on the flipper 157 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:51,296 and just couldn't pull the trigger in time. 158 00:08:53,267 --> 00:08:55,100 [chris] about 45 seconds in. 159 00:08:55,102 --> 00:08:58,670 Subzero misses the flip and misses again. 160 00:08:58,672 --> 00:09:02,040 Bloodsport continuing to stay aggressive here. 161 00:09:04,545 --> 00:09:05,744 That's a good one. 162 00:09:05,746 --> 00:09:07,846 [kenny] he got the timing right on that one. 163 00:09:07,848 --> 00:09:10,448 [chris] and bloodsport trying to get that weapon back to full speed 164 00:09:10,450 --> 00:09:11,883 and do some damage. 165 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:13,018 [kenny] nice shot by bloodsport. 166 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:16,087 Subzero looking a little woozy. 167 00:09:16,089 --> 00:09:21,126 [chris] something you always have to keep your eye on with subzero, their drive issues. 168 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:23,828 [kenny] yeah, and they're slowing down big-time right now. 169 00:09:23,830 --> 00:09:26,531 Bloodsport chipping away bit by bit. 170 00:09:26,533 --> 00:09:29,334 [chris] yeah, there's another shot to the front side. 171 00:09:29,336 --> 00:09:30,902 Uh-oh. 172 00:09:31,004 --> 00:09:35,373 Subzero triggers the flipper, but it's bloodsport that's in control now. 173 00:09:36,176 --> 00:09:37,742 [kenny] oh, this is not good here. 174 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:39,411 [chris] uh-oh, we got some smoke here 175 00:09:39,413 --> 00:09:40,378 in the first fight of the night. 176 00:09:40,380 --> 00:09:41,780 Get that. Back wheel! 177 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:44,049 [chris] subzero is trying to work its way back, 178 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:48,286 but you can see that left back tire is not hitting the surface. 179 00:09:48,288 --> 00:09:51,723 Bloodsport daring subzero to move. 180 00:09:51,725 --> 00:09:55,060 Oh! Are you kidding me? 181 00:09:55,062 --> 00:09:56,428 [kenny] that tire went right by your head! 182 00:09:56,430 --> 00:09:57,996 [chris] unbelievable! 183 00:09:57,998 --> 00:09:59,965 [kenny] nice job, bloodsport. 184 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,435 -Watch out, chris. -[chris] yeah, thanks, kenny. 185 00:10:03,437 --> 00:10:05,503 What is going on in here? 186 00:10:05,505 --> 00:10:06,905 [kenny] oh, this is over, chris. 187 00:10:06,907 --> 00:10:11,676 [chris] it is. The countdown has started. Bloodsport. 188 00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:14,479 -And now, what did we do to you, man? -[kenny] yeah. 189 00:10:14,481 --> 00:10:16,915 -What did chris do to you? -Three, two, one. 190 00:10:16,917 --> 00:10:18,483 Knockout! 191 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:20,385 -Yeah! -Whoo! 192 00:10:20,387 --> 00:10:25,023 [chris] justin marple, all smiles as he should be, 193 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:28,360 getting that first win of the year. 194 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:29,628 Okay. 195 00:10:30,931 --> 00:10:33,965 I think we lost a motor pretty early on. 196 00:10:37,904 --> 00:10:40,905 [chris] well, kenny, logan davis had a clear plan 197 00:10:40,907 --> 00:10:43,274 that he simply could not execute. 198 00:10:43,276 --> 00:10:45,210 [kenny] yeah, logan stayed aggressive, 199 00:10:45,212 --> 00:10:49,114 but he just couldn't time that flipper correctly. 200 00:10:49,116 --> 00:10:52,050 For most of the match, bloodsport was playing with fire, 201 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:54,252 going head first into subzero, 202 00:10:54,254 --> 00:11:00,058 but logan only managed this one flip here, just couldn't take advantage. 203 00:11:00,060 --> 00:11:04,195 [chris] and then bloodsport started to go to work, chipping away piece by piece. 204 00:11:04,197 --> 00:11:06,064 [kenny] justin marple, eventually, 205 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:10,402 found the angle and landed this crippling body shot, 206 00:11:10,404 --> 00:11:12,470 and that seemed to do in the drive. 207 00:11:12,472 --> 00:11:14,172 And then to make matters worse, 208 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:15,674 they started picking off tires 209 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:18,843 and they were flying right by your head, chris. 210 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:20,278 [chris] yeah, I got a sneaking suspicion 211 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,180 I owe justin money or something. 212 00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:23,515 [kenny] there it was right there. 213 00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:25,183 -Thanks, boys. -[chris] uh-huh. 214 00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:29,888 -[chris] hi, justin. -Hey. 215 00:11:29,890 --> 00:11:31,923 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 216 00:11:31,925 --> 00:11:35,093 Why the heck were you throwing tires at the broadcast booth? 217 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:38,430 Oh, man, we were just going out there, aiming for those tires. 218 00:11:38,432 --> 00:11:41,900 Like I said before, we were... Those are the tires we want. 219 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:44,169 When we get those tires, they can't move, so. 220 00:11:44,171 --> 00:11:45,937 I mean, we accomplished our goal. 221 00:11:45,939 --> 00:11:48,039 You went with the classic blade. 222 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,407 Are you happy you made that choice? 223 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:52,410 Obviously, you guys caused a lot of damage out there. 224 00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:55,113 Yeah, that seem to do exactly what we wanted it to do. 225 00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:56,781 Were you feeling a little bit of pressure? 226 00:11:56,783 --> 00:12:00,885 Last season, an unbeaten regular season, a number two overall seed, 227 00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:04,255 you were in danger of falling to 0-2 had you lost here. 228 00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:05,990 Yeah, this was definitely a must win for us. 229 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:08,927 You know, subzero isn't an easy opponent by any measure. 230 00:12:08,929 --> 00:12:11,429 So we were definitely nervous going into this knowing we really had to win it. 231 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:13,164 All right. Congratulations, justin and team bloodsport. 232 00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:15,066 Thank you. 233 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:25,944 [chris] well, kenny, after a tough opening loss to whiplash, 234 00:12:25,946 --> 00:12:29,247 this is the bloodsport we saw a season ago. 235 00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:30,281 [kenny] without a doubt. 236 00:12:30,283 --> 00:12:31,916 They had great hits, they were precise, 237 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:33,651 their driving was on point, 238 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:35,720 and they beat a really tough bot in subzero, 239 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:39,023 who got off to a great start, just couldn't finish the job. 240 00:12:39,025 --> 00:12:42,794 [chris] all right, up next, will ghost raptor haunt the earthly plane 241 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:45,997 with earthly pain and get their first win? 242 00:12:45,999 --> 00:12:50,368 Or will fellow 0-1 team cobalt bring its elemental forces to bear 243 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:52,237 and bust ghost raptor? 244 00:12:52,239 --> 00:12:54,606 Find out next on battlebots. 245 00:13:02,349 --> 00:13:03,615 We are back on battlebots. 246 00:13:03,617 --> 00:13:06,518 And up next, a pair of veterans in dire need of a win 247 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:11,456 because both check in at 0-1, it's cobalt versus ghost raptor. 248 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:16,027 [chris] we start with chuck pitzer and ghost raptor. 249 00:13:16,029 --> 00:13:19,230 Chuck earned some good karma in his opening match. 250 00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:23,067 You'll recall he helped team glitch get ready for their fight, 251 00:13:23,069 --> 00:13:25,603 even unstuck them in the fight, 252 00:13:25,605 --> 00:13:29,741 but, kenny, karma ain't the way into the top 32. 253 00:13:29,743 --> 00:13:32,677 [kenny] that's right. We'll never speak ill of good sportsmanship, 254 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,413 but in the end, this is a fighting sport, 255 00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:36,948 and with a name like ghost raptor, 256 00:13:36,950 --> 00:13:39,684 you'll want to see some killer instinct. 257 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:43,288 For a veteran, chuck made some rookie driving errors against glitch, 258 00:13:43,290 --> 00:13:47,659 and that's not going to fly against a bot as dangerous as cobalt. 259 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:56,067 Brent rieker told us he was super excited to take over cobalt this year, 260 00:13:56,069 --> 00:13:58,136 and first fight out, 261 00:13:58,138 --> 00:14:01,606 they lasted a minute and 15 seconds before fusion got him, 262 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:04,809 and I think it was kind of a jarring experience for them. 263 00:14:04,811 --> 00:14:08,980 [chris] cobalt has left a trail of destruction all over the world. 264 00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:12,884 This team had to have been expecting more out of this bot. 265 00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:14,953 [kenny] well, I'm going to cut this team a little slack 266 00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:16,621 because there's a learning curve 267 00:14:16,623 --> 00:14:18,656 when you're starting out with a new bot. 268 00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:22,093 Matt maxham is an experienced, aggressive driver, 269 00:14:22,095 --> 00:14:26,130 which should pair nicely with a primarily offensive bot. 270 00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:27,699 Last time out against fusion, 271 00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:32,270 they tried to mix in a defensive configuration with an elongated fork. 272 00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:35,440 To me, that's not what cobalt's about. 273 00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:39,377 If I'm matt, I'm taking the kids' gloves off this time around. 274 00:14:41,147 --> 00:14:43,882 Yeah, in seasons past, we've seen cobalt, 275 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:46,184 it can deliver with a serious weapon. 276 00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:48,019 Faruq, take it away. 277 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:56,261 In the red square, this jurassic assassin's ready for the fight to start. 278 00:14:56,263 --> 00:15:01,532 His team has spared no expense and he'll turn you into spare parts. 279 00:15:01,534 --> 00:15:04,936 Tears opponents asunder, like prehistoric prey. 280 00:15:04,938 --> 00:15:08,973 It might seem impossible, but death finds a way. 281 00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:11,409 It's ghost raptor! 282 00:15:14,648 --> 00:15:18,116 [chris] there's chuck pitzer, new hair and everything. 283 00:15:18,118 --> 00:15:19,284 Yeah! 284 00:15:19,286 --> 00:15:20,952 [chris] kenny, this once-upon-a-time 285 00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:24,822 semifinalist is looking to recapture some of that early magic 286 00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:29,260 and show the fans, "hey, there's still some bite left in ghost raptor." 287 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:32,330 [kenny] that's right. It feels like ages ago when we saw chuck 288 00:15:32,332 --> 00:15:36,334 dancing with the legend bite force and taking out icewave. 289 00:15:36,336 --> 00:15:39,871 This is put up or shut up time for ghost raptor. 290 00:15:39,873 --> 00:15:42,573 It's got the more powerful head on for this fight, 291 00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:44,943 which can top out at 20 horsepower. 292 00:15:44,945 --> 00:15:50,381 That'll give the horizontal a better shot at dishing out damage against cobalt. 293 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:00,725 In the blue square, you know a bot's a killer 294 00:16:00,727 --> 00:16:03,328 when it's chemical element 27. 295 00:16:03,330 --> 00:16:07,732 Twenty-seven is the very age all those rock stars went to heaven. 296 00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:10,101 Did this bot kill all those musicians? 297 00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:13,404 Is it one to blame? Of course it did, you idiot. 298 00:16:13,406 --> 00:16:15,340 It killed the entire hall of fame. 299 00:16:15,342 --> 00:16:18,209 It's cobalt! 300 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:24,983 [chris] and there it is, cobalt, a bot synonymous with knockouts, 301 00:16:24,985 --> 00:16:27,785 either it's going down or you are. 302 00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:31,055 And it has one of the most entertaining drivers, matt maxham, 303 00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:34,058 pushing that thing out, that dude is uber-intense. 304 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:36,461 [kenny] oh, my gosh, he is so intense. 305 00:16:36,463 --> 00:16:39,931 I like watching him almost more than I do the bot. 306 00:16:39,933 --> 00:16:43,067 Cobalt is rocking its 45-pound disc 307 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:46,771 designed specifically for horizontal spinners. 308 00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:52,343 Matt maxham looking to make this the first stop on his revenge tour. 309 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:58,750 One thing that's nerve-wracking about cobalt is that it's a hard robot. 310 00:16:58,752 --> 00:17:00,651 I mean, I'm not going to crack that shell. 