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<i> Robots, activate.</i>

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--<font color="#ffff00"> Captions by vitac</font> --
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captions paid for by
discovery communications

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♪♪

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welcome to "battlebots."
hope you cracked open

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a cold beverage at home

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and you're ready
for some carnage.

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We've seen some extreme robot
warfare already this year,

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but tonight the stakes
are raised.

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That's right, chris.
In the battlebots world,

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the season gets late
pretty quickly.

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If you've already lost one bout
this season, it's make or break.

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It's do or die.
It's go big or go home.

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Alright, okay, okay, okay,
we got it now, pal.

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Sorry, I just --
I love this sport.

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Alright. I'm going to tell
you who else loves it.

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End game, malice,
all the other teams

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that are looking to go
to 2-0 tonight.

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If you come out
of this one undefeated,

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you're sitting pretty
when it comes

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to cracking that tournament
field of 32.

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Yeah, it's time for some bots
to establish dominance

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and others to be pushed
to the brink.

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It's put up
or shut up time.

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Managed to sneak one more in,
huh, didn't you?

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Sorry.
Listen,

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there's a lot
on the line tonight,

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so let's take a look
at the fight card.

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After a year away from the
battlebox, the game-changing

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zoe stephenson is back
with a much bigger

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and badder chomp.

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At a massive 500 pounds,

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it's one of the biggest bots
we have ever seen.

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And for their lifter opponent,
gamma 9,

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let's just hope they've been
seriously hitting the gym.

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The kids from wpi, ribbot,
hope to leapfrog madcatter

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to go to 2-0.

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And kenny,
both of these teams

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may not be getting the respect
that they deserve.

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I think so, chris,
david jin and martin mason

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have both been here before.

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They both have experience
in the box.

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And yet, if vegas
was putting down odds,

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both of these guys
would probably be underdogs.

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And in tonight's main event,
after shocking the bot world

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with a knockout win
over tombstone,

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the killer kiwis,
end game,

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are looking for
a repeat performance.

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Chris, it's a tough act
to follow against

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yet another deadly horizontal
spinner in bloodsport.

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Fresh off of a convincing
knockout,

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the whirling warrior
looks to do

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what tombstone couldn't
on the path to 2-0.

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And speaking of tombstone,

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we're kicking this party off
with a bang

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because the man himself,
ray billings,

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is about to storm the box

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and attempt to avenge
his 0-1 start, kenny.

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That's right.
Ray is coming for blood

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against rookie bot slap box

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and for brave young builder
bryce yankauskas,

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he has the chance to open
his battlebots career

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by sending tombstone
to a shallow 0-2 grave.

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Alright, enough talking.

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Let's watch some
robot fighting.

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Faruq!

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Ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot-fighting time!

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♪♪

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♪♪

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in the blue square,
a tisket, a tasket,

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he'll put you in a casket.

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One by one,
he has broken his foes,

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one question about
that coffin --

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you want it open or closed?

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It's tombstone!

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♪♪

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the king of chaos himself,
ray billings and tombstone,

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backs against the wall
early after a loss to end game.

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I'm not sure what's scarier,
kenny, ray right now

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or when you miss
out on lunch.

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Chris, missing lunch
is no laughing matter.

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But you're
absolutely right.

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When you get a guy like ray
billings behind the eight ball,

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you have to imagine he's
coming out with guns ablazing.

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He knows he can't drop
to 0-2.

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So it's gonna be trouble for
anyone who stands in his way.

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In the red square, from indiana,
in a small town called knox,

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this bot has the power of
a bear and the speed of a fox.

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It's time for punishment.

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So set back your clocks,
it's slap box.

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♪♪

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14-year-old
bryce yankauskas

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and his brand-new bot slap box,
his dad, dominic, there

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is also
a member of team gemini,

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and his little sister,
onika, drives the mini-bot.

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The whole family is here.

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It's definitely
a family affair.

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As you can see,
the bot is decorated

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with the slapped-on handprints
of the whole yankauskas family.

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With that lifter
as his primary weapon,

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bryce is looking to get around
the blade of tombstone

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and flip it on
to its side.

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♪♪

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this next fight is important

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since I started out
with a loss,

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I have to get wins
from this point forward

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to get into the tournament.

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So I absolutely have to come
away from this with a victory.

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The way slap box is built

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with the exposed tires
on the outside,

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I'm hoping to get a hold
of one of the tires

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and see if I can yank it off.
That'll be my strategy.

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When I found out I was
facing ray billings,

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I was thinking, "why me?"

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my first fight ever
with this bot,

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still trying to get used to
it, and ray's a veteran.

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He knows what he's doing.

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My strategy just dominate
the whole time.

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Get him from the beginning.
Don't let him go.

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Even if we win our next fight,

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we still have to dominate
into the bracket of 32

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to show that we're here
for a reason.

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<i> Robots, activate.</i>

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[ cheers and applause ]

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and now time to bring in
former-botbuilder-turned-analyst

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pete abrahamson,
the bot whisperer.

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Pete, how worried is ray
going into this one tonight?

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Well, ray was having
a pretty good look at slap box.

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He was noticing things
like the armor is rubber mounted

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but not bolted through.

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So he's pretty sure there's
going to be quite a few pieces

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scattering about this arena.

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So we may want to be ready
to dive behind our desks

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because I have a feeling
slap box is not

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going to be duck durable
like they believe it is.

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<i> Blue team, ready.</i>

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[ cheers and applause ]

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♪♪

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<i> red team, ready.</i>

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♪♪

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♪♪

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[ audience chanting "fight" ]

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ray billings
licking his chops

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as he looks to make a meal
out of the rookie.

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Can young bryce shock the world
in his "battlebots" debut?

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[ audience chanting "fight" ]

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let the bot battle begin!

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Here comes slap box -- oh!

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He's underneath tombstone!

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Keeping the pressure on!

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Oh!

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Slap box sends
tombstone flying!

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This crew is showing
absolutely no fear.

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Yeah, but both of its wedges
are gone right now.

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All that remains
is the lifter,

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but it's still working.
That's a good sign.

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Yeah, but bryce yankauskas
now has a problem.

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He's made tombstone
very, very mad,

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and as you can see,
his mom is definitely concerned

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for the well-being
of her little baby

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against ray billings.

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He is literally tearing apart
that box piece by piece.

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Yeah, well, he's got
one tire left.

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Kid, can you still move?

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Bryce, how many fingers
am I holding up?

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Oh, my goodness. Dr. Billings'
just surgical out there.

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Heads up. Whoa!
Whoa!

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That's what I was after.

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Ray does love to play
with his food.

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Slap box trying to show it
still has some mobility left.

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He's doing everything possible
to move and tombstone

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just kind of
watching him die.

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10, 9...
The countdown has started.

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Oh, no, look at this,

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tombstone's
going after the mini-bot!

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Please, no, please,
no, please, no!

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Ah, the grim reaper
backs off.

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Referee:
...1, knockout!

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And tombstone is headed
for win number one.

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Now, who's going to
clean up that mess?

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I say we make
the teenagers do it.

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Cynthia:
You did such a good job.

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That was awesome, that
was an awesome fight.

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Was a good match,
it was a good match.

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I'll give team slap box
some credit,

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they weren't afraid,
kenny florian.

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Florian: Yeah, absolutely.
They went right at tombstone,

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were aggressive
right from the get go

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and got off to
a great start there,

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getting underneath tombstone
and tried to get tombstone

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to essentially
kill itself there.

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We have seen that before
where tombstone has

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so much kinetic energy built up
that it just knocked itself out.

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So you can't blame him
for the strategy,

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especially from
a 14-year-old kid

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who's driving this sort of bot
for the very first time.

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Peter, what'd you think?

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Abrahamson: Watch this as ray
just completely removes

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tire after tire after tire.

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I mean, that was rough
for your very first fight.

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I mean, I would definitely
not want to have

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been that guy doing that.
But, wow, this was unbelievable

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with how powerful
ray's weapon is here.

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So team slap box had one
of its four tires remaining,

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it could just spin
in place pretty much.

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And then ray,
we're sending you a bill.

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Why?
Because you did that...

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Oh!
...To one of our cameras.

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You understand we're on
a budget here, billings.

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Shame on you.

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Ray.

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Okay,
do I have to be charming?

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[ laughter ]

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don't make me
be charming, okay?

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You're always charming.
What do you mean?

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Hey, it feels good
after the last match,

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this one feels
a lot better.

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Ray, that was some impressive
open-bot surgery there.

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Can you take us
through that fight?

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[ laughs ]
well, that sloped armor

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they had in the front
did have me worried.

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I knew I could slide up
that and whatnot,

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but I managed to get
a hold of one and yank it off.

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And as soon as you
can get that armor off,

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then at that point in time,
then it's just a matter

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of getting the right hit

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at the right time
to pull wheels off.

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It's sloppy work there,
doctor.

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You didn't do any sewing.
But anyways,

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are you happy now that
you got your win back?

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I know you were real frustrated
after that last loss.

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Yeah. You know,
the last match was --

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it happens.
It happens to everybody.

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You know, we're okay
from it.

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It's good to see the robot
working like it's supposed to.

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And so now we're ready
to charge forward

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and get that giant nut.

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Ray, does the rest of the pit
still fear you and tombstone?

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They'd be silly not to.

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I mean, you know,
it is the big hitter.

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So, yeah, obviously
I'm still the guy

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that everybody's
gunning for.

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Ray billings,
congratulations.

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I'm sure we will see you
down the road.

245
00:11:02,262 --> 00:11:04,796
And you were very charming,
just for the record.

246
00:11:04,798 --> 00:11:07,232
[ laughs ]
so are you guys. So are you.

247
00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:15,240
Whew! Ray killings is not
going to go winless this season.

248
00:11:15,242 --> 00:11:17,142
I was worried.
[ laughs ]

249
00:11:17,144 --> 00:11:18,476
I was not.

250
00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:20,645
You know, his bot is still
an absolute beast.

251
00:11:20,647 --> 00:11:22,881
Sometimes you see ray
as the hammer out there,

252
00:11:22,883 --> 00:11:24,916
he just kind
of smashes everything.

253
00:11:24,918 --> 00:11:27,085
But he was more of a scalpel
this time out.

254
00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:28,820
And, man, was he surgical.

255
00:11:28,822 --> 00:11:31,856
You know, team slap box,
I actually loved their strategy.

256
00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:33,558
You talked about it
during the replays

257
00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:36,461
that ray is sometimes
his own worst enemy.

258
00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:39,497
And if you are stout enough,
if you are well-built,

259
00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:41,166
you can go in there
and take that chance

260
00:11:41,168 --> 00:11:42,867
by going face to face,
right?

261
00:11:42,869 --> 00:11:45,470
Yes. No easy feat.
You better be well-built.

262
00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:47,739
But even then,
you could still get destroyed.

263
00:11:47,741 --> 00:11:50,542
Did you end up leading
with your nose in a few fights?

264
00:11:50,544 --> 00:11:54,479
Yeah, got hit.
I didn't notice.

265
00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:56,247
Alright,
coming up, two bots

266
00:11:56,249 --> 00:11:58,683
making their season debuts.

267
00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:01,820
It's pain train
facing slammow!

268
00:12:01,822 --> 00:12:03,822
And buckle up for tonight's
main event,

269
00:12:03,824 --> 00:12:08,827
tombstone-killer end game
squares up with bloodsport.

270
00:12:08,829 --> 00:12:12,797
That's later tonight
on "battlebots".

271
00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:20,905
♪♪

272
00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:23,007
we are back on "battlebots
fight night,"

273
00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:25,343
where we've already
checked one explosive

274
00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:28,713
fight off the list
on tonight's fight card.

275
00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:32,817
Up next, it's a veteran
against a newbie.

276
00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:34,986
Let's start with the vet,
craig danby,

277
00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:37,922
who is bringing with him
his third different robot

278
00:12:37,924 --> 00:12:39,324
in the last three years,

279
00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:42,961
and he admitted to us, kenny,
that foxtrot and predator,

280
00:12:42,963 --> 00:12:45,263
they were,
"pieces of crap."

281
00:12:45,265 --> 00:12:47,699
he feels differently
about slammow!

282
00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:50,268
Florian: He's very optimistic
and he's pretty fearless

283
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:52,537
as a botbuilder,
and he likes his chances.

284
00:12:52,539 --> 00:12:54,239
I'm curious to see
what he brought this season.

285
00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:56,341
Alright. In the meantime,
let's focus on the rookie

286
00:12:56,343 --> 00:12:59,944
and all aboard a --
hoo hoo! -- Pain train

287
00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:02,747
brought to you
by evan arias.

288
00:13:02,749 --> 00:13:05,316
And if there's a guy who's
train you want to hop on,

289
00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:07,719
it's him because he's
an amazing feel-good story.

290
00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:10,054
He grew up in the projects
in new york city,

291
00:13:10,056 --> 00:13:11,656
always loved robotics,

292
00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:13,858
but his single mom
didn't have the financial

293
00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:16,694
wherewithal to get him
into a club to get him started.

294
00:13:16,696 --> 00:13:17,962
So that's what
he wants to do here.

295
00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:20,198
He wants to raise
the awareness of robotics

296
00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,433
back in new york city
and give all those kids

297
00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:25,570
the opportunity that
he didn't have as a child.

298
00:13:25,572 --> 00:13:26,938
That's somebody
you can root for.

299
00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:30,208
Yeah, absolutely.
A former marine as well.

300
00:13:30,210 --> 00:13:31,643
This guy,
he just came across

301
00:13:31,645 --> 00:13:34,212
as just the biggest
"battlebots" fan ever.

302
00:13:34,214 --> 00:13:36,014
He so excited to be here.

303
00:13:36,016 --> 00:13:37,982
I think this is a perfect
kind of measurement

304
00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:40,251
to see what kind of bots
we have here.

305
00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:41,986
Let's check them out
inside the box.

306
00:13:41,988 --> 00:13:45,323
Faruq, do your thing.

307
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:49,294
In the blue square,
from new york city,

308
00:13:49,296 --> 00:13:54,866
watch out for the closing doors,
it's pain train.

309
00:13:54,868 --> 00:13:59,504
[ cheers and applause ]

310
00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:03,307
so what sort of bot is
pain train, kenny florian?

311
00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:06,878
Well, it's a vertical spinner
with that eggbeater style weapon

312
00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,781
that will spin at
250 miles an hour.

313
00:14:09,783 --> 00:14:11,115
What's the strategy for it?

314
00:14:11,117 --> 00:14:14,319
Well, he believes he has
an incredibly intense robot,

315
00:14:14,321 --> 00:14:18,122
wants to go right at them,
very aggressive driving style,

316
00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:20,725
and take them apart
piece by piece.

317
00:14:24,831 --> 00:14:28,066
In the red square,
it's the weed-whacking,

318
00:14:28,068 --> 00:14:31,469
whip-cracking
slammow!

319
00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:35,306
♪♪

320
00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:38,443
there we are, the third
different design for craig danby

321
00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:40,845
in the last three years.

322
00:14:40,847 --> 00:14:43,114
Why should we believe in him
this time, kenny florian?

323
00:14:43,116 --> 00:14:46,484
Well, it's a slick design,
it looks very solid.

324
00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:48,786
And, you know,
it's a grapper lifter bot,

325
00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:50,488
so, well, that's
always exciting.

326
00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:53,591
Says he can lift
1,000 pounds.

327
00:14:53,593 --> 00:14:55,460
He might have to
prove it to us.

328
00:14:55,462 --> 00:15:01,165
♪♪

329
00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:03,401
what makes my weapon different
from every other robot

330
00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:06,971
is that it's a hybrid between
a beater bar and a drum spinner.

331
00:15:06,973 --> 00:15:08,806
The weapon spins
at 250 miles per hour.

332
00:15:08,808 --> 00:15:11,042
So I'm going to go after his
wheels, go after his back.

333
00:15:11,044 --> 00:15:12,944
I'm going to rip that
robot piece by piece.

334
00:15:12,946 --> 00:15:16,147
The main strategy is going to be
box him into a corner,

335
00:15:16,149 --> 00:15:17,348
pin him against the wall,

336
00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,850
get it to the point
where I can turn him over

337
00:15:18,852 --> 00:15:20,251
where his weapon
is less dangerous

338
00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:23,087
and get that grip on him
so that I can suplex him.

339
00:15:23,089 --> 00:15:26,257
I need to prove really
that I am a good builder.

340
00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:29,227
If I don't win this year
even at least once,

341
00:15:29,229 --> 00:15:31,596
then all of the effort,
all of the money,

342
00:15:31,598 --> 00:15:33,064
all of the time
that we put into it

343
00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:35,733
is absolutely useless.

344
00:15:35,735 --> 00:15:41,139
♪♪

345
00:15:41,141 --> 00:15:43,141
<i> robots, activate.</i>

346
00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:48,813
♪♪

347
00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:54,218
♪♪

348
00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:57,855
<i> blue team, ready.</i>

349
00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:00,692
♪♪

350
00:16:00,694 --> 00:16:02,360
bring the pain!

351
00:16:02,362 --> 00:16:05,096
♪♪

352
00:16:05,098 --> 00:16:07,165
<i> red team, ready.</i>

353
00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:08,866
Do it.

354
00:16:08,868 --> 00:16:16,474
♪♪

355
00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:24,048
♪♪

356
00:16:24,050 --> 00:16:26,384
I'm taking those wheels, baby.

