1 00:00:03,130 --> 00:00:04,790 [mechanical voice] Robots, activate! 2 00:00:09,370 --> 00:00:10,960 [crowd cheering] 3 00:00:18,340 --> 00:00:19,370 Now, were... 4 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:21,060 What's up! 5 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:25,200 - [Chris Rose] Yes! - Oof! 6 00:00:27,270 --> 00:00:28,310 They're excited. 7 00:00:30,370 --> 00:00:33,810 Hey, everybody, and welcome to BattleBots World Championship VII. 8 00:00:34,010 --> 00:00:35,050 I am Chris Rose. 9 00:00:35,250 --> 00:00:36,290 He, of course, is Kenny Florian 10 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:38,150 and, Kenny, tonight is the night. 11 00:00:38,350 --> 00:00:39,150 It sure is. 12 00:00:39,350 --> 00:00:40,860 Are you guys ready to crown a champion? 13 00:00:41,410 --> 00:00:43,370 [cheering intensifies] 14 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:46,550 [Chris] Sounds like to me. 15 00:00:48,060 --> 00:00:50,020 Every win, every loss, 16 00:00:50,220 --> 00:00:53,020 every lesson learnt, every knockout, decision, 17 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:54,880 celebration and disappointment, 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,570 it's all been leading up to this. 19 00:00:56,770 --> 00:00:58,840 Tonight, we're going to see the quarter-finals, 20 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,330 the semi-finals and then the finals. 21 00:01:01,530 --> 00:01:02,950 One team will run the table, 22 00:01:03,150 --> 00:01:04,770 win three fights in one evening 23 00:01:04,970 --> 00:01:07,710 and immortalize themselves by putting their name in the rafters 24 00:01:07,910 --> 00:01:10,410 and winning the Giant Nut! 25 00:01:17,650 --> 00:01:18,770 We kicked off this season 26 00:01:18,970 --> 00:01:22,430 with 50 of the deadliest robots ever assembled, 27 00:01:22,630 --> 00:01:26,290 and now, only these electric eight remain. 28 00:01:26,490 --> 00:01:27,640 And how about this, Kenny? 29 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,740 The tournament's top-four seeds are all still in the game. 30 00:01:31,940 --> 00:01:35,430 [Kenny Florian] That's right and just look at these quarter-final matchups. 31 00:01:35,630 --> 00:01:39,150 Jake Ewert and the four seeded Hydra having re-match 32 00:01:39,350 --> 00:01:43,060 with the most dangerous frog on the planet, Ribbot. 33 00:01:44,170 --> 00:01:46,080 The three seed, the legendary Witch Doctor 34 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,950 will try and catapult themselves towards the trophy 35 00:01:49,150 --> 00:01:53,740 by putting a stop to the dream season of undefeated, Huge. 36 00:01:53,940 --> 00:01:56,500 Huge! 37 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,840 [Kenny] The tournament's number two, Riptide 38 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,050 is on one of the most dominant runs 39 00:02:01,250 --> 00:02:02,910 in the history of the sport. 40 00:02:03,110 --> 00:02:04,880 Can its wave of destruction 41 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,260 sweep up the stone cold-killer, Copperhead? 42 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:09,770 We're going to find out. 43 00:02:09,970 --> 00:02:13,460 [Chris] But we'll kick off championship night with the number one seed, 44 00:02:13,660 --> 00:02:17,130 the Brazilian bazooka, Minotaur. 45 00:02:19,310 --> 00:02:23,500 Captain Marco Meggiolaro rolling driver Daniel Freitas 46 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:25,810 into the box like Hannibal Lecter. 47 00:02:26,010 --> 00:02:28,670 He's saying, "Hello, Jamison. 48 00:02:28,870 --> 00:02:30,220 I'm going to eat SawBlaze 49 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:33,220 with some fava beans and a nice chianti." 50 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:35,190 - [mimics eating] - [Kenny laughs] 51 00:02:35,390 --> 00:02:38,600 [Chris] We'll see if Jamison Go's eight seed squad 52 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,270 can make this the Silence of the Bull? 53 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,950 - All right, you ready to get going? - I am, let's do it. 54 00:02:47,150 --> 00:02:49,670 - You guys ready to get going? - [audience cheer] Yes! 55 00:02:49,870 --> 00:02:52,020 Faruq, take it away! 56 00:02:52,220 --> 00:02:54,240 [audience cheering] 57 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:59,620 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 58 00:03:06,820 --> 00:03:09,820 It's robot fighting time! 59 00:03:13,580 --> 00:03:15,790 [alarm blaring] 60 00:03:21,510 --> 00:03:25,190 In the red square from Cambridge, Massachusetts... 61 00:03:25,390 --> 00:03:26,980 Remember that FDR quote? 62 00:03:27,180 --> 00:03:28,880 "The only thing we have to fear 63 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,740 is giant spinning blades and flame throwers." 64 00:03:31,940 --> 00:03:33,810 I'm paraphrasing but you get it. 65 00:03:34,010 --> 00:03:36,410 It's SawBlaze! 66 00:03:41,650 --> 00:03:45,670 [Chris] The number eight seed, SawBlaze, led by Jamison Go. 67 00:03:45,870 --> 00:03:48,950 This the team's third straight trip to the quarter-finals. 68 00:03:49,150 --> 00:03:50,840 Remember, they took down Minotaur 69 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,080 to kick-off World Championship VI. 70 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,290 Can they do it again, Kenny? 71 00:03:55,490 --> 00:03:58,840 [Kenny] Well, we know Minotaur's drum spinner is a nuclear weapon 72 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,120 but there's no doubt that geometry favors SawBlaze here. 73 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,430 That dustpan plough is designed 74 00:04:04,630 --> 00:04:06,430 to smother bots like Minotaur. 75 00:04:06,630 --> 00:04:10,120 We'll see if Daniel Freitas can lean on his gyro driving skills 76 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,100 to try and negate that advantage. 77 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:17,890 [crowd cheering] SawBlaze! SawBlaze! 78 00:04:19,580 --> 00:04:21,400 [Faruq Tauheed] In the blue square, 79 00:04:21,590 --> 00:04:23,770 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 80 00:04:23,970 --> 00:04:27,460 You're trapped in his maze of pain for all of eternity. 81 00:04:27,660 --> 00:04:29,840 Welcome to the stab-rinth, 82 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,480 it's Minotaur! 83 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:41,260 [Chris] The pride of Brazil, the number one seed, 84 00:04:41,460 --> 00:04:43,400 undefeated Minotaur. 85 00:04:43,590 --> 00:04:45,360 This team has made into the top eight 86 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,400 every year of its career. 87 00:04:47,590 --> 00:04:49,120 Unbelievable. 88 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,840 Stick-man, Daniel Freitas, already in the zone. 89 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,190 We spoke with Marco earlier today. 90 00:04:54,390 --> 00:04:57,150 He said, "Listen, about an hour before the fight, 91 00:04:57,350 --> 00:05:01,020 I just let Daniel go off and kind of do his thing." 92 00:05:01,220 --> 00:05:02,460 [Kenny] Yeah, look at the intensity. 93 00:05:02,660 --> 00:05:04,570 He's already in the match. 94 00:05:04,770 --> 00:05:06,880 He's visualizing every scenario. 95 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,150 He doesn't hear or see anything else happening around him. 96 00:05:10,350 --> 00:05:11,410 Laser-focus. 97 00:05:22,270 --> 00:05:25,400 Our fight against Minotaur in World Championship VI 98 00:05:25,590 --> 00:05:28,400 taught us that SawBlaze is actually a lot more durable 99 00:05:28,590 --> 00:05:30,150 than we initially thought. 100 00:05:30,350 --> 00:05:33,710 We're also surprised at the amount of damage that SawBlaze can do. 101 00:05:33,910 --> 00:05:34,910 We were able to chop through. 102 00:05:35,110 --> 00:05:36,500 We caused a battery fire. 103 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:38,500 The batteries haven't moved since last year. 104 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:39,910 They are still in the rear corner. 105 00:05:40,110 --> 00:05:41,880 We know exactly where we need to hit again. 106 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,950 Last time we set Minotaur on fire 107 00:05:44,150 --> 00:05:45,190 and he continued to work. 108 00:05:45,390 --> 00:05:46,910 This time we'd love to set him on fire 109 00:05:47,110 --> 00:05:50,120 and have him burnt to the ground. [chuckles softly] 110 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,570 Fighting SawBlaze is always very tough. 111 00:05:52,770 --> 00:05:56,840 This fight would be a duel about very good drivers, 112 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,880 very aggressive drivers. 113 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,020 We have to stay away from the wall. 114 00:06:01,220 --> 00:06:02,670 Once you're caught in the wall, 115 00:06:02,870 --> 00:06:06,050 Jamison can still hit us several times, 116 00:06:06,250 --> 00:06:08,220 until he's asked to release us, 117 00:06:08,420 --> 00:06:09,880 and it's going to be up to Daniel 118 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,150 to try to get out of the forks, if he gets caught, 119 00:06:13,350 --> 00:06:17,260 before we get stuck on the walls and we are cut. 120 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:19,880 So we know that Daniel has to be very aggressive 121 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,100 but also very careful. 122 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,650 [crowd chanting] SawBlaze! SawBlaze! 123 00:06:33,650 --> 00:06:35,240 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 124 00:06:36,620 --> 00:06:38,290 [Chris] It's going to take three wins 125 00:06:38,490 --> 00:06:41,080 to get your hands on the trophy tonight. 126 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:44,270 We got the fire-breathing SawBlaze, 127 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,810 the bloodthirsty Minotaur. 128 00:06:48,010 --> 00:06:52,050 A berth on the semi-finals is on the line. 129 00:06:52,250 --> 00:06:54,880 - [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! - [alarm blaring] 130 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,460 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 131 00:06:57,660 --> 00:07:00,530 Oh, nice shot, SawBlaze, out of the gate. 132 00:07:00,730 --> 00:07:02,670 [Kenny] Yeah, they ran that fork right into the drum. 133 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:04,080 So far, that fork is holding up. 134 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:06,360 They are able to get underneath Minotaur. 135 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,150 [Chris and Kenny] Oh! 136 00:07:08,350 --> 00:07:10,670 [Chris] They're taking the top seed into the screws. 137 00:07:10,870 --> 00:07:12,670 - [Kenny and Chris] Oh! - [Chris] A huge hit! 138 00:07:12,870 --> 00:07:15,430 [Kenny] They're on the hammer saw right through that top armor. 139 00:07:15,630 --> 00:07:18,570 - [Chris] And, whoa! - [Kenny] Nice shot there by Minotaur, 140 00:07:18,770 --> 00:07:20,460 who's starting to land greater shots here, Chris. 141 00:07:20,660 --> 00:07:23,260 [Chris] Yeah, the one seed told us they're going to go right after those forks. 142 00:07:23,460 --> 00:07:25,150 - They're not afraid to come face-to-face. - [Kenny] Oh! 143 00:07:25,350 --> 00:07:27,500 [Chris] But now, they're up on the screws in the upper deck. 144 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:29,360 [Kenny] Minotaur's inverted. 145 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:30,500 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 146 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:32,600 [Kenny] Jamison Go with the shot to the underbelly. 147 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,220 The hammer saw wreaking havoc. 148 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:36,880 Minotaur's back to the center, 149 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,330 and now they're into the rails. 150 00:07:38,530 --> 00:07:40,050 [Chris] This is when SawBlaze is at their best. 151 00:07:40,250 --> 00:07:42,330 A little bit of smoke coming out of Minotaur's wheels. 152 00:07:42,530 --> 00:07:44,640 That is a major issue for Minotaur. 153 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,400 [Kenny] Could this be another fire? It is. 154 00:07:46,590 --> 00:07:49,260 [Chris] It is for the second straight season. 155 00:07:49,460 --> 00:07:51,330 Minotaur on fire against SawBlaze. 156 00:07:51,530 --> 00:07:52,710 [Kenny] Oh, this is a massive shock. 157 00:07:52,910 --> 00:07:54,640 Still, Chris, Minotaur coming back. 158 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,600 - They're on fire but still hitting hard. - [Chris] Whoa! 159 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,330 And now it's a race against time. 160 00:07:59,530 --> 00:08:01,600 Can Minotaur make it another two minutes 161 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,640 fully engulfed in flames? 162 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,810 [Kenny] Well, it's something to handle internal fires 163 00:08:06,010 --> 00:08:08,460 but the pressure is on now for Daniel Freitas 164 00:08:08,660 --> 00:08:10,500 to score a knockout or at least, 165 00:08:10,700 --> 00:08:12,600 take out SawBlaze's weapon. 166 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,220 [Chris] On fire out of the rear 167 00:08:14,420 --> 00:08:17,530 but Daniel Freitas said, "I will never surrender." 168 00:08:17,730 --> 00:08:19,810 Still going face-to-face. 169 00:08:20,010 --> 00:08:21,150 - [audience exclaiming] - [Chris] They're gonna have to... 170 00:08:21,350 --> 00:08:23,150 Jamison Go doing some pressure 171 00:08:23,350 --> 00:08:25,360 but they're taking huge shocks here again. 172 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,290 - [Kenny] Oh! - Still 90 seconds to go 173 00:08:27,490 --> 00:08:29,190 and SawBlaze bumps into the air! 174 00:08:29,390 --> 00:08:30,980 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 175 00:08:31,180 --> 00:08:33,120 [Kenny] That looked like a direct shot to the weapon 176 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:34,770 coupling of SawBlaze! 177 00:08:34,970 --> 00:08:37,740 What a comeback this would be by Minotaur. 178 00:08:37,940 --> 00:08:40,190 [Chris] And, oh no! Minotaur, on its head. 179 00:08:40,390 --> 00:08:42,530 Somehow flipped itself back over. 180 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:44,840 Now he gets pinned against the railing. 181 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,020 [Kenny] Minotaur has turned the tables here, Chris. 182 00:08:47,220 --> 00:08:48,950 They broke that SawBlaze's weapon, 183 00:08:49,150 --> 00:08:52,600 and Jamison cannot afford to get flipped. 184 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,840 An incredible job, driving by Daniel Freitas and Jamison Go, 185 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,150 as they continue to go nose to nose. 186 00:09:00,350 --> 00:09:04,880 [Kenny] This is just a nasty brawl driven by both robots. 187 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,430 [Chris] Great job by SawBlaze pinning his opponent. 188 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:08,980 Now he gets the screws. 189 00:09:09,180 --> 00:09:11,810 Closing in on 45 to go. 190 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:14,080 [Kenny] Flames still pouring out of Minotaur. 191 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,880 The Brazilians just have to make it to the closing bell. 192 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,000 This fight is neck and neck. 193 00:09:20,130 --> 00:09:21,430 [speaking Portuguese] 194 00:09:21,630 --> 00:09:24,640 [Chris] Minotaur looks like a piece of burnt toast at this point. 195 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,600 How are they going to get off the screws with 30 to go? 196 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,880 [Kenny] Oh, Minotaur maybe knocked out here, Chris. 197 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,640 - They may have fried their motors. - Yes! 198 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,330 That is it, I think! 199 00:09:33,530 --> 00:09:35,100 - [crowd cheering] - [Kenny] SawBlaze. 200 00:09:36,130 --> 00:09:37,710 And they've done it. 201 00:09:37,910 --> 00:09:39,530 And they pulled off the upset. 202 00:09:39,730 --> 00:09:41,840 - Nine! Eight... - [Chris] The countdown is starting. 203 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,980 The one seed is history! 204 00:09:44,180 --> 00:09:48,750 Jamison Go and SawBlaze, off to the semi-finals. 205 00:09:49,410 --> 00:09:50,600 SawBlaze! 206 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,270 [all cheering] 207 00:09:54,270 --> 00:09:55,720 Oh, my goodness. 208 00:10:00,270 --> 00:10:02,670 [grunts] 209 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:04,500 - [man] Oh, my God! - [Jamison shouts] 210 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:06,330 [shouting indistinctly] 211 00:10:06,530 --> 00:10:07,670 [Jamison] That was a close one. 212 00:10:07,870 --> 00:10:09,670 [man 1] That was so close, but you did it, man! 213 00:10:09,870 --> 00:10:11,580 - You did it! - [man 2 cheers] Whoo! 214 00:10:18,310 --> 00:10:21,020 [Chris] Kenny, this was an all-time classic. 215 00:10:21,220 --> 00:10:24,740 [Kenny] What a way to kick off Championship night. 216 00:10:24,940 --> 00:10:27,400 [Chris] A flawless start by Jamison Go 217 00:10:27,590 --> 00:10:29,500 put Minotaur on the defensive, 218 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:31,950 used the dustpan to pin the bull 219 00:10:32,150 --> 00:10:34,260 and then drop the hammer saw. 220 00:10:34,460 --> 00:10:36,840 [Kenny] Chris, this was poetry in motion. 221 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,770 SawBlaze able to invert Minotaur and strike the underbelly 222 00:10:40,970 --> 00:10:42,600 right where the batteries live. 223 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,150 [Kenny] That was no accident. 224 00:10:44,350 --> 00:10:47,200 Jamison called his shot and he hit paydirt. 225 00:10:48,130 --> 00:10:49,840 Just like in their first fight, 226 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,020 Minotaur then burst into flames 227 00:10:52,220 --> 00:10:55,910 and at that point, things looked pretty grim for the Brazilians. 228 00:10:56,110 --> 00:10:58,290 [Chris] Well, they still had two things going for them. 229 00:10:58,490 --> 00:10:59,670 Their weapon was active 230 00:10:59,870 --> 00:11:03,150 and Daniel Freitas refused to die. 231 00:11:03,350 --> 00:11:04,530 [Kenny] Like a wounded animal 232 00:11:04,730 --> 00:11:06,400 lashing out at its attacker, 233 00:11:06,590 --> 00:11:09,810 Minotaur unleashed an angry series of counter-shots, 234 00:11:10,010 --> 00:11:13,400 the last of which actually broke SawBlaze's weapon. 235 00:11:13,590 --> 00:11:15,910 [Kenny] What a comeback by Minotaur. 236 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:18,840 Almost drove a stake through SawBlaze's heart 237 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,770 with this final flurry right here. 238 00:11:21,970 --> 00:11:23,600 [Chris] Hey, who knows what would have happened 239 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,770 if they had made it to the closing bell. 240 00:11:25,970 --> 00:11:28,050 But the flames proved to be too much 241 00:11:28,250 --> 00:11:32,680 and the tournament's number one seed dies in a blaze of glory. 242 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,480 [crowd cheering] 243 00:11:38,510 --> 00:11:41,150 [Chris] Jamison... Jamison Go. 244 00:11:41,350 --> 00:11:44,340 - Congratulations. - Thank you! 245 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:45,960 Yeah! 246 00:11:47,790 --> 00:11:49,740 One of the greatest fights 247 00:11:49,940 --> 00:11:52,220 we have ever seen in BattleBots. 248 00:11:52,420 --> 00:11:54,290 How the heck did you do it? 249 00:11:54,490 --> 00:11:57,880 Well, I think, things were starting out just as we had planned 250 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,810 and, well, [chuckles] when we got the fire started. 251 00:12:02,010 --> 00:12:03,570 - [crowd laughs] - In more ways than one. 252 00:12:03,770 --> 00:12:06,120 Uh, and then, it took a sudden turn 253 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,290 when they got a really good bite on our forks. 254 00:12:08,490 --> 00:12:10,290 They flipped us over. They got a really good shot. 255 00:12:10,490 --> 00:12:12,080 No one's actually hit us there before, 256 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:13,840 and you can see the chain flopped out. 257 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,020 The arm took a lot of damage. 