311 00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:03,988 We have a sticky bar that we're going to try to hit him with. 312 00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:06,290 So we'll just stay up close to him and just keep... 313 00:17:06,292 --> 00:17:08,793 Keep pumping on the bar as fast as we can 314 00:17:08,795 --> 00:17:10,561 and just stay away from his weapon, 315 00:17:10,563 --> 00:17:12,697 just keep trying to spin him if we can. 316 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,199 If we don't win this one, we're not making it into the round of 32. 317 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,201 That's bottom line. We're going to do everything we can. 318 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:18,469 We have the machine to do it. 319 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:21,672 We just have to set it up right to make this win. 320 00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:24,142 Chuck, he's a, he's a formidable competitor. 321 00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:25,977 He's... He's got a great bot 322 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:29,247 and we're going to try to go in with some forks 323 00:17:29,249 --> 00:17:32,083 and get up underneath him and get him delivered to the weapon 324 00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:34,152 and see if we can't take him out. 325 00:17:34,154 --> 00:17:37,889 I think matt, my driver, probably resembles this bot a lot. 326 00:17:37,891 --> 00:17:41,692 He's very intense, and they don't call him plumbcrazy for nothing. 327 00:17:41,694 --> 00:17:45,229 And I asked him about what his strategy was going to be, 328 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:49,167 and he said he was going to stop their weapon with his face. 329 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,936 So we're looking forward to seeing that happen. 330 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:12,457 [chris] cobalt, ghost raptor, their seasons sit on a knife's edge. 331 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:15,226 One of these teams is going to fall to 0-2. 332 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:19,030 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 333 00:18:19,032 --> 00:18:21,365 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 334 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:23,734 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] oh, a nice shot there. 335 00:18:23,736 --> 00:18:27,638 Ghost raptor. Cobalt, near the upper deck. 336 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,308 [kenny] oh, ghost raptor staying very aggressive. 337 00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,143 -[chris] whoa! -[kenny] cobalt with a nice counter shot. 338 00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:35,346 [chris] oh, man! Ghost raptor on its heels. 339 00:18:35,348 --> 00:18:38,583 Cobalt goes face first into the screws of the upper deck. 340 00:18:38,585 --> 00:18:40,852 And you know what, kenny? It might be stuck. 341 00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:43,921 [kenny] yeah, and ghost raptor has an open shot here. 342 00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:46,157 Chuck pitzer chooses to lay off, though, 343 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:48,426 and cobalt is back in business. 344 00:18:49,662 --> 00:18:52,029 [chris] ghost raptor shows cobalt its back side. 345 00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:54,532 Cobalt capitalizes. 346 00:18:54,534 --> 00:18:56,234 [kenny] cobalt going right back to work. 347 00:18:56,236 --> 00:19:00,104 [chris] yeah, cobalt now, knocking ghost raptor on its dome. 348 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:03,274 Matt maxham now looking to finish the job. 349 00:19:03,276 --> 00:19:07,178 Oh, scooped up ghost raptor. Here we go! 350 00:19:07,180 --> 00:19:08,846 -Oh! -[kenny] oh! 351 00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:11,682 [chris] oh, my gosh! What a shot! 352 00:19:11,684 --> 00:19:14,685 Ghost raptor's in raptor bits. 353 00:19:16,089 --> 00:19:18,723 [kenny] oh, my goodness! 354 00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:22,093 That is the cobalt we've been waiting for. 355 00:19:22,095 --> 00:19:26,497 And ghost raptor is in about, I don't know, eleventeen parts. 356 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:30,067 [referee] ...Three, two, one. That's a knockout! 357 00:19:30,069 --> 00:19:31,602 [kenny] wow! 358 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:40,344 [chris] un-be-lievable. 359 00:19:41,247 --> 00:19:42,647 Whoo! 360 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:50,254 [chris] kenny, ghost raptor drew first blood in this match, 361 00:19:50,256 --> 00:19:52,890 and much like in his fight with glitch, 362 00:19:52,892 --> 00:19:54,892 chuck pitzer was given an opening, 363 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:57,228 but he chose to keep the fight going, 364 00:19:57,230 --> 00:20:01,098 and that ended up costing him his robot in this one. 365 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:04,268 [kenny] that's right. Once matt maxham unstuck his bot, 366 00:20:04,270 --> 00:20:06,370 the tiger was out of the cage 367 00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:10,975 and ghost raptor was basically a ball of yarn. 368 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:13,211 [chris] and then watch him run the fast break 369 00:20:13,213 --> 00:20:17,148 -like magic johnson back in the '80s going end-to-end. -[kenny] oh! 370 00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:18,883 [kenny laughs] 371 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,451 [chris] although I don't think the phoenix suns 372 00:20:20,453 --> 00:20:22,453 ended up like that back in the day. 373 00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:24,989 [kenny] oh, my goodness! 374 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:29,293 Just brutality there from cobalt. 375 00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:31,762 [chris] ghost raptor is a well-built machine, 376 00:20:31,764 --> 00:20:34,665 but now it looks pretty much like legos. 377 00:20:38,871 --> 00:20:40,705 Oh, my god. You busted it in half. 378 00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:45,476 [chris] brent rieker, matt maxham. 379 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:46,978 Hey, matt, you okay there, buddy? 380 00:20:46,980 --> 00:20:48,479 Whoa! 381 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:57,989 And, matt, when you were dragging ghost raptor from end-to-end, 382 00:20:57,991 --> 00:21:00,925 is that the finishing thought you had? 383 00:21:00,927 --> 00:21:02,660 I wish I had a camera from that view. 384 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:03,861 It was frickin' awesome. 385 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:11,702 I'm an old lifter guy, control bot and having a weapon, 386 00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:16,107 I'm so used to breaking other people's fist with my face, 387 00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:18,976 now I get to break someone else's face with my fist. 388 00:21:18,978 --> 00:21:22,880 So this is new. I got some stick time. 389 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,883 Have you ever hit another robot that hard? 390 00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:27,652 -That was ridiculous. -No, man. 391 00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:28,919 My old bots were just, you know, 392 00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:30,988 like to give people hugs, lift them up, 393 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:33,791 throw them out of the arena or get thrown out of the arena. 394 00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,327 That was, dang! 395 00:21:37,363 --> 00:21:39,096 [kenny] I guess that's a yes. 396 00:21:39,098 --> 00:21:41,065 -All right, matt, congratulations. -Thank you. 397 00:21:41,067 --> 00:21:43,167 -[chris] brent, congratulations. -Thanks. 398 00:21:47,974 --> 00:21:51,909 [chris] kenny, I think we just had our moment of the year. 399 00:21:51,911 --> 00:21:53,978 That was just ridiculous. 400 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:59,116 You know, ghost raptor is a beautiful robot, but not anymore. 401 00:21:59,118 --> 00:22:02,420 Cobalt just, I mean, split it in, what? 402 00:22:02,422 --> 00:22:05,089 Fifths, fourths, thirds? I don't-- 403 00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:08,259 I loved matt maxham's intensity, too. 404 00:22:08,261 --> 00:22:11,595 He's banging the glass after the win with his hand. 405 00:22:11,597 --> 00:22:13,664 [kenny] it seems like he took all his frustrations 406 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:15,800 -from his first fight onto ghost raptor. -Oh, yeah. 407 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,635 That was an impressive performance. 408 00:22:17,637 --> 00:22:22,039 All right. Coming up, the creatine-crushing deadlift 409 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:26,844 takes on the gas-guzzling break icewave in a do-or-die match 410 00:22:26,846 --> 00:22:29,847 where tournament dreams hang in the balance. 411 00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:33,084 That's next on battlebots. 412 00:22:42,995 --> 00:22:44,562 [chris] we are back on battlebots, 413 00:22:44,564 --> 00:22:47,231 and we've got another pair of teams, 414 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:52,470 looking to jump-start their season with a win, it's icewave versus deadlift. 415 00:22:53,239 --> 00:22:55,072 And let's start with icewave. 416 00:22:55,074 --> 00:22:58,409 Marc devidts has brought his robot back into full-time competition 417 00:22:58,411 --> 00:23:00,845 for the first time since 2018. 418 00:23:00,847 --> 00:23:03,114 He used to be known as the boy genius. 419 00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:05,216 He's going to have to use those brains to try and figure out 420 00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:07,184 what is going on with his robot. 421 00:23:07,186 --> 00:23:09,720 [kenny] well, icewave came into this season, 422 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:14,692 revamped with a completely overhauled engine, and it was a total bust. 423 00:23:14,694 --> 00:23:18,262 So marc is actually subbing in the version of icewave 424 00:23:18,264 --> 00:23:21,866 from previous seasons with its original motor. 425 00:23:21,868 --> 00:23:26,003 Icewave is a legendary striker who admittedly is fading, 426 00:23:26,005 --> 00:23:29,306 and that makes this fight even more critical. 427 00:23:29,308 --> 00:23:33,010 If icewave can't chop down a bot like deadlift, 428 00:23:33,012 --> 00:23:36,013 it might be time to throw in the towel. 429 00:23:38,184 --> 00:23:40,351 [chris] as for deadlift, you'll remember them 430 00:23:40,353 --> 00:23:44,855 as the college bros flexing their bis and tris. 431 00:23:44,857 --> 00:23:48,125 This is a control bot that struggled in its rookie season, 432 00:23:48,127 --> 00:23:51,128 finishing with a 1-2 record last year. 433 00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:53,297 And in their first match in 2021, 434 00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:56,000 they took the l in an unaired fight 435 00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:58,803 with the hometown team jackpot. 436 00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:02,273 [kenny] well, deadlift will definitely need to flex those muscles, 437 00:24:02,275 --> 00:24:06,076 facing a deadly horizontal like icewave. 438 00:24:06,078 --> 00:24:08,813 Whether this bot is grappling or lifting, 439 00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:11,148 it's all about controlling the action 440 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:14,251 and mitigating those knockout blows. 441 00:24:14,253 --> 00:24:16,253 Didn't go so well in their first fight, 442 00:24:16,255 --> 00:24:18,055 but they're still trying to dial it in. 443 00:24:18,057 --> 00:24:21,292 Somebody's picking up that all-important first win of the season, 444 00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:24,762 both are trying to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start. 445 00:24:24,764 --> 00:24:26,263 Faruq. 446 00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:33,404 In the red square from indianapolis, indiana, 447 00:24:33,406 --> 00:24:36,440 when the pallbearers lower you into your grave, 448 00:24:36,442 --> 00:24:38,676 he'll be there giving them a spot. 449 00:24:38,678 --> 00:24:41,178 It's deadlift! 450 00:24:41,180 --> 00:24:43,380 [crowd cheering and applauding] 451 00:24:44,350 --> 00:24:47,051 [kenny] oh, yeah, deadlift time! 452 00:24:47,053 --> 00:24:49,954 [chris] down with my pre-workout, got my reps in, 453 00:24:49,956 --> 00:24:52,389 did some complicated math and engineering, 454 00:24:52,391 --> 00:24:55,359 and now I'm yoked for some robot combat. 455 00:24:55,361 --> 00:24:57,194 [kenny] I can maybe relate to half of that. 456 00:24:57,196 --> 00:25:00,097 Ryan shulski here with team robogym. 457 00:25:00,099 --> 00:25:03,868 And deadlift's got its grappler fist this time around. 458 00:25:03,870 --> 00:25:06,370 They're going to want to jam up icewave's weapon 459 00:25:06,372 --> 00:25:09,473 and toss it around like a medicine ball. 460 00:25:09,475 --> 00:25:11,408 [chris] do you even grapple, bro? 461 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:18,949 In the blue square, from burlingame, california, 462 00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:22,119 the wizard of blizzards, the boss of frost, 463 00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:25,856 it's icewave! 464 00:25:25,858 --> 00:25:28,259 [crowd cheering and applauding] 465 00:25:28,261 --> 00:25:31,061 [chris] here is icewave, got knocked out 466 00:25:31,063 --> 00:25:34,231 in just over a minute in its first fight of the season. 467 00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:37,134 And as you noted, kenny, marc devidts 468 00:25:37,136 --> 00:25:39,503 has gone with the old bot this time, 469 00:25:39,505 --> 00:25:42,673 albeit with a nice new paint job. 470 00:25:42,675 --> 00:25:43,841 [kenny] yeah, absolutely. 471 00:25:43,843 --> 00:25:46,210 Again, you know, it was a few seasons ago 472 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:47,678 where they were recognized 473 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,981 as one of the most devastating horizontal spinners in the game. 474 00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:53,217 This og icewave is deadly. 