1 00:00:02,803 --> 00:00:04,236 [robotic voice] robots activate! 2 00:00:10,478 --> 00:00:13,078 [applauding] 3 00:00:20,654 --> 00:00:23,956 Hey, everyone, and welcome to the final countdown, 4 00:00:23,958 --> 00:00:29,762 Leave it all on the table, tournament selection episode of battlebots. 5 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:32,765 [cheering and applauding] 6 00:00:32,767 --> 00:00:35,768 I'm chris rose, joined as always by ufc legend 7 00:00:35,770 --> 00:00:39,038 And the best damned robot combat analyst in the entire world, 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,939 Say hello to kenny florian. 9 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:42,474 [cheering and applauding] 10 00:00:42,476 --> 00:00:45,411 [kenny] thanks, chris. Tonight is do or die, 11 00:00:45,413 --> 00:00:49,748 Because the final spots in this year's tournament are on the line. 12 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:51,683 These teams have to leave it all on the box, 13 00:00:51,685 --> 00:00:55,320 Or they may walk out of the arena with a difficult seeding, 14 00:00:55,322 --> 00:00:59,425 Or worse, their battlebots dreams in the rear-view mirror. 15 00:00:59,427 --> 00:01:03,629 [chris] that's right, our machine-melting, bot-busting season 16 00:01:03,631 --> 00:01:06,331 Has all been building up to this. 17 00:01:06,333 --> 00:01:09,401 It's the final qualifying fight card, 18 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:13,038 And at the end of the night, we will show you the tournament bracket 19 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,374 And announce who's in and who's out 20 00:01:15,376 --> 00:01:20,579 Of the 2021 battlebots world championship. 21 00:01:20,581 --> 00:01:25,984 The historic single-elimination competition is where legends are made, 22 00:01:25,986 --> 00:01:28,821 As the world's top teams go head to head 23 00:01:28,823 --> 00:01:34,059 For a chance to hoist the most geometrically correct trophy in all of sports, 24 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:36,095 The giant nut. 25 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,364 [cheering and applauding] 26 00:01:39,366 --> 00:01:42,601 [chris] now, there are only 32 spots available, 27 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:48,273 And so far, 25 teams are sporting records with at least two wins. 28 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:50,642 You have to imagine we'll see them in the tournament, 29 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:55,647 Which means there are precious few spots left up for grabs. 30 00:01:55,649 --> 00:01:58,750 [kenny] now, bots that ended their season at one and two, 31 00:01:58,752 --> 00:02:00,686 Like last year's top seed, hydra, 32 00:02:00,688 --> 00:02:05,224 Aren't necessarily out, but they are certainly on the tournament bubble. 33 00:02:06,093 --> 00:02:08,727 [chris] and that brings us to tonight's fight card. 34 00:02:08,729 --> 00:02:11,063 These seven matchups 35 00:02:11,065 --> 00:02:15,134 Will help determine the final spots in this year's bracket. 36 00:02:15,136 --> 00:02:16,135 [kenny] that's right, chris. 37 00:02:16,137 --> 00:02:19,671 Of the 14 bots fighting tonight, ten are 1-1. 38 00:02:19,673 --> 00:02:24,042 For those teams, that means it's win and you're in. 39 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,381 [chris] we'll get into each matchup as the night goes on, 40 00:02:29,383 --> 00:02:33,752 But we have a high-stakes brawl on deck to kick things off. 41 00:02:33,754 --> 00:02:36,788 Justin marple, and the viciously violent bloodsport, 42 00:02:36,790 --> 00:02:39,725 Will try to hunt down and destroy 43 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:43,162 The fastest robot in the field, claw viper. 44 00:02:43,164 --> 00:02:47,065 The winner secures their spot in the round of 32. 45 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:48,934 You guys ready? 46 00:02:48,936 --> 00:02:52,004 [cheering and applauding] 47 00:02:52,006 --> 00:02:54,072 Faruq, take it away! 48 00:02:54,408 --> 00:02:56,108 [cheering and applauding] 49 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:58,911 [faruq] ladies and gentlemen, 50 00:02:58,913 --> 00:03:04,950 Are you ready? It's robot-fighting time! 51 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:09,388 [cheering and applauding] 52 00:03:13,928 --> 00:03:16,428 [faruq] in the red square, 53 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:19,431 When his bar crushes you, you'll land with a thud. 54 00:03:19,433 --> 00:03:23,502 You'll be dead, but he may be positive we can donate your blood. 55 00:03:23,504 --> 00:03:24,836 Who does he wanna face? 56 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:27,940 Don't even sweat it, his blood type's o negative, 57 00:03:27,942 --> 00:03:30,042 Which means anybody can get it. 58 00:03:30,044 --> 00:03:33,579 Give it up for bloodsport! 59 00:03:33,581 --> 00:03:37,082 [cheering and applauding] 60 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:42,754 [chris] here's justin marple and bloodsport 61 00:03:42,756 --> 00:03:46,491 Looking to punch their way into the tournament with a big win tonight. 62 00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:49,528 You like the blade choice for this one, kenny? 63 00:03:49,530 --> 00:03:53,465 [kenny] I do. At 48 inches, this is bloodsport's longest bar, 64 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:57,035 And it's designed to carve out chunks of an opponent's armor. 65 00:03:57,037 --> 00:03:59,304 The extra reach should come in handy tonight, though, 66 00:03:59,306 --> 00:04:04,142 Because for claw viper to attack, they need to get close to bloodsport. 67 00:04:04,144 --> 00:04:08,280 So, justin marple just needs to get spun up before that happens. 68 00:04:09,083 --> 00:04:11,316 [fans chanting] 69 00:04:11,685 --> 00:04:13,919 [faruq] in the blue square, 70 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:16,555 Let's get to the next fight. I know you all wanna. 71 00:04:16,557 --> 00:04:19,691 This bot's from seattle, the home of nirvana. 72 00:04:19,693 --> 00:04:22,794 Come as you are, and he'll kick your behind. 73 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:27,032 When it's your turn to face him, you'll say, "never mind." 74 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:30,135 When the lights go on, he's more dangerous. 75 00:04:30,137 --> 00:04:32,804 It's claw viper! 76 00:04:32,806 --> 00:04:35,107 [cheering and applauding] 77 00:04:35,609 --> 00:04:38,243 [chris] team claw viper. 78 00:04:38,245 --> 00:04:42,614 Captain kevin milczewski on the right there, with the goatee. 79 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:46,718 Knocked out the rookie, pardon my french, and got ko'd by black dragon. 80 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,688 How do they matchup with bloodsport, kenny? 81 00:04:49,690 --> 00:04:52,691 [kenny] well, they need a win to get in the round of 32, 82 00:04:52,693 --> 00:04:55,627 And this matchup is made for claw viper. 83 00:04:55,629 --> 00:04:57,462 They're one of the few bots quick enough 84 00:04:57,464 --> 00:05:00,899 To actually track down and control bloodsport. 85 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:05,704 However, claw viper's arms are made from uhmw plastic, 86 00:05:05,706 --> 00:05:07,572 So, if bloodsport's able to spin up, 87 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:12,044 We're looking at a warm knife-through-butter situation here. 88 00:05:14,715 --> 00:05:18,517 Tonight's match we're gonna use a traditional, uh, just two wedgelets in the front. 89 00:05:18,519 --> 00:05:20,051 We did play around with some forks, 90 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:22,587 But we think it might just be... It might not allow us to self-right. 91 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:24,556 We've never really fought anyone like this before 92 00:05:24,558 --> 00:05:25,590 So, it's gonna be an interesting challenge. 93 00:05:25,592 --> 00:05:27,659 They are a really fast-grabbing robot. 94 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:30,862 It's gonna be a challenging, uh, driving match. 95 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:33,598 We think we're gonna beat bloodsport, because our armor is shock mounted to the robot. 96 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:34,900 It's not direct-attached. 97 00:05:34,902 --> 00:05:37,569 We're gonna have to take a hit from him, to stop his blade, 98 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:40,439 But it's not directly connected to our electronics or motors. 99 00:05:40,441 --> 00:05:45,544 There's things that can give, flex, and keep it from breaking our robot. 100 00:05:45,546 --> 00:05:48,980 So, we can come back for another hit and suplex him just like everybody else. 101 00:05:52,119 --> 00:05:53,952 [robotic voice] robots activate! 102 00:05:55,756 --> 00:05:58,590 [chris] and you can see claw vipers' minibot, hatchling there. 103 00:05:58,592 --> 00:06:02,260 Kenny, they think it could be a real factor tonight, huh? 104 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:05,797 [kenny] yeah, it's lower than bloodsport's blade and heavily magnetized. 105 00:06:05,799 --> 00:06:09,601 So, they think they can actually use it to get under their opponent, 106 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:12,404 And set up claw viper for a grab and suplex. 107 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:14,940 Big dreams for a little bot. 108 00:06:15,843 --> 00:06:18,009 Make sure you've got the right directions set. 109 00:06:19,012 --> 00:06:23,315 [audience cheering] 110 00:06:25,018 --> 00:06:26,985 [robotic voice] blue team ready? 111 00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:32,157 [fans cheering] 112 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:45,170 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 113 00:06:45,172 --> 00:06:46,438 [chris] bloodsport. 114 00:06:46,506 --> 00:06:47,939 Claw viper. 115 00:06:48,409 --> 00:06:51,977 A ticket to the world championship tournament is on the line. 116 00:06:51,979 --> 00:06:56,681 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 117 00:06:56,683 --> 00:06:58,250 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 118 00:07:00,454 --> 00:07:02,087 Both bots circling around. 119 00:07:02,089 --> 00:07:05,957 Whoa! The minibot hatchling gets slapped into the screws. 120 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:07,592 [crowd yelling] 121 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:10,061 It's chopped and claw back just lost an arm. 122 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:12,397 Garbage grappling system, I believe, kenny. 123 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:14,166 [kenny] that's his kick, chris. 124 00:07:14,168 --> 00:07:16,935 [chris] oh, gosh! This movie may no longer be suitable 125 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:20,005 For children under the age of 13. 126 00:07:20,808 --> 00:07:22,507 [kenny] yeah, that grabber is gone. 127 00:07:22,509 --> 00:07:23,809 Not a good way to start here. 128 00:07:23,811 --> 00:07:26,778 Claw viper reduced to being a push bot here. 129 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,047 Still has those front forks. 130 00:07:29,416 --> 00:07:30,549 [chris] that is bad, bad news. 131 00:07:30,551 --> 00:07:32,451 That means he's gotta stay at bloodsport, 132 00:07:32,453 --> 00:07:35,387 Before bloodsport fires up that weapon to full capacity. 133 00:07:35,389 --> 00:07:36,855 -But that's already happened. -[crashing] 134 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:40,792 Boom! More of it just hit one of the lights. 135 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:42,828 -It's on the bar. Oh, gosh! -[crashing] 136 00:07:42,830 --> 00:07:45,230 [kenny] oh, my goodness. 137 00:07:45,232 --> 00:07:50,101 He is chopping claw viper to bits, piece by piece. 138 00:07:50,904 --> 00:07:51,402 [crashing] 139 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:52,804 [crowd gasping] 140 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:56,708 [chris] huge head-on collision, but great wedgework by claw viper. 141 00:07:56,710 --> 00:08:00,679 [kenny] you know claw viper is very fast, but bloodsport isn't slow, man. 142 00:08:00,681 --> 00:08:03,482 Its arm's going around pretty quickly as well. 143 00:08:03,484 --> 00:08:05,417 -[chris] but here comes claw viper... -[crashing] 144 00:08:05,419 --> 00:08:07,953 Pushing bloodsport, driving it into the corner, 145 00:08:07,955 --> 00:08:11,990 Saying, "I don't need that stinking lifter to mix it up with you, pal." 146 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:13,391 Great bit of control there. 147 00:08:13,961 --> 00:08:15,827 [crowd gasping] 148 00:08:15,829 --> 00:08:18,463 Wow! What a great job by claw viper, 149 00:08:18,465 --> 00:08:21,399 Almost knocking bloodsport out of the arena. 150 00:08:21,401 --> 00:08:25,670 [kenny] kevin staying very aggressive with that wedge. 151 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:28,840 Trying to take out that primary weapon of bloodsport. 152 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:33,078 [chris] and kenny, even though that grappler is gone, 153 00:08:33,413 --> 00:08:36,281 Claw viper's speed has become a weapon. 154 00:08:36,283 --> 00:08:38,750 [kenny] yeah, no question about it. And chris, it looks to me 155 00:08:38,752 --> 00:08:42,988 Like kevin is purposely giving bloodsport space to spin up now. 156 00:08:42,990 --> 00:08:44,890 Maybe looking to try and break that weapon 157 00:08:44,892 --> 00:08:48,026 By upending the bot at full speed. 158 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:51,563 [chris] closing in on the one-minute mark. 159 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:55,767 [kenny] that top bomber now on claw viper is being chewed away. 160 00:08:55,769 --> 00:08:58,169 You can see the electronics exposed there. 161 00:08:58,472 --> 00:09:00,071 [chris] but look at this. 162 00:09:00,741 --> 00:09:03,174 Claw viper right on top of bloodsport, trying to take him for a ride. 163 00:09:03,176 --> 00:09:05,310 Does so into the screws. 164 00:09:05,312 --> 00:09:09,514 [kenny] claw viper staying aggressive and showing some insane durability. 165 00:09:09,516 --> 00:09:14,252 [chris] can claw viper overcome the loss of its primary weapon? 166 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:18,123 Always a major contributing factor on the judges' scorecards, 167 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:22,193 And remember, a spot in this year's tournament is on the line. 168 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:24,429 Come on! Give me more! 169 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:25,931 [kenny laughs] 170 00:09:25,933 --> 00:09:27,232 [chris] thirty seconds to go. 171 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:29,868 Another big shot from claw viper. 172 00:09:29,870 --> 00:09:33,538 Bloodsport has taken out claw viper's lifter, its minibot, 173 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:35,507 And peeled back that top armor 174 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:39,911 And its spinner is still cranking, kenny florian. 175 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:43,782 [kenny] yeah, claw viper doing everything it can to try and break that weapon, 176 00:09:43,784 --> 00:09:45,951 But no luck so far. 177 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:48,853 [chris] there's ten seconds to go in this. 178 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:52,023 So, the bots will go the distance. 179 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:55,794 Absolutely impressive performance by both robots. 180 00:09:55,796 --> 00:09:56,728 [buzzer rings] 181 00:09:56,730 --> 00:09:57,929 With so much on the line. 182 00:09:58,332 --> 00:10:00,532 [audience cheering] 183 00:10:00,534 --> 00:10:03,768 Oh! All right. So, now we turn things over to the judges. 184 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:08,807 All three are former battlebots participants. 185 00:10:08,809 --> 00:10:12,277 You got derek young, jason bardis and lisa winter. 186 00:10:12,613 --> 00:10:14,079 That was nuts! 187 00:10:16,416 --> 00:10:18,817 [chris] kenny, this fight did not disappoint. 188 00:10:18,819 --> 00:10:22,654 [kenny] no. Both drivers really went for it here. 189 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:26,391 That horizontal spinning blade from bloodsport... Ah! 190 00:10:26,393 --> 00:10:28,159 [mimicking royalty] off with his head. 191 00:10:28,161 --> 00:10:29,828 [kenny] you know they say to kill a snake you gotta cut off the head? 192 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:31,129 That's not true, apparently. 193 00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:33,498 [chris] not in battlebots it's not. 194 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:37,736 [kenny] my goodness, the durability of claw viper was something to watch here. 195 00:10:37,738 --> 00:10:40,805 That shock-mounted armor really paid off. 196 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:45,543 Claw viper able to take a ton of punishment from bloodsport. 