1 00:00:03,340 --> 00:00:04,890 [robot announcer] Robots activate. 2 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:14,000 [all cheering] 3 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:19,960 [Chris Rose] What's up? 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,270 Hi! 5 00:00:26,270 --> 00:00:28,290 Hey, everybody, and welcome to BattleBots. 6 00:00:28,490 --> 00:00:30,190 I am Chris Rose, and of course I'm joined 7 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:33,980 by UFC legend and everyone's favorite robot combat analyst, 8 00:00:34,180 --> 00:00:36,260 our very own Kenny Florian! 9 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:39,570 [all cheering] 10 00:00:39,770 --> 00:00:43,190 Thanks, Chris. It is week two of World Championship VII, 11 00:00:43,390 --> 00:00:45,460 and we've already seen some incredible events 12 00:00:45,660 --> 00:00:46,810 take place in the BattleBox. 13 00:00:47,010 --> 00:00:49,360 If last week was any indication of what's to come, 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,050 I think we're in for quite a season. 15 00:00:52,250 --> 00:00:54,220 [Chris] Now, if you missed last week's big announcement, 16 00:00:54,420 --> 00:00:56,980 this year really will be unlike any other. 17 00:00:57,180 --> 00:01:00,810 In addition to being guaranteed four fights in the qualifiers, 18 00:01:01,010 --> 00:01:03,600 every team's schedule has been made public. 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,840 [Kenny Florian] That means after every win or loss, 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,080 they'll be able to project just how important 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,020 a particular fight was or will be 22 00:01:11,220 --> 00:01:12,430 to their tournament chances. 23 00:01:12,630 --> 00:01:15,640 And the folks at home can live with every punch of every team 24 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,430 at battlebots.com, 25 00:01:17,630 --> 00:01:18,950 where you can find the full schedule 26 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:21,150 and standings for the season. 27 00:01:21,350 --> 00:01:22,640 [Chris] Teams are going into their matches 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,310 more prepared than ever. 29 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,460 But as we've seen before, 30 00:01:26,660 --> 00:01:28,290 anything can happen on BattleBots, 31 00:01:28,490 --> 00:01:30,050 and tonight is no different. 32 00:01:30,250 --> 00:01:31,720 So let's take a look at our fight card. 33 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:35,080 Kenny, look, I know it's January, 34 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,330 but tonight has all the ingredients needed 35 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:40,020 to light up the box like the 4th of July. 36 00:01:40,220 --> 00:01:42,460 We've even got the grill master himself, 37 00:01:42,660 --> 00:01:45,980 Reese Ewert and Fusion here for the barbecue. 38 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:47,950 He'll be taking on a rookie robot 39 00:01:48,150 --> 00:01:51,670 that already has the pits buzzing in Emulsifier. 40 00:01:51,870 --> 00:01:54,400 Try not to light yourself on fire this time, 41 00:01:54,590 --> 00:01:55,980 good ol' Reese. 42 00:01:56,180 --> 00:01:58,840 [Chris] We'll also see one of the most surgical drivers on the planet, 43 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,080 Matt Vasquez and the 2020 runners-up, Whiplash, 44 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,530 go toe-to-toe, or rather toe-to-paw with the madman, 45 00:02:05,730 --> 00:02:08,290 Martin Mason and his not-so-pretty kitty, 46 00:02:08,490 --> 00:02:09,770 - MaDCatTer. - [cat meowing] 47 00:02:09,970 --> 00:02:11,530 [Chris] And at the end of the night, 48 00:02:11,730 --> 00:02:13,810 we have a monster main event. 49 00:02:14,010 --> 00:02:17,810 It is Aren Hill and his flywheel flipper, Blip, 50 00:02:18,010 --> 00:02:21,640 taking on world number one, End Game. 51 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,460 [Kenny] Last year in his rookie campaign, 52 00:02:23,660 --> 00:02:24,910 Aren Hill's innovative machine 53 00:02:25,110 --> 00:02:26,670 made it all the way to the top eight, 54 00:02:26,870 --> 00:02:28,910 while Jack Barker and Nick Mabey 55 00:02:29,110 --> 00:02:32,120 grabbed hold of the inaugural Golden Bolt trophy 56 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,400 to prove they are still the team to beat. 57 00:02:34,590 --> 00:02:38,020 [Chris] But up first, last season's most destructive robot, 58 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:41,570 HyperShock, led by none other than Will Bales, 59 00:02:41,770 --> 00:02:43,260 will put the pedal to the metal 60 00:02:43,460 --> 00:02:45,360 against mister slash and burn himself, 61 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:46,810 Jamison Go, 62 00:02:47,010 --> 00:02:50,050 and the perennial Giant Nut favorite, SawBlaze. 63 00:02:50,250 --> 00:02:52,260 This is a dream mashup, Kenny. 64 00:02:52,460 --> 00:02:54,020 [Kenny] Yeah, two beautifully designed 65 00:02:54,220 --> 00:02:56,430 but dramatically different machines. 66 00:02:56,630 --> 00:02:57,710 Jamison Go's SawBlaze 67 00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:59,530 is all about control and precision, 68 00:02:59,730 --> 00:03:01,260 while Will Bale's HyperShock 69 00:03:01,460 --> 00:03:04,770 is highly kinetic chaos from start to finish. 70 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:07,500 [Chris] While SawBlaze sports a career winning percentage 71 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:09,810 of 65%, 72 00:03:10,010 --> 00:03:13,910 HyperShock has the second most knockouts inBattleBots history 73 00:03:14,110 --> 00:03:17,810 behind only the legendary tombstone. 74 00:03:18,010 --> 00:03:20,650 [Kenny] Truly two of the best this sport has to offer. 75 00:03:23,340 --> 00:03:26,650 All right, we are ready. Faruq, take it away. 76 00:03:29,930 --> 00:03:32,400 Ladies and gentlemen, 77 00:03:32,590 --> 00:03:33,600 are you ready? 78 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,260 [all cheering] 79 00:03:36,460 --> 00:03:39,790 It's robot fighting time! 80 00:03:40,860 --> 00:03:45,200 - [crowd cheering] - [siren blaring] 81 00:03:51,270 --> 00:03:52,840 [Faruq Tauheed] In the red square, 82 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,770 this bots from the home of MIT, 83 00:03:55,970 --> 00:03:57,330 and if I had to take a guess, 84 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:00,080 that stands for mutilating, impaling, and torturing 85 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,050 'cause that's what he does best. 86 00:04:02,250 --> 00:04:05,600 He graduated magna cum laude at the top of his class 87 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,260 and earned a master's degree in kicking your ass 88 00:04:10,460 --> 00:04:12,500 with a minor in communications of course. 89 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:15,880 Give it up for SawBlaze! 90 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,650 [all cheering] 91 00:04:22,550 --> 00:04:26,050 [Chris] Jamison Go, the 30 year old from Cambridge, Mass., 92 00:04:26,250 --> 00:04:28,080 all the way there on the right. 93 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:29,910 And at the bottom of the screen, 94 00:04:30,110 --> 00:04:32,330 you can see they have quite the schedule. 95 00:04:32,530 --> 00:04:35,460 After tonight, it's Lock-Jaw, Skorpios, 96 00:04:35,660 --> 00:04:37,430 and then they finish with Hydra. 97 00:04:37,630 --> 00:04:40,290 Quite the murderer's row, Kenny. 98 00:04:40,490 --> 00:04:42,430 [Kenny] Yeah, not an easy path to the tournament, 99 00:04:42,630 --> 00:04:44,810 which makes this fight even more important. 100 00:04:45,010 --> 00:04:48,400 And we're getting a good look at one of the largest front ends in this sport. 101 00:04:48,590 --> 00:04:51,260 Jamison's used that plow to perfection, 102 00:04:51,460 --> 00:04:52,640 scooping up opponents, 103 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:54,050 pinning them up against the wall, 104 00:04:54,250 --> 00:04:57,100 and then sinking his hammer saw deep into their chest. 105 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:01,950 In the blue square, 106 00:05:02,150 --> 00:05:04,020 this bot's captain's a newlywed. 107 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:05,810 Mazel tov, my guy. 108 00:05:06,010 --> 00:05:07,840 Now he's here to pronounce you dead. 109 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,290 You may kiss your ass goodbye. 110 00:05:10,490 --> 00:05:12,150 Cutting fake bots like cake. 111 00:05:12,350 --> 00:05:14,530 Like a wine glass, he'll smash them. 112 00:05:14,730 --> 00:05:16,430 Call these hands the bouquet 113 00:05:16,630 --> 00:05:19,220 'cause if you're next, you're gonna catch them. 114 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:20,950 You better not wear a white dress 115 00:05:21,150 --> 00:05:22,530 'cause he'll get blood on it. 116 00:05:22,730 --> 00:05:26,310 Here comes HyperShock! 117 00:05:31,100 --> 00:05:33,290 [Chris] HyperShock in the building 118 00:05:33,490 --> 00:05:35,910 for the first of its four fights in the qualifier. 119 00:05:36,110 --> 00:05:38,290 Captain Will Bale is there on the left, 120 00:05:38,490 --> 00:05:40,220 his wife Alex on the right. 121 00:05:40,420 --> 00:05:42,290 Kenny, looking at their schedule this season, 122 00:05:42,490 --> 00:05:45,670 ain't gonna be a honeymoon for the newlyweds. 123 00:05:45,870 --> 00:05:48,460 [Kenny] Yeah, three teams that were in the preseason top seven. 124 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:49,980 But are you surprised? 125 00:05:50,180 --> 00:05:51,710 In the Sin City Slugfest last year, 126 00:05:51,910 --> 00:05:54,360 they had one of the most disruptive single-night runs 127 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:55,880 in BattleBots history. 128 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:57,600 That was a new Will Bales we saw, 129 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:58,770 so you got to wonder, 130 00:05:58,970 --> 00:06:01,270 will he be showing up again tonight? 131 00:06:09,620 --> 00:06:12,950 Historically, HyperShock doesn't have a very good time when he's upside down 132 00:06:13,150 --> 00:06:14,530 and has a really difficult time 133 00:06:14,730 --> 00:06:15,810 trying to get back up. 134 00:06:16,010 --> 00:06:17,120 So if any point in time, 135 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,190 whether it's his doing or our doing, 136 00:06:19,390 --> 00:06:21,640 we can get him upside down, the plan is to keep him there 137 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:22,770 and basically burn out the clock 138 00:06:22,970 --> 00:06:25,190 while doing damage and issuing control. 139 00:06:25,390 --> 00:06:27,740 Strategy for SawBlaze is very similar to everybody else, 140 00:06:27,940 --> 00:06:28,910 avoid the front. 141 00:06:29,110 --> 00:06:30,840 We need to make sure we're setting a pace, 142 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,770 just like we have in the past that's favorable for us. 143 00:06:33,970 --> 00:06:36,330 Be chaotic, be stressful to drive against. 144 00:06:36,530 --> 00:06:39,260 Uh, if we can get him, you know, just off his A-game, 145 00:06:39,460 --> 00:06:41,190 that's good for us, it's a benefit for us, 146 00:06:41,390 --> 00:06:42,720 and that's how we're gonna take this match. 147 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,430 [robot announcer] Robots activate! 148 00:06:50,630 --> 00:06:52,710 [crowd cheering] 149 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:55,770 [Chris] These two veterans have fought each other 150 00:06:55,970 --> 00:06:57,220 in lighter weight classes, 151 00:06:57,420 --> 00:06:58,880 but for the first time ever, 152 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,720 they're going at it in the heavyweight division. 153 00:07:05,890 --> 00:07:07,570 [robot announcer] Red team, ready? 154 00:07:07,770 --> 00:07:09,020 Ready? 155 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:11,060 - Yeah! - [all exclaiming] 156 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,080 [robot announcer] Blue team, ready? 157 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,260 All yours, chief. 158 00:07:17,460 --> 00:07:18,810 [crowd cheering] 159 00:07:19,010 --> 00:07:20,060 [Chris] Aw. 160 00:07:20,930 --> 00:07:22,060 [Kenny] Such newlyweds. 161 00:07:29,060 --> 00:07:31,120 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 162 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,740 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 163 00:07:34,940 --> 00:07:37,400 [Chris] Two of the most popular robots on the planet. 164 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:40,670 Whose poster do you have on your wall at home? 165 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:42,170 Let's get it on! 166 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:49,020 Let the bot battle begin! 167 00:07:49,220 --> 00:07:50,260 Big box stretch 168 00:07:50,460 --> 00:07:51,330 - out of SawBlaze. - [Kenny] Woah! 169 00:07:51,530 --> 00:07:53,150 [Chris] They go face to face. 170 00:07:53,350 --> 00:07:55,600 [Kenny] Yeah, SawBlaze able to get underneath HyperShock there. 171 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,120 - HyperShock looking for some big shots. - [Chris exclaiming] 172 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,220 There's a good one, and he's got SawBlaze 173 00:08:00,420 --> 00:08:01,570 on his side momentarily. 174 00:08:01,770 --> 00:08:03,770 - [Kenny] Oh, uh-oh. - [Chris] HyperShock inverted. 175 00:08:03,970 --> 00:08:05,290 He was worried about that. 176 00:08:05,490 --> 00:08:07,740 That's exactly what Jamison Go wanted to do. 177 00:08:07,940 --> 00:08:10,020 [Kenny] Absolutely, he's gonna try to keep him there, Chris. 178 00:08:10,220 --> 00:08:11,150 - Keep attacking... - [Chris exclaims] 179 00:08:11,350 --> 00:08:13,050 [Kenny] ...the inverted position of HyperShock. 180 00:08:13,250 --> 00:08:15,360 [Chris] Will Bales has got to do whatever he can 181 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:16,810 to get back right side up. 182 00:08:17,010 --> 00:08:18,530 He can function this way, 183 00:08:18,730 --> 00:08:20,570 but he is at a serious disadvantage. 184 00:08:20,770 --> 00:08:22,500 - [crowd exclaiming] - [Chris] He gets pinned into the rail! 185 00:08:22,700 --> 00:08:24,500 [Kenny] Great shot by SawBlaze, 186 00:08:24,700 --> 00:08:26,020 shredding the right front tire, 187 00:08:26,220 --> 00:08:29,020 and Jamison Go is all over HyperShock. 188 00:08:29,220 --> 00:08:31,050 [Chris] HyperShock's weapon still spinning 189 00:08:31,250 --> 00:08:33,120 banging against the BattleBox floor. 190 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:34,980 Down to three wheels now! 191 00:08:35,180 --> 00:08:37,710 Can it right itself and get back in the match? 192 00:08:37,910 --> 00:08:39,190 [Kenny exclaims] 193 00:08:39,390 --> 00:08:40,640 - [Chris] Wow. - [Kenny] Jamison Go 194 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,840 fighting very aggressive here against HyperShock 195 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,190 - as he gets the hammer saw going! - [crowd exclaiming] 196 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:45,740 [Chris] Oh! Big shot there! 197 00:08:45,940 --> 00:08:47,980 Another tire's come off! 198 00:08:48,180 --> 00:08:51,260 Oh! And let's see if HyperShock can move at all. 199 00:08:51,460 --> 00:08:53,260 SawBlaze reengages. 200 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:57,000 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] HyperShock's weapon still active and dangerous. 201 00:08:58,270 --> 00:08:59,400 - SawBlaze is heated up... - [crowd exclaims] 202 00:08:59,590 --> 00:09:00,880 [Chris] ...and delivers the pain, 203 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,400 sinking the hammer saw 204 00:09:02,590 --> 00:09:05,220 deep in the underbelly of HyperShock! 205 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:07,740 [Kenny] That was a nasty shot by SawBlaze, 206 00:09:07,940 --> 00:09:09,980 and it looked like that weapon may be stuck, Chris. 207 00:09:10,180 --> 00:09:11,880 Jamison Go trying to back away. 208 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,430 What's up? Can you get out of there? 209 00:09:14,630 --> 00:09:15,600 My blades stuck in there. 210 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:16,910 - [John Remar] Can you back up? - [Jamison Go] I cannot. 211 00:09:17,110 --> 00:09:18,360 [Chris] So John Remar, 212 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:19,570 - our lead referee there... - [Jamison] We're stuck. We're stuck. 213 00:09:19,770 --> 00:09:21,120 [Chris] ...asking Jamison to separate, 214 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,710 but that weapon does appear to be stuck. 215 00:09:23,910 --> 00:09:25,600 HyperShock's disc still spinning. 216 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,150 - [whistle blowing] - All right, we got a time out! We got two stuck robots! 217 00:09:28,350 --> 00:09:30,190 - [buzzer sounds] - Time out, we're gonna try to separate them. 218 00:09:30,390 --> 00:09:33,460 Go ahead put your transmitters down now, please. 219 00:09:33,660 --> 00:09:34,910 [Chris] All right, so a timeout's been called 220 00:09:35,110 --> 00:09:36,950 in our very first fight of the night. 221 00:09:37,150 --> 00:09:38,430 Hey, feel free to celebrate 222 00:09:38,630 --> 00:09:42,000 if you had this bet at +1,200 going into this match. 223 00:09:42,650 --> 00:09:44,130 This is crazy! 224 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,740 [Kenny] Yeah, we've still got 1:25 remaining. 225 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:49,950 The safety crew's gonna try and unstick them. 226 00:09:50,150 --> 00:09:52,290 If they can't, this one will go to the judges. 227 00:09:52,490 --> 00:09:55,880 [Chris] Speaking of, our judges are all former BattleBots participants. 228 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:57,600 Derek Young there on the left, 229 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,600 Lisa Winter and again, 230 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:04,030 back for the first time since 2016, it's Fon Davis. 