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[announcer] robots activate.
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[crowd cheering]
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hey, everyone and welcome to
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a very special episode
of battlebots.
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I'm chris rose
and I'm joined by my partner,
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a really nice guy
that I truly love,
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kenny florian.
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Thanks, chris.
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-[crowd cheering]
-thank you.
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Really excited to
be here tonight
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and to share the moment
with my best friend.
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Thank, kenny.
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Tonight, we
present battlebots.
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Friendship edition.
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[crowd laughs]
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[all laughing]
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[chris] I'm just kidding.
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If anything, tonight's show
is going to be the most
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violent one we've ever had.
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[crowd cheering]
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[chris] let's take
a look at tonight's
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high-stake fight card
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where the majority
of these teams
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are staring down
the barrel of their
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third and final
qualifying match.
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After a rollercoaster season,
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tombstone enters
the arena at 1-1.
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It is in dire need of a win to
avoid missing the tournament
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for the first time
in its history.
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Looking to play spoiler,
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a man with no filter,
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and his flamethrower,
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gary gin and free shipping.
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[kenny] and it's do or die for
another battlebots headliner
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as 1-1 hydra
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looks to launch its way
back in the round of 32.
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Standing in its way,
rookie, glitch.
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19-year-old captain,
kyle miller
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said he's ready to fly
but refuses to die.
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[chris] and at the top of the
biggest marquee tonight
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the most anticipated
main event
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since tyson, holyfield,
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it's endgame versus sawblaze.
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[kenny] sawblaze already
has the pelts of minotaur
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and madcatter on its wall.
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Endgame has gutted hydra
and witch doctor.
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This is a clash
of two 2-0 teams
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gunning for the number one
seat in this year's bracket.
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[chris] but first,
we kick things off
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with the unkillable crew
from new jersey,
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blacksmith.
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Throwing down with a bot
that wishes you ill will
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and bad tidings, malice.
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-Ready to get it started?
-I'm ready.
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You guys ready to get started?
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[crowd cheering]
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I thought so.
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Faruq, do your thing.
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[faruq] ladies and gentlemen,
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are you ready?
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It's robot fighting time!
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[crowd cheering]
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[faruq] in the red square,
from edison, new jersey,
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he forges weapons
using an anvil
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and when he hits you with
them, you gonna need an advil.
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It's blacksmith!
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[crowd cheering]
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[chris] beware of blacksmith,
the metallic mafia.
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Led by captain al kindle.
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1-1 after taking down
free shipping
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and falling to shatter.
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Is this the toughest bot
in the field, kenny?
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[kenny] you have to
rip this bot's heart out
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if you want to kill it, chris.
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The team added that new
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flaming power hammer
this season
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which has increased their
ability to dish out damage.
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But both of
blacksmith's fights
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have gone the distance so far.
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Al is looking for a knockout
victory tonight
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to move to 2-1.
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In the blue square from
san jose, california,
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call her the beaster bunny.
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But you won't be
looking for eggs,
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you'll be hunting for
blown off robot parts.
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It's malice!
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[crowd cheering]
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[chris] bunny sauriol leads
team malice into battle.
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They currently sit at a
disappointing 0-2 but kenny,
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they've actually been a
really tough out so far.
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[kenny] yeah, they went
the distance against tantrum
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then lost at jackpot.
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Those two teams have
a combined 4-0 record,
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so it hasn't been an easy
road for malice this year.
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But their weapon looked
rock solid in its last match.
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Let's see if they can finish
this season with a win
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and who knows, with their
strength of schedule,
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maybe they sneak
into the top 32.
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Our next fight is against
malice, so we're gonna go
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with our heavy horizontal
plow in the front.
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It's 3/8th inch ar500,
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should be more than enough
to absorb the shots.
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There's always concern,
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it could hook
the edge of our plow
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and, you know, maybe
shear some bolts
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but with the shape
of malice and its top,
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I think we can really do some
damage with our new weapon.
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I think it's a good
matchup for us,
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I think plow can
take the hits.
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We're gonna be running
our lighter weapon
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which we call the drumstick.
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And that's going to allow us
to run titanium armor
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underneath the uhmw
that we normally run
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because we think he's gonna
get through our armor,
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no issue and we wanna do as
much as we can to prevent him
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from hitting
anything important.
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Luckily, our robot
is pretty fire-proof.
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We actually did
a lot of testing prior
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to make sure that
our padding will keep it
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from catching fire, hopefully.
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[announcer] robots activate.
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[crowd cheering]
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[chris] for more on the weapon
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that malice will be
using tonight,
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we take it over to our
bot whisperer, pete.
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Before we talk
about the weapon,
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you should be looking
at that armor
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that's on the front
of blacksmith.
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Because he knows the weapon
he's going to go against.
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It is this 60 pound
hunk of metal
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right here that I'm holding.
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Kenny, can you see this?
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I can see you shaking.
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Oh, this table is not
ready for this weapon.
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[chris] watch it there, pete.
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[announcer] red team, ready?
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[crowd cheering]
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[announcer] blue team, ready?
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[crowd cheering]
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[crowd chanting]
fight, fight, fight!
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[chris] malice driver,
david rush,
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just licking his
chops for this one.
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Let the bot battle begin.
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Oh, malice with the big shot.
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Trying to work through the
backside of blacksmith.
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[all exclaiming]
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[chris] blacksmith
is on its head.
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Can it self-right?
Malice, hanging back.
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It's having trouble,
but it does, it rights
itself.
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[kenny] beautiful self-right
there by blacksmith.
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[chris] missed opportunity
by malice.
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[chris] oh!
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Look at the ferocity
of that weapon.
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Oh, another big one.
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These are vicious shots.
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[all exclaiming]
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[chris] there goes
that hammer head,
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malice just ripped it off.
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-[kenny] oh!
-[chris] oh, my goodness!
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[kenny] and the top
is now in flames.
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[chris] unbelievable!
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[kenny] malice doing some
serious damage right now.
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[chris] now, what in the world
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is blacksmith's
strategy, kenny?
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[kenny] well, al kindle
has no choice
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but to try and break
malice's weapon
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and see if he can
even up the scorecards.
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He has the wedge to do it.
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[chris] this is amazing.
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Can al kindle and blacksmith
make it two minutes
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on fire without
their primary weapon?
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[kenny] blacksmith
always fights its way
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to make the fight dramatic.
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[chris] he's still
swinging that hammer.
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And how about malice
continuing to attack here?
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Looking for the right
angle to land yet,
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another big time shot.
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I mean, they gotta attack
the back of blacksmith,
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also attacking that flare.
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Come on, is that all you got?
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[chris] I love it,
al kindle there egging
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malice's driver,
david rush on.
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[kenny] al kindle
is a crafty veteran,
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he knows he needs to
break malice's weapon.
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He wants malice
to keep throwing itself
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into that big wedge
on the front of blacksmith.
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[chris] does blacksmith have
a fire suit on or something?
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This is incredible.
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Still going strong.
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And look at the weapon,
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that drumstick
at the front of malice,
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carving its way
into blacksmith
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and it's not slowing
its opponent down.
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[kenny] yeah, malice
has to be wondering
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what do I need to do
to knock out this bot.
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[chris] 50 seconds to go.
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It's still cascading
through blacksmith.
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Malice still chopping away
full blown with its weapon.
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[all exclaiming]
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[chris] what a fight!
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Closing in on
a 30 second mark.
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Blacksmith is gonna
do whatever it can
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to try and stop the primary
weapon of malice.
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[kenny] these shots
are just brutal.
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Blacksmith still trying
to use the hammer.
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[chris] wow!
Unbelievable, 20 to go.
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[kenny] it's still in flames.
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[chris] oh, another huge shot!
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Somehow, blacksmith
and al kindle
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on fire the last two minutes
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will force a judge's decision.
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[all exclaiming]
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[chris] whoo, what a fight!
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Blacksmith refusing to die
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at the hands of
a very angry, malice.
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It's time for the judges
now to do what they do
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and sort through
this slugfest.
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The replay, the decision
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and more of the best damn
robot combat anywhere
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when we return on battlebots.
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[chris] welcome back
to battlebots
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where blacksmith and malice
just treated the fans
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to an unforgettable
three minute brawl.
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The judge's decision
is incoming, kenny.
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But first, let's
relive the carnage.
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This was three minutes
of just incredible action.
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[kenny] yeah, this
was just ridiculous.
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Both of these robots
really went for it.
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Hit after hit after hit
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and it was back and forth.
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There's that flaming hammer.
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Oh! There goes the
tip of the hammer,
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right there over by us.
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This was a critical
error by al kindle,
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dropping the hammer straight
into malice's weapon.
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[chris] malice would
go on to split
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blacksmith's hammer
arm in half
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and just never let up
with that spitter, kenny.
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That weapon
unleashed hell tonight
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but how about blacksmith,
refusing to die.
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[kenny] again, al always finds
himself in these crazy fights,
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win or lose,
it's always dramatic.
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It's always exciting.
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And the flames just make it
that much better, my goodness.
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[chris] here's faruq
with the decision.
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The results from
the judges are in.
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[crowd cheering]
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we have a unanimous decision.
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The winner is
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malice!
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[all cheering]
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[all exclaiming]
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-[chris] bunny.
-Yes.
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00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:17,235
How much fun was
that three minutes?
255
00:12:17,237 --> 00:12:20,138
It was probably the most fun
of my life up to this day.
256
00:12:20,140 --> 00:12:21,506
[all laughing]
257
00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:24,109
what made it so enjoyable
from your stand point?
258
00:12:24,111 --> 00:12:25,777
I love fire.
259
00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:27,479
[all laughing]
260
00:12:27,481 --> 00:12:30,315
watching things burn
is even more fun.
261
00:12:30,317 --> 00:12:31,816
Bunny, that's one
of the greatest fights
262
00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:32,984
we've ever seen.
263
00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:35,386
Is that the best fight
you've ever been a part of?
264
00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:37,088
I think so, yeah.
265
00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:39,157
I think that wins us
most destructive.
266
00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:40,959
-[laughs]
-yeah!
267
00:12:40,961 --> 00:12:43,094
[crowd cheering]
268
00:12:44,030 --> 00:12:46,064
bunny, as always,
it's great talking to you.
269
00:12:46,066 --> 00:12:47,699
Congratulations on
your first win.
270
00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:49,134
Thank you!
271
00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:51,236
[crowd cheering]
272
00:12:54,007 --> 00:12:56,241
[chris] so, both of these
hard nose crews
273
00:12:56,243 --> 00:12:58,109
now sit at 1-2.
274
00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:59,644
We've seen teams make
the tournament
275
00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,379
with that record before.
276
00:13:01,381 --> 00:13:03,114
Will it be enough
in this year's
277
00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:05,350
highly competitive field?
278
00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:10,321
Okay, we're gonna keep the
train of robot carnage
279
00:13:10,323 --> 00:13:13,424
rolling here and jump
into fight number two.
280
00:13:13,426 --> 00:13:16,060
It's the brazilians,
black dragon
281
00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:18,797
facing the the grapplers,
claw viper.
282
00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:24,035
Team black dragon enters
with a record of 1-1
283
00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:25,870
and like, so many teams,
284
00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:28,306
heading into their
third and final fight.
285
00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,975
There's a ton of pressure
to get a win here.
286
00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:32,577
But you wouldn't know it,
looking at this
287
00:13:32,579 --> 00:13:34,546
rowdy band of college kids.
288
00:13:34,548 --> 00:13:35,613
Black dragon!
289
00:13:35,615 --> 00:13:37,115
[chris] they're all
high-fiving and getting
290
00:13:37,117 --> 00:13:38,483
pumped up back
there at the tunnel.
291
00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:40,652
They're about to explode, they
can't wait to get out there.
292
00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:42,187
[kenny] yeah, these
kids bring the heat
293
00:13:42,189 --> 00:13:43,755
no matter what the situation.
294
00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:46,357
They're coming off
a decision, lost to rotator,
295
00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:48,293
in which they spent
most of the fight
296
00:13:48,295 --> 00:13:50,829
leaking, smoking
flames yet again.
297
00:13:50,831 --> 00:13:53,431
At this point, their
durability isn't in question.
298
00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:56,067
They've always put on
a good show and we know
299
00:13:56,069 --> 00:13:58,503
they have knockout power
with that egg beater weapon.
300
00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:01,005
But it's time for them
to put it all together
301
00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,007
and win one when
they need it most.
302
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:05,243
[chris] they're gonna
be facing
303
00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:09,514
second year bot, claw viper
in a rematch from last season.
304
00:14:09,516 --> 00:14:12,517
Claw viper is 1-0
after taking down
305
00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:15,420
a barely functioning,
pardon my french,
306
00:14:15,422 --> 00:14:17,121
in an unaired fight.
307
00:14:17,123 --> 00:14:18,356
But a victory here
308
00:14:18,358 --> 00:14:20,525
against the grizzled
veterans, black dragon.
309
00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,228
Now that would be big time.
310
00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:25,363
[kenny] this is a different
level and they say, you know,
311
00:14:25,365 --> 00:14:27,398
you don't really feel like you
belong here at battlebots
312
00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,000
until you take out a veteran.
313
00:14:29,002 --> 00:14:31,336
I guess that some is probably
just me who says that
314
00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:32,937
-but it's true.
-[chris laughs]
315
00:14:32,939 --> 00:14:34,539
we better get
black dragon out here
316
00:14:34,541 --> 00:14:36,040
'cause those guys
are just jumping,
317
00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:37,275
they're ready to roll.
318
00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:38,343
Faruq!
319
00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:40,411
[crowd cheering]
320
00:14:41,548 --> 00:14:43,748
in the red square,
321
00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:47,352
he has an egg beater spinner,
so its options are ample.
322
00:14:47,354 --> 00:14:51,222
His opponents will get hard
boiled, poached or scrambled,
323
00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:54,626
it's all up to you, he can
make it slow or speedy.
324
00:14:54,628 --> 00:14:58,997
Either way, this battle
will be over easy.
325
00:14:58,999 --> 00:15:02,100
It's black dragon!
326
00:15:02,102 --> 00:15:04,168
[crowd cheering]
327
00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:11,376
[chris] representing brazil,
it is black dragon.
328
00:15:11,378 --> 00:15:14,679
Ko'ed icewave then lost
a judge's decision
329
00:15:14,681 --> 00:15:17,482
to rotator last
time out, kenny.
330
00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,651
[kenny] yeah, and they've
actually deactivated
331
00:15:19,653 --> 00:15:21,419
their flamethrower
for this match
332
00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,388
to try and avoid
catching fire,
333
00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:24,989
like they did against rotator.
334
00:15:24,991 --> 00:15:26,624
They're all business tonight.
335
00:15:26,626 --> 00:15:29,093
They wanna use that egg beater
drumstick to knock
336
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,829
claw viper out and move
on to the tournament.
337
00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,131
Come on!
338
00:15:38,171 --> 00:15:41,572
[faruq] in the blue square,
from seattle, washington,
339
00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:44,075
the town starbucks calls home,
340
00:15:44,077 --> 00:15:46,811
comes a bot who will
spell your name wrong
341
00:15:46,813 --> 00:15:48,446
on your tombstone.
342
00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:50,481
Lift that's stronger
than a double shot,
343
00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:52,550
the best you've ever seen, yo.
344
00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:56,387
Burn the other bots
with a hot grapplecino.
345
00:15:56,389 --> 00:16:00,258
Here comes claw viper!
346
00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:02,393
[crowd cheering]
347
00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:07,165
[chris] and here comes
team claw viper,
348
00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:08,833
now in its second season.
349
00:16:08,835 --> 00:16:11,569
Kenny tell us a little bit
more about this bot.
350
00:16:11,571 --> 00:16:14,172
[kenny] it's a grappling robot
that is one of the fastest
351
00:16:14,174 --> 00:16:15,573
in the competition.
352
00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:17,942
Claw viper features
motors commonly used
353
00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:20,845
for spinning weapons
to power its wheels.
354
00:16:20,847 --> 00:16:24,215
It can get up to 20 miles
an hour in half a second
355
00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:26,384
and it's gonna need that
speed to stay away
356
00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:29,487
from black dragon's
nasty egg beater spin.
357
00:16:35,295 --> 00:16:38,262
I'm pretty, pretty excited
to fight claw viper again.
358
00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:41,466
I'm worried about each warps,
like, it got new parts,
359
00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:43,368
ah, old parts, so,
360
00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:45,503
we had the same
problem with rotator.
361
00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,106
Those parts were just
right against us.
362
00:16:48,108 --> 00:16:50,541
But we've got a
whole new edge,
363
00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:53,111
designed it specifically
against claw viper.
364
00:16:53,113 --> 00:16:55,079
So, I think we'll be good.
365
00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:56,647
Today, we're gonna
fight black dragon.
366
00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:59,517
We fought them last year
and they beat us pretty badly.
367
00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:00,918
So, we're looking forward
to get a chance
368
00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,020
to avenge that loss.
