1 00:00:01,487 --> 00:00:03,832 [Faruq] Over its 25-year history, 2 00:00:03,867 --> 00:00:08,039 excellence atBattleBots has been measured in hardware. 3 00:00:08,073 --> 00:00:12,246 Punctuated by the ultimate prize, The Giant Nut. 4 00:00:14,349 --> 00:00:19,280 Tonight, the quest for another one of robot combat's crown jewels 5 00:00:19,315 --> 00:00:22,280 culminates in an epic winner-take-all tournament. 6 00:00:23,660 --> 00:00:25,073 A field of champions, 7 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:30,522 and the sport's most battle-tested bots will enter the Box. 8 00:00:30,556 --> 00:00:36,384 But only one will lay claim to The Golden Bolt. 9 00:00:39,211 --> 00:00:41,177 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 10 00:00:47,487 --> 00:00:53,487 [audience cheering] 11 00:00:55,453 --> 00:00:56,384 Yes! 12 00:00:57,005 --> 00:00:58,108 Whoo! 13 00:00:58,867 --> 00:01:00,108 All right. 14 00:01:00,729 --> 00:01:02,073 Kenny's Beard. 15 00:01:02,867 --> 00:01:03,970 Yeah! 16 00:01:05,211 --> 00:01:06,591 Love it! 17 00:01:06,625 --> 00:01:08,970 Hey, everybody, and welcome to BattleBotsChampions. 18 00:01:09,005 --> 00:01:10,901 I am Chris Rose, joined as always 19 00:01:10,936 --> 00:01:12,246 by UFC legend, 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,729 the greatest robot combat analyst since time immemorial, 21 00:01:15,763 --> 00:01:18,038 the one and only Kenny Florian. 22 00:01:18,073 --> 00:01:19,970 [audience cheering] 23 00:01:20,005 --> 00:01:22,073 [Kenny] Chris, it's great to be here in Vegas 24 00:01:22,108 --> 00:01:23,798 for our Tournament of Champions. 25 00:01:23,832 --> 00:01:26,901 Tonight, we will see the best of the best go head-to-head 26 00:01:26,936 --> 00:01:29,798 for a chance at immortality and the opportunity 27 00:01:29,832 --> 00:01:31,211 to hoist... 28 00:01:31,246 --> 00:01:32,763 [both] The Golden Bolt! 29 00:01:37,142 --> 00:01:38,694 [Chris] That's right, Kenny. 30 00:01:38,728 --> 00:01:42,832 It all started with three world champions gaining automatic entries 31 00:01:42,867 --> 00:01:44,901 to this ultra exclusive tournament. 32 00:01:44,936 --> 00:01:49,005 And after five weeks of thrilling Sin City Slugfest qualifiers, 33 00:01:49,038 --> 00:01:54,487 the field has been populated with a collection of killers whose work has just begun. 34 00:01:54,522 --> 00:01:57,315 And whether they dominated or simply survived, 35 00:01:57,349 --> 00:02:00,384 they're now here to face the icons of the sport 36 00:02:00,418 --> 00:02:03,108 to see who can etch their name in history. 37 00:02:04,246 --> 00:02:06,694 Will it be one of the Giant Nut winners 38 00:02:06,729 --> 00:02:09,591 that adds to their ever-growing legend? 39 00:02:09,625 --> 00:02:13,694 Or will a new team ascend to the status of true BattleBots Titan 40 00:02:13,729 --> 00:02:18,211 and add a coveted piece of hardware to their trophy case? 41 00:02:18,246 --> 00:02:22,039 Tonight in Sin City, to be a Champion, you have to beat a Champion. 42 00:02:24,246 --> 00:02:29,936 All three Giant Nut winners will take on Slugfest survivors in round one. 43 00:02:29,970 --> 00:02:31,384 The road to The Golden Bolt 44 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:34,556 is gonna be paved in blood, Chris. 45 00:02:34,591 --> 00:02:36,522 [Chris] That's the way we love it. 46 00:02:36,556 --> 00:02:38,005 [audience cheering] 47 00:02:38,039 --> 00:02:41,349 [Chris] And how about some literal firepower to open the night? 48 00:02:41,384 --> 00:02:45,072 The flamethrowing Free Shipping has a date with destiny, 49 00:02:45,108 --> 00:02:47,453 and it's got a New Zealand accent. 50 00:02:47,487 --> 00:02:51,453 Former Giant Nut winner and reigning Golden Bolt Champion, 51 00:02:51,487 --> 00:02:53,625 End Game, is back. 52 00:02:55,384 --> 00:02:56,798 Jack Barker. 53 00:02:56,832 --> 00:02:58,729 Nick Mabey. 54 00:02:58,763 --> 00:03:00,522 Gary Gin. 55 00:03:00,556 --> 00:03:04,625 This is gonna be a good old-fashioned barrage a trois. 56 00:03:06,487 --> 00:03:09,177 So let's get this party started, BattleBotsfans! 57 00:03:09,211 --> 00:03:14,073 [audience cheering] 58 00:03:14,108 --> 00:03:16,901 Faruq, take it away! Let's go! 59 00:03:18,177 --> 00:03:20,522 Ladies and gentlemen, 60 00:03:20,556 --> 00:03:21,970 are you ready? 61 00:03:22,005 --> 00:03:29,005 [audience cheering] 62 00:03:29,729 --> 00:03:33,591 It's robot fighting time! 63 00:03:35,901 --> 00:03:42,453 [siren wailing] 64 00:03:42,487 --> 00:03:44,798 [audience cheering] 65 00:03:44,832 --> 00:03:48,660 In the Red Square, from San Leandro, California, 66 00:03:48,694 --> 00:03:53,142 everyone get your s'mores ready 'cause we're about to see some fire. 67 00:03:53,177 --> 00:03:56,694 It's Free Shipping! 68 00:03:56,729 --> 00:04:01,418 [audience cheering] 69 00:04:03,108 --> 00:04:06,729 [Chris] Gary Gin running a hot streak in Vegas, Kenny. 70 00:04:06,763 --> 00:04:07,729 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. 71 00:04:07,763 --> 00:04:10,694 Coming into his Sin City Slugfest, 72 00:04:10,729 --> 00:04:14,177 he was 6-13 over the course of his BattleBotscareer 73 00:04:14,211 --> 00:04:17,177 and he's rattled off three in a row. 74 00:04:18,177 --> 00:04:19,556 The biggest I've seen him smile. 75 00:04:23,384 --> 00:04:27,108 [audience chanting] Gary! Gary! 76 00:04:29,039 --> 00:04:32,384 In the Blue Square, from Auckland, New Zealand, 77 00:04:32,418 --> 00:04:35,384 former winners of The Giant Nut, Golden Bolt, 78 00:04:35,418 --> 00:04:41,005 and Best-Dressed Team award, give it up for End Game! 79 00:04:47,418 --> 00:04:51,280 [Chris] The only team to get their hands on The Golden Bolt. 80 00:04:51,315 --> 00:04:54,349 Nick Mabey, Jack Barker. 81 00:04:56,039 --> 00:04:57,660 They're studs. 82 00:04:57,694 --> 00:04:59,073 [Kenny] Yeah, no question about it. 83 00:04:59,108 --> 00:05:02,970 23-10 record here at BattleBots. 84 00:05:03,005 --> 00:05:05,970 They've won everything there is to win pretty much here. 85 00:05:06,005 --> 00:05:08,280 Looking for more trophies. 86 00:05:08,315 --> 00:05:09,005 Thanks. 87 00:05:15,246 --> 00:05:19,315 [audience cheering] 88 00:05:22,625 --> 00:05:26,798 They're a Giant Nut winner, they're last year's Golden Bolt winner, 89 00:05:26,832 --> 00:05:29,418 so this is gonna be a really tough match. 90 00:05:29,453 --> 00:05:31,867 They're playing the ground game very well, 91 00:05:31,901 --> 00:05:34,694 they have a very hard-hitting weapon. 92 00:05:34,729 --> 00:05:38,039 There's only a couple of different strategies that I can take against them. 93 00:05:38,073 --> 00:05:41,418 Either just go for it and try to smack 'em in the face, 94 00:05:41,453 --> 00:05:44,384 or, you know, try to get around to a side. 95 00:05:44,418 --> 00:05:47,280 I'm the kind of driver that kinda just reacts 96 00:05:47,315 --> 00:05:49,970 to what's happening in the Box at the moment. 97 00:05:50,005 --> 00:05:54,487 Win or lose, there's gonna be a lot of damage to our robot, 98 00:05:54,522 --> 00:05:57,487 so if we do win, it's gonna be a lot of work 99 00:05:57,522 --> 00:05:59,625 to get ready for that next round. 100 00:05:59,660 --> 00:06:02,729 Free Shipping's done an awesome job coming through its qualifier brackets, 101 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:05,660 so it's really at its peak right now. So it's gonna be a good fight. 102 00:06:05,694 --> 00:06:08,142 Free Shipping, this year, has a vertical spinner in the middle of the robot 103 00:06:08,177 --> 00:06:09,280 rather than a lifter. 104 00:06:09,315 --> 00:06:10,867 Obviously, that's a more damaging weapon, 105 00:06:10,901 --> 00:06:13,177 so we're a little afraid of that, but it's not a very big one. 106 00:06:13,211 --> 00:06:15,246 We're pretty confident if we clash weapons, 107 00:06:15,280 --> 00:06:17,591 we'll come out better off and that End Game will be able 108 00:06:17,625 --> 00:06:19,280 to handle any hits they can give us. 109 00:06:19,315 --> 00:06:24,522 We know how Gary drives. We know how he likes to drive headfirst into his opponents 110 00:06:24,556 --> 00:06:26,384 and we're honestly quite happy with that. 111 00:06:26,418 --> 00:06:30,211 We're ready for it, we think he's gonna drive straight into our weapon 112 00:06:30,246 --> 00:06:31,832 and he's not gonna like it. 113 00:06:31,867 --> 00:06:34,556 [audience cheering] 114 00:06:34,591 --> 00:06:36,211 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 115 00:06:40,211 --> 00:06:43,832 [Chris] Kenny, you heard Gary Gin say he relies on his instincts, 116 00:06:43,867 --> 00:06:46,349 it's gonna take a whole lot more than that to knock off 117 00:06:46,384 --> 00:06:48,936 the defending Golden Bolt Champions. 118 00:06:48,970 --> 00:06:52,142 [Kenny] No question. Free Shipping is up against it here. 119 00:06:52,177 --> 00:06:55,280 You can see Gary's using a fork and wedge combo 120 00:06:55,315 --> 00:06:58,246 maybe to throw End Game a little off balance. 121 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:03,487 This design can cause some chaos and that might be exactly what he needs. 122 00:07:11,763 --> 00:07:16,970 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 123 00:07:18,349 --> 00:07:20,177 [Chris] It'll take three straight wins tonight 124 00:07:20,211 --> 00:07:22,694 to lay claim to The Golden Bolt. 125 00:07:22,729 --> 00:07:25,591 End Game looking to defend their title. 126 00:07:25,625 --> 00:07:28,349 [buzzer counting down] 127 00:07:28,384 --> 00:07:30,625 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 128 00:07:30,660 --> 00:07:34,591 Oh! Here comes Gary Gin on a nice box run. 129 00:07:34,625 --> 00:07:35,694 [Chris laughs] 130 00:07:35,729 --> 00:07:37,625 [Kenny] And he goes right at End Game. 131 00:07:37,660 --> 00:07:40,384 No intimidation at all from Gary Gin. 132 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:43,211 [Chris] Trying to throw End Game into the screws on the upper jacket. 133 00:07:43,246 --> 00:07:45,591 End Game having issues with the floor. 134 00:07:45,625 --> 00:07:47,384 [Kenny] Look at how fast Free Shipping is, 135 00:07:47,418 --> 00:07:49,556 they're just going for a blitzkrieg-style fight here. 136 00:07:49,591 --> 00:07:52,867 -[Chris] Oh! -[Kenny] Oh, there goes one of the forks! 137 00:07:52,901 --> 00:07:56,832 [Chris] Yep, Free Shipping went up for a ride up and over the weapon of End Game 138 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:59,108 and it landed with one less shoe. 139 00:07:59,142 --> 00:08:01,280 [chuckles] Good shot. 140 00:08:01,315 --> 00:08:03,522 -And now Free Shipping's inverted! -[Kenny] Oh! 141 00:08:03,556 --> 00:08:04,970 [Chris] And now it's back again. 142 00:08:05,005 --> 00:08:07,867 [Kenny] Let's see if Gary Gin takes a beat here and resets. 143 00:08:07,901 --> 00:08:11,487 Nope! He's gonna go right back at the weapon of End Game! 144 00:08:11,522 --> 00:08:13,005 [Chris] Man, oh, man. 145 00:08:13,039 --> 00:08:17,349 Oh! [chuckling] Gary Gin's just like, "I don't care, dude, let's roll." 146 00:08:17,384 --> 00:08:19,901 [Kenny] Gary, you know there's a weapon on the front of that thing, right? 147 00:08:19,936 --> 00:08:21,487 -[Chris] Oh, gosh! -[Kenny] Oh, there goes one of the wheels! 148 00:08:21,522 --> 00:08:24,039 [Chris] So he's down one shoe and one tire. 149 00:08:24,073 --> 00:08:27,522 [Kenny] End Game smells blood, grinding away at the under belly. 150 00:08:27,556 --> 00:08:30,556 Uh-oh! Free Shipping is not moving, Chris! 151 00:08:30,591 --> 00:08:32,660 -[Chris] Is this gonna be it? -[man] That's it. 152 00:08:32,693 --> 00:08:35,900 [Chris] Gary Gin's bot came out swinging and it kept swinging, 153 00:08:35,936 --> 00:08:38,280 but now it seems like its soul has left its body... 154 00:08:38,314 --> 00:08:40,246 Ten, nine, eight. 155 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,280 [Chris] ...and maybe heading to the big scrap heap in the sky! 156 00:08:43,314 --> 00:08:45,763 [Chris] Free Shipping's dream run is officially over! 157 00:08:45,798 --> 00:08:47,798 [referee] Five, four, three, two, one! 158 00:08:47,832 --> 00:08:49,211 Knock out! 159 00:08:49,246 --> 00:08:50,729 [alarm buzzing] 160 00:08:55,177 --> 00:08:57,729 [audience cheering] 161 00:08:57,763 --> 00:08:59,349 -Thank you. -All right. 162 00:09:06,005 --> 00:09:08,901 [Chris] Kenny, you gotta love the aggressiveness of Gary Gin. 163 00:09:08,936 --> 00:09:12,729 [Kenny] Oh, just rams his robot face-first into End Game. 164 00:09:12,763 --> 00:09:14,660 [Chris] Breathing some serious fire 165 00:09:14,694 --> 00:09:17,418 on the former Giant Nut and Golden Bolt champion. 166 00:09:17,453 --> 00:09:20,798 End Game even getting caught on the floor a few times, 167 00:09:20,832 --> 00:09:25,005 but then just a little too much weaponry from End Game. 168 00:09:25,039 --> 00:09:28,694 [Kenny] That's right. This was an excellent start here from Gary Gin. 169 00:09:28,729 --> 00:09:32,073 He was a little impatient after that initial barrage, though, 170 00:09:32,108 --> 00:09:35,246 which played right into the Kiwis' hands. 171 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,625 And once End Game started connecting with that weapon and attacking the tires, 172 00:09:39,660 --> 00:09:42,315 that was all she wrote for Free Shipping. 173 00:09:42,349 --> 00:09:44,798 [Chris] A fantastic run for Free Shipping 174 00:09:44,832 --> 00:09:47,970 comes to an end courtesy of End Game. 175 00:09:48,005 --> 00:09:50,073 [audience cheering] 176 00:09:50,108 --> 00:09:51,936 [Chris] Nick and Jack, congratulations, 177 00:09:51,970 --> 00:09:54,625 -you guys are off to The Golden Bolt semifinals. -Whoo! 178 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:56,349 Thank you. 179 00:09:56,384 --> 00:09:59,936 Hey, Nick, maybe this is better for Jack. 180 00:09:59,970 --> 00:10:02,556 How much fun is it driving against Gary Gin? 181 00:10:02,591 --> 00:10:04,142 Well, Gary's an incredible driver. 182 00:10:04,177 --> 00:10:06,729 He's been doing this for many, many years now. 183 00:10:06,763 --> 00:10:08,522 I'm just stoked to be in the arena with him. 184 00:10:08,556 --> 00:10:10,832 Yeah, Gary is a staple of the sport. 185 00:10:10,867 --> 00:10:14,280 And he's a legend. We're absolutely honored to be facing him. 186 00:10:15,660 --> 00:10:18,694 Guys, talk me through the fight. 187 00:10:18,729 --> 00:10:22,418 Yeah. I think Free Shipping's obviously got a very powerful drive, 188 00:10:22,453 --> 00:10:23,763 they had us at the start. 189 00:10:23,798 --> 00:10:25,763 We just had to be patient like we always do 190 00:10:25,798 --> 00:10:27,349 and wait for the weapon to do its thing. 191 00:10:28,487 --> 00:10:30,177 Looking forward to seeing you in the semifinals. 192 00:10:30,211 --> 00:10:31,211 Congratulations. 193 00:10:31,246 --> 00:10:32,694 [both] Thank you. 194 00:10:38,901 --> 00:10:41,073 [Chris] Gary. 195 00:10:41,108 --> 00:10:45,039 First of all, congratulations on a remarkable, remarkable run. 196 00:10:45,073 --> 00:10:46,280 Thanks. 197 00:10:46,315 --> 00:10:48,901 Did you ever think of changing your strategy a little bit 198 00:10:48,936 --> 00:10:51,763 or were you just happy going face-to-face? 199 00:10:51,798 --> 00:10:54,556 Yeah, just go for it. [laughs] That's all I ever do. 200 00:10:54,591 --> 00:10:56,418 That's the only thing I know how to do. 201 00:10:56,453 --> 00:10:58,246 [audience cheering] 202 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,177 [Chris] You always put entertainment 203 00:11:00,211 --> 00:11:03,729 above the priority of wins and losses for the fans out there. 204 00:11:03,763 --> 00:11:08,039 But because you had so much success here, in the Sin City Slugfest, 205 00:11:08,073 --> 00:11:10,625 and arriving safely at the Tournament of Champions, 206 00:11:10,660 --> 00:11:12,418 what does it personally mean to you? 207 00:11:12,453 --> 00:11:14,522 Um, you know... 208 00:11:14,556 --> 00:11:16,280 [voice shaking] It's what we work for all year. 209 00:11:17,970 --> 00:11:19,315 [chuckles softly] 210 00:11:19,349 --> 00:11:22,177 [audience cheering] 211 00:11:26,142 --> 00:11:31,005 [audience chanting] Gary! Gary! 212 00:11:35,487 --> 00:11:39,763 And the best part of this is that we're here to have fun. 213 00:11:39,798 --> 00:11:43,142 And the reason we have fun is because... 