1 00:00:01,802 --> 00:00:04,536 [chris] oh, my god, kenny. Matty vasquez is doing the impossible. 2 00:00:04,572 --> 00:00:08,307 [machine whirring] 3 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,075 -[debbie] good job, matthew. -Drive it. 4 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,311 [debbie] whoo! 5 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:16,615 [narrator] in the battlebots universe, 6 00:00:16,650 --> 00:00:20,953 from the moment a builder first conceives of a robot's design, 7 00:00:26,627 --> 00:00:30,496 the dream of competing at the highest level, 8 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:35,434 on the biggest stage, for the ultimate prize, 9 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:37,336 is ever present. 10 00:00:38,906 --> 00:00:44,143 Now, eight teams sit on the precipice of greatness, 11 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:47,780 and only one can become champion. 12 00:00:47,815 --> 00:00:50,215 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 13 00:00:50,251 --> 00:00:52,885 [chris] let the battle for the giant nut begin! 14 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:57,623 [narrator] sparks of imagination have evolved 15 00:00:57,658 --> 00:01:00,926 into heavyweight marvels of engineering. 16 00:01:00,961 --> 00:01:01,827 [all cheering] 17 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:04,163 [narrator] but tonight... 18 00:01:04,198 --> 00:01:05,931 -Oh, come on! -[narrator] ...Only one machine 19 00:01:05,966 --> 00:01:08,734 -fulfills its destiny... -[all groaning] 20 00:01:08,769 --> 00:01:10,436 -[narrator] and writes it name... - [all cheering] 21 00:01:10,471 --> 00:01:12,604 [narrator] ...In the history books. 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,708 -Whoo! -[narrator] the deadliest tournament in robot combat 23 00:01:16,744 --> 00:01:18,544 reaches its dramatic conclusion... 24 00:01:18,579 --> 00:01:19,678 -Oh! -Hey, daniel! 25 00:01:19,713 --> 00:01:20,913 [narrator] ...Right now. 26 00:01:20,948 --> 00:01:22,781 -[all cheering] -let's go! 27 00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:26,919 [automated voice] robots, activate. 28 00:01:33,194 --> 00:01:34,860 [all cheering] 29 00:01:37,998 --> 00:01:41,433 welcome to battlebots. I'm chris rose and with me, 30 00:01:41,469 --> 00:01:45,370 a man who won the title of world's best friend, kenny florian. 31 00:01:45,406 --> 00:01:49,007 Thanks, chris. I'm honored, I guess. 32 00:01:49,043 --> 00:01:51,977 Listen, kenny, the moment is finally here. 33 00:01:52,012 --> 00:01:55,848 After back-to-back titles for paul ventimiglia and bite force... 34 00:01:56,951 --> 00:02:00,252 -[faruq] long live the king! -[all cheering] 35 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:04,456 [chris] ...We are set to crown a brand-new champion. 36 00:02:04,492 --> 00:02:09,194 [kenny] that's right, chris. From a field of 32, only 8 teams remain. 37 00:02:09,230 --> 00:02:11,630 And tonight, you'll see the quarter-finals, 38 00:02:11,665 --> 00:02:14,800 the semi-finals and the championship match. 39 00:02:14,835 --> 00:02:17,970 The one team left standing at the end of the carnage 40 00:02:18,005 --> 00:02:22,407 will earn the right to hoist the most coveted trophy on the planet, 41 00:02:22,443 --> 00:02:23,876 the giant nut! 42 00:02:23,911 --> 00:02:25,344 [all cheering] 43 00:02:25,379 --> 00:02:28,080 for these teams, that giant nut is so close 44 00:02:28,115 --> 00:02:31,216 and yet so far away. 45 00:02:31,252 --> 00:02:34,386 [chris] while the quarter-finals features some familiar names, 46 00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:37,089 there's a slew of lower-seeded teams 47 00:02:37,124 --> 00:02:40,425 who are both alive and very dangerous. 48 00:02:40,461 --> 00:02:43,562 [kenny] that's right. We saw the 18th seed, tantrum, shock the world 49 00:02:43,597 --> 00:02:47,699 when it took down the number two overall seed, bloodsport. 50 00:02:47,735 --> 00:02:50,836 Aren hill's team has had a meteoric rise this season, 51 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:55,274 but can he keep it up against one of the blueblood bots of this sport? 52 00:02:55,309 --> 00:02:58,577 Jamison go and sawblaze have never been more confident, 53 00:02:58,612 --> 00:03:02,681 and believe the giant nut is theirs for the taking. 54 00:03:02,716 --> 00:03:06,018 [chris] shatter! Is the lone hammer bot left in the tournament, 55 00:03:06,053 --> 00:03:08,820 and adam wrigley has been dialed in with wins 56 00:03:08,856 --> 00:03:11,190 over lock jaw and mammoth. 57 00:03:11,225 --> 00:03:13,859 Now, he's facing a team, end game, 58 00:03:13,894 --> 00:03:15,928 who is also a tournament rookie. 59 00:03:15,963 --> 00:03:20,399 But with possibly the most powerful weapon left in the competition, 60 00:03:20,434 --> 00:03:23,902 jack barker and nick mabey feel like they have a legitimate shot 61 00:03:23,938 --> 00:03:27,539 to become the first international battlebots champion. 62 00:03:27,575 --> 00:03:31,476 [kenny] we'll also see the overall number one, hydra, 63 00:03:31,512 --> 00:03:34,246 take on the number eight seed, whiplash. 64 00:03:34,281 --> 00:03:37,015 It's whyachi versus vasquez, 65 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:40,018 two names that have helped make the sport what it is today. 66 00:03:40,054 --> 00:03:42,487 Jake ewert's bot has earned the title 67 00:03:42,523 --> 00:03:44,790 of the baddest flipper on the planet. 68 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:48,193 But to use it, he's gotta catch matty vasquez first. 69 00:03:48,229 --> 00:03:50,996 Whiplash made the semi-finals in 2018, 70 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:53,332 then lost in the quarters last season. 71 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:55,901 Is this the year they finally go all the way? 72 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:57,836 And in our opening bout. 73 00:03:57,871 --> 00:04:01,907 Coming up, one of the biggest upsets we've ever seen on battlebots 74 00:04:01,942 --> 00:04:05,477 in a knockout of uppercut, the number 20 seed. 75 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:10,515 Ribbot continues to try and leap over another higher-seeded team, 76 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:13,452 the brazilian beater, black dragon. 77 00:04:13,487 --> 00:04:16,888 Led by gabriel teles, it has established itself 78 00:04:16,924 --> 00:04:19,791 as one of the most durable bots in the field. 79 00:04:19,827 --> 00:04:24,930 And kenny, it's time to find out just how tough dragon scales really are. 80 00:04:24,965 --> 00:04:27,266 I'm so excited. Let's do this. 81 00:04:27,301 --> 00:04:29,968 All right. Faruq, take it away. 82 00:04:30,004 --> 00:04:31,470 [all cheering] 83 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:36,475 ladies and gentlemen, 84 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:40,178 it's robot fighting time. 85 00:04:40,214 --> 00:04:41,913 [all cheering] 86 00:04:46,086 --> 00:04:48,453 -yeah! -Whoo! 87 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:55,661 In the blue square, from worcester, massachusetts, 88 00:04:55,696 --> 00:05:00,132 the amphibian that continues to amphib-a-win, 89 00:05:00,167 --> 00:05:02,301 it's ribbot. 90 00:05:02,336 --> 00:05:04,703 [all cheering] 91 00:05:04,738 --> 00:05:07,306 [chris] well, there's david jin all the way to the right, 92 00:05:07,341 --> 00:05:10,108 leading out his team from wpi. 93 00:05:10,144 --> 00:05:13,111 Took out beta and uppercut just to get here. 94 00:05:13,147 --> 00:05:16,715 So, kenny, what weapon are they going with for the quarter-finals? 95 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:18,817 [kenny] well, they're going with their most powerful weapon 96 00:05:18,852 --> 00:05:20,719 in their arsenal, the vertical disc. 97 00:05:20,754 --> 00:05:23,588 This team's not-afraid-to-die attitude 98 00:05:23,624 --> 00:05:25,357 is what's gotten them this far. 99 00:05:25,392 --> 00:05:27,759 But it's a high risk, high rewards style, chris. 100 00:05:27,795 --> 00:05:30,095 Let's see if it pays dividends for them here. 101 00:05:31,198 --> 00:05:34,833 In the red square, itajubá, brazil, 102 00:05:34,868 --> 00:05:38,203 the mythological creature that came to beat ya, 103 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:41,340 it's black dragon. 104 00:05:41,375 --> 00:05:42,741 [all cheering] 105 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:47,312 [chris] knocked out slammow! In the round of 32, 106 00:05:47,348 --> 00:05:49,548 and then won a unanimous decision 107 00:05:49,583 --> 00:05:52,184 against former champion, tombstone. 108 00:05:52,252 --> 00:05:55,520 This is the team led by gabriel teles. 109 00:05:55,556 --> 00:05:58,156 Kenny, the familiar egg beater drum 110 00:05:58,192 --> 00:06:00,058 on black dragon is not present. 111 00:06:00,094 --> 00:06:03,829 [kenny] that's right. They're going with the lighter dual disc spinner. 112 00:06:03,864 --> 00:06:07,833 Um, that's gonna allow them to place more armor on black dragon. 113 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:10,135 Um, they're gonna be able to spin up a lot faster, 114 00:06:10,170 --> 00:06:12,571 but they're not gonna be able to hit as hard. 115 00:06:16,009 --> 00:06:17,843 Because we both have pretty reliable spinners, 116 00:06:17,878 --> 00:06:19,644 I definitely think it's gonna be a slug fest. 117 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,213 We're gonna try to break their weapon first. 118 00:06:21,248 --> 00:06:23,849 Whether that means hitting them until something internally breaks, 119 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:26,485 or actually hitting them directly on the weapon and breaking their belts. 120 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,787 'cause we did notice that they broke belts in previous matches. 121 00:06:28,822 --> 00:06:31,390 We have momentum going for us. We've been winning by knockout. 122 00:06:31,425 --> 00:06:34,159 I hope to continue that, and obviously, top order's a huge deal. 123 00:06:34,194 --> 00:06:36,094 Uh, we're happy that we have a chance to fight for it. 124 00:06:36,130 --> 00:06:39,698 To fight ribbot, we are going with the two disc spinners. 125 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:43,168 And we have our wedgelets that we use against force. 126 00:06:43,203 --> 00:06:45,036 We have big wheels, more traction, 127 00:06:45,072 --> 00:06:48,440 so the strategy here is to hold our ground, 128 00:06:48,475 --> 00:06:49,708 let the wedgelets do their job, 129 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:52,144 and then carry them around the battlebots. 130 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:54,346 Black dragon can eat frog for breakfast. 131 00:06:54,982 --> 00:06:55,981 [all cheering] 132 00:06:56,016 --> 00:06:58,316 [man] here we go! 133 00:06:58,352 --> 00:07:00,886 -[automated voice] robots, activate. -[all cheering] 134 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:04,256 [chris] well, black dragon's sounding awfully confident there. 135 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:06,525 For more on our first quarter-final matchup, 136 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,262 let's bring in the bot whisperer, peter abrahamson. 137 00:07:10,297 --> 00:07:12,864 So, kenny, as you said, they've added weight 138 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:16,067 by putting in those longer wedgelets in the front. 139 00:07:16,103 --> 00:07:20,705 But removing the egg beater could possibly be a downfall in here. 140 00:07:20,741 --> 00:07:22,808 By having a lighter weight weapon, 141 00:07:22,843 --> 00:07:26,478 they cannot gyroscopically right themselves 142 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,213 as easily as they could with the egg beater. 143 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,081 This may be an issue for them. 144 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:33,618 [audience cheering] 145 00:07:42,229 --> 00:07:46,932 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 146 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:51,336 [chris] there are eight teams still standing and only one giant nut. 147 00:07:51,371 --> 00:07:56,374 Do either of these two bots have what it takes to be crowned champion? 148 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:58,510 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 149 00:07:58,545 --> 00:08:00,445 [buzzer buzzing] 150 00:08:00,481 --> 00:08:03,415 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 151 00:08:03,450 --> 00:08:05,317 Ribbot circling around. 152 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:07,319 Black dragon tracking him. 153 00:08:07,354 --> 00:08:10,489 Uh-oh! Ribbot getting hung up on the floor there. 154 00:08:10,524 --> 00:08:12,724 -[smashes] -yeah, they're just also... 155 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:14,659 What a shot by black dragon! 156 00:08:14,695 --> 00:08:17,362 -And ribbot can't drive inverted. -[kenny] oh! 157 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:20,732 [chris] and that head will get destroyed throughout this fight, kenny. 158 00:08:21,134 --> 00:08:22,667 [kenny] oh! 159 00:08:22,703 --> 00:08:26,137 Black dragon does a nice job utilizing the battlebox to its advantage, 160 00:08:26,173 --> 00:08:27,472 space out. Space out. 161 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:31,076 Ribbot has already lost three of its four front wedgelets. 162 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:33,812 [kenny] and black dragon can't get too overconfident, 163 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,447 we've seen ribbot come back from 164 00:08:35,482 --> 00:08:37,616 beatings before, like they did against uppercut. 165 00:08:37,651 --> 00:08:39,518 -[smashes] -oh! 166 00:08:39,553 --> 00:08:41,353 -Insane! -[chris] huge shot. 167 00:08:41,388 --> 00:08:43,255 And that frog head is finished. 168 00:08:43,290 --> 00:08:45,724 [kenny] u h-oh! Look at black dragon, it's starting to heat up, chris! 169 00:08:45,759 --> 00:08:48,560 [chris] oh! Overheating, kenny. It is smoking. 170 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:51,429 [kenny] it sure is. It looks to me like they may have 171 00:08:51,465 --> 00:08:54,366 burned out their primary weapon in that big collision. 172 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:58,503 [chris] so, yes. The weapon is no longer working on black dragon. 173 00:08:58,539 --> 00:09:00,372 -Ribbot is... -[kenny] oh, no! 174 00:09:00,407 --> 00:09:03,675 ...Driving inverted and now black dragon is on fire. 175 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,444 -Not in a good way. -[kenny] oh, my goodness. 176 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,880 This is a major, major issue. 177 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:12,551 [kenny] now black dragon needs a knockout potentially to win this fight. 178 00:09:12,586 --> 00:09:15,820 I'm not sure they can last another minute and 40 seconds, chris. 179 00:09:15,856 --> 00:09:18,690 Well, they just had ribbot up on the screws. 180 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:20,825 It seems to still be driving okay. 181 00:09:20,861 --> 00:09:22,928 But the question, for how long? 182 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:25,931 If ribbot just stays in the middle of the battlebox, 183 00:09:25,966 --> 00:09:28,700 eventually black dragon is gonna stop running. 184 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:33,038 But look at this, black dragon is trying to take ribbot under a pulverizer, 185 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:35,073 trying to do something to it. 186 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:36,741 -[smashes] -oh, there's a hit. 187 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:38,810 But ribbot says, "I'm gonna keep running." 188 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:41,413 I don't think you can, fireboy! 189 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:44,950 [kenny] chris, nine times out of ten, when we see a bot on fire 190 00:09:44,985 --> 00:09:47,352 like this, it dies almost instantly. 191 00:09:47,387 --> 00:09:49,821 Black dragon is just not backing down. 192 00:09:49,856 --> 00:09:51,556 [indistinct chatter] 193 00:09:51,592 --> 00:09:55,594 [chris] black dragon still running completely on fire 194 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:57,729 as we close in on the one-minute mark. 195 00:09:57,764 --> 00:10:01,066 I mean, we knew these were two tough bots, but... 196 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:02,534 [kenny] did we know they were this tough? 197 00:10:02,569 --> 00:10:04,636 [chris] wow! Unbelievable. 198 00:10:04,671 --> 00:10:07,105 -Black dragon is literally going up in smoke. -[kenny] it's getting worse. 199 00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:11,543 Black dragon has about 50 seconds to survive this fire, chris! 200 00:10:11,578 --> 00:10:13,478 [chris] this is unreal! 201 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:15,847 Black dragon has been on fire 202 00:10:15,882 --> 00:10:17,582 for well over a minute. 203 00:10:17,618 --> 00:10:20,819 And is still being the more aggressive bot. 204 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:24,289 [kenny] and they are winning this fight, chris. Ribbot has to find a way 205 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:27,859 to right themselves and get involved in this pushing match. 