1 00:00:03,310 --> 00:00:04,270 [man] All right, Faruq, you're up. 2 00:00:08,340 --> 00:00:10,310 [muffled crowd cheering] 3 00:00:46,890 --> 00:00:49,260 Ladies and gentlemen! 4 00:00:49,460 --> 00:00:53,000 [echoing] Gentlemen. Gentlemen. 5 00:00:55,310 --> 00:00:56,980 Tonight, 6 00:00:57,180 --> 00:01:01,120 the BattleBots World Championship VII tournament begins. 7 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,550 - [crash] - [cheering] 8 00:01:04,170 --> 00:01:05,910 [Faruq] 32 teams... 9 00:01:06,110 --> 00:01:08,430 - [crash] - [screams] 10 00:01:08,630 --> 00:01:11,360 [Faruq] One of the greatest trophies in all of sports... 11 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,530 [cheering] 12 00:01:14,730 --> 00:01:16,190 [Faruq] No second chances... 13 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:17,910 [man] Have you had enough yet? 14 00:01:18,110 --> 00:01:18,950 No! 15 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:20,740 [Faruq] Win five fights 16 00:01:20,940 --> 00:01:22,880 and raise your banner to the rafters... 17 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,220 Full speed. Full speed! 18 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:26,020 [screaming] 19 00:01:26,220 --> 00:01:27,650 [Faruq] ...or die trying. 20 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:30,430 [cheering] 21 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:33,200 [Faruq] The quest for immortality starts, 22 00:01:34,650 --> 00:01:36,200 right now. 23 00:01:39,030 --> 00:01:42,000 It's robot fighting time! 24 00:01:44,650 --> 00:01:46,550 [echoing] ...robot fighting time. 25 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,000 [automated voice] Robots activate. 26 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,170 [crowd cheering] 27 00:02:07,580 --> 00:02:09,370 [Chris] Hello! 28 00:02:16,580 --> 00:02:17,880 Hey, everybody and welcome 29 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,880 to BattleBots World Championship VII. 30 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,330 I am Chris Rose. 31 00:02:21,530 --> 00:02:22,950 And standing next to me, 32 00:02:23,150 --> 00:02:24,640 he is the man, 33 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,570 the myth, the UFC legend, 34 00:02:26,770 --> 00:02:28,740 the best damn robot combat analyst 35 00:02:28,940 --> 00:02:29,880 in the entire world, 36 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,680 say hello to Kenny Florian! 37 00:02:32,930 --> 00:02:34,980 Thanks, Chris. It's tournament time. 38 00:02:35,180 --> 00:02:36,790 Las Vegas, you guys feeling it? 39 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:43,220 [Chris] Hey, all season long we've been 40 00:02:43,420 --> 00:02:44,710 watching the world's finest robots 41 00:02:44,910 --> 00:02:47,290 jockey for a position in the field of 32 42 00:02:47,490 --> 00:02:49,500 and now their time has come. 43 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:53,020 [Kenny] That's right. After a season of wire to wire destruction 44 00:02:53,220 --> 00:02:55,400 that saw 50 teams navigate 45 00:02:55,590 --> 00:02:57,530 four qualifying fights each, 46 00:02:57,730 --> 00:03:00,330 the best of the best have revealed themselves. 47 00:03:00,530 --> 00:03:04,170 And now it's time to do battle for the sport's ultimate prize, 48 00:03:04,650 --> 00:03:05,670 the Giant Nut! 49 00:03:05,870 --> 00:03:08,000 [crowd cheering] 50 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:13,640 [Chris] As we take a look at the tournament bracket, 51 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,710 this year's most outstanding bots 52 00:03:15,910 --> 00:03:18,190 have been seeded one to 32 53 00:03:18,390 --> 00:03:20,840 based on their performance in the qualifiers. 54 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,120 As well as their overall pedigree. 55 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,260 The bracket is broken down into four quadrants, 56 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:29,310 each headlined by one of our top four seeds. 57 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:31,060 Minotaur. 58 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:33,000 Riptide. 59 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:34,960 Witch Doctor. 60 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:36,930 And Hydra. 61 00:03:38,340 --> 00:03:40,530 [Kenny] Whichever team can outlast the competition 62 00:03:40,730 --> 00:03:42,810 and win five consecutive fights 63 00:03:43,010 --> 00:03:45,120 will be crowned BattleBotsChampion 64 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,950 and have its accomplishment forever immortalized 65 00:03:48,150 --> 00:03:50,410 on a banner in the rafters above us. 66 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:55,260 You guys ready to get this thing started? 67 00:03:55,460 --> 00:03:57,340 [crowd cheering] 68 00:03:59,270 --> 00:04:02,170 All right, let's take a look at tonight's tournament matchups. 69 00:04:04,030 --> 00:04:05,840 To kick off the round of 32 70 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,360 we head on over to the right side of bracket. 71 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,740 And we're gonna flip this bad boy around 72 00:04:10,940 --> 00:04:13,910 for you there at home, to make it easier to follow. 73 00:04:14,110 --> 00:04:16,080 Top to bottom, quadrants two and three 74 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:19,570 features some of the most ferocious robots in the world. 75 00:04:19,770 --> 00:04:23,430 Look no further than the number two overall seed of Riptide. 76 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:26,810 Coming off a violent 4 and 0 qualifying campaign 77 00:04:27,010 --> 00:04:30,480 that saw it leave a trail of broken bots in its wake. 78 00:04:32,030 --> 00:04:35,820 We've also got a cluster of kinetic killers in Copperhead, 79 00:04:36,340 --> 00:04:37,740 HyperShock, 80 00:04:37,940 --> 00:04:39,840 - Martin Mason's MadCatTer... - [meows] 81 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,460 [Chris] ...and of course, the comeback story of the season, 82 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:44,080 Huge! 83 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:46,190 [crowd howls] 84 00:04:46,390 --> 00:04:50,190 [Kenny] And feast your eyes on a stunning 7 v 26 matchup, 85 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:53,150 between the last two winners of the Giant Nut. 86 00:04:53,350 --> 00:04:56,240 End Game and reigning champions Tantrum. 87 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:57,550 Unbelievable. 88 00:04:59,510 --> 00:05:01,220 [Chris] Okay. We will dissect 89 00:05:01,420 --> 00:05:03,120 all of the matchups as we go 90 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,950 as well as break things down 91 00:05:05,150 --> 00:05:07,570 on our first ever post-game show, 92 00:05:07,770 --> 00:05:09,570 the Road To The Giant Nut, 93 00:05:09,770 --> 00:05:11,530 that's coming your way later tonight. 94 00:05:11,730 --> 00:05:14,150 But we kick things off with the apex predator 95 00:05:14,350 --> 00:05:16,050 of quadrant number three. 96 00:05:16,250 --> 00:05:19,430 A team making its seventh consecutive tournament appearance, 97 00:05:19,630 --> 00:05:21,770 the most in the modern era, 98 00:05:21,970 --> 00:05:24,330 two time runners-up for the Giant Nut, 99 00:05:24,530 --> 00:05:26,050 Witch Doctor! 100 00:05:26,250 --> 00:05:27,710 [Kenny] Mike and Andrea Gellatly say, 101 00:05:27,910 --> 00:05:29,640 they refuse to watch the title 102 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:31,640 slip through their fingers again. 103 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:33,840 Their revenge tour begins tonight 104 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,120 versus a team that's been defying the odds 105 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,950 since it stormed onto the scene three years ago. 106 00:05:39,150 --> 00:05:40,640 It's the bot on a budget, 107 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:42,200 the hometown heroes, 108 00:05:42,580 --> 00:05:43,370 Jackpot! 109 00:05:44,550 --> 00:05:46,150 You ready to start the round of 32? 110 00:05:46,350 --> 00:05:47,260 I am very ready, my friend. 111 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:48,260 You guys, ready? 112 00:05:48,460 --> 00:05:50,810 [crowd cheering] 113 00:05:51,010 --> 00:05:53,030 [Chris] Let's bring out the bots! 114 00:05:58,410 --> 00:06:00,430 [Faruq] In the red square... 115 00:06:00,630 --> 00:06:03,600 They say that in Vegas, the house always wins. 116 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,290 There's a four bedrooms, two baths 117 00:06:05,490 --> 00:06:07,430 built with murder and sins. 118 00:06:07,630 --> 00:06:08,880 What slashes in Vegas, 119 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:10,150 slays in Vegas. 120 00:06:10,350 --> 00:06:11,910 Well, our next bot was born 121 00:06:12,110 --> 00:06:13,840 and it will even be your realtor 122 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,460 if you wanna leave town real torn. 123 00:06:16,660 --> 00:06:18,430 It's a dire market, 124 00:06:18,630 --> 00:06:21,020 with Jackpot! 125 00:06:21,220 --> 00:06:23,720 [crowd cheering] 126 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,120 [Chris] It's the 30th seed, Jackpot. 127 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,980 Led by local Las Vegas plumber, Jeff Waters, 128 00:06:31,180 --> 00:06:33,670 rocking the skull mask there on the left. 129 00:06:33,870 --> 00:06:36,840 Knocked Tombstone out of the round of 32 last year. 130 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,150 Do they have what it takes 131 00:06:38,350 --> 00:06:40,770 to make waves yet again, Kenny? 132 00:06:40,970 --> 00:06:42,710 [Kenny] Well, Jeff likes their chances. 133 00:06:42,910 --> 00:06:44,740 Those 22-inch disc spinners 134 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:47,710 were designed to take on more compact verticals 135 00:06:47,910 --> 00:06:48,980 like Witch Doctor. 136 00:06:49,180 --> 00:06:51,050 When these two bots go weapon to weapon, 137 00:06:51,250 --> 00:06:54,480 Jackpot's discs will have a notable reach advantage. 138 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:02,430 [Faruq] In the blue square... 139 00:07:02,630 --> 00:07:05,290 They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 140 00:07:05,490 --> 00:07:06,910 But that's not totally true. 141 00:07:07,110 --> 00:07:08,460 Eat all the apples you want 142 00:07:08,660 --> 00:07:10,570 and this doctor will still take a bite 143 00:07:10,770 --> 00:07:12,220 out of you. 144 00:07:12,420 --> 00:07:14,080 He just wrote a prescription for pain 145 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:15,880 and you're about to get tortured. 146 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,570 You're going from the hospital to the morgue. 147 00:07:18,770 --> 00:07:21,150 That's just what the doctor ordered. 148 00:07:21,350 --> 00:07:22,980 Give it up for, 149 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:24,580 Witch Doctor! 150 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,580 [crowd cheering] 151 00:07:29,170 --> 00:07:30,880 [Chris] Fan favorite Witch Doctor, 152 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,910 led by the husband and wife duo, 153 00:07:33,110 --> 00:07:35,020 Andrea and Mike Gellatly. 154 00:07:35,220 --> 00:07:37,500 The voodoo children have their sights set 155 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:39,600 on another deep run, Kenny. 156 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,400 [Kenny] Yeah, their only loss in the qualifiers 157 00:07:41,590 --> 00:07:42,710 was to Minotaur. 158 00:07:42,910 --> 00:07:45,670 Fast, deadly, well driven, durable. 159 00:07:45,870 --> 00:07:48,150 Witch Doctor is the complete package. 160 00:07:48,350 --> 00:07:49,640 But here's an interesting nugget 161 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,430 the three seed has a star crossed history here in the tournament. 162 00:07:53,630 --> 00:07:55,710 Three times that seed has been upset 163 00:07:55,910 --> 00:07:58,020 in the opening round. One of them 164 00:07:58,220 --> 00:08:00,460 being Witch Doctor by Red Devil 165 00:08:00,660 --> 00:08:02,200 back in World Championship II. 166 00:08:05,410 --> 00:08:07,050 I think we're gonna do good against Witch Doctor. 167 00:08:07,250 --> 00:08:08,670 The original iteration of Jackpot 168 00:08:08,870 --> 00:08:10,840 was designed as a counter to the original meta 169 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,840 of the bite force style robots. Four wheel drive, vertical spinners, 170 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,840 belts on each side. Jackpot's double diamonds are split. 171 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,500 Spaced just enough to take out both belts at the same time. 172 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,500 I'd say Mike's a pretty good driver 173 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:23,190 but there's plenty of other drivers out here 174 00:08:23,390 --> 00:08:24,740 that are just as good. 175 00:08:24,940 --> 00:08:27,430 The thing about Mike is, he doesn't do smaller weight classes. 176 00:08:27,630 --> 00:08:29,880 And he only fights once a year, here at BattleBots. 177 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,910 So, yeah, all the other people are starting to catch up to him. 178 00:08:33,110 --> 00:08:34,810 I feel like if we get this win over Witch Doctor, 179 00:08:35,010 --> 00:08:37,220 the Vegas crowd's gonna go freaking nuts. 180 00:08:37,420 --> 00:08:40,120 I think he's gonna try and avoid our weapon as much as possible. 181 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,460 Uh, we're doing the same thing, 182 00:08:41,660 --> 00:08:44,020 'cause we have a very healthy respect for his weapon as well. 183 00:08:44,220 --> 00:08:46,120 Uh, so it's gonna really come down to a driving match 184 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,740 when both robots are trying to avoid weapon on weapon hits. 185 00:08:48,940 --> 00:08:50,120 I think at every interview, 186 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,640 I say I'm gonna avoid driving straight into their weapon 187 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,670 but I usually wind up doing that. 188 00:08:54,870 --> 00:08:56,600 And it's really just to kinda, 189 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,120 see what the other robot's gonna do, you know. 190 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,880 If they're gonna charge us, 191 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,840 um, we can dance around a little bit and try to avoid it. 192 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,080 If they sit there and points right at us, 193 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:06,290 you know, it's really hard 194 00:09:06,490 --> 00:09:09,150 as the aggressive robot to drive around. 195 00:09:09,350 --> 00:09:11,330 But, you know, we're gonna definitely dish out some big hits, 196 00:09:11,530 --> 00:09:13,550 they're gonna dish out some big hits and we're just hoping for a good match. 197 00:09:18,820 --> 00:09:20,820 [crowd cheering] 198 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:32,310 [Chris] Jackpot. 199 00:09:33,860 --> 00:09:35,400 Witch Doctor. 200 00:09:35,590 --> 00:09:39,670 Ready to kick off the BattleBots World Championship VII tournament. 201 00:09:39,870 --> 00:09:41,860 The race for the Giant Nut starts, 202 00:09:42,790 --> 00:09:43,440 now! 203 00:09:43,890 --> 00:09:46,530 [beeping] 204 00:09:46,730 --> 00:09:48,650 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 205 00:09:49,580 --> 00:09:51,910 Jackpot flanked by its mini-bot Ace, 206 00:09:52,110 --> 00:09:54,150 looking to get underneath Witch Doctor. 207 00:09:54,350 --> 00:09:57,770 [Kenny] Mike Gellatly showing Jackpot, Witch Doctor's backside there, 208 00:09:57,970 --> 00:10:00,020 not sure if he was trying to bait Jeff Waters. 209 00:10:00,220 --> 00:10:01,980 - [bang] - [Kenny] Both weapons up to speed! 210 00:10:02,180 --> 00:10:05,290 [Chris] Yeah. Oh, Witch Doctor got under Jackpot momentarily. 211 00:10:05,490 --> 00:10:06,570 [Kenny] Took off a lifter arm. 212 00:10:06,770 --> 00:10:07,600 - [bang] - [Chris] Oh! 213 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,710 Nice shot by Witch Doctor. 214 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:11,670 Slowed down that double diamond disc. 215 00:10:11,870 --> 00:10:13,710 Jackpot undeterred. 216 00:10:13,910 --> 00:10:15,840 [Kenny] Mike Gellatly needs to be careful as he turns 217 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,460 - away from Jackpot. - [bang] 218 00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:20,050 - [Chris] What'd you say? - [Kenny chuckles] Well, right there he was fine. 219 00:10:20,250 --> 00:10:22,460 But he's exposing that flank there on Witch Doctor 220 00:10:22,660 --> 00:10:24,600 but I think he may have disabled the weapon 221 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,060 of Jackpot here. 222 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:27,840 [Chris] Uh-oh. 223 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,220 - [bang] - [all exclaiming and cheering] 224 00:10:30,420 --> 00:10:33,460 [Chris] We got aerial acrobatics all the way to the upper deck! 225 00:10:33,660 --> 00:10:34,600 Jackpot rights itself. 226 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,190 Can it get its way off? 227 00:10:36,390 --> 00:10:37,840 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] It can. 228 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,530 [Kenny] Without its weapon it's a sitting duck here, Chris. 229 00:10:40,730 --> 00:10:41,600 - [Chris] Yep. - [thud] 230 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:42,950 Oh! 231 00:10:43,150 --> 00:10:46,150 Gellatly gets hammered there by the 100 pound pulverizer. 232 00:10:46,350 --> 00:10:47,190 - [bang] - [Chris and Kenny] Oh! 233 00:10:47,390 --> 00:10:48,220 [Chris] Nice shot by Jackpot. 234 00:10:48,420 --> 00:10:50,460 Even though its main weapon's not working. 235 00:10:50,660 --> 00:10:51,670 - [Kenny] Yeah, Jackpot fighting from behind. - [bang] 236 00:10:51,870 --> 00:10:53,150 - [Chris] Oh! - [Kenny] They know they have to try 237 00:10:53,350 --> 00:10:54,840 and break Witch Doctor's weapon. 238 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,270 And Jeff Waters' bot might be tough enough to do it. 239 00:10:58,550 --> 00:11:00,340 - [bang] - [all exclaiming and cheering] 240 00:11:02,650 --> 00:11:05,080 - [laughs] - [Chris] Unreal shot! 241 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,770 [Kenny] That's what a 250 miles per hour weapon can do! 242 00:11:06,970 --> 00:11:09,220 - [bang] - [Chris] Oh! There it is again! 243 00:11:09,420 --> 00:11:11,260 Up on the screws, now the question is... 244 00:11:11,460 --> 00:11:12,980 can Jackpot move? It can. 245 00:11:13,180 --> 00:11:15,840 These are nasty shots here from Witch Doctor. 246 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,190 And let's remember, 247 00:11:17,390 --> 00:11:19,640 Witch Doctor has to continue to be aggressive 248 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,980 based on the new rules this season inBattleBots . 249 00:11:22,180 --> 00:11:23,460 You can't just lay back. 250 00:11:23,660 --> 00:11:25,770 [Kenny] How about the durability of Jackpot, though? 251 00:11:25,970 --> 00:11:27,770 They keep coming back for more. 252 00:11:27,970 --> 00:11:29,880 [Chris] Mike Gellatly's got an apron on. 253 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,910 Happy to keep serving it up. 254 00:11:32,110 --> 00:11:35,080 Jackpot is in demolition derby mode now, Kenny. 255 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,670 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. They're just gonna... 256 00:11:36,870 --> 00:11:39,220 - [bang] - try to hang in there and take as many shots as they can. 257 00:11:39,420 --> 00:11:41,220 [Chris] How many of those can they take? 258 00:11:41,420 --> 00:11:42,600 I think that's it. 259 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:44,810 Look, Jackpot is just bent in half! 260 00:11:45,010 --> 00:11:46,600 - [Kenny] Wow! - [Chris] That's 250 pounds 261 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,810 of twisted steel 262 00:11:49,010 --> 00:11:50,980 that now looks like an accordion. 263 00:11:51,180 --> 00:11:52,950 That is insane! 264 00:11:53,150 --> 00:11:57,400 Which Doctor enjoying the fruits of its labor. 265 00:11:57,590 --> 00:11:59,670 - The countdown has started. - ...nine, eight, 266 00:11:59,870 --> 00:12:01,670 - seven, six... - [Chris] Someone's actually gonna beat 267 00:12:01,870 --> 00:12:03,020 - the house here in Vegas. - [referee] ...five, 268 00:12:03,220 --> 00:12:04,950 four, three, 269 00:12:05,150 --> 00:12:06,770 - two, one. - [Chris] Witch Doctor is moving on! 270 00:12:06,970 --> 00:12:07,710 Knockout! 271 00:12:07,910 --> 00:12:09,960 - [buzzing] - [crowd cheering] 272 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,580 [Jeff] Oh, yeah, that was fun. [laughs] 273 00:12:26,130 --> 00:12:28,460 [Chris] Kenny, once Witch Doctor went on the attack, 274 00:12:28,660 --> 00:12:30,810 it was over for that weapon on Jackpot. 275 00:12:31,010 --> 00:12:32,570 [Kenny] Yeah, you know, Mike Gellatly always says, 276 00:12:32,770 --> 00:12:34,190 "Yeah, I don't wanna go weapon to weapon." 277 00:12:34,390 --> 00:12:36,260 And what does he do? He goes weapon to weapon. 278 00:12:36,460 --> 00:12:38,670 And he just destroys his opponents. 279 00:12:38,870 --> 00:12:40,530 That weapon is just hitting so... 280 00:12:40,730 --> 00:12:43,220 Look at the ferocity of these shots. 281 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:45,460 [Chris] He sent Jackpot halfway across the box 282 00:12:45,660 --> 00:12:46,910 and onto the upper deck. 283 00:12:47,110 --> 00:12:49,360 We saw that several times in this fight. 