231 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:05,910 [Jamison] It's wild. 232 00:10:06,110 --> 00:10:08,120 [Chris] Gotta wonder if SawBlaze even needed 233 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,910 to strike that final time out there, Kenny. 234 00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:12,600 [Kenny] Always go for the kill shot. 235 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,480 We've seen bots come back from the dead time and time again. 236 00:10:17,680 --> 00:10:19,600 - [crowd cheering] - [Chris] All right, and just like that, 237 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,980 there you see it, this fight has indeed been called. 238 00:10:23,180 --> 00:10:25,840 They cannot unstick these two beasts, 239 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,580 and Kenny, we're officially going now to the score cards. 240 00:10:29,860 --> 00:10:31,710 We were just about to turn it around. 241 00:10:31,910 --> 00:10:33,330 [Chris] Our panel will be judging 242 00:10:33,530 --> 00:10:35,220 on an 11-point system. 243 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:37,460 Five points can be awarded for damage, 244 00:10:37,660 --> 00:10:40,650 three for aggression, and three for control. 245 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,460 All right, Kenny, prior to the stick, 246 00:10:45,660 --> 00:10:47,530 we were treated to some fireworks. 247 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,400 HyperShock came out swinging, 248 00:10:49,590 --> 00:10:52,120 but mister slash and burn, Jamison Go, 249 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,360 called his shot before this fight, 250 00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:56,570 said he wanted to invert HyperShock 251 00:10:56,770 --> 00:10:58,500 and force it to try and self-right. 252 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:00,290 Mission accomplished. 253 00:11:00,490 --> 00:11:02,710 [Kenny] Yeah, just a brilliant display of control, 254 00:11:02,910 --> 00:11:06,020 aggression, and damage by SawBlaze, 255 00:11:06,220 --> 00:11:08,190 took his time teeing up HyperShock, 256 00:11:08,390 --> 00:11:09,570 then delivered the hammer saw 257 00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:11,020 straight to Will Bale's tires. 258 00:11:11,220 --> 00:11:13,880 [Chris] A weird and wonderful start tonight., 259 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,430 two of the qualifiers. 260 00:11:15,630 --> 00:11:17,400 Here is Faruq with the decision 261 00:11:17,590 --> 00:11:20,960 that'll change the course of both of these team's seasons. 262 00:11:26,130 --> 00:11:28,310 The results from the judges are in. 263 00:11:32,370 --> 00:11:35,510 The winner by unanimous decision is... 264 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:41,980 ...SawBlaze! 265 00:11:42,180 --> 00:11:44,750 [all cheering] 266 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:47,570 - [Jamison] Yeah! - Good job, everybody! 267 00:11:47,770 --> 00:11:49,790 [exclaiming] 268 00:11:54,790 --> 00:11:56,530 [Chris] Jamison, congratulations. 269 00:11:56,730 --> 00:11:58,020 You told us before the fight, 270 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:00,460 "Do not sleep on that hammer saw. 271 00:12:00,660 --> 00:12:02,290 It can deliver a serious pop." 272 00:12:02,490 --> 00:12:05,530 Uh, did it surprise you it was even that good? 273 00:12:05,730 --> 00:12:07,570 Uh, yeah, well, definitely surprised that 274 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:09,600 we got, like, as stuck as we did. 275 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:10,950 Like, they were trying their hardest 276 00:12:11,150 --> 00:12:12,120 to try and separate those robots. 277 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,770 But that was a really deep shot. 278 00:12:14,970 --> 00:12:17,710 So chock me up as surprised. 279 00:12:17,910 --> 00:12:20,500 Jamison, it seems like you executed your gameplan perfectly. 280 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:22,770 What was your gameplan, uh, and are you happy 281 00:12:22,970 --> 00:12:24,260 with the performance of your robot? 282 00:12:24,460 --> 00:12:27,330 We just wanted to stick one of the side forks 283 00:12:27,530 --> 00:12:29,980 into HyperShock's weapon, disorient them a little bit, 284 00:12:30,180 --> 00:12:31,360 and as soon as they flipped over, 285 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:34,150 we take a breather and try to just control them a little bit. 286 00:12:34,350 --> 00:12:35,290 Think it was still a little too aggressive, 287 00:12:35,490 --> 00:12:38,020 and they chewed up everything on the front. 288 00:12:38,220 --> 00:12:39,880 Uh, so we're gonna see what is damaged 289 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,050 and see what can we replace and fix. 290 00:12:42,250 --> 00:12:44,880 Jamison, congratulations. Nice start to your season. 291 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,770 - [crowd cheering] - Thank you very much. 292 00:12:46,970 --> 00:12:51,000 [all applauding] 293 00:12:55,890 --> 00:12:59,260 [Chris] Kenny, SawBlaze, so effective, so impressive. 294 00:12:59,460 --> 00:13:02,840 Maybe this is the year they are actually gonna vie for the Giant Nut. 295 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,530 [Kenny] Well, HyperShock is a very good robot... 296 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:06,030 - Yeah. - ...and they made it look very easy. 297 00:13:07,270 --> 00:13:08,710 [Chris] All right, coming up, 298 00:13:08,910 --> 00:13:11,500 we'll see our old buddy, Reese Ewert 299 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:15,190 try to give one of the biggest vertical spinners you've ever seen 300 00:13:15,390 --> 00:13:17,880 its welcome to the big leagues moment. 301 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,880 It's Fusion taking on rookie, Emulsifier, 302 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,270 when we return onBattleBots. 303 00:13:33,790 --> 00:13:35,190 [Chris] Welcome back to Las Vegas, 304 00:13:35,390 --> 00:13:36,810 the home ofBattleBots 305 00:13:37,010 --> 00:13:38,880 and the backdrop for all of the action 306 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:40,820 here World Championship VII. 307 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,710 Up next, it's Fusion against Emulsifier. 308 00:13:44,910 --> 00:13:47,740 Let's start with the veteran bot builder in Reese Ewert. 309 00:13:47,940 --> 00:13:50,290 He's entering his third season atBattleBots, 310 00:13:50,490 --> 00:13:54,530 and the 29-year-old, he's never made it past the round of 32, 311 00:13:54,730 --> 00:13:56,640 which wouldn't be a big deal, but remember, 312 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,500 he's part of robot royalty. 313 00:13:58,700 --> 00:14:01,640 His dad, Terry, is a Giant Nut winner from back in the day. 314 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,220 His brother, Jake, is a championship contender 315 00:14:04,420 --> 00:14:06,120 year in and year out. 316 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,950 Now, that's full power, baby! 317 00:14:08,150 --> 00:14:09,400 [Chris] But Kenny, the whole family 318 00:14:09,590 --> 00:14:11,530 really believes in this robot. 319 00:14:11,730 --> 00:14:13,190 [Kenny] This is a great robot. 320 00:14:13,390 --> 00:14:15,710 It can beat any robot in here 321 00:14:15,910 --> 00:14:17,650 as long as it doesn't go up in flames. 322 00:14:18,750 --> 00:14:20,360 Which is at least half the time. 323 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:21,500 [laughing] Yes. 324 00:14:21,700 --> 00:14:24,150 Well, Fusion's design is incredibly ambitious. 325 00:14:24,350 --> 00:14:26,500 No one else in the sport is even attempting 326 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,360 a dual vertical, horizontal spinner. 327 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:30,950 And to keep both weapons going, 328 00:14:31,150 --> 00:14:34,530 it takes a lot of power, hence the constant smoldering. 329 00:14:34,730 --> 00:14:37,460 Now, I'm told Reese has a solution to his problems, 330 00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:40,810 and if he does, this robot could be a dark horse this year. 331 00:14:41,010 --> 00:14:42,880 [Kenny] A solution to the robot barbecue? 332 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,710 Huh, I'm intrigued. 333 00:14:44,910 --> 00:14:47,020 We'll hear about that in just a few minutes. 334 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:50,910 In the meantime, Matt Bores is the rookie captain of Emulsifier. 335 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:52,710 It's a very different looking bot. 336 00:14:52,910 --> 00:14:54,220 It's got the treads working, 337 00:14:54,420 --> 00:14:56,430 but it also has a serious weapon out there. 338 00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:58,500 Yeah, absolutely, it looks really impressive, 339 00:14:58,700 --> 00:15:01,600 and that's partially because this isn't really a rookie team. 340 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,260 Matt Bores used to be on team Shatter! led by Adam Wrigley, 341 00:15:05,460 --> 00:15:07,530 and in the same way that Aren Hill or Team Whyachi 342 00:15:07,730 --> 00:15:09,640 has sort of franchised multiple bots 343 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,400 under the same ownership group, 344 00:15:11,590 --> 00:15:14,120 Adam is doing that with Shatter! and Emulsifier. 345 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,840 And as we've seen, sharing knowledge and resources 346 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,460 can lend itself to stronger teams overall. 347 00:15:19,660 --> 00:15:22,770 [Chris] But it also leads to some lofty expectations, Kenny. 348 00:15:22,970 --> 00:15:24,840 Again, we've started polling the pits 349 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,910 before every fight this year and check this out. 350 00:15:28,110 --> 00:15:32,360 Over 80% of the builders are taking Emulsifier in this match up. 351 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,430 [Kenny] It'll be interesting to see if Matt Bores 352 00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:36,100 can rise to the occasion tonight. 353 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:38,030 Certainly will. Faruq? 354 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,570 In the red square, from Columbus, Ohio, 355 00:15:44,770 --> 00:15:49,290 in 2022, this bot from Columbus pummeled you. 356 00:15:49,490 --> 00:15:52,640 Give it up for Emulsifier! 357 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,890 [crowd cheering] 358 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,670 [Chris] 37-year-old Matt Bores there on the left, 359 00:16:00,870 --> 00:16:04,020 and as mentioned, there's 36-year-old Adam Wrigley, 360 00:16:04,220 --> 00:16:06,950 who's kinda looking like a proud dad right now. 361 00:16:07,150 --> 00:16:10,430 Kenny, we see all sorts of vertical spinners here onBattleBots, 362 00:16:10,630 --> 00:16:12,150 but this one's a little different. 363 00:16:12,350 --> 00:16:15,430 [Kenny] Absolutely, besides the giant 24-inch disk, 364 00:16:15,630 --> 00:16:18,740 it's driving on omni track rubber timing belts. 365 00:16:18,940 --> 00:16:22,150 That should give it unprecedented traction and pushing power. 366 00:16:22,350 --> 00:16:24,500 And get this, it's double treaded, 367 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:27,600 so it's riding on not two, but four belts. 368 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,200 This thing looks like a tank. 369 00:16:32,510 --> 00:16:36,400 In the blue square, from Dorchester, Wisconsin, 370 00:16:36,590 --> 00:16:40,500 this Ewert boy is here to leave your bot in Reese's Pieces. 371 00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:44,050 Give it up for Fusion! 372 00:16:44,250 --> 00:16:47,930 [crowd cheering] 373 00:16:49,820 --> 00:16:53,020 [Chris] Fusion led by the long-haired Reese Ewert, 374 00:16:53,220 --> 00:16:56,570 and you can tell he means business tonight. 375 00:16:56,770 --> 00:16:58,600 Well actually, he always looks like that. 376 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,670 But Kenny, it sounds like the solution 377 00:17:00,870 --> 00:17:03,570 Reese came up with for Fusion's overheating problem 378 00:17:03,770 --> 00:17:05,910 gives him reason to smile. 379 00:17:06,110 --> 00:17:07,950 [Kenny] That's right. So all the fire's we've seen with Fusion 380 00:17:08,150 --> 00:17:10,460 have been caused by overheated speed controllers, 381 00:17:10,660 --> 00:17:13,430 and Reese figured out that if you move the speed controllers 382 00:17:13,630 --> 00:17:15,840 right above Fusion's horizontal blade, 383 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,460 the weapon would double as a fan to cool them down. 384 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:21,430 [Chris] Ah, very clever, Reese. 385 00:17:21,630 --> 00:17:22,500 Hope it works. 386 00:17:22,700 --> 00:17:24,860 [all applauding] 387 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,710 It's exciting. Adrenaline's pumping. 388 00:17:28,910 --> 00:17:31,430 I got Team Whyachi as my opponent right out of the gate. 389 00:17:31,630 --> 00:17:32,770 You know, I've been watching them on TV 390 00:17:32,970 --> 00:17:34,330 since I was a little kid. 391 00:17:34,530 --> 00:17:36,570 We're hoping we might be able to get around them 392 00:17:36,770 --> 00:17:38,570 and go straight on into their wedgelets, 393 00:17:38,770 --> 00:17:39,950 maybe out-maneuver them a little bit 394 00:17:40,150 --> 00:17:41,430 and get a good shot or two off. 395 00:17:41,630 --> 00:17:43,570 I like to be relentless, 396 00:17:43,770 --> 00:17:45,430 so, [laughs] uh, that's the goal. 397 00:17:45,630 --> 00:17:48,290 Hit him until something breaks and, uh, win the match. 398 00:17:48,490 --> 00:17:50,400 We've been plagued with fire issues in the past. 399 00:17:50,590 --> 00:17:53,120 And this year, we really got them figured out. 400 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,020 Basic strategy with fusion is always just 401 00:17:56,220 --> 00:17:57,910 disorientate them with the vertical weapon. 402 00:17:58,110 --> 00:18:00,710 When you get an opening, use your gutting tool 403 00:18:00,910 --> 00:18:02,790 to horizontally split them wide open. 404 00:18:03,410 --> 00:18:04,580 I'm a hungry dog. 405 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:06,240 It's been two years... 406 00:18:07,310 --> 00:18:09,340 ...of [bleep] and nonsense... 407 00:18:10,650 --> 00:18:12,310 ...and I'm coming out hard. 408 00:18:13,410 --> 00:18:15,790 [Chris] Ooh, Reese, you are calling in shots! 409 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:18,270 [robot announcer] Robots, activate. 410 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,770 [crowd cheering] 411 00:18:20,970 --> 00:18:22,880 [Chris] All right, Kenny, in addition to possibly 412 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,840 solving the overheating issue, 413 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,050 something else is different with fusion this year, right? 414 00:18:28,250 --> 00:18:30,220 [Kenny] Yeah, in a move that he hoped will improve performance, 415 00:18:30,420 --> 00:18:33,770 Reese will now be operating both weapons and driving the robot. 416 00:18:33,970 --> 00:18:35,190 He used to split those duties 417 00:18:35,390 --> 00:18:37,080 with the older gentleman there to his right, 418 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:38,710 Dick Stuplich. 419 00:18:38,910 --> 00:18:39,950 [Chris] Well, at the very least, 420 00:18:40,150 --> 00:18:42,770 uh, Dick is around to hold the fire extinguisher. 421 00:18:42,970 --> 00:18:45,960 [Kenny laughing] Yeah. Oh, my God. 422 00:18:48,510 --> 00:18:51,750 [crowd cheering] 423 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,500 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 424 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:02,750 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 425 00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,890 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 426 00:19:09,340 --> 00:19:12,400 [Kenny] Fusion, you can already hear those weapons humming. 427 00:19:12,590 --> 00:19:14,880 Uh-oh, a little gyroscopic movement. 428 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,910 Emulsifier out of control. 429 00:19:17,110 --> 00:19:18,330 [all exclaiming] 430 00:19:18,530 --> 00:19:20,580 [Chris] Oh! Huge hit, stuck the landing! 431 00:19:21,550 --> 00:19:23,290 As Emulsifier went quiet. 432 00:19:23,490 --> 00:19:27,330 [Kenny] Oh, look at that gash on the front wedge of Emulsifier. 433 00:19:27,530 --> 00:19:28,570 [Chris] Oh, that thing is brutal. 434 00:19:28,770 --> 00:19:30,120 Oh, my God! 435 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:31,740 [Kenny] Fusion, just nasty, 436 00:19:31,940 --> 00:19:33,740 leading with that vertical disc spinner. 437 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:35,430 [Chris] Both weapons up to speed. 438 00:19:35,630 --> 00:19:36,570 - [all exclaiming] - [Chris] Oh! 439 00:19:36,770 --> 00:19:39,260 Big collision sends Emulsifier flying backwards! 440 00:19:39,460 --> 00:19:40,510 Can it self-right? 441 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:42,360 [Kenny] Wow! 442 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,150 [Chris] Fusion on the attack and looking to take advantage! 443 00:19:45,350 --> 00:19:48,460 [Kenny] Fusion is picking Emulsifier apart right now, 444 00:19:48,660 --> 00:19:49,670 speaking of parts... 445 00:19:49,870 --> 00:19:51,570 - [all exclaiming] - [Chris] Oh! Another huge shot 446 00:19:51,770 --> 00:19:54,050 right into the drivers window. 447 00:19:54,250 --> 00:19:55,810 [Kenny] Reese Ewert alternating between 448 00:19:56,010 --> 00:19:57,600 the vertical and horizontal spinners, 449 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,150 like he's switching gears on a bike, Chris. 450 00:20:00,350 --> 00:20:04,020 [Chris] This is what Reese told us he was gonna do before this fight. 451 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:05,600 [Kenny] Yeah, there are parts from Emulsifier 452 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,190 all over the BattleBox. 453 00:20:07,390 --> 00:20:08,430 [Chris] Back on its feet 454 00:20:08,630 --> 00:20:10,500 but way behind on the score cards. 