206 00:10:27,894 --> 00:10:31,029 Because right now, they're getting controlled and dominated 207 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:32,998 by a bot that just happens to be 208 00:10:33,033 --> 00:10:34,566 engulfed in flames! 209 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:38,003 David jin's team, I'm sure, is waiting, 210 00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:41,539 expecting black dragon to dive at the brazilians, 211 00:10:41,575 --> 00:10:44,175 didn't show no indication of slowing down. 212 00:10:44,211 --> 00:10:46,444 In fact, somehow they continue to attack 213 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,113 attack, attack. 214 00:10:48,148 --> 00:10:51,616 [kenny] black dragon might pull this off here, I think they're gonna survive. 215 00:10:51,652 --> 00:10:53,418 [chris] this is unreal! 216 00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:57,389 The last few seconds, black dragon trying to make one more push 217 00:10:57,424 --> 00:10:59,758 -to impress the judges. - [timer beeping] 218 00:10:59,793 --> 00:11:03,361 -and it sure as hell impressed me. - [buzzer buzzes] 219 00:11:03,397 --> 00:11:05,330 [audience cheering] 220 00:11:05,365 --> 00:11:07,032 unbelievable. 221 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:10,101 Pete, have you ever seen something like this? 222 00:11:10,137 --> 00:11:14,039 [peter] not had a bot stay on fire that long 223 00:11:14,074 --> 00:11:16,074 and it be their own fire. 224 00:11:16,777 --> 00:11:18,109 [kenny] unreal! 225 00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:21,146 Every one up on their feet 226 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:25,483 because they have never seen anything quite like this. 227 00:11:27,954 --> 00:11:31,322 [chris] black dragon was on fire, kenny, for two minutes 228 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:36,094 and four seconds and managed to push it to a judge's decision. 229 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:37,529 [kenny] that is insane. I mean, 230 00:11:37,564 --> 00:11:40,298 again, as far as toughness and durability, 231 00:11:40,333 --> 00:11:43,234 that is crazy to me how the judges are gonna view 232 00:11:43,270 --> 00:11:44,135 that, though, 233 00:11:44,171 --> 00:11:46,071 -I don't know. -Wow. 234 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:49,641 [chris] well, I hope black dragon has a good fighter insurance policy, 235 00:11:49,676 --> 00:11:51,209 because that bot is cooked. 236 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:54,412 We're gonna let the crew clean up the aftermath here 237 00:11:54,448 --> 00:11:57,449 and we'll have the decision to this heated showdown. 238 00:11:57,484 --> 00:12:01,019 That's when we return on battlebots! 239 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,160 [chris] all right. Welcome back to battlebots, 240 00:12:09,196 --> 00:12:11,830 where ribbot and black dragon are awaiting 241 00:12:11,865 --> 00:12:15,166 a judges' decision in one of the craziest 242 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:17,702 quarter final matches we have ever seen. 243 00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:21,906 Again, the teams will be scored on an 11-point scale. 244 00:12:21,942 --> 00:12:24,275 Five points to be awarded for damage, 245 00:12:24,311 --> 00:12:27,045 and three a piece for control and aggression. 246 00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:31,616 [chris] kenny, in the early going, black dragon 247 00:12:31,651 --> 00:12:33,651 was having its way with ribbot. 248 00:12:33,687 --> 00:12:35,186 But this is the moment 249 00:12:35,222 --> 00:12:37,589 that threw the entire match into chaos, 250 00:12:37,624 --> 00:12:41,192 a massive collision that disabled black dragon's weapon 251 00:12:41,228 --> 00:12:44,996 and eventually actually led them to erupt into flames. 252 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:48,166 [kenny] and we both thought that that was the end for the brazilians, 253 00:12:48,201 --> 00:12:51,269 but instead of dying, they stayed aggressive, 254 00:12:51,304 --> 00:12:54,405 drove ribbot into the hazards and continued 255 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:55,507 to control the action. 256 00:12:55,542 --> 00:12:58,343 [chris] unbelievable. Kenny, the big question, 257 00:12:58,378 --> 00:13:01,579 will the judges penalize black dragon for that inferno? 258 00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:04,783 Remember, durability is not a category on the score cards 259 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:07,819 and you have to imagine that fire did do some damage 260 00:13:07,854 --> 00:13:09,387 to black dragon as a whole. 261 00:13:09,422 --> 00:13:12,056 [kenny] it's gonna be a fascinating decision, 262 00:13:12,092 --> 00:13:13,992 both bots lost their weapons. 263 00:13:14,027 --> 00:13:16,561 Black dragon clearly had control. 264 00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:18,096 I think they'll pull this out. 265 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,631 But in a fight this crazy, 266 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:20,732 anything is possible. 267 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:21,599 [audience cheering] 268 00:13:21,635 --> 00:13:24,669 the results from the judges are in. 269 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:35,213 And the winner by unanimous decision is... 270 00:13:39,686 --> 00:13:43,188 Black dragon! 271 00:13:43,223 --> 00:13:45,323 [all cheering] 272 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,133 black dragon! 273 00:13:57,170 --> 00:14:00,371 [indistinct chatter] 274 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:02,240 clever kill, clever kill! 275 00:14:04,311 --> 00:14:05,777 [chris] gabriel... 276 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:10,982 -You never die! -Never! 277 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:14,919 Fire's our friend, so I was not bothered about the fire. 278 00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:16,821 I was bothered, "oh, okay, we lost our weapon. 279 00:14:16,857 --> 00:14:20,291 We lost our..." I think we lost one battery in one of the hits. 280 00:14:20,327 --> 00:14:23,628 But we are the black dragon, so we have fire. 281 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:25,496 -We are okay. Yeah. -There was a fear there, but... 282 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:28,333 [chris] yeah, you guys are so tough, you can't even destroy yourselves. 283 00:14:28,368 --> 00:14:30,702 Yeah! Oh, my god! 284 00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:32,637 Gabriel, you guys were on fire 285 00:14:32,672 --> 00:14:35,306 for two minutes and four seconds 286 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:36,641 in a three-minute fight. 287 00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:38,343 Did you think that at any point 288 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:40,144 that your robot was gonna stop working? 289 00:14:40,180 --> 00:14:41,746 Uh... I wasn't... 290 00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:44,782 I was thinking that, "okay, we might stop." 291 00:14:44,818 --> 00:14:46,951 but these guys worked so hard to 292 00:14:46,987 --> 00:14:48,653 keep the robot, like, hundred percent. 293 00:14:48,688 --> 00:14:52,390 [gabriel] and we have a way to keep the robot running all the time, 294 00:14:52,425 --> 00:14:55,360 even if we lost our weapon. So, 295 00:14:55,395 --> 00:14:59,764 uh, I truly believe in all the work that this guy puts and... 296 00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:02,700 We keep running, we're in the semifinals. 297 00:15:02,736 --> 00:15:06,604 All right, well, congratulations to you and the rest of your team. 298 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,940 We will see you in the semifinals. 299 00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:11,910 -[whooping triumphantly] -[all cheering] brazil! 300 00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,111 [audience applauding] 301 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:16,581 [chris] an unforgettable performance by the brazilians 302 00:15:16,616 --> 00:15:19,617 as they send team ribbot back to the lab. 303 00:15:19,653 --> 00:15:23,021 But what a season for the boys from wpi! 304 00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:25,356 It will now be a race against the clock 305 00:15:25,392 --> 00:15:28,760 to get black dragon back in fighting condition, 306 00:15:28,795 --> 00:15:31,963 as it will meet the winner of hydra and whiplash 307 00:15:31,998 --> 00:15:33,965 in the semi finals later tonight. 308 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:35,667 But right now, 309 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:39,103 the quarter finals continue with a match-up between 310 00:15:39,139 --> 00:15:43,641 the 6th seed, end game, and the 19th seed, shatter! 311 00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:48,146 [kenny] yeah, and this one is going to be an absolutely 312 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:50,481 explosive clash of designs. 313 00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:53,885 In one square, you have end game, the hardest-hitting bot left 314 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,353 in the tournament. 315 00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:58,723 They are knockout artists who want to go straight for the jugular 316 00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,291 and obliterate their opponent. 317 00:16:00,327 --> 00:16:02,927 In the other square, you've got the shifty shatter! 318 00:16:02,963 --> 00:16:06,731 It is heavily armored, it's omni wheels make it a tough bot to catch. 319 00:16:06,766 --> 00:16:09,300 And it has a powerful weapon in its own right. 320 00:16:09,336 --> 00:16:12,270 I would not be surprised to see one of these two bots 321 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:13,805 slugging it out for the title. 322 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,340 It'll be another good one. 323 00:16:15,375 --> 00:16:17,041 Faruq, take it away. 324 00:16:18,078 --> 00:16:19,877 In the blue square, 325 00:16:19,913 --> 00:16:21,412 from brooklyn, new york, 326 00:16:21,448 --> 00:16:26,117 the concrete jungle, this bot came to rumble, it's... 327 00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:27,752 Shatter! 328 00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:30,355 [all applauding] 329 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:34,759 [chris] shatter upended lock-jaw and mammoth to get here. 330 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:37,362 The guy that's pushing the bot is adam wrigley 331 00:16:37,397 --> 00:16:39,097 from brooklyn, new york. 332 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:42,233 And they're using a shorter hammer arm for this fight, kenny. 333 00:16:42,268 --> 00:16:44,335 [kenny] yeah, they're going with their shortest arm 334 00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:47,005 to limit the recoil pop the bot experiences 335 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,473 when it fires the hammer. 336 00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:51,976 Staying grounded could be a huge advantage for shatter 337 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:54,946 as it prevents end game from getting to its underdog. 338 00:16:58,084 --> 00:17:02,086 In the red square, from auckland, new zealand... 339 00:17:02,122 --> 00:17:05,189 Tick-tock, tick-tock. 340 00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:07,058 This battle's about to start. 341 00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:08,259 Time's up. 342 00:17:08,294 --> 00:17:09,927 It's end game! 343 00:17:09,963 --> 00:17:12,096 [all cheering] 344 00:17:13,233 --> 00:17:15,833 [chris] representing auckland, new zealand, 345 00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:18,236 it is team end game. 346 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:20,905 Upended perfect phoenix and rotator 347 00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:23,241 to advance to the finals. 348 00:17:23,276 --> 00:17:26,444 Kenny, what adjustments have they made for shatter? 349 00:17:26,479 --> 00:17:28,780 [kenny] well, chris, you can see those extra-long forks 350 00:17:28,815 --> 00:17:30,081 on the front of end game. 351 00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:32,517 They wanna use those to get underneath shatter, 352 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:36,087 destabilize the bot and feed it into their disk 353 00:17:36,122 --> 00:17:37,388 for a knockout shot. 354 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:39,323 [all cheering] 355 00:17:43,496 --> 00:17:46,097 so, when you fight a big vertical spinner like end game, 356 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,266 it only really takes one well-placed tip from them 357 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:49,767 to destroy a whole frame. 358 00:17:49,803 --> 00:17:53,204 So we are always conscious of the spinner's energy 359 00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:55,039 and we wanna make sure they don't get under us. 360 00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:56,707 They all get that big hit. 361 00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:59,811 We try to keep the hammer out of their weapon, 362 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:02,213 hit the chassis, drive well... 363 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:04,082 So it will be like, I think, a driver's battle 364 00:18:04,117 --> 00:18:06,350 and we'll try to nail their chassis with the hammer. 365 00:18:06,386 --> 00:18:07,518 This is, once again, 366 00:18:07,554 --> 00:18:09,520 the most important fight we've ever had at battlebots. 367 00:18:09,556 --> 00:18:10,621 We really want that done. 368 00:18:10,657 --> 00:18:12,757 Thing about shatter... It's not really... 369 00:18:12,792 --> 00:18:14,225 The hammer is not the scariest part. 370 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:17,695 He's actually very heavily magneted to the floor. 371 00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:21,332 So, we've got a long, shallow front on us, 372 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:24,068 which means it should require less force 373 00:18:24,104 --> 00:18:25,203 to get him off the ground. 374 00:18:25,238 --> 00:18:26,637 'cause once the magnets leave the ground, 375 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,072 they don't do anything anymore. 376 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,608 I think the best way we can win this match 377 00:18:30,643 --> 00:18:33,444 is if we hit it enough times and the hammer breaks, 378 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,246 and then we flip them upside down 379 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:36,214 and leave 'em there. 380 00:18:36,249 --> 00:18:38,316 We're all ready to go out. We wanna push on. 381 00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:40,751 -[woman] yeah! Yeah! -[all cheering] 382 00:18:41,988 --> 00:18:43,955 [all cheering and applauding] 383 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:54,165 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 384 00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:57,535 [chris] two teams for their first ever quarter final appearance. 385 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:59,871 Only one will survive. 386 00:18:59,906 --> 00:19:01,906 Hold on to your bots! 387 00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:04,175 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 388 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:08,579 Let the bot battle begin! 389 00:19:09,682 --> 00:19:11,916 Oh! End game going face to face. 390 00:19:11,951 --> 00:19:14,218 Right from the outset taking shatter! 391 00:19:14,888 --> 00:19:16,220 [all exclaiming] 392 00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:18,556 my gosh! 393 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:22,059 [kenny] end game doing exactly what they told us they wanted to do, 394 00:19:22,095 --> 00:19:25,563 using those long forks to get underneath shatter. 395 00:19:25,598 --> 00:19:28,533 [chris] but here comes shatter looking to return the favor. 396 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:31,636 Oh! There's the hammer! 397 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:34,205 End game answers to two quick jabs. 398 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,508 Adam wrigley let his weapon fly now. 399 00:19:37,544 --> 00:19:39,677 [kenny] this is not a good spot for shatter! 400 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:40,878 [all exclaim] 401 00:19:40,914 --> 00:19:43,314 [chris] end game nearly got shatter out of the box! 402 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:44,782 Wow! 403 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:47,518 Shatter flips back over, but it has definitely got some issues 404 00:19:47,554 --> 00:19:49,387 here in the first 30 seconds. 405 00:19:49,422 --> 00:19:51,522 And it might not be able to drive. 