284 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,260 [Kenny] I mean, those were just brutal shots. 285 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:53,360 But how tough is Jackpot? 286 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:55,360 There's not a whole lot of robots that would 287 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:58,810 have stood one of those shots, ugh, let alone several. 288 00:12:59,010 --> 00:13:00,740 [Chris] And perhaps most impressive, 289 00:13:00,940 --> 00:13:02,950 after delivering all of this punishment, 290 00:13:03,150 --> 00:13:04,670 Witch Doctor finishes the fight 291 00:13:04,870 --> 00:13:06,810 virtually unscathed. 292 00:13:07,010 --> 00:13:08,620 What a performance. 293 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,260 [crowd cheering] 294 00:13:11,460 --> 00:13:13,460 [Chris] Andrea and Mike Gellatly, 295 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:16,310 congratulations! Whoo! 296 00:13:18,030 --> 00:13:20,460 So, it seems like you guys started out a little cautious. 297 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:21,910 Was that the approach here? 298 00:13:22,110 --> 00:13:23,840 It seemed like, once you got your rhythm, 299 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,050 you just never let your foot off the gas. 300 00:13:26,250 --> 00:13:27,430 Yeah, absolutely. Uh, I mean, 301 00:13:27,630 --> 00:13:29,530 we're still working out some gremlins with the robot. 302 00:13:29,730 --> 00:13:31,080 Um, you know, and we weren't sure 303 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,020 if they were gonna run their... Their mini-bot. 304 00:13:33,220 --> 00:13:34,400 So we wanted to see, 305 00:13:34,590 --> 00:13:35,710 you know, what was gonna happen with that? 306 00:13:35,910 --> 00:13:37,150 If they're gonna be aggressive 307 00:13:37,350 --> 00:13:39,330 or... Or if they were gonna play it conservative. 308 00:13:39,530 --> 00:13:42,150 And, you know, we ran our weapon only at 75%, 309 00:13:42,350 --> 00:13:43,430 uh, for this fight. 310 00:13:43,630 --> 00:13:45,400 Same as Gruff, um... 311 00:13:45,590 --> 00:13:47,530 - [chuckles] - Just 'cause we wanted it to last. 312 00:13:47,730 --> 00:13:51,020 You know, we don't wanna go out and break it, uh, in the first 30 seconds. 313 00:13:51,220 --> 00:13:54,120 Is this the best that Witch Doctor has ever been? 314 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,220 You know, honestly with all the changes we made this year, 315 00:13:56,420 --> 00:13:59,260 we were really expecting this to be a learning season. So... 316 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:01,260 to see Witch Doctor performing like that, 317 00:14:01,460 --> 00:14:02,840 you know, maybe I'm starting to believe 318 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,430 it could be another finals run. But... 319 00:14:05,630 --> 00:14:08,050 You're not seeing the... All the work we're putting in behind the scenes. 320 00:14:08,250 --> 00:14:09,770 But this team has done an incredible job to get it. 321 00:14:09,970 --> 00:14:11,240 And they're better every single fight. 322 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:13,290 [crowd cheering] 323 00:14:13,490 --> 00:14:15,080 [Chris] Andrea and Mike and team Witch Doctor, 324 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,330 congratulations. Go put that beast 325 00:14:17,530 --> 00:14:19,000 back in the pits. It's scaring me. 326 00:14:30,030 --> 00:14:32,530 All right, they may not say it, I will. 327 00:14:32,730 --> 00:14:35,220 This is the best Witch Doctor I've ever seen. 328 00:14:35,420 --> 00:14:36,400 No question about it, I mean, 329 00:14:36,590 --> 00:14:38,120 as far as the weapon goes, 330 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:39,220 it's right up there with 331 00:14:39,420 --> 00:14:42,080 End Game, Cobalt, Riptide, take your pick. 332 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,670 Witch Doctor, no surprise, is looking like 333 00:14:44,870 --> 00:14:46,370 one of the favorites to win the title. 334 00:14:48,270 --> 00:14:50,260 [Chris] The voodoo children become the first team 335 00:14:50,460 --> 00:14:52,260 to advance to the round of 16. 336 00:14:52,460 --> 00:14:54,080 They're gonna take on the winner 337 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,740 of Lock-Jaw versus Bloodsport 338 00:14:55,940 --> 00:14:57,860 which we will see later tonight. 339 00:14:58,750 --> 00:14:59,980 And as for Jackpot, 340 00:15:00,180 --> 00:15:03,500 no shame in being eliminated by the number three seed. 341 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:06,120 [Kenny] None whatsoever. Jackpot's a stellar robot. 342 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,220 I have no doubt this team will continue 343 00:15:08,420 --> 00:15:11,130 to innovate and improve ahead of World Championship VIII. 344 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,360 [Chris] Coming up, we move to quadrant number two 345 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,050 for a matchup between the 15th seed Lucky 346 00:15:21,250 --> 00:15:23,790 and the 18th seed HyperShock. 347 00:15:24,890 --> 00:15:26,810 There's the squad, led by Will Bales, 348 00:15:27,010 --> 00:15:29,330 putting the finishing touches on their robot. 349 00:15:29,530 --> 00:15:31,670 It's been an up and down season for Will. 350 00:15:31,870 --> 00:15:34,910 Is tonight the night he starts to put it all together? 351 00:15:35,110 --> 00:15:36,360 We will find out, 352 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,270 when the BattleBots World Championship tournament continues. 353 00:15:48,310 --> 00:15:51,150 We are back on BattleBots World Championship VII. 354 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:53,670 Our round of 32 action continues 355 00:15:53,870 --> 00:15:56,150 as we move to quadrant number two, 356 00:15:56,350 --> 00:15:58,460 for a matchup between the 15th seed Lucky 357 00:15:58,660 --> 00:16:01,950 and the 18th overall seed HyperShock. 358 00:16:02,150 --> 00:16:03,740 Let's start with the team up north. 359 00:16:03,940 --> 00:16:06,430 The Canadians. Captained by Mark Demers. 360 00:16:06,630 --> 00:16:07,980 No question, that at 3 and 1 361 00:16:08,180 --> 00:16:10,710 this has been their bestBattleBots performance that we've seen. 362 00:16:10,910 --> 00:16:14,050 [Kenny] Easily. This is a team that had a lot of momentum 363 00:16:14,250 --> 00:16:15,740 until they went up against Cobalt. 364 00:16:15,940 --> 00:16:17,910 One of the hardest hitting weapons in the competition, of course. 365 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:19,910 - Knockout! - [Kenny] And that explosive loss 366 00:16:20,110 --> 00:16:23,570 definitely hurt their seeding and made us question the rest of their resume. 367 00:16:23,770 --> 00:16:25,640 The three teams they beat in the qualifiers 368 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:28,260 had a collective record of 4 and 8. 369 00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:30,190 Now, Lucky driver, Matt Olson 370 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:33,020 seems like the real deal and I love this team's energy. 371 00:16:33,220 --> 00:16:34,980 But they've never won a tournament fight 372 00:16:35,180 --> 00:16:37,290 and it remains to be seen if this flipper 373 00:16:37,490 --> 00:16:38,620 can punch with the big boys. 374 00:16:40,370 --> 00:16:42,000 You know what squad's always got great energy. 375 00:16:42,750 --> 00:16:44,220 HyperShock. And Will Bales. 376 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:45,950 They're always having fun. 377 00:16:46,150 --> 00:16:47,190 Now, you might look at the regular 378 00:16:47,390 --> 00:16:48,260 season reccord and say, 379 00:16:48,460 --> 00:16:49,880 "What's the big deal? They went two and two." 380 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,600 Those two losses are to the seventh seed, End Game, 381 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,050 the eighth seed SawBlaze. No shame in that. 382 00:16:56,250 --> 00:16:58,120 Yeah. No, absolutely, uh, this is a team 383 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,050 that has had a crazy schedule 384 00:17:00,250 --> 00:17:03,080 and they still managed some of the most electric 385 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:04,530 fights of the season. 386 00:17:04,730 --> 00:17:07,120 But that's exactly what you want from the qualifiers. 387 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,840 Test yourself against the best, learn and improve. 388 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,360 Which is something I think they did each match. 389 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,400 Now historically, HyperShock has disappointed in the tournament. 390 00:17:15,590 --> 00:17:17,640 First round exits, the last two years. 391 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,360 But Will Bales' performance in the Golden Bolt tournament 392 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,740 showed everyone what he's capable of. 393 00:17:22,940 --> 00:17:25,260 Is this the year he finally puts it together? 394 00:17:25,460 --> 00:17:26,640 I know the fans would love to see it. 395 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,170 [crowd cheering] 396 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,740 [Chris] All right, let's hear from the team captains 397 00:17:32,940 --> 00:17:35,400 as they get their bots into position. 398 00:17:35,590 --> 00:17:38,400 Lucky is one of the few flippers around still. 399 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,260 Uh, and they're around for a reason. 400 00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:42,290 We'll have our forks, they'll have theirs. 401 00:17:42,490 --> 00:17:44,080 Hopefully ours are longer and sharper. 402 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,740 Um, and that we can get some really solid body shots 403 00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:48,020 on, you know, on the insides 404 00:17:48,220 --> 00:17:51,080 and get 'em over and then we can really dish out the pain. 405 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,460 Um, with a shot on top of their armor when they're upside down. 406 00:17:54,660 --> 00:17:56,400 We are prepared, we are... We are, 407 00:17:56,590 --> 00:17:59,200 excited. Uh, just wanna go kick some butt. 408 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,430 I know Will wants to get us on our back, that's an easy one. 409 00:18:05,630 --> 00:18:07,020 Uh, Will drives really fast. 410 00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:09,710 He knows us. We're tenacious, we come at him aggressive. 411 00:18:09,910 --> 00:18:11,460 We're gonna do that, we're gonna be on him. 412 00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:13,600 Uh, Will is really long down the middle. 413 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,710 We've gone with longer forks on the side 414 00:18:15,910 --> 00:18:17,500 and hoping, if we clash in the middle 415 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:20,460 that we'll be able to turn and get a wheel with those longer forks. 416 00:18:20,660 --> 00:18:22,050 It's a new configuration. 417 00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:24,430 We haven't tried it yet but we're hoping it works. 418 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:27,570 We've been running well. This is the best Lucky has ever looked. 419 00:18:27,770 --> 00:18:29,190 Our driving is on point. 420 00:18:29,390 --> 00:18:31,340 And we're looking to go further than we've ever gone before. 421 00:18:33,860 --> 00:18:36,190 [crowd cheering] 422 00:18:36,390 --> 00:18:37,790 [automated voice] Robots activate. 423 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,950 [Chris] Kenny, you've got some more info on HyperShock's configuration. 424 00:18:45,150 --> 00:18:46,670 [Kenny] That's right. HyperShock is actually 425 00:18:46,870 --> 00:18:50,290 under the maximum allowable weight of 250. 426 00:18:50,490 --> 00:18:53,980 Running at a slim 238 pounds tonight. 427 00:18:54,180 --> 00:18:56,640 Will feels like this is going to come down to his ability 428 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,460 to outdrive Matt Olson. 429 00:18:58,660 --> 00:19:00,570 So he's ditched some of HyperShock's armor 430 00:19:00,770 --> 00:19:03,170 in exchange for increased mobility. 431 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:27,360 [beeping] 432 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,310 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 433 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:31,770 Will Bales is on the attack. 434 00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:33,430 - [bang] - [Chris] Oh. 435 00:19:33,630 --> 00:19:34,770 [Kenny] Lucky triggering the flipper 436 00:19:34,970 --> 00:19:36,770 right into the weapon on HyperShock. 437 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:41,080 Now Hypershock's getting underneath Lucky. Chipping away at the underbelly. 438 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,740 - Lucky absorbs the pain, squares back up. - Oh! 439 00:19:44,940 --> 00:19:46,150 [Chris] Good shot there. 440 00:19:46,350 --> 00:19:48,530 Oh, Hypershock inverted! 441 00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:52,430 Yeah, Mark Demers from Lucky told us he loves it when Will Bales is inverted. 442 00:19:52,630 --> 00:19:54,670 'Cause then he just wastes time trying to fix himself. 443 00:19:54,870 --> 00:19:56,740 - [Kenny] And this is when-- Oh, my Goodness. - Oh! 444 00:19:56,940 --> 00:20:00,510 Will Bales self-rights by just slamming himself on the side of the box. 445 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,740 Oh! 446 00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:07,190 Hypershock drives Lucky into the wall and is grinding away at the flipper. 447 00:20:07,390 --> 00:20:10,500 [Kenny] Yeah, a lot of damage to Lucky's primary weapon there, Chris. 448 00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:13,680 [Chris] Oh, look at this. I guess the flipper still works. 449 00:20:15,370 --> 00:20:19,150 [Kenny] And nice job there by Lucky driver Matt Olson to get out of the corner. 450 00:20:19,350 --> 00:20:22,570 Will seems to already be in berserker barrage mode. 451 00:20:22,770 --> 00:20:25,430 If he makes a mistake, you know Matt Olson will capitalize. 452 00:20:25,630 --> 00:20:29,600 [Chris] Yeah, Lucky's hotshot driver with one of the rising stars in this sport. 453 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,910 But he just let Will Bales to get a clean shot at his sides. 454 00:20:33,110 --> 00:20:36,290 [Kenny] Yeah, the sides of Lucky are where it's most vulnerable. 455 00:20:36,490 --> 00:20:38,950 [Chris] But Will's done a great job early on trying to 456 00:20:39,150 --> 00:20:40,460 disable the Canadian's flipper. 457 00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:43,030 [Kenny] Yeah, look at that beef, man. That is gonna be a problem. 458 00:20:44,790 --> 00:20:47,810 - [both groan] - [Chris] Another big shock. 459 00:20:48,010 --> 00:20:51,400 [Kenny] Matt Olsen has to try to get Hypershock inverted again. 460 00:20:51,590 --> 00:20:55,600 Will Bales has been in control but this match is far from over. 461 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,770 Almost halfway through this round of 32 fight. 462 00:20:58,970 --> 00:21:02,840 [Chris] Again, Hypershock had an incredible run in the Golden Bolt last year. 463 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,460 But get this. They haven't won a tournament fight since World Championship two. 464 00:21:06,660 --> 00:21:09,430 Can Will Bales hold out another stretch here? 465 00:21:09,630 --> 00:21:13,500 [Kenny] Lucky's flipper looks to be stuck in the upright position. Yeah. 466 00:21:13,700 --> 00:21:18,220 But nice driving by Matt Olsen to turn this around and pin Hypershock in the corner. 467 00:21:18,420 --> 00:21:21,430 Both drivers are dancing down there. 468 00:21:21,630 --> 00:21:25,170 Closing in on the one-minute mark when the kill saws will become active. 469 00:21:26,370 --> 00:21:29,500 Lucky has gotta do something in these final 60 seconds 470 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,710 instead of just getting tossed backward. 471 00:21:31,910 --> 00:21:34,770 [Chris] Oh, taking it for a ride. Oh! 472 00:21:34,970 --> 00:21:39,600 Excellent job by Matt Olsen to free himself before getting slammed into the wall. 473 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,500 [Kenny] Well, if Lucky's got anything left in the tank, they need to show it now. 474 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:46,400 Clock's ticking in this fight and on their season. 475 00:21:46,590 --> 00:21:48,840 [all exclaiming] 476 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,430 [Kenny] Will Bales flips the flipper bot. 477 00:21:51,630 --> 00:21:54,360 [Chris] And Hypershock trying to throw Lucky onto the upper deck. 478 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,310 Let's see if he can get him up there. 479 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,980 Oh! He did! 480 00:21:59,180 --> 00:22:02,670 [Kenny] This has been one of the most complete performances I've ever seen 481 00:22:02,870 --> 00:22:04,460 from Will Bales, Chris. 482 00:22:04,660 --> 00:22:07,500 Hypershock looking like a scary 18th seed. 483 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:09,570 [Chris] Oh, reverse is out. 484 00:22:09,770 --> 00:22:12,950 That was impressive driving back there-- Oh! But he takes another shot. 485 00:22:13,150 --> 00:22:14,670 - [Kenny] Oh, boy. - [Chris] Man, oh man. 486 00:22:14,870 --> 00:22:17,670 Masterclass by Will Bales and Hypershock 487 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:21,220 as this one will end up going the distance. 488 00:22:21,420 --> 00:22:25,720 Trying to put one last image in the brains of the judges and he does! 489 00:22:27,030 --> 00:22:30,430 Wow, wow! [cheers] 490 00:22:30,630 --> 00:22:34,810 A fantastic performance by Will Bales and Hypershock. 491 00:22:35,010 --> 00:22:41,080 Somehow Lucky survives enough to send this to the judges' scorecards. 492 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,050 They are Derek Young, Lisa Winter and Fon Davis. 493 00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:47,330 Scoring under the 11-point system, 494 00:22:47,530 --> 00:22:52,480 five points could be awarded for damage, three points for aggression and control. 495 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,190 Kenny, this was just an awesome tactical fight. 496 00:22:59,390 --> 00:23:01,640 Hypershock got underneath Lucky to start. 497 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,810 Then Matt Olson returned serve. 498 00:23:05,010 --> 00:23:07,430 And this was critical. 'Cause once Bales got inverted, 499 00:23:07,630 --> 00:23:09,880 sometimes it takes him 30 seconds to fix. 500 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,220 He did it immediately. 501 00:23:11,420 --> 00:23:14,120 [Kenny] Yeah, I mean, so entertaining with this driving style. 502 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,600 Just uses the battle box as a jump. 503 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,360 And then just goes right back to work, like no big deal. 504 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,670 [Chris] A ton of credit goes to Matt Olsen for his defensive driving, 505 00:23:23,870 --> 00:23:26,360 and the fork's on Lucky were very effective. 506 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:31,740 But Hypershock really started to rack up the points after tearing up Lucky's flipper. 507 00:23:31,940 --> 00:23:36,740 [Kenny] Absolutely. Will Bales was precise, purposeful, and punishing in this match. 508 00:23:36,940 --> 00:23:40,400 Hypershock's weapon never stopped spinning and treated Lucky 509 00:23:40,590 --> 00:23:42,640 like a punching bag down the stretch. 510 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,530 Big time performance. 511 00:23:44,730 --> 00:23:46,720 [Chris] Let's see the result. Faruq! 512 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,080 The results from the judges are in. 513 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,330 [audience cheering] 514 00:23:55,530 --> 00:23:59,570 The winner, by unanimous decision, is... 515 00:23:59,770 --> 00:24:01,580 [dramatic music playing] 516 00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:07,680 Hypershock! 517 00:24:14,370 --> 00:24:16,340 [audience cheering] 518 00:24:21,130 --> 00:24:22,820 [Chris] Hi, Will. Congratulations. 519 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,360 [Will] How's it going? 520 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,190 Well, we're not as good as you are. 521 00:24:27,390 --> 00:24:30,290 I know at this time, last season, you were down in the dumps 522 00:24:30,490 --> 00:24:32,740 after being bounced in the round of 32. 523 00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:34,570 What does the elation feel like? 524 00:24:34,770 --> 00:24:36,530 Uh, I'm glad it still works upside down. 525 00:24:36,730 --> 00:24:39,530 [Will laughing] 526 00:24:39,730 --> 00:24:43,910 What about just your ability to be on top of Lucky the entire time? 527 00:24:44,110 --> 00:24:49,120 That was essential. We knew going in that we were probably safe from their flipper, 528 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,120 if we just went head on. But I knew that if I gave them any opportunity 529 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,710 to hit the side, like they did, that I'd be upside down. 530 00:24:55,910 --> 00:24:58,640 So, I made that mistake once and I couldn't let it happen again. 