455 00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:12,120 Emulsifier can still move. 456 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:13,720 But can it do any damage? 457 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,500 [Chris] Ooh, going face to face! 458 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:18,840 - [crowd exclaiming] - [Chris] Launches him all the way to the upper deck! 459 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:23,150 - [Kenny] My goodness! - [Chris] Somehow Emulsifier works its way off of it. 460 00:20:23,350 --> 00:20:24,840 [Kenny] The power of these robots colliding 461 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,330 has been something to watch. 462 00:20:26,530 --> 00:20:27,880 Emulsifier hanging in, 463 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,200 but Fusion has looked durable and dangerous. 464 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,050 [Chris] Still on the attack... 465 00:20:33,250 --> 00:20:34,980 - [Kenny exclaims] - [Chris] ...Reese Ewert keeps going, spinning, 466 00:20:35,180 --> 00:20:36,290 chopping. 467 00:20:36,490 --> 00:20:38,600 [Kenny] Here comes Emulsifier, Chris! 468 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,290 [Chris] Yeah, there is smoke on Reese Ewert's bot, yet again. 469 00:20:42,490 --> 00:20:45,400 That is a real problem every time it fights, 470 00:20:45,590 --> 00:20:46,570 and it keeps going. 471 00:20:46,770 --> 00:20:47,810 - Uh-oh. - [men shouting] 472 00:20:48,010 --> 00:20:49,750 - Uh-oh! - [man] Come on! 473 00:20:50,790 --> 00:20:52,460 [Chris] 1 minute, 20 seconds remaining. 474 00:20:52,660 --> 00:20:54,020 What a comeback this would be 475 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:57,020 if Emulsifier could find a way to turn it around! 476 00:20:57,220 --> 00:20:58,950 The smoke is pouring out. 477 00:20:59,150 --> 00:21:00,220 - [Kenny] Look at the fire! - [Chris] Now there's fire! 478 00:21:00,420 --> 00:21:02,840 We've got flames on the front of Fusion! 479 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,840 Both bots' weapons still spinning, though, at full speed. 480 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:08,260 - [crashes] - [audience exclaiming] 481 00:21:08,460 --> 00:21:11,740 - [Kenny] Big hit. - [Chris] Fusion on fire but throwing blows! 482 00:21:11,940 --> 00:21:14,020 [Kenny] How is Emulsifier still moving in the BattleBox? 483 00:21:14,220 --> 00:21:15,330 [Chris] I have no idea. 484 00:21:15,530 --> 00:21:16,570 There's no tread left. 485 00:21:16,770 --> 00:21:18,530 That weapon's still working. 486 00:21:18,730 --> 00:21:21,640 - Still the attack. - [Kenny] Wow. Wow! 487 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,290 [Chris] Oh, it is a Thursday night barbecue 488 00:21:24,490 --> 00:21:25,740 here onBattleBots. 489 00:21:25,940 --> 00:21:28,500 Both robots beat up but still scrapping, 490 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:31,460 just refusing to die. 491 00:21:31,660 --> 00:21:33,460 [Kenny] Smoke still pouring out of Fusion. 492 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:35,670 Can it make it to the bell? 493 00:21:35,870 --> 00:21:37,840 [Chris] This is amazing. Amazing! 494 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,260 Count him out! Count him out! 495 00:21:40,460 --> 00:21:43,460 [Chris] Matt Bores pleading with the referee to count Fusion out. 496 00:21:43,660 --> 00:21:45,020 Can it move? 497 00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:48,050 Emulsifier having drive issues, as well. 498 00:21:48,250 --> 00:21:49,950 [Kenny] Oh, Fusion has control. 499 00:21:50,150 --> 00:21:52,770 He's the one that can't drive. Count him out. 500 00:21:52,970 --> 00:21:54,020 [Kenny] Both bots struggling. 501 00:21:54,220 --> 00:21:56,460 Emulsifier missing the tread on the left side, 502 00:21:56,660 --> 00:21:58,260 going around in circles. 503 00:21:58,460 --> 00:22:01,130 Matt Bores has very little control of that robot. 504 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,770 [Chris] Unbelievable! 505 00:22:03,970 --> 00:22:06,670 - Smoke, tread, fire. - [audience] Four, three, two, one! 506 00:22:06,870 --> 00:22:10,120 - [Chris] This one had it all. Wow. - [buzzer] 507 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:11,960 [audience cheering] 508 00:22:13,270 --> 00:22:15,430 Three minutes of complete mayhem, 509 00:22:15,630 --> 00:22:18,980 and Team Emulsifier thinks they may have it. 510 00:22:19,180 --> 00:22:22,500 Oh! And there's Fusion, bursting back into flames. 511 00:22:22,700 --> 00:22:23,530 Wow! 512 00:22:23,730 --> 00:22:24,310 [man] Yeah! 513 00:22:25,270 --> 00:22:26,430 Yeah! 514 00:22:26,630 --> 00:22:28,360 That's fire. That's fire! 515 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:29,910 Oh, my God. 516 00:22:30,110 --> 00:22:32,190 [Chris] That's the Fusion you know and love. 517 00:22:32,390 --> 00:22:36,570 Our panel of judges keeping a close eye on all of this madness. 518 00:22:36,770 --> 00:22:39,120 God, you guys. What a fight. 519 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:40,050 - Good fight. - Awesome. 520 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:41,950 - [Matt Bores] Oh, my gosh. - [man laughs] 521 00:22:42,150 --> 00:22:43,260 Good job, Reese. 522 00:22:43,460 --> 00:22:45,950 - Hey, I could still drive. - Yeah. 523 00:22:46,150 --> 00:22:49,020 [Chris] The teams making their cases to each other. 524 00:22:49,220 --> 00:22:50,640 Well, we're gonna get the official word 525 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,190 on who wins this, uh, barn burner 526 00:22:54,390 --> 00:22:57,410 whenBattleBots continues. 527 00:23:02,410 --> 00:23:03,750 [audience cheering] 528 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,120 [Chris] Welcome back toBattleBots, 529 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,880 where these fans were just treated to a street fight 530 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,640 between Emulsifier and Fusion. 531 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,430 Reese Ewert's Fusion caught fire late in the match 532 00:23:16,630 --> 00:23:18,360 and kicked up a plume of smoke 533 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,530 that the safety team is still trying to clean up. 534 00:23:21,730 --> 00:23:25,310 Kenny, how are the judges gonna break this one down, in your opinion? 535 00:23:26,130 --> 00:23:27,500 [Kenny] What a crazy fight. 536 00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:30,020 Fusion dominated the first 90 seconds, 537 00:23:30,220 --> 00:23:31,530 racked up damage points 538 00:23:31,730 --> 00:23:34,810 with both the horizontal and vertical weapons. 539 00:23:35,010 --> 00:23:37,980 [Chris] Emulsifier spent a ton of time in the air, 540 00:23:38,180 --> 00:23:41,670 but that big, vertical disc never stopped spinning. 541 00:23:41,870 --> 00:23:43,670 [Kenny] Yeah, that thing looked unstoppable, 542 00:23:43,870 --> 00:23:46,220 and the action really turned about halfway through, 543 00:23:46,420 --> 00:23:49,360 when Fusion started smoking. 544 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,950 [Chris] An all-too-familiar sight for our friend Reese Ewert, 545 00:23:53,150 --> 00:23:55,670 and check out our new thermal camera. 546 00:23:55,870 --> 00:23:58,150 This is about a minute into the fight there. 547 00:23:58,350 --> 00:24:00,220 Fusion lands a big shot. 548 00:24:00,420 --> 00:24:03,600 You can see the entire body of the robot start to turn 549 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,740 from yellow to white-hot, 550 00:24:05,940 --> 00:24:08,670 and about a minute later, it's looking like a sparkler. 551 00:24:08,870 --> 00:24:10,640 [Kenny] Fusion lost weapon function late, 552 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,740 but Emulsifier was clearly compromised, as well. 553 00:24:13,940 --> 00:24:15,150 This is a close call. 554 00:24:15,350 --> 00:24:17,710 [Chris] Did the rookies do enough to sway the judges 555 00:24:17,910 --> 00:24:19,330 in the back half of this brawl? 556 00:24:19,530 --> 00:24:21,930 Here is Faruq with the decision. 557 00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:26,650 The results from the judges are in! 558 00:24:30,310 --> 00:24:33,960 The winner, by unanimous decision, is... 559 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,710 ...Fusion! 560 00:24:42,910 --> 00:24:44,240 [audience cheering] 561 00:24:47,510 --> 00:24:48,790 Love you! 562 00:24:49,790 --> 00:24:50,790 Whoo! 563 00:24:53,790 --> 00:24:56,910 [Chris] Reese Ewert, usually when we say, 564 00:24:57,110 --> 00:24:58,400 "Hey, dude, you're hot," 565 00:24:58,590 --> 00:24:59,880 that's a good thing. 566 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,640 - [Reese Ewert] Oh. - But your bot is always on fire. 567 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:03,710 - It is. - Yeah. 568 00:25:03,910 --> 00:25:06,020 When flames popped up again, were you thinking, 569 00:25:06,220 --> 00:25:07,290 "Are you kidding me?" 570 00:25:07,490 --> 00:25:08,910 No, 'cause, see, 571 00:25:09,110 --> 00:25:12,400 we decentralized our speed controller so we could still drive, 572 00:25:12,590 --> 00:25:15,640 and I really think that's probably what won us the match there, 573 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:17,740 is I could still drive and control him at the end. 574 00:25:17,940 --> 00:25:20,330 So, you're telling me you liked being on fire? 575 00:25:20,530 --> 00:25:21,710 I don't, no. 576 00:25:21,910 --> 00:25:23,410 I prefer not to be. 577 00:25:25,340 --> 00:25:28,770 Reese, uh, that was one of the best fights that we've seen from Fusion. 578 00:25:28,970 --> 00:25:30,020 - Do you agree? - Yes. It was epic. 579 00:25:30,220 --> 00:25:31,670 Three minutes, and I got the win, 580 00:25:31,870 --> 00:25:33,810 which I never thought I'd see coming. 581 00:25:34,010 --> 00:25:36,400 I, I always say, "If Fusion goes three minutes, it loses." 582 00:25:36,590 --> 00:25:38,360 But, uh... 583 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,430 Man, I kicked the crap out of them 584 00:25:40,630 --> 00:25:42,240 for a good while there, and... 585 00:25:43,370 --> 00:25:45,460 ...blew up, so... 586 00:25:45,660 --> 00:25:47,340 - The fun fight. - Hey, Reese, I have... 587 00:25:48,790 --> 00:25:51,530 I have a lot of trouble telling whether or not you're happy or not. 588 00:25:51,730 --> 00:25:55,330 - I, do you wanna see my happy face? - Yes, please. 589 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:58,270 - Yes! There it is. - [Kenny laughs] 590 00:25:59,170 --> 00:26:01,670 Let's hear it for the happiest guy 591 00:26:01,870 --> 00:26:03,710 in BattleBots,Reese Ewert. 592 00:26:03,910 --> 00:26:05,510 - Yes, sir. - Congratulations. 593 00:26:13,370 --> 00:26:15,950 So, the grill master general, Reese Ewert, 594 00:26:16,150 --> 00:26:18,330 is off to a hot start at 1-0, 595 00:26:18,530 --> 00:26:20,330 and this was an important win. 596 00:26:20,530 --> 00:26:24,130 Fusion has Witch Doctor on deck in fight number two. 597 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,190 All right, well, we've got only a couple minutes 598 00:26:27,390 --> 00:26:30,050 to clean up the smog inside the BattleBox, 599 00:26:30,250 --> 00:26:31,980 - so let's get to work, gang. - [coughing] 600 00:26:32,180 --> 00:26:33,150 Good job in there. 601 00:26:33,350 --> 00:26:36,020 In the meantime, let's dive into our next match-up. 602 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:39,740 We've got former Most Destructive award-winner Valkyrie 603 00:26:39,940 --> 00:26:42,880 facing the prehistoric powerhouse, Mammoth. 604 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,360 And, Kenny, now in its fifth season, 605 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,890 Valkyrie actually has a brand-new captain. 606 00:26:48,890 --> 00:26:50,290 [Kenny] That's right. 607 00:26:50,490 --> 00:26:53,500 Former captain Leanne Cushing has passed the reins to Lucy Du. 608 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:54,430 Lucy Du, of course, 609 00:26:54,630 --> 00:26:56,570 used to work on Team SawBlaze. 610 00:26:56,770 --> 00:27:00,360 She's a mechanical engineering PhD student at MIT, 611 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,840 and she has a ton of experience driving at lower weight classes, 612 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,910 but no so much for 250-pound bots. 613 00:27:07,110 --> 00:27:09,240 She's gonna try to make the most out of this fight. 614 00:27:10,270 --> 00:27:11,880 Taking on Mammoth and Ricky Willems, 615 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,500 and we asked Ricky to describe last season in one word 616 00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:16,710 - and he said, "Disappointing." - [Kenny chuckles softly] 617 00:27:16,910 --> 00:27:18,600 They got knocked out several times 618 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:22,220 and only got one win across the entire year. 619 00:27:22,420 --> 00:27:25,710 In fact, he thought about scrapping the entire idea of Mammoth 620 00:27:25,910 --> 00:27:27,910 and building something new for this season. 621 00:27:28,110 --> 00:27:29,330 And then he looked at that robot and he said, 622 00:27:29,530 --> 00:27:31,200 "You know what? I didn't give you a fair enough chance." 623 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,050 Ricky, the robot's not gonna answer you back, 624 00:27:34,250 --> 00:27:35,530 by the way, here. 625 00:27:35,730 --> 00:27:38,500 But I think it's nice that he gives the big fella another shot here. 626 00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:39,530 [Kenny] I'm excited about it. 627 00:27:39,730 --> 00:27:41,600 I love Mammoth, and I think it's so unique. 628 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,150 It's so creative. I'm so glad that it's back. 629 00:27:44,350 --> 00:27:46,840 And it's back to being six feet tall. 630 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,020 They simplified it a bit to hopefully make it more reliable, 631 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:51,080 and guess what? 632 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,710 Ricky Willems has never lost a season opener, 633 00:27:53,910 --> 00:27:55,650 so let's see if he can keep that streak alive. 634 00:27:59,580 --> 00:28:01,260 [Chris] The teams are ready for launch. 635 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:04,770 We are now just moments away from the start of this fight. 636 00:28:04,970 --> 00:28:06,890 [audience cheering] 637 00:28:08,550 --> 00:28:10,270 [automated voice speaking] Red Team, ready. 638 00:28:15,550 --> 00:28:16,980 [Chris] There is Lucy Du, 639 00:28:17,180 --> 00:28:20,330 the 29-year-old captain of the new-look Valkyrie. 640 00:28:20,530 --> 00:28:23,640 This team has a bunch of different blades in their arsenal, Kenny. 641 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,810 Which one are they using for fight number one? 642 00:28:27,010 --> 00:28:29,600 [Kenny] The blade they're going with is a 65-pound blade. 643 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,570 It's a single-tooth disc, and they call it Artemis. 644 00:28:32,770 --> 00:28:34,150 It's their most powerful weapon. 645 00:28:34,350 --> 00:28:37,740 They're hoping it will be able to launch Mammoth across the arena, 646 00:28:37,940 --> 00:28:40,750 giving Valkyrie enough time to spin back up. 647 00:28:42,510 --> 00:28:44,480 [automated voice speaking] Blue Team, ready. 648 00:28:47,170 --> 00:28:49,150 [audience cheering] 649 00:28:49,350 --> 00:28:52,120 [Chris] Ricky Willems, trying to breathe out the nerves there. 650 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,640 What's his plan in this battle of big versus small, Kenny? 651 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,400 [Kenny] Well, he thinks Mammoth's blade could get underneath Valkyrie 652 00:28:59,590 --> 00:29:00,430 and invert it, 653 00:29:00,630 --> 00:29:02,530 which would put a lot of stress on Lucy Du 654 00:29:02,730 --> 00:29:04,670 in her first heavyweight fight. 655 00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:05,710 Something to note, 656 00:29:05,910 --> 00:29:08,020 Ricky's dialed back Mammoth's weapon motor 657 00:29:08,220 --> 00:29:11,220 from 185 to 50 horsepower this season, 658 00:29:11,420 --> 00:29:13,670 hoping to solve for overheating issues. 659 00:29:13,870 --> 00:29:15,640 We'll see if it still has enough pop 660 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,310 to flip Valkyrie here. 661 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:31,790 [chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 662 00:29:33,370 --> 00:29:34,640 As soon as it's in the arms... 663 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,820 [audience chanting continues] 664 00:29:38,270 --> 00:29:40,060 [buzzer beeping] 665 00:29:41,650 --> 00:29:43,150 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 666 00:29:43,350 --> 00:29:44,950 Here comes Mammoth on the attack. 667 00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,950 [Kenny] Nice Box rush by Ricky Willems. 668 00:29:47,150 --> 00:29:49,020 Didn't know Mammoth could move that fast. 669 00:29:49,220 --> 00:29:51,600 [Chris] Mammoth punching Valkyrie in the face right now 670 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,170 with that big weapon. 671 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,020 Come on. 672 00:29:55,220 --> 00:29:56,710 [Kenny] Oh, Valkyrie may be hung up there 673 00:29:56,910 --> 00:29:57,960 at the feet of Mammoth. 674 00:29:58,340 --> 00:29:59,290 Aw... 675 00:29:59,490 --> 00:30:00,710 Wait for it. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 676 00:30:00,910 --> 00:30:02,120 Wait, wait! Don't use the weapon. 677 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,260 [Chris] Oh, no, do we have two stuck robots here 678 00:30:04,460 --> 00:30:06,260 in the first 20 seconds? 679 00:30:06,460 --> 00:30:08,080 - They may be tied up. - Nothing down? 680 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:09,220 Maybe try reversing? 681 00:30:09,420 --> 00:30:10,080 Are we good? 682 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:10,860 Now! 683 00:30:11,790 --> 00:30:13,120 - [audience exclaiming] - [Chris] Okay. 684 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:13,950 [Kenny] There you go. 685 00:30:14,150 --> 00:30:15,810 Good hit, good hit. Hit him again! 