1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:04,600 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,160 [audience cheering] 3 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,210 All right. 4 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:18,560 [audience cheering and applauding] 5 00:00:24,830 --> 00:00:27,050 Hey, everybody, and welcome to BattleBots. 6 00:00:27,250 --> 00:00:29,510 The premiere destination for watching robots 7 00:00:29,710 --> 00:00:31,410 punch each other in the face. 8 00:00:31,610 --> 00:00:34,880 I am Chris Rose and joined, as always, by UFC legend 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,510 and robot combat analyst extraordinaire, 10 00:00:37,710 --> 00:00:39,410 the one and only Kenny Florian. 11 00:00:39,610 --> 00:00:40,900 [audience cheering and applauding] 12 00:00:43,530 --> 00:00:44,480 [Kenny] Thanks, Chris. 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,510 It's great to be back here in Vegas, baby. 14 00:00:47,710 --> 00:00:48,860 Yeah. 15 00:00:50,330 --> 00:00:51,280 That's right. 16 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:53,480 Las Vegas has quickly become one of America's 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:54,850 greatest sports towns. 18 00:00:55,050 --> 00:00:57,310 You've got the Raiders, you've got the Golden Knights, 19 00:00:57,510 --> 00:01:00,480 you've got UFC, you've got BattleBots. 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,060 [audience cheering and applauding] 21 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,960 And of course, the list goes on and on and on. 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,280 [Kenny] Like any great sport, people have come from around the world 23 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,980 to see this year's tournament between our devastating roster of robots. 24 00:01:15,180 --> 00:01:16,480 [Chris] That's right. 25 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,910 We are hitting the midway point of this season's qualifying round. 26 00:01:20,110 --> 00:01:22,480 And in typical Sin City fashion, 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,080 the stakes are getting higher as the competition rolls on, 28 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,450 and the clock is ticking on these teams' chances to lock up a spot 29 00:01:29,650 --> 00:01:31,550 in the World Championship tournament. 30 00:01:31,750 --> 00:01:33,550 Kenny, what do you have your eye on tonight? 31 00:01:33,750 --> 00:01:34,780 [Kenny] Well, in one of the biggest 32 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:36,510 surprise storylines of the season, 33 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:39,710 the lightning quick Claw Viper comes in at 2-0 34 00:01:39,910 --> 00:01:44,060 and will try to make it 3-0 against fellow grappler bot, OVERHAUL. 35 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,780 And in the weird and wild category, 36 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:51,180 how about the monster Mammoth versus a bot that can be described as big, 37 00:01:51,380 --> 00:01:55,250 gigantic or enormous, but don't call it Huge. 38 00:01:55,450 --> 00:01:58,160 It's the intergalactic rookie, Starchild. 39 00:02:00,100 --> 00:02:02,960 [Chris] And to cap it off, we have got a main event 40 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,810 so violent it really should be rated R. 41 00:02:07,010 --> 00:02:10,380 Two of the most destructive combat robots ever built 42 00:02:10,580 --> 00:02:13,310 will drop the gloves when the serrated spinner, 43 00:02:13,510 --> 00:02:17,280 Cobalt collides with the Brazilian bazooka 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:18,980 known as Minotaur. 45 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:20,580 [Kenny] These two went blow for blow 46 00:02:20,780 --> 00:02:22,150 back at World Championship IV, 47 00:02:22,350 --> 00:02:24,580 it almost brought down the BattleBox. 48 00:02:24,780 --> 00:02:28,150 They enter this season's showdown with undefeated records, 49 00:02:28,350 --> 00:02:30,050 eyes on a top tournament seed, 50 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:32,010 and are both legitimate contenders 51 00:02:32,210 --> 00:02:33,810 to take home the Giant Nut. 52 00:02:34,010 --> 00:02:36,450 [Chris] But we kick things off with a matchup between 53 00:02:36,650 --> 00:02:39,080 the horizontal blade of Bloodsport 54 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,250 and the full body spinner, Gigabyte. 55 00:02:42,450 --> 00:02:44,610 It's a couple of heat-seeking missiles 56 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:46,780 still looking for their first win. 57 00:02:46,980 --> 00:02:49,760 Hey, if you're near the strip, time to duck and cover. 58 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,750 Faruq, let's get this baby started. 59 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:55,260 [audience cheering and applauding] 60 00:02:57,060 --> 00:03:00,700 [Faruq] Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 61 00:03:02,260 --> 00:03:05,130 It's robot fighting time! 62 00:03:17,460 --> 00:03:21,310 In the red square from Cambridge, Massachusetts, 63 00:03:21,510 --> 00:03:23,450 where they have equations on the walls 64 00:03:23,650 --> 00:03:25,680 and chanters follow them for some reason 65 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,510 while they're walking in the halls, 66 00:03:27,710 --> 00:03:30,510 comes a bloodthirsty bot who will kill you in battle, 67 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:32,250 then stand over your body like, 68 00:03:32,450 --> 00:03:33,960 "How do you like them apples?" 69 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,350 It's Bloodsport. 70 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,200 [audience cheering and applauding] 71 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,410 [Chris] Here's Team Bloodsport led by Captain Justin Marple on the left. 72 00:03:45,610 --> 00:03:47,780 This bot is a hard hitter, Kenny, 73 00:03:47,980 --> 00:03:50,610 but got its clock cleaned in fight number one. 74 00:03:50,810 --> 00:03:52,850 How does the team bounce back? 75 00:03:53,050 --> 00:03:55,550 [Kenny] Well, they're going with a new 68-pound disc 76 00:03:55,750 --> 00:03:58,010 they call the Wheel of Misfortune. 77 00:03:58,210 --> 00:04:01,280 It's their lightest weapon, but also their most stable. 78 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,380 They expect to be involved in at least one 79 00:04:03,580 --> 00:04:05,110 massive collision in this fight. 80 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:08,760 So the ability to absorb shots and recover will be key. 81 00:04:13,330 --> 00:04:16,280 [Faruq] In the blue square, going against this bot, 82 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,350 you're going to have a hard drive, 83 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:20,050 chances are you're gonna crash 84 00:04:20,250 --> 00:04:22,310 and we'll definitely see sparks fly. 85 00:04:22,510 --> 00:04:24,410 He will control-alt-delete your bot 86 00:04:24,610 --> 00:04:26,150 with a message that's encoding 87 00:04:26,350 --> 00:04:28,210 because when you see this spinning circle, 88 00:04:28,410 --> 00:04:31,280 it means your death certificate is loading. 89 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,750 Give it up for Gigabyte. 90 00:04:34,950 --> 00:04:36,530 [audience cheering and applauding] 91 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:42,450 [Chris] Gigabyte, the famed full body spinner. 92 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:45,680 Good to see the cutout of teammate Brent Rieker there. 93 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,750 Brent, of course, couldn't make it this season 94 00:04:47,950 --> 00:04:51,210 as he is focused on winning his own battle with cancer. 95 00:04:51,410 --> 00:04:53,210 We certainly wish Brent the best 96 00:04:53,410 --> 00:04:56,380 and his team is missing his experience, Kenny. 97 00:04:56,580 --> 00:04:57,810 [Kenny] There's no doubt new captains, 98 00:04:58,010 --> 00:04:59,710 Derek Tran and Camden Wallraff, 99 00:04:59,910 --> 00:05:03,810 got off to a rocky start in their first fight against Free Shipping. 100 00:05:04,010 --> 00:05:07,480 Gigabyte is a powerful robot and a challenging one to drive. 101 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,150 Tonight's going to be another tough test 102 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:10,360 for the rookie captains. 103 00:05:13,730 --> 00:05:15,250 For this fight, Bloodsport's configuring 104 00:05:15,450 --> 00:05:17,310 the front of the robot with a big wedge. 105 00:05:17,510 --> 00:05:18,550 It's a brand new design. 106 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:20,960 It's com... It's bent AR500. 107 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,980 So we hope it's going to be really tough. 108 00:05:23,180 --> 00:05:25,110 But, you know, we haven't fought many horizontals before. 109 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:28,180 We haven't taken much damage, um, from horizontals, 110 00:05:28,380 --> 00:05:30,210 so we don't really know what's gonna happen. 111 00:05:30,410 --> 00:05:31,710 This fight's gonna come down to control. 112 00:05:31,910 --> 00:05:33,610 We need to keep them in the corners, let the walls 113 00:05:33,810 --> 00:05:35,350 do the work, let them pinwheel around. 114 00:05:35,550 --> 00:05:36,910 Gigabyte is not an easy win. 115 00:05:37,110 --> 00:05:38,680 We have to win this if we want to be in the playoffs. 116 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,980 We have to. 117 00:05:40,180 --> 00:05:41,850 Challenge Bloodsport presents to Gigabyte 118 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:43,350 is they can run a wedge. 119 00:05:43,550 --> 00:05:44,610 We're also big challenge for them 120 00:05:44,810 --> 00:05:48,380 because we are essentially also a giant 360 degree wedge. 121 00:05:48,580 --> 00:05:50,710 So if they turn their bar on, there's a pretty good chance 122 00:05:50,910 --> 00:05:52,010 they just go to space. 123 00:05:52,210 --> 00:05:55,410 Best case scenario, we get up to speed in the first 124 00:05:55,610 --> 00:05:58,480 five, ten seconds, we hit them, they pop up, 125 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:59,780 maybe bounce into the wall, 126 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:02,510 and then we come in for a killing shot, 127 00:06:02,710 --> 00:06:05,150 or at least something that damages their frame. 128 00:06:05,350 --> 00:06:06,830 [audience cheering] 129 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,400 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 130 00:06:15,460 --> 00:06:16,580 [Chris] All right, Kenny Florian. 131 00:06:16,780 --> 00:06:19,110 These are two violent horizontal spinners 132 00:06:19,310 --> 00:06:22,580 whose fights often feature huge collisions. 133 00:06:22,780 --> 00:06:24,580 Dial us in here. 134 00:06:24,780 --> 00:06:26,680 [Kenny] Well, both teams need to be aggressive and spin up 135 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,110 as quickly as possible. 136 00:06:28,310 --> 00:06:32,650 As you said, odds are a big box-rattling impact is coming. 137 00:06:32,850 --> 00:06:34,250 This may come down to durability 138 00:06:34,450 --> 00:06:36,700 and who can survive that giant shot. 139 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:42,960 [robotic voice] Red team, ready? 140 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:44,730 Let's go! 141 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:47,560 Let's go! 142 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,530 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready? 143 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:54,310 [Chris] There you go, Brent. 144 00:06:54,510 --> 00:06:55,900 [audience cheering] 145 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,610 Gigabyte, Bloodsport. 146 00:07:14,810 --> 00:07:17,150 If you're into bar fights, and who isn't, 147 00:07:17,350 --> 00:07:19,160 this is your kind of matchup. 148 00:07:22,830 --> 00:07:25,250 Let the bot battle begin! 149 00:07:25,450 --> 00:07:27,310 Bloodsport in hot pursuit. 150 00:07:27,510 --> 00:07:28,710 Gigabyte retreats. 151 00:07:28,910 --> 00:07:31,010 Looking for some space to spin up. 152 00:07:31,210 --> 00:07:33,350 And look at this, Bloodsport yet to fire up its weapon, Kenny. 153 00:07:33,550 --> 00:07:34,580 [Kenny] Yeah. 154 00:07:34,780 --> 00:07:37,050 I have no idea what Justin Marple is thinking here. 155 00:07:37,250 --> 00:07:39,550 Unless there was something wrong with the weapon... 156 00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,210 Gigabyte is spun up. 157 00:07:41,410 --> 00:07:42,350 [Chris] Gets underneath. 158 00:07:42,550 --> 00:07:44,010 It burns Bloodsport. 159 00:07:44,210 --> 00:07:45,110 Oh! 160 00:07:45,310 --> 00:07:47,480 Now, Gigabyte wants to keep this fight going. 161 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,350 A dicey moment there, and now some life from Bloodsport's blade. 162 00:07:51,550 --> 00:07:52,650 That's good to see. 163 00:07:52,850 --> 00:07:55,300 [Kenny] Oh, get ready for this high kinetic collision here. 164 00:07:56,330 --> 00:07:58,150 [Chris] Oh, God! 165 00:07:58,350 --> 00:07:59,960 Okay, now... 166 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,850 Young Gigabyte rockets 30 feet across the box 167 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:04,710 and into the short corner. 168 00:08:04,910 --> 00:08:06,710 Bloodsport closes the distance, 169 00:08:06,910 --> 00:08:09,680 but can either robot spin back up, Kenny? 170 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,310 [Kenny] There's some life from Bloodsport's blade. 171 00:08:12,510 --> 00:08:13,710 Gigabyte looks rocked, though. 172 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:15,750 They've got to get out of that short corner, Chris. 173 00:08:15,950 --> 00:08:16,850 [Chris] Yep. 174 00:08:17,050 --> 00:08:19,550 That is not where Camden and Derek want to be. 175 00:08:19,750 --> 00:08:21,680 They want to control the center of the box, 176 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,850 and Bloodsport smelled some blood out here. 177 00:08:24,050 --> 00:08:26,160 They're now hunting for the knockout shot. 178 00:08:28,060 --> 00:08:29,110 The weapon's down. 179 00:08:29,310 --> 00:08:31,510 [Kenny] Gigabyte starting to smoke, Chris. 180 00:08:31,710 --> 00:08:33,750 Bloodsport needs to finish the job. 181 00:08:33,950 --> 00:08:35,680 He's got a belt on the ground now. 182 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:36,980 [Chris] Hey, we said it may come down 183 00:08:37,180 --> 00:08:38,780 to durability and it looks like 184 00:08:38,980 --> 00:08:42,250 Gigabyte's still feeling the effects of that big time shot. 185 00:08:42,450 --> 00:08:43,580 Oh, they're gonna drop to 0-2 186 00:08:43,780 --> 00:08:45,510 if they cannot revive this robot. 187 00:08:45,710 --> 00:08:46,610 Let's go! 188 00:08:46,810 --> 00:08:47,850 [cheering] 189 00:08:48,050 --> 00:08:49,280 [Chris] The countdown has started. 190 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,960 Team Bloodsport is celebrating. 191 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,850 Team Gigabyte doesn't know what hit 'em. 192 00:08:54,050 --> 00:08:56,960 [referee] ...three, two, one. 193 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,080 Knock out! 194 00:08:58,280 --> 00:08:59,710 [buzzer blaring] 195 00:08:59,910 --> 00:09:04,280 [Chris] But the answer is the 68 lb blade of Bloodsport. 196 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:05,560 Let's go. 197 00:09:07,060 --> 00:09:09,850 [Chris] Kenny, both of these teams had to spin to win. 198 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:13,450 So what the heck was Justin Marple thinking holding Bloodsport 199 00:09:13,650 --> 00:09:15,550 back like that to start? 200 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:16,750 [Kenny] I have no idea. 201 00:09:16,950 --> 00:09:19,650 But not firing the weapon almost cost him the match. 202 00:09:19,850 --> 00:09:22,080 Bloodsport got teed up on its side. 203 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,310 Gigabyte decided to lend a helping hand, 204 00:09:24,510 --> 00:09:26,960 and after that it was all systems go. 205 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,110 [Chris] And here comes the big shot of the match. 206 00:09:30,310 --> 00:09:31,580 [Kenny] Oh, wow! 207 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:32,910 Unbelievable. 208 00:09:33,110 --> 00:09:34,960 [Chris] It was the combination of the speed 209 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,210 and the perfect angle. 210 00:09:36,410 --> 00:09:38,050 [Kenny] If you've never seen this sport live, 211 00:09:38,250 --> 00:09:39,960 you just can't fully appreciate 212 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,580 how terrifying shots like this are up close. 213 00:09:42,780 --> 00:09:45,750 These are 250-pound robots taking flight. 214 00:09:45,950 --> 00:09:47,310 That was insane. 215 00:09:47,510 --> 00:09:49,110 [Chris] You know, there aren't a ton of robots 216 00:09:49,310 --> 00:09:51,150 that can survive a collision like that. 217 00:09:51,350 --> 00:09:53,730 Tonight, Bloodsport proved it is one of them. 218 00:09:57,460 --> 00:09:59,780 Justin Marple, congratulations on win 219 00:09:59,980 --> 00:10:01,350 number one this season. 220 00:10:01,550 --> 00:10:02,550 Thank you. 221 00:10:02,750 --> 00:10:03,650 All right. 222 00:10:03,850 --> 00:10:05,280 Break down the strategy for us. 223 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:06,980 Yeah, I mean, I have to admit. 224 00:10:07,180 --> 00:10:08,350 The strategy we were going in for, 225 00:10:08,550 --> 00:10:09,950 at the beginning was to go full control, 226 00:10:10,150 --> 00:10:11,480 and that clearly didn't work in the first, 227 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:12,580 you know, 10 seconds. 