531 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:00,080 Otherwise, they probably would've taken it. 532 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:04,050 So, lots of locking horns there for a good portion of the match. 533 00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:09,220 But we definitely got some solid hits in and it got us the win, so I'm happy. 534 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:12,330 [Chris] Sounds great. Congratulations. We'll see you in the round of 16. 535 00:25:12,530 --> 00:25:13,240 Thanks, guys. 536 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,650 [team cheering] 537 00:25:20,650 --> 00:25:23,150 [Chris] Okay, up next for Will Bales and company 538 00:25:23,350 --> 00:25:26,430 will be the winner of Riptide versus Shatter! 539 00:25:26,630 --> 00:25:31,430 Riptide, of course, the top seed here in quadrant number two. 540 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:36,190 And as for Mark Demers and team Lucky, this season was a win. Right, Kenny? 541 00:25:36,390 --> 00:25:40,600 Yeah, it started 3 and 0. And driver Matt Olsen is a bonafide star. 542 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,260 They continue to struggle with vertical spinners. 543 00:25:43,460 --> 00:25:46,600 But there is no doubt that this team is trending upwards. 544 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:47,710 [Chris] Coming up, 545 00:25:47,910 --> 00:25:50,330 the single elimination action continues 546 00:25:50,530 --> 00:25:54,600 as decorated veteran Donald Hutson leads Lock Jaw into the box 547 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,810 to clash with the horizontal hitman, Bloodsport. 548 00:25:58,010 --> 00:26:01,190 It is the 14 v 19 matchup. 549 00:26:01,390 --> 00:26:04,240 And it is next onBattlebots. 550 00:26:14,620 --> 00:26:19,500 We got more of the round of 32 here on Battlebots World Championship seven. 551 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:23,190 The action continues right now in quadrant number three. 552 00:26:23,390 --> 00:26:26,190 With the matchup between the 14th seed, Lock Jaw, 553 00:26:26,390 --> 00:26:28,290 and the 19th seed, Bloodsport. 554 00:26:28,490 --> 00:26:30,020 Dial us in, Kenny Florian. 555 00:26:30,220 --> 00:26:33,290 Well, Justin Marple's squad has had an up and down year, 556 00:26:33,490 --> 00:26:36,430 but as the only horizontal in this quadrant, 557 00:26:36,630 --> 00:26:38,570 they feel like they can make a deep run. 558 00:26:38,770 --> 00:26:40,950 The grizzled veteran, Donald Hutson, on the other hand, is 559 00:26:41,150 --> 00:26:43,570 having his best season in a long time. 560 00:26:43,770 --> 00:26:48,020 And is now looking for his first tournament win. Since World Championship IV. 561 00:26:48,220 --> 00:26:51,400 There's a 27-year age gap between these two captains. 562 00:26:51,590 --> 00:26:54,620 Experience is definitely on Donald Hutson's side here. 563 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,260 All right, the bots. 564 00:26:59,460 --> 00:27:01,460 Locked and loaded inside the box. 565 00:27:01,660 --> 00:27:05,770 The winner gets Witch Doctor, the loser goes home. 566 00:27:05,970 --> 00:27:06,960 Here we go! 567 00:27:11,310 --> 00:27:13,710 There is captain Dustin Marple. 568 00:27:13,910 --> 00:27:17,640 He got outdriven by Donald Hutson when these teams met a few years back. 569 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,880 Justin thought he was way too focused on scoring a quick KO in that fight. 570 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,550 He told us he is planning on being more patient in this one. 571 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,360 26 years in the sport, 572 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,710 few can match Donald Hutson's experience, Kenny. 573 00:27:33,910 --> 00:27:38,570 [Kenny] Yup. And he's using a new shock-mounted plow that his squad built specifically 574 00:27:38,770 --> 00:27:40,530 to counter Bloodsport's blade. 575 00:27:40,730 --> 00:27:43,770 It's slope should help Lock Jaw get under that weapon 576 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:47,170 Donald Hutson knows defense might be the best offense here. 577 00:27:59,550 --> 00:28:03,330 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 578 00:28:03,530 --> 00:28:08,640 [Chris] It's the grizzled vet versus the heaviest hitting horizontal in the field. 579 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,680 The winner moves on to the round of 16. 580 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,030 Let the bot battle begin! 581 00:28:17,860 --> 00:28:19,840 Lock Jaw leading with the plow. 582 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,080 Nice little kiss-up. Bloodsport spinning up. 583 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,430 [Kenny] Lock Jaw trying to slow down that weapon. 584 00:28:25,630 --> 00:28:28,360 They have to stay there so you're thinking sandwich Bloodsport between 585 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,500 their robot and the sides of the battle box. 586 00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:34,430 [Chris] That's a 72 lbs blade and-- Uh, oh. 587 00:28:34,630 --> 00:28:36,670 We got flames coming out of Bloodsport 588 00:28:36,870 --> 00:28:38,770 [Kenny] This is their chance. Now that that weapon is slowed down-- 589 00:28:38,970 --> 00:28:40,770 Look at the wheels on Lock Jaw. 590 00:28:40,970 --> 00:28:43,840 On the right side, they are severely damaged. 591 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:45,670 He's coming in with the weapon now. 592 00:28:45,870 --> 00:28:49,810 [Chris] Donald going away from the plow and choosing to leave the weapon. 593 00:28:50,010 --> 00:28:54,220 Lock Jaw managing to stay mobile but it is severely impaired now, Kenny. 594 00:28:54,420 --> 00:28:56,890 [Kenny] Yeah, Justin Marple just has to stay patient. 595 00:28:57,620 --> 00:29:00,980 Oh! Huge shot by Bloodsport. 596 00:29:01,180 --> 00:29:03,330 Right front tire on Lock Jaw is gone. 597 00:29:03,530 --> 00:29:05,950 Team Bloodsport can smell blood. 598 00:29:06,150 --> 00:29:08,570 Donald Hutson's in serious, serious trouble. 599 00:29:08,770 --> 00:29:10,220 Take it easy. 600 00:29:10,420 --> 00:29:12,580 [Kenny] Chris, I think the other wheel on Lock Jaw is about to come off here. 601 00:29:13,650 --> 00:29:15,290 [all exclaiming] 602 00:29:15,490 --> 00:29:18,510 [Chris] Justin Marple really changes it up. Bloodsport's out of ten. 603 00:29:18,930 --> 00:29:19,740 Damn it! 604 00:29:19,940 --> 00:29:21,080 [Chris] Wow! 605 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,290 Through the blade in on Lock Jaw's plow and that might be it. 606 00:29:24,490 --> 00:29:28,810 [Kenny] What an upset this would be for Donald Hutson who is in serious trouble here. 607 00:29:29,010 --> 00:29:33,950 [Chris] That self-righter ain't righting on Bloodsport. And the countdown has started. 608 00:29:34,150 --> 00:29:40,890 A man who is standing on two of his four wheels is somehow climbing into the next round. 609 00:29:45,890 --> 00:29:47,750 [Kenny] That was crazy! 610 00:29:49,550 --> 00:29:50,670 [man] Totally my fault. 611 00:29:50,870 --> 00:29:51,890 That was stupid. I was... 612 00:29:53,310 --> 00:29:54,640 So stupid. 613 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:56,000 We had no reason for what just happened. 614 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,410 [Chris] Oh, Justin Marple beside himself. 615 00:30:02,410 --> 00:30:04,880 Kenny, the old master Donald Hutson 616 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,220 picked the right configuration for this matchup. 617 00:30:08,420 --> 00:30:12,740 [Kenny] No doubt. Lock Jaw leading with that sloped plow in the early going, 618 00:30:12,940 --> 00:30:15,910 able to successfully deflect Bloodsport's blade, 619 00:30:16,110 --> 00:30:19,600 and even teased some flames out of Justin Marple's bot. 620 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,640 [Chris] But it was those big, exposed wheels on Lock Jaw that 621 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:24,670 looked like it would be its downfall. 622 00:30:24,870 --> 00:30:27,600 Bloodsport simply tearing him up. 623 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,880 [Kenny] Yeah, Bloodsport able to remove that front tire altogether, 624 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,260 and at this point, Lock Jaw was on life support, Chris. 625 00:30:34,460 --> 00:30:37,190 It's weapon was down, it was severely hobbled. 626 00:30:37,390 --> 00:30:40,190 And Justin Marple had the upper hand. 627 00:30:40,390 --> 00:30:43,530 [Chris] It looked like it was all over, but then... 628 00:30:43,730 --> 00:30:48,080 Justin Marple, perhaps a bit too hastily, chose to attack. 629 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:53,030 Bloodsport goes skywards, lands on its nogging, and it's see ya next season. 630 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,060 What a finish. 631 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,030 Unbelievable. 632 00:31:00,550 --> 00:31:02,060 Donald Hutson. 633 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,130 [Chris] Yeah, there you are! 634 00:31:05,580 --> 00:31:06,890 [Chris laughing] 635 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,050 [Kenny laughing] 636 00:31:14,250 --> 00:31:17,740 Donald, you started that fight with four wheels, right? 637 00:31:17,940 --> 00:31:19,710 Uh, looked like it, yeah. 638 00:31:19,910 --> 00:31:23,500 Looked like it was down to maybe two and a quarter by the time you-- 639 00:31:23,700 --> 00:31:25,430 How the heck did you win that thing? 640 00:31:25,630 --> 00:31:29,530 You know that was not the way I intended it to go. 641 00:31:29,730 --> 00:31:32,500 Hats off to them and their super destructive robot. 642 00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:35,120 We knew we really only had, like, one chance 643 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,880 to slow him down and then we were gonna have to go in with the weapon. It was... 644 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:42,370 It was a tough, crazy match. And I don't even know how we got to the end, so... 645 00:31:43,030 --> 00:31:45,050 Here we go. 646 00:31:45,250 --> 00:31:48,960 All right. We'll see you soon in the round of 16. Congratulations. 647 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,370 [audience chanting] Lock Jaw! Lock Jaw! Lock Jaw! 648 00:31:56,750 --> 00:32:00,050 [Chris] Nice to see Lock Jaw back in the post-season mix. 649 00:32:00,250 --> 00:32:03,430 Up next, it'll be the three seed, Witch Doctor. 650 00:32:03,630 --> 00:32:08,710 And believe it or not, despite having competed in ever season of the modern era, 651 00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:12,950 that will be the first ever meeting between the two teams. 652 00:32:13,150 --> 00:32:17,670 As for Justin Marple and company... Robot combat is merciless, folks. 653 00:32:17,870 --> 00:32:19,530 That is a tough way to bow out. 654 00:32:19,730 --> 00:32:23,600 But Bloodsport remains one of the deadliest horizontal spinners in the game. 655 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,340 Better luck next season. 656 00:32:27,270 --> 00:32:31,150 Up next, a rematch from last year's round of 32. 657 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:34,020 Ethan Kurtz and his death machine, Riptide 658 00:32:34,220 --> 00:32:37,290 have turned heads and raised eyebrows this season, 659 00:32:37,490 --> 00:32:40,330 while destroying every bot in their path. 660 00:32:40,530 --> 00:32:45,460 Can master strategist Adam Wrigley and Shatter! find a way to slay the giant? 661 00:32:45,660 --> 00:32:48,030 Stick around and find out. 662 00:32:55,930 --> 00:32:59,600 [Chris] Oh, this is gonna be a good one as we continue on with the round of 32. 663 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:04,330 It is the two versus 31 matchup. A rematch of last season's playoffs 664 00:33:04,530 --> 00:33:06,570 where Riptide ousted Shatter! 665 00:33:06,770 --> 00:33:10,330 No team this season has solved the puzzle of taking down Riptide. 666 00:33:10,530 --> 00:33:13,530 Can Adam Wrigley and team Shatter! crack the code? 667 00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:16,200 Let's take a deeper dive inside this fight. 668 00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:21,750 [announcer] Let the World Championship Tournament begin. 669 00:33:23,310 --> 00:33:25,120 Last year did not go so great for them. 670 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:28,670 We bent their frame and we ripped off all their front armor 671 00:33:28,870 --> 00:33:30,640 that they were trying to jam into our weapon. 672 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,910 [announcer] This team has no fear and they have absolutely no mercy either! 673 00:33:35,110 --> 00:33:37,790 It was a pretty spectacular failure on their part. 674 00:33:41,370 --> 00:33:44,360 [Adam] I think we learnt what didn't work against them last season. 675 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:48,670 And we saw a couple other people maybe learn what does work against them. 676 00:33:48,870 --> 00:33:52,190 This setup is based off of Defender and SawBlaze from last season. 677 00:33:52,390 --> 00:33:54,460 The only two robots to beat Riptide so far. 678 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:58,080 [Kenny] Those front forks able to get underneath Riptide. 679 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,570 We got a bunch of parts from Emulsifier stuck on 680 00:34:00,770 --> 00:34:03,020 'cause we think they're gonna be a better front setup. 681 00:34:03,220 --> 00:34:06,360 The idea is that we jam these hard metal door stops into their spinner, 682 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,740 and just jam 'em into the floor. Use their own power 683 00:34:08,940 --> 00:34:11,120 against them and send them flying. 684 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,950 We're just taking out all the stops for this one. We're going full boil. 685 00:34:14,150 --> 00:34:15,130 We got nothing to lose. 686 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,530 [Ethan] Our goal is to avoid the hammer as much as possible. 687 00:34:19,730 --> 00:34:23,220 And land hits in places that we aren't supposed to be landing hits in. 688 00:34:23,420 --> 00:34:26,020 We're still running our forks and we're still trying to get to their sides. 689 00:34:26,220 --> 00:34:27,460 To kinda avoid their hammer. 690 00:34:27,660 --> 00:34:30,600 'Cause we trust our offense more than we trust our defense always. 691 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,670 We're gonna try to regulate them and just continue hammering them. 692 00:34:33,870 --> 00:34:36,370 As soon as we land one hit, it's over for them. 693 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:41,360 [Chris] Oh, this is gonna be good. 694 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:46,020 And as if things weren't already super intense, check this out. 695 00:34:46,220 --> 00:34:50,220 Earlier today after Riptide had already weighed in at 250 lbs, 696 00:34:50,420 --> 00:34:52,840 Adam Wrigley's brother Eric found the team backstage, 697 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,440 allegedly working on their robot. 698 00:34:55,750 --> 00:34:57,020 Hmm. 699 00:34:57,220 --> 00:35:01,190 Now, modifying a robot after making weight is against the rules. 700 00:35:01,390 --> 00:35:04,050 So Shatter! asked to have Riptide weighed again. 701 00:35:04,250 --> 00:35:06,790 This time, the bot came in 2 lbs lighter. 702 00:35:16,930 --> 00:35:18,600 [Chris] So after the weight discrepancy, 703 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,710 Shatter! also asked to have Riptide inspected to ensure 704 00:35:21,910 --> 00:35:25,740 that the team hadn't modified their robot to gain a competitive advantage. 705 00:35:25,940 --> 00:35:28,550 And here's what Ethan Kurtz had to say about the situation. 706 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,410 So Shatter! thinks we're cheating. 707 00:35:32,370 --> 00:35:33,580 We are not cheating. 708 00:35:34,720 --> 00:35:37,600 Their paranoia is affecting our performance. 709 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,360 I think this is really uncool that they did this. 710 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:42,820 I think after this is over, we're gonna rip them apart. 711 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,220 [Chris] Now, Riptide did pass the additional inspection. 712 00:35:48,420 --> 00:35:52,640 And Battlebot's official also found zero evidence of funny business. 713 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,840 Team Shatter! was satisfied with those results, so the fight is on. 714 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:01,220 But in a sport that's congenial, things have reached a fever pitch. 715 00:36:01,420 --> 00:36:05,170 Which team will survive this fiery high-stakes matchup? 716 00:36:07,340 --> 00:36:09,030 Let's find out. Faruq. 717 00:36:13,370 --> 00:36:16,640 And in the red square from Brooklyn, New York, 718 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:22,720 if you have dreams of staying in one piece, they're about to Shatter! 719 00:36:23,370 --> 00:36:25,510 [crowd cheering] 720 00:36:29,310 --> 00:36:33,290 [Chris] Here is team Shatter! Captain Adam Wrigley bringing up the rear. 721 00:36:33,490 --> 00:36:36,020 Obviously Adam's doing what he felt was necessary 722 00:36:36,220 --> 00:36:38,530 to ensure a fair fight tonight. Kenny? 723 00:36:38,730 --> 00:36:40,460 What's your take on the whole deal? 724 00:36:40,660 --> 00:36:43,570 [Kenny] Well, I think Adam's concern is understandable. 725 00:36:43,770 --> 00:36:47,430 You're not supposed to modify your robot after clearing inspections. 726 00:36:47,630 --> 00:36:51,640 And we still don't know why Riptide came in two pounds lighter. 727 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,190 But Adam's clearly got Ethan Kurtz riled up. 728 00:36:55,390 --> 00:36:59,570 In terms of how that affects the fight. Some people fight worse when they're angry, 729 00:36:59,770 --> 00:37:00,720 some, better. 730 00:37:02,890 --> 00:37:04,710 [Faruq] In the blue square, 731 00:37:04,910 --> 00:37:06,670 from Tarzana, California. 732 00:37:06,870 --> 00:37:10,710 Unfortunately for you, there's no lifeguard in the Battle box. 733 00:37:10,910 --> 00:37:14,570 Watch out, for Riptide! 734 00:37:14,770 --> 00:37:16,650 [audience cheering] 735 00:37:20,340 --> 00:37:23,020 [Chris] The sophomore sensation Riptide. 736 00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:25,840 Is that supposed to Shatter! swinging the hammer? 737 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,530 Well, fir a team that is getting re-weighed and re-inspected, 738 00:37:29,730 --> 00:37:31,500 they seem to be pretty loose, Kenny. 739 00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:34,600 [Kenny] Yeah, and look at Ethan high-fiving the crowd. 740 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,500 He doesn't seem to be sweating it. 741 00:37:36,700 --> 00:37:40,080 [Chris] Listen, with each and every bot-breaking tale they've had this season, 742 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:41,950 the pressure gets a little higher. 743 00:37:42,150 --> 00:37:45,640 At the end of the day, this is a group of mostly 20 year-olds. 744 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:49,510 Let's see if they can keep their emotions in check and stay focused. 745 00:38:08,060 --> 00:38:11,530 [Chris] All right. Well, few matchups in Battlebots history 746 00:38:11,730 --> 00:38:13,770 have had a lead-up like this one. 747 00:38:13,970 --> 00:38:18,310 After all the controversy, we know Ethan Kurtz is gonna come out swinging. 748 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,530 Can Adam Wrigley survive the initial blitz 749 00:38:24,730 --> 00:38:28,810 and find a way to finally take down this beastly bot? 750 00:38:29,010 --> 00:38:34,100 It's Shatter! and Riptide in a do or die matchup, and it is next 751 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:37,370 on Battlebots! 752 00:38:49,310 --> 00:38:52,150 [Chris] Welcome back to Battlebots, where we are all set 753 00:38:52,350 --> 00:38:57,840 for a fight between the number two overall seed, Riptide, and the 31st seed, Shatter! 754 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:00,880 It's a rematch from last season's round of 32 755 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,530 that's been getting more contentious as the day has gone on. 756 00:39:04,730 --> 00:39:05,740 [Ethan] Space, give me space. 757 00:39:05,940 --> 00:39:08,740 [Chris] And with a spot on the round and 16 on the line, 758 00:39:08,940 --> 00:39:12,100 it's finally time to let the robots do the talking. 759 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:27,570 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 760 00:39:27,770 --> 00:39:29,120 - We're right on the grid. - [all chanting] Fight, fight, fight. 761 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:31,000 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight. 762 00:39:34,310 --> 00:39:36,910 [buzzer sounds] 763 00:39:37,110 --> 00:39:39,460 [Chris] Let the Bot Battle begin! 764 00:39:39,660 --> 00:39:40,980 - [smashes] - [Kenny] Whoa! 765 00:39:41,180 --> 00:39:43,640 [Chris] Oh, huge shot, and one of the forks is already off of Shatter!. 766 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,120 - [smashes] - [Chris] Whoa! 767 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:48,190 [Kenny] Nice accurate counter shot by Shatter! to the top of Riptide. 768 00:39:48,390 --> 00:39:51,840 [Chris] But here comes Riptide looking to bully Shatter! around the Box. 769 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,500 You can hear that deadly eight meter weapon humming. 