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[in robotic voice]
robots activate.
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[all cheering]
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hi everybody and
welcome to battle bots.
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It's the show
where men and women,
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dedicate their lives
to building epic
fighting robots,
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just so they could send them
into battle to be
ripped apart, bolt by bolt.
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I'm chris rose.
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And speaking of part man,
part machine,
I'm joined by the only guy
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who's an expert analyst
in both human,
and a robot combat.
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That's kenny florian.
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Thanks, chris.
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Tonight get ready to
see the most intense robot
combat of the season,
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as some of the fields
most notorious spots
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prepare for their third
and final chance.
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Tim press the selection
committee and do some damage
inside the battle box.
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We don't know exactly how
the damage will
be done tonight,
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but we know that it
definitely will get done.
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Let's take a look at the
bots, that are going to do it,
on tonight's white car.
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It's a battle of undefeated,
as the legend donald hudson,
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and lock-jaw face off
against rookie
breakout jackpot.
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[kenny] that's right,
with both spots making a bid
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for the world championship
tournament,
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a win here would
all but guarantee
that invaluable I see.
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[chris] we've also got a
master tactician in a pickle,
making on a pickle.
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As the winless rotator tries
to avoid getting court,
by big dill.
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[kenny] yeah, chris victor
soto definitely has his
back up against the wall,
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as any hopes of making
the top 32 rely
on a victory here tonight.
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Our main event will
feature a pair one in one
bots squaring off.
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As tombstone goes up
against skorpios, and kenny,
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this one could have some
major playoff implications.
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[kenny] absolutely, chris,
a win or a loss here,
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could be the difference
between being a top ten seed
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and finding yourself
somewhere in the twenties,
with a much tougher matchup.
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[chris] and we open it up
with some really
monster madness,
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as fan favorite, huge
looks to avoid a winless
season, standing in their way.
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That devil from the deep,
kraken.
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That means faruq,
it's your world.
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[all cheering]
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ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot fight in time.
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In the blue square,
in french, they call this
bot in enorm.
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In japanese, they call it,
keodi and in greek,
they call it steals.
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No matter how you say it.
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One thing is for sure,
this bot is so big,
it could go on a world tour.
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Make some noise, huge!
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[chris] after back to
back seasons,
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making the top 16,
jonathan schultz,
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and huge now desperately need
to dig themselves,
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out of a controversial
owing to ditch, kenny.
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[kenny] yeah, and it's no lie
when I say I've '
never seen jonathan,
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this frustrated, huge fell
to over two after
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an incredibly disheartening
loss to hydra.
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And he could tell jonathan
that needs a personal victory,
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as much as his team
needs a win, if they're
going to have any hope
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of making the
round of 32.
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[cheering]
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[faruq] in the red square.
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Its jaws be
smacking, wins.
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It's stacking,
your body is tracking,
parts your lacking,
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backs your packing,
release the kraken.
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[chris] matt spark and kraken
in making in
enigmatic entrances.
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They get ready to
make their bid
for two and one.
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What's with the cloak
and dagger, kenny?
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[kenny] well, for the second
fight in a row, huge is
going to have to face,
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a custom configuration
with an opposing bot,
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that has fashioned a hook
onto the johnson kraken,
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to hopefully jam up
huge's wheels and an attempt
to win with control game.
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They're not a r robot,
the guys easily,
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so yeah, it's there,
definite planets
to outlast us.
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We let them do that.
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We're gonna lose the fight,
the figure for spending the
this three minutes.
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We stayed out of the cruz
and I'll point of hammers.
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Probably win.
We're going to
kraken ten times
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and hopefully one of those
does something, and,
on get something like that.
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We're feeling
really confident.
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We've got a little
couple gimmicks,
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that they were going to spring
a surprise on huge night.
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We'll see if they work,
but there's no other
robot here,
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that's like huge,
huge hits it about
two feet up,
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which is very high
in about two feet on kraken,
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there's a belt where
everything important this,
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but we're looking forward to.
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We're going to take it till,
and hopefully we
do well enough
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that we can convince
the selection committee.
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We get into the
final 32, and start
the playoff run.
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[announcement in
robotic voice]
robots activate.
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[chris] the ships,
the line on kraken,
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harpoon configuration.
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Let's go to former battle
bots contestant,
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and our resident bot whispers.
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Pete abrahamson, pete,
how that thing
help kraken against huge?
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I' am not sure,
they're going to be able
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to help themselves
with, huge here.
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I mean, huge has the double
ended bar, that they're going
to be spinning up with,
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anything it's going to catch,
is gonna slice big holes in,
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having a little like
harpoon hook,
on the end of their nose.
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I am not sure that
was the best idea.
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[announcement in
robotic voice]
blue team ready?
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[announcement in
robotic voice]
red team ready?
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-You ready?
-Ready.
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-Are you ready?
-Ready.
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Let's kill it, here we go.
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[screams] let's go!
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[audience screaming] fight!
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[chris] let the
bot battle begin,
kraken tracking, huge here.
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Already goes right for the
weapon, before it can spin up,
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does it have a clean bite?
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Yes.
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Play, play, play.
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A perfect start
for cracking that now
living on the flames here,
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spinning its wheels
but kraken in full
control here, kenny.
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[kenny] this is exactly
what kraken is
designed to do it.
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Kraken is blasted huge,
right between the eyes.
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With that flame thrower
jonathan schultz
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has to be concerned
about that fire,
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doing some real damage here.
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[chris] remember, huge
with a record of owing
to this season,
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and it's immediately
behind the eight ball
here against, kraken.
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Then there is the release.
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[kenny] huge still
working here.
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But looking a
little play broiled
after that stretch.
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[chris] huge still in cracking
that plate is still active
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and kraken do at its best to
stop it as well.
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[pete] looks like kraken is
going to need some plastic
surgery after this one.
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Huge is getting up
to full speed
right now, chris.
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[thuds]
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wow!
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-[chris] wow, full face lift.
- [kenny] oh my goodness.
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[chris] if there was just
a doctor through its
southern california
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that could perform
that kind of surgery.
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[kenny laughs]
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but, kraken unfaced
still chasing huge with
that harpoon.
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[chris] another heal just.
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Oh gosh!
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[pete] those are
some brutal hits.
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This is huge,
at his best right now.
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He's got to create
some space though.
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-Just look that hook is
working, chris rose.
-[chris] it sure is.
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He caught a huge
tire on the side, but he just
couldn't so anything.
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Oh, gosh!
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Kraken takes more
damage to its grill.
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[kenny] how durable is kraken.
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[chris] unreal.
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Oh, put back on its hit,
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but it flips over,
and after a dominant start by,
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kraken, huge continues
to mount an attack.
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[kenny] another big hit,
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[chris] closing in on
one minutes left.
Kraken on its head.
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Huge, literally
just spinning its wheels.
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And this fight had
a little bit of everything,
back and forth
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action here to
start the night.
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Now they free themselves.
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[kenny] kraken is
one tough bot.
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[chris] huge, looking to get
some space, and attack,
but kraken gets to the side.
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Drives huge into
the side of the box in that
harpoon attachment.
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A fantastic design
adjustment for matts spurk.
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[chris] but kraken has
got to do shut with
its defense,
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its primary weapon,
in the remaining
35 seconds.
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[kenny] krakenkon, doing a
good job. A stand close
to the wheels.
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[chris] wow.
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[kenny] there's another piece,
that went flying
from kraken.
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[chris] yep.
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Well, the hook
is doing its job.
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But kraken has--
oh!
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[kenny] was that the
kill shot?
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[chris] wow, let's see if
huge backs up,
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...Backs up.
Maybe kraken
won't move anymore.
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Under ten to go.
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[jonathan] one more hit.
[chris] huge wants to give
one more huge hit.
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Will it deliver one?
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Yes, it does,
to the backside.
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-[buzzer sounds]
-the shot at the end shows
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that huge are back.
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[jonathan] let's go!
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[chris] the team
looks awfully confident.
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They have earned
their first win of the season.
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With the judges agree,
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or will it be kraken
finishing their season on top?
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We'll find out
when battlebots continues.
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We are right back
into the madness here
on battlebots
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as the judges deliberate
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which one of huge or kraken
will improve their chances
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of making
the 2020 tournament.
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-[man] you guys built
a hell of a robot.
-Hell of a fight.
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[man]
that thing took a beating.
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[chris] so, now this one
goes to the judges,
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who are scoring
on an 11-point system.
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Five points could be
divvied up for damage,
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three points for aggression
and three for control.
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The judges are all former
battlebots participants.
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Derek young, lisa winter
and jason bardis.
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Kenny, kraken got
the early jump on huge,
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sinking its teeth
into the giant
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and adding a little fire
for good measure.
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Unbelievable.
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[kenny] yeah,
a perfect start for kraken.
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But once huge got
that big bar spinner
cranked up,
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they turned the tables
and were able to land
some monster shots
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and inflict all types
of damage of their own.
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[chris]
and let's give some credit
to matt spurk here.
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That harpoon proving to be
surprisingly effective
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in the control bot's
eternal hunt for those
valuable control points.
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[kenny] absolutely.
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And while both bots maintain
consistent aggression,
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you can feel the desperation
behind the glass
from team huge.
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They knew their entire season
was riding on this fight,
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and they didn't hold
anything back.
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Clutch performance
by jonathan schultz.
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[chris] let's go to faruq
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with a huge decision
for both teams.
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The results
from the judges are in.
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The winner
by unanimous decision is...
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Huge!
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[jonathan] good job, guys.
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Whoo!
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[chris] jonathan schultz,
is that a smile
under that mask, finally?
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-Ah. He's back.
-[jonathan] a very full one.
Yeah.
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Is it a sense of relief
more than anything else?
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Because we have never seen you
this frustrated ever before.
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[jonathan] we never have been
this frustrated ever before.
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You know, just...
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That was the hardest fight
we've ever had,
the last fight.
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And, and this felt
really good to finally...
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You know,
we spent all day tuning it.
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Finally get the bugs out.
And finally get some real hits
on somebody.
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Did you feel like
you had to win impressively
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to try to squeeze into
that top 32?
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Absolutely.
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Um, you know, I think
the fight with mammoth
was very competitive.
229
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It was good.
But you need a win
on your record.
230
00:12:53,807 --> 00:12:57,876
And I'd say
that was a very good win
over a great robot.
231
00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:00,111
So, even though
you're just one in two,
232
00:13:00,147 --> 00:13:03,782
you feel confident
based on the competition
that you've faced
233
00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,251
that you are
in the round of 32?
234
00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:09,487
Um, I wouldn't call my shot,
but we're going to fix
the robot.
235
00:13:10,056 --> 00:13:11,990
Ah. Okay.
236
00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:15,660
And if you are
fortunate enough to get into
the round of 32,
237
00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:17,662
how dangerous is huge?
238
00:13:17,697 --> 00:13:18,696
It's a lot more dangerous
239
00:13:18,732 --> 00:13:20,298
than what it was
when it walked
in the building.
240
00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:21,866
I think we're ready
for the playoffs.
241
00:13:21,902 --> 00:13:24,869
We got a lot of spare parts
that we haven't had to use
any of yet.
242
00:13:24,905 --> 00:13:26,204
And I think
we're ready to make the run.
243
00:13:26,239 --> 00:13:28,039
You think you'll sleep
a little easier tonight?
244
00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:29,507
I think I'll sleep
a lot easier tonight.
245
00:13:29,543 --> 00:13:30,542
Very good.
246
00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,577
Jonathan, congratulations
to you and team huge.
247
00:13:32,612 --> 00:13:33,945
Thank you.
248
00:13:36,283 --> 00:13:38,249
Whoo-hoo!
249
00:13:42,055 --> 00:13:44,155
[chris] all right. Matt spurk,
you're still smiling.
250
00:13:44,191 --> 00:13:45,990
Why is that?
251
00:13:46,026 --> 00:13:48,660
Uh, that was
another great match.
252
00:13:48,695 --> 00:13:50,829
Um, and you can't kill
the kraken.
253
00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:52,931
We're in here.
Nothing's gonna kill us.
254
00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:54,199
We're gonna keep fighting.
255
00:13:54,234 --> 00:13:55,900
We're down,
the weapon's down.
256
00:13:55,969 --> 00:13:59,170
We're gonna shove that weapon
right back in the blade again
and see what happens.
257
00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:01,673
Um, really happy
with how that fight went.
258
00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:04,209
We had a lot of damage
after the witch doctor match.
259
00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:06,344
We've been working
to prepare that.
260
00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,645
Just got it all fixed up.
261
00:14:07,681 --> 00:14:10,481
Finally go back in there,
huge tears it all apart.
262
00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:12,116
Now, we'll be back.
Late night tonight.
263
00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,719
Late night tonight again,
putting it all back together.
264
00:14:14,754 --> 00:14:18,022
But, uh, just super proud
of how we've done this season.
265
00:14:18,058 --> 00:14:23,394
And, uh, the quality
of the competitors that
we've faced is, is the best.
266
00:14:23,430 --> 00:14:24,829
We've faced
the best robots here.
267
00:14:24,865 --> 00:14:26,664
So, uh...
And we've held our own,
268
00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:28,199
so I'm proud
of how we've done.
269
00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:31,636
Matt, the selection committee
was definitely watching
this fight tonight.
270
00:14:31,671 --> 00:14:33,671
What do you have
to say to them?
271
00:14:33,707 --> 00:14:37,542
Uh, I would say,
"you've got to put
the kraken in."
272
00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:40,812
you're going to get
three minutes of just
all-out aggression.
273
00:14:40,847 --> 00:14:43,948
Um, it's the kind of fights
that need to be
in the tournament.
274
00:14:43,984 --> 00:14:46,618
We faced a huge...
A super hard schedule.
275
00:14:46,653 --> 00:14:49,587
Uh, black dragon,
witch doctor, huge.
276
00:14:49,623 --> 00:14:52,290
All robots that finished
in the top 16 last year.
277
00:14:52,325 --> 00:14:54,025
Witch doctor
was the number two robot,
278
00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:55,860
probably the top bot
in this tournament,
279
00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,128
and we took him out,
280
00:14:57,163 --> 00:15:00,231
uh, so I think
we have to be
in the tournament.
281
00:15:00,267 --> 00:15:02,734
Well said.
No arguments here.
282
00:15:02,769 --> 00:15:05,403
Matt spurk and team kraken,
awesome job,
283
00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:07,171
even though it was a loss.
Well done.
284
00:15:07,207 --> 00:15:08,673
Thank you, guys.
Appreciate it.
285
00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,413
[chris]
so, both huge and kraken
286
00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:18,049
finish off
the qualifying rounds
with a bang
287
00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:21,519
that most certainly
got the attention
of the selection committee.
288
00:15:23,023 --> 00:15:26,291
And right now, we've got
another pair of teams on deck,
289
00:15:26,326 --> 00:15:29,360
one of which needs to make
a statement here tonight.
290
00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:33,064
And that's the kids
from wpi and ribbot.
291
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:36,501
They're squared up against
a rookie bot, axolotl.
292
00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:39,137
But let's jump right in
with the frog.
293
00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:42,573
Coming off a loss
to mad catter,
294
00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:46,077
and standing at one in one,
david jin and ribbot
295
00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:48,112
have a point
to prove here, kenny.
296
00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:50,248
[kenny] definitely.
Like we just heard matt spurk
297
00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:52,317
make his case
to the selection committee.
298
00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:56,120
Ribbot is a perfect example
of how vital
strength of schedule is
299
00:15:56,156 --> 00:15:58,656
for any team
hoping to make the 32.
300
00:15:58,692 --> 00:16:00,191
Ribbot lost a close fight
301
00:16:00,226 --> 00:16:03,061
to a solid bot in mad catter,
but their only win
302
00:16:03,096 --> 00:16:05,263
was against a rookie bot
in tracer.
303
00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:08,499
They're going to need
to make a meal out of
another rookie tonight
304
00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:09,701
if they want to keep
their run alive.
305
00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:15,873
[chris]
and that rookie is axolotl
and captain alon belkin.
306
00:16:15,909 --> 00:16:19,010
They're sitting at 0 in one
after an untelevised loss
307
00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:21,446
to fellow newcomer war?Ez!
308
00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:24,282
And the fact that we're
just now seeing this team
309
00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,918
speaks volumes about
their rocky start. Kenny.