228 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:14,250 We went at full aggression and that's 229 00:10:14,450 --> 00:10:15,980 when everything kind of kicked into gear. 230 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:18,510 I mean, this team is so awesome. 231 00:10:18,710 --> 00:10:20,710 We've been working the midnight oil for the last three days, 232 00:10:20,910 --> 00:10:22,610 getting this bot ready to go and getting ready 233 00:10:22,810 --> 00:10:24,050 for the next fights as well. 234 00:10:24,250 --> 00:10:26,210 Um, I'm so proud of them and I'm looking forward 235 00:10:26,410 --> 00:10:28,210 to the next... next rotator fight. 236 00:10:28,410 --> 00:10:31,410 How cool is it when you knock a 250-pound robot 237 00:10:31,610 --> 00:10:33,180 clear across the BattleBox? 238 00:10:33,380 --> 00:10:34,550 That is so much power. 239 00:10:34,750 --> 00:10:36,080 I did not expect that. 240 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,880 And there's bits flying all over. 241 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,880 I... I... It never gets old. 242 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,010 Congratulations, man. 243 00:10:42,210 --> 00:10:43,650 Way to break into the winner's column. 244 00:10:43,850 --> 00:10:44,880 Thank you. 245 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:46,360 [audience cheering and applauding] 246 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,150 Kenny, that reminded me of the Bloodsport 247 00:10:56,350 --> 00:10:57,410 from a few seasons ago. 248 00:10:57,610 --> 00:10:58,950 [Kenny] No doubt. 249 00:10:59,150 --> 00:11:02,480 Not a perfect game plan, but this bot can still deliver the big shots 250 00:11:02,680 --> 00:11:03,750 and keep on ticking. 251 00:11:03,950 --> 00:11:05,550 Remember, this was the number two seed 252 00:11:05,750 --> 00:11:06,980 just two years ago. 253 00:11:07,180 --> 00:11:09,110 Big bounce back win for Bloodsport. 254 00:11:09,310 --> 00:11:11,450 They needed this momentum going into the back 255 00:11:11,650 --> 00:11:12,680 half of their season. 256 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,610 And with Gigabyte, it's just always a learning experience 257 00:11:15,810 --> 00:11:17,480 when you got young kids at the helm. 258 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:18,850 [Kenny] Yeah, it's a different ball game 259 00:11:19,050 --> 00:11:22,110 when you go from being the lieutenant to the captain. 260 00:11:22,310 --> 00:11:25,180 Two fights left, including one against End Game 261 00:11:25,380 --> 00:11:27,910 for Derek and Camden to find their footing. 262 00:11:28,110 --> 00:11:29,750 [Chris] All right, folks, settle in. 263 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:31,960 We are just getting started. 264 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,710 Coming up, the Usain Bolt of BattleBots, 265 00:11:34,910 --> 00:11:37,380 Claw Viper, will try to run circles around 266 00:11:37,580 --> 00:11:39,650 fellow grabber, OVERHAUL. 267 00:11:39,850 --> 00:11:41,510 Both teams are undefeated. 268 00:11:41,710 --> 00:11:42,610 And if you haven't seen 269 00:11:42,810 --> 00:11:45,800 Claw Viper fight yet this season, buckle up. 270 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:55,100 [audience cheering] 271 00:11:58,060 --> 00:12:00,210 We continue on here on BattleBots. 272 00:12:00,410 --> 00:12:01,960 Up next on the fight card, 273 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,960 a matchup between a pair of undefeated grappler bots, 274 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,580 Claw Viper and OVERHAUL. 275 00:12:08,780 --> 00:12:11,210 And Kenny, you know, there's always one or two teams 276 00:12:11,410 --> 00:12:12,910 that when we talk to them in the pre-season, 277 00:12:13,110 --> 00:12:14,980 we're like, "Okay, you're kind of cute, 278 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:16,960 but we don't expect you to contend for the Giant Nut." 279 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,550 And then the regular season starts, 280 00:12:19,750 --> 00:12:21,310 we're like, "We're idiots. 281 00:12:21,510 --> 00:12:22,750 Yes, we are." 282 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:25,610 Claw Viper has fallen into that category so far. 283 00:12:25,810 --> 00:12:28,310 They have sped off to a impressive 2-0 start. 284 00:12:28,510 --> 00:12:29,410 [Kenny] Yeah. 285 00:12:29,610 --> 00:12:32,050 Claw Viper's speed has opponents at its mercy. 286 00:12:32,250 --> 00:12:34,910 Captain Kevin Milczewski is locked in. 287 00:12:35,110 --> 00:12:35,960 Yeah! 288 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,410 How about that! 289 00:12:37,610 --> 00:12:39,910 [Kenny] And it's just so hard to control or knock out 290 00:12:40,110 --> 00:12:41,450 a bot that you can't catch. 291 00:12:41,650 --> 00:12:43,960 Claw Viper is having a breakthrough season, 292 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,050 and a win here 293 00:12:45,250 --> 00:12:48,080 will all but guarantee Kevin his first ever trip 294 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:49,350 to the postseason. 295 00:12:49,550 --> 00:12:51,110 They're taking on OVERHAUL. 296 00:12:51,310 --> 00:12:53,110 Charles Guan's bot, 1-0. 297 00:12:53,310 --> 00:12:56,010 They won a judge's decision over Starchild. 298 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:59,580 But as you can see, the schedule isn't getting any easier. 299 00:12:59,780 --> 00:13:01,850 We know Claw Viper's coming in red hot. 300 00:13:02,050 --> 00:13:03,110 Then... Yikes! 301 00:13:03,310 --> 00:13:06,210 It's one of the heaviest hitters in the game, Cobalt. 302 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:09,580 Kenny, a win here tonight would go an awfully long way 303 00:13:09,780 --> 00:13:11,180 towards building OVERHAUL's case 304 00:13:11,380 --> 00:13:12,280 for a tournament berth. 305 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,410 [Kenny] Yeah, and the best answer 306 00:13:13,610 --> 00:13:15,850 for Claw Viper's speed is to keep those wheels 307 00:13:16,050 --> 00:13:16,960 off the ground. 308 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,380 Charles is so good at staying tight 309 00:13:19,580 --> 00:13:21,010 and smothering his opponents. 310 00:13:21,210 --> 00:13:23,180 If he can lock in some solid grabs, 311 00:13:23,380 --> 00:13:26,260 he can make this a frustrating fight for Kevin Milczewski. 312 00:13:27,500 --> 00:13:28,750 It's going to be an interesting fight. 313 00:13:28,950 --> 00:13:29,860 Faruq. 314 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:32,960 [audience cheering] 315 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,650 [Faruq] In the red square from Seattle, Washington, 316 00:13:36,850 --> 00:13:39,080 the bot that won't pass on the goal line 317 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,810 but will go full beast mode, it's Claw Viper! 318 00:13:44,010 --> 00:13:45,630 [audience cheering and applauding] 319 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,850 [Chris] Knockouts so far this season of Ominous and Ribbot, 320 00:13:53,050 --> 00:13:55,250 there's Kevin Milczewski all the way on the left. 321 00:13:55,450 --> 00:13:58,180 You can see it on his face how confident he is. 322 00:13:58,380 --> 00:13:59,350 [Kenny] Yeah, and he's not taking 323 00:13:59,550 --> 00:14:01,110 anything for granted here. 324 00:14:01,310 --> 00:14:02,910 He's got HyperShock next. 325 00:14:03,110 --> 00:14:04,550 So if he takes his foot off the gas, 326 00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:06,960 OVERHAUL could cause a lot of problems for Kevin. 327 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,560 [audience cheering and applauding] 328 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,280 [Faruq] In the blue square, from Atlanta, Georgia, 329 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,350 the bot that won't blow a 28-3 lead, 330 00:14:21,550 --> 00:14:26,800 the original Dirty Bird, it's OVERHAUL. 331 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:30,350 [Chris] Okay. 332 00:14:30,550 --> 00:14:32,350 Not sure the Atlanta Falcons fans 333 00:14:32,550 --> 00:14:34,110 are going to forgive you for that one, Faruq. 334 00:14:34,310 --> 00:14:35,810 But hey, there's Charles Guan. 335 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:39,280 You can tell he's riding high after starting off 1-0. 336 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,250 Could the grabber bot Renaissance be upon us, Kenny? 337 00:14:42,450 --> 00:14:44,350 [Kenny] It's just nice to see non-vertical spinners 338 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,250 succeeding in such a tough field. 339 00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:48,650 And I know Charles is pumped for this fight. 340 00:14:48,850 --> 00:14:51,810 It'll be a technical match requiring a lot of precision. 341 00:14:52,010 --> 00:14:53,250 A dance, if you will. 342 00:14:53,450 --> 00:14:55,350 And Charles is ready to tango. 343 00:14:55,550 --> 00:14:57,130 [audience cheering] 344 00:15:06,130 --> 00:15:07,960 Going into a grappler versus grappler match 345 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,810 is actually more scary for me 346 00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:12,410 than a spinner because it takes 347 00:15:12,610 --> 00:15:14,080 control of the fight and never lets it go. 348 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,250 So once you get behind, it's really hard to get ahead. 349 00:15:16,450 --> 00:15:18,350 So we have to get ahead early and then stay ahead. 350 00:15:18,550 --> 00:15:20,480 Our speed and maneuverability is gonna be key tonight 351 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:21,960 for fighting against OVERHAUL. 352 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,210 We're going to try to start going one way, make him react, 353 00:15:24,410 --> 00:15:25,310 and then go the other way. 354 00:15:25,510 --> 00:15:26,960 And we're going to be able to go the other way 355 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,280 faster than he can. 356 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,550 So, like, literally, there's going to be nothing Charles can do 357 00:15:30,750 --> 00:15:32,150 because his robot can't respond fast enough. 358 00:15:32,350 --> 00:15:34,080 That's the goal. That's what we hope to do. 359 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,650 So Claw Viper's speed is probably 360 00:15:36,850 --> 00:15:38,550 their biggest weapon in our fight. 361 00:15:38,750 --> 00:15:40,010 OVERHAUL is a lot slower. 362 00:15:40,210 --> 00:15:41,960 I'm gonna have to be on the defensive. 363 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,110 In general, I'm gonna try to keep my distance. 364 00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,510 See what he's going to do, if he's going to come right at me. 365 00:15:46,710 --> 00:15:48,150 Uh, I don't want to take him front to front. 366 00:15:48,350 --> 00:15:51,010 There's probably going to be a lot of very tight maneuvering, 367 00:15:51,210 --> 00:15:53,210 a lot of kind of sizing each other up, 368 00:15:53,410 --> 00:15:56,600 trying to get the good angle, and just a lot of, like, smash and grab. 369 00:15:58,700 --> 00:16:00,100 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 370 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,210 [Chris] Kenny, Kevin told us that grabber on OVERHAUL 371 00:16:04,410 --> 00:16:05,910 is so strong, it's part crusher. 372 00:16:06,110 --> 00:16:07,080 [Kenny] That's right. 373 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,810 If Charles can get a good bite on the side of Claw Viper, 374 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:12,960 he can cause some serious internal issues for the bot. 375 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,550 [Chris] And Claw Viper's arms are just UHMW plastic, 376 00:16:16,750 --> 00:16:17,980 like, the wheels of Huge. 377 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:20,480 Maybe Charles can try to rip one of those babies off. 378 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:21,680 Come on, Kevin. 379 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,600 [Kevin laughs] 380 00:16:25,060 --> 00:16:28,100 [audience cheering] 381 00:16:35,330 --> 00:16:37,210 [Chris] It's the robot combat version 382 00:16:37,410 --> 00:16:39,210 of a world class wrestling match. 383 00:16:39,410 --> 00:16:41,500 Which team stays undefeated? 384 00:16:46,060 --> 00:16:48,380 Let the bot battle begin! 385 00:16:48,580 --> 00:16:49,580 [Kenny] Oh! 386 00:16:49,780 --> 00:16:52,480 [Chris] Oh, big time acceleration from Claw Viper 387 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,380 and its speed is on display right out of the gate. 388 00:16:55,580 --> 00:16:57,810 [Kenny] It's unbelievable how fast that robot is, 389 00:16:58,010 --> 00:16:59,010 attacking the sides of OVERHAUL. 390 00:16:59,210 --> 00:17:00,380 - OVERHAUL... - [Chris] Whoa. 391 00:17:00,580 --> 00:17:02,150 [Kenny] ...doesn't even know what's hitting him right now. 392 00:17:02,350 --> 00:17:03,210 [Chris] No. 393 00:17:03,410 --> 00:17:05,450 Nice job by Charles Guan to break free. 394 00:17:05,650 --> 00:17:06,850 - [Kenny] Uh-oh. - [Chris] Oh. 395 00:17:07,050 --> 00:17:09,210 Kevin Milczewski's bot's stuck on the floor. 396 00:17:09,410 --> 00:17:10,960 [Kenny] Can OVERHAUL capitalize? 397 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:11,980 Nope. 398 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:13,110 Jeez! 399 00:17:13,310 --> 00:17:16,580 Claw Viper even insanely fast in reverse, Chris. 400 00:17:16,780 --> 00:17:20,110 [Chris] He's like a mosquito, except he packs a little more punch. 401 00:17:20,310 --> 00:17:21,650 [Kenny] This is where he's got to be careful, 402 00:17:21,850 --> 00:17:23,210 OVERHAUL almost got ahold of him. 403 00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:25,480 [Chris] Very nice reversal by Claw Viper. 404 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,480 Gets to the back side of OVERHAUL. 405 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,580 Oh, and he's got hold of him. 406 00:17:28,780 --> 00:17:30,210 Taking right into the screws. 407 00:17:30,410 --> 00:17:31,380 And look at that. 408 00:17:31,580 --> 00:17:34,510 [Kenny] What a display of control and aggression. 409 00:17:34,710 --> 00:17:36,350 This is what Claw Viper has been doing 410 00:17:36,550 --> 00:17:38,960 to every opponent it's had. 411 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,010 Grab. Grab that. 412 00:17:40,210 --> 00:17:41,510 [shouting] No, buddy, go this way! 413 00:17:41,710 --> 00:17:42,960 [Chris] Boy, look at the strength. 414 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,350 [people exclaiming] 415 00:17:44,550 --> 00:17:46,080 [Chris] He's taking it right into the upper deck. Two minutes. 416 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,750 [Kenny] Charles doing an admirable job fending off 417 00:17:48,950 --> 00:17:50,550 Claw Viper in close, Chris. 418 00:17:50,750 --> 00:17:52,510 Doesn't have an answer for the speed, 419 00:17:52,710 --> 00:17:55,280 but he has been grappling his heart out. 420 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,360 [Chris] Claw Viper with a dizzying array of moves so far. 421 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:00,480 [Kenny] And to make matters worse, 422 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:01,710 he's so low to the ground, 423 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:02,780 get underneath you repeatedly. 424 00:18:02,980 --> 00:18:03,960 Hey, that's the sign. 425 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,810 [Chris] Hey, we're going to put that on your tab. 426 00:18:06,010 --> 00:18:09,050 OVERHAUL on its head, can it self-right? 427 00:18:09,250 --> 00:18:11,310 Gets to its feet, creates some space. 428 00:18:11,510 --> 00:18:14,680 But Kevin Milczewski keeping the pressure on. 429 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:15,750 90 seconds in. 430 00:18:15,950 --> 00:18:19,380 Oh, nice job taking OVERHAUL into the rails. 431 00:18:19,580 --> 00:18:20,610 [Kenny] Check out these two. 432 00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:22,280 Looking like a couple of kangaroos 433 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,410 up on their hind legs boxing it out. 434 00:18:25,610 --> 00:18:28,650 [Chris] Claw Viper winning that pushing match. 435 00:18:28,850 --> 00:18:30,480 [Kenny] So low to the ground, even when OVERHAUL 436 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,010 gets a good hold, Claw Viper just bullying him 437 00:18:33,210 --> 00:18:35,180 around the BattleBox with ease. 438 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:38,210 [Chris] Claw Viper controlling the pace of this match. 439 00:18:38,410 --> 00:18:40,780 Can OVERHAUL find a way to lock it up? 440 00:18:40,980 --> 00:18:43,680 Maybe a solid grab and wrestle some control. 441 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,350 [Kenny] Now he's trying to get a lift there. 442 00:18:45,550 --> 00:18:46,650 He's got... It has an opportunity. 443 00:18:46,850 --> 00:18:48,610 [Chris] Yeah. Right there, and missed it. 444 00:18:48,810 --> 00:18:50,710 [Kenny] Claw Viper just backs up with ease. 445 00:18:50,910 --> 00:18:51,850 [Chris] Under a minute to go. 446 00:18:52,050 --> 00:18:53,960 That means the kill saws are now active. 447 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:55,850 The bots doing a little dance. 448 00:18:56,050 --> 00:18:58,610 Here's OVERHAUL, body slams Claw Viper, 449 00:18:58,810 --> 00:19:00,610 keeping the pressure on in the short corner. 450 00:19:00,810 --> 00:19:01,780 Nice move. 451 00:19:01,980 --> 00:19:03,280 [Kenny] Uh-oh. 452 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,380 [Chris] And how about Charles Guan taking Claw Viper coast to coast! 453 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:08,010 [Kenny] What a reversal, Chris. 