406 00:19:52,091 --> 00:19:53,791 There it goes. 407 00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:55,927 [kenny] end game... Very patient, very... 408 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:57,728 [all exclaim] 409 00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:59,664 well, there goes the hammer head! 410 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:01,832 And that's exactly why he didn't want to go 411 00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:03,301 weapon to weapon with end game. 412 00:20:03,336 --> 00:20:04,669 Holy smokes! 413 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:06,737 [chris] shatter is in deep trouble right now 414 00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:08,239 without that hammer head. 415 00:20:08,274 --> 00:20:11,142 Still two minutes remaining in this fight! 416 00:20:11,177 --> 00:20:13,945 End game, will it go in for the crushing blow? 417 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:15,880 Right in front of you, 418 00:20:15,915 --> 00:20:18,849 you can hear that whack of the plummet! 419 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:21,219 End game at a bend over here. 420 00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:24,555 More bot parts of shatter all over the place! 421 00:20:24,591 --> 00:20:25,756 Unbelievable! 422 00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:27,258 [man] he can still win this. He can still win this. 423 00:20:27,293 --> 00:20:29,427 [kenny] shatter is decapitated, 424 00:20:29,462 --> 00:20:32,096 but the arm is still swinging. 425 00:20:32,131 --> 00:20:33,898 That's the only arm for shatter, 426 00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:36,867 which is getting ripped apart bit by bit! 427 00:20:36,903 --> 00:20:39,103 [chris] literally taken apart piece by piece. 428 00:20:39,138 --> 00:20:41,172 I see some control with shatter. 429 00:20:41,207 --> 00:20:43,007 [kenny] the wreckage is a warning! 430 00:20:43,042 --> 00:20:45,610 [speaks indistinctly] 431 00:20:45,645 --> 00:20:47,411 [kenny] shatter crashing around 432 00:20:47,447 --> 00:20:50,348 trying desperately to generate some sort of movement, 433 00:20:50,383 --> 00:20:52,416 but it might not be enough! 434 00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:54,318 The countdown has started! 435 00:20:54,354 --> 00:20:55,786 -[man] come on! -[chris] wow. 436 00:20:55,822 --> 00:20:58,856 [kenny] adam wrigley and shatter can't move! 437 00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:01,325 They're flailing! 438 00:21:01,361 --> 00:21:04,195 -Put it out of its misery! -[alarm blares] 439 00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:05,363 -[all cheering] -[chris] hey! 440 00:21:05,798 --> 00:21:06,864 Hey! 441 00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:09,767 End game is moving on! 442 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:11,235 [all cheering] 443 00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:16,340 they just got under us. 444 00:21:19,879 --> 00:21:22,480 [chris] kenny, end game took control of this fight 445 00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:23,948 from the opening bell 446 00:21:23,983 --> 00:21:26,250 using those long, sloping forks 447 00:21:26,286 --> 00:21:29,320 to get under shatter and dominate the action. 448 00:21:29,355 --> 00:21:32,690 [kenny] absolutely. It was all end game the whole time. 449 00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:36,394 When you have a very powerful vertical disk like end game, 450 00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:38,195 it's just a terrible match up. 451 00:21:38,231 --> 00:21:40,231 [chris] and after getting back into the quarter, 452 00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:41,699 shatter got rather desperate 453 00:21:41,734 --> 00:21:43,501 and was forced to throw the hammer 454 00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:45,803 even if it meant going weapon to weapon. 455 00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:47,238 [kenny] he really had to go for it 456 00:21:47,273 --> 00:21:50,841 and maybe try to disable that primary weapon of end game. 457 00:21:50,877 --> 00:21:53,044 That did not work out well for him. 458 00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:55,913 He was a sitting duck once he lost that hammerhead. 459 00:21:55,948 --> 00:21:58,215 Not gonna do a whole lot with that arm, chris. 460 00:21:58,251 --> 00:22:01,552 End game was just unbelievable out there. 461 00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:02,887 [all cheering] 462 00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:09,060 [kenny] so end game bulldozes its way into the semi-finals 463 00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:12,630 and the eyes of new zealand are now fixed on this team 464 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:13,798 and its bid to become 465 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:17,468 the first ever international battlebots champions. 466 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:20,871 Up next, aren hill's tantrum 467 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:23,607 will try to continue its cinderella story 468 00:22:23,643 --> 00:22:26,577 against jamison go and sawblaze. 469 00:22:26,612 --> 00:22:29,013 Hurry up and find your glass slippers, kenny. 470 00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:31,048 We'll see that clash when we return 471 00:22:31,084 --> 00:22:32,450 on the final night 472 00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:35,653 of the battlebots world championship tournament. 473 00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:38,456 [audience cheering] 474 00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:47,264 we are back with the quarter finals here on battlebots. 475 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:49,633 Up next, the action continues 476 00:22:49,669 --> 00:22:55,172 as the seventh seed sawblaze meets the 18th seed tantrum. 477 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:58,142 There you see the teams making their final preparations 478 00:22:58,177 --> 00:22:59,643 inside the battlebox. 479 00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:02,680 A spot in the semi-finals is on the line. 480 00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:06,417 In the 2019 season, 481 00:23:06,452 --> 00:23:10,554 jamison go and sawblaze saw their dream of hoisting the giant nut, 482 00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:13,591 come to an abrupt end with a quarter final loss 483 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,259 to witch doctor. 484 00:23:15,294 --> 00:23:18,129 [announcer] sawblaze incapacitated! 485 00:23:18,164 --> 00:23:20,331 [chris] but they exercise those demons 486 00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:24,268 in spectacular fashion in this year's round of 16. 487 00:23:24,303 --> 00:23:26,537 [announcer] jamison go and sawblaze 488 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,839 have gotten their revenge! 489 00:23:28,875 --> 00:23:32,410 [chris] kenny, could this finally be their time? 490 00:23:32,445 --> 00:23:36,213 [kenny] listen, sawblaze has consistently shown it's an elite level bot 491 00:23:36,249 --> 00:23:38,315 in every match they fought this season. 492 00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:41,285 This is the farthest they've ever advanced in the tournament, 493 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,921 and jamison go has never looked more confident. 494 00:23:43,956 --> 00:23:46,757 This bot is a powder keg of potential, 495 00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:49,260 and this may be the year we see it all come together. 496 00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:53,097 [chris] you know, kenny, when we looked at the entire field 497 00:23:53,132 --> 00:23:54,398 at the beginning of the season, 498 00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:55,833 you could've circled several teams 499 00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:58,369 that, kenny, I think they'll be in the top eight. 500 00:23:58,404 --> 00:24:00,738 I don't think tantrum would've been in that discussion 501 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:03,174 based on what they did the previous two seasons. 502 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:05,042 They were just kind of a 500 bot 503 00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:08,012 kind of meandering their way through battlebots live. 504 00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:10,314 But aren hill said, "listen, we poured thousands 505 00:24:10,349 --> 00:24:12,450 and thousand of hours into this thing. 506 00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:13,951 I'm not shocked I'm here." 507 00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:15,719 [kenny] that's right. Usually, when you see 508 00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:17,655 a lower seated team's still around 509 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:18,823 this late in the tournament, 510 00:24:18,858 --> 00:24:20,591 luck had a lot to do with it, 511 00:24:20,626 --> 00:24:22,860 but with tantrum, it's all earned. 512 00:24:22,895 --> 00:24:25,529 Aren hill has been driving out of his mind. 513 00:24:25,565 --> 00:24:27,398 And he is laser-focused 514 00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:30,134 on controlling the ground battle here against sawblaze. 515 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,202 [all cheering] 516 00:24:31,237 --> 00:24:34,038 [chris] all right. The teams are ready to go. 517 00:24:34,073 --> 00:24:36,841 A spot in the top four is on the line. 518 00:24:36,876 --> 00:24:39,376 Winner takes on end game. 519 00:24:40,847 --> 00:24:42,379 [audience cheering and applauding] 520 00:24:42,415 --> 00:24:44,482 [automated voice] blue team, ready. 521 00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:49,920 [all cheering] 522 00:24:49,956 --> 00:24:52,923 [chris] captain aren hill in the background there. 523 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:56,694 How does tantrum keep their cinderella story going, kenny? 524 00:24:56,729 --> 00:24:58,829 [kenny] well, aren knows those forks on sawblaze 525 00:24:58,865 --> 00:25:01,599 really allowed jamison go to control a match. 526 00:25:01,634 --> 00:25:04,235 He wants to bend and damage those prongs 527 00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:07,371 as quickly as he can here to take that advantage away. 528 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,674 [automated voice] red team, ready. 529 00:25:12,545 --> 00:25:13,811 Ready? 530 00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:15,212 [cheering] 531 00:25:15,248 --> 00:25:17,348 [audience cheering and applauding] 532 00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:19,850 [chris] team sawblaze looking confident. 533 00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:25,122 He's unconventionally aiming for a judges' decision 534 00:25:25,157 --> 00:25:26,757 due to tantrum's heavy armor. 535 00:25:26,792 --> 00:25:29,093 His goal is to throttle down his weapon 536 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:32,630 and show the judges consistent damage and control, 537 00:25:32,665 --> 00:25:34,965 but leaving a fight up to the judges 538 00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:36,634 is like a box of chocolates... 539 00:25:36,669 --> 00:25:38,335 [chris] delicious? 540 00:25:38,371 --> 00:25:40,037 [kenny] something like that, chris. 541 00:25:41,173 --> 00:25:43,173 [crowd cheering] 542 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:50,147 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! 543 00:25:58,190 --> 00:25:59,657 [man] go! 544 00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:03,928 [kenny] let the bot battle begin! 545 00:26:03,963 --> 00:26:05,396 [chris] sawblaze. 546 00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:07,398 Driving around, trying to catch tantrum. 547 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:09,033 [kenny] oh! 548 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:10,568 [chris] landed. 549 00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:12,503 [kenny] tantrum doing a good job of getting underneath that dustpan 550 00:26:12,538 --> 00:26:13,504 but not that time! 551 00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:14,772 [chris] oh, boy. 552 00:26:14,807 --> 00:26:17,041 Tantrum's gotta get free. 553 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:20,344 Of course, he's also trying to bend the forks at the same time. 554 00:26:20,379 --> 00:26:23,247 [kenny] wow, right now, this is going well for tantrum, 555 00:26:23,282 --> 00:26:26,083 that is, getting underneath sawblaze right now 556 00:26:26,118 --> 00:26:28,018 and showing some good speed as well. 557 00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:30,054 [speaking indistinctly] 558 00:26:31,591 --> 00:26:33,490 [chris] whoa! Nice little pop. 559 00:26:33,526 --> 00:26:35,259 [kenny] tantrum is so fast. 560 00:26:35,294 --> 00:26:37,061 [chris] and doing a nice job 561 00:26:37,096 --> 00:26:39,496 controlling the first 30 seconds of this fight. 562 00:26:39,532 --> 00:26:41,599 [kenny] oh, and aren hill trying to go after those forks, 563 00:26:41,634 --> 00:26:42,733 trying to get those bent, 564 00:26:42,768 --> 00:26:44,368 so they can have an easier time 565 00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:46,136 at getting underneath sawblaze, chris? 566 00:26:46,172 --> 00:26:47,538 [chris] yeah. Look at that! 567 00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:50,407 Tantrum putting sawblaze up on the screws. 568 00:26:50,443 --> 00:26:53,210 Jamison go has got to get outta there, and he does. 569 00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:55,579 [kenny] looks like tantrum is trying to push sawblaze 570 00:26:55,615 --> 00:26:57,548 on the screws, direct in first, 571 00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,683 hoping to break that saw. 572 00:26:59,719 --> 00:27:02,886 [chris] yeah, tantrum's done an amazing job getting under the forks. 573 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:03,921 Kenny? 574 00:27:03,956 --> 00:27:06,757 [kenny] yeah, sawblaze is really struggling 575 00:27:06,792 --> 00:27:08,826 with this ground battle here. 576 00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,428 Tantrum utilizing that primary weapon, 577 00:27:11,464 --> 00:27:13,797 that vertical disc-spinner at the right time. 578 00:27:13,833 --> 00:27:16,066 Using it sparingly, they're taking their time. 579 00:27:16,102 --> 00:27:17,368 They're pacing themselves, 580 00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:19,336 but staying aggressive with their driving. 581 00:27:19,372 --> 00:27:21,372 [chris] all right, that was a good hit by the hammer saw, 582 00:27:21,407 --> 00:27:23,507 but look at tantrum with its disc spinner 583 00:27:23,542 --> 00:27:26,310 doing some damage to those front forks. 584 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:29,346 [kenny] sawblaze just hasn't been able to get control in this fight. 585 00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:30,781 [chris] not at all. 586 00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:32,216 You see the flame still working 587 00:27:32,251 --> 00:27:35,019 but he can't even point it in the right direction right now. 588 00:27:35,054 --> 00:27:37,054 [kenny] aren hill and team tantrum 589 00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:39,823 keeping jamison go and sawblaze off balance. 590 00:27:39,859 --> 00:27:42,493 [chris] nice work pinning him against the rails. 591 00:27:42,561 --> 00:27:44,128 You can do that for ten seconds, 592 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:45,996 then you must release your opponent. 593 00:27:46,032 --> 00:27:48,065 [kenny] now, watch this, he's gonna punch on the exit. 594 00:27:48,134 --> 00:27:49,099 There it is! 595 00:27:49,135 --> 00:27:50,367 [chris] nice call, kenny. 596 00:27:50,403 --> 00:27:52,770 You're the tony romo of battlebots. 597 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:54,371 [kenny laughs] 598 00:27:54,407 --> 00:27:57,074 [kenny] there he is, kinda buffing the bottom, 599 00:27:57,109 --> 00:27:59,743 the undercarriage of sawblaze a little bit. 600 00:27:59,779 --> 00:28:01,445 [chris] you can see that middle fork 601 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,014 is definitely bent up on sawblaze. 602 00:28:04,050 --> 00:28:07,418 Tantrum taking in two with a minute to go. 603 00:28:07,453 --> 00:28:11,488 [kenny] tantrum just throwing jab after jab at sawblaze. 604 00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:13,991 [chris] sawblaze has gotta change tacts here, kenny. 605 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:16,293 -He is running out of time. -[kenny] yeah. 606 00:28:16,328 --> 00:28:17,895 -[crowd gasping] -[chris] oh! 607 00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:21,832 A monster shot by tantrum! The best one of the match. 608 00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:24,935 [kenny] absolutely, that was a knockdown in my book. 609 00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:26,670 -Oh! -[crowd gasping] 610 00:28:26,706 --> 00:28:29,673 pieces of sawblaze fly all over the battlebox 611 00:28:29,709 --> 00:28:32,376 and tantrum might be trying to knock him outta here, chris. 612 00:28:32,411 --> 00:28:33,977 [chris] yeah, tantrum is on the attack 613 00:28:34,013 --> 00:28:35,813 looking for the right way to get in there. 614 00:28:35,848 --> 00:28:38,182 He backs up and goes in for more. 615 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:39,616 Causing a few sparks. 