357
00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:32,390
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

358
00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:35,393
let the bot battle begin!

359
00:16:35,395 --> 00:16:37,295
Pain train having
some trouble,

360
00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:41,332
slammow!'s all over it, delivers
them into the screws.

361
00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:42,834
This is exactly what
he wanted, chris.

362
00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:44,669
Yeah,
trying to lift pain train

363
00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:47,905
and he flips him.
Almost had a hold of him.

364
00:16:47,907 --> 00:16:49,774
Pain train
manages to escape,

365
00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:52,577
but some less than stellar
driving by evan arias here

366
00:16:52,579 --> 00:16:56,948
to start this match,
can't seem to get any traction.

367
00:16:56,950 --> 00:16:58,282
Oh!
Oh!

368
00:16:58,284 --> 00:17:00,585
It's slammow!
Taking advantage.

369
00:17:00,587 --> 00:17:01,986
He's got a bend.

370
00:17:01,988 --> 00:17:03,855
Slammow! Doing a nice job
lifting, remember

371
00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:06,491
craig danby told us
it can lift 1,000 pounds,

372
00:17:06,493 --> 00:17:09,761
so a 250-pound robot
should be no problem.

373
00:17:09,763 --> 00:17:11,229
Get out of there, evan.

374
00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:13,831
Uh-oh.
You can feel slammow! Probing.

375
00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:15,033
Just kind of looking for that

376
00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,635
right grip point here
to take control.

377
00:17:17,637 --> 00:17:19,437
Oh!

378
00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:21,039
Some nice hits by pain train.

379
00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:22,940
Yep,
slammow! Backs off,

380
00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:26,544
catching his breath now,
back into the action.

381
00:17:26,546 --> 00:17:27,945
No question there's
a big problem

382
00:17:27,947 --> 00:17:31,149
for evan arias and his crew.
This thing is not driving

383
00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:32,583
the right way, kenny.
Well, you know what?

384
00:17:32,585 --> 00:17:35,286
The design of it is kind of
making it very wobbly.

385
00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:37,555
It's not getting
very good stability

386
00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,657
to the floor right now.

387
00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:40,792
Uh-oh.

388
00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:42,794
There's a pick-up suplex.

389
00:17:42,796 --> 00:17:44,162
Oh!

390
00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:46,097
Aw, yeah!

391
00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:48,132
Slammow!
Looking like hulk hogan

392
00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:50,034
in wrestlemania iii, kenny.

393
00:17:50,036 --> 00:17:52,703
Living up to its name.

394
00:17:52,705 --> 00:17:55,039
That is officially
one of the coolest things

395
00:17:55,041 --> 00:17:56,808
I've ever seen a robot do.

396
00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:59,177
Pain train fired up now,

397
00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:01,979
but can't seem to get
a good bite on slammow!

398
00:18:01,981 --> 00:18:04,682
Who is suddenly lying on
its back.

399
00:18:04,684 --> 00:18:06,851
Might be struggling
a little bit himself.

400
00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:08,286
Oh, there are some nice shots.

401
00:18:08,288 --> 00:18:10,555
I think pain train
needs to attack the sides.

402
00:18:10,557 --> 00:18:12,423
He's going right
up the wedge of slammow!

403
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:16,360
And that's playing right into
craig danby's game plan.

404
00:18:16,362 --> 00:18:18,830
Oh, here goes slammow!

405
00:18:18,832 --> 00:18:22,166
Oh, wow!
And all of a sudden,

406
00:18:22,168 --> 00:18:25,036
I don't hear that weapon
anymore on pain train.

407
00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:26,838
You ate the belt.

408
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,140
You can see a belt right
there on the floor, chris.

409
00:18:29,142 --> 00:18:31,676
I think
that just disabled

410
00:18:31,678 --> 00:18:34,479
that eggbeater style weapon
from pain train,

411
00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:36,280
and it's not moving.
That's not good.

412
00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,249
Under a minute
to go, pain train,

413
00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:41,052
which has has trouble
moving throughout the match,

414
00:18:41,054 --> 00:18:42,753
now is immobile.

415
00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:44,989
You got to imagine the countdown
is going to start

416
00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:45,923
any minute.

417
00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:48,392
10, 9...
Here it goes.

418
00:18:48,394 --> 00:18:51,062
Now pain train's moving
a little bit.

419
00:18:51,064 --> 00:18:53,064
That stops, at least
momentarily,

420
00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:54,432
the countdown.

421
00:18:54,434 --> 00:18:55,500
Get him in the corner.

422
00:18:55,502 --> 00:18:57,502
And now slammow!,

423
00:18:57,504 --> 00:19:01,439
only one of those forky arms,
not to get too technical on you,

424
00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:03,741
is working.
[ laughs ] forky arms.

425
00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:05,643
Nice, chris.
Thank you.

426
00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,912
10, 9...
But another countdown

427
00:19:07,914 --> 00:19:09,680
has started.
...8

428
00:19:09,682 --> 00:19:13,451
and this time it could be doa

429
00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:16,554
for the pain train
in its first fight.

430
00:19:16,556 --> 00:19:17,722
Well done, slammow!

431
00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:20,224
Pain train is knocked out!

432
00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:23,060
[ cheers and applause ]

433
00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:28,599
♪♪

434
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:30,434
good job.

435
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:32,703
That was rough.

436
00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:34,305
That was rough.

437
00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:38,609
Rose: Kenny, what an impressive
performance by slammow!

438
00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:40,978
In its "battlebots" debut.

439
00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:43,181
Yeah, a brilliant start there
from craig danby

440
00:19:43,183 --> 00:19:47,318
and team slammow! Attacking
the back side of pain train.

441
00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:51,189
Excellent control there from the
grappler staying on pain train

442
00:19:51,191 --> 00:19:53,558
and asserting its dominance.

443
00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,195
And of course,
craig danby dropping the suplex,

444
00:19:57,197 --> 00:19:59,864
executing his game
plan to perfection

445
00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,966
in truly one of the
most impressive moves

446
00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:03,367
I've seen of the battlebox.

447
00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:05,236
Evan arias and pain train

448
00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:08,539
on the receiving end
of that vicious suplex.

449
00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:11,409
A tough first outing for the bot
from the big apple.

450
00:20:11,411 --> 00:20:13,778
But the story tonight
is craig danby

451
00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:17,215
and slammow! Flat out
getting it done.

452
00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:23,788
Rose: Craig danby,
over here, bud.

453
00:20:23,790 --> 00:20:24,855
Hey, man!

454
00:20:24,857 --> 00:20:26,357
Yeah, craig,

455
00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,192
the previous two years
you told us

456
00:20:28,194 --> 00:20:32,063
that you brought with you robots
that were "crappy."

457
00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:33,397
yeah.

458
00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:35,499
So how frustrating
has it been

459
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:38,369
and how do you feel now
in comparison?

460
00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:40,171
So I've been doing this
for like 20 years.

461
00:20:40,173 --> 00:20:42,607
It's my third year here.
I always come here

462
00:20:42,609 --> 00:20:44,075
hoping that there's going
to be something new.

463
00:20:44,077 --> 00:20:45,676
I'm going to do
something different.

464
00:20:45,678 --> 00:20:47,345
But at the end of the day,

465
00:20:47,347 --> 00:20:49,480
it's always -- something
little goes wrong.

466
00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:52,916
And this year, I brought a
really good team with me,

467
00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:55,686
with the new team
and with mowbot, the sponsor.

468
00:20:55,688 --> 00:20:57,555
Without them,
I couldn't be here.

469
00:20:57,557 --> 00:21:00,091
I couldn't have
built this robot.

470
00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:02,293
I won. I got a fight.
I won!

471
00:21:02,295 --> 00:21:03,694
By knockout!

472
00:21:03,696 --> 00:21:05,963
Guys, congratulations
on win number one.

473
00:21:05,965 --> 00:21:07,465
Thanks for
an entertaining fight.

474
00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:09,133
Thank you.

475
00:21:09,135 --> 00:21:11,702
Kenny, I think sometimes we lose
a little perspective, you know,

476
00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:15,072
we focus on witch doctor
and whiplash and tombstone

477
00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:18,442
and hydra and these great bots
and it seems so easy for them.

478
00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,945
Then there's a botbuilder
like craig danby who pours his

479
00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:23,581
heart and soul
for two decades into this.

480
00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:26,484
It means so much to him,
and he finally gets a win.

481
00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:28,653
We have to look at it, I think,
from a different perspective.

482
00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:30,755
Absolutely.
I feel great for him.

483
00:21:30,757 --> 00:21:33,157
You know, so much goes into
this, so much goes into this.

484
00:21:33,159 --> 00:21:35,960
There's a lot of hard work
and a lot of trial and error.

485
00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:38,729
He's certainly experienced a lot
of adversity here at battlebots.

486
00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:42,733
But finally getting a win
and getting a quality win

487
00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:44,268
has to feel good for them
and their team.

488
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:46,737
Is he going to impress
the selection committee enough

489
00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:49,040
to make it into the top 32?
Who knows?

490
00:21:49,042 --> 00:21:51,709
But this is a brilliant
first step for him.

491
00:21:51,711 --> 00:21:53,477
Alright.
Coming up, it's going to end

492
00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:55,413
like some kind
of greek tragedy.

493
00:21:55,415 --> 00:21:57,782
Perfect phoenix,
skorpios,

494
00:21:57,784 --> 00:22:01,352
their legendary war is next.

495
00:22:06,125 --> 00:22:09,794
♪♪

496
00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:11,462
rose: We are back on
"battlebots"

497
00:22:11,464 --> 00:22:12,997
and we are off to the races

498
00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:15,700
with two fights
already in the books.

499
00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:19,637
And up next, zach lytle
looks to avoid an 0-2 start.

500
00:22:19,639 --> 00:22:24,508
Standing in his way
11-year-old tyler nguyen.

501
00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:28,279
It is perfect phoenix
and skorpios.

502
00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:30,448
Faruq, let's roll.

503
00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:39,023
In the blue square, bring
'em out, perfect phoenix.

504
00:22:41,094 --> 00:22:43,861
Back again with his buddy
sawyer on the left there,

505
00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:47,264
it is whiz kid
tyler nguyen, and kenny,

506
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:49,934
he made a serious statement
in his first fight.

507
00:22:49,936 --> 00:22:52,503
Florian: He sure did. It was
a relatively quick knockout,

508
00:22:52,505 --> 00:22:56,073
but the field is well aware of
how skilled a driver tyler is.

509
00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:58,509
And now they know
his bot works, too.

510
00:22:58,511 --> 00:23:01,345
It'll be interesting
to see how he does here.

511
00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:09,687
In the red square,
get ready for skorpios!

512
00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:12,723
♪♪

513
00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:17,194
oh, okay. Show-offs.

514
00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:19,497
Skorpios knocked out
by bloodsport

515
00:23:19,499 --> 00:23:21,866
in its first round match,

516
00:23:21,868 --> 00:23:26,170
and kenny, zach told us he knows
he has to be the bad guy here.

517
00:23:26,172 --> 00:23:28,839
He's either about
to beat an 11-year-old

518
00:23:28,841 --> 00:23:31,542
or lose to an 11-year-old.

519
00:23:31,544 --> 00:23:34,311
Well, something tells me
he'll go with the former.

520
00:23:34,313 --> 00:23:38,315
At 0-1, zach knows he'll be
in far worse shape at 0-2.

521
00:23:38,317 --> 00:23:41,118
He also knows how good
of a driver tyler is

522
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:44,355
and plans to use skorpios'
infamous wedge

523
00:23:44,357 --> 00:23:47,258
to disable the blade
of perfect phoenix.

524
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:51,829
♪♪

525
00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:53,597
I know everyone at home is like,
"oh, look,

526
00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:54,799
a little kid is driving,"

527
00:23:54,801 --> 00:23:56,600
but the truth is
he is a monster.

528
00:23:56,602 --> 00:23:59,770
A monster behind the radio.

529
00:23:59,772 --> 00:24:02,273
Already witnessed him beat
so many adults.

530
00:24:02,275 --> 00:24:04,975
I do not want to be added
to that list.

531
00:24:04,977 --> 00:24:08,646
I'm pretty confident since I
worked on a strategy for him.

532
00:24:08,648 --> 00:24:12,016
Attack when he does a wheelie
and destroy tires.

533
00:24:12,018 --> 00:24:14,852
If I beat skorpios,
there's actually a good chance

534
00:24:14,854 --> 00:24:16,854
that I'll make it
to the round of 32.

535
00:24:16,856 --> 00:24:18,489
That's really good.

536
00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:25,029
♪♪

537
00:24:25,031 --> 00:24:26,897
<i> robots, activate.</i>

538
00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:31,836
Well, you heard zach
say it, tyler nguyen,

539
00:24:31,838 --> 00:24:35,306
no slouch when it comes to
punching above his weight class.

540
00:24:35,308 --> 00:24:37,775
He has medaled
at other top robot

541
00:24:37,777 --> 00:24:43,881
competitions such as bugglebots
and robogames.

542
00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:53,290
♪♪

543
00:24:53,292 --> 00:24:57,695
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

544
00:24:57,697 --> 00:25:05,002
♪♪

545
00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:06,704
let the bot battle begin!

546
00:25:06,706 --> 00:25:09,240
And skorpios out of the box,
rushing nguyen.

547
00:25:09,242 --> 00:25:10,341
Oh!
And he got

548
00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:12,743
perfect phoenix
in the air,

549
00:25:12,745 --> 00:25:14,778
perfect phoenix up
to full speed,

550
00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,680
does a nice hit
on skorpios.

551
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,549
Skorpios has him right
where he wants him,

552
00:25:18,551 --> 00:25:21,752
see if he can slow down that
blade of perfect phoenix.

553
00:25:21,754 --> 00:25:23,921
Tyler nguyen,
he's only 11 years old,

554
00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:25,956
but he knows he has
to stay in space,

555
00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,992
uh-oh, he has started this.

556
00:25:27,994 --> 00:25:30,895
This is terrible.
You're far too young, tyler,

557
00:25:30,897 --> 00:25:32,596
quit it while
you can, buddy.

558
00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:34,064
No! Ugh!

559
00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:37,101
Zach lytle's getting
nasty over here.

560
00:25:37,103 --> 00:25:41,438
Kenny, skorpios is inflicting
all sorts of damage here.

561
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,641
Yeah, he's trying to go
for that primary weapon.

562
00:25:43,643 --> 00:25:46,310
The question is does perfect
phoenix have enough power

563
00:25:46,312 --> 00:25:47,912
to get away.
It does.

564
00:25:47,914 --> 00:25:50,047
My motor's smoking!
Still with the smoking?

565
00:25:50,049 --> 00:25:51,649
Seriously, tyler!

566
00:25:51,651 --> 00:25:54,418
Most importantly,
that weapon ain't working.

567
00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:57,354
Oh! Skorpios,
the veteran driver,

568
00:25:57,356 --> 00:26:00,124
zach lytle, taking advantage
of the youngster.

569
00:26:00,126 --> 00:26:03,394
But tyler showing tremendous
courage under fire, kenny.

570
00:26:03,396 --> 00:26:06,797
Incredible driving skills
from the youngster, chris.

571
00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:09,033
A minute in.

572
00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:10,768
Zach lytle
doing a great job

573
00:26:10,770 --> 00:26:12,736
of just staying
right on top of perfect phoenix,

574
00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:15,973
and obviously perfect phoenix
in a tough spot.

575
00:26:15,975 --> 00:26:21,245
Their weapon is down, skorpios's
primary weapon is not.

576
00:26:21,247 --> 00:26:23,147
Whew!

577
00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:24,915
And skorpios
doing a great job

578
00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:26,684
getting to the side
of perfect phoenix

579
00:26:26,686 --> 00:26:28,052
so he can get
under the bonnet

580
00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:29,653
and he's on the screws!

581
00:26:29,655 --> 00:26:32,556
This is the danger zone
for tyler nguyen!

582
00:26:32,558 --> 00:26:35,125
Little shoeshine
for perfect phoenix.

583
00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:39,163
Ow, perfect phoenix
is back on the ground,

584
00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:41,665
but it seems like
it might be stuck on the screws.

585
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,133
Whoo!
And it might be the wedge

586
00:26:43,135 --> 00:26:44,602
underneath, chris,
that's stuck

587
00:26:44,604 --> 00:26:47,972
underneath the screws. I can't
really tell from this angle.

588
00:26:47,974 --> 00:26:50,741
Well, either way, tyler
nguyen and perfect phoenix

589
00:26:50,743 --> 00:26:52,076
is getting counted out!

590
00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:53,844
...5, 4...

591
00:26:53,846 --> 00:26:55,512
This is going to do it!

592
00:26:55,514 --> 00:26:57,915
The little man is done.

593
00:26:57,917 --> 00:26:59,249
Knockout!

594
00:26:59,251 --> 00:27:04,788
[ cheers and applause ]

595
00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:07,257
a valiant effort
from the 11 year old,

596
00:27:07,259 --> 00:27:10,094
but zach lytle
with a resounding victory

597
00:27:10,096 --> 00:27:14,999
as skorpios picks up
win number one on the season.

598
00:27:15,001 --> 00:27:17,134
Let's go.

599
00:27:17,136 --> 00:27:20,070
You know, kenny,
we know that tyler nguyen

600
00:27:20,072 --> 00:27:22,806
has experience
in robot fighting,

601
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:26,143
but zach lytle and his team
obviously had a game plan

602
00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:27,845
and stuck to it.
No doubt about it.