770 00:39:54,700 --> 00:39:57,220 - [crashes] - [Chris] Whoa, Shatter!'s trying to hold it off 771 00:39:57,420 --> 00:40:00,220 by swinging the hammer, but Riptide's skipping away. 772 00:40:00,420 --> 00:40:02,220 [all exclaiming] 773 00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:04,570 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris shouts indistinctly] 774 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:07,770 [Kenny] Brutal follow up shot. Shatter! trying to right itself 775 00:40:07,970 --> 00:40:10,400 but Riptide not giving him an inch, Chris. 776 00:40:10,590 --> 00:40:12,950 - [Chris] Look at Riptide's weapon! Oh! - [Kenny] Oh! 777 00:40:13,150 --> 00:40:14,770 [Chris] Just tearing pieces apart. 778 00:40:14,970 --> 00:40:16,530 Wow. Yeesh! 779 00:40:16,730 --> 00:40:18,400 - [clatters] - [Chris and Kenny] Whoa! 780 00:40:18,590 --> 00:40:20,840 - [Chris] Whoa! - [Kenny] Bot parts everywhere. 781 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,810 [Chris] Oh, my God, just launched it 12 feet. 782 00:40:24,010 --> 00:40:26,080 And now it's going after that hammer. 783 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,770 [Kenny] Those front forks able to get underneath Shatter! repeatedly, 784 00:40:28,970 --> 00:40:31,400 Riptide pouring it on. 785 00:40:31,590 --> 00:40:34,770 [Chris] Ethan Kurtz showing no mercy every time-- 786 00:40:34,970 --> 00:40:36,220 - [Kenny] Whoa! - [Chris] Whoa! 787 00:40:36,420 --> 00:40:38,910 Here comes another shot. Wow. 788 00:40:39,110 --> 00:40:42,570 Oh, my gosh, I don't know if the omni wheels are gonna be able to move now. 789 00:40:42,770 --> 00:40:44,190 - Go, go, go. - [Chris] Uh-oh. 790 00:40:44,390 --> 00:40:47,020 - Uh-oh. Oh! - [Kenny] Oh, my goodness. 791 00:40:47,220 --> 00:40:48,400 Keep firing it. 792 00:40:48,590 --> 00:40:50,330 [Kenny] Shatter! wants more. 793 00:40:50,530 --> 00:40:53,670 [Chris laughing] Oh, going all the way and then under the pulverizer. 794 00:40:53,870 --> 00:40:55,020 - [cheering] - Hit him again 795 00:40:55,220 --> 00:40:56,710 - [man] Whoo! - [Chris] And... 796 00:40:56,910 --> 00:40:57,600 - [smashes] - [crowd cheers] 797 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,430 - [Chris] Oh, God! - [Kenny laughs] Oh. 798 00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:03,220 - Keep firing. - [Chris] Can Shatter! move its pride 799 00:41:03,420 --> 00:41:05,840 and dislodge itself and get going? 800 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:09,530 "Get me off of this pulverizer. I'm supposed to be hammering, 801 00:41:09,730 --> 00:41:11,460 "not taking the hammer." 802 00:41:11,660 --> 00:41:13,570 [Kenny] Riptide going back to its corner, 803 00:41:13,770 --> 00:41:15,430 they know they have the knockdown here, Chris. 804 00:41:15,630 --> 00:41:18,050 - Keep firing the weapon. - [indistinct shouting] 805 00:41:18,250 --> 00:41:20,400 [Chris] Yeah, here comes the smoke on Shatter!. 806 00:41:20,590 --> 00:41:22,640 I'm not so sure they can move. 807 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,120 Nope, the countdown has started. 808 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:28,400 The amazing run of the two seed Riptide 809 00:41:28,590 --> 00:41:30,150 - will continue-- - [referee] ...three... 810 00:41:30,350 --> 00:41:32,290 - [Chris] ...as it ends Shattter!'s season-- - [referee] ...two, one. 811 00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:33,840 [Chris] ...for the second year in a row. 812 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:35,270 [all cheering] 813 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:39,260 What more did you... What did we expect, boys? 814 00:41:39,460 --> 00:41:41,840 What did we expect? What did we expect? 815 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:43,600 [Eric] I wanna know how fast they were spinning. 816 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,260 - [Adam] We'll ask. - [Eric] I wanna know how fast 817 00:41:45,460 --> 00:41:47,790 - they were spinning. - [Adam] Hey, hey, hey. We will find out. 818 00:41:50,550 --> 00:41:54,950 [Chris] Kenny, that weapon on Riptide, in a word, dominant. 819 00:41:55,150 --> 00:41:56,260 [Kenny] Yeah, and nasty. 820 00:41:56,460 --> 00:41:58,670 Again, you know, those long forks were allowing them 821 00:41:58,870 --> 00:42:00,840 to get underneath Shatter! there, I mean, 822 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:02,330 just massive shots. 823 00:42:02,530 --> 00:42:05,910 I don't know how Shatter! was able to withstand a lot of these. 824 00:42:06,110 --> 00:42:09,220 [Chris] It was remarkable, because when you have a hammer bot like that, 825 00:42:09,420 --> 00:42:12,360 that thing could get bent. It could have stopped working. 826 00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:14,810 So kudos to Shatter!, but, man, Rip-- 827 00:42:15,010 --> 00:42:18,220 Oh, gosh. Kenny, I can't even watch. 828 00:42:18,420 --> 00:42:21,670 [Kenny] What Riptide is doing to the field this season is scary, Chris. 829 00:42:21,870 --> 00:42:23,290 How can you watch a fight like this, 830 00:42:23,490 --> 00:42:25,880 like, all of Riptide's fights this year, really, 831 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:29,880 and not be intimidated by the prospect of facing this robot? 832 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:31,770 - Unbelievable. - [Chris] As we know, 833 00:42:31,970 --> 00:42:35,430 a lot of tension and emotion going into this match-up. 834 00:42:35,630 --> 00:42:38,640 Credit to Shatter! for their never-say-die attitude, 835 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:42,220 but the moment belongs to Ethan Kurtz and Team Riptide. 836 00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:48,030 Their jaw dropping run continues as they now advance to the round of 16. 837 00:42:49,820 --> 00:42:51,060 [audience cheering] 838 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,190 [Chris] Ethan Kurtz, congratulations to you and Team Riptide. 839 00:42:57,390 --> 00:43:01,050 You are now 5-0, with five knockouts. 840 00:43:01,250 --> 00:43:03,330 Is there anything that can stop you? 841 00:43:03,530 --> 00:43:06,120 - [sighs] - Clearly, Adam's paranoia cannot stop us. 842 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:08,740 - So, I don't think anything can stop us. - [chuckling] 843 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:10,260 - [Chris] What does that mean? - Wow. 844 00:43:10,460 --> 00:43:15,020 Uh, they had us check weight three times, multiple tests, speed tests. 845 00:43:15,220 --> 00:43:17,220 We don't cheat, we did our thing. 846 00:43:17,420 --> 00:43:19,080 We did exactly what we had to do 847 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,330 and yeah, no one's gonna stop us. 848 00:43:21,530 --> 00:43:22,950 [audience cheering] 849 00:43:23,150 --> 00:43:24,310 - Yeah! - Whoo! 850 00:43:26,370 --> 00:43:27,640 [faint booing] 851 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,260 [Chris] Well, congratulations. 852 00:43:29,460 --> 00:43:30,810 We'll see you in the round of 16. 853 00:43:31,010 --> 00:43:31,960 - Thank you. - Thank you very much. 854 00:43:34,130 --> 00:43:36,930 [faint booing] 855 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,640 - [Chris] Hi, Adam. - Hey. 856 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:45,430 For the second straight year, Riptide ends your season. 857 00:43:45,630 --> 00:43:47,460 How disheartening is it? 858 00:43:47,660 --> 00:43:49,360 Hey, I mean, I think we put on a good show. 859 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:51,460 I think we showed that we're not afraid of anything out there. 860 00:43:51,660 --> 00:43:53,980 We're an aggressive team and we're never gonna give up. 861 00:43:54,180 --> 00:43:55,400 - [audience cheering] - Uh, I thought it was a good fight. 862 00:43:55,590 --> 00:43:57,190 And as for everything else he said, 863 00:43:57,390 --> 00:43:59,060 I don't think that needs to be addressed. 864 00:44:00,550 --> 00:44:01,710 [Chris] Fair enough, Adam. 865 00:44:01,910 --> 00:44:04,340 - Thanks, as always, for your passion. - [Adam] Cheers. 866 00:44:06,130 --> 00:44:07,890 - No, man. - Okay. 867 00:44:08,510 --> 00:44:10,600 All right, oh, well. 868 00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:11,670 - You know-- - [Chris] All righty, then. 869 00:44:11,870 --> 00:44:12,880 - We, we tried. - It's okay. 870 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:15,530 [Chris] Clearly no love lost between these two. 871 00:44:15,730 --> 00:44:17,080 Let's start with this. Riptide, 872 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:19,330 five fights, five knockouts. 873 00:44:19,530 --> 00:44:22,910 I don't know if there's a more dominant robot out there right now. 874 00:44:23,110 --> 00:44:24,950 [Kenny] I said it before the tournament began, 875 00:44:25,150 --> 00:44:27,430 but there's only one team on this side of the bracket 876 00:44:27,630 --> 00:44:30,290 I can see taking them down, and that's End Game. 877 00:44:30,490 --> 00:44:33,510 If the Kiwis can't beat them, I don't know who can. 878 00:44:34,650 --> 00:44:36,950 [Chris] Well, up next for Riptide in the round of 16 879 00:44:37,150 --> 00:44:39,260 is a date with HyperShock. 880 00:44:39,460 --> 00:44:42,260 If you thought this fight was about to break the Internet, 881 00:44:42,460 --> 00:44:44,840 just wait till Will Bales and Ethan Kurtz 882 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:46,360 go head to head. 883 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:49,290 As for Shatter!, a tough ending to a tough season. 884 00:44:49,490 --> 00:44:51,740 There's a whole lot to unpack there, but we'll have the chance 885 00:44:51,940 --> 00:44:55,600 to get into all of it later tonight, on our first ever post game show, 886 00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:57,950 The Road To The Giant Nut. 887 00:44:58,150 --> 00:45:00,880 Kenny and I are gonna talk to some superstar builders, 888 00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:04,430 perform a botopsy on the night's most demolished robot, 889 00:45:04,630 --> 00:45:06,050 as well as break down 890 00:45:06,250 --> 00:45:09,790 all of the action in the World Championship VII bracket. Can't wait. 891 00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:14,570 But coming up, one of the stories of the season so far 892 00:45:14,770 --> 00:45:19,150 has been Kevin Milczewski's ability to turn speed into a deadly weapon. 893 00:45:19,350 --> 00:45:22,120 - Can Claw Viper continue its incredible run-- - [indistinct shouting] 894 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:24,220 [Chris] ...or will Martin Mason and MaDCatTer 895 00:45:24,420 --> 00:45:26,080 pump the brakes on the speed demon? 896 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:28,220 - [cat meowling] - [Chris] We're gonna find out next-- 897 00:45:28,420 --> 00:45:29,570 - [thunder rumbles] - [Chris] ...when the opening round 898 00:45:29,770 --> 00:45:33,910 of the World Championship VII tournament continues. 899 00:45:34,110 --> 00:45:35,620 [audience cheering] 900 00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:42,100 [audience cheering] 901 00:45:45,270 --> 00:45:46,670 [Chris] Welcome back to opening night 902 00:45:46,870 --> 00:45:50,220 of the BattleBots World Championship VII tournament. 903 00:45:50,420 --> 00:45:54,530 Up next, we've got a matchup between the 22 seed MaDCatTer 904 00:45:54,730 --> 00:45:58,290 and the 11th seed, making its first ever tournament appearance, 905 00:45:58,490 --> 00:46:00,670 Claw Viper. 906 00:46:00,870 --> 00:46:05,120 And this is actually a rematch from one of last year's Sin City Slugfests. 907 00:46:05,320 --> 00:46:06,150 In that fight, 908 00:46:06,350 --> 00:46:08,640 MaDCatTer dominated Claw Viper, 909 00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:11,150 knocking him out in under two minutes. 910 00:46:11,350 --> 00:46:15,740 But, as we've seen all season, this is not the same Claw Viper. 911 00:46:15,940 --> 00:46:20,290 Kevin Milczewski's bot is bigger, stronger, and faster, 912 00:46:20,490 --> 00:46:24,360 and it has been one of the breakout stars here at World Championship VII. 913 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,400 [Kenny] Yeah, massive magnet upgrades, 914 00:46:26,590 --> 00:46:29,020 and powerful brushless motors on each wheel 915 00:46:29,220 --> 00:46:31,080 have made Claw Viper go from cool 916 00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,500 to killer. 917 00:46:32,700 --> 00:46:36,020 Its disorienting speed has allowed Kevin to control matches 918 00:46:36,220 --> 00:46:37,050 and put himself 919 00:46:37,250 --> 00:46:38,910 in position to suplex opponents. 920 00:46:39,110 --> 00:46:41,740 He's already gone 2-1 against Kurtz this year. 921 00:46:41,940 --> 00:46:46,550 So, we'll see how cat-like the gritty kitty's reflexes look this time around. 922 00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:50,640 And you know, Martin Mason... So fun. 923 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:52,150 He's got the whole gig going. 924 00:46:52,350 --> 00:46:54,400 He's always praising his college kids and everything. 925 00:46:54,590 --> 00:46:58,400 And I think sometimes that overshadows just how good his robot is. 926 00:46:58,590 --> 00:47:01,020 Team MaDCatTer has never won a tournament fight, 927 00:47:01,220 --> 00:47:04,880 but they went 2-2 this season with a very tough schedule. 928 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:07,400 They might be flying under the radar a bit, Kenny. 929 00:47:07,590 --> 00:47:08,840 [Kenny] Absolutely. 930 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:11,260 The robots look much improved, and I would credit a lot of that 931 00:47:11,460 --> 00:47:14,500 to the evolution of the man on the sticks, Calvin Iba. 932 00:47:14,700 --> 00:47:17,120 Earlier this year, he out-dueled Matt Vasquez, 933 00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:20,710 who's considered to be one of the best drivers in robot combat. 934 00:47:20,910 --> 00:47:25,190 But Claw Viper will present a challenge unlike any in this sport. 935 00:47:25,390 --> 00:47:27,670 Let's see if he can shine when the lights are brightest. 936 00:47:27,870 --> 00:47:29,200 [audience cheering] 937 00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:34,120 [Chris] These two bots are ready to fight. Let's dive 938 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:35,670 right into the action. 939 00:47:35,870 --> 00:47:37,550 [cheering intensifies] 940 00:47:42,340 --> 00:47:44,240 [robotic voice] Red team, ready. 941 00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:47,150 - [growls] Oh, yeah. - [growling] 942 00:47:47,350 --> 00:47:51,120 [Chris] Driver Calvin Iba, paying homage to his mentor with a growl. 943 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:54,950 This team looking to advance to the round of 16 for the first time ever. 944 00:47:55,150 --> 00:47:58,050 - How do they get it done, Kenny? - [Kenny] Well, they plan to 945 00:47:58,250 --> 00:48:01,600 use that 34 pound vertical disc to dictate the action 946 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:03,710 and try and take the fight into a corner, 947 00:48:03,910 --> 00:48:06,430 similar to what we saw HyperShock do to Claw Viper. 948 00:48:06,630 --> 00:48:09,930 If MaDCatTer can negate the speed advantage, they can win. 949 00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:13,880 [robotic voice] Blue team, ready. 950 00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:15,360 [laughs maniacally] 951 00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:18,600 [Chris] Kevin Milczewski's just about the wildest software engineer 952 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:21,120 you're ever gonna meet. He is confident, 953 00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:23,570 and for good reason, Kenny Florian. 954 00:48:23,770 --> 00:48:26,460 [Kenny] Yeah, this is the fastest bot we've ever seen, Chris. 955 00:48:26,660 --> 00:48:29,640 There are two contrasting styles at play in this fight. 956 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,260 MaDCatTer is more of a well-rounded puncher, 957 00:48:32,460 --> 00:48:34,670 while Claw Viper will use a combo of blitzing 958 00:48:34,870 --> 00:48:37,580 and grappling, to try and seal the victory. 959 00:48:41,820 --> 00:48:43,960 - [electronic sounds playing] - [all cheering] 960 00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:47,060 [sounds and cheering intensify] 961 00:48:48,790 --> 00:48:52,060 [audience chanting] Fight, fight, fight, fight. 962 00:48:58,270 --> 00:49:01,120 [buzzer sounding] 963 00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:02,710 [Chris] Let the Bots Battle begin. 964 00:49:02,910 --> 00:49:03,600 - Gassy Cat-- - [Kenny] Oh! 965 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:04,880 [Chris] ...gets hammered out of the gate. 966 00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:07,430 Here comes Claw Viper. So fast, Kenny. 967 00:49:07,630 --> 00:49:09,020 [Kenny] Claw Viper with a quick Box rush, 968 00:49:09,220 --> 00:49:11,360 trying to get underneath MaDCatTer, and they are. 969 00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:12,810 [Chris] Can they get a bite, though? 970 00:49:13,010 --> 00:49:16,810 [Kenny] The speed is unreal. Kevin Milczewski, a little out of control, 971 00:49:17,010 --> 00:49:19,260 driving Claw Viper into the side of the Box. 972 00:49:19,460 --> 00:49:20,910 He's gotta settle his nerves. 973 00:49:21,110 --> 00:49:23,430 [Chris] Calvin Iba, the driver of MaDCatTer, 974 00:49:23,630 --> 00:49:25,670 trying to keep all wheels on the ground. 975 00:49:25,870 --> 00:49:26,810 - But... Uh-oh. - [Kenny] Whoa. 976 00:49:27,010 --> 00:49:28,600 [Chris] There goes the BattleBotssign. 977 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:30,910 Oh, there goes Gassy Cat. Oh, my goodness. 978 00:49:31,110 --> 00:49:32,810 Somebody please save the minibot. 979 00:49:33,010 --> 00:49:35,190 [Kenny] Wow, Claw Viper, just on the counter here. 980 00:49:35,390 --> 00:49:37,910 So quick, able to re-attack in an instant. 981 00:49:38,110 --> 00:49:39,570 [Chris] As MaDCatTer bit... 982 00:49:39,770 --> 00:49:41,080 And eats the BattleBotssign 983 00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:42,880 because it's an absolute animal. 984 00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:45,640 But per the rulebook, will have to back off shortly. 985 00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:48,330 - You wanna release. Release. - Trying. I'm trying. 986 00:49:48,530 --> 00:49:50,500 [Chris] Kevin Milczewski trying to heed the ref's warning, 987 00:49:50,700 --> 00:49:51,430 backing away, 988 00:49:51,630 --> 00:49:53,370 but dragging MaDCatTer with him. 989 00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:56,880 - Kenny, are they attached? - [Kenny] Yeah, it looks that way. 990 00:49:57,080 --> 00:49:58,710 Those front forks are stuck together. 991 00:49:58,910 --> 00:50:00,880 They're kind of holding hands. 992 00:50:01,080 --> 00:50:02,400 - [grinding] - [Chris] Oh, that's cute. 993 00:50:02,590 --> 00:50:03,640 Not in the round of 32, it's not. 994 00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:05,810 and God, nothing's cute here. 995 00:50:06,010 --> 00:50:07,430 [Kenny] MaDCatTer finds an angle, 996 00:50:07,630 --> 00:50:09,600 able to grind away at Claw Viper. 997 00:50:09,800 --> 00:50:11,400 - [Chris] Ah. - [Kenny] Doing some damage there. 998 00:50:11,590 --> 00:50:14,120 [Chris] Looks like they, uh, dislodged from one another. 999 00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:15,740 And now we're gonna have a break. 1000 00:50:15,940 --> 00:50:18,740 - [Kenny] MaDCatTer starting to come back here, Chris. - [Chris] Yep. 1001 00:50:18,940 --> 00:50:20,570 - [slams] - [Chris] Claw Viper's so fast, 1002 00:50:20,770 --> 00:50:23,260 - right on top of MaDCatTer... Oh! - [Kenny] Oh! 1003 00:50:23,460 --> 00:50:25,360 Now Claw Viper gets a chance. 1004 00:50:25,560 --> 00:50:27,290 [Chris] Let's see if MaDCatTer can right itself. 1005 00:50:27,490 --> 00:50:29,740 It can't before Claw Viper picks it back up. 1006 00:50:29,940 --> 00:50:31,600 [Kenny] Oh, this is exactly what we expected, 1007 00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:33,640 a back and forth brawl here. 1008 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:35,770 The grappler versus the striker. 1009 00:50:35,970 --> 00:50:38,360 [Chris] Kenny, MaDCatTer's having trouble self-righting. 1010 00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:39,880 - [Kenny] Uh-oh. - [Chris] And... 1011 00:50:40,080 --> 00:50:43,150 Oh, Claw Viper's digging into it, chopping it up. 1012 00:50:43,350 --> 00:50:45,430 [Kenny] But lost its lifting arm in the process. 1013 00:50:45,630 --> 00:50:49,360 Kevin Milczewski dropping it right into the disc of MaDCatTer. 1014 00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:51,060 He may regret that choice. 1015 00:50:52,270 --> 00:50:53,670 [Chris] Approaching the one minute mark. 1016 00:50:53,870 --> 00:50:55,150 - [Kenny] MaDCatTer-- - Oh! 1017 00:50:55,350 --> 00:50:56,500 [Kenny] Rough going and they do! 1018 00:50:56,700 --> 00:50:58,400 [Chris] That was a huge hit! 1019 00:50:58,590 --> 00:51:01,810 Claw Viper can self-right, but it's struggling right now. 1020 00:51:02,010 --> 00:51:03,360 [Kenny] It sure is. What's left 1021 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:07,810 of that lifting arm, doesn't seem to be enough to right the robot, Chris. 1022 00:51:08,010 --> 00:51:11,770 [Chris] And Calvin Iba trying to get over there and unleash more damage. 1023 00:51:11,970 --> 00:51:15,950 45 to go, and it looks like that weapon is shut down on MaDCatTer. 1024 00:51:16,150 --> 00:51:18,260 [Kenny] Yep, it's either shut down, or maybe disabled. 1025 00:51:18,460 --> 00:51:21,260 There were some huge shots there, in the BattleBox. 1026 00:51:21,460 --> 00:51:23,810 Claw Viper struggling out there, Chris. 