616 00:28:39,652 --> 00:28:43,387 Now the right side fork is up in the air on sawblaze. 617 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:45,422 [kenny] sawblaze needs to get nasty at this point. 618 00:28:45,458 --> 00:28:47,291 Twenty seconds left in this fight, chris. 619 00:28:47,326 --> 00:28:50,194 [chris] it is desperation time for jamison go. 620 00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:51,795 In the meantime, 621 00:28:51,831 --> 00:28:55,332 aren hill continues to step on the accelerator. 622 00:28:57,036 --> 00:28:58,836 He does get pinned to the corner 623 00:28:58,871 --> 00:29:00,471 in the final few seconds. 624 00:29:00,506 --> 00:29:02,973 Sawblaze gets a little control. 625 00:29:03,876 --> 00:29:05,809 But that's gonna be it. 626 00:29:05,845 --> 00:29:06,744 [alarm blares] 627 00:29:06,779 --> 00:29:10,147 [kenny] wow! An amazing performance 628 00:29:10,182 --> 00:29:13,117 by the 18th seed tantrum. 629 00:29:13,152 --> 00:29:14,818 Wow. Damn. 630 00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:17,621 [all whooping] 631 00:29:19,358 --> 00:29:21,291 they got underneath us every time. 632 00:29:21,327 --> 00:29:23,894 [chris] so for the second time in three matches, 633 00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:27,397 we will go to the scorecards. 634 00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:30,834 Your battlebots judges are all former participants. 635 00:29:30,870 --> 00:29:34,872 Derek young, lisa winter and jason bardis. 636 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:42,346 Kenny, tantrum is small, stout and quick. 637 00:29:42,381 --> 00:29:44,047 [kenny] absolutely, and I think, you know, 638 00:29:44,083 --> 00:29:46,550 speed was something that we underestimated. 639 00:29:46,585 --> 00:29:49,419 We thought that sawblaze was gonna be the faster bot, 640 00:29:49,455 --> 00:29:52,489 and I think jamison go thought he was gonna be the faster bot. 641 00:29:52,525 --> 00:29:55,526 After watching this fight, I don't think that was the case. 642 00:29:55,561 --> 00:29:58,896 But more than anything else, I think the strategy for tantrum 643 00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:01,464 really played out extremely well. 644 00:30:01,467 --> 00:30:05,068 They executed their driving and I think the biggest thing 645 00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:08,172 was they won the ground battle against sawblaze. 646 00:30:08,207 --> 00:30:11,575 [chris] so often, sawblaze just scoops up its opponent, 647 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:15,179 uses that dustpan, takes 'em wherever they want in the battlebox. 648 00:30:15,214 --> 00:30:18,715 We didn't see that, kenny, until the final ten seconds of the fight. 649 00:30:18,751 --> 00:30:20,384 [kenny] no question, and you know what? 650 00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:22,219 Everyone talks about the driving of guys 651 00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:25,789 like michael gellatly and jamison go and matty vasquez. 652 00:30:25,825 --> 00:30:27,991 I think aren hill just established himself 653 00:30:28,027 --> 00:30:30,360 as one of the best drivers in the game as well. 654 00:30:30,396 --> 00:30:31,762 What a performance! 655 00:30:31,797 --> 00:30:33,463 [crowd cheering] 656 00:30:35,034 --> 00:30:37,534 the results from the judges are in. 657 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,074 We have a unanimous decision. 658 00:30:44,109 --> 00:30:45,442 [cheering] 659 00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,246 and the winner is... 660 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,086 Tantrum! 661 00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:58,188 [crowd cheering] 662 00:31:08,734 --> 00:31:12,636 [chris] aren hill, as the 18th seed in this tournament, 663 00:31:12,671 --> 00:31:14,171 you are now officially 664 00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:17,341 going to be one of the last four teams left standing. 665 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:20,077 How does that feel? 666 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:22,412 That's going to take a while to set in. 667 00:31:22,815 --> 00:31:24,615 Uh... 668 00:31:24,650 --> 00:31:26,383 Yeah, that's all I got for that one. 669 00:31:26,418 --> 00:31:27,885 Why are you so speechless? 670 00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:29,853 I just... 671 00:31:29,889 --> 00:31:32,656 Like, he's one of the best drivers in the sport. Period. 672 00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:35,559 We held our own. I feel real proud of that. 673 00:31:35,594 --> 00:31:37,794 Aren, you are two wins away 674 00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:41,031 from taking home the giant nut. 675 00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:44,334 Did you dream about that before this season started? 676 00:31:44,370 --> 00:31:46,770 We've been working towards that for three years now. 677 00:31:47,506 --> 00:31:48,972 It's gettin' a lot closer. 678 00:31:49,742 --> 00:31:51,341 It's almost a reality. 679 00:31:51,377 --> 00:31:52,910 We'll see you in the semi-finals. 680 00:31:52,945 --> 00:31:55,979 Congratulations to aren hill and team tantrum. 681 00:31:56,015 --> 00:31:58,548 -You're off to the semis. -Thank you, guys. 682 00:31:58,584 --> 00:32:00,183 [crowd cheering] 683 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:05,355 [chris] so we say an unexpected goodbye 684 00:32:05,391 --> 00:32:07,891 to jamison go and sawblaze. 685 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:10,093 I have no doubt, the sting of this loss 686 00:32:10,129 --> 00:32:12,462 will fuel them to return in even more 687 00:32:12,498 --> 00:32:14,531 terrifying fashion next season. 688 00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:16,333 Comin' up... 689 00:32:16,368 --> 00:32:20,037 The quarter-finals conclude as the number one overall seed, 690 00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:22,773 hydra, squares off against one of the best 691 00:32:22,808 --> 00:32:25,876 all around bots in the field, whiplash. 692 00:32:25,911 --> 00:32:29,713 The final night of the world championship tournament continues... 693 00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:31,982 Next. 694 00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:41,625 We continue on with the quarter-finals here on battlebots. 695 00:32:41,660 --> 00:32:43,260 He is kenny florian, and I'm chris rose, 696 00:32:43,295 --> 00:32:45,896 and this one is such a tasty treat. 697 00:32:45,931 --> 00:32:48,432 It's the number one overall seed, hydra, 698 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:50,834 taking on the 8th seed, whiplash. 699 00:32:51,804 --> 00:32:54,037 You see the teams inside the battlebox. 700 00:32:54,073 --> 00:32:57,674 Getting their 250-pound bots ready for war. 701 00:32:58,544 --> 00:33:00,711 Hydra captain, jake ewert told us, 702 00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:05,382 "listen I have nothing but respect for the vasquez family. 703 00:33:05,417 --> 00:33:08,418 My goal is to put 'em in the air at least once 704 00:33:08,454 --> 00:33:10,554 because after that, matt vasquez, 705 00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:12,656 as good a driver as he is, he tends to get..." 706 00:33:12,691 --> 00:33:13,991 you remember the word he used? 707 00:33:14,026 --> 00:33:15,225 -"squirley." -[kenny] yes. "squirley." 708 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:17,928 exactly. Uh, he thinks that's gonna throw him off. 709 00:33:17,963 --> 00:33:19,563 Um, I don't know. 710 00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,631 Hydra hasn't been truly been tested yet 711 00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:24,067 and now is when they show who they really are. 712 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:25,635 They've been so dominant, 713 00:33:25,671 --> 00:33:28,805 is that a sign that they're so much better than all of the other teams? 714 00:33:28,841 --> 00:33:30,941 Or have they just not been hit in the face yet? 715 00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:32,743 We're about to find out tonight. 716 00:33:32,778 --> 00:33:34,044 As for whiplash, 717 00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:38,281 you remember that in the 2018 season, in the quarter-final, 718 00:33:38,317 --> 00:33:41,018 that team faced the premier flipperbot, 719 00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:42,486 at the time, bronco, 720 00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:45,422 and he ended up winning a relatively easy decision here. 721 00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:47,090 Now, matt vasquez came out and said, 722 00:33:47,126 --> 00:33:50,761 "hydra is better now than bronco was then." 723 00:33:50,796 --> 00:33:54,731 so he paused for some concern but he still has confidence. 724 00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:56,733 That's right, and they've made some modifications 725 00:33:56,769 --> 00:34:00,170 where they feel they're not gonna let hydra get underneath them. 726 00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:02,005 That remains to be seen. 727 00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:05,709 What they for sure have is a weapon hydra hasn't faced before. 728 00:34:05,744 --> 00:34:07,577 That vertical spinner and lifter 729 00:34:07,613 --> 00:34:09,012 than can attack from above. 730 00:34:09,048 --> 00:34:11,348 Matty knows that's his strongest advantage. 731 00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:14,251 So if they can get some hits going with that vertical spinner, 732 00:34:14,286 --> 00:34:16,453 maybe we'll see a knockout from whiplash. 733 00:34:16,488 --> 00:34:17,521 [crowd cheering] 734 00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:23,527 [chris] it's gonna be a fun one. 735 00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:24,895 The teams are in position 736 00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:27,564 and ready to throwdown for their tournament lives. 737 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:28,832 Let's get it on! 738 00:34:31,136 --> 00:34:33,070 [automated voice] blue team, ready? 739 00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:34,604 I'm gonna be ready this time. 740 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:35,505 We're ready. 741 00:34:35,541 --> 00:34:37,474 [chris] jake ewert looking focused. 742 00:34:37,509 --> 00:34:41,044 He knocked out hypershock and gigabyte to get here. 743 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:44,681 How does he keep his undefeated season alive, kenny? 744 00:34:44,716 --> 00:34:46,249 [kenny] he's in a tough spot here, chris. 745 00:34:46,285 --> 00:34:48,085 Those forks to the front of whiplash 746 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,820 are longer that hydra's flipper, 747 00:34:49,855 --> 00:34:53,390 which is going to make it difficult for jake to attack from the front. 748 00:34:53,425 --> 00:34:56,960 He knows this will be his toughest match so far this season. 749 00:34:56,995 --> 00:34:58,495 Let's see how he adapts to it. 750 00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:00,497 They look wicked wedges. 751 00:35:00,532 --> 00:35:02,265 They look really low. 752 00:35:04,670 --> 00:35:06,269 [automated voice] red team, ready? 753 00:35:06,305 --> 00:35:08,138 -Let's go. -[all cheering] 754 00:35:08,173 --> 00:35:10,974 [chris] and there's matty vasquez of whiplash. 755 00:35:11,009 --> 00:35:13,276 He typically comes out aggressive. 756 00:35:13,312 --> 00:35:16,113 Do you think we'll see that against hydra here, kenny? 757 00:35:16,148 --> 00:35:19,116 [kenny] yes, but look for him to carefully pick his spots 758 00:35:19,151 --> 00:35:20,584 on when to attack. 759 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:23,487 He knows hydra can end a fight in the blink of an eye. 760 00:35:23,522 --> 00:35:26,022 So, matt wants to pin hydra into a corner 761 00:35:26,058 --> 00:35:29,025 then use that spinner to score some damage point. 762 00:35:29,061 --> 00:35:30,794 [audience cheering] 763 00:35:38,170 --> 00:35:43,807 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 764 00:35:43,842 --> 00:35:45,876 [chris] whyachi versus vasquez. 765 00:35:45,911 --> 00:35:48,979 A trip to the semi-finals is on the line. 766 00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:52,883 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 767 00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:55,685 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 768 00:35:55,721 --> 00:35:57,320 [kenny] I think the first couple exchanges 769 00:35:57,356 --> 00:35:59,222 are gonna tell us a lot here, chris. 770 00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:00,690 [indistinct chatter] 771 00:36:00,726 --> 00:36:04,261 [chris] hydra, trying to work its way toward whiplash. 772 00:36:04,296 --> 00:36:06,730 Havin' a little driving issue with whiplash. 773 00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,065 Trying to get under hydra. 774 00:36:09,134 --> 00:36:11,101 And does so and lifts it up. 775 00:36:11,136 --> 00:36:12,602 [audience exclaiming] 776 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:13,770 [chris] big hit! 777 00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:14,971 Yeah! 778 00:36:15,007 --> 00:36:17,140 [chris] hydra flipped itself off the screws 779 00:36:17,176 --> 00:36:19,709 and right into whiplash's weapon! 780 00:36:19,744 --> 00:36:22,145 [kenny] jason vasquez jumped extremely high 781 00:36:22,181 --> 00:36:24,181 when he saw that they were able to get through hydra. 782 00:36:24,216 --> 00:36:25,215 [chris] yeah, look at this. 783 00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:27,751 And again whiplash takin' hydra for a ride! 784 00:36:27,786 --> 00:36:29,920 [kenny] couldn't quite tank him into the rails. 785 00:36:29,955 --> 00:36:32,422 Hydra finally puts that flipper into play. 786 00:36:32,457 --> 00:36:34,925 Look at whiplash self-right them. 787 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,993 [chris] matty vasquez on the attack, 788 00:36:37,029 --> 00:36:39,429 getting his lifter back in the mix. 789 00:36:39,464 --> 00:36:42,499 Hydra looking for a good shot. 790 00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:45,368 [kenny] we're not used to seeing hydra miss this many flips. 791 00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:47,337 Whiplash doing a great job, 792 00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:49,739 but hydra can't get it going in a hurry, chris. 793 00:36:51,276 --> 00:36:53,109 [chris] there you go, that's it! 794 00:36:53,145 --> 00:36:55,946 Whoa! Oh, this is big time trouble for whiplash. 795 00:36:55,981 --> 00:36:59,216 Hydra has an angle to lock him out of the box. Oh! 796 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:01,952 Doesn't quite get the power I think. 797 00:37:01,987 --> 00:37:03,987 [kenny] a beautiful counter by whiplash, 798 00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:06,856 spun around and dropped that disk from overhead. 799 00:37:06,892 --> 00:37:11,795 But hydra definitely evening out the score card in that exchange. 800 00:37:11,830 --> 00:37:12,829 [chris] you know, hydra's flipper 801 00:37:12,864 --> 00:37:14,831 doesn't seem to have the same level of pop 802 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:16,933 that we used to seein' though tonight, kenny. 803 00:37:16,969 --> 00:37:18,235 [audience cheering] 804 00:37:18,270 --> 00:37:20,337 [kenny] yeah, we've yet to see the big flip, 805 00:37:20,372 --> 00:37:23,340 but whiplash cannot get complacent. 806 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,342 [chris] almost 90 seconds in, 807 00:37:25,377 --> 00:37:27,844 whiplash still tryin' to get under hydra. 808 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:29,746 [kenny] those forks are doing an amazing job 809 00:37:29,781 --> 00:37:32,015 by not letting hydra attack from the front. 810 00:37:32,050 --> 00:37:33,250 And hydra has to be very careful... 811 00:37:33,285 --> 00:37:35,418 - [all exclaiming] oh! -Great shot there by hydra. 812 00:37:35,454 --> 00:37:38,388 They have to be very careful when they're going weapon to weapon. 813 00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:40,357 You'll notice they're not trying to flip. 814 00:37:40,392 --> 00:37:41,891 They don't want their primary weapon 815 00:37:41,927 --> 00:37:44,394 to be ruined by that vertical disk of whiplash. 816 00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:45,629 [chris] here's whiplash 817 00:37:45,697 --> 00:37:47,530 getting underneath hydra again. 818 00:37:47,566 --> 00:37:48,732 -[audience exclaiming] -[chris] oh! 819 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:51,968 Hydra with that counter shot puts whiplash on its head! 820 00:37:52,004 --> 00:37:54,604 Back-and-forth action! 821 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,606 [kenny] I think hydra has a brilliant strategy. 822 00:37:56,642 --> 00:37:58,942 Instead of going first as you see in the fight game 823 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:00,644 they're going second, 824 00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:04,714 they're waiting for whiplash to attack first then they're getting underneath. 