603
00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,813
I mean, they tried
to box rush him

604
00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:31,181
right from the start
of the match

605
00:27:31,183 --> 00:27:34,551
and you could see
their aggressive game plan

606
00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:37,421
really paid off.
Skorpios kept on top.

607
00:27:37,423 --> 00:27:39,823
And even though that weapon
was not as effective

608
00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:42,226
as they would have liked,
it did enough damage

609
00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:43,560
to wear down their opponent.

610
00:27:43,562 --> 00:27:44,895
Disabled the weapon

611
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:47,364
and eventually put them up
in the screws.

612
00:27:47,366 --> 00:27:50,334
And that was it
for 11-year-old tyler nguyen.

613
00:27:50,336 --> 00:27:52,102
♪♪

614
00:27:52,104 --> 00:27:55,139
[ cheers and applause ]

615
00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:58,108
congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you.

616
00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:01,011
Put it down.
Oh.

617
00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:02,513
My bad!

618
00:28:02,515 --> 00:28:04,748
-Zach lytle!
-Yes.

619
00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:05,916
Over here, bud.

620
00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:08,419
Oh, here?
No, there you go.

621
00:28:08,421 --> 00:28:09,853
Alright.
Hi there.

622
00:28:09,855 --> 00:28:12,523
Well, you told us before
the fight that either way

623
00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:14,291
you're going to be
kind of the bad guy

624
00:28:14,293 --> 00:28:16,727
if you, you know,
beat up an 11-year-old

625
00:28:16,729 --> 00:28:18,529
and everybody's going to
look at you like you're a jerk.

626
00:28:18,531 --> 00:28:19,797
Do you feel like a jerk?

627
00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:23,600
Well, we decided,
this is a bennett funk,

628
00:28:23,602 --> 00:28:26,370
he's one of the kids
from my summer camp program.

629
00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:28,939
He's worked his way up
to be here on the team.

630
00:28:28,941 --> 00:28:31,008
And we thought
we'd go kid to kid.

631
00:28:31,010 --> 00:28:33,177
Were you guys nervous
for this matchup a little bit

632
00:28:33,179 --> 00:28:35,012
based on tyler's
driving skills?

633
00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:37,214
We were incredibly nervous.

634
00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:40,751
We've been talking about it and
sweating about it for two days.

635
00:28:40,753 --> 00:28:42,352
He's won robogames.

636
00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:46,256
He's won so many competitions,
I can't even list them all.

637
00:28:46,258 --> 00:28:47,558
I was the judge the year

638
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,827
he showed up
and won the junior league,

639
00:28:49,829 --> 00:28:52,863
and then he brought a little
stepstool to get up on to

640
00:28:52,865 --> 00:28:56,333
so he could then
win the adult league as well.

641
00:28:56,335 --> 00:28:58,302
Zach and bennett,
congratulations.

642
00:28:58,304 --> 00:29:00,471
Bennett, is this like
the best day of your life?

643
00:29:00,473 --> 00:29:03,240
This is a great day.
I'm loving it.

644
00:29:03,242 --> 00:29:04,641
Go celebrate
with the rest of your team.

645
00:29:04,643 --> 00:29:05,909
Congratulations, guys.

646
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:07,845
[ cheers and applause ]

647
00:29:07,847 --> 00:29:13,117
♪♪

648
00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:15,953
alright, coming up,
it's a torrid affair

649
00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:21,191
between cat and frog,
it's ribbot and madcatter.

650
00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:24,328
But first, let's check in
with jenny taft,

651
00:29:24,330 --> 00:29:27,197
who caught up with ribbot
earlier tonight.

652
00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:28,932
Something really interesting
we have learned

653
00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:30,100
about ribbot this season,

654
00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,636
you guys are doing
some diagnostic testing.

655
00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:34,104
Take me through it, nick.

656
00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,907
Yeah. So on top
of our weapons control,

657
00:29:36,909 --> 00:29:39,209
we have a seven-inch
touch screen

658
00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:41,612
that communicates with the robot
back and forth.

659
00:29:41,614 --> 00:29:44,314
It displays during the match
all of the information

660
00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:46,617
that's important
for david and I

661
00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:50,053
to diagnose all the motors,
all the speed controllers,

662
00:29:50,055 --> 00:29:52,523
and we get temperature of
voltage current,

663
00:29:52,525 --> 00:29:54,625
the things we want
to know in real time.

664
00:29:54,627 --> 00:29:55,993
It's been huge
for our confidence.

665
00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:57,161
We know we can get through
every match

666
00:29:57,163 --> 00:29:58,428
without blowing up
our electronics.

667
00:29:58,430 --> 00:29:59,863
Last year we had
tons of issues

668
00:29:59,865 --> 00:30:01,932
where drive motors and drive
vscs were cooking themselves.

669
00:30:01,934 --> 00:30:03,834
He can quickly
glance down at the tablet

670
00:30:03,836 --> 00:30:05,636
and know whether or not
we're like seconds away

671
00:30:05,638 --> 00:30:06,970
from blowing up.
Wow.

672
00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:08,739
It's also nice to know
what happens in these machines

673
00:30:08,741 --> 00:30:10,174
as they're competing.

674
00:30:10,176 --> 00:30:11,742
So we can spin the weapon.
You'll be able to see

675
00:30:11,744 --> 00:30:13,277
that the graphics
are moving.

676
00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:15,379
Oh!

677
00:30:15,381 --> 00:30:25,355
♪♪

678
00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,424
hits it every time!

679
00:30:27,426 --> 00:30:29,827
It's really cool, guys.

680
00:30:29,829 --> 00:30:33,130
It's a big advantage
in a lot of ways.

681
00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:35,365
I can drive as hard as I want
pretty much for the entire match

682
00:30:35,367 --> 00:30:37,100
without worrying.

683
00:30:37,102 --> 00:30:39,937
It's more so that the weapon,
after continuous hard spin ups

684
00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:41,071
will start to overheat.

685
00:30:41,073 --> 00:30:43,273
It will go from green
to yellow

686
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,575
during the middle of the match

687
00:30:44,577 --> 00:30:49,079
and then red if we're
spinning up for a long time.

688
00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:51,815
And what about your fight
specifically against tracer,

689
00:30:51,817 --> 00:30:55,018
how was this technology
able to kind of help you?

690
00:30:55,020 --> 00:30:57,221
Florian: Big head on collision
out of the gate!

691
00:30:57,223 --> 00:30:58,689
We lost the wheel early on
and our weapon

692
00:30:58,691 --> 00:30:59,890
was actually driving
on the ground.

693
00:30:59,892 --> 00:31:02,860
I asked nick, like how
we're doing on temps,

694
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:04,828
and he was able to determine
exactly how much current

695
00:31:04,830 --> 00:31:07,197
we were pulling with our weapon
dragging on the ground.

696
00:31:07,199 --> 00:31:08,999
The second we determined
that we were all good,

697
00:31:09,001 --> 00:31:11,602
we decided keep hitting him.

698
00:31:11,604 --> 00:31:13,604
Rose:
Tracer on its back!

699
00:31:13,606 --> 00:31:15,138
[ cheers and applause ]

700
00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:18,508
well, clearly, no shortage
of technological advancements.

701
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:19,776
This is impressive,

702
00:31:19,778 --> 00:31:22,279
really pushing this sport
in a new direction.

703
00:31:22,281 --> 00:31:24,348
-Thank you.
-Thank you.

704
00:31:24,350 --> 00:31:26,083
The innovation here
at battlebots

705
00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:29,753
never ceases to amaze.
Good stuff, jenny taft.

706
00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:32,389
We'll see ribbot
taking on madcatter.

707
00:31:32,391 --> 00:31:34,925
And it's coming
your way next.

708
00:31:40,633 --> 00:31:44,234
♪♪

709
00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:46,637
we are back on "battlebots,"
and up next,

710
00:31:46,639 --> 00:31:49,339
a pair of robots
with impressive knockouts

711
00:31:49,341 --> 00:31:51,141
in their first fights
of the season.

712
00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:52,743
Let's start with madcatter.

713
00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:55,646
They are captained
by the energetic,

714
00:31:55,648 --> 00:31:58,582
entertaining
martin mason.

715
00:31:58,584 --> 00:32:01,585
This was his reaction
after they pulled off the win.

716
00:32:01,587 --> 00:32:04,388
-Oh!
-Yeah!

717
00:32:04,390 --> 00:32:05,989
Oh, yeah.

718
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,025
Oh, yeah!

719
00:32:08,027 --> 00:32:11,895
Ooh, okay, brother,
I'm with you.

720
00:32:11,897 --> 00:32:14,498
Now, kenny, he's got
the whole schtick thing down,

721
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:17,067
but this is a very
impressive bot.

722
00:32:17,069 --> 00:32:20,604
Florian:
It's a very impressive bot
and this guy really is coming

723
00:32:20,606 --> 00:32:21,972
in here with a chip
on his shoulder.

724
00:32:21,974 --> 00:32:24,574
He wants to face
all the best teams

725
00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:26,677
and really prove
a point here.

726
00:32:26,679 --> 00:32:28,745
He's got one from wpi.

727
00:32:28,747 --> 00:32:31,448
Of course, they're
the leaders of ribbot.

728
00:32:31,450 --> 00:32:32,716
And you know what?

729
00:32:32,718 --> 00:32:35,986
They're playing
some interesting mind games.

730
00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,355
And so it goes
with two modular bots,

731
00:32:38,357 --> 00:32:41,124
both teams trying to peek
at the other's configuration

732
00:32:41,126 --> 00:32:43,126
to get an upper hand
in this one.

733
00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:45,495
That's right. Where two bots
have multiple weapons,

734
00:32:45,497 --> 00:32:47,965
both are always going
to look to outmatch

735
00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:49,866
the other, vertical bar
spinner,

736
00:32:49,868 --> 00:32:53,703
horizontal spinner, hammer?
We're about to find out.

737
00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:55,639
But you never did the
gamesmanship thing

738
00:32:55,641 --> 00:32:58,075
as you were getting ready
to go into the octagon, did you?

739
00:32:58,077 --> 00:33:00,510
Not really. I always brought
the same body to my fights.

740
00:33:00,512 --> 00:33:01,979
Oh, I thought you were
like mr. Potato head.

741
00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:04,281
You'd put on a different nose,
different ears.

742
00:33:04,283 --> 00:33:06,049
I wish. It'd be nice.

743
00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:07,384
If so, you picked
the wrong ones.

744
00:33:07,386 --> 00:33:08,518
Just gonna let you know.

745
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,554
Alright, faruq,
take it away.

746
00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:16,560
In the blue square
from worcester, mass,

747
00:33:16,562 --> 00:33:19,596
the felonious frog, ribbot!

748
00:33:22,735 --> 00:33:26,670
Alright.
Oh, look at this, kenny.

749
00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:31,375
They are still holding out on
everybody, including madcatter.

750
00:33:31,377 --> 00:33:34,144
Wouldn't it be hilarious
if they take that dropcloth off

751
00:33:34,146 --> 00:33:37,180
and all of a sudden it's
a kangaroo instead of a frog?

752
00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:38,982
[ laughs ]

753
00:33:38,984 --> 00:33:42,085
and, oh!
There we go.

754
00:33:42,087 --> 00:33:45,922
So if you played the vertical
disk game at home,

755
00:33:45,924 --> 00:33:48,091
congratulations,
you're a winner.

756
00:33:48,093 --> 00:33:49,659
Well, we're all winners,
chris,

757
00:33:49,661 --> 00:33:52,796
because that vertical spinner
packs a wallop.

758
00:33:52,798 --> 00:33:55,499
They've also got these wedgelets
on the front of ribbot

759
00:33:55,501 --> 00:33:59,569
to help feed madcatter
right into their weapon.

760
00:33:59,571 --> 00:34:03,707
In the red square
from pomona, california,

761
00:34:03,709 --> 00:34:09,379
here to make 'em say "me-ow!"
it's madcatter!

762
00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:13,850
♪♪

763
00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:16,353
plug your ears,
it's mr. Showtime,

764
00:34:16,355 --> 00:34:19,089
matin mason and team madcatter

765
00:34:19,091 --> 00:34:22,759
walking the catwalk with their
vertical disk there, kenny.

766
00:34:22,761 --> 00:34:26,530
Yeah, lots of gamesmanship
between these two teams all day,

767
00:34:26,532 --> 00:34:28,198
but they've also
decided to go

768
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,934
with their very destructive
vertical weapon.

769
00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:33,003
As a team
from a community college,

770
00:34:33,005 --> 00:34:36,139
martin said he's excited
to show that his program

771
00:34:36,141 --> 00:34:40,544
can go toe-to-toe with the kids
from the revered wpi.

772
00:34:40,546 --> 00:34:47,584
♪♪

773
00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:49,352
let me tell you we're
going up against tonight.

774
00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:51,154
We're going up
against ribbot,

775
00:34:51,156 --> 00:34:54,524
and I made up a nice
big bag of egg batter.

776
00:34:54,526 --> 00:34:57,561
I tell you what, we're going
to be frying some frog legs.

777
00:34:57,563 --> 00:34:59,329
We're going to see
what they're going to run.

778
00:34:59,331 --> 00:35:01,932
And we're going to put in
what is best suited

779
00:35:01,934 --> 00:35:06,436
to just make them
totally frog-gotten.

780
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:09,272
For madcatter, we're going to
prepare our vertical spinner

781
00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:11,108
that we primarily used
last season.

782
00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:12,342
Our strategy going
into this fight

783
00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:15,312
is we want to use
our newfound speed and mobility.

784
00:35:15,314 --> 00:35:16,980
If we can start
this tournament going 2-0,

785
00:35:16,982 --> 00:35:18,281
I think that puts us
in a really,

786
00:35:18,283 --> 00:35:20,117
really good position
going into the bracket.

787
00:35:20,119 --> 00:35:22,052
I'm expecting to see
some fireworks.

788
00:35:22,054 --> 00:35:27,290
♪♪

789
00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:29,860
<i> robots, activate.</i>

790
00:35:29,862 --> 00:35:33,330
[ cheers and applause ]

791
00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:36,666
and there's madcatter's
mini-bot toebiter,

792
00:35:36,668 --> 00:35:38,835
they're hoping he can take out
the wheels of ribbot

793
00:35:38,837 --> 00:35:41,838
and tee it up
for a clean shot.

794
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,141
<i> Blue team, ready.</i>

795
00:35:44,143 --> 00:35:50,981
♪♪

796
00:35:50,983 --> 00:35:53,416
<i> red team, ready.</i>

797
00:35:53,418 --> 00:35:55,485
-Yeah!
-Yeah!

798
00:35:55,487 --> 00:36:00,824
♪♪

799
00:36:00,826 --> 00:36:06,563
♪♪

800
00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:11,601
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

801
00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:19,709
♪♪

802
00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:23,180
let the bot battle begin!

803
00:36:23,182 --> 00:36:25,415
Oh!
Oh!

804
00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:28,585
Ribbot draws first blood
attacking from the side.

805
00:36:28,587 --> 00:36:31,688
A standoff now and boom.
Another shot.

806
00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:33,957
Ribbot on
the offensive early,

807
00:36:33,959 --> 00:36:35,959
he's lighting them up.

808
00:36:35,961 --> 00:36:40,263
Oh! Ribbot dominating early, now
goes after the mini-bot!

809
00:36:40,265 --> 00:36:43,600
Oh! What a hit by madcatter!

810
00:36:43,602 --> 00:36:46,136
And in fact,
part of that prog's face

811
00:36:46,138 --> 00:36:50,140
is deformed now
and it's smoking.

812
00:36:50,142 --> 00:36:53,843
We're going to have
cooked toad here momentarily.

813
00:36:53,845 --> 00:36:56,346
Yeah, ribbot is really
slowing down now, chris.

814
00:36:56,348 --> 00:36:57,781
And I think the fact
that madcatter

815
00:36:57,783 --> 00:36:59,716
is so low to the ground
is giving them

816
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:01,384
a huge advantage here!

817
00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:04,788
And he puts
ribbot on its head,

818
00:37:04,790 --> 00:37:07,123
now, ribbot can still drive,
but look at this.

819
00:37:07,125 --> 00:37:10,560
45 seconds in,
it's already smoking.

820
00:37:10,562 --> 00:37:12,796
And oh, no!

821
00:37:12,798 --> 00:37:15,899
The face of ribbot!
It's gone!

822
00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:18,301
Turn away at home!

823
00:37:18,303 --> 00:37:20,437
Actually, don't, our ratings
will go down.

824
00:37:20,439 --> 00:37:24,040
[ laughs ] madcatter is trying
to finish the job here.

825
00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:26,443
I think their primary weapon
might be shut down.

826
00:37:26,445 --> 00:37:28,345
Weapons. Weapons are down.

827
00:37:28,347 --> 00:37:31,681
And you hear that, ribbot's
weapon is definitely toast.

828
00:37:31,683 --> 00:37:35,051
And there are pieces of frog
all over the battlebox.

829
00:37:35,053 --> 00:37:36,886
[ in deep voice ]
you know what they call this,

830
00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:40,056
a good old-fashioned battlebox
pushing match.

831
00:37:40,058 --> 00:37:41,725
That's right.
And it's challenging

832
00:37:41,727 --> 00:37:43,059
to win a pushing match

833
00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:46,263
when you're upside down like
ribbot is right now, chris.