310
00:16:26,953 --> 00:16:29,320
[kenny] yeah, axolotl
has certainly struggled here
311
00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:30,888
in their first season
at battlebots,
312
00:16:30,924 --> 00:16:32,890
but don't count them out
just yet.
313
00:16:32,926 --> 00:16:35,660
Alon and his team built this
bot together in just a month.
314
00:16:35,729 --> 00:16:37,662
And with only one fight
under their belt,
315
00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:39,364
this will be
a great opportunity
316
00:16:39,399 --> 00:16:42,133
to find out
who axolotl really is.
317
00:16:42,936 --> 00:16:44,469
Faruq, do what you do.
318
00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:50,208
In the blue square
from worcester, mass,
319
00:16:50,243 --> 00:16:54,012
the savage in the swamp,
it's ribbot.
320
00:16:56,516 --> 00:17:01,919
[chris] ribbot ko'd tracer,
lost a unanimous decision
to mad catter.
321
00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:04,322
What do you see
with ribbot tonight, kenny?
322
00:17:04,391 --> 00:17:07,492
[kenny] well, it looks like
they're going with their
undercutter weapon.
323
00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:09,961
They're going to try to go
weapon-to-weapon with axolotl
324
00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:11,963
and really test
their durability
straight off the bat.
325
00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:19,937
In the red square
from northridge, california,
326
00:17:19,973 --> 00:17:23,708
a cute, little amphibian
who's about to start
killing 'em,
327
00:17:23,743 --> 00:17:26,644
it's axolotl.
328
00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:33,918
[chris] axolotl lost
its only fight so far
to war?Ez!
329
00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:39,857
Alon belkin and his college
and high school teammates
330
00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:42,493
having the time of their life,
but they want to get that win.
331
00:17:49,436 --> 00:17:51,569
We decided to run
our undercutter module.
332
00:17:51,604 --> 00:17:54,305
Um, we think that
this will deliver
some really big hits,
333
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:56,908
and we don't think
they're that well armored
low down on the robot.
334
00:17:56,943 --> 00:18:00,011
We're hoping to use
our higher speed
and maneuverability
335
00:18:00,046 --> 00:18:03,014
to really
get around them and choose
when we want to hit them.
336
00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:05,283
I think we have
the agility advantage here.
337
00:18:05,318 --> 00:18:07,118
I think we also might have
the weapon advantage,
338
00:18:07,153 --> 00:18:09,587
although we haven't
really seen what their
weapon is capable of.
339
00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:10,721
I think it'd be
really huge for us
340
00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,523
to get a knockout
during this fight.
341
00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:14,492
Right now, we're sitting
at a one in one record,
342
00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:17,995
so it'd be really good to get
a two in one record
with two knockouts.
343
00:18:18,031 --> 00:18:20,965
I think way have a pretty
strong chance against them.
344
00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:24,535
They, uh, don't have
that much strong an armor.
345
00:18:24,571 --> 00:18:26,437
They do have a long weaponry.
346
00:18:26,473 --> 00:18:28,372
We took that long wedgeless
347
00:18:28,408 --> 00:18:31,909
and attached them
on the front short
of wedgeless.
348
00:18:31,945 --> 00:18:35,179
So, the whole goal
is to just try to get around
349
00:18:35,215 --> 00:18:37,081
the side of the robot,
take out some wheels.
350
00:18:41,321 --> 00:18:42,887
[automated voice]
robots, activate.
351
00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:49,994
[chris] let's bring in
our bot whisperer.
352
00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:53,264
Uh, peter, what do you think
of these two college kids?
353
00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:55,032
Well, this is going to be
354
00:18:55,068 --> 00:18:56,734
a pretty rough fight
for axolotl.
355
00:18:56,769 --> 00:18:59,971
They have been working
the axolotl's off in the pits,
356
00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:03,107
trying to repair
the damage they suffered
in their last match.
357
00:19:03,176 --> 00:19:07,912
But, uh, ribbot has
really proven itself to be
a pretty formidable robot.
358
00:19:07,947 --> 00:19:09,947
It's going to tear
that thing apart.
359
00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:12,483
[chris]
and I always love ribbot
with the dry sense of humor.
360
00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:15,753
They always get dressed up
based on what their opponent
looks like.
361
00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:18,923
So, well, there's
cute, little eyelashes.
362
00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:37,241
[crowd chanting]
fight! Fight!
363
00:19:37,277 --> 00:19:39,844
[chanting continues]
364
00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:43,347
[chris]
let the bot battle begin.
365
00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:47,018
[kenny] I don't see
those tires on axolotl
lasting very long, chris.
366
00:19:47,053 --> 00:19:50,388
[chris] no?
You have an over-or-under
on the prediction?
367
00:19:50,423 --> 00:19:53,724
-Thirty-two seconds?
-[kenny] yeah, maybe 45.
368
00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,827
[chris] whoa!
[kenny] there goes
the primary weapon of axolotl.
369
00:19:56,863 --> 00:19:58,629
-[chris] yep.
-I can't move it.
370
00:19:58,665 --> 00:20:00,364
[chris] okay.
371
00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,433
Well... Yeah.
372
00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:04,735
-More problems for axolotl.
-[kenny] ooh!
373
00:20:04,771 --> 00:20:06,804
[chris] axolotl's gotta show
some sort of movement.
374
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:09,040
-The weapon's moving.
That's a good sign.
-Light it up. Send it!
375
00:20:10,176 --> 00:20:12,577
[kenny] that's a mean strike.
[chris] oh, my gosh!
376
00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,245
-Oh!
-[kenny] oh, my goodness!
377
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,414
Ribbot's head just came off.
378
00:20:16,449 --> 00:20:18,883
[kenny] stop, stop.
He's already dead.
379
00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:21,919
[chris] well, the countdown
has started.
380
00:20:21,955 --> 00:20:25,890
But, boy, what a risky move
by david jin and ribbot.
381
00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:27,825
[commenter] they wanted
to make a statement.
382
00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,395
[cheering]
383
00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:33,364
and they did just that.
384
00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:38,035
Ribbot loses it's head,
bur axolotl you dead.
385
00:20:39,639 --> 00:20:41,539
[crowd cheering]
386
00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:46,444
well, axolotl made up
of a bunch of college kids
387
00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:49,247
could certainly go to
school on this one.
388
00:20:49,282 --> 00:20:52,416
[host 2] yeah, I mean,
david jin and his boys,
389
00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,318
we're not messing around.
390
00:20:54,354 --> 00:20:58,022
They were in there to destroy
and to destroy quickly.
391
00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,257
Axolotl a sitting duck.
392
00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:00,992
[commenter 1] wow.
Take it easy.
393
00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:02,693
Thanks for playing.
394
00:21:02,729 --> 00:21:04,262
One more look at
that last shot.
395
00:21:04,297 --> 00:21:05,296
Look at us.
396
00:21:05,331 --> 00:21:06,197
[commenter 2] yeah!
397
00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:07,832
[commenter 1] you know what?
398
00:21:07,867 --> 00:21:09,533
There is glass
in front of us.
399
00:21:09,569 --> 00:21:11,102
We shouldn't really
have that reaction.
400
00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:15,539
[host 1] all right, david,
that was quick work.
401
00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:17,041
Did you guys even
break a sweat?
402
00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:18,909
Or I don't even know
if frogs sweat.
403
00:21:18,945 --> 00:21:20,211
To be honest with you.
404
00:21:20,246 --> 00:21:21,712
[david] I think we do
some sort of sweating
405
00:21:21,748 --> 00:21:23,180
but yeah, that was
a quick match.
406
00:21:23,216 --> 00:21:24,882
Went about how we wanted to.
407
00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:26,684
We stretched our legs
a bit in the beginning,
408
00:21:26,719 --> 00:21:27,952
did a couple circles
and then just
409
00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:29,987
decided to hit
them straight on.
410
00:21:30,023 --> 00:21:31,656
[host 2]did you see
their primary weapon,
411
00:21:31,691 --> 00:21:33,324
vulnerable there, dave?
412
00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,259
Um, I'm don't know if
vulnerable the right
413
00:21:35,295 --> 00:21:36,661
word, but it was
definitely juicy.
414
00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:37,695
So we went in there.
415
00:21:37,730 --> 00:21:38,562
[host laughs]
416
00:21:38,598 --> 00:21:39,897
[host 1]was there
any thought
417
00:21:39,932 --> 00:21:41,732
of not delivering
that last hit? Because...
418
00:21:41,768 --> 00:21:43,501
[david] no, absolutely not.
419
00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:45,102
We lined it up.
We cheated 'em.
We knew,
420
00:21:45,138 --> 00:21:46,737
it was going to happen,
and we just sent it.
421
00:21:46,773 --> 00:21:49,640
Wow. Was a message to
the selection committee,
422
00:21:49,676 --> 00:21:51,142
since you guys are
now two and one.
423
00:21:51,177 --> 00:21:52,777
I hope so, right?
424
00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:54,245
[team] yeah.
425
00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,782
All right, boys, go
celebrate two and one,
426
00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,184
as you await word from
the selection committee on,
427
00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:02,853
if and where you land
in the round of thirty two.
428
00:22:02,889 --> 00:22:04,588
Thanks.
[david] thank you.
429
00:22:04,624 --> 00:22:07,191
[crowd clapping]
430
00:22:07,226 --> 00:22:09,026
[host] and to rookie
team axolotl, as the
431
00:22:09,062 --> 00:22:12,630
ancient proverb states,
432
00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,965
every journey starts
with a mechanized frog,
433
00:22:15,001 --> 00:22:17,935
destroying you with
their horizontal disc.
434
00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:20,237
[host 2] that's true
poetry, chris.
435
00:22:20,273 --> 00:22:22,239
[host 1 ] so as ribbot adds
a nice little,
436
00:22:22,275 --> 00:22:24,775
e xclamation point to
their resume,
437
00:22:24,811 --> 00:22:28,245
we've officially got four team
eagerly awaiting the call
438
00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:30,181
from the selection committee.
439
00:22:30,216 --> 00:22:32,416
All right, coming up a pickle
440
00:22:32,452 --> 00:22:34,885
tries not to get sliced
as big dill takes on,
441
00:22:34,921 --> 00:22:39,256
rotator and buckle up
for our explosive main event.
442
00:22:39,292 --> 00:22:42,827
Skorpio finally gets the fight
it was built for, against,
443
00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:46,030
the terrifying tombstone.
444
00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:48,299
That's coming your way later,
445
00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:50,568
tonight on battlebots.
Fight night!
446
00:23:00,580 --> 00:23:04,248
[host] welcome back
to battlebots we
are two fights down
447
00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:07,485
and a handful of teams
have closed out their seasons,
448
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,521
and are awaiting word
from the selection committee.
449
00:23:10,556 --> 00:23:13,624
Right behind them
is the mad scientist himself,
450
00:23:13,659 --> 00:23:17,328
victor soto and rotator
taking on big dill.
451
00:23:17,363 --> 00:23:20,498
And let's start with rotator.
452
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:23,968
Victor soto, told us before,
the season started
453
00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:28,005
at minimum we want
to be a top eight bot.
454
00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,608
They have got to get
a victory here tonight,
455
00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:33,477
in order to keep
that dream alive.
456
00:23:33,513 --> 00:23:36,580
Yeah, victor and rotator were,
without question, a top tier,
457
00:23:36,616 --> 00:23:39,550
bot coming into the season,
but they're neck deep and over
458
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:42,420
rotator stop fooling
around.
459
00:23:42,455 --> 00:23:44,955
Any hope , victor has of
making a tournament rest,
460
00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:46,757
with the win here tonight.
461
00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:50,861
And then there's big dill,
hoping to place spoiler here.
462
00:23:50,897 --> 00:23:52,897
Driven by emmanuel carillo.
463
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:55,433
The first year bot
is coming into tonight,
464
00:23:55,468 --> 00:23:58,369
one in one with a win over
atom#94
465
00:23:58,404 --> 00:24:00,371
and a loss to lock jaw.
466
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:03,774
So a decent rookie
campaign for them.
467
00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:06,544
[host 2] yeah, emmanuel and
his team are well positioned
468
00:24:06,579 --> 00:24:08,279
to break some hearts
here tonight.
469
00:24:08,314 --> 00:24:09,647
If they could pull off
this win,
470
00:24:09,682 --> 00:24:11,782
and send rotator
to owing three.
471
00:24:11,818 --> 00:24:14,118
That'd make a very
impressive statement.
472
00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:16,720
To the selection committee,
it's theirs for the taking.
473
00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:20,624
Faruq, show us how
you get it done.
474
00:24:23,029 --> 00:24:26,263
In the blue square,
from seattle, washington.
475
00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:30,167
He's from the land of rain,
and here to bring the pain,
476
00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:34,038
its big dill!
477
00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:40,878
Captained by emmanuel carrillo
if you have not seen
him fight,
478
00:24:40,913 --> 00:24:43,581
yes, he was born
without a right hand.
479
00:24:43,616 --> 00:24:46,250
He has been competing
in battlebot for years,
480
00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,985
he is a member of
team mad catter,
481
00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:51,922
and war hawk and now
he has his team in contention.
482
00:24:51,958 --> 00:24:53,791
Kenny, what do you know
about the bot today?
483
00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:55,960
Well, you could see
that heavy armor on the front.
484
00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:58,362
You see the armor
protecting the wheels
485
00:24:58,397 --> 00:25:00,564
that is going to be
crucial to their success,
486
00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,901
if they're able to withstand
the blows from the hard
hitting rotator.
487
00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:14,278
In the red square from
doral, florida,
488
00:25:14,313 --> 00:25:18,349
the sunshine state slayer.
Rotator!
489
00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:20,684
[crowd cheering]
490
00:25:23,155 --> 00:25:27,291
rotator coming in at a swell
two hundred fifteen pounds
491
00:25:27,326 --> 00:25:31,795
and unprecedented thirty
five pounds less than the
allowable max.
492
00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:33,964
Why's it dressed for the
swimsuit competition kenny?
493
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,035
Looking very trim indeed
chris ,victor's actually,
494
00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:40,404
decided to remove the
armored wheel guards,
495
00:25:40,439 --> 00:25:43,474
that are usually on rotator
after seeing big dills,
496
00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:44,942
first fight against atom#94
497
00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:46,610
victor was nervous
that big dills,
498
00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:49,880
pickle forks could get
caught in rotator wheels,
499
00:25:49,916 --> 00:25:53,250
and decided this configuration
would be both safer,
500
00:25:53,286 --> 00:25:56,286
and make his bot,
a little speedier.
501
00:25:56,289 --> 00:25:58,622
So we're fighting
rotator in a probably
the most important,
502
00:25:58,658 --> 00:26:01,225
fight we've has this
tournament, so we
have a reinforced frame.
503
00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:03,260
We added all the units
and w armor on it
504
00:26:03,296 --> 00:26:04,995
this match is gonna
come down to driving.
505
00:26:05,031 --> 00:26:06,330
I mean, if I can keep,
506
00:26:06,365 --> 00:26:08,132
the forks on his body
and keep him away.
507
00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:09,600
Just control and
manipulate him..
508
00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:12,002
He won't even get a hit
on us the whole match.
509
00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:13,604
If we lose this, we're out
of tournament.
510
00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:15,105
So no holds bar.
We're gonna go out,
511
00:26:15,141 --> 00:26:16,740
and give it everything
we've got today.
512
00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:18,342
Today we're facing big dill
513
00:26:18,377 --> 00:26:20,711
we're going to use my
new forks this year.
514
00:26:20,746 --> 00:26:22,913
To see if I could get
underneath big dill.
515
00:26:22,949 --> 00:26:24,582
We're gonna try to breathe,
take it's slow.
516
00:26:24,617 --> 00:26:25,783
Start off with the back.
517
00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:27,851
If I can catch some edges,
I'm pretty sure I'll be able,
518
00:26:27,887 --> 00:26:30,187
to rip some pieces out.
You can't take anyone lightly
519
00:26:30,957 --> 00:26:32,957
[crowd cheering]
520
00:26:32,992 --> 00:26:34,658
[robot voice] robots activate.
521
00:26:36,228 --> 00:26:40,831
[intense music playing]
522
00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:58,749
[crowd chanting] fight! Fight!
523
00:27:06,192 --> 00:27:08,859
Let the bot battle begin.