1027 00:51:24,010 --> 00:51:27,120 [Chris] Approaching the 30 second mark, in a back and forth fight. 1028 00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:29,910 Come on, Calvin. Get me up. Let's have some fun, buddy. 1029 00:51:30,110 --> 00:51:32,810 [Kenny] Kevin Milczewski doing everything possible to try to self-right. 1030 00:51:33,010 --> 00:51:36,810 MaDCatTer making sure they're not able to do that, staying right on him. 1031 00:51:37,010 --> 00:51:40,530 [Chris] So, after controlling large stretches of this fight with its lightning speed, 1032 00:51:40,730 --> 00:51:42,950 Claw Viper, now a turtle on its back, 1033 00:51:43,150 --> 00:51:46,020 writhing and unable to get itself right-side up. 1034 00:51:46,220 --> 00:51:47,580 - [audience cheers] - [Chris] Oh, boy. 1035 00:51:48,170 --> 00:51:50,260 [bleep] madness. 1036 00:51:50,460 --> 00:51:52,600 [Chris] Under 10 seconds remaining, which means 1037 00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:54,880 this one is gonna go the distance, 1038 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:58,290 - and after three minutes of back and forth action-- - [buzzer sounds] 1039 00:51:58,490 --> 00:52:01,360 [Chris] ...we will be headed to the judges scorecard. 1040 00:52:01,560 --> 00:52:03,740 [audience cheering] 1041 00:52:03,940 --> 00:52:05,790 [indistinct conversation] 1042 00:52:12,550 --> 00:52:15,050 [Chris] Kenny, Claw Viper's so fast out of the gate. 1043 00:52:15,250 --> 00:52:18,670 [Kenny] Yeah, they really are. And again, not only speed, but their control. 1044 00:52:18,870 --> 00:52:21,840 They can turn on a dime. They're able to attack, 1045 00:52:22,040 --> 00:52:24,260 re-attack and get underneath MaDCatTer. 1046 00:52:24,460 --> 00:52:26,570 It was a fantastic start for that team. 1047 00:52:26,770 --> 00:52:29,430 [Chris] Claw Viper, extremely aggressive as always, 1048 00:52:29,630 --> 00:52:31,600 but right around the midway point, 1049 00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:35,710 Kevin Milczewski chose to engage an out-of-control MaDCatTer. 1050 00:52:35,910 --> 00:52:38,400 He took out his own weapon in the process. 1051 00:52:38,590 --> 00:52:41,190 [Kenny] That's right. Kevin grabbed that spinning disc on MaDCatTer 1052 00:52:41,390 --> 00:52:44,020 and ripped the head of his lifter arm clean off. 1053 00:52:44,220 --> 00:52:45,980 That ended up costing him dearly, 1054 00:52:46,180 --> 00:52:49,050 as Calvin Iba was able to land some hard shots 1055 00:52:49,250 --> 00:52:53,370 and invert Claw Viper, which no longer had the ability to self-right. 1056 00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:55,460 [Chris] MaDCatTer's weapon 1057 00:52:55,660 --> 00:52:57,260 also going down in this fight. 1058 00:52:57,460 --> 00:52:58,980 But how will that final stretch 1059 00:52:59,180 --> 00:53:01,580 affect the way the judges score this one? 1060 00:53:02,580 --> 00:53:05,100 Let's find out who's moving on. 1061 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:09,620 The results from the judges are in. 1062 00:53:13,580 --> 00:53:16,150 We have a split decision. 1063 00:53:16,350 --> 00:53:17,580 Ooh. 1064 00:53:19,060 --> 00:53:21,950 [Faruq] Judge Derek scores the battle for 1065 00:53:22,150 --> 00:53:23,530 Claw Viper. 1066 00:53:23,730 --> 00:53:25,220 - [audience cheering] - [all applauding] 1067 00:53:25,420 --> 00:53:28,770 - Go. - [Faruq] Judge Lisa scored the battle for 1068 00:53:28,970 --> 00:53:30,740 MaDCatTer. 1069 00:53:30,940 --> 00:53:32,580 [growls] Oh, yeah! 1070 00:53:34,650 --> 00:53:38,820 Judge Fon scored the battle for the winner... 1071 00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:42,480 [audience shouting] 1072 00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:45,640 ...MaDCatTer! 1073 00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:47,000 [all cheering] 1074 00:53:52,030 --> 00:53:53,650 [growls] Oh, yeah! 1075 00:53:56,060 --> 00:53:58,570 Martin Mason, congratulations. 1076 00:53:58,770 --> 00:54:02,220 Claw Viper came out hot, how'd you get back in that fight? 1077 00:54:02,420 --> 00:54:04,260 You know what? There was a lot of back and forth. 1078 00:54:04,460 --> 00:54:07,330 Part of it was just getting used to how fast it was going. 1079 00:54:07,530 --> 00:54:10,950 But we got it dialed in, we brought a 100%. 1080 00:54:11,150 --> 00:54:14,910 Martin, how excited are you to be moving on to the round of 16? 1081 00:54:15,110 --> 00:54:17,050 You know, we take this one fight at a time, folks. 1082 00:54:17,250 --> 00:54:19,020 And every fight is a chance for us to prove 1083 00:54:19,220 --> 00:54:20,910 what community college students can do. 1084 00:54:21,110 --> 00:54:23,120 These guys are getting their hands dirty, 1085 00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:26,770 they're bringing it, they're the future, folks. 1086 00:54:26,970 --> 00:54:29,770 Well, your future is a date with somebody in the round of 16. 1087 00:54:29,970 --> 00:54:31,880 - Congratulations. - Whoo! 1088 00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:33,220 [all] Whoo! 1089 00:54:33,420 --> 00:54:36,770 Yeah! Whoo! 1090 00:54:36,970 --> 00:54:39,330 [Chris] Kevin Milczewski, I know you're disappointed. 1091 00:54:39,530 --> 00:54:41,880 You still have an appeal in your pocket. 1092 00:54:42,080 --> 00:54:44,260 Are you okay with the judges' ruling? 1093 00:54:44,460 --> 00:54:45,950 We wanna take another look at it. 1094 00:54:46,150 --> 00:54:47,050 We think it was a lot... 1095 00:54:47,250 --> 00:54:50,080 It was a very, very close fight, split decision. 1096 00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:51,330 Let's make sure we get this one right. 1097 00:54:51,530 --> 00:54:53,910 - So, you are going to appeal? - Yes, sir. 1098 00:54:54,110 --> 00:54:55,430 Wow, okay. 1099 00:54:55,630 --> 00:54:57,500 The judges will have a chance to review the footage, 1100 00:54:57,700 --> 00:55:00,020 and we'll have a result here, shortly. 1101 00:55:00,220 --> 00:55:02,360 - Thank you. - [Martin] Whoo! 1102 00:55:02,560 --> 00:55:04,510 - [Kevin] I have to. There's no choice. - [Martin] Of course. 1103 00:55:05,790 --> 00:55:08,360 [Chris] All right. Kevin Milczewski's Cinderella season 1104 00:55:08,560 --> 00:55:11,050 is officially on life support. 1105 00:55:11,250 --> 00:55:13,150 Will Claw Viper's appeal be successful 1106 00:55:13,350 --> 00:55:17,460 or will MaDCatTer get its first ever tournament win? 1107 00:55:17,660 --> 00:55:21,440 The answer, when we return, here on BattleBots. 1108 00:55:26,410 --> 00:55:28,650 [audience cheering] 1109 00:55:31,030 --> 00:55:32,600 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots. 1110 00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:34,880 Before the break, we had an appeal filed. 1111 00:55:35,080 --> 00:55:37,880 After MadCatTer was awarded a victory over Claw Viper, 1112 00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:39,980 by way of a split judges' decision... 1113 00:55:40,180 --> 00:55:41,500 - Whoo! - [Chris] ...Claw Viper captain, 1114 00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:44,260 Kevin Milczewski, disputed the ruling. 1115 00:55:44,460 --> 00:55:46,120 The judges then reviewed the fight footage, 1116 00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:48,330 along with our match steward, Mike Jeffries, 1117 00:55:48,530 --> 00:55:50,430 and we now have a result. 1118 00:55:50,630 --> 00:55:52,620 Let's send it on over to Faruq. 1119 00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:58,360 The results from the appeal are in. 1120 00:55:58,560 --> 00:56:00,130 [audience cheering] 1121 00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:12,220 The decision stands. 1122 00:56:12,420 --> 00:56:15,080 - [audience cheering] - The winner is MaDCatTer! 1123 00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:17,370 - Whoo! - [all cheering] 1124 00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:25,270 [Martin] Come on, now. Whoo! Yeah! All right. 1125 00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:33,050 - [Chris] Hey, Kevin? - Yes, sir. 1126 00:56:33,250 --> 00:56:37,360 It was worth the appeal. Um, why do you think it didn't happen? 1127 00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:40,050 Uh, we thought we had the aggression and control throughout the fight, 1128 00:56:40,250 --> 00:56:43,980 but in the fog of, uh, you know, driving that ridiculous thing, 1129 00:56:44,180 --> 00:56:46,430 I forgot that I was on my head for the second half of the fight, so... 1130 00:56:46,630 --> 00:56:50,150 I think they got it right. MaDCatTer kicked our butt. 1131 00:56:50,350 --> 00:56:52,710 Hey, listen dude. You had an amazing season. Great run. 1132 00:56:52,910 --> 00:56:55,460 We look forward to seeing you in season eight. 1133 00:56:55,660 --> 00:56:57,100 Absolutely, thank you so much. 1134 00:56:58,130 --> 00:56:59,620 [audience cheering] 1135 00:57:01,410 --> 00:57:03,360 [Chris] Kenny, regardless of this early exit, 1136 00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:06,020 Claw Viper turned the field on its head, this year, 1137 00:57:06,220 --> 00:57:08,710 both literally and figuratively. 1138 00:57:08,910 --> 00:57:11,640 [Kenny] Absolutely. Kevin Milczewski proving that a control bot 1139 00:57:11,840 --> 00:57:16,000 can still make serious noise in the heavyweight division. Well done. 1140 00:57:17,580 --> 00:57:20,260 [Chris] As for MaDCatTer, they won't have to wait for very long 1141 00:57:20,460 --> 00:57:23,020 to learn who they'll be facing in the round of 16. 1142 00:57:23,220 --> 00:57:25,740 As that will be the winner of our next match-up 1143 00:57:25,940 --> 00:57:28,710 between Huge and Skorpios. 1144 00:57:28,910 --> 00:57:32,290 And one of the great redemption stories of the regular season 1145 00:57:32,490 --> 00:57:34,810 was the performance of Huge. 1146 00:57:35,010 --> 00:57:38,120 You'll remember, a season ago, Jonathan Schultz looked pretty despondent. 1147 00:57:38,320 --> 00:57:40,190 At the end of his post season run, he said, 1148 00:57:40,390 --> 00:57:44,150 "I don't know exactly where we go with this robot." 1149 00:57:44,350 --> 00:57:46,290 Brought his team together, flew everybody in 1150 00:57:46,490 --> 00:57:49,220 to hang out at his house for a few weeks in the off season. 1151 00:57:49,420 --> 00:57:52,770 They dialed it in to the tune of a perfect 4-0 regular season. 1152 00:57:52,970 --> 00:57:55,050 [Kenny] They haven't been challenged. They haven't been challenged. 1153 00:57:55,250 --> 00:57:57,500 This is the best Huge we've ever seen. 1154 00:57:57,700 --> 00:57:59,430 Jonathan's driving is on point, 1155 00:57:59,630 --> 00:58:01,710 and the design is finally delivering 1156 00:58:01,910 --> 00:58:03,880 on its meta breaking promises. 1157 00:58:04,080 --> 00:58:05,670 This team has never missed a tournament 1158 00:58:05,870 --> 00:58:07,640 in their four seasons atBattleBots, 1159 00:58:07,840 --> 00:58:10,770 but they've also never won a tournament fight. 1160 00:58:10,970 --> 00:58:12,500 Well, Jonathan's the favorite tonight. 1161 00:58:12,700 --> 00:58:14,600 I know those palms are sweaty. 1162 00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:18,670 Advancing to the round of 16 would be a big weight off his shoulders. 1163 00:58:18,870 --> 00:58:20,640 In the meantime, when you're a robot, 1164 00:58:20,840 --> 00:58:22,980 you wanna go into the post season with momentum. 1165 00:58:23,180 --> 00:58:25,050 You wanna be feeling good. 1166 00:58:25,250 --> 00:58:27,020 That is not the story for Skorpios, 1167 00:58:27,220 --> 00:58:29,500 which won its first two regular season fights 1168 00:58:29,700 --> 00:58:31,150 but then dropped its final two. 1169 00:58:31,350 --> 00:58:32,910 [Kenny] Well, this field is so competitive, 1170 00:58:33,110 --> 00:58:35,570 if you fool around, you're going to find out. 1171 00:58:35,770 --> 00:58:37,290 In the battle of the hammer-saws, 1172 00:58:37,490 --> 00:58:40,360 Zach and Diana decided to be meme lords, 1173 00:58:40,560 --> 00:58:44,150 using an anime sword instead of taking the fight seriously. 1174 00:58:44,350 --> 00:58:45,840 Then they got smoked by Ribbot. 1175 00:58:46,040 --> 00:58:49,050 Now, they are reaping the consequences of those actions, 1176 00:58:49,250 --> 00:58:51,220 with an incredibly tough first round fight, 1177 00:58:51,420 --> 00:58:53,220 and possibly another early exit. 1178 00:58:53,420 --> 00:58:55,150 [Chris] Yeah, like Jonathan Schultz, 1179 00:58:55,350 --> 00:58:58,670 Zach and Diana have never advanced to the round of 16. 1180 00:58:58,870 --> 00:59:02,360 So, someone's gonna make it for the first time, tonight. 1181 00:59:02,560 --> 00:59:04,680 [audience cheering] 1182 00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:08,890 [robotic voice] Red team, ready. 1183 00:59:12,410 --> 00:59:14,910 [Chris] A big challenge looming for Zach Lytle, 1184 00:59:15,110 --> 00:59:16,570 but as far as designs go, 1185 00:59:16,770 --> 00:59:20,910 Skorpios matches up better with Huge than a lot of other robots. Right, Kenny? 1186 00:59:21,110 --> 00:59:24,120 [Kenny] Yeah, the hammer saw on Skorpios is one of the only weapons 1187 00:59:24,320 --> 00:59:27,600 with enough reach to damage the underbelly of HUGE. 1188 00:59:27,800 --> 00:59:31,050 But Zach will have to take some shots in the process. 1189 00:59:31,250 --> 00:59:34,190 He's confident their big wedge can hold up long enough 1190 00:59:34,390 --> 00:59:37,310 to go into the danger zone five or six times. 1191 00:59:37,890 --> 00:59:38,950 Godspeed. 1192 00:59:39,150 --> 00:59:40,360 [robotic voice] Blue team ready. 1193 00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:42,340 [audience cheering] 1194 00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:46,360 [Chris] Lot of pressure on Jonathan Schultz tonight, Kenny. 1195 00:59:46,560 --> 00:59:49,770 HUGE is 0 and 4 all-time in the tournament. 1196 00:59:49,970 --> 00:59:52,400 [Kenny] Yeah, Jonathan's not taking any chances here, Chris. 1197 00:59:52,590 --> 00:59:54,150 He's gone with a set of lighter wheels 1198 00:59:54,350 --> 00:59:57,050 in order to add those great defensive armor plates 1199 00:59:57,250 --> 00:59:58,910 you see on the crossbar. 1200 00:59:59,110 --> 01:00:02,360 Told us he wants to attack the weapon hub in the middle of Skorpios, 1201 01:00:02,560 --> 01:00:05,550 end this fight quickly and move on to the round of 16. 1202 01:00:06,130 --> 01:00:08,440 [audience cheering] 1203 01:00:17,720 --> 01:00:19,000 [audience] Fight! Fight! Fight! 1204 01:00:20,480 --> 01:00:22,440 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1205 01:00:28,440 --> 01:00:31,430 [beeping] 1206 01:00:31,630 --> 01:00:33,360 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1207 01:00:33,560 --> 01:00:35,400 Skorpios now goes right in the middle 1208 01:00:35,590 --> 01:00:37,710 and takes a shot from that blade. 1209 01:00:37,910 --> 01:00:39,500 [Kenny] I like the strategy from Skorpios. 1210 01:00:39,700 --> 01:00:42,530 - Staying in close and trying to jam up the weapon on HUGE. - [Chris exclaims] 1211 01:00:42,730 --> 01:00:46,220 [Kenny] Zach Lytle knew he was gonna have to stick his nose in there to do it. 1212 01:00:46,420 --> 01:00:47,980 [Chris] HUGE still spinning. 1213 01:00:48,180 --> 01:00:49,290 But here comes Skorpios. 1214 01:00:49,490 --> 01:00:50,840 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 1215 01:00:51,040 --> 01:00:52,600 [Chris] Rips one of those balance bars right off of HUGE. 1216 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:54,430 What a start for Skorpios. 1217 01:00:54,630 --> 01:00:57,400 [Kenny] Skorpios took a little damage to the left tire in the process. 1218 01:00:57,590 --> 01:00:59,860 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Oh! Takes off the other bar. 1219 01:01:00,930 --> 01:01:03,260 Surgical precision from Zach Lytle. 1220 01:01:03,460 --> 01:01:06,820 And HUGE returns fire with a big time counter shot. 1221 01:01:07,860 --> 01:01:09,460 [Kenny] Skorpios, is he done already? 1222 01:01:09,660 --> 01:01:10,880 [Chris] Oh, my God. 1223 01:01:11,080 --> 01:01:13,220 It looks like one of the most durable bots out there. 1224 01:01:13,420 --> 01:01:15,080 There's a fire, there's smoke, 1225 01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:17,360 there's flames and HUGE knows it 1226 01:01:17,560 --> 01:01:18,810 and can celebrate. 1227 01:01:19,010 --> 01:01:20,640 - [Kenny] Oh, no. Oh, no. - [audience booing] 1228 01:01:20,840 --> 01:01:23,640 - [referee] 10, 9, 8... - [Chris] The countdown has started. 1229 01:01:23,840 --> 01:01:25,640 Skorpios has issues. 1230 01:01:25,840 --> 01:01:28,290 Namely, that it's going home. 1231 01:01:28,490 --> 01:01:31,670 - HUGE is off to the round of 16. - ...3, 2, 1. Knockout! 1232 01:01:31,870 --> 01:01:33,510 [Jonathan yelling in joy] 1233 01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:35,100 [Chris] Wow. 1234 01:01:37,890 --> 01:01:39,190 - [muffled speaking] - [Zach] Oh, man. 1235 01:01:39,390 --> 01:01:40,750 He hits like a ton of bricks. 1236 01:01:45,060 --> 01:01:46,000 [Jonathan speaking indistinctly] 1237 01:01:47,030 --> 01:01:48,550 [Zach] That's a HUGE hug. 1238 01:01:51,170 --> 01:01:54,640 [Chris] Skorpios took the fight to HUGE from the opening bell, Kenny, 1239 01:01:54,840 --> 01:01:57,080 no fear from Zach Lytle at all. 1240 01:01:57,280 --> 01:01:59,740 [Kenny] Yeah, Zach was determined to stop HUGE from spinning up 1241 01:01:59,940 --> 01:02:01,530 and I thought he did a great job 1242 01:02:01,730 --> 01:02:04,130 playing the aggressor and getting to the inside. 1243 01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,530 [Chris] And how about Skorpios 1244 01:02:07,730 --> 01:02:11,600 with two precise shots to pick those balance bars off of HUGE. 1245 01:02:11,800 --> 01:02:13,810 [Kenny] Listen, Skorpios was ahead in this fight 1246 01:02:14,010 --> 01:02:17,120 but you have to be impressed with the patience from Jonathan Schultz. 1247 01:02:17,320 --> 01:02:20,770 He didn't panic, kept his robot pointed at Skorpios 1248 01:02:20,970 --> 01:02:24,220 and eventually the power of that blade won him the fight. 1249 01:02:24,420 --> 01:02:25,950 [Chris] Yeah, you can see right here 1250 01:02:26,150 --> 01:02:29,600 HUGE obliterates the right front tire on Skorpios, 1251 01:02:29,800 --> 01:02:33,020 then follows it up with a big shot to the weapon 1252 01:02:33,220 --> 01:02:34,570 and in the blink of an eye 1253 01:02:34,770 --> 01:02:38,120 Zach and Diana's bot was toast. 1254 01:02:38,320 --> 01:02:41,440 Took just one minute for HUGE to move on. 1255 01:02:43,240 --> 01:02:44,220 Sorry. 1256 01:02:44,420 --> 01:02:46,030 - [Chris] Hi, Jonathan. - Hi. 1257 01:02:46,620 --> 01:02:48,190 Come on, man. Be happy. 1258 01:02:48,390 --> 01:02:50,120 You're in the round of 16! 1259 01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:52,190 - He's happy. - It's been a while. 1260 01:02:52,390 --> 01:02:53,440 It's been a minute. [chuckles] 1261 01:02:55,720 --> 01:02:57,020 It's been a couple of years. 1262 01:02:57,220 --> 01:02:59,290 Yeah. Jonathan, a year ago, this time 1263 01:02:59,490 --> 01:03:00,810 you were sitting there wondering, 1264 01:03:01,010 --> 01:03:04,190 "What is going on with this once popular bot?" 1265 01:03:04,390 --> 01:03:06,460 - You haven't lost at all this season. - No. 1266 01:03:06,660 --> 01:03:07,810 What has been the difference? 1267 01:03:08,010 --> 01:03:09,030 I guess we're popular again. 1268 01:03:10,860 --> 01:03:13,290 I... the difference has been the team, 1269 01:03:13,490 --> 01:03:15,530 the difference has been that the robot was done when we got here, 1270 01:03:15,730 --> 01:03:18,880 the difference was that we practiced like all the other teams do, 1271 01:03:19,080 --> 01:03:20,950 and it turns out they were on to something, 1272 01:03:21,150 --> 01:03:23,340 because that is the type of stuff that breeds success. 1273 01:03:27,550 --> 01:03:29,430 I know there were a lot of questions 1274 01:03:29,630 --> 01:03:33,500 by you and your team about your robot a season ago. 1275 01:03:33,700 --> 01:03:37,080 Now is there any question that this team can contend for the Giant Nut? 1276 01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:38,640 Oh, we're well on our way. 1277 01:03:38,840 --> 01:03:40,460 We've... we're past half way. 1278 01:03:40,660 --> 01:03:43,430 It's nine fights to get to the Giant Nut and we won our first five, so, 1279 01:03:43,630 --> 01:03:44,950 I'm feeling pretty good. 1280 01:03:45,150 --> 01:03:47,770 Well, up next it's MaDCatTer. 1281 01:03:47,970 --> 01:03:50,950 What's the key to facing a powerful robot like that? 1282 01:03:51,150 --> 01:03:52,120 Size. 1283 01:03:52,320 --> 01:03:54,150 We are taller than I think they can reach. 1284 01:03:54,350 --> 01:03:56,460 And I think that the reach is gonna give us the victory there. 1285 01:03:56,660 --> 01:03:58,640 But, it's never done until it's done. 1286 01:03:58,840 --> 01:04:01,120 We look forward to seeing you in the round of 16, Jonathan. 1287 01:04:01,320 --> 01:04:03,020 - Thank you very much. - Congratulations. 1288 01:04:03,220 --> 01:04:04,750 [audience cheering] 1289 01:04:07,510 --> 01:04:08,510 [Zach] Good job, guys. 1290 01:04:12,550 --> 01:04:15,080 [Chris] So the dream season continues for HUGE, 1291 01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:18,500 setting up a showdown with the nutty professor Martin Mason 1292 01:04:18,700 --> 01:04:22,400 and MaDCatTer in the round of 16. 1293 01:04:22,590 --> 01:04:25,670 And we say farewell to Zach Lytle and Diana Tarlson. 1294 01:04:25,870 --> 01:04:27,460 They always bring the passion 1295 01:04:27,660 --> 01:04:30,330 but is the field starting to pass them by, Kenny? 1296 01:04:30,530 --> 01:04:33,220 [Kenny] Yeah, they need to figure out some major off season upgrades. 1297 01:04:33,420 --> 01:04:36,020 I think Skorpios still has some juice in the tank 1298 01:04:36,220 --> 01:04:38,480 but the competition ain't getting any easier. 1299 01:04:39,860 --> 01:04:42,880 [Chris] Coming up, it's a matchup between kinetic killers, 1300 01:04:43,080 --> 01:04:44,840 as the 10th seed, Copperhead 1301 01:04:45,040 --> 01:04:48,000 Collides with the 23rd seed, ROTATOR. 