214 00:11:45,418 --> 00:11:47,246 Because of my team. 215 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,211 [voice shaking] 'Cause we are friends first, 216 00:11:50,246 --> 00:11:52,729 and team mates second. 217 00:11:52,763 --> 00:11:54,591 And I wouldn't do without them. 218 00:11:56,798 --> 00:11:59,487 Thank you, Gary. A remarkable season. 219 00:11:59,522 --> 00:12:02,005 Round of applause for Gary Gin and Free Shipping. 220 00:12:02,039 --> 00:12:05,246 [audience cheering] 221 00:12:08,729 --> 00:12:09,970 You're amazing, Gary. 222 00:12:10,005 --> 00:12:11,246 -Well done, Gary. -[chuckles] Thanks. 223 00:12:12,108 --> 00:12:14,280 [indistinct conversation] 224 00:12:14,315 --> 00:12:15,901 [Chris] So congratulations to End Game, 225 00:12:15,936 --> 00:12:18,798 we'll have plenty of time to talk about them a little later in the show, 226 00:12:18,832 --> 00:12:21,832 but first I think we gotta mention Gary Gin. 227 00:12:21,867 --> 00:12:25,556 That is a very different side we have seen right here. 228 00:12:25,591 --> 00:12:29,280 [Kenny] Well, this has been one of the best runs of his career. 229 00:12:29,315 --> 00:12:34,522 And what I'm seeing there is the accumulation of time, effort, teamwork, 230 00:12:34,556 --> 00:12:37,418 everything it takes to keep this dream alive. 231 00:12:37,453 --> 00:12:41,591 For decades now, Gary has poured his heart and soul into this sport. 232 00:12:41,625 --> 00:12:45,729 Every time out, he leaves it all on the BattleBox floor. 233 00:12:45,763 --> 00:12:47,556 And the fans here are amazing. 234 00:12:47,591 --> 00:12:49,142 I mean, him feeling that love, 235 00:12:49,177 --> 00:12:52,039 hearing his name chanted like that. That means a lot to him. 236 00:12:52,073 --> 00:12:54,867 One more time for Gary Gin and Free Shipping, folks. 237 00:12:54,901 --> 00:12:58,867 [audience cheering] 238 00:12:58,901 --> 00:13:02,625 [Chris] Okay, End Game is moving on to the semifinals. 239 00:13:02,660 --> 00:13:07,177 The Kiwis will be prepping for the winner of JackPot versus Whiplash. 240 00:13:07,211 --> 00:13:09,556 We'll see that a little later. 241 00:13:09,591 --> 00:13:12,453 But coming up next, it's this guy! 242 00:13:15,660 --> 00:13:17,315 I'll tell you three things. The most handsome. 243 00:13:19,073 --> 00:13:20,453 [growls] 244 00:13:20,487 --> 00:13:22,211 The most aggressive. 245 00:13:22,246 --> 00:13:25,142 -[man 1] Oh! -[man 2] Destroying everything in his path! 246 00:13:25,177 --> 00:13:26,108 And the most handsome. 247 00:13:26,832 --> 00:13:28,418 Let's go! 248 00:13:28,453 --> 00:13:30,798 [Chris] Evan Arias feeling himself 249 00:13:30,832 --> 00:13:33,832 even before his stunning Slugfest win. 250 00:13:33,867 --> 00:13:36,211 Now he's facing an opening round matchup 251 00:13:36,246 --> 00:13:39,970 with a world champion, Jamison Go. 252 00:13:40,005 --> 00:13:41,729 The current holder of The Giant Nut 253 00:13:41,763 --> 00:13:44,108 wants to double up on some hardware. 254 00:13:44,142 --> 00:13:47,039 It's SHREDDIT BRO! versus SawBlaze. 255 00:13:47,073 --> 00:13:50,005 And it's next on BattleBots Champions. 256 00:13:58,970 --> 00:14:02,349 Time for another quarterfinal matchup in our Tournament of Champions 257 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:05,280 and speaking of Champions, let's welcome in 258 00:14:05,315 --> 00:14:10,556 the season 7 winner of The Giant Nut, Jamison Go and SawBlaze. 259 00:14:10,591 --> 00:14:14,901 We saw the backstage, big old smiles, beaming. 260 00:14:14,936 --> 00:14:20,073 And Jamison, he's been so intent for years to go win that Giant Nut, 261 00:14:20,108 --> 00:14:22,384 now he's got that on his mantle. 262 00:14:22,418 --> 00:14:26,073 Is there a little bit of... [breathes] "I can breathe deeply"? 263 00:14:26,108 --> 00:14:28,901 Yeah, absolutely. I don't think he's feeling that same level of pressure, 264 00:14:28,936 --> 00:14:30,867 seems very relaxed coming into this. 265 00:14:30,901 --> 00:14:34,418 And this was the matchup he was hoping for in round one. 266 00:14:34,453 --> 00:14:38,315 [Chris] He is a heavy favorite tonight against SHREDDIT BRO! and Evan Arias. 267 00:14:38,349 --> 00:14:41,729 Remember, Evan used to roll with a bot called Pain Train 268 00:14:41,763 --> 00:14:43,970 until it got rolled right out of the league. 269 00:14:44,005 --> 00:14:48,729 This season he's scaled up his championship 3-pound robot, SHREDDIT BRO! 270 00:14:48,763 --> 00:14:53,591 It was slow out of the gate, but here, at the Slugfest, it has all come together. 271 00:14:53,625 --> 00:14:56,005 This bot's flat out looking nasty, Kenny. 272 00:14:56,039 --> 00:14:57,729 [Kenny] You never know when things are gonna click, 273 00:14:57,763 --> 00:15:00,522 and for this team, it absolutely is clicking. 274 00:15:00,556 --> 00:15:02,832 Their weapon is hitting extremely hard, 275 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:04,798 and it's durable and reliable. 276 00:15:04,832 --> 00:15:09,211 These are things that weren't the case a few seasons back with Pain Train. 277 00:15:09,246 --> 00:15:10,936 Even though this is the Tournament of Champions, 278 00:15:10,970 --> 00:15:13,246 we can both agree that this would be a monumental upset. 279 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,798 This would still be a very big upset, yes. 280 00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:18,729 [Chris] Well, Evan Arias has surprised us before. 281 00:15:18,763 --> 00:15:21,315 Let's hear from him and Jamison Go. 282 00:15:22,625 --> 00:15:26,798 [audience cheering] 283 00:15:26,832 --> 00:15:29,867 [audience chanting] SawBlaze! SawBlaze! 284 00:15:30,729 --> 00:15:32,729 I'm personally a fan of SawBlaze. 285 00:15:32,763 --> 00:15:34,108 For the past few years, I've been telling him, 286 00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:35,177 "You're gonna take home The Nut." 287 00:15:35,211 --> 00:15:36,867 And now I'm going against the champ himself. 288 00:15:36,901 --> 00:15:38,453 I know, for this fight, 289 00:15:38,487 --> 00:15:40,005 it's gonna be the toughest one we had yet. 290 00:15:40,039 --> 00:15:41,177 I mean, it's the Champion. 291 00:15:41,211 --> 00:15:42,901 We really have to be on our driving game. 292 00:15:42,936 --> 00:15:44,798 On our A game 'cause I know he's gonna bring it. 293 00:15:44,832 --> 00:15:48,349 He knows my driving style, so I can't hide anything. 294 00:15:48,384 --> 00:15:50,005 It's just gonna be a head-on attack, 295 00:15:50,039 --> 00:15:51,798 and hopefully get the best of him. 296 00:15:54,970 --> 00:15:57,039 I think a lot of people underestimate SHREDDIT BRO!. 297 00:15:57,073 --> 00:15:58,901 In the Sin City Slugfest, 298 00:15:58,936 --> 00:16:01,349 it's like we saw a completely different robot. 299 00:16:01,384 --> 00:16:03,418 They knocked out a lot of really tough opponents. 300 00:16:03,453 --> 00:16:05,522 They beat Skorpios, they beat Valkyrie. 301 00:16:05,556 --> 00:16:07,522 Robots which have been around for quite some time, 302 00:16:07,556 --> 00:16:09,142 and known for being incredibly durable. 303 00:16:09,177 --> 00:16:11,625 SawBlaze is gonna run a very familiar configuration. 304 00:16:11,660 --> 00:16:14,039 We have the forks, we have the replaceable-tip ones, 305 00:16:14,073 --> 00:16:15,867 but we'll still be able to take the hits, 306 00:16:15,901 --> 00:16:17,315 get the advantage at some point. 307 00:16:17,349 --> 00:16:18,901 We might take a little more damage on the forks 308 00:16:18,936 --> 00:16:20,039 than we're initially hoping. 309 00:16:31,418 --> 00:16:34,625 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 310 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,694 [Chris] Evan Arias and SHREDDIT BRO! 311 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:39,315 were en fuego in the Sin City Slugfest. 312 00:16:39,349 --> 00:16:44,453 Will the magic carry over here against the current holder of The Giant Nut? 313 00:16:44,487 --> 00:16:46,936 [buzzer counting down] 314 00:16:46,970 --> 00:16:48,729 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 315 00:16:48,763 --> 00:16:52,039 And here comes Jamison Go but he gets stuck on the floor. 316 00:16:52,073 --> 00:16:53,625 -[Kenny] Uh-oh! -[Chris] Yes. 317 00:16:53,660 --> 00:16:56,349 He's got SHREDDIT BRO! taking him into the rails-- Oh! 318 00:16:56,384 --> 00:16:57,694 And dropping the hammer saw. 319 00:16:57,729 --> 00:17:00,005 [Kenny] Classic SawBlaze right here, Chris. 320 00:17:00,039 --> 00:17:02,246 Getting underneath with the dustpan, 321 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,383 -and bringing the pain with the hammer saw. -[Chris] Oh, God! 322 00:17:04,418 --> 00:17:06,383 [Kenny] Check out that blade. 323 00:17:06,418 --> 00:17:08,728 [Chris] Oh, that's gotta hurt right on the back. 324 00:17:08,763 --> 00:17:10,177 Oh, man. 325 00:17:10,210 --> 00:17:12,555 [Kenny] Welcome to the big leagues, SHREDDIT BRO! 326 00:17:12,591 --> 00:17:16,383 [Chris] Well, that weapon on SHREDDIT BRO! is what won it its Sin City Slugfest. 327 00:17:16,418 --> 00:17:18,487 Let's see if it can deliver a shot or two. 328 00:17:18,522 --> 00:17:21,142 [Kenny] Evan Arias' not been able to get it going yet. 329 00:17:21,177 --> 00:17:24,418 SHREDDIT BRO! in big trouble here struck this fast, Chris. 330 00:17:24,453 --> 00:17:25,624 Look out! 331 00:17:25,660 --> 00:17:27,936 [Chris laughs] Oh! Oh, no! 332 00:17:27,969 --> 00:17:30,108 [Kenny] SawBlaze stuck the weapon deep 333 00:17:30,142 --> 00:17:31,970 into SHREDDIT BRO!'s guts with that one. 334 00:17:32,005 --> 00:17:33,384 [Chris] We've sprung a leak! 335 00:17:33,418 --> 00:17:36,073 [Kenny] Yeah, Jamison Go got to the batteries with that shot. 336 00:17:36,108 --> 00:17:40,108 This is a LiPo fire, and a bad one at that. 337 00:17:40,142 --> 00:17:44,867 [Chris] It is possible that SawBlaze's blade is stuck in the back of SHREDDIT BRO! 338 00:17:44,901 --> 00:17:48,246 and the BattleBox is turning into a haunted house now. 339 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,522 -[Kenny laughing] -[Chris] This is a witch's brew! Holy smokes! 340 00:17:51,556 --> 00:17:53,522 -[referee] Do you have anything? -I can't see. [chuckles] 341 00:17:53,556 --> 00:17:55,901 Are you able to move back this way so we can see? 342 00:17:55,936 --> 00:17:57,487 I don't know which way I'm facing. 343 00:17:58,384 --> 00:18:00,315 [Chris] Oh, hold on! Oh! 344 00:18:00,349 --> 00:18:01,487 [Kenny] There it is. 345 00:18:01,522 --> 00:18:04,073 Jamison Go able to navigate out of that smoke. 346 00:18:04,108 --> 00:18:06,625 But these two are still badly stuck together, Chris. 347 00:18:06,660 --> 00:18:09,936 [Chris] Well, listen, we've seen this scenario before with SawBlaze. 348 00:18:09,970 --> 00:18:11,763 That weapon is so darn sharp. 349 00:18:11,798 --> 00:18:16,073 Opened World Championship VII with a nasty stick against HyperShock. 350 00:18:16,108 --> 00:18:19,280 You remember that fight was stopped to try and get the bots separated. 351 00:18:19,315 --> 00:18:22,211 Although I'm not so sure that's gonna be possible here, Kenny. 352 00:18:22,246 --> 00:18:25,625 So, what's the protocol if these two can't shake loose? 353 00:18:25,660 --> 00:18:29,453 [Kenny] Well, there is no way the crew's gonna be able to safely unstick these two 354 00:18:29,487 --> 00:18:31,625 with this amount of smoke in the Box. 355 00:18:31,660 --> 00:18:33,763 We may be looking at a stoppage here. 356 00:18:33,798 --> 00:18:35,108 This could be going to the judges. 357 00:18:35,142 --> 00:18:38,349 [Chris] Well, how about that? Right on cue, Kenny Florian. 358 00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:41,384 The referees have started a simultaneous countdown. 359 00:18:41,418 --> 00:18:44,867 [referees] Three, two, one. 360 00:18:44,901 --> 00:18:46,660 [Chris] What a crazy fight. 361 00:18:50,315 --> 00:18:54,970 Okay, because of the simultaneous count out with under a minute remaining, 362 00:18:55,005 --> 00:18:58,487 as Kenny predicted, we will now head to the judges' score cards. 363 00:18:58,522 --> 00:19:01,867 Which means the decision is now in the hands 364 00:19:01,901 --> 00:19:05,832 of Derek Young, Lisa Winter, and Fon Davis. 365 00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:11,867 Kenny, Jamison took out a similarly-shaped drum spinner in Minotaur 366 00:19:11,901 --> 00:19:13,315 earlier this year. 367 00:19:13,349 --> 00:19:16,211 SHREDDIT BRO! really is the ideal configuration 368 00:19:16,246 --> 00:19:18,556 for SawBlaze to dig its saw into. 369 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:21,625 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. If they're gonna matchup well against Minotaur, 370 00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:24,418 they're definitely gonna matchup well against SHREDDIT BRO!. 371 00:19:24,453 --> 00:19:27,453 [Chris] Evan Arias, unable to get his weapon going. 372 00:19:27,487 --> 00:19:30,867 SawBlaze just scooped him up with that wide dustpan, 373 00:19:30,901 --> 00:19:34,280 gave the BRO! several tastes of the hammer saw. 374 00:19:34,315 --> 00:19:39,349 [Kenny] As a wise philosopher once said, Chris, geometry is a bitch. 375 00:19:40,039 --> 00:19:42,108 [Chris laughing] 376 00:19:42,142 --> 00:19:43,901 [Kenny] Here's another one of these shots again, 377 00:19:43,936 --> 00:19:47,798 sandwiching the robot between themselves and the side of the Box there. 378 00:19:47,832 --> 00:19:51,763 -And there it is. -[Chris] We've opened up a tin can, everybody. 379 00:19:51,798 --> 00:19:53,556 [Kenny] Smoke 'em if you got 'em. 380 00:19:53,591 --> 00:19:57,660 [Chris] The refs choosing to essentially stop the fight with a simultaneous count out, 381 00:19:57,694 --> 00:20:00,591 as unsticking these two was not an option. 382 00:20:00,625 --> 00:20:01,832 Here's Faruq! 383 00:20:04,108 --> 00:20:06,591 The results from the judges are in! 384 00:20:09,349 --> 00:20:13,005 The winner by unanimous decision is... 385 00:20:17,073 --> 00:20:19,522 SawBlaze! 386 00:20:19,556 --> 00:20:26,487 [audience cheering] 387 00:20:26,522 --> 00:20:29,418 [Chris] Jamison, congratulations to you and your crew. 388 00:20:29,453 --> 00:20:32,936 You guys just keep winning and winning and winning. 389 00:20:32,970 --> 00:20:35,349 Where's your confidence level these days? 390 00:20:35,384 --> 00:20:38,246 I mean, coming off the last season, 391 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,867 we're feeling pretty good. Especially like... I mean, that weapon's hitting hard. 392 00:20:41,901 --> 00:20:46,039 We got stuck again, and we don't wanna do that, 393 00:20:46,073 --> 00:20:48,418 but that's sometimes just how it be. 394 00:20:48,453 --> 00:20:50,246 So, I'm curious. 395 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:56,315 Do you feel like a weight has been lifted off of your big broad BattleBots shoulders? 396 00:20:56,349 --> 00:21:00,556 I will say, there's a little bit of pressure to being Champion this year. 397 00:21:00,591 --> 00:21:02,901 People, they wanna knock us off, right? 398 00:21:02,936 --> 00:21:07,211 We have pressure to perform, but that's not gonna change for us, 399 00:21:07,246 --> 00:21:08,970 we're gonna bring our A game every time, 400 00:21:09,005 --> 00:21:12,522 just like every other fight when we were trying to win The Giant Nut the first time. 401 00:21:12,556 --> 00:21:14,039 Congratulations, Jamison. 402 00:21:14,073 --> 00:21:15,349 Thank you. 403 00:21:15,384 --> 00:21:17,418 -Whoo! -Whoo, SawBlaze! 404 00:21:17,453 --> 00:21:20,453 [audience cheering] 405 00:21:22,522 --> 00:21:25,349 -[Evan] Good one, brother. I'm so proud of you. -Thank you. 406 00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:26,936 -Congrats. -Thank you. 407 00:21:26,970 --> 00:21:28,280 Thank you. 408 00:21:28,315 --> 00:21:30,315 [Chris] So, an exciting, unexpected, 409 00:21:30,349 --> 00:21:33,763 and potentially career-saving run for Evan Arias 410 00:21:33,798 --> 00:21:38,453 and SHREDDIT BRO! comes to an end as SawBlaze takes care of its business. 411 00:21:38,487 --> 00:21:42,246 Jamison Go now waiting on the winner of Tantrum versus RIPperoni. 412 00:21:43,522 --> 00:21:46,522 On deck, we've got JackPot and Whiplash. 413 00:21:46,556 --> 00:21:48,694 Two Slugfest winners saying, 414 00:21:48,729 --> 00:21:50,418 "Forget your automatic entries, 415 00:21:50,453 --> 00:21:53,280 we're taking the hard road to The Golden Bolt." 416 00:21:53,315 --> 00:21:56,005 But first, they gotta go through each other. 