197 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:47,345 [chris] even without its primary weapon, 198 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:51,282 Claw viper used its speed to keep the pressure on. 199 00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:55,620 It nearly knocked bloodsport over the rails and out of the arena. 200 00:10:55,622 --> 00:11:00,425 Somehow, bloodsport righted itself and was actually ready for more. 201 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:03,528 [kenny] yeah, both bots so aggressive in this one, 202 00:11:03,530 --> 00:11:06,898 But this really was a nightmare matchup for bloodsport. 203 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:09,501 Claw viper dictated the action for long stretches, 204 00:11:09,503 --> 00:11:12,804 But when you consider the loss of that primary weapon, 205 00:11:12,806 --> 00:11:16,508 Bloodsport is probably going to win the damage category. 206 00:11:16,510 --> 00:11:18,743 Will that be enough to put them over the top? 207 00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:21,279 [chris] let's find out. Here's faruq. 208 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:27,118 The results from the judges are in. 209 00:11:27,421 --> 00:11:30,355 [audience cheering] 210 00:11:31,992 --> 00:11:35,260 The winner by unanimous decision is... 211 00:11:38,899 --> 00:11:41,132 Bloodsport! 212 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:44,135 [audience applauding] 213 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:50,341 [cheering] 214 00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:55,947 All right, justin, you can exhale. 215 00:11:56,783 --> 00:11:57,615 Were you sweatin' it out? 216 00:11:57,617 --> 00:11:59,317 Oh, yeah. What a match! 217 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:02,654 They just kept going. I was giving them hit after hit, after hit. 218 00:12:02,656 --> 00:12:06,691 And, like, I saw batteries visible in the bot, like, as I was driving around. 219 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,060 And it was still going. It was unbelievable. 220 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:12,897 Justin, a season ago, you kind of shocked the battlebots world. 221 00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:15,567 Unbeaten regular season number two overall seed, 222 00:12:15,569 --> 00:12:18,870 So everybody was gunning for you come the round of 32. 223 00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:21,740 Now you'll go in probably somewhere middle of the pack. 224 00:12:21,742 --> 00:12:23,875 Do you think you can shock the world? 225 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:25,744 I think so. We're going for the nut. 226 00:12:25,746 --> 00:12:26,678 [audience cheers] 227 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:29,247 Sounds good enough for me. 228 00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:31,950 Justin marple, congratulations to you and team bloodsport. 229 00:12:31,952 --> 00:12:33,151 Thank you. 230 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:38,423 [audience applauds and chants] 231 00:12:42,596 --> 00:12:46,731 [chris] so, team bloodsport punches its ticket to the round of 32. 232 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:48,466 They may not get a top-ten seed, 233 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:52,737 But this is not a squad you wanna face in the tournament. 234 00:12:52,739 --> 00:12:57,675 And for claw viper, we'll see if they can sneak in at one or two, 235 00:12:57,677 --> 00:13:01,980 But either way, a much-improved season for kevin milczewski. 236 00:13:02,682 --> 00:13:06,184 The slicing and dicing is just getting started, folks. 237 00:13:06,186 --> 00:13:08,520 Get your popcorn ready because up next, 238 00:13:08,522 --> 00:13:11,956 The craziest character in the entire sport, 239 00:13:12,425 --> 00:13:15,894 Martin mason and his bot madcatter 240 00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:18,997 Take on the knox family and rampage. 241 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:22,233 Don't go anywhere! 242 00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:30,809 [audience cheering] 243 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:32,610 [chris] back on battlebots, 244 00:13:32,612 --> 00:13:35,747 And kenny, it's been a while since we've seen madcatter, 245 00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:39,384 Engineered by the crazy man, his words, not mine. 246 00:13:39,386 --> 00:13:42,887 Martin mason and his college students, 247 00:13:42,889 --> 00:13:48,760 They are one and one with a big win over yeti, and a tough loss to sawblaze. 248 00:13:48,762 --> 00:13:51,095 This team is a heavy favorite tonight, 249 00:13:51,097 --> 00:13:53,598 But they cannot afford to mess around, kenny. 250 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,366 [kenny] absolutely not. 251 00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:59,737 If martin wants a higher seed he needs a decisive victory here. 252 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:03,641 We always say it's not just who you beat, but how you beat them. 253 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:06,678 And after such a long break between fights, 254 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:09,447 I'm wondering if we're gonna see any rust from madcatter. 255 00:14:11,184 --> 00:14:13,751 Taking on the family affair of rampage, 256 00:14:13,753 --> 00:14:16,254 Captained by 16-year-old daniel knox. 257 00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:19,424 He's got a bunch of siblings. His parents are here. 258 00:14:19,426 --> 00:14:23,862 Now, they lost an unaired fight to retrograde earlier this year, 259 00:14:23,864 --> 00:14:26,464 So, they're still looking for their first career win here 260 00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,233 In their sophomore season. 261 00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:32,770 This is your classic david versus goliath matchup, kenny. 262 00:14:32,772 --> 00:14:36,074 But could we see a buster douglas take down mike tyson here? 263 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:37,508 That's the question. 264 00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:40,111 [kenny] well, anything can happen in the battlebox, chris. 265 00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:42,013 This would be an all-time upset, 266 00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:47,018 But every once in a while, the sun shines on an underdog's behind. 267 00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:48,987 Let's see if they can pull it off. 268 00:14:48,989 --> 00:14:49,954 Faruq? 269 00:14:50,023 --> 00:14:52,557 [audience applauding] 270 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:56,995 In the red square from pomona, california, 271 00:14:56,997 --> 00:15:01,099 Pressing paws on your plans for victory, and your neck, 272 00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:04,802 It's madcatter. 273 00:15:04,804 --> 00:15:06,771 [cheering and applauding] 274 00:15:06,773 --> 00:15:08,907 [chris] martin mason, a robotics professor 275 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:13,011 At mt. San antonio college in california. 276 00:15:13,013 --> 00:15:15,680 This team, it's made up of both his current and his former students, 277 00:15:15,682 --> 00:15:20,084 And, yes, martin mason loves the camera. 278 00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:25,390 [kenny] martin is locked in as always, but take a look at that red-blue paw. 279 00:15:25,392 --> 00:15:29,394 Under it is a uhmw lifter arm, 280 00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:33,398 And they wanna use that to feed rampage into their vertical disk 281 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:34,933 And send it flying. 282 00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:38,002 Do not expect the madman to go easy. 283 00:15:38,004 --> 00:15:39,804 -Yeah! -[cheering] 284 00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:41,739 Whoo! 285 00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:43,441 [faruq] in the blue square... 286 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:46,778 This bot's captain is a gen z killer, 287 00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:51,215 So he'll shut you down, and do a fortnite dance on your grave... 288 00:15:52,185 --> 00:15:52,717 [crowd cheering] 289 00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:55,153 It's rampage! 290 00:15:55,155 --> 00:15:59,590 -[cheering] -[chris] that-a-way, my man! How do I order that skin? 291 00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:04,662 -That is a great one. -[kenny] good faruq, he's got more moves than u-haul. 292 00:16:04,664 --> 00:16:06,698 [chris] 16-year-old captain daniel knox 293 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,599 Is holding the controller there, 294 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:12,437 Lost an unaired fight earlier this season to retrograde, 295 00:16:12,439 --> 00:16:15,540 So what is rampage bringing to the table here, kenny? 296 00:16:15,542 --> 00:16:18,943 [kenny] well, it's a disc spinner with a super wide plow 297 00:16:18,945 --> 00:16:22,647 And every inch of this bot was custom built by the family. 298 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:25,883 Do they need a miracle to win? Sure. 299 00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:28,086 Is that gonna stop them from thinking they got a shot? 300 00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:30,088 Of course not. 301 00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:33,157 [cheering and clapping] 302 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:41,099 Let me tell you how important this is. 303 00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:43,067 Right now, we're 1-1. 304 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:44,035 But it's not any 1-1! 305 00:16:44,037 --> 00:16:47,205 We faced yeti, who's gone undefeated after us. 306 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:50,408 We faced sawblaze, 2-1 in there, 307 00:16:50,410 --> 00:16:52,643 They lost to end game, you know what, I don't even call that a loss! 308 00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:55,713 Our next opponent is rampage, and you know what? 309 00:16:55,715 --> 00:16:59,784 We're gonna turn the rampage, and close the book on 'em! 310 00:16:59,786 --> 00:17:02,587 Feeling pretty nervous, but there is a chance, 311 00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:04,756 There's a little chance that we could pull this off, 312 00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:06,891 And we're about to try and take that. 313 00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:10,628 We have worked tirelessly on this thing. We've spent... 314 00:17:10,630 --> 00:17:12,430 -Days in the pit... -So many hours. 315 00:17:12,432 --> 00:17:13,698 So many hours putting it together. 316 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,900 We made it here, we did the dream of competing, 317 00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:18,002 Now we want that win, that's all we need. 318 00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:20,638 We wanna prove that we know what we're doing here, 319 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:21,939 And we can pull this off. 320 00:17:21,941 --> 00:17:25,076 -[crowd cheering] -I gotta get over here, tommy. 321 00:17:37,757 --> 00:17:41,426 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 322 00:17:42,829 --> 00:17:45,096 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 323 00:17:46,933 --> 00:17:50,334 [buzzers sounding] 324 00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:52,036 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 325 00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:54,705 -[kenny] whoa! Oh! -[chris] oh, big shot by madcatter! 326 00:17:54,707 --> 00:17:57,909 [chris] holy smokes! You got rampage up on the upper shelf, 327 00:17:57,911 --> 00:17:59,844 Who works its way down to the field level-- 328 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:01,746 [kenny] oh, this is not good, here. 329 00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:05,049 [chris] oh, madcatter not messing around. 330 00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:06,984 [kenny] rampage has an exit there-- 331 00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,086 -[crowd exclaims] -[kenny and chris yell] 332 00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:09,420 [cheering] 333 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,089 [kenny and chris] whoa! 334 00:18:11,091 --> 00:18:13,491 [chris] I think that might be it! 335 00:18:13,493 --> 00:18:14,458 [kenny] uh... 336 00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:15,726 [chris] uh, any thoughts, kenny? 337 00:18:15,728 --> 00:18:17,762 -[referee] ten! Nine! -[kenny] well, that didn't last long. 338 00:18:17,764 --> 00:18:20,798 -Eight! Seven! -[kenny] I guess they weren't able to get up. 339 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,767 -[referee] six! Five! -[chris] the countdown has started! 340 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:26,504 -Madcatter, we'll see you in the round of 32! -[referee] four! Three! Two! 341 00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:30,141 -One! Knockout! -[buzzer sounds] 342 00:18:30,143 --> 00:18:33,144 -[applause and cheering] -[kenny] are you kidding me? 343 00:18:34,581 --> 00:18:36,114 [chris] wow. 344 00:18:39,719 --> 00:18:42,353 [chris] madcatter was not messing around. 345 00:18:42,355 --> 00:18:44,555 He got rampage near that upper deck and he's like, 346 00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:46,824 "okay, so you're gonna get off once, but kenny, not twice!" 347 00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:49,927 [kenny] yeah, he had a very clear objective here, 348 00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:51,496 Two vertical disc spinners going at it. 349 00:18:51,498 --> 00:18:54,098 He was gonna get him up on that upper deck, no matter what. 350 00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:57,902 -[chris] yep. [laughing] -[kenny] oh, wow! 351 00:18:57,904 --> 00:19:00,705 -[kenny] what a shot! -[chris] that is such an evil laugh, rose, stop it. 352 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:02,172 [chris chuckles] 353 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:05,476 -[kenny] boom! -[chris] one more look. I mean how many flips? 354 00:19:05,478 --> 00:19:07,145 [chris] four, five... 355 00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:10,982 [kenny] some air miles, courtesy of air madcatter. 356 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,720 Okay, martin. Uh... 357 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:19,423 I guess your weapon is pretty explosive, huh? 358 00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:21,726 You know what? I am so proud of what we did tonight! 359 00:19:21,728 --> 00:19:24,629 These guys did a big comeback from that last fight, 360 00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:26,998 And you know what, I gotta throw it out to this team over here, 361 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,866 This is a family team, you know what, 362 00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:31,702 This shows that anybody can do this, 363 00:19:31,704 --> 00:19:33,938 They built that robot, they got here tonight, 364 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:36,073 And, man, big kudos to them! 365 00:19:36,075 --> 00:19:38,176 -Way to go, guys! -[cheering and applause] 366 00:19:41,881 --> 00:19:43,848 Martin, you needed a win, 367 00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:44,916 You needed to win impressively, 368 00:19:44,918 --> 00:19:46,851 You pulled through, 369 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:49,053 What do you think you could do in the top 32? 370 00:19:49,055 --> 00:19:50,388 Well, I'll tell you what! 371 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,390 We gotta take that shelf, 372 00:19:52,392 --> 00:19:55,626 And we turned it into what we call the oh no plateau, man! 373 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:57,728 -[chris chuckling] -everybody's goin' up there! 374 00:19:57,730 --> 00:20:00,998 You're gonna see us just send 'em, fight after fight! 375 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,567 -[kenny laughing] -[chris] oh... 376 00:20:02,569 --> 00:20:04,702 [applause] 377 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:07,905 Martin, congratulations to you, your students, 378 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:12,009 Your former students, we'll see you in the round of 32. 379 00:20:12,011 --> 00:20:14,645 We'll see you there! Oh, yeah! Thank you! 380 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:19,083 -[martin and team cheering] -[applause] 381 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:24,855 [chris] so, madcatter did exactly what it needed to do. 382 00:20:24,857 --> 00:20:29,961 We'll see where the gritty kitty gets seeded at the end of the night. 383 00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:34,732 But up next, it's a pair of 1-1 teams. 384 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:38,836 In fact, there's jonathan schultz and huge, moments ago. 385 00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:42,707 They will fight switchback for a shot at the tournament, 386 00:20:42,709 --> 00:20:46,310 When we return, on battlebots! 