686 00:30:16,010 --> 00:30:17,500 [Chris] All right, nice job by Mammoth, 687 00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:19,260 - punching his way out of the stick... - [Kenny groans] 688 00:30:19,460 --> 00:30:21,570 ...and lands another shot on Valkyrie. 689 00:30:21,770 --> 00:30:23,360 [Kenny] Yeah, Valkyrie has that undercutter 690 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,400 back up to speed. 691 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:29,220 [Chris] Mammoth denies Lucy Du with that big weapon, yet again. 692 00:30:29,420 --> 00:30:33,500 Oh, but Mammoth may be having some issues here, Kenny. 693 00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:34,640 [Kenny] Yeah, it looks like the weapon 694 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,100 and the left side of the bot are locked up. 695 00:30:37,650 --> 00:30:40,020 Oh, there's a big hit. 696 00:30:40,220 --> 00:30:43,080 [Chris] Can Lucy Du turn the tables here? 697 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:44,910 [Kenny] Mammoth really struggling, Chris. 698 00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:47,400 Lucy Du just kinda driving in circles. 699 00:30:47,590 --> 00:30:49,820 Valkyrie has to capitalize here. 700 00:30:50,820 --> 00:30:52,360 - Oh. - [Chris] Oh! 701 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,050 [Kenny] Oh! Airborne Mammoth. Oh, no. 702 00:30:55,250 --> 00:30:56,460 - No! - No! 703 00:30:56,660 --> 00:30:59,600 [Chris] No, Mammoth just blew himself up like Wile Coyote! 704 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,050 - [audience exclaiming] - [Kenny] Oh, oh, oh... 705 00:31:01,250 --> 00:31:03,770 We're dead. We're dead! We're dead! 706 00:31:03,970 --> 00:31:05,400 [Kenny] Oh, the humanity! 707 00:31:05,590 --> 00:31:06,910 Children, hide your eyes! 708 00:31:07,110 --> 00:31:07,840 [Chris] Oh, gosh. 709 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,400 That's a bad way to go for the big boy. 710 00:31:10,590 --> 00:31:12,880 And being counted out now... 711 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,430 - Seven, six, five... - [Chris] Not exactly a dominant performance, 712 00:31:15,630 --> 00:31:19,500 - but Lucy Du has her first victory as captain. - ...four, three, two, one! 713 00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:21,530 - Knockout! - [buzzer] 714 00:31:21,730 --> 00:31:23,360 [audience cheering] 715 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:24,810 Good work. Good work. 716 00:31:25,010 --> 00:31:26,790 I did not see that coming. 717 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,270 [woman exclaims] Lucy! 718 00:31:30,790 --> 00:31:33,740 [Chris] Kenny, this was a strange one from the get-go. 719 00:31:33,940 --> 00:31:36,050 Mammoth's fork got caught in Valkyrie's weapon 720 00:31:36,250 --> 00:31:38,980 like a vacuum cleaner sucking up a LEGO. 721 00:31:39,180 --> 00:31:40,770 [Kenny] Yeah, and a great shot by Ricky Willems 722 00:31:40,970 --> 00:31:42,430 to unstick the two bots. 723 00:31:42,630 --> 00:31:45,840 Can't say either team was really effective after that, though. 724 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,500 [Chris] Valkyrie looked tentative. 725 00:31:47,700 --> 00:31:50,150 Mammoth's drive and weapon seemed to lock up, 726 00:31:50,350 --> 00:31:52,950 and then Mammoth's head blew up! 727 00:31:53,150 --> 00:31:54,290 [Kenny] Yeah, you can actually see 728 00:31:54,490 --> 00:31:57,190 one tusk starts to bend on that last hit. 729 00:31:57,390 --> 00:32:00,770 At that point, the weapon's carbon fiber hub gets compromised, 730 00:32:00,970 --> 00:32:02,260 and when it tries to self-right, 731 00:32:02,460 --> 00:32:05,910 the forces causes it to basically explode at the seams. 732 00:32:06,110 --> 00:32:08,130 - [audience cheering] - Lucy. 733 00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:14,260 [Chris] Well, tough to say that either team helped their chances 734 00:32:14,460 --> 00:32:16,600 of making the tournament with that performance. 735 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,330 Either way, Valkyrie moves to 1-0, 736 00:32:19,530 --> 00:32:22,120 and Mammoth has some major work to do in the pits 737 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,030 before its next match. 738 00:32:24,750 --> 00:32:25,710 All right, coming up, 739 00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:27,810 a special guest is gonna stop by 740 00:32:28,010 --> 00:32:29,770 to help us break down our next fight, 741 00:32:29,970 --> 00:32:31,840 Mr. Slash and Burn himself, 742 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:33,840 Jamison Go of SawBlaze. 743 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,120 He's gonna be sitting box-side with us 744 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,910 as MaDCatTer takes on Whiplash. 745 00:32:39,110 --> 00:32:41,580 Do not go anywhere. 746 00:32:46,370 --> 00:32:48,000 [audience cheering] 747 00:32:50,820 --> 00:32:52,460 [Chris] We are back onBattleBots. 748 00:32:52,660 --> 00:32:54,190 That is Kenny Florian, and I am Chris Rose, 749 00:32:54,390 --> 00:32:58,020 and we are joined by a guest box-side. 750 00:32:58,220 --> 00:33:01,910 Let's hear it for the team captain of SawBlaze, Jamison Go. 751 00:33:02,110 --> 00:33:03,790 [all cheering] 752 00:33:04,860 --> 00:33:06,530 [Chris] Hello, Jamison. How are you? 753 00:33:06,730 --> 00:33:08,880 [Jamison Go] Oh, I'm fantastic. Great to be here. 754 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,290 [Chris] You can go ahead and spin around, Jamo. 755 00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:12,980 Get comfortable. 756 00:33:13,180 --> 00:33:14,050 [Jamison] It's, uh, it's a huge honor 757 00:33:14,250 --> 00:33:15,500 to be back here with you guys. 758 00:33:15,700 --> 00:33:18,080 [Chris] All right, you had a huge opening win over HyperShock. 759 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,530 We're hearing the two bots are still actually stuck together back there. 760 00:33:21,730 --> 00:33:23,740 But you're off to a 1-0 start. 761 00:33:23,940 --> 00:33:25,770 I imagine you're feeling great about it, you know, 762 00:33:25,970 --> 00:33:27,290 working your way toward the Giant Nut 763 00:33:27,490 --> 00:33:30,460 that you always won't tell us that you're definitely gonna get, 764 00:33:30,660 --> 00:33:31,840 - but we know you're thinking it. - [Kenny laughs] 765 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:33,710 Yeah, we're definitely riding high. 766 00:33:33,910 --> 00:33:35,050 We've got that momentum. 767 00:33:35,250 --> 00:33:36,500 We're hoping to continue with it. 768 00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:37,770 Uh, we took a lot of damage, 769 00:33:37,970 --> 00:33:39,150 but the team's back there right now, 770 00:33:39,350 --> 00:33:41,020 taking care of all that business, 771 00:33:41,220 --> 00:33:43,670 which lets me be here with you guys. 772 00:33:43,870 --> 00:33:46,360 [Chris] So now, let's talk about the fight we're about to see. 773 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,810 It's the 2020 runners up, Whiplash, 774 00:33:49,010 --> 00:33:51,120 and the gritty kitty, MaDCatTer. 775 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:53,260 Whiplash, captained by Matt Vasquez, 776 00:33:53,460 --> 00:33:56,330 is kinda like robot combat equivalent of Duke basketball, 777 00:33:56,530 --> 00:33:57,430 but likable. 778 00:33:57,630 --> 00:33:59,080 They're always gonna have a good spot. 779 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,980 MaDCatTer, of course, led by the greatest showman in our sport, 780 00:34:02,180 --> 00:34:03,570 Martin Mason. 781 00:34:03,770 --> 00:34:06,670 But their driver, Calvin Iba, is taking on a bigger role on the team. 782 00:34:06,870 --> 00:34:09,080 He's somebody to keep an eye on this year. 783 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,260 [Kenny] Yeah, Jamison, you've actually fought both of these guys before. 784 00:34:12,460 --> 00:34:14,330 How do you break this one down? 785 00:34:14,530 --> 00:34:15,640 [Jamison] Ooh, it's gonna be a tough one. 786 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:16,950 I mean, what we're gonna see here 787 00:34:17,150 --> 00:34:18,910 is a lot of fast-paced action. 788 00:34:19,110 --> 00:34:21,570 Like, we already know Whiplash is a fantastic driver, 789 00:34:21,770 --> 00:34:24,950 and Calvin Iba is a fantastic driver, as well, 790 00:34:25,150 --> 00:34:27,710 and he's proven himself, certainly, in the lower weight classes, 791 00:34:27,910 --> 00:34:29,020 the Beetleweights, in particular, 792 00:34:29,220 --> 00:34:30,880 where he is a champion. 793 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,150 We're gonna see a lot of great action tonight. 794 00:34:33,350 --> 00:34:35,460 And by the way, if MaDCatTer does win, 795 00:34:35,660 --> 00:34:38,840 will you give us a little Martin Mason impression after we're done here? 796 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:40,500 [mimicking Martin] Oh, yeah! 797 00:34:40,700 --> 00:34:42,150 - See, there we go. I knew Jamison had it in him. - Very good. That's very good. 798 00:34:42,350 --> 00:34:43,460 Okay, let's get to it. 799 00:34:43,660 --> 00:34:44,640 The, uh, bots are back there, 800 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:46,150 ready to march through the tunnel. 801 00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:47,680 Faruq, take it away. 802 00:34:53,510 --> 00:34:55,570 [Faruq] In the red square... 803 00:34:55,770 --> 00:34:56,910 Hey, everybody, 804 00:34:57,110 --> 00:34:58,120 Faruq Tauheed here. 805 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,530 Look, I just wanted to take a second to talk to you guys 806 00:35:00,730 --> 00:35:02,080 about the importance of family. 807 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:04,840 See, it's imperative that we spend time with our loved ones 808 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,290 to create memories that will last forever. 809 00:35:07,490 --> 00:35:09,220 Whether that's a family game night, 810 00:35:09,420 --> 00:35:11,050 or a time you went to Disneyland, 811 00:35:11,250 --> 00:35:14,360 or the time y'all built a 250-pound murderous robot 812 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:15,770 with a variety of deadly weapons 813 00:35:15,970 --> 00:35:17,570 and entered into a series of competitions 814 00:35:17,770 --> 00:35:19,570 where it dominated. 815 00:35:19,770 --> 00:35:20,980 [mock crying] Because when you think about 816 00:35:21,180 --> 00:35:23,820 all the robotic killing and maiming and torturing... 817 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:26,950 ...that's what family's all about, damn it! 818 00:35:27,150 --> 00:35:29,740 - [audience cheering] - [Chris laughs] 819 00:35:29,940 --> 00:35:32,740 Please make it loud for the family robot, 820 00:35:32,940 --> 00:35:34,570 Whiplash! 821 00:35:34,770 --> 00:35:36,270 [audience cheering] 822 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:40,190 [Chris] There is Matt Vasquez on the right, 823 00:35:40,390 --> 00:35:42,810 and his mean, green machine, Whiplash. 824 00:35:43,010 --> 00:35:45,050 Together, they're a symphony of destruction, 825 00:35:45,250 --> 00:35:49,400 and Kenny, looks like that vertical spinner is back. 826 00:35:49,590 --> 00:35:52,460 [Kenny] Yeah, they didn't use that 20-pound disc at all last year, 827 00:35:52,660 --> 00:35:55,050 opting instead to put that weight into armor. 828 00:35:55,250 --> 00:35:58,460 But coupling it with the 2-foot-long articulating arm, 829 00:35:58,660 --> 00:36:00,360 which Matty is surgical with, 830 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,050 allows him to use it as a typical vertical spinner 831 00:36:03,250 --> 00:36:04,950 or an overhead attack, 832 00:36:05,150 --> 00:36:06,750 which Jamison knows something about. 833 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,360 [Chris] Jamison, how difficult is it 834 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,220 driving against Matt Vasquez? 835 00:36:11,420 --> 00:36:12,880 [Jamison] So, Matt's gonna be really aggressive. 836 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,400 He's got a very controllable, fast robot. 837 00:36:15,590 --> 00:36:18,370 The difficult thing is to try to get around to the sides. 838 00:36:18,820 --> 00:36:20,650 [all cheering] 839 00:36:22,510 --> 00:36:24,220 [Faruq] In the blue square, 840 00:36:24,420 --> 00:36:26,050 he's the Garfield of combat 841 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:28,260 who will give you blunt-force trauma, 842 00:36:28,460 --> 00:36:31,050 then chew you up just like a tray of lasagna. 843 00:36:31,250 --> 00:36:32,500 When it comes to killing bots, 844 00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:34,880 he's got so many fun ways. 845 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,710 This grumpy cat's giving you a fatal case of the Mondays. 846 00:36:38,910 --> 00:36:42,290 It's MaDCatTer! 847 00:36:42,490 --> 00:36:43,950 [all cheering] 848 00:36:44,150 --> 00:36:46,640 [men cheering] 849 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,290 [Chris] The always entertaining Martin Mason, 850 00:36:49,490 --> 00:36:52,460 the engineering professor at Mt. San Antonio College. 851 00:36:52,660 --> 00:36:53,220 There he... 852 00:36:53,420 --> 00:36:54,840 [mimicking Martin Mason] Yeah! 853 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:56,050 [Martin roars] 854 00:36:56,250 --> 00:36:57,910 Ooh! 855 00:36:58,110 --> 00:37:01,950 [Chris] Got his students all working to design this bad boy. 856 00:37:02,150 --> 00:37:03,290 How... 857 00:37:03,490 --> 00:37:05,880 When you fight Martin, how do you not laugh at him, dude? 858 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,260 [Jamison] You gotta match him with equal energy. 859 00:37:07,460 --> 00:37:09,600 That's the only way you can keep a straight face. 860 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,530 [mimicking Martin] You gotta go all in, man! 861 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,620 - [laughing] - I'm winning everything! 862 00:37:15,270 --> 00:37:17,790 [Martin cheering] 863 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:28,880 MaDCatTer being a vertical spinner 864 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,260 is definitely going to be a very good test for us. 865 00:37:31,460 --> 00:37:33,980 Fighting vertical spinners in the past has been our weakness. 866 00:37:34,180 --> 00:37:35,670 This year, I've kinda shrunk the robot a little 867 00:37:35,870 --> 00:37:36,980 and dialed some things back, 868 00:37:37,180 --> 00:37:38,840 so we do have weight for our armor 869 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:40,600 that I think will be good enough, hopefully. 870 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,570 Our spinner hits probably twice as hard as it ever did. 871 00:37:43,770 --> 00:37:45,330 It's going to perform a lot better. 872 00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:47,810 This first fight is absolutely critical. 873 00:37:48,010 --> 00:37:50,570 It sets us on a path for the entire event, 874 00:37:50,770 --> 00:37:52,360 and you're gonna see us just clawing 875 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,950 over one broken robot after another 876 00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:56,190 to get to the top. 877 00:37:56,390 --> 00:37:58,670 Hi, Whiplash! I got a message for you. 878 00:37:58,870 --> 00:37:59,770 When this is all over, 879 00:37:59,970 --> 00:38:01,120 you're not gonna be Whiplash. 880 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,930 You're gonna be spread out like chocolate ganache! 881 00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:09,670 [Chris] Oh, Martin going deep in the rhyming dictionary for that one. 882 00:38:09,870 --> 00:38:11,640 [automated voice speaking] Robots, activate. 883 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:14,530 [audience cheering] 884 00:38:14,730 --> 00:38:18,190 [Chris] All right, get ready for some serious fireworks, folks. 885 00:38:18,390 --> 00:38:21,330 It's the world-ranked number 20, MaDCatTer, 886 00:38:21,530 --> 00:38:24,840 squaring off against the world-ranked number seven, Whiplash. 887 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,880 Which team gets to add a huge first win to their resume? 888 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:30,360 We will find out 889 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:34,580 when we return onBattleBots! 890 00:38:40,410 --> 00:38:42,440 [audience cheering] 891 00:38:44,580 --> 00:38:45,910 [Chris] Welcome back toBattleBots, 892 00:38:46,110 --> 00:38:47,670 where we are just seconds away 893 00:38:47,870 --> 00:38:50,080 from what should be an explosive match-up 894 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:52,740 between Matty Vasquez's Whiplash 895 00:38:52,940 --> 00:38:55,080 and Martin Mason's MaDCatTer. 896 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,500 And here to help us break it all down, 897 00:38:57,700 --> 00:39:01,050 we've also got Jamison Go of SawBlaze down here with us. 898 00:39:01,250 --> 00:39:03,640 A little weird being on this side of the box, Jamison? 899 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:05,260 - Very strange. - [Chris chuckles] 900 00:39:05,460 --> 00:39:08,330 [Chris] Do you wanna hold a controller or something while we do this? 901 00:39:08,530 --> 00:39:09,460 [Jamison] Yeah, I might want... 902 00:39:09,660 --> 00:39:11,150 I feel like I wanna get into my stance right now. 903 00:39:11,350 --> 00:39:12,430 - [Chris] Yeah, okay. - [Jamison] But I'm sitting down. 904 00:39:12,630 --> 00:39:13,710 Well, feel free to stand. 905 00:39:13,910 --> 00:39:15,500 You'll burn your quads out real quick, though, 906 00:39:15,700 --> 00:39:16,880 - if you do over here. - [Jamison chuckles] 907 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:18,820 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 908 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,220 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 909 00:39:44,420 --> 00:39:45,360 And wow, here we go. 910 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,910 Serious Box rush from both boys. 911 00:39:48,110 --> 00:39:49,880 MaDCatTer's weapons spun up. 912 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:51,530 Whiplash looking to push him around 913 00:39:51,730 --> 00:39:54,050 with that powerful drivetrain. 914 00:39:54,250 --> 00:39:55,670 [Kenny] Whiplash has that vertical disc 915 00:39:55,870 --> 00:39:57,220 back in the mix this season. 