417 00:21:56,039 --> 00:21:59,177 The Tournament of Champions continues, next. 418 00:22:05,487 --> 00:22:07,280 [audience cheering] 419 00:22:07,315 --> 00:22:09,591 Another quarterfinal coming your way right now 420 00:22:09,625 --> 00:22:12,108 as they chase toward The Golden Bolt. 421 00:22:12,142 --> 00:22:14,832 It is JackPot taking on Whiplash. 422 00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:17,694 Matty Vasquez, still a driver to be feared. 423 00:22:17,729 --> 00:22:22,177 He wants a rematch of the World Championship V final with End Game. 424 00:22:22,211 --> 00:22:25,832 But Vegas' own Jeff Waters has bigger plans. 425 00:22:25,867 --> 00:22:29,763 The plumber wants to add a Golden Bolt to his toolchest. 426 00:22:34,694 --> 00:22:37,901 The teams are already in position on the driver's deck. 427 00:22:37,936 --> 00:22:40,211 Let's hear from the captains. 428 00:22:40,246 --> 00:22:42,763 JackPot looks very similar to what it was looking like 429 00:22:42,798 --> 00:22:44,556 in the Sin City Slugfest qualifiers. 430 00:22:44,591 --> 00:22:47,453 It's the same flat front, we just beefed up the top plate a little. 431 00:22:47,487 --> 00:22:50,005 We took a little bit of weight off the front so we can add 432 00:22:50,039 --> 00:22:51,108 that armor on the back. 433 00:22:51,142 --> 00:22:52,349 We're still gonna have Ace. 434 00:22:52,384 --> 00:22:54,625 Ace is gonna have his new hooks on it called the hookers. 435 00:22:54,660 --> 00:22:57,660 We just came off of two wins that were decided by Ace. 436 00:22:57,694 --> 00:23:00,384 So we're gonna go in there, that's gonna be in Matt's mind 437 00:23:00,418 --> 00:23:01,867 when he sees that bot going around 438 00:23:01,901 --> 00:23:03,694 and if he starts focusing on that, he's not gonna be 439 00:23:03,729 --> 00:23:04,763 focusing on me. 440 00:23:04,798 --> 00:23:06,453 And it's gonna end up like how Cobalt ended up. 441 00:23:06,487 --> 00:23:08,522 It's gonna be me versus Vasquez. 442 00:23:08,556 --> 00:23:11,280 There's gonna be a lot of driving, dodging. 443 00:23:11,315 --> 00:23:13,211 Who's gonna get corners on who 444 00:23:13,246 --> 00:23:14,798 and who's gonna get those key hits? 445 00:23:18,005 --> 00:23:19,177 JackPot's no joke. 446 00:23:19,211 --> 00:23:20,970 I mean they're a four-wheel drive vertical spinner. 447 00:23:21,005 --> 00:23:22,729 We've always struggled with that design. 448 00:23:22,763 --> 00:23:23,901 When we don't have the spinner, 449 00:23:23,936 --> 00:23:25,418 we can have more armor, we could have thicker forks, 450 00:23:25,453 --> 00:23:26,936 we could have a thicker lifter. 451 00:23:26,970 --> 00:23:29,039 So we're gonna use that to our advantage 452 00:23:29,073 --> 00:23:31,763 and just run straight into him, be as aggressive as possible. 453 00:23:31,798 --> 00:23:33,591 Gonna flip this as quick as possible. 454 00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:35,211 This match is gonna be full aggression, 455 00:23:35,246 --> 00:23:36,625 always driving towards them, 456 00:23:36,660 --> 00:23:38,694 and I think that will work towards our advantage. 457 00:23:38,729 --> 00:23:39,936 Even if we do win, 458 00:23:39,970 --> 00:23:42,349 we're not expecting to come out unscathed at all. 459 00:23:42,384 --> 00:23:45,315 We fully expect lots of damage in this match, win or lose. 460 00:23:45,349 --> 00:23:47,280 If we do win, we'll figure it out when we get there. 461 00:23:47,315 --> 00:23:48,936 But for now, we just gotta get into this match. 462 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:54,798 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 463 00:23:54,832 --> 00:23:58,005 [audience cheering] 464 00:23:58,039 --> 00:24:02,384 [Chris] Okay, Kenny, couple of Slugfest winners going at it. Set us up. 465 00:24:02,418 --> 00:24:04,005 [Kenny] Well, you heard Jeff Waters. 466 00:24:04,039 --> 00:24:07,005 Ace has set the standard for minibots. 467 00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:08,798 It's getting underneath the opponents, 468 00:24:08,832 --> 00:24:11,246 lifting them into vulnerable positions, 469 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,970 and that 52-pound weapon on JackPot is nasty. 470 00:24:15,005 --> 00:24:18,108 Interesting that Whiplash is ditching its vertical spinner 471 00:24:18,142 --> 00:24:20,349 to go full control mode. 472 00:24:20,384 --> 00:24:24,418 Matt Vasquez putting all of his faith in his lifter and driving ability. 473 00:24:38,832 --> 00:24:40,418 [chanting] Fight! Fight! 474 00:24:42,625 --> 00:24:46,280 [Chris] These two captains know End Game is waiting around the corner. 475 00:24:46,315 --> 00:24:49,039 Will it be JackPot or Whiplash taking on 476 00:24:49,073 --> 00:24:52,005 the defending Golden Bolt champ? 477 00:24:55,073 --> 00:24:57,108 Let the bot battle begin! 478 00:24:57,142 --> 00:24:59,005 Whiplash shot out of a cannon, 479 00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:01,349 but JackPot avoids the contact. 480 00:25:01,384 --> 00:25:04,280 Now, Matthew Vasquez is in hot pursuit of Jeff Waters. 481 00:25:04,315 --> 00:25:06,970 [Kenny] And, Chris, this is giving JackPot the time it needs 482 00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:08,522 to spin that weapon up. 483 00:25:08,556 --> 00:25:10,211 [Chris] Oh, yeah. Lands a shot there. 484 00:25:10,246 --> 00:25:11,936 And he's now pushing Whiplash around. 485 00:25:11,970 --> 00:25:13,418 Oh! Oh! 486 00:25:13,453 --> 00:25:16,108 [Kenny] Oh, the wheel on Whiplash already on the BattleBox floor. 487 00:25:16,142 --> 00:25:17,660 [Chris] Oh, my goodness! 488 00:25:17,694 --> 00:25:21,280 So now Matthew Vasquez, we'll see how good a driver you are with three. 489 00:25:21,315 --> 00:25:23,073 He's done it before. 490 00:25:23,108 --> 00:25:26,039 [Kenny] Yeah. But that is really gonna put them behind the eight ball here. 491 00:25:26,073 --> 00:25:27,246 [Chris] Oh! 492 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,039 [Kenny] With no real weapon other than that lifter arm, 493 00:25:29,073 --> 00:25:32,177 Whiplash is gonna have to dominate the rest of this fight. 494 00:25:32,211 --> 00:25:33,418 [Chris] Well, right on cue. 495 00:25:33,453 --> 00:25:36,073 Matthew Vasquez takes Jeff Waters for a ride. 496 00:25:36,108 --> 00:25:37,660 Took some shots in the process, 497 00:25:37,694 --> 00:25:40,384 but now as JackPot is pinned on the side of the arena. 498 00:25:40,418 --> 00:25:43,660 Let's see if Whiplash can get that lifter arm going. 499 00:25:43,694 --> 00:25:45,005 [Kenny] Yeah, they definitely have control. 500 00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:47,211 They have to watch out for Ace getting on their backside, though, 501 00:25:47,246 --> 00:25:48,073 getting high-centered. 502 00:25:48,108 --> 00:25:50,384 -And they do! -[Chris] Wow! 503 00:25:50,418 --> 00:25:52,694 Nice job by Whiplash to get out of the area, 504 00:25:52,729 --> 00:25:54,487 and deliver a shot to JackPot. 505 00:25:54,522 --> 00:25:57,211 [Kenny] Yeah, they did get high-centered long enough, though, 506 00:25:57,246 --> 00:25:59,487 for JackPot to wail on him a couple of times. 507 00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:02,970 [Chris] Another face-to-face hit. 508 00:26:03,005 --> 00:26:04,867 Whiplash stopping the weapon of JackPot and 509 00:26:04,901 --> 00:26:06,625 rolling it into the rails. 510 00:26:06,660 --> 00:26:09,315 [Kenny] I'm starting to wonder if there may be something wrong 511 00:26:09,349 --> 00:26:11,246 with the lifter arm on Whiplash. 512 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,384 Matt Vasquez has had plenty of chances to use it. 513 00:26:14,418 --> 00:26:16,694 And so far, we haven't seen it move. 514 00:26:16,729 --> 00:26:18,039 Whoa! 515 00:26:18,073 --> 00:26:21,211 [Chris] JackPot continues to chip away at the face of Whiplash. 516 00:26:21,246 --> 00:26:23,073 And if that lifter arm is broken, 517 00:26:23,108 --> 00:26:26,867 that's gonna make this even more of an uphill battle for Matt Vasquez. 518 00:26:26,901 --> 00:26:29,384 But so far he seems to be up to the challenge. 519 00:26:29,418 --> 00:26:31,005 [Kenny] Yeah, 100%, Chris. This is 520 00:26:31,039 --> 00:26:33,556 Matt Vasquez at his best. He almost did it. 521 00:26:33,591 --> 00:26:36,901 [Chris] And Ace had to come over and pop papa down. 522 00:26:36,936 --> 00:26:39,660 [Kenny] Remember, Matt Vasquez won two of his Slugfest fights 523 00:26:39,694 --> 00:26:42,005 by propping up his opponent like that. 524 00:26:42,039 --> 00:26:44,832 Nearly did it again there without his lifter arm. 525 00:26:44,867 --> 00:26:46,487 [Chris] Smart move by Jeff Waters 526 00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:48,418 to find some space to spin up. 527 00:26:48,453 --> 00:26:50,936 Lands a shot, but Matty's not letting him go. 528 00:26:50,970 --> 00:26:51,936 Oh! 529 00:26:51,970 --> 00:26:54,591 The pulverizer trying to get in on the action. 530 00:26:54,625 --> 00:26:56,315 [Kenny] Oh! He's allowing JackPot 531 00:26:56,349 --> 00:26:58,211 to, kind of, destroy itself there. 532 00:26:58,246 --> 00:27:01,211 Is the weapon gonna hold up to that? So far so good. 533 00:27:01,246 --> 00:27:02,694 [Chris] Under a minute. 534 00:27:02,729 --> 00:27:04,798 [Kenny] Great job again here by Jeff Waters 535 00:27:04,832 --> 00:27:07,246 to slip away and get that weapon up to full speed. 536 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,970 [Chris] Oh, and lands another shot to the face of Whiplash. 537 00:27:10,005 --> 00:27:11,660 But here comes Matthew Vasquez. 538 00:27:12,108 --> 00:27:13,315 Oh! 539 00:27:13,349 --> 00:27:15,556 [Kenny] Listen, being a push bot for this entire match 540 00:27:15,591 --> 00:27:19,039 is gonna hurt him in both the damage and control categories. 541 00:27:19,073 --> 00:27:22,384 But he's doing about as much as he can to give Jeff Waters a fight here. 542 00:27:23,660 --> 00:27:25,832 -[Chris] Thirty seconds to go. -[Kenny] Oh! 543 00:27:25,867 --> 00:27:28,246 [Chris] Jeff Waters continues to dish out the damage 544 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,660 despite the excellent driving from Vasquez. 545 00:27:31,625 --> 00:27:32,867 Oh! 546 00:27:32,901 --> 00:27:36,936 Nice work though by Whiplash trying to tip over JackPot. 547 00:27:36,970 --> 00:27:38,729 [Kenny] He can't do it without the lifter arm. 548 00:27:38,763 --> 00:27:42,177 Whiplash has been fighting with one hand tied behind its back 549 00:27:42,211 --> 00:27:44,039 the entire match, Chris. 550 00:27:44,073 --> 00:27:47,108 [Chris] Ten seconds to go in this one. 551 00:27:47,142 --> 00:27:49,522 We've seen excellent driving by both sides, 552 00:27:49,556 --> 00:27:50,936 from start to finish. 553 00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:55,108 But which team is good enough to meet End Game in the semifinal? 554 00:27:55,142 --> 00:27:56,729 -[buzzer sounds] -We're done! We're done! 555 00:27:56,763 --> 00:27:58,453 [audience cheering] 556 00:28:08,591 --> 00:28:11,487 [Chris] Kenny, Matt Vasquez with the majority of that match 557 00:28:11,522 --> 00:28:14,556 with only three wheels and no primary weapon. 558 00:28:14,591 --> 00:28:17,798 But somehow, he still put on one hell of a show. 559 00:28:17,832 --> 00:28:19,625 [Kenny] Yeah, we didn't get a good look why. 560 00:28:19,660 --> 00:28:21,453 But you can clearly see here, 561 00:28:21,487 --> 00:28:23,901 JackPot took out that right front wheel. 562 00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:28,315 Regardless, Matt did a phenomenal job keeping things competitive. 563 00:28:28,349 --> 00:28:31,005 [Chris] Well, credit to JackPot for keeping its weapons spinning 564 00:28:31,039 --> 00:28:33,280 and landing a series of body shots. 565 00:28:33,315 --> 00:28:35,936 How do you think the judges will see this one, Kenny? 566 00:28:35,970 --> 00:28:38,384 [Kenny] Well, I think JackPot easily wins damage, 567 00:28:38,418 --> 00:28:42,142 but control and aggression will be tougher to judge here. 568 00:28:42,177 --> 00:28:46,211 Matt Vasquez did a fantastic job of dictating the action, 569 00:28:46,246 --> 00:28:48,280 but it's technically impossible 570 00:28:48,315 --> 00:28:51,073 to sweep those categories as a push bot. 571 00:28:51,108 --> 00:28:55,867 That non-functioning lifter arm could cost Whiplash this fight. 572 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,591 [Chris] Let's find out who's got a date with End Game. 573 00:29:01,832 --> 00:29:04,315 The results from the judges are in. 574 00:29:07,453 --> 00:29:10,073 We have a split decision. 575 00:29:12,453 --> 00:29:16,970 Judge Derek scored the battle for Whiplash. 576 00:29:19,970 --> 00:29:24,901 Judge Lisa scored the battle for JackPot. 577 00:29:28,591 --> 00:29:33,246 Judge Fon scored the battle for the winner... 578 00:29:38,487 --> 00:29:39,349 JackPot! 579 00:29:48,556 --> 00:29:51,522 [indistinct conversation] 580 00:29:51,556 --> 00:29:53,418 [Chris] Jeff, congratulations. 581 00:29:53,453 --> 00:29:55,832 You are off to the semifinals. 582 00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:59,936 When you hear the words "We have a split decision," 583 00:29:59,970 --> 00:30:01,763 what are you feeling? 584 00:30:01,798 --> 00:30:04,384 Uh, know damage is key, and we did the damage there, 585 00:30:04,418 --> 00:30:06,177 but Matty is an awesome driver. 586 00:30:06,211 --> 00:30:07,591 He kept avoiding the whole time. 587 00:30:07,625 --> 00:30:09,246 The weapon was slowly getting up to speed. 588 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,246 I had to keep diving away to get it up to speed. 589 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,694 And he was right on me as soon as I turned around to go after him. 590 00:30:14,418 --> 00:30:15,936 You know who's next for ya? 591 00:30:15,970 --> 00:30:17,108 End Game. 592 00:30:17,142 --> 00:30:18,591 How excited are you, Jeff? 593 00:30:18,625 --> 00:30:21,591 I've been wanting this fight since I was a rookie, so let's bring it. 594 00:30:21,625 --> 00:30:24,625 Oh, I like hearing that. Congratulations. 595 00:30:24,660 --> 00:30:26,246 We'll see you later tonight. 596 00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:32,384 -Hello. -[Chris] Hello, Matt. 597 00:30:34,005 --> 00:30:36,005 -Split decision. -Yeah. 598 00:30:36,039 --> 00:30:37,832 Uh, do you see it that way? 599 00:30:37,867 --> 00:30:40,349 Yeah, it was tough. I mean, the first hit they snagged. 600 00:30:40,384 --> 00:30:41,832 I mean, our wheels are pretty indestructible, 601 00:30:41,867 --> 00:30:44,211 but there's one little bolt that if you dig in deep enough 602 00:30:44,246 --> 00:30:46,936 and just tap it and that bolt's gone, the wheel comes right off. 603 00:30:46,970 --> 00:30:48,556 So I'm pretty sure they hit that bolt. 604 00:30:48,591 --> 00:30:51,763 So that was a, you know, perfect shot from them. 605 00:30:51,798 --> 00:30:53,280 But, uh... 606 00:30:53,315 --> 00:30:54,901 Yeah, it is unfortunate the lifter didn't really work out of the gate, 607 00:30:54,936 --> 00:30:56,487 so there were some chances we could have flipped him, 608 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:57,901 and we couldn't really do anything, 609 00:30:57,936 --> 00:30:59,487 so we had to be a push bot for this fight. 610 00:30:59,522 --> 00:31:01,142 And, uh, we did a pretty good job of it. 611 00:31:01,177 --> 00:31:03,005 But, uh, yeah, they did so much damage 612 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:05,556 that I don't see how we're gonna win this one. 613 00:31:05,591 --> 00:31:08,142 All right, Matt, great season. We appreciate it. 614 00:31:08,177 --> 00:31:09,384 -Good job out there, man. -Thank you. 615 00:31:09,418 --> 00:31:10,729 -Thank you. -[Kenny] Thank you. 616 00:31:13,660 --> 00:31:15,867 Congratulations. Thank you. 617 00:31:19,453 --> 00:31:21,660 [Chris] So, a close call for JackPot. 618 00:31:21,694 --> 00:31:25,694 But the Las Vegas locals are moving on to face End Game. 619 00:31:25,729 --> 00:31:28,763 Jeff Waters says, "Bring on the champs, baby." 620 00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:31,142 And speaking of champs, 621 00:31:31,177 --> 00:31:34,073 coming up, it's the WC VI winner. 