387 00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:53,718 [cheering and applause] 388 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,954 Back on battlebots, that's kenny florian, I am chris rose, 389 00:20:56,956 --> 00:21:01,025 Up next, it's 1-1 huge against 1-1 rookie bot switchback, 390 00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:03,728 So lots on the line for both of these robots. 391 00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:05,830 More so, though, for the veteran jonathan schultz, 392 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:07,698 Who started this season by telling us, 393 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:09,600 "listen, if we don't make a good run this year, 394 00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:10,801 We're gonna have to rethink, you know? 395 00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:13,971 Huge has been a fan favorite, a great robot, 396 00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:16,741 But maybe, we're gonna have to build something else 397 00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:18,476 If it doesn't work this season." 398 00:21:18,478 --> 00:21:21,579 Lost his first one out of the gate against a rookie robot, 399 00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:23,714 Then came back and had what he called 400 00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:25,916 His best performance ever with huge. 401 00:21:25,918 --> 00:21:27,585 That's right. You know, listen, 402 00:21:27,587 --> 00:21:28,986 It's been going back to last season, 403 00:21:28,988 --> 00:21:30,821 Where he was extremely frustrated. 404 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:33,791 You know, he brought a lot of new technology to huge, 405 00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,227 It didn't go very well, so he's been waiting 406 00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:39,697 For something to happen like what happened in his last fight. 407 00:21:39,699 --> 00:21:41,999 He looked phenomenal, it was very powerful, he was hitting hard, 408 00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:43,567 And he's ready to rock. 409 00:21:43,569 --> 00:21:46,904 What do we make so far of greg needel, and his rookie bot switchback? 410 00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:48,339 [kenny] well, we saw them opening night, 411 00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:50,374 Where they took a loss to gruff, 412 00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:54,378 The won their second match in an unaired fight against slammo, 413 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:57,915 This is a promising rookie bot with a unique design, 414 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:01,719 But this is gonna be a big test against huge, here. 415 00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:03,688 -Smart group, though, those people. -Absolutely. 416 00:22:03,690 --> 00:22:04,955 No question about it. 417 00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:07,825 Lots on the line, like a 2-1 record, 418 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:09,226 Faruq, take it away! 419 00:22:09,929 --> 00:22:11,429 [cheering and applause] 420 00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:13,497 [faruq] in the red square... 421 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:15,399 From south windsor, connecticut, 422 00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:18,869 A bot so big, part of it stretches into vermont! 423 00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:23,974 -[laughing and cheering] -it's huge! 424 00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:31,415 [chris] well, huge is not gonna sneak up on anybody, not with that look! 425 00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:33,784 -[crowd] huge! -You love those tires too, don't ya? 426 00:22:33,786 --> 00:22:36,854 [kenny] I do! Those tegris wheels are so cool, 427 00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,690 And with the reach of switchback's weapon, 428 00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:43,060 It might have been able to tear up the uhfw wheels 429 00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:44,595 Huge normally uses. 430 00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:47,164 Tegris is a much harder material, of course, 431 00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:49,734 Jonathan schultz taking no chances, 432 00:22:49,736 --> 00:22:51,702 With a tournament berth on the line. 433 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:55,005 [cheering and applause] 434 00:22:56,409 --> 00:22:59,844 In the blue square, from dallas, texas, 435 00:22:59,846 --> 00:23:01,145 You don't mess with texas, 436 00:23:01,147 --> 00:23:03,914 Or switchback! 437 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:06,517 [cheering and applause] 438 00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:09,620 [chris] there they are! 1-1 switchback, 439 00:23:09,622 --> 00:23:13,791 One of the most unique designs we've seen this year, kenny! 440 00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:18,696 [kenny] absolutely. And again, that arm can move almost 180 degrees, 441 00:23:18,698 --> 00:23:21,632 Now, they can fit a maximum of 12 442 00:23:21,634 --> 00:23:24,402 Of those black teeth plates on the weapon, 443 00:23:24,404 --> 00:23:25,803 Going with only eight here, 444 00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:28,839 Maybe giving huge fewer targets to hit, 445 00:23:28,841 --> 00:23:30,908 Either way though, to win this fight, 446 00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,877 They will have to survive 447 00:23:32,879 --> 00:23:36,113 Multiple weapon-to-weapon shots with huge. 448 00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:37,681 Let's see what you got, greg. 449 00:23:37,683 --> 00:23:40,785 [cheering] 450 00:23:40,787 --> 00:23:43,421 [crowd chanting] switchback! Switchback! 451 00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,460 They can reach things and hit them, 452 00:23:49,462 --> 00:23:51,395 But they still need to get past our blade, first. 453 00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:54,398 There is a lot of energy that they need to either take, 454 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,168 Or dissipate, or damage, 455 00:23:57,170 --> 00:23:59,637 Before they can get to our more fragile areas. 456 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:02,006 My hope is, if we can get them flipped over and on the back foot, 457 00:24:02,008 --> 00:24:04,809 We can either damage the arm and keep them from self-righting, 458 00:24:04,811 --> 00:24:06,610 Or we can damage the body as they go. 459 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:09,246 But it's really gonna be a reactive fight. 460 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:11,782 Giving the ability to move that drum around, 461 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:14,618 You know, we definitely can hit huge's underbelly, 462 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:16,454 Which is something not many people can do. 463 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:17,688 So what we're trying to do is, 464 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:20,624 We're playing some games with moving some armor around, 465 00:24:20,626 --> 00:24:23,627 Uh, getting ready, we know we're gonna have to take at least a couple of hits. 466 00:24:23,629 --> 00:24:26,931 All the weapons, uh, motors, batteries, motor controllers, 467 00:24:26,933 --> 00:24:29,934 Are actually inside the arm itself, that drive our drum. 468 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:34,038 If we catch one of their blades underneath, 469 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,540 They might pierce through some of our added armor, 470 00:24:36,542 --> 00:24:38,876 Which, we might lose our drum in this fight. 471 00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:41,145 We're gonna try to avoid that hit, but 472 00:24:41,147 --> 00:24:43,614 It's a concern, for sure. 473 00:24:43,616 --> 00:24:46,016 [crowd cheering] 474 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,787 [robotic voice] robots activate! 475 00:24:49,789 --> 00:24:53,691 [cheering and applause] 476 00:24:53,693 --> 00:24:56,494 [chris] for more on this fight, let's bring in our bot whisperer, pete, 477 00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:58,596 What are you keeping your eye on tonight? 478 00:24:58,598 --> 00:25:02,700 Well, chris, the reason why they went with the less number of discs, 479 00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:05,936 Is they didn't want to get tipped over super easy, when he gets hit. 480 00:25:05,938 --> 00:25:07,872 Then, they're gonna be going against huge, 481 00:25:07,874 --> 00:25:10,908 Who's now also given them a chin. 482 00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:12,175 If you look underneath the eyes, 483 00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:16,914 There is some uhfw pieces meant to absorb the impacts. 484 00:25:16,916 --> 00:25:19,984 [chris] very good knowledge, as always, mr. Bot whisperer. 485 00:25:20,052 --> 00:25:22,219 [scattered cheers] 486 00:25:30,763 --> 00:25:35,065 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 487 00:25:38,004 --> 00:25:39,937 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 488 00:25:39,939 --> 00:25:42,873 [buzzers sounding] 489 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,943 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 490 00:25:45,945 --> 00:25:47,745 Switchback with the box rush, 491 00:25:47,747 --> 00:25:50,414 But huge slides out of harm's way. 492 00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:53,350 -[kenny] uh-oh! -[chris] both bot's weapons up to full speed... 493 00:25:53,352 --> 00:25:56,186 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] and huge with a pop on switchback! 494 00:25:56,188 --> 00:25:58,722 [kenny] switchback having some control issues, chris! 495 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:01,859 -[chris] man, switchback's a sitting duck right now-- -[crowd] oh! 496 00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:04,428 [chris] and that ain't a good thing! Can it self-right? 497 00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:05,696 It can! 498 00:26:05,698 --> 00:26:08,399 But switchback looks like it had too much fun 499 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,568 At the blackjack tables last night, kenny! 500 00:26:10,570 --> 00:26:13,771 It is struggling to move around here! 501 00:26:13,773 --> 00:26:16,307 [kenny] yeah, it's looking a little drunk out there, 502 00:26:16,309 --> 00:26:18,008 Having some drive issues, 503 00:26:18,010 --> 00:26:20,544 Huge taking full advantage-- 504 00:26:20,546 --> 00:26:22,179 [kenny and chris] whoa! 505 00:26:22,181 --> 00:26:26,584 [kenny] huge running into the upper deck there, that wasn't great! 506 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:28,719 [chris] and now it's gotta get a little separation, 507 00:26:28,721 --> 00:26:31,655 And protect itself, to get the long blade back spinning. 508 00:26:31,657 --> 00:26:35,826 [kenny] now looks like huge is having some control issues. 509 00:26:35,828 --> 00:26:37,695 [chris] in the meantime, switchback has gotta get in there and try-- 510 00:26:37,697 --> 00:26:38,662 [crowd gasping] 511 00:26:38,664 --> 00:26:40,998 [chris] whoa! A little weapon-on-weapon! 512 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,734 [kenny] switchback's drum still going strong, 513 00:26:43,736 --> 00:26:45,402 Looking to turn the tables here! 514 00:26:45,404 --> 00:26:47,838 Getting cozy with huge! 515 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,840 [chris] and now just dunkin' under the blade, 516 00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:51,442 Willing to take some shots! 517 00:26:51,444 --> 00:26:53,310 [chris and kenny] whoa! 518 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:55,846 [kenny] jonathan schultz wanted to see their primary weapon 519 00:26:55,848 --> 00:26:58,949 Fire up to full speed, and man, 520 00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:01,685 Is it doing just that, it is hitting very hard, 521 00:27:01,687 --> 00:27:03,754 And it hasn't really stopped. 522 00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:06,690 [chris] well, how about the durability, though, of switchback! 523 00:27:06,692 --> 00:27:09,693 Their weapon is still running full speed! 524 00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:10,593 Their drive is having a-- 525 00:27:10,595 --> 00:27:11,862 -[crowd exclaims] -[chris] whoa-kay! 526 00:27:11,864 --> 00:27:13,931 [chris] now that could be a problem! 527 00:27:13,933 --> 00:27:14,832 [kenny] you just jinxed them, chris! 528 00:27:14,834 --> 00:27:16,266 [chris] I did not! 529 00:27:16,268 --> 00:27:18,535 It's not my, it's never the announcer's fault! 530 00:27:18,537 --> 00:27:20,604 -[crowd cheers] -[kenny] oh, the guts are hanging out, chris! 531 00:27:20,606 --> 00:27:21,972 -Look what you've done! -[chris] oh, man! 532 00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,008 Now what's gonna-- oh, gosh! 533 00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:27,478 Now the question is, are those six-pound blades 534 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,913 Of switchback gonna come off? 535 00:27:29,915 --> 00:27:31,949 [kenny] well, switchback has no choice but to try 536 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:35,386 And break the primary weapon of huge now, chris. 537 00:27:35,388 --> 00:27:37,655 -[crowd cheering] -[kenny] oh! 538 00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:40,624 [chris] okay! Switchback with a nice toss of huge, 539 00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:42,960 Using that articulating arm! 540 00:27:42,962 --> 00:27:45,396 Greg needel, trying to hang on 541 00:27:45,398 --> 00:27:47,598 And keep hope alive, here. 542 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,566 Switchback, still inching along, 543 00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:51,535 Huge, looking to finish the job, 544 00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:54,738 But can't quite get the traction here, kenny! 545 00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:56,607 [kenny] part of the tread off of those 546 00:27:56,609 --> 00:27:57,775 Wheels have come off of huge, and it looks like-- 547 00:27:57,777 --> 00:27:59,342 -[crowd exclaims] -[chris] whoa! 548 00:27:59,344 --> 00:28:01,578 [kenny] huge is kinda slippin' on the battlebox floor a little bit! 549 00:28:01,580 --> 00:28:04,682 [chris] kenny, I don't know if switchback has anything left! 550 00:28:04,684 --> 00:28:07,017 There's still 40 seconds to go! 551 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,685 [kenny] oh, yeah, I mean, 552 00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:10,954 -If you could throw it a towel into the battlebox... -[referee] ten! Nine! 553 00:28:10,956 --> 00:28:12,289 -Eight! Seven! -[kenny] ...You probably should! 554 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:13,690 -Six! Five! -[chris] yeah, this is it! 555 00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:16,827 -And huge does its celebratory dance... -[referee] four! 556 00:28:16,829 --> 00:28:19,630 -Three! Two! One! -[chris] ...As it picks up its second straight victory! 557 00:28:19,632 --> 00:28:20,597 Knockout! 558 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:22,733 -[team huge cheering] -[buzzer sounds] 559 00:28:22,735 --> 00:28:25,569 -Yeah! Yes! -[cheering and applause] 560 00:28:25,571 --> 00:28:29,606 [chris] oh, man! You gotta love the emotion from jonathan schultz! 561 00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:32,409 Huge thinks it is tournament bound! 562 00:28:32,878 --> 00:28:35,212 [cheering and applause continues] 563 00:28:36,649 --> 00:28:38,749 [chris] kenny, huge went with the long blade, 564 00:28:38,751 --> 00:28:40,684 I would say it was the right choice. 565 00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:41,885 [kenny] yeah, no question about it. 566 00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:44,855 They hit so hard, I mean... 567 00:28:44,857 --> 00:28:47,991 That weapon just never stopped spinning. 568 00:28:47,993 --> 00:28:49,526 This wasn't the case last season, 569 00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:52,062 Where it really wasn't hitting that hard. 570 00:28:52,064 --> 00:28:54,665 Whatever adjustments they made to that primary weapon, 571 00:28:54,667 --> 00:28:56,166 They were the right ones. 572 00:28:56,168 --> 00:28:57,468 [chris] and their opponent, switchback, 573 00:28:57,470 --> 00:29:00,738 Had so much trouble getting around the battlebox floor. 574 00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:03,941 If you are a sitting duck against huge, 575 00:29:03,943 --> 00:29:05,375 Uh, you're not gonna last three minutes. 