916 00:39:57,420 --> 00:39:59,430 But we know Matt Vasquez makes his money 917 00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:01,190 by getting under his opponents 918 00:40:01,390 --> 00:40:03,670 and dominating the control game. 919 00:40:03,870 --> 00:40:05,740 [Chris] Nice call there, Kenny Florian. 920 00:40:05,940 --> 00:40:08,190 Is Whiplash able to get under MaDCatTer? 921 00:40:08,390 --> 00:40:09,880 Calvin Iba recovers it. 922 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:11,640 Now we got a little bit of a standoff. 923 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:14,750 MaDCatTer backs away, resets. 924 00:40:16,170 --> 00:40:18,260 [Kenny] These two still just feeling each other out, 925 00:40:18,460 --> 00:40:19,460 sticking and moving, 926 00:40:19,660 --> 00:40:21,290 looking for the right angle. 927 00:40:21,490 --> 00:40:24,840 MaDCatTer's weapons still at full speed, Chris. 928 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,740 [Chris] The kitty's always looking for that big power shot. 929 00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:32,050 [Kenny] MaDCatTer has that lifting arm of theirs retracted now, 930 00:40:32,250 --> 00:40:34,600 maybe looking to get that weapon in a little closer 931 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,330 and get a bite on Whiplash. 932 00:40:36,530 --> 00:40:37,460 [audience exclaiming] 933 00:40:37,660 --> 00:40:39,710 [Chris] Oh, Ken, he wants to get all over it. 934 00:40:39,910 --> 00:40:43,050 MaDCatTer draws first blood, inverts Whiplash, 935 00:40:43,250 --> 00:40:44,840 but look at the athleticism! 936 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:48,200 Matt Vasquez is so skilled at that sort of move. 937 00:40:49,130 --> 00:40:50,570 [Kenny] And he does it so quickly. 938 00:40:50,770 --> 00:40:54,600 [Chris] Oh, man, MaDCatTer trying to get in there at the right angle, 939 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:56,190 starting to work it in the corner. 940 00:40:56,390 --> 00:40:57,670 Nice job, but look at... 941 00:40:57,870 --> 00:40:58,820 - Oh! - [audience exclaiming] 942 00:40:59,820 --> 00:41:01,080 [shouts] 943 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:02,650 [Chris] That was brutal. 944 00:41:03,340 --> 00:41:04,430 [Kenny] Nice self-right, 945 00:41:04,630 --> 00:41:07,100 but MaDCatTer underneath Whiplash again here. 946 00:41:07,860 --> 00:41:08,910 And uh-oh. 947 00:41:09,110 --> 00:41:10,710 - [audience exclaiming] - Oh! 948 00:41:10,910 --> 00:41:12,670 Oh, my goodness! 949 00:41:12,870 --> 00:41:15,840 That was some serious air time by MaDCatTer. 950 00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:17,910 [Chris] Calvin Iba backs away. 951 00:41:18,110 --> 00:41:20,530 Is there a touch of life left in Whiplash? 952 00:41:20,730 --> 00:41:21,880 And remember, this season, 953 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:25,020 the rules state that any movement will stop a countdown. 954 00:41:25,220 --> 00:41:28,260 But it looks like this one may indeed be over. 955 00:41:28,460 --> 00:41:30,510 [Kenny] That was a devastating shot. 956 00:41:31,620 --> 00:41:34,360 [Chris] And here comes the countdown! 957 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,840 - MaDCaTter, you are one Bad Kitty! - [referee] Five, four... 958 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:39,670 - ...three, two... - [Chris screeching] Meow! 959 00:41:39,870 --> 00:41:40,880 [crowd] ...one! 960 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:43,050 - [referee] Stop the clock! - [buzzer buzzing] 961 00:41:43,250 --> 00:41:45,840 [all cheering] 962 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:47,550 Yeah! 963 00:41:50,550 --> 00:41:54,060 Whoo! All right! Whoo! 964 00:41:54,750 --> 00:41:56,960 Yeah! Way to go, guys! Whoo! 965 00:41:57,620 --> 00:41:58,340 Yeah! 966 00:41:59,650 --> 00:42:00,910 [Chris] Kenny, this was a little bit 967 00:42:01,110 --> 00:42:03,740 of a game of cat and mouse to start. 968 00:42:03,940 --> 00:42:05,150 [Kenny] Yeah, absolutely. 969 00:42:05,350 --> 00:42:08,500 I was surprised Whiplash never got that vertical disk spun up. 970 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:11,050 Both teams did a good job of staying patient, 971 00:42:11,250 --> 00:42:13,460 and they waited for the right moment to strike. 972 00:42:13,660 --> 00:42:16,400 [Chris] Once MaDCatTer was able to get underneath Whiplash, 973 00:42:16,590 --> 00:42:18,640 that changed the complexity of this fight. 974 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:21,080 Calvin Iba landed some massive shots 975 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:22,570 and really never let up. 976 00:42:22,770 --> 00:42:25,150 [Kenny] Listen, we've seen Whiplash lose its share of fights, 977 00:42:25,350 --> 00:42:28,220 but Chris, we have never seen it take shots like this. 978 00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:29,740 [Chris] One more look at this... 979 00:42:29,940 --> 00:42:33,290 The guts spilling out of Whiplash in mid-air. 980 00:42:33,490 --> 00:42:34,360 [Kenny] Good night! 981 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,000 Get that robot into concussion protocol. 982 00:42:38,930 --> 00:42:41,710 [Chris] Mark Mason, congratulations. 983 00:42:41,910 --> 00:42:44,410 That's the way you start off your season, right? 984 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:46,190 You know what? 985 00:42:46,390 --> 00:42:47,980 I am so happy to hear it, but you know what? 986 00:42:48,180 --> 00:42:49,810 We just did a CAT scan, folks. 987 00:42:50,010 --> 00:42:50,810 And you know what? 988 00:42:51,010 --> 00:42:53,680 That wasn't Whiplash, that was whip last! 989 00:42:54,550 --> 00:42:56,200 [all chuckling] 990 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:58,220 [Chris] Mark? 991 00:42:58,420 --> 00:43:01,480 What did your driver Calvin do so well out there? 992 00:43:02,270 --> 00:43:02,980 You know what? 993 00:43:03,180 --> 00:43:04,840 He brought 100 percent aggression. 994 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,500 But it wasn't just that, it was tactical. 995 00:43:06,700 --> 00:43:08,740 You saw him about halfway through the fight, 996 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:09,770 we brought the arm up. 997 00:43:09,970 --> 00:43:11,530 We realized we weren't winning the ground game, 998 00:43:11,730 --> 00:43:13,950 brought that arm up, that took us under him, 999 00:43:14,150 --> 00:43:15,840 and that's what brought those big hits, folks. 1000 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,430 You saw Whiplash way up in the air, 1001 00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:19,860 that's what it's about! 1002 00:43:20,270 --> 00:43:21,680 Whoo! 1003 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:27,050 Mark, congrats. Nice job. 1004 00:43:27,250 --> 00:43:28,430 Whoo! 1005 00:43:28,630 --> 00:43:30,200 Calvin, great job! 1006 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:38,290 [Chris] All right, Jamison Go, 1007 00:43:38,490 --> 00:43:41,020 what'd you think of that performance from MaDCatTer? 1008 00:43:41,220 --> 00:43:43,710 Wow, I don't think I've ever seen MaDCatTer that strong before. 1009 00:43:43,910 --> 00:43:46,020 That was a fantastic show of power. 1010 00:43:46,220 --> 00:43:49,220 What's it like when you're on the wrong end of a shot like that? 1011 00:43:49,420 --> 00:43:50,670 [Jamison] Mentally, you're wondering, like, "How am I... 1012 00:43:50,870 --> 00:43:52,430 What's it gonna be like when I land? 1013 00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:53,500 When I finally land?" 1014 00:43:53,700 --> 00:43:55,150 And, like, in the case of the last hit, 1015 00:43:55,350 --> 00:43:58,640 sometimes you can still fight, sometimes it's lights out. 1016 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:00,710 Yeah, so MaDCatTer gets a big win. 1017 00:44:00,910 --> 00:44:01,680 You know what that means? 1018 00:44:03,060 --> 00:44:05,080 Well, I guess I owe you an impression, don't I? 1019 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:07,150 Oh yeah, no, well you gotta turn just to the camera. 1020 00:44:07,350 --> 00:44:08,460 Don't look at me! 1021 00:44:08,660 --> 00:44:10,530 Give it to the people that are watching this thing. 1022 00:44:10,730 --> 00:44:11,640 Let's do it, uh, big time. 1023 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:12,740 Come on, everybody now. 1024 00:44:12,940 --> 00:44:13,840 [imitating Martin] I'll tell you what! 1025 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:15,290 I'm gonna give it to the people! 1026 00:44:15,490 --> 00:44:16,740 I'm gonna tell you great things! 1027 00:44:16,940 --> 00:44:18,740 I've got great students and great experiences, 1028 00:44:18,940 --> 00:44:20,840 and you're gonna hear all of them! 1029 00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:23,770 Let's hear it for Jamison Go of Team SawBlaze! 1030 00:44:23,970 --> 00:44:25,710 That was pretty good. Hey, over here, bro. 1031 00:44:25,910 --> 00:44:26,810 Nice work. 1032 00:44:27,010 --> 00:44:29,190 All right, up next we've got a classic 1033 00:44:29,390 --> 00:44:31,220 sophomore versus rookie matchup 1034 00:44:31,420 --> 00:44:33,050 you do not want to miss... 1035 00:44:33,250 --> 00:44:38,240 ...as Switchback welcomes brand new flipper bot Banshee to the big leagues. 1036 00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:50,810 [Chris] Welcome back toBattleBots, 1037 00:44:51,010 --> 00:44:54,050 where our next two teams are making their final preparations 1038 00:44:54,250 --> 00:44:55,980 inside the box. 1039 00:44:56,180 --> 00:44:59,810 Earlier tonight, our opening match between SawBlaze and HyperShock 1040 00:45:00,010 --> 00:45:03,710 was stopped when the bots couldn't be separated after a stick. 1041 00:45:03,910 --> 00:45:06,020 And we've got an update for you. 1042 00:45:06,220 --> 00:45:08,740 The bots are still fused together! 1043 00:45:08,940 --> 00:45:11,460 SawBlaze... SawBlaze's thing went straight through 1044 00:45:11,660 --> 00:45:14,190 the base, um, base armor of the robot 1045 00:45:14,390 --> 00:45:15,810 and got stuck in the chassis. 1046 00:45:16,010 --> 00:45:17,530 I think we're just gonna plasma-cut a square 1047 00:45:17,730 --> 00:45:19,400 around where their weapon went through. 1048 00:45:19,590 --> 00:45:21,290 Cut it right out, and then weld it back up 1049 00:45:21,490 --> 00:45:23,880 because at this point, it's so wedged in there, 1050 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,430 there is... you know, hell or high water ain't gonna get that thing out. 1051 00:45:27,630 --> 00:45:30,150 [Chris] Well, if Will Bales doesn't win a Giant Nut this year, 1052 00:45:30,350 --> 00:45:33,400 at least he may walk away with a hammer saw. 1053 00:45:33,590 --> 00:45:37,880 Up next, we've got Switchback taking on a rookie robot named Banshee. 1054 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:41,360 And let's start with the sophomore team from Dallas. 1055 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:44,050 And remember when we talked to Greg Needel last season? 1056 00:45:44,250 --> 00:45:45,570 Right? For our pre-season meeting, 1057 00:45:45,770 --> 00:45:47,910 we were like, "Gosh, that guy is buttoned up!" 1058 00:45:48,110 --> 00:45:49,170 But look out for this bot. 1059 00:45:49,820 --> 00:45:50,810 It didn't do great. 1060 00:45:51,010 --> 00:45:52,360 So he went back into his shop, 1061 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:53,880 kind of revamped things. 1062 00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:55,740 I think he's ready to go. 1063 00:45:55,940 --> 00:45:57,220 [Kenny] That's right, he took everything he learned 1064 00:45:57,420 --> 00:46:00,050 from his wins before, importantly his losses, 1065 00:46:00,250 --> 00:46:04,020 and completely rebuilt Switchback from the ground up. 1066 00:46:04,220 --> 00:46:07,640 Switchback 2.0 features robust new front forks, 1067 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:09,530 a more heavily armored chassis, 1068 00:46:09,730 --> 00:46:11,360 and a beautiful new egg beater drum, 1069 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:14,670 where that bulky multi-disc spinner used to be. 1070 00:46:14,870 --> 00:46:16,600 But in year two, the novelty of being unique 1071 00:46:16,800 --> 00:46:18,220 really goes out the window. 1072 00:46:18,420 --> 00:46:22,100 It's time for team Switchback to translate their unique design into wins. 1073 00:46:23,580 --> 00:46:26,840 And taking on a rookie bot, captained by David Small, 1074 00:46:27,040 --> 00:46:30,190 it's a Celtic-themed pneumatic flipper named Banshee. 1075 00:46:30,390 --> 00:46:33,910 David's a 29 year old software engineer out of Phoenix, 1076 00:46:34,110 --> 00:46:36,020 formerly a builder on Team Malice, 1077 00:46:36,220 --> 00:46:38,770 but now he's got his own BattleBots squad, 1078 00:46:38,970 --> 00:46:41,810 and boy, they look like a lot of fun, Kenny. 1079 00:46:42,010 --> 00:46:44,190 [Kenny] Love the outfits and the paint job, 1080 00:46:44,390 --> 00:46:46,500 but in terms of what to expect from Banshee, 1081 00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:48,740 I'd say a good comparison is SubZero, 1082 00:46:48,940 --> 00:46:51,050 which wasn't the most successful flipper, 1083 00:46:51,250 --> 00:46:53,150 but at the very least was durable. 1084 00:46:53,350 --> 00:46:55,570 A bot like this isn't built for the knockout. 1085 00:46:55,770 --> 00:46:57,430 It's built to control a fight. 1086 00:46:57,630 --> 00:47:01,640 That means David's driving skills are going to factor in heavily 1087 00:47:01,840 --> 00:47:03,480 to its success in the BattleBots. 1088 00:47:05,310 --> 00:47:06,880 [Chris] All right, the drivers are ready, 1089 00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:08,640 the box is locked. 1090 00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:10,170 Let's get ready for a fight. 1091 00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:12,400 [robotic announcer] Red team ready. 1092 00:47:12,590 --> 00:47:14,650 [Chris] There is Greg Needel, front and center. 1093 00:47:16,130 --> 00:47:20,020 Switchback 2.0 definitely looks more robust, Kenny. 1094 00:47:20,220 --> 00:47:21,950 [Kenny] Yeah, it's designed to be more durable 1095 00:47:22,150 --> 00:47:23,840 than its predecessor, which is good 1096 00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:26,290 because they've got a massive vertical spinner 1097 00:47:26,490 --> 00:47:29,330 in DeathRoll up next on their schedule. 1098 00:47:29,530 --> 00:47:31,190 Still has that articulating arm, 1099 00:47:31,390 --> 00:47:33,820 which also functions as its self-righter. 1100 00:47:35,860 --> 00:47:37,810 [robotic announcer] Blue team ready. 1101 00:47:38,010 --> 00:47:40,460 [Chris] Getting a good look at Team Banshee. 1102 00:47:40,660 --> 00:47:43,500 Kenny, what are you hoping to see out of the rookies? 1103 00:47:43,700 --> 00:47:46,840 [Kenny] Well, I think everyone wants to see how powerful the flipper is. 1104 00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:49,080 He's got enough air for about 15 flips, 1105 00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:52,050 so hoping he's not shy in fight number one, 1106 00:47:52,250 --> 00:47:55,150 and looking at his schedule, I think he's gonna have to win 1107 00:47:55,350 --> 00:47:59,170 one of these first two fights to have any hopes at the turn. 1108 00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:11,000 [crowd chanting repeatedly] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1109 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:18,980 [Chris] Banshee, up and ready to start their BattleBots career with a win. 1110 00:48:19,180 --> 00:48:22,030 Switchback, looking to make a leap in its second season. 1111 00:48:23,270 --> 00:48:24,200 Let's do this. 1112 00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:27,170 [board beeping] 1113 00:48:28,170 --> 00:48:30,000 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1114 00:48:30,750 --> 00:48:31,840 Oh, here comes the rookie, 1115 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:32,980 trying to get the quick hitter, 1116 00:48:33,180 --> 00:48:34,570 trying to get under its opponent. 1117 00:48:34,770 --> 00:48:36,950 And it whiffs on the flip. 1118 00:48:37,150 --> 00:48:39,190 Banshee moving pretty well, though. 1119 00:48:39,390 --> 00:48:41,600 Getting around to the side of Switchback. 1120 00:48:41,800 --> 00:48:43,980 Oh, it rams into them head-first! 1121 00:48:44,180 --> 00:48:45,290 [Kenny] Nice shot, there. 1122 00:48:45,490 --> 00:48:46,500 [Chris] Oh, but it's Switchback 1123 00:48:46,700 --> 00:48:48,330 that draws first blood! 1124 00:48:48,530 --> 00:48:50,150 [Kenny] Now it's got that weapon firing. 1125 00:48:50,350 --> 00:48:52,670 [Chris] Now you can hear it, and it looks like maybe 1126 00:48:52,870 --> 00:48:55,950 the flipper on Banshee has got some serious issues, too. 1127 00:48:56,150 --> 00:48:59,810 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Glad it could still cause a 250 pound robot... 1128 00:49:00,010 --> 00:49:02,130 ...and follows it up with another one! 1129 00:49:03,790 --> 00:49:05,330 [Kenny chuckling] Whoa! 1130 00:49:05,530 --> 00:49:07,290 [Chris] Switchback lands a couple of good shots 1131 00:49:07,490 --> 00:49:08,950 with the arm inverted. 1132 00:49:09,150 --> 00:49:10,950 Banshee's staying aggressive, though. 1133 00:49:11,150 --> 00:49:13,080 Chasing Switchback into the corner... 1134 00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:16,740 Oh! And there's a little siren song. 1135 00:49:16,940 --> 00:49:18,400 [Kenny] And keep an eye on Switchback's arm. 1136 00:49:18,590 --> 00:49:20,080 Chris, I'm not sure they can move it, 1137 00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,840 which could be a huge problem if they get flipped over again. 1138 00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,860 [Chris] Oh, you can hear that drum getting up to full speed. 1139 00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:28,570 There we go! 1140 00:49:28,770 --> 00:49:31,150 Digging it right to the top of Banshee. 1141 00:49:31,350 --> 00:49:34,290 [Kenny] And Banshee actually flips Switchback's weapon 1142 00:49:34,490 --> 00:49:37,290 back into the upright position with that shock, Chris, 1143 00:49:37,490 --> 00:49:39,580 still not sure if they'll be able to self-right. 1144 00:49:40,510 --> 00:49:41,120 [both commentators] Oh! 1145 00:49:41,320 --> 00:49:42,710 [Kenny] Nice shot, there! 