622 00:31:34,108 --> 00:31:36,556 The problem child, Tantrum, 623 00:31:36,591 --> 00:31:38,384 squaring up with the giant slayer, 624 00:31:38,418 --> 00:31:41,591 rising phenom RIPperoni. 625 00:31:41,625 --> 00:31:46,729 The Tournament of Champions continues next on BattleBots. 626 00:31:54,005 --> 00:31:55,763 [Chris] We are back for more of the quarterfinals 627 00:31:55,798 --> 00:31:57,177 here in the Tournament of Champions 628 00:31:57,211 --> 00:31:59,073 as they chase for The Golden Bolt. 629 00:31:59,798 --> 00:32:01,487 Up last in round one, 630 00:32:01,522 --> 00:32:04,901 but far from least, it's The Giant Nut winner Tantrum 631 00:32:04,936 --> 00:32:07,936 taking on the first-year sensation RIPperoni. 632 00:32:09,211 --> 00:32:11,867 Let's start with the former champ Tantrum. 633 00:32:11,901 --> 00:32:15,142 Co-captained by Ginger Schmidt and Alex Grant, 634 00:32:15,177 --> 00:32:18,384 designed by Aren Hill, driven by Dillon Carey. 635 00:32:18,418 --> 00:32:21,694 You can call their recent title defense a disappointment. 636 00:32:21,729 --> 00:32:23,763 But this is still an all-star squad 637 00:32:23,798 --> 00:32:26,487 with one of the most versatile bots in the field. 638 00:32:26,522 --> 00:32:29,556 That said, I think they've got something to prove here tonight. 639 00:32:29,591 --> 00:32:32,246 [Kenny] Yeah, absolutely. After winning The Giant Nut, 640 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:35,177 this team didn't take their foot off the gas. 641 00:32:35,211 --> 00:32:38,177 They got back in the lab to keep innovating. 642 00:32:38,211 --> 00:32:41,901 Not a shock that they battled system failures all season. 643 00:32:41,936 --> 00:32:44,556 Maybe now they wish they'd pumped the brakes a bit. 644 00:32:44,591 --> 00:32:48,660 But listen, when you give a championship team time and motivation, 645 00:32:48,694 --> 00:32:50,246 great things are gonna happen. 646 00:32:51,625 --> 00:32:53,798 In the meantime, they are facing the class 647 00:32:53,832 --> 00:32:56,936 of the rookie class from Season 7, RIPperoni. 648 00:32:56,970 --> 00:33:00,005 They don't act like a rookie, they don't look like a rookie, 649 00:33:00,039 --> 00:33:01,522 they don't drive like a rookie. 650 00:33:01,556 --> 00:33:03,729 You can ask the three robots they beat 651 00:33:03,763 --> 00:33:05,729 in winning the Sin City Slugfest. 652 00:33:05,763 --> 00:33:07,556 [Kenny] They are extremely impressive. 653 00:33:07,591 --> 00:33:10,694 Do not underestimate this pizza robot. 654 00:33:10,729 --> 00:33:12,177 I think we can go all the way. 655 00:33:12,211 --> 00:33:14,901 [Kenny] Captain Anna Zolnikov is a rising star. 656 00:33:14,936 --> 00:33:17,832 The driver, Fred Moore, is one of the best 657 00:33:17,867 --> 00:33:21,349 free agent acquisitions in the sport's history. 658 00:33:21,384 --> 00:33:23,625 RIPperoni can make a lot of noise in this tournament. 659 00:33:26,798 --> 00:33:28,970 When we first laid eyes on it, we were like, "Oh, that's cute." 660 00:33:29,005 --> 00:33:30,384 -Yeah. -"It's like a pizza. 661 00:33:30,418 --> 00:33:31,798 What does it do?" 662 00:33:31,832 --> 00:33:34,763 Oh, it... It kills robots. 663 00:33:34,798 --> 00:33:36,384 Let's see if it gets another one. 664 00:33:36,418 --> 00:33:37,384 Faruq! 665 00:33:41,936 --> 00:33:43,867 [Faruq] In the red square, 666 00:33:43,901 --> 00:33:46,005 from San Diego, California, 667 00:33:46,039 --> 00:33:49,970 prepare to throw hands with Tantrum! 668 00:33:54,694 --> 00:33:59,073 [Chris] World Championship VI Giant Nut winners, Tantrum. 669 00:33:59,108 --> 00:34:01,936 Ginger Schmidt to the right, Alex Grant to the left. 670 00:34:01,970 --> 00:34:04,177 Kenny, there are so many big names in this firm. 671 00:34:04,211 --> 00:34:07,142 And are people sleeping in this angry little slugger? 672 00:34:07,177 --> 00:34:09,936 [Kenny] Well, Tantrum didn't win a title by accident. 673 00:34:09,970 --> 00:34:12,005 It's dense and durable. 674 00:34:12,039 --> 00:34:15,246 The retractable punch is more powerful than ever. 675 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,073 This is a very clever team. 676 00:34:17,108 --> 00:34:18,970 And I like this match up for them. 677 00:34:19,005 --> 00:34:21,556 Tantrum fights and scraps from the low ground. 678 00:34:21,590 --> 00:34:25,521 And when bots get under RIPperoni, scary things tend to happen. 679 00:34:28,246 --> 00:34:32,005 In the blue square, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, 680 00:34:32,039 --> 00:34:35,142 serving you a dead bot with a side of breadsticks, 681 00:34:35,177 --> 00:34:38,177 it's RIPperoni! 682 00:34:44,108 --> 00:34:49,936 [Chris] 26-year-old Anna Zolnikov is the engineer and captain of this squad. 683 00:34:49,970 --> 00:34:51,625 She is to the left of the bot. 684 00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:55,693 The driver is Frederick Moore, stash and all. 685 00:34:55,729 --> 00:34:58,142 That 70-pound disc is a nightmare. 686 00:34:58,177 --> 00:35:01,211 But hey, at least there's no line in the deli, Kenny. 687 00:35:01,246 --> 00:35:03,453 [Kenny] Yeah. They've got some fresh prosciutto. 688 00:35:03,487 --> 00:35:06,487 -Go for it, Fred! -[Chris] Oh, come on, Fred. 689 00:35:06,522 --> 00:35:08,384 [Kenny] This team is one a kind. 690 00:35:08,418 --> 00:35:10,522 Not taking things too seriously. 691 00:35:10,556 --> 00:35:14,039 But they've got a serious problem waiting for them in the BattleBox. 692 00:35:22,970 --> 00:35:26,315 We made some upgrades to Tantrum, but not too many this time. 693 00:35:26,349 --> 00:35:28,246 Uh, just some little tweaks here and there. 694 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:29,832 -Yeah. -And we're hoping it's gonna be more reliable, 695 00:35:29,867 --> 00:35:31,763 and come out punching. 696 00:35:31,798 --> 00:35:32,970 RIPperoni hits like a truck. 697 00:35:33,005 --> 00:35:35,453 And Anna and crew have built this awesome machine 698 00:35:35,487 --> 00:35:38,453 that, quite frankly, is weird and hard to fight. 699 00:35:38,487 --> 00:35:39,453 Most people don't exactly know 700 00:35:39,487 --> 00:35:41,142 how to go into that fight prepared, 701 00:35:41,177 --> 00:35:42,522 and a little bit us as well. 702 00:35:42,556 --> 00:35:43,798 We're feeling pretty good about it. 703 00:35:43,832 --> 00:35:45,211 And I think it will become a driver match 704 00:35:45,246 --> 00:35:46,625 to be able to get this win. 705 00:35:46,660 --> 00:35:47,970 It takes only a split second 706 00:35:48,005 --> 00:35:49,936 to get launched into the air by RIPperoni. 707 00:35:49,970 --> 00:35:51,970 And so we'll really be taking our time, 708 00:35:52,005 --> 00:35:54,005 approaching things slowly and being strategic. 709 00:35:54,039 --> 00:35:56,039 In the Slugfest, we took a lot of damage. 710 00:35:56,073 --> 00:35:57,763 We're super excited to keep fighting, 711 00:35:57,798 --> 00:36:01,073 but this is the last RIPperoni that exists in the world. 712 00:36:01,108 --> 00:36:03,453 Tantrum is really durable, especially on the sides. 713 00:36:03,487 --> 00:36:04,660 They're really well-armored. 714 00:36:04,694 --> 00:36:07,901 So, I think our best bet to beat Tantrum 715 00:36:07,936 --> 00:36:10,625 is gonna be to drive over them and hit them over the top. 716 00:36:10,660 --> 00:36:12,970 Our weapon sticks out at the bottom a little bit, 717 00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:15,729 so we are able to still get that bite 718 00:36:15,763 --> 00:36:17,867 even if we're not right in front of them. 719 00:36:17,901 --> 00:36:20,039 It's very nerve racking, but it's also really exciting 720 00:36:20,073 --> 00:36:22,108 to get a chance to fight against these top-tier bots. 721 00:36:26,142 --> 00:36:27,832 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 722 00:36:33,798 --> 00:36:35,625 [Chris] We are just one fight away 723 00:36:35,660 --> 00:36:37,522 from locking in the final four 724 00:36:37,556 --> 00:36:39,315 here in The Tournament of Champions. 725 00:36:40,418 --> 00:36:42,349 Can RIPperoni slay another giant 726 00:36:42,384 --> 00:36:44,798 en route to the semifinals? 727 00:36:44,832 --> 00:36:47,142 Or will Tantrum make it a clean sweep 728 00:36:47,177 --> 00:36:50,660 for The Giant Nut winners in round one? 729 00:36:50,694 --> 00:36:55,039 We'll have this done when BattleBots Champions continues. 730 00:37:04,039 --> 00:37:07,591 [Chris] Welcome back to the BattleBots Tournament of Champions. 731 00:37:07,625 --> 00:37:12,625 Tantrum and RIPperoni are inside the box for this round one clash. 732 00:37:12,660 --> 00:37:16,073 Winner will earn the last open spot in the semifinals. 733 00:37:16,108 --> 00:37:21,073 Who's gonna keep their dream of hoisting The Golden Bolt alive? 734 00:37:36,108 --> 00:37:38,315 [chanting] Fight! Fight! 735 00:37:45,660 --> 00:37:47,487 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 736 00:37:48,384 --> 00:37:49,832 Let's see how Tantrum is. 737 00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:52,487 It's been months since we've seen it. 738 00:37:52,522 --> 00:37:54,280 -Looks healthy, by the way. -[Kenny] Yeah. 739 00:37:54,315 --> 00:37:57,453 RIPperoni looking very speedy there on the BattleBox floor. 740 00:37:57,487 --> 00:38:00,349 Moving very well. Trying to chase the backside of Tantrum. 741 00:38:00,384 --> 00:38:02,487 [Chris] Quite spry, right? 742 00:38:02,522 --> 00:38:04,246 -Oh! -[Kenny] Oh, there goes a wheel! 743 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:05,694 How... 744 00:38:05,729 --> 00:38:07,591 [Kenny] It just fell out without a shot. 745 00:38:07,625 --> 00:38:10,763 [Chris] I knew they should have tightened that last screw. 746 00:38:10,798 --> 00:38:13,005 [Kenny] Team RIPperoni is stunned. 747 00:38:13,039 --> 00:38:14,556 We just saw this with Whiplash. 748 00:38:14,591 --> 00:38:16,384 That left wheel is gone. 749 00:38:16,418 --> 00:38:20,039 And the robot's mobility is gonna be seriously compromised here, 750 00:38:20,073 --> 00:38:21,142 moving forward. 751 00:38:21,177 --> 00:38:23,108 [Chris] Tantrum's circling like a shark. 752 00:38:23,142 --> 00:38:25,453 RIPperoni trying to stay squared up. 753 00:38:25,487 --> 00:38:28,418 Keep that big disc pointed at the puncher bot. 754 00:38:28,453 --> 00:38:30,177 And Fred Moore is gonna have to white knuckle 755 00:38:30,211 --> 00:38:32,349 the rest of this match to simply survive. 756 00:38:32,384 --> 00:38:34,211 [Kenny] Well, the weapon is still spinning, 757 00:38:34,246 --> 00:38:36,487 which means RIPperoni is still dangerous. 758 00:38:36,522 --> 00:38:38,970 Tantrum looking to get around to the backside. 759 00:38:39,005 --> 00:38:40,901 [Chris] Here we go. We have contact. 760 00:38:40,936 --> 00:38:43,177 -[Kenny] Oh! -[Chris] And... 761 00:38:43,211 --> 00:38:45,798 -[Kenny] Oh! -[Chris] Nice little flip there. 762 00:38:45,832 --> 00:38:48,798 [Kenny] Sweet move by Tantrum to deliver that shot, 763 00:38:48,832 --> 00:38:50,453 then back out of harm's way. 764 00:38:50,487 --> 00:38:51,798 They can afford to be patient here, 765 00:38:51,832 --> 00:38:54,280 with RIPperoni struggling to move. 766 00:38:54,315 --> 00:38:56,453 [Chris] It looks like Dillon Carey, the driver, 767 00:38:56,487 --> 00:38:58,867 wants no part of that big weapon on RIPperoni. 768 00:38:58,901 --> 00:39:01,522 [Kenny] Yeah. I mean, you've gotta respect the weapon on RIPperoni. 769 00:39:01,556 --> 00:39:03,729 All it takes is one shot. 770 00:39:03,763 --> 00:39:06,005 HyperShock found that out in the Sin City Slugfest. 771 00:39:06,039 --> 00:39:08,177 [Chris] Oh, look at that. Whoa! 772 00:39:08,211 --> 00:39:09,487 Whoa! 773 00:39:09,522 --> 00:39:12,246 [Kenny] Just a little precise shot from Dillon Carey. 774 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:15,349 Trying to get RIPperoni to destroy itself, Chris. 775 00:39:15,384 --> 00:39:18,625 [Chris] Oh, RIPperoni having all sorts of trouble now keeping its balance. 776 00:39:18,660 --> 00:39:21,005 Tantrum hunting for an angle. 777 00:39:21,039 --> 00:39:23,798 -[Kenny] Oh, man. He's just kicking it over. -[Chris] Oh, God! 778 00:39:23,832 --> 00:39:27,591 [Kenny] RIPperoni doesn't have any balance, Chris, with that wheel missing. 779 00:39:27,625 --> 00:39:31,315 [Chris] Well, the pizza challenging the BattleBox floor to a fight there. 780 00:39:31,349 --> 00:39:33,522 Tantrum just happy to hang back and watch. 781 00:39:33,556 --> 00:39:37,108 [Kenny] Fred doing his best to try and keep RIPperoni under control. 782 00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:40,246 Without that wheel, there's only so much he can do. 783 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,556 -Tantrum looking to finish the job. -[Chris] There you go. 784 00:39:43,591 --> 00:39:44,625 [Kenny] I'll tell you what, Chris, 785 00:39:44,660 --> 00:39:47,763 both drivers are working really hard in this match. 786 00:39:48,349 --> 00:39:49,418 [Chris] Absolutely. 787 00:39:49,453 --> 00:39:52,832 Fred Moore to keep his head above water, 788 00:39:52,867 --> 00:39:54,660 and Dillon Carey to keep attacking 789 00:39:54,694 --> 00:39:56,211 without blowing his robot up. 790 00:39:56,246 --> 00:39:58,039 [man] Nice and clean this side. 791 00:39:58,073 --> 00:39:59,246 [Chris] Under a minute to go. 792 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,798 The kill saws are now active, on top of everything else. 793 00:40:01,832 --> 00:40:03,729 [Kenny] Tantrum continuing to probe, 794 00:40:03,763 --> 00:40:06,005 and trying to put RIPperoni on its head. 795 00:40:06,039 --> 00:40:07,384 [Chris chuckles] 796 00:40:07,418 --> 00:40:08,591 [Kenny] Yikes! 797 00:40:08,625 --> 00:40:10,970 [Chris] Well, Tantrum has fought a smart fight here, 798 00:40:11,005 --> 00:40:12,625 considering the unpredictability of 799 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:14,660 the pizza bot on just one wheel. 800 00:40:14,694 --> 00:40:17,591 But RIPperoni's weapon has not stopped spinning. 801 00:40:17,625 --> 00:40:19,798 And here's Tantrum trying to take out the big wheel. 802 00:40:19,832 --> 00:40:21,832 The question is, can they do it? 803 00:40:21,867 --> 00:40:23,349 [Kenny] They've got a little over 20 seconds 804 00:40:23,384 --> 00:40:24,901 to try to get a knockout here. 805 00:40:25,349 --> 00:40:26,384 [Chris] Whoo! 806 00:40:26,418 --> 00:40:28,694 [Kenny] RIPperoni flopping like a fish in a box. 807 00:40:28,729 --> 00:40:30,556 Just go easy. 808 00:40:30,591 --> 00:40:32,142 [Chris] Fifteen seconds now. 809 00:40:32,177 --> 00:40:36,073 And I'm gonna tip my cap to RIPperoni driver, Frederick Moore. 810 00:40:36,108 --> 00:40:38,177 Somehow he has survived 811 00:40:38,211 --> 00:40:41,349 without having one of his two wheels. 812 00:40:42,005 --> 00:40:43,142 Unreal. 813 00:40:43,177 --> 00:40:45,453 The fact that it's going to the judges is... 814 00:40:45,487 --> 00:40:46,867 [buzzer sounds] 815 00:40:46,901 --> 00:40:48,487 ...very impressive. 816 00:40:49,039 --> 00:40:49,901 All right. 817 00:40:51,142 --> 00:40:52,901 -All right. -[man] Yep. 818 00:40:56,453 --> 00:40:59,660 [Chris] Well, Kenny, the fight pretty much changed right about there. 819 00:40:59,694 --> 00:41:02,487 [Kenny] They must have been down a wrench as well in addition to parts 820 00:41:02,522 --> 00:41:05,453 because that wheel just came off on its own, Chris. 821 00:41:05,487 --> 00:41:08,211 [Chris] Boy, RIPperoni did a ton of damage to itself. 822 00:41:08,246 --> 00:41:09,073 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. 823 00:41:09,108 --> 00:41:10,694 Not just because of that missing wheel, 824 00:41:10,729 --> 00:41:14,280 but also the stellar driving of Dillon Carey. 825 00:41:14,315 --> 00:41:18,246 Able to get inside, tip the pizza bot over and retreat, 826 00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:21,177 all while avoiding that dangerous active weapon. 827 00:41:22,142 --> 00:41:24,522 [Chris] An unfortunate turn of events 828 00:41:24,556 --> 00:41:26,522 for the team from Massachusetts. 829 00:41:26,556 --> 00:41:29,315 RIPperoni, able to make it to the closing bell, 830 00:41:29,349 --> 00:41:31,453 but certainly worse for wear. 831 00:41:31,487 --> 00:41:32,660 Faruq. 832 00:41:33,625 --> 00:41:35,901 The results from the judges are in. 833 00:41:39,556 --> 00:41:42,798 The winner by unanimous decision is... 834 00:41:47,591 --> 00:41:48,867 Tantrum! 