524
00:27:08,894 --> 00:27:12,529
Big dill with the box rush
a little out of control here.
525
00:27:12,565 --> 00:27:15,933
Rotator's weapon already
humming up to full speed.
526
00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:18,235
Now probing with
those bad boys...
527
00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:21,538
Oh! Whips around,
a shot to big dill!
And another.
528
00:27:22,608 --> 00:27:23,807
Wow, and here's a big deal.
529
00:27:23,843 --> 00:27:26,810
Getting underneath rotator
almost pulls off the lip,
530
00:27:26,846 --> 00:27:28,345
but no dice.
531
00:27:28,381 --> 00:27:29,813
That's a big shot.
532
00:27:29,849 --> 00:27:31,181
Sparks are flying early.
533
00:27:31,217 --> 00:27:33,250
[banging]
534
00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:35,152
whoa!
535
00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:37,688
Rotator attacking those
big forks on the,
536
00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:39,256
front of a big dill,
and it looks like
537
00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:40,924
they've taken on
some damage, kenny.
538
00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,428
Yep, and that is going
to be a problem for big dill.
539
00:27:44,463 --> 00:27:47,331
Emanuel is going to have
to change up his strategy,
540
00:27:47,366 --> 00:27:50,834
if he can't get those forks
underneath rotator.
541
00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:53,037
Rotator trying to
get to the back.
542
00:27:53,072 --> 00:27:54,171
[clangs]
543
00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:56,607
now big dill beating
rotator that wedge
544
00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,876
you know that might be
the best play they have
545
00:27:58,911 --> 00:28:02,079
trying to use rotators,
own energy against itself.
546
00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:05,382
But rotator has no fear.
547
00:28:05,418 --> 00:28:07,251
Just being relentless
with that point.
548
00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:12,189
Oh, love the pretty sparks.
549
00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:14,291
Big dill still trying
to use that lifter,
550
00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:16,093
but it's not happening
for them.
551
00:28:16,128 --> 00:28:18,128
They've got to get
something going,
552
00:28:18,164 --> 00:28:21,432
because rotator is running
away with this one.
553
00:28:21,467 --> 00:28:23,434
Boy! Rotator with that
main disc just chopping
554
00:28:23,469 --> 00:28:26,103
away at the wedge.
555
00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:28,439
And at the sides
of the big dill.
556
00:28:30,376 --> 00:28:33,277
It sure can take,
a hit. No question about it.
557
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,414
Yeah, big dill is being
completely outdriven,
558
00:28:37,450 --> 00:28:39,249
in this match.
559
00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:40,984
This is a bad spot,
560
00:28:41,020 --> 00:28:43,187
for the big dill to be in,
right against the rails.
561
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:46,290
Right here, right here.
562
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,729
There's big dill
parts all over the battle
box right now, chris.
563
00:28:51,764 --> 00:28:54,164
Rotator just chipping
away piece by piece.
564
00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:57,668
Big dill running out of
time here in it's third
565
00:28:57,703 --> 00:28:59,603
and final fight.
566
00:28:59,638 --> 00:29:01,805
And rotator looking...
[banging]
567
00:29:02,942 --> 00:29:05,542
rotator smells blood.
He wants to rip off,
568
00:29:05,578 --> 00:29:06,877
one of those tires.
569
00:29:07,513 --> 00:29:09,947
Oh, and there it goes.
570
00:29:09,982 --> 00:29:12,716
Oh, rotator looking
to finish the job.
571
00:29:12,752 --> 00:29:14,885
Big dill hanging
on for dear life,
572
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,822
hoping they could make
it to the closing bell.
573
00:29:18,858 --> 00:29:21,759
This is some serious precision
here from victor soto.
574
00:29:21,794 --> 00:29:23,560
Team rotator.
575
00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:25,796
About forty five seconds
to go in this fight.
576
00:29:25,831 --> 00:29:28,799
There has to be
some sort of control
movement from the big dill.
577
00:29:28,834 --> 00:29:30,000
Or it's gonna get counted out.
578
00:29:30,035 --> 00:29:31,602
But victor soto says
I don't care.
579
00:29:31,637 --> 00:29:33,804
I'm going to keep
chopping along.
580
00:29:33,839 --> 00:29:36,440
Yeah, I think the moment
victor stops engaging here.
581
00:29:36,475 --> 00:29:38,175
The ref is gonna start
this count out.
582
00:29:39,578 --> 00:29:40,677
[ref] ten, nine...
583
00:29:40,713 --> 00:29:43,447
Mr... Kenny florian,
you are all over it
584
00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:45,849
the countdown is starting.
585
00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:48,152
Rotator proving its might.
586
00:29:48,187 --> 00:29:51,755
Chalk up the big w.
With a spin to win
587
00:29:51,791 --> 00:29:54,958
[ref] knockout! Winner
rotator!
588
00:29:56,595 --> 00:29:57,628
Awesome.
589
00:30:02,268 --> 00:30:05,035
[crowd cheering]
590
00:30:08,541 --> 00:30:11,809
masterful performance
by rotator and victor soto.
591
00:30:11,844 --> 00:30:14,812
Yeah, that's right, part time
plastic surgeon victor soto
592
00:30:14,847 --> 00:30:17,881
so it looked like he was
just really patient,
593
00:30:17,917 --> 00:30:19,383
he took his time.
594
00:30:19,418 --> 00:30:23,120
He was kind of taking big dill
apart piece by piece, chris.
595
00:30:23,155 --> 00:30:26,723
And the driving skills
by victor soto.
596
00:30:26,759 --> 00:30:28,125
It's interesting,
because when,
597
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,294
we talk about the top drivers
in battle bots,
598
00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:32,062
his name doesn't
get mentioned.
599
00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:33,363
I think maybe it should.
600
00:30:33,399 --> 00:30:35,699
No doubt he was
leading with those forks
601
00:30:35,734 --> 00:30:38,635
and then doing his best
tombstone impression,
602
00:30:38,671 --> 00:30:41,738
by whipping the blade around
and landing shots.
603
00:30:41,774 --> 00:30:44,875
Victor used that undercutter
to target big dills tires,
604
00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:47,177
managed to pick one off and,
605
00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,646
these last few shots
sealed the deal.
606
00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:52,216
Rotator is one of two,
and much deadlier,
607
00:30:52,251 --> 00:30:53,851
then the record may suggest.
608
00:30:58,190 --> 00:30:59,089
[host] victor.
609
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:02,659
Victor soto.
610
00:31:03,529 --> 00:31:05,796
Should I call you dr soto,
611
00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:08,365
after that surgical
performance?
612
00:31:08,434 --> 00:31:10,667
Uh, sure. It runs in the
family would be awesome.
613
00:31:10,703 --> 00:31:12,536
[laughs]
614
00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:14,705
and that was some
amazing driving victor.
615
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:15,806
Congratulations.
616
00:31:15,841 --> 00:31:17,841
Can you take us through
the fight a little bit?
617
00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:18,942
Sure. Sure. Yeah.
618
00:31:18,978 --> 00:31:20,277
I added the forks
for this fight
619
00:31:20,312 --> 00:31:22,212
to see if I could get
underneath big dill.
620
00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:23,447
Uh, hopefully push him around,
621
00:31:23,482 --> 00:31:25,349
but it seems like
we don't have
a lot of pushing power,
622
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:28,051
but uh, I was able to use
the weapon to my advantage.
623
00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,887
We have a 50-pound blade
this time,
624
00:31:29,922 --> 00:31:32,022
and it seems like
it was cutting really well.
625
00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:32,789
[cheering]
626
00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:34,524
so at this point
of the season,
627
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,194
how are you feeling overall
about your robot?
628
00:31:37,229 --> 00:31:38,262
Feeling good.
629
00:31:38,297 --> 00:31:40,330
We were able to return back,
fire pretty quickly.
630
00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:42,532
Uh, didn't really have
any internal damage
to the robot.
631
00:31:42,568 --> 00:31:43,867
It's very robust.
632
00:31:43,903 --> 00:31:45,936
Put it back into shape
same day
633
00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:48,639
and strapped on new armor
and we were ready to rock.
634
00:31:48,674 --> 00:31:51,909
Victor, what's it like facing
a newer team to battle bots
635
00:31:51,944 --> 00:31:53,443
like big dill?
636
00:31:53,479 --> 00:31:54,778
I wouldn't really call them
a new team.
637
00:31:54,813 --> 00:31:56,713
It's a new robot,
but they've been around
for a while,
638
00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:58,315
so I wasn't
taking them lightly.
639
00:31:58,350 --> 00:32:00,083
Um, I actually did
some special things
640
00:32:00,119 --> 00:32:01,385
that I wouldn't normally do.
641
00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:03,420
I actually took off about
30-pounds from the robot
642
00:32:03,455 --> 00:32:05,756
because I felt like
it was just stuff
643
00:32:05,791 --> 00:32:07,724
that they could grab on to
with their grabber.
644
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,092
So I was a little nervous.
645
00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:11,461
They came in, like,
at 215 pounds.
646
00:32:11,497 --> 00:32:13,730
Uh, that's out of
my comfort zone
647
00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:15,999
just because I was
taking them seriously.
648
00:32:16,035 --> 00:32:17,668
Very good, victor.
649
00:32:17,703 --> 00:32:19,603
As always,
an outstanding performance.
650
00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:20,704
Thanks for the time.
651
00:32:20,739 --> 00:32:22,139
Thank you, chris.
Thank you, kenny.
652
00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:23,340
[crowd cheering]
653
00:32:25,644 --> 00:32:27,911
so, both big dill and rotator
654
00:32:27,947 --> 00:32:30,380
finished the qualifiers
at one and two.
655
00:32:30,416 --> 00:32:33,216
But with the contrasting
strengths of their schedule,
656
00:32:33,252 --> 00:32:35,852
victor soto's tournament
chances still looks strong
657
00:32:35,888 --> 00:32:38,088
with losses to top-tier bots.
658
00:32:38,123 --> 00:32:41,458
And for emmanuel carrillo,
a solid rookie outing.
659
00:32:41,493 --> 00:32:45,128
But it's time to soak big dill
and brian until next season.
660
00:32:45,698 --> 00:32:46,830
Coming up.
661
00:32:46,865 --> 00:32:50,100
Can the versatile veteran
lock up a perfect season
662
00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:51,969
or will the new kids
on the block
663
00:32:52,004 --> 00:32:54,738
claim that prize
for themselves?
664
00:32:54,773 --> 00:32:57,841
It's lock-jaw versus jackpot.
665
00:32:57,876 --> 00:32:59,009
[kenny] and it's next.
666
00:33:08,454 --> 00:33:09,720
Welcome back to battlebots.
667
00:33:09,755 --> 00:33:11,722
He is kenny florian.
I am chris rose.
668
00:33:11,757 --> 00:33:14,958
And while team jackpot
gets ready to test his luck
669
00:33:14,994 --> 00:33:17,227
against the legendary
lock-jaw,
670
00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:19,062
let's check in
with jenny taft
671
00:33:19,098 --> 00:33:23,133
who has the scoop on
tonight's epic main event.
672
00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:26,403
Skorpios was built
with one robot in mind,
673
00:33:26,438 --> 00:33:27,871
and zach will tell you,
674
00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:30,440
"my bot is
a tombstone killer."
675
00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:32,309
zach has been waiting
for years
676
00:33:32,344 --> 00:33:35,645
to go up against ray billings
and tombstone in the box,
677
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:37,981
and now he finally
gets his chance.
678
00:33:38,017 --> 00:33:40,050
As for ray billings,
he told me he's well aware
679
00:33:40,085 --> 00:33:41,585
that he has a target
on his back,
680
00:33:41,620 --> 00:33:43,887
but ray and tombstone
have earned it,
681
00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:46,056
and they always
come prepared.
682
00:33:46,091 --> 00:33:47,157
[chris] good stuff, jenny.
683
00:33:47,192 --> 00:33:50,227
We'll see how that
plays out later tonight.
684
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:54,965
But right now, it is time
for jackpot versus lock-jaw,
685
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,300
both teams looking
to cap their seasons
686
00:33:57,336 --> 00:33:58,902
with an undefeated record
687
00:33:58,937 --> 00:34:02,672
and guarantee themselves
a spot in the round of 32.
688
00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:05,909
Let's fire it up
with lock-jaw.
689
00:34:05,944 --> 00:34:10,147
While we've gotten used
to always labeling
donald hutson as a legend,
690
00:34:10,182 --> 00:34:11,615
it's important to take a beat
691
00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:14,718
to remember what earned him
such a distinction.
692
00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:18,355
[kenny] yeah, chris, it's easy
to take someone of
donald's stature for granted,
693
00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:20,424
but after two decades
of the sport,
694
00:34:20,459 --> 00:34:22,692
the guy has done
a whole lot of winning.
695
00:34:22,728 --> 00:34:26,096
Couple that with being
one of the best strategists
we've never seen,
696
00:34:26,131 --> 00:34:28,532
donald hutson and lock-jaw
are a safe bet
697
00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:31,468
in almost any match-up
you throw them in.
698
00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:34,671
[chris] and on the opposite
end of the career timeline,
699
00:34:34,706 --> 00:34:36,440
we have jeff waters, jr.
700
00:34:36,475 --> 00:34:38,975
And his bot on a budget,
jackpot
701
00:34:39,011 --> 00:34:41,111
making waves
in their rookie season
702
00:34:41,146 --> 00:34:44,214
with ko's over subzero
and ghost raptor.
703
00:34:44,249 --> 00:34:47,084
What makes this bot
so dangerous, kenny?
704
00:34:47,119 --> 00:34:50,053
[kenny] well, if you
take a look at the tail,
705
00:34:50,089 --> 00:34:51,888
what stands out
is the reach
706
00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:53,757
of that
diamond-shaped spinner
707
00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:55,225
at nearly a foot long
708
00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:58,261
and spinning at a blistering
200 miles an hour.
709
00:34:58,297 --> 00:35:02,199
Jackpot has been
taking full advantage
of its impressive reach.
710
00:35:02,234 --> 00:35:05,502
And if you compare that
to lock-jaw's shorter
3-inch reach,
711
00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,204
it will be on donald hutson
712
00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:10,540
to use his bot's agility
to avoid the big shots.
713
00:35:10,576 --> 00:35:12,109
We know he has the skill.
714
00:35:12,144 --> 00:35:15,011
Let's see if the rookies can
knock the legend off his game.
715
00:35:16,048 --> 00:35:17,814
Faruq, you got this.
716
00:35:20,419 --> 00:35:22,419
In the blue square,
717
00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:25,522
this bot knows
what you did last summer
718
00:35:25,557 --> 00:35:27,323
and it's out for revenge.
719
00:35:27,326 --> 00:35:31,194
It doesn't use a chainsaw,
but a spinner to avenge.
720
00:35:31,230 --> 00:35:34,364
Scarier than
paranormal activity thriller,
721
00:35:34,399 --> 00:35:36,032
it'll make you scream.
722
00:35:36,068 --> 00:35:38,268
It's one stone-cold killer.
723
00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:41,304
More sinister than
the villain from saw,
724
00:35:41,340 --> 00:35:44,674
get ready for lock-jaw.
725
00:35:44,710 --> 00:35:47,144
[crowd cheering]
726
00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:52,883
[chris] the legend
donald hutson standing
confidently at 2:0.
727
00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:53,950
What do you think, kenny?
728
00:35:53,986 --> 00:35:55,619
Is donald playing
with house money
729
00:35:55,654 --> 00:35:57,921
against a bot like jackpot?
730
00:35:57,956 --> 00:36:01,658
[kenny] listen, jackpot has
had a great run so far at 2:0,
731
00:36:01,693 --> 00:36:03,126
but a veteran like donald
732
00:36:03,162 --> 00:36:06,329
has to be looking at
this fight as his to lose.
733
00:36:06,365 --> 00:36:09,032
While he's likely already
bound for the top 32,
734
00:36:09,067 --> 00:36:10,700
a win here over jackpot
735
00:36:10,736 --> 00:36:13,303
would spell some very
advantageous seating
736
00:36:13,338 --> 00:36:15,338
for donald and lock-jaw.
737
00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:25,115
In the red square,
let's get straight to it.
738
00:36:25,150 --> 00:36:27,484
It'll leave you feeling flush.