454 00:19:08,210 --> 00:19:09,800 But OVERHAUL backs away. 455 00:19:11,060 --> 00:19:12,210 [Chris] Ah! 456 00:19:12,410 --> 00:19:14,980 Claw Viper self-rights but OVERHAUL throws away 457 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:17,960 a golden opportunity to get a grab, 458 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,010 maybe make an impression on the judges as well. 459 00:19:21,210 --> 00:19:22,080 [Kenny] Yeah. 460 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,560 Odd choice there not to capitalize. 461 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:27,480 [Chris] 20 seconds remaining. 462 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,080 Claw Viper looking to close the show and move to 3-0. 463 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:35,050 Can OVERHAUL offer some resistance here in the final stretch? 464 00:19:35,250 --> 00:19:36,980 The bots staring each other down. 465 00:19:37,180 --> 00:19:38,960 Under ten to go. 466 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:40,580 Claw Viper... Oh, nice. 467 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:42,010 Can he ram him one more time? 468 00:19:42,210 --> 00:19:43,310 [Kenny] Oh, now he's just showing off. 469 00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:44,410 [Chris] Oh, that's... 470 00:19:44,610 --> 00:19:46,310 They were like exchanging high ten at the end. 471 00:19:46,510 --> 00:19:47,380 [buzzer blares] 472 00:19:47,580 --> 00:19:48,760 [indistinct chatter] 473 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,210 [Chris] Another impressive performance 474 00:19:52,410 --> 00:19:55,250 by Kevin Milczewski and Claw Viper, 475 00:19:55,450 --> 00:19:58,250 but it does indeed now go to the judges. 476 00:19:58,450 --> 00:20:01,580 Derek Young, Lisa Winter, and Fon Davis, 477 00:20:01,780 --> 00:20:04,350 they can award a total of five points for damage 478 00:20:04,550 --> 00:20:08,280 and three of each for aggression and control. 479 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,250 Kenny, Claw Viper's building speed was on display 480 00:20:11,450 --> 00:20:13,950 from the get go, and Kevin Milczewski used it 481 00:20:14,150 --> 00:20:17,210 for both offense and defense. 482 00:20:17,410 --> 00:20:19,250 [Kenny] Yeah, he did a nice job racking up points 483 00:20:19,450 --> 00:20:22,110 early on by just ramming into OVERHAUL. 484 00:20:22,310 --> 00:20:24,910 Never really stopped moving, which made it difficult 485 00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:28,050 for Charles Guan to line up a solid grab, 486 00:20:28,250 --> 00:20:29,180 and when OVERHAUL wiffed, 487 00:20:29,380 --> 00:20:30,650 Claw Viper took advantage. 488 00:20:30,850 --> 00:20:32,280 [Chris] But towards the end of the fight, 489 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,680 it looked like OVERHAUL did have a chance to turn the tables. 490 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,080 [Kenny] Yeah, Charles took Claw Viper 491 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,350 coast to coast right into the wall, 492 00:20:39,550 --> 00:20:42,150 but as Kevin Milczewski's bot was self-righting, 493 00:20:42,350 --> 00:20:44,780 about the only thing Claw Viper does do slowly, 494 00:20:44,980 --> 00:20:48,110 OVERHAUL backed off a huge missed opportunity. 495 00:20:48,310 --> 00:20:51,010 [Chris] So, unanimous decision then for Claw Viper? 496 00:20:51,210 --> 00:20:52,980 [Kenny] I actually think this fight was much closer 497 00:20:53,180 --> 00:20:55,150 than it seemed and that's why it's unfortunate 498 00:20:55,350 --> 00:20:57,480 OVERHAUL backed off at the end. 499 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,380 Two more big slams into a wall 500 00:20:59,580 --> 00:21:03,410 might have been enough to flip damage points and then who knows? 501 00:21:03,610 --> 00:21:05,960 [Chris] Let's get a judges' decision with Faruq. 502 00:21:10,130 --> 00:21:12,400 The results from the judges are in. 503 00:21:15,530 --> 00:21:19,730 And the winner by unanimous decision is... 504 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:23,960 Claw Viper! 505 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:25,600 [audience cheering and applauding] 506 00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:40,350 [Chris] Kevin Milczewski, how does 3-0 sound 507 00:21:40,550 --> 00:21:41,450 so far this season? 508 00:21:41,650 --> 00:21:42,510 Sounds amazing. 509 00:21:42,710 --> 00:21:43,930 It sounds like Top 32 to me. 510 00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:47,650 Hey, even better than that, 511 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:49,980 what has been the biggest difference 512 00:21:50,180 --> 00:21:51,380 for you this season? 513 00:21:51,580 --> 00:21:53,610 We increased the downforce that holds the robot 514 00:21:53,810 --> 00:21:56,850 to the floor and it makes it drive a whole lot better. 515 00:21:57,050 --> 00:21:58,650 Kevin, with the way that you drive, 516 00:21:58,850 --> 00:22:01,210 how many speeding tickets do you have back in Seattle? 517 00:22:01,410 --> 00:22:02,310 [all laughing] 518 00:22:02,510 --> 00:22:03,610 None. There's too much traffic. 519 00:22:03,810 --> 00:22:05,180 [Chris] Ah, great point. 520 00:22:05,380 --> 00:22:07,450 Hey, uh, one more regular season match. 521 00:22:07,650 --> 00:22:09,910 It's against a good one in HyperShock. 522 00:22:10,110 --> 00:22:12,050 Can you smell 4-0? 523 00:22:12,250 --> 00:22:13,350 We can smell it. 524 00:22:13,550 --> 00:22:15,680 It sounds painful, but we can smell it. 525 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:17,050 Kevin, great job so far. 526 00:22:17,250 --> 00:22:18,450 You've been awesome to watch this season. 527 00:22:18,650 --> 00:22:19,660 Thank you, guys. 528 00:22:21,060 --> 00:22:22,010 - Dude. - Good fight. 529 00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:23,280 That was amazing. 530 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:24,460 Good job, guys. 531 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:29,650 [Chris] Okay. 532 00:22:29,850 --> 00:22:32,080 So Claw Viper for didn't get its third straight knockout, 533 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:33,480 but this will certainly suffice. 534 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:34,610 [Kenny] Yeah. 535 00:22:34,810 --> 00:22:36,650 And you got to give it up for Kevin Milczewski. 536 00:22:36,850 --> 00:22:38,280 He had a couple of tough seasons, 537 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,350 but now he's finally figured the bot out. 538 00:22:41,550 --> 00:22:43,810 Claw Viper's absolutely dominating, 539 00:22:44,010 --> 00:22:46,510 and as a grappler, no less, just amazing. 540 00:22:46,710 --> 00:22:48,980 [Chris] And again, they close out the qualifiers 541 00:22:49,180 --> 00:22:52,610 against last year's most destructive team, HyperShock. 542 00:22:52,810 --> 00:22:55,310 That becomes a high stakes matchup. 543 00:22:55,510 --> 00:22:57,510 If Claw Viper can manage a win, 544 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,250 they put themselves in position 545 00:22:59,450 --> 00:23:01,710 for a top tournament seed. 546 00:23:01,910 --> 00:23:04,350 Coming up, there's a storm on the horizon. 547 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:07,650 As Josh Kong's wildly unique rookie bot 548 00:23:07,850 --> 00:23:09,080 looks for its first career win 549 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,980 against the British brawler Monsoon. 550 00:23:12,180 --> 00:23:13,580 It's meta breaking design 551 00:23:13,780 --> 00:23:16,150 versus massive vertical spinner 552 00:23:16,350 --> 00:23:19,380 when we return here on BattleBots. 553 00:23:19,580 --> 00:23:21,060 [audience cheering] 554 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,200 [audience cheering] 555 00:23:30,060 --> 00:23:32,910 We continue on here on BattleBots. 556 00:23:33,110 --> 00:23:35,710 Up next, Monsoon taking on Horizon, 557 00:23:35,910 --> 00:23:36,960 a pair of bots that are both 558 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,450 coming off of season opening losses. 559 00:23:39,650 --> 00:23:41,480 Let's start with the innovative rookie, 560 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,850 Horizon, captained by 20-year-old Josh Kong. 561 00:23:45,050 --> 00:23:46,960 Now, this is actually a scaled up version 562 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,810 of Josh's 12-pound robot Skyline, 563 00:23:50,010 --> 00:23:51,350 which has had an awful lot of success 564 00:23:51,550 --> 00:23:54,210 at local events like the NHRL. 565 00:23:54,410 --> 00:23:56,080 But scaling up can be tough, 566 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,080 and this unique design's maiden voyage 567 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,650 as a heavyweight was a bit of a failure to launch, Kenny. 568 00:24:01,850 --> 00:24:05,210 [Kenny] Yeah, we've seen meta breaking bots scaled up before. 569 00:24:05,410 --> 00:24:06,910 Huge is a great example, 570 00:24:07,110 --> 00:24:08,780 but it can take time to figure out 571 00:24:08,980 --> 00:24:11,180 what works at 250 pounds. 572 00:24:11,380 --> 00:24:13,980 Just look at Tantrum, winless in season three, 573 00:24:14,180 --> 00:24:15,960 champs in season six. 574 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,610 And while Josh will try to learn something 575 00:24:17,810 --> 00:24:19,280 about his bot in every fight, 576 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,380 he might not learn too much tonight 577 00:24:21,580 --> 00:24:24,400 because he's about to step in the ring with a buzz saw. 578 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,150 [Chris] Yeah, a British buzz saw, Kenny. 579 00:24:28,350 --> 00:24:31,780 Monsoon, led by Tom Brewster, is coming off a match 580 00:24:31,980 --> 00:24:34,110 in which they nearly dealt Black Dragon 581 00:24:34,310 --> 00:24:36,550 its first ever knockout. 582 00:24:36,750 --> 00:24:40,610 Yeah, they lost, but it was their first fight since 2019. 583 00:24:40,810 --> 00:24:44,210 Certainly no shame in losing to a robot like Black Dragon. 584 00:24:44,410 --> 00:24:46,280 Can they rebound tonight? 585 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,110 [Kenny] Well, Chris, Black Dragon is as tough as they come. 586 00:24:49,310 --> 00:24:52,410 And obviously, you can't underestimate your opponent. 587 00:24:52,610 --> 00:24:55,250 But I think the team's going to come out swinging tonight 588 00:24:55,450 --> 00:24:58,400 and try to get the sun to set early on Horizon. 589 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,850 [Chris] Okay, the bots are ready to rock and so are we. 590 00:25:05,050 --> 00:25:06,330 Let's get this fight started. 591 00:25:08,430 --> 00:25:10,260 [robotic voice] Red team, ready? 592 00:25:11,860 --> 00:25:14,150 [Chris] Captain Josh Kong pushing the button. 593 00:25:14,350 --> 00:25:16,960 He calls Horizon a glass cannon. 594 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,480 It's designed with offensive power in mind, 595 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,680 but is weak defensively due to a lack of armor. 596 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,010 Kenny, does Horizon have a path to victory 597 00:25:25,210 --> 00:25:27,080 against a heavy hitter like Monsoon? 598 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:28,710 [Kenny] Well, they're going to be targeting 599 00:25:28,910 --> 00:25:32,850 the flanks of Monsoon, and if they can get those dual disk spinners going, 600 00:25:33,050 --> 00:25:34,650 they have a puncher's chance. 601 00:25:34,850 --> 00:25:36,280 They're pumping way more power 602 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,080 into the weapon system tonight, 603 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,630 which should cut their spin up time in half. 604 00:25:42,700 --> 00:25:44,530 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready? 605 00:25:47,830 --> 00:25:50,050 [Chris] Wire specialist, Tim Rackley there. 606 00:25:50,250 --> 00:25:53,110 Sipping a cup of Earl Grey, I assume. 607 00:25:53,310 --> 00:25:54,680 How do the boys from the UK 608 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:56,280 plan to keep Horizon away 609 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,180 from Monsoon's exposed wheels, Kenny? 610 00:25:59,380 --> 00:26:01,280 [Kenny] Well, they swapped out their front forks for that 611 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:02,650 large wedge attachment. 612 00:26:02,850 --> 00:26:04,710 They plan to use it to deflect shots 613 00:26:04,910 --> 00:26:06,650 from Horizon's disk spinners, 614 00:26:06,850 --> 00:26:09,580 as well as feed Horizon up into their weapon. 615 00:26:09,780 --> 00:26:13,110 Look out for a box rush from the Brits to start. 616 00:26:13,310 --> 00:26:15,780 Monsoon! 617 00:26:15,980 --> 00:26:17,100 [audience cheering] 618 00:26:29,330 --> 00:26:30,750 Monsoon on the Horizon. 619 00:26:30,950 --> 00:26:32,080 [audience cheering] 620 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,760 Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight... 621 00:26:43,630 --> 00:26:45,050 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 622 00:26:45,250 --> 00:26:46,250 And here comes Monsoon 623 00:26:46,450 --> 00:26:49,960 on the attack, knocking Horizon right on the nose. 624 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,610 [Kenny] A strong start for Monsoon 625 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:53,580 as they chip away at Horizon. 626 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:55,580 [Chris] Now Horizon sitting on Monsoon. 627 00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:57,310 That's probably a decent strategy. 628 00:26:57,510 --> 00:27:01,210 Tom Brewster escapes, resets, spins back up. 629 00:27:01,410 --> 00:27:02,600 [Kenny] Oh! 630 00:27:03,660 --> 00:27:06,350 Another big shot by Monsoon and... 631 00:27:06,550 --> 00:27:08,050 [indistinct] 632 00:27:08,250 --> 00:27:09,250 Yeah! 633 00:27:09,450 --> 00:27:10,710 - Yeah! - [Chris] Oh, my gosh. 634 00:27:10,910 --> 00:27:13,150 [Kenny] Horizon goes flying. 635 00:27:13,350 --> 00:27:14,280 [Chris] Stuck on its head, 636 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,650 kinda laying dead or playing dead 637 00:27:16,850 --> 00:27:18,380 by the pulverizer, who knows. 638 00:27:18,580 --> 00:27:19,480 Can you show me anything? 639 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:20,800 You got any self-right? 640 00:27:22,130 --> 00:27:24,580 [Chris] I think Josh Kong's squad may have had enough. 641 00:27:24,780 --> 00:27:26,050 One of those dual discs is still spinning, 642 00:27:26,250 --> 00:27:28,750 but the countdown has started 643 00:27:28,950 --> 00:27:32,180 and a record of 0-2 is now on the... 644 00:27:32,380 --> 00:27:33,250 Horizon. 645 00:27:33,450 --> 00:27:34,780 ...one! Knock out! 646 00:27:34,980 --> 00:27:36,600 [audience cheering] 647 00:27:42,860 --> 00:27:43,810 Come on, come on. 648 00:27:44,010 --> 00:27:45,060 Come on. 649 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:47,430 [indistinct chatter] 650 00:27:53,700 --> 00:27:56,630 Monsoon! 651 00:27:59,430 --> 00:28:01,910 [Chris] Well, Monsoon, they had a plan 652 00:28:02,110 --> 00:28:03,580 and went full throttle. 653 00:28:03,780 --> 00:28:05,960 [Kenny] I mean, this was just full on aggression. 654 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,080 Complete blitzkrieg here against Horizon, 655 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:09,250 just chopping them up. 656 00:28:09,450 --> 00:28:10,410 And once they got inverted, 657 00:28:10,610 --> 00:28:12,380 they were in big time trouble. 658 00:28:12,580 --> 00:28:14,980 [Chris] And there's so much open space on Horizon. 659 00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:17,380 It was just kind of a sitting duck in this case. 660 00:28:17,580 --> 00:28:18,610 [Kenny] Yeah, they were just totally 661 00:28:18,810 --> 00:28:20,960 and completely outmatched here. 662 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:22,960 Welcome to the heavyweight division, Josh. 663 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,400 No mercy from Monsoon. 664 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,550 [Chris] Yeah, that 42-pound weapon 665 00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:30,400 dishing out the punishment. 666 00:28:35,060 --> 00:28:36,080 It's gonna take a lot of repairs. 667 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:37,710 I'm feeling a lot of emotions right now. 668 00:28:37,910 --> 00:28:39,100 [indistinct chatter] 669 00:28:43,060 --> 00:28:44,410 - [Chris] Tom? - Yeah. 670 00:28:44,610 --> 00:28:47,960 Why are you, why are you so teary-eyed right now? 671 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,910 It's been three years. It's... 672 00:28:50,110 --> 00:28:52,080 We've been working on this thing on and off for... 673 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:56,180 for three years, and we've all been through so much. 674 00:28:56,380 --> 00:28:57,800 Everyone has, but it's... 675 00:28:59,060 --> 00:29:00,530 Sorry, it's just been so long coming. 676 00:29:01,830 --> 00:29:02,830 There it is. 677 00:29:05,430 --> 00:29:09,110 Tom, how tough was it when you were back overseas 678 00:29:09,310 --> 00:29:11,180 and all your friends were here at BattleBots 679 00:29:11,380 --> 00:29:12,750 and you couldn't be a part of it? 680 00:29:12,950 --> 00:29:15,850 I know you missed a lot of your BattleBots family. 681 00:29:16,050 --> 00:29:17,610 Tell Tim to get the heck out of the way, by the way. 682 00:29:17,810 --> 00:29:19,150 Get... get in here, Tim. 683 00:29:19,350 --> 00:29:20,280 Get here. 684 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,980 It's... It was, it was hard work. 685 00:29:22,180 --> 00:29:23,080 It was gutting. 686 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:24,910 You know, last year our crate made it, 687 00:29:25,110 --> 00:29:28,350 but we couldn't fly because of the state of the world. 