835 00:41:57,936 --> 00:42:00,522 [Chris] Standing room only right now for Team Tantrum, 836 00:42:00,556 --> 00:42:01,763 Alex and Ginger, 837 00:42:01,798 --> 00:42:03,798 -congratulations. -Thank you so much. 838 00:42:03,832 --> 00:42:06,108 Ginger, it has been a while since we last saw 839 00:42:06,142 --> 00:42:09,073 the Season 6 winner of The Giant Nut. 840 00:42:09,108 --> 00:42:11,867 I imagine when we are a few seconds into a fight like this 841 00:42:11,901 --> 00:42:14,349 and your opponent loses a wheel, you're like, 842 00:42:14,384 --> 00:42:15,763 "Let's go in for the kill." 843 00:42:15,798 --> 00:42:18,108 But you guys took your time. Why? 844 00:42:18,142 --> 00:42:20,556 We're really scared of RIPperoni, to be honest. 845 00:42:21,763 --> 00:42:24,556 I mean, you saw what their weapon did to themselves. 846 00:42:24,591 --> 00:42:26,418 -And the floor. -And the floor of the Box. 847 00:42:26,453 --> 00:42:29,591 I mean, I am scared of what it would do to Tantrum in The Golden Bolt tournament. 848 00:42:29,625 --> 00:42:31,142 It is grueling. 849 00:42:31,177 --> 00:42:34,763 We are hoping to have two more fights today, so the turnaround matters. 850 00:42:34,798 --> 00:42:37,418 We didn't wanna break anything so we were being cautious. 851 00:42:37,453 --> 00:42:38,694 We wanna go the long game. 852 00:42:38,729 --> 00:42:41,073 The best part is our weapon and our punch still work. 853 00:42:42,901 --> 00:42:44,694 Congratulations. We'll see you in the semis. 854 00:42:44,729 --> 00:42:45,832 -Thank you. -See you. 855 00:42:50,936 --> 00:42:55,349 [Chris] Anna, what a remarkable run for RIPperoni. 856 00:42:55,384 --> 00:42:56,625 You're probably a little ticked off 857 00:42:56,660 --> 00:42:58,763 that it ended because that one wheel came off. 858 00:42:58,798 --> 00:43:00,867 That's okay. We had a wheel-y good time. 859 00:43:00,901 --> 00:43:03,280 Ah! 860 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,246 RIPperoni, always a pleasure. 861 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:07,867 -Great job out there. -Thank you so much. 862 00:43:09,487 --> 00:43:11,280 Thanks, guys. Thank you so much. 863 00:43:11,936 --> 00:43:13,005 Great fight. 864 00:43:14,142 --> 00:43:16,625 [Chris] So congratulations go out to Tantrum 865 00:43:16,660 --> 00:43:18,798 as they advance to the semifinals, 866 00:43:18,832 --> 00:43:23,384 making it a clean sweep for The Giant Nut winners in round one, Kenny. 867 00:43:23,418 --> 00:43:26,798 [Kenny] Yeah. Really flexing that championship mojo. 868 00:43:26,832 --> 00:43:28,867 None of those fights were even close. 869 00:43:28,901 --> 00:43:33,522 Nothing outweighs that high level, high pressure experience. 870 00:43:33,556 --> 00:43:35,798 [Chris] So, as we say goodbye to RIPperoni, 871 00:43:35,832 --> 00:43:38,625 we say hello to the final four. 872 00:43:38,660 --> 00:43:41,211 The Giant Nut winners will be joined by Las Vegas's 873 00:43:41,246 --> 00:43:43,901 own JackPot in the semifinals. 874 00:43:43,936 --> 00:43:48,556 One of these squads is just two wins away from hoisting The Golden Bolt. 875 00:43:48,591 --> 00:43:49,970 Don't go anywhere. 876 00:43:50,005 --> 00:43:53,798 The Tournament of Champions heats up next. 877 00:44:03,315 --> 00:44:05,142 [Chris] We are back on the Tournament of Champions. 878 00:44:05,177 --> 00:44:07,901 Everybody chasing The Golden Bolt tonight. 879 00:44:07,936 --> 00:44:10,211 And we are down to our final four. 880 00:44:10,246 --> 00:44:14,694 End Game, JackPot, SawBlaze and Tantrum. 881 00:44:14,729 --> 00:44:16,177 What a lineup. 882 00:44:16,211 --> 00:44:19,246 Let's get right into our first semifinal match. 883 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:22,591 It is the last two winners of The Giant Nut. 884 00:44:22,625 --> 00:44:25,073 Season 6 champion Tantrum taking on 885 00:44:25,108 --> 00:44:28,108 season 7 title winner, SawBlaze. 886 00:44:28,142 --> 00:44:30,005 And you know what, let's start with SawBlaze. 887 00:44:31,418 --> 00:44:35,349 Jamison Go, you saw it earlier tonight, is oozing confidence. 888 00:44:35,384 --> 00:44:37,867 If you're expecting a world championship hangover, 889 00:44:37,901 --> 00:44:39,901 we haven't seen it yet. 890 00:44:39,936 --> 00:44:42,073 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. I mean, they can do no wrong right now. 891 00:44:42,108 --> 00:44:44,970 The robot is working perfectly, 892 00:44:45,005 --> 00:44:46,591 their driving is on-point. 893 00:44:46,625 --> 00:44:48,729 Any modifications or configurations that they 894 00:44:48,763 --> 00:44:50,694 have to come up to, for specific match-ups, 895 00:44:50,729 --> 00:44:52,039 they're always getting that right. 896 00:44:52,073 --> 00:44:53,522 They're gonna be really hard to beat. 897 00:44:53,556 --> 00:44:55,418 [Chris] Yeah, it'll take a fearless performance 898 00:44:55,453 --> 00:44:58,280 to derail the SawBlaze express. 899 00:44:58,315 --> 00:45:02,177 But, you heard from Alex and Ginger after their quarterfinal victory tonight. 900 00:45:02,211 --> 00:45:04,005 Tantrum isn't backing down, Kenny. 901 00:45:04,729 --> 00:45:05,729 [Kenny] And they shouldn't. 902 00:45:05,763 --> 00:45:09,073 This is still one of the top bots in the sport. 903 00:45:09,108 --> 00:45:10,970 Remember, back in the quarterfinals 904 00:45:11,005 --> 00:45:12,832 of World Championship V, 905 00:45:12,867 --> 00:45:16,005 Tantrum bullied SawBlaze all over the box, 906 00:45:16,039 --> 00:45:18,315 landing big shots with the puncher disc, 907 00:45:18,349 --> 00:45:20,729 got underneath its dustpan. 908 00:45:20,763 --> 00:45:23,108 This team is familiar with the match-up 909 00:45:23,142 --> 00:45:24,936 they think they can win it again. 910 00:45:26,591 --> 00:45:27,936 [audience cheering] 911 00:45:29,108 --> 00:45:32,005 [Chris] We are just about ready to light this candle. 912 00:45:32,039 --> 00:45:33,384 Let's hear from the captains. 913 00:45:34,694 --> 00:45:36,901 SawBlaze has an absolutely scary attack. 914 00:45:36,936 --> 00:45:38,487 Its overhead hammer saw 915 00:45:38,522 --> 00:45:40,832 goes in and slices into batteries, 916 00:45:40,867 --> 00:45:42,384 through the top armor of most robots. 917 00:45:42,418 --> 00:45:45,280 You saw it against Minotaur, and now again, against SHREDDIT BRO! 918 00:45:46,246 --> 00:45:47,487 We don't want that to happen to us. 919 00:45:47,522 --> 00:45:49,694 We don't want a battery fire and so we armored up, 920 00:45:49,729 --> 00:45:52,349 so that hopefully we're good for this fight. 921 00:45:52,384 --> 00:45:53,798 We're using the same material 922 00:45:53,832 --> 00:45:55,556 that HUGE used for their wheels, 923 00:45:55,591 --> 00:45:57,211 in their fight against SawBlaze during 924 00:45:57,246 --> 00:46:00,625 World Championship VII, to arm Tantrum's upper shoulders. 925 00:46:00,660 --> 00:46:02,591 We have our awesome driver, Dillon Carey, 926 00:46:02,625 --> 00:46:04,349 and we think that he'll be able to get underneath 927 00:46:04,384 --> 00:46:07,005 SawBlaze and hopefully get a fatal shot. 928 00:46:12,005 --> 00:46:13,384 A lot of people look at Tantrum and think 929 00:46:13,418 --> 00:46:14,763 it doesn't cause a lot of damage. 930 00:46:14,798 --> 00:46:16,108 It's a little bit deceiving. 931 00:46:16,142 --> 00:46:18,280 So, that weapon can definitely do a lot of damage 932 00:46:18,315 --> 00:46:20,694 to parts of the robot you don't expect to take damage. 933 00:46:20,729 --> 00:46:22,694 They have an incredible drive train 934 00:46:22,729 --> 00:46:24,970 and an incredible driver behind that bot. 935 00:46:25,005 --> 00:46:27,384 Uh, their weapon has increased in power, 936 00:46:27,418 --> 00:46:30,487 and so it has only become more formidable since the last season. 937 00:46:30,522 --> 00:46:31,694 An ideal win against Tantrum, 938 00:46:31,729 --> 00:46:32,832 we get underneath them immediately 939 00:46:32,867 --> 00:46:34,142 and bring the hammer down. 940 00:46:34,177 --> 00:46:37,108 If we can disable their self-righter and flip them over, 941 00:46:37,142 --> 00:46:39,280 and to get a nice, easy win, that'd be fantastic. 942 00:46:39,315 --> 00:46:41,660 We'd like to not take any hits from their weapon, 943 00:46:41,694 --> 00:46:43,867 as it's gonna be a quite a bit of repair on us. 944 00:46:45,246 --> 00:46:46,901 [audience cheering] 945 00:46:46,936 --> 00:46:48,453 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 946 00:46:48,487 --> 00:46:49,867 [crowd cheering] 947 00:46:51,384 --> 00:46:55,349 [Chris] Team Tantrum busting out the Tegris for this match-up, Kenny. 948 00:46:55,384 --> 00:46:58,936 [Kenny] Yeah, they were impressed with HUGE's durability against SawBlaze 949 00:46:58,970 --> 00:47:01,832 in the World Championship VII Final. 950 00:47:01,867 --> 00:47:04,867 They want to tank some hits to stay in close 951 00:47:04,901 --> 00:47:08,591 and keep buzzing SawBlaze's tower, so to speak. 952 00:47:08,625 --> 00:47:11,556 Jamison won't be shy with the hammer saw. 953 00:47:11,591 --> 00:47:13,798 If he can break through that Tegris, 954 00:47:13,832 --> 00:47:17,005 Tantrum's internals won't hold up to a direct hit. 955 00:47:20,211 --> 00:47:20,867 [crowd cheering] 956 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:26,970 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 957 00:47:35,108 --> 00:47:38,108 [buzzer sounds] 958 00:47:38,142 --> 00:47:39,936 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 959 00:47:44,005 --> 00:47:47,418 [Kenny] And the floor just caught him like a net there, Chris. 960 00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:50,039 [Chris] Oh no, that hammer saw 961 00:47:50,073 --> 00:47:52,315 is up to full speed too, on top of it. 962 00:47:52,349 --> 00:47:54,073 Wait for the right angle. There it is! 963 00:47:54,108 --> 00:47:56,901 Oh, man, and the pulverizer. 964 00:47:56,936 --> 00:47:59,005 [Kenny] Yeah, he's trying to smash right through that Tegris. 965 00:47:59,625 --> 00:48:00,591 Trying to get to the motors. 966 00:48:00,625 --> 00:48:02,384 Now, he's trying to burn him up. 967 00:48:02,418 --> 00:48:04,591 [Chris] But Tantrum finally breaks free. 968 00:48:04,625 --> 00:48:06,211 Driver, Dillon Carey may be one of the most 969 00:48:06,246 --> 00:48:08,246 underrated in the entire sport, 970 00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:10,867 showing off that boss agility right now. 971 00:48:10,901 --> 00:48:13,005 [Kenny] Yeah, Tantrum looking very fast out there, 972 00:48:13,039 --> 00:48:15,625 trying to run circles around SawBlaze 973 00:48:15,660 --> 00:48:17,142 and Jamison Go, he's onto it. 974 00:48:17,177 --> 00:48:18,246 And another scoop. 975 00:48:18,280 --> 00:48:21,349 [Chris] Oh, a big hit with the hammer saw. 976 00:48:21,384 --> 00:48:23,763 [Kenny] So far that Tegris armor is holding up. 977 00:48:23,798 --> 00:48:27,039 [Chris] And look at this, trying to put Tantrum up on the screw. 978 00:48:27,073 --> 00:48:28,867 -[Kenny] Uh-oh... -[Chris] Get him up there. 979 00:48:28,901 --> 00:48:30,418 And now, they're feet up 980 00:48:30,453 --> 00:48:32,694 -on a literal silver platter. -[Kenny] Uh-oh. 981 00:48:32,936 --> 00:48:34,142 Oh! 982 00:48:34,487 --> 00:48:35,729 Brutal. 983 00:48:35,763 --> 00:48:38,522 That's the fourth shot to the dome by SawBlaze already. 984 00:48:38,556 --> 00:48:42,729 [Chris] Tantrum is burning rubber down there, and losing parts. 985 00:48:42,763 --> 00:48:44,280 [Kenny] Yeah, they lost a part of that Tegris. 986 00:48:44,315 --> 00:48:47,729 He went right through that tough armor on Tantrum. 987 00:48:47,763 --> 00:48:50,556 [Chris] SawBlaze lands yet another blow with the pulverizer. 988 00:48:50,591 --> 00:48:52,832 Tantrum now vulnerable on the right side, 989 00:48:52,867 --> 00:48:54,901 missing that Tegris armor plate. 990 00:48:54,936 --> 00:48:57,798 [Kenny] And Dillon Carey has to start attacking from the side. 991 00:48:57,832 --> 00:49:01,729 SawBlaze is getting under them on every head-to-head engagement. 992 00:49:01,763 --> 00:49:03,108 [Chris] Oh, boy. 993 00:49:03,142 --> 00:49:04,211 Oh, boy! 994 00:49:05,384 --> 00:49:08,591 Oh, SawBlaze, just taking it to Tantrum right now. 995 00:49:09,694 --> 00:49:12,108 [Chris] Halfway through this fight, 996 00:49:12,142 --> 00:49:14,729 a berth in The Golden Bolt finals on the line, 997 00:49:14,763 --> 00:49:16,142 here at the Tournament of Champions. 998 00:49:16,177 --> 00:49:18,694 Oh, nice pop there. 999 00:49:18,729 --> 00:49:21,384 [Kenny] Of course, attaching feet from Tantrum's fist. 1000 00:49:21,418 --> 00:49:22,798 And there's another good shot. 1001 00:49:22,832 --> 00:49:25,177 The former champs are starting to punch back. 1002 00:49:25,211 --> 00:49:27,487 [Chris] Man, that thing is small, but it is mighty. 1003 00:49:27,522 --> 00:49:30,901 [Kenny] Doesn't have the best reach, but if they can attack from the sides, 1004 00:49:30,936 --> 00:49:33,073 and get underneath it, it can be deadly. 1005 00:49:33,108 --> 00:49:35,246 And we're starting to see it. 1006 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:37,315 This is a nice rally here from Tantrum. 1007 00:49:37,349 --> 00:49:40,487 [Chris] No question about it. Great counter there. 1008 00:49:41,349 --> 00:49:43,901 Uh-oh! Jamison Go regains control, 1009 00:49:43,936 --> 00:49:46,384 trying to get Tantrum back up on the screws. 1010 00:49:46,418 --> 00:49:48,246 And now, SawBlaze has him trapped. 1011 00:49:48,867 --> 00:49:50,798 Oh! 1012 00:49:50,832 --> 00:49:53,246 [Kenny] Textbook move there from Jamison Go. 1013 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:55,522 [Chris] Less than 50 seconds to go. 1014 00:49:55,556 --> 00:49:57,936 SawBlaze controlling Tantrum, 1015 00:49:57,970 --> 00:49:59,418 they chopped the hammer saw 1016 00:49:59,453 --> 00:50:02,349 and ripped the rest of Tantrum's top armor plate off. 1017 00:50:02,384 --> 00:50:04,005 [Kenny] Once Jamison Go has the lead, 1018 00:50:04,039 --> 00:50:07,005 he is so good at protecting it. 1019 00:50:07,039 --> 00:50:10,005 Oh, look at that front armor on Tantrum. That could be it. 1020 00:50:10,039 --> 00:50:12,384 [Chris] Uh, yeah. Wow. 1021 00:50:12,418 --> 00:50:15,108 [Kenny] Tantrum's face is split wide open, 1022 00:50:15,142 --> 00:50:18,384 but SawBlaze engages, puts himself on his back. 1023 00:50:18,418 --> 00:50:19,694 Oh, wait a second. 1024 00:50:19,729 --> 00:50:21,453 SawBlaze went for an extra shot, 1025 00:50:21,487 --> 00:50:23,177 may have knocked himself out. 1026 00:50:23,211 --> 00:50:25,591 [referee] This is the moment, Jamison. 1027 00:50:25,625 --> 00:50:26,694 Five seconds left. 1028 00:50:26,729 --> 00:50:27,384 [audience exclaiming] 1029 00:50:29,453 --> 00:50:31,832 [Chris] You've gotta be kidding me. 1030 00:50:31,867 --> 00:50:33,763 How the heck did this happen? 1031 00:50:33,798 --> 00:50:36,246 -[Kenny] He can't self-right. -Nine... 1032 00:50:36,280 --> 00:50:37,556 -[Chris] Oh, my God. -Eight... 1033 00:50:37,591 --> 00:50:39,798 -The countdown started. -Seven... 1034 00:50:39,832 --> 00:50:43,039 -Six... Five... Four... -Jamison Go cannot believe it. 1035 00:50:43,073 --> 00:50:45,039 Three... Two... 1036 00:50:45,073 --> 00:50:46,694 -One. Knockout. -[Chris] What's gonna happen? 1037 00:50:46,729 --> 00:50:47,694 Wait a second. 1038 00:50:48,660 --> 00:50:49,901 Wait a second. 1039 00:50:50,487 --> 00:50:52,729 Wait... a... second. 1040 00:50:54,453 --> 00:50:57,039 Is that a knockout or not? 1041 00:50:57,073 --> 00:51:00,211 They may have survived it, Chris. Wow! 1042 00:51:01,453 --> 00:51:03,108 Tantrum is in disbelief. 1043 00:51:04,970 --> 00:51:06,832 Did they survive it? 1044 00:51:06,867 --> 00:51:08,349 [Chris] Look at the captains, 1045 00:51:08,384 --> 00:51:10,246 Alex and Ginger. 1046 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:14,108 They can't believe it, but will we need some sort of ruling? 1047 00:51:14,142 --> 00:51:15,901 This is goin' to the judges. 1048 00:51:15,936 --> 00:51:17,211 Is it a knockout? 1049 00:51:17,246 --> 00:51:19,660 There's mayhem at The Golden Bolt. 1050 00:51:19,694 --> 00:51:20,349 [Kenny laughs] 1051 00:51:31,522 --> 00:51:33,694 [Chris] We are back on the Tournament of Champions 1052 00:51:33,729 --> 00:51:37,211 and we just saw something insane happen. 