739
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,352
Spinners he's got a pair,
740
00:36:29,388 --> 00:36:31,221
and they're here to crush.
741
00:36:31,256 --> 00:36:35,192
He's going all in blind,
really taking a risk.
742
00:36:35,227 --> 00:36:36,826
But you better not flop
743
00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,362
or he'll be raking
all the chips.
744
00:36:39,398 --> 00:36:41,231
It's jackpot!
745
00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:45,735
[chris] jeff waters, jr.
746
00:36:45,771 --> 00:36:48,738
Just your friendly
neighborhood plumber
from las vegas,
747
00:36:48,774 --> 00:36:51,541
and he's not shy about
being a little star-struck
748
00:36:51,577 --> 00:36:55,245
facing a guy he grew up
watching on tv
in donald hutson.
749
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:56,479
[kenny] yeah, definitely.
750
00:36:56,515 --> 00:36:58,148
But learning
to face your heroes
751
00:36:58,183 --> 00:37:00,417
is all part of
elevating your game.
752
00:37:00,452 --> 00:37:01,918
Jeff knows a win here would
753
00:37:01,954 --> 00:37:05,355
all but guarantee him
a spot in the round of 32.
754
00:37:05,390 --> 00:37:09,359
So, he's not planning on
letting one of his heroes
stand in his way.
755
00:37:11,163 --> 00:37:13,263
Donald hutson's been
doing this for over 20 years.
756
00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:15,432
He has one of the fastest
bots in the field.
757
00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:17,367
We're making our
drive system more reliable
758
00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:18,668
and beefing up our frame
759
00:37:18,704 --> 00:37:20,437
to allow us to drive
more consistently
760
00:37:20,472 --> 00:37:22,205
and be more precise.
761
00:37:22,241 --> 00:37:25,308
Lock-jaw's weak spot
is going to be that
weapon hinge point.
762
00:37:25,344 --> 00:37:26,810
If we can get
a direct hit on that,
763
00:37:26,845 --> 00:37:28,278
I believe it'll
snap right off.
764
00:37:28,313 --> 00:37:29,379
If we win the next fight,
765
00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:31,915
we'll definitely be guaranteed
into the top 32.
766
00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:33,283
Even if we put on
a good showing
767
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:35,151
against a legend
like donald hutson,
768
00:37:35,187 --> 00:37:37,654
I feel like we'd still
be able to make it in.
769
00:37:37,689 --> 00:37:38,855
I got the luck of the draw.
770
00:37:38,890 --> 00:37:40,390
I got jackpot today.
771
00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:42,792
I've seen a couple
of their matches,
they're pretty good.
772
00:37:42,828 --> 00:37:47,364
Our plan is to go in
with this one
with our biggest weapon
773
00:37:47,399 --> 00:37:50,900
and just try and,
you know, outdrive him,
774
00:37:50,936 --> 00:37:53,436
try to be the first one
to make the attack.
775
00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:55,905
Yeah, it's got to be
a little bit of stick and move
in this one.
776
00:37:59,411 --> 00:38:01,011
[robotic voice]
robots activate.
777
00:38:01,046 --> 00:38:02,812
[crowd cheering]
778
00:38:05,350 --> 00:38:08,118
[chris] a pair of bots
looking to go undefeated
779
00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:12,088
and punch their ticket
to the world championship
tournament
780
00:38:12,124 --> 00:38:16,760
that's coming up next
on battlebots: Fight night.
781
00:38:26,071 --> 00:38:27,737
[chris] welcome back
to battlebots,
782
00:38:27,773 --> 00:38:31,608
where lock-jaw and jackpot
are ready to throw down.
783
00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:34,210
Winner will finish
with a perfect 3:0 record
784
00:38:34,246 --> 00:38:38,181
and guarantee themselves
a spot in the round of 32.
785
00:38:53,865 --> 00:38:55,832
[chanting] fight! Fight!
786
00:39:03,909 --> 00:39:07,444
[chris]
let the bot battle begin!
787
00:39:07,479 --> 00:39:12,282
Oh! Jackpot going right into
the drill of the veteran.
788
00:39:12,317 --> 00:39:15,518
[kenny] and I think
the rookie's got the better
of that exchange, chris.
789
00:39:15,554 --> 00:39:19,489
There are bot parts scattered
all over the battlebox.
790
00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:23,093
[chris] holy smokes!
Jackpot's weapon,
it's still humming.
791
00:39:23,128 --> 00:39:25,762
Lockjaw's looks to be
slowing down now.
792
00:39:27,532 --> 00:39:31,034
Oh, and another big
weapon-to-weapon collision.
793
00:39:31,069 --> 00:39:34,170
[kenny] looks to me
like lockjaw's spinner
is out of commission.
794
00:39:34,206 --> 00:39:36,172
You see donald
trying to use the battlebox
795
00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:37,807
and do his dirty work there.
796
00:39:37,843 --> 00:39:39,142
Without a primary weapon,
797
00:39:39,177 --> 00:39:41,444
lockjaw is at
a disadvantage now,
798
00:39:42,314 --> 00:39:44,347
drive in to him.
Take him out.
799
00:39:44,383 --> 00:39:46,816
[chris] you hear the weapons
operator robert stehn.
800
00:39:46,852 --> 00:39:49,886
He's encouraging
jeff waters, jr.
To stay aggressive.
801
00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:52,188
They have driven
a great fight so far.
802
00:39:53,325 --> 00:39:55,258
Oh! Another head-to-head
collision.
803
00:39:55,293 --> 00:39:57,026
It sends sparks flying.
804
00:39:57,062 --> 00:40:00,063
[kenny] lockjaw has
a little plume of smoke
coming out of the back.
805
00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:02,132
Watch the motors,
they will get hot.
806
00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:06,469
[chris] all right, not sure
why lockjaw's continuing
to go head-on with jackpot,
807
00:40:06,505 --> 00:40:08,171
but it is losing that battle.
808
00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:11,474
[kenny] whoa! Jackpot looking
for a huge upset.
809
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:13,576
They have lockjaw
inverted now.
810
00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:16,446
But don't count
donald hutson out yet.
811
00:40:16,481 --> 00:40:20,250
[chris] and it looks like
lockjaw's on its last legs.
812
00:40:20,285 --> 00:40:22,819
-[kenny] oh!
-And jackpot can smell it.
813
00:40:22,854 --> 00:40:25,588
-Uh-oh.
-It's going back in
for hit after hit.
814
00:40:25,624 --> 00:40:26,890
Whoa!
815
00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:29,426
I think jackpot just lost
a belt there, chris.
816
00:40:30,295 --> 00:40:31,661
Yeah, we can push!
817
00:40:32,631 --> 00:40:33,830
[chris] oh, but look at this.
818
00:40:33,865 --> 00:40:38,268
It still has enough power to
push lockjaw across the box.
819
00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:40,236
[kenny] lockjaw trying
to hang in there,
820
00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:41,571
driving inverted...
821
00:40:42,641 --> 00:40:45,141
Doing its best to try
to get underneath jackpot.
822
00:40:45,177 --> 00:40:48,545
Now that primary weapon
is disabled from jackpot,
it seems.
823
00:40:48,580 --> 00:40:49,779
[man] yea!
824
00:40:49,815 --> 00:40:52,315
[chris] closing in on a minute
and 15 seconds left.
825
00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:56,786
Can the veteran
donald hutson and lockjaw
avoid the plume of smoke?
826
00:40:56,822 --> 00:40:59,656
More and more smoke
pouring out of that robot
827
00:40:59,691 --> 00:41:02,892
as the rookie jackpot
tries to do the unthinkable
828
00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:05,862
and take down a legend
in donald hutson.
829
00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:08,765
Can they do it?
830
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,201
[kenny] lockjaw not getting
any traction right now, chris.
831
00:41:11,236 --> 00:41:12,702
I think they're gonna
count them out.
832
00:41:12,737 --> 00:41:14,804
What an upset this would be.
833
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,072
-Start waving.
-Yeah!
834
00:41:16,107 --> 00:41:17,373
Wave yourself further.
835
00:41:17,409 --> 00:41:20,276
I need to see some controlled
movement there, lockjaw.
836
00:41:20,312 --> 00:41:22,212
[chris] you can hear
the referee telling donald
837
00:41:22,247 --> 00:41:25,315
"you have to show me some
sort of controlled movement,
838
00:41:25,350 --> 00:41:26,883
or the countdown is starting."
839
00:41:26,918 --> 00:41:29,219
-10, 9, 8...
-And it has.
840
00:41:29,254 --> 00:41:31,187
It is a monumental upset.
841
00:41:31,223 --> 00:41:33,423
-6, 5...
-The kid from las vegas,
842
00:41:33,458 --> 00:41:35,592
a plumber by day
has come back...
843
00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:37,794
3, 2, 1...
844
00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:39,162
...And won.
845
00:41:41,433 --> 00:41:42,332
[cheering]
846
00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:43,733
they have done it!
847
00:41:43,768 --> 00:41:47,770
The bot on a budget, jackpot,
has defeated a legend
848
00:41:47,806 --> 00:41:51,007
to close out their
rookie season at 3:0.
849
00:41:51,476 --> 00:41:53,910
Yeah! Whoo!
850
00:41:56,014 --> 00:41:57,380
Peter, are you surprised
851
00:41:57,415 --> 00:42:00,450
that a rookie was able to
do this to one of the legends?
852
00:42:00,485 --> 00:42:02,719
Totally. I have fought
donald myself,
853
00:42:02,754 --> 00:42:05,688
I have lost to him because
he's that good of a driver.
854
00:42:05,724 --> 00:42:07,991
But this was really
about that first hit
855
00:42:08,026 --> 00:42:10,960
that donald feared was like,
whoever got it,
856
00:42:10,996 --> 00:42:12,595
that was gonna be
the winning thing.
857
00:42:13,899 --> 00:42:16,032
[chris] and really, after
that first hit, kenny,
858
00:42:16,067 --> 00:42:18,268
you could see
lock jaw was wobbling.
859
00:42:18,303 --> 00:42:20,270
They were smoking
throughout the match.
860
00:42:20,305 --> 00:42:21,971
[kenny] I mean,
this was unbelievable.
861
00:42:22,007 --> 00:42:26,743
Went weapon to weapon,
was not afraid to go right at
the legend, donald hutson.
862
00:42:26,778 --> 00:42:29,746
We talked about jitters
maybe being an issue.
863
00:42:29,781 --> 00:42:32,749
Uh, that is
definitely not the case.
864
00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:37,220
These guys could drive.
They can build, they have
the right strategies.
865
00:42:37,255 --> 00:42:41,257
I mean, is there a bigger
or better cinderella story
866
00:42:41,293 --> 00:42:44,494
than jackpot at this point
in the season, chris?
I don't think so.
867
00:42:45,497 --> 00:42:47,931
Oh, my god. Oh, god.
868
00:42:48,633 --> 00:42:50,433
Jeff. Why the tears?
869
00:42:50,468 --> 00:42:53,102
Oh, my god. I just--
we just beat a legend.
870
00:42:53,638 --> 00:42:56,539
[hoots and sobs]
871
00:42:58,043 --> 00:42:59,709
[exhales]
872
00:42:59,744 --> 00:43:01,678
are you shocked?
873
00:43:01,713 --> 00:43:04,080
So we were worried
going into this fight.
874
00:43:04,115 --> 00:43:07,817
It was scary. I mean,
that weapon is pretty big, and
875
00:43:07,852 --> 00:43:12,622
and, you know, if it hits us
on the side, bend our-our
weapons into the belts,
876
00:43:12,624 --> 00:43:16,793
we would have been having
some trouble. But we sped up
for most of that match.
877
00:43:16,828 --> 00:43:18,127
This was pretty good.
878
00:43:18,163 --> 00:43:21,598
We did lose a belt. Like.
Halfway through the match.
879
00:43:21,633 --> 00:43:24,968
You guys said you're learning
a lot from your robot.
880
00:43:25,003 --> 00:43:26,603
What did you
learn about it now?
881
00:43:26,638 --> 00:43:28,571
That I could drive.
882
00:43:28,607 --> 00:43:31,975
-Yeah, he can drive now.
-Every match is getting
better and better.
883
00:43:32,010 --> 00:43:34,744
After every match,
it's all the way down
to the base frame,
884
00:43:34,779 --> 00:43:38,348
we tear it all the way back up
and we upgrade it every fight
that we have it in.
885
00:43:39,217 --> 00:43:41,551
Jeff, you told us
before this fight
886
00:43:41,586 --> 00:43:44,253
that you've been watching
donald hudson fight
on television
887
00:43:44,289 --> 00:43:46,923
-ever since
you were a little kid.
-Yeah.
888
00:43:46,958 --> 00:43:50,760
You not only beat him,
but knocked him out
to improve to 3 and 0.
889
00:43:50,795 --> 00:43:52,962
-What does that mean to you?
-What?
890
00:43:52,998 --> 00:43:55,498
That's crazy. It's beyond
the wildest dreams
I could've thought.
891
00:43:55,533 --> 00:43:57,066
I'm surprised this robot's
doing as well as it did
892
00:43:57,102 --> 00:43:58,868
for how quickly
we threw it together.
893
00:43:59,938 --> 00:44:02,538
Well, go celebrate.
Job well done, jeff.
894
00:44:02,574 --> 00:44:03,673
Thank you, thank you.
895
00:44:04,476 --> 00:44:06,142
[hoots]
896
00:44:07,946 --> 00:44:09,545
[cheering]
897
00:44:09,581 --> 00:44:13,816
[chris] so, lock jaw
and jackpot put a period
on their qualifying rounds,
898
00:44:13,852 --> 00:44:18,388
and I have a feeling
we'll be seeing both
of these bots again very soon.
899
00:44:19,290 --> 00:44:21,858
Coming up, chronos
and bloodsport,
900
00:44:21,893 --> 00:44:25,528
two bots with a hair trigger
are set to go off
901
00:44:25,563 --> 00:44:28,264
on battlebots fight night,
and it's next.
902
00:44:37,575 --> 00:44:42,011
We are back on battlebots
with one of the
surprise robots of the season.
903
00:44:42,047 --> 00:44:44,313
That would be bloodsport
which is one win away
904
00:44:44,349 --> 00:44:46,883
from a perfect 3 and 0
regular season.
905
00:44:46,918 --> 00:44:50,620
They'll be facing off
against another
spinning weapon in chronos.
906
00:44:50,655 --> 00:44:52,855
But let's start
with bloodsport.
907
00:44:54,392 --> 00:44:56,893
They're captained
by justin marple.
908
00:44:56,928 --> 00:45:00,363
They've had impressive
knockout wins over
scorpios and end game.
909
00:45:00,398 --> 00:45:05,001
And let's remember, end game
was the one that took it to
tombstone earlier this season.
910
00:45:05,036 --> 00:45:07,303
What has gone right
for this squad?
911
00:45:07,338 --> 00:45:10,406
[kenny] uh, I mean everything.
[laughs] these guys
have done their homework.
912
00:45:10,441 --> 00:45:13,609
You look at what they did
last year, was only their
first year here at battlebots,
913
00:45:13,645 --> 00:45:15,878
to what they're doing now,
914
00:45:15,914 --> 00:45:18,314
not only are they winning,
they're making it look easy
915
00:45:18,349 --> 00:45:21,918
through getting knockouts
left and right. They just
might get another one here,
916
00:45:21,953 --> 00:45:26,589
you know, they, uh, told us
that last season, they had
no clue what they were doing,
917
00:45:26,624 --> 00:45:30,393
which takes us to chronos
and jerry serafin.
918
00:45:30,428 --> 00:45:34,297
We've seen jerry
the last few seasons.
He's an interesting dude.
919
00:45:34,332 --> 00:45:38,034
The ring spinner thing
is awesome.
920
00:45:38,069 --> 00:45:41,871
The bot looks amazing.
It just doesn't win.
921
00:45:41,906 --> 00:45:43,906
Does he know
what he's doing here tonight?
922
00:45:43,942 --> 00:45:47,210
Well, you know what?
He's in a much better
position tonight.
923
00:45:47,278 --> 00:45:50,947
He's way more confident,
even though
we've heard that before.
924
00:45:50,982 --> 00:45:54,450
But he has been doing
some testing that's been
going well with his bot.
925
00:45:54,486 --> 00:45:56,119
So, that is a good sign.