1146 00:49:42,910 --> 00:49:45,220 [Chris] Switchback did most of the damage so far, 1147 00:49:45,420 --> 00:49:49,260 but Banshee might just need one flip to end this thing. 1148 00:49:49,460 --> 00:49:51,710 [Kenny] And you can see the front of Banshee's flipper got bent up. 1149 00:49:51,910 --> 00:49:53,950 Tough to get under an opponent like that. 1150 00:49:54,150 --> 00:49:56,740 [Chris] But Banshee says, "Hey, our flipper still works!" 1151 00:49:56,940 --> 00:50:00,430 Now stop showing us that Texas two-step, please. 1152 00:50:00,630 --> 00:50:04,570 About halfway through this match between rookie and sophomore teams, 1153 00:50:04,770 --> 00:50:06,360 both bots keeping it tight. 1154 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:10,530 All it would take is one big shot to change the direction of this fight. 1155 00:50:10,730 --> 00:50:12,770 [Kenny] Switchback's looking a little more aggressive now. 1156 00:50:12,970 --> 00:50:13,770 [clanging loudly] 1157 00:50:13,970 --> 00:50:15,430 - [Chris] Uh-oh... - [Kenny] Oh... 1158 00:50:15,630 --> 00:50:19,050 There goes the little tip of the nose on the flipper of Banshee. 1159 00:50:19,250 --> 00:50:20,500 [Chris] And of course, without a nose, 1160 00:50:20,700 --> 00:50:23,570 that means Banshee's gonna have to push their way to victory. 1161 00:50:23,770 --> 00:50:26,050 Welcome to the big leagues, David Small! 1162 00:50:26,250 --> 00:50:29,840 At BattleBots, you always need a backup plan to win. 1163 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:31,840 Under a minute to go. 1164 00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:34,120 [Kenny] Switchback can't just hang back here. 1165 00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:35,570 You wanna put on a good performance, 1166 00:50:35,770 --> 00:50:38,620 not just for the judges, but for your season's resume. 1167 00:50:39,550 --> 00:50:41,050 [Chris] Ah! Nice pop there. 1168 00:50:41,250 --> 00:50:42,340 Switchback on the attack. 1169 00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:45,600 - [crowd] Oh! - [Chris] Big hit! 1170 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:46,980 [both commentators] Uh-oh... 1171 00:50:47,180 --> 00:50:48,930 [Chris] We got some smoke on Switchback! 1172 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:54,020 The key is gotta keep running the final 40 seconds! 1173 00:50:54,220 --> 00:50:56,030 [Kenny] Banshee's gotta punt her chance here, Chris. 1174 00:50:57,170 --> 00:50:59,130 [Chris] Switchback keeping the pressure on... 1175 00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:03,880 [Kenny] Win or lose, Switchback has never gone three minutes in a fight, 1176 00:51:04,080 --> 00:51:06,290 Chris, let's see how they finish this out. 1177 00:51:06,490 --> 00:51:08,640 [Chris] Switchback has stopped smoking, 1178 00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:11,600 and now it's Banshee that looks to be slowing down. 1179 00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:14,220 But they may get saved by the bell, here. 1180 00:51:14,420 --> 00:51:16,880 [Kenny] Both of these teams pitting like dogs in a corner 1181 00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:18,500 with their tongues out. 1182 00:51:18,700 --> 00:51:22,460 [Chris] Well, let's give a little credit to these two bots. 1183 00:51:22,660 --> 00:51:24,570 They will make it the full three minutes. 1184 00:51:24,770 --> 00:51:26,330 - [crowd chanting] Three, two, one... - [Chris] And force... 1185 00:51:26,530 --> 00:51:27,600 ...the judges' decision. 1186 00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:28,750 [buzzer beeping] 1187 00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:30,960 [referee] All right, go ahead. 1188 00:51:36,820 --> 00:51:39,640 [Chris] Well, Banshee was aggressive from the get-go, 1189 00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:41,570 but in one of these early exchanges, 1190 00:51:41,770 --> 00:51:45,120 the team from Texas got in a good lick on that flipper. 1191 00:51:45,320 --> 00:51:46,330 [Kenny] Yeah, Banshee's flipper tongue 1192 00:51:46,530 --> 00:51:48,150 got bent up, which made it almost 1193 00:51:48,350 --> 00:51:50,950 impossible for them to get under Switchback. 1194 00:51:51,150 --> 00:51:53,840 The rookies were still able to land a few mini-flips, 1195 00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:56,530 but were essentially a push-bot after that. 1196 00:51:56,730 --> 00:51:59,640 [Chris] As for Switchback, its weapons sounded powerful, 1197 00:51:59,840 --> 00:52:03,330 but its bark was greater than its bite, Kenny. 1198 00:52:03,530 --> 00:52:05,770 [Kenny] Yeah, they had some opportunities to land blows, 1199 00:52:05,970 --> 00:52:07,950 but the weapon just couldn't get it done. 1200 00:52:08,150 --> 00:52:10,980 Part of me wonders if that arm sits just a little too high 1201 00:52:11,180 --> 00:52:13,770 to effectively deliver a shot to their opponent. 1202 00:52:13,970 --> 00:52:17,770 [Chris] And this is the third fight the judges will be deciding tonight. 1203 00:52:17,970 --> 00:52:19,290 How do you think they're gonna score it? 1204 00:52:19,490 --> 00:52:21,150 [Kenny] Well, almost all the damage points 1205 00:52:21,350 --> 00:52:24,020 should go to Switchback here, and I'd say Banshee won 1206 00:52:24,220 --> 00:52:27,120 control and aggression for the first 90 seconds. 1207 00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:29,190 But after that, it was a toss-up. 1208 00:52:29,390 --> 00:52:32,240 [Chris] All right, well let's go to Faruq with the decision. 1209 00:52:33,890 --> 00:52:36,260 The results from the judges are in. 1210 00:52:36,460 --> 00:52:37,750 [crowd cheering] 1211 00:52:39,650 --> 00:52:40,880 [Faruq] And the winner, 1212 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:43,100 by unanimous decision, is... 1213 00:52:46,650 --> 00:52:47,810 ...Switchback! 1214 00:52:48,010 --> 00:52:50,240 [crowd cheering] 1215 00:52:52,340 --> 00:52:54,670 Nice job! 1216 00:52:54,870 --> 00:52:57,480 [crowd chanting] Switchback! Switchback! Switchback! 1217 00:52:59,550 --> 00:53:00,680 [Chris] Greg Needel... 1218 00:53:02,410 --> 00:53:04,910 Greg Needel, I know it wasn't perfect, 1219 00:53:05,110 --> 00:53:06,910 but you will certainly take the W. 1220 00:53:07,110 --> 00:53:09,430 Uh, what did you learn about your robot tonight? 1221 00:53:09,630 --> 00:53:12,220 You know, it was a brand new robot again this year, 1222 00:53:12,420 --> 00:53:15,880 so, um, we... you know, durability was a huge factor, 1223 00:53:16,080 --> 00:53:19,220 drive train was a huge factor, uh, the drive seemed super solid. 1224 00:53:19,420 --> 00:53:20,840 We have some tweaking to do, obviously, 1225 00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:23,190 no one likes to see a puff of smoke come out of their weapon blade, 1226 00:53:23,390 --> 00:53:25,020 but, uh, you know, we'll go back. 1227 00:53:25,220 --> 00:53:26,740 I've got a great pit crew as always, 1228 00:53:26,940 --> 00:53:30,290 and, uh, we'll assess the damage and be ready for the next one. 1229 00:53:30,490 --> 00:53:32,740 Greg, congratulations on win number one of the season. 1230 00:53:32,940 --> 00:53:33,820 Thank you. 1231 00:53:38,890 --> 00:53:42,330 You know, Kenny, sometimes we expect these robots from year one 1232 00:53:42,530 --> 00:53:44,600 to year two to make a monumental leap, 1233 00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:47,080 but it doesn't happen overnight. 1234 00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:48,050 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. 1235 00:53:48,250 --> 00:53:49,880 We're talking about a complete redesign here, 1236 00:53:50,080 --> 00:53:51,910 so there's going to be some growing pains, 1237 00:53:52,110 --> 00:53:55,290 but this team has lofty goals, and Greg won't rest 1238 00:53:55,490 --> 00:53:57,570 until he has Switchback dialed in. 1239 00:53:57,770 --> 00:53:59,500 [Chris] Well, they squeaked by with a win, 1240 00:53:59,700 --> 00:54:03,710 and as for Team Banshee, not the start the rookies were hoping for. 1241 00:54:03,910 --> 00:54:08,670 They will look to right the ship against Valkyrie in fight number two. 1242 00:54:08,870 --> 00:54:13,080 Coming up, Jen Herchenroeder brings the 48-inch horizontal blade 1243 00:54:13,280 --> 00:54:16,290 of HiJinx into the box to clash with 1244 00:54:16,490 --> 00:54:20,570 the most dangerous pickle in the jar, Big Dill. 1245 00:54:20,770 --> 00:54:23,400 And don't forget, in our main event tonight, 1246 00:54:23,590 --> 00:54:26,600 we have boy wonder Aren Hill at Blip, 1247 00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:29,190 facing off against the legend that is End Game. 1248 00:54:29,390 --> 00:54:31,960 That's all coming your way, here onBattleBots. 1249 00:54:39,720 --> 00:54:41,650 [crowd cheering] 1250 00:54:42,750 --> 00:54:45,910 We are back on BattleBots World Championship VII. 1251 00:54:46,110 --> 00:54:48,710 Our next two teams, Big Dill and HiJinx, 1252 00:54:48,910 --> 00:54:53,330 are busy inside the BattleBox getting their death machines ready to go. 1253 00:54:53,530 --> 00:54:56,260 And while they tighten up those last nuts and bolts, 1254 00:54:56,460 --> 00:54:59,740 we're gonna preview tonight's highly anticipated matchup 1255 00:54:59,940 --> 00:55:02,570 between the fearless fly wheel flipper Blip, 1256 00:55:02,770 --> 00:55:04,840 and the current pre-season world number one 1257 00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:07,740 and reigning Golden Bolt champions End Game. 1258 00:55:07,940 --> 00:55:10,790 Let's hear from the captains in tonight's main event. 1259 00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:14,770 [announcer] This is like Ali Frazier, two heavyweights. 1260 00:55:14,970 --> 00:55:19,130 End Game fighting for this tournament, live here, against the Brazilian bazooka! 1261 00:55:22,410 --> 00:55:23,670 Last season was a little disappointing, 1262 00:55:23,870 --> 00:55:25,050 going out in the round 16. 1263 00:55:25,250 --> 00:55:27,480 [shouting] Minotaur! 1264 00:55:29,890 --> 00:55:31,650 But the Golden Bolt made up for it quite a lot. 1265 00:55:33,620 --> 00:55:36,950 [announcer] Team End Game will add the first ever Golden Bolt 1266 00:55:37,150 --> 00:55:39,290 to its mantle! 1267 00:55:39,490 --> 00:55:41,290 We're coming in number one ranked again. 1268 00:55:41,490 --> 00:55:43,220 We're really excited about that. 1269 00:55:43,420 --> 00:55:45,150 But it does come with a lot of pressure. 1270 00:55:45,350 --> 00:55:47,170 Everyone's gunning to take us down. 1271 00:55:48,340 --> 00:55:50,050 [announcer] This is unbelievable, 1272 00:55:50,250 --> 00:55:52,580 the performance by Aren Hill at Blip! 1273 00:55:54,370 --> 00:55:56,810 I lead up a team that has both robots, 1274 00:55:57,010 --> 00:55:59,020 Blip and Tantrum. 1275 00:55:59,220 --> 00:56:01,150 [announcer shouting] We're gonna have a new champion! 1276 00:56:01,350 --> 00:56:05,260 And his name is Tantrum! 1277 00:56:05,460 --> 00:56:08,500 Taking home the title last year with Tantrum was amazing. 1278 00:56:08,700 --> 00:56:10,530 Blip went out in the quarter finals. 1279 00:56:10,730 --> 00:56:14,770 [announcer] Aren Hill is gonna take Blip to the round of eight! 1280 00:56:14,970 --> 00:56:16,460 And that was the first year for that robot, 1281 00:56:16,660 --> 00:56:19,120 so we're going for higher... 1282 00:56:19,320 --> 00:56:21,020 [chuckling] ...which is not that much higher to go. 1283 00:56:21,220 --> 00:56:23,000 [announcer] It's Blip! 1284 00:56:23,790 --> 00:56:25,910 [announcers] Oh! 1285 00:56:26,110 --> 00:56:29,080 Last year for Blip, there was a lot of learning curve happening. 1286 00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:31,460 It just drives differently each time you're watching it, 1287 00:56:31,660 --> 00:56:34,050 so all of our focus has been making it easier 1288 00:56:34,250 --> 00:56:35,500 from a driver perspective. 1289 00:56:35,700 --> 00:56:37,290 [announcers] Ah! 1290 00:56:37,490 --> 00:56:39,400 [Aren] Significant focus on improving self-righting, 1291 00:56:39,590 --> 00:56:41,770 wheel mounts are all redesigned... 1292 00:56:41,970 --> 00:56:45,000 There's zero reason Blip can't win the championship this year. 1293 00:56:46,060 --> 00:56:47,670 [announcers] Oh! 1294 00:56:47,870 --> 00:56:51,190 Aren Hill is a, like, incredibly talented bot builder. 1295 00:56:51,390 --> 00:56:52,500 [Jack] They play the same game as us. 1296 00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:54,100 If they get underneath you, they win. 1297 00:56:55,820 --> 00:56:57,670 We're gonna be running a full coverage front, 1298 00:56:57,870 --> 00:56:59,710 so it won't be able to get under us at all. 1299 00:56:59,910 --> 00:57:02,260 And we'll also be running some forks that are gonna be stuck to the ground, 1300 00:57:02,460 --> 00:57:03,710 to try and get under their front. 1301 00:57:03,910 --> 00:57:05,410 [announcers exclaiming] Oh! 1302 00:57:07,550 --> 00:57:10,740 [Aren] As a flipper, any fight against a spinner... 1303 00:57:10,940 --> 00:57:13,670 ...you mess up once, and your fight could be over. 1304 00:57:13,870 --> 00:57:15,440 I gotta be perfect for three minutes. 1305 00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:17,360 No! 1306 00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:19,080 I gotta make sure to come at them at the right angles 1307 00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:21,400 to minimize exposure to that spinning weapon of theirs. 1308 00:57:21,590 --> 00:57:24,290 Trying to not get hit and only deliver the big flips. 1309 00:57:24,490 --> 00:57:28,710 [announcer] Aren Hill executing his game plan to perfection! 1310 00:57:28,910 --> 00:57:32,150 End Game can take as many flips as it takes to make it to three minutes. 1311 00:57:32,350 --> 00:57:34,790 But I'm not sure Blip can take too many hits from End Game. 1312 00:57:35,790 --> 00:57:36,570 [announcers] Whoa! 1313 00:57:36,770 --> 00:57:38,880 Big shot by End Game! 1314 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:41,510 Blip is an absolute masterpiece of engineering. 1315 00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:44,860 And it'll be such a shame to rip it to pieces. 1316 00:57:46,650 --> 00:57:48,460 [announcer] The 2020 world champ is here, 1317 00:57:48,660 --> 00:57:50,270 and it looks angry! 1318 00:57:52,240 --> 00:57:53,670 Do you think he has a spare robot? 1319 00:57:53,870 --> 00:57:54,510 I hope so. 1320 00:57:58,820 --> 00:58:01,570 [Chris] A primetime opportunity for Team Blip 1321 00:58:01,770 --> 00:58:04,120 to prove they are ready to be contenders. 1322 00:58:04,320 --> 00:58:06,360 These are the matchups you live for. 1323 00:58:06,560 --> 00:58:09,600 Can Blip seize the moment against the former champs? 1324 00:58:09,800 --> 00:58:11,980 We're gonna find out right after our next matchup 1325 00:58:12,180 --> 00:58:14,880 between Big Dill and HiJinx. 1326 00:58:15,080 --> 00:58:18,480 Let's start with Team HiJinx led by Jen Herchenroeder. 1327 00:58:19,890 --> 00:58:21,500 I love her passion for this sport, 1328 00:58:21,700 --> 00:58:23,020 - I love the way that the bot looks. - Yeah. 1329 00:58:23,220 --> 00:58:25,120 It has performed very well. 1330 00:58:25,320 --> 00:58:28,260 The team made the tournament in both the rookie and sophomore seasons, 1331 00:58:28,460 --> 00:58:30,810 but they never made it out of the first round. 1332 00:58:31,010 --> 00:58:34,260 They were ranked 31 in the pre-season top 32, 1333 00:58:34,460 --> 00:58:38,260 so to move up and really get the respect Jen and crew think they deserve, 1334 00:58:38,460 --> 00:58:40,810 HiJinx needs some big wins this year. 1335 00:58:41,010 --> 00:58:42,150 Yeah, she is a sneaky competitor. 1336 00:58:42,350 --> 00:58:42,950 - Yes. - You know? 1337 00:58:43,150 --> 00:58:43,910 She's kind of known as, you know, 1338 00:58:44,110 --> 00:58:45,740 more of the artsy bot builder. 1339 00:58:45,940 --> 00:58:47,150 But robotics is her life. 1340 00:58:47,350 --> 00:58:50,080 She's a scale flight test engineer at a company 1341 00:58:50,280 --> 00:58:53,150 that's trying to crack the code on flying cars. 1342 00:58:53,350 --> 00:58:55,430 That basically means she designs, builds, 1343 00:58:55,630 --> 00:58:58,910 and flies slightly smaller prototypes of these vehicles 1344 00:58:59,110 --> 00:59:00,640 that then get scaled up. 1345 00:59:00,840 --> 00:59:03,880 And you can kind of see that influence on her robot HiJinx. 1346 00:59:04,080 --> 00:59:06,500 I can see that blade doubling as a propeller. 1347 00:59:06,700 --> 00:59:09,670 Now, they do have one of the biggest weapons in BattleBots, 1348 00:59:09,870 --> 00:59:11,260 but to make the tournament this year, 1349 00:59:11,460 --> 00:59:15,050 we're going to have to see it work a full three minutes. 1350 00:59:15,250 --> 00:59:17,260 Emmanuel Carrillo has been around this game, 1351 00:59:17,460 --> 00:59:19,950 and for an awfully long time working on several teams. 1352 00:59:20,150 --> 00:59:23,980 He was one of the key members of MaDCatTer back in the day. 1353 00:59:24,180 --> 00:59:26,500 He's really respected in the robot combat community, 1354 00:59:26,700 --> 00:59:29,570 for both his engineering and his driving skills. 1355 00:59:29,770 --> 00:59:32,640 But much like HiJinx, this is a squad that's still 1356 00:59:32,840 --> 00:59:35,190 looking to take that next step, Kenny. 1357 00:59:35,390 --> 00:59:37,260 [Kenny] Yeah, frankly, Big Dill hasn't been effective 1358 00:59:37,460 --> 00:59:40,740 as a lifter bot, only winning twice in its first two years. 1359 00:59:40,940 --> 00:59:44,020 In the off-season though, Emmanuel said that ain't kosher. 1360 00:59:44,220 --> 00:59:48,640 He added a vertical spinner configuration which should make it viable offensively, 1361 00:59:48,840 --> 00:59:49,710 but here's the kicker. 1362 00:59:49,910 --> 00:59:51,740 I'm hearing he's not using it tonight. 1363 00:59:51,940 --> 00:59:55,500 In fact, both these teams have made big changes last minute. 1364 00:59:55,700 --> 00:59:58,150 Emmanuel swapped the spinner for a big wedge, 1365 00:59:58,350 --> 01:00:02,330 and HiJinx is now going with their heaviest bar to counter that. 1366 01:00:02,530 --> 01:00:05,750 We'll see how these last second changes play out here in the BattleBox. 1367 01:00:08,820 --> 01:00:10,080 [Chris] The teams are in position. 1368 01:00:10,280 --> 01:00:11,640 They are ready to throw down. 1369 01:00:11,840 --> 01:00:13,720 Let's dive right into the action. 1370 01:00:16,550 --> 01:00:18,200 [robotic announcer] Red team ready. 