369
00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:04,288
Last year, we were still
a brand new robot,
370
00:17:04,290 --> 00:17:05,656
still learning some
of the kinks.
371
00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:07,492
This year, we have
a lot more experience,
372
00:17:07,494 --> 00:17:09,227
we know how to run it better
373
00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:10,762
and we have twice
as many motors.
374
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,864
We're hoping to use
the arena hazards
375
00:17:12,866 --> 00:17:14,766
to help us defeat
black dragon today.
376
00:17:14,768 --> 00:17:16,567
We're gonna use the geometry
of the arena with
377
00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:18,436
the upper deck,
screws, the hammers.
378
00:17:18,438 --> 00:17:20,038
We can't knock them
out on our own,
379
00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,639
we need the help
of the arena to do it.
380
00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:28,446
[announcer] robots activate.
381
00:17:28,448 --> 00:17:31,416
[crowd cheering]
382
00:17:39,993 --> 00:17:41,959
[announcer] red team, ready?
383
00:17:42,996 --> 00:17:44,395
Let's go!
384
00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:46,297
Yeah!
385
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,302
[announcer] blue team, ready?
386
00:17:51,304 --> 00:17:53,504
You wanna go? Let's go!
387
00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:56,140
[crowd cheering]
388
00:18:11,791 --> 00:18:14,959
[crowd chanting] fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
389
00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:24,936
[chris] let the bot
battle begin.
390
00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:28,206
There goes claw viper,
so fast.
391
00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:29,407
[kenny] oh, my goodness,
392
00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:32,110
what an athletic move
by claw viper to start.
393
00:18:33,513 --> 00:18:35,546
[chris] oh, good pop
there by black dragon.
394
00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:37,281
He got under his opponent.
395
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:39,951
Claw viper looking to counter.
396
00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,153
[kenny] oh! Oh!
397
00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:44,922
[chris] nice body slam
there by claw viper.
398
00:18:44,924 --> 00:18:46,891
Those front forks
are giving black dragon
399
00:18:46,893 --> 00:18:48,960
some serious trouble, kenny.
400
00:18:48,962 --> 00:18:51,195
[kenny] yeah, getting
underneath black dragon.
401
00:18:51,197 --> 00:18:53,564
But here comes the brazilians.
402
00:18:53,566 --> 00:18:56,467
Black dragon go to work at
the bottom side of claw viper.
403
00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:59,103
[chris] yeah, it's a bad
spot for claw viper,
404
00:18:59,105 --> 00:19:00,938
right up against the screws.
405
00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:03,007
Black dragon backs off!
406
00:19:03,009 --> 00:19:06,177
Let's see if they crank that
weapon up to full speed.
407
00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:08,513
Claw viper is
struggling to move.
408
00:19:08,515 --> 00:19:10,248
[kenny] claw viper's
back wheel guard
409
00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:12,016
is caved in, chris.
410
00:19:12,018 --> 00:19:15,153
And they're just looking
like a sitting duck now.
411
00:19:15,155 --> 00:19:18,356
[chris] salivating with
anticipation as black dragon
412
00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:21,192
drags claw viper into
the short corner.
413
00:19:21,194 --> 00:19:23,327
Nice little reversal
by claw viper.
414
00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:24,929
But the question, how long
415
00:19:24,931 --> 00:19:27,198
can kevin milczewski's
bot survive?
416
00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,599
Uh-oh.
417
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:32,303
Oh, the pulverizer dropped
down and nailed it down.
418
00:19:32,305 --> 00:19:33,504
[kenny] black dragon
really starting
419
00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,273
to chip away at claw viper.
420
00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:37,875
[chris] the brazilians
back off.
421
00:19:37,877 --> 00:19:41,512
Claw viper really
struggling to move now.
422
00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:43,848
[referee] this is
uncontrolled motion.
423
00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:45,650
[kenny] this could be
it, chris.
424
00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:48,452
They do not have
control of that robot.
425
00:19:48,454 --> 00:19:49,921
-Five!
-[chris] and there it is,
426
00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:51,455
the ref has seen enough.
427
00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:54,592
Claw viper is getting
counted out.
428
00:19:54,594 --> 00:19:56,260
[kenny] oh, now
they're smoking.
429
00:19:56,262 --> 00:19:58,162
[chris] that's gonna be
the end of the road
430
00:19:58,164 --> 00:20:00,097
for claw viper.
431
00:20:00,099 --> 00:20:01,999
-No go!
-[buzzer sounds]
432
00:20:02,001 --> 00:20:03,968
[chris] and it is over.
433
00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:15,446
Kenny, claw viper was right
up in black dragon's
434
00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,915
grill to start this match.
435
00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:20,451
[kenny] yeah, absolutely.
Speed is gonna be a factor
436
00:20:20,453 --> 00:20:22,320
for them against any
robot in the world.
437
00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:25,323
They're so fast, they are
really good at clamping down.
438
00:20:25,325 --> 00:20:28,159
Just showed a little
lack of durability here
439
00:20:28,161 --> 00:20:30,895
and once black dragon
was able to get underneath,
440
00:20:30,897 --> 00:20:32,563
it was all black dragon.
441
00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,599
[chris] yeah, black dragon
got claw viper there
442
00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:37,468
in the short corner next
to the upper deck.
443
00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:40,004
Black dragon took one
shot from the pulverizer
444
00:20:40,006 --> 00:20:42,673
but that didn't deter
the semi finalist
445
00:20:42,675 --> 00:20:45,543
from a season ago
to issue some damage
446
00:20:45,545 --> 00:20:47,011
and call it a night.
447
00:20:48,181 --> 00:20:50,481
[all cheering]
448
00:20:55,221 --> 00:20:57,021
[chris] so, the squad
from brazil
449
00:20:57,023 --> 00:20:58,756
finishes on a high note
450
00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:01,959
and at 2-1, they should
be tournament bound
451
00:21:01,961 --> 00:21:03,961
for the third straight season.
452
00:21:05,298 --> 00:21:09,166
Coming up, one of the most
unique bots in the competition
453
00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:12,003
versus one of the deadliest.
454
00:21:12,005 --> 00:21:15,306
It's smeeeeeeeeeee
taking on gigabyte
455
00:21:15,308 --> 00:21:17,942
when battlebots continue.
456
00:21:26,586 --> 00:21:28,452
[chris] welcome back
to battlebots.
457
00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:31,322
Next up on the fight card,
smeeeeeeeeeee,
458
00:21:31,324 --> 00:21:34,025
will have to contend with
the full body spinner
459
00:21:34,027 --> 00:21:36,160
of death, gigabyte.
460
00:21:36,162 --> 00:21:37,561
In fact, there's team gigabyte
461
00:21:37,563 --> 00:21:40,264
reeling the bot
towards the arena.
462
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:44,235
As the sport of robot combat
continues to evolve,
463
00:21:44,237 --> 00:21:46,437
so too is the playing surface.
464
00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:49,206
The introduction of
a redesigned battlebots
465
00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:51,842
has not come without
controversy however.
466
00:21:51,844 --> 00:21:53,811
Some love it, some don't.
467
00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:56,480
Either way, the new
geometry of the box
468
00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:59,350
has had a game changing
effect on the action.
469
00:21:59,352 --> 00:22:00,551
Take a look.
470
00:22:04,357 --> 00:22:06,924
[kenny] well, battlebots is
all about force and power
471
00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:10,127
this season, the biggest
change within the battlebots
472
00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,495
is geometry.
473
00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:13,431
[chris] look at that! Oh!
474
00:22:13,433 --> 00:22:15,766
Taking it out putting him
on the upper deck.
475
00:22:15,768 --> 00:22:17,935
[pete] this all new
rectangular platform
476
00:22:17,937 --> 00:22:19,337
known as the upper deck
477
00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:22,306
is raised six inches
above the ground
478
00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:24,608
and it's covered in screws.
479
00:22:24,610 --> 00:22:27,712
And it hasn't just given teams
a new way to show off.
480
00:22:28,981 --> 00:22:30,181
Yeah!
481
00:22:30,183 --> 00:22:33,084
[pete] it's reduced
the floor space of the arena
482
00:22:33,086 --> 00:22:36,053
by a 128 square feet.
483
00:22:36,055 --> 00:22:38,322
[chris] he's got nowhere
to hide, kenny.
484
00:22:38,324 --> 00:22:39,957
Woah!
485
00:22:39,959 --> 00:22:41,359
[pete] but because
of its shape,
486
00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:43,260
this platform has also created
487
00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:46,230
eight foot by
16 foot alleyways.
488
00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:48,666
While control bots
and vertical spinners
489
00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:50,234
have been able
to take advantage
490
00:22:50,236 --> 00:22:52,403
of these short corners.
491
00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:55,172
The arena now has
twice as many edges,
492
00:22:55,174 --> 00:22:57,208
making it easier
for a horizontal spinner
493
00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,977
to get trapped
and damage themselves.
494
00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:01,979
[chris] this is not
what gigabyte wanted.
495
00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:03,848
Woah!
496
00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:05,783
[pete] and these
changes created
497
00:23:05,785 --> 00:23:08,185
a massive increase
in engagement.
498
00:23:08,187 --> 00:23:11,155
[chris] what a hit to start
this fight, my goodness.
499
00:23:11,157 --> 00:23:13,591
Oh-ho-ho-ho!
500
00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:16,761
[pete] compared to this time,
last season,
501
00:23:16,763 --> 00:23:20,064
significant strikes
or big hits per minute
502
00:23:20,066 --> 00:23:22,433
are up nearly 40 percent.
503
00:23:23,236 --> 00:23:25,870
Additionally, attack frequency
504
00:23:25,872 --> 00:23:29,507
or how often at least one bot
goes on the offensive
505
00:23:29,509 --> 00:23:31,509
is up more than 30 percent.
506
00:23:32,678 --> 00:23:35,479
Now, despite the
increased engagement,
507
00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:37,214
fight times are up.
508
00:23:37,216 --> 00:23:41,218
And overall knockouts
are actually down.
509
00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:44,255
And that might be because
of the new slap guards
510
00:23:44,257 --> 00:23:45,656
that border the arena.
511
00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:48,626
Robots now roll back
right into the arena
512
00:23:48,628 --> 00:23:50,394
to keep fighting.
513
00:23:50,396 --> 00:23:52,997
While arena outs
are still possible,
514
00:23:52,999 --> 00:23:55,866
we've already seen more
than half a dozen prevented
515
00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:57,435
by this casing.
516
00:23:57,437 --> 00:23:59,970
[chris] oh! That's a big one!
517
00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:01,806
Went right off the glass.
518
00:24:01,808 --> 00:24:03,974
[pete] and with only
the strongest bots
519
00:24:03,976 --> 00:24:06,110
making it to the round of 32.
520
00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:07,778
The increased engagement
521
00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:10,347
and the reduced chance
of an arena out
522
00:24:10,349 --> 00:24:13,284
could set the stage
for the most destructive
523
00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:15,586
world championship
tournament ever.
524
00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:24,094
[chris] well, let's see how
the new battlebots continues
525
00:24:24,096 --> 00:24:26,263
to effect the action
as we move closer
526
00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:27,698
to tournament play.
527
00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:31,435
Next up on the fight card,
528
00:24:31,437 --> 00:24:33,671
gigabyte versus smeeeeeeeeeee.
529
00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:36,907
Gigabyte was knocked out
530
00:24:36,909 --> 00:24:39,477
in dramatic fashion
in its first fight
531
00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:43,247
after being backed into one
of those new short corners.
532
00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:46,217
It did even things up
at 1-1 with a win over
533
00:24:46,219 --> 00:24:49,353
fellow full body spinner,
captain shrederator.
534
00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:52,890
But this team has a lot
to prove here tonight.
535
00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:55,159
[kenny] there's no doubt,
gigabyte won its last fight
536
00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:58,195
almost by default after
shrederator died suddenly,
537
00:24:58,197 --> 00:25:00,464
so if I'm the committee,
I still don't quite know
538
00:25:00,466 --> 00:25:02,399
what to make of this
robot this year.
539
00:25:02,401 --> 00:25:04,668
This is a huge fight
for team gigabyte.
540
00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:07,104
[chris] and they
will be facing
541
00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:09,607
one of the most
interesting combat robots
542
00:25:09,609 --> 00:25:12,843
you'll ever see
in smeeeeeeeeeee.
543
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,778
[kenny] you say interesting,
I say awkward.
544
00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,380
I mean, how do
you fight that bot?
545
00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:18,616
Every bot that goes out
there with a plan,
546
00:25:18,618 --> 00:25:21,452
really can't quite get it
done the way they want to.
547
00:25:21,454 --> 00:25:24,221
Captain joe fabiani is
committed to breaking the mold
548
00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:26,457
when it comes to design
here at battlebots.
549
00:25:26,459 --> 00:25:29,093
And he's looking to prove
that you can succeed
550
00:25:29,095 --> 00:25:31,896
without being just
another vertical spinner.
551
00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:33,931
The team went 1-2
in its rookie season,
552
00:25:33,933 --> 00:25:36,800
they are 1-0 this year,
coming off an unaired fight
553
00:25:36,802 --> 00:25:39,236
that ended in a very
fortuitous knockout
554
00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,371
against deep six.
555
00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:43,307
The jury still very much
out on smeeeeeeeeeee.
556
00:25:43,309 --> 00:25:45,209
Curious to see how
gigabyte approaches it.
557
00:25:45,211 --> 00:25:46,911
Fascinating match
and I have no idea
558
00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:47,811
how this one's gonna go.
559
00:25:47,813 --> 00:25:49,346
Let's find out. Faruq!
560
00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:56,020
In the red square from
new york, new york,
561
00:25:56,022 --> 00:25:59,757
this bot's name has 19 e's
and none of them
562
00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:03,093
stand for empathy for
the suffering of other robots.
563
00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:08,132
It's smeeeeeeeeeee!
564
00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:14,104
[chris] smeeeeeeeeeee,
eight feet wide.
565
00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:15,606
In fact, they have to
roll this thing out
566
00:26:15,608 --> 00:26:17,207
on a special cart.
567
00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:19,577
Man, just look at this robot.
568
00:26:19,579 --> 00:26:21,845
[kenny] just a crazy
combat robot.
569
00:26:21,847 --> 00:26:24,014
Two small horizontal spinners
570
00:26:24,016 --> 00:26:28,319
connected by a new ar400
wedge added for this matchup.
571
00:26:28,321 --> 00:26:31,221
It's much more rigid than
its past configuration
572
00:26:31,223 --> 00:26:34,358
and is capable of absorbing
more damage.
573
00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:36,160
Joe fabiani wants to use it
574
00:26:36,162 --> 00:26:38,362
to back gigabyte
against the wall
575
00:26:38,364 --> 00:26:40,164
in the hopes that
the full bodied spinner
576
00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:41,599
destroys itself.
577
00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:43,334
[chris] still can't figure out
how he built that thing
578
00:26:43,336 --> 00:26:44,969
in his apartment in manhattan
579
00:26:44,971 --> 00:26:46,770
but we'll get to that
at some point.
580
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:52,476
In the blue square,
from oceanside, california,
581
00:26:52,478 --> 00:26:56,380
the bot from the shore who
leaves you broken and sore,
582
00:26:56,382 --> 00:26:58,515
it's gigabyte!
583
00:26:58,517 --> 00:27:00,751
[crowd cheering]
584
00:27:02,254 --> 00:27:03,854
[chris] captain john mladenik
585
00:27:03,856 --> 00:27:06,290
leading the way
for team gigabyte.
586
00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:09,560
So, kenny, what does john
need to do to solve the riddle
587
00:27:09,562 --> 00:27:11,261
of smeeeeeeeeeee here tonight?
588
00:27:11,263 --> 00:27:13,297
[kenny] well, we know how
dangerous full bodied spinners
589
00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:16,367
can be to themselves,
so john wants to keep
590
00:27:16,369 --> 00:27:18,502
the action in the
center of the box,
591
00:27:18,504 --> 00:27:20,437
avoid getting trapped
near the rails
592
00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:22,072
and look to get
around the sides
593
00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:23,607
or back of smeeeeeeeeeee
594
00:27:23,609 --> 00:27:26,677
and take out those satellite
bots as he calls them.
595
00:27:35,021 --> 00:27:37,054
So, this night we're basically
changing the whole robot.
596
00:27:37,056 --> 00:27:39,323
Tonight, we're using a solid
air 400 steel wedge.
597
00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:40,391
When we have a rigid wedge,
598
00:27:40,393 --> 00:27:41,925
our drive is lot
more performing,
599
00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:43,894
and we can maintain
control of the fight
600
00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:45,362
because we're not
wrapping around things,
601
00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:46,997
we're just controlling
them into the walls.
602
00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:48,932
And that's our strategy for
beating full bodied spinners,
603
00:27:48,934 --> 00:27:50,267
is they're very
self-destructive.
604
00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:51,902
If we can get 'em into
the walls repeatedly,
605
00:27:51,904 --> 00:27:53,671
it's likely to break
on their own.