258 00:12:15,220 --> 00:12:17,020 We weren't spinning. The arm couldn't articulate. 259 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:19,770 At that point, I'm sure Daniel knew 260 00:12:19,970 --> 00:12:22,190 that if they could flip us over once, it'd be over. 261 00:12:22,390 --> 00:12:24,330 I think my heart sank a little bit, 262 00:12:24,530 --> 00:12:26,260 'cause I wasn't sure if we're going to be able to hang on. 263 00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:28,880 Their weapon was still going, still going strong. 264 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:30,050 And we just had to do... 265 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:33,020 You can't give up. You got to fight to the end. 266 00:12:33,220 --> 00:12:35,770 I mean, this is the World Championship. 267 00:12:35,970 --> 00:12:37,930 You got to keep going. You never know what will happen. 268 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,950 Congratulations on upending the one seed. 269 00:12:43,150 --> 00:12:44,260 We will see you tonight 270 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:46,840 - in the semi-finals. - Thank you, thank you. 271 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,000 [crowd cheering] 272 00:12:49,930 --> 00:12:52,000 [SawBlaze team cheering] 273 00:12:55,620 --> 00:12:58,290 Marco, for almost two minutes 274 00:12:58,490 --> 00:13:00,360 you made it while you were on fire. 275 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:02,670 What is it that eventually did you in. 276 00:13:02,870 --> 00:13:07,670 Well, uh, we put some extra thickness on the top armor 277 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:09,710 but didn't have weight for the bottom one. 278 00:13:09,910 --> 00:13:13,120 Ah, they... He drove very well. 279 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,330 Jamison did good job there 280 00:13:15,530 --> 00:13:17,150 getting a fire right in the beginning. 281 00:13:17,350 --> 00:13:20,600 It's a very tough robot, SawBlaze, so... 282 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,500 Well, uh, we learned a lot. 283 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:25,670 Next year, we're going to be back 284 00:13:25,870 --> 00:13:26,810 and then we're gonna have 285 00:13:27,010 --> 00:13:29,120 [chuckles] our top and bottom plates 286 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,240 [chuckles] more resistant to that guy there. 287 00:13:34,270 --> 00:13:36,600 - [Chris] Marco, thank you so much. - Thank you. 288 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,080 A great, great run for the number one seed 289 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:40,710 ends here in the quarter-finals. 290 00:13:40,910 --> 00:13:42,930 Congratulations, still, to team Minotaur. 291 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:58,980 So Jamison Go and team SawBlaze advance to the semi-finals 292 00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:00,840 where they will face the winner 293 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,680 of Hydra vs Ribbot later tonight. 294 00:14:05,860 --> 00:14:09,840 And with that, it's time to say goodbye oradios to the Brazilians. 295 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,670 A remarkable season for Team Minotaur. 296 00:14:12,870 --> 00:14:14,950 Gave us some of the best fights of the year. 297 00:14:15,150 --> 00:14:17,260 Got a little redemption along the way. 298 00:14:17,460 --> 00:14:19,000 They should be very proud. 299 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,950 Coming up, it's the three seed Witch Doctor 300 00:14:23,150 --> 00:14:25,260 taking on the six seed Huge. 301 00:14:25,460 --> 00:14:29,220 But first, we've got some breaking news involving Team Riptide. 302 00:14:29,420 --> 00:14:31,640 I need it for... It's just a second. 303 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,120 [Chris] We're hearing the team captain Ethan Kurtz 304 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:35,840 may actually be unavailable 305 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,150 for his quarter-final matchup with Copperhead. 306 00:14:38,350 --> 00:14:40,710 A potentially-devastating turn of events 307 00:14:40,910 --> 00:14:42,880 for the number two overall seed. 308 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,980 Obviously, this is a critical developing story. 309 00:14:46,180 --> 00:14:48,460 We'll tell you everything we know 310 00:14:48,660 --> 00:14:50,340 back when BattleBots continues. 311 00:14:55,030 --> 00:14:56,650 [crowd cheering] 312 00:14:59,790 --> 00:15:01,150 [Chris] Welcome back to BattleBots 313 00:15:01,350 --> 00:15:03,330 and before we get to our next matchup, 314 00:15:03,530 --> 00:15:04,980 we have a little bit of breaking news. 315 00:15:05,180 --> 00:15:06,950 And, Kenny, unfortunately, the captain 316 00:15:07,150 --> 00:15:09,120 of Team Riptide, that is, Ethan Kurtz, 317 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,220 he has tested positive for COVID. 318 00:15:11,420 --> 00:15:13,530 That means, he will not be available for the team's 319 00:15:13,730 --> 00:15:15,710 quarter-final matchup against Copperhead. 320 00:15:15,910 --> 00:15:17,360 Here's a look at how Team Riptide 321 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,720 reacted to the news earlier today. 322 00:15:20,790 --> 00:15:22,220 [man speaking] 323 00:15:22,420 --> 00:15:24,500 [Ethan Kurtz on phone] 324 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:26,020 I'm going to let you know right now... 325 00:15:26,220 --> 00:15:27,400 We're not... We're not quitting. 326 00:15:27,590 --> 00:15:29,050 - We're not forfeiting right now. - You're crazy. 327 00:15:29,250 --> 00:15:32,190 - [Ethan on phone] - [Sid Prabhakaran] We'll get back to you. 328 00:15:32,390 --> 00:15:34,220 [Chris] Everyone Ethan's been in contact with 329 00:15:34,420 --> 00:15:35,710 has tested negative, 330 00:15:35,910 --> 00:15:38,260 but the team is now faced with the daunting task 331 00:15:38,460 --> 00:15:41,120 of finding a new driver for their upcoming fight. 332 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,740 We caught up with Riptide co-captain Sid Prabhakaran 333 00:15:44,940 --> 00:15:46,480 to find out what they're thinking. 334 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:48,980 So currently we're deliberating 335 00:15:49,180 --> 00:15:50,880 between different choices for our main driver. 336 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,240 Our options are me... 337 00:15:55,030 --> 00:15:56,200 Zach... 338 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,790 Or now, Felix... 339 00:16:00,650 --> 00:16:02,260 So, yeah, we're going to go work through that 340 00:16:02,460 --> 00:16:04,220 and hopefully we can push the match a little bit 341 00:16:04,420 --> 00:16:06,570 to give us more time. 342 00:16:06,770 --> 00:16:09,290 [Chris] Well, this is an awfully big hit to team Riptide. 343 00:16:09,490 --> 00:16:11,400 There's simply no replacing a driver 344 00:16:11,590 --> 00:16:13,810 as skilled and aggressive as Ethan Kurtz. 345 00:16:14,010 --> 00:16:16,880 Either way, the curtain goes up in under an hour. 346 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,890 They got to figure things out quickly. 347 00:16:20,060 --> 00:16:22,020 We will continue to monitor this story 348 00:16:22,220 --> 00:16:24,330 and update you on any developments. 349 00:16:24,530 --> 00:16:25,980 But now we turn our attention 350 00:16:26,180 --> 00:16:27,980 to the three vs six matchup. 351 00:16:28,180 --> 00:16:30,980 We've got two fan favorites ready to throw down, 352 00:16:31,180 --> 00:16:33,480 - Witch Doctor and Huge. - [crowd cheering] 353 00:16:34,930 --> 00:16:39,050 And, Kenny, one of the great stories of the regular season, Huge. 354 00:16:39,250 --> 00:16:42,530 Captain Jonathan Schultz has rattled off six straight wins 355 00:16:42,730 --> 00:16:44,080 and has his team rolling. 356 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,020 But when you talk about Witch Doctor, 357 00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:49,650 you're talking about a completely different class of robot. 358 00:16:50,270 --> 00:16:51,190 [Kenny] There's no doubt. 359 00:16:51,390 --> 00:16:53,570 This is Mike and Andrea Gellatly's seventh 360 00:16:53,770 --> 00:16:55,190 straight tournament appearance. 361 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:58,260 They are two-time runner's up for the Giant Nut. 362 00:16:58,460 --> 00:17:00,050 Huge may still have some advantage 363 00:17:00,250 --> 00:17:01,910 from a geometry standpoint. 364 00:17:02,110 --> 00:17:06,000 But Witch Doctor's experience and pedigree are as good as it gets. 365 00:17:07,310 --> 00:17:08,510 [crowd cheering] 366 00:17:09,790 --> 00:17:11,270 [crowd booing] 367 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,710 [crowd chanting] Witch Doctor! Witch Doctor! 368 00:17:16,910 --> 00:17:18,640 [Chris] All right, let's hear from the captains 369 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,440 as they get set for this quarter-finals matchup. 370 00:17:22,930 --> 00:17:25,020 A matchup with Witch Doctor is one that favors us. 371 00:17:25,220 --> 00:17:27,330 I'm going to run right out. Be really on the offense, 372 00:17:27,530 --> 00:17:28,360 and try to get them on the backfoot. 373 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,530 They are a robot that's used to getting a hit 374 00:17:30,730 --> 00:17:32,290 and then running in to get three or four more hits. 375 00:17:32,490 --> 00:17:34,290 You can't really do that as easily with Huge. 376 00:17:34,490 --> 00:17:36,670 And what generally happens from there is that people get scared. 377 00:17:36,870 --> 00:17:38,330 They run straight on headlong into the weapon 378 00:17:38,530 --> 00:17:39,400 because they don't know what else to do. 379 00:17:39,590 --> 00:17:40,400 Witch Doctor should be worried 380 00:17:40,590 --> 00:17:41,530 that it's gonna be a short fight. 381 00:17:41,730 --> 00:17:45,330 I think that when we come out in a storm, 382 00:17:45,530 --> 00:17:47,400 really on the offense, 383 00:17:47,590 --> 00:17:49,290 that their weapon will be disabled 384 00:17:49,490 --> 00:17:50,750 before they understand it and know it. 385 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:57,600 Huge is designed specifically to fight robots like us, 386 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,500 and there's really nothing I can do to hit the body of Huge. 387 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:02,810 I have to go after the wheel. 388 00:18:03,010 --> 00:18:04,500 We're really going to try to dismember 389 00:18:04,700 --> 00:18:05,880 their wheels one at a time 390 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,190 and immobilize them that way. 391 00:18:08,390 --> 00:18:10,710 The screws, the hammers, anything in the arena, 392 00:18:10,910 --> 00:18:12,020 that he can get stuck on, 393 00:18:12,220 --> 00:18:13,600 we can use that to our advantage. 394 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,770 It is really difficult when you fight an undefeated robot 395 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:17,740 because we can't look back and see how somebody beat him. 396 00:18:17,940 --> 00:18:18,880 It hasn't been done. 397 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:20,290 So if we're the first to do that, 398 00:18:20,490 --> 00:18:21,710 we're gonna have to find our own way to do it 399 00:18:21,910 --> 00:18:22,860 and that's extra exciting. 400 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,550 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! Fight! 401 00:18:37,170 --> 00:18:39,810 [Chris] A tall task for Team Witch Doctor. 402 00:18:40,010 --> 00:18:42,150 Can Jonathan Schultz and Huge 403 00:18:42,350 --> 00:18:44,750 keep their dream-season alive? 404 00:18:46,550 --> 00:18:48,580 [alarm blaring] 405 00:18:49,410 --> 00:18:51,130 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 406 00:18:52,580 --> 00:18:54,960 The bots, deliberate out of the blocks. 407 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:57,570 - [crowd gasps] - [Kenny] Oh, wait! 408 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:00,190 [Chris] Mike Gellatly going right in and trying to stop that blade. 409 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:01,360 [Kenny] Yeah, I just saw a belt come off of 410 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,020 one of those robots. 411 00:19:03,220 --> 00:19:04,360 - [Chris] Oh, it might be Witch Doctor. - [Kenny] Oh! 412 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,080 [Chris] There's smoke coming out of that one. 413 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:07,640 [Kenny] Mike going right at that weapon. 414 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,530 [Chris] Oh! Drives Huge right into the screws. 415 00:19:11,730 --> 00:19:14,500 [Kenny] Well, it is a dicey spot for those big wheels of Huge. 416 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:18,710 And, Chris, Witch Doctor's weapon looks to be disabled! 417 00:19:18,910 --> 00:19:22,260 [Chris] Oh! And that is enormous in the eyes of the judges. 418 00:19:22,460 --> 00:19:24,770 Is your weapon working the full time? 419 00:19:24,970 --> 00:19:27,080 The answer is, no! 420 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,360 [Kenny] And now, Jonathan Schultz can let it rip 421 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,570 and attack without fear. 422 00:19:31,770 --> 00:19:34,570 Can Witch Doctor stand up to the punishment? 423 00:19:34,770 --> 00:19:36,950 [Chris] Mike and Andrea behind the eight ball. 424 00:19:37,150 --> 00:19:39,770 - [Kenny] Oh! Oh, boy. - [Chris] Oh, man! 425 00:19:39,970 --> 00:19:41,820 [Chris] They just took a shot from that S-blade. 426 00:19:42,270 --> 00:19:43,500 [all] Oh! 427 00:19:43,700 --> 00:19:45,220 [Kenny] There goes the ribs off of Witch Doctor! 428 00:19:45,420 --> 00:19:48,710 See you later! They are now vulnerable on that right side, Chris. 429 00:19:48,910 --> 00:19:50,710 [Chris] They don't really have a choice, though, Kenny. 430 00:19:50,910 --> 00:19:53,260 They got to try and stop that weapon. 431 00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:55,290 [Kenny] Clearly that's Mike Gellatly's goal here 432 00:19:55,490 --> 00:19:57,880 as Witch Doctor takes another big shot. 433 00:19:58,080 --> 00:19:59,840 This is the genius of Huge. 434 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:01,640 Jonathan said it before the fight. 435 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,570 Eventually, you're forced to engage the weapon. 436 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:06,430 And for six straight matches, 437 00:20:06,630 --> 00:20:08,260 that has been a death-sentence 438 00:20:08,460 --> 00:20:09,580 for the opponents of Huge. 439 00:20:10,750 --> 00:20:13,360 [Chris] Gellatly's fighting to get around to the side 440 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,950 and exert some control here, 441 00:20:15,150 --> 00:20:17,840 but Jonathan Schultz's maneuvering with the grace and skill 442 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,530 that we have seen all season long, 443 00:20:20,730 --> 00:20:23,020 refusing to be pushed around. 444 00:20:23,220 --> 00:20:26,400 [Kenny] The weapon of Huge has come to a stop for the moment, Chris. 445 00:20:26,590 --> 00:20:27,710 Back up and working there, 446 00:20:27,910 --> 00:20:29,950 but has Witch Doctor done some damage 447 00:20:30,150 --> 00:20:32,480 or is Jonathan Schultz just conserving him? 448 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,050 [Chris] Just pass the halfway mark 449 00:20:35,250 --> 00:20:36,710 and one thing is for sure, 450 00:20:36,910 --> 00:20:40,050 Mike Gellatly and Witch Doctor will not back down. 451 00:20:40,250 --> 00:20:42,950 but the weapon of Huge continues to spin. 452 00:20:43,150 --> 00:20:46,330 [Kenny] How about the durability of that weapon on Huge? 453 00:20:46,530 --> 00:20:48,340 [Chris] Unreal. Unreal! 454 00:20:49,270 --> 00:20:50,400 Jonathan Schultz, 455 00:20:50,590 --> 00:20:54,020 who was considering moving on from this engineering design 456 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:55,980 after season six 457 00:20:56,180 --> 00:20:59,640 went home, rebuilt, became more offensive, 458 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,190 and now, possibly, is less than a minute away 459 00:21:02,390 --> 00:21:04,530 from making it to the semi-final. 460 00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:07,190 [Kenny] This is what makes Huge such a threat. 461 00:21:07,390 --> 00:21:08,530 They can attack from above. 462 00:21:08,730 --> 00:21:09,710 They have a reach advantage 463 00:21:09,910 --> 00:21:13,100 over almost every robot in the world. 464 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,570 And, man, you combine that with the driving skills 465 00:21:16,770 --> 00:21:18,860 of Jonathan Schultz you have a very tough fight. 466 00:21:19,510 --> 00:21:20,890 [Chris] Under 30 to go. 467 00:21:21,890 --> 00:21:23,910 Witch Doctor had been without it's weapon 468 00:21:24,110 --> 00:21:25,370 pretty much since the onset. 469 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,120 Huge's weapon has been running 470 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,820 almost the entire time. 471 00:21:30,860 --> 00:21:32,570 Under 20 to go. 472 00:21:32,770 --> 00:21:33,840 [Kenny] Witch Doctor, though, 473 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,370 not quitting here, continuing to be aggressive. 474 00:21:37,340 --> 00:21:38,710 They are very, very durable. 475 00:21:38,910 --> 00:21:40,980 They've eaten some massive shots here. 476 00:21:41,180 --> 00:21:42,330 [Chris] Under ten. 477 00:21:42,530 --> 00:21:44,980 So this one will end up going the distance. 478 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:46,980 Between the six seed Huge, 479 00:21:47,180 --> 00:21:48,790 the three seed Witch Doctor, 480 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,030 somebody's moving on to the semifinals. 481 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,050 Quick reminder as we turn to the scorecards, 482 00:22:03,250 --> 00:22:04,950 your judges are 483 00:22:05,150 --> 00:22:08,500 Derek Young, Lisa Winter and Fon Davis, 484 00:22:08,700 --> 00:22:10,950 scoring on to an 11 point system. 485 00:22:11,150 --> 00:22:13,360 Five points can be awarded for damage, 486 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,580 three of these for aggression and control. 487 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:20,740 Kenny, the turning point to this match 488 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:23,640 may have come in the first ten seconds. 489 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:28,190 [Kenny] That's right, Mike Gellatly going straight at that monster blade on Huge 490 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:29,460 lost the belt. 491 00:22:29,660 --> 00:22:31,020 And without their primary weapon, 492 00:22:31,220 --> 00:22:33,220 Witch Doctor was in serious trouble 493 00:22:33,420 --> 00:22:34,600 right out of the gate. 494 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:35,980 [Chris] Here's that massive shot 495 00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:39,530 that ripped half of Witch Doctor's ribcage clean-off. 496 00:22:39,730 --> 00:22:41,910 Huge hitting with so much power! 497 00:22:42,110 --> 00:22:43,050 So impressive. 498 00:22:43,250 --> 00:22:45,220 [Kenny] Credit to Witch Doctor for staying aggressive 499 00:22:45,420 --> 00:22:46,860 and continuing to attack. 500 00:22:47,580 --> 00:22:48,290 For a moment it looked like 501 00:22:48,490 --> 00:22:50,050 they may have broken Huge's weapon 502 00:22:50,250 --> 00:22:53,360 but Jonathan Schultz, smartly conserving it, 503 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,130 knowing that Witch Doctor had very few paths to victory. 504 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:58,880 [Chris] Did Huge do enough 505 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,620 to advance to the semifinals? 506 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:02,130 Here's Faruq. 