834
00:37:46,265 --> 00:37:50,400
The wpi boys
are at a disadvantage here.

835
00:37:50,402 --> 00:37:52,602
[ normal voice ]
so much energy dished out

836
00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:54,604
inside that battlebox

837
00:37:54,606 --> 00:37:58,174
with a couple of huge hits
in the first 30 seconds.

838
00:37:58,176 --> 00:38:00,343
Now, who can survive?

839
00:38:00,345 --> 00:38:02,545
Uh-oh, now that primary weapon
of madcatter's

840
00:38:02,547 --> 00:38:04,848
is starting to get going again.
This is not good for ribbot.

841
00:38:04,850 --> 00:38:06,116
Here we go. Here we go.

842
00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:08,251
This is it.
Oh!

843
00:38:08,253 --> 00:38:10,920
Big shot by madcatter
flips ribbot over.

844
00:38:10,922 --> 00:38:13,556
Good news for ribbot,
but no,

845
00:38:13,558 --> 00:38:15,191
it is stuck
on the mini-bot.

846
00:38:15,193 --> 00:38:18,561
It looks like he's high centered
on that thing, chris.

847
00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:19,796
He can't go anywhere.

848
00:38:19,798 --> 00:38:21,164
He's a sitting duck now.

849
00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:23,099
For the second time
of this fight,

850
00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:26,870
that darn mini-bot
makes its presence known.

851
00:38:26,872 --> 00:38:28,772
Madcatter's weapon
up to speed.

852
00:38:28,774 --> 00:38:31,041
Looking for a knockout.

853
00:38:31,043 --> 00:38:33,310
Another nice shot there
by madcatter.

854
00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:36,179
Yeah, madcatter's weapon
is working again.

855
00:38:36,181 --> 00:38:37,814
We got fireworks over here!

856
00:38:37,816 --> 00:38:39,849
Totally.
Right in front of us.

857
00:38:39,851 --> 00:38:43,420
And these two
have locked horns.

858
00:38:43,422 --> 00:38:46,089
And it looks like they might
actually be stuck together

859
00:38:46,091 --> 00:38:48,325
with 30 seconds to go.

860
00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:52,228
David, reverse!

861
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:54,397
Ribbot trying
to dislodge itself

862
00:38:54,399 --> 00:38:56,666
and does an outstanding job
of doing so.

863
00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:58,034
Good pin, good pin.

864
00:38:58,036 --> 00:38:59,436
Florian: Well,
as I see it right now,

865
00:38:59,438 --> 00:39:01,705
these primary weapons shots
from madcatter

866
00:39:01,707 --> 00:39:03,707
are going to be
a huge advantage for them.

867
00:39:03,709 --> 00:39:07,444
That's exactly what
the judges are looking for.

868
00:39:07,446 --> 00:39:08,778
Just the fact
that it's working

869
00:39:08,780 --> 00:39:12,716
is going to be
a big advantage for them.

870
00:39:12,718 --> 00:39:13,983
Under 10 to go,

871
00:39:13,985 --> 00:39:17,554
so this one will go
the distance as madcatter

872
00:39:17,556 --> 00:39:19,889
looks to finish off
a very impressive

873
00:39:19,891 --> 00:39:21,558
performance
against ribbot.

874
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,226
[ buzzer ]

875
00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:26,062
♪♪

876
00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:29,366
one of these teams is about
to start their season 2-0.

877
00:39:29,368 --> 00:39:33,103
It's decision time next.

878
00:39:38,276 --> 00:39:41,844
♪♪

879
00:39:41,846 --> 00:39:44,414
rose: We are right back
into it on "battlebots"

880
00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:48,284
as the judges decide
if ribbot or madcatter

881
00:39:48,286 --> 00:39:52,322
get to celebrate
an all-important 2-0 start.

882
00:39:52,324 --> 00:39:54,858
Peter, it certainly looks
like madcatter

883
00:39:54,860 --> 00:39:56,926
had complete control
of that fight.

884
00:39:56,928 --> 00:39:58,261
What did you see?

885
00:39:58,263 --> 00:40:00,096
I'm looking at it
the same way you did.

886
00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:03,133
I mean, there was that one pop
that basically nearly put

887
00:40:03,135 --> 00:40:06,369
ribbot in my lap over here.
I mean, it was amazing.

888
00:40:06,371 --> 00:40:08,838
That was, I think,
the one when the weapon died.

889
00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,007
God, this was a tough,
brutal fight.

890
00:40:11,009 --> 00:40:12,642
But I'm going to go
with the judges

891
00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:15,545
and believe that they're going
to go with madcatter.

892
00:40:15,547 --> 00:40:19,182
Well, the three judges are
scoring on an 11 point system.

893
00:40:19,184 --> 00:40:22,752
They can award five points for
damage, three for aggression,

894
00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:25,822
and three for control.
And they don't have to give

895
00:40:25,824 --> 00:40:28,425
total point values
to a particular team.

896
00:40:28,427 --> 00:40:31,761
They can split points
if they deem necessary.

897
00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,563
We gave them a show.
Yeah.

898
00:40:35,367 --> 00:40:38,168
Rose: Kenny, ribbot
came flying out of the box

899
00:40:38,170 --> 00:40:40,136
looking to attack.
Florian: That's right, chris,

900
00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:42,539
ribbot landed a couple
of big shots

901
00:40:42,541 --> 00:40:45,608
to the side of mattcatter
in the first 15 seconds.

902
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,043
And they looked dominant,

903
00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,712
but a dangerous lapse
in judgment from team ribbot

904
00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:52,682
as they turned
the bot's back to mattcatter

905
00:40:52,684 --> 00:40:55,218
to focus their attention
on the mini-bot.

906
00:40:55,220 --> 00:40:56,920
Yeah, this could have
cost them the fight.

907
00:40:56,922 --> 00:40:59,322
You could see
mattcatter capitalized

908
00:40:59,324 --> 00:41:01,591
and landed a monster shot

909
00:41:01,593 --> 00:41:04,260
that almost knocked ribbot
out of the box.

910
00:41:04,262 --> 00:41:07,464
And how about the little guy
high centering ribbot

911
00:41:07,466 --> 00:41:08,832
later in the match?

912
00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:11,401
What a performance
by the mini-bot.

913
00:41:11,403 --> 00:41:14,270
And although madcatter
couldn't score the k.O.,

914
00:41:14,272 --> 00:41:17,507
it finished the fight with
a functioning primary weapon

915
00:41:17,509 --> 00:41:18,975
while ribbot's was fried.

916
00:41:18,977 --> 00:41:24,481
Martin mason making a strong
case to the judges for the win.

917
00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:27,584
The results from
the judges are in.

918
00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:35,625
And your winner
by unanimous decision is...

919
00:41:36,995 --> 00:41:39,596
Madcatter!

920
00:41:39,598 --> 00:41:42,031
[ cheers and applause ]

921
00:41:42,033 --> 00:41:48,838
♪♪

922
00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:54,944
alright, martin mason,
two matches, two wins,

923
00:41:54,946 --> 00:41:56,546
where's your head at?

924
00:41:56,548 --> 00:41:59,015
You know what? I tell you what,
we're feeling good.

925
00:41:59,017 --> 00:42:01,384
I got some batter
back at the pit.

926
00:42:01,386 --> 00:42:03,686
We we're going to cook up
some frog legs.

927
00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:06,623
They're going to be so tasty.
I'll tell you what.

928
00:42:06,625 --> 00:42:08,558
We're really looking
forward to that.

929
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,994
Man, I told you
after this fight

930
00:42:10,996 --> 00:42:12,962
they were going
to be frog-gotten.

931
00:42:12,964 --> 00:42:16,165
Man, we're moving on.
We're hoping to get mit next!

932
00:42:16,167 --> 00:42:19,802
We want uppercut. We're going
to take down that next goal.

933
00:42:19,804 --> 00:42:23,139
You give them to us. We're going
to keep going up the ladder.

934
00:42:23,141 --> 00:42:24,674
Is that your goal?
You want to take out

935
00:42:24,676 --> 00:42:26,009
all the college teams,
huh, martin?

936
00:42:26,011 --> 00:42:27,610
You know what?
We're going to prove

937
00:42:27,612 --> 00:42:29,646
what a community
college can do.

938
00:42:29,648 --> 00:42:32,682
That's what we're here for.
These kids know how to build.

939
00:42:32,684 --> 00:42:33,950
They know how to fight.

940
00:42:33,952 --> 00:42:36,553
And we came right back
with a great robot

941
00:42:36,555 --> 00:42:38,988
that could take it
to a tough competitor.

942
00:42:38,990 --> 00:42:41,224
If you don't at least
make the final four,

943
00:42:41,226 --> 00:42:42,759
are you going to be
disappointed?

944
00:42:42,761 --> 00:42:45,395
You know what? Just being
here is a privilege.

945
00:42:45,397 --> 00:42:47,463
I'll tell you that,
completely honestly.

946
00:42:47,465 --> 00:42:50,800
So anything we can do to
show you what these kids can do,

947
00:42:50,802 --> 00:42:52,201
we're going to bring that.

948
00:42:52,203 --> 00:42:53,870
Very, very nice.
By the way,

949
00:42:53,872 --> 00:42:56,973
a quick show of hands --
all these people

950
00:42:56,975 --> 00:42:58,675
are your former students,
is that correct?

951
00:42:58,677 --> 00:42:59,976
That's right.
Alright.

952
00:42:59,978 --> 00:43:02,545
Raise your hand
if you think that you're former

953
00:43:02,547 --> 00:43:05,949
or current teacher
is certifiably nuts.

954
00:43:05,951 --> 00:43:08,318
Yeah!

955
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:10,219
Awesome.

956
00:43:10,221 --> 00:43:12,689
Job well done.
Team madchatter,

957
00:43:12,691 --> 00:43:15,058
you guys are now 2-0,
congratulations.

958
00:43:15,060 --> 00:43:16,593
Keep plugging along.
Thank you.

959
00:43:16,595 --> 00:43:18,695
You'll see us again!

960
00:43:18,697 --> 00:43:22,098
Whoo!

961
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:26,603
Kenny, uh, my throat hurts
after interviewing him.

962
00:43:26,605 --> 00:43:29,038
He's so much fun
to interview.

963
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,541
And I tell you what,
that is a serious bot.

964
00:43:31,543 --> 00:43:35,311
I mean, it's durable, it hits
hard. He could go very far.

965
00:43:35,313 --> 00:43:37,146
And by the way, don't sleep
on the little fact

966
00:43:37,148 --> 00:43:40,850
that they just beat the kids
from wpi, right?

967
00:43:40,852 --> 00:43:43,953
Absolutely. The same school
that produced three-time

968
00:43:43,955 --> 00:43:47,256
giant nut winner paul
ventimiglia and bite force.

969
00:43:47,258 --> 00:43:49,359
Very impressive stuff.
It's a big deal.

970
00:43:49,361 --> 00:43:50,893
That is a big deal.
Absolutely.

971
00:43:50,895 --> 00:43:56,366
Congratulations to all those
kids and to martin mason.

972
00:43:56,368 --> 00:44:00,536
Alright, coming up later
tonight, throw on your scrubs,

973
00:44:00,538 --> 00:44:03,373
because this one's
going to be messy.

974
00:44:03,375 --> 00:44:08,878
It's end game versus bloodsport
in our main event.

975
00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:13,182
But next. One of the most
innovative robots

976
00:44:13,184 --> 00:44:15,018
in battlebots history...

977
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:16,519
Oh, my goodness!

978
00:44:16,521 --> 00:44:19,656
...Returns to push the sport
to its outer limits.

979
00:44:19,658 --> 00:44:21,557
That is it!

980
00:44:21,559 --> 00:44:26,229
Chomp...Has...Evolved!

981
00:44:26,231 --> 00:44:31,434
Zoe stephenson will walk chomp
into the battlebox

982
00:44:31,436 --> 00:44:33,870
when we return.

983
00:44:33,872 --> 00:44:35,071
That's next.

984
00:44:38,343 --> 00:44:42,078
♪♪

985
00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:43,513
we are back on "battlebots."

986
00:44:43,515 --> 00:44:45,648
this is kenny florian,
it is chris rose.

987
00:44:45,650 --> 00:44:47,650
Four fights down
in what's turned out

988
00:44:47,652 --> 00:44:50,753
to be a scintillating
fight card so far.

989
00:44:50,755 --> 00:44:53,389
And up next,
a pair of veteran botbuilders.

990
00:44:53,391 --> 00:44:57,026
And welcome back to the party,
zoe stephenson.

991
00:44:57,028 --> 00:44:59,028
Ever the innovator,
we last saw her

992
00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:01,364
with a very different
looking chomp

993
00:45:01,366 --> 00:45:03,132
in the 2018 season.

994
00:45:03,134 --> 00:45:05,835
But this bot's been
hitting the gym.

995
00:45:05,837 --> 00:45:08,604
Now, everybody at home,
you know the weight limit rule.

996
00:45:08,606 --> 00:45:11,007
250 pounds per robot.

997
00:45:11,009 --> 00:45:14,711
Unless you are
a verified walker.

998
00:45:14,713 --> 00:45:17,113
Please explain
what we're about to see.

999
00:45:17,115 --> 00:45:19,449
Listen, there is nothing easy
about building

1000
00:45:19,451 --> 00:45:21,217
a true walking robot

1001
00:45:21,219 --> 00:45:23,753
because of the additional
machinery required

1002
00:45:23,755 --> 00:45:25,922
and natural sacrifice
of speed

1003
00:45:25,924 --> 00:45:28,891
automatically puts a walker
at a disadvantage.

1004
00:45:28,893 --> 00:45:32,161
It's only fair to reward
such impressive engineering

1005
00:45:32,163 --> 00:45:33,896
by leveling
the playing field.

1006
00:45:33,898 --> 00:45:35,331
Can't wait to see what
kind of damage it does.

1007
00:45:35,333 --> 00:45:36,933
So it weighs 500 pounds.

1008
00:45:36,935 --> 00:45:39,902
And let me get this straight,
it doesn't walk very fast.

1009
00:45:39,904 --> 00:45:43,873
It weighs 500 pounds.
How are you doing?

1010
00:45:43,875 --> 00:45:46,042
Alright. It's going to be
taking on gamma 9.

1011
00:45:46,044 --> 00:45:49,011
And a veteran botbuilder
in curtis nemeth.

1012
00:45:49,013 --> 00:45:50,580
Haven't seen him
in a few years,

1013
00:45:50,582 --> 00:45:52,348
didn't win a fight
a few years ago.

1014
00:45:52,350 --> 00:45:54,150
He's like, "I got to
win one of these

1015
00:45:54,152 --> 00:45:55,518
just for my confidence."

1016
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:57,353
and now he's going to
take on a behemoth.

1017
00:45:57,355 --> 00:45:59,689
Well, he's totally
redesigned gamma 9

1018
00:45:59,691 --> 00:46:02,658
since we last saw bronco
tossing it into a dumpster

1019
00:46:02,660 --> 00:46:05,595
in 2018.
Formerly a grappler,

1020
00:46:05,597 --> 00:46:08,664
curtis has decided to go
with a lifter here this time.

1021
00:46:08,666 --> 00:46:10,366
It's the new design's
first fight.

1022
00:46:10,368 --> 00:46:12,401
So we're going to see
what happens.

1023
00:46:12,403 --> 00:46:15,638
I'm going to take
my little legs, my heavy body,

1024
00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:19,575
and send it over
to my man, faruq.

1025
00:46:19,577 --> 00:46:23,546
In the blue square,
from burbank, california,

1026
00:46:23,548 --> 00:46:27,049
the vaporizer of the valley,
chomp!

1027
00:46:29,487 --> 00:46:32,121
Alright. Whoa.

1028
00:46:32,123 --> 00:46:35,291
Let's see this thing,

1029
00:46:35,293 --> 00:46:38,094
don't worry.
That's not a john deere

1030
00:46:38,096 --> 00:46:40,029
that's about to drive
inside the battlebox,

1031
00:46:40,031 --> 00:46:42,732
although, man, we've never
seen anything like this.

1032
00:46:42,734 --> 00:46:45,902
Yeah, you definitely don't want
to drive that around your lawn.

1033
00:46:45,904 --> 00:46:48,971
That thing is way more dangerous
than a tractor

1034
00:46:48,973 --> 00:46:52,575
unless, of course, your tractor
also has a weaponized hammer.

1035
00:46:52,577 --> 00:46:58,848
♪♪

1036
00:46:58,850 --> 00:47:03,319
in the red square,
from westminster, california,

1037
00:47:03,321 --> 00:47:10,560
the red and black attack,
it's gamma 9!

1038
00:47:10,562 --> 00:47:13,930
Alright, kenny, curtis nemeth
making his way to the box

1039
00:47:13,932 --> 00:47:16,365
for the first time
since 2018.

1040
00:47:16,367 --> 00:47:19,135
His goal here is to lift
the giant,

1041
00:47:19,137 --> 00:47:22,104
terrifying robot that smarter
than the both of us.

1042
00:47:22,106 --> 00:47:23,506
Speak for yourself, chris.

1043
00:47:23,508 --> 00:47:25,808
But, uh, yes, he says that
lifting arm

1044
00:47:25,810 --> 00:47:28,644
is up to the challenge
and plans to get underneath

1045
00:47:28,646 --> 00:47:30,947
chomp in order
to immobilize it.