688 00:29:28,550 --> 00:29:31,610 But it was hard work seeing everyone fighting without us. 689 00:29:31,810 --> 00:29:33,980 But it's... it's like being back with the whole family. 690 00:29:34,180 --> 00:29:35,080 It's so good to be back. 691 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:36,180 It's so good to be back. 692 00:29:36,380 --> 00:29:37,380 Thank you. Thank you. 693 00:29:37,580 --> 00:29:39,650 [audience cheering and applauding] 694 00:29:39,850 --> 00:29:41,180 [Chris] Well, Tom, it's good to see you back. 695 00:29:41,380 --> 00:29:43,810 And you still have two more regular season fights left to go. 696 00:29:44,010 --> 00:29:45,180 Thank you. Thank you so much. 697 00:29:45,380 --> 00:29:47,480 - Thank you. - Monsoon! 698 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,060 [audience cheering and applauding] 699 00:29:56,500 --> 00:29:58,110 [Chris] You know, Kenny, it has been a difficult 700 00:29:58,310 --> 00:30:00,310 few seasons for everybody around the world, 701 00:30:00,510 --> 00:30:02,510 but for a lot of the BattleBots family, 702 00:30:02,710 --> 00:30:07,110 which couldn't partake, I understand him being overcome with emotions. 703 00:30:07,310 --> 00:30:08,850 [Kenny] Yeah. And that was a big win. 704 00:30:09,050 --> 00:30:10,380 With their strength of schedule, 705 00:30:10,580 --> 00:30:12,880 one more win might lock them up a spot 706 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,310 in the round of 32. 707 00:30:14,510 --> 00:30:17,080 [Chris] And where does Josh Kong go from here, Kenny? 708 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,280 [Kenny] Well, now they just have to try to finish strong. 709 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,680 BattleBots season can be a meat grinder 710 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,180 for even grizzled veterans, but it's like we said before the fight, 711 00:30:25,380 --> 00:30:29,110 you never know when a unique rookie is going to pop. 712 00:30:29,310 --> 00:30:30,880 [Chris] Speaking of unique rookies, 713 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,750 coming up, we have got a matchup 714 00:30:32,950 --> 00:30:36,250 that reads like a fever dream from Ridley Scott. 715 00:30:36,450 --> 00:30:38,480 It's Starchild versus Mammoth, 716 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,510 two of the biggest combat robots on the planet, 717 00:30:41,710 --> 00:30:45,250 both looking to bounce back from 0-1 starts. 718 00:30:45,450 --> 00:30:48,010 And we'll have a special guest sitting box side 719 00:30:48,210 --> 00:30:49,450 with us for that fight. 720 00:30:49,650 --> 00:30:52,950 Anna Zolnikov, the captain of RIPperoni. 721 00:30:53,150 --> 00:30:56,180 The pizza's fresh off a massive upset of Endgame. 722 00:30:56,380 --> 00:30:58,180 We're gonna hear all about it. 723 00:30:58,380 --> 00:31:00,980 That is next on BattleBots. 724 00:31:01,180 --> 00:31:02,730 [audience cheering] 725 00:31:08,060 --> 00:31:09,730 [audience cheering] 726 00:31:11,930 --> 00:31:13,150 [Chris] We are back on BattleBots. 727 00:31:13,350 --> 00:31:15,680 That guy is Kenny Florian. 728 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,480 This guy is Chris Rose. 729 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,610 That young lady is Anna Zolnikov. 730 00:31:19,810 --> 00:31:22,350 She, of course, is the captain of one of the outstanding 731 00:31:22,550 --> 00:31:24,510 rookie bots this year, RIPperoni, 732 00:31:24,710 --> 00:31:26,280 which in your last fight, 733 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,650 you dismantled a former Giant Nut winner in Endgame. 734 00:31:29,850 --> 00:31:31,710 Are you still riding high over that? 735 00:31:31,910 --> 00:31:32,780 Absolutely. 736 00:31:32,980 --> 00:31:34,310 That was so fantastic. 737 00:31:34,510 --> 00:31:36,480 I loved watching the bot work the way 738 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,680 that it was designed to work and it was driven flawlessly. 739 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,380 We're very happy with that fight. 740 00:31:41,580 --> 00:31:44,350 What was it like when you walked back in the pits? 741 00:31:44,550 --> 00:31:45,410 It was crazy. 742 00:31:45,610 --> 00:31:46,980 Everyone was cheering "pizza." 743 00:31:47,180 --> 00:31:49,550 I think for like 40 minutes after the fight, 744 00:31:49,750 --> 00:31:51,980 so many people came to say hi to us 745 00:31:52,180 --> 00:31:54,350 and to look at the robot, and we were really excited 746 00:31:54,550 --> 00:31:56,910 to explain it to everyone and have everyone stop by 747 00:31:57,110 --> 00:31:57,980 and look at the bot. 748 00:31:58,180 --> 00:32:00,010 All right. Well, let's move it forward here. 749 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:02,010 We've got a battle of the behemoths. 750 00:32:02,210 --> 00:32:05,750 As rookie bot, Starchild, looks for its first career win 751 00:32:05,950 --> 00:32:08,010 against Ricky Willems' Mammoth. 752 00:32:08,210 --> 00:32:11,010 Now, remember the epic Huge-Mammoth fight 753 00:32:11,210 --> 00:32:12,410 from a couple of years ago? 754 00:32:12,610 --> 00:32:14,410 Well, this could be just as much fun. 755 00:32:14,610 --> 00:32:17,550 Brandon Zalinksy's Starchild is similar to Huge, 756 00:32:17,750 --> 00:32:19,310 but after starting off 0-1, 757 00:32:19,510 --> 00:32:22,910 they still need to show this wild design could be effective. 758 00:32:23,110 --> 00:32:25,180 What do you think about Starchild, Anna? 759 00:32:25,380 --> 00:32:26,850 Starchild is a really cool bot. 760 00:32:27,050 --> 00:32:28,910 I think it's called a thwackbot. 761 00:32:29,110 --> 00:32:31,380 So the idea is that it stops quickly 762 00:32:31,580 --> 00:32:33,410 and the body continues swinging over, 763 00:32:33,610 --> 00:32:35,910 and then it can hit things in front of it like a hammer. 764 00:32:36,110 --> 00:32:37,710 But instead of a traditional hammer bot, 765 00:32:37,910 --> 00:32:39,710 which has a hammer that it lays down, 766 00:32:39,910 --> 00:32:42,380 this is using the whole body to do the hit. 767 00:32:42,580 --> 00:32:43,980 Is that what you used to do in your fight game? 768 00:32:44,180 --> 00:32:45,080 You just used the whole body? 769 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,650 Kind... Pretty much that's what you're doing. 770 00:32:46,850 --> 00:32:49,150 Is your nickname Thwack and you just never told me? 771 00:32:49,350 --> 00:32:50,450 I guess. 772 00:32:50,650 --> 00:32:52,980 Well, Mammoth is a very unique robot as well. 773 00:32:53,180 --> 00:32:55,150 So how do you think this fight is going to go down? 774 00:32:55,350 --> 00:32:57,380 [Anna] I think that the fight could go either way. 775 00:32:57,580 --> 00:32:59,080 We're going to see Mammoth's weapon 776 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,850 bouncing back and forth as well as Starchild's wheels. 777 00:33:02,050 --> 00:33:04,450 If Starchild gets one of the chains on Mammoth, 778 00:33:04,650 --> 00:33:06,110 then Starchild will win the fight, 779 00:33:06,310 --> 00:33:08,010 but if Mammoth takes a wheel 780 00:33:08,210 --> 00:33:09,310 and sticks it into somewhere 781 00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:11,010 that Starchild can't roll out of, 782 00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:12,280 then Mammoth could take it. 783 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:13,610 You ready to check out the fight? 784 00:33:13,810 --> 00:33:14,750 Absolutely. All right. 785 00:33:14,950 --> 00:33:15,980 Faruq. 786 00:33:16,180 --> 00:33:17,500 [audience cheering and applauding] 787 00:33:20,130 --> 00:33:23,480 [Faruq] In the red square, from Hudson, New Hampshire. 788 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,750 When you wish upon a star, 789 00:33:25,950 --> 00:33:31,660 you'll get a star from his metal bar, it's Starchild. 790 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:38,010 [Chris] Team Starchild, captain Brandon Zalinsky 791 00:33:38,210 --> 00:33:39,750 on the right in the floral shirt. 792 00:33:39,950 --> 00:33:42,410 He's outfit, and actually everything about this team 793 00:33:42,610 --> 00:33:44,410 is an homage to the movie Alien. 794 00:33:44,610 --> 00:33:46,050 Now, those are Tegris wheels, 795 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:48,680 similar to the ones Huge uses, right, Anna? 796 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,080 [Anna] Absolutely. 797 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,210 Those are probably the most complicated thing on Starchild. 798 00:33:52,410 --> 00:33:55,580 They took a lot of effort to make, but they look absolutely beautiful. 799 00:33:55,780 --> 00:33:58,410 There's over 250 rivets in each of those wheels 800 00:33:58,610 --> 00:33:59,780 that they did by hand. 801 00:33:59,980 --> 00:34:00,960 [Chris] Wow. 802 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,350 BattleBots, it's a labor of love. 803 00:34:03,550 --> 00:34:05,160 [audience cheering] 804 00:34:10,630 --> 00:34:14,080 [Faruq] In the blue square, from Baltimore, Maryland. 805 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:18,510 He's big and dangerous, call him Andre the violent. 806 00:34:18,710 --> 00:34:21,930 Give it up for Mammoth! 807 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:31,610 [Chris] Mammoth, coming off their first ever loss in a season opener. 808 00:34:31,810 --> 00:34:33,580 And, Kenny, even though Starchild 809 00:34:33,780 --> 00:34:36,250 is a rookie robot, Ricky Willems is not 810 00:34:36,450 --> 00:34:38,280 underestimating his opponent tonight. 811 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:39,380 [Kenny] Yeah. 812 00:34:39,580 --> 00:34:41,050 All the vital internals of Mammoth, 813 00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:43,150 the batteries, the gearbox, its chains, 814 00:34:43,350 --> 00:34:45,780 are all susceptible to an overhead attack. 815 00:34:45,980 --> 00:34:48,480 So they've added extra armor to help protect 816 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,750 against what they assume will be a barrage of thwacks. 817 00:34:51,950 --> 00:34:53,080 [Chris] Ricky Willems pulling out 818 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:57,080 all the stops to ensure he doesn't go 0-2. 819 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:58,760 [audience cheering] 820 00:35:03,300 --> 00:35:05,180 As far as our strategy going into this fight, 821 00:35:05,380 --> 00:35:08,480 get the weapon spun up as fast as we can 822 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,210 and just start swinging it around. 823 00:35:11,410 --> 00:35:13,110 Mammoth has a lot of catch points. 824 00:35:13,310 --> 00:35:15,510 If we can catch a tube, if we can catch a chain, 825 00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:18,750 we can turn the balance of the fight in an instant. 826 00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:22,510 The biggest thing that Starchild can do is attack us from the top. 827 00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:24,150 I need to stay in control of the match 828 00:35:24,350 --> 00:35:27,110 as much as I possibly can and I need to make sure that 829 00:35:27,310 --> 00:35:30,510 any time that they're about to hit me, I hit them first. 830 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:33,810 If we lose tonight, we still have a shot at the top 32, 831 00:35:34,010 --> 00:35:36,310 but we're going to have to be perfect the rest of the season, 832 00:35:36,510 --> 00:35:38,060 and that's a really tall order. 833 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:42,960 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 834 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:47,960 [Chris] Well, in Starchild's debut, 835 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:50,410 Brandon Zalinsky had trouble landing big shots. 836 00:35:50,610 --> 00:35:52,480 What are you expecting tonight, Anna? 837 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,080 Um, I know that they solved some control issues 838 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:56,680 they were having with the speed controllers 839 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,010 on the weapon, so it should spin a lot faster 840 00:35:59,210 --> 00:36:00,960 and deliver a better hit. 841 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:02,080 [Chris] All right. 842 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:03,680 Well, get ready for what should be 843 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,650 a whacky fight for all the right reasons. 844 00:36:06,850 --> 00:36:10,110 Can Brandon Zalinsky get that weapon system dialed in? 845 00:36:10,310 --> 00:36:13,680 Or will Mammoth send Starchild back into orbit? 846 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,380 The circus is in town, 847 00:36:15,580 --> 00:36:20,850 the freaks are running wild when we return here on BattleBots. 848 00:36:21,050 --> 00:36:22,160 Yeah! 849 00:36:26,260 --> 00:36:27,630 [audience cheering] 850 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:30,980 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots, 851 00:36:31,180 --> 00:36:32,810 where we are mere moments away 852 00:36:33,010 --> 00:36:36,150 from a clash between a couple of colossal creatures. 853 00:36:36,350 --> 00:36:38,960 Rookie robot Starchild is hoping to thwack 854 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,150 veteran squad Mammoth back to the ice age. 855 00:36:42,350 --> 00:36:44,810 Both teams are still looking for their first win of the season, 856 00:36:45,010 --> 00:36:48,400 so this should be an all-out war of the weird. 857 00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:51,410 And helping us break it all down 858 00:36:51,610 --> 00:36:53,750 is RIPperoni's Anna Zolnikov. 859 00:36:53,950 --> 00:36:55,550 Anna, who do you like in this one? 860 00:36:55,750 --> 00:36:58,180 I think Starchild will prove thwack is not wack. 861 00:36:58,380 --> 00:36:59,730 [audience cheering] 862 00:37:13,430 --> 00:37:15,400 Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight... 863 00:37:17,860 --> 00:37:19,310 [Chris] Starchild. 864 00:37:19,510 --> 00:37:22,150 Mammoth, where else in the world can you see 865 00:37:22,350 --> 00:37:23,730 a fight like this? 866 00:37:29,130 --> 00:37:31,080 Let the bot battle begin! 867 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,230 The six foot Mammoth is on the attack. 868 00:37:34,900 --> 00:37:36,480 Oh! 869 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:37,610 Quick, quick, quick. 870 00:37:37,810 --> 00:37:39,010 Self-right, self-right, self-right now. 871 00:37:39,210 --> 00:37:41,350 [Chris] The big boys get tangled right out of the gate. 872 00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:43,180 Starchild caught up in the screws 873 00:37:43,380 --> 00:37:47,050 and Mammoth flopping around trying to right itself. 874 00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:48,310 Other way. Other way! 875 00:37:48,510 --> 00:37:50,960 [Kenny] Brandon Zalinsky needs to take advantage here, Chris. 876 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:52,960 He's all lined up. 877 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:54,810 Misses on that thwack. 878 00:37:55,010 --> 00:37:57,350 [Chris] Starchild has Mammoth pinned in the corner. 879 00:37:57,550 --> 00:38:00,480 Mammoth try to find its feet, and does. 880 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:04,080 These two giants get up close and personal to start this match. 881 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:05,380 It's awesome to see. 882 00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:07,280 [Kenny] Mammoth with a nice reversal, 883 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,050 now boxing in Starchild. 884 00:38:09,250 --> 00:38:10,910 [Chris] Uh-oh! Uh-oh! 885 00:38:11,110 --> 00:38:13,710 Starchild's got to get away from the railing, and it does. 886 00:38:13,910 --> 00:38:15,410 Hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit. 887 00:38:15,610 --> 00:38:18,160 [Kenny] Ricky Willems, the more aggressive driver so far. 888 00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:20,750 [Chris] Uh-oh! 889 00:38:20,950 --> 00:38:21,980 [Chris laughs] 890 00:38:22,180 --> 00:38:23,050 Oh, yeah. 891 00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:24,450 Break the chain. Break the chain. 892 00:38:24,650 --> 00:38:25,610 [Kenny] Uh-oh! 893 00:38:25,810 --> 00:38:26,960 A little piggyback ride. 894 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:27,980 Come over here, Starchild. 895 00:38:28,180 --> 00:38:29,080 [Chris] Uh-huh. 896 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:30,650 [Kenny] Let me introduce you to the BattleBox. 897 00:38:30,850 --> 00:38:32,180 [Chris] How the heck is Starchild going 898 00:38:32,380 --> 00:38:34,450 to get out of that thing, Anna? 899 00:38:34,650 --> 00:38:36,610 [Anna] Oh, that has got to be one of the greatest sticks 900 00:38:36,810 --> 00:38:38,510 in the history of BattleBots. 901 00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:40,480 [Chris and Kenny laughing] 902 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,250 [Chris] Let's see if these two behemoths 903 00:38:42,450 --> 00:38:43,650 can untangled themselves. 904 00:38:43,850 --> 00:38:45,980 If not, we may have a stop down coming. 905 00:38:46,180 --> 00:38:47,380 We're close. 906 00:38:47,580 --> 00:38:48,960 Shake loose. You can do it. 907 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,330 [indistinct chatter] 908 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:52,960 [Chris] Whoa. 909 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,650 - [Kenny] There you go. - [Chris] Okay, so we fight on. 910 00:38:55,850 --> 00:38:59,960 The 100-pound pulverizer welcoming Starchild back into the action. 911 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,980 And, Kenny, who do you have ahead on the scorecards at this point? 912 00:39:04,180 --> 00:39:06,080 [Kenny] Well, not a ton of damage either way, 913 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:08,960 but right now I'd give the aggression edge to Mammoth. 