507 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,980 The results from the judges are in. 508 00:23:07,180 --> 00:23:08,860 [audience cheering and clapping] 509 00:23:11,060 --> 00:23:14,060 The winner by unanimous decision is... 510 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,200 [audience booing] 511 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,400 Huge! 512 00:23:20,590 --> 00:23:21,310 - [audience cheering and applauding] - Yeah! 513 00:23:22,550 --> 00:23:23,980 [speaking indistinctly] 514 00:23:24,180 --> 00:23:25,680 [all laughing] 515 00:23:34,030 --> 00:23:35,410 [Chris] Jonathan Schultz, 516 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,150 you are two wins away 517 00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:40,330 from hoisting the Giant Nut. 518 00:23:40,530 --> 00:23:42,050 How the heck did you get here? 519 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:43,910 Ah, one step at a time. 520 00:23:44,110 --> 00:23:45,360 [all laughing] 521 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:46,950 So, in this one tonight, 522 00:23:47,150 --> 00:23:47,910 were you shocked 523 00:23:48,110 --> 00:23:50,400 that Witch Doctor came right at your blade 524 00:23:50,590 --> 00:23:51,570 right from the onset. 525 00:23:51,770 --> 00:23:53,500 I... I had a feeling there was a... 526 00:23:53,700 --> 00:23:54,710 I've said it a couple times 527 00:23:54,910 --> 00:23:56,460 there's only so many things to hit on the robot 528 00:23:56,660 --> 00:23:58,190 and they usually get bored of hitting the wheels. 529 00:23:58,390 --> 00:24:00,400 - [all chuckling] - So they head for the blade eventually. 530 00:24:00,590 --> 00:24:02,150 And, uh, I'm glad they did. 531 00:24:02,350 --> 00:24:04,050 I think it worked out pretty well for us. 532 00:24:04,250 --> 00:24:06,100 Um, it was an amazing fight. 533 00:24:06,620 --> 00:24:07,640 It won't die. 534 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,290 - I did my best. - [all laughing] 535 00:24:10,490 --> 00:24:11,980 We look forward to seeing you compete tonight 536 00:24:12,180 --> 00:24:14,170 - in the semi-finals. Great job. - Thank you very much. 537 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,430 Great fight. 538 00:24:20,630 --> 00:24:22,100 Took it to us, man, you guys took it to us. 539 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:25,740 [Chris] Kenny, I am so happy 540 00:24:25,940 --> 00:24:27,930 for Jonathan Schultz and Team Huge. 541 00:24:28,510 --> 00:24:29,710 Seven and O, 542 00:24:29,910 --> 00:24:31,130 no one saw this coming. 543 00:24:31,750 --> 00:24:32,980 As for Witch Doctor, 544 00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:35,810 the career accolades keep piling up, 545 00:24:36,010 --> 00:24:37,020 but it's another trip home 546 00:24:37,220 --> 00:24:39,190 without the Giant Nut. 547 00:24:39,390 --> 00:24:41,840 Are the voodoo children the cursed ones, Kenny? 548 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,330 [Kenny laughs] I don't know. 549 00:24:43,530 --> 00:24:44,860 I think their time will come. 550 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,080 Coming up, the four seed. 551 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,740 Hydra has a date with the fairytale frog, 552 00:24:50,940 --> 00:24:53,000 the 28 seed Ribbot. 553 00:24:54,170 --> 00:24:57,050 Can David Jin keep his wild ride alive? 554 00:24:57,250 --> 00:24:59,880 Or will Jake Ewert send him back to the swamp, 555 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,740 courtesy of Hydra Airlines. 556 00:25:02,940 --> 00:25:05,620 The quarter finals continue next. 557 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,670 [Chris] All right, Kenny. We are back on BattleBots 558 00:25:15,870 --> 00:25:17,400 for quarter finals coming your way 559 00:25:17,590 --> 00:25:19,980 and up next, it is a rematch 560 00:25:20,180 --> 00:25:22,430 from last season's round of 32. 561 00:25:22,630 --> 00:25:23,770 Back then it was Ribbot 562 00:25:23,970 --> 00:25:26,220 that was the number two overall seed. 563 00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:29,600 Jake Ewert and the 31st seed Hydra came in, 564 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,710 punched that frog right in the face 565 00:25:31,910 --> 00:25:33,530 and David Jin has been sitting on this 566 00:25:33,730 --> 00:25:35,290 for a full year. 567 00:25:35,490 --> 00:25:38,120 [Kenny] Yeah, and this time Ribbot's the low seed. 568 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,880 Now they did have a tough start to the season, 569 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,050 but it looks like the do or die nature of the tournament 570 00:25:44,250 --> 00:25:46,430 might have awoken a sleeping giant. 571 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:47,710 And not only do they have a shot 572 00:25:47,910 --> 00:25:49,260 to advance to the semis 573 00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:50,640 for the first time here, 574 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,480 they've got the chance to get some revenge while doing. 575 00:25:54,580 --> 00:25:55,710 And for Jake Ewert, 576 00:25:55,910 --> 00:25:58,290 tonight is about more than just one fight, 577 00:25:58,490 --> 00:25:59,680 it's about legacy. 578 00:26:00,130 --> 00:26:01,120 A year ago, 579 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,330 he came within two wins of the Nut, 580 00:26:03,530 --> 00:26:07,050 this entire season has been about avenging that performance. 581 00:26:07,250 --> 00:26:08,290 Jake won't stop 582 00:26:08,490 --> 00:26:10,500 until he's got his own banner in the rafters 583 00:26:10,700 --> 00:26:12,060 hanging next to his desk. 584 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,030 [audience cheering] 585 00:26:18,890 --> 00:26:21,200 [audience chanting] Hydra! Hydra! 586 00:26:22,890 --> 00:26:24,020 At our last fight against Hydra we learnt 587 00:26:24,220 --> 00:26:24,910 two really important things. 588 00:26:25,110 --> 00:26:26,670 One, Jake is not at all scared 589 00:26:26,870 --> 00:26:29,120 to flip his flipper straight into a spinning weapon. 590 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:30,910 Number two, we learnt that our rims and our wheels 591 00:26:31,110 --> 00:26:32,150 were not quite robust enough. 592 00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:34,190 Those have both been changed for this... this fight, 593 00:26:34,390 --> 00:26:36,150 so we'll hopefully see those upgrades work 594 00:26:36,350 --> 00:26:37,430 but we know Jake's gonna be really aggressive. 595 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,430 He really is confident in his design. 596 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:40,670 I think you're gonna see both robots 597 00:26:40,870 --> 00:26:42,770 come out of the box pretty slow to feel each other out. 598 00:26:42,970 --> 00:26:44,460 The first interaction between two robots 599 00:26:44,660 --> 00:26:46,120 is gonna be completely crucial 600 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:47,220 to the... how the fight goes. 601 00:26:47,420 --> 00:26:48,840 Whoever manages to go under the other one, 602 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,120 really will get the momentum going 603 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:51,000 for the rest of the match. 604 00:26:53,890 --> 00:26:55,290 Ribbot had a... a tough season 605 00:26:55,490 --> 00:26:56,910 and, uh, they're coming in the tournament 606 00:26:57,110 --> 00:26:58,810 and they're... they're looking to prove themselves. 607 00:26:59,010 --> 00:27:00,460 It's the same Hydra as it was the last year, 608 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:02,120 which held up really well. 609 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:03,220 I'm hoping to flip, 610 00:27:03,420 --> 00:27:05,400 break the weapon, and then I can be more aggressive 611 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:06,460 because there's... there's no worries 612 00:27:06,660 --> 00:27:08,020 of a big weapon ripping me apart. 613 00:27:08,220 --> 00:27:08,910 But you never know, 614 00:27:09,110 --> 00:27:10,190 they could get a lucky hit on the side 615 00:27:10,390 --> 00:27:11,880 and just start disabling stuff 616 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,050 and it could turn in their favor really quickly. 617 00:27:14,250 --> 00:27:15,570 They could outfork me 618 00:27:15,770 --> 00:27:16,950 and with that vert pack 619 00:27:17,150 --> 00:27:18,080 they could start ripping things off. 620 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:19,740 I gotta be perfect the whole match. 621 00:27:19,940 --> 00:27:21,130 They only need that one time. 622 00:27:22,060 --> 00:27:23,370 [audience cheering] 623 00:27:27,650 --> 00:27:28,980 [electronic voice] Robots, activate. 624 00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:30,480 [audience cheering] 625 00:27:35,310 --> 00:27:36,330 [Chris] All right. 626 00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:38,880 Ribbot went with their horizontal spinning undercutter 627 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,710 when these two first met, Kenny. 628 00:27:40,910 --> 00:27:43,020 They're going with the vert tonight. 629 00:27:43,220 --> 00:27:44,330 [Kenny] Well, I think it's the right move. 630 00:27:44,530 --> 00:27:45,810 The horizontal gave Hydra 631 00:27:46,010 --> 00:27:47,770 a much larger surface area 632 00:27:47,970 --> 00:27:49,430 to get under and attack. 633 00:27:49,630 --> 00:27:52,430 The vert also has a better chance of bending 634 00:27:52,630 --> 00:27:53,710 Jake's flipper tongue. 635 00:27:53,910 --> 00:27:56,640 And if you look at Ribbot's seven pronged fork setup, 636 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,170 you can tell they are not seeding the ground game. 637 00:27:59,820 --> 00:28:01,150 You heard David Jin, 638 00:28:01,350 --> 00:28:02,150 low man wins this fight. 639 00:28:02,350 --> 00:28:04,270 [audience chanting] Hydra! Hydra! 640 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,200 [audience cheering] 641 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,650 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 642 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:33,620 [buzzing] 643 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,000 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 644 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,130 Hydra, trying to get to its center position. 645 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,120 [Kenny] And both robots are so low 646 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,670 looking like they're getting caught on the floor. 647 00:28:46,870 --> 00:28:49,430 That could be a big factor in this fight. 648 00:28:49,630 --> 00:28:50,570 - [Chris] Tryin' to lock horns-- - [Kenny] Oh! 649 00:28:50,770 --> 00:28:51,460 [Chris] Uh, oh! 650 00:28:51,660 --> 00:28:52,740 Hydra taking a little shot 651 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:54,710 from that vertical disk spinner. 652 00:28:54,910 --> 00:28:57,370 [Kenny] Jake has to be careful firing into the weapon. 653 00:28:57,930 --> 00:28:59,220 Touched my tip. 654 00:28:59,420 --> 00:29:00,600 [Chris] If Hydra's tongue gets bit 655 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,240 that is a big problem. 656 00:29:03,370 --> 00:29:05,960 Oh, okay. Hydra triggers the flipper again. 657 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,290 [Kenny] David Jin needs to think about attacking there. 658 00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:11,460 Hydra is most vulnerable 659 00:29:11,660 --> 00:29:13,200 right after it fires it flipper. 660 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,640 [Chris] 40 seconds into this fight, 661 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,530 we have a classic stalemate. 662 00:29:17,730 --> 00:29:19,670 You can feel the tension building. 663 00:29:19,870 --> 00:29:21,710 Both drivers jocking for low ground 664 00:29:21,910 --> 00:29:23,190 but nobody's been able to get 665 00:29:23,390 --> 00:29:24,030 the clear edge. 666 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:26,150 Another miss by Jake, 667 00:29:26,350 --> 00:29:27,550 but Ribbot's slow to attack. 668 00:29:28,410 --> 00:29:29,640 And another one. 669 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,530 And again, Ribbot cannot take advantage. 670 00:29:32,730 --> 00:29:34,500 [Kenny] We know it only takes one flip by Hydra 671 00:29:34,700 --> 00:29:36,080 to break a fight wide open. 672 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,330 It's like we got a couple of gun slingers here 673 00:29:38,530 --> 00:29:41,260 with their barrels pointed right at each other's head. 674 00:29:41,460 --> 00:29:43,430 Who's gonna blink first? 675 00:29:43,630 --> 00:29:46,500 [Kenny] And the forks are definitely keeping Hydra at bay. 676 00:29:46,700 --> 00:29:48,570 - [Chris] Oh! - [Kenny] There's a mini flip. 677 00:29:48,770 --> 00:29:50,330 David Jin doing an excellent job. 678 00:29:50,530 --> 00:29:52,880 The stakes squared up to Hydra. 679 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,570 [Chris] Hydra just want to fire a flip so far 680 00:29:55,770 --> 00:29:57,360 but now they're underneath Ribbot. 681 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:58,820 Will Jake pull the trigger? 682 00:29:59,550 --> 00:30:01,740 No. And he resets. 683 00:30:01,940 --> 00:30:03,840 [Kenny] I think the front ends on both the robots 684 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:05,640 are starting to wear down. 685 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:06,890 Something's gotta give here. 686 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,530 Well, we're more than halfway through. 687 00:30:09,730 --> 00:30:11,980 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] And there's that shot by David Jin. 688 00:30:12,180 --> 00:30:13,910 A driving error by Jake Ewert. 689 00:30:14,110 --> 00:30:15,050 [Kenny] Whoa! 690 00:30:15,250 --> 00:30:16,710 [Chris] Here comes Ribbot now. 691 00:30:16,910 --> 00:30:17,640 [Kenny] Uh-oh! 692 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,720 There's a gash on Hydra's side. 693 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,190 Didn't work. 694 00:30:22,390 --> 00:30:24,710 [Chris] Ribbot now doing on the side. 695 00:30:24,910 --> 00:30:26,840 Now taking Hydra for a spin. 696 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,190 [Kenny] And it looks like one of those shots 697 00:30:28,390 --> 00:30:29,710 damaged Hydra's drive. 698 00:30:29,910 --> 00:30:32,710 Jake Ewert's having trouble moving his bot. 699 00:30:32,910 --> 00:30:34,360 - [Chris] Oh! - [Kenny] Another. 700 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,670 [Chris] Big role set by Hydra last year. 701 00:30:36,870 --> 00:30:39,640 Can the underfrog return the favor this time? 702 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,360 [Kenny] Ribbot really going to town now. 703 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:42,710 Oh my goodness. 704 00:30:42,910 --> 00:30:44,640 What an upset this could be here, Chris. 705 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,290 [Chris] Under a minute to go. 706 00:30:46,490 --> 00:30:47,290 The fourth seed 707 00:30:47,490 --> 00:30:49,020 against this 28th seed. 708 00:30:49,220 --> 00:30:52,290 I see inside of Hydra's bot. 709 00:30:52,490 --> 00:30:53,740 That's not a good thing. 710 00:30:53,940 --> 00:30:54,500 [Kenny] Uh, they're not moving. 711 00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:55,670 This is gonna be a knockout. 712 00:30:55,870 --> 00:30:57,600 40 seconds left to this fight. 713 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,860 [Chris] There's not much Jake Ewert can do. 714 00:31:00,410 --> 00:31:01,670 Just sit there. 715 00:31:01,870 --> 00:31:04,330 - [woman] Ten, nine, - [Chris] And there comes the countdown. 716 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,460 - ...eight, seven, six, - [Chris] A precise Ribbot. 717 00:31:07,660 --> 00:31:08,810 - He's gonna end up moving - [woman] ...five, 718 00:31:09,010 --> 00:31:11,150 - [Chris]...on to the semi finals - [woman]...four, three, 719 00:31:11,350 --> 00:31:13,410 - [Chris] ...and avenge last season's playoff loss. - [woman] ...two, one. 720 00:31:13,860 --> 00:31:14,680 Ribbot! 721 00:31:15,370 --> 00:31:17,240 [all cheering] 722 00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:31,240 [indistinct conversation] 723 00:31:35,510 --> 00:31:38,500 [Chris] Kenny, this fight was on a razor's edge to start 724 00:31:38,700 --> 00:31:40,600 but ultimately Ribbot's forking 725 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,190 got it over the line. 726 00:31:42,390 --> 00:31:44,150 [Kenny] No doubt David Jin went all in 727 00:31:44,350 --> 00:31:46,050 on staying squared up to Hydra 728 00:31:46,250 --> 00:31:47,460 and daring Jake 729 00:31:47,660 --> 00:31:49,020 to try and get underneath. 730 00:31:49,220 --> 00:31:51,430 That strategy usually doesn't end well 731 00:31:51,630 --> 00:31:52,670 for Hydra's opponents 732 00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:55,330 but Ribbot's forks held strong. 733 00:31:55,530 --> 00:31:58,600 [Chris] And after a series of near misses with the flipper. 734 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,430 Eventually Jake Ewert made the air and showed Ribbot his side. 735 00:32:02,630 --> 00:32:04,430 [Kenny] Yeah, and credit to David Jin 736 00:32:04,630 --> 00:32:06,330 for the excellent reaction time 737 00:32:06,530 --> 00:32:08,880 to capitalize and attack. 738 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:12,020 [Chris] That shot seemed to badly damage Hydra's drive. 739 00:32:12,220 --> 00:32:15,050 And after that, Ribbot just took full advantage. 740 00:32:15,250 --> 00:32:17,080 [Kenny] I mean, look at that gash. 741 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,600 Forget what you thought you knew about Ribbot, 742 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,880 they are peaking at exactly the right time. 743 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,370 And now they're off to the semifinals. 744 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,290 [David] I am so stressed. 745 00:32:29,490 --> 00:32:30,130 [Chris] David Jin. 746 00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:33,370 David Jin. 747 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:35,460 Oh, hi. 748 00:32:35,660 --> 00:32:36,910 Congratulations! 749 00:32:37,110 --> 00:32:39,190 You are off to the semi-finals. 750 00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:41,790 - Yeah! - [all cheering] 751 00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:46,810 [Chris] David, how difficult was it 752 00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:49,290 to be that patient against Hydra? 753 00:32:49,490 --> 00:32:50,710 Um, I mean that's the name of the game. 754 00:32:50,910 --> 00:32:52,120 With Jake, he's the most patient driver 755 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:53,080 in all of BattleBots. 756 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,360 He knows he needs to pick that perfect shot. 757 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:57,260 Um, it was extremely stressful. 758 00:32:57,460 --> 00:32:58,530 If you could feel my heart right now, 759 00:32:58,730 --> 00:33:00,260 it is leaving my body. 760 00:33:00,460 --> 00:33:01,710 - [Chris laughs] - But, uh... 761 00:33:01,910 --> 00:33:02,530 I... We... We had to wait. 762 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:03,290 We knew he would... 763 00:33:03,490 --> 00:33:04,050 He would try to get under us. 764 00:33:04,250 --> 00:33:05,290 We were trying to get under him. 765 00:33:05,490 --> 00:33:06,460 I'm sure we were both staring 766 00:33:06,660 --> 00:33:07,810 at the front edge of our forks 767 00:33:08,010 --> 00:33:09,500 and seeing who is going under who. 768 00:33:09,700 --> 00:33:10,950 Um, and you just gotta wait for the right shot. 769 00:33:11,150 --> 00:33:12,020 At some point he got caught up 770 00:33:12,220 --> 00:33:13,330 when he probably didn't expect to 771 00:33:13,530 --> 00:33:14,910 and I got a nice corner shot. 772 00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:16,460 After that, we just gotta go. 773 00:33:16,660 --> 00:33:17,400 [audience cheering] 774 00:33:17,590 --> 00:33:18,570 Hey, congratulations. 775 00:33:18,770 --> 00:33:19,980 We will see you in the semis. 776 00:33:20,180 --> 00:33:20,750 Thank you so much. 777 00:33:21,310 --> 00:33:22,930 Let's go! 778 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:24,510 Yeah! 779 00:33:30,130 --> 00:33:31,710 [speaking indistinctly] 780 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:33,910 I can't believe you guys sat that long. 781 00:33:34,110 --> 00:33:34,980 - Yeah. - That was... That was excellent. 782 00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:36,580 - That was very tense. - [laughing] 783 00:33:37,750 --> 00:33:39,260 [Chris] So this is the end of the line 784 00:33:39,460 --> 00:33:41,570 for the bad boy ofBattleBots . 785 00:33:41,770 --> 00:33:43,500 Jake Ewert won't be satisfied 786 00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:45,950 until he's got his hands on that trophy. 787 00:33:46,150 --> 00:33:49,120 But Hydra certainly had a season to remember, Kenny. 