825 00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:05,915 They're being very patient here. 826 00:38:05,951 --> 00:38:07,417 They don't know whether you're gonna... Don't. 827 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:08,685 Don't get in between the... 828 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,820 [chris] under 50 seconds to go. 829 00:38:10,856 --> 00:38:11,955 Both bots, 830 00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:14,024 they have been aggressive throughout the match. 831 00:38:14,059 --> 00:38:17,494 Both have had stretches, where they seem to be in control. 832 00:38:18,397 --> 00:38:20,297 Hydra trying to score some points 833 00:38:20,332 --> 00:38:22,499 with that flipper as we approach the finish. 834 00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:25,268 Oh! Pops whiplash head over heels. 835 00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,771 But whiplash able to self-right. 836 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:28,905 [screeches] 837 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:31,341 [kenny] hydra has kept the pressure on whiplash. 838 00:38:31,977 --> 00:38:33,610 [chris] under 25 to go. 839 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:36,713 Who's gonna make that last stand to impress the judges? 840 00:38:36,748 --> 00:38:38,315 [kenny] oh, there's a nice hit by whiplash 841 00:38:38,350 --> 00:38:39,683 to the side of hydra, chris. 842 00:38:39,718 --> 00:38:41,551 [chris] hydra has done a decent job 843 00:38:41,586 --> 00:38:43,320 getting some flips on whiplash. 844 00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:45,588 But it has done minimal damage. 845 00:38:45,624 --> 00:38:47,924 This one is going to go the distance 846 00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:49,726 and whiplash tries to take some 847 00:38:49,761 --> 00:38:51,594 out of the bottom of hydra! 848 00:38:51,630 --> 00:38:55,365 In the final few kicks whiplash is smoking. 849 00:38:55,434 --> 00:38:58,535 - [alarm blares] -but this one is over. 850 00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:02,706 Whiplash doing a celebratory dance 851 00:39:02,741 --> 00:39:05,475 thinking they have advanced to their second semi-final 852 00:39:05,510 --> 00:39:07,110 of the last three seasons. 853 00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:10,613 -We shall see. -Wonderful job. 854 00:39:10,649 --> 00:39:14,617 [chris] can hydra, the tournaments' number one overall seed survive? 855 00:39:14,653 --> 00:39:17,354 The judges will decide. 856 00:39:17,389 --> 00:39:20,623 That's when battlebots continues. 857 00:39:20,659 --> 00:39:22,792 [audience cheering] 858 00:39:30,068 --> 00:39:31,901 [audience cheering] 859 00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:33,370 [chris] welcome back to battlebots 860 00:39:33,405 --> 00:39:36,906 where the number one overall seed hydra 861 00:39:36,942 --> 00:39:38,908 has just gone the full three minutes 862 00:39:38,944 --> 00:39:41,544 in a back-and-forth all-out war 863 00:39:41,580 --> 00:39:43,380 with the eighth seed whiplash. 864 00:39:43,415 --> 00:39:48,351 It's now up to our judges to decide who will advance to the semi-finals. 865 00:39:48,387 --> 00:39:51,020 [audience exclaiming] 866 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:54,457 [chris] kenny, hydra connected on five flips in this match 867 00:39:54,493 --> 00:39:57,927 but nothing that really got whiplash air-borne. 868 00:39:57,963 --> 00:39:59,629 [kenny] that's right, we saw five flips, 869 00:39:59,664 --> 00:40:01,398 but they weren't the same flip 870 00:40:01,433 --> 00:40:03,933 that we've seen from hydra in the past. 871 00:40:03,969 --> 00:40:06,436 You see, whiplash did a great job 872 00:40:06,471 --> 00:40:09,439 of not allowing hydra to really get underneath it. 873 00:40:09,474 --> 00:40:11,508 There is whiplash winning the the ground game 874 00:40:11,543 --> 00:40:13,076 and then landing some great shots 875 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:15,645 to the underbelly of hydra. 876 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,180 [chris] whiplash managed to rip off 877 00:40:17,215 --> 00:40:19,382 a few of hydra's front wedge lids 878 00:40:19,418 --> 00:40:21,384 which may have affected hydra's ability 879 00:40:21,420 --> 00:40:23,520 to feed them into its flipper. 880 00:40:23,555 --> 00:40:27,490 But very little damage done to whiplash in this fight, kenny. 881 00:40:27,526 --> 00:40:30,026 [kenny] yeah, hydra kept the pressure on whiplash 882 00:40:30,061 --> 00:40:33,196 and even had an opportunity to toss them out of the box. 883 00:40:33,231 --> 00:40:35,298 They just couldn't finish the job. 884 00:40:35,333 --> 00:40:38,868 The control and aggression categories should be close, 885 00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:41,337 but about this finish from whiplash 886 00:40:41,373 --> 00:40:43,039 attacking the backside 887 00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:46,509 and leaving the judges with a powerful final on pressure. 888 00:40:46,545 --> 00:40:48,344 [audience cheering] 889 00:40:48,380 --> 00:40:51,147 the results from judges are in. 890 00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:55,318 [intense music playing] 891 00:40:55,353 --> 00:40:58,121 and we have a split decision. 892 00:40:58,156 --> 00:41:00,089 [audience exclaiming] 893 00:41:01,326 --> 00:41:06,062 judge lisa scored the battle for hydra! 894 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:08,031 [audience cheering] 895 00:41:10,635 --> 00:41:15,972 judge derek scored the battle for whiplash! 896 00:41:16,007 --> 00:41:17,540 [audience cheering] 897 00:41:20,912 --> 00:41:24,481 judge jason scored the battle... 898 00:41:25,784 --> 00:41:27,984 For the winner... 899 00:41:37,596 --> 00:41:39,195 Whiplash! 900 00:41:39,231 --> 00:41:40,396 [all cheering] 901 00:41:40,432 --> 00:41:42,499 we did it! We did it! 902 00:41:42,534 --> 00:41:43,666 We did it! 903 00:41:43,702 --> 00:41:45,235 [indistinct] it's amazing. 904 00:41:45,270 --> 00:41:46,536 We did it! 905 00:41:46,571 --> 00:41:48,404 [all cheering] 906 00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:50,707 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight... 907 00:41:57,849 --> 00:41:59,282 [chris] matt vasquez, 908 00:41:59,317 --> 00:42:00,950 I didn't know your brother had, 909 00:42:00,986 --> 00:42:02,619 uh, that kinda hops in him. 910 00:42:02,654 --> 00:42:05,121 I mean, the bot hit the lighting grid on top. 911 00:42:05,156 --> 00:42:06,256 Is he okay? 912 00:42:06,291 --> 00:42:08,024 Uh, yeah, hey, he may have saved this fight for us. 913 00:42:08,059 --> 00:42:09,158 Before the fight, he added some, 914 00:42:09,194 --> 00:42:11,728 like, little elastic bands on our little forks 915 00:42:11,763 --> 00:42:13,463 that pull 'em closer to the ground 916 00:42:13,498 --> 00:42:15,965 and I think we were barely able to get under him. 917 00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:17,467 So, I'm sure that's what did it. 918 00:42:17,502 --> 00:42:19,235 And that's why we could get those lifts on him. 919 00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:20,303 -Matt... -So, yeah. 920 00:42:20,338 --> 00:42:22,505 ...It was actually six to five 921 00:42:22,541 --> 00:42:24,908 -on all three judges' score cards. -Yeah. 922 00:42:24,943 --> 00:42:26,876 It was that close. 923 00:42:26,912 --> 00:42:29,579 What do you think separated you from hydra? 924 00:42:29,614 --> 00:42:32,181 Uh, I think it was that last shot at the end that we got. 925 00:42:32,217 --> 00:42:33,750 I think that decided the fight. 926 00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:35,652 Uh, I mean, that's the last thing the judges see. 927 00:42:35,687 --> 00:42:38,054 And we made big sparks, got some damage on him. 928 00:42:38,089 --> 00:42:40,456 And, uh, yeah, I really think that was it. 929 00:42:40,492 --> 00:42:42,559 It was the last five-ten seconds that decided. 930 00:42:42,594 --> 00:42:44,961 'cause they flipped us a lot more times than we flipped them. 931 00:42:44,996 --> 00:42:48,331 But it was just the damage we did that I think, uh, really got us the win. 932 00:42:48,366 --> 00:42:50,567 Ryan, if could just get a fuller shot of the entire, 933 00:42:50,602 --> 00:42:52,235 uh, vasquez family real quick. 934 00:42:52,270 --> 00:42:53,836 I just wanna see mom and dad at the end. 935 00:42:53,872 --> 00:42:55,405 I know they're not miced, but... 936 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,540 You guys okay? You proud of your boys? 937 00:42:57,576 --> 00:42:59,375 -Yeah. -All right. [chuckles] 938 00:42:59,411 --> 00:43:00,743 very good. 939 00:43:00,779 --> 00:43:03,479 Are they cleared of their chores this week at home, are they good? 940 00:43:03,515 --> 00:43:04,781 -[chuckling] -they have to fix the robot. 941 00:43:04,816 --> 00:43:06,282 -[all laugh] -"fix the robot." good enough. 942 00:43:06,318 --> 00:43:08,284 Guys, congratulations, we'll see you in the semi-finales. 943 00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:09,419 Thank you. 944 00:43:09,454 --> 00:43:11,754 [audience cheering] 945 00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:17,360 [chris] so whiplash moves on. 946 00:43:17,395 --> 00:43:21,431 And for hydra and jake ewert, what a season it's been. 947 00:43:21,466 --> 00:43:23,800 Undefeated in the qualifying rounds, 948 00:43:23,835 --> 00:43:26,402 the number one overall seed in the tournament. 949 00:43:26,438 --> 00:43:28,338 And a trip to the top eight. 950 00:43:28,373 --> 00:43:31,908 A tip of the backwards cap to you, jake. 951 00:43:32,544 --> 00:43:34,677 [audience applauding] 952 00:43:34,713 --> 00:43:36,479 all right, we began the night 953 00:43:36,514 --> 00:43:38,648 with eight championship contenders 954 00:43:38,683 --> 00:43:41,184 and after an electrifying quarter final round, 955 00:43:41,219 --> 00:43:44,187 we are now down to just four. 956 00:43:44,222 --> 00:43:47,290 We've got nick mabey, jack barker, 957 00:43:47,325 --> 00:43:50,460 and the cold blooded kiwi killers, end game. 958 00:43:51,696 --> 00:43:55,765 Call him king gabriel teles, first of his name, 959 00:43:55,834 --> 00:43:58,901 the unburnt breaker of weapon chains 960 00:43:58,937 --> 00:44:02,472 and his miraculous bot black dragon. 961 00:44:02,507 --> 00:44:05,274 The dream tournament continues for aren hill 962 00:44:05,310 --> 00:44:08,044 and the stubborn problem child, tantrum. 963 00:44:09,347 --> 00:44:13,116 And, of course, the vasquez brothers and whiplash. 964 00:44:13,151 --> 00:44:14,584 Fresh off that narrow victory 965 00:44:14,619 --> 00:44:16,686 over number one seed hydra. 966 00:44:17,956 --> 00:44:21,724 One of these teams is just two wins away from lifting 967 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:24,394 the giant nut and joining the ranks of the best 968 00:44:24,429 --> 00:44:26,629 to ever enter the battlebox. 969 00:44:27,332 --> 00:44:30,166 We kick off the semifinals 970 00:44:30,201 --> 00:44:33,436 when we return on battle bots. 971 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:43,446 [audience cheering] 972 00:44:43,481 --> 00:44:45,114 [chris] welcome back to battle bots, 973 00:44:45,150 --> 00:44:49,619 and, kenny, we have arrived safely at the semifinals. It's gonna be a ton of fun. 974 00:44:49,654 --> 00:44:52,889 Up first, we've got the sixth seed, end game, 975 00:44:52,924 --> 00:44:55,224 taking on the 18th seed tantrum. 976 00:44:55,260 --> 00:44:58,327 And let's start with the bot from new zealand. 977 00:44:58,363 --> 00:45:01,364 Few moments ago, we caught up with nick mabey, 978 00:45:01,399 --> 00:45:03,866 and we asked him how he was doing, and he said, 979 00:45:03,902 --> 00:45:05,735 "it's finally starting to hit me. 980 00:45:05,770 --> 00:45:08,504 Like, really. After winning in the quarter finals, 981 00:45:08,540 --> 00:45:11,340 it's starting to hit me that we are within grasp 982 00:45:11,376 --> 00:45:13,176 of winning the giant nut." 983 00:45:13,211 --> 00:45:15,611 he said, "I have tremendous reverence and respect 984 00:45:15,647 --> 00:45:18,047 for my opponent here in the semifinals." 985 00:45:18,083 --> 00:45:21,084 but you know what? This bot is rollin', dude. 986 00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:22,919 It really is. 987 00:45:22,954 --> 00:45:26,389 I mean, that vertical disc spinner is really firing up. 988 00:45:26,424 --> 00:45:28,991 So they are cautiously optimistic, but 989 00:45:29,027 --> 00:45:32,829 they understand they're goin' against a brick in tantrum. 990 00:45:32,864 --> 00:45:33,930 And it was really interesting. 991 00:45:33,965 --> 00:45:36,132 I almost wanted to ask aren hill 992 00:45:36,167 --> 00:45:37,600 for his driver's license 993 00:45:37,635 --> 00:45:40,403 to make sure that his last name wasn't ventimiglia. 994 00:45:40,472 --> 00:45:42,672 I mean, the guy is so laser focused. 995 00:45:42,707 --> 00:45:45,341 Oh, definitely, you know. I think that's a huge advantage. 996 00:45:45,376 --> 00:45:47,143 You know, not getting overly emotional 997 00:45:47,178 --> 00:45:48,711 and being very clinical, 998 00:45:48,747 --> 00:45:52,048 I think, is crucial to success here at battlebots. 999 00:45:52,083 --> 00:45:53,816 And I think he's gonna stick to what's been 1000 00:45:53,852 --> 00:45:56,619 working for him as far as strategy here. 1001 00:45:56,654 --> 00:45:59,622 [chris] okay, kenny. The first spot in the 2020 1002 00:45:59,657 --> 00:46:03,726 world championship final is on the line. 1003 00:46:03,762 --> 00:46:05,661 Tantrum, end game, 1004 00:46:05,697 --> 00:46:08,064 let's see who wants it more. 1005 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:10,032 Faruq... 1006 00:46:11,603 --> 00:46:16,105 [faruq] in the blue square, from mountain view, california, 1007 00:46:16,141 --> 00:46:19,776 it'll scream and shout until you're knocked out, 1008 00:46:19,811 --> 00:46:22,111 it's tantrum! 1009 00:46:22,147 --> 00:46:23,780 [audience cheering] 1010 00:46:23,815 --> 00:46:26,816 [chris] well, kenny, when it comes to driving, I think that win 1011 00:46:26,851 --> 00:46:28,985 over sawblaze proved that aren hill 1012 00:46:29,020 --> 00:46:31,687 is one of the baddest dudes left in the tournament 1013 00:46:31,723 --> 00:46:33,022 in that category. 1014 00:46:33,057 --> 00:46:36,159 What's his strategy against the kiwis? 1015 00:46:36,194 --> 00:46:37,960 [kenny] it's going to come down to control. 1016 00:46:37,996 --> 00:46:40,963 They want to try to get end game up against the wall, 1017 00:46:40,999 --> 00:46:43,566 it's all about pinning, pressing the action, 1018 00:46:43,601 --> 00:46:47,637 using these hazards and trying to make this a full three-minute fight. 1019 00:46:47,672 --> 00:46:50,840 [all cheering] 1020 00:46:50,875 --> 00:46:53,142 in the red square, 1021 00:46:53,178 --> 00:46:54,944 from auckland, new zealand, 1022 00:46:54,979 --> 00:46:57,580 the destructive spinner in its prime, 1023 00:46:57,615 --> 00:47:00,449 about to commit a robot crime. 1024 00:47:00,485 --> 00:47:03,786 It's safe to say you're out of time, 1025 00:47:03,822 --> 00:47:06,489 it's end game! 1026 00:47:06,524 --> 00:47:08,457 [audience applauding] 1027 00:47:11,262 --> 00:47:13,930 [chris] well, kenny, that disc right there in the middle 1028 00:47:13,965 --> 00:47:16,599 of the end game, so ferocious. 1029 00:47:16,634 --> 00:47:19,268 [kenny] yeah, it hits hard, it hits heavy. 1030 00:47:19,304 --> 00:47:21,938 Their goal for this fight is to win quick 1031 00:47:21,973 --> 00:47:24,273 and they kinda consider tantrum unkillable. 1032 00:47:24,309 --> 00:47:26,375 But one way to end the fight quickly, 1033 00:47:26,411 --> 00:47:28,211 get 'em out of the arena. 1034 00:47:28,246 --> 00:47:31,247 And get this, chris, their four knockouts this season, 1035 00:47:31,282 --> 00:47:33,983 end game's fights have lasted on average, 1036 00:47:34,018 --> 00:47:36,485 just 59.2 seconds. 1037 00:47:36,521 --> 00:47:38,888 That's right. That's less than a minute long. 1038 00:47:38,923 --> 00:47:40,990 [all cheering] 1039 00:47:42,293 --> 00:47:43,759 the trick I think to fighting end game 1040 00:47:43,795 --> 00:47:46,028 is gonna be avoiding any of those big hits. 1041 00:47:46,064 --> 00:47:47,930 Controlling the engagements whenever I can. 1042 00:47:47,966 --> 00:47:50,733 In order to get a good fight, you need to be driving quickly 1043 00:47:50,768 --> 00:47:53,102 towards somebody. So if I can slow down engagements, 1044 00:47:53,137 --> 00:47:54,403 that's gonna be key. 1045 00:47:54,439 --> 00:47:56,706 I think sawblaze was one of the biggest obstacles between 1046 00:47:56,741 --> 00:47:57,974 us and the giant nut. 1047 00:47:58,009 --> 00:47:59,842 And now that we somehow made it past that, 1048 00:47:59,878 --> 00:48:02,245 I... I think we got a pretty good shot at takin' it. 1049 00:48:02,280 --> 00:48:04,413 I mean, our strategy against tantrum is gonna be the same 1050 00:48:04,449 --> 00:48:05,848 with most of our other robots. 1051 00:48:05,884 --> 00:48:07,683 Just face the front, at 'em 1052 00:48:07,719 --> 00:48:09,886 and insert the weapon into their robot. 1053 00:48:09,921 --> 00:48:11,487 This is the way the geometries work out. 1054 00:48:11,522 --> 00:48:14,156 We've got the upper hand, his weapon's quite low. 1055 00:48:14,192 --> 00:48:17,627 So if he goes for us, he'll hit our armor or our weapon. 1056 00:48:17,662 --> 00:48:20,529 And I think just the relative comparison size of the weapons, 1057 00:48:20,565 --> 00:48:22,665 we're happy to go weapon to weapon. 1058 00:48:24,002 --> 00:48:26,502 [audience cheering] 1059 00:48:26,537 --> 00:48:28,004 [automated voice] robots activate... 1060 00:48:28,039 --> 00:48:29,405 [audience cheering] 1061 00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:33,109 [chris] okay. Four teams left standing in this tournament. 