475 00:25:53,219 --> 00:25:58,188 The bar's got a tip speed of around 200 miles per hour. 476 00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:01,125 Can they regain that same sort of reputation tonight? 477 00:26:01,127 --> 00:26:03,327 I'm not sure. We'll find out. 478 00:26:06,832 --> 00:26:10,401 For icewave, we decided to use our grappler configuration. 479 00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:15,005 And this configuration will allow us to grab icewave and flip him over on his back. 480 00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:17,741 From there, we'll be able to use the flame and hopefully win the match. 481 00:26:17,743 --> 00:26:19,877 If icewave can get away from us 482 00:26:19,879 --> 00:26:23,213 and spin up to full speed, uh, it would be scary for us. 483 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:27,051 It might do a lot of damage to specific parts of our robot. 484 00:26:27,053 --> 00:26:30,387 We need this victory if we want any chance against the round of 32. 485 00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:33,857 And so we're coming out, you know, as hard as we can. 486 00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:36,327 In our last match, we got beat pretty bad. 487 00:26:36,329 --> 00:26:37,962 We had a lot of things go wrong. 488 00:26:37,964 --> 00:26:40,130 We've been putting together the old robot 489 00:26:40,132 --> 00:26:41,966 that we've been using for the past few seasons 490 00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:44,234 and getting that up to speed here. 491 00:26:44,236 --> 00:26:47,671 If he stays on us, like a lot of these robots have been doing more recently, 492 00:26:47,673 --> 00:26:48,939 we won't have time to spin up 493 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:50,674 and then they can grab us and pick us up 494 00:26:50,676 --> 00:26:51,875 and bring us wherever they want. 495 00:26:51,877 --> 00:26:53,344 This is definitely a must win for us. 496 00:26:53,346 --> 00:26:55,145 That's why we're putting in the old trusty robot 497 00:26:55,147 --> 00:26:56,914 that we've been using for the last five seasons. 498 00:26:56,916 --> 00:26:58,916 We know it works. I think we're-- we're pretty confident 499 00:26:58,918 --> 00:27:00,851 that we can actually put on a good show with this. 500 00:27:00,853 --> 00:27:03,687 I feel much better putting in the robot that I know and trust. 501 00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:05,956 So I think we'll do all right. 502 00:27:11,897 --> 00:27:13,197 [automated voice] robots, activate. 503 00:27:13,199 --> 00:27:15,499 [crowd cheering and applauding] 504 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:24,141 [chris] and for those of you that may have forgotten, 505 00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:29,279 the ice in icewave stands for internal combustion engine. 506 00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:33,150 It is a gas-powered robot, and when this thing fires up, 507 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:35,352 everyone from fremont street to the strip 508 00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:37,688 is going to know who's inside the box. 509 00:27:50,136 --> 00:27:53,337 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 510 00:28:04,183 --> 00:28:06,116 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 511 00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:09,987 Box rush by deadlift. Oh-ho! 512 00:28:09,989 --> 00:28:13,824 Marc devidts with some slick driving here to start. 513 00:28:13,826 --> 00:28:18,128 [kenny] icewave getting some space, getting up to full speed. 514 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:20,664 This is where deadlift needs to be really careful. 515 00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:22,933 Big hit by icewave. 516 00:28:22,935 --> 00:28:26,403 [chris] yeah, that would hurt. Can the gym bros shake it off? 517 00:28:28,074 --> 00:28:29,306 [kenny] all right, another pop. 518 00:28:29,308 --> 00:28:32,276 [chris] uh-oh. Uh-oh. 519 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:35,079 [kenny] that might be it, chris. 520 00:28:35,081 --> 00:28:36,180 [chris] is that it? 521 00:28:36,182 --> 00:28:38,916 Icewave's just waiting for it, saying, 522 00:28:38,918 --> 00:28:40,284 "come on, bro, what do you got?" 523 00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:42,486 and once again, it looks like deadlift 524 00:28:42,488 --> 00:28:46,323 is putting its head down and it's getting counted out. 525 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:48,058 Wow! 526 00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:53,597 It was just two solid shots and icewave is going to move into the win column. 527 00:28:55,968 --> 00:28:59,169 Nice driving. Good job. 528 00:28:59,171 --> 00:29:01,371 [kenny] icewave is back. 529 00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:05,709 [chris] you know, kenny, in boxing, 530 00:29:05,711 --> 00:29:08,779 it's not always the uppercut that knocks you out. 531 00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:11,915 Sometimes, it is a perfectly placed body shot, 532 00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:14,384 and that's what icewave delivered right here. 533 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:15,853 [kenny] that's exactly right. 534 00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:17,755 These are complex machines, 535 00:29:17,757 --> 00:29:21,859 and hits like this rattle the internals so severely, 536 00:29:21,861 --> 00:29:24,194 it's like a shot to the kidney or liver. 537 00:29:24,997 --> 00:29:25,963 [chris] and speaking of liver, 538 00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:27,998 icewave's weapon ate up deadlift 539 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:32,236 with a side of fava beans and a nice chianti. 540 00:29:32,238 --> 00:29:33,370 [kenny] yeah, I can't... 541 00:29:33,405 --> 00:29:36,273 That is a bar that is spinning at 200 miles an hour. 542 00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:38,275 That is no joke, and I think it's important 543 00:29:38,277 --> 00:29:40,944 to highlight the driving of marc devidts as well. 544 00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:43,413 There were very precise shots in the right spot, 545 00:29:43,415 --> 00:29:45,082 at the right time. 546 00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:50,487 [chris] marc, nice to get that first win in three years? 547 00:29:50,489 --> 00:29:53,824 Yeah, it feels good. Feels good to be back. 548 00:29:53,826 --> 00:29:57,027 [crowd cheering and applauding] 549 00:29:57,029 --> 00:30:01,231 [chris] how challenging has it been for you to try and play catchup? 550 00:30:01,233 --> 00:30:02,733 Yeah, I mean, it's been tough. 551 00:30:02,735 --> 00:30:04,802 You know, the robots here are so much better 552 00:30:04,804 --> 00:30:06,336 than they were even just a couple of years ago. 553 00:30:06,338 --> 00:30:10,240 And, you know, we actually just have the same robot, 554 00:30:10,242 --> 00:30:12,309 but we keep trying to upgrade it year after year, 555 00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:14,077 but it's hard to know if we can hang with these people. 556 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:16,046 So it's good to know we're still in it 557 00:30:16,048 --> 00:30:18,448 and we can still put on a good show for everybody. 558 00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:24,288 Marc, how important would it be for you to make the round of 32? 559 00:30:24,290 --> 00:30:26,256 I think, I think we have to make the round of 32 560 00:30:26,258 --> 00:30:28,959 if we want to still be a contender in battlebots. 561 00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:30,861 Otherwise, we're going back to the drawing board. 562 00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:33,297 Meaning you would retire icewave if you don't make it? 563 00:30:33,299 --> 00:30:35,065 Or maybe just build something new 564 00:30:35,067 --> 00:30:37,167 and, you know, send these guys with icewave next time or... 565 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:39,236 Or form a second team or something. 566 00:30:39,238 --> 00:30:42,172 You know, as long as icewave exists, I think we'll still compete. 567 00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:44,474 But, you know, if there's ever... 568 00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:46,376 There's never a better time to make something new, too. 569 00:30:46,378 --> 00:30:48,478 So if we, if we can do that, we will. 570 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,881 All right, marc, congratulations on getting that w. 571 00:30:50,883 --> 00:30:52,216 Thanks. 572 00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:55,352 Nice job, guys. 573 00:30:59,892 --> 00:31:01,758 [chris] well, you heard it with marc devidts. 574 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,594 If they don't make it into the round of 32, 575 00:31:03,596 --> 00:31:06,096 they're going to have to kind of zig or zag, 576 00:31:06,098 --> 00:31:08,932 and they can't stay in the straight line that they've been in. 577 00:31:08,934 --> 00:31:11,034 -Well, that's why that fight was so important. -[chris] yeah. 578 00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:13,203 [kenny] clearly, marc made the right choice, 579 00:31:13,205 --> 00:31:16,340 swapping in the old bot, after a showing like that, 580 00:31:16,342 --> 00:31:19,109 don't bury this legend just yet. 581 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:22,279 [chris] coming up, can aren hill 582 00:31:22,281 --> 00:31:24,281 make his flywheel flipper, blip, 583 00:31:24,283 --> 00:31:26,316 the hottest attraction in las vegas? 584 00:31:26,318 --> 00:31:31,054 Or will charles guan and overhaul tear them down like an old casino? 585 00:31:31,056 --> 00:31:33,624 Find out when we come back on battlebots. 586 00:31:43,102 --> 00:31:44,768 [chris] we are back on battlebots, 587 00:31:44,770 --> 00:31:51,041 and sin city is buzzing after three straight knockouts to kick off the evening, 588 00:31:51,043 --> 00:31:56,380 including the total decimation of ghost raptor, courtesy of cobalt. 589 00:31:56,382 --> 00:31:59,416 And I got to tell you, no one is more fired up 590 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:03,387 than cobalt's white knuckle driver, matt maxham. 591 00:32:05,357 --> 00:32:08,125 Literally, I was looking at my bot coming at me, 592 00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:10,227 so I just went full stick forward, 593 00:32:10,229 --> 00:32:12,896 the robot just drove right into me. 594 00:32:12,898 --> 00:32:17,834 That is the best view I have ever seen of a robot dying. 595 00:32:17,836 --> 00:32:21,371 It was awesome. 596 00:32:21,373 --> 00:32:25,309 This is why I've been in this sport for 20 years. 597 00:32:25,311 --> 00:32:29,479 I've never applied carnage like that to another robot. 598 00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:35,052 That was literally a pile of parts. 599 00:32:36,055 --> 00:32:37,621 Oh, that's got to hurt. 600 00:32:40,893 --> 00:32:44,528 In the heat of the battle, I don't remember all the turns and hits. 601 00:32:44,530 --> 00:32:45,963 I want to look at that fight. 602 00:32:45,965 --> 00:32:47,764 I want to look at that fight in slow motion. 603 00:32:47,766 --> 00:32:51,068 I want to study that fight and do that every time. 604 00:32:54,707 --> 00:32:59,476 [chris] and not many teams will be eager to fight cobalt after that performance. 605 00:33:00,913 --> 00:33:04,448 Okay. Up next, we've got blip taking on overhaul, 606 00:33:04,450 --> 00:33:07,884 and boy, is aren hill feeling good. 607 00:33:07,886 --> 00:33:10,854 He is living the good battlebots life. 608 00:33:10,856 --> 00:33:12,889 You'll remember he was the captain of tantrum 609 00:33:12,891 --> 00:33:15,792 when they went all the way to the semifinals a season ago. 610 00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:18,829 He is still the leader of a 16-person pit crew 611 00:33:18,831 --> 00:33:22,332 that splits time between tantrum and aren hill's new bot, blip, 612 00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:26,169 which is off to a great start after they upended rusty. 613 00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:29,006 [kenny] that's right. In that fight, we got a small taste of 614 00:33:29,008 --> 00:33:31,908 what this new compact flipper bot can do. 615 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:35,278 Aren looked like he was having a lot of fun with it. 616 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:39,983 I don't think he has any regrets ceding control of tantrum in favor of blip. 617 00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,918 But listen, this is new tech, 618 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:46,923 and with that typically comes some speed bumps and a bit of a learning curve. 619 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:50,460 It hasn't had a chance to stretch its legs just yet. 620 00:33:50,462 --> 00:33:53,230 Still, this is an exciting rookie bot 621 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,632 with a great captain in aren hill. 622 00:33:56,602 --> 00:33:58,101 He's taking on overhaul 623 00:33:58,103 --> 00:34:02,072 which is back in battlebots full-time for the first time since 2018. 624 00:34:02,074 --> 00:34:05,108 Captain charles guan received a rude welcome back 625 00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:07,644 from ribbot in his first fight. 626 00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:10,547 Overhaul was looking pretty maneuverable 627 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:15,318 but couldn't stand up to the damage as it was ko'ed in under a minute. 628 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,955 Even so, overhaul is a major step up from rusty, 629 00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:21,191 and blip should have its hands, 630 00:34:21,193 --> 00:34:23,660 or should I say, flipper full, kenny? 631 00:34:23,662 --> 00:34:26,930 [kenny] yeah. Overhaul is a beautifully designed grappler, 632 00:34:26,932 --> 00:34:30,200 and historically it's been ultra-durable. 633 00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:32,269 It's taken the best shots from punishers 634 00:34:32,271 --> 00:34:35,972 like beta and witch doctor and hung in there. 