788 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:50,670 [Kenny] No doubt, but you can't say enough 789 00:33:50,870 --> 00:33:54,120 about the 28 seed Ribbot. Started the year 790 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,330 one in three, and here they are 791 00:33:56,530 --> 00:33:58,860 one of the final 14s. Awesome. 792 00:34:00,890 --> 00:34:03,740 [Chris] David Jin moves on to face his old mentor, 793 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:07,480 Jamison Go and SawBlaze in the semi-finals. 794 00:34:08,650 --> 00:34:09,840 All right. Up next, 795 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,530 the 10 seed Copperhead is set to collide 796 00:34:12,730 --> 00:34:14,030 with the two seed Riptide. 797 00:34:15,580 --> 00:34:18,570 In the absence of Riptide captain Ethan Kurtz, 798 00:34:18,770 --> 00:34:22,500 we're being told it'll be 17 year old Felix Jing 799 00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:24,050 grabbing the sticks. 800 00:34:24,250 --> 00:34:27,430 [Sid] Felix is the current Vex World Skills champion. 801 00:34:27,630 --> 00:34:29,400 and so he's kind of the optimal choice 802 00:34:29,590 --> 00:34:31,150 just given that he keeps calm 803 00:34:31,350 --> 00:34:32,550 in, uh, tense situations. 804 00:34:40,030 --> 00:34:41,880 [Chris] Can the highschooler handle the pressure 805 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:45,220 of the biggest stage this sport has to offer? 806 00:34:45,420 --> 00:34:46,640 We're gonna find out 807 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,410 when the World Championship VII finale continues. 808 00:34:59,030 --> 00:35:00,600 [Chris] Welcome back to the final night 809 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,570 of the BattleBots World Championship VII tournament. 810 00:35:04,770 --> 00:35:07,570 And if your bracket ain't busted by now, 811 00:35:07,770 --> 00:35:09,770 well, you must know something we don't 812 00:35:09,970 --> 00:35:12,330 because three of the tournament's top four seeds 813 00:35:12,530 --> 00:35:14,530 have been upset to start the night. 814 00:35:14,730 --> 00:35:17,910 That includes number one ranked Minotaur. 815 00:35:18,110 --> 00:35:21,020 And the trend could very well continue here 816 00:35:21,220 --> 00:35:24,430 as team Riptide prepares to face Copperhead. 817 00:35:24,630 --> 00:35:26,840 Because for the number two seed, 818 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:28,050 they got some tough news. 819 00:35:28,250 --> 00:35:30,460 Their captain, their driver, Ethan Kurtz 820 00:35:30,660 --> 00:35:31,480 is not around. 821 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:32,840 Unfortunately, 822 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,150 Ethan's tested positive for COVID 823 00:35:35,350 --> 00:35:36,580 and is currently in quarantine. 824 00:35:37,340 --> 00:35:38,670 Now, the rest of the team 825 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:42,150 and everyone they've been in contact with has tested negative. 826 00:35:42,350 --> 00:35:43,840 And the decision has been made 827 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:45,330 to turn the driving duties 828 00:35:45,530 --> 00:35:50,220 over to 17 year old high school student Felix Jing. 829 00:35:50,420 --> 00:35:53,020 He is a championship Vex Robotics driver. 830 00:35:53,220 --> 00:35:55,930 But he has never done anything quite like this. 831 00:35:56,860 --> 00:35:58,460 This has rattled this team to its core. 832 00:35:58,660 --> 00:36:00,020 It's quite a challenge ahead of them. 833 00:36:00,220 --> 00:36:01,330 [Kenny] It's a huge blow, 834 00:36:01,530 --> 00:36:04,430 especially considering Riptide's path to the final 835 00:36:04,630 --> 00:36:05,880 is wide open 836 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,670 with the exit of End Game and Witch Doctor. 837 00:36:08,870 --> 00:36:10,330 Obviously, this is still 838 00:36:10,530 --> 00:36:12,570 an extremely dangerous robot 839 00:36:12,770 --> 00:36:15,740 but Felix Jing has exactly zero seconds 840 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:19,020 of experience inside the battle box. 841 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:21,980 This is a huge task for him here. 842 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:23,120 It's gonna be really difficult, 843 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,020 but he's supposedly a very talented driver. 844 00:36:25,220 --> 00:36:25,910 We'll see how it goes. 845 00:36:26,110 --> 00:36:27,770 Oh, yeah, one other hurdle, kid. 846 00:36:27,970 --> 00:36:30,750 You gotta deal with a number ten overall seed Copperhead. 847 00:36:31,620 --> 00:36:33,190 Captained by Luke Quintal, 848 00:36:33,390 --> 00:36:35,570 a guy that has oozed confidence 849 00:36:35,770 --> 00:36:38,220 through the regular season and now into the playoffs. 850 00:36:38,420 --> 00:36:39,600 [Kenny] Yeah, when we talked to him back in the pits, 851 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,670 he said, "I really wanna fight Riptide." 852 00:36:41,870 --> 00:36:43,600 - I don't think I heard that from any other team. - No. 853 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,240 So he's coming in here very confident. 854 00:36:45,790 --> 00:36:46,840 Cool headed Luke 855 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,400 believes he's got the most durable weapon 856 00:36:49,590 --> 00:36:50,340 in this sport. 857 00:36:51,060 --> 00:36:52,460 Copperhead's drum spinner 858 00:36:52,660 --> 00:36:54,980 has only been shut down once 859 00:36:55,180 --> 00:36:56,950 in 22 career fights. 860 00:36:57,150 --> 00:36:59,020 That is just an insane stat 861 00:36:59,220 --> 00:37:02,020 and we saw it in that upset over End Game. 862 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:03,290 Luke isn't afraid 863 00:37:03,490 --> 00:37:06,020 to ram it straight down his opponent's throat. 864 00:37:06,220 --> 00:37:09,050 I expect the same here against Riptide. 865 00:37:09,250 --> 00:37:11,360 What happens when both of those weapons collide? 866 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:12,360 I have no idea. 867 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,050 Get ready for some epic hits. 868 00:37:14,250 --> 00:37:15,860 A lot of unknown ahead of us. 869 00:37:16,170 --> 00:37:16,820 Faruq. 870 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:22,710 [Faruq] In the red square 871 00:37:22,910 --> 00:37:24,570 from Aurora, Colorado. 872 00:37:24,770 --> 00:37:27,840 He'll put you in a mild hot vegetative state. 873 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,030 It's Copperhead! 874 00:37:34,510 --> 00:37:35,980 [Chris] Team Copperhead. 875 00:37:36,180 --> 00:37:39,220 - Their fearless leader Luke Quintal on the left. - Whoo! 876 00:37:39,420 --> 00:37:41,740 Knocked out ROTATOR in the round of 32 877 00:37:41,940 --> 00:37:43,640 and then the former champs End Game 878 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,290 in the round of 16. 879 00:37:45,490 --> 00:37:47,570 This squad is cooking, Kenny. 880 00:37:47,770 --> 00:37:51,020 [Kenny] Yeah, Copperhead has been hitting so hard. 881 00:37:51,220 --> 00:37:54,260 That drum just doesn't die, like, ever. 882 00:37:54,460 --> 00:37:55,740 And Luke truly believes 883 00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:58,080 if anyone could go toe to toe 884 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,530 with the undefeated Riptide and walk away, it's him. 885 00:38:01,730 --> 00:38:04,020 And of course, it can't be hurting his confidence 886 00:38:04,220 --> 00:38:06,340 that Ethan is out of the picture tonight. 887 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,360 In the blue square, 888 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:13,400 from Tarzana, California, 889 00:38:13,590 --> 00:38:16,190 all the pool noodles in the world couldn't save you 890 00:38:16,390 --> 00:38:19,130 from Riptide! 891 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:22,810 [all cheering] 892 00:38:23,010 --> 00:38:24,910 [Chris] Well, Ethan Kurtz's not with the team, 893 00:38:25,110 --> 00:38:26,840 but check this out. 894 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,710 His comrades are carrying him into the arena on FaceTime. 895 00:38:30,910 --> 00:38:33,770 17 year old Felix Jing on the left in the glasses. 896 00:38:33,970 --> 00:38:35,910 He'll be stepping in as the driver. 897 00:38:36,110 --> 00:38:37,640 And Kenny, if this team is nervous 898 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:38,810 they ain't letting on. 899 00:38:39,010 --> 00:38:40,020 [Kenny] Well, Riptide's put together 900 00:38:40,220 --> 00:38:42,190 six devastating knockouts, 901 00:38:42,390 --> 00:38:43,880 many in under a minute. 902 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:45,460 Now, how much of that success 903 00:38:45,660 --> 00:38:47,270 can be attributed to the driving 904 00:38:47,750 --> 00:38:48,710 of Ethan Kurtz, 905 00:38:48,910 --> 00:38:50,360 I guess we'll find out in a few minutes. 906 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:52,950 But the team is fully behind Felix. 907 00:38:53,150 --> 00:38:53,840 They don't think 908 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,550 anything can sink Riptide at this point. 909 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:06,840 Riptide has just been so dominant. 910 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,880 I mean, they fought a bunch of amazing robots 911 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:11,670 and the fight was over in a matter of seconds. 912 00:39:11,870 --> 00:39:13,640 The same time, no one is, 913 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:15,670 they fought so far, is as terrible as Copperhead. 914 00:39:15,870 --> 00:39:16,910 So the safest option for us 915 00:39:17,110 --> 00:39:18,190 is just to go weapon to weapon 916 00:39:18,390 --> 00:39:19,840 and, uh, don't let them hit our backside 917 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:21,190 and our wheels and our chains. 918 00:39:21,390 --> 00:39:22,570 'Cause that's where Copperhead's vulnerable. 919 00:39:22,770 --> 00:39:24,400 We don't think they're gonna break our weapon, 920 00:39:24,590 --> 00:39:26,190 um, we think, on a mega impact, 921 00:39:26,390 --> 00:39:27,840 we're more likely to break their weapon. 922 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:29,530 I wish I could be in the stands to watch this 923 00:39:29,730 --> 00:39:31,120 'cause this is gonna be a real slug fest, 924 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:32,530 you know, it's not going three minutes. 925 00:39:32,730 --> 00:39:33,670 It's gonna be spectacular. 926 00:39:33,870 --> 00:39:35,620 It's gonna be the perfect match for the fans. 927 00:39:36,170 --> 00:39:37,500 This'll be my first time 928 00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:39,570 actually driving Riptide. 929 00:39:39,770 --> 00:39:42,120 I'm carrying the burden of our whole team. 930 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,430 I'm also very confident in myself 931 00:39:44,630 --> 00:39:47,430 and my ability as a driver. 932 00:39:47,630 --> 00:39:50,360 I hope that I will be able to win this match 933 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,120 so that when Ethan comes back, 934 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:55,340 we can continue our winning streak. 935 00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:56,820 Let's go! 936 00:40:00,620 --> 00:40:01,840 [chanting] Riptide! Riptide! 937 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:03,810 Yeah! That's it! 938 00:40:04,010 --> 00:40:06,640 That's what I'm talking about, baby. Let's go! 939 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,720 [audience chanting] Copperhead! Copperhead! 940 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:14,000 [electronic voice] Robots, activate. 941 00:40:18,030 --> 00:40:19,190 [Chris] All right, the last spot 942 00:40:19,390 --> 00:40:21,620 in the semi-finals is on the line. 943 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,050 Can the number two overall seed 944 00:40:25,250 --> 00:40:27,930 rally behind the 17 year old Felix Jing? 945 00:40:28,820 --> 00:40:30,710 Or will Luke Quintal be the first... 946 00:40:30,910 --> 00:40:32,750 to make this Juggernaut stumble. 947 00:40:34,310 --> 00:40:36,530 It's Riptide and Copperhead. 948 00:40:36,730 --> 00:40:38,710 Anything can happen. 949 00:40:38,910 --> 00:40:40,480 because it'sBattlebots, baby. 950 00:40:50,890 --> 00:40:54,810 [Chris] Welcome back to theBattlebots World Championship VII Tournament, 951 00:40:55,010 --> 00:40:58,740 where team Riptide is without their captain, Ethan Kurtz. 952 00:40:58,940 --> 00:41:03,710 Their fate now rests in the hands of 17-year-old, Felix Jing, 953 00:41:03,910 --> 00:41:07,290 Can the high-school senior keep his squad undefeated season 954 00:41:07,490 --> 00:41:09,710 and run for the title of title alive 955 00:41:09,910 --> 00:41:12,530 against the compact killer, Copperhead? 956 00:41:12,730 --> 00:41:14,440 Do not blink! 957 00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:16,170 [crowd cheering] 958 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:32,910 Felix Jing 959 00:41:33,110 --> 00:41:36,810 making hisBattlebots debut here in the tournament quarter finals, 960 00:41:37,010 --> 00:41:39,000 the veteran, Copperhead looms. 961 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,910 [beeps] 962 00:41:45,110 --> 00:41:46,190 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 963 00:41:46,390 --> 00:41:48,810 And here comes the box rush by the kid, Felix. 964 00:41:49,010 --> 00:41:51,330 [Kenny] Oh, going face-to-face with Copperhead. 965 00:41:51,530 --> 00:41:54,150 - [Chris] Oh... - [Kenny] And delivered a huge shot out of the upper deck. 966 00:41:54,350 --> 00:41:57,360 In fact, Copperhead is now inverted as it crawls off. 967 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,910 [Chris] Whoa! Good shot there. Uh-oh. 968 00:42:00,110 --> 00:42:02,020 [Kenny] What a start for Felix Jing. 969 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:04,400 These are knock-out shots, Chris. 970 00:42:04,590 --> 00:42:08,810 Unreal. You can just hear the energy coming off these machines. 971 00:42:09,010 --> 00:42:11,020 - Copperhead has gotta get his way out of there. - [Chris] Ohh. 972 00:42:11,220 --> 00:42:15,950 Huge hit! Riptide launches Copperhead up and to the side of the box. 973 00:42:16,150 --> 00:42:18,840 [Kenny] Oh, look at this. Riptide maybe shot down after that shot. 974 00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:19,910 [Chris] Uh-oh. 975 00:42:20,110 --> 00:42:22,880 [Kenny] The bar is split in half on Riptide... 976 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,020 That Eggbeater is actually splitting in half. 977 00:42:26,220 --> 00:42:27,880 That is enormous news 978 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:31,220 because Luke can tell that our weapon does not die. 979 00:42:31,420 --> 00:42:33,570 We don't know if the same can be said for theirs. 980 00:42:33,770 --> 00:42:35,220 Unreal. 981 00:42:35,420 --> 00:42:36,670 So after a hot start, 982 00:42:36,870 --> 00:42:40,500 Felix Jing has to survive the next two minutes without weapon, 983 00:42:40,700 --> 00:42:42,600 find a way to stop Copperhead, 984 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:44,910 or at least exert some control. 985 00:42:45,110 --> 00:42:48,080 The big question, is the 17-year-old up to task? 986 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:49,260 - You got it Felix. - Push! 987 00:42:49,460 --> 00:42:50,670 Keep pushing. Keep pushing. 988 00:42:50,870 --> 00:42:53,220 [Kenny] Copperhead trusted so much in their durability. 989 00:42:53,420 --> 00:42:55,150 So far, they have been correct. 990 00:42:55,350 --> 00:42:57,460 Riptide, though, pushing them around. 991 00:42:57,660 --> 00:42:58,460 [Chris] Uh-oh. 992 00:42:58,660 --> 00:42:59,980 [Kenny] Copperhead has to stay aggressive 993 00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:02,810 and earn some points in the control category. 994 00:43:03,010 --> 00:43:03,840 - [Chris] There's the shot... - [Kenny] Ohh. 995 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:05,840 [Chris] ... and now Riptide is on its head. 996 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:07,810 [Kenny] Riptide was winning the drive train battle 997 00:43:08,010 --> 00:43:10,570 but, right now, they're inverting and very vulnerable here. 998 00:43:10,770 --> 00:43:14,080 [Chris] Riptide is designed to be driven in this inverted position. 999 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:17,270 But do you think Copperhead will be able to win back some control here? 1000 00:43:18,510 --> 00:43:21,260 Riptide's weapon has been out for a minute now. 1001 00:43:21,460 --> 00:43:22,980 [Kenny] Copperhead, seeing if they can get around to the side 1002 00:43:23,180 --> 00:43:24,400 with a back here, Chris, 1003 00:43:24,590 --> 00:43:27,190 but they might want Riptide to stay in this inverted position. 1004 00:43:27,390 --> 00:43:29,530 because they're largely ineffective. 1005 00:43:29,730 --> 00:43:32,880 [Chris] Oh, taking at Riptide into the rails. 1006 00:43:33,080 --> 00:43:35,020 Copperhead's weapon still spinning. 1007 00:43:35,220 --> 00:43:37,770 Luke is now in control. 1008 00:43:37,970 --> 00:43:39,190 [Kenny] Still a little over a minute to go, 1009 00:43:39,390 --> 00:43:41,530 and Copperhead just all over Riptide. 1010 00:43:41,730 --> 00:43:44,670 Riptide needs some kind of a miracle to pull this one off. 1011 00:43:44,870 --> 00:43:48,710 [Chris] Felix is doing whatever he can to try and get Riptide back over. 1012 00:43:48,910 --> 00:43:51,360 - [Kenny] Oh. - [Chris] And in fact his opponent does it for him. 1013 00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:53,890 [Kenny] Oh, the rest of that Eggbeater drops off. 1014 00:43:54,650 --> 00:43:55,910 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Whoa! 1015 00:43:56,110 --> 00:43:56,670 Oh, no! 1016 00:43:56,870 --> 00:43:58,840 Copperhead just lost a wheel. 1017 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,740 [Kenny] Oh, my goodness. The right wheel just fell off. 1018 00:44:01,940 --> 00:44:05,260 Maybe it resulted from a violent early collision, who knows? 1019 00:44:05,460 --> 00:44:07,240 [Chris] Riptide may have an opening here. 1020 00:44:07,860 --> 00:44:08,950 [Kenny and Chris] Oh! 1021 00:44:09,150 --> 00:44:12,600 [Chris] This is unbelievable. Still 30 seconds left. 1022 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:16,980 Can Riptide push and shove, and get Copperhead's other wheel off? 1023 00:44:17,180 --> 00:44:19,080 Felix Jing has the pin. 1024 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:20,460 I'll play one more. 1025 00:44:20,660 --> 00:44:21,810 - Yeah! - [Chris] Trying to get him stuck into the side of the box 1026 00:44:22,010 --> 00:44:23,710 is, well, 20 seconds to go about. 1027 00:44:23,910 --> 00:44:25,430 - Back it up. - [man] Back up. 1028 00:44:25,630 --> 00:44:28,910 [Chris] All Copperhead has to do is get to that 10 second mark 1029 00:44:29,110 --> 00:44:32,460 and crab walk around the arena and get to a decision. 1030 00:44:32,660 --> 00:44:35,190 [Kenny] Copperhead just so tough, Chris, and their 1031 00:44:35,390 --> 00:44:37,080 weapon still spinning. 1032 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:40,710 [Chris] Unbelievable with the force with which it hits. 1033 00:44:40,910 --> 00:44:43,430 This one is gonna go to the judges. 1034 00:44:43,630 --> 00:44:44,810 What a fight! 1035 00:44:45,010 --> 00:44:46,200 [Luke] We're done. We're done. We're done. 1036 00:44:46,720 --> 00:44:47,720 Whoo! 1037 00:44:49,030 --> 00:44:51,200 Still we have another upset. 1038 00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:54,200 Oh, ohh! 1039 00:44:55,860 --> 00:44:56,930 Yeah! 1040 00:44:57,720 --> 00:44:58,570 Yeah! 1041 00:44:58,770 --> 00:45:00,640 Copperhead! Copperhead! 1042 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,500 Let's go! 1043 00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:03,710 Yeah! 1044 00:45:03,910 --> 00:45:05,080 Yeah! 1045 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:06,000 [man] Let's go. 1046 00:45:06,580 --> 00:45:08,240 - Yeah! - [man] Whoo! 1047 00:45:12,340 --> 00:45:14,740 [Kenny] Luke Quintal at Copperhead told us, "Hey. 1048 00:45:14,940 --> 00:45:16,950 "Kenny, we are going nose-to-nose." 1049 00:45:17,150 --> 00:45:18,530 "We ain't afraid." 1050 00:45:18,730 --> 00:45:20,950 [Chris] And he put his money where his mouth is 1051 00:45:21,150 --> 00:45:24,270 went straight at Riptide and lived to tell the tale. 1052 00:45:25,270 --> 00:45:26,600 [Kenny] In the first 30 seconds, 1053 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:29,810 this went exactly the way that Riptide wanted it. 1054 00:45:30,010 --> 00:45:31,600 And then it was that critical shot 1055 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:35,430 that catapulted Copperhead nearly to the top of the box, 1056 00:45:35,630 --> 00:45:37,220 that really changed the complexion of this fight. 