914 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:10,310 And you see right there, 915 00:39:10,510 --> 00:39:11,850 Ricky's done a good job 916 00:39:12,050 --> 00:39:14,910 keeping Starchild off balance with that lifting arm. 917 00:39:15,110 --> 00:39:18,750 That's gonna earn him some points in the control category. 918 00:39:18,950 --> 00:39:19,850 [Chris] Uh-oh. 919 00:39:20,050 --> 00:39:21,010 Starchild in the corner. 920 00:39:21,210 --> 00:39:22,380 Got to get out of there. 921 00:39:22,580 --> 00:39:23,850 One minute remaining. 922 00:39:24,050 --> 00:39:25,810 Can Starchild find a way to thwack 923 00:39:26,010 --> 00:39:27,480 back and even this match? 924 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:29,710 That's the question. 925 00:39:29,910 --> 00:39:33,960 [Kenny] Ricky Willems' experience is really showing in this fight, Chris. 926 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,650 [Chris] Brandon Zalinsky, a veteran driver as well. 927 00:39:36,850 --> 00:39:40,110 But this is only Starchild's second fight at the heavyweight level, 928 00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:43,150 and it's proving to be a difficult robot to control, 929 00:39:43,350 --> 00:39:45,010 don't you think, Anna? 930 00:39:45,210 --> 00:39:46,960 [Anna] You know, Ma... Mammoth is doing a good job 931 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:50,450 not letting him drive back and spool into it. 932 00:39:50,650 --> 00:39:52,350 [Chris] Ricky Willems looking to make an impression 933 00:39:52,550 --> 00:39:54,450 on the judges here down the stretch. 934 00:39:54,650 --> 00:39:58,050 He is giving Starchild the grand tour of the BattleBox, 935 00:39:58,250 --> 00:40:00,480 taking it corner to corner. 936 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,610 You can see a little bend in that lifting arm, 937 00:40:02,810 --> 00:40:05,180 by the way, on Mammoth now, but Mammoth, 938 00:40:05,380 --> 00:40:07,950 very effective with that weapon in this fight, Kenny. 939 00:40:08,150 --> 00:40:09,710 - There's no question about it. - [Kenny] Yeah. 940 00:40:09,910 --> 00:40:12,480 Ricky is going to be happy with this performance. 941 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,180 A well-executed game plan by Mammoth. 942 00:40:16,380 --> 00:40:18,880 [Chris] Final seconds kick away in this weird, 943 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,300 whacky and wonderful BattleBots contest. 944 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:25,500 [indistinct chatter] 945 00:40:26,830 --> 00:40:29,710 [Chris] And after three minutes of heavyweight combat, 946 00:40:29,910 --> 00:40:33,500 the judges will now be tasked with declaring a victor. 947 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,480 Yeah! Let's go! 948 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:38,830 [indistinct shouting] 949 00:40:41,130 --> 00:40:42,110 I'm so sorry, guys. 950 00:40:42,310 --> 00:40:43,180 [woman 1] No, you're fine. 951 00:40:43,380 --> 00:40:44,410 [woman 2] You're doing great. 952 00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:46,950 It's beautiful when the thing works like it's supposed to. 953 00:40:47,150 --> 00:40:49,380 [audience cheering] 954 00:40:49,580 --> 00:40:51,880 [Chris] Hey, where else but BattleBots can you see 955 00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:56,050 250-pound robots flying through the air like this, Kenny? 956 00:40:56,250 --> 00:40:57,110 [Kenny] Yeah. 957 00:40:57,310 --> 00:41:00,050 Shades of the Mammoth versus Huge classic 958 00:41:00,250 --> 00:41:03,150 from a few years back with those aerial gymnastics. 959 00:41:03,350 --> 00:41:05,810 [Chris] With Mammoth inverted, Starchild had a window 960 00:41:06,010 --> 00:41:08,980 to land some thwacks, but could not capitalize. 961 00:41:09,180 --> 00:41:12,410 And from there it was pretty much all Mammoth. 962 00:41:12,610 --> 00:41:14,850 [Kenny] Excellent driving by Ricky Willems in this one, 963 00:41:15,050 --> 00:41:19,110 using the lifting arm to keep Starchild at bay and off-balance. 964 00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:21,850 I thought Mammoth dominated the control category. 965 00:41:22,050 --> 00:41:24,580 And in a fight without much visible damage, 966 00:41:24,780 --> 00:41:26,410 that may be the deciding factor. 967 00:41:26,610 --> 00:41:30,050 [Chris] Anna, after two fights, it seems to me like Starchild 968 00:41:30,250 --> 00:41:33,510 may just be a very difficult bot to control. 969 00:41:33,710 --> 00:41:35,960 [Anna] Yeah, I'm really hoping to see Starchild fight 970 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:37,450 like a smaller, lower robot. 971 00:41:37,650 --> 00:41:39,080 That's really what it was designed to do, 972 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,450 is take on robots with small spinners 973 00:41:41,650 --> 00:41:43,380 that are really fast and low. 974 00:41:43,580 --> 00:41:45,210 So this was an awkward matchup for Starchild, 975 00:41:45,410 --> 00:41:46,800 but I think he did a great job. 976 00:41:48,230 --> 00:41:51,350 [Chris] Both bots in jeopardy of falling to 0-2 here. 977 00:41:51,550 --> 00:41:53,460 Faruq has the decision. 978 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:58,500 The results from the judges are in. 979 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:06,260 The winner by unanimous decision is... 980 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:10,680 Mammoth! 981 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:11,930 [all cheering] 982 00:42:25,230 --> 00:42:26,180 Hey, Ricky. 983 00:42:26,380 --> 00:42:27,380 - Congratulations. - Hi. 984 00:42:27,580 --> 00:42:28,710 Well, yes. Hello. 985 00:42:28,910 --> 00:42:29,910 Welcome back to the Mammoth show. 986 00:42:30,110 --> 00:42:31,080 Wait. BattleBots. BattleBots. 987 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:32,150 Hello. 988 00:42:32,350 --> 00:42:33,810 [Chris] I know it was a tough first fight. 989 00:42:34,010 --> 00:42:35,960 How rewarding is it to bounce back like that? 990 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:37,710 Oh, it... it was fantastic. 991 00:42:37,910 --> 00:42:38,810 We all needed that. 992 00:42:39,010 --> 00:42:39,910 We needed the win. 993 00:42:40,110 --> 00:42:40,980 It wasn't the first fight... 994 00:42:41,180 --> 00:42:42,080 Okay, fine. We'll take it. 995 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,050 But, but the second fight, like, that's still good. 996 00:42:45,250 --> 00:42:47,250 I... No words. 997 00:42:47,450 --> 00:42:48,680 It was somewhat reminiscent of your, 998 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,180 of your fight against Huge from a couple seasons ago. 999 00:42:51,380 --> 00:42:53,080 There's a lot of gymnastics going on. 1000 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:54,210 What was the strategy? 1001 00:42:54,410 --> 00:42:55,380 I mean, the strategy... 1002 00:42:55,580 --> 00:42:57,680 I really, really wanted to get Brandon out of the arena. 1003 00:42:57,880 --> 00:42:59,150 I know we could do it. 1004 00:42:59,350 --> 00:43:01,150 Maybe if we get another shot later in the tournament, 1005 00:43:01,350 --> 00:43:02,250 that's what will happen. 1006 00:43:02,450 --> 00:43:03,680 I don't know. Uh... 1007 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:06,310 But, yeah, it was fantastic. 1008 00:43:06,510 --> 00:43:07,510 Ricky, congratulations. 1009 00:43:07,710 --> 00:43:08,710 We'll see you in your next fight. 1010 00:43:08,910 --> 00:43:10,130 Yeah. Oh, thank you. 1011 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:14,700 [indistinct chatter] 1012 00:43:18,060 --> 00:43:20,650 [Chris] All right, So Mammoth gets back to 500. 1013 00:43:20,850 --> 00:43:23,210 Wasn't the most impressive performance, but hey, 1014 00:43:23,410 --> 00:43:25,480 I love seeing a smile on Ricky Willems' face, don't you? 1015 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:26,550 [Kenny] Yeah. 1016 00:43:26,750 --> 00:43:28,450 First time we've seen it all season. 1017 00:43:28,650 --> 00:43:31,150 As far as Starchild, that's kind of the growing pains 1018 00:43:31,350 --> 00:43:33,550 with the interesting bot like that, don't you think? 1019 00:43:33,750 --> 00:43:34,650 Yeah, of course. 1020 00:43:34,850 --> 00:43:35,980 RIPperoni totally understands. 1021 00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:39,110 It's... it's really tough to go out there, 1022 00:43:39,310 --> 00:43:40,610 especially with a brand-new bot 1023 00:43:40,810 --> 00:43:43,650 that's only been driven around a parking lot and, 1024 00:43:43,850 --> 00:43:46,110 you know, deliver the exact performance that you want it to. 1025 00:43:46,310 --> 00:43:47,310 I totally understand. 1026 00:43:47,510 --> 00:43:49,280 And I think that once they work the kinks out, 1027 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:50,450 that bot is going to be ferocious. 1028 00:43:50,650 --> 00:43:51,550 [Chris] All right. 1029 00:43:51,750 --> 00:43:52,810 We will see you in a couple of weeks 1030 00:43:53,010 --> 00:43:54,980 when you take on HiJinx in your next fight. 1031 00:43:55,180 --> 00:43:56,550 By the way, I love the pizza charm. 1032 00:43:56,750 --> 00:43:57,680 That is very cool. 1033 00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:01,010 Let's hear it for Anna Zalinsky of Team RIPperoni. 1034 00:44:01,210 --> 00:44:02,110 Zolnikov. 1035 00:44:02,310 --> 00:44:03,360 Oh, Zo... 1036 00:44:04,430 --> 00:44:05,410 - Zolnikov. - Brandon Zalinsky... 1037 00:44:05,610 --> 00:44:06,750 - Brandon Zalinsky... - ...Anna Zolnikov. 1038 00:44:06,950 --> 00:44:08,780 Did I marry you guys accidentally right here? 1039 00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:11,380 If so, I didn't even get you guys a gift. 1040 00:44:11,580 --> 00:44:12,910 I'm so sorry about that. 1041 00:44:13,110 --> 00:44:17,900 Anna Zolnikov, Brandon Zalinsky, Chris Idiot. 1042 00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:22,350 Hey, coming up, I think I've got these names right. 1043 00:44:22,550 --> 00:44:26,180 A team that scored a 33-second knockout in its first fight, 1044 00:44:26,380 --> 00:44:30,710 Copperhead will try and land another venomous bite on Triton, 1045 00:44:30,910 --> 00:44:34,110 The bot with the biggest weapon in the entire field. 1046 00:44:34,310 --> 00:44:36,310 Should be a good one. 1047 00:44:36,510 --> 00:44:38,980 That is next on BattleBots. 1048 00:44:39,180 --> 00:44:40,560 [audience cheering] 1049 00:44:45,700 --> 00:44:47,060 [audience cheering] 1050 00:44:49,700 --> 00:44:52,510 [Chris] Welcome back to week seven of the BattleBots season. 1051 00:44:52,710 --> 00:44:55,510 We are getting closer to tonight's main event 1052 00:44:55,710 --> 00:44:58,850 where the buzzing blade of Cobalt will try to slice 1053 00:44:59,050 --> 00:45:02,310 right through the Brazilian bull Minotaur. 1054 00:45:02,510 --> 00:45:04,510 But up next, it's a clash of designs. 1055 00:45:04,710 --> 00:45:07,350 A rookie sporting the biggest weapon in the field, 1056 00:45:07,550 --> 00:45:10,050 Triton, is set to face off with one of the most 1057 00:45:10,250 --> 00:45:13,050 compact bots around, Copperhead. 1058 00:45:13,250 --> 00:45:14,550 And let's start with Triton. 1059 00:45:14,750 --> 00:45:17,510 Kicked off its season sideways, literally, 1060 00:45:17,710 --> 00:45:19,410 in its debut fight against LUCKY!. 1061 00:45:19,610 --> 00:45:21,980 Ended up on its side, couldn't self-right, 1062 00:45:22,180 --> 00:45:23,310 and then got counted out. 1063 00:45:23,510 --> 00:45:24,680 What happened there, Kenny? 1064 00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:27,050 [Kenny] Well, Captain Bradley Hanstad learned the hard way 1065 00:45:27,250 --> 00:45:29,110 that it doesn't matter how big your weapon is, 1066 00:45:29,310 --> 00:45:31,410 if you can't drive, it's useless. 1067 00:45:31,610 --> 00:45:32,910 They were having a lot of trouble 1068 00:45:33,110 --> 00:45:34,780 keeping that weapon pointed forward 1069 00:45:34,980 --> 00:45:36,380 kind of all over the place. 1070 00:45:36,580 --> 00:45:38,310 If they could solve those driving issues, 1071 00:45:38,510 --> 00:45:40,110 it's anchors away for Triton. 1072 00:45:40,310 --> 00:45:42,250 [Chris] And Triton will give it another go 1073 00:45:42,450 --> 00:45:46,680 against the little tyke with a big bite, Copperhead, Luke Quintal. 1074 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:50,080 He is the third captain in as many seasons for this robot. 1075 00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:52,680 He said, "Listen, last season I thought 1076 00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:53,960 that we were a little passive 1077 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:55,960 when it came to driving out there. 1078 00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:59,780 I'm going full throttle, and we know that weapon is A-OK as well." 1079 00:45:59,980 --> 00:46:00,960 [Kenny] Yeah, absolutely. 1080 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:03,610 Copperhead is a serious powerhouse. 1081 00:46:03,810 --> 00:46:06,380 KO'd Bloodsport in just 33 seconds 1082 00:46:06,580 --> 00:46:09,480 in fight number one, lit it up like a Christmas tree. 1083 00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:12,350 Now, even though that fight was a one hitter quitter, 1084 00:46:12,550 --> 00:46:14,550 Copperhead took significant damage 1085 00:46:14,750 --> 00:46:16,450 to its frame in that exchange. 1086 00:46:16,650 --> 00:46:18,010 But Luke says the team's been working 1087 00:46:18,210 --> 00:46:20,780 around the clock in the Lincoln Electric tent 1088 00:46:20,980 --> 00:46:23,960 to repair and fortify the bot ahead of this matchup. 1089 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,550 [Chris] I know a good way to undo all that hard work. 1090 00:46:26,750 --> 00:46:29,380 Put it in the box against an 80-pound weapon. 1091 00:46:29,580 --> 00:46:32,680 That is the heaviest that a weapon can be here at BattleBots. 1092 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:34,010 Faruq. 1093 00:46:34,210 --> 00:46:36,250 [audience cheering] 1094 00:46:36,450 --> 00:46:39,980 [Faruq] In the red square, from Las Vegas, Nevada, 1095 00:46:40,180 --> 00:46:41,610 get near his vicious spinner 1096 00:46:41,810 --> 00:46:46,700 and they'll be declaring him the winner, it's Triton. 1097 00:46:51,100 --> 00:46:54,680 [Chris] Triton led by 6'7" Bradley Hanstad, 1098 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:58,380 and they made some changes to help make that giant weapon 1099 00:46:58,580 --> 00:46:59,750 a little more effective tonight. 1100 00:46:59,950 --> 00:47:01,010 - Right, Kenny? - [Kenny] Yeah. 1101 00:47:01,210 --> 00:47:03,180 Bradley cut out weight from Triton's chassis 1102 00:47:03,380 --> 00:47:06,150 so he could add a bigger pulley to their weapon system. 1103 00:47:06,350 --> 00:47:08,910 That'll help the blade to spin more consistently. 1104 00:47:09,110 --> 00:47:11,680 Wants to dish out some massive hits to Copperhead. 1105 00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:13,300 [audience cheering] 1106 00:47:18,430 --> 00:47:21,750 [Faruq] In the blue square, from Denver, Colorado, 1107 00:47:21,950 --> 00:47:24,310 the killer snake that can make you break, 1108 00:47:24,510 --> 00:47:27,700 give it up for Copperhead! 1109 00:47:32,260 --> 00:47:33,410 [Chris] Oh, boy. 1110 00:47:33,610 --> 00:47:35,210 What do we got here? 1111 00:47:35,410 --> 00:47:36,750 Luke, is he all right? 1112 00:47:36,950 --> 00:47:38,610 What is this, Weekend at Bernie's? 1113 00:47:38,810 --> 00:47:40,960 Oh, oh. 1114 00:47:43,130 --> 00:47:44,150 Attaway, Luke. 1115 00:47:44,350 --> 00:47:46,180 Well, I hope he could stay awake for this fight 1116 00:47:46,380 --> 00:47:49,250 because playing dead won't work against a bot like Triton. 1117 00:47:49,450 --> 00:47:50,850 [Kenny] Yeah. Bracing for big impacts. 1118 00:47:51,050 --> 00:47:53,510 They've actually welded a bar that connects 1119 00:47:53,710 --> 00:47:56,050 their front forks, which should improve 1120 00:47:56,250 --> 00:47:58,510 the bot's structural integrity. 1121 00:47:58,710 --> 00:48:00,710 It's been a time consuming precaution, 1122 00:48:00,910 --> 00:48:02,310 but against an 80-pound weapon, 1123 00:48:02,510 --> 00:48:03,750 they're not taking any chances. 1124 00:48:03,950 --> 00:48:05,330 [audience cheering] 1125 00:48:12,330 --> 00:48:14,810 Copperhead is one of the most stout robots here. 1126 00:48:15,010 --> 00:48:16,960 I know they're already preparing their robot for us, 1127 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,280 specifically by welding the whole frame together. 1128 00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:21,080 We have to hit 'em as hard as possible 1129 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:22,960 and try to bend their frame 1130 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:25,200 and don't give them any easy hits on our sides. 1131 00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:28,480 This fight is definitely not going three minutes. 1132 00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:30,850 Hopefully it's over as quickly as possible. 1133 00:48:31,050 --> 00:48:32,410 I think we will win. 1134 00:48:32,610 --> 00:48:34,210 I think it's just about avoiding taking 1135 00:48:34,410 --> 00:48:35,850 massive damage in the process. 1136 00:48:36,050 --> 00:48:38,250 We took a lot of damage in our last match and we're... 1137 00:48:38,450 --> 00:48:41,080 we know that Triton can also do the same kind of damage. 1138 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:42,480 We want to be really meticulous 1139 00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:43,980 with how we encounter them, 1140 00:48:44,180 --> 00:48:45,960 but they have almost no armor. 1141 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:48,180 So we know if we can land one solid hit, 1142 00:48:48,380 --> 00:48:49,560 the match should be over. 1143 00:48:50,900 --> 00:48:51,980 You got it, buddy? 