576 00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:06,543 [kenny] yeah, and I'll tell you what, 577 00:29:06,545 --> 00:29:08,879 Listen, switchback is very durable themselves, 578 00:29:08,881 --> 00:29:10,547 -I mean, they took a beating out there. -[chris] yep. 579 00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:11,715 [kenny] they hung in there. 580 00:29:11,717 --> 00:29:14,885 [chris] but look at the damage to that robot, 581 00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:17,187 And the shots that huge was delivering. 582 00:29:17,857 --> 00:29:19,022 Oh! 583 00:29:19,692 --> 00:29:20,824 [audience cheering] 584 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:23,594 [chris] jonathan schultz! 585 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:26,430 Hey, what a difference a, uh, couple of matches 586 00:29:26,432 --> 00:29:29,900 Can make for the spirit of a team, right? 587 00:29:29,902 --> 00:29:31,902 So something maddie's been saying all day is, 588 00:29:31,904 --> 00:29:33,337 "let's have a banner day," 589 00:29:33,339 --> 00:29:35,439 And I think today was a banner day. 590 00:29:35,441 --> 00:29:37,141 -[teammates chuckling] -like, this has been a good day, 591 00:29:37,143 --> 00:29:39,910 Some good matches, I'm just, I couldn't be happier. 592 00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:43,747 How excited are you to, uh, make it into the round of 32, 593 00:29:43,749 --> 00:29:45,649 And show that huge is far from finished? 594 00:29:45,651 --> 00:29:48,919 Uh, I think we've got one loss and two murders. 595 00:29:48,921 --> 00:29:51,421 -[laughing] -so I really hope that that's what they need to see 596 00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:53,524 To get us in, and it's a whole new ball game once we're in there. 597 00:29:53,526 --> 00:29:55,659 Yeah, don't worry, the battlebots district attorney 598 00:29:55,661 --> 00:29:57,628 -Is looking over the cases right now. -[laughing] 599 00:29:57,630 --> 00:29:58,796 -Johnny-- -it was manslaughter! 600 00:29:58,798 --> 00:30:01,064 -[laughing] -yeah, right! Congratulations, man! 601 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:02,599 -Job well done! -Thank you, thank you very much! 602 00:30:02,601 --> 00:30:05,936 [cheering and applause] 603 00:30:10,509 --> 00:30:14,011 [chris] well, it's fitting that switchback's season ends 604 00:30:14,013 --> 00:30:16,713 At the hands of one of our most unique robots. 605 00:30:16,715 --> 00:30:19,783 Great effort by greg needel and his crew, 606 00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:23,520 Bringing a brand new design in their rookie season. 607 00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:25,722 And for jonathan schultz and huge, 608 00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:27,691 We'll find out a little bit later 609 00:30:27,693 --> 00:30:30,060 Where they land in the bracket. 610 00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,596 Coming up, it's a fan favorite 611 00:30:32,598 --> 00:30:35,399 Versus an undefeated rookie. 612 00:30:35,401 --> 00:30:39,870 Matt spurk and kraken will try and climb out of an 0-2 hole, 613 00:30:39,872 --> 00:30:41,905 And keep their tournament hopes alive, 614 00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:45,676 When they face kyle miller and glitch. 615 00:30:45,678 --> 00:30:49,313 That's next on battlebots! 616 00:31:02,127 --> 00:31:03,059 Wow, who's the favorite. 617 00:31:03,061 --> 00:31:06,230 I assume you don't want me to pick myself, 618 00:31:06,232 --> 00:31:08,232 Because, obviously, that's who's gonna win. 619 00:31:08,434 --> 00:31:09,332 But... 620 00:31:14,106 --> 00:31:15,706 Frankly, sawblaze is my favorite 621 00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:16,773 To win the whole event. 622 00:31:16,775 --> 00:31:18,508 I think mine would be sawblaze. 623 00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:20,777 [kenny] oh my goodness! 624 00:31:20,779 --> 00:31:23,146 I think rotator has a good shot, end game, of course... 625 00:31:23,148 --> 00:31:24,581 Minotaur, and... 626 00:31:24,583 --> 00:31:25,782 Uh, bloodsport. 627 00:31:25,784 --> 00:31:27,618 Sawblaze is a contender, you know. 628 00:31:27,620 --> 00:31:29,386 Obviously we're one of the top contenders as well. 629 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:30,787 I think it's gonna be end game. 630 00:31:30,789 --> 00:31:31,955 I think the returning champion, 631 00:31:31,957 --> 00:31:33,657 End game has to be the favorite. 632 00:31:33,659 --> 00:31:34,892 [chris] what a hit! 633 00:31:34,894 --> 00:31:38,395 However, ribbot is also looking really good right now. 634 00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:40,664 Whiplash being another one to watch out for. 635 00:31:40,666 --> 00:31:43,100 If hydra gets the right path 636 00:31:43,102 --> 00:31:45,669 Through the tree of 32, he'll be right there. 637 00:31:45,671 --> 00:31:47,104 Hydra will take the nod at final. 638 00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:49,539 [commentators] uh-oh, ohhh! 639 00:31:49,541 --> 00:31:51,275 [ribbot] I think it's really hard to predict, 640 00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:53,110 At this point, who's gonna win the giant nut. 641 00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:55,512 [chris] oh! Big shot. 642 00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:56,980 [audience cheering] 643 00:31:57,850 --> 00:32:00,651 [chris] and there she is, the giant nut. 644 00:32:00,653 --> 00:32:03,754 Who will hoist that legendary trophy next? 645 00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:06,423 Well, even though they're on the tournament bubble, 646 00:32:06,425 --> 00:32:09,526 You heard a few teams predict it will be hydra. 647 00:32:09,528 --> 00:32:13,697 Shows you the respect the field has for that robot. 648 00:32:13,699 --> 00:32:17,467 And we're about to see the team that upset hydra 649 00:32:17,469 --> 00:32:19,937 In dramatic fashion, earlier this season. 650 00:32:19,939 --> 00:32:22,773 That is glitch squared off against kraken 651 00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:25,242 And let's start with the rookies. 652 00:32:25,744 --> 00:32:28,312 Captained by 19-year old, kyle miller. 653 00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:30,747 They are 2-0 after shocking the world 654 00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:34,818 With that victory over last year's number one tournament seed. 655 00:32:34,820 --> 00:32:38,021 No one and I mean no one, saw that coming. 656 00:32:38,023 --> 00:32:39,856 It has been an amazing run, kenny. 657 00:32:39,858 --> 00:32:41,124 Yeah, no question about it. 658 00:32:41,126 --> 00:32:43,493 [kenny] they showed it all in that fight, 659 00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:45,896 Durability, power. 660 00:32:45,898 --> 00:32:48,999 I think they're just tapping into this bot's potential, but... 661 00:32:49,001 --> 00:32:50,634 That was a crazy upset. 662 00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:52,769 We did see a rookie bot jackpot, 663 00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:55,672 Go 3-0 during the regular season a year ago, 664 00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:57,407 I think this would even be more impressive 665 00:32:57,409 --> 00:32:59,876 If it happens tonight for glitch. 666 00:32:59,878 --> 00:33:03,547 But first they gotta get past a veteran bot builder, kraken, 667 00:33:03,549 --> 00:33:05,816 Led by matt spurk. 668 00:33:05,818 --> 00:33:09,419 Granted, I know the record isn't great, they're 0-2. 669 00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:10,754 But they have lost a pair of decisions 670 00:33:10,756 --> 00:33:13,657 And kraken always puts up a great fight. 671 00:33:13,659 --> 00:33:15,859 [kenny] yeah, I think this is one of those few teams 672 00:33:15,861 --> 00:33:17,527 Who could get in the top 32 673 00:33:17,529 --> 00:33:19,329 With a 1-2 record. 674 00:33:19,331 --> 00:33:21,898 Kraken is one of the most durable bots here, 675 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:24,468 And when you look at their strength of schedule, 676 00:33:24,470 --> 00:33:27,604 Rotator should be a top ten seed. 677 00:33:27,606 --> 00:33:30,807 And at 2-1, hijinx probably makes it in too. 678 00:33:30,809 --> 00:33:32,976 Kraken has to win tonight 679 00:33:32,978 --> 00:33:35,712 But if they do beat this fantastic rookie team, 680 00:33:35,714 --> 00:33:36,980 Maybe they squeeze in there? 681 00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:39,082 You just never know, let's find out. 682 00:33:39,084 --> 00:33:39,916 Maybe they squeeze in there? 683 00:33:39,918 --> 00:33:40,717 Faruq. 684 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:43,720 [audience cheering] 685 00:33:43,722 --> 00:33:47,858 In the red square, from titusville florida, 686 00:33:47,860 --> 00:33:50,060 This swash buckling crew of pirates 687 00:33:50,062 --> 00:33:51,828 Will hit you so hard, 688 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:54,398 You won't know your port from your starboard. 689 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,600 It's kraken! 690 00:33:56,602 --> 00:34:00,103 [audience cheering] 691 00:34:01,807 --> 00:34:04,841 [chris] ah, kraken also has a ton of fans. 692 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:08,145 Matt spurk and his entire family here dressed in the pirate... 693 00:34:08,514 --> 00:34:10,547 Garrrrb! 694 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:13,383 Let's check out how those teeth are doing. 695 00:34:13,385 --> 00:34:15,652 [kenny] well, the teeth are fine but get this, 696 00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:18,055 Matt spurk has two kraken frames. 697 00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:20,657 One was ripped to shreds by rotator, 698 00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:21,725 The other by hijinx. 699 00:34:21,727 --> 00:34:23,360 He took those beat up frames 700 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:25,429 To the lincoln electric welding guys, 701 00:34:25,431 --> 00:34:28,965 And what we're seeing here is a frankenstein of the two. 702 00:34:28,967 --> 00:34:32,836 He did say though, that is not going to stop him 703 00:34:32,838 --> 00:34:34,938 From blitzing glitch tonight. 704 00:34:38,811 --> 00:34:41,845 [audience cheering] 705 00:34:41,847 --> 00:34:43,814 In the blue square, 706 00:34:43,816 --> 00:34:45,649 From berkeley, california, 707 00:34:45,651 --> 00:34:47,250 The monster of malware, 708 00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:49,853 Who's insane in the mainframe, 709 00:34:49,855 --> 00:34:51,788 It's glitch! 710 00:34:51,790 --> 00:34:54,424 [audience cheering] 711 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:59,963 [kenny] it is the cinderella story of kyle miller. 712 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:03,800 19-year-old college student at the university of california 713 00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:05,735 With all of his buddies. 714 00:35:05,737 --> 00:35:08,738 [chris] had never fought anything heavier 715 00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:11,975 Than 15-pound robots before this season. 716 00:35:11,977 --> 00:35:13,176 [kenny] unbelievable. 717 00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:16,480 At 2-0 with an upset of hydra under their belt, 718 00:35:16,482 --> 00:35:18,582 Glitch is a lock for the tournament. 719 00:35:18,584 --> 00:35:20,851 This fight is all about seeding for them. 720 00:35:20,853 --> 00:35:23,386 A loss, who knows where they'll land. 721 00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:26,123 But a win? They may crack the top ten. 722 00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:31,161 [audience cheering] 723 00:35:32,865 --> 00:35:33,797 I think we're gonna win this one. 724 00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:36,066 They got a small diameter drum, 725 00:35:36,068 --> 00:35:38,301 We do really well against that type of robot. 726 00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:39,803 We've got the right teeth in there 727 00:35:39,805 --> 00:35:42,606 That I would really want to use against that type of robot. 728 00:35:42,608 --> 00:35:45,609 And kraken's really set up for just, biting down on those drums, 729 00:35:45,611 --> 00:35:47,611 And stopping them and breaking them. 730 00:35:47,613 --> 00:35:49,980 So as long as we're working, uh, we're winning. 731 00:35:49,982 --> 00:35:52,949 They're 2-0, we're 0-2 at this point. 732 00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:54,684 So we gotta try and grab a victory 733 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:57,420 To get back to, even having a shot at the play-offs. 734 00:35:57,890 --> 00:35:59,723 Matt's an awesome driver 735 00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:01,124 And he's really good at control. 736 00:36:01,126 --> 00:36:02,425 We're a super low bot, 737 00:36:02,427 --> 00:36:06,429 And that really helps, uh, him with grabbing on to us. 738 00:36:06,431 --> 00:36:08,698 So I have to be super maneuverable, 739 00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:09,966 Get out of the way and hit him on the sides. 740 00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:11,935 I think it'll be a lot of back and forth, 741 00:36:11,937 --> 00:36:13,436 I think they'll grab us a lot 742 00:36:13,438 --> 00:36:15,005 And we'll get some pot shots in. 743 00:36:15,007 --> 00:36:17,941 Uh, and it'll go for the full three minutes. 744 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:21,611 [robotic voice] robots activate! 745 00:36:21,613 --> 00:36:23,246 [audience cheering] 746 00:36:23,248 --> 00:36:26,816 [chris] kenny, we've seen how powerful glitch's drum spinner can be, 747 00:36:26,818 --> 00:36:30,754 But he's also never faced a bot as tough as kraken. 748 00:36:30,756 --> 00:36:32,989 Matt spurk's creation has gone the distance 749 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:35,692 In its last 13 matches. 750 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:37,427 [kenny] that is absolutely 751 00:36:37,429 --> 00:36:39,596 One of the best built robots here, chris. 752 00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:43,567 [chris] but kraken's season all comes down to this. 753 00:36:43,569 --> 00:36:46,836 Can matt spurk get a win and sneak into the tournament? 754 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:49,406 Or will the new kids on the block 755 00:36:49,408 --> 00:36:52,709 Prove they are not a one hit wonder? 756 00:36:52,711 --> 00:36:56,079 We'll find out when battlebots continues. 757 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:03,220 [audience cheering] 758 00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:06,423 [chris] and we are right back into the action 759 00:37:06,425 --> 00:37:07,824 Here on battlebots. 760 00:37:07,826 --> 00:37:09,526 Where the undefeated rookie, glitch, 761 00:37:09,528 --> 00:37:13,730 Is staring down fan favorite, kraken. 762 00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:16,533 Matt spurk's team is on the brink of elimination. 763 00:37:16,535 --> 00:37:18,034 But a big win here... 764 00:37:18,103 --> 00:37:21,438 It's really his only chance at sneaking in to the tournament. 765 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:25,208 [audience cheering] 766 00:37:34,886 --> 00:37:42,325 [audience chanting] fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight! 767 00:37:46,698 --> 00:37:49,733 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 768 00:37:49,735 --> 00:37:53,336 Kraken, the sea monster, hunting glitch. 769 00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:56,306 Glitch gliding around on its omni wheels. 770 00:37:57,542 --> 00:37:59,943 [kenny] I love how kraken goes right for the weapon, 771 00:37:59,945 --> 00:38:01,878 -It doesn't matter. -[chris] he doesn't care. 772 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:03,246 [both] whoa! 773 00:38:03,749 --> 00:38:04,648 [girl squealing] 774 00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:05,682 [kenny] nice shot! 775 00:38:05,684 --> 00:38:06,816 Now kraken's up on the screws 776 00:38:06,818 --> 00:38:09,052 And now he's up on top of the upper deck. 777 00:38:09,054 --> 00:38:13,857 [chris] gotta flip back over and work its way back down. 778 00:38:13,859 --> 00:38:17,060 Oh, man, a little tougher than it looks today. 779 00:38:17,062 --> 00:38:20,196 Oh, nice work off the back board. 780 00:38:20,766 --> 00:38:22,065 Now, let's see if... 781 00:38:22,067 --> 00:38:23,466 [exclaiming excitedly] 782 00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:25,835 Nice work to get back down there. 783 00:38:25,837 --> 00:38:28,004 [kenny] not so elegant but he pulled it off. 784 00:38:28,006 --> 00:38:30,807 [chris] but is kraken experiencing some drive issues 785 00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:33,877 After absorbing that big shot? 786 00:38:33,879 --> 00:38:35,712 Check out the right, front side of the robot. 787 00:38:35,714 --> 00:38:38,648 It appears to be locked up now. 788 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:41,117 Still two minutes remaining in this match. 789 00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:43,353 And now kraken, all it can do 790 00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:45,689 Is kind of crab walk its way around the box. 791 00:38:45,691 --> 00:38:47,924 [kenny] and look at glitch trying to finish the job here, 792 00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:49,192 They may not need to though. 