1062 00:48:33,144 --> 00:48:36,412 Tantrum versus end game, 1063 00:48:36,447 --> 00:48:40,383 which one will be the first to punch their ticket to the finals? 1064 00:48:40,418 --> 00:48:42,418 [automated voice] blue team, you ready? 1065 00:48:45,823 --> 00:48:47,390 [audience cheering] 1066 00:48:50,461 --> 00:48:53,296 [automated voice] red team, you ready? 1067 00:48:53,331 --> 00:48:55,164 [audience cheering] 1068 00:49:08,413 --> 00:49:10,880 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 1069 00:49:10,915 --> 00:49:12,481 Bring it on to the ring. 1070 00:49:12,517 --> 00:49:16,485 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 1071 00:49:23,261 --> 00:49:25,962 [buzzer buzzing] 1072 00:49:25,997 --> 00:49:28,531 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1073 00:49:28,566 --> 00:49:31,400 Tantrum looking to get around the side of end game. 1074 00:49:31,436 --> 00:49:34,136 He's got 'em. Punching him into the corner. 1075 00:49:34,172 --> 00:49:35,571 Look out! 1076 00:49:35,606 --> 00:49:37,273 [kenny] end game kinda hopped outta there 1077 00:49:37,308 --> 00:49:38,641 just at the right moment. 1078 00:49:38,676 --> 00:49:40,509 Almost got pinned up against the wall, 1079 00:49:40,545 --> 00:49:42,712 this is exactly what tantrum wants. 1080 00:49:42,747 --> 00:49:46,315 [chris] yeah. End game looks a little off balance to begin with, kenny. 1081 00:49:47,685 --> 00:49:50,219 So far, those truck forks on end game 1082 00:49:50,254 --> 00:49:52,521 aren't really allowing them underneath tantrum. 1083 00:49:52,557 --> 00:49:55,324 How about tantrum taking end game into the rail! 1084 00:49:55,360 --> 00:49:57,293 -[kenny] oh, no! -[chris] oh, no! Tantrum is smoking. 1085 00:49:57,328 --> 00:49:58,761 Tantrum's smoking. 1086 00:49:58,796 --> 00:50:00,329 [kenny] oh!! 1087 00:50:00,365 --> 00:50:01,564 -[chris] oh, look at that! -[chris] uh-oh! 1088 00:50:01,599 --> 00:50:03,833 The puncher is now under end game. 1089 00:50:04,635 --> 00:50:05,868 [kenny] oh! 1090 00:50:05,903 --> 00:50:08,070 [chris] tantrum still able to puncture that weapon. 1091 00:50:08,106 --> 00:50:11,574 But the disc is no longer spinning, kenny. 1092 00:50:11,609 --> 00:50:14,143 [kenny] yeah, they burnt out their weapon motor, chris. 1093 00:50:14,178 --> 00:50:16,178 [chris] can end game take advantage? 1094 00:50:16,214 --> 00:50:18,848 Tantrum sneaking underneath again. 1095 00:50:18,883 --> 00:50:20,182 Oh! 1096 00:50:20,218 --> 00:50:21,384 [kenny and chris] oh! 1097 00:50:21,419 --> 00:50:23,719 [chris] that was a beautiful hit... And another. 1098 00:50:23,755 --> 00:50:25,721 Oh, wow! 1099 00:50:25,757 --> 00:50:27,690 What a sequence by end game! 1100 00:50:27,725 --> 00:50:30,259 Picking tantrum apart with its weapon. 1101 00:50:30,294 --> 00:50:34,663 And, kenny, one of tantrum's front forks is now mia. 1102 00:50:34,699 --> 00:50:37,299 This is going south for tantrum in a hurry. 1103 00:50:37,335 --> 00:50:40,569 Aren hill needs to find a way to stop the bleeding. 1104 00:50:40,605 --> 00:50:43,472 Smoke continuing to leak from tantrum. 1105 00:50:43,508 --> 00:50:47,176 Can they find a way to power back without their primary weapon? 1106 00:50:47,211 --> 00:50:49,278 End game smells blood. 1107 00:50:49,313 --> 00:50:51,113 Oh! There's the best shot. 1108 00:50:51,149 --> 00:50:52,581 Oh! 1109 00:50:52,617 --> 00:50:53,749 [indistinct conversation] 1110 00:50:53,785 --> 00:50:56,585 and tantrum on its head. Wow! 1111 00:50:58,022 --> 00:51:00,156 They have those self-righting fists, 1112 00:51:00,191 --> 00:51:02,024 and I'm not sure they're working right now. 1113 00:51:02,060 --> 00:51:04,660 Aren hill already clapping for team end game. 1114 00:51:04,695 --> 00:51:06,595 I think he knows it's over. 1115 00:51:06,631 --> 00:51:10,399 End game with a huge one-two punch! 1116 00:51:10,435 --> 00:51:13,202 And matt's gonna cue in the team with a fist... 1117 00:51:13,237 --> 00:51:15,905 -..Seven, six, five... -Oh! Tantrum... 1118 00:51:15,940 --> 00:51:17,106 Getting knocked out 1119 00:51:17,141 --> 00:51:20,176 and end game is on to the championship. 1120 00:51:20,211 --> 00:51:22,678 [matt] ...Two, one... Tantrum is knocked out! 1121 00:51:22,713 --> 00:51:25,681 [all cheering] 1122 00:51:25,716 --> 00:51:27,750 yes! Let's go! 1123 00:51:33,724 --> 00:51:37,193 [kenny] tantrum was oh so close there to stop. 1124 00:51:37,228 --> 00:51:40,262 [chris] and the crew from auckland, new zealand, 1125 00:51:40,298 --> 00:51:45,334 is now just one win away from becoming battlebots royalty. 1126 00:51:46,838 --> 00:51:49,805 Kenny, tantrum had 'em in the first half. 1127 00:51:49,841 --> 00:51:52,274 I am not gonna lie. 1128 00:51:52,310 --> 00:51:56,378 [kenny] absolutely. Tantrum consistently got underneath end game, 1129 00:51:56,414 --> 00:51:59,949 pushing one of the most dangerous bots in the sport around. 1130 00:51:59,984 --> 00:52:04,453 Just fearless out there, despite the massive stakes of this match. 1131 00:52:04,489 --> 00:52:06,856 But then, we saw some smoke. 1132 00:52:06,891 --> 00:52:09,158 And ultimately, the weapon died, 1133 00:52:09,193 --> 00:52:12,361 and the momentum completely shifted over to end game. 1134 00:52:14,799 --> 00:52:16,532 [chris] when you lose your primary weapon, 1135 00:52:16,567 --> 00:52:18,200 it is uh-oh time. 1136 00:52:18,236 --> 00:52:20,769 [kenny] and chris, at the highest level of any fight, 1137 00:52:20,805 --> 00:52:24,640 you make one mistake and that could be your last. 1138 00:52:24,675 --> 00:52:27,409 They say the first shot stunts you 1139 00:52:27,445 --> 00:52:30,112 and the second one knocks you out. 1140 00:52:31,883 --> 00:52:33,282 [audience cheering] 1141 00:52:33,317 --> 00:52:34,950 -oh... -[chris] nick mabey... 1142 00:52:34,986 --> 00:52:36,418 [chris chuckles] 1143 00:52:36,454 --> 00:52:39,088 my heart during that match... Aren... 1144 00:52:40,191 --> 00:52:41,991 Driving's so well. [chuckles] 1145 00:52:42,894 --> 00:52:45,194 nick, where did this match turn? 1146 00:52:45,229 --> 00:52:46,362 Oh, man. 1147 00:52:46,397 --> 00:52:49,031 Uh, I think at the point where his weapon stopped going. 1148 00:52:49,066 --> 00:52:51,433 And then, uh, we got under him a couple times. 1149 00:52:51,469 --> 00:52:53,235 And I think we must have taken out the self-righters. 1150 00:52:53,271 --> 00:52:56,038 'cause we flipped him and he didn't get back up. 1151 00:52:56,073 --> 00:52:58,607 You guys said his bot was unkillable 1152 00:52:58,643 --> 00:53:00,809 but you [chuckling] guys just landed a kill shot. 1153 00:53:01,579 --> 00:53:02,745 We didn't expect it. 1154 00:53:02,780 --> 00:53:04,480 But we were... [stammers] 1155 00:53:04,515 --> 00:53:07,082 we think we can probably kill anything at this point. 1156 00:53:07,118 --> 00:53:09,318 Jack, um, you know, 1157 00:53:09,353 --> 00:53:11,887 when you're not working the way you want to 1158 00:53:11,923 --> 00:53:14,323 and you see the clock ticking down 1159 00:53:14,358 --> 00:53:15,791 how do you not panic? 1160 00:53:17,328 --> 00:53:18,994 I've done a lot of robot driving in my time 1161 00:53:19,030 --> 00:53:22,264 and I know that fights can be won anytime. 1162 00:53:22,300 --> 00:53:24,466 I've lost fights in that last two seconds, you know. 1163 00:53:24,502 --> 00:53:26,068 And I've won fights in the last two seconds. 1164 00:53:26,103 --> 00:53:28,003 So, a fight is never over until it's over. 1165 00:53:28,039 --> 00:53:29,738 So, you just keep going and keep going 1166 00:53:29,774 --> 00:53:31,540 -until something happens. -Yeah. 1167 00:53:31,542 --> 00:53:33,209 -And you get in with it. -This is why jack drives. 1168 00:53:33,244 --> 00:53:34,210 [both chuckle] 1169 00:53:34,245 --> 00:53:35,744 uh, I don't wanna put literally 1170 00:53:35,780 --> 00:53:37,813 the weight of the world on your shoulders, 1171 00:53:37,848 --> 00:53:40,849 but there has never been an international bot 1172 00:53:40,885 --> 00:53:43,319 that has won the giant nut. 1173 00:53:43,354 --> 00:53:45,788 What would that mean to you, nick? 1174 00:53:45,823 --> 00:53:47,156 That would be so amazing 1175 00:53:47,191 --> 00:53:48,624 to bring it home for new zealand. 1176 00:53:48,659 --> 00:53:53,162 Congratulations, jack barker, nick mabey, all of your team 1177 00:53:53,197 --> 00:53:54,330 there with end game. 1178 00:53:54,365 --> 00:53:56,265 -[audience cheering] -[indistinct chatter] 1179 00:53:57,235 --> 00:53:58,567 [nick grunts] 1180 00:54:02,974 --> 00:54:06,442 all right, so, now we are off to the next semi-file. 1181 00:54:06,477 --> 00:54:09,311 I imagine end game might wanna stick around for this one. 1182 00:54:09,347 --> 00:54:10,679 Because comin' up next, 1183 00:54:10,715 --> 00:54:14,116 it's whiplash, the team from sunny southern california 1184 00:54:14,151 --> 00:54:19,021 gettin' ready to take on the bot from brazil, black dragon. 1185 00:54:19,056 --> 00:54:22,458 And this was the scene in black dragon's pit area 1186 00:54:22,493 --> 00:54:24,193 after their fight against ribbot. 1187 00:54:24,228 --> 00:54:25,761 [metal screeches] 1188 00:54:25,796 --> 00:54:28,430 [chris] now, we're being told they somehow have the robot ready to go 1189 00:54:28,466 --> 00:54:32,268 after it went chernobyl on us earlier tonight. 1190 00:54:32,303 --> 00:54:35,070 The final spot in the world championship match 1191 00:54:35,106 --> 00:54:37,740 will be decided in mere moments. 1192 00:54:37,775 --> 00:54:38,674 Who will claim it? 1193 00:54:38,709 --> 00:54:42,211 Find out next on battlebots. 1194 00:54:42,246 --> 00:54:43,846 [audience cheering] 1195 00:54:54,258 --> 00:54:56,425 all right, we are back on battlebots 1196 00:54:56,460 --> 00:54:58,961 and, kenny, end game has already punched it's ticket, 1197 00:54:58,996 --> 00:55:01,163 has a reservation in the final. 1198 00:55:01,198 --> 00:55:04,266 Our next semi-final is only moments away. 1199 00:55:04,302 --> 00:55:08,003 As you see, black dragon and whiplash gettin' set 1200 00:55:08,039 --> 00:55:10,873 for the biggest fight of their careers. 1201 00:55:10,908 --> 00:55:13,442 And let's start with the team from brazil. 1202 00:55:14,779 --> 00:55:17,179 When we saw black dragon earlier tonight 1203 00:55:17,214 --> 00:55:18,881 they were cookin' ribbot. 1204 00:55:18,916 --> 00:55:22,184 Yet, somehow they actually won their quarter final match up. 1205 00:55:22,219 --> 00:55:26,121 That despite being on fire for two minutes and four seconds. 1206 00:55:26,157 --> 00:55:29,325 That is one tough bot. 1207 00:55:29,360 --> 00:55:32,428 [kenny] well, they were really saved by their robot's internal design. 1208 00:55:32,463 --> 00:55:35,764 They told us the fire was caused by their weapon battery 1209 00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:37,599 which is in its own compartment 1210 00:55:37,635 --> 00:55:41,103 and completely separate from their drive battery. 1211 00:55:41,138 --> 00:55:44,406 Design or not though, to have a fire that big 1212 00:55:44,442 --> 00:55:47,142 contained solely to their weapon battery 1213 00:55:47,178 --> 00:55:51,313 seems like some kind of robot god divine intervention to me. 1214 00:55:51,349 --> 00:55:53,549 Gabriel told us the bots repaired. 1215 00:55:53,584 --> 00:55:54,483 It's good to go. 1216 00:55:54,518 --> 00:55:56,218 He wants this win over whiplash 1217 00:55:56,253 --> 00:55:58,587 he wants that giant nut. 1218 00:55:58,622 --> 00:56:01,857 [chris] in 2018, whiplash made it this far 1219 00:56:01,892 --> 00:56:03,625 before bowing out in the tournament. 1220 00:56:03,661 --> 00:56:05,894 Are they gonna make their first tournament final 1221 00:56:05,930 --> 00:56:10,199 or will we have our first ever all international final? 1222 00:56:10,234 --> 00:56:12,000 It is time to find out. 1223 00:56:12,036 --> 00:56:14,203 [audience cheering] 1224 00:56:16,907 --> 00:56:18,640 so, we are facing whiplash. 1225 00:56:18,676 --> 00:56:20,409 A tough bot to a great driver, 1226 00:56:20,444 --> 00:56:23,212 matt, who's driving skills are insane. 1227 00:56:23,247 --> 00:56:25,247 But, we think we can handle him. 1228 00:56:25,249 --> 00:56:27,549 We switched a lot of parts. 1229 00:56:27,585 --> 00:56:29,518 We switched to the egg beater, 1230 00:56:29,553 --> 00:56:30,986 because, with the egg beater 1231 00:56:31,021 --> 00:56:34,189 our gyroscope in fact is, uh, more effective. 1232 00:56:34,225 --> 00:56:38,093 So, we can, uh, self-right the robot faster. 1233 00:56:38,129 --> 00:56:39,862 Black dragon really wants this shot. 1234 00:56:39,897 --> 00:56:41,497 We really want to get in the finals. 1235 00:56:41,532 --> 00:56:43,766 And, we want our shot. 1236 00:56:43,801 --> 00:56:45,801 We're gonna run the exact same configuration 1237 00:56:45,836 --> 00:56:47,035 we used against hydra. 1238 00:56:47,071 --> 00:56:48,170 'cause it's the same thing. 1239 00:56:48,205 --> 00:56:49,805 And this is a fight we wanna get low ground first, 1240 00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:50,839 we wanna get under him, 1241 00:56:50,875 --> 00:56:52,307 we wann be the one pushing them. 1242 00:56:52,343 --> 00:56:54,176 It's critical that we get that first shot. 1243 00:56:54,211 --> 00:56:56,078 We get underneath him before they get underneath us. 1244 00:56:56,113 --> 00:56:57,813 I think we do have an advantage 1245 00:56:57,848 --> 00:57:00,482 that they thrive off of fighting robots with big weapons 1246 00:57:00,518 --> 00:57:02,785 so that they could run into their weapons, stop their weapon. 1247 00:57:02,820 --> 00:57:04,219 And they control the fight. 1248 00:57:04,255 --> 00:57:06,155 Whiplash isn't like that. We're a lifter. 1249 00:57:06,190 --> 00:57:07,689 So, I think that change of strategy 1250 00:57:07,725 --> 00:57:09,158 will work in our favor for this fight. 1251 00:57:09,193 --> 00:57:12,461 But, uh, yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about this factor. 1252 00:57:12,496 --> 00:57:15,264 [audience cheering] 1253 00:57:18,436 --> 00:57:20,102 [automated voice] robots activate. 1254 00:57:27,411 --> 00:57:30,312 [chris] nick and jack of team end game in the crowds 1255 00:57:30,347 --> 00:57:31,847 scouting this match up. 1256 00:57:31,882 --> 00:57:34,349 Their championship opponent is in the box. 1257 00:57:34,385 --> 00:57:36,485 So, who's it gonna be? 1258 00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:38,287 The brazilians? 1259 00:57:38,322 --> 00:57:40,155 Or the california kids? 1260 00:57:40,191 --> 00:57:42,024 [audience cheering] 1261 00:57:49,967 --> 00:57:53,602 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 1262 00:57:56,407 --> 00:57:58,707 [chris] we started this historic evening 1263 00:57:58,742 --> 00:58:01,276 with images of a young matty vasquez. 1264 00:58:01,312 --> 00:58:04,446 Can he kick his stellar career to new heights? 1265 00:58:04,482 --> 00:58:06,482 Or does it all come crashing down 1266 00:58:06,517 --> 00:58:08,484 at the feet of black dragon? 1267 00:58:08,519 --> 00:58:11,587 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 1268 00:58:11,622 --> 00:58:14,857 [audience chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 1269 00:58:14,892 --> 00:58:17,526 [chris] let the bot battle begin! 1270 00:58:17,561 --> 00:58:19,528 Major box rush by whiplash 1271 00:58:19,563 --> 00:58:21,997 who gets right in black dragon's grill. 1272 00:58:22,032 --> 00:58:24,032 [kenny] matt vasquez letting gabriel teles know 1273 00:58:24,068 --> 00:58:26,168 he's here for a fight. 1274 00:58:26,203 --> 00:58:29,771 [chris] whiplash trying to get under black dragon 1275 00:58:29,807 --> 00:58:31,807 and then hit the weapon. 1276 00:58:31,842 --> 00:58:34,510 -And there's sparks. Oh! -[kenny] oh! 1277 00:58:34,545 --> 00:58:37,446 [chris] there goes the little wedge of black dragon. 1278 00:58:37,481 --> 00:58:39,681 So, first shot fired by whiplash 1279 00:58:39,717 --> 00:58:40,582 and make it a second, 1280 00:58:40,618 --> 00:58:42,251 now he's gonna take him to the rail! 1281 00:58:42,953 --> 00:58:44,086 [chris and kenny exclaiming] 1282 00:58:44,121 --> 00:58:47,089 [chris] and look at this, black dragon is now inverted. 1283 00:58:47,124 --> 00:58:49,558 -That is a bad, bad spot to be in. -[all exclaiming] 1284 00:58:49,593 --> 00:58:53,195 [chris] whiplash continues it's all-out assault. 1285 00:58:53,230 --> 00:58:55,430 [kenny] whiplash going right at black dragon, 1286 00:58:55,466 --> 00:58:57,799 getting underneath, getting that lifter involved. 1287 00:58:57,835 --> 00:58:58,700 [audience cheering] 1288 00:58:58,736 --> 00:58:59,768 [chris and kenny exclaiming] 1289 00:58:59,803 --> 00:59:02,037 [kenny] big hit again by whiplash. 1290 00:59:02,072 --> 00:59:05,541 That egg beater hasn't done much for black dragon. 1291 00:59:05,576 --> 00:59:06,708 -Yeah! -[chris] once again, 1292 00:59:06,744 --> 00:59:08,510 black dragon back on its head! 1293 00:59:09,179 --> 00:59:10,312 [all exclaiming] 1294 00:59:10,347 --> 00:59:12,381 [chris] oh, there is a lot of weapon-to-weapon action. 1295 00:59:12,416 --> 00:59:14,182 [kenny] chris, getting rid of that wedge 1296 00:59:14,218 --> 00:59:16,752 on the right side of black dragon is not good. 1297 00:59:16,787 --> 00:59:19,354 They're gonna be vulnerable in this whole fight now. 1298 00:59:19,390 --> 00:59:21,089 [chris] and right now, they're in a bad spot. 1299 00:59:21,125 --> 00:59:22,724 They're actually caught on something. 1300 00:59:22,760 --> 00:59:25,761 [kenny] they're caught on the wedge of whiplash! 