1144 00:48:52,180 --> 00:48:53,410 Yep. 1145 00:48:53,610 --> 00:48:54,760 Big boom, big boom. 1146 00:48:55,760 --> 00:48:57,130 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 1147 00:48:58,930 --> 00:49:02,580 [Chris] All right, Kenny, horizontal versus vertical spinner, 1148 00:49:02,780 --> 00:49:03,850 who has the advantage here? 1149 00:49:04,050 --> 00:49:05,150 [Kenny] Well, during a collision, 1150 00:49:05,350 --> 00:49:07,010 vertical spinners can use the ground 1151 00:49:07,210 --> 00:49:08,450 as a base of support. 1152 00:49:08,650 --> 00:49:09,780 Horizontals can't. 1153 00:49:09,980 --> 00:49:11,960 That's why when horizontals land a shot, 1154 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:14,650 they usually fly across the box. 1155 00:49:14,850 --> 00:49:18,350 Basically, the ground helps verts transfer energy more efficiently, 1156 00:49:18,550 --> 00:49:20,110 which gives them the edge. 1157 00:49:20,310 --> 00:49:22,560 But it really all comes down to timing. 1158 00:49:23,630 --> 00:49:25,060 [man cheering] Go, Copperhead! 1159 00:49:26,700 --> 00:49:28,330 [robotic voice] Red team, ready? 1160 00:49:31,260 --> 00:49:33,180 [Chris] That is Bradley's girlfriend, Shea. 1161 00:49:33,380 --> 00:49:35,300 They met through BattleBots last year. 1162 00:49:37,130 --> 00:49:38,960 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready? 1163 00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:41,300 - Hit it! - Yeah! 1164 00:49:54,860 --> 00:49:57,360 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight... 1165 00:50:08,830 --> 00:50:10,830 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1166 00:50:12,100 --> 00:50:15,280 Copperhead on the attack, but nice job by Triton... 1167 00:50:15,480 --> 00:50:17,250 - [Kenny] Oh. - [Chris] ...warding it off. 1168 00:50:17,450 --> 00:50:19,180 Triton, a little bit out of control here. 1169 00:50:19,380 --> 00:50:21,350 But that blade looks better than last fight. 1170 00:50:21,550 --> 00:50:22,510 [Kenny] Yeah, definitely. 1171 00:50:22,710 --> 00:50:24,050 Much more durable as well. 1172 00:50:24,250 --> 00:50:25,780 [audience exclaiming] 1173 00:50:25,980 --> 00:50:27,350 [Kenny] Uh, what was I saying? 1174 00:50:27,550 --> 00:50:29,630 [Chris] I have no idea what you said. 1175 00:50:30,830 --> 00:50:33,680 Copperhead disembowels Triton. 1176 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:35,350 But uh-oh, hold on. 1177 00:50:35,550 --> 00:50:37,110 Is Copperhead having issues as well, Kenny? 1178 00:50:37,310 --> 00:50:41,380 The weapon is spinning, but the bot here is not moving. 1179 00:50:41,580 --> 00:50:42,810 [Kenny] I think it's high centered 1180 00:50:43,010 --> 00:50:44,950 on part of the guts of Triton, Chris. 1181 00:50:45,150 --> 00:50:46,410 [indistinct shouting] 1182 00:50:46,610 --> 00:50:47,560 [Chris] Oh, my gosh. 1183 00:50:48,630 --> 00:50:49,650 Oh, yeah. Oh, my gosh. 1184 00:50:49,850 --> 00:50:50,710 Yes. 1185 00:50:50,910 --> 00:50:52,480 [Chris] Is this a double countdown? 1186 00:50:52,680 --> 00:50:57,310 ...six, five, four, three, two, one. 1187 00:50:57,510 --> 00:50:58,660 Knockout. 1188 00:51:00,260 --> 00:51:02,430 [Chris] That was unbelievable. 1189 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:05,210 Wow! 1190 00:51:05,410 --> 00:51:07,450 In 35 seconds. 1191 00:51:07,650 --> 00:51:08,960 [Kenny] Look at smoke over there. 1192 00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:10,330 [Chris] Unreal. 1193 00:51:12,060 --> 00:51:12,980 All right, Kenny. 1194 00:51:13,180 --> 00:51:15,550 So both teams have been counted out by the refs. 1195 00:51:15,750 --> 00:51:17,780 Tell us what happens from here. 1196 00:51:17,980 --> 00:51:20,050 [Kenny] Yeah, it's a simultaneous countdown, 1197 00:51:20,250 --> 00:51:22,510 so now it will be decided by the judges. 1198 00:51:22,710 --> 00:51:25,010 Remember, we saw this happen last year in a fight 1199 00:51:25,210 --> 00:51:26,960 between Mammoth and Tombstone. 1200 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:30,210 That fight, a little less one-sided than this one, though. 1201 00:51:30,410 --> 00:51:32,280 BattleBots is about doing things that are amazing. 1202 00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:33,780 And that [bleep] amazing. 1203 00:51:33,980 --> 00:51:34,850 You okay? 1204 00:51:35,050 --> 00:51:36,060 It's amazing. 1205 00:51:38,330 --> 00:51:40,210 [Chris] Kenny, I think we all knew this one 1206 00:51:40,410 --> 00:51:42,080 wasn't going the distance. 1207 00:51:42,280 --> 00:51:43,180 [Kenny] Yeah. 1208 00:51:43,380 --> 00:51:44,960 You know, Triton and got a few good jabs in 1209 00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:47,380 to start the match but after two fights, 1210 00:51:47,580 --> 00:51:49,680 I think it's safe to say that this bot 1211 00:51:49,880 --> 00:51:52,250 has some maneuverability issues to sort out. 1212 00:51:52,450 --> 00:51:55,780 [Chris] A big time driving error by Bradley Hanstad, 1213 00:51:55,980 --> 00:51:59,550 feeding Triton's backside directly into Copperhead's drum, 1214 00:51:59,750 --> 00:52:01,010 and look out! 1215 00:52:01,210 --> 00:52:02,550 [Kenny] Oh, my goodness. 1216 00:52:02,750 --> 00:52:03,980 There go the guts. 1217 00:52:04,180 --> 00:52:05,210 Nasty. 1218 00:52:05,410 --> 00:52:07,750 Bradley is going to wake up in a cold sweat tonight 1219 00:52:07,950 --> 00:52:10,250 replaying this shot in his head. 1220 00:52:10,450 --> 00:52:11,450 [Chris] And check this out. 1221 00:52:11,650 --> 00:52:14,080 With its dying breath, Triton just slides 1222 00:52:14,280 --> 00:52:16,780 one of its batteries right underneath Copperhead, 1223 00:52:16,980 --> 00:52:18,380 that left it high centered, 1224 00:52:18,580 --> 00:52:20,980 which resulted in a double count out. 1225 00:52:21,180 --> 00:52:22,480 Not a whole lot for the judges 1226 00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:24,050 to debate in this one, though. 1227 00:52:24,250 --> 00:52:26,230 Here is Faruq with the decision. 1228 00:52:30,730 --> 00:52:32,960 The results from the judges are in. 1229 00:52:36,600 --> 00:52:40,460 And the winner by unanimous decision is... 1230 00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:47,350 Copperhead. 1231 00:52:47,550 --> 00:52:48,960 [all cheering] 1232 00:52:59,700 --> 00:53:01,850 [Chris] All right, Luke, congratulations. 1233 00:53:02,050 --> 00:53:03,410 You improved to 2-0. 1234 00:53:03,610 --> 00:53:05,750 You almost went from the highs to the lows 1235 00:53:05,950 --> 00:53:07,680 because you throttled that robot, 1236 00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:09,350 but you weren't moving. 1237 00:53:09,550 --> 00:53:10,610 Were you worried at all? 1238 00:53:10,810 --> 00:53:11,960 I wasn't too worried. 1239 00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:13,980 I think we stopped moving because we got stuck on their battery. 1240 00:53:14,180 --> 00:53:16,150 There's just a bunch of shrapnel in the arena, 1241 00:53:16,350 --> 00:53:19,280 so I don't know if that was really a double knockout or what, 1242 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,050 but we got the win, so we're pumped. 1243 00:53:22,250 --> 00:53:23,210 Yeah. 1244 00:53:23,410 --> 00:53:25,550 Luke, you said you wanted to be aggressive this season. 1245 00:53:25,750 --> 00:53:28,250 That's exactly what you're doing, man. 1246 00:53:28,450 --> 00:53:30,960 Yeah, I mean, we're just, you know, it's an old robot, 1247 00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:32,850 but we still got a lot of life in it. 1248 00:53:33,050 --> 00:53:35,250 We just want to spin it up and get some mega hits 1249 00:53:35,450 --> 00:53:36,830 and put on a good show for everybody. 1250 00:53:37,830 --> 00:53:39,350 Hey, keep doing your thing. 1251 00:53:39,550 --> 00:53:40,600 All right. Thank you. 1252 00:53:45,300 --> 00:53:46,800 [indistinct chatter] 1253 00:53:53,060 --> 00:53:55,650 I love Luke's confidence and I understand 1254 00:53:55,850 --> 00:53:56,780 where it comes from, huh? 1255 00:53:56,980 --> 00:53:57,960 [Kenny] Absolutely. 1256 00:53:58,160 --> 00:54:00,450 But the crazy thing is, we've only seen Copperhead 1257 00:54:00,650 --> 00:54:03,350 in action for about 60 seconds this season, 1258 00:54:03,550 --> 00:54:06,350 and both wins came against horizontals. 1259 00:54:06,550 --> 00:54:09,010 What happens in a longer fight with another vert? 1260 00:54:09,210 --> 00:54:11,850 Well, they'll see RIPperoni in fight number four. 1261 00:54:12,050 --> 00:54:13,560 So I think we're going to find out. 1262 00:54:14,700 --> 00:54:16,410 [Chris] And as far as Triton's concerned, 1263 00:54:16,610 --> 00:54:19,280 another KO loss for the rookie squad. 1264 00:54:19,480 --> 00:54:22,310 Do you think their season is capsized, Kenny? 1265 00:54:22,510 --> 00:54:24,980 [Kenny] I mean, an 80-pound weapon isn't going to do 1266 00:54:25,180 --> 00:54:26,110 you much good at this level 1267 00:54:26,310 --> 00:54:28,350 if you can't control your robot. 1268 00:54:28,550 --> 00:54:31,610 Triton needs to solve those driving issues or, yeah, 1269 00:54:31,810 --> 00:54:33,080 they could be toast. 1270 00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:34,850 [Chris] All right. Well, coming up. 1271 00:54:35,050 --> 00:54:38,150 Matt Spurk's redesigned Kraken looks to bounce back 1272 00:54:38,350 --> 00:54:42,080 from an opening fight loss against the 1-0 LUCKY!. 1273 00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:44,050 It's a sea monster from Florida, 1274 00:54:44,250 --> 00:54:47,210 and a Canuck who can flip ya like a hockey puck. 1275 00:54:47,410 --> 00:54:49,610 That's next on BattleBots. 1276 00:54:49,810 --> 00:54:51,100 [audience cheering] 1277 00:54:56,760 --> 00:54:58,160 [audience cheering] 1278 00:55:02,630 --> 00:55:05,180 [Chris] We are back on BattleBots World Championship VII, 1279 00:55:05,380 --> 00:55:07,450 and up next, pair of veterans squaring off. 1280 00:55:07,650 --> 00:55:09,380 It's LUCKY! against Kraken. 1281 00:55:09,580 --> 00:55:12,110 And as they get locked and loaded in the box, 1282 00:55:12,310 --> 00:55:15,280 let's take a look at our main event featuring two of the most 1283 00:55:15,480 --> 00:55:18,130 lethal teams in BattleBots history. 1284 00:55:19,630 --> 00:55:20,680 [Kenny] Oh! 1285 00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:22,560 What a shot by Minotaur! 1286 00:55:23,800 --> 00:55:24,780 [Chris] Whoa! 1287 00:55:24,980 --> 00:55:26,900 ...there's Minotaur right on top of them! 1288 00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:31,660 Starting off with 2-0 was very important 1289 00:55:33,500 --> 00:55:36,810 because our next two fights are gonna be really tough. 1290 00:55:37,010 --> 00:55:38,900 The next match we have Cobalt. 1291 00:55:40,500 --> 00:55:44,100 Last time we faced Cobalt and it was very violent. 1292 00:55:45,360 --> 00:55:47,300 [Chris] Oh, Minotaur! Oh, my gosh! 1293 00:55:49,230 --> 00:55:50,980 Things fell from the ceiling. 1294 00:55:51,180 --> 00:55:52,960 [Kenny] There goes the wedge of Cobalt, 1295 00:55:53,160 --> 00:55:54,110 that didn't last long. 1296 00:55:54,310 --> 00:55:55,960 [Chris] There go our lights too. 1297 00:55:57,630 --> 00:55:59,560 It is probably one of the best fights I've ever had. 1298 00:56:01,300 --> 00:56:05,150 Minotaur hit us into the wall and then we hit ourself 1299 00:56:05,350 --> 00:56:07,050 off the wall and bounced like 15 foot in the air. 1300 00:56:07,250 --> 00:56:08,110 [Chris] Whoa! 1301 00:56:08,310 --> 00:56:10,400 And somehow, Cobalt is still working! 1302 00:56:13,860 --> 00:56:16,050 [Marco] Cobalt has a very powerful disc. 1303 00:56:16,250 --> 00:56:17,460 A lot of energy there. 1304 00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:20,250 It's a very tough robot. 1305 00:56:20,450 --> 00:56:21,960 It's very hard to hit. 1306 00:56:23,360 --> 00:56:24,810 [John] So we're making a change to the Cobalt 1307 00:56:25,010 --> 00:56:26,710 just for this fight. 1308 00:56:26,910 --> 00:56:28,750 We've added some nice, long, thin forks 1309 00:56:28,950 --> 00:56:30,780 that we designed yesterday, and we got made overnight 1310 00:56:30,980 --> 00:56:31,960 and shipped to us. 1311 00:56:33,060 --> 00:56:34,380 They'll glide underneath the drum 1312 00:56:34,580 --> 00:56:38,430 and we can feed their face into our fist. 1313 00:56:41,130 --> 00:56:46,010 Cobalt's probably going to try to get underneath us with his forks, 1314 00:56:46,210 --> 00:56:50,760 but we have Daniel, and Daniel is violent. 1315 00:56:55,060 --> 00:56:58,830 When Daniel starts driving, his face changes. 1316 00:57:02,060 --> 00:57:03,360 He forgets everything. 1317 00:57:05,460 --> 00:57:06,800 Time passes differently. 1318 00:57:08,660 --> 00:57:09,860 He becomes Minotaur. 1319 00:57:14,130 --> 00:57:16,050 I hope that people don't get an impression 1320 00:57:16,250 --> 00:57:17,700 that there's nothing personal there. 1321 00:57:19,330 --> 00:57:21,560 'Cause this fight will be so violent, 1322 00:57:23,060 --> 00:57:24,600 nobody knows what's gonna happen. 1323 00:57:28,460 --> 00:57:31,050 [Chris] That one may just bring the house down. 1324 00:57:31,250 --> 00:57:32,400 [audience cheering] 1325 00:57:33,830 --> 00:57:34,980 And there they are. 1326 00:57:35,180 --> 00:57:36,210 Check it out. 1327 00:57:36,410 --> 00:57:39,710 Cobalt, Minotaur completing their final safety tests. 1328 00:57:39,910 --> 00:57:43,080 Two teams that are not scared to go weapon on weapon. 1329 00:57:43,280 --> 00:57:46,510 This one has the makings of an instant classic. 1330 00:57:46,710 --> 00:57:48,710 It is coming your way shortly. 1331 00:57:48,910 --> 00:57:49,960 We cannot wait. 1332 00:57:51,500 --> 00:57:54,650 But right now, back to the matchup at hand. 1333 00:57:54,850 --> 00:57:56,960 Let's start with the man from Canada, 1334 00:57:57,160 --> 00:57:59,710 Mark Demers and his flipper bot LUCKY!. 1335 00:57:59,910 --> 00:58:02,210 Listen, they're not one of the premier flipper bots, 1336 00:58:02,410 --> 00:58:03,780 at least in most people's eyes. 1337 00:58:03,980 --> 00:58:06,280 They might not be the Hydra, they might not be the Blip. 1338 00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:08,580 But, Kenny, it's incredibly well-driven, 1339 00:58:08,780 --> 00:58:11,010 and that's helped them get off to a 1-0 start. 1340 00:58:11,210 --> 00:58:12,250 [Kenny] Yeah. 1341 00:58:12,450 --> 00:58:15,150 Driver Matt Olson has been a game changer for this team 1342 00:58:15,350 --> 00:58:16,510 since joining last year. 1343 00:58:16,710 --> 00:58:18,680 He's doubled their career win total, 1344 00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:20,280 and against Triton, 1345 00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:24,250 he put on a master class on deflecting blows from a horizontal weapon. 1346 00:58:24,450 --> 00:58:27,450 Tonight, though, they're not only facing a vertical spinner, 1347 00:58:27,650 --> 00:58:30,210 but a vertical spinner that can attack from above. 1348 00:58:30,410 --> 00:58:31,450 [Chris] And that vertical spinner, 1349 00:58:31,650 --> 00:58:34,210 of course, belongs to the retooled Kraken. 1350 00:58:34,410 --> 00:58:37,080 After years of having trouble scoring damage points, 1351 00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:38,850 Matt Spurk brought the noise 1352 00:58:39,050 --> 00:58:40,710 in his first fight of the season. 1353 00:58:40,910 --> 00:58:42,580 Now they lost in a judge's decision, 1354 00:58:42,780 --> 00:58:44,110 but for a brand-new bot, 1355 00:58:44,310 --> 00:58:47,580 that was an encouraging performance for Spurk and his crew. 1356 00:58:47,780 --> 00:58:48,960 [Kenny] Yeah, the weapon looked great. 1357 00:58:49,160 --> 00:58:51,250 It sits on that articulating jaw 1358 00:58:51,450 --> 00:58:52,960 so they can drop the hammer saw, 1359 00:58:53,160 --> 00:58:56,150 a la SawBlaze or keep it low and run it just 1360 00:58:56,350 --> 00:58:57,580 as a vertical spinner. 1361 00:58:57,780 --> 00:58:59,510 Now, there's a bit of a learning curve 1362 00:58:59,710 --> 00:59:02,010 driving a robot with a massive weapon on it, 1363 00:59:02,210 --> 00:59:03,780 but with one fight in the books, 1364 00:59:03,980 --> 00:59:05,760 hopefully Matt will have it more dialed in. 1365 00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:08,750 [Chris] All right. 1366 00:59:08,950 --> 00:59:11,010 Well, these two teams are on the driver's deck 1367 00:59:11,210 --> 00:59:12,430 and ready for liftoff. 1368 00:59:13,760 --> 00:59:15,100 [audience cheering and applauding] 1369 00:59:19,060 --> 00:59:20,800 [robotic voice] Red team, ready? 1370 00:59:23,260 --> 00:59:26,180 [Chris] Matt Olson, the driver there with the comms headset on. 1371 00:59:26,380 --> 00:59:27,850 "Talk to me, Goose. Talk to me." 1372 00:59:28,050 --> 00:59:30,710 Kenny, how's this team prepared for Kraken? 1373 00:59:30,910 --> 00:59:32,960 [Kenny] Well, because Kraken can attack from above, 1374 00:59:33,160 --> 00:59:35,580 they've pulled all the armor from the sides of LUCKY! 1375 00:59:35,780 --> 00:59:37,350 and added that weight up top. 1376 00:59:37,550 --> 00:59:39,810 Their pneumatic pump sits under that lifting arm, 1377 00:59:40,010 --> 00:59:43,400 so they do not want to risk having that detonated in the BattleBox. 1378 00:59:45,560 --> 00:59:47,730 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready? 1379 00:59:50,760 --> 00:59:52,350 [Chris] Matt's 15-year-old son, Cayden, 1380 00:59:52,550 --> 00:59:53,780 pushing the button there. 1381 00:59:53,980 --> 00:59:55,610 He was working the weapon in fight one. 1382 00:59:55,810 --> 00:59:58,750 But 12-year-old Ethan will be operating it tonight. 1383 00:59:58,950 --> 01:00:00,380 And, Kenny, LUCKY! sounds ready 1384 01:00:00,580 --> 01:00:02,050 for Kraken's overhead attack. 1385 01:00:02,250 --> 01:00:04,250 So if you're Matt Spurk, what's your strategy? 1386 01:00:04,450 --> 01:00:06,580 [Kenny] Well, if I were on team Kraken, I'd keep the weapon 1387 01:00:06,780 --> 01:00:09,610 low and run it as a traditional vertical spinner. 1388 01:00:09,810 --> 01:00:11,810 LUCKY!'s wheels are completely exposed. 1389 01:00:12,010 --> 01:00:14,100 Take those out and you take out LUCKY!. 