793 00:38:49,795 --> 00:38:50,927 [both] whoa! 794 00:38:50,929 --> 00:38:52,429 [chris] nice shot from behind. 795 00:38:52,431 --> 00:38:53,463 [loud bang] 796 00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:55,899 [kenny] that might be it for kraken. 797 00:38:55,901 --> 00:38:58,935 [chris] and now the armor is coming off of kraken. 798 00:38:58,937 --> 00:39:00,403 Getting chewed up in the screws. 799 00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:04,474 [kenny] chris, if they're able to knockout a robot like kraken, 800 00:39:04,476 --> 00:39:08,044 This is gonna do big things for their seedings here. 801 00:39:08,046 --> 00:39:09,846 [chris] and that's exactly what has happened. 802 00:39:09,848 --> 00:39:11,214 [buzzer] 803 00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:13,083 [chris] kyle miller and glitch. 804 00:39:13,752 --> 00:39:16,119 3-0 on this season. 805 00:39:16,121 --> 00:39:18,855 Yet another knockout. 806 00:39:18,857 --> 00:39:19,989 Remarkable work. 807 00:39:19,991 --> 00:39:22,058 [kenny] are you kidding me? 808 00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:26,529 [chris] kenny, I'll tell you. 809 00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:28,832 Kraken can take a ton of punches 810 00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:32,669 But that weapon on glitch is demonic. 811 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:34,604 [kenny] yeah, absolutely. 812 00:39:34,606 --> 00:39:36,406 I mean kraken was going right for that weapon 813 00:39:36,408 --> 00:39:37,540 And typically, it works out for him. 814 00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:39,876 But glitch, just brutal there. 815 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,812 [chris] well kraken suffered the damage on the upper deck 816 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:45,982 And then when it got back into the field of play, 817 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:49,152 Two more good pops by the freshman bot, 818 00:39:49,154 --> 00:39:51,955 And it was over. 819 00:39:54,793 --> 00:39:56,259 [chris] kyle miller! 820 00:39:56,261 --> 00:39:57,394 Oh, I can see you now. 821 00:39:57,396 --> 00:39:58,595 Are you kidding me? 822 00:39:58,597 --> 00:40:01,965 In back to back fights you take care of hydra, 823 00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:05,935 And now you knock out the indestructible force in kraken. 824 00:40:05,937 --> 00:40:07,303 What is happening here? 825 00:40:08,073 --> 00:40:09,939 I couldn't tell you. 826 00:40:10,642 --> 00:40:13,009 Hey kyle, I know you're a bunch of college kids 827 00:40:13,011 --> 00:40:14,911 But why does everybody there have the giggles? 828 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:16,746 Have you shocked yourselves? 829 00:40:16,748 --> 00:40:19,315 We were expecting to... 830 00:40:19,885 --> 00:40:22,118 Lose one fight, and not continue. 831 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,121 Uh, and now we're somehow winning. 832 00:40:25,123 --> 00:40:26,790 [audience laughing] 833 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:28,858 [commentators laughing] 834 00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:31,961 [audience cheering] 835 00:40:31,963 --> 00:40:33,863 Kyle, at the beginning of the season, 836 00:40:33,865 --> 00:40:36,199 Did you realistically think that you could 837 00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:38,168 Make it into the round of 32? 838 00:40:38,870 --> 00:40:39,836 Mmm. 839 00:40:39,838 --> 00:40:40,737 [audience laughing] 840 00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:42,071 [kenny laughing] 841 00:40:42,073 --> 00:40:45,141 Now do you think you deserve a top ten seed? 842 00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:46,810 [audience cheering] 843 00:40:46,812 --> 00:40:48,945 [commentators laughing] 844 00:40:50,715 --> 00:40:53,116 Kyle's a man who lets glitch do the talking. 845 00:40:53,718 --> 00:40:55,885 Great job so far, man, 846 00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:57,854 Enjoy the ride, it's been fun to watch. 847 00:40:57,856 --> 00:40:58,555 Thank you. 848 00:40:58,557 --> 00:41:01,224 [audience cheering] 849 00:41:03,462 --> 00:41:07,530 [chris] so glitch not only improves to 3-0, 850 00:41:07,532 --> 00:41:11,868 They become the first bot to knockout kraken in over two years. 851 00:41:11,870 --> 00:41:14,103 Showing folks that upset win over hydra 852 00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:15,972 Was indeed, no fluke. 853 00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:18,408 They are for real. 854 00:41:18,410 --> 00:41:19,742 And for matt spurk and company, 855 00:41:19,744 --> 00:41:22,412 Kraken is just so well built. 856 00:41:22,414 --> 00:41:26,015 We hope they'll be back in one form or another. 857 00:41:27,586 --> 00:41:30,153 [chris] okay, there's still a ton of action left to come 858 00:41:30,155 --> 00:41:32,622 On tonight's do or die fight card. 859 00:41:32,624 --> 00:41:35,625 Up next, we'll see ricky willems and mammoth 860 00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:36,693 Try to avoid extinction 861 00:41:36,695 --> 00:41:39,896 Against mark demers and lucky. 862 00:41:39,898 --> 00:41:44,434 And remember, we are building up to our big bracket reveal 863 00:41:44,436 --> 00:41:46,870 Of the 32 teams that'll be competing 864 00:41:46,872 --> 00:41:49,405 In this year's championship tournament. 865 00:41:49,407 --> 00:41:51,975 That's all just around the corner, 866 00:41:51,977 --> 00:41:54,978 As battlebots continues. 867 00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:04,521 [audience cheering] 868 00:42:04,523 --> 00:42:06,389 [chris] welcome back to sin city, 869 00:42:06,391 --> 00:42:07,924 Where we are just three fights away 870 00:42:07,926 --> 00:42:10,360 From the revealing the bracket for this year's 871 00:42:10,362 --> 00:42:13,663 Battlebots world championship tournament. 872 00:42:13,665 --> 00:42:16,699 And I know you've probably heard me say this before, kenny florian. 873 00:42:16,701 --> 00:42:19,502 But we've got a battle of a pair of 1-1 teams, 874 00:42:19,504 --> 00:42:22,772 It's the prehistoric pachyderm, mammoth. 875 00:42:22,774 --> 00:42:28,978 Squaring off with the most feared flipper in all of canada, lucky. 876 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:31,614 Let's start with the team led by ricky willems. 877 00:42:31,616 --> 00:42:35,652 Mammoth started off the season by making quick work of hijinx. 878 00:42:35,654 --> 00:42:38,855 Who again, is probably a tournament team. 879 00:42:38,857 --> 00:42:41,691 And they followed that up with a double knockout 880 00:42:41,693 --> 00:42:45,028 Turned judge's decision, loss to tombstone. 881 00:42:45,030 --> 00:42:46,729 That's a decent resume, kenny. 882 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:48,998 What does ricky need to prove here tonight? 883 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,533 [kenny] well, win and they're in. 884 00:42:50,535 --> 00:42:53,036 Mammoth looks like a better bot this season 885 00:42:53,038 --> 00:42:55,772 But I do still have questions about its durability. 886 00:42:55,774 --> 00:42:58,908 If ricky can go the distance here in his third fight, 887 00:42:58,910 --> 00:43:00,777 That would go a long way with the committee, 888 00:43:00,779 --> 00:43:02,412 Win or lose. 889 00:43:02,414 --> 00:43:05,848 Only way to guarantee a spot in the round of 32 though, 890 00:43:05,850 --> 00:43:08,117 Is to get that w. 891 00:43:08,887 --> 00:43:11,854 [chris] and when it comes to his opponent, lucky, 892 00:43:11,856 --> 00:43:14,824 Mark demer's bot lost a judge's decision 893 00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:17,894 To tantrum, who of course is now 2-0. 894 00:43:17,896 --> 00:43:19,062 Then they had a knockout win 895 00:43:19,064 --> 00:43:22,165 Against the rookies from south korea, blade. 896 00:43:22,167 --> 00:43:24,434 The way I see it, the canadians need to win here. 897 00:43:24,436 --> 00:43:26,002 Right, kenny? 898 00:43:26,004 --> 00:43:28,871 [kenny] yeah, and that means their season rests on the shoulders 899 00:43:28,873 --> 00:43:31,541 Of rookie driver, matt olson. 900 00:43:31,543 --> 00:43:34,077 His world renowned rc car skills 901 00:43:34,079 --> 00:43:36,379 Were on full display against blade. 902 00:43:36,381 --> 00:43:39,248 That final flip was a thing of beauty. 903 00:43:39,250 --> 00:43:42,685 But in a do or die fight against an unorthodox bot, 904 00:43:42,687 --> 00:43:46,189 The question is, will he be able to handle the pressure? 905 00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:51,961 Why don't we find out and see for ourselves, faruq? 906 00:43:52,096 --> 00:43:54,998 [audience cheering] 907 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:56,733 [faruq] in the red square... 908 00:43:56,735 --> 00:43:58,868 I wanted to lose some pounds, 909 00:43:58,870 --> 00:44:00,603 And thought I'd try eating paleolithic. 910 00:44:00,605 --> 00:44:03,172 Until I saw this enormous bot, 911 00:44:03,174 --> 00:44:05,708 And decided to go with something less specific. 912 00:44:05,710 --> 00:44:07,710 This wooly beast is still gigantic, 913 00:44:07,712 --> 00:44:09,412 After a lifetime on the diet. 914 00:44:09,414 --> 00:44:11,881 It only eats bot flesh and seeds. 915 00:44:11,883 --> 00:44:14,751 If you wanna get big? Just try it. 916 00:44:14,753 --> 00:44:17,353 It's mammoth! 917 00:44:17,355 --> 00:44:21,691 [audience cheering] 918 00:44:21,693 --> 00:44:25,762 [chris] the towering mammoth, 6'4" a season ago, 919 00:44:25,764 --> 00:44:28,665 Now clocking in between 5'6" and 5'11", 920 00:44:28,667 --> 00:44:30,867 Depending on the configuration. 921 00:44:30,869 --> 00:44:33,603 And while a lot is riding on the line tonight, 922 00:44:33,605 --> 00:44:35,938 Ricky willems and this team 923 00:44:35,940 --> 00:44:38,941 Are still having the time of their lives, kenny. 924 00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:40,076 [kenny] I love it. 925 00:44:40,078 --> 00:44:41,377 But check out that weapon. 926 00:44:41,379 --> 00:44:42,979 It's made from tegris, 927 00:44:42,981 --> 00:44:47,984 A much stiffer material than the uhmw they've been using. 928 00:44:47,986 --> 00:44:49,852 It's better for lifting and launching, 929 00:44:49,854 --> 00:44:52,255 Which is what they hope to do to lucky. 930 00:44:54,826 --> 00:44:56,793 [faruq] in the blue square... 931 00:44:56,795 --> 00:44:58,528 From the great, white north, 932 00:44:58,530 --> 00:45:00,129 Show this bot some respect. 933 00:45:00,131 --> 00:45:02,865 He's the canadian hero, like alex trebek. 934 00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:06,102 If you see him coming, here's my suggestion, 935 00:45:06,104 --> 00:45:10,006 Write your last words in the form of a question. 936 00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:13,743 Who is lucky? 937 00:45:13,745 --> 00:45:19,816 [audience cheering] 938 00:45:19,818 --> 00:45:23,386 [chris] lucky and the team decked out in all red. 939 00:45:23,388 --> 00:45:24,921 And as you said, kenny, 940 00:45:24,923 --> 00:45:26,456 The skills of driver matt olson 941 00:45:26,458 --> 00:45:29,559 Have been as sweet as maple syrup. 942 00:45:29,561 --> 00:45:31,661 So what's the plan for this matchup tonight? 943 00:45:31,663 --> 00:45:33,663 [kenny] well, in its last fight, 944 00:45:33,665 --> 00:45:37,400 Lucky had ar500 armor all around its body. 945 00:45:37,402 --> 00:45:40,603 Tonight the wheels are completely exposed. 946 00:45:40,605 --> 00:45:42,004 That's a risk. 947 00:45:42,006 --> 00:45:45,408 But it also allows for much more precise movements. 948 00:45:45,410 --> 00:45:48,644 Which should help them get to the few spots on mammoth 949 00:45:48,646 --> 00:45:50,546 That are vulnerable to the flipper. 950 00:45:50,548 --> 00:45:52,682 Let's see if they can do some damage. 951 00:45:52,684 --> 00:45:57,420 [audience chanting] lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky! 952 00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:03,559 Depending on the configuration he uses, 953 00:46:03,561 --> 00:46:06,062 There's not a lot for me to get under and hit. 954 00:46:06,064 --> 00:46:07,764 I need to get around to his side or his back, 955 00:46:07,766 --> 00:46:09,065 Something like that. 956 00:46:09,067 --> 00:46:11,601 So that I can hook him and pop him up in the air, 957 00:46:11,603 --> 00:46:12,935 Get him in a weird spot. 958 00:46:12,937 --> 00:46:14,704 And at the same time I need to make sure 959 00:46:14,706 --> 00:46:15,605 He doesn't flip me. 960 00:46:15,607 --> 00:46:17,173 It's all about timing his hits, 961 00:46:17,175 --> 00:46:19,475 Baiting him into firing prematurely, 962 00:46:19,477 --> 00:46:20,676 That sort of thing. 963 00:46:20,678 --> 00:46:22,912 There is a chance that we could make the top 32, 964 00:46:22,914 --> 00:46:24,514 Even if we have a loss here. 965 00:46:24,516 --> 00:46:26,382 But we really want to win, 966 00:46:26,384 --> 00:46:28,785 So that we guarantee we're in that championship bracket. 967 00:46:28,787 --> 00:46:29,886 They're a difficult problem, 968 00:46:29,888 --> 00:46:31,387 They're really hard to get a hold of. 969 00:46:31,389 --> 00:46:32,789 I think the only place we can go 970 00:46:32,791 --> 00:46:33,556 Are the pods on each side, 971 00:46:33,558 --> 00:46:34,957 So we're aiming for those. 972 00:46:34,959 --> 00:46:36,926 And while we're doing that we're gonna try and avoid 973 00:46:36,928 --> 00:46:38,060 Getting hit in the middle. 974 00:46:38,062 --> 00:46:39,695 In order to get into the 32, 975 00:46:39,697 --> 00:46:41,030 We've gotta win again. 976 00:46:41,032 --> 00:46:44,834 We also have to win impressively and decisively. 977 00:46:44,836 --> 00:46:46,402 So we're looking to be aggressive 978 00:46:46,404 --> 00:46:48,171 And put on a good performance. 979 00:46:51,976 --> 00:46:53,776 [robotic voice] robots activate! 980 00:46:53,778 --> 00:46:58,414 [audience cheering] 981 00:46:58,416 --> 00:46:59,615 [chris] all right, kenny, 982 00:46:59,617 --> 00:47:00,616 I'm gonna put you on the spot here, 983 00:47:00,618 --> 00:47:02,652 Who comes out with the win? 984 00:47:02,654 --> 00:47:05,588 [kenny] well, because of how awkward mammoth is, 985 00:47:05,590 --> 00:47:08,391 It's a really tough matchup for a flipper. 986 00:47:08,393 --> 00:47:11,194 I give ricky willems' team the edge here. 987 00:47:11,196 --> 00:47:14,163 But you can't count out a bot with a name like lucky. 988 00:47:17,936 --> 00:47:20,203 [audience cheering] 989 00:47:24,709 --> 00:47:27,076 [audience chanting] fight! 990 00:47:38,923 --> 00:47:40,790 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 991 00:47:40,792 --> 00:47:43,426 Lucky fires that flipper. 992 00:47:43,428 --> 00:47:46,495 Mammoth punches back, and, oh, look at that! 993 00:47:46,497 --> 00:47:50,700 Wow, man. It's almost at top of the upper deck after the first shot. 994 00:47:50,702 --> 00:47:52,702 [kenny] took the risk of going right down the middle, 995 00:47:52,704 --> 00:47:54,070 And got away with it. 996 00:47:54,072 --> 00:47:56,105 [chris] matt olsen lining up that grill. 997 00:47:56,107 --> 00:47:58,641 He's jumped! He scores! 998 00:47:58,643 --> 00:48:02,011 Lucky punches that right tire clean off of mammoth. 999 00:48:02,747 --> 00:48:04,847 Mammoth's only got one tire left, 1000 00:48:04,849 --> 00:48:07,383 So that's where lucky is going right now. 1001 00:48:07,385 --> 00:48:09,285 Try to get to the other side without getting nailed 1002 00:48:09,287 --> 00:48:11,587 Right in the nose by that blade. 1003 00:48:11,589 --> 00:48:15,825 [kenny] oh, and the front nose and elliptor of lucky, has been chopped off here. 1004 00:48:15,827 --> 00:48:17,727 It's lying right there in the battlebox. 1005 00:48:17,729 --> 00:48:19,829 [chris] but you know what? He's facing the right robot 1006 00:48:19,831 --> 00:48:22,465 Because he can still get under some part of mammoth. 1007 00:48:22,467 --> 00:48:25,334 [kenny] look at that stuff, right-- so close. 1008 00:48:25,336 --> 00:48:27,403 [man] you gotta get yourself right there. You've got a sense of control. 1009 00:48:27,405 --> 00:48:31,274 [chris] kenny, this reminds me of last season's mammoth versus huge fight, 1010 00:48:31,276 --> 00:48:34,577 Where mammoth kept rolling over and over, kinda like a gymnast. 1011 00:48:34,579 --> 00:48:37,613 [kenny] yeah, it was an unbelievable fight. A true classic. 1012 00:48:37,615 --> 00:48:40,750 But gary, he's having a lot of trouble trying to self-right. 1013 00:48:40,752 --> 00:48:41,717 [chris] he's trying to get over that-- oh, gosh! 1014 00:48:41,719 --> 00:48:44,687 Come on! I'm so close! 1015 00:48:44,689 --> 00:48:48,791 -[chris] get up there, mammoth! Everybody-- oh! -[audience cheers] 1016 00:48:48,793 --> 00:48:50,860 -[man whooping] -[chris] that is amazing. 1017 00:48:50,862 --> 00:48:52,428 [kenny] still only has the one wheel, 1018 00:48:52,430 --> 00:48:54,797 But mammoth is back in business. 1019 00:48:54,799 --> 00:48:59,368 [chris] so now lucky doesn't have its sharp lifter anymore. 1020 00:48:59,370 --> 00:49:02,238 Still has the lifting arm intact, though. 1021 00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:06,175 [kenny] yeah, and that launcher still spinning for mammoth. 1022 00:49:06,177 --> 00:49:10,379 [chris] that's the key for lucky, is stay away from the center of that robot. 