926
00:45:56,154 --> 00:45:59,222
You gotta admire his ability
to bring something different
to the table here.
927
00:45:59,257 --> 00:46:02,692
He is certainly doing that.
He's taking a risk.
I hope it just works.
928
00:46:02,727 --> 00:46:05,495
It's a winless team
against one that's unbeaten.
929
00:46:06,931 --> 00:46:11,968
Smell an upset? Anyone?
Maybe. Let's find out. Faruq.
930
00:46:13,838 --> 00:46:18,107
[faruq] in the blue square,
from gardena, california,
931
00:46:18,143 --> 00:46:23,479
tick tock, your time
has run out.
Here's chronos!
932
00:46:27,118 --> 00:46:29,719
[chris] here he is,
jerry serafin and chronos.
933
00:46:29,754 --> 00:46:32,388
This is fight number two
for this team.
934
00:46:32,423 --> 00:46:37,160
They had a very rough outing
against p1 in a match
earlier this season.
935
00:46:37,195 --> 00:46:39,595
How can they move the needle
here tonight, kenny?
936
00:46:39,631 --> 00:46:43,499
[kenny] well, chronos is
the only ring spinner
in the field for a reason,
937
00:46:43,535 --> 00:46:47,770
and that's because
it's a very difficult design
to pull off successfully.
938
00:46:47,806 --> 00:46:51,440
Unlike full-body spinners
like captain shrederator
or gigabyte,
939
00:46:51,476 --> 00:46:56,145
that 85 pound ring
spins independently
around the body of the bot,
940
00:46:56,181 --> 00:47:00,082
making it less susceptible
to gyroscopic precession,
941
00:47:00,118 --> 00:47:02,185
and, in theory,
easier to control.
942
00:47:02,220 --> 00:47:03,853
Let's see if they can
get it going here.
943
00:47:03,888 --> 00:47:06,389
[laughs] okay, let's go.
944
00:47:07,559 --> 00:47:11,527
In the red square,
from cambridge, mass.
945
00:47:11,563 --> 00:47:15,932
The mass murderer, bloodsport!
946
00:47:19,204 --> 00:47:21,838
[chris] team bloodsport
looking to hit the jackpot
947
00:47:21,873 --> 00:47:24,407
with an undefeated
3 and 0 regular season.
948
00:47:24,442 --> 00:47:26,876
What's at stake for them
here tonight, kenny?
949
00:47:26,911 --> 00:47:29,412
[kenny] well, they've already
pulled off two huge wins
950
00:47:29,447 --> 00:47:32,715
over very solid teams
in end game and scorpios.
951
00:47:32,750 --> 00:47:34,383
But they know the pressure
is on them
952
00:47:34,419 --> 00:47:38,387
to round out their bid
for the world championship
tournament.
953
00:47:38,423 --> 00:47:42,425
This is bloodsport's chance
to make a meal out of
the struggling chronos
954
00:47:42,460 --> 00:47:45,428
and establish themselves
as a true top-tier bot.
955
00:47:50,635 --> 00:47:53,870
We're going up
against a bloodsport,
pretty vicious robot.
956
00:47:53,905 --> 00:47:55,638
So we're gonna focus
on spinning up,
957
00:47:55,673 --> 00:47:58,474
getting up to speed
and just getting
as many hits in.
958
00:47:58,509 --> 00:48:02,144
It's just gonna be who can
spin up the fastest
and get as many hits in.
959
00:48:02,180 --> 00:48:05,181
It's very important for us
to get a win this time
in this fight.
960
00:48:05,216 --> 00:48:08,684
We put a lot of work
and effort and we really wanna
see this thing function.
961
00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:11,087
This matchup with chronos
is going to be
an interesting one.
962
00:48:11,122 --> 00:48:13,356
We never faced
a horizontal spinner
like this before.
963
00:48:13,391 --> 00:48:15,124
We've seen them
fight a few times
in the past, I think.
964
00:48:15,159 --> 00:48:18,594
Our strategy going into
this match will just be to
try to kick 'em into the wall,
965
00:48:18,630 --> 00:48:22,031
let 'em pinball around,
hit all the walls, let walls
do all the damage for us.
966
00:48:22,066 --> 00:48:23,799
So far, we've had
two knockouts.
967
00:48:23,835 --> 00:48:26,502
Um, a third knockout,
I think, would show
really, really well
968
00:48:26,537 --> 00:48:28,437
for the selection committee.
969
00:48:28,473 --> 00:48:31,741
[crowd cheering]
970
00:48:34,579 --> 00:48:37,446
-[robotic voice]
robots, activate.
- [cheering gets louder]
971
00:48:39,951 --> 00:48:43,319
[chris] well, let's bring in
our bot whisperer.
He is our pinball wizard.
972
00:48:43,388 --> 00:48:48,024
Pete, what has
impressed you most about this
second year bot, bloodsport?
973
00:48:48,059 --> 00:48:51,961
So, bloodsport has done
some major changes
to the bot itself.
974
00:48:51,996 --> 00:48:54,697
There's great wheel
selection they've done.
975
00:48:54,732 --> 00:48:56,432
So, he's got
much better control
976
00:48:56,467 --> 00:49:00,236
with soft wheels in the front
and hard wheels in the back,
lets him drift a bit.
977
00:49:00,271 --> 00:49:02,438
But the thing
to watch out for here
978
00:49:02,473 --> 00:49:06,609
is the fact that bloodsport
spins far faster than chronos.
979
00:49:06,644 --> 00:49:10,413
Both these robots
are counter-rotating,
so, think of, like, two gears.
980
00:49:10,448 --> 00:49:12,114
When bloodsport makes contact,
981
00:49:12,150 --> 00:49:17,053
they will most likely catch
the backside of those tooth
on chronos,
982
00:49:17,088 --> 00:49:19,855
sending chronos
flying into the wall.
983
00:49:19,891 --> 00:49:22,458
[chris] you should see
the gears in my head,
which way they're spinning.
984
00:49:22,493 --> 00:49:23,859
[peter] they're spinning?
985
00:49:24,862 --> 00:49:26,896
[robotic voice]
blue team, ready.
986
00:49:26,931 --> 00:49:28,297
We got this, jerry.
987
00:49:29,300 --> 00:49:32,301
[crowd cheering]
988
00:49:32,337 --> 00:49:34,737
[robotic voice]
red team, ready.
989
00:49:43,815 --> 00:49:49,185
[electronic distortion]
990
00:49:52,423 --> 00:49:57,460
[crowd] fight, fight, fight...
991
00:50:00,465 --> 00:50:03,566
[buzzing]
992
00:50:03,601 --> 00:50:05,534
[chris] let the
bot battle begin.
993
00:50:05,570 --> 00:50:09,505
And here comes bloodsport
firing up
that 77 pound weapon
994
00:50:09,540 --> 00:50:11,841
chronos looking
to create some space,
995
00:50:11,876 --> 00:50:14,410
trying to draw bloodsport
towards the side of the box,
996
00:50:14,445 --> 00:50:15,778
and here comes bloodsport.
997
00:50:15,813 --> 00:50:18,214
-Whoa!
- [kenny] huge hit!
998
00:50:18,249 --> 00:50:20,850
[chris] bloodsport sends
chronos into the rails.
999
00:50:20,885 --> 00:50:23,285
Can chronos recover?
1000
00:50:23,321 --> 00:50:24,920
[kenny] chronos
is still moving,
1001
00:50:24,956 --> 00:50:27,890
but I think that ring spinner
might be shut down.
1002
00:50:29,394 --> 00:50:32,261
[chris] whoa!
Another huge shot!
1003
00:50:32,296 --> 00:50:35,598
[kenny] uh-oh, chronos is
just kind of sitting
in the corner now,
1004
00:50:35,633 --> 00:50:39,435
maybe trying to
bait bloodsport
into attacking here.
1005
00:50:39,470 --> 00:50:45,141
[chris] if it hits chronos,
it could recoil and do
some serious damage to itself.
1006
00:50:45,176 --> 00:50:49,879
Oh, and there it is.
Bloodsport catches a blade
on the side of the box.
1007
00:50:49,914 --> 00:50:52,948
[kenny] that is what
chronos is trying
to get bloodsport to do.
1008
00:50:52,984 --> 00:50:54,950
[chris] yup. And without
a primary weapon,
1009
00:50:54,986 --> 00:50:58,421
chronos is gonna have to
get creative here.
1010
00:50:58,456 --> 00:51:02,058
Now the question is,
is bloodsport's weapon down?
1011
00:51:02,093 --> 00:51:04,894
Pete, what are you seeing
from your vantage point?
1012
00:51:04,929 --> 00:51:06,796
[peter] I'm thinking that
they're actually holding back
1013
00:51:06,831 --> 00:51:09,365
and trying to keep
from damaging their weapon.
1014
00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,968
They may well still have
some power in there. We'll see
later on in the match.
1015
00:51:13,004 --> 00:51:17,540
[chris] okay, so we are
about one and forty five
to go in this match.
1016
00:51:18,409 --> 00:51:20,810
Chronos's ring spinner
is down.
1017
00:51:20,845 --> 00:51:24,947
Bloodsport's weapon
either not active
or not working.
1018
00:51:24,982 --> 00:51:27,583
Well, that answers
my question.
1019
00:51:27,618 --> 00:51:30,586
Peter, well done.
You get a gold star
in the report card.
1020
00:51:30,621 --> 00:51:33,022
Just ram 'em, jerry,
just ram 'em, ram 'em...
1021
00:51:33,057 --> 00:51:35,691
[kenny] this is
predator and prey right now.
1022
00:51:35,726 --> 00:51:39,061
Blood sport trying
to slice and dice,
1023
00:51:39,097 --> 00:51:42,832
but chronos showing
some good durability
in this flight.
1024
00:51:42,867 --> 00:51:45,401
[chris] unbelievable, right?
1025
00:51:45,436 --> 00:51:47,436
And if you're bloodsport
and justin marple,
1026
00:51:47,472 --> 00:51:51,407
do you rethink the strategy?
Do you even fire up
that weapon anymore, kenny?
1027
00:51:51,442 --> 00:51:55,944
[kenny] yeah, I mean,
that armor for kronos has been
surprisingly tough, chris.
1028
00:51:55,947 --> 00:51:58,948
And if you're justin marple,
you may wanna consider
1029
00:51:58,983 --> 00:52:01,617
being a little more
conservative going forward.
1030
00:52:01,652 --> 00:52:05,054
You've got to think that
judges have bloodsport
winning this fight
1031
00:52:05,089 --> 00:52:08,057
since they were
able to shut down
the primary weapon of chronos.
1032
00:52:08,092 --> 00:52:10,392
But bloodsport
is still spinning.
1033
00:52:10,428 --> 00:52:16,132
[chris] closing in on
the 50 second mark to go,
bloodsport continues to attack
1034
00:52:16,167 --> 00:52:19,635
meanwhile, on the other side,
chronos is
staying aggressive as well,
1035
00:52:19,670 --> 00:52:21,637
simply hoping for a miracle.
1036
00:52:21,672 --> 00:52:25,908
[kenny] yeah, at 0 and 1,
chronos doesn't have much
to lose here, chris.
1037
00:52:25,943 --> 00:52:28,210
As bloodsport goes in
for another hit,
1038
00:52:28,246 --> 00:52:31,347
we know they're
looking for that
perfect 3 and 0 record.
1039
00:52:31,382 --> 00:52:36,318
But justin marple kind of
rolling the dice wit
these last few hits.
1040
00:52:36,354 --> 00:52:40,723
[chris] thirty seconds to go,
will bloodsport fire up
its weapon yet again?
1041
00:52:40,758 --> 00:52:43,759
Leave one lasting impression
in the eyes of the judges?
1042
00:52:43,794 --> 00:52:46,896
Or are they content to just
drive around and keep it safe?
1043
00:52:48,166 --> 00:52:50,132
I would say,
with 15 seconds to go,
1044
00:52:50,168 --> 00:52:53,002
they're just willing
to run off the clock
at this point, kenny.
1045
00:52:53,037 --> 00:52:55,271
-[kenny] yeah, no doubt.
- [countdown timer beeping]
1046
00:52:55,306 --> 00:52:57,740
jerry definitely made
some improvements to chronos,
1047
00:52:57,775 --> 00:53:02,011
but that primary weapon
shutting down is gonna be
tough for them to get the nod.
1048
00:53:02,046 --> 00:53:04,613
-[chris] that'll do it.
It goes the distance.
- [timer buzzing]
1049
00:53:13,257 --> 00:53:17,593
[rose] pete, what do you think
of bloodsports strategy
as far as weapon-use?
1050
00:53:17,628 --> 00:53:19,128
[abrahamson] I think
it was brilliant
1051
00:53:19,163 --> 00:53:22,331
because they're
a, saving themselves
for the 32,
1052
00:53:22,366 --> 00:53:24,633
b, they were sort of trying
to get a good position,
1053
00:53:24,669 --> 00:53:28,337
anywhere they could possibly
be that'd give them
a long time to spin up
1054
00:53:28,372 --> 00:53:29,805
and then make the hit.
1055
00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:34,109
Rather than barely
being spun up
and getting hit by chronos.
1056
00:53:34,145 --> 00:53:36,579
[rose] so remember,
there are three
different categories
1057
00:53:36,614 --> 00:53:37,813
the judges are looking at.
1058
00:53:37,848 --> 00:53:40,416
Up to five points
could be awarded for damage,
1059
00:53:40,451 --> 00:53:43,352
three for aggression,
and three for control.
1060
00:53:43,387 --> 00:53:46,055
Your judges are all former
battlebots participants:
1061
00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:49,258
Derek young, lisa winter,
and jason bardis.
1062
00:53:51,529 --> 00:53:54,330
Kenny, bloodsport came out
looking for blood
1063
00:53:54,365 --> 00:53:58,067
and delivered a vicious shot
that broke chronos'
ring spinner,
1064
00:53:58,102 --> 00:54:00,002
and put them on their heels.
1065
00:54:00,037 --> 00:54:01,870
[florian] yeah, without
a primary weapon,
1066
00:54:01,906 --> 00:54:03,973
chronos was forced
to bait bloodsport
1067
00:54:04,008 --> 00:54:05,708
into attacking
for the rest of the match
1068
00:54:05,743 --> 00:54:08,110
in hopes of disabling
their blade.
1069
00:54:08,145 --> 00:54:10,412
Credit to chronos
for looking durable.
1070
00:54:10,448 --> 00:54:14,917
But that big shot
from bloodsport was
the story of this match.
1071
00:54:14,952 --> 00:54:18,754
Pete, what do you think
of the overall weapon
that bloodsport has?
1072
00:54:18,789 --> 00:54:21,090
[abrahamson] it's one
of the better
horizontal spinners
1073
00:54:21,125 --> 00:54:23,058
we're seeing in the whole
field right now.
1074
00:54:23,094 --> 00:54:24,526
[rose] and if you
were a judge?
1075
00:54:24,562 --> 00:54:27,663
[abrahamson] if I was a judge,
it's gonna go straight
to bloodsport.
1076
00:54:27,698 --> 00:54:29,732
[rose] say that with
more enthusiasm, pete.
1077
00:54:29,767 --> 00:54:32,635
[abrahamson] if I was a judge,
it would go directly
to bloodsport.
1078
00:54:32,670 --> 00:54:34,236
[rose] that-a-away.
Way to sell.
1079
00:54:35,840 --> 00:54:36,939
[audience cheering]
1080
00:54:36,974 --> 00:54:39,675
the results from
the judges are in.
1081
00:54:39,744 --> 00:54:41,210
[dramatic music playing]
1082
00:54:43,047 --> 00:54:47,049
and the winner
by unanimous decision is...
1083
00:54:47,718 --> 00:54:48,617
[music stops]
1084
00:54:50,955 --> 00:54:52,821
bloodsport!
1085
00:54:53,557 --> 00:54:55,224
[audience cheering]
1086
00:55:04,368 --> 00:55:09,605
[rose] justin marple,
a 3-and-0 regular season.
1087
00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:13,442
Is this beyond
your wildest dreams?
1088
00:55:13,477 --> 00:55:17,212
Yeah. Yeah, this is uh,
a bit unexpected, really.
1089
00:55:17,248 --> 00:55:20,049
Going with a brand-new bot,
we didn't know
what was gonna happen.