1057 00:45:37,420 --> 00:45:38,950 [Kenny] It came down to durability. 1058 00:45:39,150 --> 00:45:43,260 You see the Eggbeater drum, that nasty drum on Riptide actually split in half. 1059 00:45:43,460 --> 00:45:44,530 [Chris] Jeez. 1060 00:45:44,730 --> 00:45:47,710 [Kenny] You see that gash, right down the center there. 1061 00:45:47,910 --> 00:45:52,220 That's gonna be a difficult image to overcome for Riptide in eyes of the judges. 1062 00:45:52,420 --> 00:45:53,840 [Chris] Even without a weapon, 1063 00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:57,430 Felix Jing did a phenomenal job driving Riptide. 1064 00:45:57,630 --> 00:46:00,020 Showed great control in the middle of this fight. 1065 00:46:00,220 --> 00:46:03,880 [Kenny] No doubt, but credit to Luke Quintal for staying aggressive 1066 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,080 and not running once he had the lead, 1067 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:07,600 continued to engage, 1068 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:12,840 and showed the judges just how unstoppable his robot really is. 1069 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:16,640 [Chris] Uh, Copperhead got a little dicey for them when they had lost a wheel. 1070 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:19,980 Because if they lose that other one, they ain't moving, 1071 00:46:20,180 --> 00:46:21,670 they would've gotten counted out. 1072 00:46:21,870 --> 00:46:24,360 Instead, this one goes to the judges. 1073 00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:26,200 Let's see who's off to the semis. 1074 00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:32,480 The results from the judges are in. 1075 00:46:37,550 --> 00:46:40,330 We have a split decision. 1076 00:46:40,530 --> 00:46:41,960 [crowd booing] 1077 00:46:43,620 --> 00:46:44,550 Judge Lisa, 1078 00:46:45,060 --> 00:46:46,290 scored the battle... 1079 00:46:46,490 --> 00:46:48,310 for... Copperhead. 1080 00:46:50,130 --> 00:46:51,030 Yeah! 1081 00:46:52,510 --> 00:46:55,200 Judge Derek scored the battle for... 1082 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:56,980 Riptide. 1083 00:46:57,180 --> 00:46:58,980 - Whoo! - Yeah! 1084 00:46:59,180 --> 00:47:00,130 Yeah! 1085 00:47:01,510 --> 00:47:04,000 Judge Fon scored the battle... 1086 00:47:06,890 --> 00:47:09,000 for the winner... 1087 00:47:16,130 --> 00:47:17,310 Copperhead! 1088 00:47:20,130 --> 00:47:21,640 - [man 1] Oh, yes. - [man 2] Yes. 1089 00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:23,060 - [man 1] Oh, my God. - [man 2] Yes! 1090 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:24,930 Holy cow. 1091 00:47:27,310 --> 00:47:29,500 Whoo! [laughs] 1092 00:47:29,700 --> 00:47:32,950 [Kenny] Luke, Chad, congratulations, guys. 1093 00:47:33,150 --> 00:47:35,400 You are one of the few teams, brave enough to say, 1094 00:47:35,590 --> 00:47:37,710 "Hey, you know what, we want a shot at Riptide." 1095 00:47:37,910 --> 00:47:40,670 Why were you confident heading into this fight? 1096 00:47:40,870 --> 00:47:42,500 Yeah, I mean, you know, you know, 1097 00:47:42,700 --> 00:47:44,600 the Copperhead's drum is just a, a brick in metal. 1098 00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:46,740 We don't think it's going anywhere, um... 1099 00:47:46,940 --> 00:47:48,460 Their, their weapon is crazy powerful, 1100 00:47:48,660 --> 00:47:49,950 but it has some thin sections around it, 1101 00:47:50,150 --> 00:47:52,290 you know, it's a Beater Bar and it stores a lot of energy. 1102 00:47:52,490 --> 00:47:53,960 Um, but, it's not as tough as Copperheads. 1103 00:47:55,270 --> 00:47:58,500 Well, congratulations. We will see you in the semi-finals. 1104 00:47:58,700 --> 00:47:59,710 - All right. Thank you. - Excellent job. 1105 00:47:59,910 --> 00:48:00,550 Thank you. 1106 00:48:04,650 --> 00:48:05,910 [Chris] Uh, team Riptide... 1107 00:48:06,110 --> 00:48:07,950 First of all, round of applause for Felix. 1108 00:48:08,150 --> 00:48:10,790 Seventeen-year-old, high-school student, 1109 00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:13,050 from Los Angeles. 1110 00:48:13,250 --> 00:48:15,370 VEX driving champion, outstanding. 1111 00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:17,190 Uh, Sid... 1112 00:48:17,390 --> 00:48:20,020 It's very hard to win a fight without your number one driver. 1113 00:48:20,220 --> 00:48:22,190 - Yes, it is. - [Chris] Ethan, obviously, could not be here. 1114 00:48:22,390 --> 00:48:25,480 What, sort of, shockwaves did that send throughout your team? 1115 00:48:26,750 --> 00:48:29,430 You know, uh, Ethan's an integral part of our team. 1116 00:48:29,630 --> 00:48:32,460 He brings the energy up in the room, uh, any room. 1117 00:48:32,660 --> 00:48:35,400 Uh, and he's amazing driver as well, uh, so... 1118 00:48:35,590 --> 00:48:36,640 Hearing the news that he can't make it 1119 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:38,510 was obviously... uh, really hard for us. 1120 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:39,890 Um, but... 1121 00:48:40,510 --> 00:48:41,570 We wouldn't be Riptide 1122 00:48:41,770 --> 00:48:44,530 if we didn't face adversity every single match. 1123 00:48:44,730 --> 00:48:48,220 Uh, being weight three times before, being checked multiple times, 1124 00:48:48,420 --> 00:48:50,190 uh, we know what it's like to face adversity. 1125 00:48:50,390 --> 00:48:51,640 So we were ready for this. 1126 00:48:51,840 --> 00:48:54,810 Uh and, obviously, Felix put on an amazing show for the audience. 1127 00:48:55,010 --> 00:48:56,840 Uh, and that's what we're here for. 1128 00:48:57,040 --> 00:49:00,640 [Chris] Well, you certainly did your captain and your entire team proud. 1129 00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:04,670 Congratulations on a truly unforgettable sophomore season. 1130 00:49:04,870 --> 00:49:05,930 Thank you so much. We appreciate it. 1131 00:49:12,170 --> 00:49:13,710 - Good fight. - Thank you so much. 1132 00:49:13,910 --> 00:49:14,930 Congratulations. 1133 00:49:16,550 --> 00:49:18,910 [Chris] There's no doubt there were fans around the world 1134 00:49:19,110 --> 00:49:21,710 that had Riptide winning it all in brackets. 1135 00:49:21,910 --> 00:49:25,330 No one could've seen things ending quite the way it did tonight. 1136 00:49:25,530 --> 00:49:27,080 But, hey! Love 'em or hate 'em, 1137 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:30,910 Ethan Kurtz and company have arrived in a major way. 1138 00:49:31,110 --> 00:49:32,600 They will be one of the true favorites 1139 00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:36,050 to take home the Giant Nut come next season. 1140 00:49:36,250 --> 00:49:38,460 And how about this for a plot twist. 1141 00:49:38,660 --> 00:49:41,020 With Copperhead advancing to face Huge, 1142 00:49:41,220 --> 00:49:45,120 all four of the tournament's top seeds have fallen to start the night. 1143 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:48,950 Expect the unexpected in the semi-finals, folks. 1144 00:49:49,150 --> 00:49:52,170 There's only three fights left before we crown the champion. 1145 00:49:52,790 --> 00:49:54,460 Who's it going to be? 1146 00:49:54,660 --> 00:49:58,000 Find out whenBattlebots continue. 1147 00:50:07,930 --> 00:50:11,360 [Chris] Welcome back toBattlebots World Champion VII Tournament, 1148 00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:15,410 where we are all set to kick off the semi-finals. 1149 00:50:21,820 --> 00:50:24,460 We've got the articulating Hammer Saw. 1150 00:50:24,660 --> 00:50:26,460 The eight seed, SawBlaze. 1151 00:50:26,660 --> 00:50:29,530 led by the singularly focused Jamison Go, 1152 00:50:29,730 --> 00:50:34,680 who began hisBattlebots career years ago as a student at MIT. 1153 00:50:36,750 --> 00:50:38,050 The under frog. 1154 00:50:38,250 --> 00:50:43,530 The 28 seed modular spinner, Ribbot, captained by David Jin. 1155 00:50:43,730 --> 00:50:45,460 Barely squeaked into the bracket 1156 00:50:45,660 --> 00:50:48,130 and is now one win away from the final. 1157 00:50:50,170 --> 00:50:51,810 The meta breaking six seed. 1158 00:50:52,010 --> 00:50:54,330 The big boy, Huge. 1159 00:50:54,530 --> 00:50:56,430 Still undefeated in its comeback season 1160 00:50:56,630 --> 00:51:01,100 after Jonathan Schultz considered retiring the robot last year. 1161 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:04,360 And the little bot that could. 1162 00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:07,950 - [Faruq] Copperhead! - [Kenny] Luke Quintal's ten seed Copperhead. 1163 00:51:08,150 --> 00:51:13,100 One of the toughest machines we have ever seen do battle inside the box. 1164 00:51:14,370 --> 00:51:16,640 One of these teams will lay claim 1165 00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:20,130 to the most coveted trophy in all of robot combat, 1166 00:51:21,030 --> 00:51:21,860 the Giant Nut. 1167 00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:28,290 Let's jump right into our first semifinal match up. 1168 00:51:28,490 --> 00:51:31,400 It's the winner of quadrant one, SawBlaze, 1169 00:51:31,590 --> 00:51:34,620 taking on the winner of quadrant four... Ribbot. 1170 00:51:36,510 --> 00:51:40,120 These two teams know each other very well. They've battled back in 2019. 1171 00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:43,500 That's, basically, when Ribbot was a tadpole in their infancy. 1172 00:51:43,700 --> 00:51:46,190 - [laughs] - Now David Jin and the entire team 1173 00:51:46,390 --> 00:51:47,500 they admitted, 1174 00:51:47,700 --> 00:51:51,150 this is not the fight we wanted here in the final four. 1175 00:51:51,350 --> 00:51:53,710 [Kenny] This is a tough matchup for them. No question about it. 1176 00:51:53,910 --> 00:51:56,460 And remember, Jamison was a mentor to David Jin. 1177 00:51:56,660 --> 00:51:58,330 early on in his career. 1178 00:51:58,530 --> 00:51:59,910 They're now rivals. 1179 00:52:00,110 --> 00:52:03,080 Does that relationship give Jamo the upper hand here? 1180 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:04,770 Or does David have the inside track 1181 00:52:04,970 --> 00:52:06,620 on what his old friend may be planning? 1182 00:52:07,270 --> 00:52:08,060 Fun wrinkle to this one. 1183 00:52:14,130 --> 00:52:18,330 [Chris] Well, one of these squads is headed to the championship match. 1184 00:52:18,530 --> 00:52:19,440 Let's hear it from the captains. 1185 00:52:22,340 --> 00:52:24,460 We have this spreadsheet of all the competitors 1186 00:52:24,660 --> 00:52:26,810 And we have the list of configurations of how we would, 1187 00:52:27,010 --> 00:52:29,570 basically, handle them and what we expect them to run. 1188 00:52:29,770 --> 00:52:32,980 The two enigmas, ironically, were Ribbot and Huge. 1189 00:52:33,180 --> 00:52:34,840 Ribbot's known for their modular game. 1190 00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:36,500 It's really difficult to strategize 1191 00:52:36,700 --> 00:52:39,260 because you never knew which weapon system they're going to take. 1192 00:52:39,460 --> 00:52:41,220 And that would really spell disaster 1193 00:52:41,420 --> 00:52:43,190 if you pick the wrong defense ability type. 1194 00:52:43,390 --> 00:52:44,530 If he gets caught once, 1195 00:52:44,730 --> 00:52:47,190 the Hammer Saw will come down and it will come down hard. 1196 00:52:47,390 --> 00:52:49,220 And I don't know if there's enough top armor in the world 1197 00:52:49,420 --> 00:52:50,530 that can save him from that. 1198 00:52:50,730 --> 00:52:52,060 May the best green bot win. 1199 00:52:56,100 --> 00:52:58,570 I think Jamo is, probably, the most prepared builder. 1200 00:52:58,770 --> 00:53:00,910 I think that makes it so... It's so hard to surprise him. 1201 00:53:01,110 --> 00:53:02,500 It's really hard to catch him off guard. 1202 00:53:02,700 --> 00:53:05,120 SawBlaze, itself, is somewhat of a glass cannon. 1203 00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:07,740 Um, in the sense that, if you land the right hit on the right spot, 1204 00:53:07,940 --> 00:53:09,980 you can do a, a ton of damage in one hit. 1205 00:53:10,180 --> 00:53:11,360 We need to force an opening somehow. 1206 00:53:11,560 --> 00:53:13,050 Um, and if that opening arises, 1207 00:53:13,250 --> 00:53:14,400 we need to be ready to pounce on it. 1208 00:53:14,590 --> 00:53:16,020 However, if we rush it, 1209 00:53:16,220 --> 00:53:18,950 and we end up not waiting for that opening, and going straight into the plough, 1210 00:53:19,150 --> 00:53:20,240 probably, not gonna end very well for us. 1211 00:53:25,410 --> 00:53:26,930 [automated voice] Robots activate. 1212 00:53:30,750 --> 00:53:33,740 [Chris] Kenny, David Jin's going with his vertical spinner here. 1213 00:53:33,940 --> 00:53:35,910 And it looks like Jamison chose correctly. 1214 00:53:36,110 --> 00:53:38,500 He set up to counter it with his front forks. 1215 00:53:38,700 --> 00:53:40,740 What are the keys to victory for Ribbot? 1216 00:53:40,940 --> 00:53:44,120 [Kenny] Well, Ribbot needs to strike first and strike hard 1217 00:53:44,320 --> 00:53:48,020 When SawBlaze is playing the bully, it's almost unbeatable. 1218 00:53:48,220 --> 00:53:49,840 David has to find a way 1219 00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:53,460 to put Jamison on the defensive and make him react. 1220 00:53:53,660 --> 00:53:55,570 And here's one last nugget to chew on. 1221 00:53:55,770 --> 00:53:59,930 Every one of SawBlaze's tournament losses have come at the hands of... 1222 00:54:00,790 --> 00:54:02,530 a vertical spinner. 1223 00:54:02,730 --> 00:54:06,130 [crowd chanting] Ribbot! Ribbot! Ribbot! Ribbot! 1224 00:54:15,170 --> 00:54:19,000 [crowd chanting] Fight! Fight! 1225 00:54:28,170 --> 00:54:31,080 [beeps] 1226 00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:33,330 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin. 1227 00:54:33,530 --> 00:54:37,430 Jamison Go. Uh-oh. He got around to the side of the frog. 1228 00:54:37,630 --> 00:54:40,910 [Kenny] Oh, looks like SawBlaze's fork is hooked under Ribbot's wheel. 1229 00:54:41,110 --> 00:54:43,910 And these two aren't slowing down, Chris. 1230 00:54:44,110 --> 00:54:46,430 [Chris] Yeah. They're definitely locked in a death spin. 1231 00:54:46,630 --> 00:54:49,500 But are they stuck, Kenny? That's the big question. 1232 00:54:49,700 --> 00:54:50,980 [Kenny] Think it's less about being stuck 1233 00:54:51,180 --> 00:54:53,190 and more about not getting hit. 1234 00:54:53,390 --> 00:54:55,930 If one of them pumps the brakes here, they're getting rocked. 1235 00:54:57,030 --> 00:54:59,910 If I stop turning, he's gonna hit me. 1236 00:55:00,110 --> 00:55:02,980 [Chris] Okay. So Jamison Go confirms what Kenny just said. 1237 00:55:03,180 --> 00:55:04,980 Both weapons bully spun up. 1238 00:55:05,180 --> 00:55:06,740 And with a spot in the finals on the line, 1239 00:55:06,940 --> 00:55:09,330 - neither driver is backing down - [crowd] Ohh! 1240 00:55:09,530 --> 00:55:10,810 Just keep him, keep him pointed. Keep him pointed. 1241 00:55:11,010 --> 00:55:12,600 You gotta push him. You got this. 1242 00:55:12,800 --> 00:55:16,120 [Chris] Davin Jin seems like he's the one steering the ship now. 1243 00:55:16,320 --> 00:55:17,270 Bringing it back to the middle. 1244 00:55:17,890 --> 00:55:19,260 [Kenny] There we go. 1245 00:55:19,460 --> 00:55:21,190 [Chris] All right, 2:12 on the clock. 1246 00:55:21,390 --> 00:55:23,190 Time to take the gloves off, boys. 1247 00:55:23,390 --> 00:55:26,020 [Kenny] Ribbot's trying to use it's speed advantage here, but... 1248 00:55:26,220 --> 00:55:28,330 - [Chris] Excellent timing by Jamison Go. - [Kenny] Uh-oh. 1249 00:55:28,530 --> 00:55:30,400 - [Chris] Oh. - [Kenny] Oh. Wow. 1250 00:55:30,590 --> 00:55:33,190 [Kenny] That's the frog's suit on top of that Hammer Saw. 1251 00:55:33,390 --> 00:55:35,740 [Chris] I am seeing some flame potentially in Ribbot 1252 00:55:35,940 --> 00:55:38,400 That shot might have done some internal damage. 1253 00:55:38,590 --> 00:55:41,530 Oh, yeah. There is a plume smoke coming out of Ribbot. 1254 00:55:41,730 --> 00:55:43,880 And that weapon is not spinning any more either. 1255 00:55:44,080 --> 00:55:46,570 [Kenny] Oh, they might just be powering it down because of the smoke. 1256 00:55:46,770 --> 00:55:49,840 But let's see if Jamison can take advantage. 1257 00:55:50,040 --> 00:55:52,740 [Chris] David Jin doing a really good job holding them off, though. 1258 00:55:52,940 --> 00:55:56,910 [Kenny] So far that fork configuration on Ribbot is saving... 1259 00:55:57,110 --> 00:55:59,740 [Chris] SawBlaze's trying to take him into the screws of the upper deck 1260 00:55:59,940 --> 00:56:01,400 - and we got serious smoke. - [Kenny] Ohh! 1261 00:56:01,590 --> 00:56:03,270 [Chris] Here comes the Hammer Saw as well. 1262 00:56:03,720 --> 00:56:04,770 [Kenny] Uh-oh. 1263 00:56:04,970 --> 00:56:06,840 [Chris] Into the rails. 1264 00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:09,640 [Kenny] SawBlaze just bullying Ribbot out there right now. 1265 00:56:09,840 --> 00:56:12,080 [Chris] Thankfully, Ribbot's drive is still working, 1266 00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:13,600 but that's about it. 1267 00:56:13,800 --> 00:56:17,430 [Kenny] And thick white clouds usually means a battery fire, Chris. 1268 00:56:17,630 --> 00:56:18,880 This could get ugly. 1269 00:56:19,080 --> 00:56:22,640 [Chris] And... Oh, again into the rails next to the upper deck. 1270 00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:25,570 And it does look like Ribbot's weapon is out of commission. 1271 00:56:25,770 --> 00:56:29,050 But, either way, David Jin has got to get off that plough. 1272 00:56:29,250 --> 00:56:30,500 Closing in on the one minute mark. 1273 00:56:30,700 --> 00:56:33,680 With under a minute to go, the Kill Saw's will be active. 1274 00:56:34,340 --> 00:56:35,710 All right, Kenny. 1275 00:56:35,910 --> 00:56:38,360 We're gonna need Sky Chopper seven to start giving us an area. 1276 00:56:38,560 --> 00:56:39,650 - [Kenny] Oh. - [Chris] Oh, there we go. 1277 00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:43,080 I can see the flames from here. 1278 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:44,150 [Kenny] Oh, boy. 1279 00:56:44,350 --> 00:56:45,840 [Chris] Oh.[laughs] No. 1280 00:56:46,040 --> 00:56:48,710 Man, onto the upper deck. 1281 00:56:48,910 --> 00:56:52,150 [Kenny] Ribbot just looking like a mess out there in the battle box. 1282 00:56:52,350 --> 00:56:55,220 [Chris] But somehow Ribbot is still working. 1283 00:56:55,420 --> 00:56:59,910 Unbelievable resilience... out of David Jin and his team. 1284 00:57:00,110 --> 00:57:02,020 - [Kenny] Wow. - [Chris laughs] 1285 00:57:02,220 --> 00:57:05,500 Jamison Go not letting up, doing an incredible job 1286 00:57:05,700 --> 00:57:09,120 staying aggressive and keeping Ribbot in a chokehold. 1287 00:57:09,320 --> 00:57:12,080 telling his old buddy, "I'm the man up in the this box." 1288 00:57:12,280 --> 00:57:14,710 Unreal. Under 20 to go. 1289 00:57:14,910 --> 00:57:19,430 SawBlaze's trying to put the finishing touches on the under frog again. 1290 00:57:19,630 --> 00:57:21,080 Putting him on the upper deck. 1291 00:57:21,280 --> 00:57:23,580 [Kenny] Just pure dominance here from Jamison Go. 1292 00:57:24,370 --> 00:57:26,360 [Chris] The final few ticks. 1293 00:57:26,560 --> 00:57:30,400 And all that stands between SawBlaze and a berth in the final. 1294 00:57:30,590 --> 00:57:32,500 is a judge's decision. 1295 00:57:32,700 --> 00:57:33,270 [crowd cheering] 1296 00:57:34,650 --> 00:57:36,670 [man] Come on. Let's go. 1297 00:57:36,870 --> 00:57:41,810 [Chris] A remarkable job by Ribbot to persevere and make it the distance 1298 00:57:42,010 --> 00:57:44,330 but, man, without a weapon, 1299 00:57:44,530 --> 00:57:46,670 and on the wrong side of it. 1300 00:57:46,870 --> 00:57:51,240 So this first semi-final goes to the judges' scorecard. 1301 00:57:58,650 --> 00:58:01,710 Well after the two tangoed for the better part of 40 seconds. 1302 00:58:01,910 --> 00:58:03,120 [Kenny laughs] 1303 00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:06,530 The frog catch and release program did not benefit Ribbot. 1304 00:58:06,730 --> 00:58:07,910 [Kenny] No, it did not. 1305 00:58:08,110 --> 00:58:11,500 David Jin went in for a shot right after they separated, 1306 00:58:11,700 --> 00:58:13,950 but Jamison read it perfectly. 1307 00:58:14,150 --> 00:58:18,770 Trapped Ribbot on the rails and landed this devasting overhead strike. 