1302 01:04:49,410 --> 01:04:53,190 And later on tonight, it's our first ever BattleBots postgame show, 1303 01:04:53,390 --> 01:04:55,640 the Road to the Giant Nut. 1304 01:04:55,840 --> 01:04:58,080 The captain of team Shatter, Adam Wrigley 1305 01:04:58,280 --> 01:05:02,430 is gonna join us to break down his violent fight with Riptide from earlier. 1306 01:05:02,630 --> 01:05:04,330 As well as talk about that tense moment... 1307 01:05:04,530 --> 01:05:06,840 - No, man. - ...with Ethan Kurtz on the driver's deck. 1308 01:05:07,040 --> 01:05:08,330 All right. Oh. 1309 01:05:08,530 --> 01:05:11,190 [Chris] Tons more tournament action coming your way here 1310 01:05:11,390 --> 01:05:13,370 on BattleBots. 1311 01:05:20,440 --> 01:05:22,080 [audience cheering] 1312 01:05:22,280 --> 01:05:23,670 We've got more of the round of 32 1313 01:05:23,870 --> 01:05:25,910 continuing here on BattleBots. 1314 01:05:26,110 --> 01:05:29,120 Up next, it's the 23rd seed, ROTATOR 1315 01:05:29,320 --> 01:05:33,260 looking to upset one of this season's heaviest hitter, Copperhead. 1316 01:05:33,460 --> 01:05:35,750 Let's start with Luke Quintal's squad. 1317 01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:39,080 Things were rolling along smoothly. 1318 01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:41,150 Started out 3 and 0. 1319 01:05:41,350 --> 01:05:43,460 Just lost its last regular season fight against 1320 01:05:43,660 --> 01:05:46,290 the ever-improving rookie, RIPperoni. 1321 01:05:46,490 --> 01:05:47,950 Where is this robot right now? 1322 01:05:48,150 --> 01:05:49,500 [Kenny] You know, no shame in losing to RIPperoni. 1323 01:05:49,700 --> 01:05:53,150 I think they are gonna be a tough bot to contend with. 1324 01:05:53,350 --> 01:05:54,530 But, for me, Copperhead has been 1325 01:05:54,730 --> 01:05:57,670 one of the more consistent robots here in the competition. 1326 01:05:57,870 --> 01:06:00,050 The three wins with new captain, Luke Quintal 1327 01:06:00,250 --> 01:06:03,150 were over an average of 61 seconds. 1328 01:06:03,350 --> 01:06:05,840 So, why isn't there more buzz around this bot? 1329 01:06:06,040 --> 01:06:08,980 Well, in the last two tournaments as a top eight seed 1330 01:06:09,180 --> 01:06:12,460 it went out in the round of 32, in the round of 16. 1331 01:06:12,660 --> 01:06:15,460 Bad luck? Or is the design not versatile enough 1332 01:06:15,660 --> 01:06:17,020 for a deep run? 1333 01:06:17,220 --> 01:06:18,670 Legacy could be on the line tonight 1334 01:06:18,870 --> 01:06:21,360 if it ended in early exit to ROTATOR 1335 01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:23,050 who has looked shaky. 1336 01:06:23,250 --> 01:06:26,710 Yeah, I mean, they've been the model of consistency in seasons past 1337 01:06:26,910 --> 01:06:29,020 but Victor Soto's robot win, loss. 1338 01:06:29,220 --> 01:06:32,080 - Win, loss, you know. They're a 500 team... - Right. 1339 01:06:32,280 --> 01:06:35,190 Three years, they've lost to the eventual champion. 1340 01:06:35,390 --> 01:06:37,810 He's like, "I just wanna be the champion now." 1341 01:06:38,010 --> 01:06:39,360 [Kenny] Yeah, in World Championship III 1342 01:06:39,560 --> 01:06:41,910 he got bounced by Bite Force who won it all. 1343 01:06:42,110 --> 01:06:43,740 He missed the tourney the next year. 1344 01:06:43,940 --> 01:06:46,670 But then fell to End Game in World Championship V 1345 01:06:46,870 --> 01:06:48,150 and Tantrum last season. 1346 01:06:48,350 --> 01:06:49,600 He's been so good. 1347 01:06:49,800 --> 01:06:51,670 If a screw balanced a slightly different way 1348 01:06:51,870 --> 01:06:53,710 that banner could have been his. 1349 01:06:53,910 --> 01:06:56,570 The team fought mechanical issues throughout the qualifier. 1350 01:06:56,770 --> 01:06:58,640 But given Victor's experience 1351 01:06:58,840 --> 01:07:02,000 don't be surprised if this is their best fight of the season. 1352 01:07:03,270 --> 01:07:04,930 [audience cheering] 1353 01:07:08,440 --> 01:07:10,770 We know Copperhead is a very tough opponent. 1354 01:07:10,970 --> 01:07:12,710 They have a very powerful drum robot. 1355 01:07:12,910 --> 01:07:15,050 I'm using the fork attachment 'cause it's a new iteration 1356 01:07:15,250 --> 01:07:18,530 that I've come up with this year to hopefully counteract the drum spinners. 1357 01:07:18,730 --> 01:07:23,500 My plan is to actually drive straight into the drum with the forks 1358 01:07:23,700 --> 01:07:26,570 to see if we can use their spinner's energy against them. 1359 01:07:26,770 --> 01:07:28,770 Maybe it'll knock them back or knock them in the air. 1360 01:07:28,970 --> 01:07:30,640 Hopefully, it'll flip them upside down where their 1361 01:07:30,840 --> 01:07:32,980 drum spinners are a little less effective against us 1362 01:07:33,180 --> 01:07:34,550 and use that in our favor. 1363 01:07:40,170 --> 01:07:42,400 The stakes are huge. Uh, BattleBots is 1364 01:07:42,590 --> 01:07:45,220 the most prestigious combat robot event in the world. 1365 01:07:45,420 --> 01:07:48,050 Uh, and this is the most important tournament ever. 1366 01:07:48,250 --> 01:07:50,360 ROTATOR's gonna be a tough match, um, 1367 01:07:50,560 --> 01:07:52,770 you know Victor's a great builder, great driver. 1368 01:07:52,970 --> 01:07:54,670 ROTATOR is a fantastic robot. 1369 01:07:54,870 --> 01:07:56,190 We have an amazing robot as well. 1370 01:07:56,390 --> 01:07:58,290 But of course, it's do-or-die for us. 1371 01:07:58,490 --> 01:08:00,020 If Copperhead's working the way it should 1372 01:08:00,220 --> 01:08:01,810 I think we have a really good chance. 1373 01:08:02,010 --> 01:08:04,790 And I think, uh, ROTATOR's probably more afraid of us than we are of him. 1374 01:08:18,720 --> 01:08:21,680 [audience] Fight! Fight! Fight! 1375 01:08:23,410 --> 01:08:25,530 You got it. Your close wedge is off. 1376 01:08:25,730 --> 01:08:28,330 If he comes at you just rip those end fins off. 1377 01:08:28,530 --> 01:08:29,960 [audience continues chanting] 1378 01:08:34,060 --> 01:08:36,130 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 1379 01:08:37,580 --> 01:08:40,220 Oh, Copperhead getting under ROTATOR. 1380 01:08:40,420 --> 01:08:43,290 [Kenny] Some big shots to Victor Soto's belly pin there, Chris. 1381 01:08:43,490 --> 01:08:44,530 [Chris] Yeah. 1382 01:08:44,730 --> 01:08:46,290 [Kenny] Got his blade fully spun up, though. 1383 01:08:46,490 --> 01:08:48,880 So, watch for a spin attack when he gets loose. 1384 01:08:49,080 --> 01:08:51,080 [Chris] Good call but Victor Soto misses 1385 01:08:51,280 --> 01:08:52,670 and the bots reset. 1386 01:08:52,870 --> 01:08:55,150 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Nice shot! 1387 01:08:55,350 --> 01:08:57,400 - ROTATOR back on the attack. - [Kenny exclaims] 1388 01:08:57,590 --> 01:08:58,600 [Chris] Takes a little bite out of the 1389 01:08:58,800 --> 01:08:59,910 - Copperhead's back side... - [Kenny] Oh! 1390 01:09:00,110 --> 01:09:01,840 ...and they go weapon to weapon again. 1391 01:09:02,040 --> 01:09:05,150 [Kenny] Did some damage to Copperhead's tire with that shot. 1392 01:09:05,350 --> 01:09:08,050 [Chris] All sorts of shrapnel coming off ROTATOR there. 1393 01:09:08,250 --> 01:09:09,670 [Kenny] Yeah, nice shot by Luke Quintal. 1394 01:09:09,870 --> 01:09:11,500 The punch back, but Copperhead's 1395 01:09:11,700 --> 01:09:13,150 starting to gyro a bit. 1396 01:09:13,350 --> 01:09:15,980 Might be struggling with traction after that shot to the tire. 1397 01:09:16,180 --> 01:09:18,080 [Chris] Yeah. Oh, man, Luke Quintal... Whoa! 1398 01:09:18,280 --> 01:09:20,330 - Hey, now, you're slipping out. - [Kenny] Whoa! 1399 01:09:20,530 --> 01:09:22,500 [Chris] Another massive weapon to weapon shot. 1400 01:09:22,700 --> 01:09:25,480 Both bots seem to be in a daze after that one. 1401 01:09:26,860 --> 01:09:29,430 Here they are, though, squaring back up. 1402 01:09:29,630 --> 01:09:32,680 [Kenny] You can tell Victor Soto has his eyes on those tires. 1403 01:09:33,750 --> 01:09:34,980 [Kenny and Chris exclaim] 1404 01:09:35,180 --> 01:09:36,220 [Chris] What was that? 1405 01:09:36,420 --> 01:09:37,810 Keep it on, keep it on, keep it on. 1406 01:09:38,010 --> 01:09:39,360 - [Kenny] ROTATOR getting beat up there, though. - [Chris] Yeah. 1407 01:09:39,560 --> 01:09:41,670 That's more than cosmetic damage there. 1408 01:09:41,870 --> 01:09:42,840 [Kenny] Yeah, that chunk of metal 1409 01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:43,910 - hanging off ROTATOR was... - [Chris exclaims] 1410 01:09:44,110 --> 01:09:45,910 ...protecting its left side tire. 1411 01:09:46,110 --> 01:09:49,190 And you can see Luke Quintal is already targeting that wheel. 1412 01:09:49,390 --> 01:09:52,500 [Chris] Yeah. He has the ability to take that one wheel off now. 1413 01:09:52,700 --> 01:09:55,910 You can see he's salivating like me at the dinner table. 1414 01:09:56,110 --> 01:09:57,220 [Kenny chuckles] 1415 01:09:57,420 --> 01:09:59,840 [Chris] ROTATOR's weapon starting to slow down. 1416 01:10:00,040 --> 01:10:02,500 Oh! The Copperhead keeps on punching. 1417 01:10:02,700 --> 01:10:05,080 that drum is still, very much alive. 1418 01:10:05,280 --> 01:10:06,510 In fact, here it comes. 1419 01:10:07,410 --> 01:10:09,330 [Kenny] Oh! Big shot. 1420 01:10:09,530 --> 01:10:12,640 [Chris] Under a minute thirty to go in what's been a back-and-forth fight. 1421 01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:15,430 Not sure if ROTATOR's weapon is working. 1422 01:10:15,630 --> 01:10:17,600 Oh! The Copperhead's still is. 1423 01:10:17,800 --> 01:10:20,220 Copperhead inverted and even without his weapon, Chris, 1424 01:10:20,420 --> 01:10:22,500 Victor Soto can still win this match. 1425 01:10:22,700 --> 01:10:24,500 We saw earlier with Lock Jaw, 1426 01:10:24,700 --> 01:10:26,260 as long as he's got his forks 1427 01:10:26,460 --> 01:10:29,330 one shot can flip the script. 1428 01:10:29,530 --> 01:10:32,120 [Chris] And it looks like Copperhead might be hurt. 1429 01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:34,330 Struggling with that right side drive. 1430 01:10:34,530 --> 01:10:36,400 ROTATOR down to two forks. 1431 01:10:36,590 --> 01:10:40,910 Both of these bots bruised and bloodied here in the round of 32 1432 01:10:41,110 --> 01:10:43,050 but neither will go down without a fight. 1433 01:10:43,250 --> 01:10:45,810 [Kenny] There's been some massive shots here. Back-and-forth. 1434 01:10:46,010 --> 01:10:49,220 Copperhead, their weapon still spinning, Chris. 1435 01:10:49,420 --> 01:10:52,400 [Chris] Victor Soto's bot still moving pretty well, though, Kenny. 1436 01:10:52,590 --> 01:10:54,460 [Kenny] Yeah, ROTATOR so durable. 1437 01:10:54,660 --> 01:10:56,840 Still going right at Copperhead, 1438 01:10:57,040 --> 01:10:58,670 trying to lead with their forks. 1439 01:10:58,870 --> 01:11:02,460 He's gonna try to pop Copperhead up any chance he can get. 1440 01:11:02,660 --> 01:11:06,020 [Chris] Oh! I think ROTATOR's down to one fork now, though. 1441 01:11:06,220 --> 01:11:09,770 Well, we got less than 30 seconds left in this do-or-die match. 1442 01:11:09,970 --> 01:11:11,770 ROTATOR has lost its weapon. 1443 01:11:11,970 --> 01:11:13,670 Its forks and some of its armor. 1444 01:11:13,870 --> 01:11:15,770 Copperhead's got a busted wheel, 1445 01:11:15,970 --> 01:11:18,220 and continues to take massive shots. 1446 01:11:18,420 --> 01:11:22,400 Both teams leaving it all out there, tonight! 1447 01:11:22,590 --> 01:11:25,640 [Kenny] Yeah, this has been like watching two boxers go 12 rounds. 1448 01:11:25,840 --> 01:11:27,880 - Chris, they are gassed. - [countdown timer beeping] 1449 01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:29,910 [Chris] Can either get one final jab in 1450 01:11:30,110 --> 01:11:31,580 as the clock winds down? 1451 01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:33,460 They cannot. 1452 01:11:33,660 --> 01:11:34,500 [buzzer sounds] 1453 01:11:34,700 --> 01:11:36,260 [Chris] It's now the future of 1454 01:11:36,460 --> 01:11:39,750 both of these teams is in the hands of the judges. 1455 01:11:42,930 --> 01:11:46,640 Kenny, a lot of heavy punches in this one early from Copperhead. 1456 01:11:46,840 --> 01:11:49,460 [Kenny] No doubt. ROTATOR not afraid to stand in 1457 01:11:49,660 --> 01:11:51,500 and go weapon to weapon with Copperhead. 1458 01:11:51,700 --> 01:11:53,330 Very risky strategy. 1459 01:11:53,530 --> 01:11:55,430 They took some devastating shots 1460 01:11:55,630 --> 01:11:57,710 and ended up losing their weapon because of it. 1461 01:11:57,910 --> 01:12:00,150 [Chris] Yeah, when you fight two-thirds of a bout 1462 01:12:00,350 --> 01:12:03,330 against a bot like Copperhead without your weapon, 1463 01:12:03,530 --> 01:12:05,670 it's gonna be a long, long night. 1464 01:12:05,870 --> 01:12:08,950 [Kenny] Yeah, not sure why Victor chose to fight this one in a phone booth 1465 01:12:09,150 --> 01:12:10,570 but he almost pulled it off. 1466 01:12:10,770 --> 01:12:12,840 Did some damage to Copperhead's tire. 1467 01:12:13,040 --> 01:12:15,770 Tried his best to break that drum spinner. 1468 01:12:15,970 --> 01:12:17,740 [Chris] In terms of the scorecards 1469 01:12:17,940 --> 01:12:20,570 ROTATOR had its forks and armor torn up 1470 01:12:20,770 --> 01:12:22,430 and lost its weapon. 1471 01:12:22,630 --> 01:12:24,530 Copperhead, not much of a drive. 1472 01:12:24,730 --> 01:12:26,640 Both bots limp into the finish line 1473 01:12:26,840 --> 01:12:29,120 after this back-and-forth brawl. 1474 01:12:29,320 --> 01:12:30,770 What a fight. 1475 01:12:30,970 --> 01:12:32,550 - [audience cheering] - [Chris] Let's see who's moving on. 1476 01:12:36,310 --> 01:12:38,750 The results from the judges are in. 1477 01:12:39,620 --> 01:12:43,270 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1478 01:12:50,480 --> 01:12:51,620 [man in background] Copperhead. 1479 01:12:53,170 --> 01:12:54,530 ...Copperhead! 1480 01:12:54,730 --> 01:12:56,500 [Luke exclaiming] 1481 01:12:56,700 --> 01:12:58,290 Whoo! Luke, high five. 1482 01:12:58,490 --> 01:12:59,680 [Luke] Yeah! 1483 01:13:03,240 --> 01:13:05,100 [indistinct chatter] 1484 01:13:15,410 --> 01:13:18,880 [Chris] Kenny, Victor Soto's had so much success in this sport. 1485 01:13:19,080 --> 01:13:22,290 But his quest for the holy grail, now continues. 1486 01:13:22,490 --> 01:13:24,650 - He'll be back and he'll be better. - No question about it. 1487 01:13:26,270 --> 01:13:28,530 As for the ever durable Copperhead, 1488 01:13:28,730 --> 01:13:32,050 just another day at the office as they advance to the round of 16 1489 01:13:32,250 --> 01:13:35,190 to face the winner of our next matchup. 1490 01:13:35,390 --> 01:13:37,640 And you may wanna lock your doors, 1491 01:13:37,840 --> 01:13:39,220 board up your windows 1492 01:13:39,420 --> 01:13:43,050 because two Giant Nut winners are about to collide. 1493 01:13:43,250 --> 01:13:45,840 We've got the reigning champ, Tantrum 1494 01:13:46,040 --> 01:13:49,120 squaring off with the neutron bomb from New Zealand, 1495 01:13:49,320 --> 01:13:50,980 End Game. 1496 01:13:51,180 --> 01:13:53,260 These two are gonna meet in the first round? 1497 01:13:53,460 --> 01:13:54,910 Are you kidding me? 1498 01:13:55,110 --> 01:13:56,680 The fight is next... 1499 01:13:57,240 --> 01:13:59,060 on BattleBots. 1500 01:14:10,270 --> 01:14:12,020 [audience cheering] 1501 01:14:12,220 --> 01:14:13,570 [Chris] Welcome back to the BattleBots 1502 01:14:13,770 --> 01:14:15,770 World Championship VII tournament 1503 01:14:15,970 --> 01:14:19,570 where it is time for the final fight of the evening. 1504 01:14:19,770 --> 01:14:23,150 Here we go. It's the last two winners of the Giant Nut. 1505 01:14:23,350 --> 01:14:25,360 End Game from season five. 1506 01:14:25,560 --> 01:14:27,500 Tantrum from season six. 1507 01:14:27,700 --> 01:14:29,080 In a shocking turn of events, 1508 01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:32,150 the reigning champs finished 1 and 3 in the qualifiers 1509 01:14:32,350 --> 01:14:35,080 and just snuck in as the 26th seed. 1510 01:14:35,280 --> 01:14:38,260 That earned them a date with the 7th seeded killer Kiwis 1511 01:14:38,460 --> 01:14:41,880 who finished 3 and 1 and have been firing on all cylinders. 1512 01:14:42,080 --> 01:14:43,570 But just forget the records 1513 01:14:43,770 --> 01:14:45,770 because when these two go head-to-head 1514 01:14:45,970 --> 01:14:48,680 the results have been explosive. 1515 01:14:53,440 --> 01:14:55,330 [Alex] We lost to them twice, everybody knows that. 1516 01:14:55,530 --> 01:14:57,840 But we've had some glimmers of hope in those fights. 1517 01:14:58,040 --> 01:14:59,500 You watch those fights back and 1518 01:14:59,700 --> 01:15:01,750 there's times where Tantrum was getting the upper hand there. 1519 01:15:03,680 --> 01:15:04,880 [Ginger] In the Golden Bolt tournament 1520 01:15:05,080 --> 01:15:08,190 End Game told us that we did the most damage to them 1521 01:15:08,390 --> 01:15:09,640 that whole year. 1522 01:15:09,840 --> 01:15:11,290 There's definitely some stuff broken. Like you've... 1523 01:15:11,490 --> 01:15:13,400 You've probably damaged us most. 1524 01:15:13,590 --> 01:15:15,670 I don't think they're happy to have been drawn against Tantrum 1525 01:15:15,870 --> 01:15:16,720 - for the first round. - Absolutely not. 1526 01:15:18,310 --> 01:15:19,670 I think they're terrified. 1527 01:15:19,870 --> 01:15:22,600 And hopefully that'll trip 'em up. 1528 01:15:22,800 --> 01:15:25,050 [Nick] So, Tantrum has always given us trouble in the past. 1529 01:15:25,250 --> 01:15:27,840 They've given us a lot of... of issues during our fights. 1530 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:30,330 We've fixed those issues that we've found in the fight. 1531 01:15:30,530 --> 01:15:32,880 But, I think if any robot's gonna just, you know, 1532 01:15:33,080 --> 01:15:34,790 point our more of them to us, it's gonna be Tantrum. 1533 01:15:35,440 --> 01:15:37,340 [announcer] Team Tantrum! 1534 01:15:40,200 --> 01:15:43,000 End Game likes to play with their front end configuration. 1535 01:15:44,170 --> 01:15:46,260 And that definitely gives them 1536 01:15:46,460 --> 01:15:48,360 an advantage in some ways. 1537 01:15:48,560 --> 01:15:51,500 But at the same time, I do think it affects their ability to drive 1538 01:15:51,700 --> 01:15:52,790 and maneuver around the box. 1539 01:15:54,480 --> 01:15:56,400 And we've got a smaller turning radius. 1540 01:15:56,590 --> 01:15:58,050 And so, End Game is gonna throw 1541 01:15:58,250 --> 01:16:00,020 these super long forks on the robot 1542 01:16:00,220 --> 01:16:02,290 and they're not gonna be able to turn as easily 1543 01:16:02,490 --> 01:16:05,740 and so, we'll be able to swoop around them and get to their sides. 1544 01:16:05,940 --> 01:16:08,430 [Jack] We are just gonna be running, uh, full coverage front. 1545 01:16:08,630 --> 01:16:10,220 The idea is they won't be able to get underneath us. 1546 01:16:10,420 --> 01:16:12,750 And our piano key wedgelets will get underneath them. 1547 01:16:15,720 --> 01:16:18,770 This matchup should be a complete slugfest. 1548 01:16:18,970 --> 01:16:21,570 Neither of us will go down without a fight. 1549 01:16:21,770 --> 01:16:23,570 The road to the Giant Nut begins here with Tantrum 1550 01:16:23,770 --> 01:16:25,950 so we're gonna have to see who is the better champion, I guess. 1551 01:16:26,150 --> 01:16:28,120 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. We have to take out the previous champion 1552 01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:30,360 to become the new champion again. 1553 01:16:30,560 --> 01:16:32,650 [announcer] BattleBots World Champion! 1554 01:16:35,820 --> 01:16:37,400 [Chris] Somebody's moving on, 1555 01:16:37,590 --> 01:16:39,880 somebody else's dream dies right here. 1556 01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:41,120 I don't mean to be so morbid 1557 01:16:41,320 --> 01:16:43,020 but that's just the facts, people. 1558 01:16:43,220 --> 01:16:44,680 Let's get to it. Faruq! 1559 01:16:51,680 --> 01:16:53,880 [Faruq] In the red square 1560 01:16:54,080 --> 01:16:56,400 two cute cartoon eyes staring at you 1561 01:16:56,590 --> 01:16:57,810 can feel out of place 1562 01:16:58,010 --> 01:16:59,880 when a spinning punch comes down 1563 01:17:00,080 --> 01:17:01,530 from the middle of its face. 1564 01:17:01,730 --> 01:17:04,840 If you want a nose job it'll rearrange yours for free. 1565 01:17:05,040 --> 01:17:06,260 Don't worry about the cost. 1566 01:17:06,460 --> 01:17:09,190 It doesn't bill the dead for rhinoplasty. 1567 01:17:09,390 --> 01:17:11,620 It's Tantrum! 1568 01:17:16,550 --> 01:17:19,430 [Chris] Here come the defending champions, Tantrum. 1569 01:17:19,630 --> 01:17:21,600 Captain Alex Grant to the left, 1570 01:17:21,800 --> 01:17:23,290 Ginger Schmidt on the right. 1571 01:17:23,490 --> 01:17:24,840 Their biggest issue this season 1572 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:26,810 has been their self-righter, Kenny. 1573 01:17:27,010 --> 01:17:28,460 [Kenny] Yeah, the chain on their self-righter 1574 01:17:28,660 --> 01:17:30,980 has been quick to malfunction after impact. 1575 01:17:31,180 --> 01:17:33,430 And that's led to two of their three losses. 1576 01:17:33,630 --> 01:17:37,570 They've built a new guard for it in anticipation of this match. 1577 01:17:37,770 --> 01:17:39,050 And listen, despite its struggles 1578 01:17:39,250 --> 01:17:41,220 he team remains supremely confident. 1579 01:17:41,420 --> 01:17:43,080 Tantrum is still a brickhouse. 1580 01:17:43,280 --> 01:17:45,080 It runs a powerful drivetrain. 1581 01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:48,710 And it is absolutely still one of the most well driven machines 1582 01:17:48,910 --> 01:17:49,880 in the sport. 1583 01:17:50,080 --> 01:17:51,650 [crowd chanting] Tantrum! 1584 01:17:55,620 --> 01:17:57,330 [Faruq] In the blue square, 1585 01:17:57,530 --> 01:18:00,600 this bot shares its name with a song by Taylor Swift, 1586 01:18:00,800 --> 01:18:03,810 'cause he'll publicly humiliate you if he gets miffed. 