1090
00:55:20,084 --> 00:55:22,785
We're really excited to see
how it's performed so far.
1091
00:55:22,820 --> 00:55:26,021
It seems like you were turning
that weapon on and off.
1092
00:55:26,057 --> 00:55:27,323
Why were you doing that?
1093
00:55:27,358 --> 00:55:29,692
So we have suspicions
that maybe the weapon
was overheating.
1094
00:55:29,727 --> 00:55:32,895
There might be some...
We're not totally sure yet.
1095
00:55:32,930 --> 00:55:34,697
We'll find out
when we go into the bot,
1096
00:55:34,732 --> 00:55:36,999
but yeah, we're hoping
if it's overheating,
1097
00:55:37,034 --> 00:55:40,135
we'll let it cool down
and get back up to speed
when it's cool again.
1098
00:55:40,171 --> 00:55:43,505
What do you think
you have shown
to the selection committee?
1099
00:55:43,541 --> 00:55:45,040
I think in the previous
two matches,
1100
00:55:45,076 --> 00:55:47,042
we really showed them
a good reliable bot.
1101
00:55:47,078 --> 00:55:50,012
It's a bran-new bot,
we've never fought
a horizontal before like this.
1102
00:55:50,047 --> 00:55:51,947
So obviously we have
some learning to do.
1103
00:55:51,982 --> 00:55:54,550
But yeah, I'm excited
going forward.
1104
00:55:54,585 --> 00:55:56,051
Are you getting
used to this, man?
1105
00:55:56,087 --> 00:55:57,152
You're undefeated.
1106
00:55:57,188 --> 00:55:59,421
We keep interviewing
after your fight with the win.
1107
00:55:59,457 --> 00:56:01,423
Uh, what do you think?
1108
00:56:01,459 --> 00:56:04,193
I I couldn't be happier
with all this. [chuckles]
1109
00:56:04,228 --> 00:56:07,296
so what sort of ranking
would you be
most pleased with?
1110
00:56:07,998 --> 00:56:09,465
Number one, of course.
1111
00:56:09,500 --> 00:56:12,234
And if you are
outside the top ten,
1112
00:56:12,269 --> 00:56:14,903
will the selection committee
have made a mistake?
1113
00:56:14,939 --> 00:56:18,173
I think so. I think
we're top-ten worthy,
for sure.
1114
00:56:18,209 --> 00:56:21,143
Well, you've certainly
participated like
a top-ten robot.
1115
00:56:21,178 --> 00:56:24,613
-Job well done during
the regular season, justin.
-Thank you, chris.
1116
00:56:24,648 --> 00:56:25,848
[music playing]
1117
00:56:29,487 --> 00:56:34,356
[rose] so as bloodsport
caps off a stellar performance
in the qualifying round,
1118
00:56:34,425 --> 00:56:36,525
we will say see you next time
1119
00:56:36,560 --> 00:56:39,762
to the struggling
jerry serafin and chronos.
1120
00:56:40,798 --> 00:56:43,899
Coming up,
it is familial ferocity
1121
00:56:43,934 --> 00:56:48,003
as the legendary ewert clan
rolls fusion into the box
1122
00:56:48,038 --> 00:56:51,340
to take on the father-son duo
of war? Ez!
1123
00:56:51,375 --> 00:56:54,476
That's next on battlebots.
1124
00:56:54,512 --> 00:56:55,677
[cheering]
1125
00:57:01,118 --> 00:57:02,050
[cheering]
1126
00:57:03,654 --> 00:57:05,154
we are back on battlebots,
1127
00:57:05,189 --> 00:57:08,357
and up next, a pair
of one-and-one teams.
1128
00:57:08,392 --> 00:57:10,893
It's fusion taking on war? Ez!
1129
00:57:10,928 --> 00:57:12,928
And with the selection
committee looming,
1130
00:57:12,963 --> 00:57:18,233
you know both of these teams
are gunning for that
winning two-in-one record.
1131
00:57:18,269 --> 00:57:22,237
So let's start with fusion,
led by the familiar
ewert clan.
1132
00:57:22,273 --> 00:57:24,173
This time, its reese
at the controls.
1133
00:57:24,241 --> 00:57:26,875
And he told us
at the beginning
of the season, kenny,
1134
00:57:26,911 --> 00:57:28,677
"listen, this is a bot
that can win it all,
1135
00:57:28,712 --> 00:57:31,380
as long as I don't do
anything to screw it up."
1136
00:57:31,415 --> 00:57:34,116
so how does he prevent
screwing it up tonight?
1137
00:57:34,151 --> 00:57:37,052
[florian] well, he does it
by banking a convincing win
1138
00:57:37,087 --> 00:57:38,620
to impress
the committee here, chris.
1139
00:57:38,656 --> 00:57:42,257
Though they haven't exactly
faced the toughest strength
of schedule,
1140
00:57:42,293 --> 00:57:45,294
fusion has proven to be
a bot on the right track.
1141
00:57:45,329 --> 00:57:47,930
It has a devastating pair
of primary weapons
1142
00:57:47,965 --> 00:57:50,833
and everything to lose,
so I'm interested in seeing
1143
00:57:50,868 --> 00:57:53,836
what reese and the ewerts'
have up their sleeve.
1144
00:57:53,871 --> 00:57:56,538
He's taking on
a true rookie bot-builder
1145
00:57:56,574 --> 00:57:58,106
in jonathan juarez.
1146
00:57:58,142 --> 00:58:00,576
The bots name is war? Ez!
1147
00:58:00,611 --> 00:58:04,112
They're at one-and-one
with a couple
of untelevised fights
1148
00:58:04,148 --> 00:58:08,283
so safe to say their hopes
of winning the nut
are all but dashed.
1149
00:58:08,319 --> 00:58:10,452
But jonathan and ethan juarez
1150
00:58:10,488 --> 00:58:13,322
are gaining
invaluable experience
in their rookie season, kenny.
1151
00:58:13,390 --> 00:58:15,958
[florian] yeah, definitely.
Not every rookie bot
1152
00:58:15,993 --> 00:58:18,861
can have a season
like, say, a jackpot.
1153
00:58:18,896 --> 00:58:23,131
But the experience
this team is earning here
is absolutely vital
1154
00:58:23,167 --> 00:58:25,868
if they want
to come back next season
with something better.
1155
00:58:25,903 --> 00:58:29,304
For r the juarez's,
they've put together
a brilliant-looking bot,
1156
00:58:29,340 --> 00:58:31,607
but their inexperience
certainly shows.
1157
00:58:31,642 --> 00:58:32,908
They could always surprise us,
1158
00:58:32,943 --> 00:58:35,210
but I'd say this
is fusion's fight to win.
1159
00:58:36,614 --> 00:58:38,714
Faruq, it's all on you.
1160
00:58:41,118 --> 00:58:42,784
[tauheed] in the blue square,
1161
00:58:42,820 --> 00:58:47,456
the whyachi bloodline
shows that family matters.
1162
00:58:47,491 --> 00:58:52,127
That's a full house
of robots where blood
actually splatters,
1163
00:58:52,162 --> 00:58:55,030
his spinners will leave you
with dino-sores.
1164
00:58:55,065 --> 00:58:56,999
So please don't try your luck
1165
00:58:57,034 --> 00:58:59,835
because he's walking
step-by-step
1166
00:58:59,870 --> 00:59:06,909
towards the giant nut,
t.G.I.F, this guy is fusion.
1167
00:59:07,678 --> 00:59:08,877
[dramatic music playing]
1168
00:59:11,248 --> 00:59:13,982
[rose] fusion, the first bot
in history
1169
00:59:14,018 --> 00:59:18,186
to have both horizontal
and vertical spinners working
at the same time, kenny.
1170
00:59:19,223 --> 00:59:21,189
[florian] I love that
about this bot, you know.
1171
00:59:21,225 --> 00:59:24,793
As a fighter, you want to have
as many weapons as possible.
1172
00:59:24,828 --> 00:59:26,461
It gives you more options,
1173
00:59:26,497 --> 00:59:30,165
and they're gonna try
to utilize all those options
on war? Ez! Tonight.
1174
00:59:32,670 --> 00:59:38,507
In the red square,
war? Whoa!
What is it good for?
1175
00:59:38,542 --> 00:59:40,409
A giant nut, that's what.
1176
00:59:40,444 --> 00:59:43,812
It's the father and son
from the lone star state.
1177
00:59:43,847 --> 00:59:46,515
With a bot that's here
to annihilate.
1178
00:59:46,550 --> 00:59:50,085
It's war? Ez!
1179
00:59:50,120 --> 00:59:51,286
[audience cheering]
1180
00:59:53,524 --> 00:59:57,392
[rose] thirty-four-year-old
jonathan juarez
decided to build a robot
1181
00:59:57,428 --> 00:59:59,194
with his 11-year-old
son, dylan.
1182
00:59:59,229 --> 01:00:02,030
They've had an amazing
experience so far.
1183
01:00:02,066 --> 01:00:04,333
First match,
they knocked out axolotl.
1184
01:00:04,368 --> 01:00:07,536
Then they were
on the wrong side
of a ko by slammow!
1185
01:00:09,073 --> 01:00:12,274
[rose] kenny, did those
exposed tires
get you a little nervous?
1186
01:00:12,309 --> 01:00:14,109
[florian] more than
a little nervous, chris.
1187
01:00:14,144 --> 01:00:15,844
Those things are fully exposed
1188
01:00:15,879 --> 01:00:18,747
and going up against
a bot like fusion.
1189
01:00:18,782 --> 01:00:20,816
I expect they'll get
chewed up faster
1190
01:00:20,851 --> 01:00:22,951
than the delicious
hors d'oeuvres I had
at my wedding.
1191
01:00:24,655 --> 01:00:26,355
[audience cheering
and applauding]
1192
01:00:29,893 --> 01:00:31,960
I feel pretty confident
about this fight.
1193
01:00:31,996 --> 01:00:35,097
They've been
having difficulties
and they're also a newbie bot.
1194
01:00:35,132 --> 01:00:37,132
Uh, I'm really looking
at this match
1195
01:00:37,167 --> 01:00:39,735
like a practice match,
just to get better
for the tournament.
1196
01:00:39,770 --> 01:00:43,071
Their bot looks great.
I just, I kind of feel bad
1197
01:00:43,107 --> 01:00:44,806
it's not gonna look so pretty.
1198
01:00:44,842 --> 01:00:48,410
-Who are we fighting?
-We're gonna fight fusion
and we're quite nervous.
1199
01:00:48,445 --> 01:00:51,113
It's a strong bot
and it's very scary.
1200
01:00:51,148 --> 01:00:54,483
For us to be going
against them, scary,
but it's also an honor.
1201
01:00:54,518 --> 01:00:57,119
It's a very,
very popular robot.
Think we're ready?
1202
01:00:57,154 --> 01:00:58,920
-Not really.
-As ready as we're gonna get.
1203
01:01:01,325 --> 01:01:03,659
[announcer in robotic voice]
robots, activate.
1204
01:01:05,362 --> 01:01:07,763
[rose] kenny, one thing
we didn't talk about
with fusion.
1205
01:01:07,798 --> 01:01:10,599
How much pressure
is reese ewert under tonight?
1206
01:01:10,634 --> 01:01:13,969
[florian] he's definitely
under a lot of pressure
as always, you know.
1207
01:01:14,004 --> 01:01:17,339
Coming from the ewert clan,
they expect excellence.
1208
01:01:17,374 --> 01:01:20,575
They've been working
on a new technique,
a little tail whip.
1209
01:01:20,611 --> 01:01:23,478
Fusion's gonna try to utilize
that here against war? Ez!
1210
01:01:23,514 --> 01:01:26,415
And I'm sure they're
attempting to take out
those tires.
1211
01:01:28,485 --> 01:01:29,785
[audience cheering]
1212
01:01:31,588 --> 01:01:33,722
[announcer in robotic voice]
blue team, ready?
1213
01:01:33,757 --> 01:01:35,157
[audience cheering]
1214
01:01:36,126 --> 01:01:37,526
[audience clapping]
1215
01:01:40,097 --> 01:01:41,630
red team, ready?
1216
01:01:43,734 --> 01:01:45,033
[audience cheering]
1217
01:01:50,274 --> 01:01:51,807
[electrical buzzing]
1218
01:01:59,550 --> 01:02:01,983
[audience chanting]
fight fight!
1219
01:02:04,788 --> 01:02:06,154
[buzzer sounds]
1220
01:02:07,858 --> 01:02:10,592
[rose] let the bot
battle begin.
1221
01:02:10,627 --> 01:02:13,228
Team fusion leading
with that vertical disk.
1222
01:02:13,263 --> 01:02:14,730
Could they go
weapon to weapon?
1223
01:02:14,765 --> 01:02:18,934
[florian] looks like fusion's
had a little trouble
on the floor.
1224
01:02:18,969 --> 01:02:22,571
Getting rolled over,
they're kind of a sitting duck
for war? Ez! Right now.
1225
01:02:22,606 --> 01:02:24,973
[rose] they're having an issue
with their ground clearance.
1226
01:02:25,008 --> 01:02:28,643
Looks like they keep
running into the floor
of the battlebox.
1227
01:02:28,679 --> 01:02:29,978
[crashing]
1228
01:02:30,013 --> 01:02:31,446
-[rose] whoa!
-[florian] whoa!
1229
01:02:31,482 --> 01:02:33,181
[rose] major
face-to-face collision.
1230
01:02:33,217 --> 01:02:35,450
And there's a tire off
of war? Ez!
1231
01:02:35,519 --> 01:02:36,818
Drop the weapon.
1232
01:02:36,854 --> 01:02:40,222
Fusion's still running,
war? Ez! Is on its head.
1233
01:02:40,257 --> 01:02:42,891
It might be an o-u-t.
1234
01:02:42,926 --> 01:02:45,494
[florian] yeah, that was
the knockout shot.
1235
01:02:45,529 --> 01:02:47,329
They're not gonna
be able to self-right.
1236
01:02:47,364 --> 01:02:50,866
This fight's got
to be over. One hit.
1237
01:02:50,901 --> 01:02:54,169
-[rose] unbelievable ko.
-[referee counting down]
1238
01:02:54,204 --> 01:02:55,570
can you see it?
1239
01:02:55,606 --> 01:02:58,073
And yes, fusion spinning...
1240
01:02:58,108 --> 01:03:00,208
-Dead, isn't it?
-We'll fix it.
1241
01:03:00,244 --> 01:03:02,244
-[rose] as you get that win.
-It's a knockout.
1242
01:03:02,279 --> 01:03:04,045
[buzzer sounds]
1243
01:03:04,081 --> 01:03:05,280
[dramatic music playing]
1244
01:03:06,550 --> 01:03:08,817
okay, it wasn't that bad.
1245
01:03:13,357 --> 01:03:16,057
[rose] kenny, it's a pretty
simple trait of any ewert bot.
1246
01:03:16,093 --> 01:03:19,094
-[rose] high, high energy.
-[florian] yeah, absolutely.
1247
01:03:19,129 --> 01:03:20,962
[rose] there's that tail whip.
1248
01:03:20,998 --> 01:03:23,632
And it worked perfectly.
They went weapon-to-weapon,
1249
01:03:23,667 --> 01:03:26,401
but, uh, it ended up
working out for them.
1250
01:03:26,436 --> 01:03:29,070
Any time you trade shots
like that in a fight,
1251
01:03:29,106 --> 01:03:31,239
uh, you know, you're kind
of throwing the dice,
1252
01:03:31,275 --> 01:03:33,708
but they were
the more durable bot,
1253
01:03:33,744 --> 01:03:37,212
their weapon hit harder
and goodbye to war? Ez!
1254
01:03:40,417 --> 01:03:43,251
Reese, where's that
big old smile
1255
01:03:43,287 --> 01:03:45,187
after improving to two-in-one?
1256
01:03:45,222 --> 01:03:47,956
It's getting
a little bigger every day.
1257
01:03:49,193 --> 01:03:51,626
I feel more relaxed
now that you have
two wins, my man?
1258
01:03:51,662 --> 01:03:52,894
Yeah, it's a little better.
1259
01:03:52,930 --> 01:03:54,629
I'm kind of upset
with this one.
1260
01:03:54,665 --> 01:03:58,500
It didn't go too long,
so I I didn't get
much more practice.