1390 01:00:28,330 --> 01:00:30,830 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight... 1391 01:00:38,300 --> 01:00:39,450 Get that weapon up to speed. 1392 01:00:39,650 --> 01:00:41,750 As soon as that light hits green, you go, okay? 1393 01:00:41,950 --> 01:00:43,260 [Ethan] Yep, nice and clean. 1394 01:00:46,730 --> 01:00:49,010 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 1395 01:00:49,210 --> 01:00:51,750 Kraken having trouble getting out of the blue square, 1396 01:00:51,950 --> 01:00:54,410 and the Canadians have already crossed the border. 1397 01:00:54,610 --> 01:00:56,180 Matt Olson's got his opponent pinned, 1398 01:00:56,380 --> 01:00:58,250 but Kraken's blade is fully spun up. 1399 01:00:58,450 --> 01:01:00,310 Will we see an early flip here? 1400 01:01:00,510 --> 01:01:01,380 LUCKY! backs off. 1401 01:01:01,580 --> 01:01:02,780 [Kenny] Well, LUCKY!'s more of a puncher 1402 01:01:02,980 --> 01:01:04,080 than straight up flipper, Chris. 1403 01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:05,650 Think the weapon arm would have gone up 1404 01:01:05,850 --> 01:01:07,450 into Kraken's blade there. 1405 01:01:07,650 --> 01:01:09,550 [Chris] Meanwhile, Kraken's driving on ice, 1406 01:01:09,750 --> 01:01:11,580 still barely out of the blue square. 1407 01:01:11,780 --> 01:01:12,680 [Kenny] Uh-oh. 1408 01:01:12,880 --> 01:01:13,750 Oh! 1409 01:01:13,950 --> 01:01:15,080 [Chris] Flipped on to the upper deck, 1410 01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:17,610 and let's see if Kraken can work its way off that thing. 1411 01:01:17,810 --> 01:01:19,650 Kraken might be having drive issues, 1412 01:01:19,850 --> 01:01:21,960 but that weapon's still humming, Kenny. 1413 01:01:22,160 --> 01:01:23,410 [Kenny] Yeah, they are still very dangerous. 1414 01:01:23,610 --> 01:01:25,150 One driving error from LUCKY!, 1415 01:01:25,350 --> 01:01:26,960 and this fight could turn the other way. 1416 01:01:27,160 --> 01:01:28,400 [audience cheering] 1417 01:01:30,360 --> 01:01:31,460 Oh! 1418 01:01:33,700 --> 01:01:35,960 Lift the arm all the way up, up and back. 1419 01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:38,210 [Chris] Looks like that right side drive is down. 1420 01:01:38,410 --> 01:01:39,810 Matt Spurk, the NASA engineer 1421 01:01:40,010 --> 01:01:41,550 trying to find a solution here. 1422 01:01:41,750 --> 01:01:43,080 - Will he? - [Kenny] Yeah. 1423 01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:44,710 His son, Ethan, is trying to move 1424 01:01:44,910 --> 01:01:47,110 that articulating arm and free the bot. 1425 01:01:47,310 --> 01:01:48,250 Left and right. Left and right. 1426 01:01:48,450 --> 01:01:49,850 [Kenny] Getting closer. 1427 01:01:50,050 --> 01:01:51,250 [Chris] LUCKY!'s just waiting for it. 1428 01:01:51,450 --> 01:01:52,380 Yeah. 1429 01:01:52,580 --> 01:01:53,650 Another toss and hopefully, 1430 01:01:53,850 --> 01:01:55,980 Kraken can start moving back on the surface. 1431 01:01:56,180 --> 01:01:59,010 Oh, another right cross to Kraken's chin. 1432 01:01:59,210 --> 01:02:00,550 Oh, boy. 1433 01:02:00,750 --> 01:02:02,610 [Kenny] Flip after flip. 1434 01:02:02,810 --> 01:02:05,010 Drive issues plagued Kraken in their first fight 1435 01:02:05,210 --> 01:02:06,250 and here they are again. 1436 01:02:06,450 --> 01:02:08,580 [Chris] And you can see the back left tire's 1437 01:02:08,780 --> 01:02:09,960 all screwed up. 1438 01:02:10,160 --> 01:02:11,050 [Kenny] And credit to Matt Olson 1439 01:02:11,250 --> 01:02:13,450 for not giving Kraken any room to breathe here. 1440 01:02:13,650 --> 01:02:14,550 Excellent driving. 1441 01:02:14,750 --> 01:02:16,410 [Chris] Yeah. Uh-oh. Kraken on its head. 1442 01:02:16,610 --> 01:02:17,750 Let's see if it can right itself. 1443 01:02:17,950 --> 01:02:20,050 Oh, those are those morning crunches I hate to do. 1444 01:02:20,250 --> 01:02:22,550 You know, it hasn't worked at all on my flabby abs. 1445 01:02:22,750 --> 01:02:26,210 Oh, the upper left pulverizer drops down. 1446 01:02:26,410 --> 01:02:27,310 And another. 1447 01:02:27,510 --> 01:02:28,410 [Kenny] Oh, boy. 1448 01:02:28,610 --> 01:02:29,960 [Chris] And, Kenny, we haven't seen Kraken try 1449 01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:31,910 and spin up that blade in a while. 1450 01:02:32,110 --> 01:02:33,910 [Kenny] Yeah, they've got to get that moving again, 1451 01:02:34,110 --> 01:02:35,480 even just for self-defense. 1452 01:02:35,680 --> 01:02:37,910 [Chris] LUCKY! Just laying so many punches. 1453 01:02:38,110 --> 01:02:40,450 [Kenny] You know, he has some jab style shots 1454 01:02:40,650 --> 01:02:42,210 and he's got some overhead shots. 1455 01:02:42,410 --> 01:02:43,680 That was one of the overhead shots. 1456 01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:45,350 [Chris] This one might do. Oh, no. 1457 01:02:45,550 --> 01:02:46,960 Kraken says, "Shut your mouth, Rose." 1458 01:02:47,160 --> 01:02:48,750 Oh, speaking of shut your mouth, 1459 01:02:48,950 --> 01:02:49,910 you might want to do that 1460 01:02:50,110 --> 01:02:51,380 with a 100-pound hammer coming at you. 1461 01:02:51,580 --> 01:02:52,650 Oh, LUCKY! 1462 01:02:52,850 --> 01:02:55,310 pinning Kraken in the corner, giving us front row seats 1463 01:02:55,510 --> 01:02:56,960 to the Matt Olson show. 1464 01:02:57,160 --> 01:02:58,310 There we go. 1465 01:02:58,510 --> 01:03:00,050 [Kenny] He's giving Cirque du Soleil a run for their money. 1466 01:03:00,250 --> 01:03:01,180 [Chris] Man, oh, man. 1467 01:03:01,380 --> 01:03:02,250 With under a minute to go, 1468 01:03:02,450 --> 01:03:04,710 this has all been Team Canada. 1469 01:03:04,910 --> 01:03:07,680 [Kenny] You know, we're used to seeing Kraken just so fast, 1470 01:03:07,880 --> 01:03:09,960 so durable, and that just hasn't been the case here against LUCKY!. 1471 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:11,050 All right. That's the pin. 1472 01:03:11,250 --> 01:03:12,180 You got 10 seconds. 1473 01:03:12,380 --> 01:03:13,780 [Chris] Matt Olson's got him pinned again. 1474 01:03:13,980 --> 01:03:15,450 Hold him there for 10 seconds. 1475 01:03:15,650 --> 01:03:17,610 Then he has to let go, which he does. 1476 01:03:17,810 --> 01:03:19,080 And lands another shot. 1477 01:03:19,280 --> 01:03:22,410 But the sea monster refuses to tap out, Kenny. 1478 01:03:22,610 --> 01:03:24,050 - He's tough. - [Kenny] Yeah. 1479 01:03:24,250 --> 01:03:26,250 Matt Olson's keeping his foot on the gas, though. 1480 01:03:26,450 --> 01:03:28,380 Seems like every second he spends in the box, 1481 01:03:28,580 --> 01:03:29,450 he's getting better. 1482 01:03:29,650 --> 01:03:30,830 This dude is the real deal. 1483 01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:34,050 [Chris] Well, there's 15 seconds to go. 1484 01:03:34,250 --> 01:03:36,050 Let's see if he can even just make it the distance. 1485 01:03:36,250 --> 01:03:37,380 Uh-oh, LUCKY! 1486 01:03:37,580 --> 01:03:40,550 started to smoke, but there is under 10 seconds to go, 1487 01:03:40,750 --> 01:03:42,150 so this will go the distance. 1488 01:03:42,350 --> 01:03:44,450 A very one-sided performance, 1489 01:03:44,650 --> 01:03:47,960 as you can all say, "O Canada!" 1490 01:03:48,160 --> 01:03:49,210 [audience cheering] 1491 01:03:49,410 --> 01:03:52,580 Very impressive performance by team LUCKY! 1492 01:03:52,780 --> 01:03:55,250 Kraken could never get it out of first gear. 1493 01:03:55,450 --> 01:03:58,830 Regardless, this will indeed go to the judges. 1494 01:04:01,600 --> 01:04:03,510 Well, Kenny, I don't think that's the way 1495 01:04:03,710 --> 01:04:05,350 Matt Spurk drew it up. 1496 01:04:05,550 --> 01:04:07,510 [Kenny] No, Kraken's right side locked up 1497 01:04:07,710 --> 01:04:09,650 before it could even leave the square. 1498 01:04:09,850 --> 01:04:12,450 Second fight in a row Matt's had mobility issues. 1499 01:04:12,650 --> 01:04:14,550 [Chris] And with blood in the water, LUCKY! driver, 1500 01:04:14,750 --> 01:04:16,110 Matt Olson, went hunting. 1501 01:04:16,310 --> 01:04:19,380 That was a master class in control and aggression. 1502 01:04:19,580 --> 01:04:21,150 - It was awesome. - [Kenny] Yeah. 1503 01:04:21,350 --> 01:04:24,010 Kraken's blade was fully spun up for most of the match. 1504 01:04:24,210 --> 01:04:27,380 Matt had to be surgical in picking his windows to attack, 1505 01:04:27,580 --> 01:04:29,280 and he did just that. 1506 01:04:29,480 --> 01:04:30,960 [Chris] So LUCKY! puts on a show 1507 01:04:31,160 --> 01:04:33,150 for the selection committee in this one, 1508 01:04:33,350 --> 01:04:35,310 dominant driving, an effective weapon 1509 01:04:35,510 --> 01:04:39,080 and most importantly, a fully functional robot. 1510 01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:43,200 Faruq, let's hear your best, "O Canada." 1511 01:04:45,060 --> 01:04:47,700 The results from the judges are in. 1512 01:04:50,700 --> 01:04:54,200 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1513 01:04:59,460 --> 01:05:01,550 LUCKY! 1514 01:05:01,750 --> 01:05:03,460 [crowd cheering] 1515 01:05:11,360 --> 01:05:12,910 [Chris] Hey, Mark. 1516 01:05:13,110 --> 01:05:17,680 Hi, Mark, congratulations, you improve to 2-0. 1517 01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,960 Mark, is it fair to say that this is the best 1518 01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:22,210 that LUCKY! has ever looked at BattleBots? 1519 01:05:22,410 --> 01:05:25,010 I think so, guys. I think it's a good-looking machine this year. 1520 01:05:25,210 --> 01:05:27,080 We're really happy, and I'll tell you, 1521 01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:29,450 despite attacking, they we're lacking, 1522 01:05:29,650 --> 01:05:31,780 we faced a Kraken and we sent them packing. 1523 01:05:31,980 --> 01:05:33,750 [laughing] 1524 01:05:33,950 --> 01:05:37,080 Your bot is getting better, your rhymes are getting better. 1525 01:05:37,280 --> 01:05:38,980 You know, talk about your driver, Matt Olson, 1526 01:05:39,180 --> 01:05:40,710 that was an unbelievable performance there. 1527 01:05:40,910 --> 01:05:42,710 [Matt] Yeah, thank you. Much like even seeing, you know, 1528 01:05:42,910 --> 01:05:44,080 you got to take everything into account. 1529 01:05:44,280 --> 01:05:45,980 We saw their front right drive was a little hurt, 1530 01:05:46,180 --> 01:05:48,960 so went after their left and yeah... 1531 01:05:49,160 --> 01:05:50,380 - And they're done. - ...got underneath them. 1532 01:05:50,580 --> 01:05:52,450 LUCKY! had a little bit more spatch right there, 1533 01:05:52,650 --> 01:05:53,680 able to flip them a couple of times, 1534 01:05:53,880 --> 01:05:54,980 it just kept them up in the air. 1535 01:05:55,180 --> 01:05:57,510 And yeah, we'll check out that motor, but overall, 1536 01:05:57,710 --> 01:05:59,150 LUCKY! is probably the best it's ever been. 1537 01:05:59,350 --> 01:06:00,910 Hey, Matt, I don't speak Canadianese, 1538 01:06:01,110 --> 01:06:03,180 a little more spatch, what did you say? 1539 01:06:03,380 --> 01:06:04,910 Little bit more spatch, spatula. 1540 01:06:05,110 --> 01:06:07,050 - Oh, spatula, okay, okay. - Spatch, there we go, we're flipping it. 1541 01:06:07,250 --> 01:06:09,510 Well, I don't speak... I don't speak BattleBotsese either, 1542 01:06:09,710 --> 01:06:12,050 you could tell that after seven seasons on the show. 1543 01:06:12,250 --> 01:06:15,510 Guys, congratulations, excellent work, you improve to 2-0. 1544 01:06:15,710 --> 01:06:16,610 Thank you. 1545 01:06:16,810 --> 01:06:18,630 [crowd cheering] 1546 01:06:25,800 --> 01:06:29,310 [Chris] So, a tough start for Matt Spurk, as Kraken falls to 0-2, 1547 01:06:29,510 --> 01:06:32,080 and they've got an absolute killer as we just saw, 1548 01:06:32,280 --> 01:06:34,910 in Copperhead, coming up next on the schedule. 1549 01:06:35,110 --> 01:06:39,650 Another loss in their season may be shipwrecked, tough sledding for them. 1550 01:06:39,850 --> 01:06:42,280 As for the Canadians, a 2-0 start 1551 01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:45,250 and a winnable matchup with Shreddit Bro on deck, 1552 01:06:45,450 --> 01:06:47,350 LUCKY!'s looking strong there, Kenny. 1553 01:06:47,550 --> 01:06:50,150 [Kenny] Yeah, took care of business tonight, two wins on the season, 1554 01:06:50,350 --> 01:06:52,380 I think one more quality performance 1555 01:06:52,580 --> 01:06:55,250 gets them a spot in the round of 32. 1556 01:06:55,450 --> 01:07:00,510 And Matt Olson's driving, two thumbs up so far, get them up, Chris. 1557 01:07:00,710 --> 01:07:02,910 Coming up next, it's our main event. 1558 01:07:03,110 --> 01:07:04,960 That's right, it'll be absolute chaos 1559 01:07:05,160 --> 01:07:06,960 as the bull-headed beast from Brazil 1560 01:07:07,160 --> 01:07:09,380 takes on the US, UK connection. 1561 01:07:09,580 --> 01:07:13,310 Minotaur and Cobalt, that is next here on BattleBots. 1562 01:07:13,510 --> 01:07:14,900 [crowd cheering] 1563 01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:26,780 [Chris] We are back, and it is time right now 1564 01:07:26,980 --> 01:07:29,110 for our main event of the evening. 1565 01:07:29,310 --> 01:07:32,050 Is everybody excited for Minotaur and Cobalt? 1566 01:07:32,250 --> 01:07:34,380 [crowd cheering] 1567 01:07:34,580 --> 01:07:36,610 [Chris] Yeah, you should be, they have combined 1568 01:07:36,810 --> 01:07:38,850 for a 3-0 record so far this season, 1569 01:07:39,050 --> 01:07:40,710 all three wins via knockout. 1570 01:07:40,910 --> 01:07:44,280 And we're talking about two of the most aggressive drivers in the sport. 1571 01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:47,180 Yeah, no question about it, two of the best weapons in the sport as well. 1572 01:07:47,380 --> 01:07:49,610 [Chris] Yeah, you've got Daniel Freitas for Team Minotaur, 1573 01:07:49,810 --> 01:07:51,610 Dave Moulds for Team Cobalt. 1574 01:07:51,810 --> 01:07:55,110 As we know, this is a rematch from World Championship IV, 1575 01:07:55,310 --> 01:07:58,210 which was a three-minute back and forth brawl, 1576 01:07:58,410 --> 01:08:00,210 Minotaur came out on top. 1577 01:08:00,410 --> 01:08:04,410 But Kenny, the black and green death machine has made some big-time adjustments 1578 01:08:04,610 --> 01:08:07,750 to give them an edge the second time around, they believe. 1579 01:08:07,950 --> 01:08:10,910 [Kenny] Yeah, because Minotaur has a much lower center of gravity, 1580 01:08:11,110 --> 01:08:13,610 Cobalt naturally tipped back when they went 1581 01:08:13,810 --> 01:08:15,650 weapon to weapon in their first meeting. 1582 01:08:15,850 --> 01:08:19,780 For the rematch, Cobalt designed forks specifically for Minotaur. 1583 01:08:19,980 --> 01:08:22,480 They're sloped in a way to get under the Brazilian's drum 1584 01:08:22,680 --> 01:08:26,200 and raise its center of gravity before the weapons meet. 1585 01:08:27,460 --> 01:08:29,550 And with Minotaur, you know that Daniel Freitas 1586 01:08:29,750 --> 01:08:32,480 will always be on top of you at every turn. 1587 01:08:32,680 --> 01:08:34,450 [Kenny] Yeah, Daniel has been on the warpath 1588 01:08:34,650 --> 01:08:37,410 since the team's controversial loss to Witch Doctor 1589 01:08:37,610 --> 01:08:39,150 in last year's quarterfinals. 1590 01:08:39,350 --> 01:08:41,960 But get this, after this Cobalt fight, 1591 01:08:42,160 --> 01:08:44,550 they've got a rematch with Witch Doctor. 1592 01:08:44,750 --> 01:08:48,450 Captain Marco Meggiolaro needs to keep Daniel's head in the game 1593 01:08:48,650 --> 01:08:50,110 for the challenge in front of him 1594 01:08:50,310 --> 01:08:53,780 because he cannot afford to make any mistakes against Cobalt. 1595 01:08:53,980 --> 01:08:56,050 [Chris] And here's how the two bots stack up. 1596 01:08:56,250 --> 01:08:58,610 What do the numbers tell you there, Kenny? 1597 01:08:58,810 --> 01:09:01,960 [Kenny] Well, on paper, Minotaur has the bigger, more powerful weapon, 1598 01:09:02,160 --> 01:09:04,780 but statistically, Cobalt's disc spinner 1599 01:09:04,980 --> 01:09:07,050 might actually be more lethal. 1600 01:09:07,250 --> 01:09:10,960 Nearly 90% of their wins have come by KO. 1601 01:09:11,160 --> 01:09:14,110 Now, the last fight between these two did go three minutes, 1602 01:09:14,310 --> 01:09:15,810 but if I were setting the line, 1603 01:09:16,010 --> 01:09:18,150 I'd put the over-under at two minutes. 1604 01:09:18,350 --> 01:09:20,680 I think we're going to see a knockout. 1605 01:09:20,880 --> 01:09:23,650 - I am super excited, are you? - Oh, my gosh, I can't wait. Let's do it. 1606 01:09:23,850 --> 01:09:26,480 - You guys excited for this one? - Me, me, me, me. 1607 01:09:26,680 --> 01:09:29,130 Of course, you are. Faruq. 1608 01:09:35,530 --> 01:09:38,350 [Faruq] Ladies and gentlemen, 1609 01:09:38,550 --> 01:09:40,530 are you ready? 1610 01:09:44,930 --> 01:09:49,130 It's time for the main event. 1611 01:09:50,830 --> 01:09:53,300 [crowd cheering] 1612 01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:05,550 [Faruq] In the red square, 1613 01:10:05,750 --> 01:10:08,710 this raging bull isn't played by Robert De Niro, 1614 01:10:08,910 --> 01:10:12,280 some goodfellas from Brazil are this story's hero. 1615 01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:15,250 Try to talk smack and this bot will go bonkers. 1616 01:10:15,450 --> 01:10:17,410 He'll say, "You talking to me? 1617 01:10:17,610 --> 01:10:21,900 You better not, little Fockers," it's Minotaur. 1618 01:10:23,630 --> 01:10:25,410 [laughing] 1619 01:10:25,610 --> 01:10:27,750 [Kenny] Oh, that is tremendous. 1620 01:10:27,950 --> 01:10:30,050 [Chris] And here comes the Brazilian bull, 1621 01:10:30,250 --> 01:10:31,750 a pair of knockouts this season 1622 01:10:31,950 --> 01:10:35,410 over defending champs, Tantrum and then Free Shipping, 1623 01:10:35,610 --> 01:10:37,080 a win here would inch them closer 1624 01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:40,250 to getting a top-tournament seed, Kenny Florian. 1625 01:10:40,450 --> 01:10:42,150 [Kenny] Yeah, and in theory, the higher your seed, 1626 01:10:42,350 --> 01:10:44,210 the easier your path to the finals. 1627 01:10:44,410 --> 01:10:47,150 They were ranked number 16 in last year's tournament, 1628 01:10:47,350 --> 01:10:48,780 and I know getting a higher seed 1629 01:10:48,980 --> 01:10:51,680 was a top priority for the team this time around. 