635 00:34:35,974 --> 00:34:40,777 Facing a flipper, charles won't have to be as cautious, getting in close. 636 00:34:40,779 --> 00:34:44,314 The trick will be to avoid driving on top of blip, 637 00:34:44,316 --> 00:34:47,984 or else it might do a mary poppins over our heads. 638 00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:49,186 [chris] that's it. 639 00:34:49,188 --> 00:34:50,821 [chris laughs] 640 00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:52,556 faruq, take it away. 641 00:34:56,361 --> 00:35:00,397 In the red square, from mountain view, california, 642 00:35:00,399 --> 00:35:04,201 by the time he shows up on your radar, it's too late. 643 00:35:04,203 --> 00:35:07,671 You're already dead. It's blip! 644 00:35:07,673 --> 00:35:09,706 [crowd cheering and applauding] 645 00:35:11,977 --> 00:35:13,977 [chris] kenny, aren hill told us about blip, 646 00:35:13,979 --> 00:35:17,914 that it's on par with hydra for flipping power. 647 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:20,183 Rusty, I think, would probably say yes. 648 00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:21,518 Sounds about right. 649 00:35:21,653 --> 00:35:24,121 [kenny] yeah, I mean, everything went perfectly for blip 650 00:35:24,123 --> 00:35:27,290 and it's going to try to do the same thing here against overhaul. 651 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:31,261 If it can get underneath it, I think we're going to see some beautiful flips. 652 00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:41,705 In the blue square, from atlanta, georgia, 653 00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:46,309 what are you guana do when charles guan runs wild on you? 654 00:35:46,311 --> 00:35:49,579 It's overhaul! 655 00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:51,681 [crowd cheering and applauding] 656 00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:54,084 whoo! 657 00:35:56,288 --> 00:35:57,521 [chris] here comes overhaul, 658 00:35:57,523 --> 00:36:00,157 led by its half-feline captain. 659 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:02,092 Nice ears, chump. 660 00:36:02,094 --> 00:36:04,327 Kenny, what's the plan here against blip? 661 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:08,265 [kenny] well, he's going to try to clamp down on blip, 662 00:36:08,267 --> 00:36:10,734 perhaps try to get him up on the upper deck. 663 00:36:10,736 --> 00:36:13,036 Maybe ram him into some screws. 664 00:36:13,038 --> 00:36:14,871 I think he's going to try to use the battlebox 665 00:36:14,873 --> 00:36:17,207 and try to box rush as quickly as possible, 666 00:36:17,209 --> 00:36:19,242 but he needs to get around to the side. 667 00:36:28,287 --> 00:36:32,289 We're preparing a little bit by adding some additional top armor there, a clamp... 668 00:36:32,291 --> 00:36:34,925 Clamp type control bot, and there's a chance 669 00:36:34,927 --> 00:36:36,159 we might be grabbed by them 670 00:36:36,228 --> 00:36:39,029 and then actually fire our flipper into their claw 671 00:36:39,031 --> 00:36:41,064 and see if that breaks their claw open. 672 00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:42,799 We feel like we've got a pretty good drive train 673 00:36:42,801 --> 00:36:44,968 and should be pretty nimble with regards to getting to the sides 674 00:36:44,970 --> 00:36:46,736 or getting around or getting underneath him 675 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:48,939 to send him flying rather than us getting clamped. 676 00:36:48,941 --> 00:36:52,075 We really want to make blip this year just as competitive 677 00:36:52,077 --> 00:36:54,177 or more than tantrum was last year, 678 00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:57,113 and tantrum is also doing great, so we got to catch up. 679 00:36:57,115 --> 00:36:59,382 Overhaul is probably the best it'll ever be at this point. 680 00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:01,184 It's a lot more mobile than past season, 681 00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:02,886 it has these giant bouncy wheels. 682 00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:05,855 The lifter and clamper both twice as powerful and twice as fast. 683 00:37:05,857 --> 00:37:09,693 We have a little bit of a different front support leg setup. 684 00:37:09,695 --> 00:37:11,795 They have a little roller tips for this match. 685 00:37:11,797 --> 00:37:14,064 So ideally, we'll be able to carry blip 686 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:15,832 and still have traction to drive around. 687 00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:18,969 So we should be able to give him a little ride around the arena. 688 00:37:18,971 --> 00:37:21,204 Or if not, I'm going to get a little ride around the arena. 689 00:37:24,876 --> 00:37:27,244 -Fun, fun, party time. -Fun, fun, party time. 690 00:37:29,281 --> 00:37:31,314 [automated voice] robots, activate. 691 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:38,088 [kenny] I don't like giving predictions on fights. 692 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:42,225 I got the blue bot, though. Put your bets in now. 693 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:45,929 [chris] charles guan and aren hill, 694 00:37:45,931 --> 00:37:51,401 two engineering wizards with a healthy addiction to upending robots. 695 00:37:51,403 --> 00:37:55,405 Blip's ready to flip, overhaul's ready to brawl. 696 00:37:55,407 --> 00:37:59,542 The fight when we return on battlebots. 697 00:38:07,185 --> 00:38:09,386 [chris] we are back on battlebots. 698 00:38:09,388 --> 00:38:14,391 Aren hill's flipper, blip, and veteran grappler, overhaul, 699 00:38:14,393 --> 00:38:19,296 are inside the box and now moments away from a mid-season clash. 700 00:38:33,445 --> 00:38:36,613 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 701 00:38:43,722 --> 00:38:46,156 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 702 00:38:46,158 --> 00:38:48,858 Blip with a box rush. Trying to find its-- 703 00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:49,926 [kenny] oh! 704 00:38:49,928 --> 00:38:52,228 Flips blip over, now it's going to pin it. 705 00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:54,698 [chris] uh-oh, blip's got to get out of there, 706 00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:57,133 get back to the center of the box, which it does. 707 00:38:57,135 --> 00:39:01,104 [kenny] overhaul with a great opportunity there, couldn't capitalize. 708 00:39:01,106 --> 00:39:02,305 [chris] trying to get under overhaul. 709 00:39:02,307 --> 00:39:03,840 -[kenny] he's underneath. -[chris] uh-oh. 710 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:06,009 Trying to ram it into the rails, lost its grip. 711 00:39:06,011 --> 00:39:07,911 [kenny] uh-oh, this is not where overhaul wants to be. 712 00:39:07,913 --> 00:39:09,446 -[chris] nope. -Come on, come on. 713 00:39:09,448 --> 00:39:11,314 [chris] short corner is a rough place to go. 714 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:12,882 [kenny] oh! 715 00:39:12,918 --> 00:39:16,219 [chris] nice flip by blip, and there goes one of the tires on overhaul. 716 00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:19,022 The back right tire is gone, kenny. 717 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:22,425 [kenny] sure is, and charles guan is in trouble. 718 00:39:22,427 --> 00:39:25,028 Blip trying to get underneath overhaul. 719 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:26,029 He does! 720 00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:28,998 [chris] oh, that was impressive! 721 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,068 [kenny] how about overhaul taking those flips like a champ? 722 00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:34,204 [chris] that is a sturdy bot. 723 00:39:34,206 --> 00:39:36,072 [kenny] how many more can he take, though? 724 00:39:36,074 --> 00:39:38,041 [chris] overhaul has got to drive away, 725 00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:41,845 get some distance, but it is really struggling without that back right tire. 726 00:39:41,847 --> 00:39:43,446 [kenny] oh! 727 00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:46,015 [chris] nice work by blip. 728 00:39:46,017 --> 00:39:48,118 [kenny] oh, there's a fire going on inside overhaul. 729 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:49,352 I don't mean the good kind. 730 00:39:49,354 --> 00:39:52,188 [chris] yeah, is there a good kind? 731 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:53,356 Goes up tight to-- 732 00:39:53,358 --> 00:39:55,358 [kenny] oh! 733 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,428 Blip has figured out it's the lower robot, chris, 734 00:39:58,430 --> 00:40:01,965 and it is open season on overhaul now. 735 00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:02,999 [chris] this is nice. 736 00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:06,069 Blip has got overhaul pinned on the screws, 737 00:40:06,071 --> 00:40:09,139 and overhaul is like, "get me off. I want off." 738 00:40:10,108 --> 00:40:12,275 oh, it landed on blip, though. 739 00:40:12,277 --> 00:40:16,079 [kenny] we know aren hill has been looking for stick time with blip. 740 00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:19,682 Well, he's got it. This is a flip fest. 741 00:40:19,684 --> 00:40:22,018 [chris] overhaul is hanging tough, though. 742 00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:25,388 [kenny] yeah, I'm really impressed with durability of overhaul. 743 00:40:25,390 --> 00:40:29,159 Not all robots can take that kind of punishment, and look at this. 744 00:40:29,161 --> 00:40:31,861 [chris] oh-ho! Trying to self-right. 745 00:40:31,863 --> 00:40:36,266 Unbelievable. Oh, no. There you go. 746 00:40:36,268 --> 00:40:40,236 And you got to get going, make sure you can still drive and it can. 747 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:43,740 [kenny] oh! Wow! 748 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:46,009 [chris] oh, that was nice, that was the stick and move, 749 00:40:46,011 --> 00:40:47,911 by going to flip and move, I guess you could say. 750 00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:49,946 [kenny] yeah, tony hawk would have been very impressed. 751 00:40:49,948 --> 00:40:51,247 What is that, a 720? 752 00:40:52,017 --> 00:40:53,917 [chris] whoa! What are you doing? 753 00:40:53,919 --> 00:40:56,820 Are you trying to show off now as the countdown's going on? 754 00:40:56,822 --> 00:40:58,488 You already got this thing wrapped up. 755 00:40:58,490 --> 00:41:01,458 [kenny] they're trying to crash test blip. 756 00:41:01,460 --> 00:41:03,426 That's a knockout! 757 00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:05,295 [chris] that is it! 758 00:41:05,297 --> 00:41:06,663 Whoo! 759 00:41:06,665 --> 00:41:09,232 [crowd cheering and applauding] 760 00:41:09,234 --> 00:41:13,069 [chris] aren hill's bot improves to 2-0. 761 00:41:14,506 --> 00:41:17,941 [kenny] man, that is one entertaining robot. 762 00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:21,144 [chris] very impressive. 763 00:41:21,146 --> 00:41:25,114 Once aren hill got himself righted after that early flip, 764 00:41:25,116 --> 00:41:27,016 he did pretty much what he wanted with overhaul. 765 00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:28,117 [kenny] he did. 766 00:41:28,119 --> 00:41:30,453 But I tell you what, overhaul is one tough bot. 767 00:41:30,455 --> 00:41:31,821 They hung in there. 768 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:33,790 I was impressed with their durability, 769 00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:36,359 but this was a great run for aren hill. 770 00:41:36,361 --> 00:41:39,295 Getting in that stick time with this new bot 771 00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:41,931 and a real showcase of blip's weapon, 772 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:45,869 which flipped overhaul a half dozen times. 773 00:41:45,871 --> 00:41:48,338 [chris] it's amazing because you totally forget sometimes 774 00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:49,672 when you're watching battlebots, 775 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:52,342 these are 250-pound pieces of metal 776 00:41:52,344 --> 00:41:54,777 that are flying 10-12 feet in the air. 777 00:41:54,779 --> 00:41:56,179 [kenny] yeah, absolutely. 778 00:41:56,181 --> 00:41:58,181 And they're flung up in the air in like a half a second. 779 00:41:58,183 --> 00:42:02,352 It's crazy how fast they are, how powerful they are. 780 00:42:02,354 --> 00:42:04,487 What a performance here from team blip. 781 00:42:09,928 --> 00:42:12,562 -That's a good match. -Yeah, it was. 782 00:42:13,431 --> 00:42:15,031 Hey, aren. 783 00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:17,634 -[man] we love you, blip. -We love you, too! 784 00:42:18,670 --> 00:42:20,270 Hey, guys. 785 00:42:20,272 --> 00:42:23,439 Hey, aren, how much fun is it having a flipper bot? 786 00:42:23,441 --> 00:42:24,841 Oh, it's really fun, especially 787 00:42:24,843 --> 00:42:26,242 when it's right in front of me. 788 00:42:27,245 --> 00:42:29,145 So, this was kind of crazy. 789 00:42:29,147 --> 00:42:30,980 You did great damage to overhaul, 790 00:42:30,982 --> 00:42:33,082 but, dude, you were flipping yourself 791 00:42:33,084 --> 00:42:34,984 it seemed like for no reason at times. 792 00:42:34,986 --> 00:42:37,220 There might have been a broken controller in there. 793 00:42:37,822 --> 00:42:40,189 We got some stuff to look into. 794 00:42:40,191 --> 00:42:43,293 But yeah, we ended up right, did some sweet breakdance moves. 795 00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:47,363 2-0, man, how would you rate your bot's performance? 796 00:42:47,365 --> 00:42:48,932 We're doing great so far. 797 00:42:48,934 --> 00:42:50,400 The really complicated flipper thing, 798 00:42:50,402 --> 00:42:53,369 still working, so I hope that trend keeps going. 799 00:42:54,105 --> 00:42:55,138 Are you-- 800 00:42:55,140 --> 00:42:57,373 [crowd cheering and applauding] 801 00:42:59,277 --> 00:43:01,311 I know you've only had two fights so far 802 00:43:01,313 --> 00:43:05,148 for a total of maybe three and a half minutes so far. 803 00:43:05,150 --> 00:43:08,551 Are you a better flipper bot than hydra? 804 00:43:08,553 --> 00:43:09,686 [crowd exclaiming] 805 00:43:09,688 --> 00:43:10,954 do not say that. 806 00:43:10,956 --> 00:43:13,990 I'm going to say there's four flippers in this competition, 807 00:43:13,992 --> 00:43:15,892 and we need to stick together to some level. 