1371 01:00:22,030 --> 01:00:24,570 [Chris] There's Emmanuel Carrillo, and Kenny, 1372 01:00:24,770 --> 01:00:27,670 there's that big front wedge you were just talking about. 1373 01:00:27,870 --> 01:00:30,400 [Kenny] Yeah, I'm disappointed we're not seeing the vertical spinner, 1374 01:00:30,590 --> 01:00:34,120 but a big wedge is the way to counter a massive horizontal weapon. 1375 01:00:34,320 --> 01:00:36,430 So, I can't knock 'em for using it. 1376 01:00:36,630 --> 01:00:38,810 He's going to try to keep HiJinx from spinning up, 1377 01:00:39,010 --> 01:00:41,430 so look for a box rush here. 1378 01:00:41,630 --> 01:00:43,270 [robotic announcer] Blue team ready. 1379 01:00:44,480 --> 01:00:46,840 [Chris] Getting a good look at Jen Herchenroeder, 1380 01:00:47,040 --> 01:00:49,460 now that Big Dill has a big front wedge, 1381 01:00:49,660 --> 01:00:52,020 what is Team HiJinx's strategy, Kenny? 1382 01:00:52,220 --> 01:00:54,150 [Kenny] Yeah, I mentioned they're using their heaviest bar. 1383 01:00:54,350 --> 01:00:58,080 It's 67 pounds, and it does have one-hit KO power. 1384 01:00:58,280 --> 01:01:00,570 The trick will be creating enough space to spin up, 1385 01:01:00,770 --> 01:01:02,910 which is on driver Orion Beach. 1386 01:01:03,110 --> 01:01:05,150 He's gonna try to lead with the tail, almost. 1387 01:01:05,350 --> 01:01:08,890 Backing down Big Dill, and then turn when the weapon is spun up. 1388 01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:18,810 [crowd chanting repeatedly] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1389 01:01:19,010 --> 01:01:21,600 [Chris] HiJinx... Big Dill... 1390 01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:23,880 The first of four fights for these squads 1391 01:01:24,080 --> 01:01:26,220 that'll determine whether they have what it takes 1392 01:01:26,420 --> 01:01:29,570 to break into this year's World Championship Tournament. 1393 01:01:29,770 --> 01:01:32,190 [buzzer beeping] 1394 01:01:32,390 --> 01:01:34,710 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1395 01:01:34,910 --> 01:01:38,050 Big Dill with the box rush, but HiJinx has speed. 1396 01:01:38,250 --> 01:01:41,400 There's Emmanuel Carrillo probing with that big front wedge. 1397 01:01:41,590 --> 01:01:44,080 Big Dill rides up the tail of HiJinx. 1398 01:01:44,280 --> 01:01:46,190 [Kenny] HiJinx doing a good job of leading with that tail, 1399 01:01:46,390 --> 01:01:47,710 getting underneath repeatedly. 1400 01:01:47,910 --> 01:01:48,910 - [Chris] Oh! - [Kenny] Nice shot, there. 1401 01:01:49,110 --> 01:01:50,190 - [man] Yeah! - [Kenny] All right, oh, 1402 01:01:50,390 --> 01:01:53,910 Big Dill using its lifter to ram HiJinx into the rails. 1403 01:01:54,110 --> 01:01:57,050 HiJinx inverted, in helicopter mode, now. 1404 01:01:57,250 --> 01:01:59,480 Emmanuel Carrillo debating how to deal with it. 1405 01:02:00,820 --> 01:02:02,190 [Kenny] Ah, oh, well, 1406 01:02:02,390 --> 01:02:03,950 I'll tell you what, Big Dill has to be careful. 1407 01:02:04,150 --> 01:02:06,120 They could still get cut up from that position. 1408 01:02:06,320 --> 01:02:09,810 [Chris] Yeah, and that lifter will get sliced in half if it's not careful. 1409 01:02:10,010 --> 01:02:11,950 Come on in, come get a taste! 1410 01:02:12,150 --> 01:02:14,190 [Chris] Jen Herchenroeder inviting contact. 1411 01:02:14,390 --> 01:02:17,080 - Orion Beach pushing HiJinx forward. - [Kenny] Whoa! 1412 01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:20,220 [Chris] And lands a nice shot on Big Dill! 1413 01:02:20,420 --> 01:02:23,440 [Kenny] HiJinx doing a good job playing the aggressor. 1414 01:02:25,060 --> 01:02:26,810 - [audience] Oh! - [commentators] Oh! 1415 01:02:27,010 --> 01:02:28,360 [Chris] Like that one. 1416 01:02:28,560 --> 01:02:30,080 [Kenny] Power shot by HiJinx. 1417 01:02:30,280 --> 01:02:33,910 That one hit right in the area of the lifting motor on Big Dill. 1418 01:02:34,110 --> 01:02:36,770 And Big Dill having some drive issues, as well. 1419 01:02:36,970 --> 01:02:40,810 [Chris] The weapon on HiJinx slow to spin back up after that exchange. 1420 01:02:41,010 --> 01:02:43,400 Both bots a little worse for wear now. 1421 01:02:43,590 --> 01:02:45,820 Do we have a pushing match on our hands? 1422 01:02:47,860 --> 01:02:50,260 [Kenny] Yeah, it looks like both weapons may be out of commission, 1423 01:02:50,460 --> 01:02:54,400 and, Chris, it's Big Dill that's set up for success now, with that big front wedge. 1424 01:02:54,590 --> 01:02:56,930 HiJinx needs to try and right itself. 1425 01:02:58,790 --> 01:03:02,670 [Chris] Right on command. Kenny Florian, you're on point tonight. 1426 01:03:02,870 --> 01:03:06,910 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] We've got some flames coming out of Big Dill. 1427 01:03:07,110 --> 01:03:10,150 [Kenny] Smoke leaking from the top of the bot, and it's not moving, Chris. 1428 01:03:10,350 --> 01:03:11,190 [Chris] No. 1429 01:03:11,390 --> 01:03:13,290 - This is gonna be it. - [referee] Ten, nine, 1430 01:03:13,490 --> 01:03:15,220 - eight, seven... - [Chris] Reliability issues again 1431 01:03:15,420 --> 01:03:18,710 - for Big Dill, as the countdown is on. - ...six, five, four, 1432 01:03:18,910 --> 01:03:21,530 - three, two... - [Chris] HiJinx walking away a winner. 1433 01:03:21,730 --> 01:03:23,810 - ...one. Knockout! - [audience cheer] 1434 01:03:24,010 --> 01:03:25,000 - [buzzer sounds] - [audience cheer] 1435 01:03:30,440 --> 01:03:34,290 I think something locked up. Yeah, I don't know. 1436 01:03:34,490 --> 01:03:37,360 [Chris] Not exactly an instant blasting, Kenny. 1437 01:03:37,560 --> 01:03:38,430 - [Kenny laughs] - [Chris] Big Dill surrendering 1438 01:03:38,630 --> 01:03:40,910 the low ground to HiJinx early. 1439 01:03:41,110 --> 01:03:43,050 But the dynamics of this match changed 1440 01:03:43,250 --> 01:03:45,050 when HiJinx got flipped on its head. 1441 01:03:45,250 --> 01:03:47,330 [Kenny] Yeah, obviously, HiJinx can drive inverted, 1442 01:03:47,530 --> 01:03:50,050 but that's not the position the team wants to operate from. 1443 01:03:50,250 --> 01:03:51,840 Unfortunately for Big Dill, 1444 01:03:52,040 --> 01:03:55,400 HiJinx did its best work in this fight while upside down. 1445 01:03:55,590 --> 01:03:56,880 [Chris] Big Dill on the wrong end 1446 01:03:57,080 --> 01:03:59,290 of a couple of big shots from HiJinx. 1447 01:03:59,490 --> 01:04:03,600 - And Kenny, this may have been the kill shot right there. - [Kenny] I think so. 1448 01:04:03,800 --> 01:04:07,430 The blade of HiJinx cut into Big Dill's lifting motor there, 1449 01:04:07,630 --> 01:04:10,430 and it was all downhill for Emmanuel Carillo after that. 1450 01:04:10,630 --> 01:04:13,950 [Chris] HiJinx did lose weapon function, but it really didn't matter, 1451 01:04:14,150 --> 01:04:19,510 as Big Dill treated the crowd to the smell of fried pickles and expired. 1452 01:04:22,370 --> 01:04:25,880 - Jen Herchenroeder, congratulations. - Thank you. 1453 01:04:26,080 --> 01:04:28,640 I know it wasn't exactly what you were looking for, 1454 01:04:28,840 --> 01:04:31,950 but sometimes, reliability is the key. 1455 01:04:32,150 --> 01:04:33,740 Reliability is everything. 1456 01:04:33,940 --> 01:04:35,880 What'd you learn about your robot tonight? 1457 01:04:36,080 --> 01:04:39,360 Well, we had... Both teams had some chaos coming into this fight. 1458 01:04:39,560 --> 01:04:41,910 There were some rapid last-minute changes. 1459 01:04:42,110 --> 01:04:45,330 And I think what we've learned is that the team I have with me 1460 01:04:45,530 --> 01:04:50,150 is intelligent and adaptable and ready to move, like, on demand. 1461 01:04:50,350 --> 01:04:53,880 And that's what it takes to get ready for a fight, get in, and win. 1462 01:04:54,080 --> 01:04:56,950 Jen, you had to deal with a little bit of chaos there in the battle box. 1463 01:04:57,150 --> 01:04:59,640 You got inverted, then you had to use the screws 1464 01:04:59,840 --> 01:05:01,500 to kind of get back right. 1465 01:05:01,700 --> 01:05:02,500 - Oh. - What happened there? 1466 01:05:02,700 --> 01:05:03,600 - Were you nervous? - That's probably planned. 1467 01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:05,740 - [laughs] - That's all intentional. 1468 01:05:05,940 --> 01:05:08,050 I was hoping that they would push us into the screws. 1469 01:05:08,250 --> 01:05:10,570 We had to do it ourselves, but that's okay. 1470 01:05:10,770 --> 01:05:13,190 - Jen, congratulations to you and team HiJinx. - Thank you. 1471 01:05:13,390 --> 01:05:14,440 [audience cheer] 1472 01:05:16,650 --> 01:05:18,030 - Great match. - Yeah. 1473 01:05:21,410 --> 01:05:24,710 [Chris] So, HiJinx gets another knockout under its belt 1474 01:05:24,910 --> 01:05:26,500 and starts the year off on the right foot. 1475 01:05:26,700 --> 01:05:32,150 As for Big Dill, hopefully it's not too salty about its o-in-one start. 1476 01:05:32,350 --> 01:05:35,980 Up next, we've got a main event you simply will not wanna miss. 1477 01:05:36,180 --> 01:05:40,570 It's End Game stepping into the box to face Blip. 1478 01:05:40,770 --> 01:05:45,050 The Kiwis already have one championship banner hanging in the rafters. 1479 01:05:45,250 --> 01:05:47,600 They're looking to add a second this season. 1480 01:05:47,800 --> 01:05:50,360 Can Aren Hill stop them in their tracks 1481 01:05:50,560 --> 01:05:53,710 with the most technologically-advanced flipper in the sport? 1482 01:05:53,910 --> 01:05:57,680 We're gonna find out when BattleBots continues. 1483 01:06:08,580 --> 01:06:09,770 [Chris] Welcome back toBattleBots. 1484 01:06:09,970 --> 01:06:12,150 It is finally time for the main event, 1485 01:06:12,350 --> 01:06:15,550 and the match-up we've all been waiting for. 1486 01:06:16,580 --> 01:06:18,080 It's a pair of world champions. 1487 01:06:18,280 --> 01:06:21,150 End Game won it all a few season ago. 1488 01:06:21,350 --> 01:06:24,020 And Aren Hill leads the team, but there's two robots. 1489 01:06:24,220 --> 01:06:25,880 The flipper bot he drives, Blip, 1490 01:06:26,080 --> 01:06:28,360 and then his original creation, Tantrum, 1491 01:06:28,560 --> 01:06:30,220 which took home the Nut last year. 1492 01:06:30,420 --> 01:06:34,220 - But as a rookie last season, Blip made quite an impression. - [Kenny] He sure did. 1493 01:06:34,420 --> 01:06:36,430 - And Blip could have won the whole thing, as well. - Right. 1494 01:06:36,630 --> 01:06:38,220 Of course, they bowed out in the quarter-finals, 1495 01:06:38,420 --> 01:06:41,600 and Aren told us of his two robot children, 1496 01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:43,290 Blip is clearly his favorite. 1497 01:06:43,490 --> 01:06:47,430 And winning a championship with this meta-breaking, flywheel flipper 1498 01:06:47,630 --> 01:06:50,430 could be his magnum opus, Kenny. 1499 01:06:50,630 --> 01:06:53,500 [Kenny] Yeah. Aren's already one of the most respected engineers here. 1500 01:06:53,700 --> 01:06:56,150 Both of his bots are in the pre-season top 10. 1501 01:06:56,350 --> 01:07:00,880 But as the face of Blip, I think there's a competitive fire burning inside Aren 1502 01:07:01,080 --> 01:07:05,600 to not only prove this design can win but prove it's better than Tantrum. 1503 01:07:05,800 --> 01:07:09,710 [Chris] And on the other side of the box will be Jack Barker and Nick Mabey of End Game, 1504 01:07:09,910 --> 01:07:13,220 the 2020 Giant Nut winners who, oh, yeah, 1505 01:07:13,420 --> 01:07:17,400 also just won the inaugural Golden Bolt Championship. 1506 01:07:17,590 --> 01:07:19,880 They'll make no bones about it, particularly Nick. 1507 01:07:20,080 --> 01:07:23,530 When we said, "Are you the team to beat?," he's like, "Uh, yeah." 1508 01:07:23,730 --> 01:07:24,930 - [laughs] - "We are." Do you agree? 1509 01:07:26,170 --> 01:07:27,500 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Pretty much. 1510 01:07:27,700 --> 01:07:29,600 A Giant Nut in 2020. 1511 01:07:29,800 --> 01:07:31,190 The Golden Bolt in 2021. 1512 01:07:31,390 --> 01:07:32,950 There's no other team onBattleBots 1513 01:07:33,150 --> 01:07:35,290 that's won more hardware in the past two years. 1514 01:07:35,490 --> 01:07:38,050 And you know, sometimes, when you get champions, 1515 01:07:38,250 --> 01:07:39,710 they tend to take their foot off the gas, 1516 01:07:39,910 --> 01:07:42,910 and they don't work as hard, and they kind of, you know, rest on their laurels. 1517 01:07:43,110 --> 01:07:44,430 This is not that team. 1518 01:07:44,630 --> 01:07:46,290 These guys are always working hard. 1519 01:07:46,490 --> 01:07:47,710 They still had that chip on their shoulder. 1520 01:07:47,910 --> 01:07:50,400 They're still hungry, and they're still very dangerous. 1521 01:07:50,590 --> 01:07:52,260 [Chris] And looking at the numbers, 1522 01:07:52,460 --> 01:07:54,360 how do these two bots stack up, Kenny? 1523 01:07:54,560 --> 01:07:56,190 [Kenny] Well, they're both incredibly powerful. 1524 01:07:56,390 --> 01:07:59,400 End Game's disc hits with about 60% more energy 1525 01:07:59,590 --> 01:08:01,220 than the typical vertical spinner. 1526 01:08:01,420 --> 01:08:05,020 And 10,000 pounds of force means Blip is powerful enough 1527 01:08:05,220 --> 01:08:07,360 to launch a robot into the ceiling. 1528 01:08:07,560 --> 01:08:11,080 Now, Blip should be able to drive circles around End Game. 1529 01:08:11,280 --> 01:08:13,460 But that's not a concern for the Kiwis. 1530 01:08:13,660 --> 01:08:16,770 They just wanna stay square and let Blip come to them. 1531 01:08:16,970 --> 01:08:18,400 This guy's got a chip on his sh-- 1532 01:08:18,590 --> 01:08:19,640 Actually, that was a little dandruff. 1533 01:08:19,840 --> 01:08:21,190 I just wanna clean that off for you. 1534 01:08:21,390 --> 01:08:23,980 Let's get to our main event. Faruq? 1535 01:08:24,180 --> 01:08:25,640 - It's a real problem. - [laughs] 1536 01:08:25,840 --> 01:08:27,580 [cheering and booing] 1537 01:08:30,170 --> 01:08:32,400 Ladies and gentlemen. 1538 01:08:32,590 --> 01:08:33,360 Are you ready? 1539 01:08:33,560 --> 01:08:35,270 [cheering] 1540 01:08:39,510 --> 01:08:42,890 It's time for the main event! 1541 01:08:54,000 --> 01:08:58,740 In the red square, they have a Monopoly on winning. 1542 01:08:58,940 --> 01:09:00,640 Setting all kinds of records. 1543 01:09:00,840 --> 01:09:04,640 If facing them's a Risk, this is chess, it ain't checkers. 1544 01:09:04,840 --> 01:09:07,710 Sorry. You tried to climb the ladder, 1545 01:09:07,910 --> 01:09:09,500 but now you're headed down the chute 1546 01:09:09,700 --> 01:09:13,190 because being this game is a Trivial Pursuit. 1547 01:09:13,390 --> 01:09:16,740 Give it up for End Game! 1548 01:09:16,940 --> 01:09:18,620 [cheering] 1549 01:09:23,000 --> 01:09:27,290 [Chris] Nick Mabey to the right. Jack Barker to the left. 1550 01:09:27,490 --> 01:09:29,330 And they didn't come out wearing their shades. 1551 01:09:29,530 --> 01:09:31,240 Oh... Oh... Oh! 1552 01:09:32,860 --> 01:09:35,310 - Wait. Wait for... Yeah. - [cheering intensifies] 1553 01:09:36,060 --> 01:09:37,460 [Chris] Much better. 1554 01:09:37,660 --> 01:09:40,190 All right, Kenny. What's up with the front of End Game? 1555 01:09:40,390 --> 01:09:43,050 [Kenny] Well, you see that piano-key setup there by End Game? 1556 01:09:43,250 --> 01:09:46,670 They're using that defensively to protect against the flips of Blip. 1557 01:09:46,870 --> 01:09:49,020 Then he also has forks, as well, 1558 01:09:49,220 --> 01:09:52,150 and those will be used offensively to try to bring Blip 1559 01:09:52,350 --> 01:09:54,860 into that devastating vertical disc spin. 1560 01:09:57,440 --> 01:10:00,810 In the blue square. Don't get too close. 1561 01:10:01,010 --> 01:10:02,290 He'll throw you up in the air. 1562 01:10:02,490 --> 01:10:03,840 Go ahead, try it. 1563 01:10:04,040 --> 01:10:05,600 Double dog dare. 1564 01:10:05,800 --> 01:10:08,740 Didn't listen? Hey, dummy. Look up in the sky. 1565 01:10:08,940 --> 01:10:11,640 It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's you about to die. 1566 01:10:11,840 --> 01:10:14,720 - Give it up for Blip! - [cheering intensifies] 1567 01:10:21,340 --> 01:10:23,790 [Chris] Aren Hill. The man in the back. 1568 01:10:25,240 --> 01:10:27,290 He is the designer of Blip. 1569 01:10:27,490 --> 01:10:29,680 What a rookie season it had. 1570 01:10:30,820 --> 01:10:32,740 They got the whole front end covered, though. 1571 01:10:32,940 --> 01:10:34,460 What are they cooking up here, Kenny? 1572 01:10:34,660 --> 01:10:36,710 [Kenny] Well, this fight should be sponsored by Steinway 1573 01:10:36,910 --> 01:10:40,740 because I'm hearing they've also got a piano-key setup under there. 1574 01:10:40,940 --> 01:10:42,950 Each key is independent of each other. 1575 01:10:43,150 --> 01:10:47,020 So if one gets chipped away, it doesn't compromise the entire front end, 1576 01:10:47,220 --> 01:10:49,750 which is why we're seeing this new design more often. 1577 01:10:57,860 --> 01:11:00,220 [Chris] All right. It is the futuristic flipper 1578 01:11:00,420 --> 01:11:02,570 versus one of the best to ever do it. 1579 01:11:02,770 --> 01:11:04,360 How do you see this going, Kenny Florian? 1580 01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:07,260 [Kenny] Well, it's hard to against the Kiwis, but I will say this. 1581 01:11:07,460 --> 01:11:11,150 We saw how durable Tantrum was on their way to winning the Giant Nut last season. 1582 01:11:11,350 --> 01:11:13,910 Blip has the exact same drivetrain 1583 01:11:14,110 --> 01:11:17,120 and can take a punch just as well as Tantrum can. 1584 01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:20,880 Aren does have to control this fight from a driving perspective, 1585 01:11:21,080 --> 01:11:23,790 but do not count out the little boy in blue. 1586 01:11:27,130 --> 01:11:28,670 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 1587 01:11:28,870 --> 01:11:30,340 [cheering intensifies] 1588 01:11:32,100 --> 01:11:35,600 [Chris] Oh, man. This is gonna be awesome! 1589 01:11:35,800 --> 01:11:39,330 It's the pre-season number-one-ranked bot in the world 1590 01:11:39,530 --> 01:11:41,770 and the creator of last year's world champion. 1591 01:11:41,970 --> 01:11:44,770 It is one hell of a main event 1592 01:11:44,970 --> 01:11:49,200 when we return here, onBattleBots. 1593 01:11:56,680 --> 01:12:00,400 That final hit on HyperShock was the worst stick we've ever encountered at BattleBots. 1594 01:12:00,590 --> 01:12:04,020 It took some strong folks and an angle grinder, a couple of hours 1595 01:12:04,220 --> 01:12:05,670 to get that thing out. 1596 01:12:05,870 --> 01:12:10,050 We ended up having to disassemble SawBlaze, take their arm off the robot. 