1301 00:59:25,796 --> 00:59:29,164 [chris] now whiplash has lost one of its front forks 1302 00:59:29,199 --> 00:59:32,568 and suddenly, black dragon has tipped the scales a bit. 1303 00:59:32,603 --> 00:59:35,938 Can the brazilians find a way to right themselves 1304 00:59:35,973 --> 00:59:37,406 and at a comeback here? 1305 00:59:37,441 --> 00:59:38,640 [audience cheering] 1306 00:59:38,676 --> 00:59:39,541 [kenny] and I'm not sure 1307 00:59:39,577 --> 00:59:41,376 if either one of these primary weapons 1308 00:59:41,412 --> 00:59:42,878 is still functional, chris. 1309 00:59:42,913 --> 00:59:45,414 And that very much favors team whiplash. 1310 00:59:46,850 --> 00:59:48,283 Dad, how long do we have? 1311 00:59:48,319 --> 00:59:49,518 [jeff] five seconds. 1312 00:59:49,553 --> 00:59:52,788 [chris] matt vasquez has the brazilians pinned here 1313 00:59:52,823 --> 00:59:55,123 using the box to his advantage. 1314 00:59:55,159 --> 00:59:56,458 [kenny] yeah, I mean, 1315 00:59:56,493 --> 00:59:59,394 this is a classic whiplash strategy right here. 1316 00:59:59,430 --> 01:00:02,931 Just showing their dominance with their control. 1317 01:00:02,967 --> 01:00:04,399 [chris] taking black dragon 1318 01:00:04,435 --> 01:00:06,802 for a ride across the battle box there. 1319 01:00:06,837 --> 01:00:09,237 Whiplash, awfully happy to play this game, 1320 01:00:09,273 --> 01:00:12,307 pinning the brazilians against the screws this time. 1321 01:00:12,343 --> 01:00:15,444 [kenny] black dragon just does not have many options. 1322 01:00:15,479 --> 01:00:18,847 Without an active weapon and inverted like this, chris. 1323 01:00:18,882 --> 01:00:20,248 [chris] meanwhile, whiplash, 1324 01:00:20,284 --> 01:00:22,317 one of the most versatile robots we've ever seen! 1325 01:00:22,353 --> 01:00:23,619 -And look at this! -[audience exclaiming] 1326 01:00:23,654 --> 01:00:24,753 -look at this! -[kenny] oh! 1327 01:00:24,788 --> 01:00:25,587 [audience cheering] 1328 01:00:25,623 --> 01:00:27,222 [chris] this could be a knock-out. 1329 01:00:27,257 --> 01:00:28,690 [kenny] that was unbelievable! 1330 01:00:28,726 --> 01:00:31,393 He just stood up black dragon! 1331 01:00:31,428 --> 01:00:33,996 [chris] and their primary weapon's still workin'! 1332 01:00:34,031 --> 01:00:34,963 [kenny] yes, it is! 1333 01:00:34,999 --> 01:00:36,865 Will whiplash attack? 1334 01:00:37,701 --> 01:00:38,900 [all exclaiming] 1335 01:00:38,936 --> 01:00:40,502 [kenny] holy smokes! 1336 01:00:40,537 --> 01:00:44,006 Choppin' away! What a sequence from whiplash! 1337 01:00:44,041 --> 01:00:45,974 [chris] it kinda feels like their just toying 1338 01:00:46,010 --> 01:00:48,343 with black dragon at this point. 1339 01:00:48,379 --> 01:00:52,347 Under 30 to go, left in this semi-final match! 1340 01:00:53,417 --> 01:00:55,083 [kenny] this has been a control battle 1341 01:00:55,119 --> 01:00:57,052 and when it comes to that category 1342 01:00:57,087 --> 01:01:00,489 matty vasquez is the number one guy in the world. 1343 01:01:00,524 --> 01:01:03,458 [chris] 15 seconds to go in the second semi-final! 1344 01:01:03,494 --> 01:01:06,228 Aw! Black dragon getting put up on the screws. 1345 01:01:06,263 --> 01:01:08,964 [chris] whiplash is trying to put him out of the box. 1346 01:01:08,999 --> 01:01:11,199 -He doesn't have time for a countdown. - [timer beeping] 1347 01:01:11,235 --> 01:01:15,570 but what a dominant performance by matty vasquez. 1348 01:01:16,340 --> 01:01:18,306 [buzzer buzzes] 1349 01:01:18,342 --> 01:01:20,742 [kenny] chris, this is drowning poetry, 1350 01:01:20,778 --> 01:01:24,746 absolute masterclass performance by matty vasquez. 1351 01:01:24,782 --> 01:01:26,281 [indistinct chatter] 1352 01:01:28,118 --> 01:01:31,820 [chris] well, this is our fourth judges' decision of the night. 1353 01:01:31,855 --> 01:01:35,624 But, kenny, if the judges watched the same fight we just did, 1354 01:01:35,659 --> 01:01:38,060 I think we know which way this is gonna go. 1355 01:01:38,095 --> 01:01:38,960 [all cheering] 1356 01:01:43,367 --> 01:01:47,335 kenny, we knew that whiplash was gonna be uber-aggressive. 1357 01:01:47,371 --> 01:01:49,037 He just never stopped. 1358 01:01:49,073 --> 01:01:54,076 [kenny] this was another vintage matt vasquez performance right here. 1359 01:01:54,111 --> 01:01:56,244 So technical, so precise. 1360 01:01:56,280 --> 01:01:58,080 Black dragon had its moments, 1361 01:01:58,115 --> 01:02:01,016 but I tell you what, when they lost that front part of their wedge, 1362 01:02:01,085 --> 01:02:04,753 that was kind of the beginning of the end, 'cause they lost their protection. 1363 01:02:04,788 --> 01:02:07,022 [chris] and whiplash took full advantage 1364 01:02:07,057 --> 01:02:09,725 and controlled the rest of this match. 1365 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:12,828 The egg beater on black dragon wasn't doing a whole lot, 1366 01:02:12,863 --> 01:02:15,664 so you saw whiplash firing this bot 1367 01:02:15,699 --> 01:02:18,233 into the screws in the final few seconds. 1368 01:02:18,268 --> 01:02:20,635 If it had happened 15 seconds earlier, 1369 01:02:20,671 --> 01:02:22,871 it likely would have been a ko. 1370 01:02:22,906 --> 01:02:26,108 Instead, it goes to the judges' scorecard. 1371 01:02:28,245 --> 01:02:30,846 The results from the judges are in. 1372 01:02:34,752 --> 01:02:38,386 And the winner by unanimous decisions is... 1373 01:02:43,393 --> 01:02:44,526 Whiplash! 1374 01:02:44,561 --> 01:02:45,627 [all cheering] 1375 01:02:48,232 --> 01:02:49,464 [jeff] we did it. 1376 01:02:53,504 --> 01:02:54,536 [speaks indistinctly] 1377 01:02:56,406 --> 01:02:57,572 [cheering continues] 1378 01:03:02,913 --> 01:03:04,780 [chris] matt vasquez. 1379 01:03:04,815 --> 01:03:08,016 -Yeah. -You are in the finals. 1380 01:03:08,051 --> 01:03:10,252 -Yeah. -Sense of relief? 1381 01:03:10,287 --> 01:03:12,921 Yeah, a huge relief there. 100%. Yeah. 1382 01:03:12,956 --> 01:03:16,458 My hands were shaking so much for, like, ten minutes, right? 1383 01:03:16,493 --> 01:03:18,393 It's crazy. Yeah. Yeah. 1384 01:03:18,428 --> 01:03:20,996 Uh, the amount of control that you demonstrated 1385 01:03:21,031 --> 01:03:23,465 out there with your driving, matty, was a thing of beauty. 1386 01:03:23,534 --> 01:03:26,401 At one point, you kinda placed him on his back, 1387 01:03:26,436 --> 01:03:28,570 and it looked like you were gonna get a knockout. 1388 01:03:28,605 --> 01:03:30,839 Did you purposely kinda bump into him 1389 01:03:30,874 --> 01:03:32,607 to kinda keep causing damage there? 1390 01:03:32,643 --> 01:03:34,743 Uh, I didn't want to let the fight end that way. 1391 01:03:34,778 --> 01:03:37,179 I wanted... Honestly, I wasn't trying to let him, 1392 01:03:37,214 --> 01:03:38,413 you know, sit there the full ten seconds. 1393 01:03:38,448 --> 01:03:41,283 I wanted to, like, get a good shot, you know. 1394 01:03:41,318 --> 01:03:43,285 I was really kinda aiming for the shot I wanted, 1395 01:03:43,320 --> 01:03:45,420 but, no, I wasn't gonna leave him there 1396 01:03:45,455 --> 01:03:48,423 and, yeah, just can't end the fight like that. 1397 01:03:48,458 --> 01:03:50,725 You're gonna face end game in the final. 1398 01:03:50,761 --> 01:03:52,394 Tell us your first thought. 1399 01:03:52,429 --> 01:03:54,729 End game is so brutal. 1400 01:03:54,765 --> 01:03:56,832 They're probably the hardest-hitting robot here. 1401 01:03:56,867 --> 01:03:58,633 They knocked out tombstone in seconds. 1402 01:03:58,669 --> 01:04:00,936 They just knocked out tantrum. It looked... 1403 01:04:00,971 --> 01:04:03,605 Which looked like, to be, you know, the toughest robot here. 1404 01:04:03,640 --> 01:04:05,640 So, yeah, they're gonna hit us hard 1405 01:04:05,676 --> 01:04:08,043 and we're gonna try to not let them do that. 1406 01:04:08,078 --> 01:04:09,211 It's gonna be really tough. 1407 01:04:09,246 --> 01:04:10,912 -Should be a great final. -Yeah. 1408 01:04:10,948 --> 01:04:13,248 Matt, congratulations to you and your entire family. 1409 01:04:13,283 --> 01:04:15,750 -Yeah, thank you. -[all cheering] 1410 01:04:18,889 --> 01:04:20,589 -yeah! -Whoo-hoo! 1411 01:04:20,624 --> 01:04:23,091 All right, so everybody at home, take a deep breath. 1412 01:04:23,126 --> 01:04:24,926 [both inhale and exhale deeply] 1413 01:04:24,962 --> 01:04:27,929 we will do the same, because coming your way, 1414 01:04:27,965 --> 01:04:30,532 right after a break, it's end game, 1415 01:04:30,567 --> 01:04:32,667 it's whiplash. 1416 01:04:32,669 --> 01:04:35,537 We've reached the summit of robot combat, 1417 01:04:35,572 --> 01:04:39,674 where legends are made and legacies are cemented. 1418 01:04:40,811 --> 01:04:43,712 After two straight seasons of pure domination 1419 01:04:43,747 --> 01:04:45,981 from paul ventimiglia and bite force, 1420 01:04:46,016 --> 01:04:49,317 we will crown a new champion tonight. 1421 01:04:49,353 --> 01:04:51,319 And for these two teams, 1422 01:04:51,355 --> 01:04:54,055 it's their chance to complete the journey, 1423 01:04:54,091 --> 01:04:56,625 join the hallowed ranks of battlebots champions 1424 01:04:56,660 --> 01:04:58,827 dating back over two decades, 1425 01:04:58,862 --> 01:05:01,363 and raise the giant nut. 1426 01:05:02,332 --> 01:05:06,134 Don't go anywhere. This is battlebots. 1427 01:05:15,412 --> 01:05:16,878 Welcome back to battlebots. 1428 01:05:16,914 --> 01:05:19,848 And, kenny, the moment is finally here. 1429 01:05:19,883 --> 01:05:23,985 This unprecedented season comes down to just two teams, 1430 01:05:24,021 --> 01:05:27,088 each with visions of championship glory. 1431 01:05:27,124 --> 01:05:30,892 But there's only path to lifting the giant nut, 1432 01:05:30,928 --> 01:05:32,594 and it's through each other. 1433 01:05:34,998 --> 01:05:37,332 [faruq] end game! 1434 01:05:37,367 --> 01:05:40,669 -[chris] oh, my goodness! -[kenny] wow! 1435 01:05:40,704 --> 01:05:43,571 [chris] end game has done the unthinkable. 1436 01:05:45,075 --> 01:05:46,608 At the start of the season, if you told us 1437 01:05:46,643 --> 01:05:48,543 that we'd be one win away from the giant nut... 1438 01:05:49,346 --> 01:05:51,479 -[buzzer sounds] -yeah! 1439 01:05:51,515 --> 01:05:54,849 [chris] end game is on to the championship. 1440 01:05:54,885 --> 01:05:56,351 ...We would have all said, "you're crazy." 1441 01:05:58,221 --> 01:06:00,422 [faruq] whiplash! 1442 01:06:00,457 --> 01:06:04,259 This is 100% the biggest fight of our lives. 1443 01:06:04,294 --> 01:06:07,662 We've been aiming for this for as long as we can remember. 1444 01:06:07,698 --> 01:06:09,230 [chris] there comes whiplash. 1445 01:06:09,266 --> 01:06:10,966 Oh! 1446 01:06:11,001 --> 01:06:13,234 End game's weapon is absolutely terrifying. 1447 01:06:13,270 --> 01:06:15,470 [chris] end game, ferocious. 1448 01:06:15,505 --> 01:06:17,973 [matthew] they do more damage than anyone in this whole tournament. 1449 01:06:18,909 --> 01:06:21,776 [chris] oh, my god! 1450 01:06:21,812 --> 01:06:24,946 But if you can flip them over, they're gonna launch themselves. 1451 01:06:24,982 --> 01:06:27,782 [chris] end game struggling to survive. 1452 01:06:27,818 --> 01:06:29,451 That's what we need to do in this fight. 1453 01:06:31,488 --> 01:06:33,755 We've been watching matt drive for so long now. 1454 01:06:33,790 --> 01:06:36,658 [chris] matt vasquez is an absolute beast. 1455 01:06:36,693 --> 01:06:38,693 [jack] we're a little bit worried about his lifter. 1456 01:06:38,729 --> 01:06:41,129 Our self-riding in the past has been a little questionable. 1457 01:06:41,164 --> 01:06:43,865 [chris] oh, could end game recover? 1458 01:06:43,934 --> 01:06:46,267 [jack] but hopefully, we can get one or two big hits in. 1459 01:06:46,303 --> 01:06:48,103 I think that will really turn the tide. 1460 01:06:48,138 --> 01:06:50,905 [chris] what a shock by end game. 1461 01:06:51,708 --> 01:06:52,741 We know we can take the hits. 1462 01:06:53,510 --> 01:06:55,176 [chis] oh! 1463 01:06:55,212 --> 01:06:57,445 It might just come down to who has the tougher robot. 1464 01:06:57,481 --> 01:07:00,248 [chris] whiplash with a huge box rush. 1465 01:07:00,283 --> 01:07:02,484 We're gonna try and face him, and let him drive to us. 1466 01:07:04,087 --> 01:07:06,755 [nick] the championship is way too important to go to the judges. 1467 01:07:06,790 --> 01:07:07,555 We want a knockout. 1468 01:07:09,092 --> 01:07:11,126 [matthew] we have no choice but to leave everything out there. 1469 01:07:11,161 --> 01:07:12,527 Give it everything we got. 1470 01:07:12,562 --> 01:07:14,596 [chris] this could be it. 1471 01:07:14,631 --> 01:07:16,097 [matthew] most important fight of our lives. 1472 01:07:17,367 --> 01:07:19,267 [nick] I think it's very obvious what the stakes are. 1473 01:07:20,971 --> 01:07:22,170 It's the giant nut. 1474 01:07:22,205 --> 01:07:23,671 [all cheering] 1475 01:07:28,111 --> 01:07:30,678 [chris] tensions in the arena are high 1476 01:07:30,714 --> 01:07:33,314 as we move closer to crowning a champion. 1477 01:07:33,350 --> 01:07:36,684 And you can only imagine the nerves swirling in the pits. 1478 01:07:37,888 --> 01:07:40,755 Fortunately, we've got jenny taft back there, 1479 01:07:40,791 --> 01:07:43,725 who moments ago, caught up with the captains 1480 01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:47,395 to get their final thoughts before taking the plunge. 1481 01:07:47,431 --> 01:07:48,630 [jenny] how you guys feeling? 1482 01:07:48,665 --> 01:07:52,133 We've done everything that we possibly can. 1483 01:07:52,169 --> 01:07:54,469 I think there's nothing left that we can do. 1484 01:07:54,504 --> 01:07:56,871 -[jenny] this is it. -We have good chances. It's just down to driving now. 1485 01:07:56,907 --> 01:07:58,606 Yeah. You got to the finals, though. 1486 01:07:58,642 --> 01:08:01,276 Can you guys pat yourself on the back at all 1487 01:08:01,311 --> 01:08:02,844 in just getting to that point? 1488 01:08:02,913 --> 01:08:05,747 I think... I think we can't be complacent. 1489 01:08:05,782 --> 01:08:08,349 I think if we were maybe a couple games back 1490 01:08:08,385 --> 01:08:11,219 and stopped there, we would have been happy with our performance. 1491 01:08:11,254 --> 01:08:13,321 But now... Now we have to win. 1492 01:08:13,356 --> 01:08:14,689 -We want to go all the way. -[nick] yeah 1493 01:08:14,724 --> 01:08:17,659 jack, nerves, in terms of driving, 1494 01:08:17,694 --> 01:08:19,060 -going up against matthew? -I'm not very nervous at all. 1495 01:08:19,096 --> 01:08:20,095 We wanna win. 1496 01:08:20,130 --> 01:08:21,262 [nick] we're on the track now. 1497 01:08:21,298 --> 01:08:23,164 -[jenny] yeah. -We want to drive now, but, you know, 1498 01:08:23,200 --> 01:08:25,033 if you get nervous, you're just gonna make mistakes, 1499 01:08:25,068 --> 01:08:28,436 so we're just gonna stay calm and do our best. 1500 01:08:28,472 --> 01:08:32,240 You guys have been cool, calm and collected the whole way, 1501 01:08:32,275 --> 01:08:34,709 and I'm sensing the same vibe, matt. 1502 01:08:34,744 --> 01:08:36,611 We're surprisingly calm right now. 1503 01:08:36,646 --> 01:08:38,213 -[jenny] yes. -Not sure why. 1504 01:08:38,248 --> 01:08:40,115 But, I mean, even when we lost our first fight, 1505 01:08:40,150 --> 01:08:41,716 for some reason, we were all very calm. 1506 01:08:41,751 --> 01:08:44,486 I think we were just confident that we could take on 1507 01:08:44,521 --> 01:08:47,322 pretty much every other robot here. And it's paid off. 1508 01:08:47,357 --> 01:08:51,526 Jeff, you've been a part of this world for 20 years. 1509 01:08:51,561 --> 01:08:53,561 What took you to this point to get to the final? 1510 01:08:53,597 --> 01:08:56,231 Amazing. I never thought I would be here. 1511 01:08:56,266 --> 01:08:59,801 And to do it with my sons, there's nothing better in the world. 1512 01:08:59,836 --> 01:09:01,236 -Oh. -[jeff] that's it. 1513 01:09:01,271 --> 01:09:02,971 -[jenny] good luck, you guys. -[all] thank you. 1514 01:09:03,006 --> 01:09:04,372 [audience cheering] 1515 01:09:05,075 --> 01:09:06,174 [chris] thank you, jenny. 1516 01:09:06,209 --> 01:09:09,911 Fantastic work back there all season long. 1517 01:09:09,946 --> 01:09:13,781 All right. The teams are about to make their way into the arena. 1518 01:09:13,817 --> 01:09:16,384 Kenny florian, take us through the numbers. 1519 01:09:16,419 --> 01:09:18,953 [kenny] well, chris, these numbers really highlight 1520 01:09:18,989 --> 01:09:21,222 the dichotomy between these two bots, 1521 01:09:21,258 --> 01:09:24,392 it's spectacular speed versus knockout power. 1522 01:09:24,427 --> 01:09:27,095 Whiplash has the more powerful drivetrain. 1523 01:09:27,130 --> 01:09:29,364 And with matty vasquez behind the wheel, 1524 01:09:29,399 --> 01:09:31,599 good luck landing any clean shots. 1525 01:09:31,635 --> 01:09:33,801 But when it comes to kinetic energy, 1526 01:09:33,837 --> 01:09:37,171 you can see end game's weapon has a huge advantage. 1527 01:09:37,174 --> 01:09:41,142 So, if jack barker can catch matty vasquez making a mistake, 1528 01:09:41,178 --> 01:09:42,477 which is a big 'if,' 1529 01:09:42,512 --> 01:09:44,812 it could be all over with one hit. 1530 01:09:46,750 --> 01:09:48,950 Whiplash needs to be perfect for three minutes. 1531 01:09:48,985 --> 01:09:53,121 Nick mabey and end game only need to be perfect for a half a second. 1532 01:09:53,156 --> 01:09:54,756 So many questions this season. 1533 01:09:54,791 --> 01:09:57,492 We're about to get our final answer. 1534 01:09:57,527 --> 01:09:59,427 -Are you ready? -Let's do this. 1535 01:09:59,462 --> 01:10:02,030 -Faruq, do your thing. -Whoo! 1536 01:10:02,065 --> 01:10:05,500 [audience cheering] 1537 01:10:07,904 --> 01:10:11,172 [faruq] ladies and gentlemen, 1538 01:10:11,208 --> 01:10:13,007 are you ready? 1539 01:10:15,512 --> 01:10:21,049 It's championship robot fighting time! 1540 01:10:26,556 --> 01:10:29,557 In the blue square, 1541 01:10:29,593 --> 01:10:33,027 according to ancient bibles, they're rich with wisdom. 