808 00:43:15,894 --> 00:43:17,226 Too many spinners. 809 00:43:18,063 --> 00:43:20,363 That didn't answer my question. 810 00:43:20,365 --> 00:43:23,399 That's... That's the answer you're getting. 811 00:43:23,401 --> 00:43:25,201 Aren, congratulations. 812 00:43:25,203 --> 00:43:26,336 [aren] thank you, guys. 813 00:43:28,173 --> 00:43:29,305 Whoo! 814 00:43:29,307 --> 00:43:31,474 [crowd cheering and applauding] 815 00:43:34,312 --> 00:43:36,679 [chris] kenny, aren hill won't bite. 816 00:43:36,681 --> 00:43:38,381 You have to answer the question. 817 00:43:38,383 --> 00:43:42,218 Is that a better flipper bot this season than hydra? 818 00:43:43,722 --> 00:43:46,155 I mean, as far as results, yes. 819 00:43:46,157 --> 00:43:50,393 It's still early, but for blip to have the compact, durable 820 00:43:50,395 --> 00:43:52,895 and drivable frame of tantrum, 821 00:43:52,897 --> 00:43:57,266 blended with a seemingly inexhaustible amount of flips in that mechanism, 822 00:43:57,268 --> 00:43:59,769 this is a game-changer. 823 00:43:59,771 --> 00:44:03,773 [chris] tantrum and blip, now a combined, 4-0, kenny, 824 00:44:03,775 --> 00:44:08,244 this is a legit top five program back there in the pits. 825 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:12,815 When we come back, will huge fall to 0-2? 826 00:44:12,817 --> 00:44:16,019 Or will they turn back the clock against retrograde 827 00:44:16,021 --> 00:44:18,121 and get back to their winning ways? 828 00:44:18,123 --> 00:44:20,456 And all roads lead to our main event, 829 00:44:20,458 --> 00:44:26,195 featuring two all-star drivers in zach lytle and matty vasquez. 830 00:44:26,197 --> 00:44:29,866 Whiplash and skorpios, waging war, 831 00:44:29,868 --> 00:44:33,136 that's later tonight on battlebots. 832 00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:43,112 [crowd chanting] huge! 833 00:44:43,114 --> 00:44:44,681 [chris] we are back on battlebots. 834 00:44:44,683 --> 00:44:46,749 You can hear the crowd chanting it already, 835 00:44:46,751 --> 00:44:50,953 because they know, up next is the return of huge. 836 00:44:50,955 --> 00:44:54,590 Jonathan schultz admitted 2020 was a frustrating season, 837 00:44:54,592 --> 00:44:57,994 2021 ain't off to a great start either. 838 00:44:57,996 --> 00:45:01,931 In a shocking upset, huge lost to the rookie, riptide, 839 00:45:01,933 --> 00:45:05,768 in a match you can actually call a screw job, kenny. 840 00:45:05,770 --> 00:45:07,236 [kenny] yeah, huge's big wheels 841 00:45:07,238 --> 00:45:10,940 were they're undoing as it got caught up in the screws. 842 00:45:10,942 --> 00:45:13,309 This bot is nearing a crossroads. 843 00:45:13,311 --> 00:45:15,845 Whatever success they're having in testing 844 00:45:15,847 --> 00:45:17,780 isn't translating into wins, 845 00:45:17,782 --> 00:45:21,084 and jonathan is growing more and more frustrated. 846 00:45:21,086 --> 00:45:24,754 That opening knockout was a real gut shot for huge, 847 00:45:24,756 --> 00:45:26,656 and another loss to a rookie bot here, 848 00:45:26,658 --> 00:45:30,126 and jonathan may need to make some hard choices. 849 00:45:32,363 --> 00:45:37,066 [chris] well, let's take a moment to introduce his rookie opponent, retrograde, 850 00:45:37,068 --> 00:45:39,268 captained by aaron lucas. 851 00:45:39,270 --> 00:45:42,038 Aaron is a member of team bloodsport. 852 00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:45,208 He's gaining a reputation as a talented driver, 853 00:45:45,210 --> 00:45:48,244 and he's off to a great start after a convincing win 854 00:45:48,246 --> 00:45:51,114 over rampage in an unaired fight. 855 00:45:51,116 --> 00:45:53,683 This, though, is a big-time step up. 856 00:45:53,685 --> 00:45:56,452 [kenny] that's right, but also a big opportunity for them 857 00:45:56,454 --> 00:45:58,788 to nab a statement victory. 858 00:45:58,790 --> 00:46:01,758 Retrograde has a lot of versatility. 859 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:05,161 It can sport an undercutter or a powerful lifter, 860 00:46:05,163 --> 00:46:07,230 which we'll be seeing in this fight. 861 00:46:07,232 --> 00:46:12,769 Curious to see how the rookie fares against a highly motivated huge. 862 00:46:12,771 --> 00:46:15,438 Let's check it out. Faruq, take it away. 863 00:46:17,342 --> 00:46:21,344 [faruq] in the red square, from south windsor, connecticut, 864 00:46:21,346 --> 00:46:26,883 the wheels on this bot go round and round all over your face! 865 00:46:26,885 --> 00:46:30,253 It's huge! 866 00:46:30,255 --> 00:46:32,455 [crowd cheering and applauding] 867 00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,693 [chris] oh, those menacing eyes, 868 00:46:37,695 --> 00:46:39,328 I always feel like they're staring kenny down, 869 00:46:39,330 --> 00:46:41,397 they want him to step inside the box. 870 00:46:41,399 --> 00:46:44,267 Instead we'll let retrograde do the damage today. 871 00:46:44,269 --> 00:46:46,702 So, kenny, what's the key for huge here? 872 00:46:46,704 --> 00:46:48,104 [kenny] well, they went with their shorter bar. 873 00:46:48,106 --> 00:46:51,040 They believe they're going to be able to strike from above. 874 00:46:51,042 --> 00:46:56,479 They think that that lifter mechanism on retrograde is vulnerable, 875 00:46:56,481 --> 00:46:58,080 and they're rocking the darker 876 00:46:58,082 --> 00:47:00,016 tegris wheels this match. 877 00:47:00,018 --> 00:47:02,451 Huge is looking serious. 878 00:47:06,991 --> 00:47:10,393 In the blue square, from venice, california, 879 00:47:10,395 --> 00:47:14,130 he's here to read your horoscope! 880 00:47:14,132 --> 00:47:16,766 It's retrograde! 881 00:47:16,768 --> 00:47:19,035 [crowd cheering and applauding] 882 00:47:21,172 --> 00:47:23,439 [chris] there's aaron lucas on the right, 883 00:47:23,441 --> 00:47:25,975 holding the controls for retrograde. 884 00:47:25,977 --> 00:47:29,445 Kenny, this bot's giving me batmobile vibes. 885 00:47:29,447 --> 00:47:31,013 [kenny] yeah, definitely stealthy 886 00:47:31,015 --> 00:47:33,082 and retrograde hugs the ground. 887 00:47:33,084 --> 00:47:35,952 It's one of the reasons it drives so well. 888 00:47:35,954 --> 00:47:38,721 They've ditched the undercutter in favor of the lifter 889 00:47:38,723 --> 00:47:40,990 and added some top armor. 890 00:47:40,992 --> 00:47:44,827 Smart move, if huge does end up swinging down on him. 891 00:47:44,829 --> 00:47:47,196 [crowd cheering and applauding] 892 00:47:56,941 --> 00:47:59,375 we've spent a lot more time running the weapon in the test box, 893 00:47:59,377 --> 00:48:00,643 it's running great. 894 00:48:00,645 --> 00:48:01,744 Best that it's ever run. 895 00:48:01,779 --> 00:48:04,213 In game planning for retrograde, it's all new. 896 00:48:04,215 --> 00:48:05,781 I don't think it's going to break itself. 897 00:48:05,783 --> 00:48:06,983 I think we need to break it. 898 00:48:06,985 --> 00:48:08,684 And that kind of changes our strategy 899 00:48:08,686 --> 00:48:10,953 because with riptide, we were fishing for that big hit, 900 00:48:10,955 --> 00:48:12,321 to let them break themselves 901 00:48:12,323 --> 00:48:15,258 and then go to town, in this we just need to go all out. 902 00:48:15,260 --> 00:48:17,126 We think that this is an amazing huge 903 00:48:17,128 --> 00:48:18,294 and one of the best ones we've built. 904 00:48:18,296 --> 00:48:20,329 It just needs that opportunity to show it 905 00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:23,833 'cause getting blown into the screws in one hit is like... 906 00:48:23,835 --> 00:48:25,868 It never got a chance to stretch its legs. 907 00:48:25,870 --> 00:48:29,805 We had a configuration planned for them going into this competition. 908 00:48:29,807 --> 00:48:32,408 We're adding extra top armor to the top of the robot. 909 00:48:32,410 --> 00:48:34,243 Their blade can hit from above, 910 00:48:34,245 --> 00:48:37,280 but they can also spin it upwards and hit it from below. 911 00:48:37,282 --> 00:48:39,215 We have to be prepared for both of those options. 912 00:48:39,217 --> 00:48:40,683 The plan is to... 913 00:48:40,685 --> 00:48:44,253 To head in straight and stop their blade as quickly as possible 914 00:48:44,255 --> 00:48:46,055 and just control them around the box, 915 00:48:46,057 --> 00:48:48,024 try to push them up onto the screws 916 00:48:48,026 --> 00:48:49,825 and get their wheel jammed in sideways, 917 00:48:49,827 --> 00:48:51,994 like they lost their first match 918 00:48:51,996 --> 00:48:56,933 and potentially use the hammers to our advantage to score those damage points. 919 00:49:01,806 --> 00:49:04,140 [automated voice] robots, activate. 920 00:49:06,311 --> 00:49:11,414 [chris] the stakes for huge could not be any higher, facing another rookie team. 921 00:49:11,416 --> 00:49:15,284 This is still a bot with title aspirations, kenny. 922 00:49:15,286 --> 00:49:16,385 [kenny] that's right. 923 00:49:16,387 --> 00:49:18,187 Jonathan schultz does not want to become 924 00:49:18,189 --> 00:49:20,222 a steppingstone in this league. 925 00:49:20,224 --> 00:49:22,158 He needs this win. 926 00:49:25,129 --> 00:49:27,229 [automated voice] red team, ready? 927 00:49:27,231 --> 00:49:28,998 Whoo! 928 00:49:31,836 --> 00:49:34,270 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 929 00:49:49,988 --> 00:49:53,155 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 930 00:50:04,335 --> 00:50:06,936 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 931 00:50:06,938 --> 00:50:11,440 Retrograde trying to figure out a way to get into huge. 932 00:50:11,442 --> 00:50:13,409 Get in line on that one. 933 00:50:13,411 --> 00:50:15,544 Looks like huge spinning its blade 934 00:50:15,546 --> 00:50:18,381 in an upward motion here against retrograde. 935 00:50:18,383 --> 00:50:19,615 [kenny] I love these 936 00:50:19,617 --> 00:50:22,018 tegris wheels that huge is running. 937 00:50:22,020 --> 00:50:25,688 You typically see with... See them with their uhmw wheels. 938 00:50:25,690 --> 00:50:27,823 You'll see it on some f1 cars, 939 00:50:27,825 --> 00:50:30,226 thousands of dollars invested in them. 940 00:50:30,228 --> 00:50:35,664 They're always stepping it up with new materials, and huge now goes... 941 00:50:35,666 --> 00:50:37,967 [chris] with their short bar landed big shot! 942 00:50:37,969 --> 00:50:39,335 [kenny] whoa! 943 00:50:39,337 --> 00:50:41,937 Patience paying off here for huge. 944 00:50:41,939 --> 00:50:45,074 Oh, there goes the armor. Oh, and the flames. 945 00:50:45,076 --> 00:50:46,142 Huge! 946 00:50:46,144 --> 00:50:48,310 [chris] oh, huge is off to a great start. 947 00:50:48,312 --> 00:50:50,846 Forty-five seconds into this fight. 948 00:50:50,848 --> 00:50:53,649 Oh, huge trouble. 949 00:50:53,651 --> 00:50:55,017 [kenny] oh, my goodness. 950 00:50:55,019 --> 00:50:59,422 I think that is knockout shot. Huge, already celebrating. 951 00:50:59,424 --> 00:51:01,991 And listen to the crowd. 952 00:51:01,993 --> 00:51:04,493 Oh, man! 953 00:51:04,495 --> 00:51:06,429 [chris] whoa, huge, where are you going? 954 00:51:06,431 --> 00:51:09,331 [chris] ...On the upper deck. 955 00:51:09,333 --> 00:51:11,934 I see you, bro. I see you. 956 00:51:14,372 --> 00:51:16,439 [kenny] jonathan schultz is fired up. 957 00:51:16,441 --> 00:51:18,407 [chris] and he should be. 958 00:51:21,079 --> 00:51:27,249 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 959 00:51:27,251 --> 00:51:29,919 [chris] kenny, this is how the big boy is supposed to work. 960 00:51:29,921 --> 00:51:31,353 [kenny] yeah, listen, he was very patient. 961 00:51:31,355 --> 00:51:35,257 He was waiting for his moment to get up above retrograde. 962 00:51:35,259 --> 00:51:37,159 It's exactly what he wanted to do. 963 00:51:37,161 --> 00:51:38,127 Beautiful execution. 964 00:51:38,129 --> 00:51:40,096 We saw that vulnerability there. 965 00:51:40,098 --> 00:51:44,900 The top armor flew off of retrograde, and it was all huge. 966 00:51:44,902 --> 00:51:46,769 [chris] and just finishing it up, just to make sure 967 00:51:46,771 --> 00:51:48,804 that the rookie doesn't go anywhere. 968 00:51:48,806 --> 00:51:51,207 And then maybe my favorite part of the entire match 969 00:51:51,209 --> 00:51:53,509 wasn't huge scoring the touchdown, 970 00:51:53,511 --> 00:51:56,679 but rather the end zone celebration afterward. 971 00:51:56,681 --> 00:51:58,948 He goes and finds the upper deck, and he says, 972 00:51:58,950 --> 00:52:02,084 "you know what, I'm going to be king of the hill. 973 00:52:02,086 --> 00:52:04,920 Nobody's going to knock me off that pedestal." 974 00:52:04,922 --> 00:52:06,355 [kenny] just drives right over the screws. 975 00:52:06,357 --> 00:52:09,091 "excuse me, get up there." 976 00:52:09,093 --> 00:52:10,493 whoo! 977 00:52:10,495 --> 00:52:12,261 [chris] kenny, you're responsible for putting olympic gold 978 00:52:12,263 --> 00:52:13,929 around huge's neck. 979 00:52:13,931 --> 00:52:15,297 -[kenny] no, thanks. -[chris] if you can find it. 980 00:52:15,299 --> 00:52:17,199 [kenny] gotta shut that weapon down first. 981 00:52:20,505 --> 00:52:26,142 It finally works. It finally works. You got it. 982 00:52:28,913 --> 00:52:30,713 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 983 00:52:30,715 --> 00:52:32,348 [chris] jonathan schultz. 984 00:52:32,350 --> 00:52:35,651 [crowd cheering and applauding] 985 00:52:42,026 --> 00:52:45,194 jonathan, why were you so emotional right then? 986 00:52:45,196 --> 00:52:48,264 It's, I mean, like with everything the last couple of years have been 987 00:52:48,266 --> 00:52:50,099 and how hard last year was 988 00:52:50,101 --> 00:52:52,968 and then to really have a good feeling about it and the first fight, 989 00:52:52,970 --> 00:52:55,204 just to end so quick, to come out 990 00:52:55,206 --> 00:52:58,240 and make a statement like that, I am so relieved. 991 00:52:58,242 --> 00:53:02,111 I'm so excited. Oh, my god! 992 00:53:02,113 --> 00:53:04,413 [crowd cheering and applauding] 993 00:53:04,415 --> 00:53:09,385 that... That is how it has been intended to work 994 00:53:09,387 --> 00:53:12,021 since the day we walked in here four years ago. 995 00:53:12,023 --> 00:53:14,290 Jonathan, I know you wanted to not only win, 996 00:53:14,292 --> 00:53:16,859 but you also wanted to learn a little bit about your bot. 997 00:53:16,861 --> 00:53:17,993 What did you learn? 998 00:53:17,995 --> 00:53:19,662 It hits really hard. 999 00:53:21,232 --> 00:53:22,665 That's a good lesson. 1000 00:53:22,667 --> 00:53:25,000 So you sit at 1-1. 1001 00:53:25,002 --> 00:53:28,237 You know you got to get to 2-1 to impress the selection committee. 