1046
00:47:30,949 --> 00:47:32,582
Godspeed.

1047
00:47:36,287 --> 00:47:38,487
I'm going to fight
a 500-pound walker

1048
00:47:38,489 --> 00:47:40,857
that's made
by one of the best teams.

1049
00:47:40,859 --> 00:47:43,259
If the hammer was to hit me
in the wrong spot,

1050
00:47:43,261 --> 00:47:45,461
fight's over.
If he doesn't get a good shot,

1051
00:47:45,463 --> 00:47:47,663
I got a chance
of giving him a hard time.

1052
00:47:47,665 --> 00:47:51,500
This was built in a garage
by a couple of guys to beat

1053
00:47:51,502 --> 00:47:54,570
that beautiful,
big, expensive robot.

1054
00:47:54,572 --> 00:47:57,473
I mean, I would like to do that.

1055
00:47:57,475 --> 00:48:00,376
So gamma 9 is sort of a wedge
and lifter,

1056
00:48:00,378 --> 00:48:02,511
the thing that will be bad
for us

1057
00:48:02,513 --> 00:48:04,881
is if they get us
under one of the hammers

1058
00:48:04,883 --> 00:48:06,349
and hammer down on us.

1059
00:48:06,351 --> 00:48:07,550
We're not trying
to be the fastest.

1060
00:48:07,552 --> 00:48:09,118
We're not trying to outrun them.

1061
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:13,055
Our goal is to be controlled
with our motion

1062
00:48:13,057 --> 00:48:16,359
and we can just focus
on hammering.

1063
00:48:18,730 --> 00:48:21,831
Are you ready?
Weapons operate.

1064
00:48:21,833 --> 00:48:23,766
[ laughs ]
and a flamethrower!

1065
00:48:23,768 --> 00:48:25,234
Spared no expense.

1066
00:48:25,236 --> 00:48:27,870
A flamethrower.
Oh [bleep].

1067
00:48:27,872 --> 00:48:32,441
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

1068
00:48:32,443 --> 00:48:35,044
Alright, let's bring
in our bot whisperer, peter.

1069
00:48:35,046 --> 00:48:38,414
Uh, pete, you have to explain
to everybody at home

1070
00:48:38,416 --> 00:48:40,650
what we're going
to see with chomp.

1071
00:48:40,652 --> 00:48:43,152
I don't have an hour,
so that's going to be tough

1072
00:48:43,154 --> 00:48:46,422
because the engineering
complexity within this bot,

1073
00:48:46,424 --> 00:48:50,226
it's two bots, like the turret
itself is its own robot.

1074
00:48:50,228 --> 00:48:53,062
Then there's six full legs
of walking with,

1075
00:48:53,064 --> 00:48:56,065
I think three to four points
of articulation each.

1076
00:48:56,067 --> 00:48:58,434
We have an insane walker here
about at battlebots.

1077
00:48:58,436 --> 00:49:00,569
I mean, this is what
we've been dying for.

1078
00:49:00,571 --> 00:49:02,638
This thing's freaking me out,
I got to tell you.

1079
00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:03,873
Okay.
Oh, my goodness.

1080
00:49:03,875 --> 00:49:05,908
Alright. I see you.

1081
00:49:05,910 --> 00:49:08,244
Oh, my goodness!

1082
00:49:08,246 --> 00:49:14,750
♪♪

1083
00:49:14,752 --> 00:49:21,257
♪♪

1084
00:49:21,259 --> 00:49:25,061
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1085
00:49:25,063 --> 00:49:32,001
♪♪

1086
00:49:32,003 --> 00:49:35,004
let the bot battle begin!

1087
00:49:35,006 --> 00:49:37,940
Gamma 9 taking a slow
strategic approach,

1088
00:49:37,942 --> 00:49:42,311
chomp only has one speed
and that's slow.

1089
00:49:42,313 --> 00:49:45,147
It's got those
six walking legs.

1090
00:49:45,149 --> 00:49:47,984
Now, the question is, kenny,
can it get close enough

1091
00:49:47,986 --> 00:49:51,187
to gamma 9 to do some damage
with that hammer?

1092
00:49:51,189 --> 00:49:52,455
Well, at some point gamma 9's

1093
00:49:52,457 --> 00:49:54,523
got to try to get close
and get underneath it.

1094
00:49:54,525 --> 00:49:56,459
So that's when
chomp is going to strike.

1095
00:49:56,461 --> 00:49:59,895
You see that turret always
aligning itself up with gamma 9.

1096
00:49:59,897 --> 00:50:01,197
Whoa!
Whoa!

1097
00:50:01,199 --> 00:50:04,800
Holy smokes, good job by gamma 9
getting under chomp.

1098
00:50:04,802 --> 00:50:06,736
Yeah, that was tremendous
timing there, chris.

1099
00:50:06,738 --> 00:50:08,904
Excellent driving by curtis.

1100
00:50:08,906 --> 00:50:13,743
And actually one of those forks
is stuck under chomp's lip.

1101
00:50:13,745 --> 00:50:15,611
And both bots get free.

1102
00:50:15,613 --> 00:50:17,213
Job well done
by both drivers there.

1103
00:50:17,215 --> 00:50:19,115
Right up a little bit.

1104
00:50:19,117 --> 00:50:20,383
Yeah, I think that patience

1105
00:50:20,385 --> 00:50:24,120
is paying off right now
for gamma 9.

1106
00:50:24,122 --> 00:50:27,690
Yeah, no rush against
the big bot.

1107
00:50:27,692 --> 00:50:31,527
Once again, weighs 500 pounds,
which is legal

1108
00:50:31,529 --> 00:50:33,696
if you are a full
walking bot.

1109
00:50:33,698 --> 00:50:36,632
No wheels on this baby.

1110
00:50:36,634 --> 00:50:39,535
Oh, if you're this powerful,
why do you leave?

1111
00:50:39,537 --> 00:50:41,370
Chomp waiting for its strike,

1112
00:50:41,372 --> 00:50:43,105
and it just missed.

1113
00:50:43,107 --> 00:50:44,440
Now chomp has got to know

1114
00:50:44,442 --> 00:50:45,741
it's not going to get
too many swings in.

1115
00:50:45,743 --> 00:50:48,310
Ooh! Nice shot
there by chomp!

1116
00:50:48,312 --> 00:50:50,880
And nice shot by gamma 9,
it got under it,

1117
00:50:50,882 --> 00:50:53,182
but couldn't quite
flip chomp over.

1118
00:50:53,184 --> 00:50:55,785
And gamma 9 able
to withstand so far.

1119
00:50:55,787 --> 00:50:59,522
Nice! And gamma 9
is taking chomp for a ride.

1120
00:50:59,524 --> 00:51:02,091
The question is,
does it have enough power

1121
00:51:02,093 --> 00:51:05,628
to push it around
the battlebox?

1122
00:51:05,630 --> 00:51:07,196
Oh!

1123
00:51:07,198 --> 00:51:08,864
[ laughs ]

1124
00:51:08,866 --> 00:51:11,000
it just did some damage
to those forks, chris,

1125
00:51:11,002 --> 00:51:12,902
that lifter is in trouble.

1126
00:51:12,904 --> 00:51:16,305
Now in the damage category, the
judges do heavily value the --

1127
00:51:16,307 --> 00:51:20,109
whoa! -- The damage done
by an active weapon,

1128
00:51:20,111 --> 00:51:24,046
so it's not just good enough for
gamma 9 to push chomp around,

1129
00:51:24,048 --> 00:51:28,217
as impressive as it
is to you at home.

1130
00:51:28,219 --> 00:51:29,819
There's another
shot from chomp.

1131
00:51:29,821 --> 00:51:32,088
Did some damage
to the top of gamma 9.

1132
00:51:32,090 --> 00:51:33,889
See that armor
kind of hanging on there.

1133
00:51:33,891 --> 00:51:35,357
Can't lift him, dude.

1134
00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:37,960
Yeah, that armor is definitely
dented on top.

1135
00:51:37,962 --> 00:51:40,329
And now, uh-oh, chomp
is turned around,

1136
00:51:40,331 --> 00:51:42,531
but it's not at the right angle
to use that hammer.

1137
00:51:42,533 --> 00:51:43,833
Maybe it is!
Yeah, chomp is

1138
00:51:43,835 --> 00:51:47,636
actually using the hammer
to try to jump off of gamma 9.

1139
00:51:47,638 --> 00:51:49,538
See if they could
do it again.

1140
00:51:50,875 --> 00:51:52,374
Oh!
Oh! Nice shot!

1141
00:51:52,376 --> 00:51:55,511
Gamma 9 putting chomp
in the screws.

1142
00:51:55,513 --> 00:51:56,812
Got it, hit him.
That's a great angle,

1143
00:51:56,814 --> 00:51:58,280
that's a great angle.
Oh, man, I'm hurting.

1144
00:51:58,282 --> 00:51:59,849
Florian: Great driving there
by curtis,

1145
00:51:59,851 --> 00:52:02,918
but that is a very
heavy bot.

1146
00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:05,754
You can see chomp really
starting to eat away

1147
00:52:05,756 --> 00:52:09,592
and do some damage to
the top of gamma 9.

1148
00:52:09,594 --> 00:52:13,062
Under 30 seconds to go
in a very strategic

1149
00:52:13,064 --> 00:52:14,530
and interesting match.

1150
00:52:14,532 --> 00:52:18,334
And look at gamma 9
taking chomp for a spin.

1151
00:52:18,336 --> 00:52:20,903
Whoa!

1152
00:52:20,905 --> 00:52:25,841
And now chomp's hammer
is caught in gamma 9.

1153
00:52:25,843 --> 00:52:27,776
This is a real problem now.

1154
00:52:27,778 --> 00:52:29,378
They may need to be unstuck

1155
00:52:29,380 --> 00:52:31,647
and that may have
finished gamma 9.

1156
00:52:31,649 --> 00:52:33,315
I'll take your unstuck,
kenny.

1157
00:52:33,317 --> 00:52:36,452
And deliver one more shot.

1158
00:52:36,454 --> 00:52:38,187
And that'll do it.

1159
00:52:38,189 --> 00:52:42,258
A historic event
as chomp and gamma 9

1160
00:52:42,260 --> 00:52:43,959
go the distance.

1161
00:52:43,961 --> 00:52:45,394
Give me that last one.

1162
00:52:49,367 --> 00:52:51,367
Well, we knew that speed
was not going to be

1163
00:52:51,369 --> 00:52:53,936
the name of the game
for chomp, but gamma 9,

1164
00:52:53,938 --> 00:52:56,105
I actually loved
its strategy, kenny.

1165
00:52:56,107 --> 00:52:58,507
Yeah, absolutely. I mean,
they were very strategic.

1166
00:52:58,509 --> 00:52:59,875
They were very patient.

1167
00:52:59,877 --> 00:53:02,778
They were kind of looking
for a vulnerability in chomp

1168
00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:05,614
and they did a great job
of getting underneath it.

1169
00:53:05,616 --> 00:53:07,116
You know, it started off
a little slow,

1170
00:53:07,118 --> 00:53:09,652
kind of built up to this
beautiful crescendo.

1171
00:53:09,654 --> 00:53:12,421
And man, there was a lot
of damage dealt out by chomp

1172
00:53:12,423 --> 00:53:15,891
at the end, though, gamma 9
does not look the same way

1173
00:53:15,893 --> 00:53:17,359
than when it started.
You know,

1174
00:53:17,361 --> 00:53:21,030
with older versions of chomp,
they would utilize that hammer

1175
00:53:21,032 --> 00:53:23,899
and then chomp would just be
all over the place.

1176
00:53:23,901 --> 00:53:26,435
And in early seasons
it couldn't self-right.

1177
00:53:26,437 --> 00:53:28,370
This is a totally
different bot.

1178
00:53:28,372 --> 00:53:30,072
It seems like they're on
to something here.

1179
00:53:30,074 --> 00:53:31,941
No doubt about it.
I think that extra weight

1180
00:53:31,943 --> 00:53:35,778
helped keep it way more stable
to the battlebox floor, chris.

1181
00:53:35,780 --> 00:53:38,047
And then the last
few seconds,

1182
00:53:38,049 --> 00:53:41,016
we saw that hammer deliver
a crushing blow,

1183
00:53:41,018 --> 00:53:45,154
and look at the damage it did
to the cranium of gamma 9.

1184
00:53:45,156 --> 00:53:46,755
That disabled gamma 9.

1185
00:53:46,757 --> 00:53:48,857
I don't think it was moving
after that.

1186
00:53:48,859 --> 00:53:50,359
What a shot.

1187
00:53:50,361 --> 00:53:53,329
Let's go down to faruq
with the judges' decision.

1188
00:53:53,331 --> 00:53:57,466
[ cheers and applause ]

1189
00:53:57,468 --> 00:54:00,169
the results from
the judges are in.

1190
00:54:03,708 --> 00:54:07,643
The winner by unanimous
decision is...

1191
00:54:07,645 --> 00:54:12,381
♪♪

1192
00:54:12,383 --> 00:54:14,316
chomp!

1193
00:54:14,318 --> 00:54:18,887
[ cheers and applause ]

1194
00:54:18,889 --> 00:54:24,493
♪♪

1195
00:54:24,495 --> 00:54:30,032
♪♪

1196
00:54:30,034 --> 00:54:33,702
rose: Zoe, congratulations
to you and team chomp.

1197
00:54:33,704 --> 00:54:37,339
How exciting was it for you
to watch history unfold

1198
00:54:37,341 --> 00:54:38,874
right in front of your eyes?

1199
00:54:38,876 --> 00:54:40,409
That's so generous of you.

1200
00:54:40,411 --> 00:54:42,778
It was really great
to see this robot work.

1201
00:54:42,780 --> 00:54:46,548
This robot is actually
two robots that we have built.

1202
00:54:46,550 --> 00:54:49,318
Both of them are really,
really complicated.

1203
00:54:49,320 --> 00:54:52,321
And I have this big team,
some of whom you see here,

1204
00:54:52,323 --> 00:54:54,256
many of whom you actually
don't even see,

1205
00:54:54,258 --> 00:54:58,694
and everyone has worked so,
so hard to get to this point.

1206
00:54:58,696 --> 00:55:01,196
So even just to see the robot
walking and hammering

1207
00:55:01,198 --> 00:55:03,599
and working
is really validating.

1208
00:55:03,601 --> 00:55:07,469
But to get that
win is special.

1209
00:55:07,471 --> 00:55:10,506
Zoe, I'm curious, was there
an animal or something

1210
00:55:10,508 --> 00:55:14,243
that you seen that kind
of inspired this design?

1211
00:55:14,245 --> 00:55:15,611
We've been interested
to make a walker,

1212
00:55:15,613 --> 00:55:18,047
especially my teammate,
jascha little,

1213
00:55:18,049 --> 00:55:22,117
who did a huge amount of really
hard engineering on those legs.

1214
00:55:22,119 --> 00:55:25,087
Early on when we were playing
with armor designs,

1215
00:55:25,089 --> 00:55:28,324
we thought about
the horseshoe crab.

1216
00:55:28,326 --> 00:55:30,626
And I do think
it's still got

1217
00:55:30,628 --> 00:55:33,429
some of that when
it's going side to side.

1218
00:55:33,431 --> 00:55:35,297
I like that.
Can you do that for us again?

1219
00:55:35,299 --> 00:55:36,799
That was very good.
[ laughs ]

1220
00:55:36,801 --> 00:55:38,267
I like that, everybody
on the team.

1221
00:55:38,269 --> 00:55:39,802
That's nice. That's nice.

1222
00:55:39,804 --> 00:55:42,137
Congratulations to you
and your entire team.

1223
00:55:42,139 --> 00:55:44,406
A job well done. Thanks
for the entertainment today.

1224
00:55:44,408 --> 00:55:50,612
♪♪

1225
00:55:50,614 --> 00:55:55,250
40-yard dash between chomp
and chris rose, who wins?

1226
00:55:55,252 --> 00:55:57,453
[ laughs ] I don't know.
That's a good question.

1227
00:55:57,455 --> 00:55:59,121
Stop asking on twitter.
You're a little faster.

1228
00:55:59,123 --> 00:56:00,889
Stop asking on --
I'm getting killed

1229
00:56:00,891 --> 00:56:02,791
on social media right now.
A little faster.

1230
00:56:02,793 --> 00:56:04,927
Alright. Coming up,
bunny sauriol

1231
00:56:04,929 --> 00:56:07,696
takes on her former teammate,
adam wrigley,

1232
00:56:07,698 --> 00:56:10,099
one of this season's
newest rivalries.

1233
00:56:10,101 --> 00:56:13,869
It's malice versus shatter!
And that's next.

1234
00:56:13,871 --> 00:56:17,706
♪♪

1235
00:56:19,210 --> 00:56:22,611
♪♪

1236
00:56:22,613 --> 00:56:25,681
welcome back to "battlebots"
as malice and shatter!

1237
00:56:25,683 --> 00:56:27,449
Get locked in
for their grudge match.

1238
00:56:27,451 --> 00:56:29,284
Let's take a look
at the killer main event

1239
00:56:29,286 --> 00:56:31,687
we have coming
your way later tonight.