1308 00:58:18,970 --> 00:58:21,640 Look at how deep the Hammer Saw goes. 1309 00:58:21,840 --> 00:58:23,980 [Chris] And for the second time in as many fights, 1310 00:58:24,180 --> 00:58:27,330 SawBlaze sinks its teeth into a set of batteries, 1311 00:58:27,530 --> 00:58:29,150 sends a fight into chaos, 1312 00:58:29,350 --> 00:58:31,880 this time disabling his opponents weapon. 1313 00:58:32,080 --> 00:58:35,640 [Kenny] Yeah. Once Ribbot's weapon went down, SawBlaze just took over. 1314 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:38,950 Jamo, once again, dominating with the dustpan, 1315 00:58:39,150 --> 00:58:40,880 bullied Ribbot around the box. 1316 00:58:41,080 --> 00:58:43,190 and even on to the upper deck. 1317 00:58:43,390 --> 00:58:48,080 One of the most complete matches we've ever seen from Jamison Go. 1318 00:58:48,280 --> 00:58:50,770 [Chris] And now a shot at the Nut awaits, 1319 00:58:50,970 --> 00:58:52,790 here's Faruq to make it official. 1320 00:58:55,820 --> 00:58:58,000 The results from the judges are in. 1321 00:59:01,100 --> 00:59:04,340 The winner by unanimous decision is... 1322 00:59:09,650 --> 00:59:11,640 SawBlaze. 1323 00:59:11,840 --> 00:59:12,880 [all cheering] 1324 00:59:13,080 --> 00:59:14,460 Whoo! 1325 00:59:14,660 --> 00:59:16,600 - Yeah! - Let's go team. 1326 00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:18,530 - Ah! - Ah! 1327 00:59:18,730 --> 00:59:23,150 [crowd chanting] SawBlaze! SawBlaze! SawBlaze! SawBlaze! SawBlaze! SawBlaze! 1328 00:59:23,350 --> 00:59:25,340 [Chris] Jamison Go, congratulations. 1329 00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:27,600 Thank you. Thank you. 1330 00:59:27,800 --> 00:59:30,050 [Chris] Dude that was a wild start to that fight. 1331 00:59:30,250 --> 00:59:31,980 Tell us what happened out there. 1332 00:59:32,180 --> 00:59:34,430 That bit in the beginning where were dancing, I know it was adorable, 1333 00:59:34,630 --> 00:59:36,220 but it was really scary actually. 1334 00:59:36,420 --> 00:59:39,120 So we're trying to separate, I knew that if I stopped turning, 1335 00:59:39,320 --> 00:59:42,050 then he would quickly, like, turn into us and hit us in the side. 1336 00:59:42,250 --> 00:59:43,840 So I kept turning and kept going straight 1337 00:59:44,040 --> 00:59:46,910 and was like, "I don't know what to do here." Somehow we got out. 1338 00:59:47,110 --> 00:59:49,600 Uh, and we're able to, you know, reposition. 1339 00:59:49,800 --> 00:59:52,260 The second engagement was when we got a good grip on the side 1340 00:59:52,460 --> 00:59:54,500 and then we brought the hammer down. 1341 00:59:54,700 --> 00:59:58,400 Jamison, congratulations. We will see you later tonight in the final. 1342 00:59:58,590 --> 01:00:01,510 You are one win away from the Giant Nut. 1343 01:00:02,060 --> 01:00:02,720 Thank you. 1344 01:00:11,790 --> 01:00:14,290 [Chris] So after six seasons of non-stop effort, 1345 01:00:14,490 --> 01:00:16,960 Jamison Go breaks on through to the final. 1346 01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:18,130 What a moment. 1347 01:00:18,890 --> 01:00:20,840 And for David Jin and Ribbot, 1348 01:00:21,040 --> 01:00:24,980 a phenomenal run after a very rough start to their season. 1349 01:00:25,180 --> 01:00:27,220 [Kenny] Incredible. They never gave up. 1350 01:00:27,420 --> 01:00:29,950 They got to the top four robots in the world. 1351 01:00:30,150 --> 01:00:30,790 That's amazing. 1352 01:00:33,060 --> 01:00:37,400 [Chris] All right. All of you that had SawBlaze doing this 1353 01:00:37,590 --> 01:00:38,950 in your bracket are feeling just fine, 1354 01:00:39,150 --> 01:00:40,260 thank you very much. 1355 01:00:40,460 --> 01:00:43,370 But, who will join Jamison Go on the mountain top? 1356 01:00:44,130 --> 01:00:46,710 The semi-finals continue next. 1357 01:00:46,910 --> 01:00:50,330 As Huge versus Copperhead Championship night 1358 01:00:50,530 --> 01:00:51,750 kicks into high gear. 1359 01:00:53,480 --> 01:00:54,650 After the break. 1360 01:01:02,750 --> 01:01:06,710 We are back on BattleBots World Championship VII 1361 01:01:06,910 --> 01:01:09,020 and we have some news, 1362 01:01:09,220 --> 01:01:12,640 after losing by a split decision in the last round. 1363 01:01:12,840 --> 01:01:16,080 team Riptide did end up filing an appeal. 1364 01:01:16,280 --> 01:01:18,460 The judges reviewed the fight footage, 1365 01:01:18,660 --> 01:01:20,770 but the only change was that Derek Young 1366 01:01:20,970 --> 01:01:23,400 who originally ruled in favor of Riptide, 1367 01:01:23,590 --> 01:01:26,740 actually awarded Copperhead an additional aggression point 1368 01:01:26,940 --> 01:01:28,980 which made it a unanimous decision 1369 01:01:29,180 --> 01:01:31,120 for Luke Quintal's squad. 1370 01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:35,260 Now, Copperhead turns their attention to the semifinals, 1371 01:01:35,460 --> 01:01:39,220 in a duel with the 7 and 0, Huge. 1372 01:01:39,420 --> 01:01:41,670 [Kenny] Well, when it comes to geometry, 1373 01:01:41,870 --> 01:01:44,710 this is about as big of a mismatch as it gets, 1374 01:01:44,910 --> 01:01:48,150 but each of these robots, has a superpower, Chris. 1375 01:01:48,350 --> 01:01:50,980 For Huge, it's size advantage not only gives it 1376 01:01:51,180 --> 01:01:52,670 a unique attack angle, 1377 01:01:52,870 --> 01:01:54,770 it helps in the war of attrition. 1378 01:01:54,970 --> 01:01:57,740 The chassis of Huge really hasn't been touched this season. 1379 01:01:57,940 --> 01:02:00,600 And for Copperhead, it's the weapon that will not die, 1380 01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:02,880 it's six-in-one, heading into this fight, 1381 01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:06,640 and that drum spinner has looked absolutely invincible. 1382 01:02:06,840 --> 01:02:08,770 But, what a moment for both teams, 1383 01:02:08,970 --> 01:02:10,770 and the first year Captain Luke, 1384 01:02:10,970 --> 01:02:15,430 has taken Copperhead further than it's ever been by slaying giants. 1385 01:02:15,630 --> 01:02:18,640 And for Jonathan Schultz, he's legitimized a design 1386 01:02:18,840 --> 01:02:21,530 unlike any other in this sport. 1387 01:02:21,730 --> 01:02:22,310 [audience cheering] 1388 01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:24,770 Ready to find the second finalist? 1389 01:02:24,970 --> 01:02:25,740 It's gonna be crazy. 1390 01:02:25,940 --> 01:02:26,670 You guys ready? 1391 01:02:26,870 --> 01:02:28,120 [crowd cheering] 1392 01:02:28,320 --> 01:02:29,570 Let's do this thing. 1393 01:02:29,770 --> 01:02:30,370 - Faruq? - [audience cheering] 1394 01:02:36,720 --> 01:02:38,880 [Faruq] In the red square, 1395 01:02:39,080 --> 01:02:41,840 Luke Quintal is a quick and accurate striker. 1396 01:02:42,040 --> 01:02:44,910 Down in the pits, he's a real pit viper. 1397 01:02:45,110 --> 01:02:47,770 This snake has a bite for which there's no cure. 1398 01:02:47,970 --> 01:02:51,880 He doesn't shed his skin, but he will shred yours. 1399 01:02:52,080 --> 01:02:54,500 It's Copperhead! 1400 01:02:54,700 --> 01:02:55,820 [audience cheering] 1401 01:02:58,750 --> 01:03:02,260 [Chris] Cool-headed Luke Quintal is the captain. 1402 01:03:02,460 --> 01:03:05,670 Chad New is the weapons operator rolling out Copperhead, 1403 01:03:05,870 --> 01:03:09,020 And the snake has its eyes on the prize, Kenny. 1404 01:03:09,220 --> 01:03:11,460 [Kenny] Looking through the eyes of Huge, it may be imagining 1405 01:03:11,660 --> 01:03:14,770 it was a bigger boy, but remember the age-old saying, 1406 01:03:14,970 --> 01:03:16,950 it's not the size of the snake in the fight, 1407 01:03:17,150 --> 01:03:19,460 it's the size of the fight in the snake. 1408 01:03:19,660 --> 01:03:23,530 And Copperhead is a killer, one win away from the final. 1409 01:03:23,730 --> 01:03:24,310 [audience cheering] 1410 01:03:26,550 --> 01:03:29,770 In the blue square, they're kind of a big deal 1411 01:03:29,970 --> 01:03:32,220 like Ron Burgundy said, "This anchorman in 1412 01:03:32,420 --> 01:03:35,500 a glass box of emotion that'll make you dead." 1413 01:03:35,700 --> 01:03:38,400 You'll lose 60% of the time every time, 1414 01:03:38,590 --> 01:03:40,530 a trail of bodies where ever they go. 1415 01:03:40,730 --> 01:03:42,500 They'll run you over with a friendly, 1416 01:03:42,700 --> 01:03:45,360 "Go fix yourself Santiago." 1417 01:03:45,560 --> 01:03:48,220 It's Huge! 1418 01:03:48,420 --> 01:03:50,000 - [dramatic music playing] - [audience cheering] 1419 01:03:53,650 --> 01:03:55,120 [Chris] Captain Jonathan Schultz, 1420 01:03:55,320 --> 01:03:57,080 the man trailing Huge. 1421 01:03:57,280 --> 01:04:00,020 When he was six years old, he saw an episode 1422 01:04:00,220 --> 01:04:04,190 of BattleBots on TV and his life changed forever, Kenny. 1423 01:04:04,390 --> 01:04:07,950 [Kenny] That's right, he started by constructing robots out of LEGOs, 1424 01:04:08,150 --> 01:04:10,740 built a vertical spinning bot as a 22 year old 1425 01:04:10,940 --> 01:04:12,430 for a college project. 1426 01:04:12,630 --> 01:04:14,980 But after losing at his first competition, 1427 01:04:15,180 --> 01:04:19,050 he said to himself, "I can spend my time copying everyone 1428 01:04:19,250 --> 01:04:22,430 or I could build something that could destroy everyone." 1429 01:04:22,630 --> 01:04:25,030 He's been obsessed with this design ever since. 1430 01:04:32,580 --> 01:04:33,910 There's two robots in this competition 1431 01:04:34,110 --> 01:04:35,020 that I was most afraid of. 1432 01:04:35,220 --> 01:04:36,950 One was End Game, the other one is Huge. 1433 01:04:37,150 --> 01:04:39,530 So, after taking out End Game, I felt you know, 1434 01:04:39,730 --> 01:04:40,770 maybe we could go all the way. 1435 01:04:40,970 --> 01:04:42,910 Copperhead has exposed chains on the top. 1436 01:04:43,110 --> 01:04:44,400 It's really hard for us to cover those up, 1437 01:04:44,590 --> 01:04:46,260 so that's a major vulnerability. 1438 01:04:46,460 --> 01:04:48,640 Our strategy in this match is actually to 1439 01:04:48,840 --> 01:04:50,190 spin our weapon backwards, 1440 01:04:50,390 --> 01:04:51,600 and just run into Huge. 1441 01:04:51,800 --> 01:04:54,360 When you spin down, while they're spinning up, 1442 01:04:54,560 --> 01:04:56,810 you're actually multiplying that impact by two 1443 01:04:57,010 --> 01:04:58,810 and very few robots are designed to take 1444 01:04:59,010 --> 01:05:00,120 that kind of impact. 1445 01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:02,020 Our number one goal is disable their weapon 1446 01:05:02,220 --> 01:05:04,270 and if we can accomplish that, I think we can get the win. 1447 01:05:05,440 --> 01:05:07,120 We're gonna be changing our strategy to target 1448 01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:09,640 the front of Copperhead that are not going to result 1449 01:05:09,840 --> 01:05:11,810 in us breaking ourselves ideally. 1450 01:05:12,010 --> 01:05:14,050 The wheels are soft and exposed. 1451 01:05:14,250 --> 01:05:17,290 They have all these exposed chains that power the drive. 1452 01:05:17,490 --> 01:05:19,770 Nobody can hit them, but we hit differently than other people. 1453 01:05:19,970 --> 01:05:21,910 Your ability to beat End Game is generally pretty irrelevant 1454 01:05:22,110 --> 01:05:23,640 to your ability to beat Huge. 1455 01:05:23,840 --> 01:05:25,710 So, I hope they have no experience 1456 01:05:25,910 --> 01:05:27,400 fighting something like me and they'll be 1457 01:05:27,590 --> 01:05:28,600 fighting it on the fly. 1458 01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:30,530 It still hasn't sunken in yet 1459 01:05:30,730 --> 01:05:32,670 to be even in that conversation, 1460 01:05:32,870 --> 01:05:34,020 to be threatening for the Giant Nut 1461 01:05:34,220 --> 01:05:36,650 is...is, I've already won. 1462 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:43,190 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1463 01:05:43,390 --> 01:05:44,880 [audience cheering] 1464 01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:48,400 [Chris] All right, Kenny, so after 23 career fights, 1465 01:05:48,590 --> 01:05:50,980 Team Copperhead's decided to spin its weapon 1466 01:05:51,180 --> 01:05:54,810 in a downwards motion for the very first time. 1467 01:05:55,010 --> 01:05:56,770 That's the opposite direction of Huge. 1468 01:05:56,970 --> 01:05:58,260 Are they onto somethin' here? 1469 01:05:58,460 --> 01:06:00,840 [Kenny] Well, check this out, Luke said he got the idea 1470 01:06:01,040 --> 01:06:04,190 after Copperhead was flipped on its head against End Game 1471 01:06:04,390 --> 01:06:07,150 and then hit the Kiwis in a downward motion. 1472 01:06:07,350 --> 01:06:09,360 Because End Game was spinning upwards, 1473 01:06:09,560 --> 01:06:12,500 it doubled the force of the impact and ultimately, 1474 01:06:12,700 --> 01:06:14,190 broke End Game's weapon. 1475 01:06:14,390 --> 01:06:17,150 Luke's betting that he can recreate that magic here 1476 01:06:17,350 --> 01:06:20,200 against Huge in the biggest fight of his life. 1477 01:06:21,270 --> 01:06:23,820 [audience chanting] Huge! Huge! 1478 01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:28,460 [Chris] It's the story of David and Goliath 1479 01:06:28,660 --> 01:06:30,120 in robot form. 1480 01:06:30,320 --> 01:06:32,570 The small but mighty Copperhead 1481 01:06:32,770 --> 01:06:35,740 versus the towering giant Huge. 1482 01:06:35,940 --> 01:06:38,530 The winner advances to the promised land, 1483 01:06:38,730 --> 01:06:41,310 whenBattleBots continues. 1484 01:06:45,930 --> 01:06:46,580 [crowd cheering] 1485 01:06:51,030 --> 01:06:52,570 [Chris] Welcome back to the BattleBots 1486 01:06:52,770 --> 01:06:55,530 World Championship VII semi-finals, 1487 01:06:55,730 --> 01:06:58,260 featuring the ten seed, Copperhead, 1488 01:06:58,460 --> 01:07:00,360 the six seed, Huge. 1489 01:07:00,560 --> 01:07:02,810 We know Luke Quintal isn't afraid to send 1490 01:07:03,010 --> 01:07:06,570 his compact killer straight into his opponent's weapon. 1491 01:07:06,770 --> 01:07:11,150 The question is, which robot will survive the clash. 1492 01:07:11,350 --> 01:07:11,930 [audience cheering] 1493 01:07:13,200 --> 01:07:13,860 [robotic crescendo] 1494 01:07:24,620 --> 01:07:26,000 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 1495 01:07:27,750 --> 01:07:29,000 [Chris] Copperhead. 1496 01:07:29,790 --> 01:07:31,360 Huge. 1497 01:07:31,560 --> 01:07:35,720 The winner meets SawBlaze for a chance at the Giant Nut. 1498 01:07:36,820 --> 01:07:39,640 [buzzer sounds] 1499 01:07:39,840 --> 01:07:42,290 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1500 01:07:42,490 --> 01:07:44,770 Here comes Huge on the attack. 1501 01:07:44,970 --> 01:07:46,360 They are going weapon to weapon. 1502 01:07:46,560 --> 01:07:48,430 Copperhead ends up right under Huge. 1503 01:07:48,630 --> 01:07:50,080 Oh, there we go! 1504 01:07:50,280 --> 01:07:52,290 [Kenny] That's the impact Luke was looking for. 1505 01:07:52,490 --> 01:07:54,810 [grunts] But he can't take too many of those overhead shots. 1506 01:07:55,010 --> 01:07:57,050 Copperhead is exposed up there. 1507 01:07:57,250 --> 01:07:59,810 [Chris] Copperhead doesn't look good, Kenny. 1508 01:08:00,010 --> 01:08:01,530 A little off center. 1509 01:08:01,730 --> 01:08:03,810 - Look at that. - [Kenny] Oh, there it is. 1510 01:08:04,010 --> 01:08:06,840 Here's the drive chain of Copperhead pulled right off, 1511 01:08:07,040 --> 01:08:08,360 after that shot from Huge. 1512 01:08:08,560 --> 01:08:10,740 And Copperhead definitely hurt. 1513 01:08:10,940 --> 01:08:12,770 It's kinda crab walking now. 1514 01:08:12,970 --> 01:08:16,400 Huge continues to attack. His weapon is still spinning. 1515 01:08:16,590 --> 01:08:20,400 But, Luke Quintal has lost the drive on the right side. 1516 01:08:20,590 --> 01:08:22,670 [Kenny] We've seen this before from Copperhead. 1517 01:08:22,870 --> 01:08:25,260 The weapon is virtually indestructible. 1518 01:08:25,460 --> 01:08:29,740 But the drive has the tendency to die and die quickly. 1519 01:08:29,940 --> 01:08:31,910 [Chris] So, they're just kind of a sitting duck at this point. 1520 01:08:32,110 --> 01:08:34,840 Huge is just gonna keep rolling over methodically. 1521 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:36,670 [Kenny] Young may have to be a little bit more precise. 1522 01:08:36,870 --> 01:08:39,050 Looks like they're trying to attack the wheels of Copperhead. 1523 01:08:39,250 --> 01:08:40,770 That's one of the things they said they would try. 1524 01:08:40,970 --> 01:08:44,330 [Chris] We did see the wheel come off against Riptide. 1525 01:08:44,530 --> 01:08:45,670 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, 1526 01:08:45,870 --> 01:08:48,580 that's a terrible spot for Copperhead to be in. 1527 01:08:49,100 --> 01:08:50,640 Whoa! 1528 01:08:50,840 --> 01:08:54,400 Just so much gyroscopic action there from Copperhead, they had no control. 1529 01:08:54,590 --> 01:08:57,190 Huge looking to take advantage of. 1530 01:08:57,390 --> 01:09:00,710 Huge has... oh no, Copperhead has started smoking. 1531 01:09:00,910 --> 01:09:01,770 [Kenny] Uh-oh. 1532 01:09:01,970 --> 01:09:04,190 [Chris] Kenny, I think that weapon is dead. 1533 01:09:04,390 --> 01:09:06,530 [Kenny] Copperhead in serious trouble. 1534 01:09:06,730 --> 01:09:10,600 [Chris] Exactly what Luke Quintal the captain told us would not happen. 1535 01:09:10,800 --> 01:09:15,950 [Kenny] Oh man, Huge just looking dominant here against Copperhead. 1536 01:09:16,150 --> 01:09:20,050 [Chris] Jonathan Schultz is already cheering with his team against Copperhead. 1537 01:09:20,250 --> 01:09:22,950 The drum is dead, the wheels are dead. 1538 01:09:23,150 --> 01:09:25,580 Their death is a first in the finals. 1539 01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:28,570 Dead. Wow. 1540 01:09:28,770 --> 01:09:32,150 Now Huge, a bot which didn't even know they would be 1541 01:09:32,350 --> 01:09:34,080 returning for season VII. 1542 01:09:34,280 --> 01:09:38,570 It's now one victory away from hoisting the the Giant Nut. 1543 01:09:38,770 --> 01:09:39,340 [all cheering] 1544 01:09:46,620 --> 01:09:48,270 [crowd booing] 1545 01:09:59,240 --> 01:10:03,120 [Chris] Kenny, Copperhead had no choice but to dance with the devil. 1546 01:10:03,320 --> 01:10:06,950 That is the blade of Huge, and they paid the price. 1547 01:10:07,150 --> 01:10:11,020 [Kenny] Yeah, Luke Quintal had that counter rotational strategy in place, 1548 01:10:11,220 --> 01:10:15,400 but these early overhead shots from Huge were just too much. 1549 01:10:15,590 --> 01:10:17,840 Got to the drive chain and from there, 1550 01:10:18,040 --> 01:10:20,460 it was open season on Copperhead. 1551 01:10:20,660 --> 01:10:23,400 [Chris] And neither End Game nor Riptide could accomplish 1552 01:10:23,590 --> 01:10:25,880 what Huge did in the end of this match. 1553 01:10:26,080 --> 01:10:29,600 Stop the unstoppable, Copperhead's weapon. 1554 01:10:29,800 --> 01:10:31,980 [Kenny] Very impressive, Copperhead gyroing 1555 01:10:32,180 --> 01:10:35,260 out of control as a result of those drive issues 1556 01:10:35,460 --> 01:10:37,770 and Huge with a devastating shot 1557 01:10:37,970 --> 01:10:39,570 that disabled the drum spinner 1558 01:10:39,770 --> 01:10:42,840 and ended Copperhead's march to the title. 1559 01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:46,440 [Chris] What a moment for Jonathan Schultz and his crew. 1560 01:10:47,100 --> 01:10:48,100 [audience cheering] 1561 01:10:49,750 --> 01:10:51,640 Jonathan Schultz, 1562 01:10:51,840 --> 01:10:54,570 congratulations to you and team Huge. 1563 01:10:54,770 --> 01:10:56,120 You are one win away 1564 01:10:56,320 --> 01:10:58,460 from hoisting the Giant Nut my friend. 1565 01:10:58,660 --> 01:10:59,960 [audience cheering] 1566 01:11:02,790 --> 01:11:03,790 Good job, guys. 1567 01:11:06,130 --> 01:11:08,740 Just a little Huge in the big city, doing its best. 1568 01:11:08,940 --> 01:11:10,190 [audience laughing] 1569 01:11:10,390 --> 01:11:13,120 Jonathan, how did you get here? 1570 01:11:13,320 --> 01:11:15,290 [laughs] 1571 01:11:15,490 --> 01:11:17,740 We built a robot that actually works when it got here. 1572 01:11:17,940 --> 01:11:19,260 We built a robot that we practiced with. 1573 01:11:19,460 --> 01:11:21,020 We built a robot where we knew what we were gonna do 1574 01:11:21,220 --> 01:11:22,500 when we went into the fights. 1575 01:11:22,700 --> 01:11:25,360 And all of that sounds normal, but it took five years 1576 01:11:25,560 --> 01:11:26,950 for us to learn that and do all of it, 1577 01:11:27,150 --> 01:11:28,360 'cause we're basically the only people 1578 01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:29,740 doing this right now. 1579 01:11:29,940 --> 01:11:31,670 We have to place every trail ourselves 1580 01:11:31,870 --> 01:11:33,030 and forget how to beat everybody. 1581 01:11:34,030 --> 01:11:35,220 This year, it all came together. 1582 01:11:35,420 --> 01:11:36,290 [audience cheering] 1583 01:11:36,490 --> 01:11:38,080 Jonathan, congratulations. 1584 01:11:38,280 --> 01:11:41,400 Once again, let's hear it for team Huge, everybody. 1585 01:11:41,590 --> 01:11:42,480 See you in the final. 