1597 01:12:10,250 --> 01:12:11,840 - Y'all ready? - [man] Yes. 1598 01:12:12,040 --> 01:12:13,100 [man 2] Do it. 1599 01:12:16,650 --> 01:12:17,740 Yeah, there was a gash about this big, 1600 01:12:17,940 --> 01:12:19,680 and it was about that far into the robot. 1601 01:12:21,750 --> 01:12:22,930 Luckily, it didn't hit anything. 1602 01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:25,810 [woman] No. Almost there. Almost there. 1603 01:12:26,010 --> 01:12:27,200 [all cheer] 1604 01:12:28,310 --> 01:12:30,120 And stay out! 1605 01:12:30,320 --> 01:12:33,600 [Will] Having SawBlaze's arm dangling out the bottom of our bot 1606 01:12:33,800 --> 01:12:36,740 was definitely an interesting, "Well, what if?" kind of moment. 1607 01:12:36,940 --> 01:12:38,740 [Jamison] Well, we thought with Will a little bit. 1608 01:12:38,940 --> 01:12:40,880 You know, maybe we'll do a collab in the future. 1609 01:12:41,080 --> 01:12:43,360 HyperBlaze. HyperBlaze is pretty cool. 1610 01:12:43,560 --> 01:12:47,150 Oh, HyperBlaze sounds great. Slash and burn, baby. 1611 01:12:47,350 --> 01:12:49,080 What a combination. You put these two together. 1612 01:12:49,280 --> 01:12:51,480 - [laughter] - Aw. 1613 01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:05,500 [Chris] Welcome back toBattleBots, 1614 01:13:05,700 --> 01:13:08,220 where we are now seconds away from the main event. 1615 01:13:08,420 --> 01:13:12,260 End Game looking to find out what a flywheel tastes like, 1616 01:13:12,460 --> 01:13:15,570 while Blip is looking to paint the ceiling orange and blue. 1617 01:13:15,770 --> 01:13:17,270 Let's get it going. 1618 01:13:24,440 --> 01:13:26,750 [robotic voice] Red team, ready? 1619 01:13:31,130 --> 01:13:32,910 Blue team, ready? 1620 01:13:33,110 --> 01:13:34,720 Let's fight. Middle of the fight. Let's go. 1621 01:13:48,790 --> 01:13:51,240 [crowd chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight! 1622 01:14:01,650 --> 01:14:03,370 [chanting continues] 1623 01:14:09,620 --> 01:14:10,810 [Chris] We can see either of these teams 1624 01:14:11,010 --> 01:14:12,950 in the championship this season. 1625 01:14:13,150 --> 01:14:16,120 The time to make a case for it right now. 1626 01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:17,720 [buzzer sounds] 1627 01:14:19,580 --> 01:14:21,980 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1628 01:14:22,180 --> 01:14:23,430 [Kenny] Both bots so low to the ground 1629 01:14:23,630 --> 01:14:26,460 they could scrape a piece of gum off the battle box floor. 1630 01:14:26,660 --> 01:14:28,000 This is gonna be a chess match. 1631 01:14:29,410 --> 01:14:30,950 [both exclaim] 1632 01:14:31,150 --> 01:14:33,880 [Chris] Blip throws End Game into the side, and End Game takes advantage. 1633 01:14:34,080 --> 01:14:37,080 Blip whips back into the action, gets under End Game. 1634 01:14:37,280 --> 01:14:39,530 [Kenny] An early driving mistake by Aren Hill. 1635 01:14:39,730 --> 01:14:42,770 Blip lucky to get out of there intact. 1636 01:14:42,970 --> 01:14:45,810 [Chris] Blip leaning on End Game kind of like a boxer now. 1637 01:14:46,010 --> 01:14:48,880 [Kenny] I think that first exchange rattled Aren. 1638 01:14:49,080 --> 01:14:52,770 This is smart- using the pin to catch his breath and reset. 1639 01:14:52,970 --> 01:14:54,550 [Chris] Well, there we go. Backs away. 1640 01:14:55,240 --> 01:14:56,020 [both exclaim] 1641 01:14:56,220 --> 01:14:57,020 [Kenny] Huge shot! 1642 01:14:57,220 --> 01:14:59,740 [Chris] Uh-oh. Blip is in deep, deep trouble. 1643 01:14:59,940 --> 01:15:01,710 End Game chewing on it. 1644 01:15:01,910 --> 01:15:04,810 Oh! Team Blip lowers the pulverizer 1645 01:15:05,010 --> 01:15:06,640 and gives the robot space to self-right. 1646 01:15:06,840 --> 01:15:09,120 That is an awesome move. 1647 01:15:09,320 --> 01:15:12,290 [Kenny] An incredible use of the pulverizer by team Blip. 1648 01:15:12,490 --> 01:15:14,120 That is high-level stuff right there. 1649 01:15:14,320 --> 01:15:16,600 [Chris] Blip missing a few front teeth now. 1650 01:15:16,800 --> 01:15:19,600 Those piano-key wedges looked a bit stripped away. 1651 01:15:19,800 --> 01:15:22,000 Aren Hill, though, staying aggressive. 1652 01:15:22,510 --> 01:15:24,020 [all exclaim] 1653 01:15:24,220 --> 01:15:28,640 [Chris] Blip head over heels, landed on its head. Can it self-right? 1654 01:15:28,840 --> 01:15:30,570 - [audience cheer] - [Chris] Yes! Nice recovery. 1655 01:15:30,770 --> 01:15:33,770 [Kenny] End Game misses an opportunity to take Blip out there. 1656 01:15:33,970 --> 01:15:35,430 [Chris] Yeah. Uh-oh. End Game's weapon... 1657 01:15:35,630 --> 01:15:39,710 I don't know if they shut that down or if it shut down itself. 1658 01:15:39,910 --> 01:15:41,740 [Kenny] That disc just stopped. 1659 01:15:41,940 --> 01:15:44,580 Didn't even spin down. It just locked up. Very strange. 1660 01:15:45,820 --> 01:15:47,080 [Chris] Nearly halfway through. 1661 01:15:47,280 --> 01:15:49,290 End Game's still moving. 1662 01:15:49,490 --> 01:15:52,190 That weapon is not. 1663 01:15:52,390 --> 01:15:54,980 [Kenny] You have to imagine Blip is behind on the scorecards, 1664 01:15:55,180 --> 01:15:57,740 but this is a prime opportunity for Aren Hill 1665 01:15:57,940 --> 01:16:01,190 to turn the tables and get back in this one. 1666 01:16:01,390 --> 01:16:03,430 [Chris] End Game's still very much intact. 1667 01:16:03,630 --> 01:16:07,500 That fork and wedgelet combo on the front there looks solid. 1668 01:16:07,700 --> 01:16:09,330 But, Kenny, without an active weapon, 1669 01:16:09,530 --> 01:16:14,000 does Blip now have the space to get underneath the Kiwis and land a big-time flip? 1670 01:16:15,410 --> 01:16:18,290 [Kenny] Well, it was able to self-right by using that flipper. 1671 01:16:18,490 --> 01:16:21,050 It's gonna be tough for Aren to get the low ground here, 1672 01:16:21,250 --> 01:16:24,460 given the state of those piano keys on the front of Blip. 1673 01:16:24,660 --> 01:16:27,620 But if he can, maybe he can put the flipper back into play. 1674 01:16:28,930 --> 01:16:32,330 [Chris] End Game's self-righter is yet to be tested. 1675 01:16:32,530 --> 01:16:35,510 Can Blip find a way to flip End Game here in the final minute? 1676 01:16:36,890 --> 01:16:38,840 [Kenny] End Game doing a great job, though, 1677 01:16:39,040 --> 01:16:42,330 pushing Blip around the box and showing control to the judges, 1678 01:16:42,530 --> 01:16:44,980 even without an active weapon. 1679 01:16:45,180 --> 01:16:47,570 [Chris] Just about 30 seconds left to go. 1680 01:16:47,770 --> 01:16:52,260 Blip desperately trying to find an angle on End Game to exploit. 1681 01:16:52,460 --> 01:16:53,530 But the former champs- 1682 01:16:53,730 --> 01:16:54,980 they're doing a really good job 1683 01:16:55,180 --> 01:16:57,500 of staying squared up to this speedy blue flipper. 1684 01:16:57,700 --> 01:16:59,770 This obviously ain't their first rodeo. 1685 01:16:59,970 --> 01:17:02,260 Trying to make it to the closing bell 1686 01:17:02,460 --> 01:17:05,640 and send this one to the judges' scorecards. 1687 01:17:05,840 --> 01:17:08,050 [Kenny] Both of these guys are amazing drivers, 1688 01:17:08,250 --> 01:17:11,220 trying to find any edge they can in this pushing match. 1689 01:17:11,420 --> 01:17:13,220 [Chris] But with under 10 seconds to go, 1690 01:17:13,420 --> 01:17:15,570 this one is gonna end up going the distance. 1691 01:17:15,770 --> 01:17:19,360 - And maybe one final push and shove from End Game. - [audience] Three, two, one. 1692 01:17:19,560 --> 01:17:20,190 - [buzzer sounds] - [audience cheer] 1693 01:17:20,390 --> 01:17:21,410 [Chris] That'll do it... 1694 01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:28,240 [Chris] ...as this battle goes the full three minutes. 1695 01:17:40,270 --> 01:17:44,810 Kenny, in the beginning, End Game able to get under Blip and do some damage. 1696 01:17:45,010 --> 01:17:47,670 [Kenny] Yeah. It was a great start for End Game again. 1697 01:17:47,870 --> 01:17:50,500 I just love that fork, piano-key setup for End Game. 1698 01:17:50,700 --> 01:17:53,220 Their face is so wide. They're so low to the ground. 1699 01:17:53,420 --> 01:17:55,290 And they were winning the ground game here against Blip. 1700 01:17:55,490 --> 01:17:56,840 And if Blip isn't able to do that, 1701 01:17:57,040 --> 01:17:58,570 they're not gonna get any flips off. 1702 01:17:58,770 --> 01:18:01,840 - [Chris] Well, speaking of going airward... - [Kenny] Oh! 1703 01:18:02,040 --> 01:18:04,220 [Chris] ...that was impressive work by End Game. 1704 01:18:04,420 --> 01:18:06,120 That was probably the best shot of the match 1705 01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:09,120 because after that, End Game's weapon wasn't really working, 1706 01:18:09,320 --> 01:18:11,710 Blip couldn't get under End Game, 1707 01:18:11,910 --> 01:18:14,190 and so it just became a shoving match. 1708 01:18:14,390 --> 01:18:17,190 [Kenny] Yeah. Blip didn't have a ton of options the back half of that fight. 1709 01:18:17,390 --> 01:18:19,460 After the front of that bot got so chewed up, 1710 01:18:19,660 --> 01:18:22,790 End Game dictated the action and ran out the clock. 1711 01:18:24,130 --> 01:18:25,570 [audience boo] 1712 01:18:25,770 --> 01:18:28,020 The results from the judges are in. 1713 01:18:28,220 --> 01:18:29,580 [audience cheer] 1714 01:18:32,790 --> 01:18:36,620 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1715 01:18:41,720 --> 01:18:42,570 ...End Game! 1716 01:18:42,770 --> 01:18:44,340 [all cheer] 1717 01:18:52,170 --> 01:18:53,500 I don't have mine, so... 1718 01:18:53,700 --> 01:18:55,500 - Where'd you put them? - I don't know. 1719 01:18:55,700 --> 01:18:57,020 I think they're with my jacket. 1720 01:18:57,220 --> 01:19:00,260 Jack, where are your shades? You just won, dude. You're ruining the skit. 1721 01:19:00,460 --> 01:19:03,080 It's a bit dark. Oh, here we go. Thank you. 1722 01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:04,080 We're away now. 1723 01:19:04,280 --> 01:19:06,710 Ah, there you go. Much, much better. 1724 01:19:06,910 --> 01:19:11,150 Nick, it wasn't picture perfect out there, but it was good enough. 1725 01:19:11,350 --> 01:19:12,640 - No. - What went on? 1726 01:19:12,840 --> 01:19:16,910 Well, I think at one point, we got a bit of Blip stuck in our weapon. 1727 01:19:17,110 --> 01:19:19,360 I'm, like, watching it. I'm trying to flick it on, 1728 01:19:19,560 --> 01:19:21,150 and I see it quiver every time I go. 1729 01:19:21,350 --> 01:19:24,880 It's trying to start, and there's something jammed right up inside of it. 1730 01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:27,880 Yeah. I think one of those pesky piano keys has probably been sucked right through 1731 01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:29,260 - and jammed behind it, so... - Yeah. 1732 01:19:29,460 --> 01:19:31,050 That's intentional fouling. 1733 01:19:31,250 --> 01:19:35,570 You told us before the season started you felt like you were the bot to beat this year. 1734 01:19:35,770 --> 01:19:37,430 Why is that, Nick? 1735 01:19:37,630 --> 01:19:40,640 Well, we're just the best robot here. 1736 01:19:40,840 --> 01:19:42,710 - [laughter] - [audience exclaim] 1737 01:19:42,910 --> 01:19:44,770 Well, what is it that makes you the best? 1738 01:19:44,970 --> 01:19:48,910 Just reliability, damage, performance. 1739 01:19:49,110 --> 01:19:51,260 - Ground game. - Ground game. [laughs] 1740 01:19:51,460 --> 01:19:54,570 Is there ever anything that scares you guys inside the battle box 1741 01:19:54,770 --> 01:19:55,640 at this point? 1742 01:19:55,840 --> 01:19:56,950 - Honestly... - This team. 1743 01:19:57,150 --> 01:19:58,050 - Yeah. - This team, though. 1744 01:19:58,250 --> 01:19:59,530 I was actually very scared by Aren. 1745 01:19:59,730 --> 01:20:02,740 Aren's robots have given us, like, some of the most trouble we've had 1746 01:20:02,940 --> 01:20:06,020 in our time at BattleBots, and we were pretty scared, yeah. 1747 01:20:06,220 --> 01:20:10,290 The self-righter still has not had to work, 1748 01:20:10,490 --> 01:20:12,910 so we haven't battle-tested it yet. 1749 01:20:13,110 --> 01:20:16,290 We've tested it many times outside of the battle box 1750 01:20:16,490 --> 01:20:18,480 but never inside the battle box, so we were worried. 1751 01:20:19,340 --> 01:20:20,910 When you guys are running right, Jack, 1752 01:20:21,110 --> 01:20:22,680 is there anybody that can beat you? 1753 01:20:23,650 --> 01:20:25,670 Look, this field is super strong this year. 1754 01:20:25,870 --> 01:20:26,980 There's a lot of teams that have improved, 1755 01:20:27,180 --> 01:20:28,460 and they've just stepped it up another level. 1756 01:20:28,660 --> 01:20:30,460 So we're back, and we're better 1757 01:20:30,660 --> 01:20:31,670 than we have been in the past. 1758 01:20:31,870 --> 01:20:34,220 It just depends on how everyone else is stepping up. 1759 01:20:34,420 --> 01:20:35,950 The answer's no. 1760 01:20:36,150 --> 01:20:38,220 [laughter] 1761 01:20:38,420 --> 01:20:40,770 Way to finish strong there, Nick. Congratulations. 1762 01:20:40,970 --> 01:20:42,460 - [audience cheer] - Thank you. 1763 01:20:42,660 --> 01:20:43,790 Thank you. 1764 01:20:47,170 --> 01:20:48,530 Thank you. 1765 01:20:48,730 --> 01:20:51,770 Aren, I know you were looking for a little more airtime from your robot, 1766 01:20:51,970 --> 01:20:53,880 but what went wrong there? 1767 01:20:54,080 --> 01:20:56,330 Every time... Well, flipper, most important thing. 1768 01:20:56,530 --> 01:20:59,740 Get underneath the opponent. Vertical spinner- usually pretty helpful, too. 1769 01:20:59,940 --> 01:21:02,330 So, it was all about getting underneath them, 1770 01:21:02,530 --> 01:21:03,950 and we weren't able to make that happen. 1771 01:21:04,150 --> 01:21:06,290 And obviously, stuff was strewn around the box. 1772 01:21:06,490 --> 01:21:09,980 Like, if your weapon sucks our parts into you and breaks, that's your fault. 1773 01:21:10,180 --> 01:21:12,330 - [laughter] - Not ours. 1774 01:21:12,530 --> 01:21:15,020 We are still happily fully-functional up here. 1775 01:21:15,220 --> 01:21:18,330 Our armor's definitely beat up, but did not get a KO. 1776 01:21:18,530 --> 01:21:20,220 So we'll keep that trend going. 1777 01:21:20,420 --> 01:21:22,260 You went with the piano-key setup. 1778 01:21:22,460 --> 01:21:24,360 Is that something you're thinking about changing up 1779 01:21:24,560 --> 01:21:25,530 for future fights? 1780 01:21:25,730 --> 01:21:28,290 It's definitely always an interesting game to play. 1781 01:21:28,490 --> 01:21:30,980 Back at our pit, we've got our tent sealed off. 1782 01:21:31,180 --> 01:21:32,570 As soon as they drew us as a fight, 1783 01:21:32,770 --> 01:21:33,840 they went and got one, too. 1784 01:21:34,040 --> 01:21:36,880 So everybody's preparing in secret, and who runs what... 1785 01:21:37,080 --> 01:21:39,770 There's a certain amount of the game you decide whether to play or not. 1786 01:21:39,970 --> 01:21:43,080 And we got different configs. That's one of them. 1787 01:21:43,280 --> 01:21:45,950 We have more of that one maybe. 1788 01:21:46,150 --> 01:21:48,330 All right, Aren. Well, good job out there. 1789 01:21:48,530 --> 01:21:50,640 We'll see you for your next fight in the near future. Thank you. 1790 01:21:50,840 --> 01:21:51,640 Thank you, guys. 1791 01:21:51,840 --> 01:21:53,550 [cheering] 1792 01:21:58,650 --> 01:22:01,260 Kenny, even when End Game is not at its best, 1793 01:22:01,460 --> 01:22:03,640 it is still a bad bot. 1794 01:22:03,840 --> 01:22:04,840 By bad, I mean good. 1795 01:22:05,040 --> 01:22:07,530 Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Blip is a tremendous team. 1796 01:22:07,730 --> 01:22:09,530 They are very, very dangerous. 1797 01:22:09,730 --> 01:22:12,880 This is a case of the strong getting stronger. 1798 01:22:13,080 --> 01:22:15,500 And I kind of dug it, that Nick Mabey was like, 1799 01:22:15,700 --> 01:22:17,530 "No, nobody can beat us." 1800 01:22:17,730 --> 01:22:18,880 - [laughs] - You okay with that? 1801 01:22:19,080 --> 01:22:21,500 He's very confident. I mean, I'm not gonna argue against it. 1802 01:22:21,700 --> 01:22:23,710 They look amazing. 1803 01:22:23,910 --> 01:22:26,430 [Chris] Well, that being said, here are the teams that do have a shot 1804 01:22:26,630 --> 01:22:27,600 to beat them this year. 1805 01:22:27,800 --> 01:22:29,640 And Kenny, in their next match 1806 01:22:29,840 --> 01:22:31,150 the pre-season world number one 1807 01:22:31,350 --> 01:22:33,330 is going up against a pizza. 1808 01:22:33,530 --> 01:22:34,710 [Kenny] Yeah, it'll be interesting to see 1809 01:22:34,910 --> 01:22:36,290 how the rookies of RIPperoni 1810 01:22:36,490 --> 01:22:38,950 rebound after that chaotic first fight. 1811 01:22:39,150 --> 01:22:41,710 End Game wasn't exactly impressive here, though, 1812 01:22:41,910 --> 01:22:43,430 so a strong showing will be important 1813 01:22:43,630 --> 01:22:46,640 to maintain their spot at the top of the food chain. 1814 01:22:46,840 --> 01:22:48,080 [Chris] And for Blip. 1815 01:22:48,280 --> 01:22:50,670 Next, they'll be going up against Jonathan Schultz and HUGE, 1816 01:22:50,870 --> 01:22:53,150 who looked awfully strong in their first fight. 1817 01:22:53,350 --> 01:22:56,980 But then after that, it is a sibling rivalry. 1818 01:22:57,180 --> 01:22:58,950 [Kenny] Yeah, Tantrum lost their first fight, too. 1819 01:22:59,150 --> 01:23:01,460 Not the start to the season Aren Hill was looking for, 1820 01:23:01,660 --> 01:23:06,220 which could make the tournament implications of that match-up even heavier. 1821 01:23:06,420 --> 01:23:08,020 Hey, this was a fun night out there. 1822 01:23:08,220 --> 01:23:11,120 Congratulations to Lucy Du, now the new captain of Valkyrie. 1823 01:23:11,320 --> 01:23:12,710 She gets win number one. 1824 01:23:12,910 --> 01:23:14,500 Congratulations to Reese Ewert. 1825 01:23:14,700 --> 01:23:17,190 Yes, you are on fire yet again, but you got a W, as well. 1826 01:23:17,390 --> 01:23:19,020 And speaking of being on fire, 1827 01:23:19,220 --> 01:23:20,670 how about MadCatter tonight? 1828 01:23:20,870 --> 01:23:24,260 [Kenny] MadCatter is definitely a bot you gotta watch out for. 1829 01:23:24,460 --> 01:23:29,020 And SawBlaze looked as sharp as ever, Chris, in a big win over HyperShock. 1830 01:23:29,220 --> 01:23:32,670 [Chris] And thanks very much to Jamison Go for joining us a guest analyst 1831 01:23:32,870 --> 01:23:35,150 throughout one of the fights, as well. 1832 01:23:35,350 --> 01:23:36,430 That'll do it for us. 1833 01:23:36,630 --> 01:23:39,640 For Faruq, my man, Kenny Florian. I am Chris Rose. 1834 01:23:39,840 --> 01:23:42,150 We'll see you next time, here, on BattleBots. 1835 01:23:42,350 --> 01:23:45,200 [audience cheer]