606
00:27:53,673 --> 00:27:55,506
This fight, she needs to be
like the great wall of china,
607
00:27:55,508 --> 00:27:56,507
it's gotta be impenetrable,
608
00:27:56,509 --> 00:27:58,876
it's not gonna give you
an inch and hopefully,
609
00:27:58,878 --> 00:28:01,512
you end up completely
surrounded all sides.
610
00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:03,514
You know, if I want to
pick a robot to fight
611
00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:04,915
it's a multi bot,
612
00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:08,018
where my shell's heavier than
each of the little robots.
613
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:09,987
It's gonna be, I think
a good fight for us,
614
00:28:09,989 --> 00:28:11,221
we're gonna get up to speed,
615
00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:13,390
hit in the center,
he can't bum rush us
616
00:28:13,392 --> 00:28:15,559
and we'll be
hitting little bots.
617
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:18,862
His robot's like a 100 pounds
each, maybe.
618
00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:21,598
And we're spinning
a 110 pound shell,
619
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,368
so it's not a good
matchup for him at all.
620
00:28:25,905 --> 00:28:27,538
[announcer] robots activate.
621
00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:29,640
[crowd cheering]
622
00:28:32,078 --> 00:28:33,243
[chris] gigabyte.
623
00:28:33,546 --> 00:28:35,512
Smeeeeeeeeeee.
624
00:28:35,514 --> 00:28:40,284
A full bodied spinner of death
versus a wall on wheels.
625
00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:41,785
Grab your welding helmet
626
00:28:41,787 --> 00:28:44,855
because sparks
are about to fly.
627
00:28:44,857 --> 00:28:48,992
The fight when
battlebots continues.
628
00:28:57,903 --> 00:28:59,503
[chris] welcome back
to battlebots
629
00:28:59,505 --> 00:29:02,473
where the full bodied
spinner, gigabyte
630
00:29:02,475 --> 00:29:06,243
is about to take the most
unorthodox robot on the field,
631
00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:08,612
smeeeeeeeeeee for a whirl.
632
00:29:08,614 --> 00:29:09,813
Here we go.
633
00:29:23,028 --> 00:29:25,729
[crowd chanting] fight, fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
634
00:29:33,939 --> 00:29:36,073
[chris] let the
bot battle begin!
635
00:29:37,376 --> 00:29:40,010
Both teams letting
their weapons fire up.
636
00:29:40,012 --> 00:29:41,612
Smeeeeeeeeeee having
a little struggle
637
00:29:41,614 --> 00:29:43,046
on the floor right now.
638
00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:46,250
There we go, it's shot in
the middle again and again.
639
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:47,918
[kenny] they're
listening to you.
640
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,187
[chris] they are. They are
tempted by the middle of that.
641
00:29:50,189 --> 00:29:52,422
[kenny] yeah, they're
trying to breakthrough,
642
00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:54,091
they cannot get
through that armor.
643
00:29:54,093 --> 00:29:56,293
-[chris] oh, there's the side.
-[kenny] yup.
644
00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:58,262
[chris] smeeeeeeeeeee wants
to get around gigabyte
645
00:29:58,264 --> 00:29:59,763
with that long wedge
646
00:29:59,765 --> 00:30:02,099
and force it towards
the side of the box,
647
00:30:02,101 --> 00:30:03,867
see if it can get
the full bodied spinner
648
00:30:03,869 --> 00:30:05,169
to damage itself.
649
00:30:06,572 --> 00:30:10,874
In the meantime,
that left horizontal spinner
650
00:30:10,876 --> 00:30:15,012
on smeeeeeeeeeee has not,
it's not working right now.
651
00:30:15,014 --> 00:30:17,347
So, looks like he's down
to one weapon at this point,
652
00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:19,049
just the right side.
653
00:30:19,051 --> 00:30:22,119
[kenny] gigabyte putting a ton
of pressure on smeeeeeeeeeee,
654
00:30:22,121 --> 00:30:24,121
chipping away at
that wedge, chris
655
00:30:24,123 --> 00:30:26,857
and doing a great job
of keeping the action
656
00:30:26,859 --> 00:30:28,792
in the center of the box.
657
00:30:28,794 --> 00:30:30,894
[chris] joe fabiani trying
to inch gigabyte
658
00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:33,163
closer to the wall. Oh!
659
00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:36,900
[kenny] a mere hit
and now we have
some bits flying around.
660
00:30:36,902 --> 00:30:40,270
[chris] it's more than just
a e that hit the... Glass.
661
00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:42,306
[kenny] oh, look at that shot!
662
00:30:42,308 --> 00:30:44,274
[chris] now smeeeeeeeeeee
is inverted
663
00:30:44,276 --> 00:30:46,410
but they can drive that way.
664
00:30:46,412 --> 00:30:49,580
Oh, can smeeeeeeeeeee find
a way to break gigabyte
665
00:30:49,582 --> 00:30:53,083
before gigabyte breaks
its two small spare bots.
666
00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:56,987
[kenny] see if gigabyte can
go right at that weapon.
667
00:30:56,989 --> 00:30:59,423
[chris] something else
just came off.
668
00:30:59,425 --> 00:31:01,525
Nice shot by gigabyte.
669
00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:04,428
I'm surprised that gigabyte
isn't just right after weapon,
670
00:31:04,430 --> 00:31:07,130
you know, it's kinda like,
dealing with multi bots
671
00:31:07,132 --> 00:31:08,966
with a multi bot platform.
672
00:31:08,968 --> 00:31:10,534
He's gonna be
the heavier body,
673
00:31:10,536 --> 00:31:14,238
he's gonna hit a lot harder
than those bots on the plex.
674
00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,942
[all exclaiming]
675
00:31:18,944 --> 00:31:21,345
[kenny] that's what
joe fabiani was looking for,
676
00:31:21,347 --> 00:31:24,047
a self-inflicted shot.
677
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:26,183
[chris] yeah, he just
ricocheted off the rails.
678
00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:27,451
Oh, boy.
679
00:31:27,453 --> 00:31:28,485
[kenny] smeeeeeeeeeee is
having some
680
00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:30,354
mobility issues though.
681
00:31:30,356 --> 00:31:32,589
[chris] yeah, this is the time
for gigabyte to really strike
682
00:31:32,591 --> 00:31:33,824
with a minute to go.
683
00:31:33,826 --> 00:31:37,327
-[all exclaiming] -[kenny]
there it goes!
684
00:31:37,329 --> 00:31:39,463
[chris] now, if smeeeeeeeeeee
starts swirling around,
685
00:31:39,465 --> 00:31:40,797
it's gonna be something.
686
00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:44,134
He's stopped going on but
that countdown has started.
687
00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:47,504
Impressive performance
by gigabyte.
688
00:31:47,506 --> 00:31:49,773
All joe fabiani can do is
689
00:31:49,775 --> 00:31:52,276
smile in pain.
690
00:31:52,278 --> 00:31:54,344
[crowd cheering]
691
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,354
[chris] kenny, gigabyte went
right after the middle
692
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:07,190
of smeeeeeeeeeee and found out
that thing ain't breaking.
693
00:32:07,192 --> 00:32:09,059
[kenny] that's right, they
were tempted by that
694
00:32:09,061 --> 00:32:10,961
tasty middle when they
should have been
695
00:32:10,963 --> 00:32:13,931
focused on chewing
up the flanks.
696
00:32:13,933 --> 00:32:16,066
[chris] smeeeeeeeeeee stuck
to its game plan
697
00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:18,835
and kept the pressure on
trying to back gigabyte
698
00:32:18,837 --> 00:32:21,204
down into the side of the box.
699
00:32:21,206 --> 00:32:23,173
[kenny] yeah, they sure did
and gigabyte did have
700
00:32:23,175 --> 00:32:26,143
a little scare there when
it collided with the wall
701
00:32:26,145 --> 00:32:28,478
but this is a much
more durable robot
702
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,213
than its season's past, chris.
703
00:32:31,250 --> 00:32:33,083
[chris] now, this was
the shot of the match
704
00:32:33,085 --> 00:32:34,651
right here for gigabyte
705
00:32:34,653 --> 00:32:37,154
getting smeeeeeeeeeee
up in the air
706
00:32:37,156 --> 00:32:39,056
and then boom!
707
00:32:39,058 --> 00:32:41,491
Battle finished up because
708
00:32:41,493 --> 00:32:44,061
no tires, no movement.
709
00:32:45,230 --> 00:32:48,065
John mladenik. Hey, john.
710
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:49,599
I'm here.
711
00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:51,935
I imagine it was very
interesting for you
712
00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:54,304
to have to face
something like that.
713
00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:56,073
What was the strategy?
714
00:32:56,075 --> 00:32:57,941
Well, the strategy
was to get up to speed
715
00:32:57,943 --> 00:33:00,177
and try to hit each end
as many times as possible.
716
00:33:00,179 --> 00:33:03,013
And I wanted to stay
away from the shelf area
717
00:33:03,015 --> 00:33:04,247
'cause of the
pockets in there.
718
00:33:04,249 --> 00:33:06,416
And I thought as long
as he didn't get me
719
00:33:06,418 --> 00:33:08,518
cornered in the pocket
or in a corner
720
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,520
that this was gonna
go well for us.
721
00:33:10,522 --> 00:33:13,590
John, so, you're set at 2-1,
722
00:33:13,592 --> 00:33:15,993
you know that there's a lot
of good robots in this field,
723
00:33:15,995 --> 00:33:18,362
so not everybody can make
the round of 32.
724
00:33:18,364 --> 00:33:20,397
The selection committee
is listening closely,
725
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:21,965
what do you have
to say to 'em?
726
00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:23,867
You know, if you wants fights
to go three minutes
727
00:33:23,869 --> 00:33:25,602
and you want lots of damage,
lots of carnage,
728
00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,604
you'd wanna put us
in that final 32.
729
00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:30,574
Sounds like a pretty
good sell job to me.
730
00:33:30,576 --> 00:33:33,043
John, congratulations to you
and team gigabyte.
731
00:33:33,278 --> 00:33:34,311
Thank you.
732
00:33:34,313 --> 00:33:36,446
[crowd cheering]
733
00:33:42,121 --> 00:33:45,322
[chris] so, team gigabyte
is trending upwards.
734
00:33:45,324 --> 00:33:47,924
Is their resume strong
enough to break them
735
00:33:47,926 --> 00:33:49,326
into the tournament?
736
00:33:49,328 --> 00:33:50,994
We shall see.
737
00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:54,498
All right, coming up,
an undefeated rookie
738
00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:56,900
looks to launch himself
into the field of 32
739
00:33:56,902 --> 00:33:59,169
while jake ewert
looks to simply
740
00:33:59,171 --> 00:34:01,238
launch him into a parking lot.
741
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,774
It's hydra versus glitch.
742
00:34:03,776 --> 00:34:06,810
And later, the stakes
in tonight's main event
743
00:34:06,812 --> 00:34:08,345
could not be higher,
744
00:34:08,347 --> 00:34:11,481
as the unflappable, jamison go
745
00:34:11,483 --> 00:34:13,884
rolls sawblaze into the arena
746
00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:16,520
to face defending
champion, end game.
747
00:34:16,522 --> 00:34:18,655
Both teams are undefeated,
748
00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:20,657
the winner may just
earn this year's
749
00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:23,360
number one tournament seed.
750
00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:26,163
Don't go anywhere.
751
00:34:34,540 --> 00:34:36,473
[crowd cheering]
752
00:34:36,475 --> 00:34:39,443
we are back on battlebots
and stepping into the box
753
00:34:39,445 --> 00:34:42,479
is last season's number one
overall seed, hydra.
754
00:34:42,481 --> 00:34:44,581
But when you're
talking about one,
755
00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:45,982
the only thing
we're focused on
756
00:34:45,984 --> 00:34:48,351
is hydra's 1-1 record so far.
757
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,087
And even jake ewert told us,
758
00:34:50,089 --> 00:34:52,255
he hasn't lived up
to his own standards.
759
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:53,990
[kenny] no, he hasn't.
This is a guy who
760
00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:55,525
doesn't just wanna win,
761
00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:58,495
he wants to strike fear into
the hearts of his opponents.
762
00:34:58,497 --> 00:35:01,498
Lost his first match to
defending champ, end game
763
00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:04,601
and then even things up
with a knockout of gruff
764
00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:08,238
that ended in an arena out
but hydra's flipper
765
00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,807
had mechanical issues
in both of those matches
766
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:12,809
and jake was pretty
hard on himself
767
00:35:12,811 --> 00:35:14,478
for his bot's performance.
768
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,813
He says, you guys still
haven't seen this thing
769
00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:18,014
at full power.
770
00:35:18,016 --> 00:35:20,550
If this thing works, we're
gonna see some serious flips.
771
00:35:20,552 --> 00:35:23,286
And tonight, taking
on a team that has
772
00:35:23,288 --> 00:35:25,689
one fight in
the history of battlebots.
773
00:35:25,691 --> 00:35:28,058
Glitch, it's engineered by
a college student
774
00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:29,025
named kyle miller.
775
00:35:29,061 --> 00:35:30,994
He goes to the
university of california.
776
00:35:30,996 --> 00:35:33,430
That one match is a win
777
00:35:33,432 --> 00:35:35,765
over a veteran bot
in ghost raptor
778
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:38,301
but... With all due respect
to chuck pitzer's bot,
779
00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:40,203
we're talking about
a totally different level
780
00:35:40,205 --> 00:35:41,171
when you're facing hydra.
781
00:35:41,173 --> 00:35:43,140
Jeez, no question about that.
782
00:35:43,142 --> 00:35:45,509
[chris] talk about being
thrown to the wolves.
783
00:35:45,511 --> 00:35:47,344
[kenny] glitch has a total
of three minutes
784
00:35:47,346 --> 00:35:50,013
of lifetime experience
inside the box.
785
00:35:50,015 --> 00:35:53,950
Hydra has almost a full
three seasons under its belt
786
00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:56,553
and it can take years
for teams to perfect
787
00:35:56,555 --> 00:35:59,322
the functionality of their
designs in this sport,
788
00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:02,292
so this is a monumental
challenge for the rookies
789
00:36:02,294 --> 00:36:04,628
facing last year's
number one seed.
790
00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:07,264
Can glitch shock the world?
791
00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:09,266
Let's find out. Faruq!
792
00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:15,172
In the red square,
793
00:36:15,174 --> 00:36:17,207
from dorchester, wisconsin,
794
00:36:17,209 --> 00:36:19,342
he might be named
after a character
795
00:36:19,344 --> 00:36:23,013
from ancient folklore but
when he takes aim at you,
796
00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:25,015
he doesn't miss,
797
00:36:25,017 --> 00:36:27,517
it's hydra!
798
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,653
[crowd cheering]
799
00:36:32,057 --> 00:36:34,457
[chris] here comes
the hydra crew.
800
00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:36,560
Of course, captained
by jake ewert.
801
00:36:36,562 --> 00:36:38,295
Jake all smiles.
802
00:36:38,297 --> 00:36:40,597
He is certainly looking
confident, kenny.
803
00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:42,199
[kenny] he looks
very confident.
804
00:36:42,201 --> 00:36:44,868
He said that with the bot
finally at full power,
805
00:36:44,870 --> 00:36:47,070
he's looking to break
some records.
806
00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:50,106
He flipped gruff 16 times
in his last fight.
807
00:36:50,108 --> 00:36:52,576
Tonight, he says
he's going for third.
808
00:36:56,014 --> 00:36:58,014
[faruq] in the blue square,
809
00:36:58,016 --> 00:36:59,716
from berkeley, california,
810
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:03,920
he's more fatal to machines
than the blue screen of death.
811
00:37:03,922 --> 00:37:06,122
It's glitch!
812
00:37:06,124 --> 00:37:08,358
[crowd cheering]
813
00:37:11,964 --> 00:37:13,797
[chris] glitch won
a judge's decision
814
00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:15,298
over ghost raptor.
815
00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:18,902
And now these young college
kids ready to get a go.
816
00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,137
That bot is so
sleek looking, man.
817
00:37:21,139 --> 00:37:23,373
[kenny] it kinda reminds
me of a stealth bomber.
818
00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:26,443
We know that 60 pound
egg beater weapon, it's hard
819
00:37:26,445 --> 00:37:29,379
but according to kyle miller,
it was ground clearance issues
820
00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:31,514
that gave glitch
fits in is debut.
821
00:37:31,516 --> 00:37:33,583
He's taking the edge
off the wedges
822
00:37:33,585 --> 00:37:35,518
to prevent the robot
from getting hung up
823
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,287
on the battlebots floor here.
824
00:37:37,289 --> 00:37:40,223
But he told us, I just hope
I don't spend the whole fight
825
00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:41,458
flying through the air.
826
00:37:41,460 --> 00:37:43,159
Well, good luck, kid.
827
00:37:47,132 --> 00:37:48,832
Glitch is a big spinner.
828
00:37:48,834 --> 00:37:51,001
You have to be worried
because you never know
829
00:37:51,003 --> 00:37:52,869
if you're actually gonna
win the ground war.