1002 00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:30,739 How much pressure are you feeling in that next fight? 1003 00:53:30,741 --> 00:53:32,308 Quite a bit. We need to go make sure 1004 00:53:32,310 --> 00:53:36,245 everything is ten out of ten dialed for our next fight 'cause it's a can't lose. 1005 00:53:36,247 --> 00:53:41,083 But I feel a fair bit better than I did before this one, so I'm feeling excited for it. 1006 00:53:41,085 --> 00:53:43,686 Jonathan schultz, I can't see ya because of the mask, 1007 00:53:43,688 --> 00:53:45,688 but I know you're smiling. Congratula-- 1008 00:53:45,690 --> 00:53:47,156 there you go, buddy. 1009 00:53:47,158 --> 00:53:49,091 Congratulations to you and team huge. 1010 00:53:49,093 --> 00:53:50,693 Thank you, guys. 1011 00:53:59,270 --> 00:54:00,936 So, kenny, it's always interesting, 1012 00:54:00,938 --> 00:54:04,540 we only get to see a couple of minutes of a robot fight. 1013 00:54:04,542 --> 00:54:07,376 What we don't get to see are the countless hours, 1014 00:54:07,378 --> 00:54:09,011 you know, the blood, the sweat, 1015 00:54:09,013 --> 00:54:12,014 the tears that come with engineering a battle bot. 1016 00:54:12,016 --> 00:54:14,617 No question, and all the frustration that they've experienced. 1017 00:54:14,619 --> 00:54:17,686 You know, again, so many hours goes into it. 1018 00:54:17,688 --> 00:54:20,856 Jonathan and his team have been working very hard since last season. 1019 00:54:20,858 --> 00:54:22,358 They really wanted to redeem themselves. 1020 00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:24,159 That was his emotion from last season. 1021 00:54:24,161 --> 00:54:27,096 And at 1-1, he is very much alive for a berth 1022 00:54:27,098 --> 00:54:29,131 in the round of 32. 1023 00:54:29,133 --> 00:54:33,569 All right. Coming up, copperhead slithers back into the battlebox 1024 00:54:33,571 --> 00:54:39,208 for a bout with reese ewert and the ambidextrous assassin, fusion. 1025 00:54:39,210 --> 00:54:43,012 That's next on battlebots. 1026 00:54:51,789 --> 00:54:53,188 [chris] welcome back to battlebots, 1027 00:54:53,190 --> 00:54:56,759 where we have seen nothing but knockouts tonight. 1028 00:54:56,761 --> 00:55:00,029 And up next, it's another pair of deadly strikers, 1029 00:55:00,031 --> 00:55:05,367 copperhead and fusion, both checking in at 1-0. 1030 00:55:05,369 --> 00:55:08,304 And let's start with reese ewert's bot, fusion, 1031 00:55:08,306 --> 00:55:11,607 which last year had some good fights. 1032 00:55:11,609 --> 00:55:14,009 It had a bunch of fights where it was on fire, 1033 00:55:14,011 --> 00:55:19,581 but it kicked off 2021 by absolutely dominating a killer in cobalt, 1034 00:55:19,583 --> 00:55:24,253 who as we saw earlier tonight, is ridiculously destructive. 1035 00:55:24,255 --> 00:55:28,090 And after being marred by so many technical issues last season, 1036 00:55:28,092 --> 00:55:30,959 this bot is looking very impressive. 1037 00:55:30,961 --> 00:55:32,461 [kenny] well, they're a very complicated robot. 1038 00:55:32,463 --> 00:55:34,063 You know, they have a vertical spinner, 1039 00:55:34,065 --> 00:55:35,831 they have a horizontal spinner. 1040 00:55:35,833 --> 00:55:38,233 And last season, I remember how much you doubted them, 1041 00:55:38,235 --> 00:55:39,902 and this season you were doubting... 1042 00:55:39,904 --> 00:55:41,537 [chris] no, no, it's wasn't me. Oh, that's right, it was me. 1043 00:55:41,539 --> 00:55:44,273 But now I'm a believer, okay? 1044 00:55:44,275 --> 00:55:49,078 And now the ewert family has two very devastating bots, so they're doing great. 1045 00:55:49,080 --> 00:55:50,312 Uh, tonight's going to be a challenge, though, 1046 00:55:50,314 --> 00:55:51,814 they're taking on copperhead, 1047 00:55:52,183 --> 00:55:54,983 which you will remember was actually the number three overall seed 1048 00:55:54,985 --> 00:55:57,653 heading into the round of 32 in 2020. 1049 00:55:57,655 --> 00:55:59,688 Zach goff was the captain back then. 1050 00:55:59,690 --> 00:56:02,858 It's now the merry tandem of robert and kimberly cowan. 1051 00:56:02,860 --> 00:56:05,861 And they had to go all the way to the judges against lock-jaw. 1052 00:56:05,863 --> 00:56:08,931 I thought they were really, really impressive in that first fight. 1053 00:56:08,933 --> 00:56:10,966 [kenny] yeah, listen, they know they have a great bot. 1054 00:56:10,968 --> 00:56:13,102 They believe they can go all the way. 1055 00:56:13,104 --> 00:56:15,070 From what we've seen, very devastating weapon. 1056 00:56:15,072 --> 00:56:16,238 They're durable. 1057 00:56:16,240 --> 00:56:18,040 They have the experience. Watch out for these guys. 1058 00:56:18,042 --> 00:56:19,875 And do not talk trash about them. 1059 00:56:19,877 --> 00:56:21,910 Because remember, kimberly walked out of the tunnel 1060 00:56:21,912 --> 00:56:23,812 last time with a live snake. 1061 00:56:23,814 --> 00:56:25,814 Chris is... You're scared of snakes. 1062 00:56:25,816 --> 00:56:27,916 I am. Because I keep looking around every corner. 1063 00:56:27,918 --> 00:56:31,086 If y'all put a live snake near me, I'm out. 1064 00:56:31,088 --> 00:56:32,955 -It's his kryptonite. Yes. -I'm out. 1065 00:56:32,957 --> 00:56:34,089 Faruq, take it away. 1066 00:56:34,091 --> 00:56:36,425 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1067 00:56:37,995 --> 00:56:43,866 in the red square, muggsy bogues, yoda and that dude, peter dinklage, 1068 00:56:43,868 --> 00:56:47,002 three total powerhouses despite their shrinkage. 1069 00:56:47,004 --> 00:56:48,670 Don't be fooled by his size. 1070 00:56:48,672 --> 00:56:50,372 He'll still rip you to tatters. 1071 00:56:50,374 --> 00:56:54,376 He might not be big, but he's huge where it matters. 1072 00:56:57,047 --> 00:56:57,980 What? 1073 00:56:57,982 --> 00:57:00,149 I... I meant his motor. 1074 00:57:00,151 --> 00:57:04,253 What do you all think? Man, you guys are nasty. 1075 00:57:04,255 --> 00:57:07,623 Give it up for copperhead! 1076 00:57:07,625 --> 00:57:09,691 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1077 00:57:11,195 --> 00:57:15,364 [chris] there is team copperhead, and there it is, 1078 00:57:15,366 --> 00:57:18,434 kimberly cowan holding cuddles the snake. 1079 00:57:18,436 --> 00:57:20,169 Yeah, right, that snake's about 1080 00:57:20,171 --> 00:57:22,738 as cuddly as copperhead itself. 1081 00:57:22,740 --> 00:57:24,740 This is a vicious robot, kenny. 1082 00:57:24,742 --> 00:57:26,809 [kenny] yeah, this is a serious contender 1083 00:57:26,811 --> 00:57:29,678 for the number one overall tournament seed, 1084 00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:32,014 even with the decision victory over lock-jaw. 1085 00:57:32,016 --> 00:57:34,450 So remember, in that first fight, 1086 00:57:34,452 --> 00:57:38,420 their drum never stopped spinning and it was hitting hard. 1087 00:57:38,422 --> 00:57:41,557 Fusion's gonna have its hands full with copperhead. 1088 00:57:44,695 --> 00:57:46,094 In the blue square... 1089 00:57:46,096 --> 00:57:47,529 Welcome back, class. 1090 00:57:47,531 --> 00:57:51,166 Today, we'll be discussing the difference between fission and fusion. 1091 00:57:51,168 --> 00:57:53,035 The first is the splitting of atoms. 1092 00:57:53,037 --> 00:57:55,904 The second delivers a nuclear contusion. 1093 00:57:55,906 --> 00:57:58,207 Fusion is a pro. It has no cons. 1094 00:57:58,209 --> 00:58:00,876 There's no confusion, no illusion as to 1095 00:58:00,878 --> 00:58:03,345 who is giving you a radioactive bruisin'. 1096 00:58:03,347 --> 00:58:07,349 Until your life comes to an unnatural conclusion. 1097 00:58:07,351 --> 00:58:10,118 Thank you. Class deceased. 1098 00:58:10,120 --> 00:58:12,588 It's fusion! 1099 00:58:15,459 --> 00:58:16,792 [chris] oh, yeah. 1100 00:58:16,794 --> 00:58:19,761 Reese ewert, nobody quite like him pushing out fusion. 1101 00:58:19,763 --> 00:58:23,499 It seems like this team has finally moved on from those flameouts 1102 00:58:23,501 --> 00:58:28,103 and we can get back to focusing on its deadly dual primary weapons. 1103 00:58:28,105 --> 00:58:29,972 [kenny] yeah, and in that first fight with cobalt, 1104 00:58:29,974 --> 00:58:32,307 reese only used the vertical spinner. 1105 00:58:32,309 --> 00:58:36,812 When that horizontal comes into play, it can be even deadlier. 1106 00:58:36,814 --> 00:58:39,515 It's tough for opponents to game plan for fusion. 1107 00:58:39,517 --> 00:58:42,117 Kind of a pick your poison scenario. 1108 00:58:42,119 --> 00:58:44,520 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1109 00:58:49,226 --> 00:58:52,394 I think we're going to exchange a lot of heavy blows in the beginning there. 1110 00:58:52,396 --> 00:58:55,097 Um, I think we're going to probably have to, 1111 00:58:55,099 --> 00:58:58,100 you know, recalculate sometime after that. 1112 00:58:58,102 --> 00:58:59,701 I think around that two-minute mark, 1113 00:58:59,703 --> 00:59:01,036 we're going to start to see who... 1114 00:59:01,038 --> 00:59:02,204 Who comes out the victor. 1115 00:59:02,206 --> 00:59:05,340 So we actually sat down and talked with cuddles here, 1116 00:59:05,342 --> 00:59:07,376 and cuddles had some really good insight. 1117 00:59:07,378 --> 00:59:10,846 She noticed that every time their weapons come up to speed, 1118 00:59:10,848 --> 00:59:12,948 then slow down and come up to speed again, 1119 00:59:12,950 --> 00:59:15,150 that's where they have issues with fire. 1120 00:59:15,152 --> 00:59:17,953 So what we're going to try and do is use the weapon on copperhead 1121 00:59:17,955 --> 00:59:20,389 to jam them up as much as possible, 1122 00:59:20,391 --> 00:59:24,226 hoping to create that classic fusion fire scenario. 1123 00:59:24,228 --> 00:59:29,131 This bot has potential because it has a vertical weapon, 1124 00:59:29,133 --> 00:59:33,702 which is not huge by any means compared to other people. 1125 00:59:33,704 --> 00:59:37,039 My horizontal has three times the energy of it. 1126 00:59:37,041 --> 00:59:40,008 It compares directly with son of whyachi. 1127 00:59:40,010 --> 00:59:42,311 It can do a lot of damage. 1128 00:59:42,313 --> 00:59:44,346 Luckily, in the last fight, I didn't have to use it, 1129 00:59:44,348 --> 00:59:46,214 so it's still in mint condition. 1130 00:59:46,216 --> 00:59:50,986 Best of luck to copperhead. They have a big, beefy drum. 1131 00:59:50,988 --> 00:59:52,554 It's going to be a slugfest. 1132 00:59:52,556 --> 00:59:55,357 I... I hope I come out on top. 1133 00:59:55,359 --> 00:59:57,025 That's about it. 1134 00:59:58,495 --> 00:59:59,695 Ooh! 1135 01:00:00,831 --> 01:00:02,497 -We got it. -We got it. 1136 01:00:03,901 --> 01:00:05,434 [automated voice] robots, activate. 1137 01:00:05,436 --> 01:00:07,603 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1138 01:00:10,941 --> 01:00:14,743 [chris] it's about to be raining sparks in las vegas. 1139 01:00:14,745 --> 01:00:19,681 Will it be copperhead or fusion that weathers the storm? 1140 01:00:19,683 --> 01:00:23,685 Find out when battlebots continues. 1141 01:00:33,263 --> 01:00:37,065 [chris] we are right back into the action here on battlebots. 1142 01:00:37,067 --> 01:00:41,703 Fusion and copperhead putting their perfect records on the line 1143 01:00:41,705 --> 01:00:45,140 in what could be a season-defining fight. 1144 01:00:57,221 --> 01:00:59,921 [chris] for fusion, a chance to fast track its path 1145 01:00:59,923 --> 01:01:01,056 to the tournament. 1146 01:01:01,058 --> 01:01:06,561 Copperhead ready to say, "s-s-sorry, rees-s-se." 1147 01:01:11,168 --> 01:01:14,036 let the bot battle begin! 1148 01:01:14,038 --> 01:01:16,905 Oh, nice strike by copperhead. 1149 01:01:16,907 --> 01:01:20,676 It sends tiny bits of fusion flying across the box. 1150 01:01:20,678 --> 01:01:24,212 [kenny] no action from fusion's vertical spinner so far, chris. 1151 01:01:25,416 --> 01:01:27,249 [chris] fusion trying to figure out which way to go. 1152 01:01:27,251 --> 01:01:29,484 Oh, a big shot! 1153 01:01:29,486 --> 01:01:32,788 [kenny] yeah, fusion's vertical disc is down. 1154 01:01:32,790 --> 01:01:33,689 [chris] oh! 1155 01:01:33,691 --> 01:01:34,956 [kenny] they're gonna have to engage 1156 01:01:34,958 --> 01:01:38,193 with their horizontal spinner for the rest of this fight. 1157 01:01:38,195 --> 01:01:41,296 [chris] copperhead on the attack in the first 30 seconds, 1158 01:01:41,298 --> 01:01:43,932 including with that little mini snake bot. 1159 01:01:43,934 --> 01:01:46,101 [kenny] there's just no slowing down that drum spinner 1160 01:01:46,103 --> 01:01:49,104 on the copperhead, as much as fusion is trying. 1161 01:01:49,106 --> 01:01:51,973 [chris] oh, that thing is terrifying. 1162 01:01:51,975 --> 01:01:55,911 That's why it was a top three seed heading into the tournament a season ago. 1163 01:01:55,913 --> 01:01:59,648 [kenny] let's see if fusion is able to attack those tires, chris. 1164 01:01:59,650 --> 01:02:03,151 [chris] can reese ewert turn the tide with only one weapon. 1165 01:02:03,153 --> 01:02:05,987 Oh, that one got a little air. 1166 01:02:05,989 --> 01:02:08,290 [kenny] copperhead really starting to pull ahead now. 1167 01:02:08,292 --> 01:02:12,994 [chris] fusion's feeling it. Still two minutes remaining. 1168 01:02:12,996 --> 01:02:16,098 Kenny, I think both of fusion's weapons have been shut down. 1169 01:02:16,100 --> 01:02:17,833 [kenny] yeah. I mean, there's been some massive-- 1170 01:02:17,835 --> 01:02:19,367 -[chris] oh! -[kenny] oh, no! 1171 01:02:19,369 --> 01:02:22,571 Speaking of which-- oh, another! 1172 01:02:22,573 --> 01:02:25,140 [chris] and now, a plume of smoke coming out of fusion. 1173 01:02:25,142 --> 01:02:27,976 How much life is left in this bot, kenny? 1174 01:02:27,978 --> 01:02:31,947 [kenny] copperhead just bullying fusion here in the battlebox. 1175 01:02:31,949 --> 01:02:35,217 [chris] reese ewert's bot is lifeless, and it's on its head. 1176 01:02:35,219 --> 01:02:36,651 Won't spin up. 1177 01:02:36,954 --> 01:02:40,055 [chris] fusion's weapons aren't working, its drive isn't working. 1178 01:02:40,057 --> 01:02:42,157 And I can smell a countdown coming. 1179 01:02:42,159 --> 01:02:43,325 [referee] ten, nine-- 1180 01:02:43,327 --> 01:02:44,826 [kenny] there you go, chris rose. 1181 01:02:44,828 --> 01:02:48,497 This is going to be curtains for fusion. 1182 01:02:48,499 --> 01:02:54,402 [chris] copperhead is going to improve to 2-0 after dismantling fusion. 1183 01:02:54,404 --> 01:02:56,671 -Knockout! -Whoo! 1184 01:02:56,673 --> 01:02:58,707 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1185 01:03:03,914 --> 01:03:04,780 it was looking great. 1186 01:03:04,782 --> 01:03:06,148 [bleep] him up. 1187 01:03:07,551 --> 01:03:09,785 [chris] kenny, talk about dominant start to finish. 