1023 00:49:10,381 --> 00:49:14,617 -Looks like an oversized mosquito a little bit. -[kenny chuckles] 1024 00:49:14,619 --> 00:49:16,552 [chris] a spot in the tournament is on the line. 1025 00:49:16,554 --> 00:49:19,355 Lucky, looking for an angle. 1026 00:49:19,357 --> 00:49:21,824 [kenny] oh, timing was a little off on that launch. 1027 00:49:21,826 --> 00:49:25,494 And it looks like that lifter is pretty bent there, chris. 1028 00:49:25,496 --> 00:49:27,196 [chris] oh, yeah. It definitely is. 1029 00:49:27,832 --> 00:49:29,598 Mammoth's weapon makes contact there, 1030 00:49:29,600 --> 00:49:32,301 But not a whole lot of pop behind it. 1031 00:49:32,303 --> 00:49:35,037 [kenny] yeah, one of mammoth's weapon chains is toast. 1032 00:49:35,039 --> 00:49:39,041 And it's having major mobility issues because of that missing wheel. 1033 00:49:39,043 --> 00:49:40,175 [man] oh, no. 1034 00:49:40,244 --> 00:49:41,643 [chris] and now it's starting to smoke, kenny. 1035 00:49:41,645 --> 00:49:44,814 [kenny] yeah, those motors are starting to burn up for mammoth. 1036 00:49:44,816 --> 00:49:47,249 [chris] and lucky getting a little shot from behind, and another one. 1037 00:49:47,251 --> 00:49:48,417 [kenny] oh! 1038 00:49:48,419 --> 00:49:49,752 [chris] mammoth close to ending up in the screws. 1039 00:49:49,754 --> 00:49:52,388 Mammoth has not seen a lot of control here. 1040 00:49:53,758 --> 00:49:57,126 I'm not so sure mammoth can flip back from this one. 1041 00:49:57,729 --> 00:50:00,096 It is trying to get back over. 1042 00:50:00,098 --> 00:50:01,797 There is a countdown that has started. 1043 00:50:01,799 --> 00:50:03,399 Five... 1044 00:50:03,401 --> 00:50:06,235 [chris] mammoth was able to flip back over one time. 1045 00:50:06,237 --> 00:50:08,738 But now, it is done. 1046 00:50:08,740 --> 00:50:09,505 [buzzer] 1047 00:50:09,507 --> 00:50:12,308 [audience cheering] 1048 00:50:20,418 --> 00:50:25,087 Kenny, watching mammoth get tossed around the box is quite a spectacle. 1049 00:50:25,089 --> 00:50:28,524 [kenny] yeah, it's not everyday you see a woolly mammoth 1050 00:50:28,526 --> 00:50:30,059 Flying through the air. 1051 00:50:30,061 --> 00:50:34,063 Another amazing driving performance by matt olson. 1052 00:50:34,065 --> 00:50:36,198 Attacking from the sides. 1053 00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:37,233 Picking off a tire. 1054 00:50:37,235 --> 00:50:40,069 And upending that gigantic robot. 1055 00:50:41,906 --> 00:50:45,574 [chris] I mean, it was almost like the audience was willing it back 1056 00:50:45,576 --> 00:50:47,743 -Onto its right side. -[kenny chuckles] 1057 00:50:47,745 --> 00:50:50,413 And when it happened, it probably received the... 1058 00:50:51,349 --> 00:50:53,916 Loudest applause of the match. 1059 00:50:53,918 --> 00:50:58,287 But then, down to just one wheel, and already smoking a bit... 1060 00:50:59,757 --> 00:51:02,124 That was gonna do it for mammoth. 1061 00:51:02,126 --> 00:51:04,427 [audience cheering] 1062 00:51:04,429 --> 00:51:06,962 [audience chanting] lucky! 1063 00:51:07,665 --> 00:51:10,599 [chris] all right, mark. You should be all smiles, there. 1064 00:51:10,601 --> 00:51:13,135 I mean, you lost the front part of your lifter, 1065 00:51:13,137 --> 00:51:15,871 And you were still able to go to work. Impressive. 1066 00:51:15,873 --> 00:51:18,107 I'm happy with that, I gotta tell ya. 1067 00:51:18,443 --> 00:51:20,376 What pleased you the most? 1068 00:51:20,378 --> 00:51:22,778 Well, I mean we went, uh, we were able to get the win. 1069 00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:25,581 We got, uh, damage which, uh, kenny was talking about. 1070 00:51:25,583 --> 00:51:27,850 I gotta hand it to our rookie driver here. 1071 00:51:27,852 --> 00:51:31,053 Third match ever, driving, and I'd say, doing all right. 1072 00:51:31,055 --> 00:51:32,221 Ton of fun, thank you. 1073 00:51:32,490 --> 00:51:33,756 Very good. 1074 00:51:33,758 --> 00:51:35,925 He looks barely old enough to drive, for real. 1075 00:51:35,927 --> 00:51:38,427 -[both laugh] -but now you can drive a battlebot. 1076 00:51:38,429 --> 00:51:41,063 Congratulations. Good job, team lucky. 1077 00:51:41,065 --> 00:51:42,398 -Thank you. -Thanks so much, thanks guys. 1078 00:51:49,941 --> 00:51:50,840 [sighs] 1079 00:51:50,842 --> 00:51:51,874 [chris] ricky, I just heard the exhale. 1080 00:51:51,876 --> 00:51:52,775 How disappointed are you? 1081 00:51:52,777 --> 00:51:55,678 That-- that was rough. 1082 00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:58,547 I, uh... I was really hoping that was gonna go our way, 1083 00:51:58,549 --> 00:52:02,418 And that wheel coming off, uh... 1084 00:52:02,420 --> 00:52:05,321 That's gotta be damage from the tombstone fight that we didn't find. 1085 00:52:06,257 --> 00:52:09,125 And you know, it's the first time I've had, 1086 00:52:09,127 --> 00:52:12,194 Uh, my mom in the audience here, and, um... 1087 00:52:12,196 --> 00:52:13,462 [audience cheering] 1088 00:52:13,464 --> 00:52:14,730 Um. 1089 00:52:14,732 --> 00:52:20,236 I... I really wanted to win one, for her to see, but, um... 1090 00:52:20,238 --> 00:52:23,739 [clicks tongue] you know, give me another chance, selection committee, please? 1091 00:52:23,807 --> 00:52:24,806 [chuckles] 1092 00:52:24,908 --> 00:52:27,443 [chris] well, we can see your mom from right here. 1093 00:52:27,445 --> 00:52:30,813 She still loves you anyway. Don't worry. 1094 00:52:30,815 --> 00:52:32,381 All right, ricky. Good job to you and team mammoth. 1095 00:52:32,383 --> 00:52:35,117 [audience cheering] 1096 00:52:39,624 --> 00:52:43,592 [chris] so, at 2-1, mark demer's team is most likely dancing. 1097 00:52:43,594 --> 00:52:45,761 And at 1-2, the might mammoth 1098 00:52:45,763 --> 00:52:50,499 May once again, be on the brink of extinction. 1099 00:52:50,501 --> 00:52:52,501 [kenny] well, they're certainly on the bubble. 1100 00:52:52,503 --> 00:52:55,671 Both losses were at a tough tournament bound teams. 1101 00:52:55,673 --> 00:52:59,108 And strength of schedule is a factor for the committee. 1102 00:52:59,110 --> 00:53:01,410 So, I don't know. Maybe they squeeze in there. 1103 00:53:01,812 --> 00:53:02,978 [chris] we will see. 1104 00:53:02,980 --> 00:53:05,748 But before we get to the big bracket reveal, 1105 00:53:05,750 --> 00:53:08,417 We've got a little treat for ya. 1106 00:53:08,419 --> 00:53:12,721 Everyone's favorite junkyard bot, rusty, 1107 00:53:12,723 --> 00:53:14,924 Will be scooting back into the battlebox 1108 00:53:14,926 --> 00:53:17,893 To face1-1, witch doctor. 1109 00:53:17,895 --> 00:53:20,896 That's gonna be a ton-o-fun. 1110 00:53:20,898 --> 00:53:23,232 And it's next on battlebots. 1111 00:53:25,336 --> 00:53:25,467 [audience cheering] 1112 00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:32,041 [chris] all right, we are back on battlebots. 1113 00:53:32,043 --> 00:53:35,411 We are super excited because you know who's about to enter the box? 1114 00:53:36,914 --> 00:53:38,380 Rusty! 1115 00:53:45,957 --> 00:53:47,223 [audience chanting] rusty! 1116 00:53:47,225 --> 00:53:49,124 [kenny laughs] 1117 00:53:54,165 --> 00:53:58,167 [chris] you know, dave eaton's actually facing another fan favorite in witch doctor. 1118 00:53:58,169 --> 00:54:00,269 We talked to mike and andrea gellatly. 1119 00:54:00,638 --> 00:54:03,339 And, they said, "listen, we're conflicted. 1120 00:54:03,341 --> 00:54:06,775 Because we are like everybody else in the battlebots universe. 1121 00:54:06,777 --> 00:54:10,579 We love rusty, but this is a must win for us, at 1-1." 1122 00:54:10,581 --> 00:54:12,581 They're so conflicted. 1123 00:54:12,583 --> 00:54:15,884 Dave eaton is so smart. He just creates a, such a cute bot. 1124 00:54:15,886 --> 00:54:17,486 -It reels you in. -[chris laughs] 1125 00:54:17,488 --> 00:54:19,321 [kenny] he tries to make you weak. 1126 00:54:19,323 --> 00:54:21,890 But look, like we saw with madcatter earlier, 1127 00:54:21,892 --> 00:54:25,427 You have to take, even a favorable matchup, seriously, 1128 00:54:25,429 --> 00:54:26,929 Because it could make a difference 1129 00:54:26,931 --> 00:54:29,498 In where they land on the bracket. 1130 00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:32,134 Better seeding means an easier path to the nut. 1131 00:54:32,136 --> 00:54:34,236 It's gotta be business for these guys. 1132 00:54:35,106 --> 00:54:36,538 And, uh, for rusty. 1133 00:54:36,540 --> 00:54:39,441 He's gotta get his season pointed in the right direction. 1134 00:54:39,443 --> 00:54:42,611 Took a shot against blip. Didn't exactly work out. 1135 00:54:42,613 --> 00:54:44,913 I mean, still rusty's so adorable and cute. 1136 00:54:44,915 --> 00:54:47,683 But he wants to be competitive out here, a little bit. 1137 00:54:47,685 --> 00:54:49,051 [kenny] he tries so hard. 1138 00:54:49,053 --> 00:54:50,419 -He tries so hard. -[chuckles] 1139 00:54:51,222 --> 00:54:53,555 Oh, rusty! 1140 00:54:53,557 --> 00:54:55,991 You don't have a spare popcorn bowl I can just put on my head 1141 00:54:55,993 --> 00:54:57,860 -While we're calling this? -[chuckles] 1142 00:54:57,862 --> 00:54:59,328 I mean, they love him. 1143 00:55:00,431 --> 00:55:02,998 They love him. Let's get to it. 1144 00:55:03,067 --> 00:55:04,033 Faruq. 1145 00:55:04,035 --> 00:55:06,335 [audience chanting] rusty! 1146 00:55:08,506 --> 00:55:10,873 [faruq] in the red square. 1147 00:55:10,875 --> 00:55:13,509 Sometimes here in vegas, people drink too much. 1148 00:55:13,511 --> 00:55:15,010 It isn't a secret. 1149 00:55:15,012 --> 00:55:17,613 But you'll end up with a hangover if you face this bot. 1150 00:55:17,615 --> 00:55:20,182 You better believe it. 1151 00:55:20,184 --> 00:55:24,119 But it's not a pina colada or strawberry daiquiri that's killing you either. 1152 00:55:24,121 --> 00:55:27,923 Just the potent punch of rusty's trusty screwdriver. 1153 00:55:27,925 --> 00:55:32,094 Give it up for rusty! 1154 00:55:35,766 --> 00:55:37,366 [dave whoops] 1155 00:55:38,436 --> 00:55:41,904 [chris] well, if this is rusty's last time in the box this season, 1156 00:55:41,906 --> 00:55:45,908 Can't fault dave for trying to take it all in. 1157 00:55:45,910 --> 00:55:46,775 [kenny] a man of the people. 1158 00:55:46,777 --> 00:55:48,143 Yeah, whoo! 1159 00:55:48,145 --> 00:55:50,179 [chris] no hammer for rusty tonight. 1160 00:55:50,181 --> 00:55:51,580 Your thoughts, kenny? 1161 00:55:51,582 --> 00:55:54,583 [kenny] yeah, those cones are covering a custom built plough. 1162 00:55:54,585 --> 00:55:58,454 I think our bot whisperer will have more on that soon. 1163 00:55:58,456 --> 00:56:01,123 But dave's hoping to get under witch doctor, 1164 00:56:01,125 --> 00:56:03,826 Flip them, and hope they damage themselves. 1165 00:56:03,828 --> 00:56:05,728 [dave] all right, buddy. Here we go. 1166 00:56:05,730 --> 00:56:08,063 [audience cheering] 1167 00:56:12,636 --> 00:56:14,002 [faruq] in the blue square. 1168 00:56:14,004 --> 00:56:15,437 There's a witch in our midst. 1169 00:56:15,439 --> 00:56:17,740 But this won't go down like salem. 1170 00:56:17,742 --> 00:56:22,778 Because anybody who tries to mess with her, she'll full on assail 'em. 1171 00:56:22,780 --> 00:56:25,881 She's not riding a broom but she's raining down doom. 1172 00:56:25,883 --> 00:56:28,450 Real magic is no joke. 1173 00:56:28,452 --> 00:56:30,886 There's gonna be a witch burning tonight. 1174 00:56:30,888 --> 00:56:34,957 But this time, it's you that's going up in smoke. 1175 00:56:34,959 --> 00:56:37,993 It's witch doctor! 1176 00:56:37,995 --> 00:56:40,362 [audience cheering] 1177 00:56:43,868 --> 00:56:46,535 [chris] very popular bot from the state of florida. 1178 00:56:46,537 --> 00:56:48,604 Won a judge's decision against duck! 1179 00:56:48,606 --> 00:56:51,407 Ko'd by the champs, end game, last time out. 1180 00:56:51,409 --> 00:56:55,944 The husband and wife tandem, andrea and mike gellatly. 1181 00:56:55,946 --> 00:56:58,714 Ready to head to the round of 32 with a win tonight. 1182 00:56:58,716 --> 00:57:01,884 And put their stamp on this season. 1183 00:57:01,886 --> 00:57:04,653 [kenny] and you know, end game beat them up so badly, 1184 00:57:04,655 --> 00:57:06,655 This is an entirely new frame. 1185 00:57:06,657 --> 00:57:09,258 Which is why it looks so beautiful. 1186 00:57:09,260 --> 00:57:13,128 Like I said, though, they're not taking any chances with rusty. 1187 00:57:20,504 --> 00:57:23,038 I woke up this morning and find out that I'm fighting witch doctor. 1188 00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:27,142 So that is, uh... I was like, "wow, that's a steep order." 1189 00:57:27,144 --> 00:57:28,343 The thing with witch doctor is they hit hard. 1190 00:57:28,345 --> 00:57:30,412 So I'm planning to go head on into them 1191 00:57:30,414 --> 00:57:32,347 And try to keep that new plough I built aimed at their weapon. 1192 00:57:32,349 --> 00:57:35,484 Because if their weapon starts biting into me, and they start throwing me, 1193 00:57:35,486 --> 00:57:38,720 My biggest problem is gonna be scrambling to get back on my feet. 1194 00:57:38,722 --> 00:57:40,556 I gotta try to stay on top of the control game. 1195 00:57:40,558 --> 00:57:41,557 Keep them on the ropes. 1196 00:57:41,559 --> 00:57:43,859 Because once I'm on the ropes, I'm in trouble. 1197 00:57:43,861 --> 00:57:46,395 We did our homework. We watched every single rusty fight, 1198 00:57:46,397 --> 00:57:47,930 To learn how he drives, how he fights. 1199 00:57:47,932 --> 00:57:49,565 But he's always been a hammer bot. 1200 00:57:49,567 --> 00:57:50,999 And we were prepared to fight a hammer bot. 1201 00:57:51,001 --> 00:57:52,868 Until we realized he's not a hammer bot anymore. 1202 00:57:52,870 --> 00:57:54,803 He's actually a lifting wedge. 1203 00:57:54,805 --> 00:57:56,638 So we've had to adjust our strategy a little bit. 1204 00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:59,107 And it's gonna be a new game for both of us. 1205 00:57:59,109 --> 00:58:02,411 I can't even say with a straight face that I wanna beat rusty. 1206 00:58:02,413 --> 00:58:03,946 I mean, who-- I can't. 1207 00:58:04,014 --> 00:58:04,913 I mean, I hope we win. 1208 00:58:04,915 --> 00:58:07,382 And I think at this point in the fight card, 1209 00:58:07,384 --> 00:58:09,117 It's him or us in the tournament. 1210 00:58:09,119 --> 00:58:11,386 You know, we're down to the very last fight card. We're at 1-1. 1211 00:58:11,388 --> 00:58:13,021 I don't know if I can take beating rusty. 1212 00:58:13,023 --> 00:58:14,957 It's gonna be conflicting, either way. 1213 00:58:15,025 --> 00:58:17,392 [banging] 1214 00:58:21,966 --> 00:58:23,899 [robotic voice] robots activate! 1215 00:58:23,901 --> 00:58:26,201 [audience cheering] 1216 00:58:28,672 --> 00:58:30,839 [chris] kenny, I don't know if it's tin foil on rusty's back, 1217 00:58:30,841 --> 00:58:33,509 But I'm kinda digging the new look. 1218 00:58:33,511 --> 00:58:35,410 [kenny] let's get rusty some biker shades. 1219 00:58:36,780 --> 00:58:38,814 [chris] and for more on cute little rusty, 1220 00:58:38,816 --> 00:58:42,484 Our bot whisperer, pete has more on what I called tin foil. 1221 00:58:42,486 --> 00:58:45,254 Uh, it's not exactly tin foil, guys. 1222 00:58:45,256 --> 00:58:49,791 Kenny, as you did mention, that plough has history. 1223 00:58:49,793 --> 00:58:53,562 You should notice the artistic hand of donald hutson within that. 1224 00:58:53,564 --> 00:58:56,698 That is lock jaw's back plough 1225 00:58:56,700 --> 00:58:57,900 -That they've welded onto rusty. -Huh. 1226 00:58:57,902 --> 00:59:01,370 They've removed his pneumatic chisel. 1227 00:59:01,372 --> 00:59:03,839 And they've added the plough to allow rusty 1228 00:59:03,841 --> 00:59:06,942 To hopefully lift witch doctor to the sky. 1229 00:59:06,944 --> 00:59:08,377 [chris] oh, my god. 1230 00:59:09,179 --> 00:59:11,013 They didn't glue it on, did they, peter? 1231 00:59:11,015 --> 00:59:14,116 -No, it's welded. It is welded. -Okay, that's good news. 1232 00:59:18,355 --> 00:59:20,589 [robotic voice] red team ready? 1233 00:59:20,591 --> 00:59:23,492 -[kenny chuckles] -[chris] oh, god. Are you kidding me? 1234 00:59:23,494 --> 00:59:26,662 The cuteness never stops with dave e. 1235 00:59:26,664 --> 00:59:30,098 [kenny] I would like to order one stuffed rusty please? 1236 00:59:30,868 --> 00:59:32,968 [robotic voice] blue team ready? 1237 00:59:34,638 --> 00:59:36,238 [chris reading] 1238 00:59:36,240 --> 00:59:38,974 -Very cute. -[kenny chuckles] 1239 00:59:51,622 --> 00:59:56,024 [chris] so the legend, donald hutson, lending rusty a helping hand. 1240 00:59:56,026 --> 00:59:59,962 Let's see if that can help it spoil witch doctor's season. 1241 01:00:00,598 --> 01:00:02,130 We love you, rusty. 1242 01:00:05,569 --> 01:00:07,970 [chris] let the bot battle begin. 1243 01:00:07,972 --> 01:00:11,206 And here comes rusty, working his way across the box. 1244 01:00:11,274 --> 01:00:12,974 Come on. 1245 01:00:12,976 --> 01:00:15,110 [kenny] looks like rusty is trying to get witch doctor to play with him. 1246 01:00:15,112 --> 01:00:17,613 [chris laughs] 1247 01:00:17,615 --> 01:00:20,515 I mean, but no joking matter at how much is on the line for witch doctor. 1248 01:00:20,517 --> 01:00:21,783 -[bang] -[chris and kenny] oh! 1249 01:00:21,785 --> 01:00:23,385 -[chris] okay. -[kenny] oh, my goodness! 1250 01:00:23,387 --> 01:00:25,954 [chris] all right. Rusty went and popped up. 1251 01:00:25,956 --> 01:00:30,058 [kenny] the junkyard bot took that straight on to the face like a champ. 