830
00:37:52,871 --> 00:37:55,238
And if you don't then it keeps
hitting you and hitting you.
831
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:58,308
It's powerful and once he gets
me up on top of that spinner,
832
00:37:58,310 --> 00:38:00,110
he could start tearing
up my front ends,
833
00:38:00,112 --> 00:38:02,312
so I gotta be a little
more methodical
834
00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:04,447
and place my shot
to the side of the spinner,
835
00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:06,850
that way it's safe.
836
00:38:06,852 --> 00:38:10,220
It's not gonna be good going
into the tournament at 1-2,
837
00:38:10,222 --> 00:38:11,721
I might not even
get into the finals,
838
00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:14,491
so I need this win to
839
00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:16,059
almost guarantee my spot.
840
00:38:16,061 --> 00:38:19,362
We're running our fort
configuration for this match.
841
00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:22,032
Hopefully, that will help us
get into the sides of hydra.
842
00:38:22,034 --> 00:38:25,302
It's kind of our
nightmare matchup,
843
00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,437
we have very weak wheels
844
00:38:27,439 --> 00:38:30,507
and also we don't have
a dedicated sub grader,
845
00:38:30,509 --> 00:38:33,510
so... Hopefully,
we'll do well.
846
00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:35,945
[crowd cheering]
847
00:38:47,059 --> 00:38:49,959
[crowd chanting] fight, fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
848
00:38:59,137 --> 00:39:01,371
[chris] let the
bot battle begin.
849
00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:04,174
Here goes hydra, trying
to get that first flip in.
850
00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:07,010
Uh-oh, gotta get away.
851
00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:10,347
Oh! Oh!
852
00:39:10,916 --> 00:39:12,949
Now, this is full power, baby.
853
00:39:12,951 --> 00:39:14,150
[kenny] didn't that
hit the ceiling?
854
00:39:14,152 --> 00:39:16,486
[chris] it was close. Wow!
855
00:39:16,488 --> 00:39:20,323
Hydra goes in for seconds
but gets caught on the floor.
856
00:39:20,325 --> 00:39:22,359
Can glitch even move?
857
00:39:22,361 --> 00:39:23,793
-[kenny] oh, now it goes.
-[chris] yes.
858
00:39:23,795 --> 00:39:25,929
It's moving, now the question
is, is hydra moving
859
00:39:25,931 --> 00:39:27,197
'cause it's smoking.
860
00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:30,133
Oh, my god, kenny,
you gotta be kidding me?
861
00:39:30,135 --> 00:39:33,069
[kenny] wow. Oh! Look at this!
862
00:39:33,071 --> 00:39:34,537
Oh!
863
00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:37,073
Hydra trying-- oh!
864
00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,876
[chris] he just took
a massive ricochet shot.
865
00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,444
Oh, my goodness!
866
00:39:41,446 --> 00:39:43,246
Glitch is coming back!
867
00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:46,649
[chris] unbelievable!
868
00:39:46,651 --> 00:39:49,219
Now, let's see if hydra
can move on its own
869
00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:51,388
or is it just
spinning in circles?
870
00:39:51,390 --> 00:39:53,490
Glitch is going in for more.
871
00:39:53,492 --> 00:39:56,126
Kenny, why wouldn't
the rookie just back away?
872
00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:57,360
[kenny] I'm not sure, glitch,
873
00:39:57,362 --> 00:39:59,229
they wanna try
and finish the job.
874
00:39:59,231 --> 00:40:01,798
But chris, both these
bots look to be hurting
875
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,633
in the drive department now.
876
00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:07,303
[chris] the front fort side
clips are bent,
877
00:40:07,305 --> 00:40:10,507
the tip of hydra's flippers
been blown off in battle
878
00:40:10,509 --> 00:40:13,042
and both bots are
seeing stars here.
879
00:40:13,044 --> 00:40:14,577
This is unbelievable!
880
00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:16,312
[kenny] glitch does
seem to be the more
881
00:40:16,314 --> 00:40:18,415
mobile bot at
this point, chris.
882
00:40:18,417 --> 00:40:21,317
And that primary weapon
is still going strong.
883
00:40:22,287 --> 00:40:24,487
[chris] did we see
a monumental upset?
884
00:40:24,489 --> 00:40:27,123
Last year's number one
overall seed.
885
00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:30,026
-Oh! Takes another shot.
-[kenny] wow!
886
00:40:30,028 --> 00:40:32,595
[chris] already with
one loss this season.
887
00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:35,131
Could he be done in
888
00:40:35,133 --> 00:40:38,902
by a college kid in his
second battlebots fight?
889
00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:41,771
-[kenny] wow!
-[chris] it's gonna happen.
890
00:40:41,773 --> 00:40:43,239
[kenny] unbelievable.
891
00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:44,941
[referee] that's a knockout.
892
00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:48,645
-[buzzer sounds]
-[crowd cheering]
893
00:40:54,252 --> 00:40:55,318
[chris] wow.
894
00:40:55,821 --> 00:40:58,354
[all exclaiming]
895
00:41:04,229 --> 00:41:06,796
[chris] kenny, I thought the
fight was over right there.
896
00:41:06,798 --> 00:41:09,299
[kenny laughs] hey, we
lost it in the camera.
897
00:41:09,301 --> 00:41:10,500
It went so high.
898
00:41:10,502 --> 00:41:12,235
We didn't even
know where it went.
899
00:41:12,237 --> 00:41:14,337
I'm pretty sure it
almost hit the ceiling,
900
00:41:14,339 --> 00:41:15,638
that was just ridiculous.
901
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:19,375
And take a look at how
glitch lands right here,
902
00:41:19,377 --> 00:41:21,244
drops in forks first
903
00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:24,447
which breaks its fall
and disperses the energy,
904
00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:26,916
very fortunate
to land at that angle.
905
00:41:26,918 --> 00:41:29,252
Even so, we thought
glitch was a goner
906
00:41:29,254 --> 00:41:31,421
but it sprang back
to life and said,
907
00:41:31,423 --> 00:41:34,757
"let's see how you like it
when you get hit in the face."
908
00:41:34,759 --> 00:41:36,860
[chris] it was really
that ricochet shot
909
00:41:36,862 --> 00:41:38,561
where hydra was
trying to right itself,
910
00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:40,997
got in the air
and then glitch said,
911
00:41:40,999 --> 00:41:42,232
"no, you don't."
912
00:41:42,234 --> 00:41:44,133
and I think that pretty
much ended the day
913
00:41:44,135 --> 00:41:45,401
for jake ewert's bot.
914
00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:48,438
[kenny] no question about it.
Oh, look at that timing.
915
00:41:49,341 --> 00:41:51,641
Hit it perfectly,
right on the nose.
916
00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:53,676
Unbelievable.
917
00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:56,446
[chris] it's hard for
a veteran bot builder
918
00:41:56,448 --> 00:41:58,081
to pull off what glitch did.
919
00:41:58,083 --> 00:42:00,550
Let alone a bunch
of college kids
920
00:42:00,552 --> 00:42:02,485
in their second
battlebots fight.
921
00:42:03,922 --> 00:42:05,755
[crowd cheering]
922
00:42:11,363 --> 00:42:13,630
-[chris] kyle miller.
-Yes.
923
00:42:14,933 --> 00:42:17,133
Do you know what
just happened?
924
00:42:17,135 --> 00:42:19,669
No, I think I'm dreaming
or something.
925
00:42:20,238 --> 00:42:22,071
Dude, you just knocked off
926
00:42:22,073 --> 00:42:25,108
the number one seed
from a year ago.
927
00:42:25,110 --> 00:42:27,577
[crowd cheering]
928
00:42:30,415 --> 00:42:31,915
[chris] are you in shock?
929
00:42:31,917 --> 00:42:35,118
Yeah, we are going
into this expecting,
930
00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:39,856
we were ready to try
to fix up for the next fight,
931
00:42:39,858 --> 00:42:41,758
if you get what I mean.
932
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,760
Kyle, at what point did
you think you could
933
00:42:43,762 --> 00:42:45,295
actually win that match?
934
00:42:45,297 --> 00:42:49,265
Uh, when they stopped
moving controlledly.
935
00:42:49,267 --> 00:42:52,468
-[all laughing]
-like, that's about it.
936
00:42:52,470 --> 00:42:55,171
[chris] kyle, be
honest with us,
937
00:42:55,173 --> 00:42:57,774
were you scared
of hydra before this fight?
938
00:42:57,776 --> 00:42:59,809
Yes, a 100 percent.
939
00:43:00,445 --> 00:43:01,978
Yeah.
940
00:43:01,980 --> 00:43:03,846
-[chris] and now?
-Yes.
941
00:43:03,848 --> 00:43:05,348
Seriously.
942
00:43:05,350 --> 00:43:08,418
Kyle, congratulations to you
and team glitch, great job.
943
00:43:08,420 --> 00:43:09,485
Thank you.
944
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,393
Kenny, when the regular
season schedule comes out,
945
00:43:17,395 --> 00:43:19,429
you look at some
fights, you're like,
946
00:43:19,431 --> 00:43:21,764
"yeah, that's a win
for them, he's moving."
947
00:43:21,766 --> 00:43:24,767
and that's what we do with
hydra against a rookie bot.
948
00:43:24,769 --> 00:43:27,537
Shame on us because
we just saw history.
949
00:43:27,539 --> 00:43:29,038
[kenny] listen, I've been
around the fight game
950
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:30,406
for a very long time
951
00:43:30,408 --> 00:43:34,210
and anything and everything
can happen in there.
952
00:43:34,212 --> 00:43:37,246
And if you keep punching,
you have a chance.
953
00:43:37,248 --> 00:43:40,783
[chris] can't believe it,
team glitch moves to 2-0
954
00:43:40,785 --> 00:43:44,053
and with a win over hydra
now on their resume,
955
00:43:44,055 --> 00:43:47,824
it will be hard to keep
them out of the top 32.
956
00:43:48,927 --> 00:43:52,495
And for jake ewert, finishing
the qualifiers at 1-2,
957
00:43:52,497 --> 00:43:55,999
hydra now sits squarely
on the bubble.
958
00:43:57,168 --> 00:43:59,469
Coming up,
the once mighty king,
959
00:43:59,471 --> 00:44:02,405
ray billings sits at 1-1
and is determined
960
00:44:02,407 --> 00:44:05,041
to punch his ticket to
this year's tournament.
961
00:44:05,910 --> 00:44:07,310
Standing in his way,
962
00:44:07,312 --> 00:44:09,412
a man with ice in his veins
963
00:44:09,414 --> 00:44:12,382
and a flamethrower
that can't be contained,
964
00:44:12,384 --> 00:44:15,485
it's gary gin
and free shipping.
965
00:44:15,987 --> 00:44:17,620
Don't go anywhere.
966
00:44:25,997 --> 00:44:27,430
Welcome back to battlebots.
967
00:44:27,432 --> 00:44:31,167
I don't know about you but I'm
hungry for more robot combat.
968
00:44:31,636 --> 00:44:32,969
Up next,
969
00:44:32,971 --> 00:44:35,238
boy, do we have
a good one for you.
970
00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:36,606
For the first time ever,
971
00:44:36,608 --> 00:44:40,376
tombstone will square off
against free shipping.
972
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:45,148
2016 champion, ray billings
973
00:44:45,150 --> 00:44:48,785
has had a rollercoaster
season with tombstone.
974
00:44:48,787 --> 00:44:51,354
Lost his first match
in shocking fashion
975
00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:53,256
against captain shrederator.
976
00:44:53,258 --> 00:44:55,291
Evened up his record
against mammoth,
977
00:44:55,293 --> 00:44:57,860
albeit in unorthodox fashion.
978
00:44:57,862 --> 00:44:59,562
Winning a judge's decision
979
00:44:59,564 --> 00:45:02,498
after both bots
were counted out.
980
00:45:02,500 --> 00:45:04,534
There's a lot on
the line for tombstone
981
00:45:04,536 --> 00:45:07,437
in its final fight
of the qualifiers, kenny.
982
00:45:07,439 --> 00:45:09,505
[kenny] no doubt, after
that shrederator loss
983
00:45:09,507 --> 00:45:11,007
there were some whispers
984
00:45:11,009 --> 00:45:13,042
that ray billings
may have lost that
985
00:45:13,044 --> 00:45:16,245
intimidation factor he's
always carried into his fights
986
00:45:16,247 --> 00:45:18,548
but with a tournament
berth on the line tonight,
987
00:45:18,550 --> 00:45:21,050
we'll see what the king
of kinetic energy
988
00:45:21,052 --> 00:45:22,585
has left in the tank.
989
00:45:22,587 --> 00:45:25,455
I guarantee you, there
isn't a team out there
990
00:45:25,457 --> 00:45:28,558
that wants to face tombstone
in the round of 32.
991
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,993
[ray laughs]
992
00:45:31,496 --> 00:45:33,463
[chris] in the red square,
993
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:38,768
20 years of robot
combat experience,
994
00:45:39,571 --> 00:45:42,772
56 years of just
being the man,
995
00:45:43,742 --> 00:45:46,109
it's battlebots cult hero,
996
00:45:46,111 --> 00:45:47,710
gary gin.
997
00:45:49,614 --> 00:45:52,648
Free shipping may be
0-2 on the season
998
00:45:52,650 --> 00:45:54,984
but both fights were
ten out of ten in
999
00:45:54,986 --> 00:45:56,919
the entertainment department.
1000
00:45:56,921 --> 00:45:59,522
Went the distance
with blacksmith
1001
00:45:59,524 --> 00:46:03,059
and of course went
boom against uppercut.
1002
00:46:03,061 --> 00:46:04,861
Oh, my goodness!
1003
00:46:04,863 --> 00:46:07,897
You may think gary doesn't
have much left to fight for
1004
00:46:07,899 --> 00:46:10,399
but these two builders
are old friends
1005
00:46:10,401 --> 00:46:14,036
and there will bragging
rights on the line, kenny.
1006
00:46:14,038 --> 00:46:16,139
[kenny] yeah, these are both
battle tested veterans,
1007
00:46:16,141 --> 00:46:17,173
both great drivers
1008
00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:20,109
and don't ever discount
pride and reputation
1009
00:46:20,111 --> 00:46:23,112
as motivating forces in
a big fight like this one.
1010
00:46:25,483 --> 00:46:28,117
Let's see what
unfolds right now.
1011
00:46:28,119 --> 00:46:29,886
Faruq, take it away!
1012
00:46:29,888 --> 00:46:33,022
[crowd cheering]
1013
00:46:33,024 --> 00:46:35,391
[faruq] in the red square,
1014
00:46:35,393 --> 00:46:38,127
hello, this is shipping
customer service,
1015
00:46:38,129 --> 00:46:40,096
how may I help you? Mmm-hmm.
1016
00:46:40,098 --> 00:46:42,031
Oh, yes, you're death is free
1017
00:46:42,033 --> 00:46:43,933
as long as you
order before two.
1018
00:46:43,935 --> 00:46:46,068
Oh, no, we can
kill you overnight
1019
00:46:46,070 --> 00:46:47,570
and make it our priority.
1020
00:46:47,572 --> 00:46:49,338
Don't track us,
we'll track you,
1021
00:46:49,340 --> 00:46:51,507
so you're in the really
silent majority.
1022
00:46:51,509 --> 00:46:53,609
Mmm-hmm, thanks for calling.
1023
00:46:53,611 --> 00:46:56,179
It's free shipping!
1024
00:46:56,181 --> 00:46:58,447
[crowd cheering]
1025
00:47:01,019 --> 00:47:02,919
[chris] we have
a gary gin sighting,
1026
00:47:02,921 --> 00:47:04,620
12 o'clock, kenny.
1027
00:47:04,622 --> 00:47:06,756
Does free shipping
have any shot
1028
00:47:06,758 --> 00:47:09,125
against the king
of kinetic energy?
1029
00:47:09,127 --> 00:47:11,761
[kenny] listen, free shipping
is as durable as they come
1030
00:47:11,763 --> 00:47:15,198
and one thing gary gin knows
how to do is stay alive.
1031
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:18,000
He knows tombstone went up
in flames in its first fight
1032
00:47:18,002 --> 00:47:20,503
and was incapacitated
in its second.
1033
00:47:20,505 --> 00:47:23,239
So, he's added a new plow
to the front of the bot
1034
00:47:23,241 --> 00:47:25,508
in order to absorb punishment
1035
00:47:25,510 --> 00:47:28,444
and see if he can get
tombstone to break itself
1036
00:47:28,446 --> 00:47:30,046
before the closing bell.
1037
00:47:36,821 --> 00:47:38,788
[faruq] in the blue square,
1038
00:47:38,790 --> 00:47:42,325
it will be a beautiful funeral
as your life comes to an end,
1039
00:47:42,327 --> 00:47:44,293
you'll be carried
by pallbearers,
1040
00:47:44,295 --> 00:47:45,962
six of your friends.