1630 01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:54,200 [crowd cheering] 1631 01:11:01,300 --> 01:11:06,150 In the blue square, if this bot hits you once, he won't need to do it twice. 1632 01:11:06,350 --> 01:11:09,350 Call him a one-hit wonder like Vanilla Ice. 1633 01:11:09,550 --> 01:11:11,450 At the beginning, you'll be under pressure. 1634 01:11:11,650 --> 01:11:13,650 But then it's slice, slice, baby, 1635 01:11:13,850 --> 01:11:18,500 you'll end up on a stretcher... it's Cobalt. 1636 01:11:23,430 --> 01:11:25,960 [Chris] The man pushing it out is John Mladenik. 1637 01:11:26,160 --> 01:11:28,780 He purchased the bot a season ago from Dave Moulds, 1638 01:11:28,980 --> 01:11:31,250 the driver, and its original creator. 1639 01:11:31,450 --> 01:11:36,580 And as we saw with Gigabyte, Cobalt is also repping Brent Rieker with a cutout, 1640 01:11:36,780 --> 01:11:37,910 nice touch. 1641 01:11:38,110 --> 01:11:39,980 [Kenny] Yeah, Brent's a good friend of John Mladenik, 1642 01:11:40,180 --> 01:11:42,580 who owns both Gigabyte and Cobalt. 1643 01:11:42,780 --> 01:11:44,910 A good look at those new forks. 1644 01:11:45,110 --> 01:11:46,810 Again, designed to get Minotaur 1645 01:11:47,010 --> 01:11:50,330 to ride it like a ski jump right into the weapon. 1646 01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:54,600 [crowd cheering] 1647 01:12:04,160 --> 01:12:06,960 [Chris] Same three-tooth drum Minotaur has been using 1648 01:12:07,160 --> 01:12:10,110 to get off to a 2-0 start tonight, what else, Kenny? 1649 01:12:10,310 --> 01:12:11,980 [Kenny] Well, Cobalt has a steel frame, 1650 01:12:12,180 --> 01:12:13,980 which is harder to get a good bite on, 1651 01:12:14,180 --> 01:12:16,310 than the aluminum a lot of other teams use. 1652 01:12:16,510 --> 01:12:19,080 So, Minotaur has sharpened both their forks 1653 01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:22,150 and their drum teeth to be like razors. 1654 01:12:22,350 --> 01:12:26,780 A seemingly small tweak, but in a high-octane matchup like this, 1655 01:12:26,980 --> 01:12:29,460 it's a game of millimeters, not inches. 1656 01:12:35,300 --> 01:12:37,960 [crowd cheering] 1657 01:12:44,600 --> 01:12:47,060 [robotic voice] Robots, activate. 1658 01:12:49,300 --> 01:12:53,110 [Chris] All right, this one has the makings of a classic, folks... 1659 01:12:53,310 --> 01:12:55,960 deadly weapons, daredevil drivers 1660 01:12:56,160 --> 01:12:59,680 and undefeated seasons on the line. 1661 01:12:59,880 --> 01:13:02,380 Can Minotaur continue its stampede? 1662 01:13:02,580 --> 01:13:06,750 Or will Cobalt exact some revenge on the blood-thirsty bull. 1663 01:13:06,950 --> 01:13:12,130 It is our main event when BattleBots continues. 1664 01:13:19,400 --> 01:13:22,680 Brent Rieker, my teammate, we met in 2016, 2017. 1665 01:13:22,880 --> 01:13:24,910 [Chris] Another knockout for Team Gigabyte. 1666 01:13:25,110 --> 01:13:27,260 Since then, I think he's been my best friend. 1667 01:13:32,460 --> 01:13:35,750 Brent was diagnosed with cancer, fortunately survivable, 1668 01:13:35,950 --> 01:13:38,180 but he's been through chemo and radiation. 1669 01:13:38,380 --> 01:13:40,680 So now he's got to recover, but I talked to him this morning 1670 01:13:40,880 --> 01:13:43,450 and he's feeling a lot better. 1671 01:13:43,650 --> 01:13:46,450 I made, you know, a life-sized face and we put a shirt on it 1672 01:13:46,650 --> 01:13:48,780 and we went and took pictures with a bunch of teams. 1673 01:13:48,980 --> 01:13:51,250 He said he was so happy ...he cried. 1674 01:13:51,450 --> 01:13:53,450 It's just the most wonderful community. 1675 01:13:53,650 --> 01:13:55,350 Listen, dude, we miss you a ton. 1676 01:13:55,550 --> 01:13:59,180 Get your ass back here. Feel well, brother. 1677 01:13:59,380 --> 01:14:03,610 [John] Everyone here, you know, at BattleBots is wishing him the best. 1678 01:14:03,810 --> 01:14:06,280 His opponent's much tougher than anything we're fighting here, 1679 01:14:06,480 --> 01:14:10,610 and it's much more important that he wins his fight than we win any fight here. 1680 01:14:10,810 --> 01:14:13,400 It's cancer-fighting time. 1681 01:14:24,600 --> 01:14:26,010 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots, 1682 01:14:26,210 --> 01:14:28,850 where two of the most dangerous combat robots 1683 01:14:29,050 --> 01:14:32,960 ever built are locked and loaded inside the box. 1684 01:14:33,160 --> 01:14:36,580 It is Cobalt versus Minotaur. 1685 01:14:36,780 --> 01:14:41,200 Both teams are undefeated and only one can stay that way. 1686 01:14:46,730 --> 01:14:49,060 [crowd cheering] 1687 01:15:11,800 --> 01:15:14,960 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 1688 01:15:15,160 --> 01:15:16,960 Both weapons up to full speed. 1689 01:15:17,160 --> 01:15:18,810 Here comes Minotaur on the attack. 1690 01:15:19,010 --> 01:15:21,680 Oh, nice big shot by Cobalt there. 1691 01:15:21,880 --> 01:15:23,960 [Kenny] You don't want to take too many of those from Cobalt... 1692 01:15:24,160 --> 01:15:25,480 great start for Team Cobalt. 1693 01:15:25,680 --> 01:15:29,810 [Chris] There's that patented gyroscopic driving from Daniel Freitas. 1694 01:15:30,010 --> 01:15:32,480 [Kenny] Oh, Chris, we're finding out those forks on Cobalt 1695 01:15:32,680 --> 01:15:34,450 are working out really well so far. 1696 01:15:34,650 --> 01:15:38,010 Oh, huge shot by Cobalt... and another. 1697 01:15:38,210 --> 01:15:41,310 [Chris] Follows it up nicely, Daniel Freitas having trouble 1698 01:15:41,510 --> 01:15:43,080 keeping his machine on the ground. 1699 01:15:43,280 --> 01:15:46,650 Cobalt, the aggressor so far over near the upper deck, 1700 01:15:46,850 --> 01:15:50,550 now he gets away and oh, man, there goes one of those forks. 1701 01:15:50,750 --> 01:15:53,050 [Kenny] This fight may come down to durability here, Chris. 1702 01:15:53,250 --> 01:15:55,280 [Chris] Right in front of us now, 1703 01:15:55,480 --> 01:15:57,960 both those weapons are humming at full speed. 1704 01:15:58,160 --> 01:16:02,450 Cobalt leaning on Minotaur, Daniel Freitas pushing back. 1705 01:16:02,650 --> 01:16:05,850 [Kenny] It's gonna be way more difficult for Cobalt with just one fork right now. 1706 01:16:06,050 --> 01:16:09,010 - Oh, huge shot by Cobalt. - [Chris] What were you saying, Kenny? 1707 01:16:09,210 --> 01:16:10,410 [Kenny] Yeah. 1708 01:16:10,610 --> 01:16:13,610 Ate my words there. Minotaur though right back on the attack. 1709 01:16:13,810 --> 01:16:17,810 [Chris] Oh, man, the strength of each of these bots being on display today. 1710 01:16:18,010 --> 01:16:20,410 Little pin job, you can do that for 10 seconds 1711 01:16:20,610 --> 01:16:23,510 before you must release. 1712 01:16:23,710 --> 01:16:26,250 And there it is. 1713 01:16:26,450 --> 01:16:28,050 [Kenny] Cobalt showing excellent control there. 1714 01:16:28,250 --> 01:16:30,050 You think Minotaur would win that battle, 1715 01:16:30,250 --> 01:16:32,680 but Cobalt showing its versatility here, Chris. 1716 01:16:32,880 --> 01:16:34,980 [Chris] How about the shots that Cobalt is delivering? 1717 01:16:35,180 --> 01:16:38,380 Do you think Daniel Freitas needs to get a little separation and regroup? 1718 01:16:38,580 --> 01:16:40,280 [Kenny] He only knows one way, Chris. 1719 01:16:40,480 --> 01:16:43,710 When you challenge a lion, it's gonna show you its teeth. 1720 01:16:43,910 --> 01:16:48,310 - Daniel just needs to stay composed. - [Chris] Ninety seconds to go. 1721 01:16:48,510 --> 01:16:50,550 [Kenny] Yeah, I think... I think Daniel might be trying 1722 01:16:50,750 --> 01:16:51,850 to take care of that other fork 1723 01:16:52,050 --> 01:16:53,480 ...try to get rid of that first. 1724 01:16:53,680 --> 01:16:57,280 [Chris] So far, this match has been driven with championship intensity. 1725 01:16:57,480 --> 01:17:00,680 Cobalt missing some front forks but has landed the heavier shots. 1726 01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:04,160 Does Minotaur having answered down the stretch? 1727 01:17:06,360 --> 01:17:09,960 - [Kenny] Oh. - [Chris] Oh, big shot sends the bots careening backward. 1728 01:17:10,160 --> 01:17:12,650 I'm not even sure who won that exchange. 1729 01:17:12,850 --> 01:17:14,780 [Kenny] Oh, this has been a battle here. 1730 01:17:14,980 --> 01:17:16,250 [Chris] And with under a minute to go, 1731 01:17:16,450 --> 01:17:18,850 now the killsaws will get in on the act too. 1732 01:17:19,050 --> 01:17:20,910 [Kenny] I think Minotaur has some work to do, Chris. 1733 01:17:21,110 --> 01:17:26,810 Cobalt has racked up a ton of points in the aggression and control category. 1734 01:17:27,010 --> 01:17:30,180 [Chris] Oh, now we've got some smoke. Oh, who is it coming out of? 1735 01:17:30,380 --> 01:17:32,110 It looks like Minotaur, maybe its Cobalt. 1736 01:17:32,310 --> 01:17:35,350 [Kenny] Oh, huge shot there by Minotaur... will there be a comeback? 1737 01:17:35,550 --> 01:17:38,280 [Chris] Oh, he's got Cobalt on his head, but Cobalt spins back. 1738 01:17:38,480 --> 01:17:40,010 [Kenny] And he removed that other fork, Chris, 1739 01:17:40,210 --> 01:17:41,780 this is where he can take advantage and he is. 1740 01:17:41,980 --> 01:17:45,080 - [Chris] Under 30 to go, Minotaur's smoking. - [Kenny] Oh, my goodness. 1741 01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:47,710 - [Chris] Cobalt is on its head. - [Kenny] Are you kidding me? 1742 01:17:47,910 --> 01:17:49,650 [Chris] I don't think they can self-right. 1743 01:17:49,850 --> 01:17:54,850 - Wow, this might do it. - [Kenny] And its smoking, Minotaur is smoking. 1744 01:17:55,050 --> 01:17:57,150 - [referee] Four, three... - [Kenny] The countdown has started. 1745 01:17:57,350 --> 01:17:59,510 [Chris laughs] 1746 01:17:59,710 --> 01:18:05,550 [Chris] Minotaur not only survives, but wins an epic match. 1747 01:18:05,750 --> 01:18:08,510 [crowd cheering] 1748 01:18:08,710 --> 01:18:10,580 [Kenny] What a fight. 1749 01:18:10,780 --> 01:18:13,010 [Kenny laughs] 1750 01:18:13,210 --> 01:18:15,060 [indistinct chatter] 1751 01:18:17,200 --> 01:18:18,930 [crowd cheering] 1752 01:18:33,630 --> 01:18:36,280 [Chris] What an amazing fight from start to finish. 1753 01:18:36,480 --> 01:18:37,710 [Kenny] This was crazy. 1754 01:18:37,910 --> 01:18:40,750 Again, another example that anything and everything can happen 1755 01:18:40,950 --> 01:18:41,960 inside the BattleBox. 1756 01:18:42,160 --> 01:18:44,910 Minotaur getting some serious air miles there. 1757 01:18:45,110 --> 01:18:48,710 [Chris] Cobalt, the aggressor from the start getting underneath Minotaur 1758 01:18:48,910 --> 01:18:52,310 and delivering some heart-stopping shots. 1759 01:18:52,510 --> 01:18:54,680 [Kenny] I tell you what, that fork configuration 1760 01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:56,850 was serving them extremely well. 1761 01:18:57,050 --> 01:19:00,210 [Chris] We've sung the praises on Daniel Freitas for years now 1762 01:19:00,410 --> 01:19:01,710 and with good reason. 1763 01:19:01,910 --> 01:19:04,010 Kenny, the dude never panics, 1764 01:19:04,210 --> 01:19:05,780 he just absorbs the punishment, 1765 01:19:05,980 --> 01:19:07,580 and he kept on coming in this one. 1766 01:19:07,780 --> 01:19:11,550 [Kenny] It looked like the Brazilians were going to lose this fight, Chris. 1767 01:19:11,750 --> 01:19:14,960 Minotaur just persisted, they had a plan, 1768 01:19:15,160 --> 01:19:17,180 they wanted to get rid of those forks first. 1769 01:19:17,380 --> 01:19:22,310 It took them a little while, but once they did, here was the shot, boom. 1770 01:19:22,510 --> 01:19:26,580 [Chris] The final fork goes flying and in a haze of its own smoke, 1771 01:19:26,780 --> 01:19:30,480 Minotaur turns on the aggression, punches the throttle 1772 01:19:30,680 --> 01:19:32,960 and grabs the match by the throat, 1773 01:19:33,160 --> 01:19:36,480 knocking out Cobalt cold with only seconds remaining, 1774 01:19:36,680 --> 01:19:39,630 a legendary comeback. 1775 01:19:42,160 --> 01:19:47,280 - [Chris] Marco. Get on over here, Marco. - Okay. 1776 01:19:47,480 --> 01:19:51,610 Marco, for... for two minutes it looked like you guys were getting throttled, 1777 01:19:51,810 --> 01:19:53,010 thrown all over the place. 1778 01:19:53,210 --> 01:19:57,550 And then in the last 40 seconds or so, things changed, how? 1779 01:19:57,750 --> 01:20:00,080 Oh, you never give up and never surrender. 1780 01:20:00,280 --> 01:20:02,350 They... they had removed the fork, 1781 01:20:02,550 --> 01:20:05,710 our other fork was not getting them, but it just had to go. 1782 01:20:05,910 --> 01:20:10,150 Keep going, keep going, see if somebody breaks and it broke 1783 01:20:10,350 --> 01:20:12,550 and we... I'm on fire, but it... it's worth it. 1784 01:20:12,750 --> 01:20:15,230 [crowd cheering] 1785 01:20:17,330 --> 01:20:21,910 - [Chris] Daniel, you okay over there, buddy? - I'm exhausted. 1786 01:20:22,110 --> 01:20:23,650 - Oh, man. - That was one of the craziest... 1787 01:20:23,850 --> 01:20:25,210 What a fight. 1788 01:20:25,410 --> 01:20:28,550 That was one of the craziest comebacks we've ever seen here in BattleBots. 1789 01:20:28,750 --> 01:20:31,610 What were you thinking for those first couple of minutes, Daniel? 1790 01:20:31,810 --> 01:20:33,010 [exhales] 1791 01:20:33,210 --> 01:20:35,550 I know. I know, this...this fights... 1792 01:20:35,750 --> 01:20:37,710 we... were crazy. 1793 01:20:37,910 --> 01:20:39,680 Dave's a great... great driver. 1794 01:20:39,880 --> 01:20:42,780 The Cobalt, the most direct... disruptive. 1795 01:20:42,980 --> 01:20:48,250 But we beat him, the guys, and we are really happy 1796 01:20:48,450 --> 01:20:53,110 with the third victory in this season. 1797 01:20:53,310 --> 01:20:56,850 Hey, congratulations, guys. What a remarkable comeback, congratulations. 1798 01:20:57,050 --> 01:20:58,410 Thank you. 1799 01:20:58,610 --> 01:21:00,560 [crowd cheering] 1800 01:21:03,060 --> 01:21:06,180 Wow, Dave Moulds, John Mladenik. 1801 01:21:06,380 --> 01:21:09,480 Hey, Dave, you were driving this thing, 1802 01:21:09,680 --> 01:21:11,710 and for two minutes you were dominating, 1803 01:21:11,910 --> 01:21:14,310 what happened from your vantage point? 1804 01:21:14,510 --> 01:21:16,580 It doesn't matter, that's the best loss I've ever had. 1805 01:21:16,780 --> 01:21:18,630 [laughing] 1806 01:21:21,330 --> 01:21:24,280 I think last time we went against those guys, 1807 01:21:24,480 --> 01:21:26,450 we didn't fare quite as well as this time. 1808 01:21:26,650 --> 01:21:27,980 I think this time we got a little bit better 1809 01:21:28,180 --> 01:21:30,610 and then we found out the bull bleeds so we can kill it next time, 1810 01:21:30,810 --> 01:21:33,010 so I'm happy with that. 1811 01:21:33,210 --> 01:21:35,850 Hey, John, obviously you have a very special tribute 1812 01:21:36,050 --> 01:21:39,210 to one of your best friends out here in BattleBots , Brant Rieker, 1813 01:21:39,410 --> 01:21:42,580 who is fighting the good fight against cancer right now. 1814 01:21:42,780 --> 01:21:46,960 And what do you think a fight like this would mean to him? 1815 01:21:47,160 --> 01:21:48,610 Well... 1816 01:21:48,810 --> 01:21:51,180 [crowd cheering] 1817 01:21:51,380 --> 01:21:53,680 ...he would see that we... we don't give up, right? 1818 01:21:53,880 --> 01:21:57,310 You don't give up no matter how tough the opponent is, 1819 01:21:57,510 --> 01:21:58,960 he's going to fight just like we are. 1820 01:21:59,160 --> 01:22:03,410 So, this... this whole tournament is, like, dedicated to him. 1821 01:22:03,610 --> 01:22:06,310 [crowd cheering] 1822 01:22:06,510 --> 01:22:07,910 [Chris] Thank you for your kind words, 1823 01:22:08,110 --> 01:22:09,960 tell Brent we're thinking of him and we love him. 1824 01:22:10,160 --> 01:22:12,110 And guys, thanks for an amazing show. 1825 01:22:12,310 --> 01:22:14,150 Thanks guys. 1826 01:22:14,350 --> 01:22:16,230 [crowd cheering] 1827 01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:20,400 [indistinct chatter] 1828 01:22:27,430 --> 01:22:30,150 Kenny, we have an early entrant for Fight of the Year, 1829 01:22:30,350 --> 01:22:31,250 I do believe. 1830 01:22:31,450 --> 01:22:33,650 Oh, my gosh, Cobalt and Minotaur, 1831 01:22:33,850 --> 01:22:38,010 I mean, they put on such a show, what... unbelievable back and forth. 1832 01:22:38,210 --> 01:22:40,710 I know that Dave Moulds said, "Listen, that was an amazing fight, 1833 01:22:40,910 --> 01:22:42,050 it was great to be a part of." 1834 01:22:42,250 --> 01:22:44,610 But for two minutes, he flat out dominated 1835 01:22:44,810 --> 01:22:46,980 and then it just twisted at the end. 1836 01:22:47,180 --> 01:22:48,280 [Kenny] Listen, they're 1-1, 1837 01:22:48,480 --> 01:22:51,550 but if there's such a thing as a great loss, that was it. 1838 01:22:51,750 --> 01:22:54,110 Make no mistake, Cobalt is still very much 1839 01:22:54,310 --> 01:22:57,050 in the conversation as a title contender. 1840 01:22:57,250 --> 01:23:00,710 [Chris] In addition to Minotaur, LUCKY! remained undefeated. 1841 01:23:00,910 --> 01:23:03,550 Copperhead was awesome tonight I thought, right? 1842 01:23:03,750 --> 01:23:05,210 [Kenny] Oh absolutely, and it feels like 1843 01:23:05,410 --> 01:23:09,580 they're flying a little under the radar, 2-0 with two KOs, 1844 01:23:09,780 --> 01:23:14,010 both in under 40 seconds, that bite is vicious. 1845 01:23:14,210 --> 01:23:16,810 [Chris] But maybe the headliner here is Claw Viper. 1846 01:23:17,010 --> 01:23:19,610 Kevin Milczewski's robot improves to 3-0. 1847 01:23:19,810 --> 01:23:23,350 Man, is that thing still going fast inside that box, huh? 1848 01:23:23,550 --> 01:23:25,150 Nobody can keep up with it, it's unreal. 1849 01:23:25,350 --> 01:23:27,280 No, absolutely, that speed is a weapon, no doubt. 1850 01:23:27,480 --> 01:23:28,850 - Did you have fun tonight? - I had a blast. 1851 01:23:29,050 --> 01:23:31,150 - Did you guys have fun tonight? - [crowd cheering] 1852 01:23:31,350 --> 01:23:33,080 [Chris] Of course, you did, that's a silly question. 1853 01:23:33,280 --> 01:23:35,380 Yet another one, Rose, you moron. 1854 01:23:35,580 --> 01:23:38,680 So, for Faruq, my man, Kenny Florian, I am Chris Rose, 1855 01:23:38,880 --> 01:23:41,700 we will see you next time here on BattleBots.