1240
00:56:31,689 --> 00:56:34,957
Two very impressive bots
from the first round of battles

1241
00:56:34,959 --> 00:56:36,925
will be going head-to-head
as end game

1242
00:56:36,927 --> 00:56:40,896
and bloodsport
tear each other apart.

1243
00:56:40,898 --> 00:56:43,465
Tauheed: End game!

1244
00:56:43,467 --> 00:56:46,368
Tombstone!

1245
00:56:46,370 --> 00:56:49,138
The tombstone fight
pretty much went exactly

1246
00:56:49,140 --> 00:56:50,172
how we wanted it to.

1247
00:56:50,174 --> 00:56:51,974
And he's back for more.

1248
00:56:51,976 --> 00:56:54,343
What a shot by end game!

1249
00:56:54,345 --> 00:56:57,179
I think that might be the
highest I've ever seen tombstone

1250
00:56:57,181 --> 00:57:00,916
go under someone else's power.

1251
00:57:00,918 --> 00:57:03,352
Oh, my god,
it got thrown out of the arena?

1252
00:57:03,354 --> 00:57:05,988
And just slotted perfectly
in front of the judges.

1253
00:57:05,990 --> 00:57:10,559
3, 2, 1, it's a knockout!

1254
00:57:10,561 --> 00:57:13,896
End game has done
the unthinkable!

1255
00:57:13,898 --> 00:57:18,867
Mabey: It was clearly an amazing
feeling beating tombstone.

1256
00:57:18,869 --> 00:57:20,903
But there's still
a lot more to go,

1257
00:57:20,905 --> 00:57:24,840
bloodsport's not a pushover.

1258
00:57:24,842 --> 00:57:28,544
Marple: So in our fight
against skorpios...

1259
00:57:28,546 --> 00:57:32,281
Holy smokes.
What just happened?

1260
00:57:32,283 --> 00:57:33,649
...We really showed
that the new bloodsport

1261
00:57:33,651 --> 00:57:35,117
is the real deal.

1262
00:57:35,119 --> 00:57:38,921
Tauheed: Bloodsport.
Whoa!

1263
00:57:38,923 --> 00:57:40,823
So last year
was our first year,

1264
00:57:40,825 --> 00:57:42,357
we really didn't know
what we're doing.

1265
00:57:42,359 --> 00:57:44,159
Team bloodsport.

1266
00:57:44,161 --> 00:57:45,727
Turns out when we got it
into the box,

1267
00:57:45,729 --> 00:57:46,862
it was actually
really strong

1268
00:57:46,864 --> 00:57:49,531
and delivered a lot
of really powerful hits.

1269
00:57:49,533 --> 00:57:51,600
Oh! There it goes!

1270
00:57:51,602 --> 00:57:53,669
You guys have another win.

1271
00:57:53,671 --> 00:57:55,571
Feels so good.
It's way beyond anything

1272
00:57:55,573 --> 00:57:57,606
we could have ever imagined.

1273
00:57:57,608 --> 00:57:59,708
This year we come
with a different approach.

1274
00:57:59,710 --> 00:58:01,944
We have three new blades
that increases the stability

1275
00:58:01,946 --> 00:58:03,912
and the power of bloodsport

1276
00:58:03,914 --> 00:58:07,549
and this new bar that we have
is 77 pounds.

1277
00:58:07,551 --> 00:58:09,117
It hits harder than last year,

1278
00:58:09,119 --> 00:58:11,286
goes at 1,900 rpm.
Spin, spin, spin.

1279
00:58:11,288 --> 00:58:12,888
It should deliver huge hits.

1280
00:58:12,890 --> 00:58:16,358
Rose: Oh! Bloodsport
on the attack!

1281
00:58:16,360 --> 00:58:17,960
What concerns us
about bloodsport

1282
00:58:17,962 --> 00:58:21,363
is that his weapon is
just as big as tombstone,

1283
00:58:21,365 --> 00:58:23,932
but with tombstone,
there's an opening somewhere.

1284
00:58:23,934 --> 00:58:27,402
But with bloodsport,
he's all weapon.

1285
00:58:27,404 --> 00:58:29,037
Marple: End game,
on the other hand,

1286
00:58:29,039 --> 00:58:31,139
has this huge, huge
vertical disk,

1287
00:58:31,141 --> 00:58:32,841
it's one of the biggest ones
in the field.

1288
00:58:32,843 --> 00:58:34,209
Oh! Another big hit!

1289
00:58:34,211 --> 00:58:35,744
We want to avoid it
at all costs.

1290
00:58:35,746 --> 00:58:38,113
Oh, huge shot by end game!

1291
00:58:38,115 --> 00:58:39,448
I think the plan
with bloodsport

1292
00:58:39,450 --> 00:58:42,618
is very similar
to the plan with tombstone.

1293
00:58:42,620 --> 00:58:46,054
Pop him into the air
and see what happens.

1294
00:58:46,056 --> 00:58:47,689
Marple: This is our
first main event.

1295
00:58:47,691 --> 00:58:49,024
This is our chance
to really prove

1296
00:58:49,026 --> 00:58:52,461
that we can be a real contender
with the other top bots.

1297
00:58:52,463 --> 00:58:55,764
Like, being 1-0 is
just the beginning.

1298
00:58:55,766 --> 00:58:57,466
Justin and I are good friends.

1299
00:58:57,468 --> 00:59:01,036
But once the doors
lock in the box,

1300
00:59:01,038 --> 00:59:03,605
there's no mercy.

1301
00:59:03,607 --> 00:59:04,773
Marple:
One way or another...

1302
00:59:04,775 --> 00:59:06,108
This could be it!

1303
00:59:06,110 --> 00:59:09,211
...This is going to end
with a knockout.

1304
00:59:09,213 --> 00:59:11,947
Always exciting to see any bot
coming off a victory

1305
00:59:11,949 --> 00:59:15,083
over tombstone.
That one's going to be nuts.

1306
00:59:15,085 --> 00:59:17,019
But right now we turn
our attention

1307
00:59:17,021 --> 00:59:20,255
to a fight where the winner
not only achieves a 2-0 start,

1308
00:59:20,257 --> 00:59:23,292
but some all-important
bragging rights as well.

1309
00:59:23,294 --> 00:59:25,827
It's malice taking on
shatter!

1310
00:59:25,829 --> 00:59:27,362
And let's start
with malice.

1311
00:59:27,364 --> 00:59:29,364
In her first match
as captain of malice,

1312
00:59:29,366 --> 00:59:31,633
the unabashedly
emotional bunny sauriol

1313
00:59:31,635 --> 00:59:33,635
tallied 1 in
the win column.

1314
00:59:33,637 --> 00:59:36,438
Nice shot by malice, which is
going right for the tires!

1315
00:59:36,440 --> 00:59:40,742
Oh, my gosh,
we have a huge bot flaming!

1316
00:59:40,744 --> 00:59:42,744
Whoa!
Unbelievable!

1317
00:59:42,746 --> 00:59:43,779
That's how you do it!

1318
00:59:43,781 --> 00:59:44,947
And now for her next trick,

1319
00:59:44,949 --> 00:59:47,883
she's gunning to take down
her former team.

1320
00:59:47,885 --> 00:59:51,520
Oh!
Big hit by shatter!

1321
00:59:51,522 --> 00:59:54,156
That's right, bunny spent
last season as a member of

1322
00:59:54,158 --> 00:59:55,991
team shatter!
Which you have to think

1323
00:59:55,993 --> 00:59:57,559
gives her an advantage

1324
00:59:57,561 --> 01:00:00,028
since she knows
her opponent so well.

1325
01:00:00,030 --> 01:00:01,763
And while her leaving
shatter wasn't on

1326
01:00:01,765 --> 01:00:03,699
bad terms,
suffice to say

1327
01:00:03,701 --> 01:00:07,736
bunny has some serious incentive
to stick it to her old team.

1328
01:00:07,738 --> 01:00:10,672
And of course, there's
shatter! And adam wrigley

1329
01:00:10,674 --> 01:00:13,175
coming off a knockout win
over ghost raptor

1330
01:00:13,177 --> 01:00:14,409
in their first fight.

1331
01:00:14,411 --> 01:00:16,912
Shatter!

1332
01:00:16,914 --> 01:00:18,614
Everything looks
all systems go

1333
01:00:18,616 --> 01:00:20,916
for the bot
from brooklyn, kenny.

1334
01:00:20,918 --> 01:00:22,684
It sure does, chris.
It looks like their

1335
01:00:22,686 --> 01:00:25,020
off-season adjustments
have paid off for them.

1336
01:00:25,022 --> 01:00:27,756
They have a bot that
they're very confident in,

1337
01:00:27,758 --> 01:00:30,058
and I can't wait
to see these guys battle.

1338
01:00:30,060 --> 01:00:32,060
Should be a good matchup.

1339
01:00:32,062 --> 01:00:34,529
Faruq, sound
the battle cry.

1340
01:00:36,600 --> 01:00:39,801
In the blue square,
from san jose,

1341
01:00:39,803 --> 01:00:43,405
the bay area bomber, malice.

1342
01:00:46,110 --> 01:00:47,709
Kenny, bunny sauriol,

1343
01:00:47,711 --> 01:00:51,980
so emotional after her first
battlebots win as captain.

1344
01:00:51,982 --> 01:00:54,349
I'll be curious to see if
she can channel those emotions

1345
01:00:54,351 --> 01:00:56,284
and get refocused for
her next fight.

1346
01:00:56,286 --> 01:00:58,754
That's the thing.
I mean, she had an amazing win

1347
01:00:58,756 --> 01:01:01,390
in her last fight. She's
going to have to get focused

1348
01:01:01,392 --> 01:01:03,825
and really get composed
so she can put out

1349
01:01:03,827 --> 01:01:06,161
her best effort
as a driver here.

1350
01:01:06,163 --> 01:01:08,930
Kenny, she's going
with her lighter weapon.

1351
01:01:08,932 --> 01:01:10,165
Tell us about it.
That's right.

1352
01:01:10,167 --> 01:01:13,268
That's the 50 pound
purple pain.

1353
01:01:13,270 --> 01:01:16,838
And so the idea of that is use
less weight with the weapon

1354
01:01:16,840 --> 01:01:18,507
to put more armor on top?

1355
01:01:18,509 --> 01:01:20,375
That's right. That's exactly
what she wants to do

1356
01:01:20,377 --> 01:01:22,477
against that hammer bot
in shatter!

1357
01:01:24,748 --> 01:01:27,883
In the red square,
from brooklyn, new york,

1358
01:01:27,885 --> 01:01:31,420
the brawler from bk,
shatter!

1359
01:01:34,091 --> 01:01:38,393
Adam wrigley and team shatter!
K.O.'d ghost raptor

1360
01:01:38,395 --> 01:01:40,829
their first time out,
and if this is your first time

1361
01:01:40,831 --> 01:01:43,465
seeing this bot,
it's shiny.

1362
01:01:43,467 --> 01:01:46,435
You might see that shiny
plastic break off as well.

1363
01:01:46,437 --> 01:01:48,770
Not going to be
a lot of damage to the bot.

1364
01:01:48,772 --> 01:01:51,606
That's just the way
it's designed.

1365
01:01:51,608 --> 01:01:53,341
Getting a good look
at shatter!

1366
01:01:53,343 --> 01:01:57,045
Of course, the head of
the hammer is called old rusty.

1367
01:01:57,047 --> 01:01:59,181
They're going
with the shorter arm,

1368
01:01:59,183 --> 01:02:01,750
which is called
a little stubs.

1369
01:02:01,752 --> 01:02:05,220
Yeah, that's correct.
And he's also adding magnets

1370
01:02:05,222 --> 01:02:07,923
as well to give it better
connection to the floor here.

1371
01:02:07,925 --> 01:02:13,462
♪♪

1372
01:02:13,464 --> 01:02:14,696
tonight, we are fighting

1373
01:02:14,698 --> 01:02:16,732
against my old
teammate, shatter!

1374
01:02:16,734 --> 01:02:18,834
We're going to be putting
the purple pain weapon on,

1375
01:02:18,836 --> 01:02:21,636
which is lighter, which means
we can add more armor.

1376
01:02:21,638 --> 01:02:24,172
They go through titanium
like it's nothing.

1377
01:02:24,174 --> 01:02:28,176
And so we layered uhmw
over top of titanium.

1378
01:02:28,178 --> 01:02:31,313
Hopefully we can absorb
the shocks from those hits.

1379
01:02:31,315 --> 01:02:33,749
This fight specifically
is the most important

1380
01:02:33,751 --> 01:02:35,984
to me to bring home a win
because this is a real

1381
01:02:35,986 --> 01:02:37,652
competitive robot

1382
01:02:37,654 --> 01:02:41,156
that I personally worked on.
Bunny's coming for you.

1383
01:02:41,158 --> 01:02:44,726
You want to get in up close,
have the armor do its work,

1384
01:02:44,728 --> 01:02:45,894
and use the shorter arm

1385
01:02:45,896 --> 01:02:47,963
to be more precise
with close-in hits.

1386
01:02:47,965 --> 01:02:50,098
Bunny was on our team
last season.

1387
01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:51,366
You know if you lose
to your friend,

1388
01:02:51,368 --> 01:02:53,702
you're going to be hearing
about it for a long time.

1389
01:02:53,704 --> 01:02:55,604
So I think, you know,
we want to win.

1390
01:02:55,606 --> 01:02:58,774
So she'll be hearing about it
for a long time and not us.

1391
01:03:01,078 --> 01:03:02,944
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

1392
01:03:02,946 --> 01:03:11,219
♪♪

1393
01:03:11,221 --> 01:03:15,590
two former teammates face off
for eternal bragging rights.

1394
01:03:15,592 --> 01:03:18,693
That's next on "battlebots
fight night."

1395
01:03:24,568 --> 01:03:29,371
♪♪

1396
01:03:29,373 --> 01:03:31,940
rose: We are back on
"battlebots fight night."

1397
01:03:31,942 --> 01:03:36,878
two former teammates
getting ready to duke it out...

1398
01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:38,747
Right now.

1399
01:03:38,749 --> 01:03:45,754
♪♪

1400
01:03:45,756 --> 01:03:50,625
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1401
01:03:50,627 --> 01:04:00,168
♪♪

1402
01:04:00,170 --> 01:04:04,706
let the bot battle begin!

1403
01:04:04,708 --> 01:04:06,975
Malice says hello
with its spinner.

1404
01:04:06,977 --> 01:04:08,243
Fire it next time.

1405
01:04:08,245 --> 01:04:10,111
Those little pieces
of plastic on shatter!

1406
01:04:10,113 --> 01:04:12,047
Are supposed to fly.

1407
01:04:12,049 --> 01:04:14,916
Florian: Oh!
Holy smokes!

1408
01:04:14,918 --> 01:04:17,018
Parts all over
the battlebox!

1409
01:04:17,020 --> 01:04:20,956
Chris, the hammer head
on shatter! Is history.

1410
01:04:20,958 --> 01:04:23,024
One of the biggest
weapon on weapon hits

1411
01:04:23,026 --> 01:04:24,593
we've seen this year,
kenny.

1412
01:04:24,595 --> 01:04:28,163
And malice looks like its weapon
might be history, too.

1413
01:04:28,165 --> 01:04:31,333
Yeah, I think they lost
a belt in that exchange.

1414
01:04:31,335 --> 01:04:36,238
Shatter!'s axe is swinging,
but the head is gone.

1415
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:38,907
So this really has come down
to a driving contest

1416
01:04:38,909 --> 01:04:41,443
for adam wrigley
and team shatter!,

1417
01:04:41,445 --> 01:04:45,914
their weapon has been sprayed
all over the battlebox.

1418
01:04:45,916 --> 01:04:48,049
But still got to give
them credit, kenny,

1419
01:04:48,051 --> 01:04:50,285
they're trying
with that arm.

1420
01:04:50,287 --> 01:04:52,087
Yeah, just staying
aggressive.

1421
01:04:52,089 --> 01:04:54,923
I mean, both teams
here have to be thinking

1422
01:04:54,925 --> 01:04:56,758
try to survive
the next two minutes

1423
01:04:56,760 --> 01:04:58,126
and get it to the judges,

1424
01:04:58,128 --> 01:05:02,130
they're going to do anything
they can to score points.

1425
01:05:02,132 --> 01:05:04,833
So really, it might come down
to driving now

1426
01:05:04,835 --> 01:05:07,869
over the next two minutes.

1427
01:05:07,871 --> 01:05:09,471
Well, this is what happens
when you have two

1428
01:05:09,473 --> 01:05:12,207
very dangerous
primary weapons.

1429
01:05:12,209 --> 01:05:14,242
Both took a lot of damage
on those collisions

1430
01:05:14,244 --> 01:05:15,977
and on those strikes.

1431
01:05:15,979 --> 01:05:18,480
This is going to be
a fascinating chess match

1432
01:05:18,482 --> 01:05:22,751
to watch unfold as both bots try
to score points in the control

1433
01:05:22,753 --> 01:05:25,921
and aggression categories,
kenny.

1434
01:05:25,923 --> 01:05:27,622
That's right.
You can see malice

1435
01:05:27,624 --> 01:05:31,559
trying to use its drivetrain
to control shatter! Here.

1436
01:05:31,561 --> 01:05:33,595
Keep hitting it,
keep hitting it.

1437
01:05:33,597 --> 01:05:36,598
All that, said, chris,
how many fights have we seen

1438
01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:40,502
come down to what the judges
think of damage?