1041
00:47:45,964 --> 00:47:48,998
In this battle, it's time
to test my thesis
1042
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:51,100
that if you come
too close to him,
1043
00:47:51,102 --> 00:47:54,704
you'll rest in pieces.
1044
00:47:54,706 --> 00:47:57,907
It's tombstone!
1045
00:47:57,909 --> 00:48:00,076
[crowd cheering]
1046
00:48:02,046 --> 00:48:05,147
[chris] ray billings,
the winner of the 2016
1047
00:48:05,149 --> 00:48:06,482
giant nut.
1048
00:48:07,252 --> 00:48:10,219
Oh, he's all smiles for now.
1049
00:48:10,221 --> 00:48:14,123
Critical fight tonight because
they are 1-1, kenny.
1050
00:48:14,125 --> 00:48:16,125
And he has yet to
post a knockout.
1051
00:48:16,127 --> 00:48:18,761
[kenny] yeah, it is all on
the line for him tonight.
1052
00:48:18,763 --> 00:48:20,796
He's changed things
up for this fight.
1053
00:48:20,798 --> 00:48:23,132
Using that 4140 blade.
1054
00:48:23,134 --> 00:48:25,935
He's gonna have to take out
those tires of free shipping
1055
00:48:25,937 --> 00:48:27,904
and try to bludgeon his way
1056
00:48:27,906 --> 00:48:29,639
into the round of 32.
1057
00:48:38,149 --> 00:48:40,783
I did add up a whole lot
more armor up front
1058
00:48:40,785 --> 00:48:43,252
because tombstone's
a really heavy hitter.
1059
00:48:43,254 --> 00:48:45,421
The only way a robot
like free shipping
1060
00:48:45,423 --> 00:48:48,591
can really win a fight against
a robot like tombstone
1061
00:48:48,593 --> 00:48:50,026
is by knockout.
1062
00:48:50,028 --> 00:48:52,995
So, that's why I have to
hit him hard, hit him often,
1063
00:48:53,498 --> 00:48:54,964
till he's dead.
1064
00:48:54,966 --> 00:48:58,301
Gary gin and I have
a long fight history
1065
00:48:58,303 --> 00:49:00,403
in untelevised events.
1066
00:49:00,405 --> 00:49:04,840
And in truth, he's done much
better at those than I have.
1067
00:49:04,842 --> 00:49:07,443
He is probably beaten me
two out of three matches.
1068
00:49:07,445 --> 00:49:11,080
So, I really, really want
to win this match.
1069
00:49:11,082 --> 00:49:13,916
The tank for his flamethrower
is on the side of the robot
1070
00:49:13,918 --> 00:49:16,652
which is exactly where
I want to attack.
1071
00:49:16,654 --> 00:49:19,422
So, if things go
the way I like 'em to,
1072
00:49:19,424 --> 00:49:22,191
I hope he's in a big old'
fireball when this is done.
1073
00:49:24,462 --> 00:49:25,494
Good luck.
1074
00:49:25,496 --> 00:49:27,063
Good luck, man.
1075
00:49:30,568 --> 00:49:32,234
[announcer] robots activate.
1076
00:49:32,236 --> 00:49:35,204
[crowd cheering]
1077
00:49:35,206 --> 00:49:37,106
[chris] kenny, does
free shipping have enough
1078
00:49:37,108 --> 00:49:39,775
length to actually
get under tombstone
1079
00:49:39,777 --> 00:49:42,144
and stay away from
that dangerous blade?
1080
00:49:42,146 --> 00:49:43,512
[kenny] I'm not sure he does.
1081
00:49:43,514 --> 00:49:45,247
You know, for gary gin,
1082
00:49:45,249 --> 00:49:47,917
I think it just works best
when he drives like
1083
00:49:47,919 --> 00:49:51,253
a completely insane person,
that's when he's at his best.
1084
00:49:51,255 --> 00:49:53,189
I think he's gonna do that
against tombstone
1085
00:49:53,191 --> 00:49:54,357
and just see what happens.
1086
00:49:57,628 --> 00:49:59,662
[announcer] red team, ready?
1087
00:50:04,202 --> 00:50:06,335
[announcer] blue team, ready?
1088
00:50:24,622 --> 00:50:27,256
[crowd chanting] fight, fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
1089
00:50:35,566 --> 00:50:37,666
[chris] let the
bot battle begin!
1090
00:50:39,203 --> 00:50:40,836
Two veterans sizing
each other up
1091
00:50:40,838 --> 00:50:42,905
and let it flame.
1092
00:50:42,907 --> 00:50:44,774
[kenny] gary gin trying
to use that fire,
1093
00:50:44,776 --> 00:50:47,543
came off that primary
weapon of tombstone.
1094
00:50:47,545 --> 00:50:49,512
Oh! There goes the tire.
1095
00:50:49,514 --> 00:50:50,980
- Got one.
-[chris] yeah!
1096
00:50:51,983 --> 00:50:56,018
That right front tire on
free shipping is gone.
1097
00:50:56,020 --> 00:50:57,386
[kenny] nice job by tombstone
1098
00:50:57,388 --> 00:50:59,422
to stay away
from that wall there.
1099
00:50:59,424 --> 00:51:01,223
[chris] oh, he's
picking out tires
1100
00:51:01,225 --> 00:51:03,225
there's another
one that's gone.
1101
00:51:04,228 --> 00:51:05,928
[kenny] it's a three
for four deal.
1102
00:51:05,930 --> 00:51:07,930
[chris] there's only one tire
left and somehow
1103
00:51:07,932 --> 00:51:10,599
free shipping is still running
and trying to run away.
1104
00:51:10,601 --> 00:51:11,967
[kenny] oh, my goodness.
1105
00:51:11,969 --> 00:51:14,770
-[chris] not optimal
if you're gary gin.
-[kenny] no.
1106
00:51:14,772 --> 00:51:17,173
And tombstone trying to get
that weapon going again,
1107
00:51:17,175 --> 00:51:19,241
is it slowing down,
did he shut it down?
1108
00:51:19,243 --> 00:51:22,144
[chris] is it possible that
tombstone has lost its weapon?
1109
00:51:22,146 --> 00:51:23,913
It has done massive damage
1110
00:51:23,915 --> 00:51:26,282
but now, it might turn
into a push fight
1111
00:51:26,284 --> 00:51:27,650
for the final two minutes.
1112
00:51:27,652 --> 00:51:29,652
[kenny] well, if gary gin
was looking to break
1113
00:51:29,654 --> 00:51:31,520
tombstone's weapon
with his plow
1114
00:51:31,522 --> 00:51:33,456
then mission accomplished.
1115
00:51:33,458 --> 00:51:37,159
Problem is, he's only got one
wheel left to maneuver on.
1116
00:51:38,096 --> 00:51:39,628
[chris] yeah,
he still has that
1117
00:51:39,630 --> 00:51:42,398
nasty flamethrower
in the mix though.
1118
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:44,800
[kenny] ray doing a great
job of staying behind it,
1119
00:51:44,802 --> 00:51:46,569
doesn't wanna go
head on just in case.
1120
00:51:46,571 --> 00:51:49,238
Doesn't wanna be
in front of that flame.
1121
00:51:49,240 --> 00:51:51,107
[chris] so, tombstone
has knee capped
1122
00:51:51,109 --> 00:51:53,042
free shipping here
in the first half.
1123
00:51:53,044 --> 00:51:55,878
But ray billing has lost
his primary weapon
1124
00:51:55,880 --> 00:51:59,248
which will definitely even
things up on the scorecards.
1125
00:51:59,250 --> 00:52:02,151
So, folks, this fight
is far from over.
1126
00:52:03,387 --> 00:52:07,123
[kenny] oh! He's taking
tombstone for a little ride.
1127
00:52:07,125 --> 00:52:09,758
[chris] boy, ray billings
has got to be careful here.
1128
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:11,427
[kenny] yeah,
this is now a battle
1129
00:52:11,429 --> 00:52:14,864
to show the judges which
bot has more control.
1130
00:52:14,866 --> 00:52:18,300
Tombstone isn't setup to win
a pushing match,
1131
00:52:18,302 --> 00:52:20,503
that's normally
gary gin's forte.
1132
00:52:20,505 --> 00:52:23,172
But free shipping
is severely compromised
1133
00:52:23,174 --> 00:52:25,207
in the mobility department
at the moment.
1134
00:52:27,912 --> 00:52:29,078
Let's remember,
1135
00:52:29,080 --> 00:52:31,413
the judges award three
different categories,
1136
00:52:31,415 --> 00:52:34,116
damage, aggression, control.
1137
00:52:34,118 --> 00:52:37,119
Both robots have taken
their fair share of damage,
1138
00:52:37,121 --> 00:52:40,656
both continue to engage
and try to play the aggressor.
1139
00:52:40,658 --> 00:52:43,225
So, which team will find
a way to sway the judges
1140
00:52:43,227 --> 00:52:44,527
here down the stretch.
1141
00:52:45,930 --> 00:52:47,496
[kenny] oh, ray's
staying right on him,
1142
00:52:47,498 --> 00:52:50,332
getting right in his face,
pushing him out.
1143
00:52:52,003 --> 00:52:53,936
[chris] beaten him
into the screws.
1144
00:52:53,938 --> 00:52:56,138
[kenny] what a move
by tombstone.
1145
00:52:56,140 --> 00:52:59,308
Controlling the
control bot here.
1146
00:52:59,310 --> 00:53:02,378
[chris] free shipping manages
to escape and continues
1147
00:53:02,380 --> 00:53:04,580
to stay alive without
its three wheels
1148
00:53:04,582 --> 00:53:07,349
but what a big time move
there by ray billings
1149
00:53:07,351 --> 00:53:10,486
as the clock ticks
towards zero.
1150
00:53:10,488 --> 00:53:12,521
[kenny] oh, he's seen
it all in the battlebots
1151
00:53:12,523 --> 00:53:15,391
and he's surviving here.
1152
00:53:15,393 --> 00:53:17,893
[chris] these two old
friends and veterans
1153
00:53:17,895 --> 00:53:19,628
are gonna go the distance.
1154
00:53:19,630 --> 00:53:22,598
-[buzzer sounds]
-[crowd cheering]
1155
00:53:27,605 --> 00:53:31,240
[chris] now, we go on
to the judge's scorecards.
1156
00:53:34,212 --> 00:53:36,946
Kenny, doctor ray billings
had his scalpel
1157
00:53:36,948 --> 00:53:39,548
working to perfection
out of the gates.
1158
00:53:39,550 --> 00:53:42,251
[kenny] yeah, ray was
surgical with those strikes
1159
00:53:42,253 --> 00:53:44,753
nicking tires right off
of free shipping,
1160
00:53:44,755 --> 00:53:46,021
almost got 'em all.
1161
00:53:47,391 --> 00:53:51,093
Look at that,
two tires in two moves.
1162
00:53:51,095 --> 00:53:54,463
[chris] but then, tombstone
lost its primary weapon
1163
00:53:54,465 --> 00:53:57,266
and ray had to duke
it out with gary gin
1164
00:53:57,268 --> 00:53:59,235
in the control category.
1165
00:53:59,237 --> 00:54:01,203
[kenny] I tell you what,
if free shipping had
1166
00:54:01,205 --> 00:54:03,372
more than one tire in the mix,
1167
00:54:03,374 --> 00:54:06,342
ray billings may have
been in serious trouble.
1168
00:54:06,344 --> 00:54:09,745
But give credit to the king
for this move right here,
1169
00:54:09,747 --> 00:54:12,481
bullying free shipping
up into the screws.
1170
00:54:12,483 --> 00:54:15,184
[chris] was that the moment
that swung this match?
1171
00:54:15,186 --> 00:54:17,720
Let's go to faruq
with the decision.
1172
00:54:21,259 --> 00:54:23,659
The results from
the judges are in.
1173
00:54:24,128 --> 00:54:26,595
[crowd cheering]
1174
00:54:28,933 --> 00:54:32,368
the winner by
unanimous decision is--
1175
00:54:34,105 --> 00:54:36,438
-oh, please, please, please.
-[laughs]
1176
00:54:38,142 --> 00:54:40,509
tombstone!
1177
00:54:40,511 --> 00:54:42,611
[crowd cheering]
1178
00:54:53,924 --> 00:54:54,957
[chris] ray billings.
1179
00:54:54,959 --> 00:54:56,492
Good job, good job.
1180
00:54:57,528 --> 00:55:00,229
Hi, ray, it has not
been easy for you
1181
00:55:00,231 --> 00:55:02,798
but you are 2-1
through three fights.
1182
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:05,401
You know, it's been
a tough season
1183
00:55:05,403 --> 00:55:07,536
but, you know,
robot's in a good shape,
1184
00:55:07,538 --> 00:55:09,371
we're ready to head
in to the tournament
1185
00:55:09,373 --> 00:55:12,508
and get another giant nut,
that's what we're here for.
1186
00:55:12,510 --> 00:55:14,843
Ray, what happened with
that primary weapon there?
1187
00:55:14,845 --> 00:55:17,112
You had some great hits,
you were picking off tires
1188
00:55:17,114 --> 00:55:18,814
and all of a sudden
it shut down.
1189
00:55:18,816 --> 00:55:21,984
Yeah, if I could have got
another 10-15 seconds
1190
00:55:21,986 --> 00:55:23,852
out of it, I would've got that
last tire, you know,
1191
00:55:23,854 --> 00:55:25,754
we would have been okay.
1192
00:55:25,756 --> 00:55:27,289
We'll take it to back
and apart and see what,
1193
00:55:27,291 --> 00:55:28,490
I'm sure it's something small,
1194
00:55:28,492 --> 00:55:30,659
we'll figure it out, we'll be
ready to go from here.
1195
00:55:30,661 --> 00:55:32,428
[chris] 2-1.
1196
00:55:32,430 --> 00:55:33,896
And certainly making
your statement
1197
00:55:33,898 --> 00:55:35,097
to the selection committee.
1198
00:55:35,099 --> 00:55:36,832
-Thank, ray.
-All right. Thanks, guys.
1199
00:55:36,834 --> 00:55:38,967
[crowd cheering]
1200
00:55:43,307 --> 00:55:44,373
[chris] kenny, it's
interesting,
1201
00:55:44,375 --> 00:55:45,641
we talk about
this all the time,
1202
00:55:45,643 --> 00:55:48,210
not all 2-1 records
are the same.
1203
00:55:48,212 --> 00:55:50,479
How would you assess
tombstone's season so far?
1204
00:55:50,481 --> 00:55:53,515
Listen, it comes down to
strength of schedule, right?
1205
00:55:53,517 --> 00:55:55,284
The quality of the teams
that you're fighting
1206
00:55:55,286 --> 00:55:56,852
and what kind of fights
you delivered.
1207
00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:57,986
Are they exciting fights?
1208
00:55:57,988 --> 00:55:59,488
Are you being
aggressive out there?
1209
00:55:59,490 --> 00:56:01,790
And tombstone
is absolutely doing that.
1210
00:56:01,792 --> 00:56:03,559
[chris] and speaking
of exciting fights,
1211
00:56:03,561 --> 00:56:06,729
we know the wolf
of bot street, gary gin
1212
00:56:06,731 --> 00:56:10,199
is certainly disappointed with
a winless record this season.
1213
00:56:10,201 --> 00:56:13,502
But hey, hats off to a guy who
brings it every single fight
1214
00:56:13,504 --> 00:56:16,872
and always puts on
a show, win or lose.
1215
00:56:16,874 --> 00:56:18,474
We'll see you
next year, buddy.
1216
00:56:19,543 --> 00:56:22,411
When we return,
will david jin and ribbot
1217
00:56:22,413 --> 00:56:25,381
be a bully frog on
their way to a 3-0 start?
1218
00:56:25,383 --> 00:56:28,317
Or will p1 and brandon
zalinsky make them roadkill
1219
00:56:28,319 --> 00:56:30,085
as they take
the checkered flag
1220
00:56:30,087 --> 00:56:32,020
in a race to 3-0.
1221
00:56:32,022 --> 00:56:34,523
That's up next on battlebots.
1222
00:56:44,535 --> 00:56:46,368
[chris] we are back
on battlebots.
1223
00:56:46,370 --> 00:56:50,372
It has been a sensational
evening of qualifying action
1224
00:56:50,374 --> 00:56:52,508
here in las vegas.
1225
00:56:52,510 --> 00:56:54,343
And later tonight,
1226
00:56:54,345 --> 00:56:56,445
two marquee teams
are on a quest
1227
00:56:56,447 --> 00:56:58,847
for a perfect 3-0 record.
1228
00:56:58,849 --> 00:57:01,316
As defending champion,
end game
1229
00:57:01,318 --> 00:57:04,920
takes on jamison go
and sawblaze.
1230
00:57:04,922 --> 00:57:07,990
Let's take a look
at tonight's main event.
1231
00:57:11,028 --> 00:57:13,028
Oh! Oh, my gosh!