1252 01:00:30,561 --> 01:00:31,827 [chris] yeah. Oh! 1253 01:00:31,829 --> 01:00:33,829 [kenny] oh! What's he gonna do now? 1254 01:00:33,831 --> 01:00:35,764 -[chris] oh, my god. -[kenny] oh! 1255 01:00:35,766 --> 01:00:37,699 [chris] now he's got tin can hands. 1256 01:00:37,701 --> 01:00:39,401 [kenny] oh, get up! 1257 01:00:39,403 --> 01:00:42,671 Ah, you're chewing my nuts! Come on. [laughs] 1258 01:00:42,673 --> 01:00:43,772 [kenny] count twenty, please? 1259 01:00:43,774 --> 01:00:44,740 [chris] come on, dude. 1260 01:00:44,742 --> 01:00:46,608 [kenny] rusty, you can get up. 1261 01:00:46,610 --> 01:00:49,011 [chris] look at-- oh, my goodness. 1262 01:00:49,013 --> 01:00:51,947 [kenny] the tread is gone from rusty. 1263 01:00:51,949 --> 01:00:53,415 Eight... 1264 01:00:53,417 --> 01:00:56,051 [kenny] even if he gets up, he won't be able to move, chris. 1265 01:00:56,053 --> 01:00:57,986 [chris] oh, witch doctor just looking at it. 1266 01:00:57,988 --> 01:01:00,155 And that is his second win. 1267 01:01:00,157 --> 01:01:01,289 [man] knockout! 1268 01:01:01,291 --> 01:01:04,026 [chris] rusty is doa. 1269 01:01:04,395 --> 01:01:06,061 [laughs] 1270 01:01:06,063 --> 01:01:09,064 Damn! I didn't think that would snap in half. Whoo! 1271 01:01:10,200 --> 01:01:14,002 Rusty! Rusty! Rusty! 1272 01:01:17,641 --> 01:01:21,877 [chris] give mike gellatly, the driver and the co-captain of witch doctor, credit. 1273 01:01:21,879 --> 01:01:25,947 He let rusty roll around a little while before delivering the shot. 1274 01:01:25,949 --> 01:01:28,817 [kenny] yeah, he kinda took his time, but I... 1275 01:01:28,819 --> 01:01:30,652 Listen, you can't control that weapon. 1276 01:01:30,654 --> 01:01:33,655 That thing is spinning so hard. 1277 01:01:33,657 --> 01:01:39,194 The fact that it split that wedge in half is just ridiculous. 1278 01:01:39,196 --> 01:01:42,264 [chris] that eventually, rusty ended up on his side and... 1279 01:01:42,332 --> 01:01:43,932 [both] oh! 1280 01:01:43,934 --> 01:01:47,936 [kenny] and his arms are kinda like, going up, like, "why, witch doctor?" 1281 01:01:47,938 --> 01:01:50,038 -[chris laughs] -why? 1282 01:01:51,108 --> 01:01:53,375 [audience clapping] 1283 01:01:53,377 --> 01:01:54,976 [chris] andrea and mike. 1284 01:01:56,447 --> 01:01:58,213 How emotionally draining was that? 1285 01:01:58,215 --> 01:02:01,283 'cause you were even chanting rusty's name, andrea. 1286 01:02:01,585 --> 01:02:02,884 I love rusty. 1287 01:02:02,953 --> 01:02:05,787 Uh, but you know, we really, really wanna get into the tournament. 1288 01:02:05,789 --> 01:02:08,924 We think witch doctor still has a lot to prove and a lot to show. 1289 01:02:08,926 --> 01:02:10,592 We wish it didn't have to be through rusty. 1290 01:02:10,594 --> 01:02:13,028 Why did this have to happen? 1291 01:02:13,030 --> 01:02:15,831 Uh, but yeah, we're rusty's number one fan. [chuckles] 1292 01:02:15,833 --> 01:02:18,400 [audience cheering] 1293 01:02:20,704 --> 01:02:23,739 Well, a season ago, you had to win that third and final 1294 01:02:23,741 --> 01:02:25,941 Regular season matchup just to kinda, 1295 01:02:25,943 --> 01:02:27,642 Squeak your way into the round of 32. 1296 01:02:27,644 --> 01:02:30,579 You can breathe a bit easier, I think, this time around. 1297 01:02:30,581 --> 01:02:34,349 Are you ready to make a run at the giant nut, andrea? 1298 01:02:34,351 --> 01:02:37,385 Absolutely. We're taking every opponent incredibly seriously. 1299 01:02:37,387 --> 01:02:39,788 -[audience cheering] -this was a brand new robot for rusty. 1300 01:02:39,790 --> 01:02:41,823 And we're gonna rebuild it. Put all new parts on there. 1301 01:02:41,825 --> 01:02:43,325 And have a new bot for the 32. 1302 01:02:44,661 --> 01:02:48,130 Guys, congratulations. You've proved a 2-1 on the season. 1303 01:02:48,132 --> 01:02:49,264 -Thank you, chris. -Thank you. 1304 01:02:55,205 --> 01:02:56,371 Well... 1305 01:02:56,640 --> 01:02:57,839 That was... 1306 01:02:57,841 --> 01:03:00,208 So dave, is it fun getting hit by the best? 1307 01:03:00,711 --> 01:03:03,879 Yeah, it is. I tell you what. 1308 01:03:03,881 --> 01:03:05,814 They keep running like that, they could go to the top. 1309 01:03:05,816 --> 01:03:07,115 You know what I mean? That-- I-- 1310 01:03:07,117 --> 01:03:08,650 That was like a... [blowing raspberry] 1311 01:03:08,652 --> 01:03:10,118 That was like a half inch hunk of metal in there. 1312 01:03:10,120 --> 01:03:11,720 And it wasn't... I mean, it's... 1313 01:03:11,722 --> 01:03:13,021 It's stainless steel. 1314 01:03:13,023 --> 01:03:14,689 But still, the fact that it's just 1315 01:03:14,691 --> 01:03:17,092 Shredded it in half, that's mean. 1316 01:03:17,094 --> 01:03:19,094 -[crowd laughs] -[laughs] 1317 01:03:19,229 --> 01:03:20,762 [chris] hey, dave. 1318 01:03:20,764 --> 01:03:23,632 We saw that cute little stuffed rusty. 1319 01:03:23,634 --> 01:03:24,900 -Oh. -Where is it? 1320 01:03:24,902 --> 01:03:27,035 -I want that thing. -Go grab that thing. 1321 01:03:27,137 --> 01:03:28,370 [kenny laughs] 1322 01:03:29,173 --> 01:03:31,106 -[crowd cheers] -oh, my god. 1323 01:03:32,776 --> 01:03:33,375 It's my little... 1324 01:03:33,377 --> 01:03:34,910 [chris] that's awesome. 1325 01:03:34,912 --> 01:03:36,912 -He's even got the matching blanket to go with him. -[chris chuckles] 1326 01:03:36,914 --> 01:03:38,313 A fan of mine knitted this thing together. 1327 01:03:38,315 --> 01:03:39,881 I don't wanna know how long it took 1328 01:03:39,883 --> 01:03:42,551 Because he's got all the details on him, you know what I'm saying? 1329 01:03:42,553 --> 01:03:43,985 Hammer works, look at that. 1330 01:03:43,987 --> 01:03:44,786 -[kenny laughs] -that's impressive. 1331 01:03:44,788 --> 01:03:45,821 [dave] you know what I'm saying? 1332 01:03:45,823 --> 01:03:48,089 -[dave chuckles] -[chris] one more time together. 1333 01:03:48,091 --> 01:03:50,358 -Let's hear it for rusty! -[rusty laughs] 1334 01:03:50,360 --> 01:03:52,093 -[crowd cheers] -thank you. 1335 01:03:59,937 --> 01:04:02,904 So, we expect to see witch doctor in the round of 32. 1336 01:04:02,906 --> 01:04:04,773 In the meantime, at least for now, 1337 01:04:04,775 --> 01:04:07,008 We say goodbye to rusty, 1338 01:04:07,010 --> 01:04:10,278 One of the great american stories out there. 1339 01:04:11,448 --> 01:04:13,648 Up next, it's the main event 1340 01:04:13,650 --> 01:04:16,918 And the final fight of the qualifying rounds. 1341 01:04:16,920 --> 01:04:20,856 Icewave and fusion are about to go mano-a-mano 1342 01:04:20,858 --> 01:04:22,891 For a spot in the tournament. 1343 01:04:22,893 --> 01:04:24,392 Let's take a look at the matchup. 1344 01:04:24,394 --> 01:04:25,427 [crowd cheers] 1345 01:04:27,164 --> 01:04:29,397 [faruq] icewave! 1346 01:04:29,933 --> 01:04:33,134 Fusion! 1347 01:04:33,136 --> 01:04:35,170 [reese] right now, both of us are 1-1. 1348 01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:38,073 One of us needs to win. 1349 01:04:39,643 --> 01:04:41,843 Icewave is definitely a legend. 1350 01:04:41,845 --> 01:04:44,579 -[chris] oh! It's torn in two. -[laughing] 1351 01:04:44,581 --> 01:04:45,881 With the gas engine, 1352 01:04:45,883 --> 01:04:49,284 It's so loud, it brings the crowd a mile away. 1353 01:04:49,286 --> 01:04:52,087 It's the '69 camaro of bots! 1354 01:04:52,089 --> 01:04:53,622 [kenny] it is awesome. 1355 01:04:53,624 --> 01:04:55,724 But my armor's pretty thick. 1356 01:04:55,726 --> 01:04:57,993 I don't see marc cutting' through it. 1357 01:04:59,529 --> 01:05:00,595 [marc] fusion's a good robot. 1358 01:05:00,731 --> 01:05:02,764 They've definitely performed well in the past. 1359 01:05:02,766 --> 01:05:03,832 [chris and kenny] whoa! 1360 01:05:03,834 --> 01:05:04,833 [chris] huge impact! 1361 01:05:04,835 --> 01:05:06,935 But because they're such a compact robot, 1362 01:05:06,937 --> 01:05:10,005 We have a good shot of hitting them where there's important things. 1363 01:05:10,007 --> 01:05:12,407 -[kenny] oh! -[chris] oh, my god! 1364 01:05:12,409 --> 01:05:15,710 [chris] grab the milk, kenny, he's split him like an oreo. 1365 01:05:15,712 --> 01:05:18,179 Obviously, winning is our goal, 1366 01:05:18,181 --> 01:05:19,781 But we're trying to show that we're still a contender. 1367 01:05:19,783 --> 01:05:22,284 [reese] I have no clue what's gonna happen. 1368 01:05:22,286 --> 01:05:26,821 There's zero margin of error doing anything in battlebots. 1369 01:05:26,823 --> 01:05:29,257 It's do or die. Win or go home. 1370 01:05:29,459 --> 01:05:30,959 [explosion] 1371 01:05:30,961 --> 01:05:34,162 -[chris] are you not entertained? -[kenny laughs] oh! 1372 01:05:41,838 --> 01:05:43,471 [cheering] 1373 01:05:43,473 --> 01:05:44,739 [chris] welcome back to battlebots, 1374 01:05:44,741 --> 01:05:47,575 Where we are getting set to reveal the field 1375 01:05:47,577 --> 01:05:50,078 For this year's world championship tournament. 1376 01:05:50,080 --> 01:05:53,915 But we still have one fight left in the qualifying rounds. 1377 01:05:53,917 --> 01:05:56,484 And yep, you guessed it, 1378 01:05:56,486 --> 01:05:59,421 It's a win and you're in scenario, 1379 01:05:59,423 --> 01:06:04,592 As the 1-1 fusion takes on 1-1 icewave. 1380 01:06:04,594 --> 01:06:07,028 So, let's start with reese ewert's bot, fusion. 1381 01:06:07,030 --> 01:06:08,530 It got off to a great start this year 1382 01:06:08,532 --> 01:06:09,764 By knocking out cobalt, 1383 01:06:09,766 --> 01:06:12,667 And then it just got done in by copperhead recently. 1384 01:06:12,669 --> 01:06:16,838 So, will the real fusion, please stand up? 1385 01:06:16,840 --> 01:06:17,973 [kenny] you know, a lot like icewave 1386 01:06:17,975 --> 01:06:19,774 These guys have that like 1387 01:06:19,776 --> 01:06:21,142 Kill or be killed attitude. 1388 01:06:21,144 --> 01:06:22,911 They're either knocking out their opponents 1389 01:06:22,913 --> 01:06:24,813 Or getting knocked out. 1390 01:06:24,815 --> 01:06:26,681 This should be a very exciting fight. 1391 01:06:26,683 --> 01:06:29,384 For marc devidts, the captain of icewave, 1392 01:06:29,386 --> 01:06:30,952 I think there's even more on the line 1393 01:06:30,954 --> 01:06:33,555 Because he told us at the beginning of the season 1394 01:06:33,557 --> 01:06:34,723 If we don't make some headway here, 1395 01:06:34,725 --> 01:06:36,891 We have to really rethink this. 1396 01:06:36,893 --> 01:06:40,228 Do we wanna come back in 2022 with the same icewave 1397 01:06:40,230 --> 01:06:41,663 Or change our engineering? 1398 01:06:41,665 --> 01:06:44,799 So, not just a playoff berth is on the line for him. 1399 01:06:44,801 --> 01:06:46,468 [kenny] yeah, they've got to be feeling the pressure here. 1400 01:06:46,470 --> 01:06:47,569 They're going against... 1401 01:06:47,771 --> 01:06:50,772 A bot in fusion that has both a vertical spinner 1402 01:06:50,774 --> 01:06:52,240 And a horizontal spinner. 1403 01:06:52,242 --> 01:06:53,608 Very interesting matchup. 1404 01:06:53,610 --> 01:06:56,077 And this should be exciting because these two teams 1405 01:06:56,079 --> 01:06:58,880 Have fought a combined four times. 1406 01:06:58,882 --> 01:07:02,150 All four have resulted in a knockout. 1407 01:07:02,152 --> 01:07:03,618 Faruq, take it away. 1408 01:07:03,620 --> 01:07:06,121 [crowd cheering] 1409 01:07:08,125 --> 01:07:12,994 [faruq] ladies and gentleman! Are you ready? 1410 01:07:12,996 --> 01:07:15,063 [crowd cheering] 1411 01:07:18,735 --> 01:07:23,038 It's time for the main event! 1412 01:07:35,752 --> 01:07:37,719 [faruq] in the red square... 1413 01:07:37,721 --> 01:07:40,922 This bot's like a rabid dog with no muzzle. 1414 01:07:40,924 --> 01:07:44,826 Two blades that cut both ways like a crossword puzzle. 1415 01:07:44,828 --> 01:07:48,563 Don't try to solve him. You don't have the vocabulary. 1416 01:07:48,565 --> 01:07:50,799 He's a six letter word that means 1417 01:07:50,801 --> 01:07:52,333 You're gonna get stabbed and buried. 1418 01:07:53,003 --> 01:07:56,337 It's fusion! 1419 01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:59,074 [crowd cheering] 1420 01:08:01,111 --> 01:08:02,811 [chris] there is captain reese ewert, 1421 01:08:02,813 --> 01:08:04,579 Pushing out fusion. 1422 01:08:04,581 --> 01:08:06,614 What does reese need to do to win this fight 1423 01:08:06,616 --> 01:08:09,617 And punch his ticket to the tournament, kenny? 1424 01:08:09,619 --> 01:08:12,687 [kenny] it's pretty simple. Don't burn up. 1425 01:08:12,689 --> 01:08:14,689 In my opinion, if fusion could consistently 1426 01:08:14,691 --> 01:08:16,658 Go a full three minutes, 1427 01:08:16,660 --> 01:08:19,594 It would be one of the most dangerous bots in the field. 1428 01:08:19,596 --> 01:08:22,997 But it's two-faced, and reese's tournament chances 1429 01:08:22,999 --> 01:08:26,401 Will all come down to which fusion we see tonight. 1430 01:08:28,705 --> 01:08:31,005 [crowd clapping] 1431 01:08:31,608 --> 01:08:33,575 [faruq] in the blue square, 1432 01:08:33,577 --> 01:08:35,877 He'll be riding the waves and shredding the gnar, 1433 01:08:35,879 --> 01:08:39,414 And leaving your face with an icicle scar. 1434 01:08:39,416 --> 01:08:43,118 Your cadaver's his surfboard down a glacier tsunami. 1435 01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:44,018 Why bring a board 1436 01:08:44,020 --> 01:08:46,321 When he can use your frozen body? 1437 01:08:47,157 --> 01:08:49,390 Cowabunga dead! 1438 01:08:49,392 --> 01:08:51,759 It's icewave! 1439 01:08:51,761 --> 01:08:54,129 [crowd cheering] 1440 01:08:55,999 --> 01:08:59,000 [chris] oh, marc devidts' bot, icewave, 1441 01:08:59,002 --> 01:09:00,702 Knocked out by black dragon 1442 01:09:00,704 --> 01:09:03,071 In its return to the battlebots. 1443 01:09:03,073 --> 01:09:06,674 But then it rebounded by knocking out deadlift. 1444 01:09:06,676 --> 01:09:08,776 Marc, once labeled the boy genius, 1445 01:09:08,778 --> 01:09:11,813 Now a man in his mid-30's with a family. 1446 01:09:11,815 --> 01:09:14,883 But boy, he still loves the competition. 1447 01:09:14,885 --> 01:09:17,819 [kenny] yeah, he sure does. And it's crazy to think 1448 01:09:17,821 --> 01:09:20,088 That a legendary bot like icewave 1449 01:09:20,090 --> 01:09:21,689 Is on the brink of elimination, 1450 01:09:21,691 --> 01:09:24,092 But here we are. 1451 01:09:24,094 --> 01:09:26,561 This bot is still one of the hardest skaters here, 1452 01:09:26,563 --> 01:09:29,697 But it's been plagued by reliability issues this year. 1453 01:09:29,699 --> 01:09:32,267 I think this fight is going to come down to 1454 01:09:32,269 --> 01:09:35,003 Which team's primary weapon can outlast the other. 1455 01:09:35,005 --> 01:09:37,272 [crowd cheering] 1456 01:09:44,548 --> 01:09:45,680 [chris] okay, kenny, 1457 01:09:45,682 --> 01:09:48,116 Icewave's weapon has had a reign of terror 1458 01:09:48,118 --> 01:09:49,651 For almost a decade now. 1459 01:09:49,653 --> 01:09:52,754 Tell us a little bit more about this blade. 1460 01:09:52,756 --> 01:09:55,657 [kenny] well, icewave is going with its longest bar here 1461 01:09:55,659 --> 01:09:58,426 Which should help keep fusion at a distance. 1462 01:09:58,428 --> 01:10:00,061 And you may remember those black tips 1463 01:10:00,063 --> 01:10:01,863 On the end of the weapon, 1464 01:10:01,865 --> 01:10:03,565 Blend into the floor, 1465 01:10:03,567 --> 01:10:05,500 Making it tough for their opponent 1466 01:10:05,502 --> 01:10:08,169 To see how close they are to doing damage. 1467 01:10:08,171 --> 01:10:10,838 Let's see if that messes with reese infusion. 1468 01:10:10,840 --> 01:10:12,073 Yes, there is is. 1469 01:10:16,012 --> 01:10:18,112 [blades whirring] 1470 01:10:22,752 --> 01:10:24,152 Yeah. 1471 01:10:26,890 --> 01:10:28,423 [robotic voice] robots activate! 1472 01:10:28,425 --> 01:10:30,959 [crowd cheering] 1473 01:10:32,662 --> 01:10:35,296 [chris] all right. It all comes down to this, 1474 01:10:35,298 --> 01:10:38,533 One fight left in the qualifying round. 1475 01:10:38,535 --> 01:10:42,937 Will we hear the sweet sounds of icewave's engine in the tournament, 1476 01:10:42,939 --> 01:10:46,507 Or will it be the dual weapons of fusion? 1477 01:10:46,509 --> 01:10:47,809 We'll have the answer, 1478 01:10:47,811 --> 01:10:50,545 As well as the reveal of this year's bracket 1479 01:10:50,547 --> 01:10:54,215 When we return on battlebots. 1480 01:10:57,487 --> 01:11:01,522 For the number one seed, we're looking at the undefeated top bots. 1481 01:11:01,524 --> 01:11:05,059 Would expect uppercut and maybe even ribbot 1482 01:11:05,061 --> 01:11:07,061 -To have pretty good seeds. -[frog croaks] 1483 01:11:07,764 --> 01:11:09,163 But right now, I'd put them up there. 1484 01:11:09,165 --> 01:11:10,264 They've been tough. 1485 01:11:10,266 --> 01:11:11,699 I think hypershock should probably be a top seed. 1486 01:11:11,701 --> 01:11:14,035 That robot's looking fierce this year. 1487 01:11:14,871 --> 01:11:17,672 You know, the previous champion last year from... 1488 01:11:17,674 --> 01:11:18,840 End game, and nick, and those guys, 1489 01:11:18,842 --> 01:11:20,808 They're just kickin' butt. 1490 01:11:20,810 --> 01:11:23,011 I think right now the top seed should just be end game. 1491 01:11:23,013 --> 01:11:23,978 Gotta be end game. 1492 01:11:23,980 --> 01:11:24,879 Has to be end game. 1493 01:11:24,881 --> 01:11:25,546 Probably end game. 1494 01:11:25,548 --> 01:11:26,814 -End game. -End game. 1495 01:11:26,816 --> 01:11:28,983 The top seed of the tournament, hands down is end game. 1496 01:11:28,985 --> 01:11:31,853 They're the reigning champs. They're 3-0. It's not even close. 1497 01:11:31,855 --> 01:11:34,656 There's no one else that's even in their atmosphere. 