1439
01:05:40,504 --> 01:05:42,137
Who is able to do
dole out more damage,

1440
01:05:42,139 --> 01:05:44,472
it looks like shatter! Might be
burning up as well, chris.

1441
01:05:44,474 --> 01:05:46,541
Yeah, definitely
smoking a little bit.

1442
01:05:46,543 --> 01:05:48,143
Something to keep
your eye on.

1443
01:05:48,145 --> 01:05:49,744
Oh, they're really burning out
those motors

1444
01:05:49,746 --> 01:05:52,147
trying to push malice
around the battlebox.

1445
01:05:52,149 --> 01:05:53,682
Well, that's what you have
to do at this point.

1446
01:05:53,684 --> 01:05:55,717
When you have lost
your primary weapon,

1447
01:05:55,719 --> 01:05:58,286
the only weapon you have
is the battlebox.

1448
01:05:58,288 --> 01:06:00,255
Can you get somebody
into the screws?

1449
01:06:00,257 --> 01:06:01,790
Can you get them
into the corner

1450
01:06:01,792 --> 01:06:06,027
and drop a 100 pound
pulverizer on their head?

1451
01:06:06,029 --> 01:06:09,331
Shatter! Might be slowing
down a little bit here, chris.

1452
01:06:09,333 --> 01:06:12,300
Under a minute to go.

1453
01:06:12,302 --> 01:06:15,337
It's a test of wills
at this point.

1454
01:06:15,339 --> 01:06:18,907
Can both these bots make it
the full three minutes

1455
01:06:18,909 --> 01:06:21,076
and force a judges' decision?

1456
01:06:21,078 --> 01:06:22,944
Malice trying to get
around to the side

1457
01:06:22,946 --> 01:06:25,647
or the back of shatter!
Right now.

1458
01:06:27,150 --> 01:06:30,218
You've got him, rush,
you got him. Kill him.

1459
01:06:30,220 --> 01:06:32,320
And right now, adam wrigley
isn't having it.

1460
01:06:32,322 --> 01:06:36,458
Doing a good job
with some defensive driving.

1461
01:06:36,460 --> 01:06:40,428
Rose: Adam wrigley trying to use
that little stubs arm.

1462
01:06:40,430 --> 01:06:43,164
But it's really not doing
much damage at all

1463
01:06:43,166 --> 01:06:46,768
as we are under
20 seconds to go.

1464
01:06:46,770 --> 01:06:48,970
Bunny: Keep at him!

1465
01:06:48,972 --> 01:06:51,473
The pulverizer
are just missed shatter!

1466
01:06:51,475 --> 01:06:52,774
Slaughter him!

1467
01:06:52,776 --> 01:06:56,044
You can hear bunny coaching
her team to victory here.

1468
01:06:56,046 --> 01:06:57,912
We'll see.

1469
01:06:57,914 --> 01:07:02,250
Final few ticks and
this one's going to the judges.

1470
01:07:02,252 --> 01:07:04,452
[ buzzer ]

1471
01:07:04,454 --> 01:07:07,722
good job.
Good job.

1472
01:07:07,724 --> 01:07:11,960
Rose:
And once again, the judges are
scoring on an 11 point scale.

1473
01:07:11,962 --> 01:07:14,829
They can divvy up the points
as they deem necessary

1474
01:07:14,831 --> 01:07:18,900
in three different categories,
five points awarded for damage,

1475
01:07:18,902 --> 01:07:21,469
three for aggression,
and three for control.

1476
01:07:21,471 --> 01:07:24,806
Your judges are all former
battlebots participants,

1477
01:07:24,808 --> 01:07:29,277
derek young, lisa winter,
jason bardis.

1478
01:07:29,279 --> 01:07:32,814
So let's show you exactly
how this whole thing unfolded.

1479
01:07:32,816 --> 01:07:36,451
It really was
one big hit early on.

1480
01:07:36,453 --> 01:07:37,519
Florian: There's that shot
right there.

1481
01:07:37,521 --> 01:07:40,221
You see the belt fly
off of malice.

1482
01:07:40,223 --> 01:07:43,024
And at the same time,
that hammer came off

1483
01:07:43,026 --> 01:07:45,060
and basically it became
a shoving match

1484
01:07:45,062 --> 01:07:46,728
for the remainder
of this fight.

1485
01:07:46,730 --> 01:07:50,065
You see the damage done
to the front wedge of shatter!

1486
01:07:50,067 --> 01:07:52,200
It could come down to that.

1487
01:07:52,202 --> 01:07:54,769
Peter, how would
you score it?

1488
01:07:54,771 --> 01:07:57,272
Abrahamson: Oh, I would not want
to be a judge for this one.

1489
01:07:57,274 --> 01:08:01,209
I would probably score
three points to malice

1490
01:08:01,211 --> 01:08:03,144
due to the fact that they
knocked the hammerhead

1491
01:08:03,146 --> 01:08:05,180
completely off.

1492
01:08:05,182 --> 01:08:08,249
Malice only really lost
the belt of their weapon,

1493
01:08:08,251 --> 01:08:10,118
so weren't as heavily damaged,

1494
01:08:10,120 --> 01:08:12,821
even though they did
incapacitate the weapon.

1495
01:08:12,823 --> 01:08:14,556
I see you, pete,
you are a tv veteran.

1496
01:08:14,558 --> 01:08:16,691
You want no part
of the judges' chambers.

1497
01:08:16,693 --> 01:08:19,394
I want no part of the internet
at this point.

1498
01:08:19,396 --> 01:08:24,165
Let's throw it down to faruq,
who has the decision.

1499
01:08:24,167 --> 01:08:27,168
The results from
the judges are in.

1500
01:08:30,540 --> 01:08:33,308
We have a split decision.

1501
01:08:33,310 --> 01:08:36,478
[ crowd shouting ]

1502
01:08:36,480 --> 01:08:40,682
judge lisa scored
the battle for malice.

1503
01:08:44,321 --> 01:08:48,890
Judge jason scored
the battle for shatter!

1504
01:08:48,892 --> 01:08:53,995
♪♪

1505
01:08:53,997 --> 01:08:59,100
judge derek scored the battle
for the winner...

1506
01:09:01,938 --> 01:09:03,404
Malice!

1507
01:09:03,406 --> 01:09:08,810
[ cheers and applause ]

1508
01:09:08,812 --> 01:09:18,219
♪♪

1509
01:09:21,992 --> 01:09:23,124
rose: Alright, bunny.

1510
01:09:23,126 --> 01:09:25,193
I'm sorry.

1511
01:09:25,195 --> 01:09:26,961
Bunny, can you take us
through the fight?

1512
01:09:26,963 --> 01:09:31,866
Yes, so we got out there
and that very first hit,

1513
01:09:31,868 --> 01:09:35,537
we're pretty sure his hammer
went right through

1514
01:09:35,539 --> 01:09:40,508
our belt that drives our weapon.
But we took out his head,

1515
01:09:40,510 --> 01:09:42,977
and that's exactly
what we're supposed to do.

1516
01:09:42,979 --> 01:09:47,582
And he just -- after that
is what it is, you know?

1517
01:09:47,584 --> 01:09:49,951
And he's -- look at rush,
drive amazing.

1518
01:09:49,953 --> 01:09:52,253
I mean, adam is
an amazing driver

1519
01:09:52,255 --> 01:09:55,256
with those omniwheels, it's a
lot harder than it looks, guys.

1520
01:09:55,258 --> 01:09:57,559
Trust me, I've been there.

1521
01:09:57,561 --> 01:09:59,460
So you kind of expected
that to happen?

1522
01:09:59,462 --> 01:10:01,396
You knew that was
a vulnerability of your robot.

1523
01:10:01,398 --> 01:10:03,264
That wasn't just a lucky shot
from shatter!?

1524
01:10:03,266 --> 01:10:05,166
Absolutely.
Absolutely. Yeah.

1525
01:10:05,168 --> 01:10:09,204
I mean, you can't protect
for everything, so.

1526
01:10:09,206 --> 01:10:11,472
Bunny, you started
the year

1527
01:10:11,474 --> 01:10:13,441
and you didn't know
exactly what to expect.

1528
01:10:13,443 --> 01:10:15,210
You said you were
a bundle of nerves

1529
01:10:15,212 --> 01:10:17,178
and excited and emotional.

1530
01:10:17,180 --> 01:10:18,913
Don't tell these
guys that.

1531
01:10:18,915 --> 01:10:21,816
Now you have two wins
through two matches.

1532
01:10:21,818 --> 01:10:24,719
Is the top 32
a real possibility?

1533
01:10:24,721 --> 01:10:26,321
I think so.
I think we're going to go

1534
01:10:26,323 --> 01:10:27,989
all the way to the top.

1535
01:10:27,991 --> 01:10:30,825
I think we're going to be,
you know, finals with tombstone.

1536
01:10:30,827 --> 01:10:32,994
Bring it.
Bunny, you be you.

1537
01:10:32,996 --> 01:10:34,362
I'mma be me.

1538
01:10:34,364 --> 01:10:37,265
Congratulations on your
second win as team captain.

1539
01:10:37,267 --> 01:10:38,967
Thank you.

1540
01:10:38,969 --> 01:10:45,206
[ cheers and applause ]

1541
01:10:45,208 --> 01:10:46,808
adam wrigley and team shatter!

1542
01:10:46,810 --> 01:10:50,011
When you heard the announcement,
we have a split decision.

1543
01:10:50,013 --> 01:10:52,580
What was going
through your head?

1544
01:10:52,582 --> 01:10:53,881
Well, I mean, first off,
I just want to say

1545
01:10:53,883 --> 01:10:55,750
congrats to bunny
for the win.

1546
01:10:55,752 --> 01:10:58,319
Great job on their part
to take it home.

1547
01:10:58,321 --> 01:10:59,921
When the split decision
was announced,

1548
01:10:59,923 --> 01:11:01,856
I was surprised because
I thought that we would get

1549
01:11:01,858 --> 01:11:03,925
a unanimous decision
in our favor.

1550
01:11:03,927 --> 01:11:05,560
And I was even more surprised
when it was

1551
01:11:05,562 --> 01:11:08,896
a split decision in their favor.
I'll have to go watch the tape

1552
01:11:08,898 --> 01:11:10,565
because maybe I watched
a different fight.

1553
01:11:10,567 --> 01:11:11,766
Alright.
So why did you think

1554
01:11:11,768 --> 01:11:13,368
you should have won it
unanimously?

1555
01:11:13,370 --> 01:11:16,537
So as we set out to do, first
swing of the hammer,

1556
01:11:16,539 --> 01:11:18,373
we broke their weapon.
Their weapon didn't work

1557
01:11:18,375 --> 01:11:20,275
at all the rest of the fight
and ours did.

1558
01:11:20,277 --> 01:11:23,144
The hammerhead came off,
but the arm was still firing.

1559
01:11:23,146 --> 01:11:25,013
Weapon was still working.
Drive was still working.

1560
01:11:25,015 --> 01:11:27,715
We got him in the screws.
We toyed with him in the arena.

1561
01:11:27,717 --> 01:11:29,183
We got him where
we wanted him to be.

1562
01:11:29,185 --> 01:11:31,753
They couldn't push us where
they were trying to push us.

1563
01:11:31,755 --> 01:11:34,122
So I don't know how
the scorecard broke down.

1564
01:11:34,124 --> 01:11:36,024
I'd love to see it
so I can fix it next time.

1565
01:11:36,026 --> 01:11:37,625
You know,
we always want to improve.

1566
01:11:37,627 --> 01:11:39,027
So if the judges saw
something else,

1567
01:11:39,029 --> 01:11:40,628
we want to figure out
what it was

1568
01:11:40,630 --> 01:11:42,263
so we can go back
and fix it.

1569
01:11:42,265 --> 01:11:45,667
Because we did exactly what we
wanted to do and it didn't work.

1570
01:11:45,669 --> 01:11:48,503
Adam wrigley, as always,
we appreciate the time

1571
01:11:48,505 --> 01:11:49,871
you guys fall to 1-1.

1572
01:11:49,873 --> 01:11:51,673
But you're still very much
in this thing

1573
01:11:51,675 --> 01:11:54,442
because the selection committee
is always watching.

1574
01:11:54,444 --> 01:11:56,811
[ laughs ]
thanks, guys.

1575
01:11:58,682 --> 01:12:01,282
Alright, coming up...

1576
01:12:01,284 --> 01:12:05,253
Will blood spill
or will it be game over?

1577
01:12:05,255 --> 01:12:07,488
It's bloodsport
versus end game.

1578
01:12:07,490 --> 01:12:10,191
It's our main event,
and it's next.

1579
01:12:17,334 --> 01:12:19,634
So the current situation is
ribbot is against madcatter

1580
01:12:19,636 --> 01:12:20,535
for our next matchup.

1581
01:12:20,537 --> 01:12:21,803
Yes.
We have two robots

1582
01:12:21,805 --> 01:12:23,071
with two different
weapon types.

1583
01:12:23,073 --> 01:12:25,073
They have two robots with two
different configurations.

1584
01:12:25,075 --> 01:12:26,674
They can set
themselves up for an advantage

1585
01:12:26,676 --> 01:12:28,376
on us, but we can
also set ourselves up

1586
01:12:28,378 --> 01:12:29,677
for an advantage over them,
right?

1587
01:12:29,679 --> 01:12:32,714
So we can't think of a nice,
fair way to decide who chooses

1588
01:12:32,716 --> 01:12:34,382
first and who can react
to the other choice.

1589
01:12:34,384 --> 01:12:35,817
Alright.
So we're gonna do

1590
01:12:35,819 --> 01:12:37,485
a bicycle race,
right?

1591
01:12:37,487 --> 01:12:39,053
We brought two
little mini bikes.

1592
01:12:39,055 --> 01:12:41,823
We're putting our champion
up against their champion.

1593
01:12:41,825 --> 01:12:44,392
Whoever wins the race
gets to choose second

1594
01:12:44,394 --> 01:12:46,494
to respond
to the other team's robot.

1595
01:12:46,496 --> 01:12:48,596
Alright?
Are you guys ready to race?

1596
01:12:48,598 --> 01:12:50,198
What are you waiting for?

1597
01:12:50,200 --> 01:12:54,135
Are you guys ready?
Are you set?

1598
01:12:54,137 --> 01:12:57,071
3, 2, 1! Go!

1599
01:12:57,073 --> 01:13:00,108
[ indistinct shouting ]

1600
01:13:00,110 --> 01:13:04,746
♪♪

1601
01:13:04,748 --> 01:13:07,849
[ applause ]

1602
01:13:07,851 --> 01:13:10,451
good effort.
Congratulations.

1603
01:13:10,453 --> 01:13:13,521
Mason: We'll see you out there!
Whoo!

1604
01:13:13,523 --> 01:13:15,523
Get to work! Get to work!
Go, go, go!

1605
01:13:16,960 --> 01:13:21,329
♪♪

1606
01:13:21,331 --> 01:13:23,798
we are back on "battlebots,"
and kenny florian,

1607
01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:26,801
a really fun one between
a pair of 20-somethings

1608
01:13:26,803 --> 01:13:28,903
to wrap up the night,
and for the second

1609
01:13:28,905 --> 01:13:32,273
straight time end game fights
in the main event.

1610
01:13:32,275 --> 01:13:33,674
And they are
certainly worthy.

1611
01:13:33,676 --> 01:13:36,344
Now, last time they were
strictly along for the ride

1612
01:13:36,346 --> 01:13:37,678
or so we thought,

1613
01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:40,448
because the big bad bot
on the planet

1614
01:13:40,450 --> 01:13:42,383
tombstone
was the headliner.

1615
01:13:42,385 --> 01:13:45,253
And what happened?
End game goes pow

1616
01:13:45,255 --> 01:13:46,587
in less than a minute.

1617
01:13:46,589 --> 01:13:49,657
But the big question for me,
was it one lucky punch

1618
01:13:49,659 --> 01:13:51,459
or is this
a sign of things to come?

1619
01:13:51,461 --> 01:13:52,994
Florian: You know, I don't
think it was a lucky punch.

1620
01:13:52,996 --> 01:13:55,163
I think, really, it was
the brilliant driving

1621
01:13:55,165 --> 01:13:57,565
of jack barker.
I think he's that good.

1622
01:13:57,567 --> 01:14:00,334
You could see he did
some amazing defensive driving,

1623
01:14:00,336 --> 01:14:02,703
hit a counter shot
just perfectly.

1624
01:14:02,705 --> 01:14:03,905
Yeah, I think these guys
are good

1625
01:14:03,907 --> 01:14:05,306
and I think both these teams
could be

1626
01:14:05,308 --> 01:14:06,974
the future of the sport.

1627
01:14:06,976 --> 01:14:09,811
So jack barker and nick mabey,
they came out and said,

1628
01:14:09,813 --> 01:14:12,146
"we're actually more worried
about tonight's fight

1629
01:14:12,148 --> 01:14:14,682
than we were about
the previous one."

1630
01:14:14,684 --> 01:14:17,852
I don't know if I'm buying it,
but when we saw bloodsport

1631
01:14:17,854 --> 01:14:22,223
k.O. Skorpios, we went,
"okay, this thing is for real."

1632
01:14:22,225 --> 01:14:25,059
well, listen, I think
they definitely have respect

1633
01:14:25,061 --> 01:14:26,894
for bloodsport,
no doubt about it.