1232
00:57:13,030 --> 00:57:15,330
That is it, end game
1233
00:57:15,332 --> 00:57:19,968
is taking the giant nut
back overseas.
1234
00:57:19,970 --> 00:57:21,470
Last year was great
but we wanna show
1235
00:57:21,472 --> 00:57:22,571
that we're not one and done.
1236
00:57:23,240 --> 00:57:24,573
We're here for another nut.
1237
00:57:26,544 --> 00:57:29,812
[faruq] end game!
1238
00:57:31,081 --> 00:57:33,282
End game is constantly
improving every year,
1239
00:57:33,284 --> 00:57:34,483
we make the robot better.
1240
00:57:34,485 --> 00:57:37,019
We're not gonna
rest on our laurels.
1241
00:57:37,021 --> 00:57:39,354
Everyone should be scared of
us 'cause we're not stopping.
1242
00:57:39,356 --> 00:57:42,057
[chris] end game
standing over its prey,
1243
00:57:42,059 --> 00:57:44,259
saying, "don't you
dare get up."
1244
00:57:44,261 --> 00:57:47,329
I mean, there's a chance,
everyone's got
a target for us.
1245
00:57:47,331 --> 00:57:48,597
They've been thinking
for a whole year
1246
00:57:48,599 --> 00:57:49,798
how they gonna beat end game.
1247
00:57:50,601 --> 00:57:51,967
And they're not gonna do it.
1248
00:57:55,673 --> 00:57:58,907
[chris] sawblaze lands a
power shot with a hammer saw.
1249
00:57:58,909 --> 00:58:00,576
[nick] you can't
be a champion,
1250
00:58:01,512 --> 00:58:03,111
unless you beat the champion.
1251
00:58:04,348 --> 00:58:07,649
[faruq] it's sawblaze!
1252
00:58:07,651 --> 00:58:09,284
Yeah!
1253
00:58:10,754 --> 00:58:12,488
End game, they're
a dangerous robot.
1254
00:58:12,490 --> 00:58:14,089
We've seen what they can do.
1255
00:58:14,091 --> 00:58:17,059
[chris] oh, my god, end game
has done the unthinkable.
1256
00:58:18,295 --> 00:58:20,996
With this matchup, the
selection committee is saying,
1257
00:58:20,998 --> 00:58:22,865
"we wanna see if
you're gonna sweat,
1258
00:58:22,867 --> 00:58:26,435
if you're gonna fall apart.
This is the test."
1259
00:58:26,437 --> 00:58:28,971
we're ready for this, we're
gonna rise to the challenge.
1260
00:58:29,406 --> 00:58:31,640
Yeah! Hell yeah!
1261
00:58:33,477 --> 00:58:35,110
[nick] this fight is gonna
be a driver's fight.
1262
00:58:35,112 --> 00:58:37,179
Jamison is a very,
very good driver.
1263
00:58:37,181 --> 00:58:38,680
He's gonna be trying
to get on to us
1264
00:58:38,682 --> 00:58:40,048
and get us all into outsides
1265
00:58:40,050 --> 00:58:41,984
and threw our top
as much as he can.
1266
00:58:41,986 --> 00:58:44,453
[chris] sawblaze is
establishing its dominance
1267
00:58:44,455 --> 00:58:46,421
like a rottweiler.
1268
00:58:46,423 --> 00:58:48,056
We've got a much
more powerful weapon,
1269
00:58:48,058 --> 00:58:49,758
so if he wants to go
weapon-to-weapon with us,
1270
00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:51,493
he's gonna lose
every single time.
1271
00:58:51,495 --> 00:58:52,427
Get him, get him!
1272
00:58:52,463 --> 00:58:55,163
[chris] oh! What a shot
by end game.
1273
00:58:55,165 --> 00:58:57,132
We're gonna be using
the same configuration,
1274
00:58:57,134 --> 00:58:58,634
we've been using in
our previous fights.
1275
00:58:58,636 --> 00:59:00,536
We have our center fork
1276
00:59:00,538 --> 00:59:02,938
and we have the two
long forks on the end.
1277
00:59:02,940 --> 00:59:04,873
What's gonna be slightly
different about this fight,
1278
00:59:04,875 --> 00:59:08,243
is that end game is also gonna
be using their long forks.
1279
00:59:08,245 --> 00:59:10,145
So, how those two play
together in the first
1280
00:59:10,147 --> 00:59:11,480
five to ten seconds,
1281
00:59:11,482 --> 00:59:13,782
is gonna dictate how
the match is gonna go.
1282
00:59:13,784 --> 00:59:16,785
Yeah! How do you like that?
1283
00:59:16,787 --> 00:59:19,121
How do you like that?
1284
00:59:19,123 --> 00:59:22,457
Both of us are 2-0, both of us
have really tough schedules.
1285
00:59:22,459 --> 00:59:25,227
This match is to decide the
first seed for the tournament.
1286
00:59:26,230 --> 00:59:27,262
[jamison] this robot
is looking
1287
00:59:27,264 --> 00:59:28,597
the best it ever looked,
1288
00:59:28,599 --> 00:59:30,465
is performing rock solid.
1289
00:59:30,467 --> 00:59:32,167
This is gonna be
sawblaze's year.
1290
00:59:32,169 --> 00:59:34,870
[chris] jamison go taking
full advantage of this.
1291
00:59:34,872 --> 00:59:36,805
There's gonna be carnage.
1292
00:59:36,807 --> 00:59:39,141
There's gonna be
a little bit of fire.
1293
00:59:39,143 --> 00:59:41,276
Someone's gonna be
flying through the air.
1294
00:59:41,278 --> 00:59:42,611
There's gonna be a bloodbath.
1295
00:59:43,213 --> 00:59:45,380
Let's go!
1296
00:59:47,585 --> 00:59:49,718
[crowd cheering]
1297
00:59:51,522 --> 00:59:54,423
[chris] do not miss that
wild matchup, folks.
1298
00:59:54,425 --> 00:59:58,293
It's the main event and it is
just around the corner.
1299
00:59:58,295 --> 01:00:02,230
But right now, it's another
pair of 2-0 teams,
1300
01:00:02,232 --> 01:00:05,233
looking to finish their
season undefeated,
1301
01:00:05,235 --> 01:00:07,469
ribbot versus p1.
1302
01:00:07,471 --> 01:00:09,438
Let's start with ribbot
and david jin,
1303
01:00:09,440 --> 01:00:11,540
they had a remarkable
run a season ago,
1304
01:00:11,542 --> 01:00:13,041
all the way to
the quarterfinals.
1305
01:00:13,043 --> 01:00:15,410
So, anything that they
do here in 2021,
1306
01:00:15,412 --> 01:00:17,212
we should not be shocked.
1307
01:00:17,214 --> 01:00:20,182
[kenny] that's right, these
kids came here in 2019
1308
01:00:20,184 --> 01:00:23,118
with a foam frog suit
on their bot
1309
01:00:23,120 --> 01:00:25,354
and some thought
they were bit of a joke.
1310
01:00:25,356 --> 01:00:27,356
Now, they have
nine career wins,
1311
01:00:27,358 --> 01:00:29,591
every single one by knockout.
1312
01:00:29,593 --> 01:00:32,027
David admitted he was
overwhelmed by the lights
1313
01:00:32,029 --> 01:00:35,097
and sounds of the battlebots
at the start of his career
1314
01:00:35,099 --> 01:00:36,965
but the game has
slowed down for him
1315
01:00:36,967 --> 01:00:38,266
here in his third season.
1316
01:00:38,268 --> 01:00:39,901
This is a dangerous team
1317
01:00:39,903 --> 01:00:41,503
just starting to
hit their stride.
1318
01:00:42,406 --> 01:00:44,573
What about
brandon zalinsky and p1?
1319
01:00:44,575 --> 01:00:46,541
Yes, they did have
a knockout so far
1320
01:00:46,543 --> 01:00:49,111
and they won a judge's
decision against valkyrie,
1321
01:00:49,113 --> 01:00:51,113
-a very decorated robot.
-[kenny] yup.
1322
01:00:51,115 --> 01:00:52,948
[chris] now, if you
beat ribbot
1323
01:00:52,950 --> 01:00:55,651
and you improve to 3-0,
boy, brandon zalinsky
1324
01:00:55,653 --> 01:00:58,020
might be running around
here going crazy.
1325
01:00:58,022 --> 01:00:59,221
[kenny] he would be fired up,
1326
01:00:59,223 --> 01:01:01,490
this has been
a breakout season for p1.
1327
01:01:01,492 --> 01:01:03,358
But before we get
ahead of ourselves,
1328
01:01:03,360 --> 01:01:05,560
the last time they faced
a vertical spinner,
1329
01:01:05,562 --> 01:01:08,196
copperhead completely
demolished it.
1330
01:01:08,198 --> 01:01:11,033
Brandon redesigned this wedge
on the wake of that loss
1331
01:01:11,035 --> 01:01:14,036
and p1's new split wedge
gives it more reach,
1332
01:01:14,038 --> 01:01:16,471
it almost acts like
a stiff arm in football
1333
01:01:16,473 --> 01:01:19,041
by keeping its opponents
at a distance.
1334
01:01:19,043 --> 01:01:21,443
Let's see how it holds
up against a robot
1335
01:01:21,445 --> 01:01:23,045
as violent as ribbot.
1336
01:01:24,081 --> 01:01:25,347
Faruq, take it away.
1337
01:01:28,118 --> 01:01:30,318
[faruq] in the red square,
1338
01:01:30,320 --> 01:01:33,889
if you thought he was kermit,
you best make a correction
1339
01:01:33,891 --> 01:01:35,791
'cause this frog's
here to show you
1340
01:01:35,793 --> 01:01:38,060
the pain before connection.
1341
01:01:38,062 --> 01:01:41,263
He might look like a muppet
but he's here to rock you,
1342
01:01:41,265 --> 01:01:44,700
he'll hit you so hard,
you can't walka-walka.
1343
01:01:44,702 --> 01:01:47,469
Here comes ribbot!
1344
01:01:47,471 --> 01:01:50,472
[crowd cheering]
1345
01:01:55,112 --> 01:01:57,279
[chris] there's captain
david jin and ribbot.
1346
01:01:57,281 --> 01:02:01,083
And hey, kenny, check out
the new paint job on the frog.
1347
01:02:01,085 --> 01:02:03,018
[kenny] yeah, they're
continuing that tradition
1348
01:02:03,020 --> 01:02:05,353
of mimicking their
opponents color scheme.
1349
01:02:05,355 --> 01:02:08,190
They've added some forks
on the front of the robot
1350
01:02:08,192 --> 01:02:09,458
and they're going with their
1351
01:02:09,460 --> 01:02:11,526
vertical spinner
for this fight.
1352
01:02:11,528 --> 01:02:14,062
Clearly, looking to
keep that impressive
1353
01:02:14,064 --> 01:02:15,697
knockout streak intact.
1354
01:02:20,938 --> 01:02:22,771
[faruq] in the blue square,
1355
01:02:22,773 --> 01:02:24,940
racing has the daytona 500
1356
01:02:24,942 --> 01:02:26,942
and one at indianapolis too.
1357
01:02:26,944 --> 01:02:29,377
500 laps and you
better not crash
1358
01:02:29,379 --> 01:02:31,480
or else you're
probably screwed.
1359
01:02:31,482 --> 01:02:33,281
But enter a race with this bot
1360
01:02:33,283 --> 01:02:35,083
and I have to question
your wisdom
1361
01:02:35,085 --> 01:02:37,886
because when
we say the p1 500,
1362
01:02:37,888 --> 01:02:39,354
we're not counting laps,
1363
01:02:39,356 --> 01:02:41,923
we're counting victims.
1364
01:02:41,925 --> 01:02:44,926
It's p1!
1365
01:02:44,928 --> 01:02:47,763
[crowd cheering]
1366
01:02:49,066 --> 01:02:51,032
[chris] brandon zalinsky
and p1
1367
01:02:51,034 --> 01:02:52,934
coming into this fight 2-0
1368
01:02:52,936 --> 01:02:56,505
and it's been a pretty,
pretty, pretty good year
1369
01:02:56,507 --> 01:02:58,473
for them so far, kenny.
1370
01:02:58,475 --> 01:03:00,976
[kenny] yeah, for their first
win they went the distance
1371
01:03:00,978 --> 01:03:04,579
against last year's most
destructive bot in valkyrie.
1372
01:03:04,581 --> 01:03:06,448
So, we know how
durable they are.
1373
01:03:06,450 --> 01:03:09,151
[chris] and brandon is
determined to make a name
1374
01:03:09,153 --> 01:03:11,153
for lifter wedge bot
in the sport
1375
01:03:11,155 --> 01:03:14,523
where we see so many
dangerous disc spinners.
1376
01:03:14,525 --> 01:03:18,627
We'll see if his approach
to winning inside the box
can deliver tonight.
1377
01:03:24,401 --> 01:03:25,834
I think p1's a little
hard to beat
1378
01:03:25,836 --> 01:03:27,803
because they have
a lot of armor up front.
1379
01:03:27,805 --> 01:03:29,638
They're really fast
and they can self-right.
1380
01:03:29,640 --> 01:03:31,573
It's gonna be really important
that we win the low game.
1381
01:03:31,575 --> 01:03:33,475
We wanna make sure that we're
able to get under their wedge
1382
01:03:33,477 --> 01:03:34,576
to hit the bottom edge of it.
1383
01:03:34,578 --> 01:03:36,812
I expect him to try to
do some fancy driving
1384
01:03:36,814 --> 01:03:38,980
and we gotta be prepared to
make sure we always hit him
1385
01:03:38,982 --> 01:03:40,248
with the front of our robot.
1386
01:03:40,250 --> 01:03:42,317
In order to win this
fight against ribbot,
1387
01:03:42,319 --> 01:03:46,421
it's gonna have to be a lot
of incredibly precise driving.
1388
01:03:46,423 --> 01:03:49,791
Not letting them get to
our sides, to our rear
1389
01:03:49,793 --> 01:03:52,394
and being able to either
out wedge them
1390
01:03:52,396 --> 01:03:54,996
or come from an angle that's
not directly on the front.
1391
01:03:54,998 --> 01:03:57,432
Being able to get under them,
get them over
1392
01:03:57,434 --> 01:03:59,768
and then either having
their weapon break
1393
01:03:59,770 --> 01:04:00,969
by hitting the floor
1394
01:04:00,971 --> 01:04:03,104
or forcing them to use
their self-righter
1395
01:04:03,106 --> 01:04:05,240
over and over again
until it breaks.
1396
01:04:12,449 --> 01:04:14,015
[announcer] robots activate.
1397
01:04:14,017 --> 01:04:16,685
[crowd cheering]
1398
01:04:21,225 --> 01:04:23,258
[chris] look at these two
lining up for the race.
1399
01:04:23,260 --> 01:04:26,595
[kenny] oh, oh!
There goes the spoiler.
1400
01:04:26,597 --> 01:04:31,099
Ribbot has nine career wins
all by the way of knockout,
1401
01:04:31,101 --> 01:04:32,567
can it make it ten?
1402
01:04:32,569 --> 01:04:37,572
Or will p1 race its way
to an undefeated season?
1403
01:04:37,574 --> 01:04:41,343
Find out when
battlebots continues.
1404
01:04:47,918 --> 01:04:49,451
[chris] welcome back
to battlebots
1405
01:04:49,453 --> 01:04:53,154
where we have two undefeated
teams ready to clash.
1406
01:04:53,156 --> 01:04:55,290
The winner will be
on the fast track
1407
01:04:55,292 --> 01:04:57,325
for a high tournament seed.
1408
01:04:57,327 --> 01:05:01,796
It's ribbot and p1, right now.
1409
01:05:14,211 --> 01:05:16,578
[crowd chanting] fight, fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
1410
01:05:25,222 --> 01:05:28,223
[chris] let the
bot battle begin!
1411
01:05:28,225 --> 01:05:32,093
Ribbot runs over the spoiler
it shed, before the bell.
1412
01:05:32,095 --> 01:05:34,229
Another nod to p1 there.
1413
01:05:34,231 --> 01:05:37,232
That vertical spinner
is at full speed now.
1414
01:05:37,234 --> 01:05:39,834
Oh, a little love tap
to the front of p1.
1415
01:05:39,836 --> 01:05:41,169
That was nice.
1416
01:05:41,171 --> 01:05:43,271
[kenny] both teams
being very methodical
1417
01:05:43,273 --> 01:05:45,106
with their driving
here to start.
1418
01:05:45,108 --> 01:05:47,175
[kenny] p1 hunting
for the right angle.
1419
01:05:48,211 --> 01:05:49,844
And ribbot just
kinda waiting for him.
1420
01:05:49,846 --> 01:05:52,781
-Just trying to keep that
primary weapon pointed.
-[chris] yup.
1421
01:05:52,783 --> 01:05:55,216
[kenny] that was a good
opportunity for him
right there.
1422
01:05:55,218 --> 01:05:56,952
Stay in the middle.