1188 01:03:09,787 --> 01:03:11,019 [kenny] yeah, absolutely. 1189 01:03:11,021 --> 01:03:12,854 And again, reese might be upset that 1190 01:03:12,856 --> 01:03:16,091 he didn't get the win here, but man, it was a great fight. 1191 01:03:16,093 --> 01:03:18,293 He had some good licks on copperhead. 1192 01:03:18,295 --> 01:03:21,763 That horizontal spinner went head-to-head with copperhead, 1193 01:03:21,765 --> 01:03:25,066 but durability for me was the difference here. 1194 01:03:25,068 --> 01:03:27,502 Copperhead just wouldn't stop spinning. 1195 01:03:27,504 --> 01:03:29,905 It was hitting in the right spots at the right time. 1196 01:03:29,907 --> 01:03:31,273 [chris] kenny, there's a lot of weapons 1197 01:03:31,375 --> 01:03:34,843 that can do damage, but maybe it's for 15 or 20 seconds, 1198 01:03:34,845 --> 01:03:36,778 it's not for a straight 90. 1199 01:03:36,780 --> 01:03:38,280 [kenny] and that's the key for copperhead. 1200 01:03:38,282 --> 01:03:41,750 They stayed spinning, they stayed aggressive. 1201 01:03:41,752 --> 01:03:44,486 I mean, I don't really see many vulnerabilities there, 1202 01:03:44,488 --> 01:03:47,923 maybe the tires, but even then those things held up really well. 1203 01:03:47,925 --> 01:03:49,825 [kenny] some huge shots at the end. 1204 01:03:49,827 --> 01:03:53,628 They were patient, and once they saw weakness, they really went for it. 1205 01:03:57,935 --> 01:04:01,703 [chris] robert and kimberly cowan, congratulations. 1206 01:04:01,705 --> 01:04:03,104 [both] thank you! 1207 01:04:03,106 --> 01:04:05,040 So, robert, I imagine that's the way 1208 01:04:05,042 --> 01:04:07,242 the copperhead is supposed to work, right? 1209 01:04:07,244 --> 01:04:09,077 That's how copperhead is supposed to work. 1210 01:04:09,079 --> 01:04:11,479 Smash, smash, smash. 1211 01:04:11,481 --> 01:04:13,682 What impressed you most about your robot 1212 01:04:13,684 --> 01:04:15,417 against a really tough opponent? 1213 01:04:15,419 --> 01:04:18,086 We were actually able to drive it where we needed to. 1214 01:04:18,088 --> 01:04:20,422 This year, we got traction, we got control. 1215 01:04:20,424 --> 01:04:21,890 So we were happy. 1216 01:04:21,892 --> 01:04:24,159 Congrats to the team for getting everything ready. 1217 01:04:24,161 --> 01:04:26,494 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1218 01:04:28,198 --> 01:04:30,999 and, guys, I was blown away by the durability as well. 1219 01:04:31,001 --> 01:04:34,336 Where do you think this puts you as far as the top teams? 1220 01:04:34,338 --> 01:04:36,171 I think we're similar to last year. 1221 01:04:36,173 --> 01:04:38,206 I think we're, you know, maybe top five seed, 1222 01:04:38,208 --> 01:04:39,241 somewhere around there, hopefully. 1223 01:04:39,243 --> 01:04:41,042 Hoping. 1224 01:04:41,044 --> 01:04:44,846 Kimberly, does she like, you know, when copperhead does well? 1225 01:04:44,848 --> 01:04:46,314 I... I think she really likes it. 1226 01:04:46,316 --> 01:04:48,049 She's going over to give robert a little kiss. 1227 01:04:48,051 --> 01:04:49,150 Oh, that is... 1228 01:04:49,152 --> 01:04:51,253 I don't want to break up the family love here. 1229 01:04:51,255 --> 01:04:52,454 So you guys go about your way. 1230 01:04:52,456 --> 01:04:55,390 Congratulations on improving to 2-0 with the ko. 1231 01:04:55,392 --> 01:04:57,092 -Thank you. -Thanks. 1232 01:04:57,094 --> 01:04:59,361 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1233 01:05:03,333 --> 01:05:07,168 [crowd chanting] copperhead! Copperhead! Copperhead! 1234 01:05:07,170 --> 01:05:10,505 Kenny, copperhead had such a great run in 2020, 1235 01:05:10,507 --> 01:05:13,675 a perfect regular season and number three overall seed. 1236 01:05:13,677 --> 01:05:16,678 So what's this team's ceiling this year? 1237 01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:19,414 [kenny] blessed with a weapon this powerful and consistent, 1238 01:05:19,416 --> 01:05:22,083 I don't think it's a stretch to say copperhead 1239 01:05:22,085 --> 01:05:24,686 is a legit contender for the giant nut. 1240 01:05:25,222 --> 01:05:26,788 [chris] and for reese ewert, 1241 01:05:27,057 --> 01:05:31,893 sometimes you get unlucky and sometimes you just get your bot kicked. 1242 01:05:31,895 --> 01:05:34,663 This was a serious beat down, kenny. 1243 01:05:34,665 --> 01:05:37,265 [kenny] we've talked about all the weight on his shoulders, 1244 01:05:37,267 --> 01:05:40,135 the stresses of living up to the family name 1245 01:05:40,137 --> 01:05:43,071 of performing at a championship level. 1246 01:05:43,073 --> 01:05:47,842 Reese is now looking at a pivotal must win scenario in his third fight. 1247 01:05:47,844 --> 01:05:49,978 A lot of pressure on this kid. 1248 01:05:49,980 --> 01:05:53,448 [chris] all right, up next, last year's runner-up, 1249 01:05:53,450 --> 01:05:59,020 whiplash continues its quest for championship redemption in a bout with skorpios 1250 01:05:59,022 --> 01:06:01,056 and its savage stinger. 1251 01:06:01,058 --> 01:06:05,026 We'll see if zach lytle can outdrive matty vasquez, 1252 01:06:05,028 --> 01:06:08,930 who year after year leads one of the most successful teams 1253 01:06:08,932 --> 01:06:11,099 in battlebots' history. 1254 01:06:11,101 --> 01:06:15,103 Let's take a closer look at the main event of the evening. 1255 01:06:18,208 --> 01:06:20,141 [kenny] oh, my goodness! 1256 01:06:20,143 --> 01:06:24,913 [chris] what a dominant performance by matty vasquez! 1257 01:06:24,915 --> 01:06:27,449 Record-wise, whiplash is one of the most winning bots 1258 01:06:27,451 --> 01:06:28,950 in the history of battlebots. 1259 01:06:28,952 --> 01:06:30,051 Whiplash! 1260 01:06:30,053 --> 01:06:32,420 We did it! We did it! 1261 01:06:32,422 --> 01:06:35,223 [matthew] we had made the quarterfinals, we had made the semifinals. 1262 01:06:35,225 --> 01:06:37,359 Last year, we made it to the finals. 1263 01:06:37,361 --> 01:06:40,428 The only place to go after that is winning the giant nut. 1264 01:06:42,265 --> 01:06:45,934 My level of confidence this year is higher than it's ever been. 1265 01:06:45,936 --> 01:06:47,335 There's not a single robot here 1266 01:06:47,337 --> 01:06:49,604 that I don't think we have a chance against. 1267 01:06:49,606 --> 01:06:52,340 I know skorpios has really wanted to fight us. 1268 01:06:52,342 --> 01:06:54,542 I'm just going to take what I've learned in all of our past fights 1269 01:06:54,544 --> 01:06:56,544 and, you know, get the win, hopefully. 1270 01:06:56,546 --> 01:06:58,013 [chris] oh! 1271 01:06:58,015 --> 01:07:00,048 [kenny] whiplash says, "is that all you got?" 1272 01:07:01,785 --> 01:07:05,854 [faruq] it's skorpios! 1273 01:07:05,856 --> 01:07:09,290 Last year, we really proved our armor could take anything. 1274 01:07:09,292 --> 01:07:10,825 We fought tombstone. 1275 01:07:10,827 --> 01:07:12,927 [kenny] skorpios bearing down on the legend 1276 01:07:12,929 --> 01:07:14,929 and delivers another body blow. 1277 01:07:14,931 --> 01:07:16,364 We fought witch doctor. 1278 01:07:16,366 --> 01:07:19,067 [kenny] and skorpios right back on the attack. 1279 01:07:19,069 --> 01:07:21,136 And these are real legend robots. 1280 01:07:21,138 --> 01:07:22,971 And at the end of the bounty tournament, 1281 01:07:22,973 --> 01:07:26,307 chris and kenny even said skorpios is a new legend. 1282 01:07:26,309 --> 01:07:28,176 [kenny] it's a new era, chris. 1283 01:07:28,178 --> 01:07:30,745 To live up to this title, we came back 1284 01:07:30,747 --> 01:07:33,882 with a whole lot more weapon power. 1285 01:07:33,884 --> 01:07:36,484 The blade is two pounds heavier. 1286 01:07:36,486 --> 01:07:42,057 It's four times faster, and hits with eight times the power... 1287 01:07:42,059 --> 01:07:44,359 [chris] oh! That's amazing. 1288 01:07:44,361 --> 01:07:47,495 ...Leaving holes and gashes in our opponents. 1289 01:07:47,497 --> 01:07:50,932 [kenny] skorpios's saw is stuck in blade's skull. 1290 01:07:50,934 --> 01:07:52,967 Chris, that is medieval. 1291 01:07:52,969 --> 01:07:56,237 [zach] if the competitors aren't sweating, they should be. 1292 01:08:00,010 --> 01:08:03,244 This fight against skorpios will really be a battle of drivers 1293 01:08:03,246 --> 01:08:05,780 and a battle of strategy. 1294 01:08:05,782 --> 01:08:07,816 We have very similar driving styles. 1295 01:08:07,818 --> 01:08:10,552 Really good instincts for feeling out an opponent 1296 01:08:10,554 --> 01:08:13,922 and finding the weak point for us to take advantage. 1297 01:08:13,924 --> 01:08:18,093 [chris] skorpios totally dictating the pace of this fight. 1298 01:08:18,095 --> 01:08:19,761 [matthew] I think we're going to win this fight 1299 01:08:19,763 --> 01:08:22,597 because skorpios is better suited to fight the big spinners. 1300 01:08:23,366 --> 01:08:25,967 That's not who we are. We're a control robot. 1301 01:08:25,969 --> 01:08:28,670 We're more experienced, we're more prepared. 1302 01:08:28,672 --> 01:08:30,672 I don't think they know what's coming in this match. 1303 01:08:30,674 --> 01:08:32,841 [chris] what a sequence from whiplash! 1304 01:08:32,843 --> 01:08:35,510 I'm about to lay the pain on whiplash. 1305 01:08:37,347 --> 01:08:40,215 He's going to get a taste of skorpios's new stinger. 1306 01:08:40,217 --> 01:08:44,719 [zach] get back here! And stop running away! 1307 01:08:44,721 --> 01:08:46,888 I want to just plunge the blade in, 1308 01:08:46,890 --> 01:08:49,224 throw him on my back and huck him onto the deck. 1309 01:08:49,226 --> 01:08:51,826 -[chris] oh! -[kenny] skorpios' digging in. 1310 01:08:51,828 --> 01:08:54,863 [matthew] I'm hungrier now than ever to get that giant nut. 1311 01:08:54,865 --> 01:08:57,465 Skorpios, if you go up against us, 1312 01:08:57,467 --> 01:08:59,434 the odds are you'll probably lose. 1313 01:09:01,104 --> 01:09:03,338 As it comes down to the giant nut, 1314 01:09:03,340 --> 01:09:06,674 I think the vasquezes have a great chance to get it, 1315 01:09:06,676 --> 01:09:10,178 but they're going to have to go through me if they want it. 1316 01:09:18,188 --> 01:09:21,156 [chris] football has the end zone. 1317 01:09:21,158 --> 01:09:27,562 Boxing's got the top rope, but battlebots has more refined sensibilities. 1318 01:09:27,564 --> 01:09:30,932 I present to you the winners' waltz. 1319 01:09:36,106 --> 01:09:37,505 [chris] oh! 1320 01:09:38,542 --> 01:09:40,208 [kenny] wow! 1321 01:09:41,111 --> 01:09:42,544 [chris] uh-oh! 1322 01:09:44,714 --> 01:09:46,314 [kenny] oh! 1323 01:09:47,651 --> 01:09:52,654 [chris] I see you, bro. I see you. Yeah! 1324 01:09:52,656 --> 01:09:54,289 [kenny] oh! 1325 01:09:56,560 --> 01:09:58,960 [chris] oh, yeah! 1326 01:10:01,665 --> 01:10:03,665 [chris laughs] 1327 01:10:20,016 --> 01:10:23,318 it is time right now for tonight's main event. 1328 01:10:23,320 --> 01:10:25,687 A pair of undefeated teams. 1329 01:10:25,689 --> 01:10:28,089 It is whiplash, it is skorpios. 1330 01:10:28,091 --> 01:10:30,858 And let's start with last season's runner-up. 1331 01:10:30,860 --> 01:10:33,361 Engineered by the vasquez family, 1332 01:10:33,363 --> 01:10:36,698 in his first fight back at the controls of whiplash, 1333 01:10:36,700 --> 01:10:39,234 matty vasquez took on bloodsport, 1334 01:10:39,236 --> 01:10:43,071 a bot that went undefeated in the qualifiers last year, 1335 01:10:43,073 --> 01:10:45,106 and he pretty much just picked them up 1336 01:10:45,108 --> 01:10:47,942 and planted them in the loss column. 1337 01:10:47,944 --> 01:10:50,278 [kenny] yeah, it was an upper deck knockout for whiplash, 1338 01:10:50,280 --> 01:10:52,780 which is actually amazing considering 1339 01:10:52,782 --> 01:10:56,217 they didn't knock out a single opponent all of 2020. 1340 01:10:56,219 --> 01:10:59,320 He'll have a tough time managing back-to-back kos 1341 01:10:59,322 --> 01:11:01,956 against the likes of skorpios. 1342 01:11:01,958 --> 01:11:05,059 And zach lytle, boy, he had a great run in 2020. 1343 01:11:05,061 --> 01:11:09,030 He upended tombstone, he won a bounty as well, 1344 01:11:09,032 --> 01:11:13,568 and it became crystal clear to us that he and his bot, skorpios, 1345 01:11:13,570 --> 01:11:16,170 they're a real threat to win this giant nut. 1346 01:11:16,172 --> 01:11:20,108 They made quick work of south korea's blade in their first fight. 1347 01:11:20,110 --> 01:11:21,342 A win over whiplash, though, 1348 01:11:21,344 --> 01:11:25,647 would be something else entirely, kenny. 1349 01:11:25,649 --> 01:11:30,985 Well, zach says his weapon is at least eight times as powerful as last year. 1350 01:11:30,987 --> 01:11:34,055 Skorpios has the ability to make these matches 1351 01:11:34,057 --> 01:11:37,625 feel less like a fight and more like a sacrifice. 1352 01:11:37,627 --> 01:11:41,663 Zach had that stinger on full display against blade. 1353 01:11:41,665 --> 01:11:44,299 His bot looks very destructive right now. 1354 01:11:44,301 --> 01:11:46,834 This should be a fantastic main event. 1355 01:11:46,836 --> 01:11:50,238 Oh, this is a good one. Faruq, get it going. 1356 01:11:50,240 --> 01:11:52,473 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1357 01:11:54,844 --> 01:11:59,347 [faruq] ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1358 01:12:01,851 --> 01:12:06,254 It's time for the main event! 1359 01:12:18,868 --> 01:12:23,871 In the red square, that sly "I'll kill you" stare, 1360 01:12:23,873 --> 01:12:26,341 that driver that lures them there. 1361 01:12:26,343 --> 01:12:30,144 He'll rip all your circuits bare and you'll crash. 1362 01:12:30,146 --> 01:12:33,081 Now you're dead, there's no defense for it. 1363 01:12:33,083 --> 01:12:36,484 Saws you in half and you're past tense for it. 1364 01:12:36,486 --> 01:12:39,187 What good when making amends for it do? 1365 01:12:39,189 --> 01:12:41,823 It's whiplash! 1366 01:12:41,825 --> 01:12:44,392 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1367 01:12:44,394 --> 01:12:47,095 [chris] here we go, whiplash! 1368 01:12:47,097 --> 01:12:49,664 Starring in yet another main event. 1369 01:12:49,666 --> 01:12:52,066 Front row tickets for mom and pop. 1370 01:12:52,068 --> 01:12:54,335 That's jeff and debbie vasquez. 1371 01:12:54,337 --> 01:12:57,171 Matty's feeling incredibly confident this season. 1372 01:12:57,173 --> 01:13:00,775 So what is his path to victory for tonight? 1373 01:13:00,777 --> 01:13:04,045 [kenny] well, priority one is avoiding that nasty weapon on skorpios. 1374 01:13:04,047 --> 01:13:06,881 Whiplash wants to get around at the sides, 1375 01:13:06,883 --> 01:13:11,552 use its lifter to put skorpios up onto the screws, onto the upper deck. 1376 01:13:11,554 --> 01:13:16,023 Matty has taken off his disc spinner and added some extra armor. 