1053 00:51:37,246 --> 00:51:38,970 Check this out. 1054 00:51:39,005 --> 00:51:42,039 After a back and forth semifinal brawl, 1055 00:51:42,073 --> 00:51:45,867 Tantrum was all but knocked out with its face split open. 1056 00:51:45,901 --> 00:51:50,729 Surprisingly, Jamison Go chose to re-engage. 1057 00:51:50,763 --> 00:51:54,522 Struck the floor, SawBlaze ended up on its head. 1058 00:51:54,556 --> 00:51:57,487 Ten... Nine... Eight... 1059 00:51:58,039 --> 00:51:58,867 Seven... 1060 00:51:58,901 --> 00:52:00,039 [Chris] The count out started, 1061 00:52:00,073 --> 00:52:03,005 but it was almost in sync with the fight clock. 1062 00:52:03,039 --> 00:52:05,005 Three... Two... 1063 00:52:05,487 --> 00:52:06,832 One. Knockout. 1064 00:52:07,522 --> 00:52:08,970 Oh no! 1065 00:52:10,418 --> 00:52:11,591 [all cheering] 1066 00:52:11,625 --> 00:52:14,453 [Chris] Now, we have no idea if this is a knockout 1067 00:52:14,487 --> 00:52:17,556 for Tantrum or if we're heading to a judges' decision. 1068 00:52:18,487 --> 00:52:20,211 One... Knockout. 1069 00:52:21,246 --> 00:52:23,005 [Chris] The refs have been huddled up, 1070 00:52:23,039 --> 00:52:24,591 they watched the replays 1071 00:52:24,625 --> 00:52:27,418 and head referee, John Remar has gathered the teams, 1072 00:52:27,453 --> 00:52:28,901 so let's listen in. 1073 00:52:28,936 --> 00:52:31,211 All right. Before the end of the count, 1074 00:52:31,246 --> 00:52:32,694 the clock went to zero, 1075 00:52:32,729 --> 00:52:34,901 therefore, it's going to the judges. 1076 00:52:34,936 --> 00:52:37,487 -Oh, man. -What? What? What? 1077 00:52:37,522 --> 00:52:38,970 [crowd exclaiming] 1078 00:52:39,005 --> 00:52:41,349 [Chris] So, there you have it, Kenny Florian. 1079 00:52:41,384 --> 00:52:45,970 Jamison Go gets a second chance at life. 1080 00:52:46,005 --> 00:52:48,970 I think the Tantrum Team is a little bit stunned. 1081 00:52:49,005 --> 00:52:51,246 [Kenny] Yeah, and this is a massive break 1082 00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:52,384 for Jamison Go. 1083 00:52:52,418 --> 00:52:55,798 SawBlaze clearly dominant from the opening bell. 1084 00:52:55,832 --> 00:52:59,108 Tantrum fought back, started to gain some momentum, 1085 00:52:59,142 --> 00:53:01,522 but SawBlaze eventually ripped open 1086 00:53:01,556 --> 00:53:02,694 the puncher bot's face. 1087 00:53:03,901 --> 00:53:06,487 [Chris] Tantrum appeared to be hung up on the floor, 1088 00:53:06,522 --> 00:53:10,177 Jamison threw the unnecessary shot, got flipped, 1089 00:53:10,211 --> 00:53:12,729 was dead in the water and for just a moment, 1090 00:53:12,763 --> 00:53:15,073 it looked like its run to The Golden Bolt 1091 00:53:15,108 --> 00:53:16,936 was indeed over. 1092 00:53:16,970 --> 00:53:18,763 [Kenny] Yeah, and now he's got new life 1093 00:53:18,798 --> 00:53:20,832 literally saved by the bell. 1094 00:53:20,867 --> 00:53:23,108 But it never looks good to the judges, 1095 00:53:23,142 --> 00:53:24,729 to finish a fight on your back. 1096 00:53:24,763 --> 00:53:27,936 [Chris] Yeah, I don't think the craziness is over just yet, Kenny. 1097 00:53:27,970 --> 00:53:29,936 Here's Faruq with the decision. 1098 00:53:29,970 --> 00:53:31,177 [audience cheering] 1099 00:53:32,349 --> 00:53:35,005 The results from the judges are in. 1100 00:53:38,729 --> 00:53:41,487 We have a split decision. 1101 00:53:41,522 --> 00:53:43,142 [all sighing] 1102 00:53:44,039 --> 00:53:44,798 The tension. 1103 00:53:44,832 --> 00:53:47,625 Judge Lisa scored the battle for... 1104 00:53:48,694 --> 00:53:50,177 SawBlaze. 1105 00:53:52,625 --> 00:53:57,522 Judge Fon scored the battle for Tantrum. 1106 00:53:57,556 --> 00:53:58,625 [all cheering] 1107 00:54:01,556 --> 00:54:06,211 Judge Derek scored the battle for the winner... 1108 00:54:14,798 --> 00:54:16,832 SawBlaze. 1109 00:54:16,867 --> 00:54:17,970 [cheering and applause] 1110 00:54:31,039 --> 00:54:32,384 [Chris] Jamison Go. 1111 00:54:33,867 --> 00:54:35,556 Okay. 1112 00:54:37,522 --> 00:54:40,073 Is his the most amazing win you've ever had 1113 00:54:40,108 --> 00:54:41,763 based on the circumstances? 1114 00:54:41,798 --> 00:54:43,487 -Amazing is a word, yes. -[laughs] 1115 00:54:43,970 --> 00:54:45,315 Um. [chuckles] 1116 00:54:46,073 --> 00:54:47,798 It's a really funny thing, uh, 1117 00:54:47,832 --> 00:54:51,005 I could've sworn, I heard someone say, "Go for it," 1118 00:54:51,039 --> 00:54:54,039 And so, I went for it and the smart move is clearly to not go for it. 1119 00:54:54,073 --> 00:54:55,798 [all laughing] 1120 00:54:55,832 --> 00:54:58,936 Jamison, it was crazy, you had that nasty shot at the end, 1121 00:54:58,970 --> 00:55:00,556 except it was like, throwing an upper cut 1122 00:55:00,591 --> 00:55:02,660 and you kinda hit yourself in the face. 1123 00:55:02,694 --> 00:55:04,832 Wh... what happened there? 1124 00:55:04,867 --> 00:55:07,729 It looks like, based on watching the replay that, 1125 00:55:07,763 --> 00:55:10,384 when we went it, the robot wheelied up a little bit, 1126 00:55:10,418 --> 00:55:12,867 which pushed them off of whatever they were hung up on. 1127 00:55:12,901 --> 00:55:15,073 And then, that messed up the position, 1128 00:55:15,108 --> 00:55:18,108 which normally would have engaged us with the back end. 1129 00:55:18,142 --> 00:55:21,349 We hit the floor and the whole thing just rebounded super hard. 1130 00:55:21,384 --> 00:55:22,315 -Wow. -I mean, there's nothing 1131 00:55:22,349 --> 00:55:23,625 harder than the floor or the walls, 1132 00:55:23,660 --> 00:55:25,211 and you don't want to hit those. 1133 00:55:25,246 --> 00:55:27,005 And that's basically what we hit. 1134 00:55:27,039 --> 00:55:29,763 And that's the whole bunch of force that goes back into you, 1135 00:55:29,798 --> 00:55:31,246 and the robot really didn't like that. 1136 00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:32,349 [audience laughing] 1137 00:55:32,384 --> 00:55:34,970 All right. Rest up, fix your bot, 1138 00:55:35,005 --> 00:55:37,211 stay away from other bots that appear to be dead. 1139 00:55:37,246 --> 00:55:39,315 And we'll see you in the final. Congratulations. 1140 00:55:40,729 --> 00:55:41,901 -Thank you, thank you. -[applause] 1141 00:55:44,315 --> 00:55:46,073 [laughs] Man. 1142 00:55:47,418 --> 00:55:48,729 [Chris] Hi, Team Tantrum. 1143 00:55:48,763 --> 00:55:49,453 -Hello. -Hi. 1144 00:55:49,487 --> 00:55:50,522 Alex and Ginger. 1145 00:55:50,556 --> 00:55:53,453 Ginger, that was a whirlwind of emotions 1146 00:55:53,487 --> 00:55:56,591 -over the last, I don't know... -[chuckles] 1147 00:55:56,625 --> 00:55:58,177 ...20 seconds. Wasn't it? 1148 00:55:58,211 --> 00:56:01,694 -Oh, my gosh, I might have freaked out a little. -Yeah. 1149 00:56:01,729 --> 00:56:05,246 I mean, we had a really disappointing season during World Championship VII. 1150 00:56:05,280 --> 00:56:06,556 Tantrum is a Giant Nut winner. 1151 00:56:06,591 --> 00:56:09,211 We felt like we weren't able to stand up to that title. 1152 00:56:09,246 --> 00:56:11,005 And so, going the full three minutes 1153 00:56:11,039 --> 00:56:12,936 against the current Giant Nut winner, 1154 00:56:12,970 --> 00:56:15,591 and putting up what I think is a pretty damn good fight, 1155 00:56:15,625 --> 00:56:18,660 and getting close to getting them at the end, 1156 00:56:18,694 --> 00:56:21,694 I mean, it makes all the risks, all the redesign 1157 00:56:21,729 --> 00:56:24,315 and everything we did this year totally worth it. 1158 00:56:24,349 --> 00:56:26,936 So, do you guys feel disappointed then with the result? 1159 00:56:26,970 --> 00:56:28,832 Of course, you feel disappointed in a loss, 1160 00:56:28,867 --> 00:56:30,936 but like, that was a hell of a fight. 1161 00:56:31,798 --> 00:56:33,177 [Chris] It really was. 1162 00:56:33,211 --> 00:56:35,694 Let's hear it, for Team Tantrum. 1163 00:56:35,729 --> 00:56:36,556 -Thank you. -Thanks. 1164 00:56:47,763 --> 00:56:48,591 [Chris exhales] 1165 00:56:48,625 --> 00:56:49,970 Okay, let's all take a deep breath. 1166 00:56:50,005 --> 00:56:52,556 I feel like I just ran a marathon, Kenny. 1167 00:56:52,591 --> 00:56:55,142 [Kenny] That was crazy. Credit to both teams 1168 00:56:55,177 --> 00:56:57,005 for taking it all in stride. 1169 00:56:57,039 --> 00:56:59,556 That one's gonna be talked about for a long time. 1170 00:57:01,211 --> 00:57:03,349 [Chris] So, in the end, Tantrum's out, 1171 00:57:03,384 --> 00:57:05,660 SawBlaze is moving onto the final, 1172 00:57:05,694 --> 00:57:08,625 Jamison Go with a chance to claim both major trophies 1173 00:57:08,660 --> 00:57:10,039 in the same season. 1174 00:57:10,073 --> 00:57:11,798 His squad is waiting on the winner 1175 00:57:11,832 --> 00:57:14,005 of our next semifinal match. 1176 00:57:15,073 --> 00:57:17,832 It's the defending Golden Bolt champs, End Game, 1177 00:57:17,867 --> 00:57:21,280 taking on Las Vegas' own, JackPot. 1178 00:57:21,315 --> 00:57:25,142 There is gonna be a whole lotta offence in this one, Kenny. 1179 00:57:25,177 --> 00:57:27,349 [Kenny] Yeah, JackPot is a heavy hitter. 1180 00:57:27,384 --> 00:57:29,763 It fights like a junkyard dog. 1181 00:57:29,798 --> 00:57:32,556 And listen, Jeff Waters, wanted this match-up. 1182 00:57:32,591 --> 00:57:34,729 He's not afraid to go weapon-on-weapon 1183 00:57:34,763 --> 00:57:38,005 with the best in the game and turn this into a brawl. 1184 00:57:38,039 --> 00:57:39,039 [Chris] End Game of course, 1185 00:57:39,073 --> 00:57:41,280 defending its Golden Bolt crown, 1186 00:57:41,315 --> 00:57:44,073 and one win away from a chance to repeat as champions. 1187 00:57:44,867 --> 00:57:45,970 Here are the captains. 1188 00:57:48,349 --> 00:57:49,936 They've had a good couple of seasons now. 1189 00:57:49,970 --> 00:57:51,694 Um, they hit hard. 1190 00:57:51,729 --> 00:57:53,246 We're hoping that we'll be able to knock 'em out. 1191 00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:54,591 I think we have a bigger weapon. 1192 00:57:54,625 --> 00:57:56,487 Yeah, they have a little minibot which can be scary, 1193 00:57:56,522 --> 00:57:58,005 so we'll try to avoid that. 1194 00:57:58,039 --> 00:58:00,177 The minibot has proven to actually be quite useful for them in the past. 1195 00:58:00,211 --> 00:58:01,798 So, we're a little worried about it, 1196 00:58:01,832 --> 00:58:04,591 but we think that we've got a much higher wheelbase 1197 00:58:04,625 --> 00:58:06,453 than what we've seen in some of their other opponents. 1198 00:58:06,487 --> 00:58:08,280 So, it shouldn't high-center us. 1199 00:58:08,315 --> 00:58:10,315 Uh, I think they were a little bit slow out of the gate in the last one, 1200 00:58:10,349 --> 00:58:12,522 and there's probably damage carrying over from fight to fight, 1201 00:58:12,556 --> 00:58:13,522 which we don't have. 1202 00:58:13,556 --> 00:58:15,315 We are fresh out of the gate, ready to go. 1203 00:58:15,349 --> 00:58:16,349 The pressure is on, um, 1204 00:58:16,384 --> 00:58:18,142 we wanna get the second Golden Bolt, 1205 00:58:18,177 --> 00:58:19,901 we wanna be the only ones in the world with The Golden Bolt, 1206 00:58:19,936 --> 00:58:21,211 -so we wanna keep it that way. -Yeah. 1207 00:58:22,384 --> 00:58:24,349 [audience cheering] 1208 00:58:24,384 --> 00:58:26,763 Yeah, we're the only team left in The Golden Bolt 1209 00:58:26,798 --> 00:58:28,660 that have not won a Giant Nut before. 1210 00:58:28,694 --> 00:58:31,798 Being the local bot, we have a whole community behind us. 1211 00:58:31,832 --> 00:58:33,349 There's a lot of people that are rooting 1212 00:58:33,384 --> 00:58:35,660 for the bot on a budget, that's going there. 1213 00:58:35,694 --> 00:58:37,625 We built this thing in our kitchen. [chuckles] 1214 00:58:37,660 --> 00:58:40,211 So, we've had a strategy for bots like End Game for a while. 1215 00:58:40,246 --> 00:58:44,177 All those piano key robots are not really good at driving forward. 1216 00:58:44,211 --> 00:58:45,694 They can move backward really good, 1217 00:58:45,729 --> 00:58:49,315 but if you can get behind them they won't be able to get away from you. 1218 00:58:49,349 --> 00:58:51,625 We feel like this is the best Ace that we've had, 1219 00:58:51,660 --> 00:58:53,832 and it's being very well driven by Jason. 1220 00:58:53,867 --> 00:58:57,177 We can use that to force him out of his comfort zone, 1221 00:58:57,211 --> 00:58:58,211 of pointing and sitting. 1222 00:58:59,970 --> 00:59:01,591 [audience cheering] 1223 00:59:02,867 --> 00:59:04,280 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1224 00:59:05,936 --> 00:59:08,246 [Chris] All right. Winner moves on to the final. 1225 00:59:08,280 --> 00:59:10,556 What are you watching for, Kenny Florian? 1226 00:59:10,591 --> 00:59:12,798 [Kenny] Well, JackPot has that big reach advantage. 1227 00:59:12,832 --> 00:59:16,073 If Jeff can chip away at those wedgelets and forks, 1228 00:59:16,108 --> 00:59:18,280 he can land a haymaker, 1229 00:59:18,315 --> 00:59:20,901 especially if Ace can high-center End Game. 1230 00:59:20,936 --> 00:59:24,108 And for the New Zealanders it's about getting in close, 1231 00:59:24,142 --> 00:59:27,901 getting underneath, and landing one of their iconic upper cuts. 1232 00:59:41,660 --> 00:59:42,970 [audience chanting] Fight! Fight! 1233 00:59:53,522 --> 00:59:54,729 [buzzer sounds] 1234 00:59:56,280 --> 00:59:58,246 [Chris] Let the bot battle begin! 1235 01:00:00,177 --> 01:00:03,246 End Game keeping its eye on the minibot but going after the big boy. 1236 01:00:04,901 --> 01:00:06,487 Sandwiched in between now. 1237 01:00:06,522 --> 01:00:09,418 [Kenny] That is brilliant stuff there from Team JackPot. 1238 01:00:09,453 --> 01:00:10,522 Look at how they're ganging up 1239 01:00:10,556 --> 01:00:11,901 on End Game there. 1240 01:00:11,936 --> 01:00:14,211 And now, Ace underneath End Game. 1241 01:00:14,246 --> 01:00:17,246 [Chris] Yeah, but JackPot not spinning up its weapon right now. 1242 01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,591 -[Kenny] Oh, we have the opportunity of a lifetime... -[Chris] Oh, my God. 1243 01:00:20,625 --> 01:00:22,591 [Kenny] Why centering themselves? What's going on, Ace? 1244 01:00:22,625 --> 01:00:23,936 Whose team are you on? 1245 01:00:23,970 --> 01:00:24,729 [Chris laughs] 1246 01:00:25,177 --> 01:00:26,556 [both] Oh! Whoa! 1247 01:00:27,384 --> 01:00:29,522 [Chris] Uh, maybe the wrong one, 1248 01:00:29,556 --> 01:00:31,073 after watching that hit. 1249 01:00:31,108 --> 01:00:33,901 [Kenny] And End Game lost a fork though in that exchange. 1250 01:00:33,936 --> 01:00:37,970 They seem unbothered and happy to keep going straight at JackPot. 1251 01:00:38,005 --> 01:00:41,694 [Chris] That powerful weapon is still spinning unlike JackPot's. 1252 01:00:41,729 --> 01:00:44,867 [Kenny] Yup. Did they shut it down or is it disabled, Chris? 1253 01:00:44,901 --> 01:00:47,246 [Chris] That's a great question, you never know. 1254 01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:48,660 Less than a minute into this one. 1255 01:00:48,694 --> 01:00:51,211 End Game delivered all the big shots. 1256 01:00:51,246 --> 01:00:54,936 Jeff Waters looking for some space and chance to breathe. 1257 01:00:54,970 --> 01:00:56,729 [Kenny] Oh, there goes Ace! 1258 01:00:56,763 --> 01:00:58,522 [Chris] And there goes JackPot. 1259 01:00:58,556 --> 01:01:03,211 [Kenny] Knocked Ace out of the BattleBox and well, and this could be a knockout. 1260 01:01:03,246 --> 01:01:06,487 [referee] Give me some motion or I'll have to count you out. 1261 01:01:06,522 --> 01:01:10,349 [Chris] Wow, a two for one special for End Game. 1262 01:01:10,384 --> 01:01:14,280 Apparently, ending the dreams of the local squad. 1263 01:01:15,556 --> 01:01:19,005 -Wow, the countdown is on. -Eight... Seven... Six... 1264 01:01:19,039 --> 01:01:21,073 [Chris] End Game is off to the final for a second straight year. 1265 01:01:21,108 --> 01:01:22,832 Five... Four... Three... 1266 01:01:22,867 --> 01:01:24,763 -Two... One. -[Chris] Take a bow. 1267 01:01:25,177 --> 01:01:26,177 Knockout. 1268 01:01:35,349 --> 01:01:36,936 -Lost my receiver. -Huh? 1269 01:01:36,970 --> 01:01:38,142 I lost my weapon receiver. 