1261
01:03:58,535 --> 01:04:02,470
Were there some driving issues
happening in there again?
1262
01:04:02,506 --> 01:04:03,605
Yeah, the wedge.
1263
01:04:03,640 --> 01:04:05,974
The wedgelets are getting
stuck on the floor.
1264
01:04:06,009 --> 01:04:08,944
And, so, that pretty much
changed my whole game plan.
1265
01:04:08,979 --> 01:04:10,445
I didn't really have one
after that.
1266
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:12,681
Just try and hit him.
1267
01:04:12,716 --> 01:04:14,716
-Try not to get hit.
-[kenny] it worked.
1268
01:04:14,751 --> 01:04:17,519
But it...It's a pretty simple
game plan for you
1269
01:04:17,554 --> 01:04:20,956
because you have so much power
built up in that weapon.
1270
01:04:20,991 --> 01:04:24,159
Yeah, yeah, we got
50 horsepower
between 'em, so...
1271
01:04:25,495 --> 01:04:28,296
Do you think
your family's proud
of where you are right now?
1272
01:04:28,332 --> 01:04:29,197
Uh...
1273
01:04:29,233 --> 01:04:31,233
It's too early to decide.
1274
01:04:31,268 --> 01:04:33,068
When will they ever
be proud of you?
1275
01:04:33,103 --> 01:04:35,637
-When we come home
with the nut.
-[kenny laughs]
1276
01:04:35,672 --> 01:04:38,607
so, it's nut
or I'm not allowed
back in the house.
1277
01:04:38,642 --> 01:04:39,808
Back to the woodshed.
1278
01:04:39,843 --> 01:04:41,376
-[kenny laughs]
-back to the woodshed, it is.
1279
01:04:41,411 --> 01:04:43,545
And back to the pitstop
for you and congratulations.
1280
01:04:43,580 --> 01:04:45,447
You..You've improved
to two in one, reese.
1281
01:04:45,482 --> 01:04:46,481
Thank you.
1282
01:04:46,516 --> 01:04:48,383
[crowd cheering]
1283
01:04:51,088 --> 01:04:54,990
[chris] so fusion finishes out
the qualifiers with
a winning record
1284
01:04:55,025 --> 01:04:57,158
and waits
for the selection committee.
1285
01:04:57,194 --> 01:05:01,129
As the juarez family banks
some valuable experience.
1286
01:05:01,164 --> 01:05:03,598
Hopefully, we'll get
to see them again next year.
1287
01:05:04,501 --> 01:05:07,101
Coming up,
will tombstone's graveyard
1288
01:05:07,104 --> 01:05:08,403
get another headstone?
1289
01:05:08,438 --> 01:05:11,973
Or will skorpios
hand him a stinging defeat?
1290
01:05:12,009 --> 01:05:13,808
It's tonight's main event.
1291
01:05:20,717 --> 01:05:23,285
[crowd cheering]
1292
01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:28,089
we are back on battlebots
and time right now
for our main event.
1293
01:05:28,125 --> 01:05:29,858
We've got a match up featuring
1294
01:05:29,893 --> 01:05:32,260
two bots
on a collision course,
1295
01:05:32,296 --> 01:05:34,930
one of the most destructive
machines of all time.
1296
01:05:34,965 --> 01:05:37,732
Stepping into the box
to face a team that's been
1297
01:05:37,768 --> 01:05:40,435
foaming at the mouth
to take it down.
1298
01:05:40,470 --> 01:05:43,872
It is tombstone
versus skorpios.
1299
01:05:47,010 --> 01:05:48,243
[chris] oh, my goodness.
1300
01:05:48,278 --> 01:05:49,744
Dr. Billings.
1301
01:05:49,780 --> 01:05:51,379
-[kenny] whoa!
-[chris] whoa!
1302
01:05:51,415 --> 01:05:52,948
[chris] just surgical
out there.
1303
01:05:52,983 --> 01:05:54,316
In the match against slap box,
1304
01:05:54,351 --> 01:05:57,285
I wish I showed more of what
tombstone's capable of.
1305
01:05:57,321 --> 01:06:00,956
[kenny] ray just completely
removes tire after tire.
1306
01:06:02,392 --> 01:06:05,660
And so I think we're ready
to move forward and win us
a giant nut.
1307
01:06:07,164 --> 01:06:09,364
[kenny] oh oh, skorpios has
it right where he wants 'em.
1308
01:06:09,399 --> 01:06:11,433
Lay it on! Lay it on!
1309
01:06:12,402 --> 01:06:13,268
[kenny and chris] oh!
1310
01:06:13,303 --> 01:06:14,736
Oh, yeah!
1311
01:06:14,771 --> 01:06:17,405
[chris] the blade is caught
in the screws.
1312
01:06:17,441 --> 01:06:20,508
One! Knockout!
1313
01:06:20,544 --> 01:06:24,512
Our only win so far
in this season has been
perfect phoenix.
1314
01:06:24,548 --> 01:06:27,248
[kenny] and tyler's mentor,
ray billings
1315
01:06:27,284 --> 01:06:30,986
has to clean up the mess
made by skorpios.
1316
01:06:31,021 --> 01:06:34,356
And we are a little concerned
since ray had spent
the entire night
1317
01:06:34,391 --> 01:06:36,458
fixing the robot
after we broke it.
1318
01:06:36,493 --> 01:06:39,494
[ray] but you can see where
the frame is cracked
in between--
1319
01:06:39,529 --> 01:06:42,497
we're worried he's gonna have
a little frustration he wants
to take out on us.
1320
01:06:42,532 --> 01:06:44,032
Yeah.
1321
01:06:44,067 --> 01:06:48,203
[ray] well, I'm going to have
to avenge his loss
with some authority.
1322
01:06:48,238 --> 01:06:51,706
[kenny] ray, does the rest
of the pit still fear you
and tombstone?
1323
01:06:54,578 --> 01:06:55,877
[kenny and chris] oh!
1324
01:06:55,912 --> 01:06:57,812
[ray] they'd be silly not to.
1325
01:06:57,848 --> 01:06:59,614
[chris] the carnage continues.
1326
01:06:59,649 --> 01:07:01,449
I mean, you know,
it is the big hitter.
1327
01:07:02,652 --> 01:07:03,985
[kenny] oh, my gosh!
1328
01:07:04,021 --> 01:07:06,388
In this match between
tombstone and skorpios,
1329
01:07:06,423 --> 01:07:08,623
we're definitely going
to see some big hits.
1330
01:07:09,993 --> 01:07:13,194
So in order to fight tombstone
and beat tombstone,
1331
01:07:13,230 --> 01:07:15,397
you have to be able
to take a punch.
1332
01:07:15,432 --> 01:07:18,733
My biggest goal in this match
is to get in
tombstone's space,
1333
01:07:18,769 --> 01:07:21,503
absorb each impact
as it comes...
1334
01:07:21,538 --> 01:07:23,838
[faruq] skorpios!
1335
01:07:23,874 --> 01:07:27,375
..And just hope your robot
holds together long enough...
1336
01:07:27,411 --> 01:07:28,877
[kenny] oh, yeah!
1337
01:07:28,912 --> 01:07:33,014
Tombstone clearly has a lot
more kinetic energy.
1338
01:07:33,050 --> 01:07:37,619
As long as I can get a hold
of a piece, solidly,
I don't slide up...
1339
01:07:38,889 --> 01:07:39,921
He's gonna be in trouble.
1340
01:07:41,124 --> 01:07:43,091
[faruq] tombstone!
1341
01:07:43,126 --> 01:07:44,392
[zachary] when we designed
this robot,
1342
01:07:44,428 --> 01:07:47,595
our goal was to make a robot
that would beat tombstone.
1343
01:07:47,631 --> 01:07:50,565
And we've been waiting
for this match for four years.
1344
01:07:52,169 --> 01:07:53,635
And today is the day.
1345
01:07:53,670 --> 01:07:55,437
Let the carnage begin!
1346
01:07:55,472 --> 01:07:59,240
Right now I have one giant nut
sitting on the shelf at home.
1347
01:07:59,276 --> 01:08:00,909
You say you have
one giant nut,
1348
01:08:00,944 --> 01:08:02,444
that sounds like a problem.
1349
01:08:02,479 --> 01:08:04,712
If you got a pair
of giant nuts, that sounds
like you're doing pretty good.
1350
01:08:04,748 --> 01:08:05,947
We're definitely here
to win it all.
1351
01:08:06,883 --> 01:08:08,516
[crowd cheering]
1352
01:08:08,552 --> 01:08:10,718
[kenny] it's the moment
we've all been waiting for,
1353
01:08:10,787 --> 01:08:11,953
our main event.
1354
01:08:11,988 --> 01:08:14,889
The spotlight doesn't get
any brighter than this.
1355
01:08:14,925 --> 01:08:19,027
Kenny, we have a pair
of one and one teams.
1356
01:08:19,062 --> 01:08:22,964
But they are in very different
places, at least emotionally.
1357
01:08:22,999 --> 01:08:26,301
When we spoke earlier today
with ray billings
of tombstone,
1358
01:08:26,336 --> 01:08:30,972
same old ray, uber confident
not sweating this one at all.
1359
01:08:31,007 --> 01:08:32,507
You know he likes this fight.
1360
01:08:32,542 --> 01:08:36,478
Uh, he believes that the way
they match up and the way
his weapon lines up
1361
01:08:36,513 --> 01:08:38,012
with the bot of skorpio's,
1362
01:08:38,048 --> 01:08:41,049
he feels that eight out of ten
times he should win.
1363
01:08:41,084 --> 01:08:43,852
But he still has a lot
of respect for scorpios.
1364
01:08:43,887 --> 01:08:46,521
He's not overconfident,
but he's confident.
1365
01:08:46,556 --> 01:08:48,857
In the meantime,
when we spoke with zach lytle,
1366
01:08:48,892 --> 01:08:51,059
he said, " I f I want
to be respected
1367
01:08:51,094 --> 01:08:53,461
as one of the great bots
of this sport,
1368
01:08:53,497 --> 01:08:55,930
this is a sort of fight
that I need to win.
1369
01:08:55,966 --> 01:08:57,499
I can't just have
a good showing.
1370
01:08:57,534 --> 01:08:59,334
I need to get
that critical w."
1371
01:08:59,369 --> 01:09:00,535
[kenny] it's pretty simple.
1372
01:09:00,570 --> 01:09:03,471
If you want to be a legend,
you've got to beat a legend.
1373
01:09:03,507 --> 01:09:06,374
Everyone wants to face
a bot like tombstone.
1374
01:09:06,409 --> 01:09:10,778
However, he also has said
goodbye preemptively
to his bot.
1375
01:09:10,814 --> 01:09:15,183
He said he knows that any time
you face tombstone,
your bot is probably
1376
01:09:15,218 --> 01:09:16,317
not going to look the same.
1377
01:09:17,521 --> 01:09:19,821
But that doesn't mean
you can't still get a win
1378
01:09:19,856 --> 01:09:21,756
even if your robot
gets mangled.
1379
01:09:21,791 --> 01:09:23,258
-Correct?
-That's true.
1380
01:09:23,293 --> 01:09:24,526
Let's see what happens.
1381
01:09:24,561 --> 01:09:26,227
Faruq, take it away!
1382
01:09:27,664 --> 01:09:29,030
[crowd cheering]
1383
01:09:29,065 --> 01:09:34,802
ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot fighting time.
1384
01:09:46,016 --> 01:09:48,116
In the blue square,
1385
01:09:48,151 --> 01:09:50,051
it's written in the stars.
1386
01:09:50,086 --> 01:09:52,353
This bot's destined
for greatness,
1387
01:09:52,389 --> 01:09:57,225
one sting of its tail
and you'll say, "damn,
who made this?"
1388
01:09:57,294 --> 01:10:01,062
named after the most deadly
constellation in the pits.
1389
01:10:01,097 --> 01:10:03,531
It's caused a minor sensation.
1390
01:10:03,567 --> 01:10:07,235
I'm not a betting man,
but if I was I would wager
1391
01:10:07,270 --> 01:10:11,406
this bot's about to kick
your ursa major.
1392
01:10:11,441 --> 01:10:13,541
It's skorpios!
1393
01:10:14,077 --> 01:10:15,443
[crowd cheering]
1394
01:10:15,478 --> 01:10:17,378
-are you ready?
-Let's go!
1395
01:10:17,414 --> 01:10:19,113
[chris] knocked out
by bloodsport
1396
01:10:19,149 --> 01:10:23,318
and that rebounded by knocking
out perfect perfect phoenix.
1397
01:10:23,353 --> 01:10:26,688
[kenny] well, these guys
have been working hard
in the pits.
1398
01:10:26,723 --> 01:10:29,123
They've been welding,
every crack.
1399
01:10:29,159 --> 01:10:31,159
They've been
taping down wires.
1400
01:10:31,194 --> 01:10:35,263
They're trying to shore up
every single vulnerability
on that body.
1401
01:10:35,298 --> 01:10:38,032
-[chris] they're ready,
-[kenny] they giving it
its last rites?
1402
01:10:38,068 --> 01:10:39,601
[chris chuckles]
1403
01:10:39,636 --> 01:10:42,503
[chris] anything you see
that's a little bit different
on this bot?
1404
01:10:42,539 --> 01:10:45,907
[kenny] well, the wedges
definitely look stronger.
1405
01:10:45,942 --> 01:10:48,576
It's a lot of armor
on their bots.
1406
01:10:48,612 --> 01:10:50,578
They're going to have to
make sure that that wedge is
1407
01:10:50,580 --> 01:10:52,847
always leading the way
and if it get some hits
1408
01:10:52,882 --> 01:10:56,584
with that, uh, hammer saw
on the top of tombstone,
1409
01:10:56,620 --> 01:10:58,586
maybe they could pull off
a huge upset.
1410
01:11:02,492 --> 01:11:04,926
[faruq] in the red square.
1411
01:11:04,961 --> 01:11:08,563
One touch can kill you
like he's the grim reaper.
1412
01:11:08,598 --> 01:11:12,333
And he's told more tales
of death than
the crypt keeper.
1413
01:11:12,369 --> 01:11:16,504
He's the legendary bot
with a plan to put you
in the cemetery plot.
1414
01:11:17,340 --> 01:11:19,140
[laughs maniacally]
1415
01:11:19,209 --> 01:11:21,976
it's tombstone!
1416
01:11:27,017 --> 01:11:29,784
[chris] ray billings' season
got off to a rough start,
1417
01:11:29,819 --> 01:11:32,487
suffering a knock out
at the hands of end game,
1418
01:11:32,522 --> 01:11:35,590
but that picked up
a k.O. Itself,
1419
01:11:35,625 --> 01:11:38,259
courtesy of slap box.
1420
01:11:38,295 --> 01:11:41,896
Always fun to take a peek
at the weapon...
1421
01:11:41,931 --> 01:11:45,733
On tombstone, as ray billings
is soaking in the moment.
1422
01:11:45,769 --> 01:11:49,704
[kenny] well, it's the same
one that got them some success
against slap box.
1423
01:11:49,739 --> 01:11:52,440
That is a a.R.500 steel
1424
01:11:52,475 --> 01:11:54,776
and man, does it hit
and it hits hard.
1425
01:11:55,445 --> 01:11:57,078
[chris] oh, boy.
1426
01:11:58,815 --> 01:12:01,683
[kenny] every weapon he's got
is just simply ferocious.
1427
01:12:01,718 --> 01:12:03,117
[suspenseful music playing]
1428
01:12:05,655 --> 01:12:07,889
[chris] all right,
let's bring in
our bot whisperer, pete.
1429
01:12:08,425 --> 01:12:09,891
What do you have?
1430
01:12:09,926 --> 01:12:12,794
Well, ray went with this play
because it's a lower moment
of inertia.
1431
01:12:12,829 --> 01:12:16,631
It definitely spins up faster
for him and that's kind of
what he's looking for here.
1432
01:12:16,666 --> 01:12:20,902
He definitely does not want
to go out of the box
like he did with end game.
1433
01:12:21,571 --> 01:12:22,970
-Did you hear that?
-Yeah.
1434
01:12:23,907 --> 01:12:25,139
[suspenseful music continues]
1435
01:12:30,313 --> 01:12:31,913
-[music stops]
-[crowd continues cheering]
1436
01:12:34,584 --> 01:12:36,384
[robotic voice speaking]
robots activate.