1377 01:13:16,025 --> 01:13:18,292 We'll see if that was the right move. 1378 01:13:23,233 --> 01:13:29,036 In the blue square, this next bot has a weapon that I find very spooky, 1379 01:13:29,038 --> 01:13:32,673 because it's a saw like all those scary movies. 1380 01:13:32,675 --> 01:13:37,111 So if you hear "I want to play a game," 1381 01:13:37,113 --> 01:13:40,248 your life is at stake and you're not going to live 1382 01:13:40,250 --> 01:13:41,983 no matter what choice you make. 1383 01:13:41,985 --> 01:13:45,019 It's skorpios! 1384 01:13:49,058 --> 01:13:53,161 [chris] zach lytle, first out of the tunnel for team skorpios. 1385 01:13:53,163 --> 01:13:56,097 His wife and co-captain, diana, there on the left, 1386 01:13:56,099 --> 01:13:59,867 hyping up the crowd, and there we see skorpios 1387 01:13:59,869 --> 01:14:03,805 with a completely new configuration, kenny. 1388 01:14:03,807 --> 01:14:06,207 [kenny] yeah, some pretty severe looking forks 1389 01:14:06,209 --> 01:14:08,409 added to the front on skorpios, 1390 01:14:08,411 --> 01:14:11,245 as though this bot didn't look scary enough already. 1391 01:14:11,247 --> 01:14:15,116 Clearly, zach wants to get underneath whiplash 1392 01:14:15,118 --> 01:14:17,285 and put that hammer saw to work. 1393 01:14:17,287 --> 01:14:19,020 Let's do it! 1394 01:14:19,022 --> 01:14:21,289 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1395 01:14:31,668 --> 01:14:33,067 [chris] kenny, have you noticed, 1396 01:14:33,069 --> 01:14:35,303 it's been kos up and down the fight card tonight. 1397 01:14:35,305 --> 01:14:37,672 Are we about to get a clean sweep? 1398 01:14:37,674 --> 01:14:40,908 [kenny] well, listen, whiplash is typically all about control, 1399 01:14:40,910 --> 01:14:43,778 but hey, maybe matty's got a taste for the knockout 1400 01:14:43,780 --> 01:14:46,113 after shutting down bloodsport. 1401 01:14:46,115 --> 01:14:48,015 [chris] and of course, we know skorpios 1402 01:14:48,017 --> 01:14:51,586 and that hammer saw can bring the sting. 1403 01:14:55,692 --> 01:14:57,525 [automated voice] robots, activate. 1404 01:14:58,428 --> 01:15:00,561 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1405 01:15:07,170 --> 01:15:10,204 [chris] let us gingerly touch our tips. 1406 01:15:10,206 --> 01:15:12,373 [automated voice] red team, ready? 1407 01:15:12,375 --> 01:15:14,575 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1408 01:15:18,648 --> 01:15:20,581 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 1409 01:15:22,285 --> 01:15:23,751 Ahh! 1410 01:15:23,753 --> 01:15:26,120 [chris laughing] 1411 01:15:42,705 --> 01:15:46,107 [chris] two of the best heavyweight robot drivers in the world. 1412 01:15:46,109 --> 01:15:49,277 The winner moves to 2-0. 1413 01:15:52,048 --> 01:15:54,148 Let the bot battle begin! 1414 01:15:54,150 --> 01:15:57,919 Quick draw by skorpios, trying to get right in whiplash's grill. 1415 01:15:57,921 --> 01:16:00,154 Oh, we got a tugging match here. 1416 01:16:00,156 --> 01:16:02,123 And look at the strength of whiplash, 1417 01:16:02,125 --> 01:16:04,258 setting skorpios on its head. 1418 01:16:04,260 --> 01:16:05,560 And puts it right in... 1419 01:16:05,562 --> 01:16:07,061 Oh, no! 1420 01:16:07,096 --> 01:16:10,464 Oh, my goodness. Are they going to get stuck behind the screws? 1421 01:16:10,466 --> 01:16:12,934 [kenny] wow! Those things will reverse. 1422 01:16:12,936 --> 01:16:14,335 [chris] they will. 1423 01:16:14,337 --> 01:16:17,171 And look at whiplash, right there to try and push him back. 1424 01:16:17,173 --> 01:16:21,108 [kenny] amazing control by matt vasquez here to start. 1425 01:16:21,110 --> 01:16:24,779 [chris] and skorpios now sitting on top of the rails. 1426 01:16:24,781 --> 01:16:28,349 Can zach lytle get his robot back into the field of play? 1427 01:16:28,351 --> 01:16:31,852 [kenny] will matty vasquez let him escape is the question. 1428 01:16:31,854 --> 01:16:35,756 Whiplash bearing down like a hungry predator here, chris, 1429 01:16:35,758 --> 01:16:38,859 but zach lytle is off the screws. 1430 01:16:38,861 --> 01:16:40,361 [chris] but not out of harm's way, 1431 01:16:40,363 --> 01:16:42,129 because whiplash has got him, 1432 01:16:42,131 --> 01:16:44,065 it's going to take him for a ride. 1433 01:16:44,067 --> 01:16:45,166 Skorpios breaks free. 1434 01:16:45,168 --> 01:16:46,367 He's got to get all the way, out of there. 1435 01:16:46,369 --> 01:16:48,202 Nice work by zach lytle. 1436 01:16:48,204 --> 01:16:50,871 [kenny] keep an eye on the battle for low ground here 1437 01:16:50,873 --> 01:16:55,242 and which bot can get underneath the other and wrestle away control. 1438 01:16:56,145 --> 01:16:58,813 [chris] whiplash ticking that box right there. 1439 01:16:58,815 --> 01:17:03,417 And here it is again, using those front forks to upend skorpios. 1440 01:17:03,419 --> 01:17:08,689 And now skorpios takes whiplash into the screws, right near the upper deck. 1441 01:17:08,691 --> 01:17:11,025 How about taste of your own medicine? 1442 01:17:11,027 --> 01:17:13,461 [kenny] skorpios trying to drop that hammer saw 1443 01:17:13,463 --> 01:17:15,663 and score some damage points, chris, 1444 01:17:15,665 --> 01:17:20,868 but those long front forks may actually be hurting them in that department. 1445 01:17:20,870 --> 01:17:24,238 [chris] yeah, skorpios can't get close enough to use the weapon. 1446 01:17:24,240 --> 01:17:27,041 Ah, there's whiplash with a nice lift. 1447 01:17:28,911 --> 01:17:31,445 [kenny] matty vasquez, so quick with that lifter. 1448 01:17:31,447 --> 01:17:33,014 [chris] gets ready to go. 1449 01:17:33,016 --> 01:17:34,715 Remember, the winner of this match 1450 01:17:34,717 --> 01:17:37,084 will be on the fast track to the tournament. 1451 01:17:37,086 --> 01:17:39,887 The loser will have some serious work to do. 1452 01:17:39,889 --> 01:17:42,390 Heck, can skorpios even the scorecards here 1453 01:17:42,392 --> 01:17:45,626 after being dominated in the control department to start. 1454 01:17:47,463 --> 01:17:48,963 Whiplash still giving chase. 1455 01:17:48,965 --> 01:17:51,165 Once again, skorpios spinning out 1456 01:17:51,167 --> 01:17:55,936 and whipping at full speed, but unable to land any sort of damaging blow. 1457 01:17:55,938 --> 01:17:58,873 [kenny] yeah, it just can't get in close enough, chris. 1458 01:17:58,875 --> 01:18:02,343 But here's a nice opportunity for skorpios to attack from behind. 1459 01:18:03,813 --> 01:18:07,114 [chris] oh! But that hammer saw suddenly no longer spinning. 1460 01:18:07,116 --> 01:18:12,787 That is some terrible timing there for skorpios, a real missed opportunity. 1461 01:18:12,789 --> 01:18:16,924 [kenny] you saw some smoke rising out of skorpios during that exchange, chris. 1462 01:18:16,926 --> 01:18:19,193 It may have burned out a weapon motor. 1463 01:18:19,195 --> 01:18:22,229 [chris] zach lytle takes whiplash into the rails. 1464 01:18:22,231 --> 01:18:26,600 Matty vasquez, though, with a nice counter, as whiplash regains control. 1465 01:18:27,336 --> 01:18:29,270 [kenny] yeah, matt just smothering 1466 01:18:29,272 --> 01:18:32,339 with that driving style, very oppressive. 1467 01:18:32,341 --> 01:18:36,077 Skorpios, trying to counter here, getting underneath whiplash 1468 01:18:36,079 --> 01:18:37,678 this is a good opportunity for him, 1469 01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:39,880 but they just haven't been able to capitalize. 1470 01:18:39,882 --> 01:18:42,416 [chris] closing in on ten seconds left to go. 1471 01:18:42,418 --> 01:18:45,086 These two behemoths are going the distance. 1472 01:18:45,088 --> 01:18:47,221 Skorpios underneath whiplash, 1473 01:18:47,223 --> 01:18:51,392 now showing the judges a nice stretch of control to finish out this match. 1474 01:18:55,998 --> 01:18:57,865 [chris] well, matty vasquez clearly thinks 1475 01:18:57,867 --> 01:19:00,367 he's done enough, but nothing is final 1476 01:19:00,369 --> 01:19:03,437 until the judges render their decision. 1477 01:19:03,439 --> 01:19:04,872 They are... 1478 01:19:04,874 --> 01:19:08,843 Lisa winter, jason bardis and derek young, 1479 01:19:08,845 --> 01:19:11,679 scoring on an 11 point system. 1480 01:19:11,681 --> 01:19:17,351 Five points for damage, three points apiece for aggression and control. 1481 01:19:19,756 --> 01:19:21,322 [chris] kenny, you said before the fight, 1482 01:19:21,357 --> 01:19:25,192 it was going to come down to the driving skills of vasquez and lytle. 1483 01:19:25,194 --> 01:19:28,796 [kenny] I mean, matt has so much experience with this platform. 1484 01:19:28,798 --> 01:19:33,200 He knows how to get it done and get it done against a variety of robots, 1485 01:19:33,202 --> 01:19:36,003 and he was just on fire to start this match. 1486 01:19:36,005 --> 01:19:41,041 That opening exchange really set the tone for the rest of this fight. 1487 01:19:41,043 --> 01:19:43,377 [chris] you know, both bots went with their long forks, 1488 01:19:43,379 --> 01:19:46,981 but skorpios' setup seemed to hinder its weapon. 1489 01:19:46,983 --> 01:19:50,751 Zach was able to regain some control down the stretch, 1490 01:19:50,753 --> 01:19:55,689 but just couldn't deliver any meaningful shots with that upgraded hammer saw. 1491 01:19:55,691 --> 01:19:58,759 [kenny] that's right, and skorpios had a great opportunity 1492 01:19:58,761 --> 01:20:02,129 late in the fight, but its weapon motor gave out 1493 01:20:02,131 --> 01:20:05,733 and zach couldn't get that new stinger up to full speed. 1494 01:20:05,735 --> 01:20:08,736 Even so, he bounced back from a rough start 1495 01:20:08,738 --> 01:20:12,206 and did all he could to make matt sweat. 1496 01:20:12,208 --> 01:20:16,076 [chris] meanwhile, matty vasquez cool as ever under pressure, 1497 01:20:16,078 --> 01:20:17,912 but was it enough? 1498 01:20:17,914 --> 01:20:19,980 Here's faruq with the decision. 1499 01:20:21,184 --> 01:20:24,151 The results from the judges are in. 1500 01:20:24,153 --> 01:20:26,287 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1501 01:20:31,227 --> 01:20:34,295 we have a split decision. 1502 01:20:34,297 --> 01:20:35,529 Oh! 1503 01:20:36,866 --> 01:20:41,335 Judge lisa scored the battle for skorpios! 1504 01:20:41,337 --> 01:20:44,438 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1505 01:20:44,440 --> 01:20:49,577 judge derek scored the battle in favor of whiplash. 1506 01:20:52,381 --> 01:20:58,352 Judge jason scored the battle for the winner... 1507 01:21:01,090 --> 01:21:02,323 [man in audience] come on! 1508 01:21:02,458 --> 01:21:05,092 Whiplash! 1509 01:21:05,094 --> 01:21:07,228 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1510 01:21:17,073 --> 01:21:18,973 [chris] matt vasquez... 1511 01:21:20,443 --> 01:21:24,945 When you heard it was a split decision, how nervous were you? 1512 01:21:24,947 --> 01:21:26,780 Uh, I was definitely pretty nervous 1513 01:21:26,782 --> 01:21:27,915 when I heard it was a split decision. 1514 01:21:27,917 --> 01:21:29,116 I mean, they did a great job, you know, 1515 01:21:29,118 --> 01:21:31,452 getting us pinned a couple of times in this fight. 1516 01:21:31,454 --> 01:21:33,821 But I felt like, you know, we got them into the screws a couple of times. 1517 01:21:33,823 --> 01:21:36,924 We got, I don't know, more flips than I remember. 1518 01:21:36,926 --> 01:21:40,127 So I felt like we got the win, but it was pretty close. 1519 01:21:40,129 --> 01:21:41,161 We were definitely damaged. 1520 01:21:41,163 --> 01:21:42,263 So I'm sure that's why, you know, 1521 01:21:42,265 --> 01:21:44,064 one of the judges scored in their favor. 1522 01:21:44,066 --> 01:21:46,100 But yeah, I'm just happy we pulled it out. 1523 01:21:46,102 --> 01:21:48,435 Yeah. Matt, you got off to a great start. 1524 01:21:48,437 --> 01:21:51,105 It seems like you controlled most of the match. 1525 01:21:51,107 --> 01:21:52,873 Do you think that was the difference? 1526 01:21:52,875 --> 01:21:54,375 That was definitely the difference. 1527 01:21:54,377 --> 01:21:55,876 I mean, we had some issues. 1528 01:21:55,878 --> 01:21:57,344 I know in our bloodsport fight, one of our wheel, 1529 01:21:57,346 --> 01:21:58,846 we broke like a chain super early. 1530 01:21:58,848 --> 01:22:01,048 We were on three wheels, and this fight, the same thing happened. 1531 01:22:01,050 --> 01:22:03,817 We were on like two or three wheels most of the fight, 1532 01:22:03,819 --> 01:22:05,686 and I was barely able to push him when I was under him. 1533 01:22:05,688 --> 01:22:09,023 So I mean, it's-- it's good we're getting these problems out of the way 1534 01:22:09,025 --> 01:22:10,858 and the fight cards, and I would hope 1535 01:22:10,860 --> 01:22:12,760 we're in the tournament after two wins. 1536 01:22:12,762 --> 01:22:14,828 So we're going to fix the problems we had in this fight, 1537 01:22:14,830 --> 01:22:16,163 fix the problems we had in bloodsport, 1538 01:22:16,165 --> 01:22:18,365 and hopefully have another deep run. 1539 01:22:18,367 --> 01:22:21,168 Matt, congratulations. You're off to a 2-0 start. 1540 01:22:21,170 --> 01:22:23,103 Great. 1541 01:22:27,243 --> 01:22:29,310 I know we talk about it a lot around here, 1542 01:22:29,312 --> 01:22:33,180 but every time matt vasquez and whiplash gets inside that box, 1543 01:22:33,182 --> 01:22:37,217 I just got to watch that dude drive because he is so darn special. 1544 01:22:37,219 --> 01:22:38,886 He put on a clinic out there. 1545 01:22:38,888 --> 01:22:41,255 I mean, listen, zach lytle is a tremendous driver, 1546 01:22:41,257 --> 01:22:43,357 but I think matty vasquez showed 1547 01:22:43,359 --> 01:22:44,858 he's at a completely different level. 1548 01:22:44,860 --> 01:22:46,160 That was unbelievable. 1549 01:22:46,162 --> 01:22:47,995 [chris] and speaking of unbelievable, 1550 01:22:47,997 --> 01:22:51,932 how about six knockouts in seven fights tonight? 1551 01:22:51,934 --> 01:22:55,703 And congratulations to jonathan schultz and huge 1552 01:22:55,705 --> 01:22:59,340 for their emotional victory over retrograde. 1553 01:22:59,342 --> 01:23:02,776 Icewave, also with a sigh of relief in its win, 1554 01:23:02,778 --> 01:23:05,846 but no question, the biggest hit of the night 1555 01:23:05,848 --> 01:23:10,017 was delivered by matt maxham and team cobalt. 1556 01:23:11,253 --> 01:23:13,287 They might have some cops waiting for them after that one. 1557 01:23:13,289 --> 01:23:15,122 I mean, that was crazy. 1558 01:23:15,124 --> 01:23:18,125 Just straight out assault there by cobalt. 1559 01:23:18,127 --> 01:23:20,394 So for faruq, our bot whisperer, pete, 1560 01:23:20,396 --> 01:23:22,696 my man, kenny florian, I am chris rose. 1561 01:23:22,698 --> 01:23:25,366 We'll see you next time here on battlebots.