1586 01:11:43,550 --> 01:11:44,950 [audience] Huge! 1587 01:11:45,150 --> 01:11:47,060 [audience applauding] 1588 01:11:57,100 --> 01:11:58,910 Kenny, you could see the sense of pride 1589 01:11:59,110 --> 01:12:00,810 on Jonathan Schultz's face. 1590 01:12:01,010 --> 01:12:02,220 - [Kenny] He can't stop laughing. - [Chris] Right. 1591 01:12:02,420 --> 01:12:04,360 [Kenny] It's almost like he can't believe it. 1592 01:12:04,560 --> 01:12:07,080 But, you are here my friend. You've done amazing, 1593 01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:09,400 and again, I don't know if they've made a mistake 1594 01:12:09,590 --> 01:12:11,880 all year, it's unbelievable. 1595 01:12:12,080 --> 01:12:14,880 [Chris] And what a run it was for team Copperhead. 1596 01:12:15,080 --> 01:12:17,740 The little tank came up big this season. 1597 01:12:17,940 --> 01:12:20,750 Congratulations to new captain, Luke Quintal. 1598 01:12:21,820 --> 01:12:23,840 All right, when we come back, 1599 01:12:24,040 --> 01:12:25,670 it's the culmination of the most, 1600 01:12:25,870 --> 01:12:28,260 epic season ofBattleBots yet. 1601 01:12:28,460 --> 01:12:31,400 It's two designs unlike any other, 1602 01:12:31,590 --> 01:12:33,930 in the fight for the Giant Nut. 1603 01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:38,950 It's SawBlaze and Huge, 1604 01:12:39,150 --> 01:12:42,030 in our World Championship VII Finale, 1605 01:12:42,930 --> 01:12:46,510 and it is next onBattleBots. 1606 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:52,240 [audience cheering] 1607 01:12:54,580 --> 01:12:56,020 [Chris] Welcome back to the finale 1608 01:12:56,220 --> 01:12:58,000 of World Championship VII. 1609 01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:01,670 We've got a crowd that is ready to pop, 1610 01:13:01,870 --> 01:13:05,430 here in theBattleBots arena and that's because, 1611 01:13:05,630 --> 01:13:10,290 Kenny Florian, it is time to crown a new world champion. 1612 01:13:10,490 --> 01:13:14,740 After 130 fights, it has all come down to this. 1613 01:13:14,940 --> 01:13:18,430 It has been a night full of controversy, upsets, 1614 01:13:18,630 --> 01:13:21,770 and some of the greatest fights we have ever seen. 1615 01:13:21,970 --> 01:13:23,400 And now our field of 50 1616 01:13:23,590 --> 01:13:25,030 is down to just two. 1617 01:13:26,170 --> 01:13:28,600 The eight seed, SawBlaze 1618 01:13:28,800 --> 01:13:31,530 and the six seed Huge. 1619 01:13:31,730 --> 01:13:34,910 One of these meta breaking designs will be the next bot, 1620 01:13:35,110 --> 01:13:37,500 with a banner hanging in the rafters, 1621 01:13:37,700 --> 01:13:42,000 which could signal a seismic shift to the evolution of the sport. 1622 01:13:47,410 --> 01:13:49,740 [Faruq] Nearly 30 years ago, 1623 01:13:49,940 --> 01:13:53,270 in the nascent age of robot combat, 1624 01:13:56,860 --> 01:14:00,050 an emerging field of heavy weights was dominated by 1625 01:14:00,250 --> 01:14:04,130 durable, wide-body machines with oversized weapons. 1626 01:14:05,680 --> 01:14:08,880 But, over time, the meta or dominant design, 1627 01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:11,880 shifted toward a more mobile and efficient way 1628 01:14:12,080 --> 01:14:13,750 to rip a robot to shreds. 1629 01:14:14,930 --> 01:14:17,340 The four-wheel drive vertical spinner. 1630 01:14:19,240 --> 01:14:20,200 [man] Oh! 1631 01:14:23,170 --> 01:14:24,130 [man] Oh, my gosh! 1632 01:14:26,510 --> 01:14:27,880 [man] Wow! 1633 01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:30,460 [Faruq] The last four world championships 1634 01:14:30,660 --> 01:14:34,080 have all been won by four wheel verts. 1635 01:14:34,280 --> 01:14:37,910 But with technology and the sport advancing exponentially, 1636 01:14:38,110 --> 01:14:40,330 it was only a matter of time, 1637 01:14:40,530 --> 01:14:42,960 before the meta was broken. 1638 01:14:48,510 --> 01:14:50,260 [Chris] Typically, we don't see a blade 1639 01:14:50,460 --> 01:14:52,400 that is that dangerous, 1640 01:14:52,590 --> 01:14:53,860 that's a bot to be reckoned with. 1641 01:14:56,720 --> 01:14:59,260 You know, in an era where most bots are compact, 1642 01:14:59,460 --> 01:15:00,710 and low to the ground, 1643 01:15:00,910 --> 01:15:03,020 he's betting that opponents are gonna have a lot of trouble 1644 01:15:03,220 --> 01:15:05,670 figuring out how to attack it. 1645 01:15:05,870 --> 01:15:08,840 [Faruq] Now, two robots with designs wildly different 1646 01:15:09,040 --> 01:15:12,500 from previous winners, will square off in the final fight 1647 01:15:12,700 --> 01:15:14,370 of World Championship VII. 1648 01:15:16,310 --> 01:15:19,880 For Jamison Go, and the articulating arm of SawBlaze, 1649 01:15:20,080 --> 01:15:22,130 it's been a nearly 10-year journey, 1650 01:15:23,170 --> 01:15:24,980 defined by hard work, 1651 01:15:25,180 --> 01:15:28,290 dedication, and constant improvement. 1652 01:15:28,490 --> 01:15:31,770 This is the future of combat robotic Sawblades. 1653 01:15:31,970 --> 01:15:34,640 [Chris] This is unbelievable, Kenny. 1654 01:15:34,840 --> 01:15:37,440 [Kenny] Sheer domination from Jamison Go. 1655 01:15:38,130 --> 01:15:40,000 [all exclaiming] 1656 01:15:44,650 --> 01:15:48,050 [Faruq] And for Jonathan Schultz and the colossal wheels of Huge, 1657 01:15:48,250 --> 01:15:52,910 this moment is the vindication of an idea some said was too crazy, 1658 01:15:53,110 --> 01:15:56,060 to succeed in a 250-pound weight class. 1659 01:15:57,240 --> 01:15:58,670 [Chris] Direct hit by Huge. 1660 01:15:58,870 --> 01:16:01,360 One of the whackiest designs we've seen in years, 1661 01:16:01,560 --> 01:16:02,960 putting on an impressive show. 1662 01:16:03,860 --> 01:16:05,020 Yeah! 1663 01:16:05,220 --> 01:16:06,130 [all exclaiming] 1664 01:16:09,820 --> 01:16:12,570 [Faruq] Both teams have had their failures along the way... 1665 01:16:12,770 --> 01:16:14,810 [man] This fight is over. 1666 01:16:15,010 --> 01:16:18,020 [Faruq] ...but now, only three minutes 1667 01:16:18,220 --> 01:16:22,100 sits between them and the history books. 1668 01:16:25,270 --> 01:16:26,550 [audience cheering] 1669 01:16:39,410 --> 01:16:41,220 [Chris] Both teams are moments away 1670 01:16:41,420 --> 01:16:43,400 from entering the battle box. 1671 01:16:43,590 --> 01:16:46,550 Kenny, how do these two machines match up? 1672 01:16:47,820 --> 01:16:50,460 [Kenny] Well again, very unconventional designs, 1673 01:16:50,660 --> 01:16:54,710 Jonathan Schultz's frame sits 19 inches above the ground. 1674 01:16:54,910 --> 01:16:58,220 But, SawBlaze is one of the few robots with a weapon 1675 01:16:58,420 --> 01:17:00,050 that can reach Huge. 1676 01:17:00,250 --> 01:17:03,330 That being said, both captains are making modifications, 1677 01:17:03,530 --> 01:17:05,000 for this championship battle. 1678 01:17:07,170 --> 01:17:10,150 Jonathan Schultz is switching to the Tegris wheels for this fight. 1679 01:17:10,350 --> 01:17:14,260 Tegris is a harder material than UHMW plastic, 1680 01:17:14,460 --> 01:17:17,260 and these wheels will be tougher to carve up. 1681 01:17:17,460 --> 01:17:21,080 Jamison Go on the other hand is taking more of a risk. 1682 01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:24,570 Between fights, Jamo took one of his plows, inverted it, 1683 01:17:24,770 --> 01:17:27,330 and then welded it to the front of SawBlaze, 1684 01:17:27,530 --> 01:17:30,330 to create sort of a heavy duty cradle. 1685 01:17:30,530 --> 01:17:32,400 The idea is that it'll catch 1686 01:17:32,590 --> 01:17:34,710 Jonathan's blade like a baseball mitt, 1687 01:17:34,910 --> 01:17:37,080 hopefully stop the weapon from spinning. 1688 01:17:37,280 --> 01:17:40,840 And then Jamo can use two new eyebrow attachments 1689 01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:42,330 to control Huge. 1690 01:17:42,530 --> 01:17:45,360 My concern is that when Huge hits the cradle, 1691 01:17:45,560 --> 01:17:47,360 SawBlaze is gonna go flying. 1692 01:17:47,560 --> 01:17:51,120 It's definitely a gamble in the biggest match of his career, 1693 01:17:51,320 --> 01:17:53,340 Jamison Go is winging it. 1694 01:17:55,550 --> 01:17:58,000 It has been a remarkable season. You ready? 1695 01:17:58,480 --> 01:17:59,260 Let's do it. 1696 01:17:59,460 --> 01:18:00,500 Are you guys ready? 1697 01:18:00,700 --> 01:18:01,820 [audience cheering] 1698 01:18:04,100 --> 01:18:07,770 Let's go find the winner of this season's Giant Nut. 1699 01:18:07,970 --> 01:18:09,930 Faruq, take it away. 1700 01:18:17,510 --> 01:18:21,810 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1701 01:18:22,010 --> 01:18:23,310 [all cheering and applauding] 1702 01:18:33,240 --> 01:18:38,100 It's Championship Robot fighting time. 1703 01:18:40,410 --> 01:18:42,240 [dramatic music playing] 1704 01:18:50,060 --> 01:18:51,950 [Faruq] In the red square, 1705 01:18:52,150 --> 01:18:53,710 if you're calling something big, 1706 01:18:53,910 --> 01:18:55,740 there's vast amounts of synonyms. 1707 01:18:55,940 --> 01:18:59,360 You'll find tons in the tall tales of how extensive 1708 01:18:59,560 --> 01:19:00,980 this bot's winning is. 1709 01:19:01,180 --> 01:19:04,670 Enormous odds against him when he faced Scorpio's wrath, 1710 01:19:04,870 --> 01:19:08,290 but in the stars it was written, that he'd be splitting him in half. 1711 01:19:08,490 --> 01:19:10,950 A gigantic underdog to MaDCatTer, 1712 01:19:11,150 --> 01:19:12,460 but still he delivered. 1713 01:19:12,660 --> 01:19:15,810 He neutered the kitty and threw the body in the river. 1714 01:19:16,010 --> 01:19:18,980 To beat Witch Doctor would be a colossal upset, 1715 01:19:19,180 --> 01:19:22,460 that's what they heard them say, but he rolled up saying, 1716 01:19:22,660 --> 01:19:25,360 "Move Witch, get out the way." 1717 01:19:25,560 --> 01:19:27,770 They said the towering power of Copperhead, 1718 01:19:27,970 --> 01:19:29,400 would be too much to take, 1719 01:19:29,590 --> 01:19:31,220 But he'll be headed to the finals, 1720 01:19:31,420 --> 01:19:33,980 'cause he beheaded the snake. 1721 01:19:34,180 --> 01:19:38,400 Now, he'll leave SawBlaze, massively battered, scattered, shattered, 1722 01:19:38,590 --> 01:19:40,640 'cause there's infinite words for big 1723 01:19:40,840 --> 01:19:43,170 but only one word that matters. 1724 01:19:43,650 --> 01:19:46,620 It's, Huge! 1725 01:19:47,750 --> 01:19:49,880 - [audience cheering] - [dramatic music playing] 1726 01:19:50,080 --> 01:19:52,530 [Chris] Nobody better than Faruq, 1727 01:19:52,730 --> 01:19:55,820 telling the story of the season of Huge. 1728 01:19:56,270 --> 01:19:57,710 [audience] Huge! 1729 01:19:57,910 --> 01:20:01,220 [Chris] It's personality as large as its wheels, 1730 01:20:01,420 --> 01:20:04,400 the captain, the creator, Jonathan Schultz. 1731 01:20:04,590 --> 01:20:07,290 So proud, the man in the middle. 1732 01:20:07,490 --> 01:20:09,050 [Kenny] Yeah, we've talked about it, but he almost 1733 01:20:09,250 --> 01:20:11,640 retired Huge after last season. 1734 01:20:11,840 --> 01:20:15,290 This is why he and his team put all those hours in, 1735 01:20:15,490 --> 01:20:16,030 during the off season. 1736 01:20:16,650 --> 01:20:18,220 Hard work pays off. 1737 01:20:18,420 --> 01:20:21,190 Jonathan's also going with a lighter weight blade here, 1738 01:20:21,390 --> 01:20:24,580 which has allowed them to add more armor to the frame. 1739 01:20:28,890 --> 01:20:30,810 [Faruq] In the blue square. 1740 01:20:31,010 --> 01:20:33,120 It takes precision to be a champion. 1741 01:20:33,320 --> 01:20:35,290 It takes a plan to win a title. 1742 01:20:35,490 --> 01:20:37,080 First they saw their bracket, 1743 01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:39,640 then they blazed the path out to the finals. 1744 01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:41,950 The flipper, Blip, got too close 1745 01:20:42,150 --> 01:20:43,740 and soon, was filled with dread 1746 01:20:43,940 --> 01:20:47,400 when that giant blade dropped and put a hole up in his head. 1747 01:20:47,590 --> 01:20:51,190 They had clear skies until they had to face Monsoon. 1748 01:20:51,390 --> 01:20:52,710 How would they respond? 1749 01:20:52,910 --> 01:20:55,120 The British bot got fried like fish and chips 1750 01:20:55,320 --> 01:20:57,330 and sent back across the pond. 1751 01:20:57,530 --> 01:21:00,570 With Minotaur on deck, they could've waved the white flag. 1752 01:21:00,770 --> 01:21:03,150 But they dodged the bull in the all-time classic 1753 01:21:03,350 --> 01:21:04,950 and put 'em in a body bag. 1754 01:21:05,150 --> 01:21:08,220 Last up was Ribbot, who was quickly cast aside 1755 01:21:08,420 --> 01:21:10,360 when they chopped the frog wide open 1756 01:21:10,560 --> 01:21:12,670 and took Mr. Toad on a wild ride. 1757 01:21:12,870 --> 01:21:15,430 Now they have a Huge obstacle in their way. 1758 01:21:15,630 --> 01:21:17,770 Prepare to be amazed when they chop this 1759 01:21:17,970 --> 01:21:21,290 giant bot to the ground and we say, "They came, 1760 01:21:21,490 --> 01:21:24,710 they saw, they blazed." Give it up 1761 01:21:24,910 --> 01:21:27,410 for SawBlaze! 1762 01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:34,190 [cheering] 1763 01:21:34,390 --> 01:21:38,220 [Chris] Jamison Go, a man who has been in the top 16, 1764 01:21:38,420 --> 01:21:40,220 the top eight a couple of times, 1765 01:21:40,420 --> 01:21:42,570 the semi-finals a season ago, 1766 01:21:42,770 --> 01:21:45,600 now a step away from the holy grail. 1767 01:21:45,800 --> 01:21:48,360 And there's that attachment you were talking about, Kenny. 1768 01:21:48,560 --> 01:21:50,710 [Kenny] Yeah, they built it in about 20 minutes. 1769 01:21:50,910 --> 01:21:52,980 If it works, Jamo's a genius. 1770 01:21:53,180 --> 01:21:55,770 If it doesn't, this is a move we'll be talking about 1771 01:21:55,970 --> 01:21:57,810 for a long time. 1772 01:21:58,010 --> 01:22:00,910 But it's been incredible to watch both these teams 1773 01:22:01,110 --> 01:22:02,930 rise to the top over the years. 1774 01:22:15,550 --> 01:22:17,400 Huge is one of those weird robots 1775 01:22:17,590 --> 01:22:20,570 that, you know, many people don't have a good answer for. 1776 01:22:20,770 --> 01:22:22,570 There's a lot of improv in this build right now. 1777 01:22:22,770 --> 01:22:26,910 Basically, it's kind of like a, uh, elevated dust pan per se. 1778 01:22:27,110 --> 01:22:29,360 We're gonna have to use the rest of the cradle apparatus 1779 01:22:29,560 --> 01:22:31,880 to, uh, move Huge around 1780 01:22:32,080 --> 01:22:34,570 and position correctly to deliver the hammer saw. 1781 01:22:34,770 --> 01:22:36,500 If Huge can clear our obstacles 1782 01:22:36,700 --> 01:22:38,500 and damage our weapon systems, 1783 01:22:38,700 --> 01:22:40,330 that's gonna be a victory for Huge. 1784 01:22:40,530 --> 01:22:42,530 When I see those banners, I wonder 1785 01:22:42,730 --> 01:22:45,500 what each one of those teams, those drivers felt 1786 01:22:45,700 --> 01:22:46,770 when they were in their finals. 1787 01:22:46,970 --> 01:22:48,680 I look forward to knowing what that feels like. 1788 01:22:49,550 --> 01:22:53,080 I fight more random attachments 1789 01:22:53,280 --> 01:22:54,910 than I fight normal robots. 1790 01:22:55,110 --> 01:22:57,570 I think that it's one of those things where they're gonna see 1791 01:22:57,770 --> 01:22:59,980 that their strategy may not be as good as they thought it would be. 1792 01:23:00,180 --> 01:23:02,260 Where the arm comes over the top on SawBlaze 1793 01:23:02,460 --> 01:23:04,460 is the central hub. It powers the arm, 1794 01:23:04,660 --> 01:23:06,190 it runs a belt out to the spinner. 1795 01:23:06,390 --> 01:23:08,360 If we can throw our blade up there two or three times 1796 01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:10,670 and survive it, we may hit something. 1797 01:23:10,870 --> 01:23:13,910 I mean, how do you not take the shot at the self-destruct button? 1798 01:23:14,110 --> 01:23:16,260 Even if it's risky, if you hit it, you win. 1799 01:23:16,460 --> 01:23:18,220 After years of working so hard on the robot, 1800 01:23:18,420 --> 01:23:20,460 it's a validation of everything we've done. 1801 01:23:20,660 --> 01:23:23,820 We will be a runner-up or a champion forever. 1802 01:23:29,960 --> 01:23:32,100 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1803 01:23:37,890 --> 01:23:40,500 [Chris] Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. 1804 01:23:40,700 --> 01:23:43,980 These two captains have been dreaming about this moment 1805 01:23:44,180 --> 01:23:45,930 since they were little kids. 1806 01:23:48,030 --> 01:23:49,680 SawBlaze. 1807 01:23:50,580 --> 01:23:51,960 Huge. 1808 01:23:52,790 --> 01:23:55,080 This sport will change forever. 1809 01:23:55,280 --> 01:23:57,620 And we will crown a champion, 1810 01:23:58,650 --> 01:23:59,810 next 1811 01:24:00,010 --> 01:24:02,340 onBattleBots. 1812 01:24:19,240 --> 01:24:21,770 [Chris] Welcome back to the conclusion of theBattleBots 1813 01:24:21,970 --> 01:24:24,120 World Championship VII tournament, 1814 01:24:24,320 --> 01:24:27,430 where we are now just moments away from finding out 1815 01:24:27,630 --> 01:24:31,080 which of our finalists will hoist the Giant Nut. 1816 01:24:31,280 --> 01:24:34,330 Jamison Go and SawBlaze are using 1817 01:24:34,530 --> 01:24:37,880 an untested and potentially risky attachment, 1818 01:24:38,080 --> 01:24:40,120 while Jonathan Schultz and Huge are sticking 1819 01:24:40,320 --> 01:24:42,620 with what's kept them perfect all season. 1820 01:24:43,960 --> 01:24:46,120 Three minutes stand between them 1821 01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:47,910 and the history books. 1822 01:24:48,110 --> 01:24:49,000 Here we go. 1823 01:24:51,060 --> 01:24:52,130 [crowd cheering] SawBlaze! 1824 01:25:11,060 --> 01:25:13,980 [Chris] Years of hard work and perseverance have led 1825 01:25:14,180 --> 01:25:15,500 these teams to this moment. 1826 01:25:15,700 --> 01:25:18,580 Now one will become a champion. 1827 01:25:19,370 --> 01:25:20,480 [beeping] 1828 01:25:22,720 --> 01:25:24,400 Let the battle for the Giant Nut begin. 1829 01:25:24,590 --> 01:25:26,640 A box rush by SawBlaze as the game-- 1830 01:25:26,840 --> 01:25:28,460 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Sticking his nose right in there 1831 01:25:28,660 --> 01:25:30,910 and doing a 360 is Jamo. 1832 01:25:31,110 --> 01:25:33,120 [Kenny] Yeah, Huge able to launch SawBlaze. 1833 01:25:33,320 --> 01:25:35,880 - [Chris] Oh! - [Kenny] This was the fear with that attachment. 1834 01:25:36,080 --> 01:25:38,220 [Chris] It's already taken three shots, Kenny. 1835 01:25:38,420 --> 01:25:40,530 - [Kenny exclaims] - [Chris] And a huge one there. 1836 01:25:40,730 --> 01:25:41,710 [man] We've got him locked on the box. 1837 01:25:41,910 --> 01:25:43,290 [Chris] What a start for Schultz. 1838 01:25:43,490 --> 01:25:45,740 [Kenny] Huge continues to uppercut SawBlaze. 1839 01:25:45,940 --> 01:25:47,190 [Chris] And oh! Watch it. 1840 01:25:47,390 --> 01:25:49,260 Oh, he landed almost on top of Huge! 1841 01:25:49,460 --> 01:25:51,670 [Kenny] Huge is out to a big lead. 1842 01:25:51,870 --> 01:25:53,330 [Chris] Oh, my goodness. 1843 01:25:53,530 --> 01:25:56,740 That's half dozen shots in the first 30 seconds by Huge. 1844 01:25:56,940 --> 01:25:58,190 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] And SawBlaze 1845 01:25:58,390 --> 01:26:00,150 takes the big fella into the rails. 1846 01:26:00,350 --> 01:26:02,740 [Kenny] SawBlaze starting to come back. Chris, look at this. 1847 01:26:02,940 --> 01:26:04,980 - [Chris] A push and a shot. - [Kenny exclaims] 1848 01:26:05,180 --> 01:26:06,600 [indistinct shouting] 1849 01:26:06,800 --> 01:26:08,150 [Kenny] He may have disabled the weapon. 1850 01:26:08,350 --> 01:26:09,980 He's trying to go for those weapon belts. 1851 01:26:10,180 --> 01:26:12,050 There are some weapon belts on the floor. 1852 01:26:12,250 --> 01:26:14,260 Do they belong to SawBlaze or Huge? 1853 01:26:14,460 --> 01:26:16,770 [Chris] Well, it looks like both robots' weapons 1854 01:26:16,970 --> 01:26:19,290 are fully functional at this point. 1855 01:26:19,490 --> 01:26:22,120 What an impressive sequence from SawBlaze nonetheless 1856 01:26:22,320 --> 01:26:24,640 as Huge lands a couple of quick jabs. 1857 01:26:24,840 --> 01:26:27,190 Jamison Go still looking to make up ground 1858 01:26:27,390 --> 01:26:29,600 after that opening barrage from Huge. 1859 01:26:29,800 --> 01:26:32,710 Trying to attack those Tegris wheels now 1860 01:26:32,910 --> 01:26:34,570 and push him into the upper deck. 1861 01:26:34,770 --> 01:26:36,570 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] Oh, and Huge fights back. 1862 01:26:36,770 --> 01:26:39,400 SawBlaze on its head, Able to self-right, 1863 01:26:39,590 --> 01:26:42,460 but a dicey moment there for Jamison Go. 1864 01:26:42,660 --> 01:26:45,500 [Kenny] SawBlaze continues to feed that cradle attachment 1865 01:26:45,700 --> 01:26:47,400 into the weapon of Huge. And now, 1866 01:26:47,590 --> 01:26:50,220 using those eyebrows to pin it. 1867 01:26:50,420 --> 01:26:53,020 [Chris] SawBlaze utilizing that hammer saw nicely. 