1542 01:10:33,063 --> 01:10:37,465 You can tell how good a bot is by listing their victims. 1543 01:10:37,534 --> 01:10:41,135 This new zealand team first jumped on to our radar 1544 01:10:41,171 --> 01:10:43,471 when they buried tombstone 1545 01:10:43,506 --> 01:10:46,241 inside his own graveyard. 1546 01:10:46,276 --> 01:10:50,345 They impaled wheel bells and took out perfect phoenix. 1547 01:10:50,380 --> 01:10:54,682 Then beat victor soto, a bot-building genius. 1548 01:10:54,718 --> 01:10:57,085 New york was their next target, 1549 01:10:57,120 --> 01:10:59,153 as they ko'd shatter. 1550 01:10:59,189 --> 01:11:03,825 Then they beat tantrum and continued to climb the ladder. 1551 01:11:03,860 --> 01:11:05,493 Now they're in the finals. 1552 01:11:05,528 --> 01:11:07,695 And the giant nut is at stake. 1553 01:11:07,731 --> 01:11:09,964 After an entire season of leaving 1554 01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:12,066 dead bots in their wake. 1555 01:11:12,102 --> 01:11:15,136 Give it up for... 1556 01:11:15,171 --> 01:11:18,206 End game! 1557 01:11:18,241 --> 01:11:21,042 [audience cheering] 1558 01:11:21,077 --> 01:11:24,345 [chris] here they are, and look at the face of nick mabey. 1559 01:11:24,381 --> 01:11:26,648 The co-captain on the right. 1560 01:11:26,683 --> 01:11:29,951 Usually this team is smiling, they're full of energy. 1561 01:11:29,986 --> 01:11:31,719 Do they look tight to you, kenny? 1562 01:11:31,755 --> 01:11:36,090 [kenny] nick mabey, uh, certainly looks tight to me. 1563 01:11:36,126 --> 01:11:38,559 [chris] kenny, end game knows it might end up 1564 01:11:38,595 --> 01:11:40,461 on its head at some point tonight. 1565 01:11:40,497 --> 01:11:41,829 Can it self-right? 1566 01:11:41,865 --> 01:11:44,132 [kenny] well, you know, they do a self-righting mechanism 1567 01:11:44,167 --> 01:11:47,035 which if they need to use, they will try to do that. 1568 01:11:47,070 --> 01:11:49,737 But they need to self-right as quickly as possible. 1569 01:11:49,773 --> 01:11:51,606 Their best route to doing that 1570 01:11:51,641 --> 01:11:54,375 is with that vertical disc spin. 1571 01:11:54,411 --> 01:11:58,446 [chris] oh, yeah. The signature shades are on. 1572 01:11:58,481 --> 01:12:01,783 End game, it's game time! 1573 01:12:04,454 --> 01:12:06,654 [crowd cheering] 1574 01:12:10,627 --> 01:12:12,827 [faruq] in the red square, 1575 01:12:12,862 --> 01:12:17,131 ask anyone, they'll say they always stay humble. 1576 01:12:17,167 --> 01:12:18,966 But make no mistake, 1577 01:12:19,002 --> 01:12:21,302 this family came to rumble. 1578 01:12:21,338 --> 01:12:23,204 They've been working for years, 1579 01:12:23,239 --> 01:12:24,572 showing their strut. 1580 01:12:24,607 --> 01:12:26,808 Now the only thing left to win 1581 01:12:26,843 --> 01:12:29,043 is that first giant nut! 1582 01:12:29,079 --> 01:12:32,613 Two brothers who drive with passion and pride, 1583 01:12:32,649 --> 01:12:34,282 when they walk out together, 1584 01:12:34,317 --> 01:12:37,185 a look there says, "let's ride." 1585 01:12:37,220 --> 01:12:40,321 so what was said right before this final bout, 1586 01:12:40,357 --> 01:12:42,123 the message was simple, 1587 01:12:42,158 --> 01:12:46,527 mama said, "knock you all the way out!" 1588 01:12:46,563 --> 01:12:50,732 give it up for whiplash! 1589 01:12:50,767 --> 01:12:53,101 [crowd cheering] 1590 01:12:56,039 --> 01:12:58,840 [chris] there they are, the vasquez family. 1591 01:12:59,275 --> 01:13:01,075 Jeff, debbie, 1592 01:13:01,111 --> 01:13:04,312 the driver matt on the left, his brother jason. 1593 01:13:04,347 --> 01:13:07,949 They are soaking in this moment. 1594 01:13:07,984 --> 01:13:11,052 They have been waiting for it for years and years. 1595 01:13:11,087 --> 01:13:13,187 Jeff used to be a competitor, 1596 01:13:13,223 --> 01:13:16,524 he passed the love of robotics onto his son. 1597 01:13:16,559 --> 01:13:19,060 And you hear it a moment ago with jenny, 1598 01:13:19,095 --> 01:13:21,262 this is one proud papa. 1599 01:13:21,297 --> 01:13:22,764 [kenny] well, that's for sure. 1600 01:13:22,799 --> 01:13:26,067 But yeah, you have to think the nerves are taking over right now. 1601 01:13:26,102 --> 01:13:29,604 His boys are one win away from making history. 1602 01:13:29,639 --> 01:13:32,073 Chris, this is gonna be something special. 1603 01:13:33,910 --> 01:13:37,011 [audience cheering] 1604 01:13:37,046 --> 01:13:40,515 [audience chanting] whiplash, whiplash, whiplash... 1605 01:13:44,921 --> 01:13:47,755 [chris] all right, for more on this championship match up, 1606 01:13:47,791 --> 01:13:49,424 we bring in our bot whisperer. 1607 01:13:49,459 --> 01:13:53,127 All right, peter. You've waited all season for this. 1608 01:13:53,163 --> 01:13:54,562 Break down the championship. 1609 01:13:54,597 --> 01:13:57,331 [peter] ugh! I'm super anxious about this fight. 1610 01:13:57,367 --> 01:13:59,434 This is going to be intense. Um... 1611 01:13:59,469 --> 01:14:03,504 Watch for things like end game approaching with a much slower 1612 01:14:03,540 --> 01:14:04,806 weapon speed. 1613 01:14:04,841 --> 01:14:07,975 They obviously do not want to give that gyroscopic action 1614 01:14:08,011 --> 01:14:12,046 and open up a window for whiplash to take advantage of. 1615 01:14:12,081 --> 01:14:14,382 Watch for things like when they get hit 1616 01:14:14,417 --> 01:14:16,350 and they're being carried across the arena, 1617 01:14:16,386 --> 01:14:18,052 to speed up their weapon, 1618 01:14:18,087 --> 01:14:20,988 to help them self-right without having to use that self-righter. 1619 01:14:21,024 --> 01:14:24,091 They want to go head on all the time. 1620 01:14:24,127 --> 01:14:26,694 Now, of course, whiplash. Their big hope 1621 01:14:26,729 --> 01:14:29,997 is to damage the actual self-righter if they can. 1622 01:14:30,033 --> 01:14:32,767 And not take the big hit straight to the face. 1623 01:14:32,802 --> 01:14:35,803 [crowd chanting] whiplash, whiplash, whiplash... 1624 01:14:43,980 --> 01:14:46,147 [automated voice] robots activate. 1625 01:14:46,182 --> 01:14:48,149 [crowd cheering] 1626 01:14:52,121 --> 01:14:55,823 [chris] it is championship time. 1627 01:14:56,893 --> 01:15:01,028 The giant nut is up for grabs. 1628 01:15:01,064 --> 01:15:03,598 We will have a new champion. 1629 01:15:03,633 --> 01:15:06,167 Will it be from auckland, new zealand? 1630 01:15:06,202 --> 01:15:09,937 Or from thousand oaks, california? 1631 01:15:09,973 --> 01:15:11,539 [audience cheering] 1632 01:15:11,574 --> 01:15:15,676 we'll find out next on battlebots! 1633 01:15:23,253 --> 01:15:25,286 [chris] in addition to the giant nut, 1634 01:15:25,321 --> 01:15:29,524 each year we present giant bolts to the seasons beat in show. 1635 01:15:29,559 --> 01:15:33,094 This year's "most destructive" award as voted on by the judges 1636 01:15:33,129 --> 01:15:36,264 went to leanne cushings' valkyrie. 1637 01:15:36,299 --> 01:15:38,566 Scorpios won the "founders" award, 1638 01:15:38,601 --> 01:15:42,637 recognizing the team who's worked inside and outside the battle box 1639 01:15:42,672 --> 01:15:45,439 pushes this sport forward. 1640 01:15:45,475 --> 01:15:49,076 We presented a new award to the "season's best newcomer." 1641 01:15:49,112 --> 01:15:50,745 rusty! 1642 01:15:50,780 --> 01:15:52,680 [crowd cheering] 1643 01:15:52,715 --> 01:15:56,083 [chris] and finally, we handed out the award for "best design." 1644 01:15:56,119 --> 01:15:59,487 but not before making a fitting change. 1645 01:15:59,522 --> 01:16:03,257 As we all know, grant imahara passed away. 1646 01:16:03,293 --> 01:16:06,360 And so we have decided to rename the "best design" award 1647 01:16:06,396 --> 01:16:10,231 in his name. This year's recipient of the grant imahara award 1648 01:16:10,266 --> 01:16:14,035 for best design as voted on by the battlebot builders themselves, 1649 01:16:15,238 --> 01:16:16,871 goes to chomp. 1650 01:16:16,906 --> 01:16:20,708 [crowd cheering] 1651 01:16:26,816 --> 01:16:28,215 [crowd cheering] 1652 01:16:28,251 --> 01:16:30,818 [chris] welcome back to battlebots where we are gearing up 1653 01:16:30,853 --> 01:16:35,690 to crown a champion here in the final fight of the season. 1654 01:16:35,725 --> 01:16:41,395 Representing new zealand, it is jack barker and nick mabey of end game 1655 01:16:41,431 --> 01:16:44,632 facing the vasquez family and whiplash. 1656 01:16:44,667 --> 01:16:48,002 Winner takes home the giant nut. 1657 01:16:53,810 --> 01:16:56,477 [automated voice] blue team, you ready? 1658 01:16:57,847 --> 01:16:59,814 [crowd cheering] 1659 01:17:03,019 --> 01:17:05,319 [automated voice] red team, you ready? 1660 01:17:05,355 --> 01:17:07,088 -Hit it. -Let's go! 1661 01:17:07,123 --> 01:17:08,489 [crowd cheering] 1662 01:17:16,265 --> 01:17:18,699 the scoop should go to the middle, I think... 1663 01:17:31,981 --> 01:17:36,350 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight! Fight! Fight... 1664 01:17:36,386 --> 01:17:39,487 [chris] these teams have poured thousands of hours 1665 01:17:39,522 --> 01:17:41,956 into perfecting these two robots. 1666 01:17:41,991 --> 01:17:44,959 The next three minutes will determine which one 1667 01:17:44,994 --> 01:17:47,261 will be called champion. 1668 01:17:47,296 --> 01:17:49,530 [crowd chanting] fight! Fight... 1669 01:17:49,565 --> 01:17:51,766 [buzzer sounds] 1670 01:17:51,801 --> 01:17:54,669 [chris] let the championship final begin! 1671 01:17:55,672 --> 01:17:58,406 Whiplash out of the gate. 1672 01:17:58,441 --> 01:18:00,508 Matty vasquez circling. 1673 01:18:00,543 --> 01:18:03,044 Jack barker holding steady with end game. 1674 01:18:03,079 --> 01:18:07,515 Whiplash showing respect for end game's weapon, looking for an angle. 1675 01:18:07,550 --> 01:18:10,117 Nice job by jack barker though, 1676 01:18:10,153 --> 01:18:12,853 cutting it off, not giving matty vasquez 1677 01:18:12,889 --> 01:18:15,189 -any opportunity. Now vasquez... -[smashes] 1678 01:18:15,224 --> 01:18:17,024 and he takes the shot from end game. 1679 01:18:17,060 --> 01:18:18,993 End game just kinda waiting for whiplash. 1680 01:18:19,028 --> 01:18:20,161 [kenny] oh-oh! 1681 01:18:20,196 --> 01:18:22,329 Whiplash jump on the screw. 1682 01:18:22,365 --> 01:18:24,265 Oh, lots of sparks early on. 1683 01:18:24,300 --> 01:18:27,802 -[kenny] oh-oh! -And end game trying to dig in right in the middle 1684 01:18:27,837 --> 01:18:29,170 of whiplash. 1685 01:18:29,205 --> 01:18:31,072 [kenny] yeah, end game trying to get to that primary weapon 1686 01:18:31,107 --> 01:18:32,440 and disable it, chris. 1687 01:18:32,475 --> 01:18:36,177 -[smashes] -looks like whiplash's vertical spinner has stuck. 1688 01:18:36,212 --> 01:18:38,479 At least momentarily. 1689 01:18:38,514 --> 01:18:40,381 [kenny] whiplash still alive though, chris. 1690 01:18:40,416 --> 01:18:42,116 They've got two weapons left. 1691 01:18:42,151 --> 01:18:45,119 Their lifter and the driving skill of matt vasquez. 1692 01:18:47,757 --> 01:18:50,091 [chris] we are just about a minute in now. 1693 01:18:50,126 --> 01:18:52,727 End game keeping that patient posture 1694 01:18:52,762 --> 01:18:54,962 waiting for the action to come to them. 1695 01:18:54,997 --> 01:18:56,764 Whiplash probing... 1696 01:18:56,799 --> 01:18:58,232 Good job, good job. 1697 01:18:58,267 --> 01:19:01,402 [chris] the giant nut hangs in the balance. 1698 01:19:01,437 --> 01:19:04,605 [kenny] end game trying to get underneath whiplash there. 1699 01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:06,574 Matt vasquez won't allow it. 1700 01:19:06,609 --> 01:19:08,542 [chris] whiplash inching closer 1701 01:19:08,578 --> 01:19:12,313 end game puts out his head and delivers a stinging shot! 1702 01:19:12,348 --> 01:19:14,982 Can whiplash recover? 1703 01:19:15,017 --> 01:19:17,084 End game stalking its prey. 1704 01:19:17,120 --> 01:19:19,653 Looking rock solid and ready to pounce, kenny. 1705 01:19:19,689 --> 01:19:21,756 [kenny] whiplash right back in there, 1706 01:19:21,791 --> 01:19:23,724 face not willing to surrender. 1707 01:19:23,760 --> 01:19:25,526 [chris] oh, there we go, whiplash, 1708 01:19:25,561 --> 01:19:28,195 -exposed and taking another shot. - [kenny] oh! 1709 01:19:28,231 --> 01:19:30,097 [chris] whiplash delivers another one. 1710 01:19:30,133 --> 01:19:33,033 Oh, my god! That is it! 1711 01:19:33,069 --> 01:19:38,239 That is it! End game is taking the giant nut. 1712 01:19:38,274 --> 01:19:40,908 Back overseas. 1713 01:19:40,943 --> 01:19:43,744 Whiplash has been knocked out of the arena. 1714 01:19:43,780 --> 01:19:45,946 -[kenny] wow! -[alarm blares] 1715 01:19:47,984 --> 01:19:50,918 [chris] an unbelievable performance 1716 01:19:50,953 --> 01:19:54,088 by end game driver jack barker. 1717 01:19:54,123 --> 01:19:55,790 [chanting] end game! End game! 1718 01:19:55,825 --> 01:19:57,958 [kenny] are you kidding me! 1719 01:20:01,297 --> 01:20:06,167 [chris] end game is your new battlebots world champion. 1720 01:20:12,241 --> 01:20:15,910 Kenny, whiplash just never looked comfortable. 1721 01:20:15,945 --> 01:20:18,245 [kenny] well, let's credit end game for that. 1722 01:20:18,281 --> 01:20:20,514 They controlled the center of the box, 1723 01:20:20,550 --> 01:20:24,051 seemed to have no trouble getting underneath whiplash. 1724 01:20:24,086 --> 01:20:25,853 And some of these hits here, 1725 01:20:25,888 --> 01:20:28,055 their weapon going right up the gut. 1726 01:20:28,090 --> 01:20:30,291 Then this crucial, pop in flip. 1727 01:20:30,326 --> 01:20:31,659 I mean, wow! 1728 01:20:31,694 --> 01:20:33,527 The carnage here on whiplash, 1729 01:20:33,563 --> 01:20:35,329 I didn't expect to see that. 1730 01:20:35,364 --> 01:20:37,331 What a performance from end game. 1731 01:20:37,366 --> 01:20:40,434 [chris] yeah, they knocked out whiplash's primary weapon 1732 01:20:40,469 --> 01:20:41,969 and what did matt vasquez say? 1733 01:20:42,004 --> 01:20:43,137 "hey, listen, that's okay. 1734 01:20:43,172 --> 01:20:45,172 We actually have two primary weapons." 1735 01:20:45,208 --> 01:20:47,441 but he never could get that lifter going. 1736 01:20:47,476 --> 01:20:48,776 [kenny] that's right, and you know, 1737 01:20:48,811 --> 01:20:50,845 they took away all their vulnerabilities. 1738 01:20:50,880 --> 01:20:53,480 They did not want to give up that gyroscopic movement. 1739 01:20:53,516 --> 01:20:55,683 They knew that whiplash will be able to get underneath them, 1740 01:20:55,718 --> 01:20:57,251 and they just kinda waited. 1741 01:20:57,286 --> 01:20:59,887 They knew that whiplash was going to be very fast. 1742 01:20:59,922 --> 01:21:01,689 Instead of going out there and trying to chase them, 1743 01:21:01,724 --> 01:21:03,190 they just pointed their weapon, 1744 01:21:03,226 --> 01:21:05,226 they took advantage of the moment, 1745 01:21:05,261 --> 01:21:07,161 got 'em right out of the battlebox 1746 01:21:07,196 --> 01:21:08,796 and just never let up. 1747 01:21:08,831 --> 01:21:11,332 [chris] that is the knockout shot 1748 01:21:11,367 --> 01:21:15,269 that landed the giant nut in auckland, new zealand. 1749 01:21:19,242 --> 01:21:20,274 Nick. 1750 01:21:20,610 --> 01:21:21,542 Jack. 1751 01:21:22,011 --> 01:21:22,743 Hi. 1752 01:21:22,778 --> 01:21:24,511 What just happened! 1753 01:21:24,547 --> 01:21:26,247 We won the giant nut! 1754 01:21:26,282 --> 01:21:28,449 [crowd cheering] 1755 01:21:29,685 --> 01:21:31,085 -oh, my god! -[exclaims] 1756 01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:33,754 [audience chanting] end game! End game! End game! 1757 01:21:37,994 --> 01:21:39,293 Hey, nick what does it mean 1758 01:21:39,328 --> 01:21:41,629 to be the first international competitor 1759 01:21:41,664 --> 01:21:45,032 to take the giant nut back to your homeland? 1760 01:21:45,067 --> 01:21:47,801 Oh, my god. It's so amazing. 1761 01:21:47,837 --> 01:21:50,905 I'm so proud of the whole team. I'm so proud of all of us. 1762 01:21:50,973 --> 01:21:54,141 We've worked so hard and it's paid off. 1763 01:21:54,176 --> 01:21:57,177 Well, nick, you interested in getting the giant nut? 1764 01:21:57,213 --> 01:21:58,145 [nick] yes! 1765 01:21:58,180 --> 01:22:00,314 All right, let's bring it in! 1766 01:22:02,752 --> 01:22:04,551 And presenting it to you, 1767 01:22:04,587 --> 01:22:08,088 the co-creator of battlebots, trey roski. 1768 01:22:08,124 --> 01:22:09,890 -Thank you, trey. -Thank you. 1769 01:22:15,264 --> 01:22:18,432 [chris] nick mabey and jack barker, congratulations. 1770 01:22:18,467 --> 01:22:21,769 You guys are the battlebots world champions. 1771 01:22:21,804 --> 01:22:23,304 Go celebrate with your team! 1772 01:22:23,339 --> 01:22:25,372 [all cheering] 1773 01:22:27,043 --> 01:22:27,808 whoo! 1774 01:22:32,348 --> 01:22:34,782 [chris] congratulations to team end game. 1775 01:22:34,817 --> 01:22:36,617 There's gonna be one heck of a party 1776 01:22:36,652 --> 01:22:39,053 back in auckland, new zealand. 1777 01:22:39,088 --> 01:22:40,487 Thanks to all the bot builders. 1778 01:22:40,523 --> 01:22:42,256 You had a lot to go through this season. 1779 01:22:42,291 --> 01:22:45,092 We can't wait to see you again next season. 1780 01:22:45,728 --> 01:22:47,828 Whoo! 1781 01:22:49,532 --> 01:22:51,065 [chris] so that's gonna wrap it up for us. 1782 01:22:51,100 --> 01:22:52,967 For jenny taft and faruq. 1783 01:22:53,002 --> 01:22:54,868 Our bot whisperer, pete. 1784 01:22:54,904 --> 01:22:56,337 And my man, kenny florian. 1785 01:22:56,372 --> 01:22:58,872 I'm chris rose, we'll see you next season 1786 01:22:58,908 --> 01:23:00,207 on battlebots! 1787 01:23:08,484 --> 01:23:09,783 Think you have what it takes 1788 01:23:09,819 --> 01:23:11,785 to be the next battlebots world champion? 1789 01:23:11,821 --> 01:23:14,488 Go to discovery.Com/battlebots 1790 01:23:14,523 --> 01:23:17,524 to find out how to join in on the action.