1423
01:05:56,954 --> 01:05:59,254
[kenny] p1 has a ton
of respect for that
1424
01:05:59,256 --> 01:06:01,089
vertical spinner on ribbot.
1425
01:06:01,091 --> 01:06:04,092
Doesn't wanna take
any big shots early.
1426
01:06:04,094 --> 01:06:06,328
-[chris] like that?
-[kenny] yes.
1427
01:06:06,330 --> 01:06:09,230
[chris] david jin and ribbot
looking for a bite.
1428
01:06:09,232 --> 01:06:11,232
-Trying to corner. -[kenny]
oh!
1429
01:06:11,234 --> 01:06:14,035
[chris] and ripping it
apart on the front.
1430
01:06:14,037 --> 01:06:16,972
[kenny] so far that split
front wedge on p1
1431
01:06:16,974 --> 01:06:18,473
holding up nicely.
1432
01:06:18,475 --> 01:06:20,141
Absorbing these impacts.
1433
01:06:20,143 --> 01:06:22,444
It also has that
back armor to use
1434
01:06:22,446 --> 01:06:25,280
to try and jam up
their weapon.
1435
01:06:25,282 --> 01:06:28,783
[chris] uh-oh. All right,
now ribbot has got p1 jammed.
1436
01:06:28,785 --> 01:06:30,852
And now look at p1,
the strength to take it
1437
01:06:30,854 --> 01:06:33,555
out of the way across the box.
1438
01:06:33,557 --> 01:06:37,192
-And getting the pulverizer.
-[kenny] oh, look at that.
1439
01:06:37,194 --> 01:06:39,327
[chris] nice solid shot again.
1440
01:06:40,630 --> 01:06:42,664
The hammer is doing
severe damage
1441
01:06:42,666 --> 01:06:45,033
to the back side of ribbot.
1442
01:06:45,035 --> 01:06:47,168
[kenny] patience paying
off for p1 here.
1443
01:06:47,170 --> 01:06:48,770
Nice strategy.
1444
01:06:48,772 --> 01:06:50,572
[chris] under 90
seconds to go,
1445
01:06:50,574 --> 01:06:52,874
p1 has got to release ribbot
1446
01:06:52,876 --> 01:06:54,542
which he did.
1447
01:06:54,544 --> 01:06:57,345
[kenny] p1 is so lower
to the ground, chris,
1448
01:06:57,347 --> 01:07:00,515
that vertical disc spinner
really hasn't got great hits.
1449
01:07:01,151 --> 01:07:03,451
Those forks are dropping in--
1450
01:07:03,453 --> 01:07:06,755
[chris] that's a good one,
just over a minute to go.
1451
01:07:06,757 --> 01:07:09,891
P1 on the front of ribbot now,
1452
01:07:09,893 --> 01:07:11,726
that weapon is still spun off
1453
01:07:11,728 --> 01:07:15,030
and look at the rip in
the brandon zalinsky's bot.
1454
01:07:16,266 --> 01:07:18,400
[kenny] oh, that's a serious
damage on that
1455
01:07:18,402 --> 01:07:20,935
right side of that
front wedge of p1.
1456
01:07:20,937 --> 01:07:22,337
[chris] pushing match here.
1457
01:07:22,339 --> 01:07:24,639
[kenny] like two bulls
locking horns.
1458
01:07:25,409 --> 01:07:27,575
Oh, nice.
1459
01:07:27,577 --> 01:07:30,345
There goes the front wedge,
that's the rest of it.
1460
01:07:30,347 --> 01:07:32,847
[chris] p1 is definitely gonna
need a new paint job
1461
01:07:32,849 --> 01:07:33,915
from the pit crew.
1462
01:07:33,950 --> 01:07:36,317
[kenny] oh, those forks
are busted up as well.
1463
01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:39,687
[chris] oh, can p1 make
it to the closing bell?
1464
01:07:40,590 --> 01:07:42,991
Oh! Ribbot with the uppercut.
1465
01:07:42,993 --> 01:07:44,492
[kenny] great hit by ribbot.
1466
01:07:45,796 --> 01:07:48,596
[chris] great work by ribbot
putting it on the upper deck.
1467
01:07:48,598 --> 01:07:50,565
P1 trying to find its way out.
1468
01:07:50,567 --> 01:07:52,700
Which way to go,
got openings to the right.
1469
01:07:52,702 --> 01:07:54,102
Got openings to the left.
1470
01:07:54,104 --> 01:07:56,337
But it's just spinning
into oblivion.
1471
01:07:56,339 --> 01:07:58,506
[kenny] yeah, he's lost,
he's dizzy.
1472
01:07:58,508 --> 01:08:01,176
P1 just circling over
and over again.
1473
01:08:01,178 --> 01:08:03,545
[chris] and look at ribbot,
giving it an eye,
1474
01:08:03,547 --> 01:08:05,814
saying, "you come down here,
I'll be ready for you."
1475
01:08:06,950 --> 01:08:08,983
oh, the countdown has started,
1476
01:08:08,985 --> 01:08:11,252
which one is gonna
get there first?
1477
01:08:11,254 --> 01:08:13,321
-Oh, my goodness.
-[referee] count out.
1478
01:08:13,323 --> 01:08:15,156
[buzzer sounds]
1479
01:08:17,394 --> 01:08:21,129
[chris] with one second
left on the clock,
1480
01:08:21,131 --> 01:08:24,099
ribbot ko.
1481
01:08:29,072 --> 01:08:31,506
Well, we had a good old
fashioned standoff
1482
01:08:31,508 --> 01:08:33,641
to start this fight, kenny.
1483
01:08:33,643 --> 01:08:36,010
[kenny] yeah, p1
clearly vary of that
1484
01:08:36,012 --> 01:08:38,279
dangerous vertical
spinner on ribbot.
1485
01:08:38,281 --> 01:08:41,349
And david jin happy to
wait for brandon zalinsky
1486
01:08:41,351 --> 01:08:43,017
to come to him.
1487
01:08:43,019 --> 01:08:44,552
[chris] p1 was able to get
1488
01:08:44,554 --> 01:08:47,455
underneath ribbot
throughout this match.
1489
01:08:47,457 --> 01:08:51,326
Here it is, shooting ribbot
across the box on two wheels.
1490
01:08:51,328 --> 01:08:53,228
Very, very impressive.
1491
01:08:53,230 --> 01:08:55,463
Took the frog over
to the pulverizer
1492
01:08:55,465 --> 01:08:57,799
for some deadly
massage therapy.
1493
01:08:57,801 --> 01:09:01,169
But eventually, ribbot
found an opening.
1494
01:09:02,072 --> 01:09:03,938
[kenny] it only takes
one good shot
1495
01:09:03,940 --> 01:09:06,741
from a bot as powerful as
ribbot to change a fight.
1496
01:09:07,277 --> 01:09:09,978
Here it is, rocking p1.
1497
01:09:09,980 --> 01:09:12,447
Then with the follow up
on to the upper deck.
1498
01:09:12,449 --> 01:09:14,082
Boom!
1499
01:09:14,084 --> 01:09:15,683
[chris] right off
the battlebots sign
1500
01:09:15,685 --> 01:09:17,552
and see you next fight.
1501
01:09:21,124 --> 01:09:24,425
David. David you are 3-0
1502
01:09:24,427 --> 01:09:27,562
after yet another
impressive performance.
1503
01:09:27,564 --> 01:09:30,165
-Thank you.
-[crowd cheering]
1504
01:09:30,167 --> 01:09:31,366
yeah!
1505
01:09:33,470 --> 01:09:36,471
Would you have worked it for
the full three minutes there?
1506
01:09:36,473 --> 01:09:38,072
I think we had all
our systems working.
1507
01:09:38,074 --> 01:09:39,574
In the middle,
we did lose a belt
1508
01:09:39,576 --> 01:09:40,708
so that scared
us a little bit.
1509
01:09:40,710 --> 01:09:42,177
But the weapon kept going,
the drag kept going,
1510
01:09:42,179 --> 01:09:43,545
I'm pretty happy.
1511
01:09:43,547 --> 01:09:45,947
All right, so david, you kinda
have made your statement,
1512
01:09:45,949 --> 01:09:48,550
you know you're gonna
be in the round of 32.
1513
01:09:48,552 --> 01:09:49,684
What do you think you've said
1514
01:09:49,686 --> 01:09:51,486
to the selection
committee so far?
1515
01:09:51,488 --> 01:09:52,520
Um, I think we showed 'em
1516
01:09:52,522 --> 01:09:53,988
we have really good
knockout potential.
1517
01:09:53,990 --> 01:09:55,890
Obviously, it's up to
them who we fight next
1518
01:09:55,892 --> 01:09:57,225
but really excited for that.
1519
01:09:57,227 --> 01:09:58,660
And I think we're carrying
a ton of momentum
1520
01:09:58,662 --> 01:09:59,661
going into the bracket.
1521
01:09:59,663 --> 01:10:01,563
All right, well,
congratulations.
1522
01:10:01,565 --> 01:10:03,398
David jin. Team ribbot.
1523
01:10:03,400 --> 01:10:05,466
[crowd cheering]
1524
01:10:09,406 --> 01:10:12,807
look, kenny, ribbot,
three fights, three knockouts.
1525
01:10:12,809 --> 01:10:14,943
By my math, that's
pretty impressive.
1526
01:10:14,945 --> 01:10:16,211
[kenny] very impressive.
1527
01:10:16,213 --> 01:10:17,278
They've been really dominant
1528
01:10:17,280 --> 01:10:19,247
and they are a team
to watch for sure.
1529
01:10:19,249 --> 01:10:21,316
[chris] as far as p1,
now you gotta play
1530
01:10:21,318 --> 01:10:22,483
the waiting game, right?
1531
01:10:22,485 --> 01:10:25,186
A couple of impressive
wins and there is
1532
01:10:25,188 --> 01:10:28,156
such a thing as an
impressive loss at battlebots.
1533
01:10:28,158 --> 01:10:30,825
Yeah, listen, they were so
close to going the distance,
1534
01:10:30,827 --> 01:10:33,027
it gets a devastating
bot in ribbot.
1535
01:10:33,029 --> 01:10:36,531
They finish at 2-1,
same record as last season.
1536
01:10:36,533 --> 01:10:39,167
They missed the cut in 2020,
I think they have
1537
01:10:39,169 --> 01:10:42,303
a much stronger case
this time around.
1538
01:10:42,305 --> 01:10:43,571
[chris] all right,
when we come back,
1539
01:10:43,573 --> 01:10:45,974
it is time for the main event.
1540
01:10:45,976 --> 01:10:49,310
Two of our top bots put their
perfect records on the line.
1541
01:10:49,312 --> 01:10:52,046
2-0 end game, 2-0 sawblaze.
1542
01:10:52,048 --> 01:10:54,315
Can jamison go
knock off the champs,
1543
01:10:54,317 --> 01:10:57,018
find out next on battlebots.
1544
01:11:03,026 --> 01:11:04,525
[chris] oh, my goodness.
1545
01:11:04,527 --> 01:11:07,295
[kenny] malice doing some
serious damage right now.
1546
01:11:07,297 --> 01:11:10,164
[man] after a fight, the cores
of robot is gonna be damaged.
1547
01:11:10,166 --> 01:11:12,600
Fusion 360 and haas have
teamed up to be here
1548
01:11:12,602 --> 01:11:14,969
at battlebots to help
all the teams out.
1549
01:11:14,971 --> 01:11:17,171
They show us the part
that got damaged
1550
01:11:17,173 --> 01:11:19,807
and we work with our machinist
who are able to program
1551
01:11:19,809 --> 01:11:22,310
these machines that
will then cut the material
1552
01:11:22,312 --> 01:11:24,412
to make them a whole new one.
1553
01:11:24,414 --> 01:11:27,482
[chris] oh! That's a huge
hit right in the kisser.
1554
01:11:27,484 --> 01:11:31,452
We were able to use
the haaspital with autodesk
1555
01:11:31,454 --> 01:11:34,555
to make us some additional
skid pads for our robot.
1556
01:11:34,557 --> 01:11:36,924
Every time we go out,
we have one of these
1557
01:11:36,926 --> 01:11:38,293
underneath the weapon.
1558
01:11:38,295 --> 01:11:39,527
We tend to wear through them,
1559
01:11:39,529 --> 01:11:42,864
so you can see this is
a used one and this is one
1560
01:11:42,866 --> 01:11:44,999
of the ones that they've
already finished for us.
1561
01:11:45,001 --> 01:11:46,901
And we're gonna have a whole
pile of them to go through
1562
01:11:46,903 --> 01:11:48,603
every fight until the end now.
1563
01:11:48,605 --> 01:11:50,204
[man] there are lot
of fights happening
1564
01:11:50,206 --> 01:11:52,073
and a lot of parts get damaged
1565
01:11:52,075 --> 01:11:53,908
so we're here working
around the clock
1566
01:11:53,910 --> 01:11:56,110
to ensure that every
robot is ready to fight
1567
01:11:56,112 --> 01:11:57,378
after every fight.
1568
01:12:04,788 --> 01:12:07,055
[crowd cheering]
1569
01:12:08,892 --> 01:12:10,491
[chris] we are back
on battlebots
1570
01:12:10,493 --> 01:12:13,394
and it is time right now
for our main event.
1571
01:12:13,396 --> 01:12:15,096
Two 2-0 teams,
1572
01:12:15,098 --> 01:12:16,931
the champ is in the house,
1573
01:12:16,933 --> 01:12:20,401
end game taking on
jamison go and sawblaze.
1574
01:12:20,403 --> 01:12:23,504
But let's start with the bot
created by jack barker
1575
01:12:23,506 --> 01:12:24,739
and nick mabey.
1576
01:12:24,741 --> 01:12:26,507
And when you are
the defending champ,
1577
01:12:26,509 --> 01:12:29,243
sometimes people expect to
have maybe a soft schedule
1578
01:12:29,245 --> 01:12:30,411
to start out the next season.
1579
01:12:30,413 --> 01:12:31,579
No!
1580
01:12:31,581 --> 01:12:34,115
Start of the year
ko'ing hydra,
1581
01:12:34,117 --> 01:12:36,017
the last year's number one
overall seed
1582
01:12:36,019 --> 01:12:37,418
heading into the round of 32.
1583
01:12:37,420 --> 01:12:39,354
Then they knocked
out witch doctor,
1584
01:12:39,356 --> 01:12:41,389
who's the runner up in 2019.
1585
01:12:41,391 --> 01:12:43,558
These guys never complained
about their schedule.
1586
01:12:43,560 --> 01:12:46,461
They said, "we don't care,
we know we're good."
1587
01:12:46,463 --> 01:12:47,595
[kenny] yeah, that's right.
1588
01:12:47,597 --> 01:12:49,564
They've carried that
momentum from last season.
1589
01:12:49,566 --> 01:12:52,934
They're looking like world
champions again this year.
1590
01:12:52,936 --> 01:12:54,035
Very dominant.
1591
01:12:54,037 --> 01:12:55,336
[chris] as for sawblaze,
1592
01:12:55,338 --> 01:12:57,638
they've taken care of
the m and m boys so far,
1593
01:12:57,640 --> 01:13:00,608
minotaur and madcatter
in impressive fashion.
1594
01:13:00,610 --> 01:13:01,843
But jamison says,
1595
01:13:01,845 --> 01:13:04,545
"listen, when you're
taking on the champ,
1596
01:13:04,547 --> 01:13:07,749
you gotta be impressive
and you gotta knock 'em out
1597
01:13:07,751 --> 01:13:10,218
and then everybody will start
paying attention to you."
1598
01:13:10,220 --> 01:13:12,487
[kenny] yeah, jamison go
is on a mission this year
1599
01:13:12,489 --> 01:13:15,123
to win it all, the bot
is more durable
1600
01:13:15,125 --> 01:13:17,125
and the weapon is hitting
harder than ever
1601
01:13:17,127 --> 01:13:19,260
and they are coming
for the champs tonight.
1602
01:13:20,296 --> 01:13:21,562
You know, the schedule makers,
1603
01:13:21,564 --> 01:13:23,765
when they put the regular
season schedule out,
1604
01:13:23,767 --> 01:13:25,166
there's a few matchups
you circle
1605
01:13:25,168 --> 01:13:26,267
at the beginning of the year.
1606
01:13:26,269 --> 01:13:28,302
-[kenny chuckles]
-this is one of those.
1607
01:13:28,304 --> 01:13:32,006
It's end game, it's sawblaze
and it's right now.
1608
01:13:32,008 --> 01:13:33,007
Faruq.
1609
01:13:33,009 --> 01:13:35,510
[crowd cheering]
1610
01:13:38,248 --> 01:13:41,048
[faruq] ladies and gentlemen,
1611
01:13:41,050 --> 01:13:42,483
are you ready?
1612
01:13:42,485 --> 01:13:44,619
[crowd cheering]
1613
01:13:47,524 --> 01:13:51,759
it's time for the main event.