1437
01:12:38,221 --> 01:12:39,987
[chris] after four years
of waiting,
1438
01:12:40,023 --> 01:12:45,793
skorpios will finally fulfill
its destiny by taking on
the mighty tombstone.
1439
01:12:45,829 --> 01:12:47,195
How will the story end?
1440
01:12:47,230 --> 01:12:49,197
Find out next,
1441
01:12:49,232 --> 01:12:50,732
on battlebots!
1442
01:12:57,440 --> 01:13:02,043
[faruq] bringing slaughter
from the water, it's kraken!
1443
01:13:02,078 --> 01:13:03,745
Let's do it! Here we go!
1444
01:13:05,648 --> 01:13:07,682
[kenny and chris] oh! Oh!
1445
01:13:07,717 --> 01:13:10,151
[kenny] kraken taking one
right in the kisser.
1446
01:13:10,186 --> 01:13:12,453
That was an amazing fight.
1447
01:13:12,489 --> 01:13:15,056
That's what we're...
That's what we hope for
every match.
1448
01:13:15,091 --> 01:13:17,258
[kenny] oh, gosh!
1449
01:13:17,293 --> 01:13:19,160
Lot of sparks, lot of fire.
1450
01:13:19,195 --> 01:13:20,628
Flame, flame, flame.
1451
01:13:21,264 --> 01:13:22,463
[chris] oh, my goodness.
1452
01:13:22,499 --> 01:13:24,065
It was just so much fun.
1453
01:13:26,136 --> 01:13:27,502
[kenny laughs] oh!
1454
01:13:27,537 --> 01:13:30,238
Huge is a robot, we absolutely
did not want to face,
1455
01:13:30,273 --> 01:13:31,606
the worst robot for us.
1456
01:13:31,641 --> 01:13:34,008
There's...We're so vulnerable
on the head.
1457
01:13:34,043 --> 01:13:36,244
[kenny] oh, yeah!
Kraken just took another shot
to the noggin.
1458
01:13:37,414 --> 01:13:39,947
[chris] yeah, that cranium
is split wide open.
1459
01:13:39,983 --> 01:13:41,916
And, uh, we were able
to escape.
1460
01:13:41,951 --> 01:13:43,951
All the major components
survived intact.
1461
01:13:43,987 --> 01:13:47,789
So, we'll get her back
into shape and ready
for our next match.
1462
01:13:47,824 --> 01:13:49,490
[kenny] how durable is kraken?
1463
01:13:49,526 --> 01:13:51,125
Unreal!
1464
01:13:51,161 --> 01:13:53,361
Kraken is one tough bot.
1465
01:13:59,803 --> 01:14:02,637
[chris] it's right back
into the action here
on battlebots,
1466
01:14:02,672 --> 01:14:05,106
skorpios and tombstone
1467
01:14:05,141 --> 01:14:09,143
are all set to collide
in what's bound to be
an epic main event.
1468
01:14:15,452 --> 01:14:17,351
[robotic voice speaking]
blue team, ready?
1469
01:14:18,521 --> 01:14:20,788
[kenny] ha ha, the gary gin
1470
01:14:21,357 --> 01:14:22,423
dropping by.
1471
01:14:24,928 --> 01:14:26,994
[robotic voice speaking]
red team, ready?
1472
01:14:27,030 --> 01:14:28,296
You ready?
1473
01:14:29,098 --> 01:14:30,264
For it's head.
1474
01:14:35,071 --> 01:14:35,937
[zachary sighs]
1475
01:14:36,873 --> 01:14:38,039
channel gary gin.
1476
01:15:34,197 --> 01:15:35,463
Wow.
1477
01:15:35,498 --> 01:15:37,164
Holy smokes.
1478
01:15:37,467 --> 01:15:38,733
No...
1479
01:15:38,768 --> 01:15:40,735
Skorpios has got weapon to
weapon
1480
01:15:40,770 --> 01:15:42,770
but now tombstone looks
angry
1481
01:15:42,805 --> 01:15:45,039
aw what a shot
1482
01:15:45,074 --> 01:15:47,475
tombstone take a chunk
out of skorpios
1483
01:15:47,510 --> 01:15:50,645
but that's already for more
1484
01:15:50,680 --> 01:15:52,680
oh, huge hit
1485
01:15:52,715 --> 01:15:53,915
wow
1486
01:15:53,950 --> 01:15:57,351
skorpios still proceeding with
lim and it looks out...
1487
01:15:57,387 --> 01:16:00,087
Oh my goodness,
another huge hit
1488
01:16:00,123 --> 01:16:03,357
and tombstone just rolling in
place
1489
01:16:03,393 --> 01:16:06,093
and skorpios right back on the
attack
1490
01:16:06,129 --> 01:16:08,362
shoot... Oh
1491
01:16:08,398 --> 01:16:10,331
oh oh... No
1492
01:16:10,366 --> 01:16:14,068
brutal collisions getting,
tombstone looks hurt
1493
01:16:14,103 --> 01:16:16,003
just got a crab walking now
1494
01:16:16,039 --> 01:16:18,739
skorpios buried down on the
legend
1495
01:16:18,775 --> 01:16:21,075
and the body blow,
amazing
1496
01:16:21,110 --> 01:16:24,612
oh, on my goodness and
look at this
1497
01:16:24,647 --> 01:16:28,583
tombstone's right tyre
gangling by a cred now
1498
01:16:28,618 --> 01:16:31,352
and skorpios refusing to let
up, kenny
1499
01:16:31,387 --> 01:16:35,022
zack is a fighter, cris
he keeps going to right at
tombstone
1500
01:16:35,058 --> 01:16:38,092
and rebuilding his fighting
with disaster here
1501
01:16:38,127 --> 01:16:41,729
tombstone is barely moving,
but here comes that blade,
fire back up
1502
01:16:41,764 --> 01:16:45,967
tombstone losses a tyre
1503
01:16:46,002 --> 01:16:50,605
unbelievable, tombstone gas
peak fire in the corner
1504
01:16:50,640 --> 01:16:52,673
approaching the one minute,
mark
1505
01:16:52,709 --> 01:16:55,543
I'm not sure that control
movement, cris
1506
01:16:55,578 --> 01:16:58,312
rebel is in serious trouble
1507
01:16:58,348 --> 01:17:00,982
the farmer chief, he is on the
robes
1508
01:17:01,017 --> 01:17:03,184
and listen the countdown has
started
1509
01:17:03,219 --> 01:17:04,685
seven... Six...
1510
01:17:04,721 --> 01:17:07,455
The ref's signal,
has seen enough
1511
01:17:07,490 --> 01:17:10,091
team skorpios is celebrating
1512
01:17:10,126 --> 01:17:11,792
two... One...
1513
01:17:11,828 --> 01:17:15,262
And that's a knowout and team
skorpio winners, skorpios
1514
01:17:15,298 --> 01:17:18,132
knowing this, stunned
1515
01:17:21,904 --> 01:17:27,475
tombstone has been k'd and
what still on the season
1516
01:17:27,510 --> 01:17:31,979
what a huge applous for
zackline or team skorpios
1517
01:17:32,015 --> 01:17:33,914
wow...
1518
01:17:33,950 --> 01:17:40,421
-Oh my god, oh my...
-I got the radio, yeah
1519
01:17:40,456 --> 01:17:44,625
well, skorpios was on the
attack form the beginning,
kenny
1520
01:17:44,661 --> 01:17:48,896
yeah, absolutely and that's
the story of this fight.
They just never let up
1521
01:17:48,931 --> 01:17:53,200
and skorpios did the great job
of keeping that which, pointed
towards tombstone
1522
01:17:53,236 --> 01:17:56,003
the whole time
they were studded on slot
1523
01:17:56,039 --> 01:17:58,673
from the former champ, leading
with their which and
1524
01:17:58,708 --> 01:18:02,143
landing ahandful of
perfectly timed shot with that
hammer saw
1525
01:18:02,178 --> 01:18:06,547
eventually causing tombstone
to lose a wheel and be
countered on
1526
01:18:06,582 --> 01:18:10,518
pete,what did you think of
skorpios continuing to go in
1527
01:18:10,553 --> 01:18:13,921
even though tombstone was
having trouble with its one
wheel
1528
01:18:13,956 --> 01:18:17,291
skorpios is just like a
champion fighter who just kept
with the grip
1529
01:18:17,326 --> 01:18:20,294
just stayed in there, I mean
you see there flip in that one
corner
1530
01:18:20,329 --> 01:18:23,531
how quickly they got back up
and write it, and this is
amazing
1531
01:18:23,566 --> 01:18:28,936
this show is like zack's skill
of driving the people or
kindof probably discounting
1532
01:18:29,439 --> 01:18:31,105
but should not
1533
01:18:31,140 --> 01:18:35,643
and peter, what did you think
about count out? Do you think
that was wanted there?
1534
01:18:35,678 --> 01:18:39,180
Um, to me that does not whcih
I control movement
1535
01:18:39,215 --> 01:18:42,783
there is, yes, he's got some
action that he can caught on
by a weapon
1536
01:18:42,819 --> 01:18:46,520
and the one wheel but that
really is in control
translation in my mind
1537
01:18:48,624 --> 01:18:50,725
[all cheering]
1538
01:18:50,793 --> 01:18:54,095
-zacklidle
-we did it
1539
01:18:54,130 --> 01:18:56,397
oh my got we did it
1540
01:18:56,432 --> 01:19:02,002
four years of planning,
four years of building,
and we beat the king of energy
1541
01:19:07,710 --> 01:19:11,078
-zack, are you ok?
-No
1542
01:19:13,616 --> 01:19:19,954
-did you see that?
-I've looked for this so long,
he build the best robots
1543
01:19:19,989 --> 01:19:22,523
he knocks out more robots than
anyone else
1544
01:19:22,558 --> 01:19:25,226
I cannot believe what just
happens
1545
01:19:25,762 --> 01:19:28,095
what did just happen?
1546
01:19:28,131 --> 01:19:31,031
Our front little scoper did
what they were suppose to do
1547
01:19:31,067 --> 01:19:35,536
what they've designed it
four years ago, all thank to
orian's designing
1548
01:19:35,571 --> 01:19:39,840
so, thank you orian.
Thank you letting me captian
and drive
1549
01:19:39,876 --> 01:19:42,710
and, big thanks to my team who
put this thing
1550
01:19:42,745 --> 01:19:45,880
back togeather
1551
01:19:46,315 --> 01:19:48,315
I broke the radio
1552
01:19:48,351 --> 01:19:53,888
zack, I think what's even more
impressive than the win was
the fact the you never stopped
1553
01:19:53,923 --> 01:19:59,093
attaching, even when you have
opportunity kind of lay off
gas a little bit
1554
01:19:59,128 --> 01:20:02,263
you kept going after him to
the very end,
it was do or die
1555
01:20:02,298 --> 01:20:05,032
that's what he gotta do,
you can't let him spin up to
full
1556
01:20:05,067 --> 01:20:08,636
it's the only way to beat
tombstone, it's the only way
to beat ray
1557
01:20:08,671 --> 01:20:12,006
we love you ray,
we love you ray.
1558
01:20:12,041 --> 01:20:15,609
[all cheering]
1559
01:20:15,645 --> 01:20:18,612
zack, you told us before the
fight that
1560
01:20:18,648 --> 01:20:23,417
in order for you to be taken
seriously in the sport, you
needed a win like this
1561
01:20:23,452 --> 01:20:25,986
now that you've got it,
how do you feel?
1562
01:20:26,022 --> 01:20:28,122
I feel amazing.
1563
01:20:28,157 --> 01:20:32,259
We're going to disney land.
Wait a minute, no we're not
1564
01:20:32,295 --> 01:20:34,295
no we're not, no
1565
01:20:34,330 --> 01:20:37,498
and the very least you're
going to the round of
thirty two
1566
01:20:37,533 --> 01:20:39,900
so, zacklidle and team
skorpios, congratulations
1567
01:20:39,936 --> 01:20:42,102
thank you.
1568
01:20:42,572 --> 01:20:44,872
Skorpios
1569
01:20:52,849 --> 01:20:55,416
rebel, so you're in shock?
1570
01:20:55,451 --> 01:21:00,254
I can still move on one wheel,
I honestly don't know why it
was being counted out
1571
01:21:00,289 --> 01:21:03,257
so why do you think the
count down did start?
1572
01:21:03,292 --> 01:21:06,927
I... The whole idea is
controlled movement
1573
01:21:06,963 --> 01:21:12,166
if they don't think I had
controlled over moving around.
That's... I guess that's fair
1574
01:21:12,201 --> 01:21:15,035
ray, what would you've done
differently?
1575
01:21:15,071 --> 01:21:18,539
I don't know that if I
could've done anything
massively different
1576
01:21:18,574 --> 01:21:23,544
I got the big hits in I was
after. Yes, it's the way this
game is played
1577
01:21:23,579 --> 01:21:28,082
so we'll... We'll get a put
back togeather and see what
happens going forward
1578
01:21:28,117 --> 01:21:33,487
finally if you do make it into
the round of thirty two,
how dangerous are you?
1579
01:21:33,522 --> 01:21:37,057
As dangerous as ever,
obviously
1580
01:21:37,093 --> 01:21:41,862
it's a new start, new
tournament, three of thirty
two, single elimination
1581
01:21:41,898 --> 01:21:44,498
will be there and will be
ready to put on the big hits
1582
01:21:44,533 --> 01:21:47,434
rebel, you're always gracious
with your time we
appreciate it
1583
01:21:47,470 --> 01:21:48,869
no problem, thanks guys
1584
01:21:55,544 --> 01:21:58,712
-kenny, are you shocked?
-I'm very shocked
1585
01:21:58,748 --> 01:22:02,149
again, this is one of the
favorites in the competition,
this is a legitimate legend
1586
01:22:02,184 --> 01:22:04,618
in rebel and the tombstone
1587
01:22:04,654 --> 01:22:08,989
that's a bot that hits was
so much energy but, it's
getting hit
1588
01:22:09,025 --> 01:22:10,991
and it's just not working that
well out there
1589
01:22:11,027 --> 01:22:14,628
if you're a selection
committee, does he get a spot?
1590
01:22:14,664 --> 01:22:18,933
Man, I don't know listen,
based on his pedigreew and the
people that he lost
1591
01:22:18,968 --> 01:22:23,804
it was not like he got upset
by first season but this is
skorpios and this is end gane
1592
01:22:23,839 --> 01:22:26,006
-he's getting a spot?
-Yeah, I think so.
1593
01:22:26,042 --> 01:22:28,409
-He's getting a spot?
-Yes.
1594
01:22:28,444 --> 01:22:31,378
-He's getting a spot?
-I think so, he should
1595
01:22:31,414 --> 01:22:32,913
I think so, he should
1596
01:22:32,949 --> 01:22:34,114
we'll have to tune in,
1597
01:22:34,150 --> 01:22:36,083
we'll find out in few
episodes I guess
1598
01:22:36,118 --> 01:22:40,654
and speaking of looking ahead,
a handful of teams on
tonight's fight card
1599
01:22:40,690 --> 01:22:45,526
are doing just as the
selection committee assess
thier faiths
1600
01:22:45,561 --> 01:22:49,530
jackpot and blood spotter
sitting pretty at
three and o
1601
01:22:49,565 --> 01:22:52,099
so they will be sleeping
soundly tonight
1602
01:22:52,134 --> 01:22:56,637
meanwhile, teams like
cracking, huge and rotator
1603
01:22:56,672 --> 01:23:00,674
hope the both their
reputations and strength
of schedule to carry them
1604
01:23:00,710 --> 01:23:04,311
into the post season with the
record of one and two
1605
01:23:04,347 --> 01:23:10,351
and ofcourse the two in one
teams, lackjaw, robot and
fusion feels solid about
1606
01:23:10,386 --> 01:23:14,855
their record but can only hope
the committee shares that
sentiment
1607
01:23:14,890 --> 01:23:18,425
things are gonna get very
interesting, no doubt.
1608
01:23:18,461 --> 01:23:21,829
That'll do it for tonight,
for jenny taft
1609
01:23:21,864 --> 01:23:25,466
and faruq and pete the my man
kenny florian
1610
01:23:25,501 --> 01:23:28,802
I and chris rose will see next
time here on battlebots