1498 01:11:34,658 --> 01:11:37,825 -[chris] oh, my goodness! -[kenny] oh! Oh! 1499 01:11:37,827 --> 01:11:40,361 [chris] are you kidding me? 1500 01:11:46,202 --> 01:11:47,502 [chris] welcome back to battlebots, 1501 01:11:47,504 --> 01:11:50,171 Where we are now moments away from revealing 1502 01:11:50,173 --> 01:11:52,340 The world championship tournament field. 1503 01:11:52,609 --> 01:11:54,242 But right now, 1504 01:11:54,244 --> 01:11:57,278 It's the final fight of the qualifying rounds. 1505 01:11:57,614 --> 01:12:00,682 Fusion versus icewave. 1506 01:12:00,684 --> 01:12:03,951 The winner should punch their ticket to the round of 32. 1507 01:12:03,953 --> 01:12:05,853 We are ready to rock. 1508 01:12:05,855 --> 01:12:08,122 [crowd cheering] 1509 01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:19,267 [crowd chanting] fight! 1510 01:12:27,911 --> 01:12:31,079 [buzzer starts] 1511 01:12:31,581 --> 01:12:35,383 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1512 01:12:35,385 --> 01:12:37,819 Oh, man, listen to all that firepower in there. 1513 01:12:37,821 --> 01:12:38,886 [crashing] 1514 01:12:38,888 --> 01:12:41,289 [kenny] oh! Big hit there by icewave. 1515 01:12:41,391 --> 01:12:43,624 [chris] and now the key is 1516 01:12:43,626 --> 01:12:47,729 How many blades are down for the count on these respective weapons? 1517 01:12:47,731 --> 01:12:50,598 No life from the horizontal spinner of icewave. 1518 01:12:50,600 --> 01:12:52,533 Fusion looking a little punch-drunk, 1519 01:12:52,535 --> 01:12:55,269 But here comes some action from its vertical spinner. 1520 01:12:56,740 --> 01:13:00,007 [kenny] yeah, fusion still looking to mix it up here. 1521 01:13:00,009 --> 01:13:04,112 Icewave trying to keep it at bay with that front wedge. 1522 01:13:04,114 --> 01:13:07,382 Marc devidts is piloting a push bot now, chris. 1523 01:13:07,384 --> 01:13:10,017 -[chris] we've seen this out of marc devidts before... -[crowd cheers] 1524 01:13:10,019 --> 01:13:12,153 ...Where he takes on big shot and all of a sudden-- 1525 01:13:12,155 --> 01:13:13,220 [kenny] whoa! 1526 01:13:13,222 --> 01:13:14,655 [chris] parts are breaking off of the robot! 1527 01:13:14,657 --> 01:13:17,792 Icewave has been put up on the screws. 1528 01:13:17,794 --> 01:13:21,229 Can he get up to the upper deck courtesy of fusion? 1529 01:13:21,231 --> 01:13:24,132 The legendary spinner is on the ropes! 1530 01:13:24,601 --> 01:13:25,766 I got him. 1531 01:13:25,835 --> 01:13:28,669 [chris] and it looks like both robots might be stuck. 1532 01:13:28,671 --> 01:13:33,141 [kenny] we may be headed for a simultaneous knockout here, chris. 1533 01:13:33,143 --> 01:13:37,712 [chris] icewave has popped its way off and fusion has started to smoke! 1534 01:13:37,714 --> 01:13:38,946 [kenny] oh no! 1535 01:13:38,948 --> 01:13:41,215 [chris] oh my goodness! 1536 01:13:41,551 --> 01:13:43,684 Icewave is trying to free fusion, 1537 01:13:43,686 --> 01:13:46,921 But I am not so sure that fusion can even move, kenny. 1538 01:13:46,923 --> 01:13:49,657 [kenny] yep, may have been that first shot from icewave 1539 01:13:49,659 --> 01:13:53,194 That rattled fusion's internals. 1540 01:13:53,196 --> 01:13:58,132 And this is what has plagued fusion this year and last year. 1541 01:13:58,134 --> 01:14:00,868 -[chris] it's all about reliability. -Ten, nine, eight, 1542 01:14:00,870 --> 01:14:02,336 Seven, six... 1543 01:14:02,338 --> 01:14:03,738 [chris] and once again, fusion just doesn't have enough. 1544 01:14:03,740 --> 01:14:06,841 -As icewave is going to improve. -Five, four, three... 1545 01:14:06,843 --> 01:14:09,644 -[chris] to 2-1. -Two, one, that's a knockout! 1546 01:14:09,646 --> 01:14:11,212 -[buzzer beeps] -[crowd cheers] 1547 01:14:14,417 --> 01:14:17,218 [kenny] what in the hell would cause that? 1548 01:14:21,391 --> 01:14:24,592 [chris] well, the story of this fight was written in the first ten seconds 1549 01:14:24,594 --> 01:14:27,395 With this monster shot, kenny. 1550 01:14:27,397 --> 01:14:29,997 [kenny] yeah, this was a massive hit for icewave, 1551 01:14:29,999 --> 01:14:32,567 But that was the last we saw of that blade. 1552 01:14:32,569 --> 01:14:36,571 [chris] at that point, you're thinking, well, fusion has a huge advantage. 1553 01:14:36,573 --> 01:14:39,474 At least one of its weapons is working, if not both. 1554 01:14:39,476 --> 01:14:41,976 But then when we got over to the screws 1555 01:14:41,978 --> 01:14:45,346 Icewave worked its way off and fusion started smoking. 1556 01:14:45,348 --> 01:14:47,482 [kenny] yeah, quite the opportunity for fusion. 1557 01:14:47,484 --> 01:14:51,786 But I don't think the bot was ever the same after absorbing that first shot. 1558 01:14:51,788 --> 01:14:54,922 A nightmare end of the season for reese ewert, 1559 01:14:54,924 --> 01:14:56,958 Another burnout for fusion. 1560 01:14:57,126 --> 01:14:59,093 [crowd cheering] 1561 01:14:59,729 --> 01:15:01,796 [chris] well, marc... 1562 01:15:01,798 --> 01:15:03,664 Who would've thunk that your durability is 1563 01:15:03,666 --> 01:15:07,001 What would've gotten you to 2-1 this season. 1564 01:15:07,003 --> 01:15:09,737 Yeah, I mean, we've always had a pretty durable drive, the engine. 1565 01:15:09,739 --> 01:15:12,373 As everybody knows, a little bit flakey, I thought we had it 1566 01:15:12,375 --> 01:15:15,643 Figured out, but we gotta get back there and see what happened. 1567 01:15:15,645 --> 01:15:19,413 We're fortunate enough that we took the win, but it's still not, doesn't feel great. 1568 01:15:19,415 --> 01:15:21,082 We, we're gonna do better, don't worry. 1569 01:15:21,084 --> 01:15:23,818 Alright, so big picture, you sit at 2-1. 1570 01:15:23,820 --> 01:15:25,753 So do an awful lot of teams. 1571 01:15:25,755 --> 01:15:27,488 -Yep. -How worried are you 1572 01:15:27,490 --> 01:15:30,858 About the eyes of the selection committee being on you? 1573 01:15:30,860 --> 01:15:33,327 Yeah, I wish that the match had gone longer, for both of us. 1574 01:15:33,329 --> 01:15:36,764 And I mean, I know we're both capable of doing a whole lot more than that, so, 1575 01:15:36,766 --> 01:15:39,767 Hopefully the committee knows that and they'll choose us. 1576 01:15:39,769 --> 01:15:43,037 'cause we can definitely do it, don't worry. 1577 01:15:43,039 --> 01:15:46,407 -Marc devidts, captain of team icewave. Thank you. -Thank you. 1578 01:15:46,409 --> 01:15:48,175 [crowd cheering] 1579 01:15:52,582 --> 01:15:55,383 -Howdy howdy. -[chris] well, reese, 1580 01:15:55,385 --> 01:15:58,719 The selection committee is about to announce the round of 32. 1581 01:15:58,721 --> 01:16:00,788 You sit at 1-2. 1582 01:16:00,790 --> 01:16:04,792 Just like your brother jake and his bot, hydra. 1583 01:16:04,794 --> 01:16:07,061 Why should they take you over jake? 1584 01:16:08,698 --> 01:16:09,864 'cause I'd kick his ass. 1585 01:16:09,866 --> 01:16:15,202 -[laughing] -[crowd cheering] 1586 01:16:16,172 --> 01:16:19,574 If I, if I'm working, his ass is grass, man. 1587 01:16:19,576 --> 01:16:20,708 [laughs] 1588 01:16:20,710 --> 01:16:25,846 Reese, you always put life... In great perspective. 1589 01:16:25,848 --> 01:16:27,982 -Thank you, bud. Good luck down the road. -That's what I'm here for. 1590 01:16:28,918 --> 01:16:29,817 [both laugh] 1591 01:16:29,885 --> 01:16:33,187 [crowd cheering] 1592 01:16:36,893 --> 01:16:38,492 So, yes, icewave improves to 2-1, kenny. 1593 01:16:38,494 --> 01:16:42,530 But I really think this story is, "what happened to fusion, yet again?" 1594 01:16:42,532 --> 01:16:45,633 Yeah, they're kinda their own worst enemy there. It, it's hard to watch because 1595 01:16:45,635 --> 01:16:47,735 That bot has so much potential. 1596 01:16:47,737 --> 01:16:49,904 [chris] so, if you look at the results tonight 1597 01:16:49,906 --> 01:16:53,874 Icewave joins lucky, huge, bloodsport, 1598 01:16:53,876 --> 01:16:55,710 Witch doctor, and madcatter. 1599 01:16:55,712 --> 01:16:58,679 All teams that improved to two and one. 1600 01:16:58,681 --> 01:17:03,551 So, is there room for all those teams in the round of 32? 1601 01:17:03,553 --> 01:17:08,956 It is time right now to announce the world championship bracket 1602 01:17:08,958 --> 01:17:12,226 -In the fight for the giant nut. -[crowd cheering] 1603 01:17:12,462 --> 01:17:14,261 All right. 1604 01:17:14,263 --> 01:17:18,065 The top teams have been seeded based on their performance in the qualifying rounds. 1605 01:17:18,067 --> 01:17:20,267 As well as their overall pedigree. 1606 01:17:20,269 --> 01:17:23,904 And then placed in one of four quadrants. 1607 01:17:23,906 --> 01:17:27,274 In theory, the higher the seed, the better the team's chance of 1608 01:17:27,276 --> 01:17:29,610 Winning the giant nut. 1609 01:17:29,612 --> 01:17:33,814 And with thirty-one teams finishing with at least two wins, 1610 01:17:33,816 --> 01:17:36,283 We've just been told there'll be a pair of play-in matches 1611 01:17:36,285 --> 01:17:40,721 To decide the final two spots in the tournament. 1612 01:17:40,723 --> 01:17:45,860 The winner of those fights will then take on the number 1 and number 2 overall seeds 1613 01:17:45,862 --> 01:17:48,162 In the round of 32. 1614 01:17:48,598 --> 01:17:50,431 So, without further ado, 1615 01:17:50,433 --> 01:17:53,734 Let's reveal the bots competing in quadrant four. 1616 01:17:53,736 --> 01:17:57,972 Beginning with the number four overall seed. 1617 01:17:58,941 --> 01:18:01,275 -[crowd cheering] -yeah! 1618 01:18:01,678 --> 01:18:04,478 [chris] it's sawblaze! 1619 01:18:04,480 --> 01:18:09,316 Jamison go has been knocked out in the round of 8 in back to back years, kenny. 1620 01:18:09,318 --> 01:18:12,753 Let's see if he can finally break through this time. 1621 01:18:12,755 --> 01:18:17,692 [kenny] yeah, they had maybe the toughest schedule of any bot this season. 1622 01:18:17,694 --> 01:18:22,763 Even with that loss to end game, sawblaze was dominant. 1623 01:18:22,765 --> 01:18:24,231 This is a bot with a lot of experience 1624 01:18:24,233 --> 01:18:26,467 And they can go very far this tournament. 1625 01:18:26,469 --> 01:18:29,904 [chris] and here's who their competition in this group will be. 1626 01:18:29,906 --> 01:18:34,075 Sawblaze will see hijinx in the round of 32. 1627 01:18:34,510 --> 01:18:36,610 Hypershock will take on p1 1628 01:18:36,612 --> 01:18:39,980 Who gets its first shot at the post season. 1629 01:18:39,982 --> 01:18:42,616 Uppercut, maybe the most feared weapon here 1630 01:18:42,618 --> 01:18:45,519 Earns the fifth overall seed. 1631 01:18:45,521 --> 01:18:49,790 And then it's a fun one between shatter! And riptide, kenny. 1632 01:18:49,792 --> 01:18:53,694 [kenny] absolutely, as a rookie, riptide went 2-1. 1633 01:18:53,696 --> 01:18:56,864 Don't underestimate the college kid ethan kurtz. 1634 01:18:56,866 --> 01:18:59,567 Some heavy hitting young guns in this group. 1635 01:18:59,569 --> 01:19:01,802 But I like sawblaze to come out alive. 1636 01:19:01,804 --> 01:19:05,306 [chris] all right, moving to quadrant number three. 1637 01:19:06,709 --> 01:19:10,911 And the survey says the third overall seed is... 1638 01:19:10,913 --> 01:19:12,413 -[kenny] whoa! -[chris] oh yeah. 1639 01:19:12,415 --> 01:19:13,948 [chris] whiplash! 1640 01:19:13,950 --> 01:19:16,317 -Last year's runner-up, kenny. -[crowd cheering] 1641 01:19:16,853 --> 01:19:18,452 [kenny] yeah, they went 2-0. 1642 01:19:18,454 --> 01:19:21,856 The selection committee said they had shown enough after only two fights. 1643 01:19:21,858 --> 01:19:25,025 But this season was like every season, it seems. 1644 01:19:25,027 --> 01:19:27,728 The technique, the driving, the precision 1645 01:19:27,730 --> 01:19:31,699 Of matt vasquez was on full display yet again. 1646 01:19:31,701 --> 01:19:34,468 [chris] joining them in this quadrant is icewave. 1647 01:19:34,470 --> 01:19:37,338 Who sneaks in as the thirtieth seed. 1648 01:19:37,340 --> 01:19:41,876 And wow, that cobalt-yeti matchup is gonna be a slugfest. 1649 01:19:41,878 --> 01:19:45,780 Rotator-shrederator, and then tantrum-gigabyte 1650 01:19:45,782 --> 01:19:47,848 Round up this part of the bracket. 1651 01:19:47,850 --> 01:19:50,551 Tantrum was a semi-finalist last season 1652 01:19:50,553 --> 01:19:53,721 And they're looking stronger than ever. 1653 01:19:53,723 --> 01:19:55,422 [kenny] and look at the drivers here, chris. 1654 01:19:55,424 --> 01:19:59,393 Matt vasquez, matt maxham, victor soto. 1655 01:19:59,395 --> 01:20:03,464 We're going to see some absolutely incredible driving from this group. 1656 01:20:03,466 --> 01:20:06,801 [chris] and now let's head north for quadrant number two. 1657 01:20:06,803 --> 01:20:11,338 Only a few options left for that number 2 overall seed. 1658 01:20:13,843 --> 01:20:17,311 It's ribbot, led by david jin, kenny. 1659 01:20:17,680 --> 01:20:18,712 Yeah! 1660 01:20:18,948 --> 01:20:20,681 [kenny] yeah, they went 3-0 in qualifying. 1661 01:20:20,683 --> 01:20:23,484 These guys are for real, chris. 1662 01:20:23,486 --> 01:20:25,886 I mean, they're getting quick knockouts, they look phenomenal. 1663 01:20:25,888 --> 01:20:27,354 They've been together for a little while now. 1664 01:20:27,356 --> 01:20:30,124 They're no longer newcomers. They're looking very strong. 1665 01:20:30,126 --> 01:20:34,795 [chris] and they'll be taking on the winner of one of our play-in matches. 1666 01:20:34,797 --> 01:20:38,766 Let's find out which teams will square off for a chance to fight ribbot 1667 01:20:38,768 --> 01:20:41,735 In the round of 32. 1668 01:20:41,737 --> 01:20:46,040 Hydra will battle defender in that play-in match. 1669 01:20:46,042 --> 01:20:50,077 Hydra, of course, was last year's number one overall seed. 1670 01:20:51,047 --> 01:20:52,613 Yeah! 1671 01:20:52,615 --> 01:20:56,450 [chris] somewhere in the pits, jake ewert is laughing like dr. Evil. 1672 01:20:56,452 --> 01:21:01,422 And filling out this quadrant we'll also see the gritty kitty, madcatter 1673 01:21:01,424 --> 01:21:06,493 Try to be the first team to ever knockout black dragon. 1674 01:21:06,495 --> 01:21:12,399 While blip-valkyrie, and jackpot-tombstone round out this section of the bracket. 1675 01:21:12,401 --> 01:21:15,202 [kenny] well, ray billings is a former giant nut winner 1676 01:21:15,204 --> 01:21:16,737 So do not count him out. 1677 01:21:16,739 --> 01:21:19,874 And is it possible even as the seventh seed 1678 01:21:19,876 --> 01:21:23,811 The committee is underestimating aren hill and blip? 1679 01:21:23,813 --> 01:21:25,479 Lots of great teams here, chris. 1680 01:21:25,481 --> 01:21:26,947 This group should be a wildcard. 1681 01:21:26,949 --> 01:21:30,384 [chris] okay, kenny, and then there was one. 1682 01:21:30,953 --> 01:21:35,089 And the number one overall seed is... 1683 01:21:36,392 --> 01:21:39,393 -[chris] oh! -[kenny] oh my goodness! 1684 01:21:39,395 --> 01:21:43,597 [chris] that's right! It's the pride of new zealand, end game. 1685 01:21:43,599 --> 01:21:44,531 [crowd cheering] 1686 01:21:44,533 --> 01:21:45,933 [kenny] yeah, no surprise here. 1687 01:21:45,935 --> 01:21:49,737 The reigning champs win 3-0 and knocked out every bot they faced. 1688 01:21:49,739 --> 01:21:52,339 They've carried that momentum from last season. 1689 01:21:52,341 --> 01:21:55,542 They're looking like world champions again this year. 1690 01:21:55,544 --> 01:21:57,544 They are scary, chris. 1691 01:21:57,546 --> 01:22:00,114 [chris] and let's see what the rest of this quadrant looks like. 1692 01:22:00,116 --> 01:22:03,617 Including our other play-in matchup. 1693 01:22:03,619 --> 01:22:06,687 So, zach lytle and bunny sauriol will duke it out 1694 01:22:06,689 --> 01:22:09,189 For a chance to take on the kiwis. 1695 01:22:09,692 --> 01:22:12,960 Minotaur and bloodsport both went 2-1. 1696 01:22:12,962 --> 01:22:16,096 This one kinda feels like a semi-finals matchup. 1697 01:22:17,066 --> 01:22:19,633 We'll also see copperhead take on lucky. 1698 01:22:19,635 --> 01:22:24,405 And then the undefeated rookies, glitch, will face the 2019 runner-up. 1699 01:22:25,274 --> 01:22:26,740 [kenny] yeah, all I'm seeing here, chris, 1700 01:22:26,742 --> 01:22:29,643 Is a potential end game- minotaur matchup. 1701 01:22:29,645 --> 01:22:33,447 I am praying that the bot gods give us that one. 1702 01:22:33,449 --> 01:22:37,551 But with end game, witch doctor, minotaur, skorpios, bloodsport... 1703 01:22:37,553 --> 01:22:40,888 This quadrant is feeling like our group of death, chris. 1704 01:22:40,890 --> 01:22:42,923 [chris] two former runners-up in that group. 1705 01:22:42,925 --> 01:22:47,761 Will one of them finally get to hoist he greatest trophy on the planet? 1706 01:22:47,763 --> 01:22:49,830 We will find out in the coming weeks. 1707 01:22:49,832 --> 01:22:52,833 As all of these teams go head to head, 1708 01:22:52,835 --> 01:22:56,704 In what should be the most destructive battlebots championship tournament 1709 01:22:56,706 --> 01:22:59,707 That we have ever seen! 1710 01:22:59,709 --> 01:23:02,009 And, if you wanna fill out you're own bracket 1711 01:23:02,011 --> 01:23:03,476 Or start an office pool, 1712 01:23:03,478 --> 01:23:07,781 You can find a printable version at battlebots.Com/bracket. 1713 01:23:07,783 --> 01:23:10,317 Kenny, I think you still owe me from last year. 1714 01:23:10,319 --> 01:23:13,587 [kenny] no, no, I paid you with dogecoin. 1715 01:23:13,589 --> 01:23:16,757 [chris] don't know how I missed that, but we'll see you next time. 1716 01:23:16,759 --> 01:23:19,827 For faruq, our bot whisperer pete, my man kenny florian, 1717 01:23:19,829 --> 01:23:21,095 I'm chris rose. 1718 01:23:21,097 --> 01:23:23,897 The post-season party starts next week! 1719 01:23:23,899 --> 01:23:25,366 Here on battlebots. 1720 01:23:25,368 --> 01:23:28,268 [crowd cheering]