1868 01:26:53,220 --> 01:26:54,640 - [Kenny] Oh! - [Chris] And again! 1869 01:26:54,840 --> 01:26:57,150 [Kenny] We had our doubts but this is turning out to be 1870 01:26:57,350 --> 01:27:00,020 an effective game plan for Jamison Go. 1871 01:27:00,220 --> 01:27:03,400 [Chris] Oh, and the pulverizer gets a shot on SawBlaze. 1872 01:27:03,590 --> 01:27:06,570 [Kenny] This is an amazing drivers match here. 1873 01:27:06,770 --> 01:27:08,330 Jonathan Schultz trying to get some space, 1874 01:27:08,530 --> 01:27:10,840 trying to get that blade up to full speed. 1875 01:27:11,040 --> 01:27:13,220 [Chris] Jamison Go right on top of Huge. 1876 01:27:13,420 --> 01:27:15,570 Approaching a minute to go in our title fight 1877 01:27:15,770 --> 01:27:17,810 and it is neck and neck. 1878 01:27:18,010 --> 01:27:19,530 [Kenny] This is very similar to what... 1879 01:27:19,730 --> 01:27:20,950 - [Chris exclaims] - ...a grappler would do against 1880 01:27:21,150 --> 01:27:23,080 a high-level striker just jamming him up, 1881 01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:25,190 giving him no space to breathe, Chris. 1882 01:27:25,390 --> 01:27:27,670 [Chris] SawBlaze picking Huge from end to end 1883 01:27:27,870 --> 01:27:30,080 in the battle box. Under a minute to go. 1884 01:27:30,280 --> 01:27:32,020 - The Kill Saws are active. - [Kenny exclaims] 1885 01:27:32,220 --> 01:27:34,120 [Chris] Who will make that final push? 1886 01:27:34,320 --> 01:27:37,080 Who will get their hands on the Giant Nut, Kenny? 1887 01:27:37,280 --> 01:27:39,950 [Kenny] Well, SawBlaze certainly winning the control battle here, 1888 01:27:40,150 --> 01:27:42,810 in the back half of this fight as Jamison Go, 1889 01:27:43,010 --> 01:27:45,080 lands another shot with the hammer saw. 1890 01:27:45,280 --> 01:27:49,710 Huge hanging tough. This one is gonna go down to the wire, Chris. 1891 01:27:49,910 --> 01:27:51,840 [Chris] SawBlaze remaining in control 1892 01:27:52,040 --> 01:27:54,880 utilizing the battle box to its advantage. 1893 01:27:55,080 --> 01:27:57,430 Thirty seconds to go in this season. 1894 01:27:57,630 --> 01:28:00,400 [Kenny] This is the first time we've seen Huge slow down 1895 01:28:00,590 --> 01:28:02,860 all year. Will it be enough? 1896 01:28:04,240 --> 01:28:06,000 [man] You got it, captain. You got it. 1897 01:28:07,440 --> 01:28:09,880 [Chris] Jamison Go shoves Huge into the rails. 1898 01:28:10,080 --> 01:28:12,050 - [Kenny exclaims] - [Chris] Fifteen seconds to go 1899 01:28:12,250 --> 01:28:14,810 as that hammer saw is running wild... 1900 01:28:15,010 --> 01:28:16,950 - [Kenny] Oh! - ...and now it's gone in a plume of smoke. 1901 01:28:17,150 --> 01:28:19,810 [Kenny] SawBlaze staying aggressive throughout this, Chris. 1902 01:28:20,010 --> 01:28:22,150 [Chris] Under ten to go in this season. 1903 01:28:22,350 --> 01:28:24,020 [Kenny] Oh, wow! 1904 01:28:24,220 --> 01:28:27,370 [Chris] Frontwards shot by SawBlaze, is it enough? 1905 01:28:29,310 --> 01:28:32,000 Thunderous applause outside of the box 1906 01:28:33,790 --> 01:28:36,050 as the championship fight 1907 01:28:36,250 --> 01:28:38,930 now goes to the judges. 1908 01:28:39,620 --> 01:28:41,710 Wow. 1909 01:28:41,910 --> 01:28:44,570 [Kenny] Both teams spinning their weapons showing the judges 1910 01:28:44,770 --> 01:28:46,770 that they are indeed still active. 1911 01:28:46,970 --> 01:28:48,480 What a fight. 1912 01:28:49,790 --> 01:28:51,980 [Chris] Both veterans emptying their tanks 1913 01:28:52,180 --> 01:28:55,570 in pursuit of a title. Who is it gonna be? 1914 01:28:55,770 --> 01:28:56,950 [all cheering] 1915 01:28:57,150 --> 01:28:59,290 [Chris] Jamison Go celebrating, 1916 01:28:59,490 --> 01:29:02,080 while Jonathan Schultz stays focused. 1917 01:29:02,280 --> 01:29:03,570 And will you look at this. 1918 01:29:03,770 --> 01:29:05,950 We are being told the judges are heading 1919 01:29:06,150 --> 01:29:08,980 into the box to assess the damage. 1920 01:29:09,180 --> 01:29:12,360 That would actually indicate it's gonna be a very close decision. 1921 01:29:12,560 --> 01:29:15,530 They wanna make sure they get this thing right. 1922 01:29:15,730 --> 01:29:17,050 - Good job. - [man] We did it, bro. 1923 01:29:17,250 --> 01:29:18,400 We made it. 1924 01:29:18,590 --> 01:29:19,960 That was good, we've nearly made it. 1925 01:29:25,750 --> 01:29:29,000 [Chris] Will Huge be the newest team to hoist the Giant Nut? 1926 01:29:29,580 --> 01:29:31,950 Or will it be SawBlaze? 1927 01:29:32,150 --> 01:29:35,360 We will have the decision when the season finale 1928 01:29:35,560 --> 01:29:38,200 ofBattleBots continues. 1929 01:29:46,960 --> 01:29:50,770 [Chris] We are back for the conclusion of theBattleBots season. 1930 01:29:50,970 --> 01:29:53,530 Our championship fight between SawBlaze and Huge 1931 01:29:53,730 --> 01:29:55,430 went the full three minutes. 1932 01:29:55,630 --> 01:29:57,670 And with the Giant Nut on the line, 1933 01:29:57,870 --> 01:29:59,910 the judges have been inside the box 1934 01:30:00,110 --> 01:30:04,220 during the break assessing the damage firsthand. 1935 01:30:04,420 --> 01:30:06,500 [Kenny] I mean, I would be in there as well 1936 01:30:06,700 --> 01:30:10,880 assessing the damage because this one, Chris, was so close. 1937 01:30:11,080 --> 01:30:14,640 [Chris] So Kenny, we rarely see this type of up close inspection. 1938 01:30:14,840 --> 01:30:17,050 What exactly are the judges looking for here? 1939 01:30:17,250 --> 01:30:19,740 [Kenny] Well, this was such an even match, Chris, 1940 01:30:19,940 --> 01:30:22,360 and details matter. If someone lost a belt, 1941 01:30:22,560 --> 01:30:26,640 whose belt was it? Is the damage they're seeing superficial? 1942 01:30:26,840 --> 01:30:28,050 Is it critical? 1943 01:30:28,250 --> 01:30:31,500 Things like that. Overall, they just wanna make sure 1944 01:30:31,700 --> 01:30:34,430 they get this call right. These teams, 1945 01:30:34,630 --> 01:30:37,710 obviously, have everything on the line here. 1946 01:30:37,910 --> 01:30:39,820 I mean, this was so close, Chris. 1947 01:30:40,680 --> 01:30:41,680 [indistinct conversation] 1948 01:30:43,030 --> 01:30:44,400 - Good job. - It was awesome. 1949 01:30:44,590 --> 01:30:45,370 Thank you. 1950 01:30:46,550 --> 01:30:49,120 [Chris] So the three judges, Lisa Winter, Fon Davis, 1951 01:30:49,320 --> 01:30:54,530 and Derek Young are now back at their judges scores table. 1952 01:30:54,730 --> 01:30:58,480 And now the future of the sport is left in their hands. 1953 01:31:02,930 --> 01:31:05,570 Kenny, as we take a look at this title fight, 1954 01:31:05,770 --> 01:31:08,360 what a remarkable start by Huge. 1955 01:31:08,560 --> 01:31:10,080 [Kenny] It was unbelievable. 1956 01:31:10,280 --> 01:31:14,020 The raw power of that weapon was on full display 1957 01:31:14,220 --> 01:31:15,260 to start this match. 1958 01:31:15,460 --> 01:31:17,670 [Chris] Jonathan Schultz launching SawBlaze 1959 01:31:17,870 --> 01:31:21,360 head over heels repeatedly. And if you're a SawBlaze fan, 1960 01:31:21,560 --> 01:31:23,710 you were holding your breath for this stretch. 1961 01:31:23,910 --> 01:31:26,360 But Jamison Go weathered the storm, Kenny. 1962 01:31:26,560 --> 01:31:29,740 [Kenny] No doubt, able to eat those shots with the cradle attachment. 1963 01:31:29,940 --> 01:31:32,670 Then pushed back with those Tegris eyebrows. 1964 01:31:32,870 --> 01:31:34,740 And it was hard to see in the moment, Chris, 1965 01:31:34,940 --> 01:31:37,430 but it was this strike from SawBlaze 1966 01:31:37,630 --> 01:31:40,330 that snapped the pair of the weapon belts on Huge. 1967 01:31:40,530 --> 01:31:43,460 And I think that changed the complexion of this fight. 1968 01:31:43,660 --> 01:31:47,330 [Chris] Well, the giant was unfazed, it was able to stay spinning, 1969 01:31:47,530 --> 01:31:50,050 stay aggressive, and keep punching. 1970 01:31:50,250 --> 01:31:51,910 [Kenny] Yeah, big upper cut here 1971 01:31:52,110 --> 01:31:53,910 that put SawBlaze on its head. 1972 01:31:54,110 --> 01:31:58,190 And look how close Jonathan came to taking out SawBlaze's weapon. 1973 01:31:58,390 --> 01:32:02,840 Jamison able to pull it out of harm's way just in time. 1974 01:32:03,040 --> 01:32:05,670 [Chris] All right, Kenny, a title's on the line. 1975 01:32:05,870 --> 01:32:07,980 How are the judges gonna break this down? 1976 01:32:08,180 --> 01:32:09,880 [Kenny] Well, listen, we had our doubts 1977 01:32:10,080 --> 01:32:14,190 but Jamison's configuration proved to be a stroke of genius. 1978 01:32:14,390 --> 01:32:17,220 And I think won SawBlaze the control category. 1979 01:32:17,420 --> 01:32:19,600 I can see aggression going to Huge 1980 01:32:19,800 --> 01:32:23,530 because of the sheer ferocity of that opening 30 seconds. 1981 01:32:23,730 --> 01:32:26,950 But when it comes to damage, although he didn't break it, 1982 01:32:27,150 --> 01:32:30,810 I think Jamison took some sting out of Huge's weapon 1983 01:32:31,010 --> 01:32:34,120 by snapping those belts. In my opinion, 1984 01:32:34,320 --> 01:32:36,770 Huge landed the more memorable shots 1985 01:32:36,970 --> 01:32:39,430 but it was SawBlaze that left the judges 1986 01:32:39,630 --> 01:32:41,670 with a powerful final impression. 1987 01:32:41,870 --> 01:32:44,460 A masterful finish by Jamison Go. 1988 01:32:44,660 --> 01:32:46,260 This is going to be close. 1989 01:32:46,460 --> 01:32:49,860 [Chris] It is time to crown a champion. Faruq. 1990 01:32:53,790 --> 01:32:56,480 The results from the judges are in. 1991 01:33:01,200 --> 01:33:04,130 We have a unanimous decision. 1992 01:33:10,130 --> 01:33:14,440 Your BattleBots World Champion is... 1993 01:33:26,550 --> 01:33:28,120 SawBlaze! 1994 01:33:28,320 --> 01:33:29,580 [all shouting and cheering] 1995 01:33:37,860 --> 01:33:38,930 [crowd cheering] 1996 01:33:58,240 --> 01:33:59,550 [Jonathan] Well done. 1997 01:34:01,960 --> 01:34:03,510 [Kenny] Jamison Go. 1998 01:34:09,340 --> 01:34:14,050 Congratulations, you are a World Champion. 1999 01:34:14,250 --> 01:34:15,580 [screaming] 2000 01:34:16,650 --> 01:34:18,400 We are World Champion. 2001 01:34:18,590 --> 01:34:20,620 We are Team SawBlaze. 2002 01:34:22,100 --> 01:34:23,910 It's not just me, it's everyone. 2003 01:34:24,110 --> 01:34:26,740 It's Team SawBlaze right here. [sighs] 2004 01:34:26,940 --> 01:34:30,050 - It's a-- - Jamison, what's going through your heart right now? 2005 01:34:30,250 --> 01:34:31,400 Energy drinks. 2006 01:34:31,590 --> 01:34:32,650 [all laughing] 2007 01:34:35,550 --> 01:34:37,190 Well, congratulations. 2008 01:34:37,390 --> 01:34:40,080 I know you wanna get your hands on the Giant Nut. 2009 01:34:40,280 --> 01:34:42,950 But because this fight was so close, 2010 01:34:43,150 --> 01:34:46,190 we do have to ask Jonathan Schultz 2011 01:34:46,390 --> 01:34:48,400 whether or not there will be an appeal. 2012 01:34:48,590 --> 01:34:51,020 - [crowd exclaims] - [Kenny] Jonathan, 2013 01:34:51,220 --> 01:34:55,120 Team Huge, will you be appealing this decision? 2014 01:34:55,320 --> 01:34:57,980 The only appeal would be if we had won. 2015 01:34:58,180 --> 01:34:59,640 I think it was the right call. 2016 01:34:59,840 --> 01:35:01,570 - We will not be appealing the decision. - Oh. 2017 01:35:01,770 --> 01:35:04,460 - [crowd cheering] - I will not make you go through that. 2018 01:35:04,660 --> 01:35:06,330 [Kenny] Classy maneuver. 2019 01:35:06,530 --> 01:35:08,260 When we come back, 2020 01:35:08,460 --> 01:35:12,150 we will hand out the Giant Nut to Team SawBlaze. 2021 01:35:12,350 --> 01:35:15,880 That and more coming your way on the road to the Giant Nut. 2022 01:35:16,080 --> 01:35:17,960 Do not go anywhere. 2023 01:35:22,580 --> 01:35:25,120 Oh, my God. Oh, my God, it's real. 2024 01:35:25,320 --> 01:35:26,840 - Is it? - It's not a dream. 2025 01:35:27,040 --> 01:35:27,930 Is it? 2026 01:35:40,480 --> 01:35:42,770 Jonathan, uh, that was obviously a crazy close final. 2027 01:35:42,970 --> 01:35:45,980 Went to judges' decision. Uh, what are your emotions right now? 2028 01:35:46,180 --> 01:35:49,020 I mean, I'm just so proud, uh, of everything to do with the final. 2029 01:35:49,220 --> 01:35:50,710 Proud of my team, proud of getting here, 2030 01:35:50,910 --> 01:35:52,460 proud of the season we had, and proud of, 2031 01:35:52,660 --> 01:35:54,430 you know, such a unique robot winning the Giant Nut. 2032 01:35:54,630 --> 01:35:56,840 Both you guys made modifications in the fight. 2033 01:35:57,040 --> 01:35:58,670 It was a close one. What do you think 2034 01:35:58,870 --> 01:36:00,740 the difference was, uh, in that fight? 2035 01:36:00,940 --> 01:36:03,150 Yeah, I think their modifications eventually worked 2036 01:36:03,350 --> 01:36:04,460 like what he was looking for out of it. 2037 01:36:04,660 --> 01:36:06,810 It gave us a lot of opportunities to extend 2038 01:36:07,010 --> 01:36:08,460 the fight and win it in the beginning. 2039 01:36:08,660 --> 01:36:10,740 But in the end, once he took the belts off of our weapon, 2040 01:36:10,940 --> 01:36:12,570 slowed it down a lot, and then we just didn't have 2041 01:36:12,770 --> 01:36:14,740 the power to swing the fight like we were in the beginning. 2042 01:36:14,940 --> 01:36:17,400 But that's the power of SawBlaze, they get one hit 2043 01:36:17,590 --> 01:36:20,050 on a critical area and that cut our spinner power in half. 2044 01:36:20,250 --> 01:36:21,840 So he just controlled it from there. 2045 01:36:22,040 --> 01:36:24,360 Jonathan, you and your team had a brilliant run, 2046 01:36:24,560 --> 01:36:26,430 - undefeated heading into the final. - Yeah. 2047 01:36:26,630 --> 01:36:29,080 It was very close. You guys almost had it. 2048 01:36:29,280 --> 01:36:30,980 Uh, congratulations on a brilliant run. 2049 01:36:31,180 --> 01:36:32,290 Thank you very much. It's-- 2050 01:36:32,490 --> 01:36:33,330 It's just been such a journey. 2051 01:36:33,530 --> 01:36:35,100 - So thank you. - You're welcome. 2052 01:36:38,960 --> 01:36:40,060 [crowd cheering] 2053 01:36:43,130 --> 01:36:44,840 Hey, Daddy, I did-- I did it. 2054 01:36:45,040 --> 01:36:46,600 [Chris] We are back onBattleBots 2055 01:36:46,800 --> 01:36:48,710 and what a night it's been. 2056 01:36:48,910 --> 01:36:52,330 We've just witnessed Jamison Go and Team SawBlaze 2057 01:36:52,530 --> 01:36:56,720 take down Huge to become the newest World Champion. 2058 01:37:07,930 --> 01:37:09,240 [Jamison] Oh, my goodness. 2059 01:37:11,440 --> 01:37:12,720 - [laughs] - Is this real? 2060 01:37:13,620 --> 01:37:14,790 Soak it in, dude. 2061 01:37:16,030 --> 01:37:19,510 SawBlaze, SawBlaze, SawBlaze! 2062 01:37:23,480 --> 01:37:26,640 How long have you been competing in robot competition? 2063 01:37:26,840 --> 01:37:28,120 I've honestly lost count. 2064 01:37:28,320 --> 01:37:29,840 It's gotta be, like, 18, 19 years. 2065 01:37:30,040 --> 01:37:31,570 You were just a teenager when you started, right? 2066 01:37:31,770 --> 01:37:33,080 - Oh, yeah. Yeah. - If not younger. 2067 01:37:33,280 --> 01:37:35,740 And how long have you been dreaming of this moment? 2068 01:37:35,940 --> 01:37:38,000 Since I started. I mean, BattleBots, 2069 01:37:38,680 --> 01:37:40,150 that was the thing that I-- 2070 01:37:40,350 --> 01:37:41,770 that I saw that got me inspired 2071 01:37:41,970 --> 01:37:43,640 and to do engineering, period. 2072 01:37:43,840 --> 01:37:46,570 So when I first saw BattleBots and the Giant Nut, 2073 01:37:46,770 --> 01:37:49,400 that was automatically-- that's what I'm searching for. 2074 01:37:49,590 --> 01:37:51,000 The Giant Nut, so... 2075 01:37:51,930 --> 01:37:53,740 It took a long time, but you know, 2076 01:37:53,940 --> 01:37:56,430 perseverance, determination, all these great things, 2077 01:37:56,630 --> 01:37:58,190 I think it paid off. Right, guys? 2078 01:37:58,390 --> 01:37:59,680 - [laughs] - [all cheering] 2079 01:38:01,510 --> 01:38:03,050 Now we're here. 2080 01:38:03,250 --> 01:38:04,260 [Kenny] That's for sure. 2081 01:38:04,460 --> 01:38:06,810 All right, so, uh, listen, it's great to be named 2082 01:38:07,010 --> 01:38:08,190 a champion and everything else. 2083 01:38:08,390 --> 01:38:10,910 Don't you wanna get your hands on the trophy? 2084 01:38:11,110 --> 01:38:14,260 - Well, are we ready for it? - I think we are. 2085 01:38:14,460 --> 01:38:17,020 Please welcome the creator of BattleBots, 2086 01:38:17,220 --> 01:38:19,080 the one and only, Trey Roski. 2087 01:38:19,280 --> 01:38:22,150 He has in his hands the Giant Nut. 2088 01:38:22,350 --> 01:38:23,790 Come on out here, Trey. 2089 01:38:25,820 --> 01:38:27,100 There it is. 2090 01:38:28,930 --> 01:38:30,190 Oh, my goodness. 2091 01:38:30,390 --> 01:38:32,030 - [screaming] - Oh, my goodness. 2092 01:38:34,030 --> 01:38:35,640 [all cheering] 2093 01:38:35,840 --> 01:38:37,710 [exclaims] Everyone gotta touch. 2094 01:38:37,910 --> 01:38:40,410 Yeah! [cheers] 2095 01:38:41,620 --> 01:38:44,330 SawBlaze, SawBlaze, SawBlaze, 2096 01:38:44,530 --> 01:38:46,330 SawBlaze, SawBlaze, 2097 01:38:46,530 --> 01:38:49,460 SawBlaze, SawBlaze, SawBlaze, 2098 01:38:49,660 --> 01:38:51,510 SawBlaze, SawBlaze! 2099 01:38:54,890 --> 01:38:56,740 Hey, listen, Jamo, it's great. 2100 01:38:56,940 --> 01:38:58,670 You get your hands on the Giant Nut. 2101 01:38:58,870 --> 01:39:01,810 But you, of course, will be immortalized forever as well, 2102 01:39:02,010 --> 01:39:04,570 because you see all those banners up there? 2103 01:39:04,770 --> 01:39:08,570 Next year, season eight, season opener, 2104 01:39:08,770 --> 01:39:11,530 SawBlaze's name will be etched up there 2105 01:39:11,730 --> 01:39:13,530 forever in BattleBotslore. 2106 01:39:13,730 --> 01:39:14,820 Oh, wow. 2107 01:39:17,030 --> 01:39:18,740 [Chris] Once again, a round of applause 2108 01:39:18,940 --> 01:39:21,960 for our season VII champion, SawBlaze. 2109 01:39:22,650 --> 01:39:23,930 [cheering] 2110 01:39:37,200 --> 01:39:40,400 For Faruq, for my man, Kenny Florian, 2111 01:39:40,590 --> 01:39:43,360 and our amazing crew here at BattleBots. 2112 01:39:43,560 --> 01:39:44,770 I am Chris Rose. 2113 01:39:44,970 --> 01:39:46,360 Thanks for tuning in. 2114 01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:48,530 We will see you again real soon 2115 01:39:48,730 --> 01:39:52,120 for the second installment of BattleBotschampions. 2116 01:39:52,320 --> 01:39:55,880 Let's take one last look at the unforgettable experience 2117 01:39:56,080 --> 01:39:59,030 that was World Championship VII. 2118 01:40:10,370 --> 01:40:11,310 We are back. 2119 01:40:12,060 --> 01:40:13,710 [crowd cheering] 2120 01:40:13,910 --> 01:40:16,980 As we kick off World Championship VII! 2121 01:40:17,180 --> 01:40:18,000 [crowd cheering] 2122 01:40:21,620 --> 01:40:24,530 [Kenny] This is gonna be a legendary upset. 2123 01:40:24,730 --> 01:40:25,980 [all shouting] 2124 01:40:26,180 --> 01:40:28,290 This is the win that we needed, this is the win that we needed. 2125 01:40:28,490 --> 01:40:29,930 [woman] Yeah, case closed. 2126 01:40:31,270 --> 01:40:35,290 [Chris] Wow! Minotaur wins in an epic match. 2127 01:40:35,490 --> 01:40:36,410 [cheering] 2128 01:40:37,580 --> 01:40:39,530 - [Chris exclaims] - [Kenny laughs] Oh. 2129 01:40:39,730 --> 01:40:42,200 I think we are surprising ourselves more than anybody else. 2130 01:40:43,340 --> 01:40:45,170 [Chris] The smoke is pouring out. 2131 01:40:46,820 --> 01:40:50,000 Twenty flips by Hydra tonight! 2132 01:40:50,890 --> 01:40:51,720 [screaming] 2133 01:40:55,580 --> 01:40:59,910 [Chris] For the first time, Black Dragon is on the wrong end of the KO. 2134 01:41:00,110 --> 01:41:01,840 You ready to start the round of 32? 2135 01:41:02,040 --> 01:41:03,980 - I am very ready, my friend. - You guys ready? 2136 01:41:04,180 --> 01:41:05,050 [crowd cheering] 2137 01:41:05,250 --> 01:41:06,880 [Chris] That was a huge hit! 2138 01:41:07,080 --> 01:41:10,400 - [Kenny] Riptide just relentless, unshattered. - No, man. 2139 01:41:10,590 --> 01:41:15,150 [Chris] In a all-time classic, RIPperoni is pounded out. 2140 01:41:15,350 --> 01:41:17,600 Yeah! Yeah! 2141 01:41:17,800 --> 01:41:21,430 Come on, man, be happy. You're in the round of 16. 2142 01:41:21,630 --> 01:41:22,820 He's happy. 2143 01:41:23,440 --> 01:41:25,670 Here comes SawBlaze. 2144 01:41:25,870 --> 01:41:27,980 - [Chris] What is Bales gonna do? - [Kenny exclaims] 2145 01:41:28,180 --> 01:41:31,220 [Chris] Ribbot to advance to the round of eight. 2146 01:41:31,420 --> 01:41:34,960 Copperhead does the unthinkable. 2147 01:41:41,820 --> 01:41:44,360 It is Huge, it is SawBlaze. 2148 01:41:44,560 --> 01:41:48,020 Somebody's walking away with the Giant Nut. 2149 01:41:48,220 --> 01:41:50,670 [Jamison] This match is validation to people that go beyond 2150 01:41:50,870 --> 01:41:53,840 the naysayers that say like, "This-- This shouldn't work." 2151 01:41:54,040 --> 01:41:58,170 [Faruq] YourBattleBots World Champion is... 2152 01:41:59,060 --> 01:42:00,750 SawBlaze! 2153 01:42:03,790 --> 01:42:06,270 It's my lifelong dream to get the Giant Nut. 2154 01:42:08,790 --> 01:42:10,310 Don't let your dreams be dreams. 2155 01:42:12,170 --> 01:42:13,340 Make them reality.