1270 01:01:43,660 --> 01:01:46,591 [Chris] Hey, Kenny. The minibot did its job, 1271 01:01:46,625 --> 01:01:48,556 unfortunately, the big boy JackPot, 1272 01:01:48,591 --> 01:01:50,142 just couldn't handle the heat from End Game. 1273 01:01:50,177 --> 01:01:53,970 [Kenny] Yeah, that's right. I mean, Ace has been a nuisance 1274 01:01:54,005 --> 01:01:55,798 throughout this tournament, did a great job 1275 01:01:55,832 --> 01:01:57,625 of getting around the back side of End Game, 1276 01:01:57,660 --> 01:01:59,763 just JackPot wasn't able to take advantage of it. 1277 01:01:59,798 --> 01:02:02,591 And just like that, End Game with a little one-two, 1278 01:02:02,625 --> 01:02:06,246 sent Ace flying one way and JackPot the other direction. 1279 01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:07,729 -[Chris] One more look at it. -[Kenny] Boom. 1280 01:02:07,763 --> 01:02:08,970 [Chris] See ya, minibot. 1281 01:02:09,005 --> 01:02:12,177 -And you big boy, go to sleep. -[Kenny] Oh, look at that. 1282 01:02:16,280 --> 01:02:19,384 [Chris] Jack and Nick, congratulations. 1283 01:02:19,418 --> 01:02:22,453 All right. Jack, that was like a two-for-one special, 1284 01:02:22,487 --> 01:02:25,487 getting the minibot and then the big boy, huh? 1285 01:02:25,522 --> 01:02:27,936 Yeah, we pinched them, didn't we? [chuckles] 1286 01:02:27,970 --> 01:02:29,832 Yeah, the minibot can be pretty annoying, 1287 01:02:29,867 --> 01:02:32,936 so you know, had an opportunity to get both in once, we'll go for it. 1288 01:02:32,970 --> 01:02:34,867 Yeah, there was one point where the minibot actually, 1289 01:02:34,901 --> 01:02:37,591 had us in a bit of trouble, uh, luckily I think the weapon was down at the time. 1290 01:02:37,625 --> 01:02:40,349 -Yeah, we had to drive her off it, so. -Yeah. 1291 01:02:40,384 --> 01:02:43,901 Do you guys think the robot is still in good shape? 1292 01:02:43,936 --> 01:02:45,142 We think that one is in good shape, 1293 01:02:45,177 --> 01:02:47,005 but that's not for fighting SawBlaze. 1294 01:02:47,039 --> 01:02:48,005 We have a SawBlaze one. 1295 01:02:48,039 --> 01:02:50,211 -Ah. -You have a SawBlaze special? 1296 01:02:50,246 --> 01:02:52,177 -Yeah. -Every single robot, every single part 1297 01:02:52,211 --> 01:02:53,418 is different for the SawBlaze robot. 1298 01:02:53,901 --> 01:02:55,487 Oh, do tell. 1299 01:02:55,522 --> 01:02:57,246 -Well, you have to wait and see. -[laughs] 1300 01:02:57,280 --> 01:02:59,453 You don't have to wait very long. [chuckles] 1301 01:02:59,487 --> 01:03:01,384 It's coming up next. 1302 01:03:01,418 --> 01:03:04,108 We cannot wait. It's gonna be an awesome final. 1303 01:03:04,142 --> 01:03:05,625 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 1304 01:03:06,832 --> 01:03:08,591 We'll shake your hand now, 'cause we gotta go. 1305 01:03:08,625 --> 01:03:10,453 -Yeah. -[chuckles] We're busy. 1306 01:03:10,487 --> 01:03:11,591 -Cheers, guys. -Well done. 1307 01:03:14,142 --> 01:03:17,798 Jeff Waters, congratulations to you and your entire team, 1308 01:03:17,832 --> 01:03:19,660 that's based here in Las Vegas. 1309 01:03:19,694 --> 01:03:21,901 Awesome, awesome job. 1310 01:03:21,936 --> 01:03:25,453 I am curious. What happened with your weapon there? 1311 01:03:25,487 --> 01:03:27,936 I'm pretty sure I know exactly what happened. 1312 01:03:27,970 --> 01:03:29,936 So, there's a receiver in the front center, 1313 01:03:29,970 --> 01:03:32,073 and when they got under and popped it right there, 1314 01:03:32,108 --> 01:03:33,211 I'm pretty sure it came unplugged. 1315 01:03:33,246 --> 01:03:34,660 We lost our rider and lost our weapon, 1316 01:03:34,694 --> 01:03:36,418 that's on that same signal. 1317 01:03:36,453 --> 01:03:38,798 I feel like if it was still up we would have had 'em, 1318 01:03:38,832 --> 01:03:40,970 -Ace did its job, we had all teed up. -Yeah. 1319 01:03:41,005 --> 01:03:42,970 And sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. 1320 01:03:43,005 --> 01:03:44,108 We were good. They were lucky. 1321 01:03:44,142 --> 01:03:45,487 [all laughing] 1322 01:03:45,522 --> 01:03:46,901 [cheers and applause] 1323 01:03:50,694 --> 01:03:52,625 It was a blast watching you. 1324 01:03:52,660 --> 01:03:54,901 Congratulations to you and your entire squad. 1325 01:04:01,901 --> 01:04:04,556 What a run for the bot on a budget. 1326 01:04:04,591 --> 01:04:08,039 Remember, Jeff built JackPot in his Las Vegas apartment, 1327 01:04:08,073 --> 01:04:11,384 and he went toe-to-toe with the best in the world. 1328 01:04:11,418 --> 01:04:13,660 But, the story of course, is End Game. 1329 01:04:13,694 --> 01:04:15,556 The reigning Golden Bolt champions 1330 01:04:15,591 --> 01:04:17,487 have their chance to repeat. 1331 01:04:17,522 --> 01:04:19,798 Can they pull off the back-to-back, 1332 01:04:19,832 --> 01:04:21,970 or will SawBlaze hoist its 1333 01:04:22,005 --> 01:04:23,246 trophy of the season? 1334 01:04:24,073 --> 01:04:25,522 Two bots will enter. 1335 01:04:25,556 --> 01:04:28,867 One will leave with The Golden Bolt. 1336 01:04:32,453 --> 01:04:33,936 Do not go anywhere. 1337 01:04:33,970 --> 01:04:36,936 That is next, here on our Tournament of Champions. 1338 01:04:49,073 --> 01:04:52,625 [Faruq] SawBlaze! 1339 01:04:54,108 --> 01:04:57,005 End Game! 1340 01:04:57,039 --> 01:04:58,901 This is the rematch that everybody wanted. 1341 01:05:00,073 --> 01:05:02,384 Last year, we kicked them out in 11 seconds. 1342 01:05:04,005 --> 01:05:06,418 [Chris] Oh, my goodness! 1343 01:05:07,142 --> 01:05:09,349 Are you kidding me? 1344 01:05:10,660 --> 01:05:12,349 They made a critical driving error. 1345 01:05:14,384 --> 01:05:17,418 They showed us their side and we took 'em straight to the wall... 1346 01:05:18,625 --> 01:05:19,798 and they went out. 1347 01:05:21,660 --> 01:05:24,280 In our last fight against End Game we tried a risky strategy 1348 01:05:24,315 --> 01:05:25,970 to swat their forks away. 1349 01:05:26,005 --> 01:05:28,384 We misfired and he took full advantage of that. 1350 01:05:29,936 --> 01:05:31,625 That's not gonna happen this time. 1351 01:05:34,280 --> 01:05:36,936 The team is incredibly happy with our performance earlier this year, 1352 01:05:36,970 --> 01:05:38,005 getting The Giant Nut. 1353 01:05:39,246 --> 01:05:41,246 [Chris] World champions. 1354 01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:44,487 The Golden Bolt would be even better. 1355 01:05:44,522 --> 01:05:46,625 And we have one more fight to win that Golden Bolt. 1356 01:05:47,936 --> 01:05:49,867 We're expecting End Game to use 1357 01:05:49,901 --> 01:05:52,901 an annoyingly long set of forks with barbs on the end 1358 01:05:52,936 --> 01:05:56,763 designed to target the middle sections between our long forks. 1359 01:05:56,798 --> 01:05:58,867 We have attached our piano fingers 1360 01:05:58,901 --> 01:06:01,108 which is designed to mitigate that reach. 1361 01:06:01,142 --> 01:06:03,005 So we can get in there close, 1362 01:06:03,039 --> 01:06:04,660 take off their forks, 1363 01:06:04,694 --> 01:06:06,142 and take control of the fight. 1364 01:06:08,005 --> 01:06:10,005 [Nick Mabey] We have a official SawBlaze configuration 1365 01:06:10,039 --> 01:06:13,073 where we've replaced every single aluminum part with magnesium 1366 01:06:13,108 --> 01:06:17,349 in order to put all the steel on the top. 1367 01:06:17,384 --> 01:06:20,798 [Jack Barker] And we think that that will be able to take SawBlaze's hit. 1368 01:06:20,832 --> 01:06:24,073 The risky part of it is magnesium is a lot lighter than aluminum 1369 01:06:24,108 --> 01:06:25,867 but a lot weaker as well. 1370 01:06:27,453 --> 01:06:30,349 So, every other part of our robot is now weaker. 1371 01:06:32,832 --> 01:06:35,211 [Jamison Go] If we were to win this fight, 1372 01:06:35,246 --> 01:06:39,039 we will have won The Golden Bolt and The Giant Nut 1373 01:06:39,073 --> 01:06:42,625 while knocking off the current champion of The Golden Bolt. 1374 01:06:42,660 --> 01:06:44,315 My team is more than prepared. 1375 01:06:45,591 --> 01:06:47,315 The robot is almost ready. 1376 01:06:47,349 --> 01:06:50,246 I just gotta stay focused to take down the current champ. 1377 01:06:53,005 --> 01:06:55,660 [Jack] We're not here to prove anything to anybody. 1378 01:06:55,694 --> 01:06:57,418 They need to prove themselves against us. 1379 01:07:01,142 --> 01:07:02,901 This is going to be an amazing fight. 1380 01:07:05,556 --> 01:07:07,384 Robots are going to be flying in the air. 1381 01:07:09,418 --> 01:07:10,660 There's gonna be sparks. 1382 01:07:11,660 --> 01:07:12,936 There's gonna be flame. 1383 01:07:14,039 --> 01:07:15,487 We're here to slay a dragon. 1384 01:07:22,142 --> 01:07:24,177 [audience cheering] 1385 01:07:26,660 --> 01:07:27,936 [Chris] It is time right now 1386 01:07:27,970 --> 01:07:30,522 for the final of the Tournament of Champions 1387 01:07:30,556 --> 01:07:33,660 and Kenny Florian, it is a juicy one. 1388 01:07:33,694 --> 01:07:36,211 It is End Game taking on SawBlaze. 1389 01:07:36,246 --> 01:07:38,522 They each have a Giant Nut to their name. 1390 01:07:38,556 --> 01:07:41,039 End Game, of course, the current titleholder 1391 01:07:41,073 --> 01:07:43,418 of The Golden Bolt as well. 1392 01:07:43,453 --> 01:07:45,211 You heard it there from the Kiwis, 1393 01:07:45,246 --> 01:07:47,867 they want this trophy all for themselves. 1394 01:07:47,901 --> 01:07:51,487 But Jamison Go and his squad are coming off a world title. 1395 01:07:51,522 --> 01:07:53,315 SawBlaze is at its peak. 1396 01:07:53,349 --> 01:07:56,246 In fact, I think these are the two top robots in the game, 1397 01:07:56,280 --> 01:07:57,487 here in the final, Kenny. 1398 01:07:57,522 --> 01:08:00,246 No question about it. This is a spicy one. 1399 01:08:00,280 --> 01:08:02,832 Uh, these are two teams that are well suited for this. 1400 01:08:02,867 --> 01:08:05,418 They know what's required to win a title. 1401 01:08:05,453 --> 01:08:07,694 It takes focus, will, 1402 01:08:07,729 --> 01:08:09,556 guts, temerity. 1403 01:08:09,591 --> 01:08:11,901 You have to wade into the chaos, 1404 01:08:11,936 --> 01:08:15,005 adapt on the fly, keep your composure 1405 01:08:15,039 --> 01:08:16,797 and above everything else 1406 01:08:16,832 --> 01:08:18,832 execute your game plan. 1407 01:08:18,867 --> 01:08:23,900 Right now, no two teams do all of that better than End Game and SawBlaze. 1408 01:08:23,935 --> 01:08:26,211 I am so excited for this matchup. 1409 01:08:26,246 --> 01:08:28,349 It's as good as you'll ever see. 1410 01:08:28,384 --> 01:08:29,763 [Chris] We can't wait. 1411 01:08:29,797 --> 01:08:31,970 Somebody's gonna win a Golden Bolt. 1412 01:08:32,005 --> 01:08:33,591 Let's find out who it is. 1413 01:08:33,625 --> 01:08:34,832 Faruq. 1414 01:08:42,005 --> 01:08:45,935 Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 1415 01:08:45,970 --> 01:08:48,832 [all cheering] 1416 01:08:57,417 --> 01:09:02,384 It's championship robot-fighting time! 1417 01:09:03,900 --> 01:09:06,279 [siren wails] 1418 01:09:14,279 --> 01:09:16,073 [Faruq] In the red square, 1419 01:09:16,108 --> 01:09:18,073 these vets are highly decorated. 1420 01:09:18,108 --> 01:09:19,900 They've won all the accolades. 1421 01:09:19,935 --> 01:09:23,246 Their trophy case is so bright they gotta wear shades. 1422 01:09:23,279 --> 01:09:25,108 Left Gary Gin and Free Shipping 1423 01:09:25,141 --> 01:09:27,384 salting margaritas with their tears, 1424 01:09:27,417 --> 01:09:31,246 Hoover Damned JackPot to hell when they busted it's gears. 1425 01:09:31,279 --> 01:09:33,141 Now they'll smoke SawBlaze, 1426 01:09:33,176 --> 01:09:35,935 turn Jamison Go into Jamison stop 1427 01:09:35,970 --> 01:09:37,970 because winning's the name of the game 1428 01:09:38,005 --> 01:09:40,005 and they'll end up on top. 1429 01:09:40,038 --> 01:09:42,935 It's End Game! 1430 01:09:42,970 --> 01:09:45,176 [all cheering] 1431 01:09:47,797 --> 01:09:52,246 [Chris] End Game, looking to successfully defend their Golden Bolt crown. 1432 01:09:52,279 --> 01:09:54,246 How are they gonna make it happen, Kenny? 1433 01:09:54,279 --> 01:09:58,073 [Kenny] This is their anti SawBlaze configuration. 1434 01:09:58,108 --> 01:10:01,625 They beefed up the top armor to counter the hammer saw, 1435 01:10:01,660 --> 01:10:05,487 but for me those extra long forks will be crucial. 1436 01:10:05,522 --> 01:10:08,487 They wanna be the one initiating first contact 1437 01:10:08,522 --> 01:10:11,763 so they can get underneath and land a big shot. 1438 01:10:11,798 --> 01:10:14,694 And this team learned it's long fork lesson 1439 01:10:14,729 --> 01:10:18,108 after losing to RIPperoni in WCVII. 1440 01:10:18,142 --> 01:10:20,798 These forks are designed to break away cleanly 1441 01:10:20,832 --> 01:10:22,798 if they get caught up on the floor. 1442 01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:26,315 [Faruq] In the blue square, 1443 01:10:26,349 --> 01:10:29,246 the reigning world champion's taking a shot at perfection. 1444 01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:30,315 He's got the Nut. 1445 01:10:30,349 --> 01:10:33,349 Now he'll add a Golden Bolt to his collection. 1446 01:10:33,384 --> 01:10:35,487 He Natty Iced the SHREDDIT BROs. 1447 01:10:35,522 --> 01:10:37,108 They couldn't handle the horror. 1448 01:10:37,142 --> 01:10:38,832 Tantrum tried to pitch a fit. 1449 01:10:38,867 --> 01:10:40,729 But he put baby in the corner. 1450 01:10:40,763 --> 01:10:42,591 Now he's hunting big game, 1451 01:10:42,625 --> 01:10:44,453 it's the end of their days, 1452 01:10:44,487 --> 01:10:46,039 and when he's left with the Bolt, 1453 01:10:46,073 --> 01:10:48,625 all that'll be left is a blaze. 1454 01:10:48,660 --> 01:10:51,729 It's SawBlaze! 1455 01:10:51,763 --> 01:10:54,349 [all cheering] 1456 01:10:55,729 --> 01:10:57,211 [Chris] Team SawBlaze. 1457 01:10:57,246 --> 01:10:59,970 Another tournament, another trip to the final. 1458 01:11:00,005 --> 01:11:02,660 Kenny, how do they pull off the double dip? 1459 01:11:02,694 --> 01:11:04,798 [Kenny] Well, Jamison Go's diligence, 1460 01:11:04,832 --> 01:11:07,142 his ability to configure SawBlaze 1461 01:11:07,177 --> 01:11:09,694 for any matchup is one of the main reasons 1462 01:11:09,729 --> 01:11:11,729 this team won The Giant Nut. 1463 01:11:11,763 --> 01:11:13,729 This matchup is no exception. 1464 01:11:13,763 --> 01:11:17,039 Those little piano key wedgelets are a direct counter 1465 01:11:17,073 --> 01:11:19,177 to End Game's long forks. 1466 01:11:19,211 --> 01:11:21,867 If they can act as a sort of a blockade, 1467 01:11:21,901 --> 01:11:24,142 SawBlaze can maintain some distance 1468 01:11:24,177 --> 01:11:27,349 and give the hammer saw a chance to slice 1469 01:11:27,384 --> 01:11:28,936 into End Game. 1470 01:11:28,970 --> 01:11:31,315 [all chanting] SawBlaze! 1471 01:11:41,349 --> 01:11:44,556 [Chris] All right, Kenny Florian. It is The Golden Bolt final. 1472 01:11:44,591 --> 01:11:46,901 I'm feeling that championship itch. 1473 01:11:47,349 --> 01:11:48,522 What's the line? 1474 01:11:48,556 --> 01:11:51,005 [Kenny] This is about as close as you can get 1475 01:11:51,039 --> 01:11:53,556 without giving the edge to SawBlaze. 1476 01:11:53,591 --> 01:11:56,625 Yes, End Game looks incredible right now 1477 01:11:56,660 --> 01:11:59,315 but no robot has more momentum 1478 01:11:59,349 --> 01:12:01,177 than the current world champ. 1479 01:12:01,211 --> 01:12:05,487 And after nearly giving it all away in the semifinals to Tantrum, 1480 01:12:05,522 --> 01:12:09,142 I'm expecting Jamison Go to be more focused than ever. 1481 01:12:09,177 --> 01:12:11,039 His precision with the hammer saw 1482 01:12:11,073 --> 01:12:13,039 could be the difference maker. 1483 01:12:13,073 --> 01:12:16,280 [chanting] Ja Go, Ja Go, Ja Go. 1484 01:12:20,694 --> 01:12:22,487 [robotic voice] Robots activate. 1485 01:12:32,142 --> 01:12:34,660 [Chris] It all comes down to this. 1486 01:12:34,694 --> 01:12:36,522 Two Giant Nut winners. 1487 01:12:36,556 --> 01:12:38,246 Two living legends. 1488 01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:41,211 Will SawBlaze complete one of the most incredible feats 1489 01:12:41,246 --> 01:12:42,832 in the sport's history, 1490 01:12:42,867 --> 01:12:46,832 and take down both major trophies in the same season? 1491 01:12:46,867 --> 01:12:51,246 Or will End Game keep The Golden Bolt on the other side of the globe? 1492 01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:55,556 The Tournament of Champions reaches its epic conclusion 1493 01:12:55,591 --> 01:12:58,280 when BattleBotscontinues. 