1634
01:14:26,896 --> 01:14:28,930
But I also think they're
kind of feeling the pressure

1635
01:14:28,932 --> 01:14:31,032
of the fact that they just
knocked out tombstone.

1636
01:14:31,034 --> 01:14:33,000
But bloodsport
is a terrific bot.

1637
01:14:33,002 --> 01:14:34,869
They have a lot of options
with their blades.

1638
01:14:34,871 --> 01:14:36,437
These guys are for real.

1639
01:14:36,439 --> 01:14:37,905
Got your seatbelt?

1640
01:14:37,907 --> 01:14:39,440
Uh, I better --
I better get one.

1641
01:14:39,442 --> 01:14:40,975
I don't have one.
Buckle up. Let's go.

1642
01:14:40,977 --> 01:14:43,478
Let's do it.
Faruq, bring 'em in.

1643
01:14:45,815 --> 01:14:52,253
Ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot-fighting time!

1644
01:14:52,255 --> 01:14:53,688
[ cheers and applause ]

1645
01:14:53,690 --> 01:14:58,326
♪♪

1646
01:14:58,328 --> 01:15:01,762
in the blue square,
this next bot was born

1647
01:15:01,764 --> 01:15:04,765
in new zealand,
like the great russell crowe.

1648
01:15:04,767 --> 01:15:07,869
But tonight
he's an american gangster,

1649
01:15:07,871 --> 01:15:09,403
here to crush his foes.

1650
01:15:09,405 --> 01:15:12,240
His engineers
have a beautiful mind,

1651
01:15:12,242 --> 01:15:14,575
they dream of torture and pain.

1652
01:15:14,577 --> 01:15:18,179
Give the thumbs down,
and he'll kill the opponent.

1653
01:15:18,181 --> 01:15:20,081
Are you not entertained?

1654
01:15:20,083 --> 01:15:22,617
It's end game!

1655
01:15:22,619 --> 01:15:27,154
♪♪

1656
01:15:27,156 --> 01:15:31,292
for years, we've waited for
end game to take that next step.

1657
01:15:31,294 --> 01:15:33,294
Maybe they have,
kenny florian.

1658
01:15:33,296 --> 01:15:36,397
They've always been missing
something here or there.

1659
01:15:36,399 --> 01:15:39,367
So far, so good for this team
from new zealand.

1660
01:15:39,369 --> 01:15:41,936
12 career fights
in battlebots.

1661
01:15:41,938 --> 01:15:47,074
They are six and 6-6 and all 12
have ended in knockout.

1662
01:15:47,076 --> 01:15:49,076
These guys are
still very young.

1663
01:15:49,078 --> 01:15:51,112
And look at that
big armor at the front.

1664
01:15:53,583 --> 01:15:57,285
In the red square,
this bot's bringing the action

1665
01:15:57,287 --> 01:15:59,053
like he's patrick swayze.

1666
01:15:59,055 --> 01:16:02,957
Like steven seagal,
some would say he's going crazy.

1667
01:16:02,959 --> 01:16:06,427
He's tougher than tough
like chuck norris's beard.

1668
01:16:06,429 --> 01:16:10,364
And like arnold as conan,
he's universally feared.

1669
01:16:10,366 --> 01:16:13,301
Like harrison ford
aboard air force one,

1670
01:16:13,303 --> 01:16:18,039
if you mess with this bot,
you'll be jean-claude van done.

1671
01:16:18,041 --> 01:16:20,508
It's bloodsport!

1672
01:16:20,510 --> 01:16:23,945
♪♪

1673
01:16:23,947 --> 01:16:26,647
justin marple and his team
admitted, "a year ago

1674
01:16:26,649 --> 01:16:30,217
when we were rookies, we had no
idea what we were doing."

1675
01:16:30,219 --> 01:16:32,687
I think they've got
a grasp of things now.

1676
01:16:32,689 --> 01:16:34,755
Yeah, no doubt.
We get a look at the bar

1677
01:16:34,757 --> 01:16:38,092
that they're going with.
That is a 77 pound bar.

1678
01:16:38,094 --> 01:16:40,428
The limit, chris, is 80 pounds.

1679
01:16:40,430 --> 01:16:41,662
Wow.
And any time you get

1680
01:16:41,664 --> 01:16:43,264
a high-energy
horizontal weapon

1681
01:16:43,266 --> 01:16:45,533
going against a high-energy
vertical disk,

1682
01:16:45,535 --> 01:16:47,535
I mean, we're going
to have some epic hits.

1683
01:16:47,537 --> 01:16:49,437
We're in for
a classic fight.

1684
01:16:53,209 --> 01:16:55,309
Alright, let's bring
in our bot whisperer.

1685
01:16:55,311 --> 01:16:57,812
Pete, what are you
keeping your eye on?

1686
01:16:57,814 --> 01:17:01,248
Well, bloodsport is using
two different tire compounds.

1687
01:17:01,250 --> 01:17:04,619
The front are soft and the rears
are a little harder

1688
01:17:04,621 --> 01:17:06,587
with a medium stickiness.

1689
01:17:06,589 --> 01:17:09,457
So they're kind of hoping to be
able to maybe slide the back end

1690
01:17:09,459 --> 01:17:11,525
around and
kind of drift a bit.

1691
01:17:11,527 --> 01:17:13,594
The thing that is really
sort of interesting to me,

1692
01:17:13,596 --> 01:17:14,962
though, is on end game,

1693
01:17:14,964 --> 01:17:17,965
they've still got their old
self-righting mechanism.

1694
01:17:17,967 --> 01:17:19,400
They haven't been able
to upgrade yet

1695
01:17:19,402 --> 01:17:21,268
to the new one.
So what does that mean?

1696
01:17:21,270 --> 01:17:23,471
They won't be able
to get back over at all?

1697
01:17:23,473 --> 01:17:25,740
They might be able
to get one self-right over.

1698
01:17:25,742 --> 01:17:27,742
But if they get hit
on the self-righter

1699
01:17:27,744 --> 01:17:29,477
while it's up, it's done.

1700
01:17:29,479 --> 01:17:32,980
Basically,
it would be end of game.

1701
01:17:32,982 --> 01:17:34,649
Yes.

1702
01:17:37,954 --> 01:17:39,820
<i> Robots, activate.</i>

1703
01:17:39,822 --> 01:17:42,890
[ cheers and applause ]

1704
01:17:42,892 --> 01:17:52,867
♪♪

1705
01:17:52,869 --> 01:17:55,636
<i> blue team, ready.</i>

1706
01:17:55,638 --> 01:18:02,276
[ cheers and applause ]

1707
01:18:02,278 --> 01:18:05,312
<i> red team, ready.</i>

1708
01:18:05,314 --> 01:18:07,415
[ cheers and applause ]

1709
01:18:07,417 --> 01:18:13,754
♪♪

1710
01:18:13,756 --> 01:18:20,127
♪♪

1711
01:18:20,129 --> 01:18:25,533
[ audience chanting "fight" ]

1712
01:18:25,535 --> 01:18:31,372
♪♪

1713
01:18:31,374 --> 01:18:33,107
let the bot battle begin!

1714
01:18:33,109 --> 01:18:35,543
And here comes end game
on the chase game.

1715
01:18:35,545 --> 01:18:38,813
But bloodsport gets away,
it centers itself up.

1716
01:18:38,815 --> 01:18:42,583
Oh! Huge impact!
Weapon on weapon!

1717
01:18:42,585 --> 01:18:44,485
End game right back
on the attack,

1718
01:18:44,487 --> 01:18:46,821
trying to stop
bloodsport's blade.

1719
01:18:46,823 --> 01:18:49,056
And they're hunting bloodsport
like a cheetah

1720
01:18:49,058 --> 01:18:51,892
chasing a gazelle, kenny.

1721
01:18:51,894 --> 01:18:54,195
But end game
hung up on something, chris.

1722
01:18:54,197 --> 01:18:56,630
Bloodsport
firing up that weapon.

1723
01:18:56,632 --> 01:18:58,499
Whoa!
Whoa!

1724
01:18:58,501 --> 01:19:00,267
Come on!

1725
01:19:00,269 --> 01:19:02,803
Bloodsport, they just missed it,
what they hit the wedge

1726
01:19:02,805 --> 01:19:04,538
instead of the side
of end game.

1727
01:19:04,540 --> 01:19:06,407
Uh-oh, I see a belt
coming off end game.

1728
01:19:06,409 --> 01:19:07,608
That is not good, chris.

1729
01:19:07,610 --> 01:19:10,044
No, it is a sitting duck
at this point.

1730
01:19:10,046 --> 01:19:14,215
And so bloodsport's going to be
very measured in how it attacks.

1731
01:19:14,217 --> 01:19:16,984
Uh-oh, this patience is
paying off for bloodsport,

1732
01:19:16,986 --> 01:19:20,454
just kind of circling end game
like a shark right now.

1733
01:19:20,456 --> 01:19:21,822
Can you go in for the kill?

1734
01:19:21,824 --> 01:19:24,258
Bloodsport taking its time,

1735
01:19:24,260 --> 01:19:27,027
but if end game moves,
they will pounce.

1736
01:19:27,029 --> 01:19:29,296
And end game is smoking,
chris.

1737
01:19:29,298 --> 01:19:31,165
They're burning out
their motors.

1738
01:19:31,167 --> 01:19:33,100
They've been counting down.

1739
01:19:33,102 --> 01:19:35,703
5, 4...
End game took a shot.

1740
01:19:35,705 --> 01:19:38,706
And now it's doa!

1741
01:19:38,708 --> 01:19:41,642
Knockout!

1742
01:19:41,644 --> 01:19:44,512
[ cheers and applause ]

1743
01:19:44,514 --> 01:19:48,015
♪♪

1744
01:19:48,017 --> 01:19:50,651
I have no idea what happened.
Is that our wheel?

1745
01:19:50,653 --> 01:19:52,953
It's our wheel, yeah,
that popped out.

1746
01:19:52,955 --> 01:19:54,922
[ cheering ]

1747
01:19:56,859 --> 01:19:58,092
kenny, you heard both drivers

1748
01:19:58,094 --> 01:20:00,027
talk about the importance
of bloodsport

1749
01:20:00,029 --> 01:20:03,764
getting out of the way to dodge
that huge hit at the onset.

1750
01:20:03,766 --> 01:20:05,966
Florian:
Yeah, I mean, look at that.
That's just brilliant driving

1751
01:20:05,968 --> 01:20:07,535
right there from
justin marple.

1752
01:20:07,537 --> 01:20:10,805
Kind of really read
what end game was trying to do,

1753
01:20:10,807 --> 01:20:13,507
able to circle away
from that pressure,

1754
01:20:13,509 --> 01:20:16,844
not really allowing end game
to get a big hit on them.

1755
01:20:16,846 --> 01:20:20,247
Instead, it was them
with a very big hit.

1756
01:20:20,249 --> 01:20:24,552
And I think that was the shot
that really ended up disabling

1757
01:20:24,554 --> 01:20:26,353
that primary weapon
of end game.

1758
01:20:26,355 --> 01:20:28,189
A lot of people at home
see that shot

1759
01:20:28,191 --> 01:20:30,457
and they see bloodsport
going the other way

1760
01:20:30,459 --> 01:20:31,559
because of the energy.

1761
01:20:31,561 --> 01:20:33,160
They don't realize
the sort of damage

1762
01:20:33,162 --> 01:20:35,196
it causes to
the other robot.

1763
01:20:38,768 --> 01:20:42,503
Justin marple.

1764
01:20:42,505 --> 01:20:45,306
Justin marple,
I heard you asking your team

1765
01:20:45,308 --> 01:20:48,475
what just happened.
What did just happen?

1766
01:20:48,477 --> 01:20:49,910
I don't know.

1767
01:20:49,912 --> 01:20:52,847
There's a few hits,
our weapon was going great,

1768
01:20:52,849 --> 01:20:54,281
but then they just
started smoking

1769
01:20:54,283 --> 01:20:57,184
and it was just chaos.

1770
01:20:57,186 --> 01:20:58,752
Unbelievable fight there,
justin.

1771
01:20:58,754 --> 01:21:00,387
You know, I know you have
a lot of respect

1772
01:21:00,389 --> 01:21:02,623
for jack barker as a driver,

1773
01:21:02,625 --> 01:21:04,625
but, man, you're
being very humble.

1774
01:21:04,627 --> 01:21:05,993
You're an excellent
driver yourself.

1775
01:21:05,995 --> 01:21:08,262
That was unbelievable.
Thank you.

1776
01:21:08,264 --> 01:21:12,032
No, jack is by far the most
underrated driver of battlebots,

1777
01:21:12,034 --> 01:21:16,537
so it's just a pleasure to be
fighting against them for sure.

1778
01:21:16,539 --> 01:21:18,505
You know, you're an underdog
against skorpios.

1779
01:21:18,507 --> 01:21:22,309
Did you consider yourself
an underdog here?

1780
01:21:22,311 --> 01:21:25,012
100%. I told everyone
before this match

1781
01:21:25,014 --> 01:21:29,350
that I was going to lose this
so, it's beyond me.

1782
01:21:29,352 --> 01:21:31,685
Well, the bad news is
I don't think anyone is going

1783
01:21:31,687 --> 01:21:33,354
to consider you
an underdog anymore.

1784
01:21:33,356 --> 01:21:36,490
You're 2-0, you're undefeated
in battlebots.

1785
01:21:36,492 --> 01:21:38,626
Thank you, chris.
[ laughs ]

1786
01:21:38,628 --> 01:21:40,628
or kenny!
That's alright.

1787
01:21:40,630 --> 01:21:42,596
Hey, listen,
your head's all over the place,

1788
01:21:42,598 --> 01:21:45,032
so I want to know
where your head is at.

1789
01:21:45,034 --> 01:21:46,367
By the way,
he's been called much worse.

1790
01:21:46,369 --> 01:21:49,670
I'm much better looking than
this guy. Come on!

1791
01:21:49,672 --> 01:21:51,572
I want to know where your head
is at in terms

1792
01:21:51,574 --> 01:21:54,408
of the selection committee.
You don't have a lot of matches

1793
01:21:54,410 --> 01:21:56,310
to prove yourself
during the regular season

1794
01:21:56,312 --> 01:21:58,779
before they pick the top 32.

1795
01:21:58,781 --> 01:22:01,482
You think you've done enough
now through two matches to say,

1796
01:22:01,484 --> 01:22:03,517
"hey, we're part
of that party?"

1797
01:22:03,519 --> 01:22:05,519
yeah, for sure. I think
we're in the top 32.

1798
01:22:05,521 --> 01:22:07,588
I'm hoping
for top eight seeding.

1799
01:22:07,590 --> 01:22:08,923
We'll see.

1800
01:22:08,925 --> 01:22:10,858
Alright, justin.
Well, congratulations.

1801
01:22:10,860 --> 01:22:13,127
You've got a big old smile
on your face.

1802
01:22:13,129 --> 01:22:14,995
Well-deserved.
Thank you.

1803
01:22:14,997 --> 01:22:20,401
♪♪

1804
01:22:20,403 --> 01:22:22,303
rose: Alright, so,
kenny, as expected,

1805
01:22:22,305 --> 01:22:25,439
tombstone took care of business
upending slap box,

1806
01:22:25,441 --> 01:22:27,274
but the big story
of tonight,

1807
01:22:27,276 --> 01:22:30,611
I think, was the unveiling
of that 500-pound monster,

1808
01:22:30,613 --> 01:22:32,546
chomp.
It's unbelievable.

1809
01:22:32,548 --> 01:22:36,083
You know, we are basically
looking into the future.

1810
01:22:36,085 --> 01:22:39,086
The amount of genius,
the amount of manpower,

1811
01:22:39,088 --> 01:22:42,890
the amount of creativity
that goes into building

1812
01:22:42,892 --> 01:22:45,893
a bot like that
is just mind boggling.

1813
01:22:45,895 --> 01:22:49,129
Are they going to win
the whole thing? Probably not.

1814
01:22:49,131 --> 01:22:51,966
But that's a bot
that is just amazing.

1815
01:22:51,968 --> 01:22:54,969
I thought another huge storyline
in addition to chomp

1816
01:22:54,971 --> 01:22:57,338
was the fact that end game,
which knocked out

1817
01:22:57,340 --> 01:23:01,542
tombstone in its first match,
gets upended by bloodsport.

1818
01:23:01,544 --> 01:23:03,077
Now I don't know what to think
about end game.

1819
01:23:03,079 --> 01:23:06,246
I mean, again,
all of these bots are so good,

1820
01:23:06,248 --> 01:23:10,517
but who you match up against
and at the certain time,

1821
01:23:10,519 --> 01:23:12,686
you know,
in the season really matters.

1822
01:23:12,688 --> 01:23:14,788
Here's what we learned
about battlebots --

1823
01:23:14,790 --> 01:23:19,860
when do you think you know,
you really don't know.

1824
01:23:19,862 --> 01:23:21,295
So that'll do it for tonight.

1825
01:23:21,297 --> 01:23:23,630
For faruq and our
bot whisperer pete

1826
01:23:23,632 --> 01:23:25,265
and jenny taft
back in the pits

1827
01:23:25,267 --> 01:23:27,801
and my man, kenny florian,
I am chris rose.

1828
01:23:27,803 --> 01:23:30,371
Will see you next time
on "battlebots."

1829
01:23:30,373 --> 01:23:34,341
♪♪