1614
01:13:51,761 --> 01:13:53,795
[crowd cheering]
1615
01:14:04,541 --> 01:14:06,808
[faruq] in the red square,
1616
01:14:06,810 --> 01:14:09,911
like chocolate and
peanut butter, mmm-hmm.
1617
01:14:09,913 --> 01:14:11,446
Or pb and j.
1618
01:14:11,448 --> 01:14:14,115
Two great tastes that
taste great together
1619
01:14:14,117 --> 01:14:16,684
can waste bots all day.
1620
01:14:16,686 --> 01:14:19,987
This potent pairing will make
you remember his name.
1621
01:14:19,989 --> 01:14:22,023
You got fire in my buzzsaw,
1622
01:14:22,025 --> 01:14:24,125
you got blade in my flame.
1623
01:14:24,127 --> 01:14:26,694
Here to cut you into
pieces like recess,
1624
01:14:26,696 --> 01:14:30,898
it's sawblaze!
1625
01:14:30,900 --> 01:14:33,034
[crowd cheering]
1626
01:14:36,272 --> 01:14:38,606
[chris] jamison go
and sawblaze knows that
1627
01:14:38,608 --> 01:14:42,810
everybody back in the pits
will be watching this tonight.
1628
01:14:42,812 --> 01:14:44,412
He is pumped up
1629
01:14:44,414 --> 01:14:46,514
and ready to take
on the champs.
1630
01:14:46,516 --> 01:14:49,417
[kenny] yeah, jamison go
is always motivated,
1631
01:14:49,419 --> 01:14:52,386
he'll never be happy until
he's the number one
1632
01:14:52,388 --> 01:14:55,790
bot in the world,
he's been close.
1633
01:14:55,792 --> 01:14:58,092
But man is he looking
good this season.
1634
01:15:06,002 --> 01:15:07,902
[faruq] in the blue square,
1635
01:15:07,904 --> 01:15:10,538
you can't kill a bot who
comes from new zealand.
1636
01:15:10,540 --> 01:15:13,574
You may eat a kiwi but
you can never beat 'em.
1637
01:15:13,576 --> 01:15:17,211
It's not australian,
it's australian adjacent.
1638
01:15:17,213 --> 01:15:19,647
And if you face him,
just forfeit,
1639
01:15:19,649 --> 01:15:21,482
let him kill your replacement.
1640
01:15:21,484 --> 01:15:24,285
It's end game!
1641
01:15:24,287 --> 01:15:26,454
[crowd cheering]
1642
01:15:29,025 --> 01:15:32,093
[chris] has end game
bought into its own hype?
1643
01:15:32,095 --> 01:15:34,962
[kenny] absolutely.
[laughs]
1644
01:15:34,964 --> 01:15:36,497
[chris] and why not, man.
1645
01:15:36,499 --> 01:15:40,568
That bot is just as
destructive as anyone here.
1646
01:15:40,570 --> 01:15:42,603
[kenny] that may be
an understatement, chris.
1647
01:15:42,605 --> 01:15:45,473
Eight of their last nine wins
have come via the knockout
1648
01:15:45,475 --> 01:15:48,509
and check out the long forks
on the front of end game.
1649
01:15:48,511 --> 01:15:50,111
This team knows the importance
1650
01:15:50,113 --> 01:15:52,079
of winning the battle
for low ground
1651
01:15:52,081 --> 01:15:54,382
in a high stakes fight
like this one.
1652
01:16:04,594 --> 01:16:05,960
[chris] and for more
on this matchup,
1653
01:16:05,962 --> 01:16:07,762
let's bring in
our bot whisperer.
1654
01:16:07,764 --> 01:16:11,198
Pete, what is gonna make
sawblaze go tonight?
1655
01:16:11,200 --> 01:16:13,534
Well, the big difference
between this sawblaze
1656
01:16:13,536 --> 01:16:15,036
that it is from last year
1657
01:16:15,038 --> 01:16:17,572
is they've added what
they call, the cheeks.
1658
01:16:17,574 --> 01:16:20,841
On the edges, on the sides
are these very thick
1659
01:16:20,843 --> 01:16:23,311
uhmw pieces of plastic
1660
01:16:23,313 --> 01:16:26,180
that are designed to take
impacts from spinners,
1661
01:16:26,182 --> 01:16:28,783
whether they're
horizontal or vertical.
1662
01:16:28,785 --> 01:16:30,418
Now, if you look at end game,
1663
01:16:30,420 --> 01:16:33,521
they've gone back to an
older disconfiguration,
1664
01:16:33,523 --> 01:16:36,624
in which their weapon
belts are less exposed
1665
01:16:36,626 --> 01:16:40,428
and should be more protected
against strikes from above.
1666
01:16:40,430 --> 01:16:43,364
And that's gonna be
one key to winning this match,
1667
01:16:43,366 --> 01:16:47,001
is keeping sawblaze
from cutting those belts.
1668
01:16:47,003 --> 01:16:48,369
[chris] it's gonna be
a great one,
1669
01:16:48,371 --> 01:16:50,004
there's no question about it.
1670
01:16:50,006 --> 01:16:53,474
End game got a little old
school with its weapon,
1671
01:16:53,476 --> 01:16:56,310
jamison go and sawblaze
are ready to show that
1672
01:16:56,312 --> 01:16:58,045
"we're not the new
kids on the block
1673
01:16:58,047 --> 01:17:00,548
but we might be
the new number one."
1674
01:17:04,320 --> 01:17:06,020
[announcer] robots activate.
1675
01:17:06,022 --> 01:17:08,122
[crowd cheering]
1676
01:17:18,067 --> 01:17:20,534
[announcer] red team, ready?
1677
01:17:20,536 --> 01:17:21,969
We're in the end game now.
1678
01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:24,038
[crowd cheering]
1679
01:17:27,577 --> 01:17:29,677
[announcer] blue team, ready?
1680
01:17:48,131 --> 01:17:50,197
Gotta beat the best
to be the best.
1681
01:17:50,199 --> 01:17:51,532
Damn straight.
1682
01:17:53,302 --> 01:17:55,269
We got this.
1683
01:17:55,271 --> 01:17:57,638
[crowd chanting] fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight!
1684
01:18:05,314 --> 01:18:08,349
[chris] let the
bot battle begin.
1685
01:18:08,351 --> 01:18:10,885
The bots meet in
the center of the box.
1686
01:18:10,887 --> 01:18:14,021
Sawblaze shows
end game its back side.
1687
01:18:14,023 --> 01:18:17,024
Oh, my goodness!
1688
01:18:17,026 --> 01:18:19,293
Are you kidding me?
1689
01:18:20,363 --> 01:18:22,296
A miscalculation,
1690
01:18:22,298 --> 01:18:24,465
end game took
full advantage of it.
1691
01:18:24,467 --> 01:18:27,334
[referee] nine, eight, seven--
1692
01:18:27,336 --> 01:18:30,571
[chris] all jamison go
can do is laugh.
1693
01:18:30,573 --> 01:18:34,175
[referee] three, two,
one, knock out.
1694
01:18:34,177 --> 01:18:36,310
[buzzer sounds]
1695
01:18:36,312 --> 01:18:39,013
[chris] pain is palpable.
1696
01:18:39,015 --> 01:18:41,782
'cause he's done
in 29 seconds,
1697
01:18:41,784 --> 01:18:44,051
courtesy of the champ.
1698
01:18:44,387 --> 01:18:45,553
Wow!
1699
01:18:51,160 --> 01:18:52,693
So, what did you learn?
1700
01:18:52,695 --> 01:18:56,230
I think kenny learned,
do not turn your back
1701
01:18:56,232 --> 01:18:57,832
on a world champion.
1702
01:18:57,834 --> 01:19:00,101
[kenny] no, they will
take full advantage of it.
1703
01:19:00,103 --> 01:19:02,570
I mean, that is literally
the fight right there.
1704
01:19:02,572 --> 01:19:04,305
Jamison got exposed
1705
01:19:04,307 --> 01:19:07,074
and end game went
right there for the kill.
1706
01:19:07,076 --> 01:19:09,343
[chris] and you know,
sometimes, bots try
1707
01:19:09,345 --> 01:19:11,712
and flip another one
out of the arena,
1708
01:19:11,714 --> 01:19:13,981
I don't think that's the case
with end game,
1709
01:19:13,983 --> 01:19:16,083
it was just the end result.
1710
01:19:19,055 --> 01:19:21,188
Nick mabey, jack barker.
1711
01:19:21,190 --> 01:19:23,324
-Hey.
-What took you so long?
1712
01:19:23,326 --> 01:19:26,527
I'm sorry, you know,
he did a couple of spins,
1713
01:19:26,529 --> 01:19:28,996
we were a bit late
in there, you know.
1714
01:19:28,998 --> 01:19:32,066
Yeah, we just got behind him
and just decided to sand him,
1715
01:19:32,068 --> 01:19:34,101
you know, we weren't trying to
send him out but we just
1716
01:19:34,103 --> 01:19:35,803
had him in our grasp
and just drive him forward
1717
01:19:35,805 --> 01:19:37,171
and that's where
he ended up, so.
1718
01:19:37,173 --> 01:19:40,841
That is by far not how I saw
this match ending at all.
1719
01:19:40,843 --> 01:19:42,843
I was prepared to go,
1720
01:19:42,845 --> 01:19:45,479
to go, like, minutes
of beating on each other.
1721
01:19:45,481 --> 01:19:48,082
What did you expected and what
do you think happened
1722
01:19:48,084 --> 01:19:49,950
to jamison out there?
1723
01:19:49,952 --> 01:19:52,620
I don't know, he just
exposed his back to us
1724
01:19:52,622 --> 01:19:55,122
and, I mean, we have
to take advantage of it.
1725
01:19:55,124 --> 01:19:58,225
Yeah, I think looking at how
much top armor we have on,
1726
01:19:58,227 --> 01:20:00,561
tells you how we
expected that to go.
1727
01:20:00,563 --> 01:20:02,429
[chris] so, three
fights this year,
1728
01:20:03,299 --> 01:20:07,268
hydra, witch doctor, sawblaze.
1729
01:20:07,270 --> 01:20:09,637
You have knocked them all out.
1730
01:20:09,639 --> 01:20:12,206
[crowd cheering]
1731
01:20:12,208 --> 01:20:15,976
have you impressed
even yourselves?
1732
01:20:17,046 --> 01:20:20,314
Ah... We always
knew we could do it.
1733
01:20:20,316 --> 01:20:22,316
[all laughing]
1734
01:20:22,318 --> 01:20:23,984
look, the robot's
performing well.
1735
01:20:23,986 --> 01:20:25,452
We put a lot
of effort in this year
1736
01:20:25,454 --> 01:20:27,388
and a lot of work, the whole
team's been working so hard,
1737
01:20:27,390 --> 01:20:30,624
so you know, to take three
wins in the pre-season
1738
01:20:30,626 --> 01:20:31,792
is the first time
we've done that,
1739
01:20:31,794 --> 01:20:33,260
we're absolutely
stoked to do that.
1740
01:20:33,262 --> 01:20:34,762
Anything from here,
1741
01:20:34,764 --> 01:20:36,764
we're gonna be trying
our hardest again.
1742
01:20:36,766 --> 01:20:38,365
But, you know, we can go
home happy now, I think.
1743
01:20:38,367 --> 01:20:41,735
Yeah, yeah. We've been
working like late into night,
1744
01:20:41,737 --> 01:20:43,938
early in the morning for
these last couple days
1745
01:20:43,940 --> 01:20:47,174
and it feels really
good it's paying off.
1746
01:20:47,176 --> 01:20:49,276
Any question, you guys are
gonna be the one seed
1747
01:20:49,278 --> 01:20:50,578
in that round of 32?
1748
01:20:50,580 --> 01:20:51,912
Nah.
1749
01:20:51,914 --> 01:20:54,748
I think a quick knockout
against sawblaze gives
us that.
1750
01:20:55,651 --> 01:20:57,418
All right, guys,
congratulations.
1751
01:20:57,420 --> 01:20:58,485
Thank you.
1752
01:20:59,288 --> 01:21:01,355
[crowd cheering]
1753
01:21:03,259 --> 01:21:04,792
[chris] ah, jamison?
1754
01:21:04,794 --> 01:21:07,094
-I hear no bell.
-[laughs]
1755
01:21:07,096 --> 01:21:09,597
let's go, I want
a rematch, right now.
1756
01:21:09,599 --> 01:21:12,199
[crowd cheering]
1757
01:21:15,204 --> 01:21:18,305
well, that was kind of
freakish, what happened?
1758
01:21:18,307 --> 01:21:20,541
We tried to take
position early on,
1759
01:21:20,543 --> 01:21:22,476
got caught on the kill saw.
1760
01:21:22,478 --> 01:21:24,411
So, after that,
just trying to get around,
1761
01:21:24,413 --> 01:21:26,780
he did a little hot maneuver.
1762
01:21:26,782 --> 01:21:29,984
And our plan was to, well,
I'm not gonna tell him now
1763
01:21:29,986 --> 01:21:31,318
'cause we're gonna
have a rematch.
1764
01:21:31,320 --> 01:21:33,921
But it didn't work.
1765
01:21:33,923 --> 01:21:36,457
And then they used the
arena to their advantage.
1766
01:21:36,459 --> 01:21:39,927
So, the holes
aren't meant for us.
1767
01:21:39,929 --> 01:21:43,530
I know you wanted to use this
as a learning opportunity,
1768
01:21:43,532 --> 01:21:45,532
what did you learn
about end game?
1769
01:21:47,003 --> 01:21:49,103
Ah, I learned that
1770
01:21:49,105 --> 01:21:51,338
sawblaze can fly.
1771
01:21:51,340 --> 01:21:53,807
I learned that their
spinner can hit.
1772
01:21:53,809 --> 01:21:57,177
And... I learned that
1773
01:21:57,179 --> 01:21:59,246
I really wanna take
'em out even more.
1774
01:21:59,248 --> 01:22:00,414
[all chuckling]
1775
01:22:02,551 --> 01:22:05,719
jamison, hopefully,
somewhere down the line,
1776
01:22:05,721 --> 01:22:08,155
you'll have that shot.
Thanks as always.
1777
01:22:09,191 --> 01:22:10,190
Thanks.
1778
01:22:10,192 --> 01:22:12,326
[crowd cheering]
1779
01:22:19,335 --> 01:22:22,069
oh, kenny, it's a good
thing that jack barker
1780
01:22:22,071 --> 01:22:25,272
and nick mabey of end game
don't get paid by the minute
1781
01:22:25,274 --> 01:22:27,541
because they'll be dirt poor.
1782
01:22:27,543 --> 01:22:29,276
That was an
unbelievable finish
1783
01:22:29,278 --> 01:22:30,678
in less than 30 seconds.
1784
01:22:30,680 --> 01:22:33,080
[kenny] just crazy, you know,
they faced a murderous road
1785
01:22:33,082 --> 01:22:34,181
this season, so far,
1786
01:22:34,183 --> 01:22:36,517
and just, all knockouts,
I mean, they've been
1787
01:22:36,519 --> 01:22:39,386
so dominant, just amazing
what they've done.
1788
01:22:39,388 --> 01:22:41,055
They took full advantage
of sawblaze
1789
01:22:41,057 --> 01:22:42,990
and that is a tremendous team.
1790
01:22:42,992 --> 01:22:44,425
[chris] big picture
here tonight,
1791
01:22:44,427 --> 01:22:46,427
you saw tombstone
take care of business,
1792
01:22:46,429 --> 01:22:49,563
ribbot improved to a 3-0,
so good for them.
1793
01:22:49,565 --> 01:22:51,398
But we have the upset
1794
01:22:51,400 --> 01:22:52,900
not only of the season,
1795
01:22:52,902 --> 01:22:57,404
but maybe since we started
watching this thing in 2015.
1796
01:22:57,406 --> 01:23:00,574
Glitch, in just its
second ever fight,
1797
01:23:00,576 --> 01:23:02,309
ko of hydra.
1798
01:23:02,311 --> 01:23:04,545
[kenny] might be
the upset of the season
1799
01:23:04,547 --> 01:23:06,847
and the comeback
of the season as well.
1800
01:23:06,849 --> 01:23:08,182
They got flipped
up in the air,
1801
01:23:08,184 --> 01:23:09,650
it looked like they were
gonna get knocked out,
1802
01:23:09,652 --> 01:23:11,852
they came back
and got the knock out
1803
01:23:11,854 --> 01:23:13,420
over hydra, just unbelievable.
1804
01:23:13,422 --> 01:23:16,457
[chris] as always, this was
a ton of fun to watch.
1805
01:23:16,459 --> 01:23:17,891
For faruq,
1806
01:23:17,893 --> 01:23:20,160
our bit whisperer, pete,
my man, kenny florian,
1807
01:23:20,162 --> 01:23:22,162
I'm chris rose,
I'll see you next time
1808
01:23:22,164 --> 01:23:23,497
here on battlebots.
1809
01:23:23,499 --> 01:23:25,532
[crowd cheering]