1587 01:18:04,010 --> 01:18:05,670 He's got a long list of robots 1588 01:18:05,870 --> 01:18:07,430 that he's beat and maimed. 1589 01:18:07,630 --> 01:18:09,460 He's got a blank space, baby. 1590 01:18:09,660 --> 01:18:11,460 And he'll write your name. 1591 01:18:11,660 --> 01:18:13,150 Look what you made him do. 1592 01:18:13,350 --> 01:18:15,680 It's End Game! 1593 01:18:20,650 --> 01:18:21,880 [Chris] End Game. 1594 01:18:22,080 --> 01:18:23,810 Winners of World Championship V 1595 01:18:24,010 --> 01:18:26,260 and the inaugural Golden Bolt tournament. 1596 01:18:26,460 --> 01:18:30,260 And, man, these guys are cool under pressure, Kenny. 1597 01:18:30,460 --> 01:18:33,020 [Kenny] Yeah, and behind the unflappable personality 1598 01:18:33,220 --> 01:18:36,600 are engineers that outwork nearly every other team. 1599 01:18:36,800 --> 01:18:39,260 They've been studying their previous Tantrum fights. 1600 01:18:39,460 --> 01:18:41,460 And their last match, Dillon Carey was able 1601 01:18:41,660 --> 01:18:44,980 to bait Jack Barker into exposing his flanks. 1602 01:18:45,180 --> 01:18:47,510 Do not expect to see that happen again tonight. 1603 01:18:57,100 --> 01:18:58,460 [Chris] All right, Kenny Florian 1604 01:18:58,660 --> 01:19:01,810 which of these champions has more on the line, tonight? 1605 01:19:02,010 --> 01:19:03,910 [Kenny] Well, I think a win here for End Game 1606 01:19:04,110 --> 01:19:05,880 is more of a means to an end. 1607 01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:07,810 Not that it matters less to them. [chuckles] 1608 01:19:08,010 --> 01:19:09,880 But they're determined to win a second Nut. 1609 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:13,050 And Tantrum is just another object in their path. 1610 01:19:13,250 --> 01:19:15,670 For Ginger Schmidt and Alex Grant, though, 1611 01:19:15,870 --> 01:19:18,020 this is a fight that could get them back on track. 1612 01:19:18,220 --> 01:19:19,260 An up and down season, 1613 01:19:19,460 --> 01:19:21,910 has to have them feeling a little defeated 1614 01:19:22,110 --> 01:19:25,100 but a victory here could awaken a sleeping giant. 1615 01:19:28,480 --> 01:19:30,020 [robotic voice] Robots activate! 1616 01:19:30,220 --> 01:19:31,670 [intense music] 1617 01:19:31,870 --> 01:19:35,740 [Chris] There are only four modern era teams with banners in the rafters. 1618 01:19:35,940 --> 01:19:38,410 And half of them are inside the battle box. 1619 01:19:39,650 --> 01:19:42,950 Can Tantrum right the ship and pull off the upset? 1620 01:19:43,150 --> 01:19:47,570 Or will End Game move on to the Round of 16 for the third straight year? 1621 01:19:47,770 --> 01:19:51,980 It is win or go home for our last two champions, 1622 01:19:52,180 --> 01:19:54,980 whenBattleBots continues. 1623 01:19:55,180 --> 01:19:56,100 [audience cheering, applause] 1624 01:20:04,930 --> 01:20:06,290 [audience cheering, applause] 1625 01:20:06,490 --> 01:20:10,530 [Chris] Welcome back to World Championship VII, The Round of 32. 1626 01:20:10,730 --> 01:20:13,670 We are moments away from a brawl that will decide 1627 01:20:13,870 --> 01:20:15,840 which of the last two Giant Nut winners 1628 01:20:16,040 --> 01:20:17,680 moves on to the Round of 16. 1629 01:20:18,680 --> 01:20:20,640 It's the reigning champs, Tantrum, 1630 01:20:20,840 --> 01:20:23,890 taking on the winner from two seasons ago, End Game. 1631 01:20:25,240 --> 01:20:27,530 Throw out the seeds and narratives because 1632 01:20:27,730 --> 01:20:30,480 two champions are about to collide. 1633 01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:33,030 [robotic crescendo] 1634 01:20:37,680 --> 01:20:40,020 [audience cheering] 1635 01:20:40,220 --> 01:20:42,150 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1636 01:20:42,350 --> 01:20:43,580 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1637 01:20:56,790 --> 01:20:58,620 [buzzers sounding] 1638 01:20:59,750 --> 01:21:02,080 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1639 01:21:02,280 --> 01:21:04,640 Tantrum starting to circle the Kiwis. 1640 01:21:04,840 --> 01:21:06,530 Almost had a shot at the flanks. 1641 01:21:06,730 --> 01:21:08,530 [Kenny] That game was so good, those quick pivots 1642 01:21:08,730 --> 01:21:10,950 first got caught in the floor there though. 1643 01:21:11,150 --> 01:21:13,950 [Chris] Getting pushed around already by the defending champ. 1644 01:21:14,150 --> 01:21:16,910 [Kenny] Yeah, big horse power advantage for Tantrum. 1645 01:21:17,110 --> 01:21:18,740 [Chris] Going weapon to weapon. 1646 01:21:18,940 --> 01:21:22,120 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Ow! Tantrum doin' a nice job on End Game. 1647 01:21:22,320 --> 01:21:25,530 [Kenny] Trying to gnaw off the Kiwi's forks there. 1648 01:21:25,730 --> 01:21:28,910 [Chris] Those forks playin' a huge role so far, Kenny. 1649 01:21:29,110 --> 01:21:32,290 [Kenny] End Game, backin' up now. Tantrum is backside. 1650 01:21:32,490 --> 01:21:34,080 But Tantrum can't capitalize. 1651 01:21:34,280 --> 01:21:37,020 [Chris] Could have been a very costly mistake there by Jack Barker. 1652 01:21:37,220 --> 01:21:38,400 And look at this. 1653 01:21:38,590 --> 01:21:40,570 [Kenny] The reigning champ take End Game 40 feet across the box 1654 01:21:40,770 --> 01:21:42,290 to pin up against the wall. 1655 01:21:42,490 --> 01:21:46,500 And now they're locking horns kinda like a couple of wild animals. 1656 01:21:46,700 --> 01:21:49,080 [Chris] Tantrum is still unable to deliver the weapon. 1657 01:21:49,280 --> 01:21:52,050 End Game forks have been holding them at bay. 1658 01:21:52,250 --> 01:21:56,190 They disengage, to see if they can get a shot from the corner or from the sides. 1659 01:21:56,390 --> 01:21:58,500 - [Kenny] You know, End Game's really struggled-- - [crowd gasping] 1660 01:21:58,700 --> 01:22:00,670 [Kenny] Uh-oh, Tantrum roots the round game, 1661 01:22:00,870 --> 01:22:03,220 gets little bit under End Game 1662 01:22:03,420 --> 01:22:04,890 taking 'em for a ride. 1663 01:22:05,410 --> 01:22:06,770 [Chris] Oh! 1664 01:22:06,970 --> 01:22:09,330 [Kenny] Oh, getting underneath but they're not hitting like that. 1665 01:22:09,530 --> 01:22:11,770 [Chris] A good counter-shot by End Game. 1666 01:22:11,970 --> 01:22:14,670 [Kenny] So far though, Tantrum is doing an incredible job 1667 01:22:14,870 --> 01:22:18,360 at controlling this fight as both teams battle for the low ground. 1668 01:22:18,560 --> 01:22:21,770 [Chris] Are you surprised that they're bullying End Game a little bit? 1669 01:22:21,970 --> 01:22:24,770 [Kenny] Oh, look at this, another great pin here, but, no. 1670 01:22:24,970 --> 01:22:27,640 If you saw them compete last year, this is no surprise. 1671 01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:30,290 They are such a good robot, such a good team, 1672 01:22:30,490 --> 01:22:32,570 and Dillon Carey drives extremely well. 1673 01:22:32,770 --> 01:22:34,150 - Oh! - [crowd gasping] 1674 01:22:34,350 --> 01:22:38,430 [Chris] End Game plays a massive shot, but Tantrum is able to self-right. 1675 01:22:38,630 --> 01:22:41,570 [Kenny] And Tantrum did lose one of their forks in that exchange. 1676 01:22:41,770 --> 01:22:44,710 Let's see how that affects the battle for the ground game moving forward. 1677 01:22:44,910 --> 01:22:45,840 - Ohh! - [crowd gasping] 1678 01:22:46,040 --> 01:22:47,670 [Kenny] End Game gets right under Tantrum that time. 1679 01:22:47,870 --> 01:22:50,000 Dillon Carey has got to be careful here. 1680 01:22:51,410 --> 01:22:53,270 [Chris] Approaching the one minute mark to go. 1681 01:22:54,510 --> 01:22:56,220 Oh, another shot... 1682 01:22:56,420 --> 01:22:58,530 [Kenny] And that just snapped off Tantrum's other fork. 1683 01:22:58,730 --> 01:23:01,150 With no more forks they're going to have to figure out 1684 01:23:01,350 --> 01:23:02,860 how to attack the sides now. 1685 01:23:04,130 --> 01:23:05,260 [Chris] Under a minute to go, 1686 01:23:05,460 --> 01:23:07,150 so now the killsaws are gonna be active. 1687 01:23:07,350 --> 01:23:08,810 [Kenny] Oh! 1688 01:23:09,010 --> 01:23:12,430 [Chris] Another huge shot by that vertical spinner. 1689 01:23:12,630 --> 01:23:15,330 [Kenny] You can see Dillon Carey is looking for an angle here. 1690 01:23:15,530 --> 01:23:18,020 But Chris, I think Tantrum's weapon is down. 1691 01:23:18,220 --> 01:23:19,910 - [both] Oh! - [crowd exclaiming] 1692 01:23:20,110 --> 01:23:21,190 [Kenny] Tantrum lost an eye. 1693 01:23:21,390 --> 01:23:25,260 [Chris] Oh yeah, the left side of their face got ripped off. 1694 01:23:25,460 --> 01:23:28,570 [Kenny] Kickboxing End Game taking over now. 1695 01:23:28,770 --> 01:23:32,310 - [Chris] Man! - How did it come back with that powerful vertical spinner 1696 01:23:34,100 --> 01:23:35,980 [Chris] Well, less than 30 to go. 1697 01:23:36,180 --> 01:23:39,120 What is the punch for a bot half left in the tank? 1698 01:23:39,320 --> 01:23:41,510 [Kenny] It's still moving as fast as ever, Chris. 1699 01:23:42,510 --> 01:23:43,980 [Chris] End Game chasing Tantrum, 1700 01:23:44,180 --> 01:23:46,910 trying to do something in the last 15 seconds, 1701 01:23:47,110 --> 01:23:48,880 to deliver some sort of shot 1702 01:23:49,080 --> 01:23:50,260 to impress the judges. 1703 01:23:50,460 --> 01:23:52,050 [Kenny] I don't think that weapon is workin' anymore. 1704 01:23:52,250 --> 01:23:54,640 Chris, that's not gonna look good now. 1705 01:23:54,840 --> 01:23:56,930 [Chris] relegated to just pushing it around. 1706 01:23:57,820 --> 01:23:59,400 Did End Game do enough? 1707 01:23:59,590 --> 01:24:00,910 [buzzer sounds] 1708 01:24:01,110 --> 01:24:03,170 [Chris] We will find out as this... 1709 01:24:04,480 --> 01:24:06,340 goes to the judges. 1710 01:24:11,480 --> 01:24:12,370 - [Kenny] Oh! - [crowd exclaims] 1711 01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:16,340 You're gonna have to-- 1712 01:24:16,960 --> 01:24:17,960 Yeah, that's us. 1713 01:24:20,440 --> 01:24:22,200 [crowd chanting] Tantrum! Tantrum! Tantrum! Tantrum! 1714 01:24:26,480 --> 01:24:28,810 [Chris] Kenny, it started with a lot of pushing and shoving 1715 01:24:29,010 --> 01:24:31,740 and that grudge match was actually being won by Tantrum. 1716 01:24:31,940 --> 01:24:33,670 [Kenny] Yeah, Tantrum really controlled the fight 1717 01:24:33,870 --> 01:24:36,260 for the first 90 seconds, but during that time 1718 01:24:36,460 --> 01:24:40,400 they also missed a few great opportunities to deliver shots 1719 01:24:40,590 --> 01:24:42,500 and if you hesitate against End Game, 1720 01:24:42,700 --> 01:24:45,740 eventually, it'll come back to bite you. 1721 01:24:45,940 --> 01:24:48,530 [Chris] About half way through End Game managed to snap off 1722 01:24:48,730 --> 01:24:52,020 one of Tantrum's forks and then the other. 1723 01:24:52,220 --> 01:24:55,880 And at that point Kenny, there wasn't a whole lot, Dillon Carey could do. 1724 01:24:56,080 --> 01:24:57,570 [Chris] Yeah, once Tantrum's forks were gone, 1725 01:24:57,770 --> 01:25:00,330 the Kiwis won virtually every engagement, 1726 01:25:00,530 --> 01:25:02,430 eventually breaking Tantrum's weapon. 1727 01:25:02,630 --> 01:25:04,150 But there was a valiant effort, 1728 01:25:04,350 --> 01:25:07,400 maybe the best performance, of this season. 1729 01:25:07,590 --> 01:25:11,290 These two champions definitely rose to the occasion tonight, 1730 01:25:11,490 --> 01:25:14,020 but only one can move on to the Round of 16. 1731 01:25:14,220 --> 01:25:16,200 Here's Faruq with the decision. 1732 01:25:17,480 --> 01:25:18,890 [crowd cheering] 1733 01:25:20,240 --> 01:25:22,640 The results from the judges are in. 1734 01:25:22,840 --> 01:25:23,820 [crowd cheering] 1735 01:25:26,410 --> 01:25:30,270 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1736 01:25:38,060 --> 01:25:39,220 End Game! 1737 01:25:39,420 --> 01:25:40,500 Whoo! 1738 01:25:40,700 --> 01:25:41,930 [crowd cheering and applauding] 1739 01:25:50,170 --> 01:25:52,910 [Chris] Nick and Jack, congratulations! 1740 01:25:53,110 --> 01:25:55,980 The match-up of the last two Giant Nut winners, 1741 01:25:56,180 --> 01:25:58,770 Jack, uh, boy there was a stalemate goin' on 1742 01:25:58,970 --> 01:26:00,260 that first minute, huh? 1743 01:26:00,460 --> 01:26:01,980 Yeah, there was a lot of fork locking going on. 1744 01:26:02,180 --> 01:26:04,430 We sort of expected that with the conflicts we've had. 1745 01:26:04,630 --> 01:26:06,500 Um, but we were hoping that eventually we'd be able to 1746 01:26:06,700 --> 01:26:09,260 get to the side and get a good hit, which we did, so yeah. 1747 01:26:09,460 --> 01:26:10,640 [crowd cheering] 1748 01:26:10,840 --> 01:26:14,330 Yeah, they had, like a really good front end this year round 1749 01:26:14,530 --> 01:26:16,150 and they got us... under us a lot. 1750 01:26:16,350 --> 01:26:17,910 We were really scared at the very beginning. 1751 01:26:18,110 --> 01:26:20,080 You were getting some really good control. 1752 01:26:20,280 --> 01:26:22,640 You snatched up one of our forks immediately, 1753 01:26:22,840 --> 01:26:25,400 uh, but, uh, eventually we were able to take back, 1754 01:26:25,590 --> 01:26:28,620 uh, command of the match and you could see what happened. 1755 01:26:29,130 --> 01:26:29,980 [crowd cheering] 1756 01:26:30,180 --> 01:26:31,790 - Congratulations, guys. - [both] Thank you. 1757 01:26:37,750 --> 01:26:42,020 [Chris] Ginger and Alex, I know this season didn't go the way you wanted it to, 1758 01:26:42,220 --> 01:26:44,460 but still, Ginger you have to be very proud, 1759 01:26:44,660 --> 01:26:46,950 you've made it the full three minutes here 1760 01:26:47,150 --> 01:26:49,710 even though you were taking some serious shots. 1761 01:26:49,910 --> 01:26:52,600 Every time we fight End Game, we get a little closer to winning 1762 01:26:52,800 --> 01:26:54,880 and who knows, maybe next time we'll get it. 1763 01:26:55,080 --> 01:26:57,360 I think it's clear this time we did even better 1764 01:26:57,560 --> 01:26:59,290 than we did last time, so we've got a lot of room 1765 01:26:59,490 --> 01:27:00,640 to grow and we're gonna do that. 1766 01:27:00,840 --> 01:27:02,020 [crowd cheering] 1767 01:27:02,220 --> 01:27:03,130 [applauding] 1768 01:27:05,000 --> 01:27:07,810 [Chris] Alex and Ginger, you have been more than worthy 1769 01:27:08,010 --> 01:27:09,120 and classy champions. 1770 01:27:09,320 --> 01:27:11,950 Congratulations on a remarkable run. 1771 01:27:12,150 --> 01:27:14,330 Let's hear it, for team Tantrum. 1772 01:27:14,530 --> 01:27:16,200 [cheering, applause] 1773 01:27:24,860 --> 01:27:27,190 [Chris] All right. So, the reigning champs, Tantrum, 1774 01:27:27,390 --> 01:27:29,740 won't hoist the trophy again this season, 1775 01:27:29,940 --> 01:27:33,120 and the former champs, End Game, are off and running. 1776 01:27:33,320 --> 01:27:38,570 They now advance to the Round of 16 for a date with Copperhead. 1777 01:27:38,770 --> 01:27:41,570 Now, this is usually the time we say goodbye, but oh, no, no, 1778 01:27:41,770 --> 01:27:43,150 we are doing something special 1779 01:27:43,350 --> 01:27:44,880 throughout the entire post season. 1780 01:27:45,080 --> 01:27:48,600 It is the debut of the Road to the Giant Nut. 1781 01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:51,330 So, we're gonna be joined by Adam Wrigley of team Shatter. 1782 01:27:51,530 --> 01:27:53,290 We're gonna do our first botopsy, 1783 01:27:53,490 --> 01:27:56,120 where we look inside the robot to show us exactly 1784 01:27:56,320 --> 01:27:58,050 what went wrong during tonight's fight. 1785 01:27:58,250 --> 01:28:00,190 We're also gonna talk to a couple of captains 1786 01:28:00,390 --> 01:28:03,950 that'll square off next week as we complete the Round of 32. 1787 01:28:04,150 --> 01:28:04,910 That's gonna be a blast. 1788 01:28:05,110 --> 01:28:06,770 It'll be Jamison Go of SawBlaze, 1789 01:28:06,970 --> 01:28:08,810 and Aren Hill of Blip. 1790 01:28:09,010 --> 01:28:11,120 Plus, we'll break down what we have seen, 1791 01:28:11,320 --> 01:28:12,500 what we're gonna see next week, 1792 01:28:12,700 --> 01:28:13,770 we're gonna be very busy. 1793 01:28:13,970 --> 01:28:15,260 Are you okay to work a little overtime? 1794 01:28:15,460 --> 01:28:16,670 I'm ready, man. Let's do this. 1795 01:28:16,870 --> 01:28:18,500 We'll see you on the Road to the Giant Nut. 1796 01:28:18,700 --> 01:28:19,840 Hold tight, everybody. 1797 01:28:20,040 --> 01:28:20,620 [cheering and applause] 1798 01:28:27,510 --> 01:28:29,170 [cheering and applause] 1799 01:28:35,100 --> 01:28:36,810 Hey, everybody. Get on in here. 1800 01:28:37,010 --> 01:28:40,600 It's the first ever edition of the Road to the Giant Nut. 1801 01:28:40,800 --> 01:28:44,430 It is the BattleBots, Round of 32, post-game show. 1802 01:28:44,630 --> 01:28:46,810 Kenny Florian and Chris Rose along for the ride. 1803 01:28:47,010 --> 01:28:48,950 We're gonna break down what happened tonight. 1804 01:28:49,150 --> 01:28:51,360 We'll look ahead to the rest of the Round of 32 1805 01:28:51,560 --> 01:28:54,020 and Adam Wrigley from team Shatter will join us 1806 01:28:54,220 --> 01:28:57,120 with his... nearly-decapitated robot. 1807 01:28:57,320 --> 01:28:59,570 Kenny Florian, what did we see tonight? What caught your eye? 1808 01:28:59,770 --> 01:29:01,150 We saw a lot of great fights. 1809 01:29:01,350 --> 01:29:04,260 I guess, just HUGE. They were looking so dominant. 1810 01:29:04,460 --> 01:29:07,260 I haven't seen them make a mistake all season, 1811 01:29:07,460 --> 01:29:09,220 uh, and I think they have a great match-up. 1812 01:29:09,420 --> 01:29:11,330 I think they can go very, very far in this tournament. 1813 01:29:11,530 --> 01:29:13,080 Anybody likes HUGE, out there? 1814 01:29:13,280 --> 01:29:15,200 - [crowd cheering] - [Chris] Yeah. 1815 01:29:16,820 --> 01:29:18,190 I shouldn't have to ask you. 1816 01:29:18,390 --> 01:29:20,330 Whenever we say HUGE, you should all go nuts. 1817 01:29:20,530 --> 01:29:21,530 Let's try one more time. 1818 01:29:21,730 --> 01:29:23,400 - [crowd cheering] - [Chris] See, now that's much better. 1819 01:29:23,590 --> 01:29:24,980 The fans are following along, yeah. 1820 01:29:25,180 --> 01:29:26,500 Some really impressive wins. 1821 01:29:26,700 --> 01:29:27,710 You had HUGE. 1822 01:29:27,910 --> 01:29:29,430 Witch Doctor I thought looked great. 1823 01:29:29,630 --> 01:29:31,220 Copperhead was a beast 1824 01:29:31,420 --> 01:29:34,640 We just saw the reigning champ, Tantrum, fall to End Game. 1825 01:29:34,840 --> 01:29:37,190 MaDCatTer with the upset of Claw Viper. 1826 01:29:37,390 --> 01:29:39,670 cut its Cinderella run short. 1827 01:29:39,870 --> 01:29:43,260 and of course, another display of dominance by the top seed 1828 01:29:43,460 --> 01:29:44,980 on this side of the bracket. 1829 01:29:45,180 --> 01:29:46,770 Ethan Kurtz and Riptide 1830 01:29:46,970 --> 01:29:48,770 Boy, do they look scary. 1831 01:29:48,970 --> 01:29:50,130 [crowd cheering] 1832 01:29:51,620 --> 01:29:54,950 Oh, I love the carnage. I love the twisted metal. 1833 01:29:55,150 --> 01:29:57,950 Unless of course, you're on the wrong side of things. 1834 01:29:58,150 --> 01:30:01,080 So, unfortunately, this is one of the bots that is bidding adieu to us. 1835 01:30:01,280 --> 01:30:04,890 - So, put your hands together for the 31st seed... - [chuckling] 1836 01:30:05,680 --> 01:30:06,840 ...Shatter! 1837 01:30:07,040 --> 01:30:08,000 [crowd cheering and applause] 1838 01:30:08,790 --> 01:30:10,880 Push, push Adam Wrigley. 1839 01:30:11,080 --> 01:30:11,890 Push! 1840 01:30:13,170 --> 01:30:14,030 Good God! 1841 01:30:16,310 --> 01:30:17,580 - [Chris] Come on. - Wow. 1842 01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:21,120 [Chris] Step on up here. 1843 01:30:21,320 --> 01:30:24,000 Uh, unfortunately, a loser to the two-seed Riptide. 1844 01:30:24,650 --> 01:30:25,620 Is your bot okay? 1845 01:30:26,650 --> 01:30:28,530 Well, I mean, it's seen better days I think. 1846 01:30:28,730 --> 01:30:29,500 [crowd laughs] 1847 01:30:29,700 --> 01:30:30,910 [Adam] There's a lot of broken parts on it. 1848 01:30:31,110 --> 01:30:33,950 But, it was really impressive until it stopped, I thought. 1849 01:30:34,150 --> 01:30:34,910 [chuckles] 1850 01:30:35,110 --> 01:30:35,980 [Chris] Kenny and I, both thought it was... 1851 01:30:36,180 --> 01:30:37,570 ...the best that it had performed all year, no? 1852 01:30:37,770 --> 01:30:39,460 Absolutely, well again, you know, 1853 01:30:39,660 --> 01:30:42,500 I think you had trouble dialing in that hammer earlier in the season. 1854 01:30:42,700 --> 01:30:45,330 This time, you were hitting as precise as ever, man. 1855 01:30:45,530 --> 01:30:46,640 It was looking great. 1856 01:30:46,840 --> 01:30:48,770 Yeah, I think, um, you know, early in the season 1857 01:30:48,970 --> 01:30:50,050 we couldn't get the drive working, 1858 01:30:50,250 --> 01:30:52,600 so, aim was really difficult. 1859 01:30:52,800 --> 01:30:54,460 In this fight, we finally got the drive 1860 01:30:54,660 --> 01:30:56,980 pretty much dialed in, allowing us to get the hammer 1861 01:30:57,180 --> 01:30:58,460 where we wanted it to be. 1862 01:30:58,660 --> 01:31:01,710 And then, we were firing hard, the hammerhead stayed on, 1863 01:31:01,910 --> 01:31:02,670 despite all those impacts. 1864 01:31:02,870 --> 01:31:04,400 The billet was taking all the hits, 1865 01:31:04,590 --> 01:31:06,880 and we were bouncing practically off the ceiling, so. 1866 01:31:07,080 --> 01:31:09,530 We're really happy to see it, come out and perform, how we knew it could. 1867 01:31:09,730 --> 01:31:10,880 - Can we get into the cool stuff? - [Adam chuckles] 1868 01:31:11,080 --> 01:31:12,570 I know it's not that cool for you when you lose. 1869 01:31:12,770 --> 01:31:15,950 Come on up here, I wanted to show... what happened... 1870 01:31:16,150 --> 01:31:17,220 What happened to this? 1871 01:31:17,420 --> 01:31:19,910 [Adam] So, um, our robot uses what we call a blade of armor, 1872 01:31:20,110 --> 01:31:22,190 which is all these plastic parts around the outside. 1873 01:31:22,390 --> 01:31:25,810 Um, they get torn up by the weapons and theoretically, 1874 01:31:26,010 --> 01:31:27,840 that applies a less of a force to the robot. 1875 01:31:28,040 --> 01:31:29,600 If they get completely torn off, 1876 01:31:29,800 --> 01:31:30,980 it reveals the frame underneath. 