1494 01:13:03,660 --> 01:13:05,729 [Chris] For the first time in its storied history, earlier tonight, 1495 01:13:05,763 --> 01:13:09,901 BattleBots proudly inducted two of its groundbreaking pioneers 1496 01:13:09,936 --> 01:13:11,211 into the hall of fame. 1497 01:13:11,246 --> 01:13:14,073 My friend, you're gonna be the first inductee 1498 01:13:14,108 --> 01:13:16,556 into the BattleBots hall of fame. 1499 01:13:19,349 --> 01:13:21,142 [Chris] Mark Setrakian. 1500 01:13:21,177 --> 01:13:23,073 Thank you, guys. 1501 01:13:23,108 --> 01:13:26,453 [Chris] His innovative designs and unrivaled imagination 1502 01:13:26,487 --> 01:13:28,487 gave us robots like Snake, 1503 01:13:28,522 --> 01:13:31,315 Mechadon and The Master. 1504 01:13:31,349 --> 01:13:33,970 This is amazing. I'm really, really surprised 1505 01:13:34,005 --> 01:13:35,660 and, uh, in disbelief. 1506 01:13:40,211 --> 01:13:42,246 [Chris] And a dear friend ofBattleBots, 1507 01:13:42,280 --> 01:13:46,660 the founder ofRobot Wars and the godfather of robot combat, 1508 01:13:46,694 --> 01:13:48,867 Marc Thorpe. 1509 01:13:48,901 --> 01:13:53,246 Marc Thorpe came up with this idea to have fighting robots. 1510 01:13:53,280 --> 01:13:56,005 None of you would be here today if it wasn't for Marc Thorpe 1511 01:13:56,039 --> 01:13:58,039 -and Mark Setrakian. -That's right. 1512 01:14:08,901 --> 01:14:10,901 [all cheering] 1513 01:14:11,625 --> 01:14:13,418 [Chris] This is it. 1514 01:14:13,453 --> 01:14:15,763 The Golden Bolt final. 1515 01:14:15,798 --> 01:14:20,694 BattleBotsChampions started with 43 robots hungry for glory. 1516 01:14:20,729 --> 01:14:22,970 And to the surprise of few, 1517 01:14:23,005 --> 01:14:26,729 two of the most destructive machines in the sport's history 1518 01:14:26,763 --> 01:14:29,246 will collide in the top of the mountain. 1519 01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:32,867 The defending Golden Bolt champion, End Game. 1520 01:14:32,901 --> 01:14:36,556 The reigning Giant Nut winner, SawBlaze. 1521 01:14:36,591 --> 01:14:40,384 Only one is taking home the hardware. 1522 01:14:40,418 --> 01:14:42,315 [crowd chanting] SawBlaze. 1523 01:14:53,901 --> 01:14:56,453 [chanting] Fight! Fight! 1524 01:15:05,108 --> 01:15:08,211 [buzzer sounds] 1525 01:15:08,246 --> 01:15:11,315 [Chris] Let The Golden Bolt championship begin. 1526 01:15:11,349 --> 01:15:13,832 [Kenny] End Game moving cautiously out of its square 1527 01:15:13,867 --> 01:15:16,556 with those long ground scraping forks. 1528 01:15:16,591 --> 01:15:19,211 The team feels confident. They'll be the lower bot. 1529 01:15:19,246 --> 01:15:20,591 [Chris] Oh, but nice work by 1530 01:15:20,625 --> 01:15:23,108 SawBlaze putting End Game up on the screws 1531 01:15:23,142 --> 01:15:25,280 and throwing that hammer saw. 1532 01:15:25,315 --> 01:15:29,005 [Kenny] SawBlaze winning the battle for low ground in that first exchange. 1533 01:15:29,039 --> 01:15:31,315 That bodes very well for the champs. 1534 01:15:31,349 --> 01:15:34,177 [Chris] Landed a few jabs on End Game's forks as well. 1535 01:15:34,211 --> 01:15:37,246 SawBlaze still has the Kiwis trapped to the dustpan 1536 01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:39,625 but hesitant to drop the hammer saw, Kenny. 1537 01:15:39,660 --> 01:15:42,315 [Kenny] Yeah, Jamison knows better than to drop the weapon 1538 01:15:42,349 --> 01:15:44,315 straight into End Game's disc. 1539 01:15:44,349 --> 01:15:46,246 20 seconds. 1540 01:15:46,280 --> 01:15:49,142 [Chris] End Game looks to be hung up on SawBlaze's front end 1541 01:15:49,177 --> 01:15:50,867 but manages to wiggle free. 1542 01:15:50,901 --> 01:15:52,453 And we fight on. 1543 01:15:52,487 --> 01:15:55,039 [Kenny] A very technical fight to this point, Chris. 1544 01:15:55,073 --> 01:15:58,246 Both teams being deliberate with their positioning. 1545 01:15:58,280 --> 01:16:01,763 You can tell how much respect these two champions have for one another, 1546 01:16:01,798 --> 01:16:04,694 but so far it's been Jamison Go and SawBlaze 1547 01:16:04,729 --> 01:16:06,177 who've been in control. 1548 01:16:06,211 --> 01:16:07,384 -[Kenny] Oh! -[Chris] Oh! 1549 01:16:07,418 --> 01:16:09,384 End Game gets underneath SawBlaze, 1550 01:16:09,418 --> 01:16:10,729 pops it into the air. 1551 01:16:10,763 --> 01:16:13,384 The Kiwis with their first big hit of this match. 1552 01:16:13,418 --> 01:16:16,280 [Kenny] They've been playing a very patient strategy for a reason. 1553 01:16:16,315 --> 01:16:18,246 -[Chris exclaims] -[Kenny] They know they're the harder hitting 1554 01:16:18,280 --> 01:16:19,246 robot, Chris. 1555 01:16:19,280 --> 01:16:20,832 End Game hitting so hard 1556 01:16:20,867 --> 01:16:23,694 once they're able to get connection with that weapon. 1557 01:16:23,729 --> 01:16:26,832 [Chris] But nice work by SawBlaze with that saw hammer 1558 01:16:26,867 --> 01:16:29,970 as he had End Game pinned against the rail, can he do it again? 1559 01:16:30,005 --> 01:16:32,591 Nice work by the pulverizer on top of that. 1560 01:16:32,625 --> 01:16:33,729 -[loud bang] -[Chris exclaims] 1561 01:16:33,763 --> 01:16:36,108 [Kenny] SawBlaze showing the power of their drivetrain. 1562 01:16:36,142 --> 01:16:38,108 Now, End Game going to work with their weapons. 1563 01:16:38,142 --> 01:16:40,384 [Chris] Under 90 to go in the title fight. 1564 01:16:40,418 --> 01:16:43,177 Oh, End Game gets SawBlaze in the corner! 1565 01:16:43,211 --> 01:16:46,108 [Kenny] These are nasty shots by team End Game here, Chris. 1566 01:16:46,142 --> 01:16:47,832 [Chris] Knocks it on its head. 1567 01:16:47,867 --> 01:16:50,349 SawBlaze back to its belly. 1568 01:16:50,384 --> 01:16:53,349 But a little stunned for the first time in this fight. 1569 01:16:53,384 --> 01:16:54,556 [Kenny] Yeah, this is the first time 1570 01:16:54,591 --> 01:16:57,246 we've really seen SawBlaze in some serious trouble. 1571 01:16:57,280 --> 01:16:59,315 [Chris] And, again, on its head. 1572 01:16:59,349 --> 01:17:01,625 Jamison springboards back. 1573 01:17:01,660 --> 01:17:02,867 Wow. 1574 01:17:02,901 --> 01:17:06,177 Under a minute to go so the kill saws are now active. 1575 01:17:06,211 --> 01:17:07,763 -[audience exclaims] -[Chris] Oh. 1576 01:17:07,798 --> 01:17:09,798 Another big shot by End Game. 1577 01:17:09,832 --> 01:17:11,832 The Kiwis are letting it fly. 1578 01:17:11,867 --> 01:17:13,798 [Kenny] End Game's forks still working, Chris. 1579 01:17:13,832 --> 01:17:15,315 It's allowing them to get underneath... 1580 01:17:15,349 --> 01:17:17,625 -[Chris] Oh! -...SawBlaze just like that. 1581 01:17:17,660 --> 01:17:21,729 [Chris] A half dozen solid shots by End Game in the last minute plus. 1582 01:17:22,798 --> 01:17:24,901 [Kenny] SawBlaze needs to be able to adapt here 1583 01:17:24,936 --> 01:17:27,729 but End Game so good at throwing that weapon right at 'em. 1584 01:17:27,763 --> 01:17:31,005 [Chris] And look at the powerful drive by Jack Barker. 1585 01:17:31,039 --> 01:17:34,936 30 seconds to go in The Golden Bolt final. 1586 01:17:34,970 --> 01:17:36,487 [Kenny] Yeah, SawBlaze is gonna have to do 1587 01:17:36,522 --> 01:17:38,246 something very aggressive here, Chris, 1588 01:17:38,280 --> 01:17:40,522 if they wanna win this fight. 1589 01:17:40,556 --> 01:17:43,211 -[Chris] 20 seconds to go. -[Kenny] Uh-oh. 1590 01:17:43,246 --> 01:17:46,832 [Chris] End Game gets SawBlaze on its nose again 1591 01:17:46,867 --> 01:17:48,660 and puts it on the upper deck. 1592 01:17:48,694 --> 01:17:49,901 On the shelf! 1593 01:17:49,936 --> 01:17:52,142 [Kenny] Excellent display of control there by End Game. 1594 01:17:52,177 --> 01:17:53,660 SawBlaze a little rocked. 1595 01:17:53,694 --> 01:17:57,418 [Chris] Jamison Go has one final chance to impress the judges, 1596 01:17:57,453 --> 01:18:00,315 instead he takes another shot right to the head. 1597 01:18:00,349 --> 01:18:02,039 And that will do it, 1598 01:18:02,073 --> 01:18:04,177 as The Golden Bolt final 1599 01:18:04,211 --> 01:18:06,867 is now in the hands of the judges. 1600 01:18:08,453 --> 01:18:10,487 -Spin your weapon if you got it. -Oh, we do. 1601 01:18:10,522 --> 01:18:14,005 [Chris] Well, this one had a little bit of everything. 1602 01:18:14,039 --> 01:18:16,108 That's enough. Okay. Let's put 'em down. 1603 01:18:16,142 --> 01:18:19,005 [Chris] So now it's up to Derek Young, 1604 01:18:19,039 --> 01:18:21,349 Lisa Winter and Fon Davis, 1605 01:18:21,384 --> 01:18:24,280 all three, former BattleBotsparticipants, 1606 01:18:24,315 --> 01:18:27,453 to decide who gets The Golden Bolt. 1607 01:18:28,522 --> 01:18:32,280 Will it be SawBlaze or will it be End Game? 1608 01:18:32,867 --> 01:18:34,591 [man 5] Whoo! Tough. 1609 01:18:34,625 --> 01:18:36,625 -Tough match. -Yeah. 1610 01:18:36,660 --> 01:18:38,073 Definitely had 'em in the beginning. 1611 01:18:38,108 --> 01:18:39,798 [audience cheering] 1612 01:18:42,591 --> 01:18:45,832 [Chris] Kenny Florian, a major trophy is on the line. 1613 01:18:45,867 --> 01:18:47,936 This was a tale of two halves 1614 01:18:47,970 --> 01:18:50,453 with SawBlaze controlling the first one. 1615 01:18:50,487 --> 01:18:53,694 [Kenny] That's right. Jamison Go got right underneath End Game, 1616 01:18:53,729 --> 01:18:57,384 drove it into the screws and had his way with the Kiwis. 1617 01:18:57,418 --> 01:18:59,556 He used the hazards to his advantage 1618 01:18:59,591 --> 01:19:02,763 and generally dictated the pace to start. 1619 01:19:02,798 --> 01:19:07,142 [Chris] But then, End Game put its cape on and went to work. 1620 01:19:07,177 --> 01:19:09,315 [Kenny] Nick and Jack stayed patient, Chris. 1621 01:19:09,349 --> 01:19:11,901 They knew, once the weapon made contact 1622 01:19:11,936 --> 01:19:13,625 they could swing the fight. 1623 01:19:13,660 --> 01:19:16,005 And once it did, they followed up 1624 01:19:16,039 --> 01:19:19,556 with shot after shot after shot. 1625 01:19:19,591 --> 01:19:24,418 End Game won almost every exchange down the stretch. 1626 01:19:24,453 --> 01:19:26,936 [Chris] So, what do you think the judges shake out on this one? 1627 01:19:26,970 --> 01:19:29,556 [Kenny] Well, both bots were fully functional at the bell 1628 01:19:29,591 --> 01:19:31,729 so I think damage is a toss-up. 1629 01:19:31,763 --> 01:19:33,936 SawBlaze controlled the first half, 1630 01:19:33,970 --> 01:19:37,418 but the display of aggression by End Game down the stretch 1631 01:19:37,453 --> 01:19:39,625 was a sight to behold. 1632 01:19:39,660 --> 01:19:41,349 That puts them over the top for me. 1633 01:19:41,384 --> 01:19:44,453 Either way, it's gonna be close. 1634 01:19:44,487 --> 01:19:47,763 [Chris] Is that enough to get them a second straight Golden Bolt? 1635 01:19:47,798 --> 01:19:48,936 Let's find out. 1636 01:19:49,246 --> 01:19:50,453 Faruq. 1637 01:19:50,487 --> 01:19:53,211 [audience cheering] 1638 01:19:53,246 --> 01:19:55,901 The results from the judges are in. 1639 01:20:00,142 --> 01:20:03,108 We have a split decision. 1640 01:20:03,798 --> 01:20:04,970 What? 1641 01:20:05,005 --> 01:20:06,453 [audience quiets down] 1642 01:20:06,487 --> 01:20:09,936 Judge Derek scored the battle for 1643 01:20:10,625 --> 01:20:13,005 SawBlaze. 1644 01:20:13,039 --> 01:20:15,142 [all cheering] 1645 01:20:15,177 --> 01:20:18,763 Judge Fon scored the battle for 1646 01:20:19,453 --> 01:20:21,349 End Game! 1647 01:20:21,384 --> 01:20:23,453 [all cheering] 1648 01:20:24,487 --> 01:20:27,453 Judge Lisa scored the battle 1649 01:20:28,005 --> 01:20:30,453 for the winner... 1650 01:20:33,556 --> 01:20:36,453 [indistinct chatter] 1651 01:20:36,487 --> 01:20:39,867 [audience] SawBlaze, SawBlaze, SawBlaze. 1652 01:20:40,453 --> 01:20:43,073 End Game! 1653 01:20:43,108 --> 01:20:45,039 [all cheering] 1654 01:20:58,211 --> 01:21:00,763 Jack and Nick, congratulations 1655 01:21:00,798 --> 01:21:04,867 on successfully defending your Golden Bolt title. 1656 01:21:04,901 --> 01:21:09,349 How worried were you, Nick, when you heard "we have a split decision"? 1657 01:21:09,384 --> 01:21:11,108 I was, I was pretty worried. I, uh, 1658 01:21:11,142 --> 01:21:12,763 I thought we had that one in the bag, 1659 01:21:12,798 --> 01:21:15,522 uh, so I was, I was pretty nervous, yeah. 1660 01:21:15,556 --> 01:21:19,039 Are you guys just a bad matchup for SawBlaze? 1661 01:21:19,073 --> 01:21:21,177 I think... I think we're a bad matchup for each other. 1662 01:21:21,211 --> 01:21:22,418 You're a scary robot. 1663 01:21:22,453 --> 01:21:24,556 -You're a scary robot. -Oh, thank you. 1664 01:21:24,591 --> 01:21:25,832 Yeah. 1665 01:21:25,867 --> 01:21:27,970 Jack, what does it mean to you guys 1666 01:21:28,005 --> 01:21:30,453 to be able to win a Tournament of Champions 1667 01:21:30,487 --> 01:21:33,349 with a field this deep two straight years? 1668 01:21:33,384 --> 01:21:35,005 Yeah, well we, at the moment we think we've won. 1669 01:21:35,039 --> 01:21:37,384 We don't know if they're gonna challenge it, but, um, you know, 1670 01:21:37,418 --> 01:21:40,625 it's so good to, you know, win The Golden Bolt again 1671 01:21:40,660 --> 01:21:42,384 and take it back to New Zealand. 1672 01:21:42,418 --> 01:21:43,867 Okay, well, you know what, real quickly, 1673 01:21:43,901 --> 01:21:45,970 let's swing on over to Jamison Go. 1674 01:21:46,005 --> 01:21:48,108 Don't you guys go anywhere. 1675 01:21:48,142 --> 01:21:50,625 I do wanna ask Jamison since Jack, you brought it up. 1676 01:21:50,660 --> 01:21:52,039 Jamison... 1677 01:21:52,073 --> 01:21:54,211 -Yes? -Just answer a yes or no. 1678 01:21:54,246 --> 01:21:56,522 Will there be an appeal? 1679 01:21:56,556 --> 01:22:00,729 We think that the decision ended up exactly where it should be. 1680 01:22:00,763 --> 01:22:01,970 Congratulations, guys. 1681 01:22:02,005 --> 01:22:03,867 -Thank you, Jamison. -[Chris] Classy. 1682 01:22:03,901 --> 01:22:05,660 -Did I make you nervous there? -[Nick] You did. 1683 01:22:05,694 --> 01:22:06,936 A little bit. 1684 01:22:06,970 --> 01:22:09,005 Yeah! Emotional damage points. 1685 01:22:09,039 --> 01:22:10,211 [chuckles] I know. 1686 01:22:10,246 --> 01:22:12,108 Jamison, you're always such a good sport 1687 01:22:12,142 --> 01:22:13,591 and it's an honor to play against you 1688 01:22:13,625 --> 01:22:14,867 -so, uh, yeah. -Yeah. 1689 01:22:14,901 --> 01:22:17,280 Jamison, congratulations to you 1690 01:22:17,315 --> 01:22:19,246 and your entire SawBlaze team. 1691 01:22:19,280 --> 01:22:22,384 A remarkable, remarkable several-month run. 1692 01:22:22,418 --> 01:22:24,591 You are the season 7 champion, 1693 01:22:24,625 --> 01:22:29,280 you made it all the way to a judges' decision here in The Golden Bolt final. 1694 01:22:29,315 --> 01:22:30,901 Congratulations to you and your team. 1695 01:22:30,936 --> 01:22:32,349 Thank you very much. Thank you. 1696 01:22:33,005 --> 01:22:34,211 [Jack] So well deserved. 1697 01:22:34,246 --> 01:22:35,453 [Chris] And in the meantime, 1698 01:22:35,487 --> 01:22:38,832 it is time right now to celebrate the champions 1699 01:22:38,867 --> 01:22:41,936 for the second straight year of The Golden Bolt, 1700 01:22:41,970 --> 01:22:46,867 team End Game, and for that we welcome out the creator of BattleBots, 1701 01:22:46,901 --> 01:22:49,936 Trey Roski, who's got a little bit of hardware to deliver. 1702 01:22:50,867 --> 01:22:52,832 -Hello, Trey. -Thank you, Trey. 1703 01:22:52,867 --> 01:22:54,349 It's shinier than the last one. 1704 01:22:54,384 --> 01:22:56,073 [Jack] It's way golder than the last one. 1705 01:23:00,349 --> 01:23:02,349 Congratulations Nick Mabey, 1706 01:23:02,384 --> 01:23:05,246 Jack Barker and the entire End Game team... 1707 01:23:05,280 --> 01:23:06,936 -Thank you so much. -...hoist that Golden Bolt 1708 01:23:06,970 --> 01:23:08,729 -for the second straight year. -Whoo! 1709 01:23:08,763 --> 01:23:10,522 [audience cheering] 1710 01:23:19,246 --> 01:23:22,418 [Chris] Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for your back-to-back 1711 01:23:22,453 --> 01:23:26,142 Golden Bolt champions, End Game. 1712 01:23:26,177 --> 01:23:28,142 It's heavier than the Nut. 1713 01:23:28,177 --> 01:23:30,039 [Jack] Don't drop it. Don't drop it. 1714 01:23:30,073 --> 01:23:32,108 [Chris] So, that'll do it for Vegas. 1715 01:23:32,142 --> 01:23:34,625 Thank you so much for tuning in. 1716 01:23:34,660 --> 01:23:37,936 For Kenny and Faruq, I am Chris Rose. 1717 01:23:37,970 --> 01:23:41,453 Another remarkable season in the books here atBattleBots, 1718 01:23:41,487 --> 01:23:45,625 where the future of sports is always evolving.