1877 01:31:31,180 --> 01:31:32,400 So, this piece was here, 1878 01:31:32,590 --> 01:31:35,330 um, was protecting us pretty okay until it was gone. 1879 01:31:35,530 --> 01:31:37,980 - And then, um, they did that to the frame. - [Chris] Wow. 1880 01:31:38,180 --> 01:31:40,150 [Adam] Um, so when the frame gets dented like that, 1881 01:31:40,350 --> 01:31:42,330 it takes one of our wheels off the ground, it jams it. 1882 01:31:42,530 --> 01:31:45,640 Basically, it turns it into a brake, it makes driving a lot harder. 1883 01:31:45,840 --> 01:31:48,190 Adam, what's the frame made out of? Just so people get 1884 01:31:48,390 --> 01:31:49,640 a perspective of like how strong this thing is. 1885 01:31:49,840 --> 01:31:52,120 Yeah, so this is a... we call it a billet frame. 1886 01:31:52,320 --> 01:31:55,150 It's made out of a solid block of 6061 aluminum. 1887 01:31:55,350 --> 01:31:59,080 After it's machined, it still weighs about 65 pounds or so, 1888 01:31:59,280 --> 01:32:01,020 and it's just tearing it up like nothing. 1889 01:32:01,220 --> 01:32:02,740 The forces in the battle box are insane. 1890 01:32:02,940 --> 01:32:04,570 You know, when you see a 250-pound robot 1891 01:32:04,770 --> 01:32:06,290 bouncing 10-feet off the wall, 1892 01:32:06,490 --> 01:32:08,880 imagine how much energy that takes and, you know, 1893 01:32:09,080 --> 01:32:10,950 if you dropped something from 10 feet in the air, 1894 01:32:11,150 --> 01:32:12,980 you don't generally expect it to survive. 1895 01:32:13,180 --> 01:32:15,740 So, just putting on a good show and making a robot 1896 01:32:15,940 --> 01:32:18,880 that can survive like that, for as long as it did is, 1897 01:32:19,080 --> 01:32:20,500 you know, it makes us a little proud. 1898 01:32:20,700 --> 01:32:21,910 - [Kenny] This is unbelievable. - [crowd cheering] 1899 01:32:22,110 --> 01:32:24,950 [Kenny] This is our first ever botopsy, by the way, on the air. 1900 01:32:25,150 --> 01:32:26,710 Why don't we come back around the table real quick. 1901 01:32:26,910 --> 01:32:28,600 - I do want to say one thing. - What's that? 1902 01:32:28,800 --> 01:32:30,020 The hammerhead stayed on. 1903 01:32:30,220 --> 01:32:32,910 - Yay! Look at that thing. - [crowd cheering] 1904 01:32:33,110 --> 01:32:34,600 - [Chris] You're such a good boy. - [all laughing] 1905 01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:36,430 [Chris] Nice work. Is that... old Rusty? 1906 01:32:36,630 --> 01:32:37,950 - [Adam] This one's new Rusty. - [Chris] New Rusty. 1907 01:32:38,150 --> 01:32:39,840 - Sorry, I get them very confused. - Yeah. 1908 01:32:40,040 --> 01:32:41,570 - Different social security brackets. - Oh. 1909 01:32:41,770 --> 01:32:44,600 Um, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this. 1910 01:32:44,800 --> 01:32:47,620 But the post-match, no handshake. 1911 01:32:49,130 --> 01:32:49,910 Why? 1912 01:32:50,110 --> 01:32:52,770 So, uh, you know, I don't handshake people 1913 01:32:52,970 --> 01:32:54,770 who insult me during their interview. 1914 01:32:54,970 --> 01:32:56,150 That's just my thing. 1915 01:32:56,350 --> 01:32:58,710 Like, I didn't feel like they were sporting when they did that, 1916 01:32:58,910 --> 01:33:01,820 so I didn't feel like there was a need to do a handshake. 1917 01:33:02,890 --> 01:33:04,980 How much did it hurt, when he said what he said? 1918 01:33:05,180 --> 01:33:06,080 Well, here's the thing. 1919 01:33:06,280 --> 01:33:08,570 You know, that team has always been very nice to us 1920 01:33:08,770 --> 01:33:10,950 in the pits to our team, but I hear a lot of things 1921 01:33:11,150 --> 01:33:13,050 from other teams about them not being so nice. 1922 01:33:13,250 --> 01:33:15,150 And so, I hear a lot of rumors about them, 1923 01:33:15,350 --> 01:33:18,330 maybe exceeding the tip speed limit or playing games with the scale. 1924 01:33:18,530 --> 01:33:20,500 So, I'm gonna make sure to follow up on that 1925 01:33:20,700 --> 01:33:22,150 because I don't like people if they cheat. 1926 01:33:22,350 --> 01:33:24,460 Now, I don't know if they are or not, 1927 01:33:24,660 --> 01:33:26,570 but when I have a lot of people telling you that, 1928 01:33:26,770 --> 01:33:27,980 I'm gonna follow up on it. 1929 01:33:28,180 --> 01:33:30,080 I don't think that was paranoia. 1930 01:33:30,280 --> 01:33:32,600 I think that when you're bolting stuff on your robot 1931 01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:36,120 behind the wall here, when you're not supposed to, 1932 01:33:36,320 --> 01:33:37,360 it's a little suspicious. 1933 01:33:37,560 --> 01:33:39,910 When you weigh in at 250 and then after touching your robot 1934 01:33:40,110 --> 01:33:42,670 weigh in at 248, it's a little weird. 1935 01:33:42,870 --> 01:33:44,330 So, I don't know what they're doin'. 1936 01:33:44,530 --> 01:33:46,020 I can't prove anything. 1937 01:33:46,220 --> 01:33:47,840 I have a lot of people telling me things, 1938 01:33:48,040 --> 01:33:49,670 and I just try to follow up on it. 1939 01:33:49,870 --> 01:33:53,020 So, you know, they have every right to be annoyed at me for that, I suppose. 1940 01:33:53,220 --> 01:33:55,580 But, when you call me out on air, you know... 1941 01:33:56,720 --> 01:33:58,080 - That's... - We understand. 1942 01:33:58,280 --> 01:34:01,530 Uh, for the record, they had made weight, they had made the speed 1943 01:34:01,730 --> 01:34:03,950 - just need to let everybody out there know. - Yep. 1944 01:34:04,150 --> 01:34:07,290 - Um, it might be a little too raw right now... - [chuckles] 1945 01:34:07,490 --> 01:34:09,710 Is Riptide a team that can win this whole thing? 1946 01:34:09,910 --> 01:34:11,880 - Uh, [scoffs] yes. - [all laughing] 1947 01:34:12,080 --> 01:34:13,290 [crowd cheering] 1948 01:34:13,490 --> 01:34:15,290 I think they put on quite the show today. No one can deny that. 1949 01:34:15,490 --> 01:34:19,460 Uh, that weapon is even more painful than last season. 1950 01:34:19,660 --> 01:34:21,260 [Chris] Who is winning this thing? 1951 01:34:21,460 --> 01:34:24,360 - [exhales] I know who I want to win, I want-- - Do tell. 1952 01:34:24,560 --> 01:34:26,170 - I want Quantum to win. - [Chris] Really? 1953 01:34:26,650 --> 01:34:27,290 Why's that? 1954 01:34:27,490 --> 01:34:28,500 It's just so cool. 1955 01:34:28,700 --> 01:34:30,330 - It's so beautiful. - It is beautiful. 1956 01:34:30,530 --> 01:34:32,220 - It is really. - And it doesn't have a spinner on it. 1957 01:34:32,420 --> 01:34:33,430 [chuckles] 1958 01:34:33,630 --> 01:34:34,740 - The brothers Cooper... - Yeah. 1959 01:34:34,940 --> 01:34:36,400 ...they're pretty good, pretty talented. 1960 01:34:36,590 --> 01:34:38,980 I think best driver in the world, behind Quantum. 1961 01:34:39,180 --> 01:34:40,150 [Chris] Really, Grant Cooper? 1962 01:34:40,350 --> 01:34:42,670 - Amazing driver. - Wow, interesting. 1963 01:34:42,870 --> 01:34:44,400 Uh, I know that this isn't the way you wanted 1964 01:34:44,590 --> 01:34:47,080 your season to end, but what do you take away from this? 1965 01:34:47,280 --> 01:34:48,840 We wanted to go a bit further, but 1966 01:34:49,040 --> 01:34:51,120 - at least we made the play-offs, right? - [Chris] Heck yeah, man. 1967 01:34:51,320 --> 01:34:53,020 - Yeah. - You're going back to Brooklyn now. 1968 01:34:53,220 --> 01:34:54,120 It's always great, seeing ya. 1969 01:34:54,320 --> 01:34:55,530 Let's hear it for the one and only, 1970 01:34:55,730 --> 01:34:57,290 Adam Wrigley of team Shatter. 1971 01:34:57,490 --> 01:35:00,190 - Thanks for hangin' out, man. Appreciate it. - Thanks for having me. 1972 01:35:00,390 --> 01:35:01,910 [crowd cheering] 1973 01:35:02,110 --> 01:35:04,050 All right, when we come back, we're gonna break down 1974 01:35:04,250 --> 01:35:06,840 the other side of the bracket in the Round of 32, 1975 01:35:07,040 --> 01:35:08,400 we got much more coming your way 1976 01:35:08,590 --> 01:35:10,330 here on the Road to the Giant Nut. 1977 01:35:10,530 --> 01:35:12,260 The first time we've ever done it. 1978 01:35:12,460 --> 01:35:14,710 And people love us. 1979 01:35:14,910 --> 01:35:17,050 Well they love him. You know what I mean. 1980 01:35:17,250 --> 01:35:18,310 [crowd cheering] 1981 01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:28,360 [Chris] We are gonna have a new champion 1982 01:35:28,560 --> 01:35:32,150 - and its name is, Tantrum. - [crowd cheering] 1983 01:35:32,350 --> 01:35:33,770 [Alex] Winning a Giant Nut is great. 1984 01:35:33,970 --> 01:35:35,880 Being able to repeat that success is, 1985 01:35:36,080 --> 01:35:37,840 really, really, really hard. 1986 01:35:38,040 --> 01:35:41,430 [Faruq] The winner by unanimous decision is 1987 01:35:41,630 --> 01:35:43,360 End Game! 1988 01:35:43,560 --> 01:35:45,710 We had issue after issue with the robot 1989 01:35:45,910 --> 01:35:47,270 that we had resolved between matches. 1990 01:35:48,270 --> 01:35:49,500 We were having drive issues, 1991 01:35:49,700 --> 01:35:51,050 there were some issues with the weapon. 1992 01:35:51,250 --> 01:35:52,640 Had issues with the self-righter. 1993 01:35:52,840 --> 01:35:55,670 We are thrown into the toughest of the tough opponents, 1994 01:35:55,870 --> 01:35:56,910 that we had to figure it out. 1995 01:35:57,110 --> 01:35:59,880 We don't get a pillow fight to figure out these issues. 1996 01:36:00,080 --> 01:36:02,460 We're happy as a team, that we still showed up 1997 01:36:02,660 --> 01:36:04,950 with what we thought was the right robot, 1998 01:36:05,150 --> 01:36:07,360 but disappointed that we didn't quite hit the mark. 1999 01:36:07,560 --> 01:36:11,670 [Ginger] We were able to deliver a pretty dominant win against HYDRA, 2000 01:36:11,870 --> 01:36:14,460 which again re-affirmed our win last season 2001 01:36:14,660 --> 01:36:16,860 and no one can ever take that Giant Nut away from us. 2002 01:36:17,960 --> 01:36:19,330 Tantrum's banner is in the rafters 2003 01:36:19,530 --> 01:36:20,530 and it'll hang there forever, 2004 01:36:20,730 --> 01:36:22,460 no matter what happened this season. 2005 01:36:22,660 --> 01:36:24,030 And we're really, really proud of that. 2006 01:36:28,720 --> 01:36:29,960 [crowd cheering] 2007 01:36:34,960 --> 01:36:37,880 We are back here to continue on with the first ever edition 2008 01:36:38,080 --> 01:36:40,740 of the Road to the Giant Nut. 2009 01:36:40,940 --> 01:36:42,740 You like the name of the show? Are you okay with it? 2010 01:36:42,940 --> 01:36:43,950 I'm cool with it. 2011 01:36:44,150 --> 01:36:45,570 Yeah, I mean, we basically have to run everything past 2012 01:36:45,770 --> 01:36:48,530 - Kenny Florian since he is the president of the show... - [chuckling] 2013 01:36:48,730 --> 01:36:50,670 ...of you know, the network, everything. 2014 01:36:50,870 --> 01:36:53,570 Let's hear it for Kenny Florian, 'cause he doesn't get clapped for enough. 2015 01:36:53,770 --> 01:36:55,980 - [audience clapping] - Yeah, yeah. 2016 01:36:56,180 --> 01:36:59,220 So, we saw the first half of the Round of 32 completed tonight. 2017 01:36:59,420 --> 01:37:02,410 Let's take a look at the bracket that we'll see next week. 2018 01:37:04,240 --> 01:37:08,840 The single elimination action will continue in quadrants one and four. 2019 01:37:09,040 --> 01:37:12,880 Of course, headline by the big dog, or should I say the big bull, 2020 01:37:13,080 --> 01:37:15,570 the number one overall seed Minotaur, 2021 01:37:15,770 --> 01:37:17,410 will face Reese Ewert's Fusion, 2022 01:37:18,340 --> 01:37:20,150 the vicious bird, Cobalt, 2023 01:37:20,350 --> 01:37:22,910 is gonna go head-to-head with Monsoon, 2024 01:37:23,110 --> 01:37:25,500 Adam Wrigley's favorite to win it all, Quantum, 2025 01:37:25,700 --> 01:37:29,150 has drawn a dangerous 28-seeded Ribbot. 2026 01:37:29,350 --> 01:37:33,810 We got the likely rookie of the RIPperoni facing Black Dragon, 2027 01:37:34,010 --> 01:37:37,720 HYDRA versus DeathRoll and so much more. 2028 01:37:39,510 --> 01:37:41,360 There's a lot of mean robots 2029 01:37:41,560 --> 01:37:43,460 that we will see here on BattleBots. 2030 01:37:43,660 --> 01:37:45,910 [Kenny] Yeah, unbelievable. Both the brackets just ridiculous. 2031 01:37:46,110 --> 01:37:47,770 All right, well let's get to one of the match-ups 2032 01:37:47,970 --> 01:37:48,950 that we'll see next week. 2033 01:37:49,150 --> 01:37:51,220 It's the eight versus 25. 2034 01:37:51,420 --> 01:37:54,600 Let's welcome in the captains of SawBlaze and Blip, 2035 01:37:54,800 --> 01:37:57,460 Jamison Go, Aren Hill. Get on in here. 2036 01:37:57,660 --> 01:37:58,860 [crowd cheering] 2037 01:38:00,370 --> 01:38:01,310 [applause] 2038 01:38:03,680 --> 01:38:05,430 - [Chris] Scooch over. Make room. - [Kenny] Oh, sorry, sorry. 2039 01:38:05,630 --> 01:38:07,710 - Hi, guys. - Hi, Jamison. 2040 01:38:07,910 --> 01:38:11,220 This is the awkward, handshake portion of the program. 2041 01:38:11,420 --> 01:38:12,570 - How are you? - Happy to be here for it. 2042 01:38:12,770 --> 01:38:13,810 - Good, good. - We're all right. 2043 01:38:14,010 --> 01:38:16,600 What's your history? You guys friends or... 2044 01:38:16,800 --> 01:38:18,330 Do you not like each other or what's the deal? 2045 01:38:18,530 --> 01:38:19,770 He's actually... I've competed with him before 2046 01:38:19,970 --> 01:38:21,640 at Norwalk Havoc, a smaller competition. 2047 01:38:21,840 --> 01:38:23,080 - [Chris] Oh. - I got to help him out some. 2048 01:38:23,280 --> 01:38:24,080 He won that championship. 2049 01:38:24,280 --> 01:38:26,430 He was in my pit crew. I mean, because of him 2050 01:38:26,630 --> 01:38:28,670 we won the first prize in 30 lbs. 2051 01:38:28,870 --> 01:38:30,570 and he did a lot of good repairs for me. 2052 01:38:30,770 --> 01:38:31,950 I just put it back together. 2053 01:38:32,150 --> 01:38:33,330 - He kept getting it wrecked. - Yeah. 2054 01:38:33,530 --> 01:38:35,600 I heard that Jamison is very jealous of you 2055 01:38:35,800 --> 01:38:37,460 'cause you won the Giant Nut last year with Tantrum 2056 01:38:37,660 --> 01:38:38,600 and he really hates your guts. 2057 01:38:38,800 --> 01:38:40,150 - Is that true? - [all laughing] 2058 01:38:40,350 --> 01:38:42,150 I get that vibe occasionally. 2059 01:38:42,350 --> 01:38:45,290 No, no. I got nothing but respect for the robots 2060 01:38:45,490 --> 01:38:46,570 that this guy and his team put out. 2061 01:38:46,770 --> 01:38:49,030 Who wants to spill the beans, what's the strategy next week? 2062 01:38:49,310 --> 01:38:50,330 Go... 2063 01:38:50,530 --> 01:38:51,360 I'm saying "go." 2064 01:38:51,560 --> 01:38:52,460 - For Go? - You, as in. 2065 01:38:52,660 --> 01:38:53,710 [all laughing] 2066 01:38:53,910 --> 01:38:55,430 - Go, go. - All right, all right, all right, 2067 01:38:55,630 --> 01:38:56,820 I've thought about this very carefully, 2068 01:38:57,550 --> 01:38:58,460 I'm planning on winning. 2069 01:38:58,660 --> 01:38:59,770 [crowd laughs] 2070 01:38:59,970 --> 01:39:00,880 That's how we're gonna do it. 2071 01:39:01,080 --> 01:39:03,500 I did that the last time I faced him and it worked. 2072 01:39:03,700 --> 01:39:04,600 - [Kenny] Yeah, that's true. - Whoa. 2073 01:39:04,800 --> 01:39:06,770 Hit them more than they hit you, 2074 01:39:06,970 --> 01:39:08,150 and stay standing at the end. 2075 01:39:08,350 --> 01:39:09,740 I don't think that's fair, because I think people 2076 01:39:09,940 --> 01:39:11,460 like to find out a little bit of strategy, 2077 01:39:11,660 --> 01:39:12,740 what's going on in their brain... 2078 01:39:12,940 --> 01:39:14,360 You guys wanna hear some strategy? 2079 01:39:14,560 --> 01:39:15,360 - [crowd cheering] - Of course, you do. 2080 01:39:15,560 --> 01:39:16,360 Yeah, I do. 2081 01:39:16,560 --> 01:39:17,710 You know what, here's what were' gonna do. 2082 01:39:17,910 --> 01:39:20,600 We're gonna put earphones on one of you... 2083 01:39:20,800 --> 01:39:22,770 [Kenny] Yeah, let's hear it for Bob the Builder, 2084 01:39:22,970 --> 01:39:24,360 who's here to deliver... 2085 01:39:24,560 --> 01:39:27,190 This is what? Nice job, Bob. Thank you. 2086 01:39:27,390 --> 01:39:28,360 There you go, put these on. 2087 01:39:28,560 --> 01:39:29,840 - Me first. - Yeah. 2088 01:39:30,040 --> 01:39:32,770 Now beat it. Why don't you go look at the battle box. 2089 01:39:32,970 --> 01:39:33,980 I couldn't hear you. 2090 01:39:34,180 --> 01:39:34,840 [Jamison] Okay. 2091 01:39:35,040 --> 01:39:35,930 - Just stay right there. - [laughing] 2092 01:39:37,960 --> 01:39:39,600 [Chris] How do you beat him? 2093 01:39:39,800 --> 01:39:42,290 Uh, last time I would, uh, scoop him every time 2094 01:39:42,490 --> 01:39:44,840 get him upset, get him tumblin', get him... 2095 01:39:45,040 --> 01:39:48,120 He's very much... you get him out of his groove and it's easier to keep him there. 2096 01:39:48,320 --> 01:39:49,810 So, it's all about that first interaction to me. 2097 01:39:50,010 --> 01:39:53,150 Does this require a special attachment or... yeah. 2098 01:39:53,350 --> 01:39:54,460 We're trying some things in qualifiers. 2099 01:39:54,660 --> 01:39:56,190 Didn't quite play how we wanted, but went through 2100 01:39:56,390 --> 01:39:57,880 and re-manufactured some entirely new stuff 2101 01:39:58,080 --> 01:39:59,190 - just for this fight. - Cool. 2102 01:39:59,390 --> 01:40:02,330 Basically, it's a kind of a combo of four piano keys setup. 2103 01:40:02,530 --> 01:40:05,260 - So, is this something new, that he hasn't seen before? - Correct. 2104 01:40:05,460 --> 01:40:06,260 - Oh. - Ooh. 2105 01:40:06,460 --> 01:40:08,150 We've got our... we have our tent in the pits. 2106 01:40:08,350 --> 01:40:09,910 He has no idea what's coming out of there. 2107 01:40:10,110 --> 01:40:12,570 - [Chris] Oh, that's nice. - And it's bothering him a lot. 2108 01:40:12,770 --> 01:40:14,060 [Chris whispering] Let's see. I'm gonna sneak up onto him. 2109 01:40:15,680 --> 01:40:16,710 - Come on. - [Kenny laughs] 2110 01:40:16,910 --> 01:40:18,600 Come on, Jamison. You couldn't hear a thing right? 2111 01:40:18,800 --> 01:40:19,530 You can take 'em off. 2112 01:40:19,730 --> 01:40:20,770 Oh, I couldn't hear anything. 2113 01:40:20,970 --> 01:40:21,840 [all laughing] 2114 01:40:22,040 --> 01:40:23,600 There you go. Borrow these. 2115 01:40:23,800 --> 01:40:25,880 Why don't you go hang in the crowd or something. 2116 01:40:26,080 --> 01:40:27,120 Yeah, there you go Aren Hill. 2117 01:40:27,320 --> 01:40:29,000 - [crowd cheering] - [laughing] 2118 01:40:30,510 --> 01:40:31,580 [Chris] Yup, there he goes. 2119 01:40:32,550 --> 01:40:34,810 What is the key to beating Blip? 2120 01:40:35,010 --> 01:40:38,950 Hmm, well, it's all good flippers. They require the ground game, 2121 01:40:39,150 --> 01:40:40,710 something that we usually are pretty good at. 2122 01:40:40,910 --> 01:40:41,600 They need to get underneath us, 2123 01:40:41,800 --> 01:40:43,640 they need to flip us, to disrupt us. 2124 01:40:43,840 --> 01:40:46,910 And to that end, we put a lot of work into making sure 2125 01:40:47,110 --> 01:40:49,810 that we... our fork game is even better than in the HYDRA fight. 2126 01:40:50,010 --> 01:40:51,840 And we've got a little something special for him too. 2127 01:40:52,040 --> 01:40:53,740 He's never seen... the world has never seen 2128 01:40:53,940 --> 01:40:55,360 a SawBlaze that performance like this. 2129 01:40:55,560 --> 01:40:56,460 [Kenny] Interesting. 2130 01:40:56,660 --> 01:41:00,330 Out of all the robots, is the flipper bot 2131 01:41:00,530 --> 01:41:02,910 the most challenging one for you guys? 2132 01:41:03,110 --> 01:41:05,840 Uh, we're always worried about the stackable damage 2133 01:41:06,040 --> 01:41:07,880 over time from some of these spinning robots. 2134 01:41:08,080 --> 01:41:11,150 Flippers are underappreciated. They cause a lot of damage, 2135 01:41:11,350 --> 01:41:14,080 on the launch and on the return and you know, 2136 01:41:14,280 --> 01:41:15,290 there's not that many of them. 2137 01:41:15,490 --> 01:41:17,150 You face a flipper and it is kind of like 2138 01:41:17,350 --> 01:41:19,290 a learning experience every time you go in there. 2139 01:41:19,490 --> 01:41:21,640 So, we had a good amount of practice in the HYDRA fight 2140 01:41:21,840 --> 01:41:24,810 and we're hoping to execute everything that we learned in this fight. 2141 01:41:25,010 --> 01:41:26,220 [Chris] You know what, let's bring in... 2142 01:41:26,420 --> 01:41:27,710 Somebody tap Aren on the shoulder. 2143 01:41:27,910 --> 01:41:28,880 He can come back and play. 2144 01:41:29,080 --> 01:41:29,980 Come on here, buddy. 2145 01:41:30,180 --> 01:41:31,260 - Aren wants a tap in? - Not that he can hear that. 2146 01:41:31,460 --> 01:41:32,570 You can take those off. 2147 01:41:32,770 --> 01:41:33,430 You can take those off. 2148 01:41:33,630 --> 01:41:34,220 You couldn't hear a thing, right? 2149 01:41:34,420 --> 01:41:35,640 I understand basic gestures. 2150 01:41:35,840 --> 01:41:37,260 - [Chris] Is that what it was? - Yeah. 2151 01:41:37,460 --> 01:41:39,880 [Chris] We can't wait to see the eight versus 25 match-up 2152 01:41:40,080 --> 01:41:42,050 next week as we continue with the Round of 32. 2153 01:41:42,250 --> 01:41:44,120 Let's hear it for Blip captain, Aren Hill, 2154 01:41:44,320 --> 01:41:46,740 and Jamison Go of team SawBlaze. 2155 01:41:46,940 --> 01:41:48,640 Gentlemen, thank you very much, we appreciate... 2156 01:41:48,840 --> 01:41:51,030 - Aww... - [Kenny] The handshake. 2157 01:41:51,650 --> 01:41:52,640 Bye guys. 2158 01:41:52,840 --> 01:41:53,670 - Take care. - See you guys. 2159 01:41:53,870 --> 01:41:55,290 We wish you luck. 2160 01:41:55,490 --> 01:41:58,120 Hey listen. This was a lot of fun on the Road to the Giant Nut. 2161 01:41:58,320 --> 01:41:59,500 The first one we have ever done. 2162 01:41:59,700 --> 01:42:01,530 We'll be doing this throughout the post seasons. 2163 01:42:01,730 --> 01:42:03,770 So, thanks for joining us here on the journey. 2164 01:42:03,970 --> 01:42:07,080 We will finish up the Round of 32 next week, 2165 01:42:07,280 --> 01:42:08,740 right here on BattleBots. 2166 01:42:08,940 --> 01:42:10,220 World Championship VIII. 2167 01:42:10,420 --> 01:42:11,330 Thanks for tuning in. 2168 01:42:11,530 --> 01:42:12,410 [crowd cheering] 2169 01:42:13,930 --> 01:42:15,000 Good-bye.